🌱 Why Catoosa’s Blue Whale remains a must-stop on Route 66

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Catoosa’s Blue Whale remains a must-stop on Route 66

Also on today's calendar: Holland Hall Boys Varsity Soccer @ Catoosa and 5 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 p.m. t-storm; windy, with a high of 79 and low of 47 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunshine; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 64, low: 41.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• These are the 7 Oklahoma towns Route 66 helped shape (newson6.com) — Catoosa gets a spotlight here as a key Route 66 stop, home to the beloved Blue Whale attraction and the D.W. Correll Museum’s antique cars and carriages. The story also tours six other Oklahoma towns shaped by the Mother Road, from Elk City’s museum complex to Vinita’s historic cafes and motels, offering road-trip ideas across the state.
   

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📸 Around Catoosa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Catoosa

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday April 21

• Catoosa Indians vs Tahlequah Tigers
  Catoosa High School, 2000 S Cherokee St, Catoosa
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• CHS Art Show
  Catoosa Public Schools Catoosa, OK 74015
  5:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Holland Hall Boys Varsity Soccer @ Catoosa
  Catoosa High School , 2000 S Cherokee St , Catoosa
  5:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• MOJO BROOKZZ
  Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tulsa , 777 W Cherokee St , Catoosa
  8:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Rick Springfield
  Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tulsa , 777 W Cherokee St , Catoosa
  8:00 pm

Friday May 8

• CHRIS CAGLE
  Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tulsa , 777 W Cherokee St , Catoosa
  8:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• 'After Hours' Tour: Richard Marx at Hard Rock Tulsa
  Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tulsa , 777 W Cherokee St , Catoosa
  7:00 pm
• Richard Marx
  Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tulsa , 777 W Cherokee St , Catoosa
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Bixby Boys Varsity Soccer @ Owasso
  Owasso High School , 12901 East 86th St N , Owasso
  6:00 pm
• 'Tinker Bell'
  8th Grade Center
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Spring Plant Swap
  Owasso Library , 314 E 5th Ave Suite 202 , Owasso
  10:00 am
• Orbit Arts Festival
  Tulsa Performing Arts Center , 110 E 2nd St S , Tulsa
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is an emergency vehicle on SH-51 W reported...
  There is an emergency vehicle on SH-51 W reported at 7:11 AM. "Police on scene" (Nextdoor )

• Savard Group posted a job opening for Structure Welder in Catoosa. Apply here.
• Cherokee Nation Businesses posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Catoosa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Catoosa here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Owasso

• Tornado Warning until TUE 10:45 PM CDT (tulsaworld.com)
• Oklahoma High School Football: Jenks reveals 2026 slate (on3.com)

Tulsa

• TULSA AUDITS: 'Evaluate the 918' survey focused on services (kjrh.com)
• Tulsa Zoo expansion offers sneak peek at African Wilds project (newson6.com)
• Tulsa police chief discusses recent school threats and Promenade Mall crime (newson6.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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