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“THE EARS AND MEMORIES OF BABY ELEPHANTS”

Back in the ancient days of Fred Flintstone and no cell phones, when he was a young dad and a wet-behind-theears pastor, Andy had a habit. No, not a habit like we refer to today. But he unconsciously used a certain phrase – constantly.

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Family Talk

I know it is the height of the basketball season. I know the orange one is the ball of choice for most people during the heat of the NCAA tourney and, soon, the NBA playoffs. But I am, and shall forever be, in baseball season until the last out of the last game of the World Series. Hope springs eternal my favorite team will be in the Series this year but, regardless, I will watch or listen to nearly everygame. Isuspectmychildrenwillcheerandgroanalongwith me through all 182 regular season games. You see, there is a genetic defect in my family. Devotion to baseball was in my father’s DNA and I am a carrier of his gene.

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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN TO CROSS 10 STATES, REAC 32 MILLION AMERICANS IN APRIL—HERE’S WHAT TO KNOW

In a much wider area beyond, spanning 49 states, sky gazers can still catch a partial solar eclipse. However, according to Mr. Berman, the difference between total and partial in solar eclipses is like night and day. Nothing compares to the moment of totality, he says. The experience is “life-changing.”

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Around Town......by John Bill Martin

April brings out the fool in me One of the things I miss most about being retired from the classroom is that it has been 5 years since I have had a “Kick Me” sign mysteriously taped onto my back.

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In my Opinion

Feeling like you have some control over your life is vital for life happiness.

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Service Held for Billy Dale McCoy

Billy Dale McCoy was born on November 22, 1959 to John and Nell (Peerson) McCoy. He passed away at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the age of 64. He lived his entire life at Lamar, Oklahoma.

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City of Wetumka Celebrates Easter with Egg Hunt

City of Wetumka Celebrates Easter with Egg Hunt

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