Silk talks schools, unemployment, water

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Silk talks schools, unemployment, water
Heavener hosts town hall
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
District 5 state Sen.
Joseph Silk made his stop
in Heavener Monday evening, and despite the small
crowd, he still faced his fair
share of questions at the
town hall meeting.
Silk held the meeting at
the Heavener Public
Library.
The first question Silk
faced was on worker’s
compensation in the state,
which the senator agreed
was “still too high.” Craig
State Sen. Joseph Silk speaks to a small group Monday night at the Heavener Public Library during one of Hall of the Heavener Ledseveral town hall meetings being held throughout the district.
ger followed by questionPDN Photo by Amanda Corbin ing Silk on the pay scale of
Oklahoma teachers.
“We’re in that competitive realm,” Silk said. “The
teachers do need a pay
raise.”
Silk said the state needs
to remain competitive to
keep teachers, as well as
work on teacher retirement
packages and by keeping
benefits to teachers attractive. The topic spooled into
education at whole, especially rural schools, which
Silk said can be helped by
downsizing government
control.
“We may need to start
looking at the budgeting,”
(See MEETING, page 2)
Viking-Celtic fest set Oct. 10-11
Event features re-enactors, musicians, craftsmen, more
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
Vikings will return to
Heavener for the Oct. 10-11
Viking-Celtic Festival in
Heavener.
The festival, held by
Royal Gauntlet Birds of Prey will return to the fall Friends of the Heavener
Runestone, is from 10 a.m.
Viking-Celtic Festival.
Fill ’er up
to 5:30 p.m. each day at $10
a vehicle. Proceeds raised
go to benefit park operations. The event is for allages and visitors are encouraged to dress in their best
costumes.
For October’s festival,
event goers can expect
entertainment, history and
magic. For food, the menu
will include food vendors
with drinks, burgers, hot
dogs and barbecue sandwiches. Craft vendors also
will be in attendance, ranging from celtic jewelry,
painted wood and bone,
metal and leather crafts,
wooden toys, handmade
bags and instruments, candles, swords and chain mail,
costumes, beadwork, semiprecious stone jewelry and
wine and mead samples. For
more information on vendors, call (918) 653-2241.
For entertainment, the
(See CELTIC, page 2)
Readying Goods for Giveaway
Gasoline prices remain low
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
Oklahoma is no longer
among the nation’s lowest
for gasoline prices, according to AAA Oklahoma.
Although nationwide
prices have fallen for 27 of
the past 31 days, AAA said
Oklahoma’s statewide average has been stuck between
$2.08 to $2.16 for three
weeks.
“Since mid-summer,
there have been 10 or more
states with lower gasoline
price averages than Okla(See GAS, page 2)
Purple Thursdays urged
throughout October
Area residents are encouraged to wear purple
every Thursday in October for Domestic Violence
Awareness Month.
LeFlore County District Attorney Office employees will wear purple each Thursday throughout the
month to represent domestic violence victims.
The DA encourages others throughout the community to wear purple to increase awareness of the
significant problem of domestic violence in local
communities.
Melissa Clark prepares donations at the Giving Grace General Store in Poteau. The store will hold a free
clothing and household goods giveaway from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the store located at 206
Grady, behind Patrick Lynch Public Library. In the event of rain, the giveaways will be held Oct. 9-10.
PDN photo by Amanda Corbin
Area
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CELTIC
event will have Viking reenactor Michal Carson and
a group from Louisiana led
by Olaf and his wife, who
will attend with tents, costumes and animals, such as
an Icelandic sheep and a
Norwegian Fjord horse.
Caron and Olaf also may
stage a mock battle. Other
re-enactors will include
Viking SCA Group out of
Texas to conduct axe-throwing demonstrations, which
the public can join in, as
well as Salt Plains Horse
Archers School.
Visitors can next stop by
and see a blacksmith demonstration. Joshua McIntire,
aka “Adam Baldr Vordermark” with Razor’s Edge
Knife Works from Des
Moines, Iowa, will demonstrate Viking-style blacksmithing and have items for
sale. The group will allow
the public to try their hand
at blacksmithing. In addition, the group also will hold
a fighting demonstration
near the Heavener Runestone Park overlook after
The Royal Gauntlet Birds of
Prey performs in the amphitheater.
The Royal Gauntlet Birds
of Prey is a group dedicated
to returning sick or injured
wild animals back to the
wild for more than 30 years.
The group is led by Bob
Aanonsen, a licensed master falconer and animal
rehabilitator. The group provides rehabilitation services
to wildlife through the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conversation. The group
has more than 30 volunteers
and will showcase an educational program with two
demonstrations during the
festival with a number of
exotic birds.
For music, sit down and
relax to the musical stylings of Black Oak Shillelagh, Bear Creek Troupe
and Timothy O’ Brian’s
Celtic Cheer Band. Black
Oak Shillelagh is described
as a Celtic pub band “with
a twist.” You can expect
traditional Irish and Scottish ballads and musical
covers. Bear Creek Troupe
is a local Tahlequah Celtic
music group founded in
2012 named after a local
creek running through Tahlequah. Lastly, Timothy
O’Brian’s Celtic Cheer
Band puts a twist on traditional Celtic music inter- Viking re-enactor Michal Carson is expected to return to the Viking-Celtic Festival.
mixed with rock, pop and
country classics.
For more information
about the event, call (918)
653-2241 or message
Friends of Heavener Runestone on Facebook.
Bulletin Board
Line Dancing Classes
Country line dancing classes will begin
Tuesday at Carl Albert State College.
It is a solo dance for all ages and provides
exercise at a gentle pace in a social setting.
Class runs from 6-8 p.m. in Johnson Hall
room 209. Cost is $40, free for SrO members.
Enroll at the Office of Continuing Education in
room 315 in the Hamilton Building or by
calling (918) 647-1278.
Demonstrations will include axe throwing.
MEETING
HAMILTON,
Warren
WARREN, Dean
Marc Bovos
BOVOS & Ranada Adams
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Silk said. “Look at local
budget
systems
of
schools.”
The senator spoke on the
idea of consolidating
schools, but voiced some
skepticism, especially in
rural areas where students
would have to travel far to
school or superintendents
might neglect schools due
to the need to travel if cov-
ering several at a time.
“If they’re doing a really
good job, I’d hate to mess
with them,” he said.
Silk said he would not
want to see schools mandated into consolidation if
a school is doing good. He
said this could be surveyed by reviewing school
test scores, but said,
“There’s a lot of things
that have to be looked at”
when deciding upon consolidation, with a further
concern being larger classroom sizes.
The topic shifted to
unemployment in the state
and possible ways to
increase job growth. Silk
said holding onto water
rights is key to job growth
in the area, while faulty
roads and utility costs hinder growth.
Silk was questioned on
what benefits the area could
see if a constitutionalist
conservative Republican
were elected in place of
Democrat Rep. James
Lockhart, who announced
last month he would not
seek re-election.
“It’d be highly beneficial,” Silk said.
Silk said Democrats face
struggles in a Republicancontrolled Senate and
House. “There is a political
world,” he said. “The current Democratic party is
different from the LeFlore
County Democratic party.
LeFlore County Democrats
are conservative.”
The town hall meeting
finished on topic of hunting
feral hogs in the area. Silk
said regulations should be
lifted to allow the hunting,
trapping and sell of hogs.
Silk held his other local
town hall meeting Tuesday
in Talihina.
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homa,” said Chuck Mai,
spokesman for AAA Oklahoma. “Today, there are 10,
including some surprises
such as Virginia at $2.03
per gallon. Historically,
Oklahoma’s price average
has been among the nation’s
cheapest.”
Four states have posted
prices below $2 a gallon on
Tuesday: South Carolina at
$1.96, Mississippi and New
Jersey at $1.97 and Alabama
at $1.98. Motorists in Alaska
are paying the highest at
$3.02 average a gallon, followed by California at $2.98,
Nevada at $2.93, Hawaii at
$2.88 and Utah at $2.69.
Here are some local gas
prices as of Wednesday
afternoon, according to
GasBuddy.com:
• Poteau EZ Mart at
1.99.
• Poteau Bud’s Country
Junction at 1.99
• Poteau Murphy USA at
1.99.
• Poteau Phillips 66 at
1.99.
• Poteau Tote-A-Poke at
2.29 (no ethanol).
• Sunset Corner Mart at
1.99.
“As the fall refinery
maintenance season continues to ramp-up in response
to the very busy summer,
gasoline price declines
could slow and temporarily
change direction,” said
Mai. “We’ve seen some
startling price spikes in
Oklahoma, particularly
Tulsa, but the market’s current oversupply is expected
to keep prices relatively
low.”
Nationwide, Fuel Gage
Report said the national
average Tuesday was $2.29
per gallon. AAA said the
national price is a penny
more than a week ago, three
cents below the two weeks
ago price and 20 cents
lower than the average a
month ago. AAA said the
national average is $1.05
less than it was a year ago.
Area
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Fest to include soap making
OBITUARIES
Compiled by Ken Milam
[email protected]
Today is
International Day
of Older Persons
• TODAY — Gifted Advisory Committee meeting, 4 p.m., Howe Public
Schools
Technology
Building.
• OCT. 2 — Poteau Class
of ‘75 40th reunion meet
and greet barbecue buffet, 6-9 p.m., The
Community State Bank.
— Free flu shot clinic, 9
a.m., Wister School.
— Indian taco sale, 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m., Choctaw
Community Center.
— Clothing and household
goods giveaway, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Giving Grace
General Store. Rain dates
Oct. 9-10.
— Honobia
Bigfoot
Festival and Conference,
Kiamichi Mountains
Christian Mission. Info:
Jolly Winsor, (918) 7554549,
(918)
4154267,
w w w.
Honobiabigfoot.com or
[email protected].
