Bristow Indian Education Committee Meeting The Bristow Indian Education Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 5:45 pm at the Bristow Schools Administration Building, 420 N Main. The public is invited.

Oklahoma’s top public health officer resigned Friday, a day after Gov. Kevin Stitt criticized “rogue activists” at the state Department of Health for settling a federal lawsuit to allow a non-binary gender designation on state-issued birth certificates.

Ft. Gibson: October 19. Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs and minnows around brush structure. White bass fair on grubs, in-line spinnerbaits and sassy shad around points. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver and cut bait along channels and main lake. Report submitted by Gary Wilcox, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

On Wednesday afternoon, Bristow Chief of Police Kendra Raney got a pie in her face. It all starts back in September when the Bristow Police and Fire Departments sponsored the Gulpepper & Merriweather Circus for the community. The department decided to donate their portion of the proceeds from the circus to the Hilburn family.

Now that it is getting close to the holidays, Bristow is beginning to prepare for its annual Christmas parade. This year the parade will be held on Thursday, Dec. 2. The parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. and travel down Main Street. The theme for this year's parade is Christmas at the Movies. For safety reasons, no ATV's will be allowed unless they are part of a float. No solo ATV or stunt riding will be allowed during the parade. Line up for the parade will be at the Bristow High School parking lot.

Last week, Bristow Public School’s speech and theatre students competed regionally with one-act play “Amelia, Once More.” They walked away from the northeast regional competi tion in Oologah as class 5A winners.

At Olympics time, I am always excited to see athletes challenging themselves to be their best. Also, on talent shows such as American’s Got Talent and The Voice, it is good to see when people succeed in accomplishing goals. During the Olympic Games at least for a short time we can feel peaceful and not at war with other nations, but just joyfully competing with each other and each country. It is gratifying to see athletes demonstrating good sportsmanship as well. At such times I feel pride in my Country and its representing athletes whether they are winning or losing. It seems during the Games thoughts of bigotry and injustice can be set aside. I truly wish respect for each other could infiltrate all human activity and not just in the Games….at times, not just for a short time.

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Russian Air Defense Program. He was a hero who broke from the Russian military protocol when he evaluated their early missile warning system had malfunctioned.