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OHCE and Fair Board held a Luncheon on Wednesday to honor Bob Rogers (Left) and Dorothy “Dot” Curtis (right).

Luncheon honors Bryan County membersJessica Breger

Bryan County’s Oklahoma Home and Community Education Inc. (OHCE) and the Bryan County Fair Board held an appreciation luncheon for members Wednesday. The Lun-cheon was held at the Clay Jones Community Center in Durant.

The luncheon honored OHCE member Dorothy (Dot) Curtis and Fair Board member Bob Rogers as well as recognizing long standing members of OHCE and this year’s OHCE scholarship recipients.

Dot Curtis has been a member of OHCE for 41 years. She has served as vice president for two years and Chairman of Family Issues for ap-proximately six years. She is also treasurer of the Eager group in the OHCE.

Curtis assists in charities such as Meals on Wheels, Loaves and Fishes and the Soldier Care box project which she initiated in 2004.

Curtis also participates in Samari-tan’s Purse Shoebox project, helps

procure car seats for the Bryan Coun-ty Foster Parent Organization and is active with Pennies for Friendship.

“I didn’t know I was so wonderful,” said Curtis after receiving her award.

Bob Rogers is a Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduate and has served on the Bryan County Fair Board for 26 years. Rogers is cur-rently treasurer for the board.

Rogers retired from the Durant Fire Department in 1998 after 25 years of service. He was elected in 2008 to receive the Honorary State FFA Degree.

Rogers is the recorder for both the Bryan County Free Fair and the Bry-an County Junior Livestock shows. According to County Fair Board member and last year’s honoree, Lar-ry Conditt, “It may be hot or it may be cold,” but Rogers is there to help at the fair.

OHCE President Pat Accountius announced Tashona Robinson and Mariah Dunn as this year’s OHCE Scholarship recipients. Neither recip-ient was able to attend the luncheon

so Accountius presented photos of the girls receiving their scholarships.

Curtis’s granddaughter was also in attendance at the luncheon. As a former recipient of the OHCE Schol-arship, she has gone on to be a 7th and 8th grade science teacher.

Nine other OHCE members were recognized for years of membership at the luncheon as well. Guests hon-ored were: Ivy Hughes of Eager for five years, Barbara Summerlin of Calera for 10 years, Joni Anderson of Calera for 15 years, Lilie Harris and Jolene Reid of Mead for 20 years, Rosemary Dorman and Gloria Na-tion for 25 years, Ruth Wade of Ea-ger for 30 years and Jean Hancher of Calera for 35 years.

OHCE and the Bryan County Fair Board are responsible for organizing the Bryan county Free Fair each year. The fair will be held September 5-8 at the Bryan County Fair Grounds on South 9th Ave. in Durant.

Board thanked for budget helpJessica Breger

Bryan County Commissioners publicly thanked the Excise Board during a joint meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

Monty Montgomery expressed recognition of the help the Ex-cise Board gives in making the county’s budget each year.

During the meeting, the County Commissioners presented the budget for the year that had been agreed upon in Monday’s County Commissioner’s meeting to the Excise Board. The bud-get for the 2012-13 fiscal year was approved.

One change was made to the budget plan that had been agreed upon. While Monday’s meeting did offer a salary increase to all non-elected county employees, Wednesday’s meeting set a maxi-mum salary for each level of employment.

To maintain equality with all county offices, Montgomery felt the salary restriction was necessary. With a two to one vote the motion carried.

The budget is set to allow for funding of both current county jails with a planned subsequent budget in approximately Janu-ary 2013.

Excise Board member Charles Calhoun asked the commis-sioners what the need would be for the planned subsequent bud-get. Montgomery admitted the subsequent budget is unusual, but he said it will be necessary for this year. This is due to the convergence of the two current jails into the one new county jail paired with the change of sheriff midway through the fiscal year.

The budget also allows an account to aid the Durant Emer-gency Management. This account has been in the budget for the past three years. The board explained that the account goes to aid the Durant Emergency Management because the organiza-tion actually aids the entire county.

This money will help the organization travel to other parts of the county providing assistance during times of need such as natural disasters.

This year’s budget also includes an $800 charity account. This account will go to provide burial services to individuals who may have no family of funds to provide a burial. The account will provide $200 for four burials.

Man on trial for murdering his motherMatt SwearenginManaging Editor

A non-jury trial for a man charged with murdering his mother and the family dog began Wednesday and was scheduled to resume today.

Ian Harley Edmondson, 24, Durant, was charged in April 2010 with first-degree murder for the slaying of Francine Sue Bertis, 54. He was also charged with

animal cruelty for the muti-lation death of the family’s schnauzer.

Edmondson was arrested and charged after Durant Police responded to a call at Timber Ridge Apartments in 2010. When officers ar-rived, they discovered the victim’s body in a bedroom, and according to police, she had been stabbed multiple times with a pair of kamas, a martial arts weapon sim-

ilar to a scythe.Edmondson was hiding

in a closet and armed with a sword, according to police. The stand-off was ended after an officer fired non-lethal shells from a shotgun.

He admitted to stabbing his mother and knowing she was dead, an affidavit states. He did not have an explanation for the mur-der, according to police, and said his mother was

always good to him.He also admitted to

killing “Abigail,” the fam-ily’s schnauzer, the affidavit states. Investigators found approximately 17 stab wounds on the dog.

A dispatch log states that the victim’s daughter was unable to contact her moth-er for several days, and later that evening, the apartment maintenance man entered the apartment.

The daughter, accord-ing to the report, said her brother has mental prob-lems and had fought with their mother about five days earlier.

A non-jury trial is a trial where the case is decided by a judge instead of a jury, and this trial is being heard by Bryan County District Judge Mark Campbell. Tes-timony began Wednesday and continued today. Ian Harley Edmondson

Several indicted by federal grand jury MUSKOGEE, OKLA.— The

United States Attorney’s Office an-nounced Wednesday the results of the August 2012 Federal Grand Jury and several people have been indict-ed on local cases.

Chris Drew Dunn, 49 and Amannda Lucia Malaby, 47, both of Richardson, Texas, are charged with

possession of 15 or more counter-feit access devices; aggravated iden-tity theft The indictment states that in May, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendants possessed 15 or more counterfeit access devic-es, said possession activity affecting interstate commerce and knowingly possessed, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person during and in relation to pos-session of 15 or more counterfeit ac-cess devices as charged in count one of the indictment. The charge arose from an investigation by the Durant Police Department, the District 19

District Attorney’s Office, the Atoka County Sheriff ’s Department and the United States Secret Service Economic Crimes Task Force. The crimes are punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment, served consecu-tively and up to a $250,000.00 fine. Demarius Demico Henderson, 24, Boswell, is charged with embezzle-ment and theft from an Indian tribal organization.

According to the indictment, Hen-derson, on March 5, 2011, and con-tinuing until on or about March 12, 2011, did embezzle, steal and will-fully and knowingly convert to his own use, property valued in excess of $1,000.00, belonging to the Choctaw Nation, an Indian tribal organization. The charge arose from an investiga-tion by the Choctaw Nation Tribal Police and the Federal Bureau of In-vestigation. The charge is in viola-tion of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1163, which is punishable by

up to 5 years imprisonment and/or up to a $250,000 fine. Skyler James Perkins, 20, Durant, is charged with assimilated burglary in the second degree in Indian country.

The indictment alleges that in Feb-ruary 2012, within the Eastern Dis-trict of Oklahoma, and within Indian Country, namely on land held in trust by the United States for the Choctaw Nation, the defendant, an Indian, did, break and enter into another’s vehicle which held property, with the intent to steal. The charge arose from an investigation by the Choctaw Nation Tribal Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The charges are in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1151, 1153 and Title 21 Oklahoma Statutes, Sections, 1435 and 1436, which is punishable by 2-7 years imprisonment and/or up to a $250,000.00 fine.

Jailer charged with bringing gun to jailMatt SwearenginManaging Editor

A Bryan County jailer was fired and charged after he carried a pistol into jail and also into a courtroom, according to the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office.

Joseph James Hamilton, 57, Denison, Texas, was charged with bringing contraband (weapon) into jail. He was fired and charged following an investigation by the sheriff’s office.

According to an affidavit by Sheriff’s Investigator John Bates, another jailer said Hamilton had been carrying a pistol Aug. 9 in his front pocket and that surveillance cameras showed him removing the gun from his pocket and placing it into a gun box in front of the east jail door.

The affidavit states that Hamilton had escorted prisoners to the third-floor courtroom where District Judge Mark Campbell was hearing cases.

When Hamilton arrived for work on Aug. 10, Bates searched him, and no weapons were found. Bates interviewed Hamilton, and according to the affidavit, he admitted to carrying a loaded Smith & Wesson .40-caliber pistol into the jail the day before and also to the courtroom.

According to the affidavit, Hamilton said he carried the gun because someone tried to poison him by placing two ball-shaped objects in this car air conditioner, and that the objects almost made him fall asleep while driving. He also said two people had threatened him a couple of days earlier.

Bates said Hamilton was terminated immediately, and accord-ing to the affidavit, Sheriff Bill Sturch recommended that Ham-ilton be evaluated by mental health services. Hamilton, who is free on bond, has a preliminary hearing conference set Aug. 29. Carrying a weapon into jail is a felony that is punishable by 1-5 years in prison, and according to the sheriff’s office, Hamilton did not have authority to carry a pistol while employed as a con-finement officer.

Cigarette smokes up homeSmoldering towels ignit-

ed by a cigarette smoked up a Durant home, according to the Durant Fire Depart-ment.

Firefighters were dis-patched at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday to 5303 Roadrun-ner Drive and when they arrived two minutes later, the house was full of smoke. Upon entry, firefighters

found towels that were smoldering next to a couch in the living room.

Also, there was an ash tray on the couch and a cig-arette butt on the floor near the burned area. The owner, who was not home at the time, told firefighters that her dog often gets on the couch and into things. The

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Donald Wayne O’BriantDonald Wayne O’Briant, age 81,

of Durant, Okla., passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Medical Center of Southeast-ern Oklahoma. Mr. O’Briant was born on December 25, 1930 in Fisher County, Texas, to Louis and Phe-bey Moody O’Briant. On January 21, 1948, he mar-ried Barbara Harrison in San Antonio, Texas. They were married for 54 years. He was employed as an oil field worker. He served as a Tech Sgt in the United States Air Force. He moved to Durant a few years ago from Brewton, Alabama. He loved to play the guitar, and listen to music on the computer.

Donald is survived by his wife, Barbara of the home, two children, Ray Paul O’Briant and Pam of Keithville, La., Kim Cofield of Durant, Okla., brother, Jim O’Briant of Big Lake, Texas, mother-in-law, Laura Pruett, grand-children, Anthony O’Briant, Kenny O’Briant and Kari Ross, great-grandchildren, Zachery Lynn O’Briant, Caylie Ross, Carley Ross, Austin Trip O’Briant, Ryan O’Briant and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and several brothers and sisters.

Honorary pallbearers will be Lee Hamill, Anthony O’Briant, Dalton Bruce, Kenny O’Briant, Justin Ross and Dan Drinnen.

Funeral service will be held Friday, August 17, 2012, 11 a.m. at American Funeral Service Chapel, Colbert, Oklahoma. Brother Phillip Winn will officiate. Family will receive friends form 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Chapel. Interment will follow at Dallas/Ft.Worth Na-tional Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.

You may sign the guest book at www.americanfuner-alservice-fh.com.

Sullivan “Sully” Starr DameronSullivan “Sully” Starr Dameron,

2, of Durant passed away in Dallas, Texas on August 12, 2012. He was born on May 18, 2010 to Joel and Sarah Dameron. He attended Victory Life Child De-velopment Center. Sully went to church at Vic-tory Life and was an amazing little boy. He enjoyed watching Dora, playing in the park, listening to music, bas-ketball, dancing at odd moments, playing on the NOOK, eating tomatoes, reading, coloring and most of all being with his family.

He is survived by his parents, Joel and Sarah Dameron of Durant; grandparents, Joni Imotichey of Durant, John Dameron of Anadar-ko, Greg Feltman of Texas, and Gina Feltman of Silo; great grandparents, Jerry Imotichey and wife Janis of Fillmore; aunts, Jeri Moore and husband Shawn of Fillmore, Stephanie Feltman of Durant, Jana Imotichey of Tishomingo, and Julie Imotichey of Fill-more.

