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Localstore safeStroud and Okemah Walmartlocations to close January 28
Counties neighboring Creekcounty will take an economichit Jan. 28 when Walmartcloses six of its new WalmartExpress stores in Oklahoma.In what the company termed,
“Continued sharpened focus onportfolio management,” Wal-mart Stores, Inc. announcedplans last Friday to close 269stores in the U. S. and across the
globe.The corporate giant said it
will be closing 102 of its Wal-mart Express locations in theU. S. and six of those stores arelocated in Oklahoma.Stores at Okemah, Prague,
Stroud, Luther, Wewoka andWatonga will be closed to thepublic on Thursday, Jan. 28.The Okemah store is in Ok-
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FFA on theshow circuit
LeadershipConference
Obituaries
Robert “Bob” ReedWoodroof, 1930
Billy Don Williams, 1933Carolyn Sue Irvine, 1943
Neda Bartl, 1934
History25 years ago this weekStudents at Edison Elemen-tary School tied yellow rib-
bons to the school’schainlink fence in supportof troops taking part in
Operation Desert Storm inIraq and Kuwait, whichbegan Jan. 17, 1991.
You have until April 15 to contrbute to your 2015 IRA. Stop by for more details.
A banner on the side of theWalmart store in Stroud,above, forewarns customersof the store’s fate. WalmartStores, Inc., announced Fridaythat six of its Oklahoma loca-tions were part of the closureof 269 stores globally. How-ever, it will be business asusual at Bristow’s Supercenter,below, which was spared clo-sure by the global retail giant.
by J. D. [email protected]
Never bet a PirateJr. high wrestling coach makes good onbet: takes icy plunge into Lake Massena
Bristow Junior High Wrestling Coach Shaun Roebuckscampers from the frigid waters of Lake Masena Sundayafter honoring his bet that if the team won in Perry, hewould jump in the lake. They won. He jumped.
The Bristow Junior High Wrestling Teamhas been working hard over the last year andare currently undefeated in duals for the 2015– 2016 school year. The wrestling team took first at the Bristow
dual team tournament and recently won sec-ond at the Cushing tournament. The pirateswent on to win first place at conference and aperfect dual against Chandler scoring 84 to 0with 14 matches. The Pirates won 13 matchesby pin fall and one match by forfeit.Students Hayden Bethel and Lucas Fortney
decided to make a bet with Wrestling Coach,Shaun Roebuck. Bethel and Fortney bet thecoach that if they took first place at the Perry
tournament, that Coach Roebuck would jumpinto Lake Massena in Bristow. The threeagreed.This week, the Perry tournament results
were Cooper Evans, 80lbs, taking 6th place.Steve Marlow, heavyweight, took sixth place.Luke Montgomery, 98lbs, took home fifthplace. Luke Miller, 162lbs, also took homefifth place. Hayden Bethel, 113lbs, took home first
place along with Lucas Fortney, 200 lbs. The temperature on Sunday, Jan. 17 was 18
degrees and Lake Massena was just as cold.After honoring his bet, Coach Roebuck, run-ning for his towel and dry clothes, was un-
by Rick [email protected]
Bristow daughter toplay Carnegie Hall
Sarah Thompson
Oologah native, Sarah Thompson, a junior at NSU, hasbeen playing the flute and perfecting her skill for the last12 years. Recently, she entered a contest and found out she’sgoing to play at Carnegie Hall.“Sarah’s dad, Steve Thompson, was in the Bristow High
School band for six years.” said Shelly Nunamaker, Thomp-son’s mom. “Her dad played trumpet for Mr. Buddy Talleryin high school and graduated from Bristow in 1986.”Thompson, who followed in her dad’s musical footsteps,
by Rick [email protected]
Accident claims life of Bristow woman
Stewart joins SchoolSuperintendent’sAdvisory Council
A Bristow woman was killed early Satur-day morning in a motor vehicle accident onjust south of Okmulgee.According to the Oklahoma Highway pa-
trol, Donnita D. Severs, 25, Bristow, was driv-ing a 2007 Jeep Compass north on US75about two miles south of Okmulgee.In his report, OHP Trooper Brian Warren
said at around 4:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 16,Severs was traveling in the outside lane whenthe vehicle she was driving drifted to the left,off the roadway.Severs' vehicle then struck the rear of a
1998 International truck which had been
parked as an impact attenuator vehicle in aconstruction zone.According to the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, an impact attenuator vehicleserves as a crash cushion, or device designedto absorb a colliding vehicle's kinetic engergyand therefore to reduce damage to vehiclesand motorists when a moving vehicle collideswith the parked attenuator. Attenuators areoften parked before construction zones toprotect workers at the site as well as the op-erators of colliding vehicles.The report states that Severs was ejected
from her vehicle approximately 20 feet fromthe point of impact and suffered head, trunk
by J. D. [email protected]
On Thursday, Jan. 14, TheOklahoma State Departmentof Education held its initialSuperintendent’s StudentAdvisory Council. The StateCapitol was filled with stu-dents from across the state tovoice their concerns about thestate of public education inOklahoma. Bristow HighSchool student Jordan Stew-art was one of sixty-sevenstudents included in this dis-
cussion. “The budget, testing and
bullying issues are importantin our Oklahoma schools.”said Stewart. “These issuesneed to be revised and re-dis-cussed.”
“This is a remarkablegroup of young men andwomen,” said State Superin-tendent of Public InstructionJoy Hofmeister. “In such try-ing times, these are some of
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Despite efforts to reduceincarceration, Oklahoma’sprison population continuesto grow at a steady pace.
The trend includes a surgeof state inmates being held incounty jails in recent monthsand the rate of women inprison reaching its highestrecorded level.
Oklahoma Department ofCorrections data show thatsince late 2014, a year whenearly-release policies were re-laxed to help reduce incarcer-ation, the number of inmatesin corrections facilities hasincreased by nearly 1,200,reaching 28,095 near the endof 2015. The total also roseduring 2014.
Data released by the U.S.Bureau of Justice Statisticsalso show that Oklahoma hadthe second highest incarcera-tion rate in the nation in2014, at 700 inmates per100,000 population. The na-tional rate was 471.
Oklahoma ranked fourth in2012 and second in 2013.
Also, the state led the na-tion in rates of imprisonmentof female offenders in 2014,the latest year for which na-tional data is available. Okla-homa's lockup rate forwomen – 143 per capita in2014 – was more than twicethe national rate and the
highest it ’s been since theBureau of Justice Statisticsbegan tracking numbers in1978. Oklahoma Watch cal-culations indicate the ratelikely increased in 2015, withtotal women in correctionsfacilities reaching 3,002 byyear-end.
Oklahoma also had thehighest rate nationally ofprisoners housed in in-stateprivate prison facilities, in-cluding halfway houses, ac-cording to Bureau of JusticeStatistics data for 2014. Bylast month, the number hadincreased by about 9 percent,to 8,044.
The resurgence of a jailbackup intensified in fall oflast year.
In 2014, Corrections Di-rector Robert Patton, who hasresigned, began trying to re-duce the number of state in-mates being temporarily heldin county jails until theycould be transferred to aprison. The state pays thecounties for each day that aninmate sentenced to prison ishoused in a jail. That group isreferred to as the “jailbackup.”
A backup of around 1,700inmates at the end of 2013was whittled down to 313 in-mates by the end of 2014.However, the backup numberhas since more than doubledto 795, Corrections Depart-ment figures from Dec. 28show.
Much of the increase oc-curred in October and earlyNovember, when countiesacross the state sent sentenc-ing documents for hundredsof inmates to DOC, officiallytransferring custody to thestate. The sudden jump cameafter the Corrections Depart-ment notified counties thatbecause of a change in statelaw, which took effect Nov. 1,records for all inmates sen-
tenced before Nov. 1 were re-quired to be delivered to thedepartment by Nov. 4.
Under the new law, coun-ties now face a three-daydeadline after sentencing todeliver an inmate’s records tothe Corrections Department.If they are late, DOC will notpay the counties for the in-mate’s stay in the jail betweenthe time of sentencing andthe time the documents aredelivered. The law’s purposewas to reduce the amountsthe state was paying countiesduring periods when deliveryof the sentencing documentswas delayed. Such records areofficial notice that an of-fender is headed for a DOCfacility.
Alex Gerszewski, aspokesman for the depart-ment, said the agency mustfind bed space for the highernumber of state inmatesbeing held in jails, but thatwill take time.
