What is it about church and food that go together like waffles and maple syrup? Is it the fact the Bible is rife with feasts and banquets? Could it be the great account of Jesus feeding the multitudes, miraculously managing on a handful of supplies? And how about the wedding feast at Cana? Or better still, consider the newly risen Savior cooking fish for the Disciples. (Imagine bearing witness to that!) All about lovingly providing for basic needs, it would seem, while linking physical and spiritual sustenance.

HHS 2001 Alumni, Lacey J. Davis, selected as a contributor to Thank You, Teacher: 100 Uplifting and Affirming Letters from Your Fellow Educators by Brad Johnson and Hal Bowman. The book features 100 letters written by teachers across the nation and addressed to teachers in order to provide daily encouragement and inspiration.

June 21, 2022 from 2:30 to 3:30pm Grace M. Pickens Library 209 E.

ALPACA MADNESS will be at Holdenville’s Stroup Park on June 7 at 2:30pm. Bring your kids and grandkids for an experience they will never forget!.

HOLDENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN ALEXIS YOUNG (RIGHT) AND SALUTATORIAN JESSE MOORE (LEFT) led the the Class of 2022 across the stage to receive their high school diplomas last Friday night at Wolverine Stadium. These young ladies, as well as the rest of the Class of 2022 have a bright future ahead and The News wishes them the very best in life. More senior pictures Page 2. Souvenir Senior Edition available today. Details Page 3.

Hughes County State Representative David Smith hosted a mayors meeting at Grace M. Pickens Library here in Holdenville recently where he hosted mayors and city leaders from all over the county to discuss current issues facing towns in his district. Many towns in the county, regardless of size, share many of the same economic, socio-economic, and crime issues. Crime, inflation, and living expenses are all on the rise, while jobs, reliable employees, and number of law enforcement applications are all on the decline.

The recent tonadic weather brought back memories to Otto Harrington. It was 72 years ago when a major tornado destroyed much of Holdenville. At that very time Otto was at the Holdenville Armory for National Guard Training. He was seated in the same place in this recent picture on the left that he was during that storm. He was seated there waiting for training to begin when a lady driving a car pulled up in front of where he was sitting and yelled, “There’s a tornado coming!” Thankfully Otto and the other guardsmen were on duty and began immediately helping in the aftermath of the storm. Five people were killed in the tornado, 22 were hospitalized, and 215 homes were damaged or destroyed.

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Superintendent: Lili Bohrer Daisy Bryant Raul Corral Harlow Evans TW Horton Abbigail Madron Kaleb Maldonado Steven Olden Kyle Womack Principal: Makaya Aguilar Boston Bowman Kenzi Briones Delayne Brown Bentley Cullum Merriman Tristin Edwards Nevaeh Evans Zarius Ferguson Sheleigh Fixico McKenzie Foster Amiyah Garfield Hailie Hall Aniyah Lincoln Jayzen Mooney Brenlynn Moore Bryce Owens Lila Peek Mvhayv Piza Bradley Polkinghorn Emiliano Reyes Aiden Story Jagger Streater Phoebe Thacker Jariah Wauqua Mya Welch.

FELONIES Mitchael Morton Bass— Mitchael Morton Bass— domestic assault and battery by strangulation Dennis Scott McDonald— grand larceny MISDEMEANORS Derek Bourne—public intoxication MARRIAGES Nicholas Ian Chastain and Danielle Jade Wadkins, both of Wetumka Samuel Joshua Layne and Samuel Joshua Layne and Breanna Rachelle Gates, both of Wetumka Aaron Matthew Phillips and Kaycee Lynn Jordan, both of Holdenville CIVIL LVNV Funding LLC vs. Taylor Freeman—indebtedness LVNV Funding LLC vs.