Superintendent remains mum on controversy

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Poteau wrestler
Ross Johnson, top,
grapples with his
opponent from
Vian during the
160-pound match
in Tuesday night’s
dual at Sherman
Floyd Fieldhouse.
The Pirates beat the
Wolverines. Page 5.
Photo by Beth Lilley
Wister’s Linda
Hollan, “The Trout
Queen,” holds up
a rainbow trout
she caught at
Broken Bow Lake.
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Superintendent
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Event Center Going Up
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
Work was underway last week for the new Panama Razorback Event Center located behind
the Panama Elementary School in Panama. The center will have an occupancy of 1,100 people
and hold a storm shelter capable of fitting 900. It also will house band and athletics for the
school, and should be finished soon. The center’s construction comes after the community
approved a $4,155,000 school bond.
PDN photo by Amanda Corbin
Responding to reports that
Spiro Schools Superintendent
Don Atkinson resigned or offered
his resignation at a special school
board meeting on Tuesday, a
spokesperson with the administration office said Thursday he
hasn’t, and was at work.
After a 20-minute executive
session closed to the public took
place during the Tuesday night
meeting, no action was taken in
regard to the sole agenda item
regarding Atkinson’s evaluation
and employment.
Atkinson declined to comment
through email or phone on allegations made by critics present at
the meeting.
Spiro Public Schools does collaborate with a free pre-K program through Kibois, according
to a spokesperson with the school.
The program was one of several
issues voiced by critics Tuesday.
Allegations ranged from problems with school foods, building
construction, sod issues at the
baseball and softball fields and
lack of a free pre-K at the school.
Penny Baxter of Kibois Head
Start said there is a free pre-K
program available in Spiro, and
Kibois collaborates with Spiro
Public Schools and has space for
60 children.
“We’ve been here for years,”
(See SPIRO, page 2)
Woman charged
in alleged prison
drug delivery
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reproter
A Cartwright woman is
accused of attempting to
make a drug and contraband delivery at the Jim E.
Hamilton
Correctional
Center in mid-December.
On Dec. 23, the District
Attorney’s Office charged
Dusti Lynn Scroggins, 40,
of Cartwright, with several
felony and misdemeanor
charges related to the Dec.
18 incident.
According to court
records, Cartwright was
seen driving a black charger near the east end of the
facility handing a large
package out of the vehicle
to a correctional center
inmate standing inside the
(See PRISON, page 2)
Recycling program
passes milestone
By Ken Milam
PDN News Editor
The center can accept
any kind of paper and cardboard; plastic Nos. 1, 2
and 5; aluminum, tin and
steel cans; printer cartridges; and styrofoam. E-waste,
is accepted only at the
Durant center.
The Choctaw Nation
operates 306 recycling
centers in southeast Oklahoma and north Texas.
As of Dec. 31, the Choctaw Nation recycled more
than 10 million pounds —
10,031,745 to be exact,
according to Karla Hale,
coordinator at the Poteau
recycling center.
Hale encouraged offices
and businesses to contact
her to become part of the
program.
(See RECYCLING, page 2)
Sunlight streaks through clouds Thursday between Poteau and Wister.
PDN photo by Amanda Corbin
Forecast calls for cooler days ahead
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
Cold temperatures and wintry
weather are in the forecast for southeastern Oklahoma as the weekend
approaches.
The National Weather Service in
Tulsa said there will be a chance of a
wintry mix Friday night and into Saturday for portions of our area and
western Arkansas while a system
moves through the area, bringing
with his cold air.
The best chances of a wintry snowrain mix will be north of Interstate 40
and possibilities of snow accumulation along and north of Highway
412.
From Saturday night into Monday,
unseasonably cold temperatures are
forecast for the area with wind chill
values in the single digits possible
Sunday night.
Area
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PRISON
perimeter. The woman
reportedly started to run
toward the center’s gym
but dropped the package
when spotted by an officer.
Scroggins reportedly took
off down Mineral Springs
Road in her vehicle.
Scroggins stopped her
vehicle in the roadway
toward the JEHCC warden’s residence, the affidavit shows, and was
approached by several officers. LeFlore County Sheriff’s Deputy Bradley Warren said Scroggins had an
expired driver’s license and
denied knowledge about
the contraband drop. She
was placed under arrest.
In the package, court
records said officers found
several items, including
cellphones and chargers,
tobacco, rolling papers,
lighters, and two packaged
wrapped in black electrical
tape with 15 individually
wrapped packages of marijuana inside.
She is being held in the
LeFlore County Detention
Center on $30,500 bond.
Community
Bulletin Board
Continuing Education Classes
Carl Albert State College Continuing
Education and Seniors Only (SrO) classes
begin Monday. They include:
• Morning Yoga: 8-9 a.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
• Water Aerobics: 9-10 a.m. Mondays and
Wednesday; 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays; 6-7 p.m. Mondays and
Thursdays.
• Zumba Gold: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays
and Thursday.
• Zumba: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays.
• Line Dancing (Sallisaw campus): beginning
and intermediate 6:15-7 p.m. Wednesdays;
5:15-6:15 p.m. Wednesdays.
• People with Arthritis Can Exercise: 8:4510:15 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 9:3010:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Painting: 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays.
• Folk Music Instruments: 1:30-4 p.m.
Thursdays.
• SrO Game Day: Cards, board games and
dominoes.
Make new friends. 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays.
• Beekeeping: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 16.
Call (918) 647-1242 or (918) 647-1278 for
details or to sign up for a class.
Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center Chief Executive Office Mike Carter, left, and EOMC Administrator Bob
Carter gave an update as well as who and what are some of the new additions to EOMC at Thursday’s Poteau
Kiwanis Club meeting at Western Sizzlin.
PDN photo by David Seeley
Blood drive slated here Saturday
If you donate blood in Poteau on
Saturday, you will have a chance to win
a seven-day cruise to the Caribbean.
The Oklahoma Blood Institute is
hosting a blood drive in Poteau. The
Poteau Walmart will have the drive
from 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m..
“Through blood donation, you
become the ‘anchor’ for local patients
weathering life’s toughest storms,” said
Terry Ridenour, executive Arkansas
Blood Institute of Fort Smith, Ark. “We
urge citizens to take that role seriously
and make giving a priority for those in
our hospitals.”
Cruises, Inc. is providing the vacation cruise for two in hopes more will
make blood donation a priority during
the holiday season. A gift card to help
with ground travel expenses to the port
of Galveston, Texas, also will be provided to the winning donor. Each
donor is guaranteed to receive a nautical-themed T-shirt as well as free health
screenings. “This community is blessed with
giving people who respond especially
when they realize the urgency of the
blood need,” said Ridenour. “The gift
of blood is a priceless one. It’s difficult
to think of anything more important
that we personally can do at this time of
year.”
Blood donation is a life-saving gift
that costs nothing but time. One blood
donation can save as many as three
lives in area hospitals. People with
negative blood types are especially
urged to give. Only 18 percent of the
population has negative blood types,
but those with these types must have
negative type blood when needed. Oklahoma Blood Institute is a nonprofit blood center that provides every
drop of blood needed for patients in
154 hospitals across the state.
Donations can be made every 56
days. Appointments are not required
but can be made by calling Greg
Womack at (479) 652-2362 or visiting
obi.org. Donators must be 16 years and
older. Sixteen year olds must weight at
least 125 pounds and provide signed
parental permission; 17-year-olds must
weigh at least 125 pounds; 18 year olds
and up must weight at least 110
pounds.
SPIRO
Baxter said Thursday. She said she wanted Spiro residents to be aware of the free program, which provides the
supplies needed. The school helps with teacher salaries,
Baxter said, and the program has an application process
to be able to attend.
Around 25-30 people attended the meeting Tuesday.
The Spiro School Board will meet in a regular meeting
Monday.
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sale to benefit Choctaw
Seniors, 11 a.m. to 1
p.m.,
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Cox
Community Center.
• JAN. 9 — Dance with
Libby and the Bandits, 8
p.m. to midnight, Spiro
Eagles
Center.
Everybody welcome.
— Dance with Earl Hearon
and Sound of Country, 8
p.m. to midnight, Fort
Smith Eagles Center.
— Blood drive, 11 a.m. to
2:15 p.m., Walmart.
• JAN. 12 — Pocola onecent sales tax election.
Polls open 7 a.m. to 7
p.m.
— Chili cook-off and dinner to benefit Poteau
High School Choir trip
to sing at Carnegie Hall,
judging 4 p.m., dinner
5-6:30 p.m., Bob Lee
Kidd Civic Center.
— Spring classes start at
Carl
Albert
State
College.
— Disabled American
Veterans and Auxiliary
meeting, 6 p.m. potluck,
7 p.m. meeting, DAV
building north of Poteau
on U.S. Highway 59.
Green Country Ruff Riters will hold a monthly
business meeting at 2 p.m.
Jan. 14 at Patrick Lynch
Public Library.
GCRR is an affiliate of
the Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc. and its goal is
to help local writers continue to improve their writing skills.
Visitors are welcome;
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attend.
• JAN. 18 — Green Country
Ruff Writers critique sessions for aspiring and
published writers, 5:30
p.m., Patrick Lynch
Public Library.
• JAN. 19 — Free vision
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• JAN. 26 — Movie for
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dealing with children
with disabilities, 6 p.m.,
Waylon Jones Complex,
Roland.
• FEB. 9 — Annual School
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open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Info: LeFlore County
Election Board, (918)
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— Disabled American
Veterans and Auxiliary
meeting, 6 p.m. potluck,
7 p.m. meeting, DAV
building north of Poteau
on U.S. Highway 59.
• FEB. 16 — National
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6:30 -9:30 p.m., Kiamichi
Technology Center in
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us.
• FEB. 19 — LeFlore
County Retired Educators
meeting, motivational
speaker, 11 a.m., Pizza
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Historic sites named
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The postWorld War I armory on the University of
Oklahoma campus and some rural farmsteads are among 12 new Oklahoma locations being added to the National Register
of Historic Places.
Oklahoma Historical Society officials
announced the new additions to the list on
Monday.
They include the OU Armory, built in
1919 to house its Reserve Officers Training
Corps, or ROTC, program, the Vannerson
Homestead near Erick in Beckham County
and the John and Mary Fuksa Farm in
Garfield County.
Others include four properties in Enid:
the Robert and Minnie Kisner Mansion,
Marshall Hall on the Northern Oklahoma
College campus, the Public Library of
Enid and Garfield County, and the Santa
Fe Freight Depot.
Other properties are in Ponca City,
Fairview, Foyil, Oklahoma City and
Tulsa.
Local 5-Day Forecast
FAIRVIEW (AP) — Two earthquakes
capable of causing moderate damage have
been recorded in northwestern Oklahoma.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a
magnitude-4.7 quake was registered just
before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday about 20
miles northwest of Fairview.
A magnitude-4.8 quake was registered
about a half mile away less than a minute
later.
Fairview police had no immediate
reports of damage or injuries.
Dale Grant, a geophysicist with the
USGS, says residents in an eight-state area
probably felt the tremors.
A number of smaller quakes were
recorded in the area Wednesday evening,
and six struck Wednesday morning.
Oklahoma’s earthquakes have been
linked to the injection of wastewater
underground from oil and gas production.
State regulators have ordered reducing the
volume or shutting down some of the disposal wells.
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• JAN. 16 — Dance with
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Sound of Country,
8-midnight, Spiro Eagles
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Cuts threaten schools
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State
Superintendent Joy Hofmeister says some
school districts could be forced to close as
a result of mid-year cuts to public schools
of about 3 percent resulting from a state
revenue failure.
The first-term Republican discussed the
implications Thursday after the State
Board of Education voted unanimously to
accept a reduction in funding of about $47
million for the fiscal year ending June 30.
Rather than impose across-the-board
cuts to schools, Hofmeister says the revised
budget imposes steeper cuts to specific
programs in order to cushion the reduction
in funding that goes to schools through the
per-student formula.
Deeper cuts went to school lunch programs
and professional development
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Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
9, at Summerfield Cemetery under the direction of
Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home, Heavener.
• JAN. 14 — Green Country
Ruff Writers business
meeting and critique sessions for aspiring and
published writers, 2 p.m.,
Patrick Lynch Public
Library.
• JAN. 15 — Legislative
breakfast and update
from area lawmakers,
8-9 a.m., LeFlore County
Museum
at
Hotel
Lowrey.
Members and visitors
are encouraged to bring up
to five copies of a work in
progress for the group to
critique as time permits.
An informal meeting
will be held at 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 at the library to critique members’ works in
progress.
See the group’s Facebook page for details and
information on how to submit works for critique.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 . . . PAGE 3
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group
of Oklahoma prosecutors say a proposal to
change the state’s civil asset forfeiture
process would hinder drug enforcement
efforts in the state.
The bill filed by Republican state Sen.
Kyle Loveless of Oklahoma City would
require a conviction, with some exceptions, for law enforcement to seize property and cash suspected of being used in a
crime. The current process doesn’t require
a conviction.
The Oklahoma District Attorneys
Association sent a letter to lawmakers on
Tuesday outlining its concerns. The group
said an estimated $5 million to $10 million
per year of drug enforcement efforts in
Oklahoma are funded by forfeited proceeds of drug dealers, drug traffickers and
others.
The Tulsa World reported that a coalition supporting the legislation sent a letter
Wednesday saying, “the pendulum has
swung too far from due process.”
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Knuckleheads
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Editorial Round-up
in Oregon
Editorial excerpt from Tulsa World
Jan. 5, 2016
In some parts of the country, it’s still the Wild West.
An armed anti-government group, protesting the federal government’s management of the Western range,
took over some empty administrative buildings in the
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon and
have vowed an indefinite standoff with the government.
None of the protesters are from Oregon. In fact, many
locals don’t support the group’s intentions.
The group’s most prominent member is Ammon
Bundy, the son of Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher
involved in a confrontation with federal land officials in
2014.
The Oregon protest arose following the conviction of
two local ranchers. Dwight L. Hammond, 73, and his son,
Steven D. Hammond, 46, were convicted three years ago
of lighting fires on federal land in 2001.
The Hammonds were found guilty of arson and served
sentences. Last week, a federal judge ruled that their sentences were not long enough under federal sentencing
guidelines. The Hammonds surrendered Monday to begin
the altered sentences.
The self-appointed militia group is off-base. The
Hammonds were convicted by a jury of their peers. The
sentences were a matter of federal law. The right to protest is not the right to take up arms and seize federal
property.
At this point, the federal government is doing the right
thing in not confronting the group with force. When the
knuckleheads get through with their show, we think they
should be prosecuted vigorously, but in an isolated situation, it’s hard to justify risking the life of a federal officer
in a confrontation.
The situation has raised fair questions about how society views protest. How would the nation react if a Black
Lives Matter group or a Muslim organization seized a
federal building, some have asked, and their point is
legitimate. We would hope that in a comparable situation,
the federal government would show the same prudence in
confronting the group, and that their eventual prosecution
would result in similarly long prison sentences.
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It’s a new year and already
we’re off to the same old
tricks. Donald Trump
released his first televised
advertisement in which he
doubled down on his threat
to prohibit Muslims from
entering the country if he
becomes president, while
also vowing to “chop the
head off of ISIS.” When he
was informed that terrorists
were using video footage of
his comments, Trump proclaimed that he didn’t care.
Although
President
Obama is announcing
expanded
background
checks for gun purchases,
many states are moving in
the opposite direction. Texas
started the year with new
legislation allowing people
to openly carry their guns,
and Florida looks poised to
pass open carry, as well as
campus carry laws. This is
despite the fact that 27
Americans were shot and
killed on Christmas Day
alone, a number equal to the
annual gun homicide rates in
Austria, New Zealand,
Norway, Slovenia, Estonia,
Bermuda, Hong Kong and
Iceland combined.
Just before the end of
2015, a grand jury in Ohio
refused to indict the two
white officers who shot
12-year-old
AfricanAmerican. This does not
bode well for better policecommunity relationships.
While Bill Cosby will
finally stand trial for sexual
assault, his defenders are still
babbling incessantly about
“his side of the story,” a notso-subtle code for “we don’t
believe the victims.” Even
less subtle are those who call
the women “gold-diggers.”
Harvard University and
Florida State University,
both of which were critiqued
for their poor response to
sexual assault victims in The
Hunting Ground, have
launched public campaigns
to discredit survivors. Despite being on the
decline nationally, and its
system being reviewed by
the Supreme Court this year,
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is
set to resume his execution
binge on Jan. 7.
Not only did an armed
militia group occupy a federal wildlife sanctuary, but
media has in many cases
Guest Column
Laura Finley
referred to it as a “peaceful
protest.” I must be missing
the peace part of their actions.
The response by many on
the left has been to mock the
group, referring to them as
“’Y’allQaeda,”“VanillaIsis,”
“Yeehawdist”
and
“YokeHaram.” How it is
helpful to use the same
demeaning language we
decry when used to describe
progressive activism escapes
me.
A Florida woman admitted to killing her toddler and
stuffing him into a suitcase
because she believed the
world is about to end in a
great
biblical
flood.
Meanwhile, close to 500
children died in a six-year
period, all while child welfare officials were either
investigating or had investigated their homes for abuse
and neglect.
While so many of us
make New Year’s resolu-
tions for personal betterment,
I think addressing these
things and so many more
should be our collective resolution for 2016. In addition
to exercising more, spending
more time with family and
all the other things we vow
to do annually, perhaps we
can vow to take more seriously the call to reduce violence in all its forms. We
should commit to being
more careful with our language, to demanding better
of our politicians and candidates, to supporting victims
and families, to holding
accountable those who perpetrate violence and to promoting peace in our homes,
schools and communities
Laura Finley, Ph.D.,
teaches in the Barry
University Department of
Sociology and Criminology
and is syndicated by
PeaceVoice.
Keeping Oklahoma’s
momentum moving forward
The New Year has arrived,
which
means
many
Oklahomans have made resolutions and personal goals
for themselves for 2016.
Include me among them.
I’m working on goals for
the upcoming legislative
session, and in next month’s
column I’ll outline some of
my plans for the state. But
for now I’d like to go over
just a few of the successes
my administration had in
addressing challenges facing
Oklahoma in 2015.
If you recall, one of my
key goals has been that
Oklahoma make improvements in three areas: educational attainment, incarceration and crime and health.
Work still needs to be done
in these areas, of course, but
inroads have been made this
past year.
In education, I held nine
meetings across the state on
“Oklahoma Works,” my initiative to boost educational
attainment and better align
workforce and education in
Oklahoma by developing
partnerships
between
schools, local businesses and
other key partners.
I also signed legislation
that allows school districts
across the state the ability to
create charter schools, rather
than limiting such innovative education models to
Oklahoma and Tulsa counties. As a result of that legislation,
the
National
Association of Charter
School Authorizers released
a report late last year showing that Oklahoma jumped
in the ranking for states’
charter laws from 37th place
to 10th.
Lawmakers also made
some changes to Oklahoma’s
Reading Sufficiency Act.
The law, which I have long
championed, has helped elementary school students bolster their reading skills. State
fourth-graders improved
their reading scores by five
points in 2015, putting
Oklahoma above the national average with the most
significant gain. Changes to
the law included the formation of a committee to help
students who are struggling
to read at their grade level,
while increasing the minimum reading level for students to be promoted to
fourth grade beginning in
the 2016-17 school year.
In our criminal justice
system, we continued to
focus on “smart on crime”
policies. We passed legislation that allows judges to
impose shorter sentences for
some nonviolent crimes. The
Justice Safety Valve Act is
an attempt to divert more
nonviolent offenders such as
those with substance abuse
addiction into alternative
programs and away from the
state’s overcrowded prisons.
The state provided judges
with greater discretion in
other drug cases involving
mandatory life sentences for
repeat drug offenders.
Another new law makes it
Oklahoma Now
Mary Fallin
easier for offenders to get a
job after they are released
from prison by creating a
path to obtain a commercial
driver’s license.
On the health front, I
signed legislation to address
Oklahoma’s prescription
drug abuse problem. The
new law requires doctors to
check
a
Prescription
Monitoring Program database before prescribing
potentially addictive drugs
like oxycodone. The database can help doctors reduce
the likelihood patients are
seeking prescription drugs
from more than one physician.
Legislation also was
passed making it illegal to
text while driving in
Oklahoma and requiring all
Oklahoma schools to be
tobacco free.
Despite these successes,
Oklahoma still faces substantial challenges, particularly the state budget.
It will take everyone
working together to deal
with a $900.8 million appropriated budget hole caused
in large part by a 70 percent
drop in oil prices over the
past 18 months. Another
issue we must address is
how our state budget is
developed and structured.
The state has so many revenue streams and spending
accounts, yet the governor
and the Legislature have
spending and decision-making control over only 45
cents of every dollar the state
takes in. That’s because over
the years legislators and state
ballot questions have taken
state revenue off the top of
the budget to dedicate those
funds to certain state functions — in essence taking
away over half of all decisions on how money is allocated for government.
Looking back at 2015, we
already made some progress
in budget reforms, switching
state agencies to performance-informed budgeting
techniques. That moves
Oklahoma from funding
programs that might work to
funding programs that do
work. We also are moving
forward with regular evaluations of tax incentives offered
to businesses, while requiring all future incentives to
contain measurable goals.
In 2016, my New Year’s
resolution, then, is a simple
one: Guide Oklahoma
towards a bright and prosperous future.
Mary Fallin is the governor of Oklahoma.
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CASC teams split road games Tuesday night against Bacone JV
By Mark Couch
CASC Correspondent
Getting 17 points from Buffalo Valley’s Bailey Scarberry
proved to be the difference for
the Carl Albert State College
Lady Vikings in their 77-62 win
over Bacone College junior varsity Tuesday night.
Getting 28 points from Justin
Bogle on eight 3-point baskets
wasn’t enough for the Vikings
in their 104-100 overtime loss to
the Bacone JV.
Women
Carl Albert 77, Bacone JV 62
A 3-point basket by Buffalo
Valley’s Bailey Scarberry gave
the Lady Vikings (5-9) an 8-2
lead with 8:05 left in the first
quarter.
Sanni Salonen’s free throw extended the Lady Vikings’ lead to
16-8 with 5:23 remaining in the
first quarter. The Lady Vikings
led 25-23 at the end of the first
quarter.
Lady Vikings, Vikings return to OCAC play Saturday
with home games against NOC-Tonkawa
Scarberry’s 3-pointer gave the
Lady Vikings a 41-33 lead with
3:41 left in the second quarter.
The Lady Vikings led 41-36 at
halftime.
Danazia Brown’s basket widened the Lady Vikings’ advantage to 50-39 with 4:58 remaining in the third quarter. The Lady
Vikings led 57-45 at the end of
the third quarter.
The Lady Vikings built their
lead to 18 points at 67-49 with
6:58 remaining in the fourth
quarter.
Two Natalia Ready free throws
extended the Lady Vikings lead to
72-53 with 4:59 left in the game.
“We got to play against a lot
of their varsity kids, which was
good competition for us,” CASC
women’s coach Jeff Tadtman
said.
Brown, a Muskogee native,
got to play in front of a lot of her
friends and family.
“Danazia had great support tonight,” Tadtman said. “She was
able to score and be a spark plug
for us”
Scarberry led the Lady Vikings
with 17 points, while Ready and
Salonen each added 13 points.
Arkoma’s Rosa Orpo had nine
points, followed by Brown with
eight points, Natori Hurd with
five points, Chasity Moore and
Lola Bulatova with four points
each and Quinton’s Shelby Brennan and Cynda Factor with two
points apiece.
Men
Bacone JV 104, CASC 100, OT
With the game tied at 92 at the
end of regulation, Chris Bates hit
two free throws with 42 seconds
left to give the Vikings (2-12) a
100-99 lead in overtime.
Two free throws by the Warriors gave them a 104-100 lead
with 2.2 seconds left in OT.
Justin Bogle’s 3-point basket
gave the Vikings a 13-3 lead with
16:19 left in the first half.
The Bacone junior varsity battled back and took a huge chunk
out of the Vikings’ lead over the
next several minutes.
A 3-pointer by Spiro’s Knifeis
Carter gave the Vikings a 24-20
lead with 8:47 remaining in the
first half.
A basket by the Bacone JV
tied the score at 36 with 3:13 left
in the first half. The Vikings led
45-39 at halftime.
Bogle’s trey extended the Vikings’ lead to 73-65 with 9:50
left in the second half.
A basket by the Warriors cut
the deficit to 85-82 with 3:39 remaining in the second half.
David Campbell’s basket gave
the Vikings a 92-89 lead with
1:01 remaining in the second
half.
The Bacone JV connected on
a 3-pointer with five seconds left
in the game to tie the score at 92
to force overtime.
Bogle led the Vikings with 28
points, while Chris Bates added 23 points. Campbell had 16
points, followed by Carter with
15 points, Romontae Marrs with
seven points, Adoum Mbang
with six points and Dedric Cherry with five points.
The CASC teams will return
to Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic
Conference play Saturday afternoon at Mick Thompson Fieldhouse against Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa. The
women’s game will begin at 2
p.m., followed by the men’s contest at 4 p.m.
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HOME WIN — Poteau wrestler Ross Johnson, top, grapples with his oppnent
from Vian during the 160-pound match in Tuesday night’s dual at Sherman Floyd
Fieldhouse. The Pirates beat the Wolverines.
Photo by Beth Lilley
Poteau wrestlers pin loss on Vian
The Poteau Pirates began the second semester of
the season in fine fashion
as they pinned a 51-27 loss
on the Vian Wolverines on
Tuesday night at Sherman
Floyd Fieldhouse.
The Pirates (10-1) got
pins from five wrestlers,
John Chester (106 pounds),
Bryson Terry (120), Sam
Shore (152), Nathan Ulmer (170) and Jarod Vineyard (heavyweight).
Poteau also got forfeited wins by Jarrett Lilley
(145 pounds), Seth Ford
(195) and Antonio Martinez (220). Ross Johnson
got a 5-0 win at 160.
“That was a good win
for us,” Poteau first-year
coach Chris Ford said. “It
was a good quality win for
us. They’re a good program.”
Vian did edge Poteau in
the junior high dual by a
score of 45-41.
The Pirates will participate in the two-day McAlester Tournament today
and Saturday at Brumley
Gym.
“The win was a good
way to get us rolling into
the McAlester Tournament,” Ford said. “Our
kids are at the weights
they need to be. Hopefully,” we’re starting to hit
our stride.”
Talihina wrestlers begin season
today at McAlester Tournament
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
The Talihina High School wrestling
team will begin its season at the McAlester Tournament, which will take place
today and Saturday at Brumley Gym.
The Golden Tigers will be low in
numbers, having only six wrestlers out.
So, tournament action likely will be the
norm this season.
Of the six matmen, only junior Domnick Shedd (195 pounds) has wrestled
before.
“Domnick was a state qualifier as a
freshman and looks to improve on that
after sitting out last year,” Talihina coach
Jon Bradberry said.
Rounding out the roster are senior
Charles Jackson (heavyweight), sopho-
more Sooner Box (160), sophomore
Tyler Box (220), freshman Garett Taber (145) and Garrett Dyson (heavyweight).
“All except Domnick have never
wrestled before,” Bradberry said. “With
this many kids with little experience, we
hope to be improve with every practice
and every match. They are very excited
about the upcoming season.”
The Golden Tigers had a very successful football season, getting to the
Class A state quarterfinals. Bradberry is
hoping that carries over onto the mat.
“As far as football helping, it is always our goal for the kids to compete no
matter what the sport or your experience
level,” he said. “Our success is going to
be measured by how well we compete
and try to improve every day.”
