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March 12, 2011 

THE WEEKEND 

DON’T FORGET to turn clocks ahead one hour when retiring 

Saturday evening is the word from these young timekeepers at 

Southwest School. The second-grade students in Aidé Flores’ class 

have Daylight Saving Time all figured out. Issuing the friendly 

reminder are, from left, Caulan Miskel, Caleb Jefferson and Kalli 

Holt. (CDN photo by Robert S. Bryan) 

Thank Ben for time change 

A few fast facts about 

Saturday night’s setting 

of clocks one hour 

forward for Daylight 

Saving Time, courtesy 

of the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration: 

• All states except 

Clinton Schools facing 

6 percent revenue loss 

By STEVE BELCHER 

With the end of the 

federal stimulus funding 

received over the past 

two years, a 3 percent cut 

in state aid and other 

cuts, Clinton Superintendent 

of Schools Jason 

Sternberger is anticipating 

a potential revenue 

shortfall of 6 percent for 

fiscal 2012. 

The administrator 

told the Board of 

Education during their 

monthly meeting Tuesday 

evening he doesn’t 

want the public to think 

the district is receiving 

only a 3 percent cut. 

Total revenue losses 

could amount to 

$881,765.19. 

This includes a total of 

$349,147.47 in manufacturing 

exempt revenues, 

which will be delayed 

until possibly August or 

September but should be 

received eventually. 

Hawaii and most of Arizona 

(except for the Navajo 

Nation) observe the 

ritual. 

• We can thank Benjamin 

Franklin for our 

twice-yearly clock adjustments. 

• Upcoming DST 

The line item 3 percent 

state aid cut will cost the 

district $188,525. 

A lso missing from 

the revenue stream is 

$385,000 from the Education 

Jobs Bill, part 

of President Obama’s 

stimulus funding to the 

states. 

Sternberger also cited 

a $94,984 health insurance 

cut. 

The superintendent is 

anticipating carryover 

for the current fiscal year 

of $1.6 million. 

Also during its meeting, 

the board discussed 

Oklahoma State School 

Boards Assoc. events on 

tap for March 22 at the 

State Capitol, April 21 

at the Frisco Center in 

Clinton, March 25 at the 

Moore Norman Technology 

Center in Oklahoma 

City and April 16 in 

Oklahoma City. 

The board also ap- 

Blood drive Tuesday 

An Oklahoma Blood 

Institute blood drive is 

scheduled at the Arapaho 

Community Center from 

12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 

Marsha Moore said. 

The Alpha Nu chapter 

of Epsilon Sigma Alpha 

in Arapaho sponsors 

this drive. Those needing 

more information 

may call Moore at (580) 

309-0674. 

The Arapaho drive 

coordinator said if someone 

gave at the Clinton 

community drive at the 

First Christian Church 

in January then they 

are eligible to give in 

Arapaho this time and 

will be eligible to give in 

Clinton again in May. 

“ We have our two 

community blood drives 

scheduled so those that 

give whole blood can give 

up to six times a year between 

the four drives in 

Clinton and the two in 

Arapaho,” said Moore. 

Clinton drives are in 

January, May, July and 

November while Arapaho’s 

drives are in March 

and September. 

clock change dates include 

March 11 and Nov. 

4 in 2012; March 10 and 

Nov. 3 in 2013; March 9 

and Nov. 2 in 2014; and 

March 8 and Nov. 1 in 

2015. 

• We will “fall back” 

this year on Nov. 6. 

proved the hiring of a 

central office secretary 

to serve as a deputy 

encumbrance clerk and 

a curriculum guide for 

CMS. 

It also declared as 

surplus a list of items for 

both CHS and Nance. 

Rounding out the action 

for the board was the 

approval of a fundraising 

project for the DECA club 

at CHS. The club has 

been donated University 

of Oklahoma and Oklahoma 

State University 

memorabilia from the 

former Southwest Interiors 

store downtown by 

Penny Carpenter. Club 

members will be selling 

these items, Sternberger 

said. 

Volume 84 No. 171 

www.clintondailynews.com 

Civil trial in 

two-month 

continuation 

After hearing two days of testimony, jurors in a 

scheduled three-day civil trial at the Custer County 

Courthouse will have to wait more than two months 

before returning their verdict. 

Court minutes placed in the case file say defendants 

James Covey and Tony Schimmel have settled and 

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. will be substituted for 

them as defendants. District Judge Doug Haught, who 

presided over the part of the trial that was held, ordered 

Liberty Mutual to be prepared for closing arguments 

May 13 at 9:30 a.m. 

Jurors also were directed to return at that time. 

The trial began March 1. One of the court minutes 

indicates the plaintiffs rested at 4:20 p.m. March 2 and 

the defense at 5:25 p.m. that day. The first day of the 

trial went until 7:05 p.m. 

Judge Haught announced March 3 that Covey and 

Schimmel had settled and Liberty Mutual would be 

substituted for them. He adjourned court at 11:10 a.m. 

that day. 

Dranam and Tabatha Willoughby are plaintiffs in 

the case. Defendants were Tony Paul Schimmel, the 

Ed Covey Trust doing business as Covey Farms, and 

Kelli Litsch. However, Ms. Litsch was dismissed as a 

defendant the day before the trial started. 

The case stems from an accident Aug. 22, 2007, on 

State Highway 54 just north of Weatherford in which 

Dranam Willoughby sustained injuries that allegedly 

left him disabled and disfigured for life. He was 33 

years old at the time and was flagging traffic as an 

employee of Hodges Trucking. 

Tabatha Willoughby is his wife, and the original suit 

claims she has and will be deprived of her husband’s 

“services, companionship and consortium.” 

The original suit indicated Dranam Willoughby was 

hit and injured when Schimmel, driving a Covey Farms 

vehicle, turned left to avoid hitting Ms. Litsch’s auto 

which had stopped in front of him. In an initial response 

to the suit, Litsch’s attorney contended the accident was 

unavoidable as far as his client was concerned and was 

caused by the negligence of a third party over whom 

she had no control. 

(See DRUG PEDDLER, P. 2) 

Acme center open 

later on Saturdays 

Hours to change April 1 

Acme Brick Park’s Fitness 

and Racquetball Center 

will be extending its 

Saturday hours beginning 

Friday, April 1, Jordan 

Parman, health and fitness 

coordinator, said. 

Acme will be open from 

8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 

instead of closing at 3 p.m. 

The hours of operation 

for the rest of the week will 

remain the same, opening 

at 5 a.m. Monday through 

Friday and closing at 9 p.m. 

Monday through Thursday 

and 7 p.m. Fridays. 

Sunday hours for the 

fitness center will remain 

1 to 5 p.m. 

Additionally, the park’s 

excursion train will be running 

at different times. It 

will begin running Sunday, 

May 1, and continue through 

Thursday, Sept. 1. 

Once the season opens, 

the train will run Wednesdays 

and Fridays from 6 to 

8 p.m. and Saturdays and 

Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m. 

Train rides will still be 

$1 for adults and free for 

children under 18 years 

of age with adult supervision. 

TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING II students at Clinton Middle 

School have been learning about simple machines. As part of their studies, 

they constructed cars using mousetraps for engines, CDs for wheels 

and balsa wood for the bodies and raced them. These young automotive 

engineers are, from left, Corey Eaton, Gerald Moore, Marissa McPherson 

and Andrew Ringer. (CDN photo by Robert S. Bryan) 

Tommy Caviness Sandra Jackson Carrie Edwards Lynn Shockey Samye Guzman Susana Estala Pat Smothers Clarence Robinson Ona Etsitty Jason Andrews 

Proudly Saluting Western Oklahoma’s Diverse Working Community!

P. 2, Clinton (Okla.) Daily News, Saturday, March 12, 2011 

Drug peddler pleads guilty Applicants can speed 

(Continued from P. 1) next day. However, it was 

up SS disability claims 

James Covey is now the 

District 1 county commissioner 

and a principal of 

Covey Farms. He was 

this area’s state representative 

at the time of 

the accident and is the 

son of the late Ed Covey, 

former longtime District 

3 county commissioner. 

After recessing the 

civil trial, Judge Haught 

was scheduled to preside 

over a criminal trial the 

Services set 

for Meason 

Funeral services for 

Patsy Ruth Meason, 80, 

of Arapaho, will be held 

at 2 p.m. Monday in the 

Kiesau Memorial Chapel 

of the 

Kiesau-Lee 

F u nera l 

Home in 

C l i n t o n 

with Rev. 

J e s s i e 

Musick officiating. 

Mrs. Meason died 

Thursday, March 10, 

2011, at the Grace Living 

Center in Clinton. She 

was born June 1, 1930, in 

Seminole, the daughter of 

Milton C. and Belma Faye 

(Fitch) Wright. 

Reared in Pampa, 

Texas, she graduated from 

Pampa High School in 

1948 and married Othel 

Leon Meason July 18, 

1948, in Lefors, Texas. 

They made their home 

in Pampa before moving 

to Dumas, Texas, in 1950. 

In 1979, they moved to 

Custer County and made 

their home in Arapaho in 

1981. 

She was a member 

of the Arapaho Baptist 

Church and American Legion 

Ladies Auxiliary. 

Preceding her in death 

were her parents. 

Burial will follow in the 

Arapaho Cemetery. 

Mrs. Meason is survived 

by her husband, Leon, and 

a son, Norman Lee Meason, 

both of the home. 

called off when the defendant, 

Willie Thomas Robbins 

II, 28, of Norman, 

pled guilty to one count 

of trafficking in illegal 

drugs. 

The state’s charge 

had alleged that Robbins 

participated in the sale 

of 40 Ecstasy tablets to 

an Oklahoma Bureau of 

Narcotics agent working 

undercover. 

Haught scheduled 

sentencing for April 4 at 

1:30 p.m. 

A second count against 

Robbins was dismissed 

by the District Attorney’s 

Office. It was “unlawful 

use of a communications 

facility,” and accused him 

of using a telephone to set 

up the Ecstasy sale. 

Another drug trial 

scheduled that same day, 

March 4, was also called 

off, at least for the time 

being. In it, Weatherford 

resident Johnny Ray, 58, 

is charged with possession 

of marijuana. 

Proceedings in that 

case were continued to 

Funeral services for 

Rheubin Dail Brinkley, 

88, longtime Clinton resident, 

will be held at 4 p.m. 

Monday in 

the Kiesau 

Memorial 

Chapel of 

Kiesau-Lee 

F u nera l 

Home in 

Clinton, 

with Rev. Jessie Musick 

officiating. 

Mr. Brinkley died Friday, 

March 11, 2011, in 

Clinton. 

