October 15

Rabies Clinic Slated

The Allen Vet Clinic has set their Fall Rabies Clinic for Thursday, October 22nd, at the office on Highway 1. The clinic will be open from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, and from 1:00 to 5:00 pm.

Animals may receive their rabies vaccine for $10.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015

The Allen High School Academic Team won their District competition Monday, October 12th. The event was held at Maud High School. To win District the Allen team had to defeat both Maud and Macomb. The locals had a 100 to 90 win over Maud, then went on to a 90 to 60 win over Maud.

Coach Matt McCreary said, “These kids have been practicing hard and it showed in these victories. We had some great leadership from our veterans and several of our underclassmen contributed to both victories. Freshman Chisum Lee answered the sudden death question that ended the match against Macomb.”

Team members pictured here are (left to right) Samantha Hammonds, Chris Nelson, Michael Roniss, Cole Bryen, Chisum Lee, Kellyn Black, Emily Smith, Kaitlynn Roby, Isabel Finney, Laney Deaton, Taelor Diener and William Loehr; pictured front is Coach Matt McCreary.

Allen School Board Monthly Meeting teacher and FCCLA spon- report, activity fund report, fund raising and sor Ashlan Anderson.

Following approval of travel requests, as well as the consent agenda, which included approval of pur- Homecoming chase orders and encumSchedule brances, the treasurer’s A llen’s Homecoming will be held October 23rd prior to the Mustangs tangling with the Maysville Warriors. Theme for the 2015 Homecoming is Flu season will soon be here and, with thanks “Back to the Future.” to the Oklahoma Department of Health and the The traditional parade Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, all Allen school will begin at 2:00 p.m. students and staff have the opportunity to receive with line-up at 1:45. The free influenza immunizations. parade will be followed A Health Department nurse will be at Allen by a Pep Rally in the high th School on Tuesday, October 20 , from 9:00 am to school gym.

2:45 pm, to administer the vaccinations.

R iding in the parade th will be this year’s queen All students 5 grade and down must have a candidates, senior Hanparent/guardian present to receive the vaccine. nah Heck, junior Caitlen Students in 6th grade and up must have a signed Riddle, sophomore Hanparental sheet with them. Only trivalent injectable nah Reeves, and freshman flu vaccine (shots) will be provided, nasal mist will Autumn Hamilton. In not be available. addition to the 2015 can Again, these immunuzations will be available didates, all past Mustang without charge to all students, both Native and Homecoming Queens are non-Native Americans. Permission forms were urged to ride in the parade. sent home with the older students. The form asks Those interested in particifor household income and insurance information pating are asked to contact however this information is voluntary and will not Mrs. Melonie Johnson be a determining factor for students to receive the at the high school, (580) vaccine.

857-2416.

If you have questions, please contact the Pitts Coronation for the 2015 burg/Pontotoc County Health Department at (918) queen will be held prior to the game that evening.

423-1267.

Three members of the Allen Board of Education, along with administrators and the minutes clerk, were present at Monday evening’s regular board meeting. Also present was

Free Flu Vaccines for Allen Students and Staff

anti-bully compliance assignments and Title IX assignments, administrative reports were presented.

Interim superintendent,

Dr. Bob Gragg, advised the board of vandalism which had occurred at the baseball facility, and then Continued Page 3

Homecoming BBQ Dinner Raffle Tickets Available

The Allen Quarterback Club will be sponsoring a BBQ Sandwich Dinner before the Homecoming Game on October 23rd. A barbecue sandwich, chips, dessert and drink will be served in the school cafeteria from 5:00 to 6:15 for a cost of $5. After the coronation ceremony, the meal will be available at the game.

Delivery of the meal will be available by calling Candace at (580) 665-0364.

The Quarterback Club is also selling chances on a Lifetime Hunting & Fishing License or $1,000 cash.

Tickets are available from any high school player, at the Allen Food Center, or at all home games for $10 each, 3 for $25 or 6 for $50. Drawing will be held at half-time on November 6th.

The Allen Schools will be holding their traditional Fall Carnival on Thursday evening, October 29th, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

This year’s event is being sponsored by all junior high and high school classes and money raised will be divided between all classes.

Activities being planned include a Haunted House, Dunk Tank, Trailer Jail, Cake Walk, Bingo, Game Room, Inflatables and, of course, food. Make plans to attend and support the class fundraisers.

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“Let’s play dress-up” is a phrase many of us “old timers” are familiar with. Maybe it’s time all ages started playing that game again.

Ed Dwyer writes about a scourge called TMI (too much informality) that is afflicting us. Dwyer writes ...

As far as I’m concerned, the casual ethic has gone too far when it is acceptable to attend milestone events and special occasions dressed as if you were headed to Whole Foods afterwards.

Have you seen it?

Sweaters and pullovers at church weddings, flipflops and “fitness fashion” at funerals; hoodies and silk-screened T-shirts at Easter Sunday mass; skimpy halter tops and Hawaiian shirts at four-star restaurants.

Or any combination of these and other clueless behaviors. You have to ask yourself: What are they thinking?

Don’t they know better? Clearly, these folks have lost all sense of the appropriate, if they ever had it.

Then there are the hats. A veritable blight of hats, atop what I must assume are bald or balding heads, bobbing about in restaurants and even houses of worship. Wasn’t “Take off your hat indoors” one of the first things your parents taught you about public behavior?

(Maybe not. Here’s the deal: If you’re not at a sports or cowboy bar, or some hipster jazz joint where fedoras are welcome, ditch the chapeau.)

And don’t get me started on people who stare into their smartphones while a casket is being lowered into the ground. But that’s another story.

Believe me, it’s a much better world because of casual. I don’t bemoan the era when travelers dressed up to board an airplane. That would be madness today when you are herded into a narrow seat with no legroom and tossed a bag of mixed nuts.

And thank goodness gentlemen no longer wear jackets and ties to a baseball game – unless they work for a sports network. Frankly, the fans in the old newsreels don’t look like they’re having so much fun in that summer heat.

No, I’m talking self-absorbed, lacking respect for others and the occasion. And there are ripple effects.

Screeching customers was listed as one of the 11 worst dining trends of 2014 by the New York Post. Explained writer Steve Cuozzo, “The plague gets worse every year, which is no surprise: The complete abandonment of dress codes yields a corresponding collapse of decorum.”

