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FrIday, August 5, 2016
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Poteau’s Taylor Nixon pitches
to a Battiest batter Thursday
in the Panama Preseason
Scrimmage Festival. See Page
5 for today’s schedule.
Wesley
Garrett’s
7-pound bass
Page 6
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If you think July was hot ...
Oklahoma continued to sizzle in July — and more is on
the way.
The Climate Prediction Center’s August outlooks called for
increased odds of above normal temperature across the
eastern half of the state and
below normal precipitation
across the far southeast.
The seasonal outlooks see
increased odds for above normal temperatures across the
entire United States through
early fall and the southern half
through winter and next spring.
Below normal precipitation
over the country’s southern tier,
including Oklahoma, is indicated from late this fall through
next spring.
CPC’s Monthly Drought
Outlook expects drought to
persist across Oklahoma
through August, although no
new drought was projected to
develop.
The Oklahoma Mesonet
recorded at least one tripledigit temperature in the state
(See HEAT, page 2)
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County
jobless
rate up
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
Unemployment rates in 65 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties have increased, compared to June 2015, LeFlore County
included.
The Oklahoma Employment Security
Commission reported LeFlore County’s
unemployment rated rose from 7.1 percent
in June 2015 to 7.6 percent for June 2016.
It also is an increase from April (6.2 percent) and May (7.0 percent) this year.
Overall, LeFlore County had the 16thhighest unemployment rate in the state.
Stephens County came out on top with
(See JOBS, page 2)
Derby team
plans benefit
LeFlore County Roller Derby will host
a fundraiser roller derby game Saturday in
Poteau to benefit The Protectors Motorcycle
Association.
The game will start at 5 p.m. with doors
opening at 4:30 p.m. at Skate Reation at
201 Hughes Drive. Admission is $7 adult
with kids under 12 free with paid adult.
The event is presented by Elite Homes,
Double D Personal Training and Blazing
Thunder. For more information, contact
LeFlore County Maidens of Mayhem
Co-Captain Michelle Ashford at (918)
413-3632
or
email
her
at
maidensofmayhem@yahoo.com.
Clockwise from top left: Randy Kennedy, left, serenades Mildred Billings at The Oaks Talent Show on
Thursday. Both are residents. Autumn Kinsey and
Maddy Ware perform a dance routine to “New York,
New York.” Poteau Bandy Cheerleaders entertain
residents. The cheerleaders will be visiting The Oaks
every Saturday to practice for the upcoming football
season. Rachel Everett, left, and Daniela Josso dance
to “Fight Song.”
PDN photos by Amanda Corbin
Showcase launches new tradition
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
A
new tradition has begun at The
Oaks Healthcare Center in
Poteau, and it involves showcasing some local talent at the home —
residents, workers, family and community members alike.
Thursday afternoon, The Oaks held
its first Talent Show. It was a star-studded event, fitted with a black background dotted in white and gold stars
for decor and a panel of judges seated at
the end of the dining hall to judge each
act from one-to-five in “Dancing with
“We really like to have different events each month.
It really brings the community together.”
— Maggie Branscum
The Oaks Activity Director
the Stars” tradition.
Janell Glover, president of Project
Compassion in Poteau, was one of the
judges. Project Compassion Inc. is
headquartered in Fort Smith, Ark., using
volunteers to visit area nursing homes.
It was founded by Gloria White in 1972
and serves retirement and nursing
homes in Crawford, Franklin, Logan
and Sebastian counties in Arkansas and
Sequoyah and LeFlore counties in Oklahoma. The local chapter volunteers at
The Oaks.
“We really like to have different
events each month. It really brings the
community together, and it [Talent
Show] is going to get bigger and better
every year,” said Maggie Branscum,
activity director with The Oaks. “We
have so many talented people in the
(See TALENT, page 2)
Assault count
hits area man
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
A Cameron man is facing a felony domestic abuse charge after alleging strangling his
former girlfriend in front of two children.
Forty-one-year-old Shannon Allen Bailey
was charged July 27 with felony domestic
assault and battery by strangulation. The
abuse allegedly happened on June 28. Poteau
Police Corporal Jason Bandy responded.
According to the affidavit, the woman
told Bandy she and Bailey had been in an
(See ASSAULT, page 2)
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JOBS
10.8 percent, followed by
Latimer County at 10.1
percent and McIntosh
County at 9.5 percent.
Grant County posted the
lowest unemployment rate
of 3.3 percent, followed by
Cimarron County (3.4 percent) and Alfalfa County
(3.6 percent).
Over the year (June to
June),
unemployment
declined in only 10 counties
and
remained
unchanged in two.
Overall, Oklahoma’s
unemployment rate was 4.8
percent for June, an increase
from the 4.7 percent rate
reported in May and 4.5
percent reported in April. It
also is an increase from the
4.4 percent reported in June
2015.
Nationwide, the United
States posted a 4.9 percent
unemployment rate for
June.
ASSAULT
on-and-off again relationship
for the past three years. She
alleged they had gotten into
an argument when he began
to strangle her. She said in
self defense, she bit him and
he then allegedly hit her in
the mouth and strangled her
again.
A witness reportedly saw
the incident and told Bailey
to stop due to two female
children, 7 and 6 years old,
being in the room. The witness claimed Bailey said “he
didn’t care,” the affidavit
read. The witness said she
then walked toward the front
door when he jumped up and
told her to sit down before
P.V.H.S.
Pet
allowing her to take the children out of the room. When
she left with the children, she
called 911.
According to court
records, the alleged victim
said when Bailey realized
the witness dialed 911, he
straightened the room rug,
coffee table, worked to calm
the victim down and then
left.
Bandy said he was unable
to see marks on the woman’s
neck but her lip appeared to
be swollen and she had an
unrelated
scabbed-over
wound on her chin.
Bailey’s next court
appearance is Aug. 18.
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Spectators enjoy the talent show Thursday at The Oaks Healthcare Center.
PDN photo by Amanda Corbin
TALENT
facility,” she added. “It’s all about
the residents.”
Project Compassion puts on several events throughout the year at the
center. Events include parties for
Valentine’s Day, an Easter egg hunt,
Mother’s Day tea, Father’s Day
event, Halloween and Christmas parties and more. The next event will be
the annual luau in September.
Talents of all sorts were showcased Thursday, from singers, both
actual and lip syncing, a comedy
skit, poetry reading, dancers — residents and a performance by Poteau
Bandit cheerleaders — and even
baton twirling in support of a sports
team.
