Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with the Turkey and the Trimmings (Pumpkin and Pecan Pie)! This is such a great time of the year to give THANKS to the ONE who allows us to enjoy this great season. If you were able to share this time with family and friends, it made it a much more enjoyable time. We, as Americans, are so blessed that we forget to give THANKS for the “stuff,” so it is easy for us to fall into the trap of assuming “more is better!” Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Each year we should reflect on how much GOD has blessed us during the year. Even this year, as trying as it has been, there are many things to be grateful.

‘First Colors’ event to raise flag over new WWI memorial On Dec. 11, the U.S.

PLATINUM DONOR - The Holdenville Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture presented a plaque to Luke Degraffenreid, Manager of the Holdenville Boomerang Diner, recognizing the Diner as a 2019 Platinum Sponsor of the Chamber. Chamber President Tonja Weaver is pictured making the presentation during the Chamber’s monthly luncheon meeting at the Boomerang Diner (the Chamber rotates their meetings each month between three local restaurants). Weaver explained that the Chamber would have normally made this recognition during the annual Chamber Banquet, but the event was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 virus.

The Holdenville Cemetery and also Pryor Cemetery in Stuart have each received $250,000 from the estate of Ivan E. and Viola C.

On November 25, 2020, at approximately 7:45 p.m. a fatality collision occurred on US-270 at EW 127 approximately three miles and two tenths east of Seminole County.

The Holdenville City Council discussed but took no action on COVID 19 mandates during their November 17 meeting. Mayor John Massad began the discussion by observing Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt had issued a new Executive Order addressing the COVID-19 virus on November 16. A copy of this order can be found at https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/1971.pdf

As Thanksgiving Day approaches, many families are already thinking about Christmas. For those who are including Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts as part of their holiday, more than 4,000 dropoff sites are now open.

THE HHS CLASS OF 1955 RECENTLY CELEBRATED THEIR 65TH CLASS REUNION. Six members of the class along other classmates from various graduating years, gathered at Rudy Alan’s Steakhouse for a luncheon and great time of fellowship. 1955 classmates pictured are: (front row) Barbara Gordon Cummins, Mary Dell Pound Rogers and Beth Arnold Leewright. (back row) Kay Harjo Taylor, Sarah Smith Majors and Tommy Giles.

Sister Act III has moved to their new location at 111 W. Main in downtown Holdenville.