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Wister’s Stevee
McMillin, left,
Heavener’s Rilegh
Pate, center, and
Wister’s Trisha
Walden go for a loose
ball during Tuesday
night’s LeFlore County
Girls Summer
Basketball League
game at the Heavener
Gym.
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District 3 House race
Candidates field questions, state views
By Kim McConnell
PDN Publisher
State Representative District 3
candidates left no doubt what issues
they support and oppose Tuesday
night as all four took the stage during a political forum held at the
Donald W. Reynolds Community
Center.
Republican candidates Rick
West of Heavener and Traci Barnes
of Poteau, as well as Democrat
Heavener opponent Troy Dyer and
Independent Dewey Harrison, also
of Poteau, made their opinions
known regarding charter schools,
early and higher education, agricultural tax exemptions, tax credits
and the Choctaw Nation. Submit-
‘Right to Farm’
SQ 777
opponents
meet here
ted questions were relayed by
KPRV radio station’s David Billy,
emcee of the night.
The budget downfall and common agreement that Oklahoma’s
dependency on the oil market for
financial success were viewed differently by each opponent. But all
four agreed the largest issue concerning the budget is the current
legislature’s spending problem.
“We don’t have a money problem in Oklahoma,” said Harrison.
“We have a money management
problem.”
Economical growth in the state
is something each candidate agreed
could come from change.
“You need infrastructure, healthcare and education,” said Dyer.
“Sadly we are lacking in our district and our state on all three of
those things.”
Barnes suggested eliminating
the wind tax credit as well as
addressing the underfunding of
core functions of the state while
overspending in other areas. Cor(See CANDIDATES, page 2)
Happy Birthday, Bill
A group of area residents gathered in
Poteau last week to voice their opposition to
a state question they say will alter Oklahoma’s constitution and take away the ability
of local governments to regulate corporate
agriculture in the state.
The proposal, State Question 777, also
known as the Right to Farm amendment,
gives the highest level of legal protections to
a broad range of agricultural activities. The
(See SQ 777, page 2)
Ag tour brings
teachers to area
The Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
three-day tour for kindergarten to 12th
grade teachers from across the state made
several stops in LeFlore County this week
on their travels through the state to get a
“taste” of Oklahoma agriculture.
The group of 51 Oklahoma educators
went to Green Country Cowboy Church
(See TEACHERS, page 2)
Panama car show
set this weekend
By Averie Warren
PDN Intern
Panama Businesses and Associates will
sponsor the 16th annual Gateway to the
Mountains Car Show on Saturday.
Registration for the car show will be
from 8-11 a.m., participant judging will be
(See CAR SHOW, page 2)
Bill Mooneyham celebrates his 90th birthday Wednesday by doing what he loves — cutting hair at his shop.
PDN photo by Amanda Corbin
Mooneyham still a cutup at 90
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
A
n unwavering heat had
settled over Poteau on
June 15. The air was
sticky. Dewey Avenue was
empty of cars, a barren site as
crews work to repair the roads.
But the heat couldn’t keep
down local barber Bill Mooneyham, 90 years old on Wednesday. He celebrated his birthday
the best way he knew how —
cutting hair.
Mooneyham has been a barber for more than 60 years. Born
in 1926 as William Arthur
Mooneyham to Charles and
Francis Mooneyham in Cameron, he served in World War II
and married Lucille Didway in
1946. The couple lived on a
farm and bought a home in
Poteau in the early 1950s, where
they remain today.
“Everyone says the same
thing. He’s the best guy they
know,” said Historic Downtown
Poteau Director Eric Standridge.
Standridge and HDP board
members Suanna Rust and Mary
Parham visited Mooneyham
Wednesday to gift him a birthday card with 40-50 signatures
on it and two large bowls of one
(See BARBER, page 2)
Mooneyham at the Air Force base in Amarillo, Texas.
PAGE 2 . . . THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016
BARBER
of Mooneyham’s favorite desserts, banana pudding. They stuck
around to listen to Mooneyham’s
famous stories, talking about his
work as a barber through the past
decades and his times as a child
in LeFlore County.
Mooneyham received his
apprentice license at a barber college in Tulsa in 1948 and his
master barber license in 1949.
“I said I was gonna work until
I was 90 years old, and then I
was gonna decide whether I was
gonna quit or not,” Mooneyham
said. “Well, some [people] have
already jumped me, ‘It’s time to
decide whether you’re gonna quit
or not.’ I said, ‘Well, that’s an
option, quit or not.’ But so far I
haven’t decided which way it is.
But I know I’m on my last legs.”
For more than 40 years,
Mooneyham has worked at his
barbershop on McKenna Street,
right off Dewey Avenue.
His barber career began at a
shop in Cameron. In the mornings, he’d work at the shop then
travel to Camp Chaffee near Fort
Smith, Ark., and work into the
evenings hours. He also worked
in Colorado and spent a couple of
years as a barber at an Air Force
base in Amarillo, Texas. “I’ve
seen barbers on military bases,”
Mooneyham said. “A lot of those
barbers didn’t stay in one place
for too long.” Including him, who
returned to Camp Chaffee in
1952 where thousands of U.S.
soldiers received their haircuts.
Mooneyham said he worked in a
shop beside the man who
famously cut musician and actor
Elvis Presley’s hair when Presley
reported for duty in 1958. By
then, the camp had become Fort
Area
Chaffee.
In the late 1950s, Mooneyham
worked with Roy Green at his
shop on Main Street in Poteau
near the old Poteau Theatre and
Wright’s Drug Store. In the 1960s
he worked at the Chitwood Barber Shop with Avril Chitwood
and Benny Parker. The shop was
renamed Parker-Mooneyham
Barber Shop after Chitwood
retired.
The outside of Mooneyham’s
present-day shop was decorated
in balloons and happy birthday
signage Wednesday. The outdoor
awning is red, white and blue,
traditional colors of barber poles.
An American flag hangs in the
window and several climbing
plants tickle the window pane
from inside.
Inside, Mooneyham set to
work cutting two local men’s hair
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
— Ricky Dory and Jim Davis.
Mooneyham stood, dressed in a
plaid blue, white and black button
down, his glasses hanging around
his neck as he patiently ran the
clippers along Davis’ hair. His
pockets, or “filing cabinet,” as he
calls them, were stocked full with
at least seven pens and several
scripts of paper with directions
for his medicines to take morning, noon and night. The aged
barber chair sits before a wall of
mirrors decorated in several pictures, newspaper clippings, certificates and artifacts, all mementos
of the past and present Mooneyham has collected over the years.
The rest of the shop maintains the
same. Every single piece has a
history to it, but Mooneyham
isn’t above crafting one for his
visitors.
“Look at any of that stuff you
want to,” Mooneyham said. “If I
don’t have a good story to go
with it, I’ll make one up.”
Mooneyham and his wife had
four children, Jeannie, Joyce,
Ronnie and Cheryl. He has cut
the hair of several of his grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
cuts his own hair. He has been
the only barber for many of his
customers, charging only $9 a
haircut. Despite his age, Mooneyham continues to work five days
a week, often into the late afternoon.
“You never know what tomorrow holds,” Mooneyham said.
For him, it’s another long day of
work at the Mooneyham Barber
Shop. And he wouldn’t have it
any other way.
PDN Intern Averie Warren
contributed to this report.
SQ 777
problem, opponents say, is
the proposal’s language is so
expansive and the protections so complete that it virtually prohibits local, county
and state officials from enacting necessary and reasonable
regulation, including protecting surface and groundwater
from pollution.
Hosted by the Oklahoma
Stewardship Council, the
meeting was attended by a
contingent of LeFlore County residents.
“We are very concerned
about the negative impact
State Question 777 could
have on Oklahoma waters,”
said Tyler Keen, outreach
coordinator for the Vote No
on 777 campaign. “Foreignowned agricultural operations should not have constitutional shield to operate as
they see fit. We must protect
our streams, rivers and lakes
from pollution.”
Numerous organizations
and individuals, including
many farmers, are organizing to defeat State Question
777. Those opposing the
proposal include Save the
Illinois River, Inter-Tribal
Council of the Five Civilized
Tribes, Oklahoma Municipal
League, League of Women
Voters, Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma, Humane
Society of the United States,
Humane Society Legislative
Fund, Bella Foundation,
Oklahomans for Food, Farm
and Family, Oklahoma Food
Cooperative, Sierra Club,
Oklahoma Welfare League,
Oklahoma Alliance for Animals and Oklahoma Coalition of Animal Rescuers.
“Don’t be fooled into
thinking State Question 777
is intended to protect family
farms,” Keen said. “The purpose of State Question 777 is
to protect large-scale agriculture companies from reasonable regulation.”
The Oklahoma Stewardship Council is a coalition of
family farmers, community
leaders and concerned citizens opposing State Question 777. For more information about the OSC, visit
www.votenoon777.com.
Teachers take a wagon ride at the Cowboy Church on Wednesday, top photo, and
wear earphones to hear a presentation by Hall Gullick of Hal’s Beef Jerky in
Shady Point Thursday.
