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p. 7A
The following people were booked into the
LeFlore County Detention Center overnight. The
information was gathered from the jail’s daily
roster and only shows booking information. Only
those with a case number listed have been
charged.
CF — criminal felony; CM— criminal misde
misdemeanor; FD — family docket such as child sup
support
For more information about an arrestee, you
can search by name or case number on www.
ODCR.com or www.OSCN.net.
GET BACK, JAKE!
— Wister baserunner Jake Sconyers,
left, gets back to first
base safely as the
Sallisaw-Central
first baseman Tyler
Slaughter awaits the
throw. Related story
Page 5A.
May 7
Francisco Herrera, co doc; no bond
Jason Daniel James, sent to LeFlore County
Detention Center; no bond
Tina Russell, failure to appear; no bond
Guerrero Fern Campos, trespassing, carry
concealed weapon; $800 bond
Talayla Tennie, CF-12-151; $894 bond
Justin Lee Wilson, hold for Scott County,
Ark.; no bond
Jessica Conley, possession of a controlled
dangerous substance; no bond
Cameron Bowden, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a
controlled dangerous substance, possession of a
firearm, attempting to elude, assault and battery
on a police officer; no bond
Joe Gibbs, FTP, CF-12-448 cash only;
$2,340 bond
Raymond McCready, resisting arrest, domestic assault and battery; no bond
Bobby Newkirk, FTA, CF-12-315A, CF-12455; $3,279 bond
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Three-Vehicle Crash
Poteau pair arrested
By Kim Ross
PDN Editor
A child who escaped his
alleged tormentors is recovering after being tied up,
head held underwater then
kept inside a water-filled
trash can as punishment,
authorities say..
The alleged abusers
— behind bars on child
abuse and drug charges.
Jessie Allen Trejo, 29,
and Faith Eve Hughlett, 34,
both of Poteau are being
held in the LeFlore County
Detention Center in lieu of
$225,000 bond pending
court proceedings.
According to court
records, an 8-year-old child
escaped captivity, went to a
A three-car accident at the James Fork Creek bridge on Oklahoma Highway 112 about a mile north of
nearby home seeking help,
Cameron Friday afternoon resulted in one person flown by Tulsa Life Flight medical helicopter to a Tulsa
still with wrists restrained,
hospital. An unknown number of people were trapped in one of the vehicles that rolled over. LeFlore
saying Trejo and Hughlett
County Emergency Medical Services, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, LeFlore County Sheriff’s Department
had tried to kill him.
and other agencies were on scene.
PDN photo by Rebecca Hendrix
Records show Trejo
admitted to investigators he
and Hughlett had been punishing the child by forcing
him to stay in icy cold
water. According to the
arrest report, Trejo admit- By Amanda Corbin
Felisha Louann Carshall, aka Fel- Dunigan went to his neighbor’s for
ted tying the child’s hands, PDN Reporter
isha Louann Raymond, 23, was help after Carshall shot him.
confining him unclothed
charged Thursday with felony assault
Dunigan told police he knew CarA Wister woman who allegedly and battery with a dangerous weapon shall and he let her into his house
(See CHILD, page 2A)
shot a man in the back of the head for allegedly shooting Tyler Dunigan before he lay down on a couch. He
before being later found in Fort Smith, in the back of the head at his home in said that right after he lay down he
Ark., will face charges in LeFlore Spiro.
County.
According to the case affidavit,
(See CARSHALL, page 2A)
Woman charged in Spiro shooting
Governor signs
abortion, texting,
tobacco measures
By Amanda Corbin
PDN Reporter
Oklahoma Gov. Mary
Fallin has signed several
new bills into law, most
recently a bill to expand the
waiting time on abortions.
House Bill 1409 was
signed by Fallin on Wednesday. The bill expends the
waiting period for women
planning an abortion to 72
hours. The bill was authored
by Rep. Lisa Billy and
sponsored by Sen. Greg
Treat and will take effect in
November.
Special Olympians State Champs
The Poteau Pirate flagfootball team competed
in the Special Olympic
Flag-Football
tournament last weekend
in Tulsa. The team placed
first in their division.
Players are, front front
row from left:
Christopher Gavigan,
Caleb Cain, Jordan
Loyd, Ashley Weaver and
Hanna Weaver; back
row: Glenda McAllister,
Coach Barbara, Bryce
Smith, Gabriel Neal,
Braxton Emerson, Will
Dodson, Coach Cliff and
Chris Holmes.
Also Wednesday, the
governor signed HB 1685
that will require all Oklahoma schools to be tobacco
free. The bill will ban
tobacco use of all kinds on
school grounds, in school
vehicles and on any school
sponsored or sanctioned
event or activity. House
Speaker Pro Tem Lee Denney and Sen. Jim Halligan
authored the bill, which is
vouched to protect school
children from exposure and
“reinforces for them that
(See LAWS, page 2A)
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Bicyclists working to make Poteau more bike friendly
The Poteau Athletic Community
has been working with Mayor Jeff
Shockley to get Share the Road and
Bicycle Route signs placed in strategic locations where bicyclers travel
the most, according to PAC member
Liz Wilson.
For the inauguration of the signs,
the PAC is hosting Poteau’s first
annual bicycle event on May 16, Wilson said.
The non-competitive event is for
cyclists of all levels — first-timers to
advanced riders. Participants can
choose a 25-, 42- or 50-mile route.
The rides will begin at the Donald W.
Reynolds Community Center
The 50-mile route will include
“Killing the Hill” by climbing Cavanal, “the World’s Highest Hill.” Aid
stations will be available along the
scenic route though Poteau, Wister
and Heavener. The event will end
with a free hamburger cookout. Preregistrants will receive a free T-shirt
and all participants will receive a
commemorative water bottle, she
said.
For more information and to preregister, contact Steve Dryer at (918)
413-1444, Wilson at (918) 839-6556
or online at https://www.usacycling.
org/register/2015-1360.
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POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Big Winner
LAWS
most people do not use
tobacco products,” a governor press release said.
In November, a new law
signed Tuesday by Fallin
will ban texting while driving in the state. HB 1965
makes texting while driving a primary offense,
meaning a driver can be
pulled over for texting
alone and face a penalty of
$100. It was authored by
Rep. Terry O’Donnell in
the House and by the Committee on Public Safety in
the Senate.
“My hope is that this bill
does more than just change
the law,” Fallin said. “As a
state, we need to change
the way we think about
texting while driving. The
fact is it’s dangerous. If we
can get people to think
about it that way, we can
drive more responsibly,
save a lot of lives and make
our roads much safer.”
