Illinois Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Schmitt recently held a book signing at Grace M. Pickens Library here in Holdenville. Mike and his wife Anita live in Lamar and are a treasured part of the Hughes County family.

Wolverine Sports Seasons Start Monday Holdenville High School will open the 2025-2026 sports season this week when the Wolverine Softball team hosts Morris. Monday is also the day the Wolverine football team will begin pre-season practices for the 2025 gridiron season.

“On a hot day in Virginia, I know of nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally’s cellar.”

The Second World War was a bloody conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war was waged between the Axis powers, which included Ger-many, Italy and Japan, and the Allied powers of France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, Chi-na, according to Britannica. The start of WWII World War II began when Adolf Hitler ordered the in-vasion of Poland, despite an agreement with the Soviets about control and division of the nation. Poland had guar-antees of British and French military support should it be attacked by Germany. There-fore, when Hitler’s invasion began in late August 1939, Great Britain and France de-clared war on September 3, thus marking the onset of World War II. The war raged on for six years, only coming to an end with Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day) on August 14, 1945.

The Pen Pals program at Allen Gamble Correctional Center reached a significant milestone this week, graduating its 100th class and celebrating the training of 1,001 dogs over the past 20 years. “The Pen Pals program exemplifies the power of second chances, both for the dogs and the inmates,” said Kay Thompson, ODOC chief of Public Relations.

Looking back...Holdenville 1956.

FELONIES Knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property MISDEMEANORS Kenneth Leon Purvis – Domestic assault and battery CIVIL Tinker Federal Credit Union vs Michael F. Tate et al – Indebtedness Credit Acceptance Corporation vs Leesa D.

Lion Jerrie Lindsey presenting Hailey Cox her scholarship check from the Holdenville Lions Club. Hailey is attending Seminole State College to get her basics. The she will continue to pursue a degree in education.