August 14

VOLUME 67 NUMBER 47 ALLEN, PONTOTOC COUNTY , OKLAHOMA 1 SECTION (USPS 543600) 50¢ THURSDAY, AUGUST14, 2014

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Saturday, August 16 the Allen Softball Boosters will be hosting a meet the players evening at the Allen Softball field. Beginning at 7 p.m. you can purchase a hamburger, drink and chips for $5 and use the opportunity to look at all the work that has been done on the fields plus show the girls your support. We haven’t forgotten dessert, homemade ice cream, cookies and watermelon will top off the meal

Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy an evening of food and live music by the local band ‘Classic Mustang’.

Meet the Lady Mustangs

The Allen Elementary will be hosting a “Meet and Greet Night” on Wednesday, May 20th, from 5:00 to 6:30. Stu-dents, parents and interested individuals are invited to come by the elementary building and meet the Pre-K through 6th grade teachers and view the classrooms.

First day of school for all Allen students is Thursday, Au-gust 21. First bell is at 8:10 a.m. and dismiss at 3:30

Music - Food - Saturday night Less than a week remains for

registered voters in Pontotoc County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the August 26, 2014 Demo-cratic Primary Runoff Election, County Election Board Secre-tary Marilyn McDaniel said today.

Applications for absentee ballots must be in the hands of the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday,

Deadline to Request Absentee Ballots NearsAugust 20th, to be processed.

Any registered voter eligible to vote in the election may vote

by absentee ballot without stat-ing a reason, McDaniel said.

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The Lady Mustangs Softball Team

is looking forward to a great season. Pictured (back) are A

bby Gaines, Savannah Brow

n, Charlea Leonard, Taryn

Wofford, C

helsea Wedlow, Jessi M

erriman, Faith C

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eagan Beavert, Kellyn Black, Sam

antha Ham

monds and Isabel Finney; (front) Bailey

Keenan, Em

ily Smith, H

annah Heck, Brittnie Johnson, C

asey Deatherage, Tessa Black, JoD

ee Miller and Brooklyn H

eck.

2014 Allen Fast Pitch Team

THE ALLEN ADVOCATE, AUGUST 14, 2014 -PAGE 2

By HERMAN BROWN Allen corre-

spondentThe Allen Lady Mustangs

are off to a bumpy start in the 2014 fall softball schedule.

The AHS girls fell 11-1 at Stonewall and 12-0 Tuesday at Roff. However, Coach Stephen Caldwell is not ready to hit the panic but-ton. He believes the future is very bright for the Lady Mustangs.

“We’ll play the season without our top pitcher,” he said. “Abby Gaines suffered a torn ACL in the spring and we won’t get her back until October. That means we’ll have to get out of the district (tournament) before she could come back to us. But if we do get to the regional tournament and we have her back, we’ll jump right up to the level of all these other top teams. If we go to the re-gional tournament, I believe we’ll get to state. She’s that good as a pitcher.”

The coach is pleased with his other Lady Mustang players - including some new ‘faces’ on the roster.

“We have 19 out for the fall,” he said. “That is pretty good depth for us. I was glad to see Charlea Leonard and Hannah Heck come out to play with us. These are two good athletes and they should help us when they get their feet wet in softball.”

Another young player who caught Coach Caldwell’s at-tention is outfielder JoDee Miller.

“Jodee made a great div-ing catch in our junior var-sity game on Tuesday,” he said. “It was the play of the game. She might have just found her way into

Lady Mustangs Working HardLady Mustangs off to bumpy start in softball campaign

Allen will be back in ac-tion Thursday with a road trip to Vanoss. The Lady Mustangs will face Vanoss and Paoli in a 3-team event.

On Friday, the Lady Mus-tangs will play their first home game. Wanette will come to town for action at the local field.

The coach offered a long-term prediction for Allen fastpitch softball.

“We’ve got a great bunch of young players coming up in the next few years,” he said. “We are going to be good for a long time to come.”

---Allen Lady MustangsMeagan Beavert, SS, 3B Jessi Merriman, 3B, PTessa Black, 1B/3BKellyn Black, OFIsabel Finney, OFCasey Deatherage, 2B

2014 Allen Lady MustangFastpitch Softball ScheduleAug 14 Vanoss Away JH/HS/JV 4:30Aug 15 Wanette Home JH/HS/JV 4:30Aug 18 Wynnewood Home JH/HS 4:30Aug 19 Stuart Home JH/HS/JV 4:30Aug 21-23 Tupelo Tournament TBAAug 25 Calvin Home JH/HS 4:30Aug 26 Asher Away JH/HS/JV 4:30Sept 4-6 New Lima Tournament TBASept 8 Wynnewood Away JH/HS 4:30Sept 9 Calvin Away JH/HS 4:30Sept 11-13RWB Conf. Tournament at Maud TBASept 15 Maud Away JH/HS/JV 4:30Sept 18 Vanoss Home JH/HS/JV 4:30Sept 19 Wanette Away JH/HS/JV 4:30Sept 22 New Lima Home JH/HS/JV 4:30Sept 23 Kiowa Away JH/HS 4:30Sept 25 District Playoffs TBAOct 2-5 Regional Playoffs TBAOct 9-11 State Playoffs TBA

Brittnie Johnson, 2B/3BFaith Caldwell, 2B/PSavannah Brown, OFEmily Smith, OFTaryn Wofford, CCharlea Leonard, 3B/OF

Hannah Heck, OF/2BBailey Keenan, OFBrooklyn Heck, OFJoDee Miller, OFAbby Gaines, P/1BSamantha Hammonds, OFChelsea Wedlow, 1BCoach Stephen CaldwellAssistant Leslie Costner

our starting lineup with that play. It’s good that we have so many girls trying to compete for playing time. That is exactly what a coach wants to see.”

Here is the current line-up for the Lady Mustangs:

Catcher – Taryn Wofford, junior

Pitcher – Faith Caldwell, sophomore

First Base – Tessa Black, senior

Second Base – Casey Deatherage, junior

Shortstop – Meagan Bea-vert, senior

Third Base – Jessi Merri-man, senior

Left Field – Kellyn Black, sophomore

Center Field – Savannah Brown, senior

Right Field – Emily Smith, sophomore

“That is how we started off,” the coach said. “But there is so much competi-tion and nothing is set in stone. But we are hoping that Faith Caldwell and Jessi Merriman will do a good job for us in pitching. We had a pitching coach from Yukon come down and work with both of them. They have both shown im-provement and that is big. What we need for them to do is to throw strikes and depend on our defense to take care of their part of it. I feel pretty good about our pitching. I just want to see our defense step up and play better for us this fall. That is one thing we’ll need if we are going to compete with the other teams around here. We’ve got a young bunch here but we also have some talent.”

Tessa Black stretches out on first base to make sure of the out.

Meagan Beavert takes the throw from catcher Taryn Wofford to tag out the Stonewall player. Second baseman Casey Deatherage backs up the play.

Jesse Merriman share pitching duties with Faith Caldwell.


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Registered voters who are physically incapacitated and voters who care for physically incapacitated persons who cannot be left unattended may apply for absentee ballots only by mail, fax, e-mail, or via an agent who is at least 16 years of age and who is not em-ployed by or related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot.

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I read this past week about a young lady named Miki Sudo who has entered the world of professional competi-tive eating.

In April 2013, Sudo signed with Major League Eating, which operates under the IFOCE umbrella. She’s spent the last couple of years touring the country on weekends while holding down a day job in marketing. Along the way, she’s racked up some incredible achievements:

71 Twinkies in six minutes; 76 tamales in 10 minutes; 109 hard-boiled eggs in eight minutes. And she has set a couple of unofficial world records: in kimchi, the fermented cabbage Korean side dish (8.5 pounds in six minutes), and in Cadbury eggs (50 in six minutes and 15 seconds). She also once ate 1.676 pounds of chili – in less than seven minutes!

That story brought back memories of when I entered my wife in a hamburger eating contest at David’s Mini Market many years ago. When she found out that I had entered her she was not all that happy but, being a good sport, she went thru with it.Iwasveryproudofher.Shefinishedsecond.Only

my long time friend, the late Frankie Buck, ate more burgers than she did.

It was a lot of fun but I don’t think I will ever enter her into another eating contest . . . although I still have confidenceinher.

—CC— Awhile back, one of our readers sent me an article that

brought back a lot of memories. How many of you remember when chalkboards were

black? I do remember that cleaning them was punish-ment for some and a privilege for others.

I believe the last time I cleaned the chalkboard and took the erasers outside to beat the chalk out of them was in the fourth grade when Zora Cummings was my teacher. I would guess that it was punishment – not a privilege – remembering my relationship with Mrs. Cummings.

Betty Kasper Kossick shares her memories about the blackboard . . .

When School Chalkboards Were BlackCleaning them was punishment for some, a privilege

for othersby Betty Kasper Kossick

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a blackboard. Many years ago, the green ones came into vogue, and then white ones with erasable markers. But when I went to school, the learning boards were black.

Some of my grade-school chums in the early 1940s absolutely hated to be assigned to clean blackboards, but I enjoyed it – though I’ll admit that cleaning the shelf was the hardest part, and the abundant chalk dust often got gunky. We were admonished to only clap the erasers outside.

I considered my blackboard duty a serious undertaking. The main reason I liked the chore was that I never could stand messiness – and blackboards could get very messy looking. When the boards were cleaned at the end of each day, I always saw it as a chance to learn something new the next day.

I enjoyed learning new things, but I didn’t really like the routine. I wished that I could come and go as I pleased, not having to beat the bell. For me, there was nothing worse than arriving late to class. In fact, for many years, I had a recurring dream: I was in school and couldn’t find the right room. I dreaded being late; in fact I still do.

My teachers insisted on really clean boards. We used rags that we wrung out many times, adding clean water to the buckets if necessary. No minimal cleaning was allowed for the chalkboards at Lincoln School in Akron, Ohio. When the task was completed, the boards had to be, as the teachers would say, “good and clean.” In other words, the boards were not good for working non if they weren’t clean. Such work was not looked upon as any kind of child labor either, but rather as another type of learning called “ethics”, which was considered a good thing.

Some teachers used blackboard and eraser cleaning as punishment, and sometimes the chore was given to a misbehaving student who was asked to stay after school to perform the task. Yet my teachers realized that we needed to learn more than the rudiments of education. Practical lessons were to be learned as well.

Cleaning of many sorts fell into that category, like sweeping the floors, especially if we had a messy art project – such as cutting paper designs – to clean up after. Beside, if we didn’t help with the blackboard cleaning and so forth, how would the school janitors get it all done with everything else they had to do? The janitors were always kind, friendly fellows. Helping them seemed the right thing to do.

On a new morning at school, it was always treat if we got to use a new piece of chalk, though a new stick was usually reserved for cursive writing.

Sometimes one of the boys pretended they’d made a mistake, and then they’d deliberately drag their chalk across the board in a dramatic performance of despair,

making the chalk squeak and causing some of the girls to squeal and hold their ears. Teachers caught on to the offenders; it didn’t hap-pen a second time with the same student.

Colored chalk was usu-ally reserved for chalk art, which was done on rolls of

brown paper rolled out and taped along a wall. But to celebrate birthdays, teachers often wrote the celebrates’ names on the blackboard in their favorite color. Boys liked to say that black was their favorite color.

Blackboards may be a thing of the past, but I am happy to say that I learned a lot on those old slate ones. Yet I must confess that I trembled with fear when I had to write out anything to do with arithmetic. I never did learn mathemat-ics well, not even on a good and clean blackboard in TheGoodOldDays.”

—CC—

And last of all, my favor-ite story of the week . . .

Jennifer Johnson writes that her father began teach-ing business classes at the local prison through a com-munity college. On his first night of class, he started a chapter on banking.

During the course of the lecture, the subject of ATMs came up, and he mentioned that, on average, most ma-chines contained only about $1,500 at a given time.

Just then a man in the back raised his hand. “I’m not trying to be disrespect-ful,” he told my father, “but the machine I robbed had about $5,000 in it.”

August 14 — Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Caldwell*, James Tur-man, Stephen Caldwell

August 17 — Mr. & Mrs. Derek Ford*

August 18 — Travis Bu-chanan

August 20 — Josh Riley, Jacklyn Johnson

August 21 — Camdyn Walker

August 22 — Bryan ElliottAugust 23 — Dustin Hood,

Paula Hogue-SniderAugust 26 — Mr. & Mrs.

