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birthdays Those celebrating birthdays

today include Briana Allison, Davin Allison, Cynthia Blake, Sue Brown, Ellianna Bundy, Jacob Crelia, Robin Craw-ford, Nick Cummings, Mike Fry, A.G. Gonyer, Wythema (Harjo) Porras, Geraldine Hartfield, Arnella Hendricks, Kelly Johnson, Destin John-son, Jarinda Lemmings, Judy Little, Mendy Loman, Destin Newman, Mary Norman, Toni Satepauhoodle, Dustin Walker & Glen Williams Jr.,

anniversaries Those celebrating anniver-

saries today include Ed and Janis Richardson & Henry and Shanna Wells.

slants Dara Campbell touting the

benefits of an agricultural edu-cation…Carolyn Green getting complimented by ‘George Harrison’ …

wednesday�The Seminole Public

Library will host Story Hour for children ages infant to pre-school beginning at 10:30 a.m.

mon., march 21�A Revival will be held

at Spring Baptist Church in Sasakwa beginning at 7 p.m. Bro. Steve Campbell will be the speaker. To schedule a ride please call 405-777-8801. Nursery is provided.

tues., march 22�A Revival will be held

at Spring Baptist Church in Sasakwa beginning at 7 p.m. Bro. Steve Campbell will be the speaker. To schedule a ride please call 405-777-8801. Nursery is provided.

�Seminole Police Chief Shane Marshall will be speak-ing about scams at Seminole Care and Rehab at 6:30 p.m.

Words to Live By:

“A soft answer hasoften been the

means of breakinga hard heart.”

Doris Griffin-Bryan

State Champions—Staff Photo by Obbie Harvey

Wewoka’s Tigers, with Head Coach Vernell Kemp, far right, celebrate at State Fair Arena after winning their second consecutive Class 2A boys state basketball championship Saturday night. The Tigers defeated Preston 71-63 in the title game. Story on Page 3.

Higher Education —Courtesy Photos

The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class visited the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics last week where they toured the facility and participated in a drug dog demonstration (left photo). SSC student Amber Young of Shawnee holds two bricks of cocaine during her tour of the evidence room inside the Bureau of Narcotics in Oklahoma City (right photo).

Seminole County Today

Flying With Honors—Staff Photos by Angela Downing

At the order of Seminole Mayor Dr. Chayne Fisher, all city flags are flying at half-staff in honor of long-time Seminole businessman and civic leader Bob Webster, who passed away last week.

‘Kick Butts’ Day This Wednesday

On March 16, 2016 youth and health advocates nation-wide will stand up and speak out against big tobacco, in recognition of Kick Butts Day 2016. Tobacco use continues to be the number one prevent-able cause of death and disease in the United States, yet over 2,000 youth try their first ciga-rette each day.

The Oklahoma State Depart-ment of Health (OSDH) Center for the Advancement of Well-ness is encouraging all Okla-homa teachers, students, youth leaders and health advocates to organize events and to stand up and support Kick Butts Day in Oklahoma.

“More than 88,000 kids alive in Oklahoma today will die prematurely from smoking. We must continue to educate our youth on the dangers of tobacco use and invest in tools that will decrease the influence of deceptive tobacco indus-try marketing,” said OSDH Tobacco Use Prevention Man-ager Adrienne Rollins.

OSDH along with the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) urges all Oklaho-mans to stand up against tobacco use and empower a tobacco-free generation by fostering youth leadership and activism.

Since 1996, Kick Butts Day has served as a national day of

recognition aimed at raising awareness to the health and financial burden tobacco use places upon states and commu-nities across the United States. It also urges elected officials to protect kids from tobacco by taking action and encourages youth to reject the tobacco industry’s deceptive marketing by remaining tobacco-free.

Kick Butts Day is organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; the leading force in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its deadly toll in the U.S. and promote public policies proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.

Ken ChildersManaging Editor

Seminole State College has released the following publicly available salary details of their instructors and staff for your information.

These figures represent annual earnings filed for the calendar year 2015.Note: Some figures may repre-sent less than a full 12 months of pay for full-time employ-ment, or represents part-time

employment during the report-ing tax year.

Seminole State College

Wesley Abbott ................. $636 Heather Adcock............ $1,300 Breeman Ainsworth ..... $5,280

Jimmy Ames ............ $105,000 Lauren Anderson........ $11,429 Cassandra Appicello..... $1,000 Roxie Auld ................... $1,800 Bryant Baker .............. $17,160 Kristi Barnett................ $4,988 Sheila Bates..................... $660 Mckenzie Battershell ...... $600 Cynthia Beasley ........... $1,000 Russell Beene............. $42,720 Katherine Benton ..... $110,000 Tommy Bighead......... $44,277 Malinda Bishop............ $3,353 Patty Bland................. $30,021 John Bolander ............ $16,262 Steven Bolin............... $52,704 Linda Bowling ............. $8,800 Andrea Boyd ................ $1,320 Crystal Bray ............... $43,134 Paul Brewer.................. $2,640 Stephen Brooks ............ $2,640 Tracy Brooks.............. $23,558

Braden Brown ............ $74,052 Malinda Browning ..... $59,360 Glen Bryan ...................... $315 Alice Bryant ............... $22,579 Melissa Bryant ........... $39,260 Aaron Buchanan......... $12,760 Catherine Buchanan ..... $6,900 Daryl Buchanan ........... $1,320 Fred Bunyan............... $10,439 Dara Campbell ........... $19,403 Bobby Carnes............... $2,925 Emily Carpenter ........... $1,980 Michael Case................ $9,305 Twila Casper ................ $1,675 Dwayne Castle ........... $37,000 Brenda Cates .............. $47,310 Edith Cathey............... $42,563 Donna Chambers........ $79,961 Ronald Chastine ......... $10,560 Philip Cheatham.............. $549 Chunfu Cheng ............ $34,497 Yasminda Choate ....... $40,557

Jeffrey Christiansen ... $47,115 Angela Church ........... $16,262 Rayshell Clapper........ $48,967 Judith Clark.................. $4,450 Robert Clark................. $2,640 Sherry Combs............. $24,984 Jason Cook................. $13,810 Billy Copeland ............. $7,920 Terry Copeland........... $17,977 Cami Correa ............... $31,432 Danita Coursey............. $6,600 Clifford Craig............... $2,640 Robin Crawford ......... $21,992 Annie Daniel .............. $22,000 Tamera Daniel ................. $440 Darana Davis................ $3,750 Barbara Day ................. $4,400 Lincoln Dearing ........... $4,245 Linda Dearing .............. $8,800 David Dickens.............. $2,640 Gregory Dodson.............. $500

Kori CaseyCity Editor

A 21-year-old man was

arrested Friday night after he told officers that he was driv-ing drunk in order to “impress a girl.”

Around 11:15 on Friday night, Officer Michael Mason was dispatched to the Hillcrest Apartments after someone reported a reckless or intoxi-cated driver.

The person told Mason that the person in question was driving a blue, older model Chevrolet truck, and had left the apartment complex driving southbound.

Mason left the apartment complex in order to find the driver, and was later informed that the driver was back at the complex.

When Mason arrived back at the complex, he saw a man, later identified as Bailey Glenn, sitting in a vehicle that matched the description he was given.

Mason said Glenn’s ignition was off and he appeared to be intoxicated.

When he asked Glenn what he was doing that was causing citizens to call and complain about his driving, Glenn said he didn’t think he did anything that would cause anyone to

complain. When Mason asked him

how much he had to drink that night, Glenn told him he had drank about four beers in the last four hours.

Glenn also mentioned that he had been drinking since around 4:30 that afternoon, and he had consumed around six beers and three shots of liquor during this time.

Mason asked Glenn to step out of the car so he could per-form some field sobriety tests on him.

He said Glenn had glassy, bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and was unsteady on his feet.

He also noticed that the

keys to the vehicle were in the passenger seat of the truck.

Glenn failed the tests he was given and was arrested for public intoxication.

When Mason asked him why was driving erratically when he left the apartment complex, his response was “to impress a girl.”

If anyone sees someone who seems to be drunk while behind the wheel, they are encouraged to do the following:

Call 911 and tell them you wish to report a drunk driver. You do not have to give your name.

Give the exact location of

More than88,000 kids

alive in Oklahomatoday will die pre-maturely fromsmoking. Wemust continue toeducate our youthon the dangers oftobacco use.”

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DEPARTMENTBooking Log

Deputy J. Sanders arrested Eric Keller, 28, of Stillwa-ter, on a warrant for failure to appear.

Deputy M. Haley arrested Logan Lena, 18, of Wewoka, on charges of public intoxica-tion, domestic assault and battery and larceny of auto or other motor vehicles.

Seminole Officer M. Hobbs arrested Jimmy Harland Jr., 36, of Seminole, on warrants for possession of controlled dangerous substance and pos-session of paraphernalia.

Wewoka Officer N. Cable arrested Byron Spencer, 44, of Wewoka, on charges of transporting an open container and driving under suspension.

Deputy M. Haley arrested Keaton Hobia, 23, of Semi-nole, on a warrant for failure to appear.

Deputy J. Sanders arrested Michail Blatchford, 34, of Tulsa, on warrants for failure to appear and failure to pay.

