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Most of us have discovered in life that sometimes you’ve got to lose to win. We endure some discomfort as our baby teeth come out and the “grown-up” teeth begin to come in. In the same way, we might experience some pain in our lives as the Creator makes way for those traits that help us become spiritual “grownups”. The path ahead may not always be clear to us, but we can have the courage to let God work His divine will. Visit your house of worship this week and get on the path to becoming a faithful and joyful spiritual being.

The Elk City School Board met at the Elk City Board of Education on March 11 for their regularly scheduled meeting.

The Sayre Public Library would like to invite the community to a book presentation, “For the Love of Teddy” authored and now published by Pauline Ringer.

The Sayre Public Library will host Elk City author Pauline Ringer at 4 pm on Friday, March 21.

Jama Millar

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) proudly announces its alumna, 2017 & 2019 graduate Rhetta Cypert of Walla Walla (WA), as the 2024 North Family Endowed Lecturer in Parks & Recreation Management. The lecture will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 5, in the North Family Building at Crowder Lake University Park, south of Weatherford.

The Collegiate Activities Board (CAB) at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) is hosting its annual Bulldog Blitz talent show on Thursday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center.

Spring 2024 began yesterday on 3/19, and will end on Friday, 6/21, when summer officially begins. By June, I am sure it will feel more like summer than spring! I do not look forward to the Oklahoma summer heat at all.

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The Merritt High School Oilerettes played before a packed stadium at the famous “Big House” in Oklahoma City over the weekend in the Oklahoma State 2A State Tournament. The Merritt ladies were joined by the Merritt Oilers in the boys’ bracket, being the only unseated team to make it to the state games. While the boys were beat out in the semi-finals, the Oilerettes brought home victories in all three games.

Kari Johnson, Sayre Public Schools fifth grade literature teacher, saw an opportunity to excite her students about their upcoming book reports. She seized the moment.