Ledger newsletter 12-1-2022
Ledger newsletter 12-1-2022
The Ledger newsletter for Thursday
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Bible verse of the day 12-1-2022
The Bible verse of the day for Thursday:
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
--1 Peter 1:3
Heavener School menu 12-1-2022
The Heavener cafeteria menu for Thursday:
Breakfast: parfaits/cereal
Lunch: burrito
Today’s daily chatter newsletter
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Ledger blog 12-1-2022
By CRAIG HALL
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Today’s Bible verse:
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
--1 Peter 1:3
In the Heavener School menu for today:
Breakfast: parfaits/cereal
Lunch: burrito
Today’s really bad joke of the day: Why did Cyclops close his school? He only had one pupil.
Remember, I don’t write them, just read them for you. If you can do better, send in your own, email it to craig@heavenerledger.com and we will recognize you and your brilliance when we read it online.
And if you want to wish somebody a happy birthday, marriage, wedding anniversary or whatever, email me the information and we will recognize them on their special day.
Several Heavener football players were recognized when the all-district 2A-6 team was released Wednesday.
Dalton Semore was named the district’s quarterback of the year; Jaxon Armstrong was the wide receiver of the year; and Camden Broyles was the tight end of the year.
Other players named all-district were: PJ Riddley at running back; Jackson Clubb wide receiver; Devry Ritter wide receiver; Jacob Vickers offensive line; Tristan Griffith outside linebacker; and Jerami Casteel JR. on the defensive line.
Heavener High School had its first wrestling matches Tuesday night at Fort Smith Northside against the hosts and the Poteau junior varsity team.
Heavener wrestled Poteau’s JV first, followed by Northside.
Jaxon Armstrong led the way going 2-0 with 2 pins, Alex Armstrong and Kevin Bretado both went 1-1, both winning their matches by pinfall.
Heavener’s next dual is at Broken Bow Dec. 13.
Heavener senior Kinley Brand signed to play softball with Southern Nazarene out of Bethany Wednesday morning.
Brand was a starter all four years for the Lady Wolves and was the main pitcher for the Lady Wolves the last two seasons in fast pitch.
The Heavener seventh and eighth grade academic team finished second in a district meet Wednesday, which also included Fort Gibson and Stigler.
In Thursday’s weather forecast, Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain Thursday in LeFlore County.
The high will be 54 degrees with a low of 44 degrees.
Sunrise is 7:08 a.m. Sunset is 5:06 p.m.
On the county calendar for today, Graveside service for Russell "Gus" Potter 1 p.m. at The United States National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas with Reverend Shawn Caldwell officiating
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6 p.m. Highway 59 North
High school basketball: Braggs at Bokoshe; Cameron at Keota; LeFlore at Red Oak; Panama at Spiro; Stigler at Talihina; Wister at Kinta
Heavener City Council meets 6 p.m.
In today’s top stories, More Chinese cities eased some anti-virus restrictions as police patrolled their streets to head off protests Thursday while the ruling Communist Party prepared for the high-profile funeral of late leader Jiang Zemin.
Four lion cubs that were orphaned during the war in Ukraine have arrived safely at a Minnesota animal sanctuary that has pledged to provide them a permanent home.
House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress at a pivotal time as long-serving Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team step aside next year.
The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.
The measure passed by a vote of 290-137 and now heads to the Senate. If approved there, it will be signed by President Joe Biden, who urged the Senate to act swiftly.
U.S. officials have approved the first pharmaceutical-grade version of the so-called fecal transplant procedures that doctors have increasingly used against hard-to-treat intestinal infections.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Rebyota for adults who have trouble fighting off infections with Clostridium difficile, commonly referred to as C. diff, a bacteria that causes nausea, cramping and diarrhea. The infection is particularly dangerous when it reoccurs and is linked to about 15,000 to 30,000 deaths a year.
Oklahoma City didn’t have star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander against San Antonio. Jalen Williams’ spot-on imitation was good enough.
