Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers this Sunday, June 21!

If you can, call your father. He’ll appreciate it!

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A special happy birthday to my mother-in-law, Carolyn Montgomery of Norman.

Voom celebrates her birthday Monday, June 22.

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Summer officially begins Sunday, June 21!

Fourth of July will be here before you know it!

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Happy birthday to Susan Tarp, Ruthie Powers, Tyler Davis, Amber Cook, Kelsey Harrel, Wanda Keeler, Randy Belicek, Tyler Haynes, Maria Carmen Resendiz, Bob Shea, Amy Caralampio, Karen V. Romero, Roberto Ramirez, Graciela Ramirez, Joanna Estrada, Nicolas Banks, Gustavo Cayente, Jr., Brittany Harvey and David Vega.

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The Purcell Public Library will present “Rolling Thunder Book Bus” today, Thursday, June 18, from 10-11 a.m. in the meeting room of the library.

The Rolling Thunder Book Bus, presented by American Fidelity Assurance Company, is a state-wide outreach program that inspires children, grades kindergarten to fifth grade, to develop a love for reading.

The Book Bus is a truck and custom-built trailer that carries over 2,000 fiction and non-fiction books. Inside the custom truck, you’ll find the shelves loaded with books, a locker with player autographs, jersey, player shoes and Thunder swag.

Each of the children (Kindergarten-fifth grade) will have the opportunity to go aboard the Bus and select a free book to take home! It is fully accessible to everyone and includes an ADA compliant ramp.

Participants will learn how historians and archaeologists approach sites like crimes scenes, understand basic historical research and archaeological methods, and get a deeper understanding of a lesser-known element of Oklahoma history.

The event is designed for children up to age 11.

For more information call 405-527-5546.

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The Purcell Municipal Hospital Foundation is sponsoring a golf tournament benefiting the foundation Saturday, June 20, at the Brent Bruehl Memorial Golf Course in Purcell.

Check-in for the tournament begins at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.

The cost for a four-man team is $400. A 50/50 drawing will benefit the foundation scholarship program.

To register or for more information call 405-550-6814.

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The Purcell High School Class of 1976, the bicentennial class, will have its 50th reunion Saturday, June 27, at 6:15 p.m. at the Canadian Theatre.

For more information call Vickie Thurston Meyers at 325-668-4321 or email vlynn215@gmail.com or Teresa Genson Jones, 405-830-2120 or email tjones713@aol.com.

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Purcell’s Independence Day Celebration will be held Friday, June 26, at the Purcell City Lake.

The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. and will include food trucks, games and a car show with the fireworks show beginning at 9:45 p.m.

For more information contact the Purcell Parks at 405-527-7227.

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The Purcell Public Library will present the “Tornado Alley Disc Dogs” Saturday, June 27, from 10-11 a.m. in the meeting room of the library.

Come and enjoy Tornado Alley Disc Dogs, a not-for-profit group located right here in Central Oklahoma. Their show is filled with high-flying dogs and spectacular tricks!

Be aware that this event takes place outside, please bring water and take precautions against the heat.

The program is for all age groups.

For more information call 405-527-5546.

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A salad for your 4th of July menu would be a good choice. It comes from my dear friend, the late Eulene Webster.

Seven Layer Salad

Layer of lettuce, about 1 inch

Small bunch of broccoli, chopped, stem off

Red onion rings

Bacon, 1 lb., fried crisp, crumbled

Box of frozen English peas

Layer each of the ingredients in order.

Cover with shredded cheese followed by 8 oz. Hellman’s mayonaise.

Cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight.