“The Powell gals” did a fundraiser for halo (holdenville animal lovers organization inc) where they made beaded and rubber band brcepets and sold them for $1 to $3 each. These girls raised $410.00 In a very short time and came by halo headquarters and made the donation! We want to thank them so much for caring about the animals enough to take their time and make all these bracelets! Please thank them when you see them! To donate to halo got to pay pal or drop by security state bank, jwb insurance or mail to po box 63, holdenville, ok 74848. Thank you!

The city council voted six to two last Tuesday night to table the appointment the nomination for the vacant Ward 1 city council seat. A young woman with a degree in marketing and career in policy making came forward and contacted Councilwoman Lori Babb, saying she lived in Ward 1 and was highly interested in the open seat. After meeting with her and determining she was highly qualified, Ms. Babb put her on the agenda for a special meeting scheduled for the following Tuesday. Sometime over the weekend, Councilman Tony Wulf added former Councilman Ron Thetford to the agenda as another potential nominee. The nominee which Ms. Babb had originally placed on the agenda extended an invitation to the council members who did not know her, to come and meet her the Monday night before the meeting. Councilman Tony Wulf declined the invitation and Councilwoman Orr did not return the message. Councilman Ron Wiseman met with the nominee along with Councilman Lynn Lantz and Mayor John Massad.

On Oct. 13, Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, hosted a SARS-COV-2 presentation and roundtable with fellow legislators and other government officials. Topics included SARS-COV-2 death rates, Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR) testing, masks, herd immunity, natural immunity, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting (VAERS) data, and alternative therapeutics.

The label puzzled me, a seasoned bread baker who had just moved to southern Ohio from northern Indiana. I researched it in books. I asked around. I bought any available loaves for sale. I developed a file for SRB recipes and information. I found the somewhat elusive loaves at a small homespun bakery in Orangeburg, KY, known locally for its transparent pies and salt rising bread and at an old order Mennonite bakery in Bainbridge, OH. My Mennonite friends of Leesburg, OH, blessed me with instructions and a recipe.

Holdenville hosts Seminole and Atoka The Holdenville Wolverine varsity basketball teams will begin the post Thanksgiving season by hosting the Seminole Chieftains on Tuesday night and Atoka on Friday Night. The Wolverine girls are 1-0 on the year with a 72-58 victory over Lexington.

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“A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn…” O Holy Night, a Christmas hymn Are you feeling weary? Out of hope? We all experience times like this but it seems the whole world is weary these days. Covid is a big part of it as is political division and social inequities.

Candidates for the Board of Education in Holdenville, Moss, Calvin, Wetumka,Stuart and Wes Watkins Technology Center Hughes County school districts will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, December 6 ,2021.

Thanksgiving is just TOO much for one column so here goes another called Thanksgiving II. Thanksgiving has always ranked high on my personal list of favorite holidays and I feel a certain pain of regret when I say it is not my FAVORITE holiday.

A New Place. A New Christmas.