Shoot, She`s Good

Allen Advocate
VOLUME 68 NUMBER 14
ALLEN, PONTOTOC COUNTY , OKLAHOMA
Ashton Huffstutlar holds her Grand American D Class
Event 4 Champion trophy.
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Shoot, She’s Good
Ashton Huffstutlar competes on National level
Ashton Huffstutlar wasn’t
interested in playing school
sports, but her parents, Gary
and Monica wanted her involved in some sort of extra
curricular activity. When
her father asked what she
thought about shooting sport
clays Ashton was hesitant,
but willing to give it a try.
Little did the two of them
know that a simple after
school activity would inspire
Ashton to shoot her way into
college.
Breaking a few hand
thrown clays sparked a serious interest in Ashton, and
the need for her own gun became prevalent. Then Gary,
who works at Great Plains in
Ada, met John Stafford, who
shot in shotgun competitions.
Stafford sold them a Beretta 12 gauge, but had much
bigger plans for the young
shooter. For the last three
years Stafford has coached,
and taken Ashton to shooting
events in several states. With
his help and support she’s
shot over 26,000 registered
targets in sporting clays, trap
and skeet.
“My goal is to better my
shooting sport abilities to
get a college scholarship.
Thanks to my parents and
John, this is an obtainable
goal. Since I’ve started, I’ve
placed in numerous competitions with my Krieghoff K80
ProSporter. It takes practice
to be good at anything.” said
Ashton.
At the time of the article,
printed in The Great Plains
Journal, Ashton was preparing for Nationals that would
take place in October.
Now a junior at Allen High
School, Ashton continues her
scholarship pursuit. If she
achieves this goal, she will
be the first student from Allen to receive a scholarship
in a shooting sport, but if it
weren’t for her parents and
John Stafford, a great Great
Plains Kubota customer, she
might not have a crowded
trophy shelf that displays the
first clay she ever broke!
(Article by Reed Boettcher,
Great Plains Living, courtesy of Great Plains Kubota
in Ada, Duncan, Edmond &
Shawnee)
Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church presented their children’s Christmas program, “Footprints to the Manger”, this past Sunday. Performers pictured are Luke Maloy Bodrey Goodson, Ely
O’Daniel, Lauren Baber, Alex Hill, Ty O’Daniel, Gabriel Manuel, J.R. Ross, Elizabeth Manuel, Addison
Prentice, Brooklyn Sanders, Khloe Goodson, Lainey Ford, Lily Laden, and Brogen Goodson.
The Ole Man Down the Road
by Frank Conley
souri. There he joined the
My story begins in 1837 Union Army during the War
when David Wesley Null Between the States. When
was born. He began his President Abraham Lincoln
life in Centralia, Illinois, was assassinated, David was
and later migrated to Mis- around the age of 26.
During the heat of the
battle, he went over the hill.
“By Goney!” he shouted.
“They were shooting all
around me, and I went over
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The Allen 4-H members made and delivered pillowcases filled with gifts and needed articles to residents of the Woodland Hills Care Center just before Christmas.
Pictured are chapter leader April Whitehead, Grasyn Whitehead, Maebrey Wallace, Macey Howard, Malloree Howard, Alex Roebuck, Caden Howard, A.J. Hill, Jake
Beavert, assistant Danielle O’Daniel, and (front) Ely O’Daniel and Ty O’Daniel.
THE ALLEN ADVOCATE, JANUARY 1, 2015 -PAGE 2
Mustangs eager to continue winning way
Coach Greg Mills has Allen boys 8-0 heading into challenges of 2015
By HERMAN BROWN
Allen correspondent
The Allen Mustangs have
had some outstanding basketball teams over the years.
Fans can look at this 8-0
team and begin to picture
the success that might await
the current squad in the 2015
playoffs.
Coach Mills is not exactly clearing space for a
state championship trophy.
However, he gave an indication a week into the current
campaign that good things
could be in store for the
Mustangs.
“I believe this is going
to be an exciting year,” the
coach said shortly after winning the Pontotoc Conference Tournament. “We’ve
got several kids that can
shoot extremely well. This
is a team that can score in
every different way. I believe
it may be one of the better
teams we’ve had here at Allen High School.”
The potential is clearly on
display. However, the goal of
this veteran coach is to turn
that potential into reality.
The 8-0 start is an excellent
building block for a magical
season. Two keys to future
success will be to avoid
injuries and to develop his
shooters so several will be
comfortable making clutch
plays in crunch time.
Allen has not seen many
games this season where
there was much pressure
late in the game. That’s because the Mustangs building
the 8-0 mark mostly with
double-digit romps.
The season began on Dec. 2
when Allen defeated Wanette
66-52 in the first round of
the Pontotoc Conference
Tournament at Stonewall.
The Mustangs used the 14point victory to go 1-0 and
advance to the tournament
semi-finals.
Allen followed up on Dec.
4 with a dominant 63-37 win
over the Roff Tigers. The
26-point verdict took the
Mustangs to 2-0 and into the
championship finals.
Coach Mills’ Mustangs
would have to defeat the
hosting Stonewall Longhorns to escape with the
tournament title. The chore
was far from easy in that
Saturday night showdown.
However, the Mustangs rose
up and battled to the 70-66
victory.
