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Things Are Looking Up at Work
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
LeFlore County may see a relief to the
burn ban enforced over the area since
Monday, but it could come at a cost.
The National Weather Service in Tulsa
has predicted possible flash flooding
across the area tonight into the weekend.
The NWS said thunderstorms and heavy
rain potentials will last into Saturday with
thunderstorms possible into Tuesday. The
LeFlore County Board of County Commissioners issued a burn ban Monday over
the county after extended dry October
weather plagued the area.
A hazardous weather outlook released
Wednesday by the NWS said, “Multiple
rounds of rain and scattered thunderstorms
(See RAIN, page 2)
Rape
counts
filed
The City of Poteau Parks and Cemetery crew of John Dickerson, left, and Justin Stone give the entrance gate into
Oakland Cemetery a facelift on Friday afternoon, painting it black to match the gates that were installed around the
cemetery last spring.
PDN photo by Trayce Kerbow
Kick-Starting Practice
The 18th annual Talihina
John Fun Run will be held
Oct. 31 in conjunction with
the Talihina Fall Foliage
Festival.
The event will be from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Talihina High School gym
parking lot. Registration is
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
A Howe 19-year-old
faces rape charges in two
separate cases after accusations he slept with two
15-year-old girls, court
records show.
Charges were filed Monday in the two cases against
Austin Wayne Rogers, 19,
of Howe: One count of felony second-degree rape in
one case and three counts
of second-degree rape in
another.
According to the affidavit, LeFlore County Sheriff
Deputy William J. Robertson spoke with the mother
of the 15-year-old on June
22. The mother said her
15-year-old daughter had
stayed home when the family went camping because
she wasn’t feeling well.
The mother said she went
home to check on the girl
and saw Rogers run out the
home into the backyard and
(See RAPE, page 2)
Festival to feature
fun run, car show
$20. It is open show, with
all vehicles regardless of
age welcome. Registrants
will receive goodie bags
and dash plaques and there
will be door prizes and
games.
(See FEST, page 2)
‘Bad Dreams’ ticket raffle today
Former Oklahoma Sooners and Miami Dolphins place-kicker Uwe von Schamann
happened to be in Poteau and gave a pre-practice talk to the Pirates before
Wednesday afternoon’s practice inside the Costner Stadium fieldhouse. von
Schamann is noted for his game-winning field goal as time expired to beat Ohio
State in Columbus, Ohio, in 1977. He also played in Super Bowls XVII [losing
27-17 to Washington] and XIX [losing 38-16 to San Francisco].
PDN photo by David Seeley
The LeFlore County Sheriff’s Office is raffling off
two tickets for their “Bad Dreams” haunted house
opening Friday.
Tickets can be purchased at $1 per ticket at the Sheriff’s Office on the Church Street side of the courthouse.
Proceeds will go to the LeFlore County Sheriff’s Office
K-9 fund. Winners will be picked at 10 a.m. The haunted house will open at 7 p.m. Friday next to the former
Wall’s store in Poteau and is $5 a person.
Law enforcement urging safe driving for teens
The Oklahoma Highway Safety
Office is joining with the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration to promote the “5 to Drive”
campaign during National Teen
Driver Safety Week. The campaign
aims to help parents talk to their
teen drivers about the rules of the
road.
Motor vehicle crashes are a
leading cause of death for U.S.
teens 15 to 19 years old. In 2013,
2,614 teen (15-19 year old) passenger vehicle drivers were
involved in fatal crashes.
The “5 to Drive” campaign
addresses the five most dangerous
and deadly behaviors for teen driv-
ers. The idea behind the campaign
is to give parents the words to use
when they talk with their teens
about the rules of the road.
“We are hoping that Teen Driver
Safety Week and the ‘5 to Drive’
campaign will get the word out to
all parents of teens,” Toby Taylor
of the Oklahoma Highway Safety
Office said. “Don’t stop protecting
them now that they can drive. They
need you now more than ever.”
The “5 to Drive” rules for parents to share with their teens are:
• No drinking and driving —
almost one out of five (19 percent)
(See TEENS, page 2)
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Awards given at this
year’s show will be for top
five pre-1949 cars, top five
post-1948 cars, top five
pre-1949 truck and top five
post-1948 trucks.
For more information,
contact Jeremy Lawson at
(918) 567-3111 or (918)
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Last year’s John Fun Run Car Show. put on his clothes. The affidavit said the mother told
Robertson she made Rogers sit inside the house until
police arrived.
Robertson said he spoke
with Rogers.
The affidavit said Rogers admitted to having sexual intercourse with the girl
three times during the evening and at least 10 times
prior to that.
The 15-year-old, court
records show, admitted in
an interview to having sex
with Rogers. He was
booked into the LeFlore
County Detention Center.
In a second case, court
records alleged Rogers had
sexual intercourse with a
different 15-year-old on
Oct. 11.
He faces three counts of
second-degree rape in the
case.
John Doyle of the Howe
Police Department said the
15-year-old said she and
Rogers had intercourse on
Oct. 11 in his vehicle.
According to the affidavit, Rogers came to the
Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 12
wanting to discuss the incident. He allegedly admitted
to having sex with the
15-year-old the night before
and said he had had sex
with her on two other recent
occasions in Howe.
He allegedly said the
first incident was when he
was taking her home from
school.
He said, the affidavit
alleged, that he knew she
was 15-years-old and he
should not have been with
her.
If found guilty, Rogers
could face jail time.
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TEENS
of the young drivers (15 to 19
years old) involved in fatal crashes
had been drinking, even though
they were too young to legally buy
or possess alcohol.
• Buckle up for every trip,
every time, in both front seat and
back:. 64 percent of all the young
(13- to 19-year-old) passengers of
teen (15- to 19-year-old) drivers
who died in motor vehicle crashes
in 2013 weren’t restrained.
RAIN
• Put it down — “one text or call
could wreck it all.” The age group of
15 to 19 years old has the highest
percentage of drivers who were distracted by cell phone use and involved
in a fatal crash. In 2013, 318 people
were killed in crashes that involved a
distracted teen driver.
• “Stop speeding before it stops
you.” In 2013, almost one-third (29
percent) of teen drivers involved in
a fatal crash were speeding.
• No more than one passenger
at a time. The risk of a fatal crash
goes up with each additional passenger, OHP said.
Teen drivers need to follow
these rules and any other restrictions outlined in Oklahoma’s graduated driver licensing law, OHP
said. OHP said in a press release
that parents need to outline rules
and explain to their teens the deadly consequences of unsafe driving
practices. The “5 to Drive” campaign can help parents start that
conversation.
NHTSA’s website, www.safercar.gov/parents, has detailed information and statistics about the five
rules designed to help save the
lives of teen drivers. For more
information about Teen Driver
Safety Week and the “5 to Drive”
campaign, please visit www.safercar.gov/parents.
Donation Goes to the Dogs
are expected to begin
Thursday night and continue through the weekend as
a plume of deep tropical
moisture combines with an
approaching upper level
storm system.”
The NWS said the rain
could be heavy and lead to
local flash floods and river
flooding, with predictions
between three to five inches
on average of rain across
Southeastern Oklahoma.
The NWS said another
upper level storm system
will bring rain chances into
Monday and Tuesday LeFlore County Roller Derby recently presented a check of $500 to the Poteau Valley Humane Society after
although the severe weather their last benefit roller derby game. Their next game will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Skate Reation, doors
opening 4:30 p.m. Admission is $7 and proceeds benefit Grace Cottage.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 . . . PAGE 3
Pansy Kidd Middle School Students of the Month
M ARISTA
M ARTINEZ ,
eighth grade.
• Parents: Jose and Juana
Martinez.
• Electives: Band and
library staff.
• I like school because: I
see my friends everyday.
GRANT KELLEY, eighth
grade.
• Parents: Justin and
Rachel Kelley.
• Electives: Computers
and technology education.
• I like school because: I
like school because it is
cool.
YAIR CAMARGO, seventh
grade.
• Parent: Juana Ocampo.
• Electives: Band, P.E.,
National Junior Honor
Society and reading club.
• I like school because: I
get to learn new things
and see my friends.
Head Start Visit
MADISON ADAMS, seventh
grade.
• Parents: Justin and
Shavon Adams.
• Electives: Choir, band,
National Junior Honor
Society, science club and
reading club.
• I like school because: I
learn, I get to see my
friends.
ANIYAH FITZPATRICK, sixth
grade.
• Parents: Marc and Neva
Fitzpatrick.
• Electives: Athletics and
technology education.
• I like school because: I
get to learn lots of new
things.
DEAN ODOM, sixth grade.
• Parents: Mike and Valerie Odom.
• Electives: Athletics,
Family and Consumer
Science and student council.
• I like school because:
The teachers help us on
our work if we don’t
understand.