Economic effects, too. A friend of mine recently told me that her dry cleaner’s had to shutter one of their two establishments. Seems not so many people are bothering to get their clothes laundered and pressed these days.

Let me be perfectly clear, this has nothing to do with class. It is a matter of simple decisions: Do I wear a shirt with buttons or a T-shirt? Do I wear shoes or flipflops? It has everything to do with the other meaning of class.

Nor is it about American individualism and the perceived right to be a jackass. You can’t convince me that the Founding Fathers would wear their tri-corner hats backwards at midnight mass.

Who can we blame for this dumbing down? Pick a target: the hippies, Casual Fridays, bad parenting, Hollywood, hip-hop, Ayn Rand, Levi Strauss . . . The list goes on (though my money is on bad parenting).

What to do? Frankly, there’s not a whole lot that can be done, aside from closing one’s eyes and praying for the future of civilization. It’s for sure I’m not about to confront some benighted knucklehead who hasn’t bothered to wear a jacket or tie to a wedding. You never can tell these days: It could be the minister.

—CC—

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continued with updates on construction projects.

Structural damage from the spring storms, which includes roof damage to the elementary annex and high school gym, continues underway; remodeling to the cafeteria/band room is almost completed.

H igh school principal Michael James informed those present that the current enrollment in grades 7 thru 12 stands at 214 students. Freshmen students recently attended a job search/career day at East Central University where they were given the chance to learn from professionals in a variety of careers. Plans for and work on the upcoming Fall Carnival continues. This

year’s event will benefit all classes in junior thru senior high and classes are working together to make the event a success.

E lementary dean of students Greg Mills announced enrollment has increased to 287 in grades Pre-K thru 6th. He continued by telling the board the recent parent/teacher conferences had an 88% attendance rate; the 4 th graders attended a wildlife expo at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie; approximately 120 students in grades 1st, 2nd and 3rd attended plays at the McSwain Theater; and the Pre-K class had enjoyed a field trip to the Cornerstone Pumpkin Patch. The Chickasaw Dance Troop performed

for the JOM students and the Chickasaw Nation Eagle Adventure classes are continuing for grades 1, 2 and 3.

In action items, the board approved a student assembly for grades 7th thru 12th on drug-abuse, to be presented by the Chickasaw Nation.

Mrs. Anderson presented a travel request and information on an upcoming out-of-state Cluster Meeting for FCCLA officers. The meeting will be held in Dallas, Texas on November 20-22. Eight young ladies are eligible to make the trip by paying

their own expenses, and will be accompanied by two sponsors.

The Chickasaw Nation has offered an educational grant to all area schools and the board gave their approval to accept the amount designated for Allen.

Also discussed and approved was making a request of the Allen City Council to permanently close two sections of city roads within the school campus. Both sections are currently closed during school hours but formal closing would allow for

covered walkways and future buildings.

The resolution calling for the annual school election was approved. This legal notice informs the public of the candidate filing period.

Following executive session the board approved mentor teachers for the entry level teachers, accepted the addition of an on-call substitute teacher, and possible purchase of real property.

Board members in attendance were Jeff Maloy, Cindy Davis and Chad Goodson.

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Debra & Eddie Exchange Vows

On September 19,2 015, two lives became one as Debra Jean Pitts and Edward Arnold Boyd were married at 4:00 p.m. in the Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church. Friends and family were there to share their love and new life together.

The bride wore a floor length, flowing gown with a long train and matching veil. The groom wore a dark blue western shirt and black Wranglers.

The bride carried a bouquet of pink and white roses with small dark blue carnations. Matron-of-honor was Janice Deaton; best man was Harold Mitchell; Grasyn Whitehead served as flower girl. Dwayne Dale walked the bride down the aisle.

A lovely reception followed the ceremony. The church’s fellowship hall was decorated in a western them.

The newlyweds want to acknowledge their family and friend who traveled far to celebrate this blessed occasion. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Carol Jean Jarrett of Byng, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tollett from Union Valley, Mr. Jim Mills from Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Josh from Gerty, Mr. and Mrs. Randy Stockham from Havana, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Dale from Atoka, Randy Bryor of Guthrie, Bill Cole of Edmond, and Mr. and Mrs. Chase Heck and Kanden from Broken Arrow.

Eddie and Debbie want to thank all of their friends and family who came to share in their happiness.

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Threads of Life

by Cleo LeVally

I was cleaning out some files and found a stack of old newspaper clippings.

They were cartoons of Jim Lange that I had cut from newspapers of that time. The dates on those new clippings were from the late 1900’s, like up to 1994, etc. So when I saw the dates on those news clippings, my thought was that it is time to trash them. I began to read some

••• History •••

of the items, and they are history and I must find a place to put them so they can still be preserved.

They are of the years of the Nixon Administration when newspapers every day were filled with news stories and letters to the editor about the NixonLewinsky affair.

I also found in that stack of news clippings page

Rites held for Oscar Black

Graveside services for Oscar Sherrall Black, 69, of Allen were 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 12th, at the Atwood Cemetery, Rev. Gerald Smith officiated.

Mr. Black died Thursday, October 8, 2015. He was born November 15, 1945 in Ragtown, Oklahoma in Hughes County to Miles and Evie Robinson Black.

He attended grade school in Holdenville and graduated from Holdenville High School in 1964.

He married Martha Hayes July 13, 1968. Mr. Black was a carpenter until his retirement.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Black, of the home; a son, Bradley Black and his wife Angela of Allen; a daughter, Sheryl Bonewit and her husband Bryan of Holdenville; his grandchildren, Tessa and Kellyn Black, Hunter Boyd, all of Allen and Jasmine Bonewit of Holdenville; four sisters, Dorothy Jones, Jane Keeney and Shirley Arthur, all of Holdenville and Joan Jumet and her husband Dave of Missouri.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Jean Garvin; and two brothers, J. R. and Albert Black.

Arrangements were under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home, Ada.

after page of items about that affair. The public seemed to be quite taken with it. For days every letter to the editor was on that subject. The coverage on this phase of history was unbelievable. This news coverage went on for weeks.

The clippings I found were mostly the cartoons of Jim Lange. His cartoons

ran on the editorial page of the Daily Oklahoman.

