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John Rich was sworn in to the Marlow City Council Ward 3 seat at Tuesday’s meeting. Photo by Elizabeth Pitts-Hibbard/ The Marlow Review
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The Marlow City Council on Tuesday accepted the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to re-zone the property known as 704 S. 4th Street from R-1 (Single family dwelling residential) to C-3 (Planned neighborhood shopping center) to accommodate a business relocation. The Planning and Zoning Commission had heard from representatives of Blue Rock Therapy and Wellness on January 19 to examine a proposal to rezone the property so that the business could relocate and contstruct a new facility on the corner of 4th and Choctaw streets. Having voted to recommend the change, the Commission sent the proposal to the City Council for consideration. City Administrator Jason McPherson said that the proposed building is designed to comply with the regulations for C-3. “It’s designed to fit into the neighborhood rather than to be just any kind of business that could come in [to the space], which kind of extends back into a residential area,” McPherson said. He added that there had been no protests to the change. The City Council approved the recommendation and adopted the zoning change. John Rich was sworn in to the Ward 3 seat after having filed for the position uncontested. In a later interview, Rich said that he had lived in Marlow most of his life and felt it was a good time to become more involved in the local government. “It was a good time, a good opportunity to serve my community,” Rich said. “I don’t have any self-interest or agenda; I just want to do what I can because I love Marlow and love the people.” Elsewhere on the agenda, the Council agreed to seek the $500 Community Improvement Grand through the Oklahoma Code Enforcement Association to assist with the cost of renovating storm siren equipment. Also before the Council was an agenda item regarding a contract for cemetery office renovation with WW Builders in the amount of $49,861.43. McPherson explained that although the original plan was to utilize a trailer owned by the City to replace the current cemetery office, the necessary repairs were cost-prohibitive. McPherson recommended that the City Council decline the contract with WW Builders and said that he would have a different plan in place by May 2021, prior to budget planning for the next fiscal year. McPherson said that the plan would prob-
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Marlow High School hosted State leadership and media on Tuesday for a tour of the new meat processing lab on campus. The lab is funded using CARES Act money through a partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture and Oklahoma CareerTech. Among the guests was Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur, who emphasized the importance of skill development in meat processing in the state. “There are facilities throughout the state who are ready to hire skilled personnel right away,” Arthur said. The Secretary added that profits increase when food is produced and
processed locally. “It’s value-added when consumers know food producers. They know how their food is raised, and people don’t mind paying a little extra when they know that the producer is their neighbor.” The collaboration with CareerTech includes online certification curriculum that teaches students food safety and equipment operation. The equipment, which is commercial-grade and state-of-the-art, is supplied as part of the program. State CareerTech director Dr Marcie Mack was also in attendance at the tour of the new lab. “The online curriculum is available to anyone in addition to being used in classrooms,” Mack said. “Knowing the equipment and how to use it opens
doors to job opportunities.” In addition to 11 labs in high schools and CareerTech sites, the program also offers a mobile meat trailer with the same equipment and a builtin freezer that can be used at educational sites state-wide. Mack said that the trailer has a full schedule through July 2021. Students in the program demonstrated processing techniques including grinding, tenderizing, and vacuum-packing fresh pork that they had previously learned to break down into different cuts of meat. Other learning objectives include profit analysis when spices and seasonings are added, as well as ensuring food safety and sanitizing the equipment.
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Garland Smith Public Library recently received a $2500 donation, and librarian Tina Bennett and staff said that they wanted to use the funds to benefit area students who must learn virtually due to quarantine or school closures. With the funds, the library purchased four internet hot spots that are available for checkout. “Some kids have to quarantine because they or a family member
have been exposed to COVID, but they don’t always have internet access at home,” Bennett said. “Our wifi here at the library is always on, 24/7, but not everyone wants to just hang out in the car or on a bench outside. “Hot spots can be used by anyone who needs to get on the internet but doesn’t have access at home.” Each hot spot must be checked out by a library card holder who is over 18 years of age. Checkout du-
ration is 7 days. Bennett said that the funds will be used to keep the hot spots active through the end of the school year, and that if demand continues there are more funds available for extending the program or adding additional units. For more information about using the library’s hot spots, contact Garland Smith Public Library at 580-658-5354.
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Johnie Mac Mayes
An American Hero Rescued by Love By: Cricket Holland In last week’s Marlow Review, a request was made for our readers to supply us with information about someone who is or has been a hero in their life, or about someone who gives back to others, or a lost love reunited, or…..well, stories. Stories about local and former Marlow residents with whom you’ve shared your lives or who made a difference in the lives of others. Never did I expect to receive a story that would stir my heart like this one – a knight in shining armor, putting his life in danger to save others, a decorated hero, a man who finds true love when life has thrown him a curve, a terrible curve called cancer. Our story this week is about Marlow native Johnie Mac Mayes. A book could actually be written (and probably should be) about his young life growing up on the family farm, his high school football career, life in the military during the Vietnam War; a war most veterans either don’t want to talk about or won’t. We begin with memories; memories of being on the 1959 Marlow High School state championship football team, friends and relationships including dating his current wife Linda (Riley), farm life as a teenager hauling hay to the “hottest barn in Marlow, Oklahoma”, graduation in 1961, the decision to join the Army….great memories. Born Jan. 10, 1944, at Talley Walker Hospital in Marlow, to Mac and Eula Mayes, Johnie attended Stover School from grades 1-8 and Marlow Public Schools his freshman year until graduating in 1961. Learning how to be a good neighbor and helping others are two of the things he said he learned from his parents as he was growing up. “My parents were generous people. When we had extra produce from the garden, they would bag it up and carry it to people in town who were struggling. No one ever knew where it came from because they would just leave it on the porches,” he proudly shared. “At one time, we even had a dairy,” he continued. “I would ride with my dad on his evening deliveries. I remember my job was to jump out of the truck, place the milk on the porch and catch up with my dad for the next drop off. “My mom worked at Armstrong’s Variety Store. Dad was not only a farmer, he also worked at the Post Office and grade school,” he said smiling. “So many memories of my life in Marlow.” “When my dad died in 1963, I quit school at OU and returned home to help my mom with the farm. Sadly she passed away two years later,” he said. In April of 1964, Johnie enlisted in the United States Army. He did his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, Artillery and Officer Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Flight School at Fort Rucker, Texas where he learned how to fly the OH-23 and UH-1 helicopters. He received his Lieutenant Commission in March of 1967 and was deployed to Vietnam in 1968.
UH-1 HELICOPTER PILOT Johnie Mac Mayes is shown above relaxing after a flight taken during the Vietnam War. “One of the greatest achievements in my life was learning to fly the OH-23 helicopter. In fact, it was pretty exciting stuff for a Marlow farm boy,” Mayes said with a smile. Mayes’ base camp was at Dong Tam which was 1 ½ hours south of Saigon on the Mekong River. The camp was headquarters for the 9th Infantry Division which was assigned to the 9th Aviation Battalion in support of the 9th Infantry Operations, “I flew both the OH-23 and UH-1 (Huey) on various types of missions: Command and Control, Troup insertion, Resupply and Medical evacuation. “By that time in Vietnam, the war had become a helicopter war for troops and supplies. There were just too many places not accessible for other vehicles,” he explained. Pilots were limited to the number of combat flying hours they could do in a 30 day period. That number was 140, but a soldier had to do what he could to help others. And in Johnie’s case, that meant more hours not less. “I still have my log book that shows many months that I flew 160 or more hours. In fact, in one 10 day period, I logged over 102 hours,” he said with a strong memory of those days. All in all, Johnie accumulated 1400 combat flying hours and along with those hours he was awarded numerous air medals. When asked to share some of his other experiences, he was quick to give credit to
surviving jungle training to his life on the farm. “We went to the Philippines for jungle survival training to learn how to survive if shot down,” he said. I had an advantage over many of the guys because I had grown up on a farm and knew how to live off the land. “My mom always had a large garden and one of my favorite memories is being able to walk through it, pick ripe fruits and vegetables, and eat my fill. I even carried a small shaker of salt to be able to really enjoy the fresh tomatoes,” he recalled. “My group also supported the Navy as
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they operated in the Mekong Delta. We had to learn how to land our helicopters on a relatively small area on the ships which were often operating without any lights,” he explained. I can just see his smile as he added, “The upside to this mission was that the Navy always had the best food in Vietnam.” As time of reminiscing came to a close, he wanted to express his feelings about the men who he served with in Vietnam. “Being a helicopter pilot was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had. But it’s not something you do alone. Above all else, you not only trust yourself, you have to trust your crew. When you are sitting side by side in a helicopter and depending on each other, you learn who you can count on and who you can’t. It’s more than brothers,” Mayes said. “You create a bond there because you’ve shared the same experiences, seen the same things. People who haven’t been there can never truly understand the bond and trust that is formed,” he said. A bond that today is still unbroken as they get together as often as possible; sharing memories, laughing with each other until the war stories break loose and the tone changes to one of somberness. “We enjoy being with each other; sharing memories with our families, until we begin reminiscing about the war. That’s when we gather alone, away from spouses or friends who truly would not understand the things we are talking about,” he said in a quiet voice. “The Covid pandemic made it impossible to get together in 2020, but we are looking forward to meeting in 2021!” Mayes said. Johnie Mac Mayes left the military with the rank of Captain. He served two tours in Vietnam and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross….not once, but twice. The Distinguished Flying Cross, ranked three below the Medal of Honor, was established on July 2, 1926, and is awarded by the Department of the Army for “Heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.” A life member of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, Mayes will always have a connection with those who flew helicopters during the war. After military life, Mayes went to work for HalliburtonCompany; a job that took him to 34 different countries. “Even though I’ve traveled all over the world, Marlow will always be my home. My family has lived and worked there since before statehood,” he said proudly. Life was good…..and then in 2006, he got the worst possible news for anyone. “Johnie…. you have Tonsil Cancer.” Cancer, the C word that scares us all. But Cancer didn’t know who it was messing with and Johnie was determined to beat it. In next week’s Marlow Review we will continue Johnie Mac Mayes’ story; a story of chemo, radiation, determination, strength and love. Yes, love. A love he knew years ago……Linda Riley.