Bryan Elliott*August 29 — Ashley CrossAugust 30 — Randy DyerAugust 31 — Hope Eliza-

beth Goddard*Anniversary

**DeceasedNames & Dates Supplied by the Al-

len School Library Calendar

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I have a mail box out on the street in front of my house. The Mailman comes by each day and leaves the mail in that mail box. Each day when I start out the door to check the mail, I feel an

excitement as I take those ten or more steps to reach the mail box, thinking about what I will get today. It is a very rare daythat I do not have any mail.

I never felt that way when

I had business downtown and had a post office box that I checked each day. I guess I knew it would contain mail that pertained to that business. And when mail comes to my home it can be a personal letter, something regarding my church, an order for a book that I have written, some-times a idea for the news-paper columns that I write, a book or magazine I have subscribed to or maybe just a request for information about something I have written about.

I like to have that mailbox in my yard for other reasons. I can take letters that I need

to mail out and leave them in that box. It saves me from a trip to the post office each day. And yes, I most always have letters to put in that box for the postman to pick up. I saves me time and also if I write more letters or a check to pay another bill, I can just take those ten or more steps to the mail box and it is done.

Times and technology has changed our mail. I sure hope they do not do away with the post man. However, in 1939, half of all government employ-ees were mailmen, I don’t know the figure today but

iPhones, etc., have certainly made a big difference. No one mails personal letters. How long has it been since you received a thank you note in the mail for some good deed you have done? No. All communication is done by a hand held something or other. Even children as young as two years are given one to keep them entertained. They can get cartoons, take pictures of any thing they see and just be kept entertained by them.

Technology is changing our life. But I want to keep my postman as long as I can and keep receiving my mail at the mailbox in front of my house.

A l b e r t J o h n M a r s h departed this life at Heritage Village Nursing Center in Holdenville on Sunday morning, August 10, 2014, after a full and happy 97-1/2 years.

Albert was the son of John and Dora (Luther) Marsh, born on February 6, 1917, in Lamar, Oklahoma. The family moved around in Albert’s childhood, and he was brought up living in various places in Oklahoma and in California. Albert married Esther Lee Greer in Visalia, California on January 13, 1937, and they were blessed with two daughters, Barbara and Peggy. Albert was saved in 1940 and spent

the rest of his life as a faithful and dedicated Christian.

Albert and Esther moved their family to Oklahoma in 1948, to a farm in the Gerty area where they settled in for good. Albert’s full-time occupation of farmer/rancher was combined with various others, including carpenter work, and six years employment at the naval depot in McAlester. He was a charter member of the Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Gerty, and he and his family were very active members. After fifty years together, Esther passed away in 1987. Albert married Beatrice (Brooks) Price on September 26, 1988, in McAlester, Oklahoma. They had 26 years together, and enjoyed pulling their travel trailer to various places where they could listen to Bluegrass music, or spend some time at Lake Eufaula.

Alber t loved to b i rd hunt, deer hunt, and fish. He remained active and energetic until 2009, when his health began to falter at the age of 92. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, devoted to all his extended family, and he left them blessed with cherished memories and grateful hearts.

Albert is preceded in death by his parents, John and Dora Marsh; his beloved wife of 50 years, Esther; one son, John Elton Marsh in 1937; stepson-in-law Robert Loftis; half brothers Lee Meredith and Furman Marsh; half sister Myrtle (Meredith) Grass; one sister, Ruby (Marsh) Price; and one brother, Otis Marsh, who died in World War II.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 25 years, Beatrice; two daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Denny Wilbanks of Calvin, and Peggy and

Dub Tatum of Holdenville; two stepdaughters, Melba Loftis of Tulsa, and Mildred Proctor and husband Dale of Dustin; four grandchildren, David Wilbanks and wife Jeanna of Gerty, Denise Steele and husband Damon of Moore, Bryan Tatum and wife Tisha of Shawnee, and Kevin Tatum and wife Krista of Holdenville; five step-granddaughters and step-grandsons-in-law, Barbara and Pat Fowler of Edmond, Roberta and Jay Jeffrey of Holdenville, Nancy and Yates Adcock, and Diana and Reed Voigt, all of Dustin, and Joy and Matt Niles of Tulsa; ten great-grandchildren, Joshua Steele, John Steele, Jessica Steele, Elijah Wilbanks, Summer Wilbanks, Kylee Ta t u m , K e n z i Ta t u m , Courtney Tatum, Carley Tatum, and Jae Kin; eleven step-great-grandchildren, Melissa Felt, Jeremy ‘Jack’ Fowler, Beth Jeffrey, Brenda Jeffrey, Jason Jeffrey, Nicole Adcock, Colton Adcock, Faith Voigt, Jake Niles, Andy Niles, and Stella Niles; two great-great-grandchildren, Mackenzie S tee le and Paisley Steele; four step-great-great-grandchildren, Mack Felt, Sawyer Jeffrey, Waylon Jeffrey, and Celia Felt; numerous other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were Tuesday, August 12th, 1:30 p.m. at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Gerty, with interment at Holdenville Cemetery. Rev. Don Parr was the officiating minister. Pal lbearers a re David Wilbanks, Bryan Tatum, Kev in Ta tum, Damon Steele, Joshua Steele, John Steele, and Elijah Wilbanks. Honorary pallbearers are Greg Turpin, Ines Turpin, Billie Bullock, Geneva Battershell, Bill Holt, Arlan Wilson, Norva Wilson, and Mariel Cross.

Goldie Marie Lucas passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014, in an Alabama hospital at the age of 84.

She was born February 12, 1930 in Justin, Texas to Alvin and Bertha Turner. She was raised in the Allen, Calvin and Atwood area and attended Allen schools.

Goldie was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Leon Turner and Hershel Turner; and a daughter, Tessie Rich-ardson.

Survivors include a daughter, Charlene Barber of West Blocton, Alabama; a brother, Jim Turner of Lott, Texas; six grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside services were held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 13th, in the Busby Cemetery at Parrish, Alabama; Rev. Mark Otts officiated.

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Rites held for Goldie Lucas


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Last Friday Pat and I drove down to a place called Krebs and met up with some old friends—Centrahoma friends to be exact. Jack and Ann Smith Key were both classmates of mine in my first grade class of 1940. Roy Byrd and his wife Glenda made the trip, too. Glenda and Pat didn’t make an appear-ance with us as that class as we began our long road of education that day in 1940 but we treated them as almost equals anyway. We had a very nice meal at Rosanna’s and visited so long the staff was eyeing us like they were a gang of robbers. Well we finally left and it was indeed a pleasant time of eating and visiting.

The following day Pat and I hit the road again—this time to Tulsa—where we took on a job as visitors and babysitters for granddaugh-ters Francesca and Char-lotte Bullard. This time we took Meegan Costner with us to do all the actual work. We enjoyed their company, too, and also went to church at Southern Hills Baptist Church and all in all had a great time before coming back home Sunday night.

I try to keep up with the news even though it can be depressing and less than entertaining. I have always been taught and think that such is important for us as voters and participators in a

freely elected government. I have been reading with interest and alarm about the situation in the Middle East. There is so much going on over there it’s hard to keep up with. Something called ISIS has barged onto the main stage of current events sounding a lot like a bibli-cal beast from the Book of Revelations. ISIS stands for “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”. The word ISIS may have a distant ring of familiarity to history buffs as it was the name of an ancient Egyptian goddess.

ISIS is a well-financed group of blood-thirsty fa-natics enjoying great suc-cess in conquering large swaths of territory. They are the worst of the most evil. Our ultimate nightmare. The amount of US military hardware it has gained from its recent intrusion into Iraq is said to be staggering. Their conduct toward peo-ple of other religious beliefs (as well as their own) has been jaw dropping. Cruci-fying Christians, beheading children, removing crosses from buildings has sent tens of thousands fleeing to bar-ren mountains where hun-dreds are said to be dying of thirst and exposure. They make Al Quaeda look like a bunch of altar boys. Presi-dent Obama has ordered US cargo planes to drop the fleeing refugees some water and food. Maybe it’s the thought that counts.

Military experts were astounded at the speed the ISIS have rolled through northern Iraq. The Iraq army is terrified of them and it was said they had “no heart” to defend their own soil. The Kurds in the north melted away at an alarming speed too. In their case, they are good soldiers but simply had no arms and ammo to defend them-selves. Not a surprise since the government in Baghdad

hates them and has spent much effort to seeing they receive no arms--another big mistake by the Iraq gov-ernment. The Kurds army (The Peshmerga) would have made a stand.

ISIS is now making threats to Europeans (and America) and said last week they wouldn’t stop until their ISIS flag waves over the White House. No one is laughing. Meanwhile, Islamics are trying to force Sharia Law on some parts of Europe and even America right now. In Belgium, the Islamic make up about 1/3

of the population and in just a few short years will reach the magic number of 51% as some have said, “They breed like lice.” In some areas (ex. Detroit) even now the “call to prayers” is broadcast over the speak-ers from mosques giving a creepy feeling of the Middle East right here in America.

Americans need to wake up and take note of these changes. These people do pose a threat to us and I think we will be hear-ing more from them soon. Meanwhile don’t forget to pray for our country and be sure and go to church Sunday.

Wayne Bullard, [email protected]

Are you a real Christian? Did you answer, “Yes?” Did you say that you went to church on Easter and Christmas? Or, maybe you replied that you went to church every week! May-be you are a leader in the church or a Bible teach-er! Does attending church prove you are a Christian? There is no doubt, if I am a Christian, I will keep the rituals and faithfully attend worship. If I do not, how can I claim to be a Chris-tian? If I do not, how can I claim to have faith in Jesus and how can I claim to keep the first commandment of loving God with “all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” (Matt 22:37) Didn’t Jesus command us to “love one another; as I have loved you,” and say, “By this all will know that you are My disciples.”

(John 13:34-35) A Chris-tian is one who truly loves as did Jesus! If I am not like Jesus – if I do not love others and do not do as did Jesus, how can I claim to be a Christian? If we truly love God above all and if we truly have faith in Jesus, will it not be seen by our actions? If I do not love others enough to sacrifice that others might be saved, how can I claim to be like the one who sacrificed His life to save me? Jesus had one goal in coming to earth. It was to do the Father’s will. He said, “I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” (John 6:38) If I am like Jesus – a Christian – will it not be my goal to love God above all things and to do as He has commanded? Surely, the proof of being a Christian is being like Christ; loving as He loved and demonstrating that love by doing as He did! Didn’t Jesus say, “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46)

Allen School MenuAugust 21st & 22nd

Thursday Breakfast – Sausage & Egg Biscuit, Fruit, Milk, Juice Lunch – Grilled Hamburgers, French Fries, Salad Bar, Fruit,

Water/MilkFriday

Breakfast – Breakfast Burrito, Fruit, Milk, Juice Lunch – Chicken Tenders, Green Beans, Dinner Roll, Salad

Bar, Fruit, Water/Milk

Allen Nutrition SiteWeek of August 18th

MondayChicken & Dumplings, Peas & Carrots, Tossed Salad, Corn-

bread, Margarine, Fruit Cobbler, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or TeaTuesday

Sliced Ham, Candied Sweet Potatoes, Cottage Cheese on Pineapple Slice, Cheese Biscuit, Margarine, Strawberry Fluff, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea

WednesdaySloppy Joe, Pork & Beans, Apple Coleslaw, Mayo, Brownie,

2% Milk, Coffee and/or TeaThursday

Chef Salad with Ham or Turkey, Cheese & Egg, Corn Rel-ish, Crackers, Salad Dressing, Jello Poke Cake with Whipped Topping, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea

FridaySeasoned Pinto Beans & Ham, Mixed Greens, Tomato Wedge/

Sliced Onion, Cornbread, Margarine, Cinnamon Roll, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea


The Cosper sisters gathered this past week in San Antonio, Texas to celebrate the birthday of sister Carolyn Kleiss. Pictured here is Edith Burgess of Louisville, Texas, niece Patsy Wilkerson of Wetumka, Lily Mae Cagle of Allen, Lettie Dilbeck of Stillwater, Christine Fletcher of Alba, Texas, Ruth Finch of Wetumka and Carolyn Kleiss of San Antonio. Not pictured is sister Maxine who was not able to be present. Brother George Cosper called to share his best birthday wishes with his sister.

Just when we thought we wouldn’t have much of a summer this year, things warmed up. Now I can see why people in mountain states complain about a few days of 90 degree weather.

