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By Michael SwisherKT&FP Managing Editor
A $180 million project will allow Pioneer Telephone to provide its rural customers with broadband speeds and services once available to only the most urban areas of the country.
The Kingfisher-based co-operative’s “GoPioneer Fiber Project” will begin in early January 2018 in the Kingfisher exchange, providing customers with internet speeds up to 1 gigabit.
It’s the first phase of a 10-year project funded federally by A-CAM (Alternative-Connect America Cost Model) that will allow Pioneer to provide fiber optic networks to unserved and underserved locations in all of its 76 exchanges.
“This is a very exciting and huge project for Pioneer,” said Richard Ruhl, general manager.
Crews for MP NexLevel LLC will begin burying conduit and Fiber GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) in the King-fisher exchanges shortly after the new year.
MP NexLevel was awarded a $1.74 million contract by Pioneer’s board of directors last month to build 156.5 miles of fiber optic facilities in the Kingfisher exchange.
“As part of the project, Pio-neer Telephone members will begin to see technicians and
contractors in the Kingfisher area installing devices or bury-ing conduit and fiber,” Ruhl said. “Residents may notice unmarked vehicles in their area during the fiber installation process due to the contractor equipment not having the Pio-neer logo. However, a Pioneer representative will be near the occupied area for your assis-tance if needed.”
The contract is broken down into four zones (labeled A, B, C and D on the map to the right). Work will begin in the north-west zone (A) first and the next phases will follow clockwise in order (the blue lines represent where the fiber will be laid).
However, it’s expected that work will be taking place with-in all four zones within 30 days of the project’s beginning.
“Each zone will be closed separately so subscribers can enjoy the enhanced services provided by fiber optics soon-er,” said Jerry Kadavy, Pio-neer’s vice president of net-work operations.
Ruhl said the Kingfisher por-tion of the project should take about one year.
“However, we have been told by our contractor that if they have good weather, they may be completed by mid-sum-mer 2018,” Ruhl said. “At that time, we hope to be in a position to move onto the next exchange in this area, Hennessey.”
Ruhl said fiber provides the most effective and efficient path to excellent broadband services with internet speeds up to 1 gigabit (1,000 Mbps).
“This technology is more reliable than networks such as cable, wireless or services deliv-ered over other facilities, and at the same time, fiber optics is also less prone to interfer-ence and other environmental complications and ultimately enhances the overall customer experience,” he said.
Pioneer already offers fiber in certain areas of Kingfish-er as well as areas in and around Hennessey, Shattuck, Apache, Comanche, Newcastle, Blanchard and others.
While most of these are rural locations already, the A-CAM project will focus solely on rural spots.
“The A-CAM program pro-vides funding for locations where current facilities are not capable of providing 10 Mbps downstream speed and 1 Mbps upstream speed to the inter-net,” Kadavy said. “(The pro-gram) uses a forward-looking cost model to predict the cost to provide qualifying Internet speeds to each location.”
Those locations with month-ly costs below $52.50 are not eligible for A-CAM funding, Kadavy said.
It’s a GIG worldKingfisher is 1st phase of 10-year, $180 million
Pioneer project to upgrade rural internet services
PIONEER TELEPHONE has approved a contractor to begin burying fiber in rural ar-eas of its Kingfisher exchange beginning in January. Broken into four zones (inside the magenta lines), the project is expected to take about a year to complete before moving on to other nearby exchanges. The blue lines indicate where the fiber will be buried. The black mass in the middle is the city of Kingfisher. Work will begin in Zone A. [Graphic provided by Pioneer Telephone]
By Gary ReidKT&FP Publisher Emeritus
Kingfisher County com-missioners approved an in-voice from District 1 (Jeff Moss, commissioner) to DCP Midstream in the amount of $8,694.22 for repair to Coun-ty Road NS 2880 for damage caused by a gas line rupture at their weekly meeting on Wednesday.
The damage to the road occurred Dec. 14 and Moss and county employees re-paired the damage so that the road could be passable
on Friday, Dec. 15, immedi-ately after the pipeline was repaired by the company.
County Engineer Heath Dobrovolny said the repair costs were based on bids for equipment and labor contained in the county’s six-month bid lists.
The invoice authorizes payment within 30 days.
Moss also announced that the intersection of county roads 2860 and 870 (locally known as Duffy Blacktop, east of U.S. 81) would be closed for repair beginning at
8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, until completion.
Moss said he hoped the project, which will involve replacing the existing drain-age culvert, could be com-pleted in one day.
Commissioners also ap-proved two bridge projects in District 1, both in the Cashion vicinity.
Horn and Son of Sayre submitted the low bid (labor only) on each project at $27,500.
Bridge One, located three miles south of Cashion near
the intersection of county roads N2990 and E870, will be a 40-foot by 26-foot bridge.
The second bridge is lo-cated one-eighth mile south of the intersection of county roads N2990 and E860.
The bridges will replace bridges that are currently 19 feet wide.
Commissioners also au-thorized a $2,500 penalty against Select Energy Ser-vices for failure to adhere to county road crossing permit requirements.
County pipeline inspector
Nik Smith said the company failed to renew two permits, as required.
Changes requested in the requesting and receiving officers for the Big Four Fire Department and Chisholm Trail Museum received ap-proval.
Big Four Fire Department changes included William Gray and Brady Maschino as requesting officers and Toni Perez as receiving officer.
Lauren Schlepp has been named requesting officer for Chisholm Trail Museum and
Jim Lemon and John Gilm-our as receiving officers.