Funeral Service will be Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Service Chapel with Adam Candler and Great- grandfather Jerry Imotichey-Pa-pa officiating. Interment will follow at Sandy Creek Cemetery. Family Hour will be Thursday, August 16, 2012 from 6-8 p.m. Pallbearers will be Joel Dameron, Shawn Moore, Jonas Burns, and Robert Briggs.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service in Durant, Okla., www.brownsfuner-alservice.com

William (Bill) Jay PorterWilliam (Bill) Jay Porter, 74 of

Madill, Oklahoma passed away Monday, August 13, 2012.

He was born on Septem-ber 13, 1937 in Goltry, Oklahoma to the late Jay Porter and Cora Merle Bennett Porter. He moved to Madill in 1939 where he graduat-ed Madill High School in 1955. Bill married Jacqueline Dayhoff on October 28, 1960 in Little City, Oklahoma. He worked for Warren Petroleum as a contract la-borer and he also worked for Aylesworth Gas Plant. In 1972 he went to work for the Marshall County Water Corp. where he worked the rest of his life. Bill won the Stapley Award in 1975 and 1981 and he was Oklahoma Rural Water Man of the Year in 1999. He was a board member of Oklahoma Rural Water Association, also a board member of the Okla-homa Rural Water Assurance Group and a member of the Little City Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was instrumental in getting state in-surance for rural water systems. Bill loved farming, ranching, collecting rocks and his animals.

He is survived by: Wife, Jackie Porter, Madill, Okla-homa; Children, Jay Porter and wife Shanna, Madill, Oklahoma, Jean Fortenberry and husband Johnny, Silo, Oklahoma; Grandchildren, Jason Fortenberry and wife Cassie, Norman, Oklahoma, Brian Forten-berry and wife Amy, Calera, Oklahoma, Brad Forten-berry and wife Brittnie, Mead, Oklahoma, Chelsea Porter, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Jaelen Porter, Madill, Oklahoma; Great Grandchildren, Conner and Sophie Fortenberry, Jaci Austin, Hailey Ledbetter; Brother, Hubert Porter and wife Betty, Madill, Oklahoma; Sisters, Korene Reimer, Enid, Oklahoma, Rose Mary Blakely, Madill, Oklahoma; Several Nieces, Nephews and Cousins.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Leroy Porter, Father in-law, Al Dayhoff and Mother in-law, Alice Dayhoff.

Memorials may be made to the Little City Baptist Church, 4636 Hwy 199, Madill, Okla. 73446

Visitation will be Wednesday at Watts Funeral Home, Madill from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a family hour from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Services will be Thursday, August 16, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, Madill, Okla-homa. Ron Armitiage will officiate the services. Music arranged by Allen Henry, Mark Williams and Edgar Owens. Interment will be at the Woodberry-Forest Cemetery, Madill, Oklahoma. Services will be under the direction of Watts Funeral Home, Madill, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to wattsfuner-alhome.com.

Casket Bearers: Hugh Don Sweat, Mike Pickens, Gary Moore, Robert Moore, Kenny Harrison and Brandon Pickens.

Honorary Bearers: ORWAAG Board and MCWC Board

Paul Ray FisherFuneral services for Paul Ray

Fisher, 89, of Lovington, N.M. will be held on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Hill-crest Baptist Church with Bro. Mack McCarthick and Bro. Travis VanMe-ter officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cem-etery. Arrangements are under the direction of Kirby-Smith-Rogers Fu-neral Home, Lovington, N.M.

Mr. Fisher was born on June 2, 1923 in Ada, Okla-homa to Lee Edgar and Win-nie Faye (Murphy) Fisher and passed away on August 14, 2012 at his home in Lovington. He grew up in Ada, Okla., graduated there and in 1942 he joined the Army Air Corp serving until 1945 during WWII. In 1947 he married Wilma Church and they came to New Mexico in 1948 and Paul worked for Halliburton for a short time. He was then employed by Mobil Oil, retiring from that company after 38 years of service. Paul Ray served on the Lovington City Commission in the late 60’s and was instrumental in getting the Chap-parel Park started. He married Joan (Adams) Noack in Mertzon, Texas on April 27, 1987. Paul Ray was a member of the American Legion and VFW, Loving-ton Masonic Lodge #46, Honorary member of Lincoln Masonic Lodge, member of Lovington OES Chapter 35, Scottish Rites and Hillcrest Baptist Church. He loved to travel, was a part of the Sandy Sam Club and enjoyed raising cattle. He was a person that enjoyed helping others with whatever they needed and always volunteered his services to help.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, one brother, Bennie Charles Fisher and one sis-ter, Mary Pauline Bell.

He is survived by his wife, Joan of the home, two sons: Lee Fisher of Platter, Okla. and Bill and wife Barbara Noack of Lovington; three daughters: Paula and husband J. B. Prior of Gainesville, Texas; Sabra and husband Ross Walkup of Durant, Okla. and Dietra and husband Albert Weaver of Cleveland, Texas; one brother: Edward M. Fisher of Bonham, Texas; eleven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild and a host of friends.

Memorials may be made to Hillcrest Baptist Church, 200 West Ave I, Lovington, NM 88260 in Paul Ray’s memory.

Visitation will be on Thursday, August 16th from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family in residence at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Condolences may be sent to www.kirbysmithrogers.com.

Koell HilburnKoell Hilburn was born on August 22, 1918 in

Mead, Oklahoma to Archie and Inez Mullins Shelton and passed away on August 9, 2012 in Durant, Okla-homa at the age of 93.

Koell married Arthur Allen Hilburn and they raised their family in California. They returned to Bryan County in 1974. Koell worked as a men’s hairstylist and she enjoyed sewing and gardening. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Durant.

Koell was preceded in death by her parents; son Allen Vance Hilburn; 4 sisters and one brother.

Koell is survived by her sons Lynn Hilburn of Ben-nington, Oklahoma and Tim Hilburn and wife Pearl of Menifee, California; 4 grandchildren and 7 geat grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Satur-day, August 18, 2012 at Brown’s Funeral Service Cha-pel. Pastor Craig Scavo will officiate. Interment will follow in Mead Cemetery with Lynn Hilburn, Tim Hilburn, Chad Hilburn and Todd Hilburn serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home on Friday evening from 6-8 PM. Con-dolences may be sent to the family at www.brownsfu-neralservice.com.

Services are under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service, Durant.

owner, identified in the re-port as Charlotte Stephens, said she had been smoking on the couch before leaving the home.

Firefighters used fans to clear the home of smoke.

In other news there was a bomb scare late Wednes-day morning on Highway 69/75 near the Red River Bridge after someone found a suspicious-looking device, that according to the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, turned out to be a tracking device. A man taking pic-tures in the area found it near the railroad bridge and he contacted authorities.

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Mom asks if daughter should know about her ‘real’ father

Dear Annie: Many years ago, my husband, “Sam,” and I di-vorced. I started seeing someone else and became pregnant. That man left me, saying he didn’t want more chil-dren. Sam and I began dating again, and he said we could remarry if his name went on the baby’s birth certificate. The biological father didn’t care, so I agreed. Three months after the baby was born, Sam and I married again.

That was 13 years ago. The problem is, sometimes Sam and I will argue, and he’ll say, “Just take your daughter and get out,” and other hurtful things indicat-ing he’s not her real father and so there’s nothing to tie us together.

I’m worried that our daughter will find out about her parentage and be hurt. Should we tell her about her biological father? I know her bio dad recently got out of prison after a year’s sentence for child molestation. I don’t know where he’s living, but I don’t really want him around my daughter. Any sugges-tions? — Living a Lie

Dear Living: The bio-logical father no longer has any claim on your daughter. He gave up his rights. Your daughter is old enough to know about her background, although due to the particu-

lar circumstanc-es, we suggest you first discuss it with a thera-pist who spe-cializes in such issues. It would help to bring Sam into the ses-sions, as well, because his com-ments are not only reprehen-sible, but could cause all kinds of repercussions in his relationship with his daugh-ter. He may be too angry with you during these arguments to fully realize how

much he can hurt this child. Dear Annie: Two of our

closest friends are getting a divorce. We are godparents to their adorable and sweet 9-year-old child.

This couple wants to cause as little disruption as possible to their child’s home environment. They plan to rent a nearby house, and the parents will swap liv-ing there so the child gets to stay in the original home.

Annie, I’m sure they’re not the first to think of this arrangement, even though it’s new to us. As disruptive as a divorce is, would this add a sense of security for the child as opposed to send-ing her off to the estranged parent’s house for a short pe-riod of time as is commonly done? — Puzzled in Florida

Dear Puzzled: Quite a few parents have this ar-rangement, whereby the children stay in the home while the parents trade a

rental space, or in some cas-es, both parents have their own place. While children are resilient and can adjust to almost any living situa-tion, we suspect it is easier if they don’t have to pack up every weekend. It also lessens the stigma for the non-custodial parent whose residence is “Dad’s place” or “Mom’s house” but not “home.”

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Washington,” who said her feelings for her husband are completely gone.

Many Catholic dioceses have weekend programs for married couples, and other denominations may have similar programs. Our diocese offers Marriage Encounter to help a couple rediscover the spark. The program is for those whose marriage is basically OK but could be better.

The other program is Retrouvaille, a French word meaning “rediscovery.” It helps heal problems in a troubled marriage by re-opening communication and providing tools that can make a difference. It’s for those who feel lost, alone or bored, or are constantly fighting, arguing or thinking about separating.

In neither case does the couple have to be Catholic, although they should be married. — Father B.

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Shirtless Tim Tebow appears in magazineHOLLYWOOD—God

bless America, and how’s ev-erybody?

Tim Tebow posed shirt-less as Jesus on the cross for Gentleman’s Quarterly magazine Tuesday. He’s now twenty-five and he’s still a vir-gin. Somewhere there’s a gay suicide bomber who is going to blow us all up just for the chance to meet seventy-two Tim Tebows.

The NFL disclosed Tues-day that negotiations with locked-out NFL referees could last well into the season. This will really help the ratings. It will take the new referees at least a month to learn how to fix games and until they do the season will be really exciting.

The Weather Channel aired footage of freak thunderstorms in California this week that caused dry lightning fires in the moun-tains and flash flooding on the desert floor. It even hailed in rural towns near Arizona. Everybody thought it was raining crystal meth.

The CDC released a list of the twelve states with the highest obesity rates in America Tuesday. They’re all Southern states. When Rhett Butler warned every-one at the Wilkes plantation that all the South had was cotton and arrogance, he forgot to mention fried food.

Democrats released a photo of Paul Ryan holding up a rifle next to the deer he’d just killed in the woods. It’s honorable to display your weapon. Californians frequently pose next to the deer they just killed and in the photograph you can see they’re still texting.

The Pocono Racetrack said Monday all nine people hit by lightning at last week-end’s NASCAR race are out of the hospital. That’s a relief. A racetrack spokesman said it’s not unusual after a NASCAR race to find a large number of fans knocked out by white lightning.

President Obama bought beers for Io-wans at the state fair’s Bud tent Tuesday. They get along in Iowa. The president was last in Iowa in May, when they explained

to him that the one hundred John Deere tractors circling a McDonald’s meant that it’s prom night.

Paul Ryan’s daily fitness and nutrition routine was detailed in USA Today Tues-day. It is a brutal regimen giving him a six percent body fat. When Republicans are asked for their plan to replace ObamaCare, no one will be happy to hear that it’s Eat Right and Exercise.

Chelsea Clinton told Vogue Tuesday she has decided to embrace her inheritance and family legacy. Just what that means is open to speculation. Her parents thought that it meant she is running for of-

fice and her husband thought she was al-ready cheating on him.

President Obama urged Iowa voters Monday to tell Paul Ryan to pass the farm relief bill in Congress. The House already passed the farm relief bill. It’s stalled in the Senate, where Democrats are waiting for Barack Obama to point at the clouds and order it to rain.

Joe Biden told black people in Virginia Tuesday that Mitt Romney will put the chains back on them. He used an old plan-tation dialect. The administration’s willing-ness to start a civil war indicates they have must have solved the California-to-New York supply problem.

