October 2023

New York Mayor George McClellan helmed the controls during the inaugural run of New York’s new Subway system. The innovative new rapid transit system opened at 2:35 p.m.

Crystal Ostermann of the Prather-Brown Center was recently selected to receive a bushel basket of accurate agriculture books as part of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Bushels for Books program. A collaboration between the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture and the OKFB Women’s Leadership Committee, Bushels for Books is designed to spread agriculture literacy to children around the state through providing a selection of books that accurately portray the agriculture industry.

Almost every year a petition starts going around to get the date of Halloween changed to the last Saturday of October, thereby changing the holiday to one that doesn’t have a fixed date. Comments on the stories posted to social media usually range from indignation at the very thought of moving Halloween, to those who agree with the petitions, stating that children shouldn’t be out on a school night, and a few who knew why the date shouldn’t be changed, and that is because it’s All Hallows Eve. Not because it’s a hundreds of years old tradition, but an actual religious holiday.

The Frederick Chamber is gearing up for its 16th annual Cotton Festival to be held on Saturday, November 4th. There will be activities throughout the entire day which include the Chili Cook-Off, entertainment, Little Miss Cotton Boll and Maid of Cotton Pageants, Corn Hole Tournament, Kids Zone and much more!

The Frederick Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the 2023 Girls On Main date. Girls On Main will be Thursday, November 16 from 4-7 p.m.

The Frederick Public Works Authority (Authority) received approval for $900,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s water infrastructure. Construction of upgrades and improvements to the water system will be financed by the Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program.