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It’s illegal to remove from public land arrowheads, fossils, other artifacts uncovered by recent floods By Kelly Bostian Tulsa World
Every Oklahoma kid who ever found an arrowhead lying on freshly plowed ground after a heavy rain knows that floods reveal treasures. But when they pick up that arrowhead are they breaking the law? Much of the most recently churned-up land in Oklahoma lies on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property, and the Corps created a minor stir among collectors last week when it issued a reminder about the removal of points and fossils. “Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District would like to remind everyone that it is against the law to remove artifacts from public lands,” the notice stated. It further encouraged visitors to notify officials if they see someone collecting illegally. Responses to the notice on social media ranged from “thanks
A Jeepers Anonymous team including Chuck Graham (foreground), dressed as Jim Hopper from the “Stranger Things” television show, Keith Sparks (left) as Dustin Henderson and Jon Schwebach (right) as Steve Harrington carry their raft to the launch ramp at the Great Raft Race on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
Ru nning it s cou rse By Kelsy Schlotthauer • Tulsa World
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line of Jeeps boasting smiling, costumed passengers and blasting rock music rolled into Case Community Park in Sand Springs on Monday morning just as the pink sun was burning off a lingering fog. The grass was wet with dew as the Jeepers Anonymous crew stepped out to prepare their “Stranger Things”themed vessel for launch in Tulsa’s Great Raft Race, but from their rowdy demeanor one could hardly tell it was before 7 a.m. on a holiday. Jon Schwebach, the president of the club, donned a sailor’s outfit as
What does the 1979 act say? In the Uniform Regulations of the 1979 Protection of Archaeological Resources Act, Part 229, subsection 229.5, regarding issuance of permits to collect artifacts, the regulations state: “No permit shall be required under this part for any person collecting for private purposes any rock, coin, bullet or mineral which is not an archaeological resource as defined in this part, provided that such collecting does not result in disturbance of any archaeological resource.” The full text of the uniform regulations can be accessed via the Government Publishing Office at bit. ly/2lTd52J.
“Steve Harrington” as he explained the group’s philanthropic roots. The club garnered sponsors for its third float down river in the fifth event since the race’s revival in 2015, he said, but they funded a cause greater than the race: Victims of the historic flooding in May. The club’s rafting crew has a history of helping the community, Schwebach said, having supported another cause the past two years, but this year the flooding affected some of its own. “The river took so much from these people,” Schwebach said. »» See Rafts, page A4
Cody Fraser (top) tests a spinning tornado from the Sawyer Fabrication “Sharknado”inspired raft during the Great Raft Race on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
At least five dead in Bahamas from Dorian The record-tying Atlantic hurricane triggers massive flooding across the islands By Michael Weissenstein and Danica Coto Associated Press
NASSAU, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find flotation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths have been blamed on the storm. “We are in the midst of a historic tragedy,” Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said. He called the devastation “unprecedented and extensive.” The fearsome Category 4 storm slowed almost to a standstill as it shredded roofs,
hurled cars and forced rescue crews to take shelter until the onslaught passed. Officials said they received a “tremendous” number of calls from people in flooded homes. A radio station received more than 2,000 distress messages, including reports of a 5-month-old baby stranded on a roof and a woman with six grandchildren who cut a hole in a roof to escape rising floodwaters. Other reports involved a group of eight children and five adults stranded on a highway and two storm shelters that flooded. The deaths in the Bahamas came after a previous storm-related death in Puerto Rico. At least 21 people were hurt in the Bahamas and evacuated by helicopters, the prime minster said. Police Chief Samuel Butler urged people to remain calm and share their GPS coordinates, but he said rescue crews had to wait until weather conditions Kristen Davis watches the high surf from a boardwalk overlooking the Atlantic Ocean as winds »» See Dorian, page A3
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