"In trying to find more bedspace, we have to work withour field operations people,and they work with the firemarshal and the facilities tofigure out which rooms wecan use (to add bunks) andwhere we can squeeze morebeds," Gerszewski said.
To address the populationgrowth, the department re-quested $17.4 million fromthe Legislature for the nextfiscal year.
Lynn Powell, president ofthe Oklahoma chapter of theprisoner advocacy group Cit-izens United for Rehabilita-tion of Errants, said thestate’s growing prison popu-lation, coupled with loomingbudget woes, contribute to acriminal justice system thathas become unsustainable.
“Considering we’ve got thisbig budget hole we’re lookingat, are we willing to bankruptthe state to keep all those
people locked up and incar-cerating at the rate we are?”Powell said. “It ’s ridiculouswhen we’re working to lowerour rates and instead we’reraising them.”
In 2011, the state passedmeasures collectively knownas the Justice ReinvestmentInitiative in an effort to lowerthe state’s incarceration rate.However, much of the initia-tive was sidelined after con-flicts between Gov. MaryFallin’s office and individualssitting on the initiative’s im-plementation committee.
In 2014, Fallin’s officeworked to revive the JusticeReinvestment Initiative, andin 2015 Fallin pushed theBoard of Corrections to con-sider changing how early-re-lease credits are awarded toinmates serving time for so-called 85 percent crimes,which require offenders toserve 85 percent of their sen-tences before becoming eligi-ble for parole or early release.Later that year, the boardadopted the measure, whichallows credits to accrue while
the inmate is serving the 85percent portion of their sen-tence.
In 2014, to address over-crowding, the CorrectionsDepartment began puttingbunks in prison commonareas such as gymnasiums tohouse the inmates, while alsorestoring early-release creditsto some inmates who had lostthem because of misconduct.
In October 2015, the Cor-rections Department in-creased the number of beds itleases from private prisoncompanies – CorrectionsCorp. of America and GeoGroup. The department hasprojected an overall increaseof 1,200 inmates over thenext year.
Oklahoma has consistentlyheld the highest rate of fe-male incarceration in the na-tion since 1998, the datashows, and that rate has in-creased by more than 16 per-cent since Oklahoma Watchhighlighted the issue in 2011.
Oklahoma’s private prisonincarceration rate has beenthe highest in the nation
since 2011, the data shows,and the state with the secondhighest rate in 2014 was NewMexico, with a rate of 147 in-mates in in-state private pris-ons per 100,000 population.
The state has continued tolook for ways to reduce theprison population.
In a recent weekly column,Fallin pointed to steps aimedat addressing the large prisonpopulation.
“In our criminal justice sys-tem, we continued to focus on‘smart on crime’ policies. Wepassed legislation that allowsjudges to impose shorter sen-tences for some nonviolentcrimes,” Fallin wrote. “TheJustice Safety Valve Act is anattempt to divert more nonvi-olent offenders such as thosewith substance abuse addic-tion into alternative programsand away from the state’sovercrowded prisons. Thestate provided judges withgreater discretion in otherdrug cases involving manda-tory life sentences for repeatdrug offenders.”
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Oklahoma’s prison population continues to grow at a steady pace
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A guard tower at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington. Oklahoma's incarcerationrates remain high.
the most important voices weneed to be listening to. I lookforward to working with thisgroup more closely and amexcited the conversation hasbegun. Everything we aredoing is for students, so weneed to actually listen to stu-dents.”
Bristow High School As-sistant Principal Tasha Beatyand Bristow High SchoolPrincipal Brandon Poteetsent Stewart’s nomination toBristow Superintendent Cur-tis Shelton.
“Jordan is one of our topstudents at Bristow HighSchool. She’s very active ineverything she does. She’salso in Don Baker’s stagecraft
class and is all around an out-standing student. She’s agreat kid and it makes meproud to be a superinten-dent.” said Shelton.
Stewart and other studentsprepared to discuss the coun-cil’s top concerns for publiceducation in Oklahoma. Onemain topic in Thursday’smeeting was end-of-instruc-tion exams. Many studentssaid teachers need more flex-ibility, teacher pay and bully-ing were other hot topics thatstudents Terin Brownen ofWeatherford High Schooland Aaron Foreman of Mid-west City High School wereeager to speak about.
“We need to set examplesat our own schools that bul-
lying is not cool,” said Brow-nen. “Let the bullies knowyou won’t put up with it.”
“We lost one of our bestteachers this year to anotherprofession,” said Foreman.“Teacher pay and how teach-ers are treated should be thetopic of conversation every-where.”
Stewart encourages the2017 senior class, “All stu-dents need to pay attention towhat is going on in our gov-ernment with our school sys-tems. It effects everyone.Next year, please apply for theSuperintendent’s StudentAdvisory Council. The appli-cation process wasn’t hardand it was well worth it.” saidStewart.
After the meeting, the Stu-dent Advisory Council de-cided to meet again in April.
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fuskee County and the Pragueand Stroud stores are in Lin-coln County.
"The closing of multipleWal-Mart stores in SenateDistrict 28 and surroundingdistricts is extremely disap-pointing,” said Senator JasonSmalley, R-Stroud. “The loss ofjobs is going to affect numerousfamilies and take away oppor-tunities for these communitiesto grow. Wal-Mart has prideditself on helping communities,especially small rural ones, butnow they are turning theirbacks on the very people thathave helped the company be-come the biggest in the world.Wal-Mart has asked for sup-port from Oklahoma commu-nities when they needed it butnow when our state is in themidst of economic difficulties,the company is abandoning
those same communities.”In a press release issued Fri-
day, the company said that inOctober 2015, an active reviewof the portfolio was underwayto ensure assets were alignedwith strategy. Today’s actionfollows a thorough review ofWalmart’s nearly 11,600worldwide stores that took intoaccount a number of factors, in-cluding financial performanceas well as strategic alignmentwith long-term plans. In total,the impacted stores representless than one percent of bothglobal square footage and rev-enue.
In an interview Tuesday,Walmart spokesman BrianNickolas said that absorbingthe displaced employees wouldbe a high priority.
“These associates would begiven preferential hiring treat-ment at other area stores,” he
said.Nickolas added that the
company is taking other stepsto help ease the sting.
“We will pay through Feb.10, then for 60 days on top ofthat, he said. “If they are notable to placed by then, bothfulltime and parttime employ-ees will be offered a severancepackage, provided they havebeen with the company for ayear.
As far as the physical proper-ties go, Nickolas said that in thecase of most Walmart Expressstores, the company does ownthe land and the buildings
“Actively managing our port-folio of assets is essential tomaintaining a healthy busi-ness,” said Doug McMillon,president and CEO, Wal-MartStores, Inc. “Closing stores isnever an easy decision, but it isnecessary to keep the company
strong and positioned for thefuture. It’s important to re-member that we’ll open wellmore than 300 stores aroundthe world next year. So we arecommitted to growing, but weare being disciplined about it.”
As part of today’s action, thecompany will close 154 loca-tions in the U.S., including thecompany’s 102 smallest formatstores, Walmart Express, whichhad been in pilot since 2011.Walmart instead will focus onstrengthening Supercenters,optimizing NeighborhoodMarkets, growing the e-com-merce business and expandingPickup services for customers.Also covered in the closures are23 Neighborhood Markets, 12Supercenters, seven stores inPuerto Rico, six discount cen-ters, and four Sam’s Clubs.
available for comment.“Coach Roebuck made a
bet and honored that bet likea true Pirate.” said Dana
Fortney, Lucas Fortney’smom. “I am very proud of ourstudents, our team and every-one involved. What an honorand pleasure for our son to be
coached by these two men.”A total of 23 teams com-
peted at the Perry Tourna-ment. The Bristow JuniorHigh Wrestling Team placed
fourth as a team overall.Coaches of the Bristow Jun-ior High Team include,Coach Shaun Roebuck andCoach Dusty Richerson.
performs in the local QuahlityVibes group and is a member ofthe 145th Army band.Thompson decided she wantedto step outside of her comfortzone in her final semester.
“I decided that last semesterwas the one for music compe-titions and I was sold when Iheard that I could win thechance to go to Carnegie Hall,”Thompson said.
Thompson was hesitant, butknew it was time. She submit-ted a recording of herself per-forming “Image” by EugeneBozza as her audition for the
2015 American Protégé Inter-national Woodwinds and BrassCompetition. Thompson wonfirst place in the AdvancedCategory of College Studentsand Professionals.
“I never imagined that Icould win something so presti-gious on my first try,” she said.Thompson describes the antic-ipation of playing at CarnegieHall as “living her dreams.”
