Published: August 27, 2008 10:23 pm      

8-28 Community News

EDMOND — OKDHS explores values of the Hispanic family

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services and the University of Oklahoma Center for Public Management will be hosting a free lecture by Rolando Diaz-Loving, Ph.D. She will be speaking about the changing values, beliefs and norms of the Hispanic Family.

The event will begin at noon, Aug. 29 at the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird Ave. in Oklahoma City. OKDHS will provide an opportunity for attendees to hear from Hispanic couples who are being served by several different community and agency-based programs. For more information, contact the OKDHS Office of Planning, Research and Statistics at 521-3552. For information on upcoming lecture events, check the calendar at www.okdhs.org.



Edmond Women’s Connection meets for lunch

The Edmond Women’s Connection will meet Sept. 9 for lunch from 11:45 to 1:30 p.m. at Sellers’ Event Center, 13700 N. Eastern Blvd.

Dr. Harmony White, local chiropractor will speak about the importance of staying fit and the benefits of chiropractic services.

Tickets cost $16 and complimentary childcare is provided.

For more information, call Diane Turner at 478-7757 or email at dt135@hotmail.com.

UCO Jazz Lab to present the Arcadia Piano Trio concert

The University of Central Oklahoma’s School of Music will present the Arcadia Piano Trio Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 at the UCO Jazz Lab.

The concert will feature UCO faculty member Chindarat Charoenwongse on piano, and visiting artists Deborah Greitzer on violin and Linda Jennings on cello. The trio will perform the music of Haydn, Turina, Schumann and Piazzolla.

Greitzer, from New York, has been a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for over thirty years. Jennings is an assistant professor of cello, music theory and appreciation, and directs the cello choir at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Admission is free. Donations are appreciated and will go towards music student scholarships. For more information, contact Charoenwongse at 974-3425.



Moms in Touch international groups meet in Edmond

Edmond Moms in Touch groups are meeting across the city this school year to pray for children, schools, teachers and staff.

“It’s an empowering time to gather with other moms and have them pray for any challenges your child may be facing,” said Peggy Grunow, area coordinator for Edmond Moms in Touch.

Moms in Touch began in 1984 by Fern Nichols, a mom who feared that influences outside of her control would steal the hearts of her sons who were entering junior high school. She knew that if moms gathered together to cry out to God for the needs and concerns of her children, that He would not only hear those prayers but answer them.

Groups currently meet at these schools: Angie Debo, Centennial, Charles Haskell, Chisholm, Northern Hills, Cross Timbers, Orvis Risner and Will Rogers Elementary Schools, Cheyenne and Sequoyah Middle Schools and Memorial and North High Schools.

For more information, visit www.MomsInTouch.org or call (800) 949-MOMS.



Arcadia prepares for festival and rodeo

The 25th annual Arcadia Festival and Rodeo will be Aug. 29-31.

The event will begin Friday with the Rhythm and Blues Music Festival, which will begin at 7 p.m. A street dance will began at 8 p.m. There is a $10 Arcadia Municipal Park fee.

The festival will continue at noon Saturday with arts and crafts, games and food. A parade will begin at 3 p.m. and the rodeo will begin at 8 p.m. Admission to the rodeo is $8 for adults and $5 for children seven- to- twelve-years-old.

The festival ends Sunday with a gospel extravaganza and the rodeo.

For more information, visit www.townofarcadia.com or call, 396-2899.