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1 SERVING LEFLORE COUNTY PoteauDailyNews.com Thursday, September 7, 2017 Complete Sports, Calendar, Weather 4 Opinions 8-9 Comics, Classifieds 10 Education Pirate Profile Caleb Pritchett and Tristan Smith Page 5. High School Softball Roundup Page 5 75 Daily Edition Volume 122 No Pages Early voting opens Up From the Ashes City suspends Wolf Ridge golf payments Poteau, Pocola, Howe special elections By Ken Milam PDN News Editor Early voting begins today in three special elections in LeFlore County. Poteau and Pocola voters will decide school bond questions. In Howe, voters will decide between Holley Ann Gerdes and Keith Gammel to fill an unexpired term on the town Board of Trustees. Poteau voters are being asked to approve a $22.93 million bond issue. If approved, the funds would go toward construction of a two-story seventh- and eighth-grade academic center, renovations to the Bob Lee Kidd Civic Center for performing arts, building an event center and adding new high school classrooms. Pocola voters will decide on a $6.03 million school bond issue for two new facilities, according to Pocola Superintendent Lawrence Barnes. A new event center for high school and middle school students also would include safe rooms to serve (See VOTE, page 3) Arraignments today in 2009 slaying Bo Wilson Rebuilding plans discussed at Cameron School forum Cameron School Superintendent Jim Caughern, above, fields questions from the audience at Tuesday night s forum, top photo. PDN photos by Amanda Corbiin By Jenny Huggins PDN Reporter Arraignments are scheduled at 8:30 a.m. today for two people charged in connection with the 2009 death of Jody Rilee-Wilson Donald Lee Bocephus Bo Wilson of Wister turned himself into the LeFlore County Detention Center on Tuesday night after an arrest warrant was issued for him for the murder of his wife. His mother, Edith Kathryn Kathy Wilson, was already being held on a warrant for accessory after the By Amanda Corbin PDN Reporter fact. According to District 16 District Attorney Jeff Smith, Bo Wilson is charged with first-degree murder with deliberate intent and unlawful disposal of human remains after his late wife s body was found by a paraglider near Heavener in May of In August, search warrants were filed for the DNA samples of Bo and Kathy Wilson after Jerry Wilson Sr., Bo Wilson s father, went to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and (See WILSONS, page 2) so appreciative. I ve said it once, We re twice, three times, and I ll say it again We re overwhelmed with the support we ve got, said Rick Ward, president of Cameron Public Schools Board of Education during a public forum held Tuesday at the school, one week after a night fire ravaged the high school and gym buildings. Few seats were empty in the Community Center as school staff, students, residents and alumni gathered to hear an update and filter questions through the board and school Superintendent Jim Caughern. Officials said school is expected to restart sometime next week. Caugh- (See CAMERON, page 2) Kathy Wilson By Jenny Huggins PDN Reporter The agreement between Wolf Ridge Country Club and the City of Poteau has been suspended until May. Poteau Mayor Jeff Shockley said when school started, attendance at the discount youth golf program dropped drastically. Social media and gossip seem to be influencing our decision, Shockley said at Tuesday s council meeting. The fact that an item is supposed to be put on the agenda to make a mockery of our decisions is unacceptable. Councilmen are legislators, not over the departments or circumvent procedure. I was once a councilman and I understand the chain of command. If someone came to me I d ask if they had talked to the mayor, if not, please do then get back with me if your results are not satisfactory. It is the mayor s job to carry out the Council member addresses arrest By Jenny Huggins PDN Reporter Poteau City Councilman David White issued a statement at Tuesday s Poteau City Council meeting regarding his Aug. 12 arrest for alleged possession of methamphetamine and transporting a loaded firearm. No charges have been filed through the LeFlore County District Attorney s Office, only city tickets in Panama. I ve been a practicing Christian most of my life. Never in my mind of doing something that would let my Heavenly Father down. Sometimes you get caught up in situations that sometimes you don t have any control over or maybe you don t respond quick enough to do something about it. I ve been on here 16 years and I ve always took a lot of pride representing the City Council and what it stands for. I just want to say first and foremost, I don t know if God let me go through this. I have a little trouble saying God put me in this sit- Pool still has a chance We ll dig into it, Poteau City Councilman Jim Sommers said, referring to options available for fixing the city pool at Twymann Park. We think we have the leak located and we think it s on the outside. The Pool Committee s plan is to dig into the area and see if they can fix the leak. We re going to try, Sommers said at Tuesday s City Council meeting. In other business, John Ford, Dustin Green and Chris Sumpter received five-year service pins and (See DEAL (See WHITE, page 2) employees with 25 years or more service to the city were recognized. A tobacco ordinance was approved. There will no longer be any type of tobacco used on city property. That includes smokeless and vaped tobacco. This allows the city to hire a TSET and Safe Routes to School grant writer. This will allow the city to receive money for various improvements. Two sites at 305 Crest Court and 505 LeFlore were approved for cleanup and abatement.

2 PAGE 2... THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 Area POTEAU DAILY NEWS CAMERON WHITE ern said students displaced from the high school will will be divided into four classrooms in in the the elementary library and six classrooms at the middle school. Home basketball games will be held at the Carl Albert State College gym. Caughern said he met with CASC President Jay Falkner, and Falkner will speak with the Board of Regents at the college to approve the offer. Students also will have use of the locker and weight rooms. CASC suspended its basketball program in April 2016 due to budget cuts. The college also had eliminated several positions and degree programs as part of a Reduction in Force. Panama Schools also offered use of one of their gyms. Caughern said CASC also donated laptops to Cameron. Cameron plans to replace sports banners or plaques lost in the fire. Several awards were rescued during the blaze, which Ward recalled, saying, people running in and out of that gym. It was awesome the community coming together. However, panels of older graduating classes were lost. If you have photographs of graduating classes or panels, take them to the school. Transcripts and records received smoke damage but were saved. Jim Newcomb, an area architect, discussed the future of the school grounds with the board and public. Newcomb said many details are fuzzy until an inspector with the WILSONS told investigators about what he witnessed during the evening Jody Wilson went missing. He also told OSBI agents that Bo Wilson told him he put plastic over her face and murdered her. The family was supposed to take a trip to New Mexico on May 7-9, 2009, according to s from Jody Wilson and phone calls to her parents. Marshall Rogers, a contact of Bo Wilson, told investigators Bo Wilson told him several days before the trip that Jody Wilson would not be going with them. On May 5, 2009, Jody Wilson met with an Avon representative to discuss her new Avon business. Jody Wilson told her about the trip and that she would be back the next week. They were supposed to take a trip together on May 11, Jody Wilson had told her she would be going with her daughter, husband and inlaws. That night, Jody and Bo Wilson took their daughter to Jody Wilson s in-law s, insurance company releases the property. The inspector is expected on Tuesday. He outlined the rebuilding process. The public is welcome to have input into the construction. Newcomb said the buildings may grow in size due to new code regulations. Exact locations of the new structures have yet to be determined, and it was emphasized by school board officials that rumors about where buildings may be rebuilt or moved to are untrue as no official plans have been drawn up. New building codes also will require a safe room at the school, Newcomb said. Officials said they would like to see rock from the original building somehow incorporated into the new design. Ward reassured the public that the materials, including the school entryway, will not be trashed. School officials said they were overwhelmed with the support the district has received with individual cash or check donations on Tuesday at $12,000. This does not include the substantial amount of school supplies received, Teachers still need items such as printers, clocks, trash cans, surge protectors and podiums or stools. Further needs may be posted to the Cameron Schools Facebook page. Officials said the junior high lost uniforms, ball gloves and cleats as well, which can also be donated. Caughern said the school has received donations from far and wide, even across state lines from Kathy and Jerry Wilson Sr. s, house between 5 and 6 p.m. Katy Wilson is said to have spoken with Jody and Bo Wilson for a few minutes. The baby was left with Kathy and Jerry Wilson while Bo and Jody drove to Pizza Hut in Poteau. Jody s mother spoke with her on the phone between 8 and 8:30 p.m. Jody Wilson told her mother about the trip. They spoke a few times a week on the phone while she and her father would speak daily. Neither parent received a call after this call. Bo Wilson told investigators Jody Wilson returned home from Pizza Hut after picking up their child at his mother s house around 8:10 p.m. The Avon representative said she received an at 9:17 p.m. telling her again that she would be out of town but could be reached by calling Bo Wilson s cell phone. Bo Wilson said he went to his parent s house at around 10:45 p.m. He said Jody Cameron school officials hope to incorporate the school s iconic entry into the new building. PDN photo by Amanda Corbin Texas, Florida and Ohio. Textbooks have been donated to the district, although the school plans to order new ones. The FCCLA class also received donations from Food Network personality The Pioneer Woman, aka Ree Drummond of Pawhuska. Caughern said he visited with Choctaw Nation District 4 Councilman Delton Cox. He said Cox is working on a possible $50,000 donation, as well as a possible donation of casino proceeds. He said the Choctaw Nation also donated teacher desks. For those wishing to help the school, Caughern Wilson was at the computer exchanging s with the Avon representative and had changed her mind about going to New Mexico. He said she decided to stay home and sell Avon. He said he got the baby and left, going straight to his parent s home. Kathy Wilson told investigators neither Bo nor Jody Wilson had come to get the baby. Bo Wilson did show up at his parents house at 11 or 11:30 p.m. The houses are two blocks apart and Kathy Wilson already had the baby. The affidavit said the discrepancy