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Ashley Bevil
and members
of the Panama
First Baptist
Church carried
a wooden
cross from
Sunset Corner
to Baptist
Collegiate
Ministry on
CASC campus
Friday.
April 3
Paid f
Jason Childress, co doc; no bond
BJ Scott, co doc; no bond
James M. Higgins, Crawford County Ark., need to sign extra; no bond
Danny Ray Bailey, CF-11-223, FTA, FTP; $1,568 bond
William T. Allen, CF-12-337; $12,912 bond
Curtis Gibson, writ; no bond
Joel Fredrick Bench Jr., CM-13-358, TR-11-184, TR-13-339; $1,658.94
bond
Jeremy Cooper, CF-09-40, CF-13-428, CM-12-475; $5,532.53 bond
April Rinaldi, CM-08-921; $491.43 bond
Natasha Samuels, CF-13-332; $10,000 bond
Anadrea Rachelle Lay, CF-14-507; $15,000 bond
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Who Got Arrested
Vincent Burrough, TR-2120, TR-14-2; $1,838 bond
Randy Bruce Candler, public intoxication; no bond
Harold McCurtain, driving under influence; no bond
Lisa Scantling, driving under influence; no bond
Steven Releford, Wister: failure to appear; $1,297 bond
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Jay Hill, driving under influence; no bond
Ronald Matthews, out of state hold; no bond
Mark Andrew Martinez, CF-15-72, possession controlled dangerous
substance, possession drug paraphernalia; $20,000 bond
Daryl Gene Cooper, failure to register as a sex offender, CF-12-70;
$1,766 bond
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Aaron E. Wortham, CF-14-73, TR-13-3142; $5,164 bond
Briana Dunigan, possession drug paraphernalia, possession marijuana,
driving under influence alcohol/drugs; no bond
Steven Hale, drive left of center, child endangerment, driving under
influence alcohol/drugs; no bond
Roy James Lowe, driving under influence, no seat belt; no bond
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Easter Egg Hunts
The following people were booked into the LeFlore County Detention
Center overnight. The information was gathered from the jail’s daily roster and
only shows booking information. Only those with a case number listed have
been charged. Stay tuned each morning to see who was arrested overnight.
CF — criminal felony
CM— criminal misdemeanor
FD — family docket such as child support
For more information about an arrestee, you can search by name or case
number on www.ODCR.com or www.OSCN.net.
Volume 119
No. 201
10 Pages
Legality of Pocola
911 vote questioned
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
Pocola residents will vote today on a
proposition seeking a 50-cent 911 charge
for cellphones in the town’s zip code
despite controversy over the legality of
its wording.
Concerns were raised again Monday at
the LeFlore County 911 Trust meeting
over the Tuesday proposition to redirect
wireless connection fees from county 911
to Pocola.
(See VOTE, page 2)
Polling place changed
County residents go to the polls
today to fill municipal offices in
several communities.
Polling places will be open from
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Precinct 109 polling place
has been moved to the First
Baptist Church, 15884 Church St.
in Cameron, according to the
LeFlore County Election Board.
Sunrise Service
An Easter Sunrise Service was held at the Kerr Mansion, led by Pastor Phil
McGehee with music by J.B. Lloyd. Attendees watched as the sun slowly rose over
the Kiamichi Mountains. After the service, a pancake breakfast was served by the
Friends of Kerr Mansion. Tours of the house were also given. Information on how
to rent the mansion and/or its event rooms may be obtained by calling (918) 6479929 and leaving your name and number for a return call.
$25 million water project
to serve S. part of county
By Ken Milam
PDN News Editor
U.S. Department of Agriculture State
Director for Rural Development Ryan
McMullen will join Choctaw Chief Gary
A ceremonial ribbon cutting Wednes- Batton, Rural Water District 6 McCurtain
day in Smithville will mark completion of County project representatives and the
a $25 million water system project to public for the 9 a.m. ceremony in the
serve parts of LeFlore, McCurtain and
(See WATER, page 2)
Pushmataha counties.
Pair faces several charges
Top photo: A toddler gets help from a grownup pointing to another Easter egg
during a community hunt held Saturday at the Fanshawe Fire Department.
Middle Photo: Eager Easter egg hunters search the Strike-A-Lot Lanes floor
for eggs during a glow-in-the-dark easter egg hunt held Friday afternoon.
Bottom photo: Monroe firefighters set out easter eggs Saturday afternoon in
the Monroe Public School playground.
PDN photos by James Martindale and Amanda Corbin
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
An alleged criminal duo
face an array of charges
after police say they ran
from them after a car accident.
Ryan Everett O’Neal,
23, of Hodgen and Sonya
Marie Snell, 30, of Duncan
both were charged with
several offenses Thursday.
Poteau Patrolman Brad
Cook responded to a car
accident on Ben Klutts and
Broadway in Poteau on
March 24.
According to Cook, dispatch notified him that the
vehicle in the accident was
stolen out of Oklahoma
(See CHARGES, page 2)
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VOTE
A 50-cent fee is collected on
cellphones for 911 use. According to the sample ballot, if the
proposition is passed, Pocola
911 would receive the 50-cent
fee for each wireless connection
within the town as determined
by the subscriber’s place of primary use, which would be determined by a person’s address,
according to Pocola Town Clerk
John Limbocker.
Limbocker and Pocola Police
Chief Steve Howard said no
increase in wireless 911 fees
would result for Pocola citizens,
only that the 50 cents already
being paid would be forwarded
to Pocola 911 instead of county
911. The reason for the proposition, Limbocker and Howard
said, is to keep fees paid by
Pocola citizens in Pocola, with
Pocola 911 having plans to
upgrade their system.
County 911 is concerned this
would steal revenue from the
county, with Pocola 911 being
paid for the calls being directed
through the county.
“You don’t get money for a
service you don’t provide,” said
LeFlore County 911 Vice Chairman Rob Seale. Seale said Pocola’s 911 system is unable to
receive wireless cell calls
although Limbocker argued that
their system is able to receive
said calls. According to Seale, he
met with Limbocker and Howard to discuss the proposition.
Seale said while visiting, he
tested the system and made four
911 calls, all his calls being forwarded to county 911, not Pocola 911.
The legality of the proposition has come into question by
the county 911 trust. Seale said
the wording of the bill might
involve an extra 50-cent tax
taken, not the county funds transferred, which would be illegal
due to state statute capping wireless fees at 50 cents. The fee
could not be levied twice.
A resolution provided by Limbocker and Howard from 2009
from Kiamichi Economic Development District of Oklahoma
said voters in August 2008 cast a
majority vote that approved the
fee of 50 cents per month for
each wireless connection in the
county as determined by the subscriber’s place of primary use.
An email supplied by Limbocker
and Howard sent to Mike Moore,
mayor of Pocola in 2009, said
KEDDO had collected approximately $23,000 for county 911
operation centers that said once
an agreement has been made
between the three 911 entities
[county, Pocola and Poteau],
funds would be transferred in the
percentage of LeFlore County
receiving 75.20 percent, Poteau
16.5 percent and Pocola 8.3 percent. A signed agreement
between the 911 entities was not
available.
The county 911 trust mentioned possible future consolidation between the 911 entities,
although the trust said Pocola
911 raised concerns on dispatch
control, physicality and the consistency and quality if they consolidated, a vast majority of concerns being on the fire side of
dispatch.
It could be years before Pocola 911 could save the money
necessary to upgrade their system to cell phone ready, with the
estimated $1,600 per month the
50 cents could provide, LeFlore
County Emergency Management
Director Michael Davidson said
in a previous meeting.
Davidson said Pocola residents would be paying for a
system they can’t use. He said
separation of the systems is
against the encouragement of
the State Emergency Management Department as they are
suggesting regional centers that
often cover more than one
county, including all municipalities.
If the proposition is found to
be illegal, an injunction is the
likely course of action.
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Old Pike Road in Heavener is shut down while Kansas City Southern Railroad works to construct a new bridge
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WATER
The following people were booked into the LeFlore County Detention
Center overnight. The information was gathered from the jail’s daily roster and
only shows booking information. Only those with a case number listed have
been charged. Stay tuned each morning to see who was arrested overnight.
CF — criminal felony
CM— criminal misdemeanor
FD — family docket such as child support
For more information about an arrestee, you can search by name or case
number on www.ODCR.com or www.OSCN.net.
April 3
Jason Childress, co doc; no bond
BJ Scott, co doc; no bond
James M. Higgins, Crawford County Ark., need to sign extra; no bond
Danny Ray Bailey, CF-11-223, FTA, FTP; $1,568 bond
William T. Allen, CF-12-337; $12,912 bond
Curtis Gibson, writ; no bond
Joel Fredrick Bench Jr., CM-13-358, TR-11-184, TR-13-339; $1,658.94
bond
Jeremy Cooper, CF-09-40, CF-13-428, CM-12-475; $5,532.53 bond
April Rinaldi, CM-08-921; $491.43 bond
Natasha Samuels, CF-13-332; $10,000 bond
Anadrea Rachelle Lay, CF-14-507; $15,000 bond
April 4
Vincent Burrough, TR-2120, TR-14-2; $1,838 bond
Randy Bruce Candler, public intoxication; no bond
Harold McCurtain, driving under influence; no bond
Lisa Scantling, driving under influence; no bond
Steven Releford, Wister: failure to appear; $1,297 bond
April 5
Jay Hill, driving under influence; no bond
Ronald Matthews, out of state hold; no bond
Mark Andrew Martinez, CF-15-72, possession controlled dangerous
substance, possession drug paraphernalia; $20,000 bond
Daryl Gene Cooper, failure to register as a sex offender, CF-12-70;
$1,766 bond
April 6
Aaron E. Wortham, CF-14-73, TR-13-3142; $5,164 bond
Briana Dunigan, possession drug paraphernalia, possession marijuana,
driving under influence alcohol/drugs; no bond
Steven Hale, drive left of center, child endangerment, driving under
influence alcohol/drugs; no bond
Roy James Lowe, driving under influence, no seat belt; no bond
Choctaw Nation Community Center on
U.S. Highway 259. Other attendees will
include area school superintendents, community and business leaders and Pine
Telephone representatives.
They will discuss the technical and economic impact aspects of the network.
The project for the first time provides
public water to residents in Oklahoma’s
Ouachita Mountains.
The project includes an $18 million
ARRA WEP Grant, $7 million WEP Loan
and $1 million in support from groups
such as the Choctaw Nation.
“We anticipate Choctaw Nation Chief
Batton to join us for the ribbon cutting,
and discuss our partnership in the Promise
Zone,” said Kathleen James of USDA
Rural Development.
According to a USDA press release, the
project, along with a broadband celebration in Broken Bow, is providing essential
infrastructure to Oklahoma’s “Appalachia.”
