- Youth Fire Camp, May 30-June 1
- Kiwanis Peach Sale, Aug. 3
- Chautauqua, July 29-Aug.4
- National Night Out, Aug. 3
- EV Chargers in Palmer Lake, Aug. 8
- Rotary assembles “blessing bags”
- Sue Walker retirement, Aug. 8
- Sue Walker honored, Aug. 12
- PL Pickleball Courts, Aug. 12
- OCN reporter now naturalized American citizen
- NASTaP Gathering, Aug. 16-18
- Trinity Park welcomes all
- Monu-Palooza, Sept. 1
- Academy Jazz Ensemble, Aug. 23
- Eagle Scout Project aids Trinity Park
- WMMI Family Day, Aug. 24
- Murphey at TLCA, Aug. 31
Youth Fire Camp, May 30-June 1
Kiwanis Peach Sale, Aug. 3
Chautauqua, July 29-Aug.4
National Night Out, Aug. 3
EV Chargers in Palmer Lake, Aug. 8
Rotary assembles “blessing bags”
Sue Walker retirement, Aug. 8
Sue Walker honored, Aug. 12
PL Pickleball Courts, Aug. 12
OCN reporter now naturalized American citizen
By Lisa Hatfield
Helen Walklett has been reporting for Our Community News since early 2017. She emigrated to the United States with her husband and two daughters from the United Kingdom in 2016. In her prior life, she was an elected member of Rothbury Parish Council in Northumberland, the northern-most county of England, so she already understood the workings of local government. This made her a perfect candidate to report on the El Paso Board of County Commissioners meetings when she volunteered with OCN.
The Walklett family submitted the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form N-400 Application for Naturalization in March 2024 after holding “green cards” for the required five years, and then all separately took the citizenship test as part of an immigration interview in July. When USCIS granted approval, Walklett and her family received their notice to take the Oath of Allegiance, which happened on Aug. 14. They turned in their permanent resident cards and recited this oath:
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”
Lisa Hatfield can be reached at lisahatfield@ocn.me.
NASTaP Gathering, Aug. 16-18
Trinity Park welcomes all
Monu-Palooza, Sept. 1
Academy Jazz Ensemble, Aug. 23
Eagle Scout Project aids Trinity Park
WMMI Family Day, Aug. 24
Murphey at TLCA, Aug. 31
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