LCJ newsletter 12-21-2024
Saturday's newsletter
Daily Bible verse
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21
Today’s top stories
Notre Dame beats Indiana to open playoffs
LeFlore County scoreboard
Basketball
Boys
Arkoma 55, Gans 31
Howe 58, Central 53
Wilson (Henryetta) 59, Pocola 53
Girls
Arkoma 44, Gans 26
Howe 73, Central 36
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Clear skies, cool temperatures for Saturday
The high is forecast to be only 51 degrees with a low of 28 for Saturday. At the start of the Heavener Christmas parade at 6 p.m. Saturday, the temperatures is expected to be around 40 degrees.
Sunrise was 7:22 a.m. Sunset is 5:11 p.m.
Friday’s high was 43 with a low of 26. No rain was recorded, leaving the monthly total to 1.90 inches, still short of December’s average rainfall of 3.10 inches.
Average temperatures for Dec. 21 are a high of 52 and low of 25.
Records for the date were a high of 66 in 1985. The record low was 7 in 1976.
Last year on Dec. 21, the high was 58 with a low of 49.
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LeFlore County calendar
LeFlore County calendar of events for the next week. 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.
Saturday
Funeral service for Audrey Odell Forehand
Heavener Christmas parade
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Wednesday
Merry Christmas
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6:30 p.m. Highway 59 North
Friday
High school basketball: Heavener at Mansfield, Arkansas tournament
Today in history
1988
Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York explodes in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members aboard, as well as 11 Lockerbie residents on the ground. A bomb hidden inside an audio cassette player detonated in the cargo area when the... read more
19th Century
1866
Native warriors ambush 81 U.S. soldiers in Fetterman Massacre
21st Century
2012
“Gangnam Style” becomes the first YouTube video to reach one billion views
Art, Literature and Film History
1967
“The Graduate” opens in New York
1996
“Curious George” co-creator Margret Rey dies
Crime
1954
A sensationalized murder trial inspires “The Fugitive”
1980
Socialite Sunny von Bulow is found comatose
European History
1958
Charles de Gaulle elected president of France
Space Exploration
1968
Apollo 8 departs for lunar orbit
Sports
1891
U.S. Presidents
1970
President Nixon meets Elvis Presley
World War II
1945
New Year celebrations
By RIX QUINN
When did people begin to host New Year parties?
Ancient Egyptians celebrated New Year when the Nile River overflowed, usually in June. Then someone suggested, “If we change New Year to January, we won’t drown coming home from the party.”
Quinn Minute
Early Romans named their celebration for Janus, a deity with two faces. One face looked backward, the other forward.
Today, we also reflect on the past, and plan for the future. But we no longer have two faces, because the one in back is too hard to shave.
Another New Year’s custom was chimney cleaning. This meant participants planned to “clean up” their faults, and strive to do better the next year.
Sadly, a few zealous cleaners toppled down the chute into the fireplace below. This was called “coming down with the flue.”
The Druids celebrated the New Year on March 1. Unfortunately, that was two months late for bowl games.
But remember, these were ancient civilizations, and they did not yet worship football.
WHAT’S THE BEST IDEA? – I’m writing a series of articles on humankind’s best ideas. Can you help me?
E-mail me the best idea you’ve ever heard, plus your name and phone number. I’ll call you to get more details. E-mail Rix at rix@rixquinn.com with the words BEST IDEAS in the “Subject” line.