“While the Quachita Mountains are
obviously not a part of the Appalachians,
the factors that have led to persistent, generational poverty in the Appalachian
Mountains are the same factors that have
led this isolated, mountainous pocket of
Oklahoma to maintain extremely high
rates of poverty since the Choctaw people
were forcibly relocated here in the 1830s,”
the release said.
The region is the poorest, most underserved part of the Choctaw Nation Promise Zone and is the part of the Promise
Zone with the highest concentration of
American Indian population, according to
USDA.
CHARGES
City. O’Neal reportedly
said that his girlfriend,
Snell, had left the scene.
After being put into handcuffs, court records allege
that O’Neal took off
towards La Huerta’s,
jumped a fence and led
officers on a foot chase up
toward Best Western before
Patrolman Billy Hooper
caught him.
In the vehicle, court
records show officers found
several bags of clothes,
jewelry, purses and a bag
containing a white crystal
substance.
According to the affidavit, Best Western employees and guests helped police
find Snell, who allegedly
ran into a room after asking
the tenant to use the phone
then dashing inside uninvited. Snell was arrested.
The affidavit said O’Neal
told police in a statement
that he didn’t know about
the alleged methamphetamine or stolen vehicle but
the jewelry was his. He
said Snell picked him up in
Heavener in the vehicle
with her friend, who got
out of the vehicle before
they crashed, according to
court records.
Snell denied knowing
anything about the drugs or
anything being stolen. but
said she thought the vehicle
belonged to her friend, who
let her drive it to pick up
O’Neal. She said she left
the accident to call police.
Cook said both Snell and
O’Neal appeared to be
under the influence, constantly moving, talking and
breathing very fast.
O’Neal was charged
with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, escape from arrest
or detention and public
intoxication. Snell faces
charges of possession of a
stolen vehicle, possession
of a controlled dangerous
substance, pubic intoxication and obstructing an
officer.
Art contest deadline April 21
U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin announced
the deadline for entries in the 2015 Congressional Art Competition is April 21.
The contest is open to high school students in Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional
District. Send entries to the Muskogee
office at 3109 Azalea Park Drive.
Details can be found on Mullin’s website at www.mullin.house.gov, listed under
the “Services” section. Anyone seeking
additional information should contact Vivian Loving or Mary Bower in Mullin’s
Muskogee district office at (918) 6872533.
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Greg McGowen
Soggy spring and
tournaments past
Today is National Beer
Day
• TODAY — Municipal
elections. Polls open 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.
— Eternity, an Easter
dramedy, 7 p.m., Poteau
First Assembly.
— Defensive
driving
course, 6-9 p.m., LeFlore
County Farm Bureau,
2007 N. Broadway. Call
(918) 647-4528 for reservations.
• APRIL 8 — Blood drive,
10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.,
Rubin White Clinic.
• APRIL 9 — Psychological
First Aid training session, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Patick Lynch Public
Library. Info and registration: Bobby Parker at
bobbyp@health.ok.gov,
(918) 721-3409 or www.
okmrc.org.
• APRIL 11 — Poteau
Citywide Trash Off, 9
a.m. Info: (918) 6479178.
— Heavener Citywide
Trash Off, 9 a.m., deer
pen.
— Spring Viking/Celtic
Festival, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.,
Heavener
Runestone Park. Info:
(918) 653-2241.
— Eighth annual Mountain
Gate Poker Run, registration begins 8 a.m.,
Pam’s Hateful Hussy
Diner, Talihina
— Gospel Sing, 1-3 p.m.,
Bokoshe Pavilion Park.
— Dodge test drive fundraiser for Spiro Schools
Booster Club, 3-6 p.m.,
Spiro High School parking lot.
—
Casey
Branscum
Memorial Pond Hop
Bass Tournament, signup April 10 at Fanshawe
School. Info: Wes
McGowen, (918) 7745193.
— Take Off Pounds
Sensibly meeting, 10
a.m., Leflore County
Youth Services (in
back).
• APRIL 12 — (Spring
Viking/Celtic Festival,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Heavener Runestone
Park. Info: (918) 6532241.
— Turkey and dressing
fundraising dinner for
purchase of new brush
truck for Wister Fire
Department, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., Wister school cafeteria.
— Chicken dinner fundraiser,
11
a.m.,
Summerfield
Fire
Department.
— Chicken dinner, 11:30
a.m., Bokoshe American
Legion.
• APRIL 14 — Historic
Downtown
Poteau
awards luncheon, 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,
LeFlore County Museum
at Hotel Lowrey.
— Evening at the Gallery
wine and arts festival,
4-8 p.m., Donald W.
Reynolds Community
Center. Tickets: http://
poteaurotary.org.
I
don’t remember when
my yard has been more
saturated.
Probably would like to
have the rain about the
middle of July or August.
My truck was sitting off the
driveway as I had parked it
in a place where I thought it
would be available. Sally
said the trash needed to be
taken to the green boxes. I
loaded it with our accumulated trash and then got
stuck trying to haul it out of
the yard.
It started spinning and
sinking toward the bumpers
so I let it sit a day or two.
Still my neighbor, Hugh,
had to get it free to be used.
My house sits near the U.S.
Highway 270 barrow ditch
right at the bottom of the
water table and with the
rains coming regularly, my
yard became a slush pit.
Found Richard Baldwin
at Rock-It Stone the other
day. He is the patriarch of
the large Baldwin family
and involved in the operation of their nice rock yard.
He turned 90 last week.
Says he has aches and
pains, but who doesn’t in
the golden years. He seems
to be doing pretty well. He
is a strong supporter of
Fanshawe School and says
it is one of the best environments for school children
that he knows. He has several great-grandchildren
who attend the school.
When the school has carnivals or extra-curricular
activities, the Baldwin family and many others attend
and are very supportive.
The main reason I
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dropped by was that I
noticed only one high
school boys basketball team
from Fanshawe has won
the county tournament. The
high school boys team of
1943 won the LeFlore
County Tournament and
Richard was a senior playing on that team.
I wanted to find out who
some of the players were
and he named the starters.
They were Lloyd Winters,
Richard Baldwin, Jim
Glenn, Warren Estes and
Charles Connor. If someone remembers others, let
me know.
In 1949 the Fanshawe
Boys team came close to
going to the state tourney.
Marshall Duncan was on
that team and he said Oscar
Nowlin (who died this
month) was the center.
Team members were Junior
Ray, Ralph and Orville
Winters, Glenn Hooks, Don
Martin, Linden Estes,
Charles Griffith and Billy
Shipman. Marshall said
they were in the regional
finals playing Onapa, a
school between Checotah
and Muskogee. Had them
beat, they thought, but
finally lost by three. I think
Onapa won state. Marshall,
Charlie and Linden are the
only survivors.
Thanks to Caleb Fields,
I have located another big
tree. This one is in Honobia. Will share that adventure in a later article.
Sam Balzanna, sales
agent recently joined the
team at United Country
Mixon Realty, which is
headquartered in Poteau
and serves the surrounding
area.
Balzanna has been part
of the real estate industry
for 29 years and has served
as a mortgage broker, real
estate agent, landlord and
developer, as well as owning his own title company.
He lives with Tami, his
wife of 33 years on their
ranch in Talihina. They
have five children and three
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By Virginia Sanders
with Heavener and Howe
music on Monday. We all
start at 6 p.m.
Our sympathies to the
family of Don Goad. He
was a longtime performer
here. Prayers go out to the
veterans, troops and their
families.
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Capitol Greetings
Negotiations misunderstood
Brian Renegar
Never surprised
This week began with the education rally at the Capitol. As
usual, the politicians deceived those attending and said what
they wanted to hear just to get them to leave. Let me explain,
an hour before the rally began, Sen. Larry Boggs, Rep.
Donnie Condit and I addressed the educators from the southeastern part of the state. I told them, “One hour from now, you
will hear legislators get up and pat themselves on the back by
proclaiming ‘last year we gave education $100 million of new
money’ which is absolutely not true!”
Of the $100 million “new” money for education, $20 million was nixed, and rightfully so, by the Oklahoma Supreme
Court for us crafting an unconstitutional bill (which the
Legislature is known for), $60 million for health insurance
which is required by law, and $20 million for ad valorem
reimbursement, which is also required by law. So for the big
question, where is the new money? Rep. Lee Denney,
R-Cushing, said it was there, Rep. Ann Coody, R-Lawton,
said it was there, and Gov. Mary Fallin proclaimed it.
It never ceases to amaze me how people up here at the
Capitol will tell stories that are not true over and over and
over and expect them to be believed. Call your teacher, principal or superintendent and ask them how they are enjoying
their “new” money.
I enjoyed seeing the educators and parents from home, but
at the same time I felt helpless in meeting their basic needs.
Our children are our future.
You know, it seems like all I report on is bad legislation,
but we do pass legislation that is both beneficial and needed.
SB 109 by Patrick Anderson, R-Enid, is one of those bills. It
supports family caregivers and protects vulnerable Oklahomans
from financial exploitation. Under current Oklahoma law, a
power of attorney could automatically terminate in cases
where a guardian is appointed. SB 109 would amend
Oklahoma statute to allow durable powers of attorney to continue. It would ensure an individual’s wishes are followed and
help thousands of family caregivers who are powers of attorney by allowing them to help protect their loved ones from
financial exploitation in cases of incapacity.
This bill would also add important court oversight to protect the assets of vulnerable Oklahomans if a guardian is
appointed. The court could also review what the caregiver/
agent has already done with the principal’s assets and monitor
to ensure there is no wrong doing. This bill has the potential
to affect all of us at some time in our lives. As you can see by
the subjects of my report to you, I have a special interest in
the two most vulnerable members of our population, children
and seniors.
This week we celebrated our veterans in a joint session
with the Senate. Our veterans have invested their lives in
protecting our country and our freedom for which we should
all be thankful.
We also celebrated Ag Day at the Capitol and the highlight
of the day for me was the Governor’s Agriculture awards. Our
own Leland Walker of Wilburton received the public service
in agriculture award. Boggs and I presented legislative citations for his years of service to agriculture. Also attending the
ceremony was a contingency of Wilburton FFA members, all
of his children and grandchildren, as well as his mother,
Nadine Walker and his sister, Juanita Sherrell, and her husband, George, from McAlester.
With last week being a Holy week, I want to report to you
about a very moving experience that happened two weeks
ago. Rep. Jason Nelson, R-OKC, had his 9-year-old daughter,
Grace, on the House floor. In October, Grace was diagnosed
with an embryonic tumor of the kidney. At the present time,
Grace is undergoing treatment and has lost her hair. Rep. Lisa
Billy, R-Lindsay, led the House in a prayer for healing for
Grace. During her prayer we could all feel the presence of the
Holy Spirit. It was quite a remarkable experience. Who says
miracles don’t happen anymore — Along with the Sherrells,
we also had numerous folks from home visiting the Capitol
this week: A. J. and Aliene Bristow also on Ag day; Margaret
Rosales, Lacey Conaway, Steffanee Edwards, Kathleen
Pulchny and Kathy Davenport visiting on behalf of nurse
practitioners; David Keith, McAlester Regional Health
Center; Roy Alford, County Commissioner; Larry Morgan,
Rural Fire Coordinator with KEDDO and Christina Wacker
and Tina Yarolem with PCRW/OFRW.
