COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Touch-a-Truck event set
EDMOND — Edmond Electric is accepting entries for its annual Touch-a-Truck event planned for June.
This year’s event will be June 4 on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma. Touch-A-Truck is a fundraising event that provides kids of all ages the opportunity to experience life-sized vehicles and interact with community support leaders like police officers, firemen, construction workers and more. Edmond’s own fire trucks and police cars, an Edmond Electric bucket truck and a solid waste truck will be available for hands-on exploration. Admission for Touch-A-Truck is a suggested $2 donation with all proceeds going to The Hope Center of Edmond to benefit residents in need.
To sign up to participate in the kidfriendly event, go to edmondelectric.com/touchatruck or call Nicole Koehn at 405-216-7671. Sign-up forms are due by May 27, and a Certificate of Insurance must be provided with the city of Edmond listed as the additional insured.
Round Barn concert is Saturday
ARCADIA — Western folk singer-songwriter Nellie Clay will be joined by Chicago-based songwriter Joe George for a Saturday concert at the Arcadia Round Barn. The concert will be at 7 p.m., and the loft of the Round Barn will open at 6 p.m.
“Nellie Clay is a perennial favorite at the Round Barn, and this concert is sort of a sneak preview of our Sunday afternoon Elm Tree Concert Series, which kicks off this year on May 1,” said Joe Baxter, who coordinates the live music at the barn.
Admission to the concert is a suggested $20 donation at the door.
For more information about live music at the Arcadia Round Barn, call Baxter at 405-833-1350.
Greenhouse sale planned
EL RENO — The annual spring greenhouse sale will be Friday at Canadian Valley Technology Center’s El Reno Campus, 6505 E State Highway 66.
During the sale, the greenhouse will be open between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the east side of the campus. Ample parking is provided north of the greenhouse. Parking is not permitted in the bus loop south of the greenhouse. Students enrolled in the school’s Service Careers-Building and Grounds program planted seeds and have been nurturing varieties of annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, herbs, house plants and vegetables, all grown inside the school’s climate-controlled greenhouse.
All proceeds from the sale will benefit activities associated with the student organization SkillsUSA.
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IN MEMORY: A virtual Homeless Person’s Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday to remember the homeless who have died. The Oklahoma City chapter of the Ignatian Spirituality Project will be hosting the metro-area service in partnership with Eighth Street Church. To join the memorial, go to https://8thstreet.online.church/. For more information or to make a donation, email ispokc@outlook.com. SCHOLARSHIP FUND: Southwestern Oklahoma State University has announced the establishment of the Johnny & Judy Beech Endowed Scholarship Fund. The fund will provide financial support to SWOSU students studying in the disciplines of management, accounting, and parks and recreation management. The fund is stewarded by the SWOSU Foundation Inc.
For more information on the foundation, go to www.SWOSUFoundation.com or call 580-774-3267.
POTLUCK LUNCH: The Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia will host its annual April Founders’ Day potluck lunch at 12:30 p.m. April 23. A presentation on “Finding Unexpected Relatives” will be given by Marianne Long, founder and first president. Participants are asked to bring their favorite lunch dish to the event, which will be at Our Lord’s Lutheran Church, 2900 W Hefner Road in The Village.
CAPITOL PROJECT: Trait Thompson, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, served as project manager on the state Capitol restoration project for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. He will give a presentation about the project at the Edmond Genealogical Society’s meeting. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15700 N Pennsylvania. For more information, go to www.edmondgensoc.org or search Edmond Genealogical Society on Facebook.
GENEALOGY GROUP: The Oklahoma Home and Community Education Genealogy Group will host Sidney Clinton Holt as he presents “The Holt Family Lore” at 10 a.m. April 20 at the Oklahoma County Extension office, 2500 SE 63. If interested in watching the meeting via ZOOM, search ohcegenealogy on Facebook or go to www.ohcegenealogy.com.