1. society
2. crime
3. personal offense
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Human trafficking
Oklahoma’s
central location
makes it a
crossroads for
illegal trading
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
H
uman trafficking is
not only an international problem, but a
domestic and an
Oklahoma problem, according to
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics
and Dangerous Drugs Control
Director Darrell Weaver.
Weaver was in Poteau Thurs-
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Director Darrell R. Weaver addresses a crowd Thursday night in the Donald
W. Reynolds Center about the dangers of human trafficking in the state.
PDN photo by Amanda Corbin
day night for a human trafficking
seminar at the Donald W. Reynolds Center to address the growing issue and help the public
identify victims of trafficking.
Weaver has been director since
2006 and is serving his 28th year
as a commissioned law enforcement agent.
UPCOMING
“We all want to think it’s an
international problem,” Weaver
said. “We want to go overseas
and save people, but are we saving those in our own backyard?”
In 2012, OBNDD founded its
human trafficking division to
investigate trafficking and
encourage the public to report
instances in the state.
According to the bureau’s
website, Oklahoma is vulnerable
to human trafficking due to the
state’s interstate highway system
and its proximity to the Mexican
border, making Oklahoma a “base
of operations” for both drug and
trafficking groups tied to Mexi-
New Judge in Town
CASC to mark MLK Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday with special activities at Carl Albert State College.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to stop by
the ballroom in the Costner-Balentine Student Center
at the Poteau campus at noon.
“You are invited to drop by at lunch as we watch
some famous Martin Luther King Jr. speeches and
celebrate this important figure in American culture.
The speeches will start at 12:15 p.m., and the first 25
students, faculty and/or staff to arrive will receive a
free lunch,” said Scotty Morrison, student activities
and assistant residential life coordinator.
Community gardening class set
The Creator’s Gift Community Garden’s first-ever
gardening class is upcoming Monday.
The class will be hosted at the Patrick Lynch Public Library in Poteau at 10 a.m.
The class is over basic gardening and all are
invited to attend.
The first meeting for those who would like to have
a garden plot inside the garden is set for 10 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 26. There will be applications at the
meeting to fill out and rules of the garden will be
reviewed, as well as an opportunity for questions
about the future garden on Dewey Avenue.
Boys, Girls Club plans fundraiser
A night of dinner and dancing is planned for the
“Affair of the Heart” event presented by the LeFlore
County Boys and Girls Club.
All proceeds go to benefit the club. The dance will
be Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. There will be a silent auction at 6:30 p.m. and
dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and corporate tables
are available for purchase. To purchase tickets, visit
the Boys and Girls Club, Poteau Chamber of Commerce, Community State Bank or the First National
Bank.
Associate District Judge Marion Fry, left, is congratulated by Carl Albert State College President Garry
Ivey after being sworn into office Friday at the LeFlore County Courthouse. PDN photo by Amanda Corbin
Several area towns have positions
opening for the April 7 municipal
elections.
Candidate filing for positions
begins Monday, Feb. 2, at 8 a.m. and
ends at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at
the LeFlore County Election Board
office at the County Courthouse in
Poteau.
The following communities had
filed resolution for elections as of the
deadline Friday:
In Poteau, the office of mayor, four
(See TRAFFICKING, page 2A)
Leflore welcomes
new superintendent
Lane Jackson has
been hired as superintendent of Leflore
Public School.
Jackson is a graduate of Southeastern
Oklahoma State University and has been
in the educational system for 19 years.
Jackson said he is
pleased with the
opportunity to join the
staff and student body
of Leflore School,
focusing on a highquality education for
each child.
Joining Jackson at
Leflore School is his
son, seventh-grader
Lucas Jackson.
Town elections slated
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
can cartels.
There are two forms of human
trafficking: sex trafficking and
labor trafficking. The Bureau said
victims of sex trafficking can be
found on the streets or disguised
in commercial establishments
council positions (Wards 1, 2, 3, and
4), police chief and street commissioner are open for filing.
For Arkoma, three board of trustees seats and the city clerk-teasurer’s
office are open.
Bokoshe, two trustee positions are
open for election.
In Cameron, the town clerk position and board of trustee Wards 1 and
3 are open.
Heavener has two City Commission positions open, Wards 2 and 4.
In Howe, Four Board of Trustees
(See ELECTIONS, page 2A)
Lane Jackson
Road work to slow
traffic near Talihina
East and westbound U.S.
Highway 271 just north of Talihina will be narrowed to one
open lane and flagging operations from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
Work crews will be performing right-of-way and drainage
maintenance, according to the
Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
Drivers should expect delays
and plan for extra travel time.
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TRAFFICKING
Community
Bulletin Board
Valentine’s Luncheon
A Valentine luncheon will be held Feb. 12,
sponsored by the Carl Albert State College
Seniors Only and Continuing Education programs.
The event will take place in the CostnerBallentine Building. The CASC Show Choir
will perform after a lunch of lasagna with vegetables, bread and drinks.
For reservations, call (918) 647-1278. Cost
is $10, due upon reservation.
Post Your Event on the Communityy Bulletin Board
Call (918) 647-3188 for rates
such as bars, strip clubs, modeling
studios, escort services, massage parlors, adult bookstores and pornography production houses.
Rights4Girls released a report that
estimated 100,000 to 300,000 United
States youths are at risk for sex trafficking, with current data suggesting
most of those trafficked are child
welfare involved.
In 2013, the report shows 60 percent of child sex trafficking victims
recovered in a FBI nationwide raid in
more than 70 cities were from foster
care or group homes.
Vulnerabilities in sex trafficking
include being female between ages
12 and 14, history of sexual or physical abuse, child welfare involvement,
being homeless or a runaway, substance dependency and more. Often,
the report said, girls are lured in at
bus shelters, outside schools, at malls
and are beaten into submission and
even tattooed or branded; attempts to
escape result in further beatings, torture and rape.
In labor trafficking, persons are
forced into servitude against their
will. The bureau said victims are
often found in sweatshops and com-
mercial agricultural situations such as
fields, processing plants, canneries.
They can be found in domestic situations, such as being maids or nannies,
or working in restaurants or as custodians. Victims also can be found on
construction sites, “particularly if
public access is denied.”
The OBND says smuggling and
human trafficking are not the same.
Smuggling is done by choice while
trafficking is done by force, coercion,
fraud, deception and by purchase or
other means that lack the freedom of
choice of a victimized individual.
In September, an Oklahoma legislative panel met to discuss the growth
of sex trafficking in the state, including child sex trade in connection with
trucking routes near Oklahoma City.
Kirsten Havig, a social work professor at University of Oklahoma,
said legislators were receptive and
shocked at information presented.
Havig said that although legislators
have voted to more severely punish
traffickers they were unreceptive to
the state spending more on victim
services.
She said young victims of sex trafficking have been sent to a facility in
Houston because Oklahoma lacks a
residential facility suited for such
victims, although she hopes funding
will eventually come in if documentation of victims in need continues.
Since 2007, 855 human trafficking-related calls related to Oklahoma
have come into the National Human
Trafficking Resource Center, 216 of
those calls in 2014 alone.
Symptoms of human trafficking
include poor mental, physical health
and exhibit abnormal behaviors.
Behaviors include submissiveness,
being paranoid, fearful and anxious,
avoiding eye contact and not being
allowed to speak for themselves. Victims may have few or no personal
possessions, no financial records, not
be in control of identification documents and have a lack of knowledge
of their whereabouts with inconsistencies in their story. A trafficked
victim may also appear malnourished
and show physical signs of abuse.
If you suspect human trafficking
call the OBNDD Human Trafficking
unit at 1 (855) 617-2288.
AP National writer David Crary
contributed to this story.
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Each Office Independently Owned and Operated
and the treasurer’s seats are
open.
Panama will elect three
Board of Trustees officers
and a town treasurer.
In Pocola, positions will
be open for three trustees —
Wards 1, 2 and 5 — and city
clerk. Pocola also will ask
voters to approve imposition
of the 911 Emergency Num-
ber Act fee to registered voters of Pocola by approving a
fee of 50 cents per month for
wireless connection within
the town limits, determined
by the subscriber’s place of
primary use.
Three Shady Point Board
of Trustees seats are up for
election.
In Spiro, trustees for
Wards 1, 3, 5 and a city
clerk will be selected.
For Talihina, town trustee positions are open for a
four-year and two-year
term.
In Wister, voters will
choose two trustees for
four-year term, one trustee
for a two-year team and the
city clerk.
Morrison family starts
scholarship at CASC
Dr. Jason Morrison, vice
president for academic
affairs at Carl Albert State
College, and his wife,
Stephanie, have established
the Morrison Family Scholarship.
In addition to Jason and
Stephanie, the scholarship
is made possible by members of the Morrison family
including Jason’s parents,
Jerry and Sandra Morrison,
and his brother, Jeremy.
The scholarship will be
available to graduates of
Benton-Harmony Grove
High School in Arkansas. A
recipient will be required to
have a minimum 2.5 GPA
and be a full-time student at
Carl Albert State College.
Morrison said he wants
to give back by assisting
students pursuing their education. “I can’t think of a
better place to begin giving
Jason and Stacy Morrison
back than with the school
that gave me my start.”
The Morrison Scholar- able $250 per semester dur- and sophomore years at
ship will be for $1,000 pay- ing the recipient’s freshman Carl Albert.
Area
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
OBITUARIES
Roy Edward Boggs
Roy Edward Boggs of Leflore died
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Daytona
Beach, Fla.
He was born in Lone Pine on Jan. 15,
1936. His family moved to southern California just before WWII where he would
grow up and meet the love of his life,
Mary Virginia Kelly. Roy and Mary were
married on Feb. 25, 1956, in Chula Vista,
Calif. The Boggs family returned to Oklahoma in 1968
where he started his career at the LeFlore County Assessor’s Office. He would later be elected to that office and
serve for a total 25 years, retiring in 1993. After retirement, Roy and Mary spent much of their time traveling to
see their kids or just to see the countryside.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and
Inez (Hines) Boggs; and sisters June Neeley and Patsy
Cotarelo. He is survived by his wife, Mary Boggs of the
home; daughter, Catherine Thompson of Lake Arrowhead, Calif.; daughter, Janet Gresham of Daytona Beach;
sons, David Boggs of Owasso, Stephen Boggs of Waco,
Texas; sister, Catherine Monroe of Leflore; and brother,
Kenneth Boggs of Waco. He also is survived by nine
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Roy’s life was defined by his belief in and service to
the Lord Jesus Christ. His life was a testimony of his love
for his family, generosity to both his friends and to strangers and service to his community. He was a friend to
everyone he met, whether they wanted to be or not. Roy
was an avid golfer and was playing a round of golf only
months before his death. He was never seen without a
smile on his face. Will Rogers may have never met a man
he didn’t like, but we’ve never met a man who didn’t like
Roy Boggs. Although he will be missed, we rejoice in the
fact that he is walking with his savior and getting to meet
more people than he ever could have imagined.
There will be a viewing at the Evans and Miller Funeral Home in Poteau on Thursday, Jan. 22, from 5-8 p.m.
Memorial services will be held at the funeral home at 11
a.m. Friday, Jan. 23. Roy will be buried with his family in
Leflore. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to
Whosoever Ministries, Inc., P.O. Box 9591, Daytona
Beach, Fla. 32120-9591.
Viola M. Horsman, 72, of Heavener died Sunday, Jan.
11, 2015, in Fort Smith, Ark.
She was born in Pocahontas, Ark., on July 26, 1942,
to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker. She was a CNA; a member of Southside Full Gospel Church of Fort Smith and
loved to garden.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother,
David Walker; two sisters, Bertha Walker and Clara Mae
Williams.
Viola is survived by two sons, Billy Horsman and Melvin Horsman; five sisters, Mandy Holford, Virgie Williams, Margarett Williams, Dorothy Walker and Marcella
Hernandez; three grandchildren, James, Michael and Tracie Clark; as well as other family members, friends and
loved ones.
Services will be held at a later date. Burial is in Howe
Cemetery.
Services are under the direction of Grace Manor
Funeral Home, Poteau. You may leave an on-line greeting
to the family at www.gracemanorfh.com.
Weekly recovery meetings held
Faith-based drug and alcohol recovery meetings are
held at 6 p.m. each Saturday at Heavener First Baptist
Church. Meetings are Drug Court approved.
For more information, contact Courtney at (405) 7581396 or Harvey at (918) 208-3907.
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— Martin Luterh King Day observance, CostnerThe Dec. 6 meeting of
Balentine Student Center ballroom, Carl Alert State the Poteau Musical Arts
College.
Society was held in the
— Creator’s Gift Community Garden gardening class, home of Sarah Spears.
President Carolyn Sul10 a.m., Patrick Lynch Public Library.
livan called the meeting to
• JAN. 20 — Blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Carl order and welcomed guest
Albert State College.
performer Michael Martin.
— LeFlore County Solid Waste closed.
The Collect was read
• JAN. 21 — Blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Carl
and the group enjoyed some
Albert State College.
refreshments before the
• JAN. 23 — LeFlore County annual Legislative Breakfast, program.
sponsored by Farm Bureau and Poteau Chamber of
A light brunch of ham
Commerce, 8-9 a.m., LeFlore County museum in sliders, fruit, sausage balls,
downtown Poteau.
Rollo pecan pretzels,
• JAN. 24 — Dance with Libby and the Bandits, 8 p.m. to Christmas cookies, and
cider was served by hostmidnight, Spiro Eagles Lodge, everyone welcome.
esses Diann Henson, Linda
— Dixie Theatre restoration fundraiser Tony King and Floyd, Joyce Woodruff,
Switch Track bluegrass band, pie auction, free admis- Carolyn Sullivan and Sarah
sion, 5 p.m., Mansfield, Ark., City Hall.
Spears.
The narrator for the pro• JAN. 26 — Meeting to apply for plots in the Creator’s Gift
gram,
Darrell Plummer Jr.,
Community garden in downtown Poteau, 10 a.m., Patrick
introduced
Martin, who
Lynch Publlic Library.
played acoustic guitar and
— Bring your own art show-and-tell, gourd art demonstra- sang “Have Yourself a
tion, 6-8 p.m., Yellow Cottage Studios at 104 N. Witte Merry Little Christmas,”
St.
