Body Hi Bill, Dayna, I saw the picture in the paper of dad with the 1958 HHS Girls basketball team he coached. Thanks so much. I think that was his first year in Holdenville from Yeager. Anyway, he’s 96 and hanging in there.

Body Whenever I heard the song “I’ll be home for Christmas” I think of my Mom and how she would always get melancholy when the song played. Mom didn’t live near her parents and, after she married, never got to spend Christmas with them.

Body “A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn…” O Holy Night, a Christmas hymn Are you feeling weary? Out of hope? We all experience times like this but it seems the whole world is weary these days.

Body A New Place. A New Christmas.

Body City Council blocks another nomination Is it Procedure or Politics that concerns them? A councilman resigns and an extremely wellqualified candidate, a graduate of HHS and deep roots in our city asks her councilmember to be considered for the open position.

Body Art exploration for the young and young at heart What does the Thanksgiving holiday bring to mind? If you said family, roast turkey, cranberry sauce, or pumpkin pie, that would likely strike a chord in the minds of most Americans.

Body When my Mom was alive my children would often quiz her about mistakes I made when I was their age. “Tell us about some of the bad stuff dad did when he was a kid” they’d ask. Mom usually tilted her head, smiled and said, “He really never did anything wrong.

Body I spent my first two years of college in Nashville, TN, which I considered as getting my education in “The South.

Body We received a really nice note from our dear friend and classmate Brenda Lee Griggs this past week. She has always been one of the kindest and sweetest people I have ever known. Every time we receive a call or note from her it is so encouraging and uplifting.

Body Enjoy Freedom and Live With Virtue Here in America, we cherish the concept of freedom and the liberty we enjoy. Among the inalienable rights with which we are endowed by our creator are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.