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arlier this week I had to take my dog (Stark) into the vet to get neutered. I didn’t want him to have part in making more puppies, because I know I’ll want to keep one and I don’t have the time to take care of another dog. I don’t have kids of my own, so Stark is my fury child. The entire day my nerves were bad. All I could do was worry about him, thinking the worst of course. I didn’t get any bad phone calls. Everything turned out great! There were no complications. He’s running around like nothing happened. Every now and then I will have to give him his pain medicine. I’m having no trouble getting him to take his pills (which is rare for most dogs.) This experience started to get me thinking though… I’m raising an animal, what am I going to be like when I have kids of my own? Well, I imagine my nerves will be 100 times worse. If I am anything like my mother or grandmother, it’s going to be a long, torturous ride for my children. My mom drove me crazy, and still does sometimes, with the worrying. Constantly checking up on me. Wanting to know what I’m doing and where I’m doing it. I know she does this because she cares. I just hope I won’t drive my children as crazy as my mom drives me. From what I have been told, I will. It’s a “mother’s instinct.” I do not plan on having kids any time soon, and I know kids can be entertaining, fun, lovable, and can even make your heart burst with joy. I’m definitely not in a place where I would have the patience to raise a human being, but someday, it’s in my dreams to have a couple of kids, and even possibly adopt. So for now I will continue to be a mother to my dog, and when I have developed the patience I need to raise a human being, I’ll start having children of my own. ——— Brooke Jones is a graphic artist for The Shawnee News-Star.

Supporters of a local poverty program sat captivated as seven individuals graduated from the 20-week, hands-on educational course Thursday evening. The event honoring pilot enrollees of “Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’-by World,” a collaborative effort of The Salvation Army, The Neighboring 101 Steering Committee and the Bridges Out of Poverty initiative, began with a welcoming of

community advocates. “We’re not here only to celebrate the hard work of the pilot class participants, which is a really big deal,” The Salvation Army’s Capt. Philip Canning explained of the multipurpose event. “We’re also here tonight to celebrate our future story as a community, as we pursue this initiative.” The packed room of event attendees conversed over dinner before Deborah Price, The Salvation Army Divisional Director

of Social Services, detailed program curriculum. She said graduates had executed hard work to build self-confidence and set the stage for life changes. One of those hard-working graduates is Tiffany Walker, a single mother of two children. She told the audience she once believed poverty would never affect her life. Then, one day, she acknowledged her lack of savings. A pregnant Walker, living month-tomonth, sought temporary

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Stabbing suspect makes first court appearance By Kim Morava Kimberly.morava@news-star. com

The suspect who turned himself in and was jailed Wednesday night on a firstdegree murder complaint in connection with a Shawnee man’s stabbing death made his initial court appearance Thursday. Raymond Dewayne Harjo Jr., 24, of Seminole, was booked into the Seminole County jail Wednesday night. He was transported to the Pottawatomie County courthouse Thursday morning, where he made the initial court appearance. Harjo was then taken to the Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center, where he remains jailed without bond. Formal charges have not been filed. Shawnee Police Detective Jason Crouch said police had been looking for Harjo following a weekend stabbing at a Shawnee residence that left Ronald Boley Jr., 32, hospitalized. UPDATE, Page 5A

Stabbing suspect Raymond Dewayne Harjo Jr., 24, is escorted into the Pottawatomie County courthouse Thursday morning by Sheriff’s Lt. Joe McGirt, left, and Undersheriff Travis Palmer, right. Harjo remains jailed on a first-degree murder complaint. ED BLOCHOWIAK STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Suspect in Pflash Stop robberies faces new charge By Kim Morava

in Shawnee. Michael Lynn Ballard, 18, is now charged in Pottawatomie County District Court with a third count of robbery with a weapon. Court documents show in this latest case that he is accused in the April 11 armed

robbery at the Sinclair, 822 N. Harrison. Ballard was previously arrested for two armed robberies at the Pflash Stop, 623 W. Farrall. Those incidents were reported on April 29 and May 3. Ballard, after being ar-

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Famous barbecue restaurant dropping Oklahoma name KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The nationally recognized Oklahoma Joe’s Bar-B-Que restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas, plans to change its name by the end of the year to reflect that it hasn’t had any connection to Oklahoma for 17 years, the co-owner of the business said. The restaurant, which has three locations in the Kansas City area, will be

known as Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que, co-owner Jeff Stehney said. Oklahoma Joe’s has made several national lists of top barbeque restaurants and has drawn some famous diners. During President Barack Obama’s July visit to Kansas City, about $1,400 worth of ribs, pork, sausage and side dishes was shipped to Air Force One. And New Jersey Gov. Chris

Christie and Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback chose the restaurant for a campaign stop earlier this month, The Kansas City Star reported. Stehney said the name change is no disrespect to Oklahoma but simply acknowledges the company made its reputation after opening a restaurant in a gas station in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1996. That eatery is still operating, along

with later expansions in the Kansas communities of Leawood and Olathe. “We are super proud of our Oklahoma beginnings,” Stehney said. “But it has been 17 years that it has been 100 percent Kansas City-owned. This will better represent the city as one of the top — I think it’s the best — barbecue destinations.” The company began

slowly phasing in the new name three years ago, introducing Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que Sauce and later adding a seasoning with the new name. It’s adding two new T-shirts with the name change. Menus and business cards with the Kansas City name will appear Nov. 17. Outdoor signs are scheduled to change to the Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que

name by early December. Stehney and his wife, Joy, along with another partner, Joe Don Davidson, founded the Oklahoma Joe’s Smoker Co. in January 1996 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Davidson sold the smoker company in 1997 and moved to Texas, while the Oklahoma restaurant closed and the Stehneys moved to Kansas.

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Triangle Mid Summer Drugs killed inmate in troubled execution Sale setting records The Triangle Mid Summer sale held in Shawnee earlier this month and results show the market is on an upward trend. A large crowd watched 137 horses pass through the sale ring with a record setting 92 percent completed sales. Only 11 horses were passed out as unsold. The overall average was $3,075. he top 100 averaged $3,871; Top 50 - $5,275; Top 25 - $6,850 and Top 10 - $9,440 respectively. The high selling horse was DUAL DELTA REY a 2005 Bay/Tobiano Stallion. The NCHA earner of over $14,000 by Dual Rey and out of a daughter of Smart Little Uno brought $25,000. He was consigned by Charlie Richardson from Livingston, LA and purchased by Joan Julen, from Cottage Grove, Minn. The second high selling horse was JAKES LITTLE ACRE a 2010 Sorrel Mare by Peponitas Acre out of a daughter of Sonitalena. She was consigned by Diamond T Farms, Lockport, LA and sold to Gary Baker, Murchison, Texas for $10,000. Other sale toppers in-

clude SPOOK N SMART a 2010 Chestnut gelding by Smart Spook consigned by Jennifer Coons, Seiling, and purchased by Kyle Schmitt, Holland, Iowa for $9,600. Another high selling gelding was RUNNIN WHISKEY, A 2010 Bay Roan by Miss N Whiskey consigned by Justin & Kaytie Eakins from Crawford and sold to Autry Morlan from Bloomfield, Mo. for $9,200. Averages at all of the Triangle Sales have been up this year with the Spring sale averaging $3,150 on 150 head. The top 20 averaged $7,143. The high selling horse was WILD AND SMOOTH, a 2007 Sorrel Mare by Smooth As A Cat selling for $10,000. She was consigned by Donna Green Landry from Youngsville, LA and purchased by Ryon Simon, Cannon Falls, Minn. Consignments are open now for the Triangle 35th annual fall sale to be held in Shawnee October 3-4. Entry forms are online at www.trihorse.com.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma death row inmate who writhed, moaned and clenched his teeth before he was pronounced dead about 43 minutes after his execution began succumbed to the lethal drugs he was administered, not a heart attack, after the state’s prisons chief halted efforts to kill him, an autopsy report released Thursday says. Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton had said inmate Clayton Lockett died from a heart attack several minutes after

he ordered the execution stopped. But an independent autopsy performed for the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says all three execution drugs Lockett was administered were found throughout his system. The report, performed by the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences at Dallas, concluded that the cause of death was “judicial execution by lethal injection.” But it does not answer why the execution took so long and why Lockett

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Christy Ann Baldwin 48, of McLoud Christy Ann Baldwin, 48, of McLoud, passed away Aug. 25, 2014. She was born Oct. 28, 1965, to Albert and Jaqueta Baldwin in Shawnee. Christy was raised and lived in McLoud. She worked at Tinker AFB until she retired early because of health problems. Christy was an honor society student, a cheerleader, and played basketball. She graduated in 1983 at the top of her class. In 1984, she married Mike Haseltine, and the highlight of her life was when she gave birth to a beautiful daughter, Miranda, whom she loved with all her might. The last couple of years, she enjoyed watching wrestling with her friend Shayne and played with her dog, Sissy. She loved angels and dolphins. Her greatest desire was to someday swim with the dolphins. She is survived by her daughter, Miranda Haseltine and fiancée, Eric Simpson, sister, Carey and brother-in-law, Dwayne Smith, and nephew, Zach, parents, Albert and Jaqueta Baldwin of McLoud, and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, at Dale Church of Christ. Services are under the direction of Caskets, Inc. & Johnson Funeral Services, Del City.

Kevin Jones 50, of Shawnee Kevin Jones, 50, of Shawnee, passed from this life Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in Oklahoma City. Service will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 29, at Praise Assembly of God in Shawnee with Pastor Keith Ward officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh. To share memories or sign the guestbook online, go to www.cooperfuneral.com.

Donald Ray Alldredge Jr. Infant son Donald Ray Alldredge Jr., born May 28, 2014, to Donald Alldredge and Amanda Aebischer, passed away Aug. 23, 2013. A memorial service will be held in his honor at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel.

Tripping seniors on purpose to stop future falls CHICAGO (AP) — Researchers are tripping seniors on purpose, and it’s not some kind of warped practical joke. The experiment is among techniques being studied to prevent falls, the leading cause of injury in older adults. Falls in the elderly cost $30 billion yearly to treat and can send them spiraling into poor health and disability. Conventional efforts to prevent falls include exercises to boost strength and balance, but researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago are trying a completely different approach. It’s based on promising, preliminary results with a lab-built walkway that causes people to unexpectedly trip, as if stepping on a banana peel. Now the same scientists are testing a similar approach with computerized treadmills. If it works, they envision specially designed treadmills in doctors’ offices, clinics and physical therapy centers for training people how to avoid falling. Clive Pai (‘Pye’), a physical therapy professor leading the research, calls the method a potential “vaccine against falls.” Standard fall prevention techniques aim to improve physical condition by strengthening certain muscles and improving range of motion. And they may require dozens of sessions to be effective, Pai said. His research is focusing on building subconscious learning, and evidence so far shows it can happen surprisingly fast.

“This is all implicit learning. We don’t give any instruction. They don’t have to be motivated — they’re naturally motivated because they don’t want to be on the floor,” he said. Pai has a $1 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging to study and develop the treadmill system, and plans to enroll 300 participants within the next five years. The scientists demonstrated the technique recently in Pai’s lab with 81-year-old Mary Kaye, who had participated in the preliminary walkway research. Graduate students taped little sensors to Kaye’s arms and legs allow her movements to be tracked and analyzed. Then she was hooked up to a harness attached to an overhead cable to help her remain upright if needed. First, she used the walkway, striding several paces before a student clicked the computer mouse to make a sliding walkway section move suddenly under Kaye’s feet. Kaye stumbled slightly, but kept her balance. Pai’s preliminary research, published in June, found that 24 similar “trips” in just one walkway session taught older adults to learn to catch themselves and reduced their chances of falling outside the lab, during everyday living, by 50 percent up to a year later. Back in the lab, Kaye next tried the treadmill, set at a steady walking pace that was occasionally interrupted by sudden brief skips. Kaye stumbled

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77, of Wanette Nadine Bass, 77, of Wanette, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, at the First Baptist Church in Wanette. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Edmond. Arrangements are by Wilson-Little of Purcell.

McLoud author, Glenda Kuhn will be at the Bean & Berry Coffee Shop for a book signing, from 1 ‘til 3 p.m.

