It seems to me that school is beginning earlier and earlier. Didn’t we begin classes just after Labor Day? I know for certain in 1953 the Stigler Panthers home opener against the Poteau Pirates was Fr...

When the world is hot and my skin is fried, scratching from the constant dry, let the clouds boil up – boil up high. And then shade the earth with the darkening sky and bring the secrets and the smell...

The summer heat is here for the next few weeks, but my mind is already wandering towards crisp, autumn mornings and the start of deer season. If you’re anything like me, and you’re looking to hone you...

As I have mentioned over the years, television has become a primary source of entertainment for my generation. Maybe it begam as a scientific novelty and emerged as a source of information and enterta...

There’s something so satisfying about getting out of bed when the world is still dark and quiet and resting. Making the coffee gives us time to scratch and think. Well, scratch, anyway. Most of that t...

Tulsa is set to welcome its newest addition to the outdoor retail landscape: Scheels. Set to open on Oct. 19, this mammoth store undoubtedly will shake up the local outdoor gear market and provide a u...

I’ve enjoyed watching The Open Championship. It has taken me a while to stop referring to it as the British Open. Well, that isn’t true I still call it the British Open most of the time. But I know be...

The evening was one of those that come back to you time after time, year after long year. It comes back and whispers of how good life can be when you’re well fed, enjoying life and a good friend share...

For some weeks it has seemed that any and every news outlet has been deeply involved in an intense discussion of the merits and demerits of having a pair of elderly males running for President of the ...

An article written by Michael Bergin on the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s website tells of a new exciting opportunity for the youth of our state. This new “super hunting license” is a...

Life is kinda like a corrugated, washboard ranch road, I believe. You give anything enough time and experience and you’ll find that warts and scars and grooves will get worn in it. The down times and ...

Oklahoma boaters are being urged to take precautions against an invasive species of zebra mussel spreading through waterways. First introduced to the Great Lakes in 1986 via ballast water from transoc...

First, I sat on the edge of the bed and texted Independence Day good wishes to my family. I believe my generation is responsible for passing along reminders of certain days as they come up, like Indep...

When Windy Wilson joined us for coffee down at the Mule Barn coffee shop, we smiled. Windy doesn’t show up for too many of the b.s. coordinations and we think it’s because he doesn’t like the competit...

With the stifling summer heat on, it not only affects us but a variety of biggame animals as well. A controversial new law passed in May with which Oklahoma plans to enhance “genetic durability” of wh...

Each of us, in our own way, smiles on the Fourth of July. We can’t help it. We are the most fortunate citizens of any nation in the world and we know it. A bunch of us in the valley will be down on th...

Who knew a filling could fall from a tooth while you were eating oatmeal? Well, they can and mine did. The event occasioned a visit to my dentist office. As with so many of my health professionals, my...

Again, the hottest ticket in Muskogee this summer is the Beast Feast, which is an occasion jointly sponsored by New Community Church and BOOM Outdoors. Sorry, ladies, but this happening in town is for...

Now I’m not sayin’ that comin’ down with that Lombardo in my back was a good thing … nossir. Hurtin’ like that can’t hardly ever be good, ‘course, but every white cloud has a silver linin’ as they do ...

After three long years of waiting, I was blessed to draw an Iowa deer hunting tag for this fall. At age 66, I have vowed to my wife that this will be my last trip north to hunt. As I age, the importan...