COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Cleanup dates set
NORMAN — The city of Norman has announced Saturday dates for the 2022 Residential Spring Clean-Up event. All items will need to be placed at the curbside no later than 7:30 a.m. on respective collection days. Residents may place their items at the curb no earlier than one week before the scheduled collection day. Cleanup dates according to residential customers’ polycart service days include:
h April 2: Monday polycart service.
h April 9: Tuesday polycart service.
h April 16: Wednesday polycart service.
h April 23: Thursday polycart service.
h April 30: Friday polycart service. For more information, go to https:// tinyurl.com/mrxcatmx.
Guthrie book sale planned
GUTHRIE — The Friends of the Guthrie Public Library rescheduled book sale will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Fellowship Hall of First United Presbyterian Church, 102 E Noble.
The annual meeting of the Friends will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Fellowship Hall, with the members-only presale immediately following.
For more details, contact the Guthrie Public Library at 405-282-0050.
Museum gets grant
Science Museum Oklahoma has received a $15,000 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation through its Community Grant program.
The grant was used to assist in developing capacity at the public libraries in Checotah and Westville to deliver educational hands-on science programming.
Wildlife camp seeks applicants
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is accepting applications for the annual Wildlife Youth Camp, which will be June 12-17 at the OU Biological Station near Kingston. Youths ages 14 to 16 who are accepted will have an opportunity to explore careers in the world of wildlife and fisheries management.
The deadline to apply is April 15. For more information or to apply, go to https://tinyurl.com/3xttume4.
LitterBlitz volunteers sought
OKC Beautiful is recruiting volunteers for the annual LitterBlitz campaign, where volunteer groups across the city can team up to pick up litter in the
community.
LitterBlitz teams clean up one site, one time, during the April LitterBlitz campaign. Each team may select the location and the day to hold the cleanup. Trash bags, gloves and safety tips will be provided to volunteer teams.
To register a LitterBlitz group, go to www.okcbeautiful.com/programs/litterblitz or email natalie@okcbeautiful.com.
VIBES to return
EDMOND — VIBES Edmond’s First Thursdays, a monthly open-air art walk event, will begin its second season on April 7 in downtown Edmond.
The first Thursday of each month April through October, downtown Edmond will be bustling with local artists, live performances and local shopping from 5 to 9 p.m. during the free community event.
This year, VIBES will include 73 visual artists, 38 performing artists, and more than 40 businesses participating in the monthly events for the 2022 season. New features will include two Paint Offs, one Mural Paint Off Competition, a Plein Air Art Night, Chalk Art Night, Ceramics Throw Night, Sketch Sessions on the Lawn and more.
For more information, go to www.edmondvibes.org.
Scholarship deadline set
The deadline for Democrats to submit applications for the Canadian County Democrats’ Robert “Bob” Burton Democratic Scholarship is April 29. Democrats registered to vote in Canadian County have competed for the $500 scholarships for 16 years.
Applicants must be enrolled at least half-time at an accredited state-funded college, university or career technology center in Oklahoma.
For applications or more information, contact Shirley Burton at 405-354-5754 or sbrtn19@aol.com. Application forms are available to download from the Canadian County Democrats’ website at http://www.canadiancodems.org/.
Sheriff ’s office joins network
The Cleveland County sheriff’s office recently joined the nationwide OffenderWatch sex offender registry network.
The network enables collaboration on investigations and sharing of information involving registered sex offenders with more than 4,000 other local law enforcement agencies across the country. Additionally, Cleveland County residents can use the Cleveland County sheriff’s website to search for sex offenders residing in their neighborhood and subscribe to receive e-mail alerts from the Cleveland County sheriff’s office, a news release announced.
UCO center plans open house
EDMOND — An open house is planned Thursday for the Center for Active Living and Learning (CALL) at the University of Central Oklahoma.
The come-and-go event will be from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 134 of the UCO Wellness Center on campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The Center for Active Living and Learning offers fitness classes and health and wellness instruction for adults age 60 and older. Classes are led by UCO students in the kinesiology-exercise/fitness management program.
For more information, membership pricing or the fitness class schedule, go to uco.edu/call.