Ledger newsletter 11-12-2022
Ledger newsletter 11-12-2022
The Heavener Ledger newsletter for Saturday
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Bible verse of the day 11-12-2022
The Bible verse of the day for Saturday:
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Colossians 3:2
Little Ledger 11-12-2022
By CRAIG HALL
Like Martin King Jr. before me, I also have a dream.
While the late reverend’s dream was more important, obviously, I have a dream where the Ledger can supply all the news, sports, weather, obits, events and more going on not only in Heavener, but all throughout LeFlore County.
I would like to see our daily newsletter dominate LeFlore County like no media source has ever done before. I have been pushing this a lot lately and the results have been good. We are obviously not where I would like to be, yet, but if we continue to grow like we did this week, we can put out a publication that blows away all of our competition.
I learned my lesson a few years ago when I increased the size of the Ledger staff before it was time. We saw now growth and had to shrink. This time, I desperately want and need to add a couple of writers, but will not do so until we have enough staff.
How can you help? Hey, good question. You can help by subscribing to our newsletter for only $5 per month or $50 per year. For those of you who have subscribing, you will never know how much I appreciate this.
I am not doing this to increase my income, there are other things in work to do that, but to support a first-class news staff. If something happens in LeFlore County, I want to have it covered. Now, due to a limited staff of me, I can’t do that. But it can and will eventually happen.
I have always told everybody our daily newsletter is like a daily newspaper on steroids. And what I like about it the best, and hope you do also, is you can start at the start of the newsletter and read it straight through. I like our website, heavenerledger.com, but you have to skip around to read the stories. Plus, every story or information we put out goes into our newsletter. I hold some things out of the website, hoping that will prompt people to go to our newsletter and sign up.
For those of you who have subscribed to the newsletter, please share it with anybody you think might be interested and encourage them to subscribe. Our newsletter does not have a single ad on it, it is strictly supported by our readers.
After all, your word of mouth is our best hope of growing. As always, if you have suggestions, questions or problems, please let me know. You can email me craig@heavenerledger.com or text (918) 649-4712.
Ledger morning news for 11-12-2022:
Clear skies and cold Saturday
Clear skies and cold Saturday in LeFlore County.
The high will only be 45 degrees with a low of 21.
Sunrise is 6:50 a.m. Sunset is 5:14 p.m.
Friday’s high was 47 with a low of 31. A total of .06 inches of rain was recorded, bringing the monthly total to 2.23 inches. Average rainfall for November is 3.85 inches.
Average temperatures for Nov. 12 are a high of 66 and low of 39. Records for the date were a high of 83 in 1999 and a record low of 23 in 1995.
Last year on this date, the high was 56 with a low of 30.
LeFlore County calendar
The LeFlore County calendar of events. It lists the upcoming events in the area. This is a free service, so if you or your group have an event coming up and would like it added to the calendar, email craig@heavenerledger.com
Saturday
Veterans Day pancake breakfast
Veterans Day parade downtown Poteau 10 a.m.
Poteau women’s league holiday market
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Local school board meetings
Tuesday
Tuesday lunch at the museum 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
High school basketball: Graham-Dustin at Bokoshe; Smithville at Howe; LeFlore at Battiest; Haworth at Whitesboro
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon at EOMC
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6 p.m. Highway 59 North
High school basketball: Watts at Bokoshe; Gans at Cameron; Whitesboro at Rattan
HUA and city council meet 6 p.m.
Friday
High school basketball: Bokoshe at Indianola; Heavener at Wister
High school football: Clinton at Poteau 7 p.m.
Did you know 11-12-2022
Did you know is a feature we run exclusively on the Ledger’s daily newsletter focusing on the people and places of LeFlore County.
Heavener’s population in 1907, the year Oklahoma became a state, was 473. Howe had a population of 599 residents.
If you have an interesting fact or figure about LeFlore County, email it to craig@heavenerledger.com.
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Blast from the past 11-12-2021
This is the blast from the past for Saturday. This is a feature we post daily on the Ledger’s daily newsletter of a picture from the past of the people, places and events from Heavener and LeFlore County.
The opening day of the new Farmers & Merchants Bank building in 1908. The F&M was the precursor to State National Bank. Dr. M.A. Stewart and daughter Nena are in the upstairs window.
This was Heavener’s first brick business building. Notice the sidewalk framed in wood crossing the street.
If you have an old photo to use in our blast from the past, please email craig@heavenerledger.com.