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Seventeen Monroe Public School first- through fourth-grade students who met
the goal of 33 Accelerated Reader points in the first nine weeks were treated a
special field trip to Chuck E. Cheese and visiting Ben Geren Park in Fort Smith,
Ark. Back row, from left: Tambra Scroggins, Mariah Cunningham, Breanna
Wann, Emma Wilson, Joshua Toney, Weston Graham, Mikel Irvin, Kahne
Chambers, Tyler Clemmons, Ariana Tucker, Misty Crandell, Kaylea Underwood
and Jamie Swarts; front row: Bekkah McCoy, Jodie Stacy, Harleigh Goodman,
Gracie Harris, Parker Brand, Jonah Scroggins and Kennedy Lewis. Not pictured:
Panama Head Start pupils recently got to visit the Karen LaRosa.
first-grade classrooms.
Today's Weather
SUNDAY:
9:45 Sunday School
10:45 & 6:00 – Worship Celebrations
WEDNESDAY:
6:00 – Family Dinner
7:00 – Family Ministries
Clayton &
Walter,
Poteau
647-3470
Gregory
Pastor
Brian
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Smith, Pastor
Local 5-Day Forecast
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Compiled by Ken Milam / [email protected]
Today is
CAPS LOCK DAY
• OCT. 23 — “Battle of the Banks” chili cookoff, 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m., Pocket Park on Dewey Avenue.
— Free mobile screening program for children with
developmental disabilities, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Patrick
Lynch Public Library. To schedule an appointment, call
J.D. McCarty Center, (405) 573-5352 or (800) 7771272, Ext. 5352.
— Homemade tamale sale for Sheila Post, who is in need
of a kidney transplant, Poteau Valley Baptist Church,
119 Waddle St. Orders: Judy Evans at (918) 721-2531
or Deloris Hughie at (918) 721-2842 or (918) 7217980.
— Indian taco sale, orders taken beginning at 8 a.m.,
Talihina Senior Center. Orders: (918) 567-2106 or
(918) 718-1302.
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— Trail of Treats and Thrills, 4-7 p.m., Quarry Island,
Lake Wister State Park. To sponsor or donate, call Rita
Shockley at (918) 655-7275 or KPRV Radio at (918)
647-3221.
— Earl Hearon and the Sound of Country, 8 p.m. to midnight, Spiro Eagles Center. Everyone welcome.
• OCT. 25 — Cross Over — Coming Together in Our
Community, guest speaker Lee Armstrong of Victory
Fellowship, Durant, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Carl Albert
State College auditorium.
• OCT. 26 — EOMC Auxiliary meeting, lunch at noon,
business meeting follows, EOMC Conference Room
C. Info and lunch reservations: (918) 413-9033.
— Blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Carl Albert State
College ballroom.
• OCT. 27 — Dodge “Drive for Kids” test drive fundraiser for Poteau Upper Elementary School, 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the school.
— Blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Carl Albert State
College ballroom.
• OCT. 28 — Trunk or Treat, 6-8 p.m., First Assembly of
God, 2101 S, Broadway.
• OCT. 29 — “Storybook Forest” where children can
meet storybook characters portrayed by members of
Good Times Community Theatre League, evening,
Twyman.
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low 70s and
lows in the
low 50s.
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7:30 AM
Sunset:
6:35 PM
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7:30 AM
Sunset:
6:34 PM
Sunrise:
7:31 AM
Sunset:
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Sunset:
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• OCT. 24 — Paige It Forward 5k and one-mile run or
walk, 9 a.m., Poteau High School.
— Chicken and barbecue supper, 5-7 p.m., Tucker
Community Center. Proceeds will benefit center
upkeep. Info: (918) 839-3566.
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Editorial except from Tulsa World
Oct. 12, 2015
The U.S. Department of Interior and the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations announced a $186 million settlement
Tuesday, resolving decades of federal mismanagement of
tribal assets.
The tribes filed suit in 2005, alleging the Interior
Department failed to protect the tribes' interests when it
sold more than 1.3 million acres of southeastern Oklahoma
timber land between 1908 and 1940.
Timber companies earned billions from the land,
money attorneys for the Choctaws and Chickasaws
argued belonged to the tribes.
Under the terms of the settlement, the Ada-based
Chickasaw Nation will receive $46.5 million, and the
Durant-based Choctaw Nation will receive $139.5 million. The settlement falls in line with other efforts by the
federal government in recent years. In 2009, the Interior
Department agreed to a $3.4 billion settlement to a case
of alleged mismanagement of American Indian trust
assets. The so-called Cobell case has been described as
one of the largest class-action action cases in U.S. legal
history. Tuesday's agreement is the fifth largest tribal trust
settlement to date.
Corrupt mismanagement of assets is part of the sordid
history of decades of federal Indian policy.
At a Tuesday signing ceremony, Interior Secretary
Sally Jewell said the latest settlement is an opportunity
for the federal government to wipe "a black mark of history" from the record.
While the settlement doesn't undo the wrong, it is
important action and an opportunity for the tribes and the
federal government to begin a new, healthier relationship.
EDITORIAL
CONTENT POLICY:
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Daily News or its management.
Battles this month over
holidays in public schools
— from Halloween in
Connecticut to Christmas
in Indiana — are about far
more than witches, ghosts,
Santa Claus or Jesus.
What's really at stake
for people on all sides are
emotional questions such
as "whose schools are
these?" and "what kind of
nation are we — will we
become?"
As the United States
grows
increasingly
diverse, our perennial holiday fights turn public
schools into a microcosm
of the public square, places where we debate and
define what it means to be
"American" across differences that are often deep
and abiding.
Consider the angry
backlash earlier this month
when school officials in
Milford, Conn. banned the
traditional
Halloween
parade and other activities
in Milford's elementary
schools.
With growing numbers
of families opting out for
religious or cultural reasons, the district decided
the time had come to axe
the holiday. "School-day
activities must be inclusive," explained administrators in a letter sent
home to parents.
The keep-Halloween
crowd sprang into action.
Halloween, it turns out, is
one of those "growing up
in America" traditions —
like Thanksgiving and
Christmas — that some
people insist be celebrated
in schools.
"These are our American
customs and traditions,"
argued the parent who
organized the petition
drive to save Halloween,
"and we should not give
them up because others
find them offensive."
After hundreds of parents signed the petition,
the Milford school district
backed down and reinstated Halloween celebrations at the schools.
Halloween may have
survived this year in
Milford, but the trend in
many other school districts is to substitute "fall
festivals" for Halloween
or at least dial back the
Halloween parties, lessons, parades and art —
which can last for weeks
in some schools.
Despite the religious
objections
of
some
Christians, Muslims and
others, Halloween isn't a
First Amendment issue
because the holiday as
celebrated in schools is
purely secular with no
direct connection to the
complicated religious origins of the holiday in distant history.
That means schools
may, if they so choose,
waste all the time they
want to on secular
Halloween celebrations
without violating the
Establishment Clause —
as long as they are careful
to uphold the Free Exercise
Clause by excusing children with religious objections.
But
even
though
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Holidays, public schools and
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Guest Column
Charles C. Haynes
Halloween parties are
legal, many school officials have decided —
probably wisely — that
this is not the culture-war
molehill they want to die
on. After all, why keep
doing something with so
little educational merit
that upsets so many parents?
Christmas, however, is
a more challenging holiday dilemma. School
activities in December not
only stir debates about
preserving "American traditions," they implicate
the First Amendment.
Last week, the ACLU
and
Freedom
From
Religion Foundation filed
suit on behalf of a student
and his father who object
to the annual "Christmas
Spectacular" program at
the high school in Elkhart,
Ind.
Most of the program
performed by students
each year would appear to
be legally unobjectionable
with a variety of seasonal
music, religious and secular. But the event always
ends with a 20-minute reenactment of the birth of
Jesus — a live nativity
scene complete with scriptural readings and sacred
music.
Most people in Elkhart
— including the entire
school board — want to
fight to keep the
nativity pageant,
arguing that it is a
time-honored
American tradition
that reflects the
beliefs and values
of the majority.
But religious
freedom
in
America, which
requires that government not take
sides in religion, is
not up for a vote.
Under the First
Amendment,
school officials
may not turn the
local school into
the local church in
December or at
any other time of
year.
A re-enactment
of the birth of
Jesus — a sacred event for
Christians — belongs in
houses of worship where
believers voluntarily come
together to practice their
faith. It does not belong in
a public school where
there is a captive audience
of impressionable young
people.
Of course, public school
programs may include
religion — what would a
music curriculum be without any sacred music?
Following
First
Amendment guidelines,
religion may be included
in school programs if, and
only if, the purpose is
educational and not devotional.
The job of public
schools is to not to celebrate religious holidays,
but to teach students about
Christianity and other religions in history, literature,
art and music or wherever
in the curriculum study
about religions is necessary for a good education.