Williams scored a season-high 27 points and the Thunder overcame a 20-point second-half deficit to hand the Spurs their ninth straight loss, 119-111 on Wednesday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s No. 3 scorer with 31.1 points per game, sat out with a bruised hip. Williams stepped up, scoring 20 points on 8-for-8 shooting in the second half.
On this date in history, in 1991, Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.
In 1824, the presidential election was turned over to the U.S. House of Representatives when a deadlock developed among John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. (Adams ended up the winner.)
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln sent his Second Annual Message to Congress, in which he called for the abolition of slavery, and went on to say, “Fellow-citizens, we can not escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves.”
In 1941, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito approved waging war against the United States, Britain and the Netherlands after his government rejected U.S. demands contained in the Hull Note.
In 1942, during World War II, nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect in the United States; the goal was not so much to save on gas, but to conserve rubber that was desperately needed for the war effort by reducing the use of tires.
In 1952, the New York Daily News ran a front-page story on Christine Jorgensen’s sex-reassignment surgery with the headline, “Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Beauty”.
In 1955, Rosa Parks, a Black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus; the incident sparked a year-long boycott of the buses by Blacks.
In 1965, an airlift of refugees from Cuba to the United States began in which thousands of Cubans were allowed to leave their homeland.
In 1969, the U.S. government held its first draft lottery since World War II.
In 1974, TWA Flight 514, a Washington-bound Boeing 727, crashed in Virginia after being diverted from National Airport to Dulles International Airport; all 92 people on board were killed.
Today’s celebrity birthdays include Actor-director Woody Allen is 87. World Golf Hall of Famer Lee Trevino is 83. Actor-singer Bette Midler is 77. Actor Treat Williams is 71. Actor Charlene Tilton is 64. Actor-model Carol Alt is 62. Actor-comedian Sarah Silverman is 52.
We thank all of you again for joining us, remember to subscribe and again, hope you have a great day.
Wolves named to all-district team
Several Heavener football players were recognized when the all-district 2A-6 team was released Wednesday.
Dalton Semore was named the district’s quarterback of the year; Jaxon Armstrong was the wide receiver of the year; and Camden Broyles was the tight end of the year.
Other players named all-district were: PJ Riddley at running back; Jackson Clubb wide receiver; Devry Ritter wide receiver; Jacob Vickers offensive line; Tristan Griffith outside linebacker; and Jerami Casteel JR. on the defensive line.
Wolves have first wrestling matches
Heavener High School had its first wrestling matches Tuesday night at Fort Smith Northside against the hosts and the Poteau junior varsity team.
Heavener wrestled Poteau’s JV first, followed by Northside.
Jaxon Armstrong led the way going 2-0 with 2 pins, Alex Armstrong and Kevin Bretado both went 1-1, both winning their matches by pinfall.
Jorge Lira, Brason Davies, Jerami Casteel Jr, and Travis Kincaid all wrestled tough, but couldn’t pick up their first wins.
Coach Jack Armstrong said the Heavener wrestlers are getting better every day and they are working hard.
Heavener’s next dual is at Broken Bow Dec. 13.
Brand signs with SNU
Heavener senior Kinley Brand signed to play softball with Southern Nazarene out of Bethany Wednesday morning.
Brand was a starter all four years for the Lady Wolves and was the main pitcher for the Lady Wolves the last two seasons in fast pitch.
She had a career record of 43-33, including 11-10 with one save this past season. She also had a save with 113 strikeouts with only 29 walks.
Brand also led Heavener at the plate with a .530 average with 20 stolen bases, 31 runs and 13 RBI.
“When I went there, it just felt like home when I went there on my first visit,” said Brand, who did consider a couple of other schools.
Brand said she expects to play outfield at SNU and still pitch some. She plans to major in pre-med in college.
She said SNU was one of the top programs in the nation and enjoyed meeting all the other players.
“It’s been good having her for four years,” said Heavener Coach Rodale Sanders. “She’s really done well for us. We move her to the outfield in slow pitch because she can cover a lot of ground.
“We’re going to miss her. She led us the last two years in batting average.”
Area fishing report 11-30-2022
The area fishing report for Wednesday.
