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Heritage House Nutrition Center 210 College, Seminole. Now open for dine-in. (405) 382-2156
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Despite the threat of lawsuits, an Oklahoma educational board on Monday approved the nation’s first application for public tax dollars for a religiously affiliated virtual charter school.
Read moreBancFirst Seminole announced that three local students have been awarded $500 scholarships as part of their Loyal to You scholarship program.
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—Staff Photo by Bill Anderson Seminole played host to a United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) softball event June 3 – 5. The games were played at the Softball “Quad” at Main and Strother. The tournament was billed as “The Road to the Show” and attracted teams from multiple states, including Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, Montana and Nebraska. See page 5 for more pics from the event.
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In 1929, Vatican City became a sovereign state. In 1942, the Battle of Midway ended in a U.S. victory against Japan. In 1971, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling set the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment. In 2006, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, was killed by a U.S. airstrike. T O D A Y ’ S BIRTHDAYS: Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), painter; James Braddock (1905-1974), boxer; Jessica Tandy (1909-1994), actress; Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), poet; Dean Martin (19171995), singer/actor; Tom Jones (1940- ), singer; Liam Neeson (1952- ), actor; Orhan Pamuk (1952- ), author; Prince (1958-2016), singer-songwriter/musician; Karl Urban (1972), actor; Allen Iverson (1975- ), basketball player; Bill Hader (1978- ), actor/comedian; Anna Kournikova (1981- ), tennis player; Michael Cera (1988), actor; Iggy Azalea (1990- ), rapper. TODAY’S FACT: Pope Julius II hired the Swiss Guard to serve as his personal protection in 1506. The paid mercenary force has been protecting popes in Vatican City ever since. T O D A Y ’ S SPORTS: In 1978, the Washington Bullets (now Wizards) won the franchise’s first and only NBA championship.
Read moreREI Oklahoma, an economic development nonprofit serving all 77 counties, has announced that nominations are now open for the top three awards at their annual Dream BIG Oklahoma event. Nominations will be accepted through June 30, 2023. Winners for all Dream BIG Oklahoma awards are celebrated at the annual event scheduled for Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the Grand Casino Resort in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
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