Happy Birthday To Aug. 17: Mason Collins Aug. 18: Jane Adair, Miranda Hodgson, Cole Howland Aug. 19: Rod Bradt Aug. 20: Tabitha Bradt, Judy DeVine, Adam Powers, Justice Bradt Aug. 21: Jim Shreeve, Paige Hughes, Bralee Eagen Aug. 22: Kristy...

• Don't judge people by their relatives. • Behind every successful rancher is a wife who works in town. • When you lose, don't lose the lesson. • Talk slowly, think quickly. • Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. • Live a good, honor...

What would a cowboy, or cowgirl, for that matter, be without his or her horse? Is it even possible to be a cowboy without a horse? Here are some funny sayings about horses. • If you get thrown from a horse, you have to get up and get back on, u...

• Don’t squat with your spurs on. • Don't let your yearnings get ahead of your earnings. • Don't dig for water under the outhouse. • Don't go in if you don't know the way out. • Don't mess with something that ain't bothering you. • Never drive b...

• Just one God. • Honor yer Ma and Pa. • No telling tales or gossipin’. • Git ye to Sunday meetin’. • Put nothin’ before God. • No foolin’ around with another fella’s gal. • No killin’. • Watch yer mouth. • Don’t take what ain’t yers. • Don’t be han...

Five uses for a cowboy hat 1. Keep out the sun. 2. Keep off the rain. 3. Looks great on those beautiful cowgirls. 4. Make the girls go crazy for you. 5. Put it on your face to block out annoying rugrats and get some shuteye. Cowboy hat etiquette Tip...

Bell Mare: generally older mares wearing a bell, used as leaders in pack trains or put in a remuda to locate where horses are grazing at night. Bell: To trim an animal's tail into a distinctive bell shaped pattern, often used on mules. The pattern...

BEDROLL: Blankets rolled and carried for sleeping. Also called sugans, soogans, hot rolls or dream sacks. COWBOY BOOTS: High-topped boots made with high heels to keep them from slipping through saddle stirrups and as a brace in roping. Soles are...

BUCKAROO: Derived from the Spanish "vaquero." (In Spanish, the letters b and v are both pronounced "b." ) A cowboy from the Great Basin country of northern Nevada, southern Idaho, northeast California and southeastern Oregon. Often wear flat hats and...

• Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. • Always drink upstream from the herd. • There's two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither one works. • Never miss a good chance to shut up. • We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the cu...

Sample ballots of the two special elections for Woods County scheduled for Sept. 12 may be seen at the county election board. Candidates for Freedom School Board Office No. 5, unexpired term, are Shane Morris and Raul Galindo. In addition, Waynoka...

Sunday, Aug. 13, was the tenth Sunday after Pentecost. The order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Announcements: Aug. 16 we are hosting a noon luncheon for the Freedom teachers and staff. Please...

22 – Billy McFadden Dusey 1940 – Helen Snapp London 1941 – Doris Ann Selman 1942 – Ludella Kamas Hamel 1945 – Ramona Stout Dauphin 1946 – Reva Highfill Fithian 1947 – Lillian Seivert Hodgson 1948 – Colleen Hackney Nixon 1949 – Twylah Jo Ferguso...

A quorum – Terry Smith and Shad Brackin – was present for the regular town meeting last Wednesday evening at the Freedom Town Office. Rolando Galindo was absent. Other people present included clerk Cindy Reed, maintenance man Stuart Page, and new off...

The public dedication of the new Dunning Performance Center will be an official part of Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s 2017 Homecoming festivities. The dedication is scheduled for 2 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 30. A gift from Jim Dunning of W...

The Woods County Excise Board, consisting of Chris Olson, Bob Sievert and Joe Shirley, held a brief meeting at 8:30 Wednesday morning at the Woods County Courthouse. The only action item on the agenda was to approve monthly financial reports for all...