In a changing America,
getting holidays right in
public schools isn't easy.
The current conflicts in
school districts like
Milford and Elkhart are
reminders that Americans
are no longer united — if
we ever were — by
Halloween parades or
nativity pageants.
But if we care about
our life together as
American citizens, we
should be united by a
shared commitment to the
principles of religious
freedom that ensure fairness and respect for people of all faiths and
beliefs.
Beyond our diverse
holidays and customs,
that's what it truly means
to be an American.
Charles C. Haynes is
vice president of the
Newseum Institute and
executive director of the
Religious Freedom Center.
E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.religiousfreedomcenter.org
Twitter: @hayneschaynes
America should stay out of Syria
America does not need
another nation wrapped
around our necks.
We can't afford to pay
our retirees their Social
Security checks. Rumors
abound that congress is
working to cut Social
Security benefits and raise
the retirement age even
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while
the
fund has continued to be
robbed and spent other
places. Let's think really
hard. I wonder where
those places might have
been. How about Iraq and
Afghanistan? Both wars
have cost more than 4 trillion- plus dollars and over
6,000 lives.
Americans do not want
to waste another trillion
dollars on a Middle East
country. We certainly do
not want to lose another
thousand lives or even
one life in Syria. Why
would we want to go to
Syria? Who would we
fight? Syria's president? Bashar al-Assad? I
grant you he is a bad guy
and there are plenty of
people in Syria and the
Middle East who do not
like him. Would this be
America's job to fight his
army and take him out?
Then what happens? Do
we set up 20,000 troops in
Syria to patrol the country
and do we try to establish
order in this already crazy
part of the world? We've
done such a great job in
Iraq and Afghanistan —
not.
How could we fight
Assad in Syria without
fighting ISIS? They are
crawling all over the
country of Syria. They
would love to overthrow
Bashar al-Assad and take
control of Syria's oil
wealth. But wait, ISIS
hates America. They
behead our people and
they want to get into
America to bring about
any kind of disaster pos-
Guest Column
Glenn Mollette
sible. Why would we ever
want to do anything to
help ISIS? I don't. I know
you don't.
Do we want to be in
Syria to fight Russia?
That is just what we need
— two superpowers who
are both struggling economically to engage in
warfare over Syria. Russia
supports Bashar al-Assad
and they want to maintain
their only Middle Eastern
Navy base in that area.
Syria is their only port
and they do not want to
give up that port.
Is America afraid that
Russia will establish more
of a Syrian presence and
have more control of
Syrian oil? Personally, I
wish we would quit killing our men and women
over Middle Eastern oil.
We have natural gas. We
have oil. We have coal
and wind and solar energy. Canada and the United
States have plenty enough
energy for here and even
to export around the
world.
The countries of the
Middle East need to work
out
their
problems.
America has gone broke
in the Middle East with
nothing to show for it.
Let's not repeat the same
mistakes in Syria.
Glenn Mollette is an
American
Syndicated
Columnist and Author. He
is the author of eleven
books and read in all fifty
states.
Sports
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 . . . PAGE 5
Status of Cowboys’ Bryant and broken foot likely to linger
IRVING, Texas (AP) —
On the eighth of 11 questions
concerning whether Dez Bryant would play six weeks after
breaking his right foot in the
season opener, Dallas coach
Jason Garrett had heard about
enough.
“We don’t put these things
down like the Magna Carta that
these are all the different standards that we have for Dez,”
Garrett said Tuesday. “We have
an objective. We want to get
him back on the football field as
quickly as we can.”
The All-Pro receiver hasn’t
played since the Cowboys (2-3)
beat the New York Giants, and
now the question is whether he’ll
be ready for the rematch Sunday
afternoon in what is considered
the minimum number of weeks
needed for the bone to heal.
Dallas is 0-3 without Bryant
and Tony Romo, who will miss
at least four more games with a
broken left collarbone.
Garrett wouldn’t say whether
Bryant will practice Wednesday
after he worked on the side for
the first time since the injury
during last week’s bye.
And while the coach said
Bryant was cleared medically
for the work he’s done so far,
Garrett wouldn’t say Bryant had
final clearance. He also declined
to say whether the bone was fully healed.
Bryant wasn’t available in the
locker room when it was open
to reporters Tuesday.
“We are not going to make
any determination today as to
whether or not Dez Bryant is
going to play in this game,”
Garrett said. “We are going to
see how he is doing. He has
made a lot of progress in the last
two weeks.”
The Cowboys have just two
touchdown passes in the four
full games that Bryant missed
after getting injured early in the
fourth quarter against the Giants. Brandon Weeden came on
when Romo went down a week
later against Philadelphia, but
now Weeden has been replaced
by Matt Cassel after losing all
three of his starts.
Dallas is coming off a 30-6
loss to New England that was
the first time in four years the
Cowboys have gone without a
touchdown.
Maybe that’s why owner Jerry Jones sounds optimistic.
“It totally depends on how
he’s doing,” Jones said on his
radio show. “He had a good end
of the week last week. He got in
some really good work, didn’t
have much negative response
from that work. It was strenuous
work, the kind that if he can step
out here and have a couple really good days of practice, you
could see him on go.”
Pirate Profile
OUTTA MY WAY! — Pansy Kidd Middle School seventh-grade receiver Bryson
Carshall, right, stiff arms a Broken Bow defender during opening-quarter action READY FOR STRETCH DRIVE — Poteau senior football players Elijah Price,
of Tuesday’s game at Costner Stadium.
left, and Brynn Hammon both say the Pirates are ready for not only Sallisaw on
PDN photo by David Seeley Friday night but another deep playoff run such as in 2013.
PDN photo by David Seeley
PKMS teams split games with Broken Bow
By Jim Marsh
Sports Correspondent
The Pansy Kidd Middle
School football teams split
Tuesday’s home games
with Broken Bow at Costner Stadium. The seventhgrade Pirates got the season
sweep over the Savages
with a 14-6 victory, but the
Savages got the sweep over
the eighth-grade Pirates as
they left town with an 1816 victory.
Seventh-Grade Game
PKMS 14, Broken Bow 6
The Pirates (3-4) took the
opening kick and swiftly
moved the ball downfield in
five plays for the first score
of the game as Ryan Scott
took it into the end zone
sweep end for a 26-yard
touchdown jaunt. Tucker
Garrett then added the twopoint conversion for an 8-0
lead.
The Pirates then took the
field and forced the Savages
to punt the ball. The Pirates then found
lightening in a bottle. On
their first play from scrimmage, Garrett threw a
split-screen pass to Bryson
Carshall. Carshall made
a diagonal cut toward the
west sidelines and kept on
shedding Savage tacklers
and finally found clear sailing at the 20-yard line into
the end zone for a 56-yard
TD pass play. The PAT was
no good, but the Pirates led
14-0.
Broken Bow finally
scored in the third quarter
on a 21-yard run. Carshall
stopped the two-point conversion attempt to keep
PKMS ahead 14-6. The defenses of both
teams pitched a shutout
from there on. Jagger Dill
and Ethan Carey led the defense.
Eighth-Grade Game
Broken Bow 18,
PKMS 16
Earlier in the year, the
Pirates rolled into Broken
Bow having never lost a
competitive game of football. They left Broken Bow
having suffered their first
lost in controversial manner. The Pirates (4-3) seeked
revenge, but they had trouble all game long as the
Savages had a five-foot tall,
250-pound fullback, and a
gnat that plays wing back.
The Savages scored
the first touchdown of the
game as the Pirates sold
out to stop the big fullback,
and that allowed the wingback to gain the corner for
a 15-yard sweep for a 6-0
lead. Kennedy Thornburg
stopped the two-point conversion.
The Pirates wasted no
time in responding. Jayden
Mankin took the kick-off at
the PKMS 25-yard line. He
sped to the west boundary
and made a couple of acute
cuts. He scored on a 75yard kick-off return. Easton
Francis shoveled a pass to
Mankin for the two-point
conversion to put the Pirates ahead 8-6.
Broken Bow did not
waver from its game plan.
The big fullback rolled for
45 yards leaving Pirates in
his wake for a TD to regain
the lead for the Savages
at 12-8. Mason Barcheers
stopped the PAT.
The Pirates began another drive, but was stopped
by an extremely late fumble
to keep the Savages ahead
12-8 at halftime.
Broken Bow scored a
late TD in the third quarter
to increase its lead to 18-8. Kass Fenton stopped the
conversion.
The Pirates then began
to roll. A 19-yard run by
Mankin, then a 51-yard
run by Francis set up the
Mankin score from the
8-yard line. Mankin also
scored the two-point conversion to cut the deficit to
18-16.
Late in the final period,
the Pirates finally stopped
the Savages on PKMS 29yard line.
