This month we celebrate an important birthday: Our Speaker Services turns three years old. Its future is bright. In 2022, Speaker Services, a program in our Language Department, was born of our twin e...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! It is a new year, a new beginning for TOPS OK 0737 Sallisaw. We had a wonderful year in 2024. Our chapter had a net loss of 134 pounds for the year. We had five ladies lose over 20 pou...

I made another visit to Chicago to see my daughter, son-in-law and grandson for the Christmas holidays, but waited until a few days after Christmas before flying there to avoid the crowds. We enjoyed ...

We have been blessed by our Creator with free will, and yet we cannot always see that we have options. Whether we explode or take things in our stride is a matter of choice. And life may require a lit...

We had 11 in attendance Monday. We all had a nice Christmas holiday. I had a wonderful time at my granddaughters wedding in Honduras and a wonderful time with family for Christmas. We are all looking ...

HAVE JOY IN THE LORD!!! THE LORD IS A CHRISTIAN’S STRENGTH!!! GLORY TO GOD!!! Nehemiah 8:1-18 1And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate...

Girls are going through puberty an average of six months earlier than they did in the 1960’s. A small but growing number get their first period by age 9, which can increase the risk of breast cancer, ...

When we drive through the countryside and see spots of color here and there — even in winter, we know nature is doing her thing — and so can we. Given a timetable that we can change at specific times ...

First off, I hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year on Tuesday night through Wednesday, but now it’s back to work. When we woke up this morning, we found out the College Football Playoff national...

Every so often the Oklahoma Legislature unveils a new policy priority that makes me guffaw. The latest is courtesy of our new House leadership. In December, they presented a plan to create a governmen...

It’s less than a week away. The 2025 Sequoyah County Tournament will begin Monday. As you recall, the Sallisaw Lady Diamonds and Black Diamonds are opting to play in the Henryetta Tournament at the ta...

WALK HAND IN HAND WITH JESUS CHRIST ALL THE HOME TO HEAVEN!!! HE’S WITH YOU THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS!!! Galatians 5:1-26 1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free,...

Claiming is the secret of making something work or seeing it fail. We should realize how our words make things happen or help them to fail. What we think or claim with our mouths has more punch becaus...

With the last few notes of Auld Lang Syne still echoing through the air, many Oklahomans are planning to start the new year with goals of better health and self-improvement. From exercise videos to he...

First off, let me wish all of you a Merry Christmas. May we not forget the reason for the season — the birth of our Lord and Savior. I’m getting to spend some time with my 98-year-old mother in her ho...

GOING THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS!!! COUNT IT ALL GLORY IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!!! IT’S PROOF THAT THIS OL’ WORLD IS NOT A CHRISTIAN’S HOME!!! PRAISE GOD’S HOLY NAME!!! 1 Peter 4:1-19 1Forasmuch t...

Language connects us to our ancestors, our identity and our place in the world. For Cherokee Nation, preserving and revitalizing our unique language is a sacred duty. With every word of Cherokee spoke...

After I was dumped out at the airport, I wheeled my suitcase inside that contained the ham, praying it wouldn’t weigh more than the 50-pound allowed limit. I figured I'd be OK since I always bring mor...

Never feel guilty because the dearness of some moment seemed wrong. WE may run from fear that we are doing something wrong or feeling tenderness when we should be strict in our emotions. If there were...

LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT! CHERISH HIM FIRST AND FOREMOST! GOD MADE THE WAY TO COME TO HIM! Deuteronomy 6:1-25 1Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord ...