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Well, once again the Christmas season is upon us. It seems we hardly get through the Fourth of July before the stores are hawking Christmas items nowadays.

By John Bill Martin Staff Writer (johnbillmartin44@gmail. com) Thanks (again) to Al Wilburn for uncovering this little jewel. Not for a single moment do I believe that ANY of these clever observations apply to Al. Nor to me. These are just people we “know” or have “heard about.”READ AND ENJOY!!!

This  is  a  mental  fit ness evaluation for people who are considering retirement or for those already retired and might  be experiencing second thoughts. If you get one  right, you are doing OK.  If you get none right, you  might better go for coun- seling.  (I'll  meet  you  there). 1.

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.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.The very first movie my wife and I saw together was the original Rocky. We went with a group because we weren’t officially dating yet.

By John Bill Martin Staff Writer With some inspiration from Solomon, who used Scripture to caution young people to not get too proud of their youth because old age is just around the corner, we have composed an alphabet for senior citizens, a group to which many of us belong.

A Senior Citizens LamentThought I’d let my doctor check me, cause I didn’t feel quite right. All those aches and pains annoyed me, and I couldn’t seep at night. He could find no real disorder, but he wouldn’t let it rest. What with Medicare and Blue Cross, it wouldn’t hurt to do some tests!

Don’t kid yourself. It’s not just criminals attempting to escape punishment. It’s not just a teenager who missed curfew and is coming up with excuses. Not just the employee who walks in the door an hour late, full of ‘reasons.

How to write a letter Does anyone write letters anymore? I mean real paper and pen, stick ‘em in an envelope, attach a stamp and mail ‘em letters? I’m sorry to say I don’t—or at least not the kind I used to when I was in college.

Mrs. Colleen Venters was born January 5, 1948, was the first of four children born to Hulin and Genolia Mixon, in Boley, Oklahoma. As a child, she enjoyed learning English and German. In high school, her German teacher asked her to lead the lesson whenever she had administrative office duties.