Man dies in Pocola crash

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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Man dies in
Pocola crash
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
One person has died
following a two-vehicle
accident in Pocola Tuesday.
Pocola Police Chief
Steve Howard said the
accident still was under
investigation
Tuesday
afternoon, and the name of
the deceased is not being
released at this time.
Howard said a van and
truck collided on north
Highway 112 at State Line
Road.
He reported a person in
the van was pronounced
dead at the scene and
another person was transported to a Fort Smith,
Ark., medical facility.
He said another person
in the truck also was transported to Fort Smith by
LeFlore County EMS.
No other details were
available at press time.
Authorities said one man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Pocola Tuesday.
Submitted photo
Plans taking shape for Chamber banquet
The 97th Annual Poteau Chamber of Commerce Banquet is set
for Feb. 25 and this year’s theme
is “Celebrate Success” — going
back to the ‘80s.
Attendees are encouraged to
rummage through their wardrobe
for their best ‘80s outfit.
The chamber is accepting
nominations for Citizen of the
Year. Nomination deadline is Feb.
12.
Pre-banquet entertainment will
be by Larry B and The Cradle
Rockers. Larry has been referred
to as “one of the best entertainers
Benefit set Feb. 6
for Carrel Vaughn
A fundraiser for former LeFlore County
commissioner Carrel
Vaughn will be held Feb.
6 in the Wister School
cafeteria.
The pie supper will
kick off at 6 p.m. Donated
goods may be dropped
off at the school at 5 p.m.
Money raised will be
and big band leaders in Northwestern Arkansas and the River
Valley,” according to a press
release. In his 40-year career, he
has shared the stage with recording artists such as The Temptations, The Platters, Ronnie Milsap, KoKo Taylor and The Lucky
Peters Band.
“Each year it is exciting to
come up with something that will
top the year before. In the last
eight years we have had some
pretty interesting banquets that
have people talking everywhere.
This year could leave them
speechless,” chamber CEO Karen
Wages said.
The annual banquet has
become one of Poteau’s premier
events, Wages said, setting the
stage for a new year for the
(See BANQUET, page 2)
Fire Destroys House, Vehicle in Hodgen
used to help the family
with medical bills and
expenses stemming from
Vaughn’s cancer treatments.
For more information,
contact Barb McCollum
at (918) 649-4569, Steve
Walden at (918) 6553153 or Sherry Garner at
(918) 647-7819
Commissioners
OK contracts
By Trayce Kerbow
PDN Correspondent
County Commissioners
approved a contract Monday between Chem-Aqua
and LeFlore County for
water treatment at a cost of
$375.25.
The board also approved
a contract with Snyder
Lawn Service for monthly
lawn care at $250.
A resolution to reinvest
public health surplus funds
for February was voted on
and approved by the board.
Commissioners also provided a list of current bridge
and road projects which
included bridges on Caston
Creek west of Wister, Brazil Creek south of State
Highway 31, Red Oak
Creek north of Leflore,
Fouche Maline north of
Leflore, local ID 086, near
Reichert and resurfacing a
portion of old Oklahoma
Highway 112.
The smoldering remains of a home and burnt vehicle sit off U.S. Highway 59 in Hodgen on Tuesday. The fire
happened early Tuesday. The resident reportedly was not at home at the time and no injuries were reported.
PDN Photo by Amanda Corbin
Monroe man faces drug, assault charges
By Trayce Kerbow
PDN Correspondent
Lloyd Clifton Brown, 35, was
arrested when the LeFlore County
Sheriff’s Department received a
Charges were filed by the LeFlore domestic dispute call on Dec. 9. DepCounty District Attorneys Office on uty Matt Goodrich accompanied by
Jan. 14 against a Monroe man for Deputy Jocksan Soria went to the
alleged drug possession and assault. Monroe residence and met with
Brown and his girlfriend, Teresa Martinez, court records show.
According to Goodrich, Brown
allegedly reached around his back for
something in the waist band of his
(See CHARGES, page 2)
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Chamber Night
Area
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
BANQUET
chamber. Each year the
event draws more than 900
attendees from the state and
region.
“’Celebrate Success’ is
geared toward the city and
chamber, its members and
businesses working together, always moving forward
with a synergistic dynamic
energy to grow and prosper, making Poteau a place
to live, work, play and do
business,” Wages said.
Doors open and a silent
auction begins at 5:30 p.m.
in the Donald W. Reynolds
Center. Dinner will be
served at 6 p.m. and a beer
and wine cash bar will be
available all evening. Tickets for the banquet are $25
individual or $325 for a
corporate table seating
eight. Tickets and tables
can be purchased at the
chamber or by calling (918)
647-9178.
Local business men and
women will bring a variety
of entertainment as they
perform music from the
‘80s. Banquet guests can
expect dinner with an atmosphere of black lights, boom
boxes, neon and Rubik’s
Cubes and a Slinky or two,
Wages said. During the eve-
Larry B and The Cradle Rockers will entertain at the Poteau Chamber of
Commerce Banquet on Feb. 25. Submitted photo
ning, local citizens will be
recognized for Volunteer of
the Year, Citizen of the Year,
Balloon Fest Volunteer and
for Lifetime Achievement.
The LeFlore County Development Coalition also will
award several businesses
with the Civic Improvement
Award for expansion or new
properties.
Sponsors include: Adams
Abstract, AES, Arvest
Bank, Blake Trucking,
Dobson
Technologies,
EOMC, First National
Bank, JOB Construction,
OG&E, The Community
State Bank, ReMax, Senator Mark Allen, Poteau Tag
Agency, Dunn Country,
Watson Motors, Champ
Hinton,
Suddenlink,
McDonalds, Allstate Termite & Pest Control, Connie Wise Real Estate, Long
Lake Resort, Hammons
Heating & Air, Jamatt RV,
Kendra Yandell DDS,
Wholesale Electric Supply,
Poteau Daily News, Central National Bank, Terrific
Trips by Melissa, Advantage Home Health Care &
Hospice, RSJ Auto, Evans
& Miller Funeral Home,
Well Completions, Kiamichi Electric, Cima Hospice, Verizon Wireless, Pest
Pro’s Plus, Rick West For
State Representative and
Shanahan Finance.
his mind and had elbowed
her in the nose. Brown also
was allegedly in possession
of a small black bag that
contained narcotics but
Martinez said it was unclear
if Brown had swallowed
the plastic bag or hid it
somewhere, according to
the affidavit.
Goodrich said Brown
denied having or swallowing drugs. A warrant check
found an outstanding warrant on Martinez, and both
were arrested and taken to
the LeFlore County Detention Center.
According to the police
report, while Brown was in
the intake room at the
detention center he was
asked to empty his pockets.
He allegedly reached for
something in his pants and
stated, “this is what you’re
looking for” and ripped
open a small black bag,
scattering a crystal-like
substance onto the counter.
The substance field-tested
positive as methamphetamines, court records said.
Brown was booked for
domestic assault and battery and possession of a
controlled dangerous substance in a penal institution.
CHARGES
Ashby Watson of Watson Motors shoots a free throw
on Chamber of Commerce Night at Carl Albert as
part of the Civic Cup on Monday at Mick Thompson
Fieldhouse. Several local civic organizations will take
part at future home CASC basketball games in a freethrow shooting contest, with the organization hitting
the most free throws winning the Civic Cup. Last year,
the Poteau Kiwanis Club won it.
PDN photo by David Seeley
pants and slammed the front
door. Deputies then heard
Martinez scream and forced
their way inside, according
to court records. Brown was
placed in restraints and put
into the patrol car due to his
erratic and nervous behavior while Goodrich talked
with Martinez, according to
the affidavit.
Martinez alleged Brown
was on drugs, talking out of
Area
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016 . . . PAGE 3
OBITUARIES
TODAY IS
HOLOCAUST
REMEMBRANCE DAY
• TODAY — Poteau Athletic
Community meeting to
discuss Frisco Trail, 11
a.m., The Coffee Cup.
Info: josh@okoutdoor.
us.
• FEB. 1 — Registration
for English as a Second
Language class, Poteau
Adult Learning Center,
301 Clayton (1/2 block
NE of downtown Post
Office).
• FEB. 2 — Registration
for English as a Second
Language class, Poteau
Adult Learning Center,
301 Clayton (1/2 block
NE of downtown Post
Office).
Cindy Sue Smith
Cindy Sue Smith, 59, of Cameron died Monday, Jan.
25, 2016, in Fort Smith, Ark. Cindy was born May 27,
1956, in Tulsa to Jerry Mont and Norma Jean (Butler)
Morgan. She worked in law enforcement. Cindy was preceded in death by her husband, David H. Smith; her
father, Jerry Morgan; brother, Barry Clark Morgan. Cindy
never met a stranger. She always tried to help anyone who
was in need.
