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First Christian Church and Wesley United Methodist Church will hold their third annual Blue Christmas services by Zoom on Saturday, Dec. 19 beginning at 5 p.m. “Blue Christmas services recognize that this is not ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ for everyone,” said Pastor Colton Lott.

Following are Letters to Santa from Roxanne Jorski’s third-grade class at Sacred Heart: Dear Santa, Please bring a teddy bear and some house shoes, a little pet shops for Christmas. I will be a good disciple of Jesus this year. Thank you.

Dear Santa, I just wanted to say I hope everyone around the world is safe. My name is Ahtziry and I am 10 years old and I’m hoping I’m on the nice list. The only thing I want this year is clothes, colors and notebook. I hope you guys are all safe during this pandemic. Sincerely, Ahtziry

Dear Santa, I have been a nice girl this year. I would love to have a new bike for Christmas. I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Jaysie Hoselton Dear Santa, My name is Luke Hoselton. I am 3 years old. I have been a very good boy this year.

Calumet November Students of the Month, Melanny Muniz, Ethan Jameson, Justin Shore and Mattie Pritchett. (Courtesy photo)

Leadership Oklahoma, a statewide leadership program, is now accepting applications for its 2021 Youth Leadership Oklahoma (YLOK) class. Applications are accepted online and can be accessed through the Leadership Oklahoma website or by using this link: https://smr.to/p68968.

Gardeners who have been slacking on their landscaping chores lately have a loophole. No time to rake the leaves or clear out the flower beds? No problem. The landscape can go to the birds – literally – in the fall.

The Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association recently recognized lifelong El Reno resident Tammy Perando as Courthouse Staff Member of the Year.

I heard a story about an Oklahoma City resident who had three months of living expenses in savings. But the COVID-19 wave hit, and just like that, the money was wiped out due to their full-time job loss. This person had finances, a plan, and in an instant, it was gone.

The Okarche High School speech team recently competed in two virtual speech tournaments, winning the Class 3A sweepstakes award in both.