Fundraiser set for Laverne Church
A “Be My Valentine” Dinner and Dance fundraiser for the Catholic group in Laverne might be held in Woodward on Feb. 11.
The occasion is deliberate on the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe Emergency Response Center situated at 43554 S. County Road 206 in Woodward.
The dinner is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and the dance from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Cost is $120 for two individuals. A money bar may even be out there.
For the previous 25 years, the members of St. José Luis Sánchez del Río Catholic Mission in Laverne have been gathering for Sunday Services at peoples houses, in a restaurant constructing and at present in a small storage that was constructed by the Dominguez household.
The 50-plus member group hopes to maneuver into their new church for worship, as quickly as they increase the funds to transform the brand new church constructing.
Funds from the Valentine Day occasion might be used to assist rework the constructing.
Donations are additionally being accepted.
For extra information name 580-334-1038 or 580-334-6224.
Candidate submitting begins for municipal places of work
Candidates all in favour of submitting for municipal workplace in two Woodward County municipalities will file Declarations of Candidacy starting 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6.
Connie Wilcox, Secretary of the Woodward County Election Board, mentioned Declaration of Candidacy varieties should be accomplished and submitted to the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 when the submitting interval ends. Wilcox reminds voters that Contests of Candidacy should be filed no later than Friday, Feb. 10 and will solely be filed by one other candidate for that workplace, until a candidate information unopposed.
Declarations of Candidacy might be accepted for the next places of work:
Town of Fort Supply
One Clerk/Treasurer
Two Trustees
One Trustee (Unexpired)
Town of Mooreland
Three Trustees
One Trustee (Unexpired)
Declaration of Candidacy varieties will be downloaded from the State Election Board web site at oklahoma.gov/elections or by contacting your County Election Board workplace at 580-256-3609 or [email protected].
The Woodward County Election Board is situated on the County Courthouse, 1600 Main, Suite 2, Woodward and is open from 9 a.m. to three p.m., Monday by way of Friday.
OBI says Oklahoma blood provide critically low
As winter climate started transferring in earlier this week, blood donors started cancelling appointments and blood drives had been delayed, forcing an already struggling blood provide to critically low ranges.
The Oklahoma Blood Institute is asking donors to reschedule appointments because the climate clears.
OBI says a major variety of appointments throughout its 9 donor facilities in Oklahoma had been cancelled. Before yesterday’s storm, donations had been already down from anticipated collections. OBI usually has a three- to five-day provide of blood out there however is effectively beneath that degree now. This may impression hospital wants.
OBI wants 1,200 blood donations every day to keep up an ample provide of blood for state hospitals.
“January is always a difficult time as blood donations typically slow, and the winter weather is magnifying the problem,” mentioned John Armitage, M.D., OBI president and CEO. “Since the start of the year, blood donations are suffering substantially, and fewer people are donating. We need the public to step up and help secure their community blood supply.”
Anyone who’s wholesome and 16 years outdated* or older can donate. Blood will be donated each 56 days. Platelets will be donated as typically as each seven days, as much as 24 instances a yr.
Appointments to donate will be made on-line at obi.org or by calling 877-340-8777.
*16-year-olds should weigh at the very least 125 kilos and supply signed parental permission; 17-year-olds should weigh at the very least 125 kilos; people over the age of 18 should weigh at the very least 110 kilos. Photo ID required.
OBI is the sixth-largest unbiased blood heart within the nation, with 16 donor facilities in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.
, together with 9 facilities all through Oklahoma. OBI gives greater than 90 p.c of Oklahoma’s blood provide to greater than 160 hospitals and medical amenities.
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