PDN photos by Averie Warren; top photo submitted
TEACHERS
for a barbecue dinner hosted by the church and Pastor
Victor Sweet and his family. The group learned about
the GC3 facility consisting
of a rustic church building
with developing classrooms
at the Seedling learning
Center preschool, a rodeo
arena with events throughout the week for all to join,
the Recovery Ranch project and thriving church garden. “We are six years old.
God has blessed us,” said
Sweet.
Kenny Matlock, associate pastor, did a rundown
on harnessing equipment,
introduced
his
mule
and loaded up groups on
the church wagon for a ride
across the GC3 property. He then stopped off at the
church garden project
where agriculture educator
and church member Laura
Moore gave out some garden/crop knowledge on
issues, pests and diseases
with a focus on tomatoes.
Educators also picked
blueberries at Maple Creek
Berry Farm in Poteau. Eating fresh and yummy
“crub” is a bonus of the
tour, organizers said. The
teachers touring agriculture
facilities are getting ideas
on how to implement agriculture into their classrooms. “The youth need to
know where everything
comes from,” said one educator.
CANDIDATES
recting this problem could
create economical stimulation, she said.
Harrison suggested revamping the tax system to
reduce the driving of political
parties in the Capitol due to
tax exemptions and credits. West doesn’t want to see
personal tax increase as it
can cripple small business. “... Government creates
no jobs, small business creates jobs,” said West. West
suggested keeping tax credits but evaluating them for
their usefulness.
Dyer suggested raising oil
tax as Oklahoma is one of
the lowest taxing states in
the nation. Dyer and Harrison stood
in favor of the availability of
charter schools if they aren’t
harmful to public education.
West voiced his stand that
what is being done in the
education ring isn’t working
and seeking information on
other avenues to betterment
is acceptable to him while
Barnes stood firmly against
charter schools.
The candidates agreed the
economic value of the agricultural businesses in the
state make a huge impact in
the area. Tax exemption for
agricultural business seemed
to be of no large issue or
target of elimination with the
candidates, rather only ensur-
ing the usage of the tax break
was done legally. All four candidates also
stood in favor of Pre-K education for Oklahoma students as well as higher education and the legislative
support of rural two-year
colleges such as Carl Albert
State College. “... Pre-K is vital. [Oklahoma] ranks No. 1 in the
nation and it is the one thing
we do right,” said Barnes.
Barnes and West will face
off in the Republican Primary
Election June 28 and the winner will face Harrison and
Dyer in November to see
who takes retiring state Rep.
James Lockhart’s place. CAR SHOW
from 11 a.m. to noon and awards will be
presented at 2 p.m. There is a $15 entry
fee.
There will be top two awards for each
of 12 classes and overall awards for Best
of Show, Best Paint and Best Interior.
The car show also will include music,
food, crafts, watermelon eating contest,
seed spitting contest and a dog show.
Four awards will be given at the dog
show: Cutest, Best Dressed, Best Trick
and Most Resembles Owner. Dogs must
be registered the day of the show by 10:30
a.m., judging will begin at 11 a.m. All pets
must be on a leash and well-behaved and
have their shots up to date.
The Car Show will be held at the Panama Elementary School. Entry forms are
available at Central National Bank in
Panama, Panama Hardware and Furniture
and Mobile Home Supplies or online at
panamapba.org.
Area
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Hooked on Fishin’ Derby Sunday
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 . . . PAGE 3
OBITUARY
Tommy Lee “Punk” Brown
The 12th annual Hooked on Fishin’ Kids Tournament will take place from 6 a.m. to noon Sunday at Ward’s
Landing on Wister Lake. Entry fee is $30. Age categories are 8-12 and 13-16. Above, organizer Mark Goines
accepts a donation for the event from Reed Williams Insurance Agency and The Community State Bank.
Pictured from left are Josh Wiersig, Jeremy Crites and Jennifer Ryles of Reed Williams, Goines and Jaron
Wiggington and Wilson Klutts of TCSB. For more information about the event, call Goines at (918) 7213818.
Three area blood drives set
Local 5-Day Forecast
Thu
Compiled by Ken Milam
[email protected]
TODAY IS
BLOOMSDAY
• JUNE 17 — Open house
and ice cream sundae
party, 2-4 p.m., Choctaw
Center at Dallas and
Railroad streets in
Talihina.
— Choctaw Seniors spaghetti dinner and pie and
cake auction, 5 p.m.,
Dale Cox Community
Center.
— “Twistin’ Three Tribal
Style” barrel race, exhibits open 8 a.m., races 4
p.m., LeFlore County
Fairgrounds. Info: (918)
385-1817. Email [email protected]
for pre-entry forms or
visit https://barrelhorseworld.com/eventdetail.
asp?ID=116232.
• JUNE 18 — Sixteenth
Annual Gateway to the
Mountains Car Show, 8
a.m., award presentations at 2 p.m., Panama
Elementary
School.
Entry forms available at
Central National Bank in
Panama,
Panama
Hardware and Furniture
and Mobile Home
Supplies or online at
panamapba.org.
— “Twistin’ Three Tribal
Style” barrel race, exhibits open 8 a.m., races 1
p.m., LeFlore County
Fairgrounds. Info: (918)
385-1817.
— Fire Safety at Home
presentation, kids’ activities, hotdogs, 11 a.m.,
downtown Poteau Fire
Station. Presented in
partnership with ReedWilliams Insurance
— Moore Family Reunion,
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Western
Sizzlin, Poteau. Info:
Tressa Taylor Moore,
(479) 650-5777.
• JUNE 19 — Twelfth
annual Hooked on
Fishin’ Kids Tournament,
6 a.m. to noon, Ward’s
Landing on Wister Lake.
Info: Mark Goines, (918)
721-3818.
— “Twistin’ Three Tribal
Style” barrel race, exhibits open 8 a.m., races 1
p.m., LeFlore County
Fairgrounds. Info: (918)
385-1817.
• JUNE 20 — Kids Crusade,
“Fun with the Son,” third
through sixth grade, 6-8
p.m., Covenant Church
(formerly Poteau First
Assembly), 2101 S.
Broadway. Info: (918)
647-3040.
Fri
Sat
Sun
6/16
Three
blood 6/17
drives are 6/18
coming up6/19
in
this area.
They
98/72 include:
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• June
Rubin
Health
Clinic,
A mainly
sunny 22,
Times
of sun White
Mix of sun
and
Mainly
sunny.
Continued
and clouds.
clouds. Highs in Highs in the
9sky.
a.m.
to
4:15
p.m.
hot and humid.
Highs in the
the upper 90s
mid 90s and
High
Winds30,
upper
90s and Police
and lows inDepartment
the
lows in the
• 98F.
June
Panama
SW at 5 to 10
lows in the low
upper 60s.
upper 60s.
mph.
“Guns
‘n’ 70s.
Hoses” drive, 12:45-5:45
p.m.
• July 2, Walmart, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Oklahoma
Glance
Donors at
at aRubin
White and Walmart
drives will receive two tickets to the
Tulsa Zoo and a “You Otter Give Blood”
zoo T-shirts.
Donors at Panama will receive
a
•
Enid
“Guns ‘n’ Hoses” T-shirt and participate
102/71
in a little healthy competition by designating their donations to the fire depart✪
ment or law enforcement as each
rallies
Oklahoma
City
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•
to top the other with the most
donors.
Lawton
97/74 can donate
Most people 16 and older
Mon
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
Sunset: 8:34 PM
Sunset: 8:35 PM
Sunset: 8:35 PM
Sunset: 8:35 PM
blood.6/20
Because there is no substitute for
blood,
the supply must constantly be
95/70
renewed
for patients in local hospitals.
A few clouds.
Highs in the
Although
all blood types are needed,
mid 90s and
lows in the
low O-negative type blood are
those
with
70s.
especially encouraged to donate.
According to the AABB, those with
O-negative blood type make up only 9
percent of the national population. However, O-negative blood can be used by
anyone in an emergency situation when
a patient’s blood type has not yet been
identified.
•Through a special initiative to support
Tulsa
the
Global Blood Fund, donors can forgo
98/75
the T-shirt and a donation will made to
GBF for supplies and equipment for
blood centers in the world’s poorest
countries.
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
Sunset: 8:36 PM
Local 5-Day Forecast
AreaThu
Cities
City 6/16
Antlers
Ardmore
Bartlesville
Broken Bow
98/72
Claremore
A mainly sunny
Cordell
sky. Continued
Duncan
hot
and humid.
El
Reno
High
98F. Winds
Elk
City
SW at 5 to 10
Enid
mph.
Guymon
Lawton
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
McAlester
Sunset: 8:34 PM
Miami
Muskogee
Fri
6/17
Hi Lo
Cond.
96 74 M Cloudy
93 73 Sunny
98 72 P Cloudy
93 71 M Cloudy
98/72
95 74 P Cloudy
Times
ofSunny
sun
100 74
and
97 clouds.
73 Sunny
Highs
in Sunny
the
100 72
upper
90s
and
98 71
Sunny
lows
low
102 in
71the
Sunny
70s.
