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Happy birthday to my sister-in-law, Chris Evans of Venice, Fla.
She celebrates her birthday Wednesday, January 15.
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Happy birthday to Edita Salmeri of Easton, Mass.
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Gracie Montgomery
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1/9/25
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With Christmas Eve on Tuesday and Christmas Day and New Year’s Day on Wednesday it’s been very difficult to know what day of the week it really is when you first wake up in bed.
And …
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John D. Montgomery
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1/9/25
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Happy birthday to Susan Nicholson, Debbie Tims, Kathryn Hilgenfeld, Blake Western, Matt Croslin, Carolyn Harrison, Maria del Carmen McGee, Quincy McGee, Jobeth M. Suarez, Raul Caralampio, Jose Ortiz, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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1/2/25
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It happens every holiday whether it’s Easter or Christmas.
When it’s time to eat a holiday meal the fancy napkins come out.
This year it was a big color picture of Santa Claus …
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John D. Montgomery
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1/2/25
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Happy New Year!
Hope everyone rings in the new year safely and happily!
Don’t forget to eat your blackeyed peas!
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The Purcell Register will be closed Wednesday, January …
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Gracie Montgomery
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12/24/24
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A very Merry Christmas to all our readers.
Hope you have a blessed and wonderful Christmas and are able to spend it with family and friends.
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Be sure to take a few minutes to read …
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Gracie Montgomery
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12/19/24
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The flu bug has bitten Purcell Intermediate School in a big way knocking out faculty and students.
The building, that is home to 343 students, had an absence number of 110 on Monday with 14 …
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12/19/24
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Happy 9th birthday to my great-niece, Everleigh Rusler.
Everleigh celebrates her birthday Sunday, December 15.
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Happy birthday to Jason Jones, Carol Abernathy, Danny Irwin, Jack …
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Gracie Montgomery
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12/12/24
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It’s pretty ironic, and at the same time sad, that State Senator Bill Coleman, a Republican from Ponca City, is writing a resolution to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to allow recall …
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John D. Montgomery
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12/12/24
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Happy birthday to Bob Atterberry, Debbie Gantz, Stephen Davis, Sue Rogers, Dylan Smith, Tami Jones, Carrie Mayes, Charlie Sherman, Michael Perigo, Mike Carpenter, Tonia Rollins, Ashton Nemecek …
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Gracie Montgomery
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12/5/24
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50 years ago November 30 was on a Saturday just like 2024.
As was customary until the SEC shake up, OU and OSU played to end the regular season and they did so in 1974.
I was a college …
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John D. Montgomery
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12/5/24
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope you are able to enjoy some time with family and friends this holiday.
The Register offices will be closed both Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, for the …
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Gracie Montgomery
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11/27/24
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It’s bad enough to have to attend a funeral for someone you love.
But two in one day is a little over the top.
First there was Greg Dixon in the morning at Crosspointe Church in …
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John D. Montgomery
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11/27/24
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Happy birthday to Don McQuerrey, Jerry Maynard, Clay Dawson, David Sparlin, Philip Pedlow, Eddie Harrison, Savannah J. Ibarra, Sandra Cervantes, Jose Espinoza, Susan Johnson, Jose L. Chavez and Diego …
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Gracie Montgomery
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11/21/24
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The weather-delayed Veterans Celebration at the Veterans Memorial Saturday was a nice event.
From the Purcell High School Choir performing to the Missing Man ceremony, the event to dedicate a …
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John D. Montgomery
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11/21/24
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A special happy birthday to my extra-special granddaughter, Lane Elizabeth Montgomery.
Lane celebrates her 11th birthday Saturday, November 16!
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Happy birthday to Bobby Foraker of …
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Gracie Montgomery
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11/14/24
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One of the better events all year at Purcell High School is the National Honor Society’s annual Veterans Day ceremony and luncheon.
Always well attended and enjoyed by the honorees, the …
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John D. Montgomery
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11/14/24
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Happy birthday to Jonah Northcutt, Karen Horoho, Tripp Eck, Patricia Hudson, Kayleenia Jones, Phyllis Norvell, Jana Rolin, Julie Wood Scroggins, Shirley Stark, Roger Mayes, Tristan Rollins, Tracy …
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Gracie Montgomery
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11/7/24
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There was an unusual amount of interest in voting for this presidential election.
Over 3,000 McClain residents voted in-person absentee at the McClain County Community Center on Hardcastle Blvd.
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John D. Montgomery
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11/7/24
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For those of you in Lexington, Purcell and Wayne, by the time you are reading this, in-person early voting is well underway.
Unfortunately for those of you who live in Washington,you won’t …
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John D. Montgomery
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10/31/24
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