The signing makes Oklahoma the 46th to ban tex-
ting while driving. The bill
does give exceptions in
emergency situations and
does not make it illegal if a
phone is used in voice-activated modes that do not
require a driver to write,
send or read a text.
On May 1, Fallin signed
HB 1007, which is said to
protect religious leaders
from having to perform
marriages that are “in direction contradiction to their
religious beliefs,” according to a governor’s press
release. The bill said no
regularly licensed, ordinate
or authorized official of any
religious organization shall
be required to solemnize or
recognize any marriage that
violates the official’s conscience
or
religious
beliefs.”
Fallin said the bill is a
stand in defense of religious liberty. Same-sex
marriage has been legal in
the state since October after
the 10th Circuit Court of
Appeals overturned the
same-sex marriage ban and
the U.S. Supreme Court
refused to review the case.
Last Monday, she signed
HB 1518 that will reportedly allow judges to give
shorter sentences for nonviolent crimes. The bill is
said to help put nonviolent
offenders into alternative
programs instead of contributing to overcrowding
in prisons. Judges will be
free from having to impose
a mandatory minimum sentence if they deem it unnecessary for public safety.
In April, Fallin signed
HB 2154 that will authorize
medical trials of cannabidiol, known asCBD, which is
a non-intoxicating oil of
marijuana. CBD could
reportedly be used to treat
children who suffer from
epileptic seizures. Fallin
said she remains opposed to
the legalization of marijuana
for either recreational or
medical purposes.
Heavener Police Officer Darren Frost listens as LeFlore County Deputy Rebecca
Hendrix teaches a class Friday morning on communication during the Regional
EMS Conference at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Pictured: Heavener Police
Officer Darren Frost and Hendrix. Several agencies and organizations had
information booths and presentations at the conference.
PDN photo by Amanda Corbin
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Bargain hunters browse at one of the annual Yards and Yards of Yard Sales held last weekend in Red Oak.
Poteau’s citywide garage sales are scheduled Thursday through Saturday.
PDN photo by James Martindale
CHILD
inside a blue trash can with water, securing
the lid with heavy objects and leaving him
there.
Hughlett allegedly admitted holding the
child while Trejo tied the child’s hands,
saw Trejo hold the child by his legs and
place the child head first into the trash can
filled with water about five times.
Hughlett also allegedly admitted watching Trejo choke the child into unconsciousness.
The report also shows the child had
been beaten, was covered from head to toe
in bruises, malnourished and in need of
medical attention.
When investigators went to the Poteau
residence of the couple, they located the
trash can still filled with water, a lid and
heavy objects lying around it.
Trejo and Hughlett have been charged
with child abuse by injury and child
neglect.
CARSHALL
heard a gunshot and felt
pain in the back of his head
and neck. LeFlore County
EMS took Dunigan to Saint
Edwards Hospital in Fort
Smith for his injuries,
which consisted of a gunshot entrance wound in the
lower back of his neck and
an exit wound on the back
of his head, near the top.
Carshall allegedly left
1
and stole a pickup truck
from a nearby home. Police
interviewed a man reportedly involved in the theft
and found inside the stolen
vehicle, a Robert Dotson,
who told police Carshall
had gone to a home and
stole the truck.
The truck was later
involved in a police chase
and recovered, Carshall not
inside. Robert Lee Dotson
Jr. was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle,
escape from arrest or detention, attempting to elude
and office and driving with
a revoked license in that
incident.
She was later found in a
Fort Smith home. Dunigan
told police he doesn’t know
why she shot him.
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— 10th annual Archaeology Day at Spiro Mounds
Achaeological Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., guided tour 2
p.m. Info: (918) 962-2062 or [email protected].
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— Second District Democratic Party banquet, guest
speaker former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris, 6 p.m., Kerr
mansion.
— Benefit Frito chili pie lunch and dessert auction for
Penny Goff, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., New Beginning Family
Minstry, 305 S. Saddler.
— Roller derby match to benefit Pervasive Parenting
Center, LeFlore County Maidens of Mayhem v.
Fountain City Roller Derby, 4:30 p.m., Skate Reation.
your Mother’s Day gift
— Leflore High School 56th annual Alumni Banquet, 5
p.m., high school gym. Info: Susan (Ward) Cantwell
(918) 647-6327, Kim (White) Robertson (918) 6582673 or Suzette (Sullivan) Powers (918) 649-4163.
— Fanshawe Alumni and Former Students Reunion,
noon, Fanshawe School cafeteria.
— “The Matchmaker” performed by Good Times
Community Theatre League, 2 p.m., Donald W.
Reynolds Community Center.
— 25th Annual Hartford “Hills of Fame” Gospel
Songfest, 6 p.m., Faith Chapel, Hartford, Ark.
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Today is World Belly Dance Day
• TODAY — Cavanal Killer 8k Walk/Run, 9 a.m., Poteau
Primary School School. Info: (918) 647-9178.
• MAY 10 — MOTHERS DAY.
New
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as if Martin would win the
state championship, but a
competitor from another
school barely beat him on
his last throw. We are very
proud of his second place
trophy in the state competition; that is quite an accomplishment.
• Richard Baldwin was a
member of the 1943 boy’s
basketball team, the only
Fanshawe boys team to win
the LeFlore County Tournament. I talked with him the
other day at Rockit Natural
Stone. He said the best he
remembered the others of
the starting five were Lloyd
Winters, Jim Glenn, Warren
Estes, Charles Connor. If
anyone has anything to add
please let me know. (918)
659-236l.
Oscar Nowlin recently
died and was one of those
who always came to the
Fanshawe Alumni Celebration. We will honor him this
year. Hope some of his family comes.
Marshall Duncan has come if possible.
retired educator and longbeen telling me the 1949
time resident of the Fanteam that he and Oscar
Greg McGowen is a shawe area.
played on probably came
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the closest to winning the
state tournament of any
Fanshawe High School
boy’s basketball team.
They won the District
tournament and advanced to
KTC will be oﬀering the following
the regional. They played
Short-Term
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state champions and Onapa
is listed as the state champion. So it is possible Fanshawe could have been the
state champion had they
beaten Onapa. Oscar was
the center. Other starters
were Orville and Ralph
Winters and Junior Ray.
I have tried to encourage
my five surviving classmates to be at the reunion
this year. We will try to
meet around noon in the
south end of the cafeteria.
When we entered the first
grade this was our first
classroom. Please try to
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reunion.
