Dec. 27th - Mar. 14th

Enter to Win An Overnight Camp Program
We're giving away a magical and adventurous week of 2022 Summer Overnight Camp! Sign-up before March 14th and complete your entry in the link below for the 2022 Summer Camp and Adventures Giveaway. Your child could win a full week of camp. https://www.keystonescienceschool.org/camp/2022-summer-camp-giveaway
Expires: Mar. 14th, 2022

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Jan. 1st - 31st

We are so excited for 2022 to begin! After the last couple of crazy years we are excited and hopeful for 2022 to be better, brighter and full of good vibrations! To kick off the new year we are hosting our 2022 New Years -Good Vibrations 1M 5K 10K 13.1 26.2! Start the year off right with a run, and or walk, full of good vibes! With our focus on GOOD VIBES, we will be donating 15% of each registration to Be The Match, "for the thousands of people diagnosed every year with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, a cure exists. Over the past 25 years Be The Match , operated by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world. We work every day to save lives through transplant."

Our New Years virtual race can be completed anytime in January 2022!
1M, 5K, 10K, 13.1, and 26.2 virtual running events are available.
A portion of every registration fee (15%) will be donated to Be The Match
Registration Fee: $18 (includes a medal, bib, and a donation to charity)
Race packages will ship out 2 to 5 days after you sign up (medals and bibs start shipping out December 15, 2021)

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Jan. 2nd - Jul. 31st

Happy Birthday America! Are you ready to celebrate the 4th of July with a 1M 5K 10K 13.1 or 26.2 walk or run? Join us for our seventh annual 4th of July race! This truly is the land that we LOVE! We will be donating at least 15% of each registration to HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS, an organization that builds homes for severely injured veterans.


What: This is a virtual race. You choose to complete a 1M, 5K, 10K, 13.1 or 26.2. You complete your race on your own and submit your time to us. Then we ship your medal directly to you.

When: Complete your race any time in July 2022, even better if its on July 4th.

*Medals will ship out June 15, after that they will ship within 2 to 5 days of signing up!

Where: You choose the course and you time yourself (you'll report your finishing time to us).

Why: To celebrate AMERICA!

COST: $18, which includes your medal, bib and at least 15% of every entry will be donated to HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS *We are in no way affiliated with this charity, we like to choose a different charity for each of our races and are happy to raise funds for them.

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Jan. 9th - 31st

Honoring those who serve to protect, we are hosting our seventh annual "Law Enforcement Appreciation Day" 1m, 5K, 10K, 13.1, and 26.2 mile races. National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is January 9th, 2022 and we invite you to complete your race anytime in January 2022!

You choose the time, the course, and the pace to complete your virtual race
Can be completed any time in 2022, even better if it's January 9th.
At least 15% of race entry fees will be donated to Concerns of Police Survivors
In light of recent negativity directed toward law enforcement nationally, there is now a need to show law enforcement officers that our citizens recognize the difficult and sometimes impossible career they have chosen in public service to us all. If you want to show support to law enforcement, our virtual races are a great way to do so. With different race distances to choose from, there is a way for everyone to support the authorities. Whether you choose to run or walk, run outside or on a treadmill - the choice is yours! How do our virtual races benefit law enforcement? At least 15 percent of each entry fee will be donated to Concerns of Police Survivors, an organization that partners with law enforcement and communities to help survivors and co-workers affected by line of duty deaths.

Race entry fee: $18 (includes a medal, bib, and 15% donated to C.O.P.S.)
The "Law Enforcement Appreciation Day" race packages will start shipping out December 15th 2021, after that they will ship out 2 to 5 days after signing up.

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Jan. 17th - 31st

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an American federal holiday that celebrates the Civil Rights leader's life and legacy. This year it is on January 17, 2022. We are honoring MLK this year with our third annual "I Have A Dream" virtual race!

Our "I Have a Dream" virtual races can be completed anytime in January 2022, even better if it's January 17th!
1M, 5K, 10K, 13.1, and 26.2 virtual running events are available.
A portion of every registration fee (15%) will be donated to the Equal Justice Initiative.
Comes with a limited-edition medal with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that reads, "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
Known for delivering one of the most incredible speeches in history during the American Civil Rights Movement, among other accomplishments, things would look a lot different if it wasn't for Martin Luther King Jr. and his efforts for achieving equality and human rights for African Americans. To honor his accomplishments, we are happy to continue our "I Have A Dream" virtual running events. This 2022 virtual race can be completed any time in January, from anywhere, and at your own pace. The registration fee includes a race medal and bib, plus a portion of the fee will be put towards helping the Equal Justice Initiative, an organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American Society. The work this organization is doing is incredible. If you want to get more of an idea of what they do, watch the movie Just Mercy.

Registration Fee: $18(includes a medal, bib, and a portion donated to EJI)
Race packages will start shipping out mid-December 2021. After that they will ship out 2 to 5 days after you sign up!

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Jan. 20th - 22nd

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

What: Fiber Fest Weekend Retreat

When: January 20, 21 & 22, 2022 - Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Where: Shepherd's Cross 16792 East 450 Road, Claremore, OK 74017

Three days of learning how to process any kind of fiber (we teach with wool)

Includes washing, dyeing, wet felting, carding, picking, spindling, spinning, needle felting and weaving and some history of fiber arts with practical technology.

Each participant will make and keep multiple projects.
Virtual or onsite

Retreat fee is only $179 (all three days), a $43 savings compared to taking individual classes; all materials provided
Any Single Day of the Retreat is available for $74 per day.