No. 17 OU women rally past TCU
FORT WORTH, Texas
(AP) — Kaylon Williams
scored 18 points with 10
rebounds and McKenna
Treece scored all seven
of her points in the fourth
quarter to help No. 17
Oklahoma rally past Texas
Christian University 78-65
Wednesday night.
OU trailed by as many
as 14 points in the second
half, but went on an 18-1
run in the fourth.
Williams’ hook in the
lane tied it at 61-all and,
after a TCU turnover,
T’ona Edwards hit a layup in transition for a 6361 lead. Another Sooners’
fast break ended in Peyton
Little’s 3-point play for a
five-point advantage.
Treece nailed an open
3-pointer from the corner
with 1:38 left to make it
69-61.
Little added 15 points
for OU (11-3, 2-1 Big 12).
Zahna Medley led TCU
(10-4, 2-1) with 19 points.
Medley and A.J. Alix
each scored 10 points in
the first half to help TCU
build a 38-32 lead at the
break.
Just because the National
Football League regular season is over doesn’t mean we
as fantasy football enthusiasts don’t have a myriad of
options to whet our fantasy
appetites this weekend. As
this column hits a day before the playoffs begin, I
want to quickly highlight
your options so you can
find an avenue in regards to
fantasy football.
Playoff Drafts — If the
thrill of drafting a team and
playing an opponent head to
head is what you love, then
www.myfantasyleague.
com offers traditional fantasy football for the four
weeks of the playoffs. The
only real drawback of this
format is with the player
pool limited to 12 teams,
you’ll ultimately be drafting players who see little to
no snaps by the time you hit
the 10th round. If you don’t
intimately know the depth
charts of all 12 playoff
teams, you’re just a duck
in the water waiting to be
picked off.
Playoff Challenges —
Before the advent of Daily
Fantasy Sports [DFS], this
was the most popular way
for fantasy football players
to get their thrills post regular season. A very popular
free offering that awards
prizes at the end of the Super Bowl for contestants can
be found at www.NFL.com.
I’ll post a link to my league
via Facebook today if you’d
like to play against me. Regardless, you assemble a
By Phill
Bennetzen
roster of players from all 12
teams like DFS. However,
you do this with no salary
cap structure. Adding a note
of strategy is that players
generally receive bonuses
for advancing to the next
round of the playoffs. If you
pick a player whose team
loses this weekend, you can
swap that player out, but
your new player won’t get
the bonuses like your other
players will. The strategy
simplified is trying to pick
the players who hold the
most statistical upside while
also being able to advance
the farthest in the playoffs.
For example, you could
choose Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown this
weekend, but if the Steelers
lose on the road at Cincinnati you’ll have to replace
him. A very popular way
to build rosters is only using players from teams
who have a first-round bye.
You’ll accrue no points in
the first round but you in
theory have players from
the best teams giving you
the best shot to have players
advance to the Super Bowl.
Playoff DFS — I usually
assemble 30 different lineups on any given Sunday
on FantasyHub using various combinations of players
that I like, but doing so this
weekend will be tough. In
fact, I’ll definitely cut down
the amount of money I play
because there simply isn’t
enough variance to allow me
a real statistical advantage
over the rest of the players
in a tournament. That being
said, I’ll have some action
and see myself with heavy
exposure to the Seattle
Seahawks and Washington
Redskins for this weekend.
Both offenses come in rolling over the last month and
have match-ups that can
be exploited via the air as
the Redskins entertain the
stumbling Green Bay Packers, and the Seahawks are
on the road against the Minnesota Vikings. Elsewhere,
keep an eye on the Kansas
City Chiefs who come into
the playoffs as hot as any
team, currently on a 10game winning streak.
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each week is presented by
Fantasy Hub, Daily Fantasy Sports for Charity.”
Any questions or comments,
make contact with Phill
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Durant returns, leads
Thunder past Grizzlies
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant started slow, then took charge in his
return.
Oklahoma City’s star forward had 26
points and a season-high 17 rebounds after
missing the previous game with a sprained
right big toe, and the Thunder beat the
Memphis Grizzlies 112-94 on Wednesday
night.
Durant, who began the day as the National Basketball Association’s No. 3 scorer, shot 2-for-10 from the field in the first
half, but broke loose for 17 points in the
second half on 7-for-8 shooting.
“I missed some good shots in the first
half,” he said. “I came back in the second
half and I told myself every shot has to be
— just — I have to focus on every shot
now because I missed so many early on. It
could have been a 2-for-17 night for me, so
I tried to turn it into something good in the
second half.”
He played 33 minutes and appeared to
have no problems with mobility.
Cowgirls earn 100th win of Littell era, beat Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas —
Oklahoma State’s women’s
basketball team earned
its 100th win under coach
Jim Littell on Wednesday
night after knocking off
Texas Tech 69-46 in front
of 4,121 fans inside United
Supermarkets Arena.
The Cowgirls improved
to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in
Big 12 play, while Tech fell
to 9-5 and 0-3.
The Cowgirls used a 9-0
run over a four-minute span
to build an 11-4 lead before
the Lady Raiders held OSU
scoreless over the final 3:57
and scored the final eight
points to lead 12-11.
OSU scored the first
four of the second period
and got six consecutive
points from Brittney Martin as well as a 3-pointer
from Roddricka Patton
with three seconds remaining to take a 26-17 lead at
the break.
Defensively, the Cow-
girls held Tech to a 1-of-9
effort to close the half and
just a 26 percent shooting
effort through the first 20
minutes.
OSU opened the second
half on a 10-2 run, including eight points in a row
from Kaylee Jensen to
extend the lead to 36-19.
Tech cut it back to single
digits before Karli Wheeler
drilled three consecutive
treys to close the quarter
and push the lead to 17.
PAGE 6 . . . FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016
Outdoors/Sports
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Sixth annual Polar Bear He-Man Tournament flooded out
The sixth annual Polar Bear He-Man Classic Tournament was canceled last weekend due to flooding at Grasshopper Landing at Broken Bow Lake.
Jeff Roberts was devastated because he loves the hot
wings and pizza at The Greatful Head Pizza Oven and Tap
Room. We always watch all the National Football League
playoff games there, too.
Oh, well, we'll end up being there Jan. 30 for the first
tournament of the 2016 LeFlore County Bass Club circuit.
The organization's first meeting will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at
LaHuerta's Mexican Restaurant.
Meeting "Granny" Connie
I met "Granny" Connie Phillips on Sunday. She's a
72-year-old bundle of fun.
She was fishing last spring at Spiro Lake with her new
Zebco 33 reel. She was using shrimp for bait, and she
wasn't having too much luck. She was getting ready to call
it quits, when all the sudden her line got a bite. She first
thought she had snagged a log, but it was a big fish. She
fought that dude forever, and she had that 12-pound test
line and Zebco 33 reel buzzing.
She finally landed that fish, a 17-pound flathead catfish.
After her battle, she was so proud, and I was excited for
her — and was just as excited listening to her story about
her epic battle.
Way to go, "Granny." I just hope I'm that full of life
when I get to be 72 years old.
NFL Playoffs Are Here
My Green Bay Packers will travel to face the Washington Redskins at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at FedEx Field in
Landover, Md.
My beloved Packers appear to be heading in the wrong
direction, while the Redskins are playing just the opposite
— hot as a firecracker.
It's no secret Mike Sockey has been a Redskins fan for
45 years. So, I've made a bet with him. If Green Bay wins,
he has to wear an Aaron Rodgers No. 12 jersey every Monday night during the 2016 National Football League season.
If Washington wins, I'll have to wear a Kirk Cousins
No. 8 jersey for Monday Night Football.
Swinford
wins Week 18
Pigskin Picks
For the second straight
week, Robert Swinford and
Alan Callahan tied in Week
18 of the Poteau Daily News'
Pigskin Picks Contest. Both
Swinford and Callahan tied
at 10-3, but Swinford was
closest on the final score of
Sunday's Washington-Dallas game, missing the final
score by only four points
while Callahan was off 17
points. The Redskins beat
the Cowboys 34-23.
Instead of a weekly
prize being awarded, there
will be a grand prize of a
large-screen LCD television
sponsored by Baetz Home
Center for the individual
who has most wins over the
23 weeks of the contest.
Outdoors with
Jody Ray Adams
Even if the Packers are on a two-game losing streak, I
still believe in my beloved team because you always love
your team and never give up on ’em. Besides, I just can't
wear that Kirk Cousins' uniform. Go, Packers.
Junior He-Man PPK Set Feb. 7
The 10th annual Junior He-Man Punt, Pass and Kick
Competition will begin at 1 p.m. Feb. 7 — which is Super
Bowl Sunday. — at "The Jody Ray Sports Complex" located at 306 Strip Pit Road.
The game room will be open, and I'm taking on all competitors in ping-pong,
There will be a big hot dog social after the contest, with
the frankfurters being cooked by "Grill Master" Jeff "Jedi"
Dennis.
This is going to be the last time I'll have this event as
I'm officially "retiring" from being the event's host. It's
been a great run, but after 25 years of having the Li'l and
Junior He-Man PPKs it's time for me to file my "walking
papers."
This year's event will be Feb. 7 instead of Feb. 6 due
to basketball games. Since it's going to be the last one, we
need to make it as big a spectacle as possible.
For additional information, call me at (918) 649-7387.
