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Pictured above are the current members of the Wetumka Methodist Church
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On February 6, 1898, a Methodist Church was organized and met in the Creek Council House in the small community of Wetumka, Creek Nation, Indian Territory. The building was also the place for religious meetings held by itinerant preachers of various denominations among the other white settlers in the area.
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With a playoff game on the line, the Weleetka Outlaws rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past Webbers Falls 64-18 at home. The victory makes 11 straight for the Outlaws.
Read moreWe get our family's turkey from Wal Mart. Our turkey weighs 1 pounds. My daddy cooks the turkey in a pot on the stove for 10 minutes on hot. We have our feast at my house. We eat our tur- key with pizza. Alayna Gil bert
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Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.
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Seems like I am noticing a trend – and not a healthy one. As a whole, our nation is losing the ability to pronounce some words. In fact, people seem to have forgotten some words exist in the English language. Phrases like, “Thank you,” “Thanks so much,” “I appreciate that,” seem to have slid into a dark hole somewhere and vanished. And if you do hear those magic words spoken, it is more of an auto-reply rather than a sincere response.
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I’m sure you know by now that the Graham- Dustin Football team lost to Tipton @ Tipton on Friday, November 17th. I have a lot of photos posted on the school Facebook page. I’m sending a few here but if you prefer some of the others feel free to use those. We had a big send off with great community support even though it was short notice. We want to thank Keystone Foods for the breakfast, area residents and others who “adopted” a football player so the athletes could eat on the road and to all who provided drinks and snacks for the long bus ride. Thanks also to the Dustin Senior Citizen Center for letting the players visit the day before. Thanks also to the Hughes County Tribune for their phenomenal coverage this year.
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