Kayleigh and Nate Buck and Vicki and Robert Taylor Brad Norman and Amanda Phillips Wayne and Glenda Stinson Amy Kaiser and Loren Weaver.

STEVE KEESEE was the winner of the $500.00 customer appreciation give-away on Thursday. He is pictured with Lilndsey Phillips, AVP Loan Officer and Kayla Kiogima, Relationship Banker.

HONOR SENIORS Valedictorian - Letty Sue Eckles - 95.22 Ralonda Jo Cook - 91.4 Joyce Ann Dodson - 92.25 Patsy Bartlett - 92.72 Mary Helen Howard - 91.16 Salutatorian - Phyllis McLean - 93.25 Anna Shockley - 93.12 Eleanor Adams - 88.67 Gene Sims - 91.64 Tim Rusher - 91.28.

Count on Justice Samuel Alito to subtly elbow an errant colleague from across the mahogany bench. On Wednesday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta. The state of Oklahoma wants the Justices to say it has inherent sovereign power to prosecute non-Native Americans who harm Natives within reservation boundaries.

The Holdenville Lions Club met at Boom-a-rang Diner in Holdenville, on Tuesday, April 1, 2022 for breakfast at 7:00 am. After the flag salute and an invocation, guest Jeff Hinze, gave a program about the Holdenville VFW post.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. Shaving Face Husbands can express love to their wives through the simple act of shaving In July 1999 I wrote a Family Talk column entitled “Shaving is a Way to Show Love.” The column chronicled my life of shaving my face, from boyhood to manhood.

The City of Holdenville is extremely grateful for the generous donation of $250,000 from the estate of Ivan and Viola Rowe to the Holdenville Cemetery. Mayor John Massad stated during the October 20, 2020 City Council meeting that the City originally learned about this potential contribution in June of 2020, although it took time for the legalities to be settled.

SATURDAY, MAY 7, Judy Goodspeed will be at the Grace M. Pickens Library, 209 E. 9 Street in Holdenville from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. with her new book Jeb’s Quest. Signed books will be available at the library. 405-379-3245 or you can order your copy from Judy at 405-380-7126.

Jerry Dean Smith departed this life at the age of 73 years just as he would have chosen to go, on a fishing trip. Along with his good friend, Clayton Smith, Jerry passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022, in a boating accident at Keystone Lake in Cleveland, Oklahoma.

Porter John Olden was born July 3, 1954 to John H. and Iola Mae Olden in Holdenville, Oklahoma.