The TSA’s pre-flight interview screening at Boston was ripped by Muslims, Hispan-ics and blacks. And that’s apart from com-plaints about agents groping women. The TSA started as a plan to stop al-Qaeda at-tacks and in ten years it’s become an East German Checkpoint for Charlies.

President Obama talked wind energy while campaigning in Iowa Tuesday. Mean-while, Mitt Romney talked coal power in Ohio. The presidential candidates are spending so much time in the five swing states that the residents are sorry they ever took up wife swapping.

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Main12:53 crying baby for 30 min-

utes 500 block of Wilson2:18 domestic assault 100

block of South3:48 unwanted guest 200

block of South Perry3:54 someone in backyard

6100 block of Leavenworth7:58 dead cat N. First across

from college8:53 several dogs running

loose 1400 block of Hillcrest10:48 threats 1000 block of

W. Evergreen11:47 assault 4300 block of

Highway 7012:00 p.m. irate female guest

2300 block of W. Main3:43 auto accident 500 block

of N.E. Second5:53 raccoon on roof 1700

block of Lacey6:41 auto burglary 1000

block of W. Louisiana7:04 woman beat up and

bleeding from the face 1100 block of W. Beech

7:20 hit and run The Dam Bar

7:45 theft 700 block of Moore9:23 auto burglary Nautilus

on Main11:06 public intoxication

Sonic N. First11:16 public intoxication S.

Ninth and Georgia11:41 disturbance Rodeo

Saloon11:46 prowler 600 block of S.

Lone Oak11:52 loud party 1700 block

of OliveSaturday

1:01 a.m. someone knocking at door 10000 block of Leaven-worth

1:32 underaged drinking party 18th and Olive

1:42 public intoxication Love’s on First

3:10 kids threw huge rock a roof and ran off 300 block of Sexton

9:53 theft Good Deal Thrift Store

10:12 two dogs chasing peo-ple Baltimore and Grand

10:12 two men fighting Ava-

lon Apartments12:04 p.m. theft 300 block of

N. Fourth1:52 theft 100 block of E.

Roberts4:08 shoplifter Walmart4:40 theft 200 block of N.

Sandpoint5:42 vandalism 600 block of

W. Cedar6:13 assault Willow Springs

Boat Ramp10:08 can hear and see a fe-

male flipping out, crying and screaming 1700 block of Mason

Sunday12:48 a.m. loud party 1700

block of Olive2:39 said someone is trying to

jump on a friend 1200 block of N. Sixth

3:08 disturbance 400 block of S. Second

3:11 loud argument 200 block of W. Jones

3:31 man walked in house 200 block of W. Ryan

11:53 auto burglary 600 block of University Place

12:08 p.m. auto accident 1000 block of N. 11th

2:14 pit bull 400 block of S. Seventh

4:14 threats Avalon Apart-ments

4:45 brush fire Tennessee and S. Fifth

5:44 brush fire Main and McLean

5:45 larceny Love’s on First6:54 brush fire 2800 block of

Kirsey7:03 theft 400 block of S. 10th7:43 drunken male threaten-

ing kids and pulling his pants down 100 block of Persimmon

8:42 shoplifter Walmart8:42 wires down Calera8:46 tree down Ranchette

and CedarMonday

2:33 a.m. prowler 200 block of Taylor

7:04 auto burglary 1400 block of N. Ninth

11:29 someone on top of building 100 block of W. Main

11:39 dog bite 1000 block of N. Fourth

11:43 vehicles vandalized 500 block of N. Third

1:46 p.m. larceny Durant Middle School

2:41 car double parked and parents are arguing about it Northwest Heights

3:17 woman screaming across the street 1200 block of W. Alabama

8:59 domestic assault 1000 block of Chuckwa

9:01 domestic assault 500 block of S. McKinley

9:18 unwanted guest 400 block of W. Georgia

9:43 domestic assault 500 block of S. McKinley

10:14 unwanted guest 1000 block of Parkview

11:57 public intoxication E. Main at railroad tracks

Tuesday7:00 a.m. theft Gates Mobile

Home Park7:59 three wild cats in yard

1400 block of W. Remington Circle

9:32 someone is dumping pit puppies in or near Dumpster 700 block of N. 12th

10:27 burglary 1000 block of Four Seasons

11:52 smoke 5300 block of

Roadrunner12:04 p.m. assault 100 block

of S. 14th1:08 public intoxication 800

block of N. Second2:38 theft Durant Middle

School3:31 auto accident First and

University4:16 bicycle stolen 900 block

of W. Alabama4:49 auto burglary Dill’s Body

Shop6:13 shots 700 block of Mock-

ingbird6:52 pit bull 1600 block of

Mason7:36 lawnmower stolen 1300

block of N. Fifth9:00 someone is trying to get

into front door 5600 block of Stonecreek

10:50 man in bathroom for an extended time, has been in store for hours and will not respond to clerk Kwik Chek S. Ninth

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State• Gov. Mary Fallin, State Capi-tol, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, (405) 521-2342.• State Rep. Dustin Roberts, 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Okla-homa City, OK 73105, (405) 557- 7366.• State Sen. Josh Brecheen, 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Okla-homa City, OK 73105, (405) 521-5586.

County• District 1 County Commis-sioner Monty Montgomery, 924- 5814.• District 2 County Commis-sioner Tony Simmons, (580) 283- 3711• District 3 County Commis-sioner, Jay Perry (580) 295-3737. They may be reached by mail at 402 W. Evergreen, Durant, OK 74701

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The case against re-election of ObamaCharles Krauthammer

The ideological case is also simple. Just play in toto (and therefore in con-text) Obama’s Roanoke riff telling small-business owners: “You didn’t build that.” Real credit for your success belongs not to you — you think you did well because of your smarts and sweat? he asked mockingly — but to government that built the infrastructure with-out which you would have nothing.

Play it. Then ask: Is that the governing philosophy you want for this nation?

Mitt Romney’s pre-ferred argument, how-ever, is stewardship. Are you better off today than you were $5 trillion ago? Look at the wreckage around you. This presi-dency is a failure. I’m a successful businessman. I know how to fix things. Elect me, etc. etc.

Easy peasy, but highly risky. If you run against Obama’s performance in contrast to your own com-petence, you stake your case on persona. Is that how you want to compete against an opponent who is not just more likable and immeasurably cooler but spending millions to paint you as an unfeeling, out-of-touch, job-killing, private-equity plutocrat?

The ideological case,

on the other hand, is not just appealing to a center-right country with twice as many conservatives as liberals, it is also explana-tory. It underpins the stewardship argument. Obama’s ideology — and the program that followed — explains the failure of these four years.

What program? Obama laid it out boldly in a se-ries of major addresses during the first months of his presidency. The roots of the nation’s crisis, he declared, were systemic. Fundamental change was required. He had come to deliver it. Hence his sig-nature legislation:

First, the $831 billion stimulus that was going to “reinvest” in America and bring unemploy-ment below 6 percent. We know about the un-employment. And the in-vestment? Obama loves to cite great federal projects such as the Hoover Dam and the interstate high-way system. Fine. Name one thing of any note cre-ated by Obama’s Niagara of borrowed money. A modernized electric grid? Ports dredged to receive the larger ships soon to traverse a widened Pana-ma Canal? Nothing of the sort. Solyndra, anyone?

Second, radical reform of health care that would reduce its ruinously accel-erating cost: “Put simply,”

he said, “our health-care problem is our deficit problem” — a financial hemorrhage drowning us in debt.

Except that Obamacare adds to spending. The Congressional Budget Of-fice reports that Obam-acare will incur $1.68 tril-lion of new expenditures in its first decade. To say nothing of the price of the uncertainty introduced by an impossibly complex re-making of one-sixth of the economy — discouraging hiring and expansion as trillions of investable pri-vate-sector dollars remain sidelined.

The third part of Obama’s promised trans-formation was energy. His cap-and-trade federal takeover was rejected by his own Democratic Sen-ate. So the war on fossil fuels has been conducted unilaterally by bureaucrat-ic fiat. Regulations that will kill coal. A no-brainer pipeline (Keystone) re-jected lest Canadian oil sands be burned. (China will burn them instead.) A drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico that a federal judge severely criticized as illegal.

That was the program — now so unpopular that Obama barely men-tions it. Obamacare got exactly two lines in this year’s State of the Union address. Seen any ads

touting the stimulus? The drilling moratorium? Key-stone?

Ideas matter. The 2010 election, the most ideo-logical since 1980, saw the voters resoundingly reject a Democratic Party that was relentlessly ex-panding the power, spend-ing, scope and reach of government.

It’s worse now. Those who have struggled to create a family business, a corner restaurant, a medi-cal practice won’t take kindly to being told that their success is a result of government-built roads and bridges.

In 1988, Michael Duka-kis famously said, “This election is not about ideology; it’s about com-petence.” He lost. If Re-publicans want to win, Obama’s deeply revealing, teleprompter-free you-didn’t-build-that confes-sion of faith needs to be hung around his neck un-til Election Day. The third consecutive summer-of-recovery-that-never-came is attributable not just to Obama being in over his head but, even more im-portant, to what’s in his head: a government-cen-tered vision of the econ-omy and society, and the policies that flow from it.

Four years of that and this is what you get.

Make the case and you win the White House.

Running mate could be good for Romney

With Mitt Romney’s an-n o u n c e m e n t that Paul Ryan will be his run-ning mate, we finally can extri-cate ourselves from one of the sillier debates and put to rest the narrative of the benighted “boring white guy (BWG).”

BWG, which prompts about 17 million Google links, is the thing that Romney had to avoid at all costs, according to the Consensus, which consists of 20 or 30 pun-dits, all of whom seem to hook themselves up to the same dream in which the thought was implanted: “A boring white guy will doom Romney.”

They scrambled to their keyboards: Romney al-ready has the BWG vote wrapped up, they intoned. He needed to show the electorate that he’s willing to be “bold,” that he has “vision,” that he’s “likable” and, pause for meaning-ful throat-clearing, that he “gets it.”

Gets what? That the American electorate is so daft that anyone with a certain skin tone or ethnic background or who isn’t boring is a better candi-date than one who is: male, Caucasian and someone who doesn’t have a clue who the father of Snooki’s baby is, or for that matter, who Snooki is?

It’s difficult to glean who exactly birthed the anti-BWG trope, but my guess would be a self-loathing BWG. Meanwhile, what exactly is a BWG, and why would he be bad for Romney and presumably the country? Do we re-ally need a cool, with-it, popularity-contest winner who’s all about the buzz? No inference intended.

This conversation stemmed from the as-sumption that a vice-presidential pick must be, if not helpful in ensuring votes from his/her home state, at least a symbolic statement about the per-son running for president. In fact, we know that the choice doesn’t really mat-ter much. Historically VP picks are worth a net of about two percent-age points in their home states, according to Nate Silver, who interprets American life statistically on the New York Times’ FiveThirtyEight blog.

Nevertheless, some po-litical analysts had been insisting that Romney should go with someone like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to secure the Sun-shine State’s Latino vote. Rubio, of course, is of Cu-ban descent and is there-fore Not White. But he is boring by the media’s definition — a pro-life, red-meat-eating, tea-party conservative who makes Romney look like, well, okay, the Fonz.

In other words, Rubio, for all his presumed Lati-

no pizazz, is in reality a boring white-ish guy who speaks ex-cellent Spanish. Even consider-ing his appeal and political tal-ents, his selec-tion would have been viewed as transparent pandering to a d e m o g r a p h i c whose members for some reason are believed to care only about the status of “undocumented

workers” of similar heri-tage.

The other relatively bold, anti-BWG pick would have been a woman, though Condi Rice — the GOP’s straight flush — de-clined all overtures. Other Republican women either aren’t (yet) quite right or are paying for the sins of John McCain. So Palin-averse are Republicans these days (how’s that winky-blinky thingy wor-kin’ for ya?) that they’d sooner skip over Marga-ret Thatcher than risk the wrong woman.

This left Romney with allegedly sensible and safe choices that are deficient in exciting pigmentation and/or demographic sex appeal. Is Ryan too bor-ing and too white? Only if you’re a superficial mo-ron, which apparently is how many political strate-gists and commentators view most Americans. Check-boxing our way to idiocracy is a sad exit for a country where statesmen once roamed and the na-tion’s identity was simply American.

