OCTOBER 12TH—16TH Mon: Ground beef stroganoff, hominy w/cheese/ Antigua vegetables, bread, cake and milk Tues: Chicken pot pie, sweet potatoes, seasoned zucchini, cherry crisp and milk Wed: Salisbury steak w/onions and gravy, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts, dinner roll, fruit jell-o salad and milk Thurs: Hot ham & cheese, French fries, California vegetables, oatmeal raisin cookie and milk Fri: Taco sale w/tortilla chips, Mexican corn, refried beans, sherbet and milk.

Pauline Blaylock recently celebrated her 95th birthday on September 13. She is pictured with family members: (front row) Zoe Griffin, Kadie Griffin and Karson Nolen. (back row) Sharla Griffin, Pauline and Michelle Nolen.

For registered voters in Hughes County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the November 3rd General Election, County Election Board Secretary Brandy Davis said today. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m.

Friday, October 9th, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the November 3rd General Election Hughes, County Election Board Secretary Brandy Davis said today. Davis said that persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FAITH VOIGT (left) AND CAITLYN STORY (right), who were awarded the Tri-County Alliance’s Scholarships for 2020. A check for $1,000 was presented to each recipient by Overseer John Berry, the President of the Tri-County Ministerial Alliance. The Alliance included churches in Holdenville, Atwood, Wewoka, Seminole, Ada and Konawa.

The annual Fall brush and limbs pickup begins this week in section one, which includes the area bordered by Highway 48 (Main Street/Broadway of America) on the east side, Oakridge Road on the south side, Spaulding Road on the west side and of Highway 270 on the north side. The City of Holdenville will pick up all brush and tree limbs that are stacked on the curb between the street and the sidewalk (or where a sidewalk would run if there isn’t one). They will NOT pick up limbs and brush from the alleys. They also ask that you do NOT include bagged leaves.

Good morning to you. I sure have enjoyed our weather this week. Let’s hope the temperatures will stay like this for several weeks. For our Bible reading this week, let’s look at I Thessalonians 5:16-17. It tells us: “REJOICE EVER- MORE - PRAY WITH- OUT CEASING” The Bible does not tell us to rejoice in our circumstances; it tells us to rejoice in the LORD in the midst of our circumstances. We can turn every circumstance into prayer but remember the key to prayer is drawing closer to GOD who can help us with our situations.

Two state questions will appear on the November 3 general election ballot. State Question 805 was placed on the ballot by gathering signatures from citizens; State Question 814 was referred to a vote of the people by the Oklahoma Legislature. Each question is reprinted here as it will appear on the ballot followed by a brief summary.

HOLDENVILLE FALL FESTIVAL—DOROTHY ARRIVED IN HOLDENVILLE SATURDAY FOR A REUNION WITH HER FRIENDS FROM OZ—Pictured from left the right are the Land of Oz members: Derrall Summers, James Merrell, Cody Wright, Kagen Wright, Caylor Richards, Canton Richards, Greta Richards, Rayden Tillery, Angie Wardlow, Ace Caldwell, Karen Ramsey, Theran Richards, Keith Wardlow.

4M LAKE STORE - The Holdenville Chamber of Commerce welcomed 4M Lake Store to the business community with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, September 4. The 4M Lake Store is a family owned business operated by Michelle (holding the scissors) and Jami Skipworth, with granddaughter Mercy in front, and managed by Carl Griggs (not pictured). Jami jokes that the four M’s in the store’s name are for “Michelle, Mercy, Mercy’s mom, and me.”