Survivors include her daughters, Amber Rose Smith
and Esther Lea Smith of Cameron; mother, Norma Jean
Morgan; and brother, Jerry Joe Morgan of Broken Arrow;
mother-in-law, Evelyn Smith of Cameron; special friend,
Jim Berngen of Poteau; other relatives, loved ones and
friends.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at
Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau with Don Cherry
officiating. Burial will be in Slatonville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Berngen, Paul Slone, Anthony Kirkland and Donnie Wade.
The family will visit with relatives and friends from
6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Evans and Miller Funeral Home.
Donations may be made to Autism Speaks.
$1,000 Winner
• FEB. 6 — Raffle
Extravaganza to benefit
Panama Parent-Teacher
Organization, 7-10 p.m.,
elementary school cafeteria.
• FEB. 9 — Annual school
board elections, polls
open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Info: LeFlore County
Election Board, (918)
647-3701.
— Disabled American
Veterans and Auxiliary
meeting, 6 p.m. potluck,
7 p.m. meeting, DAV
building north of Poteau
on U.S. Highway 59.
• FEB. 11 — Free Craft
Entrepreneur Etsy class,
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kiamichi
Technology Center. Preregister by email at
[email protected] or call (580)
924-8280 ext. 2901.
• FEB. 13 — Xtreme Force
Live Action Show, 3
p.m.,
Donald
W.
Reynolds Community
Center. Tickets: xtremeforcelive.ticketleap.com.
• FEB. 16 — Book discussion, “The 5th Wave,” 6
p.m., Spiro Public
Library.
— National
Weather
Service basic storm spotter training, 6:30-9:30
p.m.,
Kiamichi
Technology Center in
Poteau. If interested,
email contact information to skywarn@icem.
us.
• FEB. 19 — LeFlore
County Retired Educators
meeting, motivational
speaker, 11 a.m., Pizza
Hut.
• FEB. 20 — Sibshop for
siblings of children with
disabilities, 10 a.m. to 1
p.m., D&D Pharmacy,
3111B N. Broadway.
Info: Kodey Toney, (918)
658-5076 or ktoney@
pervasiveparentingcenter.org.
• FEB. 25 — Poteau
Chamber of Commerce
97th annual Membership
and Awards Banquet,
5:30 p.m., Donald W.
Reynolds Community
Center.
• MARCH 8 — Disabled
American Veterans and
Auxiliary meeting, 6
p.m. potluck, 7 p.m.
meeting, DAV building
north of Poteau on U.S.
Highway 59.
• MARCH 18 — LeFlore
County Retired Educators
meeting, gardening and
lawn care, 11 a.m., Pizza
Hut.
• APRIL 12 — Disabled
American Veterans and
Auxiliary meeting, 6
p.m. potluck, 7 p.m.
meeting, DAV building
north of Poteau on U.S.
Highway 59.
Clifford Ollie “Chief” Steelman
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Clifford Ollie “Chief” Steelman was
born March 15, 1929, in Reichert to John
Richard and Eliza Ann (Dain) White Steelman and died Jan. 25, 2016, in Fort Smith,
Ark., at the age of 86.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy
(Brown) Steelman; five daughters, Joyce
Altstatt and husband Gene of Heavener,
Jan West and husband Rick of Heavener,
Gail Hudson and husband Ronnie of Heavener, Melba Hall and husband Mike of
Poteau, Gwenda Taylor and husband Jay
of Poteau; one son, Clifford Steelman and
wife Nora of Poteau; 12 grandchildren,
Michael and Bradley Steelman, Shannon
Mathis, Jamie Altstatt, Melody Dunigan,
Beth Mead, Bruce West, Lindsey Anderson, Kara Nichols, Dustin Hall, Spencer
Hall and Whitney Kirby; 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Camelia Luman of
Heavener, Ida Bell Moody of Modesto,
Calif., numerous nieces, nephews, cousins
and a host of friends.
Chief was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Roger Dale; five brothers,
J.L., Hershel, Merle, Delbert, and Finis;
one stepbrother, Elvin Coker; two sisters;
Pauline Rex and Esther Dedmon Ryburn;
and two stepsisters, Velda May Huie and
Marie Magison.
Chief was a cowboy, rancher and county
employee. He was a proud member and an
original enrollee of the Choctaw Nation, a
member of Big Creek Baptist Church where
he served as a deacon for 60 years, and best
“All Around Bare Back Rider” back in the
day. He was a member of the Quarter Horse
and Paint Horse Associations, owner and
operator of Poorboy Livestock Auction and
owner and operator of
Poteau Livestock Auction
in 1966. He retired from the
State Department of Agriculture after serving eight
years as a state livestock
inspector. He also worked
for the U.S. Forest Service.
Chief received the Farmers
and Rancher Award and was recognized by
the Heavener Chamber of Commerce in
2011 for 67 years of support, patience and
dedication given to the Heavener Rodeo
and city, 1966 Champion of Ribbon Roper
for Ward Brothers Rodeo Co. and the original owner and retailer of Chief’s Horse
Medicine.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at Big Creek Baptist Church
with the Rev. Lynn Phillips, John Mark
Little, Duwayne Colvin and Tim Ohls officiating. Burial will be in Reichert Cemetery under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener.
Pallbearers will be Jamie Altstatt, Dustin
Hall, Spencer Hall, Bruce West, Toby
Mead, D.J. Anderson, Wyatt Nichols and
Jedd Kirby.
Honorary pallbearers will be Colt Dunigan, Chance Dunigan, Chris Mathis,
Michael Steelman, Bradley Steelman,
Clifford, Steelman, Gene Altstatt, Rick
West, Ronnie Hudson, Mike Hall and Jay
Taylor.
Viewing will be from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30
p.m. Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. to noon
Thursday. The family visit with friends
from 6-8-p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Spiro library sets book talk
Jason Urchison, center, is the second Poteau H&R
Spiro Public Library will hold a
Kasandra Lovell will be discussion
Oklahoma at a Glance
Block
franchise $1,000 winner in H&R Block’s $1,000 discussion for 14- to 18-year-olds on “The leader. Get a copy of the book at the
Daily Sweepstakes. Helping present Urchison with the 5th Wave” by Rick Yancey at 6 p.m. Feb. library. Nachos will be served at the
check were, from left, Poteau franchise H&R Block 16.
event.
representatives Sue Pierce, Carolyn Riley, Sherrie
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POTEAU DAILY NEWS
The quest for
It’s not too late
fairness
to avoid the flu
Mullin’ It Over
Markwayne Mullin
There is no better gift someone can give to themselves,
or their family members, than the gift of health.
During the middle of winter, that can mean preparing
for the possibility of the flu.
If you have not already done so, now is the perfect
time to take precautions. It is not too late to develop good
health habits.
When one of our children becomes sick, Christie and
I feel so helpless. As parents, it seems the best we can
offer is the visit to the doctor, any medicine that might be
prescribed, and a big hug. But during those times when
they are really sick, we place them on our couch in the
bedroom in order to keep a closer eye out. You can never
be too careful.
The best way to deal with seasonal flu is to head it off
before contracting it. By being proactive, you may be
able to avoid the flu altogether. Good health habits can
also help stop the spread of germs. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention offers families these
great tips:
Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When
you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect
them from getting sick, too.
If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands
when you are sick. This will help prevent spreading your
illness to others.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from
getting sick.
Wash your hands often as this will help protect you
from germs. If soap and water are not available, use an
alcohol-based hand rub.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are
often spread when a person touches something that is
contaminated with germs and then touches his or her
eyes, nose or mouth.
Practice other good health habits. Clean and disinfect
frequently-touched surfaces at home, work or school,
especially when someone is ill. Get plenty of sleep, be
physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of
fluids and eat nutritious food.
As part of my committee work in Congress, I have
been involved with hearings on the flu vaccine. Vaccines
are prepared annually, but some year’s vaccines are better
than others. Last year’s seasonal flu hit Oklahoma hard,
because the vaccine that was developed was not a good
match for the type of flu that emerged. In my committee,
we decided it was important to review the steps the country is taking to deal with the flu, including studying the
effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs.
During one of our hearings, I asked a federal public
health official why there was not a public health emergency declared last year once it was determined the flu
had reached pandemic levels. Had there been a public
emergency declared, certain regulatory barriers would
have been removed to expedite the development of more
effective vaccines. During a year that a vaccine is not a
good match for the seasonal flu, declaring a public health
emergency could provide the push for producing a better,
or additional, vaccine that could save the lives of those
who are especially vulnerable to the flu, like babies and
the elderly.
In Congress we will continue working to make sure
our federal government uses its resources in better ways
to deal with the flu and keep our families safer.