Last Cast
I want to wish a happy belated birthday to Rachel Ray
Rice, who turned age 22 on Jan. 3.
I want to wish a happy birthday to Jonathan Rice, who'll
turn age 17 on Jan. 13 — and yes, ladies, he's single and
loves to mingle.
I also want to wish a happy birthday to Luke McDonald,
who'll be 16 on Jan. 19.
Then, I want to send out a group happy birthday to "The
Holson Valley Payne Gang" — Addi, who'll be 14 on Jan.
LUCKY LINDA — Wister's Linda Hollan, "The
Trout Queen," holds up a beautiful rainbow trout she
caught below the dam at Broken Bow Lake on a
recent fishing trip.
Photo by Jerry Hollan
20; Rikki, who'll be 16 on Jan. 27; and Tim Gifford, who'll
be 48 on Jan. 28.
I almost forgot, today is Elvis Presley's birthday. He
would have been 80 today — "Hail to the King!"
It looks like it's going to get colder by Saturday. I'm
going to cook all kinds of stuff Sunday for the Green BayWashington game.
Susie Odom, I'll bring you some fish to fry, finally.
Thanks for not giving up on me.
I want to thank Dick Wells for his homemade salsa and
chips for all the bowl games.
Save the world, recycle.
God bless our troops and our veterans.
Go Packers, beat Washington.
Have a great weekend.
•••
Any questions or pictures, make contact with Jody Ray
Adams on Facebook, on “The Jody Ray Fishing Hotline”
at (918) 649-7387 or by e-mail at jodyray1966@yahoo.
com.
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Top-ranked UConn women wins 49th straight game, rout Tulsa
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) —
Saniya Chong hadn't started for
the Connecticut women since
the team's last lost — 50 games
ago.
Chong, forced into the line-up
Wednesday night by an injury to
starting point guard Moriah Jefferson, responded with 18 points
to lead top-ranked UConn to its
49th consecutive win, a 95-35
rout of Tulsa.
"I couldn't be (Moriah), but I
had to go out there, give it my
all and contribute to the team,"
Chong said.
Morgan Tuck also scored 18
points, 16 in the first half, and
the three-time defending national champions (12-0, 2-0 American) had five players in double
figures.
Freshman Katie Lou Samuelson had 14 points while Breanna
Stewart added 12 points and nine
rebounds.
Tuck hit her first four shots
from the floor and UConn held
Tulsa without a basket for the final five minutes of the first quarter, part of a 15-0 run that put the
game away early.
"I knew I had an advantage
on the inside, because they were
a little undersized," Tuck said.
"My goal is to make every layup
in the game. I shouldn't miss
close to the rim."
A jumper by Stewart put the
Huskies up 49-18 at the half.
Ashley Clark had 10 points for
Tulsa (5-9, 2-1), which was coming off a pair of two-point wins
to open its conference season.
Jefferson, who is averaging
13.2 points and 6.1 assists, pulled
her right hamstring in practice
Friday and missed her first game
after 90 consecutive starts. She
participated in pregame drills,
and coach Geno Auriemma said
she is expected to play at Houston on Friday. She had played in
all 129 previous games during
her UConn career, leading the
Huskies to 124 wins.
She wasn't needed in this one.
Chong who has been struggling with an injury to her right
knee all season, played 29 minutes in her place. She made six
of her 11 shots and had four rebounds and four assists.
"I'm happy for her," said
UConn coach Geno Auriemma.
"It's not easy to come out and
play when you haven't practiced
a lot this year and you haven't
played a lot of game minutes."
UConn dominated the undersized Golden Hurricane in the
post, outscoring Tulsa 42-18 in
the paint.
They also scored 33 points off
19 Tulsa turnovers, outrebounded
the Hurricane 52-29 and blocked
10 shots.
The Hurricane starting line-up
included just one player, 6-foot2 center Crystal Polk, who is
taller than 5-11. UConn had just
one starter, the 5-8 Chong, who
is under 6-feet tall.
The Huskies shot 50.7 percent
from the floor and held Tulsa to
just 26.7 percent.
Tulsa coach Matilda Mossman said it wasn't the size differ-
ential that made the difference, it
was the effort.
"Every loose ball, they got,"
she said. "They crashed the
boards really well and they got a
lot of offensive rebounds."
This was just the third meeting between the two programs.
UConn won last year's games by
38 and 46 points.
The Huskies have never lost
an American Athletic Conference game. They have now won
all 38 regular-season contests in
addition to their six AAC Tournament games.
The 49-game winning streak
is the third longest in program
history, behind their NCAA record 90-game streak from 200810 and a 70-game streak in 200103.
Denver survives late charge from ORU men Wednesday night for home victory
DENVER (AP) — Joe Rosga scored 17 points,
including 7-of-7 at the free-throw line, and Denver
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survived a late scare to hang on and beat Oral Roberts
78-75 on Wednesday night.
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The Pioneers (9-7, 1-2 Summit) led 69-60 after
two Marcus Byrd free throws with just 1:17 remaining. But Aaron Young rallied the Golden Eagles (89, 0-3), scoring six of the games next eight points,
including a 4-point play, to cut the lead to five (7166).
Rosga hit two free throws to extend Denver's advantage back to seven, but three ORU 3-pointers in
the final 30 seconds cut the Pioneers lead to 76-75
with four seconds left. Jake Pemberton made a lay-up
for Denver which made it 78-75 and Aaron Anderson
missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to seal the game.
Nate Engesser added 13 points for Denver.
Young had a career-high 29, including eight 3's,
for ORU.
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ALLEY OOP© by Jack and Carole Bender
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 . . . PAGE 7
MODERATELY CONFUSED© by Jeff Stahler
HERMAN© by Jim Unger
ARLO & JANIS© by Jimmy Johnson
HOROSCOPE
By
Eugenia
Last
BIG NATE© by Lincoln Peirce
Friday, Jan. 8, 2016
It's time to take charge. If you
want things done to your
specifications this year, you will
need to do them yourself. Taking
care of legal, financial and
health issues will put your mind
at ease and position you for
greater
benefits
and
advancement.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- You can offer verbal help, but
don't promise to take care of
someone else's problems. You
are better off expanding your
interests and improving your
position.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- Love is highlighted, and
romance will help you achieve
your dream life. Closely guard a
secret until you have everything
in its place and are fully prepared
to share.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- Don't take chances with your
health. Illness and injury will set
you back if you are reckless.
Ask for help and be prepared to
do what's necessary to reach
your goal.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- Re-evaluate your current
position. Take a pass on a job
that has limited growth and
benefits. If you believe in your
ability, so will someone who can
offer you what you are worth.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Discuss possibilities and share
your ideas with someone who
can contribute and help you
make your dream come true. A
business trip or interview will
bring good results.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- Don't give up on your beliefs
or adhere to someone else's
lifestyle and traditions if they
don't suit you. Living a lie will
not bring you closer to the
happiness you deserve.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- You'll have remarkable ideas
and insight into how you can
make your dream a reality. An
emotional relationship has the
potential to enhance your
creative imagination.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- Personal gains can be made.
Bring about the changes you've
been contemplating in order to
be successful. Romance is on
the rise, and sharing with
someone special will improve
your life.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
-- It's up to you to make things
happen. If you participate in
events, you will reap the rewards.
Don't let a personal situation or
responsibility stand in your way.
Strive to get ahead.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- Keep your thoughts to yourself
and your emotions tucked away.
Avoid getting into a dispute with
someone you live or frequently
hang out with.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Follow through with your
plans, regardless of the
temptations you face. Problems
will develop if you trust anyone
but yourself. Discipline will be
required if you want to avoid a
loss.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
-- Be wary of anything or anyone
that appears too good to be true.
Stick to simple foolproof means
and methods in order to avoid
being taken advantage of by an
unscrupulous operator.
THE BORN LOSER© by Art and Chip Sansom
FRANK & ERNEST© by Bob Thaves
THE GRIZZWELLS© by Bill Schorr
MONTY© by Jim Meddick
THATABABY© by Paul Trap
Friday, Jan. 8, 2016
Today is the eighth day of
2016 and the 18th day of
winter.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In
1790,
President
George
Washington gave the first State
of the Union address.
In 1877, Crazy Horse lost his
final battle against the U.S.
Cavalry at Wolf Mountain in
Montana Territory.
In 1918, President Woodrow
Wilson outlined his "Fourteen
Points" peace plan.
In 1982, AT&T agreed to give
up its 22 local "Baby Bells."
In 2011, a gunman opened fire
at a public event for Democratic
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of
Arizona, killing six people and
injuring 13, including Giffords.
TODAY'S
BIRTHDAYS:
Jose Ferrer (1912-1992), actor;
Soupy Sales (1926-2009),
TV personality; Elvis Presley
(1935-1977), singer/actor; Bob
Eubanks (1938- ), TV game
show host; Graham Chapman
(1941-1989), actor/comedian;
Stephen Hawking (1942- ),
physicist; Terry Brooks (1944), author; David Bowie (1947), singer-songwriter; Michelle
Forbes (1965- ), actress;
R. Kelly (1967- ), singersongwriter; Rachel Nichols
(1980- ), actress; Kim Jong Un
(1983- ), North Korean leader.
TODAY'S FACT: About
600,000 people annually visit
Elvis Presley's Graceland estate
in Memphis, Tennessee.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1901,
the first tournament sanctioned
by the American Bowling
Congress was held in Chicago.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "We live
out our lives as we are meant
to live them - with some choice,
with some chance, but mostly as
a result of the persons we are."
