LCJ newsletter 12-14-2024
Saturday's newsletter
Daily Bible verse
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
Isaiah 11:1
LeFlore County scoreboard
LeFlore County scoreboard for sports scores from Friday.
Football
Class A-1 state championship game
Woodland 58, Talihina 23
Basketball
Boys
Okay 68, Heavener 53
Porum 42, Arkoma 28
Howe 54, Broken Bow JV 41
LeFlore 36, Whitesboro 34
Red Oak 50, Spiro 28
Wister 52, Haileyville 42
Girls
Berryhill 59, Heavener 35
Porum 30, Arkoma 24
Hartshorne 64, Spiro 29
Whitesboro 57, Wister 12
To add a score or make a correction, text (918) 649-4712.
Woodland downs Talihina to win state
Woodland downs Talihina, 58-23, Friday night to win the state football championship for Class A-II.
Top-ranked Woodland built a 26-0 lead at the half and increased the margin to 42-0 before the Golden Tigers scored three late touchdowns on passes from Landen Griffith.
His touchdowns came from 25 yards to Jayden Evans, 13 yards to Noah Lloyd and 30 yards to Kaden Cossey.
Woodland finished 14-0 while Talihina, which was hoping to add its second state championship in football after previously winning in 1966, closed at 12-2.
Heavener banker graduates from OBA school
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kalyn Lute, with First National Bank, in Heavener, recently completed the Oklahoma Bankers Association Operations School in Oklahoma City.
Lute was among 39 attendees of the school, which was held Nov. 18-22 at the OBA Harris Event Center.
The OBA Operations School, conducted annually, prepares junior-level operations managers to manage effectively and efficiently operations functions within a bank. Students develop a thorough understanding of key operations areas, develop and apply analytical skills, strengthen management skills in relations to human resource planning and motivational techniques, study regulatory and competitive factors that affect banking and learn about state-of-the-art banking technologies.
The OBA conducts more than 70 educational programs and seminars each year, which reach more than 5,000 bankers across the state. The Association represents approximately 200 banks across the state and serves as the primary advocate for the banking industry. It’s also heavily involved in fraud training and prevention as well as legal and compliance services and communications for its member banks.
Storms likely early Saturday
LeFlore County weather for Saturday calls for thunderstorms early with skies clearing later in the day.
The high is forecast to be 67 degrees with a low of 41.
Sunrise was 7:18 a.m. Sunset is 5:08 p.m.
Friday’s high was 55 with a low of 51. A total of .02 inches of rain was recorded Friday, bringing the monthly total at 0.25 inches, well short of December’s average rainfall of 3.10 inches.
Average temperatures for Dec. 14 are a high of 54 and low of 27.
Records for the date were a high of 73 in 1975. The record low was 6 in 1985.
Last year on this date, the high was 67 with a low of 51.
LeFlore County calendar
LeFlore County calendar of events for today. The calendar is a free service for our readers. If you are a church or non-profit event, please email me at craig@heavenerledger.com to pass the information on.
Saturday
Rose Boswell funeral services
High school basketball: Heavener at Haskell Tournament; Howe, Pocola, Talihina at Talihina CNIT; LeFlore, Wister at LeFlore Tournament
Today in history
Civil War
1863
President Lincoln pardons his sister-in-law
Crime
1874
Burglar confesses to high-profile kidnapping case
1982
Woody Harrelson’s father convicted for assassinating a federal judge
2012
Inventions & Science
1900
1909
Drivers make first test laps at newly laid Indy “Brickyard”
U.S. Presidents
1799
Vietnam War
1961
President Kennedy announces intent to increase aid to South Vietnam
World War II
1939
USSR expelled from the League of Nations
Today in history
1911
Roald Amundsen becomes first explorer to reach the South Pole
On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen becomes the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his British rival, Robert Falcon Scott. Amundsen, born in Borge, near Oslo, in 1872, was one of the great figures in polar exploration. In 1897, he was first mate on a Belgian expedition that... read more
Civil War
1863
President Lincoln pardons his sister-in-law
Crime
1874
Burglar confesses to high-profile kidnapping case
1982
Woody Harrelson’s father convicted for assassinating a federal judge
2012
Inventions & Science
1900
1909
Drivers make first test laps at newly laid Indy “Brickyard”
U.S. Presidents
1799
Vietnam War
1961
President Kennedy announces intent to increase aid to South Vietnam
World War II
1939
USSR expelled from the League of Nations
Funeral services set for Linda Kaye Selman
Funeral services for Linda Kaye Selman, 71, of Spiro are 2 p.m. Monday at Mallory-Martin Chapel in Spiro with Reverend Tommie Parker officiating.
Burial will follow at the New Hope Cemetery in Spiro, under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.
Linda was born Aug. 31, 1953 in Spiro to Martha Eva (Nelson) Beutelschies and Harry Ray Beutelschies and passed away Dec. 12, 2024, in Spiro.
She married Tom Edward Selman July 23, 1971, in Spiro, and they shared many wonderful years together until his passing June 24, 2024.
Linda had a creative spirit and enjoyed sewing, solving puzzles, painting, and working in her flower beds. Above all, she cherished time spent with her family.
Surviving family members include her daughter, Crystal Bennett and husband Shay; her son Edward Shawn Selman, and wife Sonya; her brothers Bobby Beutelschies, Rickey Beutelschies and wife Terry; her grandchildren Jacob Bennett, Keely Bennett, Sabrina Cuozzo, Samantha Cuozzo, Makylie Selman and Bailey Bennett; and her great-grandchildren Baker Bennett, Remington Gaither, and Briggs Bennett.
Linda was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Tom Selman; parents Martha and Ray Beutelschies; two sisters Martha McDonald and Lucretia Gray; and her brother, James Beutelschies.
Pallbearers are Jacob Bennett, Ben Bennett, Travis Beutelschies, Royce Bilyeau, Lee Selman, Dewayne Selman, Zack Beutelschies and Cody Beutelschies. Honorary pallbearers are Lee Beutelschies, Shawn Selman and Shay Bennett.
Viewing is from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
You may leave an online message at www.MalloryMartinFuneralHomeSpiro.com.