Dr. Kristyn Son, flute profes-sor at NSU said, “Only the per-formers with true confidencecan own the piece and bringconvincing performances to anaudience, which Sarah did im-
peccably for the competition. Icannot be more proud of her asher flute professor.”
The American Protégé com-petition was open to partici-pants from all over the world,with several categories that in-cluded young musicians. Partic-ipants consisted of ages fiveyears old and up with talentlevels all the way to college stu-dents and professionals. Or-ganizers of the competitionwork in conjunction with sen-ior managers and casting pro-ducers from the showsTremendous! Entertainment,NBC’s “The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon” and“Today Show,” “The Ellen De-Generes Show” and more tohost the event.
Thompson’s mom, Shelly,and an aunt and uncle aregoing to see the show. “I’venever been to New York beforeand am pretty excited aboutgoing. My dad, Mickey Mooreprobably won’t go. It’s tough toget him on an airplane.” Nuna-maker joked.
Thompson will take thestage on Sunday, May 1,2016 at the Weill Recital Hallat Carnegie Hall in New YorkCity along with other winners
external and internal injuries aswell as injuries to her arms andlegs. She was pronounced deadat the scene be State MedicalExaminers Office InvestigatorMichael Dove.
According to Warren's re-ports, Severs was not wearingher seat belt.
The cause of the accident re-mains under investigation.
Warren was aassisted byOHP Troopers Jonathan Lipe,
Jon Cotner and Dwight Du-rant as well as OHP LieutenantMatt Drummond.
Also assisting Warren weremembers of the Okmulgee FireDepartment and the OkmulgeePolice Department.
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The slab has been poured atthe Jones Memorial Airport atthe future home of Consoli-dates Turbine Specialists inBristow. According to RickKnight of Prime Construction,the 10,500 square foot pad tooka total of 275 yards of concreteand should be completedsometime around April 1 ofthis year.
Consolidated Turbine Spe-cialists, co-owned by RayKasabula and Johnny BumpGrant, currently operates out ofa 3,600 square foot facility inthe Bristow Industrial Park.
“We're really excited to getthis project done so we canmove,” said Grant. “We antici-pate around 50-percent growthwhen we get into the new facil-ity.
Construction underway on facility at airport
It took nearly 300 yards of concrete to pour the footings and the pad for Consolidated TurbineSpecialists’ 10,500 square-foot facility being built at Jones Memorial Airport.
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Neda was born on Jan 31,1934, in Tulsa at St. Johns Hos-pital. The nurses came in andtold her mother, “You have thecutest baby with pink hair”. Shewas a true redhead in every senseof the word. She lived fearlesslyand passed away on Jan. 15,2016, the same way, at her homein Stillwater with her family.
She moved around a lot andattended several schools as achild because her father workedin management for MagnoliaOil Company. She graduatedfrom Marietta High School atthe age of 17. Her family movedto Bristow where her fatherbought and ran a Western AutoStore. There she met and mar-ried G. W. ( Jerry) Fugate. Theyhad two children, Patrick andTina. They moved all over thecountry with Jerry’s work atAnaconda Wire and Cable.After 19 years of marriage, theydivorced.
Neda moved back to Bristowwhere she embarked on a newadventure-nursing school. Sheattended Central TechnologyCenter and received her Li-censed Practical Nursing license,a dream she had had since highschool. Neda loved nursing andtaking care of others.
Neda started her nursing ca-reer at Tulsa Osteopathic Hos-pital and drove back and forthfrom Bristow in all kinds ofweather and the early morninghours. An opportunity arose fora position as an industrial nursewith a new company movinginto Bristow and her careerbegan at Kwikset. Neda lovedthe people and their families andwas very dedicated to helpingthem with all aspects of theirhealthcare needs. She helpedthem when there were industrialaccidents, insurance and familyemergencies.
In Bristow, Neda was a mem-ber of the First Baptist Churchand the Order of the EasternStar. Neda enjoyed living thereand helping her parents in theirretirement years. She marriedCharles (Chuck) Bartl in thespring of 1980 and cared for himduring his illness with brain can-cer. Neda was widowed in 1982.
Her world changed in Sep-tember of 1987 when her firstgrandchild was born, SamanthaFugate and then again in 1993when her second granddaughterwas born, Hunter Fugate. Nedarelished time with her grand-children.
When Neda retired from
Kwikset in 1995, she moved toStillwater to be close to them.
In Stillwater she workedbriefly with Stillwater MedicalCenter before having a strokethat left her paralyzed and un-able to speak clearly. Her tenac-ity shone through once againwhen she relearned how to walk,talk and drive.
Neda continued to help raiseher grandchildren and take careof her family in Stillwater. Shemaintained the household andkept everyone on task.
In Stillwater, she was a mem-ber of the First MethodistChurch and attended the StrokeSupport Group for several years.
Neda enjoyed her trips toDallas to see her sisters and stay-ing up late reminiscing andlaughing. She imparted her loveof animals and holidays to herfamily and will be forevermissed.
Neda is preceded in death byher parents, O.B. and Etta Zeek,her brothers Billie Ray and Lyn-ton and a sister Etta Marie andbrother-in-law Forrest Coyle.Neda is also preceded in deathby her former husband, G. W.Fugate and husband, CharlesBartl.
Neda is survived by her
daughter, Tina Fugate and son-in-law Kent Dieball, of thehome. She is also survived by hercherished granddaughtersSamantha Fugate of OklahomaCity and Hunter Fugate of Or-lando, Fla. She is also survivedby her sister and brother-in-law,Verna Mae and David Robersonof San Antonio, Texas and abeloved niece and husband,Jamie and Jake Jenkins of Car-rollton, Texas and several otherdearly loved nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life willbe held on Saturday, Jan. 23 atthe First Methodist Family LifeCenter, 401 W. 7th, Stillwaterfrom 3 -5 p.m. Please feel freeto stop by and reminisce aboutNeda and her wonderful life.
Condolences may be emailedto the family and an online obit-uary may be viewed by visitingwww.strodefh.com.
Robert Reed Woodroof en-tered into his eternal rest onDec. 22, 2015 at his home inSierra Vista, Ariz.
His funeral Mass will beheld at St. Andrew the Apos-tle Catholic Church in SierraVista at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan.22, 2016, where he was amember of the Knights ofColumbus. Interment will beat the Southern Arizona Vet-erans Memorial Cemetery inSierra Vista at 11 a.m. on Jan.22, 2016.
Robert was born on Sept.14, 1930 in Shawnee to Mil-
dred Reed and CR Woodroof. Robert attended school in
Bristow. He was a member ofthe Oklahoma NationalGuard which was activatedduring the Korean War. Hereceived a battlefield commis-sion in Korea and served twotours in Vietnam. He was sta-tioned at Ft. Huachuca afterthe war and retired from theArmy there as a Lt. Colonelin 1973. He received numer-ous medals and awards duringhis service.
After retiring from theArmy, he worked for the local
power company. He remainedin Sierra Vista where he en-joyed birding and the moun-tains with his beloved wife,Mary Gene.
He was preceded in deathby his wife Mary Gene anddaughter Kimberly.
Robert requested that hisobituary simply read:“I was a soldier.”
In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to the charity ofyour choice or to Knights ofColumbus at St. Andrew theApostle Catholic Church800 Taylor Dr., Sierra Vista, Ariz., 85635.
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Billy Don Williams passedaway on Jan. 18, 2016, at theag of 82. Billy was born toCharles and ThelmaWilliams on Oct. 7, 1933, inGypsy.
Billy Don married RetaMelton on July 16, 1954, inDepew. They had two daugh-ters, Christina and Sandy.
He worked for many yearsat Nuway Bleach in Bristowand in piping engineering inSand Springs.
Billy was retired and loved
spending time with his family,especially his grandchildren.
Surviving Billy is his wife,Reta of Sapulpa; daughterand son-in-law, Sandra andIssa Hachem of Tulsa; grand-sons, Paula and wife StarHachem of Tulsa, PatrickHachem of Tulsa and BobbyLyons and girlfriend HannahWeigant of Bristow; greatgranddaughters, IzabellaHachem of Tulsa and CassiPrivit of Tulsa; one brother,Jimmy Williams of Bristow;
one sister, Shirley Bethel ofBristow.
Preceeding Billy in deathwas his daughter, ChristinaMatthews; parents, Charlesand Thelma Williams; twobrothers, Cotton Williamsand Jack Williams.
