My Dad and Mom (C.A. {Charlie} and Mattie Sims) ran a grocery store in Holdenville from the early 1930s to the mid 1960s. Before that they lived in Yeager during the 1920s. My three older brothers, Jimmy, Leo and Bill, were all born in Yeager while I was born in Holdenville. I was in my teen years before I found out that Jimmy’s name was really Charles Douglas. Apparently an old man in Yeager started calling him Jimmy and that stuck with him his whole life.

CALVIN HAS FIVE STUDENTS AND A COACH PARTICIPATING IN THE CALVIN-HOLDENVILLE FOOTBALL COOP. Coach Country Beard and Calvin players # 44 Chance Rockey, # 76 Noah Sims, # 54 Joe Sims, # 70 Jacob McElroy and # 64 Brayden Ingle are all members of the Wolverine-Bulldog coop.

Football Game Cancelled Wynnewood Forfeits game to Wolverines The Oklahoma State Department of Health stopped the Wynnewood Savages from loading their buses and traveling to Holdenville last Friday. Wynnewood Schools has had a outbreak of the Covid virus and the Savages weren’t permitted to play.

Church News Never put a period on the sentence of Your Spiritual life. A period isn›t the only danger to our continued Spiritual growth; there is the danger of pausing, as well. The Christian life is not a hobby or a job from which we can take a vacation. It is the source of our lives. Growth is a natural process. Plants and animals don’t pause their physical growth, and we can’t either. Neither can we pause our Spiritual growth and remain healthy. The Bible says we are in the process of being transformed into the image of CHRIST (Romans 8:29 - For whom HE did foreknow, HE also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of HIS SON, that HE might be the firstborn among many brethren.”) Either we are moving forward or backward. It is a great temptation to coast in the Christian life - Discover a fresh fire; this is not just a message for senior citizens but for folks who have been walking with CHRIST for a long time. All of us, young or old in years in the LORD, can find ourselves in need of fanning the fire of our faith. Stir up your fire! Fan the flame of the Spirit who lives in you! Don’t depend on yesterday’s faith to meet tomorrow’s challenges. What brought you to CHRIST here will not take you there. Wake up and serve the LORD cause the time of HIS COMING is growing closer every day.

CENTRAL PTA HAS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE THIS WEEK Central Grade School PTA is conducting a membership drive this week, with the first meeting of the group scheduled at 3 p.m. October 21 at the school.

FELONIES Ryan Weston Crawford—driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol Zackery Rogers—possession of stolen vehicle MISDEMEANORS Angenell Halfmoon Austin—failure to yield to emergency vehicle Tommy John Taylor—public intoxication MARRIAGES Derrick Wayne Pointer and Amy Tennille Graham both of Holdenville Benjamin Baxter Hardwick and Kortanie Ranae Osborne, both of Holdenville DIVORCE Michael Ryan Anderson vs. Velda Vandergriff Anderson Raven Sky Beisner vs.

Jerrie Lindsey, CASA Advocate Coordinator for the 22nd Judicial District, reminds everyone that the next volunteer training course is scheduled to begin on September 28. CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates) are volunteers who advocate for abused or neglected children in court. Unfortunately, there are far more children than there are advocates.

To say the City’s new Chief of Police, Conny Clay, has experience would be an understatement. We thought our readers would like to know a little bit about what Chief Clay will be bringing to the department and the City by showing you what he has brought to the other city departments he has served throughout his career.