August 2015 NE Connection.indd - Northeast Oklahoma Electric

Volume 69, No. 8
neConnection
A publication of Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
REC Day HUSTLES
your way
September 19
Grove Civic Center
August 2015
Your Touchstone Energy© Cooperative
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4 - Youthful Invasion
12 - O.D. Baker
The cooperative participates in a program benefitting area youth
A long-time member of the Operation
Round Up board and all-around great guy
more inside
3 The final co-op principle:
Concern for Community
7 Memories from Youth Tour
8 REC Day Preview
10 Returned capital credits
14 Average Cost of Residential Energy
16 Summer Safety
LUCKY ACCOUNT NUMBER
971909
Compare this account number to the one that
appears on your monthly electric bill. If they
match, contact the co-op at 1-800-256-6405,
extension 9332, to claim a $25 credit on
your electric account.
Cover: Willie Wiredhand is ready to
show you a good time at the 77th
Annual REC Day.
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16 - Watermelon
Versatile and fit for literary genius
Periodically inspect your dryer vent to ensure it is not blocked. This will
save energy and may prevent a fire. Manufacturers recommend using
rigid venƟng material – not plasƟc vents that may collapse and cause
blockages. Source: energy.gov
All Around Green Country
AUGUST 7-8  Langley
Pensacola Dam and Grand Lake’s 75th Birthday
GRDA Ecosystems and Educa on Center
918-782-3214
AUGUST 28-29  Muskogee
River Rumba & Rega a
Three Forks Harbor
918-684-6302
AUGUST 8  Jay
Cruise Night
Downtown
918-253-8698
AUGUST 29  Vinita
Fire Up the Lions 5K & Fun Run
South Park
918-944-3213
AUGUST 14-15  Tulsa
PBR Express Classic
BOK Center
800-745-3000
AUGUST 29-30  Claremore
Oklahoma Fall Hun ng & Fishing Show
Claremore Expo Center
918-313-9552
AUGUST 14-16  Tulsa
Powwow of Champions
ORU Mabee Center
918-378-4494
SEPTEMBER 4-6  Miami
O awa Powwow and Celebra on
Adawe Park
918-540-1536
AUGUST 15-22  Miami
O awa County Free Fair
Miami Fairgrounds
918-542-1688
SEPTEMBER 4-6  Grove
Jana Jae Fiddle Camp & Music Fes val
Grove Civic Center & Snider’s Camp
918-786-8896
AUGUST 22  Miami
Route 66 Cruise Night
Waylan’s Ku-Ku Burger
918-542-9693
SEPTEMBER 8-12  Jay
Delaware County Free Fair
Delaware County Fairgrounds
918-253-4332
AUGUST 26-29  Vinita
Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo
American Legion Rodeo Grounds
918-256-7133
SEPTEMBER 10-14  Pryor
Mayes County Fair
Mayes County Fairgrounds
918-825-3241
Events are published as space allows and must be submi ed at least 60 days in advance. Send informa on, including
phone number for publica on, to Northeast Connec on Events Calendar, PO Box 948, Vinita, OK 74301. Or, send
informa on by email to [email protected].
Loyal ConnecƟons
Concern for Community is the last of our seven
cooperative principles
L
oyalty is a prized virtue—to country, family,
even the schools we a end. We keep those
es strong throughout our lives, myself included:
I s ll don my Claremore Zebra stripes every now
and then.
Northeast Connection is published monthly to
communicate with the members of Northeast
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative.
Officers and Trustees
PRESIDENT - Dandy A. Risman, District 5
VICE PRESIDENT - John L. Myers, District 4
SECRETARY-TREASURER - Benny L. Seabourn, District 2
ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURER - Everett L. Johnston, District 3
Harold W. Robertson, District 1
Sharron Gay, District 6
James A. Wade, District 7
Bill R. Kimbrell, District 8
Jimmy Caudill, District 9
We at Northeast Oklahoma Electric Coopera ve
also have loyal es, to the members and
communi es we serve. We have deep
connec ons here because this corner of
Oklahoma is our home, and you are our neighbor.
Management Team
Cindy Hefner
When you signed up for service with Northeast
Manager of Public RelaƟons
Oklahoma Electric, you became a member, not
a customer—because each of our approximately
28,000 consumer-members owns a por on of the u lity.
That means we care about improving the quality of life in the areas we serve.
From construc ng a recrea onal area in a local community to straightening
light poles on a baseball field to sponsoring student efforts in 4-H and FFA,
Northeast Oklahoma Electric invests in the places where you live and work.
Anthony Due, General Manager
Larry Cisneros, P.E., Manager of Engineering Services
Susanne Frost, Manager of Office Services
Cindy Hefner, Manager of Public Relations
Tim Mixson, Manager of Operations
Connie Porter, Manager of Financial Services
Vinita headquarters: Four and a half miles east of
Vinita on Highway 60/69 at 27039 South 4440 Road.
Grove office: 212 South Main.
As a coopera ve, Northeast Oklahoma Electric doesn’t exist to make profits
for distant investors on Wall Street. We exist to provide you with safe, reliable,
and affordable electric service—and doing so in a way that makes things be er
for future genera ons. Because electric co-ops operate on a not-for-profit
basis, we have no need to increase revenues above what it takes to run our
business in a financially sound manner. This structure helps keep your electric
bills affordable.
Business hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
We take our jobs seriously, but we also take our community roles seriously,
too. That’s why we offer scholarships to college-bound students, and send four
high school juniors to Washington, D.C., every summer to learn about history
and government.
2. When contacting the cooperative to report
an outage, use the name as it appears on your
bill, and have both your pole number and account
number ready.
We don’t par cipate in these ac vi es simply because it’s nice to do, or even
the right thing to do. We do it because we remain loyal to our members, our
neighbors, our home—and a mission to make life be er in the areas we serve.
Offices are closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
Available 24 hours at: 1-800-256-6405
If you experience an outage:
1. Check your switch or circuit breaker in the
house and on the meter pole to be sure the trouble
is not on your side of the service.
Please direct all editorial inquiries to
Communications Specialist Clint Branham
at 800-256-6405 ext. 9340 or email
[email protected].
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination
Complaint Form, found on-line at http://www.ascr.usda.
gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office,
or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also
write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or
letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S. W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202)
690-7442 or email at [email protected].
Employees take a break a er construc ng a playground in Spavinaw.
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A Youthful
CooperaƟve teams with Cherokee NaƟon for sum
N
ortheast Oklahoma Electric (NEOEC)
was flush with new faces this
summer. Through a program offered
by the Cherokee Na on, the Cherokee
Na on Summer Youth Employment
Program (CNSYEP), internships were
made available to area youth. This is the
first year NEOEC has been a part of this
local community summer program.
CNSYEP is a 6-week experience that
allows students to gain knowledge of
various occupa ons and interests, while
receiving durable pay throughout the
summer. This program allows Na ve
youth ages 16-21, who live within the
tribe’s 14-county jurisdic on, a chance
to par cipate in different ac vi es in the
work force.
According to the program’s website:
The Cherokee Na on has helped
hundreds of youth find summer jobs
every year since the program’s incep on
in 1977. This year, more than 500
eligible par cipants will be paid by the
tribe and placed at job sites based on
their interests, including posi ons at
the Cherokee Na on, local veterinarian
clinics, floral shops and more.
The posi ons with NEOEC came packed
with responsibili es and required the
ability to problem solve, to work in
different work environments, and to
use team-building skills. Those skills are
vital to any posi on at NEOEC and to any
career the interns choose to pursue for
their future.
The many posi ons within NEOEC assort
from the different departments set within
the coopera ve including NRS, RECtec,
Public Rela ons, Billing, and many other
services. During their internship, the
students were interviewed about their
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experiences. Here is what some of them
had to say about their summer at NEOEC.
Allyson Boyd
Allyson Boyd is from Vinita, Oklahoma.
She is currently a ending the University
of Tulsa,
studying
biology. She
spent the
summer
at NEOEC
assis ng
the front
office and
the member
service representa ves.
“I’ve had an enjoyable me,” she stated.
“My coworkers are kind and generous
and always willing to help me with what I
may be struggling with. I am very grateful
for this opportunity.”
subsidiary, RECtec.
