One state question will appear on the June 30 general election ballot. This Initiative Petition was placed on the ballot by gathering signatures from citizens. The question is reprinted here as it will appear on the ballot followed by a brief summary.

Initiative Petition 419
State Question 802

Summer solstice arrived last Saturday ushering in summer amid global celebrations with a rare eclipse occurring in the Southern Hemisphere. The longest day of the year, solstice occurs when both sunrise and sunset occur respectively at the earliest and the latest times during the year.

At noon the sun was in perfect balance directly overhead and your shadow was not visible at all.

While they were held at the starting line due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Smoke on the Water organizers have been throttled down for the past month as the 2020 races will take place as scheduled.

Set for July 17-19 at Lake El Reno, the drag boat racing event was in jeopardy for just the second time in its 20 years of existence. This year’s races mark the seventh year to be held in El Reno after moving from Fort Cobb Lake.

Larry and Connie Hodges will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.

Larry Hodges and Connie Coggins were married July 1, 1960, at First Baptist Church of Blanchard.

Larry and Connie have traveled to almost every state and many places in Europe, England, Ireland and Mexico.

They have river rafted and hiked in Colorado and enjoyed water-skiing and snow-skiing and flying in a helicopter that landed on a glacier in Alaska.

They also love to cruise with friends, with the Panama Canal as one of their favorite destinations.