He was born Dec. 3, 

1922, in Cheyenne, the 

son of Charlie Winston 

and Cora (Smith-Musick) 

Brinkley. 

Growing up in Elk City 

and Bessie, he attended 

school at the New Hope 

School near Bessie. 

On Aug. 2, 1942, he 

married Julia Bouts, and 

they made their home in 

May 2 for a pre-trial 

conference. 

In two other criminal 

trials held earlier last 

week, Craig Holman, 

41, of Rocky, was found 

not guilty of malicious 

injury to property in the 

destruction of a radio 

tower belonging to current 

state representative 

Harold Wright, and 

Timothy “Festes” Crowl, 

46, of Custer City, was 

found guilty on one 

charge of larceny of a 

domestic animal. He had 

been accused of stealing 

at least 27 head of cattle 

belonging to Thomas 

feedlot operator Larry 

Dobbins. 

Crowl’s jury recommended 

a four-year 

prison sentence. Associate 

District Judge Joe 

Jackson of Ellis County, 

who presided, will do the 

sentencing April 27. 

Now in recess, the 

spring jury term will resume 

March 29. A total 

of 10 trials are scheduled 

that week and the week 

Brinkley rites Monday 

Clinton. Mr. Brinkley 

went to work for the Pepsi- 

Cola Company in Clinton 

and worked there for 52 

years, even working after 

his retirement. He served 

for a term as a city council 

member. 

Preceding him in death 

were his wife, Julia; a son, 

Dale Brinkley; six brothers, 

Jack Musick, Jess 

Musick, Carl Musick, 

Lindsey Musick, Blain 

Brinkley and Bill Dewees; 

and three sisters, 

Mary F. Musick-Brinkley, 

Dora Musick and Olvie 

Musick. 

Burial will be in 

Union-Hatchett Cemetery 

north of Bessie. 

Survivors include one 

daughter, JoAnn Cameron, 

of McDonough, 

Ga.; a son, Bill Brinkley 

of Houston, Texas; 10 

grandchildren; and 23 

great grandchildren. 

By SHELLY 

THOMPSON 

Social Security 

District Manager 

If a person’s disabling 

condition is preventing 

him or her from continuing 

to work, it might be 

time to apply for disability 

benefits through 

Social Security. 

In most cases, doing 

so involves a thorough 

process of determining 

eligibility, medical condition 

and ability to work. 

Because we look so 

carefully at so many 

cases — more than three 

million each year — it 

can take us three to five 

months to determine 

whether an applicant is 

eligible. 

Processing times on 

that initial claim can vary 

of April 12-15. Three of 15 Clinton 

stores tested in a beer 

sting Feb. 28 sold to 

an underage purchaser, 

Police Chief David Crabtree 

announced. 

The three stores were 

Big Red Stop & Shop, located 

on Gary Boulevard 

at N. 9th Street; Quick 

Shop Groceries, 600 S. 

10th St.; and Kmart, 

2501 Red Wheat Dr. 

A 20-year-old male 

attempted to buy beer 

S & D Drug 

Presents 

This Week In History 

What Made The News In Clinton 

30 Years Ago 

•The Custer Pantherettes lost in the first round 

of the basketball state tournament while the Leedey 

Bison lost in the semi-finals. The Thomas Terrierettes, 

led by Kelli Litsch, repeated as Class A state champ 

with a 53-38 win over the Elmore City Badgerettes. 

Litsch scored 34 of those points, setting a record. 

•The PTO, with the help of an elementary student 

raffle ticket sales force, raised $6,200 for Summer 

Playground. Anita Peck won the prize, a color television 

set. 

•Legal Aid of Oklahoma announced a new location 

in Clinton to serve six area counties. Organizing 

attorneys were Jim Hampton, manager, and Jackie 

Duncan, staff attorney. 

20 Years Ago 

•Chester “Chick” Smith of Clinton was named 

“Outstanding Precinct Official” at a statewide meeting 

of election officials. The retired farmer had worked 

60 years in Custer County elections. 

•District Judge Charles Goodwin ordered Sheriff 

Larry Williams to give local ministers access to county 

jail inmates any time they wanted it between 8 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. seven days a week. Minister Harvey Smith 

had filed the suit. 

•Clinton Fire Chief Leon Kinder and other area 

chiefs asked Gov. David Walters to declare a burn 

ban in the area after a series of destructive area 

wildfires. 

•Mr. and Mrs. Harold Linderer and Mr. and Mrs. 

Raymond Challis celebrated 50th wedding anniversaries. 

10 Years Ago 

•Star Spencer eliminated the Lady Reds in the 

basketball area tournament and Bishop McGuinness 

came back in the fourth quarter to eliminate the Red 

Tornadoes. The girls’ record stopped at 21-6 and the 

boys’ at 21-5. 

•CHS teachers Marva Webb and Marie Pool 

received their National Board Certification. Clinton 

teachers already nationally certified were Janice Barrong, 

Beth Richert, Sally Smith and Sue Ayn Moore. 

•Clinton youth shone in the Custer County Junior 

Livestock Show with grand champions shown by 

Dustyn Hoffman, Chris Miller and Matt Ruyle. Clinton 

also won the best school group. 

•Custer County had the biggest sale tax haul ever 

with $126,724 even though both Clinton and Weatherford 

were down for the month. 

S & D Drug 

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depending on several factors, 

but primarily on: 

• The nature of the 

disability. 

• How quickly we 

obtain medical evidence 

from a doctor or other 

medical sources. 

• Whether we need 

to send the applicant for 

a medical examination in 

order to obtain evidence 

to support the claim. 

There are things one 

can do to help speed up 

the process. 

The more information 

that is provided up 

front, the less time it 

will take us to obtain the 

evidence we need — and 

the faster a claim can be 

processed. 

What types of information 

do we need? Such 

things as: 

Three stores sell beer 

to 20-year-old in sting 

at the 15 stores. Clerks 

who made the sales 

have been charged with 

selling beer to a minor 

over 18 and are scheduled 

to appear Monday 

in Municipal Court. 

The charge is a misdemeanor. 

The clerks were identified 

as Tara Harmon at 

Big Red, Kylie Lindsey 

at Quick Shop Groceries, 

and Dorothy Barber 

at Kmart. 

Health Mart 

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Fountain Hours: M-F 8:30-4, Sat 9-1 

Serving Clinton Area Since 1893 

• Any medical records 

or documentation 

one has is helpful. We can 

make copies of the records 

the applicant has and return 

the originals. 

• The names, addresses 

and phone numbers 

for any doctors, 

medical facilities, treatment 

centers or providers 

related to the disabling 

condition. 

• The names, addresses 

and phone numbers 

for previous employers 

and the dates worked 

for each employer. 

• Workers’ compensation 

information, 

including the settlement 

agreement, date of injury, 

claim number and proof 

of other disability benefits 

awarded. 

WEATHER 

Saturday 

Day Night 

Sunny 

HI 66˚ 

Increasing Clouds 

LO 38˚ 

Sunday 

Day Night 

20% Chnc Rain 

HI 60˚ LO 45˚ 

Monday 

Day 

Mostly Sunny 

HI 63˚ 

20% Chnc Rain 

Night 

Cloudy 

LO 45˚ 

MARKETS 

Local Wheat 

$7.28 

Natural Gas 

$3.89 

Crude Oil 

$100.67 

Live Cattle 

$117.13 


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A CHAMBER AFTER HOURS networking opportunity at Blunck’s Studios this week drew 

a sizeable number of visitors. Among those on hand were, visible from left, Maribel George, Nina 

Green, Cody Brittain, Karen Hunter, Julie Menge (partially hidden), D’Lese Travis, Teresa 

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Eastern Star gives toys for foster kids 

Eastern Star gives toys 

Kathy Stegall, Worthy Matron of Clinton Chapter, 

Order of the Eastern Star, recently dropped by the 

Department of Human Services with toys and stuffed 

animals. 

The Chapter made it a February project to collect 

toys for foster children. Many times children may be 

put into foster care without being able to have their 

own toys. The toys and stuffed animals provided 

with give the foster children the opportunity to have 

something special of their own. 

WWI veteran is lauded 

The Oklahoma State 

Senate paused to honor the 

life and service of Frank 

Buckles, the last surviving 

veteran of World War I. 

The former Dewey 

County resident died Feb. 

27 at the age of 110. The 

full Senate gave its approval 

to Senate Concurrent 

Resolution 8, by Sen. Jim 

Reynolds, Wednesday. 

“World War I changed 

the world. The service of 

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Although he was born 

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The very next year, he 

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Dr. Donald 

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Top national 

therapist sets 

SW seminar 

“Core Tasks of Psychotherapy: 

What ‘Expert’ 

Therapists Do” is a 

workshop featuring Dr. 

Donald Meichenbaum 

that will be held April 

15 at Southwestern 

Oklahoma State University 

on the Weatherford 

campus. 

Dr. Meichenbaum is 

research director of the 

Melissa Institute for Violence 

Prevention in Miami 

(Fla.). He is one of 

the founders of Cognitive 

Behavior Therapy and in 

a survey of North American 

clinicians, Meichenbaum 

was voted one of 

the top 10 most influential 

psychotherapists of 

the 20th Century. 

The SWOSU Psychology 

Department is 

hosting the workshop. 

Assistant Professor Dr. 

Amy Barnett said the 

workshop is open to the 

public and continuing 

education credits are 

available for interested 

individuals. 

The registration fee 

is $115 for professionals 

and $35 for students. 

A box lunch is available 

for $10. Additional 

information is available 

by calling (580) 

774-7100 or emailing 

psych@swosu.edu. 

Barnett said the workshop 

is made possible by 

a contribution from Dr. 

David and Dianne Hunter 

of Oklahoma City. 

The program will 

begin at 8 a.m. and conclude 

at 3 p.m. on April 

15 in the Memorial Student 

Center Ballroom. 

CALENDAR 

OF EVENTS 

Saturday 

March 12 

Clinton High School 

Baseball vs. Weatherford 

and Hennessey – noon at 

Weatherford 

Monday 

March 14 

Clinton Schools 

Spring Break – No 

School 

Washita Chapter of 

the NSDAR meeting at 

Cafe Clinton – 11 a.m. 

Tuesday 

March 15 

Spring Break 

Clinton City Council 

meets in City Hall 

– 5:30 p.m. 

Wednesday 

March 16 

Spring Break 

Clinton High 

School Baseball in 

Anadarko Tournament 

– March 16-19 

Schedules subject 

to change. 

To have your event listed 

in the Clinton Daily News’ 

Calendar of Events, call 

580-323-5151 between 8 

a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday 

through Friday or email 

cdnclass@swbell.net. 