September 2 Shawnee High School Class of 1958 Reunion committee meets at 6 p.m. at Van’s Pig Stand on East Highland.

September 3 BIBLE VERSE Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring [it] in by the gates of Jerusalem; Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever. And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the Lord. But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched. Jeremiah 17:21-27

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Aging said Pai’s research is potentially very promising and the training technique might someday be incorporated into standard clinical care. “We don’t want older adults to learn the hard way,” Eldadah said. Meantime, there are steps older adults can take to reduce their risks for falling. Some from the National Institute on Aging and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: —Exercise, including walking and stretching to improve muscle strength and balance. —Have the doctor review all medications to check for side effects, doses or drug interactions that could cause dizziness or drowsiness. —Get yearly vision exams to make sure eyes are healthy and glasses are the proper strength. —Reduce risks at home including clutter and poor lighting; and install handrails in tubs and showers. —Limit intake of alcohol, which can affect balance. —Stand up slowly: Rising too quickly can sometimes result in a sudden drop in blood pressure, causing dizziness. —Use a cane or walker if needed for steadiness. ___ Online: National Institute on Aging: http://www.nia. nih.gov ___ AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner can be reached at http://www.twitter. com/LindseyTanner

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at each jolt but managed to stay afoot. Pai thinks Kaye’s training in the previous study may have helped keep her steady. Retired from the travel industry and public relations, Kaye is fit and healthy and looks a decade younger, but said she still occasionally falls — even after the training. “I land on my face and it’s usually quite disastrous — for my face. But I recover and I try to get through another season,” she said. Kaye tends to trip on Chicago’s uneven sidewalks. The last time was earlier this year, when she landed on her face, splitting her lip and injuring her elbow — not bad enough to be hospitalized, but enough to scare her. Kaye threw out all her illfitting shoes and said she hasn’t fallen since. Older people are at risk for falls for many reasons, including age-related muscle weakness, vision problems and medication issues including side effects and improper doses. The National Institute of Health announced in June that it is helping sponsor a $30 million study to test mostly conventional prevention techniques that can be tailored to older adults’ individual risks and used in community settings. The government aims to enroll 6,000 adults aged 75 and up at 10 centers nationwide. Pai’s treadmill technique will likely need several years of study to prove whether it works. But Dr. Basil Eldadah of the National Institute on

The Shawnee Ministerial Association will meet at Primrose beginning at 8:30 a.m. Jan Tipton will present a short program on Faith Partners and services available through Gateway to Prevention and Recovery. All area ministers are invited to participate in the Shawnee Ministerial Association.

published and respected American poet. He is the force behind and the creator of the annual Scissortail Poetry Festival held on the ECU campus. Open mike will follow.

September 19 Third Friday in Shawnee will be celebrated again with food, music and art downtown on Main Street. A special reception will be held at the Broadway Arts Gallery and Studio, 655 N. Broadway, for local artist Dr. Frank Howard and Colorado artist, formerly from Holdenville, Susan Reed. All are invited and refreshments will be served from 6 to 9 p.m.

September 20 The annual Santa Fe Depot Museum Homecoming will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Events appropriate for all ages are being planned. SPAR Annual Braut dinner and silent auction 6:30 at Cake Appeal Restaurant on U.S. 177 Shawnee. Tickets $25 call 405-413-0110.

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First Friday Shawnee, sponsored by the Downtown Arts Association, takes place along Main Street from 5 to 9 p.m. The free, family-friendly event features local artists, live music and art activities.

Wesley annual Block Party will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at Wesley UMC, 302 E. Independence. All are invited and welcome.

AT&T Pioneers will meet at the Shawnee Golden Corral at 11 a.m. St. Benedict Church Parish Guild will meet at 12:30 p.m. in the Community Room for the Silver Tea Luncheon. Please bring food for St. Vincent de Paul and a covered dish. There will be the annual Silver Tea Collection. Hostesses will be Phyllis Koehler, Cindy Cook, Pam Amato, Ida Gilpin, and Ruth Crews.

September 30 Sisters at Heart Women’s ministry program will be at 6:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 302 E. Independence. April Miller will speak.

October 3 AT&T Pioneers will meet at the Shawnee Golden Corral at 11 a.m.

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September 9 Westside Neighborhood Watch will meet 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. Benedict Catholic Church. Martin Abbott, director of ministries for Mission Shawnee, will be speaker. To find the meeting, follow the yellow balloons. The meeting is open to the public.

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September 10 Wesley on Wednesdays for fall will take place at Wesley United Methodist Church, 302 E. Independence. Dinner begins at 5:45, and classes will be from 6:30 to 7:30.

September 16 The Heartland Hospice Volunteers will meet at the New Beginnings Church, located at 1203 E. 42nd, Shawnee, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

September 18 The Individual Artists of Oklahoma will sponsor a poetry reading at Benedict Street Marketplace at 7 p.m. Feature reader will be Professor Ken Hada, head of the Creative Writing Department at ECU. He is a nationally known,

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Chase ends with vehicle in wet concrete By Kim Morava Kimberly.morava@news-star. com

A police pursuit ended in Shawnee Thursday morning after the driver reportedly ran the vehicle into a slab of freshly-poured concrete. But it didn’t end there.

The driver allegedly fled on foot and several construction workers gave chase. The incident occurred at Beard and Farrall Streets, where a new Dollar General store is being built. Wade Hill, one on the construction workers who was there on-site, said they heard sirens and then saw

a silver vehicle fly by the intersection and turn around in an empty parking lot. After that, the driver turned around and came back but didn’t make the corner, he said, and drove right into some wet concrete just poured at the new store. “It was a sight to see,”

Hill said. With the vehicle stuck in wet cement, the driver allegedly jumped out, Hill said, and then he and two others chased and detained that driver in an alley area until police arrived. “The concrete was just poured,” Hill said, although the equipment had been

moved just 10 minutes before the incident. Hill said a Bobcat was used to pull the car out of the wet cement so crews could repair the driveway area. Shawnee police officers and Pottawatomie County sheriff’s deputies assisted at the scene, but an Absen-

tee Shawnee tribal police officer reportedly initiated the chase. No other information about the driver or what prompted the chase could be obtained Thursday night. Watch for any updates.

Mayor Wes Mainord, right, presents Denise Riley with her certificate. ED BLOCHOWIAK STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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program helped her realize money was not the solution to her problem; only addressing the lack of other resources would result in success. “The class provided me with a support of individuals who knew about the struggle,” she said. “We all had different stories, but we all had the personal motivation to change our lives. We just needed the tools.” Walker joined the program to absorb knowledge and change community

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robbery at the convenience store at Harrison and Darrow Street. With the new charge relating to the latter, Ballard now faces adjudication for that case along with two previous counts of robbery

perception of people on public assistance. Along the way, she realized she was not a failure. “The system of my plan failed,” she said of her epiphany. When Walker, in her speech, announced she had recently been offered a full-time position with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, the room erupted with clapping and cheers. Kris Steele, executive director at The Education and Employment Ministry, presented the commencement speech. “I’m here tonight because my faith causes me to believe there is no such

thing as a spare Oklahoman,” he said. Steele addressed graduates with an analogy, pointing out that car windshields are significantly larger than car rearview mirrors. “What is in front of you is so much more important than what is behind you,” he encouraged. Presenting certificates was Mayor Wes Mainord, Rep. Justin Wood and Canning. After graduates proudly approached the table to accept their honors, Canning expressed his pride. “I know this hasn’t been easy,” he said tearfully. “Nobody, and I mean nobody, likes to open the

judge signed a warrant for Harjo’s arrest on a firstdegree murder complaint. Through his lawyer, Harjo turned himself to deputies Wednesday afternoon.

What began as an assault investigation for Shawnee police is now a homicide probe, which is ongoing. Crouch said Boley was stabbed in neck in an altercation that occurred during

with a weapon as well as feloniously pointing a firearm. Those cases are still progressing through district court. Ballard remains jailed in the Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center, where he is being held on a total of $175,000 bond. Watch for updates.

Mayor Wes Mainord, right, presents Danny Nichols with his certificate. Rep. Justin Wood, back left, and Sen. Ron Sharp, back right, look on from behind. ED BLOCHOWIAK STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

book of their life and have it examined in detail, but you did it.” He went on to thank the program participants. Canning said the efforts of graduates led to a change in shelter policies and voucher and food distribution methods. “Bottom line is this - you have made The Salvation Army of Shawnee a more effective and efficient organization,” Canning declared. He gave reason to the program’s purpose, stating the issue of poverty is more than money and

beyond the behavior of an individual. “As we begin this initiative, we’re redefining what it means to live in poverty,” he said, adding that 11 various resources must be present for success to occur. Canning said the organization plans to conduct an evaluation of the program, which is likely to return in January. Believing the city has thousands of people who could benefit from the program, he asked Thursday’s attendees to imagine community progress a decade

into the future. “Shawnee wouldn’t be the place where people come because they can get free stuff,” he said. “They’d come to Shawnee because there’s a chance to get ahead.” Walker attested to the influence of community involvement, both now and looking forward. “Even in our most powerless times,” she said, “we can be powerful to others.” To learn more about the program or volunteer opportunities, call 405-2752243.

a house party Friday night in the 500 block of North Louisa. Boley was transported by REACT EMS ambulance to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where

Crouch said he underwent surgery and was initially in critical, but stable condition, although he never regained consciousness. All investigative reports are being forwarded to the

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WASHINGTON (AP) — With a self-imposed deadline looming, President Barack Obama said Thursday he still intends to act on his own to change immigration policies but stopped short of reiterating his past vows to act by end of summer. Obama raised the slim hope that Congress could take action on a broad immigration overhaul after the midterm elections in November. He said that if lawmakers did not pass an overhaul, “I’m going to do what I can to make sure the system works better.” But for the first time since pledging to act by summer’s end, he signaled that such a target date could slip. He noted that the administration had been working to reduce the flow of unaccompanied minors attempting to cross the border and noted that the number of apprehensions at the border had fallen in August. “Some of these things do affect time lines and we’re just going to be working through as systematically as possible in order to get this done,” he said in a news conference where he also addressed Russian aggression in Ukraine and action against Islamic State militants. Two months ago, Obama angrily conceded that the House did not intend to take up immigration legislation this year and ordered Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Attorney General Eric Holder to come up with actions the president could take on his own. “I expect their recommendations before the end of summer and I intend to adopt those recommendations without further delay,” he said at the time. Since then, the administration was forced to deal with the sharp rise of young migrants from Central America who were crossing the southwest border. Obama asked Congress for $3.7 billion to deal with the flow, a request that Republican lawmakers rejected. At the same time, some Democrats worried that if Obama took action on his own on reducing immigration it would mobilize Republican voters in hotly contested Senate races. Obama said Thursday that addressing the inflow of unaccompanied minors has not stopped the process of looking into “how do we get a smart immigration system in place while we’re waiting for Congress to act. “And it continues to be my belief that, if I can’t see the congressional action, that I need to do at least what I can in order to make the system work better.” The most sweeping, controversial step under consideration involves halting deportation for millions, a major expansion of a 2012 Obama program that deferred prosecutions for those brought here illegally as children. Roughly half a million people have benefited from that program, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. In a sign of how heated the demands on Obama to act have become, 145 protesters were arrested midday Thursday in front of the White House in an act of civil disobedience. Demanding a halt to deportations, protesters draped themselves in American flags and held signs saying “I am a witness for justice” as onlookers cheered them on. The U.S. Park Police said the protesters were charged with blocking the sidewalk. Republicans are already hinting they’ll consider legal action to thwart what they’ve denounced as a violation of the separation of powers. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in a conference call this month with GOP House members, accused Obama of “threatening to rewrite our immigration laws unilaterally.” “If the president fails to faithfully execute the laws of our country, we will hold him accountable,” Boehner said, according to an individual who participated in the call.