The other judges included volunteer Marlene King and resident Bobbie Rowland. First place won a $25
gift card, followed by $15 for second
place and $10 for third. First place
went to Romona Johnson, Tim
Young and Robin Johnston from the
therapy department for their comedy
skit “All My Gallstones.” Second
place went to Steven Billy with
physical therapy after he serenaded
residents with an acoustic guitar and
his performance of “Lonesome
Dove.” Third place was a tie
between certified nursing assistant
Michael Hess, who sang “Praise You
in the Storm,” and Andrew Alexander from dietary, after he recited one
of his own poetry pieces he wrote
when in high school.
Other acts included residents
Glendora Smalle and Wayne Vaugt
dancing to “Footloose”; licensed
practical nurse Amy Everette and
resident Pat Putman singing “Hey
Good Lookin’”; Kelly Kinsey with
social services doing baton twirling
to the University of Oklahoma fight
song; Autumn Kinsey and Maddy
Ware, daughter and granddaughter of
Kelley Kinsey, dancing to “New
York, New York”; resident Randy
Kennedy serenading resident Mildred Billings; Rachel Everett,
daughter of Amy Everett, and Daniela Jasso, daughter of CNA Adora
Jasso, dancing to “Fight Song”; Alicia Dale and Kyra Womack lip-syncing to “Respect”; Daniela Jasso
playing “Evening Bells” on the keyboard; and CNA Kelsey Ramsey lipsyncing to “Stand By Your Man.”
Residents also were treated to a
recording of resident Goldie Pollock
singing on a CD from 1992.
HEAT
on 25 of the 31 days in
July. Goodwell and Hooker
led all Mesonet sites with
highs of 108 degrees on
July 11.
Those
temperature
extremes were reflected in
the statewide average for
the month. According to
preliminary data from the
Oklahoma Mesonet, the
statewide average temperature was 82.8 degrees, 1.3
degrees above normal to
rank as the 43rd warmest
July since records began in
1895.
That does not paint the
complete picture of the
miserably hot weather,
however. Those temperatures combined with the
stifling humidity to boost
heat index values well into
the dangerous category
throughout the month. The
Mesonet’s 121 stations
recorded 984 instances of
daily maximum heat indexes of at least 105 degrees,
and 89 times at or above
110 degrees. Kingfisher
took the top spot in that
category at 116 degrees.
The climatological summer season, which runs
from June 1 through Aug.
31, stands two degrees
above normal to rank as the
24th warmest June-July on
record.
Hooker topped the seasonal triple-digit count with
22 days at or above 100
degrees. The January-July
statewide average of 61.5
degrees was two degrees
above normal as well, the
ninth warmest such period
on record.
Intermittent episodes of
very heavy rainfall kept
much of the northern half
of the state well above normal while far southern
Oklahoma was not quite as
fortunate.
Thirty-four Mesonet
sites recorded at least 5
inches of rain during July
with Pawnee leading the
state at 11.77 inches.
Most of central though
east central Oklahoma had
generous totals of 6-9 inches.
That was not the case for
southeastern Oklahoma,
however. Several stations
in that region failed to register an inch of rain for the
month with Durant recording the lowest total at 0.23
inches.
The statewide average of
3.84 inches was nearly an
inch above normal to rank
as the 32nd wettest July on
record.
Thanks to a dry June, the
first two months of summer
remained on the dry side at
nearly a half-inch below
normal, although west central and southwestern Oklahoma had a soggier start
with their 37th- and 28thwettest June-July periods,
respectively. The first seven
months of the year combined for a statewide average of 20.97 inches, about
an inch below normal.
Heavy rains from central
through northeastern Oklahoma put a halt to the
spread of flash drought in
those regions, counteracting dry weather that began
back in late April.
Unfortunately, the afore-
mentioned lack of rain
across southern Oklahoma
led to flash drought erupting in that region by
month’s end. The July 5
U.S. Drought Monitor
report had four percent of
the state in moderate
drought and an additional
15 percent in “abnormally
dry” conditions — a drought
precursor.
The final Drought Monitor of the month had more
than 9 percent of the state
in moderate drought, mostly across southeastern
Oklahoma, and 29 percent
was considered abnormally
dry. A small section of
Bryan and Choctaw counties had intensified to severe
drought.
The Drought Monitor’s
intensity scale slides from
moderate-severe-extremeexceptional, with exceptional being the worst classification.
Several state lakes had
begun to show signs of
drought stress according to
the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board. Broken
Bow Lake in McCurtain
County fell 6 feet below
normal as of July 27 and
Lake Stanley Draper in central Oklahoma was 10 feet
down at that time. LugertAltus, Foss, Atoka and Skiatook were some of the
other major reservoirs that
had dipped below normal.
Community breakfast Saturday
It’s time for the August Back to School
Bokoshe Methodist Community Fellowship
breakfast. The breakfast will be at 8 a.m.
Saturday in the church’s Fellowship Hall.
The Back to School speaker will be
Levi McClain, youth pastor at Bokoshe
First Baptist Church.
McClain also will be working this year
as technology support for Bokoshe Public
Schools.
McClain just returned from a mission
trip to Haiti where he and several teens
from around the area worked and ministered
to children in orphanages and schools. One
of the Methodist teens, TyAnn Bray, went
on the mission trip and she, along with
McClain, will share their experiences with
everyone.
Get the latest agriculture news every Wednesday in the PDN
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POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Most Oklahoma
snakes harmless
DEATH NOTICE
Eddie Bright
Eddie Bright, 34, of Hanna, formerly of Spiro, died
Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at
Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro with Editor’s Note: This is the ies that cause harm if ingestfirst in a series about snakes ed or touched.
burial in Milton Cemetery.
in Oklahoma.
“Five species of rattlesnake occur in Oklahoma,
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including the timber, westOSU Communications
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vast majority of the more said. “The prairie rattlethan 40 species of snakes snake can, on occasion,
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found in Oklahoma are non- show some temper, but the
• TODAY — Oklahoma Sales Tax Holiday: Certain shoes venomous, but that does not remainder are typically mild
and clothing exempt from sales tax.
mean they do not strike fear in nature.”
in many people.
The copperhead is a com— School starts in Fanshawe.
However, snakes would mon venomous snake in the
— Cavanal Chorale’s Showcase 2, 7 p.m., Donald W.
rather avoid people and are eastern half of Oklahoma.
Reynolds Community Center.
incredibly important ani- They can be unbelievably
— Heavener Rodeo, 7:30 p.m., Cecil Leachman Arena. mals.
docile, but do occasionally
“Snakes,
both
venomous
bite noisy dogs and errant
— Hot dog meal to benefit Area 10 Poteau Special
and
nonvenomous,
cause
hands.