Commissioners also de-clared two printers and a television set as surplus items as requested by the county health department.
Ben Smith, representing the architect for the new county jail, Architects In Partnership (AIP), present-ed proposals for the new county jail to commission-ers.
District 2 Commissioner
DCP to get invoice for road repairsCounty commission approves $8,700 cost to fix road after recent gas line rupture
Ho-Ho-HoHere’s some dough
KEF distributes $26K in grants to teachersSome teachers and administrators in the
Kingfisher school district received a special gift before they left for the Christmas break.
The Kingfisher Educational Foundation made its yearly trip through the district to
SANTA CLAUS was part of the Kingfisher Educational Foundation contingent that recently distributed grant awards to KPS teachers. Among them was second grade teacher Stephanie Farrell, right, who was awarded $995.50 to purchase a listening center cart and book sets. [Photo provided]
award grants on Dec. 20 and brought Santa Claus along to deliver the good news.
He was accompanied by KEF members David Blair and Brooke Bollenbach.
Grants awarded this year will help fund a new sound system at Heritage School gym and provide risers for students in the elementary music program, desk dividers and lapboards for third grade students and learning materials for students in nearly every grade level.
In all, the KEF distributed 26 grants totaling [See Grants Page 2]
[See Pioneer Page 2]
[See County Page 2]
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He added that locations with modeled costs above $52.50 and below $124.57 are fully-funded by A-CAM and are required to be served with at least 10 Mbps down-stream and 1 Mbps up-stream service.
Funding for locations with modeled costs over $124.57 will be capped at the $124.57 mark. Pioneer will be required to provide 4 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream service to 25 percent of these capped locations.
In total, Pioneer will be required to serve 13,372 locations with at least 10 Mbps down/1 Mbps up service and 1,395 locations with 4 Mbps down/ 1 Mbps up service over the 10-year period.
The Federal Communi-cations Commission pro-vides some $454 million annually out of the existing $2 billion Universal Service Fund, Ruhl said. Over 10 years, that’s $4.5 billion in A-CAM funds. Pioneer’s allotment over that time period is the third-largest amount awarded in the United States, Ruhl added.
In addition to the A-CAM-funded fiber optic construction, Pioneer plans to invest an additional $8
Pioneer[Continued From Page 1]
$26,090.76.KEF raises funds for the grants during its annual “Duck
Race” held in conjunction with the city of Kingfisher’s
Fourth of July celebration.Following is a list of grants awarded by Santa and the
KEF:
Grants[Continued From Page 1]
Ray Shimanek, chairman; District 3 Commissioner Keith Schroder, vice-chair-man, and Moss all expressed favor for a facility having access by the county road on the north side of the prop-erty, rather than the street extending from the nearby Mercy Hospital Kingfisher.
Pipeline road crossing permits were approved for the following:
• Select Energy Services – 10-inch water line involv-ing both Districts 1 and 2 southwest of Dover.
• McDonald Land Ser-vices, LLC – 10-inch line seven miles south and two miles west of Kingfisher, District 3.
• Crescent Services – 10-inch and eight-inch water lines two miles south and two miles east of Kingfisher, District 1.
• Alta Mesa Construc-tion Co. – seven three-inch water line crossings, two in District 1, starting three miles north and six miles east of Kingfisher and seven miles east and three miles south of Kingfisher; four crossings in District 2, two located one mile south of
County[Continued From Page 1]
Teacher Grade Level(s) Impacted Project title Amount approvedNikki Young 1-2 Listening Library $960.83Charlotte Phillips PK-2 “Thinking On Our Feet” 2,159.27Charlotte Phillips PK-2 “Artin Around” 1,273.89Charlotte Phillips PK-2 Amazing Readers 825.55Stephanie Farrell 2 Listening Center 995.50Tammy Themer 2 Subscription to Learning A-Z.com 409.80Tammy Duncan K Starting Out Strong 843.81Carla Marshall K Listen Together, Learn Together 743.38*Lesley Redwine PK-2 Contagious Creativity 877.50Janie Erwin 1 Listening Center and iPad headphone update 619.40Teresa Greco PK-2 Rising Up: Gilmour Elementary Music 1,910.10*Leah Friesen PK Classroom Manipulatives 445.49Stephanie Stephenson PK-2 Mobile Student Work Organizers 532.32*Lauren Waterhouse PK Pre-k curriculum 659.81Lauren Waterhouse PK Fine Motor Skills 979.39Kathy Kadavy 3-4 Project Filling the Gaps 2,000.00Kaytlyn Woods 3 Desk dividers 103.47Kaytlyn Woods 3 Write and Wipe Lapboards 100.02Molly Neuman 3-4 “Turn up the Bass!” 1,833.75Bridget Birdwell 5-8 Music Motivates Movement 199.88Lara Kostka 6 Aquaphonics Learning Lab 1,131.60Mandy Horn 5-8 Kore Wobble Chairs 510.00Sheila Redwine 8 Review materials 766.00Dr. A.J. Johnson 9-12 Photo mats 500.00Stacie Beam/Amy Friday 9-12 Academic team materials and camp 710.00Keith Campbell 3-8 Heritage Gym sound system $4,000.00** Total accounts for half of actual grant. Other half was paid for by KPS.
Dover, one located one mile north and five miles east of Dover and one located six miles east of Dover, and one in District 3 located nine miles west and three miles north of Okarche.
• Rite-Way Construction – 10-inch water line located one mile west and one mile north of Cashion, District 1.
