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Quote of the Week…“Children brought up in Sunday School are seldom brought up in court.” —CC— The 16 th National Day of the American Cowboy will be celebrated on July 25 th .

These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced at church services. And these were all recorded BEFORE the COVID-19 epidemic. Enjoy. The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled.

CALVIN 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION—Buddy and Arlene Lawson of Calvin, Jean Alexander of Holdenville, Jeff and Rhonda Woodruff and daughter.

Saturday is the 4th of July. Many of us will celebrate by honoring those that have served our country, remembering the heroes of times past, respecting and saluting our flag and thanking God that we live in this country.

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later. Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

What in the heck is a Woke Taliban? These newest protestors now rampaging and terrorizing America. The term “WOKE” refers to “social awareness.” While the name Taliban refers to the Afghanistan’s who fought (with US aid) against the Russians during that conflict.

Source of Human Rights Left: government Right: The Creator Human Nature Left: basically good (Therefore, society is primarily responsible for evil.) Right: not basically good (Therefore, the individual is primarily responsible for evil.

Winners in all Divisions of County 4-H Contests are Announced Today Winners in Friday’s 4_H club timely topics, team demonstration and dress contests were released today by officials of the group. About 350 boys and girls from over the county attended the meeting.

One Calvin, Oklahoma, resident was named on Oklahoma Baptist University’s academic honor roll for the spring 2020 semester. The President’s Honor Roll included Alison Sells, a computer science major. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who achieved a semester grade point average of 3.

We had a good visit with HHS graduate Gene Sims this week. He knows so much local history and we love to visit with him. Gene has made several donations to the Hughes County Historical Society and we really appreciate it. We are working on a story about the C.A.