Sapulpa Times 11/03/2018

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YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE: whether state questions or county elections, we strongly support and encourage everyone to vote.

THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. COMPILED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OKLAHOMA

Q: WHICH RACES WILL APPEAR ON BALLOTS ACROSS THE STATE? A: The state races are Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer, Labor Commissioner, Auditor, Insurance Commissioner, Corporation Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. For the U.S. House of Representatives, races are for seats in District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4, and District 5. Other races include many seats in the Oklahoma Senate and Oklahoma House of Representatives and retention votes for four members of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, three

members of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and five members of the Court of Civil Appeals. At the county level, many court clerks, county clerks, county sheriffs, district judges, and county commissioners will be on the ballot, as well as municipal officials and local bond issues in some locations. There also are five state questions.

Q: DO I NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT ALL OF THOSE? A: No. You can cast as many or as few votes as you like.

If you only vote in one race or on one state question, that vote will still count.

Q: WHERE CAN I FIND A SAMPLE BALLOT LISTING MY CHOICES? A: By the end of September, individualized sample ballots are available on the State Election

Board website, elections.ok.gov.

County election boards provide sample ballots, too.

Q: WHY ISN’T MY SENATE OR HOUSE DISTRICT ON THE BALLOT? A: If a candidate ran unopposed or faced only same-party oppo- sition, he or she has been elected and will not appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. In addition, only half of the Oklahoma Senate’s 48 seats are affected by this year’s elections.

Q: WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE? A: All Oklahoma residents who are US citizens, at least 18 years old, legally competent, and not subject to a current felony sentence. A convicted felon is allowed to vote in Oklahoma after

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STATE QUESTIONS Breaking down the questions 10 |

2018 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE

Sapulpa Times writers offers their explanations and assumptions on the upcoming election questions FIND US ONLINE www.SapulpaTimes.com facebook.com/sapulpatimes twitter.com/sapulpatimes instagram.com/sapulpatimes

By Lottie Wilds Senior Staff Writer With a few days left to decide on the State Questions on the ballot, the staff discussed them and gave our opinions, in the spirit of the “Sidewalk Interview.” Of course, we encourage you to make your own decisions, vote your own conscience, and

“Sitting on the shores of life throwing our little pebbles in the great ocean of human events . . . making ripples. . . trying to grasp the opportunity to promote human progress regardless of personal risk or sacrifice.”

—KATE BARNARD

“We may elevate ourselves but we should never reach so high that we would ever forget those who helped us get there.” —WILL ROGERS

MORE ONLINE: You can get the complete 2018 Voters Guide, including information candidates, questions, explanations on where and how to vote and more for free at SapulpaTimes.com/elections

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Sapulpa police arrest possible child molester Page 3

Creek County looking to rent out Collins ballroom

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The Criterion Theater?

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respect those whose opinions differ from yours.

State Question 793 Allowing big box stores to offer optometry services along with retail glasses?

Micah: No, big box stores have participated in closing mom & pop stores and this is just the

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“Be a citizen, not a subject”

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INDEX A2 / Whimsy Gazette A4 / City News A5 / Area News

A6 / Arts & Entertainment A8 / Business B1 / Sports

B3 / Faith & Family B4 / Events B7 / Obituaries

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The Whimsy Gazette

The Whimsy Gazette is the brainchild of and compiled by Lottie Wilds.

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Be a citizen, not a subject: How my step-mother convinced me to vote

By Lottie Wilds Senior Staff Writer

I know you’re busy! I’m busy, too. The only time I can remember being busier was in Navy Boot Camp over 40 years ago.

I know you don’t care. I know you want to sit quietly at home after work and veg out, not spend one minute reading about irrigation or infrastructure. Budgeting for a bridge in Wewoka?

And what about the endangered big-eared bat? It is all too much, isn’t it? I get fed up, too, and feel hopeless---briefly. I fight that ennui. I will fight it to my dying breath or dementia, whichever gets me first.

Who cares if a Senator gets caught in a mess about fraud or sexual circuses. What if she drinks and drives all over D. C.?

A few minutes’ entertainment and then on to the casserole recipe.

Who has time for all that foolishness when important things like

soccer, church, and family outings have to be attended? I confess I have more time for myself these days because my grandchildren live out of state and I am officially retired. Don’t laugh. I am busier now than ever, with my own interests, but I have made it my business to vote in every election since I was 21. Truthfully, I have often voted for out-of-themainstream candidates (like the Green Party or Citizen’s Party) and that is my sacred right, right?

I’ve also voted for Republicans and Democrats, depending on the individual person’s values and integrity. How do I know about them? I read, I listen, I talk to the candidate, and make an educated guess. I do not listen to TV ads or the Internet, because the object of those is to WIN no matter what.

The value of voting was brought home to me when I heard the story of my second step-mother’s escape from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. According to Elizabeth II, she was attending medical school in Bu-

dapest, living with her husband, their 3-year-old daughter, Liliana, and his parents in an upper-middle-class townhouse. A knock on the door, a couple of Soviet soldiers, and Elizabeth’s young, anti-Communist husband was shot dead in the street. Elizabeth lifted the toddler off the floor, grabbed the jewelry box from the buffet, and ran out the back door. As she was heading down the alley, she heard two more rifle shots as her in-laws were murdered. Were they members of the “underground”? I don’t know.

By trading emerald earrings for a hayride across a secure border, a diamond brooch, pearls, and gold cuff links for trips past other checkpoints, somehow, they managed to get out of Soviet-held Hungary. As she slept under a haybale being spiked with a hay fork, Liliana softly cried, and her desperate mother stuffed panties in her mouth to muffle the sound. It was exactly life and death. Later, Elizabeth made it to the United States and found work

as a nurse. She finished school and gained her citizenship as a refugee from the Soviets and moved to Oklahoma. She was deadly sincere that voting when they had the chance could have saved her country, her husband and his family and thousands of others. Elizabeth never failed to vote.

The revolution was an 18-days-long, failed coup which began as a student revolt, and spread. The Soviets conned the Hungarians leaders into thinking they would negotiate and instead, killed 3,000 “underground revolutionaries.” Hundreds of thousands fled as refugees to other countries.

Something I‘ve learned about refugees and naturalized citizens is that they generally love the United States; they know more about American history and government than some politicians do. They never take for granted the blessings that voting guarantees to all of us. The American Revolution was a War fought for

the right to govern ourselves. We govern ourselves with our choices. Vote = choice. Without voting, America wouldn’t exist. We would still be English subjects, or possibly Soviet revolutionaries.

Voting intelligently is not a hobby. It isn’t just for “political junkies.” It is a sacred right, like freedom of assembly or attending any of a hundred churches or even creating one of your own.

Over 1.3 million of our relatives have died in wars to give us that right. Women were jailed, raped, and beaten to gain suffrage. Citizens have been abused, jailed, and murdered to prevent them from voting. Voter suppression is real today.

Voting a straight ticket is lazy, but it’s better than not speaking up at all. There are dozens of sites to help explain the items up for change. Ballotopedia.com and the Creek County Election Board website are great non-partisan repositories of the facts.

On November 6th, truly honor our veterans by voting.

Where is it? What is it?

Each week, Sapulpa Times will feature an unusual artifact found in or around the town that we love. If you can identify it and tell us, you might win a free drink from CTX Coffee!

Please email us at

news@sapulpatimes.com to let us know you’ve found it!

Last week’s answer: A Sapulpa, Oklahoma seal on the north wall on the first floor of the City Hall.

TODAY IN HISTORY | Today is Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 361 Roman Emperor Constantias II, declares his cousin Julian the rightful successor, is baptized on his death bed and dies of a fever.

1493 Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea, inhabited by the Kalinago.

1527 Ferdinand of Austria/ Bohemia chosen as King of Hungary.

1534 English Parliament passes the 1st Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.

1762 Spain acquires Louisiana.

1783 The American Continental Army is disbanded.

1789 The first District Court established by the Constitution opens in New York City.

1793 French playwright, jour-

Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia

nalist and feminist Olympe de Gouge is guillotined.

1796 John Adams elected as 2nd President of the United States.

1838 The Times of India, the world’s largest English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.

1868 John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African-American elected to

Born this Day 39 Lucan, Roman epic poet, commanded by Nero to commit suicide at age 25.

1500 Benvenuto Cellini, Itlaian sculptor and painter.

1793 Stephen F. Austin, “The Father of Texas,” American businessman and politician.

1794 William Cullen Bryant, American poet and journalist.

1900 Adolph Dassler, German businessman, founder of Adidas.

1901 Andre Malraux, French historian, theorist and author.

1921 Charles Bronson, Ameri-

can actor.

1933 Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts and 1988 Democratic candidate for President.

1949 Larry Holmes, American heavyweight boxing champ from 1978-85.

1949 Dame Anna Wintour, English-American editor of Vogue magazine.

1952 Roseanne Barr, American comedienne and TV personality.

1953 Dennis Miller, American Comedian and TV host.

1954 Godzilla, Japanese monster.

“After elections and marriage, people rarely get what they expect.”

Will Rogers

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the US Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.

1868 Ulysses Grant wins presidential election.

1883 Stagecoach robber, “Black Bart the Poet,” gets away with his last robbery, but leaves a clue that will eventually lead to his capture.

1883 U.S Supreme Court decides federal courts have no jurisdiction over Native American Tribal Council. (Crow Dog).

1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected as 1st woman senator.

1896 William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan for President.

1903 Panama separates itself from Colombia. Panama Independence Day. 1908 William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

1911 Chevrolet officially enter the automobile competition with the Ford Model T. 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.

1956 The new Hungarian government is formed (Hungarian Revolution), in which many banned members of the non-Communist parties participate.

1957 The Soviet Union launch-

“No foreign swords could never pierce so deeply. The deadliest wounds are dealt by citizen hands.” —Lucan “To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.” —Andre Malraux “If you’re an overnight success, you can be yesterday’s news in no time. Whereas building something slowly and carefully that has value and quality, that’s what’s going to have legs.” —Dame Anna Wintour

es Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.

1964 Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as President, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, voting for Johnson.

1992 Carol Mosely-Braun is the first African-American woman elected to the Senate.

2014 One World Trade Center opens in New York to replace the World Trade Center Twin Towers after it was destroyed on September 11, 2001.

2016 The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series to earn their fist title in 108 year, ending the then-longest title drought in US sports history.

Birthdays

Cutter Ray Enlow Reagan O’Steen Marilyn Moore Debby Frost Tony Chisum Wesley Monger Cheryl Frazier Margie Juby Kendall Newell Amelia Young

Word! By Lottie From Alphadictionary.co and Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White

French phrases used in English a la carte (ah la Kart) – “on the menu” not a meal but as a separate item, like toast. a la mode (ah la mowed) – “in the style of.” In English, it means “with ice cream.”

carte blanche (Kart blonsh) – “blank card,” anything you want. c’est la vie (say- luh vee)— “That’s life!” coup de gras (koo day grah)

— “mercy blow,” the final blow or decisive moment.

Faux pas (foh pah) - False step,” a foolish mistake or social disgrace like picking your teeth with a fork

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The Creek County Commissioners Keep House

By Lottie Wilds Senior Staff Writer

At 9 a.m., on Monday, October 29th, the County Commissioners met in the Collins Building to conduct county business.

Every week the Verification Report for all purchase orders being paid is available to the public during the meeting.

First on the agenda was to open and possibly award bids for cleaning services for the Commissioners Office and common areas of the Collins Building.

There were six bids: Alliance Maintenance (Tulsa) for $245; Jerrica Bovang (Sapulpa) for $400; Gester Cleaning for $440 (or $550 for a 5-weekend month); Jani-King (Tulsa) for $233; City Wide Janitorial Service (Tulsa) for $300; Bonus Building Care (Tulsa) for $235. They voted to accept the bids and take a week to review them before awarding a contract.

In other business, the Commissioners signed transcripts and deeds for property in Drumright sold to Steve Crowder (last week) for Taxes owed.

Cindy Lawrence from Main Street discussed the possibility of changing the rental agreement for the use of the Collins Building Ballroom. Commissioner Newt Stephens recommended better communication of who, what,

when, due to a window being broken and there was no record of anyone renting the facility.

Stephens asked what alcohol was allowed, and the Commission Chair, Leon Warner, said only red wine was permissible now.

Most agreed that new guidelines needed to be set, and an alcohol deposit required, similar to those at the Fairgrounds. Commissioner Stephens is going to work with Cindy Lawrence to set new guidelines, with a November 19th date set for the recommendations to be made public.