“O Holy Night” and “I’ll
• JAN. 27 — “Lunch at the Museum” fundraiser for LeFlore Be Home for Christmas.”
County Historical Society, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., LeFlore
Moriah Hayes performed
County Museum, 303 Dewey Ave. Info or takeout orders: “Gesu Bambino” by Peitro
(918) 647-9330.
Yon, accompanied by Car-
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olyn Sullivan.
We enjoyed a Joy Medley Group Sing of “Jingle
Bells,” “Joy to the World,”
and “We Wish You a Merry
Christmas” accompanied
by Sarah Spears. The
Christmas music was a
wonderful reminder of the
reason for the season.
The Together We Sing
song “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” was led by
Joyce Woodruff.
Members attending were
Valorie Brown, Noma Curtis, Sabrina Dyer, Moriah
Hayes, Natlynn Hayes,
Diann Henson, Darrell
Plummer Jr., Sarah Spears,
Carolyn Sullivan, Joyce
Woodruff, Linda Floyd and
Matthew Houston.
The guests were excused
and a business meeting was
held to make preparation
for the 100-year anniversary of the club. It was
announced that it would be
a come and go reception
downtown at the Lowery
Hotel Museum. Many of
the members will perform
as well as local students.
Refreshments will be provided.
President
Sullivan
adjourned the meeting.
To the Citizens of LeFlore County:
I want to personally thank each of you for allowing me the privilege
and honor of serving as the Associate District Judge of LeFlore County
for the past 32 years. The encouragement and support received from many
of you has been humbling and greatly appreciated.
I would also like to express my gratitude to the LeFlore County Bar
Association, the members of the Court Clerk’s Office, my staff and my
family for the planning and arrangements for the retirement reception on
December 12, 2014.
I anticipate that in the future I will still remain in the legal system continuing to strive for fairness and dignity to all with a quick resolution and
solution for pending matters.
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• JAN. 19 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Today is Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day
• TODAY — Musical Arts Society of Poteau Centennial
Celebration come and go reception, 1:30-3 p.m.,
LeFlore County Museum in the Hotel Lowrey.
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Opinions
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
What is cap and trade?
A Hilltop Perspective
Kendrick Hardaway
You’re that someone
John Wooden said, “You can’t live a perfect day without
doing something for someone who will never repay you.”
Jan. 4-10 I participated in an Ozark Mission Project
through the Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville,
Ark. Methodist college students from across Arkansas gathered in Conway, Ark., to help with the tornado relief in
nearby towns Mayflower and Vilonia. Our group had eight
people volunteer a week of their winter break, and about 60
total volunteers with which we worshipped, ate and shared
our afternoons and nights.
Imagine lying in bed as a tornado touches down a mile
from your house and knowing you have no safe room to seek
protection. In minutes the house is shaking and you hear a
crash. Two trees have just fallen on your house, one in the
kitchen, one in the back of the house, straddling your bedroom. You have the immediate fear of being crushed or
thrown by wind, but then after the storm, you have to face
the damage, the financial problems and in dire cases you
face loved ones dead. This situation was the one in which
one family I helped on this recent trip found themselves after
the tornado came through this past April. We rebuilt two ceilings for two different houses during the week and had the
most fun doing it.
The college students I worked alongside could have spent
the week doing a January Intersession, preparing for the
spring semester (we all could use some preparation for that)
or simply staying indoors spending time with family. Instead,
they braved the cold weather to help people they had never
met and probably will never see again. In that one week,
even with extreme lack of sleep, the entire group unanimously felt that the week had rejuvenated each of us as we
shift back into classes.
Helping people and improving other peoples’ lives gives
me the best feeling I have ever felt. Have you ever served
someone who will never be able to repay you? Do you know
the feeling when a person looks at you not understanding
why you would spend your time helping? They look at you
with eyes filled with tears and love. I guarantee you it beats
any other feeling in the world. The song “Never Let Go”
from the movie The Guardian has excellent lyrics but one
part has a question I think everyone should ask themselves
periodically, “Can you take what you need, but take less than
you give?”
Many of us take more things than we could imagine for
granted, and never give it a second thought. For an extremely high percentage of Americans, we live more comfortably
than kings from the medieval ages. I encourage every person
to find a way to serve your community, or if you would like
to tackle something bigger, help people abroad in developing countries. Find a way you can serve and help the people
who do not get the wonderful things we take for granted.
Trust me, you will not regret helping someone else and
improving those around you. Find an issue you are passionate about and become a servant.
“I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something
about that. Then I realized that I am somebody.”
–Lily Tomlin
Editor’s Note: This is the
third of a four-part column.
The final part will publish
Jan. 20.
By now you may wonder
about the phrase “Cap and
Trade.”
The Cap? The Center for
American Progress, a leftistprogressive organization,
sponsored by George Soros,
says that each business or
industry that uses carbon,
like power plants, electrical
companies and industrial
firms, will have a government-set limit on the amount
of greenhouse gas that it can
emit. The company must
buy an emissions permit for
each ton of carbon dioxide it
releases into the air.
Furthermore, the cap will be
an enforceable limit and the
limit will become more
stringent in each successive
Presented by the
Dewey Harrison
year until the cap reaches 80
percent below the 1990 level
of emissions. The target date
to achieve the 80 percent
reduction is 2050.
The Trade? Again, Soros
has a plan. Permits would
be auctioned by the government. President Obama
favors this approach. The
cost of the permits would be
determined by the “marketplace” (highest bidder),
which in turn will be controlled by CCX, with firms
being allowed to buy more
permits than needed. A firm
could sell its excess permits
to another company or to
the highest bidder.
As stated earlier, $10 tril-
lion each year could be the
expenditures of the cap and
trade scheme. Those who
would benefit are investment firms, large corporations, speculators and the
federal government. The
Congressional
Budget
Office projects that the treasury will profit to the tune
of $50 billion the first year
and could balloon to $300
billion quickly. Exponential
growth and profit could
extend to 2050 and beyond
— provided the Republic
remains.
The $10 trillion cost must
be paid by someone, and
since corporate and government costs are always passed
Dewey Harrison of
Poteau is retired educator
from the Pocola School system. He is also a tea party
supporter, occasional fisherman and perpetual pessimist about the current state
of affairs. To contact Harrison, email him at dgh136@
hotmail.com.
There are new things on the horizon
Whatever the weather, all
ages can enjoy learning
something new, discover
entertainment or a pastime
at Patrick Lynch Public
Library.
Our next program for
teens
will be a fun afternoon
Kendrick Hardaway is a 2014 graduate of Poteau High
of
jewelry
making, includSchool. He currently attends the University of Arkansas in
ing
paper
beads,
on Tuesday
Fayetteville, Ark. Email him at hardaway.kendrick@gmail.
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ning
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some of highlights from
2014 teen programing, as I
did for the children’s programs last week. First, a
general idea of the numbers
involved. Patrick Lynch
SERVING LEFLORE COUNTY
Guest Column
to the consumer, that someone is you. Cap and Trade is
essentially a hidden tax from
the government to sell a
naturally occurring component of air, carbon dioxide,
to you through the companies you support by your
patronage.