In reviewing his first three
games, Coach Mills his assessment that “I believe it
may be one of the better
teams we’ve had here at Allen High School.”
Future opponents were
put on notice. To beat Allen,
they would have to bring an
outstanding 4-quarter performance.
Wanette became the fourth
and latest victim of the
Mustangs on Dec. 9. Allen
notched a 10-point win at 6151 on this night. The effort
improved AHS to 4-0.
On Dec. 11, Allen improved
to 5-0 in the first of three
consecutive road games. The
Mustangs bounced the Maud
Tigers by 30 points, 79-49.
New Lima lost by a little
more the following evening.
The Falcons went down
by 32 points, 64-32, in another game over in Seminole
County.
Allen was cruising along
at 6-0 when the Mustangs
visited Roff. On this night,
the Mustangs were in for
anything but another cakewalk. In fact, they were
within an eyelash of their
first loss. AHS managed to
escape the dogfight with a
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AT A GLANCE
Pontotoc Conference Tournament
Dec. 2 First Round
Allen 66, Wanette 52
Wan - 8 - 12 - 15 - 17 - (52)
Allen - 12 - 22 - 16 - 16 - (66)
--Dec. 4 Semifinals
Allen 63, Roff 37
ROFF - 10 - 10 - 13 - 4 - ( 37)
ALLEN - 19 - 14 - 19 - 11 - 63
--Dec. 6 - Championship game
Allen 70, Stonewall 66
Allen - 10 - 26 - 16 - 18 - (70)
Stone - 19 - 7 - 22 - 16 - (66)
--Dec. 9 @ Allen
Allen 61, Wanette 51
Wan - 12 - 10 - 13 - 16 - (51)
Allen - 17 - 16 - 14 - 14 - (61)
--Dec. 11 @ Maud
Allen 79, Maud 49
Allen - 19 - 24 - 24 - 12 - (79)
Maud - 9 - 12 - 10 - 18 - (49)
--Dec. 12 @ New Lima
Allen 64, New Lima 58
Allen - 15 - 26 - 6 - 17 - (64)
New Lima - 16 - 15 - 11 - 15 (58)
--Dec. 16 @ Roff
Allen 53, Roff 52
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--Allen Mustangs (8-0)
Pontotoc Conf Tournament
Allen 66, Wanette 52
Allen 63, Roff 37
Allen 70, Stonewall 66
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The Mustangs went to the
Christmas and New Year’s
break with the sparkling
8-0 record. They will return
to action Jan. 6 to play the
Tupelo Tigers in their ninth
game of the season. Fans
are hoping the new few
weeks look a whole lot like
December.
--DEC. 9 vs Wanette, won 61-51
DEC. 11 @ Maud, won 79-49
DEC. 12 @ New Lima, won 6432
DEC. 16 @ Roff, won 53-52
DEC. 18 vs Calvin, won 99-70
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Threads of Life
Year’s Events
The end of another great year is approaching. When you
think back over all the events that have happened, it is
truly a great one. But isn’t every year like that? As I sat in
church this past Sunday morning and looked at the beautiful
display of Poinsettias and the Advent Candle at the front of
the sanctuary, I felt so blessed to be a part of the tradition
of that church. The Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve
is special for me also. It is what the holidays in Healdton
should be and will always be for me
Though the years the churches in Healdton have had dif
different ways to commemorate the holiday and the Nativity
Scene. For many years the Nativity Set, and the candlelight
service and Christmas Eve Communion have been the way
of our church. Each year there is a good turnout for that
service. It is a special time.
The outpouring of love at each Christmas Season is very
much in evidence. The Community has Christmas baskets
for those who need them. The Chamber of Commerce has
the Angel Tree where local citizens can pick up names of
children to buy gifts for. The Chamber and local merchants
have Christmas drawings and there is a feeling of good will
all around.
Personally, it has been a great year for me. I have had a
book published and am working on another one. My desk
is piled up with things I need to get done. I only have seven
copies of the last publication of my Seminole Patchwork
Book and need to get on that. If I do another printing, it will
be the 35th printing of that publication I have done and used
copies are now selling for $99.50. I think that has been a
successful book and one that was needed. It has certainly
been used.
Masonic Breakfast
Start the New Year off right and join the Allen Masonic
Lodge for breakfast this Saturday, January 3rd, from 7:00 to
10:00 a.m., at the Lodge on West Broadway. The breakfast
fund-raisers are now being held on the first Saturday of each
month with a menu of sausage, biscuits, gravy, scrambled
eggs, hash browns and coffee.
The meal will be served free of charge but donations will
be accepted and greatly appreciated.
(Winners must be present)
Sunday • Monday • Tuesday
Customer Appreciate Night
pulsating 53-52 win over the
Roff cagers.
On Dec. 18, the Mustangs
closed out the 2014 portion
of the schedule. AHS hosted
the Calvin Bulldogs in varsity action at Allen High
School. Calvin showed some
good things and earned high
praise from Coach Mills.
However, the 70-point scoring performance by the Bulldogs wasn’t enough to keep
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January 3 — Steve Brannan, Brandi Brannan, Ruth Crisp,
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January 4 — Ty Harman
January 5 — Debra Fuller*
January 6 — Mr. & Mrs. Ed Harman*, Shawn Rolen, Caidence Cross, Breken Woodward, Mr. & Mrs. San Johnson*
January 7 — Hank Deaton
January 17 — Hadleigh Hill
January 18 – Bear DeHart
January 22 — Anastasia Martinez
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B I L L’ S C O U N T RY
COMMENTS
Every day is a gift from
God. Sadly, many do not
realize that.
