CONGRESSMAN LUCAS SCHEDULES TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN 16 COUNTIES

               

            Washington – U.S. Third District Congressman Frank Lucas will hold town meeting in 16 counties in northwest Oklahoma over eight days as part of his annual round of town hall meetings each year.

               

            These annual town hall meeting are free and open to the public.  Congressman Lucas is encouraging residents of these counties to attend the town hall in their area.  Lucas will give an update of his work for the Third Congressional District to give his constituents an opportunity to meet with the congressman.

               

            “This is an important part of my efforts to represent the Third District in Washington,” Lucas said.  “I get input from my constituents in many ways – from letters and phone calls, to conversations on the street.  But these town meetings are a way for folks to look their congressman in the eye and converse with him about the issues of the day.”

               

            The Third Congressional District includes 32 counties in Oklahoma, stretching from the Oklahoma panhandle to the outskirts of Tulsa, and from Yukon to Altus in the southwest.  The congressional district takes up roughly half the state’s land mass.

               

            Frank Lucas is serving his sixth full term as a Member of Congress, representing Oklahoma’s Third Congressional District.  He serves on the Agriculture, Financial Services, and Science Committees, and is currently the Chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.  Lucas also operates a farm and cattle ranch in Roger Mills County. 

               

            His town meeting schedule is as follows:

Monday, July 31, 2006

9 to 10 a.m. – Watonga Town Meeting; City Hall Council Room; 115 N. Weigle

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Fairview Town Meeting; City Hall Community Room; 123 6th St.

3 to 4 p.m. – Cherokee Town Meeting; Farm Bureau Building; 113 S. Grand

5 to 6 p.m. – Alva Town Meeting; NWOSU Student Center; 709 Oklahoma Ave.

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

9 to 10 a.m. – Medford Town Meeting; Medford City Hall; 615 N. Front Street

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Enid Town Meeting; Autry Technology Center; 1201 West Willow; Lectorium, Room 22

2 to 3 p.m. – Kingfisher Town Meeting; Chisholm Trail Museum; 605 W. Zellers Ave.

4 to 5 p.m. – Canadian County Town Meeting; Canadian Valley Technology Center; 6505 East Highway 66; Seminar Center

Thursday, August 3, 2006

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Woodward Town Meeting; High Plains Technology Center; Seminar Room; 3921 34th St.

2 to 3 p.m. – Buffalo Town Meeting; Northwestern Electric Meeting Room; 102 W. Turner

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Beaver Town Meeting; 1st Security Bank; Cimarron Room; 15 S. Douglas

Friday, August 4, 2006

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Guymon Town Meeting; OSU Agriculture Extension Office; 301 N. Main

2:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Boise City Town Meeting; Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Meeting Room; 115 W. Main

Monday, August 7, 2006

10 to 11 a.m. – Seiling Town Meeting; City Hall Conference Room; 315 N. Main St.

2 to 3 p.m. – Shattuck Town Meeting; Chamber of Commerce Building; 115 S. Main St.

5 to 6 p.m. – Cheyenne Town Meeting; Cheyenne Fire Station; 700 E. Clay St.

                Please attend any Town Meeting you would like, whether you live in that specific town or another.  Persons requiring special accommodations should contact Congressman Lucas’ Canadian County office at (405) 373-1958 at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.