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Sharing Scam Stories Helps Protect Against Phone Fraud By Sonja Skinner
He gave his name, his badge number. He offered names of colleagues, and cited regulations. He asked me to verify my social security number. On the spot, I spit out four fake digits. As he thanked me for verifying my social security number, my smile broadened and my heart beat faster. Let the fun begin, I thought. Knowing this was a scam call, despite the Oklahoma City number, I was impressed at his attempt to convince me. He said that authorities found a car, rented with my social security number, on the Texas and Mexico border. They’ve found drugs, a large amount of money, and blood splatter. I’ve been charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, and there is a warrant out for my arrest. Pulling from every acting technique I knew, I spewed hysterical phrases such as, “There’s a warrant out for my arrest in Texas?” and, “It wasn’t me! I didn’t do any of this. I would never ever do a thing like that!” He must have been sitting on the edge of his seat, believing he had me fooled, ready to milk every penny he could. Little did he know. “I have kids!” I sobbed. His next phrase inspired me to mute him and laugh breathlessly with my daughter, who filmed with her cell phone. “Please, calm down ma’am. You must calm down. We can help you.” For the next five minutes, I muted him as he spoke, explaining to my daughter that his goal is to steal money from me. In summary, he explained I had two choices. Go to jail for 10 years and pay an $85,000 fine, or help them
find the real bad guys. Smooth move. Cooperate and everything will be fine. I wanted to proclaim, “I’m not a rat,” but thought I’d better not implicate myself, and allowed him to paint the pictures. He continued to proclaim our newly forged alliance. At this point, I knew I had to question him to make it believable. “Are you sure it’s me? What if it’s a different person?” I asked him to verify my social security number again. I strung the man along for a solid twenty minutes. I couldn’t help but contemplate the consequences of those who may fall for these scams. Just before proclaiming “I know what you’re trying to do,” the man asked me to drive to Walmart to purchase a special government voucher, drain my bank accounts so he could freeze them, and then keep that voucher safe until his social security officer colleague could come collect it at my home tomorrow. Fear inspired me to quickly end the call. I was surprised that this scam is still making the rounds, and came to my phone number here in Stephens County Oklahoma. Most young adults have learned to ignore incoming calls from unrecognizable numbers. When I made a Facebook post asking if anyone had fallen for the trap, most comments followed the same sentiment: let it go to voicemail. Others enjoy pranking the pranksters, as I did. On the other hand, some don’t have the simple luxury of ignoring calls. I am one of those unlucky ones. Having a child with medical needs means I frequently
receive calls from unknown numbers, with friendly voices belonging to doctors, insurance agents, or medical supply companies greeting me. If I do not answer, I could play phone tag for days, so I just answer. The curious type may also answer, but hang up quickly once they realize the ruse. One would assume there is another group who may not ignore the call, falling prey to the scam: the elderly. While this group is frequently targeted, according to www.consumer.ftc. gov, my assumptions were partly wrong. “Surprisingly, older adults were the least likely of any age group to report losing money to scams. The overwhelming majority of fraud reports filed with the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network by people 60+ didn’t indicate any monetary loss. What’s more, consumers in that age group spotted fraud and reported it before losing any money at nearly twice the rate of people between 20 and 59.” However, according to the Federal Trade Commission, those 80-plus years of age are particularly vulnerable, and tended to lose more money than any other demographic. So what can we do? The Social Security Adminstration (SSA) website, ssa.gov, advises, “If you receive a questionable call, hang up, and report the call to our Office of the Inspector General. Don’t return unknown calls. Ask someone you trust for advice before making any large purchase or financial decision. Don’t be embarrassed to report if you shared personal financial information or suffered a financial loss. Share this information
with friends and family.” According to the SSA website, the SSA may call you if you have ongoing business with them, but, “Social Security may call you in some situations, but will never: threaten you, suspend your Social Security number, demand immediate payment from you, require payment by cash, gift card, prepaid debit card, internet currency, or wire transfer, or ask for gift card numbers over the phone or to wire or mail cash.” Don’t be intimidated by fear tactics, which is what my phone fraud friend tried. The SSA website points out that scammers may threaten arrest or other legal action, or may offer to increase benefits, protect assets, or resolve identity theft. A Finra Foundation study, linked on the SSA website, digs deeper. It claims that “Respondents who had heard about the scam before were significantly less likely to lose money,” and that news stories were by far the most common source. The study adds, “While respondents did not believe word of mouth is a particularly good source of information about scams, more than 40 percent of respondents said they had obtained information about frauds in this way.” It may feel like everyone knows about Social Security scams, but telling our stories and spreading the word about them is still the best line of defense. Learn more at oig.ssa. gov/scam. Learn more about fraud prevention and reporting at https://www.ssa.gov/antifraudfacts/.
DISTRICT 43 NEWS From the Desk of Sen. Jessica Garvin
What to expect during our first week of session The past two months have flown by, and I’ve been looking so forward to session starting. I hope everyone can tune in Monday. We’ll begin session in our respective chambers before meeting in joint session in the House Chamber for Gov. Stitt’s State of the State Address that will begin at noon. We will then return to the Senate Chamber for further business. During the first week of session, leadership will still be assigning bills to committee so currently there are no meetings scheduled. We’ll meet daily on the Senate floor to have a prayer, recognize guests, and announce any upcoming meetings. With the bill filing deadline last week, we’re focused on advocating for our bills among our colleagues and finding coauthors. I ended up filing nearly 20 bills this session. My bills focus on healthcare issues from pharmacies to tracking health stats to long-term care, along with childcare investigations, medical consent, and teacher retirement among many others. You can read all of my bills and other filed this session on the Senate website at www.oksenate.gov. In total, there were just
over 1,000 Senate bills and nearly 30 joint resolutions, which typically create state questions for voter consideration. The House filed nearly 1,950 bills and just over 40 joint resolutions. Altogether, the two chambers will be considering nearly 3,050 bills and joint resolutions. We will spend the month of February working in our committees and considering those bills that make it out of committee on the Senate floor. All committee meetings are available to view live on the Senate website under “Live Proceedings” at the top. And if you happen to watch something after the fact, video is archived in the same location on the site by selecting the monthly calendar on the left side of the screen. In non-legislative news, I was pleased by the Department of Education’s an-
nouncement about a new way that students and staff can easily report school threats. Individuals can already call any suspected threats in to (855) 3378300 or submit them online at www.tipline.ok.gov, but these simply aren’t as easy as texting a message in. Now people can text suspicious activity or concerns to “OKSThreat” to 226787. This is an anonymous service that also accepts images and videos 24 hours a day. This important safety measure was made available from a $250,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant given to the state Department of Education. I hope you will share this vital info for your children to protect themselves and their school. Hopefully, they never have to use it, but it’s better to be proactive than reactive. It’s imperative that if someone sees something that makes them uncomfortable or scares them that they share it immediately. Another exciting statewide announcement is the launch of the updated version of Oklahoma Mobile ID, which now allows Oklahomans to enroll for REAL ID. We were the second state in the nation in 2019 to launch Mobile ID. This provides a digitized version of a physical driv-
er’s license that’s available on one’s smart phone. The technology is very secure, and users will be able to control their privacy settings and who they want to share their personal information with if needs be. This will not only be easier and more efficient for users, but for the businesses and organizations they visit as they can easily verify necessary information since credentials are continually updated against the Department of Public Safety’s system of record. Please know that you will still need to show your physical ID to law enforcement and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Lastly, as vaccines continue statewide, the Oklahoma Medical reserve Corps (OKMRC) is looking for medical and non-medical volunteers to support efforts around the state. There are more than 50 location statewide that need assistance. You can apply or learn more at OKMRC. org. Training will be provided. Among other duties, volunteers are needed to give vaccinations (medical staff ), review forms, help with registration, control traffic, assist the elderly and help sanitize the facility. Background checks will be conducted.