Romney-Ryan is a ticket that says the GOP is all about the economy. This is where Romney has wanted to keep the conversation — away from divisive so-cial issues and on jobs. Whether Democrats allow him to stay on that mes-sage is doubtful given that social issues are the best ammunition the Obama campaign has to pull inde-pendents away from Rom-ney.

This tactic won’t be for naught. The problem with today’s GOP isn’t that it is the party of boring white guys. The problem is that the party has allowed itself to be defined by a certain faction that insists on pu-rity pledges that preclude the kind of flexibility shift-ing circumstances some-times warrant. Change isn’t always good, clearly, but rigidity can be equally damaging and alienating.

There are doubtless plenty of “boring” African Americans, Latinos and even young voters who would vote for Romney-Ryan if the Republican leadership in the next few weeks can present a cogent, comprehensible plan to improve the lives of broad swaths of Ameri-cans who have little faith in the future. A nation jumpy with anxiety could stand a little boring for a change — and maybe even a little hope.

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State• Gov. Mary Fallin, State Capi-tol, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, (405) 521-2342.• State Rep. Dustin Roberts, 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Okla-homa City, OK 73105, (405) 557- 7366.• State Sen. Josh Brecheen, 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Okla-homa City, OK 73105, (405) 521-5586.

County• District 1 County Commis-sioner Monty Montgomery, 924- 5814.• District 2 County Commis-sioner Tony Simmons, (580) 283- 3711• District 3 County Commis-sioner, Jay Perry (580) 295-3737. They may be reached by mail at 402 W. Evergreen, Durant, OK 74701

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Readers believe more Democrats in office is answer to bad economy

Letter to the Editor:Big corporations are

not the job creators in this country. Not even small businesses are. We American consumers are the job creators. Busi-nesses hire more workers when they see enough customer demand for their product, period.

Henry Ford famously paid good wages to the workers who built his Model T Ford, because he understood those work-ers were also consumers and he wanted them to be able to afford to buy his product. Nothing has changed in that respect. Paying workers well is necessary to improving the whole economy, and a better economy drives job growth. Slashing gov-ernment programs—fir-

ing teachers, laying off police and fire personnel, and idling construction workers—is exactly the opposite of what we need to be doing now.

Unfortunately, that’s what the Republicans who currently control Oklahoma’s government, as well as the Repub-licans who control the U.S. House, are trying to do.

Instead of cutting taxes to put more money in the hands of billionaires and corporations—who are not the “job creators,” no matter how many times Mitt Romney and others loudly proclaim that they are—we need a HUGE infrastructure program. Our bridges, roads, and public buildings are crum-bling, and now is the time

to repair them, when peo-ple need work and when government entities can borrow money at incred-ibly low interest rates for construction projects.

Nobel -Prize -winning economist Paul Krugman, in his new book, “End This Depression Now!” insists that we need this huge infrastructure pro-gram in order to grow our way out of the current Depression. (He calls it a Depression rather than a Recession because we seem to be stuck in a bad economy, and that, he says, is the definition of a Depression: being down and not being able to get up again.)

Krugman agrees that the deficit needs to be addressed long-term, but only AFTER the econo-

my is surging again. To cut, cut, cut when times are bad only depresses the economy even more. What’s happening in Eu-rope should tell us that austerity measures don’t work when economies are in a slump.

Let’s put more Demo-crats in office this year and urge them to vote for real stimulus to this economy. Let’s also re-turn to the tax rates we had under President Bill Clinton, when we actual-ly had a balanced budget, when we paid down part of our deficit, and when everyone was doing bet-ter than now (including the billionaires and the corporations).

Sincerely,Elbert and Marion HillDurant

Kerrey’s case for entitlement reform unique

By endors-ing Deb Fisch-er — the sur-prise winner of Nebraska’s R e p u b l i c a n Senate primary — Sarah Palin let a competent candidate slip through her normal screen-ing process. Fischer is no Sharron Angle or Christine O’Donnell — tea party fa-vorites in 2010 who seemed to view ac-complishment and delib-eration as pernicious es-tablishment vices. Fischer is a tough, effective, re-spected state legislator — and, in the few polls available so far, is leading her Democratic opponent, Bob Kerrey.

In electing Fischer, Nebraskans would send a staunch, predictable conservative to Washing-ton, which has consider-able merit. But Kerrey complicates the choice. Ideological conformity is relatively common in the nation’s capital. Indepen-dent thought is rarer. And a Democrat who is keen to confront the nation’s largest challenge — a fiscal crisis driven by entitlement costs — is rarest of all.

Speaking by phone from the campaign trail in Ne-braska, Kerrey rattles off the statistics on fewer workers supporting the benefits of a larger number of retirees as federal entitlement spend-ing squeezes out every other public investment in the gen-eral welfare.

“Our future as a great country depends on our ability to resolve this prob-lem,” he says. It has been his consistent warning since he co-chaired the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement Reform in the early 1990s. And it is the cause that has led him back into elective politics after an 11-year ab-sence.

During past Senate ser-vice, Kerrey was known for his bluntness. (He once publicly said: “Clinton’s an unusually good liar. Unusu-ally good.”) The trait en-dures. The main obstacle to entitlement reform, he told me, is the “presupposition that people older than 65 can’t take the truth. People are afraid of them… . We need to get people over 65 to look at people under 40, who, right now, are going to get screwed. They are going to get less than they were promised. We need to ask the grandparents, does that bother them?”

Not as much as it should. But it bothers Kerrey, 68. “If I win, I want to be specific on changes in Medicare and Social Security. I don’t want to go back just to be back.” By the end of the campaign, he predicts, “it will feel I’m to the right of the Republi-cans on this.”

Kerrey’s criticism of Con-

gress on the entitlement is-sue has its own tea party edge. “One option is to do nothing,” he says. “That currently has 535 co - sponsors . ” He describes the Simpson-Bowles report on fis-cal reform as “a huge lost oppor-tunity” because “the country was ready for it” — which seems an implicit criticism

of President Obama’s refusal to embrace the recommenda-tions of his own commission.

Kerrey scatters biparti-san responsibility in the failure of last year’s deficit supercommittee. The prob-lem started, he says, “when [Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid didn’t put on [Majority Whip Richard] Durbin and when [Minority Leader Mitch] McConnell didn’t put on [Sen. Tom] Co-burn.” Durbin and Coburn had taken the political risk of supporting Simpson-Bowles. “Had they been on the su-percommittee, it might have been a different outcome.”

Considering members of Congress “on an individual basis,” Kerrey says, “you should presume patriotism.” But he thinks congressional rules favor partisan gridlock: “I am campaigning to amend the Constitution to abolish both the Republican and Democratic caucuses… We should not allow Congress to organize by party. How can you work with someone who is raising money to defeat you? The rules of Congress have to change, and they can’t be trusted to rewrite their own rules.”

Kerrey, with plenty of people trying to defeat him, is clearly frustrated by the course of the campaign, which has focused on his extended absence from Ne-braska as president of the New School in New York City. “The most important issue for me right now,” he vents, “is defending that I spent 11 years in New York. We need to get to the part where we have a conversa-tion” on entitlements. “We become Greece if we don’t solve this one.”

The current market for viv-id ideological idiosyncrasy is weak. Conservative super PACs are already weigh-ing in against Kerrey. Ele-ments of the left seem no more enthusiastic. “Bob Kerrey equals Joe Lieber-man in our minds,” snarks one progressive activist.

It is a sign of political sickness when the name Lieberman — which stands for independence, integrity and civility — is employed as an epithet. Our system is incapable of significant action when ev-ery representative is ideo-logically typical and pre-dictably partisan. Which is the strongest argument for Bob Kerrey.michaelgerson@washpost.com

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SE Football and Volleyball preseason pollsSoutheastern sixth in

GAC preseason poll: DURANT, Okla. —

Southeastern football opens the 2012 football season in a four way tie for sixth place in the Great American Confer-ence preseason poll re-leased on Tuesday.

The Savage Storm joins A rk a n s a s - M o n t i c e l l o , Southern Arkansas and Southwestern Oklahoma State in the tie with each team earning 22 points in the poll which is voted on by the league’s head coaches.

The Storm defeated SAU early in the year by

a 24-21 margin, but fell to SWOSU 23-20 and UAM 24-20.

Parity is to be expected as SE only had one of its eight losses in 2011 de-cided by more than 10 points.

Preparation for the 2012 season began on Aug. 9 with the opener slated Sept. 1 with a 6 p.m. start time at Texas A&M-Commerce.

The home portion of the schedule opens Sept. 15 when the Savage Storm hosts Southern Ar-kansas at 6 p.m.

Henderson State topped the poll with 57

points and four first place votes, while East Central and Ouachita Baptist tied for second with 54 points each. ECU logged three first place votes and OBU had two.

Harding was tabbed fourth with 42 points, while Arkansas Tech came in fifth with 29.

The poll did not in-clude GAC newcomers Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southern Naza-rene.

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DURANT, Okla. — After posting its high-est conference finish in

School history in 2011, Southeastern has been picked to match that num-ber for a second season after being tabbed third in the Great American Conference preseason poll released on Wednes-day.

The Savage Storm picked up 43 points in the poll that is voted on by the league’s head coach-es, edging out fourth place Southern Arkansas who had 42 points.

Despite a 14-19 record overall, SE finished 10-6 in conference play and entered the GAC tour-nament with a No. 3

seed before being upset by SAU in the opening round.

Southeastern will open the season on Aug. 31 when it opens play in the two-day Rattler-Hilltopper Classic in Austin, Texas, and will open the home portion of the schedule on Sept. 11 when it hosts South-ern Nazarene at 7 p.m. in Bloomer Sullivan Gymna-sium.

Arkansas Tech is fa-vored to win the league for the season-straight year with 64 points and eight first place votes, while Harding is tabbed

second with 54 points and one first place vote.

East Central was fifth in the poll, followed by Ouachita Baptist, South-western Oklahoma State, Arkansas Monticello and Henderson State.

Eight teams advance to the conference tourna-ment which is scheduled for Nov. 15-17 and will be held at the top seeds home court.

GAC new additions Southern Nazarene and Northwestern Oklahoma State are not eligible for postseason competition and thus are not ranked in this poll.

Leopards blast through Stonewall to stay perfect

COLBERT - The Leopards’ 5-0 baseball start could get them into the perfect 10.

A 14-0 shellacking of Stonewall on Monday keeps Colbert perfect on the baseball season - for now. They head into this weekend’s tournament in Tupelo with a Thursday matchup against a potent Soper team.

Still, Coach Lance Britt has high hopes that the early season rankings will favor the Leopards. Five wins in four days should go a long way toward getting them into the state’s fall baseball elite.

Kason Krob earned his second win Monday with four innings of impressive mound work, including four strikeouts and only three hits.

“He had good command all day long, and we defi-nitely played well behind him,” Britt said. “He’s making quality pitches, able to hit his spots and change speeds. It was a good team effort.”

The aluminum was popping Monday as the Colbert bats went to work. Six of nine Leopards scored twice, and they put together an 11-run first inning on 16 at-bats.

Caleb Shoemake was 2-for-3 scoring three times; Da-kota Graham came up big with three RBIs and a double on 2-2 batting; James Hair, Bradley Nichols, and Dylan Jones all had singles in the win.

Bryan County Sports Calendar

Thursday, Aug. 16Baseball: Boswell at Buffalo Valley TournamentNoon — Baseball: Tushka vs. Vanoss (at Tupelo Tourna-

ment)2 p.m.— Baseball: Colbert vs. Soper (at Tupelo Tourna-

ment)4 p.m. — Baseball: Bennington at Calera4 p.m. — Softball: Calera at Bennington4 p.m.— Softball: Tushka at Caddo4:30 p.m. — Baseball: Achille at Pittsburg4:30 p.m. — Softball: Colbert at Kingston6 p.m. — Baseball: Rock Creek vs. Silo (at Tupelo Tour-

nament)6 p.m. — Softball: Victory Life at Tupelo

Friday, Aug. 174 p.m. — Softball: Rock Creek at Achille4 p.m. — Baseball: Bennington at Achille5 p.m. — Softball: Lone Grove at Colbert6:30 p.m. — Football: Antlers at Caddo (scrimmage)Saturday, Aug. 18Softball: Durant at Lawton MacArthur FestivalCOACHES: Please fax scores to (580) 924-0962, or email

to ddsports@durantdemocrat.com, or text them to (832) 704-6871.