Progressives — both
Democrat and Republican
— have plans for these profits. Both tout green energy
jobs and safety nets for the
needy. The money would be
used for distribution to
approved low and middle
income families (buying
votes) in the U. S. and other
nations (foreign aid). Some
families would be helped
with energy bills, (increasing dependency) which
Obama has stated publicly,
would necessarily skyrocket. Some money would be
spent on transitioning to low
carbon transportation (electric cars) and energy production (solar farms and
windmills) and investments
in developing nations’ environmental infrastructure.
Some people would be
trained for “green jobs,” but
promoters fail to describe
where these jobs would
develop (union jobs).
I must admit, I used writer privilege to interpret the
last paragraphs for you.
Public Library had 22 educational and entertaining
programs for teens with 436
total participants. Programs
were varied: crafts such as
making holiday greeting
cards, book and poetry café
or group sharing and a book
club led by older teens,
library tours and library
skills, and interspersed with
the serious learning, we had
movies with popcorn and
soft drinks. The summer provided
opportunity for some very
special guests to present
programs.
Chief
Meteorologist
Drew
Michaels spoke with the
teens about using these years
to read, research and find
their own career path. Author
Darleen Bailey Beard spoke
on finding your literary
voice and getting your work
out to the public. Dewey
Harrison, science educator,
used simple experiments to
show the enormous role of
science in our everyday
lives. Gary Ray Howell
demonstrated basic ventriloquist skills to the teens,
accompanied by professional video, and allowed teens
to practice. Tom Long, local
veteran and educator taught
about life in primitive cultures, demonstrated and provided a display of primitive
tools and weapons. Retired
geologists and collegiate
level educators John and Fay
Simms taught a hands-on
program on hunting for, recognizing, marking and caring for fossils in our state
and area. Darrel Brown and
other genealogy volunteers
spoke on the importance and
enjoyment of treasure hunting in personal and local
past history as a means of
knowing where we came
from and who we are.
Through all these teen
summer programs, in addi-
Treasure Hunting
Carole Gill
tion to the science exploration, there was a second
encompassing theme that
there are human treasures
from whom we can learn,
and interests we can enjoy
all around us. Our own PDN
editor Kim Ross spoke to
our teens about learning
from others; how to get their
story and watching for a
secondary or different story
with valuable knowledge we
might miss without consciously using listening
skills.
We do not report on “passive” or “non-program programs.” There are games
and activities placed in the
teen area which they can
pick up and play whenever
and with whomever they
wish throughout the year.
New activities are being
added in January. In addition to these programs and groups, Patrick
Lynch Public Library has an
equally valuable treasure.
Our Junior Friends of the
Library are volunteers from
middle and high school who
help make all of these other
programs for all ages possible, especially in the summer as I mentioned last
week. During the school
year, we had eight meetings
of the Junior Friends with
more than 50 in attendance,
though counting this “moving target” gets a little
tricky. In the summer, deciding
what a meeting is becomes
even more challenging, from
a group stuffing children’s
enrollment packets for hours
to two or three volunteers
meeting a few minutes to
plan some specific endeavor
to more than a dozen teens
meeting for a more formal
planning meeting. Just know
we can’t do without these
great young people during
our summer swarms.
Turning the page, this
time of year is a major season for giving awards, and
that’s true in the book world
also. For students of
Southeast Oklahoma, it’s
time to be reading from the
books on the 2015 Sequoyah
Masterlist and participating
in choosing this year’s
Children’s, Intermediate and
Young Adult Awards. I had
planned to spend more time
on this, but we’ll do that in
another visit. There are displays of the Sequoyah
Masterlist books for all three
age participation levels in
the children’s and teen’s
libraries here and bookmarks
beside them to help participants to help readers keep
up with what they have
read. If you know teens or children who may be interested
in our programs, or have
ideas for programs you feel
might be valuable treasures
to add here at PLPL, please
contact us at the new main
number, (918) 647-4444.
It’s been happening in
Patrick Lynch Public Library,
but we’re just getting started. Join us.
Carole Gill is the children’s and young adult
librarian at Patrick Lynch
Public Library in Poteau.
E-mail her at carolegill@
oklibrary.net.
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Sports
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015 . . . PAGE 5A
DEUCES WILD — Poteau’s Kenzie Newman, right, drives past McAlester defenders on her way for a basket during Thursday night’s game at Sherman Floyd
Fieldhouse. Both McAlester teams swept the Lady Pirates and Pirates.
PDN photo by David Seeley GOING FROM AN INDIAN TO A COWGIRL — Pocola softball player Desi
Carter, seated, bottom center, signs a letter of intent with Connors State College
during a signing ceremony Friday morning inside the high school gym lobby.
Sharing the moment are, front row, from left, father, Jeff, mother, Sylvia, and
brother, Derek. Back row — Grandfather Dan Carter, Pocola coaches Eddie
Combs and Carrie Covey, Connors State coach Rick Carbone and grandmother,
By Jim Marsh
Newman were forced to the bench, and the Faye Carter.
Sports Correspondent
already thin roster extended down to three
PDN photo by David Seeley
true freshmen.
The Poteau High School basketball
McAlester’s post player, Shattae Robteams suffered a pair of home losses to inson, had carte blanche as she score eight
McAlester on Thursday night at Sherman points in the paint.
Floyd Fieldhouse.
Maci McMillin paced the Lady Pirates
The Lady Buffaloes kept the Lady Pi- with four points in the period. McAlester
rates at bay for a 41-35 victory, while the was on the high side of the 23-19 score.
Buffaloes nipped the Pirates 63-60.
Newman came back into the game and
Girls
resumed her assault with half a dozen
By David Seeley
said Pocola coach Carrie Covey, who
McAlester 41, Poteau 35
points in the third period.
PDN Sports Editor
saw her first Lady Indian player in her
In the first game of the year, the Lady
Nix matched that output and both teams
four years sign a college letter of intent.
Pirates (2-9) traveled to McAlester and scored nine points to bring the score to 32Pocola Lady Indians shortstop Desi “She was a starter all four years I’ve been
the Lady Buffaloes defeated Poteau by 20 28 with McAlester taking the lead into the Carter said that softball was “like family here.”
points. This game did not appear to be any final quarter.
almost.” She’ll be with that “family” into
Carter hit .324 with a homer and nine
different, after all 40 percent of Poteau’s
The Lady Buffs out scored Poteau 9-6 the next level.
runs batted in. She had 34 hits with two
line-up didn’t play — juniors Sunnie Mc- in the final stanza to hold off a gutty PoThe senior shortstop signed a letter of doubles and three triples. She had a .355
Connell and Kandace Standridge. Poteau teau team.
intent with Connors State College in a on-base percentage and a .429 slugging
was definitely outgunned. However, if it
In defeat, Newman led Poteau with 14 signing ceremony Friday morning inside percentage. It was that home run, which
would have not been for early foul trouble, points, followed by McMillin with six the high school gym lobby.
came in the Class 2A Regional TournaPoteau was on a roll and had a lead. Poteau points, Kuck and Kori Lafevers with five
“I feel that I’m going to be happy there,” ment that helped catch Connors State Colplayed the final four minutes with its ju- points each, Bryce Vickers and Kayleigh said Carter, who was one of three LeFlore lege coach Rick Carbone’s eye.
nior varsity team on the court. McAlester Shankle each with two points and Victoria County players to be named to the Small
“I actually got a chance to watch her
held the Pirates off in the second half to Archey with a free throw.