between the time Jody Wilson s last was sent and the time he said he left was approximately one hour and 28 minutes. Jody s body was found approximately 15 miles from her home. It took investigators approximately 25 minutes to drive from Jody s home to the location where her body was found, states the affidavit. Jerry Wilson spoke with the OSBI agents in May this said they can volunteer to carry desks and such, but cleanup efforts will be done by contract labor due to liability issues. He reminded donors that their donations are tax deductible. The public also can help by adopting a teacher through Cameron Gospel Lighthouse. Caughern urged those interested in school proceedings to attend the monthly board of education meetings. The next meeting for Cameron is slated 6 p.m. Monday. Those wanting to be heard must be placed on the agenda by the Thursday prior to meetings. year and said Kathy Wilson left with Bo Wilson to dispose of a body while he stayed home and played with the baby. He said they returned and he, Kathy and Bo Wilson, along with the baby, left for New Mexico. Jody Wilson s car was found in Henryetta and Jerry Wilson said Bo had driven it to the Pig Out Palace there and rode the rest of the way to New Mexico and back with his parents, telling them that Jody Wilson would pick it up the next day. On May 8, Jody Wilson s body was found in a remote area near Heavener Runestone. The body was identified by tattoos and dental records. Investigators said her clothes and the grass showed signs of being dragged to that location. No injuries could be documented because of the state of decomposition. Jerry Wilson s statements led investigators to request DNA and issue arrest warrants. uation, because I m going to tell you, handcuffs are not very comfortable. The way some of these officers treat you are of concern. I tried to be respectful and tried to treat him and them as I would want to be treated. Do I feel like that was reciprocated, no, not really. They have a tough job to do, I know that. All I can do really is apologize, keep praying and to see what happens. Never would I do anything purposefully to disrespect my position on the City Council and foremost my position as my Lord and Savior s soldier on earth. A lot of times the way you deliver the story in life in any situation has a great deal to do with the outcome. They started the ball rolling so we ll see what happens. This is my way of apologizing to the community for what happened. Please accept it. I ve apologized to the Good Lord. We re all human and we live in glass houses. When you re DEAL day to day business of the city and to carry out the policies set out by the council. I was not in favor of the bypass when it came through, but as mayor I tried to make it the best bypass we could have. I did not keep putting it on the agenda to get my way or anything else, it s a democracy. Let a vote stand and try to make the best of it. Make things work. We used to agree to disagree and move on. Not anymore, we seem to harbor feelings and listen to social media for our facts. We need to unite and serve our community as we move forward. We need to be accountable and move forward with respect and honor. Abigail Mae Sulser in politics, your glass house seems to be bigger so be careful where you throw stones. I don t want to try my case in the court of public opinion, I want to try my case in court. That s my side. The city council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday stating that the governing body has authority to address issues relating to conduct of its members when that conduct means disrepute to the municipality and governing body. Panama Police Chief John Whiteaker said White originally was pulled over for driving on the shoulder and a faulty exhaust. Officers were advised he had an outstanding warrant in Heavener, which led to him being taken into custody and his vehicle searched. According to Whiteaker, officers allegedly found a glass pipe in the vehicle which field tested positive for methamphetamine. The agreement allowed the club to offer discounted golf rates to youth in exchange for $2,500 of city funds per month, with a 30-day out clause. Opponents said they would pick up the petitions they placed around town that have not already been removed. Shockley ended his speech by calling for unity, growth and progress. For the balance of this term, I m committed to creating jobs in this area. My goal is to create 100 to 200 jobs before this term is over. All I have is my name, let s all work together and make a positive difference and get the trust and respect that our citizens deserve. Sarah Yocham Cheryl Wipp Missing child sought A family is asking the public s help in finding a 6-month-old girl. Abigail Mae Sulser was last see at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 1 with two women and two other children in a black Chevrolet Cobalt. The women are identified as Cheryl Wipp and Sarah Yocham. A family member said Wednesday a food stamp card belonging to one of the women had been used in West Virginia and one of the women reportedly was seen on security footage making the transaction. Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the Poteau Police Department or Eva Manning at (918)

3 POTEAU DAILY NEWS Area THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, PAGE 3 Pansy Kidd Middle School Students of the Month BETHANY WARREN, sixth grade. Parents: Shannon and Chad Warren. Electives: Beginning band and FACES/ Explore. Bethany likes school because she likes to learn about so many things and have fun while learning. Bethany is a member of FCCLA. VOTE as storm shelters for students and the public, Barnes said. It would be used for athletic competitions and would include a stage for plays, concerts and assemblies and other events, Barnes said. A new multipurpose building would be added to the elementary school, which would include bleachers and an athletic DEATH NOTICE Ellis Lee Woodral, 59, of Heavener passed away Sept. 4, 2017, in Heavener. Graveside services will be be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, in Reichert BEA U FL A N A G A N, sixth grade. Parents: Angel and David Barbee. Electives: Athletics and Explore. Beau likes school because it s the only place he can learn math, science, English and reading and all of his teachers are great. Beau is a member of FCCLA. court with room for a portable stage for assemblies and programs. Early ballots may be cast from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday at the LeFlore County Election Board in the courthouse annex on Church Street in Poteau. Polling places in the communities holding elections will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Under Oklahoma Law, Ellis Lee Woodral SAD I E PE R K I N, seventh grade. Parents: Jim and Mary Lynn Perkin. Electives: Choir, band and FCCLA. Sadie likes school because she gets to learn and make friends. Sadie is a member of the Student Council. voters must show proof of identity a valid photo ID card or voter registration card or sign an affidavit to cast a provisional ballot. If the information on the affidavit matches voter records, the ballot will be counted after election day. Only voters who live in Poteau or Pocola school districts or in the Howe city limits may participate in those elections. Cemetery under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener. Famiy visitation will be form 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Weather National Weather Service / Tulsa JAYDEN WO O T E N, seventh grade. Parents: Crystal and Zack Wooten. Electives: Athletics and Explore. Jayden likes school because he likes athletics and sports is fun. TO D AY IS NEITHER RAIN N O R SN O W DAY TO D AY Poteau Kiwanis Club, noon, Western Sizzlin, guests and new members welcome. ª SEPT. 9 Joe Neff Memorial Poker Run, 9 a.m., Long Branch Saloon. SEPT. 11 Haw Creek Fire Association annual membership meeting and board nominations, 7 p.m., training building next to Haw Creek Fire Department. Free autism screening, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Parenting Center, Carl Albert State College. Appointment required: (918) , or tyarbery@pervasiveparentingcenter. Breaking Barriers Youth Conference, Daniel Henson, 7 p.m., Saving Grace REAGAN BULLARD, eighth grade. Parents: Shannon and Lynn Bullard. Electives: Band and office worker. Reagan likes school because she gets to learn new things and she gets to see her friends. Reagan is a member of the Student Council, National Junior Honor Society, cheerleading and FCCLA. NEW & IMPROVED: Safety Never Felt TM So Good. CADEN FOX, eighth grade. Parents: Sarah and Chad Fox. Electives: Athletics, robotics and library/office worker. Caden likes school because he loves to learn new things. Caden is a member of Gifted and Talented, the academic team, Student Council, library staff and National Junior Honor Society. Refuge, Keota. Parent support group meeting for families coping with disabilities, 6 p.m., Pervasive Parenting Center, Carl Albert State College. Info: (918) or ktoney@pervasiveparentingcenter.org. SEPT. 12 Disabled American Veterans meeting, 6 p.m. potluck and 7 p.m. meeting, building north of Poteau on U.S. Highway 59. Breaking Barriers Youth Conference, Daniel Pruitt, 7 p.m., Saving Grace Refuge, Keota. SEPT. 13 Advancing With Us referral networking group, 12:15 p.m., Western Sizzlin Party Room in Poteau. All area businesses are invited. Most advanced air system in the industry Introducing MicroSoothe! MADE IN THE U.S.A. WITH PRIDE Thursday Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Thursday Night Clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Friday Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night Clear, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph Detailed Forecast becoming calm in the evening. 