• OCT. 3 —
LeFlore
County Relay for Life,
survivors register 5:30
p.m., survivor’s lap 6:15
p.m., Costner Stadium.
in Poteau.
— “Disco Dash” to support Poteau High School
Choir trip to Carnegie
Hall in New York City, 9
a.m., Patrick Lynch
Public Library.
— Free movie screenings:
“Cheaper by the Dozen”
and “Belles on Their
Toes,” 11 a.m. to 2:30
p.m., Patrick Lynch
Public Library.
— Poteau Class of ‘75
40th reunion reminiscing, all classes, teachers
and friends invited,
noon-2 p.m., Bob Lee
Kidd Civic Center.
— Poteau Class of ‘75
40th reunion Dutch treat
dinner, 7 p.m., Warehouse
Willy’s.
— Honobia
Bigfoot
Festival and Conference,
Kiamichi Mountains
Christian Mission. Info:
Jolly Winsor, (918) 7554549,
(918)
4154267,
w w w.
[email protected].
— Clothing and household
goods giveaway, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Giving Grace
General Store. Rain dates
Oct. 9-10.
— Annual Heavener Lion’s
Club Street Carnival, 6
p.m.,
downtown
Heavener.
• OCT. 4 — Honobia
Bigfoot Festival and
Conference, Kiamichi
Mountains Christian
Mission. Info: Jolly
Winsor, (918) 755-4549,
(918) 415-4267, www.
[email protected].
— Fundraiser with food,
auction and live music to
benefit family of Allen
Harper of Panama, who
died recently from complications from surgery,
12:30 p.m., 31 Junction
Mart, Panama.
• OCT. 8 — Fourth annual
Taste of LeFlore County,
5-7:30 p.m., LeFlore
County Museum at Hotel
Lowrey, 104 N. Witte.
— Howe Schools Johnson
O’Malley and Indian
Education committee
meetings,
4
p.m.,
Technology Building.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 . . . PAGE 3
Charles Ronald Wiedemann
Charles Ronald Wiedemann, 51,
of Poteau died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in
Fort Smith, Ark.
Charles was born June 10, 1964, in
Stigler to Charles Henry and Betty Ruth
(Moore)Wiedemann. He was a loving
husband, father and grandfather. He was
preceded in death by his parents; brother,
Robert Perry and Aunt, Charlotte
Jackson.
Survivors include his wife, Heather of the home; two
daughters, Ashlee Bourne of Keota, Amber Wiedemann
of the home; five grandchildren, Brooklyn, Joey, Jasper,
Andrea and Erica; sisters, Betty Sue Owens of Iola, Kan.,
Kim Romig of Lone Elm, Kan.; brothers, Michael Perry
of Keota, Paul Wiedemann of Tulsa, Mark Wiedemann of
Stigler, Lindsey Perry of Keota; other relatives, loved
ones and friends.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at
Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau, with the Rev. Lynn
Bullard officiating. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery,
Keota. Pallbearers will be Paul Wiedemann, Lindsey
Perry, Kevin Jackson, Kyle Jackson, Shane Wiedemann,
Mark Wiedemann, Markus Wiedemann and Joe
Trammell.
Evans and Miller Funeral Home is handling
arrangements.
Joining the lineup of
vendors and entertainment
at this year’s Talihina Fall
Festival will be a soapmaking demonstration by
Janet Ingle.
Ingle said she enjoys
making soap and has been
using homemade soap for
years. She will be expanding her product line to
include bath gels, bath salts
and some lotions. You will
be able to add your own
personalized scents from
her selection of oils. She is
a distributor for Young Living Essential Oils.
Ingle grew up in Tulsa
and is an RN. She and her
husband moved to Leflore
from Greenwood, Ark.,
about eight years ago when
her husband retired. They
built a house next to where
he grew up. They have a
Janet Ingle will demonstrate soap making.
garden and a u-pick Blueberry farm. She can be contacted at www.creeksideberryfarm.com or (918)
448-8365.
The festival will take
place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oct. 31. Some vendor spac-
DEATH NOTICES
Aretha “Fefe” Brown
Robert Brewer
Aretha “Fefe” Brown, 77, of Pocola
died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Fort
Smith, Ark.
She was born Dec. 19, 1937, at Dustin
to William Barker and Rosetta (Harris)
Brown. She was retired from retail sales
for K-Mart.
Survivors include four daughters,
Monica Mosley and husband Howard,
Pamela Sharp, Kelly Schertler and husband J.D. all of
Pocola and Sandra Gardner and husband Bill of Roland;
a brother, Kenneth Brown of Sallisaw; four sisters, Aftin
Jones of Bokoshe, Zelvern Pinkston of Pocola, Genice
Sharp of Modesto, Calif., and Emma Smith of Sallisaw;
seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; other family
members, friends and loved ones.
Aretha is preceded in death by three sisters, Mabel
Watteau, Jewell Ellis and Geneva Evans; two sons-inlaw, Alvin McGuire and Calvin “Stickman” Stone.
Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct.
2, at Dustin Cemetery with Pastor Glen Edmondson
officiating.
Viewing will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at Grace
Manor Funeral Home of Poteau.
Robert Brewer, 73, of Clayton died Monday, Sept. 28,
2015 in Tulsa.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 3, in Old Talihina Cemetery under the direction of
Burkhart Funeral Service, Talihina.
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Lafreeda E. Ethridge
es are still available.
For more information,
contact the Talihina Chamber of Commerce at 918567-3434.
The festival is sponsored
in part by a grant from the
Oklahoma Arts Council.
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CHURCH
OF
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SUNDAY:
9:45 Sunday School
10:45 & 6:00 – Worship Celebrations
WEDNESDAY:
6:00 – Family Dinner
7:00 – Family Ministries
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647-3470
Gregory
Pastor
Brian
W.Ledbetter,
Smith, Pastor
Lafreeda E. Ethridge, 85, of Spiro died Tuesday, Sept.
29, 2015.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct.
2, in New Hope Cemetery under the direction of MalloryMartin Funeral Home.
Clifford Kennith York
Clifford Kennith York, 62, of Panama died Tuesday,
Sept. 29, 2015, in Fort Smith, Ark.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at
Bethel Lighthouse Church Panama. Burial will be in
Shady Point Cemetery under the direction of Grace
Manor Funeral Home of Poteau.
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‘Minority Report’ is 40 years
ahead of schedule
Guest Column
We are a scant 40 years away
from the futuristic world that
science fiction author Philip K.
Dick envisioned for “Minority
Report” in which the government is all-seeing, all-knowing
and all-powerful, and if you
dare to step out of line, darkclad police SWAT teams will
crack a few skulls to bring the
populace under control.
Unfortunately, we may have
already arrived at the year
2054.
Increasingly, the world
around us resembles Dick’s
dystopian police state in which
the police combine widespread
surveillance, behavior prediction technologies, data mining
and precognitive technology to
capture would-be criminals
before they can do any damage. In other words, the government’s goal is to prevent
crimes before they happen:
precrime.
Seemingly taking its cue
from science fiction, technology has moved so fast in the
short time since “Minority
Report” premiered in 2002 that
what once seemed futuristic no
longer occupies the realm of
science fiction. Incredibly, as
the various nascent technologies employed and shared by
the government and corporations alike — facial recognition, iris scanners, massive
databases, behavior prediction
software, and so on — are
incorporated into a complex,
interwoven cyber network
aimed at tracking our movements, predicting our thoughts
and controlling our behavior,
Spielberg’s unnerving vision
of the future is fast becoming
our reality.
Examples abound.
Fiction:
In
“Minority
Report,” police use holographic data screens, city-wide surveillance cameras, dimensional
maps and database feeds to
monitor the movements of its
citizens.
their associates) will
result in harsh penalties. In other
words, you are
guilty before you
are given any chance
to prove you are
Reality check:
Microsoft, in a partnership with New
York City, has
developed a crime- John Whitehead
fighting system that
“will allow police
by installing iris scanners,
to quickly collate and visualize
which can scan the irises of
vast amounts of data from cam30-50 people per minute,
eras, licence plate readers, 911
throughout the city.
calls, police databases and
Police departments around
other sources. It will then disthe country have begun using
play the information in real
the
Mobile
Offender
time, both visually and chronoRecognition
and
Information
logically, allowing investigators to centralize information System, a physical iPhone addabout crimes as they happen or on that allows police officers
patrolling the streets to scan
are reported.”
Fiction: No matter where the irises and faces of suspectpeople go in the world of ed criminals and match them
“Minority Report,” one’s bio- against government databases.
metric data precedes them, In fact, in 2014, the FBI
allowing corporations to tap launched a nationwide datainto their government profile base of iris scans for use by
and target them for advertising law enforcement agencies in
based on their highly individu- their efforts to track criminals.
Corporations, as well, are
al characteristics. So fine-tuned
is the process that it goes way beginning to implement eyebeyond gender and lifestyle to tracking technology in their
mood detection, so that stores tablets, smartphones and comand billboards call out to pass- puters. It will allow companies
ersby with advertising geared to track which words and
at their interests and moods. In phrases the user tends to rean effort to outwit the identifi- read, hover on, or avoid, which
cation scanners, some citizens can give insight into what she
opt for surgery to have their is thinking.
Fiction:
In
“Minority
eyeballs replaced.
Reality check: Google is Report,” a pre-crime division
working on context-based utilizes psychic mutant humans
advertising that will use envi- to determine when a crime will
ronmental sensors in your cell take place next.