There were 204 of his cartoons that ran in that paper. I don’t now when or why I began to clip them. It may be because the cartoons were about what ever was in the news at the time and all of his cartoons seemed to be about the news of that

day. To me, it was always interesting to see his take on the news and I began to clip the ones that I was in agreement with. He seemed to see a cartoon in everyday news.

So I will find a place in my files to keep the clippings. They may be of interest to someone else in the future. They all seemed to touch on the news and politics of those years.

Services held for Dwayne Tollett

Buford Dwayne Tollett, 70 of Allen, Oklahoma passed away on October 7, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Wayne was born on December 23, 1944 in 1 Allen to Lloyd Buford and Carrie Mae (Sumner) Tollett. He had three siblings, Bobby, Patsy and

Barbara. After graduating the Katy and Santa Fe from Gerty High School, Railroads as a lineman.

Wayne went on to attend Later he worked in the East Central University oilfield rebuilding drilling equipment. He was a 32nd in Ada. Wayne served his degree Mason. Playing the country honorably in guitar or building classic the United States Navy cars were his favorite There was serving in the Vietnam hobbies.

War from 1966 to 1968. nothing he enjoyed more After serving his country, than visiting with people, Wayne married his love, spending time with his Tywanna Jackson, on family and friends. With June 16, 1973 in New the exception of running Franklin, Missouri. The around with his buddy couple had three children, Gary Brimley or going Benny, Daniel, and Keri. hunting and fishing with He was a member of his best friend, Steve CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLA Tomlinson. the Missionary Baptist Church and the Choctaw Preceding Wayne in death are his parents, Nation of Oklahoma.

Wayne worked for sister Patsy (Tollett) Oglesbee, and two nephews, Ricky Tollett and Robin Oglesbee.

Survivors include his wife, Tyke, of the home; children Benny Tollett and Teresa Goodwin of Allen, Daniel Tollett of Allen, and Keri Moore and husband Jesse of Lane; grandchildren Alexis Tollett of Ada and Riggin Moore of Lane; siblings Bobby Joe Tollett and wife Sue of Holdenville, and Barbara Boyd and husband Leon of Allen; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Graveside service was 2:00 pm Tuesday, October 13th, at the Non Cemetery in Non, Oklahoma with full military honors. Dr. John Oglesbee officiated the service. Pallbearers were Benny Tollett, Daniel Tollett, Jesse Moore, Johnny Oglesbee, Brad Tollett, and Joe Jackson.

Honorary bearers were Steve Tomlinson and Gary Brimley.

Services were under the direction of HudsonPhillips Funeral Home in Holdenville, Oklahoma.

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One Pharmacist’s View Every year for the past 100 years or so The University of Oklahoma and it’s foe, University of Texas, get together and play a football game. From the start it has been a “big deal.” A fun ballgame and a great party atmosphere.

It was in 1949 that I decided to go with some of my buddies over at Stonewall and take in this game. Joe Morgan Jr. provided his 1937 12-cylinder Lincoln if we would buy the gas.

Not as good a deal as we first thought. But none of us were old enough for a license.

We arrived in Big D on Friday afternoon about dark and set up headquarters on Commerce Street near the Adolphus Hotel. Of course we had no money for hotels but instead just roamed up and down the street. We weren’t too sure what we were looking for but were

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fall weekend fairly smug about ourselves. I mean, how many 14 year olds in Stonewall even knew what a morphodite was, much less seen one live and naked?

Be sure and go to church Sunday. We did.

headed for the Texas State football game. But mostly Fair. In itself, the fair was the talk centered on the naquite a sight for a bunch of ked morphodite that cost a 14 year olds from Stone- quarter. Maybe we should wall and we did our best have just sent one person to take it in but soon found in there and he could have ourselves looking for tick- told the rest of us about it.

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- Frito Pie less of the truth from God! We did the rest of the 2 to 4 “My son, do not despise fair and later that night we Hot Dog / Links Hours the chastening of the Lord, drove back to Stonewall in 10-10 Sun - Thurs3 - Sno-Cones The Store and Clinic will be closed Friday, July nor detest His correction. the old Lincoln. There was 10 - midnight Closed Wednesday Fri & Sat the Independence 2015 of theHoliday, black For whomfor the Lord loves talk of the sizeDay & Sundays He corrects.” (Proverbs cop, the price of hamburg- or use our convenient ers and who won the great 3:11-12) Golf Cart Entrance sure we would know it if we saw it. Along about midnight the endless parade of fans up and down Commerce hit a peak and seemed like the whole world must have been down there on that street or else above it hanging out of windows tossing stuff to the ground.

O ne of the items that landed on the sidewalk near us was a television set out of the Adolphus Hotel. By now the crowds of Sooners and Horns had gotten too big and loud and the Dallas police were loading up celebrants as fast as they could and hauling them off to jail.

Before the night was over they had over 1,000 fans locked up.

We had lodging at Lefty Wilson’s relative’s house and finally crashed there.

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These four East Central University students were awarded funding under the NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program for the 2015-16 academic year. From left to right are: Morgan Mackey of Choctaw, Heather Wright of Antlers, Kylee Boydstun of Ada and Brandon Postoak of Allen.

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Four East Central University students were awarded funding under the NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program for the 20152016 academic year.

Kylee Boydstun, a junior biology major from Ada; Morgan Mackey a junior molecular biology major from Choctaw; Brandon Postoak, a senior biology major from Allen and Heather Wright, a junior biology major from Antlers were the four award winners from ECU. Awards are in the form of $2,000 research stipends for the academic year. Undergraduate research gives students the necessary academic and

life skills needed for graduate school, research positions or public and private sector STEM employment.

The National Space Grant Program, mandated by Congress in 1987, consists of 52 State Consortia in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. There are 28 consortia at the ‘designated level,’ with Oklahoma one of them. All carry out programs in education, research and public service.

The Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium includes one lead institution (The University of Oklahoma), three charter institutional affiliates (Oklahoma State University, Cameron

University, Langston University), four regional institutional affiliates (ECU, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southern Nazarene University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University), two academic affiliates (Application Engineering Program and Center for Spatial Analysis), two industrial affiliates (Frontier Electronic Systems Corporation and Science Applications International Corporation), one city government affiliate (Norman Economic Development Coalition), and two informal science education affiliates (Stafford Air and Space Museum and STARBASE Oklahoma, Inc.)