Billy Don will be crematedand according to his wishes,no funeral service is planned.condolences may be made tothe family online atwww.hutchinsmaplesfuneral-home.com
Carolyn Sue Irvine wasborn Oct. 29, 1943, to John R.Irvine Jr. and Doris MayIrvine in Bristow. She de-parted this life Jan. 11, 2016, ather residence in Cape Gi-rardeau, Mo.
She graduated Sand SpringsHigh School in 1961. She wasa long time resident of Bristow
before moving to Cape Gi-rardeau, Mo. seven years ago.
She had been employed atKwikset and later BristowHeadstart.
She loved camping and fish-ing when she was younger.Her favorite hobbies were ce-ramics and spending time withher dogs. She was a member
of the Bristow UnitedMethodist Church.
She is survived by her sister,Connie Bennett of Bristow;one niece, Connie Walesch ofBristow and one nephew, JohnIrvine, also of Bristow.
She was preceded in deathby her parents and onebrother, Johnny F. Irvine.
Graveside services were heldat 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18,2016, at the Bristow CityCemetery.
In lieu of flowers donationscan be sent to a local charity ofyour choice. Condolences canbe sent towww.hutchinsmaplesfuneral-home.com
This Week’s BirthdaysWednesday, Jan. 13Chrystal yoas, Haeden LaSangreGreenlee, Sherri Ball Edens,Mariah SMith, Norma Winn,Patty Ballew, Robert Gordon,Selsy Smith, Julie Devine, PallasKellyThrsday, Jan. 14Naalie McClendon, TommyMcCarty, Danny Trout, KayBenson, Bobby Howard, MarlaDouglas Wahl, Mark Inman
Friday, Jan. 15Anela Headley, Tina Clark,Christopher Cantrell, JordanBridgeman, Edith Webb LisaHogan-Massey, David Freeland,Tina Clark, DeEdraPalmer,Cynthia Smith Yocum,Amy Kreps Smith, TravisWycoff, Misty Watts CannonSaturday, Jan. 16Darla McCoy, Richard Horn, IV,Dana Beth, Lauren Lee James,
Amy Goad, John Knecht, DarlaMcCoy, Lu Frew, Titina KidsSunday, Jan. 17Julie LaBrecque, Randy Dykes,alexis Crosley, Michael Whee-land, Denise Sturgeon Van-Marter, Lauren LewisMonday, Jan. 18Tiffany Todd, J.A. Barnett,Brandon WEst, Phil Lamb, Bar-bara Wilson, Jay Bigpond, Sr.,Erik Gomez, Laura Billy, Sanie
Maze Keeth, Andy Haskins, Ko-rtnie Cooper, Zach Capps, JanetFechner, Elizabeth Heuer, Jen-nifer Earnhardt, Tess K. MauneTuesday, Jan. 19Cathy Whitney, Larry Don Car-son, Keli Scott Masterson, WyattSpencer, Janice Raley, Lisa Ran-dolph, Dana Mayfield Sexton,Mark Beach, Chris Ihrig, MaryJohnston Smith, Denna Richard-son, Kristin McLean
Las Vegas is full of surprisesand you never know who youare going to meet. I’ll neverforget the first time that I wentto Las Vegas. I was working forZ104.5 The Edge and our salesteam had exceeded our goaland the owners rewarded us bytaking us to Sin City, LasVegas, NV.
I had never been and I’m notmuch of a gambler. Honestly, Ispent most of the time simplylooking at Las Vegas. I remem-ber walking from Circus Circusto the Luxor and back, takingpictures along the way. I spenthours enjoying the sites andtook over 600 pictures that day.I stopped in to Criss Angel’sshop in the Luxor while I wasthere.
We stayed at the Riviera andlittle did I know, they werefilming a movie in the lobby. Imet Bradley Cooper, who atthe time was pretty fresh to theacting scene. Also on set in thelobby was Ed Helms (The Of-fice), Justin Bartha (NationalTreasure), and comedian ZachGalifianakis. By the name ofthe cast, you may know, themovie was “The Hangover”.We watched the actors filmseveral scenes as we walked upand down the aisles trying toget on camera.
Probably my favorite time inVegas was getting to enjoy thedifferent types of food. I lovetrying exotic foods. Food likesushi, squid, alligator and sharkweren’t uncommon to eat andbelieve it or not, I’ve even trieddog. It tastes like KFC chickengizzards.
While on our trip, we hadcoordinated to meet up withDr. Robert Zoellner, the eyedoctor. Dr. Z bought ourwhole sales team sushi at Koiinside the Hard Rock Hotel.The bill was $3,000.
While watching the actorsfilm the movie, I remembertelling my co-worker andfriend Mike Givens (Sextion 8band), a great story about Vegasthat still keeps me laughingtoday.
My aunt and cousin were inLas Vegas in the early 1980’s.They had been playing at thecasino and decided to go totheir room. The huge Vegas el-evator had several people in it.When they got in, they heard aloud man’s voice that said “Hitthe floor lady.” and, they did.They literally ducked downquickly, lying on the elevatorfloor when all of the sudden,they heard laughter.
The man said, “I meant thefloor you are going to. Youknow, hit the floor lady.”
Everyone laughed and thetwo went about their way. Asthey checked out of their hotelafter their stay, the hotel man-ager had a note for them. Theirroom and board had been paidfor. The hotel manager handedmy aunt a card that read, “Forthe best laugh of my life,thanks, Eddie Murphy.”
My cousin said, “I still re-member his laugh, that EddieMurphy laugh.”
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VFW AuxiliaryMeets the first Tuesday ofevery month starting at 7p.m. Males and females wel-come.
American LegionLadies Auxilairy
The American Legion LadiesAuxilairy meets on the sec-ond Monday of every monthat the Legion building onWest Eighth Street at 7 p.m.
Rotary Club of Bristow
The Rotary Club of Bristowmeets every Thursday at noonin the Community Room atPizza Hut.
VFW Post 3656Meets the first Tuesday ofevery month starting at 7p.m. Call Ralph Barnett,Commander, at (918) 740-5608.
American LegionThe American Legion meetson the second Monday ofevery month at the Legionbuilding on West EighthStreet at 7 p.m.
Veterans BreakfastThe Veterans Breakfast isheld the second and fourthWednesday of the month at 9a.m. at Steak and Eggs. Formore information call AlexRodriguez at (918) 367-1761.
Sons of the American Legion
The sons of the AmericanLegion meet the first Mon-day of every month at the Le-gion Hall, 7 p.m.
School BoardThe Bristow Public SchoolsBoard of Education meets thesecond Monday of eachmonth, at 6 p.m., in the ad-ministration building atTenth and Main in Bristow.
Creek MasonicLodge
Creek Masonic Lodge #226meet the second and fourthTuesday of each month. 417N. Main.
Bristow Holiness Country Breakfast
Third Saturday of everymonth, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.Menu includes eggs, sausage,bacon, biscuits, gravy, choco-late gravy, and pancakes.Adults $6, children 3 to 12,$3 and children under threefree. The breakfast will nowbe in the new fellowshipbuilidng (behind Kum N Go)across the street from thechurch.
Senior Citizens LunchTuesday, Wednesday andThursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m., $5 a meal. Everyonewelcome. Senior CitizensCenter on Main in Depew.
Gypsy HolinessChurch
Country BreakfastFirst Saturday of everymonth. 7-10 a.m. Menu in-cludes eggs, sausage, bacon,biscuits, gravy, chocolategravy and hashbrowns. Adults$6, children 3 to 12 yrs. $3and children under 3 yrs. free.Gypsy Holiness Church Fel-lowship Hall, 7 miles southon Hwy. 48, 4 miles west on301st Street South.
Bristow Ministerial Alliance
The Bristow Ministerial Al-liance meets the first Tuesdayof the month at 10 a.m. in theCommunity Bank conferenceroom.
City of Bristow Storm Siren Test
The City of Bristow will be testing storm sirens the firstWednesday of every month at
noon, weather permitting.
City CouncilThe Bristow City Councilmeets the first and thirdMonday of each month, at 7p.m., at the Bristow Court-house on Seventh Street.
Cimarron Public Transit offers rides
Cimarron Public Transit of-fers public transportation for$1.50 and free to seniors 60years and older. Cimarron op-erates between 8 a. m. and 4p. m. Monday thru Fridaywith limited service on Satur-days. For more informationcall toll free 1-800-789-7314
Alanon Family GroupThe Alanon Family Groupsmeets at the activities centerbehind the MethodistChurch at 7 p.m. on Wednes-days. Contact (918) 367-9560for more information.