• Rite-Way Construction – six-inch poly line located three miles north and four miles east of Kingfisher.
• Tetra Technologies – six 12-inch water lines, four in District 1 at the following sites, 10 east and four miles north of Okarche, 10 miles east and one mile north of Okarche, seven miles east and two miles south of Kingfisher, and five miles east and two miles north of Kingfisher, and two in Dis-trict 2, one located five miles east and two miles south of Dover and one located five miles east of Dover.
A potentially deadly accident early Wednesday morning turned out to have a happy ending on multiple fronts.
Jason Stille of Oklaho-ma City was treated for head injuries, but eventual-ly released from OU Medi-cal Center after wrecking a semi-truck and trailer south of Kingfisher.
According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Jeff Jech, the 2017 Interna-tional semi Stille was driv-ing departed the roadway to the right on northbound U.S. 81 about 7:53 a.m.
The truck struck a cul-vert and then a dirt em-bankment, forcing the trail-er to detach from the truck. Both rolled one-quarter turn before coming to rest on the right side.
The accident shut down the eastern-most lane for several hours while Jech investigated the accident and, later, both lanes as a wrecker crew extracted the truck from the ditch.
The truck and trailer are owned by Cardinal Lo-gistics, according to Jech, and Stille was transporting food to a grocery store in Enid.
While much of the food was destroyed in the wreck, some of it was salvageable.
“After speaking with their insurance company, Cardinal Logistics and their insurance company donated the food to church-es here in Kingfisher,” Jech said.
“They were able to come out and get what they could. A lot of it was no
Semi rollover leads to food donations
AN OKLAHOMA CITY man avoided serious injury after this semi-truck accident Wednesday that detached the trailer from the truck. Food inside the trailer was donated to local churches after the wreck. [TIMES-FREE PRESS Staff Photos]
good, but quite a bit could be salvaged, so it was good to see that not all of it went to waste.”
Jech said it’s still un-known why the truck de-parted the road and clas-sified it in his report as inattentive driving.
million of general funds in 2018 to build fiber optic fa-cilities in areas that are not funded by A-CAM, Kadavy said.
“These areas already have qualifying internet service, but lack the speeds and user experience that fi-ber optic facilities provide,” Kadavy said.
The benefits of fiber are numerous, according to Ruhl, as it will provide business and residential customers 4K streaming, robust VLAN, video con-ferencing, faster download and faster upload speeds for data backup capabilities.
According to Pioneer’s website, fiber can increase property values as much as 5 percent.
“All these, and many more services will provide
an economic development boost to the Kingfisher com-munity as many businesses and homeowners now re-quire high-speed broadband service as one of their prior-ities to relocate or live in a community,” Ruhl said.
A link labeled “GoPio-neer Fiber” can be found on Pioneer’s website (www.GoPioneer.com) where cus-tomers can register their interest in fiber.
Customers register by entering their physical ad-dress and answering a few questions concerning the services that are of interest. A message and confirma-tion email will be sent notifying customers of the fiber plans for their area. Those interested may also call 888.782.2667 for more information.
Monday, New Year’s Day, will be a holiday for many in Kingfisher County.
All four banks in King-fisher will be closed on Monday as will city, county and state offices. All will reopen at usual hours on Tuesday.
A number of service businesses will be open to
serve holiday shoppers in-cluding, United Supermar-ket, Walmart and Atwood’s Farm and Ranch Store.
The Kingfisher Times & Free Press office will be closed Monday, but will open normal business hours on Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Local banks, all government offices closed Monday for New Year’s Day
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100 years ago - “Law-ton, Okla., Dec. 18–With the arrest of Harry (Nuff Sed) Casey, a watchmaker, and the discovery of enough nitro-glycerine buried be-hind his unpretentious little watch repair shop in the heart of the Lawton’s busi-ness district to destroy the business section of the city, federal authorities believe they have at last captured the real leader of the I.W.W. organization in Oklahoma.
“When arrested, Casey refused to make a statement and demanded that he be given permission to get a socialist lawyer who resides at Snyder, thirty-six miles west of here.
“A complete search of the watch shop not only disclosed the supply of nitro but also a large quantity of I.W.W, socialist and anti war literature.
“Casey came to Lawton early in August and a short time before the arrival of the Kansas and Missouri guard at Camp Doniphan, which is situated five miles north of this city. He opened a little watch repair shop in a small wooden building.
“The watchmaker was an excellent workman and his skills at his trade may have proved his undoing, for within a short time after the establishment of the watch shop he had worked up an excellent business among the soldiers and townspeo-ple, to whom he is said to have expressed his beliefs regarding the I.W.W. orga-nization and against the war in no uncertain terms. He also placed on the windows of his shop posters in con-nection with the Mooney bomb plot outrage in San Francisco, but took them down, he said, on advice of a person who told him that they would attract the suspicions of men ‘wearing tin cans’ meaning represen-tatives of the department of
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receipts for contributions to a fund for the defense of William Haywood while he was on trial for murder in connection with Colorado mine activities some years ago are said to have been found on his person.
“Officials believe Casey is the real head of the nu-merous bomb plots which have spread a reign of terror throughout Oklahoma since the declaration of war last April. While it has not been definitely established that the watchmaker had any connection with the upris-ing in eastern Oklahoma it is believed probable that all the explosive used in the destruction of railroad bridges, warehouses and residences in the eastern part of the state was made in the heart of Lawton’s busy business district, as department of justice offi-cials, in searching the shop of the jeweler, found all the necessary equipment for the manufacture of explosives.”