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4 PAGE 4... THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 Opinions POTEAU DAILY NEWS I m not making this up The progressives and Republican establishment have become panic-stricken at the thought of a President Trump being allowed to serve and follow through on what he was elected to do. They will oppose whatever Trump does or attempts to do. If you read the op-ed by Cokie and Steve Roberts and witnessed the Republican leadership railing against Trump s pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, while being unable to solve or offer solutions on healthcare, budget, security, immigration and tax structures, you get a sampling of the daily barrage by the media, Democrats and establishment to undermine Trump. For the record, President Obama pardoned 212 and commuted another 1,715 people, including Chelsea Manning, who was convicted and sentenced to 35 years for stealing and providing classified documents to Wikileaks. Oscar Lopez was sentenced to 55 years in prison for seditious conspiracy, use of force to commit robbery, interstate transportation of firearms and conspiracy to America s government pension pain Stories of struggling government pension funding have abounded the last few months. Reports of changing the retirement scenario for state employees are dominating the conversation in states like New Jersey, Illinois, California and Kentucky. Seventy-five year old retired Americans aren t interested in going back to work. However, if state government pensions are cut some may feel like they have to. Already, Wal-Mart, McDonalds, Target, Starbucks and scores of other retailers are filled with SERVING LEFLORE COUNTY Guest Column Dewey Harrison transport explosives with intent to destroy government property, and subsequently to an additional 15 years for attempted escape and pardoned by Obama. President Bush (43) pardoned or commuted convictions of 200 people, including Lewis Scooter Libby, assistant to President Bush and Chief of Staff Dick Cheney, who was convicted of perjury in connection with the CIA leak scandal involving members of the state department. Libby received commutation, not a full pardon. President Clinton pardoned or commuted the sentences of 459 people, including Roger Clinton Jr., his brother, after serving a year in prison for cocaine possession, and commuted the sentences of 16 members of FALN, a violent Puerto Rican terrorist group that set off 120 bombs in the United States, mostly in New York City America s seniors trying to at least make grocery money to survive during their senior years. The picture of an 80-year-old who has to work just to make payment on his government subsidized housing and to afford a few groceries is not a pretty picture of America. Americans grew up in the 60s and 70s believing that someday most of us would be millionaires. During Jimmy Carter s presidency and runaway inflation era all the projections concerning 401k-pensions were that they would yield at least $1 million in savings. A friend of LeFlore County s Newspaper Since 1895 The Poteau Daily News (USPS ) is published daily by Horizon Oklahoma Publishing Company Inc., Poteau, OK Periodical privileges paid at Poteau, OK. POSTMASTER: Send change of addresses to Poteau Daily News, P.O. Box 1237, Poteau, OK The Poteau Daily News publishes Tuesday through Saturday. Dave McKimmey, General Manager...Ext. 25 publisher@poteaudailynews.com Ken Milam, News Editor...Ext. 14 newseditor.pdn@gmail.com Jaime Wickwire, Business Manager...Ext. 29 business.mgr.pdn@gmail.com Classifieds/Legals...Ext. 11 legals@poteaudailynews.com Classifieds...Ext. 10 classifieds@poteaudailynews.com Dave McKimmey, Circulation... Ext. 27 circ.pdn@gmail.com and Chicago. The 16 were convicted of conspiracy and sedition and sentenced with terms ranging from 35 to 105 years in prison. President Bush (41) pardoned or commuted 77 people, including Armand Hammer, CEO of the Occidental Petroleum Company, who contributed $110,000 to the Republican National Committee just before his pardon. He was pardoned for illegally contributing $54,000 to Richard Nixon s presidential campaign in President Reagan pardoned or commuted 406 people, including Mark Felt and Edward Miller, who were FBI officials authorizing illegal breakins. Felt later admitted to being Deep Throat, the informant during the Watergate scandal. President Carter pardoned 466 people and 200,000 Vietnam draft dodgers, including Patty Hearst, who was convicted Guest Column Glenn Mollette MEMBER: of bank robbery, and Lolita Lebron, Rafael Miranda and Irving Rodriquez, who in 1954 opened fire in the U.S. House of Representatives and wounded five congressmen. And yes, President Ford, pardoned Richard Nixon. Additionally, every President has pardoned or commuted sentences, yet we have never witnessed the feigned outrage of any president as we have of President Trump s pardon of Sheriff Arpaio for contempt of court. Yes, you read that correctly, contempt of court. At some point, the progressives, media and establishment must come to the realization that they are doing great harm to the country by not having a discussion of the issues which affect the lives of working class Americans. Pray hard. Dewey Harrison of Poteau is a retired school teacher, full time political antagonist, occasional fisherman and a registered Independent. Credit to Wikipedia for supporting data and facts. mine who recently retired and paid into a 401k annuity plan prescribed by his company for 35 years had approximately $350,000 saved to live on the rest of his life. That sounds like a nice chunk of money but it won t go far. Take for example a state government pensioner whose retirement is $4,000 a month. Some are a bit less and many are a lot more. However, this is $48,000 a year plus medical insurance benefits. A state government employee who retires at 52 and lives for 30 years will collect $1.44 million plus occasional cost of living increases, plus health insurance. It doesn t take a genius to figure out that a defined benefit retirement will produce a lot more yield over a lifetime than a 401k pension. A 401k requires a very grueling disciplined lifestyle of saving lots of money and doing without today in hopes of having money for the golden years. Most of America s current workers cannot fathom of trying to save $10,000 to $18,000 a year into a retirement plan because they need every penny today to live on. College loan debt, house payments and often one or two small children consume every penny. By the time people start seriously paying into a 401k pension the race is on. You can t build much in 20 years unless you are paying $15,000 or more a year into a fund. Thus, most people need 30 to 35 years today to accumulate much money. A government pension that promises you $4,000 to $5,000 of money every month the rest of your life To Contact Us: Mail: P.O. Box 1237, Poteau, OK Location: 804 N. Broadway, Poteau Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday Friday Telephone: Fax: Website: You can expect delivery of your paper by 6 a.m. Please call by 10 a.m. for prompt replacement delivery. If your paper is damaged or missing , Ext. 27 To Subscribe: Phone month $ months $25 6 months $42 1 year $75 Out-of-County, Out-of-State 1 month... $12 3 months.... $35 6 months.... $66 1 year... $129 A detrimental ideology Editorial excerpt from The Journal Record Dated Sept. 1 It seemed clear to us that the proposed $1.50-per-pack assessment for cigarettes was a tax in fee s clothing. The Oklahoma Supreme Court saw it that way too. Since a new tax can t be passed in the final five days of the session, that bill was rendered null and void. This week, in a 5-4 ruling, the justices decided that the elimination of a sales tax exemption on vehicles was not a new tax and could stand. That makes sense to us too. Whether it s a tax on oil and gas production or the sale of goods, the removal or modification of an exemption isn t the same as a new tax; it s the restoration of the status quo. Although the constitutionality of the revenue measures has taken most of the public s attention since the session ended in May, it s still a Band-Aid on a wound that needs a tourniquet. Republican legislators have become so averse to raising revenue they re creating more problems than they re solving. This year, most went through the session as though they were trying to hold their breath long enough that their mothers would give up and stop trying to give them their medicine. In the end, they had to inhale and ramrodded last-minute revenue bills to balance a budget in the most precarious possible way. Even the much-touted promise of teacher pay increases fell by the wayside when it became clear there was no way to pay for that without raising revenue. Oklahoma cannot save its way to prosperity. If ever the truth of the cliché about it taking money to make money were evident, it is now in Oklahoma. The no-tax monomania is proving to be as deadly for the state as was Ahab s obsession as the sick, the elderly, the children and the poor of our state continue to suffer the consequences. No government should spend frivolously or tax unfairly, but the never-tax, never-spend ideology is so detrimental to growth, prosperity and human decency that Oklahoma will eventually find itself looking up even to Mississippi. after working 28 years is a deal that is hard to beat. Government retirements and other industries for years have afforded their retirees defined benefit retirements secured on the backs of what other people will pay into the fund. Social Security today is in trouble because the money people paid into it was not kept in reserve for the retirees. Instead we have spent it on Vietnam, Afghanistan and anything the government wanted to spend it on. Thus, we are already being warned that in 15 of so years there will not be enough people paying enough money into Social Security to fully pay America s future retirees what was promised. One major problem we are trying to survive as Americans is the politicians who have been in office for so many years. They have taken care of themselves and failed Americans. Sadly, we keep electing them, and they keep failing us. Saving American s pensions will take an all out effort. We can t just kick the can down the road. Eventually there will be no more money to borrow because the ability to pay it back will be impossible which is where we are throughout our country. I do believe Americans will do their part if government will do its part. Most pensioners would reluctantly take a painful 10 percent cut if it meant saving the system. Retirees would probably be willing to work to 59, but when you start at 25 that is still 34 years of work. A combination of state pension and Social Security would be a workable solution as well. More taxes are not the answer. A huge segment of people paying taxes in states like Illinois, New Jersey and Kentucky who are all in big trouble are state pensioners. The state pensioners can t afford any more taxes than the person next door. The idea of taxing the rich doesn t solve the issue because the rich people can all move their residency to another state including Texas, Tennessee or Florida where they don t have a state income tax. States with increasing income taxes aren t doing so great consider Illinois. Illinois can t afford to pay their lottery winners. A friend of mine said he was supposed to receive about $200 back on his state income tax filing but knew Illinois would never give it back to him and he was right, they didn t. They don t have the money. The new tax rate for individuals in Illinois is 4.95 percent as of July 1. Kentucky collects 6 percent from its highest earners. If you earn over one half million dollars a year you pay 8.97 percent in state income tax in New Jersey. If you earn between $75,001 and $500,000 then the rate is 6.37 percent in New Jersey. In Florida the state income tax is zero. However, you do pay a 6 percent sales tax. In Florida you do not have to pay tax on income from an S corporation. One major plus of a 401k pension fund is that at least it is your money. If you have saved two or three hundred thousand dollars then you can count on it. You can spend it or leave it to your children. One thing about your government pension in this new modern era is you probably can count on it just probably not all of it. Glenn Mollette is a syndicated columnist and author of 12 books. He is read in all 50 states. Contact him at GMollette@aol.com. Learn more at com. Like his Facebook page at EDITORIAL CONTENT POLICY: Columns, cartoons and letters to the editor published in this newspaper do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Poteau Daily News or its management.