This year, many of the counties in the 2nd Congressional
District are at either moderate or severe risk of flu. The
Walgreens Flu Index for this week says Oklahoma is the
No. 2 state in the U.S. for flu activity, but there’s still time
to give your family the gift of health. I know firsthand
that no parent wants the worry associated with having a
sick child. Help keep your family well by taking the necessary precautions now.
Markwayne Mullin of Westville represents Oklahoma’s
2nd District in the United States House of Representatives.
Call his Washington, D.C., office at (202) 225-2701 or
e-mail him at [email protected]. His
website is mullin.house.gov.
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The school board in
Howard County, Md., took
the
religious-diversity
plunge last week by voting
unanimously to close
schools for the Hindu festival of Diwali, the Muslim
holiday of Eid al-Adha and
the Asian celebration of
Lunar New Year.
Students in the suburban
Maryland district already
get days off for Christmas,
Good Friday, Easter
Monday, Yom Kippur and
Rosh Hashanah.
Welcome to the new
religious America — a pluralistic society where
Protestants are no longer
the majority and people of
every conceivable faith and
belief are increasingly visible in the public square.
For many religious and
ethnic communities, a
place on the school calendar symbolizes a place at
the American
table.
Petitioning to add a religious or cultural holiday to
the calendar is tantamount
to asking public schools to
finally live up to government neutrality among religions promised by the First
Amendment.
Protestants, of course,
have had pride of place on
the school calendar from
the beginning. As primary
movers behind the founding of public education in
the 19th century, Protestant
leaders baked in accommodations for their faith: No
school on Sunday, major
Christian holidays off, and
If you have been on
Facebook lately you’ve
likely seen an app, meme,
survey … I’m not sure
what it is, but if you push
the button it gives you a
little anecdote about your
experiences on the app. It
says something about how
you push the like button,
or don’t post pics of your
food, etc. At the end it says
“Be like Kodey.” These
are amusing, but I found a
meme related to this app
and autism that I had to
share, because I feel it
sums up the disorder and
what is necessary to help
those on the spectrum. I
would like to share it here,
and break it down with my
opinion.
Here is what it says,
I’ve substituted the name
Jim for Konner though:
“This is Konner,
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Charles C. Haynes
groups ask for their holidays to be added to the
calendar, can school officials say no after saying
yes to others?
Howard County school
board members are painfully aware of the “all or
nothing” dilemma. Last
fall, they considered denying requests for more holidays by removing Jewish
holy days from the calendar and leaving in place
only the closings mandated
by state law: Christmas,
Good Friday and Easter
Monday. Not surprisingly,
that proposal triggered a
backlash that led to last
week’s decision to go in
the opposite direction by
adding three more religious
and cultural holidays celebrated by significant numbers of people in the school
district.
If somehow the historical slate could be wiped
clean, an equitable longterm solution might be no
school closings on religious holidays, with the
proviso that students of all
faiths have a reasonable
number of excused absences without penalty. For this
arrangement to be seen as
fair, however, the state of
Maryland would need to
repeal the law requiring
school closings during
Easter (Christmas would
stay since it is also a national holiday).
As Howard County can
attest, school calendar decisions can be messy and
complicated in what is now
one of the most religiously
diverse societies in the
world. But the changing
calendar is also a healthy
sign that the United States
is learning how to level the
First Amendment playing
field for citizens of all
faiths and beliefs.
It’s about time. Religious
monopolies like the one
enjoyed for so long by
Protestants in public
schools are antithetical to
religious freedom. We can
disagree on how best to
move from monopoly to
diversity, but we should
work together toward the
shared goal of fairness and
equity for all.
After all, the future of
America is going to look
very much like the school
calendar
in
Howard
County.
Charles C. Haynes is
vice president of the
Newseum Institute and
founding director of the
Religious Freedom Center.
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beliefs with fairness and
respect while remaining
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and between religion and
non-religion. This means,
among other things, that
religious holidays can’t be
added to the school calendar for religious reasons
— or simply to accommodate a particular faith.
Religious holidays may
only be added if there is a
legitimate secular or educational purpose for doing
so.
That’s why the choices
made in Howard County
are supposed to be based
on numbers: If school officials can demonstrate that
student and staff absentee
rates will be high on certain holidays, then they
have a valid secular argument for closing school on
those days. But if the numbers aren’t there, the district is vulnerable to a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of adding holy
days to the calendar.
Even with a clearly
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Howard County will still
face a conundrum as religious diversity expands in
the district: When other
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are not helping.
Autism is incurable. It
is treatable, but there are
no cures. You can’t take a
magic potion, alter a diet,
or take a pill and it all goes
away. The person will
always have autism. They
will find ways to cope with
the symptoms, tolerate the
issues involved, and have
a better life, but it will
always be a part of them. I
like to think of this as a
characteristic.
They will grow into an
adult with autism. This is
why it is so important to
work with them early to
get the therapies and supports they need to learn
how to tolerate these
issues. The faster we do
this the better chance they
have of being a productive
part of society. With this
they will grow into fine
young people.
This is true no matter
what their abilities may be.
If they are high-function-
ing, moderate, classic
symptoms, verbal, nonverbal or limited communication they still can find
something they can do to
become productive. They
just need the supports and
people believing in them.
This is why it’s important to be Konner’s, or
anyone else on the spectrum’s, friend. It is important for people to care
enough to take those on
the spectrum under their
wing, help mentor them,
show them the direction
they need to go, and just be
a friend. We as a society
perform better when someone believes in us, and
helps us.
Kodey Toney is a parent
of a child with autism.
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Agriculture
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Cows of a different stripe
Grand Champ Winner
Commanche County rancher raises unusual breed
Editors Note: This is an AP
Member Exchange shared
by The Lawton Constitution.
By Mark Potter
The Lawton Constitution
Chris and Claire Johnson are raising a herd of
uniquely colored and textured cattle at their Buffalo
Dream Ranch in far northwestern Comanche County
near the western boundary
of the Wichita Mountains
Wildlife Refuge.
The 400-acre ranch is a
combination of prairie, wilderness and rock. It is
inhabited by Belted Galloway cattle, beef cattle that
originated in Scotland during the 1700s and 1800s.
The Johnsons have been
raising the cattle for six
years since returning to
Lawton.
“I was studying breeds,”
Claire Johnson said. “We
wanted to do a niche market — no commercial cows
or feedlots.”
Claire Johnson said the
Galloway cattle are recognizable by their shaggy
coats similar to that of buffalo. She said it is believed
the Galloways evolved
from an early Celtic breed
in the rugged hills of southwestern Scotland. The animals became known for
their shaggy coat, hardiness
and thriftiness of grass.
Although most Galloway
breeds are black, several
other colors are also found
in the breed. All Galloway
cattle are polled with no
horns.
The origin of the belted
Belted Galloway cattle originated in Scotland.
Photo by Grit
color pattern is not clear,
but it occurs in several
breeds found in different
places. Beneath its flashy
appearance is a very practical animal that is welladapted to cold, rugged climates. The cattle grow
shaggy coats of hair in the
winter and shed the long
hair in the summer, allowing them to tolerate warmer
climates than most coldadaptable cattle. They are
medium in size, with cows
weighing about 1,200
pounds and bulls about
1,800 pounds.
Belted Galloways have
been imported to the United
States since the early 1940s.
They can be marketed in a
variety of specialty niches,
including grass-fed and
organic beef. The long body
conformation increases
production of higher-priced
cuts of beef, and hides can
be used to make rugs.
Claire Johnson added
that Belted Galloway have
leaner meat, of exceptional
quality, than other breeds.
“We’re breeding heifers
and bulls to breed,” she
said. “And we raise them in
a low-stress environment,
which contributes to the
higher quality.”
Chris Johnson said the
process of loading up the
cattle for visits to the veterinarian or to market also
contributes to their higher
quality.
“We stand behind our
cows when the trailer is
loaded. We don’t have them
getting all jacked up,” he
said.
He said that during
extreme heat the cattle cool
off in ponds or under shade
trees. He said the temperament and characteristics are
similar to other cattle, but
“They have genetic and
behavioral differences and
are fun to look at.
“We give them a good
life. If they didn’t have a
purpose, they wouldn’t
exist,” he said. “Good beef
is healthy food.”
Claire Johnson said the
leaner and higher-quality
meat is because the cattle
are mainly grass fed.
“We use natural products,” she said.
“We treat our animals
like we treat ourselves,”
Chris Johnson said. “The
hamburger isn’t the end of
the process — it’s part of
the process.”
The Johnsons also age
the beef from their cattle.
Their preference is not the
typical American “burger
on a bun” approach, but
rather a burger with spinach or other veggies.
“We’re up front, but we
believe our beef is of high
quality,” Claire Johnson
said. “We don’t advertise it
as organic. We’re breeders
first and beef second.”