Reality check: While no
phone, laptop, etc., to deliver
“targeted ads tailored to fit psychic mutants are powering
with what you’re seeing and the government’s predictive
hearing in the real world.” policing efforts, the end result
However, long before Google remains the same: a world in
set their sights on context which crimes are prevented
advertising, facial and iris rec- through the use of sophisticatognition machines were being ed data mining, surveillance,
employed, ostensibly to detect community policing and precriminals, streamline security crime. For instance, police in
checkpoints processes, and major American cities have
facilitate everyday activities. been test-driving a tool that
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Amendment
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Booksellers for Free
Expression, and a host of
other groups remind us
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“marketplace of ideas”
and is contrary to the
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innocent.
Fiction:
In
“Minority
Report,” government agents
use “sick sticks” to subdue
criminal suspects using lesslethal methods.
Reality check: A variety of
less-lethal weapons have been
developed in the years since
“Minority Report” hit theaters.
In 2007, the Department of
Homeland Security granted a
contract to Intelligent Optical
Systems, Inc., for an “LED
Incapacitator,” a flashlight-like
device that emits a dazzling
array of pulsating lights, incapacitating its target by causing
nausea and vomiting. Raytheon
has created an “Assault
Intervention Device” which is
basically a heat ray that causes
an unbearable burning sensation on its victim’s skin. The
Long Range Acoustic Device,
which emits painful noises in
order to disperse crowds, has
been seen at the London
Olympics and G20 protests in
Pittsburgh.
Fiction: A hacker captures
visions from the “precog”
Agatha’s mind and plays them
for John Anderton.
Reality check: While still in
its infancy, technology that
seeks to translate human
thoughts into computer actions
is slowly becoming a reality.
Jack Gallant, a neuroscientist
at UC Berkeley, and his
research team have created
primitive software capable of
translating the thoughts of
viewers into reconstructed
visual images. A company
named Emotiv is developing
technology which will be capable of reading a user’s thoughts
and using them as inputs for
operating machinery, like voice
recognition but with brain signals. Similar devices are being
created to translate thoughts
into speech.
Fiction:
In
“Minority
Report,” tiny sensory-guided
spider robots converge on suspected pre-criminals, scanning
their biometric data and feeding it into a central government
database.
Reality check: An agency
with the Department of Defense
is working on turning insects
into living UAVs, or “cybugs.”
By expanding upon the insects’
natural abilities (e.g., bees’
olfactory abilities being utilized for bomb detection, etc.),
government agents hope to use
these spy bugs to surreptitiously gather vast quantities of
information. Researchers eventually hope to outfit June beetles with tiny backpacks complete with various detection
devices, microphones and cameras.
Fiction:
In
“Minority
Report,” police track drivers’
movements through the use of
onboard
computers.
Autonomous, driver-less vehicles zip through the city, moving people to their destinations
based upon simple voice commands.
Reality check: Congress is
now requiring that all new cars
come equipped with event data
recorders that can record and
transmit data from onboard
computers. Similarly, insurance companies are offering
discounts to drivers who agree
to have tracking bugs installed.
Google has also created selfdriving cars.
These are but a few of the
technological devices now in
the hands of those who control
the corporate police state.
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David L. Hudson Jr.
explicit themes, sorcery,
gambling and violence.
The ALA’s Office of
Intellectual Freedom website provides detailed
descriptions of books
challenged year by year
and by decade, offers a
top 10 list and provides
detailed statistics.
The U.S. Supreme
Court addressed the concept of banning books
from a public school
library in Bd. of Educ. v.
Pico (1982). Five years
ago, in an interview,
Robert Rieger — one of
the students who challenged the censorship in
the Pico case — said that,
“I couldn’t believe they
were taking classics from
the library.”
In the Pico decision,
Justice William Brennan
wrote that public school
officials could not remove
books
from
library
shelves simply because
they disagreed with the
ideas in those books. In
his reasoning, Brennan
emphasized the “right to
receive ideas.”
This “right” should be
sacrosanct in this nation. Inquisitive
minds
shouldn’t be repressed or
rebuffed. Rather, they
should be applauded or
encouraged.
We want an educated
populace who loves to
read and explore. Justice
Louis Brandeis warned in
1927 that “the greatest
menace to freedom is an
inert people.”
Celebrate
Banned
Books Week by taking
time to reflect on the
importance
of
First
Amendment freedoms and
the power of “the right to
receive ideas.”
David L. Hudson, Jr. is
the Ombudsman for the
Newseum Institute’s First
Amendment Center. He
also is the author or coauthor of more than 40
books, including The First
Amendment: Freedom of
Speech (2012).
Sports
Panama girls beat Poteau; Hill
has record day on the base paths
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Tuesday’s High School Softball Roundup
TRIPLE B — Panama’s Brittnie Brassfield, left, gets
to third base safely on a second-inning triple as Poteau
third baseman Lexie Wooten awaits the throw during
Poteau’s Senior Night game Tuesday.
PDN photo by David Seeley
The Panama Lady Razorbacks spoiled
Senior Night for the Poteau Lady Pirates
as they left town with an 8-2 victory Tuesday afternoon.
The Lady Razorbacks (16-13) jumped
out to a 3-0 lead in the opening inning.
The Lady Pirates (7-23) cut the deficit to 3-1 in the second inning on Kaylee
Nixon’s groundout, but that was as close
as Poteau got.
Panama scored twice in the third inning and three runs in the fourth to make
it 8-1.
The last run for Poteau scored on a Panama error, allowing Bayli Soriano to score
Pirate Profile
from third base.
Panama pitcher McKenzie Harper (119) threw a four-hitter with four strikeouts.
For the game, Sydnee Haynes was
2-for-3 with a double and two runs batted
in, Brittnie Brassfield was 2-for-2 with a
triple and a run scored and Calista Buckley
was 1-for-1 with a run scored for Panama.
Maci McMillin and Lexie Wooten, two
of the three seniors honored on Senior
Night along with Sunnie McConnell, each
singled as did Taylor Nixon and Darci
Kuck. Taylor Nixon (5-14) took the loss.
(See SOFTBALL, Page 6)
Talihina entertains Gore on Friday
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
The Talihina Golden Tigers have responded rather nicely after losing in Week
2 to Antlers. The Golden Tigers (3-1
overall, 1-0 in District A-8 play) have upset Class 2A’s seventh-ranked Christian
Heritage Acacemy and blanked Savanna
last week in their district opener.
“We’re continuing to get better,” Talihina coach Kelly Gravitt said. “We’re
playing good defense. We need to sharpen
up our secondary play. That’s still a weakness for us, bit over the last two weeks on
defense, we’ve been getting after it.”
However, Talihina is still having some
miscues on offense.
“Offensively at times, we’ve looked
sharp, but then we’d have a mistake, like
the quarterback-center exchange, and
those would cause us problems in putting us behind the chains in long downs,”
Gravitt said. “We’ll have eight or nine
good plays, then have a bust — but it’s
all stuff we can fix. We’re ironing out the
READY FOR METRO — Poteau football seniors Austin Archey, left, and Sam
Shore said the Pirates are ready for Friday night’s District 4A-4 showdown against
Tulsa Metro Christian.
Senior duo says Poteau
ready for Metro Christian
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
There’s no doubt Friday
night’s District 4A-4 showdown in Tulsa between
the Poteau Pirates and the
Metro Christian Patriots
is the biggest game of the
season.
“I don’t think I can put
it [a win in Friday night’s
game] into words, but I’m
looking forward to it,” senior Sam Shore said.
“You hate to say that it
would win the district, but
the way the district is playing out it would definitely
mean a district title —
which would be big, having
two home playoff games,”
senior Austin Archey said.
“It’s definitely big.”
However, the Pirates
have tried their best to not
think about this week’s
game while they were preparing for their other opponents to this point.
“Coach [Forrest Mazey]
says take it a week at a
time,” Archey said. “We
need to be 1-0 for the week.
You can’t be 10-0 without
being 1-0 the first week.
So, we just take it a week
at a time. You try your best
to not look ahead, but it’s
impossible not to.”
“Personally, it’s not been
[a problem] for me,” Shore
said about looking ahead to
the Patriots. “I’m just taking it one [game] at a time.
This is a big week for us.”
The Pirates may have
started slow in last week’s
district opener at Muldrow,
but finished strong. However, they can’t afford to do
that this week against Tulsa
Metro Christian.
“I thought our first half
was a little slow, but we finished strong,” Shore said.
“If we start and finish like
we finished last week, we’ll
have a shot [to beat Metro
Christian].”
For the last two seasons
under former coach Greg
Werner, one of the familiar offense sets was known
as the “Mule,” in which
Archey would essentially
be featured as a running
back. While that’s no longer
in the playbook, the new set
hasn’t kept the senior from
getting in offensively.
“It kind of moves me
around a little bit more instead of me being directly
behind the center [as in the
‘Mule’],” Archey said. “I
like it because [the defense]
can’t key exactly where I’ll
be at or what we’re going
to do out of it. It opens it up
a little more for me.”
However,
anytime
Archey gets the ball, he’ll
be a happy camper.
“I get the ball, so I’m going to like it. I like changing stuff up,” he said. “We
were in the ‘Mule’ for two
years — and it worked —
but obviously it’s worked.
It’s gotten me the ball in
different sets, so I like this
as well.”
Poteau Takedown Club to meet Monday
The Poteau Takedown Club will have
a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at Sherman
Floyd Fieldhouse.
All Poteau high school and junior high
wrestlers and parents are urged to attend
the meeting, which will discuss about upcoming events for the 2015-16 season for
the Pirates.
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JODIE HILL
kinks.”
The Golden Tigers will entertain the
Gore Pirates (0-4, 0-1) at 7 p.m. Friday at
Doc Robinson Stadium. The Pirates have
been outscored 182-22 in their four games
this season. However, they can still pose
problems for the Golden Tigers.
“They’re in a I-stack [offensively],”
Gravitt said. “Defensively, they’re going
to bring pressure, but our strength is our
offensive line. They’ve been giving our
quarterback Sooner Box the protection
to throw the ball. They’re been blocking
well for our running backs to have lots
of yards. Our line will pick up their pressure.”