The Pirates were a step
away from gaining the
lead on their first play from
scrimmage. Mankin found
a crease and busted a run
to the Broken Bow 21-yard
line. After gaining only
three yards on the next two
plays, the Pirates loafed a
pass into the end zone only
to have it intercepted to seal
the deal for the Savages.
The PKMS teams will
end their season with a pair
of home games next Thursday against Fort Smith
[Ark.] Trinity at Costner
Stadium. The seventh-grade
game will begin at 5 p.m.,
with the eighth-grade game
at approximately 6 p.m.
Correction
In Wednesday’s edition,
a fifth-grade Bandit League
player was misidentified in
the story about Saturday’s
game against Spiro. His
name is Eric Tucker.
The Poteau Daily News
regrets the error.
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Poteau senior duo believe team
is ready for Sallisaw, playoff run
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
The Poteau Pirates will play one of
their perennial District 4A-4 rivals Friday
night when they travel to meet the Sallisaw Black Diamonds at Perry F. Lattimore
Stadium. Senior running back/linebacker
Elijah Price knows he’s ready for the big
district showdown.
“I’m going to go out there as hard as I
can and give my 100 percent,” Price said.
“I’m just trying to stay focused every day
in practice so that I make sure I’m doing
what I need to the right way.”
New Poteau coach Forrest Mazey has
instilled the one-game week philosophy
into the Pirates — just taking each game
as a single-week season in preparing for
that particular week’s opponent, Sallisaw
in this case.
“We just prepare for that week,” senior
wide receiver/cornerback Brynn Hammon
said. “Our goal is to be 1-0 at the end of
each week.”
Hammon knows Friday night’s game is
perhaps the most crucial game of the season to this point.
“It’s a big game for district,” he said. “If
we win district, we get home games in the
playoffs. That’s what we want.”
When the Pirates had their Class 4A
playoff run that ended with an appearance
in the state finals and coming home with
a silver football as state runners-up, the
Pirates got the top seed from the district
amidst a tie for the District 4A-4 title. That
meant they got two home games — vs.
Cleveland and a state-quarterfinal showdown with perennial power Clinton —
before beating Oklahoma City Douglass
in the state semifinals in McAlester, then
losing to Anadarko in the state championship game at Oklahoma State University’s
Boone Pickens Stadium. Price sees this
year’s team as perhaps even better than
that one.
“I think this team might be better,” he
said. “That team lost to [Tulsa] Cascia Hall
that year, a private school. This team was
in a dogfight with another private school
[Tulsa Metro Christian], and we pulled
it off. I think we’re even better [than the
2013 state runner-up team]. We have experience, and we’ll be ready [for that kind
of a playoff run].”
Sports
PAGE 6 . . . THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Pocola Indians look to shock No. 10 Vian on Friday night
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
If ever the Pocola Indians football team is going through a youth
movement, it's been this season.
"This team is very young," Pocola coach Rick Lang said. "It's
the youngest team we've been in
12 years. We only have three seniors. We started six freshmen on
defense last week, but we do have
a good freshmen bunch. We've
had good practices this week. The
kids have worked hard. We're still
rocking and rolling with what we
do. We know what we're up against
[this week against Vian]. They're
district champions, they're tough
and are going to be a good challenge for us. We've got to go to
Vian. We're going to go out there
and give it our best shot and see
how it goes."
The Indians (2-5 overall, 0-3
in District 2A-6 play) will try to
do something only two teams —
Nowata and Jones — have done,
knock off the Wolverines (5-2,
3-0) when the two teams meet at
7 p.m. Friday in Vian.
The Wolverines have won five
straight, all of which have been
lopsided victories — 42-21 over
Heavener, 43-12 over Keys (Park
Hill), 61-12 over Wilburton, 60-6
over Liberty and routing Hartshorne 63-27 two weeks ago. Vian
opened the season with losses to
Nowata (6-0) and Jones (26-6).
"They're going to be a good
challenge for us," Lang said.
"They're been rocking through
things pretty consistently. I think
they're the team to beat in this
district. Everything about them
concerns me. They have everything going for them right now.
On defense, their quarterback and
tailback are good, fast, big and
physical. I don't know if we can
catch them if they get outside on
us."
Despite falling 48-0 to archri-
Royals rout Blue Jays in Game 4,
a win from World Series return
TORONTO (AP) — Whether it's a
long ball by Ben Zobrist, a slashing single from Lorenzo Cain or another exhilarating trip around the bases for Alcides
Escobar, these Kansas City Royals are
relentless — and one win from a return
trip to the World Series.
Zobrist hit a two-run homer on knuckleballer R.A. Dickey's fourth pitch of the
game, Alex Rios connected an inning later against his former team and the Royals
romped past the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2
Tuesday for a 3-1 lead in the American
League Championship Series.
"We're very confident," Rios said. "We
have a very well-balanced team from top
to bottom."
Cain scored on a passed ball and Mike
Moustakas had a sacrifice fly in an LCSrecord four-run top of the first.
Escobar had four runs batted in and
Cain drove in three runs as the Royals
bounced back from an 11-8 loss Monday.
Kansas City led 5-2 in the seventh before
breaking away.
Blue Jays infielder Cliff Pennington
relieved in the ninth inning, becoming the
first primarily position player to pitch in
the postseason, STATS said. Greeted by
cheers, he allowed two hits and got one
out.
"The circumstances aren't what you
want," Pennington of his first pitching
appearance.
Kansas City could have won the pennant Wednesday, when Edinson Volquez
started against Toronto's Marco Estrada
in a Game 1 rematch.
"It's a do-or-die game for us," Toronto
manager John Gibbons said. "But they do
it all year. I think these guys will let this
one go and they'll show up to play tomorrow. ... I know these guys will be ready."
After flashing power to build a 5-0 lead
on the long ball, the Royals returned to
their pesky ways late in the game against
the Blue Jays' struggling bullpen. They
scored nine runs with three more sacrifice
flies, a barrage of slashing hits and headsup baserunning.
"We're a good offensive team," first
baseman Eric Hosmer said. "Our park,
our style of play is a little different. We
like to use our legs and be athletic, but
when we come to some of these parks
where the fences aren't as deep we've
got some guys that can put the ball in the
seats."
Blue Jays fans had seen enough after
Cain's two-run single in the eighth, turning their ever-optimistic cheers to jeers
when Mark Lowe replaced Ryan Tepera.
The 36-year-old Chris Young bested
Dickey, 40, in a bookish match-up of
veteran starters — only the pairing of the
Yankees' Randy Johnson and Detroit's
Kenny Rogers in the 2006 ALDS tops the
duo for combined age.
val Panama last Thursday night,
Lang did see some positives to
take with them to Vian this week.
"We did some good thing last
week," he said. "We did give up
some big plays, but we did play
better in the second half. We felt
like we had a lot of positives to
take away. We're just struggling
getting things going on offense.
We're young, and our in experience shows. We're struggling at
times. We're striving to get better
each day at the end of the day than
when we started the day."
Two things will need to happen
if the Indians want to pull off the
upset Friday night.
"The only chance we have is to
be as physical with them as much
we can," Lang said. "We have
to be more physical than they
are, and they're a pretty physical
bunch — and bigger than we are.
All the teams we play are going
to be bigger than we are. We have
to use our speed to our advantage,
and match their physicality. In the
past years, when we've matched
their physicality, we've had some
success."
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To Get There — Take Oklahoma Highway 9 west to Sallisaw
Y. Take U.S. 59 north to Sallisaw.
Take Interstate 40 west to Vian.
Sports Briefs
The 2015-16 Buccaneer Basketball
League is needing coaches in all age divisions, grades one through six in both boys
and girls.
For additional information, call Billy
Bond at (918) 647-1939.
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The Little Rock [Ark.] Marathon will
be March 5-6, 2016. Registration will be
available online at www.littlerockmarathon.com through 8 a.m. Feb. 26, 2016.
The Little Rock Marathon offers a
training program to individuals participating.
For additional information about deadline, details and the race, visit www.littlerockmarathon.com or contact the Little
Rock Marathon office at (501) 371-4639.
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Howe Public Schools will have a "Meet
the Lions" and Meet the Lady Lions Red
vs. White event Saturday at the Howe
Gym.
The day will begin with a hamburger
basket dinner at 12:30 p.m., sponsored by
The Community State Bank. The cost is
$5 with all proceeds going to support the
Howe basketball teams.
The games will begin promptly at 1
p.m. with the third-fourth grade girls, followed by the third-fourth grade boys, the
fifth-sixth grade girls, the fifth-sixth grade
boys, the seventh-eighth grade girls, the
seventh-eighth grade boys, the high school
girls and the high school boys.
The women's alumni games will begin
at 6 p.m. with a half of 6-on-6 and a half
of 5-on-5.