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have left can come together, since graduation. Maudie
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POTEAU DAILY NEWS
Supporting our military
Treasure Hunting
Carole Gill
The word for
today is
connection
Yesterday, May 8 was Victory in Europe Day, the 70th
anniversary of the end of World War II in the European theater. What does that date mean to you? Not many of us
remember that day in 1945. Some of us have seen the famous
pictures of Times Square raining ticker tape and traffic being
stopped for eight hours. Some may think of VE Day as a date
once to be remembered for tests, but no longer are they obligated to recall. Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister
that held his battered nation together until the war’s end,
declared the day to be “the signal for the greatest outburst of
joy in the history of mankind.” So how do we keep this day
relevant to today’s population? How do we prevent it from
fading into irrelevance for our young people, and its lessons,
both precious and costly, being lost to memory?
Though before I was born, I make some personal connections to this day. I remember an uncle who fought at “The
Battle of the Bulge” received severe frostbite while in Europe
that his start on a baseball career which had been set aside to
enlist had to be permanently abandoned; a close family friend
who settled on a life in ministry while literally in the trenches; the names of family members and friends who returned
only to rest in cemeteries and others as well. On the other
hand, I have a beautiful connection to a gifted and dedicated
German family whose very job descriptions include the word
“compassion” and their miraculous rescues of individuals,
families and communities who are victimized without
resources is known worldwide. Remember VE Day was a
victory for the innocent and disenfranchised within the
aggressor countries, too.
A surviving Vietnam veteran, my husband chose to give
his professional years to teaching elementary and middle
school students primarily history and social studies. Rarely
does a month go by that someone doesn’t tell him or me
about the impact he had on them as a student, their child or
their parent. Though his methods were sometimes unconventional, his message was core: the past has brought us to where
we are, and the quality and hope of the future is greatly
dependent upon what we do. We are a link in the chain: recognizing what we’ve been given and appreciating and
respecting the good in it; preparing for and responding to
needs and opportunities in our time; making good decisions,
sacrificing when necessary for the greater good and making
the world a better place for future generations ... or not. Will
we be a strong connection between things past, present realities and future hopes?
This weekend also is Mother’s Day. What memories are
valued, events positively influenced or mistakes and tragedies prevented because a mother or other women in our lives
expended their lives and love for us? Take time to make the
connection, show appreciation, and remember, as my mother
reminded me, “To whom much is given, much shall be
required.”
Turning the page, your children’s and teen librarian is
deep into preparations for Summer Reading Program. In the
next two weeks, I’ll be talking with close to 2,000 students
about our summer activities and distributing to Monroe,
Poteau, Shady Point, Cameron and Panama date savers for
our programs, so today, I’ll just answer three of the most
frequently asked questions about SRP 15.
Though the Reading Rewards and the series of live presentations are two different aspects of SRP, participants only
need sign up once for both or either. There is no charge for
any of the programs and pre-registration is not required.
The Children’s SRP presentations will all be at the Donald
W. Reynolds Center and the young adult or teen SRP series
will all be in the PLPL Community Room. Registration for Patrick Lynch Public Library’s SRP15
will begin April 26, the day after Memorial Day since the
libraries will be closed on that holiday. Registration is open
throughout the hours that PLPL is open and will continue
through the summer. In future visits, we will share more about the theme this
year and overall goals as well as individual programs. There
will also be additional information on our library website,
www.oklibrary.net/poteau. Happy Mother’s Day.
Current and former military spouses and military families are the quiet
heroes of this nation’s history, and
we cannot thank them enough for
their own service: supporting our
service members and their mission.
May is National Military
Appreciation Month, and May 8 is
the day we celebrate the spouses of
our men and women currently in uniform and those of our veterans. Very
often, standing right beside a soldier,
sailor, airman, marine, reservist or
veteran is a strong spouse.
That strength has been forged
through years of living the military
life, making it through changes in
duty stations that force them to start
over in a new state or even a new
country overseas. And all too often,
that strength has been born from the
long and difficult days when their
spouse is deployed to a hostile corner
of the world.
Military spouses are the ones left
behind to hold
down the family
farm, the business or possibly
both. They are
the ones who Markwayne
must take care of
all of the chores
that are involved
in running a household. And frankly,
it can all be downright exhausting
and overwhelming.
The military spouses are thrust
into the role of both mom and dad to
the children. The absence of one parent during a deployment or mobilization can be a very emotional time for
the military child, and the spouse
must guide their family through that
chapter. At the same time, these
spouses must keep themselves emotionally and physically strong. It can
be a very tall order.
Often a service member’s absence
from their family is deeply felt in
Mullin’ It Over
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life’s quiet moments and may not
always be apparent to those on the
outside looking in. For one child, the
father who had always coached their
little league team misses the entire
season because they are deployed.
Another child may really feel the
absence when mom, who always
tucked them in at night, is not there
for that important bedtime ritual. A
spouse spends special days like a
wedding anniversary or a birthday on
their own.
Additionally, due to the many
transitions accompanying military
life, obtaining a higher education
degree or even finding a good job can
be challenging for military spouses.
Oklahoma is a state where we help
one another. I want to encourage
everyone to help the military families
in our communities. We need to pray
for them, serve them and recognize
the special needs they have because
they are supporting the nation’s military mission.
If there is any way my office can
be of assistance, please do not hesitate to call. My team includes two
combat veterans and a former Army
wife. We understand the unique challenges and we are here to help.
And whenever you encounter a
military spouse, be sure to thank
them for their service.
Markwayne Mullin of Westville
represents Oklahoma’s 2nd District in
the United States House of
Representatives. Call his Washington,
D.C., office at (202) 225-2701 or
e-mail him at markwayne.mullin@
mail.house.gov. His website is mullin.
house.gov.
As legislators, we often face the challenge of moving
out the views of the past that often seem beyond
approach.
Such is the case of laws relating to texting and driving, moving into the area of a “primary cause” for law
enforcement to make a traffic stop. This turnaround to
make it a primary rather than a secondary act has taken
more than years. This 12th week into the session the
House accepted Senate amendments to HB 1965 and
revised the measure by a vote of 85-7.
This revision it included simply 45 words: “It shall
be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle
on any street or highway within this state while using a
hand-held electronic communication device to manually compose, send or read an electronic text message
while the motor vehicle is in motion.”
Research conducted by a major university found that
drivers who text are 23 times more likely to be involved
in an accident than those not being distracted by this
activity. Oklahoma Highway Safety Office data show
that drivers using cellphones caused more than 1,700
accidents in 2013 and about one-third of these were
injury accidents.