Deputy R. Maxwell arrested Clinton Tillery, 36, of Calvin, on a warrant for failure to pay.

Deputy M. Haley arrested Meloche Hobia, 46, of Semi-nole, on a warrant for failure to pay.

Deputy R. Maxwell arrested Betty Holata, 26, of Semi-nole, on a warrant for failure to pay.

Seminole Officer K. Wheeler arrested Terry Hayes Jr., 30, of Seminole, on war-rants for failure to pay and a city warrant.

Wewoka Officer A. Ballard arrested Latricia Huntley, 49, of Wewoka, on charges of public intoxication.

Deputy T. McGinnis arrested Mathew Ledbetter, 25, of Tecumseh, on a warrant for failure to appear.

Activity LogDeputy R. Maxwell

responded to an arrest on

March 11. Deputy S. Williams took a

public report on March 11. Deputy G. Brooks took

a report of information on March 12.

Deputy M. Haley responded to an arrest on March 12.

Deputy M. Haley took a report of information on March 13.

Deputy G. Steele took a report of information on March 12.

Deputy G. Steele took a property report on March 12.

Deputy G. Steele took a trespassing report on March 12.

Deputy D. Strain took a report of information on March 13.

SEMINOLE POLICEDEPARTMENT

Arrest LogPatrolman Michael Hobbs

arrested Jimmy Harland, 36, of Seminole, on outstanding warrants.

Officer Jordan Bumgarner arrested Derrick Jackson, 36, of Seminole, on outstanding warrants.

Officer Adam Good arrested Charlisa Wheeler, 35, of Seminole, on charges of pos-session of a controlled danger-ous substance, possession of paraphernalia, and outstanding warrants.

Officer Kyle Wheeler arrested Terry Hayes, 30, of Seminole, on outstanding war-rants.

Lt. Michael Burnett arrested Betty Holata, 26, Seminole, on outstanding warrants.

Officer Jordan Bumgarner arrested Douglas Terrell, 18, of Wewoka, on charges of possession of controlled dan-gerous substance and failure to stop at a stop sign.

Patrolman Michael Mason arrested Bailey Glenn, 21, of Seminole, on charges of public intoxication.

Incident LogOfficer Jordan Bumgarner

took a report of information on

March 12. Patrolman Michael Hobbs

took a stolen bike report on March 12.

Patrolman Michael Hobbs responded to an unattended death on March 12.

Officer Kyle Wheeler took a report on March 11.

Officer Jordan Bumgar-ner took a burglary report on March 11.

Police & Sheriff Reports

Weekly Events

Following is a list of events, which occur regularly each week or month in Seminole County.

WEDNESDAY�Heritage House, New

Age Project, Dominos, skip-bo, pool, jigsaw puzzles, and

exercise equipment from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; bingo from noon to 1 p.m., each day Monday through Friday, 210 W. College.

�The Seminole Fire Department will hold free Community Health Screen-ings each Wednesday morning between 10 a.m. and noon, at the Fire Station, 900 N. Harvey Rd. For information, call (405) 382-1314.

�Fitness workout with Melissa Weddle provided by the Wewoka Indian Health Clinic, at 10 a.m. at the New Life Church, 121 W. 12 St., in Wewoka.

� Non-denominat ional men’s prayer breakfast, 7 a.m. each Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Wewoka. The community is invited to attend the meal for a cost of $3 per person. The meal consists of scrambled eggs, gravy and biscuit, sausage or bacon and orange juice or coffee.

�First United Methodist Church of Seminole Youth Handbells beginning at 5:30 p.m.

�First United Methodist Church of Seminole Choir Practice, 6:00 p.m.

�First United Methodist Church of Seminole Handbell Choir practice at 7:00 p.m.

�Aerobics from 8-9 a.m. each Wednesday at the Senior Citizen Center. Watercolor/acrylic painting, 9-12,

�Seminole Ladies’ Golf Association, 9 a.m. each Wednesday at Jimmie Austin Municipal Golf Course.

�Rotary Club meeting each week (except the week of Chamber Forum), 12 p.m. noon at the SSC Student Union Mirror Room.

�Wewoka will test storm warning sirens at 12 noon each Wednesday, except during threatening weather condi-tions.

�NOAA’s National Weather Service will have a weekly radio test at 12 p.m. and at 7 p.m. (weather permitting).

�AA Meeting, every

Wednesday, 7 p.m., at 401 SE Street, Konawa. For more information contact (580) 925-2420.

�Divorce Care divorce recovery seminar and sup-port group at 6:30 p.m., at the Church of Christ, 4200 Hwy. 99 North, in Seminole. Child-care provided for kids through 5th grade. For more informa-tion call 405-382-0548. April 6th through June 29th.

***************�Blood pressure and sugar

checks, 11 a.m.-noon on the third Wednesday of each month. Covered dish luncheon is also the third Wednesday of each month at Senior Citizen Center.

�ASAP Health Services will provide free blood pres-sure and blood sugar testing at the Heritage House at 210 W. College in Seminole from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

�Intensity with Kevin from 6 a.m. until 6:45 a.m. at the Reynolds Wellness Center. For more information contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected].

�Zumba with Tiffany from 12:15 p.m. until 1 p.m. at the Reynolds Wellness Center. For more information contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected].

�Pom Squad (closed Aero-bics Studio) from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Reynolds Wellness Center. For more information contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected]

� District Specialists at the OSU Extension office meet the third Wednesday of every month in person or online at the ‘Southeast Area Coffee Shop.’ The virtual coffee shop serves up “Chris’ Corner,” “Frekings Fence Line,” and “Money Matters.” Patrons are invited to come in person or visit online at http://dasnr.adobecon-nect.com/se_area_coffeeshop/ . Discussions include forage topics for hay, weeds, sprayer calibration, brush control, etc.,

livestock nutrition, weaning, vaccinations, etc., and money topics like farm bill, interest rates, marketing options, etc.

THURSDAY�Yoga with Lauren from 8:

15 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. at the Reynolds Wellness Center. For more information contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected].

�Zumba with Sharon from from 12:15 until 1:00 p.m., and 6:45 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. at the Reynolds Wellness Center. For more information contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected].

�Cardio Fitness with Dillon from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at the Reynolds Wellness Center. For more information contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected].

�Aerobics, 8-9 a.m. each Thurs day at Senior Citizens Center. General crafts and knit-ting lessons, 9 a.m. to noon.

�iCare group works on Main Street clean up every Thursday morning from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. For more information, please contact Pam Robinson at 382-7653.

� Loaves and Fishes pro-vides a free meal each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at 211 N. Main St., in Seminole. Questions? Call Ron or Karen Wasson at 405-382-3855.

�ABE/GED class at Work-force Oklahoma each Tuesday and Thursday 12 noon to 3 p.m., located at 115 Rogers in Holdenville.

�Wewoka Rotary Club meeting each week, 12 p.m. at Seminole Nation Museum, Wewoka.

�Empowerment Bible study every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Tri City Christian Center located at 701 Boren Boulevard.

�Seminole Nation will sponsor GED classes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday at the Complex, Wewoka and 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Haney Center. Classes are open to the public. For more information, call

405-257-7263.� Shotokan ’Karate For

Christ’ meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Bridge at the First Baptist Church on 420 Reid St in Seminole. For more details contact Terry Howard at 405-380-6943.

***************�The Seminole Nation

Senior Citizens meet at 10 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. All senior citi-zens are invited to attend and participate in their monthly activities.

�Seminole County Retired Educators meeting at 11:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. For location information please contact 382-4615.

�AARP monthly meet-ing on the third Thursday for chapter 5311 of Seminole County at 2 p.m. in the AP Building in the Tribal Complex in Wewoka

�Order of Eastern Star Maud Chapter #57 meets on the first and third Thursday of each month, meal at 6:30 p.m. and meeting at 7:30 p.m., in the Masonic Lodge in Maud.

�Elk’s Auxiliary potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. with busi-ness meeting following at 7:30 p.m. every second Thursday.

�Bill Tilghman committee in Cromwell to meet at 8 p.m., the first Thursday of each month at Cromwell City Hall.

�Masonic Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. at 1709 W. Highway 9 on the first and third Thurs-day of each month.

�Seminole Chamber Forum meets second Thursday of each month, with most Business After Hours being on the same day.

FRIDAY�Celebrate Recovery meets

every Friday. Meal is at 6 p.m. and is $3, followed by meeting at 7 p.m. at the Greace Com-munity Church (old Vamoosa school) This is a Christ 12-step program for anyone with hurts, habits or hang-ups. For more information call (580) 272-3320.

�Widows Hope Support group meeting the first Friday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at the Konawa Pentecostal Holi-ness Church.

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Wewoka Wins State Title, AgainObbie HarveySports Editor

OKLAHOMA CITY – In the waning seconds of Saturday night’s boys Class 2A championship game the Wewoka Tigers’ fans started chanting “Back to Back.”

And that’s exactly what the Tigers accomplished, winning their second straight state bas-ketball title, beating Preston 71-63.

“It’s the greatest feeling in the world,” Head Coach Vernell Kemp gushed. “They won it. The players won it. Not me or anyone else. It was all them.”