Please be in prayer for students, teachers, staff, and bus drivers this school year. Also, at 6:30 P.M. on August 13th, we will have a prayer meeting at our church to pray for Wyatt Deaton who is to have major surgery in Oklahoma City, on August 14th.

On Sunday, August 17th, we will have our regular 3rd Sunday fellowship meal. Guests are invited to stay and eat with us. Not only will we enjoy your company, we’ll be thrilled to have someone new to tell our best stories to.

Tom Spillman and Wyatt Deaton brought the special music this week. They chose “Life’s Railway to Heaven.” It has been several years now since there was a rail line near Atwood, but I for one kind of miss it. There’s a reas-suring majestic power in the distant rumble of the train and its whistle in the still of the night. I don’t suppose that comment has much to do with Tom and Wyatt’s special music except that it’s nice to know that Jesus, the engineer of our lives, is awake and watching out for us even while we take our rest.

Rev. Karch’s sermon was based in I Corinthians 9:19-27. The Apostle Paul said that although he was free in Christ he chose to live as a servant. He lived his faith by sharing the gospel message to win souls to the kingdom of heaven.

Paul was a Roman citizen by birth, a Jew by blood, and a Christian after he encountered Jesus. When he was with Jews he observed the Jewish laws so that he would not offend them before he could even begin telling them about Jesus. When he was with Gentiles he didn’t insist that they observe Jewish laws; he simply found common ground with them and then told them what he knew about Jesus. Paul showed respect and appreciation to the weak, and he told them about Jesus, too. In other words, he cared about people and was eager find a way to share the gospel message with them.

Paul said that Christians should focus on winning the lost so that their work would glorify God. They should be temperate in expressing their opinions and moderate their behavior so that they wouldn’t cause unnecessary offense. He said that Christians who patterned their life after Jesus and did not follow after the world would be the kind of people whose love would lead others to find salvation, in Jesus.

What was Paul’s message? In his first letter to the Cor-inthians, chapter 15:3 and 4 he said “…that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, that He was buried, that He rose again on the third day according to scripture.” (NKV)

In his letter to the Romans, chapter 10:9,10,13 Paul writes “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. For whomever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (NKJ)

That was the good news Paul was eager to share; it is the good news we have received; and now it is the message we are privileged to pass on to others.

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THE ALLEN ADVOCATE, AUGUST 14, 2014 -PAGE

By HERMAN BROWNAllen correspondent

The Allen Mustangs are poised for what could be a very exciting and very suc-cessful football season.

Coach Kenny Deaton’s 2014 squad enters the cam-paign ranked as the No. 7 team in Class B foot-ball. VYPE magazine has chosen the high-powered Laverne Tigers was the top team in the class and Pond Creek-Hunter as No. 2. The Davenport Bulldogs are listed at No. 3 and the Dewar Dragons at No. 4. The Keota Lions check in at No. 5.

VYPE chose to the top two B-2 teams — the Alex Longhorns and the Allen Mustangs — for sixth and seventh place slots in the Class B rankings.

Local fans will be ea-ger for the September 19th showdown between the Mustangs and the Long-horns. The pivotal contest, in Allen, could put the win-ner in the driver’s seat in the B-2 race.

To be sure, there is pres-sure on the Mustangs to live up to the pre-season billing. But it appears the AHS team is loaded with talent and hungry for suc-cess. The growing rivalry between the Mustangs and Alex just adds more zeal to the season.

Allen’s offense will be placed in the capable hands of veteran quarterback Jus-tin Deaton. The 6-1, 180-pound senior threw for over 1,300 yards last season. Deaton’s passing yardage this year is likely to similar to his total in 2013. That’s because Allen is so strong in the rushing attack.

Running back Dalton James is the sledgeham-mer in the Mustang ground game. The 6-0, 185-pound junior rushed for 21 touch-downs and 1,662 yards. He is on the mend and should be available for full duty before the first game or very soon afterwards.

Dakota Nickell is a sure-handed receiver for the Mustangs. The 5-11, 150-pound senior caught 27 passes for 479 yards last year. He will once again be a prime aerial target for the senior quarterback.

Another outstanding of-fensive weapon will be Colton Browning who is a dual threat as running back and a receiver. The 5-9, 150-pound junior saw very limited action and still generated 400 yards rushing and 201 yards receiving. Browning and James make up one of the best one-two running combinations in Class B this season.

While the Allen offense returns seven starters, the Mustang defense brings back all eight starters from 2013.

The starters at defen-sive tackle will be Thirkiel Wedlow (Sr., 6-1, 212) and Aaron Manuel (Sr., 6-3, 232).

Dalton James (Jr., 6-0, 171) will play the strong-side linebacker and Auston Hamilton (Jr., 5-10, 152)

returns as the outside line-backer. Justin Deaton (Sr., 6-1, 175) will be back for the weak-side linebacker spot.

Another outstanding defender will be Layne Cross (Sr., 6-4, 470) at nose guard.

The defensive backfield will feature Patrick Leonard (Sr., 5-9, 168) and Colten Browning (Jr., 5-7, 150) and Dakota Nickell (Sr., 5-11, 140).

Coach Deaton is also hap-py to see a new player who recently moved into Allen.

“We can’t call him a move-in,” the coach said. “We call him a move-back. Colten Frederick went to school here until the fifth or sixth grade. His family moved to Holdenville and lived there since then. But he has moved back to Allen and we’re glad to have him on our team. He is 5-10 and 190 and will play fullback, tight end and linebacker. He’ll help us in an area we could use some help. And he’s just a sophomore so he’ll have three seasons with us.”

An added benefit to the move-in is the help the player’s father will provide the Mustangs.

“If the school board ap-proves it, and I believe they will, Carl Frederick will serve as a lay coach for our team. We’ve had some changes in our coaching staff and we can use his help.”

Coach Caldwell is coach-ing softball this fall and not on the football staff. Coach Sanders also left the foot-ball program to attend to his real estate holdings. Coach Deaton’s only returning as-sistant is Zach Sullivan, the strength and conditioning coach. Sullivan will take on some duties on the defen-sive side of the ball.

The Mustangs will also get coaching help from Matt McCreary, an East Central University graduate student. McCreary, an Ada High School graduate, will work closely with Coach Deaton and the other coach-es at Allen High School.

The players were set to report on Monday for the first of the 2-a-day practice sessions. The OSSAA has adjusted the schedule to al-low non-contact drills from Monday through Thursday. Full-contact will begin Fri-day for the Mustangs and all over prep football teams in the state.

“We’ll have practices at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day,” Coach Deaton said.

Allen is scheduled for two scrimmages prior to the September 5th season opener. The first scrimmage will be on Friday, August 22 at Haileyville. Allen and Haileyville will be joined by Arkoma and Caddo and maybe one other team.

The second scrimmage will come on Thursday, August 28 at Allen. The Mustangs will be joined by Dewar, Davenport, Alex, Haileyville and Canadian.

“We scheduled these teams before we saw those rankings,” said Coach

Deaton. “We will have the No. 3 team, the No. 4 team, the No. 6 team and the No. 7 team at that one scrim-mage. That will really be something.”

In a related note, Coach Deaton praised his Mus-tangs for all the work they put in during the off-season. They showed a strong de-sire to get better prior to this opening of the 2014 season.

Mustang expecting major success in 2014Allen chosen as No. 7 in Class B football and No. 2 in district poll

“We had a really good turnout for summer pride this year,” the coach said. “There were over 23 or 24 main guys coming to the workouts. We also had a lot of junior high players com-ing to Summer Pride. There were 13 of them there too. That is good for us as they’ll be our high school players before too long.”

For fans, the future is now. Allen is on the brink of what

could be a great season. The long list of returning start-ers, the quality depth, and other good signs point to a memorable campaign.

“I am excited too,” Coach Deaton said. “Of course you can’t count anything before it happens. But if we can stay healthy, I like our chances. I believe we have the opportunity to have a really good year.”

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Allen Mustangs 2014 football roster# Name Position Gr. Ht Wt1 Trep Leonard WR, DB Fr. 5-10 1352 Justin Deaton + QB, DE Sr. 6-1 1753 Patrick Leonard OL, DB Sr. 5-9 1685 Dakota Nickell + RB, DB Sr. 5-11 1407 Braylee Dickerson WR, DB Fr. 5-11 1509 Matthew Rinehart RB, DB Fr. 6-0 15510 Garrett Wallis RB, DB Fr. 5-10 14511 Colby Eaker QB, S So. 5-9 16012 Rush Black QB, S So. 5-11 14120 Jeff Deaton TE, DE So. 6-1 17524 Aaron Manuel OL, DL Sr. 6-3 23228 Colten Browning RB, DB Jr. 5-7 15029 Jeffrey Dodd WR, DB Sr. 5-11 15032 Colten Frederick FB, LB So. 5-10 19034 Dalton James RB, LB Jr. 6-0 17535 Tyler Cooper OL, DL Jr. 6-3 22037 Brett Mann OL, DL So. 5-9 19542 Gunner Holder RB, LB Jr. 5-10 17544 Jonathon Bailey FB, LB Fr. 6-0 20545 Thirkiel Wedlow TE, DE Sr. 6-1 21253 Tanner Wofford C, LB Fr. 5-7 15055 Jason Holcomb OL, DL Sr. 6-4 26562 Mark Huitt, OL, DL So. 5-9 21065 Jake Linker, OL, DL So. 5-11 21570 Joe Howshar, C, DL So. 5-8 25075 Lane Cross OL, NG Sr. 6-4 47088 Auston Hamilton OL, DL Jr. 5-10 150(+ indicates team captain)

---Date Opponent Site09/05 Wetumka Home09/12 Macomb Away09/19 Alex Home09/26 Bray-Doyle Away10/03 Strother Home10/10 Waurika Away10/16 Maud Home10/24 Maysville Away10/31 Geary Home11/07 Cyril Away

---VYPE Class B’s Top 15 1. Laverne Tigers2. Pond Creek-Hunter3. Davenport Bulldogs4. Dewar Dragons5. Keota Lions6. Alex Longhorns7. Allen Mustangs8. Merritt Oilers9. Garber Wolverines10. Ringwood Red Devils11. Strother Yellowjackets12. Weleetka Outlaws13. Wetumka Chieftains14. Seiling Wildcats15. Depew Hornets

---District B-2 rankings(Pre-season predictions)1. Alex Longhorns2. Allen Mustangs3. Strother Yellowjackets4. Maud Tigers5. Cyril Pirates6. Geary Bison7. Bray-Doyle Donkeys8. Waurika Eagles9. Maysville Warriors10. Macomb Hornets

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Kayla Lawler turned 15 on

August 9th and was honored with a weekend full of cel-ebration.

Friday night a family dinner was held at Dave’s Diner in Allen. Present were grand-parents Eddie and Frances Lawler of Ada, grandparents Jearl and Linda Knighten, uncle and aunt Brian and Jeree Knighten and Jared, friends Laney Deaton and Jamie All-red, and her parents and sister, Mike and Tammy Lawler and Lauren. “Happy Birthday” was sung to her by the family, staff and patrons of the café.

Saturday she was taken to Oklahoma City for a celebra-tion at Bricktown by her par-ents, sister, and grandparents Jearl and Linda Knighten. “Happy Birthday” was sung following a meal at Cracker Barrel, and a highlight of the day was cruising the canal.

Sunday was enjoyed at the Myriad Gardens before return-ing home.

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July 2014July 7, 2014

The Board of Pontotoc County Commissioners met for a regular scheduled meeting in which the time, place, and agenda were duly posted on July 2, 2014 at 301 S. Broadway, Ada, Oklahoma. Gary Starns, Randy Floyd, Justin Roberts, and Pam Walker were present for the meeting.

The following guests attended: JR Grissom, Debbie Byrd, Buzz McDonald, Chad Letellier, John Christian, Art Lawler, Maurisa Nelson, and Paula Hall.

