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Betty Lee Musgrove was born Oct. 21, 1931 in Sayre, OK to Neva Addis and Elston Merrifield. She passed away at Great Plains Medical Center in Elk City, OK. On Monday, April 10th at the age of 91 years, 5 months, 21 days.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) is pleased to announce its upcoming Commencement Ceremony to be held at Milam Stadium in Weatherford on Saturday, May 6 at 10 a.m. The ceremony will celebrate the academic achievements of students who have completed or will soon complete their degree requirements. Students who completed or will complete associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees are eligible to participate in the ceremony.

The end of the school year is quickly approaching with only two weeks left. Events this week are starting off with the State FFA Convention being held, I believe through Thursday. The Elementary Track Meet takes place this coming Friday, 5/5, which usually gets started around 9:00 or so. The following week, Baccalaureate and EHS Graduation will both be held on Sunday, 5/7, at the Clifford Macklin Auditorium, beginning at 4:00 p.m. with Baccalaureate, followed by the 2023 Commencement at 4:30. On Tuesday, 5/9, the Elementary Awards Assembly will begin at 8:30. The High School Awards Assembly will be from 1:00-2:30 p.m. that same afternoon. That evening, the Sports Awards Program will be held. Contact each school for further details on times and locations.

The Oklahoma State Board of Education annually releases a “report card” for every public school.

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Dear Abby

Jesus said, “…He Who sent Me is true and reliable. I tell the world only the things that I have heard from Him.” (John_ Jesus is our example. He imitated His Father! Now we are mandated to say what God says, do what He does and believe what He believes. Jesus showed us how, and told us the results of obeying His instructions: “I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself be able to do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to the Father… therefore be imitators of God–copy Him and follow His example, as well-beloved children imitate their father.” (John 14:12; Ephesians_ In conversation with a friend this week, Romans 4:17 came up: “As it is written, I have made you the father of many nations. He was appointed our father in the sight of God in Whom he believed, Who gives life to the dead and speaks of the nonexistent things that He has foretold and promised as if they already existed.”____ This is a statement God made about Abraham–that He had already made him the father of many nations. It’s also a statement about God: He speaks words about things to come as though they already existed, because when He said Abraham was the father of many nations, Abraham was childless! The statement my friend made about Romans 4:17 is a common one: “I hear people claiming this verse, and I think that’s prideful. It’s talking about God, not us. We can’t call things into existence.”

STILLWATER – In any kind of unpredictable weather, Oklahoma State University Extension is a helpful resource for storm preparedness.

Oklahoma Farm Bureau, along with national and state-level partners, is proud to launch the Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators, a rural economic development initiative designed to spur innovation, diversify opportunities for farmers and create jobs in rural Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee recently awarded nine $1,000 scholarships to a high school senior from each OKFB district and one $1,000 scholarship to a Collegiate Farm Bureau member.

An arrest warrant was issued for a 20-year-old Elk City man through the Beckham County District Court on April 17.

This will be a short column this week. School is winding down to get ready for the summer break. So there will be lots of activities to attend during the last 15 days or so of school, and hopefully, I will have some events and dates to list next week.