School East Fast-Pitch All-State Team this twice,” Carbone said. “I’ve also had anget the win.
Boys
past fall. “It seemed like a good choice. I other coach call me on her. They came to
Darci Kuck and Kenzie Newman each
McAlester 63, Poteau 60
know I’m going to like it.”
scored four points in the opening period
McAlester had a pair of players go off
“I’m very happy and excited for her,”
(See SIGNING, Page 6A)
to pace Poteau, but in the process, they on the Pirates as Texas Dascale drained
found themselves in foul trouble. Delaney eight 3-point baskets and a lay-up to post
Nix scored all seven points for the Lady 23 points and Todd Dawkins, who was the
Buffaloes. Poteau led at the end of the first main atagonist against the Pirates when
By Mark Couch
er, it wasn’t enough as the Spiro’s Sarika Willis, Bufquarter by the score of 13-7.
they played last month at Brumley Gym,
CASC Correspondent
Lady Jets outscored them falo Valley’s Bailey ScarThe Lady Pirates started to see fouls
32-31 to come away with berry, Courtney Flemming
(See POTEAU, Page 7A)
mount up in the second quarter. Kuck and
Shooting 41.5 percent the win.
and Kilah Cummings with
from the field, while holdBria Caldwell led the two points apiece.
ing the Vikings to 37 per- Lady Vikings with 12
The CASC teams will
cent from the field proved points, while Talihina’s return to action today with
to be the difference for the Tara Hawkins had 10 road games against WestNorthern Oklahoma Col- points. Dajha Hardamon ern Oklahoma State College-Enid Jets in their 71- scored nine points, fol- lege in Altus. The women’s
Pirates will welcome Checotah for homecoming Tuesday night 55 win over the Carl Albert lowed by Arkoma’s Rosa game will be at 4 p.m., folState College Vikings on Orpo and Alyssa Banks lowed by the men’s contest
WAGONER — The Po- Baker (170). Bryson Terry 4A District Duals match Thursday night at the Ma- with five points each and at 6 p.m.
teau Pirates wrestling team won by technical fall at 113 will be with the Stilwell In- bee Center in Enid.
split its two matches in pounds, while Chris Wood dians on the road at 7 p.m.
A 19-point halftime lead
Thursday night’s Class 4A (106), Roderick Hornbuck- Jan. 29. They must beat the proved to be the difference
District Duals triangular.
le (138) and Juan Martinez Indians to have any chance for the 18th-ranked NOCThe Pirates upset No. 7 (182) won by forfeit.
to win the district duals and Enid Lady Jets in their 71Sallisaw 47-33, but lost 58In the loss to the host earn the trip to the Class 51 win over the Carl Albert
15 to No. 4 Wagoner.
Bulldogs, the Pirates only 4A Dual State Tournament State College Lady Vikings
In the win over the won three matches. Terry which will be next month. in Thursday night’s first
Black Diamonds, the Pi- (106 pounds) and Jarod
The next action for the contest.
How well do you know your football?
rates (10-3 in duals this Williams (heavyweight) Pirates will be their homeIn the men’s game, the
The Poteau Daily News will be holding a Pigseason) got pins from Race won by pins, while Sam coming dual against the Vikings (7-10 overall, 4-3
skin Picks contest throughout football season.
Williams (120 pounds), Shore won by decision at Checotah Wildcats at 6:30 in Oklahoma Collegiate
Readers can submit ballots with their picks for
Ross Johnson (126), Jake 145 pounds.
p.m. Tuesday at Sherman Athletic Conference play)
the week. All weekly winners will be put in a
drawing for a grand prize after Super Bowl XLIX
Sheehan (160) and Zach
The Pirates’ final Class Floyd Fieldhouse.
were solid on both ends of
in February. In the event of a tie, the closest pick
the floor, which led to their
on the score of the AFC – NFC Pro Bowl will
34-27 lead at halftime.
be the tiebreaker. Winners will be announced on
The second half, the Jets
the Pigskin Picks page each week during the condominated both ends of the
test period. Today’s ballot must be returned to the
Poteau Daily News office by 5 p.m. Friday to be
floor by outscoring the Vieligible for this week’s contest. Next week’s conFor more information, go to www.faith- kings 44-21 to come away
Faith Community Nazarene Church is
test ballot will be in the Jan. 24 edition.
getting ready for this year’s Upward Sports communitynazarene.org or on the Upward with the come-from-behind
Sports Poteau page on Facebook or go to win.
basketball and cheerleading league.
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take place in hour-long sessions this mornfigures, led by Devin Spann
The second annual Hungry Like the with 14 points, Chris Bates
ing inside the Pansy Kidd Middle School
E-mail_____________________________________
Gym. The kindergarten 4s and 5s will reg- Wolf 5k/10k fun run/walk and two-mile with 13 points and Mairega
ister from 9 to 10 a.m., followed by the walk will take place beginning at noon Feb. Clark and Markell French
first- through third-graders from 10 to 11 21 at Blues Park in Heavener. Race-day with 10 points apiece.
(Circle the team you pick to win)
a.m. and the fourth- through sixth-graders registration and packet pick-up will be Spiro’s Knifeis Carter
AFC vs. NFC
had six points, while Dafrom 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
from 11 a.m. to noon.
Packets may also be picked up from 3 to vid Campbell added two
Registration may also be done online by
points.
going to https://login.upward.org/?route=re 4 p.m. Friday at Heavener High School.
In the women’s contest,
The entry fee is $20 per runner until Feb.
gistration&id=UPW57560.
The league’s first practice will take place 13. From Feb. 14 until race day, the entry the first half was dominated by the Lady Jets on both
Feb. 10, with coaches letting their respec- fee increases to $25 per runner.
All proceeds will benefit the Heavener ends of the floor, which led
tive teams know when their practices will
High School track and cross country pro- to their 39-20 lead at halftake place.
time.
Registration forms are available at grams.
In the second half, the
The course will begin at Blues Park and
Allstate Insurance in Poteau, Tote-A-Poke
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AFC _________ vs. NFC _________
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ends of the floor. Howevcall Kristen Andrews at (918) 653-4307.
Discount Lumber and SkateReation.
McAlester teams sweep Poteau
Pocola softball player signs with
Connors State College on Friday
NOC-Enid teams take two from CASC
Poteau beats Sallisaw, loses to Wagoner
in Class 4A District Dual matches
Sports Briefs
SERVING LEFLORE COUNTY
Sports
PAGE 6A . . . SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Talihina boys get road
win over Heavener
Thursday's High School Boys Basketball Roundup
TRIUMPHANT TOBEY — Tobey Thompson won the Week 20 Poteau Daily
News' Pigskin Picks Contest, being the only one with a 4-1 record in last week's
contest. He earned $25 for his win, and he's eligible for the grand prize at the end
of the season, which will be Super Bowl XLIX in two weeks.
