Connection - Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative

All Around Green Country
COVER:
The distinction of being the
birthplace of Northeast
Oklahoma Electric
Cooperative belongs to the
community northwest of
Adair known as Wauhillau
(pronounce wah-hee-lah).
The community was home
to the first co-op substation
and to Howard Freeman, the
first-ever board of trustees
president. 96-year-old Bessie
Kinion was there during the
inception of the cooperative.
She helps us understand life
before electricity on page 4
inside this issue of Northeast
Connection.
INSIDE:
Sticker shock
Here are some things to
consider when dealing with
higher seasonal electric bills.
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Where it all began
Adair resident Bessie Kinion
provides a unique historical
perspective on our
cooperative.
4
Stake your claim
An unclaimed patronage
capital check could be waiting
for you.
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Light up your life
Compact fluorescent light
bulbs don’t really deserve the
bad rap they get.
10
No Lucky Charms here
Our recipe feature focuses on
Irish lore and legend, just in
time for St. Paddy’s Day.
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Don’t become a statistic
Resolve electrical issues
before they become a
problem
in your home or business.
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Events are published as space allows and must be submitted at least 60 days in advance. Include a telephone
number for publication. Send information to Northeast Connection Events Calendar, P.O. Box 948, Vinita, OK
74301. Email: [email protected], or fax: 918-256-9380. Please call ahead to confirm dates and times.
MARCH 2 — Ketchum
Welcome Back Weekend
Arrowhead Yacht Club
918-782-3214
MARCH 9-10 — Grove
Antique & Gun Show
Grove Civic Center
918-786-9109
MARCH 2 — Miami
Annual Peoria Stomp Dance
Ottawa-Peoria Cultural Center
918-540-2535
MARCH 14 – 17 Tulsa
Tulsa International Auto Show
Expo Square QuikTrip Center
918-742-2626
MARCH 7 — Pryor
21st Annual Taste of Pryor
Mid-America Expo Center
918-625-5720
MARCH 15-17 — Grove
Almost, Maine
Grove Community Playmakers
918-786-8950
MARCH 7-10 — Miami
Theatre NEO’s Thoroughly Modern Millie
Fine Arts Center, NEO Campus
918-542-8441
MARCH 22-24 — Claremore
Rogers County Home and Garden Show
Claremore Expo Center
918-343-8688
MARCH 8 — Grove
Grand Lake Boat & Sport Show
Grove Civic Center
918-786-2289
MARCH 30 — Grove
Genealogical Workshop
Community Center
918-542-4148
MARCH 8-9 — Claremore
Green Country Hamfest
Claremore Expo Center
918-664-9991
APRIL 5-6 — Miami
Retro Signs & Advertising Show
Buffalo Run Casino
www.retrosignshow.com
Counting poles in western Oklahoma
N
ow a member of Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Afton resident Larry
Farmer recalls vividly from his boyhood anticipating the arrival of electricity at
his family’s farm in western Oklahoma.
It was around 1947 when the rural electric cooperative began building lines into
rural Roger Mills County, Farmer remembers.
“Each day I rode the school bus I counted power poles to see how much progress
had been made towards our family farm,” he said. “The progress was painfully slow.”
Farmer said his family finally received electricity about one year after a local
resident aquired the first television set in the county.
Do you have a story to share?
N
ortheast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative is celebrating its 75th year of business in
2013 and we would like to hear from members who were with us during our formative
years. If you have a story to share about the arrival of electricity in northeast Oklahoma,
please email us at [email protected] or contact us by mail at: Northeast
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Attn: Public Relations, P. O. Box 948, Vinita, OK 74301.
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Let’s talk about those higher electric bills
I
t was great to see so many of you at the Grove Home & Garden Show in February.
Such events allow cooperative employees an opportunity to visit with members one on
one, and that is something we truly enjoy.
Some members with whom I spoke mentioned receiving high electric bills this
winter. A few even thought the cooperative had implemented a rate increase. This is not
the case. Our last rate increase took effect January 2011.
There are two things you should always consider if you receive a bill that is higher
than normal. The first is the number of days being billed.
Prior to February 2013, member bills could include up to 35 days of electric usage.
With billing cycles like that, it can be like adding an
extra week to your monthly bill.
Cindy Hefner
The second consideration is the usage itself. It is
sometimes difficult to recall exactly how cold it was
Manager of
a month ago or more, but looking back at December
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2012, we had 24 days with an average temperature in the
40s. There were ten days that month where the average
temperature stayed below the freezing mark and eight days where the low temperature
was in the teens. We hit the 12 degrees F mark twice.
When temperatures plummet and your heating system struggles to keep pace with
demand, the backup may kick in to help maintain the temperature of the home at the
desired level. In most cases, this supplemental heat is produced by electric resistance
(similar to a toaster oven or a space heater). With this method of “inefficient” heat, one
can see how usage can quickly increase.
Starting in February 2013, the cooperative implemented a change in its billing
process to address longer billing cycles. This change brings more consistency to bill
reading periods. Bills are calculated on the same day each month and calculation dates
for the four cycles are the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th day of each month. Bills are mailed the
following working business day.
This new procedure does away with shorter 27-day and longer 35-day billing periods
and replaces them with more consistent billing periods in 28- to 33-day range. This is not
a perfect fix but it is step in the right direction. It brings billing periods closer to 30-31
days, with the understanding that weekends and holidays make this more challenging.
I always like to remind members who have high bill concerns that there are
many ways to reduce the amount we spend on energy. Adding insulation, caulking
around windows and doors, replacing outdated incandescent light bulbs with compact
fluorescents (CFLs) or LEDs, replacing the air filter on your home’s central heating unit
monthly, replacing older appliances with ENERGY STAR-qualified models, turning your
hot water heater to 120 degrees F, and installing a programmable thermostat are just a few
ways to make a significant impact on your monthly energy bill.
Another way to help smooth the occasional peaks that come with seasonal usage is
by choosing a payment option that “levelizes” your electric bills. Visit us online at www.
neelectric.com to learn more about our Average Monthly Payment Plan.
So, while the short answer to the questions we received from members at the Grove
Home & Garden Show is “No, we haven’t had a rate increase,” the longer answer is a
bit more complex. Either way, you can rest assured that the cooperative is working for
you and that, ultimately, there are many factors within our control as individuals when it
comes to using and saving energy in our homes and businesses.
Northeast Connection is published
monthly as an effective means of
communicating news, information
and innovative thinking that enhances
the profitability and quality of life for
members of Northeast Oklahoma Electric
Cooperative.
Please direct all editorial inquiries to
Communications Specialist Clint Branham
at 800-256-6405 ext. 9340 or email clint.
[email protected].
Vinita headquarters: Four and a half
miles east of Vinita on Highway 60/69 at
27039 South 4440 Road.
Grove office: 212 South Main.
Business hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Offices are closed Saturday,
Sunday and holidays.
A representative is available 24 hours at:
1-800-256-6405
If you experience an outage, please
check your switch or circuit breaker in the
house and on the meter pole to be sure the
trouble is not on your side of the service.
If you contact us to report service issues
or discuss your account, please use the
name as it appears on your bill, and
have both your pole number and account
number ready.
Officers and Trustees of NEOEC, Inc.
President
Dandy Allan Risman
District
Vice President
John L. Myers
District
Secretary-Treasurer
Benny L. Seabourn
District
Asst. Secretary-Treasurer
Everett L. Johnston
District
Harold W. Robertson
Member
Sharron Gay
Member
James A. Wade
Member
Bill R. Kimbrell
Member
Jack Caudill
Member
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District 1
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
NEOEC Management Team
Anthony Due
General Manager
Larry Cisneros, P.E.
Manager of Engineering Services
Susanne Frost
Manager of Office Services
Cindy Hefner
Manager of Public Relations
Connie Porter
Manager of Financial Services
Rick Shurtz
Manager of Operations
March 2013
Adair’s Kinion recalls life before electricity
B
essie Kinion will turn 97 years young on May 5,
hosted events such as showers and ice cream socials.
The club was especially proud of its beautification
2013. Few among us of any age can rival her keen
memory and razor-sharp wit.
projects. They helped build a park, complete with tables and
Fewer still can remember the days before the
benches, just east of the highway.
countryside was set free by the blessed arrival of precious
Community events were held at the old Wauhillau
electricity. For Bessie, those days are impossible to forget.
School building, which Bessie recalls was quite large for a
Bessie’s recollection of the past is a resource of
rural school—much larger than the tiny one-room Lone Elm
immeasurable value. Reminders of days gone by are
schoolhouse she attended as a young girl. The Wauhillau
locked away in her memory like a
schoolhouse had two teachers
treasure chest.
and even featured a big stage for
Bessie has witnessed many
productions.
changes in the world during her
lifetime. Some good, others not so
-o0omuch. She counts for the good the
Clarence and Bessie Kinion moved
day in 1940 when the lights came
to the area in 1934. They rented a
on for her family and others and
place for four years before saving
across northeast Oklahoma.
enough to buy some land. They tore
Northeast Oklahoma Electric
down an aging farmhouse and built a
Cooperative is celebrating 75
smaller, more efficient bungalow-style
years in business this year. Bessie
home in its place.
has been here for every one of
Electricity wouldn’t arrive until
them.
1940 and wouldn’t have then had it
“REC has made a lot of
not been for the diligence of Freeman
changes in 75 years. They even
and other area leaders working hard to
changed the name,” she said
establish a rural electric cooperative.
referencing the original “REA”
That effort began in earnest long
designation.
before the incorporation of the
“We were just sitting here in
cooperative back in September of
96-year-old Adair resident Bessie Kinion
holds one of the flat irons she once used.
the dark. You can’t imagine what
1938.
Bessie is certain that the Freeman
electricity has done for our rural
communities. You can’t fully appreciate electricity until
house was the first to take power from that first co-op
you’ve been without it.”
substation. A transmission line from Grand River Dam
Authority traverses an expanse of field just south of the
-o0oFreeman house and you can still see the concrete pads and
The man considered the father of the cooperative,
exposed footings from the original co-op substation. The
Howard Freeman, was a neighbor to Bessie and husband
substation was relocated years later directly across the road.
Progress was slow but steady as powerlines began to
Clarence. Freeman lived just across the road from the
Kinions in the small Mayes County community known as
branch out from the Adair substation, like veins supplying
“Wauhillua.”
life-giving blood to a growing body. Bessie remembers
Thinking back on that close-knit group of rural families the pole at the corner of their yard being dug by hand. She
northwest of Adair brings back a flood of memories for
is sure that the very pole that was set in the ground on
Bessie.
