LCJ newsletter 7-5-2025
Saturday's newsletter
Daily Bible verse
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:34
Blast from the past
Rain possible Saturday afternoon
Heavener area weather forecast for Saturday calls for mostly clear skies early Saturday with clouds increasing later in the day, bringing along a chance for showers or thunderstorms.
The high is forecast to be 94 degrees with a low of 73.
Sunrise was 6:10 a.m. Sunset is 8:35 p.m.
Friday’s high was 88 with a low of 71. No rain was recorded, leaving the monthly total at 0 inches, below July’s average rainfall of 3.10 inches.
Average temperatures for July 5 are a high of 93 and low of 65. Records for the date were a high of 103 in 1974 and a low of 46 in 1970.
Last year on July 5, the high was 91 with a low of 67.
Heavener area calendar of events
Heavener area calendar of events for the next week. The calendar is a free service for our readers. If you are with a non-profit and want an event publicized, email news@heavener.news.
Saturday
Firework show at Wister Lake
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Tuesday
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon EOMC
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6:30 p.m. Highway 59 North
Today in history
1946
Bikini introduced
On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini modeled the new fashion, which Réard dubbed “bikini,” inspired by a news-making U.S. atomic test that took place off the... read more
1970s
1978
1990s
1994
Amazon is founded by Jeff Bezos
21st Century
2003
World Health Organization declares SARS contained worldwide
American Revolution
1775
Congress adopts Olive Branch Petition
Arts & Entertainment
1954
Elvis Presley records “That’s All Right (Mama)”
Asian History
1950
First U.S. fatality in the Korean War
Black History
1852
Frederick Douglass delivers his “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?” speech
Crime
1921
Trial starts for Chicago White Sox players accused of throwing 1919 World Series
Inventions & Science
1996
Dolly the sheep becomes first successfully cloned mammal
Natural Disasters & Environment
1911
Heat wave strikes Northeast, killing hundreds
Sports
1975
Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black man to win Wimbledon
U.S. Presidents
1865
Andrew Johnson signs off on the execution of Lincoln assassination conspirators
World War I
1914
Germany gives Austria-Hungary “blank check” assurance
Ronald Floyd Goins obituary
Ronald Floyd Goins, 86, of Pocola passed away July 3, 2025 in his hometown.
A funeral service is 11 a.m. Monday at Evans Memorial Chapel in Pocola with Reverend Brad Kuhl and Reverend Anthony Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Macedonia Cemetery in Pocola, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
He was born March 19, 1939 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Edna Mae (Boyd) Goins and Arthur J. Goins. He was a veteran of the United States Navy.
Surviving family members are his wife, Maelene Goins; daughter Melissa Cantrell and husband Jim; son, Ronnie Wayne Goins; sister, Helen Walton; grandchildren Justin Tankersley and wife Heather, Eric Tankersley, Crystal Hayes, Cassy Martz and husband Cameron, Zachary Cantrell and wife Tiara, and Kadey Kuriatnyk and husband Jordan; and 16 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and daughters Cheryl Lynn Goins and Rhonda Hayes; brothers Donald, Darrell and Ricky Goins; and sisters, Carol, Shirley and Reba.
Pallbearers are Justin Tankersley, Eric Tankersley, Zachary Cantrell, Jordan Kuriantnyk, Cameron Martz and Jim Cantrell. Honorary pallbearers are Anthony Allen, Nathan Allen, Danny Farmer, Shane Lowery, Brent Lowery, Shawn Lowery, Tommy Saulter, Billy Saulter and Gerald Robert Lairamore.
Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the family greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.