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District Overall +/Talihina
1-0
3-1 +15
Quinton
1-0
3-1 +15
Sallisaw-Central
1-0
3-1 +15
Warner
0-0
1-3
0
Gore
0-1
0-4 -15
Porter Consolidated 0-1
0-4 -15
Savanna
0-1
0-4 -15
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Johnston wins 10th checkered flag; Gemmill gets victory
No. 4 as Vaughn, Wheeler nab first victories of season
By Rob Nugent
Tri-State Speedway Announcer
We finally broke Mother Nature’s grip on summer and may
have finally reached fall at the
legendary high banks. Temperatures were in the mid 80s at race
time Saturday night at Tri-State
Speedway and quickly dropped
off to the mid 70s after sunset.
The night kicked off after hot
laps with the invocation and a live
rendition of the national anthem.
Heat racing action for the 88
cars on hand was underway at
7:40 p.m.
During the intermission, the
trophy presentations for the previous week’s feature winners from
Sept. 12 and 19 were up next
with interviews by Brian White,
along with photo taking on the
pass through in front of the grandstands. Several race fans and kids
were also the lucky recipients of
track giveaways, including free
T-shirts during the break in racing
action
The TSS Modified B Feature
was up first after intermission and
saw Muldrow's Ryan Taylor take
the win over Brandon Hunter of
Alma, Ark. and Wayne Brooks.
The Pure Stock “A” Feature
was next. The 2015 Pure Stock
Track Champion, Chris Perkins
of Rudy, Ark., took home the win
as J.P. Harris of Bella Vista, Ark.,
crossed the line in second ahead
of Pocola's Junior Grim.
The IMCA Sport Mod A Feature saw Neil Johnston of Fort
Smith, Ark., pick up his first win
in this class, as Logan Ellis finished in second ahead of Ken McCarty of Rogers, Ark. The point
leader coming into the last night
of racing, Kayden Menasco of
Dora, Ark., was able to close out
the race with a strong top-five finish and secure the 2015 IMCA
Sport Mod championship as well
as the Oklahoma state championship.
The IMCA (Factory) Stock A
Feature saw Spiro's Kris Vaughn
picking up his first win of the season ahead of Pocola's Cecil Hayes
and Jerome Heinrich of Huntsville, Ark.
The IIMCA Modifieds rolled
out next for their A feature with
Ponca City's Van Gemmill winning for the fourth time in 2015.
Fort Gibsons' Tate Cole finished
in second ahead of previous winner, Jake Davis of Hackett, Ark.
The Super Stock A Feature saw
Johnston, the 2015 Super Stock
champion, win his 10th feature
in this class. Three-time defending track champion, Shady Point's
Dylan Davlin and Muskogee's
Kyle Slader finished in second
and third, respectively.
The TSS Modified A feature
was up last with Muskogee's
Chad Wheeler taking home the
checkered flag in front of Brent
Holman of Rogers and Mike
Cook of Community, Ark., in
third. In the closest point championship battle, Hunter had to come
through the B Feature and outran
Pocola's Jeremy Vaughn by three
positions. With the point leader
coming into the night, Choctaw's
Jamie Hibbs, spinning early in the
race, the championship was down
to Vaughn and Hunter. Hunter
entered the night five points behind Vaughn but was only able to
make up three of them. Vaughn’s
eighth-place finish was enough to
secure him the 2015 TSS Modified championship.
After the race program, the
second $2,000-to-Win, 100-Lap
Enduro took place. Brian White
of Mountainburg, Ark., picked up
the win ahead of Jeremy Wilson
of Humboldt, Kan., and Enid's
Alan Crawford. The full results
from this event will be posted in a
separate article next week.
Complete race results, including heats, are available at www.
Tri-StateSpeedway.com.
Current point standings are available
there, as well.
Tri-State Speedway will return
to action again Saturday night
with another night of racing in
all six classes. It will be Fan Appreciation Night with several activities throughout the night and
discounted grandstand admission.
All grandstand tickets will be
only $5.
Pit gates will open at 4 p.m.
with the grandstands opening at
5 p.m. Hot laps will begin at 7
p.m. with pre-race ceremonies to
follow and green flag action at
7:30 p.m. Information on admission pricing and our complete
2015 racing schedule can always
be found at www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com.
Lady Pirate Profile
HOLE-Y PUTT — Josh Munoz, front right, makes a putt on No. 18 while Chris
Ward, Eddie Freeman and Bobby Pickle, from left, watch during Monday's San
Bois CASA Golf Tournament at Wolf Ridge Country Club.
TERRIFIC TRIO — Poteau softball seniors, from left, Sunnie McConnell, Lexie
Wooten and Maci McMillin, will begin their final high school fast-pitch softball
playoffs this afternoon at the Class 4A District Tournament in Muldrow.
Poteau softball seniors confident
about strong showing in playoffs
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
The postseason for the 2015 Poteau Lady
Pirates fast-pitch softball team will begin
this afternoon with a 4:30 p.m. doubleheader at Muldrow in the best-of-3 series in the
Class 4A District Tournament.
While the Lady Pirates have only won
seven games to this point, senior catcher
Maci McMillin said the team is playing
better now when it counts the most.
"We've started working more as a team
than we did at the beginning of the season," McMillin said. "I think we can make
a playoff run, if we played like we did up
at NSU [last weekend's tournament in Tahlequah]."
At last weekend's tournament, Poteau
went 2-3 and perhaps played its five best
games of the season.
"We've been struggling, but at the NSU
Tournament we were all hitting very well,"
senior shortstop Sunnie McConnell said.
"We were all confident in the [batter's] box.
We really worked well together as a team,
like when we were playing defense. We
got along really well, so it made it easier to
play together."
Unlike McMillin and McConnell, Poteau's third senior, infielder Lexie Wooten,
has only played for the last three years. She
did not play her freshman year, but her two
senior cohorts talked her into coming out
SOFTBALL
Heavener 12, Smithville 4: In Heavener, senior
shortstop Jodie Hill continues to add on to her historic
season.
Hill, who set the Oklahoma state high school
softball stolen base record
in last month’s LeFlore
County Tournament, had
three stolen bases, with the
first one putting her second
all-time national. She now
is at 264 for her four-year
beginning her sophomore season.
"I just didn't play [my freshman year],
Wooten said. "I played with my travel team,
Diversion, and I played with them. I grew
up with Maci and Sunnie, and they pushed
me into wanting me to come out and play.
So, I thought I'd give it a shot. I regret not
playing my freshman year, but I'm really
glad I came out for softball these last three
years."
Something which has eluded the Lady
Pirates over the last few years is winning
regional titles, thus advancing to the Class
4A Fast-Pitch State Tournament. The senior trio would like nothing better than to
end their prep fast-pitch careers than being
in the Elite 8.
"I'd feel excited and nervous, but it
would feel like an accomplishment because
we had gotten there," McMillin said.
"Making the state tournament will be
exciting and nerve-wracking," McConnell
said. "I really don't know how I'd describe
it if we get there. It would be so exciting to
get the chance to play in the state tournament."
"It would be exciting to make it, just to
prove everyone wrong that we were struggling," Wooten said. "Now that we're starting to work together and we're starting to
figure things out, it would be a lot of fun
[to make state]. None of we seniors have
made it in our four years, so it would be
fun to go."
career, with 320 being the
national career mark. This
season, Hill is 67-of-69 in
stolen bases.
Hill didn’t stop there as
she scored three runs to give
her 242 careers runs scored,
setting another state record.
Her fourth-inning single
gave her 244 for her career,
putting the Heavener senior
16 away from tying and 17
from breaking the state hit
record for a career.
As for the game, the
Lady Wolves (29-9), who
led 7-4 in the fifth inning,
put the game into run-rule
status with a five-run fifth,
ended by Erika Lemay’s
walk-off, three-run home
run. For the game, Lemay
was 1-for-3 with her homer.
Makenzie Wilson (298) got the win, throwing a
five-hitter with 10 strikeouts.
Perry Reed Team win San Bois CASA
Golf Tournament on tiebreaking draw
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
The winning team of
the 2015 San Bois CASA
Golf Tournament, which
took place Monday at Wolf
Ridge Country Club, was
not decided on the links,
but with the luck of a draw.
The Perry Reed Team,
comprised of Perry and Justin Reed, Jeff Rogers and
Josh Wiles and the Blake
Trucking Team made up of
Matt Blake, Matt Brown,
Mike Joiner and Jeremy
Moe ended up tied for first.
To decide the winners,
a drawing took place with
a number on each sheet.
Whichever number was
drawn, the team who won
that hole was awarded
first place — which ended
up being the Perry Reed
Team.
Lyle Whitworth was the
longest drive winner, while
Joiner was the closest to the
hole winner.
The funds raised in Monday's tournament will help
fund upcoming projects for
the organization.
For additional information about how to make
donations to the organization, e-mail inquiries to
[email protected],
mail donations to San Bois
CASA, P.O. Box 1392, Poteau, OK 74953 or go to the
organization's
Facebook
page.
Heavener Wolves look to end
three-game losing streak Friday,
welcome Valliant Bulldogs to town
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
The Heavener Wolves will look to end
their current three-game losing streak as
they return to Harvey Stadium to entertain
the Valliant Bulldogs at 7 p.m. Friday.
The Wolves (1-3 overall, 0-1 in District
3A-8 play) haven't won since opening night
when they downed the Atoka Wampus Cats
39-20. Since then, the Wolves have lost to
Vian (42-21), Muldrow (35-14) and last
week's district opener against Eufaula (5114). However, in all fairness, the Wolves
were not at full strength last week.