December 20, 1940, still stands today.
“It was a lively little community we had out here,” she
A local by the name of Everett Campbell wired those
smiled, recalling first the home demonstration club that
first homes in the Wauhillau community. Clarence helped
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Campbell wire the Kinion home and could do it himself
after that. Clarence later became qualified to inspect home
wiring.
“Everett Campbell was a smart guy,” said Bessie.
“Clarence learned everything he knew from Everett.”
Added Bessie: “We were all just a bunch of poor
farmers. No one had any money back then. But, we did have
a good group of men who were willing to do anything they
could to improve things.”
-o0o The Kinions’ first electric bill was $3. Years later
they added a brooder house to quiet son Jimmy’s
constant pleading. The bill shot up to $9.
“We like to have died
when we saw that bill,”
A kerosene lamp
Bessie laughed. “But that
(right) converted to
boy had to have those
electric by Clarence
chickens.”
Kinion and (below)
the wooden wall
Additional “luxuries”
phone that still hangs
would soon follow. Bessie’s
first purchase was an electric in the Kinion home.
iron. She said ironing with
the old flat irons was a chore
she did not miss. She had
three irons she would rotate,
using the removeable handle
with one while the others
heated atop a wood stove.
A refrigerator came
next. Bessie also bought an
electric mixer, which was
still going strong until a few
years back. Clarence was
proud of his electric welder
and the electric cooler in the
barn for keeping milk and
eggs.
For all the convenience
those General Electric
appliances afforded, the Kinions never forgot what life was
like before the advent of electricity.
Bessie recalls those Saturday nights when they’d pull the
Model T up close to the house. The only radio for miles—it
was an old Philco—was hooked up to the car’s battery and
set in the window. Neighbors would come to just visit and
listen to the radio.
“We couldn’t do without that little old radio,” Bessie
said. An extra battery was eventually purchased as a backup.
Meal preparation was quite different without electric
kitchen appliances. Putting together a meal of fried chicken,
creamed new potatoes, creamed peas and wilted lettuce took
several hours. Cream was plentiful so potatoes and peas
were always served creamed, Bessie explained.
“And you didn’t just run off to the store and buy all that
stuff,” she said.
Sewing machines were a popular item, but Bessie never
saw the need. She is an accomplished quilter and has plenty
of practice using only a needle and her two hands.
“I bet I’ve made a thousand quilts,” she laughed. “I used
to quilt for people.”
It has been a while since Bessie quilted, so she started
a project just recently to see if she still had the knack. She
does. It is beautiful.
“A sewing machine never
touched this quilt,” she assured. “I’d
rather have one quilt I’m proud of
than a dozen I’m ashamed of.”
-o0o Growing up a farm girl in rural
northeast Oklahoma gave Bessie
(her maiden name was Hamill) a
unique and authentic perspective
on life. She certainly has a deep
appreciation for things many of us
take for granted.
By no means was it an easy life.
She walked a mile and half every
day to the one-room schoolhouse at
Lone Elm.
When the weather was bad, she
remembers her father taking the family to church in a
wagon. He would load the wagon with hay and they would
duck under a tarp to protect themselves from the elements.
Hard work was the norm, but there were exceptions.
Bored one day with nothing to do, Bessie decided to crank
up the old Model T and drive around the pasture. She’d
seen it done time and again and felt confident she could
operate the vehicle. No one was around to stop her. So she
climbed behind the wheel and headed out for a joyride.
She was only eleven years old.
Bessie and sister Emma attended high school at Adair.
Bessie’s father rented a house in town for the two girls and
their friends Juanita and Ava Petty during the school year.
He even brought them a cow to keep in the yard so they’d
have plenty of milk.
She saw how very different life was for the city girls
and swore she’d never marry a farmer.
-o0o Bessie gave up driving a few years back, but she still
gets around well enough to live on her own and can keep
house with the best of them. Her home is full of vivid
reminders of the past.
Many have never seen a wooden phone like the Western
Electric Company model that still hangs on the wall of
Bessie’s home. The Alladin #11 kerosene lamps are still
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An unclaimed refund check could be yours
A
s a member of Northeast Oklahoma Electric
Cooperative, you are entitled to a portion of any
profit made by the company. Following approval by
the cooperative board of trustees, patronage capital refund
checks for a percentage of allocation accrued from 1984
through 2011 were mailed to eligible members August 29,
2012.
Only checks in amounts of $10 or more were mailed
to eligible members. Members with patronage capital
accounts of less than $10 did not receive a check. That
amount will be reserved and allowed to accumulate with
each annual retirement.
When a member’s account reaches that $10 amount
4K LLC LIMITED LIABILITY - SILOAM SPRGS
5 STAR PLUMBING - EUCHA OK
ABBOTT, LEROY R - GROVE OK
ABERNATHY, CAROL - AFTON OK
ACKERMAN, HORACE E - LANGLEY OK
ADAMS, EDWARD J - KETCHUM OK
ADAMS, JOYCE L - MIAMI OK
ADAMS, NOEL - TULSA OK
ADAMS, RAYMOND E - KANSAS OK
ADAMS, STEVEN R - GROVE OK
ADDIS, ROSE M - CHETOPA KS
AKERS, DAVID M - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
ALBERT, E R JR - TULSA OK
ALBERTY, ORVILLE D - GROVE OK
ALEXANDER, ANNA - JAY OK
ALEXANDER, FINIS R - EUCHA OK
ALLAN, CAROLE E - FRISCO, TX
ALLEN, GEORGE A - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
ALLEN, KENNETH E - JOPLIN MO
ALLEY, TALMADGE T - PRYOR, OK
ALLRED, THOMAS M - TULSA OK
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT INC - TULSA
AMES, HARRY T - VINITA OK
AMICK, THOMAS F - SALINA OK
AMOS JR, CLAUDE G - COLCORD OK
ANDERSON, ALBERT - ADAIR, OK
ANDERSON, NELLIE - TULSA, OK
ANDERSON, THEODORE O - JOPLIN MO
ANDERSON, TONY - KANSAS OK
ANDERSON, W E - SPAVINAW OK
ANDREWS, BILLY - COLCORD OK
ANDREWS, HEARTSILL R - ADAIR OK
ANDREWS, JASON - JAY OK
APPLEGATE, RICHARD - CHOUTEAU OK
AQUARIAN ENERGY CORP - TULSA, OK
ARMER, DEBORAH - ROSE OK
ARMSTRONG JR, CHESTER L - PONCA CITY
ARMSTRONG, TOM W - JAY OK
ARNOLD, PEGGY J - MIAMI OK
ATHEY, GLEN H - KANSAS OK
ATHEY, GLEN H - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
ATWOOD, HOWARD R - PRYOR OK
AUSTIN, CLARENCE - LOCUST GROVE OK
AUSTIN, MARY A - MIAMI OK
AUTRY, CARL - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
BACHELDER, JAMES F - CHELSEA OK
BACHMAN, DALE E - COMMERCE OK
BAGWELL, RICHARD S - LANGLEY OK
BAILEY, HAROLD W - LANGLEY OK
BAILEY, LARRY E - AFTON OK
BAIR, E C - MIAMI, OK
BAIRD, DWAYNE E - GROVE OK
BAIREUTHER, ED J - GROVE OK
BAKER JR, DAVID - TOPEKA KS
BAKER, DON A - OWELL AR
BAKER, JUDY A - MIAMI OK
BAKER, PHIL - FREELAND WA
BALDWIN, RONALD L - WICHITA KS
BARNES, GEORGE - TULSA OK
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BARRY, TIMOTHY J - GRAVETTE AR
BATES, ALEX - COMMERCE OK
BATES, ALVIN R - GROVE OK
BATES, CAROLYN S - SALINA OK
BATES, ROBERT D - WEBB CITY MO
BATES, SAMUEL - LOCUST GROVE OK
BAYLESS, ALFRED R - ADAIR OK
BEACH, ARTHUR L - SAPULPA OK
BEACON HILL HOMEOWNERS - EDMOND
BEARPAW, PAULETTA M - JAY OK
BEASON, MARTIN S - BROKEN ARROW
BEATTIE, TAMERA S - MIAMI OK
BECK, CHARLES W - ADAIR OK
BECK, KEVIN G - BENTONVILLE AR
BEDFORD, ART S - FT WORTH TX
BEETZ, RICHARD - CHELSEA OK
BEISLY, OPAL J - VINITA OK
BELL DEVELOPMENT LLC - OKC, OK
BENGE, RONNIE - SALINA OK
BENNETT, CHARLES A - MAYSVILLE MO
BENTON, GARY T - JOPLIN MO
BERRY, SHERWOOD - GROVE OK
BILLINGS, FRANK H - AMRILLO TX
BINGHAM, LARRY J - JAY OK
BINGHAM, VEDA - GROVE OK
BIRD, CHARLIE - PRYOR OK
BIRKES, JESSE B - COLCORD OK
BISCORNER, JUDY - SALINA OK
BLACKFOX, LEON SR - TULSA OK
BLACKWELL, GLEN L - LOCUST GROVE
BLAINE, ELMER - AFTON OK
BLEVINS, JACK D OR KIM - GROVE OK
BLEVINS, SILAS - JAY OK
BLIZZARD, ROBERT D - MIAMI OK
BLOUNT, CHYRELLE - COLCORD OK
BOECKMAN, SHIRLEY - GROVE OK
BOLIN, DARRELL W - SHOW LOW AZ
BOLIN, RILEY - LOCUST GROVE OK
BOLLING, DALE - HOT SPRINGS AR
BOLT, DONALD B JR - TULSA OK
BOND, JACK - PLAINVIEW TX
BOPP, J R - GROVE OK
BOSTON, PHILIP R - ADAIR OK
BOTTOROFF, MIKE S - JAY OK
BOULANGER, WALTER J - SPRING TX
BOURKE, HAROLD J - BEDFORD IA
BRADLEY, ROBERT M - SALINA OK
BRANDT, EARL O - WICHITA KS
BRAZEAL, AUDIE - OOLOGAH OK
BREAULT, DARRELL - GROVE OK
BRECKENRIDGE FARM LLC - WATTS, OK
BRECKHEIMER, SHEILA - WYANDOTTE OK
BREEDLOVE, ROY C - TULSA OK
BRESNEHEN, JACK W - VINITA OK
BRESNEHEN, JAMES M - AFTON OK
BREWER, LLOYD H - GROVE OK
BREWSTER, WILLIAM A - LANGLEY OK
BRO, MIKE G - FAIRLAND OK
BROCK, CHARLEY JR - GROVE OK
or greater, a check will be issued with that year’s general
retirement. NEOEC makes every effort to ensure that you
receive the patronage capital that is rightfully yours. It is
very important for the cooperative to have your current
mailing address to do this.