Opportunities 

services listed 

Opportunities Inc. at 

200 S. Ninth in Clinton 

continues to offer a variety 

of services to the area, according 

to outreach coordinator 

Nancy Keeler. Hours 

are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Monday through Friday. 

In addition to free tax 

preparation, other services 

include: 

• Emergency assistance 

program providing 

help with rent, utilities, 

food and prescription to 

eligible families. 

• Homeless prevention 

and rapid re-housing 

financial assistance and 

services to prevent individuals 

and families from 

becoming homeless and to 

help those who are homeless 

to find shelter and 

become stabilized. 

• Weatherization 

and weatherization client 

education work to stop air 

infiltration and help low 

income persons to improve 

energy efficiency. 

• Head Start and 

Early Head Start comprehensive 

child development 

programs. 

• Retired and Senior 

Volunteers Program 

(RSVP) works with senior 

citizens, ages 55 and over, 

who volunteer in their communities. 

• Rx for Oklahoma 

help with prescriptions 

for eligible underinsured 

persons. 

• Child and adult 

care food program. 

• Behavior care services. 

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Clinton Daily News Editorial 

Give them an inch, they will take a mile 

We grew up hearing the old saying, “Don’t cry over spilled milk,” 

but now it appears the Environmental Protection Agency is doing just 

that. 

Congress gave the EPA the power to issue regulations to guard against 

things like major oil spills and toxic waste 

sites. But now they are becoming the poster 

child of another old saying, “If you give them 

an inch they will take a mile.” 

A classic example of this flawed process is 

the EPA has decided to classify milk as oil 

because it contains a percentage of animal 

fat, which is a non-petroleum oil. By classifying 

milk as oil, they can force dairy farmers 

to comply with new regulations to prepare for 

and react to milk spill. 

According to an article published in the 

Washington Examiner, the EPA says farmers 

must file emergency management plans 

to show how they will cope with spilled milk, how farmers will train 

first responders and also build containment facilities if there is a flood 

of spilled milk. 

And, since nothing happens without a price tag attached, those of us 

who drink milk can expect to pay more so the farmer can recoup the 

cost of compliance. 

But it may create more jobs – at taxpayers’ expense – since the EPA 

will have to hire people to inspect farms, inspect farmers’ reports and 

prosecute farmers who fail to dot every “i” or cross every “t.” 

One can only wonder if they were coming up with this new set of regu- 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

lations while the beaches along the Gulf Cost were being contaminated 

from the BP oil spill. Or how slow things must have been at the EPA 

for this to become a priority. 

It would be interesting to have listened to the dialogue that ended 

in such a ruling. Could it be the discussion 

was led by someone that was anti-farmer or 

anti-cow? 

We can’t fathom how they connected the 

dots that put spilt milk in the same category 

as the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Or maybe it 

was a concern that entire cities might have 

to be evacuated as a flood of milk come pouring 

down the highway. 

And if spilt milk is bad at the big dairy 

farm, we can only ask how long before it applies 

to the guy with only one cow? At what 

point will the hazardous materials team 

show up at an individual’s home because 

little Johnny dumped his bowl of cereal and milk on the floor? Before 

you laugh and say that will never happen, remember that what started 

as a way to prevent and regulate oil spills and toxic waste sites has 

been expanded to include spilt milk. Bet you thought that would never 

happen either. 

With logic like this coming from the EPA, who knows what part of 

our lives they will invade next. 

Before it sinks any lower, Congress should take the lawmaking business 

away from the government bureaucracies and put it back in their 

hands, just like the Constitution says it is supposed to be. 

Government PR is more about damage control than news 

Increasingly, the job of our friendly bureaucrats in both Oklahoma City 

and Washington, D.C. involves publicity. And I mean that seems to be a 

main job, not just a sidelight. In fact, I’m of the impression it’s how they’re 

getting business done in many cases. 

One of our bureaucratic types, in fact, has taken to emailing the link to her 

TV/radio address to us harried scribes out here in the hinterlands, as if we were 

going to sit and take down notes from her video feed. I hate to tell her this, but 

our newsroom is not in the business of sitting around listening 

to such things, other than from local sources. 

What all do the bureaucrats hope to achieve with their 

almost hourly ventures into cyberspace? Well, there’s damage 

control. One state academic institution put out a press 

release about a large research grant it had received, obviously 

in hopes of sidetracking any questions about how the 

money was spent. Budget hawks just love to criticize such things. 

Justification seems to be the biggest game everyone plays in this publicity 

festival. I get the impression insecurity runs rampant at all political levels. 

We’re not in the business here of validating political causes — particularly 

extreme ones — either. 

But all of that is almost beside the point. A remarkable number of agencies 

these days have turned constituents’ home computer/smart devices of 

choice into their virtual office. And to that end, agencies work to get out 

the word about where and how to find that nebulous link in cyberspace to 

perform all kinds of bureaucratic activities. 

Legislation is really beginning to move 

now with lawmakers focused on passing 

legislation that has already been vetted by 

the numerous committees and appropriations 

subcommittees. 

Governor Mary Fallin’s proposal to 

modernize the state’s vendor payment 

system is moving through the legislative 

process. House Bill 1086 

WRIGHT 

TIMES 

came about after the 

Office of State Finance 

indicated the state may 

be spending up to $13.50 

per vendor payment for 

each payment made using 

traditional paper conveyances such 

as payment warrants. 

Electronic payments cost the state 

approximately 5 cents per transfer. Currently, 

approximately 230,000 checks are 

made with traditional paper payment 

conveyances. When House Bill 1086 is 

approved, it will require nearly all vendor 

payments to be made by electronic payment 

with an estimated savings of $3.6 

million each year. 

The legislation also includes the 

governor’s proposal for a shared state 

payroll system, which is also estimated 

to save at least $2 million each year, the 

placement of common education spending 

By Dist. 57 Rep. Harold Wright 

Clinton Daily News: 

I wanted to thank you for all that you have done for Friends for 

Life in the past, your recent publications on our animals and our 

shelter, and your continued support. 

We are getting very close to being able to break ground and are 

hoping this year with events and fundraisers this will be possible. 

But we still have animals in our care that we take care of everyday 

while they wait for their forever homes and we want to focus on 

getting them adopted. That is why I am emailing you today. 

One of our main resources that post pictures of our adoptable 

animals on their web site is Petfinder.com and they are celebrating 

their 15th birthday on March 15th by having a “Help Petfinder 

Adopt the Internet Day.” 

We are wanting to get the word out to as many people as possible 

so more will visit Petfinder web site and help us find forever 

homes for all animals in need. Thank you All! 

Kerri Unruh 

FFLAS Coordinator 

transactions on the data.ok.gov web site, 

and a one-stop shop for many state documents 

and annual reports to be located in 

a searchable format for easy purview by 

the taxpayers. 

Those currently contending with teenagers 

will be pleased by the passage of a 

bill to strengthen the penalties for social 

hosts who knowingly and 

willingly permit those 

under 21 years of age to 

consume alcohol during 

social events taking place 

on their premises. 

House Bill 1211 is inspired 

by a young man who died at the age 

of 16 from an alcohol and drug overdose in 

an alleged social host situation. 

The legislation would make a first 

violation of Oklahoma’s social host laws 

result in a misdemeanor and a fine of up 

to $500. 

A second violation would result in a 

fine of up to $1,000. Further violations 

could result in a fine of up to $2,500 

or incarceration for up to five years. 

Finally, if bodily injury or death occurred, 

the social host could face a 

fine of between $2,500 and $5,000 

and five years incarceration. This bill 

also passed unanimously. 

So many agencies are involved in different facets of the same function until it 

becomes a challenge just to sort it all out. Take the burn ban, for instance. There 

are local officials involved, and state officials linked to insurance, emergency 

preparedness, weather and fire fighting, all with their little spins to hand out. 

That’s not to say much of it’s not good information, but it’s too bad one can’t take 

the time to digest it all down into a cohesive piece of news rather than many 

different slices of the same pie. Add in federal and various national entities with 

their say, and it becomes even more convoluted. Unfortunately, 

the burn ban is just one small news priority for us. 

IT’S A 

THOUGHT 

By Steve Belcher 

Modernizing bills advancing By State Senator Mike Schulz 

A fellow came in here the other day wanting to know where 

he could pick up on a national columnist we used to publish on 

a regular basis. I’ve since started putting the column back in. 

It’s good to know what people are interested in. 

Sometimes, it seems like the news generators in the seats of 

power are in a race to see just who can get out their view first. It’s a wonder us 

news purveyors don’t have large salt shakers parked prominently on our desks, 

so we could take all of this heated hyperbole with the proverbial grain of salt 

it often deserves. 

For years, we innocently put in what was spoon fed to us by what were known 

in those days as the “news wires.” It was digested down by someone who 

had one small piece of news to cover. Now, we do our own coverage with as 

local a slant as possible. It’s often surprising to me how much of what we 

receive relates directly to us out here. We find local angles in just about 

every worthwhile story somewhere, somehow. 

Pension issue is big concern 

The Oklahoma Senate this week 

approved legislation designed to 

ensure more Oklahoma high school 

students earn their diplomas. 

I don’t believe we can count on improved 

results from Oklahoma students 

if we don’t raise expectations. Senate Bill 

2 would establish a 

target of 20 percent 

improvement 

in graduation rates 

over a two-year 

period. Schools 

falling short of the 

target would be required to work with 

the Department of Education on a plan 

to improve graduation rates. 

Like a number of education proposals 

advanced this session, this measure 

draws from legislation that has worked 

with great success in other states. 

Keeping more students on track 

to graduate is a critical component 

for economic success. It also gives 

more of our students the best possible 

chance at a successful life. 

Whenever we consider education reform, 

we cannot forget that our focus must 

be on helping children build better lives. 

We’ve begun work on a plan to elimi- 

This issue may be more important 

than any other to the state’s 

long-term fiscal security. 

nate the $16 billion unfunded pension 

liability currently facing the state. 

This is an issue of tremendous importance 

for all Oklahomans. We’re committed 

to ensuring current workers receive 

all of the benefits they were promised 

when they entered the system. 

We’ll be considering legislation that 

would protect that 

commitment while 

finding methods 

for gradually reducing 

our liability, 

protecting the 

state’s bond rating 

and avoiding the threat of major tax hikes 

in the future. 

This issue may be more important 

than any other to the state’s longterm 

fiscal security. 

The current unfunded liability 

represents more than $4,200 for every 

Oklahoman. 

According to a recent study released 

by the Pew Center for the States, Oklahoma 

ranks among the five worst states 

nationally in the actuarial soundness of 

our pension system. 

The system needs reform, and we intend 

to approach the issue with a focus 

on fairness for every state worker.