101 68 Sunny
97 74 Sunny
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
95 74 P Cloudy
Sunset:
PM
98 738:35
P Cloudy
96 72 P Cloudy
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National Cities
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Houston
Los Angeles
Hi
84
81
91
95
94
97
73
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6/19
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Oklahoma City
98
Okmulgee
96
Pauls Valley
95
Perry
97/69
96/68 100
Sallisaw
99
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and
Mainly sunny.97
Sapulpa
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in Highs in the 96
Shawnee
the upper
90s
mid 90s and 100
Snyder
and lowsStillwater
in the
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upper 60s.
Tahlequahupper 60s. 95
Tulsa
98
Watonga
99
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
Weatherford
99
Sunset: 8:35
PM
Sunset: 8:35 PM96
Wewoka
Woodward
100
Lo Cond.
71 Cloudy
60 Sunny
70 P Cloudy
75 P Cloudy
58 Sunny
76 P Cloudy
57 Cloudy
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Minneapolis
New York
Phoenix
San Francisco
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Saint Louis
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76
84
103
59
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73 Sunny
73 Sunny
72 Sunny
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A few
clouds.
75
M Sunny
Highs
in the
73 Sunny
mid
90s and
73 Sunny
lows
in the low
73 Sunny
70s.
70 P Cloudy
75 P Cloudy
72 Sunny
Sunrise: 6:04 AM
75
Sunny
Sunset:
8:36 PM
73 M Sunny
70 Sunny
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77 Sct T-Storms
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67 Sunny
73 Sunny
53 P Cloudy
49 M Cloudy
•
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Snyder
100
Elk City
98 71 Sunny
Stillwater
99
Enid
102 71 Sunny
Tahlequah
95
Guymon
101 68 Sunny
Tulsa
98
Lawton
97 74 Sunny
Watonga
99
McAlester
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Weatherford
99
Miami
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Wewoka
96
Muskogee
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Tommy Lee “Punk” Brown of Shady
Point passed away June 14, 2016.
Born Jan. 21, 1947, to Thomas J. and
Mildred Ollie Humphries Brown, Punk
was a coal miner and a member of the
Masonic Lodge. He owned a rock quarry for many years. Punk served in the
National Guard and was an organ donor.
He was preceded in death by his dad
and mom; brothers, Ronnie and Lynn
Brown; and granddaughter, Faith
Enkoff.
Survivors include his wife of 50
years, Betty Bradley Brown of the home; two daughters, Tammy Covey and son in law Jimmy Covey of
Shady Point, Teresa Catlett of Sallisaw; three sons,
Thomas Brown and wife Kelly, Fred Brown and wife
Brook, Matt Enkoff and wife Angie, all of Shady
Point; one brother, Wayne Brown and wife Betty;
sister-in-law, Pat and Glen Kitchens of Wister; 15
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many nieces
and nephews and loved ones who will miss him dearly. Punk, as we called him, loved to fish, hunt, and
enjoyed spending time with family and friends so
much.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18,
at Evans and Miller Funeral Home Chapel of memories with the Rev. Jim Cook officiating. Graveside
services will follow in Shady Point Cemetery.
Family and friends are invited to visitation from
6-8 pm Friday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Michael Brown, TJ Brown,
Daniel Taylor, CJ Covey, Jacob Enkoff, Luke Brown,
Chris Covey, Wayne Brown Sr. and Danny Totten
Opinions
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POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Hillary Clinton’s
Issues in DHS church problem
Editorial Round-up
Editorial excerpt from The Oklahoman
June 13, 2016
Editor’s note: A version
of
this
article first appeared
It’s well known that Oklahoma has often fallen short in
in
Crisis
magazine.
protecting vulnerable children. In some high-profile
cases, children who clearly should have been removed
The 2016 presidential
from a residence were not, and the end result was the
race,
like all presidential
child’s tragic death.
races,
has raised questions
Yet despite those cases, another statistic suggests
and
controversies
regardOklahoma officials may be too quick to remove children
from their homes. The ratio of Oklahoma children placed ing the religious faiths of
in foster care is 11 out of every 1,000. Only West Virginia the candidates. Donald
Trump’s beliefs have been
has a higher rate.
The national average is less than half Oklahoma’s rate questioned, as were Ted
— five out of every 1,000. That’s also the rate of foster Cruz’s. And trying to pin
placement in neighboring Arkansas, which suffers from down Bernie Sanders’
many of the socio-economic challenges that plague views on God is very difOklahoma. And in Texas, the rate is even lower — just ficult. But that said, recent
developments just occurred
four out of every 1,000 children are in foster care.
In a recent meeting with The Oklahoman’s editorial with the United Methodist
board, Department of Human Services Director Ed Lake Church that should focus
said there is a “prevailing practice or culture in Oklahoma the spotlight on Hillary
that foster care is better” than leaving a child in a home Clinton’s religious thinking. They constitute two
with its parents.
While DHS officials want to ensure children’s safety, crucial moves that stand in
opposition
to
they’re also concerned about being overzealous as well. direct
Lake noted the decision to remove a child from a parental Clinton’s longtime militanhome, even if only for a short time, can have long-term cy for “abortion rights” and
her growing radicalism for
consequences.
“There’s a cliche now in child welfare that you can’t the LGBTQ political agenundo the harm of that first placement,” Lake said. “And da, including her recent
that’s because, I think, the general public doesn’t under- full-fledged support of
stand the trauma, the impact of that trauma on children same-sex marriage after
years of insisting that marand their development all the rest of their days.”
He notes there is no real tie between foster placement riage is between one man
rates and socio-economic challenges. “It’s not just that and woman in accordance
Oklahoma’s a poorer state,” Lake said. “There are poorer with tradition and scripstates that are doing a lot better at this than we are.”
ture.
Lake said part of the effort to transform DHS involves
Every four years the
emphasizing alternatives “that will not produce the kind United Methodist Church
of harm, or trauma, of being separated from your family,” general assembly meets,
while still keeping children safe.
where ongoing doctrine is
Lake said there are instances where the agency may be determined by democratic
able to provide services to a family instead of removing vote among those assemchildren from a home. He said many states that rank bled. A battleground at
below Oklahoma in foster placement rates have taken that these conferences erupts
approach.
between the American lib“We’re not saying we’re just going to leave the chil- erals who for decades have
dren at home, because that’s better. That’s not accurate tugged the church leftward
either,” Lake said. “It’s always a safety decision.”
and the more orthodox/
The safety issue is one that looms constantly over conservative African deleDHS, one that has grown in recent years.
gation looking to keep the
From 2011 to 2015, the number of referrals at DHS church committed to its
increased by 15 percent, from around 66,500 per year to historic beliefs. Two conroughly 76,500. The number of referrals involving chil- ferences ago, the liberals
dren increased 25 percent. And, most worrisome, the deliberately held critical
number of cases where DHS substantiated abuse and votes on the hot-button
neglect rose 90 percent.
moral-social matters before
Thus, the agency must still focus on recruiting more the Africans got there.
foster families even as officials seek to reduce the share Traditional Methodists
of children placed in foster homes. That the agency since have worked with the
couldn’t increase the pay for foster parents this year, Africans to ensure they are
despite prior commitments, is cause for concern.
never again circumvented.
The need for continued improvement at DHS is
Thus, the 2016 conferundoubted. That children have fallen through the cracks ence has been much anticieven in a system that appears overly reliant on removing pated, with everyone waitchildren from their homes is just one more reminder.
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ing to see if the United
Methodist Church would
change the church’s longheld beliefs on naturalBiblical marriage and what
it would do on abortion. As
to the latter, the United
Methodist Church lurched
left some time ago, joining
the scandalous Religious
Coalition for Reproductive
Choice, a group of leftwing religious believers
convinced that Jesus Christ
would honor their affirmation of a sacred “right to
choose.” This group is a
great embarrassment to
Christianity by Christians
— though not to a Christian
named Hillary Clinton. As
someone who wrote an
entire book on the faith of
Hillary Clinton, I can attest
that one of the reasons she
is “so comfortable” (her
words) in the United
Methodist Church has been
the church’s abortion liberalism.
But alas, that has suddenly changed.
There was major news
at the United Methodist
Church’s gathering at the
conference this year in
Portland. The liberals did
not succeed in shutting out
the huge contingent of
Africans from their rightful
representation. The denomination’s growth has
occurred in Africa, where it
is exploding, contrary to
America. One source told
me that “overseas delegates” made up 41 percent
of the delegates this year,
and that the crucial victories would have been
“impossible without them.”
One such victory came
when the assembly voted
overwhelmingly (and surprisingly) to withdraw from
the Religious Coalition for
Reproductive Choice. The
conference also rejected a
resolution
titled
“Responsible Parenthood,”
which would have once
again further advanced
“abortion rights” in the
name of John Wesley.
Guest Column
Paul Kengor
This was a big deal. The
headline in the pro-life
flagship
publication,
LifeNews.com, reported it
this way, “United Methodist
Church Quits Pro-Abortion
Coalition After Years of
Promoting Abortion.”