John 20: 15 & 16 – “Woman,” Jesus said to her “why are
your crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Supposing it was
the gardener, she replied “Sir, if you’ve removed him, tell me
where you’ve put him and I will take him away. Jesus said
“Mary.” Turning around, she said to him in Hebrew
“Rababouni” — which means “teacher.” Happy Easter. He
has risen.
This column follows the
second yearly educators’
rally at the Capitol.
While the numbers present were considerably fewer
than last year, the intensity
this year was greater, based
on the audience’s knowledge that they were given
hope that state leaders
would address their concerns.
However, after the educators left to go back to
their school districts, these
assurances were dismissed
and ignored.
This was on the minds of
those present and this
brought the level of intensity up to a level that
brought the educators and
students into the Capitol to
address legislators directly
and document either their
absence or willingness to
address funding and curriculum issues that have
become major concerns for
our public schools.
I
was
especially
impressed with the larger
number of students this
year, since they were the
focus of the multiple
speeches.
I would like to share a
portion of Rep. Scott
Inman’s
speech,
the
Democratic leader from
Del City, about the concerns of those present:
“… I want to warn each
of you. You cannot merely
demand change. For if
that’s all you do, you will
continue to get what you’ve
always got. I want you to
take them [legislators]
aside, look them squarely
in the eyes and as politely
and as clearly as you can
deliver this message: If you
can’t find a way to make
educating our children your
top priority, then I’ll find a
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held her rosary beads, and
said the following:
This little piggy loves her
life.
This little piggy is
delight.
This little piggy speaks
kindness.
This little piggy doesn’t
fight.
And this little piggy is
thankful she has another
whole day to live.
After I did my right foot,
I did the same thing with
my left one. When I finished with my left foot, the
thought came, ‘Why stop
there?’ So I took a hold of
both my feet (I was still
under the covers) and I
thanked them for all the
work they do and will do.
Then I moved my hands to
my ankles and thanked God
for the miracle of swivel.
Then I put my hands on my
knees and blessed them for
their astounding ability to
allow me to bend. I imagined what it’d be like to
walk around stiff legged
and was filled with love for
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way to make replacing you
mine.”
It is my hope that those
of you connected to public
education will act on this
sage advice.
Now that spring break is
gone and the Legislature
wasting a week of taxpayers’ money by pretending
we were at work, it is time
for the House and Senate
Committees to “put their
big boy pants on and go to
work.”
One of the first issues
they will face is legislation
singling out our state’s
teachers who happen to
belong to an organization
where they have representation to negotiate work
conditions with the local
boards of education. The
legislation that is moving
through is HB 1749 which
passed the full House and
has advanced through its
first Senate committee.
This bill would prohibit the
automatic payroll deduction of dues for groups
engaged in collective bargaining after Nov. 1.
This has been done without a lot of fanfare since the
1970s but now the state
leaders see this as a conspiracy of “teachers against
the state.” Where this
becomes misleading is that
its proponents claim that
they are attempting to stop
labor organizations, or
unions as they are incorrectly called, from negotiating against the state.
There never have been
any documented negotiations between the State
Board of Education and the
Oklahoma
Education
Association. There are several local school boards and
local OEA groups that
negotiate at the local level.
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Guest Column
Ed Cannaday
Perhaps the authors of this
legislation need to re-visit
their geography text books
to understand the difference between the state and
local school districts.
It almost seems to me
that they are using the old
idea that if one tells a lie
often enough it will be
accepted as the truth. Let
me say it again for those
state leaders who appear to
lack the ability to understand — “Local teacher
organizations do not negotiate against the state.”
In addition, please be
aware that they do not
negotiate “against” but
negotiate “with.” Wow.
Those are tough concepts
to grasp. If students were as
hard headed as their state
elected leaders, teachers
would be worn out at the
end of the day. In the House Common
Education’s meeting to
consider testing proposals
coming out of the Senate
we spent a lengthy period
with a few members
attempting to place the
Legislature in charge of
formulating state academic
standards, then being
responsible for establishing
the assessments to measure
these standards. There is an
apparent fear that the State
Board of Education and the
State Department of
Education lack the ability
to master these two separate tasks.
The clue to Rep. Jason
Nelson and his followers
on this committee is that
they do not understand that
those creating the standards
are not the same as those
who create the assessment
tools. It became a point of
frustration for me when
Nelson continued to refer
to these two issues, standards and assessment, as to
their alignment. As I pointed out one does not refer to
this as “alignment” but
rather it is their percentage
of “correlation” for which
there is a specific formula
or equation to determine
the compatibility between
the two.
Perhaps it’s OK for those
wanting to establish laws
concerning assessment and
standards if they use incorrect terminology that lacks
mathematical formulas to
arrive at an accurate
answer.
If these legislative leaders ever had conducted
classes and assessed their
students in such inaccurate
manners, I would presume
that building administrator
would have them on a plan
for improvement after the
first series of parent visits
took place.
Ed Cannaday represents
District 15, which includes
part of LeFlore County, in
the Oklahoma House. Write
him at P.O. Box 98, Porum,
OK 74455, e-mail him at
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A new under-the-covers morning routine
Don’t you just love the
idea behind the rosary? My
granny was Catholic and
she taught me the rosary
prayers and I loved hearing
her recite them as she felt
each bead. When she handled her sacred strand she
did it with such humility
and she treated it like it was
a gift from God.
I’m not Catholic, but I’ve
always loved the idea of letting the beads in a necklace
remind us to be thankful
and to praise God for our
blessings.
That’s how I came up
with the idea to use my feet
like a rosary. Why not? So
combining the “This Little
Piggy Went to Market”
poem we perpetrated on our
kids, I decided to start a
new morning routine using
my toes.
Here’s what I came up
with, and I’ll tell you what
happened after I did my
Brian Renegar represents District 17, which includes part rosary toes.
of LeFlore County, in the Oklahoma House. E-mail him at
Starting with my big toe
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go to his website at www.brianrenegarcom.
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these little marvels.
Next I moved my hands
to my hips and praised them
for allowing me to have
such a cushioned seat. I put
my hands on my stomach
knowing that what goes on
in there is a complete mystery to me, and I’m so thankful that it knows what to do
with what I eat and drink.
Next I moved to my
breasts and thanked them
for being there for my children and for being healthy
throughout my life in spite
of the torture of mammograms. I felt my heart beating and reminded myself of
this precious gift of life I’ve
been given.
Then I took my elbows
and thanked them in the
same way I’d thanked my
knees. Without them I’d be
stiff-armed and somebody
would have to feed and
dress me. My wrists came
next, then my fingers and
knuckles.
When my hands came to
my head, it was like coming
to the cross. Are there any
words to thank God for our
eyes that see, ears that hear,
tongues that speak and taste,
a nose that smells and a
mind that assists in making
it all possible?
My body rosary took me
five minutes and it has been
four hours since I did this
new under-the-cover routine and I’m still giddy with
joy. It’s a feeling similar to
the one I got when I was
given a painkiller when my
back went out. Oh, I didn’t
thank my back! Well, I’ll do
that tomorrow morning.
I hope you’ll give this
new under-the-covers routine a try. You’ll not only be
moved to praise your miraculous body and be thankful,
you’ll get a good stretch and
you will have set a positive
tone for the entire day not
allowing those devilish negative thoughts to creep in.
Pam Young is the author
of several best-selling books
as well as a national motivational speaker. Visit her
website at www.makeitfunandgetitdone.com.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015 . . . PAGE 5
Slow-Pitch LCT seeding
meeting Wednesday night;
tournament starts Monday
County baseball tournament underway
While I’m busy with the
2015 LeFlore County BaseDiamond
ball Tournament this week,
I also have to look ahead to
Notes
next week’s 2015 LeFlore
RACE FOR HOME — Panama’s Gabe Harp, left, heads for home on a wild pitch
thrown by Arkoma pitcher Mathew Harmon, center, who heads to cover home
plate in case of a tag, in the sixth inning of the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader in Panama. Harp scored the game-winning run on the play as teammate
Ben Whiteaker, back, watches.
PDN photo by David Seeley
Panama boys sweep Arkoma Mustangs;
Hogs’ pitcher has no-hitter in opener
Weekend High School Baseball Roundup
PANAMA — The Panama Razorbacks
swept a home doubleheader from the
Arkoma Mustangs on Saturday.
Thanks to a no-hitter by pitcher Zack
Timms, the Hogs downed the Mustangs
10-0 in the opener, then scored a run on
a wild pitch in the sixth inning to take the
nightcap by the score of 5-4.
In the opener, Timms (4-0) struck out
six batters in three innings and allowed no
hits to the Mustangs (1-8).
The Razorbacks (9-3) scored three runs
in the first inning, twice in the second and
five runs in the third to put the game into
run-rule status.
For the game, Tristan Thompson was
2-for-3 with a run scored, Jacob Mantooth
was 2-for-2 with a run scored, Ryan Ragan
was 1-for-2 with a solo home run leading
off the third inning and Gabe Harp was
1-for-2 with a double and a run scored.
Josh Marion (0-1) suffered his first loss
of the season.
In the nightcap, the Hogs broke a 4-all
tie on a wild pitch allowing Harp to score
from third base with the game-winner.
The Mustangs tied the game at 4 in the
fourth inning.
Timms, who got the win in relief, was
1-for-3 with a double and a run scored,
while Ragan was 1-for-3 with a double for
Panama.
In defeat, Seth Key was 2-for-4 for
Arkoma. Mathew Harmon (0-1) took the
loss in relief for the Mustangs.
Leflore 8, Webbers Falls 0: Friday at
John Ward Field in Leflore, the Savages
(8-6) got a one-hitter from Cody Crase
(2-2), who fanned 10 batters — and aided
his own cause with a 3-for-3 outing at the
plate with a home run and four runs batted in
The Savages jumped out to a 3-0 lead after an inning to take control of the game.
Blake Crase was 2-for-2 with a homer
and an RBI, Jaden Wolfe was 2-for-3,
Dawson Warren singled and scored three
runs and David Morris and Mason Warren
each singled for Leflore.
Spiro 9, Preston 0; Spiro 15, Dewar 3:
Friday and Saturday in the Dewar Dragons
Invitational, the Bulldogs (11-6) won the
tournament by beating the host Dragons
in the championship game as they scored
nine runs in the first inning for a 9-0 lead.
