Greetings!
I joined Gov. Brad Henry this week at the state capitol for the signing of House Bill 1127 which provides funding to keep Tulsa’s much needed OSU Medical Center hospital open and operating downtown.
The bill provides $5 million a year for five years for operating subsidies. The Kaiser Family Foundation is donating matching funds to provide health care and health insurance in Tulsa.
I worked diligently with state and community leaders throughout last year to find a way to keep this much-needed health care facility open and available to Tulsans, and continue training for medical students at this teaching hospital.
Seeing this bill become law is a victory for Tulsa.
Sincerely,
Kathy Taylor
I believe in Tulsa!
Tree Information
Available Online
The ReGreen pages of the City of Tulsa website contain information on trees, including tree planting and pruning. Website visitors can click on a link to the Arbor Day Foundation that takes the reader to the organization’s website, and extensive information on tree selection, planting, care and pruning.
A second link is provided to PSO’s Tree Tips brochure. Information here also covers topics on tree selection, planting, care and pruning, specifically as these topics relate to power lines in your neighborhoods.
Tulsa Firefighters, Mentoring Tulsa’s Great Kids
Since 2007, Tulsa Firefighters have actively participated in school-based mentoring programs. The Tulsa Fire Department’s Labor Management Committee formed to address reading in the classroom and its members quickly realized the need for school mentors is critical to the education of all children.
The Fire Department’s mentoring program began in three Tulsa Public Schools, Jones Elementary, Marshall Elementary, and Hawthorne Elementary, and two Union Elementary Schools, Briarglen and Boevers.
PAC’s Brown Bag It Spring Concerts
The Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust proudly announces its lineup for the Brown Bag It spring concert series. The series features six 40-minute noontime concerts on selected Wednesdays by some of Oklahoma’s finest professional musicians.
Visit the City Booth at the 2009 Home & Garden Show
Looking for fresh ideas to help you update your home? Bring your family out to the QuikTrip Center at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St. for the 59th Annual Greater Tulsa Home and Garden Show™.
Stop by the City of Tulsa booth on the upper level, east side of the building to pick up helpful information about a variety of city services and programs. Doors open Thursday, March 12 from 5 – 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.