The men's alumni games will begin at
7:30 p.m. with an age 35-and-older game
and an age 35-and-younger game.
The basketball teams also will be giving away a Browning .270 White Gold
deer rifle that day.
Tickets can be purchased the day of the
event. The cost of the Red/White Games
is $2 per person. To play in the alumni
games, the cost is $25 per person.
For additional information, call girls
coach Chris Brown at (918) 658-8256,
Mary Parham (479) 739-2078 or boys
coach Shane Brown (918)721-9106.
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The Paige It Forward Run for Fun will
take place at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Poteau
High School parking lot.
There will be a 5k run and a one-mile
fun run/walk The entry fee is $30.
For additional information or to register, call (918) 721-3429 or (918) 8392588.
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The Poteau Open Wrestling Tournament will be Nov. 7 at Sherman Floyd
Fieldhouse. Weigh-in will be from 6:308 a.m., with matches beginning approximately 8:30 to 9 a.m.
The entry fee is $15 per wrestler. The
deadline to enter is 10 p.m. Nov. 5.
Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students and free admission for children ages
5 and younger.
To enter, log on to www.okwawrestling.com as no entries will be taken by
telephone.
For additional information, call Dean
Lilley at (918) 839-3772 or e-mail him at
[email protected].
Murphy, Mets beat Cubs for
commanding 3-0 lead in NLCS Bielema looking forward to
Arkansas' second-half reboot
CHICAGO (AP) —
Daniel Murphy is a contact hitter known for shaky
fielding and occasionally
getting lost on the bases.
This playoff impersonation of Babe Ruth, Roberto Alomar and Derek
Jeter all rolled into one, he
can't explain it. Nor can his
manager.
"Question is, who is this
guy?" skipper Terry Collins said.
Murphy homered in his
record-tying fifth straight
postseason game, Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong
innings and the New York
Mets beat the Chicago Cubs
5-2 Tuesday night for a 3-0
lead in the National League
Championship Series.
"I've watched a lot of
baseball over the years, I
don't think I've seen anybody put on this kind of a
show on this stage like he
has so far," Collins said.
"I mean, even the guys in
the dugout, they're baseball
guys, too, and they're saying the same thing."
A cluster of New York
fans gathered in the rain
behind their team's dugout after the final out and
chanted "Let's go, Mets!"
And with a win Wednesday night at Wrigley Field,
the Mets would be going to
their first World Series in
15 years.
Rookie Steven Matz got
the start for New York in
Game 4 while Jason Hammel went for the Cubs.
Murphy tied the homer
mark set by Houston's Carlos Beltran in 2004 with his
drive off Kyle Hendricks in
the third.
Murphy's home run was
his sixth of the postseason
in his 30th at-bat —he's hit
just 62 in 3,354 at-bats in
the regular season. The free
agent-to-be second baseman also is making sharp
plays in the field and showing heads-up, aggressive
instincts running the bases.
"I wish I could explain
it," said Murphy, who hit
a career-high 14 homers in
the regular season. "I would
have done it like six years
ago. I can't explain it."
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.
(AP) — Bret Bielema sat
on the plane ride home following a 27-14 loss at Alabama last week and considered the fallout.
"I spent a lot of time flying back from Alabama as a
2-4 coach, saying 'How do
I spin this?'" Bielema said.
"The bottom line, and the
truth, really comes down
to what you're made of and
what you're about."
What Bielema was about
following the loss was the
time-honored "one game
at a time" coaching script
with himself, his coaches
and players.
His point was to remind
everyone of how important
it is for the Razorbacks (24, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) to begin the second
half of their season with
a win when they entertain
Auburn (4-2, 1-2) on Saturday on Frank Broyles Field
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
And despite any lingering disappointment following a first half of the season
that saw Arkansas fall from
the Top 25 to the bottom replaced under center by
of the SEC, Bielema isn't Sean White.
looking ahead to the posRegardless of who is at
sibility of reaching a bowl quarterback for the Tigers
game for the second straight this week, and despite Aryear. He isn't talking about kansas' disappointing start,
how the Razorbacks are Bielema is drawing conlikely to be favored in four fidence from how the Raof their final six games, or zorbacks closed out their
that they have four of those season a year ago.
games at home.
Following that loss to
"It's all about Auburn," Mississippi State, ArkanBielema said.
sas won three of its final
Arkansas was in a simi- four games — earning
larly desperate situation a bowl eligibility and defeatyear ago when it fell to 4-5 ing Texas 31-7 in the Texas
following a loss at Missis- Bowl. Arkansas' four losssippi State.
es this season have come
Among those early loss- against teams with a comes was a 45-21 setback at bined 22-4 record, a point
Auburn to open the season, Bielema brought up last
one in which Tigers quar- week while trying to boost
terback Jeremy Johnson the confidence of the Rapassed for 243 yards and zorbacks.
two touchdowns in the first
"I saw what this team did
half.
a year ago, and I see a lot
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 . . . PAGE 7
KIT ‘N’ CARLYLE© by Larry Wright
HERMAN© by Jim Unger
ARLO & JANIS© by Jimmy Johnson
THE VILLAGE IDIOT
AS AMERICAN AS
PUMPKIN SPICE
AFTERSHAVE
I don't know how, but I have
managed to get through an
entire day without having a
pumpkin spice latte.
I've also avoided pumpkin
spice french fries, pumpkin
spice muffins, pumpkin spice
soup, pumpkin spice sunflower
seeds, pumpkin spice marsh-
BIG NATE© by Lincoln Peirce
HOROSCOPE
By
Eugenia
Last
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015
If you participate in things more
and increase your experiences this
year, you will find that you are in
demand. The degree of your
versatility, along with how much
you offer to do, will determine the
recognition and rewards you will
receive. An important connection
will develop.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- Consider a career move. Gather
information and stay current with
the trends happening in your
preferred field. Update your
resume and reconnect with people
who will give you a stellar
recommendation.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Personal matters need to be put
aside. Plan to have a relaxing day
or get involved in something that
will take your mind off troublesome
concerns. Romance will help ease
your stress.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
-- Identify the improvements you
need to make around your home.
Anything that adds to your
enjoyment or ups the value of your
assets should be seriously
considered.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- Attend a conference, lecture or
trade show in order to keep your
credentials up to date. As an added
bonus, you will meet others who
share your interests and will
suggest other networking outlets.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- Speak your mind, but make sure
your facts are correct and your
delivery precise. Go over the
details and leave no room for error,
or you risk damaging your
reputation.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
-- When in doubt, you should
follow your intuition. Traveling
and
experiencing
cultural
differences will inspire you. Offer
your time and talents to a charitable
organization in order to make
influential connections.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- Greater financial freedom should
be your goal. List your expenses
and go over your personal papers
in order to find a way to save
money. One of your skills can
bring in extra cash.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- You will get back what you give
out. If you are demanding or
stubborn, you can expect to face
opposition. Be helpful and
agreeable in order to gain allies.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- You will be rewarded for your
dedication. Don't slack off just
because your colleagues are doing
less than you are. Your fine
reputation and strong work ethic
will serve you now and in the
future.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- If you share your concepts with
peers and friends, you'll discover a
way to turn something you enjoy
doing into a paying gig. Romance
is on the horizon.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- A personal struggle is apparent.
Don't try to pretend that nothing is
wrong. No one is immune to
problems. An honest, open
discussion will help you find a
workable solution.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
-- Change is heading your way. A
partnership will undergo a
transformation, and a joint venture
or collaboration looks promising.
Social events will lead to valuable
associations.
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. 22, 2015
Today is the 295th day of 2015
and the 30th day of autumn.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1883,
the original Metropolitan Opera
House opened in New York City
with a performance of Charles
Gounod's "Faust."
In 1962, President John F.
Kennedy announced a naval and
air "quarantine" of Cuba in a televised speech, after the discovery
of Soviet missiles there.
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter
allowed the deposed Shah of Iran
to enter the United States for medical treatment.
In 2005, Tropical Storm Alpha was
the first Atlantic storm to be designated with a Greek letter, after the
annual list of 21 names had been
exhausted.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Franz
Liszt (1811-1886), composer; Sarah
Bernhardt (1844-1923), actress;
Curly Howard (1903-1952), actor/
comedian; Timothy Leary (19201996),
psychologist/author;
Christopher Lloyd (1938- ), actor;
Annette Funicello (1942-2013),
actress/singer; Deepak Chopra
(1946- ), physician/author; Jeff
Goldblum (1952- ), actor; Bob
Odenkirk (1962- ), actor/comedian;
Spike Jonze (1969- ), filmmaker;
Ichiro Suzuki (1973- ), baseball
player; Jesse Tyler Ferguson (1975), actor.