Oklahoma’s left tackle battle is now hot and heavyNORMAN — The best

position battle on Oklaho-ma’s practice field is about 12 feet to the left of quar-terback Landry Jones. It’s where Lane Johnson and Tyrus Thompson are bat-tling it out for the left tackle spot and the job of protect-ing Jones’ blind side.

OU coach Bob Stoops said the competition has been great. One has pushed the other every day in prac-tice. Both are going to share time with Daryl Williams, but only one can start.

“Lane has done a little

bit more over there, but he and Tyrus are pretty much even as far as that starting spot at left tackle. They’ve both done a really good job,” tackles and tight ends coach Bruce Kittle said.

“I feel very good about both those guys protecting. It tends to be an upperclass-man type of guy because it takes that long to learn it, but the truth is with where our numbers are and the bodies that we have, I’ve got two pretty young guys who could start for us. We’ve just got to coach them up and

get ready, because we’ve got what we’ve got. But I feel re-ally good about Tyrus. He’s very athletic. By game time he’ll be right where we need him to be.”

This is a battle between two of the Sooners’ best athletes. The 6-7, 300-pound Johnson, who started at right tackle last season, started his OU career at tight end before he grew out of the spot. He still runs a sub 4.8 40-yard dash. Thompson (6-5, 300) has the same kind of athletic ability.

It takes much more than

brawn to play that spot. The left tackle is often squared up with opponents’ best pass rusher.

“You’ve got to be pretty fluid. Part of that is with most of the quarterbacks be-ing right-handed, you have those issues,” Kittle said. “Typically, a defense puts its quickest-twitch guy on their right side. So you’re facing their best guy all the time. It takes somebody who is able to get off the ball and have that kind of movement and adjust to that.”

Last spring it looked like

the job would be Johnson’s. After all, he was a return-ing starter and had coaches raving about his ability for several years. Thompson, however, has closed the gap.

“He’s bringing it every day in our meetings. He’s practicing well. He’s had a great energy about him. He’s executing the way we’d like him to. He worked on his footwork and his tech-nique, so he’s doing both of those things,” Kittle said of Thompson.

“Combined with his ath-leticism, he’s put himself in a

position to be successful and do the things we’re looking for out on that edge.”

Demps close to signing with NFL teamDennis Waszak Jr.AP Sports Writer

Jeff Demps has an Olympic sil-ver medal. The U.S. track star now wants to make a run at a Super Bowl ring.

Agent Daniel Rose told The As-sociated Press late Wednesday night that several NFL teams are interested in signing the speedy Demps, a former running back at the University of Florida. Rose said Demps is expected to make a decision by Thursday night.

“I’m excited because it’s a good

story,” Rose said. “The guy goes to the Olympics to pursue one of his dreams and he succeeded. Now, he wants to go win a Super Bowl. How can you fault a kid like that?”

Rose wouldn’t identify the teams in the mix, but Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano confirmed that the Buccaneers are interested in Demps, who was part of the 400-meter relay team that finished second to Jamaica in London. The New York Jets, with Demps’ former college teammate Tim Tebow, also are among the seven or eight teams on the list.

Demps went undrafted in April after announcing in January that was giving up his football career to focus on track and the Olympics. The 22-year-old Demps, who had 2,470 career yards rushing and 23 touchdowns in four seasons with the Gators, did not attend any col-lege football all-star games or take part in any NFL draft workouts to focus on track.

But now, Demps is ready to re-sume his football career as a pro-fessional.

“I think within 24 hours, we’re going to get it done,” Rose said.

Hamilton’s homers not enough for TexasHowie RumbergAP Sports Writer

NEW YORK — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington has no problem with his offense. It’s the New York Yankees pitchers who are causing the trouble.

Freddy Garcia worked around two homers by Josh Hamilton to re-main undefeated against Texas for eight years and the Yankees beat the Rangers for the third straight night, 3-2 on Wednesday.

The Rangers have been limited to four runs in the first three games of the four-game series between the teams with the best records in the AL.

“I wasn’t expecting that. But, once again, pitching stops every-thing,” Washington said. “You’ve got to give them credit. Their pitching stopped us. That’s the dif-ference right there.”

Hamilton became the second player to reach 100 RBIs this season — Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera was first — with his career-high 33rd homer, a line drive to right in the fourth inning. His majestic drive in the sixth was all Texas could mus-ter in their eighth straight loss in the Bronx.

The lefty slugger had a shot for a third homer but struck out against Rafael Soriano in the ninth inning

of a game that was delayed by rain 1 hour, 45 minutes at the start.

“When you’re see-ing the ball good, you feel like you can pretty much hit anything,” Hamilton said. “But, at that point in the game, you just want to get somebody on base and give yourself a chance to tie the ball-game up.”

Nick Swisher gave the Yankees the lead with an RBI double off Scott Feldman in a three-run third inning. Swisher put the Yankees ahead in the first two games, too. He hit a grand slam Monday and a two-run shot Tues-day night in a matchup between the teams with the best records in the AL.

Garcia (7-5) matched David Phelps and Hiroki Kuroda with an-other stellar start for the Yankees. He followed up Kuroda’s two-hitter Tuesday by giving up four hits in 6 2-3 innings.

Garcia has not lost to the Rang-ers since 2004, going 4-0 with a 1.75 ERA in six starts coming in.

“Our guys have done a tremen-dous job,” Yankees manager Joe Gi-

rardi said. “I applaud our pitchers.”

A well-rested bull-pen then finished for the Yankees’ seventh win in eight games.

Boone Logan got one out. David Robertson struck out two in a perfect eighth and, after the strikeout of Hamil-ton, Soriano worked around a throwing error by Eric Chavez for his 29th save.

With second base-man Robinson Cano getting a night off because of a stiff neck, Mark Teixeira serving as the designated hitter. Alex Rodriguez out with a broken hand, Derek Jeter was the only regular in the infield, and the Rangers tested the group in the fourth inning.

After Hamilton’s homer, Adrian Beltre singled. Nelson Cruz then hit a grounder to Chavez, who chose to try for the force at second but his throw was late. Fill-in sec-ond baseman Jayson Nix’s relay to Swisher, the substitute first base-man, was late, putting runners on first and second.

David Murphy walked to load the bases but Garcia got Geovany Soto to hit a grounder to Jeter.

Josh Hamilton

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012:

This year you grow and evolve to a new level. Events will come forth that allow you to understand more emo-tionally and learn more intellectually. Your efforts to network and become more socially integrated seem to come through to others. If you are single, you meet people with ease. A friendship could be instrumental in making a romance happen. You could meet Mr. or Ms. Right through a friend. You could be quite excited about this person. If you are attached, be more sensitive to your sweetie. Remember, a relationship is made of two people who both need attention. Another LEO can match you. He or she makes quite a competitor.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-DifficultARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH The unexpected occurs.

You discover just how much someone cares, as this person spontaneously decides to express his or her affec-tion. The end result will be that you are beaming from ear to ear. Your attitude is contagious. Tonight: Be authentic. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Much goes on at home.

Please note the many thoughts that race through your head. Be sure to do some comparison shopping before purchasing a big item. You have the tendency, and are in just the right mood, to go way overboard. Tonight: Order in. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You tend to say the right

words at the right time. A meeting with a group of friends proves to be a very exciting experience, as someone seems to be bouncing off the walls. Know that regardless of what hap-pens, you will land on your feet if you stay open. Tonight: All smiles.CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might decide to go off

and buy this and that. You could have a great time, but the results could be problematic. Someone you look up to could be difficult right now, as he or she is so unpredictable. Tonight: Make your favorite meal.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might hear news that

results in hurt feelings. The person delivering this news does not intend the message to have that outcome. In fact, he or she is trying to demonstrate his or her caring and support. A meet-ing proves to be unusually supportive.

Tonight: Friends are full of fun and energy.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You might want to share

more of yourself. The element of tim-ing plays a role, and most likely, it is not clear when the best time is. A partner or friend surprises you with his or her actions. Go with the flow, and know that everything could change quickly. Tonight: Not to be found.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Emphasize what you want

from a friendship. Ask for the support you want in a meeting. Clearly, others have difficulty anticipating what you want. Learn to express yourself more often and assume you have a recep-tive audience. Tonight: Where the action is.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Take a stand quickly, and

refuse to sell yourself short. You know what you want and in which direction you would like to head. In order to accomplish more of what you want, you will need to take the lead. Tonight: A must appearance.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Look past the obvious when

relating to a loved one or a child. What did he or she not say? This per-son does not intend to be secretive, but it is just the way he or she is. Try not to define this behavior; instead, be open and authentic. Tonight: Let music be a dominant theme.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Relate to someone directly,

be it about business, networking or a personal matter. You will be surprised by what you hear, so much so that you might opt to head in a different direction. Give yourself some time to respond. Tonight: Make it cozy.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Others might see your

knee-jerk action as being off-the-wall. You could be taken aback by their reactions, since you know there is logic behind them. Let your creativity emerge. As a result, solutions will be found. Tonight: Let a love affair come back into your life.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You seem set on doing

a job a certain way. You will resist approaching it in any other manner. Recognize that others could distance themselves because of your attitude. Stay centered and do your thing. A family member still surprises you! Tonight: Head home.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFBRYAN COUNTY STATE OF

OKLAHOMA

IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OF James AlzaHurst, Deceased.

Case No. PB-2012-56

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF OKLAHOMACOUNTY OF BRYAN

All persons having claimsagainst James Alza Hurst,a/k/a Jim Hurst, Deceased, arerequired to present the samewith a description of all se-curity interests and other col-lateral, if any, held by eachcreditor with respect to suchclaim, to the named Co-Per-sonal Representatives at: c/oLorie Reesor Rogers, Attorneyat Law, 603 West EvergreenStreet, Durant, OK 74701, onor before the following pre-sentment date: October 7,2012, or the same will be non-suited, void and forever barred.

Dated this 23rd day of July,2012.

/s/Donnie Lee HurstDonnie Lee Hurst

Petitioner

/s/Jerry HurstJerry Hurst

Petitioner

Prepared by:Lorie Reesor Rogers OBA#17125Lorie Reesor Rogers603 West Evergreen StreetDurant, OK 74701(580) 924-4900.

Attorney for Co-PersonalRepresentatives

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFBRYAN COUNTY STATE OF

OKLAHOMA

IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATES OF HELEN BRACKDALE, deceased and LU-CILLE BRACK ALCORNGRANT, deceased.

No. PB-2012-52

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All creditors having claimsagainst HELEN BRACK DALEand/or LUCILLE BRACK AL-CORN GRANT, Deceased, arerequired to present the same,with a description of all se-curity interest and other col-lateral (if any) held by eachcreditor with respect to suchclaim, to the named PersonalRepresentatives JOSEPH JEDDALE and WILLIAM P.GRANT, at Shannon ReasorLaw Office PLLC, ShannonReasor, 209 E. Court, P.O.Box 393, Atoka Oklahoma74525, on or before the fol-lowing presentment date:October 8, 2012, or the samewill be forever barred.

Dated this 6th day of August,2012.

/s/Joseph Jed DaleJOSEPH JED DALE

/s/William P. GrantWILLIAM P. GRANT

SHANNON REASOR, OBA#15833SHANNON REASOR LAWOFFICE PLLCP.O. Box 393Atoka, OK 74525Phone: (580) 889-3343Fax: (580) 889-9334

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1.1 OWNER A. Choctaw Nation of Ok-lahoma B. 16th and Locust Street C. Durant, Oklahoma 747011.2 OWNER’S REP-RESENTATIVE A. Choctaw Nation of Ok-lahoma - Construction Ad-ministration Department B. Jason Merida – ExecutiveDirector B. 104 Ed Perry Road C. Hugo, Oklahoma 74743 D. Phone: 580-326-09671.3 ENGINEER A. Mehlburger Brawley, Inc. B. 719 South George NighExpressway C. McAlester, OK, 74501 D. Phone: 1-918-420-55001.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Title: Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma – Town of Clayton –Water Storage & DistributionSystem Improvements. B. Description: Town ofClayton, Water Storage andDistribution System Im-provements consisting of, butnot limited to; approximatelyEight Thousand Linear Feet(8,000 lf) of Eight Inch (8”)PVC Water Piping and a OneHundred, Fifty ThousandGallon (150,000g) ElevatedStorage Tank, all fittings,valves, hydrants, meters, ac-cessories and all other ne-cessary auxiliaries for com-plete, satisfactory, and fullyfunctional water distributionsystem. C. Location: Town of Clayton,Oklahoma, 745361.5 BID DATE, TIME ANDPLACE A. Bid Date: Thursday,September 13, 2012 B. Time of Bid: 2:00 P.M.CDST C. Place of Bid: Town Hall –400 N. Bell, Clayton, OK,74536.1.6 MANDATORY PRE-BIDDATE, TIME AND PLACE A. Pre-Bid Date: Thursday,September 5, 2012 B. Time of Mandatory Pre-Bid:2:00 pm CDST C. Place of Mandatory Pre-Bid: Town Hall, 400 N. Bell,Clayton, OK, 74536.

