LETTERS TO SANTA Dear Santa: I am 5 years old and have a been a pretty good boy. For Christmas this year I would like a toy violin and a wind-up Popeye. Please don’t forget other little boys and girls.

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In the world I grew up in, Santa Claus was magic. He wasn’t just a story, a decoration, or a character in a book. He was anticipation; he was mystery. He was the feeling of going to bed with excitement fluttering in your chest because something wonderful was about to happen.

“And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: ‘Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!’” Clement C. Moore A Visit from St. Nicholas

Building Fellowship and Support on Friday Evenings Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church (BMUMC) is delighted to announce the launch of “A Table for All,” a new community meal program. designed to foster connection, hospitality, and support for individuals and families in our area.

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HOLDENVILLE — Monday morning’s meeting of the Hughes County Commissioners carried a serious tone as a representative of the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) to address the condition of the Hughes County Assessor’s Office and the county’s recent designation as Category III non-compliant by the State Board of Equalization (SBOE).