RECtec is the technology and
communica ons subsidiary. It has been in
service for over 20 years, changing with
the technology needed for the mes.
RECtec started in the nine es as a 2-way
radio business, evolving later into a
Motorola radio repair shop, and recently
into providing IT and communica ons
needs to schools and businesses
throughout Oklahoma, northwest
Arkansas, and southeastern Missouri.
Kanaan came to work at NEOEC for a very
specific goal.
“It sounded like a good experience and
it is.”
Allyson found that her internship this
summer also would help in future
endeavors as well.
“The job is very similar to my work study
posi on at TU. The experience should
help with my skills and efficiency.”
In addi on to work experience, Allyson
took away some memorable moments.
“On June 23, I no ced a red wasp in the
light above my desk. A er informing the
others in my area, I hid behind a locked
door with Barbara McCoy for five to ten
minutes while others tried to kill it. To my
knowledge, he’s s ll up there, plo ng his
revenge.”
With the excep on of a vengeful bug, her
summer at NEOEC was well spent indeed.
Kanaan Nichols
Kanaan Nichols is a junior at Vinita High
School. Kanaan was assigned to NEOEC’s
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Front ro
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Story and individual photos by
Charlie Brewer
Meg Watkins
mmer program
Kanaan has
a niche for
computers.
One of his
tasks this
summer was
helping to
pre-program
the routers for
the new BOLT
Fiber Op c Services. He also traveled
to surrounding communi es, including
Grove, to aid RECtec workers in various
tasks as well.
“This employment opportunity has given
me invaluable work experience, as well
as income for the future as well,” he
affirmed.
Kanaan is also grateful for this chance
to work, and thanks both the Cherokee
Na on and NEOEC.
“I like the Cherokee Na on Summer
Youth Program. They got me a job
working in a field I like. I’ve really
enjoyed my me being here at REC as
well.”
Charlie Brewer
Charlie Brewer is from Grove, Oklahoma.
He is currently a ending the University
of Oklahoma, pursuing the field of Civil
Engineering. He was employed in the
Public Rela ons department.
“It certainly was an interes ng summer,
to say the least,” he stated. “My me
in PR took me all over the coopera ve
complex and beyond.”
One of his primary assignments that
would prove to be the one of the most
extended and interes ng: digi zing
photos and newspaper ar cles
accumulated in the PR archive. This
involved scanning and cropping physical
photos and saving them to a computer
database.
“It was an experience seeing the 75+
year history of REC translated into
right, back row: Kodee Bohannan, Dylan Woods, Charlie Brewer, Kanaan Nichols
ow: Allyson Boyd, Sydnee Hopwood, Meg Watkins
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photographs. Nothing quite sums up the
longevity of this organiza on quite like
finding a newspaper ad congratula ng
REA Farm Electric Coopera ves for
their 14th anniversary…in 1949! I also
managed to iden fy several people I
know in the photos as well,” Charlie said.
In addi on to his PR du es, Charlie gained
some valuable insight into his future
degree plans.
“I met the leading engineer for the
facility, Larry Cisneros. While he is an
electrical engineer and I am studying
civil engineering, his insights about the
best course for my future plans were
invaluable. He also offered himself as a
resource to
aid my future
endeavors as
well.”
Charlie also
had a final
word to
REC and the
Cherokee
Na on.
“Thank you so much for the opportunity
to come out here and learn, as well as
to serve. This program really is a posi ve
step towards the future of many and the
‘coopera on’ of REC and the Cherokee
Na on made this possible.”
Meg Watkins
Meg Watkins is from Vinita, Oklahoma.
She is currently a ending NEO A&M in
Miami as a Graphic Arts & Design major.
She was employed in the Northeast Rural
Services office (NRS) as an office clerk.
“I have really enjoyed my me here”, she
exclaimed. “I really love my office crew
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that I’ve been
honored to
work with.
They are the
deligh ul
part of this
opportunity
for my
first office
job. I am
undoubtedly thankful for everything they
do and have done.”
There are various du es while being an
office clerk such as inpu ng data and
taking care of financial needs throughout
the office.
“Since I took a computers class on how to
use Excel and other programs, I thought
this would make a great experience on
how I would use that knowledge in a new
environment. So far, the involvement
of this job has made me realize the
importance of being a part of a great
company.”
This is the first year NEOEC has joined in
on the Cherokee Na on Summer program
and has made a big difference to the
students that had the opportunity to be
able to work here.
“I have been in this program for two years
now and definitely plan on a third. The
Cherokee Na on has helped the young
adults of this community realize the many
possibili es for their future success. The
experience these students get to have
is greater than any other program I’ve
been a part of. REC has been a huge help
for the future understanding. . . ‘It is a
chance for students to be a part of their
community and heritage while working at
a new place where they can accomplish
new career op ons and job opportuni es
in the world.’”
Kodee Bohannan
Kodee Bohannan, like many of the interns
at NEOEC, is from Vinita, Oklahoma. He
is currently a ending Vinita High School.
He kept busy over the summer in the
warehouse of the coopera ve complex,
where supplies
vital to the
maintenance
and construc on
of lines are
stored.
One of his main
goals to receive
through the
program was
work experience. “It was fun for the six
weeks I was here,” Kodee said. “I learned
a lot about REC and BOLT.” In the future,
Kodee hopes to be employed full- me
at the coopera ve. “It was a great
experience,” Kodee concluded.
NEOEC
The interns weren’t the only ones to gain
and grow from this summer experience,
as summed up by Anthony Due, General
Manager of NEOEC, “I am thankful the
coopera ve was able to par cipate in
this program. Not only did we receive
hardworking and reliable help, we forged
working rela onships with some of the
youth that may very well be employed
here someday. We don’t o en get a
glimpse of our future, but if these interns
are any indica on of what it is like, our
future will be just fine.”
Back home and rested up,
Youth Tour par cipants
share on their experience.
Whitney Lawson: Visi ng Washington,
D. C. was a phenomenal, life-changing
experience. I now have a whole new
perspec ve and love for our country. We
made a lot of unforge able memories
visi ng our na on’s historical landmarks,
monuments, museums and archives.
Rachel Wallis: Thank you so much for sponsoring us
on the Washington, D. C. Youth Tour this summer. It
was an experience of a life me and I will always be
grateful for the opportunity. From the Mar n Luther
King, Jr., Memorial to the Smithsonian Museum
of American History, I was a witness to many
reminders of the greatness of our country. I will
never take that for granted.
Left to right: Christian Folks, Whitney Lawson, Cheyenne Houck, Rachel
Wallis, and chaperon Sami Jo Frisby
Cheyenne Houck: The overall trip was amazing. It
was such a great opportunity to visit most of our
country’s historical sites. The trip was an experience
of a life me and helped me have a greater
apprecia on for this country.
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REC Day Fever 2
T
ime is near to put on your boogie shoes and hustle to REC Day Fever! The 2015 Annual Mee ng is coming soon
and it is sure to be a good me.
We have decided to make a couple of changes that are sure to put smiles on faces.
The first-ever REC Day car show is sure to be a hit.
Enjoy a stroll through muscle cars past or enter your
own sweet ride. With a 1970s theme (this is our 77th
Annual Mee ng), the car show will be limited to 1970s
model muscle cars, and because space will be limited,
registra on will be limited to the first 50 cars. All
entries will receive groovy dash plaques and top-honor
trophies will be awarded. Wait. Did we men on that
car show entries are FREE? Contact Roxann Wilson
at 918-256-9323 or [email protected]
for informa on and to receive an entry form. All
forms must be completed and returned no later than
September 9 to be included in the car show.
A er checking out the cars, make your way inside. The lights and sounds of SUPERFREAK, a disco tribute band, will
take center stage.
If you are ready for a party, you are ready for Superfreak. They are one of the ho est and most requested party/
dance bands. Always dressed to kill, Superfreak plays the best in disco, funk, and dance. Go for a ride back in me
as they show you how to boogie. If you want disco, you definitely want to get Superfreaky--the only disco band that
rocks!
Together for 13 years, Superfreak has played
backyards, arenas and everything in between!
Individually, the members of Superfreak have
performed on Broadway, The Tonight Show, and
TNN’s Prime Time Country just to name a few.
