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🌱 Patch AM: What neighbors saw after a deadly shooting in southwest OKC
And on the Oklahoma City Patch calendar - Featured Event Using A Link Mocked With Campaign Tags
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November Photo of the Month Winner: Lorra R. from Lincolnshire, IL
"Autumn buffet for many!" Photo: Lorra R. in the Lincolnshire, IL Patch AM
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🎉 Congratulations to Lorra R. from Lincolnshire, Illinois, whose photo of a chipmunk stocking up for winter was selected for November's Patch AM photo of the month! We had amazing submissions, and as hard as it was, we had to make a choice, and her resourceful chipmunk took the prize for being so seasonally appropriate. We look forward to seeing what people contribute as December's weather rolls in!
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In today's newsletter:
- What neighbors saw after a deadly shooting in southwest OKC
- Will your school bond watchdogs actually live in your neighborhood?
- How Oklahoma City honored USS Oklahoma heroes 84 years later
Also on today's calendar: Featured Event Using A Link Mocked With Campaign Tags and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Mom wants you to go in the kitchen to help her fix dinner. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 34 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sunny and breezy, temps: high: 62, low: 42.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. SW OKC shooting leaves one woman dead (kfor.com) — Police say a woman died after being shot multiple times at a southwest Oklahoma City park Friday night, and a suspect was arrested after a short vehicle chase ending near Northwest Classen High School. Neighbors described hearing several gunshots and shared their shock that such violence erupted so close to their homes. 
2. Community leaders say ‘no' to recommended Citizens Oversight Bond Committee appointment (news9.com) — Northeast Oklahoma City community leaders are pushing back against a proposed Citizens Oversight Bond Committee appointment they say doesn’t live in the community most affected by a nearly $1 billion Oklahoma City Public Schools bond. They’re urging the board to choose a District 5 resident instead, arguing local representation is crucial to responsibly overseeing how voters’ bond dollars are spent.
3. 84 years later: Remembering the lives lost in Pearl Harbor (kfor.com) — Residents and veterans in Oklahoma City gathered for a solemn Pearl Harbor remembrance, honoring those killed and injured, especially the 429 sailors from the USS Oklahoma. A local Fleet Reserve Association branch led a wreath ceremony and 21-gun salute, stressing the importance of keeping this history alive for future generations.
4. Michael Cookson, MD, discusses new strategies for treatment intensification in prostate cancer (urologytimes.com) — A leading OU Health Sciences Center urologist in Oklahoma City is spotlighting how prostate cancer treatments are moving earlier in the disease course, potentially improving outcomes and reducing side effects. He explains how targeted radioligand therapy, PARP inhibitor combinations, and intensified hormone therapy are being used sooner, guided by genetic testing and new clinical trial data.
📸 Around Oklahoma City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oklahoma City
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★ Featured events ★
- Featured Event Using A Link Mocked With Campaign Tags
5010 Tangier Dr, Woodward
4:15 pm
Tuesday December 9
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Other local events
- YCC Board Breakfast
Grace Church - Episcopal , 600 N Mustang Rd , Yukon
7:00 am - V/JH Boys Wrestling- 3 Dog Night
Edmond Santa Fe High School , 1901 W 15th St , Edmond
4:00 pm - *Orchestra HS Winter Concerts
Memorial Hs , 705-Auditorium , Oklahoma City
6:30 pm - Dodgeball Tournament
Summit Ms Edmond, OK 73013 - Basketball
Summit Ms Edmond, OK 73013 - Membership Luncheon - Dessert Auction
Together We Church , 620 N Cemetery Rd , Yukon
11:30 am - Band Holiday Jazz Concert
Memorial Hs , 705-Auditorium , Oklahoma City
7:00 pm - Darci Lynne
Bricktown Comedy Club , 409 Kings Of Leon Ln , Oklahoma City
7:00 pm - Featured Event With Free Events Conversion Off
8:00 pm - Verifying The Date picker is good again
Scissortail Park , 300 SW 7th St , Oklahoma City
11:30 am - Pioneer Women in early Oklahoma Settlement
Oklahoma City Zoo , 2000 Remington Pl , Oklahoma City
11:00 am
Tuesday December 9
Wednesday December 10
Thursday December 11
Monday December 15
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
📣 Oklahoma City Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Oklahoma City PatchAM possible:
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Limited Time Offer - Dead People's Stuff
Architectural antiques and stuff dead people left behind - Weatherford Antiques
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💬 Chatter
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- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Choctaw. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Choctaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oklahoma City here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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