Eight of Spiro’s 15 runs came on two
grand-slam home runs, one each by
Justace Woolly and Dru Didway. Woolly
was 1-for-3 with his grand-slam, four runs
batted in and two runs scored, while Didway was 1-for-3 with his grand-slam, four
RBIs and a run scored.
Garrett Carter was 2-for-2 with an RBI
and a run scored, T.J. Hayes was 2-for-2
with two runs scored, Alex Demato was
2-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored
and Nick Hatfield was 1-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored.
(See BASEBALL, Page 6)
Leflore girls beat Cameron,
Canadian in home three-way
Friday’s High School Softball Roundup
LEFLORE — The
Leflore Lady Savages ended the week on a high note
with a pair of home wins
Friday afternoon, beating
the Cameron Lady Yellowjackets 12-5 and the Canadian Lady Cougars 5-0.
The Lady ’Jackets won
the middle game 18-2 over
the Lady Cougars.
In Cameron’s loss to
Leflore, Amber Bailey was
2-for-3 with two RBIs,
while Dakotha Battice was
1-for-3 with an RBI for the
Lady Yellowjackets (7-8).
Dallas Hadley (7-8) took
the loss.
In Cameron’s win over
Canadian, Bailey, Destiny
Dunigan, Abbi Hambrick
and Keely Hambrick all
were 2-for-3, Faith Gotes
was 1-for-3 and Brinley
Butler was 1-for-2 for
Cameron. Hadley got the
win.
The two wins improve
the Lady Savages to 13-6
on the season. No other
Leflore information was
reported on their games.
Heavener 11, Rock
Creek 0; Hugo 5, Heavener 3: In Blue, the Lady
Wolves (12-2), ranked
12th in Class 5A, split their
games in Friday’s threeway in Choctaw County.
In the Heavener’s win
over Rock Creek, the Lady
Wolves jumped out to a 4-0
lead after an inning.
Jodie Hill was 2-for-3
with a double, two runs
batted in and a run scored,
Kendra Davis was 2-for-3,
Elyssa Turner was 2-for-3
with three runs scored and
an RBI and Lakotah Vickers was 2-for-3 with an
RBI and a run scored for
Heavener.
Cheyanne Cranfield (122) got the win as she tossed
a two-hitter.
In the loss to Hugo, the
Lady Buffaloes scored five
runs in the top of the first,
while the Lady Wolves
scored a run in each of the
first, fourth and sixth innings.
In defeat, Hill was
2-for-3 with a triple and a
solo home run in the sixth
inning, while Davis was
1-for-3 with a double for
Heavener. Cranfield took
the loss.
Panama 3, SallisawCentral 1; Warner 8,
Panama 6; Quinton 7,
Panama 6: In the Gore
Festival, the Lady Razorbacks (4-7) went 1-2 in
Friday’s action.
In the win over SallisawCentral, the Lady ’Backs
scored once in the first inning and twice in the third
for a 3-0 lead after three.
Sarah Harp was 2-for3 with two runs batted in,
McKenzie Harper was
1-for-3 with an RBI and
Sydnee Haynes was 1-for-3
with a double for Panama.
In the loss to Warner, the
Lady Eagles, who trailed
2-0 in the first inning, took
the lead for good with a
three-run first for a 3-2
lead, which became a 7-2
advantage after five.
In defeat, Mikah Rothermel was 2-for-3 with a
triple and an RBI, Harper
was 1-for-3 with a triple
and an RBI and Debra Holson was 1-for-3 with three
RBIs for Panama.
In the loss to Quinton,
the Lady Savages broke a
6-all tie with a run in the
fifth inning after the Lady
Razorbacks had a four-run
fifth to tie the game at 6.
(See SOFTBALL, Page 6)
County Slow-Pitch Softball
Tournament, which begins
Monday at the Poteau Area
Recreational Complex. The
slow-pitch LCT seeding
meeting will be Wednesday evening, and I’ll have a
complete recap of the meeting in Friday’s edition. The
slow-pitch county tournament bracket will appear in
Saturday’s paper.
Softball Teams in LCT
Tune-Up Tournaments
To get them groomed for
next week’s county tournament, several county softball teams will be in tournaments at the end of this
week.
Heavener will be in the
Battiest Tournament which
will run Thursday through
Saturday, while Cameron,
Howe, Leflore, Panama and
Wister will be in the Keota
Tournament that will be
Thursday and Friday.
Hitters of the Week
Baseball — Jason Hickman, Spiro; Jordan Terry,
Heavener. The Bulldog
lead-off batter went 8-for19 (.421 average) last week
to help Spiro win the Dewar Dragons Invitational on
Saturday, but it was hard to
overlook the Wolf batter’s
one day on Thursday — going 6-for-6 in two games,
4-for-4 against Idabel and
2-for-2 against Valliant.
Softball — Jodie Hill,
Heavener. The Lady Wolf
junior went 12-for-18 with
four doubles, two home
runs and a triple as Heavener’s girls, ranked 12th in
the Class 5A Poll, went 5-1
last week.
Pitchers of the Week
Baseball — Scotty Gibson, Wister; Blaise Lomon
and Trey Sebo, Cameron;
Zack Timms, Panama.
The Wildcat sophomore
had 11 strikeouts and threw
a four-hitter in Saturday’s
win over Seminole. The
two Yellowjackets each
threw a no-hitter on Thursday, Lomon did his against
the Roland Rangers, while
Sebo threw his against the
Keota Lions. Timms nohit Arkoma in Saturday’s
By PDN Sports Editor
David Seeley
opener of a doubleheader.
Softball
—
Kyla
Brown, Wister; Cheyanne
Cranfield, Heavener. Both
pitchers had outstanding
weeks. Brown went 3-0
with wins over McCurtain,
Arkoma and Whitesboro,
while Cranfield went 5-1
for the Lady Wolves, with
only a loss to Hugo on
Friday spoiling a perfect
week.
Schedule
Baseball
(Editor’s note: Since
the bracket for the 2015
LeFlore County Tournament was in Saturday’s edition, it will not be included
in this week’s schedule.)
Thursday
Providence Academy at
Arkoma, 4 p.m.
Atoka at Talihina, 4
p.m.
Friday
Quinton at Talihina 1
p.m.
Arkoma at Kinta, 4 p.m.
Monday
Stilwell at Poteau, DH,
4:30 p.m.
Cameron at Leflore, 4
p.m.
Howe at Pocola, 4 p.m.
Panama and Buffalo Valley at Whitesboro, 4 p.m.
(Panama vs. Whitesboro,
4 p.m., Panama vs. Buffalo
Valley, 5:30 p.m.; Buffalo
Valley vs. Whitesboro, 7
p.m.)
Kansas and SequoyahTahlequah at Heavener, 4
p.m. (Kansas vs. Heavener,
4 p.m.; Kansas vs. Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 5:30 p.m.;
Sequoyah-Tahlequah vs.
Heavener, 7 p.m.)
Roland at Spiro, 4:30
p.m.
Hartshorne at Wister, 4
p.m.
Arkoma at Keota, 4:30
p.m.
Softball
Today
Poteau and Smithville
at Howe, 4 p.m. (Poteau
vs. Howe, 4 p.m.; Poteau
vs. Smithville, 5:15 p.m.;
Smithville vs. Howe, 6:30
p.m.)
Cameron at Arkoma, 4
p.m.
Heavener at Talihina, 4
p.m.
Leflore and Eagletown at
Whitesboro, 1 p.m. (Leflore vs. Whitesboro, 1 p.m.;
Leflore vs. Eagletown,
2:15 p.m.; Eagletown vs.
Whitesboro, 3:30 p.m.)
Spiro and Warner at Panama, 3:30 p.m. (Spiro vs.
Panama, 3:30 p.m.; Spiro
vs. Warner, 4:45 p.m.; Warner vs. Panama, 6 p.m.)
Tahlequah and Sequoyah-Tahlequah at Pocola,
5 p.m. (Tahlequah vs. Pocola, 5 p.m.; Tahlequah vs.
Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 6:15
p.m.; Sequoyah-Tahlequah
vs. Pocola, 7:30 p.m.)
Wister at Red Oak, 5
p.m.
Thursday
Vian at Poteau, DH, 4:30
p.m.
Heavener at Battiest
Tournament, TBA.
Cameron, Howe, Leflore, Panama and Wister at
Keota Tournament, TBA.
Friday
Poteau and Eufaula at
Wilburton, 4 p.m. (Poteau vs. Wilburton, 4 p.m.;
Poteau vs. Eufaula, 5:15
p.m.)
Cameron, Howe, Leflore, Panama and Wister at
Keota Tournament, TBA.
Heavener at Battiest
Tournament, TBA.
Talihina at Stigler, 4:30
p.m.
Pocola and Keys (Park
Hill) at Sallisaw, 4 p.m.
(Pocola vs. Sallisaw, 4
p.m.; Pocola vs. Keys (Park
Hill), 5:15 p.m.)
Saturday
Heavener at Battiest
Tournament, TBA.
Monday
LeFlore County Tournament, at PARC, TBA (the
bracket will run in Saturday’s edition).
Today’s Poteau soccer games now road games
to accommodate Poteau Invitational track meet
To help accommodate today’s Poteau
Invitational track meet at Costner Stadium, the Poteau soccer teams have turned
today’s originally scheduled home game
into road games.
The Lady Pirates will play at 5:30 p.m.
in Mannford, while the Pirates will hit the
road to meet Claremore-Sequouyah for a 6
p.m. match.
However, Poteau girls coach Jim Ervin
said if there is going to be a junior varsity
girls match first, the girls varsity action
will not begin until closer to 6:30 p.m.
The track meet will begin at 1:15 p.m.
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Poteau golfer runner-up at FG;
Pirates fourth in team standings
SERIES SWEEP — Carl Albert State College third baseman Houston Kennedy,
left, can't corral the baseball to tag out a Murray State College baserunner in the
opener of Saturday afternoon's doubleheader at Ival Goodman Field. The Aggies,
ranked sixth nationally, took all four games of last week's series from CASC.
PDN photo by David Seeley
CASC baseball team suffers series
sweep by No. 6 Murray State
Vikings return to action at week's end against NOC-Tonkawa,
with Thursday's games there, Saturday's contests here
The Carl Albert State College baseball
team saw its conference-opening, fourgame series not go its way this past weekend.
The Vikings lost 11-3 and 13-8 to the
sixth-ranked Murray State College Aggies
on Saturday afternoon at Ival Goodman
Field.
The four-game series started Thursday
afternoon at the MSC Baseball Field in
Tishomingo, with the Aggies taking both
games — 6-2 and 10-0.
In Saturday's opener, the Aggies, who
scored a run in the opening inning, erupted
for seven runs in the second for an 8-0 lead
after two innings.