In addition to its cattle,
the Buffalo Dream Ranch is
also known for its beauty
due to 400 acres of rolling
prairie with outcrops of dark
gabbroic rock and mountain
wilderness with pink granite
rocks. Lower parcels have
diverse native and introduced grasses along with 12
ponds, some of which are
spring fed. Recreational
opportunities available at
the ranch include camping
(primitive and RV, some
sites with electricity and
water), cattle viewing
including free-range chickens and wildlife, hiking and
bouldering, bicycling, limited and specialized motorized activities, pond swimming, bird watching and
geology tours.
Skills training opportunities at the ranch include
welding,
machining,
mechanics (the art of maintenance), skillful use of
prosthetics in real-world
environments, and motorcycling, both beginning and
advanced.
Fanshawe Public School congratulates Delanie
Williams on her win at the 2016 Southeast District
Livestock Show at Eastern Oklahoma State College in
Wilburton. Williams claimed honors for Grand
Champion Swine and Grand Champion Cross.
Send agriculture and ag education news for this
page to Ken Milam
at [email protected].
Watch for the McAlester Stockyards Market
Report in Saturday’s Classified section.
Plasticulture workshop set Feb. 13
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food
and Forestry will host its
10th annual Plasticulture
Conference Feb. 13 at the
Mid America Technology
Center in Wayne.
Wayne is located at the
intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and Oklahoma Highway 59 south of Norman.
The conference provides
gardeners with the latest
information on the plasticulture growing technique.
This year’s theme will
be “Advanced Techniques
for Plasticulture.”
Keynote speaker Itzhak
Esquira is the greenhouse
and plasticulture extension
specialist for the Israeli
Plants Board. He teaches
greenhouse technology at
Tel Hai College and offers
agricultural
consulting
through his company,
GreenIT in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Plasticulture is a farming
technique that creates raised
soil beds covered with plastic sheeting and equipped
with irrigation drip lines
laid directly under the plastic. Vegetable seedlings are
planted in holes punched
coordinator, will give an
overview of his recent trip
to the International Agriculture Conference in Tel
Aviv, Israel. Other speakers
include OSU Area Extension Horticulturist Dr. Jim
Shrefler, Noble Foundation
Horticulture Consultant
Steve Upson, US Foods
Manager Freddy Phillips
and Dr. Merritt Taylor of
the OSU Agricultural Economics Department.
The general session on
Saturday will be from 8:30
a.m. to 3 p.m. Register for
the conference by calling
Ashley Bender at (405)
522-4330. Registration is
$10 per person and includes
lunch. The Mid America
Technology Center is located at 27438 State Highway
59 in Wayne.
A pre-conference session
will be held Feb. 12 from
3-6 p.m. at Mid America
Technology Center. It is
open to the public at no
charge and will include an
outside demonstration laying a plasticulture bed with
a tractor and a display of
hoop house design by
Kingston Greenhouses.
Ag Department plans
farmers market confab
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food
and Forestry will host a
Farmers Market Conference
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March
10 at the Cole Community
Center, 4400 NW Expressway in Oklahoma City.
ODAFF, the Oklahoma
Nutrition Information and
Education Project, the
Regional Food Bank of
Oklahoma and OSU-OKC
are partnering for the conference geared toward market managers, board members, growers, vendors and
individuals or city officials
wanting to start a farmers
market in their community.
Breakout sessions will
include nutrition education
at the farmers market, a
health regulations panel,
Supplemental Nutrition and
Seniors Nutrition Programs
at the market, growing season planning, starting a
farmers market, recruiting
vendors and marketing to
the public.
Registration begins at
8:30 a.m. The general session begins at 9 a.m. The
daylong workshop is scheduled to end at 3 p.m. There
is no charge for the conference and lunch will be provided. Registration is due
by March 3 using the site
w w w. o n i e p r o j e c t . o r g /
FarmersMarket. For more
information, contact Meredith Scott at (405) 271-
2091.
“We hope managers and
vendors are excited about
the upcoming season and
can quickly put to use any
information they learn at
the conference,” said Ashley Bender, ODAFF farmers market coordinator for
the statewide program.
Oklahoma has more than
75 farmers markets across
the state from Guymon to
Idabel. Several markets
serve the Oklahoma City
and Tulsa metropolitan
areas. Markets generally
are open from April through
October. Details about the
state’s farmers markets are
available at http://www.
okgrown.com/markets/.
Israeli greenhouse and
plasticulture specialist
Itzhak Esquira will be a
guest speaker at the 10th
Annual Plasticulture Conference.
LeFlore County
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Sports
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Carl Albert basketball teams suffer home losses to rival Eastern
By Mark Couch
CASC Correspondent
Making 10-of-17 from the 3-point line in the second
half proved to be the difference for the Eastern Oklahoma
State College Mountaineers in their 90-81 win over the
Carl Albert State College Vikings on Monday night at
Mick Thompson Fieldhouse.
Getting 18 points from Natalia Ready and 15 points
from Sanni Salonen wasn't enough for the Carl Albert
State College Lady Viking in their 74-61 loss to the Lady
Mountaineers.
Men
Eastern 90, Carl Albert 81
A basket by Chris Bates gave the Vikings (3-16 overall,
2-7 in Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference play) a
4-2 lead with 17:15 remaining in the first half.
A basket by Eastern gave the Mountaineers a 16-13
lead with 9:54 left in the first half.
Two free throws extended the Eastern lead to 25-15
with 5:17 remaining in the first half.
Another basket by Bates cut the Vikings' deficit to 2517 with 4:06 left in the first half. Eastern led 36-26 at halftime.
The Mountaineers increased their lead to 57-35 on a
3-point basket with 14:13 remaining in the second half.
The Vikings went on a 23-5 run, capped by Romontae
Marrs with 6:35 left to play, to cut their deficit to 62-58.
The Mountaineers connected on a 3-pointer to increase
their lead to 76-64 with 4:14 remaining in the second
half.
Two Marrs free throws cut the Vikings' deficit to 78-66
with 2:18 left in the game.
Marrs scored 27 points, while Chris Bates added 21
points to lead the Vikings, followed by Justin Bogle with
16 points, Spiro's Knifeis Carter with eight points, Shaun
Grant with four points, David Campbell with three points
and Adoum Mbang with two points.
Women
Eastern 74, Carl Albert 61
Sanni Salonen's basket tied the score at 10 with
2:36 left in the first quarter, but Eastern led 18-12 at the
end of the first quarter.
Eastern increased its lead 27-14 on a basket with 6:33
remaining in the second quarter.
Two Natalia Ready free throws capped a 13-2 run by
the Lady Vikings (7-12 overall, 4-5 in Oklahoma Col-
SWEPT BY EASTERN — Left photograph, Carl
Albert State College player Bailey Scarberry of Buffalo
Valley, right, drives to the basket against an Eastern
Oklahoma State College defender as teammate Sanni
Salonen, left, watches during Monday night's game at
Mick Thompson Fieldhouse. Right photograph, Carl
Albert's Justin Bogle shoots a reverse lay-up during
Monday night's game against Eastern. Both Eastern
teams beat Carl Albert State College.
PDN photos by David Seeley
legiate Athletic Conference play), which cut the Eastern
lead to 29-27 with 1:48 remaining in the second quarter.
Eastern led 33-29 at halftime.
Two Dajha Hardamon free throws cut the Eastern
lead to 51-45 with 3:11 remaining in the third quarter, but
the Lady Mountaineers enjoyed a nine-point lead at 59-50
at the end of the third quarter.
A 3-point basket by Eastern widened its lead to 69-56
with 3:53 left in the fourth quarter.
Two Hardamon free throws cut the Eastern lead to 72-
59 with 1:39 remaining in the game.
Ready scored 18 points and Salonen had 15 points to
lead the Lady Vikings, followed by Anna Rogers with nine
points, Arkoma's Rosa Orpo with six points, Hardamon
with five points and Buffalo Valley's Bailey Scarberry and
Danazia Brown with four points apiece.
The CASC teams will return to action Thursday for
road games at the Mabee Center against Northern Oklahoma College-Enid. The women's contest will begin at
5:30 p.m., followed by the men's game at 7:30 p.m.
PKMS seventh-graders win openers in own tourney
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
WHO WANTS ME? — Spiro's Makyla Abdullah, left,
and Pansy Kidd Middle School player Mattison
Dodson, center, battle for a loose ball as Spiro's
Brooklyn Neeley watches during Monday afternoon's
opening-round game of the PKMS Seventh-Grade
Tournament at the PKMS upper gym.
Both Pansy Kidd Middle
School seventh-grade "A"
teams won their openinground games of its own
tournament Monday at the
PKMS Gym.
The Pirates handled Muldrow 34-22, while the Lady
Pirates routed Spiro 42-6.
Both Wister teams posted victories as well, as the
Lady Wildcats edged Pocola 23-19 while the ’Cats
nipped Sallisaw 26-23.