TODAY'S FACT: A clandestine
operation known as Operation
Peter Pan sent more than 14,000
Cuban children to the United States
between 1960 and 1962, as parents
feared their children would be
taken into military schools and
labor camps in the wake of the
Cuban revolution.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2012,
Lance Armstrong was formally
stripped of his seven Tour de France
titles and banned for life from competitive cycling after a U.S. AntiDoping Agency investigation
revealed he had used performanceenhancing drugs.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Every time
you are tempted to react in the same
old way, ask if you want to be a
prisoner of the past or a pioneer of
the future. The past is closed and
limited; the future is open and free."
- Deepak Chopra, "The Path to
Love"
TODAY'S NUMBER: 10 - consecutive 200-hit seasons (20012010) for Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle
Mariners, a Major League Baseball
record.
TODAY'S MOON: Between first
quarter moon (Oct. 20) and full
moon (Oct. 27).
by Jim Mullen
mallows, pumpkin spice granola, pumpkin spice pancakes,
pumpkin spice beer, pumpkin
spice donuts, pumpkin spice
beef jerky, pumpkin spice potato chips, pumpkin spice ice
cream, pumpkin spice M&Ms,
pumpkin spice butter, pumpkin
spice jam, pumpkin spice quinoa, pumpkin spice Jell-O,
pumpkin spice hair mousse,
pumpkin spice egg rolls, pumpkin spice juice, pumpkin spice
curry, pumpkin spice cannolis,
pumpkin spice gnocchi, pumpkin spice fudge, pumpkin spice
crepes, pumpkin spice scones,
pumpkin spice bread, pumpkin
spice cookies, pumpkin spice
oatmeal, pumpkin spice syrup,
pumpkin spice cheesecake,
pumpkin spice hot chocolate,
pumpkin spice truffles, pumpkin spice waffles, pumpkin
spice pie, pumpkin spice cornbread, pumpkin spice moonshine, pumpkin spice liqueur,
pumpkin spice martinis, pumpkin spice smoothies, pumpkin
spice crackers, pumpkin spice
coffee creamer, pumpkin spice
French toast, pumpkin spice
sangria, pumpkin spice chickpeas, pumpkin spice fritters,
pumpkin spice psoriasis cream,
pumpkin spice popcorn, pumpkin spice sticky buns, pumpkin
spice Oreos, pumpkin spice
chili, pumpkin spice croissants,
pumpkin spice s'mores, pumpkin spice mac and cheese,
pumpkin spice hummus, pumpkin spice macarons, pumpkin
spice grilled cheese, pumpkin
spice lasagna, pumpkin spice
risotto, pumpkin spice Chex
Mix, pumpkin spice pretzels
and pumpkin spice potato
salad.
I may have missed a few
items, but then, I was only at
the mall for 20 minutes.
When I got home, there was
a story on the news that there
will be a pumpkin shortage
this year. I wonder why?
Could it be that every other
commercial on TV is for
pumpkin spice something-orother?
If the trend continues, can
pumpkin spice Coca-Cola
and pumpkin spice Big Macs
be far behind? How long
before we see pumpkin spice
Viagra and pumpkin spice air
freshener? Soon, teenagers
will no longer steal the pumpkin off your porch to smash
it; they'll steal it off your
porch to sell it. Which brings
up another point: How long
before we have a spice shortage, too?
After all, does pumpkin
have any taste at all, or are
we just tasting a healthy shot
of sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg,
ginger and allspice? Could
you leave the pumpkin out
altogether and tell the difference?
Now, I like me some pumpkin pie, and look forward to
having it every Thanksgiving
and Christmas. But when did
the frenzy over pumpkin
spice hit such a fever pitch?
Five years ago, you couldn't
find pumpkin spice on a
scavenger hunt. Now, you
can't escape it. We're
approaching
late-1990s
Beanie Babies-level hysteria
here.
It's just a guess, but five
years from now, pumpkin
spice will be something you
can't even serve in prison
without causing a riot.
(Contact Jim Mullen at
JimMullenBooks.com.)
Part of the NorthYOU AND EACH
judgment entered in
west
Q u a r t e r the District Court in
OF YOU ARE
(NW/4) of the and for said County,
HEREBY NOTISouthwest Quarter State of Oklahoma,
Career
FIED that you have
(SW/4) of the in Case No. CJ
Opportunity
been sued in the
Southwest Quarter 2014-207, entitled
Outside Sales
above
named
(SW/4) of Section JPMorgan Chase
Professional
Court, Case No.
Twenty-six (26), Bank, National AsTerminix, the
CV-2015-127 by
Township Seven (7) sociation, Plaintiff,
industry leader in
Betty Walker, Mary
North,
R a n g e vs.DAILY
PAGE 8 . . . THURSDAY,
OCTOBER
22, 2015
POTEAU
NEWS
termite and
pest
Jobe and Ruth PeKelly James
GeTwenty-five (25) novese, et al., Decontrol, is seeking a
ters and you must
East of the Indian fendant, to satisfy:
highly motivated
answer the Petition
Base and Meridian, FIRST: The costs
person with strong
of Plaintiffs filed
LeFlore County, of said action acproblem solving
herein on or before
State of Oklahoma, crued and accruing;
customer service
November
25,
according to the SECOND:
and communication
2015, which cannot
The
U.S. Government judgment and first
skills. We offer
b e m or e th a n
Survey thereof, lien of the Plaintiff,
interesting
forty-one (41) days
more particularly JPMorgan Chase
hands-on work,
from the first publidescribed as folexcellent training,
cation date of this
Bank, National Ascompensation
Notice and a decree IN THE DISTRICT lows: Beginning at sociation, in the
package and
quieting title to the COURT IN AND the NW Corner of sum of $136,152.85
L E F L O R E said NW/4 SW/4 w i t h
benefits. Qualified
following described F O R
interest
3 Bedroom, 2 Bath
SW/4; thence South thereon at the rate
COUNTY
candidates must
real property will be
home for rent
degrees 55’ 10” of 3.25% per anSTATE OF OKLAhave a high school
CH/A, No Visa,
pets
We Accept
MasterCard, and Discovery cards.entered:
All sales are final
(No Refunds)89
East along the num from April 1,
HOMA
diploma or general
Beginning at a point
$650 per month
JPMORGAN
education degree Deadline
Northfor
& 250#
plus deposit
of publication is three business days prior to date 2540#
intended
publication
before noon. North line of said 2014, as adjusted, if
CHASE BANK, NA- NW/4 SW/4 SW/4 a applicable, until
(GED), good driving
West of SE Corner
References and
of 220.00 paid;LEGALS
TIONAL
ASSOCIA- distance
record and
of Section
7, Townadvances for
background
YARD SALES
EMPLOYMENT
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
HOMES
FORcheck
RENT REAL ESTATE
feet to the Point of taxes, insurance
TION;
successfully pass a
ship 9 North, Range
required
5 Family
background check
Beginning; thence and preservation
IN THE DISTRICT 27 East, LeFlore Plaintiff,
301 N Harper,
J.L. Ford
Garage Sale
and drug screen. A
COURT IN AND County, Oklahoma; vs.
continue South 89 expenses, accrued
Poteau
Investments
21747 McKinzie Rd.
successful track
918-687-4844 or
F O R L E F L O R E thence North on a KELLY JAMES GE- degrees 55’ 10” and accruing; ab918-647-2712
We Buy & Sell
Poteau, 1/2 mile
record in outside
true line for a dis918-869-1160
COUNTY
East along the stracting expenses,
NOVESE; et al.
North of Fat Alberts.
sales is preferred.
tance of 200 feet to
accrued and accruSTATE OF OKLANorth line a disDefendants.
Poteau
3 bedroom, 2 bath
Thursday-Saturday
For more
a point; thence
HOMA
Case
No.
C J tance of 161.5 feet; ing; bankruptcy fees
Big, covered back
Furniture (couches,
information, contact
BETTY WALKER, West on a true line 2014-207
thence south 00 de- and costs, if any;
3 Bedroom
porch
recliners, & rocker),
Robert Thomas at
MARY JOBE AND for a distance of Judge Sullivan, grees 03’ 06” East a and an attorney's
Brick Home
Fenced backyard
new dishwasher,
901-597-8914 or
200 feet to a point;
RUTH PETERS,
distance of 345.0 fee, plus costs, with
Jonathan K.
and 30 Acres,
Great view
tools (all kinds),
robert.thomas@
thence South on a
Plaintiffs,
feet; thence North interest thereon at
NOTICE OF SECPasture
Only.
No inside pets
small appliances,
servicemaster.com
true line for a disv.
