Ledger newsletter 12-23-2022
Ledger newsletter 12-23-2022
The Ledger newsletter for Friday
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Bible verse of the day 12-23-2022
The Bible verse of the day for Friday:
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
--Isaiah 40:31
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Lady Indians open with Sapulpa
The defending Class 2A girls champion Pocola will play in one of Oklahoma’s most prestigious tournaments starting Wednesday at the BOK Center in Tulsa.
The Lady Indians are taking part in the 57th annual Tournament of Champions, which brings together many of the top teams in the state every year.
Pocola opens play in the tournament at noon Wednesday against Class 5A Sapulpa. The winner advances to play the Norman and Lincoln Christian winner 7 p.m. Thursday. Losers of those games play at noon Thursday.
The championship game is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 30. Other teams in the tournament are Bixby, Okarche, Holland Hall and Kiefer.
LeFlore County weather 12-23-2022
The cold blast will hang around one more day in LeFlore County after bringing high winds and weather advisories Thursday.
A wind chill advisory remains in effect through noon Friday.
There will be a mix of sunshine and clouds mixed together Friday with clear skies during the overnight hours.
The high will be 19 degrees with a low of 11.
Sunrise is 7:23 a.m. Sunset is 5:11 p.m.
Average temperatures for Dec. 23 are a high of 50 and low of 28. Records for the date were a high of 73 in 1996 and a record low of -9 in 1989.
Last year on this date, the high was 66 with a low of 56.
LeFlore County calendar 12-23-2022
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.
Friday
Funeral service for Lesley DeeAnn Harrison
Lights on the island at Wister Lake
Saturday
Faithbridge special Christmas service
Lights on the island at Wister Lake
Sunday
Merry Christmas
Tuesday
County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon at EOMC
High school basketball: Pocola girls in TOC; Pocola boys in Bank 7 Holiday Classic
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6 p.m. Highway 59 North
High school basketball: Pocola girls in TOC; Pocola boys in Bank 7 Holiday Classic
Blast from the past 12-23-2021
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.
The Log Cabin at the Methodist Church in Heavener was dedicated. The Log Cabin was built by the Young Men’s Bible Class of the church.
If you have an old photo to use in our blast from the past, please email craig@heavenerledger.com.
Did you know 12-23-2022
Did you know is a feature we run exclusively on the Ledger’s daily newsletter focusing on the people and places of LeFlore County.
In 1934, Heavener Auto Sales, owned by Roy Knect and Bill Hembree Sr., moved its Chevrolet agency into a building on East First Street.
If you have an interesting fact or figure about LeFlore County, email it to craig@heavenerledger.com.
Obituary for Lesley Harrison
SPIRO - Funeral service for Lesley DeeAnn Harrison, 37 of Spiro is 1 p.m. Friday at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro with Reverend Howard Jeffery officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home of Spiro.
She was born Sept. 11, 1985 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Gracie Rose Harrison and Tommy Gene Harrison and passed away Dec. 18, 2022 in Spiro.
Survivors include her mother, Gracie Harrison; andbrothers, Tommy Levi Harrison and wife Crystal, and Clayton Harrison and wife Treasure;
She was preceded in death by her father, Tommy Gene Harrison.
Wake is 6 p.m. Thursday.