Superfreak’s stage show is second to none, with
smoke machines, a nice wash of stage ligh ng,
choreography, and outrageous costumes.
Dance funk isn’t your thing? Mosey outside near
the kid zone and tap your toes to the bluegrass beat
of Dylan Hall and Pure Tradi on. Dylan is a homegrown talent with a knack for pleasing the crowd.
A er all the disco and toe-tapping, your doughnut and coffee will have worn off. Regain your energy (you’ll need it
to visit the kid zone) with a Frito chili pie and drink. A convenient and comfortable ea ng area will be located under
the tent outside.
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Grove Civic Center
Don’t forget the most important of ac vi es at REC Day. Prize drawings! We know the high-end washers
and dryers have been a hit, but we had to push the envelope just a bit. That’s what the 70s was all about,
right?
We will have a laundry list of prizes, including the
ever-popular $500 electric credits and computers for
students, but a new prize this year is sure to get your
motor running. The RAVEN 7100 MPV is a hybrid
mower, generator, and mul -purpose vehicle.
With a 46” mowing deck and a ght 14-inch turn
radius, yard work will be done in a snap. Trimming
hedges and bushes will be a breeze when you can
plug in your trimmer to the on-board generator
instead of dragging 50 feet of extension cord. Use a
power sprayer to paint the fence. With 5 available
outlets, back-breaking work becomes a thing of the
past with this sleek machine.
The mower deck removes with ease to reveal a mul purpose vehicle with a 17-mph transport speed. Operate it in electric mode and you can drive through the
woods without disturbing the wildlife.
How do you make sure you have a chance to win this beauty? REGISTER at REC
Day. Registra on is open from 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, September 19, at
the Grove Civic Center. You do not have to be present to win, so there’s no excuse
to miss tossing your hat is in the ring.
See you there!
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Unclaimed Dollar$ Could Be Yours
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s a member of Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, you are
entitled to a portion of any profit made by the company. Following approval by the cooperative’s board of trustees, patronage capital
refund checks for a percentage of allocation accrued from 1984 to 2013
were mailed in September 2014.
Only checks in the amount of $10 or more were mailed to eligible members. Members with patronage capital accounts less than $10 were not
mailed a check. Their accounts will continue to accumulate with each
retirement. When a members’ account reaches $10 or greater, a check
will be issued during the next retirement.
LAUGHLIN, RAYMOND J - AFTON OK
LAUGHLIN, THOMAS - LANGLEY OK
LAVERTY, LEWIS - NEODESHA KS
LAVERY, W F - AFTON OK
LAW, CECIL - COLCORD OK
LAW, DONALD R - JAY OK
LAWHEAD, BESSIE J - WYANDOTTE OK
LAWRENCE, FORREST C - ENID OK
LAWSON, DICK - MIAMI OK
LAWSON, FLOYD R - LOCUST GROVE OK
LAWSON, JAMES - WELCH OK
LAWSON, REBECCA R - KETCHUM OK
LAWSON, S D - BARTLESVILLE OK
LAWSON, TIM G - JAY OK
LAYMAN, G L - GROVE OK
LAYMAN, HARRY C - GROVE OK
LAYMAN, LOREN - GROVE OK
LAYMON, JACK R - CHELSEA OK
LAYNE, ANDY F - LOCUST GROVE OK
LAYNE, GEORGE B - COLCORD OK
LAZENBY, DENTON J - MIAMI OK
LEACH, L E - ROSE OK
LEACH, MAY - OAKS OK
LEACH, SYLVIA - PRYOR OK
LEACH, WALKER - OAKS OK
LEADER, CHARLIE - WYANDOTTE OK
LEADERSHIP PROPERTIES - OKC OK
LEAF, DEBBIE - KETCHUM OK
LEAR, FRED - AFTON OK
LEATHERMAN, FRED J - QUAPAW OO
LEATHERS, ETHEL M - ADAIR OK
LEATHERWOOD, J D - CHOUTEAU OK
LEDBETTER, CARL W - WEBB CITY MO
LEDBETTER, WILLIAM - SALINA OK
LEDGERWOOD, CHARLES - NEOSHO MO
LEDGERWOOD, LAWRENCE - BLUEJACKET OK
LEDGERWOOD, WINNIE - BLUEJACKET OK
LEE ELLER ENTERPRISES INC - GROVE OK
LEE ELLER INC - TULSA OK
LEE, AUSTIN L - CHELSEA OK
LEE, C M - MIAMI OK
LEE, CHATA - TULSA OK
LEE, CLYDE D - FAIRLAND OK
LEE, DAN - SALINA OK
LEE, DELORES M - INOLA OK
LEE, E F - PRYOR OK
LEE, HAROLD M - SULPHUR SPRINGS AR
LEE, JAMES T - TULSA OK
LEE, JEROME - VINITA OK
LEE, JERRY M - COMMERCE OK
LEE, RONALD OR BETTY - COLCORD OK
LEE, ROY D - KANSAS OK
LEE, WAYNE - TULSA OK
LEEMAN, DON J - OKC OK
LEFFEL, ROBERT L - TOPEKA KS
LEFLORE, BILL - VINITA OK
LEFORCE, EARL - VINITA OK
LEGENDS EXPLORATION CORP - PONCA CITY OK
LEGGITT, J R - GROVE OK
LEHRMAN, HOWARD - CHOUTEAU OK
LEICHTER, KURT - OKC OK
LEIST, CLIFFORD - CHOUTEAU OK
LEMASTER, JOHN A JR - MISSION TX
LEMASTER, JOHN E - GROVE OK
LEMMONS, PAUL O - BETHANY OK
LENHART, J L - WICHITA KS
LENOX, ALBERT W - DISNEY OK
LEONARD, RUDY - GROVE OK
LESSEIG, WILLIS - GROVE OK
LESTER, LEE R - MIAMI OK
LESTER, WALTER A - MIAMI OK
LEWIS, DONALD E - CORPUS CHRISTI T
LEWIS, EARL - DISNEY OK
LEWIS, EDWARD H - CLAREMORE OK
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LEWIS, ELMER L - RIVERTON KS
LEWIS, GEORGE I - FAIRLAND OK
LEWIS, JAMES F - TULSA OK
LEWIS, JOHN H - VINITA OK
LEWIS, KENNEITH M - CLAREMORE OK
LEWIS, M D - LANGLEY OK
LEWIS, MARGARET A - GROVE OK
LEWIS, RICHARD - BLUEJACKET OK
LEWIS, RITA - PRYOR OK
LEWIS, SCOTT D - CLAREMOREOK
LIBBY, RAY - GROVE OK
LICKLITER, PHILLIP G - AFTON OK
LIDDY, FRANK T - TULSA OK
LIEBLAND, HEATHER - COLCORD OK
LIGGANS, LARRY R - BROKEN ARROW OK
LIGHTFOOT, MERRITT A - COLCORD OK
LIGHTFOOT, S R - VINITA OK
LIGHTNER, JOHN M - JOPLIN MO