OND ALIAS SALE 89 degrees 55’ 10” the same rate, until
Will
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$750/month
and clothing-all
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$125,000
$500 deposit
sizes!
thence East on a EXECUTION
UNKNOWN HEIRS,
181.5 feet; thence Persons or other
& backEXECUTORS, AD- true line for a disNorth 00 degrees entities having interTHIS IS AN ATRECREATIONAL Refernces
32
Acres
in
North
ground check
tance of 200 feet to
LOST & FOUND
MINISTRATORS,
03’ 06” West a dis- est in the property,
TEMPT TO COLPoteau
on
Central
Gilmore area
For Sale
the point of beginDEVISEES,
LECT A DEBT AND tance of 225.0 feet; including those
Street. Owner will
918-649-4749
FOUND
32’ 1989 Pace
ning.
TRUSTEES
AND
thence South 89 whose actual adANY INFORMAfinace or trade. We
Large black and tan
Arrow Motorhome.
ASSIGNS, IMMEDI- which will forever TION OBTAINED degrees 55’ 10” dresses are unWister
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are
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North 00 degrees who have or may
POSE.
2 Bathroom,
put cows or horses.
803-610-7640
Clean. $6,000.
serting any right, tiVINEYARD,
Notice is hereby 03’ 06” West a dis- have unknown sucSplit Floorplan.
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at
a
bargain.
918-647-3763.
(a.k.a.,
M A R Y tle or interest in said given that on the 24 tance of 120.0 feet cessors and such
Central Heat
$67,500.00
SERVICES
unknown succesELIZABETH SEAR- real estate, and for day of November, to the Point of Beand AC,
For Sale
such
other
relief
the
sors are hereby noLES),
DECEASED;
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commonly
2015,
at
10
o'clock,
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50 Acres near Wolf
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Court
deems
Kelly
AND
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THE STATE OF proper.
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No Pets!
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a
house
Moving, set-up,
1984 Johnson
Defendants must
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$650 month
damaged by
tie downs.
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file
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answer
with
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the LeFlore County "Property")
plus deposit.
storm. No water or
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the LeFlore County
COMMISSION,
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Courthouse in Po1-479-883-1178
electric,
but
good
Oklahoma and
motor, trailer with
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Defendants.
teau, Oklahoma, will be made pursu- Occupants of the
view of golf course
Arkansas.
new tires. $2,000.
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NOTICE BY PUBLIsecond alias sale der of Second Alias
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Personal RepresenCARS
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STATE
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the
office
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highest
and
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MOBILE HOMES
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Vineyard
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Oklahoma,
and
purlorem
taxes,
supeNovember
28th.
Minor Children.
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ing the ownership
a/k/a David Autrey,
Mary
Elizabeth
rior special assess- suant to said judgAll the paper work
leather interior.
interests of said
Deceased, and the
James
Ford
2015
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Northstar V8.
28 X 52,
479-806-8446
known and unests of record, if right of Plaintiff to sors.
Window sticker,
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entered as set forth
3-BEDROOM,
known heirs, execu- in the Petition.
any, except the recall said execuWe Buy & Sell
77,000.
The property has
918-839-6040
2-BATH,
tors, administrators, Issued this 8 day of Mortgage and inter- tion by oral anSuper clean.
been duly apRIVER BIRCH,
devisees, trustees,
ests foreclosed nouncement and/or praised in the sum
Always garaged.
2015
EMPLOYMENT
ISLAND KITCHEN,
APARTMENTS successors and as- October,
order of the Court, of $92,500.00.
herein on the fol30,000 miles.
Ms.
Melba
Hall,
ENTERTAINMENT
signs, immediate Court Clerk
lowing described prior to the second W I T N E S S
$24,500
Arbuckle Truck
MY
CENTER,
1, 2, & 3
and remote.
alias sale, said HAND this 13 day
real property, to-wit:
918-649-8160
Driving School,
s/By: Renee HolAPPLIANCE
BEDROOM
YOU AND EACH comb
judgment entered in of October, 2015.
Part of the NorthInc.
PACKAGE
APARTMENTS
OF YOU ARE Deputy Court Clerk
west
Q u a r t e r the District Court in s/By: Heather Ford
Laid Off? Low
TRUCKS/SUVS
$2,000 0FF
FOR RENT.
HEREBY NOTI(NW/4) of the and for said County, Deputy
Income? No cost
Attorney for Plain$54,900.00
HUD & CHOCTAW
FIED that you have tiffs:
Southwest Quarter State of Oklahoma, KIVELL, RAYMENT
2013 Chevy
grants. Job ready in
APPROVED.
been sued in the Daniel W. Walker, (SW/4) of the in Case No. CJ AND FRANCIS
Silverado
4 weeks. VA
2015 PLATINUM
Poteau Valley
above
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918-212-4802.
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placement.
Jason Howell, OBA
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Betty Walker, Mary 217 East Choctaw Township Seven (7) sociation, Plaintiff, #19128
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charcoal leather.
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SHEETROCK,
OK
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1 bath. Stove, rePersonal truck,
answer the Petition 74955
East of the Indian fendant, to satisfy:
LARGE WALK-IN
7666 East 61st
frigerator, dish
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of Plaintiffs filed Telephone:
Base and Meridian, FIRST: The costs Street
PANTRY, LARGE
washer included.
Assistant Wanted:
Sticker-$54,000.
herein on or before 918/775-1805
ISLAND KITCHEN,
LeFlore County, of said action acTulsa, Oklahoma
Total electric.
First United
Sale-$32,500.
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2 5 , Published in the Po- State of Oklahoma, crued and accruing;
74133
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HEATHER27 East, LeFlore Plaintiff,
Beginning; thence and preservation
employment if
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continue South 89 expenses, accrued
qualified. Individual
FOR SALE BY
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OWNER
MOBILE HOMES
and
true line for a disEast along the stracting expenses,
tools. A CDL
NOVESE; et al.
SADDLER ST.
tance of 200 feet to Defendants.
North line a disaccrued and accrulicense is required.
FOR RENT
City lot, 90 ftx135 ft,
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a point; thence C a s e
Pay is determined
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Poteau
Two
or
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Investments.
West on a true line 2014-207
thence south 00 de- and costs, if any;
based on
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Bedroom Mobile
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for a distance of Judge Sullivan, grees 03’ 06” East a and an attorney's
experience.
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Homes for Rent. RV
200 feet to a point; Jonathan K.
Call Larry at
distance of 345.0 fee, plus costs, with
spaces available
918-649-4151 or
thence South on a NOTICE OF SECfeet; thence North interest thereon at
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also.
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tance of 200 feet to TEMPT TO COL03’ 06” West a dis- est in the property,
Pharmacy
the point of beginLECT A DEBT AND tance of 225.0 feet; including those
CLEAN, QUIET
Technician
34262 Jacob Rd.
ning.
thence South 89 whose actual adANY INFORMAin Poteau.
2 Bedroom, 1 Bath.
Wanted at Main
which will forever TION OBTAINED degrees 55’ 10” dresses are unStarting to remodel;
Stove,
refrigerator,
Street Drug in
fresh paint, flooring
bar and enjoin you, WILL BE USED East a distance of known and persons
washer/dryer inWilburton. Must
& countertops.
and each of you FOR THAT PUR20.0 feet; thence or other entities
cluded. NO PETS!!
have up to date
1700 sq. ft.
from hereafter asNorth 00 degrees who have or may
POSE.
3 Bedroom,
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918-647-6996.
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tle or interest in said given that on the 24 tance of 120.0 feet cessors and such
preferred. Email
Total Electric on
real estate, and for day of November, to the Point of Beunknown succesresume to
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HOMES FOR RENT
such other relief the 2015, at 10 o'clock, ginning, commonly sors are hereby noplus storage
mainstreetdrugstore
Court
d e e m s A.M., (location at known as 101 Bran- tified are:
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building &
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metal carport.
proper.
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$135,000
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of Kelly James GeIncome.
8 Acres with water
Opportunity
the LeFlore County Courthouse in PoSecond alias sale novese, if married;
and electric available
Central Heat/Air,
Outside Sales
on Pecan Lane in
Court Clerk within teau, Oklahoma, will be made pursu- Occupants of the
Washer/Dryer
Rock Island. Has
Professional
the time period the undersigned ant to a Special Premises; MCC Adhook-ups.
small
cabin
on
it.
Has
Terminix, the
stated above. Failministration CorpoPanama, LeFlore,
road on two sides.
Sheriff will offer for Execution and Orindustry leader in
ure to file an anOwner will trade or
Cowlington, Muse
second alias sale der of Second Alias ration; The Heirs,
termite and pest
finance.
swer within this time and sell for cash to Sale issued out of Personal Represenand Whitesboro.
$30,000
control, is seeking a
period will result in the highest and the office of the tatives, Devisees,
Call Kiamichi
highly motivated
the Petition being best bidder, subject Court Clerk in and Trustees, SuccesHousing Authority.