The cooperative receives numerous patronage
capital checks that have been returned marked “address
undeliverable.” Many of these returned checks do not have
the correct 911 address.
If you see your name in the partial listing of checks
on the pages that follow, please phone the cooperative
at 1-800-256-6405 ext. 9329. Future issues of Northeast
Connection will contain additional listings.
BROOKS, JAMES E - GROVE OK
BROOKS, ROBERT G (WRETHA) - WYANDOTTE
BROWN, DALE A - SALINA OK
BROWN, FRANCES M - DISNEY OK
BROWN, FRANK - PRYOR OK
BROWN, JANET A - SPERRY OK
BROWN, KEVIN - GROVE OK
BROWN, LARRY O - CHELSEA OK
BROWN, ROBERT M - WAGONER OK
BROWN, SHARON L - SULPHUR OK
BROWNELL, JOE M - ROSE OK
BROWNING, CHARLES W - AFTON OK
BROWNING, MELVIN - AFTON OK
BRUMBACK, JAMES A - QUAPAW OK
BRUNET, CHARLOTTE M - SALINA OK
BRYAN, E R - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
BRYANT, ACHSA - ROSE OK
BRYANT, BRENDA - AFTON OK
BRYANT, DAVID W - TULSA OK
BUBENIK, JACKIE K - TULSA OK
BUBNIAK, MARSHALL - GROVE OK
BUCHANAN, LORETTA K - CHOUTEAU OK
BUCKMASTER, DARYL D - MIAMI, OK
BUDDER, STANLEY - SALINA OK
BUDDS, JACK D - SALINA OK
BUKER, CLARENCE B - AFTON OK
BULWIN, LORI - DISNEY OK
BUNCH, STEVE - FOUR SEASONS MO
BURCHAM, RONALD D - GROVE OK
BURCHETT, W E - AFTON OK
BURKCHALTER, J B - TULSA, OK
BURKETT, TOMMY A - ROLLA MO
BURNETT, WANDA S - JAY OK
BURNS, PAT B - TULSA OK
BURRUS, NOLEN L - NORMAN OK
BUSTER, JUDY - SALINA OK
BUXTON, BOB - MIAMI OK
BYRD, EARL - KANSAS OK
CADIEUX III, CHESTER E - SIOUX FALLS SD
CALDWELL, DONALD L - GROVE OK
CALICO, STEVE - INOLA OK
CALLAHAN, PATRICK D - KINGSTON OK
CALLICOATT, CLARENCE - LOCUST GROVE
CAMPBELL, JAMES L EST - GROVE OK
CAMPBELL, KIM A - KANSAS OK
CAMPBELL, MIKE - VINITA OK
CANDY, FRANK M - GROVE OK
CANYONS FARM LLC - WATTS, OK
CARBALL, JOYCE A - EUCHA OK
CARBAUGH, B L - VINITA OK
CAREY, SIBYL B - TROUP TX
CARRIER, GARY L - VINITA OK
CARRINGTON, ORVILLE N - GROVE OK
CARROLL, ELMER L - HOUSTON TX
CARSON, CONRAD J - TULSA OK
CARVER, CAROLYN K - KANSAS OK
CASH, M L - QUAPAW OK
CASWELL, NATASHA M - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
CAWYER, JASON J - PICHER, OK
CEARLEY, TOMMY W - SALINA OK
CENTRAL STATE COMMUNITY - TULSA, OK
CHA, THOR - ROSE OK
CHANCELLOR, LESTER D - SALINA OK
CHANDLER, BRETT R - GROVE OK
CHANDLER, JERRY JR - AFTON OK
CHANEY, EUGENE R - AFTON OK
CHANLEY, EDDY - TWIN OAKS OK
CHAPMAN, LARRY L - KANSAS OK
CHEEK, HAROLD E - BROKEN ARROW OK
CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLA - COLCORD OK
CHEROKEE YACHT CLUB - AFTON OK
CHERRY, JOHN M - TULSA OK
CHEVAILLIER, WILLIAM C - TULSA OK
CHEWEY, JOHNNY L - JAY OK
CHUBB, ROBBIE K - GROVE OK
CHUCULATE, AMY M - LANGLEY OK
CLARK CUSTOM BUILDERS - MIAMI OK
CLARK, FRANCIS A - WYANDOTTE OK
CLARK, ROBERT L - TULSA OK
CLARK, ROSEMARY M - CHELSEA OK
CLAYBORN, KENNETH G - WELCH OK
CLEMANS, MERL D - SPAVINAW OK
CLINE, JANET - QUAPAW OK
COATS, DANIEL L - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
COBBLE, CLARENCE R - CUSHING OK
COBLENTZ, BILLY - WAGONER OK
COBURN, DAVID - TULSA OK
COCHRAN, LEON H - JAY OK
COCHRAN, RAYMOND L - KANSAS OK
COFFEE, VIRGIL W (LINDA) - EDMOND OK
COFFEY, PATRICIA - ADAIR OK
COFFMAN, KEVIN - VINITA OK
COLEMAN, W R - KETCHUM OK
COLLINS, DR DONALD D - PRYOR OK
COMPTON, CHESTER - JAY OK
COMPTON, GATES - SEGUIN, TX
CONATZER, LINDA - SALINA OK
CONDIT, RICK - SALINA OK
CONDRY, CHAROLOTTE M - BARTLESVILLE OK
CONDUFF, KEN - KANSAS OK
CONKLIN, E E - MOUND VALLEY KS
CONLEY, KARLA B - PRYOR OK
CONNER, ARTHUR W - MIAMI OK
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES - TULSA OK
COOK, JOHN D - JAY OK
COOPER, LARKIN E - SOUTH WEST CITY MO
COOPER, LAURA J - JAY OK
CORREY, JAMES A - DISNEY OK
COX, BILL D - SALINA OK
COX, RITA - DISNEY OK
COX, WILLIAM E - JAY OK
CRAWFORD, JACK - PRYOR OK
CRAWFORD, RONALD - JAY OK
CREAGER, W M - AFTON OK
CREEK, MAXWELL - JAY OK
CREELMAN, GREG - KETCHUM OK
CRESTVIEW ESTATES - MAYSVILLE MO
CROCKETT, RICK R - VINITA OK
CROWE, LOWELL W - BROKEN ARROW OK
CULBERTSON, CHARLES M - QUAPAW, OK
CURNUTTE, RICHARD G - WYANDOTTE OK
CURNUTTE, WILLIAM - VINITA OK
CURRAN, HELEN - JOPLIN MO
CUSTRED, MITCHELL - BIG CABIN OK
CYPERT, GERALD O - JENKS OK
CYPERT, GERALD O - OOLOGAH OK
D D & L MOTORS - DISNEY OK
DAKE, HAROLD - FOYIL OK
DAMRON, WILLIAM M - DISNEY OK
DANIEL, REBECCA T - IDAHO FALLS ID
DANIEL, RONALD D - KANSAS OK
DANIELS, HARRY E - COLUMBUS KS
DANIELS, HELEN S - SALINA OK
DANIELS, ROSE - LANGLEY OK
DAVIS, BUEL - GROVE OK
DAVIS, CHARLES (ILAND FARM) - AFTON OK
DAVIS, JOHN L - ADAIR OK
DEERINWATER, ROBERT E - MEEKER OK
DELTA CATTLE CORP - TULSA, OK
DENTON, L D - CHELSEA OK
DERWIN, JAMES - AFTON OK
DESHON, MELVIN - INDEPENDENCE KS
DEWEESE, CHRIS A - WYANDOTTE OK
DICKERSON, LYNN - GROVE OK
DIETRICH, THOMAS P - TULSA OK
DINSMOORE, ALEATA M - BLOOMINGTON MN
DISHINGER, NANCY - VINITA OK
DISNEY DANDY - TAHLEQUAH OK
DIXON, CARL - MIAMI OK
DIXON, RICHARD - TULSA, OK
DOBSON, GEORGE E - NEVADA MO
DOLLARHYDE, DAVID - PRYOR OK
DONAHOU, SHIRLEY K - SUMAS, WA
DOTY, BRIAN K - GROVE OK
DOUGHTY, JACKIE A - COLCORD OK
DOUGLAS, HAROLD L - ROSE OK
DOUSE, DANIEL P - PRYOR OK
DOWNING, V E III - FAIRLAND OK
DOWNS, JUNE E - JONES OK
DREWES, RANDALL L - AFTON OK
DUBOIS, BARRY M - AFTON OK
DUBOIS, DENNIS E - JAY OK
DUBOIS, EDWARD L - GROVE OK
DUENSING, ORVILLE W - LAWRENCE, KS
DUNAWAY, SANDRA - WYANDOTTE OK
DUNCAN, VIRGIL H - SARASOTA, FL
DYER, GERALD E - MIAMI, OK
EAGLE STEEL - TULSA OK
EBERHARD, LYMAN R - TAHLEQUAH OK
EDMONDSON, GAYLE L - GROVE OK
EDWARDS, M H - JAY OK
EICHOR, W F - PONCA CITY OK
EISENHAUER, DALE E - HARDESTY OK
ELCYZYN, DENNIS R - GROVE OK
ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SYSTEM LLC - TULSA
ELKINS, MICHAEL T - GROVE OK
ELLIOTT, CHARLES - LANGLEY OK
ELLIOTT, HENRY - JAY OK
ELLIS, MICHAEL W - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
ELLIS, STELLA Y - COLCORD OK
ELLISON, ROYCE G - PRAGUE OK
ELLISON, SCOTT R - CLAREMORE OK
ENGLAND, EUGENE M - TULSA, OK
ENGLEMAN, BILLY J - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
EPPERSON, LARRY - FAIRLAND OK
ESSEX, NORMA - JACKSONVILLE AR
ESTES, JAMES M - KANSAS OK
ESTES, SHARON B - PRYOR OK
EVANS, BILLY J - DELAWARE OK
EVANS, ROBERT E - JOPLIN MO
FAIR, B G - AFTON OK
FAIR, ROBERT - MIAMI OK
FAIRMAN, SLYVIA - PICHER, OK
FAUL, EMERY B - JOPLIN MO
FEATHERS, GERRY - VINITA OK
FERRIS, DAVID - GOODMAN, MO