Motion by Floyd, second by Roberts, to approve June 30, 2014 meeting minutes. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Floyd, to approve Resolution #15-01, Treasurer investing funds for FY 2014-2015. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Roberts, to approve FY 2014-2015 Cable One Service Agreements for the following offices:

Agri-PlexCall-A-RideCommissioners’ Office County ClerkCounty JailSheriffAll aye. Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve contract between the Pon-

totoc County Health Department and Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for FY 2014-2015. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Floyd, to approve FY 2014-2015 Disaster Recovery Plans for the following offices:

AssessorCounty ClerkCounty CommissionersCourt ClerkDistrict #1 BarnDistrict #2 BarnDistrict #3 BarnElection BoardSheriffTreasureAll aye.Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Muskogee Youth Services

Detention Agreement for $23.27 a day. All aye. Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve FY 2014-2015 requisitioning

officers and receiving agents for the following offices: Req Off Rec AgentsAgri-Plex Randy Floyd/Rick Holland Timothy Cass Assessor Debbie Byrd Renae Furimsky Jay Owens / Belinda GriffinCounty Clerk Pam Walker / Shelley Snider Tammy Brown/Keressa ComptonCourt Clerk Karen Dunnigan / Brandy Myers Carla Counts / Patricia WeaverDistrict Attorney Chris Ross Jennifer FosterDistrict #1 Gary Starns / Charlie Pogue Charlie Gollihare / Frank JonesDistrict #2 Randy Floyd / Lewis Whitwell James Randell /Robbin GeorgeDistrict #3 Justin Roberts / Douglas Cook Greg Walker / Gene BoudreauElection Board Marilyn McDaniel Cathleen Branscum Chelsea EavesEmergency Management Randy Floyd Chad LetellierCall-A-Ride Fire Tax Fund Gary Starns Katy CopelandNutrition Sites/ Jeff EpperlyVFD’s Fire Tax Fund Commissioner whose district each department or nutrition site residesChad LetellierCounty General Randy Floyd / Kyra Lancaster Seth JohnsonHealth Department Michael Echelle / Anita Cariker Laurie Martin / Jill Williams Arlus MorrisonOSU Extension Janna Kelley Kim TeacheySenior Citizens Allen Reynolds Katy CopelandTransportation Lynn Youngblood Jeff EpperlySheriff John Christian / Connie Smith Arnold Scott / Charissa ReedTreasurer Glenda Gonderman / Terri Pierce Paula Hall / Travis Rhynes

All aye.JR Grissom, Agri-Plex Manager, discovered a broken air conditioner in the

office area of the Agri-Plex. Submitted a quote from Dependable for $6,820.00 American Standard and Allied for $6,450.00. Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve purchase of American Standard air conditioner from Dependable Heat and Air for $6,820.00 from ZLODGE. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Roberts, to pay $6,820.00 from ZLODGE. All aye. Motion by Roberts, second by Floyd to accept Karen Hudson’s resignation from the Pontotoc County Tourism Association Board. All aye.

Union Valley VFD submitted a Fire Tax claim for $750.00 for repair to En-gine #1 for brakes, from Southern Truck Repair. Motion by Starns, second by Roberts, to approve Fire Tax Purchase Request from Union Valley VFD for $750.00 from Southern Truck Repair. All aye.

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RESALE PROPERTY: 146, OESC, 66.00, 2ND QTR UNEMP PREM; SHERIFF FEES: 789, OESC, 654.34, 2ND QTR UNEMP PREM; 790, ADA TIRE CENTER INC, 10.00, SPLY; 791, CINTAS CORPORATION LOC 618, 87.27, SPLY; 792, GALLS LLC, 879.91, SPLY; 793, U S CELLULAR, 98.79, PHONE; 794, ADA FORD LINCOLN MERCURY, 30280.00, VEHICLE; 795, CENTERPOINT ENERGY - ARKLA, 811.37, REMITTANCE; 796, RHYNES SURPLUS, 79.99, SPLY; 797, RHYNES SURPLUS, 79.99, SPLY; 798, SABER TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, 70.00, SPLY; MTG TAX CERT: 28, OESC, 24.23, 2ND QTR UNEMP PREM; COUNTY CLERK MECH LIENS: 100, CAN-NON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC, 212.50, REMITTANCE; AGRI PLEX: 391, CINTAS CORPORATION LOC 618, 584.47, SPLY; 392, FENTRESS OIL CO., 66.88, SPLY; 393, J B LUMBER, 68.21, SPLY; 394, J B LUMBER, 69.97, SPLY; 395, MEAD LUMBER DO-IT CENTER, 43.80, SPLY; 396, MEAD LUMBER DO-IT CENTER, 45.15, SPLY; 397, O G & E, 4161.11, REMITTANCE; 398, SHERRELL STEEL L.L.C, 139.04, SPLY; 399, SHERRELL STEEL L.L.C, 139.04, SPLY; ZPRESERVE: 76, OESC, 66.00, 2ND QTR UNEMP PREM; 77, KELLPRO COMPUTER SOLUTIONS-TIM, 12596.47, EQUIP; ZLODGE: 97, OESC, 216.81, 2ND QTR UNEMP PREM; ZSALESTAX: 255, OESC, 837.03, 2ND QTR UNEMP PREM;

2014-2015 GENERAL: 1, ADA NEWS, 132.00, PUBLICATION; 2, INFORMA-TION TECHNOLOGIES INC, 10209.00, SPLY; 3, KELLPRO COMPUTER SO-LUTIONS-TIM, 2991.60, REMITTANCE; 4, A C C O, 95.00, REGISTRATION; 5, NATIONAL ASSOC OF EXT. 4-H AGENTS, 900.00, SPLY; 6, KELLPRO COMPUTER SOLUTIONS-TIM, 7500.00, REMITTANCE; 7, KELLPRO COM-

PUTER SOLUTIONS-TIM, 870.00, SPLY; 8, NACO, 750.00, REMITTANCE; 9, P E C, 24.83, REMITTANCE; 10, SOUTHEASTERN ALARM, 90.00, SPLY; 11, TERRY S PEST CONTROL, 90.00, REMITTANCE; 12, TERRY S PEST CONTROL, 25.00, REMITTANCE; 13, TERRY S PEST CONTROL, 25.00, REMITTANCE; 14, U S POSTMASTER, 280.00, POSTAGE; 15, OK DEPT OF AGRI FOOD & FORESTRY 410, 2400.00, SPLY; HIGHWAY: 1, VISION BANK, 4787.46, LEASE; 2, KELLPRO COMPUTER SOLUTIONS-TIM, 1823.80, REMITTANCE; 3, P E C, 660.82, REMITTANCE; 4, RSI COMMUNICATIONS, 75.00, REMITTANCE; 5, A C C O, 95.00, REGISTRATION; 6, A C C O, 385.00, REGISTRATION; 7, CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERV, 1749.89, LEASE; 8, CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERV, 1749.89, LEASE; 9, VISION BANK, 2675.18, LEASE; 10, GRISSOMS, 31.98, SPLY; 11, KELLPRO COMPUTER SOLUTIONS-TIM, 1823.80, SPLY; 12, P E C, 481.10, REMITTANCE; 13, RSI COMMUNICATIONS, 75.00, REMITTANCE; 14, RURAL WATER DIST #8, 47.40, REMITTANCE; 15, SOUTHERN OKLA TRUCK REPAIR, 81.08, SPLY; 16, A C C O, 95.00, REGISTRATION; 17, CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERV, 1749.89, LEASE; 18, EMPIRE FINANCIAL SERVICES, 1882.41, LEASE; 19, VISION BANK, 10862.01, LEASE; 20, KELLPRO COMPUTER SOLUTIONS-TIM, 1872.80, SPLY; 21, RSI COMMUNICATIONS, 75.00, REMITTANCE; 22, A C C O, 95.00, REGISTRATION; SENIOR CITIZENS TRANS: 1, A T & T, 177.60, PHONE; 2, O G & E, 181.86, REMITTANCE; 3, O G & E, 43.19, REMITTANCE; 4, O G & E, 43.92, REMITTANCE; 5, SOUTHERN OKLA TRUCK REPAIR, 1898.00, SPLY; RESALE PROPERTY: 1, CO TREASURERS ASSOC OF OKLAHOMA, 175.00, SPLY; 2, BUSINESS IMAGING SYSTEMS, 400.00, REMITTANCE; 3, KELLPRO COMPUTER SOLUTIONS-TIM, 5496.00, REMITTANCE; SHERIFF FEES: 1, CABLE ONE, 100.95, REMITTANCE; 2, CABLE ONE, 161.95, REMITTANCE; AGRI PLEX: 1, CABLE ONE, 75.25, REMITTANCE; ZPRESERVE: 1, KELLPRO COMPUTER SOLUTIONS-TIM, 4944.60, REMITTANCE; ZCOURT: 1, OK COURT CLERKS ASSOCIATION, 225.00, DUES;”

Motion by Starns, second by Floyd, to approve monthly reports. All aye.Motion by Roberts, second by Floyd, to approve July 2014 monthly and

special appropriations: Highway $421,663.74 CAR $31,966.57 Resale Property $16,889.12 Law Library $1,724.81 Visual Inspection $- Mortgage Tax Cert $645.00 Mechanic’s Liens $525.00 Agri-Plex $13,868.75 Victim Rights` $- Preventive Child Abuse $- Court Clerk Trust $- Drug Court Sentencing $- 911 $93.61 Preservation Fees $3,380.00 REAP $- Court Clerk Revolving $3,723.93 Juvenile Drug Court $2,916.74 Flood Plain Management $- Assessor’s Revolving $441.00 Homeland Security $- Lodging Tax $29,322.54 Sales Tax Proceeds $340,997.29 Emergency Management $- Dept. of Environmental Quality $- Hazmat Planning Grant $- County Reward Fund $18.50 Pontotoc Co. Educational Fac. Auth. $- Courthouse Security $1,388.00 DARE $- Commissary $8,353.29 Sheriff’s Fees $367,306.65 CDBG $- Health Department $385.00 Excess Resale $34,077.89 County Use Tax $17,493.42 Fire Tax $80,453.81 County Fire Use Tax $4,770.93 Total $1,382,405.59All aye. Motion by Roberts, second by Floyd, to approve June 2014 monthly meeting

minutes for publication. All aye. Justin Roberts stated that Union Valley VFD reported that fuel tanks at the

fire department had been broken into; there is a police report confirming the break in. If this continues to be a problem, the security issues will have to be addressed.

Maurisa Nelson with Ada News submitted a map for approval. Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to adjourn. All aye.

July 14, 2014The Board of Pontotoc County Commissioners met for a regular scheduled

meeting in which the time, place, and agenda were duly posted on July 7, 2014 at 301 S. Broadway, Ada, Oklahoma. Gary Starns, Randy Floyd, Justin Roberts, and Tammy Brown were present for the meeting.

The following guests attended: JR Grissom, Buzz McDonald, Pud Wood, Lonnie Garrett, Debbie Byrd, Chad Letellier, Art Lawler, and Glenda Gonder-man.

Motion by Roberts, second by Starns, to approve July 7, 2014 meeting minutes. All aye.

Opened bid #26, Pontotoc County purchasing one or more, 2009 or newer asphalt paver with financing available. Bids were as follows:

Warren Cat2011 Weiler P-385 Asphalt Paver $110,000.00 with financing optionsVision Bank $2,425.06 48 months at 2.80% APR $1,986.59 60 months at 3.205% APRWelch State Bank $2,421.40 48 months at 2.62% APR $1,969.06 60 months at 2.76% APRCaterpillar Financial $2,425.06 48 months at 2.80% APR

Kirby Smith2009 LeeBoy 8510 Paver with 4012 hours $63,000.00 with financingVision Bank $1,824.15 36 months = $65,669.40

Hisle Brothers2010 LeeBoy 8515 Paver $72,500.00 with financingVision Bank 48 months at 2.85% 60 months at 3.05%Motion by Starns, second by Floyd, to table bid #26, Pontotoc County

purchasing one or more, 2009 or newer asphalt paver with financing. All aye.Opened bid #27, road striping for Pontotoc County. Bids were as follows:Advanced Workzone Services 5,000’ or Less $0.20/ft. 5,000 or More $0.12/ft. Direct Traffic Control, Inc. 5,000 or Less $0.20/ft. 5,000 or More $0.12/ft.Motion by Roberts, second by Floyd, to approve Advanced Workzone Ser-

vices and Direct Traffic Control, Inc. bids for bid #27, road striping for Pontotoc County (re-bid of item on bid #18). All aye.

Motion by Roberts, second by Floyd, to approve Lease Purchase Agreement for Equipment between District #3 and Warren Cat. All aye.

