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Staff Writer
Pawhuska Journal-Capital

STATE SUPERINTENDENT IN PAWHUSKA

Friday March 6, 2015 - Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction, Joy Hofmeister, will be in Pawhuska and hosting, along with Pawhuska Public Schoo,l a community meeting at the Pawhuska Community Building from noon - 1 pm.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

March 12- The Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce presents, “Food for Thought,” an energetic lunch and learn series designed to provide meaningful networking and professional development.

LUNCH AND LEARN

“Fail Your Way to Success: How to Turn Every Failure Into a Measure for Success” presented Tonya Foreman and Tara Gotwalt, March 12, 2015 - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Pawhuska Business Development Center. (Lunch served at 11:30 a.m., program begins at noon) Please RSVP to Cindy Helmer @ C.helmer@tricountytech.edu or 918-287-3357. Save your spot for March 12, 2015 from 11:30am to 1:00 pm. Lunch provided.

STORM SPOTTER TRAINING

Storm spotter training will be held at 7 p.m. March 9 in the Ag Building at the Osage County Fairgrounds. The class is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required. The National Weather Service relies on trained volunteers to supplement doppler radar information on severe storms and tornadoes. Weather reports from trained spotters are used along with doppler radar data to issue warnings of tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash floods. For more information, contact the Osage County Emergency Management at 918-287-2285.

POST 198 ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS

American Legion Post 198 will hold its Annual Election of Officers on Monday March 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Wah Zha Zhi Cultural Center (next door to Alco) All members are urged to attend.

PHS SENIOR FUNDRAISER

Indian Tacos - Thursday March 12th from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church Parish Hall. Eat in or Carry out. Children 12 and under $5.00, Adults $8. Tickets are available at the door or by contacting Cindy Javellas, Beverly Tolson, Ann Reece, Sheila Sweeden or Lennet Drummond. Proceeds will help with Senior Breakfast.

JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW SET

Hundreds of youngsters from all around the area will be exhibiting their animals during next week’s Osage County Junior Livestock Show. The annual event begins with check-ins Tuesday and show judging will run Wednesday through Friday at the Clarence Brantley Indoor Arena of the Osage County Fairgrounds. Exhibitors from county 4-H organizations and FFA chapters compete for ribbons, premiums and other honors. Osage County’s OSU Extension Office helps to coordinate the event.