By Debbe Ridley, Marlow Chamber of Commerce
The Marlow’s Story
The Marlows’ story has been on our minds this month as we’ve looked back 132 years to the date of the bloody ambush at Dry Creek outside Graham, Texas. The anniversary was January 19. Let’s take another look at that time through a mother’s eyes with an excerpt from Life of the Marlows – A True Story of Frontier Life of Early Days, originally published in 1892. From page 53: “Johnson and posse reached the place where Boone, Ellie and Mrs. Marlow were living one Saturday in August. At the time of their arrival Boone and a young fellow by name of Metz were gathering corn in a field near by, while Ellie had gone over to a neighbor’s.” “There was, consequently, no one at the house except the old lady. The day was very warm and she cordially invited them into the house out of the sun. They asked for water, which she drew from the well near[by] with her worn hands, never dreaming that she was supplying the wants of men that would in a short time take her sons away to their death.’” “Her love for her boys was as their love for her, and each other---fierce and consuming. Not one of them would have hesitated to fight regiment in defense of the other. Of a Spartan nature, she rejoiced in the stern and lofty denunciation of the Jewish prophets. Her religion taught her to demand an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. All she asked of the world was for it to let her and hers alone, but if wrong were done them, forgiveness was strange to her nature.” Page 56 goes on to say: “In speaking of it afterwards Mrs. Marlow says: ‘Disappointment or grief very rarely kills. When I was told that this man Johnson, who had showed so plainly to me of what kind of material his being was constructed, had taken my dear children away, I felt as though I was choking to death.’” “’My heart stood perfectly still for a few moments, then beat so rapidly and fast I thought it would burst out of my bosom. But I did not die then or afterwards, either, when Charley and George came home to
me in the early morning of a cold, gray Sunday, with such ghastly, blood stained faces and hands that I could hardly believe that they really lived, and I was told that two more of my darling boys lay dead on the hard ground in a dark and lonely place where their poor bodies had been riddled with bullets without mercy, and yet at another time while I watched by the side of a third dear son that had been robbed of his life by a man whom he had befriended as a dear brother in many instances, and still I never died of grief, yet I would have gladly laid down this troublesome life if my other two could have gone too.’” “’No trouble rarely kills. It is a means of torture that makes one long to die, but that is all.’” Time marched on, as time does, and members of the family moved on to Colorado, to live long, productive and successful lives. The original 1892 Life of the Marlows was revised, and expanded in 1931. We bid farewell to eighty-four year old Mother Marlow in 1907 with this passage: “As the day advanced, preparations having been made, they followed all that was mortal of that mother, whose advice had tided them over the rough places, to its last resting place on the farm on Billie Creek, where wintry blast nor summer storm could disturb. The place, a spot on a knoll where the first gleam of the morning and the last ray of the setting sun falls aslant the mound, makes almost cheerful the grave of Martha Jane Marlow, who did life’s work well.” Contact the Chamber office (580-658-2212) for more information about Life of the Marlows, revised by William Rathmell in 1931, and reprinted with an introduction and annotations by Robert K. DeArment in 2004.
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ably include constructing a new building on the property that would house not only an office for cemetery staff, but also the maintenance equipment that currently does not have adequate shelter and security. The Council agreed that an alternate plan is appropriate and voted to decline the contract. During the Municipal Authority meeting, trustees considered a contract to remove and rebuild a building in the city
yard for storage of used transformer oil per environmental standards, as well as the purchase of required materials. The trustees agreed to contract with Jeremy Nowlin of Marlow for labor in the amount of $3500.00 and purchase material for the building from J&E Metal Sales in Marlow in the amount of $5144.44, both expenses to be paid from the Marlow Municipal Authority Capital Improvement Fund.
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Obituaries Jimmy Allen Nichols 1951-2021 Jimmy Allen Nichols, of Velma, was born April 29, 1951 in Marlow, Oklahoma to Morris Allen and Dora Maxine (Duncan) Nichols. He completed his earthly journey on January 20, 2021 at the age of 69 from complications of COVID-19 in Duncan. Visitation will be Friday, January 22, from 5:30-7:00 P.M. at Whitt Funeral Home Funeral services will be Saturday, January 23, at 10:00 A.M. in the Whitt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Hale officiating. Live streaming will be available on www.whittf h.com on his obituary page. Serving as pallbearers will be his nephews and honorary pallbearers will be James Layn, Jimmy Bigham, Cash Wright, Raymond Rice, Jeff Hart, the late Rodney Branum, and the late Jug Garrett. Interment, with Rev. Terra Sisco officiating, will follow in the Marlow Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitt Funeral Home. Jimmy graduated from Rush Springs High School and then attended Cameron University. After graduation, he joined the Army National Guard. On January 10, 1970 he married Rosemary Johnson in Marlow. They had three children – Leslie, Jason
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and Trevor. He was employed as a journeyman lineman for Cotton Electric for many years before an accident ended his working career. He loved watching his grandchildren play sports. Jimmy attended all events at Velma-Alma schools and watched college sports. His pastime was playing on the computer. Jimmy served on the Velma-Alma School Board for 30 years. He had a good, positive attitude and a great sense of humor. Jimmy is survived by his wife of 51 years, Rosemary; son, Trevor and wife Mindy Nichols of Marlow; grandchildren, Preston and Paisley Nichols; sister, Linda and husband Butch Long of Butcher Pen; brothers, Rodney Nichols of Altus; Gary and wife Pam Nichols of Ratliff City. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Leslie Nichols; son, Jason Nichols; and sister, Janet Hampton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his honor can be made to the donor’s charity of choice. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.whittf h.com.
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honey buns, and watching western movies. He was a very fun loving person who never met a stranger. Charles loved his family dearly, and will be deeply missed. Survivors include, wife of the home, 3 sons: Chris Wilmeth and wife Shannon of Sterling, Cody Wilmeth and wife Anysia of Lawton, and Rodney Wilmeth and wife Kelly of Mountain View, daughter, Carol Picazo and husband Daniel of Duncan, 9 grandchildren: Jon Anderson, Bryce Wilmeth, Andrew Alcorn, Nathan Alcorn, , Emily Anderson, Brenna Wilmeth, Reygan Wilmeth, Jacey Christianson, Alyssa Christianson, and Amber Wilmeth, great-grandson, Manuel Prieto, and sister, Martha Dixon of Ada. Charles was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Wayne Wilmeth, and sister, Linda Marie Wilmeth. Online condolences may be made to www. C a l l away S m i t h Co b b. com
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Marlow: Jeffrey Scott Jones, 57, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 in Marlow. Jeff was born Sunday, January 19, 1964 in Oklahoma City, to James Doug and Glenda (Payne) Jones. He was a 1982 graduate from Central High School. While in high school, he was known for his head fake while playing guard for the basketball team and he was known for his knuckleball while pitching for the baseball team, earning him a scholarship to college. He took on the family business, delivering bread for Sara Lee, eventually becoming regional sales manager. He enjoyed photography, computers, fishing, taking care of different animals such as, birds, deer, and stray cats, and he especially enjoyed spending time with his family. He was a protec-
tor of those he loved and will be dearly missed. Survivors include his father, wife, Michelle Lowers, daughter, Janae Jones of Saginaw TX., 1 grandchild, and 2 brothers, Ken Jones and wife Robin of Duncan, and Robert Jones and wife Michele of Marlow. He was preceded in death by his mother, and sister, Susan Jones. Cremation has taken place, and in order to curb the spread of Covid, there are no services planned at this time. Please do not contact the family in person. Cremation and all arrangements have been entrusted in CallawaySmith-Cobb Funeral and Cremation Services in Marlow.
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Anna Sue Dean 1949-2021 Marlow: Jeffrey Scott ing time with his family. Jones, 57, passed away He was a protector of Friday, January 22, 2021 those he loved and will in Marlow. be dearly missed. Jeff was born Sunday, Survivors include his January 19, 1964 in Okla- father, wife, Michelle homa City, to James and Lowers, daughter, Janae Glenda (Payne) Jones. Jones of Saginaw TX., 1 He was a 1982 gradu- grandchild, and 2 brothate from Central High ers, Ken Jones and wife School. While in high Robin of Duncan, and school, he was known for Robert Jones and wife his head fake while play- Michele of Marlow. ing guard for the basHe was preceded in ketball team and he was death by his mother, and known for his knuckle- sister, Susan Jones. ball while pitching for Cremation has taken the baseball team, earn- place, and in order to ing him a scholarship to curb the spread of Cocollege. He took on the vid, there are no services family business, deliver- planned at this time. ing bread for Sara Lee, Please do not contact eventually becoming re- the family in person. gional sales manager. He Cremation and all arenjoyed photography, rangements have been computers, fishing, tak- entrusted in Callawaying care of different ani- Smith-Cobb Funeral and mals such as, birds, deer, Cremation Services in and stray cats, and he Marlow. especially enjoyed spendThe Marlow Review • January 28, 2021
Simmons Willis Jr. 1959-2021 Marlow: Simmons Willis Jr., 61, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 in Duncan. Cremation has taken place at the family’s request, and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation and all arrangements have been entrusted in Callaway-Smith- Cobb Funeral and Cremation Services in Marlow. Simmons was born Monday, April 20, 1959 in Lawton, to Simmons and Shirley (Sweeney) Willis. He was a 1978 graduate of Marlow High School, and he lived in Marlow all of his life. Simmons enjoyed watching Dallas Cowboys football, fishing, playing jokes and hanging out with his nieces and nephews, and spending time with his family. Survivors include, 4 brothers: Carlton Willis and wife Bobbie of Stamford, TX, Kenny
Willis and wife Debbie of Marlow, Dennis Denham and wife Cindy of Marlow, and Steven Willis of Marlow, sister, Maggie Watkins and husband Mike of Marlow, 2 aunts: Oleta Rosen, and Lena Sweeney, uncle, Dean Runnels, brother-in-law, Phillip Denham, and numerous nieces and nephews. Simmons was preceded in death by his parents, step-dad, Buck Denham, brother, Richard Willis, sister, Donna Denham, nephew, Michael Willis, Aunt and Uncle, Mary and Wilson Amos, uncle, Butch Sweeney, and uncle, Chuck Rosen. Online condolences may be made to www. C a l l away S m i t h Co b b. com
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MHS exPRESS What do Marlow students do with their 24 hours?