–Terry Brooks,
"The Druid of Shannara"
TODAY'S NUMBER: 641
- projected width (in feet) of
the Crazy Horse Memorial in
South Dakota, which will be the
largest sculpture in the world if
it is completed.
TODAY'S MOON: Between
last quarter moon (Jan. 1) and
new moon (Jan. 9).
Sense & Sensitivity
DEAR HARRIETTE: In a
premature effort to lose weight
with my friends, we signed up
for a fitness retreat about a
month ago. This retreat should
not have the word "treat" in it - a
bunch of out-of-shape men
working out and eating salads all
day is definitely not a treat. I do
want to change my body, but I
definitely jumped the gun in
signing up for this retreat. It's
later this month, and I am already
trying to find ways to get out of
it. My friends are all still very
excited and keep trying to rouse
excitement in an email chain. I
just don't think I'll be able to
keep up and will have a bad
time. I'm trying to think of a
plausible excuse to avoid going
on this retreat. It has already
been paid for, but I don't think I
can exercise for that many days.
– Not a Beach Body, Jackson, MS
DEAR NOT A BEACH BODY:
Don't give up before you give it
a try! Your friends have the right
idea - go as a group to a retreat
site where professionals can
teach and motivate you to take
care of your bodies. You will
likely learn what to eat and how
to exercise in order to maintain
a healthier lifestyle. Will it be
hard? Probably. But that's OK.
It's also OK if you can't do
everything.
What's
most
important is that you put forth
the effort and do your best.
Changing eating habits and
beginning to exercise are smart
for maintaining good health.
Don't give up on yourself now.
Go for it! You deserve it.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I feel
By
Harriette Cole
like I have been given one of the
most
precious
Christmas
presents, but also the most
destructive. I was given a puppy
for Christmas from my family.
There was no warning. I live
alone a few hours away in a city,
and they assumed it was a good
idea to give me an 8-week-old
puppy. For the first few hours, I
was all right with it, but as I
thought about it, I realized I
can't take care of it. This dog
will grow to be 80 pounds, and I
live in an apartment. I can't
imagine giving this puppy to a
shelter, but I need to find
someone who will be able to
take care of it. I considered
giving it back to my family, but
I am not sure if a live animal still
counts as returning a gift. I love
animals and want a dog, but
roughly 70 pounds smaller than
this one and in a few years.
What can I do with this puppy?
It's precious, but I can't take care
of it.
– Bark Back Home, Dallas, TX
DEAR BARK BACK HOME:
Start with your family,
specifically whoever purchased
the puppy. Explain your dilemma.
Ask if that person or another
family member may be able to
care for the puppy. If that doesn't
work, go to your local animal
shelter. Often, they find homes
for pets. If your puppy is in good
health, he should be easy to
place.
To all gift-givers out there,
please know that it is never
recommended to give someone
an animal as a gift without the
person's explicit permission.
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All persons having Confirm Sale is set
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and an attorney's
on the 3rd day of
hour plus housing. Dates of need: 02/05/2016 to 12/05/2016. A signed
SECTION
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fee, plus costs, with
February, 2016, at
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equipment provided. Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worker
interest thereon at
9:00 o'clock a.m.,
NORTH, RANGE JESSICA E. PUTDeceased,
are rewill be provided or paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work
Being Remodeled. New Roof,
Paint & Siding.
the same rate, until
26 EAST OF THE MAN A/K/A JESquired to present before Judge Sullicontract. Performs any combination of the following tasks on the ranch.
Owner Will Finance With 10% Down.
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$35,000
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scription of all secuELAINE PUTMAN, entities having interBuilds and cleans corrals. Wean calves, vaccinations and pregnancy check
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cows. Moves livestock to pasture for grazing. Examines animals to detect
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Owner Financing With 10% Down. $350/month.
whose actual adFEET ON EACH Defendants.
creditor with respect 770 NE 63rd St
and livestock equipment used for proper cattle management. Cleans
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livestock stalls and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels.
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named Personal 73105-6431
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Representative
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$17,500
Attorneys for PlainNOTICE OF SALE who have or may
LOWS:
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tiff
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cows and calves. Longer hours (night shifts during calving) and more days
cessors and such
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16 Acres With Nice Home,Knight
With Barn
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SOUTHEAST COR- EXECUTION
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(up to 7 days per week) may be required when feeding cows supplemental
unknown succesPublished in the PoNew Paint, Owner Financing
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sors are hereby noteau Daily News on
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Workers must be willing and able to perform all duties according to the
way
January 8, 2016
THENCE NORTH LECT A DEBT AND tified are: Jackey
employer’s requirements during the contract period. Workers will be
Poteau, OK 74953
D. Putman a/k/a
expected to work in conditions normally associated with Colorado climatic
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Home. the folon or before
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JPMORGAN
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date:
March
23,
(-30 degrees F.) temperatures during working hours in the summer
CHASE BANK, NAwayne Putman;
SAID SECTION 28, FOR THAT PURLand Without House-$67,500
2016, or the same
can reach a high of 100 degrees F. Wister Hilltop
TIONAL ASSOCIAJessica E. Putman
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will be non-suited,
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3 Bedroom,
201 South Broadapproximately
SORS AND AScomprehensive benefits.
DISTANCE
O F cash to the highest Unknown Succes1 1/2 Bath
way
2400 square feet,
SIGNS OF RON233.28 FEET TO and best bidder, sors; The Heirs,
Brick
Home
For
Poteau, OK 74953
Interested applicants should
with 2 car carport,
Personal RepresenTHE POINT ON subject to real esRent In Poteau.
email resume to:
(918) 647-2268 - ALD E. OWENS,
single garage.
tatives, Devisees,
AND RHONDA A.
tate
ad
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Completely
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taxes,
superior
speRIGHT-OF-WAY
$400/deposit.
(800)
878-5403
remodeled home
(918) 652-0401. ATTN: Renee Hendrix
sors and Assigns of
CEASED
LINE OF STATE cial assessments
Call Andy at
with all new
Fax
For questions call (918) 652-0418
Defendant(s).
HIGHWAY
# 8 3 and all interests of Jackie Dean Ken918-413-1421.
hardwood floors,
Attorney for Pernedy, Deceased,
Case
N o . AND THE POINT record, if any, extile and carpet
sonal RepresentaCJ-2014-211
cept the Mortgage and the Unknown
on floors, granite
OF ENDING
MISCELLANEOUS MOBILE HOMES
tive
Successors and
countertops and
NOTICE OF SHERand interests forePROPERTY ADMOBILE HOMES
Published in the PoFOR RENT
stainless steel
IFF'S SALE
Husqvarna Riding
1 7 0 5 9 closed herein on Christofer C. KenDRESS:
teau Daily News on
FOR
SALE
appliances.
nedy.
NOTICE IS GIVEN State Highway 128, the following deMower-1 year old.
Two or Three
January 8, 15, 2016
Formal living and
The property has
to
Ronald
E. Heavener,
22 HP, 46” Cut With
O K scribed real propBedroom Mobile
(27128)
LPXLP
dining room, den
been duly apOwens; Rhonda A. 74937
5 1/2 x10 Trailer
erty, to-wit:
DON’S
Homes for Rent. RV
with breakfast
IN THE DISTRICT
Owens; John Doe, Subject to taxes The North 430 feet praised in the sum
With Ramp. $1850.
spaces available
MOBILE
nook, 2 woodCOURT
OF
of $94,500.00.
Occupant; Russell and tax sales, said of the Southwest
Sears 10 Inch Table
also. Trash and
burning
fireplaces.
HOMES
LEFLORE
MY
V. Barber; Barber & property being duly Quarter (SW/4) of W I T N E S S
Saw. $300.
Sewer Paid.
Huge fenced yard
COUNTY
Barber; Michael a p p r a i s e d
Portable Bench
the
S o u t h w e s t HAND this 6 day of
at
NO PETS!!
with pecan trees!
STATE OF OKLAYear-End Sale
January, 2016.
Owens; Unknown $97,000.00.
Planer. $175.
Quarter (SW/4) of
918-647-3923 or
HOMA
Heirs, Successors Sale will be made Section Thirty-five s/By: Heather Ford
918-649-0268.
Decorated with
918-774-4624.
WELLS FARGO
Save $5,000.00
furnishings of
and Assigns of pursuant to an Or(35),
T o w n s h i p Deputy
BANK, NA,
on these 2015
One or Two BR for
vintage charm.
Ronald E. Owens, der of Sale issued Three (3) North, KIVELL, RAYMENT
Plaintiff,
SERVICES
House can be
Models!
lease, trash, water,
AND FRANCIS
and Rhonda A. upon a judgment Range
v.
bought with
sewer, maintenance
Owens, Deceased entered in the DisTwenty-three (23) A Professional Corfurniture or without.
Mobile Home
JERRY PITCHpaid, first month &
32x72
poration
that on February t r i c t
East of the Indian
Court
of
FORD;
KELLI
Transporting.
security deposit,
Jason Howell, OBA
16, 2016, at 10 LeFlore County, Base and Meridian,
4 Bedroom,
We
have
PITCHFORD;
Moving, set-up,
pets OK, seniors,
o'clock, a.m., at Oklahoma, in Case LeFlore County, #19128
2 Bathroom,
financing!
