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The Oklahoma Bar Association is accepting nominations for its annual awards presentations. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m.

Happy Birthday to Vickie Roberts (May 14)! The Hugo High School class of 1965 will celebrate their 60th reunion on May 30-31 at the First Baptist Church in Hugo. Contact Haskell Furr at 580.317.6395 for more details.

The Raymond Gary Lake Association (RGLA) hosted a delightful Mother Daughter Tea on Saturday, May 10 on the lawn of the historic Wilson House in Fort Towson. Though named a “Mother- Daughter Tea,” the event warmly welcomed all women to attend, not just mothers and daughters.

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Students from Fort Towson High School recently competed in curriculum contests at Murray State College in Tishomingo and Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton. Results include: Murray State College:

Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is encouraging Oklahoma students, families and school staff to get active and roll into class this May 8 in celebration of National Bike and Roll to School Day. The event also encourages communities across the state to promote safe, accessible routes for students who choose to bike, walk, scoot, skate or roll to school –– including those in wheelchairs, strollers or other mobility devices.

• Oklahoma Human Services to begin processing Cohort 10, will host informational meetings Oklahoma has made a dramatic reduction in the wait time for Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) — from 13 years in 2022 to just one year in 2025. The shortened wait follows legislative investments beginning in 2022, when the state allocated funds to address a backlog of more than 5,000 applicants.

• In wound healing and clinical excellence in patient satisfaction and wound healing rates Physicians, leaders and clinicians at Paris Regional Health announce that Paris Regional Health Wound Care Center has been awarded the prestigious Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.

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