5 POTEAU DAILY NEWS Sports THURSDAY, SEPTEMIBER 7, PAGE 5 Pirate Profile TERRIFIC TWOSOME Poteau senior wide receivers/cornerbacks Caleb Pritchett, left, and Tristan Smith were glad the Pirates opened the season last week victorious and look for another win this week against Tulsa Hale. PDN photo by David Seeley Poteau senior duo glad season got off on the right plank, but it s time to get ready for Tulsa Hale Rangers By David Seeley PDN Sports Editor As juniors, Caleb Pritchett and Tristan Smith, who both play wide receiver and cornerback, lost their season opener against Durant last year at Southeastern Oklahoma State University s Paul Laird Field. The Pirates made sure that didn t happen in 2017 as they routed the Lions last Friday night in the season opener at Costner Stadium. It felt amazing, Pritchett said. The fact that we came out there and dominated them, it felt great. Pritchett believes the win will kickstart the Pirates into another successful season. We ve gotten off to a good start, he said. We re playing better. I think we re going to have a good season this year for us. However, now it s time to get ready for Week 2 s opponent, the Tulsa Hale Rangers this Friday night at Tulsa East Central High School. The Pirates handled the Rangers in last year s home opener, but Poteau isn t overlooking this week s foe. I think we re going to be focused on Tulsa Hale, Smith said. I think we will for sure get this win, then next week we ll focus on DeQueen. It s just one week, one game and one win at a time. Both seniors have a bittersweet feeling about their final season to be a Poteau Pirate football player. I m going to miss it, Pritchett said. It s been fun. The atmosphere is great, and it s been great to be a part of it. I m glad to be a Pirate. I just hope we can win and raise the gold ball up for our team and our community, Smith said. I know it s going to be a good year for us, and I m going to miss it [when I graduate]. Should the Pirates become Class 4A state champions in December, both seniors said there would be no better way to end their prep football careers. It would be amazing, Smith said. It would be one-of-a-kind feeling that would make me speechless. It would be a Kodak moment. It would make me so happy, bringing the gold ball back to Poteau and making everyone proud of us, Pritchett said. We re going to have to work hard, but we pretty much work hard every day of practice. To win the gold ball and bring it back to Poteau would be awesome. Wister boys sweep GVC Conference road doubleheader from Cameron Wildcat pitcher no-hits Yellowjackets in Game 2 By Lynn Womack Sports Correspondent Wister s Kendon Thornburg no-hit the Cameron Yellowjackets in a 10-0 run rule in the second game of Tuesday s Green Valley Conference doubleheader in Cameron. The Cats took the opener 10-2 over the Jackets. In the nightcap, only two Cameron batters reached base. Jordan Cannon walked in the first inning, and Jagger Harley walked in the fourth inning. The Wildcats (16-2) scored a run in the first inning as Thornburg singled then scored on Bryar Ward s single. The Cats added five runs in the third inning. Austin Brooks and Caleb Stacy had RBI singles in the inning. Jeffrey Morris walked and scored, Ward and Caleb Speers both walked and scored and Kaiden Jackson and Brooks also scored in the inning. Wister put the game away in the fourth with four runs. Morris singled then Ward walked. Speers sent Morris home on a sacrifice fly, then Jackson sent Ward home on a single. Kadin Repass was hit by a pitch and Brooks walked to get on base. Both Repass and Brooks scored on an error. Speers, Jackson and Brooks each had a stolen base. Thornburg (4-1) went the full four innings, facing 14 batters with nine strikeouts. Jackson was 3-for-3 with three runs batted in and scored a run, while Ward doubled with an RBI and two runs scored. Cannon took the loss for the Yellowjackets (5-11) going the full four innings. He faced 25 batters with two strikeouts. In the first game, Wister scored three runs in the first inning as Thornburg singled, then Morris was hit by pitch. Ward got on an error and scored on an error. Repass sent Thornburg and Morris home on a two-run double earlier in the inning. Brooks got on an error then came home on Braeden Cepeda s single. The Wildcats added two more runs in the second as Thornburg was hit by pitch and Morris singled. Both scored on Ward s double. Wister picked up a run in the third as Stacy walked. Morris scored Trey Krebbs, who was running for Stacy. (See SWEEP, Page 6) SLAP HAPPY Heavener first baseman Abbi Moody, left, slaps a tag on Wister baserunner Timber Robertson on a pick-off attempt in the fifth inning of Tuesday afternoon s game in Wister. Robertson was safe. PDN photo by David Seeley Poteau girls get road district sweep of Idabel; Wister blanks Heavener; Pocola, Whitesboro, Cameron, Spiro, Smithville pitchers throw no-hitters Tuesday s High School Softball Roundup IDABEL The Poteau Lady Pirates evened their district record at 5-5 with a pair of road wins over the Idabel Lady Warriors on Tuesday afternoon by scores of 9-1 and 8-1. In the opener, the Lady Pirates (6-15) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back. For the game, Callie Hambrick was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two runs batted in, Tori Morgan was 2-for-4 and Jill Cochran doubled and had three RBIs for Poteau. Kylie Turner (5-12) got the win, fanning three batters, scattering five hits and allowing no earned runs in seven innings. In the nightcap, the Lady Pirates broke open the contest with a three-run sixth inning. For the game, Ashlyn Morris was 2-for- Howe pitcher no-hits Panola as Lions win twice; walk-off double lifts Leflore past Whitesboro for home victory Tuesday s High School Baseball Roundup HOWE The Howe Lions got a pair of home wins Tuesday afternoon at Lions Field to get themselves ready for this week s Howe Wood Bat Tournament, which begins today. The Lions got a nohitter from Carson McGee in a 12-0 win over Panola, while they took care of the McCurtain Bulldogs 9-4. In the win over Panola, McGee (1-0) pitched a three-inning no-hitter with six strikeouts. The Lions (11-4) got McGee all the run support needed with an eight-run first inning. Wesley Bradley was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs scored and a run batted in, McGee was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and two runs scored and Trey Nation doubled with two RBIs for Howe. In the victory over Mc- Curtain, the Lions broke a 4-all tie with a five-run sixth inning. Bradley was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI, Nation was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and Tyler 4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored, Coatney Riggs was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, Kaylee Nixon was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored, Cochran doubled with an RBI and a run scored and Hambrick doubled with two runs scored and an RBI for Poteau. Turner got the win, throwing a four-hitter with four Ks and allowing an earned run. Wister 5, Heavener 0: In Wister, the Lady Wildcats (12-6), leading 1-0 after three innings, used a four-run fourth inning to break open the game. For the contest, Kati Patterson was 3-for-4 with a triple and a run batted in for the Lady Cats. Sage Anson (11-2) got the win, throwing a four-hitter with seven strikeouts. (See SOFTBALL, Page 6) Sockey doubled and scored once for Howe. Braydon McCoy (2-1) got the win in relief, going the final three innings with four strikeouts and allowing no runs on a hit. Brant Denton started, went the first two innings and gave up no runs on two hits. Nation went the next two innings with two Ks but allowed four runs on four hits. Leflore 3, Whitesboro 2, 10 inn.: At Leflore s John Ward Field, a 10th-inning, (See BASEBALL, Page 6)

6 PAGE 6... THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 Sports POTEAU DAILY NEWS SOFTBALL In defeat, Brylee Simmons doubled and Sydney Crase, Makaylee Wilson and Rilegh Pate all singled for the Lady Wolves (15-7), who committed five errors in the game. Makenzie Wilson (14-7) took the loss but only allowed an earned run as all four runs in the fourth inning Wister scored were unearned due to three Heavener errors. Pocola 18, Talihina 0: In Pocola, the Lady Indians (15-6) got a no-hitter from Shakyrah Gladness (13-4), who struck out six batters in three innings. For the game, Summer Perkins was 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs batted in and two runs scored, Morgan Francis was 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored, Kenzie Tuck was 2-for-2 with a homer, three RBIs and two runs scored, Dache Benge hit a solo homer, Amanda Rapin homered with two RBIs and scored twice, Kyla Abdulla doubled with two RBIs and two runs scored, Chloe Damato doubled with two runs scored and an RBI and Gladness doubled with three RBIs for Pocola. Mikayla Pierce (4-9) took the loss for the Lady Golden Tigers (4-9). Whitesboro 9, Buffalo Valley 0; Whitesboro 9, Battiest 1; Buffalo Valley 9, Battiest 1: In Whitesboro, the Lady Bulldogs (14-7) swept both games of Tuesday s home three-way, while the Lady Buffaloes (5-8) split their two games. In Whitesboro s win over Buffalo Valley, Ashley Johnson (4-2) threw a no-hitter with three strikeouts. The Lady Bulldogs used a four-run third inning to put away the contest. For the game, Cassie Grey was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs batted in and a run scored, Hannah Abeyta was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, Haylee Himes was 2-for-2 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored, Johnson was 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored and Lizzie LeMay was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored for Whitesboro. Kristan Johnson, the sister of Whitesboro s starter, took the loss for the Buffalo Valley. In Whitesboro s victory over Battiest, Holly Bowman (10-5) threw a four-inning, two-hitter with three Ks. For the game, Ashten Bailey was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI, Bowman was 2-for-4 with a triple and four RBIs, Hope Bailey doubled and scored once and LeMay tripled, scored twice and had an RBI for Whitesboro. In Buffalo Valley s win over Battiest, the Lady Buffs jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and never trailed. For the game, Kimber Watkins was 2-for-2 with two triples and two runs scored, while Rylee Burch doubled for Buffalo Valley. Kristan Johnson