The Spiro Bulldogs were
also winners, downing the
PKMS "B" team 35-15. The
Pocola Indians lost 42-27 to
Roland, while Muldrow's
girls beat Sallisaw 23-18.
Tuesday's
championship semifinals took place
Tuesday. On the boys' side,
the PKMS "A" team faced
Roland, while Spiro met
Wister. while the PKMS
"A" team met Muldrow and
Wister played Roland on the
girls' side. The winners will
meet in Thursday's championship games, the girls'
contest at 6:30 p.m. inside
the upper gym and the boys'
title game at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday's semifinal losers will play for third place
Thursday inside the upper
gym, the girls' game at 4:30
p.m. and the boys' contest at
5:30 p.m.
On the boys' consolation
side, Pocola met Muldrow,
while the PKMS "B" team
faced Sallisaw. The winners
will play for the consolation
title at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
inside the lower gym, while
the losers will meet for
seventh place at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday inside the lower
gym.
On the girls' consolation
side, Spiro played Sallisaw on Tuesday, while the
PKMS "B" team met Pocola. The winners will play
for the consolation title at
6:30 p.m. Thursday inside
the lower gym, while the
losers will play for seventh
place at 4:30 p.m. Thursday
inside the lower gym.
COLD-HAND COLTON — Pansy Kidd Middle
School player Colton Williamson, front, dribbles in
front of a Muldrow defender during Monday night's
opening-round game in the PKMS Seventh-Grade
Tournament at the PKMS upper gym.
OU men
still No. 1
By The Associated Press
Oklahoma, despite losing to Iowa State last week,
remains No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll. Unlike last
week, when the Sooners
were a unanimous No. 1,
North Carolina is a close
second.
OU (16-2) received 36
first-place votes from the
65-member national media
panel on Monday, seven
more than the Tar Heels
(18-2), who remained second.
Iowa jumped from ninth
to third, the Hawkeyes'
highest ranking since
January 1987. They were
followed by Kansas and
Texas A&M, which is at its
highest ranking ever. Villanova, Xavier, Maryland,
West Virginia and Providence round out the Top
Ten.
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Entertainment
ALLEY OOP© by Jack and Carole Bender
MODERATELY CONFUSED© by Jeff Stahler
HERMAN© by Jim Unger
ARLO & JANIS© by Jimmy Johnson
HOROSCOPE
By
Eugenia
Last
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016
Offer others what you can, but
don't make too many sacrifices.
Your generosity will not pay
your bills. Concentrate on using
your skills to raise your profile
and standard of living. A steady
pace toward a realistic goal will
pay off. Embrace the future with
optimism.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- Don't act on hearsay. Someone
will try to lead you astray with
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Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016
Today is the 27th day of 2016
and the 37th day of winter.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1924,
the body of Vladimir Lenin was
placed in a tomb in Moscow's
Red Square.
In 1944, the German siege of
Leningrad ended after 872
days.
In 1945, Soviet forces liberated
the Auschwitz concentration
camp in Germany.
In 1967, astronauts Gus
Grissom, Edward H. White II
and Roger B. Chaffee died in a
cabin fire during a launchpad test
of the Apollo 1 command
module.
In 1973, the Vietnam peace
accords were signed in Paris by
delegations representing the
United States, North Vietnam
and South Vietnam.
TODAY'S
BIRTHDAYS:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791), composer; Lewis
Carroll (1832-1898), writer;
Donna Reed (1921-1986),
actress; Mordecai Richler (19312001), author; James Cromwell
(1940- ), actor; Mikhail
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personality; Bridget Fonda
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(1969- ), actor/comedian.
TODAY'S FACT: The U.S.
Supreme Court decided 74 cases
during the 2014-2015 term.
Eighteen were 5-4 decisions.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1991,
the New York Giants won Super
Bowl XXV, defeating the
Buffalo Bills 20-19 when Bills
kicker Scott Norwood's 47-yard
field goal attempt in the final
seconds sailed wide right. The
loss was the first of four
consecutive Super Bowl losses
for the Bills.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "I was a
voracious reader, but you would
be mistaken if you took that as
evidence of my quality."
– Mordecai Richler, "Barney's
Version"
TODAY'S NUMBER: 94.3
million - estimated population of
Vietnam in mid-2015.
TODAY'S MOON: Between
full moon (Jan. 23) and last
quarter moon (Jan. 31).
Sense & Sensitivity
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am
getting my breast implants
removed for health reasons. I fell
on the stairs, and an implant
ruptured and spread silicone in
parts of my chest. I know I must
get my implants removed because
the silicone could make me sick.
What bothers me the most about
this whole procedure is how my
husband is acting. He is pretending
to mourn the loss of my breasts.
Although he claims he is joking, I
know he is serious underneath it
all. I have had these implants for
the entirety of our time together,
but this is my health we're talking
about. I have told him my breast
size does not make me any less of
a woman. I am frustrated with
him and want to concisely and
honestly convey my feelings.
Every time I try to think of
something, it feels as though I
would end up yelling at him.
What can I say to start this
conversation? He needs to get
over the implants; there is more
to me.
– No More Fake, San Jose, CA
DEAR NO MORE FAKE: To
be fair, if your husband has only
known your breasts one way, it is
understandable that he would
"mourn" the upcoming change.
You set the bar by getting the
implants. So give him time to
adjust to the new reality. You may
want to point out to him that it
could be much worse. Many
women literally lose their breasts
due to breast cancer. Hopefully,
you will not have to face that - or
any other life-threatening illness.
Ask him to support you during
this scary part of your journey.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am
By
Harriette Cole
going through a less-thanamicable divorce from my wife.
Our children are young (4 and 6
years old). When I FaceTime with
them, sometimes the kids will ask
me if I want to "talk to mommy."
I've been lying and saying I spoke
to her earlier on the phone, which
seems to make my kids happy.
I've been feeling conflicted about
lying to my children like this, but
they really do not understand
what is going on between their
mother and me. Is it wrong to lie
to a young child like this? I
cannot imagine any conversation
between my soon-to-be ex and
me going smoothly right now.
– Avoiding FaceTime
Confrontation, Detroit, MI
DEAR AVOIDING FACETIME
CONFRONTATION: You and
your wife actually do need to
figure out how to communicate
with each other in a respectful
way - for the children. You will
never be completely separated
from each other, because you
have children together. Reach out
to her and ask to have a
conversation about the children.
Do your best to talk with each
other about the welfare of the
children and how you can work
together to care for them. This
may be difficult at first, but it is
essential for their mental wellbeing.
You can even talk about how to
talk to your children about the
separation. Though they are
young, they are very sensitive.
Agree together on your strategy
and then implement it. No matter
how hard it is to work together,
do it.
this Court will hear
(10%) percentum
the evidence in supper annum, payable
port of the damages
semi-annually and
claimed by the
to become due seriPlaintiffs and shall
ally within five (5)
grant judgment
years from their
awarding up to
date?
$7,043.09 plus inThe ballots used at
terest, court costs,
said election shall
and attorney's fees
set out the proposiPAGE 8 . . . WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016
POTEAU
DAILY NEWS
to the Plaintiff.
tions as above set
IN
WITNESS
forth and shall also
WHEREOF, I have
contain, with rehereunto affixed my
spect to each
official signature
proposition, the foland seal of said
lowing words:
Court this 31 day of
For the above
December, 2015.
Proposition
LeFlore County
Against the above
Court Clerk
Proposition
s/By: Mindy White
PROCLAMATION
The polls shall be
Chris Knight OBA AND NOTICE OF
opened at seven
#11390
ELECTION
o’clock A.M. and reAttorney for Plaintiff
Under and by virtue
main open continu5314
South
Yale
of
Section
26,
Artiously
and be
We Accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discovery cards. All sales are final
(No Refunds)cle X of the Okla- closeduntil
Avenue, Suite 150
at seven
Tulsa, before
OK 74135
Deadline of publication is three business days prior to date intended for publication
noon. homa Constitution o’clock P.M.
(918) 496-1200
and Title 70, Article
The number and lo496-3800 fax
XV, Oklahoma
of the polling
LEGALS Stat- cationLEGALS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
APARTMENTS (918)LEGALS
Published in the Po- utes 2011, and
places and the
**FOR RENT**
teau Daily News on other laws supplenames of the perGeneral Ranch Workers
Clean, 2 Bedroom,
January 13, 20 and mentary and amensons who shall con1 Bath. Stove,
27, 2016 (27138) datory thereto and a
duct said election
Four temporary position openings. Dates of need: 3/1/2016 to 12/15/2016.
Refrigerator, Dish
Resolution of the
LPXLP
shall be designated
$11.27 per hour + housing (bunkhouse) A signed contract may be required.
Washer Included.
