HOLDENVILLE 4-H STUDENTS READ AT REED ELEMENTARY

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Holdenville 4H partnered with Jessica Beck~Holdenville Farm Bureau, Women’s Committee and participated in Ag In the Classrooms annual Read an Accurate Ag Book Week. 17 club members from Thomas Elementary and Holdenville Middle School traveled to Reed Elementary to “Read at Reed”! Thanks to the gen-erosity of Farm Bureau of Holdenville the 4H Club members were able to not only read “I Love Strawberries” an Accurate Ag Book but were also able to give it to the classroom they read it too.
HOLDENVILLE 4-H PARTICIPATES IN READ AT REED WEEK! Front Row L to R: Cully Pletcher, Bailey Sisco. Second Row L to R: Rylee Green, Jada Remis, Boston Bowman, Grayson Poulain. Third Row L to R: Zachary Stallcup, Jagger Streater, Sara Shady, Chris Remis, Emma Johnson, Landon Kelly . Fourth Row L to R: Jared Soria, Landen Yates, Lainee Yates, Miriah Washington and Avery Maylen.

Services Pending for Travis Evans

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Travis Neal Evans passed away Wednesday September 13, 2023, at his home in Ada, Oklahoma, at the age of 34. Travis was born March 8, 1989, in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Roger Lynn Evans and Sheryl (Kirby) Evans.
Services Pending for Travis Evans

Our sympathy is extended to the family of Marie Grimes

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Frances Marie Grimes passed away Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 at Heritage Village Nursing Center in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 83. Marie was born September 22, 1939 in Spaulding, Oklahoma to Garfield Eugene Babb and Naomi Ruth (Venable) Robins.
Our sympathy is extended to the family of Marie Grimes

Wolverine Sports by Tom Turner

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Wolverines whip NRC 34-15 The Holdenville Wolverines got off to a slow start last Friday against North Rock Creek and found themselves trailing 0-7 at the end of the first quarter. Holdenville picked up the intensity in the second quarter and rallied to take a 14-7 lead at the half.
Tristin Goodman shows a look of concentration as she plays the xylophone at half-time of the Wolverines’ win over North Rock Creek.

NEW AGE MENU

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Mon: Chef’s salad, cottage cheese, cucumbers, crackers and sherbet Tues: Soft beef taco w/salsa, fiesta corn casserole, Mexican rice and cake w/icing Wed: Biscuit w/sausage gravy, hash brown, slice tomato and fruit crisp Thurs: Corn dog, tater tots, cinnamon apples and pudding Fri: Meal of choice..

DOMESTIC ASSAULT IN HOLDENVILLE MAN ARRESTED FOR STRANGULATION

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Holdenville, Hughes County, OK — A domestic dispute escalated to physical violence, resulting in the arrest of Vernon Hardwick, 65, on charges of domestic assault and battery by strangulation. On August 27, 2023, at 12:21 pm, Assistant Chief Aaron Hacker and Officer Madelyne King of the Holdenville Police Department were dispatched to 311 S.

Save-a-Lot Grocery

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One early morning in March of 1962, my family was awakened by smoke and flames billowing out of our grocery store at 924 N. Hinckley.
Saturday will mark the Grand Re-Opening of a grocery store that has served this area for over 80 years. The name has changed from Burton’s IGA to Save-a-Lot but it is still family owned by the Burton’s daughter, Linda and her husband John Gibbs. The original store is pictured above.We recently found the story published the week that the present location had their grand opening in May 1962.

Family Talk

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Teaching Respect in the Family I was involved in a recent job interview when the applicant was asked this question by another staff member. “What is your one non-negotiable? The one thing you must have in a work environment?” The applicant immediately responded “Respect You can disagree with me but I do require that you respect me.
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