2516 THOMAS CIRCLE 

Newly updated 3 bedroom, 2 bedroom home with finished 

basement that could be a man cave or bedroom. Excellent 

carpet and tile throughout, excellent roof, central heat & air 

In a Great Location, 

Won’t Last Long at... 

1604 GHOLSTON 

Beautiful 4 bedroom house with 2 full and 2 1/2 bathrooms, 

formal living and dinning rooms, den, furnished 

basement, office, 2 car attached and 2 car detached 

garage, large concrete pool and much much more! 

A Lot Of House 

For Only 

$185,000 

210 RANDOLPH 

You must view this 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house to appreciate 

its size. This is one of the nicest large homes in Sights 

Acres that features a gorgeous master bedroom, wood 

floors, granite counter tops, a safe room and much more... 

A Wonderful Large 

Home Priced To Sell At 

$162,000 

324 S. 23RD STREET 

Nice 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with 2 living areas, nice 

covered patio on a corner lot in a great area. Has a cellar and 

lots of extras. Excellent carpet and wood laminate flooring and 

good central heating and air conditioning. 

A Real Buy At --- 

SOLD 

CONTRACT 

$109,500 

309 S. 13TH - ARAPAHO 

Very neat and clean house with 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, 

2 living areas, nice kitchen and central heat and air. 

BONUS: 24’ X 32’ insulated storage building with electricity 

that can be a detached 2 car garage 

All Of This & 

More For Only.... 

CONTRACT 

$174,900 

“GET THE SIGN THAT SELLS” 

Tremendous investment opportunity! 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom 

with adjoining 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom unit than 

can be used as part of the house or rental property. 

Get Two Properties 

For the Price of One— 

425 S. 4TH ST. 

325 S. 10TH 

$38,000 

One acre (m.o.l.) with U.S. Highway 183 frontage. This is a great building with big showroom, plenty of office space and service 

bays. This property has a lot of possibilities and could be made into many different businesses. 

Excellent Property at Only 

1755 KELLEY DR. 

Extra nice home with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms in one of 

Clinton’s nicest neighborhoods. Every part of this house 

is up to date and is sure enough move in ready 

I won’t last Long At 

SOLD 

122 RIVERVIEW DR. 

Extremely nice approx. 3 year old custom home in one of 

Clinton’s newest developments. Sits on large lot at the end 

of a cul-de-sac. 3 bed, 2 baths, unique master bath, master 

bedroom, safe room plus numerious extras. 

Seller offers buyer $2,000 

incentive toward purchase 

$275,000 

$116,384 

Very unique home with wide open floor plan that 

has been extremely well taken care of. 2 bedroom, 

2 bathroom home with nice kitchen, dinning room, 

central heat and air and large back yard.. 

This house says 

“Just Look At Me! 

JIMMIE JOHNSON 

424 S. 10TH 

REAL ESTATE 

580-323-6470 or 580-331-8534 

115 North 5th • Clinton Traci Rogers • 445-5011 

Jimmie Johnson Bryan Foster • 309-0445 

$79,500 

$199,500 

1005 SHERWOOD 

Large 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom house with formal dinning 

room, beautiful kitchen,, newly updated throughout, central 

heat & air, 2 car garage in a nice neighborhood 

A Real Deal At Less Than 

$60 Per Square Foot 

320 S. 28TH 

Newly refurbished inside and out with new paint, tile, carpet and 

flooring this 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bathroom home also features a sun 

room, central heat and air conditioning on a corner lot. 

Won’t last long 

$98,700 

518 S. 12TH ST 

This is a super investment possibility! 2 bedroom, 1 

bathroom house with central heat and air and aluminum 

siding. This property comes with 2 separate apartments 

in back. 

A Real Income 

Producer At Only 

1601 LEXINGTON 

Super quiet 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with fireplace, 

central heat and air conditioning- real low maintenance 

- great curb appeal -in excellent neighborhood - will make 

someone a really nice place. 

Priced To Sell 

Quickly 

SOLD 

Will Sell 

All 

Together 

or 

Separately 

$119,900 

$49,750 

$89,000 

15 SUNSET PLACE 

Great buy in Rolling Hills – 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath, Newly 

Remodeled Kitchen w/Granite, Appliances Stay! New CH&A, 

heat pump, new roof & freshly painted exterior, covered patio 

w/ beautiful back yard all of this on one of Clinton’s finest culde-sacs 

for only....... 

Good Neighborhood... $189,500 

1508 LEXINGTON 

3 bedroom 2 bathroom house on a corner lot on a quiet 

street. New paint and texture, new carpet big fence back 

yard that will make a great home for the kids. 

Move In Ready! A 

Super Buy At Only 

1400 S. 14TH 

1,200 square foot commercial building with two 14 foot 

overhead doors, wired for 220 volts, extra storage inside. 

An additional four-tenths of an acre is behind the building. 

Excellent Storage 

Facility For Only.. 

625 S. 4TH ST. 

$37,500 

This vacant lot sits on the corner of Modelle and U.S. Highway 183 

will make a super sight for nearly all types of a business. Contains 

one acre (m.o.l.) 

Priced to Move At 

$109,900 

Prefer an Auction? Call Jimmie Johnson Real Estate 

CONTRACT 

2136 GARY BLVD 

Excellent commercial property located on one of the 

busiest corners in Clinton. 

A Great Place For 

Your Business 

$600,000 

1601 GHOLSTON 

Very large 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom house in one of 

Clinton’s nicest additions. Wood floors and granite 

throughout, 2 living areas, formal dining room, solarium, 

basement and much more. 

A house You Need 

To See For Only,,, 

114 RIVERVIEW 

Large 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 3-car garage, 2 living areas, Formal dining 

room. A kitchen to die for. Wood floors, carpet & tile throughout. 

Fenced yard. Newly landscaped and close to the golf course. 

All of this for a 3-year-old home at a great price. 

Great Deal Here 

SOLD 

SOLD 

$91,000 

$249,900 

$249,900 

CONTRACT 

525 S. 4TH ST. 

One-half acre with. U.S. Highway 183 frontage, entirely 

paved , fenced and railed. Also has a 2,400 square foot office 

building with central heat and air that is move in ready. 

More potential than can be described! 

A Good BuyAt 

$125,000 

CONTRACT 

213 S. 8TH - ARAPAHO 

Why pay rent when you can on this 2 bedroom 2 

bathroom house in Arapaho. Could be a 3 bedroom. 

Central heat and air on a quiet street. 

Priced To Move... 

SOLD 

601 S. 6TH 

CONTRACT 

$43,000 

Very large 3 bedroom house with 2 full bathrooms and 2 

1/2 bathrooms. Large finished basement, 2 living areas, 

formal dinning room, sun room corner lot. A real slate roof 

highlights one of the finest built homes in Clinton. 

Won’t Last Long 

At Only... 

Both The Land And 

The House All For — 

SOLD 

SOLD 

$119,900 

HOUSE & 400 ACRES 

Very nice 3 or 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with 2 living 

areas, central heat and air, in excellent condition. 2 

large metal barns on 400 acres of well fenced land in 

northern Custer County. 

$500,000 

SOLD 

SOLD 

CONTRACT 

709 FRISCO 

Commercial property in downtown. This is a perfect office building 

for anyone that needs several private offices. Has been a 

medical office for years. Will make a great rental property. 

Commercial Property In 

Downtown At Only 

SOLD 

1521 NOWAHY 

$105,000 

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house on a nice corner lot with a 

circle drive. Privacy fence in the back yard, central heating 

and air conditioning. Newly remodeled inside. 

A Must See 

At Only 

$57,000 

Riverview Lots 

1111 SHERWOOD 

If you want a great home in a super location don’t miss this! 

Beautiful custom built 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 3 car garage, 1 of a 

kind kitchen and a real nice finished basement! 

All Of This & 

More For Only.... 

1520 S. 14TH 

SMITH INDUSTRIAL. 103 x 250 fenced lot, 2800 sq.ft. 

concrete floor, heat and air, 2 bathrooms, reception area, 

excellent business, warehouse & shop in great location! 

Price Reduced— 

SOLD 

SOLD 

$199,500 

$79,900 

26 CRESTWOOD 

Extra nice 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house that was 

built in 2008. Great master bedroom and bath with 

huge walk in closet, formal dinning room, extra nice 

living area, fenced back yard and much more! 

This Place Is 

Slick & Only 

615 S. 28TH ST 

Nice 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with garage, centeral 

heat and air, new carpet, nice fenced back yard. 

Across from Acme Park. 

A Real Nice Home 

For Only ... 

532 S. 10TH ST 

Two story, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house. Interior has been 

completely remodeled. New carpet, tile and flooring. New 

paint & texture through out. Large cellar and nice carport. 

All It Needs Is 

A New Owner 

SOLD 

$194,500 

$79,900 

$52,000 

343 S. 16TH ST. 

This home would make a nice starter home or investment 

property. 3 bedrooms, one bathroom on a corner lot. 

Own Your First 

Home For Only... 

SKY ACRES, FOSS LAKE 

Real nice, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, lake home in Sky Acres 

next to North Shore campgrounds. Easy walk to the 

lake for swimming or fishing boat ramp within 1/2 mile. 

All Appliances stay, has central H/A. 

This is a 

Super Buy at — 

SOLD 

4 More Sold! Only A Few Left! 

$36,700 

$125,000 

$75,000 

Visit us online at www.jimmiejohnsonrealestate.net 

Biomass bill 

passes with 

big support 

HB1486, Woody Biomass 

Energy Initiative, 

passed the House of 

Representatives recently 

with broad bipartisan 

support. 

“I think it was significant 

that this measure 

passed on the day 

our water resources organizations 

were here 

gathered to educate 

members. Biomass is 

a bi-product of many 

plant based materials 

to include cedar trees 

that rob our aquifers of 

50 gallons each per day,” 

stated the bill’s author, 

Rep. Richard Morrissette 

(D-OKC). 

“I think if we can get 

this initiative off the 

ground, we will further 

increase the incentive 

to utilize Eastern Red 

Cedar as a renewable 

resource along with 

switchgrass, municipal 

waste and other materials 

presently costing us 

money to harvest and 

dump in the land fill.” 

Almost every state in 

the nation has a biomass 

project underway. State 

agencies and prisons 

are responsible for 38 

percent of the nation’s 

fuel consumption. And, 

finding cost effective 

ways of lessening this 

burden is high upon 

the nation’s agenda of 

priorities. 

Morrissette hopes to 

replicate a program in 

place in Missouri state 

prisons. Benefits of the 

biomass facilities at 

Licking and Charleston 

include an annual energy 

savings of $600,000 

and that does not include 

what the state 

is saving in lessening 

the amount of land fill 

waste/disposal and the 

costs to ecosystems. 

