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Happy birthday to my daughter-in-law, Emily Montgomery of Purcell.
Emily celebrates her birthday Tuesday, March 18.
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A special happy birthday to Jeff Salmeri of South Easton, Mass.
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Gracie Montgomery
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3/13/25
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I hope all the United States Congress men and women “slept” just as well as I did Sunday night.
We stayed up until just after 10 p.m. before retiring for the night.
But since it …
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John D. Montgomery
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3/13/25
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Daylight Saving Time is Sunday, March 9! Time to spring forward.
Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward one hour when you go to bed Saturday night, March 8.
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Happy birthday …
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Gracie Montgomery
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3/6/25
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The third day of March and we’re already having tornadoes.
It’s apparently going to be a long and tedious spring storm season.
It’s certainly getting an early start on …
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John D. Montgomery
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3/6/25
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Happy birthday to Bobby Elmore, Karen Bollenbach, Denice Davis, Kathy Johnston, Ronnie Maynard, Steve Perigo, Chris Hayes, Kristin Wollenberg Cunningham, Meegan Moore Rooker, Debra Murphy, Aracely …
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Gracie Montgomery
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2/27/25
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A well respected elderly citizen recently confronted me with a question for which I had no answer.
He asked why we don’t have signs that welcome people to town when they enter from the …
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John D. Montgomery
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2/27/25
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Happy birthday to my great-nephew, Oliver Budd.
Oliver celebrates his second birthday today, Thursday, February 20.
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Happy birthday to my great-niece, Adelaide Charlotte Budd.
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Gracie Montgomery
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2/20/25
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A miscommunication between Assistant Athletic Director Sarah Jones and myself last Tuesday night at The Reimer Center ended with me on the floor of the gymnasium getting up with assistance from …
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John D. Montgomery
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2/20/25
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hope you have a fabulous time with that special someone.
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A special happy birthday to my sister-in-law, Missy Clark.
Missy celebrates her birthday …
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Gracie Montgomery
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2/13/25
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A colleague at the newspaper told me the other day that the fentanyl problem at the borders of Canada and Mexico is over stated.
So I decided to look up the numbers for myself.
Here’s …
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John D. Montgomery
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2/13/25
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The first fatal U.S. commercial airline accident in nearly 15 years on January 30 near Reagan National Airport has gripped the nation.
And as these tragedies usually go, they come in threes.
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John D. Montgomery
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2/6/25
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Happy birthday to Bret Umber, Justin Knowles, Spencer Ewing Friedman, Cammie Hayes Gatlin, Cristian Haynes, Bruce Enox, LaVonda Hail, Kyle Wollenberg, Brylie Hobbs, Rick Walker, Kody L. Walker, Zack …
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Gracie Montgomery
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2/6/25
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A special happy birthday to The Register’s own, and my roomie, John D. Montgomery.
He celebrates his birthday Monday, February 3.
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Happy birthday to Suzanne McAuley, Andy …
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Gracie Montgomery
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1/30/25
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You know we’ve been in a deep freeze when everyone who walked in Wednesday made comments on how nice the weather is.
It was 45 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of 40 but it felt like a …
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John D. Montgomery
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1/30/25
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Happy birthday to The Register’s own Lily Stull.
She celebrates her birthday today, Thursday, January 23.
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Happy birthday to The Register’s own Vickie Foraker.
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Gracie Montgomery
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1/23/25
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One of the more prolific title winning coaches anywhere, Mike Gowens is now in the Oklahoma Golf Coaches Hall of Fame.
He also belongs in the Oklahoma Nice Guys Hall of Fame.
Since 2004 …
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John D. Montgomery
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1/23/25
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Purcell has lost one of its best with the death of Joe Ellis.
On top of being one of the nicest men you will ever meet, Joe contributed to Purcell in numerous ways.
One of his biggest …
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John D. Montgomery
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1/16/25
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Happy birthday to my sister-in-law, Chris Evans of Venice, Fla.
She celebrates her birthday Wednesday, January 15.
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Happy birthday to Edita Salmeri of Easton, Mass.
She …
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Gracie Montgomery
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1/9/25
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With Christmas Eve on Tuesday and Christmas Day and New Year’s Day on Wednesday it’s been very difficult to know what day of the week it really is when you first wake up in bed.
And …
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John D. Montgomery
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1/9/25
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Happy birthday to Susan Nicholson, Debbie Tims, Kathryn Hilgenfeld, Blake Western, Matt Croslin, Carolyn Harrison, Maria del Carmen McGee, Quincy McGee, Jobeth M. Suarez, Raul Caralampio, Jose Ortiz, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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1/2/25
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