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Smith Honored as Representative of the Year by Veterans Council

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – David Smith, in May was honored as Representative of the Year by the Oklahoma Veterans Council.Smith serves as chair of the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and is himself a veteran after serving in the Army where he specialized in military intelligence. He's also a member of the Legislative Veterans... Read More.

Fighting for Oklahoma’s Schools, Economy and Veterans

by Ponca City Now
By Rep. Ty Burns, R-PawneeWe are now in a critical stage of the legislative session, where we focus on floor work ahead of the deadline for bills to pass out of their chamber of origin. This week, I want to highlight a few key bills making their way through the process.House Bill 1276 would... Read More.
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Veteran’s Day Parades & Community Bean Feeds Friday

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Many local Veteran’s Day events will be held tomorrow as we honor the many who have served. That includes Blackwell’s Veteran’s Day Parade tomorrow at 11, followed by a free community bean feed at VFW Post 28-55 at 1006 West Ferguson.Parade line-up will start at 10:30 at Main & Dewey.The parade marshal will be... Read More.

Veterans To Be Honored Saturday with Parade and More

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The day (Saturday Nov. 5) is full of events and activities starting withThe Ponca City Aviation Booster Club’s Monthly Fly-in Breakfast on Saturday from 7 ‘til 10 AM at the Ponca City Airport. The breakfast buffet includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage, hash browns, fresh fruit, coffee, and orange juice. Cost... Read More.

Gary Miles Previews Ponca City’s Veterans Day Parade

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The Grand Marshall for this Saturday’s Ponca City Veteran’s Day parade has been announced. It’s Medal of Honor recipient Dwight Birdwell, who was one of the first U.S. soldiers to engage the enemy during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Birdwell received the Silver Star for valor during the offensive. That was upgraded to a... Read More.
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Ponca City Veteran’s Day Parade set for Saturday

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The City of Ponca City announced that the annual Veteran's Day Parade is Saturday, November 6th. The parade will start at 10:45 a.m. in downtown Ponca City on Grand Avenue. Gather in downtown Ponca City for a celebration of the troops. Community members will line up on Grand Avenue to witness a procession of servicemen... Read More.
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Local Vietnam Veterans Donate to Po-Hi Yearbook Program

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The Ponca City chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America invited the editors of the 2020 Cat Tale yearbook to their November meeting where the chapter presented a donation to the Ponca City High School yearbook program. Under the direction of VVA member Jon Kolb, the local chapter raised money to purchase 2020 yearbooks,... Read More.

Woodlands Students Learn About Poppies and Veterans

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During their library time, Kindergarten and 1st grade students learned about the significance of the poppy for Armistice Day and designed their own poppy.  2nd and 3rd grades also learned about the poppy and watched a read aloud titled Granddad Bud: A Veterans Day Story.  4th and 5th learned about Moina Belle Michael, The Poppy... Read More.

Ponca City’s Lincoln Elementary Celebrates Veterans Day

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Mrs. Webb’s first grade class celebrated Veteran’s Day this morning by:First, they filled out a KWL chart (what they know, what they want to know, and what they Learned) Next, they watched a video that taught them about Veteran’s Day Lastly, the students made a video for Mrs. Webb’s father, who is a... Read More.
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