Trailing 9-0 in the third inning, the Vikings (18-11 overall, 0-4 in conference
play) scored three runs on an RBI single by
Dalton McKaughn and a two-RBI grounder
by Alex Wheeland to cut the deficit to 9-3
after four innings, but the Vikings got no
closer.
In defeat, Stigler's Seth Sandlin was
4-for-4 with a double and a run scored,
Wheeland was 2-for-4 with two runs batted
in and Caleb Callahan was 2-for-4 with a
run scored for Carl Albert.
Shawn Troutman (1-1) suffered his first
loss of the season, lasting only 1.2 innings
with a strikeout. Cory Stiefel went the final
5.1 innings with Ks.
In Saturday's nightcap, the Aggies again
jumped out to an early lead, this time a 4-0
lead in the first inning.
The Vikings had scored a run and were
looking for more, but Brock Zanca's line
drive was snared and turned into an inningending triple play to thwart the rally — and
keep the Aggies ahead 4-1 after an inning.
CASC cut the deficit to 5-4 with a tworun fifth inning, but the Aggies put the
game away with a six-run sixth inning to
take an 11-4 lead.
In defeat, Cody Robinson was 3-for-3
with two RBIs and a run scored, Colton
Wetzler was 2-for-4 with his first home run
of the season and three RBIs, McKaughan
was 2-for-4 with a run scored, Wheeland
was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Houston
Kennedy was 1-for-3 with a double and
two runs scored for the Vikings. Wetzler
(0-1) suffered his first loss of the season.
In Thursday's first game, the Aggies,
who trailed 2-1 after a two-run fifth inning
by the Vikings, took the lead for good with
a four-run fifth inning and a single run in
the sixth for a 6-2 lead going into the seventh inning.
In defeat, Wetzler was 3-for-4 with two
doubles, a run scored and am RBI, Wheeland was 2-for-4 and McKaughan was
2-for-3 for the Vikings.
Evan “Wyatt” Dodd (1-4) took the loss,
pitching four innings with two strikeouts.
Roland's Jordan Miller went the next 1.2
innings with a strikeout, then Logan Reese got the final out of the sixth inning on
a strikeout.
In Thursday's second game, the Vikings
were two-hit, with those being a Kennedy
double and a Wetzler single.
After a scoreless first inning, Murray
State scored five runs in the second inning
to take a 5-0 lead.
Scott Brinkley (2-2) took the loss, going only 1.2 innings. Stilwell's A.J. Deason
went an inning in relief with a strikeout.
Trey Walters got the final out in the third
inning inning, with Brooks King pitching
the fourth inning.
The Vikings will be off until their next
conference four-game series with Northern
Oklahoma College-Tonkawa. Thursday's
doubleheader will be at Tonkawa, while
Saturday's twinbill will be at Ival Goodman Field. Both doubleheaders will begin
at 1 p.m.
SOFTBALL
In defeat, Harper was
2-for-3, Madison Tackett
was 1-for-3 with her first
home run of the season and
an RBI, Maci Goines was
1-for-3 with a double and
an RBI and Cassidy Collins
was 1-for-3 with a double
and three RBIs for Panama.
Mariah Harris (4-7) got
all three decisions for Panama.
Pocola 14, Elk City 2;
Pocola 10, Washington JV
3; Blanchard 13, Pocola
3: At the Washington Tournament, the Lady Indians
(11-7) finished sixth in the
event.
In the win over Elk City,
the Lady Indians jumped
out to a 5-0 lead in the opening inning, which became a
10-2 advantage after two.
Macae Pipkins was 2-for3 with two home runs, six
runs batted in and three runs
scored, Sammie Kuhns was
2-for-3 with a homer, three
RBIs and a run scored, Desi
Carter was 3-for-3 with two
runs scored, Madison Hudkins was 3-for-3 with three
runs scored and an RBI and
Morgan Francis was 2-for-3
for Pocola. Brooklyn Morton (4-2) got the win, scattering five hits.
In Pocola’s victory over
the Washington junior
varsity, the Lady Indians
jumped out to a 4-0 lead in
the first inning, which became a 5-0 advantage after
three innings and a 9-0 lead
in the fourth.
For the game, Hudkins
was 3-for-3 with three doubles and three RBIs, Morton
was 2-for-2 with two runs
scored, Pipkins was 2-for3 with an RBI and a run
scored, Kuhns was 2-for-2
with a double and two RBIs
and Keelie Glory was 2-for3 with a triple, two runs
scored and an RBI. Morton
got the win as she threw her
second straight five-hitter.
In the loss to Blanchard,
the Lady Lions jumped out
to a 4-0 lead after an inning.
After the Lady Indians
cut the deficit to 4-3 in the
second inning, the Lady
Lions responded with a sixrun outburst in their half
of the frame to take a 10-3
lead after two innings.
In defeat, Carter, Hudkins, Kuhns and Courtney
Hargrove each had a single
for Pocola. Morton took the
loss.
Editor’s note: Friday’s
Whitesboro home game
against Stringtown was
canceled due to the school’s
prom that night. It has not
been rescheduled yet.
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WAGONER — Poteau
freshman golfer Ryan
Ward was the runner-up
medalist at Saturday's
Fort Gibson Invitational,
which took place at Western Hills Golf Course.
Ward shot a 72, and was
one shot behind the top
medalist — Sallisaw's
Nick Pierce (71).
As a team, the Pirates
finished fourth with a
team score of 338, but
missed by two team
strokes of tying for second place.
Bryson Terry had the
second-best day for the
Pirates with an 86, with
teammate Bryce Weldon a shot behind at 87.
Jerry Loggains and Joel
Holstead each shot 93s,
while Tyler Wolf, who
was playing as an individual, carded a 108.
The Pirates were without their defending Class
4A state medalist, Cody
Shore, who played Saturday in an Oklahoma Junior Golf Tournament at
Forest Ridge Golf Course
in Tulsa.
RUNNER-UP RYAN — Poteau golfer Ryan Ward was
the runner-up medalist in Saturday's Fort Gibson
Invitational, which took place at Wagoner's Western
Hills Golf Course.
Photo by Mike Thomas
Harden's 41 points helps
Rockets beat Thunder
OKLAHOMA
CITY
(AP) — James Harden led
a postgame dance session in
the Houston locker room.
And why not? He scored
41 points, and his Rockets
overcame Russell Westbrook's triple-double to beat
the Oklahoma City Thunder
115-112 on Sunday.
In the process, Harden
bested of one of his top
challengers for the Most
Valuable Player Award and
silenced the fans who constantly booed him in the
building where he once was
beloved. The former Thunder star scored 10 points in
the fourth quarter to give
his team a cushion.
Harden and Westbrook,
the league's top two scorers,
both entered the game averaging 27.5 points. Harden
made 12-of-22 shots and
6-of-9 3-pointers before
fouling out with 33 seconds
left. The Rockets hung on
to win for the seventh time
in eight games.
Westbrook finished with
40 points, 13 assists and 11
rebounds. It was his 11th
triple-double of the season and the 18th of his career. Enes Kanter added 21
points and 17 rebounds for
the Thunder, who lost their
third straight.
According to STATS,
Westbrook's 11 triple-doubles are the most for a player in a season since Jason
Kidd had 13 in 2007-08,
and his nine triple-doubles
in a 20-game span are the
most in such a stretch since
Chicago's Michael Jordan
had 11 in 15 games from
March 25-April 21, 1989.
BASEBALL
Anthony Gonzales got the win, striking
out three batters in three innings and scattering six hits.
In Spiro’s win over Preston, the Bulldogs scored once in the first inning and put
the game away with an eight-run second
inning.
Hatfield got the win, pitching a threehitter over five innings with eight strikeouts.
Jason Hickman was 2-for-2 with two
runs scored for the ’Dogs.
Talihina 4, Coalgate 1; Boswell 15,
Talihina 0: Friday and Saturday in the
Atoka Tournament, the Golden Tigers (74) ended up going 2-2 in the tournament.
In Talihina’s win over Coalgate on Friday, the Golden Tigers broke a 1-all tie
with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings for a 3-1 lead. They got an insurance
run in the seventh inning.
Alan Lockhart (4-0) got the win, pitching all seven innings with eight strikeouts
and threw a four-hitter.
Lockhart, Jacob Bradberry, Tucker
Trowbridge and Caleb Speers all singled
for Talihina.
In Talihina’s loss to Boswell on Saturday, the Scorpions broke a scoreless tie
with a four-run third inning. After two
runs in the fourth made it 6-0, Boswell got
the game into run-rule status with a ninerun fifth inning.
In defeat, the Golden Tigers only had
four hits, doubles by Speers and Domnick
Shedd to go with singles by Tucker Trowbridge and Jacob Curran.
Ty Trowbridge (0-2) took the loss, despite fanning two batters in 2.2 innings
and allowing no earned runs as the Golden
Tigers made two errors making five of Boswell’s runs unearned.
Wister 5, Seminole 2; Chickasha 8,
Wister 0: Saturday at Oiler Park in Seminole, the Wildcats (12-2) split their games
in the three-way.
In Wister’s win over Seminole, the ’Cats
rallied from a 1-0 deficit after two innings
as they scored five runs in the third to take
a 5-1 lead after three innings.
Scotty Gibson (3-0) got the completegame victory, throwing a four-hitter with
11 strikeouts.
Kolton Lynn was 2-for-4 with a double
and a run scored, Jake Sconyers was 1-for3 with a triple and a run scored and Wesley
Wisdom was 1-for-3 with a double and a
run scored for Wister.
In the loss to Chickasha, the Fightin’
Chicks scored three runs in the opening
inning to take control of the game.
Chickasha pitcher Brayden Belden
pitched a three-hit shutout with eight
strikeouts in five innings of work. He and
Dave Young, who pitched the final inning,
combined to shut out the ’Cats on four
hits.
In defeat, Lynn, Wisdom, Gibson and
Koby Midgley each singled for Wister.
Bryar Ward (1-1) took the loss.
Mansfield, Ark., 9, Pocola 1: Friday in
Mansfield, Ark., the hosts jumped out to a
3-0 lead after an inning and never lost their
advantage.
After the Indians (2-9) cut the deficit to
4-1 with a run in the fourth inning, Mansfield put the game away with a five-run
fourth to take a 9-1 lead after five innings.
In defeat, Johnny Satterfield, Britt Ozeroglu, Drew Minks, Dillon Nguyen and
Breydon Holton all singled for Pocola.
Kyler Helms (2-3) took the loss, not
getting an out in the opening inning before
being pulled.
One bright spot was the relief job of
Holton, Kyler Ree and Hunter Taylor. Holton went 3.1innings with four strikeouts,
Kyler Ree had a strikeout for one of the
two outs he recorded and Taylor had two
Ks in two innings.
Editor’s note: Heavener’s home game
with Stigler on Saturday did not take
place. It’s not certain if the game will be
rescheduled.