This was Wewoka’s fifth state championship and the

second time it has won back-to-back titles – the first was in 1995-96. Only 17 schools have won more boys championships since the state titles have been awarded beginning in 1918.

And what is even more remarkable is that the Tigers played this same Preston team in early January in the Route 66 Classic in Stroud and lost by 42 points, 106-64.

“That game turned our season around,” Kemp said. “It was an eye-opener for these boys.

“That loss was the best thing that could have happened to them. They realized that they weren’t the best team in the state.

“But they are now.”Saturday night was a

rematch of last year’s 2A final. The Tigers defeated Preston 57-55 to win the 2014-15 championship.

Wewoka schools superin-tendent Torrey Gaines was thrilled.

“I am so proud of this team. And I’m so proud of this school, these fans and the whole town.

“It’s a great honor to just be a part of this.”

Wewoka High School principal Steven Edwards was likewise full of emotion.

“It’s so special. To win twice, I’m just speechless.

“Coach Kemp turned it around after that big loss to Preston. Just a great job.

“I couldn’t be happier and

more pleased.”Wewoka simply outplayed

the Pirates Saturday night.The Tigers led most of the

game and were up by as many as 13 early in the third quarter.

Preston fought back and was down by only five points with less than a minute remaining.

But, Wewoka’s Darien Rob-erts and Tre Roberts sank five free throws in the final 22 sec-onds to put the game away.

Kemp downplayed his con-tribution to the victory, but his game-plan worked to perfection.

Wewoka used their superior quickness to drive to the basket instead of shooting from out-side and Preston didn’t, or couldn’t, adjust to the Tigers’ plan.

Wewoka shot only 11 three-point attempts to Preston’s 23 tries.

The Tigers had five play-ers score in double figures – Darius Roberts led with 16, Tre Roberts had 15, Darien Roberts 14, Avondre Brunner 12 and Austin Hamilton 11.

Wewoka’s success at the free-throw line played a big part in the win. The Tigers hit 24 of 35 attempts while Pres-ton struggled, connecting on only 12 of 27 tries.

The Tigers outrebounded Preston 45-39. Darien Roberts led the way with 10 and Darius Roberts and Bruner had eight apiece.

Koby Goodman was Pres-ton’s top scorer with 21 points and Jadon Huffman added 19.

Darius Roberts was named the tournament’s Class 2A most valuable player. He scored 46 points in the three Wewoka victories.

The first team all-tourna-ment selections were: Roberts, Bruner, Preston’s Goodman and Huffman and Pawnee’s Gideon Gardner. The second team picks were Tre Roberts of Wewoka, Preston’s Zac Pinkston, Pawnee’s Nathan Brock and Caylan Biddy and Talihina’s Jacob Sockey.

Huffman was the tourney’s leading scorer with 58 points.

Title Town—Staff Photos by Obbie Harvey

Wewoka High School Principal Steven Edwards, top, presents the state championship trophy to the Tigers Saturday night. Agove left, Head Coach Vernell Kemp shouts instructions to his players during the game. Above right, the Tigers’ Tre Roberts drives to the basket for two of his 15 points against Preston. Below, Darius Roberts pump fakes a Preston defender into the air.

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The 25-7 Sooners were named Sunday as the No. 2 seed in the event’s West Region and will battle No. 15 seed CSU Bakersfield (24-8) on Friday in Oklahoma City at approximately 3 p.m. CT (or 30 minutes following 12:30 p.m. game).

OU’s matchup will be televised by TNT, with Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski and Jaime Maggio on the call.

If the Sooners win their tournament opener, they will play Sunday against the winner of Friday’s contest between No. 7 seed Oregon St. and No. 10 seed VCU.

Games in Oklahoma City will be played inside Chesa-peake Energy Arena.

The Sooners, who finished in third place in the Big 12 Conference with a 12-6 mark and advanced to the conference championship’s semifinals, are making their 30th NCAA Tournament appearance.

Their 26 appearances since 1983 are the second most in the Big 12 during the span behind Kansas’ 32 and tied with Michigan State for ninth most nationally.

“It’s a great time of year and we are excited about the opportunity that lies ahead,” Kruger said.

“Playing in Oklahoma City is fantastic. Early in the year there was a lot of men-tion about, from other folks, Oklahoma City and how nice it would be to get there. Our guys have done what they needed to in order to accomplish that, which is great.”

Leading the Sooners into Friday’s game will be back-to-back Big 12 Player of the Year, Buddy Hield, along with fellow seniors Isaiah Cousins and Ryan Spangler.

Hield is averaging a league-best (also first among Power 5 players) 25.0 points a game this season and leads the con-ference’s guards with his 5.6 rebounds a contest.

The Freeport, Bahamas, native is currently the only player in America averaging

at least 25.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

The national player of the year candidate currently stands in fourth place in career scor-ing both in OU and Big 12 his-tory (2,165 points).

“We have to go out there and compete as hard as we can,” Hield said.

“You’ve got to leave it all out on the floor because you can’t get a game back. Playing in Oklahoma City, it means a lot. Now you’re home, the crowd, the fans are going to be there.”

Oklahoma native Spangler is among four student-athletes to recently make their 100th consecutive start together for the Sooners (Cousins, Hield and Woodard).

The Big 12 leading rebounder (9.4 rpg) has 13 double-doubles on the season heading into the NCAA Tour-nament.

“It means a lot (to play in Oklahoma City) being from here,” Spangler said. “I’ve got a lot of people that will be at the game. Just being able to play in front of your fans will

be great.”Friday’s game will mark

OU’s first against CSU Bakersfield.

The Roadrunners, coached by former OU assistant (2006-07) Rod Barnes, finished 11-3 in the WAC (T2nd) and beat New Mexico State, 57-54, in their league tournament championship game (hit a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds remaining in regula-tion to win). CSU Bakers-field, which moved to NCAA Division I beginning with the 2007-08 season, enters Fri-day’s contest on a six-game winning streak (won 10 of its last 11).

The Sooners, who have claimed a school record eight wins against top 25 teams this season, own a 38-29 all-time record in the NCAA Tourna-ment and have made four Final

Four appearances (1939, 1947, 1988 and 2002), three Elite Eight showings and five Sweet 16 appearances. They reached the national championship game in 1947 and 1988.

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Buddy Hield, the two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, is the Sooners’ top scorer this season, averaging 25 points per game.

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Lon Kruger has led Oklahoma into the NCAA tournament for four straight years. His Sooners finished third in the Big 12 Conference and are 25-7 this season.


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Kansas Represents Big 12 as Top SeedLAWRENCE, Kan. -- The

overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament hasn’t made it out of the opening weekend the past two years, so you better believe the boys at Kansas feels as if they have something to prove.

Even after their 12th straight Big 12 championship.

“It’s something I’ve said since I’ve been here: You come to Kansas to make deep runs in the tournament and we haven’t done that,” Jayhawks forward Landen Lucas said. “We have the team to do that. It’ll be tough, but we’ve been tested - battle-tested - and we’re ready to make a run.”

So are 67 other teams that will begin dancing this week.

The field set Sunday may be the most wide open it has been in years, and the Jayhawks may have the best odds of making it to Houston for the Final Four.

But they were favored to do so the past two years, too, and were ousted by Stanford and Wichita State before they could even think about playing for a championship.

That’s the unpredictable nature of the NCAA Tourna-ment.

“I’m not concerned about the second weekend at all right now,” said coach Bill Self, whose team opens against Austin Peay in the South Region, then could face No. 8 seed Colorado or No. 9 seed UConn. “All I’m concerned (about) right now is the first weekend.”

So, what story lines will dominant the opening week-end? Here are some of them:

BIG 12 OR BUST: The Jayhawks weren’t the only Big 12 flop last season. No. 3 seeds Baylor and Iowa State lost their openers and the league didn’t

get anybody to the Elite Eight. Can the seven teams that made this year’s NCAA Tournament field find retribution?

MOMENTUM MATTERS: UConn roared through its con-ference tournament to solidify its spot in the field, not unlike it did in winning the 2011 and ‘14 national titles. But if having momentum is a good thing this time of year, not having it is just as bad. Iowa was once considered a poten-tial No. 1 seed but fell all the way to a seventh seed, while teams such as Providence and Southern Cal have also had trouble lately.

“Our fans love this time of year,” UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. “I love it as a coach.”

TOUGHEST TICKET: Good luck getting a seat in Des Moines. The Jayhawks have a three-hour drive from

their campus in Lawrence, while blue-bloods Kentucky, UConn and Indiana are join-ing them there. The only thing that would have driven up the price more is if the Hawk-eyes (headed to Raleigh), Iowa State (off to Denver) or Northern Iowa (sent to Okla-homa City) were playing close to home.

GOING GLOBAL: There will be plenty of international flair to this tournament. Utah star Jakob Poeltl was born in Austria, Buddy Hield of Oklahoma is from the Baha-mas and Domantas Sabonis of Gonzaga is the pride of Lithu-ania. Iowa’s Peter Jok was born in Sudan, Cheick Diallo of Kansas in Mali. Kentucky 7-footer Skal Labissiere is originally from Haiti and Amida Brimah of UConn is from Ghana.