Prenatal ProgramNow recruiting for prenatalprogram. Cirriculum is “Be-fore Baby Arrives”. Servingpregnant women. ContactTammy or Janice at (918)367-1107.
Bristow All SportsClub Meeting
Second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the highschool cafeteria.
Volunteer Training atthe Right Path Riding
AcademyVolunteer Training Saturday,February 6. Come bless a spe-cial needs child one hour aweek by helping them ridehorses at The Right PathRiding Academy (south ofDrumright). Our trainingwill be held from 10am-3pm.Lunch is provided. For direc-tions and more informationplease call (918) 352-4110.
Community Events
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Classifieds and LegalsTo place an ad, call 918.367.2282
• Legal •Published three (3) times in the January 6, 2016, January 13, 2016 and January
20, 2016 issues of the Bristow News
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CREEK STATE OF OKLAHOMA
BOBBY E. NICHOLAS, Case No: CV-2016-01Plaintiff, LAWRENCE PARISH
VS.The Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns, immediate and remoteof JOHN R. SCHMEISSER and EDITH A. SCHMEISSER, BOTH DECEASED; and GLORIA JEAN AVERY; LYNDA ANN SELF; DEBRAFAYE ROBERTSON; BONNIE GALE CHAPMAN; and ELIZABETH ADELL BRITT;
Defendants.
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: The Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns, immediate and remote of JOHN R. SCHMEISSER and EDITH A. SCHMEISSER, Both Deceased;
TAKE NOTICE that you and each of you have been sued in the above namedCourt by the Plaintiff, and that said suit has been brought for the purpose of qui-eting the Plaintiff's title to the following described real property in Creek County,Oklahoma, to-wit:
Lot #55 - N/2 N/2 SW/4 SW/4 of Section 13, Township 16 North, Range10 East, Creek County, State of Oklahoma. LESS AND EXCEPT ex-cepting and reserving unto grantors all their right, title and interest inand to the oil, gas, and other minerals. (20909 Black Jack Trail, Kel-lyville, OK)
and determining the Unknown Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Devisees,Trustees, Beneficiaries, Successors and Assigns, immediate and remote, of JOHNR. SCHMEISSER and EDITH A SCHMEISSER, Both Deceased, their unknownheirs, successors and assigns, immediate and remote, as set forth in the Petition,and for removing as clouds upon Plaintiffs title to said real property the claims ofsaid Defendants; and you must answer the Petition of Plaintiff on or before the19th day of February, 2016, or said Petition will be taken as true and judgmentwill be rendered for said Plaintiff determining the heirs of said decedent as setforth in the Petition and quieting its title to the said real property and removing asclouds on the Plaintiffs title to said real property the claims of said Defendants,and each of them.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court this 4th day of January, 2016.
COURT CLERK Amanda VanOrsdolBy: Vickie Vame
(SEAL) DeputyLOEFFLER, ALLEN & HAM Sam T. Allen, IVP.O. BOX 230Sapulpa, Ok 74067-0230 PHONE: (918) 224-5302Attorney for Plaintiff
Drivers: Home Nightly! BonusProgram! $1,000 sign-onbonus! $16/ton piece pay,Health Benefits. Route Position.CDL-A. 918-367-9595.
• Legal •Published two (2) times in the January 13, 2016 and January 20, 2016 issues
of the Bristow News
NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY
All interested persons are hereby given notice that United Community ActionProgram, Inc., doing business as Cimarron Public Transit System, is seeking fi-nancial assistance from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal TransitAdministration, under Section 5311, for a rural public transportation program dur-ing FY 2017, to include the areas of Bartlesville, Bristow, Dewey, Drumright, Kel-lyville, Mannford, Pawhuska, Ponca City, Sapulpa and Skiatook.
Any person desiring a public hearing to consider the social, economic and/or en-vironmental effects of the proposed project may submit their request in writing toUnited Community Action Program, Inc., 501 Sixth Street, Pawnee, OK 74058,no later than 14 days after the second legal notice is published. Comments mayalso be submitted via email to [email protected].
A copy of the grant proposal will be available for public inspection and copyingat 501 Sixth Street, Pawnee, OK. Written requests will also be accepted.
Legal •Published three (3) times in the January 13, 2016, January 20, 2016 and
January 27, 2016 issues of the Bristow News
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CREEK COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA
BRISTOW DIVISION
Mariah Michelle Smith,Plaintiff,
vs.The Unknown Successors In Interestof Johnny W. Smith, deceased.
Defendants. No. BCV 2016-00003
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO:The unknown successors in interest of Johnny W. Smith, deceased.Take notice that you have been sued in the above cause by the Plaintiff who
brings suit to quiet plaintiff's title to the following described land, to-wit:The E/2 of the E/2 of the NW/4 of the NE/4 of Section 12, Township 14North, Range 8 East of the Indian Base and Meridian, Creek County,Oklahoma, According To The U. S. Government Survey Thereof,
and to judicially determine the heirs of the above referenced decedents and thatyou must answer the petition filed herein by plaintiff on or before February 26,2016, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered for plain-tiff and against said defendants, judicially determining said heirs to be as set forthin the petition of plaintiff and removing the clouds upon the title of plaintiff in andto said land and perpetually barring the claims of said defendants.
WITNESS My hand and seal of said Court this 7th day of January, 2016.
Amanda VanOrsdol, Court Clerk of Creek County, OklahomaBy: Marcia GilliamDeputy Court Clerk
Loeffler, Allen & HamKeith Ham, OBA# 3746Attorneys For PlaintiffP. O. Box 567Bristow, Oklahoma 74010
Legal •Published three (3) times in the January 13, 2016, January 20, 2016 and
January 27, 2016 issues of the Bristow News
NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONDISTRICT COURT, CREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
CASE NO: CV 2016-05
THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO THE DEFENDANTS:
THE HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, ASSIGNS ANDSUCCESSORS IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE OF THE FOLLOWING, TO-WIT: EMAY, FULL BLOOD CREEK INDIANROLL NO. 8160, DECEASED; AND NOAH, DECEASEDANDTHE FOLLOWING IF LIVING AND IF DEAD THEIR KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, ASSIGNS AND SUCCESSORS IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE, TO-WIT: WINEY SELUMBER AKA WINEY CLINTON AKA WINEYCOSAR; AND WILLIE COSAR
You and each of you are hereby notified that plaintiff, Greg Geyer and TammyGeyer, husband and wife, have filed a Petition in the District Court of CreekCounty, State of Oklahoma, in the above numbered case, against you and each ofyou, et al. alleging that plaintiffs are the fee simple owners of the following de-scribed real estate to-wit:
The surface rights only in and toThe Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE/4 SW/4) of Section 22,Township 15 North, Range 7 East of the Indian Base and Meridian, CreekCounty, State of Oklahoma, according to the U.S. Government Surveythereof.
That Defendants named herein claim some right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance,claim, assessment or interest in and to said real property involved herein adverseto that of said Plaintiffs, which constitutes a cloud upon the title of said Plaintiffsand that said Defendants have no such right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim,assessment or interest either in law or equity, in and to said property, as is set forthin Petition filed herein, referenced made hereto.The Defendants be adjudged to have no right, title, claim, estate or interest in and
to the real property involved in this cause of action and that they, and each of them,be perpetually barred and enjoined from setting up or asserting any right, title,claim, estate of interest in and to said property. That said Defendants must answerthe Petition filed herein by Plaintiffs on or before the 4th day of March, 2016 orsaid Petition will be taken as true and correct and judgment rendered accordinglydecreeing that the Plaintiffs are the owners of the above described property.
Given under my hand and seal the 11th day of January, 2016.