Wendy Murray , from the Planning Department, spoke to the leaders about accepting a “removal bond” from Branch Communications for a cell tower that was approved by the Board of Adjustments on June 19, 2018, located in District #3. It is a “paper trail” for the new cell tower and guarantees the removal of the old tower if a new one is installed. No action was taken.

Chairman Warner read into the record that the Official ODOT County Road Inventory Map was completed and “accurately describes the system open for public travel at all time.”

Sheriff Bret Bowling requested signing a service agreement with Air Comfort Solutions for the Jail for $2,000 and expects it to “save us a little money to keep equipment up” with biannual service calls for air condition-

ing. He asked for a semi-annual service contract with Emergency Power Systems, Inc., for $266.75 per visit, and at the Juvenile Justice Center for $481.15 per visit. These were approved by the County leaders.

Vanessa Hinson asked for approval of a utility permit request for a property she and her husband Bobbie own near W. 341st St. S. in District #3. It was approved.

The Commissioners also approved a utility easement to Oklahoma Gas and Electric across fairground property where the new skeet-shooting range is being constructed. It has been holding up completion.

An emergency gas leak near Hwy. 75 and US Hwy. 44 junction in District #1, involving Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. required commission action to retroactively approve a utility permit request. Another request from ONG to cross W. 162nd St. near U.S. Hwy. 75 and SH 67 in District #1 was also approved.

Finally, the County Commissioners directed the Creek Co. Treasurer (Don Engle) to credit the R2 Fund with funds from the Creek Co. Court Clerk’s Office in the amount of $240.82 to reimburse for utility payment.

The meeting ended with the signing of the appropriate documents and remarks about the United Way fundraising effort.

Cindy Lawrence of Main Street Sapulpa addresses the Commission concerning the Ballroom in the Collins Building. Photo Lottie Wilds

All the elected county officials are collecting in jars. At the close of business on October 31, the winner (whoever collected the most money) was announced.

This lucky person will kiss a “huge” live pig at a Sapulpa football game on the field. The winner: An informal discussion of the County question on the November 6 ballot helped explain the “confusing wording” of the proposal to dissolve the Sapulpa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission and current zoning commission and replace it with a city-only commission and a county-only commission. The new county-only planning commission would be an 11-mem-

ber group, some assigned by the Creek Co. Commissioners and some appointed by the mayors of any town in the county with a population over 1,000. The object of the new systems would be for small towns to get a voice in their county governance, and for city challenges to be met by city-dwelling commissioners.

Those against the proposal think the system in place now serves the purpose and doesn’t need to be changed.

Be sure to vote so your voice is heard in Creek County (and all the way to Congress.)

“It is what it looks like”: Sapulpa police arrest possible molester of autistic 8-year-old

By Lottie Wilds Senior Staff Writer Following a call to police dispatch, Officer Steven Funk of the Sapulpa Police Dept. responded to a home on S. Mounds concerning a possible sex crime.

On Saturday, October 27th about 3:38 p.m., he spoke to the mother of the alleged victim, who is an autistic, 8-year-old girl. The child is non-verbal.

The mother left the child

inside their residence while she went outside to smoke a cigarette on the front porch. Then she heard a strange noise from her daughter and went inside to check on her. She allegedly saw her daughter backed into a corner of the kitchen, nude, with her arms raised, and she looked scared. Standing about 1-2 feet away was the defendant, John W. Pingleton, age 53, with his jeans pulled down to his knees. He had his boxers on, but she said he had an erection. The defendant began

pulling his pants up and the victim’s mother swore at him and asked what was going on.

The defendant allegedly made several statements to her, like “It is what it looks like” and “Do you want some of this, too?” while walking toward her and pulling his shirt up, is if he were “prison tough.”

The victim was removed from the scene for safety and the victim’s grandmother called police. The child has “textile” issues related to her autism and often undresses herself, but

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they had just dressed her prior to going out on the porch.

Pingleton is the grandmother’s brother, the mother’s uncle, and the victim’s great-uncle. He had been living with them since June when he was released from prison on probation for murder.

Officer Funk tried to talk to the defendant, but he refused to cooperate. Officer Amy Nichols arrived on the scene and tried to talk to the defendant, but he told her to leave his house and that she was breaking the law. Officer Nichols arrested the defendant

and tried to interview him again.

Pingleton ordered Nichols to release him accused her of breaking the law since the officer didn’t see him commit a crime and mumbled other things about how he was charging her under the “Treaty of Organized Crime” and other nonsensical statements.

Records showed that Pingleton has one prior felony conviction for 1st murder in 2008.

Apparently, he received a life sentence, the first 25 years in prison and the rest suspended.

John W. Pingleton, 53, has been arrested on charges of child molestation against an 8-yearold autistic girl. Police say when he was arrested he told the victim’s mother “It is what it looks like.” Photo provided.

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VOTING: Your questions about voting, ballots, casting early, etc.

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Q: WHERE CAN I VOTE? A: On Election Day, only in the precinct where you’re registered. For a list of precinct polling places and other voter information, visit the Oklahoma State Election Board website, elections.ok.gov.

Q: WILL I NEED IDENTIFICATION WHEN I GO VOTE? A: Generally speaking, yes.

You may present valid photo identi- fication issued by federal, state, or tribal authorities, such as a driver’s license or passport. If you do not have a photo ID, you can present your voter identification card. If you have no identification, you may cast a provisional ballot accompanied by a sworn affidavit.

Q: CAN I BRING A SAMPLE BALLOT OR WRITTEN NOTES TO HELP ME WHEN I VOTE? A: Yes, but don’t show them to anyone at your polling place or while you are voting. Our “cheat sheet” on page 17 can help.

Q: I HAVE A FULL-TIME JOB. IS MY EMPLOYER REQUIRED TO LET ME GO VOTE? A: Oklahoma employers must provide employees with up to two hours of paid time to vote on Election Day, unless their shifts give them plenty of time to do so before or after work. You must notify your employer of your intention to vote at least one day before the election.

Q: HOW CAN I CHANGE MY REGISTRATION NAME, ADDRESS, OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION?

A: You’ll need to submit a new voter registration form with the correct information. You can make changes in your voter registration online or by telephone.

Voters who are already registered can change their address or party affiliation at: https://www.ok.gov/elections/Online_Voter_Registration. html. Name changes, changes of address to a new county, and new voter registrations must be submitted via paper forms.

Q: I’M REGISTERED IN ONE PLACE IN OKLAHOMA BUT I AM ATTENDING SCHOOL OR VISITING SOMEONE IN ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE. CAN I VOTE THERE? A: If you will be away from the precinct where you’re registered, you might consider voting by absentee ballot or participat-

ing in early voting in the state where you’re registered prior to Nov. 6.

Q: CAN I CAST MY VOTE IN PERSON BEFORE NOV. 6?

A: Yes. Early voting occurs at your county election board from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 1, and Fri., Nov. 2, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 3. Some counties have second early voting locations. Those can be found at: https://www.ok.gov/elections/ Early_Voting.html.

Q: CAN I VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT? A: Yes. You can request an absentee ballot before 5 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 31. Requests can be submitted online, downloaded from the State Election Board website, or obtained from your county election board.

Q: CAN I VOTE “STRAIGHT PARTY” ON NOV. 6?

A: Yes. You can mark a place at the top of the ballot to vote for allcandidates on the ballot who belong to a single party.

Q: HOW DO I TURN IN MY ABSENTEE BALLOT? A: The state began distributing absentee ballots on Fri., Sept.

21.

Completed ballots must be returned by mail to your county election board and received no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 6.

Q: WILL I NEED TO GET MY ABSENTEE BALLOT NOTARIZED? A: Yes, unless you are in the military, living overseas, physically

QUESTIONS: We work together, but we don’t all agree...and that’s okay!

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latest in that effort.

Lottie: No, I want a doctor is independent, not beholding to any huge corporation. You can take your prescription anywhere, even online for cheaper prices.

Elizabeth: No, eye care is too important to be delegated out to big corporations.

Charles: No, I don’t want a big box store dictating what exams they can do, and it is a bandaid for a larger problem that single-payer medical for everyone would solve.

State Question 794 Changing the rights of victims?

pear-shaped, with flesh that ranges from golden-yellow to brilliant orange. Most winter squashes are vine-type plants whose fruits are harvested when fully mature. They take longer to mature than summer squash (three months or more) and are best harvested once the cool weather of fall sets in.

Some of the most popular types of winter squash are butternut, spaghetti, acorn squash and delicata.

Butternut squash is tan in color and has a long, bell-like shape.

Spaghetti squash is oblong or oval in shape and yellow in color.

Acorn squash is actually shaped like an acorn. It is dark green in color and has a ridged rind or skin. Delicata

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squash is oblong, ridged, yellow and green. The skin is soft and edible.

When shopping, look for squash that are heavy for their size, free of soft spots and have a dull sheen (a shiny skin is an indicator the squash is not fully mature).

All winter squash bakes well. Cut the squash in two (be sure to use a sharp, heavy-duty knife if the squash has a hard shell), scoop out the seeds and brush the cut surface with oil.

Place cut side down in a baking dish with 1/4 cup of water. Bake uncovered at 350 F until the flesh is soft.

Once butternut or acorn squash is cooked and cooled, it can be peeled away from the skin, cut into cubes, and used in soups, stews and casseroles along with other vegetables.

Butternut or acorn squash can be used interchangeably in recipes.

Spaghetti squash is the exception.

Once cooked, use a fork to peel the flesh away from the skin. It looks just like spaghetti as it peels away. You can serve it with any type of pasta

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State Question 800 Creation of Oklahoma Vision Fund from legislative appropriations, deposits from other sources, and investment income?

Micah: Yes, I’m in favor of proactive measures to stabilize the Oklahoma economy so it doesn’t tank every time we have a blip in the Middle East affecting oil prices.

Lottie: No, I don’t like governments investing in the stock

sauce, in the same way you would serve spaghetti noodles.

Delicata squash is the easiest squash to prep and cook because of its soft, edible skin. It contains seeds in the center, but they can easily be removed by scraping them out with a spoon.

This delicious recipe for MapleGarlic Delicata Squash Oven Fries is a wonderful side dish on a cold winter’s day!

MAPLE-GARLIC DELICATA SQUASH OVEN FRIES 1

large or 2 small delicata squash 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup or agave syrup 1 garlic clove, crushed or minced 1 teaspoon sea salt 1. Heat oven to 375 F and line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Place the pan in the oven to provide even roasting on the top and bottom of the squash.

2. Cut the ends off the delicata squash, halve it lengthwise, scrape the seeds out (using a small spoon) and slice each half into thin half-moons.

3. Combine the olive oil, maple syrup, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl, then add the delicata and toss until it is evenly coated with the oil mixture.

4. Remove the hot pan from the oven and carefully arrange the squash in a single layer on the lined baking sheet.

5. Roast for about 15 minutes, then stir the squash and rotate the pan.

Continue to roast the squash for another 15 minutes until the it starts to turn brown and crispy. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt and serve immediately. Serves 4. *** Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her new cookbook is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www. divapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis.

market. It is legalized gambling with my money. And what “other sources?”

Elizabeth: Yes, we should use the revenue from our biggest industry.

Charles: No, the stock market is too volatile.

State Question 801 Expand the permissible uses of ad valorum tax revenues to include school operations?

Micah: Yes, I have never understood why the schools couldn’t use money to hire teachers.

Lottie: No, then there is no rainy-day fund.

Elizabeth: No, adversely affect small rural school districts.

Charles: No, It is just a shell game.

County Question: To change the planning commissions to end up with a City Planning Commission and a County Planning Commission?

Micah: Yes, however, I don’t know how the planners will be selected.

Lottie: Yes, the city and county have different interests and need to be heard.

Elizabeth: Yes, they will be able to focus on their own issues.

Charles: No, more bureaucracy, cities and counties need to work together. Tulsa Area Planning Commission has worked well for over 40 years.

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Winter squash are prominently displayed at grocery stores in the fall and winter months, but many shoppers pass them by because they don’t know what to do with them. Winter squash are easy to prepare and are a healthy addition to any meal.

The Cucurbitaceae family is the Latin name for gourds, pumpkins and squash. The terms Summer and Winter can be deceptive and are based only on current usage, not on actuality. Summer squash is in the market all winter, and Winter squash is available in late summer and fall, as well as winter.

This terminology was never meant to confuse — it dates to a time when the seasons were more crucial to man’s survival. Vegetables that would keep until December became known as winter vegetables.

Winter squash are picked when they are fully mature, and they have a thick, inedible skin. This thick skin provides a protective covering for the squash and allows for a long storage life. Winter squash can be stored for three months or longer in a cool, dry place, preferably in a single layer.

