For many folks, it’s that dreaded time again. The Christmas holiday dinner with the extended family.

Hewasgettingoldandpaunchy And his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, Telling stories of the past. Of a war that he once fought in And the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, every one.

We live in an age that is obsessed with things. We fill our homes with the latest gadgets and fashions and then, when we run out of space, rent a storage unit.

The Holdenville Wolverines opened their 2022-23 basketball season on the road last week and took one on the chin at Caddo. The girl’s lost the opening game by a score of 28-66 and the boys lost by a score of 40-65. Both teams will play again on Tuesday when they travel to Seminole.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. Persistent Priorities I used to wear a t-shirt that read “God first, family second, then the NY Yankees.

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The Thanksgiving feast—an American tradition that dates back to the 16th century when Spanish settlers held a feast of gratitude for God’s providence as they successfully arrived in what is now Florida.

I know that we have way too many holidays, no matter what the school kids say as they recuperate from Fall Break, look ahead to Thanksgiving and fully chill out with two weeks off during the Christmas holidays. But the wise people (joke!) who run our Country in Washington are missing the boat.

Dane and I had the privilege of speaking at the homegoing service of Marie Friend Roberts. She was a dear friend and a graduate of HHS. Her husband, the late Woody Roberts, was the most decorated WWII Veteran I have ever known. He flew 55 missions, including D-Day over Norman- death.