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Believe in yourself, and don't
allow minor setbacks to unnerve
you. You have the talent and
strength of character to achieve
whatever you put your mind to.
Indecision and anxiety will be
your downfall. Be confident in
your abilities. You have a lot to
offer.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- Overspending will cause problems with your budget and the
people you live with. Think
twice before you spend. You
work too hard to fritter away
your wages on unnecessary or
frivolous items.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Someone from your past is
thinking about you. A new
acquaintance will be attracted
by your charisma, beliefs and
potential. Don't be surprised if
someone makes you a lucrative
offer.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- Your ability to multitask will
be appreciated when you offer
help to your peers. These same
individuals will be in your corner when you require assistance
or backup.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- Love is on the rise. Strive to
improve your self-confidence.
Attending a social event will
lead to an unusual discussion
that could change your future.
Don't be gullible.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- It's important to do your share
of household duties. Family
members will criticize you if
you do not live up to your end of
a bargain.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
-- Joining community activities
is a great way to make new
friends. Sign up for something
that appeals to you. Participating
in sporting, cultural or networking events will help you improve
your position.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- You are overdue for a change.
Home improvements will be
rewarding. You will gain satisfaction from doing the work
yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Widen your social circle. The
more situations you experience,
the more likely you are to meet
people with similar ideas and
interests. Love is in the air, and
romance will improve your personal life.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
-- You will have to be diligent if
you want to find out what is
going on behind the scenes.
Don't rely on secondhand information. Do the research
yourself.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- A friend or relative will be
looking for assistance, but don't
fall prey to a sob story. Unless
you know the facts, you should
not offer monetary support.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- If someone you depend on is
unhappy, consider what you can
do to help. Lending a hand or
being empathetic will lead to a
closer relationship and create a
new ally.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- Your daily routine will feel
stale and boring. If your mind is
craving some unusual stimuli,
visit a museum or art gallery, or
take a day trip to an unusual
destination.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Today is the 97th day of 2015
and the 19th day of spring.
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launched a revolt, killing nine
white slaveholders.
In 1862, Union forces under
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In 1954, President Dwight
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fall of French Indochina to
communism could create a
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In 1994, civil war and ethnic
genocide began in Rwanda,
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TODAY'S
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Tiki and Ronde Barber (1975), football players.
TODAY'S FACT: Educator
Booker T. Washington was the
first African-American to be
depicted on a U.S. postage
stamp, issued on this day in
1940.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1963,
at age 23, golfer Jack Nicklaus
won the first of his six Masters
titles.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Fill your
paper with the breathings of
your heart."
– William Wordsworth
TODAY'S NUMBER: 1,925 performances of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's "South Pacific"
during its original Broadway
run, which began on this day in
1949.
TODAY'S MOON: Between
full moon (April 4) and last
quarter moon (April 11).
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015 . . . PAGE 7
HERMAN© by Jim Unger
Sense & Sensitivity
DEAR HARRIETTE: The
daughter of one of my neighbors
is a drug addict. I know that's a
strong thing to say about someone, but not only do I see it in all
of her erratic behavior, I also
have talked to her mother about
it. The police have had to come
to the building several times
when she was high and acting
out. It's kind of scary. Even
though she is a young woman
who should seem unassuming,
she acts crazy when she's in a
certain mindset. As I was entering my building the other day,
she was there and tried to get me
to let her in. It was awkward
because obviously I know her. I
couldn't figure out how to not let
her in the door. After that, she
banged on her parents' door for a
half-hour. She comes banging at
any time of the day or night.
Other people have called the
police when this happens. I don't
really want to do that, but I'm not
sure what to do. She brings a
new definition to disturbing the
peace.
– What to Do, Bronx, NY
DEAR WHAT TO DO: Start
with the mother. Since she has
confided in you in the past, go
back to her and check in. Ask her
how she is managing. This has
got to be devastating for her.
Find out what she does when her
daughter comes barging into the
building. Tell her that you are
concerned about the safety of the
building, and you want to know
what she can suggest to help
keep things calm.
Since the mom is in the middle
of what probably feels like a
firestorm, she may be marginally
By
Harriette Cole
helpful. You are going to have to
make the tough decision to report
this young woman if things get
too bad. If you get to the point
where you feel unsafe, engage
the police. By the way, you can
do so anonymously.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have
to sell my parents' home. My dad
died a few years ago, and my
mom lives in an assisted-living
community now. I have talked to
a few Realtors and am having a
hard time making a decision. I
don't live in their town, so I'm
handling this from afar. We have
a family friend who is a Realtor
who has been lobbying hard to
sell the house. Then I got recommendations for two other professionals. Whoever sells it needs to
be able to handle things well and
hopefully get us a good price.
How can I decide who to
choose?
– Friend or Stranger,
Shreveport, LA
DEAR
FRIEND
OR
STRANGER: Do some research
on the potential sellers. Find out
who has successfully sold in your
parents' neighborhood. Learn
what each of their most recent
sales has been - the going price
and location. Talk to each of
them, and get a feel for who you
are comfortable talking to. The
reality is that you have to trust
this Realtor. Sometimes friends
can be good in that role, but it's
more important to select someone who shares your vision for
how to sell this property. If it
ends up not being your friend,
simply let your friend know what
you have decided. That is your
right.
PAGE 8 . . . TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015
Classifieds
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
BEFORE
THE
CORPORATION
COMMISSION OF
OKLAHOMA
APPLICATION OF
OKLAHOMA GAS
AND
ELECTRIC COMPANY REQUESTING
THE DISTRICT COMMISSION APWe Accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discovery cards. All sales are final (No Refunds)IN
COURT
O F PROVAL OF A
PROGRAM
Deadline of publication is three business days prior to date intended for publication before noon. LEFLORE
COUNTY
MODIFICATION TO
STATE
OF OKLAITS 2013
DEMAND
LOST & FOUND EMPLOYMENT
REAL ESTATE
LEGALS
LEGALS
FOR SALE BY
EMPLOYMENT
HOMA
PORTFOLIO
OWNER
LOST DOG!
The LCSEC/HeavIN THE MATTER CAUSE NO. PUD
- APPLICANTS WANTED 201400286
Brindal French Bull
ener
Public
OF THE ESTATE
GORGEOUS
J.L. Ford
NOTICE OF HEARdog. 1&1/2 years
School is accepting
OF
Investments
ING
old. Black & Tan
applications for the
KATHRYN JOHN3 BR, 2 Bath, 2
918-647-2712
NOTICE
IS
with a White chin.
following position:
STON, deceased.
car, home for
We Buy & Sell
sale, in Poteau.
HEREBY GIVEN
27 pounds. Lost
Coop Classroom
Case
No.
that Oklahoma Gas
around 280th St.
Teacher
PB-2012-37
Home has been
and Electric ComFor Sale:
and Old Tarby Rd.
(Certified Mild/ModORDER AND NOcompletely
pany (“OG&E”) filed
Call Cendra at
erate-Sever/ProTICE FOR HEAR2.5 Acre
remodeled!!!
its Application re918-839-7893
found and
ING FINAL ACBuilding Site on
We have
questing that the
Certified in High
COUNT AND PETIfinancing!!!
Webb Lane.
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is
Commission issue
Education)
TION FORFINAL
MISCELLANEOUS School
seeking applicants for one position with Oklahoma Forestry
Restricted Buildan order in this
Please send a copy
SETTLEMENT,
No money
Services.
ing Site. Will Trade
down, just move
Cause (i) approving
of Resume, CertifiFOR DETERMINAFor Sale:
Job Title: Forest Ranger 1
or Finance.
in, and start
a program modificacate, and TranTION OF HEIRS,
Roper 30” White
Location: Red Oak, OK (Latimer County)
making monthly
tion to OG&E’s
scripts to:
FOR DISTRIBUCooking Range.
payments!!
Primary Duties: This position is responsible for operating a
2013 Demand PortHeavener Public
TIONOF SAID ESClean And In Good
bulldozer to suppress forest fires, facilities maintenance and
folio to include a
Schools
TATE AND DISCondition. $150.00.
Can
be
purforest management work.
Peak Time Rebate
Attention: LCSEC
CHARGE OF PER918-635-0183
South of Spiro
chased with or
Experience: One year of forestry-related work or operation of
(“PTR”) Pilot; (ii) apP.O. Box 698
SONAL REPREwithout furnish5 Acre Building
logging, earth moving or farm equipment.
proving a waiver of
Heavener,
OK
SENTATIVE
ings.
Spinet-Console
Site with Pond.
Salary Range: $2,278.58 per month
the $1.90 cap for
74937
Notice
is
hereby
Piano
Will Finance or
918-647-3371.
program year 2015;
Special
Requirements:
Must
obtain
Class
A
CDL
within
6
Applications
are
given
that
on
the
For Sale. Take on
Trade.
available at the
24th day of March, (iii) authorizing remonths of employment. Must pass pre-hire drug test and
Small Payments.
$15,000
covery of all costs
Glenn Scott Educa2015, there having
physical exam prior to appointment. Must pass a job-related
See Locally.
tional Center or by
been filed in this associated with the
Work Capacity Test within three months and maintain annually.
1-800-343-6494.
APARTMENTS
PTR Pilot, up to the
calling our office at
Court by SUE
Must reside or within six months of employment establish
capped amount of
North of Wister
918-653-4936.
BLAKE, the Perresidence within a 15-mile radius of designated hiring point.
1, 2, & 3
John Deere LA110
$2 million, through
The Heavener Pubsonal Representa4
Acres
on
BEDROOM
Contact
Craig
Marquardt
at
918.465.2082
for
more
Automatic riding
the Demand Prolic Schools is an
tive of the Estate of
Morgan Road
APARTMENTS
information.
mower w/leaf
gram Rider; (iv) and
equal opportunity
KATHRYN
JOHNFOR
RENT.
with Large 2 Story
Application: Go to HCM’s website at http://www.ok.gov/opm/
accumulator
granting such other
employer.
STON, deceased,
HUD & CHOCTAW
House with need
Careers/ to obtain an application and for more information on
attachment. Well
and further relief as
her Final Account
APPROVED.
maintained, good
of repair. Owner
how to apply.
the Commission
of the administraPoteau
Valley
HEAVENER
NURScondition. $550. For
will finance-you do
may determine to
tion of said Estate
Position
to
be
announced
soon.
Start
the
application
Apartments.
ING
&
REHAB
more information,
repairs. 8% down,
be fair, just and eqand her Petition for
process and apply as soon as job is announced.
918-212-4802.
is now hiring LPNs
please call
$550 month.
uitable in the premOrder Allowing Fifor
the
11-7
shift.
1-816-716-2914.
The Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is an
ises.
$49,500
nal Account of said
CNA apps too.