As we enter into a new
year I wanted to share the
following. It is one of the
best New Year stories (or
advice) to ever come across
my desk.
CHOCOLATE ICE
CREAM SINGS
For those who understand, no explanation is
needed. For those who do
not understand, no explanation is possible.
One day I had lunch with
some friends. Bill, a short,
balding golfer-type about 80
years old, came along with
them. All in all, it was a
pleasant bunch.
When the menus were
presented, we ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups,
by Bill Robinson,
Publisher
except for Bill who said, “Ice
Cream, please. Two scoops
of chocolate.” I wasn’t sure
my ears heard right, and the
others were aghast. “Along
with heated apple pie,” Bill
added.
We tried to act quite
nonchalant, as if people did
this all the time. But when
our orders were brought
out, I didn’t enjoy mine. I
couldn’t take my eyes off
Bill as his pie a-la-mode
went down. The other guys
couldn’t believe it. They
ate their lunches silently and
grinned.
The next time I went out
to eat, I called and invited
Bill. I lunched on white
meat tuna. He ordered a parfait. I smiled. He asked if
he amused me. I answered,
“Yes, you do, but also you
confuse me. How come you
order rich desserts, while I
feel I must be sensible?”
He laughed and said,
“I’m tasting all that is possible. I try to eat the food
I need, and do the things I
should. But life’s so short,
my friend, I hate missing out
on something good. This
year I realized how old I
was. I haven’t been this old
before.”
“So, before I die, I’ve
got to try those things that
for years I had ignored.
I haven’t smelled all the
flowers yet. There are too
many trout streams I haven’t
fished. There’s more fudge
sundaes to wolf down and
kites to be flown overhead.
There are too many golf
courses I haven’t played.
I’ve not laughed at all the
jokes. I’ve missed a lot of
sporting events and potato
chips and cokes.”
Bill continued to talk as
he was thoroughly enjoying
his ice cream. “I want to
wade again in water and feel
ocean spray on my face,”
he said. “I want to sit in a
country church once more
and thank God for His grace.
I want peanut butter every
day spread on my morning
toast. I want un-timed long
distance calls to the folks
I love the most. I haven’t
THE ALLEN ADVOCATE, JANUARY 1, 2015 -PAGE 3
With that, I called the
waitress over. “I’ve changed
my mind”, I said. “I want
what he is having, only
add some more whipped
cream!”
So, the moral of the story
is to live well, love much and
laugh often. Be as happy
as you can be. Be mindful
that happiness is not based
on possessions, power or
prestige, but on relationships
with people we like and respect. Remember that while
money talks, chocolate ice
cream sings.
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News
Sunday the children were
still excited about Christmas,
but in children’s church we
talked about the new year
and some of the New Year’s
resolutions they could make. They are never too young to
learn about the importance
of putting God first in their
lives. Hopefully some of us
adults, will learn from the
children. Our special this morning
was sung by the Atwood
Group. An old song with a
lot of feeling, “I’m going to
get carried away, when I get
carried Away.” We have had
several deaths in our community this week, and this
song reminds us that death is
only the beginning of a new
life in Christ. Bro. Larry’s message was
taken from Isaiah 61:1-3
and entitled “The Power of
the Christmas Story.” The
Christmas story is good
news. It is the “good news”
of the gospel. It is strength
for the brokenhearted and
freedom for the captives. It
is the power of comfort and
encouragement. God himself is the one who initiates
this comfort and encouragement. Jesus lived his life
making it reality to everyone
he met. When he left, he
left behind this power in the
hands of his followers. Just
like Isaiah and Jesus we are
cried at all the movies yet,
or walked in the morning
rain. I need to feel wind on
my face. I want to be in love
again.”
Bill had the most beautiful smile on his face as
he continued to talk. “So,
if I choose to have dessert,
instead of having dinner,
then should I die before
night fall, I’d say I died a
winner, because I missed
out on nothing. I filled my
heart’s desire. I had that final
chocolate mousse before my
life expired.”
God’s representatives here
on earth. We can experience
all that God has promised
us through Jesus. We can
then pass this on to those we
meet. Those whom we will contact this season, will they
be better or worse for having contacted us? Will we
make an intentional effort to
spread the good tidings of the
season, or will we succumb
to a sense of despair and
gloom that seems to be the
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Service held for Odell McDaniel
Services for Samuel “Odell”
McDaniel, 88, of Duncan, formerly of the Atwood area, were
held Tuesday, December 30th, at
11:00 AM at Bethel Free Will
Baptist Church in Allen. Burial
followed at Allen Cemetery.
He was born November 10,
1926 to Andrew Jackson and
Irene Bell (Burton) McDaniel
in Atwood, Oklahoma. He
passed away from this life on
December 27, 2014 in Oklahoma City.
Odell grew up on a farm in
Atwood. He married Mary
Kathryn Jones of Allen on
June 25, 1944. Their children
are Billy Odell McDaniel of
Conway, Arkansas and Betty
Lynn (McDaniel) Lowrance of
Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kathryn
preceded him in death on February 9, 1992.