LILE, CLEO C - KANSAS OK
LILLY, M A - TULSA OK
LINAM, NETTIE M - COLCORD OK
LINDENBERG, E C - BROKEN ARROW OK
LINDQUIST, EVERETT L - VINITA OK
LINDREN, JOHN M - COLCORD OK
LINDSAY, JACK T - TULSA OK
LINDSAY, MICHAEL - PRYOR OK
LINDSEY, C A - KANSAS OK
LINDSEY, MARY V - AFTON OK
LINDSTROM, ROBERT C - TULSA OK
LINGREN, PETE - CHELSEA OK
LINK, CHARLES B - TULSA OK
LINKS, PAUL C - FAIRLAND OK
LINN, EARL - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
LINN, NEWTON - COLCORD OK
LINN, ORVILLE - GROVE OK
LINN, ROGER - WATTS OK
LIST, LARRY - BARTLESVILLE OK
LISTON, FRED - CLAREMORE OK
LITLE, WILLARD A - TULSA OK
LITTLEFIELD, L M - PRYOR OK
LITTLEFIELD, LINDA - CHELSEA OK
LITTLEFIELD, MURL L - SALINA OK
LITTON, EDWARD D - GROVE OK
LITTRELL, EUGENE - COLCORD OK
LITTRELL, L D - VINITA OK
LIVELY, W R - BIG RIVER CA
LIVERGOOD, BESSIE - GROVE OK
LIVINGSTON, RICHARD L - MIAMI OK
LLOYD, JUDY - PRYOR OK
LLOYD, STEPHEN E - GROVE OK
LOBAUGH, DARRELL - KANSAS OK
LOCKE WRIGHT FOSTER INC - OKC OK
LOCUST GROVE ROUND-UP - LOCUST GROVE OK
LOE PROPERTIES INC - AFTON OK
LOE PROPERTIES INC - TULSA OK
LOFGREN, PRESTON D - VINITA OK
LOFLAND, CARL - WYANDOTTE OK
LOFLAND, JIM - MIAMI OK
LOFTIN, D L - QUAPAW OK
LOFTIS, OTIS - COLORD OK
LOGAN CONSTRUCTION CO - NICHOLS HILLS OK
LOGAN, ALPHA D - OVERLAND PARK KS
LOGAN, CLAIRE FE - QUAPAW OK
LOGAN, JERRY - COFFEYVILLE KS
LOGAN, JIMMIE D - COFFEYVILLE KS
LOGAN, TWILA - JAY OK
LOGSDON, E R - CHERRYVALE KS
LOHMEYER, CLARENCE - GIRARD KS
LOHMEYER, WILLIAM L - JENKS OK
LOLLAR, OSCAR - WYANDOTTE OK
LOLLAR, ROY J JR - TULSA OK
LONCARICH, CONNIE L - SENECA MO
LONDAGIN, JAY - GRAVETTE AR
LONDON, ELMO - SALLISAW OK
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LONG, BUFFORD H - DAYTON IA
LONG, CLYDE D - DISNEY OK
LONG, MARK T - ADAIR OK
LONG, R H - SPAVINAW OK
LONG, ROY - N/A
LONGABERGER, ROBERT E - MIAMI OK
LOOMIS, JIM E - WICHITA KS
LOOMIS, SEAN P - JAY OK
LOONEY, CLAUDE - GROVE OK
LOONEY, RAY - ADAIR OK
LOPER, VERNON - LAKEWOOD CO
LORENZ, W J - TULSA OK
LORIMER, PATRICK H - MIAMI OK
LOT 36 ASSOCIATION - GROVE OK
LOTT, VIRGINIA L - GROVE OK
LOUCKS, GEORGE F - GROVE OK
LOVE, ALFRED L - NEWTON KS
LOVE, SUE - AFTON OK
LOVELESS, ALVIN E - AFTON OK
LOVELESS, GENE - CHELSEA OK
LOVETT, LOUIS M - PRYOR OK
LOWDER, GRACE E - EUCHA OK
LOWE, DWAIN - CHOUTEAU OK
LOWE, EARL - CHELSEA OK
LOWE, LOREN E - AFTON OK
LOWE, LOUIS B - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
LOWE, ORREL L - IRVING TX
LOWE, ROBERT W - TULSA OK
LOWE, STEVE - SALINA OK
LOWERY, RAY E - JAY OK
LOWERY, RICHARD - BAXTER SPRINGS KS
LOWMAN, DON E - VINITA OK
LOWRANCE, C S - LANGLEY OK
LOY, HAROLD W - PITTSBURG KS
LOY, HERBERT - VINITA OK
LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSE LODGE - GROVE OK
LUBBER, KERMIT E - JOPLIN MO
LUCAS, EDWIN K - OKC OK
LUCKHART, DONALD C - TULSA OK
LUCKY, H L - TULSA OK
LUKER, JOHN R JR - TULSA OK
LUNSFORD, DON - BARTLESVILLE OK
LUPER, BEN - KANSAS OK
LUPER, CLYDE - TAHLEQUAH OK
LUPER, STANLEY - PORT ARANSAS TX
LUTTRELL, PERRY - COLCORD OK
LUTZ, LORRAINE - COLCORD OK
LYLE, BEN A - GROVE OK
LYLE, IRVIN V SR - GROVE OK
LYMAN, JOHN - COLCORD OK
LYNCH, HAROLD L - FAIRLAND OK
LYNES, DEDRA J - AFTON OK
LYNN, GERALD - JAY OK
LYON, J A - JAY OK
LYON, LAWRENCE - DISNEY OK
LYON, TIM A - LOCUST GROVE OK
LYONS, LUTHER - PRYOR OK
LYONS, TERRY L - COLCORD OK
LYSTER, JEFF - GROVE OK
LYSTER, KENNETH L - GROVE OK
LYTLE, JOHN O - JENKS OK
M & H CONSTRUCTION - GROVE OK
M J LEE CONSTRUCTION CO - TULSA OK
MACKEN, KENNETH J - COLCORD OK
MACLEOD, MURDO I - WELCH OK
MACY, TED E - AFTON OK
MADDLE, RONALD III - PRYOR OK
MADDLE, RONALD JR - TULSA OK
MADDOX, CHRISTINA J - OKC OK
MADDOX, RICHARD H - TULSA OK
MADDUX, WILLIAM C - NOWATA OK
MADISON, CHARLES - GROVE OK
MADLOCK, CLYDE - TWIN OAKS OK
MADLOCK, VIRGIL - TWIN OAKS OK
MAELZER, RACHEL E - OLATHE KS
MAGANA, RAYMOND B - BARTLESVILLE OK
MAGEE, RUSSELL L - TULSA OK
MAGGARD, CLARENCE - BIG CABIN OK
MAGGARD, ELLIS - CLAREMORE OK
MAGNESS, GARY D - SCOTTSDALE AZ
MAGNESS, OPAL K - CHELSEA OK
MAGRUDER, MACK - TULSA OK
MAHAN, FRANK - GROVE OK
MAHAN, RICHARD B - BROKEN ARROW OK
MAHANES, KATHERINE H - VINITA OK
MAHON, WILMA - SPRINGFIELD MO
MAHONEY, J E - TULSA OK
MAINARD, JOSEPH D - WAGONER OK
MAKER, OLIVER T - COWETA OK
MAKRES, G D - JAY OK
MAKRES, GUST D - DISNEY OK
MALES, RHONDA G - PRYOR OK
MALET, M E - BROKEN ARROW OK
MALEY, HENRY W - GROVE OK
MALLARD, LATTY T - EUCHA OK
MALLORY, JIMMIE - CHOUTEAU OK
MALLOW, CHARLES L - OAKS OK
MALLOY, TURLEY M - OKC OK
MALONE, BOB J - CHELSEA OK
MALONE, DAVID H - AFTON OK
MALONE, MARY J - CHOUTEAU OK
MALONEY, JOHN S - CLAY CENTER KS
MALOY, BOBBY W - BIG CABIN OK
MALOY, CORA E - OAKS OK
MANALE, MARTIN F - GROVE OK
MANCHESTER, J T - TULSA OK
MANCUSO, MICHAEL - GROVE OK
MANER, PERRY O - CHOUTEAU OK
MANGOLD, GLENN E - MIAMI OK
MANLEY, C J - WICHITA KS
MANN, PAUL T - TULSA OK
MANNING, BERT E - GROVE OK
MANNING, FRANKLIN - SW CITY MO
MANNING, ROBERT K - SW CITY MO
MANOS, EARLE E - PRYOR OK
MANTON, ROBERT - TULSA OK
MANTON, ROBERT B - SALINA OK
MAPLE, CURTIS - MIAMI OK
MAPLES, ROBERT - AFTON OK
MAPLES, SALLY - JAY OK
MARBLE, JOHN - SALINA OK
MARBLE, MAXINE - PRYOR OK
MARBLE, RAY - SALINA OK
MARBUT, CLIFFORD - LEACH OK
MARCHBANKS, DALE E - OSWEGO KS
MARCUM, WELDON E - MIAMI OK
MARCUS, BILL - COLUMBUS KS
MARINE UNLIMITED - PRYOR OK
MARION, JOHN - JAY OK
MARKS, JIMMY/PAMELA - CROSSVILLE TN
MARLIN, LUTHER - SALINA OK