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ting, the self-made rock star (worth about $300 million) has recently said he’s leaving little or nothing to his kids when he dies. He thinks money they haven’t earned is bad for them. This is a rare thought. Trust funds, he said, are an “albatross round their necks.” Money for nothing makes them soft and keeps them from being able to help themselves. He won’t give them money because he wants them to succeed on their own. And, incidentally, develop some selfesteem. Warren Buffet, maybe the richest person in the US (a whole lot richer than Sting) has essentially said the same thing. He provided his kids a university education and a stake to get started but after that they were on their own. His thinking seems to be something like this: those who have little, are more motivated than those who have a lot. Since when has money produced character, perseverance or grit? What makes people admired and successful? Not rich parents, not good looks, not IQ – but grit and self-control. So says Angela Duckworth of Duckworth labs (Univ. of Pennsylvania). You can look up her “grit” test on the internet to see how much of it

you might have. She says “grit is the tendency to sustain interest in and effort towards very long-term goals.” Grit develops character. Something-for-nothing diminishes character. Grit is what our kids need. It is easy to give them money (like it’s easy to give a tithe check at church). It is harder to be a committed parent who works with his or her kids to do chores, get a part-time job, and who encourages strong character and independence. Why does the modern world hate independence? The welfare state, it is obvious, produces dependency. Dependency destroys grit, perseverance and self-reliance. The welfare state destroys character, self-esteem and independence. So do parents who give their kids money for nothing. Grit is what creates success, forms personality, develops selfesteem. Grit is related to self-control. If we want our kids to have true grit, then we need to teach them self-control. Self-control means they don’t get everything they want; they have to work for things; they have to earn them. No self-control, no grit. No grit, then little character, no success, and less self-esteem. One of the greatest gifts anyone can give his or her child is the gift

of self-control and, therefore, grit. This is Biblical. “Self-control” is one of the “fruits of the spirit” (the King James translation calls it “long-sufferingness”). The Apostle Paul’s name for grit is “perseverance.” Does intelligence make people more spiritual? Not necessarily. Plenty of high-IQ people are lost as lost can be. But perseverance, or “grit”, plus faith, will take anyone from here to eternity. Humans have never done well when living was soft. Humans have sometimes demonstrated great virtue – courage, self-sacrifice, patience, love – when faced with insuperable challenges and calamities. We admire overcomers. The lackadaisical underwhelm us. The more we try to make things nice and easy for our kids, the more we keep them from becoming who they were meant to be. Editor’s Note: This Guest Editorial is offered by Ron Faulk. He is a member of The Shawnee News-Star Guest Editorial Board. He is also Academic Dean at St. Gregory’s University. Views expressed by our guest editorialists and guest columnists are theirs, nd do not necessarily reflect the views of the News-Star management.

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No. 2 House Republican faces unlikely challenge WASHINGTON (AP) — Raul Garcia has a question for Kevin McCarthy, the House’s No. 2 Republican: “While we are waiting for you on immigration reform, who should be harvesting America’s food?” It’s a provocative query and the foundation of Garcia’s longshot challenge to McCarthy, a four-term incumbent who rose to power after another GOP leader thought unsinkable, Virginia’s Eric Cantor, fell to an unknown candidate in a primary. Garcia’s is a longshot challenge. He’s an unknown California farm

worker who got on the ballot as a write-in candidate. But he now has backing from labor unions, and ambitions to hold the new House majority leader to account in his own, agriculture-rich back yard for the failure of the Republican House to move immigration legislation. “My idea is to send a message that the whole country will hear,” Garcia said in Spanish in a phone interview from Wasco, Calif., after a night shift hauling tomatoes. “The farmworkers are the ones who put the food on the tables of the whole country. And we are not

being represented.” Garcia’s candidacy comes with immigration legislation dead in Congress and President Barack Obama preparing to act on his own to address the dysfunctional system, including potentially extending work permits and relief from deportation to millions. That could have a profound impact on McCarthy’s district at the southern tip of California’s Central Valley, where many thousands of workers, many of them here illegally, labor in the fields harvesting grapes, almonds, lettuce and other crops.

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Responsibility for birth control falls on both men and women DEAR ABBY: I am sick to death of hearing about people who have too many kids and the hardship it imposes. Common sense for the women is to use birth control, but why don’t men step up to the plate and have a vasectomy? I had one years ago and it has worked well for me. I never hear it mentioned on talk shows or read it in any advice columns, including yours. Men of America, wake up! — JOSEPH IN LAS VEGAS DEAR JOSEPH: I’m sure the word “vasectomy” has been used in previous Dear Abby columns, but I’m glad to remind my male readers. While I have never taken a poll on this subject, I’ll hazard a guess or two about why men are reluctant to have them:

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One, they equate it with castration; two, they think at some point they might change their mind or their partner; and three, they’re afraid it will be painful. Drumroll: For any men out there who are worried that some tragedy might wipe out your family and you will have to start over, sperm can be banked for up to 20 years and used should the need arise. P.S. There are also more options open to women

than the pill. These include IUDs and, if they’re sure they want to be finished with childbearing, tubal ligation. ——— DEAR ABBY: I raised three kids in a normal household, putting them to bed between two sheets. Now my two younger ones no longer sleep between sheets, but wrapped up in a blanket on a sheetless mattress. One of them has children, and is passing the habit on to them. The only thing I can conclude is that it’s laziness, and I’m wondering where I went wrong. Has anyone else encountered this? — TAKEN ABACK IN MISSOURI DEAR TAKEN ABACK: People have varying sleep “styles.” If,

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when your children lived with you, you taught them to launder their sheets and make their beds, then you didn’t go wrong. (One can only hope they wash those blankets regularly.) If possible, invite your grandchildren for sleepovers so they can experience how the “other half” lives. You would be doing them a favor because children can’t learn what a parent hasn’t taught them. ——— DEAR ABBY: I’m a 25year-old woman and lonely. I’m interested in a guy I have known for years. He’s my older brother’s friend, and we’re only six years apart. When I expressed my interest in him, he politely let me know that he would not date me because of my brother.

Is there a secret code that I’m missing? Is it taboo for a man who is your older brother’s friend to date the younger sibling? I am confused as to why it would matter since we are both adults. — LONELY IN WISCONSIN DEAR LONELY: While it isn’t “taboo” to date the sibling of a close friend, it can lead to complications if the relationship doesn’t work out. Friendships have become strained or ended because of it. Not knowing the man you have your sights set on, I can’t speculate whether the reason he gave you was the truth. It could also be that the feelings you have for him are not reciprocated, but regardless — now that you know he isn’t interested, it’s time to look

elsewhere for someone to assuage your loneliness. ——— Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. ——— For everything you need to know about wedding planning, order “How to Have a Lovely Wedding.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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New Samsung smartwatch A flavor out of favor: Dog won’t need companion phone meat fades in South Korea NEW YORK (AP) — With the holiday shopping season coming, Samsung and LG unveiled small improvements to their computerized wristwatches to try to sway shoppers. Samsung’s latest version can do more without a smartphone to go with it. LG’s has a round screen. Apple is also believed to be working on its own smartwatch, and could announce it at a Sept. 9 event. Smartwatches are another product technology companies can offer since many people already have smartphones and tablet computers.

But companies have yet to make a strong case for why everyday consumers need smartwatches, especially when so far they have had little functionality without a phone nearby. Samsung’s new Gear S, the company’s fourth major smartwatch in a year, will have 3G cellular connectivity so that it can receive notifications directly from social networks, calendars and other apps. The Gear S promises to offer turnby-turn walking directions using mapping data from Nokia’s Here service. It also promises to make and receive phone calls, though

it’s not clear how that will work without its own phone number. For this watch, Samsung Electronics Co. is using a fledging operating system called Tizen rather than Google’s Android Wear, which Google has promoted as a way for the same apps to work with watches from competing manufacturers. The new watch will have a screen that measures 2 inches diagonally, which is slightly larger than those on Samsung’s previous watches. The display will be curved to fit better around the wrist.

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Abercrombie name to shrink from clothing NEW YORK (AP) — The Abercrombie & Fitch logo has lost the power it once wielded. Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. tumbled Thursday after reporting weak sales as more teens shop elsewhere. The company is trying to stock trendier clothing — and it turns out that means stripping off the once-prized Abercrombie logo. It is a major change for the retailer, whose sweatshirts and T-shirts emblazoned with its name long held major cachet with teenagers. Now, individuality is the name of the game. “Personal style, specifically with teens, is becoming less about fitting in and more about standing out,” said Lauren Wolfenden, a senior advisory analyst at WGSN, a fashion trend consultancy. “A&F has wised up to this by phasing out the cookie-cutter logo-ed product look and bringing in trendy pieces that can be worn in a multitude of different ways.” A&F and other traditional teen stores have to adapt in an uphill battle to turn their businesses around as mall traffic drops and shoppers’ tastes change. A slowly recovering economy is making parents and teens to think twice about splurging on clothes. Expensive standbys like Abercrombie also have lost business to “fast fashion” chains like H&M, known for quickly churning out trendy $9 tops. Teens are also spending less time at the mall and more time researching and buying on mobile devices. And when they do buy, they’re more likely buying the latest gadget than filling their closets. Last week, Aeropostale last week reported its seventh consecutive quarterly loss on slumping sales. It also forecast another loss in the current quarter. At the same time, Aeropostale, based in New York, reinstated Julian Geiger, its former CEO. Earnings at another competitor, American Eagle,

have also declined on weak sales. Mike Jeffries, A&F’s CEO, said in a statement that the retailer has made progress in stocking trendier clothing and said the improvement is “clearly evident” in its back-to-school business. “In a continuing challenging environment, our sales for the second quarter were somewhat below plan, but we have seen modest improvement since the back-to-school floor set,” he added. A&F has been shortening the time from developing a design to shipping the clothing to the stores. It’s also changing its color palette. WGSN’s Wolfenden said Abercrombie announced earlier this year that it would start using black in their collections, something it had never done before. She praised some of the current fashions in the stores, which include Aztec printed silky pants, sleek maxi-dresses and slouchy T-shirts with scenic images and French sayings. But the big change, of course, shoppers are seeing

is clothes that don’t shout the Abercrombie name. For the fall shopping season, A&F has reduced its logoed merchandise by half, and plans to go further. “In the spring season, we are looking to take the North American logo business to practically nothing,” Mark Jeffries, CEO of A&F told investors on a conference call In a note to investors Thursday, Richard Jaffe, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, noted that “it’s taking time to win back customers.” But he believes that the merchandise changes are “gaining traction.” A&F said it earned $12.9 million, or 17 cents in its fiscal second quarter. That compares with $11.3 million, or 14 cents per share, a year earlier. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 19 cents per share. Analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research expected 10 cents per share. The New Albany, Ohiobased retailer reported that revenue fell 5.8 percent to $890.6 million, short of analyst estimates.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For more than 30 years, chef and restaurant owner Oh Keum-il built her expertise in cooking one traditional South Korean delicacy: dog meat. In her twenties, Oh traveled around South Korea to learn dog meat recipes from each region. During a period of South Korean reconciliation with North Korea early last decade, she went to Pyongyang as part of a business delegation and tasted a dozen different dog dishes, from dog stew to dog taffy, all served lavishly at the Koryo, one of the North’s best hotels. She adapted famous dishes to include dog meat, replacing beef with dog in South Korea’s signature meat and rice dish bibimbap. But the 58-year-old’s lifelong experience with a food eaten for centuries in Korea is about to become history. Daegyo, the famous dog

meat restaurant she opened in a Seoul alley in 1981, will serve its last bowl of boshintang, or dog stew, on Friday, a reflection of the challenges facing a trade that is neither legal nor explicitly banned under South Korean laws governing livestock and food processing. Opposite views on dogs as either for eating or petting have co-existed in the country’s recent history, feeding a controversy that becomes most bitter in the summer. On three “dog days,” which are among the hottest times of the year, many South Koreans queue for the dish of shredded dog meat and vegetables in hot red soup, believing it gives strength to bear the heat. Animal rights activists protest nearby, urging people not to eat man’s best friend. The closure of Oh’s restaurant, dubbed by a local newspaper as the “Holy Land of boshintang” and

frequented by two former presidents, Lee Myung-bak and late Roh Moo-hyun, shows one view of dogs is gaining more traction among young South Koreans. “There is too much generational gap in boshintang,” said Oh. “There are no young customers.” Dogs are also food in countries such as China and Vietnam. The long tradition of eating the meat in South Korea is such that a respected 17th century book on Korean medicine extols its health benefits. But today it is an increasingly tough sell and a less attractive dining option for young South Koreans. Oh plans to reopen her restaurant as a Korean beef barbecue diner. Animal rights groups have also highlighted that some of the 2 million or so dogs eaten in South Korea each year suffer painful and inhumane deaths.