"Not having [tailback/linebacker] Luke
McGee [illness] last week got us down a
little bit," Heavener coach Sam Hembree
said. "We lost Luke on both sides of the
ball, and we only played Trey on defense
[after a first-half injury while playing quarterback]. We had several out last week.
We had to move guys around to different
spots. With them back in their usual spots,
I think we'll be more familiar with things
this week. Getting our guys back this week
will be a big thing for us."
The Bulldogs (0-4, 0-1) are winless on
the season and have been outscored 162-32
to this point of the season. Thus, if there
was a perfect time to end the losing streak,
it's Friday night.
"I think we've got a chance to win this
one, but the kids have to realize it," Hembree said. "We have to go out and play
well, and not beat ourselves. That's been
the biggest thing the last couple of years.
We've been making too many mistakes. If
we go play well, then we'll be all right."
With that said, the ’Dogs can still pose
some problems for the Wolves.
"Their quarterback is a good player,"
Hembree said. "He can put you in a bind,
and any time you have to account for a
player like him so much, that puts your defense in a bind. They can get into the backfield pretty quickly [on defense]. Their defensive front plays well. They're going to
have numbers in the box, and we're going
to have to make sure we have the answer
for that."
If the Wolves can quit making miscues,
they stand a good chance of winning Friday night.
"We have to go play smart football,"
Hembree said. "We have to get lined up
right on defense. We have to take care of
the ball and not make mistakes [on offense]. If we do those things, we'll be all
right."
•••
District 3A-8 Standings
Team
District Overall
+/Eufaula
1-0
1-3
+15
Roland
1-0
3-1
+15
Stigler
1-0
3-1
+15
Idabel
0-0
2-2
0
Heavener
0-1
1-3
-15
Spiro
0-1
0-4
-15
Valliant
0-1
0-4
-15
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ALLEY OOP© by Jack and Carole Bender
KIT ‘N’ CARLYLE© by Larry Wright
HERMAN© by Jim Unger
ARLO & JANIS© by Jimmy Johnson
THE VILLAGE IDIOT
THE SUPER ALWAYS
RINGS TWICE
The post office called me at 9
this morning, saying they had a
priority package for us. Jody the
mailman wouldn't get to our place
until 3, but if we wanted the package sooner, we could come over
and pick it up.
I lived in Manhattan for 20 years
and the post office never called
me. Not once. Countless times, I
would find a yellow slip in my let-
BIG NATE© by Lincoln Peirce
HOROSCOPE
By
Eugenia
Last
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015
The ability to concentrate all of
your energies in one direction will
prove to be a distinct advantage
over the competition this year.
Narrow your focus. Resist the urge
to take on too many tasks so that
you don't lose the ground you've
gained. Keep the momentum
going.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- You'll find inspiration if you
travel or attend a conference or
trade show. Visiting new places
and exploring various philosophies
and cultures will spark a creative
concept.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Financial gains are possible if
you are proactive. Go over
contracts and agreements carefully.
Property deals should be considered
as a source of extra income. Make
your money work for you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
-- You will end up in an awkward
position if someone you care about
feels stifled. Trying to win every
discussion or top any achievement
will not lead to happiness.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- Take it easy. You need rest and
relaxation if you want to be at your
best. Some quality downtime will
help you regroup and plan an
unbeatable strategy.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- You will be the star of the show.
Others will be drawn to your sense
of humor. When possible, include
younger family members in your
plans. Romance is in the stars.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- You will be resentful if a family
member is being secretive. In
order to reduce the tension, you
should initiate an honest dialogue
without being critical or
overbearing.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- Love is in a high cycle. A social
or cultural event will give you a
chance to meet compatible
personal or professional partners.
Let your energy and magnetism
lead the way.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Someone from your past will
cause you to rethink a situation
you are currently facing. If you
have strayed too far from your
intended target, consider setting a
new goal.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- If emotions are running high,
you should take a breather and
rethink your position. Shopping,
sightseeing or visiting a friend will
help you put your situation into
proper perspective.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- Lending or borrowing money or
possessions is discouraged. Take a
closer look at your bank account.
Keep some funds in reserve to
cover an unexpected expense. A
safety net will ease stress.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- Make the most of your good will
and generosity and offer your
services
to
a
charitable
organization. Your charm and
sincerity will encourage people to
join your cause. You can make a
difference.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
-- You may feel like pampering
yourself, but remember that
overindulgence or overspending
will put you at a disadvantage.
Don't let your temper get the better
of you.
THE BORN LOSER© by Art and Chip Sansom
FRANK & ERNEST© by Bob Thaves
THE GRIZZWELLS© by Bill Schorr
MONTY© by Jim Meddick
THATABABY© by Paul Trap
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015
Today is the 274th day of 2015
and the ninth day of autumn.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1890,
an act of Congress established
Yosemite National Park in
California.
In 1949, Chinese Communist
Party Chairman Mao Zedong
declared the People's Republic
of China at a ceremony in
Beijing.
In 1971, Walt Disney World
opened to the public in Orlando,
Florida.
In 1975, Muhammad Ali
defeated Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla
in Manila" boxing match in the
Philippines.
In 1982, compact discs debuted
for sale in Japan.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Helio
Gracie (1913-2009), martial artist;
Walter Matthau (1920-2000),
actor; Jimmy Carter (1924- ), 39th
U.S. president; William Rehnquist
(1924-2005), United States chief
justice; Tom Bosley (1927-2010),
actor; Richard Harris (1930-2002),
actor; Julie Andrews (1935- ),
actress; Rod Carew (1945- ), baseball player; Tim O'Brien (1946- ),
author; Randy Quaid (1950- ),
actor; Esai Morales (1962- ),
actor; Mark McGwire (1963- ),
baseball player; Zach Galifianakis
(1969- ), actor/comedian.
TODAY'S FACT: In 1957, the
first paper currency bearing the
U.S. motto "In God we trust"
entered circulation.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1961,
Roger Maris hit his 61st home
run of the season, breaking the
single-season record that had
been held by Babe Ruth since
1927.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "We are a
strong nation, and we will maintain strength so sufficient that it
need not be proven in combat -- a
quiet strength based not merely on
the size of an arsenal, but on the
nobility of ideas."
– Jimmy Carter
TODAY'S NUMBER: $3.50 adult ticket price at Walt Disney
World's Magic Kingdom the day
it opened in 1971. The one-day
ticket price (age 10 and up) in
2015 is $105.
TODAY'S MOON: Between full
moon (Sept. 27) and last quarter
moon (Oct. 4).
by Jim Mullen
ter box, saying a package was
waiting at the post office 10 blocks
away because it was too big to fit
in our tiny box.
I'd get there, wait in line for 20
minutes and finally hand the clerk
the yellow slip. She'd disappear
and then return with a large piece
of junk mail: a 900-page catalog
of fancy doorknobs. An 1,100page, 3-pound issue of Vogue. A
footlong tube with a map rolled
up inside with the "secret" location of a timeshare property in
Cabo San Lucas that I could have
for only $250,000.
Never once was it anything
worth walking 10 blocks for.
Apartment building mailboxes
are a regulation size: roughly one
inch by two inches. Which is
swell if you're expecting a surprise package from Tiffany and
Co., but not so swell if you are
expecting something bigger than,
oh, a normal-sized envelope.
All the boxes are equipped with
a frail, miniature lock that constantly jams. The main purpose of
the lock is to make it hard for you
to get your mail, but easy for
thieves to steal it using sophisticated, hard-to-find tools like a
screwdriver or a cheap pocketknife.
Getting the mail in the city got to
be such a problem that there was
talk of getting a doorman for our
building. If you think a doorman
is someone who opens the door
for you when you enter the building, the first thing I want to say to
you is, "Congratulations on reaching your 120th birthday. Please
call Al Roker to get your on-air
birthday greeting." Doormen
haven't opened doors since men
wore spats. What they do nowadays is collect your mail, accept
your packages and sign for your
Amazon deliveries.
"But if we could afford a doorman, Sue and I wouldn't be living
in such a crappy building in the
first place," I said. Oops ... Did
I just say that out loud? At a
building board meeting full of
our neighbors?
"Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy
bigger mailboxes?" asked Mr.
Frisbee. "The money we would
save giving a doorman
Christmas tips would pay for
it."
At the mention of tips, Mr.
Bogg, the building super,
jumped to his feet and volunteered to act as mail collector in
addition to his other duties. For
free.
"What other duties?" I said,
because as far as I know, we had
been tipping him every
Christmas for years for doing
absolutely nothing. The tip was
to keep him from sneaking in
when we were at work and
breaking something. It was like
protection money. Things
always seemed to break in the
bad tippers' apartments.
But the board fell for it, and let
Mr. Bogg sign for the mail. As
part of the deal, he insisted that
the board buy him a fancy coat
with gold braid on it, which he
wore while he fixed toilets and
switched locks. He also wore it
when we went to collect our
free mail -- mail that he could
never seem to find unless he
saw a dollar in your hand. Soon
I longed for the 10-block walk
to the post office.
Now that we live in a house,
our mailbox is gigantic. A family of five could live inside.
There is no lock on it. We still
get amazing amounts of junk
mail, but it's so convenient, we
don't even complain about it.
Besides, junk mail helps the
economy. It keeps a lot of people in the paper-shredder business employed.
(Contact Jim Mullen at
JimMullenBooks.com.)
