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Hi Tulsa! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How 700 new Greenheck jobs could reshape Tulsa's manufacturing scene
  • How to get tickets for Tulsa's Wine & Roses night in the Rose Garden
  • Want hands-on skills to stop severe bleeding in an emergency?

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  • Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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  • Tuesday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Greenheck Group celebrates major Oklahoma expansion, 700 new jobs (fox23.com) — Greenheck Group is pouring about $300 million into its Tulsa-area operations, creating more than 700 new jobs and expanding from its existing Tulsa campus into the former Macy's distribution center in Owasso. Local and state leaders joined the company to celebrate an expansion that will more than double its Oklahoma manufacturing footprint, with hiring already underway for a wide range of positions.
   

2. Tulsa Garden Center to host annual Wine & Roses fundraiser (newson6.com) — Tulsa residents can reserve tickets now for the Wine & Roses: Monarchs in Moonlight fundraiser at Woodward Park's Rose Garden on Friday, Sept. 25, supporting Tulsa Garden Center's education and park work. The 21-and-over evening features food from more than 20 local restaurants, extensive wine selections, live music by Annie Ellicott, valet service, and a wine pull.
   

3. Free emergency First Aid Class to teach bleeding, wound care (newson6.com) — A free emergency first aid class in south Tulsa will teach you how to control severe bleeding, pack wounds, apply compression bandages and handle chest injuries. Held Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 6–7:15 p.m. at 9608 E. 71st St., the session is geared toward adults, requires advance registration, and includes graphic educational content but no live-fire elements.
   

4. Tulsa community gathers for Walk to End Alzheimer's (ktul.com) — Tulsa neighbors turned out Saturday for the Walk to End Alzheimer's, raising money to support local families and research through the Alzheimer's Association of Oklahoma. With about 70,500 Oklahomans living with Alzheimer's, organizers stressed that donations from Tulsa walks are a crucial lifeline for services and long-term efforts to find a cure.
   

5. Williams' 3 passing TDs and Jones' kickoff-return TD send Tulsa over East Texas A&M 42-0 (newson6.com) — Tulsa football fans saw a dominant 42-0 home win as Dexter Williams II threw three touchdown passes and Trequan Jones returned a kickoff 98 yards, giving the Golden Hurricane a 3-0 start. A stifling defense delivered Tulsa's first shutout since 2002, and the team now heads to Arkansas next Saturday looking to keep the momentum going.
   

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  • *** I JUST WITNESSED A DOG JUMP OUT OF MOVING CAR WINDOW / HAS COLLAR AND HARNESS @ ~ 7:45 p.
    m on 46th and S Troost Ave *** Just a bit ago I was sitting on my front porch when a white car, with all of its windows rolled down was driving by … (Nextdoor Brookside)
  • FOUND----A friendly white Husky with a collar but no tags has been wandering up and down E 16th Street near Victor Ave.
    by Cherry Street. We believe it's a female, and she's been hanging around a neighbor's backyard. Food and water have been given to her. (Nextdoor Yorktown)
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Tulsa. Apply here.
  • Target posted a job opening for General Merchandise, Closing, Fulfillment (T1782) in Tulsa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tulsa here.

Ok Tulsa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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