Olympics program, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Poteau Marvin’s
great
anxiety
in
many
peo“Their beautiful, but
Savers Club and Atwoods.
ple and are considered cold- cryptic coloration calls for a
— Twelfth annual Historic Downtown Poteau Golf blooded killers,” said sharp eye when moving
Tournament, check-in 8-8:30 a.m., Choctaw Country Dwayne Elmore, Oklahoma yard debris,” he said.
Club.
State University CooperaIt is commonly believed
tive
Extension
wildlife
speevery
water snake is a ven— Indian taco sale to benefit Choctaw Seniors, 11 a.m.
cialist.
“They
are
coldomous
“water-moccasin,”
to 1 p.m., Dale Cox Community Center.
blooded, of course, but but, this is not accurate.
— Blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart.
unless you are a rodent,
“While there are several
— Enrollment for 3- and 4-year-olds and new students, frog, insect or earthworm, species of water snakes in
you have little to fear.”
Oklahoma, only one speHowe Elementary School.
Fortunately,
most
of
the
cies, the western cotton• AUG. 6 — Oklahoma Sales Tax Holiday: Certain shoes
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capable
of
inflicting
mouth, is venomous,”
and clothing exempt from sales tax.
injury are very docile.
Elmore said. “Although cot— Heavener Rodeo parade, 4 p.m.
“Many bites occur as a tonmouth often act aggres— Heavener Rodeo, 7:30 p.m., Cecil Leachman Arena. result of someone harassing sive, their bark is worse than
the snake or putting their their bite.”
— LeFlore County Roller Derby match to benefit The hands under objects without
All snakes provide imporProtectors Motorcycle Association, 5 p.m., Skate looking first,” he said. “Rat- tant ecological services,
Reation, 201 Hughes Drive.
tlesnakes come to mind including those that are ven— Hot dog meal to benefit Area 10 Poteau Special when most people think of omous.
Elmore suggests using
Olympic program, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Poteau Marvin’s venomous snakes.”
Note the term venomous, some caution when spendSavers Club and Atwoods.
rather than poisonous. Ven- ing time outdoors, and sim— Back to School Community Fellowship Breakfast, 8
omous animals inject a toxin ply walking away from
a.m., Bokoshe Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
directly into their prey as snakes you may encounter,
• AUG. 7 — Back to School Bash, 5-7 p.m., Poteau First opposed to poisonous ani- as they are an important part
United Methodist Church. Hot dogs, bounce-around mals, which contain a toxin of the ecosystem and should
fun, free dental and vision screenings, free haircuts and within portions of their bod- not be harassed or killed.
hygiene products for students.
• AUG. 9 — Foster Family Celebration honoring foster
parents in LeFlore and Latimer counties. Info: Melissa
Heath-Lee, foster care recruiter, (918) 649-2306.
— Prepared Childbirth class for expectant mothers and
partners, 6-8 p.m., Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center.
Info: (918) 635-3147.
— Painting Party, “Meet in the Rain,” 6-9 p.m., Yellow
Cottage Studios, 1211 N. Broadway.
• AUG. 10 — School starts in Bokoshe and Carl Albert
State College
• AUG. 11 — School starts in Poteau, Panama, Cameron,
Wister, Spiro and Hodgen.
• AUG. 13 — Blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Pocola
First Baptist Church.
• AUG. 15 — School starts in Heavener.
• AUG. 16 — Parent Involvement night, 5-8 p.m., Howe
Elementary School.
• AUG. 17 — The Polished Professional — Secrets to
Passion, Purpose and Style, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Donald
W. Reynolds Community Center. Vendor info, registration: (918) 647-9178.
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Local 5-Day Forecast
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
8/5
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100/76
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Generally sunny
despite a few
afternoon
clouds. Hot and
humid. High
around 100F.
Winds light and
variable.
Mix of sun and
clouds. Highs in
the upper 90s
and lows in the
mid 70s.
Mix of sun and
clouds. Highs in
the upper 90s
and lows in the
mid 70s.
Afternoon tstorms. Highs in
the upper 90s
and lows in the
mid 70s.
Scattered tstorms. Highs in
the mid 90s
and lows in the
mid 70s.
Sunrise: 6:31 AM
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Sunset: 8:17 PM
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Enid
95/75
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Tulsa
101/76
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Oklahoma City
99/78
Lawton
101/76
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Antlers
Ardmore
Bartlesville
Broken Bow
Claremore
Cordell
Duncan
El Reno
Elk City
Enid
Guymon
Lawton
McAlester
Miami
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Oklahoma City
Okmulgee
Pauls Valley
Perry
Sallisaw
Sapulpa
Shawnee
Snyder
Stillwater
Tahlequah
Tulsa
Watonga
Weatherford
Wewoka
Woodward
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Editorial Round-up
Female census in state
Legislature will grow
as number of female
candidates increases
Editorial excerpt from The Oklahoman
July 29, 2016
State Rep. Lee Denney is on target when she notes, as
she did recently in an interview with The Oklahoman, that
females comprise 51 percent of the state’s population, “so
I think that we definitely need more women in the
Legislature.” The good news is she’s getting her wish.
Denney, R-Cushing, is one of 21 women in the
149-member Legislature. Viewed from a glass-half-empty perspective, that means women comprise just 14 percent of the total, compared with a national average of
24.5 percent. This places Oklahoma at the bottom nationally for female representation, along with five other states
at 14 percent.
Yet on the other hand, more and more Oklahoma
women are showing an interest in pursuing seats in the
Legislature. According to the state Election Board, 77
women entered primary races this year. That’s 30 more
than ran in 2014, and 41 more than ran in 2012.
Fifty-six women made it through to their primary runoffs or the general election. Thus it’s possible the number
of females in the Legislature will increase this year, even
with eight women leaving due to term limits. It’s also
possible the number of females will dip.
If the latter occurs, it will simply be a result of voters
deciding on the other candidate. Merit, not gender, will be
the deciding factor — as it should be.
This is what carried Mary Fallin to election to lieutenant governor, and two subsequent re-elections to that
office, then to two terms in the U.S. House, and ultimately to two terms as governor.
It was merit that took Jari Askins to six terms in the
Legislature and one term as lieutenant governor. She lost
in her 2010 race for governor — to Fallin, in a year when
the “two women running for governor” narrative was
more of an afterthought than anything else.
Females have occupied the office of state superintendent of public instruction since 1990 — first Sandy
Garrett, then Janet Barresi and now Joy Hofmeister.
Oklahoma has had females serve as labor commissioner,
insurance commissioner, corporation commissioner and
attorney general. All were either elected or appointed
based on their qualifications to fill those offices.
Denney says the larger number of females in races this
year could be attributed in part to the large number of
open legislative seats and a push for more educators to
seek office. Regardless of the reason, it’s encouraging.
Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City, who won her state
Senate race in 2014 in her first foray into politics, makes
valid points in saying many women may be focused on
their families or careers, or may not warm to the idea of
being away from home several days a week during the
session.
A mother of two, her suggestion for increasing the
number of female legislators is for women to consider
getting involved at a local level, which can offer a view
into the political process and campaigns. “That in itself I
think could really spur women to take the leap and put
them on the ballot,” she said.
Once there, as Oklahoma voters continue to show,
they’ll sink or swim based on their ability, not their first
name.
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POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Stop your worrying
Worrying is often an
automatic response when
you are facing problems,
dilemmas or uncertainty. Constant worrying creates physical and mental
problems without providing any benefits. Worrying
is like being in a rocking
chair. It’s a lot of activity
that doesn’t get you anywhere. Since worrying
doesn’t accomplish anything, why do it? Worry, if not an innate emotion, is certainly
a learned habit. Since you
grow up watching everyone around you worrying,
you worry also. Letting go
of worry is doable. Constant vigilance is required
to break this detrimental
habit. Once you stop worrying, you will feel a great
relief and become much
calmer and relaxed. Additionally, as you reduce your
worry, you will find you are
able to more readily take
positive action and attract
desirable circumstances. People worry about both
the past and the future. You
may find yourself worrying
about what you could of,
should of, or would have,
done in the past. Thoughts
of “if only I had done … ”
bogs you down in an endless worry cycle. There’s
absolutely nothing you can
do about events that have
transpired. The clock can’t
be turned back. All you can
do is learn from your mistakes. Worrying about the
past is inane. You will also worry
about what might happen
in the future. You will conjure up virtually all variations of what-ifs. Your
worries might even include
circumstances completely
beyond your control, such
as the weather. Worrying
about the future creates
mental monsters about everything that might possibly go wrong.
Worrying serves no
purpose. There are absolutely no positive aspects
of worrying. Since worry
is a learned habit, you
can also learn to vanquish
worry. The less you worry,
the better you will feel. Action defeats worry, inaction
feeds it.
There is a difference between worry and analysis. Worry is passive. Analysis
enables you to evaluate
various options in preparation for taking action. Effective analysis can be accomplished by answering
the following four questions. 1. What is the problem,
dilemma, issue or obstacle
you are facing? This iden-
Guest Column
Bryan Golden
tification is essential if you
are going to formulate a
plan to deal with it. It’s
helpful to take a step back
away from your situation in
order to answer this question. The more objective
you can be, the better.
2. What is the cause of
the problem? Until you
understand the cause, all
you are dealing with are
symptoms.
Addressing
only symptoms ignores the
problem and yields temporary relief at best. The actual cause of a problem can
be elusive. It may take several attempts to uncover it.
3. What are all possible
solutions? If the cause
of the problem is out of
your control (such as the
weather), all you can do
is compile a list of strategies to deal with it. When
you do have control or influence over the source of
the problem, develop a list
of all options for handling
it. Don’t evaluate any of
the choices. Formulate as
many as you can.
4. What is the best solution? Weigh all of the facts,
evaluate all options, make
the best decision possible
and then take action. This
is all you can do. Being
proactive is one of the most
effective ways of combating worry.
Utilize this approach
whenever you catch yourself worrying. The serenity
poem is worth repeating
regularly:
“Grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to
change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know
the difference.”
By using this strategy
to eliminate most, or hopefully all of your worries,
you will experience more
tranquility than you are
used to. Start with minor
worries and work your way
up to the major ones. Keep
at it until it becomes your
new automatic response.
Bryan is the author of
“Dare to Live Without
Limits.” Contact Bryan at
Bryan@columnist.com or
visit www.DareToLiveWithoutLimits.com.
An apple for teachers is an ax for
state employees
A proposal was suggested last week by Gov.
Mary Fallin and cabinet
members to bring the Oklahoma Legislature back into
session to allocate a muchneeded pay raise for our
state’s educators. While
this sentiment is something
supported by a strong percentage of Oklahoma voters, the method offered fell
flat with most policy makers and Oklahomans alike.
Gov. Fallin suggested
the funds remaining in the
budget, about $140 million, should be allocated
this year by legislators in a
special session. This would
fulfill one of her campaign
promises from 2014 and
something she suggested in
her 2016 State of the State
address.
Normally, this would be
met with much excitement
and would likely receive
overwhelming approval.
The problems lie with
where these funds came
from and the timing of the
suggestion.
The state faced multiple
revenue failures in the past
fiscal year due to a downturn in the oil and gas sector of the economy and the
many tax cuts which have
been passed in recent years
by the legislature. Due to
this, budgets have been cut
each of the recent years of
her administration. In the
past fiscal year, shortfalls
were experienced when the
budget did not meet anticipated collections, therefore
requiring monthly adjustments. As each of these
revenue shortfalls occurs,
state agency budgets are
decreased without much
warning. The final cut administered to state agencies
was in excess of what needed to be cut, which resulted
in remaining funds. While
some policymakers were
overjoyed that government
was cut even further, the result of that reduction led to
the termination of jobs for
state employees in many
agencies and drastic cuts
to many programs, such as
children’s services. Teachers immediately
pushed back on this idea. The thought of receiving
a pay raise as a result of
other state employees’ termination notices was less
than enthusiastic. Flaws in
the scheme also began to
come forward.
The money available
comes from a one-time adjustment to an annual fiscal budget bill. There is no
guarantee this funding will
be available since this was
not allocated by the appropriations bill as a set annual plan with future forecasting. Having served as
a legislative staffer prior to
elective office in the state
House, I saw the work put
into our fiscal staff to not
only get a budget which
would meet the needs of
the state, but to also anticipate what might happen in
the future so as to not overcommit on recurring costs.
On another point, it is
questionable legally if a
small group of politicians
can slash more than was
necessary from a budget
bill passed by the Legis-
Open Door Policy
Joe Dorman
lature and signed by Gov.
Fallin. The Oklahoma Constitution spells out that the
authority to pass a budget
is the responsibility of the
legislature with approval
by our chief executive. For
a small group to determine
they have the authority to
cut more than necessary
from the budget should
frighten many Oklahomans
about the precedent this
could establish.
The timing is also a bit
suspicious as we are within
the final 100 days of the
election and the political
pundits indicate many incumbents might be in trouble. Many policies passed at
the state Capitol, perceived
to be anti-education, have
met increasing resistance
and have motivated some
Oklahomans to make a difference this year. While the
governor claims this is not
the case, one must believe
her advisors recognize they
are facing the potential of
major upsets in the elections this year with many
incumbents facing tough
challengers campaigning
on better education policies
and responsible budget decisions.
