Grayson’s Annual File Festival will be held in Grayson on October 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Grayson Community Center (five miles south of Morris just west of the Hwy. 266 and Hwy. 52 intersection). Come enjoy seafood and/or file gumbo, homemade desserts and drinks. There will be turkey shooting. Bring your own shot gun 20-12-16 and we will supply shells. There will be flea market finds, music crafts and more! For more information, contact Iceola 918-652-8823. For booths and vendors, contact 918-652-3909.
Gospel Concert October 3, 7 p.m. at Inspiration Hill Featuring Forgiven (Southern gospel quartet) and Jesse Turner (’50s, ’60s and ’70s rock ‘n’ roll style gospel). Located at 880669 S. 3330 Rd (2 ½ miles North of Wellston). Call 405-356-4051 for more info. A love offering will be taken.
Holdenville Fall Festival will be October 3. Call 405-592-4221 for more information.
Little Chief and Carter Nine are joining for a combined reunion to be held Saturday, October 3 at the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church, 301 E. 6th St. in Pawhuska. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. Light refreshments will be provided and lunch can be ordered in from IGA deli. Everyone who lived, had family or had friends in the area is encouraged to come and renew old friendships. For more information, contact Charles Randall 918-336-0584, Bob Randall 405-348-9848 or Tom Teegarden 940-458-3673.
October 10 is the Coleman Centennial Celebration. Call 580-937-4696 for more information.
Henryetta will be celebrating the 6th Annual Dee Boone Day Saturday October 10 at Henryetta’s Territorial Park. This event includes educational components added to the learning value of the event. Call 918-652-3331 for more information.
October 10 is the Sapulpa Praise Center Ministries 10th Annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle show and swap meet. 918-248-5776 for more information.
The Church of God at 625 W. Broadway in Yale is having a music night at 7 p.m., October 16 at 7 p.m. Come join us in singing praises to our Lord Jesus Christ! Back porch gospel, four-part harmony, mandolin and keyboard playing will be showcased. The guest band is Crossroads Praise Team. A love offering will be taken during the concert.
The Madill Art Club presents its 48th annual Art Festival. The art show will be held at the Community Services Building at William Ray Memorial Park on October 23 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; October 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and October 25 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission and refreshments.
A Pony Express Race will be held at 9 a.m., October 31 in Talihina. There will be a free lunch, a cowboy obstacle course, rugged country trails, beautiful scenic mountains and cash prizes. For more information, call the Talihina Main Street Office at 918-567-2023 or go to www.talihinamainstreet.org .
The Wright City Lumberjax Festival will be held at the city park in Wright City October 10. Call 580-981-7013 for more information.
Kingston United Methodist Church in Kingston is holding their Annual Bazaar October 30 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Breakfast by donation, traditional Thanksgiving noon meal at 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and evening meal from 4:30-7 p.m. Cost for Thanksgiving meal is $7 for adults and $3 for children. Craft books, baked goods, a UMW cutlery booth and cookbooks will be available.
Lone Star County School alumni reunion will be held October 10 at the Brick Street Café in Okemah. Registration is at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 6 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, call Paul and Madie Guinn at 918-247-6071.
The Out Back Toy and Poker Run will be October 10. Bring a toy to the Aline Fair. Ride in the parade (starts at 10 a.m., lineup begins at 9 a.m. on the North end of Main). Call Patsy or Larry for questions 580-554-1291 or 580-554-1290.
Twin Oaks Baptist Church in the Whitehorn Cove Area in Wagoner is preparing to celebrate fifty years of service to God on October 18. If you or someone you know were previously members of Twin Oaks, please contact us at 918-462-3204.
Come to an old fashioned Halloween carnival at the Old Oak Grove Schoolhouse in Zena (located between Grove and Jay at the corner of S560 and E330 Roads). Enjoy games, costume parade, prizes, chili dinner and pie auction. Fun, fun, fun! Saturday, October 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
I need your used U.S. postage stamps for education, teaching and history. Mail to JFP, PO Box 313, Claremore, OK 74018.
I am looking for a group of ladies for a once-a-month “button exchange” via mail: four buttons per participant. Contact “Button Exchange,” 1960 CR 1210, Tuttle, OK 73089.
I am looking for a friend named Mary Lou Moffatt. I grew up with her in the oil fields of Rainbow Bend in Winfield, KS in the late 1950s and ’60s. Her parents were L.T. Moffatt and Ruby Moffatt. L.T. owned the Moffatt Oil Company in Ponca City. They moved to Ponca City in the late ’60s and Mary Lou graduated in the late ’60s but I don’t know what high school year she graduated. I heard she had married and had a daughter who was a nurse in Ponca City. If anyone has any information on this family, please connect with me. William “Bill” Sanders, 580-765-9042 or wbcathie@poncacity.net .
My rock-collecting mother just passed away. Assorted rocks from all over the United States (approximately 200 lbs) free for the taking. I am in Washita County; call me at 580-472-3472.
I am looking for Stigler High School yearbooks from 1966, 1967 and 1968. Please call me at 918-429-6220 or write Judy Gentry, PO Box 824, Stigler, OK 74462.
I would like to have a recipe for homemade donuts from the early ’70s. I remember church ladies getting together and making them as well as apple fritters and long johns. They used commodity flour. The smells were heavenly. Gayle Williamson, 23444 Smith Road, Shady Point, OK 74956.
Anadarko Class of 1960 is planning their 50th reunion for 2010. The following members have yet to be found: Leon Bell, Hugh Bramble, Jerry Clark, Sharon Chrisler, Donna Edmonds, Warren Erwin, Betty Ford, Benny Gosnell, Gerald Lucus, Margaret Sullaway, Loa Neal, Virginia Queen and Tim Smith. If anyone knows where these people are, please notify us by email: Babauman@sbcglobal.net or ebkidd@cox.net .
I want to purchase or haul off an old swamp water cooler. The price must be reasonable. Woody Havens, 817 Grigsby, Newcastle, OK 73065. Phone number 405-387-5090 or 201-5965.
The YWCA Oklahoma City is seeking submissions for its new exhibit “The Hidden Truth.” The exhibit will honor victims of domestic violence and represent the widespread impact of abuse in our state. Submissions can be sent in by anyone whose life has been touched by domestic violence—survivors, friends, family members, co-workers or classmates. If domestic violence has made an impact on your life, this is your opportunity to share that story. Send in a memento that will honor the victim in your life and an explanation of the item’s significance. Items can include pictures, letters, artwork, poetry, stuffed animals, clothing or any other significant memento. Please send all submissions to The Hidden Truth Exhibit, YWCA Oklahoma City, 2460 W. I-44 Service Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73112. For more information visit www.ywca.org/thehiddentruth or call 405-951-3381 .