Madison Contreras Writer
In just twenty-four hours, high schoolers around the nation are held to high expectations to complete various tasks within each passing day in a school week. Among maintaining their grades, personal hygiene and relationships, students are many times employed or involved in extracurricular activities. According to a poll taken at Marlow High School, approximately 63% of students are involved in activities that require out-of-school hours and 35% are employed. Amidst these well-rounded students, 21% are both employed and in at least one extracurricular, with a remaining 23% of students that are neither in the workforce or involved in an activity. Balancing the time given in one day to accomplish all their Pictured above is the student section at Marlow v Chickasha school work and put the best efmore hours of sleep each night, the average student at Marlow High fort into their job and organizations along with trying to account for a sufficient night of sleep pose a challenge for many high school stu- gets 6.5 hours of sleep on school nights. Many times a reason for a student’s lack of sleep, a survey taken dents. in 2014 by The Brookings Institution found that teachers felt they asBeing highly involved, cheerleader, clarinetist, concurrent student signed an average of 3.5 hours of homework each night, contributing and MHS senior Hailey Sloan described what her usual school day to the burden set on teenage shoulders for what is expected in a day. looks like when trying to manage her many responsibilities. Since then, classes across the nation are now adopting a National “Seventh hour is my senior release, so that’s when I try to do Education Association (NEA) policy that suggests adding 10 minutes all my homework because that’s when I have all my freetime after of homework on each year a student is in school (ex. a senior would school until about 4:00 P.M. Then I have to go to work until about have 120 minutes of homework). 10:00 P.M. at night, and then I finish up my homework,” explained Also suggested by teachers to assure a student’s proper progress Sloan. “If I have cheer, then I would do my homework before I cheer. in reading and comprehension, the Phoenix Academy suggests that So, I’m normally in bed by like 12:00 A.M. or 1:00 A.M. in the mornadolescents read 20 minutes every day, thus adding on to a teenager’s ing. Then I have to get up again at 6:50 A.M. to drive to Marlow for workload. school, which is another 25 minute travel time.” As mentioned earlier, 63% of MHS students are involved in exTo fully understand the amount of anticipated productivity a high school student is expected to achieve in one day, the recommended tracurricular activities that require participation outside of school; on top of their workload, about 32%, the majority, of these students expectations for each subject would need to be compounded. Starting with the component of sleep, the CDC recommends that would say they spend 2-3 hours each day taking part in an activity, 13-18 year olds should be getting 8-10 hours of sleep per 24 hours, though 15% would say they spend 4 or more hours a day, involving whereas the Nationwide Children’s Hospital recommends 9-9 ½ themselves outside of school. hours per 24 hours as 9 ¼ hours of sleep is required for a teen’s mind In total, each day, students are expected to get enough rest to asto be fully productive upon awakening. sure their mind is at full capability (9 hours), attend school (8 hours), With approximately only 22.5% of MHS students getting 8 or complete their homework (2 hours), read twenty minutes each day
Topping excels dramatically
Emma Samples Writer
After joining Drama I her freshman year, senior Aubrey Topping holds the Senior Captain position in the Marlow Outlaw Speech Team (M.O.S.T.). The collective goal of the Drama classes of building selfesteem and confidence are what M.O.S.T. has helped Topping develop by assisting her in overcoming her timidity and gaining courage. Throughout her years in M.O.S.T., Topping has gained many new friendships and has strengthened older ones as well. Among these less recent relationships lies fellow M.O.S.T. member and senior Elena Holguin who has known Topping since their sixth grade year. Holguin described the growth she has witnessed in Topping throughout her involvement in the organization. “I have seen her grow so much,” Holguin stated. “When we started Drama, we were in the same Drama I class, and she
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was so quiet and shy. She was scared to get up, share her heart and let people get to know her. Now she’s the girl who hops up anytime we do improvisation, and she isn’t scared to speak up for what she believes in.” While she has been a member of the team, Topping has acquired quite a collection of accomplishments such as winning the Drama State Championship her sophomore year as a member of the M.O.S.T. team. Topping’s close friend, fellow M.O.S.T. member and senior Savannah Triplett had a front seat experience in witnessing some of Topping’s accomplishments. “She’s been with us for all of
our big accomplishments as a team,” Triplett expressed. Triplett also recalled Topping acting as Camila Foreman in the 2020 fall play “Who Murdered Who” and placing first in Dramatic Interpretation earlier this school year. While she has grown as a person, she has also developed as a dramatic actress. Topping has shown that she is very passionate about her acting career through her hard work and determination to affect her audience and make them feel whatever her character feels. Among her many achievements, Topping has also gained the ability to speak publicly and with confidence. “I have learned how to speak in Drama,” Topping conveyed. “Public speaking is something that I will need for the rest of my life.” Continuing to use different aspects she has learned in M.O.S.T., Topping will graduate this May with plans to pursue a degree in Art and Graphic Design at a college of her choice.
Photo taken by Tyler Hertzler On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the Marlow Outlaw 2021 Wrestling Homecoming ceremony took place at the Outlaw Wrestling match against Elgin. The 2021 homecoming candidates were seniors Hailey Sloan, escorted by Zach Griffith, Shiloh Sullivent, escorted by Garrett Hughes, and Aubrey Miller, escorted by Bryson Hughes. Miller was crowned the 2021 Wrestling Homecoming Queen by the Crowning Captain senior Carson Moore.
and participate in involved organizations (2.5 hours). When added together, students would have only two hours, given homework amount and time spent engaging in the community stays the same, to travel to said places, eat, take care of their personal hygiene and, most importantly, have downtime. Though, these estimates do not reflect the increased amount of hours a student would be working a job, which would exponentially decrease the amount of time the student has for fundamental components of a day. Managing schedules can become stressful and lead to many students overcommitting themselves. An overwhelming 40% of MHS students confessed being “very stressed” concerning their schedule, followed by 28% “neutral/stressed” and 25% “extremely stressed.” Photo taken by Brianna Reed Despite having learned to manage her time, Sloan spoke on why she feels stressed. “It kind of stresses me out a little bit because I have no freetime to do what I want to do. I spend most of my time doing something around the school or the community or at my job,” revealed Sloan. “I just don’t have that much freetime, so it just stresses me out a little bit.” Having helped many students deal with stress and reorganize their schedules to better their growth, MHS Counselor Amy Herchock gave her advice on how to best work with the many bars that have been set for high school students. “They have to realize they can only control what they can truly control. I tell them to ask themselves what can I change to make this work. There’s the ‘have to’s.’ You have to be at school doing the work the teachers are working on in class. That becomes a priority to me - education comes first. The ‘want to’s’ are more of ‘I want to play basketball’ and ‘I want to be in drama.’ Those you should do, but it can’t be at the expense of your education,” stated Herchock. “You have to understand what the ‘have to’s’ and the ‘want to’s’ are, then determine which of those wants are the most important.” Though as Marlow high schoolers continue to learn to manage their time with homework, involvement in activities and the workforce, determining a perfect schedule is individual to each’s own and is an important necessity in everyday life.
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Bringing joy to the community through singing, junior Renee Vermillion is a five-year member of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OkMEA) AllState Choir. Having performed in the 2021 OkMEA All-State Choir virtually as a member of the Mixed Chorus, Vermillion received the opportunity to perform as one of the top thirty-two high school soprano II students in the state. Vermillion went through a vigorous audition process of learning four separate pieces and participating in two rounds of virtual auditions before being named as a member of the AllState Mixed Chorus.
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Finding serenity in performing music, junior Landry O’Neal is a two-year member of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OkMEA) All-State Band. Having previously performed in the OkMEA 2020 All-State Symphonic Band as ninth chair flute, O’Neal improved her technique, and in 2021, O’Neal rose to the highest band—the Wind Symphony—and sat with great pride as third chair flute. O’Neal learned four separate pieces in preparation for the three rounds of virtual auditions and competed for her spot against musicians from each region of Oklahoma.
Brantley spoke on certain aspects of the tournament that he is proud of. “There is a lot of history behind it for bragging rights in the county; we’re always proud to host it. We’re proud of our facility, and we’re proud of our workers. We’re proud of how we try to run and host the tournament,” said Brantley. Many citizens of Marlow have been a proud supporter of the tournament for decades, one being Marlow City Manager and KFXI sports announcer Jason McPherson. Going on his twenty-first year as an announcer, McPherson’s first appearance in the Stephens County Tournament was in his junior year of high school when he was a player in the tournament. When asked what McPherson’s favorite part of the tourna-
ment was, he responded, “The community aspect.” “I grew up with the rivalry ‘hatred’ of Comanche and Velma, but now I have lifelong friends in those communities, and the county tournament is usually where we catch up, however basketball is a close second,” McPherson continued. With both Outlaw teams making it to the finals, the Outlaw boys played against Velma-Alma who they beat in a nail-biter, 4946. The Lady Outlaws played Velma-Alma who they defeated 38-32, winning the Stephens County Tournament alongside the boys. Through weeklong competition, the Outlaws persevered and are ready to take on the rest of their season; the Outlaws next game will be held at Lindsay Jan. 29 against the Lindsay Leopards.