Board of Education
by the County Elec3/4 time guarantee. Work tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at
IN THE DISTRICT o f I n d e p e n d e n t
Total Electric.
no cost to the worker. Transportation & subsistence expenses to worksite
tion Board(s). Such
COURT WITHIN S c h o o l
provided by employer or paid by employer upon completion of 50% of the
CH&A. NO PETS!
District
officers shall also
AND
F O R Number 17 of
work contract. Must be able to ride horses and/or ATV in order to move the
918-647-6996 or
act as counters.
LEFLORE
livestock safely. Must have 6 months experience and provide (1) reference
918-647-6392.
LeFlore County,
The specific proCOUNTY
from previous employer with knowledge of applicants skills. Must be able
Oklahoma, adopted
jects for which at
For Rent
STATE OF OKLAto lift 75 pounds. Attend to livestock—feeds and waters livestock by
on the 2nd day of
least eighty-five
2 Bedroom Apt.
HOMA
tractor and/or team on range or at ranch headquarters—calving,
December, 2015,
percent (85%) of
maintaining cattle herd health. Builds & cleans corrals. Wean calves,
in Poteau. Very
WELLS FARGO an election is
the proceeds of the
vaccinations and pregnancy check cows. Moves livestock to pasture for
quiet, all electric,
BANK, NA
hereby called to be
aforesaid Bonds
grazing. Assist with castration of livestock, and identification marking.
washer/dryer hook
Plaintiff,
held
in
said
School
shall be expended
Maintain all fences, corrals, cabins, buildings, range improvements, and
ups, private patio
vs.
District on the 9th
and the dollar
livestock equipment used for proper cattle management. Cleans livestock
yard, cook stove,
JAMES O'HAVER, day of February,
amounts for each
stalls corrals and sheds, brushes and shovels. Must have knowledge
refrigerator.
et al.
2016, for the purproject shall be as
of building and repair of fence, irrigation knowledge and management,
No pets allowed.
Defendant.
pose of submitting
follows:
planting, cultivating and harvesting hay for livestock. Light mechanical
Deposit-$150
No. CJ-2015-145
to the registered,
PROPOSITION
skills preferred. Maintain ranch buildings. Maintain equipment in a working
is currently accepting applications for:
Rent-$395
NOTICE BY PUBLI- qualified electors
NO. 1
condition and observe safe practices. Assist with the shipping of cows and
Call 918-839-4600.
CATION
thereof the following
to acquire and incalves. Longer hours (night shifts during calving) and more days (up to 7
THE STATE OF propositions:
days per week) may be required when feeding cows supplemental rations,
stall a roof at the
FOR RENT
OKLAHOMA TO: PROPOSITION
calving season, irrigation and haying season. Workers must be willing and
Elementary
Quiet Duplex.
A complete application, including complete
G
U
S
R
I
T
T
E
R
,
able to perform all duties according to the employer’s requirements during
NO. 1
$145,000.00
2 Bedroom,
employment experience and verifiable
WHETHER LIVING Shall Independent
the contract period. Workers will be expected to work in conditions
to replace window
1 Bath, CH/A,
references
should
be
sent
to
:
OR DEAD, AND IF S c h o o l
normally associated with Colorado climatic conditions.
District
units
and
New
Flooring,
Poteau Public School
DEAD, HIS UNNumber 17 of
replace/repair
Range, Fridge,
KNOWN SUCCESG5 RANCH/ROUTT COUNTY, COLORADO
100 Mockingbird Lane
LeFlore County,
HVAC district-wide,
Washer/Dryer
Call Craig Workforce Center, Phone (970)824-3246 or
SORS, IF ANY; Oklahoma, incur an
Poteau, OK 74953
as
Furnished.
Partial
contact your nearest State Workforce Center.
THE UNKNOWN indebtedness by is918-647-7700
needed$155,000.00
Privacy
Fence.
Refer to order #CO6379499
SUCCESSORS, IF suing its bonds in
Fax 918-647-9357
to acquire school
$450 per month,
ANY
OF
JAMES
the sum of Four
Applications may be obtained at
owned vehicles
$200 security
O'HAVER,
DEHundred Five Thouwww.poteau.k12.ok.us
$95,000.00
General Ranch Worker
EOE
deposit. Call Art at
CEASED
sand
Dollars
to acquire new
918-839-0631
or
TAKE NOTICE that ($405,000) to proMust possess 6 months experience as a general ranch worker and provide
voice over IP phone
918-839-7355.
Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
the contact information of one previous employer who can speak to applicant’s
you have been vide funds for the
system
Also interested in
related experience. Dates of need: 02/15/2016 thru 12/15/2016. Four temporary
sued by WELLS purpose of con$10,000.00
trading a 2014
position openings. $11.27 per hour plus housing. Work 48 hrs per week. 3/4
FARGO BANK, NA, structing, equipping,
The City of Mena Advertising
TOTAL:
work guarantee. All work tools and equipment provided. Transportation and
Rockwood
and that you must repairing and re$405,000.00
subsistence expenses to the worker will be provided or paid by the employer
& Promotion Commission is
bumper-pull 3
answer
the
Petition
modeling school
PROPOSITION
upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Must be able to lift 75 pounds. A
slides for property
requesting
qualifications,
from
and Plaintiff's First buildings, acquiring
signed contract may be required Must be able to ride a horse to move the cattle
NO, 2
or
housing.
Amended and Supinterested and qualified individuals
from current grazing areas to new grazing areas to assure sufficient food and to
school furniture, fixto acquire vehicles
plemental Petition
practice good range management. Must repair fences to keep the animals
or agencies, to contract for
and equipfor pupil transportaHOMES FOR SALE of said Plaintiff on tures
contained and assure their safety. Performs any combination of the following
ment and acquiring
tion
professional services for the
tasks on the ranch. Attend to livestock—feeds and waters livestock by tractor
file in said cause on a n d
improving
$195,000.00
For Sale By Owner
purpose of providing festival and
and/or team on range or at ranch headquarters—calving, maintaining cattle
or before March 7, school sites, and
WITNESS
our
3
Bedroom,
2
Bath,
herd health. Builds & cleans corrals. Wean calves, vaccinations and pregnancy
event planning, marketing plans,
2016, or the allegalevy and collect an
hands as President
CH/A, Fenced
check cows. Moves livestock to pasture for grazing. Assist with castration of
tions
of
said
Petition
marketing campaigns, and graphic
annual tax, in addiand Clerk of the
livestock, and identification marking. Maintain all fences, corrals, cabins, ranch
Back Yard.
and Plaintiff's First tion to all other
buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment used for proper cattle
designs to promote tourism in
above Board of
$60,000.
Amended and Supmanagement. Cleans livestock stalls and sheds, using disinfectant solutions,
taxes, upon all the
Education and the
$5,000 down,
Mena.
A
degree
in
marketing,
or
plemental Petition taxable property in
brushes and shovels. Must have knowledge of building and repair of fence,
seal of said School
$500/month.
three (3) years previous work
irrigation knowledge and management, planting, cultivating and harvesting hay
will be taken as true such District suffiDistrict this 2nd day
Owner
Finance.
for livestock. Light Mechanical skills preferred. Maintain equipment in a working
and judgment renexperience in marketing, is
cient to pay the inof December, 2015.
504 Amos Ave.
condition and observe safe practices. Assist with the shipping of cows and
dered against you, terest on such
required. Proficiency in graphic
Ricky Ward
Poteau, OK 74953
calves. Longer hours (night shifts during calving) and more days (up to 7 days
awarding the Plainbonds as it falls due
President, Board of
design is also required. For more
918-839-2196 or
per week) may be required when feeding cows supplemental rations, calving
tiff
a
first
mortgage
and also to constiEducation
season, irrigation and haying season. Workers must be willing and able to
918-839-9666.
information please contact Becky
lien upon the follow- tute a sinking fund
perform all duties according to the employer’s requirements during the contract
ATTEST:
Horton at (479) 394-4585.
ing described real for the payment of
period. Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with
LEGALS
Jake French
estate situate in the principal thereof
Colorado climatic conditions.
Clerk, Board of
IN THE DISTRICT LeFlore County, when due, said Education
OLDLAND BROTHERS, RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO
COURT
F O R Oklahoma, to-wit:
bonds to bear inter(SEAL)
Call Craig Workforce Center, (970)824-3246 or
LOT 9 IN BLOCK 3 est not to exceed
LEFLORE
Published in the PoContact your nearest State Workforce Center.
Wister Hilltop
INDIAN HILLS, AN the rate of ten
COUNTY
teau Daily News on
Refer Medi-Home
to order #CO6375907
of
House For Rent
ADDITION
TO
THE
STATE OF OKLA(10%) percentum
January 20, 27,
Arkoma is now
2 Bedroom,
TOWN OF SPIRO, per annum, payable
HOMA
2016
(27151)
hiring for CNA’s,
2 Bathroom,
LEFLORE
MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYMENT
HOMES
FOR RENT
SABER ACCEPsemi-annually and
LPXLP
LPN’s & Dietary
Split Floorplan.
