José Cummins ‘Mimoes’ Valenzuela passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Monday, April 10, 2023, at the age of 48 years. José was the son of José Gamez Valenzuela and Joan Cummins, born on May 11, 1974, in Yuma, Arizona.

News 9 KWTV Oklahoma City The town of Calvin is without a police department right now. The Calvin Police Chief and another officer both resigned at a city council meeting on Election Night.

Lake Clean-up 2023 Many Many Thanks to all of those who contributed and continue to contribute your time and energies to The Lake Clean-up Project 2023. We started in January with a wonderful showing of Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, FFA members, Key Club members and the Junior High basketball teams.

They seem to be everywhere in any town you drive through. Signs promoting the services of a local ‘TAROT CARD READER,’ ‘FORTUNE TELLER,’ and ‘PALM READER’ seem to be on every block. Look online and there are also the online psychics - the “Call me, and I’ll tell you your future” people. And don’t forget, most newspapers run daily horoscopes that are available to the ‘seekers.’ Evidently the practice of predicting the future has proved to be a lucrative business in our country. But why trust a person to predict your future, when they have to ask you your name? Shouldn’t a psychic already know it?

You may not have this noted on your calendar, but April 27 is the official “Take your son or daughter to work day”. Not only that, but there is a national nonprofit organization and a website, committed to the day: sonsanddaughterstowork.

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COLTON BRIDGER OF BRIDGER SERVICES, has donated $150.00 worth of CAR DETAILING and/or POWER WASHING to HALO to use as a fundraiser. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20.00. See the attached flyer. If you would like to help sell tickets, it would be greatly appreciated. Our funds are almost completely depleted after our successful Red Rocket trip to Iowa on March 31 to April 2. Gas prices are up, a hotel bill is involved, toll money and meals for our volunteer drivers.

We stopped by the newly opened, Lotus Grove Studios this past week and owners, BJ and Tiffany Marie Owens gave us a look around. If you have a chance go by and take a tour or even lay down a track for only $35/ hr. Discounts for students and veterans with a valid ID. BJ wrote to tell our readers a little about himself and the new business he and his wife just opened on Main Street in Holdenville.

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