MARRIOTT, CHARLES - AFTON OK
MARRS, D W - CLAREMORE OK
MARRS, S E - CATOOSA OK
MARRS, TROY L - BETHANY OK
MARSH, DANIEL L - MIAMI OK
MARSH, DEDRA - GROVE OK
MARSH, JOHN E JR - OKC OK
MARSHALL, DALE N - ROSE OK
MARSHALL, JAMES A - CHELSEA OK
MARSHALL, KATHERINE E - GROVE OK
MARSHALL, THOMAS - TULSA OK
MARSHALL, WALTER G - QUAPAW OK
MARTIN, ARTHUR L - MIAMI OK
MARTIN, BOB M - TULSA OK
MARTIN, CHARLES K - GROVE OK
MARTIN, DAVID - AUSTIN TX
MARTIN, DOROTHY - SPAVINAW OK
MARTIN, EDWARD O - JOPLIN MO
MARTIN, EULE H - KANSAS OK
MARTIN, HERRELL R - CARTERVILLE MO
MARTIN, JAMES - CHELSEA OK
MARTIN, JAMES A - AFTON OK
MARTIN, JO K - SALINA OK
MARTIN, JOHN D - WICHITA KS
MARTIN, KAY - CHOUTEAU OK
MARTIN, L D - SALINA OK
MARTIN, LARRY R - SENECA MO
MARTIN, LLOYD E - WELCH OK
MARTIN, ROBERT L - NOEL MO
MARTIN, ROY G - CHOUTEAU OK
MARTIN, SCOTT - TULSA OK
MARTIN, W E - ROSE OK
MARTIN, WALTER A - BELLA VISTA AR
MARTINEZ, JOE - WYANDOTTE OK
MARTINO, ADA L - JAY OK
MASON, JAMES H - GROVE OK
MASON, RICK L - PRYOR OK
MASON, RUBY J - AFTON OK
MASON, RUTH E - DISNEY OK
MASSEY, BOB A - WYANDOTTE OK
MASSEY, JOHN - WYANDOTTE OK
MASTERS, DANNY L - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
MATHENY, HAZEL M - VIRGINIA BEACH VA
MATHEWS, LEON H - TULSA OK
MATHEWS, THOMAS C - QUAPAW OK
MATHEWSON, B H - DISNEY OK
MATHIA, C W - BEAUMONT TX
MATHIA, DOYLE V - GROVE OK
MATHIA, FRED - WYANDOTTE OK
MATHIA, RALPH E - WYANDOTTE OK
MATHIS, DANIEL J - VINITA OK
MATHIS, IRVIN R - BARTLESVILLE OK
MATLOCK, JIM - EUCHA OK
MATLOCK, JIM - JAY OK
MATTHEWS, GENE - EUCHA OK
MATTHEWS, J P - VINITA OK
MATTHEWS, SUE - FAIRLAND OK
MAUK, RICHARD L - AUGUSTA KS
MAULDIN, WILLIAM O - SPRINGFIELD MO
MAUPIN, ATHA E - KANSAS OK
MAXCEY, WESCOAT T - MIAMI OK
MAXEY, CURTIS L - TULSA OK
MAXON, C W - COFFEYVILLE KS
MAXON, GRANVAL - EDNA KS
MAXVILLE, CHESTER - BRISTOW OK
MAXWELL, TED R - PAWNEE OK
MAY, KATHLEEN - N/A
MAYABB, FRANK E - SKIATOOK OK
MAYES, CECIL L - QUAPAW OK
MAYES, HELEN L - GROVE OK
MAYES, ROBERT H - CHOUTEAU OK
MAYFIELD, J D - TULSA OK
MAYFIELD, OSCAR N - PRYOR OK
MAYFIELD, T - TULSA OK
MAYHEW, SHELBY - TWIN OAKS OK
MAYHUE, GEORGE E - WYANDOTTE OK
MAYOZA, JAMES C - TULSA OK
MAYS, W A - CHELSEA OK
MAYS, WINSTON C - AFTON OK
MAZIE RURAL WATER DISTRICT - MAZIE OK
MCAFEE OIL & GAS - CHELSEA OK
MCAFEE, J C - AFTON OK
MCAFEE, J C - CLAREMORE OK
MCAFFREY, L R - MIAMI OK
MCAHREN, EUGENE - VINITA OK
MCALLISTER, LURA M - CAMDENTON MO
MCANALLY, DOYLE - KETCHUM OK
MCARTHUR, GALE E - PONCA CITY OK
MCCABE, WILLIAM K - TULSA OK
MCCAIN, RONALD K - GROVE OK
MCCALL, JACKIE D - CHELSEA OK
MCCANN, RILEY L - SHAWNEE MISSION KS
MCCART, ANN - SALINA OK
MCCARTER, JACK - SALINA OK
MCCARTER, LEON - SILOAM SPRINGS OK
MCCARTNEY, JOHN D - TULSA OK
MCCARTY, LEROY - TULSA OK
MCCAULEY, D J - WATTS OK
MCCAULEY, TERRI R - ADAIR OK
MCCAW, C H - COLLINSVILLE OK
MCCHAREN, JOHN T - GROVE
MCCLEARY, DENNIS - MIAMI OK
MCCLEARY, PAUL J - EXCLSOR SPRGS MO
MCCLEARY, ROCKY - MIAMI OK
MCCLELLAN, WILLIAM R - COLLINSVILLE OK
MCCLENDON, JERRY E - PORTER OK
MCCLURE, GEORGEANN - KETCHUM OK
MCCLURE, LOYD - AFTON OK
MCCLURE, MINNIE E - BARTLESVILLE OK
MCCLURE, WILLIAM D - TULSA OK
MCCLUSKEY, RAY - WICHITA KS
MCCOIN, JAKE K - AFTON OK
MCCOLLOUGH, HOWARD R - CATOOSA OK
MCCOLLOUGH, ROBERT M - AFTON OK
MCCOMBS, JOHNNY W - VINITA OK
MCCORKLE, EARL L - DISNEY OK
MCCORMICK, ALBERT - SAND SPRINGS OK
MCCORMICK, CLIFFORD - SALINA OK
MCCORMICK, JAMES - INOLA OK
MCCORMICK, NANCY - CHOUTEAU OK
MCCORMICK, S A - BARTLESVILLE OK
MCCOY, BILLY M - KANSAS OK
MCCOY, HARVEY H - COLCORD OK
MCCOY, JOHN C - LANGLEY OK
MCCOY, JOHN C - TULSA OK
MCCOY, MIKE - FT SMITH AR
MCCOY, WALTER - COLCORD OK
MCCRACKEN, JOHN - GROVE OK
MCCRARY, LEO H - NOWATA OK
MCCRAW, JIM - WAGONER OK
MCCREADY, JOANNE - AFTON OK
MCCREARY, KEN - GROVE OK
MCCREERY, ROBERT L - SAND SPRINGS OK
MCCUISTION, TED R - PRYOR OK
MCCULLIN, KENNETH - ADAIR OK
MCCULLOUGH, BILL E - GROVE OK
MCCULLOUGH, EVERETT D - BARSTOW CA
MCCUNE, BERT E - SPOKANE VALLEY WA
MCCURLEY, TIPTON J - JAY OK
MCDANIEL, BETH - CLAREMORE OK
MCDANIEL, GARY A - OKC OK
MCDANIEL, JAMES O - BROKEN ARROW OK
MCDANNOLD, GEORGE R - OKC OK
MCDONALD, CHARLES F - GROVE OK
MCDONALD, ERNEST C - CLAREMORE OK
MCDONALD, LARRY O - SALINA OK
MCDONALD, REX W - SALINA OK
MCDONALD, T E - JAY OK
MCDOWELL, BOYCE N - MIAMI OK
MCELHANY, DONALD J - MIAMI OK
MCELHANY, JOE - MIAMI OK
MCELHINEY, ROY J - COLCORD OK
MCELWAIN, HERBERT L - MOORE OK
MCENROE, KENNETH M - COLCORD OK
MCFARLAND, BENJAMIN L - PRYOR OK
MCFARLAND, JOHN A - TULSA OK
MCFARLAND, LLOYD G - SALINA OK
MCFARLAND, W M - TULSA OK
MCFARLIN, CRAIG T - HOUSTON TX
MCGARRAH, DARRELL - GROVE OK
MCGAUGH, MICHAEL E - BIG CABIN OK
MCGAVOCK, ED - SALINA OK
MCGAVOCK, LOTTIE M - SALINA OK
MCGEHEE, DELLIE - VINITA OK
MCGHEE, BOBBY J - JAY OK
MCGHEE, D - WELCH OK
MCGHEE, JOHN W - WELCH OK
MCGHEE, RETHA F - GROVE OK
MCGHEE, ROBERT L - JAY OK
MCGILLEM, DAVID J - SCHOFIELD WI
MCGINLEY, PATRICK J - JAY OK
MCGINNIS, GARY - JOPLIN MO
MCGINNIS, WILLIARD A - CLEARVIEW CITY KS
MCGINTY, IDA H - MIAMI OK
MCGLOTHLIN, W H - COLCORD OK
MCGOUGH, MIKE - OVERLAND PARK KS
MCGREGOR, WILLIAM C - GROVE OK
MCGUIRE, CARLOS - CHOUTEAU OK
MCGUIRE, GAIL D - WYANDOTTE OK
MCHENRY, LEWIS K - BEGGS OK
MCI TELECOM CORP - CLINTON MS
MCINTOSH, PAT - TULSA OK
MCKEE, BURT - KANSAS OK
MCKEE, JACK - EDMOND OK
MCKEE, JACQULYN S - GROVE OK
MCKEE, KATE - BROKEN ARROW OK
MCKEE, W T - TULSA OK
