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November 19, 2019
OML Accepting Applications for Citizens Leadership Development Class 9 and Host Cities
OML’s Community Leadership Development (CLD) program is currently accepting applications for both class members and host cities for the upcoming Class 9. The deadline for the 2020 class applications is February 14, 2020.
 
Since 2012, OML, through the CLD program has trained over 166 municipal staff and leaders in various aspects of leadership. The program is an excellent opportunity to enhance your commitment to leadership, network with others from across the state, and learn how to use your personality traits in leading others’ effectively.
 
At each class meeting, presenters will focus on equipping the class members with the skills and information needed to make a positive impact on your community. According to Cheryl Adams, OML Program Manager, the class members not only learn valuable leadership skills, but will have a lot of fun and experience different communities throughout the year. 
 
For more information visit our website or contact Cheryl Adams 405-528-7515 or  cadams@oml.org.

OML New Officials Institutes
March 7, 2020
OSU Alumni Center
201 ConocoPhillips
OSU Alumni Center
Stillwater, OK 74078
March 26, 2020
Great Plains Technology Center
4500 SW Lee Blvd. 
Lawton, OK 73505
The NOI teaches the statutorily required topics such as Municipal Budget Requirements, the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Ethics, Procedures for Conducting Meetings, Conflict of Interest, and Purchasing Procedures.

State law requires each person elected or appointed for the first time as an officer of a municipality to attend an institute for municipal officials. 

Remember, you don't have to be new to attend. Everyone is welcome!
Oklahoma Arts Council Cornerstone Conversations
The Oklahoma Arts Council has announced Cornerstone Conversations, a series of listening sessions that will take place across the state in late 2019 and early 2020. The tour is designed to empower Oklahomans representing all communities to partner with the Oklahoma Arts Council in creating shared goals for using the arts to meet needs in communities and schools statewide. Cornerstone Conversations will be an important building block in creating the Oklahoma Arts Council 2021-2025 strategic plan. More Information
Speed eating mac and cheese and other confessions of an Oklahoma dairy fanatic.
If I had my own personal food pyramid, it would probably be covered in cheese, not unlike a pizza. The first meal I ever cooked for myself was a pot of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.

I still eat plenty of it, although I’m less clandestine in my consumption these days. So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite places in Oklahoma to indulge my love of cheese.