RIVALRY WEEKS: The

committee insists it doesn’t consider rivalries when it slots the field, and every year it’s hard to believe it. Potential matchups this year include longtime Southwest Confer-ence foes Texas and Texas A&M, perennial powers Ken-tucky and Indiana, football foes Notre Dame and Michi-gan, and Jim Boeheim against Tom Izzo - err, Syracuse against Michigan State.

“We’re all just going to focus on Chattanooga,” Hoo-siers coach Tom Crean said of their first-round opponent. “We’re only guaranteed one game right now and that’s against Chattanooga.”

PHILLY PRIDE: Speak-ing of rivals, it was a banner year for the Big 5. Second-seeded Villanova and No. 10 seed Temple could meet in a second-round game in the East Region, and Saint Joseph’s is

the No. 8 seed in the West. For what it’s worth, the Wildcats went 4-0 against their Big 5 brethren this season.

COMMITTEE’S CON-SCIENCE: The selection committee gets dissected every year, but putting Michi-gan and Tulsa in the field and leaving Monmouth and St. Bonaventure out was practi-cally inviting criticism. Those two teams can make the com-mittee feel a whole lot better about their decision by win-ning a couple games. They meet each other in a First Four matchup before facing No. 6 seed Notre Dame.

“It’s just a matter of the way things work out when we apply - strictly apply - our procedures for seeding,” com-mittee chair Joe Castiglione, OU’s athletic director, said, “and then, of course, when we get into bracketing.”

Sooners Don’t Have Far to TravelThe NCAA selection commit-

tee got plenty of attention with that potential Texas A&M-Texas meeting in the second round.

But the West Region has far more to offer than one renewed rivalry. How does Duke-Baylor in the second round sound? Or second-seeded Oklahoma and standout senior guard Buddy Hield trying to ride strong home-state support into the second weekend?

In some ways, the West carries a pre-realignment Big 12 flavor. For fifth-seeded Baylor, the familiarity is even more pronounced. The Bears have already played No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 6 Texas. It’s almost a shame the commit-tee couldn’t find room in the West for Texas Tech, which ended a nine-year NCAA drought. The Red Raiders were slotted into the Midwest Region as an eighth seed against No. 9 Butler. The winner will probably face top-

seeded Virginia, which meets Hampton in the first round.

Southland champion Stephen F. Austin (27-5) is in the tourna-ment for the third straight season and might be a trendy upset pick on some brackets facing No. 3 West Virginia in the East Region.

Despite the focus on the potential matchup with fourth-seeded Duke, don’t expect Baylor (21-10) to look past Ivy League champ Yale (22-6), making its first NCAA appearance since 1962. Georgia State guaranteed Baylor will be on upset alert.

Baylor was on the receiving end of one shining moment last season, blowing a 12-point lead and losing to 14th-seeded Geor-gia State on a long 3-pointer by R.J. Hunter with 2.7 seconds left. Afterward, Baylor coach Scott Drew said it would take a long time to get over the loss.

Asked Sunday evening when he got over it, he said: “I still haven’t.”

The same holds true for his

players.“I don’t think any of us have

gotten over it,” said senior Tau-rean Prince, the team’s leading scorer at 15.5 points a game. “Right now, we’re focused on Yale and what we can do to accomplish our mission to redemption to make sure that doesn’t happen again and advance to the second round.”

At the same time, Duke drew Prince’s attention when the bracket was unveiled on CBS.

“It did, but Duke has some-body to play [North Carolina-Wilmington] as well. In the NCAA tournament, you never know what could happen. Upsets happen every year that people don’t think will happen.”

Drew is concerned about Yale’s methodical offense, which gave SMU trouble in a two-point loss in Dallas.

Oklahoma (25-7) gets 15th seed Cal State-Bakersfield (24-8) in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, about 21 miles north of the Lloyd

Noble Center.“Now you’re home,” Hield

said, “the crowd, the fans are going to be there.”

As it turned out, Tech (19-12) was solidly in the field despite an opening loss in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship to TCU and drew ninth-seeded Butler (21-10). While it’s not the same elite over-achiever that made it to consecu-tive NCAA finals under Brad Ste-vens, Butler did eliminate Texas in the first round last season.

Tech was home watching last season after going 13-19.

“The players have bought in,” coach Tubby Smith said. “They trust, and they believe in what we’re trying to get done. I’m really proud of how we’ve competed all season long, espe-cially being as young as we are. Our players have shown a lot of maturity.

“It’s been a fun group to coach, and I think we can be very competitive against a good Butler team.”

Hield’s Shot a Fraction LateKANSAS CITY, Mo.

— Everything unfolded in slow motion for West Virginia’s Jevon Carter.

He saw Oklahoma star Buddy Hield get the ball in his hands, take a couple of dribbles and cross half-court, then heave a shot at the buzzer that banked through the basket in the Big 12 semifinals.

“It was like a movie. They have the camera on the main character the whole time,” Carter said later, sitting alone in the Mountaineers’ locker room. “Championship game, it’s going to be a tough game — main character makes the last shot. So when he made that I was like, ‘Is this possible?’”

Not quite. Not this time.As Hield leaped into the

crowd to celebrate, the game officials huddled around a moni-

tor to review his shot. And after a tense moment, they ruled the ball left Hield’s hand a fraction of a second late, and No. 9 West Virginia escaped with a 69-67 victory over the sixth-ranked Sooners on Friday night.

Jaysean Paige hit a pullup jumper over Isaiah Cousins to give the Mountaineers a 68-67 lead with 11.2 seconds left. Christian James missed a layup at the other end and the Sooners (25-7) fouled with 1.8 seconds to go, sending West Virginia for-ward Jonathan Holton to the line.

He only made the second of two free throws, giving Hield one final chance.

“I thought it was good, so I went and celebrated. The gym thought it was good too,” said Hield, who was held to just six points, one night after pouring in 39 in a quarterfinal victory over

Iowa State.“Time wasn’t on my side, I

guess.”Cousins led the Sooners with

15 points and seven assists. James had a career-best 13 points, Ryan Spangler added 12 points and Jordan Woodard had 11 as they tried to make up for the absence of their star.

Hield didn’t score until a pair of free throws with a minute left in the first half.

“It was tough. They guarded him good,” Spangler said. “When that happens, the other four guys on the court have to figure out a way to get the ball in the hoop.”

Oklahoma: Hield was 1 for 8 from the field. ... The Sooners had a season-high 21 turnovers. ... Oklahoma swept West Virginia in the regular season. ... Spangler reached 1,000 points for his career.

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Notice is given that on the 13 day of April, 2016 at 10:00 am., at the door of the County Courthouse, in the City of Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, the Sheriff of said County will offer for sale and sell, with appraisement, for cash, at public auction, to the highest and best bidder, all that certain real estate in Seminole County, Oklahoma, to-wit:

Lot 4, Block 1, Grounds Addition to the City of Seminole, Seminole

County, Oklahoma;Subject to unpaid taxes, advancements by Plaintiff for taxes, insurance premiums, and expenses necessary for the preservation of the subject property, if any, said property having been duly appraised at $70,000.00, Sale will be made pursuant to a Special Execution And Order Of Sale issued in accordance with judgment entered in the District Court of Seminole County, Oklahoma, in Case No. CJ-2015-113, entitled MidFirst Bank, Plaintiff, vs. Wayne J. Cook, Carol A. Cook, Charal Ann Lee, Charles Keith Grounds and Spouse of Charles Keith Grounds, if married, being all of the Defendants and persons holding or claiming any interest or lien in the subject property.

Shannon Smith, Sheriff of Seminole County, Oklahoma

By S/Susan BuckDEPUTY

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SEMINOLE COUNTY STATE OF

OKLAHOMAFIRST NATIONAL BANK IN WEWOKA, Plaintiff, vs. PAMELA L. CARNEY; and LISA TURPIN, SEMINOLE COUNTY TREASURER, Defendants.

No. CJ-2015-139NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

This is a communication from a Debt Collector. This is a communication to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 13 day of April, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at the front door of the Wewoka County Courthouse in Wewoka, Oklahoma, the undersigned Sheriff of Seminole County will offer for sale and sell for cash at public auction to the highest bidder and best bidder with appraisement, subject to unpaid Ad Valorem taxes, the following real estate located in Seminole County, Oklahoma, to-wit:Surface and Surface Rights Only in and to: A Tract described as beginning 55 feet East and 350 feet North of the Southwest Corner of Lot 3, Section 29, Township 8 North, Range 8 East; thence East 165 feet; thence South 87 1⁄2 feet; thence West 165 feet; thence North 87 1⁄2 feet to the point of beginning, commonly described as 200 Rondel Dr., Wewoka, Oklahoma, Seminole County, Oklahoma;together with all the buildings

and improvements and all fixtures thereon, subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, and said property having been duly appraised at $35,000.00.Said Sale will be made pursuant to a Special Execution and Order of Sale issued upon judgment entered in favor of the Plaintiff on 22 February 2016 in Case No. CJ-2015-139 in the District Court of Seminole County, Oklahoma, wherein FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN WEWOKA was the Plaintiff and PAMELA L. CARNEY and LISA TURPIN, SEMINOLE COUNTY TREASURER, were the Defendants, which judgment was as follows:1. LISA TURPIN, SEMINOLE COUNTY TREASURER, due, unpaid, owing and delinquent ad valorem taxes, costs and interest against the above described property in the sum of $2,794.95, with interest and penalties accrued and accruing from 18 February 2016.2. FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN WEWOKA against PAMELA L. CARNEY, on its Petition, for the principal sum of $65,263.83, together with interest thereon at the rate of $14.50 per diem from 8 October 2015 until paid, an attorney fee of $2,500.00, and for the costs of this action, inclusive of paid ad valorem taxes, interest and tax certificate costs and expenses, and any miscellaneous expenses accrued and accruing.WITNESS MY HAND this 4 day of March, 2016.