BRAND NEW
equal opportunity employer.
NOTICE IS FUREstate, DeterminaPlease
call
Duplexes for Rent.
SERVICES
THER GIVEN that a
tion of Heirs, Distri918-653-2464 or
Stove, washer/dryer
hearing on the merbution of said Escome
by!!
Mobile Home
hook-ups. Contact
its will be held on
tate and Discharge
MOBILE
HOMES
REAL
ESTATE
CAMPERS/
James Ford
Transporting.
Bill Barnhart at
said Application beof Personal RepreFOR SALE
TRAILERS
Bartenders
Moving, set-up,
918-839-2623.
479-806-8446
fore the Administrasentative.
J.L. Ford
Needed
tie downs.
tive Law Judge
We Buy & Sell
IT IS HEREBY OR20’ 4 Horse
Investments
in the Ft. Smith
Licensed in
918-647-2712
commencing on the
NOW LEASING
DERED BY THE
Capacity Trailer.
DON’S
and Spiro area.
Oklahoma and
We Buy & Sell
20th day of April
1-2 BEDROOM
COURT that said
Bumper pull. Very
LEGALS
MOBILE
Full-Time and
Arkansas.
APARTMENTS.
Final Account and 2015 at 10:30 a.m.
good condition.
Part-Time.
Great Service,
HOMES
IN THE DISTRICT Petition are hereby until the record is
Water and Trash
$3,900. For more
1-479-806-7326 or
Great Price!!
Panama
COURT
O F fixed for hearing by closed at the OklaPaid.
information call
918-571-3149.
800-940-5581.
Older, Large
homa Corporation
LEFLORE
HEATHERthe undersigned
1-816-716-2914.
END OF YEAR
Home on Highway.
Commission
in
COUNTY
RIVIERAJudge of the District
MODEL CLOSENo Job Too Big or
STATE OF OKLASpiro Nursing
GEORGIA PLACEGood Location for
Court for the 22nd Courtroom B, First
OUT SALESmall!!!
TRUCKS/SUVS
HOMA
Home
(Two Weeks Free
day of April, 2015, Floor, Jim Thorpe
a Business. 150
SAVE THOULawn Care. Haul
IN THE MATTER at the hour of 8:30 Building, 2101 N.
is now hiring for
Rent) and
ft.
Frontage.
Will
SANDS!!
2007 Ford
Gravel. Re-Do
OF THE ESTATE o'clock A.M. in the Lincoln Boulevard,
LPN.
SADDLER ST.
Finance.
F-Series,
Driveways. Re-level
OF
12-8 shift.
Contact Heather
District Court Room Oklahoma City,
$17,500
32 X 64,
XLT Supercab.
and Move Trailer
BILLY
E A R L in the District Court Oklahoma 73105.
Monday-Friday.
Investments.
48,000 miles. 4.6
3-BEDROOM,
Houses. Call for
IS
HUDGINS,
Apply at 401 S.
918-647-2541.
House in the City of N O T I C E
ltr., 2 wheel drive.
2-BATH, 1800
Free Estimates!
Deceased.
Main, Spiro.
Poteau, County of FUTHER GIVEN
Well
maintained
918-649-8055
SQ. FT., ISLAND
Case No. PB-15-26
918-962-2308
LeFlore, State of that all interested
HOMES FOR
truck, very good
or
Shady Point
parties may appear
Honorable Judge Oklahoma.
KITCHEN, APPLISALE
condtion. $13,500.
918-658-4344
and be heard, and
Marion D. Fry
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath
IT IS FURTHER
ANCE PACKAGE,
CAREER
For more i
NOTICE
T O ORDERED BY THE that regardless of
Mobile Home with
SLIDING GLASS
OPPORTUNITY –
2100 Ft.
nformation, call
CREDITORS
COURT that Notice the relief requested
good lot.
OUTSIDE SALES
EMPLOYMENT
DOOR, & OVERBrick Home
1-816-716-2914.
STATE OF OKLAby Publication and by OG&E, the ComPROFESSIONAL
Owner
will
HEAD DUCTS
2 Bedroom, 2 1/2
HOMA
Arbuckle Truck
Mailing be given, mission may grant
Terminix, the
finance.
$66,000.00
Bath, Energy
COUNTY
O F according to law, to such additional and
Driving School,
industry leader in
MOBILE
HOMES
$35,000
Efficient
HVAC,
further relief as the
LEFLORE
Inc.
all persons intertermite and pest
New Windows,
32 X 68
FOR RENT
ss.
Laid Off? Low
ested in said Estate Commission deems
control, is seeking a
New Appliances,
4-BEDROOM,
appropriate under
All persons having to then and there
Income? No cost
highly motivated
Two or Three
Low Utility Bills,
2-BATH, 1920
the circumstances.
claims
against
Billy
grants. Job ready in
appear
and
show
person with strong
Bedroom Mobile
Lots of Storage,
SQ. FT., APPLIEarl Hudgins, De4 weeks. VA
$$$
cause, if any they NOTICE IS FURproblem solving
Homes for Rent. RV
Covered Patio,
ANCE PACKAGE,
ceased, are reBenefits, Tribal
have, why the said THER GIVEN that
We Will Buy Your
customer service
spaces available
Storm Shelter,
SLIDING GLASS
the cost impact to
quired to present Account of the PerAssistance. Job
Real
Estate.
Give
and communication
also. Trash and
2 Car Garage,
DOOR, HUGE
the average resithe
same
with
a
deplacement.
sonal
Representaskills. We offer
Us A Call For An
Sewer paid. NO
Shop, Quiet Area.
MASTER BEDscription of all secuWeekend classes
tive should not be dential customer is
interesting
PETS!!
Offer.
Get
Your
206 Thompson
ROOM CLOSET,
rity interests and allowed and the expected to be an
available.
hands-on work,
918-647-3923 or
Money in 4 to 5
Ave. $135,000
GLAMOUR 2ND
increase of $0.09
other collateral, if heirs of said de580-223-3360.
excellent training,
918-774-4624.
918-647-5180
days!!
BATH & MUD
per month, following
any,
held
by
each
ceased
determined
compensation
ROOM
a final order in this
creditor with respect and said Estate disNow Hiring
package and
$71,000.00
to such claim, to the tributed to the cause.
for an
benefits. Qualified
For Lease:
NOTICE IS FURnamed Personal proper parties enti104 Clark, Poteau
Assistant Manager.
candidates must
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath
(800)940-5581
THER GIVEN that
Representative
at:
3
Bedroom,
tled
thereto
and
the
James
Ford
Experience
have a high school
Large Fenced Yard
c/o Dru Waren, Dru discharge of said for further informa2 Bathroom,
Required.
diploma or general
479-806-8446
and Patio. $500 a
donsmobilehomes.
tion concerning this
Waren, PC, PO Box Personal RepresenLarge LIving Room,
Insurance,
education degree
We Buy & Sell
month with first
com
1251, 200 College tative of the Estate Cause, please conFireplace,
Vacation, Closed on
(GED), good driving
month and deposit
tact Stephanie G.
Ave., Poteau, OK, of said deceased alLg. 3 Car Garage,
Sundays. Apply at
record and
with 1 year lease.
Houle, P.O. Box
DEADLINES
74953.
2000 sq. ft.,
lowed.
employment@
successfully pass a
918-647-3763.
on or before the folBuilt in 1990.
Dated this 24th day 3 2 1 , O k l a h o m a
CHANGING!
newtonwall.com.
background check
City, Oklahoma
lowing presentment
$135,000.00.
of March, 2015.
and drug screen. A
Please note
73102,
phone
date:
June
11,
For
more
s/:
Jon
Sullivan
successful track
Drivers Needed:
the following
Special Govt.
CLEAN, QUIET
2015, or the same JUDGE OF THE 405-553-3062, atinformation call,
record in outside
A local Oil field
Programs.
torney for Okla2 Bedroom, 1 Bath.
will be non-suited,
918-691-1288
DISTRICT COURT
new deadlines
sales is preferred.
Services Company
ZERO DOWN if
homa Gas and
Stove, refrigerator,
void and forever DEAN E. WARREN
For
more
for
is looking for Class
you own land or
Electric
Company,
washer/dryer
inbarred.
HAMILTON
WARinformation, email
A CDL Drivers. We
WANT TO BUY Dated this 2nd day REN BOVOS & AD- or Judith L. Johnclassifieds and
have family land.
cluded. NO PETS!!
aniewald@terminix.
are a growing
Lenders offered.
son, P.O. Box
918-647-6392 or
legals:
of April, 2015.
AMS
com.
company and have
BUYING RED
FREE
52000, Oklahoma
918-647-6996.
/s/: Joyce Wilson
P.O.
Box
660
Classifieds
EOE/AA
M/F/D/V
immediate driving
APPLICATION
City, Oklahoma
Petitioner
Poteau,
OK
74953
must be
positions available.
CEDAR SAW
can do septics/elec.
73152,
phone
Prepared by:
(918)647-9171
submitted
by
Must have a clean
Truck
Driver
and water.
405-522-0482, atDru Waren OBA Published in the Po3 Bedroom Mobile
MVR with at least 3
wanted. CDL renoon three
LOGS
Call 918-437-1870.
torney for the Public
#010510
teau Daily News on
Home
year verifiable
quired. Full time
days prior to
Utility Division of
Dru Waren, PC
March
31
and
April
$350
a
month
driving experience.
44+ hours. Apply in
918-346-4252
the Oklahoma CorPO Box 1251
the date you
7, 2015 (26531)
$285 deposit
We guarantee Top
person at Gray
poration Commis200 College Ave.
LPXLP
No pets.
want
to
run
REAL
ESTATE
Pay and offer
Brothers Equipment
sion.
Poteau, OK 74953
918-649-3437
them
on.
benefits and
28377 US Hwy 59.
OKLAHOMA COR(918) 647-5011
3
bedroom
insurance.
Legals must
NO PHONE CALLS
BEFORE
T H E PORATION COM(918) 647-8990
2 bath
Pneumatic Trailer
PLEASE
CORPORATION
also be
MISSION
Attorney for PerHOMES FOR RENT
Brick Ranch
experience is a
COMMISSION OF BOB ANTHONY,
submitted by
sonal Representain
Pocola
1.3
acres.
plus, training is
OKLAHOMA
AFFORDABLE
Chairman
tive
RECREATIONAL
noon three
918-436-7676
provided. Call
APPLICATION OF PATRICE DOUGHOUSING
Published
in
the
PoGet
Rid
Of
days
prior
to
1-479-629-0691.
OKLAHOMA GAS LAS, Vice Chair
2005 Harley DavidRent Based on
teau Daily News on
All the Old
the date you
AND
Income.
son, Ultra Classic,
DANA L. MURPHY,
April 7, 14, 2015
Junk
want to run
ELECTRIC COMMechanic wanted
Central Heat/Air,
Commissioner
8400 miles, Blue
(26547) LPXLP
PANY REQUESTIn Your Attic
with experience and
Washer/Dryer
For
Sale
By
them on.