But that wasn’t all the
United Methodist Church
did. By a much narrower
margin, but a majority
nonetheless, the church did
not repudiate its historic
position on marriage,
despite angry protests by
LGBTQ Methodist activists. The slim majority
thereby affirmed the United
Methodist Church’s official Book of Discipline,
which states explicitly:
“We affirm the sanctity of
the marriage covenant that
is expressed in love, mutual support, personal commitment and shared fidelity
between a man and a
woman.” The Book of
Discipline also states: “The
practice of homosexuality
is incompatible with
Christian
teaching.
Therefore self-avowed
practicing homosexuals are
not to be certified as candidates, ordained as ministers or appointed to serve
in The United Methodist
Church.”
To be sure, what the
assembly actually did was
far from a perfect solution
or a triumph of orthodoxy,
as it agreed to defer the
sexual-marriage matters
until after a committee
studies
the
subject.
Nonetheless, as noted by
Mark Tooley, a veteran
observer of these Methodist
battles, “what had initially
seemed potentially bad”
instead turned out to be
“mostly on the whole,
good.” For traditionalists,
the action taken in Portland
might allow the church to
hang on until the next
blow-up in four years in
Minneapolis. By then, the
American church will likely have shed still more
members and the international element will be even
stronger, increasing the
chances of natural-Biblical
marriage being affirmed
rather than undermined by
nature-Bible redefiners.
And so, here is this big
issue as related to the 2016
presidential race: All of
this relates intimately to
Clinton, the presumptive
Democratic nominee who
proudly calls herself a committed
“old-fashioned
Methodist.” Will Clinton
now follow the lead of her
church and soften her
fanatical position on abortion? Will she back off her
push to redefine marriage?
How does a self-described
“old-fashioned Methodist”
(as she calls herself) merrily take the liberty of redefining marriage and advocating unlimited “abortion
rights?”
She will not change one
bit. Not a chance.
Nonetheless, what happened at the United
Methodist Church conference is very important and
cannot be ignored. It now
places Clinton’s cultural
radicalism in direct and rising defiance of her own
church and its teachings.
Just like that, there is suddenly controversy between.
Clinton and her church.
Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science
and executive director of
The Center for Vision &
Values at Grove City
College.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
To the citizens of
Heavener: I have lived in
Heavener most of my life. I
am a retired unit manager
from
Jim
Hamilton
Correctional Center with
31 years of service. I am
retired from the U.S. Army
with 21 years and a Vietnam
veteran serving in the
Infantry from June 19671968. I worked as a parttime police officer for
Heavener more than 25
years and the LeFlore
County Sheriff’s Office
before that. I am a CLEET
certified firearms instructor
and taught at the DOC
Academy and police academy.
Doing away with the
dispatchers in Heavener
was a mistake. A town the
size of Heavener needs dispatchers. This system
Heavener has gone to will
not work in the long run.
There needs to be someone
in the police department 24
hours, seven days a week.
If someone needs help
and cannot call they come
to the police department.
But no one will be there to
help them. The officer will
be out on patrol from 3
p.m. till 7 a.m. and the
office is locked.
My daughter, Becky
Judge, worked for the
Heavener
Police
Department as dispatcher
for 19 years. She is
47-years-old and has never
been out of work since
being out of high school.
On May 19, the
[Heavener] City Council
decided to hire Cheryl
Boggs in her spot who had
been there under two years.
[Police] Chief TyArmstrong
called her on the phone and
told her that she did not get
the job. That job meant a
lot to her. You would think
that after 19 years, the chief
would have enough courtesy to tell her in person.
This is wrong for the
City Council and Chief Ty
Armstrong to put Becky
out on the street with no
job, no insurance, after
dedicating 19 years for the
Heavener
Police
Department. The City
Council did not even thank
her for 19 years of service
nor
did
Chief
Ty
Armstrong.
If this was your daughter, you would feel the
same way I do. Ty, you said
the police department was
yours. Well, how about the
people of Heavener? You
said any credit or blame
was yours. Ty, you told me
that all you did was read
the resume and Becky had
19 years. Ty, if you can’t
look someone in the face
and tell them the truth, you
need to step down. You just
have a title and the City
Council tells you how to
run things.
P.S., for the good of
Heavener, all City Council
members that voted against
Becky getting the job
should resign, including
the chief, and hold your
head in silence.
John Wilson
Heavener
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After five games of NBA Finals, Love still seeking his rhythm
CLEVELAND (AP) — Numbers may not necessarily lie,
though they can deceive.
On one hand, Cleveland’s “Big
Three” of LeBron James, Kyrie
Irving and Kevin Love combined
for 84 points in Game 5 of the
National Basketball Association
Finals — the triumvirate’s highest such total this postseason.
Of course, Love scored two of
them. Irving and James, they each
had 41.
If Cleveland is to complete an
NBA Finals comeback unlike any
other — the Cavaliers pushed the
series to Game 6 with a win at
Golden State on Monday night
— then getting something out of
Love might be a huge help. For as
great as James and Irving usually
are, to expect more Game 5-type
performances from them again is
asking a ton.
So, if Love lightens their load,
as he often has in their two seasons together, Cleveland’s lessthan-great odds in this series fig-
Game 6 tonight in Cleveland; Warriors look to close out series
ure to markedly improve.
“We still have life,” Love
said.
Game 6 tonight is the last
game in Cleveland this season. It
wouldn’t surprise many if it was
Love’s last home game with the
Cavaliers as well, with his name
sure to come up during this rapidly approaching summer in trade
rumors even if Cleveland pulls
off this comeback and gets its
long-elusive championship.
The Cavaliers sent Andrew
Wiggins, now a star-in-waiting,
to Minnesota in the deal that landed Love two summers ago that
seemed one-sided toward Cleveland when it was first executed
and now appears like it could be
a huge boost to the Timberwolves
going forward. And Love’s two
postseasons with the Cavaliers
could be best described as snakebitten, too.
Last year his shoulder was
pulled from its socket in the first
round, ending his playoffs right
there. This year, he avoided serious playoff trouble until the finals. The Cavs lost the first three
games in which he appeared, won
by 30 in the game he missed with
a concussion — sparking questions about whether they were
better without Love — and staved
off elimination by pulling away
from Golden State in the second
half of Game 5 on Monday night
in a game where Love was a total
non-factor offensively.
Out of the nearly 400 NBA
games in which he’s logged 30
minutes or more, Love has scored
no more than two points now
twice. As if that could get made
to look worse, it seemed Tuesday
that the most-replayed “highlight” involving Love from Game
5 was when he appeared to try to
give James a high-five and got no
reciprocation.
“He’s an important player for
them,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr
said earlier in the series, which
his team still leads 3-2. “He’s a
guy who you have to account for
in a lot of ways. So when he’s on
the floor, we’ll be well aware of
his presence.”
For lack of a better term, Love
is the third wheel in this Big
Three set-up.
It’s a role that Chris Bosh
struggled with at times in Miami
when James was there with Dwyane Wade and the Heat went to
four consecutive NBA Finals. To
outsiders, it could have seemed
like a demotion. Bosh was the star
in Toronto like Love was in Minnesota, then had to accept what
looked like an ego hit in order to
fit alongside fellow elite players.
However, throughout those
four years in Miami, it was James
who often referred to Bosh as the
“most important player” on the
Heat. And when Bosh went scoreless in Miami’s Game 7 win over
San Antonio in the 2013 NBA Finals, hardly anyone noticed.
“I ain’t scored no points,” Bosh
said as he walked into the locker
room champagne-spraying party
that night, “but I’m still happy,
though.”
There’s still a chance for Love
to get one of those same moments.
He’s had 55 games of 20 or
more points in his two Cleveland
seasons, and the Cavs are 40-15 in
those games. They’d surely take a
couple more of those efforts right
about now.
“We get to go back home, and
we’ve played well there all year,”
Love said. “We love playing there
in front of the home fans, so this
is a good opportunity for us.”
A good opportunity for him,
too.
JUST SAFE! — Panama baserunner Dakota Eaves, left, just barely gets back to
second base before Leflore shortstop Mason Warren can get the tag applied on an
attempted pick-off attempt during Wednesday afternoon’s LeFlore County
Summer Baseball League game in Panama. Today’s schedule is listed below.
PDN photo by David Seeley
Today’s LeFlore County Summer
Baseball League Schedule
At Spiro
Roland vs. Spiro, 10 a.m.; Pocola vs. Sallisaw-Central, 11:45 a.m.; Poteau JV vs.
Leflore, 1:30 p.m.; Poteau JV vs. Howe, 3:15 p.m.
Masters champ Willett takes on second leg
of Grand Slam as U.S. Open begins today
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — More than
five decades of history is enough to remind
Masters champion Danny Willett that winning the calendar Grand Slam is unlikely.
He only needs to look back one year to
at least think about the possibilities.
Jordan Spieth followed up his Masters
victory a year ago by winning the U.S.
Open at Chambers Bay, making him only
the fourth player since 1960 to get halfway
to the slam, which is winning all four majors in one year. His hopes ended when he
missed the playoff at the British Open by
one shot.
Your turn, Danny.
“I mean, what Jordan did last year was
awesome,” Willett said Tuesday. “You look
at the strength of the field and it would be
fantastic to even be somewhere thereabouts
come Sunday. We’re just going to have to
play golf and see what happens. Hopefully,
we can be somewhere there and get a little
bit of a feeling for it.”