1.7 POTENTIAL BIDDERS A. Sealed Bids addressed toOwner will be received atPlace of Bid until Time of Bidon Bid Date. Bids will bepublicly opened and readaloud same date and hour. B. General Contractors arerequired to pre-qualify to theapproval of the Owner'sRepresentative, no later thanten (10) calendar days beforesubmission of bids.1. Statement of Qualificationsshall consist of AIA DocumentA305 - Contractor's Quali-fication Statement, completedas indicated in Section 004513 – Bidder’s Qualifications.a. All requested informationshall be included on each form.No “blank” spaces shall bepermitted. If an item is notapplicable, note that the itemas not applicable.b. Provide Indian preferencedocumentation (as applicable).Ref: Section 00 3110 – IndianPreference Clause.c. Eligibility to receive anaward under applicableFederal Law and HUD Reg-ulations per Document 004514 - Bidder's Certification ofEligibility.d. Description of Firm currentworkload.e. Description of Firm pastexperience with emphasis onProjects similar to this Project.(ref: Statement of Quali-fications at the end of Doc-ument 00 4513 – Bidder’sQualifications.)C. Bidders will be required toprovide Bid security in the formof a Bid Bond in the amount offive (5%) percent of the bidamount. Refer to Document 004313 - Bid Security Form foradditional information.D. Refer to other bidding re-quirements described inDocument 00 2113 - In-structions to Bidders, includingmodifications thereto.E. Submit offer on the BidForm provided in this ProjectManual.F. Bid will be required to besubmitted under a condition ofirrevocability for a period ofThirty (30) calendar days aftersubmission.G. The Owner reserves theright to waive anyinformalities/irregularities andaccept or reject any or all bids.1.8 FEDERAL REGU-LATIONS AND GUIDELINES -INDIAN COMMUNITY DE-VELOPMENT BLOCKGRANT (ICDBG) PROJECTREQUIREMENTSA. Notification is given to allparties involved in this Project,that a portion of matchingfunds for this Project are beingprovided by the Department ofHousing and Urban De-velopment-Southern PlainsOffice of Native AmericanPrograms (SPONA) spe-cifically through an IndianCommunity DevelopmentBlock Grant (ICDBG) Program.B. All written and/or impliedFederal Regulations andGuidelines and/or any otherrelated documents shallhereby be made a part of theContract Documents by ref-erence with the same forceand effect as though they werebound herein.C. Reference copies are on fileand may be examined by anyinterested party at the ChoctawNation Construction Ad-ministration Department office.D. Refer to Document 0005480 - Procurement Doc-uments for additional in-formation.1.9 INDIAN PREFERENCEA. Preference in the award ofContracts will be given to In-dian Organizations and Indian-Owned Enterprises in ac-cordance with Indian Com-munity Development BlockGrant (ICDBG) requirements.B. General Contractor: Indianpreference will be given to In-dian-Owned Firms or En-terprises utilizing the TenPercent (10%) Provision asfollows:1. In the event that more thanone proposal is received by anIndian Owned Firm but an-other firm scores higher butwithin the percentage range,the Indian Owned Firm will beoffered the contract providedthe Indian Owned Firm ac-cepts the contract at the lowestresponsive and responsible bidamount submitted.2. Should the qualified Indian-Owned Firm be unable to ac-cept the Contract at the lowestresponsive and responsible bidamount, the Contract will thenbe awarded to the biddersubmitting the lowest re-sponsive and responsible bid.C. Reference copies of theprocedures required by ICDBGare on file and should be ex-amined ay any interested partyat the Office of the ChoctawNation of Oklahoma Con-struction Administration De-partment.1.10 EQUAL OPPORTUNITYFOR BUSINESSES ANDLOWER-INCOME PERSONSA. The Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma encourages par-ticipation by businesses andlower-income persons in ac-cordance with HUD Act of1968, Section 3.B. Refer to Document 00 5213- Agreement Stipulated Sumfor additional information.1.11 GENERAL CON-TRACTOR BIDDINGDOCUMENTSA. General Contract Biddersmay obtain copies of theBidding Documents from theOffice of the Engineer.

B. Copies of the ContractDocuments may be obtained atthe offices of MehlburgerBrawley, Inc., 719 S. GeorgeNigh Expressway, McAlester,OK, 74501, upon payment of anon-refundable deposit in theamount of $250.00 for eachset.1.12 SUBCONTRACTORAND SUPPLIER BIDDINGDOCUMENTSA. Subcontractors and Sup-pliers may obtain BiddingDocuments by direct purchasefrom the Engineer.B. All Bidding Documents re-main the joint property of theOwner and Engineer. TheBidding Documents are on fileat the Engineer's Office andare available and open for in-spection by Bidders and Sub-bidders on a first-come-first-served basis during normalbusiness hours.C. Bidders may view the BidDocuments at the Office of theOwner or at local Plan Roomsas listed below.

1. Reed Construction MarketDataa. Electronic Plan Roomb.www.reedconstructiondata.com2. McGraw Hill Construction /Dodgea. Electronic Plan Roomb. www.construction.com3. Southwest ConstructionNewsa. 7170 South Braden, Suite180b. Tulsa, OK 74136c. 918-493-50664. Bid News ConstructionReportsa. 5727 South Garnet Road,Suite Hb. Tulsa, Ok 74146c. 918-877-1200

1.13 Examination of BidDocuments

A. The Contract Documentsmay be examined at the fol-lowing locations:

1. Town of Clayton, Town Hall,P.O. Box 279, 400 N. Bell,Clayton, OK, 745362. Mehlburger Brawley, Inc.,719 S. George Nigh Ex-pressway, McAlester, OK,74501.1.14 QUESTIONS DURINGBIDDINGA. For information concerningany part of the proposed Work,contact the Architect asspecified in Document 00 2113- Instructions to Bidders, in-cluding modifications thereto.B. Additional bidding in-structions are included in theBidding Requirements whichare bound into the ContractDocuments.C. Under no circumstancesshall the Owner or Con-sultants be contacted by anyContractor or Supplier. All bidquestions must be in writingand forwarded to the Engineer.1.15 AUTHORIZATION

A. The Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma reserves the right towaive minor informalities andirregularities in any reas-onable and responsive bid andto reject any and all Bids.B. By: Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma

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1.1 OWNER A. Choctaw Nation of Ok-lahoma B. 16th and Locust Street C. Durant, Oklahoma 747011.2 OWNER’S REP-RESENTATIVE A. Choctaw Nation of Ok-lahoma - Construction Ad-ministration Department B. Jason Merida – ExecutiveDirector B. 104 Ed Perry Road C. Hugo, Oklahoma 74743 D. Phone: 580-326-09671.3 ENGINEER A. Mehlburger Brawley, Inc. B. 719 South George NighExpressway C. McAlester, OK, 74501 D. Phone: 1-918-420-55001.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Title: Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma – Town of Clayton –Water Storage & DistributionSystem Improvements. B. Description: Town ofClayton, Water Storage andDistribution System Im-provements consisting of, butnot limited to; approximatelyEight Thousand Linear Feet(8,000 lf) of Eight Inch (8”)PVC Water Piping and a OneHundred, Fifty ThousandGallon (150,000g) ElevatedStorage Tank, all fittings,valves, hydrants, meters, ac-cessories and all other ne-cessary auxiliaries for com-plete, satisfactory, and fullyfunctional water distributionsystem. C. Location: Town of Clayton,Oklahoma, 745361.5 BID DATE, TIME ANDPLACE A. Bid Date: Thursday,September 13, 2012 B. Time of Bid: 2:00 P.M.CDST C. Place of Bid: Town Hall –400 N. Bell, Clayton, OK,74536.1.6 MANDATORY PRE-BIDDATE, TIME AND PLACE A. Pre-Bid Date: Thursday,September 5, 2012 B. Time of Mandatory Pre-Bid:2:00 pm CDST C. Place of Mandatory Pre-Bid: Town Hall, 400 N. Bell,Clayton, OK, 74536.

1.7 POTENTIAL BIDDERS A. Sealed Bids addressed toOwner will be received atPlace of Bid until Time of Bidon Bid Date. Bids will bepublicly opened and readaloud same date and hour. B. General Contractors arerequired to pre-qualify to theapproval of the Owner'sRepresentative, no later thanten (10) calendar days beforesubmission of bids.1. Statement of Qualificationsshall consist of AIA DocumentA305 - Contractor's Quali-fication Statement, completedas indicated in Section 004513 – Bidder’s Qualifications.a. All requested informationshall be included on each form.No “blank” spaces shall bepermitted. If an item is notapplicable, note that the itemas not applicable.b. Provide Indian preferencedocumentation (as applicable).Ref: Section 00 3110 – IndianPreference Clause.c. Eligibility to receive anaward under applicableFederal Law and HUD Reg-ulations per Document 004514 - Bidder's Certification ofEligibility.d. Description of Firm currentworkload.e. Description of Firm pastexperience with emphasis onProjects similar to this Project.(ref: Statement of Quali-fications at the end of Doc-ument 00 4513 – Bidder’sQualifications.)C. Bidders will be required toprovide Bid security in the formof a Bid Bond in the amount offive (5%) percent of the bidamount. Refer to Document 004313 - Bid Security Form foradditional information.D. Refer to other bidding re-quirements described inDocument 00 2113 - In-structions to Bidders, includingmodifications thereto.E. Submit offer on the BidForm provided in this ProjectManual.F. Bid will be required to besubmitted under a condition ofirrevocability for a period ofThirty (30) calendar days aftersubmission.G. The Owner reserves theright to waive anyinformalities/irregularities andaccept or reject any or all bids.1.8 FEDERAL REGU-LATIONS AND GUIDELINES -INDIAN COMMUNITY DE-VELOPMENT BLOCKGRANT (ICDBG) PROJECTREQUIREMENTSA. Notification is given to allparties involved in this Project,that a portion of matchingfunds for this Project are beingprovided by the Department ofHousing and Urban De-velopment-Southern PlainsOffice of Native AmericanPrograms (SPONA) spe-cifically through an IndianCommunity DevelopmentBlock Grant (ICDBG) Program.B. All written and/or impliedFederal Regulations andGuidelines and/or any otherrelated documents shallhereby be made a part of theContract Documents by ref-erence with the same forceand effect as though they werebound herein.C. Reference copies are on fileand may be examined by anyinterested party at the ChoctawNation Construction Ad-ministration Department office.D. Refer to Document 0005480 - Procurement Doc-uments for additional in-formation.1.9 INDIAN PREFERENCEA. Preference in the award ofContracts will be given to In-dian Organizations and Indian-Owned Enterprises in ac-cordance with Indian Com-munity Development BlockGrant (ICDBG) requirements.B. General Contractor: Indianpreference will be given to In-dian-Owned Firms or En-terprises utilizing the TenPercent (10%) Provision asfollows:1. In the event that more thanone proposal is received by anIndian Owned Firm but an-other firm scores higher butwithin the percentage range,the Indian Owned Firm will beoffered the contract providedthe Indian Owned Firm ac-cepts the contract at the lowestresponsive and responsible bidamount submitted.2. Should the qualified Indian-Owned Firm be unable to ac-cept the Contract at the lowestresponsive and responsible bidamount, the Contract will thenbe awarded to the biddersubmitting the lowest re-sponsive and responsible bid.C. Reference copies of theprocedures required by ICDBGare on file and should be ex-amined ay any interested partyat the Office of the ChoctawNation of Oklahoma Con-struction Administration De-partment.1.10 EQUAL OPPORTUNITYFOR BUSINESSES ANDLOWER-INCOME PERSONSA. The Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma encourages par-ticipation by businesses andlower-income persons in ac-cordance with HUD Act of1968, Section 3.B. Refer to Document 00 5213- Agreement Stipulated Sumfor additional information.1.11 GENERAL CON-TRACTOR BIDDINGDOCUMENTSA. General Contract Biddersmay obtain copies of theBidding Documents from theOffice of the Engineer.