FIELDS, LILLIAN M - GROVE OK
FIELDS, JAMES - GROVE OK
FINK, RUTH M - TULSA OK
FIRST NATIONAL BANK - AFTON OK
FIRTH, BOB - AFTON OK 74331
FISHER, SHIRLEY J - KAHOKA MO
FISHER, TONY - KETCHUM OK
FISK, LEE R - KETCHUM OK
FISK, LEE R - WICHITA OK
FLANAGAN, PATRICIA J - VINITA OK
FLETCHER, JAMES M - SPAVINAW OK
FOOD MART - COLCORD OK
FORD, CHRIS C - HOT SPRINGS, AR
FORD, LLOYD A - ADAIR OK
FORD, SANDRA D - CHELSEA OK
FOREMAN, NOAH - COLCORD OK
FORRISTALL, RON (LISA) - GROVE OK
FOSTER, ANTHONY H - TULSA OK
FOSTER, JOE - COLCORD OK
FOSTER, LOYD - ROSE OK
FOSTER, PEARL M - COLCORD OK
FOSTER, WILLIAM S - NEODESHA KS
FOUGHT, J L - PRYOR OK
FOWLER, THOMAS N - TULSA, OK
FRAILEY, ARTHUR - TULSA OK
FRAILEY, B I - BARTLESVILLE OK
FRANCE, CHARLES E - MIAMI OK
FRANCIS, CHESTER E - WYANDOTTE OK
FRANK, IRVIN E - TULSA OK
FRANK, MIKE - TULSA OK
FRANK, THELMA - TULSA OK
FRANKLIN, ADAIR O - PRYOR OK
FRATES DEVELOPMENT CO - GROVE OK
FRAZIER, BILL O - LOCUST GROVE OK
FRAZIER, MIKE E - KEOTA OK
FREEMAN, ATHELENE - GROVE OK
FREEMAN, HAL - SHREVEPORT LA
FREEZE, RALPH R - GROVE OK
FRIEND, RICK & ROBIN - FAIRLAND OK
FRISBIE, TIMOTHY M - MIAMI OK
FRONTIER FEDERAL SAVINGS - PONCA CITY
FULLEN, TED - QUAPAW OK
FULLER, GARY - GROVE OK
FULLER, MIKE J - INOLA OK
FULLUM, MONROE W - SAND SPRINGS OK
GAINER, JAMES L - MIAMI OK
GAITHER, LARRY F - BROKEN ARROW OK
GANDY, HOWARD K - WALTERVILLE OR
GARNER, JAMES H - GROVE OK
GARNER, MARK - GROVE OK
GARRETT, KENNETH E - STILLWATER OK
GARRETT, ZANE - KANSAS OK
GARRISON, CHAD M - JAY OK
GARRISON, MARTHA - KANSAS OK
GASKIN, S B - PLAINVIEW TX
GASSER, WILLIAM V - TULSA OK
GASSETT, NORMA N - ROSE OK
GATEWOOD, BETTY A - COLCORD OK
GATLIN, MICHAEL L - TWIN OAKS OK
GEHRING, J P - KETCHUM OK
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO - CHOUTEAU OK
GHEEWALA, BHARAT C - AFTON OK
GIBBONS, WILLIAM E - GROVE OK
GIER, LARRY G - LOCUST GROVE OK
GILES, DONALD G - TULSA OK
GILES, EDWARD E - JOPLIN MO
GILES, LARRY E - FAIRLAND OK
GILLILAND, GERALD - STRINGER MS
GILMER, C B - TULSA OK
GILMORE, SHARON - TULSA OK
GIRTEN, JIM L - COALGATE OK
GIST, JIM R - KANSAS OK
GLENN, M L - AFTON OK
GLIDDEN, RAMON L - VINITA OK
GODWIN, ROBERT W - LANGLEY OK
GOINS, LAWRENCE H - EUCHA OK
GOLD, WILLIAM L - EUCHA OK
GOLDEN OAKS HOMEOWNERS - AFTON
GOMES, JAMES - MONKEY ISLAND OK
GOODALL, JESSE - GROVE OK
GOODMAN, R S CO - SALLISAW OK
GOUGH, RHONDA M - GROVE, OK
GOUKER, LELAND L - ADAIR OK
GRAHAM, LARRY - ROSE OK
GRAND LAKE CABLEVISION - AFTON
GRAND LAKE GLASS - GROVE OK
GRANGER, BRUCE - CHELSEA OK
GRANNY’S COUNTRY STORE - ADAIR
GRASSI, KENNETH R - CHANNAHON IL
GRAVIS, CHARLES K - TULSA OK
GRAY, CARL N - JAY OK
GRAY, GEORGE L - JAY OK
GRAY, GREG - KANSAS OK
GRAY, JAMES - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
GRAYSON, ARLIS - CHOUTEAU OK
GREEN, BOBBIE J - AFTON OK
GREEN, CARL S - SEDALIA MO
GREGORY, CAMILLA J - VINITA OK
GREGORY, F - TULSA OK
GREGORY, JOAN - KETCHUM OK
GRIMES, WAYNE M - PICHER OK
GRISHAM, LURA J - ROSE OK
GRUNDEN, VIRGIL - JOPLIN MO
GUINN, DANNY R - JAY OK
GUNTER, C P - MIAMI OK
GUNTHARP, DWAIN E - MAYSVILLE AR
GYLES, JAMES E - RAPID CITY SD
HAASE, RANDALL C - GROVE OK
HAGAMAN, DAVID - MUSKOGEE OK
HAGER, LOIS M - NOBLE OK
HAGMAN, ED H - QUAPAW OK
HAILEY, WILLIAM - GROVE OK
HAIR, JESS - SALINA OK
HALE, BOBBY W - SAND SPRINGS OK
HALE-HALSELL COMPANY - TULSA OK
HALL, CHESTER R - CHELSEA OK
HALL, DAN E - JOPLIN MO
HAM, CHARLES - GROVE OK
HAMBY, JANE C - CHOUTEAU OK
HAMILL, JEROME - VINITA OK
HAMILTON, JOHN D -KANSAS OK
HAMPSTEN, DALE - VINITA OK
HAMPTON, VIVIAN, JAY OK
HARDIMAN, GLENN W - JAY OK
HARKINS, WARREN D - QUAPAW OK
HARLAN, JACK W - GARLAND TX
HARPER, CLARENCE - COLCORD OK
HARRINGTON, BOB - COLCORD OK
HARRIS, JIMMIE - AFTON OK
HARRIS, STEPHEN T - AFTON OK
HARRISON, LARRY - WATTS OK
HARTMAN, FLOYD A - MIAMI OK
HATCHER, LOWELL C - VINITA OK
HAUGHN, PENNY S - TAHLEQUAH OK
HAYES, EARL - SALINA OK
HAYES, LORI - VINITA OK
HAYS, BYRAN - KETCHUM OK
HEARD, DONNA - CHELSEA OK
HEAVINS, RICHARD W - DISNEY OK
HECK, EDWARD R - AFTON OK
HECK, H V - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
HEDRICK, ELIZABETH A - VINITA OK
HELMERS, JEAN - MIAMI OK
HELMS, RAY H - TULSA OK
HENDERSON, HAROLD - JAY OK
HENSHAW, DENISE - TULSA OK
HENSLEY, FRED - JAY OK
HENSLEY, MARY - JAY OK
HENSLEY, ROBERT J - TULSA OK
HERBIG, CHLOEDELL N - COLCORD OK
HERITAGE POINT ASSOC. - EDMOND
HERNANDEZ, GUSTAVO A - JAY OK
HERNDON, LEONARD H - GROVE OK
HERREL, JUDY A - SALINA OK
HERZEL, DENNIS W - BLOOMINGTON IL
HI POINT ISLE LTD - AFTON OK
HICKMAN, BOB - COLCORD OK
HICKS, CLIFFORD - JAY OK
HIGNITE, DENNY L - MIAMI OK
HILDERBRAND, ELDENA - SALINA OK
HILL, BEACON A - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
HINES, CAMERAN B - AFTON OK
HISELEY, JERRY W - KETCHUM OK
HOBART, DOREN - NEOSHO MO
HOBBS, OLIVER - MIAMI OK
HODGEN, ROBERT - SCRANTON AR
HOENER, TODD - AFTON OK
HOGAN, RUSSELL - DISNEY OK
HOGSHOOTER, GENEVA - LANGLEY OK
HOGSHOOTER, JUANITA M - JAY OK
HOLCOMB, LANA J - GROVE OK
HOLLOWAY, RALPH - SENECA MO
HOLMAN, KENNETH W - ROSE OK
HONEY CREEK BAPT VILLAGE - GROVE
HOOVER, HOWARD - MIAMI OK
HOPKINS, MARCIA - MARYSVILLE CA
HOPWOOD, MARGERY A - KETCHUM OK
HORN, JAMES F - SALINA OK
HORSE CREEK RESORT - AFTON OK
HOUGH ACRES ASSOC - GROVE OK
HOUGH, BEVERLY - SALINA OK
HOWARD, DALE D - GROVE OK
HOWARD, DARRELL P - JOPLIN MO
HOWARD, ROBERT L - BONITA SPRINGS FL
HOWARD, RONALD G - PRYOR OK
HUCKABY, RONNIE W - COLCORD OK
HUDSON FARMS INC - ROGERS AR
HUDSON FOODS PORK GROUP - ROGERS AR
HUDSON, GLADYS L - COLLINSVILLE OK
HUDSON, JIM - ADAIR OK
HUFFMAN, DEBORAH - DISNEY OK
HUFFMAN, MARSHALL - GROVE OK
HULL, JAMES A - GROVE OK
HUMMINGBIRD, DARREN - COLCORD OK
HUMPHREYS, EDDIE - GROVE OK
HUNSAKER, JEAN D - VINITA OK
HUNT, JAMES E - JAY OK
HUNT, RAYMOND J - AFTON OK
HUSONG JR, GEORGE L - JAY OK
HUSONG, KAREN - KANSAS OK
HUSTON, PRESTON D - WICHITA KS
HUTCHISON, DAVID L - JAY OK
HUTCHISON, KIM J - OWASSO OK
HYDE, TOMMYE L - CHOUTEAU OK
HYER, JOHN T - JAY OK
INTEGRATED DRILLING - TULSA OK
ISAACS, FLOYD E - GENTRY AR
ISHMAEL, TODD - WYANDOTTE OK
ISLAND MONKEY - AFTON OK
ISLAND PARK CONDOMINIUMS - AFTON OK
ISLEY, PERRY L - MIAMI OK
IVEY, RANDALL - SOUTH WEST CITY MO
JACKSON, CATHY - ROSE OK
JACKSON, FR L - CHOUTEAU OK
JACKSON, SHARON - BATTLE MTN NV
JACKSON, SHIRLEY F - LOCUST GROVE OK
JACOBSON, MELVIN H - LANGLEY OK
JAMES, CARL L - GROVE OK
JAMES, ERNEST R - KETCHUM OK
