Here’s today’s Family Talk column….(I thought it was time to “lighten up”….) Readers’ Digest Magazine ran a contest calling for funny family stories. One of the winning entries came from Pat Tornatore from St.

As a kid, Andy was outdoors during much of the summer months. And not lying by the pool with a Coke in one hand and a fetch-it stick for his dog in the other. His dad started him at age nine to help in the family hay-hauling business. Working many times from “Can’t see to can’t see.” At the ripe old age of fifteen, Andy had the responsibility of securing his own workers and heading his own crew, while Dad ran another.

A book title, “It Was On Fire When I Laid Down On It” caught my eye a few years ago. Curiosity being what it is, I looked up the story behind that title. True story. A small local fire department was called to put out a house fire. They also found and rescued a man trapped inside. Some days after his rescue, it was determined that the fire had begun with the mattress where he was found. Later, the local media asked the man about the cause of the blaze.

He was so upset that fateful Sunday morning. The Ol’ Devil had been busy, creating heartache and emotional injury in his small East Texas town. So the young pastor had decided that it was time to preach against that wily serpent. High time somebody exposed who was causing such turmoil.

Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas.

World War II Stories Holdenville and Hughes County has always been known for their patriotism. There are few if any World War II veterans left in our county.

Good morning to you. Hope you are enjoying this warm weather.

PUBLISHER’S PEN Bruce Roberts stopping by the office and reminding others that while he and Bill Robinson were in the National Guard, the enemy never got close to Holdenville.

WATERMELONS AND CANTALOUPES at their very best! Warren Foster is once again offering these home grown and you won’t be disappointed. Warren’s stand is located at the corner of North Burgess and East right across from the First Church of God.

Good morning to you. Hope you are having a great week. I was reading in the Book of James this week.