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Marlow Review EST. 1892 • Marlow, Oklahoma • Volume 177 • Issue 24 • 1 Section, 8 Pages • $1.00
Thursday, July 01, 2021
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Saturday, July 3
Plans are underway at the Marlow Chamber of Commerce for the annual Independence Day Parade. At 9:00 a.m. the Saturday, July 3, parade will kick off all day activities in Redbud Park. The theme of the parade will be an “Old Fashioned
Independence Day Celebration.” All groups who would like to participate with their organizations are encouraged to be in the parade, and individual entries are also invited to enter. The parade line up will begin 7:45 a.m. in the
Helicopter Rides Offer Breathtaking View of Celebration
Marlow’s annual Fourth of July celebration will have a new addition this year: helicopter rides. DWTA helicopters will use Marlow Middle School as their base of operations for soaring rides over Red Bud park so that visitors can view all of the action from the sky. Rides begin at 10am and continue until dark. The rides are 3-4 minutes long and can accommodate up to three passengers at a time. Flights are $40 per passenger with a two-passenger minimum. For more information contact Wolf Zon, 316-4618360.
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streets surrounding Marlow High School, with the exception of the horses and horse drawn. They will line up in the parking lot of the City Hall building, at 119 S. 2nd. For exact lineup locations for your type entry, contact the Chamber of Commerce,
(580) 658-2212 or (580) 641-0440. Motorcycles, if any, should line up with the automobiles on Seminole. Float prizes include $75.00 for First See CELEBRATION on page 2
Marlow Lodge Honored for Philanthropy
Marlow Lodge #103 received the Masonry in Action award, recognizing philanthropic work within the community and the organization. John Logan, Executive Director of the Masonic Charities Foundation, presented the award to the Lodge. “In the last five years, Marlow Lodge has generated $29,378 from the Foundation,” Logan said. “You can double that, because you’ve matched it, so you’re just under $60,000. You can add $10,000 more due to two Masonry in Action awards,” Logan said. This is the second Masonry in Action award that the Lodge has earned; the Lodge also won the award in 2016. Logan said that the Marlow Lodge was one that made philanthropy a
priority. “Everything they do is done to benefit their community,” Logan said. The Lodge chose Marlow Samaritans as the recipient of the $5000 check for this year’s Masonry in Action award. Samaritans Board member Carolyn Lowe was on hand to accept the check on the organization’s behalf. “It will all go back to our clients through utility help and the food bank,” Lowe said. “We work with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, so twice a month we serve, on average, 240 to 250 families that we give about 60 pounds of food or 45 meals. “We also have transportation help with fuel for doctor visits and job interviews,” Lowe said.
“These funds will go back into our community, to the clients we serve. We’ll be good stewards of it, and we thank you.” Lowe later said that the award meant that the efforts of the Marlow Samaritans within the community did not go unnoticed. She also said that the check amount of $5000 would fund a year’s worth of utility assistance, or 7-8 months of food. “It’s breathtaking,” Lowe said. “The amount of work it took for them to earn this award is humbling, just to know that [the Masons] chose to give it to us so our work will continue.” The Samaritans also operate a clothing closet on Main Street and distribute additional food boxes during the holiday season.