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Pawhuska Journal-Capital FOR THE RECORD A 3www.pawhuskajournalcapital.com Wednesday, September 18, 2013M ud Creek B ridge, old SH 99construction to begin soon

TULSA Bids wererecently opened for Com-missioner Bob Jackson'sLB M ay Drive and oldSH 99 overlay and MudCreek bridge replace-ment project.The project is fromFarrell Drive to SH 99including replacementof the bridge over Mud

A movement is accom-plished through the voic-es and actions of many.That is why four nationalwireless service provid-ers, spearheading the "ItCan Wait" campaign, areurging people to sharetheir commitment to nev-er text and drive with oth-ers on Drive 4 PledgesDay, Sept. 19.Individuals can sign upat ItCanWait.com to getresources that will helpthem share their commit-ment on social media andpersonalize the move-ment in their commu-nities on key activationdays. Aspiring to createa social stigma aroundthis dangerous habit oftexting while driving,Drive 4 Pledges Day willfocus on getting individu-als involved in taking thepledge to never text anddrive while encouragingothers in their communi-ty to do the same. Theseindividuals will join AT&T,Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc.,Verizon and more than200 other organizationsby sharing their commit-ment not to text and drivewhile increasing aware-ness of the dangers.On Sept. 19, Drive 4Pledges Day, support-ers of the movement arecalled to help spread theword to their families,friends and communi-ties. Advocates will beencouraged to do thingslike change their socialprofile photos and ban-ner to It Can Wait graph-ics, and share their per-sonal pledge stories usingthe hashtag #ItCanWait.Offline activations willinclude hosting pledgedrives and distributingposters in their schools,workplaces and neighbor-hoods. All materials suchas social graphics andposters will be availablefor download from ItCan-Wait.com

Creek. The old bridgewas built in 1980 andhas been closed becauseit was structurally defi-cient and has since col-lapsed. The new bridgeand roadway wasdesigned by Guy Engi-neering Services, Inc., ofTulsa.The new bridge is a

Individuals joining inDrive 4 Pledges Day willbe part of a variety ofactivations and aware-ness campaigns coast-to-coast, including: Nearly 2,000 Drive4 Pledges activities willbe held in communitiesacross the nation, includ-ing more than 1,500 athigh schools. Addition-ally, 200+ proclamationswill be issued. #ItCanWait tweetsand Instagram posts willstream on ItCanWait.com A National Organi-zations for Youth SafetyTeen Distracted DrivingPrevention Summit inWashington D.C. will beheld Sept. 18-20, includ-ing a rally on Sept. 19with over 75 teens, FCCCommissioner JessicaRosenworcel, FederalHighway Administra-tor Victor Mendez, NTSBMember Christopher Hartand Aly Raisman, TheCentury Council Ambas-sador. A T&T,print,T-Mobile and Verizon willrun co-branded advertis-ing on national TV pro-gramming, Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, andYouTube, and displaythe message in their tensof thousands of storesnationwide. GE Healthcare willprovide its US Servicevehicle fleets with It CanWait window clings toremind its employeesto be safe while on theroads. Goodyear blimps willdisplay the message ItCan Wait in the skies overMiami and Los Angeles. The It Can Wait mes-sage will be promotedacross key sporting eventsat games and via socialmedia. Several MajorLeague Baseball teamswill drum up support forIt Can Wait by reaching

125 feet long, 32 feetclear roadway pre-stressed concrete beambridge.The low bidder wasBecco Contractors ofTulsa, with a bid of$2,243,776.80.The construction isfunded by the OsageNation and is an example

out to fans during gamesurging them to take thepledge. Participatingclubs include the Arizo-na Diamondbacks, Balti-more Orioles, Los Ange-les Dodgers, M innesotaTwins, New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates, SanFrancisco Giants, SeattleMariners, Texas Rang-ers and the WashingtonNationals. NFL playerswill tweet their support ofDrive 4 Pledges Day withtheir friends and fans andteams such as the Caro-lina Panthers will rallyaround the cause as well.NHL and NBA teams likethe Detroit Red Wings,Chicago Blackhawks,Chicago Bulls and theSan Antonio Spurs willalso be supporting thecause. Third party organi-zations will support theday through various acti-vations. The ConsumerElectronics Associationwill hold an employee andmembership pledge driveand distribute messag-ing through social media.The National Auto BodyCouncil will distributemessaging through socialmedia, enewsletters, andpress releases. Mem-ber collision shops willhold mini pledge drivesin local communities. NetImpact, a nonprofit thatempowers a new genera-tion of leaders to work fora sustainable future, willpromote the pledge as a"small step" in their SmallSteps, Big Wins CampusChallenge program at col-leges around the world. Youth organizationslike the Girl Scouts willparticipate. Girl Scouts ofthe USA will activate its112 councils nationwideto support It Can Waitthrough social media andmember engagement.