PDN photo by David Seeley
Thompson wins first Pigskin Picks Contest
Poteau resident Tobey Thompson kept
seeing one of the winners of the Poteau
Daily News' Pigskin Picks Contest, Robert Swinford, winning quite often, so he
decided to join in the fun. It took him 20
weeks, but he finally got a win.
Thompson bested all the contestants in
last week's contest, going 4-1, to win the
$25 prize.
Thompson is in line for the grand prize
at the end of this football season’s contest,
which will run until Super Bowl XLIX,
HEAVENER — The Talihina Golden
Tigers picked up a road win Thursday night
as they beat the homestanding Heavener
Wolves 57-44 at the Heavener Gym.
The Golden Tigers (6-6) jumped out to a
16-5 lead after a period and never lost the
lead.
Keaton Jackson led Talihina with a gamehigh 22 points, followed by Alan Lockhart
with 14 points, Cord Fitzgerald with seven
points, Trey Hawkins, Jacob Sockey and
Bryar Humphreys with four points each
and K.J. Morris with two points.
In defeat, Noah Davis scored 18 points
and Dillion May added 12 points to pace
the Wolves (5-4), followed by Colt Dunigan and Ashton Wright with four points
each, Taylor Meeks with three points and
Jordan Terry with two points.
Panama 79, Bokoshe 48: At Bokoshe
Tigers Fieldhouse, the Razorbacks (5-6),
who led 10-6 after a period and 22-15 at
halftime, put the game away by outscoring
the Tigers 31-11 in the third quarter to take
a 53-26 lead into the final period to spoil
Bokoshe's homecoming.
Jeremy Loyd scored a game-high 21
points to lead the Hogs, followed by Zach
Timms with 17 points, Tristan Thompson
which will be Feb. 1 in Glendale, Ariz.
All winners each week can come by on
Wednesdays after being notified to pick up
the prize money.
The ballot for next weekend’s contest is
in today's edition on Page 5A. That ballot
will need to be turned in by 5 p.m. Friday
to be eligible for that contest’s $25 prizewinning check.
BOKOSHE — The
Each week’s winner will be mentioned
on the following week’s Pigskin Picks Bokoshe Lady Tigers got
their second straight win
Page.
as they clawed the Panama
Lady Razorbacks 67-38
Thursday night at Bokoshe Tigers Fieldhouse to
celebrate homecoming.
to my place for one ball game in the region- time,” she said. “I love playing softball. I’ve
The Lady Tigers (4-7)
al tournament, and I liked her smoothness always played. It’s like family almost.”
jumped out to a 17-9 lead,
Covey hates to see Carter go, but she
and her defense — and she happened to
but they put the game
hit a home run her first time up. We hit 70 knows the kind of ambassador she’ll be for
away with a 23-6 second
the Lady Indians.
home runs last year. I like home runs.”
“I know she’ll go up there and do a won- period to take a 40-15
Carbone believes Carter can make an
impact right from the get go once arriving derful job,” she said. “Hopefully, she’ll halftime advantage and
be an outstanding representative of what never looked back.
at the Warner junior college.
Hunter Traylor led
“I think she can fit in immediately,” he we’ve become and what we’ve done here
Bokoshe
with a gamesaid. “I think she’ll help us up the middle, at Pocola.”
While uncertain just how her collegiate high 21 points, followed
but I don’t know yet if she’ll be at second
future will go, Carter has no doubt things by Kim Swindle with 19
or shortstop.”
points, Shawnee Gibson
That also factored into Carter’s decision will end on a high note.
“I’m really nervous, but I know it’s all with seven points, Rica
to sign with the Cowgirls.
“It helped [making the choice] a lot going to be OK,” she said. “I’m looking Beam with six points,
Cheyenne Crase with five
knowing that I’ll likely see a lot of playing forward to it.”
points, Brooklyn Delaplank with three points
and Rosa Vasquez, Megan
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In defeat, Brittnie Brassfor local sports coverage in LeFlore County
field scored 11 points and
with 13 points, Ben Whiteaker with nine
points, Keyton Watson with five points,
Wesley Hughes and Dylan Daniels with
three points each and Trace Brooks, Andy
Burris, Tobin Wright and Skylar Herrington
with two points apiece.
In defeat, the Tigers (1-11) had three
players score 10 points to lead the way,
Christian Stroup, Randy Collins and Deondra Henderson. Jacob Summers had eight
points, followed by James Cox with five
points, Ronald Ward with three points and
J.D. Culwell with two points.
Whitesboro 54, Buffalo Valley 53: At
Steve Linker Gymnasium in Whitesboro,
the Bulldogs (11-3) rallied from a 30-29
halftime deficit as they outscored the Buffaloes 12-9 in the third quarter to take a 4139 lead into the final period.
The Buffaloes outscored the ’Dogs 1513 in the fourth quarter, but their rally fell
short.
Blake Blagg-Tidwell had a double-double with 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead
Whitesboro. Niko Hoeck had nine points
and eight rebounds. Lachlan Banks also
had nine points, followed by Dakota Farris
with three points and Calvin Sisemore with
two points.
Bokoshe girls roll past Panama
Thursday's High School Girls Basketball Roundup
SIGNING
Kendra Swindle added 10
points to lead the Lady Razorbacks (4-7), followed
by Madison Tackett with
seven points, Shelby Maxwell with six points, Madison Stout with two points
and Hannah Goines and
McKenzie Harper with a
free throw apiece.
Heavener 65, Talihina
24: In Heavener, the Lady
Wolves (7-3) jumped out
to a 24-7 lead after a period and never looked back.
Heavener put three players into double figures, led
by Makenzie Wilson with
13 points, while Jodie Hill
and Jacee Manley with
10 points apiece. Sydney
Crase had nine points,
followed by Kacee Manley, Reagan Alexander
and Katon Chitwood with
four points each, Azure
Watkins with three points
and Makayla Wilson, Abbi
Moody, Christian Schiffner and Shelby Smith had
two points apiece.
In defeat, Melina Ludlow led the Lady Golden
Tigers (2-10) with nine
points, followed by Mariah Crank with seven
points, Jayla Johnson with
six points and Hailey McClain with two points.
Whitesboro 25, Buffalo Valley 24: At Steve
Linker Gymnasium in
Whitesboro, Mariah Frederick's free throw with
four-tenths of a second left
broke a 24-all tie to lead
the Lady Bulldogs (9-5) to
victory.
Frederick's basket with
about 2:30 left to play tied
the game at 24.
Frederick and Shania
McKosky each scored six
points to lead Whitesboro,
followed by Abigail Phillips and Hope Sisemore
with four points each,
Lexey Branscum with
three points and Breanna
Gibson with two points.
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POTEAU
FLAME FLIPPERS — Several members of the Poteau Spirit Center participated
in Fire and Ice Invitational last weekend at the Fort Smith [Ark.] Convention
Center. The top photograph are the Level 5 gymnasts, Michaela Wolf, left, and
Cheyenne Wilbourn. Wolf got third the vault and the bars, while placing fourth in
the floor exercise, on the beam and in all-around. Wilbourn was third on the beam
and fifth in all-around.