Spieth had a slight advantage last year
being at Chambers Bay, where he tried to
qualify for the U.S. Amateur and where
his caddie, Michael Greller, used to work
in the summers when he wasn’t teaching
math.
Oakmont is entirely different, a course
that is demanding from tee-to-green with
the thickest rough of the year, deep bunkers
and the reputation for the fastest greens in
golf. Willett referred to it as “great fun,”
mainly because of the different options to
play various holes.
“The only thing I say around this place
is you’re probably not going to see a ton
of birdies,” Willett said. “It’s going to be
a lot of pars and trying to limit your mistakes to when you do get out of position.
So hopefully, we can keep it in the fairways
and keep it on the greens and make life as
stress-free as possible.”
Whatever stress there is off the golf
course is starting to subside.
Willett, who played on the Walker Cup
team with Rory McIlroy in 2007, had been
slowly rising to become one of golf’s elite
players when he closed with a 5-under 67
and overcame a faltering Spieth on the
back nine at Augusta National to win his
first major.
His first child was born 11 days earlier.
He went home as a Masters champion and
more attention than he has ever received.
He took a month off to adjust to his new
life on and off the golf course and didn’t
take long to get back on form. He finished
third in the BMW PGA Championship at
Wentworth in his most recent start.
The euphoria of having a green jacket
— it’s home in England this week — hasn’t
worn off.
“I don’t think it will for a while. It’s still
a great achievement,” he said. “It doesn’t
mean you don’t get home and you don’t
work hard, you don’t practice, you don’t
train. We had a few weeks celebrating and
stuff. ... But there is now another job at
hand, and that’s trying to get as well prepared as we can for this week.”
As for that calendar Grand Slam? Willett said he was surprised no one has ever
won the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British
Open and the PGA Championship in the
same calendar year.
The modern slam dates to 1960 when
Arnold Palmer raised the idea after winning
the Masters and U.S. Open. He finished
one shot behind at the British Open. Jack
Nicklaus got halfway home in 1972 until
he finished one shot behind at the British
Open. Tiger Woods dominated the Masters
and U.S. Open in 2002, only to get caught
in bad weather at Muirfield on his way to
an 81 in the third round to lose his bid.
“You can’t look at it as a whole,” Willett
said. “It is quite funny because running up
to this week, you are the only guy that can
do it in the same year. But, again, that’s not
to say you’re not going to win the Masters
again and have another chance to do it a
few more times in your career. It’s just nice
that we have got that chance. What comes
of that? You don’t really know.”
WHO WANTS ME?— Wister’s Stevee McMillin, left, Heavener’s Rilegh Pate,
center, and Wister’s Trisha Walden go for a loose ball during Tuesday night’s
LeFlore County Girls Summer Basketball League game at the Heavener Gym.
PDN photo by David Seeley
Sports Briefs
The Father-Son/Daughter Golf Tournament will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at
Choctaw Country Club. The tournament
had been scheduled for last Saturday but
was postponed. For additional information, call Choctaw Country Club at (918)
647-3488 or Keelie Allphin at (918) 4138203.
•••
The Poteau Pirates football team is
currently doing a fundraiser to help raise
money to help upgrade the lockers inside
the Costner Stadium Fieldhouse as well as
the seats by each locker and getting a sign
to honor past playoff teams and All-Staters
on the outside of the field house.
Each player is trying to raise $500 with
the desired overall goal of reaching a grand
total of $6,000.
For additional information about the
fundraiser or to find out how to make a donation, call Poteau Quarterback Club President Jerry Pitchford at (918) 721-9878 or
Poteau football coach Forrest Mazey at
(254) 290-3963, or get with any of the Poteau football players.
•••
The Scott Vincent Memorial Golf Tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 9
a.m. Friday at Choctaw Country Club.
The entry fee for the two-person scramble is $50 per person. Hole sponsorships
are available for $100.
All proceeds will go toward the Scott
Vincent Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Lunch will be provided after the tournament.
For additional information, call (918)
647-3488.
•••
The Touchdown Factory Quarterback/
Wide Receiver Developmental Camp will
begin at 9 a.m. Friday at Costner Stadium.
The camp is open to players who will be
entering grades seven through 12 next fall.
The cost is $50, which includes two threehour practice sessions and a camp T-shirt.
For additional information, call Poteau
coach Forrest Mazey at (254) 290-3963 or
e-mail inquiries to [email protected].
•••
The Eastern Oklahoma State College
Summer Slam basketball tournament will
take place beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday at
EOSC’s Claud C. Dunlap Fieldhouse.
The tournament will be double elimination and is open to all ages. Teams will be
split into male and female divisions. Coed
teams are allowed and will play in the
male division.
Teams are limited to four players at a
cost of $10 per person for teams who register prior to the day of the event. Teams
who register the day of the tournament will
be charged $15 per person. For additional
information and registration forms, please
visit eosc.edu/summerslam or call EOSC
women’s basketball coach Amber Taylor
at (918) 465-1894.
•••
The fourth annual Camp of Champs
wrestling camp will be from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday at the Tulsa Edison Preparatory Athletic Center at Tulsa Edison High
School, located at 2906 East 41st Street.
The cost is $50 per camper and coaches
will be free with or without a team.
Three-time national champion Alex
Dieringer of Oklahoma State University
— the 2016 Dan Hodge Trophy winner for
being the nation’s Oustanding Wrestler of
the Year — and world wrestling champion
Jimmi Dawn Hornbuckle will be the camp
instructors. For additional information,
call Ray Nunneley at (918) 637-5567 or
make contact by e-mail at [email protected].
•••
The Poteau Pirate Speed and Strength
Camp will be Monday through July 21.
There will be three camp sessions.
The session for those who will be sophomores, juniors and seniors next school
year will be from 6:30-8 a.m. Mondays
through Thursdays. The camp cost is $25
per camper.
The session for those who will be
seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders next
school year will be from 8-9 a.m. Mondays through Wednesdays. The camp cost
is $50 per camper.
The session for those who will enter
grades three through six next school year
will be from 9:15-10:15 a.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays. The camp cost is $75. Entry
forms are available at all Poteau Schools’
offices.
For additional information, call Poteau
football coach Forrest Mazey at (254) 2903963.
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your unique ideas. You'll entertain
others and encounter interesting
information along the way. A job
offer will lead to an interesting
partnership.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- Be a participant and make a
difference. Taking care of the
needs of children, elders or those
who cannot fend for themselves
will be satisfying and change the
way you live your life.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
-- Socializing will prove
informative and will help you
climb out of your shell. A reunion
will reconnect you with someone
who will influence your beliefs.
Incorporate what works best for
you into your lifestyle.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- You can accomplish a lot if you
set your mind to it. Don't
procrastinate when there is so
much to gain by taking action. If
you are the instigator, you will
control what unfolds.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Keep your ideas flowing and
put them into action. Don't be
afraid to follow a dream if it will
quell sad or depressing thoughts.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
-- You don't have to overspend or
take on too much in order to
impress people. Do something
that will make your life better or
easier. Alter what isn't working in
your personal life.
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-- If you listen to other people's
ideas, you will discover a solution
to something you've been working
on at a snail's pace. It's time to get
in gear and move forward.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- Open your home to friends and
family, or host an event that will
bring in extra cash. Holding a
garage sale or parting with things
that are weighing you down is
encouraged.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- Don't lose sight of your goals.
Temptation is everywhere, and
falling into a position that helps
someone else instead of you will
not get you where you want to
go.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- Set aside some time to nurture
an
important
partnership.
Compromise will be required to
keep the peace and approach
getting what you want. Money
matters can be resolved.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Step outside your comfort zone
and try something new. Don't be
afraid to show your emotions. A
passionate approach to an
important relationship will work
wonders.
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Thursday, June 16, 2016 Communications.
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TODAY'S QUOTE: "Homo
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TODAY'S MOON: Between
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by Jim Mullen
just decorations now. But they're
all still plugged in, with a "spaghetti
bowl" of wires and cords attached,
many connecting them to giant
speakers I never use.
These gadgets are zombies: no
longer alive, but still sucking up
power and interested in eating my
brain.
I spent an hour down on my
knees with a flashlight trying to
figure out why the only thing we
really use, the TV, no longer works.
If you wonder why I'm not calling
the TV manufacturer's help line,
you missed last week's column. It
takes longer to get them on the
phone than it does to buy a new
TV online and have it shipped
from Korea to the house. Actually,
if I'm not mistaken, that's the
manufacturer's business model.
But it's not just the TV set itself
I'm having a problem with; it's my
TV provider. They've got me set
up with three different boxes next
to the TV, with all kinds of wires
coming in and out of them.
Figuring out which box does what
is like trying to figure out a
wartime Enigma code machine.
I have been thinking of getting
rid of my TV package anyway. I'm
paying a $130 a month for a
package they advertise as costing
$75 a month. It only gets up to
$130 after they add on the monthly
"Advanced Receiver Service" fee,
the monthly "Protection Plan"
charge, the monthly "Whateverwe-feel-like" fee, the "What-doyou-mean-you-watch-TV-in-thekitchen-too" fee and the "You'repaying-for-90-channels-you-don'twatch" fee.
