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Your Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors offered a class of Mandala Dot Painting on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Participants were instructed in the art of Mandala Rock Painting by HSPS member and artist, Laura Calvery. Participants learned about the tools and supplies that had been provided to complete the class and what would be needed in the future to further explore the art at home and in future classes. Supplies such as dotting tools, stencils, mediums for preparation of a wood piece for practice, or a rock were discussed by the accomplished instructor. Other supplies such as paints and sealers were discussed and demonstrated. Laura demonstrated the new document camera and large screen television donated by her family to ensure that all class attendees could see the instructor’s example. This system will be used to enhance future workshops at HSPS such as the February and March workshops. Watch for more information coming soon.
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Graham-Dustin Students Go Christmas Shopping!
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ADA, Okla. – Randi Bray of Wetumka, Oklahoma received her Master’s degree Saturday, December 14 from East Central University at the 2024 Fall Commencement ceremony.
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Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.
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Many people do. Many people find this particular holiday season to be full of heartache, or a nameless void. They can feel a myriad of unwelcome emotions that threaten to overwhelm and sink them into a black hole. Sadness, depression, loneliness, anxiety, or just the very fear of any of those. Any one, or all of these emotions can descend without warning on their lives and take the wheel.
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Lawrence Dale Ross was born on July 2nd,1942 in Hinton, Oklahoma and passed from this life peacefully at his home December 21st, 2024, in Edmond, Oklahoma. His parents were Mahdeen and Alvin Ross. He was one of three boys, Lloyd Allen was the oldest, Danny Kay was the youngest leaving Dale as the middle child. The boys grew up and remained close throughout their lives and loved spending time together. He grew up on the family farm in Sickles, Oklahoma and learned to work in the peanut fields from an early age and started driving the tractor at eight. Dale liked to tell of one of his favorite childhood memories when the whole family, aunts, uncles and cousins would all get together for a “chicken picking”. They would gather and have a big outdoor chicken picking where they would pluck and prepare the chickens and take them to the meat locker in Hinton to enjoy throughout the year.
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