Every part of the squash plant can be eaten, including the leaves and tender shoots, which can be cooked in omelets or made into soup. Winter squash are a good source of vitamins A and C, potassium and fiber. Onehalf cup of cooked winter squash has only 40 calories.

Winter squash comes in shapes round and elongated, scalloped and

State Question 798 Have Governor and Lt. Governor on same ticket?

Micah: Yes, it’s important to have two people who agree so they can move the ball forward.

Lottie: No, I like the separate ticket that doesn’t burden the governor to choose a Lt. I don’t

think a Lt. Governor is necessary, and basically campaigns for 4 years.

Elizabeth: Yes, make the process more efficient.

Charles: No, it is a checkand-balance.

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Micah: Yes, keep the victims in the loop.

Lottie: Yes, victims should be able to know where their perps are.

Elizabeth: Yes, makes sense that victims and their families would get as much information as possible about their case.

Charles: Yes, because victims have gone through enough.

HOLLYWOOD — Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” teams Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton (a struggling former TV Western star who couldn’t make it in films) and Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth (Rick’s longtime stunt double and best friend). Most of the other characters are based on real people from the Helter Skelter reign of terror in 1969 Los Angeles.

Margot Robbie (“I, Tonya”) and Emile Hirsch play Manson clan victims Sharon Tate and Jay Sebring, while “Billion’s” Damian Lewis is film superstar Steve McQueen.

“Beverly Hills 90210’s” Luke Perry plays “Lancer” TV series star Wayne Maunder, Nicholas Hammond is actor Sam Wanamaker, Al Pacino is Rick Dalton’s agent, Mike Moh is Bruce Lee, Rumor Willis (daughter of Bruce) is actress Joanna Pettet and Dreama Walker is Connie Stevens, to name some of the real people being portrayed. Sounds like a fun film. *** Brad Pitt has completed the scifi thriller “Ad Astra,” with Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga and Donald Sutherland (due May 2), and is producing “The King,” for Netflix, based on Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2,” and “Henry V.” While Shakespeare may not bring young people in, casting Timothee Chalamet, Robert Pattinson, Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendelsohn, Sean Harris and Lily-Rose Depp (daughter of Johnny Depp) surely will! *** Those of us who remember all the shows now being rebooted not only have the feeling we’ve been there, but that it was better the first time around.

It began with Netflix rebooting “The Gilmore Girls” and “Full House,” then CBS successfully cloned “MacGyver” and “Hawaii Five-0,” but “Murphy Brown” doesn’t seem to have the oomph it once had. “Dynasty,” without a big budget for clothes, seems lack-

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Brad Pitt luster. “Magnum P.I.” without Tom Selleck isn’t the same, despite all the crashes and near-death incidents.

“Last Man Standing” moved to Fox when ABC canceled it, killed off Oscar-nominee Robert Forster (as Tim Allen’s father) and then wrote out Hector Elizondo (his partner in “Outdoor Man”) and lost Molly Ephraim, Allen’s TV daughter, Mandy, who left to do the film “The Front Runner,” in which Hugh Jackman plays former presidential candidate Gary Hart.

“The Conners” still revolves around Roseanne, and if it fails ABC can still blame her, even though it fired her.

But it’s not over, folks. Pilots have been ordered for reboots of “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer,” “Frasier,” “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,” NBC’s “V,” “Grimm,” replacing David Giuntoli with a female “Grimm,” and Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City,” with Laura Linney, Ellen Page and Olympia Dukakis set to return, among others. How about rebooting an original idea that makes us laugh, like “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”?! © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Life & Celebrations

Famous J. Tankersley Famous J. Tankersley passed from this life on October 27, 2018, at his home where he was surrounded with love from his wife and family.

Famous was born on April 28, 1935 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Beauford & Eva Tankersley.

He went to Webster High school. He was employed at Flint Steel in Tulsa from 1952-1953 as a Punch Press Operator. Famous faithfully served his country in the United States Army with the 82ndAirborne, where he was stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal Parachutist Badge. He later went to Okmulgee Tech and started working in electronics as a quality control inspector for multiple businesses.

Famous meet and later married the love of his life Jeanne K. Sperling. They were blessed to be able to spend 30 years of their life together.

In their time together, they grew a love for antiquing, garage selling and going to Auctions. Famous loved to spoil his grandchildren

and great-grandchildren with treasures he would find on his and Jeanne’s adventures.

Famous enjoyed collecting many things, one thing were clocks, Antique’s mostly.

He had at one time, a clock shop where he would repair and restore clocks that needed ‘fixing’.

He had such a caring and compassionate heart, one nephew described him as having compassion but was a fearless warrior who was a defender of the weak and a gentle giant. He was loved and will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife Jeanne and their children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren and many other family and close friends.

Services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, November 1st, 2018 at Smith Funeral Home, 1208 S. Main St, Sapulpa, OK. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, 1208 S Main St, Sapulpa, OK.

Vanis Dunn On April 17, 1960, a man with a BIG sense of humor, Vanis Eugene Dunn, was born in Claremore, Oklahoma to Delbert Dunn and Shirley (Hardridge) Dunn.

He passed at St. John’s in Tulsa on October 26, 2018 at the age of 58.

He graduated from Kellyville High School and then went on to Bacone College where he met Ginger Maxfield.

They had two daughters, Tonya Dunn and Michelle (Missy) Mahan of Arizona. He was a “Feather Man” and a life-long member of the Polecat Ceremonial Grounds.

When he was younger, he loved to play basketball. He played independently with his brothers and team members as “Bad Medicine.”

He was a big fan of football; his favorite college team was the Oklahoma Sooners.

He was preceded in death by his father Delbert V. Dunn; mother Shirley (Hardridge) Brown; step-mother Wilma Dunn; brother

Delbert T. Dunn; brother Ronald Brown; grandparents Tommy and Lola Hardridge; and Ralph and Martha Dunn. He is survived by his two daughters Tonya and Missy of Arizona; and his girlfriend Reyna Butler of Tulsa; his sister Debbie Toppah of Sapulpa; his brother Gary Dunn and his wife Julie of Tulsa; aunts Martha (Ruth) Dunn, Bea Buckley, Joyce (Christine) Johnson, Helen (Lucy) Jones; and a host of nieces and nephews. He is a man that will always be missed and loved.

Funeral Services are scheduled at 2 pm on Wednesday October 31, 2018 at Indian Fellowship Baptist Church in Oakhurst (6130 S. 58th W. Ave.). A Wake is scheduled at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 30 at Indian Fellowship Baptist Church. The family has entrusted the services to Green Hill Funeral Home. 918224-2312

Stephen Wayne Blevins, 58, of Sapulpa went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK. He was born on November 15, 1959 in Bakersfield, California to Ronnie and Lucille (Cornelius) Blevins.

He attended Catoosa High School and graduated with honors in 1978.

He married his best friend, Vianey (Ramos Gonzalez) Blevins on July 14, 2000 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. They made their home in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and were blessed with two daughters. Steve was employed as a precision machinist in Tulsa, Oklahoma for many years.

He enjoyed spending time with his family and many friends. His interests included fishing, shooting, woodwork and building and operating remote controlled airplanes.

He was a loving husband,

father, brother, and uncle. He mentored many and will be dearly missed.

He is survived by his wife, Vianey Blevins of the home; daughters, Anna Blevins and Jennifer Blevins, also of the home; his mother, Lucille Blevins of Tulsa; sisters, Linda Mashburn, Rhonda Ohmart, and Elizabeth Boler; and brother, David Blevins.

He is preceded in death by his father, Ronnie Blevins; and brother, James Phillip Blevins.

Family Visitation will be held form 5-7 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Smith Funeral Home, 1208 S Main St, Sapulpa, OK. Graveside service will be held at 10 am on Friday, November 2, 2018 at Wofford Cemetery, Catoosa, OK. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, 1208 S Main St, Sapulpa, OK.

Stephen Wayne Blevins

Death Notices Helen Ruth Degraffenreid, 82 years, of Sapulpa, passed away on Friday October 26, 2018. She was born on Saturday February 29, 1936 in , the daughter of Leonard Lowe and Christina Ruth Thomas.

Services are scheduled for Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Green Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery located at 400 East Teel Road Sapulpa, OK 74067 Anthony Crawford, 47, of Sapulpa departed from this life on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at St. John Medical Center, Sapulpa, OK. Funeral services are pending. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, 1208 S Main St, Sapulpa, OK.

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Michael Raymond Lewis Michael Raymond Lewis was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on June 15, 1965 to Alfred Lewis and Mary (Mosquito) Lewis.

He passed away on October 26, 2018.

Michael was preceded in death by his grandparents and a niece, Shamicah Wilson. He is survived by his parents Alfred and Mary Lewis; his sisters Taniece Gibson, Donna Jones, Debbie Jones, Grace Jones, Paula Lewis and Rhonda Guitarez; his brothers James Mosquito, Paul Lewis and John Lewis; and a host of nephews, nieces and his cat Baby.

Michael was God’s special son and a firm believer in Jesus Christ.

He loved his family and was very proud of his Indian heritage. He

loved the sound of the Pow Wow drum. He was an avid sports fam and enjoyed fishing. He was also a tremendous swimmer and very accomplished in the physics of summer saults of the diving board. He was one of the fastest roller skaters in his age bracket, winning many races. Michael is deeply loved and will be missed by many.

Funeral Services are scheduled at 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Morning Star Evangelistic Center in Holdenville with burial in Fox Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 pm at Green Hill Funeral Home. 400 E. Teel Rd. 918-224-2312

Robert Sanders Robert Eugene Sanders was born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma July 15, 1937 to Nellie Ann Miller. He passed from this life on October 31 2018 from complications of a lengthy illness.

Robert has been a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness for all of his life. Robert loved to hunt, fish, plant a big garden. He grew the best tomatoes you would have ever eaten. He loved to can and share his harvest with friends and family. Most of all he loved to make his Possum grape jelly. Robert was a carpenter by trade.

Robert married Lorena Jean Smith January 30th 1957. They had three sons who he is survived by, Randy Wayne Sanders and wife Carol of Mannford, Okla Marty

Eugene Sanders and wife Denise of Sapulpa, Okla.

Kenneth Ray Sanders and wife Jenny of Kellyville, Okla.

His grandchildren are Randa Sanders, Kenneth Ray Sanders, Natasha Randol, Sara Beard, Cassie Waybourn, Derek Waybourn. And a host of great grandchildren.

Robert was preceded in death by his wife Lorena Jean Sanders, grand daughter Randa Wilena Sanders.

A Memorial Service is scheduled at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness in Cleveland, Oklahoma. The family has entrusted services to Green Hill Funeral Home in Sapulpa. 918-224-2312 / www.greenhillok.com

Jo Brumley Jo Brumley, 77 of Sapulpa departed from this life on Monday, October 29, 2018 at Arbor Village Nursing Home, Sapulpa, OK. She was born in Pryor, OK to Lewis Charles and Anna (Shrum) Goins.

She was a hairdresser by trade. She was of the Baptist faith.

She is survived by son, Jerry Don Brumley; daughter, Cindy Leslie; grandchildren, Nicci Brose and husband, John Paul; Jo Dawn Harris and husband, Luke; and Christopher Leslie and wife, Ellen; great-grandchildren, Aarika Edmisten, Gracie Byrom and husband, Blake, Kolby Edmisten, Mia Leslie, Allie Brose, Julia Harris, Connor Leslie, Jaylie Brose, Daxton Leslie, Simon Leslie; greatgreat-grandson, Beckham Byrom; sister, Sherran Harris and husband, Gene; brother, Lewis Goins and sister, Dawn From. Also surviving are Ruth Mitchell, Bobo and Renee Brumley, Cletus and Rich Bussett.

Billie and John Robinson, Debbie

and Phillip Billingsley and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

She is preceded in death by husband, Don Brumley (2006); father, Lewis Goins; mother and step-father, Anna and Don Glassco; brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Martha Goins; and brother, Frankie Don Glassco; and numerous other family members.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Arbor Village and Cura Hospice.

Visitation will be held from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 with Funeral services following at 2pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 both being held at Smith Funeral Home, 1208 S Main St, Sapulpa, OK. Interment to follow at Kellyville Cemetery, Kellyville, OK. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, 1208 S Main St, Sapulpa, OK.

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The beauty of the season Turning trees and art shows provide a wide array of color this fall

Steamcon is something we definitely need to do again

By Charles Betzler Staff Writer Last weekend on October 26th and 27th, the Sapulpa Library held its first annual “Steamcon” which is a “Steampunk Pop Culture Convention” hosted by the Sapulpa Public Library through grants from SeneGence and the Muscogee Creek Nation.