Amanda VanOrsdol, Court Clerk Creek County, OklahomaBY: Peggy HillDeputy
Wesley R. Thompson #8993Attorney for Plaintiffs15 South ParkSapulpa, OK 74066(918) 224-7666 — Telephone(918) 224-7021 — FacsimileToll Free: 877-918-LAWYEREmail: [email protected]
• Legal •Published three (3) times in the January 13, 2016, January 20, 2016 and
January 27, 2016 issues of the Bristow News
NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONDISTRICT COURT, CREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
CASE NO. CV-15-139
STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO THE DEFENDANTS:
THE FOLLOWING IF LIVING AND IF DEAD THEIR KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS,EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES,TRUSTEES, ASSIGNS AND SUCCESSORSIMMEDIATE AND REMOTE TO-WIT:ELIZABETH WILLIS ROBINSON; AND MYRA KATHERINE WILLIS
You and each of you are hereby notified that plaintiff, Lisa Katherine Julien,Trustee of the Lisa Katherine Julien 1996 Revocable Trust Dated January 10, 1996,has filed a Petition in the District Court of Creek County, State of Oklahoma, inthe above numbered case, against you and each of you, et al. alleging that plaintiffis the fee simple owner of an undivided (1/2) one-half interest in the following de-scribed real estate to-wit:
An undivided 1/12th interest in and to the SW 1/4 of Section 13, Town-ship 18 North, Range 11 East, Creek County, Oklahoma; andAn undivided 1/14th interest in and to the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec-tion 12, Township 15 North, Range 9 East, Creek County, Oklahoma(Herein referred to as "Subject Property")
That Defendants named herein claim some right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance,claim, assessment or interest in and to said real property involved herein adverseto that of said Plaintiff, which constitutes a cloud upon the title of said Plaintiffand that said Defendants have no such right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim,assessment or interest either in law or equity, in and to said property, as is set forthin Petition filed herein, referenced made hereto.
The Defendants be adjudged to have no right, title, claim, estate or interest inand to the real property involved in this cause of action and that they, and each ofthem, be perpetually barred and enjoined from setting up or asserting any right,title, claim, estate of interest in and to said property. That said Defendants mustanswer the Petition filed herein by Plaintiff on or before the 4th day of March,2016 or said Petition will be taken as true and correct and judgment rendered ac-cordingly decreeing that the Plaintiff is the owner of the above described prop-erty.
Given under my hand and seal the 11th day of January, 2016.
Amanda VanOrsdol, Court Clerk Creek County, OklahomaBY: Peggy HillDeputy
Wesley R. Thompson #8993Attorney for Plaintiff15 South ParkSapulpa, OK 74066(918) 224-7666 — Telephone(918) 224-7021 — FacsimileToll Free: 877-918-LAWYEREmail: wesleythompsontulsacoxmail.com
• Legal •Published two (2) times in the January 13, 2016 and
January 20, 2016 issues of the Bristow News
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CREEK COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA
BRISTOW DIVISIONIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFAngela Renee’ VanOrsdol-Brown Case No: PB 2015-0002
Notice of Hearing Final Account of Personal Representative and Petition forDetermination of Heirs, and for Final Settlement Distribution and Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that Matthew Scott Brown, Personal Representative ofthe Estate of Angela Renee' VanOrsdol-Brown, Deceased, having filed in this Courthis Final Account of the administration of said estate and his Petition for Determi-nation of Heirs, for Final Settlement and Distribution of said Estate for Final Dis-charge of said Personal Representative, the hearing of the same has been fixed bythe Judge of the said Court for the 8th day of February, 2016,at 1:30 p.m., at theDistrict Courtroom in the Municipal Building, in the City of Bristow, CreekCounty, Oklahoma, when and where all persons interested in said estate are noti-fied then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the said ac-count should not be settled and allowed, the heirs of said Angela Renee'VanOrsdol-Brown, deceased, determined, and said estate distributed and the Per-sonal Representative discharged.
Witness my hand this 11th day of January, 2016,
JUDGE JOE SAM VASSARAMANDA VANORSDOL, COURT CLERKBy: Lisa HendrichsDeputy Court Clerk
Kelly Hake, OBA #10832Attorney for Personal RepresentativePost Office Box 1233Bristow, Oklahoma 74010(918) 367-9961
• Legal •Published two (2) times in the January 13, 2016 and
January 20, 2016 issues of the Bristow News
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR CREEK. COUNTYSAPULPA DIVISION, STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )DANIEL LYNN KUYKENDALL, ) CASE No.: PB-2016-2
DECEASED. ) HON. DOUGLAS W. GOLDEN
Combined Notice to Creditors, and Notice of Hearing Petition, Petition forFinal Accounting, Determination of Heirship, Distribution and Discharge
Pursuant to 58 O.S. § 456
Petition for Summary Administration Pursuant to 58 O.S. § 235 has been filedsetting forth the following information:
1. The name, address and date of death of the Decedent are as follows:Name: Daniel Lynn KuykendallAddress: 1508 E. Old Keystone Rd., Mannford, OK 74020Date of Death: November 27, 2015
2. The name and address of the Petitioner are as follows: Name: Lacy Barto Address: 1508 Old Keystone Rd., Mannford, OK 74020
3. The total value of the estate of the Decedent as set forth in the Petition is as follows: Estimated Value of the Estate: $100,000.00
Pursuant to the provisions of 58 O.S. Sec. 246, the following date have been setfor filing the Final Accounting and Petition for Distribution and for the hearing onthe order allowing final accounting, determination of heirs, legatees and devisees,if any, distribution and discharge.
Filing Date: January 5, 2016. Hearing Date: March 7, 2016 Place of Hearing: District Court of Creek County, Sapulpa Division, State of Oklahoma
The Original Last Will & Testament of the Decedent has been placed on file withthe District Court Clerk of Creek County under the case number listed above.The Petition sets forth the names and addresses of all known creditors, heirs, and
devisees of the Decedent. Pursuant to 58 O.S. § 246, each person receiving thisNotice is advised of the following:
1. Each person receiving this Notice must file objections to the petition at leastten (10) days before the hearing and send a copy to the petitioner or that personwill be deemed to have waived any objections to the petition.
2. If any objection is filed at least ten (10) days before the hearing, the court willdetermine at the hearing whether Decedent died intestate, whether summary pro-ceedings are appropriate, and, if so, whether the estate will be distributed and towhom the estate will be distributed.
3. The claim of any creditor not shown in the petition will be barred unless theclaimis presented to the attorney of the personal representative at the followingaddress on or before the presentment date of February 22, 2016.
Stinnett LawGene Thompson, Esq.404 East Dewey Ave., Suite 202Sapulpa, OK 74066(918) 227-1177
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of Janu-ary, 2016.
LACY YVETTE ARTO, Special Administrator
Prepared by:G. Gene Thompson, Esq., OBA # 31243Stinnett Law404 E. Dewey, Suite 202Sapulpa, OK 74066Office (918) 227.1177Fax (918) 227.1197
• Legal •Published three (3) times in the January 13 2016, January 20, 2016 and January
27, 2016 issues of the Bristow News
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTIONPursuant to the provisions of 12 O.S. 2004
1975 Loweline 16 ft. JonBoat with Reg. # OK0573AVVIN# LWMH5229M75B-16BJ
Public auction will be held on January 30, 2016 at 0:00 A.M.Interested arties contact contact: Stephen Boyd at (918) 244-6022
Amount owed in storage is $3,020.00
Legal •Published two (2) times in the January 20, 2016 and January 27, 2016 issues
of the Bristow News
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALENotice is given that on January 11th, 2016, at 10:00 o'clock a.m. at North door ofthe County,Courthouse in Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma, the Sheriff of saidCounty will offer for sale and sell, for cash, at public auction, to the highest andbest bidder, all that certain real estate in Creek County, Oklahoma, to-wit:
LOTS TWO (2) AND THREE (3), BLOCK FIVE (5), KEYSTONELAND & CATTLE CO., INC., A SUBDIVISION IN CREEKCOUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, ACCORDING TO THERECORDED PLAT THEREOF;
subject to unpaid taxes, assessments, advancements by Plaintiff for taxes, insurancepremiums, expenses necessary for the preservation of the subject property, if any,and prior security interests in fixtures, if any, said property having been appraisedat $ 55,000.00. Sale will be made pursuant to order of sale issued in accordancewith judgment entered in the District Court of Creek County, Oklahoma.
Pursuant to judgment, Plaintiff reserves the right to recall the Special Executionand Order of Sale and to cancel this scheduled sale orally or in writing at any timeprior to sale without notice or leave of Court.
PERSONS OR OTHER ENTITIES HAVING AN INTEREST IN THE PROP-ERTY WHOSE INTEREST IS SOUGHT TO BE EXTINGUISHED, INCLUD-ING THOSE WHOSE ACTUAL ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN AND PERSONSOR OTHER ENTITIES WHOSE UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED ARE: Ralph E. Booth, whether, living or dead, and if dead, his/her un-known successors, if any, and Spouse of Ralph E. Booth, if married, whether livingor dead, and if dead, his/her, unknown successors, if any.
