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Glenn William Herrod was born April 12, 1962 in Lynwood, California to William Buddy and Carlene (Hornell) Herrod and passed from this life as the result of a tragic accident on August 8, 2020 at the age of 58.
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October 27, 1924 - August 09, 2020
Read moreFuneral services for Rev. Wallace Gambler will be held Friday, August 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Grace Baptist Church of Wetumka, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Hanna Cemetery. Wake services will be Thursday, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah.
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There’s an unofficial season on bullfrogs that begins sometime in early summer and runs into the dove season in September.
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The first African American newspaper of record in Oklahoma history was the Oklahoma Guide, a monthly, sporadically published in 1889. Thus, the black press in Oklahoma paralleled the opening of the territory in 1889. The Guide was followed in 1891 by the Langston Herald, the first weekly. Both were part of two well-established traditions. The first was the “Boomer Press” that was organized to agitate for the formal opening of the Oklahoma Territory and its settlement. However, the second tradition devolved from the Kansas experience of men like Edward P. McCabe, former state auditor, and William L. Eagleson, former editor of Kansas’s first black newspaper. They used African American newspapers to promote the settlement of the All-Black towns in Oklahoma.
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Early in 2020, the Town of Clearview received a $30,000 grant to upgrade the men’s and women’s bathrooms at the Clearview Main Street Community Center. The bathrooms needed handicapped stalls and additional stalls and sinks. The grant did not cover the entire cost. Through the sales of Clearview Cookbooks, online garage sale items, and individual donations, the town was able to cover the additional cost. Thanks to all who purchased items and made donations. The town could not do it without assistance. The town appreciates and thank Riddle Construction Company of Weleetka for their great work and patience while working with the town.
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