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A special happy birthday to my funny, awesome grandson, Thomas Robert Montgomery.
Thomas celebrates his 9th birthday today, Friday, August 1.
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Happy anniversary to John D. on …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/31/25
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Like many of you, we’ve made the trip to Arlington several times over the years to watch the Texas Rangers play baseball.
Family scheduling in recent years has prevented such trips but …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/31/25
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Happy birthday to Matthew Swanner, Robert Nicholson, Pamela Provenzano, Patrick Harris, Traci Lambert Boudreaux, Brody Galyean, Chance Midkif, Roger Cudd, John Hobbs, Lynda Dawson, Johnny White, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/24/25
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The only question for CBS pulling the plug on late night talk show host Stephen Colbert is why did it take so long?
The only folks that are squawking are liberal journalists, Hollywood stars and …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/24/25
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A special happy birthday to my older son, John Denny Montgomery III.
John Denny celebrates his birthday Tuesday, July 22.
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A special happy birthday goes out to my older brother, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/17/25
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Sorry, I missed one of the Frankenbergs in last week’s newspaper.
It’s been 62 consecutive years in the Purcell Public School System with a Frankenberg on the staff.
But with …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/17/25
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Something is going to happen at Purcell that hasn’t happened since 1963.
It’s been 62 consecutive years in the Purcell Public School System with a Frankenberg on the staff.
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John D. Montgomery
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7/10/25
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Happy birthday to Noah Ewing, Amy Nemecek, Stephanie Knowles, Debbie Umber, Karlee Tolle, Mary Dawson, Jeff Wells, Erik Gonzalez, Eric Peters, Bruce Moore, Scott Stephens, Greg Lucy, Leonard Bryen, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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7/3/25
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Kevin Stitt has done it again.
For whatever reason the governor has decided that adding fluoride to drinking water in Oklahoma is a bad idea.
Sorry, but you can’t find a dentist …
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John D. Montgomery
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7/3/25
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A special happy birthday wish to Brady Moakley of Norman.
Brady celebrates his 21st birthday Monday, July 1.
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Happy birthday to Jake Harris, Carolee Maxwell, Amber McCoy, Janone …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/26/25
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Heart of Oklahoma residents will have access to firework shows for the next three nights with Purcell’s show going off Friday night.
Washington’s annual fireworks display will unfold …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/26/25
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Obviously I’m not on the ground in Los Angeles, but from what I’ve seen those protests are anything but peaceful.
Burning cars, looting, throwing bricks and rocks, attacking …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/18/25
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Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers this Sunday, June 15!
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The Purcell Register will have early deadlines for the issue of June 19 because of the Juneteenth Holiday.
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/12/25
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There’s a clever headline in this week’s Register written by OSU Extension’s Trisha Gedon.
The story is about rainfall and the headline reads: “Soaklahoma - where the …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/12/25
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Happy birthday to my great-niece Hazel Budd of Midwest City.
Hazel celebrates her sixth birthday Thursday, June 5.
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Happy birthday to our own Purcell Register employee Doris …
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Gracie Montgomery
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6/5/25
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When OU’s 47-game football winning streak came to an end in 1957 with a loss to Notre Dame, Daily Oklahoman sports columnist Volney Meece penned this for his lead paragraph.
“I knew …
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John D. Montgomery
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6/5/25
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Happy birthday to my great-niece, Sophia Budd of Midwest City.
Sophia celebrates her 11th birthday Saturday, May 31.
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Happy birthday to Renee Barber, Bernie Cash, Kelly Anderson, …
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/29/25
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While reading The Register last week (and yes, I do read it) I came across a story that was on our Neighbors page that should have been on the very front page.
If you missed it go back and read …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/29/25
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The Purcell Register will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day.
The office will be open at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning and all deadlines will remain the same.
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Gracie Montgomery
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5/22/25
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May took a little longer to get started this year but it’s making up for lost time, weather-wise.
When you think about tornadoes May 2 or 3 come to mind right off the bat.
But in …
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John D. Montgomery
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5/22/25
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