JOHN DAVIS, Sheriff ofCreek County, OklahomaBy: Melissa MontezumaDEPUTY
KELLY M. PARKER 422673LAMUN MOCK CUNNYNGHAM & DAVIS, P.C.Attorneys for Plaintiff5613 N. Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73118(405) 842-6132 (Fax)(405) 840-5900
HSBC BANK, USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FORWELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 2007-2
TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES2007-2 vs. RALPH E. BOOTH, et al.
Case No. CJ-2015-158
Bristow News Page Seven, Wednesday,January 20, 2016
• Legal •Published two (2) times in the January 13, 2016 and January 20, 2016 issues of the Bristow News
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR CREEK COUNTYSAPULPA DIVISIONSTATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Case No.: PB-2015-121 RACHEL NADINE BERRY, Judge: Douglas A. GoldenDeceased.
COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND FOR HEARING ON ADMISSION OF WILL TO PROBATE, PETITION FOR SUMMARY
ADMINISTRATION, FINAL ACCOUNTING, AND FORDETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the estate of Rachel NadineBerry who died testate on November 10th, 2015, residing at 7220 W. 206th St.South, Mounds, Oklahoma; that on December 29th, 2015, Michelle Johnston of7220 W. 206th St. South, Mounds, Oklahoma, filed a Petition for Summary Ad-ministration, to include Admission of the deceased's Last Will and Testament toProbate, Final Accounting and for Determination of Heirship, Distribution andDischarge. Letters of Special Administration were issued on December 30th, 2015,to Michelle Johnston who was named as Personal Representative in decedent'sLast Will and Testament.The names and addresses of the heirs of the deceased are:
Name Relationship/Age AddressTeresa Michelle Johnston Adult niece 7220 W. 206th St. South
Mounds, OK 74047Dawn Debock Adult niece 1001 Airview Dr.
Okmulgee, OK 74447 Brett Garland Adult nephew 1206 W. Broadway
Henryetta, OK 74437
The estate of the deceased has an approximate value of less than $200,000.00.All creditors having claims against Rachel Nadine Berry, deceased, are requiredto present the same, with a description of all security interests and other collateral(if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to the named personalrepresentatives c/o J.V. Frazier at 102 S. Poplar, Sapulpa, OK 74066 on or beforethe following presentment date: February 1st, 2016 or the same will be foreverbarred.Pursuant to an Order of said Court made on the 30th day of December, 2015,
notice is hereby given that the 22nd day of February, 2016, at 2:00 o'clock p.m.has been appointed as the time for Final Hearing on said Petition at the DistrictCourtroom of the Honorable Douglas A. Golden in Court #1, Creek County Court-house in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, when and where all persons interested may appearand contest the same. Witness my hand this 30th day of December, 2015.
DOUGLAS W. GOLDENJUDGE OF THE DRSTRICT COURT
J.V. Frazier, OBA # 20485102 S. PoplarSapulpa, OK 74066ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CREEK COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA
21' MORTGAGE CORPORATION,Plaintiff,
v. Case No. CJ-2015-140DERRELL B. ROBERTS, JR. and REBECCA ROBERTS,
JANE DOE, SPOUSE IF ANY OF DERRELL B. ROBERTS, JR.;
JOHN DOE, SPOUSE IF ANY OFREBECCA ROBERTS;
OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES, If Any;
STATE OF OKLAHOMA,EX REL OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION(MOBILE HOME DIVISION);
COUNTY TREASURER OFCREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA;)BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFCREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALENOTICE is hereby given that on the 22nd day of February, 2016 at 10:00 o'clockA.M., at the Creek County Courthouse, the undersigned Sheriff of said Countywill offer for sale and sell for cash at time of sale, at public auction to the highestand best bidder, with appraisement, all that certain real estate situated in CreekCounty, State of Oklahoma, to wit;The East Half of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the South-west Quarter (E 1/2 W 1/2 SE 1/4 SW 1/4) of Section Sixteen (16), Town-ship Seventeen (17) North, Range Nine (9) East of the Indian Base andMeridian, Creek County, State of Oklahoma, according to the U.S.Government Survey thereof.akaThe West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (W/2SE/4 SW/4) of Section 16, Township 17 North, Range 9 East of the In-dian Base and Meridian, Creek County, State of Oklahoma, accordingto the U.S. Government survey thereof.akaThe West Half of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the South-west Quarter (W/2 W 1/2 SE 1/4 SW 1/4) of Section Sixteen (16), Town-ship Seventeen (17) North, Range Nine (9) East of the Indian Base andMeridian, Creek County, State of Oklahoma, according to the 'U.S.Government Survey thereof.and2008 PALM HARBOR MOBILE HOME VIN: MP1515216A andMP1515216B
(the "Property")Subject to taxes and tax sales, the property was duly appraised at $ 78,500.00.
Sale will be made pursuant to Order of Sale issued upon Judgment entered inthe District Court of Creek County, State of Oklahoma, in the above entitled cause,wherein 21st Mortgage Corporation was Plaintiff and Derrell B. Roberts, Jr. andRebecca Roberts; Jane Doe, spouse if any of Derrell B. Roberts, Jr.; John Doe,spouse if any of Rebecca Roberts; Occupants of Premises, if any; State of Okla-homa ex rel Oklahoma Tax Commission (mobile home division); County Treasurerof Creek County, Oklahoma; and Board of County Commissioners of CreekCounty, Oklahoma were Defendants, to satisfy the Judgment of the Plaintiff andthe lien of the Defendants as follows:1. To the payment of the costs of said sale in this action;2. To the Plaintiff, the principal sum of $95,660.69, together with interest as of
October 14, 2014 in the amount of $2,590.81 thereon and accruing thereafter at7.18% until paid to the date of judgment; post-judgment interest thereafter at thecontract rate, until paid; abstract expenses, late charges, advances for taxes andinsurance, and all other expenses, fees, charges, advances, taxes, assessments, andcosts of this action, including a reasonable attorney's fee; and3. That the residue, if any, to be paid to the Clerk of this Court to await further
Order of this Court.including the reasonable expenses and costs of this action, including the paymentof any prior mortgage interest, taxes, or prior liens, accrued and accruing.
WITNESS my hand this 4th day of January, 2016.
Sheriff of Creek CountyState of Oklahoma
Gretchen M. Latham - OBA No. 17523Of the Firm:PHILLIPS MURRAH P.C. Corporate Tower, 13th Floor 101 North Robinson Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Telephone: (405) 235-4100 Facsimile: (405) 2354133 [email protected] FOR 21st MORTGAGE
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NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALECJ-2015-248
Notice is given that on the 22nd day of February, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at the Northdoor of the County Courthouse, in the City of Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma,the Sheriff of said County will offer for sale and sell, with appraisement, for cash,at public auction,, to the highest and best bidder, all. that certain real estate in CreekCounty, Oklahoma, to-wit:
The South Half of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter (S/2 N/2SW/4) of Section 23, Township 16 North, Range 8 East of the IndianBase and Meridian Creek County, State of Oklahoma, according to theUnited States Government Survey thereof;
subject to unpaid taxes, advancements by Plaintiff for taxes, insurance premiums,and expenses necessary for the preservation of the subject property, if any, saidproperty having been duly appraised at $180,000.00. Sale will be made pursuantto a Special Execution And Order Of Sale issued in accordance with judgment en-tered in the District Court of Creek County, Oklahoma, in Case No. CJ-2015-248,entitled Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Mark W. Beach, Carla D. Beach,State of Oklahoma ex rel., Oklahoma Tax Commission and. Saint Francis HealthSystem, Inc., being all of the Defendants and persons holding or claiming any in-terest or lien in the subject property.
John Davis, Sheriff of Creek County, OklahomaBy: Melissa MonezumaDeputy
Don Timberlake - # 9021 BAER & TIMBERLAKE, P.C. P.O. Box 18486Oklahoma City, OK 73154-0486Telephone:(405) 842-7722Facsimile: (405) 848-9349BT File No.: 110578
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALECJ-2014-53
Notice is given that on the 1st day of February, 2016, at 10:00 AM, at the Northdoor of the County Courthouse, in the City of Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma,the Sheriff of said County will offer for sale and sell, with appraisement, for cash,at public auction, to the highest and best bidder, all that certain real estate in CreekCounty, Oklahoma, to-wit:
The North Seven (7) Acres of the Northeast Quarter of the NorthwestQuarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE/4 NW/4 SE/4) of Section 33,Township 17 North, Range 9 East of the Indian Base and Meridian,Creek County, State of Oklahoma, according to the U.S. GovernmentSurvey thereof;
subject to unpaid taxes, advancements by Plaintiff for taxes, insurance premiums,and expenses necessary for the preservation of the subject property, if any, saidproperty having been duly appraised at $75,000.00. Sale will be made pursuant toa Special Execution And Order Of Sale issue in accordance with judgment en-tered in the District Court of Creek County,Oklahoma, in Case No. CJ-2014-53,entitled Selene Finance LP, Plaintiff, vs. Kandy Glenael Batey, Daniel West Bateyand Discover Bank, being all of the Defendants and persons holding or claimingany interest or lien in the subject property.