JANES, HUGH E - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
JARBOE COMMISSION CO - VINITA OK
JARVIS, RAY - ANADARKO OK
JEFFERES, JANELL S - GROVE OK
JENNINGS, CHERYL D - QUAPAW OK
JENNINGS, LINDA R - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
JGL ENTERPRISES - FAYETTEVILLE AR
JOHNASEN, RUSSELL G - AUGUSTA KS
JOHNSON, CARL R - GROVE OK
JOHNSON, DONALD W - GROVE OK
JOHNSON, JAMES W - NORMAN OK
JOHNSON, KAREN M - NORTH MIAMI OK
JOHNSON, PLEZIE J - AFTON OK
JOHNSON, WILLIAM R - GROVE OK
JONES TRUCK LINES - SPRINGDALE AR
JONES, DONICE - COLCORD OK
JONES, GORDON D - MIAMI OK
JONES, JAMES W - ADAIR OK
JONES, JARROD - ABERDEEN MS
JONES, JO E - CHELSEA OK
JONES, LEROY D - CHOUTEAU OK
JOYNER, TIM - TULSA OK
KANEER, TOMMY L - JAY OK
KANSAS STREET LIGHTS - COLCORD
KEENE, ELIZABETH - GROVE OK
KEENOM, JAMES - DECATUR AR
KEITH, DENNIS P - BROKEN ARROW OK
KELLEY, DANNY R - MIAMI OK
KELLOGGE, DON - GROVE OK
KELLY, RICHARD M - QUAPAW OK
KENDRICK, FOSTER G - ROSE OK
KENNEDY, DAVID T - AFTON OK
KENWORTHY, KASSI - VINITA OK
KERR, OLETA J - GROVE OK
KIDD, ROBERT B - AFTON OK
KIESLICH, CHARLES - CORPUS CHRISTI TX
KILGORE, ART- SILOAM SPRINGS AR
KING, KENNETH - WYANDOTTE OK
KING, ROGER - QUAPAW OK
KINNICK, WILLIAM - AFTON OK
KINSLOW, AMBROSE - NORTH MIAMI OK
KIRKHAM, BILL C - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
KIRKLAND, JOHNNY - ROSE OK
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KITCHEN, L G - TOPEKA KS
KNIGHT, SARA F - SPAVINAW OK
KOESTER, GLENN L - AFTON OK
KOSTED, J A - BIXBY OK
KRAUSS, DANA M - TULSA OK
KROUSE, MARLANIA - CHELSEA OK
KRUG, DEVIN L - CLAREMONT NC
KUGLER, KEITH - GROVE OK
KUMM, DONELSON - COLCORD OK
LACKEY, DENNIS W - JAY OK
LADOLCE VITA INC - GROVE OK
LAIRD, ROBERT B - EDWARDS MO
LAMB, PHILLIP - GROVE OK
LANCASTER, JACK - MANNFORD OK
LANGLEY MEM. CLINIC - LAKE FOREST CA
LARKIN, BILLY - WYANDOTTE OK
LA RUE, MILES A - OAKS OK
LAUGHLIN, RICHARD L - TULSA OK
LAWSON, RICHARD D - KANSAS OK
LAWTON, ELEANOR - TULSA OK
LAY, WILLIAM M - NOWATA OK
LAYMAN, HARRY C - JAY OK
LAYNE, DONNA S - JAY OK
LAYTON, BYRON W - DISNEY OK
LEACH, LARRY D - WATTS OK
LEE, CHAI - JAY OK
LEE, ERNEST W - JAY OK
LEE, JESSE V - VINITA OK
LEE, RHONDA S - AFTON OK
LEFFINGWELL, MARGARET - LANGLEY OK
LEIST, CLIFFORD - CHOUTEAU OK
LEWIS, CHARLES T - TULSA OK
LEWIS, DEBRA - COLCORD OK
LEWIS, DELMAR W - EAST CLEVELAND OH
LEWIS, GUY B - ADAIR OK
LEWIS, MALCOLM - AFTON OK
LEWIS, RITA - PRYOR OK
LIDDELL, MARK - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
LIGHTHOUSE TABERNACLE - COLCORD
LIGON, CLARETTA A - SILOAM SPRINGS AR
LINDSEY, CINDY R - GROVE OK
LINN, ROB - GROVE OK
LITTLEFIELD, BRENDA L - AFTON OK
LITTLEFIELD, BRETT - PRYOR OK
LITTLEJOHN, DANNY L - JAY OK
LOE PROPERTIES INC - TULSA OK
LOFTIS, RHONDA C - SALINA OK
LOFTON, CARROLL B - HASKELL OK
LOHMEYER, CLARENCE - GIRARD KS
LOLLAR, DON - WYANDOTTE OK
LONG, BECKY L - MT PLEASANT TX
LONG, JOY - VINITA OK
LONGCRIER, LURA L - PRYOR OK
LOONEY, RAY - ADAIR OK
LOUGHREY, H R - N KANSAS CITY MO
LOWE, GARY - AFTON OK
LUCKEN, JAMES - JOPLIN MO
M J LEE CONSTRUCTION C - TULSA OK
MABERRY, ROBERT E - GROVE OK
MAGOULAS, MICHAEL - MANHATTAN
BEACH CA
MALLORY, GARY D - QUAPAW OK
MANOS, EARL E - PRYOR OK
MAPLE, FRANK - VINITA OK
MARDIS, TOMMY (CITGO) - WATTS, OK
MARKHAM, LLOYD J - WACO TX
MARTIN, J P - JAY OK
MARTIN, L A - CHELSEA OK
MARTIN, LEWIS - GENTRY AR
MARTIN, ROBERT S - JAY OK
MARTINEZ, DAVID L - MIAMI OK
MARTINI, JOHN A - GROVE OK
MARTY, PAUL - SALINA OK
MASON GROCERY - GROVE OK
MASON, EUGENE - AFTON OK
MASSEY, LLOYD - CHELSEA OK
MATHESON, S J - EUCHA OK
MATHEWS, TONY - WELCH OK
MATHIS, RALPH - PRYOR OK
MATTHEWS, RANDALL - VINITA OK
MAULDIN, BRENDA K - JAY OK
MAY, MELVIN L (CAROL A) - TULSA OK
MAYBERRY, JOHN - ADAIR OK
MAYES, THOMAS E - GENTRY AR
MAYFIELD, DOUG T - WELCH OK
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MAZIE RURAL WATER DIST - MAZIE OK
MCALPINE, BOBBY J - TAHLEQUAH OK
MCBRIEN, BRENT - MIAMI OK
MCBRIEN, CURTIS W - MIAMI OK
MCCLELLAN, DON - BIG CABIN OK
MCCLURE, MARTHA H - RAYMORE MO
MCCLURE, ROY D JR - OKMULGEE OK
MCCOMB, JOHNNY W - AFTON OK
MCCORKELL, MARILYN - CARPINTERIA CA
MCCRARY, STEVEN W - REPUBLIC MO
MCDANIEL, JAMES - AFTON OK
MCELROY - DONALD - HUNTINGTON BEACH CA
MCENROE, KENNETH M - COLCORD OK
MCGARRAH, SHELLY - GENTRY AR
MCGHEE, DALENE S - CANOGA PARK CA
MCGINNIS, RUTH M - GROVE OK
MCHOLLAND, KIRK A - COLCORD OK
MCI TELECOMM CORP - CLINTON MS
MCKINLEY, ORVAL - COLCORD OK
MCKINNEY, BILLY J - JAY OK
MCKNIGHT, JOSPEH D JR - GROVE OK
MCKNIGHT, J R - KETCHUM OK
MCMAHAN, ED INOLA OK
MCMORRIS, EDWARD D - GROVE OK
MCWATTERS, JACK L - KETCHUM OK
MEAD, DARWIN I - CHETOPA KS
MEAD, ROBERT R - WYANDOTTE OK
MEDLIN, TYSON – GROVE OK
MEGHAN COVES - GROVE OK
MEISTER, EDDIE L - GROVE OK
MELTON, NANCY J - GROVE OK
MELIGIN, RAYMOND P - GROVE OK
MERRIMAN, TED - WYANDOTTE OK
MESPLAY, RICHARD L - HUNTERSVILLE NC
METCALF, CHARLES G - TULSA OK
MEYER, JAMES D - CLAREMORE OK
MIAMI FARM EQUIPMENT - MIAMI OK
MID AMERICA AG NETWORKS - ROSE HILL KS
MILLER, BRIAN R - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
MILLER, GEORGE F - PRYOR OK
MILLER, JAMES L - WELCH OK
MILLER, JAMES M - GROVE OK
MILLER, JAMES W - TULSA OK
MILLER, JEANNE H - GROVE OK
MILLER, JOHN A - TULSA OK
MILLER, JULIE A - GROVE OK
MILLER, LORETTA - COLCORD OK
MILLER, SHAWN D - PRYOR OK
MILLER, STEPHEN - TULSA OK
MILLIKIN, FREDDIE J - ADAIR OK
MILLS, DWIGHT W - RICHLAND HILLS TX
MINSCER, RICHARD D - WYANDOTTE OK
MINSON, BONNIE S - WYANDOTTE OK
MITCHELL, JAMIE W - LINDSAY OK
MITCHELL, MIKE - BLUEJACKET OK
MITCHELL, WILLIAM J - SHAWNEE MISSION KS
MODLIN, E C - JOPLIN MO
MONTGOMERY, ALMA R - OWASSO OK
MOORE, CARRIE L - CRESTED BUTTE CO
MOORE, ELDEN R - ADAIR OK
MOORE, J B - KETCHUM OK
MOORE, JOHN L - GROVE OK
MOORE, MURPHY - KANSAS OK
MOORE, RONNIE J - GROVE OK
MOORE, SHAWN - QUAPAW OK
MORELAND, R J - GROVE OK
MORELAND, TONY - CHELSEA OK
MORRILL, MARY K - WYANDOTTE OK
MORRIS, JURRY - COLCORD OK
MORRISON, FRANCES J - MIAMI OK
MORRISON, ROBERT - NICHOLS HILLS
MORROW, DELORAS - PRYOR OK
MORSE, BILL L - PRYOR OK
MORSE, LARRY U - WAHIAWA HI
MORSE, ROY C - SALINA OK
MOSS, BILLY J - PRYOR OK
MOST, LARRY L - CHELSEA OK
MOYER, MICHAEL T - PRYOR OK
MULLINS, MIKE - KETCHUM OK
MUSE, SID - GROVE OK
MUSE, WINDEL E - ADAIR OK
MUSTANG EXPLORATION - HOUSTON TX
MYERS, PATRICIA - GROVE OK
MYERS, WILLIAM K - TULSA OK
N & P ENTERPRISES - ARK. CITY KS
