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THE OKLAHOMAN NEWSOK.COM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 3A LOCAL STATE POLICE SEEK SIX IN FATAL SHOOTING Police are looking for six black juvenile males following a fatal shooting near NW 88th and Walker Avenue about 10 p.m. Saturday, a police spokesman said. There was an argument at the home and someone fired shots, hitting a woman. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital, investigators said. No names have been released.

FROM STAFF REPORTS Event to celebrate local Hispanic culture BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL Staff Writer ccoppernollc3opubco.com The Hispanic Heritage Festival will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Purcell Public Library, 919 9. The event will include traditional Hispanic food, music, crafts, games, prizes and activities. For more information, call Adriana Losoya at 701-2664. IIIUAN I Call Now! 1-888-231-1430 1 Losoya Founder of the Hispanic Heritage Celebration 9" 900 wl 1 40w1 4" 1 BOYS' SHORTS I MEN'S KNIT I MEN'S SHORTS MEN'S Sizes 4-20.

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"It's just part of what life is now." About 7.6 percent of the Oklahoma population is Hispanic, lower than the national average of 15.4 percent, according to the U.S. Census. But the Hispanic population in Purcell is an exception. The town was 10 percent Hispanic in 2000, the most recent census data available. Losoya said she expects that percentage to increase when the 2010 census is released.

The first year of the His -panic festival involved about 50 visitors and a CD player. Now she expects about 400 people and a blend of Hispanic and non-Hispanic residents. She had to turn away vendors for lack of space. "I don't want it to be Hispanics and the rest of the community," she said. "I want everyone to enjoy and come and learn." Events like the heritage festival are a reminder to everyone in town, regardless of their background, that differences make a town stronger, Mayor David Lee said.

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