🌱 Fire Dept. Battles Grass Fire + Belle Isle Library Re-Opening

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First, today's weather:

Couple of thunderstorms. High: 60 Low: 48.

Here are the top three stories today in Oklahoma City:

1. On Sunday afternoon, officials responded to a grass fire in Oklahoma City near Interstate 240 and traveled north between Douglas Avenue and Post Road. It took longer to extinguish because of the wooded area, making it harder for fighters to access. Choctaw, Midwest City, and Del City assisted. (KOCO Oklahoma City)
2. The public is invited to attend the reopening of the newly renovated Belle Isle Library. The inaugural weekend will take place from Apr. 8 to 11. The celebration begins at 3:30 p.m., on Friday, Apr. 8, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The three-day event continues through the weekend with concerts, programs, and tours of the library’s new Maker Space, where people of all ages can experience new technologies. (City-sentinel)
3. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is seeking applicants from schools and community organizations for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) grants for the 2022-23 school year. A letter of intent to apply is required by 3:00 p.m. on Apr. 14. The application submission deadline is 3 p.m. on May 10. (Duncan Banner)

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Today in Oklahoma City:

• Adult Book Boxes At Downtown Library (All Day)

From my notebook:

• Oklahoma City University Kramer School of Nursing invites high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors to apply for a three-day, two-night summer nursing camp at OCU. Thanks to a grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, all camp participants attend free of charge! (Facebook)
• NB and SB I-35 will be intermittently narrowed to one lane just north of SH-11 (mm 223) near Blackwell and south of US-60 (mm 213) near Tonkawa starting at 7:30 a.m. Monday through summer 2022 for a resurfacing project. Plan extra travel time. (Facebook)
• The 11th annual Women in Leadership conference is coming up – save the date for Apr. 13! This year’s conference will feature a professional mountain climber and leadership consultant, a coach and facilitator building high-performance teams, a dual Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology and clinical psychology who works with corporate executives, and a diverse group of local business professionals. (Facebook)

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About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.