Odell enlisted in the Army
in November 1944. He served
as a paratrooper during World
War II. He worked for Sun
Oil Company in Wynnewood,
Oklahoma, Conway, Arkansas
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Judy Ann (Craft) Branch, 62-year-old longtime Seminole
resident, passed from this life on Monday, December 22,
2014, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born June 4, 1952 in Allen, Oklahoma to parents
Wanda Lou (Nunnelley) Craft and Roy Thomas Craft.
Judy graduated from Seminole High School in 1970. She
went on to work as a home health care provider until she
recently retired as a supervisor.
Judy leaves to cherish her memory one daughter and sonin-law, Kim and Randy Robertson of Beggs, Oklahoma;
one brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Lacretia Craft of
Shawnee, Oklahoma; one sister, Joyce Payne of Seminole,
Oklahoma; a very special nephew, Austin Payne, two special
nieces, Angelina Payne and Shelby Vakilzadah, as well as
several other nieces and nephews; Judy is also survived by
her two loving grandchildren, Jaicey Robertson and Cayden
Robertson, both of Beggs, Oklahoma.
Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Wanda and Roy
Craft; two brothers, Johnny Craft and Phillip Craft; she was
also preceded in death by one sister, Shirley Gardner.
Funeral services were 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 29th,
at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole, Oklahoma
with Lowell Churchill officiating the service. Interment
followed in the Allen Cemetery at 1:00 p.m.
Services were under the direction of Swearingen Funeral
Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
and Duncan, Oklahoma. Odell
retired from Sun Oil Company
after 30 plus years of service.
Odell married Delilah Page of
Duncan on July 10, 1992.
Odell was preceded in death
by his parents; brothers Augusteen Clayton McDaniel,
Thomas Bernigar McDaniel
and Drexel Durell McDaniel.
Odell is survived by his wife,
Delilah McDaniel of Duncan;
son, Bill McDaniel and wife
Martha of Conway, Arkansas;
daughter, Betty Lynn Lowrance
and husband Gary of Shawnee;
grandchildren Billy Jack McDaniel of Conway, Arkansas,
Nicole Aldridge and husband
Josh of Vilonia, Arkansas, Erin
Nicklas and husband Eric of
Shawnee, Kelsey Rider and
husband Travis of Seminole,
and Will Lowrance and wife
Heather of Shawnee; and nine
great grandchildren. Odell is
also survived by stepsons, Dan
Page of Garland, Texas, and
Don Page and wife Beverly
of Duncan, Oklahoma; stepdaughters Peggy Allison and
husband Tommy of Madill, and
Pam Hacker and husband Eddie
of Arlington, Texas; nine stepgrandchildren and fourteen
step-great-grandchildren.
O dell is survived by his
sister-in-law, Hazel McDaniel
of Shawnee; brother, James
Walter McDaniel and wife
Leota of Atwood; sister, Ruby
Irene Tucker and husband Juan
of Atwood; and sister-in-law,
Gwen McDaniel of Ft. Myers,
Florida.
Odell beamed when he talked
about his grandchildren and
loved their many phone calls,
text messages and visits. Odell
enjoyed growing vegetables
in his garden, raising bantam
chickens, water gardening,
training bird dogs and quail
hunting.
P allbearers were Kenny
Brewer, Jerry Higgins, Will
Lowrance, Jim McDaniel,
Kelly McDaniel, Danny McDougal, Eric Nicklas, Travis
Rider, Doug Stinson and Andy
Tucker.
The family requests in lieu
of flowers that donations be
made to charity of your choice
or The Cavett Kids Foundation
– www.cavettkids.org. Services were under the direction of Criswell Funeral
Home, Ada.
Service Friday for
Dorothy Edwards
Services for Dorothy Belle Edwards, 81, of Francis are
2:00 p.m. Friday, January 2nd, at the Francis Baptist Church,
Rev. Stewart Rising will officiate. Burial will follow at Cedar
Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Edwards died Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Tulsa.
She was born January 14, 1933 in Haywood, Oklahoma to
Vern Edgar and Bertie Mae Robertson Windle. She attended
Bethel Hill grade school and graduated from Haywood High
School.
She married Thomas Edwards. He preceded her in death in
1975. Mrs. Edwards was a homemaker and attended Francis
Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Rosie Hill of Upton, Kentucky; a son, Matthew Edwards of Hartshorne; one brother,
John Earl Windle of Florida; four sisters, Joyce Ward, Savanna, Violet Jabara and husband Dan of Krebs, Virgie Walker
and husband Jim of Krebs, and Sue Chubbee of Antlers; and
one grandson, David Motes.
She was preceded in death by an infant son; a daughter,
Pauline Edwards; two brothers, David Robert Windle and William “Bill” Windle; and a sister, Goldie LaVerne Windle.
Arrangements are under the direction of Criswell Funeral
Home, Ada.
Rites Saturday for
Pauline Nickell
Graveside services for Pau-
line Nickell, 90, of Ada, are
11:00 a.m., Saturday, January
3rd, at the Five-Mile Cemetery,
Rev. Don Sayre will officiate.
Mrs. Nickell died Wednesday, December 24, 2014, at an
Ada assisted living center. She
was born September 3, 1924
in the Steedman Community
to Charley T. and Bessie Lamb
Hogue. She attended Laxton,
Steedman, Fitzhugh and Francis schools and graduated from
Allen High School.