JOHN DOE, OCtie downs.
couples, singles
lobby of the County No. CJ-2014-211,
State of Oklahoma, Triad Center I, Suite
Finished Dry-wall
Move in with
CUPANT; UNITED
Licensed in
only, Talking Trees
550
Courthouse
in
Poaccording the U.S.
wherein
JPMorgan
no
money
down.
throughout,
STATES
OF
Oklahoma and
Campground,
7666 East 61st
teau,
L e F l o r e Chase Bank, NaGovernment Survey
Large
Island,
AMERICA
EX
REL
Arkansas.
11 miles south
County, Oklahoma, tional Association is thereof, commonly Street
Over 62? Use a
INTERNAL REVEWood Cabinets,
Great Service,
Heavener, Hwy 59,
Tulsa, Oklahoma
reverse mortgage
the Sheriff of said Plaintiff and Ronald
known as 57776
NUE SERVICE;
Great Price!!
Appliance Package,
918/653-2187, $250
and never have to
74133
County will offer for E. Owens is/are DeLenox Place, Muse,
STATE OF OKLA800-940-5581.
make a payment!
or $300 per month.
Patio Door,
Telephone (918)
sale and sell for fendant(s) to satisfy OK 74949 (the
HOMA
EX
REL
Tile Shower.
254-0626
"Property")
cash at public aucsaid judgment in the
Clean,
Quiet
OKLAHOMA
TAX
Call today to see!
Uncontested
Facsimile (918)
Sale
will
be
made
tion
to
the
highest
sum
of
$95,604.62
$80,000.00
2 Bedroom
918-647-3371.
COMMISSION;
254-7915
Divorce for
pursuant
to
a
Speand
best
bidder,
together
with
inter1 Bathroom
BANCFIRST;
E-mail:
cial Execution and
without appraiseest at 5.25% per
Couples with
28x40
Stove, Refrigerator,
JPMORGAN
jhowell@kivell.com
Order of Sale isannum from April 1,
ment, all that cerLEGALS
Minor Children.
4 Bedroom,
Washer/Dryer
CHASE BANK, NAATTORNEYS FOR
sued
out
of
the
of2014,
including
late
tain
real
estate
in
All the paper work
2
Bathroom,
Included.
IN THE DISTRICT TIONAL ASSOCIAPLAINTIFF
fice
of
the
Court
charges,
$1,800.00
LeFlore
County,
you need for $100.
NO PETS!!
Living Room and
COURT
O F TION, SUCCESKRF
File
Clerk in and for
for attorney's fee,
Oklahoma, to wit:
918-647-6392 or
SOR
IN
INTEREST
For Information Call
Den with rock
LEFLORE
LeFlore County, #32011/JH
adA PART OF THE $ 1 , 1 7 5 . 0 0
918-647-6996.
BY
PURCHASE
918-839-6040
fireplace, hidden
COUNTY
Published in the PoOklahoma, and purvances for title
SOUTHEAST
FROM THE FDIC
walk-in pantry, patio
STATE OF OKLAteau Daily News on
suant to said judgsearch, taxes, inQUARTER
OF
THE
AS RECEIVER OF
January 8, 15, 2016
EMPLOYMENT HOMES FOR RENT door and appliance HOMA
ment reserving the
surance, property
SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER
QUARTER
O F preservation and all right of Plaintiff to (27131) LPXLP
package.
AFFORDABLE
MUTUAL BANK
Arbuckle Truck
OF THE ESTATE
S
E
C
T
I
O
N
2
8 , costs of this action recall said execu$75,000.00
HOUSING
BEFORE
THE
FKA WASHINGDriving School,
OF
tion by oral anTOWNSHIP
5 accrued and accruCORPORATION
Rent Based On
T
O
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M
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T
U
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Inc.
Albert D. Skelton,
nouncement and/or COMMISSION OF
NORTH, RANGE ing.
Income.
BANK, FA; ELTON
Laid Off? Low
Sr.,
26 EAST OF THE The addresses of order of the Court, OKLAHOMA
(800) 940-5581
Central Heat/Air,
OLLAR;
SPOUSE,
Income? No cost
Deceased.
INDIAN BASE AND the Defendant(s), prior to the sale, APPLICATION OF
Washer/Dryer
IF ANY, OF ELTON
grants. Job ready
Case
No.
said judgment enUnknown Heirs,
MERIDIAN,
ARKANSAS OKLAHook-ups.
donsmobilehomes.
OLLAR;
JUANITA
in 4 weeks. VA
PB-2015-80
tered in the District HOMA
Successors and AsLEFLORE
Panama, LeFlore,
com
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;
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Benefits, Tribal
Judge Fry
Court in and for GAS CORPORAsigns of Ronald E.
COUNTY, OKLACowlington, Muse
SPOUSE, IF ANY,
Assistance. Job
NOTICE
TO
said County, State TION FOR APHOMA,
M O R E Owen and Rhonda
and Whitesboro.
OF
JUANITA
OLPlacement.
CREDITORS
of Oklahoma, in PROVAL OF
A. Owens, DePARTICULARLY
Call Kiamichi
LAR
Weekend classes
STATE OF OKLACase
No.
C J THE PERFORMand
DESCRIBED AS c e a s e d ,
Housing Authority.
Defendant(s).
available.
HOMA
2015-106, entitled A N C E
her/his/their unFOLLOWS: COMBASED
918-522-4436.
APARTMENTS
C
a
s
e
N
o
.
580-223-3360.
COUNTY
O F CJ-2014-87
JPMorgan Chase RATE
MENCING AT THE known successors
For Rent:
LEFLORE
Bank, National As1, 2 & 3
SOUTHEAST COR- are unknown to the
ADJUSTMENTS
Judge Jonathan
Country Home, Just
A Live In Caregiver/
ss.
sociation, Plaintiff, FOR THE TWELVE
BEDROOM
NER OF SAID Plaintiff.
Sullivan
Outside Poteau.
Housekeeper for
All persons having NOTICE OF HEARvs. Jackey D. PutMY
APARTMENTS
SE1/4
SE1/4; WITNESS
MONTHS ENDED
3 Bedroom, 1 Bath.
an elderly person
claims against Alman a/k/a Jackey AUGUST 31, 2015
FOR RENT.
THENCE NORTH HAND this 6 day of
ING
MOTION
TO
$500/month,
needed in Hartford,
bert D. Skelton, Sr., CONFIRM SHERPutman,
a / k / a Cause No. PUD
HUD & CHOCTAW
89°50'34" WEST January, 2016.
$250/deposit.
Arkansas. Call for
Deceased, are reJackey Dewayne 201500425
APPROVED.
ALONG
T H E BY:
IFF'S
SALE
No Smokers,
more information.
quired to present NOTICE IS GIVEN
Putman; Jessica E. NOTICE OF HEARPoteau Valley
SOUTH LINE OF Sheriff
No Pets!
918-983-0259.
the same with a dePutman a/k/a JesApartments
SAID SE1/4 SE1/4 s/BY: Heather Ford
ING
TO:
Jerry
Pitchford;
Available After
scription of all secusica Putman, a/k/a N O T I C E
918-212-4802
A DISTANCE OF Undersheriff/Deputy
IS
Kelli Pitchford; John
February
1,
2016.
rity interests and Doe, Occupant;
Town of Talihina is
Jessica Elaine Put&
HEREBY GIVEN
469.35 FEET TO S H A P I R O
918-721-8932
**FOR RENT**
other collateral, if United States of
currently taking
man, a/k/a Jessica that Applicant, ArTHE TRUE POINT CEJDA, LLC
Clean, 2 Bedroom,
any, held by each
applications for
Bailey, et al., Dekansas Oklahoma
OF BEGINNING; 770 NE 63rd St
America ex rel In3 Bedroom,
1 Bath. Stove,
creditor with respect
Police Officer/
fendants, to satisfy:
Gas Corporation
THENCE NORTH Oklahoma City, OK
ternal Revenue
1.5 Bath.
Refrigerator, Dish
to such claim, to the Service; State of
Chief of Police.
FIRST: The costs of (“AOG”), has filed
89°50'34" WEST A 73105-6431
Cedar Lake
Washer Included.
named Personal Oklahoma ex rel
Applicants should
said action accrued an application in the
DISTANCE
O F (405)848-1819
$500/mo.
Total Electric.
Representative at:
have a Full
and accruing;
above-entitled
146.92
F E E T ; Attorneys for PlainOklahoma
Tax
Secluded Country
CH&A. NO PETS!
c/o Robert L. StockTime CLEET
SECOND:
T h e cause for approval
THENCE NORTH tiff
Commission;
Home on 1 acre.
918-647-6996 or
ton
Certification, High
judgment and first of its Performance
00°07'01" EAST A File No. 14-121658
BancFirst; JPMorWalking distance
918-647-6392.
Knight & Stockton
School Diploma
lien of the Plaintiff, Based Rate Plan
DISTANCE
O F Published in the Pogan Chase Bank,
to Cedar Lake.
201 South Broador GED, Valid
JPMorgan Chase (“PBR”) calculations
296.49
F E E T ; teau Daily News on
National Associa$300 Deposit.
1 Bedroom
way
Oklahoma Driver’s
for the twelve
Bank, National AsTHENCE SOUTH January 8, 15, 2016
tion, successor in
References
Apartment For Rent
Poteau, OK 74953
License. Must able
months
ended
sociation, in the
89°50'34" EAST A (27130) LPXLP
interest by purRequired.
