LAWTON Okla_ Lawton police
officers gave some lucky preschool kids quite a treat Wednesday during the
annual "Books and Badges" event.
All this month,
officers have gone to classrooms twice a week to read stories to the
four-year-olds. Wednesday, officers handed out books that the kids could take
home and keep.
"They were
truly excited," Beginnings Academy Principal Rhonda Weber said. "You could see
just a sparkle in their eye when they got to look. They even got to select
their book.
Principal Weber said not only does the project help kids learn how to
read, it also helps the children identify police officers-- someone they can
trust.
"You can't
start early childhood literacy too soon," Lawton Police Sergeant Tonya Crigger said.
"To have the opportunity to give them a book that they can take home and keep
and remember that it was us that gave it to them makes a positive impression
for them."
The project was funded by grants from Public Service of Oklahoma and was
coordinated by success by six and the united way.
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:38 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:38:21 GMT
LAWTON, Okla_It's the start of a special weekend to honor the men and women of our Nation's Military. On Saturday thousands headed to downtown Lawton to enjoy what's billed as the largest Armed Forces
LAWTON, Okla_It's the start of a special weekend to honor the men and women of our Nation's Military. On Saturday thousands headed to downtown Lawton to enjoy what's billed as the largest Armed Forces
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:35 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:35:16 GMT
LAWTON, Okla._ Over a dozen women, decked out in pink, rolled back into Lawton Saturday afternoon. The seventeen women returned from the 4th annual "Breast Ride Ever." Their last leg of the trip started
Over a dozen women, decked out in pink, rolled back into Lawton Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:32 AM EDT2013-05-18 12:32:43 GMT
GRAHAM, Texas (AP) _ Authorities say two tornadoes have struck near a small community in rural North Texas, destroying a house but causing no injuries. National Weather Service meteorologist Dennis Cavanaugh
GRAHAM, Texas (AP) _ Authorities say two tornadoes have struck near a small community in rural North Texas, destroying a house but causing no injuries. National Weather Service meteorologist Dennis Cavanaugh
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:30 AM EDT2013-05-18 12:30:39 GMT
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) _ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers are working to learn the circumstances under which a bald eagle died. Officials said Friday the dead eagle was found at a motel in Sallisaw. Fort
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) _ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers are working to learn the circumstances under which a bald eagle died. Officials said Friday the dead eagle was found at a motel in Sallisaw. Fort
Friday, May 17 2013 11:30 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:30:53 GMT
FREDERICK Okla_ A Southwest Oklahoma man who dropped out of high school 68 years ago has finally received his high school diploma, and it was all a surprise. Bill Dill's commencement ceremony was in Frederick Thursday
A Southwest Oklahoma man who dropped out of high school 68 years ago has finally received his high school diploma, and it was all a surprise.
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