S he married Lee Nickell
in Allen. He preceded her in
death on July 25, 2005 in Ada.
Mrs. Nickell and her husband
farmed. They also owned and
operated Lee’s Standard Service Station on 9th and Broadway from 1963 until 1975. Mrs.
Nickell was a member of the
Happyland Free Will Baptist
Church.
S urvivors include a son,
James Lee Nickell and wife
Cynthia of Jasper, Georgia;
a granddaughter, Kim Mauer
and husband Gilbert of Boerne,
Texas; and a sister, Alyene
Pierot of Tulsa.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, her husband, and 5
brothers and sisters.
Services are under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home,
Ada.
Juree Darnell
Passes Away
Funeral services for Linnita Juree’ (Foster) Darnell
were held at 1:00 PM on
Tuesday, December 30th, at
the Hudson-Phillips Funeral
Home Chapel in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Bro. Jim
Lawrence officiated with
Bobby Shato assisting. Interment followed at the Blue
Ridge Cemetery in Calvin,
Oklahoma.
P allbearers were W. L.
Hanks, Zech Hanks, Cole
Foster, Emmitt Burkland,
Gary Lee Kaeneman, Phillip Welch and Jacob Stockdale. Honorary bearers were
Glen Lively, Big John Flemming, Roy Max Hammonds,
Heath Buyton, and Chris
Chitocki.
Linnita was born on April
5, 1975 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Frank T. and Linda
Lee (Hanks) Foster. She
graduated from Shawnee
High School in 1993. She
then graduated from Seminole State College with an
Associate of Science degree
with Honors. Later, returning to college at St. Gregory’s College she majored in
Criminology. Completing
dental hygienist studies in
Oklahoma City completed
her formal education.
Linnita married Wendell
Darnell and to this union
two sons were born, Issac
and Clinton. Linnita loved
her sons more than anything.
Family was important to
Linnita and she made sure
her sons were surrounded
by loving family. Riding
her Harley was her favorite
pastime.
Linnita is preceded in death
by her husband, Wendell
Darnell, grandparents Juanita and Furman Bollinger and
uncle Robert Bollinger.
Survivors include her parents, Frank and Linda Foster
of Calvin; sons Issac Franklin
Darnell and Clinton Ivandale
Darnell of the home; brothers Frankie Wayne Foster of
Calvin and Gregory T. Foster
of Tecumseh; step-daughter
Tresha Fowble; grandchildren Jaxson, Alexis and Hendrix Fowble; special friend
Tommy Calvert of Maud; as
well as a host of other aunts,
uncles, cousins and other
relatives and friends.
Services were under the
direction of Hudson-Phillips
Funeral Home in Holdenville, Oklahoma.
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to assist the family after the recent fire destroyed their home on East Gilmore. Pictured
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THE ALLEN ADVOCATE, JANUARY 1, 2015 -PAGE 5
One Pharmacist’s View
He had a temperature and
a lot of dread as he stepped
off the train in Wister, Oklahoma that long ago time in
1918. My Grandpa Boyd
was a talented piano player
who was returning from a
‘Song-Leaders workshop’
in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
People were dying like flies
Singing Girls
from the worse flu epidemic
of our time back in 1918 and
Grandpa was fearful he had
the flu too. He was totally
correct.
Two days later my Grandpa George Washington Boyd
lay dead. He left behind his
Light from God’s
Word
“May all your troubles
during the coming year be
as short-lived as your New
Year’s resolutions?” So
spoke one sharp-tongued
sage. A new year invites
self-examination and offers
a fresh start in life. This
leads us to make resolutions.
Whether or not we make
New Year’s resolutions, the
decisions we make determine our destiny.
Solomon would have us
know, however, that not all
resolutions are good. He
resolved to exhaust his flesh
in the pursuit of human
wisdom. (Eccl. 1:13; 12:12)
But, like most who yearn for
an earthly education, his success drove him to despair and
increased his sorrow. (1:18)
Solomon also resolved to
increase his worldly riches.
(Eccl. 2:4-10) However, his
pursuit of profit proved to be
unprofitable! (2:11) Even
though his coffers overflowed with riches, his soul
was starving for something
of more value.
He resolved to find happiness in the pursuit of earthly
pleasure. Surely wine, women, and song would satisfy
his inner cravings. But this
also proved to be like pouring water into a bucket that is
full of holes; it didn’t provide
meaningful and lasting satisfaction. (Eccl. 2:1-3)
Solomon’s search for
meaning in life from learning, wisdom and pleasure
all proved to be useless. He
wrote, “all was vanity and
grasping for the wind.”