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“THE NOVEMBER MAN”: An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect. Pierce Brosnan starsin the action thriller. (1:8) (R; For strong violence including a sexual assault, language, sexuality/nudity and brief drug use). “WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL”: Inspired by a true story, this uplifting film tells the remarkable journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport. (1:55) (PG; For thematic material, a scene of violence, and brief smoking). “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2D)” After stealing a mysterious orb in the far reaches of outer space, Peter Quill is now the main target of a manhunt led by the villain known as Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team known as the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ to save the world. Chris Pratt and Vin Diesel star. (2:02) (PG-13; For intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language). “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (3D and 2D)”: Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O’Neil and her cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan. (2:41) (PG-13; For sci-fi action violence). “INTO THE STORM”: In the span of a single day, the town of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. The entire town is at the mercy of the erratic and deadly cyclones, even as storm trackers predict the worst is yet to come. Most people seek shelter, while others run towards the vortex, testing how far a storm chaser will go for that once-in-a-lifetime shot. (1:29) (PG-13; For sequences of intense destruction and peril, and language including some sexual references). “LET’S BE COPS”: Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line. Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr star. (1:44) (R; For language including sexual references, some graphic nudity, violence and drug use). NOW SHOWING AT MOVIES SIX AT SHAWNEE MALL: “AS ABOVE, SO BELOW”: Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls.

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When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, So Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all. (1:33) (R; For bloody violence/terror, and language throughout). “IF I STAY”: Mia Hall thought the hardest decision she would ever face would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at Juilliard or follow a different path to be with the love of her life, Adam. But what should have been a carefree family drive changes everything in an instant, and now her own life hangs in the balance. Caught between life and death for one revealing day, Mia has only one decision left, which will not only decide her future but her ultimate fate. Chloe Grace Moretz stars. (1:46) (PG-13; For thematic elements and some sexual material). “THE GIVER”: This film, based on Lois Lowry’s book, tells the story of a perfect world. Everyone here is happy. When Jonas is 12 years old, he’s chosen to be the community’s Receiver of Memories. He enters into training with an old man called The Giver. From the Giver, Jonas learns about pain, sadness, war, and all the unhappy truths of the “real” world. He quickly realizes that his community is fake. Confronted with this reality, Jonas faces difficult choices about his own life and his future. Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep and Katie Homes star. (1:37) (PG-13; For a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence). “SIN CITY; A DAME TO KILL FOR (3D & 2D):” Codirectors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller’s “Sin City” graphic novels back to the screen. Weaving together two of Miller’s classic stories with new tales, the town’s most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more notorious inhabitants. Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba and Bruce Willis star. (1:42) (R; For strong brutal stylized violence throughout, sexual content, nudity, and brief drug use).

“THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY”: The family of talented cook, Hassan Kadam, has a life filled with both culinary delights and profound loss. Drifting through Europe after fleeing political violence in India that killed the family restaurant business and their mother, the Kadams arrive in France. Once there, a chance auto accident and the kindness of a young woman, Marguerite, in the village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val inspires Papa Kadam to set up a Indian restaurant there. Unfortunately, this puts the Kadams in direct competition with the snobbish Madame Mallory’s acclaimed haute cuisine establishment across the street where Marguerite also works as a sous-chef. The resulting rivalry eventually escalates in personal intensity until it goes too far. In response, there is a bridging of sides initiated by Hassan, Marguerite and Madame Mallory herself, both professional and personal, that encourages an understanding that will change both sides forever. Helen Mirren stars. (2:00) (PG-13; For thematic elements, some violence, language and brief sensuality). “THE EXPENDABLES 3”: Barney (Sylvester Stallone), Christmas (Jason Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet. (2:08) (PG-13; For violence including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes, and for language).

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NOW SHOWING AT THE HORNBECK THEATRE: “TRANSFORMERS 4: AGE OF EXTINCTION”: After the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that leveled Chicago, humanity thinks that all alien robots are a threat. So Harold Attinger, a CIA agent, establishes a unit whose sole purpose is to hunt down all of them. But it turns out that they are aided by another alien robot who is searching for Optimus Prime. Cade Yeager, a “robotics expert”, buys an old truck and upon examining it, he thinks it’s a Transformer. When he powers it up, he discovers it’s Optimus Prime. Later, men from the unit show up looking for Optimus.

He helps Yeager and his daughter Tessa escape but are pursued by the hunter. They escape and Yeager learns from technology he took from the men that a technology magnate and defense contractor named Joshua Joyce is part of what’s going on, so they go to find out what’s going on. Mark Wahlberg stars. (2:37) (PG-13; For intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language and brief innuendo). NOW SHOWING AT THE PENTHOUSE THEATRE: Disney’s “MALEFICENT”: A beautiful, purehearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until

one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal - an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces a battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace sequences of fantasy action and violence, including frightening imagesin the kingdom - and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well. Angelina Jolie stars. (1:38) (PG; For sequences of fantasy action and violence, including frightening images).

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OCU running ranked No.1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Defending national champion Oklahoma City University opens the year at No. 1 in the NAIA men’s cross country preseason rankings. Fresh off its first men’s cross country national championship in school history in 2013, the ranking marks the Stars’ second straight and second No. 1 ranking in program history. Oklahoma City regained first place from its postseason ranking a year ago after capturing the national title at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan. Oklahoma City received 591 points and amassed 20 of the 21 first-place votes. As the Stars look to defend their title this season, the squad returns three all-American athletes from the national championship team one year ago – juniors Arya Bahreini and Peter Koskey and sophomore Mackenzie Wahpepah-Harris. OCU opens the season in the Central Oklahoma Land Run at Edmond Santa Fe High School at 8 a.m. Sept. 6. Southern Oregon, the 2013 national runner-up, will begin the new season in the second position. The rest of the top five includes No. 3 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), followed by Aquinas (Mich.) in fourth and St. Francis (Ill.) in fifth position. No. 1 Oklahoma City was one of just three teams to be ranked No. 1 during the 2013 season, joining St. Francis and Southern Oregon. Since 1999, only one program has been ranked No. 1 for an entire season – Malone (Ohio) in 2007 and ‘08. Among the Sooner Athletic Conference, Wayland Baptist (Texas) was the first team listed in the receiving votes category. OCU comes off winning its first SAC championship.

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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Those close to Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops say he’s one of the best because he takes nothing for granted. Stoops is the only coach to have won every BCS bowl game and a national title. He has coached two Heisman winners — Jason White and Sam Bradford. Last season, he passed Barry Switzer as

Oklahoma’s winningest coach. He has a career record of 160-39 and closed last season with a stunning upset victory over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Those who work for him say he’s a meticulous planner, yet he gives them space. Those who play for him say he’s demanding, yet easy to talk to. The man who hired

him, Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione, said he respects the fact that Stoops doesn’t consider success a birthright. Even with a No. 4 preseason ranking, Stoops has constantly reminded folks that this team hasn’t accomplished anything yet. “He’s strong, but he also has some humility about him that I think is healthy,

and is a good part of why he is consistently successful,” Castiglione told The Associated Press. His Sooners open the season Saturday at home against Louisiana Tech, and he is aware that there is plenty of work ahead if his lofty expectations — and those of the fans — are to be met. “At the end of the day, it gets down to your pride,”

TWO FOR TWO Lady Wolves notch second straight home win

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Abby Davies and the Shawnee Lady Wolves won their second match in a row, defeating McAlester 3-0 on Thursday. MICHAEL MAYBERRY

The Shawnee Lady Wolves made it two-for-two for the week, defeating McAlester 3-0 at home on Thursday. The Lady Wolves (3-3) won 25-19, 25-16 and 25-13. Tiffany Gardner led Shawnee with eight kills, seven digs and a block. Sarah Kim also had eight kills

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Bailey Kasterke had 20 assists, three digs and five aces. The Lady Wolves overcame a slow start in game one with a 15-3 run to take a 18-10 on their way to the win. Game two was competitive through the first half, with Shawnee holding a 14-13 lead at one point

before taking control with a 10-2 run to get a 2-0 lead. The third and final game was never really close. Shawnee led 9-2 early eventually built a 17-4 lead before cruising to the sweep. The Lady Wolves will play in a tournament at Carl Albert on Friday.

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Fla. State defensive backs ready to shine again TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida State defensive backfield has dubbed itself the “The No Fly Zone” after finishing 2013 as the No. 1 pass defense in the country and setting a school record with 26 interceptions. The top-ranked Seminoles will have the opportunity to live up to the moniker when they face Oklahoma State in Arlington, Texas on Saturday. The Cowboys, who employ a fast-paced, uptempo attack, were the No. 14 scoring offense in the FBS last season and have scored 20 or more points in 52 consecutive games— the longest active streak in the country. “No Fly Zone means no touchdowns, no catches getting caught on us really,” junior cornerback Ronald Darby said. “That’s how it is.” The FSU defensive backfield is the deepest unit on the roster of the reigning national champions with three potential first round NFL draft picks despite losing second round draft pick Lamarcus Joyner and third-rounder Terrence Brooks. NFL Media senior analyst Gil Brandt said he has junior cornerback P.J. Williams (6-foot-0, 196 pounds) ranked among his top 25 underclassmen in the country. Brandt helped build the Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboys as vice president of player personnel from 1960 to 1989. Williams was named the defensive most valuable player in the BCS championship game after he recorded a career-high seven tackles and intercepted a pass. “He’s tall and he’s long, both,” Brandt said. “He’s got the size and speed you want to compete against all these big, tall wide receivers that we’re seeing now.”

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he said. “Every opportunity, you have a chance to win or lose. Guys understand that we don’t usually show and not get someone’s best shot. We’ve always got to be ready for that and it’s been that way for 16 years. Maybe it wasn’t that way in ‘99 (when he was hired), but it was after that. It’s no

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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa Shock guard Odyssey Sims has been named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team and she finished second in voting for the league’s Rookie of the Year. Sims, Connecticut’s Chiney Ogwumike and San Antonio’s Kayla McBride each received 11 of 12 first place votes in voting by the league’s head coaches. The coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players. Washington’s Bria Hartley and Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut are the other two members of the All-Rookie team. Ogwumike was voted Rookie of the Year after receiving 23 points in voting by 38 sportswriters and broadcasters. Sims finished second with 12 votes.

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PRAGUE – A sacrifice fly by Jayden Solberg in the bottom of the fifth earned the Chandler Lady Lions a 3-2 win over Sulphur, the second of two wins on the first day of the Prague Invitational on Thursday. The Lady Lions (15-2) also defeated Millwood 163 in three innings earlier in the day. Taylor Fowble was the winning pitcher over Millwood, allowing two earned runs on two hits while striking out five in three innings. The Lady Lions sent 16 batters to the plate in a 12run first inning. Chastyn Spruill and Blayne Solberg both finished in two RBI. Spruill had an RBI base hit to drive home Baileigh Herring with the first run against Sulphur. Herring led off the game with a

double before scoring on Spruill’s hit. Chandler added a second run in the bottom of the third when Neleigh Herring and Blayne Solberg had back-to-back doubles after leaving the bases loaded in the second. Sulphur (5-8) scored twice in the top of the fifth to tie the game before Solberg’s game winning sacrifice scored Spruill. Katie Lane was the winning pitcher, allowing six hits and a walk while striking out six in five innings. Chandler’s third game of the day concluded after press time. Look for results in Saturday’s paper. Chandler will continue play at the Prague Tournament on Friday.

Dale holds off Luther

DALE – The Dale Lady Pirates managed just four hits off Luther pitcher Riley Willmon but managed to hold off the Lady Lions for a 4-1 win on Thursday. Taylor Powell held Luther in check to move to 8-0 on the season, allowing six hits and a walk while striking out six in seven innings. Powell also had two of Dale’s five hits. Dani Manning added a solo home run in the Lady Pirates’ two-run fifth. Willmon struck out nine, a season high for Dale hitters. “She’s a pretty good pitcher,” head coach Andy Powell said. “When you strike out nine times and only get five hits, that’s not very conducive to scoring runs. I didn’t think we had a good approach at the plate, but she had a lot to do with that.”