Dec. 19 • Kingfisher Dai-ly Times
75 years ago - “This Thursday was the deadline for 18-year-olds born on or after July 1, 1924, and not after August 31, 1924, to register under selective service. After today they will have to explain why to local draft boards. Their registration period opened last Friday.
“Registration period for boys born on or after Sep-tember 1, 1924, and not after October 31, 1924, will open Friday at 9 a.m. and continue through Decem-ber 24.
“Boys born on or after November 1, 1924, and not after December 31, 1924, will register from December 26 through 31. Draft board office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
“T.B. Zalabak, local draft board clerk, said this Thurs-day morning that only 20 18-year-old youths had reg-istered at his office up until that time. He estimated the total for the three reg-istration periods would be about 50.
“Boys born after Decem-ber 31, 1924, are required to register with their local draft boards on their birth-days or if that day is a Sun-day or legal holiday, on the next day that isn’t Sunday or a legal holiday.”
Dec. 17 • Kingfisher Times
50 years ago - “Dale McIntyre, an outstanding Kingfisher senior, has been selected as one of the 100 University Scholars to at-tend the University of Okla-homa for the 1968-69 term.
“McIntyre, also a 1967-68 National Merit Semi-finalist, is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Ray McIntyre of Kingfisher.
“The young scholar re-ceived a telegram Wednes-day from G. L. Cross, presi-dent of OU, notifying him.
“‘Congratulations, you have been selected as a University Scholar at the University of Oklahoma for 1968-69. As a scholar you will receive a $384 OU Merit Scholarship for the freshman year,’ the telegram read.
“The scholastic ream of the freshman crop form the elite University Scholars placed under the personal guidance of Dr. J. R. Morris, dean of the University Col-lege, and treated to individu-al planning of the academic programs to suit personal talents, interests and aspira-tions, OU officials said.
“‘To my knowledge, this is the first University Schol-ar Kingfisher High has had,’ said Uhulen Cox, KHS guid-ance counselor.”
Dec. 21 • Kingfisher Times
25 years ago - “Kingfish-er Mayor Vernie Snow has been appointed to serve on the American Public Power
Policy Board’s advisory council.
“He is one of 40 indi-viduals representing the electrical industry nation-wide to serve on the council which is heavily involved in determine how the nation’s power industry operates, particularly at the legislative level.
“Snow, who is serving his first term as mayor after having been elected last spring, represents Region Four on the council, which includes Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. He was appointed to a three-year term on the advisory council.
“The council meets pe-riodically during the year, the next meeting scheduled in February in Washington, D.C.
“Snow is a former long-time city employee who got his start in the electrical de-partment, then was named city superintendent before retiring about 10 years ago.
“He returned to city gov-ernment last spring when he ran for and won the mayor’s position.”
Dec. 20 • Kingfisher Times
Gilmour Elementary students recognized as Great Expectations Citizenship Award winners at Jacket Roundup on Dec. 18 were, from left, front row: Emily Navarro, first grade; Alessan-dra Gomez, second grade; McKenzi Thiessen, first grade; and Yesenia Rivera, second grade; and back row, Braydon Livingston, first grade; Carly Rother, first grade; Brody Barrett, second grade; Emma Sutton, second grade; Annabel Trevino, kindergarten; and Brady Calamateo, kindergarten. “Students are chosen by teachers throughout the year who display strong citizen-ship skills. These students are kind, hardwork-ing, helpful and set a good example for others no matter who is watching,” the award reads. [Photo provided]
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A happy, prosperous 2018 to allThe new year is expected to resume with a boom.The local oil-gas field is expected to continue to expand.
New budgets will prompt a sharp increase in drilling and development. Such growth involves some pain but the communities in the STACK (Sooner Trend Anadarko [basin] Canadian and Kingfisher [counties]) formation have seen amazing investments in their area.
The rest of the state would enjoy the problems this area has.
We hope all residents had a wonderful Christmas holi-day, replete with good times (and good food) with families and friends.
How fortunate we are to live in an area where strong families and strong churches dominate the social fabric.
Strong Families Foundation of Healthy CommunitiesOur favorite think tank Oklahoma Council of Public
Affairs points out that strong families are the foundation of healthy communities, upward economic mobility and a robust civil society.
OCPA says that unfortunately Oklahoma families ar-en’t flourishing the way they once were, ranking a middling 21st in the 2017 Family Prosperity Index.
It points out that one of the most critical problems now are opioid abuse and overdose deaths.
These problems impose a significant economic and social burden on society.
For example, a 2011 study by the National Drug Intelli-gence Center found the total; cost of U.S. illicit drug use in 2007 was $193 billion. This came in the form of increased crime ($113 billion), health care costs ($11 billion), and lost productivity ($68 billion). OCPA points out this is a conservative figure because it does not include the recent spike in drug overdose deaths.
Oklahoma’s illicit drug use rate, as a percentage of population, has hovered around the national average since 2002. In 2014, Oklahoma had the 35th highest illicit drug use rate at 6.9 percent, an OCPA article reports. Oklahoma ranks 11th highest in the nation in the use of such drugs as opioids and heroin.
A significant reason for Oklahoma’s relatively low over-all illicit drug use rate is the state’s above average religious attendance. In 2015 47 percent of Oklahomans attended church at least once per week (tied with Kentucky and Texas for the 11th highest nationally). This is 24 percent above the national average of 38 percent.
Frequency of church attendance lowers the odds of a person using illicit drugs according to a study performed by OCPA research fellow J. Scott Moody.