(SW/4) of the
gage Co, in the DisTHE
SUCCESTRO; IF SAID DESouthwest Quarter
trict
Court
of
SORS, IMMEDIATE
FENDANT IS LIV(SW/4) of the
LeFlore County,
AND REMOTE OF
ING, BUT IN THE
Southwest Quarter
State of Oklahoma,
CECIL CURTIS
ALTERNATIVE, IF
(SW/4) of Section 9;
and that you must
WATT,
DEDEAD, THEN THE
Township 8 North,
answer the Petition
CEASED;
RESPECTIVE UNRange 25 East of
on or before NoTHE HEIRS, EXKNOWN HEIRS,
the Indian Base and
vember 8, 2015, or
ECUTORS, ADEXECUTORS, ADMeridian, LeFlore
the allegations of
MINISTRATORS,
MINISTRATORS,
County,
said Petition will be
POTEAU
DAILYOklahoma,
NEWS
DEVISEES, TRUSDEVISEES, SUCmore particularly
taken as true and
TEES, SUCCESCESSORS, TRUSdescribed as foljudgment rendered
SORS AND ASTEES OR ASlows: Beginning at a
against you awardSIGNS IMMEDIATE
SIGNS, IF ANY, OF
point 503.2 feet
ing Plaintiff a first
AND REMOTE OF
EACH SUCH DEEast of the Southlien upon the followRUBY FRANCES CEASED PERSON
west corner of said
ing described real
WATT,
DEOR PERSONS,
Section 9; thence
estate, situated in
CEASED;
Defendants.
North 225 feet;
LeFlore County,
THE UNKNOWN
GREETINGS:
thence East 96.8
State of Oklahoma,
HEIRS, EXECUSaid Defendants
feet; thence South
to-wit:
TORS, ADMINISare hereby notified
225 feet; thence
BEGINNING AT
TRATORS, TRUSthat they have been
West 96.8 feet to
THE SE CORNER
TEES AND ASsued in Case No.
the point of beginOF THE N1/2
SIGNS,
TOCV-2015-111 in the
ning.
SW1/4 SW1/4 OF
GETHER WITH
District County of
Melba Hall, LeFlore
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1,
T H E(No
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CCESLEFLORE County,
We Accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discovery cards.ST OEAll
sales are
final
County Court Clerk
WNSHIP
6
SORS, IMMEDIATE
Oklahoma, GAYE
Date: September
Deadline of publication is three business days prior to date NORTH,
intended RANGE
for publication
before noon.
AND REMOTE
OF
SALING MCGUIN21, 2015
24
EAST,
RUBY FRANCES NESS, PLAINTIFF,
s/By:LEGALS
Janet Rogers
LEFLORE
MOBILE HOMES APARTMENTS
FOR SALE BY
LEGALS
EMPLOYMENT
W A TLEGALS
T,
DEvs. LEGALS
THE HEIRS,
Deputy
COUNTY, OKLACEASED;
EXECUTORS,
ADFOR RENT
OWNER
Published in the PoHOMA, THENCE
BRAND NEW
KAREN SUE WATT
MINISTRATORS,
teau Daily News on
RUNNING WEST
Duplexes
for
Rent.
Two
or
Three
AKA
KAREN
DEVISEES, TRUSNOW HIRING
J.L. Ford
September 24 and
409 FEET TO THE
Stove, washer/dryer
Bedroom Mobile
SALING,
and
Investments
TEES, SUCCESOctober 1, 8, 2015
POINT OF BEGINhook-ups. Contact
Homes for Rent. RV
918-647-2712
SPOUSE IF ANY;
SORS AND ASFULL TIME DRIVERS
(26915) LPXLP
We Buy & Sell
NING; THENCE
Bill Barnhart at
spaces available
WESLEY WILLIAM
SIGNS IMMEDIATE
NORTH A DIS918-839-2623.
• Must have a Class A or B CDL
also. Trash and
SALING;
AND
REMOTE
OF
B
EFORE
THE
Poteau
TANCE OF 230
Sewer paid. NO
with clean MVR
AVA BELLE WATT
CECIL CURTIS
CORPORATION
Handyman Special
FEET TO A POINT;
PETS!!
MOBILE HOMES
AKA AVA HILL
WATT,
DE• Be at least 23 years old and pass
900 Grady
COMMISSION OF
THENCE WEST A
918-647-3923 or
AND SPOUSE IF
CEASED; THE UN75 x 140 corner lot,
DOT physical with drug screen
FOR
SALE
OKLAHOMA
DISTANCE
OF
260
918-774-4624.
ANY;
needs work. Has
KNOWN HEIRS,
IN THE MATTER
• 401K, insurance, paid holidays,
FEET
TO
A
POINT;
work shop and
LEONARD HILL;
EXECUTORS, ADOF THE APPLICApaid vacations.
CLEAN, QUIET
DON’S
THENCE SOUTH A
garage. Will finace
RICHARD ALAN
MINISTRATORS,
TION OF
2 Bedroom, 1 Bath.
• Will train to operate mixer.
with $1,000 down.
DISTANCE OF 230
MOBILE HOMES
WATT
and
TRUSTEES AND
OKLAHOMA GAS
Stove, refrigerator,
With price of $25,000
FEET TO A POINT;
SPOUSE IF ANY;
ASSIGNS,
TOAND ELECTRIC
and $275 a month at
washer/dryer inTHENCE
EAST
A
Summer Sale!!
MARJORIE WATT;
GETHER WITH
Hwy 271 So. Poteau - 918-647-8218
8%. House open, go
COMPANY
cluded. NO PETS!!
DISTANCE OF 260
WANDA GAYLE
THE
SUCCESsee and bring $1,000
REQUESTING
918-647-6392 or
FEET
TO
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2015
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IMMEDIATE
and start working on
COMMISSION APPOINT
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BEGIN28 X 52,
YARD SALES
EMPLOYMENT 918-647-6996.
WANDA
GAYLE
your house.
AND REMOTE OF
PROVAL OF NEW
NING.
3-BEDROOM,
CASTRO;
CECIL CURTIS
For Rent In
DISTRIBUTIVE
Multi-Family
Local Company is
PROPERTY
AD32 Acres in North
2-BATH,
ED CASTRO;
WATT,
DEHeavener
GENERATION
Poteau on Central
Garage Sale
seeking a Heavy
DRESS:
34694
RIVER
BIRCH,
IF
SAID
DEFENCEASED;
20752 Old Hwy. 59
TARIFFS PURSUStreet. Owner will
Morgan Hill Road,
October 1-3
Duty Mechanic.
ISLAND KITCHEN,
DANT
IS
LIVING,
THE HEIRS, EX2 Bedroom
ANT
finace or trade. We
Wister, OK 74966
27466 Calhoun Rd.
Immediate
ENTERTAINMENT
BUT IN THE ALECUTORS, AD2 Bathroom
are brush hogging
TO TITLE 17, SECfor the sum of
Shady Point, OK
employment if
CENTER,
TERNATIVE, IF
MINISTRATORS,
Mobile Home
the pasture. A good
TION 156 OF THE
$12,685.51, with in1/2 mile past
qualified. Individual
APPLIANCE
DEAD,
THEN
THE
DEVISEES,
TRUSplace to build or
All Appliances
OKLAHOMA
terest from January
PACKAGE
Calhoun Church
must have own
RESPECTIVE UNput cows or horses.
TEES, SUCCESCH&A, Back Deck,
STATUTES
$2,000 0FF
26,
2015,
at
7.5
Glassware,
tools. A CDL
Priced at a bargain.
KNOWN HEIRS,
SORS AND ASMust See To
CAUSE NO. PUD
$54,900.00
percent per annum,
Housewares,
license is required.
$67,500.00
EXECUTORS,
ADSIGNS
IMMEDIATE
Appreciate!
201500274
together with a reaLinens, Tools,
Pay is determined
MINISTRATORS,
AND
REMOTE
OF
No Pets!!
NOTICE OF HEAR2015 PLATINUM
50 Acres near Wolf
sonable attorney's
Furniture,
based on
DEVISEES,
SUCRUBY FRANCES
$500/month
ING
Mtn. Golf Course.
32 X 64
fee, $490.00 for abCollectibles.
experience.
CESSORS, TRUSWATT,
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NOTICE
IS
3-BEDROOM,
stracting, advances
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Call Larry at
TEES
OR
ASCEASED;
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UN870-389-6074
damaged by storm.
HEREBY GIVEN
2-BATH,
for taxes, insurance
Everyone! It’s
918-649-4151 or
SIGNS,
IF
ANY,
OF
KNOWN
HEIRS,
No water or electric,
that Oklahoma Gas
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and property presWorth The Drive!
email resume to
EACH SUCH DEEXECUTORS, ADbut good view of
HOMES FOR RENT
FINISHED
and
Electric Comervation,
and
the
rock_it_bob@
CEASED PERSON MINISTRATORS,
golf course and nice
SHEETROCK,
pany (“OG&E”) filed
costs of this action,
yahoo.com. An
homes on Wolf Mtn.
OR PERSONS,
TRUSTEES
AND
AFFORDABLE
LARGE WALK-IN
its Application in
and ordering said
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Defendants.
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said
judgment,
CV-2015-111
THE
SUCCESIncome.
jewelry, propane
APPLIANCE
Available November
homa Corporation
POCOLA HEALTH
and forever barring
NOTICE
BY
PUBLISORS,
IMMEDIATE
Central Heat/Air,
tank, ice chests, 2
28th.
PACKAGE,
Commission (“Comyou and all persons
AND REHAB
CATION
AND REMOTE OF
Washer/Dryer
electric Eden Pur
SLIDING GLASS
mission”) issue an
claiming by, through
THE
STATE
OF
RUBY FRANCES
hook-ups.