Last year, the state 

of Oklahoma spent 

more than $8 million 

to heat/cool and illuminate 

17 correctional 

facilities in Oklahoma. 

And, the costs for loss of 

water, grazing land and 

wildlife habitat due to 

Eastern Red Cedar encroachment 

will reach 

$412 million annually 

by 2012. 

832-2800 

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• Seniors 60 & up $5 

• Students $6 12-17 or w/ 

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ABOUT 300 POUNDS of pancake batter was spread by volunteers 

such as Brian Dowdle and Jeff Sawatzky at the recent Bessie pancake 

and sausage feed. (CDN photo by Robert S. Bryan) 

OCC making plans 

for forum discussion 

about EPA decisions 

In response to the start of federal actions that 

could drastically increase utility bills, the Oklahoma 

Corporation Commission (OCC) will provide 

a forum for other state agencies, electric utilities, 

consumer groups and all stakeholders to meet on 

the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 

newly-released, costly plan to reduce regional 

haze in scenic areas. 

The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. March 23 

at the OCC and is designed to include discussion 

about the numerous, expensive actions federal 

agencies are planning to try to impose on Oklahomans. 

“We issued a warning about the possibility of 

this EPA plan months ago,” Commission Chair 

Dana Murphy said. “I am very disappointed the 

EPA failed to work with Oklahoma and disregarded 

the devastating impact the EPA’s plan 

would have on Oklahoma electricity customers. 

Now that EPA has released its proposed mandate, 

we need to move quickly to protect Oklahomans’ 

pocketbooks.” 

Murphy warned that nationwide, utility commissions 

are facing a grim battle to hold the line 

against substantial rate increases in the face of 

unreasonable federal mandates. 

OCC’s Public Utility Division Staff currently 

estimates that the EPA regional haze plan will 

increase utility bills a minimum of 15 percent and 

other government mandates in the pipeline could 

cause bills to increase 40 percent or more. 

Vice Chairman Jeff Cloud said the EPA proposal 

is a “call to action.” 

“Oklahoma had a plan in place that would have 

met the federal mandates without sudden price 

shock,” Cloud said. “As the entity charged with 

ensuring affordable and reliable utility service 

to Oklahoma, the Commission will work with all 

the stakeholders and others in government against 

such misguided federal requirements.” 

Commissioner Bob Anthony noted no one is immune 

from such mandates. 

“To protect utility ratepayers from wasteful 

multi-million dollar expenditures and unnecessary 

costs, the Corporation Commission should help 

Oklahoma follow the federal process that allows 

us to make public comment opposing the recently 

proposed EPA electric generation mandates,” Anthony 

said. “Our constitutional agency can and will 

provide an accurate and credible analysis that the 

EPA should use in reconsidering its inappropriate 

way of dealing with laws about regional haze.” 

Robert Blakeburn, M.D. 

Board Certified Family Physician 

Tamara Hartsell, ARNP, CDE 

Family Nurse Practitioner, Certified Diabetes Educator 

Ginger Woodall, ARNP 

Family Nurse Practitioner 

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Grad rates bill proposed 

The state Senate Monday approved legislation anticipated to ensure more Oklahoma 

high school students earn their diplomas. 

“If we’re serious about growing our economy, we have to find a way to keep more of our 

students in school and on track for graduation,” said Sen. John Ford, R-Bartlesville. 

“I don’t believe we can expect improved results without raising expectations. This 

is a vital part of our effort to strengthen our schools and give our students a better 

chance for success.” 

Senate Bill 2, authored by Ford, would create a formula for schools to set new 

graduation targets. The measure establishes a target of 20 percent improvement in 

graduation rates over a two-year period. 

Schools meeting the target would be recognized as “notable” schools, while schools 

falling short of the target would be required to work with the Department of Education 

on a plan to improve graduation rates. 

According to the Alliance for Excellent Education, nearly 14,400 Oklahoma high 

school students failed to graduate in 2010. 

The same organization estimates the lost lifetime earnings in Oklahoma for that 

group to be more than $3.7 billion.


Powwow benefit 

set for March 25 

Clinton’s Hub City Inter-Tribal Powwow Committee 

will be hosting a benefit dance Friday, March 25, 

at Hammon. 

Leading the dance will be emcee Burl Buffalomeat, 

head man dancer D’Wells Jenkins; head singer Russel 

Dearbow, head lady dancer Karen Miles, head teen 

war dancer Sherman Addi, honored elder Ester Seger, 

honored veteran Tulane Wilson, arena director Kenneth 

Pewo, and co-host Southern Cheyenne Ballerz 

(Sarah Orange). 

The next benefit dance will be Friday, April 8. 

The newly revived first annual Hub City Powwow 

is slated for June 3-5 in Clinton. 

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UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA College of Dentistry students at the WTC Weatherford 

campus recently took part in the Mission of Mercy event. Pictured front row, left to right, are 

Chelsey Scroggins, Jordan Stewart, Sarah Baker, Taylor Kent; back row, Tina Tuck, dental 

hygiene coordinator, Kenlee Free, Kayla Baum, Meagan Haasl, Keeci Gammon, Ashlea Parker 

and Randa Roberts. (Courtesy photo) 

Dental students assist at event 

University of Oklahoma 

College of Dentistry 

students at the WTC 

Weatherford campus participated 

in the Mission of 

Mercy event held Feb. 4-5 

in Oklahoma City at the 

Cox Convention Center. 

They joined more than 

2,000 other volunteers to 

provide services for people 

who are unable to afford 

basic dental care. 

This is the second Oklahoma 

Mission of Mercy, co- 

sponsored by the Oklahoma 

Dental Association, the 

Delta Dental of Oklahoma 

Oral Health Foundation 

and the Oklahoma Dental 

Foundation. Financial 

help for the event came 

from the Delta Dental of 

Oklahoma Oral Health 

Foundation, which provided 

a $150,000 grant. 

The two-day clinic is designed 

to meet the critical 

needs of dental patients of 

all ages by providing free 

dental care to as many 

adults and children as 

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Blood drive, bike-a-thon among area projects 

By SUE BAKER 

Butler area 

correspondent 

Daylight saving time 

begins Saturday night. 

Turn the clocks forward 

one hour at bedtime. 

Birthday List 

Happy birthday: Jason 

Baker, Lori Adams, Steven 

Blair Jr., March 14; 

Jim Powers, March 15; 

Pat Houchin, March 16; 

Marva Dupree, March 

18. 

Prayer List 

On the prayer list: Jim 

Baker, Jimmy Smith, 

Loretta Walker, Earl 

Johnson, Pauline Baker, 

James Dupree, Glendora 

Walker, Wina Vee Carpenter, 

Lorena Golden, 

Ruth Collins, Eula Mae 

Mowles, Glenn and Anna 

Lee Grant, Christopher 

Lee, Nathan Spencer, 

Brandon Morrison and 

Charley Ramirez along 

with the armed forces, 

nation. 

Blood Drive 

The Arapaho community 

blood drive will be 

from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. 

Tuesday at the Arapaho 

Community Center. Those 

needing more information 

may call Marsha Moore at 

(580) 309-0674. 

Youth Expo 

FFA and 4-H Oklahoma 

Youth Expo will be 

held the week of March 

12-21 at the Oklahoma 

City Fairgrounds. 

Jude Bike-A-Thon 

The St. Jude Children’s 

Research Hospital Bikea-Thon, 

sponsored by the 

Alpha Nu chapter of Epsilon 

Sigma Alpha International, 

is scheduled for 

10 a.m. Saturday, March 

26. Children will meet at 

the Custer County Courthouse 

square. 

Packets were sent 

home with Arapaho school 

children. The event will 

raise funds for St. Jude 

Children’s Research Hos- 

pital in Memphis, Tenn. 

— one of the world’s 

premier centers for the 

research and treatment 

of pediatric cancer and 

other catastrophic childhood 

diseases. 

“Every child saved 

at St. Jude means children 

saved around the 

world — a direct result 

of cutting-edge research 

and treatment that set 

the standard in treating 

deadly childhood 

diseases,” said Jan Lacy, 

coordinator of the event. 

“Through events like 

the bike-a-thon for St. 

Jude, Arapaho supports 

the hospital’s mission of 

finding cures and saving 

children everywhere.” 

St. Jude was also 

named the nation’s top 

children’s cancer hospital 

in the “2010-11 Best Children’s 

Hospitals” ranking 

published by U.S. News 

and World Report. 

For more information, 

those interested can contact 

Lacy at (580) 323- 

0145 or (580) 445-6735. 

School News 

It’s Spring Break week 

and school is out. 

Monday — Hammon 

Junior High and High 

School softball vs. Vici, 

4:30 p.m. at home 

Thursday, Friday 

— Hammon High School 

baseball at Union City 

festival 

Hammon 

School Menu 

Monday — Ham-turkey 

sandwiches, soup, 

chips, apple, milk 

Tuesday — Pizza, 

apple, salad bar, milk 

Hammon Senior 

Citizens Menu 

Monday — Pork loin, 

potatoes, black-eyed peas, 

bread, dessert, tea, lemonade, 

coffee 

Tuesday — Fish, fried 

potatoes, coleslaw, dessert, 

tea, coffee, lemonade 

Wednesday — Barbecued 

meatballs, potatoes, 

corn, bread, dessert, tea, 

coffee, lemonade 

Thursday — Roast, 

potatoes, carrots, dessert, 

bread, tea, coffee, 

lemonade 

Friday — Hotdogs, 

fried potatoes or tater 

tots, dessert, tea, coffee, 

lemonade 

Rada Order 

Jan Lacy also said 

she plans to place another 

Rada product order 

since several people have 

asked for more products 

in the fundraiser for the 

Arapaho-Butler junior 

class. 

Anyone who knows 

someone who wants something 

should call Lacy at 

323-0145. 

The Otis Spunkmeyer 

cookie dough orders, 

through the junior class, 

will be delivered sometime 

next week, Lacy 

said. 

Shooting Sports 

Here are the meet- 

ing times and locations 

for Custer County 4-H 

shooting sports: 

Archery — Second Sunday 

of the month, Custer 

County Fairgrounds in 

Clinton, 2 p.m. 

Shotgun, Air Rifle and 

Air Pistol — Second Monday 

of the month, Tin Star 

Shooting Range in Weatherford, 

4 p.m. 

Shotgun — Third Sunday 

of the month, Clinton 

Gun Range, 2 p.m. 

Contact the Extension 

Office for more information. 