A 2016 poll by Gallup found that only 2 percent of week-ly churchgoers and 7 percent of less frequent attenders say they use marijuana but the rate rises to 14 percent for those who say they seldom or never attend a religious service. Additionally, a large and growing body of evidence shows that religion not only helps prevent people from using illicit drugs but also plays a strong role in effective treatment programs.
A 2001 study from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse found that God, religion and spiritu-ality are key factors for many in prevention and treatment of substance abuse and in continuing recovery.
Adults who never attend religious services are almost twice as likely to drink, three times likelier to smoke and more than five times likelier to have used an illicit drug other than marijuana, almost seven times likelier to binge drink and almost eight times likelier to use marijuana than those who attend religious services weekly.
Teens who never attend religious services are twice as likely to drink, more than twice as likely to smoke, more than three times likelier to use marijuana and binge drink and almost four times likelier to use illicit drugs than teens who attend religious services at least weekly.
A 2005 study from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found:
Religion is an important protective factor against substance abuse and an important support for persons in recovery… .
OCPA suggests that Oklahoma policy makers should be concerned about the composition of illicit drug use, pointing out that Oklahoma’s illicit drug use (other than marijuana) rate, as a percentage of population, has ex-ceeded the national average almost every year, including opioids and heroin.
In 2014, Oklahoma had the 11th highest illicit drug use (other than marijuana) at 3 percent.
OCPA projects that overall Oklahoma’s above average church attendance is suppressing overall illicit drug use, which mitigates total economic and social damage. Unfor-tunately, this has led to Oklahoma’s higher than average overdose rate.
It suggests policy leaders should engage Oklahoma’s religious and social leaders in the ongoing fight against this deadly epidemic.
One Unscientific Thought on the MatterJust as an aside – and without any investigation to back
it up – but does it seem to anyone that the greater depen-dence on government, the more serious drug use becomes?
Our own personal thought is that people who don’t earn a living have too much time on their hands, which often expresses itself in illicit activities, including drug use.
There have been a few inventions in the cattle busi-ness that made me say to myself, “Self, you big dum-my, why didn’t you invent that?”I knew immediately that a gun you could shoot to vaccinate your cattle would be a winner. Now when you’re a little slow on the headgate and a crazy cow charges through, escaping the needle, instead of retriev-ing the witch on horseback all you do is load your gun or crossbow and shoot her, making sure it’s the vet gun and not the 30-30.
Another appealing in-vention is the Safety Zone Calf Catcher you attach to your ATV to catch a calf and then process it safely while the mother looks. I just don’t think it would work on any ranch I’ve ever leased because they were so rocky and steep you couldn’t climb them with an ATV. So I’m appealing to the inventor to make a mini-safety-corral you can attach to a horse.
A most recent invention I find intriguing should be popular with every rancher. It’s called the VaxMate® and it’s a cold box that keeps your vaccines between 35.6 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit and it sounds an alarm if conditions change. There are three places to hold your syringes, keeping them cold and out of harm’s way. You can even get a Sharps® de-vice attached like you see in your doctor’s office to get rid of spent needles safely. I hate to think about how much medicine has been rendered useless because it was baking in a stainless steel syringe in
the hot sun.These all sound like great
inventions and I’m not get-ting paid by anyone to say so.
I’ve had some great ideas myself. My first invention was “boxed beef” and I’m not talking about ribeyes in cardboard boxes. You’ve probably heard the gov-ernment is trying to clamp down on the hours truckers drive so that cattle going from California to Nebraska might be left sitting while the driver takes a mandatory snooze. My idea is to create a system of modular boxes
that can be lifted on and off just like the modules that haul everything else these days. A trucker would pick up the module at a ranch and when he reached his time limit he’d pull into a truck stop or auction market where his cargo would be lifted on to another flatbed and off another driver would go. The only problem I foresee is that the tower cranes I priced capable of lifting 55,000 pounds cost about a million and a half. That might be cost prohibitive for some ranches and auction markets and most of the truck stops I’ve ever eaten at.
We all know that someday the animal rightists will stop us from hot-iron branding. What I propose is using the same gun or crossbow you use to vaccinate, to deliver a paint ball filled with a weak
acid whose impact will ren-der a splatter pattern in the shape of your brand. (You’d better have good aim though or you’ll make life misera-ble for brand inspectors.) I haven’t worked out all the details yet.
Watching runners use their I phones for bio feed-back I came up with the idea of using the same application on feedlot cattle and when-ever an animal’s big red temperature light goes off over her head the pen rider will know to pull it. The only problem is it could get pricey putting I phones on 100,000 head.
My last idea is a horse trailer, but not just any horse trailer. I envision one that can be pulled by an ATV so that a cowboy can drive to a far flung corner of a ranch pulling a Gooseneck with his pickup, then switch to a four wheeler pulling his mini horse trailer until the terrain gets impossible at which time he’ll unload his horse. When he’s done he’ll reverse the process. This will save wear and tear on the horse who will probably show its appreciation by bucking off its rider the first chance it gets in retaliation for hitting every rock and pothole on the outbound segment of the journey. Then the downed cowboy can retrieve his sad-dle that got bucked off and instead of carrying it home he can haul it in Lee’s Out of the Ordinary Individual Equine Mini-Van. Our mot-to? The name’s longer than it is.