got the win, throwing a two-hitter with five Ks. Cameron 13, Panola 3; Clayton 3, Cameron 2: In Panola, the Lady Yellowjackets (4-10) split their games in Thursday s road three-way. In the win over Panola, the duo of Sarah Billingsley and Reilli Whitehead combined to no-hit the Bearcats. Billingsley got the win, going the first three innings with eight strikeouts. Whitehead pitched the fourth inning with two Ks. The Lady Jackets scored five runs in the first inning to take control of the game. For the contest, Billingsley was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a run batted in, Gracie Meeks was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and Whitehead tripled with two RBIs for Cameron. In the loss to Clayton, the Lady Bulldogs broke a 2-all tie on an error in the fifth innings for the game-winner. In defeat, Billingsley and Whitehead each singled for Cameron s only hits. Whitehead batted in both runs for the Lady Yellowjackets. Amber Battice suffered the loss, despite fanning eight batters in 4.2 innings and not allowing an earned run. Spiro 10, Westville 0: In Spiro, the duo of Hallie Harper and Sydnee Haynes combined to no-hit the Lady Yellowjackets. Harper (11-5) got the win, going the first three innings with seven strikeouts, while Haynes threw the final inning with a strikeout. The Lady Bulldogs (12-6) jumped out to a 4-0 lead after an inning and never looked back. For the game, Haynes was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a run batted in, Harper was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs, Remi West doubled, Sierra Perdue doubled with two RBIs and Keelie Glory doubled and scored once for Spiro. Smithville 3, Wright City 0; Valliant 8, Smithville 0: In Wright City, the Lady Braves (8-8) split their games in Tuesday s road three-way. In the win over Wright City, Cheyenne Barnes (2-7) threw a no-hitter with two strikeouts in five innings. For the game, Makayla Miller hit a solo home run and had two runs batted in, Emma Routh tripled and scored once, Hannah Caldwell singled and had an RBI and Jadyn Miller singled for Smithville. In the loss to Valliant, the Lady Braves were two-hit by Valliant s pitcher. Caldwell and Barnes each singled for Smithville s hits. Barnes took the loss, going just 1.1 innings but only allowing an earned run on four hits as three other runs were unearned. Routh went the final 2.2 innings with a strikeout and only allowed an earned run as three other runs scored due to Smithville miscues. Red Oak 9, Dewar 1: In Red Oak, Kacie Bell threw a two-hitter with five strikeouts. The Lady Eagles (10-4) rallied from a 1-0 deficit with a pair of two-run innings in the second and third innings. For the game, Rylee Stacy was 4-for-4 with a run scored, Shaylee Noah was 3-for-3 with a run scored, Kayleigh Hunter was 2-for-4 with a run scored, Darcie McCullar and Shandee Noah each doubled and scored a run and Trista Ober doubled and scored twice for Red Oak. Howe 8, Sallisaw-Central 1: In Sallisaw, Jalei Oglesby was 3-for-4 with a double, a triple a home run, two runs batted in and three runs scored, Peyton Stubbs was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored and Makaleah Lewis was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored for the Lady Lions (13-2). Abigail Davidson (12-2) got the win, fanning eight batters. Panama 4, McCurtain 0: In McCurtain, the Lady Razorbacks (5-10) got a one-hitter from Makenna Murdock, who struck out three batters. For the game, Shanoe Teague was 2-for-2 with a triple and two runs scored, while Taryn Thornhill was 2-for-2 for Panama. Leflore 11, Haileyville 0; Antlers 9, Leflore 0: In Antlers, the Lady Savages (15-6) split their games in Tuesday s road threeway. In the win over Haileyville. Kenzie Pope (3-3) threw a twohitter with four strikeouts. For the game, Haylee Newman was 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored, Lindsey Hudlow was 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs batted in and two runs scored, Lindsey Waits hit a solo homer and scored twice, Madison Vaden doubled with three RBIs and a run scored and Summer Barnett doubled for Leflore. In the loss to Antlers, two Lady Bearcat pitchers combined to three-hit the Lady Savages. In defeat, Newman was 2-for-2 with a double, while Pope singled for Leflore s hits. Pope took the loss, going the first 3.1 innings but allowing six runs on five hits. Waits got the final two outs of the fourth inning and allowed an earned run on a hit. Porum 1, Keota 0: In Porum, the Lady Panthers scored the game s lone run in the first inning. In defeat, Amber Johnson had the lone hit for the Lady Lions (3-10). Allie Carry (2-7) took the loss, despite throwing a two-hitter. Editor's note: No Day 1 scores from the 2017 LeFlore County Junior High Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament were reported prior to deadline. Sports Briefs GLORY DAYS Five former Poteau coaches got together during last weekend's Glory Days Celebration, which took place at the Holiday Inn Express. Sharing the moment are, from left, Earl Jobe, Merl Moss, Allen Wadsworth, Pierre Guillet and Bob Free. Photo by Jarroll Burlew SWEEP The Cats finished off the game with two runs in the fifth. Stacy led off the inning with a hit by pitch, then scored on an RBI single by Thornburg, who lated scored the final run on a passed ball. Thornburg had two stolen bases while Morris, Ward and Stacy had one stole base each. Thornburg went 2-for-2 in the game with a hit by pitch getting on base all three times. Cameron scored a run in the fourth as Jace Branscum singled, then came home on an RBI single by B.J. Pendergrass. Ashton Adams also singled in the inning. Cameron added its last run in the fifth inning as Cannon walked and scored on an error. For the game, Thornburg was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI, Ward was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored and Repass doubled with two RBIs for Wister. Ward (5-1) went the first three innings with seven strikeouts, while allowing no runs on two hits. Matthew Holzhammer went the final two innings with two Ks. Branscum took the loss for the Jackets, going an inning with a strikeout facing 13 batters. Adams finished the game, going four innings facing 20 batters with six Ks. Have you visited the Poteau Daily News website today? Keep up-to-date with local weather, current events, breaking news, exclusive videos and clips not available anywhere else! No news organization on the planet covers LeFlore County news better than we do! The Fort Smith [Ark.] First Tee After School Fall program will be from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from Sept. 26-Nov. 2 at Wolf Ridge Country Club. The program is for boys and girls ages 7 and older. The entry fee for the 12-class session is $30 per participant, plus a $25 activity fee per participant. For additional information, call Matt Brooks at (918) or go online to The first annual Kiwanis Battle at Big Fox Run mud run/obstacle course, which is a fundraiser by the Poteau Kiwanis Club, will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 28 at Big Fox Run near Cameron. The cost will be $35 per person or $120 per four-person team for those who preregister online by Oct. 13 by going to BASEBALL RBI double by Hagen Earls broke a 2-all tie to lead the Savages (9-7) to the win. For the game, Jett Carver was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs batted in, Wyatt Gibson was 2-for-4 with a run scored and Earls hit the game-winning RBI double for Leflore. Earls (3-2) got the win in relief, going the final 1.1 innings with four strikeouts. Carver started, went the first 8.2 innings with 15 Ks and allowing no earned runs. In defeat, Ethan Adams was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored for the Bulldogs (9-4). Ian Baxter (0-1) suffered the loss in relief, going the final 1.1 innings with three strikeouts, but allowing the game-winning, RBI double by Earls. Bobby Rose went the first eight innings with 11 Ks. Smithville 7, Battiest 6: In Smithville, Tom Hilton s seventh-inning sacrifice fly broke a 6-all tie to get the win for the Braves (6-6). For the game, Bryce Ludlow was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, Kolton McBroom was 2-for-3 with two doubles, three runs batted in and two runs scored, Tanner Rogers was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Jase Miller and Gibson Snider each doubled for Smithville. Ludlow (2-3) got the win in relief, getting the final two outs of the top of the seventh inning to keep the game tied at 6, setting up Hilton s game-winning sacrifice fly. Harmon Phillips started, went four innings with five strikeouts but allowed six runs on nine hits. Rogers went the next 2.1 innings with a strikeout. Red Oak 8, Byng 1: At Byng s Stokes Field, Andrew Adams (3-1) threw a five-hitter with seven strikeouts. The Eagles (13-3), who had their lead cut to 3-1 after four innings, scored twice in the fifth inning and three more runs in the dev.vintagemarketdays.com/mudrun. From Oct. 14 until race day, registration will cost $40 per individual and $150 per four-person team. All those who already have pre-registered do not have to go through the process again. If those who have pre-registered cannot make the Oct. 28 event can get their registration entry fee money back. All those who pre-register will get a T- shirt, but T-shirts will still be made available at Big Fox Run on the day of the event. For additional information, call Poteau Kiwanis Club member Jody Adams at (918) or Poteau Kiwanis Club Board Member Michael Davidson at (918) Follow the Poteau Kiwanis Club on Facebook and for event information and updates on this event and other events. seventh to put the game away. For the contest, Brett Deatherage was 2-for-3 with an RBI double and two runs scored, while Adams was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored for Red Oak. Crowder 13, Buffalo Valley 5: In Buffalo Valley, the Demons took the lead for good in the second inning as a single run broke a 1-all tie. In defeat, Trevor Whitebird was 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored, Wyatt Vandeveer doubled and Caden Phillips doubled with a run batted in for the Buffaloes (8-5). Whitebird took the loss, lasting only two innings with four strikeouts and only allowing an earned run. Waylon Morris went the next inning but allowed five runs on two hits. Jaron Swearingen went the final four innings, had a strikeout but allowed five runs, three of which were earned, on four hits.