Dale moved to 12-2 on the season with the win and will host Henryetta in a battle of number one teams on Friday. Henryetta is the top-rated team in 3A while the Lady Pirates are No.1 in 2A. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

Kim Herron got the win in the circle to move to 9-1 on the year, striking out six and allowing three hits and a walk. Bethel plays again on Thursday when they take on Norman and Edmond North on the first day of the OU Tournament.

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BETHEL – The Lady Wildcats pounded out 13 hits and needed just five innings to put away Byng 10-0 on Thursday to move to 11-1 on the season. Montana Price had three hits and two RBI, while Kelsey Eropkin, Makayla Whitten, Rachel Stark and Zoe Rainer all had two hits apiece. Bry Flanagan and Rylee Steward each drove in two runs.

ASHER – The Maud Lady Tigers gutted out a 5-3 win over Carney on the first day of the Asher Tournament on Thursday. Dallas Tiger allowed one earned run and five hits while striking out three. Jocee Sparks was 2-2 with a double and two RBI, while Tiger and Addie McGill had an RBI apiece. Maud (4-3) will play the Asher/Ripley winner on Friday.

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Oakland at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m.

Maud 5, Carney 3 WP: Dallas Tiger – CG, 3R (1ER), 5H, 3K Jocee Sparks – 2-2, 2B, 2RBI Tiger – 3B, RBI Addie McGill – 1-3, RBI

East Division W L Pct GB Washington 75 57 .568 — Atlanta 70 64 .522 6 Miami 65 67 .492 10 New York 62 72 .463 14 Philadelphia 61 72 .459 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 73 60 .549 — St. Louis 71 61 .538 1½ Pittsburgh 69 64 .519 4 Cincinnati 65 69 .485 8½ Chicago 59 74 .444 14 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 76 58 .567 — San Francisco 71 62 .534 4½ San Diego 62 70 .470 13 Arizona 55 78 .414 20½ Colorado 53 80 .398 22½ ___ Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 8, Washington 4 Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 5 San Diego 3, Milwaukee 2, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 1 L.A. Angels 6, Miami 1 San Francisco 4, Colorado 2 Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 2 San Francisco 4, Colorado 1 Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 1 Friday’s Games Cincinnati (Leake 10-11) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 11-7), 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 6-7) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 6-6), 7:10 p.m. Miami (Koehler 9-9) at Atlanta (E.Santana 13-7), 7:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-9), 8:15 p.m. Colorado (Bergman 1-2) at Arizona (Collmenter 9-7), 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Haren 11-10) at San Diego (Cashner 2-6), 10:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 9-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-4), 10:10 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 15-8) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 7-9), 10:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m., 1st game Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 8:40 p.m. Milwaukee at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Milwaukee at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

Prague Tournament Chandler 16, Millwood 3 (3 innings) MHS 2 0 1 – 3 2 4 CHS 12 2 2 – 16 7 1 WP: Taylor Fowble 3IP, 3R (2ER), 2H, 2BB, 5K Chastyn Spruill – 2RBI Blayne Solberg – 2RBI Chandler 3, Sulphur 2 SHS 0 0 0 0 2 – 2 6 1 CHS 1 0 1 0 1 – 3 6 1 WP: Katie Lane – 5IP, 2ER, 6H, 1BB, 6K Spruill – 2-3 Neleigh Herring – 2-3 Guthrie 5, Meeker 3

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GOLF 9:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Italian Open, second round, part II, at Turin, Italy 12:30 p.m. TGC — Web.com Tour, Hotel Fitness Championship, second round, at Fort Wayne, Ind. 2:30 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, first round, at Norton, Mass. 7 p.m. TGC — LPGA, Portland Classic, second round, at Portland, Ore. 9:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Shaw Charity Classic, first round, at Calgary, Alberta (same-day tape)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Toronto or Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 8:10 p.m. WGN — Chicago Cubs at St. Louis

PREP FOOTBALL 11 p.m. ESPN2 — De La Salle (Calif.) vs. Jesuit (Calif.), at Berkeley, Calif.

SOCCER 8 p.m. NBCSN — MLS, Houston at Kansas City

TENNIS 1 p.m. ESPN — U.S. Open, men’s second and women’s third round, at New York 6 p.m. ESPN2 — U.S. Open, men’s second and women’s third round, at New York

SOFTBALL HIGH SCHOOL Dale 4, Luther 1 LHS (8-5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 6 3 DHS (12-2) 0 0 1 1 2 0 x – 4 5 0 WP: Taylor Powell (8-0) CG, 1R, 6H, 1BB, 6K Powell – 2H Dani Manning – Solo HR Reagan Holt – 2B Bethel 10, Byng 0 (5 innings) Byng (5-4) 000 00–0 3 0 Bethel (11-1) 2 1 4 3 x – 10 13 0 WP: Kim Herron (9-1) – CG, 0R, 3H, 1BB, 1HBP, 6K Montana Price – 3-3, 2B, 2RBI Kelsey Eropkin – 2-3, 3B Makayla Whitten – 2-3, 3B, RBI Bry Flanagan – 3B, 2RBI Rachel Stark – 2-3, 2B, RBI Zoe Rainer – 2-3, 3B, RBI Riley Steward – 2RBI Macomb 18, Sasakwa 16 MHS 6 0 0 0 4 1 7 – 18 17 9 SHS 1 1 0 6 0 7 1 – 16 13 5 WP: Kailin Gregg Gregg – 3H, 2 2B, 2 RBI Creed Pope – 3H, 3R, 3RBI Sandray Moore – 3H, 3B, HR, 4RBI Kaylee Williams – 2H, 2R

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS ALL TIMES EDT East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 76 56 .576 — New York 69 63 .523 7 Toronto 67 66 .504 9½ Tampa Bay 65 69 .485 12 Boston 58 75 .436 18½ Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 74 58 .561 — Detroit 72 60 .545 2 Cleveland 67 64 .511 6½ Chicago 60 72 .455 14 Minnesota 58 74 .439 16 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 79 53 .598 — Oakland 78 54 .591 1 Seattle 72 60 .545 7 Houston 56 78 .418 24 Texas 52 80 .394 27 ___ Wednesday’s Games Texas 12, Seattle 4 Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1 Toronto 5, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 8, Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 2 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 1 Oakland 5, Houston 4 L.A. Angels 6, Miami 1 Thursday’s Games Detroit 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Minnesota (May 0-3) at Baltimore (Mi. Gonzalez 6-7), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Capuano 1-3) at Toronto (Buehrle 11-8), 7:07 p.m. Boston (Ranaudo 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 8-6), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 4-6) at Kansas City (J.Vargas 10-6), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 11-11) at Chicago White Sox (Carroll 5-8), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Undecided) at Houston (Oberholtzer 4-9), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Lester 13-8) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 14-7), 10:05 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 9-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-4), 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m., 1st game Minnesota at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m., 2nd game Texas at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Minnesota at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

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Lady Bison take season opener The Oklahoma Baptist women’s soccer team defeated Jarvis Christian (Texas) 9-0 in the season opener for both teams at the OBU Soccer Complex. OBU scored four goals in the first half and added another five in the second half for the first win of the season. Two players registered hat tricks for the Lady Bison. Freshman forward Mikayla Lowery scored the first goal of the 2014 season in the seventh minute on a pass from Lauren Lartigue. Lowery would score again in the 11th minute on an assist from Ailee Thompson to put OBU on top 2-0. Marta Venegas scored in

the 27th minute, and Lartigue scored a goal of her own just before halftime on an assist from Kylie Williams. Sophomore Emma Beck played the first half in goal for the Lady Bison, making one save while shutting out the Bulldogs. Venegas scored her second goal of the match on a cross from Thompson in the 47th minute. Kenzi Bice would score on an assist from Venegas later in the half. Lowery would notch her third goal of the match for her first career hat trick in the 80th minute on a pass from Lartigue. Thompson scored to put the Lady Bison up 8-0 in the 85th minute before

Venegas completed her hat trick in the final minute of the match. Morgan Knox played the second half in goal for OBU. As a team, the Lady Bison took 40 shots for the match, compared to just two for the Bulldogs. The second half shot differential was 23-0 in favor of OBU. OBU moved the ball well, finishing with 20 shots on goal and assists on six of nine made goals. The Lady Bison, now 10, begin a four game road trip when they travel to Thomas (Ga.) on Sept. 3 at 4 p.m.

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deals with such situations fairly on a consistent basis, and doesn’t believe they should cloud Oklahoma’s image. “I’ve been here 16 years,” he said on Oklahoma’s media day. “There’s a long track record of what we’ve done here. Reflect on that.” Stoops came to Oklahoma in the shadow of the legendary Barry Switzer and won a national title in his second year. Though his success has drawn attention from suitors over the years, Stoops has stayed in Norman and become the nation’s third-longest tenured BCS coach, behind Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer and Troy’s Larry Blakeney. “That’s one of the things that stood out about OU

— the solidity of it,” Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight said. “How he’s going to be here. I think it’s just the way he runs the program, the leader he is — that trickles downhill to the rest of the coaching staff, and even to us — just the way he approaches each and every day and the way he manages his life.”

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different. It’s a challenge every week.” Stoops has dealt with controversy, too — especially this year. Running back Joe Mixon was suspended for a year after police say he punched a young woman at a restaurant. The school is trying to suspend linebacker Frank Shannon for a year because it says he violated the school’s rules against sexual assault. Recently, Dorial Green-Beckham was denied a waiver for immediate eligibility after being kicked off Missouri’s team following numerous off-the-field issues. Stoops said he feels Oklahoma

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Williams overcomes three early double-faults to win NEW YORK (AP) — Good as she is, even Serena Williams can find it tough to deal with swirling wind, so much so that she double-faulted three times in her first service game Thursday at the U.S. Open. And, yes, even a 17-time major champion such as Williams can lose in the early going at the sport’s biggest tournaments, as she has repeatedly in 2014. Quickly putting behind a poor-serving start, and showing absolutely no other signs of the type of up-and-down play that has plagued her at Grand Slams this season, Williams dismissed 81stranked American Vania King 6-1, 6-0 in 56 minutes to reach the third round. “She never let me in,” said King, who is 25. “She’s played at such a high level for so long, and I used to watch when I was a kid, growing up. So it’s kind of surreal to see the person that you’ve been watching on TV in front of you and st Large n tio c le e S n In Tow

playing. It was difficult.” While buzz around the tournament grounds built all day waiting for 15year-old CiCi Bellis to play her second-round match at night — she wound up losing — Williams ran her U.S. Open winning streak to 16 matches as she tries to become the first woman to win three consecutive titles at Flushing Meadows since Chris Evert took four in a row from 197578. For the moment, the 32year-old Williams wants to stay focused on avoiding the sort of problems she had at the Australian Open (where she lost in the fourth round), French Open (second round) and Wimbledon (third round). Not since 2006 has she failed to reach at least one major final in a year — and she only entered two Slams that season. So far this week, she’s left the trouble to others, and Williams could wind up being the beneficiary. A pair of other past major champions, No. 8 Ana Ivanovic and No. 24 Sam

Stosur, lost Thursday, as did No. 23 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and No. 27 Madison Keys, bringing the total to 11 seeded women gone after only two rounds. That included No. 12 Dominika Cibulkova, the Australian Open runner-up who was surprisingly defeated Tuesday by Bellis, the youngest player to win a match at the U.S. Open since Anna Kournikova in 1996. Bellis, a Californian ranked 1,208th and playing in her first tour-level event, lost Thursday in three sets to 48th-ranked Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan. In other action under the lights, 2012 U.S. Open champion Andy Murray won in straight sets, before Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard faced Sorana Cirstea in the day’s last match. Williams could have faced Stosur — the woman who beat her in the 2011 U.S. Open final — in the fourth round, and 2008 French Open winner Ivanovic in the quarterfinals.