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By Steve Fair2017 is coming to an
end and politically it has been an interesting year to say the least. Since Janu-ary 20th when President Trump was sworn into office, it has been a never ending series of hype and insults via Twitter. Argu-ably the first POTUS to be a true outsider, President Trump immediately began to push his agenda, run-ning into opposition from not only Congressional Democrats, but Republi-cans as well. But make no mistake, President Trump had some major accom-plishments in 2017. Here are just three:
First, the appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court was a clear victory for conservatives. Gorsuch replaced the late Antonin Scalia and has been a very able replace-ment. Senator Dianne Feinstein, (D-CA), said, “ We’ve got another Scalia. There is no sign of mod-eration from conserva-tive orthodoxy. He votes right down the line. Ev-erything-everything,” she said. “I’m surprised that it’s so comprehensive.”
Senator Mike Lee, (R-UT), said, “He’s fantastic. He’s awesome. I’m a huge fan It’s going as I expected and my expectations were high, and I’ve not been dis-appointed in the least.” “I think he is performing as a principled constitutional-ist, which is exactly what we hoped for and expect-ed,” Senator Ted Cruz, (R-TX) said.
Second, the Republican tax-cut bill passage was an amazing accomplishment. It is the biggest tax legis-lation to be approved by Congress in 30 years. It cuts corporate income tax from 35 percent to 21 per-cent, which will stimulate job growth. It cuts taxes for most Americans in the middle class, but that’s not all.
It also eliminated the Obamacare mandate that individuals buy insurance, which in and of itself was quite an accomplishment. It also opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration, something that even Ron-ald Reagan couldn’t get ac-complished. Rest assured, this tax bill was a big deal.
Third, the POTUS pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, signed an executive order granting a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and started the process to re-peal the Clean Power Plan, which is nothing more than an attack on fossil fuels – particularly coal. The president appointed Okla-homa Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head up the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt has stated the Clean Power Plan lacks the legislative authority to be enforced and has vowed to stop the war on coal.
By removing the reg-ulations off the back of business, the U.S. economy has been stimulated. The stock market had its best growth year since 2013. Unemployment is at its lowest level in 17 years and consumer confidence is also at a 17-year high.
Critics of Trump will point to his failures, but few presidents in modern history have accomplished what he has in their first year of office. While Pres-ident Trump’s unorthodox style of leadership often has politicos scratching their heads, he obviously has the confidence of job creators and investors, something that President Obama seri-ously lacked. If people vote with their pocketbooks, then Trump is likely head-ed to a second term.
Steve Fair is Chairman of the 4th district of the Okla-homa Republican Party. He can be reached by phone at 580.252.6284 or by email at [email protected]. His blog is stevefair.blogspot.com.
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By Michelle MalkinThere are talkers and
doers, sowers of dissatis-faction seeds and agents of lasting change. Much of my column work over the year is dedicated to exposing the worst crapweasels in politics, pop culture, media and the policy arena. But to ring out 2017, I’m raising a toast to some of my favorite bulldogs -- vigilant citizens, independent journalists and bloggers, and dedicated activists who work tireless-ly to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Angel Moms and Dads: These brave parents of vic-tims of illegal immigrant crime keep the legacies of their lost loved ones alive by fighting for secure bor-ders and immigration en-forcement to prevent more needless suffering. After President Trump spotlight-ed several members on the campaign trail in 2016, liberal journalists attacked them as a “hate group” -- never mind the fact that many are legal immigrants and naturalized citizens themselves. As open-bor-ders lobbyists fight hard this coming year for am-nesty, sanctuary cities, and border wall sabotage, look for the Angel Moms and Dads to step up and speak for the voiceless.
Terri LaPoint: An Al-abama-based writer and investigative reporter, Terri runs MedicalKidnap.com for Health Impact News. She exposes the dangerous alliance between child wel-fare bureaucrats and elite medical institutions that undermine parental rights and separate sick kids from their families in the name of saving them. While the Justina Pelletier and Char-lie Gard cases prompted international outrage, most medical kidnappings go unnoticed and unreport-
ed on a chillingly routine basis. LaPoint is the go-to resource for families under siege for defending their medical autonomy.
Luke Rosiak: This pro-lific investigative reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation has broken dozens of stories on the Democrats’ information technology scandal in-volving what Rosiak calls a “massive cyber breach on Congress and cover-up.” For the past year, he has hammered away at House Dems who employed IT aide Imran Awan and his family members to the tune of at least $4 million in taxpayer funds between 2009 and 2017. Thanks to Rosiak’s work, we learned that Awan and his brothers were under investigation for equipment theft and accessing congressional computer networks while working for several Dem-ocrats who served on com-mittees that handle highly sensitive national security information. Awan was wiring gobs of cash to Pakistan; his brother Abid ran a used-car lot with no inventory, a fake sales staff and funding from a “Hez-bollah-linked fugitive.” While Rosiak collects and connects the shady dots, the rest of the media is still snoozing.
Kimberly Corban: This Colorado mom is a pas-sionate Second Amend-ment defender who direct-ly challenged President Barack Obama’s support of gun control by sharing her experience as a rape survi-vor in 2006. More than 10 years later, Corban speaks regularly to young women on college campuses and defies the left-wing femi-nist orthodoxy of rape sur-vivors as perpetual victims. She has weathered death threats and hate attacks
online, but remains unde-terred in her quest to help empower women through armed self-defense.
Obianuju Ekeocha: This Nigerian-born pro-life speaker and organizer is president of Culture of Life Africa. With her mega-watt smile and razor-sharp tongue, Ekeocha takes on the abortion ghouls in Hol-lywood, the BBC and at the U.N. armed with data and backed by African women who uphold the sanctity of life in word and deed. Ekeocha uses Twitter and social media masterfully to unmask left-wing cultural imperialism and build a global culture of life.