SHANNON SMITH, SheriffSeminole County, Oklahoma

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SSC PTK Honor Society Inducts New MembersSixteen Seminole State Col-

lege students were inducted Thursday evening into the Alpha Theta Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for Two-Year Colleges.

Students are selected based on their scholarship, leader-ship and service qualities. The chapter provides programs, activities and participation in community service projects.

Requirements for member-ship at SSC include: enroll-ment at an accredited two-year college with a Phi Theta Kappa chapter and an overall GPA of 3.5 in a minimum of 12 credit hours.

SSC Vice President for Aca-demic Affairs Tom Mills was the special guest speaker at the ceremony. Dr. Steve Bolin

and Jeffrey Christiansen, who serve as the chapter’s current advisers, were also present at the induction.

SSC students inducted at the ceremony were:

Cromwell: Emma DonatiSeminole: Yahnah FactorWewoka: Mary EllisCastle: Angel DearmanChandler: Ian BlackwellEarlsboro: Casandra StappLawton: Micah Bell-

BoehmePortugal: Ricardo AlmeidaPrague: Corie CarpenterSouth Korea: Joseph

JeongStroud: Santana SpangTecumseh: Caitlin Cox,

Jordan Detherage, Taci Rich-ardson

Tulsa: McKayla HendrixWetumka: Katelyn Miller

Spring Induction Ceremony —Courtesy Photo

A group of sixteen Seminole State College students were recently honored at the Phi Theta Kappa 2016 Spring Induction Ceremony.

NTHS Members Take Part in Induction CeremonyNational Technical Honor

Society (NTHS) members took part in an induction ceremony at Wes Watkins Technology Center on Tuesday, March 8th.

The NTHS recognizes stu-dents for their high achieve-ments. To be eligible for membership, post-secondary students must maintain no less than a 95% average in their technical subject, be a full time student, and have good attendance.

High school students must also maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average at their

home school. The * denotes second year

members. Pictured stand-ing left to right are Tea’re L. Reichert, Wewoka; Destiny D. Pasley, Moss;* Samantha J. Massey, Okemah; Sydnie A. Dority, Holdenville; Kristen A. Fowler, Moss; Gunner L. Fullbright, Okemah; Riley P. Harelson, Okemah; Galen E. Hawes, Okemah; Cassidy M. Hill, Graham-Dustin; Meghan A. Howser, Okemah; Emily D. Jacobs, Mason; Tayler L. Lee, Okemah; Shelbie L. Silkwood, Okemah; *Hannah

E. Schnelle, Wetumka and Rachel R. Ward, Graham-Dustin. Sitting L to R, *Alana D. Loveland, Okemah; Kaira

E. Acosta, Weleetka; Kendall L. Babb, Moss; *Miranda L. Babb, Moss; Justin H. Baker, Okemah; Charles A. Banks,

III, Okemah; Amanda E. Barton, Wetumka; *Tyler C. Basquez, Wetumka; Natalie R. Battaglia, Okemah; *Rachel N.

Costley, Wetumka; and Zane T. Smith, Wetumka. Not pictured, Caleb A. Jarrett, McAlester; Sierra D. Kelough, McAlester.

Blood Drive Set in SasakwaSasakwa-area residents

are urged to take the Blood Donor Challenge with Okla-homa Blood Institute (OBI) sponsored by Sasakwa High School at 6th and Olive.

A blood drive Monday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to noon gives those who have never saved lives through blood donation the chance to step up and help local patients.

Healthy adults can typi-cally give and will receive Blood Donor Challenge T-shirts.

“Only 10 percent of those eligible to give actually donate blood at least annu-

ally,” said John Armitage, M.D., president and CEO, Oklahoma Blood Institute. “We challenge those who don’t give regularly to over-come their excuses. Many who have taken the ‘chal-lenge’ say they can’t believe how easy and gratifying it is to donate blood.”

All blood provided to patients in area hospitals is given by donors with Okla-homa Blood Institute. And, each donation can save as many as three patients’ lives. Some 154 hospitals across the state rely on OBI donors exclusively.

Donors wishing to make an international impact as well as a local one can support Global Blood Fund (GBF).

It is a charity aimed at ending severe blood short-ages in countries where, each year, 200,000 die simply due to a lack of safe blood.

By giving up their T-shirts, donors enable OBI to financially contribute to GBF to make training, supplies and technology available for their struggling blood centers.

Call 877-340-8777 or visit obi.org for an appointment to donate. Walk-ins are wel-come.

OBU Names Massey’s as Award Recipients

OBU Awards Massey’s—Courtesy Photo

OBU presented the Presidential Leadership Award to the Massey family during the Green and Gold Gala March 1st. The award is presented in recognition of exemplary leadership and support for Christian higher education. Their family, through First United Bank, has served as the lead sponsor of the gala for the last three years. Pictured are Dr. David W. Whitlock, OBU president; Greg Massey, CEO of First United Bank; John Massey, chairman of the board of First United Bank; and Dr. Will Smallwood, vice president for university advancement

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emotions in check. Put your effort into personal accom-plishment, taking on a chal-lenge and maintaining good health. Strive for personal perfection instead of criticiz-ing others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Put your plans in motion. Show confidence and certainty in all that you do. Your domi-nance will capture attention and help you vie for a position that would give you additional clout.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t leave anything undone. You’ll be criticized if you fall short of the promises you’ve made. Ask for help if you need it, but be sure to finish what you start.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Express your feelings and plans. Romance is on an upswing. Doing small but

thoughtful things for a special someone will bring you closer to each other.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you mix business with pleasure, a short excursion will pay off. Bringing about change that will influence your personal and professional lives is encouraged.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Look for something enjoy-able to do in order to alleviate stress and feel better prepared to face any difficulties you are experiencing with others. Make love, not war.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Don’t bend under pressure. Only bring about the change you feel is going to be to your advantage. Emotional manipu-lation should be shut down before it starts.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Use your creative imagi-

nation to turn an enjoyable hobby into a moneymaker. Share your ideas with someone who wants to take part or sup-port your efforts.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Be careful how you explain situations to others. You’ll be accused of exag-gerating or spreading rumors. Take care of your responsibili-ties before someone complains. Avoid indulgence.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Face emotional issues head-on in order to resolve any difference you have with a personal or professional part-ner. Love looks promising, and plans for two should be made.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Keep close tabs on your spending and don’t leave valu-ables out in the open. Focus on getting into shape and practic-ing a healthier lifestyle.

TV and Movie Listings

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43 Friends7:30 5 The Real O’Neals 25 Grandfathered 43 Rules of Engagement8:00 5 Marvel’s Agent Carter 9 NCIS: New Oreleans 13 How Sherlock Changed the World 25 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 34 iZombie 43 How I Met Your Mother8:30 25 The Grinder 43 Everybody Loves Raymond9:00 4 Crowded 5 Of Kings and Prophets

9 Limitless 25 News 34 The Simpsons 43 Freedom 43 News9:30 4 Crowded 25 Sports Wrap Up 34 American Dad! 43 Jeopardy10:00 4 5 9 News 13 TBA 25 News 34 Family Guy 43 M*A*S*H10:30 4 Jimmy Fallon 5 Jimmy Kimmel 9 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 25 2 Broke Girls 34 American Dad 43 M*A*S*H

11:00 13 Last of the Summer Wine 25 Modern Family 34 Cleveland Show 43 Tosh.011:30 4 Late Night 5 Nightline 9 Late Late Show 13 Last of the Summer Wine 25 Modern Family 34 Family Guy 43 Just for Laughs Gags12:00 5 The Real 13 Secrets of Her Majesty’s Secret Service 25 Crazy Talk 34 News 43 Friends12:30 4 Carson Daly 9 The Insider 25 Dish Nation 34 News 43 Are We There Yet?

March 15, 1931HOLDENVILLE – The last

time the Seminole Indians went on the warpath, they didn’t. But they might just as well have, for all the worried citi-zens of the little town of Hold-enville then knew or cared. It all happened back in 1897. That was among the bloodless battles fought on Oklahoma soil, ante-dating the “Smoke Meat Rebellion” of early state-hood days of the famous ‘capi-tol fight” during the Walton regime. Old citizens here recall the last war alarm they knew in territorial days and smile at the remembrance.

A white woman had been murdered by two Indian youths in Seminole County. A party of whites headed by the husband and other relatives of the slain woman, took up the trail of the slayers, caught them and unceremoniously lynched them. The hanging infuri-ated the Seminoles and many threats against the whites were reported being made.

