A special happy birthday to Eulene Webster!
Eulene celebrates her birthday Tuesday, April 5.
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Happy anniversary to Dr. Bryan and Jan Dye.
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Happy birthday to Mike Allen, Lily Harris Richardson, Jeff Virgin, Raychel Kozik, Jackie Suchy, Richard Holleman, Kevin Stone, Kenton Gonterman, Yesenia Orta, Antonio Reyes, Sucel Sanchez, Lewis Vieux, Scott Lizana, Renato Carrillo and Jennifer Smith.
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The Knights of Columbus of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church annual Beast Feast, which was scheduled for February 26, has a new date.
The event will now be held Saturday, April 2, in the parish hall at Fourth and Jefferson in Purcell.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person, $30 per couple and $40 for a family.
All proceeds go to Knights of Columbus Community Projects.
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The deadline to pay the second half of property taxes is Thursday, March 31, at 4:30 p.m.
If anyone has questions regarding their tax statements, call the McClain County Treasurer’s Office at 405-527-3261.
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The Purcell Public Library Penn Avenue Literary Society Book Discussion will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7.
Join the group for a lively virtual book discussion every first Thursday of the month. This month there is no featured book and participants are to choose their own.
This is a virtual program and registration is required by calling 405-527-5546 or online at pioneerlibrarysystem.org.
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The Heart of Oklahoma Kiwanis Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 16, at the Purcell Lake Weaver Pavilion, 1400 Chandler Road.
Each age group will have their own hunt and prizes. Age groups include 0-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12.
The Easter Bunny will be available for pictures.
The hunt begins at 9 a.m. sharp.
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The Purcell Public School Foundation will hold an open meeting for the public Thursday, April 28, at 12 noon.
The meeting will be held in the Administration Building multi-purpose room in the building that formerly housed Purcell Intermediate School, behind the library.
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Here’s a great recipe for your Easter feast!
S’Mores Cheesecake Bars
18 graham crackers, divided
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 Tbsp. sugar
4 8 oz. packages of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
3 Tbsp. flour
4 eggs
1 cup Baker’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks, divided
1 cup Jet-Puffeds Miniature Marshmallows
Heat oven to 350°.
Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Crush 14 grahams. Mix with butter and 3 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Coarsely chop remaining grahams.
Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add flour; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Chop 1/2 cup chocolate chunks; stir into cream cheese batter. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chunks, marshmallows and chopped grahams.
Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting into bars.
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