Years ago, as elementary students at a tiny country school, our bus driver took us to school in his huge station wagon. That meant we kids got to talk with him for an entire hour – both ways. Good-natured and chatty, he would entertain us as he drove. True stories, gigantic whoppers, or funny gossip, it was all fair game to that man.

Tom Turner has been a familiar face in and around Holdenville for most of his life. He is originally from Illinois but explains that his parents, Rev. Richard and Corean Turner moved to Holdenville when he was 11 years old and in the 6th grade. His father was the pastor at Harvest Time Church.

Highlights from Yeager Alumni Reunion.

HOLIDAY IN REVIEW BY Fran Little Now that the holiday vacation is about over college students are beginning to go back to school; housewives beginning to clear away Christmas decorations; and nearly everyone is beginning to settle down in the familiar rut.

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How many times did your parents yell something like “Be Quiet!” There were usually several exclamation points following the words and the decibel level of your parent was anything but quiet. Likely it was because you, the child, were being noisy, loud, demanding or irritating.

Michael Christian Wilcox, 32, of Holdenville, was booked into the Seminole County Jail on January 13 and charged with one count of producing, procuring, possessing juvenile pornography, one count of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16, and one count of forcible sodomy.

POINTS OF ENLIGHTMENT from some of the greatest minds of our times. Al Mc-Guire: “The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.” Albert Einstein: “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” Ambrose Bierce: “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” Andy Borowitz: “It would be nice to spend billions on schools and roads, but right now that money is desperately needed for political ads.” Ann Landers: “At every party there are two kinds of people: those who want to go home and those who don’t.

The filing period for Holdenville’s upcoming city council election has been set for February 6-8. A resolution passed by the city council has set the dates and seats which will ne open for the eleciton.

First Grade Superintendent’s Karla Alfaro, Molli Arthur, Nicholas Babb, Blakeleigh Bowman, Piper Brooks, Dontreal Cole, Olivia Cole, Brecklynn Crawford, Madilynn Davis, Kyra Davis, Journee Foster, Leyton Goolsby, Millie Grady, Kadie Griffin, Cami Grizzle, Camden Hancock, Weston Hoover, Nehemiah Jackson, Bryson Jarrett, Emma Jett, Merci Johnson, Asher Lane, Dennis Langdon, Grayson Linker, Rowan Mainard, Madalynn McKee, WEsley Merriman, Ruben Messinger, Jeremiah Sullivan, Lorali North, Westin Rambo, Yasir Ramirez, Titan Randall, Daxton Robinson, Dani Selph, Jhe’Viyon Thomas, Phoenix Townsend, Isley Turner, Declan Walser, Ezra Williams First Grade Principal’s Rilynn Ashcraft, Trehvor Carpenter, Hadley Crosby, Autumn Dugger, Letti Forbis, Kutter Gilbert, Arabella Grady, Ethan Green, Kaitlynn Harjo, Jordyn Harris, Sophia House, Dax Hutchison, Silus Jinkins, Dallas Johnston, Hazeley Kespelher, Memphis Kirkendoll, Ryan Long, Laycie Lucas, Cameron McCormick, Alyonna McMahan, Jett McMahan, Michael Merriman, Tadhg Murray, Gabriel Postoak, Rifle Priest, Elizabeth Remis, Easton Rogers, Myklyn Shady, Kai Shell, Chloe Sichley, Karson Stafford, Micco Watson, Betsa Talamasy, Bohannon Wooten, Sophia Yahola, Laken Yates Second Grade Superintendent’s Karmen Almodovar, Haylee Armstrong, Hollis Armstrong, Trevor Armstrong, Miranda Becerra, Preston Brewer, Grayson Carolina, Brayden Deere, Jordyn East, Tylas Elkins, Kobe Garfield, Austin Gore, Dempsey Hardgraves, Frankie Hogshooter, Kade Johnson, Bailey Jones, Bristol Langdon, Samuel Leftwich, Braxton Lockett, Adam Luevano, Lane Martin Del Campo, Mya Mitchon, Mackenzie Morgan, Zaylie Peters, Dani Petsemoie, Piper Robinson, Augie Robinson, Jay Rowell, MyKynzie Shelton, Dru Smith, Jocelyn Streater, Raden Tillery, Camila Villalobos, Abigail Whitebird, Kane Wilbanks Second Grade Principal’s Kayleigh Black, Noah Chesser, Caleb Vance, Emmalyn Ellis, Marty Gaskins, Ester Gonzalez, Zayden Hill, Fek-Cvmpe Jack, Gary Joiner, Miguel Lainez, Chase Lockett, Xzavier McMahan, Jaxton Merriman, Madyson Richardson, Rhemi Romberg, Jazmine Sisco, Tristan Stone, Merrie Sontag 3rd Grade Superintendent’s Alexis Adams, Jaycee Armstrong, Kyla Arthur, Rosalyn Asbury, Abella Babb, Ruth Barker, Aubrey Bates, Acelynn Caldwell, Eade Carter, Makenna Compton, Logan Creekmore, Calista Culberson, Emmalynn Davis, Gideon Grieve, Xayraan Hoffman, Cooper Inselman, Daphne Irby, Teddi Keefer, Stefan Kelley, Landon Kelley, Alisa Krysa, Taylie Lantz, Brady Lewis, Alexa Messinger, Matteo Miranda, Ella Moore, Alexandria Phillips, Cully Pletcher, Lakshmi Ramirez, Brady Sanford, Mason Smith, Joby Smith, Jake Tennison, Tazz Westmoland 3rd Grade Principal’s Jax Chambers, Aubrey Cole, Steven Cowart, Della Crawford, Laedyn Epperley, Aubree Foster, Shelby Fox, Kathryn Fry, Pepuce Jack, Justice Johnson, Prailey Kespelher, Emzlie Lena, Hanna Morris, Savannah Owens, Lorenzo Martin del Campo, Logan Puckett, Jax Roscoe, Jeramiah Sanders, Adelliahna Stephens, Trey Stone, Parissetta Taylor, Hayden Watters, Ethan Welch, En’Vee Westmoland, Kingston Wong-Caldwell, Lucas Yahola.