A special happy birthday to my older son, John Denny Montgomery III.

John Denny celebrates his birthday Saturday, July 22.

***

A special happy birthday goes out to my older brother, Richard T. Evans of Venice, Fla.

Richard celebrates his birthday Sunday, July 23.

***

Happy birthday to Cody McElroy.

Cody celebrates his 5th birthday Wednesday, July 26.

***

Happy birthday to Suzanne Woodrow-Snell, Hannah Bayless, Joe Ellis, Pamela Provenzano, Patrick Harris, Traci Lambert Boudreaux, Brody Galyean, Chance Midkiff, Tim Wilson, Joe Dale Tompkins, Jim Brown, Joell Gray, Robert Nicholson, Gene Howard, Courtney Troyano, Tanya Herrell, Jacob Wright, Kristina Danielle Chavez, Nathaniel Chavez and Maria Estrada.

***

The 14th Annual Heart of Oklahoma Back 2 School Bash will be held Saturday, July 29, starting at 5 p.m.

The event will be located at Main Street and 2nd Ave., across from the caboose between McClain Bank and the McClain County Courthouse in downtown Purcell.

There will be various activies, games and lots more.

Seven hundred backpacks with school supplies will be given away.

Everyone is welcome and everything is free.

***

The Purcell Public Library will hold its annual Book Sale benefiting the Purcell Friends of the Library.

The sale will be held July 21-31 during regular business hours of the library.

Celebrate summer with some great books that are ready for their forever homes!

Hardback books are $1, paperbacks are 50 cents and all items are 10 for $5.

For more information call the Purcell Public Library at 405-527-5546.

***

The Purcell Public Library will present “Healthier You: Navigating Medicare” Tuesday, July 25, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the meeting room.

Join Chelle McCaskill as she presents the program on how to navigate Medicare. Become more confident in advocating for yourself and others by discovering accurate tools, techniques and resources in this information and interactive presentation designed for adults.

Registration is required and you can save your spot by calling 405-527-5546 or online at pioneerlibrarysystem.org.

***

The Knights of Columbus will host a four person scramble at the Brent Bruehl Memorial Golf Course on Saturday, July 29, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start.

The $400 team entry fee includes green fees, cart, range balls and lunch.

Proceeds from the tournament will go towards Knights community projects.

Contact Bob Bruehl at 405-990-3871 with questions.

***

My family loved this recipe.

Easy Baked Burrito Casserole

1 lb. ground beef

1 small onion

1 pkg. taco seasoning

1 can refried beans

1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

1/2 cup sour cream

1 pkg. large flour tortillas

2-1/2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese

Preheat oven to 350°.

Cook meat and onion in a large nonstick skillet and drain. Add taco seasoning and refried beans and heat through.

Add the soup and sour cream and heat.

Tear enough tortillas to cover the bottom of a 9x12 baking dish. Top the tortillas with the meat mixture and top with cheese.

Bake 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the mixture is bubbly.