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Outlaws sweep Stephens County Tournament
Morgan Warren and Gabby Hack Writers
Being hosted by Marlow High School for the first time since 2017, the 90th annual Stephens County Tournament took place Jan. 18-23 with the competition between the Marlow, Empire, Comanche, Waurika, Wayne, Central and Velma-Alma boys and girls basketball teams along with the Duncan boys JV team. This tournament has been a part of Marlow’s town history since the tournaments began in 1931. Many changes have occurred since then, including the implimentation of a double elimination bracket in 1977 and six on six womens basketball. With Marlow hosting the tournament this year, Marlow High School principal Bryan
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Congratulations Outlaw Outlaws Sweep County Tournament
Elizabeth Pitts-Hibbard
Alma Lady Comets, taking the lead early in the first The Marlow Outlaws period and holding it for and Lady Outlaws swept the bulk of the game. The the 90th Annual Stephens Lady Comets pulled tight County Basketball Tour- in the fourth in a rally atnament, held in Marlow tempt that brought them last week and culminating within one bucket of the in championship games lead, but the Lady Outlaws, against Velma-Alma on fueled by shooting 5 for 9 Saturday night. from the free throw line The Outlaw boys in the period sent them marched through the to the final buzzer with a bracket and faced the Vel- score of 38-32. Tournament MVP ma-Alma Comets in the championship. The tight Jenna Wade put up 16 game saw the lead traded in the game, followed by back and forth several Whitney Wade with 11. times; the Comets led 15- Dara Hunt and Madison 11 after the first period but Fitzhugh each scored 5. The Lady Comets’ Desfailed to maintain momentum in the second, only tinee had 13 on the game, scoring three to the Out- including a perfect 6 for 6 performance at the line. laws’ 14. INDIVIDUAL STATS – Marlow started the second half with the lead and BOYS Marlow: Nate Herchock kept it through most of the third and fourth periods, 12 (FT 2/2); Blake Harris 12 including putting up 18 in (FT 3/4); Josiah Johnson 11 the final quarter. A hotly- (FT 2/2); Avrey Payne 9 (FT contested final seconds 1/2); Jace Gilbert 4 (FT 0/2); gave Velma-Alma some Diego Flores 1 (FT 1/2) Velma-Alma: Tyler Stewhope to close the score but the Outlaws’ defense took art 10 (FT 4/7); Jace Saville care of the buzzer with .3 14 (FT 2/3); Austin Hunt seconds on the clock to 5 (3/6); Jackson Hensen 3 (FT 1/1); Cooper Keck 2; come out on top, 49-46. Nate Herchock, who Gage Swisher 2 (FT 0/1) INDIVIDUAL STATS – took the Tournament MVP award, and Blake GIRLS Marlow: Jenna Wade 16 Harris were the Outlaws’ high scorers of the game (FT 6/9); Whitney Wade 11 with 12 apiece, and Josiah (FT 3/6); Dara Hunt 5 (FT 3/3); Madison Fitzhugh 5 Johnson put up 11. The Comets’ Tyler Stew- (FT 1/4); Elaina Kuhlman art took care of 20 points (FT 1/2) Velma-Alma: Destinee for Velma-Alma, and Jace Saville had his own dou- Wofford 13 (FT 6/6); Shain Ille 8 (FT 5/10); Jaycee ble-digit game with 14. The Lady Outlaws domi- Kimbrough 7 (FT 0/1); Ally nated their championship Smith 3 (FT 1/2); Rylee game against the Velma- McLain 1 (FT 1/4) The Marlow Review
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Basketball and Wrestling! Outlaws Take Sallisaw Tournament Championship
Marlow High School wrestlers racked up 201 points against the other 15 teams at the Paul Post Classic tournament in Sallisaw on Friday and Saturday, January 22-23 to bring home the Championship trophy.
Head coach Andy Howington said that the tournament “went well,” and was pleased with the win. Howington praised Garett Hughes in particular for his tournament sweep; Hughes took first at 160 and won his first
four rounds by fall. Hughes took his firstplace round by 14-3 decision over Logan Sterling of Wagoner. “Garett wrestled tough,” Howington said of the win. The 8-0 Outlaws are currently ranked
first in Class 3A and will wrestle next at home against Mangum and Sulphur on January 28.
Paul Post Classic 2021 Results for Marlow 106 Lawson Knox (12-4) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points. Round 1 - received a bye (Bye) Round 2 - won by fall over Ace Hughes (Metro Christian) 1-3 (Fall 0:35) Round 3 - won by fall over Brock Hickman (Coweta) 13-7 (Fall 1:26) Championship Bracket - Tre Tecson (Cascia Hall) 19-3 won by decision over Lawson Knox (Dec 7-2) 3rd Place Match - Conley Logue (Grove) 10-4 won by fall (Fall 5:00) 113 Gehrig Furr (12-4) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points. Round 1 - won by fall over Jayden Mathis (Pryor) 2-3 (Fall 1:36) Round 2 - won by major decision over Braiden Sellars (Pryor) 5-8 (MD 10-0) Round 3 - won by fall over Corbin Houseman (Grove) 8-9 (Fall 1:26) Championship Bracket - won by fall over Tucker Collinsworth (Coweta) 14-7 (Fall 5:03) 1st Place Match - Braylen Rodgers (Vian) 15-1 won by decision (Dec 5-0) 120 Brayden Bowman (3-1) placed 5th and scored 10.5 team points. Round 1 - won by major decision over Mason Duke (Sallisaw) 1-2 (MD 12-3)
Round 2 - 3-1 received a bye Round 3 - Gage Eaton (Wagoner) 16-4 won by decision (Dec 5-0) Consolation Bracket won by fall over Kamden Rodgers (Broken Bow) 8-7 (Fall 3:53) 5th Place Match - won by major decision over Josh Pilcher (Coweta) 5-6 (MD 10-0) 126 Keenan Simpson (1-3) placed 10th and scored 3.0 team points. Round 1 - Jake Adkisson (Prague) 1-3 won by fall (Fall 1:34) Round 2 - received a bye (Bye) Round 3 - Eli Griffin (Cascia Hall) 17-1 won by fall (Fall 1:05) Consolation Bracket won by fall over Aden Nowell (Metro Christian) 0-4 (Fall 3:24) 9th Place Match - Ashton Foster (Sallisaw) 2-2 won by fall (Fall 2:39) 132 Zach Dawson (12-2) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points. Round 1 - received a bye (Bye) Round 2 - won by fall over Aeron File (Sallisaw) 1-3 (Fall 1:35) Round 3 - won by fall over Joe May (Broken Bow) 5-11 (Fall 1:49) Championship Bracket won by fall over Xander To-
rix (Warner) 8-3 (Fall 1:38) 1st Place Match - Jaydale Whitlock (Grove) 18-2 won by decision (Dec 9-7) 138 Case Rich (13-3) placed 3rd and scored 14.0 team points. Round 1 - Logan Smith (Perry) 4-1 won by fall over (Fall 3:13) Round 2 - won by fall over Damian Mayton (Ft Gibson) 9-9 (Fall 3:34) Round 3 - won by fall over Gabriel Rodriguez (Wagoner) 8-12 (Fall 1:30) Championship Bracket - Bronson Burcham (Coweta) 23-3 won by fall (Fall 3:08) 3rd Place Match - won by major decision over Bryce Kegley (Pryor) 9-4 (MD 163) 145 Trey Southerland (2-3) placed 10th. Round 1 - Luke Eschenheimer (Cascia Hall) 22-2 won by tech fall (TF-1.5 4:39 (17-1)) Round 2 - Josh Gesell (Grove) 10-5 won by decision (Dec 3-0) Round 3 - won by fall over Joseph Krauter (Vian) 1-3 (Fall 4:00) Consolation Bracket won by forfeit over Andrew McKay (Warner) 0-3 (For.) 9th Place Match - Wyatt Foster (Poteau) 2-2 won by major decision (MD 9-0) 145 Bryson Hughes (13-3)
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placed 4th and scored 9.0 team points. Round 1 - received a bye (Bye) Round 2 - received a bye (Bye) Round 3 - won by fall over Keyton Cole (Wagoner) 3-6 (Fall 1:42) Championship Bracket - Pason Dotson (Sallisaw) 15-5 won by decision (Dec 6-5) 3rd Place Match - Luke Eschenheimer (Cascia Hall) 22-2 won by decision (Dec 6-2) 152 Ty Scott (2-3) placed 8th. Round 1 - Cody Davis (Marlow) 12-4 won by fall (Fall 0:08) Round 2 - won by fall over Kiowa Coffman (Sallisaw) 12-8 (Fall 4:40) Round 3 - won by fall over Trey Daniels (Morris) 1-3 (Fall 0:25) Consolation Bracket - Kaleb Owen (Perry) 3-1 won by decision (Dec 4-0) 7th Place Match - Kade Edmonds (Pryor) 6-6 won
by fall (Fall 0:45) 152 Dason Davis (2-2) placed 9th. Round 1 - Kade Edmonds (Pryor) 6-6 won by fall (Fall 4:00) Round 2 - EJ Tecson (Cascia Hall) 12-0 won by fall (Fall 3:28) Round 3 - received a bye (Bye) Consolation Bracket won by fall over Charlie
Gilbreath (Perry) 1-4 (Fall 4:46) 9th Place Match - won by decision over Zane Hendrix (Poteau) 1-3 (Dec 12-6) 152 Cody Davis (12-4) placed 3rd and scored 15.5 team points. Round 1 - won by fall over Ty Scott (Marlow) 2-3 RESULTS CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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Outlaw Swimmers Prep for Regionals Elizabeth Pitts-Hibbard The Marlow Review
The entire Marlow swim team qualified for Regionals last week, with Gage DaVoult and Karsten Terrell ranked in the Top 8 for Class 5A boys in multiple events. Regionals will be held on February 5 in Edmond and State – should the Outlaws qualify – is February 22 and 23, also in Edmond. DaVoult is ranked third in 200 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle; Terrell is ranked first in 200 Freestyle and third in 500 Freestyle. Morgan Warren, the sole female member of the team, is ranked third in 500 Freestyle and fourth in 200 Freestyle. New to the team this year are Braxton Ramsey and Jared Brown. The Outlaws are coached by Tammy Miller with the assistance of Andrew Bowers of the Bison Aquatic Club.