Helping Needy 

The Arapaho Ministerial 

Alliance and Arapaho 

Cub Scout Pack No. 301 

are collecting nonperishable 

food for the Food 

Pantry. 

Arapaho area citizens 

are asked to bring food 

items to any of the Arap- 

aho churches. 

For more information 

contact Rev. Dean 

Brookshier at 323-7255 

or Rev. Lee Gleason at 

323-5406. 

A clothing closet is 

also available. For more 

information about this, 

call Barbara Preston at 

323-2859. 

Also, the fundraising 

drive for Food for 

Kids continues. Needy 

elementary school children 

receive a backpack 

full of nonperishable food 

each Friday during the 

school year supplied by 

the Regional Food Bank 

of Oklahoma. 

A gift of $200 can 

provide enough food for 

one child for the entire 

year. For more information 

contact Marian Tisdal 

at (580) 323-4820 or 

445-8581.


Lifestyles 

Squares honor new 

members with dance 

The Hub City Squares held their February dance 

at the Clinton Middle School Feb. 12 with Cecil and 

Barbara Burton from Ponca City doing the calling to 

serve as graduation for the new dancers. 

The new members are Charmaine Boulette, Glenn 

Cook, Jeff Darr, Jacky Etris, Janet Grabeal, Kenneth 

Slagell, Aurelia Flores for Hub City and Gary 

Houk for Hydro Hi-Steppers and Vicky Castleberry 

for Western Swing. 

Visiting clubs were Hydro Hi-Steppers, Western 

Swing, Altus Twirlers, Antelope Hills, Swingin 

Rebels, Calico Capers, Circle 8, Teacup Chain, and 

Happy Tracks. 

Guests were Jacky Etris’ son, Jeff, and Jeff Darr’s 

friend, Tracy. The club also welcomed back Jerry 

and Lanelle Brehm. Hosts for the dance were Lois 

and Vernon Schimmel and Mike and Helen Cervini. 

Door prizes were won by Wanda Rissi, Joe Foster, 

and Dion Carter. 

The next dance will be March 12 with Bobby Willis 

calling. Plus lessons began Feb. 21 at the Veterans 

Center and club members said new dancers are welcome. 

Cecil Burton will be giving the lessons, which 

begin at 7 p.m. and cost $3 each. 

The club also stressed registering for the Route 

66 Jamboree set for July 8-9 at Elk City. Sympathy 

was expressed to Rex and Claudia Eagan on the passing 

of her mother, Eileen Pitzer. 

The Family of... 

Ray J. McCarther 

would like to thank everyone for their 

love and care during Ray’s illness and 

death. A special thank you to the Hospice 

nurses, the Methodist Health Center staff, 

and Troy Lee and staff for all they did 

for us. Our thanks to Pat Peters for the 

comforting service, to our church family 

at Clinton Church of Christ, and to the 

church ladies for the wonderful meal. 

Thanks to friends and family for all the 

cards, food, flowers, and visits. Words can 

never express our gratitude to everyone 

who knew and loved Ray. 

Betty McCarther, Patricia & Tony Tharp Family, 

Linda & Finn Pederson, Gary & Pam McCarther 

Family, Bob & Debbie McCarther Family, Gary 

& Karen Chapman Family, Darrell & Carol 

McCarther Family, Stanley & Virginia Chapman 

Family, Janet & Doug McNally Family 

John Lee Cornell and Kelly Nash 

Cornell, Nash set to 

exchange June vows 

Kelly Nash of Altus and John Lee Cornell of Clinton 

have announced intentions to marry June 25, 

2011. 

She is the daughter of Michael and Linda Nash 

of Altus. 

He is the son of Johnny and Sandy Cornell of 

Clinton. 

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Wes Milkeraitis and Krystal Marshall 

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to marry in Jamaica 

Krystal Dawn Marshall and John Wesley Milkeraitis, 

both of Weatherford, have announced intentions 

to marry May 26, 2011, in a ceremony at 

Negril, Jamaica. 

She is the daughter of L. Wesley and Sonja Marshall 

of Clinton. She is the granddaughter of Edna 

Patton and the late Leo Patton of Elk City and Tom 

Marshall and the late Gail Marshall of Elk City. 

He is the son of John and JoAnn Milkeraitis of 

Clinton. He is the grandson of the late Emilis and 

Martha Milkeraitis, the late June Walker and Hershel 

Fairchild and Ray and Ola Walker. 

The bride-elect is a graduate of Clinton High 

School and is attending Southwestern Oklahoma 

State University. 

The prospective groom is a graduate of CHS and 

Northern Oklahoma College. He is employed as the 

district manager of Express Energy Services. 

HOROSCOPE 

Sun., March 13, 2011 

PISCES (Feb. 20- 

March 20) — Protect 

financial dealings that 

you have with others by 

finding methods that have 

a chance of working out to 

your best advantage. 

ARIES (March 21-April 

19) — If you have to make 

a choice between an individual 

with a good track 

record and a new person 

making big promises, 

choose the person who has 

proven him/herself. 

TAURUS (April 20- 

May 20) — Don’t expect 

anything to fall into place 

as easily as it may have 

done in the past. If you 

take something for granted 

and it doesn’t happen, you 

could be up the proverbial 

creek. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 

20) — A well-intentioned 

person might pass onto you 

something s/he believes to 

be valuable information. 

But when it really matters, 

do your own fact-finding. 

CANCER (June 21- 

July 22) — Any ambitious 

aims you might have aren’t 

likely to be fulfilled using 

standard measures. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) 

— If a person whose help 

you need suspects you are 

holding back or disguising 

some of the facts, s/he won’t 

lift a finger to help. You 

need to be right up front 

without being diffident or 

coy. 

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Jennifer Epperson 

and Lance Smith 

Bridal Shower will be on March 25, 2011 

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 

22) — Stay on top of a vested 

interest that you share 

with another, to make sure 

it is handled honestly. I 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 

23) — Even small domestic 

disagreements need to be 

managed with care. People 

are a bit touchy and could 

allow a minor altercation 

get totally blown out of 

proportion if you’re not 

careful. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 

22) — Someone with whom 

you’ve previously had problems 

could be the source of 

irritation once again. Don’t 

let this person manipulate 

you into handling your annoyance 

badly. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 

23-Dec. 21) — Guard 

against strong inclinations 

to gratify your extravagant 

whims without thought or 

concern for the future. If 

you waste now, I guarantee 

you’ll want later. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 

22-Jan. 19) — An involvement 

with a colleague 

will require some artful 

management that should 

be carried out as early in 

the day as possible. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- 

Feb. 19) — Stop worrying 

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Focusing on the negative 

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Adams Elementary 

School in 

Oklahoma City 

during Outreach 

to Teach. 

Helping from 

SWOSU were 

students front 

row, from left 

to right, Pam 

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Lone Wolf; 

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Toni Humphrey, 

Sentinel; 

and Heather-Jo 

Kelly, Duke. 

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SW students help elementary 

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Department 

of Education students recently traveled to Oklahoma City 

to participate in a Student Oklahoma Educator’s Association 

annual service project by helping an Oklahoma City 

elementary school. 

“Outreach to Teach” is in its seventh year in the state of 

Oklahoma. Each year an underprivileged school is adopted 

by an organization and college students from around 

the state join forces to renovate the chosen school. 

This year SOEA visited John Adams Elementary 

school in Oklahoma City. Projects completed included 

playground beautification and murals throughout the 

school’s hallways, bathrooms and classrooms. 

Deven Brandt, a junior at SWOSU majoring in elementary 

education, said how meaningful it was to see that 

the kids were so excited to have their school painted. 

“It was a wonderful feeling to see and hear that we 

were making a difference in their lives,” Brandt said. 

Heather-Jo Kelly, a senior elementary education 

student, said the experience at Outreach to Teach has 

enriched her education. 

“It was a wonderful opportunity to work hands-on in 

a school and see the joy on students’ faces,” Kelly said. 

On the following day, students also attended a professional 

development conference. During one session of the 

conference, letters were read which had been written by 

the sixth grade students at Adams Elementary. 

“The wonderful, heartfelt letters of gratitude those students 

wrote were an excellent reminder of why I want to 

become a teacher in the first place,” said Toni Humphrey, 

a SWOSU graduate student of education. “Opportunities 

like this remind us of how lucky we are to get to work with 

the brilliant and inspiring leaders of tomorrow.” 

The SWOSU chapter of SOEA is hoping to continue 

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P. 1B, Clinton (Okla.) Daily News, Saturday, March 12, 2011 

Red Tornadoes take 

fifth in first tourney 

Fourteen strokes was all that kept the Clinton High School boys’ golf team 

from capturing a tournament title its first time out. 

Wednesday the Red Tornadoes shot 337 at in the Putnam City Tournament at 

the south course of the Lake Hefner Golf Club in Oklahoma City. Clinton finished 

fifth as a team, but Choctaw won the event with a 323. Mustang, Piedmont and 

Putnam City followed. 

“We probably should have won because we had a couple of guys not play as well 

as they are capable of playing,” said coach Mike Lee. “It was the first tournament 

and we struggled a little bit, especially with the short game. 

“It was cold and windy and was really not a fun day to play golf or watch golf. 

The wind was blowing out of the north at about 25 miles per hour, but we were 

able to get one in.” 

Garrett Browning was the low man for the Red Tornadoes with a 77 good 

enough for fourth place in the individual standings. 

“Garrett played well and I think he could have done even better,” Lee said. 

Garrison Mendoza was next with an 84. 

“He struggled and had to deal with some bad breaks,” Lee said. “His short 

(See GOLFERS, P. 3B) 

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Tennis opens 

year at Altus 

Tuesday the Clinton 

High School tennis teams 

traveled to Altus to start 

the spring season by 

competing in the Altus 

Bi-State Tournament. 

The Lady Reds placed 

sixth as a team and the 

Red Tornadoes finished 

fifth. 

“It was not bad,” said 

coach Phil Veazey of the 

initial outing. “We have 

so many new faces with 

the girls side with four 

out of the six new. We 

have a little experience 

back with the boys, but 

not a lot. 

“It was good for us 

to get a tournament in 

before spring break and 

I was really pleased with 

the way we competed. 

They are working hard 

and giving good effort 

and that’s a good thing 

because this is such a 

quick season.” 

Carley Rother competed 

at No. 1 singles 

and finished seventh. 

“It was a tough bracket 

and this was her first time 

playing varsity,” Veazey 

said. “I like the way she 

fought and she just needs 

more experience.” 

Ashley Daubenspeck 

won fifth at No. 2 singles. 

