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With more than 100 entries, this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade lasted over two hours. Participants included several dance troupes, law enforcement, car clubs, dog clubs, varied civic organizations and scouting units.
The 2010 Grand Marshal Award went to the Oklahoma Massed Pipe and Drums. Other top honors included the Northwest Classen High School Junior ROTC, which swept all four awards presented to such units.
The Oklahoma County Assessor’s office estimates as many as 50,000 county residents may be missing out on as much as $5 million in homestead exemptions, said deputy director Larry Stein.
The Storm Shelter Registry is a free, voluntary service that allows residents to provide information about their storm shelter so police, fire and emergency responders can find them in case of an emergency.
The Homeless Alliance recently broke ground on a its $3 million WestTown homeless resource center at NW 3 and Virginia, but the alliance has challenges yet to overcome, Alliance president Dan Straughan concedes.
Like other homeless shelters, the Jesus House has seen a decline in cash donations, said assistant director Jesse Mercer.In fact, there has been a down trend for several years. Eventually it had to close its family quarters. Legally, family quarters must be maintained separately from the general population and it simply became too expensive.
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