Motion by Roberts, second by Floyd, to approve Assignment of Lease Agree-ment between Warren Cat and Welch State Bank for District #3 purchase of 2014 Caterpillar Superior Broom. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Roberts, to approve Enerfin Resources permit applications for gas carrying underground pipeline crossing. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Transcript of Proceedings/minutes for June 9, 2014 Resale. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Sale of County Owned Prop-erty to Sandra Frazier in the amount of $295.00 for the following:

Lot 8 Block 4 Hammond Heights AdditionAll aye. Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Resolution #15-02, autho-

rizing District #1, #2, & #3 application for financial assistance from the Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) Fund. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Resolution #15-03, Assessor’s office disposing of the following equipment:

62-H-220-15 HP Computer Monitor serial #CNB34404N562-H-220-25 Dell Computer Monitor serial #CN-OCO-646-466334AT2AJL62-H-238-18 Laptop computer serial #1J14FTBZVC1A62-H-238-26 Lenovo Computer serial #MJRHKN5All aye. Motion by Floyd, second by Roberts, to approve FY 2014-2015 Kellpro

contract for the Sheriff’s office. All aye. Motion by Floyd, second by Roberts, to table Pontotoc County inventory

summary reports. All aye. Motion by Roberts, second by Floyd, to approve Juvenile Detention Services

Contract with Community Works LLC/Pottawatomie County Detention Center for $24.34 a day, and Community Works LLC/Cleveland County Juvenile De-tention Center for $24.34 a day. All aye.

Motion by Roberts, second by Floyd, to appoint Will Clark of Great Plains Kubota to the Pontotoc County Tourism Association Board to fulfill unexpired term for Karen Hudson. All aye.

Motion by Roberts, second by Floyd, to table County Level Safety Awards. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Floyd, to approve the following from ZFIRETAX accounts:

ZADCL1 County Clerk/Shawna Murphy’s monthly payroll $3,264.58All aye. Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Fire Tax Blanket Purchase

Order Request for the following:Pickett VFDPEC $125.00 monthly $1,500.00 yearly

All aye. Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Fire Tax Blanket Purchase

Order Request for the following:Pickett VFDOK Disposal & Sanita-

tion monthly $40.00 y e a r l y $480.00

All aye. Motion by Starns, second by Floyd,

to approve Fire Tax Blanket Purchase Order Request for the following: Pickett VFD Ada City Utilities-monthly $40.00 y e a r l y $480.00


to approve Fire Tax Blanket Purchase Order Request for the following:

Pickett VFD Nate’s Pit Stopmonth-ly $300.00yearly $3,600.00

All aye.Motion by Starns, second by Floyd,

to approve Fire Tax Blanket Purchase Order Request for the following:

Pickett VFDAT&T m o n t h l y $65.00 yearly $780.00


to approve the following Fire Tax Pur-chase Request:

Union Valley VFD F e n t r e s s Oil 250 gallons/diesel for fire trucks $775.43

All aye. Approved claims.Approved transfers:from SCT3 to SCT2 $2,513.00Approved blanket purchase or-

ders:ZTVPICK2 3 6 4 - 3 6 6 ,

368-369Approved purchase orders for

payment:ZCOMMISSARY: 32, BROWN S

PHARMACY & GIFTS, 2.50, SPLY; 33, HOME DEPOT CREDIT SER-VICES, 580.22, SPLY; 34, WAL MART COMMUNITY BRC, 310.97, SPLY;

ZFIRETAX: 99, J B CONSTRUC-TION, 28610.00, SPLY;GENERAL: 1758, ADA FORD LINCOLN MER-CURY, 111.83, SPLY; 1759, FIVE STAR OFFICE SUPPLY 02, 154.46, SPLY; 1760, GALLS LLC, 4220.53, SPLY; 1761, LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS, 439.00, SPLY; 1762, VERSATILE NETWORKS, 3565.00, SERVICE; 1763, WAITES DIS-COUNT GUN, 2070.50, SPLY; 1764, WAL MART COMMUNITY BRC, 394.16, SPLY; 1765, BROKEN AR-ROW ELECTRIC SUPPLY INC, 123.31, SPLY; 1766, COMMUNITY-WORKS, 705.86, JUV DET; 1767, COMMUNITYWORKS, 2750.42, JUV DET; 1768, MIDWEST PRINTING CO, 490.52, SPLY; 1769, YOUTH SERVICES OF BRYAN CO, 968.55, PHONE; 1770, COPELINS OFFICE CENTER, 263.50, SPLY;HIGHWAY: 2724, CINTAS CORPORATION LOC 618, 690.90, SPLY; 2725, DOLESE BROS, 847.89, SPLY; 2726, DOLESE BROS, 726.57, SPLY; 2727, DOLESE BROS, 579.97, SPLY; 2728, DUB ROSS COMPANY, 1790.00, SPLY; 2729, FITTSTONE INC, 191.88, SPLY; 2730, RHOMAR INDUSTRIES INC, 462.23, SPLY; 2731, ADAY, CAROLYN, 927.00, SPLY; 2732, BUMPER TO BUMPER, 88.95, SPLY; 2733, O REILLY AUTOMO-TIVE, INC., 349.27, SPLY; 2734, RHYNES SURPLUS, 92.21, SPLY; 2735, T X I OPERATIONS L P, 285.18, SPLY; 2736, T X I OPERATIONS L P, 385.98, SPLY; 2737, TRUCK PARTS OF ADA, 58.48, SPLY; 2738, CINTAS CORPORATION LOC 618, 257.86, SPLY; 2739, FASTENAL, 5.00, SPLY; 2740, FITTSTONE INC, 901.70, SPLY; 2741, FITTSTONE INC, 981.60, SPLY; 2742, RED ROCK PIT, 635.44, RD MAT;HEALTH: 404, CARIKER, ANITA, 45.92, TRAVEL; 405, CARIKER, ANITA, 105.28, TRAVEL; 406, AM SAN, 496.06, SPLY; 407, M & M OUTDOOR MAIN-TENANCE, 1040.00, SPLY; 408, YERBY S MODERN APPLIANCE, 599.00, SPLY;

SHERIFF FEES: 799, I C S, 2001.89, SPLY; 800, FUELMAN OF SOUTHERN OK, 5784.25, SPLY; 801, WILSON TIRE, 38.00, SPLY; 802, XEROX CORPORATION, 837.76, SPLY; 803, ADA PAPER COMPANY, 929.15, SPLY; 804, CULLIGAN, 1393.22, SERVICE; 805, CULLIGAN, 325.30, SPLY; 806, MOORE MEDI-CAL, 580.27, SPLY; 807, STAPLES CREDIT PLAN, 61.53, SPLY; 808, SWEEPER, 786.94, SPLY;COUNTY CLERK MECH LIENS: 101, W P S INC, 130.00, SPLY;AGRI PLEX: 400, ADA FEEDCENTER, 374.00, SPLY; 401, FENTRESS OIL CO., 71.02, SPLY; 402, FITTSTONE INC, 355.32, SPLY; 403, FRYE BROTH-ERS CONST, 725.00, MAINT;2014-2015 GENERAL: 16, ADA TIRE CENTER INC, 573.72, SPLY; 17, VERSATILE NETWORKS, 931.23, SPLY; 18, CO ASSESSORS ASSOC OF OKLAHOMA, 275.00, REGIS-TRATION; 19, OK TAX COMM/OTC FUND, 300.00, REGISTRATION; 20, CABLE ONE, 84.45, REMITTANCE; 21, MILLER OFFICE EQUIPMENT, 703.84, SPLY; 22, A C C O, 3750.00, REMITTANCE; 23, ADA CITY UTILI-TIES, 295.57, REMITTANCE; 24, ADA CITY UTILITIES, 291.67, RE-MITTANCE; 25, CABLE ONE, 94.95, REMITTANCE; 26, CENTERPOINT ENERGY - ARKLA, 22.58, REMIT-TANCE; 27, SODA, 4242.00, REMIT-TANCE; 28, MILLER OFFICE EQUIP-MENT, 30.00, SPLY; 29, PONTOTOC COUNTY ELECTION BD, 126.00, SPLY; 30, COMPUTER MAPPING CO, 1900.00, SPLY; 31, MARSHALL AND SWIFT, 954.15, SPLY;

HIGHWAY: 23, STARNS, GARY, 123.20, TRAVEL; 24, B & S SANITA-TION, 46.00, REMITTANCE; 25, B & S SANITATION, 45.00, REMIT-TANCE; 26, ERGON ASPHALT AND EMULSIONS, 3324.47, SPLY; 27, FENTRESS OIL CO., 4652.55, FUEL; 28, FRED S TIRE & BAT-TERY, 644.64, SPLY; 29, W P S INC, 599.40, REMITTANCE; 30, CUSTOM TRAILER SALES INC, 7595.00, SPLY; 31, B & S SANITATION, 45.00, REMITTANCE; 32, BUMPER TO BUMPER, 90.94, SPLY; 33, GRIS-SOMS, 824.46, SPLY; 34, HALL S AUTO, 76.75, SPLY; 35, HERCULES TIRE SALES INC, 1126.00, SPLY; 36, SHERRELL STEEL L.L.C, 93.60, SPLY; 37, STONEWALL PUBLIC WORKS AUTH., 73.10, REMIT-TANCE; 38, TRUCK PARTS OF ADA, 62.50, SPLY; 39, WAL MART COMMUNITY BRC, 169.00, SPLY; 40, WAL MART COMMUNITY BRC, 218.00, SPLY;SENIOR CITIZENS TRANS: 6, ADA CITY UTILITIES, 65.45, REMITTANCE; 7, ADA TIRE CENTER INC, 188.54, SPLY; 8, ADA TIRE CENTER INC, 10.00, SPLY;

Pontotoc Co Commissioners Proceedings


LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURTOF PONTOTOC COUNTY

STATE OF OKLAHOMACase No. CV-2014-129

MARCELO FABIAN CISTERNINO, Plaintiff,Vs.The Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Trustees, and Assigns, and

the Unknown Successors of HELEN L. SCOTT, Deceased; WILLIE VERNON SMITH, EDITH DRISKEL, WILLIAM H. JONES, J.D. JONES, VIRGINIA BEG-LEY, JAMES W. SMITH, GINGER SCOTT, PATRICIA JEAN MILLER, REBEKAH VIETZKE, and LINDA IRENE McMORGAN, if living, and if deceased, their Unknown Successors, Defendants.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: The Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Devisees,

Trustees, and Assigns, and the Unknown Successors of HELEN L. SCOTT, Deceased; WILLIE VERNON SMITH, EDITH DRISKEL, WILLIAM H. JONES, J.D. JONES, VIRGINIA BEGLEY, JAMES W. SMITH, GINGER SCOTT, PATRI-CIA JEAN MILLER, REBEKAH VIETZKE, and LINDA IRENE McMORGAN, if living, and if deceased, their Unknown Successors.

TAKE NOTICE that you and each of you, have been sued by the above named Plaintiff in the above entitled action in the District Court of Pontotoc County, State of Oklahoma, and that you must answer the Petition filed by Plaintiff in said cause on or before the 12th day of September, 2014, or said Petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered accordingly in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants above named in said action, quieting title to the following described real property located in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma:

Tract 155. A Tract of land located in the E/2 of NE/4 of Section 31, Township 4 North,

Range 7 East, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of the NE/4 SE/4 NE/4 of said Section 31, said point being S 00º02’59” E a distance of 3.72 feet from the Northeast corner of the NE/4 SE/4 NE/4 of said Section 31; thence S 89º51’03” W a distance of 260.58 feet; thence N 52º58’03” W a distance of 150.00 feet; thence N 36º51’35” E a distance of 55.54 feet; thence N 89º51’03” E a distance of 346.90 feet; thence S 00º02’59” E a distance of 135.00 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.037 acres, more or less.

Tract 156. A Tract of land located in the SE/4 of NE/4 of NE/4 of Section 31, Township

4 North, Range 7 East, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of the SE/4 NE/4 NE/4 of said Section 31, said point being N 00º02’59” W a distance of 131.28 feet from the Southeast corner of the SE/4 NE/4 NE/4 of said Section 31; thence S 89º51’03” W a distance of 346.90 feet; thence N 36º51’35” E a distance of 348.36 feet; thence S 54º26’20” E a distance of 169.35 feet; thence S 00º02’59” E a distance of 179.33 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.391 acres, more or less.

