The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health will offer a community vaccination event at the Creek Nation Casino – Holdenville on Wednesday, May 26. Appointments will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The casino is located at 211 E. Willow.

Para Professional Nate Buck with his group of #1 Holdenville sixth graders at the Graham/Dustin track meet earlier this month. Bo Black takes first place in the high jump.

Randy Gene Tippin passed away Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 at St Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the age of 52. Randy was born March 5, 1969 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Warren Tippin Sr.

Esther Sue Edwards passed away Monday, May 16, 2021 at her home in Calvin, Oklahoma at the age 84. Esther Sue Edwards was born November 30, 1936 in Wetumka, OK to Walter and Esther Smith.

Norma Faye Hensley, 86, passed from this earthly body to her heavenly home on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. She was under hospice care in her daughter’s home in Mansfield, Texas.

It has been said when arguing before a governmental body, if the law is on your side, pound the law; if the law is not on your side, pound the table. What I witnessed during the LIVE feed of the last city council meeting was table pounding at its finest.

Eat More Chocolate I ran across a column I wrote a number of years ago and thought it carried a message worth repeating. Here is some of what I wrote.

Why is it so hard to put your spouse first, without expecting anything in return for your absolutely selfless kindness and generosity…sigh? (Yep, I have my tongue tucked way back in my cheek on that one.)

My cousin Jack Reynolds and wife Patsy came to Holdenville for a visit Wednesday. What a great time we had. It had been many years since we had seen them. Jack is the son of the late Ed and Marie Reynolds and was the 1971 HHS Valedictorian.

Holdenville Education Foundation (HEF) made their annual tour of Holdenville Schools on, Tuesday, May 11. At each building HEF representative Jamie Neal visited teachers in their classroom as she passed out the greatly appreciated grants. At the end of the day HEF had invested a total of $19,327.61 in Holdenville Schools, their teachers, students, and the community in general.