Britten Selected as Ag Ambassador at Conner State College

Britten Wallace of Allen was recently selected to serve as an Agriculture Ambassador for the Division of Agriculture at Connors State College in Warner, Oklahoma. Wallace is a 2014 graduate of Allen High School. She is the daughter of Stan and Lisa Wallace.

On campus Wallace is an active member of Aggie Club, the Rodeo Team, Phi Theta Kappa, and the President’s Leadership Class. Wallace is a sophomore at CSC and pursing an Associates of Science in General Agriculture. Upon completion of her degree at CSC Wallace plans to continue her education at Oklahoma State University.

Connors State College’s Division of Agriculture offers a unique opportunity to an elite group of agriculture students through its Agriculture Ambassadors Program.

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By HERMAN BROWN Allen correspondent The Allen Mustangs will visit Maud on Thursday evening for a district football game on the Tigers’ home field.

Maud is 2-4 on the season and 1-4 in the

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district campaign. The Tigers won two of their first three games - beating Bowlegs 45-0 and Macomb 42-20. The Tiger losses have come against Waurika (30-22), at Maysville (50-18) and at home against Geary (60-28).

Maud is on a 3-game losing skid heading into T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g ’s game.

Allen is 4-2 overall and 3-2 in the district. Last Friday, the Mustangs suffered a 46-26 loss at home against the visiting Waurika Eagles.

Coach Steven Caldwell was disappointed in the loss to the Eagles. He pointed to injuries and mistakes as issues that hurt his Mustangs. “We are banged up right now,� he said. “It was a very physical game. We jumped out early to a 14zip lead and were driving to score again and fumbled in the red zone. We fumbled twice in the red zone (inside Waurika’s 20-yard line). You can’t beat good teams by doing that. We have to get better at finishing drives.�

The game with Waurika opened in a very positive way for Allen. The Mustangs punched in a pair of Colten Browning touchdown runs to lead 12-0.

Waurika took advantage of the lost Mustang fumble deep in Eagle territory. The visitors rallued with a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 2-yard rushing TD to slip in front 14-12.

Allen responded with a Christian Henry 30-yard scoring pass from Colton Frederick and a conversion run to move back in the lead at 20-14.

The Eagles came off the deck again with consecutive TDs to retake the lead. Waurika’s first tally came on a 10-yard pass.

The conversion followed to put the visitors in front 22-20.

Allen was looking for an answer in the form of another touchdown.

However, a Mustang pass was intercepted and returned for a score to extend the Eagles’ advantage to 30-20.

Allen scrambled back with a crucial touchdown to close the deficit to only four points. Browning rambled 6 yard into

the end zone to close the Mustangs to within reaching distance at 3026.

Waurika caught another big break a bit later in the game. The Eagles intercepted another Allen pass and scored their second defensive TD of the game. The conversion run was also good and the visitors were sitting on a 38-26 cushion.

Allen’s offense was now out of bullets. The visiting Eagles had one shot left and scored another rushing touchdown.

They also tacked on the conversion to secure the 46-26 victory over AHS. The Mustangs finished the night with 16 first downs and 392 yards of total offense. Waurika countered with 18 first downs and 472 yards of total offense.

Colten Browning was Allen’s must productive player with 216 yards rushing on 26 carries.

Colton Frederick rushed for 97 yards on 15 carries. He also completed four passes for 44 yards and a touchdown.

The Mustangs were led on defense by Auston Hamilton with a gamehigh 10 tackles.

Three others added 7 stops each, including Mark Huitt, Joe Howshar and Tanner Wofford.

Rush Black contributed 6 tackles to the total.

Allen will be looking to bounce back into the win column Thursday evening at Maud.

--At a Glance Oct. 9 @ Allen Waurika 46, Allen 26 Scoring summary Allen - Colten Browning, 18-yard run (pass failed) 6-0 Allen - Colten Browning, 8-yard run (run failed) 12-0 Waurika - 65-yard pass (run good) 12-8 Waurika - 2-yard run (pass failed) 14-12 Allen - Christian Henry, 30-yard pass from Colton Frederick (run good) 20-14 Waurika, 10-yard pass (run good) 22-20 Waurika - interception return (run good) 30-20 Allen - Browning, 6 yard run (run failed) 30-26 Waurika - interception return (run good) 38-26 Waurika - TD run (run good) 46-26 ---

See Stats Page 8

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Atwood Church of the Nazarene Over the weekend several of the congregation traveled to Eureka Spring, Arkansas to listen to the church group sing at the Passion Play and at the Ozark Theatre on Saturday night. As usual the

Passion Play was inspiring and we enjoyed the beautiful scenery and fellowship.

Sunday morning Murphy and Larry had their new great-grandson and his family in the services.

Murphy and her daughter Angie sang a medley of “Amazing Grace.”

Bro. Larry’s message was taken from Psalm 8:1-9 and entitled “Does God Really Care?” Consider the vastness of the universe. Even the ancients knew they were somehow a part of all creation. They correctly understood that God was at work in the universe.

“Have a Mustang Day” We live in such a pressureThursday, October 15th – Friday, October packed, fast-paced world 23rd we seldom take the time th Thursday, October 15 to look up. Looking up

No School: Fall Break should make us consider

HS Football- Away v. Maud @ 7:00 the awesome glory of God. Friday, October 16th There is no other planet

No School: Fall Break in the universe quite like this one. There are those

Wengage data transition and iaccount who marvel at this wonMonday, October 19th derful world, but deny it’s

No School glorious Creator. Christh tians we believe that God Tuesday, October 20 created this world and Schoolwide flu immunizations charges mankind with JH Football Game- Home v. Bowlegs looking after it.

All of that is designed to Class Meetings @ 11:45 show us that he cares for Wednesday, October 21st 7th Grade Youth Drug us. The God of all creFree Coalition @ PTC 9:30 ation desires to have a reThursday, October 22nd \ lationship with us. We are HS Girls Scrimmage v. Calera and Antlers @ Atnler surrounded by everything @ 500 needed for our existence.

