Nittak Hullo Chito Na Yukpa!
Season’s Greetings, Tammy and I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Yakoke for your trust and support this year. It has been a pleasure to serve as your Council member. Representing you is an honor, and I am incredibly grateful.
This year has been filled with many achievements while also overcoming challenges in District 11 and the Choctaw Nation. We are thankful for success, and our DNA allows us to persevere through hard times. The friendship and fellowship we share as Choctaws is inspiring and reminds me of how truly blessed I am. I look forward to continued prosperity for our people next year.
Congratulations to the newly crowned CNO, little Miss Leigha Scott from District 11, who was the overall winner in her category at the Labor Day Festival. Also, Congratulations to our 2025 Outstanding Elders from District 11, Becky Jones and Robert Smith. Both deserve to be recognized as outstanding Choctaw people who have made a difference in our community.
Our new McAlester Clinic opened in November. It’s exciting to see the new state-of-the-art healthcare facility that will serve our people. You’re invited to the official ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for December 16, 10 am. Even though we will have temporary buildings for pharmacy, optometry, and physical therapy while renovation of the old building is being completed, we are thankful for the new expansion.
I would like to recognize several District 11 Small Business Chahtapreneurs who, in the past few months, had ribbon cuttings and 5K check presentations. They include Dalton Wood (All Season Nursery), Cherie Battles (True Living Daycare), Justin Few (Legacy Energy), Kimberly Troussel (Troussel’s Taxidermy) and Diana Asher (Sellables). I encourage you to support and shop at these Choctaw-owned businesses.
As always, it’s a privilege and honor to serve the Okla Achukma (good people) of District 11. Please be careful while driving during the holiday season to visit loved ones and have a safe and joyous Christmas season. Many of us will give and receive gifts, and it’s a wonderful time to be with family and friends, but most of all it’s a time to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ… The GREATEST GIFT OF ALL.
Yakoke,
Robert Karr, District 11