“She competed really 

hard and this is a 

sophomore playing at the 

varsity level, so it’s a little 

(See CHS, P. 3B)


HANNA ELDER slides safely into third for Arapaho-Butler. The 

Lady Indians fell 21-11 in their slow-pitch softball season opener to Hydro 

Thursday at home. (CDN photo by Robert S. Bryan) 

Cowboys 

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All-American Kendall 

Hunter, Lou Groza 

Award winner Dan 

Bailey and Orie Lemon 

were among the 15 

members of the Oklahoma 

State football 

team who worked out for 

NFL scouts and personnel 

Wednesday at Boone 

Pickens Stadium. 

A total of 22 scouts 

were on hand to watch 

the Cowboys run 

through a battery of 

tests that included physical 

measurements, vertical 

jump, broad jump, 

bench press, 40-yard 

dash, 20-yard shuttle, 

60-yard shuttle and 

three-cone drill. 

Wide receiver Bo 

Bowling topped the vertical 

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Nance, the daughter of Kenneth and Wanda Nance 

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coach for the MacArthur Lady Cardinals and 

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“I’m so proud of her,” said her mother, Wanda. “She 

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“She said she wants to go to Austin every year and 

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The Lady Cardinals 

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CHS tennis teams gain 

experience at first event 

(Continued from P. 1B) 

like being thrown to the 

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Alyssa Hernandez and 

Macey Wolfe made the 

jump to No. 1 doubles 

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“It’s quite a bit of difference 

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Roxy Leonard and 

Amanda Holman competed 

at No. 2 doubles 

and won third. 

“They lost a real close 

three-setter and then 

came back to beat Altus,” 

Veazey said. 

Payne Veazey won 

third at No. 1 singles. 

“He lost to the kid from 

Anadarko he probably 

should have beat,” coach 

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play as well as he could 

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Austin Rennels won 

fifth at No. 2 singles. 

“He’s played more 

doubles than singles, but 

he played well,” Veazey 

said. “He played lots of 

long matches and that 

was good for him.” 

The No. 1 doubles 

team of Jake Reynolds 

and Devin Bennett won 

fifth. 

“They lost a three-setter 

and then they played 

hard on the back side,” 

Veazey said. “That first 

match in tennis is key, 

but they played well.” 

The No. 2 doubles 

team of Dharam Gandhi 

and Ryan Witherspoon 

took third place. 

“They lost to the eventual 

winner in the semis,” 

Veazey said. “Brian Lewis 

normally plays here, but 

Ryan did a nice job of filling 

in.” 

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first time out, but we have 

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Freshman Trey Lau 

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Blake Clanton played as 

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Obama can’t keep dithering about Gadhafi 

By MORTON 

KONDRACKE 

As Libyan dictator 

Moammar Gadhafi savages 

his people in a bid to stay 

in power and the Obama 

administration dithers 

about a response, the question 

arises: Haven’t we seen 

this movie before? 

We have — several 

times, and the plots have 

not been pretty. 

In 1956, when Hungarians 

rebelled against their 

Communist rulers, Radio 

Free Europe cheered them 

on and led them to think 

America would come to 

their aid. Of course, we 

didn’t and Soviet troops 

crushed the revolt. 

In 1991, after U.S.-led 

forces ousted Saddam 

Hussein from Kuwait and 

all but destroyed his army, 

President George H.W. 

Bush urged Iraqis to oust 

Saddam from power, then 

stood idle as his Republican 

Guards killed tens of thousands 

of Shiite and Kurdish 

rebels. 

In the early 1990s, too, 

the Bush and Clinton administrations 

did effectively 

nothing as Serbs massacred 

and raped Bosnians and 

ethnic Albanians in the 

Balkans — until finally 

President Bill Clinton bypassed 

the United Nations 

to order NATO airstrikes to 

halt the fighting. 

As well, the United 

States armed Islamists in 

Afghanistan when they 

were fighting the Soviet 

Union in the 1980s, then 

abandoned the country until 

after al-Qaida launched 

the attacks of Sept. 11, 

2001. 

Here we go again. After 

long days of silence as 

Libyans rose up against 

Gadhafi, President Barack 

Obama declared last week 

the dictator “needs to step 

down from power and 

leave.” 

But, as to action that 

would force that result, 

the administration seems 

decidedly indecisive, with 

Secretary of State Hillary 

Rodham Clinton referring 

to the possibility of a “nofly 

zone” to prevent Libyan 

planes from bombarding 

rebels, and Defense Secretary 

Robert Gates all but 

flatly ruling it out. 

The administration is 

providing humanitarian 

aid and is consulting with 

allies but apparently will 

not take decisive action 

without U.N. approval. 

Obama also may be 

conflicted because popular 

rebellions are under way 

in countries friendly to 

the United States — notably 

Bahrain, Jordan 

and Egypt — and he may 

fear intervention in Libya 

would imply similar action 

in those countries. 

Such fears should not 

determine U.S. policy. 

The United States surely 

can distinguish between a 

madman using terror and 

an authoritarian using tear 

gas and truncheons. 

For in places where 

restive populations are 

demanding reform or new 

governments, Sen. Lamar 

Alexander, R-Tenn., last 

week floated a proposal 

made to him by Israeli 

Prime Minister Benjamin 

Netanyahu for a western 

Marshall Plan using nongovernmental 

funds to 

provide schools, clinics and 

clean water. 

Instead of $120 billion 

in U.S. government funds 

dollars Alexander said that 

private foundations and 

donors should raise tens of 

billions to go mainly to nongovernment 

institutions. 

The similarity to the 

original Marshall Plan, 

according to Alexander, is 

that the recipient countries 

would design their own programs 

rather than having 

the United States impose 

its ideas. The projects 

would have to be attractive 

enough to win private 

support. 

For various reasons 

— notably past support 

for dictators — the United 

States is deeply unpopular 

in most of the Arab world. 

Promoting reform and 

organizing effective devel- 

opment programs can only 

help build a more favorable 

image. 

And so would effective 

action to rid Libya of 

Gadhafi. A “no-fly zone” 

might not be the most effective 

method in as much 

as fighter planes are not the 

dictator’s dominant method 

of beating back rebels. 

He is using helicopters, 

tanks, loyalist troops and 

mercenaries imported 

from sub-Saharan Africa. 

To counter them militarily, 

the United States would 

have to engage in ground 

combat, which is not an option 

for a military already 

fighting two wars. 

Better ideas have been 

pressed on Obama by Republicans 

such as Sens. 

John McCain (Ariz.) and 

Mitch McConnell (Ky.), 

including weapons, ammunition, 

intelligence and 

training for anti-Gadhafi 

rebels. 

With the right kind of 

arms — such as shoulderfired 

missiles and anti-tank 

weapons — the rebels might 

be able to defeat Gadhafi’s 

forces. 

And former Bush 

administration national 

security adviser Stephen 

Hadley has recommended 

other steps such as offers 

to recognize the rebels 

as the legitimate government 

of Libya, conversion 

of Gadhafi’s $15 billion in 

frozen assets as a trust 

fund for the Libyan people 

and threats of war crimes 

trials for those who support 

Gadhafi. 

Of course, there is no 

guarantee the regime 

taking over from Gadhafi 

would be friendly to the 

United States, but it’s clear 

if Gadhafi stays in power, 

he will be hostile, possibly 

returning to terrorism. 

Obama evidently does 

not want the United States 

to be seen as responsible, 

after Iraq, for toppling 

another Arab government 

and having to manage its 

successor. 

But the fact is he has already 

taken the fateful step 

of prescribing an outcome 

— Gadhafi’s departure. 

If he does not take steps 

to make that happen, the 

United States will come out 

looking like a paper tiger, 

not a world leader. 

And, if a bloodbath 

occurs — and, worse, if 

Gadhafi survives in power 

after a bloodbath — it will 

be 1956 and 1991 all over 

again.


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Worry for friend overshadows happy reunion 

DEAR ABBY: I recently 

ran into “Grace,” who was 

a dear friend back in elementary 

school. 

Back then my 

parents helped 

her mother flee 

and divorce her 

abusive husband. 

At age 12 we lost 

touch because 

Grace moved to 

another school 

and joined a “bad 

crowd.” 

Eighteen years later 

I was happy to see her 

again, and gave her my 

phone number. I have the 

feeling something is a bit 

“off” about Grace now. 

She has called me repeatedly 

and in her messages 

she sounds nervous and 

stumbles over her words. 

When I called her back, 

she told me she was in a 

serious car accident nine 

years ago and hasn’t held 

a job since. The entire con- 

By Jeanne Phillips 

BIG NATE MODERATELY CONFUSED 

ALLEY OOP 

BORN LOSER 

FRANK & ERNEST 

ARLO & JANIS 

versation was strange, and 

my gut is telling me Grace 

has a drug problem. 

She has asked 

me to lunch to 

“catch up.” I’m a 

stay-at-home mom 

and not comfortable 

meeting her in 

person, especially 

with my kids. 

Am I wrong in 

making this assumption? 

Should 

I stop returning her calls 

and ignore her, or should I 

see her to make a determination? 

ALL GROWN UP 

DEAR ALL GROWN 

UP: You are wrong to prejudge 

the woman. While it’s 

possible Grace has a drug 

problem, it is also possible 

that the car accident left 

her with an injury that has 

affected her speech. See her 

without your children and 

make a determination. 

If she is impaired because 

of injury, would that 

make a difference in how 

you feel about her? Your 

lives have gone in different 

directions. She appears to 

be needy. With your responsibilities 

as a parent, how 

much time and effort would 

you be able to devote to her? 

Only you can answer these 

questions. But to take the 

coward’s way out and ignore 

her would be cruel. 

DEAR ABBY: I am a 

40-year-old single mom 

who is just getting back 

into the dating scene after 

being divorced for a year 

and a half. There is a guy, 

“Hank,” I’m interested in 

getting to know better. We 

both have kids who go to 

the same high school. We 

have gone to several out-oftown 

football games with 

our kids and have texted 

each other often. 

What’s bothering me 

HERMAN 

KIT-N-CARLYLE 

is Hank has never asked 

me on a one-on-one date. 

Should I ask him, or should 

I wait for him to make the 

first move? I don’t want 

to appear desperate, but 

I really would like to get 

closer. 

STEPPING BACK 

INTO THE SCENE 

DEAR STEPPING 

BACK: I wish you had 

given me a little more 

information about Hank 

— such as why he’s raising 

his children alone and 

for how long, and whether 

he dates at all. However, 

I don’t think it would be 

overly aggressive to say 

(casually) to him, “You 

know, we never get a 

chance to talk one-on-one, 

and I’d like to get to know 

you better. Why don’t we 

have dinner one night?” It’s 

not an obvious proposition, 

and if he’s at all interested 

he’ll agree. 