District Skeet Shoot @ Broken Bow As the Psalmist thought Friday, October 23rd HS Football Homecoming- Home v. Maysville @ about it, he became convinced that God cares 7:30 about mankind. Let’s re-

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member that in the midst of this universe, God’s eye is on each of us.

Sunday night we welcomed Terry Campbell from Falls City, Nebraska in our services. He is a Christian soloist who had sung at Holdenville that morning. He had a beau-

tiful voice and sang many of our favorite songs from the past.

We want to remind you of our Fall Festival on November 6th, from 9-2.

We will have antiques, jewelry, flower arrangements, clothes and baked goods. We invite you to attend.

AllenWeekSchool Menu of October 19 th

Monday No School Tuesday Breakfast – Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch – Ham & Swiss Sub, Carrot Sticks, Pasta Salad, Salad Bar, Fruit, Water, Milk Wednesday Breakfast – Donuts, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch – Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti & Marinara Sauce, Green Beans, Breadstick, Salad Bar, Fruit, Water, Milk Thursday Breakfast – French Toast Sticks, Sausage, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch – Honey Glazed Ham, Loaded Mashed Potatoes, Dinner Roll, Salad Bar, Fruit, Water, Milk Friday Breakfast – Biscuit & Gravy, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch – Pizza, Caesar Salad, Fruit, Salad Bar, Water, Milk

Allen vs Waurika Stats Situation Score First downs Pass C-A-I-TDs Pass yards Carries/yards Total offense Fumbles/lost Punts Penalties/yards

TEAM STATS Allen Waurika 26 46 16 18 4-10-1 (2) 11-22-2 (0) 44 246 48/348 48/226 392 472 4/2 2/1 0 0 8/96 4/87 --INDIVIDUALS

Individual stats Colton Frederick Rushing: 15 carries for 97 yards Passing: 4-9-1 for 44 yards, 1 TD -- Colten Browning Rushing: 26 carries for 216 yards -- Tadyn Walker Rushing: 3 rushes for 14 yards -- Joe Howshar Rushing: 2 carries for 8 yards -- Garrett Wallis Rushing: 3 carries for 13 yards -- Christian Henry Receiving: 1 catch for 35 yards --DEFENSIVE STATS Player (total tackles), other Auston Hamilton, 10 Mark Huitt, 7 Joe Howshar, 7 Tanner Wofford, 7 Rush Black, 6 --Schedule & results 09/04 @ Wetumka, won 38-36 09/11 vs. Macomb, won 56-14 09/18 7 @ Alex, lost 60-0 09/25 vs. Bray-Doyle, won 50-6 10/02 @ Strother, won 96-50 10/9 vs. Waurika, lost 46-26 10/15 @ Maud 10/23 vs. Maysville 10/30 @ Geary 11/06 vs. Cyril

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NOTICE TO SELL COUNTY PROPERTY (Acquired at Resale) Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the receipt of bid, that I, Glenda Gonderman, County Treasurer of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, will on the 19th day of October, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at my office in Ada, Oklahoma sell separately the hereinafter described tracts, parcels, or lots of land, all situated in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma and heretofore acquired by said county at the resale authorized by 68 O.S. Sec3125. Following the description of each property separately offered for sale is the name of the bidder and the amount bid as follows: Description: N100’ of W6’ Lot 1 & N100’ Lot 2 Block 16 Dan Hays Addition – Ada Bidder: Rent Ada, LLC Amount Bid: $100.00 The said properties will be separately sold to the highest competitive bidder, for cash in hand, or to the original bidder at the amount bid if there be no higher bid offered, subject to the approval of the Pontotoc County Board of County Commissioners. The apportioned cost of advertisement and other expense incident to the said sale shall be paid by the purchaser, in addition to the amount bid upon said properties.

Witness my hand this 1st day of October, 2015. signed: Glenda Gonderman Pontotoc County Treasurer (Published in The Allen Advocate on October 1, 8 and 15, 2015)

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA CASE NO. CS-15-23 DISCOVER BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN M WILDENSTEIN, Defendant NOTICE BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: JOHN M WILDENSTEIN The Sheriff of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, Greetings: You will take notice that the Plaintiff, DISCOVER BANK, filed its petition in the District Court of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, against the above-captioned Defendant, JOHN M WILDENSTEIN, seeking a money judgment against Defendant, JOHN M WILDENSTEIN, in the amount of $3799.51, with costs of this action and unless Defendant answers said petition on or before the 30 day of November, 2015, said petition will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered for Plaintiff for $3799.51, with costs of this action.

Dated this 1 st day of October, 2015.

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LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA Case No. JD-2014-7 In the Matter of CYNDELL L. LEIGHTON, DOB: 05/12/07; NATHANIEL LEIGHTON, DOB: 12/28/1999, Alleged Deprived Child as Defined by the Laws of the State of Oklahoma SUMMONS AND NOTICE THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF PONTOTOC TO: Mother: Shawnita Leighton / McDonald – Unknown Address You are hereby notified that a PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS has been filed in the above styled and numbered case, alleging that the above named child has been adjudicated deprived, and that the State alleges your rights, parental rights may be terminated under Title 10A under the Oklahoma statutes.

The attached Petition is hereby made a part of this Notice and incorporated by reference.

That this matter will be heard at a hearing upon the Motion on the 17th day of November, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., in the District Court for Pontotoc County, located at 120 W. 13th St., Ada, Oklahoma, at which time and place you may appear and show cause, if any you have, why order and judgment in the proceedings should not be entered as in the Motion prayed, and you are hereby summoned and notified to be present at said time and place.

You are advised that the respondent parents, guardian or custodian, and respondent child are entitled to be represented by an attorney at each and every stage of the proceedings and if the parties are unable because of lack of present financial resources to obtain an attorney, they are entitled, upon demonstrating this fact to the Court’s satisfaction, to a Court-appointed attorney at no expense to such parties. The duty of the parent to support his or her minor child will not be terminated except for adoption.

Failure to personally appear at this Hearing constitutes consent to the termination of your parental rights to this child or these children. If you fail to appear on the date and time specified, you may lose all legal rights as a parent to the child or children named in the Petition or Motion attached to this Notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 9 day of October, 2015.

