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Funeral services for John Ross Wood, a Coalgate resident, will be held Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Coalgate Methodist Church with Pastor Lyle Shipley officiating. Burial will be in Wood Family Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements. Family night will be Wednesday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Read moreThe Coal County ChamberofCommerce annual meeting and banquet will be held on March 27, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Choctaw Community Center located at 106 E. California Street, Coalgate, OK. This year’s banquet theme is: “Mardi Gras”. Two individuals will receive our annual community awards – Lifetime Achievement Award & Community Service Award. Also, an election will be held for several officers and director’s positions. Anyone interested in running for one of those positions should call to have their name put on the ballot. Tickets for this event are as follows: Individual tickets are $30.00 per person; Table sponsorship is $300.00. You may reserve a table or ticket by calling the Chamber at (580) 927-2119. Tickets may be purchased at the Flower Garden or Complete Legal.
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Laramie Beal was a dominant force on the softball field, whether it was in the circle pitching or in the batters box hitting. She absolutely took over games! Laramie is a 2012 graduate of Coalgate High School and a 2025 Hall of Fame inductee. Laramie’s high school honors include Player of the year as a freshman; MVP as a sophomore and a junior; Kiamichi All-Star as a senior; Athlete of the Year her senior year; and Honor Society for four years. As a senior she hit .504 with four home runs while having a 2.10 ERA in the circle.
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Be careful how you vote My late father had pretty traditional views when it came to politics. As one who survived the Great Depression, he thought Franklin D. Roosevelt was sent by a Protestant (probably Baptist) God to help poor, of whom we were among the poorest, people survive.
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“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.” Kurt Vonnegut I have mentioned before in this column that in my formative years I attended a low-budget private school. It was an interesting place to absorb an education, but while we were taught well, school could be sometimes dangerous. It’s fun to remember. And it is amusing to think that now my classmates, and all of us in that generation, are fully entrenched in all aspects of our society. We grew up, got old, and started to run things. It’s amazing we survived.
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An elderly gentleman had been having serious hearing problems for a number of years. Finally, he went to an audiologist to see what could be done to help. Once he was fitted with a set of hearing aids, the man’s hearing improved 100%.
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