Happy anniversary to my brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Chris Evans of Venice, Fla.
Richard and Chris celebrate their 43rd anniversary Monday, May 17.
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Happy birthday to Valerye Haley, Gale Wilson, Addison Stanton, Pam Kaiser, Shelby Enox, Kim Cummings, Rayanne Carpenter, Rebecca Mayes, Lee Reimer, Ryan Beller, Kyle Enox, Maggie Huddleston, Mac McGregor, Wilma Bennett, Delbert Taber, Granger Davis, Karen Jobe, Kristina Farley, McCoy O’Connor, Whitney Woods, Brent Clay, Roberto Garcia, Roberto Trejo, Santiago Fuentes, Skye Loux, Lauren Cleeland, Hayden Pace, Juana Espinoza and Joe Zamora.
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The last day of school in Purcell is Thursday.
Crosswalks and neighborhood streets will be filled with children celebrating the beginning of summer.
The message is simple: Motorists - Put down the phone, stay alert and watch out for these precious, vulnerable children.
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Our annual graduation section is in this week’s Purcell Register.
Congratulations to our Heart of Oklahoma graduates!
Be sure and check out all the graduates and support our advertisers of this special section.
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High school graduations are here!
Purcell graduates Friday, May 14, at 6 p.m. in the Reimer Center at Purcell High School.
Lexington also graduates Friday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Floyd West Field.
Wayne will hold graduation at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at the D.S. Zack Powell Stadium.
Washington will hold graduation Saturday, May 15, at 3 p.m. at the Washington Event Center.
Congratulations to all of our Heart of Oklahoma graduates.
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Penn Avenue Literary Society Book Discussion will take place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13.
Adults are invited to join in for a lively virtual book discussion every second Thursday of the month.
This month’s book is Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.
This is a virtual program and registration is required by calling 405-527-5546 or online at mcpioneerlibrarysystem.org.
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Save the date for the annual Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Banquet.
The banquet will be held Thursday, May 27, at Southwind Hills in Goldsby. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
For more information contact Elisabeth Baker at 405-527-3093.
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Bring your kids, and family to the Purcell Walk The Trail Day from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 5.
On tap for the day will be free hotdogs, free snow cones, a free collectors map, free collector completion ribbon, fun games, and vendor booths.
The trail is a new addition to Purcell Lake, and is an easy one mile loop that includes beautiful views, things for the kids and a new bathroom facility.
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This is one of my favorite recipes.
Mississippi Roast
3 lb. chuck roast
1 oz. packet of dry ranch seasoning mix
1 oz. packet of dry au jus gravy mix
6 TBL butter
1/4 cup water
5-6 pepperoncini
Add 1/4 cup of water into the insert of your slow cooker then place the chuck roast on top.
Sprinkle the dry ranch seasoning mix on top of the chuck roast, then sprinkle the dry au jus mix on top, then place 6 tbsp. of butter on top of the roast, and finally 5-6 pepperoncini around the roast.
Cook on low for 8 hours.
Shred and serve with gravy.
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