Karen Dunnigan Court Clerk By: s) G. Pingleton Deputy (SEAL) (Published in The Allen Advocate on October 15, 2015)

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA Case No. JD-2013-1 In the Matter of SARIAH FELTON, DOB: 09/04/2011, Deprived Children as Defined by the Laws of the State of Oklahoma SUMMONS AND NOTICE THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF PONTOTOC TO: Unknown Father You are hereby notified that a PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS has been filed in the above styled and numbered case, alleging that the above named child has been adjudicated deprived, and that the State alleges your rights, parental rights may be terminated under Title 10A under the Oklahoma statutes.

The attached Petition is hereby made a part of this Notice and incorporated by reference.

That this matter will be heard at a hearing upon the Motion on the 17th day of November, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., in the District Court for Pontotoc County, located at 120 W. 13th St., Ada, Oklahoma, at which time and place you may appear and show cause, if any you have, why order and judgment in the proceedings should not be entered as in the Motion prayed, and you are hereby summoned and notified to be present at said time and place.

You are advised that the respondent parents, guardian or custodian, and respondent child are entitled to be represented by an attorney at each and every stage of the proceedings and if the parties are unable because of lack of present financial resources to obtain an attorney, they are entitled, upon demonstrating this fact to the Court’s satisfaction, to a Court-appointed attorney at no expense to such parties.

The duty of the parent to support his or her minor child will not be terminated except for adoption.

Failure to personally appear at this Hearing constitutes consent to the termination of your parental rights to this child or these children. If you fail to appear on the date and time specified, you may lose all legal rights as a parent to the child or children named in the Petition or Motion attached to this Notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 9 day of October, 2015.

Karen Dunnigan Court Clerk By: s) G. Pingleton Deputy (SEAL) (Published in The Allen Advocate on October 15, 2015) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA Case No. PB-14-80 In the Matter of the Estate of DON TERRY OLIVO, Deceased.

NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR ORDER ALLOWING FINAL ACCOUNT, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, FINAL DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that Terry Alan Olivo and Marilyn Olivo Coulson, Personal Representatives of the Estate of Don Terry Olivo, Deceased, have filed their Final Account and Petition for Order Allowing Final Account, Determination of Heirship, Final Decree of Distribution and discharge, and the hearing of the same has been fixed by the Judge of said Court for the 2nd day of November, 2015, at 9:30 o’clock a.m. at the Pontotoc County Courthouse, Ada, Oklahoma, and all persons interested in said estate are notified to appear and show cause, if any they have, why said account should not be settled and allowed, and said estate be distributed, and the Personal Representatives be discharged.

Dated this 7 th day of October, 2015.

S. Kessinger Judge of the District Court Marilyn Olivo Coulson, OBA#11457 Attorney for Personal Representatives PO Box 484 Allen, OK 74825 405-213-3328 moc11113@yahoo.com (Published in The Allen Advocate on October 8 and 15, 2015)

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA Case No. PB-2015-72 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BOBBY RAY LINKER, deceased.

COMBINED NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNTING, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the estate of Bobby Ray Linker who died July 26, 2014, while residing in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, hereinafter referred to as Decedent, that Audrey Robin Hansen of Ada, Oklahoma, filed in the District Court of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, her Petition praying for the administration of the estate. The total value of the estate of Decedent as set forth in the Petition is $80,000.00. This Combined Notice is given pursuant to the Order of this Court entered on this date.

All creditors having claims against Bobby Ray Linker, deceased, are required to present the same with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to Audrey Robin Hansen, Personal Representative at the offices of Gregory S. Taylor, 115 S. Broadway, P.O. Box 1737, Ada, Oklahoma 74821, attorney for Personal Representative, on or before the following presentment date: The 13th day of November, 2015, or the same will be forever barred.

All persons interested in the estate of said Decedent are hereby directed to appear in Courtroom #315 of the District Court of Pontotoc County, State of Oklahoma, on the 10th day of December, 2015, at 9:30 A.M., at which time the Petition will be heard. Objections to the Petition must be filed not less than ten days before the hearing and a copy mailed to Petitioner in care of her attorney at the address shown above, or any objections shall be deemed waived. If an objection is timely filed, the Court will determine at the hearing whether Summary Administration proceedings are appropriate and, if so, whether the estate will be distributed and to whom the estate will be distributed. The final accounting and a petition for distribution will be filed on or before the 20th day of November, 2015.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of October, 2015. s/ S. Kessinger JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT s/ Gregory S. Taylor Gregory S. Taylor, Attorney for Personal Representative GREGORY S. TAYLOR 115 S. Broadway • P.O. Box 1737 Ada, OK 74820 • 580/332-7717 Attorneys for Personal Representative (Published in The Allen Advocate on October 15 and 22, 2015)

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA Case No. JD-2014-13 In the Matter of AMBERLEI GALAS, DOB: 11/07/11, Alleged Deprived Child as Defined by the Laws of the State of Oklahoma SUMMONS AND NOTICE THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF PONTOTOC TO: Father: Ismael Castillo You are hereby notified that a PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS has been filed in the above styled and numbered case, alleging that the above named child has been adjudicated deprived, and that the State alleges your rights, parental rights may be terminated under Title 10A under the Oklahoma statutes.

The attached Petition is hereby made a part of this Notice and incorporated by reference.

That this matter will be heard at a hearing upon the Motion on the 17th day of November, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., in the District Court for Pontotoc County, located at 120 W. 13th St., Ada, Oklahoma, at which time and place you may appear and show cause, if any you have, why order and judgment in the proceedings should not be entered as in the Motion prayed, and you are hereby summoned and notified to be present at said time and place.

You are advised that the respondent parents, guardian or custodian, and respondent child are entitled to be represented by an attorney at each and every stage of the proceedings and if the parties are unable because of lack of present financial resources to obtain an attorney, they are entitled, upon demonstrating this fact to the Court’s satisfaction, to a Court-appointed attorney at no expense to such parties. The duty of the parent to support his or her minor child will not be terminated except for adoption.

Failure to personally appear at this Hearing constitutes consent to the termination of your parental rights to this child or these children. If you fail to appear on

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA Case No. JD-2014-27 In the Matter of BREA BAKER, DOB: 12/14/2011; CASON BAKER, DOB: 11/19/2012, Alleged Deprived Children as Defined by the Laws of the State of Oklahoma SUMMONS AND NOTICE THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF PONTOTOC TO: Father: Christopher Baker You are hereby notified that a PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS has been filed in the above styled and numbered case, alleging that the above named child has been adjudicated deprived, and that the State alleges your rights, parental rights may be terminated under Title 10A under the Oklahoma statutes.

