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July 4 middle of the year July 4 is many things — a day off from work, maybe a trip to the beach with friends, or a barbecue with family, celebrating the birth of our Nation, etc. But did you ever realize it also roughly marks the halfway point through the year we are struggling through. And then there are the jokes. Some of my all-time favorites 1. What kind of tea did the American colonists want? Liber-tea 2. What’s the difference between a duck and George Washington?

Special thanks was given to Holdenville City Attorney O.S., Huser for his hard work in getting the project passed. So far as can be found it is the first time in the history of Holdenville that the cit attorney has handled a proposition of this magnitude.

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NEWS FROM 2003 PROJECT TO WIDEN MAIN STREET BEGINS Main Street will be a little wider soon to make parking and driving a little easier in the heart of the downtown portion of the community according to Holdenville street Commissioner Philip Wardlow. The City of Holdenville is continuing the Main Street improvement project, with the widening of Main Street between Gulf and Echo Streets over the next 60 days.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Aubie Keesee, with Security State Bank, in Holdenville, recently completed the Oklahoma Bankers Association 2023 Intermediate School at the Harris Event Center in Oklahoma City. Keesee was among 49 students who attended the two-session school in February and June.

After failing at the last council meeting, Holdenville Mayor Ron Thetford managed to get his friend James Welch appointed to the new Holdenville Airport Board at last Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, despite all the controversy. How it was done was unorthodox, to say the least. Instead of each board member being voted on individually, the agenda item read to “discuss and possibly approve” appointing the entire airport board at once. While this is allowed by law, it is certainly a stark contrast from voting yes/ no on each individual appointment which is customary for most board appointments.

In a perfect close to “pride month,” the Supreme Court ruled Friday that the alphabet people, or anyone else for that matter, cannot force you to affirm beliefs in violation of your own. According to the high court, laws like Colorado’s “Anti-Discrimination Act,” which LGBT activists have used to bully Christians into going against their faith, violate Americans’ First Amendment right to free speech.

I’ll admit I’m a whiner. When it comes to a physical, mental, or emotional loss, I like to complain.