The name Sam Pipes will more than likely not mean anything to anyone in Holdenville, Oklahoma because he never lived here. Well then why do I mention him? He was a member of the Sam Base gang of outlaws and he was raised around Fort Worth, Texas when the population was only 500 people (1870). He did not go past the 7 grade and was quite an ambushes kid. His teacher was Eliza Mays Roberts that had moved from Kentucky to Texas at a very early age and this was her first school. Mrs. Roberts moved to Purcell, Oklahoma and taught for 15 years at the Presbyterian Mission then to Norman Oklahoma where she attended the University of Oklahoma. In 1896 she started the first school here in Holdenville. That one room school was located near where Pickens- Holmes Grain Company once stood on West Main Street. There were about 75 students that attended this first school. The city issued a ten-thousand-dollar bond and erected a school building in 1904. In that firs year teachers taught 514 students for an eight-month term. In the 1930s the local public school system included three elementary schools and junior and senior high schools. African American children attended segregated schools. Many of the founding families of Holdenville and leaders were among the students of our early school. Teachers from all the schools in Hughes County can be found in the Historical Society and Museum here in Holdenville. I stood at the grave site of Mrs. Roberts over the weekend and thanked her for all that she founded and accomplished in Holdenville and contributed to our education system.

The Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors (HSPS) kicked off their Annual Summer Arts Program on Monday, June 7. The three weeks of fun-filled art adventures at the HSPS Art Center, located at 118 N. Broadway, will continue through June 25. Each week offers something new and exciting, and classes are divided between younger students and older students and adults. The two levels alternate from morning and afternoon.

We were so happy to hear from our cousin Patsy Bean Elliott about her grandaughter Carolina Williams. Carolina just graduated from high school and was the third in her family to go through ROTC every year in school.She recently won an ROTC national scholarshp. She was the only winner in the State of New Mexico. This is a 4-year, all expenses paid scholarship and Carolina will start to the University of New Mexico this fall. She wants to spend her future in the United States Air Force. Her father-in-law, the late Colonel Bruce Williams was retired Air Force. . Her mother is Stephanie Williams, her grandmother Patsy Bean Elliott, and her great-grandparents were Dow and Inez Abernathy Bean. We are all so proud of Carolina!

We had s surprise visit this past week from our dear friend SUE CLARK ADAMS. We really miss her since she moved to Kansas, but know she is happy to be near children and grandchildren..

On June 12, we had nine ladies and a visitor that met at Hemingway’s for a fabulous lunch. It is so much fun just to get together as we don’t get to see some of our ladies for a whole month! The board room was all set up and we had a wonderful waitress named Di. The table was decorated with yellow and white daisies with the prizes as the center piece. Margie Mairel and Lynn Marquis were hostess this month.

FELONIES Jason Arnold—stalking in violation of court order MISDEMEANORS Elgin Harold Fullbright—public intoxication Samuel D. Golden—possession of controlled dangerous substance DIVORCE Brandi Nicole Brooking vs.

Good morning to you. It has finally turned summer time and the heat is on. Let’s hope this summer passes as fast as the rest of the year has! For our Study today I would like for you to visualize the word, disciple. What comes to your mind? Do you see the twelve men in sandals traveling through Galilee with JESUS? Or do you see a Church like yours filled with people with open Bibles in their hands? Either we think of a disciple in terms of the first-century apostles, or we think of a disciple as a souped-up version of an ordinary Christian, someone more enthused for CHRIST than others. But the word disciple was the primary New testament word to describe ordinary believers like you and me. That term occurs thirty times in the books of Acts, and it isn’t limited to the twelve disciples in the Bible.

Say hello to Romeo looking for his Juliet. Romeo belongs to proud owners, Justin and Misty Smith..

JUNE 15, 2021 JUDGE: TRISHA D. SMITH 9:00 AM William Keith Absher—domestic assault and battery by strangulation; domestic abuse-assault and battery Jason Arnold—possession of firearm after former felony conviction Jason Arnold—malicious injury to property-over $1000 Jason Arnold—protective order violation; trespass after being forbidden; possession of CDS-methamphetamine Johnny Ray Avery—arson, second degree; knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property; possession of controlled dangerous substance Mark Randel Baca—assault & battery with a dangerous weapon Joseph Aaron Bakken—driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; endangering others while eluding/attempting to elude Police Officer; transporting opened container of intoxicating beverage Charles Toma Barnes—domestic assault & battery by strangulation Clifford A.

The annual Holdenville Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Spring Car Show filled the streets in all directions from the intersection of Broadway and 7th Street with highly interesting cars, trucks, motorcycles and other vehicles on Saturday, June 5. The slight chance of rain that had been predicted never arrived during the show, and the overcast skies kept temperatures pleasant for most of the day.