It was a glorious gathering of fellow nerds and a sight to behold. There were displays of Steampunk items as well as Steampunk items for sale. There were science demonstrations and demonstrations by the Sapulpa High School robotics team. There were people in Cosplay costumes, comic book characters, and a live podcast covering the event

by Comic Book Straight Talk, a stop-motion animation display, a computer-lab, hands-on workstation, a fabrication lab, where one could get a custom-made leather

mask which was laser-cut on the spot. A 1983 Zimmer was displayed by its owner, as part of the Route 66 Auto Museum. Gaming tables, graphic art demonstrations, and vendors selling everything from Steampunk items to great food tantalized the attendees. Genre authors sold and signed their books.

One of the coolest things there was the Fab Lab Tulsa mobile lab trailer. A Fab Lab is a small-scale workshop offering digital fabrication. The Fab Lab movement is closely aligned with the DIY (Do It Yourself) movement and Open-source hardware and shares philosophy as well as technology with them.

What is Steampunk? There are a lot of answers to this question but the simplest and most cogent definition is that Steampunk is a creative focus, based on re-imagining the 19th century, which you can use for any form of creativeness. This creativeness

may be in the form of a fashion design or mechanical object that combines science fiction with Victorian aesthetics.

Some examples of Steampunk that almost everyone might have seen were devices and inventions seen on the TV show and movie “Wild Wild West,” such as the steam-powered wheelchair of Dr. Lovelace or the giant mechanical arachnid. Many 19th-century science fiction writers such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells have inspired Steampunk designs. The following link has some great examples of Steampunk devices and fashion: https:// tinyurl.com/y95pp83g.

Cosplay is a combination of the words “costume” and “play.”

This term was first coined in Japan in 1984 to describe a performance art in which participants are called Cosplayers. They wear self-made costumes and fashion accessories to represent a fictional character.

This 1983 Zimmer, which is a custom-made automobile utilizing a fabricated body placed on a 1983 mustang chassis and running gear, is being displayed by its owner Gary Brunk. Photo by Charles Betzler

The Sapulpa Artist’s Guild Show and Sale

By Lottie Wilds Senior Staff Writer If you weren’t in attendance at the Senior Citizen Center on Friday evening, Oct. 26, and Saturday morning, Oct. 27, you missed a great time. Many artists painted and visited with folks who came to appreciate and buy local artwork.

Sam Houghton, who teaches the Guild and others how to paint was there, the ultimate host, sharing his knowledge and providing cake and punch. Gretchen White is a local artist, too but at this event she was a hostess.

Fern Patterson and I brought quilts, some for sale and some vintage. Fern Patterson finished a stunning still life with honeysuckles and asters, while onlookers watched in amazement.

Donna Heim is an award-win-

ning artist, who enters the Creek County Free Fair every year. Sam Houghton has also won many awards in surrounding fairs. Artists Claire Tosh, Cheryl Warren, Lottie Wilds, and others, seated at tables covered with paints and painted gifts, were there enjoying the exciting and fun atmosphere.

Sherman Baker, Tom Reid joined A. J. Uphold painting and chatting with local buyers. Donna Carter, of Sapulpa Theatre fame, is a brand-new addition to the Guild.

The Guild encourages anyone interested in painting, watercolors, pastels, or other artwork, to come to the regular meeting which will be on Thursdays from 5:30 -7:30 beginning in January 2019. One final meeting of the 2018 season will be held Thursday, November 8th from 5:307:30 p.m.

Terry Frank and Dallion Turley from Comic Book Straight Talk do a live podcast covering Steamcon at the Sapulpa Public Library.

Photo by Charles Betzler

Melodie Reader, Children & Young Adult Librarian, shows off her Steampunk outfit. Photo by Charles Betzler

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Local & Area Events

Saturday, November 3 35th Annual Creek County Route 66 Quilt Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Creek County Fairgrounds, 17806 West Highway 66 in Kellyville. They will have quilts, crafts, door prizes, raffle tickets, a tea room, vendors, and demos throughout Friday and Saturday. The cost is $5 for adults and children are free.

For more information, please call Connie at 918-322-3855, Kathy at 918-247-3383, or Fern at 918-224-0245.

Eagle Point Christian Academy’s 2nd Annual Art & Craft Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Academy, 602 South Mounds Street, in Sapulpa. This bazaar features one-of-a-kind treasures including jewelry, antiques, collectibles, handmade items, home decor, and crafts, baked goods, gifts, and more. Lunch will also be available for purchase.

Low Cost Vaccination Clinic hosted by Sapulpa Furry Friends from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Sapulpa Walmart parking lot. They ask that you please bring your animals on leashes or

in crates. They will be offering vaccines, microchipping, and nail trimming, and they will accept cash and credit cards for payment. They will also have flea and tick products and heartworm medication for purchase.

Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance, a FREE 12week program at 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 1420 East Dewey Avenue.

This class will be taught by certified Master Instructor Gina Wozencraft. For more information on this program, please call Ms. Wozencraft at the Creek County Health Department in Sapulpa at 918224-5531, extension 284.

Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum’s 3rd Annual Victory Party from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Collins Ballroom in Sapulpa. This fun evening supports the Auto Museum CTX Coffee’s Game Night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 11 North Water Street in Sapulpa. For this board game night bring your favorite game and be prepared for the competition! They will have their regular coffee menu as well as a special non-coffee and food menu.

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BELOW: The golden colors of fall have arrived in full flourish. A short drive around town will take you to multicolored trees, such as this one near the Sapulpa Boys and Girls home. Photo by Brent Middleton

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Do You Remember: The Criterion Theater?

A weekly feature highlighting a historic Sapulpa business by Charles Betzler

By Charles Betzler Contributing Writer

James (Jimmy) Zartaludes operated the Criterion Theater for nearly a half a century. In later years, his son, Jerry, worked there taking tickets and giving you a stub, being an usher, and in dire situations, a bouncer, of sorts.

I spent many a Saturday afternoon watching the latest Hollywood blockbuster that I had waited eagerly to see. On rare occasions, when my Father let me out of work, I would watch a Thursday afternoon matinee, known as “Jimmie’s Good Ole Day” for a mere 35 cents. You could see the Saturday matinee or the evening show while enjoying popcorn and a Coke for under a dollar.

The lobby was ornately decorated with art deco wall lights and a magnificent tapestry carpet, albeit, a little worn. There were movie posters of current and upcoming shows adorning the walls. To the left, before you entered the Auditorium, was the concession area. There, you could buy hotdogs, corn dogs, pickles, popcorn, candy, and a wide variety of fountain drinks.

My friend, Daryl Howard, particularly enjoyed the “Knockout,” which was a little spritz from every selection of the fountain drinks followed by the at-

tendant opening the lid to the pickle jar and pouring a little pickle juice into the concoction. UGH! To the right were the restrooms and the entrance to the balcony. When I was rather young, I enjoyed the balcony. Being the reprobate that I was, I enjoyed throwing ice and paper airplanes from the balcony, occasionally incurring the wrath of the usher. Sadly, the balcony was closed a few years later. There was something mentioned about

a structural problem. I rather think it was because of the young lovers who wanted a modicum of privacy that the balcony afforded.

I remember some great movies. “The Birds,” an Alfred Hitchcock thriller, which by today’s gory standards would be considered dull, scared the daylights out of me when the birds started attacking Tippy Hedren.Would she survive the onslaught of those avian demons?

Then there was the “Pit

and the Pendulum,” a horror movie based on an Edgar Allen Poe novel by the same name. We watched with bated breath to see if the protagonist would get sliced in half.

Of course, movies that my Mother would forbid me to see tantalized me.

The one that comes to mind was “The Carpetbaggers.”

After a stern lecture on the evils of sinful movies, she reminded me that decent young gentlemen did not watch such trash. I sneaked

in and watched it anyway.

The James Bond movie franchise began in 1963. To a 13-year-old boy, James Bond was really cool. “Dr. No” was the first movie, followed by “From Russia to Love.” The next movie in 1965 was “Goldfinger,” which was a treasure trove of nifty gadgets and replete with a slew of sexual innuendos, which I found as a sophomoric 15-year-old, quite titillating. When Honor Blackman, the female co-star of the movie announced her name to James Bond, we giggled until we couldn’t breathe!

How could I forget watching the Spaghetti Westerns starring Clint Eastwood, such as “Hang ‘Em High,” “The Good Bad and the Ugly,” and “A Fist Full of Dollars”? By then, I was driving, and subsequently the drive-in was my venue for watching movies (and other extracurricular activities).

In 1980, the Criterion closed its doors, and shortly thereafter the auditorium was demolished, making way for a parking lot. Today, Water Street Tattoos at 10 South Water occupies the building that was the lobby and offices of the Criterion.

The sights, sounds, and the wonderful smells wafting through the theater will remain with me always.

Top: The original Criterion Theater was a popular hangout in the days where a movie could be had for a mere 35 cents. Left: The original Criterion neon sign hangs in the garage of Bill Sellers Jr. Below: Today, Water Street Tattoo sits in what used to be the lobby of The Criterion Theater. Read more about Water Street owner Brandon Mull next week!

Photos submitted by Charles Betzler

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High School Football

Sapulpa beats Ponca City Wildcats, going to playoffs!

Left: Freshman Colton Morton makes a fantastic catch as Sapulpa doubles down to beat Ponca City at home on Friday night. Above: Kenyon Kahmeyer races to catch up with Ponca City’s Eli Wohl.

Photos by Kristi Howard Top: Chieftain Stadium from the air. Photo by Brent Middleton

Jennifer Mortazavi “wins” the Kiss a Pig Contest for TAUW

Mounds football players show great character on and off the field Mounds football players take time out of every game day to show kindness to the Elementary students.

Left: Karson Long walking Hadley Newman into the Elementary.

Below: Mounds football players serving the Elementary kids breakfast every game day.

Creek County Court Clerk Jennifer Mortazavi had the most money deposited into her bucket to “win” the Kiss A Pig Contest. The contest was to raise money for Tulsa Area United Way and because Mortazavi “won”, she had to plant a big wet one on this lucky pig at Friday night’s halftime! Photo by Kristi Howard.

DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

RESULTS

DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

RESULTS

08/24

PAWHUSKA

PAWHUSKA

7PM

W (36-20)

08/31

EDISON

SAPULPA

7PM

W (34-13)

08/31

KIEFER

KIEFER

7PM

W (28-12)

09/07

CLAREMORE

SAPULP

7PM

W (27-7)

09/14

MORRIS

MORRIS

7PM

W (35-0)

09/14

EAST CENTRAL

EAST CENTRAL

7PM

W (49-12)

09/20

MEEKER

KELLYVILLE

7PM

L (32-8)

09/21

BIXBY

SAPULPA

7PM

L (45-0)

09/28

CHANDLER

KELLYVILLE

7PM

W (35-14)

09/28

BARTLESVILLE

BARTLESVILLE

7PM

W (63-58)

10/05

JONES

JONES

7PM

L (50-28)

10/05

MUSKOGEE

SAPULPA

7PM

W (49-48)

10/12

HENRYETTA

KELLYVILLE

7PM

W (41-7)

10/12

BTW

SAPULPA

7PM

L (20-3)

10/18

PRAGUE

PRAGUE

7PM

W (41-22)

10/18

SHAWNEE

SHAWNEE

7PM

W (63-35)

10/26

HOLDENVILLE

KELLYVILLE

7PM

W (48-26)

10/26

SAND SPRINGS

SAND SPRINGS

7PM

L (48-34)

11/02

OKEMAH

OKEMAH

7PM

L (36-20)

11/02

PONCA CITY

SAPULPA

7PM

W (48-24)

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Election Coverage

Lack of Mental Health Services Hurt Oklahoma Families, Communities

By Mark Lawson State Representative, District 30 One of the hardest things to wrap your head around as a legislator is that the government sometimes has to step inside a home and take children away from their parents or guardians.

This is a terrible function of government that is unfortunate but necessary.

In fiscal year 2018, the state of Oklahoma removed or temporarily removed 4,692 children from their homes.

In 58 percent of cases where children were removed from their home, neglect was involved.

Neglect can range from ignoring a child’s hygiene, malnutrition, excessive uncleanliness, etc. In 49 percent of removal cases, illegal drug use or addiction by the child’s primary care provider was a factor. Physical abuse, a lack of adequate housing, alcohol misuse by a custodian, parent/ guardian incarceration, child abandonment and/or sexual abuse all individually were involved in 5 percent or more of the child removal cases.

Before I continue, social workers and many community organizations that work with abused or neglected children and ensure they are in the best position possible are to be thanked. This is hard, emotionally draining work and is often thankless.

Some children have no adult looking out for them except their social worker.

