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Help with the Hunt
The Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Lake Thunderbird State Park is a popular attraction for many children from Little Axe area. In order to make this year's Hunt better than ever, volunteers are needed. The Easter Egg Hunt will take place this coming Saturday, April 7th, at 1 pm. Although more candy donations in any amount would be welcome, the... »
Thunderbird Easter Egg Hunt
Lake Thunderbird State Park Saturday April 7 1pm Crow's Corral Spend the Easter holiday with family and friends at Lake Thunderbird State Park! Bring your Easter baskets and running shoes so you can grab the most eggs! Egg hunt age groups are: 1-2, 3-4, 5-7, and 8-10 yrs *Candy, toy and prize eggs for each age group * Free Admission * Take your picture with Park Pal Co-sponsored by the... »
LA 4-H Shines at Livestock Show
Six 4-H members competed in the Cleveland County Livestock show recently. Autumn Colquitt received Grand Breed Champion for her shrop Ewe and Reserved Breed Champ for her Sulfox wether. Her Shrop wether won 1st in class. Jennifer Jones earned Reserved Breed Champ for her Hamp Ewe and 3rd in class for her Natural wether. She also... »
Spring Break at the Lake
SPRING BREAK ACTIVITIES DISCOVERY COVE NATURE CENTER LAKE THUNDERBIRD STATE PARK SATURDAY – MARCH 17 11:00 am – Tree Walk. What kinds of trees grow around the Nature Center? Join us on a walk around the area to see what we can find. What do trees look like in early spring? All Ages. 2:00 pm – Nature Scavenger Hunt. Take... »
Committees Clear Bills
I am proud to say that I have had three bills cleared in committee recently. Under legislation approved unanimously in the House Government Modernization Committee, open records requests concerning any state entity could be made on a single online site. My legislation, House Bill 2379, would authorize the chief information officer to create and maintain openrecords.ok.gov, where the public could make... »
LA 4-H Show Livestock
Four Little Axe 4-H members participated in the Norman Local Livestock show Feb. 26. Autumn Colquitt won 1st and Reserved Breed Champ for her ewe Shrop and her Suffolk. She won 2nd in class with her Shrop weather. Autumn also won Sheep Showmanship. Jennifer Jones received 2nd in class for her ewe Hamp and Natural weather. Jennifer and... »
Bird Walk
SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD. Discovery Cove Nature Center Lake Thunderbird State Park 9:00 – 10:30 am– Bird Walk. Join us for an easy walk around the Nature Center area to see what birds we can find before the new leaves come out and hide them! ALSO 1:00 pm – Birds for Kids. Information about birds for children ages 6 to 10. 2:00 pm –... »
4-H Knows About Healthy Living
On Feb. 11, Little Axe 4-H competed in Cleveland County Healthy Living Fair. The group received a Blue/Top Two for their group project "Meal Planning-Formal party". Katie Iadevaia, Maggie Ireland, Jennifer Jones, Matt Edge, Jebidiah Stubbs, Joseph Stubbs and Hunter Welchel(Not pictured) Also several members entered individual entries. Matt Edge received 2 Blue/Top Twos and a Red. Maggie Ireland received a Blue/Top... »
Discovery Cove in February
DISCOVERY COVE NATURE CENTER LAKE THUNDERBIRD STATE PARK Saturday, 2/11 11 am. Valentines from Nature. Make special Valentine cards using spray-painted heart-shaped leaves. Ages 5 and up. 50¢ fee. 1 pm. Winter in Oklahoma. This new class takes a look at our winter weather and what plants and animals can be seen. May include a short... »
Outline of 2012 Legislation
Josh Cockroft was elected in 2010 to represent Oklahoma House District 27 which at the time included eastern portions of Little Axe. New districts were drawn last year that resulted in District 27 encompassing the entire Little Axe community. Rep. Cockroft will author a regular column here on the Little Axe Ledger to inform readers of legislative issues throughout the... »