Blue River: November 29. Elevation is normal, water temperature 50°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on jerk baits and tube jigs around brush structure, river channel, rocks, and shorelines. Rainbow trout excellent on midges, nymphs, and PowerBait around river channel and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: November 25. Elevation is 11 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 55°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, and spoons around brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, points, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: November 25. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 52°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around main lake and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, and shad around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie slow on crankbaits, hair jigs, and spoons around brush structure, docks, and riprap. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Lower Mountain Fork: November 25. Elevation is normal, water temperature 55°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs, and worms below the dam and spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: November 25. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal, water temperature 54°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Channel and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and dough bait below the dam, creek channels, and main lake. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and sassy shad around brush structure, channels, river channel, and standing timber. White bass excellent on small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around creek channels and main lake. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek: November 25. Elevation is 3.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 58°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, plastic baits, spoons, and worms around channels and points. Crappie fair on minnows and spoons around brush structure and channels. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and worms around channels and main lake. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: November 25. Elevation is normal, water temperature 52°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on hot dogs, minnows, shad, stinkbait, and worms below the dam, channels, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, points, and rocks. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, minnows, plastic baits, and small lures around points, rocks, and weed beds. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: November 25. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal, water temperature 55°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on bill baits and crankbaits around points. Blue catfish fair on cut bait around main lake and river channel. Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Eric Barnes, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Tenkiller: November 27. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 60°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on jigs and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, and shorelines. Crappie fair on minnows, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
Wister: November 25. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 52°F and murky. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on bill baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, creek channels. Blue catfish good on cut bait and hot dogs around main lake and river channel. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, and river channel. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.
Heavener Library events for December
LeFlore County weather 12-1-2022
Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain Thursday in LeFlore County.
The high will be 54 degrees with a low of 44 degrees.
Sunrise is 7:08 a.m. Sunset is 5:06 p.m.
Wednesday’s high was 48 with a low of 27.
Average temperatures for Dec. 1 are a high of 58 and low of 33. Records for the date were a high of 79 in 1990 and a record low of 21, also in 1990.
Last year on this date, the high was 72 with a low of 40.
LeFlore County calendar 12-1-2022
The calendar of events 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, please email craig@heavenerledger.com or text (918) 649-4712.
Thursday
Graveside service for Russell "Gus" Potter
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6 p.m. Highway 59 North
High school basketball: Braggs at Bokoshe; Cameron at Keota; LeFlore at Red Oak; Panama at Spiro; Stigler at Talihina; Wister at Kinta
Heavener City Council meets 6 p.m.
Friday
High school basketball: Arkoma at Porum; Bokoshe at Moss; Heavener at Panama; Oktaha at Howe; Quinton at LeFlore; Pocola at Wilburton; Poteau at Sallisaw; Checotah at Spiro
Saturday
Poteau Christmas parade
Funeral service for Vickie Locke
Sunday
Benefit for Tatum Hinds at Heavener School 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. school cafeteria
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
High school basketball: Bokoshe, LeFlore, Wister at Nadine Carpenter Classic at LeFlore; Arkoma, Heavener at Arkoma Tournament; Panama at Porum Tournament
Howe, Poteau City meetings
Tuesday
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
High school basketball: Bokoshe at Gans; Howe at Talihina; Poteau at Muldrow; Sallisaw at Spiro; Whitesboro at Hartshorne Pick and Shovel Tournament; Bokoshe, LeFlore, Wister at Nadine Carpenter Classic at LeFlore
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon at EOMC.
Blast from the past 12-1-2021
This is the blast from the past for Thursday. 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.
This is a picture of the Liberty Theater in Heavener after the city received 20 inches of snow in 1921.
If you have an old photo to use in our blast from the past, please email craig@heavenerledger.com.
Did you know 12-1-2022
Did you know is a feature we run exclusively on the Ledger’s daily newsletter focusing on the people and places of LeFlore County.
The first electric pole in Heavener was an alternately-flashing red and white sign installed in April of 2021 at J.S. Smith’s Drug Store in the Bliss Building.
If you have an interesting fact or figure about LeFlore County, email it to craig@heavenerledger.com.