MARLOW OUTLAW WRESTLING RESULTS continued from Page 7
Marlow Swim Results – January 15 Vs Duncan, Mid-Del, Chickasha Boys 200 Meter Medley Relay 2 – Marlow (Karsten Terrell, Luke Banks, Gage DaVoult, Braxton Ramsey) 2:12.95 Girls 200 Meter Freestyle 2 – Morgan Warren 2:43.73 Boys 50 meter Freestyle 1 – Gage Davoult 26.43 3 – Karsten Terrell 27.10 11 – Jared Brown 33.78 12 – Braxton Ramsey 34.29
Boys 100 Meter Butterfly 1 – Luke Banks 1:15.10 Boys 100 Meter Freestyle 2 – Gage DaVoult 1:00.59 9 – Braxton Ramsey 1:21.52 11- Jared Brown 1:21.88 Girls 400 Meter Freestyle 1 – Morgan Warren 5:53.07 Boys 400 Meter Freestyle 2 – Karsten Terrell 4:51.38 Boys 100 Meter Breaststroke
4 – Luke Banks 1:21.65 Boys 400 Meter Freestyle Relay 2 – Marlow (Luke Banks, Jared Brown, Karsten Terrell, Gage DaVoult) 4:32.66 Combined Team Score 4 – Marlow 244 Women’s Team Score 4 – Marlow 29 Men’s Team Score 3 – Marlow 207
(Fall 0:08) Championship Bracket Round 2 - won by fall won by decision over Gage over Trey Daniels (Morris) Hamm (Coweta) 19-2 (Dec 1-3 (Fall 1:04) 8-6) Round 3 - won by fall 1st Place Match - Kaden over Kiowa Coffman (Sal- Charboneau (Wagoner) lisaw) 12-8 (Fall 2:51) 20-1 won by decision (Dec Championship Bracket 3-1) - Braden Drake (Wagoner) 182 19-2 won by decision (Dec Cole Hayes (3-2) placed MARLOW BOYS & GIRLS HS BASKETBALL CENTRAL BASKETBALL 6-2) 6th. 3rd Place Match - won by Round 1 - won by fall JV PLACE TIME DATE OPPONENT PLACE TIME decision over Gage Gates over Alex Wren (Warner) DATE OPPONENT JANUARY JANUARY (Grove) 15-6 (Dec 1-0) 3-6 (Fall 1:04) 4:30 Home 6:30 1/26 E.C.P Home 6:30 160 Round 2 - Gage Hamm 1/28 Washington 1/29 Lindsay 4:30 Away 6:30 1/29 Wilson Away 6:30 Garett Hughes (14-3) (Coweta) 19-2 won by fall l FEBRUARY FEBRUARY placed 1st and scored 26.5 (Fall 1:38) 2/2 Lexington 4:30 Home 6:30 l 2/2 Waurika Home 6:30 team points. 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Marlow Elementary School Honor Roll First Semester ALL As First grade Mrs. Barron: Kaydence Anderson, Liam Boyd, Ellie Caveny, Maverick Davis, Shiv Patel, Vitus Starr, Amarie Stringfellow-Sweetwood, William Lynn Mrs. Hicks: Jett Adams, Joe Aguilera, Braxton Burns, Berlynn Choate, Rhiley Coffey, Benjamin Collier, River DeWoody, Alex Hart, Ava Linden, Nevaeh Pena, Logen Powell, Chailey Raines, Gunner Shea, Ty Soell, Eli Winburn, Deacon Wortham Mrs. Jones: Kipp Anderson, Ezra Bell, Jordan Frantz, Hannah Gann, Kolton Graf, Kade Houston, Davis Lovelady, Charlee Lovett, Brooklyn McKay, Emalyn Stewart Mrs. Keck: Wyatt Gonzales, Carson Kimball, Wyatt Meyers, Tolly Sanders Mrs. Weber: Preston Burchfield, Kylee Cochran, Colbi Cox, Leighton Cornell, Evyn Elliott, Hayleigh Hoogendoorn, Jude Jones, Adyson Lockwood, Easton Lovett, Rocky Martin, Stetson Peck, Gracie Strother, Aiden White Second Grade Ms. Bates: Vanessa Aburto, Brinlee Dunlap, Paisley Nichols, Skylar Slaughter, Reece Starr, Bella Vang Mrs. Bergner: Beau Brazington, Cache Brumley, Brylee Burns, Ensley Eaves,
Madden Field, Lila Lovelady, Allie Magby, Lane Michel, Maddie Miller, Kyndall Riddle, Katelyn Whaley Mrs. McCalvin: Charlotte Broussard, Weston Cox, Lola Davis, Presley Dawson, Michael Dickerson, Madison Eden, Makynna Eveland, Khloe Pinson, Bryce Weatherly Ms. McKinley: Layla Brantley, Lily Davis, Wade Davis, Karli Dumas, Rhett Dyer, Ayden Ford, Tessa McGilvray, Imiera Woods Mrs. Scalf: Nolan Johnson, Jilena Nihipali, Madison Phillips, Creede Spurlock, Ethan Staggs, Olivia Williams Third Grade Mrs. Anderson: Hadley Alaniz, Chloe Burden, Zoey Cochran, Gatlin Day, Lizzy Derryberry, Jantz Graham, Eli McCalvin, Peyton Munn, Noah Ottinger, Jaiden Stallings Mrs. Boyles: Cameron Crenshaw, Ty Gray, Andrew Linden, Alalie Pierce, Brooklyn Pierce, Carlie Stover, Makenna Tidwell, Anderson Toumbs, Hadley Townsend, Deaton Whaley, Barrett Wortham Ms. Davis: Timmy Banks, Lane Fish, Nacona Lawler, Preston Nichols, Hannah Stout, Serenity White Mrs. Elliott: Brantley Castro, Jackson Frantz, Lexi Freeman, Lilly Smith, Greenley Wilson
Mrs. Hines: Deegan Anderson, Paxtyn Boyles, Brekyn Foss, Ridge Hixon, Emmersyn Price, Talent Reynolds Fourth Grade Mrs. Coffman: Faith Condit, Blayne Turner, James Waller, Avery White, Kennedy Wilfong Ms. Crowson: Kaylyn Coast, Harper Cox, Hattie Gann, Kylee Johnson, Serenity Lemons Ms. Meshell: Maggie Derichsweiler, Karis Fitch, Kadie Head, Anessa Mahaffey, Avee Mahaffey, JB Morrow, Haddie Robles, Paisley Thorne Mrs. Riddle: Grace Castoe, Sawyer Johnson, Hayden Vandagriff, Harper White Mrs. Witt: Olive Bell, Kora Davis, Addison Head, Jemma Kochendorfer, Denton Olinger Fifth Grade Ms. Boyles: Gabi Baecker, Baylem Brenneis, Tucker Cooke, Paizli Hines, Addisyn McCurley, Braxton Scifres, Payson Trueblood, Avery Warren, Selina Zhang Ms. Eveland: Marshall Avens, Hunter Bowers, Cooper Ortega, Landon Waller, Parker Whitten Ms. Gilbert: Sydney Callahan, Luke Daniel, Hayden Dodd, Kylie Eggers, Griffin Shelby Ms. Herchock: Kayton Alaniz, Greer DaVoult,
Journey Jones, Amelia Sanders, Bruer Vankirk Ms. Kelly: Karter Boyles, Denver Day, Skyler Ince, Kaitlin Smith, Anna Toumbs, Ava Toumbs, Jarrett Wilkerson As and Bs First Grade Mrs. Barron: Christian Becerra, Zoey Mason, Blake O’Neal, Mason Copeland, Oivia Pineda-Kinsey, Sofia Pineda-Kinsey, Tempy Steel, Kaladin Wilson Mrs. Hicks: Joseph Hart, Jimmy Oliver, Kasyn Taylor Mrs. Jones: Eli Bryan, Roran Crowe, Alexis Funk, Emi Hernandez, Wyatt Houston, Jagger Mason, Aria Quezada, Koi Willis, Caleb Younts Mrs. Keck: Armando Chavez, Braxton Dahl, Addison Edwards-Castro, Katelyn Gates, Lila Hale, Bayleigh Rightmire, Jacobi Smart, Ari Suarez, Owen Thomas, Jocelynn Wilkerson Mrs. Weber: Cecilia Conway, Logan Herrera, Paisley Waldo Second Grade Ms. Bates: Addie Coffey, Kody Cvikich, Sebastian Decarlo, Baylor Gray, Donovan McCartney, Avery Stallings, Bryce Starr, Gavin Taylor, Jemma Williams, Ellye Winburn, Isaiah Wright Mrs. Bergner: Cade Elliott, Camdyn Hines, Ronin Tidwell
Marlow Middle School Honor Roll First Semester SUPERINTENDENT’S HONOR ROLL All As Sixth Grade McKenna Austin, Abigail Bannister, Austin Coberly, Caleb Davis, Carter Duke, Addyson Easley, Michael Gates, Clete Gilbert, Riley Glymph, Kenleigh Graham, Sarah Holding, Clint Ladon, Grace Lovelady, Kagan Mayes, Jaci McKay, Tyller Mitchell, Jaxson Murray, Jake Pettit, Scarlett Phillips, Londyn Price, Lincoln Smith, Brendan Weber, Devin Woods Seventh Grade Rex Freeman, Bretlie Hyde, Gracee Ottinger, Easton Petersen Eighth Grade
Brantz Bateman, Bradyn Brantley, Brody Brantley, Jacob Crowson, Haylee Daniel, Aidan Duke, Graci Grissom, Aubree Harmon, Bl, Keller Kizarr, Britney Mackey, Katie McPherson, Maci Miller, Tobie Mitchell, Dayton Olsen, Trace Ribble, Clayton Robinson, Brisco Smith, Haylee Steenburg, Lilly Thompson, Emiy Trimble, Gracie Webb, Emma Weston, Michael Weston, Jackson Witt, Jacobe Wright PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL As and Bs Sixth Grade Makayla Adamson, Hannah Brennan, Justin Choatem, Garrett Cox, Rowan Cox, Leland Davis, Daegun
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Dettlaff, Kate Doughty, Rylie Evans, Elle Fields, Avery Fo, Trevor Gibson, Kaylyn Gunn, Kasyn Haile, Averie Holley, Karsen Key, Paytyn Kinzey, Jenna McKinley, Trace Raines, Payten Reynolds, Bentley Seeberger, Chance Smith, Dakota Taylor, Cole Thompson, Gage Ward, Samantha Williams Seventh Grade Haydyn Baker, Natalie Banks, Christopher Basham, Colton Bratcher, Reese Dickerson, Major Fleetwood, Lakyn Foss, Gatlin Greer, Savannah Jacobs, Aiden Justus, McKenzie Lamonica, Alexi Linden, Carson Lovett, Taylor Misner, Hudson Morgan, Wyatt Osborn, Chandler Pendley, Kinzy Pinson, Miley Retherford, Katelyn Reynolds, Kory Scott, Krysta Shelby, Caleb Slaughter, Kailynn Soell, Blakley Tanner, Avery Throckmorton, Delaney Topping, Ethan Travis, Hunter Voelker, Gavin Waller, Grant Woods, Brooklyn Worthley, Justin Zhang Eighth Grade Lilly Anderson, Kyleigh Baker, Jonah Barton, Gracie Beard, Ella Beesley, Lane Boyles, Mya Boyster, Gabrielle Brown, Cooper Brumley, McKinney Crawford, Katelyn Cullum, Korbin Dittner, Joe McKinley, Estrella Molina, Conner Murrah, Charlie Patmore, Weston Pope, Brock Smith, Brileigh Soell, Briley Stoll, Emma Throckmorton
