Thankful Thoughts from Mrs. Lankford kindergarten class: Karla Alfaro is thankful for her family, her dad and her mom.

Holdenville All-Stater, Cheyenne Fixico has signed a Letter of Intent to play ball at Cameron University. Holdenville infielder, Brooklyn Brown, has signed a Letter of Intent to play softball at Connors State College.

Mrs. Turner and Mrs.

Shiloh Baptist Church was founded in the year of 1860 under the leadership of the late Rev. Banks Stevenson. The Creek Nation provided the land for this historical monument when Oklahoma was yet Indian Territory. It is only by the grace of God, the prayer and suffering of a faithful few that this church has survived.

Tonight, in a special meeting, the Holdenville City Council will vote to fill the Ward 1 council seat vacated by Mr. Bill Freeman after he resigned last Tuesday night.

Two of the most godly ministers we have ever known are Pastors Jimmie Freeman and David Pope pictured above. These two have reached countless lives not only in our community but around the country. They have been such a blessing to so many people, including our family. May God continue to give them good health as they continue serving the Lord in our community. Jimmie pastors the Harvest Time Tabernacle and David pastors Penn West Baptist Church. Next time you see one of these men, shake their hand and let them know how much they are appreciated.

“The new wealth in America is familial wealth, and the new poverty, familial poverty,” Mary Eberstadt, a senior research fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington, wrote several years ago.

Mary Lou (Crownover) Ibbs married Chester Ibbs October 6, 1950 at the First Baptist Church in East Los Angeles. They honeymooned in Santa Barbara. Three months after they were married, he was drafted and sent to Korea after boot camp. They made their home and raised their children in Fullerton, Calif. and retired to the Mount Shasta area where they have lived since the 1980’s. Mary Lou was born in Dale, OK and her grandparents and great-grandparents lived in Meeker. Chester is a young 92 and Mary Lou is a young 89. They are both healthy and active and like to fish and take car trips. As of October 6, 2021, the high school sweethearts have been married for 71 years.

Michelle Berry, Chloe Hamilton, and Kayla Berry at ???? gave away over 700 bags of treats to kids downtown. Jordyn and Kaesyn East Bentley Finnie Preston and Brayden Brewer Jamie Keekeissen with Darius Ferguson and Alyse Stephens.