Tillman County 4-H Speech Contest held
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On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Tillman County 4-H held their annual speech contest at Frederick, Oklahoma at the Pioneer Townsite Red Barn. We had five 4-H members participated this year.
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General Sherman gifts City of Savannah to President Lincoln
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The following is a telegram sent from General Sherman to President Lincoln on Dec. 22, 1964: SAVANNAH, GA., December 22, 1864 (Via Fort Monroe 6.45 p.m. 25th) His Excellency President LINCOLN: I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales of cotton.
Start off the New Year with a Free Hike in an Oklahoma State Park!
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This New Year’s Day, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department (OTRD) is offering free guided hikes, admission and parking at participating parks as part of the national America’s State Parks First Day Hikes.
Absentee ballot applications available for 2024 elections
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Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot during the 2024 Election Year can request absentee ballots now using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma. gov/elections/ ovp or by downloading and printing an application from the Oklahoma State Election Board website at oklahoma. gov/elections. Applications are also available at the Tillman County Election Board and can be mailed, emailed, or faxed to the County Election Board.
Patient with PBC needs calcium supplements amid normal levels
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 60-year-old female who was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in 2020. At the time, I had a bone density scan that showed osteopenia of the left femoral neck with a T-score of -1.3. My 10-year risk of any fracture was 6.9%, while my risk for hip fractures was 0.5 %.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
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I’m not one to pick up magazines every time I visit a checkout line, but every now and then a cover grabs my attention. Halfway hidden behind a People Magazine was another that I could tell featured Santa. It was LIFE, with a great big photo of Santa on the Cover. I grabbed it on a whim as the cashier was finishing up with my groceries. I could hardly wait to get home to begin reading it.
Jesus has arrived!
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Y’all don’t forget to read Luke 2 when the family gathers! Here is a verse we all know that tells the why. John 3:16. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
New Foundation Scholarship introduced for second semester sophomores
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The Frederick school enrichment foundation has announced that William H. “Bill” Crawford and Family have created a new scholarship for second semester sophomores.
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony premiers in Vienna
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Da-da-da-DUM! One of the most well-known first movements in any symphony often needs no other words and anyone in the vicinity will name Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The nearly deaf composer spent about four years composing Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 6, from 1804-1808, before its fairly disastrous world premiere Dec. 22, 1808, at Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
