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Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccination Can Save Your Life

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(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt a person’s life for weeks. When severe, it can result in hospitalization and even be life threatening. Each year, pneumococcal pneumonia results in an estimated 150,000 hospitalizations in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Community Events

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Loving Hearts Ministry on 66 Focus on Recovery. Meets every Monday at 6 p.m.

Ten Tips for Starting a Garden

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1. Pick the right location— ideally, a sunny site! Most vegetables need at least 6 hours of sun a day. Some crops such as lettuce and spinach, and other greens will grow well in your partially sunny spots, but sun-loving plants like tomatoes and peppers need as much light as possible.

Solar Eclipse 2024: Where were You?

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With the 2024 Solar Eclipse’s path of totality cutting through the southeastern corner of the state and the surrounding states of Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri, Oklahomans had plenty of options to observe the event in partiality or totality. Many Bristowans traveled to experience totality. I asked the community “Where were you?” and received the following answers: T.S. and G.S. traveled to Ozark, Arkansas, to take in the wondrous spectacle. G.S. stated “The diamond ring effect as it moved out of totality was my favorite aspect. So awesome!”

“An evening with Tulsa Opera” at the Freeland Center

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Tonight, Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., Tulsa Opera’s Filstrup Resident Artists will offer a free concert at Bristow’s Freeland Center for the Performing Arts on a first come, first served basis. The performance offers a unique hodgepodge of crowd-pleasing Broadway and opera compositions. Bristow High School choir students will join the group for a not-to-be-missed finale.

Happenings

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VFW The VFW is having a Bunko, the last Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. $5 at the door.

History

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Creek County Sheriff’s office raid a residence in Depew with a meth lab. Two we taken into custody..