(Eccl 2:11) If you and I
would find purpose in life,
it must be through avenues
other than those which Solomon tried. He tells us this in
his concluding words. “Let
us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter: Fear God and
keep His commandments, for
this is man’s all. For God
will bring every work into
judgment, including every
secret thing, whether good or
evil.” (Eccl 12:13-14)
AllenWeek
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th
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Lunch — Spaghetti & Meat Sauce, Broccoli, Breadstick,
Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk, Water
Wednesday
Breakfast – Waffles, Fruit, Milk, Juice, Cereal
Lunch – chicken Enchilada, Refried Beans, Spanish Rice,
Salsa, Salad Bar, Milk, Water
Thursday
Breakfast – Cinnamon Roll, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Milk,
Juice, Cereal
Lunch – Hamburgers, French Fries, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk,
Water
Friday
Breakfast – Biscuit & Gravy, Sausage, Fruit, Milk, Juice,
Cereal
Lunch – Baked Potato Bar, Homemade Chili, Green Beans,
Dinner Roll, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk, Water
Allen Week
Nutrition
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of January 5
th
Monday
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2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea
Tuesday
Shepherd’s Pie, Garden Salad, Biscuit or Cornbread, Salad
Dressing, Key Lime Pie, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea
Wednesday
BBQ Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes, Broccoli Salad, Whole
Wheat Bread, Margarine, brownies, 2% Milk, Coffee and/
or Tea
Thursday
Fish, Macaroni & Cheese, Coleslaw, Cheese Biscuits,
Margarine, Strawberry Cake, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea
Friday
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and/or Tea
widow, Julia, and his little
twin girls, Dora and Cora,
and their sisters Lora and
Ruth. The survivors were
devastated by his untimely
death. Julia rented out their
farm so she and the four little
girls went to her home in
Weatherford, Texas.
But the grieving quintet returned to Leflore County the
next year—it has been said
that her Texas kin were moon
shiners and bootleggers—
making, selling and drinking
hard liquor to an excess. She
said she didn’t want to raise
her little girls in such.
Meanwhile, back in Leflore County Oklahoma, Julia’s
former neighbor, Will Armstrong, had lost his wife. She
too had died of the dreaded
flu. I have no idea if she
knew this before her return,
but she and the little girls
started farming—but (to
make a long story short) after
a few months she and Will
got married.
Times were hard and while
Grandpa Boyd may have left
the family fairly broke, he
did leave the little girls his
love and talent for music.
Mom says all of them could
play the piano a little. They
knew the words to a lot of
songs and they sang as they
worked in the fields or riding
down the roads in a wagon
or as they washed the dishes.
Their new stepfather loved
it—he encouraged them to
keep it up. He often pulled
up a chair in the kitchen
while they washed dishes to
listen. His favorite, “Just a
Little While.”
The little girls sang often
at their church and it was no
surprise one Christmas that
they were put in charge of
the program at the Free Will
Baptist Church down the
road at Kennedy. By then
an addition had been made
to the family. Will and Julia
started their own family,
one of which was a little girl
named Oma. By the time she
was three or so, Oma knew
the songs too and enjoyed
singing solo.
When Christmas day arrived back on that day in
the 20’s, a large Christmas
tree had been located, cut
and placed inside the church
and decorated. The five little
girls were outfitted in new
white matching dresses—
all special made for the big
occasion. They performed
their program and for the
finale, the youngest little
singer, Oma, stood on a table
and sang her specials. Mom
says that Oma was the prettiest little girl she had ever
seen and she says she can
still remember her perfect
and clear voice carrying
through the still crowd that
Christmas Eve those many
years ago in that quiet little
candlelit country church.
Like so many places in
Oklahoma, the people that
lived in Kennedy then are
all gone. The church was
still there the last time I was
down there, nestled in the
shadow of a nearly deserted
Wolf Mountain, looking
a bit tired and alone. The
little girls in white dresses
are all gone now. But I still
have a pretty good image my
mom painted that day for me
of some little girls singing
Christmas songs in a little
country church once upon
a time and the congregation
enjoying a final solo by a
little girl named Oma.
I hope all of you have a
Happy New Year. Start it off
right. Go to Church.
Wayne Bullard, DPh
[email protected]
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Christmas holiday with her
daughter, Donna and Chris
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She attended the Christmas
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First Baptist Church where
Chris is Minister of Music
and was privileged to watch
her grandson, Naaman, be
baptized.
Donna returned home with
her; Chris and the boys came
after Sunday services.
—O&A—
Kelly Hurt and children,
Kelsey and Christopher,
visited with John and Juanita
Matthews in Ada on Christmas Day.
—O&A—
Jim and Chris McDonald
enjoyed having all their kids
and grandkids with them
during the holidays.
Out & about at the McDonald home were Andy,
Beth, Cadence, Owen and
Hendley from Dallas, Texas;
Matt, Cecilia and Jonathan of
Dallas; Micah and Savanna
from Austin, Texas; Josh
from Tulsa; and Jacob from
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Also visiting were Chris’
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Allen squad brings near-perfect 7-1 record into January 6 opener
By HERMAN BROWN
Allen correspondent
The Allen Lady Mustangs
are off to an incredible start
in the 2014-2015 basketball
campaign.
With 2014 now in the
books, the Allen girls are sitting at a near-perfect 7-1 on
the season. The only blemish
on an otherwise perfect start
was a loss to Stonewall in the
championship finals of the
annual Pontotoc Conference
Tournament.
Coach Jeremy Strong’s
AHS girls lost 62-42 to the
Stonewall Lady Longhorns.
The PCT title game was
staged on Dec. 6 on Stonewall’s home court.
Allen was late in starting
the basketball season due to
the football program. Other
conference team had played
between 5 and 7 games
before the Lady Mustangs
played their first varsity
contest.
The Lady Mustangs had no
trouble winning the opener.
AHS dismantled the Calvin
Lady Bulldogs 62-21 in the
tournament quarter-finals.