COUNTY, OKLATANCE CO., LLC.,
to become due seriIn the District Court
Reward
Help. All shifts
Central Heat
HOMA;
Plaintiff,
of Leflore County
For Information
needed. Must come
and AC,
for the sum of years from their
vs.
State of Oklahoma
And Conviction Of
in to apply. No
2 Minutes to
$139,007.53, with date?
ARWEN L. GOMcBee Law Firm
Person Responsible
phone calls please.
Lake, Private!
interest,
and
the
furPROPOSITION
FORTH and
PLLC
For Theft Of 32
1008 Arkansas St.
No Pets!
t
h
e
r
s
u
m
o
f
NO, 2
DENNIS V. GOPlaintiff,
Head Of Cattle In
Arkoma, OK
$650 month
$675.00, for abShall Independent
FORTH,
vs.
September And
plus deposit.
stracting expense, S c h o o l
D
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s
t
r
i
c
t
Defendants.
LPN’s wanted at
Danny Wilson
For 24 Ft. Flat Bed
1-479-883-1178
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h
i
n
t
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Number 17 of
Case
No.
Heavener Manor.
Defendant.
Trailer With Ramps
thereon
until
paid;
LeFlore County,
CS-2015-379
Contact Annette
Small Claims No. :
In January. Contact
title search and exOklahoma,
incur
an
PUBLICATION
NORamsey at
SC-2015-949
918-963-7203.
MOBILE
HOMES
amination
expense
indebtedness
by
isTICE
918-653-2464.
Notice by Publicaof
$300.00
with
insuing its bonds in
FOR SALE
THE STATE OF
tion
SERVICES
terest
per
annum
Meadow Brook
the sum of One
OKLAHOMA,
TO: Danny Wilson:
thereon,
until
paid;
ICF/IID is accepting
Hundred
Ninety
TO: Arwen L. GoPLEASE TAKE NOMobile Home
DON’S
and
the
further
sum
applications for a
Five
Thousand
Dolforth and Dennis V.
TICE that a Small
Transporting.
of
a
reasonable,
atMOBILE
RN Consultant, 8
lars ($195,000) to
Goforth
Claims has been
Moving, set-up,
torney's
fee,
and
hours per week.
provide funds for
HOMES
YOU ARE HEREBY
filed against you in
tie downs.
the costs of said the purpose of purFor information,
NOTIFIED THAT
the district Court of
Licensed in
suit and foreclosing chasing transportaplease call Tibby at
Year-End Sale
Saber Acceptance
LeFlore County,
Oklahoma and
said
mortgage
lien
tion equipment, and
918-658-3656 or fill
Co., LLC., has filed
Oklahoma in an acArkansas.
and
your
interest
in
levy and collect an
out an application
a Petition in the DisSave $5,000.00
tion entitled, McBee
Great Service,
the subject property
at 21256 Meadow
trict
Court
o f and ordering said annual tax, in addion these 2015
Law Firm, PLLC,
Great Price!!
tion
to
all
other
Lane in Howe, OK.
LeFlore County, property sold with
Plaintiff vs. Danny
Models!
800-940-5581.
State of Oklahoma, or without appraise- taxes, upon all the Wilson, Defendant.
taxable property in
MOBILE HOMES
Harris Fence
This summons by
suing you for dam32x72
ment as plaintiff
REAL ESTATE
Muse, OK
publication is speages resulting from shall elect at the such District suffiFOR RENT
4 Bedroom,
cient
to
pay
the
inLet Us Fence
cifically directed to
a breach of contract time judgment is
2
Bathroom,
terest on such
Two or Three
You In!
J.L Ford Investments
Danny
Wilson,
which was entered rendered, all of
Finished
Dry-wall
bonds as it falls due
Bedroom Mobile
918-647-2712
Chain Link,
whose whereabouts
into on or about which you will take
throughout,
and also to constiHomes for Rent. RV
We Buy & Sell
Privacy & Vinyl.
are unknown.
July 18, 2014.
due notice.
tute a sinking fund
spaces available
Large Island,
No Job Too Small!
The nature of this
YOU ARE FURWITNESS
my
hand
for the payment of
also. Trash and
Repairs & All!
Wood Cabinets,
Poteau
suit against you is
THER NOTIFIED and official seal this
the principal thereof
Sewer Paid.
501-388-7195
Appliance Package,
that you must file an 11 day of January, when due, said that you owe PlainNO PETS!!
304 Amos
tiff the sum of
Patio Door,
Answer to the Peti- 2016.
bonds to bear inter918-647-3923 or
Being Remodeled. New Roof, Paint & Siding.
$1,128.48, for ProTile Shower.
tion by no later than M E L B A
H
A
L
L
,
est not to exceed
918-774-4624.
Owner Will Finance With 10% Down.
EMPLOYMENT
bate of an Estate.
March 16, 2016 or Court Clerk
$80,000.00
the rate of ten
$35,000
Unless you answer
this Court will hear s/By: Renee HolClean, Quiet
Arbuckle Truck
(10%) percentum
the Small Claims
the
evidence
in
sup2 Bedroom
28x40
comb
Driving School,
per
annum,
payable
805 Rogers
Affidavit on or beport of the damages Deputy Court Clerk
1 Bathroom
4 Bedroom,
Inc.
semi-annually
and
House With Extra Lot And Storage Buildings.
fore March 7, 2016,
claimed
by
the
Stove,
Refrigerator,
KELLY
M.
PARKER
Laid Off? Low
to become due seri2 Bathroom,
Owner Financing With 10% Down. $350/month.
judgment will be
Plaintiffs
and
shall
Washer/Dryer
#22673
Income? No cost
Living Room and
$32,500
taken in favor of
grant judgment L A M U N
Included.
M O C K years from their
grants. Job ready
Den with rock
McBee Law Firm
NO PETS!!
awarding up to CUNNYNGHAM & date?
in 4 weeks. VA
PLLC against you
fireplace, hidden
Building Lot On Dogwood In Nobles Add.
918-647-6392
or
$7,043.09
plus
inDAVIS,
P.C.
Benefits, Tribal
The ballots used at
for $1,128.48 plus
$17,500
walk-in pantry, patio
918-647-6996.
terest,
court
costs,
Attorneys for Plainsaid election shall
Assistance. Job
court costs and atdoor and appliance
and attorney's fees tiff
set out the proposiPlacement.
torney fees. Plain16
Acres
With
Nice
Home,
With
Barn
And
Pond,
package.
HOMES FOR RENT
to the Plaintiff.
5613 N. Classen
tions as above set
Weekend classes
tiff’s judgment and
New Paint, Owner Financing With 10% Down.
$75,000.00
Boulevard
I
N
W
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Published in the Poteau Daily News on
January 20, 27 and
February 3, 2016
(27153) LPXLP
of the department
will be issued to any
contractor after
10:30 A.M. on the
working day preceding opening of
bids for any contract.
Each bid shall be
accompanied by a
Certified or Cashier’s Check or Bid
Bond equal to 5%
of the bid made
payable to the State
of Oklahoma, Department of Transportation, as a proposal guaranty.
Proposal checks
will be held or returned by the Department as per
Section 103.04 of
the State Standard
Specifications.
The minimum wage
to be paid laborers
and mechanics employed on this project shall be included in the proposal.
Bids must be prepared as directed
by the State Standard Specifications.
Plans, proposals,
and specifications
may be examined in
the plan room or in
the Office Engineer
Division at the Oklahoma Department
of Transportation
central office in
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
This work will be
done under the
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
applicable
specifications for
highway construction as depicted on
the lower left corner
of the plan’s title
sheet.
Plans and proposal
forms may be ordered from the Office Engineer Division, Oklahoma Department of Transportation Building,
200 N.E. 21st
Street, Oklahoma
City, OK 73105.
Cost of Bidding
Documents
is
$50.00 + tax for
each Bidding Proposal. State Standard Specifications
may be purchased
for $55.00 + tax.
(Oklahoma tax is
8.375%).
Plans (Reduced
Size Complete)
$11.92
X-SEC
$3.25
+
postage/handling.
Make checks payable to Oklahoma
Department
of
Transportation. No
refunds will be
made for bidding
documents
or
Specification books
purchased.
Unless otherwise
noted in the proposal, upon award
of the contract to
the successful bidder, the contract will
be completely and
correctly executed
by the contractor
and returned to the
Department within
ten (10) working
days from the date
of award. The Department will have
fourteen (14) working days from the
date of award to
complete it’s execution of the contract.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT)
ensures that no person or groups of
persons shall, on
the grounds of race,
color, sex, age, national origin, disability/handicap, or in
income status, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,
or be otherwise
subjected to discrimination under
any and all programs, services, or
activities administered by ODOT, it’s
recipients, sub-recipients, and contractors.
