Staff Photo
By Doug Russel

Stigler city employee Bill Spradlin cleans out a fountain near the corner of Broadway and Main Street.

Paper Tigers

Staff Photo
By Karen West

Linus Williams Sr. explains how newspapers are printed to several Tiger Cub scouts from Troop 452 who visited the News-Sentinel office on Sept. 30.

JamFest? 'Keep it going'

By Doug Russell
News Editor

Staff photo by Doug Russell
Musicians gather around a propane lantern during the second Haskell County JamFest on Sept. 23. The all-acoustic event provided an opportunity for musicians from Stigler, Talihina, Tamaha, Blocker, Pocola, Kinta and other areas.

There weren't as many players this year as last; not as much media buzz, not as much music.
But those who attended the Haskell County JamFest at Lake John Wells urged: "Keep it going."
"I hadn't seen it in the papers, but I looked forward to it all year," said Joe Sport, of Roland. "Last year I saw it in the Fort Smith paper. This year, I got a letter, and I'm sure glad I did."
Spiro residents James Morgan and Ronnie Edwards said they, too, were glad to see a friend receive a letter. After all, they said, they hadn't seen anything about the event anywhere else. "I wouldn't miss it," Morgan said.(more on this story in this week's Stigler News Sentinel)