NEEB - HARRY L - ABILENE TX
NEFF, LAURENCE M - TULSA OK
NELSON, EVERETT - JAY OK
NELSON, JIM O - BLUEJACKET OK
NELSON, RICHARD A - FAIRLAND OK
NEWBY, PAUL - VINITA OK
NEWCOM, DENNIS - GROVE OK
NEXTEL COMMUNICATION - MANDAN ND
NICHOLS, BOB G - CHELSEA OK
NICHOLS, JASON - CHELSEA OK
NIXON, WILLIAM E - GROVE OK
NOEL, LEONARD L - GROVE OK
NOTTINGHAM, RICHARD E - AFTON OK
NUGEN, G D - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
NUTTLE - SHARON - GROVE OK
OAKS, MINI M - ABILENE TX
OBERMILLER, MIKE - CHELSEA OK
O’BRIEN, HATTIE O - LINCOLN AR
O’DANIEL, KENNETH - AFTON OK
OGLESBY, JANE - DISNEY OK
OKIE MART (JOHN C LEE) - FOYIL OK
OKLAHOMA RSA #4 - LITTLE ROCK AR
OKLATOURISM - FAIRLAND OK
OLDS, FREDA M - MIAMI OK
OLMSTEAD, TIMOTHY A - AFTON OK
ONSGARD, DAVID A - PALM CITY FL
ORR, HERBERT S - TULSA OK
ORWIG, JAMES R - POINT CLEAR AL
OSAGE, BESSIE - LOCUST GROVE OK
OSBORN, PHYLLIS J - AFTON OK
OURADA, DAN R - CATOOSA OK
OVERTON, MACK W - GROVE OK
OWEN, BILL J - CHESEA OK
OWENS, HARVEY - GROVE OK
PADDOCK, AURELIA - GROVE OK
PAGE, HAROLD - WYANDOTTE OK
PAIR, A A - TWIN OAKS OK
PAIR, AMBROUSE A JR - SALINA OK
PALM, CARL - JAY OK
PALMER, MARK L - TULSA OK
PARKER, FRED D - EUCHA OK
PARKER, TOMMY M - SALINA OK
PATHKILLER, SCOTT L - COLCORD OK
PATTON, KATHY D - TULSA OK
PAYNE, MEL R - LANGLEY OK
PAYTON, FRED L - MIAMI OK
PENDLEY, TIMOTHY P - GROVE OK
PENNELL, OLIVE - BIXBY OK
PENNINGTON, MARGARET L - VINITA OK
PERDUE, RONNIE - PRYOR OK
PERRAULT, LEWIS - DISNEY OK
PERRINE, MICHAEL - GROVE OK
PERRY, PAUL J - WYANDOTTE OK
PETTIT, JACK R - TULSA OK
PFENNINGHAUSEN, TINY C - TULSA OK
PFLUG, EDWARD L - GROVE OK
PHILLIPS, JOHN - SALINA OK
PHILLIPS, LESTER H - TULSA OK
PHILPOTT, DWAYNE L - JAY OK
PIERCE, CONLEY L - TULSA OK
PIERCEFIELD, BOB - QUAPAW OK
PIM, RICHARD A - CARTHAGE MO
PITCHER, ROBERT M - MIAMI OK
PITTS, WAYNE - JAY OK
PLANK, KIRBY A - NEOSHO MO
POE, WILLIAM A - JAY OK
POOL, JOHN - JAY OK
POPKESS, JOHN E - DEWEY OK
PORT DUNCAN RESORT MARINA - AFTON
PORT KETCHUM - KETCHUM OK
POTTER, EVELYN M - BROKEN ARROW OK
POTTS, LARRY E - GRANBURY TX
POWELL JAMES G - BURDETT KS
PRAYTOR, OLLIE - JAY OK
PRICE, WILLIS W - COLCORD OK
PRIDEAUX, JANET L - BIG CABIN OK
PRITCHETT, DAVID - SALINA OK
PRITCHETT, SHELLY - OWASSO OK
PRYOR, W G - KETCHUM OK
PULLEN, CECIL - FARMINGTON AR
QUALLS, MATT D - PRYOR OK
QUAPAW ENTERTAINMENT - MIAMI, OK
QUICK, RICK - COLCORD OK
RABBIT, DONNA M - SALINA OK
RADFORD, GARY A - GROVE OK
RALSTON, CODY - THE COLONY TX
RANCHERS COAL CO INC - WELCH OK
RANDOLPH, RONNIE D - SPAVINAW OK
RANIEWICZ, JOE A - VINITA OK
RANNEY, ROGER E - TULSA OK
RAYBOURN, DAVID J - TULSA, OK
REAGAN, RUTHVEN E - CLAREMORE OK
RED 11 PORT LLC - GROVE OK
REED, DALE - WATTS OK
REED, SAM - GROVE OK
REETZ, JEFFREY R - INOLA OK
REICHMAN, RONALD H - PRYOR OK
REIDER’S, SHAWNEE GROCERY - MIAMI
RENNAKER, G P - EMORY TX
RENNING, FRANK - TULSA OK
REPPART, BILL JR - AFTON OK
RESORT INC - TULSA OK
REYENGA, KATIE - KETCHUM OK
REYNOLDS, TARI L - OAKS OK
RICHARDS, RICK - GROVE OK
RICHIE, SANDRA R - EUCHA OK
RIDDLE FRANK J - VINITA OK
RIEDEN, DAVID - GROVE OK
RIGGS, THOMAS E - TULSA, OK
RILEY, TOM F - STILLWATER OK
RING, LAWRENCE S - FORSYTH MO
ROARK, ROBERT L - EDMOND OK
ROARK, ROME - SENECA MO
ROBERTS, BOB - GROVE OK
ROBERTS, DEBARA B - PRYOR OK
ROBERTS, DORA - GROVE OK
ROBERTS, JAMES E - STRANG OK
ROBERTS, JOHN T - WATTS OK
ROBERTS, JULIUS - COLCORD OK
ROBERTS, LOUIS N - GROVE OK
ROCKING HORSE EMPORIUM - FAIRLAND
RODENBERG, JAMES P - TULSA OK
ROGERS, BRADY - FAIRLAND OK
ROLLER, JOE - KANSAS, OK
ROONEY COMPANY - TULSA OK
ROSKOB, JOE B JR - AFTON OK
ROSS, ANDREW - AFTON OK
ROSS, REX E - MANNFORD, OK
ROWLEY, KEVIN - CHELSEA OK
RUEBUSH, C D - COLCORD OK
RUMSEY, SHANE J - SALINA OK
RUSK, JIM W - CARTHAGE MO
RUSSELL, EVERETT R - CHELSEA OK
RUSSELL, JACK - AFTON OK
RUSSELL, JIM D - CHOUTEAU OK
RUSSELL, RONALD W - COLCORD OK
RUST, LLEW - CHICKASHA OK
RUTHERFORD, R E - NORTH MIAMI, OK
RYAN, TOM D - GROVE OK
SAMS, RAY G - GENTRY AR
SANDERS, PATRICIA A - SALINA OK
SANDSNESS, DALE H - JAY OK
SANTEE, ROBERT P - TULSA OK
SARTEN, TERRI - KANSAS OK
SATTERWHITE, DAVID - VINITA OK
SCHACHER, MICHAEL - SALINA OK
SCHIMMEL, DANE - AFTON OK
SCHMOHE, RODNE D - GROVE OK
SCHUBER, GLENN B - KETCHUM OK
SCHULTZ, KENNETH - MIAMI OK
SCHULZE, FRIEDA K - ADAIR OK
SCOTT, CLARA R - PRYOR OK
SCOTT, J C - BLUEJACKET OK
SCOTT, R D - SALINA OK
SCOTT, SALLY - CLAREMORE OK
SCRUGGS, LAVERN F - CHELSEA OK
SCUGGINS, JESSE - SALINA OK
SEARS, MELVIN E - GROVE OK
SEATON, RAY - JOPLIN MO
SENECA CAYUGA T - MIAMI OK
SENECA CAYUGA TRIBE OF OK - GROVE
SHADWICK, WAYNE L - WYANDOTTE OK
SHALOM MINISTRY - PRYOR OK
SHANGRI LA, AFTON OK
SHANGRI-LA MGMT CORP - AFTON OK
SHARP, DANNY K - GROVE OK
SHELL PIPE LINE CORP - LOUISVILLE KY
SHELLEY, DINA - COLCORD OK
SHELTON, SHERRY - CLAREMORE OK
SHEPHERD, DAVID J - ENID OK
SHERRELL, BONNIE V - JAY OK
SHERRIN, KENNETH W - WESTVILLE OK
SHILLING, RICHARD A - COLCORD OK
SHOFFNER, CARROLL M - VINITA OK
SHORT, LEE - JAY OK
SILBERZAHN, BRENDA - ROSE OK
SILER, KEITH - MIAMI OK
SIMMONS, BERYL - COLCORD, OK
SINGLETON, GEORGE W - TULSA OK
SINGLETON, LARRY - FAYETTEVILLE AR
SISSON, MARION - KANSAS OK
SKAISTIS, BRUCE E (JUDY) - TULSA OK
SKEELS, ELAINE - MIAMI OK
SKINNER, MIKE W - KETCHUM OK
SKOCDOPOLE, JOHN R - ADAIR OK
SLAVEN, PEGGY J - TULSA OK
SLAYMAKER, LAWRENCE J - GROVE
SLOAN, KENNETH R - CLAREMORE OK
SLY, JOHN W - CHELSEA OK
SMALLEY, BEN F - JAY OK
SMART, CHARLES - MELBA ID
SMITH, ADAIR A - GROVE OK
SMITH, CLARENECE D - NEOSHO MO
SMITH, CLYDE L - FORT SMITH AR
SMITH, DON V - VINITA OK
SMITH, JUDY A - SALINA OK
SMITH, ROBERTA A - MIAMI OK
SMITH, SAMUEL T - AFTON OK
SMITH, STERLING L - VINITA OK
SMITH, YVONNE - LAWTON OK
SNEED, EVERETT - CARL JUNCTION MO
SNIPES, JAMES J - TULSA OK
SNOWBIRD FARM LLC - WATTS OK
SNYDER, BONNIE - WYANDOTTE OK
SOLITUDE FARM LLC - WATTS OK
SOONER FARM LLC - WATTS OK
SOOTER, DONALD - GROVE OK
SORBER, KATHLEEN - CLAREMORE OK
SOUTHERN, ANCEL - SALINA OK
SPARKS, LLOYD - KETCHUM OK
SPENCER, GARY - EDMOND OK
SPENCER, JOHN - LOCUST GROVE OK
SPRABERY, CAROL A - MIAMI OK
STAGGS, WANDA - FAIRLAND OK
STAIGER, WAYNE W - TULSA OK
STALWART ENERGY SYSTEM - TULSA OK
STANDEFORD, AMOS A - DISNEY OK
STARR, VERLYNN S - SALINA OK
STATE FINANCIAL SERVICE - TULSA OK
STATE SAVINGS BANK - BEDFORD IA
STATTON, CARL L - CHELSEA OK
STEELE, MICHAEL W - MIAMI OK
STEFANOFF, LEON D - BIXBY OK
