ABC Oklahoma Agencies, Boards, and Commissions:
Elected Officers, Cabinet, Legislature, High Courts, and Institutions
This is an excellent on-line resource guide to find our state officials, their contact information, and the agencies they serve. Compiled by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries -http://www.odl.state.ok.us/sginfo/abc/abc.pdf
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:
A number of services are available to grandparents raising grandchildren (and other relatives serving as parents). To learn about services, resources and to get a manual entitled "Starting Points for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren," contact OASIS. OASIS serves as the grandparent clearinghouse for information in Oklahoma. The OASIS contact numbers are:
1-800-426-2747 or (405) 271-6302. http://oasis.ouhsc.edu/
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services Aging Services Division and Children and Family Services Division join together to provide a framework of services and support groups for grandparents and family members raising children in Oklahoma.
http://www.okdhs.org/search/default?Query=grandparents
TIPS: No-Cost Ways to Save Energy & Money
From the Oklahoma Corporation Commission: http://www.occeweb.com/
Turn off everything not in use: lights, TVs, computers, etc.
Check the furnace or air conditioner (AC) filter each month, and clean or replace it as needed.
During hot months, keep window coverings closed on the south, east, and west windows. In winter, let the sun in.
Glass fireplace doors hp stop heat from being lost up the chimney. Close the fireplace damper when not in use.
Activate “sleep” features on computers and office equipment that power down when not in use for a while. Turn off equipment during longer periods of non-use to cut energy costs and improve longevity.
In summer, use fans whenever possible instead of AC, and ventilate at night this way when practical. Using fans to supplement AC allows you to raise the thermostat temperature, using less energy.
About 15% of an average home energy bill goes to heating water. To save hot water, take five-minute showers instead of baths. Do only full loads when using the clothes washer or dishwasher.
Switch to cold water washing of laundry in top-loading, energy-inefficient washing machines to save energy and up to $63 a year – detergents formulated for cold water get clothes just as clean.
Lower the temperature on your water heater. It should be set at “warm,” so that a thermometer held under running water reads no more than 120 degrees.