7 POTEAU DAILY NEWS Sports THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, PAGE 7 Thompson wins Week 1 Pigskin Picks Contest in tiebreaker over Callahan For the second week in a row, the tiebreaker in the Poteau Daily News' Pigskin Picks Contest doomed Alan Callahan. After Robert Swinford won the Zero Week Pigskin Picks Contest on a tiebreaker over Callahan, Callahan again was defeated on a tiebreaker in the Week 1 contest. Both Callahan and Tobey Thompson tied at 9-2 for the week, but Thompson was closer to the final score of the Durant- Bokoshe Tigers hit the road tonight to meet Cave Springs Poteau game than Callahan. Thompson missed by 25 points, while Callahan was off 36 points. The final score was Poteau winning There will be a grand prize which has yet to be determined by PDN management for the individual who has most wins over the 24 weeks of the contest, which will end with Super Bowl LII in February. Today's ballots for this weekend's games must be turned in by 5 p.m. today, due to three games taking place tonight the Poteau junior varsity at Pocola, Bokoshe at Cave Springs and Kansas City at New England. The ballot was in Saturday's edition. By David Seeley PDN Sports Editor The Bokoshe Tigers will seek not only their first football win of 2017, but will try to get new coach Richard Reed his first win tonight when they travel to southern Adair County to meet the Cave Springs Hornets at 7 p.m. in Bunch. The Tigers (0-1) lost their season opener to Prue last Thursday night at home in a game that was stopped due to the mercy rule at the end of the third quarter. Reed believed his Tigers had a deer-in-headlights feeling in last Thursday s game, not taking charge and being aggressive. That has to change this week. Hopefully, they ll be more aggressive, Reed said. I think the timidness is over with, and they ll go out there and hit some people. I think we re ready. We ll just see how it goes. The Hornets (0-1) also lost their season opener Friday night, falling 53-6 to Tulsa Regent Prep. Cave Springs beat Bokoshe 55-0 in last year s season opener and home opener for the Tigers. They re big and strong, and they hit hard, Reed said. We ll have to step up, run the ball right at them and hit them in the mouth. To Get There Take Oklahoma Highway 31 east to Hudson Corners Road. Take Hudson Corners Road to Sallisaw Y. Proceed north on U.S. 59 into Sallisaw. In Sallisaw, proceed north to Cherokee Avenue. Turn right on Cherokee Avenue to Maple Street. Turn left on Maple Street and proceed out of Sallisaw, where Maple Street becomes County Road After County Road 4620 becomes County Road 4610, proceed north to Old Highway 17. Turn right and proceed about 10 miles to Bunch Road. Turn left and proceed about three miles to Cave Springs High School. Arkoma welcomes Webbers Falls to town for Friday night action By David Seeley PDN Sports Editor The Arkoma Mustangs football team got the bounce-back game it needed last Friday night in beating Central Arkansas Christian Academy Knights at Mustang Field after losing to Southwest Covenant in its Zero Week game Aug. 25 in Yukon. We were much better, Arkoma coach Mark Weatherton said. We had better intensity and effort. We executed everything we were trying to do. We did a lot better than the week before [against Southwest Covenant], and it s a lot more fun when you win. The Mustangs (1-1) will entertain the Webbers Falls Warriors (0-1) at 7:30 p.m. this Friday at Mustang Field. The Warriors, who lost their opener last Friday to Arkoma s District B-8 foe Porum, were one of the four opposing teams the Mustangs saw in their lone scrimmage Aug. 18 in Gans. They re better than people think, being a physical team, Weatherton said. They re a tough, physical football team. They run the ball almost every down. They run a lot of spread and spread option. You ve got to be ready for everything. We ve worked the last couple of days on making sure we re going to be in the right spots and do the right things defensively. One of the biggest keys the Mustangs used in getting the home win last week over Central Arkansas Christian Academy was a powerful running game, which in turn set up the passing game for a nice 1-2 offensive punch. Last week, we ran the football for 381 yards, and that opened up the passing game, said Weatherton, whose Mustangs came out of last week s contest healthy. We only threw 14 times, but we had five touchdown [passes]. That s what we ve got to do. We ve got to run the ball offensively, and we have to play assignment football and be in the right spots on every down defensively. 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Alabama OSU OSU OSU OSU OSU OSU OSU OU at Ohio State OU OU OU OU OU OU Ohio State TCU/Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas TCU Arkansas TCU TCU La.-Lafayette/Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Louisiana-Lafayette Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Kansas City/N. Eng. New England New England New England New England New England New England New England N.Y. Giants/Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants Dallas N.Y. Giants Last Week Overall New OU coach to get first big test at Ohio State NORMAN (AP) Texas Tech walk-on quarterback Lincoln Riley wasn t quite good enough to play, but coach Mike Leach saw something special in him. Leach liked Riley s humility, intelligence, inquisitive nature, determination and people skills, so he cut him and offered him a student assistant position before the 2003 season. Leach quickly found that his instincts were correct. I really felt like he picked up our offense really quickly, assimilated stuff really well, said Leach, now Washington State s coach. Some coaches did what they were told. Riley understood, then asked additional questions and sought answers. Those qualities have helped Riley climb the coaching ladder. He was a receivers coach at Tech, then offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at East Carolina. Oklahoma hired him as offensive coordinator in 2015, and that year, he won the Broyles Award for the nation s best assistant coach. Just three months ago, he was named OU s coach after Bob Stoops abruptly stepped down. Riley has taken it all in stride. The Sooners rolled past Texas El-Paso 56-7 in Riley s debut. This Saturday night, just days after his 34th birthday, he ll take the No. 5 Sooners on the road to face No. 2 Ohio State. Throughout the build up to this moment, Riley has been asked repeatedly about his age. All that other stuff doesn t matter right now, he said. It s about going and preparing. We re going to play a great football team in a great environment, so the attention doesn t need to be on me. It needs to be on our players because they re going to be the ones that decide this thing. There s no reason to think Riley won t succeed. In two years as OU s offensive coordinator, he led some of the nation s most potent offenses. He coached two Heisman Trophy finalists in quarterback Baker Mayfield and receiver Dede Westbrook, helped the Sooners win two Big 12 titles and helped the team reach the College Football Playoff in As Riley excelled, he watched and learned as Stoops wrapped up one of the great careers in college football history. He dreamed of the day he d fill a similar role. Though it came sooner than expected, he felt ready. There s not one part of this that I felt unprepared for, Riley said. I felt good, and a lot of that has been the people around me giving me support, delegating more here and there. I think the people around me have been a big part of that, but not for one second have I felt unprepared. OU athletic director Joe Castiglione said the prospect of Riley eventually being the coach crossed his mind long before Stoops stepped down. In Lincoln s case, he s far more prepared than maybe some that are 43, just by the nature of the special opportunities that came to him very early, at a very early age, Castiglione said. One of Riley s first moves as head coach was to hire Ruffin McNeill as an assistant. When McNeill left Texas Tech s staff to become head coach at East Carolina, Riley went along. McNeill remembers the early days with Riley at Tech well. At 19, I remember him coming and being a student assistant and not getting his dime, McNeill said. He worked like he was full time. Then I remember when he became a GA [graduate assistant], it was the same mentality with Lincoln. Then he became full-time and it was the same mentality. Leach said Riley immediately tested the limits of what the already potent Air Raid offense could do. He liked the way Riley saw things and quickly trusted him. Sometimes, there s just simple little things that you miss, that a guy that hasn t thought much about how it s supposed to go by the book or whatever he can see something right away, Leach said. Lincoln was pretty good at all of that. A real big common sense guy. Sometimes, common sense is a little better than how football s always been or how it s supposed to be and how it was in the good old days.