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Jolie, Pitt wed privately at chateau in France estate they bought three years ago. The union was less a vow of commitment than the official affirmation of one made long ago. Pitt and Jolie have been together nearly a decade and have six children, all of whom participated in the wedding. The wedding may have been cloaked in secrecy, but Pitt and Jolie are preparing to be a big presence at the movies this fall. Pitt stars in the upcoming World War II drama “Fury,” due out Oct. 17. Jolie’s second directorial effort, the World War II odyssey “Unbroken,” will be released in December. On Thursday, Pitt was far from any honeymoon hideaway. Instead, he was at the Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset, U.K., promoting “Fury,” a brutal tale about a tank of American soldiers rolling through Europe in the final days of World War II. Both movies could be major players in Hollywood’s award season, which last

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year was dominated by a film produced by Pitt, the best picture-winning historical drama “12 Years a Slave.” At Saturday’s ceremony, Jolie walked the aisle with her eldest sons, 13-year-old Maddox and 10-year-old Pax. Daughters Zahara, 9, and Vivienne, 6, threw flower petals. Eight-yearold Shiloh and Knox, 6, served as ring bearers, the couple’s spokesman said. In advance of the nondenominational civil ceremony, Pitt and Jolie obtained a marriage license from a local California judge. The judge also conducted the ceremony in France. Pitt once said that he didn’t want to marry until gay marriage was legal everywhere, but in recent years, the couple had said publicly they intended to. They were engaged in early 2012 after some seven years together. “It’s an exciting prospect, even though for us, we’ve gone further than that,” Pitt told The AP in

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NEW YORK (AP) — The wait is finally over: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Hollywood’s reigning royal couple, have tied the knot. Despite two years of feverish scrutiny, the pair managed to keep one of the world’s most anticipated weddings shrouded from the media’s glare. When? Where? Why haven’t they yet? Did they already? The celebrity press and “Brangelina” fans alike had been consumed with the matrimonial mystery. On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the couple confirmed to The Associated Press that they wed Saturday in a private ceremony in Southern France. The representative, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to be quoted by name, said Jolie and Pitt exchanged vows in a small chapel at the Chateau Miraval in the Provence hamlet of Correns. Since 2008, Miraval has been the couple’s Southern France home, a sprawling

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an interview in November 2012. “But to concretize it in that way, it actually means more to me than I thought it would. It means a lot to our kids.” This is the second marriage for Pitt, who wed Jennifer Aniston in 2000. They divorced in 2005. Jolie was previously married to British actor Jonny Lee Miller for three years in the late 1990s and to Billy Bob Thornton for three years before divorcing in 2003. Jolie has said she and Pitt fell in love while making the 2005 film “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.” Jolie won the supporting actress Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted” in 1999 and was nominated for the bestactress Oscar for 2008’s “Changeling.” Pitt shared the Academy Award for best picture for “12 Years a Slave.” ___ Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jake_ coyle

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“I can’t count the defenders’ hands,” a club player complained. “I have trouble remembering what cards are played.” “My little daughter,” I remarked helpfully, “says that the way to remember something is to try hard to forget it.” Counting is within anyone’s reach but takes focus and practice. At today’s four spades, South ruffed the third heart with a high trump, and West discarded a club and a diamond. South next took the K-A of trumps and led a diamond to the king. East won and led a fourth heart, and South ruffed, took the queen of diamonds, drew the missing trump and ruffed his last diamond in dummy. THREE CLUBS With three tricks to go, dummy and declarer had their three clubs. Declarer counted the hands. East had held six hearts and three trumps and had followed to the diamond leads. He had at most one club. So South knew what to do: He led dummy’s deuce of clubs. When East played the ten, South took the ace and returned a club to dummy’s nine to make the game. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ A Q 10 7 5 ♥ Q 4 ♦ 9 5 3 ♣ A J 6. Your partner opens one club, you respond one spade and

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Officials: Joan Rivers rushed to hospital NEW YORK (AP) — Joan Rivers is in a New York City hospital Thursday after she was rushed from a doctor’s office when she went into cardiac arrest, police and hospital officials said. The 81-year-old comedian’s condition wasn’t immediately known. “This morning, Joan Rivers was taken to The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where she is being attended to. Her family wants to thank everybody for their outpouring of love and support,” said Sid Dinsay, a spokesman for Mount Sinai Hospital. “We will provide an update on her condition as it becomes available.” New York City police officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to publicly name Rivers, said she was taken to the hospital just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday. It was unclear why she was visiting the doctor’s office. Rivers’ representatives didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. The entertainer has logged a half-century in show business and gave rise to red carpet commentary — and the snarky criticism that often accompanies it. Her signature red carpet query: “Who are you wearing?” She continues to maintain a busy schedule, and was to perform a show Friday at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. That show was postponed because of her hospitalization. Rivers spoke at an employee event at Time Inc. in New York on Wednesday night and appeared healthy, practically jogging when she walked in to take her seat, said Shira Blum, an online project manager. “She seemed totally healthy,” Blum said. “She

was very energetic, hilarious, funny. And it was such a shock, a surprise to hear the news this morning.” Rivers took questions and said she wakes up every morning and “is thankful that everything works,” Blum said. An early and outspoken proponent of cosmetic surgery, Rivers’ drastically altered her appearance over the years — and found plenty of material for jokes. (“I’ve had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware.”) The host of “Fashion Police” on E! network, Rivers also presides over an online talk show, “In Bed With Joan” and costars with her daughter, Melissa, on the WEtv reality show, “Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?” Her latest book, “Diary of a Mad Diva,” was released this summer. In 2009, Rivers emerged as the winner of NBC’s “The Celebrity Apprentice.” A documentary, “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work,” premiered in theaters in 2010. A native of New York, Rivers originally entered show business with the dream of a theatrical career, but comedy became a way to pay the bills while she auditioned for acting roles. “Somebody said, ‘You can make six dollars standing up in a club,’” she told The Associated Press in 2013, “and I said, ‘Here I go!’ It was better than typing all day.” After proving herself in comedy clubs as a rarity — a woman comedian — Rivers was a smash on her first booking on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” in 1965. “God, you’re funny,” Carson told her. ___ AP writers Frazier Moore, Jeff McMillan and Tom Hays contributed to this report.

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1340 N. Beard INSIDE ESTATE SALE-8-5 Everything must go! Lots of antique furniture, beds, mattress sets, storage cabinets, housewares, collectibles, glassware, books, antique clocks, folding chairs, linens. Too much to List.

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2003 Chevy Impala. 110k miles , Runs and drives great Ac blows cold. Call or text 405 510 6961 $2500 obo

1801 Hunters Ridge Dr. Fri/Sat 8am-? Household items, little girls/adult clothing, misc., everything must go.

Transportation 2 Weeks up to 20 words: $40 1 Week up to 20 words: $25

1405 N. MILT PHILLIPS SEMINOLE, OK (405) 382-6130 or (800) 310-6130

THE BEST INDIAN MEAT PIES & TAMALES IN TOWN DON’T WAIT FOR THE STATE FAIR COME BY 1219 N Austin Drive (Pesotum & Wayne) Shawnee Saturday ONLY 8AM Until 3 PM Ready to Go

Plus Meatpies $3.50 (until gone) Tamales-$1.00 Each Call 410-7605 for Big Orders for the FREEZER or LABOR DAY FAMILIES

Need Children’s Summer & Fall clothes for back to school 4t-16 Cinderella’s Closet 1021 N. Kickapoo Shawnee, OK 74801 Mon.-Sat. 10am-5:30pm TABLE AND RACK RENTAL Weekend rental, 6ft. tables for $6, 8ft/$8, round clothes racks $5.

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FLEA MARKET Every FRIDAY SATURDAY Old Shawnee Town 1 West Main 273-5044 Garage Sale Saturday August 30th 9am – 2pm 721 N Union Shawnee, OK 74801 Junior’s, Women’s, Men’s like-new, brand name clothing and shoes. Furniture. Treadmill. Home décor. CHEAP!

28 WillowBrook behind Elks Lodge. Furniture, kitchen island, lights, fans, household items, hinges, knobs, clothing, misc. 8a-3p Saturday Only. We have boys! Baby items up to 3T. Some boys clothes. Stand up digtal scales, old embroidery machine, quilt books, kids & household items too numerous to list. Friday 10a-6p Saturday 9a-? NO EARLY SALES 1842 N. LOUISA

Large Sale Sat & Sun Lots of furniture. From Firelake Grocery/ Casino-5-miles East, 1/2 south

19406 Harrison Rd. Fri/Sat 8:00am Golf balls and tees, fishing gear, collectibles, lots of misc. 2-DAY MOVING SALE Friday-8-4p Saturday- 8-3 1 Lancet Court (Northridge) Furniture, tools, 50 years of Stuff!!

TECUMSEH 1707 W. Walnut Washer & gas dryer, furniture, Baja motorcycles, plywood, clothing , display desk, tanning/toneing table. 481-3081 MOVING SALE 310 E. Tennyson Antiques, books, furniture, household clothes, misc. Saturday 8-6 Sun 3-6 Mon 8-6 New items added daily

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13 HYUNDAI SONATA

10K! Black, htd seats, alloys $17,995

12 NISSAN TITAN CREW 32K, SV pkg, Red, 6 disc, $21,995

13 FOCUS HATCH $14,995 12 MAZDA CX9 TOUR

29K, Leath, sync, painted alloys, $225*mo 30K, 3rd row SUV, htd leath, $21,995 12 FIAT 500 POP 13K, Copper, loaded, CUTE! $12,995 /,1 -

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Multi-Family Sale It’s Time Again for

ESTATE SALE Saturday Only 8-? 14mi North of I-40 on 18. to 18B, west 2 1/4mi. Everything Goes!! furniture, refrigerator, household goods, mens western wear, lots of misc.

“WE BUY CARS!”

11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27

Saturday, Aug. 30

I BUY JUNK CARS, TRUCKS OR VANS RUNNING OR NOT

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Quality Cars & Trucks at Affordable Prices

LABOR DAY WEEKEND Friday, Aug. 29

Garage Sales

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1302 N. Harrison • “Home of the Good Stuff” • 273-8171 *0 Down, 2.49%, 72 Mos WAC, rates as low as 1.79%!

Specializing in Low Mileage, Under Warranty, Program Vehicles

REDUCED PRICE ON 5TH wheel $33,000 FOR SALE BY OWNER 2009 Heartland Big Country 5th Wheel, 38’, washer/dryer hookups, 4 slide outs, king size bed, All Seasons, Electric awning, loaded, Like new,1-405-382-7206 or 1-405-380-5582

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Bus Driver Interested applicants may pick up applications at the McLoud Board of Education, 113 N. Main, McLoud, OK 74851. Call 964-3314 for further information. Applications accepted until position is filled. Rob Griffin Assistant Superintendent McLoud Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer Are you a Truck Driver looking for a Job where you can be at home every night and every weekend?

We have a great job for you! Opening Available for Full-Time Driver: Delivering freight to stores Driving experience a plus • Competitive wages, insurance and paid holidays.