Mrs. McCalvin: Gavino Perez, Addyson Quaale, Brayden Taylor, Brodie VanKirk Ms. McKinley: Jayden Burden, Madison Cochran, Eastyn Cox, Cierra Hicks, Kasen Parker, Emma Richey, Abby Romero, Faith Steel, Owen Supron, Michael White Mrs. Scalf: Destry Adamson, Matthew Boles, Emily Howton, Jase Jones, Dayton Rash, Kensley Staggs, Mercedes Staggs, Paislee Willmon Third Grade Mrs. Anderson: Serenity Loyd, Natalie martin, Bentley Quaale Mrs. Boyles: Brycen Adams, Emma Brown, Kayla Hekia, Paisyn Keith, Brody Miller, Wyatt Morris Ms. Davis: Nicolas Ausmus, Zachary Ausmus, Logan Chisum, Makaylee Jones, Charlotte Leitner, Gehren Soell, Jace Taylor, Kendyl Trusty Mrs. Elliott: Beau Choate, Rhyan Davenport, Bentley Holmes, Sam Rush Mrs. Hines: Kadyn Brown, Tegan Elroy, Case Evans, Dason Flores, Ashlyn Gunn, Ember Jones, Jeremy Latham, Teagan Medline, Grayson Mitchell, Ty Thompson, Piper-Ann VanBibber Fourth Grade Mrs. Coffman: Bradon Blackburn, Tallon Crowley, Chesnie Dittner, Emma
Fowler, Cameron Lovett, Aiesha Patel, Rocket Rodriguez, Kingston Suarez, Kayler Sullivan Ms. Crowson: Jonathan Brown, Braeden Choate, Jett Gilbert, Karson Mayes, Hunter Phillips, Hayden Summers, Blazlie Wilson Ms. Meshell: Jack Austin, Kamree Davis, Brooks Garvin, McKinna Hyde, Carson Stover Mrs. Riddle: Kenzie Fear, Lindi Grissom, Mackenzi Kingcade, Olivia Latimer, Jayce Munn Mrs. Witt: Jack Anderson, Keira Blundell, Ethan Eden, Braeleigh Montero, Harleigh Pax, Karson Shea, Eric Standridge, Robbie Strother Fifth Grade Ms. Boyles: Lexli Carter, Levi Collier, Grace Luttrell, Jaden Sartin, Larry Standridge Ms. Eveland: Bailey Coyle, Jayden Cundiff, Joseph Jacobs, Ryan Jones, Sadie Kohler, Addyson Mayes, Madysen Staggs Ms. Gilbert: Mason Choate, Cambrey Cook, James Nunez, Raven Lee, Chris Saavedra, Caylei Wilson Ms. Herchock: Cambrey Boyster, Deston Wiliams Ms. Kelly: Belle Herringshaw, Matthew Pierce, Vinny Salazar, Trenton Thompson, Kynlea Wright
Marlow High School Honor Roll First Semester SUPERINTENDENT’S HONOR ROLL Caleb Baade, Dawson Baker, Grace Banks, Lyvia Bateman, William Bergner, Jori Brittain, Cooper Brooks, Maya Cantwell, Olivia Cantwell, Emily Cleary, Madison Contreras, Melissa Cooper, Ashton Cox, Noah Davis, Gracey DaVoult, Damion Dedmon, Riley Dickerson, Erin Doughty, Madison Fitzhugh, Makayla Fitzhugh, Landry Freeman, Jesika Friedl, Gehrig Furr, Barron Gage, Jace Gilbert, Hailey Griggs, Kailey Griggs, Gabriella Hack, Jacob Hale, Maggie Hammond, Harlee Heaton, Macy Heaton, Elena Holguin, Landon Holley, Lauren Ivory, Lane Johnson, Caleb Kimbro, Alexus King, Kennedy Kizarr, Korie Kizarr, Lawson Knox, Joshua Kowalik, Marisa Krautbauer, Elaina Kuhlman, Marlow Latimer, Lanie Leach, Owen Long, Kagun Mahaffey, Tamara McConnell, Haley McKinley, Tyler McKinley, Brennan Morgan, Ryli Murray, Abigail Olivier, Landry O’Neal, Payton Ortega,
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New technology allows school threats to be reported by text
OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 21, 2021) – Students, teachers and staff can now report threats in Oklahoma schools via text message. Through a partnership between the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) and the Oklahoma School Security Institute (OSSI), a division of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (ODEMHS), this state-ofthe-art technology will enhance statewide school safety and security to an already existing telephone tip line. “Students need to feel safe and comfortable for meaningful learning to occur,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister. “We must do everything in our power to ensure student safety, and we are grateful for this partnership that allows for us to expand the tip line.” The text function works in conjunction with OSSI’s telephone tip line. Before the addition of text, reports could be called in at (855) 337-8300 or filed online at tipline.ok.gov. Now, suspicious activity or concerns can be reported by texting “OKSThreat” to 226787. Texting a tip will allow for anonymous, two-way communication, images and video to be sent 24 hours a day. Any incident that could compromise the safety or security of any Oklahoma school or school-sanctioned event should be reported. “Our office is committed to the safety and security of our students and school personnel across the state,” said Gary Shel-
ton, OSSI program manager. “We are always looking at new technology to enhance our threat reporting capabilities, and we hope this addition to
our current tip line will be utilized to better warn our schools of any pending acts of violence.” The funding for the texting add-on to OSSI’s tip
line came from a $250,000 grant awarded to OSDE by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Hofmeister’s Student Advisory Council shares lessons, challenges of school during pandemic High school students across Oklahoma met virtually with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister on Tuesday to offer insight on how their learning experiences have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, urging greater support for mental health and more resources for teachers. The 97 students are part of her 2021 Student Advisory Council to suggest how public education can recover from learning loss and others issues emerging over the past year. This is the sixth consecutive year Hofmeister has convened a student group of juniors and seniors to assist her and the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) in matters of policy. In past years, feedback from the council has been instrumental in state-level initiatives to provide teachers more professional development in trauma-informed instruction, replace end-of-course high school testing with the ACT or SAT, and pilot Individual Career Academic Planning. Many students expressed concern about the stress the pandemic has put on them and their teachers. “It has been really hard to keep up with all my classes. If it weren’t for teachers who said, ‘It’s going to be OK. We can get through this,’ I probably wouldn’t have gotten a lot of my stuff done,” said Aaron Dodd, Broken Arrow senior. “We definitely need to help the teachers in any way we can because they’re helping us so much.” “Every person I know that is either a classmate at my school or in the surrounding community has been going through a hard time mentally,” said Natalie Rojo, an Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy senior who teaches younger students at her church. “Our schools need more support in helping kids through counseling and strategies to get through this.” John Clemmons, a Bethel senior, said uncertainty and inconsistency are taking a toll on his peers. “There’s not a lot of faith that students hold about what the next week is going to look like,” he said. “There’s not really reassurance that school is going to go on, that we’re still going to be able to learn and that
we’ve got this. There’s not a lot of encouragement. That affects students mentally.” Hofmeister emphasized the importance of communication of school leaders to ensure stability of school operations. She also said it is critical to prioritize mental health supports for students. “I want to see mental health support in every school building. It will help our younger kids who are going through great trauma and stress at home. They then act out in school but can’t express why,” Hofmeister said. “We know there are many kids in middle school and high school desperate for a meaningful, trusting relationship with an adult, and sometimes that’s in school. It could be their teacher or their counselor – that person they can connect with and get resources that they need – then refocus on academics. If we don’t think about the whole child, we’re not going to see our kids reach their full potential.” To provide more services for all Oklahoma students, Hofmeister has included $18.2 million in the OSDE budget request for a School Counselor Corps in Fiscal Year 2022. The program would fund more counselor positions to close the student-counselor gap in schools. Oklahoma’s current studentto-counselor ratio is 412 to 1, significantly lower than the American School Counselor Association’s recommended ratio of 250 to 1. Students also lamented the loss of extracurricular activities outside of athletics. “When we lose all these extracurriculars tethering us to school and we lose all this excitement at school, we lose morale. Losing this engagement has been really tough,” said Jonathan Menzel, a junior from Inola. “Seeing a lot of sports continue while fine arts has to be cut for COVID reasons is hard to watch.” The students on the advisory council were recommended by their district superintendents. They represent rural, urban and suburban schools of all sizes across Oklahoma. Fortyfour of the members also served on the council last year, including Bray-Doyle student Rylie Pass.