8 Entertainment PAGE 8... THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 POTEAU DAILY NEWS ALLEY OOP by Jack and Carole Bender MODERATELY CONFUSED by Jeff Stahler HERMAN by Jim Unger ARLO & JANIS by Jimmy Johnson BIG NATE by Lincoln Peirce THE BORN LOSER by Art and Chip Sansom FRANK & ERNEST by Bob Thaves THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schorr MONTY by Jim Meddick THATABABY by Paul Trap Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 Today is the 250th day of 2017 and the 80th day of summer. TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1822, Brazil declared independence from Portugal. In 1927, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth transmitted the first image by electronic means, an innovation that would eventually enable broadcast television. In 1979, cable sports network ESPN was launched with the premiere of the long-running daily series "SportsCenter." In 2008, the U.S. government took control of the mortgage financing enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Queen Elizabeth I ( ), British monarch; Grandma (Anna Mary) Moses ( ), artist; Paul Brown ( ), football coach/executive; Elia Kazan ( ), filmmaker; Jacob Lawrence ( ), artist; Peter Lawford ( ), actor; Buddy Holly ( ), singer-songwriter; Gloria Gaynor (1949- ), singersongwriter; Chrissie Hynde (1951- ), singer-songwriter; Michael Emerson (1954- ), actor; Toby Jones (1966- ), actor; Evan Rachel Wood (1987- ), actress. TODAY'S FACT: Philo T. Farnsworth was the first to produce a televised image in 1927, but Vladimir Zworykin, who was developing the same technology for Westinghouse, was the first to obtain the patent. TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio, and a 17-member charter class was inducted. TODAY'S QUOTE: "I look back on my life like a good day's work, it was done and I am satisfied PHONE PHUN I will pay $154 a month for a cellphone that doesn't work in most of my house for the next two years. I can, however, still get text messages. This one - "Do you want to meet me for lunch?" - was sent at 10 a.m. yesterday and arrived at 4:15 p.m. today. What could I say to that? I texted back, "I'm going to be a little late." My textee should get it about 3 a.m. HOROSCOPE Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 Explore new interests and people if you want to discover things about who you are and what you are capable of doing. Satisfaction will come from looking inward and realizing what you have to offer. Don't disregard your achievements, attributes or ability to make a difference. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Do the work yourself and save some money. Use your skills to fix minor problems at home or find natural ways to improve your health and avoid unnecessary costs. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Draw on your experience and the people you know you can count on. Someone who has a tendency to bully will question a change you try to implement. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Don't feel that you must follow the crowd. Impulsive or risky pursuits may work for some, but you aren't likely to prosper if you get involved. Do your own thing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Welcome change. Whether it's learning something new or going somewhere different, the experiences you encounter will have an impact on the way you live and how well you get along with others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Don't be fooled by what others do. Following the crowd will not turn out as planned. Use your intelligence and head in a direction that allows you to practice your skills. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Revisit old ideas and consider how to update and implement them into your current situation. Relationships will weigh heavily on the decisions you make. Romance is encouraged. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Look for alternative ways to put your skills, knowledge and experience to good use. If someone stands in your way or puts demands on you, back away and do your own thing. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Emotions will surface and could cause trouble if you cannot control what you do or say. Concentrate on personal growth and your outward appeal. Choose love over discord. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Go over your important papers or contracts and make any adjustments that are needed. A discussion with a colleague or instructor will result in positive personal or professional change. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If you pitch in and help, the rewards will be worth your time and effort. Make family a priority and put a passionate relationship at the top of your list. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Get along with others. Communal effort will make it much easier to reach your goal. Express your thoughts and concerns and be willing to listen to good advice. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don't give in to someone taking advantage of your generosity. Be clear regarding your expectations and what you want in return. Stick to the people you know you can trust. Romance is highlighted. with it. I was happy and contented, I knew nothing better and made the best out of what life offered. And life is what we make it, always has been, always will be." Grandma Moses TODAY'S NUMBER: members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as of Current rules allow between four and seven individuals to be selected for enshrinement each year. TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Sept. 6) and last quarter moon (Sept. 12). THE VILLAGE IDIOT By Eugenia Last tomorrow if things go as usual. I could change my plan and pay for a phone that does work in my home, but doesn't work anywhere else in my calling area. The dueling cellphone competitors in my area have both decided that I'm not worth having as a customer. Not that they've ever actually said so; it seems neither of them are actually reachable by phone. When I call them, they both say, "Please use our website for faster service 24 hours a day." Of course, I can't use their phones to get on the internet to use their website. Which is why I pay another $128 a month to another company for a landline that will give me slow and unreliable Wi-Fi, the few times a day that it works at all. I can type faster than it can keep up, and I type about 18 words a minute. I'm now waiting for what I just typed to show up on my screen. When I hear comedians and pundits complain about people being on the phone all the time, I know they don't live in flyover country, because it's not really a problem in many rural communities. Our biggest problem is tripping over the string connecting the paper cups between our houses. We were better off with party lines and crank wall phones. When I hear on the news that we need to bring jobs back to depressed rural areas like mine, I wonder: What big factory with a gazillion jobs is going to move to a rural community with shoddy cell service? Yet the solution they always come up with is not to improve communications, but to "retrain" people who've lost their jobs. What a good idea! Can you please retrain me to be a CEO? Or a hedge-fund manager? Or a professional tennis player? I by Jim Mullen really would prefer that to being retrained as a hamburger flipper. Or maybe they could retrain me to be a retrainer. I hear retrainers make good money, and there's always an opening. Back in the 1890s, when more people lived in rural areas than in big cities, the government started Rural Free Delivery so farm folk could get mail delivered to their homes for free - just like people in the city - without having to go all the way into town to pick it up. The politicians were for it because it made getting in touch with rural voters easier. In 1935, the government passed the REA, the Rural Electrification Act, to bring electricity to the countryside. It may be time to start the Rural Phonification Administration to bring reasonable service to huge swaths of the country. Since more and more of our daily interactions take place online, factories in search of less expensive land and idle hands might be induced to try rural areas - if it wouldn't hurt their kids' chances to shop, play games, stream movies and be bullied online, just like they do everywhere else. When chance allows and I do get to talk to family and friends in the big cities, I always have to warn them that I'm in a Dead Zone and that the call may drop at any minute. I do it so often that "Dead Zone" has become my new nickname. Well, it does beat "That Idiot." (Contact Jim Mullen at mullen.jim@gmail.com.)

9 POTEAU DAILY NEWS Classifieds THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, PAGE 9 We Accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discovery cards. All sales are final (No Refunds) Deadline of publication is three business days prior to date intended for publication before noon. Rock-It-Natural Stone Wister company is seeking a CDL driver. Individuals must have a good record. Immediate employment if qualified. Pay is deremind based on experience. Call Larry or office at An EOE employer. Ford Investments We Buy & Sell Poteau 310 Green St 3Bd/2Ba Brick Home, CH&A, Carport, Large Deck overlooking city w/ extra lot & Fenced Yard. $89,500 4 Acreage- on George St. in Pocola $ Teakwood 3Bd/1 ½ Ba brick home w/ fenced yard & storage. Complete makeover! Pick your colors if you hurry - $85, Grady 2Bd/1BA handy man special. Need a little TLC. $1,000 dn & pmts of $275/mo - $19,500 Large Lot & Nice older 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Moblie Home $29,500 has Shop and Celler. Acreage 20 Acres 1 ½ miles East of Whitesboro on HWY 63. Excellent hunting or cabin property close to national forest. $35,000 MISCELLANEOUS DIVORCE PACKETS FOR SALE I have divorce packets available for sale with or without children as well as notice by publication packets. Call Jaime at for more information. FOR SALE Front Loader Tractor with brush hog and box blade. Used only 36 hours $15,000 FIRM. Original $20,000 Call Cell Poteau Lots for sale Three lots of approx one acer each on Wolf Ridge next to the Golf Course. These lots have 360 Degrees of the best views in the southeast Oklahoma. All utilies in place. Priced to Sell CRAFTS FOR SALE contact Norma Brooks Home Seeking a rent house out of city limits between Poteau and Salisaw call or HOMES FOR SALE James Ford We Buy & Sell EMPLOYMENT MISCELLANEOUS NOTARY SERVICES