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Oklahoma prep playoff scores
Class 6A-I
Bixby, bye
Enid 32, Edmond Memorial 27
Jenks 68, Edmond North 14
Mustang, bye
Tulsa Union, bye
Broken Arrow 47, Norman 20
Owasso 41, Westmoore 7
Norman North, bye
Class 6A-II
Stillwater, bye
Bartlesville 36, Lawton 30
Tulsa Washington 47, Putnam North 7
Deer Creek, bye
Choctaw, bye
Sand Springs 31, Putnam City 21
Ponca City 35, Tahlequah 7
Muskogee, bye
Class 5A
Piedmont 60, Midwest City 41
McAlester 27, Collinsville 14
Coweta 53, Claremore 14
McGuinness 46, El Reno 24
Carl Albert 45, Lawton MacArthur 7
Del City 41, Tulsa Bishop Kelley 14
Grove 70, Sapulpa 28
Guthrie 17, Elgin 0
Class 4A
Elk City 28, Newcastle 21
Hilldale 32, Tulsa McLain 0
Cushing 48, Broken Bow 0
Blanchard 14, Weatherford 12
Tuttle 41, Chickasha 7
Wagoner 31, Ada 0
Poteau 48, Miami 14
Clinton 34, Bethany 27, OT
Class 3A
Metro Christian 41, Pauls Valley 14
Cascia Hall 40, Muldrow 6
Lincoln Christian 68, Bristow 19
Kingfisher 28, Lone Grove 27
Heritage Hall 42, Anadarko 14
Stigler 34, Holland Hall 27
Verdigris 28, Berryhill 0
Perkins-Tryon 49, Marlow 0
Class 2A
Millwood 34, Crossings Christian 29
Lindsay 48, Kingston 27
Eufaula 14, Henryetta 12
Seq. Claremore 48, Sperry 15
Frederick 12, Davis 6
Chandler 48, Hennessey 16
Victory Christian 70, Pawhuska 22
Prague 34, Hugo 14
Vian 52, Spiro 7
Kiefer 42, Vinita 26
Jones 21, Newkirk 20
Community Christian 49, Holdenville 14
Beggs 48, Rejoice Christian 28
Idabel 42, Warner 7
Washington 54, Atoka 7
Oklahoma Christian 24, Luther 12
Class A
Fairview 60, Snyder 0
CHA 28, Stratford 6
Stroud 52, Chelsea 14
Commerce 39, Pocola 24
Ringling 36, Cashion 12
Walters 33, Burns Flat-Dill City 0
Colcord 47, Haskell 0
Tonkawa 61, Mounds 6
Hominy 52, Allen 8
Quapaw 28, Central Sallisaw 22
Hooker 48, Apache 16
Wynnewood 26, Minco 20
Gore 63, Fairland 6
Woodland 42, Hartshorne 6
Crescent 46, Dibble 14
Mooreland 64, Mangum 19
Class B
Laverne 62, Pond Creek-Hunter 16
Covington-Douglas 42, Cyril 22
Keota 42, Webbers Falls 14
Weleetka 72, Barnsdall 42
Velma-Alma 50, Canton 0
Ringwood 46, Turpin 24
Regent Prep 55, Summit Christian 0
Quinton 54, Welch 6
Dewar 78, Gans 20
Pioneer 40, Davenport 6
Oklahoma Bible 54, Balko-Forgan 22
Waurika 42, SW Covenant 24
Wetumka 80, Yale 34
Caddo 46, Arkoma 0
Seiling 70, Wilson 6
Hollis 50, Cherokee 0
Class C
Waynoka 46, Ryan 0
Thackerville 54, Coyle 8
Wesleyan Christian 51, Graham-Dustin 28
Mt. View-Gotebo 34, Buffalo 12
Tipton 54, Medford 6
Maysville 36, Wilson (Henryetta) 30
Maud 60, Oaks 8
Timberlake 62, Geary 6
LeFlore County sports scoreboard 11-11-2022
Football
Poteau 48, Miami 14
Vian 52, Spiro 7
Commerce 39, Pocola 24
Caddo 48, Arkoma 0
Basketball
Girls
Gans at Cameron (no score reported)
McCurtain 58, Wister 40
Boys
Gans at Cameron (no score reported)
Wister 51, McCurtain 36
To report scores or add information on any game, text (918) 649-4712 or email craig@heavenerledger.com.
Poteau throws a leash on Wardogs
POTEAU – Poteau overcame an early touchdown deficit and used big plays to overcome Miami, 48-14, in an opening-round game in the Oklahoma state football playoffs Friday in cold and wet conditions.
The win sets up a rematch with defending Class 4A state champion Clinton at home next week. The Red Tornadoes survived with a 34-27 overtime win over Bethany. This will make the third time is just over 10 years Poteau and Clinton have met in the playoffs with each team winning once.
The other LeFlore County teams were not so fortunate, even though two of the three other county teams played at home.
Spiro, the only county team with a road game, could not cope with Vian, losing 52-7 to the powerful Wolverines.
In Class A, Commerce eliminated Pocola, 39-24, and in Class B, Arkoma was defeated by Caddo, 48-0.
Poteau, which was the district champion in 4A-4, fell behind to Miami (6-5), the fourth-place team out of 4A-3, as the Wardogs scored on a long run early in the first quarter. The Pirates returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown, took advantage of a short punt into a stout win, to score a second touchdown, then used long-distance scoring runs to score twice more in the first half and build a 28-7 halftime lead Miami could never overcome.
Poteau and Clinton last hooked up in the playoffs in the 2020 season with the Red Tornadoes winning, 17-10, as a controversial score by the Pirates to tie the score late was nullified.
Clinton is 8-3 this season. The Red Tornadoes defeated Tuttle, 35-0, last year to win the 4A state title a week after Tuttle downed Poteau in the semifinals.