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The Semple Family Museum of Native American Art at Southeastern Oklahoma State University will induct three artists to its Native American Artists Hall of Fame at its Hall of Fame Gala on Saturday, May 18. The 2024 inductees to the Native American Artists Hall of Fame are Traci Rabbit, Mike Larsen, and Norma Howard. This is the second class of inductees to the Hall of Fame. Tickets to the gala event are available at www.SE.edu/ semplefamilymuseum or by calling (580) 745 2046. Traci Rabbit is Cherokee painter whose work captures a spirit in the Native American woman that embodies the best in female strength. Traci is the daughter of Cherokee National Treasure and internationally known artist Bill Rabbit and her mother Karen Rabbit. She found her voice in her own art through the influence of her culture and family. The art business consumed her and she applied her business knowledge to growing her family’s Rabbit Studios. The Rabbit family takes pride in producing their art from conception of the original piece all the way through production and packaging, so everything is Native American made.

An independent, fair and impartial judiciary is indispensable to our system of justice. The United States legal system is based upon the principle that an independent, impartial, and competent judiciary, composed of men and women of integrity, will interpret and apply the law that governs our society. Thus, the judiciary plays a central role in preserving the principles of justice and the rule of law. 5 O.S. §Preamble Appendix 4.

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I will admit that I bought into the hype. As a self-described “space junkie,” I really thought it would be the experience of a lifetime.

Everyone is invited to attend the family-friendly Durant Sustainability Coalition Earth Day Festival Saturday afternoon, April 20. There will be bees, trees and seeds; bikes and tykes; informational presentations; and free giveaways.

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