White the fear of an upris-

ing was still strong some telegraph operator by way of being a practical joker, sent a message over the wires: “The Indians are on the warpath;” that Wewoka had already been destroyed and that the blood thirsty redskins were march-ing to Holdenville where a mass attack would be made at daybreak.

C.H. Stanton was then telegraph operator and was one among those who read the dread message. He tried to verify the report. Wewoka and Earlsboro were but small villages then, boasting only a day operator of the combined depot telegraph office. Other stations read the same message and began to flood Holdenville office for details. Stanton could only tell them what he already knew.

Some enterprising newspa-per correspondent got hold of the story and on the front page of eastern pages the next morn-ing were blood-curdling stories of battle, murder and sudden death. Wild rumors filed the

streets and offers to help came in from Shawnee and McAl-ester. Fear vanished with the daylight. So ended the last “uprising” of the Seminoles.

-oOo-Mac James, a young Negro

employee of Seminole Auto Supply, is at his home with a bullet wound through his hip. Mac was brought to the clinic of Dr. T.H. Ware with the wound. He told the story of a “hijacking” attempt which he said he was the victim of. He said the “robber” was a white man who shot him “when he didn’t find any money on me.”

Later, however, under the quizzing of police, James admitted he had been shot while attempting to raid the chicken roost of one Sonny Burton, a neighbor Negro. The wound was only through the fleshy portion of the hip and will not be serious, the physi-cian said. No charges have been filed against the man who defended his chicken roost with lead.

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85 Years AgoFrom the Files of The Seminole Producer

Datebook

Today is the 75th day of 2016 and the 85th day of winter.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 44 B.C., Roman emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus.

In 1820, Maine was admit-ted as the 23rd U.S. state.

In 1916, President Wood-row Wilson sent 4,800 U.S. troops into Mexico to capture revolutionary Pancho Villa.

In 1985, the computer man-ufacturing company Symbol-ics registered the first Internet domain name.

In 2011, security forces opened fire on protestors in Damascus, marking the begin-ning of the Syrian Civil War.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh U.S. president; Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933- ), U.S. Supreme Court justice; Judd Hirsch (1935- ), actor; Phil Lesh (1940- ), musician; Sly Stone (1943- ), singer-songwriter; Bobby Bonds (1946-2003), baseball player; Dee Snider (1955- ), singer-songwriter; Bret Michaels (1963- ), singer-songwriter; Mike Tomlin (1972- ), football coach; Eva Longoria (1975- ), actress; will.i.am (1975- ),

rapper/record producer; Jai Courtney (1986- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: The salary of the chief justice of the United States was $4,000 in 1789. Chief Justice John Roberts’ salary is currently $260,700.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1962, the NBA’s Wilt Cham-berlain became the first and only player to score 4,000 points in a single season.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Dis-sents speak to a future age. It’s not simply to say, ‘My colleagues are wrong and I would do it this way.’ But the greatest dissents do become court opinions and gradually over time their views become the dominant view. So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.” -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

TODAY’S NUMBER: 2 -- Ranking of “The Godfather,” which opened this day in 1972, on the 10th anniversary edition of the American Film Institute’s “100 Years ... 100 Movies” list of the greatest American movies of all time. Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” ranked No. 1.

TODAY’S MOON: First quarter moon (March 15).

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1O. ANTIQUE SHOPS *********Turquoise Toad Antique MallFew booths spaces available,Try our delicious fried pies,apricot, Peach, Cherry and Apple.Check out our facebook page.Call or come by 114 S. Broad-way Konawa405-640-9976Visit Willow Creek Antiques for special gifts, Many new items, North end of main street in Wewoka. 405-380-3750Antiques, Collectibles “old” stuff, art, rustic and disstressed furniture Mon-Tues-Wed 10-4 700 W. Broadway, Seminole 584-9002CAXCA

20. GARAGE SALES **********Moving Sale, Entertain-ment center, Computer Desk and Chest Freezer. Call 405-239-0483

30. FLEA MARKETS **********Vic Cowboy Church Out-door flea market, Satur-days Only 8-3:30pm 405-835-9969

50. PERSONALS *************Narcotics Anonymous meets at 322 N 4th, Tues-day 6:30 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Thursday 6:30 p.m. and Saturday 5 p.m. Business meeting 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Contact Dana at 405-382-0948 for infor-mation.Information for Alcohol-ics Anonymous meetings contact Chris W. 918-424-8300 or Sherry L. 405-303-2769Recovery In Christ, 12 Step Open Recovery Meeting every Sunday night 6:00 pm, Community of Christ Church across from SSC. Come join us in recovery. For more info call Jim 405-382-4351 or 405-308-2354.Submit your ad online at www.SeminoleProducer. comUnity Group NA Meetings, 604 E. Broadway, Semi-nole OK. Monday 11:00am and 8:00pm, Wednesday 11:00am, Thursday 8:00pm, Friday 11:00am, Saturday 9:00pm Candle-Light, Sunday 8:00pm call Rick 405-584-2326 or Brandon 405-633-4934

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120. HELP WANTED ***********Drivers: Home nightly! Sign-on bonus! Health benefits. $16.50/piece rate. Willing to load tires w/helper. CDL-A. 918-367-9595Instant credit on most ads call 405-382-1100 or visit www.SeminoleProducer. comOkemah Care Center is now hiring for full time C.M.A., 3-11 C.N.A., and Fri/Sat 11-7 C.N.A. Please apply @ 112 N. Woody Guthrie in Okemah. Competitive wages and Comprehensive benefit package.We have numerous DDCA (developed mentally dis-abled care aids) and LTCA positions available for all shifts. We have medical, dental, vision and much more insurance benefits available after 60 days and vacation benefits after one year of service. We will be soon offering a 401K plan as well. Stop by Oakridge Home at 7th & Compton in Wewoka and begin the application process.Full & Part time LPN needed. Seeking a posi-tive professional punctual progressive compassion-ate person to work with special needs clients. Supervisery skills desired. Competitive wages. Call 405-452-3271 to set up job interview. May apply in person or mail resume to Cindy Majors c/o Maple Place 620 S. alabama, Wetumka. 74883.Commercial Brick: Now Hiring for manufactur-ing position and diesel mechanics Apply in Person old Hwy 270 Wewoka EOE/M/F/D/L

120. HELPWANTED

Providers needed imme-diately for assistance to elderly and disabled persons in their homes in the Shawnee, Seminole, Holdenville, Cromwell & Wewoka areas. Training requirements provided by ONHL Homecare Ser-vices. Come join a home care agency on the move. Paid vacation after one year of service, employer sponsored insurance pack-age, and a 401k retirement plan. Come fill out an appli-cation at 7th & Compton in Wewoka, or call Jennifer Odom or Patty Lambert at 405-257-3003.CAXCA

155. TELEPHONE REPAIR SERVICESTelephone Service Don P. Cook Retired SW Bell, 405-257-5218 or 405-380-6659

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165. HANDYMAN SER-VICETwo hands construction is taking orders for work in the Seminole area. We cover all aspects in the construction field! We got you covered! Contact James (405)683-1486Carpet, Tile, Vinyl, Lami-nate, sheet rock, textures, paint Ect. Free estimates, Senior discounts. 405-683-2243 or 405-633-7585Save $ - Monthly Pay-ments. Call P.J. 580-421-2481 - 24-7 Maintenance, Repair, Replace, Remodel, Bath, Kitchens, Additions, Drywall, Flooring, Tile, Brick, Water, Smoke, Fire & Mold, Rentalmakeready, Hauling, Tree, Windows, Insulation.Barkers yard mowing ser-vice, call for free estimates 580-291-4664

170. REPAIR SERVICE ********Roy’s appliance service, repairs refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers and water heaters. local phone 405-566-9391Roy’s appliance service, repairs refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers and water heaters. local phone 405-566-9391Sewing Machine repair, service and parts, Jim Sor-rell 382-5925

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Dear Abby

Booklet Full Of ‘Keepers’ Is Sure To Give Pleasure

DEAR ABBY: I have lost my copy of the “Letter From Your Pet,” the essay that is written from the pet’s view-point to his master, assuring him it is the right thing to do when it is time to put the pet down. Is it included in your “Keepers” booklet? If so, how can I order a copy? -- RUTH IN THE VILLAGES, FLA.

DEAR RUTH: “A Dog’s

Prayer” by Beth Norman Harris is one of the most requested items that have ever appeared in my column. It addresses not only the pet’s end of life, but also how to respectfully treat the animal during its days on earth.

My “Keepers” booklet includes “A Dog’s Prayer,” as well as amusing and thought-provoking poems and essays on a variety of subjects, ranging from children and parenting, to human nature, houseguests and more. It can be ordered by sending your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 in U.S. funds, to: Dear Abby Keepers, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price. Many people have told me that “Keepers” makes a welcome gift for newlyweds, new parents, animal lovers, or anyone who is recovering

from an illness. Filled with humor and wisdom, it’s an inspiring, positive, quick and easy read for anyone who could use a lift.

**DEAR ABBY: My boy-

friend has worn panties since he was 12. We are both 20 and have been together for a year. I know it’s odd, but I’ve always thought it was cute and, admit-tedly, sexy. We will graduate from college next year and are thinking about our futures.