STEVENSON, BOYD M - EUCHA OK
STEWART, W T - STILWELL OK
STIVERS, TONY A - SALINA OK
STONE, GERALD - AFTON OK
STONE, RICHARD L - AFTON OK
STONEBURNER, RON - LOCUST GROVE
STONECIPHER, CINDY L - KANSAS OK
STONECIPHER, N A - GROVE OK
STORIE, MARY L - COLCORD OK
STOUT, BILL D - GROVE OK
STOUT, VERNON L - GROVE OK
STP CHEROKEE INC - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
STROUD, JOHNNY W - GROVE OK
STUEFEN, CORY E - WYANDOTTE OK
STUMPFF, KEITH M - TULSA OK
SUKMAN, R R MD - MIAMI OK
SULLIVAN, EARL G - GROVE OK
SURMONT, JOHN B - AFTON OK
SUTTLE, EARL R - GROVE OK
SWANSON, ROBERT L - LENAPAH OK
SWATZENDRUBER, BARBARA E - ADAIR OK
SWICEGOOD, REBA - COLCORD OK
SWINNEY, JIM L - CORPUS CHRISTI TX
SYLSBERRY, RALPH R - PRYOR, OK
T MOBILE CELL TOWERS STORE - SPOKANE WA
TACKER, MYRTLE A - MAYSVILLE AR
TACKER, SHELLY R - JAY OK
TAFT, SHERMAN M - PRYOR OK
TAKACS, FRANK - GROVE OK
TALBURT, JAMES R - KETCHUM OK
TANNER, CLIFF - GROVE OK
TAYLOR, ART - AFTON OK
TAYLOR, BILLY E - CHELSEA OK
TAYLOR, DEBBIE J - CHELSEA OK
TAYLOR, FRED L - TYRONE NM
TAYLOR, JOHN M JR- OAKRIDGE OR
TAYLOR, LULA - S COFFEYVILLE OK
TAYLOR, RAY - WINFIELD KS
TEATS, CHADWICK, SALINA OK
THE MOORING - BIXBY OK
THE TOWRY CO - TULSA OK
THE WILLIAMS CO - TULSA OK
THOMAS, DARREN - VINITA OK
THOMAS, JOAN - ROSE OK
THOMPSON, JACK R - MIAMI OK
THOMPSON, MIKE W - INOLA OK
THOMPSON, ROY - COLCORD OK
THORMAN, B L - GROVE OK
THREE BEARS FAMILY DINING - LANGLEY OK
THREEN, ALBERT G - SALINA OK
THROWER, GREG B - GROVE OK
THUERAUF, BERNARD - SPRINDALE AR
THULIN, LISSA G - MIAMI OK
TIGER, CARL A - LANGLEY OK
TILLMAN, EDMOND E - PRYOR OK
TINDAL, MICHAEL P - BATON ROUGE LA
TIRRES, ANTONIO - MIAMI OK
TISDALE, ALVAN R - WYANDOTTE OK
TITSWORTH, LARRY M - BRANSON WEST MO
TODHUNTER, CHARLES L - JENKS OK
TOOHEY, MELISSA - MONKEY ISLAND OK
TOWNSEND, ADA R - ORLANDO FL
TOWRY GAYLE - PACE FL
TOWRY, GAYLE - TULSA OK
TRIEBEL, C A - WELCH OK
TRIGG, BETTY J - JONES OK
TRIMBLE, LEROY A - CATOOSA OK
TROSPER, JAMES S - GROVE OK
TROUTMAN, ROBERT A - AFTON OK
TROW, T E - HARTSHORNE OK
TUCKER, DUANE - VINITA OK
TUCKER, FORREST H - LOCUST GROVE OK
TUELL, WAYNE - VINITA OK
TUGMON, CHERI L - BLUEJACKET OK
TULLIS, CHUCK - GROVE OK
TUNE, JOHN - QUAPAW OK
TURLINGTON, ED - OAKS OK
TURNER, DEBRA A - CLAREMORE OK
TURNER, HOWARD L - MIAMI OK
TURNER, LARRY L - AFTON OK
TURNER, NICHOLE - AFTON OK
TYLER, G R - WICHITA KS
UMSCHEID, MICHAEL J - GROVE OK
UNDERWOOD, ETHEL C - GROVE OK
UNGERLAND, ELLEN - TULSA OK
VANG, CHU F - KANSAS OK
VANG, REGINALD - ROSE OK
VANOVER, LARRY D - WELCH OK
VANSANDT, V - DISNEY OK
VAUGHN, NATHAN D - KETCHUM OK
VAUGHN, SHEILA D - LOCUST GROVE OK
VAUGHT, CHRISTOPHER M - JAY OK
VENIS, THOMAS N - AFTON OK
VERETTE, ULRIC - COLCORD OK
VIELE, TONY - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
WACHTMAN, DON - OCHELATA OK
WAGGONER, DAMON - KANSAS OK
WAGGONER, TOMMY J - NEODESHA KS
WAITS, TROY - COLCORD OK
WAKEFIELD, F H - GROVE OK
WALKER, RUTH - VINITA OK
WALTON, CHARLES W - COLCORD OK
WARD, STEPHEN - MANCHESTER MO
WARE, FRED - GROVE OK
WARKENTIN, KEITH W - VINITA OK
WARNER, MINNIE - COLCORD OK
WARREN, JENNIFER - ROSE OK
WARREN, MARY A - GROVE OK
WATLEY, NORMAN E - PRYOR OK
WATT, JOE D - LANGLEY OK
WATTERS, AARON - ARKANSAS CITY KS
WATTS, AVERY F - JOPLIN MO
WAUL, RON - EDMOND OK
WEATHERS, DARRELL M - GROVE OK
WEAVER, ORVILLE - WELCH OK
WEAVER, SHEILA - CHELSEA OK
WEBB, JESSIE - BIG CABIN OK
WEBB, JOHN L - AFTON OK
WEBSTER, B L JR - KANSAS OK
WEDELL, KEITH - COLCORD OK
WELCH STOCKYARDS INC - WELCH OK
WELCH, BRENDA G - SALINA OK
WELLENSIEK, R J - EUREKA KS
WELLS, CINDY - VINITA OK
WELLS, ELLIS - ALTAMONT KS
WELLS, WILLIAM - VINITA OK
WELSH, ROBERT J - DISNEY OK
WEST, C D - GROVE OK
WEST, RONNIE G - BUFFALO OK
WHEELER, BILLY R - KANSAS OK
WHITE CHAPEL COTTAGES - MIAMI OK
WHITE, BETTY V - CHELSEA OK
WHITE, KIM - GROVE OK
WHITETREE, GORDON M - WYANDOTTE OK
WHITMIRE, JERAD P - COLCORD OK
WICKLIFFE, BILL - VINITA OK
Kinion recalls life before electricity...
there, too, but they’ve long been converted over to electric
by Bessie’s husband, Clarence.
Clarence was a hard-worker and resourceful. He sold
cream back in the days of hand-crank cream separators
and then sold milk once electric separators came along.
Obtaining electric milkers helped further boost production.
Clarence has been gone since 1966 when a second heart
attack claimed his life. He was only 48. He had his first
heart attack at age 37. There was a lot of damage from that
first episode and he wasn’t able to work hay like before, but
WIGGINS, GARY A - COLCORD OK
WILKERSON, BETTY - COLCORD OK
WILLHOITE, MIKE D - SALINA OK
WILLIAMS PIPELINE CO - TULSA OK
WILLIAMS, BEN C - PRYOR OK
WILLIAMS, CHARLES W - COLCORD OK
WILLIAMS, JANNETT N - JAY OK
WILLIAMS, JOHN H - CHELSEA OK
WILLIAMS, KELLY - CHELSEA OK
WILLIAMS, KENNETH R - BROKEN ARROW OK
WILLIAMS, RANDY L - GROVE OK
WILLIAMS, ROLLA W - LOCUST GROVE OK
WILLIAMSON, CAROLYN S - GROVE OK
WILLIS, DERRYL J - TULSA OK
WILLIS, JIM L - JAY OK
WILLYARD, ALFRED R - PRYOR, OK
WILLYARD, JODY A - PRYOR OK
WILSON, CLYDE W - COLCORD OK
WILSON, HAZEL L - JAY OK
WILSON, JOHNNY S - ADAIR OK
WILSON, RAYMOND - EUCHA OK
WILSON, RETTA ENGLAND - PASO ROBLES CA
WILSON, RONALD C - LOCUST GROVE OK
WILSON, RONALD K - GROVE OK
WILSON, TOM C - KANSAS OK
WINDLE, BRYAN - GROVE OK
WINFIELD, MARY E - JAY OK
WOLF, BONNIE - GROVE OK
WOLFE, ROBERT C - KETCHUM OK
WOLFE, THOMAS - KANSAS OK
WOOD, EUGENE N JR - AFTON OK
WOOD, JAMES M - CARL JUNCTION MO
WOOD, JAMES R - COLCORD OK
WOODS, W R - TULSA OK
WOOLMAN PROPERTIES LLC - TULSA OK
WOOLMAN, DENNY L - TULSA OK
WORK CREW SERVICES - FORT SMITH AR
WORK CREW SERVICES - FORT SMITH AR
WRIGHT, MATTHEW E - WACO TX
WYLY, JERRY W - OAKS OK
WYNN, TOM L - DISNEY, OK
WYRE, FRANK O - COLCORD OK
WYRICK, DOROTHY - QUAPAW OK
XIONG, NAOCHA - JAY OK
YANG, POR - ROSE OK
YARNELL, JERRY - GROVE OK
YEUBANKS, MARKITA K - AFTON OK
YOAKUM, JUDITH - GROVE OK
YORDI, RON H - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
YOUNG, ADRIS - MEMPHIS TN
YOUNG, DARRELL P - SALINA OK
YOUNG, MELVIN R - WYANDOTTE OK
ZAJIC, RICHARD M - GROVE OK
ZERBEL, STEVEN R - AFTON OK
ZUMSTEIN, DENNA K - PRYOR OK
ZUMSTEIN, PRESTON - PEORIA AZ
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the good Lord saw fit to give him some good years. Folks
around the Pryor area may remember Clarence from the egg
route he ran for several years.