Tract 157. A tract of land located in the SE/4 of NE/4 of NE/4 of Section 31, Township

4 North, Range 7 East, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point, said point being S 00º02’59” E a distance of 251.14 feet and S 89º51’03” W a distance of 137.68 feet from the Southeast corner of the NE/4 NE/4 NE/4 of said Section 31; thence S 36º51’35” W a distance of 403.90 feet; thence N 52º58’03” W a distance of 135.00 feet; thence N 36º51’35” E a distance of 400.43 feet; thence S 54º26’20” E a distance of 135.03 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.246 acres, more or less

and judicially determining the heirship of HELEN L. SCOTT, deceased. WITNESS my hand and seal this 28 day of July 2014.

Karen Dunnigan, Court ClerkPontotoc County, Oklahoma

By: s) P. WeaverDeputy(SEAL)

Barry G. Burkhart, OBA#14092120 South BroadwayAda, Oklahoma 74820(580) 332-2800(580) 332-2811(fax)Attorney for Plaintiff (Published in The Allen Advocate on July 31, August 7 and 14, 2014)

9, O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 94.00, SPLY;

HEALTH: 1, CABLE ONE, 62.00, SERVICE; 2, MILLER OFFICE, 79.00, SPLY; 3, PITNEY BOWES, 342.00, SPLY; 4, UMB BANK CORP TRUST & ESCROW SER, 25909.06, REMITTANCE;RESALE PROP-ERTY: 4, ADA NEWS, 132.00, SPLY; 5, COPELINS OFFICE CENTER, 374.49, SPLY;SHERIFF FEES: 3, PAGE PLUS, 167.30, REMITTANCE; 4, ADA CITY UTILITIES, 3341.28, REMITTANCE; 5, JONES EQUIP-MENT CO, 388.79, SPLY; 6, RHYNES SURPLUS, 89.99, SPLY; 7, TERRY S PEST CONTROL, 65.00, REMIT-TANCE;

COUNTY CLERK MECH LIENS: 1, TERRY S PEST CONTROL, 100.00, SERVICE; 2, U S POSTMASTER, 84.00, POSTAGE; AGRI PLEX: 2, ADA CITY UTILITIES, 269.61, REMITTANCE; 3, CENTERPOINT ENERGY - ARKLA, 178.38, REMIT-TANCE;

EXCESS RESALE PROPERTY: 1, PONTOTOC CO TREASURER RESALE PRO FUND, 315.02, RE-MITTANCE; 2, PONTOTOC CO TREASURER RESALE PRO FUND, 188.68, REMITTANCE; EMERGEN-CY MANAGEMENT: 1, FENTRESS OIL CO., 229.94, FUEL;

ZHPG: 1, SPRINT COMMUNI-CATIONS COMPANY LP, 42.99, PHONE;”

Approved monthly reports.Motion by Starns, second by Floyd,

to adjourn. All aye. July 21, 2014

The Board of Pontotoc County Commissioners met for a regular scheduled meeting in which the time, place, and agenda were duly posted on July 17, 2014 at 301 S. Broadway, Ada, Oklahoma. Gary Starns, Randy Floyd, Justin Roberts, and Pam Walk-er were present for the meeting.

The following guests attended: JR Grissom, Debbie Byrd, Buzz McDonald, Pud Wood, and Glenda Gonderman.

Motion by Roberts, second by Starns, to approve July 14, 2014 meeting minutes. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Resolution #15-04, autho-rizing the execution and delivery of an equipment lease purchase agreement between District #2 and First United Bank of Ada. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Rob-erts, to approve Equipment Lease/Purchase Agreement between District #2 and First United Bank of Ada. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Rob-erts, to approve Resolution #15-05, Emergency and Transportation Re-volving (ETR) Fund road project ap-plication for District #2. All aye.

Motion by Roberts, second by Starns, to approve Resolution #15-06, ETR Fund road project application for District #3. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Rob-erts, to approve Resolution #15-07, ETR Fund Contract between Dis-trict #2 and Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board (OCCEDB) for project #ETRCR4-62-2-(08)15. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Resolution #15-08, ETR Fund Contract between District #3 and OCCEDB for project #ETRCR4-62-3-(09)15. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve FY 2013-2014 County Financial Statement and Footnotes to the Financial Statement. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve six month bid (#18), bid tabulations for July 1, 2014 – De-cember 31, 2014 with the following amendments:

Rescind minutes from July 14, 2014 to approve Advanced Workzone Services for bid #27 (re-bid of item on bid #18), and deny bid from Direct Traffic Control due to lack of notariza-tion on Invitation to Bid form.

All aye.Motion by Starns, second by Floyd,

to award bid #26, Pontotoc County purchasing one or more, 2009 or newer asphalt paver with financing, to Hisle Brothers for a 2010 LeeBoy 8515 for $72,500.00 with financing through Vision Bank of Ada for 36 months. All aye.

Motion by Roberts, second by Starns, to table Total Capital Needs Summary and 5 Year Plan for South-ern Oklahoma Development Associa-tion (SODA). All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Floyd, to approve quote from Total Turf So-lutions in the amount of $375.00 per mowing for the Health Department. All aye.

JR Grissom, Agri-Plex Manager, discussed inmate labor for upcoming Pontotoc County Free Fair; cannot guarantee number of inmates for labor.

Motion by Starns, second by Rob-erts, to approve with corrected meet-ing minutes to be submitted later, payment to ACCO for Worker’s Com-pensation Coverage premium for Call-A-Ride for $12,138.00. All aye.

Approved claims. Approved transfer: T2 to T1 $2,000.00Approved blanket purchase or-

ders: HWY 475-479 Sheriff 480-483 MD 484-488Approved purchase orders for

payment:Z C O M M I S S A RY: 3 5 , A D A

ANESTHESIA ASSOC PPLC, 1050.00, SPLY; 36, MERCY ADA SURGEONS, 1916.00, SPLY; 37, TIGER COMMISSARY SERVICES, 4369.78, SPLY;

ZFIRETAX: 100, GALLS LLC, 1189.40, SPLY; 101, ALLEN S GROCERY, 198.67, SPLY; 102, CASCO INDUSTRIES INC, 660.00, SPLY; 103, CHIEF FIRE & SAFETY, 5330.00, SPLY;GENERAL: 1771, COMANCHE COUNTY REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTE, 648.00, JUV DET; 1772, KEIPPER COOPING COMPANY, 1270.00, SPLY; 1773, TEXOMA PRINT SERVICE, 3344.81, SPLY;HIGHWAY: 2743, FITTSTONE INC, 150.06, RD MAT; 2744, RAILROAD YARD, INC., 12975.00, SPLY; 2745, SABER

TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT INC, 215.00, DRUG TEST; 2746, VERMEER GREAT PLAINS, 1383.37, SPLY; 2747, FITTSTONE INC, 1902.90, SPLY;HEALTH: 409, ADA NEWS, 233.00, PUBLICATION; 410, ALLEN ADVOCATE, 197.00, PUBLICATION;SHERIFF FEES: 809, BRENT RHOADS, 36.00, TRANSP JUV; 810, DYLAN YEAGER, 84.00, TRANSP JUV; 811, RICHARD KEITH HOLKUM, 114.00, TRANSP JUV; 812, ROLAND WAYNE VIETZKE II, 24.00, TRANSP JUV; 813, SHANDY BYNUM, 42.00, TRANSP JUV; 814, DON HUME LEATHERGOODS, 1014.98, SPLY; 815, SUPER LUBE, 228.64, MAINT; 816, MEDICAL XRAY CONSULTANTS, 31.00, SERVICE; 817, MERCY OF ADA, 23429.58, SERVICE;2014-2015 ZFIRETAX: 1, FENTRESS OIL CO., 775.43, FUEL; 2, P E C, 57.57, REMITTANCE;ZCHSEC: 1, A C C O, 1151.37, W/C PREM; GENERAL: 32, A C C O, 8296.18, W/C PREM; 33, ADA FEEDCENTER, 78.00, SPLY; 34, ADA FORD LINCOLN MERCURY, 112.47, SPLY; 35, CINTAS CORPORATION LOC 618, 87.27, SPLY; 36, FOREHAND S GARAGE, 767.00, SPLY; 37, OK TAX COMMISSION, 37.50, SPLY; 38, JONES EQUIPMENT CO, 240.00, SPLY; 39, PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER, 597.25, SPLY; 40, SMITY S TOWING & REPAIR, 85.00, SPLY; 41, SHIPMAN COMMUNICATIONS, 1765.00, SPLY; 42, SHIPMAN COMMUNICATIONS, 2768.00, SPLY; 43, U S POSTMASTER, 196.00, POSTAGE; 44, A C C O, 473.14, W/C PREM; 45, O S U COOP EXTENSION SERV, 6268.00, REMITTANCE; 46, SUMMIT BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC, 528.50, SPLY; 47, WALKER, PAMELA A, 141.36, TRAVEL; 48 , THYSSENKRUP, 309 .00 , REMITTANCE; 49, A C C O, 3811.66, W/C PREM; 50, ADA, CITY OF, 175.00, SPLY; 51, ALLEN ADVOCATE, 1185.45, SPLY; 52, COMMUNITYWORKS, 170.38, JUV DET; 53, COMMUNITYWORKS, 997.94, JUV DET; 54, LOCKE SUPPLY, 82.79, SPLY; 55, LOCKE SUPPLY, 22.18, SPLY; 56, RHYNES SURPLUS, 12.73, SPLY; 57, THYSSENKRUP, 309.00, REMITTANCE; 58, TREAT S SOLUTIONS, 60.33, SPLY; 59, A C C O, 591.43, W/C PREM; 60, MILLER OFFICE, 30.00, SPLY; 61, HILTON GARDEN INN, 249.00, TRAVEL; 62, RHODES, FREDDIE E, 231.82, TRAVEL;HIGHWAY: 41, STARNS, GARY, 1912.09, TRAVEL; 42, A & R PLUMBLING LLC, 5670.75, SPLY; 43, BUMPER TO BUMPER, 12.05, SPLY; 44, HISLE BROS. INC., 162.11, SPLY; 45, HISLE BROS. INC., 28.75, SPLY; 46, J B LUMBER, 5.84, SPLY; 47, NAPA OF ADA, 195.96, SPLY; 48, ROLAND LANCASTER PLUMBING, 4765.35, SPLY; 49, SUMMIT BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC, 75.32, SPLY; 50, THOMPSON DIESEL, 895.00, SPLY; 51, A C C O, 70654.47, W/C PREM; 52, BATES ELECTRONICS, 69.99, SPLY; 53, FENTRESS OIL CO., 5199.79, SPLY; 54, GEORGE S M I T H S A LVA G E , 3 0 0 . 0 0 , SPLY; 55, SPENCER MACHINE WORKS, 456.56, SPLY; 56, T X I OPERATIONS L P, 525.90, SPLY; 57, OK TAX COMM/OTC FUND, 75.00, REGISTRATION; 58, FENTRESS OIL CO., 4601.25, SPLY; 59, O G & E, 295.52, REMITTANCE; 60, O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 81.70, SPLY; 61, O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 404.07, SPLY; 62, SHERRELL STEEL L.L.C, 47.80, SPLY; 63, SHERRELL STEEL L.L.C, 45.12, SPLY; 64, SHERRELL STEEL L.L.C, 9.24, SPLY; 65, TRUCK PARTS OF ADA, 85.32, SPLY; 66, TRUCK PARTS OF ADA, 128.78, SPLY; 67, WAL MART COMMUNITY BRC, 52.91, SPLY; 68, A C C O, 35.00, REGISTRATION; SENIOR CITIZENS TRANS: 10, ADA ALIGNMENT, 469.20, SPLY; 11, CABLE ONE, 58.30, REMITTANCE; 12, FENTRESS OIL CO., 3393.61, SPLY; 13, MILLER OFFICE, 98.58, SPLY; 14, SAUNDERS & ASSOC, 2513.00, SPLY; 15, SOUTHERN OKLA TRUCK REPAIR, 169.14, MAINT; 16, STAPLES CREDIT PLAN, 53.98, SPLY; 17, WAL MART COMMUNITY BRC, 92.98, SPLY;HEALTH: 5, A T & T, 742.56, SERVICE; 6, ADA CITY UTILITIES, 150.16, SPLY; 7, CENTERPOINT ENERGY - ARKLA, 97.18, SERVICE; 8, TERRY S PEST CONTROL, 168.00, SPLY; 9, WAL MART COMMUNITY BRC, 44.90, SPLY; 10, TRANE, 1310.00, SPLY;RESALE PROPERTY: 6, A C C O, 473.14, W/C PREM; SHERIFF FEES: 8, A C C O, 7144.81, W/C PREM; 9, A T & T MOBILITY, 631.96, PHONE; 10, BLACKJACK ASSESSORIES, 275.00, SPLY; 11, RHYNES SURPLUS, 198.90, SPLY; 12, RHYNES SURPLUS, 79.99, SPLY; 13, SHIPMAN COMMUNICATIONS, 111.09, REMITTANCE;MTG TAX CERT: 1, A C C O, 118.29, W/C PREM; COUNTY CLERK MECH LIENS: 3, A C C O, 95.00, REGISTRATION; 4, WALKER, PAMELA A, 1235.86, TRAVEL; 5, WALKER, PAMELA A, 1013.35, TRAVEL; 6, CABLE ONE, 185.50, REMITTANCE; 7, A C C O, 591.43, W/C PREM; 8, STAPLES CREDIT PLAN, 14.99, SPLY;