HB 1965, signed Tuesday by the governor, makes
texting while driving a primary traffic offense. This bill,
also known as the “Trooper Nicholas Dees and Trooper
Keith Burch Act of 2015,” is in honor of two Oklahoma
Highway Patrol troopers who were struck by a vehicle
while they were investigating an accident east of
Shawnee. Dees was killed and Burch was seriously
injured. The driver of the vehicle that hit them reportedly was checking social media on his mobile phone at
the time of the accident.
During the nine years that I have served in the House
Carole Gill is the children’s and young adult librarian at there has been an annual effort by the Democratic
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Guest Column
Ed Cannaday
injured another one to get Republican leadership to
accept the need to pass this legislation.
For Oklahoma, no issue is more controversial than
health care, in part because so many in our state associate it to what has become known as some form of
“Obamacare.” A bill that came before the House on this
general issue was HB 1566, which passed by 61-32
after a lengthy question/answer and debate period. With
the governor’s signature on the bill, we are placing into
law what seems like a very simple, straightforward bill
with broad implications for our state’s Medicaid program.
This would shift the management of some of the
state’ most expensive Medicaid patients — the aged,
blind, and disabled from the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority to private contractors. The state has previously used a form similar to this proposed change but
found this form of managed care for Medicaid patients
was too expensive.
This program was ended and management was
returned to the OHCA. Using effective methods of
managed-care systems, we found our state maintains
one of the nation’s lowest administrative cost ratios.
Those advocating the switch to private contractors
claim that the state spends more than 57 percent of its
total Medicaid expenditures on only 22 percent of the
traditional Medicaid population.
Those arguing against this change asserted that our
Republican leaders were trying to cover the potential
$690 million revenue shortfall on the backs of these
aged, blind, and disabled citizens. It was also stated in
debate that this health care crisis was manufactured by
the current leadership through their demanding expansion of tax cuts for the most wealthy of our state and
refusal to accept expanded federal Medicaid benefits
under what has become labeled as “Obamacare.”
Since the governor and most of the House and Senate
leaders are term-limited and cannot seek re-election, it
appears that they have the luxury of throwing those in
need of state-provided health care under the proverbial
bus and will never be held accountable for what happens to them.
Ed Cannaday represents District 15, which includes
part of LeFlore County, in the Oklahoma House. Write
him at P.O. Box 98, Porum, OK 74455, e-mail him at
[email protected], call him at (800) 522-8502
or (405) 557-7375 or go to his website at www.edcannaday.com.
Sports
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015 . . . PAGE 5A
Poteau golfer ties for 25th at state
OKLAHOMA CITY
— Poteau golfer Dallas
Terry tied for 25th at the
Class 4A State Tournament, which took place
Wednesday and Thursday
at Lake Hefner South Golf
Course. She shot a 97 in
Thursday’s final round
to end with a 185, tying
Cushing’s Taylor Smith
and Cleveland’s Maddie
DeBernardo.
After the opening round
on Wednesday, Terry was
tied for 19th after she shot
an 88.
Hilldale’s
Katie
Kirkhart won the top medalist honor as she shot
a 75-77—152, beating
Newcastle’s Chloe Black
(79-76—155) by three
strokes. Kirkhart’s Lady
Hornets won the team state
title with a 348-348—696,
beating their local rivals
from Fort Gibson (349351—700) by four team
strokes.
DALLAS TERRY
No playoff baseball for
Poteau until Monday
The waiting game continues for the Poteau Pirates baseball team.
The Class 4A Regional Tournament at
Byng’s Stokes Field will not resume until
1:30 p.m. Monday at the earliest due to rain
and wet fields.
Poteau coach Andy Perdue was hoping
to resume the regional Friday afternoon at
one of the other three teams’ home fields
— even Town Creek Park. However, Perdue said in a text message that while Town
Creek Park was in playable condition, Byng
Public School’s administration believes the
weather conditions are too unsafe for its
Pirates to travel east — a decision Perdue
said Byng coach Shawn Streeter was very
displeased in since he did not have a say in
his administration’s decision.
Poteau will resume its game with Byng,
in which it leads 2-0 and still batting in the
second inning, that has been suspended due
to rain ever since Tuesday afternoon at 1:30
p.m. Monday. The winner will play Tuesday afternoon for not only the regional title,
but a trip to state.
After Poteau and Byng play, Broken
Bow and Checotah will play an elimination
game at 4 p.m., with the winner meeting
the Poteau-Byng loser at 6:30 p.m. in the
loser’s-bracket final.
Spiro suffers rain-shortened loss to
Vian after rallying past Heavener
in Class 3A Regional Tournament
Wolves eliminated Friday afternoon by Hugo Buffaloes
VIAN — Mother Nature a lot of times is liked,
but Thursday night in the
Class 3A Regional Tournament, she likely was no
favorite of the Spiro Bulldogs baseball team.
Rain ended up shortening Spiro’s game with
regional-host Vian as the
Wolverines won 2-0 in a
five-inning, rain-shortened
game.
The ’Dogs opened the
regional with a 10-8 comefrom-behind win over the
Heavener Wolves to begin
the day.
The Wolves saw their
season end Friday afternoon with a 5-1 loss to the
Hugo Buffaloes. The game
was rained out Thursday
night.
Hugo met Spiro at 3
p.m. Friday, with that victor meeting Vian at 5 p.m.
for the regional title. If a
second title game is needed, it’s currently slated for
1 this afternoon.
In Spiro’s loss to Vian,
the Wolverines scored
single runs in each of the
first two innings, while
Vian started Javier Ramos
three-hit the Bulldogs (2210) and struck out nine
batters in five innings.
In defeat, Garrett Carter,
Jason Hickman and Trenton Goins each singled for
Spiro’s blemishes against
Ramos. T.J. Hayes took
the loss, despite scattering three hits and striking
out three batters in five innings.
In Spiro’s win over
Heavener, the ‘Dogs were
down to their final three
outs, trailing 8-2 going
into the seventh inning
after the Wolves (17-10)
scored a run in the sixth
inning.
However, the Bulldogs
erupted for eight runs in
the seventh inning to take
a 10-8 lead, with the rally
being capped by a two-run
single by Hayes to break
an 8-all tie.
However,
Heavener
did not go away. With two
outs, the Wolves loaded
the bases, but Hayes, who
came into the game for
Spiro starter Nick Hatfield,
struck out Heavener’s Dillion May for the final out
and preserve the win —
and get the pitching victory for the ’Dogs.
Hatfield went the first
2.1 innings with three
strikeouts, but allowed
five runs — four of which
were earned. Hayes went
the final 4.2 innings with
five Ks — with the fifth
one being the most crucial
in fanning May.