I’ve been doing some read-ing and am concerned that he may have some repressed ten-dencies. He says he does not, and gets quiet and stubborn and won’t discuss it. He always dresses as a female character for Halloween, wearing my undies. This year he went as Lady Gaga.

Are these good-enough rea-sons to be worried? And if so, what should I do? -- TESTED IN TAMPA

DEAR TESTED: Whether

or not you should worry depends upon what you are worried about. I am more concerned that your boy-friend is unwilling to discuss this than what he’s wearing under his Levis.

If you’re afraid he may not be 100 percent hetero-sexual, you should know that some straight men wear

ladies’ panties because they like the way they feel. Also, some men who enjoy cross-dressing have successful marriages to women who aren’t threatened by it and who help them do it.

**DEAR ABBY: I would like

to suggest that some wives be a little less traditional and inhibited. Lighten up! Be just a little bit more adventurous, open-minded and forward -- nothing excessive, mind you. Variety, after all, is the spice of life. What husband wouldn’t enjoy an excep-tionally nice surprise every once in awhile? -- WISHFUL THINKING IN PENNSYL-VANIA

DEAR WISHFUL

THINKING: Inhibitions can be hard to overcome. How-ever, if YOUR wife is among those you are suggesting loosen up (etc.), you should definitely mention it to her and include your “wish list.” But don’t be shocked if she gives you one, too.

**Dear Abby is written by

Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.

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“Mr. Mow it all” Lawn mowing, clean-up, tree trimming, Free estimates, Call Daniel 405-584-9113Dove’s Lawn Care The Original “You grow it, we’ll mow it.” Weed-eating, edging, small tree removal. No job too large or too small. Commercial or residential. Free esti-mates. 405-584-3683Lawn Mowing, land scap-ing and spring clean up, Free Estimates call 405-765-6531 or 1-702-635-6613

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190. AUTO SERVICE **********We buy junk vehicles run-ning or not. Call 405-997-5921 405-584-1573

220. CARS FOR SALE *********DONATE YOUR Car to the Seminole Historical Society Help the Museum and lower your taxes. Call 382-1500 for more info.#9 Auto Sales, view us @ numbernineauto.com (405)598-8876 Tecumseh, OK.

230. TRUCKS FOR SALE *******04 Chevy shortbed, V6, 90K miles, great shape, asking $7000 405-220-9053

320. FEED, HAY, GRAIN ******Chicken litter fertilizer ber-muda grass 4x5 plus bales $22.50 to $30.00 Cromwell 405-694-9704 or 405-802-1735

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360. MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE17’ Trailer $250 838-8727Washer, dryer, A/C, freezer, fridge, dishwasher, stove. 405-273-7874.Like new household appli-ances, washer, dryer, deep freezes, refrigerator, air conditioners at The Toolbox 114 N milt phillips, 382-1051.

365. COMPUTERS *************Computer Rescue! Fast & Friendly Services at your home or office. Fix slow computers & internet issues. Remove spyware & viruses. Over 25 years’ experience.(435)632-4914 cell

490. GUNS FOR SALE *********Bookout Enterprises. We buy, sell or trade guns, ammo, reloading sup-plies. 600 S. Mekusukey, Wewoka. 405-257-3364.

520. APARTMENTS FOR RENT1 Bedroom upstairs apart-mentall bills paid, stove, RefrigeratorHeat and air, 112 W 6th st. Wewoka Call 405-517-6633 From 9-5 LeaveMessage if no answer.Van Sanford Apartments, Starting at $200 deposit, starting rate, $450 monthly. All bills paid, 405-382-1212813 N University; Remod-eled 1 & 2 Bedroom, Water Paid. 405-382-1212

530. HOUSES FOR RENT ********1 Bedroom duplex and 1,2 And 3 bedroom houses for rent, in Seminole no pets (405) 382-1212, section 8 available.

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2 bedroom mobile home, 405-380-41723 bedroom, 1 bath house in town.. 4 bedroom, 1 bath house in country $700 month, No pets. 405-303-0386 or 405-795-9229D & L Properties Rentals, 2 and 3 bedroom homes, references and deposit required. 405-380-28682 Bedroom,1 1/2 bath, $450 month, Near Wran-gler, No pets,no Smoking, References required. 275-9853 812 McKinley 2 bedroom, 2 living areas, CH/A, dishwasher, $650 month, $600 deposit, No Pets. 380-30981 1/2 bedroom, large living room & Kitchen W/D Hookups Includes water and lawn mowing no pets no smoking, 1 mile north of Braums on GoodHope Rd, $550 a Month $400 Deposit405-380-3745Seminole 3 Bedroom 1 Bath,Garage, Quite Neigh-borhood,$650 Month $375 Deposit405-584-0010 or 580-399-8320Small 3 bedroom, 1 bath, utility, CH/A, stove, refrig-erator, fenced, carport, 514 E. Evans, $425 month plus Deposit. 382-7344824 Harding, For Rent, Clean and Cute 2 bed-room, 1 bath house, gar-bage, $500 month/$500 deposit. Call Chet Horn 405-220-36872 Bedroom, 2 bath in coun-try call 382-2075Little Tree Properties currently has 2 and 3 Bedrooms available, References required, Call Greg 1-580-235-6977 or Sherry 1-405-887-0486 For details and ShowingNice 1 bedroom 1 bath for rent in Wewoka, Good neighborhood and includes appliances, No pets, $275 month $200 deposit 257-5804JIM MOREU Rentals. Phone 382-1093, Semi-nole, OK. Unfurnished rentals. References required.WHEN YOU Want results, call Classifieds--405-382-1100 or stop by our office at 121 N. Main in Seminole and place your ad!

540. HOMES FOR SALE *********1111 Highland 4 Bedroom 1 Bath with Laundry,Totally Remodeled Inside,Central Heat & Air, Needs TLC Outside, Comes with 7 Lots and Has Two Dens. $50,000 405-595-8011For sale by owner, 509 W. Ford, Shawnee, OK. $49,900.00. 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house, one car detached garage, large fenced backyard, central heat/air, good location at the intersection of Kickapoo & Ford, across the street from Jefferson Elementary School. Call 405-878-0178 before 5:00 PM, or 405-380-6019 after 5:00 PM.CAXCAFor sale by owner, 3bd 2bath brick house, 10 yrs old.Handicap acces-sibility with grab bars in bathroom,2 1/2 acres, 2 Storage buildings. Location: 5 Miles North of Seminole,Ok. Price: $150,000 Call 405-239-0483CAXCA2 bedroom house with 8 lots, in Konawa. 422 Meadow Lane, 580-279-5764.

560. LOTS FOR SALE **********Broadway commercial lot $3,000 possible owner finance. 405-303-1382

590. MOBILE HOMES ***********Summer clearance sale! Lenders offering zero down with land and less than perfect credit programs. Limited time free delivery and set on select homes. 2,000 dollar furniture package with purchase. WAC 405-631-7600 or 405-602-4526CLASSIFIED DEAD-LINES: Copy for Classified Ads must be in the office by 4:30 pm the business day preceding date of insertion. Copy for Sun-day’s paper must be in by 4:30 pm, Friday. Classified Ad Department is closed on Saturdays. Garage sale ads and some other types of classified ads require payment in advance. Phone 405-382-1100 or 405-257-3341, ask for Classified Ad Department or come by our office at 121 N. Main, Seminole.Submit your ad online at SeminoleProducer. com


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Obbie Harvey

Bob WebsterR o b e r t

Glenn “ Bob” Web-ster, 94, longtime Seminole r e s i d e n t and busi-nessman ,

died Friday, March 11, 2016 at Alliance Heath in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Bob was born on January 6, 1922 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and was the oldest son of Robert H. and Ninnon L. Webster. He grew up in Shawnee and graduated from Shawnee High School.

Upon graduating from high school, Bob joined the U.S. Army Air Corp, serv-ing in active duty from 1941 to 1945. He was trained in mechanics and gun-nery schools. When World War II was declared he was transferred from New Orleans, to California to a Reconnaissance Squadron. He flew long range patrols between the West Coast and Hawaii. He was then trans-ferred to Florida, where he was trained on different air crafts and joined a Bomber Group. After his training and being transferred back to the west coast, Bob was sent to Guadalcanal where he flew in three campaigns and 65 combat missions. Bob returned to the states on June 1, 1944 and served as a flight engineer instructor until his discharge.

He then entered East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, majoring in busi-ness and playing football. It was at this time he met and married his wife of 45 years, Mary Jo. They were married on December 18, 1945 in Dequeen, Arkansas and she preceded him in death on August 25, 1990.

While in the service, Bob’s parents moved from Shawnee to Seminole open-ing an appliance store known as “Webster Electric” on Main Street of Seminole, just south of the old Park’s Drug Store. In 1966 Bob bought his father out, purchased a building across the street and remained in business until his retirement in 1996. The Webster business represented Frigidaire products for 70 years. When the building burned in late 2012, although retired, Bob rebuilt on Main Street to help maintain an open, active business, which is now occupied by Sherwin Williams Paints.