The middle photograph are, from left, Casey Qualls, ShyAnne Hutchison, Kenzie
Davis and Skylee Maynard. Hutchison placed first on the vault, on the bars and
in all-around, while coming in runner-up on the beam and in the floor exercise.
Maynard placed fourth on the vault, on the bars, on the beam, in the floor exercise
and in all-around. Davis, who competed in her final meet as a member of the
Poteau Spirit Center, and Qualls had a good meet, but did not place in their age
group. The bottom photograph are, from left, Cally Horne, Lyndsey Clark and
Kyjia Kinsey. Not pictured — Alessia Osterhout. As a team in their age group, they
finished eighth.
Photos by Christy Wilbourn
Harden has 31 points as Rockets beat
Thunder at home Thursday night
HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden
loved how the Houston Rockets played in
the first quarter Thursday night against the
Oklahoma City Thunder.
He only wishes they’d play that way
more often.
Harden scored 15 of his 31 points in
the first quarter and the Rockets won 112101.
The Rockets led 40-18 after one and
didn’t trail again to bounce back after a
loss to Orlando on Wednesday night that
snapped a four-game winning streak.
Harden came just short of a tripledouble with 10 assists and nine rebounds.
Trevor Ariza added 17 points and four
steals for Houston.
It was the 17th 30-point game this season for Harden, who leads the National
Basketball Association in scoring.
Kevin Durant had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder.
stroked a game-high 26
points to pace the Buffs on
Thursday night.
In the opening period,
Kanaan Hardaway scored
six points and Mark Garner,
who is rounding, too, added
four points.
Dawkins scored eight
points and Dascale only
scored three points, but he
gave a vision of things to
come. The score was level
at 17 after a quarter.
Sequoyah Sanders ripped
eight points and Mason
Grimm added a 3-pointer
in the second quarter for the
Pirates (5-5).
Watkins and Dawkins
each scored five points and
Dascale stroked trifecta No.
2. The score was again level at 30-30 at halftime.
Poteau gained the lead in
round 3, even though Dascale drained his three 3s.
Poteau was paced by
Hardaway who had two 3s
himself, but Sanders stroked
seven points to give Poteau
a lead of 50-48 after three.
Again the tag team of
Dascale and Dawkins were
the leaders of the herd with
six points and nine points,
respectively, and were the
only two Buffaloes to score
in the final period.
Poteau trailed with three
seconds remaining. Sanders
had a great look at a Hail
Mary from midcourt, but
the ball drew iron.
In defeat, Poteau put
three players into double
figures, led by Sanders with
17 points, Hardaway with
12 points and Skelton with
10 points. Garner scored
nine points, followed by
Ben Klutts with eight
points, Grimm with three
ROGER’S RUN! — Poteau’s Roger Barcheers, left,
drives toward the basket past a McAlester defender
during Thursday night’s game at Sherman Floyd
Fieldhouse. The Pirates lost to the Buffaloes.
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was arrested
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attorney
and
jailers.
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after
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center
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bags
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SLAYING,
page
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next. Some programs
(See PARTY, page 2)
deputies received a call at
programs will taken
By Amanda
Corbin
By Amanda Corbin
The accident
happened
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place in the library,
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p.m. on Applegate Cove Road near driving also was damaged. No
“It is an emotionally draining
some at Donald W.
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injuries were reported.
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PDN
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100-degree
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into
the
suspicion
of
drinking,
driving
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ua
Davies,
of
Shady
Point,
was
neath the stars at Bill J.
By Ken
Milam
Peters
Street
and
Parker
Avenue
a
post-rodeo
concert
in
Poteau.
dangerous
range,
the
NWS
said.
crashing
his
patrol
car.
driving
the
patrol
vehicle
at
the
immediately arrested him on suspi- Patrol Col. Ricky Adams. “Our By Kim R
Barber Park.
PDN News
Editor
block
from
City
Hall.
The
concert
will
happen
Thunderstorms
are
possible
A
cool
front
is
expected
to
According
to
the
Oklahoma
time
of
the
accident.
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cion of driving under the influence, troopers displayed professional- PDN Edit
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to
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Saturday,
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19,
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across
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Amanda
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initial
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a
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on
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according to an OHP statement ism in administering their duties
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ed
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Thursday
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boat
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present a magic show
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into
Friday.
afternoon
to
a
wreck
involving
a
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to
roll
and
the
boat
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Davies
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LeFlore
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ballot.
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The
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LeFlore
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Meanwhile,
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TROOPER,
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By Kim Ross
of
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goers
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GED
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early today
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PDN Editor
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began
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1970
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High
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man killed
in a two-car
Defense
Act July
gun 19.
safety prior to the passing of
According
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Police,
Brian K.
Troope
War
will
perform
returning
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school
in
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issue
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November
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Adult
Learning
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at
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119 JANUARY
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Hospital tax OKd, Cockburn elected
Wister, Panama
school
bonds
pass;
Dems
settle
runoffs
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Election
at a
By Kim Ross
PDN Editor
SERVING
LEFLORE
COUNTY
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Wister School Bond
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yes to saving Pam Young,
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Gene
Policinski,
the hospital. The yes vote won
across
all
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37 precincts.
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The proposed tax came to life in
Panama School Bond
February after the Oklahoma Department
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Johnson .......... 56.9%
results come in at the EOMC sales tax proposition election watch party Tuesday night in The
Rogers ...................... 42.1%
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spoke with
Bruce
Maynor
(See LeROUX,
page 2)
Amanda Brown of Leflore County EMS was named Paramedic of the Year.
Sunday afternoon.
During
(See TROOPER, page 2)
The Travel Plaza store
an inventory of his vehicle,
Poteau deputies discovered was shut down, and later,
P I R AT E S PA D U P
what was believed to be a after the threat was verified
pipe bomb in the bed of by police, the casino at the
plaza also was told to shut
Maynor’s
truck.
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County Talent Show, sponsored place was awarded to Lyndsey PDN
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to friends and singing partners
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took place Saturday (See
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on this day.
PDN News success
Editor
year.
approaching.
the economy and their own
ago,
but
most said
they
By comparison,
28
pers
to
a
wire-to-wire
win
at
world
for
the
first
time
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scheduled
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whois sang
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went to abysolo
a duet
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the
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15and
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act.
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Clark.
the participant an event T-shirt. Inditheir neighbors in ArkansasMerle
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tiple charges in connection with
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same. In
pionship.
worthy are among the
Classes in Poteau will
entertainment headliners
begin Aug. 11 and classes
lined up morning
for this year’s
the inchase
and several
car wrecked
near 12
Green
Top Road seen walking Friday
on a
Also found in the house
Heavener,
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Two men
who allegedly broke
According
LeFlore
east
of
Poteau.
The
two
men
fled
Poteau
street.
purse
froman
the stol
younger.
Festival
at Tuskahoma.
June, asked approximately
same.
of taken
consumers
expect
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Regardless of class
he’s
just
getting
started.
that
he
abruptly
broke
Theburned
four-day
event
into an area church are behind County
at on foot, according to deputies.
