Dayna and I spent the weekend attending the annual Oklahoma Press Association. It was an enjoyable and rewarding time.

(OKLAHOMA CITY_ The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) selected Geralyn Haney as one of 20 outstanding high school seniors from across the state to serve on the first Student Board of Directors, which is a unique leadership opportunity. Haney served a one-year term and will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her continuing education.

The Holdenville Lions Club concluded our year in May 2023. The April 2023 Steak sandwich fundraiser was successful – we SOLD OUT! Thank you, Holdenville, for supporting Lions Club by coming to the fundraiser. This supports one of our main service projects – Scholarships for HHS seniors. Two members – Pres. Lion Willie Mussler and Sec. Lion Jerrie Lindsey – and their spouses attended the State Lions Convention at St. Crispin’s in April. The International President, Brian Sheehan, gave a very engaging and rousing presentation at the closing dinner at the convention.

My mother often claimed that I started walking AND talking at 7 months and hav- slowed down with either undertaking since. I had to double up on my talking (not a problem) during a recent battle I lost with the concrete on my front porch that resulted in surgery and a left hip replacement.

Happy Father’s Day to all dads. Many of you are doing a great job.

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Hobert Glenn Myrick passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 88. Hobert was born July 21, 1934 in Oakman, Oklahoma to Olief Myrick and Willie Mae (Lilley) Myrick.

MYSTERY! MURDER MYSTERY!! Oh! My! Oh, and it is a luncheon too!! That’s even better! Yes, the Red Hat Ladies were treated by the Young at Heart Ladies to a murder mystery luncheon on May 13th. We were all eating these delicious ham and cheese in a Hawaiian bun, chips and a delicious cake when all of a sudden one of the ladies, Sharron Holman, grabbed her stomach and went running around the table and fell over. Cindy McDaniel jumped down from the table to examine her and said that she thought that Sharon was stabbed! Joyce Brinlee said to leave her alone, that she never liked her. Shirley was so upset as she said that was her sister and that she loved her. Was she dead? I never saw any blood. Cindy said she was stabbed in the stomach.

FELONIES Zackery Rogers— burglary in the second degree DIVORCE Sherrie Annette Ford vs. Jerry Dale Ford CIVIL Credit Acceptance Corporation vs.

Regina Sue Hester, 74 of Holdenville, passed away June 6, 2023. She was born in Holdenville to Leroy Bible and Maxine (Wingo) Bible. Sue worked as an LPN for over 20 years in Hughes County. After retirement she spent her time gardening, watching sci-fi movies and reading. She loved sitting on her patio listening to the thunder and rain.