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NORMAN, OK, January 18, 2022— Former long-time Wetumka resident Pauline Laneer celebrated her 103rd birthday on January 18, 2022. She hosted a luncheon for friends and relatives in Norman, where she now lives. Guests came from Edmond, Oklahoma City, Norman and Texas.
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The Wetumka Chieftains continued their winning ways with victorious over Strothers 68-62 and Midway Chargers 67-60.
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BIG TROUBLE. A man walks in through the front door after work. … and his wife immediately starts smacking him, left and right across the face, cursing.
Read moreWetumka JOM regular business meeting will be held on February 14, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the high school boardroom. Parents, legal guardians, and persons acting in loco parentis of eligible Indian students enrolled in Wetumka Public Schools are highly encouraged to attend.
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She was born into slavery and “given” as a wedding gift to a Mormon couple in Mississippi named Robert and Rebecca Smith. In 1847 at age 32, Biddy Mason was forced to walk from Mississippi to Utah tending to the cattle behind her master’s 300-wagon caravan. She “walked” from Mississippi to Utah. That’s 1, 618.9 miles!
Read moreThe Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc. nominating committee is now accepting nominations for the 2022 class of inductees to the OAAE Hall of Fame, Inc. The OAAE Hall of Fame recognizes and honors significant contributions made by African American educators or support personnel in the State of Oklahoma. President Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr. asks that individuals, specifically those who taught or served during the early Statehood era be considered for this honor. It is imperative that those individuals are recognized for their service. Nominees to the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc. must reside or have resided in Oklahoma during his/her career in education. They must have worked as an administrator or teacher in Oklahoma at the elementary, middle, secondary, or college level; or may have worked in the capacity as support personnel for a minimum of five (5) years. They must have contributed to and influenced the education and lives of the students. In addition, they shall have been distinguished professionally in the field of education.
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