Dec 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority has launched a new, free initiative in partnership with Smart Start Central Oklahoma and Bright by Text to provide developmental and educational resources to Oklahoma parents and caretakers.
Subscribers will be sent timely texts with activities, resources and advice for prenatal children through age 8. The service is available in English or Spanish. To sign up, text SmartStartOETA to 274448. Through our work in communities, we identified the opportunity to support new parents with resources from OETA, PBS KIDS, and community partners like Smart Start Central Oklahoma, said Curtis Calvin, OETA vice president of education and outreach. This service is a great way for parents to stay up to date on the latest research-supported content for their kids - especially as we continue to face COVID-19. My hope is that every parent will give this a try. It s so easy; no app to download.
Gail Farrell and Lawrence Welk (Permission Welk Musical Family)Â
Photo #2. The Lawrence Welk Holiday Special: Great Moments and Memories featuring great moments and memories spanning 30 years of Christmas holiday shows. (Permission Welk Musical Family)
Tune-in to The Lawrence Welk Show at 7 p.m. Saturday evenings on OETA and most weeks you will catch a performance by southeastern Oklahoma and Durant native Gail Farrell.
Farrell was born in Salinas, California, but spent her childhood and teenage years in Durant. Her father was a cattle rancher and her mother was a plumber, so she took the most obvious route â music. She began to perform publicly at age six at rodeos and talent shows, in church, on pickup beds in the back of trucks stumping for local political candidates. She also learned how to sing gospel music from her grandmother. While attending the University of Tulsa, majoring in piano performance, she took part in the Miss Oklahoma Pageant and won in talent and