A LIFETIME LOVE AFFAIR? ALMOST!

A love that began in grade school continues today. Bill Tobey actually crowned his future wife, Brenda Nichols, as Little Olympics Queen in grade school. They are two of our favorite HHS graduates and we enjoyed visiting with them at their 60th class reunion. They still look great!
DOWN MEMORY LANE — THE ABOVE PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN 1999 AT THE 40TH REUNION OF THE HHS CLASS OF 1959.

The War on Parents

The fascinating thing about jigsaw puzzles is a single piece, by itself, doesn’t convey any meaning at all. Any one of those little cuts of cardboard, separated from the group, is really just a blob of indiscernible color.

Hughes County Livestock Show

Sawyer Treadwell - Grand Champion Steer Stevie Huff - Purebred Breeding Gilt - Crossbred Jonathan Wiseman - Purebred Breeding Gilt - Crossbred Cody McFarland - Market Hog - Crossbred Shelby Austin - Market Hog - Crossbred Samantha Eckles - Reserve Grand Champion Heifer Ashlyn Chaney - Market Goat...
Hughes County Livestock Show

City and Student Councils Meet

Holdenville City Council members Jeanna Gordon and Liz Campbell began an initiative last week that shows great promise as it continues throughout the years.
City Council Members Lynn Lantz, Jeanna Gordon, and Liz Clarks-Campbell meet with HHS Student Council Members.

HHS ALUMNI UPDATE!

On April 16, 2020, the annual HHS Alumni Reunion and golf scramble, held the last weekend of June each year, was hit with the “Covid-Cancellation.” The plan was to reschedule in the fall. That didn’t happen either.

CASA Seeking Child Advocate Volunteers

The 22nd Judicial District CASA is seeking volunteers, and their next training class will begin May 4. Volunteers are in high demand for this challenging but richly rewarding program.

New Lake Project Announced

Mayor Massad has been working with the lake project committee since the beginning of his term to provide the city with a lake project that is both affordable and doable. This week they would like to announce their vision for the future of Holdenville Lake.
Pictured above standing on the dam of the old Holdenville Lake left to right is: Lake Committee member Lynn Lantz, Lake Superintendent Waylon Ford, and Lake Committee Member Lynda Deshields.

New Airport Grants Secured

Mayor Massad and the Airport Committee have made even more progress in securing the funds needed to bring the city’s once thriving and top of the line airport back from a state of complete disrepair. Every year the FAA gives each city with an airport a $150,000, 90/10 grant.
Pictured above is the Holdenville Airport in its current state.
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