One of the non-profit organizations that will be at Kmart’s “Community Appreciation Day” on Saturday is local animal rescue group Haven Animal Rescue and Transport (HART) of Oklahoma, Inc. A qualified veterinary technician will be on hand to administer low-cost microchipping from 3-5 p.m.
Custer County residents who have real estate on which the 2018 taxes are delinquent should pay them before July 31, said Custer County Treasurer Janet Roulet.
Custer County commissioners, acting as trustees of the Custer County Economic Development Authority, Monday approved the issuance of up to $14.5 million in lease revenue bonds to finance the first part of the Thomas-Fay-Custer school improvements that voters authorized April 2.
Preparing for next week’s school enrollment, from left, are J.G. Stratton, Nance counselor; Virginia Goucher, Nance secretary; and Nance Principal Janalyn Taylor. All elementary grades will enroll from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday and from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
JULY 26
DANCE: American Legion dance at the Legion Hall on U.S. 183, entry by donation. 7 p.m - 10 p.m.
In a scene from “Lion King, Jr.” are Megan Gilbert, front row; second row from left, Ella Barnett, Jacky Johnson, Sofia Salazar, Ava Sewell; third row, Bryale Johnson, Kirsten Bennett, Chelsea Nickel; and back row, Emily Baker Maddy Hada. Performances are 7:30 p.m.
Senator James Lank-ford (R-OK) toured the Rio Grande Valley sector of the southern border, near McAllen, Texas, with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials.
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress established a postal system.
In 1788, New York ratified the Constitution and became the 11th U.S. state.
Wes Washburn as Pumbaa, left, and Bailey Shaw as Timon perform a scene from “Lion King, Jr.” at Southwest Playhouse. Performances are tonight, Saturday and Sunday.