Those wishing to join a pro-life ministry can attend Life Fest set for Sunday at the gazebo at Mustang Town Center, sponsored by Your Choice Pregnancy Center.

The event will offer free food, booths for children, bounce area, balloon clown, live music and free blood pressure checks.

Those attending are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs to the festival that will last from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call 376-4547.

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Paranormal investigators and history buffs will hunt ghosts in Canadian County on Saturday at Oklahoma’s third annual Para-Con.

Fourth- and fifth-grade tests taken a day too early in April have left Mustang schools in limbo with the state Education Department regarding final math and reading scores.

By Carolyn Cole/Staff Writer

Thirteen years in the United States has taught Dora Gonzalez just enough English to barely get by.

But now that her child is struggling with a learning disability, she said she must learn more to understand the youth’s teachers.

“I never go to school, because I don’t have the opportunity,” she said. “Because all of the time — go, go, go. The job, spend all of the time.”

By Carolyn Cole/Staff Writer

Hundreds of parents in Canadian County live in fear of a knock at their door — afraid of being split from their families and sent to Central or South America.

Dora Gonzales has lived with her family in the United States for 13 years. While families like hers can’t hope to be paid as much for their work as an American, she said it’s still better than the $5.50 per day they would have earned in Mexico.

Terry Neese will speak to the Redlands Republican Women’s group at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Mustang Police Department community room.
Neese is the founder and director of Women Impacting Public Policy.

WIPP is a national public policy organization representing more than 505,000 women in business.

For information call Christy Tate at 408-6989.

Robin Howser rests her face against the neck of her new fuzzy friend, Mercedes, the alpaca, who nuzzles her.

A fall book discussion series on “Get Your Reading Kicks on Route 66” will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Mustang Public Library.

The first book in the series will be Michael Wallis’ “Route 66: The Mother Road.” Roger Bromert, from Weatherford, will lead the discussion.