405-391-2919

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Part Time Funeral Attendants needed. Apply in person Walker Funeral Service 201 E. 45th Shawnee 8am-5pm Ranch worker wanted. Experience with horses helpful. 405-598-3845 Tri-County RWD #2 Now taking applications for field Maintenance Personnel. Apply at office: 100 S. Seminole Earlsboro 405-997-5390

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Wolverine Tube is currently seeking to fill numerous positions on a variety of shifts. Qualified candidates must be at least 18 years of age, have a stable work history, be able to pass a criminal background check, a pre-employment drug screen and physical assessment. We offer a starting pay rate of $10.30 per hour (plus $0.50/hour for 2nd and 3rd shift positions), pay increases at 90 day increments, medical/dental/vision/life insurance benefits available after 90 days of employment, 401K with company match after 45 days of employment, paid vacation, company paid holidays and more. You must complete your application at Workforce Oklahoma, located at: 2 John C Bruton Shawnee, OK 74804 405-275-7800

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

Shawnee, OK by September 8th, 2014 USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

The Shawnee News-Star is accepting resumes for an

Outside Sales Executive. Responsibilities include the service and growth of existing accounts and development of new business relationships through in-person contact. About this position: • - Must be digital savvy. • - Must have strong analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills. • - Demonstrate solid presentation skills. • - Strong communication, time management, and creative skills are necessary. • - Must be highly organized and have solid computer skills. • - Requires at least one year of outside sales experience and a college degree are preferred. • - Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. We offer a competitive base salary, monthly commission plan, as well as a full array of benefits including a company matched 401(k) plan. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to james.bridges@news-star.com The Shawnee News-Star is a GateHouse Media company. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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NEED A SUPPLEMENT TO YOUR CURRENT INCOME? ~ CARRIER NEEDED ~

Bethel Acres Shawnee Lake Area

$200 Sign-On Bonus EXTRA DROP FEES & STORE CREDITS

Serious inquiries Only! Must have: • Reliable Vehicle & Back Up Vehicle • Valid Drivers License • Valid Insurance • Willing to Work 313 Days a Year, 6 Days a Week

APPLY NOW 215 N. Bell

Shawnee, OK 74801

NEED A SUPPLEMENT TO YOUR CURRENT INCOME? ~ CARRIER NEEDED ~

CITY OF SHAWNEE $200 Sign-On Bonus Serious inquiries Only! Must have: • Reliable Vehicle & Back Up Vehicle • Valid Drivers License • Valid Insurance • Willing to Work 313 Days a Year, 6 Days a Week

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215 N. Bell

Shawnee, OK 74801 Seeking experienced bucket operators, trimmers, and laborers for right-of-way maintenance. Must be able to operate chainsaws and other equipment as needed. Must have a valid driver’s license, and be able to pass a drug screen. Work located around the Shawnee area. Please call (918) 695-6300 Full/Part-time positions available for Habilitation Training Specialist working with individuals with disabilities in their home and community. Paid training provided. Must have current driver's license, high school diploma or GED and pass a background check. Shifts available: Overnight, evenings and weekends. Apply at 12 E. Main Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Now Hiring Front Desk Positions & AM/PM Night Audit position Apply in Person at Shawnee Days Inn I-40 & Harrison Mon-Fri-9a-3p 5107 N. Harrison No Phone calls Please

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

Shawnee Public Schools has immediate openings for Bus Drivers and Cafeteria workers. Submit an application at www.shawnee.k12.ok.us . click on Employment Opportunities. A computer is available to complete an on-line application at the district office, 326 N Union, Shawnee Bus Drivers may apply at the Transportation office, 711 Kickapoo Spur. For more information call 405-878-1022." GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

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Save here and everywhere! www.RadarFrog.com

5 day work week. Insurance available. Paid holiday & vacation. Harrah.

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at the Pottawatomie County USDA-FSA Office. Apply at 201 N Bell Room.107

Must be able to pass a Drug Test and Background Check. Newton Wall Company 1600 N. Harrison Shawnee, OK

Class A or B CDL drivers wanted.

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Temporary Clerical Position Not to exceed March 31, 2015

Must obtain the following • A valid CDL • A clean driving record • prior work history

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The Shawnee News-Star has a new opening for a

PRESSMAN Experience in a newspaper pressroom, particularly on a Goss Urbanite press, would be helpful but not essential. If you have a mechanical aptitude and a good work ethic, we can train you. This is a full-time job with benefits, including health insurance and 401K match. Hours are primarily in the evening. Send resumes to: brian.blansett@news-star.com or drop off at the front desk 215 N. Bell

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Shawnee Colonial Estates ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

SHAWNEE MILLING CO. Must be able to pass a Drug Screen & Background Check. Must have H.S. Diploma or GED. Must be able to work any shift.

• CNAs 12 hr. positions available, wage scale per years of certiﬁcation

• LPNs or RNs 6pm-6am Sign on Bonus available.

SHAWNEE M I L L I N G C O M PA N Y A SYMBOL OF QUALITY

CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT 405-273-7000 ext. 314 Ask for Jane Lewis jane@primerecruiting.com

Excellent Beneﬁt Package for Full-time employees Apply in Person, Monday-Friday or email Resume to lfosterscenh@yahoo.com

Shawnee Colonial Estates 535 W. Federal • Shawnee, OK EOE

Personal Care Aides

Has Immediate openings for:

in Tecumseh, Maud, Meeker, McLoud, Newalla, Wanette, Shawnee, Seminole, Lexington, St. Louis & Konawa Must pass OSBI, have DL, car insurance. No experience necessary. Call Valerie

Application may be picked up at: 201 S. Broadway Shawnee, OK. or send resume to: jane@primerecruiting.com, or mail to Shawnee Milling Company P.O Box 1567 Shawnee. OK, 74802 or call Jane Lewis 405-273-7000 ext 314

Warehouse Manager/Shop Foreman

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS RN's/ LPN's and HH Aides (Bilingual Preferred) Please send resume Fax 405-878-5289 Email jjoy@uohhc.com Excell is currently hiring for Certified Home Health Aides in Shawnee area to assist client/member in their place of residence. If interested, please apply online: www.excellcares.com under careers for Personal Care. Our main office is in OKC. Call 405-639-3933 for more information.

Is it time to change to a job that you will really love??!!

WALLS CARPET WAREHOUSE OF SHAWNEE

Our Family Oriented Home Health Agency area is seeking caring dedicated RNs willing to travel eastern Oklahoma.

FLOORING SALES SPECIALISTS *Health Benefits *Base Salary + Commission *Paid Vacation *5 Day Work Week * CLOSED SUNDAYS Sales experience required. Apply with resume, cover letter and salary requirements to NEWTON WALL COMPANY employment@newtonwall.com

Dickson Industries Immediate opening for

Auto Paint & Body Requires veriﬁable experience. Starting Pay $15-$20 + Beneﬁts. Call for appointment

Monday-Friday (405) 598-6547 www.roadproonline.com

MEDICAL

CREOKS Behavioral Health Services is accepting resumes for licensed or undersupervision MHP in our Shawnee and Okemah Clinics. Please email resumes to human.resources@creoks.org.

1723 N. Airport Drive Shawnee, Ok 74804 (405)275-1199

Are you looking for a job with good pay and flexible hours? Enjoy working with people? Our Home Care Agency is seeking Providers (PCAs) in Shawnee, Tecumseh and McLoud. No clinical license or training required. EOE 800-465-8380

SPECIAL PURCHASE NEW ASSORTMENT Rings, Pendants, Earrings. 50, 60 UP T0 70% OFF

709 E. Grant 2/1/1 all new remodel with appliances $47,500

Crystal Wagoner 405-464-2558

ELL’S JEWELRY 2202 N Kickapoo St., Shawnee (405) 273-7263

MISCELLANEOUS

Cash for Riding Mowers. Running or Not! Used mowers for sale. (405)598-5684

2/3Bd, 1Ba, large utility & pantry, window AC, wall-heaters, updated, large yard, pecan trees, nice neighborhood, 320 S. Culver St., Meeker, Ok. $25,000 No Owner Finance/No Rent To Own 279-1070 2232ft Historic House 4 bed 2 bath, formal dining, 2 living, basement plus 2 car garage, income producing apartment over garage, remodeled new paint and carpet MUST SELL!! $92,500 405-650-4300

MISCELLANEOUS Cookstove washer & dryer, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, A/C Unit, Bass Boat 273-7874 E-Series Rainbow vacuum & attachments. Excellent Condtiion. $350 (405)275-8788 NEW electric wheel chair, needs battery. $300 405-214-0321

ACREAGES & LAND Owner Finance 1-10 ac, 25 locations, Low Down 375+ Beautiful Choices Call today for maps.

275-1695 Milburn O/A

341991 E ROCKY ROAD MEEKER. 3 bd 2 bath. 1841 sq ft. 1.45 acres. Lg closets. Lg kitchen w/appliances. Gas fireplace. Whirlpool tub, shower, dual sinks.

$149k MUST SEE! 405-275-4379

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OPPORTUNITIES

Full Time salaried employees enjoy the following beneﬁts: • Eceptional Orientation/Mentor Program • Productive Incentive Program • Health, Dental, & Life insuarnce • AFLAC polocies • Up to 18 Vacation days per year • Flexible Scheduling • A friendly and compassionate work enviroment EOE 800-465-8380 or visit us at www.oklahomahealthcaresolutions.com

OFFICE & SECRETARIAL

Seeking full charge bookkeeper with 5 years experience for 5-10 hrs. per week. Must be proficient in QuickBooks and understnad Fund Accounting. QuickBooks certified is a plus, but not required. Must be able to process payroll and have a strong understanding of payroll reports. Church accounting experience is a plus. Please send resume and pay reuirements to Wesley UMC 302 E Independence, Shawnee, OK 74804 Attn: Gary

PROFESSIONAL & MANAGERIAL

Oklahoma Families First, Inc. is seeking a licensed or under supervision Mental Health Clinicians in the Shawnee area for contract Outpatient positions. Independent Contractors receive up to 75% of their paid services. For consideration, please send resume and cover letter to: OFFI 2227 W. Lindsey St. Ste 1550 Norman, OK 73069 e-mail: crichhr@hotmail.com or fax to 405 -360-4821 EOE

RESTAURANT & FOOD SERVICE

Country Style Health Care, Inc. IV

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924 W. Maple - Tecumseh 2464 sq.ft. $69,500

OWNER FINANCE! 623 N KICKAPOO 3 Bedroom 1 bath 545 N KICKAPOO 3bed 1bath Easy Approval 405-273-5777 www.property 4sale.com

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NOW HIRING FOR CMAs, CNAs, DIETARY AIDS/SERVERS AND DISHWASHERS/SERVERS. All Shifts Available Interested applicants can email resume to concierge@belfairseniorliving.com or stop by and complete an application at:

318 N. Tenbrook 3/2/2 $49,900

(405) 527-3494

Prior Management experience required. Duties will include but not limited to: Warehouse operations and staff management; Inventory Control and Procurement; Vendor relations. Maintenance experience preferred. Must be Microsoft Office and internet proficient, have excellent phone etiquette and customer service skills. May need to assist in some warehouse duties. Must be able to lift up to 75lbs. Background check and drug screen will be performed. Send resumes to: Shawnee News Star P. O. Box 1688 Dept. 343 Shawnee, OK 74802

Now seeking to hire

JEWELRY

405-275-1973

Now Hiring

Shawnee Milling Company

Industrial Maintenance Electrician: 3 years verifiable experience in single and three phase work. Should be experienced in all phases of electrical work, including trouble shooting equipment, power and control circuits, with and without blueprints. The position is hourly, $18.30 per hour.

APPLIANCES Whirlpool gas dryer, 6 mons old, excellent condition. Moved, only have electric. $325 obo 831-5902

REAL ESTATE CITY 2bd/1ba, needs total renovation, asking $9,000-OBO. 405-275-0169 leave message

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Golden Corral is now hiring for Kitchen help. Experience is preferred, but not required. Apply in person 2513 N. Harrison, Shawnee

WORK WANTED

Have a business? Want to know every time someone comments about it online? Call me and I can tell you how? 405-214-3972

Get Paid Big Bucks and drive a free Mercedes, texting from your phone for Step 2. Call 405-463-9858

CATS Cute, Fluffy kittens FREE to loving homes. (405) 275-8683 (405) 481-0601 FREE young female cat with 1 kitten 4-5mon old to good home. (405)273-0227

DOGS 4-Month Female, Pitbull W/Shots, White w/Black Spots, Partially trained, Very Smart $200 405-919-1718 Found XS Chi mix dumped at Acme & Lake Road Please call to give us her history. (405)27 95-8261 FREE female Pit Bull puppy. Black & white, 4mos old. FREE to Good Loving Home Only! (405)395-9907 Free puppies mix Lab. 4wks old, need good loving homes. 1M, 8F. (405)589-2945 FREE to good home. part Dachshund Approx 2 yrs old current shots, house, leash, crate trained. Excellent with children 405-273-0888 or 405-659-2309

LAND FOR SALE 1 + Acre lots available, Call for maps 273-5777 www.property4sale.com

BUSINESS PROPERTY GREAT COMMERCIAL LOCATION on Broadway in Tec Former location of Tecumseh TV. FSBO 2250sf, Call 405-598-2311 or 405-598-6354

MANUFACTURED & MOBILE HOMES

FSBO 3 Bedroom 1 1/2 Bath, brick home, CH&A, , updated plumbing, new roof, covered patio, storage bldg, 2 pecan trees. Fronts on Cheyenne Street.; Back has double gates on Bryan Street. $70,000 (405)401-5817

REAL ESTATE CITY

FOR SALE BY OWNER

MANUFACTURED & MOBILE HOMES

Special Gov't Programs Lenders offering zero down with land and less than perfect credit programs. New and Repo homes available. $1000 furniture allowance with new home purchase WAC. 918-437-1870