3 Bedroom Frame
person with strong
taken as true and to real estate ad va- for LeFlore County, sors and Assigns
Home on McCurtain
918-522-4436.
problem solving
Street in Panama.
judgment determin- lorem taxes, supeOklahoma, and pur- of Billy David Autrey
CH&A. Will Trade
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3 Bedroom,
Or
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and communication
interests of said ments and all inter- ment reserving the Deceased, and the
2 Bathroom Brick
$29,500
skills. We offer
property shall be ests of record, if right of Plaintiff to Unknown SuccesHome For Rent.
interesting
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entered as set forth any, except the recall said execu$725/month,
sors.
estate, quick sale
hands-on work,
in the Petition.
$300/deposit.
tion by oral anThe property has
Mortgage
and
interusually
within
10
excellent training,
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Call Brian at
duly
ap- COUNTY
days for cash.
SERVING
LEFLORE
compensation
No closing cost,
479-629-0691.
October, 2015
order of the Court, praised in the sum
herein
on
the
folpackage and
commission, or
Ms. Melba Hall, lowing described prior to the second of $92,500.00.
abstracting. Get your
benefits. Qualified
3 Bedroom, 2 Bath
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MY
real property, to-wit:
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Northhave a high school
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diploma or general
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PAGE 10 . . . THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Survivor thanks family, friends, God
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
cancer, it don’t actually sink in,”
Parker said. “People don’t realize
when you’re diagnosed ... for the
y the faith of God and rest of your life, if you feel a pain
relatives — that’s
you’re going to think, is it
how you survive,”
cancer?”
said Brenda Garrett Parker, 60, a
Parker underwent eight rounds
breast cancer survivor born and
of chemotherapy and 37 rounds of
raised in Poteau.
radiation with treatments at the
October is Breast Cancer
Women’s Center at Mercy
Awareness Month, and Parker was Hospital and Hembree Cancer
diagnosed with breast cancer in
Center in Fort Smith, Ark.
2013.
Treatments finished in August
“It was very aggressive, so they 2013 and her latest tests in
[the doctors] were aggressive,”
September still show good signs.
Parker said.
“It’s two years out and
Parker said that in January
everything looked good,” she said.
2013, she went in for a regular
Parker said her husband, Bruce,
mammogram and the doctors
would drive her to chemotherapy
found possible cancer in her left
treatments, but she often drove
breast. It was verified with a
herself to radiation. She continued
biopsy in February and surgery
to work at the LeFlore County
followed. She was diagnosed at
Clerk’s Office, where she has
age 58 with Triple X breast
been for eight years.
cancer. Parker underwent a
“I worked as much as I could,”
lumpectomy in March 2013 with
Parker said.
five centimeters of breast removed
She said she would receive
and reconstructed. Parker said of
treatments on Thursday, rest on
the five lymph nodes, one was
Friday and the weekend and
cancerous and in her breast was
return to the office Monday for
Stage 2B breast cancer.
work.
“When you’re diagnosed with
“[County Clerk] Kelli Ford was
“B
wonderful to me, and the rest of
the courthouse,” Parker said.
“They were all very supportive.”
BreastCancer.org said one in
eight women in the U.S. will be
diagnosed with breast cancer in
their lifetime. In 2015, the website
forecasts 231,840 new invasive
cases are expected to be
diagnosed, along with 60,290
noninvasive. Parker stressed the
importance of receiving annual
breast exams.
“Even if you have little, big or
none breasts, it is definitely
needed,” Parker said. “When it’s
your time, get it done. Take a
friend, if you need it, but get it
done.”
Parker is the mother of a son,
Brooks, with daughter-in-law
Dana and granddaughters Sky and
Sophie. She also is related to the
local Garrett family, and said her
family provided her with needed
emotional support, alongside her
courthouse colleagues.
“I couldn’t have done it without
my friends and family,” Parker
said. “I would like to thank
Brenda Parker participates in the September 2013 Relay for
everyone that had anything to do
Life event in Poteau. Photo submitted
with my recovery.”
Cancer Society revises exam guidelines
MEMBER FDIC
DEWEY
MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Dennis J Carter D.O. FACOFP
Tabetha “Jarel” Brown
APRN • CNP NP-C
1013 E. Dewey Ave., Poteau, OK 74953
918-647-2929
CHICAGO (AP) — The American Cancer Society says women
should start mammograms later in
life and get fewer of them, a stance
that puts the trusted group closer to
an influential government task
force’s advice.
In new guidelines out Tuesday,
the cancer society recommends that
most women should begin annual
screening for breast cancer at age 45
instead of 40, and switch to every
other year at 55. The task force
advises screening every other year
starting at age 50.
It’s not a one-size-fits-all recommendation; both groups say women’s preferences for when to be
scanned should be considered.
The advice is for women at average risk for breast cancer. Doctors
generally recommend more intensive
screening for higher-risk women,
including those with specific genetic
mutations.
“The most important message of
all is that a mammogram is the most
effective thing that a woman can do
to reduce her chance of dying from
breast cancer,” said Dr. Richard
Wender, the cancer society’s cancer
control chief.
“It’s not that mammograms are
ineffective in younger women,” he
said, but at age 40, breast cancer is
uncommon and false alarms are
more likely. “Therefore, you’d have
to do a lot more mammograms to
prevent one death,” compared to
older women, Wender said.
Concern about false alarms contributed to the cancer society’s new
guidance. These lead to worry and
more testing — they mean an initial
result was suspicious but that cancer
was ruled out by additional scans
and sometimes biopsies.
The latest guidelines acknowledge
that some younger women are willing to accept that, and that for them
starting annual exams at age 40 is
fine, as long as they know the risks.
The guidelines were developed by
experts who reviewed dozens of
studies including research published
since 1997 — the year the cancer
group recommended yearly mammograms starting at age 40, and since
2003, when it stopped recommending monthly breast self-exams.
The update recommends that
women continue getting screened as
long as they are in good health and
have a life expectancy of at least 10
years. The old guidelines did not
include an age limit.
The cancer group also dropped a
recommendation for routine physical
breast exams by doctors, saying
A Breast Cancer Awareness banner in the main hallway at Eastern
Oklahoma Medical Center in Poteau reminds women of the importance
of early detection.
PDN Photo by Amanda Corbin
there’s no evidence that these save
lives.
The Rev. Jennifer MunroeNathans, 46, a pastor in Millis, Massachusetts, said she hasn’t paid
attention to guidelines and started
getting annual scans around age 40
on her doctor’s advice. Her mother
had breast cancer, so have some of
her congregants and MunroeNathans said she has no plans to
change course when she gets older.
“For my own peace of mind I
intend to continue yearly mammograms,” she said. “I’ve seen the
impact of breast cancer — perhaps
that makes me a little more hypervigilant.”
The society’s updated guidelines
say switching to every other year at
age 55 makes sense because tumors
in women after menopause tend to
grow more slowly. Also, older women’s breasts are usually less dense so
cancer is more visible on mammograms, said Dr. Kevin Oeffinger,
chairman of the society’s breast cancer guideline panel and director of
the cancer survivorship center at
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center in New York.
The guidelines were published
Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
More than 200,000 women in the
U.S. each year are diagnosed with
breast cancer and about 40,000 die
from the disease. Overall, 1 in 8
women will be diagnosed with the
disease at some point and chances
increase with age.
Oeffinger said women need to be
familiar with their breasts and aware
of any changes, which should be
evaluated by their doctors.
The U.S. Preventive Services
Task Force, whose guidelines have
historically influenced Medicare
coverage, made waves in 2009 when
it recommended mammograms every
other year starting at age 50, to age
74. In draft recommendations
released earlier this year, the group
said mammograms for women in
their 40s should be an individual
decision based on preferences and
health history, and that more
research is needed to determine
potential benefits or harms for scans
for women aged 75 and older.
That panel also questioned the
value of breast exams by doctors,
citing a lack of evidence for any
benefit or harm. It will examine the
cancer society’s evidence review in
finalizing its update, said Dr. Kirsten
Bibbins-Domingo, the task force’s
vice chair and a professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
Most health plans are required to
cover screening mammograms free
of charge as part of preventive care
mandated by the Affordable Care
Act, and many insurers cover the
screenings starting at age 40.
Several doctor groups still recommend mammograms starting at age
40, including those representing
radiologists and gynecologists, but
the American Cancer Society’s
breast cancer guidelines are the most
widely followed, said Dr. Kenneth
Lin, a family medicine physician at
Georgetown University School of
Medicine.
Lin said he supports the new
guidance but that it will make his
job more challenging at first, trying
to explain to patients the changes
and differences with other groups.
Lin said he — and probably many
other doctors — will likely continue
doing physical breast exams, out of
habit and because they consider the
exams to be an important part of
doctor-patient interactions.
The Poteau Daily News is publishing a special page devoted to breast cancer awareness every Thursday in October.