Brian Bates: An Okla-homa private investiga-tor, Bates’ website on the case of former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw’s wrongful con-victions (holtzclawtrial.com) is a rare challenge to prosecutorial misconduct and crime lab incompe-tence in the Sooner State. If not for his work, I would not have embarked on my own continuing investi-gative journey into a case that represents the worst miscarriage of justice in the criminal justice system that I’ve covered in 25 years. Stay tuned as many more independent experts and advocates weigh in on the case in 2018 while Holtzclaw fights for his exoneration.
Judicial Watch: The D.C. watchdog foundation is simply the best muckrak-ing giant on the right -- shining bright light on the sleazeballs and scam artists in the Beltway swamp. Tom Fitton and his crew have spent decades fight-ing against government corruption and misconduct by using the Freedom of Information Act and chal-
Honoring 2017’s bulldogs
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lenging evaders in court. Michael Morisy
& Mitchell Kotler: These transparency advocates founded MuckRock in 2010 to assist journalists filing public records requests across a complicated land-scape of local, state and federal agencies. Muck-Rock tracks the process from start to finish, sends follow-up messages to foot-draggers, and helps crowdsource the results. I’m not just a fan of their passion project. I’m a regu-lar user of the site, and you can see my FOIA requests on MuckRock.
Check out all of my Bulldog Award winners at CRTV’s Michelle Malkin Investigates (crtv.com/michelle-malkin-investi-gates), and here’s to more effective exposure and hell-raising in 2018. Cheers!
Michelle Malkin is host of “Michelle Malkin Inves-tigates” on CRTV.com. Her email address is [email protected]. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Cre-ators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.
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Jon’s Ramblin’s2018
We celebrate a new year and a new beginning for this great country of ours.
We have a new president and he is working hard to straighten the mess our country has gotten into in the last 20 years. The previ-ous eight years, being no ex-ception. It’s really a shame our country has gotten in the mess it’s in!! Enuff on politics.
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I usually don’t remember them and if I write them down, I forget where I put them. Like going into a room and forgetting why I’m there (unless it’s the bathroom). Y’all have a safe, prosperous and happy new year!
God Bless America.Jon Cochran Sr.
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By Rep. Mike SandersAs the clocks ticks down
on 2017, I can’t help but be hopeful that 2018 will be a better year for Oklahomans.
This past year presented some challenges for people in our House District, peo-ple throughout the state and for lawmakers at the state Capitol. There’s still plenty of work to do, but things already are looking better for the future.
Revenue in the state is up for 11 of the past 12 months. Employers say they are hiring – manufacturing, oil and gas, wind industries are among those increasing jobs. We’re getting some things cleaned up in our state agencies so they can operate more efficiently, saving taxpayer dollars. New leadership is in place in several areas, and light is shining bright on areas that need further restructuring.
As a new year starts, I resolve to continue working to improve area roads and bridges; to enhance public safety; to continue working towards giving our teach-ers and state employees a pay raise; and to protect rural hospitals and nursing homes. As a small-govern-ment conservative, I will continue to work to ensure core needs are met but to scour for areas of waste and inefficiency.
I want to take this time to thank each of my con-stituents who have reached out to me in the past year to offer prayers or suggestions, voice concerns or ask for help. I value this input. With your help, I am able to better serve all the people in House District 59. Thank you for allowing me to be your voice at the state Capitol. Please know I will continue to strive to always to the right thing for you and for Oklahoma.
I wish each one of you a happy and prosperous New Year, one filled with hope and opportunity to live life at its best.
As always, I can be reached at (405) 557-7407 or [email protected].
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Kingfisher County Court Clerk Lisa Markus issued a marriage license to the following couples:
Dec. 20: Jacob Alan Ben-nett, 35, and Ashley Noelle Taylor, 31, he of McCune Kansas, she of Kingfisher.
Dec. 27: Luke Kendall Lindsey, 22, and Jessica Leann Anderson, 19, both of Kingfisher.
Dec. 28: Jorge Calderon, 32, and Alejandra Chayres, 28, both of Dover.
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APPLICATOR &CDL DRIVER
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12-6
-tfc
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Help Wanted 1 Help Wanted 1
Work Wanted 4
NEW CONSTRUCTIONRENOVATION, COMMERCIAL
& RESIDENTIAL
828-4282 • 368-7203
(4)(5
-1-tf
c)
GARAGE DOORS
R&M ServicesSales, Installation & Repairs
Mark & Richard York375-4357 (4)(S-tfc)
Seaton Construction• Roofing • Remodeling
• Siding • WindowsReferences Available
~ CASHION ~368-1500 • 433-2529 or 2548
(4)(5
-2-tf
c)
For Rent 5
CHISHOLM TRAIL STORAGE
Units Starting At $25 Per MonthCall 375-57181801 S. Main (5
)(8-1
9-tfc
)
For Sale 6
WeAre Your
Chain Saw & TrimmerHEADQUARTERS
Chain Saws with12” to 30” Bars in Stock
Stihl Oilomatic Chain• Chromed cutters • Pre-stretched
• Oilomatic Grooves • Larger RivetsThe Best Saw Chain Value Available!