Description of work
and location of project:
Job Piece No.
2993304
STP-240D(039)CI
COUNTY ROAD
LEFLORE
BRIDGE AND APPROACHES
COUNTY ROAD
(EW-126): OVER A
TRIBUTARY TO
BUCK
CREEK,
0.50
MILES WEST OF
SH-31 JUNCTION
NEAR BOKOSHE.
STATE OF OKLAHOMA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
By: Mike Patterson,
Director.
January 27 and
February 3, 2016
(27163) LPXLP
prior to the bid
opening until the
time of the bid
opening, bid proposals must be
turned in directly to
the ODOT Commission Room located
on the east side of
the lobby. The
scheduled
bid
opening is 10:30
A.M., February 18,
2016 for the work
listed below.
No Proposal for
construction or
maintenance work
of the department
will be issued to any
contractor after
10:30 A.M. on the
working day preceding opening of
bids for any contract.
Each bid shall be
accompanied by a
Certified or Cashier’s Check or Bid
Bond equal to 5%
of the bid made
payable to the State
of Oklahoma, Department of Transportation, as a proposal guaranty.
Proposal checks
will be held or returned by the Department as per
Section 103.04 of
the State Standard
Specifications.
The minimum wage
to be paid laborers
and mechanics employed on this project shall be included in the proposal.
Bids must be prepared as directed
by the State Standard Specifications.
Plans, proposals,
and specifications
may be examined in
the plan room or in
the Office Engineer
Division at the Oklahoma Department
of Transportation
central office in
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
This work will be
done under the
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
applicable
specifications for
highway construction as depicted on
the lower left corner
of the plan’s title
sheet.
Plans and proposal
forms may be ordered from the Office Engineer Division, Oklahoma Department of Transportation Building,
200 N.E. 21st
Street, Oklahoma
City, OK 73105.
Cost of Bidding
Documents
is
$50.00 + tax for
each Bidding Proposal. State Stan-
dard Specifications
may be purchased
for $55.00 + tax.
(Oklahoma tax is
8.375%).
Plans (Reduced
Size Complete)
$5.42 X-SEC $0.00
+ postage/handling.
Make checks payable to Oklahoma
Department
of
Transportation. No
refunds will be
made for bidding
documents
or
Specification books
purchased.
Unless otherwise
noted in the proposal, upon award
of the contract to
the successful bidder, the contract will
be completely and
correctly executed
by the contractor
and returned to the
Department within
ten (10) working
days from the date
of award. The Department will have
fourteen (14) working days from the
date of award to
complete it’s execution of the contract.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT)
ensures that no person or groups of
persons shall, on
the grounds of race,
color, sex, age, na-
tional origin, disability/handicap, or in
income status, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,
or be otherwise
subjected to discrimination under
any and all programs, services, or
activities administered by ODOT, it’s
recipients, sub-recipients, and contractors.
Description of work
and location of project:
Job Piece No.
2993404
STP-240C(042)CI
COUNTY ROAD
LEFLORE
RESURFACE (ASPHALT)
COUNTY RD (OLD
SH-112/NS-475):
ON OLD SH-112,
FROM NS-472
AND EW-134.5 EXTEND EAST, THEN
NORTH
ON
NS-475 NEAR
POTEAU.
STATE OF OKLAHOMA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
By: Mike Patterson,
Director.
January 27 and
February 3, 2016
(27164) LPXLP
December 16, 2015
Unless otherwise
noted in the proposal, all bids must
be submitted over
the Internet via Bid
Express. When written bids are allowed, sealed proposals sent by registered mail will be
received through
the ODOT Office
Engineer Division
until 30 minutes
prior to the scheduled bid opening.
From 30 minutes
prior to the bid
opening until the
time of the bid
opening, bid proposals must be
turned in directly to
the ODOT Commission Room located
on the east side of
the lobby. The
scheduled
bid
opening is 10:30
A.M., February 18,
2016 for the work
listed below.
No Proposal for
construction or
maintenance work
January 22, 2016
Unless otherwise
noted in the proposal, all bids must
be submitted over
the Internet via Bid
Express. When written bids are allowed, sealed proposals sent by registered mail will be
received through
the ODOT Office
Engineer Division
until 30 minutes
prior to the scheduled bid opening.
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Talihina defensive end, Keota DB make All-State Football Team
Several others on All-Star
by Class Football Teams
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
Two local high school football seniors will get one
more prep game under their belts this summer. Talihina
defensive end K.J. Morris and Keota defensive back Jace
Welch were named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association's East All-State Football Team. The East will face the
West at 7 p.m. July 29 at a site yet to be determined.
Six other locals made the OCA's All-Star by Class Football Team — Poteau's Roger Barcheers, Austin Archey
K.J. MORRIS
AUSTIN ARCHEY
and Austin "Speedy" Skelton, Panama's Andy Burris and
ROGER BARCHEERS
AUSTIN SKELTON
Talihina's Eric Smith and Trey Hawkins.
Morris recorded 82 tackles, with 21 of them solo and
five tackles for loss. He had eight quarterback sacks.
Welch helped guide the Lions to the Class B state finals, where they lost 26-14 to Davenport.
Barcheers rushed for 2,139 yards this season en route
to setting the school record for career rushing (6,583) and
scored 29 touchdowns to go with 476 receiving yards and
five more TDs.
Archey had 196 tackles, 57 solo, with eight tackles for
loss [34 for his career, putting him fourth all-time], three
quarterback sacks, three QB hurries, four interceptions,
seven pass break-ups, two fumble recoveries, a caused
fumble and a blocked extra point. His 529 career tackles
is a school record.
Skelton caught 70 passes for 1,326 yards [and a schoolrecord 1,624 yards for his career] and 11 TDs [and tied for
the school record with 15 for his career]. On defense, he
ANDY BURRIS
ERIC SMITH
TREY HAWKINS
had 40 tackles, 28 solo and one-half tackle for loss, to go
with five interceptions and 17 pass break-ups.
Burris helped get the Razorbacks into the Class 2A
playoffs for the fourth straight season.
with two tackles for loss and a QB sack.
him from playing basketball, had 46 tackles, of which 11
Smith rushed for 1,795 yards and 23 touchdowns, while
Hawkins, who suffered an injury in the Class A state were solo, to go with a tackle for loss to go with two QB
having 113 tackles on defense with 28 of those solo to go quarterfinals against Ringling that is currently keeping sacks and a fumble recovery.
TAKING THE THIRD [PLACE PLAQUE] — The Poteau junior high wrestling
team finished third in Friday's Cherokee Country Duals in Tahlequah. Representing
Poteau were, in the top photograph, from left — Levy Smith, Seth Ford, Jarrett
Lilley, Jaxon Jordan and Nathan Ulmer, with "adopted fan" Kegan Neighbors of
Catoosa poking his head between Smith and Ford. Bottom photograph, from left
— Ethan Carey, Dauntay Warren, Luke Randolph, Christian Duncan, Kadin
Repass, Jake Patterson, Cameron Duncan and Curtis Culwell. Not pictured —
Dakota James and Austin Lloyd.
Photos by Beth Lilley
TERRIFIC IN TULSA — The Poteau Youth Wrestling Club had representation at
Saturday's Will Rogers Open/Novice Tournament in Tulsa. Front row — Luke
Brooks. Back row, from left — Conner Green, Christopher Espinoza and Joshua
Espinoza. Not pictured — Dauntay Warren, Caden Warren and Brooke
Hattabaugh.
Photo by Beth Lilley
PYWC members grapple in Tulsa tourney
TULSA — Three members of the Poteau
Youth Wrestling Club placed at Saturday's
Will Rogers Open/Novice Tournament.
Luke Brooks won his weight class
championship, while Christopher Espino-
za and Brooke Hattabaugh were fourth in
their respective weight classes.
Other members participating were Conner Green, Joshua Espinoza, Dauntay Warren and Caden Warren.
Poteau JH wrestlers third
at Tahlequah Tournament
TAHLEQUAH — The Poteau junior
high wrestlers came in third at Friday's
Tahlequah Tournament.
Levy Smith, Seth Ford, Jarrett Lilley,
Jaxon Jordan, Nathan Ulmer, Ethan Carey,
Dauntay Warren, Luke Randolph, Christian and Cameron Duncan, Kadin Repass,
Jake Patterson, Curtis Culwell and Dakota
James and Austin Lloyd represented the
Pirates.
James and Lloyd were extras, so they
were put on other teams to help them fill
their respective weight classes as well as
giving them both some mat time Friday.
Correction
Due to some misinformation, one of the
photographs with the Poteau wrestling story about the Pirates' dual with Sallisaw had
an incorrect cutline. The photograph above
the story is of Sallisaw's 220-pounder pinning Poteau's Wyatt Snapp. The Poteau
Daily News regrets the error.
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