A special happy birthday wish to Brady Moakley of Norman.

Brady celebrates his 20th birthday Monday, July 1.

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The Purcell Register will have early deadlines for the issue of July 4 because of the July 4 holiday.

All ads, classified ads and news must be in the office by Monday, July 1, at 11 a.m.

The paper will be available Wednesday, July 3.

The office will be closed July 4 and 5.

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Happy birthday to Jake Harris, Amber McCoy, Janone McCoy, Katie Wilson Blue, Kathleen Loux, Juan Aguinaga, Sarah Dumas, Loretta Farley, Andrea Johnson, Amy Woods, Jeffrey Chaples, Fritz Johnson, Paul Neal Gullion and Megan Summers.

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Purcell’s Independence Day Celebration will be held Friday, June 28, at the Purcell City Lake.

The celebration will include food trucks, games, a car show and the fireworks show.

For more information contact the Purcell Parks at 405-527-7227 or the Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce at 405-527-3093.

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At the Independence Day celebration this Friday, June 28, there will be a car show.

Peggy Christian, Operation Christmas organizer, encourages everyone to attend the car show because all of the proceeds benefit Operation Christmas.

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The Purcell Public Library will present USA Taekwondo interactive training for beginners including interactive stranger danger training.

Adults 18+ will meet Thursday, June 27, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Purcell Multi-Purpose Center.

Log this activity as a part of the summer learning challenge to gain points towards your next prize!

For more information call 405-527-5546.

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The Purcell Public Library will present “Painting Together: Step by Step” Wednesday, July 3, from 2-3:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the library.

The program is for teens age 12-17.

Discover your inner artist and create your own work of art. Join Pinot’s Palette as they guide you through a step-by-step instruction of a painting while getting to talk and connect with others in your community.

Registration is required.

This program is a part of our Summer Learning Challenge. Earn prizes, collect badges, and help our community reach 15 million minutes learning by joining the Summer Learning Challenge today!

For more information call 405-527-5546 or register online at pioneerlibrarysystem.org.

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The Purcell Public Library will present “Inspyral Circus Hooplahoma” Tuesday, July 9, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Purcell Multi-Purpose Center on the indoor basketball court.

The program is for children through age 11.

Hula hooping with Hooplahoma Balancing on a giant ball, spinning a giant hoop, juggling and more are sure to make a splash this year with the fantastic “Hooplahoma” Show.

Join Chelsea Parks on a journey of ups and downs, success and failure and silliness and inspiration in her “Hooplahoma” library program this summer.

This interactive circus show emphasizes the importance of overcoming setbacks in your learning adventure by accepting that all the ups and downs are important parts of the story.

Participants will be amazed and delighted as Chelsea takes them on a journey of juggling, hoops and balance, all while emphasizing the importance of never giving up, even when the adventure gets difficult.

This program is a part of our Summer Learning Challenge. Earn prizes, collect badges, and help our community reach 15 million minutes learning by joining the Summer Learning Challenge today!

For more information call 405-527-5546 or register online at pioneerlibrarysystem.org.

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My mother-in-law, Carolyn Montgomery, gave me this recipe that she received from Carol Anderson in Oklahoma City.

Montgomery Dessert

20 oz. can crushed pineapple

8 oz. Angel flake coconut

1 cup brown sugar

1 pkg. Duncan Hines yellow cake mix

2 sticks butter, melted

1 cup chopped pecans

Heat oven to 325°.

Layer first four ingredients in order in 9x13 pan. The cake mix is sprinkled on right out of the box, dry.

Top with the butter and pecans.

Bake for 1 hour and serve topped with Cool Whip.