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Hannah Meadorthe, The Stand The day after Thanksgiving, I hosted my in-laws and parents at my new house for the first time. I spent the day cleaning, decorating, and prepping to the best of my abilities.

Many of us complain about the economy but few of us know what hard times really are. Our parents and grandparents that were alive in the 1920’s and 1930’s knew what hard times really were. Many were homeless, hungry, and hurting. One of those that know first-hand about the Great Depression was my dear friend, Dr. Jim Morse. He grew up and graduated from Calvin and has written several books, including “Growing Up with Real People”, which is a collection of stories he wrote about his life while growing up in Calvin. One of those stories is about the Great Depression. Today we share part 1 of that story.

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A poll of 2,000 adults found that two-thirds will tell friends and family they are ‘fine’ over the holiday period, even when they’re not. Half of the respondents believe others don’t want to hear about their troubles because it dampens the mood, so they keep the conversation light-hearted.

Wolverine Basketball Teams Win Trophies The Holdenville Wolverine Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams continue to improve as the season progresses! The girls won three games this past week with victories over class 4A McLoud, Coalgate and Tushka! The girls lone loss was to Lone Grove in the semifinals of the Antlers Tournament. The boys began the week with a disapointing loss to McLoud on Tuesday but the Wolverines rallied the troops and whipped Antlers in the first round of the Antlers Tournament.

FELONY Blake Alexander Jackson—fugitive from justice MISDEMEANORS Michael Dwain Jones—protective order violation X2 CIVIL Michael McDaniel vs. Austin Hasbell— negligence Midland Credit Management Inc.