Allen moved on into the
conference semi-finals to
face the Asher Lady Indians.
Coach Strong’s squad won
a hard-fought 44-34 verdict
over Asher to advance to the
finals.
In the title game, Allen
started off slow and never
really got going. Stonewall
proved to be the better team
on this night, winning the
20-point decision at 62-42 to
lay claim to the tournament
crown.
Allen stood at 2-1 at the
end of the PCT event. The
Lady Mustangs would hit
stride over the following two
weeks.
Coach Strong led his team
to a 55-18 win over Wanette
on Dec. 9.
Allen followed with two
more wins in short order. The
Lady Mustangs outlasted the
Maud Lady Tigers 62-50 in
Dec. 11 a road trip to Maud
High School.
Allen followed up one
night later with a 62-32
blowout of the hosting New
Lima Falconettes.
On Dec. 16, the Lady
Mustangs went back on the
road for a third consecutive
game. AHS visited Roff and
turned back the Lady Tigers
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47-32. The 15-point victory
improved Allen to 6-1 in
December.
Allen’s final game of 2014
was a home game against the
Calvin Lady Bulldogs. The
Lady Mustangs raced away
AT A GLANCE
Pontotoc Conference Tournament
First round - Tuesday
Allen 62, Calvin 21
Allen - 14 - 14 - 22 - 12 - (62)
Calvin - 9 - 3 - 4 - 5 - (21)
--Semi-finals - Thursday
Allen 44, Asher 34
Allen - 10 - 5 - 12 - 17 - (44)
Asher - 2 - 15 - 12 - 5 - (34)
--Saturday - championship
Stonewall 62, Allen 42
Allen - 11 - 12 - 9 - 10 - (42)
Stone - 19 - 13 - 14 - 16 - (62)
--Dec. 9 @ Allen
Allen 55, Wanette 18
Wan – 0 – 4 – 2 – 12 - (18)
Allen – 13 – 21 – 15 – 6 - (55)
--Dec. 11 @ Maud
Allen 62, Maud 50
Allen – 16 – 13 – 10 – 23 (62)
Maud – 19 – 8 – 14 – 9 - (50)
--Dec. 12 @ New Lima
Allen 64, New Lima 32
Allen – 10 – 22 – 18 – 14 (62)
New Lima – 10 – 4 – 2 – 13 (32)
--Tuesday @ Roff
Allen 47, Roff 32
Allen - 17 - 2 - 18 - 10 - (47)
ROFF 5 - 13 – 4 - 10 - 32
--Dec. 18 @ Allen
Allen 75, Calvin 44
Calv - 13 - 0 - 13 - 9 - 9 (44)
Allen -14 - 14 - 26 - 21 - (75)
--Allen (7-1) game results
Pontotoc Con. Tourney
Dec. 2-6 @ Stonewall
12/02 vs Calvin, won 62-21
12/04 vs Asher, won 44-34
12/06 vs Stonewall, lost 62-42
--12/09 vs Wanette, won 55-18
12/11 @ Maud, won 62-50
12/12 @ New Lima, won 6232
12/16 @ Roff, won 47-32
12/18 vs Calvin, won 75-44
to a 75-44 win over the
Hughes County school.
The Allen girls danced
into the Christmas – New
Year’s break with a 7-1 record. They’ll emerge from
the holiday to face the Tupelo Lady Tigers Jan. 6 in a
conference game.
---
A Very
Bulllard
Christmas
Christmas-time visitors on
the weekend preceding the
holiday in the Wayne and
Pat Bullard home included
Steve and Courtney Bullard,
Francesca and Charlotte
of Jenks; Traci Runge and
Julia and Alec of St. Louis,
Missouri; Dr. Tim and Lesli
Costner, Emilee and Meegan
of Allen; Katherine Costner
of Bristow; Fred and Theta
Ellis of Oklahoma City; Dr.
Renetta Reeves, Lindsey and
Braden of Tulsa; and Rod
Bailey of Blackrock.
Several Christmas meals
were ingested by the carefree
Christmas celebrants and
Saturday night the family did
their traditional Christmas
gift exchange followed by
the singing of Christmas carols. Unfortunately participation was voluntary and all the
participants joined in.
Sunday morning the entire
crowd made it to church and
attended the special Cantata at Allen First Baptist
Church.
By Tuesday most of the
guests had gone home.
—O&A—
Evan Allgeier of Edmond
spent his second Christmas
out & about at the home of
his grandparents, Harold and
Cindy Davis. He brought his
parents, Chris and Amanda
Allgeier with him and they
were joined by uncle Dan
Davis and Maegan Russell
of Ada.
Evan had a wonderful
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The Ole Man Down the Road
the hill!” ‘By Goney’ was his
trademark phrase, and he used
it often.
Dave then moved to Kansas.
Rumor has it that he killed a
man and tried to hide his body
in a well. Eventually Dave was
caught and did some time, but
his sister paid his way out.
After that, he moved to Oklahoma to start his life afresh.
I will add here that this man
was living during a time in history when life was harsh and
difficult. Dave claimed that
he had ridden with the James
Gang, and even claimed that
they were cousins.
Dave soon became a shear
cropper, and discovered that
he loved to farm the land.
However, folks around Stuart, Lamar, Dustin and Calvin
all called him the Old Story
Teller. In 1929, Dave married
a woman by the name of Mary.