Stoves, pressure
has the following
James Ford
DOOR & UTILITY/
Order approving
or under you from
OKLAHOMA TO:
WATT,
DEPanama, LeFlore,
cooker, swinging
openings:
MUD ROOM
479-806-8446
OG&E’s proposed
ever setting up or
THE HEIRS, EXCEASED; KAREN
Cowlington, Muse
lawn chair, picnic
$3,500
OFF
distributed genera• LPN
asserting any right,
We
Buy
&
Sell
ECUTORS,
ADSUE
WATT
AKA
and Whitesboro.
table & benches,
$78,000.00
tion tariffs and
title, equity or inter(3-11,
Mon-Fri)
MINISTRATORS,
KAREN
SALING,
Call Kiamichi
stuffed animals,
granting such other
est in and to said
DEVISEES, TRUSPortable Gas
and SPOUSE IF
Housing Authority.
odds and ends. 1
PRICES INCLUDE
and further relief as
real estate adverse
TEES, SUCCESGenerator
ANY;
WESLEY
• CMA
918-522-4436.
mile off 82 Hwy. on
DELIVERY, SET-UP,
the Commission
to the right and title
SORS
AND
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Electric
WILLIAM
SALING;
A/C
&
SKIRTING.
Bengal Road, 6
(3-11, Mon-Fri)
may determine to
of the purchaser at
301
N.
Harper
SIGNS
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Start
AVA
BELLE
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miles from LeFlore
be fair, just and eqsaid
foreclosure
3
Bedroom
AND
REMOTE
OF
10,000 Watt
AKA AVA HILL
(800)940-5581
on Bengal Rd. Will
• CNA
sale, and for such
uitable in the prem2 Bathroom
CECIL CURTIS AND SPOUSE IF
Never Been Used
be signs! Phone
other and further reises.
(3-11 & 11-7)
CH&A
WATT,
DE918-649-0691
donsmobilehomes.
ANY; LEONARD
No. 918-753-2239
lief to which it may
NOTICE IS FUR$650
per
month,
CEASED;
THE
UNbefore
7:00
p.m.
com
HILL;
RICHARD
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or 918-721-6728.
be entitled.
THER GIVEN that
plus deposit,
KNOWN HEIRS,
ALAN WATT and
Pocola Health
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plus references.
EXECUTORS, ADand Rehab
SPOUSE
IF
ANY;
Yard Sale
HAND AND OFFIfour new tariffs inREAL ESTATE
No Pets &
LEGALS
MINISTRATORS,
200 Home Street
MARJORIE
WATT;
311 Carter
CIAL SEAL, this
cluding a commerBackground Check
Pocola, OK 74902
TRUSTEES AND
WANDA
GAYLE
Friday October 2nd
IN THE DISTRICT 18th day of Sepcial TOU (“Time Of
918-687-4844 or
ASSIGNS,
TOWATT
AKA
J.L.
Ford
Lots of misc. items,
COURT
O F tember, 2015.
Use”)
tariff
918-869-1160.
GETHER WITH
WANDA GAYLE
Investments
clothing, misses,
LEFLORE
s/BY: Melba Hall
RECREATIONAL
(“COM-TOU-kW”)
918-647-2712
THE
SUCCESCASTRO; ED CAS3 Bedroom, 1 1/2
plus & men’s.
COUNTY
Court Clerk
and a residential
We Buy & Sell
SORS, IMMEDIATE
TRO; IF SAID DEFor Sale
Bath
Some collectibles
STATE OF OKLAs/By: Carla Martin
TOU
tariff
AND REMOTE OF
FENDANT IS LIV32’
1989
Pace
Newly remodeled
and antiques.
Poteau
Deputy
HOMA
(“R-TOU-kW”), a
CECIL CURTIS
ING,
BUT
IN
THE
34262
Jacob
Rd.
Arrow Motorhome.
918-839-3266
Shapiro & Cejda,
TEXAS BANK FInet metering rider
WATT,
DEStarting to remodel;
ALTERNATIVE, IF
Runs and
NANCIAL
D B A LLC
(the New Energy
fresh paint, flooring
MOVING SALE
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D
;
T
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DEAD,
THEN
THE
Small 3 Bedroom,
looks great, fully
& countertops.
770 NE 63rd St
TEXAS
Billing
Option;
Thurs-Sat, Oct 1-3
HEIRS, EXECURESPECTIVE UN1 Bathroom
1700 sq. ft.
contained. Extra
BANK MORTGAGE Oklahoma City, OK
“NEBO-kW”) and an
Starting at 8 am
TORS, ADMINIS3 Bedroom,
KNOWN
HEIRS,
Country
Home
Clean. $6,000.
73105-6431
CO,
additional
QF
2 Bathroom, 2 Car
712 S Broadway,
TRATORS, DEVIEXECUTORS, ADBetween Cameron
918-647-3763.
Garage, CH&A
(405)848-1819
Plaintiff,
(“Qualified
Facility”)
Poteau
SEES,
TRUSTEES,
MINISTRATORS,
And Poteau.
Total Electric on
File No. 15-124514
v.
rider (“QF Select”).
Commercial stainSUCCESSORS
DEVISEES, SUCApprox. 5 Acres
918-649-4898.
NORMA
R I C E ; Published in the PoFor Sale
The residential and
plus storage
less steel sink, dishAND ASSIGNS IMCESSORS, TRUSbuilding &
SPOUSE, IF ANY, teau Daily News on
1976 Hydra Sports
commercial tariffs
Wister Hilltop
washer, refrigerator,
MEDIATE
AND
RETEES
OR
ASmetal carport.
September 24 and
OF
Boat with 150 hp.
include: demand
House For Rent
tables & chairs, barMOTE OF RUBY SIGNS, IF ANY, OF
$135,000
NORMA
R I C E ; October 1, 8, 2015
1984 Johnson
billing charges, ap2 Bedroom,
stools, wine making
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SHIRLEY MORMotor, Depth finder,
propriately priced
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equipment, decoraDECEASED; THE CEASED PERSON
and electric available
ROW;
slightly used trolling
connection charges
Split Floorplan.
tions & much more
UNKNOWN HEIRS, OR PERSONS, DEon Pecan Lane in
SPOUSE, IF ANY, IN THE DISTRICT
motor, trailer with
(customer charges)
Rock Island. Has
Central Heat
EXECUTORS, ADFENDANTS; and
small cabin on it. Has
OF SHIRLEY
new tires. $2,000.
and appropriately
and AC,
MINISTRATORS,
COURT IN AND
that said DefenYard Sale
road on two sides.
MORROW; AND
918-647-3763.
priced time-differen2 Minutes to
TRUSTEES AND
FOR
LEFLORE
dants must answer
Owner will trade or
202 Poe Ave.
JOHN DOE, OCfinance. $30,000
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energy
Lake, Private!
ASSIGNS,
TOCOUNTY
the Petition herein
Thursday & Friday
CUPANT
charges. These tarNo Pets!
G E T H E R W I T H on or before the
STATE OF OKLACARS
Lots of baby
3 Acres on Morris
Defendant(s).
iffs were all devel$650 month
THE
SUCCESHOMA
15th day of NovemCreek Road. Has
clothes, furniture
Case
No.
water meter, septic
oped using Unit
2005 Cadillac
SORS, IMMEDIATE
plus deposit.
GAYE
SALING
ber, 2015, or the alt.v. & misc.
tank and work shop
CJ-2015-140
Cost components
AND REMOTE OF legations of said
XLR Hardtop
1-479-883-1178
MCGUINNESS,
and storage building.
NOTICE BY PUBLIfrom the last apRUBY FRANCES Petition will be
Convertible.
Plaintiff,
Good Building Site.
SERVICES
CATION
House For Rent
Will finance perfect
proved rate case.
WATT,
DESilver with black
vs.
taken as true, and a
place for a mobile
THE STATE OF
NOTICE IS FURCEASED; KAREN
leather interior.
3 Bedroom
THE HEIRS, EXjudgment will be enhome or new home.
Mobile Home
OKLAHOMA, TO:
SUE WATT AKA tered quieting the tiTHER GIVEN that
Northstar V8.
ECUTORS, AD$20,000
1
Bathroom
Transporting.
Norma
Rice,
KAREN SALING,
concurrent with the
MINISTRATORS,
Window sticker,
tle in Plaintiff as
CH&A, Fenced
Moving, set-up,
We
will
buy
your
real
Spouse, if any, of
and SPOUSE IF prayed for in her
DEVISEES, TRUSapproval of these
77,000.
estate, quick sale
tie downs.
Yard.
Smaller
Norma Rice, Shirley
ANY;
W E S L E Y Petition and excludTEES, SUCCEStariffs, OG&E inSuper clean.
usually within 10
Licensed in
Morrow
and
Home, Best for
days for cash.
WILLIAM SALING; ing Defendants
SORS AND
Always garaged.
tends to close the
Oklahoma and
No closing cost,
Spouse, if any, of
AVA BELLE WATT from any claim in
ASSIGNS IMMEDI30,000 miles.
Elderly or Younger
existing NEBO tariff
commission, or
Arkansas.
Shirley Morrow, if
AKA AVA HILL the following deATE AND REMOTE
$24,500
to new DG (Distribabstracting. Get your
Families.
Great Service,
living or if dead, the
money now and go.
AND SPOUSE IF scribed real propOF CECIL CURTIS
918-649-8160
uted Generation) fa$550/month
Great Price!!
Avoid delay call now.
names or whereANY; LEONARD erty situated in
WATT,
DEcilities.
800-940-5581.
918-839-0838
abouts of said DeHILL; RICHARD LEFLORE County,
CEASED;
NOTICE IS FURFor Sale
fendant(s)' unknown
ALAN WATT and State of Oklahoma,
THE UNKNOWN
THER GIVEN that
James
Ford
392 Hemi
successors, if any.
Uncontested
SPOUSE IF ANY; to-wit:
HEIRS, EXECUNotice of Hearing of
1955 Chevy Nomad
479-806-8446
TAKE NOTICE that
APARTMENTS
Divorce for
MARJORIE WATT; SURFACE AND
TORS, ADMINISthe Application shall
918-654-3555 or
We Buy & Sell
you have been
WANDA GAYLE SURFACE ONLY
TRATORS, TRUSCouples with
be published, at
951-290-9792
sued by Texas
1, 2, & 3
WATT
A K A OF:
TEES AND ASOG&E’s expense
Minor Children.
