The Oklahoma Independent Stockgrowers Association will hold their Fourth Annual Convention from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at the Frisco Center, Clinton, Okla. The keynote speaker will be Bill Bullard, CEO, R CALF, Billings, Montana. The cattle industry is in a significant state of change with many cattleman experiencing financial stress. R CALF (Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund) has been providing national leadership supported by Independent Stockgrowers Associations in almost every state. Mr. Bullard said, “Our only hope is to formulate new federal legislation and to use the courts to fight collusion and corruption within the cattle industry.” R CALF has filed several lawsuits Last week, a federal court in Minnesota denied a motion by the nation’s four largest meat packers to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by R CALF alleging price fixing.

A private memorial service for Norris Ray Fluellen, for family only will be held on Nov. 5, 2021 in Hugo, Okla. Norris Ray Fluellen entered Heaven’s gates on Oct. 9, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with various health issues. He was 69 years old.

Funeral services for Gerald Lewis, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct.