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Second Nine WeeksThe following students at

Allen Elementary earned the academic distinction on the following honor rolls for the second nine week period of school:Superintendent’s Honor

Roll(All A’s for the 2nd Nine

Weeks)1st Grade — Taylor Batey, st Grade — Taylor Batey, st

Kayd Bell, William Brand, Clayton Chitwood, Breanna Davis, Lexani Edwards, Alexis Friday, Triston Fuller, Sata Harjo, Kadence Johnson, Mallory Keeney, Hunter Langley, Breanna Loveless, Landen Maxwell, Addison Prentice, Jakob Roby, Alyssa Royalty, Patricia Sanford, Emma Tomb, Cherish Woodward

2nd Grade — Colt Carlton, Seeley Clay, Caidence Cross, Stoney Cully, Kaylee Davis, Anayiah Delarosa, Kellianne Finney, Jessa Goodenkauf, Matthew Goodnight, Bodrey Goodson, Alex Hill, Logan Johnson, Sedrick Lindsey, Robert Moorehead, Cayser Nickell, Ty O’Daniel, Maddison Prentice, Tyler Raney

3rd Grade — Kamlyn Cundiff, Brogen Goodson, Julius Higdon, Malloree Howard, Kelsey Hurt, Ava Laden, Conner Smith, Austin Stowe, Trevor Stradford, Abbey Strong, Jack Todd, J.W. Wainscott

4th Grade — Coyt Bell, Raney Clay, Quinn Corum, Gary Raney, Brooklyn Sanders, Zain Tillery, Ansley Tollett, Keenan Walker, Maebrey Wallace

5th Grade — Jacob Beavert, Maddox Wofford

6th Grade — Lindsey Grant, A.J. Hill, Emma Peay, Emily Sells

by Carolyn SummersThe Allen Board of Educa-

tion met Monday, January 15th, at 7:00 p.m. Members present were Chad Goodson, Frayne Black, Cindy Davis, Jeff Maloy and president Robert Hammonds. Also present were interim super-intendent Dr. Bob Gragg, high school principal Chad Ward, and administrative assistant Gary Stidham.

Visitors were Chad and Jill Kaminski, Kenny and Julie Deaton, Justin Deaton, Jeffrey Deaton, Connor and Jacklyn (Deaton) Johnson, Mike Deaton, Carter Sand-ers, Debbie Wilson, Daniel James, Ruth McGraw, and Carolyn Summers.

The consent agenda, which includes minutes of the De-

cember 11, 2014 meeting, encumbrances and purchase orders, and the treasurer’s report, was approved

Reports were then given by Dr. Gragg, Mr. Ward and Mr. Stidham. Mr. Stidham was very complimentary of our school and faculty. He was also very complimentary of the elementary Christmas program and of the commu-nity involvement. Current enrollment at Allen Schools, from Head Start thru High School, is 509.

Mr. Carter Sanders of Key-stone Food Service gave a report on the cafeteria. Deb-bie Wilson is the contact for this area.

Discussion and approval was given, with all members voting yes, to the acceptance

of the resolution received from OSSBA and CCOSA requesting support to For the People: A Vision for Okla-homa Public Education.

Unanimous approval was also given to the verified results of the recent school board candidate filing. Frayne Black applied unop-posed for the five-year term and will continue in his du-ties.

Discussion to vote and ap-prove or disapprove amend-ing the local mileage reim-bursement rate to match the IRS rate, effective January 1, 2015, of 0.575 was held. All members voted yes.

At 7:55 a motion was made and seconded by members to adjourn into Executive Ses-sion to discuss resignations,

new hires, instructional certi-fication status, personnel as-signments and reassignments including extra-duty assign-ments, extra duty stipends, and review and discussion of candidate resumes for the position of superintendent of schools.

The Board returned at 9:40 p.m. and accepted the resig-nations of Brenda Wofford effective January 16th and Freta Holder, effective June 30th. Approval was given to placing Matt McCreary in the vacant position left from Mrs. Wofford’s resig-nation. Carl Frederick and Benjamin Lewis will each be paid a stipend for as-sisting as lay coaches with the AHS football program; Kenny Deaton was removed

as head coach of the football program. Stephen Caldwell has attained his teaching certificate and his status will be instructional assistant to teacher. A special meeting was set for January 26th, 7:00 p.m., to review resumes and application for the position of superintendent.

The motion was made at 10:10 p.m. to adjourn and all members voted yes.

All School Board meetings are open to the public and if you want to know what is going on with the local school make plans and attend the meetings. After all, we elect these people and have a very good group of board members.

Dalton James, 17, of Allen, was named to the Offense-Defense Rising Stars Showcase and invited to participate in the 9th Annual Offense-Defense Bowl Week festivities taking place at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.

Dalton, a running back for Allen High School, was singled out for this honor from a group of underclassmen athletes num-bering in the thousands from across the country and stood out, easily validating the Bowl Selection Committee’s choice in tabbing Dalton for the Rising Stars event.

The Offense-Defense Ris-ing Stars Showcase is part of a week-long series of events including the televised, 9th

Annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl, an All-Star football game highlighting 88 of the top high school seniors in the country and has featured current NFL pros such as Cam

Newton, Carlos Dunlap, and Dez Bryant among others be-fore they were collegiate and later professional stars.

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been running full-contact foot-ball instructional camps for the past 45 years and currently operates in approximately 40 camp locations nationwide every spring and summer.

Dalton James Named to Rising Stars Showcase in Orlando

Principal’s Honor Roll(All A’s & B’s second nine

weeks)1st Grade — Jaycee st Grade — Jaycee st

Boolin, Blake Campbell, Jared Coody, Jessica Craddock, Sophia Foster, Lori Newbold, Daniel Reeves, Kailey Trump, Cash Wainscott, Bryar Wilson

2nd Grade — Kaden Ashby, Brendan Jasna, Aiyana Colungo, Brady Crabtree, Isaiah Files, Jaci Goodenkauf, Tysen Hanks, Catrina Higdon, Colby Lindsey, Michael Love, Montana Smart, ReeseSmith

3rd Grade — Kyra Billey, Dillon Blessing, Jagger Caldwell, Brittany Chitwood, Colton Cross, Zeke Delerosa, Desiree Files, Savannah Geyer, Keithon Howard, Julie Johnson, Lance Johnson. Emmett Koonce, Isaiah Merritt, Michael Newbold, Garrett Nix, Tessa Rowsey, Brayden Tatum, Riley Tomb, Chandler Wallace, Olivia Wallace

4th Grade — Hunter Boyd, Lindsey Chapman, Montana Griffith, Tagus Howard, Hannha Isaac, Kassidy Keeney, Payton McWethy, Mason Riley, Kason Walker, Quinton Walker, Beckett Wells

5th Grade — Rhyan Bergquist, Maycee Howard, Luke Maloy, Liberty Massey, Cheyene McCarn, Brandon Riddle, Ethan Roniss, Brody Wallis

6th Grade — Rodey Arnold, Madison Dohlman, Trent Fronterhouse, Krista Grant, Brayden Griffith, Gage Jimboy, Corey Knighten, Rudy Medina, Chad Milne, Kylie Nemecek, Gehrig Strong, Jaden Wilson

Allen Elementary Honor Rolls

Allen Enrollment hits 509Allen Enrollment hits 509Resignations accepted from Wofford and Holder

Leonard Finney, Wesley Harden and James Barlow and the Allen pep band work hard to entertain the crowds at the Allen basketball games.

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6th Grade – Tessa Ethelbah, Hannah Harris, Jordan Spra-dling

7th Grade – John Atteberry, Lannie Carter, Adryn Ingle, Sh-antell Potter, Sidney Shockley

8th Grade – Madison Collins, Connor Dunn, Kelcie Howell

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12th Grade – Ryan Candy, Mi-chael Iker, Rebecca Kiogima

First SemesterSuperintendent’s Roll

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3rd Grade – Nariah Bump, Jaedyn Spradling

4th Grade – Aaron Carter5th Grade – Brayden Ingle6th Grade – Hannah Harris7th Grade – none8th Grade – Madison Collins9th Grade – Abigail Harris10th Grade – none11th Grade – Leland Bear12th Grade – Joe Adams,

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The Calvin High School girls’ basketball team won the consolation trophy at the Pittsburg Tournament. The Bulldogs defeated Wapanuka and Braggs to bring home the trophy. Team members are: (front row) Stormy Wilson, Amber Harden, Harmony Fulson, and Ashley Gillean; (back) Coach Nathan Holland, Shelby Gillean, Lindsey Carter, Abigail Harris, McKenzie Blaylock, Sarah Jennings, Caterina Diaz and Sarah Adams.

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Any time I listen to Billy Graham or read anything he has written, I am blest. His prayer for the new year is no exception . . .

A Prayer For The New Year

Our Father and our God, as we stand at the beginning of this new year we confess our need of Your presence and Your guidance as we face the future. We each have our hopes and expectations for the year that is ahead of us—but You alone know what it holds for us, and only You can give us the strength and the wisdom we will need to meet its challenges. So help us to humbly put our hands into Your hand, and to trust You and to seek Your will for our lives during this coming year.

In the midst of l ife’s uncertainties in the days ahead, assure us of the certainty of Your unchanging love.

In the midst of l ife’s inevitable disappointments and heartaches, help us to turn to You for the stability and comfort we will need.

In the midst of l ife’s temptations and the pull of our stubborn self-will, help us not to lose our way but to have the courage to do what is right in Your sight, regardless of the cost.

And in the midst of our daily preoccupations and pursuits, open our eyes to the sorrows and injustices of our hurting world, and help us to respond with compassion and sacrifice to those who are friendless and in need. May our constant prayer be that of the ancient Psalmist: “Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end” (Psalm 119:33).

We pray for our nation and its leaders during these difficult times, and for all those who are seeking to bring peace and justice to our dangerous and troubled world. We pray especially for Your protection on all those who serve in our armed forces, and we thank You for their commitment to defend our freedoms, even at the cost of their own lives. Be with their families also, and assure them of Your love and concern for them.

Bring our divided nation together, and give us a greater vision of what You would have us to be. Your Word reminds us that “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12).

As we look back over this past year we thank You for Your goodness to us—far beyond what we have deserved. May we never presume on Your past goodness or forget all Your mercies to us, but may they instead lead us to repentance, and to a new commitment to make You the foundation and center of our lives this year.

And so, our Father, we thank You for the promise and hope of this new year, and we look forward to it with expectancy and faith. This I ask in the name of our Lord and Savior, who by His death and resurrection has given us hope both for this world and the world to come.

Amen—CC—

We endorsed Tom Coburn the first time he ran for office and continued to do so until he retired. I do not believe there is a better Senator in the United States than Dr. Coburn. I want to share an editorial about him that was printed last week in the Wall Street Journal . . .

Members of Congress come and go, and many leave Wash-ington no better or worse than they found it. A few make a mark, and Congress is losing one of them: Tom Coburn.

The senator doesn’t leave behind him a stack of legisla-tion with his name, or grand bipartisan deals. He doesn’t leave stunts, public tantrums, an adoring press corps, or, for that matter, many adoring GOP colleagues. Mr. Coburn didn’t really “do” legacy. Which is why this rather humble Oklahoman will have one.

What Mr. Coburn does leave is a more informed electorate and a better Repub-lican Party—two groups that benefited enormously from his focus on first principles: adhering to the Constitution, limiting federal government, and protecting individual liberties. In his three terms in the House and 10 years in the Senate, he became most known for forcing Congress (in particular his own cau-cus) to reconcile its actions against those principles. His long-term efforts to decode the federal government—voluminous reports on waste and fraud, demands for more transparency—were likewise aimed at giving voters the tools they need to hold mem-bers true to those principles.

The real key to Mr. Coburn’s success was a skill too little valued in Washington today: hard work. He was an accoun-tant and then an obstetrician before coming to D.C., and never lost that belief that he needed to earn his paycheck. He was in the office every morning by 7:30. He’d read every word of every report his staff gave him—and send it back with typos circled. He read every bill and objected if he wasn’t given the time to do so before a vote. He’d dive into monstrous sections of the federal government—the budget, veteran affairs, disability payments, the tax code—and not re-emerge until he knew it front to back. He was a policy innovator, in particular on health care.

Many was the time this re-porter would stumble across some government outrage, and call Mr. Coburn’s office for his take—only to discover he’d written a bill to fix the problem a year earlier. That knowledge was power; he was a formidable opponent because he knew more than the appropriators, the negotia-tors, the bills’ authors. An all-time favorite line came from one of his staffers who, in the middle of a Coburn budget fight with Congress, wryly commented: “I don’t know why they bother. Fighting with Coburn over the budget is like waging a land war in Asia. You can’t win.”

Another Coburn strength was his skill at practicing pol-itics, without being political. He knew every arcane rule in

the Senate and was willing to use them to force a clarifying moment. When he first arrived in Washington, some accused him of grandstanding—until they realized his interest was in shining a light on every-one but himself. The pity is that history rarely hands out awards to those who stop bad things. Tom Coburn blocked more bad ideas and lousy leg-islation in Congress than most Americans will ever know.

He understood power structures, and public out-rage, and the long game. Despite his reputation as “antiestablishment”—cast as a precursor to today’s Ted Cruzes or Rand Pauls —he was anything but. He had an old-fashioned be-lief in the true power of the Senate—of convening, of finding answers—and co-wrote legislation with nearly every Democrat in office. And he was savvy. It took him a decade of floor speeches and amendments—and the phrase “Bridge to Nowhere”—to get the GOP to swear off ear-marks, but he got it done. He played off Barack Obama’s stated interest in transparency to create USAspending.gov, designed to inform the public on federal outlays.

Yet it wasn’t about his im-age. He wasn’t cute or coy, and he didn’t engage in fool’s errands. In a recent conver-sation I asked Mr. Coburn about the limits of standing on principle. “There are all kinds of tactics that the right can use, but they only work if you have the leadership, cour-age and vision to hold until you win,” he says. He doesn’t think the GOP is there, and it is why he opposed last year’s government shutdown.

Asked what he was most proud of, he gave a typically Coburn answer: “I try not to look back; just gives you heartburn.” What he’ll miss most are some truly personal friendships he made—he names John McCain, Rich-ard Burr, Saxby Chambliss — and a weekly Bible study class that “keeps you humble and redirects you.” He also mentions his staff, who, no-tably, were the first people he thanked in his farewell to Congress. That gracious spirit was one reason his staff adored him.

Mr. Coburn was elected to a second Senate term in 2010 and vowed to abide by self-imposed term limits. He’s had health concerns and is leaving early. But he has no regrets. This citizen-legislator had a full life before Congress, and he’s brimming with plans for life after Congress. If all those new, incoming Republicans senators are looking for a model—this is their guy.

—CC— Billy Graham and Tom Co-

burn, different callings in life but two great men. We need a lot more like them . . .

—CC— I am not much on “predic-

tions” for the New Year but one of our readers sent me what he believes may be the headlines in 2029. Maybe you have some that you would like to add to his list . . .

Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh largest country

in the world, Mexifornia for-merly known as California.

White minorities still try-ing to have English recog-nized as Mexifornia’s third

language.

Spotted Owl plague threat-ens Northwestern United

States crops and livestock.

Baby conceived naturally! Scientists stumped!

Couple petitions court to reinstate heterosexual mar-

riage.

Iraq still closed off; physi-cists estimate it will be at

least ten more years before radioactivity decreases to

safe levels.

France pleads for global help after being taken over

by Jamaica. No other coun-try comes forward to help the beleaguered nation!

Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now

be imported legally, but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.

George Z. Bush says he will run for President in

2036.

Postal Service raises price of first class stamp to $17.89

and reduces weekly mail delivery to Wednesday only.

85-year, $75.8 billion study: Diet and Exercise is

the key to weight loss.

Average weight of Ameri-cans drops to 250 lbs.

Global cooling blamed for citrus crop failure for third

consecutive year in Mexifor-nia and Cubofloria

Japanese scientists have created a camera with a

shutter speed so fast, they now can photograph a

woman with her mouth shut.

Abortion clinics now available in every high

school in United States.

Senate still blocking drill-ing in ANWR even though

gas is selling for 4532 Pesos per liter and gas stations are only open on Tuesdays and

Fridays.

Massachusetts executes last remaining conservative.

Supreme Court rules pun-ishment of criminals violates

their civil rights.

Average height of NBA players now nine feet, seven

inches.

New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screw-

drivers, fly swatters and rolled-up newspapers must

be registered by January 2036.

IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75 percent.

Florida voters still having trouble with voting ma-

chines!!

Cubpfloria voters still having trouble with voting

machines.—CC—

All of us have had those times when we thought we heard something when, in fact, what we said was com-pletely different from what we thought we had heard. With that in mind, I want to share my favorite story of the week . . .

Albert O. Karlstrom of Champaign, Illinois, tells this chicken story:

After a very delicious fried chicken dinner prepared by the Swedish Lutheran ladies at a missionary society confer-ence held in our small church, the conservation moved from the dinner to other small talk. The speaker for the confer-ence asked my mother, a pastor’s wife: ‘How many children do you have?’

In the noise and commo-tion, my mother thought he asked, ‘How many chickens do you have?’ A normal ques-tion because most families in our small community had chickens in their backyards.

My mother replied: ‘I re-ally don’t know because my husband takes care of them. They stay penned up in the backyard, and he sees to it that meal scraps get out to them. Every now and then, one gets out, but that doesn’t happen very often.’

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Thread of Lifeby Cleo Emerson LeVally

Last week I talked about the coldest winter I remem-bered. I think it was about 1926 or 1927. We had a heavy and very deep snow that winter and I wrote about standing at a window in the house and watching my Dad cut out across the field to walk with my brothers and sisters to school. The snow was almost waist deep and he led the way across the pas-ture to take my older brothers and sisters on a short cut to the school.

We had just moved to a new farm and my Dad had great plans to improve it. Soon a new barn was built with the help of various rela-tives, neighbors and hired help as soon after we moved. It was located up the field from the house, as Dad al-ways planned to build a new house on the upper portion of the forty acres that com-prised the farm.

The old barn had to be torn down. I remember a lot of things about that old barn. My Dad made wine and the barrels were kept in the barn. I cannot remember the making of the wine, but I do remember the 10c per gallon that he would pay us to climb trees and gather possum grapes for him to make the wine from, in the fall. In the spring he would also pay us 10c per gallon to pick blackberries for him to use to make wine. He always

had some wine or home brew going. I also remember times when the local doctor would come out to get some of the ‘Blackberry Wine’ for one of his patients.

I also remember all too well the day that the Sheriff came out and poured out barrels full of wine because some of the neighbors had complained about friends of Dad coming out so often to take advantage or his hos-pitality, sitting on the porch and drinking the wine.

I won’t say that Dad sold it at that time, but in retro-spect, he must have sold it or the neighbors would not have complained. So he was probably the ‘good old bootlegger’ around the corner or he would not have been raided. I do remember how much the Sheriff and his deputies hated to pour out all the good wine because they said he made the best wine in the county.

As you can imagine this was a great embarrassment to us and to my Mother, who was a member of a pioneer family who built a church everywhere they lived, and as Mom expressed it in telling about it in later years, ‘A Church of Christ, of course.’

As the old barn was torn down, large rats would run

out and everyone tried to catch or club them as they ran in all directions. I’m sure it was dangerous but it seemed like fun to all the kids.

I remember a lot of things about the farm. I grew up a tomboy between my older brother and three younger brothers. I learned to shoot a rubber gun as good as the boys; to climb trees, ride the mules and horses, run the gulleys, slide down sand hills, climb and ride to the ground the young willow trees that grew along the creek bed, shoot a BB gun and rifle like an expert, fish in the old farm pond, catch crawdads and clean their tails to cook over a campfire, tie sorghum buckets together and use them as floats as we swam in the pond in summer and do many other things a small girl of five and seven should not be doing when she was running with a herd of wild boys. As you can

imagine, since our place was only one-half mile from Broadway, (the end of Main Street) we had many town kids on the farm all sum-mer.

In summer we played on the old cable swing across the creek, swam and fished for crawdads in the pond nearby. We would take a skillet and some potatoes and bacon fat and corn meal; cook the potatoes and fry crawdad tails. We washed them in water from the pond in a molasses bucket. Later we would tie the buckets to-gether and make a float while we played the water. Mom and Dad did not worry about us. Sometimes we would stay out there all day, play-ing, swimming and running up and down the creek.

Kids from town always like to come out. They liked to see the little pigs and calves when they were born and to help feed them when my father would allow it. We would shell the corn on a

hand sheller and then put out feed for the mules, horses,, cows, pigs and chickens. We had a pair of old grey mules, Beck and Jude, that we loved. We said in later years we would like to put them out to pasture and let them live in peace and not have to work so hard. We had a pair of mules too, but did not have the affection from us as the other faithful pair.

The town kids were the bane of my father’s exis-tence, because they liked to sit on the fence and watch the farm animals and Dad was afraid they would get hurt. We had horses, cows, pigs and at various times, a goat. When there were baby animals on the farm, the town kids were always in the way, as my father put it. They were always wanting to feed or pet them and to my dad, he did not have time for them

We lived in an oil town, and that meant that most of the kids had never lived on a farm and all of the things we had to do as a necessity was a novelty to them.

Another Year, Part 2

Larry Bret Warren of Allen died Wednesday, January 7, 2015, in Oklahoma City at the age of 50. He was born May 8, 1964, in Wynnewood. Larry was raised in the area around Ada. He attended school in Latta and is a graduate of the Latta High School.

Larry served in the United States Army and was a pumper in the oil fields.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Russell Larry Brooks, Jr.

Surviving family include his daughter, Amanda Blalock of Ada; fiancée, Jeanette Wright of Allen; mother and dad, Sheryl and Jerry Warren of Ada; father, Russell Brooks of Dibble; three sisters, Kerry Gilbert of Tulsa, Kim Brooks of Blanchard and Karyl Stonecipher of Austin, Texas; one grandson, Weston Blalock; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Graveside funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 12th, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood, officiated by Pastor Jamie Perry.

Arrangements were under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home, Pauls Valley.

Services for Jimmy Lee Frederick, 68, of Byng, are 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 16th, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Michael Deviney, Charles Golden and Bruce Weems will of-ficiate. Burial will follow at the Allen Cemetery.

Mr. Frederick died Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Vet-eran’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born April 6, 1946 in Ada to Alvin Lee and Beatrice Patricia Rollins Frederick. He attended area schools.

He married Cheryl Ann Golden on June 9, 1966 in Ada. They were married for 48 years. Mr. Frederick worked in the Maintenance Department at East Central University until his retire-ment. He served in the U. S. Army and was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Frederick, of the home; four children, JoAnn Knighten and husband Curtis

of Ada, Steven Frederick and wife Trina of Oakman, John Shannon Frederick and wife Lela of Oakman and Tammy Mann and husband James of Happyland; his grand-children, Scott Knighten, Christina Knighten, Bret Frederick, Steve Freder-ick, Zackery Frederick and Wesley Manuel; five great-grandchildren; an aunt, Wil-lie Cunningham of Lindsay; and many other family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Jerry Frederick; paternal

grandparents, John Freder-ick Owen and Della Keys; and maternal grandparents, Tilman and Lizzie Rollins.

Bearers will be Steven Frederick, John Shannon Frederick, Bret Freder-ick, Wesley Manuel, Steve Frederick and Butch Cun-ningham. Honorary bearers will be Zackery Frederick, Tony Wellington, Charles Golden, Ronnie McGee, James Mann, Eric Ulrich, Lawrence Golden and Barry Hoevker.

Services are under the di-rection of Criswell Funeral Home, Ada.

Service held forLarry Warren

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The cold weather didn’t keep members of Allen’s chapter of Beta Sigma Phi from meeting January 8th. Hostess Brenda Johnson served the perfect meal for the cold night - Mexican chicken soup, cream cheese salsa with crackers or chips and to top it off - awesome Sopapilla Cheesecake!

The business meeting was

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The treasurer’s report and committee reports were giv-en, and plans for the Valen-tines and Mardi Gras meet-ings were made. Several

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I settled back in my win-dow seat on the old TWA DC-6 4 engine plane out of La Guardia Field in New York City. It seemed to race wildly down the runway before the pilot pulled the nose up and the airplane parted the bumpy runway. We were headed for a place called Tulsa. It was about

time, I thought. My journey was a strange one. It had started at sea, on a British Island called Bermuda. It was the spring of 1957 that my ship, the USS Johnnie Hutchins DE-360, steamed into the harbor there in Hamilton. Bermuda is pret-

ty much due east of Cape Hatteras (640 miles) and isn’t very large. In fact it has less than 20 square miles.

I had walked ashore with my radioman buddy, Patrick Wynn of Baxter Springs, Kansas, and the first thing we took note of was several places renting small motor-cycles and mopeds. What better way, I thought, to see this lush little paradise than on one of these bikes as we both plunked down some cash. It was just a few hours later I came to grief as we sailed down a long mountain road going much faster than I thought the thing could go when we ran into a sudden downpour of rain. Of course those idi-ots over there drive on the wrong side of the road too.

I had to take to the shoul-der to avoid a head on but I spilled and started a long slide down the blacktop. I worried about my white naval uniform but I should have been worried about my skin and other body parts. The next thing I knew was that I didn’t know where I was. I was looking at the bottom of a car and my buddy was dragging me out. I was all right and soon got my brain working. The driver of the car, a young lady who was mad as a hor-net (at me) was giving me a good old fashioned cussing out for scaring her to death. I, on the other hand, looked like I had been dragged be-hind a truck down a dirt road in Oklahoma. The bike no longer ran so Wynn pulled me back to the dealer where we discretely returned it.

The corpsman on the ship assured me I would be OK as he about used up his io-dine and alcohol supplies doctoring my knees, elbows and my head wounds. My chest had a knot too and it was to be a problem. We went back to Boston and I eventually was put into the

Chelsea Naval Hospital. The spill had bruised my heart and they kept me 6 long weeks in there before sending me back to Stone-wall for 30 days sick leave. That’s how I came to be on that old DC-6 that morn-ing. I wasn’t feeling all that well either. I had flown to NYC on an ancient Eastern Airliner (a DC-3) the night before and missed the last plane out. I didn’t have much dough so I made my bed in the airport.

I don’t know how long it took to get to Tulsa but I was in no hurry. When I returned to Boston they said they would keep me another month or two for some rea-son and then discharge me on a medical. My term was about up anyway and I didn’t want a medical but

didn’t know how to handle this problem. But things have a way of taking care of themselves.

When I finished my leave and returned to the Hospital, the travel officer asked me, “What are you supposed to do?” I told him I was sup-posed to go back to my ship. He wrote the orders that late summer day and in March of 1958 I was honorably discharged in Brooklyn. My past caught up with me there but all went well.

I hope all of you are liking this winter weather and that if you ever go to Bermuda you might want to avoid renting a motorcycle to tour the island. Cars are plentiful there too. And be sure and go to church this Sunday.

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Do you have any habits? All of us do! It is estimated that forty per cent of all we do is by habit. There is an old saying, “Habits are first cobwebs, then cables.” And, Horace Mann said, “Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.” Habits that we practice long enough can turn into addictions and are almost impossible to break. Such addictive habits can become the rulers or masters that control our life.

Many habits can be bad and weaken and tear us down. We are all aware of such habits like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol or using drugs. Sometime people become mastered by watching television, listen-ing to music or playing video games. When things like this take control of our lives, it can be detrimental to us.

It is not beneficial to us if we are controlled by fleshly desires and passions.

The Apostle Paul said that he would not be mastered or brought under the power of anything. (1 Corinthians 6:12). While nothing should master us, there is Someone who should be our master, Jesus Christ! (Ephesians 6:9) “Jesus died and then rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.”(Romans 14:9)

Is Jesus the Lord and Mas-ter of your life or are your desires and passions chain-ing you to destructive ways and acts. There are many good positive habits that help bind us to the One who is the source of life. Let’s form good, Godly habits, like regular Bible Study, praying every day and assembling to worship with God’s people every Sunday. Let’s take a good look at ourselves and see what destructive habits we may have. It’s time to break the cables of destruc-tive habits. Instead, let’s form good, Godly habits. Let’s build unbreakable ca-bles that connect us to God.

Pre-K Student of the Week from Mrs. Laxton’s class is Cayden Vincent.

Cayden’s birthday is July 13, 2009, he was born in Ada, Oklahoma. His fam-ily is mom Brittany Vincent, dad Josh Vincent, Brayden Edwards, Kaisen Manu-el and Addysen Vincnt.Cayden’s favorite book is “Transformers”; his favor-ite food is pizza. His pet is named Chalka; his friends are Johnathan, Brycan, Layla and Mika.

He likes to run around and play with four-wheelers. Someday he wants to catch turtles and play football. Cayden is excited about toys.

Pre-K Student of the Week from Mrs. Harris’ class is Daxton Wainscott.

Daxton’s birthday is De-cember 1, 2009, he was born in Ada, Oklahoma. His fam-ily is dad Ben, mom Darla, brother Cash, Granny, PaPa and Nanny.

Daxton’s favorite book is “Peter Pan”; his favorite food is pizza. His pets are Copper and Tod; his friends are Nate and Cash.

He likes to play video games. Someday he wants to be Spiderman. Daxton is excited about playing with his brother.

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LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF STORAGE AUCTIONNOTICE is hereby given that the

personal property belonging to the following individuals will be sold at auc-tion Saturday, January 24, 2015, to the highest bidder. The auction will be held were the property is located: Hidden Valley RV Park & Mini Storage, 14624 CR 1560, Ada, OK 74820.

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Purchase must be paid at the time of sale with cash only. Sale is subject to cancel in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.

(Published in The Allen Advocate on January 8 and 15, 2015)

LEGAL NOTICELEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT

WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA

Case No. P-2008-4In the Matter of the Estate of DALE

LEE JOHNSON, Deceased.NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL

ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR OR-DER ALLOWING FINAL ACCOUNT, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP,

DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGENotice is hereby given that Sharon

Sherrell, Personal Representative of the Estate of Dale Lee Johnson, de-ceased, having filed in this Court her Final Account of the administration of said estate, and her Petition for Order Allowing Final Account, Determination of Heirship, Distribution and Discharge of said Personal Representative, the hearing of the same, has been fixed by the Judge of said Court for the 3rd

day of February, 2015, at 2:30 o’clock p.m. in the District Courtroom, Pontotoc County Courthouse, Ada, Oklahoma, and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the said Final Account should not be settled and allowed, the determination of the heirs, distribution of the estates and the Co-Personal Representative discharged.

DATED this 5th day of January, 2015.

S. KessingerJudge of the District Court

Prepared by:Dale Rex, OBA#31199Sweeney, Draper & Christopher, P.L.L.C.P.O. Box 190Ada, Oklahoma 74821-0190Phone (580) 332-7200Attorney for Personal Representative(Published in The Allen Advocate on January 8 and 15, 2015)

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is now taking applications for two full-time positions in the Sanitation Dept. It is preferred that applicant have a CDL license. Applications will be accepted until 12:00 noon on January 26, 2015. Applications may be picked up in the office of the City Clerk between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, at 100 North Creek, Holdenville, OK . Please turn applications in to Henry Factor at the Landfill office.

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The CiTy of holdenville is now taking applications for a full-time meter reader position. Applicant must have a valid driver’s license. Applications may be picked up in the office of the City Clerk between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, at 100 North Creek, Holdenville, OK. Applications will be accepted until 12:00 noon on January 26, 2015.

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A L L E N P U B L I C SCHOOLS is seeking full time bus drivers. Please apply at the Superintendent’s office during regular school hours or call (580) 857-2417 for more information.

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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURTIN THE DISTRICT COURT

WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMACase No. CV-2015-05

JAMES P. FOSTER, Plaintiff,vs. The Heirs, Executors, Administra-

tors, Devisees, Trustees, and Assigns, and the unknown Successors of CARL EDWARD FOSTER, deceased, De-fendants.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: The heirs, executors, administrators,

devisees, trustees and assigns, and the unknown successors of Carl Edward Foster, deceased.

You the Defendants above named are hereby notified that you have been sued by the above named Plaintiff in the above entitled action in the District Court of Pontotoc, Oklahoma, and that you must answer the Petition filed by Plaintiff in said case on or before the 26th day of February, 2015, or said Peti-tion will be taken as true and judgment rendered accordingly in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants above named in said action, quieting title to the follow-ing described real property in Pontotoc County, State of Oklahoma, to-wit:

The East 66.36 feet of the NE/4 of NW/4 of NW/4 of SE/4, and the West 50.3 feet of the NW/4 of NE/4 of NW/4 of SE/4, all in Section 6, Township 3 North, Range 7 West, containing 0.88 acres, more or less,

and judicially determining the heirship of Carl Edward Foster, deceased.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court this 12th day of January, 2015.

KAREN DUNNIGAN, COURT CLERK

BY: s/P. WeaverDeputy

Gregory S. Taylor, Attorney for Plaintiff

OBA #8863115 S. BroadwayP.O. Box 1737Ada, OK 74821580/332-7717(Published in The Allen Advocate on

January 15, 22 and 29, 2015)

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT

WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMACase No. JD-2011-29

In the Matter of ELIZABETH PHILLIPS, DOB: 1/30/2007, NATHAN CRAIG, DOB: 5/7/2005

Summons and NoticeTHE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF PONTOTOC TO:Mother: Brandy PhillipsYou are hereby notified that a PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS

has been filed in the above styled and numbered case, alleging that the above named child has been adjudicated deprived, and that the State alleges your rights, parental rights may be terminated under Title 10A under the Oklahoma statutes. The attached Petition is hereby made a part of this Notice and incorporated by reference.

That this matter will be heard at a hearing upon the Motion on the 17th day of February, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., in the District Court for Pontotoc County, located at 120 W. 13th St., Ada, Oklahoma, at which time and place you may appear and show cause, if any you have, why order and judgment in the proceedings should not be entered as in the Motion prayed, and you are hereby summoned and noti-fied to be present at said time and place.

You are advised that the respondent parents, guardian or custodian, and re-spondent child are entitled to be represented by an attorney at each and every stage of the proceedings and if the parties are unable because of lack of present financial resources to obtain an attorney, they are entitled, upon demonstrating this fact to the Court’s satisfaction, to a Court-appointed attorney at no expense to such parties. The duty of the parent to support his or her minor child will not be terminated except for adoption.

Failure to personally appear at this Hearing constitutes consent to the termina-tion of your parental rights to this child or these children. If you fail to appear on the date and time specified, you may lose all legal rights as a parent to the child or children named in the Petition or Motion attached to this Notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7 day of January, 2015.

Karen DunniganCourt Clerk

By: s) G. PingletonDeputy(SEAL)

(Published in The Allen Advocate on January 15, 2015)


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Steve Bagwell, President of Vision Bank Ada, recently an-nounced the promotion of April Whitehead to Vice President and e-Banking Manager.

April began working at Vision Bank 15 years ago. She graduated from Allen High School in 1999. She has also earned her Electronic Banking Officer Certification and Project Management Certification.

April is the Allen 4-H Leader, serves on the Allen Library Board, and on the Pontotoc County Drug Coalition. She is married to Derek Whitehead and is the mother of Colton, age 13, Caden, age 11, and Grasyn, 4. Her hobbies include 4-H community service, showing livestock, and attending her kids’ ballgames.

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‘Twas a cold and dreary day. Attendance was down; some were ill and some might well have been if they had braved the wind and damp cold. Tweren’t no sunshine to be found. It was about as grey as a day could be and still not produce any rain. That’s about as many clichés as I can crowd into one paragraph, but they paint a pretty accurate picture of what Sunday was like.

Having complained about this weekend, though, I must back track and say that it is likely that at least one person who attended church services this week received the exact word of encouragement or the exact word of guidance they needed. It was also a time to pray together for the people on the prayer list.

Also, the pianist was back, and we had a good song ser-vice. Next week is the 3rd Sunday Fellowship dinner so we can look forward to a better day, good food, and breaking bread together as a church family.

Rev. Karch’s message was titled “The New Covenant”

and was based on Jeremiah 31:31-34; Isaiah 53:5-7; John 3:16; Hebrews 12:24; and Hebrews 13:19-21.

The Old Testament is about the Old Covenant and how God’s people sometimes succeeded, but more often failed to meet its require-ments. In fact, Adam and Eve couldn’t even keep the one commandment God had given them, and the Children of Israel sinned almost im-mediately after God set them free from slavery and on the way to the Promised Land.

Jeremiah prophesied that God would make a new Cov-enant with His people. He said that God would make a new covenant in which His people would not be re-quired to keep certain rules. Instead, the New Covenant would be written on their hearts.

Everyone, even those who say that they are atheists, know down in their hearts that there is a God. They may only admit that there is a cosmic power greater than all other powers—but they sense a power that has

caused the universe to be what it is.

Once a person accepts Christ as their Savior by faith, they know immedi-ately when and if they have sinned. They can confess that sin and ask forgiveness, and God will then forgive and even forget that it ever happened.

By faith in Christ any per-son on earth can be under the New Covenant that Jeremiah prophesied of. However, someone had to pay the blood sacrifice price for it, and that someone was Jesus. The sacrifice of Jesus’ life was infinitely greater than any blood sacrifice offered under the Old Covenant.

Jesus was then resurrected from the dead to secure the everlasting Covenant. Un-der this covenant we follow Jesus’ example and do good works to please our Father in Heaven.

What is more,, the invita-tion to live under the New Covenant through faith in Jesus is not restricted to one race or one group of people. The invitation is to every-one.

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We enjoyed our morning breakfast this morning be-fore the services. We invite you to join us, the first Sun-day of each month.

We had several sick from the flu and other ailments. We pray for their quick re-covery.

For our special this morn-ing, Murphy sang ‘No one wants to work in my Fields.” Sometimes we take our bless-ings for granted, and do not do the work that the Lord has planned for us.

Bro. Larry’s sermon was taken from Psalm 29 and entitled “The Voice of the Lord.” Some noises can be terrifying. The everyday noises that drown out the still small voice of God. Da-vid used the illustrations of familiar powerful noises to remind him of God. Noises seem to capture our complete attention.

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Think of all the energy and time we have spent try-ing to fix our own problems What if we spent just a por-tion of that time and energy learning to trust God more deeply? David seemed to understand the true power of the “voice of God.” By his voice: the universe came into existence, mountains crumble and fall, and stars move about the heavens. Ev-erything that is, is subject to the power of God’s voice.

We too often allow the noise of life to overwhelm or defeat us. We can learn to stand in faith. Our chal-lenge is to believe that He is in control, that He cares, and that we are His.

Atwood Nazarene The twinkling lights of

the beautifully decorated Christmas tree greeted sisters of Beta Sigma Phi as they gathered at the home of hostess Cindy Davis to celebrate Christ-mas. Ham, green beans, scalloped potatoes, jello salad and delicious des-serts were enjoyed before a short business meeting, the annual ornament ex-change and Secret Sister gifts were opened.

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The Allen Mustangs bas-ketball squad spent five weeks building a 10-game winning streak. However, the goal this week is to stop a different kind of streak – a losing streak.

Coach Greg Mills’ Mus-tangs were a scoring machine from that first game in early December. Allen reeled off a record of 8-0 prior to New Year’s Day. The Mustangs added two more wins on January 6th at Tupelo and on January 8th in the first round of the Moss Invitational Bas-ketball Tournament.

On January 9th, Allen saw the win streak come to a halt. The Mustangs were beaten 46-34 in overtime by the Roff Tigers.

The initial setback came in the semi-finals of the Moss tournament. The No. 2 seeded Mustangs dropped into the tournament’s third-place game on January 10th.

“We got to play Stonewall again,” Coach Mills said. “We had beaten them by 4 (70-66) in the conference tournament finals.”

Stonewall took sweet re-venge in a 53-47 victory over the Mustangs. The 6-point decision extended Allen’s losing streak to two games. That’s the streak the squad is hoping to snap during action this week. However, the chore will not be at easy one. The Mustangs were scheduled to face Class A’s 8th-ranked Kiowa Cowboys on January 13th.

The Hartshorne Miners will host Allen in a var-sity showdown on Thursday, January 15th. Hartshorne is ranked No. 13 in Class 3A basketball.

Coach Mills believes his young Mustangs are at a crossroads in the season. Things can really pick up again or things could go badly. That is the message he took from the two losses last weekend at Moss.

“I feel like we have some growing pains,” the veteran coach said. “We experienced some stuff we had not seen this year. Physically-wise, it got tough and we did not respond very well. We are going to see how they re-spond this week against two really good teams. We will have to learn how to handle the physical stuff.”

Next week’s schedule will include action in the Tri-County Basketball Tour-nament at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee. The Allen boys will face Ma-comb in an 8:15 p.m. game on Tuesday, January 20th. The second round game will be either at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday in the consola-tion semi-finals or at 8:15

p.m. Thursday in the win-ners’ bracket semi-finals. The opponent will be either Earlsboro or Asher.

Here is a brief review of last week’s four games:

On January 6th, Allen pow-ered to a 74-29 victory over the hosting Tupelo Tigers. The Mustangs raced away to leads of 19-4 after a quarter, 33-11 at the half and 48-22 at the end of the third period. AHS then sealed the deal by outscoring the Tigers 26-7 down the stretch.

Allen’s balanced scoring attack featured Kanan Wis-dom with 15 points, Tommy Lee Peay with 11 and Colby Eaker and Josiah Jones with 10 points each.

Jordan Stick just missed double figures with 9 points. Logan George followed with 8 points and Ty Brown con-tributed 7. Christian Henry rounded out the list with 4 points.

On Thursday, Allen moved into the Moss Invitational Tournament and took down the host team, the Moss Pi-rates, 53-42.

Moss edged in front 12-9 in the first period. However, Allen stormed back in the pivotal second quarter by outscoring the Pirates 19-5. The surge carried the visitors to a 28-17 halftime advan-tage.

Allen used the third and fourth quarter to match Moss scoring point for point. The Mustangs and Pirates had 14 points in the third quarter and 11 points in the fourth. By matching Moss in the second half, the Mustangs main-tained their 11-point lead to the final buzzer, 53-42.

Five of the six Allen scor-ers ended up in double digits Tommy Lee Peay was tops with 13 points. Logan George was second on the team with 11 points. The trio of Kanan Wisdom, Josiah Jones and Christian Henry scored 10 points each. Ty Brown nailed a free throw for the only other AHS point.

By downing Moss, Allen moved on to the second round to play the Roff Tigers in the winners’ bracket semi-finals.

The Mustangs started off with a 14-9 advantage in the first quarter. The AHS lead was down to three points at the halftime break. They were outscored 5-3 by Roff during a ‘slow’ second quar-ter.

Coach Mills’ squad out-scored the Tigers 11-8 in the third quarter to expand the lead to six points. However, Roff managed to outscore Allen 11-5 in the fourth period to tie the game at 33-33 and force a 4-minute overtime session.

Allen’s ice-cold free throw shooting would continue into the overtime. The Mustangs managed to sink only one of

six foul shots in the last four minutes. Roff countered with a 2-point basket in OT to clinch the 36-34 victory.

Tommy Lee Peay was Al-len’s only double-figure scorer in the game with 10 points. Kanan Wisdom and Josiah Jones added 8 points each. Logan George dropped in 5 points and Christian Henry provided the final 3.

Coach Mills was shocked and disappointed with the effort as his team slipped to 10-1.

“We had so many opportu-nities to win the game,” the Mustang coach said. “We just didn’t take advantage of the opportunities. We led by 8 points with about two minutes to go (in regulation) but just did not make good decisions. We had the ball with 12 seconds to go and were taking it out. We throw it in and get a turnover! Roff hit a bucket with six seconds to go to take a 1-point lead. We go full-court and run a set play. Tommy Lee Peay was fouled on a jumper on the blocks with about 1.5 seconds to go. He hit the first one to tie the game. His second one rolled off the rim and we go to overtime.”

Allen went to the free throw line six times in the extra period. But the Mustangs were able to hit only one free throw in those six tries.

“Roff scored a trey on an out-of-bounds play with about two and a half min-utes to go,” the coach said. “There wasn’t any more scoring after that trey! It was just a bad deal. “

With the loss , Al len dropped into the third place game against Stonewall. The Longhorns had been beaten by the Kiowa Cowboys in their semi-final meeting.

Allen led 18-15 in the first quarter. Stonewall fought back to earn a 29-26 halftime edge.

The Mustangs came out in the third period to shave the deficit to 39-38.

With the game very much on the line in the fourth quar-ter, Stonewall outscored the Mustangs 14-9 to secure the 53-47 victory.

Mustangs now fighting different streak Allen landed only two

players in double digits in scoring. Kanan Wisdom was tops with 14 points. Josiah Jones added 12 points.

The Mustangs’ other scor-ing included Logan George and Christian Henry with 5 points each, Ty Brown and Dakota Nickell with 4 points each, and Tommy Lee Peay with 3.

Stonewall won the game at the free throw line. The Longhorns swished 21 of 28 free throws. Allen was able to connect on eight of 12 foul shots. The Mustangs were outscored by 13 points in free throws in a game they lost by six points.

---AT A GLANCE

Jan. 6 @ TupeloAllen 74, Tupelo 29Allen - 19 - 14 - 15 - 26 - (74)Tupe - 4 - 7 - 11 - 7 - (29)

Allen scoring: Kanan Widsom 15, Tommy Lee Peay 11, Colby Eaker 10, Josiah Jones 10, Jordan Stick 9, Logan George 8, Ty Brown 7 and Christian Henry 4.

---Moss TournamentJan. 8 – First roundAllen 53, Moss 42Allen – 9 – 19 – 14 – 11 – (53)Moss – 12 – 5 – 14 – 11 – (42)

Allen scoring: Tommy Lee Peay 13, Logan George 11, Kanan Wisdom 10, Josiah Jones 10, Christian Henry 10 and Ty Brown 1.

---Moss TournamentJan. 9 – semi-finalsRoff 36, Allen 34 OTRoff - 9 - 5 - 8 - 11 - 3 - (36)Allen - 14 - 3 - 11 - 5 - 1 - (34)

Allen scoring: Tommy Lee Peay 10, Kanan Wisdom 8, Josiah Jones 8, Logan George 5 and Christian Henry 3.

--- Moss TournamentJan. 10 – Third placeStonewall 53, Allen 47Stone - 15 - 14 - 10 - 14 - (53)Allen - 18 - 8 - 12 - 9 - (47)

Allen scoring: Kanan Wisdom 14, Josiah Jones 12, Logan George 5, Christian Henry 5, Ty Brown 4, Dakota Nicklell 4 and Tommy Lee Peay 3.

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Josiah Jones puts defensive pressure on the ball handler from Stone-wall.

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Coach Jeremy Strong is delighted to see his Allen Lady Mustangs playing such quality basketball in the early stages of 2015.Allen is a near-perfect 11-1 coming into this week’s action. The lone loss was a 62-42 setback at the hands of the Stonewall Lady Longhorns. The two teams met on December 6th in the conference tournament final at Stonewall High School.The Lady Mustangs rebounded from the early loss to string together nine consecutive wins. The most impressive victories came in the two most recent games.“It was great revenge to beat Stonewall,” Coach Strong said. He was talking about the thrilling 39-37 verdict over the Lady Longhorns last Thursday in the Moss Invitational Tournament.“They beat us in the finals of the conference tournament in December,” he said. “We beat them in the finals of the Moss tournament.”The triumph over the Lady Longhorns set the stage for Allen’s showdown with the No. 1 seed Kiowa Cowgirls on Saturday night. The Mustangs took full advantage by scoring a 41-38 win over Kiowa.“Kiowa is a really good team,” Coach Strong said. “But my girls came in there very comfortable and confident we could have some success against them. I could not be more proud of them for winning this game and getting the tournament championship.”Kiowa won’t have to wait long to get the chance at revenge. The Cowgirls were due in Allen on Tuesday evening for a regular-season contest.“They’ll be the team looking for revenge,” the Allen coach said. “We’ll have to play hard and continue to get good defensive play. That is what has helped us the most.”Allen’s other game this week will be a Friday road contest at Class 3A Hartshorne. The Lady Haymakers will certainly provide a challenge for the Lady Mustangs.Looking ahead to next week, Allen will be in Shawnee for the weeklong Tri-County Invitation Tournament at Oklahoma Baptist University. The Lady Mustangs will play at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday against

Wellston. The loser of this game falls into the consolation semi-finals at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. The winner of the opener will move to the tournament semi-finals at 7:00 p.m. Thursday. The second-round opponent will be either Earlsboro or Davenport.Last week, Allen began the four-game stretch with a 52-39 win on the road January 6th at Tupelo. The Lady Tigers forged a 15-6 lead in the first quarter. They went on to lead 26-18 at the half, 40-31 after three periods, and won it by 13 points, 52-39.Charlea Leonard poured in a team-best 18 points. Alison Sells followed with 14 points, including four treys in the game. Allen followed up with a trip to the Moss tournament on Thursday. The Lady Mustangs bounced Bowlegs 50-29 in the opener.AHS took control 17-7 in the first quarter. The squad followed with a 14-10 advantage in the second quarter to take a 31-17 halftime lead.Allen also outscored the Lady Bison 9-5 in the third quarter and 10-7 in the fourth. The effort sealed the 21-point win at 50-29.Charlea Leonard was the top scorer once again with 12 points. Alison Sells produced the only other double-digit performance with 10 points. She dropped in three treys for most of her total.Kennedy Prentice just missed double digits with 9 points.The win over Bowlegs sent Allen on to the tournament semi-finals on Friday. The Lady Mustangs used the chance to beat the Stonewall Lady Longhorns in a 39-37 thriller.

Allen scratched out a 9-7 lead in the first quarter. Stonewall then exploded in the second quarter to out-score the Lady Mustangs 16-2. The scoring spree car-ried the Lady Longhorns to a 23-11 halftime advantage.

“It didn’t look good,” said Coach Strong. “We got out-scored 16-2 before the break. But the girls keep playing hard and we turned it around in the second half.”

Allen outscored Stonewall 10-7 in the third period to make it a 30-21 contest.

Then, down the stretch, the Lady Mustangs exploded for 18 points in the final pe-riod while limiting the Lady Longhorns to only 7 points. Allen’s strong second half push locked up the 39-37 comeback win for the Lady Mustangs.

Alison Sells put the AHS girls in the win column with her team-high 14 points. She was the lone Allen player to get into double figures in scoring. She drilled four treys against Stonewall.Hannah Heck was limited to seven points in the win. However, it was her late shot that provided the Lady Mustangs with the game-winning points. “Hannah went down there and with 24 seconds she threw up a long trey,” the coach said. “She was right in front of our bench when she put up the shot. I went ‘oh, no! … Yes!!! She made it to give us the lead. It was too early to try it but she had the confidence to take the shot. She knocked it down to give us a 2-point lead. Our defense then stepped up and played great until the final buzzer. I don’t think they even had an opportunity to put up a shot.” The thrilling verdict pushed Allen into the title game against the Kiowa Cowgirls. Fans were treated to a great battle in the championship showdown. Kiowa broke a 13-13 first-

quarter tie to gain a 23-21 halftime edge.Both teams netted 10 points in the third period. That sent the Cowgirls to the final period with a narrow 33-21 advantage. Allen then stormed down the stretch to outscore Kiowa with a 10-5 effort down the stretch.

Defense propels Lady Mustangs to championshipCoach Jeremy Strong delighted with effort of his Allen basketball team

The Lady Mustangs danced off the court with a 41-38 victory.Hannah Heck scored 14 points and Charlea Leonard provided 11 points and four blocks. The other scorers included Alison Sells with 9 points and Faith Caldwell with 7. Caldwell also scored 8 blocks.

---AT A GLANCE

Jan. 6 @ TupeloAllen 52, Tupelo 39Allen - 15 - 11 - 14 - 12 - (52)Tupelo - 6 - 12 - 13 - 8 - (39)Allen scoring: Charlea Leonard 18, Alison Sells 14, Faith Caldwell 7, Hannah Heck 6, Alycia Evans 3, Oke-Tw’Sha Roberts 2, Kennedy Prentice 2

---Moss TournamentJan. 8 – First roundAllen 50, Bowleg 29Bowle - 7 - 10 - 5 - 7 - (29)Allen - 17 - 14 - 9 - 10 - (50)Allen scoring: Charlea Leonard 12, Alison Sells 10, Kennedy Prentice 9, Faith Caldwell 7, Hannah Heck 6, Oke-Tw’Sha Roberts 2, Alycia Evans 2 and Abbey Gaines 2.

---Moss TournamentJan. 9 – Semi-finalAllen 39, Stonewall 37Stone - 7 - 16 - 7 - 7 - (37)Allen - 9 - 2 - 10 - 18 - (39)Allen scoring: Alison Sells 14, Hannah Heck 7, Faith Caldwell 6, Charlea Leonard 4, Alycia Evans 4, Kennedy Prentice 2, Brooke Holbrook 2,

---Moss TournamentJan. 10 - finalsAllen 41, Kiowa 38 Allen - 13 - 8 - 10 - 10 - (41)Kiow - 13 - 10 - 10 - 5 - (38)Allen scoring: Hannah Heck 14, Charlea Leonard 11, Alison Sells 9 and Faith Caldwell 7.

Charlea Leonard and Hannah Heck battle under the bucket against the ladiesfrom Kiowa.

The Champions! Coach Strong and Oke-TwSha Roberts, Romana Barber, Dohlman, Meysa Dohlman, Hailey Masterson, Jailyn Porter, Brooke Holcomb, Alycia Evans, Faith Caldwell, Kennedy Prentice, Alison Sells, Abby Gaines, Chelsea Wedlow, front Hannah Heck and Charlea Leonard, Back Coach Lesli Costner


Posting Date January 12, 2015



Case No. JD-2012-2In the Matter of CAEL M. BURGESS, DOB: 12/27/01, Alleged Deprived Children

as Defined by the Laws of the State of OklahomaSummons and Notice

THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF PONTOTOC TO: Mother: Brandy Phillips You are hereby notified that a PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS

has been filed in the above styled and numbered case, alleging that the above named child has been adjudicated deprived, and that the State alleges your rights, parental rights may be terminated under Title 10A under the Oklahoma statutes. The attached Petition is hereby made a part of this Notice and incorporated by reference.

That this matter will be heard at a hearing upon the Motion on the 17th day of February, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., in the District Court for Pontotoc County, located at 120 W. 13th St., Ada, Oklahoma, at which time and place you may appear and show cause, if any you have, why order and judgment in the proceedings should not be entered as in the Motion prayed, and you are hereby summoned and noti-fied to be present at said time and place.

You are advised that the respondent parents, guardian or custodian, and re-spondent child are entitled to be represented by an attorney at each and every stage of the proceedings and if the parties are unable because of lack of present financial resources to obtain an attorney, they are entitled, upon demonstrating this fact to the Court’s satisfaction, to a Court-appointed attorney at no expense to such parties. The duty of the parent to support his or her minor child will not be terminated except for adoption.

Failure to personally appear at this Hearing constitutes consent to the termina-tion of your parental rights to this child or these children. If you fail to appear on the date and time specified, you may lose all legal rights as a parent to the child or children named in the Petition or Motion attached to this Notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7 day of January, 2015.

Karen DunniganCourt Clerk

By: s) G. PingletonDeputy(SEAL)

(Published in The Allen Advocate on January 15, 2015)


WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMACase No. JD-2014-33

In the Matter of RYDER RHETT SMITH, DOB: 05/29/14, XYLON CLARK, DOB: 12/24/2012, Alleged Deprived Child as Defined by the Laws of the State of Oklahoma

SUMMONS AND NOTICE Father: Jeffrey Clark You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in the above styled and

numbered case, alleging that the above named child is deprived, as described more fully in the attached Petition. The attached Petition is hereby made a part of this Summons and Notice and incorporated by reference. The Petitioner prays that the above named child be adjudicated deprived and dealt with according to law, and for all proper orders and relief.

That this matter will be heard at a hearing upon the Petition on the 11th day of February, 2015 at 9:30 am in the District Court, Pontotoc County Courthouse, Ada, Oklahoma, before Judge at which time and place you may appear and show cause, if any you have, why order and judgment in the proceedings should not be entered as in the Petition prayed, and you are hereby summoned and notified to be present at said time and place and to bring and have with you the above named child, if child be in your custody or control, and you and each of you will in no wise omit, under penalty of law. Failure to appear without reasonable cause may result in you being held in contempt of Court and a warrant being issued for your arrest pursuant to Title 10A O.S.§2-2-107(G).

You are advised that the respondent parents, guardian or custodian, and respondent child is entitled to be represented by an attorney at each and every stage of the proceedings and if the parties are unable because of lack of present financial resources to obtain an attorney, they are entitled, upon demonstrating this fact to the Court’s satisfaction, to a Court-appointed attorney at no expense to such parties.

Petitioner prays that the child be brought before the Court and dealt with in accordance with the Oklahoma Children’s Code, Title 10A O.S.§1-1-101 et seq., and that the State of Oklahoma reserves the right to seek a termination of parental rights and the parents may be ordered to pay child support if the juvenile is placed outside the home.

Failure to respond to this summons or to appear at this Hearing constitutes consent to the adjudication of the children as deprived and may ultimately result in the loss of custody of the children or the termination of parental rights to the children.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of January 2015.

Karen Dunnigan Court ClerkBy: s) G. Pingleton Deputy

(SEAL) (Published in The Allen Advocate on January 15, 2015)



No. PB-2015-1In the Matter of the Estate of ANNA L. McKENZIE, Deceased.

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons interested in the Estate of ANNA L.

McKENZIE, Deceased, that on the 12th day of January, 2015, Frank Huffstutlar, Ruben Huffstutlar and Donald Huffstutlar, filed in said Court their Petition praying for the Probate of the Estate of ANNA L. McKENZIE, Deceased, a judicial deter-mination of heirship at the time of hearing that those named in said Petition are the sole and only heirs, devisees and legatees of the decedent, and asking that Letters Testamentary issue to Frank Huffstutlar, Ruben Huffstutlar and Donald Huffstutlar, as Co-Personal Representative of said Estate.

Pursuant to an Order of this Court made on the 12th day of January, 2015, Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, the 4th day of February, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock a.m. the Petition will be heard at the District Courtroom, Pontotoc County Courthouse, Ada, OK when and where all persons interested may appear and contest the same.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this the 12th day of January, 2015.

S. KessingerJudge of the District Court

Kenneth R. Johnson130 East 14th St./Drawer 1690Ada, OK 74820Attorney for Petitioners (Published in The Allen advocate on January 15, 2015)

LEGAL NOTICERESOLUTION #010515NOTICE OF ELECTION

TOWN OF ALLEN, OKLAHOMA BE IT RESOLVED by the governing

body of the Town of Allen that for the purpose of electing officers of said Town that: A nonpartisan municipal general election shall be held on Tues-day, April 7, 2015; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the filing period set by law begins at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 2, 2015, and ends at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Contests of candi-dacy may be filed until 5 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2015.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the officers of said Town to be elected are nominated by ward and elected at large.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the officers will be nominated and elected for two-year unexpired terms:

Trustee for Ward 4 — Expires 2017

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following officers will be nominated and elected for four-year unexpired terms:

Trustee for Ward 1 — Expires 2019Trustee for Ward 3 — Expires 2019Trustee for Ward 5 — Expires 2019 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that

each candidate must be a qualified elector by virtue of being a registered voter and a resident of said town and ward for at least six (6) months prior to filing a declaration of candidacy.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that absentee ballots will be provided in accordance with the State Law.

ADOPTED this 5th day of January, 2015.

s) Dianna BrannanMayor

(SEAL)ATTEST:s) Kayla StephensCity/Town Clerk (Published in The Allen Advocate on

January 15, 2015)

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Conceal or Open Carry Class

Thursday, January 29th • 6 p.m.Moss High School

Contact Tom Cartwright • 405-380-6729You do not need to own a fi rearm to take the class.

$60per person

Gary Vinson

Heating & Air ConditionIce Machine

Sales & Service

(580)857-2239(580)467-3136

Kierra Frederick celebrated her 6th birthday on Janu-ary 6th and was honored with a “Frozen” themed party on Sunday, January 11th. Cupcakes were decorated in the chosen motif and were served with soft drinks and juice.

Hosting the party for Kierra were her parents, Jerry and Amanda Frederick. Her guests were Brittnie, Bayley and Brooklyn Gordon, J.R. and Kim Wofford, Jessica nd Tristen Melton, Hattie Johnson and Brenda Johnson, Carolyn and Gracie Ross, Jenny, Matt, Heath, Kailey and Gracie Trump, Flossie Sims, Jennifer and LaWayne Frederick, Wanda Frederick, Heather, Ad-dison and Kingston Prentice, and Kaylee and Lainey Ford.

Kierra Turns 6

Allen School MenuWeek of January 19th

MondayNo SchoolTuesday

Breakfast – Sausage Biscuit, Fruit, Milk, Juice, Cereal

Lunch – Chicken Tenders, Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Corn, Gravy, Dinner Roll, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk, Water

Wednesday Breakfast – Toast, Scrambled

Eggs, Fruit, Milk, Juice, Ce-real

Lunch – Hot Italian Sub, Chips, Carrot Sticks with Ranch, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk, Water

Thursday Breakfast – Yogurt Parfait,

Fruit, Milk, Juice, Cereal Lunch – chicken Spaghetti,

Broccoli Florets, Breadstick, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk, Water

Friday Breakfast – Cinnamon Roll,

Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Milk, Juice, Cereal

Lunch – Pizza, Caesar Salad, Baby Carrots, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk, Water

Allen Nutrition SiteWeek of January 19th

Monday Site ClosedTuesday

Chili Crispitos, Refried Beans, Spanish Rice or Mexi-can Corn, Chips, Salsa, Straw-berry Ice Box Cake, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea

WednesdayPork Chops or Patties, Glazed

Carrots, Cabbage, Stuffing, Gravy, Apple Crisp, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea

ThursdayCheeseburger with Lettuce,

Tomato, Pickle and Onion, French Fries, Ranch Style Beans, Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo, Cookies, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea

FridayChili with Beans, Marinat-

ed Cucumbers & Tomatoes, Cheese, Cornbread, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea

Zoey Ables is a Star Student in Mrs. Anderson’s Allen Head Start Program.

Zoey’s parents are Daniel and Catherine Ables and she has one older sister.

Some of Zoey’s favorite things are the color pink, foot-ball, the movie “Turtle Tales” and the book “Winnie the Pooh.”

Zoey loves ice cream, her favorite subject is recess, and she can snap her fingers. She wants to be a doctor when she grows.

Way to be a Star Student, Zoey!

Zoey is a Star Student

Agnes Taylor has been enjoying a week’s visit from her granddaughter and family, Michaela and Garrett Wright, and their sons, Thomas and Aiden. The Wrights are visiting from Kansas.

—O&A— Jerry Nickell of Maud has been out & about visiting

with his mother, Joy Nickell.—O&A—

Christmas is special any time it is celebrated and it was celebrated January 3rd for the Stephens family. Twenty-eight family members gathered at the home of Myrtle (Stephens) Pyburn in the Black Addition and enjoyed plenty of good food and domino playing.

Myrtle’s daughter, DeEtta Hughes and her family from Kansas City, Missouri, were among those present. The out-of-towners spent a few days out & about visiting family and friends.

—O&A— Pat Shires, along with Kenny and Johnna Shires,

have been making frequent trips to Shawnee for visits with Joe Shires. Mr. Shires is a patient at Cornerstone Extended Care Facility.

—O&A— Wally and Debbie Lewis hosted a small gathering of

church friends at their home Tuesday evening. Their guests included John and Stacy Frederick and grand-daughters Kassidy and Mallory Keeney, Chad, Jill and Will Kaminski, and J.B. and Paula Nelson.

—O&A— Brenda (Griffin) Manuel traveled to Edmond over the

recent holidays to spend four days with her daughter and family, Joy and Jamie Ortega, William and Kyle.

—O&A—

Out & About

Allen Food CenterDowntown Allen • 857-2627 •Store Hours8 to 7 Monday - Saturday : Sundays 12 to 6

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Senior CitizenDiscount Day is

Wednesdays•

Hunt Bro.Pizza

Prices Valid Thursday, January 15thru Wednesday, January 21

Choice Fresh Meats QUALITY FRESH PRODUCEOur Own Homemade

All BeefChili Pork

SteakFresh Sliced

Best Buy

Bacon

5$1 Lbpkg

Hormel Little Sizzlers

Link Sausage

5$

Bar-S Chub

Bologna

US Fancy Red Delicious

ApplesHines Extra Large

Mixed Nuts

5$ 49

Fancy Cello Pack

3$24 cntPkg

Fancy California

Celery

Pilgrim’s Pride Grade ‘A’

¢Lb

Boneless Chuck Roast

USDA Choice Certifi ed Hereford

399Lb

TomatoesUS Fancy Red

U.S.D.A. Grade A

149dozen

$Ice CreamBlue Bell

5991/2Gal

Potato ChipsLay’s

299$

assorted $4.29 varieties Fruit Juice

Old Orchard

Ramen NoodlesTop

Malt-O-Meal

Liquid Laundry Detergent

Taco ShellsCasa Fiesta

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chips Ahoy

$

Simply Tide

$ 3$4 Pkcello

5$4 2 literbottle

each 188$64 ozbottle 1$4 3 oz

Pkg

499$BIG

60 ozjug

Cereal• 24.4 oz - 30 ozJumbo Bags each

Shurfi ne WheatSandwich Bread

24 ozloaf

3$212 cntbox

Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies

Shurfi ne

1$210 ozcan 299$

9.5-13 oz Pkg

99¢

Baking Potatoes

1 lbcanLb

99¢stack

Health & Beauty careBar-S

JumboFranks

3$1LbPkg

Choice Lean Boneless Beef

Richard’sCajunFavorites

3$ 3911-12

oz bowl

Cook’s Center Cut

Ham Steaks

3$ 99Lb

Our Own Homemade

Pure PorkSausage

2Western Family

Children’s Liquid Pain Relief

4$ 894 oz

Western Family

Toothpaste

99¢

large 6.4 - 8.2 oz tube

Western Family

Cotton Swabs

99¢300 cnt pkgs

199$Lb

2$ 99Lb 5 12 oz

Box

2 7$ 995 LbChub

Stew Meat

499$Lb

heat ‘n eat

2$ 99Lb

MULTI-PACK SAVINGS ON PAPER PRODUCTSFioraBathroomTissue

3$ 9912 roll Pkg

FioraPaperTowels

3$ 998 roll Pkg

White CloudBathroomTissue

4$ 9912 roll Pkg

CottonelleBathroomTissue

5$ 9912 roll Pkg

CharminBathroomTissue

5$ 9912 roll Pkg

Western family

BathroomTissue

8$ 8918 roll Pkg

Viva Choose a SizePaperTowels

6$ 996 roll Pkg

Bounty BasicPaperTowels

5$ 99

8 roll Pkg

Whole Fryers

99 2Sprite, Coke or Dr Pepper

¢99

Large Eggs all varieties

299$ech

4 varieties

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