We saw three Republican
incumbent legislators lose,
with others in very close
races in their primary elections. This is, in part, due to
educators and the parents of
their students mobilizing in
this election cycle to work
for candidates. A social
media group spearheaded
by these education-minded
voters has “upset the apple
cart” by increasing anxiety
in the political power structure through awareness
of where candidates stand
on issues. These engaged
citizens have realized the
power rests in the hands of
the voters who needed the
motivation and encouragement to go to the polls.
It is understandable why
the majority party would
want to pander to these
educators and parents. The
question is will it work to
soothe their anger, or will
we see more incumbents
lose in November due to
not bringing teachers a
figurative apple in the form
of more respect through
policy when they had the
chance.
Joe Dorman served
House District 65 as a state
Representative for 12 years
and was the 2014 Democratic nominee for Governor of Oklahoma. He is the
currently the community
outreach director for True
Wireless and a member
of the Rush Springs Town
Council.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2016 . . . PAGE 5
Rio Games an acid test for Olympics’ appeal in a grim world
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) —
Even if only for two weeks, can
“Faster-Higher-Stronger” overpower deadlier, scarier and bloodier? Can the Olympic Games still
offer the world momentary levity,
distract from terror, shootings,
poverty and other worries in globally grim times? If not, what use is
the multibillion-dollar celebration
of youthful endeavor and mostly
niche sports?
Through no fault of their own,
the athletes who will march in
massed, joyful ranks behind their
nations’ flags in tonight’s opening
ceremony for the first Olympic
Games in South America shoulder expectations beyond their own
ambitions for gold, silver, bronze
and personal bests.
No Olympics in recent memory has opened under so many dark
Opening Ceremonies slated for tonight
clouds, both within recession-battered Brazil and beyond. Headliners Usain Bolt and Michael
Phelps are back for more medals.
However, no feat of theirs, or the
other 10,500 Olympians, between
the first medal awards on Saturday
and the Aug. 21 closing ceremony
will paste over recent horrors of
84 people murdered with a truck
in Nice or the shooting massacre
of 49 people in a Florida nightclub. Sports are, and always will
be, trivial compared to such atrocities that have come depressingly
thick and fast of late.
“The Olympics may help me
take my mind off things,” said
Parisian lawyer Remy Durand,
reflecting over lunch Thursday
on the Champs-Elysees. “It’s not
going to change my overall mood
lastingly, after the attacks in recent
weeks and months in France.”
Yet Olympic organizers can’t
be faulted for trying, with their
“Together we can change the
world” slogan and OlympicPeace
hashtag. Cold War boycotts aside,
the games remain a symbol of
global togetherness, even if an
increasingly commercialized one.
By putting religion and politics
aside, the Olympics still can remind the world’s people of their
shared humanity, not their divisions.
Picture Berlin in 1936, when
white German long jumper Luz
Long bonded with black American
Jesse Owens when Adolf Hitler
wanted to peddle racial supremacy. Or Sydney in 2000, when athletes from North and South Korea
walked together behind one flag
in the opening ceremony, momentarily putting aside more than
half a century of enmity. Or Barcelona in 1992, when white South
African Elana Meyer ran over to
plant a kiss on Ethiopia’s Derartu
Tulu. Meyer had won silver to
Tulu’s gold in the 10,000 meters
to become her country’s first postapartheid individual medalist.
Tonight, at the opening gala
of these Olympics at Rio’s Mara-
cana Stadium, 10 refugee athletes
will march as one team behind the
white Olympic flag — a reminder
to the world that they aren’t solely
defined by their lack of a place to
call home. While not as grand as
opening ceremonies past, Rio still
expects to wow.
“The Athens ceremony was
classic, and Beijing was grand,
was musical. London was quite
smart. We’re going to be cool,”
said creative director Fernando
Meirelles.
Still, the games have their naysayers. Doping scandals — from
sprinter Ben Johnson losing his
1988 Olympic gold medal over
steroids to Russia’s recent stateorganized subversion of antidoping efforts — have stained all
Olympians and heightened cynicism of their feats and worth.
Preparing for Josh Gordon’s return
Here’s some mindboggling statistics: eight
The Triple
catches on 16 targets for
120 yards, seven catches on
Option
13 targets for 75 yards, two
SEASON WARM-UP — Poteau softball pitcher Taylor Nixon, left, delivers a pitch
to a Battiest batter while second baseman Callie Hambrick gets ready to make a
play during Thursday morning’s game in the Panama Preseason Scrimmage
Festival. The festival will end today, with the regular season beginning next week.
PDN photo by David Seeley
Today’s Panama Preseason Softball
Scrimmage Festival Schedule
Field No. 1
Heavener vs. Healdton, 10 a.m.; Pocola vs. Healdton, 11:15 a.m.; Panama vs.
Stonewall, 12:30 p.m.; Panama vs. Latta,
1:45 p.m.; Wister vs. Cyril, 3 p.m.; Cyril
vs. Quinton, 4:15 p.m.; Red Oak vs. McAlester, 5:30 p.m.; McAlester vs. Wilburton,
6:45 p.m.; Panama vs. Tushka, 8 p.m.
Field No. 2
Kiefer vs. Muldrow, 10 a.m.; Heavener vs. Kiefer, 11:15 a.m.; Latta vs.
Vian, 12:30 p.m.; Howe vs. Davenport,
1:45 p.m.; Oklahoma Union vs. Quinton,
3 p.m.; Cameron vs. Oklahoma Union,
4:15 p.m.; Stilwell vs. Wilburton, 5:30
p.m.; Poteau vs. Stilwell, 6:45 p.m.
Field No. 3
Pocola vs. Hartshorne, 10 a.m.; Hartshorne vs. Muldrow, 11:15 a.m.; Howe
vs. Davenport, 12:30 p.m.; Stonewall vs.
Vian, 1:45 p.m.; Cameron vs. Berryhill, 3
p.m.; Wister vs. Berryhill, 4:15 p.m.; Poteau vs. Tushka, 5:30 p.m.; Red Oak vs.
Tushka, 6:45 p.m.
Phillips leads Reds over
Cardinals for rare series win
CINCINNATI (AP) —
Since the All-Star break,
the last-place Reds have
traded away another star
and turned into a formidable team.
Brandon Phillips had
three hits and left-hander
Brandon Finnegan allowed
one hit in six innings on
Thursday, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-0 victory and a rare series win
over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Reds took two of
three, giving them only
their fifth series win in the
last 23 between the National League Central rivals,
and it goes beyond the one
series.
For the first time since
1999, the Reds have won
six straight series after the
All-Star break. They traded
RBI leader Jay Bruce to
the Mets during the current
surge.
Phillips had a single and
a pair of doubles, scored
three times and drove in a
run against former teammate Mike Leake (8-9).