They're not nickel-and-diming
me to death. They're five-and-10dollaring me to death. If a cable
TV company ever buys the Dollar
Store, the next day, every item in
the store will suddenly cost $10.
But they won't change the name.
Our TV is practically brand-new.
It's just a year old. Or to put it
another way, it's an antique - an
embarrassment that should be
covered with a black shroud when
company comes. If our guests
ever want to watch television,
we'll just say we don't have one,
that we've given it up, like
alcohol and smoking.
But it's not broken; I know
there's just a loose wire
somewhere. Tightening and
untightening every connection
seems to do nothing. Is a cable
plugged into the wrong socket?
What does "antenna in" mean?
Who has an antenna anymore?
Does the output of this
component go into the input of
this other one, or is it the other
way around?
Let's try this. Whoops! Now
the TV in the kitchen has stopped
working, too. There is sweat
rolling off my forehead. If I
don't get this fixed before
tonight's game starts, Sue will
cut off my head, then she will
tell my head that now she plans
to really hurt me. I feel like
James Bond trying to figure out
what wire to cut before the
ticking bomb goes off.
There's only one thing to do.
I put everything back the way I
think it used to be and pull out
the vacuum cleaner once again. I
vacuum behind the TV stand
without a care, banging into
everything back there for a good
five minutes, and "accidentally"
kicking it a few times for good
measure.
"What are you doing in here?"
Sue says.
"Cleaning," I answer.
"Well, go do it somewhere else.
'The Young and the Stupid' is on
and I'd like to watch it in
peace."
This is it. My life is over. I get
ready to blame the lying,
cheating, unreliable, soul-killing,
money-grubbing cable company
when I suddenly hear the theme
music from her favorite soap
opera.
I am never getting rid of this
vacuum.
(Contact Jim Mullen at
[email protected].)
The Unknown Successors, Assigns
and
Heirs of the Estate
of
THE STATE OF
OKLAHOMA TO:
Beth Sherman, if
living; the heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trusDONNA WHISENtees and assigns of
HUNT, Deceased,
D.G. Sherman, deDefendants.
ceased, the heirs,
executors, adminisPOTEAU DAILY NEWS
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 . . . PAGE 7
Case
No.
trators, devisees,
CJ-2016-119
trustees and asNOTICE BY PUBLIsigns of Bessie L.
CATION
Sherman,
deTHE STATE OF
ceased, The heirs,
OKLAHOMA TO:
executors, adminisKenneth D. Whisentrators, devisees,
hunt and the Untrustees and asknown Successors,
signs of Thomas D.
Assigns and Heirs
Sherman,
deof Donna Whisenceased, the unhunt, Deceased;
known successors
You will take notice
of D.G. Sherman,
that the Plaintiff,
Bessie L. Sherman,
Central National
Thomas D. SherBank of Poteau,
Oklahoma, filed its
man, deceased; the
Petition in the cards.
Disunknown
succesWe Accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discovery
All sales
are final (No Refunds)
trict
Court
of
sors of Beth SherDeadline of publication is three businessLeFlore
days prior
to date man,
intended
for publication before noon.
County,
if deceased.
Oklahoma, against
Greetings:
Breakfast For Dad
flour
the above named
You are
hereby noPETS
LEGALS
MOBILE HOMES APARTMENTS
REAL ESTATE
Defendants, and
tified that you have
By
Tresa
Erickson
3-1/2 t. baking powder
FOR RENT
unless you answer
Airedale Pups
1, 2 & 3
been sued in Case
J.L Ford Investments
As a young child, you
1 t. salt
said
Petition
on
or
For Sale
Bedroom
No. CV-2016-62, in
918-647-2712
Clean, Quiet
looked
up
to
your
dad
and
1 T. sugar
before
the
26th
day
We
Buy
&
Sell
Full Blood, 2 Males,
Apartments
the
District
Court
of
2 Bedroom,
of July, 2016, said
3 Females. Good
For Rent.
1-1/4 c. milk
LeFlore County, enjoyed the time you
Shady Point (23249 James Lane)
1 Bathroom.
will
be
2 Bedroom, 1 Bath homePetition
on large fenced
lot.
For Hunting,
HUD & Choctaw
Oklahoma,
a s spent with him. You loved
Stove, Refrigerator,
1 egg
Interior
recently
painted.--------$49,500
taken
as
true
and
Protection, or
Approved.
styled above. You
Washer/Dryer
fishing
with
him
at
the
3 T. butter, melted
judgment
rendered
Companion.
Poteau
Valley
Included.
must answer the
Shady Point (23426 Maple St.)
foreclosing
said
$300 each.
Apartments
lake, playing catch with
In a bowl, sift together
3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2 car garage
brick home.the
CH&A,
NO PETS!!
Petition on or beinterest
barn/shop, carport, parkingDefendants’
for RV/camper, storm
918-617-5701.
918-212-4802
918-647-6392 or
fore the 22nd day of him in the backyard and flour, baking powder, salt
shelter on 1.7 acres fenced.-------$97,500
in
the
following
de918-647-6996.
July, 2016, or the helping him cook on the and sugar. Make a well in
**FOR RENT**
scribed real propPoteau (611 N. Walter)
allegations of the
Clean, 2 Bedroom,
erty
andfenced
further quiSERVICES
2 Bedroom, 1 Bath with
CH&A,
Petition will be nights Mom had to work. the center and pour in
1 Bath. Stove,
yard and 1 car garage on corner
etinglot.-----$45,000
the title to the
taken as true, and a Your dad wasn’t much of milk, egg and melted butTwo or Three
Mobile Home
Refrigerator, Dish
following described
Poteau (102 Wedgewood)
judgment will be en- a cook, but boy, could he ter. Mix until smooth.
Bedroom Mobile
Transporting
Washer Included.
realwith CH&A
estate as
3 Bedroom, 2 Bath home
Homes For Rent.
tered quieting the tiMoving, set-up,
Total Electric.
against said Defenand fenced yard.-------$99,900
make some mean pan- Heat a lightly oiled gridRV spaces
tle in Plaintiffs as
tie downs.
CH&A. NO PETS!!
dants. Such propMonroe (Hwy. 83)
available also.
Licensed in
prayed for in their cakes. Now that you’re dle on medium-high heat.
918-647-6392 or
erty
being
de3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Mobile Home on 33 acres of pasture
Trash and sewer
Oklahoma and
Petition to the fol- older, you’d like to repay Pour 1/4 c. batter onto the
918-647-6996.
scribed
as follows,
land. 2 ponds, shop and older mobile
home.----$150,000
paid. No Pets!!
Arkansas.
lowing real propto wit:
the favor by throwing griddle for each pancake.
BRAND NEW
918-647-3923 or
Great Service,
LANDSURFACE
erty:
AND
Duplexes For Rent.
your dad a pancake break- Brown on both sides and
918-774-4624.
Great Price!!
SURFACE
AND
SURFACE
ONLY:
Poteau (Fruit Farm Rd.)
Stove, washer/dryer
800-940-5581.
fast this Father’s Day and serve hot.
SURFACE ONLY:
Lot 18
50 acres m/l (pasture & wooded)
with and
cabin. the
GreatE/2
hook-ups. Contact
Escape!-------$75,000
The NW SE of Sec- serving him and his budof Lot 19, Potts
Strawberry Vanilla
HOMES FOR RENT
Bill Barnhart at
tion 10, Township 4
Mountain Cabinsite
918-839-2623.
West of Wister
dies some of the best pan- Pancakes
Uncontested
No.
2,
(same
being
North,
Range
22
AFFORDABLE
20 acres of good pasture land. Has water meter, septic
1 c. all-purpose flour
Divorces for
platted from part of
East of the Indian cakes ever. Here are some
and ready to build or set mobile.-------$52,500
HOUSING
LEGALS
the E/2 NE/4 SW/4
Couples with or
Base and Meridian. recipes you might want to
2 T. brown sugar
Rent Based
of Section 14,
(“The property”)
ADVERTISEMENT
without children.
On Income.
try.
2 t. baking powder
James Ford
Township
5
North,
Dated this 6th day
FOR BID
All the paper work
Central Heat/Air,
479-806-8446
Oatmeal
Applesauce
1 t. salt
Range
24
East
of
of
June,
2016.
Sealed
bids
for
conWasher/Dryer
you need. Please
We Buy & Sell
the Indian Base and
Melba Hall, Court Pancakes
struction of Water
1 egg
Hook-ups.
call for information
Median, LeFlore
Clerk
Panama, LeFlore,
Storage Tank Modi1 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. milk
and pricing.
County,
Oklahoma);
LEGALS
LEGALS
/s/ Loni Chandler
Cowlington, Muse
fications and Re918-839-6040
1/3
c.
quick
cooking
2 T. vegetable oil
with
the
building
and Whitesboro.
By:
Deputy
Court
painting will be reoats
2 T. vanilla
Call Kiamichi
ceived by the City IN THE DISTRICT and premises and Clerk
OURT
O F the appurtenances,
Prepared by:
EMPLOYMENT Housing Authority. of Poteau at 111 CLEFLORE
1 t. baking powder
1 c. fresh strawberries,
hindrances
and
all
918-522-4436.
