First Baptist Church recently held Movie in the Park Night with the showing of Toy Story 4. Families did sit together but separate groups maintained social distancing and many wore masks or face coverings. Church leaders said attendance was down more than 100 watchers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tribune photographer/Glen Miller)
As the garden was winding down last fall, I noted the plants that were performing valiantly and planned to include them again this year.
Fortunately, some had saved their show for the end of the season, indicating perhaps the best had been saved for last.
The colors of the late bloomers seemed deeper and more vibrant, as though the stressful conditions of the summer heat gave them an extra boost.
Canadian Valley Technology Center will open Aug. 13 with students at all three area campuses.
Administrators will follow the guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and that of both the Oklahoma Department of Education and the state Department of Health. All of these departments encourage in-person education at this time.
Did you see the video of the frontline medical doctors explaining why they believe hydroxychloroquine is effective in treating COVID-19?
About a dozen doctors stood on the steps of the nation’s Capitol last week and praised the drug as being a safe and inexpensive treatment for the disease that has paralyzed the U.S.A. and much of the world for the past five months.
The event did not draw much of a media response.
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has received numerous reports from Oklahomans stating they have received unsolicited seeds from foreign countries. These seeds are sent in packages, usually stating the contents are jewelry.
This act is known as agriculture smuggling. Although these items appear to be harmless, there is a potential of hidden threats in these seeds that could seriously threaten U.S. agriculture and our natural resources. Unsolicited seeds could be invasive, introduce diseases to local plants or be harmful to livestock.
A former firefighter could face criminal charges after being arrested Friday by Canadian County authorities after he allegedly made arrangements to have sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
Charles Guess, 37, of Noble, was arrested when he arrived at a local gym where he had allegedly arranged to meet the girl.
Instead, he was surrounded by deputies, said Sheriff Chris West.
West said Guess, who is a former McComb firefighter, was arrested on a complaint of solicitation of sex from a minor.
ARDMORE — Four Noble Research Institute research teams each received a two-year, $100,000 grant from Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). The four grants will be used to help improve various aspects of agriculture by fighting pecan scab, improving tall fescue, building plant defenses against disease and helping plants use nitrogen more efficiently.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Diana Renee Wilson, Yukon, speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Courtney Hope Kitchens, Bastrop, La., speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Roberto C. Aguilar, Yukon, speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Joshua S. Tresner, Yukon, speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Randy Chris Solorio, Wichita Falls, Texas, speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Jarico Maurice Hayes, El Reno, speeding, $185.
Kooper Jack Walker, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Glenda Rose DeSantis, 69, was born June 4, 1951, in El Reno to Virgil Glenn Atwood and Della Amanda Scull Atwood. She passed peacefully on July 30, 2020, at her home in El Reno after a brief fight with colon cancer.
Glenda taught art at Sacred Heart Catholic School and was the Director of Religious Education for Sacred Heart Catholic Church for many years before retiring. She received her master’s degree in art from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary.
