Dear Editor, I am no George Bailey, but… “This is a Wonderful Place!” I’m a temporary visitor to this community, brought here to bridge the time between a retiring administrator at Rainbow Health Care and the new administrator, yet to be hired. The residents and staff at Rainbow are a community within your community.

Bristow, Oklahoma Christmas is one of the biggest events of the year. There is so much tradition, preparation, and coming together of families that it becomes a really important event on the family calendar.

On January 9, there will be a special election for Bristow residents to vote on changing the verbiage for the use of the half-penny sales tax that was voted in in April of 2021. The tax was intended for capital improvements for the hospital, which at that time was being operated by Endeavor Healthcare.

The author of the Old Testament Bible book of Ecclesiastes wrote wise words for people to think about. He also wrote with a pessimistic slant.

Let’s talk city parks! If you’ve recently had an opportunity to visit one or more of our city’s parks, you may have noticed improvements. I’ll admit the progress has been stop-and-go, but there is a definite focus on upgrades.

Kenny was fifteen when he’d ride the New York City subway on lonely summer mornings. He went to NBC studios at Rockefeller Center. At 7:30 one morning, he arrived at the television studios, and few people were there.

Bristow, Oklahoma Recently I was asked to speak to several hundred people who openly admit they dread the holidays. The period between Thanksgiving and Christmas isn’t the favorite for a lot of people.

Greetings! I want to take time to remind residents of changes within the water billing department effective January 1, 2024. Late fees will increase to 10%.

Mike had traveled to Colorado for a family reunion. Arriving early, he decided to do some free climbing, an extreme rock climbing sport. He had no equipment, and he failed to tell anyone of his plans. Mike went off alone, thinking,“I’ll climb for a while, be done in a couple of hours, and then head off to the family reunion.”Life, however, doesn’t always go as planned.

There are those who are aware of the fact that women do most of the shopping for their family. Most aren't aware of the problems these women have to cope with unless they are shared.