🌱 Why Bethany’s title-winning girls basketball coach just moved to Southwest Covenant

Hello Bethany! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Bethany’s title-winning girls basketball coach just moved to Southwest Covenant

Also on today's calendar: Third Annual OCU+Friends Market and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A severe afternoon t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Not as warm, temps: high: 65, low: 42.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Oklahoma HS girls basketball coaching carousel: Eric Sailer hired at Southwest Covenant (oklahoman.com) — Bethany High School’s girls basketball program is undergoing a major change as longtime coach Eric Sailer, who led the Bronchos to back‑to‑back state titles in 2023 and 2024, has stepped down. Sailer has now been hired to lead the Southwest Covenant girls team, leaving Bethany searching for a new coach after a 24-5 season that ended at the area tournament.
   

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📸 Around Bethany

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bethany

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• The Sounds of Route 66 with Classic Swing Big Band
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System, 6700 NW 35th St, Bethany
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday April 22

• ¡Canta Conmigo!
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System , 6700 NW 35th St , Bethany
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Toddler Time
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System , 6700 NW 35th St , Bethany
  9:30 am
• Teen Art Club
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System , 6700 NW 35th St , Bethany
  4:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Birds & Me at Bethany Library!!
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System , 6700 NW 35th St , Bethany
  10:30 am

Monday April 27

• Rocket Readers
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System , 6700 NW 35th St , Bethany
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Bethany Book Club
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System , 6700 NW 35th St , Bethany
  11:00 am

Thursday April 30

• Third Annual OCU+Friends Market
  Oklahoma City University Quad Lawn , 2501 N Blackwelder Ave , Oklahoma City
  5:30 pm

Saturday May 2

• 2026 Oklahoma History Symposium
  Oklahoma History Center , 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr , Oklahoma City
  9:30 am

Sunday May 3

• Our Oklahoma History: May Event
  Bethany Library - Metropolitan Library System , 6700 NW 35th St , Bethany
  2:00 pm

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📣 Bethany Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Kasandra Hair Appointment
  Academy of Hair Design-Quail Springs Mall , 2501 W Memorial Rd #22 , Oklahoma City
  9:00 am
• 2026 OKC Tequila Fest! - Oklahoma City, OK
  Harn Homestead , 1721 N Lincoln Blvd , Oklahoma City
  5:00 pm
• The American Rodeo Central Regionals
  OG&E Coliseum , 301 Gordon Cooper Blvd , Oklahoma City
  6:45 pm

Monday April 20

• Beginner English as a Second Language
  Warr Acres Library - Metropolitan Library System , 5901 NW 63rd St , Warr Acres
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This is my mom's teacup Chihuahua Boosh that went missing at 4 am in Bethany at the Jasper Gardens apts on 23rd and Rockwell.
  She is utterly devastated to say the least. She's had her for about 10 years. Please let me know immediately if you've seen her and where. They're… (Nextdoor 36th and Rockwell)

• Eagle Fence Distributing posted a job opening for Fence Fabricator/Welder in Oklahoma City. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Yukon

• Yukon tornado survivor receives brand-new home from local nonprofit 7 years later (news9.com)
• Kathy J. Williams (yukonprogressnews.com)
• Yukon business opens booths to vendors impacted by Painted Tree closures (news9.com)

Oklahoma City

• Loud City HQ returns to Oklahoma City for Thunder playoff weekend (news9.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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