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Is it just me or does it seem like only yesterday we were all worried about Y2K.
How can that have been almost a quarter of a century ago?
A wise old guy told me when I first became a publisher …
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John D. Montgomery
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1/5/23
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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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Happy birthday to Susan Nicholson, Shelley Perigo, Sharon …
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Gracie Montgomery
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12/29/22
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We were lucky there wasn’t winter precipitation to go with the single digit temperatures late last week.
Another fortuitous part of the equation last week was not having any power outages in …
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John D. Montgomery
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12/29/22
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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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The Purcell Register will be closed Friday, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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12/22/22
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The late Teddy Clark always hated cold weather.
I have to agree with him and can’t wait until we get through this Siberian cold front and get back to at least normal winter …
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John D. Montgomery
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12/22/22
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Happy seventh birthday to my great-niece, Everleigh Rusler.
Everleigh celebrates her birthday today, Thursday, December 15.
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Happy birthdays also go out to Lynn Bayless, Todd Rollins, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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12/15/22
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It’s apples and oranges.
WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release to American custody after spending nearly 10 months as a prisoner in the Russian penal system on marijuana-related charges …
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John D. Montgomery
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12/15/22
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Happy birthday to Carrie Mayes, Perry Nemecek, Michael Perigo, Mike Carpenter, Tonia Rollins, Ashton Nemecek, Ryder Nemecek, Rowan Nemecek, Kerry Nemecek, Grant Horoho, Phil Horoho, Kadie Anne …
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Gracie Montgomery
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12/8/22
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Colorado web designer Lorie Smith had her day at the Supreme Court Monday when oral arguments were held on whether or not she can turndown designing a wedding web site for same-sex couples.
She …
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John D. Montgomery
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12/8/22
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The shift in power of the House of Representatives means a monumental shift in the power of the Oklahoma Delegation including our very own congressman Tom Cole.
Cole is in line to assume the …
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John D. Montgomery
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12/1/22
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Happy birthday to Charlie Sherman, Mark Suchy, Judy Taber, Julie Gentry, Jeff Abernathy, Johna Pryor, Kurt Gray, Bob Atterberry, Yesenia Carrillo, Abigail Escobedo, Angelica Gil, Mary Ann Gralla, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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12/1/22
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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 24 and 25, for the …
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Gracie Montgomery
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11/23/22
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You can easily count on one hand, and maybe even one finger, how many times a Purcell High School graduate makes the front page of The Oklahoman when they die.
But that was the case late last week …
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John D. Montgomery
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11/23/22
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Happy birthday to Jewel Moore, Daniel Schaub, Krysta Matthews, Gary Tate, Frank Foshee, Ben Cooper, Kent Peck, Marie Flanigan, Lendall Hays, Serretha Gruszka, Clare Wyndham, Sherry Clouse, Michelle …
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Gracie Montgomery
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11/17/22
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The Purcell Public School Foundation is raising funds for teacher grants and other measures to enhance the education of Purcell Students.
They are selling 50/50 drawing tickets for $50 a …
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John D. Montgomery
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11/17/22
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A special happy birthday to my extra special granddaughter, Lane Elizabeth Montgomery.
Lane celebrates her 9th birthday Wednesday, November 16!
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Happy birthday to Bobby Foraker of …
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Gracie Montgomery
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11/10/22
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They didn’t make them any nicer.
I met Britt Radford when he was only 17. I was 18.
We were going through rush at OU at the same time.
Little did we know it back then, but a …
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John D. Montgomery
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11/10/22
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Happy birthday to Justin Blankenship, Jonah Northcutt, Karen Horoho, Tripp Eck, Al Musgrave, Patricia Hudson, Kayleenia Jones, Phyllis Norvell, Jana Rolin, Julie (Wood) Scroggins, Ella Marcum, Bob …
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Gracie Montgomery
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11/3/22
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I grew up watching Count Gregore be the villain to 3-D Danny on Foreman Scotty’s afternoon show.
The Count, aka John Ferguson, was a blood sucking vampire who often had WKY-TV’s …
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John D. Montgomery
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11/3/22
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Happy 16th anniversary to John Denny and Emily Montgomery.
They celebrate their anniversary Friday, October 28.
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Happy birthday to my brother-in-law, Mike Clark of Midwest …
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Gracie Montgomery
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10/27/22
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