They made their home outside
of Calvin in a place called rancher’s cows had gotten into
have a one-on-one conversaHilltop. There, they raised his corn patch, so he penned
tion with Eleanor Roosevelt.
their 4 daughters Gladsy, them up and took care of them
Linda remarked that she was
Neva, Grace and Linda, in an until the owner came to claim
a very sweet woman. At the
old farm house.
them. The sheriff knew that
age of 18, Linda was released
Every morning they would Dave didn’t drink or swear,
from the home and married a
all gather out on the front with the exception of his ocpreacher by the name of Marporch while Mary prepared the casional “By Goney!”, and
lin Conley.
meals and fixed Dave’s piping that he always tried to do the
Dave finally passed in 1938
hot coffee. Dave would sit in right thing.
in Norman, OK, at the ripe old
his old rocking chair and puff
As the sheriff turned to
age of 101. He outlived his
on his corn cob pipe. Papa, as leave, the rancher pitched anmind, and his heart’s desire
the girls called him, enjoyed other fit and demanded, “What
was to see his girls do well.
his life as a farmer and he sure about my cows?”
Dave Null was my grandpa.
loved his family! His life was
The sheriff replied, “What
My mother is Linda Marie
farming, and just the smell of about your cows? Pay the man
Null Conley, and she turned
fresh earth gave him a peace and you can have them.” That
95 years old on July the 24th.
of mind.
settled it right there.
To this day, she still cries when
One particular morning,
Now, Dave had a set of
she goes to visit her daddy’s
while the family was gathered mules, Kitt and Lou, which
grave.
on the porch, they happened to he loved. Mary had a pet pig
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notice that there were strange which she loved, as well. Dave
and converse with Eleanor
cows in their corn patch. Ap- had told the girls to put the
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FACT or FICTION: I don’t
had gotten loose and were done. He then went out to farm
know about Dave riding with
trampling all over Dave’s with his mules.
the James Gang. I don’t know
corn, which was his liveliLater that day, trouble hit
about him being related. But
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Agnes Taylor has
a busy holiday
Spending a week out &
about with Agnes Taylor
were her granddaughter
and family, Michaela and
Garrett Wright, Thomas
and Aiden. After they left,
granddaughter Danielle and
Preston Marshall arrived to
spend the night. Following their visit, grandson
Chris and Lindy Taylor,
Coen and Silas, were out &
about. Monday and Tuesday, grandson Shawn and
Jennifer Taylor visited.
Agnes enjoyed celebrating Christmas with each
grandchild and their families even if they couldn’t
be with her all together.
There was always lots of
food, love and laughter.
C hristmas Day, Agnes
spent with Lane and Sue
Taylor, Joe and Mary
Taylor, Jesse and Devin,
and Michaela and Garrett Wright, Thomas and
Aiden.
These Allen sixth graders worked hard picking up trash after Allen football games to pay for their fun filled trip to Oklahoma City on Monday. They ate (several
times), went to the candy store, made a stop at the OKC Bombing Memorial, chauffeured around town in this limo and finished with tubing at the Brick. Making
the trip were: Gehrig Strong, Gage Husband, A.J. Hill, Chad Milne, Corey Knighten, Madison Dohlman, Jaden WIlson, Emma Peay, Emily Sells, Trent Fronterhouse, Gage Jimboy, Brayden Griffith, Kylan Sanders and their bus driver Linda Baber.
FCCLA Chapter Mentoring Project
The Allen chapter of the
Family Career and Community Leaders of America
(FCCLA) is proud to announce the continuation of
the mentoring project between Allen FCCLA members and Allen elementary
students. This project is
being called “Superheroes
and Sidekicks” and Brooke
Holcomb and Jaime Allred
are serving as the FCCLA
project coordinators.
For this project, elementary students in Pre-K through
3rd grade were paired with a
high school FCCLA member
who will be visiting them
in their classroom once a
month. During their visits,
FCCLA members will be
encouraging and helping the
elementary students while
also teaching them about fun
and informative topics.
F CCLA members made
their first visits in September
where they meet the students
they will be working with
and completed some fun get
to know you activities. FCCLA members also visited
their students in October
where they made fun Halloween crafts and taught the
students about trick or treating safety.
Katrina Lewis, Allen FCCLA Adviser, said, “Our
FCCLA chapter would like
to say a very special thank
you to Mr. Mills and the
elementary staff for their
willingness to participate in
this project with us. Everyone had a wonderful time
on their first two visits and
this project is allowing our
FCCLA members to reach
out and make a difference in
our school and community,
which is one of the main
focuses of FCCLA. The elementary students all seem
to be enjoying this project to
and have had lots of fun getting to work one on one with
our high school students.
Our FCCLA members have
also greatly enjoyed working with their elementary
students and have lots of
great activities and projects
planned to complete with
them throughout the school
year.”
Josiah Jones works with two 1st graders in Mrs.
Laden’s Class
Auston Hamilton and Camden Cross
Kellyn Black and Cherish Woodward
Jaime Allred and Lily Chapman
The Allen Masonic Lodge presented a check to Woodland Hills to assist
with the purchase of Christmas presents for the residents. Pictured, left
to right, are Purvey Knighten, activity director Skye Chapman, Charles
Speir and Will Johnson.