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 

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Making Us Your 

OJA Board kills Ada’s selection 

By GERALD GREEN 

Ada’s supposed lock on a new detention facility for the Office of Juvenile Affairs 

was officially undone and thrown in the trash Friday. 

By a 3-1 count, the OJA Board of Directors voted in regular session to withdraw 

the current Request for Proposals for a new juvenile facil- 

ity. An Ada group had been picked as the winning bidder 

during a controversial and lengthy selection process. 

“The RFP will not move forward,” said Clinton Mayor 

Allen Bryson after speaking with Norman attorney Brent 

Clark, who represented the city at Friday’s meeting. “It 

has been trashed. It’s DOA at this point.” 

“That’s a major development,” Clark told the Clinton 

Daily News. “My view on this is it’s a net positive for the City of Clinton if Clinton 

wishes to pursue a partnership with OJA in the future for development of a detention 

center. Clinton’s only chance to compete was if the old RFP was withdrawn, 

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The Custer County Junior 

Livestock Show opens 

at 3 p.m. Sunday with the 

sheep judging, followed 

by the goat judging at the 

Custer County Fairgrounds 

in south Clinton on U.S. 

Highway 183. 

At 9:30 a.m. Monday, 

the swine judging will be 

in residence, followed by 

the beef show at 6 p.m. 

Tuesday will start off at 

Former Clinton Police Chief 

Ed Smith was the only OJA 

board member voting to award 

the contract to Ada 

5 p.m. with the lamb lead interviews, 

followed by a donor 

reception at 5:30 p.m. and 

the lamb lead competition 

at 6:30 p.m. 

The awards presentation 

will be at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, 

followed by the premium 

auction at 7 p.m. 

Judges for the threeday 

exhibition will be Pete 

Dempsey of Mountain Park 

for sheep, Clay Mol of Geary 

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau 

FOR NATIONAL FFA WEEK this week these members of the Clinton 

FFA chapter wore their FFA jackets to school. There are 68 students in the 

Clinton FFA program. These FFA members are (front row from left) Lynlea 

Hunter, Bailey Anders (president), Keeley Anders, (back row from left) Kaleb 

Miller (sentinel), Jacota Hyman (vice president), Addison Dupree (reporter), 

Brady Denney (treasurer), Casie Carson and Carole Johnson. (Courtesy photo) 

Livestock show opens Sunday 

voting to withdraw it. 

With seven members on the board, the four who were present constituted a bare 

quorum. Among those not present was Deanna Hartley-Kelso, an adjunct professor at 

East Central University in Ada. 

Besides withdrawing the proposal, Clark said 

for goats, Mike Kirkpatrick 

of Fox for swine and Charles 

Willis of Kingfisher for beef. 

Show board members 

are: 

Clinton — Keith Miller 

Arapaho-Butler — Riley 

Cabaniss, Chris McGolden, 

Derek Matz, Perry Matz 

Thomas-Fay-Custer City 

— Justin Kliewer, Heath 

Maddox, Jim Maddox 

(See SHOW, P. 8) 

the board also authorized an internal review of the 

OJA staff’s conduct in relation to the Ada selection, 

and voted to request yet another opinion from the 

state attorney general. Unlike the other three which 

sought to determine whether there were irregularities 

in the selection process, this one will ask for the 

proper process to follow in soliciting proposals for a 

juvenile detention center in the future. 

Clark said no one other than board members spoke concerning the withdrawal of the 

RFP. And he said their conversation was not lengthy. 

The state’s much publicized budget crisis was a factor in the withdrawal, he added. 

and today it was.” 

The vote against withdrawing the RFP was cast by former Clinton police chief “The grounds for withdrawing the RFP was the current and projected budget cuts at 

Ed Smith. Janice Smith, former Clinton and Arapaho elementary school principal the the agency agency level,” level,” he he said. said. “We “We know know OJA OJA is is going going to to have have a a budget budget cut, cut, probably probably 

(See (See FUTURE, FUTURE, P. P. 2) 

The vote against withdrawing the RFP was cast by former Clinton police chief 

Ed Smith. Janice Smith, former Clinton and Arapaho elementary school principal the agency level,” he said. “We know OJA is going to have a budget cut, probably 

and wife of District Attorney Dennis Smith, was one of the three board members 

(See FUTURE, P. 2) 


February 26, 2011 

the agency level,” he said. “We know OJA is going to have a budget cut, probably 

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Sayre* 4,375 4,114 +261 +6.3 

Roger Mills Co. 3,647 3,436 +211 +6.1 

Cheyenne 801 778 +23 +3.0 

Hammon 568 469 +99 +21.1 

Dewey Co. 4,810 4,743 +67 +1.4 

Leedey 435 345 +90 +26.1 

Seiling 860 875 −15 −1.7 

Taloga 299 372 −73 −19.6 

Blaine Co. 11,943 11,976 −33 −0.3 

Canton 625 618 +7 +1.1 

Watonga* 5,111 4,658 +453 +9.7 

Caddo Co. 29,600 30,150 −550 −1.8 

Carnegie 1,723 1,637 +86 +5.3 

Eakly 338 276 +62 +22.5 

Hinton* 3,196 2,175 +1,021 +46.9 

Hydro 969 1,060 −91 −8.6 

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By GERALD GREEN 

Clinton grew by 200 people in the first decade of the 

21st Century, figures from the 2010 census show. 

The city’s population officially tops the 9,000 mark 

now, standing at 9,033. That’s a gain of 2.3 percent 

from the 2000 census. 

With the right to include Southwestern Oklahoma 

State University students who registered here rather 

than in their home towns, Weatherford showed a gain 

of 9.9 percent. Its official population is now 10,833. 

Brian Adler, public relations director for SWOSU, 

said the university’s fall enrollment at the time the 

census was conducted was 4,845 students. He had no 

idea how many of them did their census registration 

in Weatherford, but he said census workers did make 

a larger effort to contact students than in the past, 

especially those living in the residence halls. 

(See PRISONERS, P. 8) 

Legal team qualifies for title match 

Clinton High School’s The team will be facing a 

Gold legal team will be squad from Christian Heri- 

playing in the Oklatage Academy, Clinton team 

homa Mock Trial State coach Kathy Kelley said. 

Championship game at 5 Clinton advanced to 

p.m. Tuesday at the Bell the state finals berth with 

Courtroom/Auditorium victories over Okarche, 

at the University of Ada (B) and Jenks High 

Oklahoma College of Schools. 

Law in Norman. 

Chosen as best attor- 

neys during the semi-finals 

games were Chase 

Maxwell and Cole Higbee. 

Chosen as best witnesses 

were Sarah Hill 

and Erica Turney. 

Special District Judge 

Jill Weedon and local attorney 

Julie Strong assist 

the team. 

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2010 2000 Change Change Pct. 

Custer Co. 27,469 26,142 +1,327 +5.1 

Arapaho 796 748 +48 +6.4 

Butler 287 345 −58 −16.8 

Clinton 9,033 8,833 +200 +2.3 

Custer City 375 393 −18 −4.6 

Thomas 1,181 1,238 −57 −4.6 

Weatherford 10,833 9,859 +974 +9.9 

Washita Co. 11,629 11,508 +121 +1.1 

Bessie 181 190 −9 −4.7 

Burns Flat 2,057 1,782 +275 +15.4 

Canute 541 524 +17 +3.2 

Colony 136 147 −11 −7.5 

Cordell 2,915 2,867 +48 +1.7 

Corn 503 591 −88 −14.9 

Dill City 562 526 +36 +6.8 

Foss 151 127 +24 +18.9 

Rocky 162 174 −12 −6.9 

Sentinel 901 859 +42 +4.9 

Kiowa Co. 9,446 10,227 −781 −7.6 

Hobart 3756 3997 −241 −6.0 

Beckham Co. 22,119 19,799 +2,320 +11.7 

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85.5% of those responding said The Clinton Daily 

News was their source to keep up with the news 

about the City Council, Mayor and School Board. 

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POURING CONCRETE at the new TH Rogers Lumber Co. site are Clayton Thompson with 

the nozzle and other workers from Thompson Concrete of Arapaho. The slab is being formed for 

the fenced-in storage area for the new facility. (CDN photo by Robert S. Bryan) 

Whooping cough 

vaccine to be pushed 

A new immunization requirement will be in effect 

this fall to help fight the spread of whooping cough in 

Oklahoma schools and communities. 

All students entering seventh grade will be required 

to have one dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acelluar 

pertussis vaccine) before the start of the 2011-2012 

school year. 

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) 

believes the new requirement will help Oklahoma avoid 

outbreaks of the disease that other parts of the country 

are experiencing. Thousands of cases of whooping cough 

have been noted in California and Texas. 

“While Oklahoma has been fortunate thus far in avoiding 

an outbreak of whooping cough, we did see an increase 

in the number of cases reported in the state last year,” 

said State Health Commissioner Dr. Terry Cline. “One 

hundred seventy cases were reported in 2010 compared 

to 100 cases in 2009. We are hopeful that this new vaccine 

requirement will help assure our students, families 

and communities are protected against this dangerous 

disease.” 

“Pertussis is a potentially deadly infection that can 

strike persons of any age, but is particularly dangerous 

for babies,” said Don Blose, chief, OSDH Immunization 

Service. “Most persons infected with pertussis experience 

severe coughing fits that may last over a period of 

months.” 

The sound of pertussis is like no other, often marked by 

a “whoop” made when gasping for breath. Vomiting after 

coughing fits may also be an indicator of pertussis. 

Tdap vaccine is a combination vaccine that provides 

a booster dose of pertussis (whooping cough) along with 

the tetanus and diphtheria booster (Td). Tdap vaccine 

is routinely recommended for all children at 11-12 years 

of age. 

OSDH officials urge parents of sixth graders to seek 

vaccination for their children now, rather than waiting 

for the July and August back-to-school rush. Children of 

this age should also receive meningitis and HPV (human 

papillomavirus) vaccines, although these vaccines are not 

currently required for school entry. 

There is no grace period allowed for students to comply 

with this requirement with the exception of military children 

transferring from another state. Military children 

may be allowed up to 30 days from the date of enrollment 

to obtain state required immunizations. All other students 

must receive the vaccine and present an immunization 

record before entering the seventh grade. 

Tdap vaccine is available from doctors, clinics, and 

county health departments statewide. 

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BOY: Jake Brady 

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Feb. 17, 2011, the son of 

Rusty and Nicola Kreizenbeck 

of Weatherford. 

He weighed 8 pounds, 

8 ounces and was 21.5 

inches long. 

His maternal grandparents 

are Charlie and 

Denise Fuller of Geary. 

His maternal great 

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Sanders of Geary and 

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