Ramon Cabrera drove in
three runs, and Eugenio
Suarez knocked in a pair.
Finnegan (7-8) allowed
only Jhonny Peralta’s single
in the fifth inning. He left
after throwing 79 pitches
on a humid, 88-degree afternoon. The bullpen gave
up three singles while closing out Cincinnati’s fourth
shutout, which is tied with
Milwaukee and Pittsburgh
for the fewest in the NL.
Miller’s 3-run homer lifts Rays past Royals
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brad
Miller took a punch to the gut on Monday
when told he was losing his starting shortstop role and being moved primarily to first
base.
On Thursday, he delivered the knockout
blow in a victory.
Miller hit a three-run homer in the eighth
inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the
Kansas City Royals 3-2.
“I just go out there and play,” Miller said.
“It’s all I can really do. Try and get after it.
I think I’ve shown them all year how valuable I am, but at the end of the day, I have
to go out and play. That’s all that matters.”
Tampa Bay acquired Matt Duffy on
Monday in a four-player deal that sent lefthander Matt Moore to San Francisco. Duffy
will take over at short when he returns next
week from a strained left Achilles tendon.
Miller connected on his 19th homer off
Joakim Soria (4-5), who gave up three of
the Rays’ overall four hits during his one
inning.
“We’re lucky to have him, and it doesn’t
matter where plays,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. “We know his bat
plays.”
Kanas City dropped to 40-2 when ahead
after seven innings.
Brad Boxberger (1-0) worked out of a
bases-loaded, one-out jam in the eighth before Alex Colome got his 26th save despite
giving up two hits during the ninth. Drew
Smyly allowed two runs, five hits, one walk
and struck out 10 in seven innings.
Ian Kennedy gave up one hit, walked
four and had nine strikeouts in six-plus innings for the Royals. Alex Gordon hit his
eighth home.
catches on seven targets
for 15 yards, three catches
on four targets for 48 yards
and four catches on seven
targets for 45 yards — with
no touchdown receptions in
the mix.
Does 24 receptions on
47 targets for 303 yards and
0 touchdowns excite you?
What if I told you these
numbers were produced in
2014 a whole two seasons
ago, does that make your
engine run a little harder?
At the level of excitement
the return of Cleveland
wide receiver Josh Gordon
is creating, you’d think his
2013 season [87 receptions
on 159 targets for 1,646
yards and nine TDs) happened last year and not
three years ago.
Alas, here we stand with
Gordon about to make his
triumphant return to the
National Football League
after he serves another fourgame suspension. While in
season-long fantasy football, people are handling
Gordon with caution as
his average-draft position
[ADP] sits at No. 155 overall, essentially undrafted in
10-team standard leagues,
you can expect that number
to rise the closer we get to
the actual start of the season — especially as people
think about the player Gordon was three seasons ago,
and not who he may be
now.
Thus, the questions remains about what are the
realistic expectations for
Gordon once he does return
to the field, and if he does
return to glory or looks like
a player who hasn’t played
in two seasons.
While the way we evaluate players in Daily Fantasy
Sports [DFS] as opposed to
season-long may be oceans
apart as we don’t care about
a long-term investment of
Gordon, we just want to
know his week-to-week
upside, it’s never too early
to investigate whether Gordon is worthy of our Week
5 and beyond investment in
DFS using the same metrics
and thought that we would
in season-long.
Is Gordon’s 2013 season repeatable three seasons later? — Essentially,
are the same variables in
place for Gordon to end up
with nearly 90 receptions
on more than 150 targets
resulting in 1,600-plus receiving yards and doubledigit touchdowns?
Let’s see if circumstances in 2016 match those of
2013:
• Lack of receiving talent — Gordon was the
shining star in a cast that
featured Greg Little and
By Phill
Bennetzen
Devone Bess. However,
now he has rookies Corey
Coleman, Jordan Payton,
Ricard Louis and Rashard
Higgins, veteran Andrew
Hawkins as well as tight
end Gary Barnidge and receiving back Duke Johnson.
By the time Week 5 rolls
around, all of these players
will have more experience
and playing time under the
Hue Jackson offense than
Gordon. Don’t forget in
that 2013 campaign, Gordon had nine or more targets in 11 of 14 games. The
chances of that repeating
three years later are greatly
diminished.
• A bad running game
that led to more passing
opportunities — Let me
remind you who was on
the Browns’ running back
depth chart in 2013 — Dion
Lewis, Montario Hardesty,
Bobby Rainey, Brandon
Jackson, Edwin Baker,
Fozzy Whitaker and the
ghost of Willis McGahee.
Yeah, there’s a reason Gordon was such a large share
of the offensive output,.
Because the lack of talent/
depth behind center, it created a need to rely on the
No. 1 receiver. With Isaiah
Crowell, the Browns have
a dependable between-thetackles rusher who’s been
compared to Marshawn
Lynch since his college
days, along with secondyear back Duke Johnson
who showed at Miami he
was more than capable of
being an every-down back.
I don’t see the turnover at
the position the Browns
had three seasons ago, thus
limiting the need to rely on
the passing game.
• Is he still the same
receiver we saw three
years ago? Comparing a
receiver from age 22 to
age 25 should be a positive
trend as he gains experience while his body just
begins to reach the peak of
its capabilities. However,
with Gordon’s forced sabbatical, who knows what
shape he’s in, let alone if
his body is ready for the
riggers of a football season
again as he’s already on
the physically-unable-toperform [PUP] list entering training camp. Gordon
has a history of marijuana/
alcohol abuse that has led
to multiple suspensions
and as these demons loom
in his rearview mirror who
knows how long before he
forsakes conditioning, let
alone focusing on football,
to return to his vices of the
past that have haunted him
since high school.
Needless to say Gordon’s outlook in 2016 is on
a downward trajectory as
if it wasn’t already in 2014
when he returned from a
10-game suspension to post
numbers that didn’t reflect
who he was only a season
ago at the time. Again, you
may say what do these
things matter when he returns in Week 5. If I play
Gordon in Draftkings or
FanDuel and he gets me a
touchdown, I don’t care if
the rest of his season falls
like a dive-bombing plane.
My concern is that his start
may actually never take
off.
Gordon returns in Week
5 against the New England
Patriots and most likely
will be matched up against
cornerback Malcolm Butler
who rated out as the No. 17
cornerback in adjusted success rate according to Football Outsiders.
In Week 6, he faces a
Tennessee Titans team that
looks to play keep away
much like the 2014 Dallas
Cowboys did, limiting the
snaps Gordon will see when
Cleveland has the ball.
Moving on to Weeks 7
and 8, he’ll be matched up
with Cincinnati cornerback
Dre Kirkpatrick and New
York Jets CB Darel Revis,
who were 18th and 12th,
respectively, in Football
Outsiders adjusted yardsper-attempt ratings.
