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🌱 Patch AM: Are you recycling your Tulsa holiday trash the wrong way?

Also, don't miss Candlelight: Queen Meets ABBA on the Tulsa Patch calendar

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Hello Tulsa! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Are you recycling your Tulsa holiday trash the wrong way?
  • How one Tulsa coffee shop is turning art into Christmas joy
  • How a Tulsa program is brightening holidays for girls with jailed parents

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Queen Meets ABBA.

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Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Sunday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 57, low: 44.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City of Tulsa releases recycling tips for the holiday season (fox23.com) — If you’re sorting holiday trash in Tulsa, the city has laid out exactly what belongs in your recycling cart and what must go in the gray trash cart. Officials highlight which wrapping papers, boxes, and containers are acceptable, and explain how to handle bubble wrap, Styrofoam, and trees. Tulsans can also leave live trees at the curb or drop them at the city mulch site.
   

2. Local artist helps SheBrews raise funds for Christmas presents (kjrh.com) — A Tulsa artist is turning SheBrews Coffee on Lewis Avenue into his holiday art studio to raise money for Christmas gifts for employees’ children. Michael Thomas is selling his paintings on a pay-what-you-can basis, with all proceeds supporting women rebuilding their lives after incarceration. Neighbors can stop by, choose a piece they like, and directly help local families.
   

3. FOTM and Girl Scouts Beyond Bars support girls with incarcerated parents during holidays (fox23.com) — Families of Tulsa girls with incarcerated parents just received holiday dinners, gifts, and resource support thanks to a long-running partnership between Food on the Move and Girl Scouts Beyond Bars. Organizers say the program, now in its tenth year, helps grandparents and caregivers on fixed incomes give kids meaningful opportunities, from sports to other activities that build confidence and stability.
   

4. PUBLIC COMMENT: SB 1252 would mandate public comment sessions across the state (kjrh.com) — Tulsa residents may see their City Council’s robust public comment model spread statewide if Senate Bill 1252 passes next session. The proposal, inspired partly by practices in Tulsa, Bixby, and Broken Arrow, would require reasonable public comment time before votes on agenda items, while still letting local boards set time limits and sign-up rules.
   

5. Dispensary owners react to executive order reclassifying marijuana (kjrh.com) — Tulsa dispensary owners are scrambling to understand how President Trump’s move to reclassify marijuana could reshape their businesses here. Local operators from small shops to national chains say the change might ease banking and tax burdens, but they’re worried big corporations could crowd out mom-and-pop stores while rules and details remain unclear.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Since a bear has been sighted near Bixby remember The "Three Bear Rule", a popular rhyme for bear encounter safety: "If it's black, fight back;
    If it's brown, lie down; If it's white, goodnight," (Nextdoor Grandview Manor)
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    Anyone recognize this sweet girl? No collar or chip, but gentle with people and leash trained with car manners - someone has to be looking for her!… (Nextdoor Harvard Hills)
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  • TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Coordinator/Dispatcher in Tulsa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tulsa here.

Ok Tulsa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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