MCKIM, DAVID G - SALINA OK
MCKINLEY, DOLORES - MAYSVILLE AR
MCKINNEY, DELMER E - PRYOR OK
MCKINNEY, FRANK J - MIAMI OK
MCKINNEY, GROVER - VINITA OK
MCKINNEY, WESLEY R - TULSA OK
MCKINNEY, WILLIAM B - LOCUST GROVE OK
MCKINZIE, FRANK E - MIAMI OK
MCKISICK, LAURENCE - VINITA OK
MCKNIGHT, BOBBIE J - AFTON OK
MCKOWEN CONSTRUCTION CO - TULSA OK
MCLAIN, WILLARD T - CHOUTEAU OK
MCLAUGHLIN, STEPHEN W - GROVE OK
MCLAUGLIN, K J - JAY OK
MCLENDON, BILL - WYANDOTTE OK
MCMAHAN, EUGENIA A - SPOKANE WA
MCMAHAN, FERN N - GROVE OK
MCMAHAN, JAMES R - MIAMI OK
MCMAHAN, LAURA - CHELSEA OK
MCMAHAN, M T - SALINA OK
MCMAHON, CHARLES L JR - VINITA OK
MCMAHON, RICHARD W - TULSA OK
MCMASTER, JOHNNY B - COLCOR OK
MCMILLIAN, JERRY - BROKEN ARROW OK
MCMILLIAN, WALT L - AFTON OK
MCMULLEN, J R - ORLANDO FL
MCMULLEN, ROBERT E - JAY OK
MCMULLIN, C H - CHELSEA OK
MCMULLIN, EDDIE D - SALINA OK
MCMULLIN, ROY - CHELSEA OK
MCMURROUGH, PATRICK J - GROVE OK
MCMURTREY, JOHN - CHOUTEAU OK
MCNAIR, RICHARD B JR - PRYOR OK
MCNELIS, L W - WELCH OK
MCNERNEY, DONALD E - CHELSEA OK
MCPHERSON. EVERETT S - MIAMI OK
MCQUEEN, STEVE A - VINITA OK
MCREYNOLDS, JOHN C - TULSA OK
MCREYNOLDS, KENNETH P - OKC OK
MCVEIGH, HAZEL - PRYOR OK
MCWATTERS, JACK L - KETCHUM OK
MCWHIRT, DENNIS - SALINA OK
MCWHORTER, DONALD G - GROVE OK
MEAD, DARWIN I - CHETOPA KS
MEAD, MERLE W - PRYOR OK
MEADOR, KENNETH - CARTERVILLE MO
MEADOWS, BETTY A - GROVE OK
MEADOWS, SID - TULSA OK
MECCA PETROLEUM CORP - DENVER CO
MEDLIN, W C - JOPLIN MO
MEDLOCK, WILLIAM - CHELSEA OK
MEEDER, A E - BARTLESVILLE OK
MEEK, JOHN D - KETCHUM OK
MEEKS, ALICE B - BLUEJACKET OK
MEEKS, RUTH - CHELSEA OK
MEGHAN COVES - GROVE OK
MEHL, JAMES L & LAURA - AFTON OK
MEIER, ERNEST - AFTON OK
MELCOLM, CAROL L - GROVE OK
MELENDY, R I - TULSA OK
MELOY, JOHN C - JAY OK
MELROSE, HAROLD F - HELENA OK
MELTON, C F - OWASSO OK
MELTON, JOANNE D - GROVE OK
MELTON, RALPH I - GROVE OK
MERCER, MARTHA A - FAIRLAND OK
MERCHANT, EARL - GROVE OK
MERCHANT, MAXYNE M - WAGONER OK
MERIT, DONALD L - MIAMI OK
MERIT, J D - MIAMI OK
MERLE NORMAN STUDIO - COLCORD OK
MERRELL, BILL J - BROKEN ARROW OK
MERRITT, BEULAH - AFTON OK
MERRITT, TONY - OKC OK
MERYDITH, ERNEST F - CHELSEA OK
MESPLAY, CHARLES - TULSA OK
MESSICK, KENNETH - VINITA OK
MESSIMORE, ALLEN L - JAY OK
METCALF, ROBERT W - ADAIR OK
METCALF, ROGER - TULSA OK
METZ, KENNETH L - WINFIELD KS
METZEN, THEOORE W - ORANGE PARK FL
MEYER, JOHN E - TULSA OK
MEYER, VIRGIL - JOPLIN MO
MIAMI EVENING LION CLUB - MIAMI OK
MIAMI FARM EQUIPMENT - MIAMI OK
MIAMI NATIONAL BANK - MIAMI OK
MIBB, RUSSELL W - PRYOR OK
MICH, BETTY M - AFTON OK
MICHAELS, WILLIAM B - TULSA OK
MICKLE, DONNA G - DISNEY OK
MID-CONTINENT PAPER - DENVER CO
MID-WESTERN MACHINE CO - JOPLIN MO
MIKE LONG CONSTRUCTION - MIAMI OK
MIKE LONG CONSTRUCTION - STILLWATER OK
MILAM, JESSE W - GROVE OK
MILDREN, MARY L - ALBUQUERQUE NM
MILDREN, WINEVA - VINITA OK
MILER, ROBERT M - TULSA OK
MILES, WILLIAM - TRENTON MO
MILLARD, ROY E - MIAMI OK
MILLARR, H B - VINITA OK
MILLER, AARON D - SPRINGDALE AR
MILLER, BETTY J - TULSA OK
MILLER, BRIAN R - OKC OK
MILLER, C W - VINITA OK
MILLER, CAROL - PRYOR OK
MILLER, CHARLES H - JOPLIN MO
MILLER, CLARENCE E - LAMAR CO
MILLER, DANIEL G - CHOUTEAU OK
MILLER, DARRYL S - MIAMI OK
MILLER, DAVE - TULSA OK
MILLER, DOUGLAS E - ADAIR OK
MILLER, FRED - CHELSEA OK
MILLER, FRED - TWIN OAKS OK
MILLER, FRED D - CLAREMORE OK
MILLER, FRED D - SALINA OK
MILLER, FRED W - AFTON OK
MILLER, GARY S - GROVE OK
MILLER, GEORGE E - SKIATOOK OK
MILLER, GEORGE F - PRYOR OK
MILLER, GLENN G - PRYOR OK
MILLER, HAROLD W - GROVE OK
MILLER, ISLE R - TUCSON AZ
MILLER, JACK F - MIAMI OK
MILLER, JAKE - CLAREMORE OK
MILLER, JOE L - GROVE OK
MILLER, JOHN A - TULSA OK
MILLER, JOHN G - LOCUST GROVE OK
MILLER, JOHN S - BARTLESVILLE OK
MILLER, LARRY P - CHOUTEAU OK
MILLER, LEE A - GROVE OK
MILLER, LEONARD C - GROVE OK
MILLER, MELVIN - GROVE OK
MILLER, MENNO - SW CITY MO
MILLER, NELSON - AFTON OK
MILLER, OMER - MIAMI OK
MILLER, PRESTON J - CHELSEA OK
MILLER, ROBERT E - BROKEN ARROW OK
MILLER, ROY - LOCUST GROVE OK
MILLER, SAMUEL E - GROVE OK
MILLER, THOMAS J - WELCH OK
MILLER, VERNON J - BLUEJACKET OK
MILLER, VIRGINIA P - MIAMI OK
MILLER, WALLACE H - CHOUTEAU OK
MILLER, WILLIAM M - TERRE HAUTE IN
MILLIKAN, DWIGHT D - BIG CABIN OK
MILLIKIN, MONTE - JAY OK
MILLIKIN, MONTE R - ADAIR OK
MILLS, BARBARA A - GROVE OK
MILLS, EARL W - BARTLESVILLE OK
MILLS, FRED - COLCORD OK
MILLS, IRWIN W - FAIRLAND OK
MILLS, TERRY L - TULSA OK
MILLSPAUGH, ROBERT C - TULSA OK
MINER, LAWRENCE L - GROVE OK
MINER, LESTER D - QUAPAW OK
MINES, JOHN N - RED BUD IL
MINSCER, RICHARD D - WYANDOTTE OK
MINSON, BONNIE S - WYANDOTTE OK
MINSON, L G - AFTON OK
MINSON, LOLETA - WYANDOTTE OK
MINTER, JOHNY S - ADAIR OK
MINTON, D E - JOPLIN MO
MIRES, JAMES K - MIAMI OK
MISENER, GLENN C - LOWELL AR
MISER, R G - FAIRLAND OK
MISSOURI TRI-STATE FOX - MIAMI OK
MITCHELL, BRENDA K - VINITA OK
MITCHELL, CARL A - OKMULGEE OK
MITCHELL, CLAYTON C - BROKEN ARROW OK
MITCHELL, ERMAN - CARL JUNCTION MO
MITCHELL, EVERETT - GROVE OK
MITCHELL, HIRAM - CHOUTEAU OK
MITCHELL, HOMER L - GROVE OK
MITCHELL, JAMES L - TULSA OK
MITCHELL, JOE A - MIAMI OK
MITCHELL, LULA A - EUCHA OK
MITCHELL, MICHAEL L - PAOLA KS
MITCHELL, ROY E - WICHITA KS
MITCHELL, TOMMY D - VICTORIA TX
MITCHELL, W D - CHELSEA OK
MITCHELSON, JERRY J - CHOUTEAU OK
MIZE, JAN - KANSAS OK
MIZE, JOHN B - MOUNDS OK
MIZELL, ALVA T - JAY OK
