Festival open for submissions

Early submissions are now open for the Oklahoma Teen Film Festival, a contest put on through coordination between the University of Central Oklahoma’s (UCO) Department of Mass Communication and dead-Center Film, according to a press release from UCO.This is the second year of the contest, and it’s...

Chandler board of education meeting

The Chandler School Board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Chandler Education Foundation to direct money to the Performing Arts Center at its regular meeting on Dec. 8.The school district received a private donation for lighting in the PAC, said Superintendent Scott Baade,...

Town Talk

The Stroud Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce a new event this year, a Christmas Cookie Walk. This will take place on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Main Street, Stroud. Downtown businesses will be serving treats while you enjoy the lights.

School board filings

Candidates for school board positions in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties have filed.In Lincoln County, the following candidates filed. The positions are for Office No. 1 unless otherwise noted.Agra, Kyle Herrmann, unopposed. Herrmann is the incumbent now.Carney, Stacy Knox, Jesse Townsend.

Volunteers

As I was thinking about what to write for my column this week, I got to visiting with my wife Pat and she mentioned a topic that was timely.

Basic training

Fifty-five years ago today, Dec. 4, is a day that will be lodged in my mind forever. It’s the day I arrived at Fort Polk, La., to begin basic training for the 95th Division Army Reserve unit in Shawnee.I had signed up for a six-year stint in the Reserve unit on March 7 of that year.

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It’s time for this year’s Parks Brothers “Santa Paws and Pals.” Come get your picture taken with your favorite pet and enjoy some delicious refreshments.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day 2025 is upon us.

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To quote the prolific Paul Harvey, here is the rest of the story. I told you about Paul Mercer being honored on Veteran’s Day at the OKC Thunder game. Well, it turned out to be more of an honor than I even understood. Paul was chosen as the Thunder’s “Hero of the Game."

Mother

If my biological mother were still alive, she would be 104 years old. My wife Pat and I were visiting about that the other day.From time to time I’ve written in this column about my birth mother Mary.