Bob was a baptized Meth-odist for 81 years and a 32 degree Mason for 60 years. He was a past member of the Seminole Lion’s Club

for approximately 30 years, a Life Time member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the American Legion for 67 years. He was proud of his service to his country and a true American and friend to many in the Seminole and Shawnee area. He will be truly missed by all he knew and loved him.

At the age of 93 he was still serving his community. He volunteered at the Inner Faith Community Center and was an active member of the First United Methodist Men’s Club for 65 years. Bob served on the church board and was Sunday School Superintendent.

Bob loved golf and throughout his life, he had made several “Hole in One Shots”. Bob was inducted to the Seminole Hall of Fame for a lifetime of service to the City of Seminole, on Novem-ber 19, 2015.

Bob is survived by his son Dan Webster and his wife Marja of Los Angeles, Cali-fornia, his daughter Marcy Taber of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, grandsons Patrick Westerhoff of Kansas City, Taige Webster of Los Ange-les, California, and grandson Bryan who lives in England, and two great-grandchildren Kahlaia and Koben Webster of Los Angeles, California.

Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Thursday, March 17, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church on Wrangler Blvd., with burial following at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole, Okla-homa. Rev. Gary O. Wilburn will officiate at the service.

Viewing for Mr. Webster will begin Monday after-noon, however at the Funeral on Thursday the casket will be closed and not opened afterwards.

Friends are encouraged to contribute to the charity of their choice in lieu of flow-ers.

Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.

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Inge Downey.............. $42,486 Holly Dunagan ............. $1,000 Kristin Dunn............... $35,727 Bryant Edwards............... $375 Deedra Eldredge......... $41,640 Daniel Factor.............. $36,154 Janet Farrow............... $31,432 Holly Fipps .................. $6,600 Steffanie Fleming......... $1,000 Amber Flores ............. $42,840 Elizabeth Franks........... $1,320 Ann Gavin.................. $22,003 Leann Gillham ........... $45,182 Linda Goeller ............. $70,657 Lynnette Gomez ......... $25,833 Mona Goodson............. $3,575 Breanna Graham .......... $1,000 Nicki Gray.................... $1,000 Mona Griffin ................ $1,768 Teshia Griswold ........... $6,580 Doran Guinn............... $36,727 Glendon Gunter............ $2,750 Simone Guthrie .......... $41,998 Shannon Hall................ $2,640 Dawna Hamm ............ $55,387 Damaris Haney........... $53,199 Kelly Hankal .............. $20,640 Audria Hannabass ........ $4,081 Rickey Hanson ........... $31,365 Laura Harrison ........... $33,265 Carol Hartman............ $47,272 Lanita Haynes ............ $23,297 John Heath ................... $2,375 David Helseth............... $8,580 Amelia Hendrix.......... $22,953 Steve Hendrix............. $41,016 Theran Hernandez...... $40,690 Mary Higgins ............. $27,634 Cori Hildebrand ........... $1,452

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the vehicle, including the name of the road or cross streets and the direction the vehicle is traveling.

Give a complete description of the vehicle, such as make, model, color and license plate.

Describe the manner in which the vehicle is being driven.

Do not follow or try to stop the car or detain the driver. Leave that to trained profes-sionals.

How to Spot a Drunk Driver

The following signs can help you detect an impaired driver on the road:

• Turning with a wide radius

• Straddling the center of the road or lane marker

• Almost striking an object or another vehicle

• Weaving or zigzag-ging across the road

• Driving on surfaces

other than a designated road-way

• Swerving or abruptly turning away from a generally straight course

• Turning abruptly or illegally

• Driving slower than 10 mph below the speed limit

• Stopping without cause in a traffic lane

• Stopping inappropri-ately

• Following others too closely

• Drifting or moving in a straight line

• Erratic braking • Driving into opposing

or crossing traffic • Signaling that is

inconsistent with driving actions

• Slow response to traf-fic signals, including sudden stops and delayed starts

• Driving with head-lights off.

Oil, Gas Workers Owed More Than $1.6M in Back Wages The U.S. Department of

Labor’s Wage and Hour Divi-sion has added four companies and an additional $1.6 million in back wages for more than 2,500 employees as its effort to improve labor law compli-ance in the oil and gas industry continues.

Investigations of Jet Spe-cialties Inc., of Boerne; Frank’s International LLC and Stream-Flo USA LLC, of Houston; and Viking Onshore Drilling LLC, of Odessa, found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime provisions.

Since 2012, more than 1,100 investigations of indus-try employers have recovered more than $40 million for more than 29,000 workers nationally.

“We continue to find unac-ceptably high numbers of violations in the oil and gas industry,” said Betty Camp-bell, regional administrator for the Wage and Hour Division in the Southwest.

“We must ensure that employers pay workers the

hard-earned wages they have rightfully earned. Employers who violate the law in their pay practices harm workers, their families and law-abid-ing industry employers. These cases demonstrate our commit-ments to ensuring workers are paid a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.”

These investigations illus-trate a pattern of industry employers failing to pay work-ers legally required overtime. Common violations include considering salaried employees exempt from overtime require-ments, and then failing to pay an overtime premium regard-less of how many hours they work; and failing to include bonus payments workers have received as part of their regular rates of pay when calculating how much overtime is due. Jet Specialties committed these violations.

Frank’s International failed to pay proper overtime after not including bonus payments in workers’ regular rates of pay when computing overtime, (Ed. Note: All outdoor

events are subject to weather-related cancellations)

(Editors Note: Events listed in the Special Events/Calendar column are a free service to the public and are run as space permits. There is no guarantee your event will be published on a certain day or number of issues. To ensure proper notice of a meeting or event is published, please call the Seminole Producer’s Advertis-ing Department at 382-1100 for an advertisement.)

THURSDAYMARCH 24, 2016

�A Revival will be held at Spring Baptist Church in Sasakwa beginning at 7 p.m. Bro. Steve Campbell will be the speaker. To schedule a ride please call 405-777-8801. Nursery is provided.

FRIDAYMARCH 25, 2016

�A Revival will be held at Spring Baptist Church in Sasakwa beginning at 7 p.m.

Bro. Steve Campbell will be the speaker. To schedule a ride please call 405-777-8801. Nursery is provided.

MONDAYMARCH 28, 2016

�Blood Drive to be held at Sasakwa High School from 9 a.m. until noon.

WEDNESDAYMARCH 30, 2016

�The Seminole Public Library will host Story Hour for children ages infant to pre-school beginning at 10:30 a.m.

SATURDAYAPRIL 2, 2016

�Made in Oklahoma Festival will be held in downtown Semi-nole from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAYAPRIL 6, 2016

�The Seminole Public Library will host Story Hour for children ages infant to pre-school beginning at 10:30 a.m.

�Seminole High School Alumni Association monthly

and Stream-Flo USA paid non-exempt workers flat salaries without regard to how many hours they worked. Investiga-tions of both companies began in the Northeast, and expanded to other U.S. locations.

Affected employees for both companies live in Colo-rado, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

Viking Onshore Drilling LLC failed to include bonus payments in workers’ regular rates when determining over-time pay. Investigators found violations in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

As part of its shift toward industry-based enforcement strategies, focusing resources where data shows that viola-tions are common and business models lend themselves to

violations, the division’s ongo-ing education and enforcement initiative seeks to improve oil and gas industry compliance. This effort also expands to related businesses, such as water and stone haulers, truck-ing, lodging, water and staffing companies.

Working with industry leaders, employers and trade associations, the division offers training and education to promote compliance and awareness of FLSA require-ments. It encourages industry leaders to serve as models for industrywide compliance. At the same time, the divi-sion is informing workers and community groups about the initiative, their rights as work-ers, the division’s services and its availability to review and investigate worker complaints regarding violations.

Simply paying an employee a salary does not necessar-ily mean the employee is not eligible for overtime. The FLSA provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for individuals employed in bona fide executive, administrative, professional and outside sales positions, as well as certain computer employees.

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet certain tests regarding their job duties and be paid on a salary basis at not less than $455 per week. Job titles do not determine exempt status.

For an exemption to apply, an employee’s specific job duties and salary must meet requirements of the depart-ment’s regulations. On June 30, 2015, the Wage and Hour Division announced a Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking to update the regulations defin-ing which white-collar work-ers are eligible to receive pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. For more informa-tion, please visit www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/NPRM2015

The FLSA requires that covered, nonexempt employees be paid at least the federal mini-mum wage of $7.25 per hour for all hours worked, plus time and one-half their regular rates, including commissions, bonuses and incentive pay, for hours worked beyond 40 per week. Employers must maintain accu-rate time and payroll records.

For more information about federal wage laws, call the Wage and Hour Division’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Informa-tion also is available at http://www.dol.gov/whd/.

Special Events

meeting will be held at noon at Lunch ‘N Such, located at 234 North Main Street.

MONDAYAPRIL 11, 2016

�Sasakwa Public Schools Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. in the Conference Room at the south end of the high school hallway.

TUESDAY

APRIL 12, 2016

�Seminole County Retired Educator’s will have its monthly meeting at noon at Lunch & Such.

�Women of Wonder will meet from noon-1 p.m. in the SSC Mirror Room. For reser-vations call 405-380-3313 or 405-380-3143.

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