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July 4 is many things — a day off from work, maybe a trip to the beach with friends, or a barbecue with family, celebrating the birth of our Nation, etc. But did you ever realize it also roughly marks the halfway point through the year we are struggling through. And then there are the jokes.

Girlfriends… Stages of lifeA group of 15 year old girlfriends discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Dairy Queen next to the Ocean View restaurant because they only had $6.

To The Hughes County Tribune, Enclosed is a check for my niece and my subscriptions.I always like the paper to read.Gives the infor- mation of deaths. For instance classmates and others I may know and wondered about down through the years. Hope I'm not too late for renewing.

Podcasts available at Coffeetimecolumn.com Send any responses to: andybowman839@gmail.comBeing a dad involves a definite fact. Your kid craves and needs your attention.

Happy Father’s Day to all dads. Many of you are doing a great job. Some barely get a passing grade, Others are invisible.I heard a sad-turned-glad story of a dad named Don. When Dv oo u (u v vv l his nine year old daughter. “Honey, could you get your mommy on the phone?

Located in Okfuskee County, Weleetka is situated ten miles southeast of Okemah, the county seat, and seven miles south of Interstate Highway 40 on U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 84. In 1899 George F.

“Compassionate Role Model”Mr. Orlando E. Hazley, Jr. was born June 16, 1933, to Orlando E. Hazley and Jennie Lee Hazley in Enid, Oklahoma. He and his siblings were quite rambunctious, and his parents knew just how to reign them in; firmly andlovingly.

RETREAT PARENTS DO THESE 5 THINGS I know, I know. You read the title of the column and did an eye roll, right? You’ve heard this kind of thing before. Three easy steps to parenting. How to be a SuperMom or Dad.

Seems my own version of ‘tough men,’ are rarely found any more, and the modern version of tough men are weak in comparison.Politically, today the phrase characterizes a person who fights for the causes he believes will benefit his people – or likely himself.

You’ve lived long enough to have heard a bunch of tired cliches and old sayings, I know. One of Andy’s favorites from an old friend is this; “Better hold your holt.”His meaning? Hold your holt…holding on for dear life to your faith in God. No matter what you are facing.