B. Copies of the ContractDocuments may be obtained atthe offices of MehlburgerBrawley, Inc., 719 S. GeorgeNigh Expressway, McAlester,OK, 74501, upon payment of anon-refundable deposit in theamount of $250.00 for eachset.1.12 SUBCONTRACTORAND SUPPLIER BIDDINGDOCUMENTSA. Subcontractors and Sup-pliers may obtain BiddingDocuments by direct purchasefrom the Engineer.B. All Bidding Documents re-main the joint property of theOwner and Engineer. TheBidding Documents are on fileat the Engineer's Office andare available and open for in-spection by Bidders and Sub-bidders on a first-come-first-served basis during normalbusiness hours.C. Bidders may view the BidDocuments at the Office of theOwner or at local Plan Roomsas listed below.

1. Reed Construction MarketDataa. Electronic Plan Roomb.www.reedconstructiondata.com2. McGraw Hill Construction /Dodgea. Electronic Plan Roomb. www.construction.com3. Southwest ConstructionNewsa. 7170 South Braden, Suite180b. Tulsa, OK 74136c. 918-493-50664. Bid News ConstructionReportsa. 5727 South Garnet Road,Suite Hb. Tulsa, Ok 74146c. 918-877-1200

1.13 Examination of BidDocuments

A. The Contract Documentsmay be examined at the fol-lowing locations:

1. Town of Clayton, Town Hall,P.O. Box 279, 400 N. Bell,Clayton, OK, 745362. Mehlburger Brawley, Inc.,719 S. George Nigh Ex-pressway, McAlester, OK,74501.1.14 QUESTIONS DURINGBIDDINGA. For information concerningany part of the proposed Work,contact the Architect asspecified in Document 00 2113- Instructions to Bidders, in-cluding modifications thereto.B. Additional bidding in-structions are included in theBidding Requirements whichare bound into the ContractDocuments.C. Under no circumstancesshall the Owner or Con-sultants be contacted by anyContractor or Supplier. All bidquestions must be in writingand forwarded to the Engineer.1.15 AUTHORIZATION

A. The Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma reserves the right towaive minor informalities andirregularities in any reas-onable and responsive bid andto reject any and all Bids.B. By: Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma

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Published in Durant DailyDemocrat August 16 and 23,2012.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

1.1 OWNER A. Choctaw Nation of Ok-lahoma B. 16th and Locust Street C. Durant, Oklahoma 747011.2 OWNER’S REP-RESENTATIVE A. Choctaw Nation of Ok-lahoma - Construction Ad-ministration Department B. Jason Merida – ExecutiveDirector B. 104 Ed Perry Road C. Hugo, Oklahoma 74743 D. Phone: 580-326-09671.3 ENGINEER A. Mehlburger Brawley, Inc. B. 719 South George NighExpressway C. McAlester, OK, 74501 D. Phone: 1-918-420-55001.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Title: Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma – Town of Clayton –Water Storage & DistributionSystem Improvements. B. Description: Town ofClayton, Water Storage andDistribution System Im-provements consisting of, butnot limited to; approximatelyEight Thousand Linear Feet(8,000 lf) of Eight Inch (8”)PVC Water Piping and a OneHundred, Fifty ThousandGallon (150,000g) ElevatedStorage Tank, all fittings,valves, hydrants, meters, ac-cessories and all other ne-cessary auxiliaries for com-plete, satisfactory, and fullyfunctional water distributionsystem. C. Location: Town of Clayton,Oklahoma, 745361.5 BID DATE, TIME ANDPLACE A. Bid Date: Thursday,September 13, 2012 B. Time of Bid: 2:00 P.M.CDST C. Place of Bid: Town Hall –400 N. Bell, Clayton, OK,74536.1.6 MANDATORY PRE-BIDDATE, TIME AND PLACE A. Pre-Bid Date: Thursday,September 5, 2012 B. Time of Mandatory Pre-Bid:2:00 pm CDST C. Place of Mandatory Pre-Bid: Town Hall, 400 N. Bell,Clayton, OK, 74536.

1.7 POTENTIAL BIDDERS A. Sealed Bids addressed toOwner will be received atPlace of Bid until Time of Bidon Bid Date. Bids will bepublicly opened and readaloud same date and hour. B. General Contractors arerequired to pre-qualify to theapproval of the Owner'sRepresentative, no later thanten (10) calendar days beforesubmission of bids.1. Statement of Qualificationsshall consist of AIA DocumentA305 - Contractor's Quali-fication Statement, completedas indicated in Section 004513 – Bidder’s Qualifications.a. All requested informationshall be included on each form.No “blank” spaces shall bepermitted. If an item is notapplicable, note that the itemas not applicable.b. Provide Indian preferencedocumentation (as applicable).Ref: Section 00 3110 – IndianPreference Clause.c. Eligibility to receive anaward under applicableFederal Law and HUD Reg-ulations per Document 004514 - Bidder's Certification ofEligibility.d. Description of Firm currentworkload.e. Description of Firm pastexperience with emphasis onProjects similar to this Project.(ref: Statement of Quali-fications at the end of Doc-ument 00 4513 – Bidder’sQualifications.)C. Bidders will be required toprovide Bid security in the formof a Bid Bond in the amount offive (5%) percent of the bidamount. Refer to Document 004313 - Bid Security Form foradditional information.D. Refer to other bidding re-quirements described inDocument 00 2113 - In-structions to Bidders, includingmodifications thereto.E. Submit offer on the BidForm provided in this ProjectManual.F. Bid will be required to besubmitted under a condition ofirrevocability for a period ofThirty (30) calendar days aftersubmission.G. The Owner reserves theright to waive anyinformalities/irregularities andaccept or reject any or all bids.1.8 FEDERAL REGU-LATIONS AND GUIDELINES -INDIAN COMMUNITY DE-VELOPMENT BLOCKGRANT (ICDBG) PROJECTREQUIREMENTSA. Notification is given to allparties involved in this Project,that a portion of matchingfunds for this Project are beingprovided by the Department ofHousing and Urban De-velopment-Southern PlainsOffice of Native AmericanPrograms (SPONA) spe-cifically through an IndianCommunity DevelopmentBlock Grant (ICDBG) Program.B. All written and/or impliedFederal Regulations andGuidelines and/or any otherrelated documents shallhereby be made a part of theContract Documents by ref-erence with the same forceand effect as though they werebound herein.C. Reference copies are on fileand may be examined by anyinterested party at the ChoctawNation Construction Ad-ministration Department office.D. Refer to Document 0005480 - Procurement Doc-uments for additional in-formation.1.9 INDIAN PREFERENCEA. Preference in the award ofContracts will be given to In-dian Organizations and Indian-Owned Enterprises in ac-cordance with Indian Com-munity Development BlockGrant (ICDBG) requirements.B. General Contractor: Indianpreference will be given to In-dian-Owned Firms or En-terprises utilizing the TenPercent (10%) Provision asfollows:1. In the event that more thanone proposal is received by anIndian Owned Firm but an-other firm scores higher butwithin the percentage range,the Indian Owned Firm will beoffered the contract providedthe Indian Owned Firm ac-cepts the contract at the lowestresponsive and responsible bidamount submitted.2. Should the qualified Indian-Owned Firm be unable to ac-cept the Contract at the lowestresponsive and responsible bidamount, the Contract will thenbe awarded to the biddersubmitting the lowest re-sponsive and responsible bid.C. Reference copies of theprocedures required by ICDBGare on file and should be ex-amined ay any interested partyat the Office of the ChoctawNation of Oklahoma Con-struction Administration De-partment.1.10 EQUAL OPPORTUNITYFOR BUSINESSES ANDLOWER-INCOME PERSONSA. The Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma encourages par-ticipation by businesses andlower-income persons in ac-cordance with HUD Act of1968, Section 3.B. Refer to Document 00 5213- Agreement Stipulated Sumfor additional information.1.11 GENERAL CON-TRACTOR BIDDINGDOCUMENTSA. General Contract Biddersmay obtain copies of theBidding Documents from theOffice of the Engineer.

B. Copies of the ContractDocuments may be obtained atthe offices of MehlburgerBrawley, Inc., 719 S. GeorgeNigh Expressway, McAlester,OK, 74501, upon payment of anon-refundable deposit in theamount of $250.00 for eachset.1.12 SUBCONTRACTORAND SUPPLIER BIDDINGDOCUMENTSA. Subcontractors and Sup-pliers may obtain BiddingDocuments by direct purchasefrom the Engineer.B. All Bidding Documents re-main the joint property of theOwner and Engineer. TheBidding Documents are on fileat the Engineer's Office andare available and open for in-spection by Bidders and Sub-bidders on a first-come-first-served basis during normalbusiness hours.C. Bidders may view the BidDocuments at the Office of theOwner or at local Plan Roomsas listed below.

1. Reed Construction MarketDataa. Electronic Plan Roomb.www.reedconstructiondata.com2. McGraw Hill Construction /Dodgea. Electronic Plan Roomb. www.construction.com3. Southwest ConstructionNewsa. 7170 South Braden, Suite180b. Tulsa, OK 74136c. 918-493-50664. Bid News ConstructionReportsa. 5727 South Garnet Road,Suite Hb. Tulsa, Ok 74146c. 918-877-1200

1.13 Examination of BidDocuments

A. The Contract Documentsmay be examined at the fol-lowing locations:

1. Town of Clayton, Town Hall,P.O. Box 279, 400 N. Bell,Clayton, OK, 745362. Mehlburger Brawley, Inc.,719 S. George Nigh Ex-pressway, McAlester, OK,74501.1.14 QUESTIONS DURINGBIDDINGA. For information concerningany part of the proposed Work,contact the Architect asspecified in Document 00 2113- Instructions to Bidders, in-cluding modifications thereto.B. Additional bidding in-structions are included in theBidding Requirements whichare bound into the ContractDocuments.C. Under no circumstancesshall the Owner or Con-sultants be contacted by anyContractor or Supplier. All bidquestions must be in writingand forwarded to the Engineer.1.15 AUTHORIZATION

A. The Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma reserves the right towaive minor informalities andirregularities in any reas-onable and responsive bid andto reject any and all Bids.B. By: Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

1.1 OWNER A. Choctaw Nation of Ok-lahoma B. 16th and Locust Street C. Durant, Oklahoma 747011.2 OWNER’S REP-RESENTATIVE A. Choctaw Nation of Ok-lahoma - Construction Ad-ministration Department B. Jason Merida – ExecutiveDirector B. 104 Ed Perry Road C. Hugo, Oklahoma 74743 D. Phone: 580-326-09671.3 ENGINEER A. Mehlburger Brawley, Inc. B. 719 South George NighExpressway C. McAlester, OK, 74501 D. Phone: 1-918-420-55001.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Title: Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma – Town of Clayton –Water Storage & DistributionSystem Improvements. B. Description: Town ofClayton, Water Storage andDistribution System Im-provements consisting of, butnot limited to; approximatelyEight Thousand Linear Feet(8,000 lf) of Eight Inch (8”)PVC Water Piping and a OneHundred, Fifty ThousandGallon (150,000g) ElevatedStorage Tank, all fittings,valves, hydrants, meters, ac-cessories and all other ne-cessary auxiliaries for com-plete, satisfactory, and fullyfunctional water distributionsystem. C. Location: Town of Clayton,Oklahoma, 745361.5 BID DATE, TIME ANDPLACE A. Bid Date: Thursday,September 13, 2012 B. Time of Bid: 2:00 P.M.CDST C. Place of Bid: Town Hall –400 N. Bell, Clayton, OK,74536.1.6 MANDATORY PRE-BIDDATE, TIME AND PLACE A. Pre-Bid Date: Thursday,September 5, 2012 B. Time of Mandatory Pre-Bid:2:00 pm CDST C. Place of Mandatory Pre-Bid: Town Hall, 400 N. Bell,Clayton, OK, 74536.