Bank Financial dba
BEDROOM
WANDA GAYLE That part of the
SIGNS,
TOonce each week for
All the paper work
FOR
SALE
BY
TRUCKS/SUVS
Texas Bank MortAPARTMENTS
CASTRO; ED CASGETHER WITH
two (2) consecutive
Southwest Quarter
you need for $100.
OWNER
gage Co, in the DisFOR RENT.
TRO; IF SAID DETHE
SUCCESweeks with the first
(SW/4) of the
2013 Chevy
For Information Call
trict
Court
of
HUD & CHOCTAW
FENDANT IS LIVSORS, IMMEDIATE
Southwest Quarter
publication being at
LAND FOR SALE
Silverado
918-839-6040
LeFlore County,
APPROVED.
ING, BUT IN THE
AND REMOTE OF
(SW/4) of the
least fifteen (15)
Nice 38 acres lo2500 HD 4x4 LTZ
State of Oklahoma,
Poteau Valley
ALTERNATIVE, IF
CECIL CURTIS
Southwest Quarter
days prior to the
cated on Knothole
27,000 miles.
and
that
you
must
Apartments.
DEAD, THEN THE
WATT,
DEEMPLOYMENT
(SW/4) of Section 9;
hearing on the merRoad, approxi6.0 gas engine.
answer the Petition
918-212-4802.
RESPECTIVE UNCEASED;
Township 8 North,
its.
mately
1/4
mile
Black
with
Arbuckle Truck
on or before NoKNOWN HEIRS,
THE HEIRS, EXRange 25 East of
NOTICE IS FURNorth of State Highcharcoal leather.
Driving School,
** FOR RENT **
vember 8, 2015, or
EXECUTORS, ADECUTORS, ADthe Indian Base and
THER GIVEN that a
way
112
and
Smart
L.W.B.
Inc.
Clean, 2 bedroom,
the allegations of
MINISTRATORS,
MINISTRATORS,
Meridian, LeFlore
hearing on the merMart
Farm
Store
Personal
truck,
Laid Off? Low
1 bath. Stove, resaid Petition will be
DEVISEES, TRUSDEVISEES, SUCCounty, Oklahoma,
its will be held on
and
4
1/2
miles
Like
New!!
Window
Income? No cost
frigerator, dish
taken as true and
CESSORS, TRUSTEES, SUCCESmore particularly said Application befrom city limits of
Sticker-$54,000.
grants. Job ready in
washer included.
judgment rendered
TEES OR ASSORS AND ASdescribed as folfore the AdministraPoteau. Has 2
Sale-$32,500.
4 weeks. VA
Total electric.
against you awardSIGNS IMMEDIATE
SIGNS, IF ANY, OF
lows: Beginning at a tive Law Judge
ponds
and
access
918-649-8160
Benefits, Tribal
CH&A. No pets.
ing Plaintiff a first
AND REMOTE OF
EACH SUCH DEpoint 503.2 feet commencing on the
Poteau
to water line and
Assistance. Job
918-647-6996 or
lien upon the followRUBY FRANCES
CEASED PERSON
East of the South1st day of Decemelectricity.
All
open
placement.
918-647-6392
ing described real
WATT,
DEOR PERSONS,
west corner of said ber, 2015 at 10:30
land. $5,000 per
Weekend classes
For Sale
estate, situated in
CEASED;
Defendants.
Section 9; thence a.m., until the reacre which includes
available.
1982 Chevy 1 ton,
LeFlore County, THE UNKNOWN GREETINGS:
North 225 feet; cord is closed at the
NOW LEASING
all
mineral
rights.
A
580-223-3360.
runs good. Good
HEIRS, EXECUState of Oklahoma,
Said Defendants
thence East 96.8 Oklahoma Corpora1-2 BEDROOM
very
good
investfarm truck. $3,500.
TORS, ADMINISare hereby notified
to-wit:
feet; thence South tion Commission in
APARTMENTS.
ment. Call (918)
918-647-3763.
TRATORS, TRUSthat they have been
BEGINNING AT
225 feet; thence Courtroom B, First
Green Country
Water and Trash
839-7883 or (479)
TEES AND ASsued in Case No.
THE SE CORNER
West 96.8 feet to Floor, Jim Thorpe
Home Care
Paid.
629-1025.
SIGNS,
TOCV-2015-111 in the
OF THE N1/2
the point of beginNeed Extra Cash?
For Sale
HEATHERBuilding, 2101 N.
GETHER WITH
District County of
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motor. Has minor
and
Oklahoma 73105.
in Poteau on Dog- NORTH, RANGE AND REMOTE OF SALING MCGUIN- Date: September NOTICE IS FURGreat pay and
electrical problems
SADDLER ST.
RUBY FRANCES
NESS, PLAINTIFF,
24
EAST,
wood Ave.
21, 2015
mileage
but runs great.
Contact Heather
THER GIVEN that
WATT,
DEvs. THE HEIRS,
LEFLORE
s/By: Janet Rogers all interested perAsking $15,000
Contact: Ralph
$1,500.
Investments.
CEASED;
EXECUTORS, ADCOUNTY, OKLADeputy
Call 918-413-1687
1-918-426-3700
918-647-3763.
918-647-2541.
sons may appear
KAREN SUE WATT
MINISTRATORS,
HOMA, THENCE
Published in the Po- and be heard and
AKA
KAREN
DEVISEES, TRUSRUNNING WEST
teau Daily News on that the CommisS$3.00
ALING,
and
TEES, SUCCESGENERAL INFORMATION:
YARD SALE
ADJUSTMENTS:
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FEETINSURANCE:
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September
24 and sion shall, after
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AND
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Floor, Jim Thorpe THER GIVEN that such orders and
Building, 2101 N. all interested per- grant such relief as
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hearing and taking equitable in the cir- Cause, please concumstances,
of evidence, issue whether or not spe- tact Patrick D.
Shore, P.O. Box
such orders and cifically requested.
grant such relief as NOTICE IS FUR- 321, Oklahoma
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cumstances,
Shore, P.O. Box
Electric
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whether or not spe- 3 2 1 , O k l a h o m a
or Natasha M.
City, Oklahoma
p h o n e Scott, Deputy GenNOTICE IS FUR- 7 3 1 0 2 ,
eral Counsel, OklaTHER GIVEN that 405-553-3658, athoma Corporation
torney
for
Oklafor further informahoma Gas and Commission, Fourth
tion concerning this Electric Company Floor, Jim Thorpe
Cause, please con- or Natasha M. Office Building,
tact Patrick D. Scott, Deputy Gen- Oklahoma City,
Shore, P.O. Box eral Counsel, Okla- Oklahoma 73105
321, Oklahoma homa Corporation (405) 521-3570.
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Al
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[email protected]
Gas and (405) 521-3570.www.monksmowing.com
Chairman
Electric Company OKLAHOMA COR- DANA L. MURPHY,
or Natasha M. PORATION COM- Vice Chairman
J. TODD HIETT,
Scott, Deputy Gen- MISSION
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eral Counsel, Okla- BOB
Chairman
homa Corporation DANA L. MURPHY, DONE AND PERFORMED by the
Commission, Fourth Vice Chairman
Floor, Jim Thorpe J. TODD HIETT, Commissioners participating in the
Office Building, Commissioner
Oklahoma City, DONE AND PER- making of this orOklahoma 73105 FORMED by the der, as shown by
Commissioners partheir signatures
(405) 521-3570.
ticipating in the above this 22nd day
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school-aged children.
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left, Dominique Zalinski, Leah Barnard, Allison Mattox, James Atkinson, Eric
Murray and Gracyn Soehlman. Students were chosen based on the character word
of the month —Responsibility: Taking care of one’s self and others; to carry out a
duty or task carefully and thoroughly.
Brooklyn Deleplank scholarship started
The Brooklyn Elayna Deleplank Memorial Scholarship has been established at
Carl Albert State College by her parents,
Bill and Bobbi Deleplank.
When speaking of Brooklyn, Bill Deleplank said his daughter was a very outgoing and fun loving girl who loved to play
basketball and hang out with her friends. A straight “A” student, her dream was to
attend medical school to be an oncologist,
he said. In addition to her parents, Brooklyn is survived by three younger brothers
including Billy II, Trajan and Ryker.
The scholarship will be awarded to
LeFlore County students with a preference
to those pursuing a medical career.
The Brooklyn Elayna Deleplank Memorial Scholarship is open for contributions
for those who would like to honor her.
Contributions can be sent to the CASC
Development Foundation, 1507 S. McKenna, Poteau, OK 74953. Students in the Carl
Albert State College
Scholars Program attended
Rosemary McBee’s etiquette seminar on Sept. 24
in the ballroom of the
Costner-Balentine Student
Center.
The
presentation,
“Manners Matter,” has
become a tradition during
the fall semester for incoming scholar students.
The students are introduced to how to handle
business and social settings
they may encounter as leaders in today’s society. Rosemary McBee
More emergency teaching slots OKd
Brooklyn Elayna Deleplank
OKLAHOMA CITY
(AP) — More than 800
emergency teaching certificates have been issued by
the Oklahoma State Department of Education in an
effort to address the state’s
teacher shortage.
On Thursday, the State
Board
of
Education
approved 157 additional
certificates allowing applicants who haven’t completed basic higher education
and training requirements
to immediately enter the
classroom. The board
approved 685 emergency
certificates in July and
August, bringing the new
total for the year to 842
certificates, surpassing the
825 emergency certificates
issued over the previous
four years.
The agency is launching
a 60-member Teacher
Shortage Task Force to
study and recommend
potential solutions.

Silk talks schools, unemployment, water

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