Retreats are augmented by hands on learning tools available in the Educational Farm Museum and with a collection of fiber arts from around the world.

Shepherd's Cross offers these classes year-round, on an individual or group basis. Shepherd's Cross is an accredited Agritourism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company that processes the only Animal Welfare Approved fiber sold in the U.S. (that is chemical free, hormone free, free range, all natural). Shepherd's Cross hosts a mini wool mill, processing the wool from their own sheep raised on site.

Heart of the Shepherd is a non-profit organization (501-C3) that operates at the farm and establishes wool mills in remote, impoverished areas around the world. Heart of the Shepherd teaches Biblical references to the harvest, the animals, farming and gardening.

Shepherd's Shop is open Tuesday through Saturday 8:30 - 5:30, year-round (closed some holidays).

Registration is required. You may find information and registration form at: https://shepherdscross.com/fiber-fest.html or call 918-342-5911.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ShepherdsCross/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shepherds_cross/

Contact:
Shepherd's Cross & Heart of the Shepherd
Dr. Diane Dickinson
farm@shepherdscross.com
918-342-5911

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Jan. 27th

Join retired attorney Tom Borcher as he discusses three landmark Supreme Court cases from the era of the George H.W. Bush administration and explores how they have impacted our daily lives. One major case that he will highlight is Texas v. Johnson of 1990, which dealt with flag burning. This case and others like it have questioned the definitions of complicated issues of civil liberties such as free speech.

Tom Borcher makes you wonder: If you were on the Supreme Court, how would you have decided?

Program will be available by Thursday, January 27, 2022

Register at Connect2Texas.net to receive a free recording.
1. Create an account.
2. Click on the Events tab and select George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, event "You Be the Judge"
Registration help: Contact Lori Hamm-Neckar at lhamm@esc11.net or 817-740-7156

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Jan. 27th

General John B. Sylvester is retired from the United States Army. He is a graduate of Texas A&M and the United States Army War College. He served in the first Gulf War and is remembered for his command of the famous Tiger Brigade of the 2nd Armored Division. He has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, two Bronze Stars and a Silver Star.

Program will be available by Thursday, January 27, 2022

Register at Connect2Texas.net to receive a free recording.
1. Create an account.
2. Click on the Events tab and select George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, event "President George H.W. Bush and the First Gulf War"
Registration help: Contact Lori Hamm-Neckar at lhamm@esc11.net or 817-740-7156

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Feb. 3rd - 5th

PRESS RELEASE -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

What: Winter Barn Sale (Garage Sale)

When: February 3, 4, & 5, 2022 - Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 7:00 am - 5:30 pm Rain or shine

Where: Tour Barn at Shepherd's Cross - 16792 East 450 Road, Claremore OK.

Donated items graciously accepted. Please drop off your donations at the barn Tuesday through Saturday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm through Jan 29th.

Huge, Multi-Family Garage Sale of donated articles including appliances, antiques, farming items, 4 wheeler, furniture, wall decor, housewares, DVDs, farm and garden items, children's games and toys, home decorator items, bedding, office supplies, books and collectibles, as well as clothing for the entire family.
Photographs of sale items can be found on our Facebook page the week of the sale at: https://www.facebook.com/ShepherdsCross

Indoors and heated. Free cider & hot beverages will be available.

Sale benefits Farming Missions, Starter Flocks, and Wool Mills in remote locations around the world. Locally, the sale benefits Rural Veterinary Outreach.

100% of funds from the barn sale will go directly towards the projects.

Monetary Donations towards these missions are greatly appreciated. A tax deductible receipt provided upon request.

In addition, the following activities are always available at the farm (on a donation basis):

Touring the educational & interactive Farm Museum & Silo
Touring the Bible Garden - guided or self-guided
Spinning and Wool Mill demonstration

Shepherd's Cross is an accredited Agritourism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, and is Animal Welfare Approved.
Website: https://shepherdscross.com/index.html
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShepherdsCross
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShepherdsCross
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shepherds_cross/

Heart of the Shepherd is a public Christian non-profit organization; 501C3. The mission of Heart of the Shepherd is to teach about agriculture and its relationship to the Bible, both locally and globally.


Contact Information:
Shepherd's Cross & Heart of the Shepherd
Dr. Diane Dickinson
Farm@ShepherdsCross.com
918-342-5911


The Lord is my Shepherd

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Feb. 4th - 28th

Okay People! Did you know that World Cancer Day is February 4, 2022? For us, we consider every day World Cancer Day until we can find a cure! We want to do our part to raise awareness! Join us for our fourth annual World Cancer Day 1M, 5K, 10K, 13.1, 26.2 and help us to stomp out cancer!

Plus, at least 15% of every registration to Stand Up To Cancer, which funds and develops the newest and most promising cancer treatments to help patients today. SU2C dramatically accelerates the rate of new discoveries by connecting top scientists in unprecedented collaborations to create breakthroughs. SU2C innovations lead to better cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, which means that we can help save lives now.



What: This is a virtual race. You choose to complete a 1 Mile, 5K, 10K, 13.1 or 26.2. You complete your race on your own and submit your time to us. Then we ship your medal directly to you.

When: Complete your race any time in February 2022, even better if it's February 4th!
*Medals and bibs will ship out within 2 to 5 days of signing up! (medals and bibs start shipping out January 15h, 2022)

Where: You choose the course and you time yourself (you'll report your finishing time to us).

Why: To help STOMP OUT CANCER!
COST: $18, which includes your medal, bib and at least 15% of every entry will be donated to charity

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