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search
of the
home
on pessiinvolved
in tothe
policeand
cha
location,Sheriff’s
all students Department
must
1,200 people —
in each
They
were
more
situation
improve
53
“My
goal
now
until
the
with
Caroline
Wozniac
opens
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7
p.m.
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28
(See
DYE,
page
2)
enroll
at
the
Poteau
Adult
state — about
their
finanmistic
about
general
busibars after a police chase early Fri- about
3:15
a.m.
Friday,
deputies
The
LeFlore
County
Sheriff’s
Park
Drive
led
to
officers
finding
well
as
computer
and
c
the Choctaw
Learning Center. Classes
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page 2)
endwith
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the
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try to
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cial situations and expectaconditions
over
theMerle (See
day.
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equipment
equipment
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fromtoa be
thir
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are open
to adults
18 years Hill Road Department later found Hammen stolen music Princess
win toas
golf
on top,”
he said.
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The
festival machine
begins tournain
of age or older.
Dustin Hammen, 20, and Aus- in Cameron
that had been reported inside another car after he was change holder
a many
candy
glarized
vehicle,
Qualls
said
fiddler
in the
earnest
Friday
morningMcIlroy
and guitarist Iand
Sixteen- and 17-year-old
ments
as
I
can,”
can
keep
it
for
a
while
tin Owen, 22, both who reportedly stolen
from
Poteau.
Deputies
said
given
a
ride.
taken
possibly
Tuesday
evening
runs through Monday with 1960s, Haggard and his
students
may
also
saidscores
Sunday
afteron
his
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band,(See
along
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of
sporting
events,
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special
BURGLARIES,
page
have been living in a burned home the enroll
car, reportedly
occupied by
According to Poteau police from the Greenhill
Church
oldtwoOwens,
helped
create
the
cultural
activities
and
enterpermission from their local
shot victory at the Bridge- his last two tournam
Bakersfield sound, which
tainment.
school district, parent or
stoneMusical
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include
Dea Snake
Road
education director. No 16to try
to finish
No.
1 atin modern
the styles
possibility.
Sports Correspondent
played
withstudents
and get
to do that, it makes for a great time.”
5 p.m., Chris Cagle at 7 edged sound not heard in
or 17-year-old
will to play with them
world.
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justat to
get theasmorewas
on the
links of Bri
polished
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Haggard
9 p.m.,
be admitted
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more without
time.”a pre“This game has meant a whole lot
ville
recordings
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all
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the
amphitheater
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with the adult
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When you play your last high conference
“It was
a blessing
time.
the tribal capitol grounds.
learning
center
director, — I was glad not
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many
can
he
win?
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be here
week, we built relationship with the
team and several
aligned is
withthe
the PGA
outlaw Champion
McIlroy
known names paused
in country and
To
schedule
an
best you got. That’s what four area ing,
in regard
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with skaters
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guys. That’s what it’s all about. We
country movement and has
music
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ing
up
the
tournaments
he
established
into the newhimself as
38 No. 1 hits and earned cessful albums
$15 enrollment fee, classes
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homa Coaches Association All-State some
great plays. He deserves
(to be during
as a team out there, and that’s how we
century.
three
Grammys
as
well
as
are free and all books and
left on other
his schedule
this overwhelming favorite
By a
Amanda
Corbin
original building was located has numerous
back to
school bash.
honors.
Football Game at Lee Snider Field inmaterials
the game)
as much
want it.” offThe
are provided
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PDN
Reporter
Railroad Avenue, now called
year.
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Rory i
(See FESTIVAL,
page 2A)
The
Maidens
held
an
As
a
singer,
songwriter,
cost to the student.
at Spartan Stadium at Bixby High no Students
Sweeten
and Blue were
involved
“It was aBroadway.
blessing to be here,”
exhibition
bout
during
wishing to
And
that’s
exactly
what
incredible
form
at the
“I’m
a fourth
generation
and we’re
He
the Poteau
Journal
(now
School. And for two it was indeed inenroll
making
happen
forevent.
the ofAguilar
said.known
“I owned
set
some
goals,
and
on Aug. 6things
or 7 should
stillthe
here,
still selling furniture,” said
By
Kim
Ross
as
the
Poteau
Daily
News).
to
James.
he
was
doing.
ment,”
said
Adam
S
t, and Willene
Abbott, right, enjoy the Beer and Chicken
arrive 10-15Band
minutes early
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fense.
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good
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Randy Bridgman, presentthis
owner
the of
Bridgman’s
was located
PDN
Editor
Diana
Wiles
then
and
allow
most
of
the
day
“Does
the
Grand
Slam
who
held
the
No.
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r
the Donald Poteau’s
W. Reynolds
Center.
and line
operated
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offensive
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edly
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press on the second.
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PDN Tanner
photo by Amanda
Corbin
by Kim
Ross
a complete
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andFormade
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ting
to know all
the
guys
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all
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store
transferred
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its
present
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shot
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By Amanda Corbin
playfully
of allegedly
the 36-hole
ex-by the
man to
beat next
of classes or for more
location on was
Deweyspecial.”
Avenue in the early
Sweeten and Talihina’s Jordan Blue that
totaled
377
yards. downs.”
strong relationships
information
about
the Adult
his stepfather
Sunday
has byPoteau
where
emer
PDN Reporter
hibition
for
major
champithe
look
of
things.
Bridgman’s has been a part of the
1900s, dates vary between 1902 to
program,
contact a 59-yard recepmade their share of contributions as Education
Sweeten
caught
For Sweeten,
Poteau community since 1886.
1927. it was even more ons.
died,
according
to police.
services
met her
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the Ryder
Cup I’ll
be gunning
forand
himt
the center at (918) 647Atfor
the age
of 38, Robert
S.
members of the East team in its 23-14 tion.
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set
the
East
up
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good
special
since
he came from an 8-man
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We appreciate your dedication
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protecting our homes and
Army Sgt. Vincent Lee
Carson Owens
Owens, of Spiro was
killed March 1, 2010,
while
serving
in
Afghanistan. He was a
motor transport operator
assigned to Forward
Support Company, 3rd
Battalion, 187th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team. He was
21.
Army Spc. Robert
Allan Pierce
Army CW2 Randy Lee
Billings
Billings, of Poteau was
killed Dec. 17, 2013, in
Afghanistan.
He was a Blackhawk
pilot with Bravo Company
3-1 Aviation, First Infantry
Division. He was 34.
Pierce, of Panama
was killed March 23,
2007, while serving in
Afghanistan. He was
assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air
Assault). He was 20.
properties and saving lives
daily while putting your own
lives at risk.
Daniel C. Martinez Jr.
Martinez, of Wister was killed
March 23, 2007, while on duty with
Fort Smith Police Department. He
was shot while assisting in a domestic standby. He was 33.
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James Lockhart
State Representative & Team
Leader
World Trade Center
Debris Recovery Effort
2001 & 2002
Continuous support for our local
police, fire and emergency services
Dustin Shawn Duncan
Duncan, of Cameron
was killed Feb. 4, 2008, in
an auto accident while
returning home from duty
at the Latimer County
Sheriff's Department. He
was 28.
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