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Next time you are on Gibson Street, youâll notice a new crosswalk connecting Oklahoma School for the Blind and Civitan Park. Students in Cheryl Danielsâ Service Learning class at Oklahoma School for the Blind repainted the crosswalk on May 13. With the help of Lacey Wallace and Jesse Garcia from Oklahoma State University Extension High Obesity Prevention (HOP) program and Doug Walton from the Muskogee County Health Department, students used yellow spray paint to make the railings leading to the crosswalk more visible and white paint and paint rollers to paint the crosswalk.
The project came about through the Connect Muskogee transportation planning initiative. This area of Gibson Street was identified as being in need of traffic calming on the Connect Muskogee pinpoint map survey conducted from October 2020 to January 2021. Based on this feedback the HOP team conducted speed radar surveys at the site in March and found the average speed was 29 mph. The highest s
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Minuteman Press Fredericksburg Has Remained Open Throughout COVID-19 As An Essential Business
For nearly 15 years, Doug Walton has owned the Minuteman Press design, marketing, and printing franchise located at 10699 Courthouse Road. Because printing is considered an essential business, Minuteman Press Fredericksburg has remained open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “It feels good to remain open and help other local businesses navigate the pandemic economy. We have been able to help them market themselves through direct mail, provide banners and signage to help with social distancing, and we have even supplied many with acrylic sneeze guards and masks to help keep their employees and customers safe.”
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Doug Walton, owner of the Minuteman Press in Fredericksburg, has supported other small businesses throughout the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Minuteman Press Fredericksburg)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA Doug Walton owns the Minuteman Press, an essential printing business in Fredericksburg. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Walton has given back to other businesses in the area through the Bounce Back Fredericksburg community program.
Bounce Back Fredericksburg was established to help small businesses during the pandemic. The program provides free COVID-19 awareness and prevention posters to businesses in Fredericksburg. They also operate a free advertising platform for local businesses. It feels good to remain open and help other local businesses navigate the pandemic economy, Doug Walton said. We have been able to help them market themselves through direct mail, provide banners and signage to help with social distancing.
By Christopher Harris
Commonwealth Journal Dec 23, 2020
Dec 23, 2020
New Life Church in Ferguson offers to open its doors as a warming center for those with no place to go when the weather drops below 32 degrees, or freezing. Christopher Harris
With a decent amount of snow and worse, bitter temperatures expected this week for Christmas, it s notable that not everyone will be able to stay home (and warm) for the holiday.
For those who find themselves without an indoors to retreat to when it s cold, New Life Church in Ferguson is ready to open their doors.
It s not just this week â the church has a policy. Any time the temperatures drop to 32 degrees or colder, the church on Murphy Avenue opens their gymnasium as a warming center for anyone who needs it.