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May 11, 2022 PBS Documentary to Feature Work by SWOSU Assistant Professor and Associates your continued support! Enjoy FREE Park ‘ : : ange ip r | —Rpeeiereen Activities at Ackley Park “ A two-part Nova TV special on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)—Dinosaur Apoca- lypse—will have work featured by Dr. Jeremy Klingler (left), assistant professor of bio- ! wy iw be ahhe ‘J ‘4 logical sciences at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, and other May 12, 2022«6-Gpm team m (from left) Robert DePalma and Loren Gurche. The program will air this Wednesday, May 11, at 8 p.m, on PBS channels. A two-part Nova TV special Klingler said the extinction curred in the first moments of on Public Broadcasting Ser- of the dinosaurs has always the meteorite impact including vice (PBS)—Dinosaur Apoca- been a subject of tremendous a mega-tsunami, magnitude Centennial Carousel lypse—will have work featured interest both to the profes- Mw 10-12 earthquake, a rain- by Dr. Jeremy Klingler, as- sional paleontological com- fall of molten glass ejecta, and sistant professor of biologi- munity and the lay public. Train Rides — cal sciences at Southwestern Since the 1980s, the “Alvarez- a super-heated atmosphere. Oklahoma State University in Smit Hypothesis” has postu- For the first time, the new + Free Popcom Weatherford, and other team lated that a massive meteorite fossil site in North Dakota ai members. slammed into the Earth about called Tanis captures the uy The program will air this 66 million years ago, throwing events of the early hours of the a ‘Wednesday, May 11, at 8 p.m. an enormous amount of ash, extinction event in extraordi- on PBS channels. dust and soot into the atmo- nary and vivid detail. Klingler + Free Small One Flavor Snow Cone Klingler and his associates sphere that blocked out sun- and his associates have been will discuss paleontological light for over a year which led excavating the site for nearly discoveries he and his col- to a total ecological collapse. + Free Ice Cream a decade. Numerous exciting leagues have made at the Tanis Overall, approximately 75% of site in North Dakota. The pro- all life went extinct including, fossils have been found at Ta- provided by Legacy Bank gram aired earlier in England. most famously, of course, the nis which tell an incredible sto- Both programs are hosted by dinosaurs and pterosaurs. ry of what happened on that f Sir David Attenborough. Many devastating events oc- fateful day of the impact. Opioids: Did You Talk With Your Kids Know? About the Facts. Even if a doctor prescribes an opioid, In some cases, your doctor may prescribe an there are still risks when taking them, opioid to your child for things like surgery or including addiction and overdose, a broken bone. Prescription opioids—when which may lead to death used long term or incorrectly—can cause the brain to become reliant on the drug and are extremely addictive. Start talking with your kids about the facts. For tips on how—and when—to begin the conversation, visit www.underagedrinking.samhsa.gov. they hear you® Services Administration This program is funded by Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SWODA, and the Beckham County Coaliti SMA-18-5078