A G R I P L E X : 4 , A D A FEEDCENTER, 92.80, SPLY; 5, ADA NEWS, 199.00, SPLY; 6, CULLIGAN, 30.00, REMITTANCE; 7, J B LUMBER, 81.28, SPLY; 8, OK DISPOSAL & SANITATION, 1132.87, REMITTANCE; 9, TERRY S PEST CONTROL, 60.00, SERVICE; ZPRESERVE: 2, A C C O, 118.29, W/C PREM; ZLODGE: 1, A C C O, 4034.75, W/C PREM; ZSALESTAX: 1, PONTOTOC COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY, 294997.29, REMITTANCE; 2, A C C O, 12089.42, W / C P R E M ; E M E R G E N C Y MANAGEMENT: 2, A C C O, 460.53, W/C PREM; 3, CABLE ONE, 136.50, REMITTANCE; 4 , DAYLIGHT DONUTS, 135.00, REMITTANCE; 5, PAGE PLUS, 13.85, REMITTANCE; ZTAX: 1, CAROLYN J ADAMS, & WENDY GWIN CHAPMAN, 42.00, REFUND; ZCOURT: 2, LEXISNEXIS ACCURINT, 471.50, REMITTANCE;”

Motion by Starns, second by Floyd, to approve hiring Delayne Smith as a level five employee at $2,200.00 a month. All aye.

Discussed Otis Elevator quote. Discussed OSU request for 100 Year Anniversary of Extension Services Celebration advertising.

Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to adjourn. All aye.

July 28, 2014The Board of Pontotoc County

Commissioners met for a regular scheduled meeting in which the time, place, and agenda were duly posted on July 23, 2014 at 301 S. Broadway, Ada, Oklahoma. Gary Starns, Randy Floyd, Justin Roberts, and Pam Walk-er were present for the meeting.

The following guests attended: JR Grissom, John Christian, Chad Letellier, Glenda Gonderman, and Debbie Byrd.

Motion by Starns, second by Rob-erts, to approve July 21, 2014 meeting minutes. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Rob-erts, to approve a full page color ad for Pontotoc County in the 100 Year Anniversary of Extension Services Celebration edition in the Ada News for $650.00 to be paid out of County General. All aye.

Discussed Total Capital Needs Summary and 5 Year Plan for South-ern Oklahoma Development Asso-ciation (SODA). Motion by Roberts, second by Starns, to table Total Capital Needs Summary and 5 Year Plan. All aye.

Motion by Roberts, second by Starns, to approve FY 2014-2015 ThyssenKrupp Elevator Bronze Ser-vice Agreement for Pontotoc County Courthouse. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Rob-erts, to approve FY 2014-2015 Thys-senKrupp Elevator Bronze Service Agreement for Pontotoc County Clerk’s building. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Rob-erts, to approve Service Contract with Jerry Wisdom, Total Assessment Solutions, Corporation. All aye.

Motion by Roberts, second by Starns, to approve the following Pontotoc County offices’ inventory summary reports:

Agri-Plex Asses-sor County Clerk

District Attorney District #1 District #2 District #3 Elec-tion Board Emer-gency Management Health Depart-ment OSU Extension P u b -lic Transit Authority Treasurer’s Sheriff’s

All aye.Motion by Starns, second by Rob-

erts, to table Volunteer Fire Depart-ment’s inventory summary reports. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Roberts, to approve payment for Shop Ada booklet for $2,500.00 and $858.50 to Southern Oklahoma CHA from ZLODGE Accounts. All aye.

Pontotoc County Tourism Asso-ciation (PCTA) Board recommended $2,500.00 to help pay for Shop Ada booklet. Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve Shop Ada booklet for $2,500.00. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Rob-erts, to approve National Cutting Horse Association for $858.50 to Southern Oklahoma CHA. All aye.

Chad Letellier submitted budget request for safety awards to the Ex-cise Board. Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to approve budget request for safety awards. All aye.

Motion by Starns, second by Floyd, to approve the following compliance documents for the following VFD’s:

Homer VFD2014 Worker’s Comp Coverage

Lula VFD2013 & 2014 Board Members

2013 Worker’s Comp Coverage

2013 & 2014 Property/Liability Coverage 2013 Budget

Oil Center2013 Secretary’s Bond

2013 Worker’s Comp Coverage2013 Property/Liability Coverage

2013 BudgetVanoss VFD

2013 & 2014 Board Members2013 & 2014 List of Officers2013 & 2014 Secretary’s Bond2013 & 2014 Worker ’s Comp

Coverage2013 & 2014 Budget 2013 & 2014 Liability Coverage

All aye. Motion by Starns, second by Floyd, to approve the following Fire Tax Purchase Request for Call-A-Ride out of ZTCAR2:

ACCO P O # 6 3 9 - $18,983.00 property/liability premium

All aye. Approved claims.Approved transfers: T2C to T1B $500.00 B2 old year to B2 new year

$425.00 Approved blanket purchase or-

ders:HWY 575-579Agri-Plex 581Health Department582-591Sheriff 592-609Fire Tax 610-616General 617-619

Approved purchase orders for

payment:ZFIRETAX: 104, STOLZ TELE-

COM, 6285.66, SPLY;GENERAL: 1774, SPECIAL OPS UNIFORMS, 2061.42, SPLY; HIGHWAY: 2748, FIRST UNITED BANK, 32700.00, LEASE; 2749, FIRST UNITED BANK, 250.00, REMITTANCE; 2750, BLESS-ING SAND PIT, JOYCE STOWERS, 190.06, SPLY; 2751, SMITY S TOW-ING & REPAIR, 225.00, SPLY; 2752, WYCHE QUARRY, 300.00, RD MAT; HEALTH: 411, URGENT CARE, 300.00, SPLY;

SHERIFF FEES: 818, KINDRICK & CO., 908.00, SPLY; 819, SHRED IT, 252.38, SPLY; 820, SPECIAL OPS UNIFORMS, 11656.40, SPLY; 821, NICHOLS DOLLAR SAVER, 384.80, SPLY; 2014-2015 ZFIRETAX: 3, A T & T, 55.42, PHONE; 4, ADA CITY UTILI-TIES, 16.93, REMITTANCE; 5, OK DISPOSAL & SANITATION, 32.72, REMITTANCE; 6, T D S TELECOM, 91.53, SPLY; GENERAL: 63, A T &

T, 232.60, PHONE; 64, NAPA OF ADA, 53.14, SPLY; 65, TRACTOR SUPPLY, 379.99, SPLY; 66, A T & T, 76.56, PHONE; 67, A T & T, 81.24, PHONE; 68, A T & T, 151.93, PHONE; 69, CODA, % KAREN MUEGGEN-BORG, 75.00, REGISTRATION; 70, A C C O, 1536.19, W/C PREM; 71, A T & T, 63.46, PHONE; 72, A T & T, 1301.83, PHONE; 73, A C C O, 61131.00, PREMIUMS; 74, ADA SALES & RENTAL, 22.00, SPLY; 75, CODA, 516.00, REMITTANCE; 76, KINDRICK & CO., 227.75, SPLY; 77, A T & T, 128.70, PHONE; 78, CEN-TER FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 60.00, SPLY; 79, A C C O, 1417.90, W/C PREM; 80, STAPLES CREDIT PLAN, 43.96, SPLY;

HIGHWAY: 69, A T & T, 149.90, PHONE; 70, DOLESE BROS, 728.83, SPLY; 71, DOLESE BROS, 569.78, SPLY; 72, ERGON ASPHALT AND EMULSIONS, 3387.20, REMIT-TANCE; 73, FENTRESS OIL CO., 7803.60, FUEL; 74, RED ROCK PIT, 91.41, SPLY; 75, A C C O, 45810.00, PREMIUMS; 76, CODA, % KAREN MUEGGENBORG, 75.00, REGISTRATION; 77, CODA, % KAREN MUEGGENBORG, 75.00, REGISTRATION; 78, CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERV, 1749.89, LEASE; 79, CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERV, 1749.89, LEASE; 80, FIRST UNITED BANK, 1791.12, LEASE; 81, VISION BANK, 2675.18, LEASE; 82, A T & T, 61.23, PHONE; 83, BATTERY CENTER, 199.90, MAINT; 84, DUB ROSS COMPANY, 4165.70, SPLY; 85, FASTENAL, 74.70, SPLY; 86, FENTRESS OIL CO., 4449.63, SPLY; 87, GRISSOMS, 55.38, SPLY; 88, HISLE BROS. INC., 343.85, SPLY; 89, JAMES SUPPLIES & RENTAL CO., 559.00, SPLY; 90, O P E R S, 660.70, REMITTANCE; 91, T & W TIRE, 726.18, SPLY; 92, TRUCK PARTS OF ADA, 473.68, SPLY; 93, T X I OPERATIONS L P, 432.00, SPLY; 94, T X I OPERATIONS L P, 288.69, SPLY; 95, WARREN CAT, 350.36, MAINT; 96, U S CELLULAR, 100.47, REMITTANCE; 97, A C C O, 455.00, REGISTRATION; 98, CODA, % KAREN MUEGGENBORG, 75.00, REGISTRATION; 99, A T & T, 63.62, REMITTANCE; 100, CENTERPOINT ENERGY - ARKLA, 29.14, REMIT-TANCE; 101, CIRCUIT ENGINEER-ING DIST #4, 510.00, SPLY; 102, FASTENAL, 52.57, SPL; 103, FEN-TRESS OIL CO., 2262.53, FUEL; 104, GREAT PLAINS KUBOTA, 139.61, SPLY; 105, HALL S AUTO, 429.99, SPLY; 106, HISLE BROS. INC., 14.52, SPLY; 107, LOCKE SUPPLY, 336.34, SPLY; 108, OK AUTOMOTIVE, 56.00, SPLY; 109, T D S TELECOM, 148.76, REMITTANCE; 110, TRUCK PARTS OF ADA, 69.34, SPLY; 111, U S CELLULAR, 104.13, REMITTANCE; 112, VISION BANK, 4787.46, LEASE; 113, CATERPIL-LAR FINANCIAL SERV, 1749.89, LEASE; 114, EMPIRE FINANCIAL SERVICES, 1882.41, LEASE; 115, WELCH STATE BANK, 1033.03, LEASE; 116, VISION BANK, 8693.79, LEASE; SENIOR CITIZENS TRANS: 18, FENTRESS OIL CO., 2898.60, SPLY; 19, O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 37.50, PARTS; 20, O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 26.94, SPLY; 21, ZEE MEDICAL, 399.85, SPLY; HEALTH: 11, BROWN, LISA, 68.32, TRAVEL; 12, A C C O, 11394.00, PREMIUMS; 13, AM SAN, 448.47, SPLY; 14, AVAYA COMMUNICA-TIONS, 620.22, SPLY; 15, CANNON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC, 292.00, SPLY; 16, MCKESSON MEDICAL SURG SUPPLY, 290.70, SPLY; 17, MILLER OFFICE, 79.00, SPLY; 18, O G & E, 2589.27, REMITTANCE; 19, WAL MART COMMUNITY BRC,

48.87, SPLY; 20, U S CELLULAR, 213.36, SPLY; RESALE PROPERTY: 7, CODA, % KAREN MUEGGEN-BORG, 75.00, REGISTRATION;

SHERIFF FEES: 14, COMDA-TA, 18.12, SPLY; 15, U S CELLU-LAR, 197.58, PHONE; 16, A C C O, 23010.00, PREMIUMS; 17, O G & E, 4685.02, REMITTANCE;

COUNTY CLERK MECH LIENS: 9, A T & T, 113.05, PHONE; AGRI PLEX: 10, KIMBERLYN D TEACHEY, 200.00, CONTRACT; 11, A T & T, 96.88, PHONE; 12, ADA FEEDCENTER, 428.00, SPLY; 13, FENTRESS OIL CO., 166.60, FUEL; 14, FENTRESS OIL CO., 68.16, FUEL; 15, O G & E, 54.39, REMITTANCE; 16, SHER-RELL STEEL L.L.C, 139.04, SPLY; 17, U S ALERT LLC, 35.99, REMIT-TANCE; ZPRESERVE: 3, RELIABLE OFFICE SUPPLIES, 123.47, SPLY; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: 6, A T & T, 58.60, PHONE; ZTAX: 2, HAM-MONS, DENNIS, 20.40, REFUND; ZCOURT: 3, DUNNIGAN, KAREN L, 77.28, TRAVEL;”

Approved payroll for July 2014.Motion by Floyd, second by Starns,

to approve applications for utility per-mits to Bentley Service Company’s and Murray County Rural Water District #1. All aye.