The attached Petition is hereby made a part of this Notice and incorporated by reference.

That this matter will be heard at a hearing upon the Motion on the 17th day of November, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., in the District Court for Pontotoc County, located at 120 W. 13th St., Ada, Oklahoma, at which time and place you may appear and show cause, if any you have, why order and judgment in the proceedings should not be entered as in the Motion prayed, and you are hereby summoned and notified to be present at said time and place.

You are advised that the respondent parents, guardian or custodian, and respondent child are entitled to be represented by an attorney at each and every stage of the proceedings and if the parties are unable because of lack of present financial resources to obtain an attorney, they are entitled, upon demonstrating this fact to the Court’s satisfaction, to a Court-appointed attorney at no expense to such parties. The duty of the parent to support his or her minor child will not be terminated except for adoption.

Failure to personally appear at this Hearing constitutes consent to the termination of your parental rights to this child or these children. If you fail to appear on the date and time specified, you may lose all legal rights as a parent to the child or children named in the Petition or Motion attached to this Notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 9 day of October, 2015.

Karen Dunnigan Court Clerk By: s) G. Pingleton Deputy (SEAL) (Published in The Allen Advocate on October 15, 2015)

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA No. PB-2015-69 In the Matter of the Estate of Billye Jo Rollow, Deceased.

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, DEVISEES AND LEGATEES Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the estate of Billye Jo. Rollow, deceased, that on the 7th day of October, 2015, W.H. Rollow, III, produced and filed in the District Court of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, an instrument in writing purporting to be a copy of the Last Will and Testament of Billye Jo Rollow, deceased, and also filed in said Court a Petition for the Probate of Will praying for the probate of said Will and asking that Letters Testamentary issue to W.H. Rollow, III, the personal representative named in deceased’s Will and a determination of the heirs, devisees and legatees of Billye Jo Rollow.

Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd day of November, 2015, at 9:00 o’clock a.m., in the District Courtroom of the Pontotoc County Courthouse situated in Ada, Oklahoma, the Petition for Probate of Will will be heard, and at that time, all persons interested in said estate may appear and show cause, if any they have, why said Petition for Probate of Will should not be granted.

Witness my hand this 7th day of October, 2015. /s/ L. Jackson JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT JAMES R. SCRIVNER 120 East 14th Street P.O. Box 1373 Ada, OK 74821-1373 Attorney for the Estate.

(Published in The Allen Advocate on October 15, 2015)

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA No. PB-2014-7 In the Matter of the Estate of Ethel Bernice Moore, Deceased.

NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT, PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, FOR DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE Notice is given that Joseph R. Moore, personal representative of the estate of Ethel Bernice Moore, deceased, has filed in this Court a Final Account and Petition for Determination of Heirship, for Distribution and Discharge, and the hearing of the same has been fixed for 10:00 o’clock a.m. on the 7th day of December, 2015, in the District Courtroom of the Pontotoc County Courthouse situated in Ada, Oklahoma, and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why said account should not be settled and allowed, the heirs of said deceased determined, said estate distributed, and the personal representative discharged.

Witness my hand this 12th day of October, 2015. /s/ S. Kessinger JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT JAMES R. SCRIVNER, P.C. 120 East 14th Street Post Office Box 1373 Ada, Oklahoma 74821-1373 Attorney for the Estate (Published in The Allen Advocate on October 15 and 22, 2015)

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF PONTOTOC COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA Case No. PB-2015-47 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID LEE DAVIS, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO THE CREDITORS OF: DAVID LEE DAVIS All creditors having claims against DAVID LEE DAVIS, deceased, are required to present the same, with a description of all security interests and other collateral, if any, held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to Leandra Rogers, Personal Representative of said estate, at the law offices of BRALY, BRALY, SPEED & MORRIS, 201 W. 14th, P.O. Box 2739, Ada, Oklahoma 74821, on or before the following presentment date: December 1, 2015, or the same will be forever barred.

Dated this 1st day of October 2015.

Braly, Braly, Speed & Morris, P.L.L.C. s/ Sheila Southard Bryan W. Morris, OBA#14591 Sheila Southard, OBA# 21830 201 W. 14th Street P.O. Box 2739 Ada, OK 74821-2739 Phone: (580) 436-0871 Fax: (580) 436-0889 ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE (Published in The Allen Advocate on October 8 and 15, 2015)

Allen School Board Filing Period announced

The Board of Education of Allen Public School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the Number One (1) seat on the Allen Board of Education may file to run as a candidate for this seat at the Pontotoc County Election Board between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday, December 7, through Wednesday, December 9, 2015.

Gerty Bingo Saturday

Bingo will be played Saturday night, October 17th, at the Gerty Community Building. All proceeds will go to the Gerty Fire Department for fire hydrants. The first of eight hydrants was installed Monday, October 5th.

Doors open at 5:45 p.m. and the concession will serve spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert and drink, starting at 6:00. Bingo starts at 7:00 p.m.

In keeping with the October theme of Halloween a costume contest will be held with $50 going to the winner.

Costumes will be judged by votes of all the players attending.

There will be a 50/50 raffle held and, as always, there are lots of nice prizes and the last game of the night is a Blackout when $100 goes to the winner!

THE ALLEN ADVOCATE, OCTOBER 15, 2015 - PAGE 11

Out & About Allen

Deann Johnson visited in Ada from Thursday to Sunday with Steven and Gracie Yoakum, Denise Muck, Marylynn Wilcox, Vermeil Yoakum, Jerry and Mike Fleming and other family members.

Everyone had great time visiting and catching up on family news.

—O&A— Recently out & about visiting withCarl and June Vinson and Lynn and Debbie Vinson have been Chris and Ethan Vinson of Norman, and Johnny, Christina and Kambree Thompson of Tuttle.

Ethan enjoyed spending his Fall Break from school with his grandparents, Lynn and Debbie.

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Among those from Allen attending Tuesday evening’s Flag Retirement Ceremony at the Canadian Valley Co-op north of Seminole were Betty Finney, and Aaron and Leny Finney and Kellianne.