AVAILABLE at Poteau Daily News for $5 per page. Call Jaime for any additional questions MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT Clean, Quiet 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom. Stove, Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer Included. NO PETS!! or &3 bedroom Mobile Homes and RV spots for rent APARTMENTS For rent Apartments on Hwy in Shady Point 1 Bedroom $ Bedroom $ Water paid all Electric. Clean, Quiet area. Stove and Refrigerator included. NO PETS ALLOWED! Call **APT FOR RENT** Clean, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath. Stove, Refrigerator, Dish CH&A. NO PETS!! or EMPLOYMENT JUSTICE CARPENTARY is hiring Framing Carpenters. Travel Required. Call MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE DON S MOBILE HOMES NEW SUMMER ARRIVAL 1,920 SQ. FT. DOUBLE- WIDE BY RIVER BIRCH, 3 BEDROOM/2 BATH, HUGE FAMILY ROOM, SPACIOUS KITCHEN & DINING ROOM, SLIDING GLASS DOOR, WHIRLPOOL TUB & OVER- HEAD DUCTS. $82, ALSO, WE HAVE SEVERAL LOT MODELS ON SALE. (800) donsmobilehomes.com IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR LEFLORE COUNTY STATE OF OKLA- HOMA WILLIAM E. HAR- RISON AND JEANNE HILLER, Plaintiffs, vs. THE HEIRS, EX- ECUTORS, AD- DEVISEES, TRUS- S E R V IC E S DEVISEES, TRUS- TEES, SUCCES- SORS AND ASSIGNS IMMEDI- ATE AND REMOTE OF VIRGIL W. HARRI- SON; et. al.; Defendants. NOTICE BY PUBLI- CATION THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: THE HEIRS, EX- ECUTORS, AD- DEVISEES, TRUS- TEES, SUCCESS- WORS AND AS- SIGNS IMMEDIATE AND REMOTEOF VIRGIL W. HARRI- SON; THE UN- KNOWN HEIRS, TRUSTES AND ASSIGNS, TO- GETHER WITH SUCCESSORS, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE OF VIR- GIL W. HARRISON; THE HEIRS, EX- ECUTORS, AD- DEVISEES, TRUS- TEES, CUCCES- SORS AND AS- SIGNS IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE OF LOIS M. HARRI- SON; THE UN- KNOWN HEIRS, TRUSTEES AND ASSIGNS, TO- GETHER WITH THE SUCCES- SORS, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE OF LOIS M. HARRI- SON; IF SAID DE- FENDANT IS LIV- ING, BUT IN THE ALTERNATIVE, IF DEAD, THEN THE RESPECTIVE UN- KNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, SUC- CESSORS, TRUS- TEES OR AS- SIGNS, IF ANY, OF EACH SUCH DE- CEASED PER- SONS, Defendants. GREETINGS: Said Defendants are herby notified that they have been sued in Case No. CV in the District County of LeFlore County, Oklahoma, WIL- LIAM E. HARRI- SON AND JEANNE HILLER, PLAIN- TIFFS, vs. THE HEIRS, EXECU- TORS, ADMINIS- TRATORS, DEVI- SEES, TRUSTEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS IM- MEDIATE AND RE- MOTE OF VIRGIL W. HARRISON; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECU- TORS, ADMINIS- TRATORS, TRUS- TEES AND AS- SIGNS, TO- GETHER WITH THE SUCCES- SORS, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE OF VIRGIL W. HARRI- SON; THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, TRUS- TEES, SUCCES- SORS AND AS- SIGNS IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE OF LOIS M. HARRI- SON; THE UN- KNOWN HEIRS, TRUSTEES AND ASSIGNS, TO- GETHER WITH THE SUCCES- GETHER WITH THE SUCCES- SORS, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE OF LOIS M. HARRI- SON; IF SAID DE- FENDANT IS LIV- ING, BUT IN THE ALTERNATIVE, IF DEAD, THEN THE RESPECTIVE UN- KNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, SUC- CESSORS, TRUS- TEES OR AS- SIGNS, IF ANY, OF EACH SUCH DE- CEASED PERSON OR [PERSONS, Defendants; and that said Defendants must answer the petition herein on or before the 8th day of October, 2017, or the allegations of said Petition will be taken as true, and a judgement will be entered quieting the title in Plaintiffs as prayed for in their Petition and excluding Defendants from any claim in the following described real property situated in LEFLORE County, State of Oklahoma to-wit: The West half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast of the Northeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 4 North, Range 25 East of the Indian Base and Meridian, LeFlore County, Oklahoma. And Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 4 North, Range 25 East of the Indian Base and Meridian, LeFlore County, Oklahoma, more particularly described as: Beginning at the Northwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 4 North, Range 25 East, thence East 96 Feet; thence South 56 Feet; thence West 96 Feet; thence North 56 feet to the point of beginning. Melba Hall, LeFlore County Court Clerk By:s/ Traci Jackson Deputy Date: Published in the Poteau Daily News on August 24th, 31st, and September 7th, 2017(28259)LPXLP NOTICE TO SELL COUNTY PROP- ERTY (Acquired at Resale) NOTICE is hereby given, Pursuant to the receipt of bid, that, I April Caughern, County Treasurer of LeFlore, County, Oklahoma, will on the 15th day of September, 2017 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at my office in the Courthouse at Poteau, Oklahoma, sell separately the hereinafter described tracts, parcels, or lots of land situated in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, situated in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, and heretofore acquired by the County at Resale. Following the description of each property separately offered for sale is the name of the bidder and the amount bid, as follows: BID#9329 DESCRIPTION N-26E SEC 13 TWP 6N RNG 26E THAT PT OF ABANDONED ROCK ISLAND RR RUNNING THRU SECTION LESS.31 AC MONROE TOWN- SHIP ADD (25.62) BIDDER C & R HOLDING GROUP, LLC 216 W. FT TOU- LOUSE RD#256 WETUMKA, ALA- BAMA AMOUNT BID $52.63 The said properties will be separately sold to the highest competitive bidder, for cash in hand, or to the original bidder at the amount bid if there be no higher price offered, subject to the approval of the Board of County Commissioners in its discretion. The apportioned cost of advertisement and other expense incident to said sale shall be paid by purchaser, in addition to the amount bid upon said properties. Witness my hand this 28th day of August, 2017 By:s/ April Caughern LeFlore County Treasurer Published in the Poteau Daily News on August 31st, September 7th, and 14th(28295)LPXLP NOTICE TO SELL COUNTY PROP- ERTY (Acquired at Resale) NOTICE is hereby given, Pursuant to the receipt of bid, that, I April Caughern, County Treasurer of LeFlore, County, Oklahoma, will on the 15th day of September, 2017 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at my office in the Courthouse at Poteau, Oklahoma, sell separately the hereinafter described tracts, parcels, or lots of land situated in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, and heretofore acquired by the County at Resale. Following the description of each property separately offered for sale is the name of the bidder and the amount bid, as follows: BID # 9328 DESCRIPTION N-26E SEC 13 TWP 6N RNG 26E PT NE SE W OF CREEK BIDDER C & R HOLDING GROUP, LLC 216 W FT TOU- LOUSE RD#256 WETUMKA, ALA- LOUSE RD#256 WETUMKA, ALA- BAMA AMOUNT BID $22.45 The said properties will be separately sold to the highest competitive bidder, for cash in hand, or to the original bidder at the amount bid if there be no higher price offered, subject to the approval of the Board of County Commissioners in its discretion. The apportioned cost of advertisement and other expense incident to said sale shall be paid by purchaser, in addition to the amount bid upon said properties. Witness my hand this 28th day of August, 2017 By:s/ April Caughern LeFlore County Treasurer Published in the Poteau Daily News on August 31st, September 7th, and 14th(28296)LPXLP NOTICE TO SELL COUNTY PROP- ERTY (Acquired at Resale) NOTICE is hereby given, Pursuant to the receipt of bid, that, I April Caughern, County Treasurer of LeFlore, County, Oklahoma, will on the 15th day of September, 2017 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at my office in the Courthouse at Poteau, Oklahoma, sell separately the hereinafter described tracts, parcels, or lots of land situated in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, and heretofore acquired by the County at Resale. Following the description of each property separately offered for sale is the name of the bidder and the amount bid, as follows: BID # 9330 DESCRIPTION P N-27E POCOLA TOWN- SHIP ADD SEC 27 TWP 9N RNG 27E S 7.23 AC LOT 4 BIDDER C & R HOLDING GROUP, LLC 216 W FT TOU- LOUSE RD#256 WETUMKA, ALA- BAMA AMOUNT BID $21.59 The said properties will be separately sold to the highest competitive bidder, for cash in hand, or to the original bidder at the amount bid if there be no higher price offered, subject to the approval of the Board of County Commissioners in its discretion. The apportioned cost of advertisement and other expense incident to said sale shall be paid by purchaser, in addition to the amount bid upon said properties. Witness my hand this 28th day of August, 2017 DIRECTORY Repair CHRIS CARRILLO RAY REYNAGA this 28th day of August, 2017 By:s/ April Caughern LeFlore County Treasurer Published in the Poteau Daily News on August 31st, September 7th, and 14th(28297)LPXLP I N T H E D I S T R I C T C O U R T W I T H I N A N D F O R L E F L O R E C O U N T Y ( S T A T E O F O K L A H O M A L A K E V I E W L O A N S E R V I C I N G, L L C, P l a i n t i f f, v s. U N K N O W N S U C C E S S O R S O F J E N N I E L. G I B B S, I F A N Y, e t a l., D e f e n d a n t ( s ). N o. C J N O T I C E B Y P U B L I C A T I O N T H E S T A T E O F O K L A H O M A T O : U n k n o w n s u c c e s s o r s o f J e n n i e L. 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10 PAGE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 Education POTEAU DAILY NEWS Poteau Primary Elementary School Superstars Poteau Primary Elementary School pre-k Superstar Students for August are: Priscilla Martinez, Jerzi Skimbo, Emma Johnson, Catelyn Smittle, Brooklyn Norton and Hadleigh McClendon. Poteau Primary Elementary School kindergarten Superstar Students for August are: Ava Hembree, Jaden J.T. Hargraves, Zoe Reed, Jett Branstetter, Adrien Hernandez, Bella Portillo, Naomi Linares and Addison Mead. Not [pictured:, Kason Greer Poteau Primary Elementary School first-grade Superstar Students for August are: Dayanna Oviedo, Abagail Bittner, Joseph Mendoza, Violet Hunter, Xianahi Ta, Quoy Chun, Paiton Cormier, Addison Handy, Emma Sconyers and Jayden Campos. Poteau Primary Elementary School second-grade Superstar Students for August are: Itzel Medina, Madison Latham, Savannah Hetherington, Haven Callahan, Bentley Jackson, Reid Knight, Madison Young and Keirsten Martindale. Not pictured: Bladen Woodard.