Cheers to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, Carter County Sheriff’s Office and Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority in their combined effort to take down an illegal marijuana grow on Smoky Ridge Road. The site was shipping as much as 1,000 pounds of marijuana to be sold on the black market in Florida, New York City and Chicago.
Cheers to the City of Ardmore, which celebrated its designation as a Purple Heart City in a ceremony Friday. As a Purple Heart City, Ardmore recognizes the sacrifices that its Purple Heart recipients and veterans have made on behalf of our country. Hopefully, we can see other communities throughout the county go through the process of becoming a Purple Heart City.
Cheers to Jesse Cook, who celebrated his 100th birthday with a round of golf at Lakeview Golf Course. How cool is that? We should all be so lucky to live as long as Cook and remain that active. We hope you had a great birthday with nothing but fairways and greens.
Cheers to retired Col. Arnold Muncrief, U.S Army, retired Command Sgt. Major Jerry Goode, U.S. Army and retired Master Sgt. Pam Nelson, U.S. Army. All three were inducted into the Military Memorial Museum Hall of Honor. The trio were the first to be inducted into the hall of honor since 2019. There are plans in place to induct at least one honoree a year moving forward.
Cheers to Ardmore City Schools Elementary Arts Camp. Students in K-6th spent the last month learning about singing, instruments, movement and art. The kids put on a great show Thursday evening incorporating elements of everything they had learned.
Cheers to Murray State College Science Professor Terri Quinn who was awarded the Oklahoma State Teachers
Cheers to the area libraries, whose programs have been beneficial throughout the summer in providing activities to the youth. Whether it be educational, fun or a mixture of both, libraries have historically filled a gap in creating programs that prove beneficial to the community. Thanks for all your effort.
Cheers to the local political candidates and the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce who helped make the political forum a success. Candidates had an opportunity to answer questions and talk about their candidacy at the Goddard Center. For those who were unable to attend and would like more information leading into the June 18 Primary, the video of the forum is available on the chamber Facebook page.
Cheers to all the organizers, participants and volunteers that have worked together to make the Ardmore Corporate Fitness Challenge a success. Competition took place Tuesday through Thursday as city businesses and industry vied for bragging rights in different sports. Weather attempted to damper competition but thanks to the generosity of the Ardmore Family YMCA, Ardmore City Schools and Oak Hall, the event went off without a hitch. Great job to all involved.
By Michael Pineda Cheers to Eli Powell and Troy Smith, who were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. Smith, an Ardmore student, and Powell, a… Login to continue reading Login…