of how Osage County andOsage Nation often worktogether for the benefit oftheir citizens. The projectis scheduled to take 10months and constructionshould begin in October.The road will remainopen to local traffic dur-ing construction butclosed at the bridge.

"Texting while drivingclaims too many lives,and raising awareness ofthis completely prevent-able tragedy is key tosaving them," said U.S.Secretary of Transporta-tion Anthony Foxx. "We'veseen success beforethrough our seatbeltsand our drunk drivingcampaigns, and I bothapplaud the It Can Waitcampaign for its effortsto raise awareness andencourage everyone tomake a commitment onDrive 4 Pledges Day todrive focused and distrac-tion-free."In fact, a ConnectSafe-ly.org 1 survey found thatindividuals who speakup can have a profoundimpact, particularly onteens. 78 percent of teendrivers say they're like-ly not to text and driveif friends tell them it'swrong or stupid. 90 percent say they'dstop if a friend in the carasked them to. 93 percent wouldstop if a parent in the carasked them to. 44 percent say thatthey would be thankful ifa passenger complainedabout their texting whiledriving.The It Can Wait move-ment is making a differ-ence. One-in-three peoplewho've seen the textingwhile driving messagesay they've changed theirdriving habits, the cam-paign has inspired morethan 2.5 million pledgesnever to text and driveand the recently launched"From One Second ToThe Next" documentaryhas received more than 2million views since Aug.8. To take the pledge andget more information, vis-it www.ItCanWait.com

O B I T U A R YJulia Gilkey passed from this life on Saturday,Sept. 7, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in her home in Bartles-ville, Okla., surrounded by her family. She was aresident of Pawhuska, Okla. for many years whereshe and her husband, Wempsey Gilkey, Sr. raisedtheir 12 children and one grandchild.Julia was born in Okmulgee, Okla. to John Arm-strong and Dora JenkinsArmstrong. She was mar-ried to Wempsey Gilkey,Sr. until his death. Sheworked at MullendoreCross Bell Ranch for 27years. After retiring, shelater moved to Bartles-ville, where she lovedspending time with herfamily and friends.Julia was a member

of Greater First BaptistChurch where she servedon the Finance Commit-tee and as the MissionaryChairman. She was Presi-dent of the BartlesvilleCity Federation of Colored Women's Association,and was an active member of the Community BibleStudy, V.F.W. Post #989, the Ladies Auxiliary, andthe Westside Senior Citizens Club.She was preceded in death by three sons, JerryDon Gilkey, Wempsey Gilkey, Jr. and AnthonyDean Gilkey; three sisters, Ernestine Jones, Edwi-na Paxton and Doris Clayton. She is survived byher children, (Billy Joe) and Norma Gilkey, (BettyLou) and Herbert Bethel and (Earnie Mae) Chap-pel, all of Tulsa, Okla., (Peggy Diane) and MauriceRoberts, of Houston, Texas, (Margaret Delores)Ashley, of Kansas City, Missouri, (Dora Jean) andThornton York, Jr., of Bartlesville, (Berna Joyce)and Morris Dyes, of Houston, (Herbert Lawrence)and Tamara Gilkey, of Edmond, Okla. and (JuliusGrant) Gilkey, of Abu Dhabi. She has 30 grand-children; 32 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren;Services for Mrs. Gilkey were held on Saturday,

Sept. 14, in the First Baptist Church WorshipCenter, corner of 5th & Osage, Bartlesville. PastorWalter Pettiford officiated. Interment followed theservice in Memorial Park Cemetery.Arrangements for Mrs. Gilkey were under thedirection of the Arnold Moore & Neekamp FuneralHome.Online condolences may be left at www.honor-ingmemories. com

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