3 bed, 1-1/3 bath, 1300sqft., 2 car garage, 1-1/3 acres, great school district (SRC), one owner, built in ‘95, all new oak flooring, new windows, new roof, new CH&A. $140,000 405-760-5342

33243 Beau Lane - Tecumseh 3bed 2bath - 2.98 Acres 11829 NS 3650 Rd. - Wewoka 3Bed 2 Bath - 4.86 Aces Easy Approval & Owner Financing!!! 405-273-5777 www.property4sale.com

REAL ESTATE CITY

4 BEDROOM BRICK 670 N. Market Extra nice, just remodeled, 2 Bath, 2 large living areas, dining room, CH&A, refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, w/d hookups, covered patio, safe room, 2 car garage.3,000 sqft FSBO $139,500 550-8936

3bd/2ba brick, sunroom, large yard, mature trees, storm cellar, 2-storage buildings, approximately 2200sq.ft., double gate wrought iron fence w/brick pillars, prestige area Tecumseh. $172,000 1001 W. Washington Circle 405-598-3855 405-816-7527

For Sale By Owner, 16.2 Acres South Rock Creek Area. Ideal For Development. ONG Gas, Rural Water, Canadian Valley Electric. 472 ft Frontage. Along King Road (Paved) and 1,337 ft Frontage along Hardesty Road (Paved)

405-997-5458

AMAZING VIEW OF POND 3BD/2BA HOME ON 1 ACRE in SRC 1456sqft, Wood tile floors, new appliances & light fixtures, huge backyard, 2 car garage, 27’ above-ground pool. $138,900 (405)765-4475

Larkins Meadow Addition, 3 bed, 2 bath,remodeled with all new electrical, updated plumbing, new paint, vinyl siding on eaves, privacy fenced yard, hot water tank new 2012, roof new 2011, CH&A new 2011. Acceptable offer to NEW CARPET. Sequoyah School.

$106,000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Priced to sell! Nice large corner lot in Tecumseh, 3 bed, 1.5 bath, pretty, bright kitchen, bonus room could be 4th bedroom, formal dining or home office. $69,900 Pat Hendricks Premier Realty of Shawnee 405-255-6073 premierrealtyofshawneellc.com

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TRADE BLDGS FOR LAND Two Historic buildings in Shawnee 49,000 (MOL) & 93,000 (MOL)sq ft Well below replacement cost at $55 psf, including extra commercial land. Owner desires tax-free exchange for large farm(s) or ranch(es). Owner/Broker 405-414-7277

OPEN DAILY (Weather Permitting)

24 Osage 1080 sq.ft., 3/bedrooms, 1.5/baths, updated appliances, bathroom vanities, new-carpet, paint, landscaping, lights and ceiling fans. Includes insulated garage doors with openers, storage building in backyard.

$89,500 405-273-1671 405-640-5526

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PLUM CREEK APARTMENTS 1101 W. Seikel McLoud, OK 1-2-3 Bedrooms Rental Assistance may be available to qualiﬁed applicants HUD Section 8 Accepted

405-622-8420 TDD 800-833-7741 This Institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer

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Get On The Waiting List 1701 Airport Drive Now! (405)878-8787 Toll: 800-855-2880

STARTING AT $402 • SEC 8 WELCOME

HOMES UNFURNISHED 3Bd, 2Ba, nice clean home in Northridge II, W/D Hkup, 2 car garage, no pets. $1000/mo, $800dep 405-659-5338 4 SALE OR LEASE 1731 N. Louisa 3Bd+1 study, 1ba, 3 car garage, large fenced lot, close to OBU, major appliances, No pets $800/mo + dep (469)401-8374 707 Center 2BD, stove, W/D hkup, carport, Call for appt. 405-880-5517 Beautiful home on Shawnee Country Club Golf Course. 4BD 3BA, all major appliances 918-424-4428 EXCLUSIVE 7 Cherokee Sequoyah School District. 3BD 2BA Newly remodeled. 1yr lease, References, 481-6756 Country Club Add. 3Bed, 2BA, double car garage, cellar, security alarm, 540 Lakeside Ct. $750dep $1200mo 918-906-6325 405-517-7717 For Rent 3BD 1 ba, $500/mo $350dep No Pets. 405-550-3222 Nice Properties 4BD 2BA. fenced yard, lg master suite, $1000mo ~~~~ 3BD 1BA,, 2-Car Garage, CH&A, fenced yard, $700mo. ~~ Deposit,references,1yr lease 405-664-6141

Designated 62 years of age or older, handicapped/disabled regardless of age.

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HOMES UNFURNISHED

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$$ Saved, Updated, Let Us Help You. ANCHOR 275-0690

1510 N. Center 3bd/1ba, CH&A, 1 car garage, $650mo $650dep 405-214-8823

3309 N Union 4bd 2ba CH&A garage, large backyard, $1050mo $750dep 405-273-5522

1818 N. Pennsylvania 3bd, 2ba, brick, CH&A, great neighborhood, $1100/mo, $750dep, references, 405-641-0811 223 N. Park 3BD, 1BA, CH&A, fenced yard, 2car garage optional in alley, $600mo $450dep 878-6404

LOTS & LAND

Garage Apt. Close in Recently Renovated. Bills Paid. $600mo $500dep (405)579-2738

DUPLEXES FURNISHED Tec remodeled duplex, partially furnished, Ref. No pets, $325mo 598-3670

DUPLEXES UNFURNISHED 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Fireplace $595/mo 1-mi east of Harrison on Westech Road 273-4994 2BD Duplex CH&A 275-5627 Unfurnished 2BD duplex in Tec. with refrigerator & stove, provided & utility hookups. 405-598-5704 for appt.

$$ Saved, Updated, Also DUPLEXES, Apts. Let Us Help You. ANCHOR 275-0690

1310 E. Whitaker 3BD 1BA, CH&A, fenced yard, ceramic tile throughout $650/mo $450/dep 878-6404

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275-0928

2BD corner lot, carport, shed, No pets, $375mo $300dep (405)964-3303 2BD, window unit AC, Washer/dryer $650mo all bills paid. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3Bd, CH&A, 1 1/2ba, W/D hkup, $950/mo, all bills paid. 405-214-8666 301 W. Chicago 3bd, CH&A, $775/mo., no smoking/pets, new kitchen/bath $600/dep., lease, fenced, shed. 405-275-3157

16 Tawana Smoking Oaks Add. 3Bd, 2Ba 2 Story Fenced yard Fireplace No Pets $850/mt Avail 9-1 (405)321-7596

309 or 311 N. Roosevelt 3BR, CH&A, w/d hkups, refrigerator, stove, $650mo $500dep No Pets (405)275-6340

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Notice of lien sale. Anyone having interest in the property: VIN: T150VKG03795 YEAR: 1971 MAKE: TRI May call DAVID LODGE at 405-584-2475 Sale date: 9/13/14 (Published in the Shawnee News-Star August 29th, September 5th & 12th, 2014)

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Notice of lien sale. Anyone having interest in the property: VIN: 235371P125048 YEAR: 1971 MAKE: PONT May call BRANDON GOBER at 405-664-6515 Sale date: 9/13/14 (Published in the Shawnee News-Star August 29th, September 5th & 12th, 2014)

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Notice of lien sale. Anyone having interest in the property: VIN: 97HG204475 YEAR: 1949 MAKE: FORD May call BRANDON HOWE at 405-380-2297 Sale date: 9/13/14 (Published in the Shawnee News-Star August 29th, September 5th & 12th, 2014)

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Notice of lien sale. Anyone having interest in the property: VIN: 1EB1T282826001473 YEAR: 2002 MAKE: FLEET May call CLIENT STEWART at 405-255-1595 Sale date: 9/13/14 (Published in the Shawnee News-Star August 29th, September 5th & 12th, 2014)

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Notice of lien sale. Anyone having interest in the property: VIN: 2G1FP22PXS2180741 YEAR: 1995 MAKE: CHEV May call RUFUS ALLEN at 405-481-9924 Sale date: 9/13/14 (Published in the Shawnee News-Star August 29th, September 5th & 12th, 2014)

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Visual search to shop: gimmick or game changing? NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine using your phone to snap a photo of the cool pair of sunglasses your friend is wearing and instantly receiving a slew of information about the shades along with a link to order them. It’s a great idea — but it doesn’t quite work. Though many companies are trying to make “visual search” a reality, this seemingly simple notion remains elusive. Take Amazon, which made visual search a key feature in its new Fire smartphone. The e-commerce company says the feature, known as Firefly, can recognize 100 million items. It’s similar to a Flow feature Amazon has on its apps for other phones. So far, Firefly can reliably make out labels of products such as Altoids or Celestial Seasonings tea. That makes it easy to buy items such as groceries online. But try it on a checkered shirt or anything without sharp corners, and no such luck. “It works really well when we can match an image to the product catalog,” says Mike Torres, an Amazon executive who works on the Fire’s software. “Where things are rounded or don’t have (visual markers) to latch on to, like a black shoe, it’s a little harder to do image recognition.”

Visual search is important to retailers because it makes mobile shopping a snap — literally. It’s much easier to take a picture than to type in a description of something you want. Shopping on cellphones and tablets is still a small part of retail sales, but it’s growing quickly. That makes it important to simplify the process as much as possible — especially as people look to visual sites such as Instagram and Pinterest as inspiration for purchases. “Retailers are trying to get the user experience simple enough so people are willing to buy on their phones, not just use it as a research tool,” eMarketer analyst Yory Wurmser said. Mobile software that scans codes, such as QR codes and UPC symbols, are fairly common. Creating apps that consistently recognize images and objects has been more challenging. Forrester analyst Sucharita Mulpuru believes it could take at least three more years. Since 2009, Google’s Goggles app for Android has succeeded in picking up logos and landmarks. But Google says on its website that the app is “not so good” at identifying cars, furniture and clothes in photos. What’s holding visual search back? The technology works

by analyzing visual characteristics, or points, such as color, shape and texture. Amazon’s Firefly, for example, identifies a few hundred points to identify a book and up to 1,000 for paintings. U.K. startup Cortexica uses 800 to 1,500 points to create a virtual fingerprint for the image. It then scans its database of about 4 million images for a match. Without easily identifiable markers, non-labeled objects are difficult to identify. Lighting conditions, photo quality, distance, angles and other factors can throw the technology off. Visual search works best when there is a clearly defined image on a white background. Some retailers are finding success with visual search by keeping the selection of searchable products limited. Target’s new “In a Snap” app works only with items from its Room Essentials furniture, bedding and decor line. And it works only when snapping a product image in a magazine ad, not when you see the actual product on a shelf. When a shopper scans the ad, items pop up for the shopper to add to a shopping cart. Heels.com, an online shoe retailer, keeps visual search limited to shoes. Shoppers upload pictures or send links of shoes and

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are offered similar pairs for sale on the company’s website. “People shop through images nowadays,” Heels. com CEO Eric McCoy says. “We want to give them the exact shoe, or something similar.” So, the race is on to perfect the technology that will create smartphone apps that easily recognize objects in a real-world environment. Cortexica’s founders spent seven years on academic research before forming the company in 2009. Since then, it has been trying to mold the technology work more like the human brain when it comes to identifying objects. “Someday you’ll be taking a picture of a whole

person, and it will identify the different the things they’re wearing and offer recommendations,” says Iain McCready, CEO of Cortexica. “That’s really challenging technically, but that’s what people tell me they really want to do.” The U.K. company was hired by eBay to develop an app that recognizes cars from behind and matches them with similar cars available on eBay. Next, eBay asked Cortexica to develop a similar app for fashion. The outcome was Find Similar, which analyzes a clothing item’s color, texture and shapes to find similar items available for sale. Find Similar is now being used by startup app Style

Thief and other Cortexica clients. Superfish, a startup in Palo Alto, California, counts 12 people with doctorate degrees on its staff and has 10 patents for visual search technology. Its technology can be found at PetMatch, an app that matches photos of pets with local pets available for adoption. Superfish CEO Adi Pinhas believes it will be normal in two or three years to use your smartphone to search for things visually. “Your camera will be as smart as the rest of your smartphone,” he says. Once that happens, Forrester’s Mulpuru says, it will “unleash a whole new type of e-commerce.”

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