🌱 How Ardmore’s new $8.7M plant could unlock future jobs

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In today's newsletter:

• How Ardmore’s new $8.7M plant could unlock future jobs
• How an Ardmore teacher turned a warehouse into an arts powerhouse

Also on today's calendar: American Classical Ballet: The Nutcracker and 5 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Ardmore? Post it to Ardmore photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 64, low: 49.
• Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 25 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ardmore celebrates completion of $8.7 million Industrial Airpark water treatment plant (kxii.com) — Ardmore has completed an $8.7 million wastewater treatment plant at the Industrial Airpark, doubling capacity to about 200,000 gallons a day and fixing long-standing compliance issues. City leaders say the upgraded system not only protects the environment but also clears the way for new businesses, jobs, and long-term economic growth tied to the airpark’s expansion.
   

• Ardmore woman honored with Governor's Arts Award: Gelona to receive Arts in Education Award (ardmoreite.com) — An Ardmore music educator, Vicki Gelona, is being honored with the Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Award for her decades of work teaching and nurturing young performers in Ardmore and Plainview schools. From transforming a local warehouse into The Brass Ring Center for the Performing Arts to growing her Broadway Kids program, Gelona has built inclusive arts spaces that have shaped generations of local students.
   

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📸 Around Ardmore

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ardmore

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Hollywood Holidays — Goddard Center
  Charles B. Goddard Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 401 1st Ave SW, Ardmore
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• UE - 4th grade Christmas Musical
  Dickson Upper Es Ardmore, OK 73401
  7:15 pm

Thursday December 18

• HS Basketball (JV & V-B, V-G) vs Ada
  Dickson Hs Ardmore, OK 73401
  5:00 pm
• Ardmore - Teen Anime & Manga Book Club
  Southern Oklahoma Library System , 601 Railway Express , Ardmore
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Atoka - Holiday Stained Glass Window Art
  Atoka County Library , 279 E A St , Atoka
  1:00 pm
• HS Basketball at Tuttle
  Plainview High School Ardmore, OK 73401
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Healdton - Reindeer Ornament Art Class
  Healdton Community Library , 554 4th St , Healdton
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• American Classical Ballet: The Nutcracker
  Jerome Westheimer Center for the Performing Arts , 921 Veterans Blvd , Ardmore
  2:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Ardmore - Get to Know Your iPhone
  Southern Oklahoma Library System , 601 Railway Express , Ardmore
  1:00 pm
• HS Basketball (JV & V-B, V-G) at Tishomingo
  Dickson Hs Ardmore, OK 73401
  5:00 pm
• Davis - Book Club
  Davis Public Library , 209 E Benton Ave , Davis
  5:30 pm
• UE - 3rd grade Christmas Musical
  Dickson Upper Es Ardmore, OK 73401
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 2.64 earthquake reported
  Dec 14 at 1:18 PM CST: 2.64 magnitude earthquake occurred near Healdton, Oklahoma. 1 neighbor felt it. (Nextdoor )

• Oklahoma Staffing posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Ardmore. Apply here.
• Boot Barn posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Ardmore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ardmore here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Tishomingo

• Former OSU coach now working at his alma mater: Education notebook (oklahoman.com)
• OSU celebrates 151st Commencement (okwnews.com)
• 95-5, G-L-O Welcomes 'An Evening With TOTO' On March 12th!! (955glo.com)

Ada

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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