For the game, Carter
was 3-for-5 with a double,
a run batted in and a run
scored, Hayes was 3-for5 with an RBI and a run
scored, Alex Demato was
2-for-5 with two RBIs and
two runs scored, Hickman
was 2-for-5 with a double
and two runs scored and
Dru Didway was 2-for-3
with a double, two runs
scored and an RBI for
Spiro.
(See BALL, Page 6A)
GET BACK, JAKE! — Wister baserunner Jake Sconyers, left, gets back to first
base safely as the Sallisaw-Central first baseman Tyler Slaughter awaits the throw
during Thursday night’s game in the Class 2A Regional Tournament at SallisawCentral High School.
PDN photo by David Seeley
Wister boys a win from state, played
for 2A regional title Friday night
Friday’s action was moved to Town Creek Park
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
The Wister Wildcats are back in a familiar spot, playing for a trip to state.
The Wildcats played for the Class 2A
Regional Tournament title and a trip to
state Friday night after winning their first
two games Thursday at Sallisaw-Central
High School.
Wister downed the Panama Razorbacks
10-3, then used one big inning to defeat the
regional-host Tigers 14-4 in a five-inning,
run-rule game.
The Hogs staved off elimination by
beating Class 2A’s second-ranked team,
the Oklahoma Union Cougars 7-3 in the
final game Thursday night, in a game suspended by a lightning delay at about 8:30
p.m.
The Cougars, who hail from just south
of the Kansas border between Nowata and
South Coffeyville, were the first team to
be eliminated as they had a rally come up
short in a 10-9 loss to the Tigers after the
’Cats beat the Razorbacks.
Friday’s action was moved to Poteau
High School’s Town Creek Park due to wet
fields at Sallisaw-Central High School’s
field. The if-game likely will be today if
needed, but no site or time was set.
Wister 10, Panama 3
The Wildcats (20-5) broke a scoreless
tie with a five-run second inning for a 5-0
lead.
The Razorbacks (14-7) cut the deficit
to 5-3 on Ben Whiteaker’s one-out, RBI
single in the sixth inning, but the ’Cats put
the game away with a five-run sixth inning
for a 10-3 lead going into the seventh.
For the game, Koby Midgley was 2-for4 with a double, a run batted in and a run
scored for Wister. Kolton Lynn got the
win, pitching all seven innings with four
strikeouts and scattering seven hits.
In defeat, Tristan Thompson was 2-for3, while Ryan Ragan was 2-for-3 with a
double and a run scored. Thompson (2-5)
took the loss.
Wister 14, Sallisaw-Central 4
After the Tigers took a 4-2 lead in the
top of the fifth inning, the ’Cats came out
growling in their half.
Wister sent 15 batters to the plate, scoring 12 of them. The game reached run-rule
status on Kolton Lynn’s RBI single, scoring Jake Sconyers from third base.
Walker Newton was 2-for-3 with a
double and three runs batted in, Lynn was
2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs,
Sconyers was 2-for-2 with a triple, three
RBIs and two runs scored and Jesse Hammons was 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI
and a run scored for Wister. Jeffery Morris
got the win in relief of starter Bryar Ward.
Panama 7, Oklahoma Union 3
Kirksey Nixon ended up stealing the
show in the regional’s final game on Thursday. Nixon (1-0), who took over for starter
Gabe Harp, went the final five innings,
struck out three and allowed no runs.
After the Cougars, who stranded 11 runners on base and five of those over the first
two innings, cut the deficit to 4-3 in the
third, the Razorbacks got three big insurance runs in the seventh inning on Ryan
Ragan’s two-run triple and Jacob Mantooth’s RBI groundout to take a 7-3 lead.
Tristan Thompson was 2-for-4 with a
double, a triple and two runs scored, Ragan was 1-for-3 with a triple, three runs
batted in and two runs scored and Harp
was 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored
for Panama.
Talihina boys fall in regional final to Silo; Golden Tigers’, Howe Lions’ seasons end
SILO — The Talihina Golden
Tigers saw their baseball season
end Wednesday night as they lost
9-2 to the host Sili Rebels in the
title game of the Class 2A Regional Tournament.
The Golden Tigers, who ended
the season at 15-10, reached the
finals with a 6-3 win over Colbert
in the loser’s-bracket final.
When the tournament started
Tuesday, the Golden Tigers split
with the same teams, beating Colbert 2-0 but falling 5-0 to Silo.
The Howe Lions ended up being the first team eliminated in
the regional, falling 12-0 to Silo
and 9-4 to Colbert. They finished
the season at 5-7.
In the regional finals, the
Golden Tigers cut the deficit to
3-2 in the fourth inning, but that
was as close as they got.
The Rebels scored two in the
sixth inning and four runs in the
seventh to put the game away.
Talihina only had one hit, a
single by Jacob Curran. Trey
Hawkins (2-1) suffered his first
loss of the season.
In Talihina’s loser’s-bracket
final victory over Colbert, the
Golden Tigers broke a 1-all tie
with a run in the third inning and
three runs in the fourth for a 5-1
lead.
Curran was 3-for-4 with a
double, three runs scored and a
run batted in, Hawkins was 3-for3 with four RBIs and Domnick
Shedd was 2-for-4 with an RBI
for Talihina.
Curran (6-4) got the win, going all seven innings with seven
strikeouts and scattering five
hits.
In Talihina’s first loss to Silo,
the Golden Tigers were one hit,
with that being a double by Curran.
Curran took the loss, going
five innings with four strikeouts
and scattering two hits.
In Talihina’s first victory over
Colbert, Alan Lockhart (6-2) got
the complete-game victory, fanning 11 batters and throwing a
four-hitter.
Talihina got a run in the second and seventh innings, and let
Lockhart do the rest.
Lockhart aided his own cause
by going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In Howe’s loss to Silo, the
Rebels broke a scoreless tie with
a single run in the second inning,
but they erupted for 11 runs in the
fifth inning to put the game into
run-rule status.
In defeat, Trey Nation had
Howe’s only hit, a double. Chase
Blake (2-3) suffered the loss, despite fanning seven batters in five
innings but allowing 12 earned
runs on 11 hits.
In Howe’s loss to Colbert, the
Leopards jumped out to a 2-0
lead in the third inning, which
became a 6-0 advantage by the
end of the fifth.
The Lions cut the deficit to 6-4
with a four-run sixth inning, but
they got no closer as the Leopards put the game away with a
three-run sixth inning.
