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WARREN LINDLEY, STUART FFA, AND JIM JENKINS, HOLDENVILLE FFA WIN HUGHES COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION SPEECH CONTEST.
Read moreBack in 1947 the biggest worry Southern Baptists had was the plight of millions of black Africans. We did not know any black Africans in Stonewall and only had a vague idea where Africa was. The church created missionary programs to let us know. These soon became sacred bureaucracies such as the WMU (Women’s Missionary Union) whose job was to promote and educate the church about the plight of our overseas missionaries and their unsaved black clients located in a place called Africa. Their focus (it seemed to me) was on a lady named Lottie Moon who for some reason spent her life in China, preaching to the Chinese. I figured they must have lost Africans in China too.
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(Note: Being 84 years old has its advantages but not during COVAD-19 shutdown w h i c h locked me inside my house for about six weeks, thus limiting my contact with the outside world. Hence, forgive my columns the next few weeks since they will be re-runs from 2016. Also, being 84, I don’t recall when the columns ran the first time. So here goes, and thanks for your indulgence! JBM)
Read moreIt has been reported to the Tribune this week that people pretending to be representatives of OG&E are calling area businesses and citizens and telling them that their is way past due and if they do not meet them with payment they will have to turn their electric off. This is a lie - don’t be taken in by it.
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A special thank you to our neighbor and dear friend Janet Perry for the beautiful flowers. She has a great gift for growing flowers and plants and her yard is incredible. I took two of my grandchildren over to visit Chuck and Janet and they were amazed at her yard. In fact they didn’t want to leave. Janet gave Peyton wisteria seeds and we hope it turns out half as good as Janet’s .
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Berta Ruth DeShields was born to Marks and Leah Vanarsdall (Durham) on May 26,1923, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was raised west of Holdenville and graduated from Holdenville Public Schools, class of 1941. She passed from her earthly to her heavenly home Friday afternoon, May 29, 2020 at the tender age of 97. She was surrounded by her loving family as she made the transition.
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