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My teacher once asked if I were on a deserted island, what three things I'd wish I had with me. The three things are a fire starter kit, a bow and a hatchet. An interesting fact about all of the items I have chosen is that every item is useful for building a shelter or for use as a weapon. One reason I would want a fire starter kit would be so I can cook game that I catch. Other uses for the fire starter is for purifying drinking water, for building a fire to stay warm, and to petrify wood for...
On Jan. 7, the Freedom basketball team and a couple of other fellow students made a bus trip to Stillwater to watch the Oklahoma State Cowgirls play the Oklahoma Sooners at the historic Gallagher IBA Arena. At about 10 a.m. the bus left Freedom to make the lengthy trip. On our way we stopped in Alva and picked up my pal and fellow co-writer, Cade Kennedy. From there we continued down the road on our journey, playing card games, listening to music, and conversing to make the trip seem as short...
New Year holds a very special place in many people's hearts because with the coming of a brand new year it means that everyone gets a fresh start. The United States celebrates this very important holiday by having a big party that includes a ball drop in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City. Across the United States, a range of cities and towns hold their own versions of the ball drop. Along with the New Year, many people make resolutions for themselves to make improvements in their lives,...
About three years ago I decided I wanted to learn the back-breaking skill of horseshoeing. Six months ago I enrolled in the Oklahoma Horseshoeing School two week course. Over Christmas break I traveled to Purcell for the course. Every morning at 7 all of the students were in class receiving a lecture or a quiz on the leg or foot of the horse. On the first day of class by 10 a.m. I was putting my first shoe on a horse. It was extremely hard at first to remember all the steps. After the first day...
Travel, red team! If you have ever heard that, you may have been at one of the games I have refereed. One of my greatest experiences as a referee would be when the parents yell at me after making a call they do not approve of. Refereeing for me has opened my eyes to what other refs go through. I used to give the refs a hard time for some calls, but I have discovered that with everyone running it is hard to see everything. During Freedom High School/Junior High games, a coach walked all the way...
Happy Birthday To Jan. 18: Linn Melkus, Lance Bradt, Andrea Haney Jan. 19: Guy Rackley Jan. 20: Priscilla Ledford Johnson, Darren Hughes, Lou Wilshire, Patricia Jessup, Shelley Wyckoff, Dasan Gillenwaters Jan. 21: Shelly Lane, Royce Friend Jan. 22: Paula McMurphy, Buddy Dotter, Margene Burnham, Stephanie Moss, Reese Grimes Jan. 23: Evan Reed Ferguson, Lana Darr, Alan Dean Sample, Beau Wilson Jan. 24; Sonny Wagner, Linda Gray, Landon Brady Jan. 26: Margie Waldrop, Ashley Ferguson, Tammy Honer Jan. 27: Jason Kornele, Ranae Murrow, Ronda Willams...
On Sunday, Jan. 14, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Opening prayer by Pastor Woody Hamon Call to Worship – Psalm 46:1-11 led by Shirley Wagner Opening hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” led by Debbie Brown, song leader Affirmation of Faith led by Dixie Stansberry Hymn of Justifying Grace “Spirit Song” Offertory – Janell Reutlinger Offertory Prayer by Pastor Woody Hamon Scripture – John 1:43-51 – Jesus calls His disciples to follow Him Morning Message – “Are You Responding to Jesus...
Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 18-20: High school basketball at Buffalo Tournament Tuesday, Jan. 23: High school basketball at Waynoka at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25: Junior high basketball vs Hillsdale at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26: (Homecoming) high school basketball vs Hardesty at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27: Freedom Elementary Basketball Festival Tuesday, Jan. 30: High school basketball at Taloga at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2: High school basketball at Billings at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5: Spring picture day, be prepared for group pictures Monday, Feb. 5:...
Checking/Savings 10000 – General Fund: $1,511.47 10001 – General Fund Savings: $103,614.94 10005 – Ambulance Fund: $9,441.35 10010 – Fire Fund: $53,563.58 10012 – Fire Fund Savings: $37,670.35 10020 – Grant Fund: $28,965.43 11030 – $RV Park: $50,206.07 11033 – $1,556.75 Total Checking/Savings: $284,630.44...
The Freedom Town Board held a regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at City Hall. Terry Smith and Mayor Shad Brackin were present. Rolando Galindo was absent. Also in attendance were Stuart Page, Dawn Wares and Cindy Reed. During his maintenance department report, Page said the propane tank at the lift station had been filled that day. It will fuel the recently installed electric generator. He also presented information about purchasing a jetter (as in "jet of water") pump to help with unpluggi...
Freedom High School will host a community blood drive on Monday, Jan. 22, from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. To schedule an appointment, contact FPS at 621-3271 or OBI at 580-233-9323. The moto for this drive is "Give blood and keep warm." Each donor will receive a limited edition long sleeved T-shirt....