T hey were very impressed with the retirement procedure and with the performance by the Allen high school band.

The band performed both the National Anthem and God Bless The USA. —O&A— Nineteen Allen cheerleaders spent this past Saturday teaching 40 elementary students cheers and routines. Both high and junior high cheerleaders worked with the youngsters in preparation of their performance at the Homecoming game, October 23rd.

A l l e n H i g h S c h o o l cheerleaders are Kayla Lawler, Hannah Heck, Brooke Holcomb, Jailynn Porter, Sydney Payne, Chelsea Wedlow, Meysa Dohlman, Hailey Masterson, Autumn Hamilton, Faith Caldwell, Caitlin Riddle and Taelor Diener; junior high cheerleaders are Alyssa Maloy, Ellie Janda, Alison Chitwood, Jaden Wilson, Averie Cudd, Makena Pegg and Madison Dohlman.

—O&A— Out & about this past weekend, visiting with Lesley and Arlene Rinehart, were Leon and Dixie

Knighten of Tupelo.

—O&A— On Thursday, October th 8 , Tommy and Carolyn Sanders, along with Judy Smith and Tammy Castillo, traveled to Oklahoma City to watch the Stonewall Lady Longhorns softball team in their first ever trip to the state competition.

T he Sanders’ granddaughter Sarah Monday, and Judy’s granddaughter McKenzie Davis both play on the Stonewall team.

Following the game the locals visited the Softball Hall of Fame and enjoyed dinner in the City.

—O&A— J ames and Chris McDonald enjoyed a week’s visit from grandson Jonathan McDonald.

On Saturday Jonathan’s father, Josh McDonald of Tulsa and his fiancé, Annetta Doyle of Oklahoma City, joined them in a trip to Dallas to watch Owen McDonald’s soccer team play a game. While in Dallas they enjoyed a visit with Andy, Beth, Kadence, Owen and Hendley McDonald.

—O&A— Kenny and Johnna Shires and Jim and Candace Wilson were among the local OU fans that made the trip to Dallas last weekend to attend OU/Texas football game.

—O&A— Brandon Payne of Norman was out & about this past weekend visiting his grandparents, Tommy and Carolyn Sanders.

Joe & Tandy Hudson travel to Michigan On September 19, 2015, Joe and Tandy Hudson left on a trip to Mackinac Island, Mackinac City, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.

Mackinac Island (pronounced Mac-a-naw) is an island about six miles off the coast of Michigan in Lake Huron. The island does not have any motorized vehicles and the only means of transportation is by horse, horse-drawn vehicles, or bicycles. All supplies are ferried to the island and then transported by horse-drawn wagons.

T he island was once occupied by Indians and the French. The Indians traded furs for supplies with the French at the fort call Michilimackinac. In 1761, the British soldiers and civilians took over Fort Michilimackinac following the French and Indian War. T he Hudsons toured Fort Michilimackinac that was built in 1711. It was built on the mainland, torn down and moved to Mackinac Island, then torn down and moved back to the mainland where the British took control in 1761. Much of the fort is

in the original condition, as it was in 1711. It was put together with joints and pegs to hold it together and it’s amazing some of it is still original.

Today there are numerous shops on the Island, most of which are fudge shops. Locals call the tourists “Fudgies.” This is because it seems like every tourist has a bag of fudge. The island has the Grand Hotel, built in 1887, a very elegant, expensive hotel that has been featured in several movies.

Two years after the Grand was built, Henry Murdick opened the island’s first “Candy Kitchen”, which offered hand-dipped chocolates, salt water taffy, and creamy fudge. By 1920, fudge became Mackinac Island’s number one souvenir.

The State of Michigan is divided into two parts, the Lower Peninsula is separated from the Upper Peninsula by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The two parts are connected by the Mackinac Bridge, which is 26,372 feet long.

The span between the two anchor blocks is 8,344 feet long and 550 feet high.

The Mackinac Bridge is

considered the dividing point between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

The plants and foliage on the lower and upper parts are beautiful.

They saw several light houses of various shapes and sizes.

Locals from the Upper Peninsula are called Yoopers (for Upper Peninsula) and those on the lower part are called Trolls – because they live in Michigan “below the bridge.”

This area of Michigan was first occupied by the Anishinabe Indians which were members of the Chippewa tribe of the Algonquin nation.

The Soo Locks connect Lake Superior and Lake Huron, between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. The locks can handle a ship up to 1,000 feet long and 105 feet wide carrying 60,000 tons of cargo or more. At this point, Lake Superior is 26 feet higher than Lake Huron.

When a ship goes into the locks, the boat or ship is tied to stabilizers on the top of the locks. If you’re going from Huron to Superior it takes 22,000,000

gallons of water to lift the ship to the level of Lake Superior, then the locks open and your level is the same as Lake Superior. To return to Lake Huron, you go through the Canadian locks and the boat or ship is lowered 26 feet to match the level of Lake Huron.

There are Soo Lock boats that take you on a tour of the locks or if preferred, you can go thru the U.S. locks.

These 1,000 foot supertankers, of which there are 13, are restricted to operation on the Great Lakes (exception is Lake Ontario) because the St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal locks can only handle a freighter up to 730 feet in length.

The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker, Mackinac, is used to break the ice and keep the channel open for ships thru the winter. Currently there are five Coast Guard icebreaking tugs powered by single screw 2,500 hp Westinghouse engines and up to 1,250 hp Fairbanks Morse generators.

If you’re in Canadian or U.S. waters you do not need a passport unless

the boat drops anchor.

We were asked whether the vessel was a ship or boat. The captain said his daughter, that works for the locks, gave him a definition that says you can put a boat on a ship but you can’t put a ship on a boat. So that is how they determine if a vessel is a boat or ship.

T he amount of traffic that comes thru the locks is enormous.

The Hudsons had never been to that part of Michigan but can now report the scenery is breathtaking.

The people were very friendly and the temperatures were great, high 30s to low 40s at night and mid to upper 60s to low 70s during the day.

Customs, traditions and history were much different than in Oklahoma.

They were only there for a week and could not see everything but the trip to that part of the country is well worth the time.

A little hint from the Hudsons, do not go there from November to the last of April. The snow that falls in November is still there in April.

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