Full Selection of
STIHL®
starting at $129.99
WE CARRY HONDA TILLERSSales • Service
Parts & Accessories
ROTHER BROS., INC.Hwy 81 N., Kingfisher
375-5349
Trimmers
(6)(tfc)
Furniture & Household Items 10
LAMPS REPAIREDQuick Turn-Around......Low Prices
110 N. Main • 375-3242
Crandall & SanderSPLUMBING & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
(10)(S
-tfc)
Lawn & Garden 12
Hwy. 81 North • Kingfisher • 375-5349Authorized
Honda, Briggs & stratton and KoHler dealer
WE HAVE HONDAGENERATORS & WATER
PUMPS IN STOCK!
We service all makes oflawn and garden equipmentWe Also Have Parts Available For
Kawasaki and Kubota Small Engines(12)(tfc)
Hay-Grain-Feed-Seed 18AGRICULTURAL LIME and gypsum,
delivered and spread, 80% ECCE, R. Schweitzer Gypsum & Lime, 405-263-7967 or 405-263-4472. [8-3-tfc]
For Sale
AgriculturAl lime
Certified Scales On SiteCall Zac
JACOBS FARMSOkarche
405-255-4186 (18)
(10-
30-3
6c)
Business Property 20FOR RENT: 3 offices plus reception
with built-ins, newly painted, tile and carpet, 1230 ft., 401 E. Robberts, $600/month, 405-641-1753. [1-7-4p]
Real Estate 22
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familia status or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
Houses & Apts. For Rent 23HOUSES/APARTMENTS for rent: For
updated list please text or call 405-314-5542. [1-4-tfc]
HOUSE FOR rent: 405-368-1939. [11-19-tfc]
FOR RENT: 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, 1318 S. 12th Place, $875/month, 405-368-6775. [12-10-tfc]
Mobile Homes 25SPECIAL GOVERNMENT Program: Own
land, family land, zero down, don’t prejudge your credit, E-Z qualify by phone, $2,000 furniture package with purchase, homes starting at $26,500 and up w.a.c., 405-631-7600 or 405-206-3693. [10-28-tfc#880]
Special Notices 31FREE HOME Bible study: Send name/
address to: P.O. Box 164, Kingfisher, OK, 73750. [3-10-tfc]
Fencing 34THOMPSON FENCE, stockade, chain
link, split rail, free estimates, call 262-4150. [6-2-tfc]
Services 38S&H TREE Trimming: Tree trimming,
removal, spraying, shaping, pruning, stump grinding, insured, has bucket truck, free estimate, senior citizen discount, 580-822-3208 or 580-822-5660. [12-31-24p]
★ Factory Trained★ Factory Authorized★ All Major Brands
Serving Kingfisher County Since 1989
375-3636 (38)
(3-7
-tfc)
• S E R V I C E •
1009 S. Main • Kingfisher(405) 375-4207
Commercial & Residential
Proud to be serving Kingfisher & surrounding communities for
over 40 years.
405-375-3340License # 3561 (38)(Sun-tfc)
(405) 375-4220(38)(tfc)
1417 S. Main, Kingfisher
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
Walter BuildingCenter
Your Full-LineLumber Yard!
Hrs: M-F 7:30-5:30Sat. 8-12
416 N. Main • Kingfisher
375-6774
(38)
(tfc)
Services 38
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WANT TO BUY
WANT TO PURCHASE minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201.
FOR SALE
SAWMILLS From only $4397.00 – MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill – Cut lum-ber any dimension. In stock ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawMi l l s . com. 1-800-578-1363 ext. 300N
LEGAL SERVICES
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WANT TO BUY
WANT TO PURCHASE minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201.
FOR SALE
SAWMILLS From only $4397.00 – MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill – Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawMills.com. 1-800-578-1363 ext. 300N
LEGAL SERVICES
SOCIAL SECURITY AND DISABILITY CLAIMS Saunders & Saunders Attorneys at Law. No Recovery - No Fee. 1-800-259-8548 DRIS.
ADVERTISE STATEWIDE
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BAILIFF POSITION OPENFOR KINGFISHER COUNTY COURT
~State Salary and Benefits~Candidate must have computer and people skills. Immediate opening for successful candidate. Please furnish complete resumé and writing sample with references to:
101 South Main, Room 17Kingfisher County Courthouse
Attn: Judge Robert E. Davis(1-7-3c)
79.93± ACRES • KINGFISHER COUNTY, OK. • OKARCHE
GRASS PASTURE • CROPLAND BLACKTOP FRONTAGE BUILDING SITE • POND
AUCTION LOCATION: Offsite—Community National Bank, 653 N. Main St. Okarche, OK. Directions to Farm: N 2840 Rd & 248 St NE (County Line Rd) From Okarche, OK. Hwy 81 & County line Rd, go 2 mile east. Legal Description: E/2 of SE/4 of 33-15N-7W The property offers Bermuda and native grass pasture, crop, creek, and small pond. Preview on your own during daylight hours. For more details, photos, etc call Troy 580-237-7174 LandBuzz.com
AUCTION FRIDAY Feb 2nd
10AM
PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTSSeeking caring and dependable people to work in the homes of elderly and disabled clients in Kingfisher, Cashion and the sur-rounding area. Will assist with preparing meals, shopping, personal care, errands, light housekeeping and other assigned duties. We offer flexible day, evening and weekend shifts. Must be at least 18 years of age with a clean criminal background. MUST have reliable transportation. No certifications or prior experience required.
Fax Resumé Referencing Ad #18622 to 405-843-5923For an application, call 405-858-1500
Apply online at www.kindredathome.com/careersOr apply in-person at: 2601 Northwest Expressway, #700E
Oklahoma City, OK 73112EOE / M.F.D.V. (6-21-2Wc)
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