In defeat, Linn Terry was
2-for-3 with a run scored, Hunter
Johnson was 1-for-4 wiuth a double, Craig Knudson was 1-for-3
with a double and two RBIs for
Howe. James Hill (1-1) suffered
his first loss of the season, going
four innings with three Ks and allowed only one earned run.
This weekend’s state track meets have been rained out until
Monday, Tuesday, with the Class 3A-4A State Meet at Moore
and the Class A-2A State Meet at MWC Carl Albert High School
Sports
PAGE 6A . . . SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015
Pirate Profile
POTEAU DAILY NEWS
CASC baseball team loses to
NOC-Enid in Region II Tourney
ENID — The Carl Albert State College
baseball team dropped its Region II Tournament opener 10-1 Thursday night to the
Northern Oklahoma College-Enid Jets at
David Allen Memorial Ballpark.
The Vikings (23-23) cut their deficit to
2-1 in the third inning, but that was as close
as they got.
The Jets (34-23) put the game away
with a three-run fourth inning, a single run
in the fifth, two runs in the sixth inning and
single runs in the seventh and eighth innings.
NOC-Enid pitcher Cody Daylor threw a
three-hitter with seven strikeouts.
In defeat, Alex Wheeland was 2-for-3,
while Cody Robinson was 1-for-4 for Carl
Albert. Wyatt “Evan” Dodd (4-6) suffered
the loss, going four innings with three
strikeouts but allowing six runs on 12 hits.
CASC's relievers did a decent job over
the final four innings. A.J. Deason went 1.1
innings with three strikeouts, while Logan
Reese went two innings with two Ks. Jaeson Nutt went two-thirds of an inning with
no runs and hits allowed.
Alternative clubs for long shots
When you have a long
shot, but your 3-wood is too
much of a club to use, what
do you do?
Many golfers have discovered hybrids instead of
long irons. The hybrid is
a much thicker club head
with a lower center of gravity that allows golfers to get
the ball into the air much
easier.
A hybrid can be used in
either fairways or roughs.
A hybrid won't typically
get caught up or twist in
long grass like an iron will
SHORE-ING UP FOR STATE — Poteau golfer Cody Shore will look to defend his sometimes do — making it
Class 4A state title next week at the Class 4A State Tournament, which will take easier to get a ball out of the
place Monday and Tuesday at Oklahoma City's Lake Hefner North Golf Course. rough and airborn.
PDN photo by David Seeley
When your ball is in the
rough and you're using a
hybrid, it's very important
to remember you'll have to
take a steeper swing at the
ball, almost a “chopping”
motion. There's no question
a hybrid is so much easier
to hit out of the rough than
a long iron.
Shore, Pirates will play Monday, Tuesday at state in OKC
If you're hitting a hy-
Defending state golf champ
wants to go out in style
By David Seeley
PDN Sports Editor
Poteau senior golfer Cody Shore can
go out as the two-time defending Class
4A state champion when the state tournament ends its 54-hole event Tuesday afternoon at Lake Hefner North Golf Course
in Oklahoma City — the event will begin
Monday. Shore would like that, but said
that nothing can ever take away from the
fact that he will go down as one of Oklahoma's state champions no matter his finish in next week's state tournament.
“It would be icing on the cake,” Shore
said. “Once was awesome, two would
just be icing on the cake.”
Since he is the defending state champion, Shore has felt that he's had a bull'seye on him this spring.
“I've felt like they've been gunning for
me, but I haven't played or practiced as
much as I did last year,” he said. “I probably need to start practicing. I got a lesson in the other day, and I'm starting to
hit the ball a lot better. I'm pretty pumped
for state now.”
Since he had a good practice earlier
this week, Shore believes that he'll be
ready for the first 36 holes at state Monday.
“After I played [Wednesday], I feel
like I'll be ready,” Shore said. “I'm getting
there. I'm still looking forward to state.”
Another motivator for Shore besides
trying to defend his state crown is the fact
the state tournament will be his final one
as a Pirate, so he wants to do well.
“There's a little bit of sadness that this
is my last tournament,” he said. “It's motivating me a little bit. I'm looking forward to it.”
Shore said not only will it be hard for
him to defend his state title, it's going to
be hard for the Pirates to win the team
state title.
“Our team winning state will be
tough,” Shore said. “You have all the
private schools. [Tulsa] Cascia Hall has
been killing everyone right now. [Oklahoma City] Heritage Hall will still be
good, so it's going to be tough.”
A look at post-NFL Draft rookie winners
Some professions are
short lived. Whether it’s due
to stress, health concerns or
volatility in the market the
good or service provides,
some careers dictate shorter
life spans. The average career span of a player in the
National Football League
is only three years, which
boils down to playing long
enough to be cut by the beginning of the last year on
their rookie contract.
With the new crop of
offensive personnel in the
league, one needs to be a
wise investor before sinking
draft capital in a rookie in
keeper or dynasty leagues.
The 2007 NFL Draft was
one that provided hindsight eight years later. You
could have taken Calvin
Johnson or Tedd Ginn Jr.,
Jamarcus Russell or Adrian
Peterson, Brady Quinn or
Marshawn Lynch. Whether
short term like one-year
standard leagues or for the
length of their careers like
dynasty, making smart investments can set up your
team for failure or a string
of championships. It’s the
difference between draft-
The Triple
Option
By Phill
Bennetzen
ing Andrew Luck or Robert
Griffin III in real football if
you were the Colts. Today’s
investment dictates tomorrow’s equity.
Thus, let’s take a look
across the league and see
who should made the biggest offensive impact in the
league this year, and perhaps even down the road.
Later during the preseason,
I’ll tackle whom to take
over who and when, but for
now let’s see which rookies, excluding quarterbacks,
should have the easiest
paths to starting roles and
playing time:
Amari Cooper, WR/
Oakland — Perhaps the
most polished wide receiver
in this rookie class, Cooper
has the on-field intelligence,
route tree and athleticism to
make him a solid Rookie
of the Year candidate. The
Raiders cut veteran James
Jones on Monday, which
almost solidifies Cooper as
the No. 1 wide receiver in
Oakland. He should be the
feature point of a young cast
of receivers, including Andre Holmes, Rod Streeter
and recent-signee Michael
Crabtree. As things stand,
he’s more talented than
any other receiving option
Oakland currently has, and
should build a strong rapport with quarterback David Carr.
Other wide receivers I’m watching — Nelson Agholor, Philadelphia
Eagles; Breshad Perriman,
Baltimore Ravens; Dorial
Green-Beckham, Tennessee
Titans.