It is important to lift up these unsung heroes of our community in prayer and say thank you.

Like many of you, I view children as a gift from God. It is hard for me to understand how someone could allow a child to be in a situation that would require the state to remove them from their home. It is near unfathomable, which brings me to the reason I am writing this column.

Mental illness and addiction are real.

I ran for office to make our communities stronger.

To do that, we must make our families stronger and keep them together. When we look at the statistics above, it becomes obvious these problems are not evolving out of a simple lack of responsibility. This is happening in families with severe mental health or addiction issues – brain diseases – that frankly, our state can do much better in addressing.

A large chunk of the neglect cases stem from a parent or parents with these diseases. Alcohol and other drug addictions are consequences of a society that lacks appropriate access to treatment and fails to invest in prevention services.

For example, when individuals don’t have access to needed mental health services, they often turn to substances such as alcohol or illegal drugs to cope. While most of us know that this is not a healthy coping strategy, it does not change the fact that this is a reality facing many Oklahoma families.

Unfortunately, this isn’t just an Oklahoma problem. This is a national problem, but Oklahoma has an opportunity to lead

the country in solving this epidemic.

I say this knowing there are some people who maliciously abuse children. Those people should face the harshest punishment possible. It should be noted, however, that the majority of the people committing these acts are not doing so because of a mental illness or addiction. That being said, as a society, we must be careful not to paint people suffering from mental illness and addiction with the same brush as we do criminals who prey on children. Additionally, we need to continue to search for creative and innovative ways to tackle this issue - ways that are both effective and efficient. Finally, we must adequately fund the programs that are already in place and keep fighting this fight every day. To do this, we must first admit that mental illness and addiction are real and stop demonizing the people afflicted by them.

This coming year, increasing access to mental health and addiction services for parents is going to be a primary focus of my time and energy in the Legislature, but I would like to know what you think about this issue as well. No single person can fix this problem. It will most definitely take a community of ideas to protect our vulnerable Oklahoma families.

I encourage each of you to contact my office and let me know about any concerns or comments you have on upcoming legislation or the challenges that face our state.

My office can be reached at (405) 557-7414 or by email at Mark.Lawson@ okhouse.gov.

Baker’s Dozen of New Laws Took Effect on 11/1

By Lottie Wilds Senior Staff Writer There were 228 laws passed last session that include many rate hikes and some changes to everyday life.

Fingerprinting and forensic science fees went from $5 to $10, and even traffic law violators will pay them. Lawmakers raised the fees even though the governor’s task force on criminal justice reform stated that high financial costs was one reason former inmates had trouble re-entering normal life.

There is a 50 per cent rate hike in aircraft registration fees, so rich people will also be affected by a new tax, too.

A new law makes it illegal for a driver to drive in the left lane on highways with 4 or more lanes. Exceptions are for congested areas, or when an officer has someone pulled over on the shoulder, or when passing another vehicle A hand-gun license is no longer required for active military personnel, Reservists, or National Guard members who are at least 21 years old.

Gamblers can now use debit cards to buy lottery tickets.

Opioids will now be prescribed in 7-day supplies for the first prescriptions.

There is a new definition of “place of worship” and this bill established rules for firearms on their property and rules for dealing with intruders.

One bill establishes qualifications for an initial teaching certificate, a career teaching certificate, a mentor teaching certificate, and a lead teaching certificate with some bonuses.

Several new specialty license plates are available.

A new law prohibits using any kind of restraint when transporting pregnant prisoners, or one in labor or recuperating from delivery.

It directs officials to use the least restrictive means of restraint on a pregnant prisoner.

A new definition of “assistance animal” was made law, and it allows landlords to require documentation, and fines for fraudulent claims.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol can use an allwhite or all-black fleet instead of the traditional black-and-whites.

One bill mandate that teachers of children under the age of 18 must report suspected child abuse or neglect.

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I have both the knowledge and experience to be your next District Judge. I served my community for over a decade in law enforcement. I have extensive experience as an attorney in the areas of criminal defense, civil litigation, family law, probate, and juvenile matters. I have tried over a dozen jury trials in Federal and State Courts.

Most importantly, I have not waivered on the three components that I believe are the most important qualities of a judge—FAIR, FIRM & FOCUSED. I promise you three things: • I will be FAIR to everyone that comes before me, whether rich or poor, great or small.

• I will be FIRM on the law. I do not owe anyone any favors, and I will not be swayed to do anything but follow the law.

• My FOCUS will be on doing justice everyday.

If these are the qualities you want in a judge, I ask for your vote on November 6th.

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Fun & Games!

Posting Date November 5, 2018

1. GEOGRAPHY: What strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea? 2. FOOD & DRINK: What is a pluet?

3. SCIENCE: What does an eidologist study?

4. MOVIES: Which Disney movie featured the title song, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”?

5. AD SLOGANS: What product was advertised as “It keeps going, and going, and going ...”?

6. MYTHOLOGY: Who is the Greek goddess of the rainbow?

7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the tallest lighthouse in the United States?

8. HISTORY: The German invasion of which nation had the code name Operation Barbarossa?

9. U.S. STATES: Which state has the nickname “The Mountain State”?

10. ROYALS: Which two houses were involved in England’s The Wars of the Roses in the 15th century? © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

Trivia Test Answers 1. Dardanelles Strait 2. Plum and apricot hybrid 3. Mental images 4. “Toy Story” 5. Energizer batteries 6. Iris 7. Cape Hatteras, North Carolina 8. Russia 9. West Virginia 10. York and Lancaster

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Faith and Family

We all need a mediator

By Pastor William Wimmer First Church of God, Sapulpa

Have you ever found yourself in need of a mediator - someone to negotiate an agreement between you and another party? Perhaps, as a child, a disagreement or a misunderstanding with another youngster necessitated the use of a third party to end the dispute. Or maybe, as an adult, it was a matter of a more serious nature, possibly involving family, financial, or legal consequences.

Such times are not enjoyable and often leave you disappointed, frustrated, and emotionally drained.

Did you know that you and I – and, in fact, all of humanity – stand in need of a mediator when it comes to our relationship with God and our hope of going to heaven? The Bible makes it clear that every one of us has broken our relationship with God because of our sin. “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God”

(Romans 3:23). Because of this, the Bible tells us that we all need to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:1821).

On our own, this is an impossibility. However, God, through His love and grace, sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to be our mediator.

We are told in 1 Timothy 2:5 that, “There is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” Hebrews 9:15 and 12:24 remind us that Jesus is “the mediator of a new covenant.” The Bible teaches us that Jesus is the perfect and the only mediator between us and God. It’s important to understand that the mediation between God and man is quite different than other types of mediation attempts.

In basically every other mediation, the mediator encourages or demands that both sides give a little in order that they might meet somewhere in the middle.

Negotiation and compromise are a routine part of most or all other mediation efforts. This, incidentally, is why many attempts at mediation do not last very long – because one side wants back what was surrendered or the other side recants or the two parties find some other grounds to disagree on.

But here, in the situation between God and man, it was evident that God could not be separated from His holiness, His righteousness, and His purity.

At the same time, lost humanity was unable to free himself from the muck and mire of his sin. God could not become less than who He was and mankind could not become more than what he was. Jesus, therefore, became a man, born of a virgin.

He lived without sin and He took our place on the cross and died for our sins and then rose from the dead on Easter morning. Jesus became our mediator.

God, in the form of a man, came down to earth to make forgiveness and reconciliation with God possible. As one Bible commentator put it, “The Gospel is the drama of divine descent, not human ascent.” That is, God came down to us because we could not go up to Him. Have you received Jesus as your Savior? Have you been reconciled to God? If not, pray and ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins and to be your mediator.

Pastor William

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Help Kids Make Mini Succulent Pumpkins Just in time for Thanksgiving and December holiday gatherings, stylish mini pumpkins can star in stripes, white and various shades of orange for eye-catching place settings and centerpieces when you glue moss and embed living succulents on top.

Give your kids the job of keeping succulents misted every few days as the plants root into the moss, and enjoy the creations in your home now and into the new year. When the mini pumpkins soften and age, toss them in the compost bin and pot the succulents indoors in soil in a flowerpot to grow in bright sunlight or outdoors in a frost-free garden bed.

Get older kids involved in creating the mini succulent pumpkins by swirling the nontoxic sticky glue or a glue gun, handling the wiry moss and arranging different varieties of succulents and add-ins make for artful fun.

Here’s what you’ll need: -- One clean pumpkin with a flat-top surface.

-- Water-soluble white glue that dries clear, such as Mod Podge Matte finish or a low-temp glue gun.

-- Sphagnum moss, available in garden centers or craft stores.

-- Several succulents. Use cuttings from your garden or purchase at garden centers.

-- Natural add-ons such as seedpods, acorns, tiny pine cones, eucalyptus.

Here’s the fun: 1. Set mini pumpkin on a newspaper-covered work surface. Remove stem with clippers, being careful not to cut into the pumpkin.

2. Drizzle glue around the top area of the pumpkin in swirls. Cover with moss, about 1/2-inch thick, pressing firmly in place. Let dry.

3. Remove roots and soil from the succulents. Dip short stems into glue and poke into the moss. For balance, place a tall succulent for a focal point near the center and add remaining succulents and add-ons around it over the moss. An adult or older child may use a glue gun to affix the add-ons, if you prefer.

Care tips: Set the pumpkin on a saucer, trivet or tray. Mist succulents and moss regularly, making sure the pumpkin remains fresh and dry. The succulents will begin to root through the glue into the moss. Keep away from excessive heat, freezing temperatures and rain.

Holiday idea: Use at each guest’s place at the Thanksgiving table. Tuck a name card in each one and set at each plate. Spray paint pumpkins in gold or silver for December holiday dinners. Guests may take one home to enjoy into the new year. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www. donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2018 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

Local Church Directory

Did we miss one? Let us know at news@sapulpatimes.com

Assembly of God CrossPoint Assembly of God 450 E Speer Ave Sunday 10:30 am South Heights Assembly of God 1100 S Wicham Rd

Baptist Blue Bell Church 12381 S 208 W Ave Sunday 10:45 am and 6:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm

Bible Baptist Church 513 N Ridgeway Sunday 11:00 am and 6:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm West Side Free Will Baptist 1403 S. Cheyenne Rd Sunday 11:00 am and 6 pm Wednesday 7 pm

Catholic Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1777 E Grayson Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday 8:00 am (Spanish mass) 08:30 am

Dripping Springs Church 24543 W Hwy 33

Church of Christ

Forest Hill Baptist Church 702 S Adams Sunday 11:00 am and 6:00 pm Wednesday 6:30 pm

Lee and Walnut Church of Christ 101 S Walnut Sunday 10:30 am and 5:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm

South Heights Baptist Church 23 E Wells Blvd Sunday 10:50 am Wednesday 7:00 pm

Glenpool Church of Christ 12932 S Elwood Sunday 10:30 am and 5:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm

Calvary Baptist Church 412 N 7th St Sunday 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00pm King Soloman Baptist Church 600 N Johannas St Mt Olive Baptist Church 130 N Gray St Sunday 10:45 am Wednesday 6:30 pm Pretty Water Freewill Baptist 8331 S 145 W Ave Canyon Road Baptist Church 8550 S 49th W Ave Sunday 10:45 am and 6:00 pm Wednesday 6:15 pm First Baptist Church 200 S Elm Sunday 9:45 am and 11:00 am

Church of God First Church of God 1011 E Hastain ave Sunday 10:00 am Wednesday 6:30 pm

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd 1420 East Dewey Sunday School 9:30 AM Eucharist 10:30 AM

Methodist First United Methodist Church 1401 E Taft Sunday 10:45 am Kellyville United Methodist 12 N Elm

Nazarene

Sapulpa Church of the Nazarene 302 S Elm Sunday 10:45 am Wednesday youth and college 6:30 pm adult and children 7:00 pm

Pentecostals Apostolic Pentecostals of Sapulpa 1132 E Bryan Sunday 10:00 am and 6:00 pm Wednesday 7:30 pm

Presbyterian First Presbyertian Church 111 S Oak Sunday 8:30 am and 10:35 am

Seventh Day Adventist Sapulpa Seventh Day Adventist 201 S Linden Sunday 11:00 am

Unitarian Hope Unitarian Church 8432 S. Sheridan Tulsa, OK 74133

Non-Denominational or Unknown Sapulpa Bible Church 1119 Brenner Rd Sunday 10:30 am and 1:00 pm Wednesday 6:30 pm GUTS Church 911 E Dewey Sunday 11:00 and Wednesday 7:00 pm Dynasty of Kings Church 1246 E McKinley Sunday 10:30 am Open Door Fellowshp 405 E Taft Sunday 10:00 am Wednesday 7:00 pm First Christian Church 220 E Lee Sunday 10:30 am

Linden Street Christian Church 919 E Lee Praise Fellowship 201 S Water Sunday 10:45 am and 6:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm Cedar Ridge Christian Church 406 W Teel Sunday 10:30 am Lexington Road Family Church 811 Lexington Rd Sunday 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00 pm Praise Center Ministeries 5672 OK-117 Sunday 10:00 am and 6:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm Beams of Light 101 E Murphy Ave Sunday 10:45 am and 6:00 pm Wednesday 6:00 pm Foundation Church 7785 South Hwy 97 North Heights Church 925 N 8th St Sunday 9:45 am and 6:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm SouthPark Bible Church 18 S Park Sunday 10:00 am Monday 6:30 pm Friday 6:30 pm The Way Church 811 W Taft Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am 11:00 am New Journey Church 17061 S Hickory Sunday 10:30 am Church on the Move South 12205 S Yukon Ave Sunday 9:00 am and 11:00 am

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Sapulpa Police Runs for October 26th - 31st Accidents

10/26 17:49 Accident, non-injury, Advanced Auto Parts parking lot, black Toyota vs. black GMC Terrain.