$335/month,
on or before the folto pass extensive
sum of $92,036.26 August 31, 2015.
DISTANCE
OF
chase from the
918-635-0515 or
$200/deposit.
lowing presentment
background check.
i n t e r e s t The PBR plan ap146.92
F E E T ; IN THE DISTRICT w i t h
FDIC as Receiver
870-262-7906.
No Pets!
date: March 23, of Washington MuSubmit to the state
THENCE SOUTH COURT IN AND thereon at the rate proved by the Com918-647-2271.
2016, or the same tual Bank fka Washmission for use by
mandated MMPI
Wister Hilltop
L E F L O R E of 4.875% per an00°07'01" WEST A F O R
will be non-suited,
AOG is a mechatest. Interviews by
num from August 1,
House For Rent
DISTANCE
O F COUNTY
ington Mutual Bank,
BRAND NEW
void and forever
invitation only.
2014, as adjusted, if nism that provides
2 Bedroom,
296.49 FEET TO STATE OF OKLAFA; Elton Ollar;
Duplexes for Rent.
barred.
for the periodic reResumes may be
applicable, until
2 Bathroom,
THE POINT OF BE- HOMA
Spouse, if any, of
Stove, washer/dryer
view and adjustDated this 5th day Elton Ollar; Juanita
submitted in
paid; advances for
Split Floorplan.
JPMORGAN
GINNING.
hook-ups. Contact
of January, 2016.
person or at
taxes, insurance ment of base rates
Central Heat
CHASE BANK, NAAND
Ollar; Spouse, if
Bill Barnhart at
depending on the
Respectfully subjonesxgena@gmail.
and preservation
and AC,
A 30 FOOT WIDE TIONAL ASSOCIAany, of Juanita Ol918-839-2623.
actual operating remitted,
com.
expenses, accrued
2 Minutes to
TION;
ROAD AND UTILlar, and their unsults of AOG as
KNIGHT
A N D known successors
and accruing; abLake, Private!
ITY
EASEMENT IN Plaintiff,
GENERAL
INFORMATION:
YARD
SALE
RAIN
INSURANCE:
$3.00
ADJUSTMENTS:
STOCKTON
stracting expenses, measured by return
No Pets!
and assigns, that
THE SOUTHEAST vs.
The Daily News reserves $650
the right
to reject, revise, edit & properly
If your yard
sale is rained
rain, on
not sprinkle,
off and on until
Please check
ad for accuracy
firstaccruday it appears.
After which
on equity
for time
the
s/By:
Robert
L. out,
accruedthe
and
month
D.your
PUTthe (must
hearing
the
QUARTER
OFnoon)
THE JACKEY
most recent
fiscal
Stockton
bankruptcy
plus deposit.
M
A N or reprint
A / Kis/ A
aboveyouMotion
to ourSOUTHEAST
classify all advertising submitted
for publication. We will not knowingly
we will rerun your ad whenever
choose (per
ad guidelines). Must
a refund
limiteding;
to one
insertionfees
only. Canceling
ads placed
at
year ending August
Robert L. Stockton, Confirm Sale is set
and costs, if any;
1-479-883-1178
PUTMAN,
Q expires
U A R T30
ER
O F JACKEY
accept advertising which discriminates
because of race, color, religion,
call
next
business
day
after
rained
out
sale.
Insurance
days
after
discounted
rates
revert
to
standard
prices,
therefore
a
refund
may
not
apply.
31. AOG’s calculaOBA # 16463
and an attorney's
on the 3rd day of
SECTION
2 8 , A/K/A JACKEY DEtionsorshow
thatinfor
national origin or sex.
date
of purchase
on ad.
Omitted ads
are eligible for
amount
paid ONLY
appearing
201 South Broadfee,refund
plus ofcosts,
with
PUTMAN;
February,
2016,
at
TOWNSHIP
5 WAYNE
way
interest
thereon
9:00 o'clock a.m.,
NORTH, RANGE JESSICA E. PUTalternate
issue. at the test year ending
August 31, 2015,
Poteau, OK 74953
the same rate, until
before Judge Sulli26 EAST OF THE MAN A/K/A JESthe Company’s re(918) 647-2268 - van, at the LeFlore
INDIAN BASE AND SICA PUTMAN, paid.
turn on equity is
Office
Persons or other
A/K/A JESSICA
County Courthouse,
MERIDIAN,
7.27%, which falls
(800) 878-5403 - Poteau, Oklahoma.
ELAINE PUTMAN, entities having interLEFLORE
beneath the dead
Fax
est in the property,
SHAPIRO
&
A/K/A JESSICA
COUNTY, OKLAband range of
Attorney for Perincluding those
CEJDA, LLC
HOMA, BEING 15 BAILEY; et al.
10.00% to 11.00%
sonal Representawhose actual ad770 NE 63rd St
FEET ON EACH Defendants.
established under
tive
Oklahoma City, OK
Case
No.
C J dresses are unSIDE OF A CENthe PBR. TherePublished in the Po- 73105-6431
known and persons
2015-106
TERLINE
DEfore, AOG is seek-
Classifieds
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
LEGALS
sults of AOG as
measured by return
on equity for the
most recent fiscal
year ending August
31. AOG’s calculations show that for
the test year ending
August 31, 2015,
the Company’s return on equity is
7.27%, which falls
beneath the dead
LEGALS
LEGALS
band range of
10.00% to 11.00%
established under
the PBR. Therefore, AOG is seeking approval for a
rate increase to recover a proposed
revenue increase of
$445,813. The resulting customer impact from this re-
quested increase is
a $2.21 per month
charge for residential customers.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a
hearing on AOG’s
application has
been scheduled before an Administrative Law Judge on
the 26th day of February 2016, at 10:00
Classifieds
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 . . . PAGE 9
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
a.m. in Courtroom
B, First Floor, Jim
Thorpe Office Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard,
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that
AOG shall publish
this notice, at its expense, once each
week for two (2)
consecutive weeks,
with the first publication commencing
at least fifteen (15)
days prior to hearing, in a newspaper
of general circulation published in
each county in
which AOG customers are located.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that
all interested persons may appear
and be heard, and
the Commission
shall after the taking
of evidence issue
such orders and
grant such relief as
it deems fair, necessary, reasonable,
proper and equitable under the premises, whether or not
specifically prayed
for by the Applicant.
For information concerning this Cause,
contact William L.
Humes, Attorney for
Applicant, Corporate Tower – Thirteenth Floor, 101 N.
Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105, telephone
(405)
235-4100 or email
wlhumes@phillipsmurrah.com, or
contact Oliva Waldkoetter, Assistant
General Counsel,
Office of General
Counsel – Public
Utility Division,
Oklahoma Corporation Commission,
P.O. Box 52000,
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
73152-2000, telephone
(405)
522-2100 or email
o.waldkoetter@occemail.com.
Published in the Poteau Daily News on
January 8, 15, 2016
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POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Sibshop slated
for Feb. 20
Poteau High School choir
PHS choir sets chili cook-off Monday
The Poteau High School choir will
have a chili cook-off and dinner Monday before the high school basketball
game to raise funds for their trip to
New York City to sing at Carnegie
Hall in May. To enter the cook-off, call Regina
Smith at (497) 926-0722. Those
entered will compete for the “Golden
Spatula Award” and a Walmart gift
card. There is no cost to enter.
Judging will begin at 4 p.m. and
the dinner will be from 5-6:30 p.m. at
the Bob Lee Kidd Civic Center. Tickets for the dinner are $5 before
the event and $7 at the door. They can
be purchased from PHS choir members
or PHS Quarter Note Club members. This month’s Pervasive
Parenting Sibshop is scheduled for Feb. 20 in Popteau.
The
meetings
are
designed to help children in
eastern Oklahoma cope
with the stress of having a
sibling with a disability.
Meetings are held monthly
throughout the area and are
open to children ages 6 to
15.
The February meeting
will be held from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. at D&D Counseling,
3111B N. Broadway.
The free service is open
to siblings of children with
any disability.
The children participate
in games, crafts and other
activities.
This month's activities
will include a movie. Children are served lunch and
get to socialize with other
children who are going
through similar issues. The
games are designed to be
fun as well as allow them to
open up about the problems
they may have at home. It
also gives them a chance to
see the positive sides of
having a sibling with a disability, said PPC Director
Kodey Toney.
Sibshop is a national
program created by Don
Meyer as part of the Sibling
Support Project. There are
currently 340 Sibshops in
eight countries.
If you have any questions contact Toney at (918)
658-5076 or ktoney@pervasiveparentingcenter.org.
Upper Elementary Students of the Week
Poteau Upper Elementary Students of the Week for December, Week 2, are, from
left, Kandice Campbell, Alicia Bruno, Rio Torres, Kileha Johnson, Kennedy Cox,
Alissa Figari, Logan Faulkner, Britt Hinton and Wyatt Reece (not pictured).
Students are selected based on the character trait of the month — Compassion:
Showing sympathy or concern for others.
Poteau Upper Elementary Students of the Week for December, Week 3, are, from
left, Colby Thornburg, Landen Thompson, Champ Downs, Elizabeth Reed, Silvia
Stripling, Chloe Brown and Burke Perry (not pictured). Students are selected
based on the character trait of the month — Compassion: Showing sympathy or
concern for others.