George H. McBee
Peters St., Poteau,
1/4
t.
baking
soda
chopped
other rights thereto
COUNTY
MED-CORP PLUS,
OBA # 5839
OK
74953 until
appertaining to or
STATE OF OKLAInc. Now Hiring
1/2 t. cinnamon
In a bowl, combine
Matthew H. McBee
2:00 p.m. local time,
belonging,
and
all
HOMA
Full-time RN for
OBA # 18004
3 Bedroom,
June 29, 2016, and
3/4
c.
unsweetened
flour,
brown sugar, bakfixtures
thereon
or
CENTRAL
NAMedicare/Medicaid.
2 Bathroom
McBee Law Firm applesauce
then
p u b l i c l y TIONAL BANK OF
ing
powder
and salt. Add
thereafter attached
Insurance, Paid
Brick Home
PLLC
opened and read
or used in connectime off and Mile1/2 c. sour cream
egg, milk, oil and vanilla
For Rent
P.O.
Box
1303
aloud.
tion with said premPOTEAU, OKLAage. Contact: Ralph
703 Wilburn
1 egg, lightly beaten
and mix well. Fold in
Poteau, OK 74953
The information for HOMA,
ises, adjudging that
Stephan.
Poteau, OK
Phone:
Bidders, Form of
1 t. vanilla
strawberries. Heat a large
Plaintiff’s mortgage
1-866-466-5538
$700/month,
918.647.2340
Bid, Form of Con- Plaintiff,
represents a first
1/3
c.
milk
oiled griddle over medi$300/deposit.
Attorneys for the
tract, Specifications, vs.
lien in and on the
Call Brian at
Heat a lightly oiled um heat. Pour 1/4 c. batPlaintiffs,
and Form of Bid
above
described
Help Wanted:
479-629-0691.
Curtiss L. Boone griddle on medium-low ter onto the griddle for
Bond, Performance
property and will be
Heavy Duty
and
and
Payment
Bond,
taken
as
aforesaid,
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heat. In a bowl, combine each pancake. Flip with a
Mechanic
Brenda L. Boone
and other contract WHISENHUNT,
and forever barring
Wister Company is
flour, oats, baking pow- spatula when bubbles
For Rent: 20776 documents may be
Published
in
the
Posaid
Defendants
and
seeking Heavy
Old Hwy 59 South. examined at the folROBERT
O . from all right, title, teau Daily News on der, baking soda and cin- appear in center. Cook
Duty Mechanics.
1 1/2 miles outside lowing:
June 9, 16, 23, namon. In a separate until golden brown on the
estate, interest,
BROOKS, JR.,
Immediate
of Heavener, OK. 1 WDB Engineering
property, and equity
2016.
(27425)
Employment if
bowl, combine apple- other side.
bedroom furnished PLLC
as Special Adminis- of redemption in LXPLP
qualified. Individual
cabin. Appliances 6330 S.E. 74TH
sauce, sour cream, egg
No matter what type of
trator of the Estate and to said propmust have own
included.
erty, or any part
of
Street
and
vanilla.
Stir
applepancakes
you serve your
tools. Pay is
$425/month and Oklahoma City, OK
thereof.
DONNA WHISENdetermined based
sauce
mixture
and
milk
dad,
he
is
sure to enjoy
$200/deposit. Water
Dated
the
7
day
of
HUNT, Deceased,
73135
on experience.
paid. References
into flour mixture until them simply because you
June, 2016.
Copies may be ob- and
Call Larry at
required.
HALL,
moist and thick. Pour 1/4 took the time out to whip
tained at the office The Unknown Suc- M E L B A
918-649-4151 or
870-389-6074 or
cessors, Assigns COURT CLERK
email resume to
of
WDB
Engineerc. batter onto the griddle them up and serve them
918-635-5342
By:s/Janet
Rogers
rock_it_bob@
ing PLLC located at and
The longest
for each pancake and to him with a smile. He’ll
(DEPUTY)
COURT
Heirs
of
the
Estate
yahoo.com. An
6330 S.E. 74th
CLERK
recorded flight cook, turning once, until surely remember this
EOE Employer.
Street, Oklahoma of
BARBER & BARFor Rent: 20770
City, Oklahoma
golden brown on both Father’s Day breakfast
of a chicken
BER
Old Hwy 59 South.
DONNA
WHISENupon payment of
sides.
just as fondly as you
RUSSELL
V.
BAR1
1/2
miles
outside
HUNT,
Deceased,
was
13
NOW HIRING
$200.00 for each
BER
of Heavener, OK. 2
Defendants.
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LEGAL SECREset
or
an
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room furnished
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CJ-2016-119
Applications are beand
p e a c e f u l . ment of $100.00.
NOTICE BY PUBLI- Poteau, Oklahoma
ing accepted for
74953
$400/month and Refunds will not be
CATION
full-time position as
$200/deposit. Water made.
THE STATE OF Published in the Polegal secretary/reteau Daily News on
paid. References The Owner reOKLAHOMA TO:
ceptionist with a law
serves the right to Kenneth D. Whisen- June 9, 16, 23,
required.
firm in Poteau,
2016.
(27421)
870-389-6074 or waive any informalihunt and the UnOklahoma.
Must
ties or to reject any known Successors, LXPLP
918-635-5342
have typing, and
or all bids.
Assigns and Heirs
computer skills.
Each bid must be of Donna WhisenMust be able to
In The District Court
MOBILE HOMES submitted in a hunt, Deceased;
deal with general
Of LeFlore County
sealed envelope You will take notice
FOR SALE
public. Medical InState of Oklahoma
bearing on the out- that the Plaintiff, Curtiss L. Boone,
surance available.
side
the
name
of
Central National and
Retirement plan
DON’S
Loans $100 to $1400
the bidder, his ad- Bank of Poteau, Brenda L. Boone,
available upon vestMOBILE
dress, and the Oklahoma, filed its Plaintiffs,
ing. Salary comHOMES
name of the project Petition in the Dis- vs.
mensurate with exfor which the bid is t r i c t
Court
of K a y
perience. Send reSherman
**Spring Sale**
submitted. No bid LeFlore County, Braun, aka Kay D.
sume to P.O. Box
will be accepted Oklahoma, against Sherman, et. al.
518, Poteau, OklaLot Model Close-Out
more than 72 hours the above named Defendants.
homa 74953. Interprior to the sched- Defendants, and C a s e
views scheduled by
No:
2016 River Birch,
uled bid opening. If unless you answer CV-2016-62
our office upon reModel 3820, 32x64,
ceipt of resume. All
forwarded by mail, said Petition on or NOTICE BY PUBLIinquiries kept confi3 Bedroom,
the sealed envelope before the 26th day CATION
dential.
containing the bid of July, 2016, said THE STATE OF
2 Bathroom,
must be enclosed in Petition will be OKLAHOMA TO:
1800 Sq. Ft.,
another envelope taken as true and Beth Sherman, if
Ranch Dry Wall,
Part Time
addressed as speci- judgment rendered living; the heirs, exAppliance Package,
foreclosing the said ecutors, administraDirector of Youth
fied in the bid form.
Large Bedrooms
Defendants’ interest tors, devisees, trusMinistries Wanted:
Each
bidder
must
& Closets.
First United
deposit with his bid, in the following de- tees and assigns of
$72,000
Methodist Church
D.G. Sherman, desecurity in the scribed real propAND
of Poteau, OK is
amount, form and erty and further qui- ceased, the heirs,
2016 Atlantic,
searching for a
subject to the condi- eting the title to the executors, adminisDirector of Youth
Model Extreme
tions provided in the following described trators, devisees,
real estate as trustees and asMinistries. Part
8500, 3 Bedroom,
Information for Bidagainst said DefenTime. Call
signs of Bessie L.
2 Bathroom, 1500
ders. Attention of
dants. Such prop918-647-2217 or
Sherman,
deSq. Ft., Island
bidders is particuerty being deemail pastor@
larly called to the scribed as follows, ceased, The heirs,
Kitchen, Patio Door,
poteaufumc.com
executors, adminisrequirements as to to wit:
Tile Backsplash &
for more details.
trators, devisees,
CLASSIFIED
conditions
of
emWalk-In Closets In
SURFACE AND trustees and asployment to be ob- SURFACE ONLY:
DEADLINES
All Bedrooms.
signs of Thomas D.
served and miniClassifieds must be
$61,500.
Lot 18 and the E/2 S h e r m a n ,
deArbuckle
mum wage rates to of Lot 19, Potts ceased, the unsubmitted by 3 pm two days prior to
Truck Driving
be paid under the Mountain Cabinsite known successors
***FREE***
the date you want to run them.
School, Inc.
contract.
Washer/Dryer or 55”
No. 2, (same being of D.G. Sherman,
Laid off? Low
Legals must also be
Flatscreen TV With
No bidder may with- platted from part of Bessie L. Sherman,
Income? No cost
submitted by 3 pm two days prior to
Purchase of Either
draw his bid within the E/2 NE/4 SW/4 Thomas D. Shergrants. Job ready
the date you want to run them.
of the Above Homes.