(See OPTION, Page 7A)
Everything
Golf
By Matt Brown
CCC Golf Professional
brid from the fairway, there
also are some key things to
remember. First, off play
the ball slightly forward
in your stance about from
where you'd play a long
iron. Secondly, you'll swing
your hybrid the same way
as you would an iron, and
that means you'll be hitting
down on the ball and taking
a divot.
When choosing a hybrid, you have to determine
which of your clubs it's
going to replace. Here are
a few examples of conversions from hybrid to irons.
A 17- to 19-degree hybrid
equals a 5-wood or a 2-iron.
A 20- to 22-degree hybrid
equals a 7-wood or a 3-iron.
A 23- to 25-degree hybrid
equals a 9-wood or a 4-iron.
A 26- to 29-degree hybrid
equals a 5-iron.
If you're having trouble
hitting your long irons, I'd
highly suggest you replace
those clubs with the mucheasier-to-hit hybrids.
•••
Matt Brown is the golf
professional at Choctaw
Country Club. For further
information on any golfing
needs or to schedule private lessons, call Brown at
the pro shop at (918) 6473488.
Scroggins wins back-to-back
weeks, gets third victory of 2015
This weekend's action at Tri-State Speedway rained out
By Rob Nugent Tri-State Speedway Track Announcer
POCOLA — The eighth annual Danny
Martinez, Jr. Memorial Races and Law Enforcement, EMT and Fire Fighter’s Night
last Saturday night at Tri-State Speedwat
saw 76 racers take on the famous high
banks for another night of point racing for
the 2015 season.
The pre-race activities started with temperatures in the mid 80s and a slight breeze
from the south. For the first time this season, there was no rain during last week, so
the track prep workers had the track raceready and extremely raceable and fast with
three- and four-wide action throughout the
night.
The first order of business was to honor
the winners from the April 25 races after
the pre-race ceremonies of the invocation
and memorial parade laps by area law enforcement personnel and drivers during the
national anthem.
Danny Martinez, Jr. was a policeman in
Fort Smith, Ark., and Tri-State Speedway
race car driver, fan and friend, who was
killed in the line of duty in March 2007.
Heat racing action took to the track afterwards, taking the grandstand crowd to
intermission. The intermission break, not
only gave everyone a chance to stretch their
legs and get some of the awesome concession stand food, but also gave those in attendance a chance to hear live interviews
with flagman Chris Highley and former
track promoter Sonny Davis from interviewer Michelle Walker.
The first A Feature action was for the
pure stocks. Muskogee's Dennis Slader
took home his third win of the season,
while Jack Kirby and Jeff Metcalf rounded
out the top three.
In the Super Stock A Feature competition, Fort Smith's Neil Johnston took the
win away from Muskogee's Kyle Slader on
the next-to-last lap with a great pass off of
turn No. 4, while Muskogee's Dale Richardson finished in third.
The IMCA Modified A Feature hit the
track next with Johnny Bone, Jr. of Pea
Ridge, Ark., taking home the win while
surviving a late-race challenge by Shawn
Walsh Ash Flat, Ark., who finished in second. Another Arkansan, Brent Holman of
Rogers, came home in third for the second
week in a row.
The Factory/I Stock A Feature saw
Muskogee's Dale Richardson take home
the winner’s money for the first time in
2015 as fellow Muskogee racer Mike Weisman finished second with Muldrow's Chris
Patterson in third.
The last A Feature on the track was the
IMCA Sport Modifieds where Aaron Scroggins of Neosho, Rogers racer Ken McCarty
had the race won until lap traffic off of the
last turn on the last lap relegated him to a
second-place finish ahead of Todd Broyles
of Farmington, Ark., who finished in third
for the second week in a row.
Complete race results, including heats,
are available on our website at www.TriStateSpeedway.com.
However, this weekend's racing wasn't
so lucky. Due to recent rain and with more
forecasted for today, the MARS DIRTcar
Series Late Model Show was canceled and
rescheduled for May 30. Regular point racing tonight is cancelled, too.
This change has also forced us to adjust
the schedule a little. On May 16, it will be
$1 hot dog night and the kids' bicycle races
with two free bikes given away.
BALL
In defeat, Dillan Stallings was 2-for3 with a double, two runs scored and an
RBI, while Trey Grubbs was 1-for-2 with
a double and three runs scored for Heavener. Grant Shipman (3-1) suffered his
first loss of the season, despite fanning six
batters in seven innings and allowing only
four earned runs. Six of Spiro’s runs were
unearned due to four Heavener errors.
In Heavener’s season-ending loss to
Hugo on Friday afternoon, the Buffaloes
got three runs in the first inning and two
more runs in the sixth for a 5-0 lead.
The lone run for the Wolves was scored
in the seventh inning on Stallings’ RBI
single, scoring May. Stallings was 2-for-4
with the Wolves’ lone RBI hit, Grubbs was
2-for-4 and May was 1-for-4 with a double
and scored the lone run for Heavener. May
(5-5) took the loss, going the first five innings with two strikeouts, scattering five
hits and allowing three runs.
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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015 . . . PAGE 7A
OPTION
Melvin Gordon, RB/
San Diego — Draft-day
trades are interesting as
they reveal how teams
feel about their team and
the overall talent pool. On
opening night of this year's
draft, that was no more evident than with the Chargers
as they traded up with the
49ers to take the Wisconsin product. Gordon steps
into an ideal situation for
a running back as he has a
veteran quarterback in Phillip Rivers and a bruising
offensive line. Todd Gurley
may be more talented, but
my money is on Gordon to
have a better rookie season.
Other running backs
I’m watching — David
STARS AT BENTONVILLE — The Stars softball team won its tournament last Cobb, Tennessee Titans;
Duke Johnson, Cleveland
weekend in Bentonville, Ark.
Photo Courtesy Melissa Culverson Browns; T.J. Yeldon/ Jacksonville Jaguars.
Howe Basketball
Camps May 26-28
The 2015 Howe Basketball Camps will be May 2628 at the Howe Gym. The
entry fee is $40. The girls
camp will take place daily
from 9 a.m. to noon, while
the boiys camp will be from
1 to 4 p.m. daily.
The camp will focus on
individual basketball skill
development, with each
camper being taught the
skills taught to the Lady Lions and Lions players, some
of whom will be volunteer
assistants at the camps. The
A RAMPAGE IN SPRINGDALE — The Oklahoma Rampage baseball team won camps will be under the direction of Howe coaches
its tournament last weekend in Springdale, Ark.
Photo Courtesy Jeff Carter Chris Brown, Shane Brown,
Mike Womack and Randa
Grant. For additional information, call Chris Brown
at (918) 658-8256 or Shane
Brown at (918) 7210-9106.