Temporary Absentee Ballot Verification Option Expires A temporary absentee ballot verification option which was put in place by state legislators last year has expired. The temporary verification option was part of Senate Bill 210, which was passed in the spring of 2020 in response to the pandemic. The bill gave Oklahoma voters the option to include a copy of their valid ID in lieu of a notarized or witnessed signature on their absentee ballot affidavit. Certain provisions of the bill were valid for the 2020 election year only and expired in December. County Election Board Secretary Angela Dunagan said voters who request absentee ballots in 2021
will receive updated absentee ballot instructions with their balloting material and should read them thoroughly before placing their ballot in the mail. According to Dunagan, “standard” absentee ballot affidavits are required to be notarized. “Physically incapacitated” absentee ballot affidavits must have the voter’s signature witnessed by two people. “In other words, voters will submit their absentee ballots the same way they did prior to Senate Bill 210. As always, we recommend voters allow themselves plenty of time to receive, vote, and return their ballots.” said Dunagan. Voters can request absentee ballots online using
the OK Voter Portal on the State Election Board website at https://oklahoma. g ov /e l e c t i o n s /ov p. h t m l or pick up an application from the County Election Board. A list of notaries can be found on the State Election Board website at https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-info/absenteevoting /notar y- s er vices. html. For more information, voters can contact the Stephens County Election Board at 580-255-8782 or email StephensCounty@ elections.ok.gov. The Election Board is located at 101 South 11th Street, Suite 100, Duncan. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:304:30.
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as he looked to his future with his King. He left the land of Egypt unafraid of the king’s anger and wrath and never looked back because he kept his eyes on God who he knew would never leave or forsake him. In a bold move of leadership he commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and sprinkle blood on their doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons. What gave him his vision, his focus, his strength and his courage? What enabled him to look beyond the fleeting moments of pleasures in a palace to an eternity with God? Where did his wisdom and insight, patience and discipline come from? Why did he refuse worldly wealth and power? Because of his faith in the God who is everlasting. Seeds of Hope. Visit us at SowerMinistries.org
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Chisholm Trail Arts Council Art Scholarships Available for 2021 Graduating Seniors Chisholm Trail Arts Council announced that this year they will be presenting two $500 scholarships to high school students in Stephens County who have an interest in pursuing the Arts. This scholarship is provided through CTAC, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization, from funds secured through memberships, donations and/or contributions from local businesses to assist students in obtaining their education goals with a degree in visual and performing arts. Each recipient of this scholarship will receive one $500 cash award to be used at an eligible postsecondary arts program, two-year college, or four-year university within the United States. Applicants must reside and attend school within Stephens County, Oklahoma. This scholarship is a one-time award, paid during or around the fall semester and must be used towards tuition or
books. The deadline for this scholarship is March 31, 2021. This scholarship is provided through CTAC, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization, from funds secured through memberships, donations and/or contributions from local businesses to assist students in obtaining their education goals with a degree in visual and performing arts. Chisholm Trail Arts Council is a nonprofit organization with a mission of Promoting and Inspiring the Arts in Southwest Oklahoma. CTAC receives support through Oklahoma Arts Council, and National Endowment for the Arts as well support from local businesses and memberships. For more information regarding the application and required support materials, please contact your high school counselor or contact the Chisholm Trail Arts Council at 580-252-4160.
Destyne Robbins of Central High, pictured here with Marlow Superintendent George Coffman, was recognized as a Stephens County Scholar Athlete during the Stephens county tournament. She was 1 of 4 who were awarded scholarship for outstanding academic and athletic achievements.
Bill Would Open Bigfoot Hunting Season State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, this week filed legislation that would establish a Bigfoot hunting season. House Bill 1648 would direct the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Division to promulgate rules establishing the annual dates of the season and creating any necessary specific hunting licenses and fees. “Tourism is one of the biggest attractions we have in my House district,” Humphrey said. “Establishing an actual hunting sea-
son and issuing licenses for people who want to hunt Bigfoot will just draw more people to our already beautiful part of the state. It will be a great way for people to enjoy our area and to have some fun.” Humphrey said he doesn’t want people to actually kill Bigfoot, so he will be working with the state wildlife and tourism departments to craft final language for his bill that specifies only the trapping of Bigfoot. He also hopes to secure at least $25,000 that
can be used as a bounty for the first person to trap the creature. “A lot of people don’t believe in Bigfoot, but a lot of people do,” Humphrey said. “Just like some people like to go deer hunting, while some don’t.” Humphrey said he’s filed numerous pieces of legislation this year on more serious matters, such as censorship, protecting the beef industry and others. But to him, tourism is just as important to his House district for the amount of
Gas Price Update Oklahoma gas prices have risen 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.09/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,294 stations. Gas prices in Oklahoma are 17.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 11.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Oklahoma is priced at $1.88/g today while the most expensive is $2.49/g, a difference of 61.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state today is $1.88/g while the highest is $2.49/g, a difference of 61.0 cents per gallon. The national average
price of gasoline has risen 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.40/g today. The national average is up 14.4 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 12.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Oklahoma City- $2.01/g, down 0.8 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.02/g. Tulsa$2.05/g, down 2.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.08/g. Amarillo- $2.03/g, up 5.1 cents per gallon from last week’s $1.98/g. “Finally, after several weeks of sharply rising gas prices, the pace of price increases has slowed sig-
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dollars it draws. HB 1648 has the potential to increase that presence and the resulting dollars to boost the local economy, he said. Humphrey said the town of Honobia, OK, already has an annual Big-
foot festival each October, so the hunting season ideally would coincide with that. “Having a license and a tag would give people a way to prove they participated in the hunt,” Humphrey said. “Again, the
overall goal is to get people to our area to enjoy the natural beauty and to have a great time, and if they find Bigfoot while they’re at it, well hey, that’s just an even bigger prize.”
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Answering questions about 5G Technology advances at such a breakneck pace that it can sometimes be hard to keep up. One technological advancement that has been a topic of discussion and anticipation for many years is 5G. What is 5G? The wireless technology experts at Qualcomm note that “5G” is the term used to refer to the fifth generation mobile network. The excitement surrounding 5G stems from promises that this network will be able to handle more connected devices than any previous network, giving it the potential to change the way people live and work. Why is the arrival of 5G
so highly anticipated? The anticipation surrounding 5G wireless technology is related to its potential. PCMag.com notes that bigger channels, which speed up the transmission of data; lower latency, which is associated with vastly superior, more responsive user experiences; and greater network capacity are three calling cards of 5G networks. Faster downloads, near-instant access to multiplayer cloud gaming and more uniform user experiences are just some of the ways that Qualcomm expects fully realized 5G networks to benefit users. Isn’t 5G already here? The answer to this ques-
tion is both yes and no. While wireless carriers have already rolled out their 5G networks, the user experience on those networks is not yet all that different from their experiences on 4G networks. That’s because existing 5G networks currently have very little coverage. In the past, it’s taken years before users benefitted fully from previous transitions from one network to another. However, according to estimates from the GSM Association, an industry organization that represents the interests of mobile network operators across the globe, by 2025 around half of all mobile connections will be 5G.
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