CALVIN CHILI COOK-OFF WINNERS WERE: Kent Blaylock 1st (left) and Todd Collard 2nd - (right). Others entering the contest were Cindy Bonicelli, Travis Peairson, Carolyn Boren, Jason Dunn, Patricia Willingham and T-Jays.
CALVIN CHILI COOK-OFF WINNERS WERE: Kent Blaylock 1st (left) and Todd Collard 2nd - (right). Others entering the contest were Cindy Bonicelli, Travis Peairson, Carolyn Boren, Jason Dunn, Patricia Willingham and T-Jays.
This year’s parade will be held on Saturday, December 11, at 5:45 pm on Wetumka’s Main Street. Immediately following the parade, a drawing will be held. Ten bikes will be given away for children ages 3rd - 6th grade. Signups for the giveaway will begin at 5:15 pm and you must be present to win. Free hot chocolate and popcorn will be available. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also make an appearance in the parade before flying back to the North Pole!
JUDGING THE CONTEST THIS YEAR WERE (left to right) Mike Troup, Eli Robinson and Georgia Blaylock. Not pictured is Melissa Allen. We know they had a difficult time because all of the chili we tasted was delicious!
The Hughes County Health Department announces the re-appointment of
THE CALVIN CLASS OF 1981 RECENTLY HELD THEIR 40TH CLASS REUNION AND HAD A GREAT TIME TOGETHER! Calvin girls pictured are (left to right) Mona Reeves, Kathy Wilson Mathis, Virginia Flo Pace, Jean Lawson Alexander, Robin Hardwick, Ellen Ring Sewell and Jena Sims Kodesh.
So many years ago, I would drive by this old building every day. I would mosey my truck slowly down the alley way between the hardware store and and familiar old structure. Like a soft old quilt on an icy morning there it sat. I heard stories from the old folks about pulling wagons up to the back of the Farmers Exchange on Saturday morning looking forward to a day of shopping and socializing on Main Street. I’m from Illinois so that iconic sign hanging on the back of that old building announcing “Dekalb” was sight for my sore hometown eyes. I watched as the years rolled by and commerce stopped at the Wetumka Farmers Exchange. I thumped and bumped my truck over that ragged old alley year after year. I watched in sadness as that perky yellow “Dekalb” sign got worn and faded. One day as we were driving through i couldn’t resist any longer. “Jump out here and grab that sign off there will ya?” I said to Bubs. He gave me an exasperated look. “You want me to go...steal...that sign off the building?” He asked with shock in his voice. “Yes” I answered. The edges are warped and broken, and, in some places, you can barely read it, but there it hangs. Smack dab in my living room, hanging on my wall, proud and to me, perfect. “Dekalb” My little chunk of the Wetumka Farmers Exchange. Born, 1910....razed, 2021. Shared byJan Barry
Jacob Alan Baca died on November 15, 2021 from complications from surgery. He was 39 years old and leaves behind two sons, Christian Baca, age 16, and Scott Baca, age 13.
November 13, 9 ladies traveled to Cazadores Mexican Restaurant in Seminole. It was not only delicious but I came home with enough leftovers for 2 more meals. I never saw such a huge burrito!
For Brandon Schutt, a senior at Bellevue East, it would likely be his last cross-country event of his high school career.
a senior athlete at Stuart High School. She is shown signing her National Letter of Intent with Eastern Oklahoma State College to play softball for the Lady Mountaineers. Braelyn was named as the Pitt 8 conference MVP and as the McAlester News Capital All Area Player of the Year. She has also been selected as a 2021 fastpitch small school east All-State Middle Infielder. She is the daughter of Tracy S. Blasengame and Dawn D. Blasengame of Stuart, OK.
Thanksgiving is just TOO much for one column so here goes another called Thanksgiving II.
Thanksgivings are such a special time of the year. For most of us. For me it getting to see my loved ones. Sharing a big Thanksgiving meal and being thankful for one another. This year we planned a biggie. All four of my kids and most of their kids were to show up. All brought food. Lots of it. One grandchild even brought her kid (no we didn’t eat him), great-grandson named Iggy from Austin, Texas. We were all pretty thrilled with the idea of it all. I don’t really know who all showed up, such is the size of my family, but it was a good crowd.