Bessie has suffered more than her share of loss. She
has dealt with the passing of many loved ones over the
years, including the tragic death of son Jimmie, who was
fatally kicked in the chest by a horse on the day of his 33rd
birthday.
She lost three of her best friends in the past year.
“Tomorrow is not a promise,” she reminds.
9
March 2013
Where’s the love for those CFLs?
I
f you discuss energy efficiency as much as I do, you are
bound to hear someone voice their displeasure with the
CFL. I should probably clarify that I’m not talking about
the Canadian Football League.
I am referring
instead to the compact
fluorescent light bulb.
Craig Hendrickson
I am a fan of the bulb,
Residential
but I understand why
Energy Auditor
others are not. Let’s
address each concern.
My light is yellow.
The next time you find yourself in the store looking at
a package of CFLs, look closely for a four-digit number
followed by the letter “K.” For whatever reason, this
information will be in the smallest print possible, but it will
be there.
The letter “K” stands for Kelvin. Kelvin is a
measurement of temperature and temperature affects the
color of the light. Lower Kelvin numbers make the light
appear more yellow; higher Kelvin numbers make the light
blue. Somewhere in between the two is a happy
medium that produces a white light.
CFLs range from 2700 K to 6500 K. For
a whiter light (and to me a brighter light),
look for CFLs rated 3500 K to 4100 K.
Incandescent bulbs range from 2700 K to
3000 K.
My CFL bulb has mercury.
CFLs do contain a trace amount of
mercury, but so does your watch battery. In fact
your watch battery has more mercury than a CFL.
Incandescent bulbs have no mercury, but they
use four times more energy than a CFL. That means
a coal-fired plant which emits sulfur dioxide, nitrogen
oxide and, yes, you guessed it, mercury, is working four
times longer to operate those incandescent bulbs.
My CFL needs to be recycled.
How can I recycle my CFLs, you ask? Home Depot
stores will take your unbroken CFL bulbs at no cost to
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you. If the bulb is broken, check out the cleanup procedure
online at energystar.gov.
Recent studies also show that, as a CFL is used, much of
the mercury vapor is fused to the inside of the bulb. So even
if it is broken, a CFL may have less mercury escape than
previously believed.
My CFL bulb is ugly.
Many do not like the spiral, “squiggly” shape of CFL
bulbs. They do represent a sharp contrast to the sleek,
rounded incandescents we grew up with.
The truth is that almost every demand for lighting can
now be found in a CFL format. This includes: vanity bulbs,
bug lights, bell-shaped floodlights and spotlights, small
candelabra bulbs with both small and large bases, three-way
bulbs and dimmable bulbs.
My CFL bulb didn’t last very long.
Most CFL brands say their product will last ten times
longer than incandescent bulbs. Maybe yours didn’t last that
long. Your bulb may have been one of the early models, or it
may have just been plain defective.
I’ve had pretty good luck with mine. Most of them have
lasted for years. The good news is that the bulbs being
manufactured these days are even better.
When you pull a package of CFLs off the store
shelf, you don’t know how old the bulb is. It could
have been a early model or maybe it has been
stored in a warehouse for who knows how long.
Look at the package for evidence of
a newer bulb. Features such as “instant on”
didn’t come along until later generations of
manufacturing. Keep the bulbs original package
and staple the receipt to it. If the bulb goes bad,
return it back to the store so they can deliver a
message of dissatisfaction to the manufacturer.
There’s got to be something better.
There is if you are willing to pay a little
more up front. LED (short for “light-emitting diode”)
bulbs are here and are getting cheaper with time. Keep an
eye out as prices drop. An LED bulb is supposed to last
about three times longer than a CFL bulb.
E
veryone is a wee bit Irish on St.
Patrick’s Day. In fact, many can
scarcely wait for the perfect reason to dive into a hot plate of corned
beef. After all, it’s a traditional Irish
meal, right? Wrong. In early Ireland,
producing corned beef was common,
but it wasn’t a dish the Irish, themselves, could enjoy.
farmers who grew the crops and
raised the cattle, but were not allowed
to keep any for themselves. Instead,
they were allowed to live on and farm
small parcels of the worst land to feed
their families. Struggling to survive, the
Irish became dependent on the potato,
which would grow in relatively small
plots and tolerate poor soil.
British landlords owned 80 percent
of the land in Ireland. They used the
property to raise beef cattle, as well as
various crops. Seventy-five percent of
Ireland’s population was poor, tenant
When potato blight struck in the1840s,
the Irish were left with little to eat.
More than one million died of starvation while being forced to raise
the landlords’ beef and crops or face
eviction, leaving no chance to feed a
family. The primary foods of the Irish
were dairy and grain products, but
given the shortage of land and resources, the more fortunate among the
Irish survived on pork, cabbage, and
potatoes.
So, readers, that is why this month’s
recipe page does not include a spot
for corned beef. What you will find,
however, are some great recipes for
authentic Irish dishes.
Boiled Bacon and Cabbage
Boxty
1 pork picnic shoulder roast
3/4 cup coarse kosher salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup boiling water
1 gallon cold water
1 tablespoon ground pepper
1 bay leaf
1 head cabbage
1 medium potato, peeled and grated
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup all-purpose our
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme (teaspoons if using dry)
3/4 cup mashed potato
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Dissolve salt and sugar in
boiling water. Add to the cold
water, pepper and bay leaf in container or plastic bag large
enough to hold the brine and picnic shoulder. Submerse pork
in brine, cover and refrigerate for two days. Ensure pork stays
completely submersed. If it rises, weigh it down by placing a
plate on top. When ready to start cooking, remove pork from
brine. Rinse and pat dry. Place pork in large pot with a few
whole peppercorns and bay leaves. Cover meat with cold water, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Periodically remove any
foam that forms on top. Cut cabbage into quarters; add to pot
and cook an additional 15 to 20 minutes, just until cabbage is
cooked, but still rm. Lift cabbage out and set aside to drain.
Remove pork and allow to rest 5 minutes before slicing. Serve
pork with cabbage, boiled potatoes and mustard sauce.
Mustard Sauce
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons our
4 teaspoons dry mustard
4 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 cup water
Mix butter and our in saucepan on medium-low heat to
make a paste. Stir in mustard, sugar, and salt. Once combined,
add vinegar until well blended. Add mayonnaise and water;
stir until mixture becomes creamy. Serve immediately.
Place grated potato in colander to drain; sqeeze to remove excess
liquid. Pat dry. In large bowl, combine all ingredients and let rest for
20 minutes. Heat large, non-stick skillet or greased griddle to medium-high. Pour 3/4 cup batter for each boxty, spreading thin. Cook
until top appears dry, ip and cook another 2 to 3 minutes. Boxty is
versatile. Serve as a side dish with tart apple sauce, sour cream, or
sharp cheddar cheese. It can also be a main dish when lled, like an
omelette, with meat, vegetables and sauce.
Barmbrack
2 1/2 cups chopped dried, mixed fruit
1 1/2 cups hot brewed tea
2 1/2 cups our
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 lemon marmalade
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
Soak dried fruit in hot tea for 2 hours; drain and gently squeeze out
excess tea. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9-inch Bundt
pan. Stir together cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda; set aside.
Beat the egg, sugar, mamalade, zest, and soaked fruit until well
combined. Gently fold in our until combined. Pour into pan. Bake
1 hour or until top springs back when lightly pressed. Allow to cool
fully in pan before removing.
In Ireland, Barmbrack is served for holidays. On Halloween, it is
baked to include charms, which foretell the next year. Pieces are
carefully selected, hoping to receive a prediction of good fortune. A
ring means the recipient will find true love; thimble means will not
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marry; rag means a year of poverty or bad luck; and a coin means
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great riches.
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Don’t get burned by electrical problems
E
lectrical defects cause a significant number of
residential fires each year, according to the U.S.
Fire Administration. In 2011, home electrical
problems accounted for 67,800 fires, 485 deaths, 2305
injuries and $868 million in property losses. Many of
these fires are preventable.
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative urges its
members to be aware of electrical hazards in their
homes and businesses.
“Make it a regular habit to inspect all
appliances, cords and plugs,” advised
NEOEC Safety Director Bret Boyd.
“Check for loose wall receptacles and
lighting fixtures, and damaged wires.”
Boyd urged homeowners to
listen for popping or sizzling sounds
behind walls and replace switches
that are hot to the touch, receptacles
that spark, and lights that flicker.
Electrical plugs and cords usually
deteriorate gradually, making damage
difficult to detect.
“Inspect all appliance cords and plugs for wear at least
once a year,” said Boyd. “Make sure they are not frayed or
cracked, placed under carpets or rugs, or located in high
traffic areas. Do not nail or staple them to walls, floors or
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other objects.”
Boyd added that overloaded electrical systems can
be a dangerous prelude to fire. Common indicators of an
overloaded circuit, he said, would be lights dimming when
an appliance is switched on, a shrinking picture on the
television, slow-heating appliances, blown fuses or
tripped circuits.
Overloaded outlets are a major cause of
residential fires. These circuits carry too much
electricity, which generates heat in undetectable
amounts. The heat causes wear on the internal
wiring system and can ignite a fire.
To prevent overloading, Boyd recommends
the following:
• Avoid using extension cords on a
permanent basis and never plug more than two
home appliances into an outlet at once.
• Use only outlets designed to handle
multiple plugs. Each outlet or circuit should
not exceed 1500 watts, so give special
consideration to appliances that use 1,000 or
more such as refrigerators, hot plates, irons, microwave
ovens, dishwashers, heaters and air conditioners.
• Avoid plugging large appliances into the same outlet or
circuit. If a circuit breaker trips or a fuse blows frequently,
immediately reduce the number of appliances on that circuit.