Building community, book by book

A group of small children crowded around a picnic table in Tilghman Park, their eyes wide as they listened to Lincoln County Game Warden Jacob Harriet explain how to tell the difference between a girl deer and a boy deer, using animal skulls as references.

Nearby public libraries:

Chandler Public LibaryOpen: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday - 9 a.m.-12 p.m.1021 Manvel Ave, Chandler, OK 74834 Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Higher Education Open to tribal members, residents of Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties Open: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.335588 E.

Ballooning

A few weeks ago Kindra said she was going to sign up for a hot air balloon flight at the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival in August.Would I want to go with her?Man. What a tough question.Of course I’d want to.

It’s your year, really

To every football fan willing to compete, it’s almost that time of year again.Before we know it, it’ll be time to draft our teams for the 2024-25 season.The league commissioner sets up every detail of the fantasy season as each competitor bickers to them about their preferences.

Good friends and good times

Last weekend my wife Pat and I journeyed down to our place at Lake Eufaula.It was only the second time for us to go there for the weekend this year. Our good friends Gary and Charlotte Barnett, who have a trailer right next to ours, actually picked us up and we rode down with early Friday afternoon.

Letter to the editor

To the editor: On my way back from Shawnee one evening last week, I stopped in Meeker at a convenience store.Well, I locked my pickup doors with the keys still inside.Told the store clerk of my dilemma and she called the Meeker Police Department.

Hearing set in turnpike drug case

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a driver on the Turner Turnpike who was arrested and charged as the result of the seizure of 85 pounds of marijuana.

Meeker hires new personnel

Meeker Board of Education members recently hired four new personnel for the 2024-2025 school year and voted to approve two forms for nutrition that will allow all students attending Meeker schools this year to have free breakfasts and lunches.

HOSA students win big at conference

Students in Gordan Cooper Technology Center’s Practical Nursing and Health Career program recently competed and placed in the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Houston, according to the center.

Tryon man faces felony

A Tryon man is facing a felony firearms charge after what has been described as a reported “gun battle” between him and another individual.Cary Cline, 61, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court July 12 this year with possession of firearm after former felony conviction.