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Oklahoma City, OK Vizavance, formerly Prevent Blindness Oklahoma, received an email from a mother expressing gratitude. Her son was referred during a vision screening at a local OKC daycare. In her letter she shared, “My twelve month old son failed the SPOT vision screening. I took him to an ophthalmologist who confirmed your find ings. He was diagnosed with congenital cataract causing amblyopia. His vision was 20/80 in the left eye; after three years of treatment, his vision is currently 20/20!I am so thankful and blessed for your service.” This child, along with thousands of other children who received exams and glasses as a result of a school vision screening, is doing better in school now. For this reason, Vizavance, formerly Prevent Blindness Oklahoma continues to work each year to help improve vision for the children of Oklahoma.
Read moreU.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2023 Forever Stamp to Rise Three Cents
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Wetumka Christmas Lighting Contest winners announced
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1947 Gobblers Knob Dec. 13, 1947
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The descents of the late Roy and Mary Ann Ballard of Clearview met at the Clearview Main Street Community Building for a pre-Christmas celebration. Roy and Mary Ann had three girls named Shirley, Marilyn, and Lavada Marie (deceased). Those three girls had eight children. Those children now have fifteen children together, the oldest an OSU graduate, one a junior at Pitt State, one is a first-year student at OSU, one is a first-year student at University of Arkansas, the others are in high school and elementary school. One senior has signed to play softball at Tulsa University. Shirley and husband Donnie Nero and Marilyn and husband Ted live in Clearview. On Christmas day, Shirley hosted the family at her home. Roy and Mary Ann would be immensely proud of their grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Felix Linden and wife Megan are educators in the Oklahoma City public schools. They both were named teacher of the year at their perspective schools and will compete for teach of the year for Oklahoma City School District. When Felix heard the announcement, he could imagine his daddy, who is from Louisiana, smiling and saying “Ain’t dat sumpting?”
Read moreSouthern superstition holds that people who eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day will be blessed with a year›s worth of good luck. But why, exactly, are black-eyed peas lucky — and what›s the story behind the tasty tradition? Here›s what you need to know: Black-eyed peas’ history can be traced back to Africa, but trade routes made them common throughout Europe and India. The medium-sized bean (yes, black-eyed peas are technically beans) made its way to North America via slave ships by the 1700s, according to “Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine One Plate at a Time” by Adrian Miller. The crop became so popular in the Southern U.S., particularly among Native Americans, that many people believed it was native to the Americas.
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