FREEDOM – Kristopher Fargo broke out for 25 points Tuesday night at Burlington in a 72-49 loss for the Freedom boys. The loss to the Elks followed a loss on Friday night when the Eagles ran into a buzz saw as they lost to Waynoka, 67-24. Freedom dropped its record to 5-11 on the season. The Eagles look to get back on track this weekend as they take part in the 56th Annual Buffalo Invitational Tournament. The opening round matchup for the Eagles will be against Fargo-Gage/Ft. Supply on T...
FREEDOM – Sophomore Summer Ralston continues to come into her own as a scorer for the Freedom Lady Eagles as she recorded a pair of double-figure scoring games this past week. Ralston led her squad with 15 points last Friday night at home in a hard-fought 55-39 loss against visiting Waynoka, followed by a 13-point contest on Tuesday at Burlington. The Lady Eagles fell to the Lady Elks, 69-37. The Lady Eagles struggled to get anything going in the weeknight showdown with Burlington jumped out t...
NEW YORK (AP) — Shrugging off the prospect of a government shutdown, liberal activists are demanding that Democrats protect thousands of young immigrants from deportation, no matter what. The conflict comes to a head this week as the Republicans who control Congress scramble to get enough votes -- including some from Senate Democrats -- to avoid the partial shutdown. On Capitol Hill, Democrats are being urged to let the shutdown happen unless Republicans and President Donald Trump agree to restore a program that protects from deportation s...
ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team has a historic 120-86 victory over Southeastern in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center. Photo Gallery The Tigers (9-4, 7-2 GAC) recorded 100-or-more points for the fourth time this season, with the school high being five in 2009-10. The score also marked the second-straight game against the Savage Storm (8-7, 7-3 GAC) when ECU scored over 100 points. Sophomore Camron Talley also got in on the history making, recording a new career-high of 44 points. It was his f...
ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team broke a five-game losing streak with a 78-76 victory over Southeastern in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center. Photo Gallery The Tigers (5-8, 4-5 GAC) saw four players record double-digit point totals, while junior Lakin Preisner earned her second double-double of the season, with 22 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Senior Aaliyah Blakley netted 14 points, freshman Madison Rehl 12 and senior Alexa Adair 11. The Savage Storm (7-8, 5-5 GAC) s...
ADA, Okla. – Southeastern was unable to keep pace in a scorching second half as the Savage Storm saw its four-game win streak come to an end in a 120-86 loss at East Central on Tuesday night in Ada, Okla. The loss drops the Savage Storm to 8-7 overall and 7-3 in Great American Conference play. "We let them get off to a good start," said head coach Kelly Green, "And we were late on our closeouts early and they got into a rhythm." Northwestern is really good," said Green, taking about the upcoming schedule. "We saw them to open the year. They a...
ADA, Okla. – Southeastern rallied in the fourth quarter and tied the game with seven seconds to play, but East Central would hit a pair of free throws with 0.5 seconds to play to hand the Savage Storm a 78-76 loss on Tuesday night in Ada, Okla. The loss drops the Savage Storm to 7-8 overall and 5-5 in Great American Conference play. "We came out of the locker room flat," said head coach Darin Grover, "As we have been lately. We just come out flat. You have to have mental energy and physical energy and we didn't." "In the second half we got o...
ATLANTA (AP) — A layer of snow and ice and a record-breaking blast of cold closed runways, highways, schools and government offices across the South and sent cars sliding off roads Wednesday in a swath of the country ill-equipped to deal with wintry weather. At least eight people died, including a baby in a car that plunged off an icy overpass into a Louisiana canal. Icicles hung from a statue of jazz musicians in normally balmy New Orleans, and drivers unaccustomed to ice spun their wheels across Atlanta, which was brought to a n...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal prisons officials on Wednesday tested a jamming technology inside the walls of a federal prison, a rare move that authorities said they hope will help combat the danger posed by inmates with cellphones. The test was conducted over several hours Wednesday morning at a federal prison in Cumberland, Maryland, Assistant Attorney General Beth Williams told The Associated Press as the testing took place. Williams didn't give specifics of how the test worked but said it marks a step in the fight to cut down on inmates' a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most women would need to draw the line at two drinks, and men at two or three if states follow a blueprint by a prestigious scientific panel for eliminating the "entirely preventable" 10,000 alcohol-impaired driving deaths in the United States each year. The U.S. government-commissioned report by a panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine made multiple recommendations, including significantly lowering drunken driving thresholds. It calls for lowering the blood-alcohol concentration threshold f...
PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — City officials could find no records that the fire department conducted required annual inspections at a California home that doubled as a private school where authorities say 13 malnourished siblings were kept captive in filthy conditions by their parents. In response to a public records request by The Associated Press, Perris Assistant City Clerk Judy Haughney said Wednesday that there were no records of any fire inspections conducted at the home. The city's fire marshal, Dave Martinez, did not return repeated phone m...
