Retired Educator Day Is Nov. 19
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Gov. Brad Henry recently proclaimed Nov. 19, during American Education Week Nov. 16 through 22, as Retired Educator Day.

The Oklahoma Retired Educators will participate in a Read to a Child program and Read to a Senior program in the nursing homes and retirement centers across the state, Doris Howell, Sequoyah County Retired Educators secretary, said.

"For 52 years the Oklahoma Retired Educators Association has provided valuable services to retired school personnel and promoted the philosophy of education as a life long experience from earliest childhood through senior adults," Henry said.

Sequoyah County Retired Educators will have a covered-dish luncheon at noon Nov. 21 at the First Christian Church in Sallisaw, Howell said.

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