When the census was taken in 1920, all six of the Morse children, their parents, and their Uncle Charley were crowded into that three-bedroom house beside the two large water tanks just north of the Rock Island tracks. As each child married and moved away, those remaining probably appreciated the additional space. When 1930 began, it had been over thirty-two years since my grandparents had lived alone, and they may have been looking forward to returning to that situation with the upcoming marriage of young Kize in May. In February, however, my mother died, and my father and I moved in with the grandparents. My grandmother once again had a small child to care for. I really don’t think she minded.

Thank you to the Holdenville City Council for hosting the first annual employee luncheon for all city employees. A big thank you to Security State Bank who donated the use of their smoker, Hemingway’s donated the hamburgers, David Paslay, Pruett’s, Save A Lot, and Pepsi for helping the Holdenville City Council give our city employees a much appreciated reward for their hard work and dedication.

FELONY Shelbie Nacole Turner—unauthorized use of a vehicle MISDEMEANORS Laura Costa—domestic assault and battery in presence of minor CIVIL Midland Credit Management vs. Carole Smith—indebtedness SMALL CLAIMS Virginia Jaggars vs.

U.S. Northwest Territory established, 1787; draft riots in New York City, July 13-16, in Civil War, 1863; John F. Kennedy nominated for president, 1960; politician Adlai Stevenson dies in London, 1965; Israeli planes, under fire from Arab rockets, raid largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, 1975; “Live Aid” benefit concert draws ninety thousand in Philadelphia while thousands of others gather at a similar event in London, 1985; President Reagan undergoes surgery to remove cancerous polyp, 1985.

New faces joined the city of Holdenville team last week at the city council meeting. After 30 years of faithful service, city inspector Mike Dockrey retired from his post leaving some very big shoes to fill. Mike began with the department of sanitation more than 30 years ago and worked his way up to city inspector. However, Mike took on far more duties than his job title included. Mike helped at the water treatment center, on water and sewer line breaks and locates, maintaining lift stations and generators, maintaining the city’s website and smartphone app among countless other things. Mike did everything from IT to public works and always stepped up when and where there was a need. His shoes will be hard to fill, but from the sound of the new hire for city inspector at the last city council meeting, the city is off to a very good start. Starting this week as the new city inspector is Curt Loftin who was hired by a unanimous vote of the city council. Curt comes to Holdenville by way of Ada. He has a Bachelor of Science in construction technology from East Central University. Curt began his career in 1985 in drafting and design for Draftsman, Childers and Childers Architects before starting his own company, I.T.E. Construction in 1987. For the next 19 years he owned and operated his own construction crew where he oversaw hundreds of major building projects. In 2006 Curt was offered a job with the Chickasaw Nation as the facility su perintendent where he oversaw all maintenance of buildings, selection of contractors, oversaw the bidding process, managed building projects, and designed and coordinated all facility remodels. He worked with the Chickasaw Nation in this capacity for the past almost 15 years. He is highly qualified and brings a lifetime of experience with him. Curt is currently in the process of moving to the Holdenville area. We look forward to welcoming him and helping him connect with our community.

JOHNSON WITH 1,019 VOTES IN SEMINOLE NATION ELECTION VOTE TALLY-SEMINOLE NATION- With a vote tally coming in the rainy, early hours of Sunday, the Election Board released the results of this year’s election. Incumbent Chief Greg P. Chilcoat was defeated as a large number of voters turned out at each of the polling sites to determine the way forward for government leadership within the Seminole Nation.

Boone Griffin was getting ready to play a round of golf Sunday morning before driving back to Oklahoma after playing a job with the Tanner Sparks Band in Texas Saturday night. When his golfing partner, singer/songwriter Sparks, showed up Sparks shared the news that Boone had been nominated for the Texas Country Music Association (TCMA) Bass Player of the Year Award. Thinking it was a joke at first, Griffin checked and found out it was true.

FELONIES Jason Arnold OSW— stalking in violation of court order Abigal Marie Thomas— child neglect Antonio O. Williams— robbery by force or fear MISDEMEANORS Jeffrey Lewis Beaulieu—2 or more bogus checks together MARRIAGES Felipe Juarez Jr.

The place: Philadelphia. The time: June 1776.

HHS Mylisha Allen Bailee Black Brooklyn Brown Tyson Buck Mayson Carpitcher Abbygail Cloud Brandynn Coleman Kirsten Cullum Ashtin Dennis Cheyenne Fixico Shelby Grissom Stevi Huff Kailyn Johnson Ben Madron Eliza Maylen Allyssa McCoy Belle McFarland Jessica Moore Kaden Morris Skye Mothersole Emma Norman Cylee Null Leigha Phillips Cooper Reid Ryan Rodgers Kaitlyn Rodriguez Carmen Sharp Cory Skeen Braydyn Smith Danielle Sullivan Manning Turner Morgan Wells Elizabeth Westwood Jon Wiseman Alexis Young 8 th Grade Abby Coats Naythan Coleman Makaylie Crawford Jace Dockrey Riley Gaines Kalena Harper Allyson Inselman Sawyer Jeffrey Natalie Jennings Autumn Lindsey Jenna McCoy Nathan Medcalf Tyler Orr Hailey Peters Abigail Phillips Tyrell Phillips.