Tip of the Week

Do NOT block a crosswalk when you stop at a red light or a stop sign! Don’t make people have to walk into oncoming traffic just to get around your car! It is just as if someone walked halfway onto the road and just stood there waiting for the sign to say walk.

Almost, But Not Quite

“Ball two!” That hacked off my daughter who was pitching. She had great control and camped out in the “river” which is the black outline of home plate. The umpire wasn’t giving her the “river” as a strike and she was none too pleased. She didn’t say anything but the ump knew she disagreed.

July Birthdays at the Senior Center

Seated: Mary Moody & Theresa Skinner. Standing: Carol Arfman

Payne County Master Gardeners is pleased to announces the Golden Shovel award winners for July in Cushing

Irene and Bill Gay, on the 1200 block of E. Walnut Street, have been gardening at this home since 1989. Irene loves the fl owers, and Bill loves hydrangeas and trees.

Keep an eye out for algae overgrowth in ponds this summer

Most Oklahoma ponds are green thanks to algae that forms on the water, but just like anything else, too much algae can be a bad thing. Algae is a normal occurrence in ponds unless it becomes too thick. That’s when pond owners are in danger of the most common fi sh kill scenario – algal die off .

Join FAPC for the Playing in the Dough Workshop

Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center is set to host the Playing in the Dough Workshop from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 18 at FAPC.

Bulletin Board

Cushing, Drumright, Yale, Agra, Mannford, Oilton, Olive, Ripley… If your school, church, club, sports team, association, organization or non-profit group is holding an event, fundraiser, or even just a regular meeting, let us know so we can let everyone else know.

Tip of the Week

When the lights of a school bus are fl ashing and the stop sign is out, no matter which direction you’re driving, unless there is a PHYSICAL median like a curb or barrier, STOP YOUR CAR and WAIT for the lights to stop fl ashing before moving again.

Joke of the Week

How do bees get to school? On the school buzz!