4/18-19 - AADE Mid con BassFishingTourna-ment - Lake Texoma State Park at Catfish Bay - 3 pm 4/19 - Tyler Halverson Gilley's at Choctaw Casino 10:30 pm 4/19 - Lost Street Brewing Paint Party 6:30 pm 4/20 - Great American Cleanup TRASH-OFF 4/20 - Marshall County Spring Boutique Crawl 10am - 4:30pm 4/20 - Green Acre Farm 100GrandOpening-Kingston 4/20 - Community Rummage Sale by Lost Street Brewing Company Durant 8am - 3pm 4/20 - Jimmy Wooten Gilley's at Choctaw Casino 10:30 pm 4/21 - Poetry on Lost Street Ft. Jim Fletcher Lost Street Brewing Company Durant 2pm 4/22 - Crystal Creek Winery Paint Party - Mead - 6:30 pm 4/23 - Child and Wellness Day - First United Methodist Church Madill - 10 am - 2 pm 4/23-BabyMobile-First United Methodist Church Madill - 10 am 04/26 - Chris Colston Gilley's at Choctaw Casino 10:30 pm 4/27 - Channing Wilson Gilley's at Choctaw Casino 10:30 pm 4/27 - Doghouse Biker Run The Doghouse at Ole Red Tishomingo 11am 05/3-05-GrandOpening Uprooted - Kingston - 8 am - 4 pm 5/4 - Royal Flush Tour Heart and Cheap Trick - Lucas Oil Live Winstar Casino - 8 pm 5/4 - Bubble Run/Foam Pary and Main Street Market Kingston - 9 am - 2 pm 5/4 - MonkeyButtMayhem 2024 - Cross Timbers Hiking Trail - 2 pm 5/4 - Chelsea Handler - Lucas Oil Live Winstar Casino - 8 pm 5/10 - Ashley McBryde - Choctaw Casinos and Resorts - 8 pm 5/10 - Stevie Nicks - Lucas OilLiveWinstarCasino - 8 pm 5/11 - Community Night Out - MC Expo Center - 5 pm 5/11 - Brooks and Dunn - Lucas Oil Live Winstar Casino - 8 pm 5/11 - Gary Clark Jr.

Choctaw artist Candace Shanholtzer is gearing up for the Saturday, April 13, Artesian Arts Festival in this, its 11th year. Shanholtzer’s first foray into the world of First American art markets was at the initial Artesian Arts Festival in which she says only about 35 artists participated.

April is World Autism Month. Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, in conjunction with the Autism Foundation of Oklahoma, first declared April Autism Awareness and Acceptance MonthwithintheChickasaw Nation in 2023.

In 1950, Dora Tubbs, the long-time owner of Pettijohn Springs, sold the park to Lynn Gruwell and Mable Ruth Stong, two businesswomen from Ardmore. Lynn and Mable had big plans for reopening the park, but their plans “pooped out,” and they never upgraded or reopened the park, then came to their “Wits-End” and listed the park for sale. After a few months on the market, the park was sold to a local Madill Businessman, Edgar Earl Ayres in 1954.

The Kingston Place Making Committee is hosting a Springfest in Kingston. It will have vendors, face painting, karaoke for kids and adults, a fire truck bounce house, an obstacle course, pics with Elsa and Stitch and sidewalk chalk art. There will also be several food options available including doughnuts, mini pancakes and Frito chili pies.

A terrible accident. Meghan Michaels is trying tofindbalancebetweenbeing a single mom and working full time as an ICU nurse, whenapatientnamedCaitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge and plunged over twenty feet to the train tracks below.

Every morning when my mirror smiles back, I am grateful to two dentists who have helped me for decades. They must be darn good, because thanks to regular visits I’ve retained excellent cuspids, bicuspids, plus a host of workable molars.

WE NEED FIREFIGHTERS! Requirements to be a firefighter are: At least 18 years of age, able to pass background check and interview with Fire Chief Cissell. Male and females are accepted.