MOATES, LORI - QUAPAW OK
MOATS, L S - AFTON OK
MOBERLY, BILLY L - BARTLESVILLE OK
MOBILE MANOR - TULSA OK
MODICA, LOUIS - DISNEY OK
MOFFETT, NORMAN E - LAMAR MO
MOFFITT, ALVA V - GROVE OK
MOIST, LILLIAN B - JOPLIN MO
MONAHAN, FRANK G - STRANG OK
MONAHAN, THOMAS C - TULSA OK
MONETT, JAMES F - LOCUST GROVE OK
MONFFORT, DICK - AFTON OK
MONGRAIN, CHARLES S - TULSA OK
MONK, CARL D - ROSE OK
MONKEY ISLAND - AFTON OK
MONROE, ELEANOR P - OSWEGO KS
MONROE, MARY - AFTON OK
MONSON, WILBUR I - SALINA OK
MONSOUR, RICHARD P JR - PITTSBURG KS
MONTGOMERY, M T - OWASSO OK
MOODY, ALFRED J - WEST PALM BEACH FL
MOODY, EARL W - SAPULPA OK
MOOMAW, IDA M - BLUEJAKET OK
MOON, RAYMOND - TULSA OK
MOOR, BENNIE - VINITA OK
MOORE, BOB - CLAREMORE OK
MOORE, BOB L - YUKON OK
MOORE, CARL L - AFTON OK
August 2015 - 11
Operatio
Experience rew
“He asked me what kind of work I could
do and I told him I’d do anything,” recalls
Baker. “So he rolled his wife’s brand new
Oldsmobile out there and had me wash and
wax it. I guess I did a good job because it
was a er that he offered me a job working
in the store.”
Baker says he owes a lot to Jones for the
opportunity he was given.
“I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound:
everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to
be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.” Philippians 4:12
L
ife is good for O. D. Baker. It is especially
good when the great-grandbabies visit.
When that happens, he says, the rest of
the world, with all of its cares, simply fades
away.
“I could close the store or miss an auc on
and it wouldn’t ma er,” said Baker with
a smile. “My world lights up when we get
those great grandkids are down here.”
Baker can easily recall a me when life
wasn’t so good. The 68-year-old Delaware
County na ve was born in Siloam Springs,
Arkansas, and raised near Colcord. When
he was seven, the family of four relocated
to Tulsa, where Baker’s father secured a
new job doing janitorial work at a large
downtown bank building.
The family’s world was turned upside down
one day when a large storage tank that
Baker’s father was cleaning shi ed and
rolled, injuring him severely. The accident
le Baker’s father permanently disabled.
With no income, the family struggled to
survive.
“We had an aunt and uncle that would
come and help mom and dad,” Baker said.
But it was s ll tough to keep the family fed.
“Groceries were real scarce,” recalls Baker.
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For two very lean years, the family did what
it could to exist. Baker even remembers
he and his sister venturing out into their
north Tulsa neighborhood—near the corner
of Pine and Lewis—to rummage through
dumpsters for discarded food.
“We never talked about it much, but that
was where a lot of our food came from,”
Baker said.
A er two difficult years in Tulsa, the
family moved back to Delaware County
to be closer to its support network. They
received a warm welcome from the
community of Li le Kansas and se led into
a home located on the five-acre homestead
owned by his grandfather, Burt Baker.
O. D. and his family have been fixtures in
the Kansas community ever since.
When O.D. was a teenager, he began
helping support the family when he went
to work for local businessman J.O. Jones.
Mr. Jones owned a grocery/general store
and gave O.D. all the hours he could work,
including before and a er school and on
Saturdays.
O.D. said he proved his worth to Jones by
washing a car. But not just any car.
“He taught me a lot about business,” said
Baker. “He was a good man.”
O. D. graduated high school at Kansas in
1965, met and married his wife Rita here,
and he and Rita raised two daughters here.
Thanks to the kindness of the community,
Baker family businesses have always been
supported. The grocery store at “Baker’s
Five Acres” closed a year or so ago a er a
long run, but O. D. and Rita s ll operate the
furniture, an ques and collec bles store—
which is located across from the fire sta on
in Kansas. It has been going strong for
forty years. O. D. also does estate sales and
business liquida ons with Pete Davis, with
whom he has worked for 22 years.
Except for the years that O.D. le to obtain
his teaching degree at Northeastern State
University and teach at nearby Jay, Li le
Kansas has been home for his family.
“The community has always supported us,”
O. D. confirmed. “We’ve had a lot of repeat
business and that’s what you have to have
to be in business in a small town. One
thing I’ve always done, if I’ve ever sold you
anything that I told you worked right and it
doesn’t, I’ll send a repairman out there to
fix it or I’ll give you your money back.”
O. D. and Rita met by chance one day when
she visited the store where he was working.
She was from Idaho and was visi ng
rela ves in Oklahoma.
“I was 21 and she was 18,” said O. D. “We
went to the show Saturday night, went to
church Sunday morning and Sunday night,
and then she le and went back to Idaho.
on Round-Up
Story and photo
Clint Branham
CommunicaƟons Specialist
arding for Baker
A few days later, I called her and asked her
if she wanted to get married. She told me
she was on her way. We’ve been married
46 years.”
The Bakers have two daughters, Wadonna
and Michelle, four grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren—with another on the
way.
Life is good and O. D. says he has much for
which to be thankful.
