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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

Voting today? Bring ID, plus Pancake Day wraps its 70th year

Plus, Cameron's Vet Fest opens Wednesday with a Fort Sill howitzer salute.

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Lawton AMBUCS served up their 70th annual Pancake Day at the Great Plains Coliseum

Pancake Day ran from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday

Great Plains Coliseum, 966 SW Sheridan Rd., Lawton

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  • 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Pancake Day serving hours
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Pancakes, eggs, bacon or sausage

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PlatePancakes, eggs, bacon or sausage

Missed it? The Lawton served breakfast all day Monday for their 70th annual Pancake Day. Every plate came with pancakes, eggs and a choice of bacon or sausage.

The griddles had some familiar faces. Lawton police Sgt. Greg Adams and Capt. Robert Whittington cooked up flapjacks, and Judge Grant Sheperd cooked eggs, bacon and sausage with Mary McKinzie, Chad Rother and Mary Seger.

  • Kids 4 and under: ate free
  • Location: , 966 SW Sheridan Rd.
  • Anniversary: 70th annual Pancake Day

Pancake Day tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door

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Proceeds go toward scholarships for therapists and the AMBUCS mission of helping people with disabilities live more independent and active lives.

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Election Day

Voting today? Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and you'll need an approved ID, such as a state or tribal photo ID or a voter identification card. KSWO 7News

Street bonds

The City Council voted Oct. 27 to sell a $3.6 million tranche of general obligation bonds for street and bridge work. It comes from the $60 million Street/Roadway and Bridge Improvements program that voters endorsed on Sept. 12, 2023. The Lawton Constitution

The council's latest bond sale is $3.6 million of a $60 million program

$3.6 millionTranche of G.O. bonds the council voted Oct. 27 to sell

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Retail policy

The council approved amendments to the economic development policy, meant to benefit small retail companies, in a split vote. Dr. Tommie Simon, who owns commercial properties in Lawton, told the council he and his wife put $250,000 into her gym and $120,000 into the Lux Nail Bar on 82nd Street without city assistance. The Lawton ConstitutionThe Lawton Constitution

Vet Fest

Cameron University hosts Vet Fest Wednesday at the McMahon Centennial Complex, with military displays, performances and services for veterans. It starts at 10 a.m. with an artillery salute in Bentley Gardens featuring a Fort Sill howitzer and Cameron's ceremonial piece, "." The Lawton Constitution

Youth center

Family of longtime Lawton mentor James Poskey is donating to the Salvation Army Red Shield Youth Center of Lawton, where friends say he spent nearly 20 years helping kids with homework. His son, Sam Little, said supporting the place where his father served is the strongest way to carry on his legacy. KSWO 7News

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Marc Gonzalez landed in Lawton from Spain last month knowing nothing about American football, and he figured it was something like rugby. Now he's kicking for Lawton High. Hayden took him under his wing, and Gonzalez says, "I like being here." Welcome to the gridiron, Marc.

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Daily Lawtonto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Voting today? Bring ID, plus Pancake Day wraps its 70th year

Plus, Cameron's Vet Fest opens Wednesday with a Fort Sill howitzer salute.

The TLDR

  1. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, and you'll need ID
  2. AMBUCS served their 70th annual Pancake Day at the Coliseum
  3. Council voted Oct. 27 to sell $3.6 million in street bonds
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