Margaret (Margie) Kidd Flint was born December 20, 1931 in Capitola, Fisher County, Texas, to Bennie and Clair Kidd. She married the love of her life J.A. Flint October 1, 1950, and that union lasted 57 years, until his death on August 27, 2007. Margaret went to meet her Lord on November 18, 2020.

Jeri Sue Pepper Haynes was born December 19th, 1954 in Wichita Falls, TX to Jerry Lee Pepper and Wanda Sue Bollinger Pepper. Married Larry Don Haynes on September 1, 1973 in Warren, AR we lived in many places over the years, but made our home in Gerty, OK.

Wes Watkins Technology Center recently celebrated the retirement of Superintendent Wade Walling recognizing his 45-year career in education. Beginning in 1977 at Ninnekah Public Schools as a construction trades instructor for at-risk students, Walling discovered how rewarding it could be to help people find purpose and passion in their careers. He later served at Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center coordinating on-the-job training, work-based learning experiences, and CareerTech student organization activities. Later, he became the Director of Business and Industry Services, then Assistant Superintendent. In 2012, he came to WWTC as the Superintendent. Walling was awarded the Oklahoma Vocational Association Outstanding Administrator Award in 1987, the National Career & Technical Education Equity Council Leadership Award in 2009 and named the OASA District 20 Superintendent of the Year in 2020.

WWII Navy Veteran, Carlus D. Scroggins celebrated his 100 birthday on October 1, 2020 and was honored on October 3, 2020 by a birthday party and a drive-by parade at the Norman Veterans Center where he resides.

On Sunday, November 15, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 3,923 new Covid-19 cases in the state. This brought the state’s cumulative number of confirmed cases up to 154,128. There were 12 Covid related deaths in Oklahoma reported on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths linked to the virus up to 1,528. The coronavirus.health.gov website shows that all 77 Oklahoma Counties are in the orange, or moderate, risk level, the third highest of a four-tiered risk measurement tool. The orange risk level means there is an average of more that 14.29 daily new cases per 100,000 population. The latest statistics from the Oklahoma State Department of Health show that Hughes County has had a total of 501 positive COVID cases that resulted in 7 deaths and 419 recoveries.

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Service Center Selected, Plans Are Formulated Main Street Building Chosen; Committees Line Up For Work The Service Men’s Center, project of the Garden club, was “growing like Jack’s beanstalk” Saturday, with a location chosen and an all-community force of committees named to arrange details. The empty room on the first floor of the Darks building, next door to Crane’s Jewelry store, has been selected, Mrs.

Little known, little used facts This may be way more information than you want or need, but it does help to explain some of the terminology associated with a certain age group. For instance: A SHOT OF WHISKEY: In the Old West, a .45 cartridge for a sixgun cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whiskey.

“Oh, it was so good to see you! Sorry about the weather; it usually doesn’t rain here this time of year. Not this heavy, certainly, and not for a whole week. And that wind! I’ve never seen anything like it before.”

Grandma has always been a very special person to me. Tonight, we celebrated her 80th birthday. Since Grandpa passed away two years ago we simply appreciate Grandma in a new way, knowing that life is nothing to take for granted.