November 2022

Spreading love and light

The annual Ardmore Festival of Lights is one of Ardmore’s most anticipated events and has also grown to become one of the largest holiday light displays in Southern Oklahoma. The festival of lights seems to grow more and more popular with each passing year and is home to over 150 animated displays sponsored by local and commercial businesses. The Festival of Lights is a drive of 1.5 miles through Ardmore Regional Park which is beautifully illuminated and sure to have anyone of every age captivated by the Christmas spirit.

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TODAY

Today is the 334th day of 2022 and the 70th day of autumn. DATABANK TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1782, provisional articles of peace were signed in Paris between Britain and the United States, under which Britain recognized U.S.

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OG&E invests $30,000 to fund teachers’ projects

OKLAHOMA CITY – As a first-year teacher at Arthur Elementary School last year, Sarahi Garcia-Acosta knew it was important for her classroom to be equipped with resources and materials to make learning exciting for her students. While the school was able to provide some support and Garcia-Acosta paid for some new classroom supplies out of her own pocket, she was determined to give her students the learning environment they deserved, and that meant she would have to get creative with funding her ideas. Garcia-Acosta posted a special project on DonorsChoose, a classroom crowdfunding platform, requesting counters, or math manipulatives, in fun shapes like dinosaurs, butterflies and trucks that would help her students grasp mathematical concepts in an interactive and hands-on way. As part of its commitment to furthering education efforts across its service area, OG&E helped fund the project, and now all Garcia-Acosta’s students have access to these important educational resources.

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