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A state treasure hunt is right down Johnny Joe and Tara Sandmann’s alley. Especially if it’s a treasure hunt that the entire family can participate in, and – if they are fortunate enough to find the prize, they could win $5,000. The treasure hunt happened – the Sandmann’s found the prize – and they won $5,000!
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Christmas is over and even during these challenging economic times, a recent report reveals that a record amount of money was spent on toys this year. Color TVs and computers also had a banner year. To sum it up, we may talk about bad times but the fact is most of us enjoy a great life . . . especially when compared to our parents and grandparents’ generations.
Read moreChristmas is the greatest time of the year. In 1938 my parents moved us (Mom, Dad, Gerald, and me) from Allen to a town called Centrahoma. There I met Letha Mae. It was there I started paying attention to Christmas. But like some other materialistic folk my age over there, I was really concerned with the season for Christmas gifts. Santa Claus became a big mysterious person of interest.
Read moreThe following citations were issued by the Coalgate Police Department from December 14 through December 27:
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The Choctaw Nation awarded the city of Coalgate $6,600 and Coal County $4,400 from the Choctaw Community Partner Fund to continue to help strengthen and develop the local area.
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The Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for projects in Coal County communities with a population less than 6,000. Designed to improve the quality of life for rural Oklahomans, the program will award grants to qualified nonprofit organizations or entities of state and local government for projects that will positively impact the community in the areas of 1) arts/culture/ history, 2) health or 3) libraries/literacy.
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