Motion by Floyd, second by Starns, to adjourn. All aye.

The foregoing are the minutes of the Board of County Commission-ers for the month of July 2014 of the County Commissioners Journal No. 14.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSPONTOTOC COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

Gary Starns, ChairmanJustin Roberts, Member

Randy Floyd, Member

ATTEST:Pam WalkerCounty Clerk

(Published in The Allen Advocate on August 14, 2014)

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURTOF PONTOTOC COUNTY

STATE OF OKLAHOMACase No. CV-2014-130

In RE the Name of: BLONDELL COLBERT

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETI-TION TO CHANGE NAME

TO: All interested parties Take notice that Blondell Colbert

has petitioned the Court to establish her maiden name as “LaCour”. A hearing on said Petition is set for 1:00 o’clock p.m. on the 11th day of September, 2014 before Judge Lan-drith in his courtroom at the Pontotoc County Courthouse. Should you know of some reason why this request should not be granted then you must file a written protest in the above styled and numbered cause prior to the above date with the Clerk of this Court. Should you fail to do so, the Petition will be granted.

Court Clerk, Karen DunniganBy: s) B. Myers, Deputy

APPROVED:s) Joshua A. Edwards, OBA#30069Law Offices of James R. Neal, PLLCP.O. Box 1628 Ada, OK 74820Phone: (580) 332-5579Fax: (580) 421-9599Attorney for Petitioner(Published in The Allen Advocate on August 14, 2014)

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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT

WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA

No. PB-2014-51In the Matter of the Estate of Goldie

Faye McConnell, Deceased. NOTICE OF HEARING, PETI-

TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND DETERMINATION OF HEIRS,

DEVISEES AND LEGATEES Notice is hereby given to all persons

interested in the estate of Goldie Faye McConnell, deceased, that on the 12th day of August, 2014, Virgie A. Mosley, Mary C. McFarlin, Jackie L. Lewis, and Norma J. Berryman produced and filed in the District Court of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, an instrument in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Goldie Faye McConnell, deceased, and also filed in said Court a Petition for Probate of Will and Determination of Heirs, Devisees, and Legatees, praying for the probate of said Will, asking that Letters Testamentary issue to Virgie A. Mosley, Mary C. McFarlin, Jackie L. Lewis, and Norma J. Berryman, the personal representatives named in the deceased’s Will, and that the heirs of said decedent be determined.

Notice is hereby given that on the 29th day of August, 2014, at 9:30 o’clock a.m. in the District Courtroom of the Pontotoc County Courthouse situated in Ada, Oklahoma, the Peti-tion for Probate of Will and Determina-tion of Heirs, Devisees, and Legatees will be heard, and at that time all persons interested in said estate may appear and show cause, if any they have, why said Petition for Probate of Will and Determination of Heirs, Devisees and Legatees should not be granted.

Witness my hand this 12th day of August, 2014.

/s/ Thomas S. LandrithJUDGE OF THE DISTRICT

COURTJAMES R. SCRIVNER, P.C.120 East 14th StreetAda, Oklahoma 74821-1373Attorney for the Estate (Published in The Allen Advocate

on August 14, 2014)


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CLOVERLEAF FEED has an opening for a full time employee. Benefits provided. Agriculture experience help-ful. Some overtime. Apply in person at Union Valley loca-tion; phone (580) 265-9200.

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A L L E N P U B L I C SCHOOLS is seeking full time bus drivers. Please apply at the Superintendent’s office during regular school hours or call (580) 857-2417 for more information.

Teacher-3 yr olds – Allen - Big Five Head Start Mini-mum education requirement of a Child Development As-sociate Credential. Must be 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED. Pre-fer Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood, or a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field that includes 6 classes focusing on early childhood education / development. Experience in pre-school classroom is re-quired, two years is preferred. Excellent communication skills. Child Development Associate Credential preferred and must be attained within 1 year. Criminal record as veri-fied by OSBI and DHS. Must have valid Oklahoma driver’s license, vehicle liability in-surance and a good driving record. Submit education and credential with application. Applications may be printed from www.bigfive.org Submit applications at Big Five 1502 N. 1st Ave, Durant, OK. 74701 or e-mail to [email protected]. EOE/AA

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Teacher Aide – Allen - Big Five Head Start Must be 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED. Prefer AA Degree. Two years of child care or Head Start experience preferred. Must pursue child development educational curriculum upon

completion of introductory period, and must obtain a Child Development Associate Credential within two years in the position. Must be free of communicable diseases and have no criminal history as verified by the OSBI and DHS Criminal Review. Must have current drivers license and vehicle insurance. Within 30 days of employment must be Pediatric first aid and CPR certified. Applications may be obtained at www.bigfive.org . Submit application to Big Five, 1502 N. 1st Ave. Durant, OK 74701 or e-mail to [email protected]. EOE/AA

MiscellaneousWILL DO DAYCARE, up

to 3 children, in my home in Allen. References available. Call for details. Amanda Hol-man, (580) 272-4384

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Yard SaleBIG YARD SALE - 203 S.

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Average Report for 8/6/2014Total Head: 1124

HEIFERS230-245 .............. $315.00-$325.00310-345 .............. $296.00-$310.00350-387 .............. $288.00-$296.00408-445 .............. $260.00-$274.00458-490 .............. $254.00-$257.00500-545 .............. $242.00-$256.00552-588 .............. $231.00-$233.00575-590 ................ $22.00-$232.00600-625 ................ $20.00-$227.00

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Saturday Indian Taco & Garage Sale

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Published In The Allen Advocate Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014ALLEN PUBLIC SCHOOL today announced its policy for free or reduced-

price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and the After-School Snack Pro-gram (ASSP).

Local SFA officials have adopted the following household-size and income criteria for determining eligibility:

Children from households whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Application forms are being sent to all homes with a letter to parents or guardians. To apply for free or reduced-price meals, households should fill out the application and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at the principal’s office in each school. The in-formation provided on the application is confidential and will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program officials. Applications may be submit-ted at any time during the year.

For SFA officials to determine eligibility, households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Fam-ilies (TANF), or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) benefits must list the children’s names, a SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number; and the signature of an adult household member. All children in households with any household member receiving benefits under assistance programs are eligible for free meals. Children in Other Source Categorically Eligible (i.e., chil-dren categorized as homeless, migrant, runaway, Head Start, Even Start, and foster children, if known) are also eligible for free meals. IF YOU DO NOT LIST A SNAP, TANF, OR FDPIR CASE NUMBER, then the application must have the children’s names, total household members, the amount of income each mem-ber received last month, the signature of an adult household member, and the last four digits of the adult’s social security number or the mark the box if he or she does not have one.

Foster children also categorically qualify for free meals/milk, regardless of the child’s income. If you have foster children living with you and wish to apply for such meals or milk for them, please complete the application as instructed.

Under the provisions of the policy, Freta Holder will review applications and determine eligibility.

Parents or guardians wishing to make a formal appeal may make a request either orally or in writing to: Ty Harman, 110 North Richmond, Allen, OK. 74825 for a hearing to appeal the decision. The school’s policy statement con-tains an outline of the hearing procedure.

DIRECT CERTIFICATION: Any member of a household currently certified to receive SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR benefits will be notified of the enrolled children’s eligibility and that the enrolled children will be provided free benefits unless the household notifies the SFA that it chooses to decline benefits. If SNAP, TANF, and FDPIR households are not notified by of their eligibility, they will need to submit an application.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimina-tion against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, reli-gion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is de-rived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, com-plete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at <http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html>, or at any USDA of-fice, or call 866-632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, by fax 202-690-7442, or e-mail at <[email protected]>.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877- 8339 or 800-845-6136 (Spanish).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.Each school and the office of the Allen School Superintendent has a copy

of the policy which may be reviewed by any interested party.

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Summer is officially over when the kids go back to school. We pray that they will have a “good” year. We love our children and want to help them in any way we can. We enjoy teaching them in Sunday School and children’s church about the love of God. Hopefully a “seed” will be planted and they will grow in the Lord.

Our quartet sang “ I’m Sheltered in the Arms of God,” for our special this week. Bro. Larry’s sermon was taken from 1 Kings 19:9-18 and en-titled “What are you doing Here?” Even the most faithful have their limits. Elijah was exhausted as a result of his faithful service

to the Lord. He had experi-enced the thrill of victory of Mt. Carmel and the agony of defeat in the desert. He had been on the run for forty days and forty nights. He had now reached Horeb-the mountain of God. He was questioning his effective-ness and usefulness as a man of God. Here is a man who has reached his limit. He felt abandoned and alone, but he wasn’t .

Those who have reached their limit need renewal. What Elijah is needing at this point in his life is a new encounter with God. What he needed most in his life was the “ gentle whisper” of God’s voice. God was not through with Elijah

just yet. There was still significant, important work for him to do. God had a plan for Elijah’s future but first a time of renewal was needed.

We need to stop and find a place of rest. List5en for the “gentle whisper” of God. It may come through the Word, a song or another person. When you have experienced God’s renewal

continue in His strength. Be sure you are following His plan. Give it your best, but remember to keep first

things first. We invite you and your

family to join us for wor-ship.

Atwood Church of the Nazarene

Services for Melvin De-Wayne Bryan, 69, of Ada, were 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 11th, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Aaron Finney offici-ated. Burial followed at Five-Mile Cemetery east of Ada.

Mr. Bryan died Thursday, August 7, 2014, at a lo-cal hospital. He was born October 26, 1944 in Ada to Audie M. and Geraldine Melton Bryan. He attended Happyland grade school and graduated from Byng High School. He received a Bachelor of Science de-gree from East Central University and taught In-dustrial Arts at Wetumka High School and the Okla-homa School for the Deaf in Sulphur. Mr. Bryan was a member of the Happyland Free Will Baptist Church and had served in the U. S. Army Reserve.

Survivors include a son, Michael Bryan and his wife Christy Bryan of Wilbur-ton; a daughter, Jennifer Smith and her husband Chris of Holdenville; two brothers, Glen Bryan and his wife Doris of Vamoosa, and John Bryan and his wife Judy of Ada; and four grandchildren, Tyler and Logan Bryan, and Riley and Michaela Gaines.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister-in-law, Penny Bryan.

Bearers were Michael Bryan, Chris Smith, Chris Bryan, K. C. Bryan, Robert Werner and Steve Allen. Honorary bearers were Glen Bryan and John Bry-an.

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

Service held forDeWayne Bryan

Word has been received of the theft of two roping saddles, a show saddle and tack taken from the Allen area earlier this week. Any information on the location of these items should be shared with the Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Office.

SaddlesStolen


Out & about, spending a few days with Donnie and Wilda Pipkin, are Jerry and Kym Pipkin from Tahoe City, California.

—O&A— Jeanie Bridges, daughter

of Bob and Nancy Jensen, was just released from St Francis Hospital near Hous-ton after a stay for pneumo-nia.

—O&A— Recent visitors of Carl

and June Vinson, and Lynn and Debbie Vinson have been Lollie Minson and friend Bill of Fresno, Cali-fornia, Bob and Janie Royer of Rio Linda, California, Phillip and Charlotte Vin-son of Cushing, Londa Litki of Duncan, and Carol Sum-mers of Allen.

Spending a few days out & about with his grand-parents is Ethan Vinson of Norman.

—O&A—

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