Ledger/LCJ newsletter 1-16-2023
Ledger/LCJ newsletter 1-16-2023
The Ledger/LCJ newsletter for Monday
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Bible verse of the day for Monday
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
--Hebrews 12:14
Today’s podcast
2023 basketball LCT starts today
The 2023 basketball LeFlore County Tournament starts again Monday with games scheduled to be played at Panama, Poteau and Talihina.
The LCT is the oldest tournament in the state. Games later in the week will be played at Spiro.
The top three seeds for both the boys and girls have byes Monday.
Here is Monday’s schedule
Boys
At Panama
Howe vs. Arkoma 5:30
Panama vs. Bokoshe 8:30
At Poteau
Cameron vs. Spiro 5:30
Poteau vs. Whitesboro 8:30
At Talihina
LeFlore vs. Talihina 8:30
Girls
At Panama
Bokoshe vs. Spiro 4
Panama vs. Cameron 7
At Poteau
LeFlore vs. Arkoma 4 Poteau
Poteau vs. Heavener 7
At Talihina
Talihina vs. Wister 7
LeFlore County weather forecast
LeFlore County weather forecast 1-16-2023 calls for another windy day with clouds early and clearing away later in the day for Monday.
The high will be 71 degrees with a low of 41.
Sunrise is 7:26 a.m. Sunset is 5:31 p.m.
Average temperatures for Jan. 16 are a high of 51 and low of 27.
Records for the date were a high of 72 in 1996 and a record low of 7 in 1997.
Sunday’s high was 63 with a low of 57.
Last year on this date, the high was 35 with a low of 25.
LeFlore County calendar
LeFlore County calendar 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.
Monday
Funeral service for George Clark Espinel
Funeral Service for Annabelle Price
Tuesday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
High school basketball: LCT
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon at EOMC
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6 p.m. Highway 59 North
HUA & City Council 6 p.m.
High school basketball: LCT
Friday
High school basketball: LCT
Saturday
High school basketball: LCT
Blast from the past
This is the blast from the past for Monday. This is a feature we post most days on the Ledger/LCJ daily newsletter of a picture from the past of the people, places and events from Heavener and LeFlore County.
A colorized version of a black and white photo from the 1940s looking back toward the east.
If you have an old photo to use in our blast from the past, please email craig@heavenerledger.com.
Did you know 1-16-2023
Did you know is a feature we run exclusively on the Ledger/LCJ daily newsletter focusing on the people and places of LeFlore County.
The James E. Reynolds House, located east of Cameron off State Highway 112 in Le Flore County, Oklahoma is a castle which was built in 1911. Also known as Reynolds Castle, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
It is a 10-room stone castle built from stone quarried from a nearby hillside. The castle was the work of James E. Reynolds (1837–1920). Reynolds was a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War and successful entrepreneur and was in his words an '"unreconstructed Confederate.
If you have an interesting fact or figure about LeFlore County, email it to craig@heavenerledger.com.