10/27 06:08 Accident, with injury, 71st/Frankoma, single vehicle white car, unknown injury, unknown entrapment, call came in from CCSO. 12:50 Accident with injury, Hwy 66/61st, 3 vehicles, state consent read, and person agreed for blood test, in route to St. John’s, in route to hospital.

10/28 12:25 Accident, non-injury, Washington/Oak, red Nissan Sentra vs. black Chevy car.

17:26 Accident, non-injury, QT, U-Haul vs. white Rogue.

10/29 06:42 Accident, non-injury, NSR/96th, by the Roller Dome. Wife’s Jeep was broken down on the side of the road and a maroon or black SUV hit it, and he wants officers to make sure it didn’t get hit again.

13:28 Accident, hit-and-run, injuty, Quik Trip silver Subaru subject was hit by black Tahoe, no direction of travel, QT has video, but not license plate, reporting party going to insurance, no report at this time.

16:10 Accident, non-injury, Boyd/ Lincoln, Beige Buick vs. white Highlander, pulling off the road.

10/31 07:28 Accident, non-injury, N. Mission, 2012 silver Lexus vs. blue Ford Taurus.

13:04 Accident, injury, near Freddie’s, car turned over on the RR Tracks, thinks someone is trapped.

17:09 Accident, injury, SH 66/Creek Turnpike, maroon truck vs. white car. En route to St. John’s for implied consent for State test.

Burglary, Fraud, Larceny

10/26 05:28 Burglary, Cardinal Cir., someone tried to get into his house, broke his bathroom window, and now is trying to get in front door, searched the area and no contact. Could be a 10-85 (need for mental health treatment) issue.

16:29 Larceny, 16 E. Dewey, Purple Rabbit, Reporting party is in the lobby, and said she was in the shop between 11:30 and noon and someone stole her cell phone.

17:52 Larceny, 801 N. 9th, beer run, silver Ford Taurus, Tag # available, 2nd time with this vehicle, it was a white male, gray hoodie, brown hair with female in passenger side with brown hair.

20:59 Burglary, 2100 block S. Main, firearm stolen from residence.

10/27 14:12 420 S. Main, Dollar General, white Male just stole a package going across Water St., wearing tan jacket, black hair, mustache, and jeans, walking back toward Main, reporting party is hiding in the white house and suspect is hiding next door.

10/29 07:50 Burglary, S. Water,

Sapulpa Radiator, windows broken out in the back of the building and things have been gone through, alley behind store.

09:15 Larceny, W. Elizabeth, car was broken into last night and credit cards were taken, issued CCR. 09:28 Burglary, W. 62nd St., Harp Service, someone cut the fence and broke into cargo trailer and stole things. Watch order for night hours.

10:17 Auto Theft, W. Skelly Dr., Taco Bueno, reporting party is next to her Toyota 4Runner that had been stolen, she blocked him in at the QT and he pulled over to Taco Bueno back parking lot and then abandoned the vehicle, QT trying to recover video, but video is down, and police will return when they can get a copy.

10/31 11:55 Fraud, Inverness Village, reporting party in Admin. needs to file Elder Justice Act for a caregiver, caught caregiver writing herself a check from a resident.

17:07 Larceny, Atwood’s, lady stole from store and destroyed the parking lot and a bunch of gates, gray PT Cruiser with Paper tags, in QT, damage on front end, front bumper laying in parking lot at Atwood’s, 2 females.

17:44 Burglary, W. Fairlane Ct., People taking items, CCSO not sure what reporting party wants, Watch Order for requested for all hours, day and night for the next week.

Shots Fired

10/27 22:02 Shots fired, Town West, CCSO responding to 2 males fleeing scene in a Chrysler minivan with known tag #. Ran plates to Dodge Caravan, regular owner run through ODIS, nothing came up, ran OK Driver’s License, came back to subj out of same city.

10/28 22:18 N. Elizabeth, possible gun shots.

Sex crimes

10/27 15:38 S. Mounds, reporting party believes her brother, John Pingleton, was trying to molest her 8 year-old autistic granddaughter, incident just occurred, her brother is still in the home, her granddaughter is gone, she is requesting to speak to an officer, brother on probation for murder, officer requested SANE nurse, transfer to DVIS, officer in route to Hillcrest, DVIS called PD. Pingleton to booking at 19:29.

Sex Offender Registration

10/27 11:10 5800 block W. Skelly Dr. 10/29 13:48 E. Taft, reporting party in lobby, updated.

10/31 10:35 8600 block Janis Lane, updated in lobby.

19:46 100 block W. Muskogee, updated in lobby.

Domestic A & B, Fights

10/29 21:26 S. Muskogee, husband is intoxicated and pushing her around, she is at the neighbor’s house, he will not let

her leave or use the phone, one male to booking.

10/31 06:47 E. Lincoln, reporting party said his wife called 911, he left last night, and tried to return this morning, he said it was his house and he could kick the door in if he wanted to and the police couldn’t do anything, negative contact with male half, call from wife half that husband was intoxicated and was trying to get back into the house after he left last night.

12:57 Fight in Progress, S. 49th W, Ave, Freeway Café, fighting over the trucks, came caller as before, informed what to do.

20:17 Fight in Progress, E. Jackson Ave. N., fight in the middle of the street, juvenile male returned home, another home owner, no action.

Animal Complaint

10/26 07:58 Animal dead.

23:38 1200 block E. Bryan, puppy outside her house barking like it was hurt, wants officer to check it out, the puppy is causing neighbors to yell at the dog, tried to make contact, wants a note left for Animal Control to check on the puppy.

10/27 18:26 W. Lincoln, neighbor’s dogs keep getting out and into yard, tried to attack caller earlier, black and white coon hounds, would like to speak with officer, officer contacted owner and is going to keep him put up.

10/28 22:50 S. Apple, dog that is constantly barking, at house with red top and stump in the yard contact made.

10/29 10:50 Freeway Café, 2 large white dogs walking around, notified Animal Control and they said they would get there.

13:29 E. McKinley, left door hanger.

14:23 N. Hodge/Perkins, picked up one.

16:16 W. Mike, in house next to apartment complex, 4 dogs are fighting, 3 warnings issued.

17:25 S. Birch, request an officer, subject has warrants for animal control tickets, 1 to booking.

10/31 23:41 Hwy. 66/Whitehouse Dr., animal in road, unable to contact with dog’s owner.

Reckless Driving complaint

10/26 09:38 Westbound on Hwy 117, Snap-on, speeding, honking at people and weaving in and out of traffic.

12:21 NSR (SH66) S. 96th, white Chevy pulling black trailer with lawn mower, no tail lights.

10/28 09:57 Taft, between Hickory and Walmart, would like extra patrol due to multiple speeders and reckless drivers.

10/31 14:35 Ea. Taft, white Chevy Cavalier with gray doors, white male, speeding around parking lot at Dollar Tree and then left headed toward McDonald’s.

Log information/Miscellaneous 10/26 14:13 Quik Trip, Anthony

How many of us stick our old cellphones in a drawer when we buy a new one? Too many of us, more than 50 percent, according to a recent survey. Some of us have just thrown away old phones.

If you’re in the market for a new phone and plan to buy it from the same company, chances are you can get money back or store credit toward the new phone.

If you plan to buy from a different company and can’t trade it in for a new phone, there are still ways to recoup some dollars from your old phone. For example, you can sell your phone on eBay. The minute new phones come out, those eager to save money know to look for a recent previous generation of phone. EBay has made it easy for you with a selling kit. They’ll even send you the box to put it in for mailing.

Check online prices offered on places like Gazelle, Swappa or Glyde.

Read the details carefully. Craiglist will allow you to sell your phone in-person in your area. (Don’t fall for scammers who want you to mail them the phone in exchange for a check.)

Security can be a problem if you leave data on your old phone, and it can be tricky to remove, depending on the type of phone. And no, doing a factory reset doesn’t remove all your information. You’ll need to remove your SIM card, a small circuit card inside your phone that contains information unique to your phone and network.

Your safest bet: Upgrade with the same phone company. You’ll get cash back to help with the cost of your new phone, and their tech will be able to delete your personal information from your old phone. © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

November 5, 2018

Cash for Your Old Phone

King Features Weekly Service

STRANGE BUT TRUE

SPD ARRESTS (October 26th thru 31st) Averyt, Stacy Marie, 45, of Sapulpa, City Warrants (x6).

Beard, Jordan Tyler, 23, of Sapulpa, DUI. Bennett, Timothy Brent, 50, of Sapulpa, Failure to Appear.

Cagle, Dustin R., 30, of Sapulpa, City Warrants.

Day, Jacob Gabriel, 26, of Kellyville, City Warrants.

Ellington, Tommy Lee, 60, of Tulsa, DUI, Failure to Yield to Right of Way to Oncoming Traffic.

Fox, Mackenzy Rayelynn, 23, of Sapulpa, Driving under Suspension (2nd Offense), Creek Co. warrants (x3).

Leslie, Christopher A., 36, of Owasso, Driving Under Suspension (2nd Offense), No Insurance (2nd Offense), Improper Tag Display.

McIntosh, William Cole, 19, of Sapulpa, City Warrants (x4).

Montague, Noah Reimer, 27, of Tulsa, Improper vehicle, Driving Under Suspension, Possession of CDS. Pingleton, John W., 53, of Sapulpa, Sexual assault of a child.

Raocher, Leanna Marie, 24, Warrants (X8).

Rodriguez-Puentes, Gilberto, 22, of Skiatook, DUI, Transporting Open Container, No Driver’s License.

Sweeney, Anthony Mark, 27, of Drumright, Making False alarm, Escapes or attempts to escape arrest, Consumes or inhales Intoxicants in a public place.

Tarin Munoz, Felipe, 25, of Sapulpa, Speeding, Driving Under Suspension.

Whitaker, Lauren Gail, 32, of Sapulpa, Possession of CDS. Whitaker, Stephen Todd Alan, 35, of Sapulpa, Hold for McIntosh Co. Wildcat, Skyler Leewayne, 26, of Sapulpa, City Warrants (x2).

Williams, James Adam, 56, of Sapulpa, Assault on a police Officer (x3)

Sweeney called 911 said he had been hit over head and mugged, no information, tried to call the Evangelistic Holy Church but got recording, no answer, vehicle is parked at QT, reporting party picked up by Pastor.

15:52 Evangelistic Church, white truck out front seems suspicious, may be drug activity, would like to speak to an officer. He is in the back in a red Jeep, he is aware that the subject is sleeping, and he is fine if any more calls come in.

15:55 Exit 225 by the QT, having issues with his vehicle, and roadside assist in in route. Blue 99 Buick LeSabre have to go to work and didn’t want car towed.

16:41 Disturbance, Harbor Freight, subject is being extremely violent, officer has subject out at Pike Pass store, it is Anthony from earlier, one in custody, reporting party said he didn’t attack people, send EMSA, officer going to St. John with subject for medical clearance, at 1847 in route to booking.

18:49 Log, Liberty Park, 2 male and 1 female juveniles tearing up splash pad, had a street sign pulled out of the ground and possibly kicking it around, walked west out of park and can’t see the sign now, no long in area, just for information.

21:03 Checking subjects, Main/ Maverick’s Mini-Mart, subject became aggressive in store, went to McDonald’s and tried to get in a locked vehicle, then headed toward ice machine, no shirt, covered in tattoos, black hair, Skyler Wildcat transported to St. John’s, then to booking.

