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Rev. Harrell Rodebush passed away recently. He is our former pastor and a dear friend. He and his wife, Carol, made an incredible team and our local church showed tremendous growth during their time here. As we visited with the family, we recalled so many wonderful memories. My mom and dad loved the family as do we.

“Chivalry is one of the great civilizing forces, taming men and introducing social graces and nuance to what would otherwise be a brutish social world.” Heather MacDonald Chivalry, that testosterone-fueled masculine behavioral art form that has benefited womankind since we climbed out of the Dark Ages seems to have taken a hit in recent years. No longer confined to dragon slaying and knightly combat, in modern America, the small and common male courtesies that men and boys often practiced in times past have to some degree fallen out of favor.

Less than a day after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt publicly called for the elimination of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, state lawmakers introduced legislation that would dissolve the organization and replace it with a new state-run governing body.

Dear Bill: I promised you in my last letter that I would never again bother/bore you and your readers with a story about Gene Autry. However, since receiving your January 20 issue and since I have some additional information on our hero I must break my promise. I ask for your forgiveness and being the God-fearing man that I know you to be, I’m confident that you will do this.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Lariat Wayne Jagger, age 32, of Holdenville, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Billye Modene Venable Treadwell was born January 11, 1934, to Sterling and Manda Venable. She was the youngest of 4 siblings and grew up on a farm in the Bilby/Spaulding area south of Holdenville. Hoeing peanuts, milking, churning, and her least favorite, picking cotton were daily chores for Billye and her siblings. Before she was old enough to work in the fields, and underfoot in the house with her mom, she was tasked with getting the mail, a quarter mile down the lane. She often rode her stick horse because it was “too far to walk.”

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Lady Powerlifters head to Regionals The Holdenville High School Girls’ Powerlifting Team made a good showing at the meet in Chandler. Lainee Yates, Madisyn Wilkerson, Lani Dentler, Raelee Johnson and Kylierae Leftwich all won medals at the meet.

Collected wisdom to enrich your life By the time you’re 90 years old (and I AM!!!), you’ve learned everything. Then all you have to do is remember it! Good luck and here are some suggestions that might help you.