Following those two
games, he gets Byron Jones
of Dallas in Week 9 and
Baltimore’s Ladarius Webb
in Week 10, who were 12th
and sixth in the aforementioned raitings.
Finally, on Nov. 20, the
Browns face the Pittsburgh
Steelers for the first of two
games as Gordon will see
William Gay who ranked
first, proving how unwillingly opposing quarterbacks were to target Gay
who allowed only 22 receptions on 49 passes.
Gordon has an unfortunate schedule to begin the
season, and none of these
match-ups are his favor to
post No. 1 wide receiver
numbers this season.
•••
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stories at www.Draftshot.
com. Any questions or comments, make contact with
Bennetzen on Facebook.
PAGE 6 . . . FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2016
Outdoors
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Team Wright wins LCBC open tournament on Wister Lake
The LeFlore County
Bass Club had its fifth open
tournament of the 2016 season on Sunday afternoon at
Wards Landing on Wister
Lake. There were 20 boats
filled with anglers who
caught a collective 45 fish
weighing 146.16 pounds.
Each fish's average weight
was 3.25 pounds, and 15
limits, which was a threefish limit, were caught.
The duo of Alan and
Phillip Wright won the
tournament as they brought
15.95 pounds to the scales,
which included Phillip's big
bass weighing 5.65 pounds.
The Wrights earned $450
for the win, and Phillip got
an additional $180 for his
big bass winner.
Randy Martin and Andy
Nance were runners-up
(12.64 pounds, $270), while
Eric and Ray Fairless were
third (12.22, $180).
Rounding out the top
five were A.J. and Haskell
Higgins in fourth (12.04
pounds), and Jacques Adams and Casey Lowrimore
in fifth (11.93).
The club's final open
tournament will take place
from safe light until 1 p.m.
Aug. 20 at Applegate Landing on Robert S. Kerr Reservoir. The entry fee is $40
with a three-fish limit. For
additional
information,
call "The Jody Ray Fishing Hotline" at (918) 6497387.
The Backlash
Fishing Report
The Wister Lake "Jackpot" Open Bass Tournament
will be from 5:45 a.m. until
1 p.m. Sunday at Wards
Landing. There's a threefish limit, with the entry fee
being $50 per boat.
For additional information, call "The Jody Ray
Fishing Hotline" at (918)
649-7387.
Last Cast
The second annual Scott
Clark [Griswold] 4-on4 Volleyball Invitational
Tournament will begin at 6
p.m. Aug. 27, also at Double Branch Baptist Church.
The entry fee is $40 per
team, with the winning
team getting a trophy. There
will be a hot dog social with
Outdoors with
Jody Ray Adams
WISTER WINNERS — Above are the winning teams from Sunday's LeFlore
County Bass Club's open tournament at Wards Landing on Wister Lake. From
left, Alan and Phillip Wright won the tournament, which included Phillip getting
the big bass winner. Randy Martin and Andy Nance were runners-up, while Eric
and Ray Fairless were third. Below, the Wrights display their winning stringer,
including Phillip's big bass.
Photos by Jody Adams
WONDERFUL WESLEY— Wesley Garrett, 11,
caught this seven-pound bass on a recent fishing trip
to a private pond near Gilmore.
Photo by Eli Newby
refreshments. Admission is
free. For additional information, call "The Jody Ray
Sports Hotline" at (918)
649-7387.
We were fishing last
weekend at Fourche Maline Creek at Wister Lake
when Jeff Hardin and Dennis Roper blew past us in
that big skeeter bass boat,
reminiscent of Bo and
Luke Duke in their " General Lee" on "The Dukes of
Hazzard" television show.
So, Jeff's new name is "Bo"
and Dennis is now "Luke." I
need to get me one of those
big bass boats someday to
keep up with the "Dukes of
Fourche Maline." See you
all at the ramp.
Save the world, recycle.
God bless our troops and
our veterans.
Have a great weekend.
•••
Any questions or pictures, make contact with
Jody Ray Adams on Facebook, on “The Jody Ray
Fishing Hotline” at (918)
649-7387 or by e-mail at
jodyray1966@yahoo.com.
Oklahoma Area Lake/Fishing Report
Southeast
Broken Bow: July 16. Elevation below normal, water
82. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass good on
Alabama rigs and plastic baits at 15-20 feet around brush
structure, standing timber and points. Channel, blue and
flathead catfish good on chicken liver, worms and punch
bait at 5-15 feet around brush structure, riprap and along
the river channel. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game
warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: July 17. Elevation normal, water clearing.
Striped bass good on flukes, shad and hair jigs below the
dam. Flathead catfish good on sunfish and live shad along
riprap, around rocks and in shallows. Crappie fair on jigs
and minnows around docks and bridges. White bass good
on Alabama rigs and jigs along riprap and points. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and plastic
baits around points and coves. Report submitted by Cody
Jones, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Lower Mountain Fork: July 18. Elevation normal,
water 76. Trout good on small lures and Powerbait along
creek channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game
warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Pine Creek: July 18. Elevation normal, water 86 and
clear. Crappie excellent on jigs around brush structure and
along the river channel. Largemouth bass good on plastic
baits around points. Channel catfish good on worms and
stink bait along creek channels and in the main lake. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed
in McCurtain County.
Robber's Cave State Park: No report submitted.
Robert S. Kerr: July 17. Elevation normal, water
murky. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama
rigs, flukes and plastic baits around point, rocks and along
riprap. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, live bait
and stink bait along channels and flats. Striped and white
bass fair on live shad, live bait and bill baits along the
river channel. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game
warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: July 16. Elevation normal, water 88. Crappie
fair on jigs, hair jigs and minnows at 6-14 feet around
brush structure and standing timber. Largemouth and
spotted bass fair on bill baits, buzz baits, spinner baits and
topwater lures at 4-12 feet around brush structure, weed
beds and rocks. Blue, channel and flathead catfish good
on cut bait, sunfish and shad at 6-12 feet along channels,
shorelines and in the main lake. Report submitted by Dane
Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Wister: July 17. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and spinnerbaits at
3-14 feet around brush structure. Crappie fair on jigs at
10-20 feet around brush structure. Flathead catfish fair
on live bait at 12-25 feet along channels. Fishing is best
early in the morning and late at night. Report submitted
by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore
County.
Northeast
Fort Gibson: July 16. Elevation above normal, water
89 and stained. Blue, channel and flathead catfish good
on live shad at 25-40 feet in the main lake and river channel. Crappie good on tube jigs and minnows at 10-15 feet
around brush structure and docks. White bass good on inline spinnerbait and crankbaits at 6-15 feet around points.
Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits, crankbaits and tube
jigs at 5-15 feet around coves and along riprap. Report
submitted by Rick Stafford, Fort Gibson.
Greenleaf: July 18. Elevation normal, water clear.
Black bass fair on spinner baits, crankbaits, bill baits,
spoons and worms around moss beds, along shorelines,
creek channel and around brush structure. Crappie fair at
8-16 feet around docks and brush structure. Catfish good
on fresh cut bait on bottom. Report submitted by Lark
Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Lower Illinois: July 17. Elevation normal, water 60
with good visibility. Trout good on Powerbait in tailwater,
Watts area near deep holes and riffles. Report submitted
by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Sequoyah
County.
Tenkiller: July 17. Elevation six inches above normal,
water 80 and clear. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted
bass fair on jigs, plastic baits and spinnerbaits at 15-20
feet around brush structure, in the main lake and around
points. Channel, blue and flathead catfish fair on cut bait,
stinkbait, shad and worms at 15-40 feet around flats,
points and along creek channels. Fish deep flats with flipflops, shad, cut bait or worms. Fish points with stinkbait
at 17-21 feet. Drift with shad, liver or worms. Sunfish
good on worms, small lures and jigs at 10-20 feet along
shorelines, around docks and brush structure. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson.
Webbers Falls: July 18. Elevation two feet above normal, water murky. Black bass fair on spinner baits, crankbaits, bill baits around creek channels, riprap and brush
structure. Crappie fair at 10-15 feet around bridges and
brush structure. Catfish good on cut bait and sunfish. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in
Muskogee County.
The Poteau Daily News is your best source
for local sports coverage in LeFlore County
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Today is the 218th day of 2016
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TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1884,
the cornerstone for the Statue of
Liberty was installed on Bedloe's
Island in New York Harbor.
In 1962, Marilyn Monroe was
found dead in her Los Angeles
home.
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for violating his order to return to
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In 2010, a cave-in at the San Jose
Mine near Copiapo, Chile, trapped
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TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1979,
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legendary
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The event was Houdini's last
public escape.
TODAY'S MOON: Between new
moon (Aug. 2) and first quarter
moon (Aug. 10).
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am
having a tough time talking to
my children about being lawabiding citizens while there are
police officers who are not protecting and serving the community. My son is terrified; he feels
like he might become a victim of
police violence, and I worry for
him as well because I cannot follow him everywhere he goes.
I am hesitant to tell him that I
was pulled over by the police in
a recent mandatory check. We
are living in turbulent times, and
I want to offer some wisdom on
how to talk to police officers in a
respectful manner. Any wisdom
will be greatly appreciated.
– Protect and Serve,
Seattle, WA
DEAR
PROTECT AND
SERVE: This is one of the most
provocative and important questions of our time, made worse
because it often ignites over
racial lines. Obviously, there is
too much violence in general in
our country, and that includes
police shootings and killings of
innocent citizens.
I do not believe that most police
officers are trigger-happy, or
that most consciously target dif-
By
Harriette Cole
ferent groups of people. I do
believe that we are all living in a
world where unconscious bias
pollutes people's thinking and
opinions about others. What
should we do? Find out if your
local precinct has any programs
where they engage neighbors
and children. Learn if there are
any opportunities for local police
to connect with the community in
positive ways. Take your son to
participate in any of these events.
Humanizing both officer and citizen may help to soften the tensions that are raging throughout
our nation. The goal, after all, is
mutual respect.
Engage your son in the political
process. Help him learn about
citizens' rights and how to
address lawmakers to help
change the laws of the land.
Teach your son how to handle
himself if he is approached by a
police officer: Be friendly and
calm, with no quick movements
and total compliance with whatever the officer asks; if you think
it would be helpful, suggest he
say a prayer. It is essential that
anyone who engages a police
officer be as unemotional and
clear-thinking as possible. Do
not argue or allow yourself to get
upset. Sadly, for too many people, compliance has still met with
a bullet, so your son must be
extremely cautious.
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and founder of DREAMLEAPERS,
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Call 918-647-9191
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for more informaweather
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FOR
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w/CH&A
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August
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day of July, 2016.
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2401 N. Lincoln HOMA, ACCORDTo apply go online to:
James Ford
Melba L. Hall
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Lot Model Close-Out
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August 23, 2016
DRESS: 432 Un2016 River Birch,
Great Service,
Location:
LEGALS Will derwood Avenue, LLC
LEGALS
770 NE 63rd St
Great Price!!
Rogers Building Arkoma, OK 74901
Model 3820, 32x64,
800-940-5581.
2401 N. Lincoln
for the sum of Oklahoma City, OK
SOLICITATION
3 Bedroom,
Blvd. Ste. 102/104
$18,383.11, with in- 73105-6431
FOR BIDS (BID
2 Bathroom,
OKC, OK 73105
terest from October (405)848-1819
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1800
Sq.
Ft.,
Uncontested
PO Box 53448,
1, 2015, at 3.875 File No. 16-126708
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without children.
in bids in Suite 212
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and
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Services, Capital
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ment, Construction
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and pricing.
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thorncosts of this action,
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8500, 3 Bedroom,
405-525-2220
and ordering said
2401 Lincoln Blvd.
2 Bathroom, 1500
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P.O. Box 1168
All Bedrooms.
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First United
bids will be opened
$50,000, a cashier’s ever setting up or
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Talihina, Ok 74571
and read aloud after
$61,500.
check, a certified asserting any right,
of Poteau, OK is
the time indicated.
918-567-2251
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2 Bedroom,
Bedroom Mobile
grants. Job ready
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home with carport large corner lot. All ds_&_Drawings.
1 Bathroom.
Homes For Rent.
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Digital copies of the
new
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NO PETS!!
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available for public
479-629-0691
918-647-6996.
918-774-4624.
580-223-3360.
ment
Oklahoma City, OK
inspection.
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ber: 17001
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Project
Name:
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teau Daily News on
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For Rent.
July 29, August 5,
Project Location:
HUD & Choctaw
Lake Wister State
IN THE DISTRICT 12,
Approved.
Park
COURT OF LE 2019(27500)LPXLP
Poteau Valley
Cost
Estimate:
FLORE COUNTY
Apartments
$76,715.00
STATE OF OKLA918-212-4802
Using
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MIDFIRST BANK,
**FOR RENT**
and Recreation DePlaintiff,
Clean, 2 Bedroom,
partment
v.
1 Bath. Stove,
Bid Documents
DOLAN J. KIZER;
Refrigerator, Dish
Available: July 22,
BARBARA KIZER;
Washer Included.
2016 Fee For Bid
JOHN DOE, OCTotal Electric.
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