10/27 00:16 Jail Log, Skyler Wildcat, tore up a pair of sandals and took blanket and mat.

02:18 Checking Subjects, 619 S. Main, Anytime Fitness, male subject wearing hoodie, jeans, beard, may be intoxicated, reporting party called back and said he was walking northbound, officer with subject at KFC, Jacob Day to booking.

14:59 Checking Subjects, Subject that stole the items is walking East on McKinley, east of Water St., gray t-shirt, carrying a brown jacket, he is hiding in the alley between Bryan/McKinley, heading north into the alley, and now trying to get in another house, subject is est of 422 S. Park, officer is on foot, making contact with reporting party, officers advised he has been allowed to stay there before, but not now, do not want to press charge.

16:16 Assist other agency, S. Linden, Okmulgee had car stolen this morning red 2011 Cadillac, with tag #CRK-031, possible address was a church, entered in NCIC. 10/28 01:04 Traffic stop, Taft/Muskogee, flagged down, Lauren and Stephen Whitaker to booking.

10/30 00:30 Check out area, Lakeside Dr., reporting party says there is someone one her roof and she wants an officer to shine their light around.

10:31 02:17 Debris in roadway, removing dead coyote in road

by Samantha Weaver --* It was British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist -- and, not insignificantly, Nobel laureate -- Bertrand Russell who made the following sage observation: “The fundamental cause of trouble in this world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”

* You might think that hot dogs are a relatively recent food offering, but you’d be wrong.

The first sausages were created more than 3,500 years ago when ancient Babylonians began stuffing spiced meat into the intestines of animals.

* In an odd coincidence, President Abraham Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy, and President John F. Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln. Kennedy the secretary told Lincoln the president that he shouldn’t go to Ford’s Theatre the night he was shot; Lincoln the secretary tried to convince Kennedy the president not to go on a trip to Dallas, where he was shot.

* Many people make provisions in their wills for their pets; it’s the compassionate thing to do.

Singer Dusty Springfield went a bit further than most, though; she specified that her cat was to be fed only imported baby food. *** Thought for the Day: “Every man possesses three characters: that which he exhibits, that which he really has, and that which he believes he has.” -- Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr

* If you’re like the average man, your beard grows about half an inch every month. * Those who study such things claim that an average bank robber in the United States nets about $4,000 for every job. No info at hand on how the researches acquired their data.

* The fastest of all non-domesticated canines, the African wild dog can sprint faster than 40 mph.

(c) 2018 Synd., Inc.

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Sapulpa Fire Runs for October 22nd to October 28th 10/22 00:19 N. 4th St., Gas leak (natural gas or LPG).

01:12 S. Cedar St., Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

04:58 Turner Turnpike, MM 214, Motor vehicle accident with injuries.

06:23 W. Taft, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

08:03 S. Hickory, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

08:31 N. Mission, Motor vehicle accident with no injuries 09:14 W. Turner Turnpike, MM 214, assist police or other governmental agency.

10:25 W. Watchorn, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

11:47 S. Hickory, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

15:42 N. Leonard, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

21:00 E. Wells Blvd., Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

22:49 W. 81st St. S., Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

10/23 00:42 S. Cedar, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

08:04 W. Hwy 33/I-44, Motor vehicle accident with no injuries.

09:05 W. Norma, Assist invalid.

10:00 E. Dewey, Smoke detector activation, due to malfunction.

10:09 E. Thompson, Medical assist, assist

EMS crew.

12:19 N. Hwy. 97, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

14:44 W. 81st St. S., Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

15:01 N. Moccasin, Assist invalid.

19:31 W. 81st St. S., Motor vehicle accident with injuries.

20:13 S. 69th Ave. W., EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

21:37 S. 54th Pl., Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

10/24 11:41 Sunset Hill, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

15:36 E. Dewey, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

15:59 Turner Turnpike/MM 211, Motor vehicle accident with injuries.

17:11 S. Mission, Motor vehicle accident with injuries.

17:25 S. 49th Ave. W., Prescribed fire.

19:49 E. Dewey, Assist invalid.

20:28 S. Division, Assist invalid.

21:55 W. 61st St. S./44th W. Ave., Motor vehicle accident with no injuries.

10/25 07:16 S. Independence, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

07:48 N. 9th, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

08:01 S Hwy 66/Creek Turnpike, Good intent call, other.

09:00 Creek Turnpike/Turner Turnpike, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

09:15 E. Hobson, Service call, other.

12:35 S. Division, Good intent call, other.

15:25 Henshaw Ave., Emergency medical service, other.

16:04 W. 86th, Creek Co., Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

17:50 S. Muskogee, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

18:20 NSR (SH 66)/78th St. S., Motor vehicle accident with injuries.

18:48 E. Dewey, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

18:50 Nafcoat Lane, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

19:47 E. James, Emergency medical services, other.

20:41 E. Dewey, Cooking fire, confined to container.

10/26 09:12 S. Muskogee, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

12:01 W. Fairlane Pl., EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

16:27 Edgewood Lane, False alarm or false call, other.

19:22 W. Johnson, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

19:54 S. Division, Unauthorized burning.

21:52 S. Mission, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

22:10 W. 81st St. S., Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

10/27 00:01 N. Hodge, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

05:49 Skelly Dr., Tulsa, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

06:08 W. 71st St. S., Motor vehicle accident with no injuries.

06:43 S. Division, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury.

09:17 W. 111th St. S., Gas leak (natural gas or LPG).

09:34 W. Taft, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

12:52 NSR (SH 66)/ 61st W. Ave., Motor vehicle accident with no injuries.

15:25 Turner Turnpike/MM 211, Motor vehicle accident with no injuries.

21:01 Overlook Dr., Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

21:05 Skelly Dr., Tulsa, Authorized controlled burning.

10/28 00:07 E. Goodykoontz, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

01:42 W. Taft, Medical assist, assist EMS crew.

18:16 S. Division, Alarm system activation, no fire—unintentional.

County Court Updates for end of October 2018 Brooksher, Callen Brett, of Glenpool, Criminal felony charges include: 6/11/18 Rape (2nd Degree) and Sexual Battery.

(Total $100,000 Bond + $726.91 costs.) 6/19/18 Not Guilty plea Free on Bond. 10/29 Witness subpoenaed. 11/30/18 Conference set with Judge Woolery 9:30 a.m.

Enlow, Randall Webster, of Sapulpa, Criminal felony charges include: 10/10/18 Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon (2 Counts) and Domestic Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon.

(Total $300,000 Bond+ $889.50 Costs.) and no contact with victim. 10/23/18 Present in Judge Pamela Hammers’ courtroom, Bond reduction denied, Not Guilty plea. 10-31-18 Conference set. 9:30 a.m. Defendant appears in Custody with lawyer.

Next Court date 11/14/18 at 9:30 a.m.

Long, Andrea Lynette, of New York City, NY, Criminal felony charges include: 3/26/18 Burglary (2nd Degree) and Protection Order Violation. (Total $25,000 Bond.) 5/22/18 Free on Bond. Not Guilty plea. 10/30/18 Hearing with Judge Woolery set. 1:30 p.m. Cases dismissed without Prejudice.

McGuire, Ronald Dale, of Kellyville, Criminal felony charges include:12/18/17 Trafficking in Illegal Drugs (meth), Possession of Drugs without a Tax Stamp, Knowingly Concealing Stolen Property, Possession of Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Maintain a place for Selling Drugs, Possession of a Sawed-off Shotgun, Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance, Pos-

session of Drug Paraphernalia.

(Total $80,500 Bond.) 12/19/17 Not Guilty plea, Free on Bond.

7/26/18 Defendant fails to appear, Bench Warrant under Advisement. 8/22/18 Continuance order granted. 12/05/2018 Hearing with Judge Vassar at 9:30 a.m.

Court Cases Makayla Aubree Mickle On Monday, October 15, 2018, at about 9:50 a.m., Trooper Vince Curtis was on patrol on Turner Turnpike near the 211 Mile Marker and observed a gray 2013 Nissan GT-R traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed (90 mph in a 60-mph construction zone) behind the patrol car.

Trooper Curtis attempted to make a traffic stop. The driver accelerated at a high rate of speed (150 mph) and the chase was on.

The driver drove extremely recklessly and passed several vehicles in a construction zone with workers present. As the vehicle neared MM 213, the driver braked suddenly in an attempt to have the Trooper hit the car.

Curtis tried to block the vehicle, but it didn’t work, and the patrol car was damaged as the driver forced her way out of the jam.

The vehicle hit the outside concrete wall, then went across both lanes and hit the inside wall, pushing the barriers out into the westbound lane and disabling the Nissan.

Curtis exited his car and watched the driver attempt to leave the scene, while he gave several commands to keep her hands up and visible. The female driver rolled her window down,

asking Curtis to kill her. Then she began cutting her neck with a large knife several times, and then started stabbing her legs.

Other units arrived, and Curtis broke out the passenger side window due to driver not opening her door and refusing to exit. Then she laid on the ground and was placed in custody.

The car was reported stolen through Tulsa PD, Curtis spoke with the owner of the car, who said he left his garage door open and his keys inside, and the car was missing that morning. In the driver’s jacket pocket were the vehicle owner’s wallet with debit cards.

The driver identified herself as Makayla O’Neill with a birth date of 8/5/97. Curtis checked Facebook and found her name was Makayla Mickle with a birth date of 10/17/96. Records also showed several prior arrests and felony convictions through Rogers Co., OK, Florida, Texas and California. Mickle has never been issued a driver’s license.

Makayla Aubree Mickle was charged with: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Endangering others while Eluding, Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, Knowingly Concealing Stolen Property, Malicious Injury to County Property, Endangerment of Highway Worker, Obstruction, Speeding on Hwy. under Construction, No Driver’s License.

Bail is set for $62,500.

10/30 Initial Arraignment at 9 a.m., OIDS appointed lawyer, defendant present in Custody, Not Guilty plea. Next court date 11/14/18, at 1:30 p.m. Defendant in custody.

Bradley Dean Pankow Sapulpa PD Officer Randal Arnold was patrolling on Lincoln Ave. on August 26, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., when he observed a silver Chevrolet Silverado truck, turn north from Dispatch told him the tag had expired, and reported stolen. Officer Arnold waited for back-up to perform a traffic stop.

Once Officer Baylor Pittinger arrived, Arnold activated his emergency lights and siren.

The vehicle continued west for a short distance with officer following. Arnold observed the passenger later identified at Toni Wilkerson, threw a small clear bag out the window into a yard at Line and Elizabeth. Then the truck pulled over. A felony traffic stop was performed, and the driver, identified as Bradley Pankow, was taken into custody. Pankow stated that the truck was originally his and someone stole it from him and that person forged the title to transfer the names.

A criminal history search showed multiple felony convictions with the most recent in 2011 from Cleveland Co. for Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance, and that his Driver’s License was revoked.

Pankow was later transported to the Sapulpa Police Dept. for booking and charged with: Possession of a Stolen or Converted Vehicle and Driving Under Revocation.

8/28 Bond set $6,000. 9/11 Defendant Free on Bond. Not Guilty plea. Set for conference and lawyer review on 10/30 at 1:30 p.m. 10/30 Order appointing OIDS lawyer. 10/31 Attorney

review and conference, OIDS appointed-fee deferred. 11/14 Hearing set for 11/14 1:30 Holly Anne Burrell Shawn Hayes was dispatched to 1119 E. Taft (Enterprise Rent-a-Car) on March 15, 2017 around noon to investigate a vehicle not being brought back per the rental agreement. Manager Madison Roelfs said that Scott Wood had rented a vehicle and listed his girlfriend Holly Burrell on the rental agreement. He took possession the same day. On Feb. 17, Ms. Burrell returned the car and wished to trade it in for another one. Since she was listed on the agreement, she had that authority. She picked out and took possession of a silver 2016 Nissan Altima with MO tags.

She didn’t not return the vehicle on the agreed date as the agreement stated. Roelfs contacted Mr. Woods, who contacted Ms. Burrell. Burrell told him the vehicle had been stolen from her residence and she hadn’t reported it as stolen. Wood told Enterprise what Burrell had told him. Enterprise Manager Roelfs wanted to charge Burrell with Embezzlement. A criminal history on Burrell revealed two traffic warrants from Sapulpa.

4/17/17 Arrest Warrant issued. 6/21/18 Warrant served.

6/22/18 Appearance bond $5,000. Free on Bond 7/3/18 Not Guilty plea. 9/25/18 Def. to have attorney. 10/30/18 def. present with Sean Downes.

11/13/18 Conference, Hearing set 1:30 p.m.

Rich Lowry Column: America has a loser problem

It’s not any less awful for being so familiar.