60 days after the of Section 14, man, deceased; the
in 4 weeks. VA
actual
date
of
the
Township 5 North, unknown succesBenefits, Tribal
Thank you on behalf of the staff
(800) 940-5581
opening thereof.
Range 24 East of sors of Beth SherAssistance. Job
of the
Published in the Po- the Indian Base and man, if deceased.
Placement.
Poteau
Daily News
donsmobile
teau
Daily
News
on
Median,
LeFlore
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PAGE 8 . . . THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016
14th Annual
Readers' Choice Ballot
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2016
Results will be tabulated and published in the Poteau Daily News.
ORIGINALS ONLY - COPY BALLOTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
Just For Voting, You Could Win One of These 3 Prizes Drawn From Ballots Submitted:
• One-Year Subscription • 6-Months Subscription • 1 Week Classified Word Ad ($30 Value)
Mail or drop off your ballots – 804 N. Broadway • P.O. Box 1237, Poteau, OK 74953 – by Tuesday, July 5 at 5 p.m.
WEAVER’S MEAT
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34842
U.S. Hwy. 59 S.
Poteau, OK
918-647-9832
❑ Yes ❑ No
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Email Address __________________________________________________
Phone Number _________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
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page by Tuesday,
JULY 5, 5 p.m.
Address ________________________________________________________
Name of Voter __________________________________________________
Winners of the three prizes will be drawn from ballots submitted and notified using
information below. (You must use newspaper ballot, NO COPIES ACCEPTED!)
FOOD: (Restaurant):
Appetizer __________________________________________
Soup ______________________________________________
Salad ______________________________________________
Pizza ______________________________________________
Steak ______________________________________________
Catfish ____________________________________________
Chicken Wings _______________________________________
Sandwich ___________________________________________
Hamburger __________________________________________
French Fries _________________________________________
Nachos ____________________________________________
Beef Jerky___________________________________________
BBQ ______________________________________________
Mexican ____________________________________________
Asian ______________________________________________
Italian _____________________________________________
Seafood ____________________________________________
Kids Meal ___________________________________________
Ice Cream __________________________________________
Milkshakes _________________________________________
Coffee/Latte ________________________________________
Happy Hour _________________________________________
Donut _____________________________________________
Cupcake ___________________________________________
Breakfast __________________________________________
Brunch ____________________________________________
Lunch _____________________________________________
Dinner ____________________________________________
Kid Friendly Dining ____________________________________
Best Fast Food _______________________________________
Best Food Truck ______________________________________
Best Buffet _________________________________________
Best Sports Bar ______________________________________
Best Cocktail ________________________________________
Best Date Night Dining _________________________________
Best Atmosphere _____________________________________
Best Service ________________________________________
To Take Out of Town Guests ______________________________
Entry form must be filled out completely for ballot to be valid.
Butcher Shop ______________________________________
Catering Service ____________________________________
Clothing Store _______________________________________
Consignment Shop_____________________________________
Dry Cleaners ________________________________________
Jewelry Store ________________________________________
Antiques/Collectibles __________________________________
Pawn Shop _________________________________________
Sporting Goods_______________________________________
Hunting Supplies _____________________________________
Farm Machinery ______________________________________
Farm Supplies _______________________________________
Hardware Store ______________________________________
Lumber Supply ______________________________________
Building Supplies ____________________________________
Building/Contractor ___________________________________
Roofing Service ______________________________________
Locksmith _________________________________________
Interior Designer _____________________________________
Paint Dealer________________________________________
Painter ____________________________________________
Carpet Cleaner ______________________________________
Flooring Store _______________________________________
Furniture __________________________________________
Pest Control ________________________________________
Landscaping/Lawn Care ________________________________
Landscaping________________________________________
Natural Stone Distributor _______________________________
Appliances _________________________________________
Real Estate Agency ___________________________________
Bail Bond Service ____________________________________
Cellular Service ______________________________________
Heating/Cooling Service ________________________________
Rental Service _______________________________________
Shipping Service _____________________________________
Snow Removal Service _________________________________
Auto & Oil Change Services ______________________________
Auto Repair _________________________________________
Auto Body Shop ______________________________________
New Auto Dealership ___________________________________
Used Auto Dealership __________________________________
Motorcycle Dealer _____________________________________
Bike Shop __________________________________________
RV Sales ___________________________________________
Tires ______________________________________________
Car Wash __________________________________________
Wrecker Service ______________________________________
Public Service Transportation ____________________________
Place to Worship _____________________________________
Bridal Registry ______________________________________
Florist _____________________________________________
Gift Shop __________________________________________
Barber Shop _______________________________________
Hair Salon _________________________________________
Nail Salon__________________________________________
Tanning Salon ______________________________________
Gym/Exercise Studio __________________________________
Gymnastics Center ___________________________________
Photo Studio _______________________________________
Day Care __________________________________________
Kids Playspace ______________________________________
Veterinary Clinic _____________________________________
Pet Grooming _______________________________________
Pet Supplies ________________________________________
Law Firm __________________________________________
Bank ______________________________________________
Accounting Firm _____________________________________
Loan Co. __________________________________________
Finance Co. ________________________________________
Investment Co. ______________________________________
Insurance Co. _______________________________________
Tax Prep Service _____________________________________
Check Cashing Service _________________________________
Pharmacy __________________________________________
Weight Loss Center ___________________________________
Physical Therapy Services _______________________________
Counseling Services___________________________________
Hearing Aids ________________________________________
Home Health Agency___________________________________
Retirement/Assisted Living ______________________________
Nursing Facility _____________________________________
Nursing Home ______________________________________
Hospice Service _____________________________________
Funeral Services ____________________________________
Taxidermist ________________________________________
Vape Supplies ______________________________________
Storage Facility _____________________________________
Computer Repair ____________________________________
Internet Provider ____________________________________
★ VOTER’S ENTRY FORM - READERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2016 ★
PLACES:
To Golf ____________________________________________
To Bowl ___________________________________________
For Banquet ________________________________________
For Meetings _______________________________________
Wedding Location ____________________________________
Wedding Reception Venue ______________________________
Museum/Historic Site _________________________________
To Shoot Pool _______________________________________
To Karaoke _________________________________________
For Best Live Music ___________________________________
To Go Camping ______________________________________
To Shop Local _______________________________________
To Honeymoon _______________________________________
To Picnic ___________________________________________
Hotel//Motel_________________________________________
PEOPLE: (Also list where they work, if applicable)
PDN Carrier ________________________________________
Volunteer __________________________________________
Civic Group Member __________________________________
Social Service Organizer ________________________________
Teacher ___________________________________________
Counselor (LPC) _____________________________________
Superintendent ______________________________________
Principal __________________________________________
Sales Clerk _________________________________________
Wedding Planner _____________________________________
Disc Jockey _________________________________________
Accountant _________________________________________
Investment Advisor ___________________________________
Mortgage Broker _____________________________________
Banker/Teller _______________________________________
Loan Officer ________________________________________
Tax Preparer ________________________________________
Auctioneer _________________________________________
Real Estate Agent ____________________________________
Barber____________________________________________
Beautician _________________________________________
Mani/Pedi Tech ______________________________________
Massage Therapist ___________________________________
Pet Groomer ________________________________________
Butcher ___________________________________________
Cook _____________________________________________
Waitress/Waiter ______________________________________
Hostess ___________________________________________
Bartender __________________________________________
Bookkeeper _________________________________________
Nurse _____________________________________________
Doctor ____________________________________________
Dentist ___________________________________________
Pediatrician ________________________________________
Chiropractor ________________________________________
Physical Therapist ____________________________________
Optometrist ________________________________________
Pharmacist _________________________________________
EMT ______________________________________________
Home Health Worker ___________________________________
Veterinarian ________________________________________
Attorney ___________________________________________
Law Enforcement Officer _______________________________
Fireman ___________________________________________
Insurance Agent _____________________________________
Receptionist ________________________________________
Mechanic __________________________________________
Contractor _________________________________________
Electrician _________________________________________
Plumber ___________________________________________
Welder ____________________________________________
Carpet Dealer _______________________________________
Heat & Air Tech ______________________________________
Computer Tech ______________________________________
Public Service Driver __________________________________
Sign Artist _________________________________________
T-Shirt Designer _____________________________________
Photographer _______________________________________
New Car Salesman ___________________________________
Used Car Salesman __________________________________
Tourist Attraction ____________________________________
Elected Official (City) _________________________________
Elected Official (County) _______________________________
BUSINESS: (If business has more than one location,
please specify which location you are voting for.)
Chamber of Commerce ________________________________
Supermarket _______________________________________
Convenience Store ___________________________________
Variety Store _______________________________________
Health Food Store ___________________________________
Liquor Store _______________________________________
Bakery ___________________________________________
The Next
READERS'
CHOICE
Winner Could
Be YOUR
BUSINESS!
300 Dewey Ave.
Poteau, Ok
918-649-3400
Heavener
Flowers
& Gifts
212 West 1st Street
Heavener, OK 74937
918-653-2983 or
800-874-3973
Owners : Luethira Ragan and Donna Roper
[email protected]
918-653-4803
101 W. Ave. D
Heavener, OK
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