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Many of us have played Secret Santa over the years but here may be the best “Secret Santa” of all….

Christmas is the greatest time of the year. In 1938 my parents moved us (Mom, Dad, Gerald, and me) from Allen to a town called Centrahoma. There I met Letha Mae. It was there I started paying attention to Christmas.

Burl Ives can sing his little heart out about having a merry-little Christmas this year but how merry can it be with Covid-19 dictating the way we live and what we do. Never been a Christmas like this one.

My family believes the only reason a fruitcake should be in our house is if it is on the way to another location. Calvin Trillin has….

We want to thank everyone for always helping make our local kids Christmas brighter. If you picked up an angel off of our tree, please bring your unwrapped gifts back to the Bank by Thursday, December 17. Thank you and Merry Christmas

Aaron and Leonard Finney attended the funeral of Charley Kitchens in Glenwood Arkansas recently.

Monday

Betty Finney took a fall on September 20, 2020 that required hip surgery and has forced her into retirement. She underwent two surgeries, one on September 23 and again on November 11 .

Monday

My mom had a twin. Not identical but they were a lot alike in looks and in their ways. I always liked coming over and visiting the twin’s family, especially those many years ago when they lived here at Allen. They had two boys (among their many assorted children) about my age.