The last three high-profile attacks that have convulsed the nation, two in recent weeks, have been carried out by fringe loners who fit the stereotype of the perpetrators of such crimes precisely -- they didn’t fit in, they were “off,” they kept to themselves.

The word that comes up again and again in accounts of their lives is “alone,” always alone.

The life of Cesar Sayoc, who mailed crude pipe bombs to Democrats ranging from George Soros to Hillary Clinton to Robert De Niro, was a pitiable wreck.

His father abandoned his family as a child, and after dropping out of college, Sayoc lived with his grandmother. Then he went

from place to place, performing as a male stripper. He compiled a record of petty crime, lost his home, declared bankruptcy. He was estranged from his family and resisted its pleas for him to get help. Sayoc lived out of his van, bizarrely festooned with pro-Trump stickers.

Not much is known about Robert Bowers, the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, besides his vile social media postings.

A childhood friend called him “pretty much a ghost.” He may have dropped out of high school.

As an adult, he lived alone in an apartment, and no one ever came to see him. One neighbor said she couldn’t remember Bowers ever talking to anyone.”

The Parkland school shooter, Nikolas Cruz, was left with

no parents after the death of his adoptive mother. He was expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where he was an outcast. He was reportedly depressed and had other behavioral problems. Police were called constantly to his home. A defense attorney called him “a broken child.”

None of this, of course, is to excuse in the slightest the heinous crimes of these men, or to deny the existence of pure, unadulterated evil. Murderous haters and kooks have been with us forever, as has anti-Semitism. Yet the social pattern is clear.

The phrase “deaths of despair” has entered the nation’s vocabulary to denote the rise of mortality among a subset of working-class whites from sui-

cide, drugs and alcohol. Its declining longer life expectancy is one of the most stunning trends in American life. The at-risk population tends to be unmarried, disconnected from civil society, marginally employed and largely on their own.

One way to look at recent mass killings (or attempted killings) is as the handiwork of a very small, violent fringe of the socially disconnected. Their destructiveness is directed outward, in cowardly acts of mindless malice, rather than inward.

They marinate in hate and proudly share their lunatic obsessions online, in a twisted simulacrum of community. They seek their identity in political extremism, Jew-hatred or the hellish idolatry of school shootings.

Their crimes are, in their diseased view, feats of grandeur.

They give them a chance at perverse consequence and notoriety otherwise not available to them in their marginal lives and social isolation.

It’s evil and pathetic, infuriating and sad, and, by the looks of it, a persistent feature of 21st-century American life. What Emile Durkheim called anomie has been weaponized, and it’s horrifying to behold.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. (c) 2018 by King Features Synd., Inc.

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Nature Knows Best: Keeping Kids Healthy, Naturally

By Brooke DeLong Nature Knows Best I have had the privilege of visiting with countless families. I love to empower them (especially new parents) to research, think for themselves and remind them to enjoy these days for they do pass quickly. Although being up at 2 a.m. with a teething baby is not my idea of fun and seems like it will never end.

When I think of raising healthy kids naturally a few topics come to mind. And, please know I am not suggesting you do anything we don’t do here at our home.

If we are what we eat then the food a child consumes is so very important. As their bodies grow they are getting the foundation of their current and future health. In the natural health field we know that many kids who are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD

are having possible reactions to what they eat. Sugar, artificial sweeteners, colors and flavors are not “foods” our bodies were designed to ingest. Food coloring can be hidden in all types of food. (https://deeprootsathome.com/ red-dye-40-hyperactive) At our home we make available healthy nut butters such as Almond and Cashew, seeds, 100% fruit jellies, fruits, veggies, hummus, salad fixings, gluten free oats and bread, farm fresh eggs, raw honey, organic beans and more. All of these staples can be made into all kinds of creative snacks and meals.

I always urge parents to stay away from processed foods as much as possible. And, remember protein! A lack of protein can affect moods and behavior! When their bellies fill up on too many carbohydrates, sugary treats or juice then there is not room for healthy food not to mention affecting their energy levels and overall well being. And, kids usually love helping prepare what they are going to eat!

Screen time! Research shows too much screen time is damaging to a child’s brain. (https:// www.psychologytoday.com/ us/blog/mental-wealth/201402/ gray-matters-too-much-screentime-damages-the-brain) Ac-

Postscript: Spaniards and their dogs

By Carrie Classon Contributing Columnist

The Spaniards are fond of their dogs.

My husband Peter and I are staying for a month in an Airbnb in the oldest part of Pamplona, Spain. Every morning Peter hikes the lovely trails that seem to go on forever along the river that winds its way through Pamplona.

The path regularly passes coffee houses selling delicious pastries, so I would not say Peter is exactly “roughing it.”

I wander the streets, getting slightly lost, until I discover I have walked in a giant circle and am back where I started.

And everywhere we go, we see dogs.

I’ve always been a dog lover, but I’ve been noticing dogs more than usual since my own dog, Milo, died in September. I adopted Milo shortly after my divorce, and losing him was hard. He was a “pound puppy,” a black and white dog with spots on his nose. He loved meeting new people and visiting new places and was a perfect pet for a newly-divorced woman who wasn’t sure what was going to happen next in her life. I readily admit that traveling without Milo at home—always worrying about how he’s doing—is easier, but every dog I see pulls at my heartstrings a bit. And in Spain, there are dogs everywhere.

Dogs roam alongside their owners as they walk the trails, dogs walk politely down our cobblestone street. There is at least one dog at every outdoor café, patiently waiting for the inevitable tidbit to fall.

Outside every store there is usually a dog tied up, looking slightly offended that it is not allowed inside. There are tiny purse dogs (one riding the handlebars of a motorized scooter) and packs of large

friendly dogs. There are even three small dogs, carved in alabaster, lying at the feet of King Carlos III and his wife Leonor on their mausoleum in Pamplona’s cathedral. And every dog makes me think of Milo.

So, it was almost a relief to not be constantly surrounded by dogs when Peter and I got on a bus and traveled over the Pyrenees to hike a portion of the Camino de Santiago, hiking for three days over the mountains and back to our little home-away-from-home in Pamplona.

Towards the end of the second day, I had a stone in my shoe and, looking for a spot to remove it, I spotted a bench. Just as I sat down, a dog came running towards me.

Thundering across the field was a black and white dog, a dog that looked so much like Milo it made my heart lurch.

He ran straight up to me and promptly dropped his head on my lap and looked up at me.

“Pet me.”

“Okay.” I pet him for a while and then I stopped. He poked me with his black and white spotted nose in precisely the way Milo would when he was similarly neglected.

“Don’t stop.”

“Okay.”

We sat like that for quite a while, after the stone was out of my shoe, after I had seen this dog was clearly wellcared for, with a brass plate on a hand-tooled leather collar stating his owner’s name and address. I do not know the dog’s name.

But I know he did me a great favor that day. He recognized me—from all the way across a field—he recognized me as someone who might need a black and white dog, a dog who loved to meet new people and be petted. He knew a soft heart when he saw one and—from across the field— he came running.

Till next time, Carrie Visit Carrie’s website www.CarrieClasson.com to drop her a line or for the latest news.

cording to statistics, the average child spends up to 8 hours a day in front of some kind of screen.

Recently one of my kids asked repeatedly for screen time. I stuck to my guns with a firm NO each time. And guess what? This child played an instrument, spent time with a sibling, jumped on the trampoline and played fetch with the dog instead of the screen time. A child’s bored state oftentimes creates an atmosphere of being creative and active. I give you permission Mom and Dad to say no and set boundaries on screen time! It really is important for brain development.

Sleep deprivation can be an issue for all of us in today’s fast paced world. But, when children sleep their bodies not only repair themselves but grow as well. Dr. Mercola recommends school age children receiving 9-11 hours, teens need 8-10 and preschoolers need 10-14 hours of sleep per night. I have a child that gets almost exactly 12 hours of sleep no matter when bedtime is because that is what her body needs. Habits for smooth and relaxing bedtimes are to turn lights down low, talk in quiet tones, keep the same routine and no screen time before bed which wakes up the brain.

Chamomile, kid friendly herb blends and Essential Oils can

Your child’s diet is just as important as your own, if not more so. And it’s not just limited to food! Photo provided.

help. It is recommended to sleep in a dark room so our bodies and minds truly can rest. And, if you notice constant mouth breathing while sleeping or awake, that is something to look into!

Supplements are highly important since I have never met a child who consistently eats the recommended dose of fruits and vegetables. Look for quality vitamins from the health food store or from a holistic doctor. I prefer raw food vitamins but if your child has MTHFR then they may need a different protocol. I always recommend probiotics (especially after antibiotics) and an essential fatty acid supple-

ment which is important for brain development. There are good protein powders and “green” powders to add to smoothies that help one get their veggies. Please watch children with chewable Vitamins! I once had to do the Heimlich on one of our kids who got chocked on a chewable…that was memorable!

Lastly, it is important to keep them moving! Rake leaves, take a walk, play tag, ride a bicycle, help with projects, chores and just being kids!

Brooke DeLong, N.D.

Aunt Gabby, How do I handle all of these workplace celebrations? Theres too many!

By Aunt Gabby Resident Advice Columnist Dear Aunt Gabby, I don’t know what to do!

There are 4 people in my office retiring at the end of the year, two women are pregnant, and one man is getting married. And the birthdays! The groom, one pregnant lady, and one of the retirees is in my department and the rest are spread out through other departments.

I can’t afford to give presents to all these people right before Christmas-time, especially since I hardly know them!

Is there any “proper” way to handle these situations at work without hurting anyone’s feelings?

Thank you, Tired by not Retired Dear Tired: Retirement is one of those benchmarks of life: graduation, marriage, your first child, the death of a loved one; events that radically change how you see yourself and how your world sees you. Usually, retirement is cause for celebration and anxiety, when

the retiree begins a life and identity not based on work or monetary contribution.

My advice is to focus on others, instead of on yourself and your feelings. If you know and enjoy the retiree in your office, take up a collection for her and buy her a card. Others may share the cost of cake. The point is to talk to the others and make a plan. After she retires, call her for lunch.

For the groom, it is just another weekend for you, but will change his life. Look at his registry and share the cost of something nice. It is not a sin to be money-challenged.

For the baby, try to be sensible, and buy diapers, thin blankets, or pajamas. A first-aid kit for babies.

For the other people, ask their co-workers if there is a party or card going around. If not, start one. Bring chips.

Birthdays? Decorate her desk and sing to her.

Part of office work is getting along with others. Save a couple of dollars a week for the “Events Kitty.” Offer to be the Event person for your office and get the information you need to plan ahead.

Whatever you do, don’t just show up for cake. That is so tacky. Your special day will be here before you know it, so in all matter of etiquette, kindness, and class, follow “The Golden Rule.”

Your Aunt Gabby

Dear Aunt Gabby, Everyone has this problem, but no one has a solution. You are my last hope.

I work in a large office and have great “office friends.” What do I do when everyone shows up with Girl Scout cookies, Chocolate-Covered popcorn, candy, Christmas ornaments, or punchcards for restaurants to sell for band, soccer, cheerleading, missionary trips, and other charities?

I feel great pressured to buy something, especially from my boss, or my best friends, and it is getting very expensive. I don’t know the children involved, the parents or grandparents sell this stuff for the kids.

How do I handle this?

“Will Work for Charity” Dear Will, I’ve got this! There are three little words that will work like magic! You may have to practice in front of a mirror a few times, to be sure you can say them with sincerity and kindness. Maybe a bit of wit thrown in.

Ready? “No, thank you!”

That’s it. No explanation, no stumbling, no guilt, no swearing.

Try smiling, that’ll really sell it.

P. S. If you absolutely must have a $25 can of popcorn, pop some of your own, and throw a $20 bill out the window on the way home. Or give it to a charity of your choice.

Your Aunt Gabby

5. How many times are the words “apple” or “apples” mentioned in the Bible (KJV)? 2, 11, 37, 63 6. Who was the father of Hosea? Uzzah, Beeri, Joash, Ahab ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Ravens; 3) Paul; 4) Centurion; 5) 11; 6) Beeri Comments? More Trivia?

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1. Is the book of Acts in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From Proverbs 30, what will pluck out the eyes of anyone who scorns their parents? Demons, Ravens, Doves, Quails 3. Who wrote in 1 Timothy

6:10, “The love of money is the root of all evil”? Timothy, Isaiah, Moses, Paul 4. From Matthew 8, what Roman official asked Jesus to heal his servant? Marshall, Governor, Centurion, Jailor

1. Is the book of Acts in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From Proverbs 30, what will pluck out the eyes of anyone who scorns their parents? Demons,

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