OPERATION ROUND-UP
Opera on Round-Up has given away
$2,240,653 in the nearly seventeen years
that it has been in existence. That’s right—
well over $2 million dollars.
With all of that money to talk about,
it’s easy to forget that the Northeast
Oklahoma Electric Coopera ve benevolent
program owes its success to PEOPLE. There
are people—coopera ve members—who
contribute to Opera on Round-Up by
allowing their monthly electric bill to be
rounded up to the nearest dollar. There
are also people who apply for the grants
and make sure the money is put to good
use.
At the very heart of the program are nine
individuals who oversee this process
by ensuring that the money is matched
with recipients where it will do the most
good. These nine individuals make up the
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Coopera ve
Trust Founda on, also known as Opera on
Round-Up, board of directors. O. D. Baker
is one of two individuals who have been
on the board since the incep on of the
program in 1998. Baker has been the
president of this board since day one. His
keen judgment and sense of compassion
make him the perfect individual to lead
the group.
“Charlo e Corle and I were both on the
board when it was first organized,” he said.
“The group elected me president and I’ve
held that office ever since.”
The nine Trust Founda on directors have
developed a close bond with one another
over the years. Baker represents District 8
and Corle , a Vinita resident, represents
District 4. The remaining seven individuals
on the Trust Founda on board are: Randy
Parmley of Wyando e (District 1), Mark
Stunkard of Fairland (District 2), Bob
Eubanks of Welch (District 3), Sandy Hunt
of A on (District 5), Norma Kinion of Adair
(District 6), John Baumert of Locust Grove
(District 7) and Mike Teel of Grove (District
9).
The group has lost some close friends who
have served on the board over the years.
Three former directors, including Terry
Sixkiller, Don Boye and Janet Kleeman,
have passed away.
“We are a very close-knit bunch,” Baker
said of the group. “The nine of us who
are on there are very much like a family.
We care about one another and work well
together.”
Baker said each member of the board
takes the responsibility seriously.
“I don’t spend my money foolishly, and I
do the same for the people we represent.”
He added: “A lot of mes we’ll go into the
community and talk to the people who
submit an applica on. That gives us insight
on what they want to do and why they
need the money. If the need is there and
we have the funds, we are going to do
our best to help. We screen each of those
applica ons and give each request a lot of
considera on. It can be difficult. There are
tough decisions that must be made. O en,
more money is requested than what can
be granted. It is hard when you don’t have
enough money to go around.”
O. D. has many success stories to share
from his years on the Opera on Round-Up
Trust Founda on board. One in par cular
he will never forget is when assistance was
awarded to a lady who could not afford
the pump equipment needed to deliver a
fresh, clean water supply into her home.
“I went to her home and the water inside
her home at that me was black,” said
Baker. “I am not sure how she ever drank
it. She had a well, but she did not have
money for a pump and a system to supply
fresh water. That was one of the most
gra fying grants we ever awarded.”
O. D. admits he was skep cal about joining
the Trust Founda on board when first
asked.
“When I was first approached about
joining the board, I really didn’t have any
interest in it at all. A er I saw how we
could help the communi es that we serve,
I agreed. Of course, I sure didn’t know I
would serve for 16 plus years. We don’t
get any pay for it, but it is a great reward.
It is one of most gra fying things I’ve ever
done in my life.”
Directly or indirectly, everyone in
northeast Oklahoma has been impacted
by Opera on Round-Up. Perhaps you
were helped or know someone who
received assistance. Maybe your local fire
department or police sta on received
money to purchase equipment that may
help save a life.
“It benefits a lot of people and all it
costs each member is just a few pennies
a month,” Baker said. “As far as I’m
concerned, Opera on Round-Up is one of
the greatest things that the coopera ve
has ever done. They should never let it go.
If people can only see how much good it
does. I know I will serve on this board as
long as God allows.”
To make sure you are par cipa ng, call
1-800-256-6405 and speak to a member
services representa ve. 
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You’re doing fine Oklahoma
The chart at right details the average prices
for residential electric service across the U.S.
In Oklahoma, we are fortunate to be well
below the national average and below all but
one neighboring state.
The board of trustees for Northeast
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative works
continuously to meet their mission statement
and commitment to you:
“Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative,
Inc., is a member-owned business that
delivers competitively-priced electric power
and works to improve our members’ quality
of life.”
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Food
When one has tasted watermelon he knows what the angels eat.
-Mark Twain
August 3 is Watermelon Day
WATERMELON SALAD
WATERMELON MARGARITA
1 small seedless watermelon (or 1/4 of a large one)
1/2 red onion, sliced thin
16 leaves fresh basil, julienned
1/4 cup (2 ounces) crumbled Feta
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
4 cups seeded and chopped watermelon
Fresh lime juice
Sugar
1/2 cup tequila*
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lime zest
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
Cut the watermelon into bite-size pieces and add to a
large bowl (you should get about 8 cups). Add remaining
ingredients and toss gently to combine. Serve immediately.
Place watermelon in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Freeze 4 hours or un l firm. Coat rims of cocktail glasses
with lime juice; dip in sugar. Process frozen watermelon,
tequila, and next 4 ingredients in a blender un l slushy.
Pour into glasses. Garnish, if desired.
*1/2 cup orange or apple juice may be subs tuted for tequila.
RIND PICKLES
1/2 small watermelon
3 tablespoons salt
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon anise seed
Remove rind from watermelon, leaving a small amount of
red flesh a ached to rind. Reserve watermelon flesh for
another use. Peel rind, and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 5
cups cubed). Place in a large bowl. S r together salt and 3
cups water. Pour over rind. Cover and chill 24 hours. Drain;
rinse well. Combine rind, sugar, vinegar, anise, and 3/4 cup
water in a large Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; remove from
heat. Cool completely, s rring occasionally. Cover and chill
24 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator up to 1 week.
WATERMELON COOLER
8 cups (1/2-inch) watermelon cubes
1 1/2 cups ginger ale
1/3 cup water
1 (6-oz.) can frozen limeade concentrate
Place watermelon cubes in a single layer in an extralarge zip-top plas c freezer bag, and freeze 8 hours. Let
stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Process half
each of watermelon, ginger ale, water, and limeade
concentrate in a blender un l smooth; pour mixture
into a pitcher. Repeat procedure with remaining half of
ingredients; s r into pitcher, and serve immediately.
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Stay safe exploring the great outdoors this summer
By Abby Berry
S
ummer is in full swing, and that means it is me for fun in
the sun! As you find yourself spending more me outdoors,
Northeast Oklahoma Electric reminds you to stay safe.
Planning a home improvement project? When working
outdoors, you may be using tools, such as ladders, power
tools, shovels – or even paintbrushes with extendable arms.
These items help you get the job done, but have the poten al
to be dangerous if used improperly.
Pay a en on to where you place metal ladders or dig for fence
posts. Before you start any project, always look up and avoid
overhead power lines. Keep a minimum of 10 feet between
you and overhead lines.
If you are planning a project that requires digging, remember
to dial “811” first to find out if the area you will be working
in is clear of underground power lines. Power tools should
be kept away from wet surfaces, and outlets should not be
overloaded.
Exploring the great outdoors is a great way to spend me with
the family, but keep these safety ps in mind.
Children should never climb trees near power lines – always
assume a wire is live. Fly kites and remote controlled-airplanes
in large open areas like a park or a field, safely away from trees
and overhead power lines.
Planning to take a dip in the pool? Electrical devices, such
as stereos, should be kept at least 10 feet away from water
sources, and outdoor electrical outlets should always be
covered. If you hear a rumble of thunder, exit the pool right
away.
Speaking of thunder, summer storms can be dangerous if
you’re caught in the wrong place at the wrong me. If you
find yourself outdoors during a storm, move toward suitable
shelter with covered sides, and s ck to low-lying ground if
possible.
These are just a few ps to remember when you are spending
me outdoors this summer with your family. Use the QR code
to the right to watch a video with your kids. It is a great way to
encourage them think about their own safety.
Have some fun out there, and always keep
safety in mind!
Abby Berry writes on consumer and coopera ve affairs for the
Na onal Rural Electric Coopera ve Associa on, the Arlington, Va.based service arm of the na on’s 900-plus consumer-owned, not-forprofit electric coopera ves.