Greetings! I’m “out of season,” but there’s something I want to say, and it may go over like a pregnant high jumper. There’s too many child participation trophies. And, how in the world do you really “win state” and get state championship rings when you’re just 9/10 years old? Come on!

After a great amount of negative feedback from sportsman across Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has reportedly dropped a recent rule that would require sportsmen to notify the ODWC via computer or phone app whenever they intended to hunt or fish on a state managed WMA or property.

National Farmers Market Week, Aug. 3 to 9, is the perfect time for Oklahomans to explore their local farmers markets. Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), provides resources to make visits easier and more enjoyable. ShapeYour-FutureOK.com has fun, family-friendly farmers market activities as well as tips, ideas and inspiration for choosing fresh, local produce.

Can one of the most common items in the produce aisle reduce arthritis-related inflammation and pain? Two Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation physician-scientists hope to find out. Hal Scofield, M.D., and Matlock Jeffries, M.D., will rely on their existing patients for a study into whether regular blueberry consumption benefits people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

17 So he told her everything. “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.”

14 “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

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HUGO — Oklahoma State Senator David Bullard spoke at a Town Hall meeting at the Reynolds Library in Hugo Tuesday, July 29, bringing a dozen attendies up-to-date on this year’s legislative session which he called “a session of surprises.” Bullard told the group his next term in the Oklahoma Senate would be his last due to term limits. “After that?” he questioned. “I’m going to wait and see what the Good Lord and my wife have in store for me… maybe something back in the education field.”