Maxx Williams, TE/
Baltimore — If you read
last week’s column, you
read me hyping Maxx as the
best tight end in this draft.
Outside of landing in Atlanta, being a Raven couldn’t
have done more to boost his
stock. He immediately fills
a need that is an important
cog in the Gary Kubiak offense being implemented
by new offensive coordinator Marc Trestman. Maxx is
it as far as rookie tight ends
are concerned.
Next week, I'll look at a
few veteran situations, as
well as a special announcement.
The following people were booked into the
LeFlore County Detention Center overnight. The
information was gathered from the jail’s daily
roster and only shows booking information. Only
those with a case number listed have been
charged.
CF — criminal felony; CM— criminal misdemeanor; FD — family docket such as child support
For more information about an arrestee, you
can search by name or case number on www.
ODCR.com or www.OSCN.net.
May 7
Francisco Herrera, co doc; no bond
Jason Daniel James, sent to LeFlore County
Detention Center; no bond
Tina Russell, failure to appear; no bond
Guerrero Fern Campos, trespassing, carry
concealed weapon; $800 bond
Talayla Tennie, CF-12-151; $894 bond
Justin Lee Wilson, hold for Scott County,
Ark.; no bond
Jessica Conley, possession of a controlled
dangerous substance; no bond
Cameron Bowden, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a
controlled dangerous substance, possession of a
firearm, attempting to elude, assault and battery
on a police officer; no bond
Joe Gibbs, FTP, CF-12-448 cash only;
$2,340 bond
Raymond McCready, resisting arrest, domestic assault and battery; no bond
Bobby Newkirk, FTA, CF-12-315A, CF-12455; $3,279 bond
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Junior Music Festival Winners
Poteau Junior Music Festival district winners from Poteau Schools Junior Music Club attended the State Junior Music Festival Competition on April 11 at East Central
University in Ada. Alisha Smedley of Poteau is the teacher in this junior music club. Not pictured are Julia Dubois with an honorable mention performing “Home”
and Talynn Barnes with an honorable mention performing “Second Hand Rose.”
Kennedy Thomas was the winner in senior art male
solo performing “Per la gloria d’adoravi” and senior
musical theater male solo with “Soon It’s Gonna
Rain.” Keegan Clark received an honorable mention The PKMS Choir was a winner in the Middle School/Junior High Ensemble Division with their performance
for his performance of “Dancing through Life.”
of “J’entends le Mouilin.”
Howe Music Hall Notes
Bill Grant to play Monday
By Virginia Sanders
There was real good
music at the Howe Music
Hall. We love every one of
you who come here to play
and sing. It is like one big
happy family.
Our performers were
Clarence Buchanan of Magazine, Ark., Oscar Pharis of
Poteau — happy birthday,
Oscar — Elizabeth Montgomery of Hodgen, Delbert
Medders of Talihina, Vernon
Johnson Jr. of Dog Creek, Jo
Morris of Howe, Virginia
Sanders of Monroe, Tom
Armstrong of Poteau, Vernon Johnson Sr. of Dog
Creek, John W. Sanders of
Monroe, David McNair of
Poteau, Tommy Norwood of
Monroe, Dorthy Pharis of
Poteau and Wayne Wilcox of
Panola.
Our pot luck was pinto
beans, cornbread, ham and
cheese sandwiches, chips,
apple pie and chocolate
fudge cake.
On Monday starting at
5:30 p.m. we will have country and bluegrass legend Bill
Grant here. He will play and
sing for approximately an
hour. Admission is still free.
There is music at Poteau
on Saturday, Heavener on
Friday and Howe Music Hall
on Mondays. We start at 6
p.m.
Happy Mother’s Day. Say
a prayer for our veterans,
troops and their families.
Sugarloaf Mountain rises over ﬁelds of buttercups.
Virginia Sanders is a
longtime member and performer with the Howe Music
Hall. The free music show is
held at 6 p.m. every Monday
The menu included beans, green
in the old Howe Music Hall. By Dixie Shrum
beans, fried potatoes, cornbread,
These communities have had two home-baked bread, slaw, macaroni
rain showers last week. The ground and cheese, cobblers cooked in Dutch
has dried some. Grass is growing fast ovens over the open camp fire, stew,
with cool mornings and warm iced tea and ice water. Joyce
For Sale
afternoons.
Thompson of Poteau was also a first3 Bedroom / 2 Bath
Decoration at Vaughn Cemetery is timer.
held on the third Sunday in May. This
Mr. and Mrs. Don Shrum had
1400 Sq. foot
year the date will be May 17.
lunch Thursday at the Hartford Senior
for sale on 2 acres.
Some from here attended “Old Citizen Center.
Timers Day” at Monroe on Saturday.
Deanna Davis has returned to her
1 mile from Wal Mart.
Saturday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. home here after a weekend trip to
Open House All Weekend
Don Garrett hosted their Cowboy Tulsa.
21254 E. Branson Road
Cook-Out on the bank of Nail Creek.
Sunday, the Wister High School
David Archer of Hartford, Ark., was Choir held a fundraiser in the form of
the cook. The best count was 103. spaghetti dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Don
Some may have been missed with the Shrum and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
movement of children and those who David Deaton and family attended
moved a lot.
the lunch and concert in the afternoon.
Chester Thompson of Tulsa who is The Deaton’s daughters, Larissa and
91, was one of the many first-time Logan, are members of the WHS
attendees. He is Don’s cousin and choir and received a Superior rating
was born in this community. Chester’s at the OSSAA state contest last
son, Dewayne and wife, Debbie, who month.
live in Florida, also were first-time
Kathy Bishop of Panama visited
attendees.
her aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Don Shrum
Gilmore-McClure News
McClendon Homes
$125,000
Friday afternoon.
Larissa and Logan Deaton attended
the WHS Gifted and Talented trip to
Oklahoma City Tuesday. They visited
the Oklahoma City Zoo, Omniplex,
Bricktown and the Fred Jones Jr. Art
Museum at the University of
Oklahoma. On Friday and Saturday
they went to the Oklahoma
Tournament of Champions at OSUOKC. The event is for students who
scored in the top 3 at a Scholastic
Meet.
Donna Deaton and daughters,
Lauren, Logan and Larissa, went to
the OSSAA Slow Pitch Regional
Tournament at Porum last Thursday.
Larissa is on the WHS slow pitch
softball team. They finished as runnerup at their 3A regional tournament
and qualified for the state
tournament.
Dixie Shrum is a longtime resident
of the Gilmore-McClure area and a
regular contributor to the Poteau
Daily News.