Happy fifth birthday to my great-niece, Everleigh Rusler.
Everleigh celebrates her birthday Tuesday, December 15.
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Happy birthday to The Register’s own Jeanne Grimes.
Jeanne celebrates her birthday Monday, December 14.
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Happy birthdays also go out to Wayne Keeler, Dylan Smith, Tami Jones, Carol Abernathy, Markee Jacks, Danny Irwin, Jack Hutchens, Dewayne Webb, Matt Honeyman, Jennifer Page Fabian, McCauley Rhoads, Vince Fulks, Lynn Bayless, Sandy McCaskill, Matias Luna, Tammy Sheehy-Smith, Guadalupe Fuentes, Maria Escobedo, Nereyda Salas, Chris Vieux, Mandy Berrey, Lou Hooper and Juan Garanzuay.
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Be sure and read through our special section “Christmas Expressions” in this week’s Register.
It has a lot of Christmas ideas and Christmas present suggestions!
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The Wayne Fire Department is holding its 30th annual Toy Drive.
Firefighters are currently accepting toy donations, $10 value, or cash donations to help them meet their goal.
Toys will be given to children at the department’s drive-through program December 12.
For more information contact Sarah Kennedy at 405-570-2478 or Jared Reaves at 405-640-7110.
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Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Elisabeth Baker has announced plans for the annual Christmas event.
“Santa Cruise” will be held Tuesday, December 15, from 6-8 p.m.
It is being called “Santa Cruise” because people are going to drive down Main Street, staying in their cars, to see Santa Claus on a fire truck.
You can’t get close to him this year and there will be no photos allowed, but you can give him a big wave.
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Drive around Purcell City Lake and create holiday memories as you see over 190 animated displays featuring over 650,000 lights at Purcell’s Lights From the Heart!
There is no admission fee, but donations are greatly appreciated.
The gates open at 5:30 p.m. nightly.
The lights will be open until New Years Eve!
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McClain County Treasurer Teresa Jones reminds property owners in the county that 2020 tax statements have been mailed.
Full or half payments are due before January 1.
The treasurer’s office also now has the ability to email tax statements.
Property owners can also print out their tax statements by going online to tmconsulting.us.com.
For more information call 405-527-3261.
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Here is the recipe for one of the best relishes around! It comes from Tiny Wilson.
Hot Scotch Relish
3 qts. ripe tomatoes, chopped
4 onions
1 sweet pepper
3 or 4 hot peppers
1 or 2 tsp. red cayenne pepper
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup vinegar
1-1/2 TBL salt
Chop onions and peppers. Mix with chopped tomatoes. Add red pepper if you like it hotter. Combine remaining ingredients and mix into tomatoes mixture.
Cook until thick, or until amount of ingredients is reduced to half the original amount.
Seal in jars and process in water bath for 5-10 minutes.
Tiny noted on her recipe: “I add 1/2 to 1 tsp. cumin and about 1 tsp. of chopped cilantro to my mix.”
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