DONE AND PERand Silver with
ING
tools. Full time 44+
hook-ups.
Owner: 18 Acres of
FORMED ON THIS
Thank you on
some extras, PerCall 918-647-3188.
IN THE DISTRICT COMMISSION APhours. Apply in perPanama, LeFlore,
Choice
Land,
30th DAY OF DEbehalf of the
fect
condition,
ServCOURT
O F PROVAL OF A
son at Gray BrothCowlington, Muse
cleared and fenced.
CEMBER, 2014
Place Your Ad
staff
of
the
iced at 8000 at the
LEFLORE
PROGRAM
ers Equipment
and Whitesboro.
1/4 mile on South
BY ORDER OF
and reach people
Poteau
Daily
Harley
Shop.
AskCOUNTY
MODIFICATION TO T H E
28377 US Hwy 59. Call Kiamichi
Ash Street, on the
throughout the local
COMMISNews
ing $9800.00 Call
STATE OF OKLAITS 2013 DEMAND
NO PHONE CALLS
Housing Authority.
right hand side.
area
SION:
HOMA
PORTFOLIO
(918) 647-3188
PLEASE
918-649-8160
918-522-4436.
1-479-650-6901
PEGGY
IN THE MATTER CAUSE NO. PUD MITCHELL, ComGENERAL INFORMATION:
YARD SALE RAIN INSURANCE: $3.00
ADJUSTMENTS: OF THE ESTATE
GUARANTEED
SALE
- $80:Secretary
201400286
mission
OF first day it
NOTICE OF
HEARUP TO
ONE (1) YEAR
Published in the PoThe Daily News reserves the right to reject, revise, edit If your yard sale is rained out, (must rain, not sprinkle, off Please check your ad for accuracy the
KATHRYN JOHNING OF THE PDN/SHOPPER
teau
Daily News on
GUIDE
& properly classify all advertising submitted for publica- and on until noon) we will rerun your ad whenever you appears. After which time a refund or reprint
is limited
to
STON,
deceased.
NOTICE
I S March 31 and April
No
Real
Estate,
Hay,
Services,
Livestock,
Horses or Pets.
tion. We will not knowingly accept advertising which choose (per our ad guidelines). Must call next business one insertion only. Canceling ads placed
at sdiscounted
Ca
e
No.
HEREBY GIVEN 7, 2015
20
word.
max.
Additional
words
34¢
per
word.
that Oklahoma Gas
discriminates because of race, color, religion, national day after rained out sale. Insurance expires 30 days after rates revert to standard prices, therefore aPB-2012-37
refund may not
ORDER AND NOand Electric Comorigin or sex.
date of purchase on ad.
apply. Omitted ads are eligible for refundTICE
of amount
paid
FOR HEARpany (“OG&E”) filed
ONLY or appearing in alternate issue. ING FINAL AC- its Application reCOUNT AND PETIquesting that the
TION FORFINAL
Commission issue
SETTLEMENT,
an order in this
FOR DETERMINACause (i) approving
TION OF HEIRS,
a program modificaFOR DISTRIBUtion to OG&E’s
TIONOF SAID ES2013 Demand Port-
BOB ANTHONY,
TAKE NOTICE that
Chairman
IN THE DISTRICT you have been
PATRICE DOUGCOURT IN AND
sued in the above
LAS, Vice Chair
FOR
L E F L O R E named Court by the
DANA L. MURPHY,
COUNTY
Commissioner
said PLAINTIFF,
STATE OF OKLADONE AND PERDavid
Shane
HOMA
FORMED ON THIS
Henderson, for a
D
a
v
i
d
S
h
a
n
e
30th DAY OF DEDISSOLUTION OF
Henderson
CEMBER, 2014
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
MARRIAGE. You
PLAINTIFF
BY ORDER OF
must answer said
vs.
THE
COMMISPetition
on or beRacquel
Yvonne
SION:
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
Henderson
fore the 26 day of
PEGGY
DEFENDANT
MITCHELL, ComMay, 2015, or said
Case No. FD-15-79
mission Secretary
Petition will be
NOTICE BY PUBLIPublished in the Potaken as true and a
CATION
teau Daily News on
Judgment will be
THE STATE OF
March 31 and April
OKLAHOMA TO: rendered for the
7, 2015
PLAINTIFF granting
Racquel Yvonne
him a DECREE OF
Henderson
IN THE DISTRICT TAKE NOTICE that DISSOLUTION OF
COURT IN AND you have been MARRIAGE.
FOR
L E F L O R E sued in the above W I T N E S S
MY
named Court by the HAND AND SEAL
COUNTY
said PLAINTIFF, of said Court this 26
STATE OF OKLADavid
Shane
HOMA
day of March, 2015.
David
S h a n e Henderson, for a
s/ By: Melba Hall
DISSOLUTION OF
Henderson
COURT CLERK
MARRIAGE. You
PLAINTIFF
must answer said s/ By: M. Fairlin
vs.
DEPUTY
Petition on or beRacquel Yvonne
fore the 26 day of Published in the PoHenderson
May, 2015, or said
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teau Daily News on
Petition will be March 31, 2015 and
Case No. FD-15-79
taken as true and a
NOTICE BY PUBLIApril 7, 14, 2015
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THE STATE OF rendered for the
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him a DECREE OF
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DISSOLUTION OF
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you have been
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this 26 OK 74953
named Court by the of said Court
day of March,
2015.
said PLAINTIFF,
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DISSOLUTION OF
DEPUTY
MARRIAGE. You
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fore the 26 day of March 31, 2015 and
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rendered for the
PLAINTIFF granting
him a DECREE OF
DISSOLUTION OF
MARRIAGE.
WITNESS
MY
HAND AND SEAL
of said Court this 26
day of March, 2015.
s/ By: Melba Hall
COURT CLERK
s/ By: M. Fairlin
DEPUTY
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having June LEGALS
9, 2015.
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claims against John DATED this 2nd
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are required to pres/By: John Payne
sent the same, with JOHN PAYNE,
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TUESDAY,
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MARIE
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NOTICE
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the Administratrix
CREDITORS
P. O. Box 995, 100
All creditors having
Fleener Ave.,
claims against FLOPoteau, OK 74953
RITA
MARIE
on or before the folLORD, Deceased, lowing presentment
are required to predate: June 16,
sent the same with 2015, or the same
a description of all will be forever
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if any, held by each day of April, 2015.
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on or before the following presentment
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barred.
DATED this 2nd
day of April, 2015.
s/BY:
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c/o
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the Administratrix
P. O. Box 995, 100
2015
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Fleener Ave.,
Poteau, OK 74953
on orLEGALS
before the following presentment
date: June 16,
2015, or the same
will be forever
barred.
DATED this 2nd
day of April, 2015.
s/BY:
Fayetta
Thomison
FAYETTA THOMISON, Administratrix
of the Estate of
FLORITA MARIE
LORD, Deceased.
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Car dealer to help
boost Spiro boosters
From 3-6 p.m. Saturday,
a local car dealership will
team up with students in
Spiro High School parking
lot to host a “Dodge Booster Club Fundraiser” during
the barbecue to benefit the
school’s booster club.
Residents are invited to
test drive one of several
2015 Dodges. For each
person who takes a short
test drive, the Dodge brand
will donate $20 to the
school, up to $5,000. Dunn
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Dodge Ram will provide
AARP Visits Capitol
vehicles and volunteers to
help the school with the
fundraising test drives. Last year alone, Dodge
donated
more
than
$725,000 to local high
school booster clubs
through the “Dodge Booster Club Fundraiser.”
Test-drive participants
also will be entered into
the 2015 National Giveaway for a chance to win
$45,000 toward any eligible FCA US LLC Dodge,
Jeep, Chrysler, Ram, FIAT
or Alfa Romeo.
AARP Oklahoma State President Joe Ann Vermillion
visits with state Rep. James Lockhart, D-Heavener, at
the annual AARP State Legislative Breakfast held
March 26 at the state Capitol. AARP asked lawmakers
to support SB 109, a bill that protects vulnerable
Oklahomans from financial exploitation and supports
family caregivers. Under current law, a power of
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a guardian is appointed. SB 109, which has since
passed both the Senate and the House, now awaits
Gov. Mary Fallin’s signature. It would amend
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Fanshawe FD to host
fishing tournament
Fanshawe Fire Department will hold the Casey
Branscum Memorial Pond
Hop Bass Tournament on
April 11.
Entry fees are $30 per
two person team, $5 per
person big bass
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with other children
going through similar
issues. The games are
designed to be fun,
allow them to open up
about problems they
may have at home and
gives them a chance to
see the positive sides
of having a sibling with
a disability. 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 Kodey
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Tribal candidate
filing period set
The Choctaw Nation has set its 2015 filing dates for
the July 11 tribal election for the offices of chief and
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Choctaw tribal elections are held every four years.
Prizes will be first, $150;
second, $75; and big bass, Choctaw members who are 18 or older, registered to vote
and have their Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Tribal
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p.m. April 10, 5-7 or con- at election@choctawnation.com.
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This meeting is
designed to help children cope with the
stress of having a sibling with a disability.
Meetings are for children ages 6 to 15.
The meeting will be
from 10 a.m. to 2 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
throughout the day.
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Non Smoking
(918) 655-3177
Hours:
Sun. - Thurs. — 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. • Fri. & Sat. — 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Special — Friday and Saturday Nights
Bev’s
Home
Cookin’
Open Mon. - Sat.
6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday 5 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Buffet
Sunday - Friday
918-655-3295
409 Hwy. 271
Wister, OK
804 N. Broadway
Poteau
918-647-3188
El Padrino
Mexican Kitchen
511 West Broadway
Spiro, OK 74959
(918) 962-6231
Non Smoking
(918) 655-3177
Hours:
Sun. - Thurs.
6 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Fri. & Sat.
6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
506 US Hwy 271
Wister, OK 74996
$15.97
Simply Italian
Mama Red’s
Cafe
Ribeye, baked potato, choice of vegetable, roll, garlic
salad and suprise dessert
Hours:
Mon. thru Thurs. • 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Fri. & Sat. • 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday • 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
NOW OPEN
Mon. through Sat. 6 a.m.-2 p.m.
Serving Breakfast and
Daily Plate Lunch Specials
and Homemade Desserts
POP’S
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(918) 649-0811
600 S. Broadway
1202 North
KENTUCKY AVENUE
Panama, OK
Across from the
Elementary School
Mon. - Sat.
Hours:
Tues - Fri • 11 - 2 Lunch
Tues - Fri • 5 - 9 Dinner
Sat • 5 - 9 Dinner
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6am - 8pm
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