John Davis, Sheriff ofCreek County, OklahomaBy: Melissa Montezuma Deputy
Don Timberlake - # 9021BAER & TIMBERLAKE, P.C.P.O. Box 18486Oklahoma City, OK 731.54-0486Telephone:(405) 842-7722Facsimile: (405) 848-9349BT File No.: 107407
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of the Bristow News
NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FORDISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
All interested persons are hereby given notice that the United Community ActionProgram, Inc. is seeking financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Trans-portation for the purpose of operating a Section 5311 rural public transportationprogram during FY-2017. United Community Action Program, Inc. has establisheda Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) program in accordance with regula-tions of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 26.
United Community Action Program, Inc. is giving public notice that it wishes toabide by the policy established by the U.S. Department of Transportation. DBEsinterested in the opportunity to compete for and perform contracts with the transitprogram for the services listed below may contact Laura Corff, Director of Cimar-ron Public Transit System, 501 Sixth Street, Pawnee, OK, 74058 or call 580-718-0444.
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Bristow FFA's McNielfamily has had some hugesuccess in the ring with theirlambs so far this show season.They recently competed at
the Stillwater Northeast
Oklahoma Lamb Association(NEOLA) statewide doubleheader lamb show. Two showswere held back to back at thePayne County Fairgrounds inStillwater on Saturday, Jan. 9.
During the two shows,Paike and Jamison collec-tively snagged: one sixth placeone fourth place, three thirdplaces, five second placess andtwo reserve breed champions.
Paike McNiel was namedChampion Junior Showmanin both shows under two dif-ferent judges.
Paike McNiel competing in the Junior Division Showman-ship contest.
Jamison McNiel shows one of her lambs in the Stillwater NEOLASheep Show.
Bristow FFA has success on the show circuit
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The Bristow FFA chapter re-cently had seven eighth grademembers attend the AnnualGlencoe FFA Eighth GradeLeadership Conference.
The leadership conferencewas held on Thursday, Jan. 14,at the Payne County Fair-grounds in Stillwater. FFAchapters from all across the
state were in attendance at theevent.
The conference aims at get-ting students out of their com-fort zones while learning aboutpersonal leadership, self-es-teem, goal setting, making gooddecisions and working withothers.
The students are divided intosmall groups with a groupleader to do activities that focus
on those key points. The con-ference is then wrapped upwith a motivational speech by anationally renown keynotespeaker to serve as a reflectionof the day.
Bristow FFA members in at-tendance at the conferencewere: Mathew Floyd, ChanceParks, Jeremy Smith, AustinSmith, Alexis Collier, AndiLeatherwood and Ashley
Last Friday, the Pirates traveledto the rival Pirate territory ofMannford in a battle on thehardwood. Bristow fell behind inthe first quarter 13-8. Mannfordput up 13 more to Bristow's eightgoing into half time, putting thescore at 26-16.
After the first half, Bristowmanaged to score nine points inthe third quarter but it wasn’tenough as Mannford kept the
lead, scoring 16. In the final quarter of the
game, Bristow held Mannford toonly 11 points but were only ableto score eight themselves.
With the final buzzer sound-ing, the game came to an end, 53-33. Ryan Nickle led scoring withwith 14.
Chino Johnson followed withseven points scored.
Michael Spencer and RyanHighfield each scored four pointsfor the Pirates.
Kristian Alexander and Zion
Moore scored two points each. “Ryan Nickle played a good in-
side game but our major problemright now is we are not scoring.We keep working on shooting inpractice as well as other things.We constantly look for areas forimprovement and different com-binations that might work better,”said Head Coach Ray Tankersley.
The Pirates are set to play inthe Mounds tournament startingtomorrow, Jan. 21. They openwith a game against Oktaha.
By Tabatha [email protected]
Returning from Christmasbreak, the Bristow Lady Piratebasketball team competed in theHenryetta tournament.
Opening against Eufaula theladies fell 59-44. Kaydee Banksled the night with more than halfof the teams total points, with 31.
Katura Lampkin scored sixpoints and had eight rebounds.Kaitlynn Childress followed withthree points. Tre’Lea Bean andMollee Mason each scored two.
“Eufaula is a very talented of-fensive team,” said Head CoachMatt Morgan. “They shot the ballreally well and put a lot of pres-sure on our defense. We got off toa slow start, but fought to keep itclose. In the fourth quarter, wehad to start fouling and theystepped up and made their freethrows. Kaydee had her bestgame of the year with 31 pointswhich included 6 three pointers.”
In the game against Wilbur-ton, the Pirates fell short by morethan 10 points, 45-32. Banks ledscoring again with 14. Lampkinfollowed with eight points and 15rebounds. Childress scored six
and Mason had four. “We got off to a really good
start jumping out to a 13-4 lead.We then went eight minuteswithout scoring. It felt like therewas a lid on the goal. During thateight minutes, Wilburton made arun and took the lead and wecould never get it back. We hadour worst shooting percentage,shooting only 26 percent for thegame,” said Morgan.
Bristow came back from thetwo losses with a win againstCleveland, 57-44 that followingTuesday.
Banks topped another highscore for the team with 30 points.Lampkin followed with 12 pointsand 10 rebounds. Childressscored eight, Bean four, BrittynBrown two and Mason with one.
“We got off to a slow start. Wehad too many turnovers and weregiving up too many offensive re-bounds in the first half. We alsowere slow on our defensive rota-tions that led to easy baskets inthe first half. We went into thehalf being down 30-20. The girlsstepped up in the second halfonly giving up 14 points. We alsohit some big shots that helpedgrab the lead and go on to get the
big win. Kaydee had anothergreat offensive night scoring 30points for the third time this year.Kaitlynn hit two big three's in thesecond half and Brittyn was a bigkey to our improved defense inthe second half. Lexi Shironakahad a good defensive game com-ing up with six steals,” said Mor-gan.
The Lady Pirates played theirmost recent game against rivalMannford Pirates and were de-feated by 20 points, 42-22.
“We came out flat and fell be-hind early because of our poorplay on both ends of the floor.Mannford is a really good defen-sive team and we had troublescoring all night long. Defensivelywe got better as the game wenton, but we couldn't convert thosestops into points so we were un-able to catch up,” said Morgan.
Banks totaled 10 points for theteam with Lampkin right behindher with eight. Kourtnee Ledbet-ter scored four points. Mason wasunable to score for the Pirates, butmanaged to grab nine rebounds.
The team is preparing for thetournament in Mounds sched-uled to begin tomorrow, Jan. 21.
Page Eight, Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Bristow News
By Tabatha [email protected]
Meagan BarrettBristow FFA Chapter Reporter
SPORTSLady Pirates fall shortin Henryetta Tourney
Pirates face defeat against the Mannford Pirates
Bristow FFA member from left, Mathew Floyd, Chance Parks, Jeremy Smith, Austin Smith, AlexisCollier, Andi Leatherwood, and Ashley Beard at the Glencoe FFA Eighth Grade Leadership Con-ference.
Bristow FFA members attendstatewide leadership conference
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Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation fishing reportKeystone: Elevation abovenormal, water 50. Stripedbass good on jigs below thedam. Blue catfish fair on cutbait below the dam and alongchannels.Ft. Gibson: Elevation drop-ping, water 45 and murky.Blue catfish slow on shad inthe main lake. All fishingslow due to high water levels.Kaw: January 13. Elevation
dropping, water 38. Crappieexcellent on minnows and jigsat 15-22 ft. around brushstructure and riprap.Eufaula: Elevation 9 ft. abovenormal and dropping. Large-mouth bass slow oncrankbaits and plastic baitsaround points. White bassfair on jigs at 10-15 ft. belowthe dam and along riprap.Crappie good on minnows
and jigs at 10-15 ft. alongdocks and creek channels.Blue catfish good on shadand cut bait at 15-20 ft.below the dam, along riprapand the inlet.Sooner: Elevation normal,water clear. Striped bass hy-brids and striped bass slow onlive shad and sassy shad inthe discharge and the mainlake.