1.7 POTENTIAL BIDDERS A. Sealed Bids addressed toOwner will be received atPlace of Bid until Time of Bidon Bid Date. Bids will bepublicly opened and readaloud same date and hour. B. General Contractors arerequired to pre-qualify to theapproval of the Owner'sRepresentative, no later thanten (10) calendar days beforesubmission of bids.1. Statement of Qualificationsshall consist of AIA DocumentA305 - Contractor's Quali-fication Statement, completedas indicated in Section 004513 – Bidder’s Qualifications.a. All requested informationshall be included on each form.No “blank” spaces shall bepermitted. If an item is notapplicable, note that the itemas not applicable.b. Provide Indian preferencedocumentation (as applicable).Ref: Section 00 3110 – IndianPreference Clause.c. Eligibility to receive anaward under applicableFederal Law and HUD Reg-ulations per Document 004514 - Bidder's Certification ofEligibility.d. Description of Firm currentworkload.e. Description of Firm pastexperience with emphasis onProjects similar to this Project.(ref: Statement of Quali-fications at the end of Doc-ument 00 4513 – Bidder’sQualifications.)C. Bidders will be required toprovide Bid security in the formof a Bid Bond in the amount offive (5%) percent of the bidamount. Refer to Document 004313 - Bid Security Form foradditional information.D. Refer to other bidding re-quirements described inDocument 00 2113 - In-structions to Bidders, includingmodifications thereto.E. Submit offer on the BidForm provided in this ProjectManual.F. Bid will be required to besubmitted under a condition ofirrevocability for a period ofThirty (30) calendar days aftersubmission.G. The Owner reserves theright to waive anyinformalities/irregularities andaccept or reject any or all bids.1.8 FEDERAL REGU-LATIONS AND GUIDELINES -INDIAN COMMUNITY DE-VELOPMENT BLOCKGRANT (ICDBG) PROJECTREQUIREMENTSA. Notification is given to allparties involved in this Project,that a portion of matchingfunds for this Project are beingprovided by the Department ofHousing and Urban De-velopment-Southern PlainsOffice of Native AmericanPrograms (SPONA) spe-cifically through an IndianCommunity DevelopmentBlock Grant (ICDBG) Program.B. All written and/or impliedFederal Regulations andGuidelines and/or any otherrelated documents shallhereby be made a part of theContract Documents by ref-erence with the same forceand effect as though they werebound herein.C. Reference copies are on fileand may be examined by anyinterested party at the ChoctawNation Construction Ad-ministration Department office.D. Refer to Document 0005480 - Procurement Doc-uments for additional in-formation.1.9 INDIAN PREFERENCEA. Preference in the award ofContracts will be given to In-dian Organizations and Indian-Owned Enterprises in ac-cordance with Indian Com-munity Development BlockGrant (ICDBG) requirements.B. General Contractor: Indianpreference will be given to In-dian-Owned Firms or En-terprises utilizing the TenPercent (10%) Provision asfollows:1. In the event that more thanone proposal is received by anIndian Owned Firm but an-other firm scores higher butwithin the percentage range,the Indian Owned Firm will beoffered the contract providedthe Indian Owned Firm ac-cepts the contract at the lowestresponsive and responsible bidamount submitted.2. Should the qualified Indian-Owned Firm be unable to ac-cept the Contract at the lowestresponsive and responsible bidamount, the Contract will thenbe awarded to the biddersubmitting the lowest re-sponsive and responsible bid.C. Reference copies of theprocedures required by ICDBGare on file and should be ex-amined ay any interested partyat the Office of the ChoctawNation of Oklahoma Con-struction Administration De-partment.1.10 EQUAL OPPORTUNITYFOR BUSINESSES ANDLOWER-INCOME PERSONSA. The Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma encourages par-ticipation by businesses andlower-income persons in ac-cordance with HUD Act of1968, Section 3.B. Refer to Document 00 5213- Agreement Stipulated Sumfor additional information.1.11 GENERAL CON-TRACTOR BIDDINGDOCUMENTSA. General Contract Biddersmay obtain copies of theBidding Documents from theOffice of the Engineer.

B. Copies of the ContractDocuments may be obtained atthe offices of MehlburgerBrawley, Inc., 719 S. GeorgeNigh Expressway, McAlester,OK, 74501, upon payment of anon-refundable deposit in theamount of $250.00 for eachset.1.12 SUBCONTRACTORAND SUPPLIER BIDDINGDOCUMENTSA. Subcontractors and Sup-pliers may obtain BiddingDocuments by direct purchasefrom the Engineer.B. All Bidding Documents re-main the joint property of theOwner and Engineer. TheBidding Documents are on fileat the Engineer's Office andare available and open for in-spection by Bidders and Sub-bidders on a first-come-first-served basis during normalbusiness hours.C. Bidders may view the BidDocuments at the Office of theOwner or at local Plan Roomsas listed below.

1. Reed Construction MarketDataa. Electronic Plan Roomb.www.reedconstructiondata.com2. McGraw Hill Construction /Dodgea. Electronic Plan Roomb. www.construction.com3. Southwest ConstructionNewsa. 7170 South Braden, Suite180b. Tulsa, OK 74136c. 918-493-50664. Bid News ConstructionReportsa. 5727 South Garnet Road,Suite Hb. Tulsa, Ok 74146c. 918-877-1200

1.13 Examination of BidDocuments

A. The Contract Documentsmay be examined at the fol-lowing locations:

1. Town of Clayton, Town Hall,P.O. Box 279, 400 N. Bell,Clayton, OK, 745362. Mehlburger Brawley, Inc.,719 S. George Nigh Ex-pressway, McAlester, OK,74501.1.14 QUESTIONS DURINGBIDDINGA. For information concerningany part of the proposed Work,contact the Architect asspecified in Document 00 2113- Instructions to Bidders, in-cluding modifications thereto.B. Additional bidding in-structions are included in theBidding Requirements whichare bound into the ContractDocuments.C. Under no circumstancesshall the Owner or Con-sultants be contacted by anyContractor or Supplier. All bidquestions must be in writingand forwarded to the Engineer.1.15 AUTHORIZATION

A. The Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma reserves the right towaive minor informalities andirregularities in any reas-onable and responsive bid andto reject any and all Bids.B. By: Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma

Published in Durant DailyDemocrat August 9 and 16,2012.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFBRYAN COUNTY STATE OF

OKLAHOMA

IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OF Lena Mae Hurst,Deceased.

Case No, PB-2012-55

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF OKLAHOMACOUNTY OF BRYAN

All persons having claimsagainst Lena Mae Hurst, a/k/aMae Hurst, Deceased, are re-quired to present the samewith a description of all se-curity interests and other col-lateral, if any, held by eachcreditor with respect to suchclaim, to the named Co-Per-sonal Representatives at: c/oLorie Reesor Rogers, Attorneyat Law, 603 West EvergreenStreet, Durant, OK 74701, onor before the following pre-sentment date: October 7,2012, or the same will be non-suited, void and forever barred.

Dated this 23rd day of July,2012.

/s/ Donnie Lee HurstDonnie Lee Hurst

Petitioner

/s/Jerry HurstJerry Hurst

Petitioner

Prepared by:Lorie Reesor Rogers OBA#17125Lorie Reesor Rogers603 West Evergreen StreetDurant, OK 74701(580) 924-4900

LPXLPPublished in Durant DailyDemocrat August 9 and 16,2012.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFBRYAN COUNTY STATE OF

OKLAHOMA

In the Matter of the Estates ofJ.D. FANNING, deceased andPINKEY FAYE FANNING,a/k/a P. FAYE FANNING, a/k/aFAY FANNING, a/k/a FAYEFANNING, deceased.

PB-2012-60

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All creditors having claimsagainst J.D. FANNING, de-ceased and PINKEY FAYEFANNING, a/k/a P. FAYEFANNING, a/k/a FAY FAN-NING, a/k/a FAYE FANNING,deceased, are required topresent the same, with a de-scription of all security interest,collateral (if any) held by eachcreditor with respect to suchclaim to SUE BIRDSONG,Personal Representative, atthe law office of MARK A.MORRISON, P.C., 524 W.Evergreen, Durant, Oklahoma74701 on or before the fol-lowing presentment date:October 10, 2012, or the samewill be forever barred.

/s/Mark MorrisonMARK A. MORRISON, P.C.

OBA #011938P.O. Box 1623, 524 W.

Evergreen(580) 924-1661

Fax: (580) 924-1026Attorney for Personal Rep-

resentative, SUE BIRDSONG

LPXLPPublished in Durant DailyDemocrat August 9 and 16,2012.

SECTION 00020 – INVIT-ATION TO BID

PROJECT: Hallie McKinneyCenter Renovation Phase III

OWNER: Southeastern Ok-lahoma State University

BID TIME / DATE 2:00 P.M. /Thursday, August 30, 2012

LOCATION: Hand Delivery:Ballroom, Hallie McKinneyCenter1405 N. 4th AvenueDurant, OK 74701-0609

Mail: Southeastern OklahomaState UniversityPurchasing Department1405 N. Fourth Avenue, PMB4240Durant, OK 74701

Overnight Service: South-eastern Oklahoma StateUniversityPurchasing Department1401 N. 7th StreetDurant, OK 74701

OWNER’S REPRES-ENTATIVE: Eddie Harbin –Director of Physical PlantAdministration

ARCHITECT: Frankfurt ShortBruza Associates, PC5801 Broadway Extension,Suite 500Oklahoma City, OK 73118-7436(405) 840-2931

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER:Lloyd Plyler ConstructionPROJECT MANAGER: MarkFloydADDRESS: 3505 TexomaParkwaySherman, Texas 75091(903) 893-6393(903) 892-3523 (Fax)E-mail:mfloyd@plylerbuilds.com

Sealed bids, addressed toMark Floyd at the designatedlocation at the Ballroom,Southeastern Oklahoma StateUniversity, for the projectnamed Hallie McKinney CenterRenovation Phase III in ac-cordance with Plans, Spe-cifications and ContractDocuments adopted bySoutheastern Oklahoma StateUniversity, will be received bymail or in person no later than2:00 p.m. Thursday, August30, 2012 in the Ballroom,Hallie McKinney Center.

All mailed bids must be clearlymarked BID for HallieMcKinney Center RenovationPhase III . Thereafter, at 2:00P.M., bids will be publiclyopened and a bid tabulationwill be made, post bid con-ferences conducted and re-commendations presented tothe Owner for consideration inawarding contracts. Any bidsreceived after the closing timeof 2:00 P.M. will be returnedunopened.

Southeastern Oklahoma StateUniversity is receiving con-struction bids from multipleprime bidders. Successfulbidders will contract directlywith the Construction Manager.

The Owner and/or Con-struction Manager reserves theright to accept or reject anyindividual bid or any com-bination of bids proposed,whichever shall be in theOwners best interest.

Bids of the three (3) lowest andmost advantageous biddersmust provide a Contractor’sQualificationStatement AIA DocumentA305, 1986 Edition, properlycompleted, and all requestedinformation provided, withinthree (3) days of bid opening.Bidders will be notified.

The information for Bidders,Construction Bid Form, Formof Contract, Plans, Spe-cifications, Scope of Work, andother contract documents maybe examined at the followinglocations:

1. Southwest ConstructionNews and Services Phone:405-948-74742811 NW 36th Street Email:swcnews@swcnews.comOklahoma City, Ok 73112www.swcnews.com

2. Southwest ConstructionNews and Services Phone:918-493-50667170 South Braden AvenueEmail:swcnews@swcnews.comTulsa, Ok 74136www.swcnews.com

3. McGraw Hill – DFW 972-819-14009155 Sterling Drive, Suite 160972-819-1409 FaxIrving, Texas 75063

4. Reed Construction Data 972-484-203011101 Stemmons Freeway,Suite 101 972-484-1442 FaxDallas, Texas 75229

A complete set of Drawings,Project Manual(s) and otherbidding documents for the bidpackages may be obtained byContractors from the followinglocations:

1. Plyler Construction 903-893-63933505 Texoma Parkway 903-892-3523 FaxSherman, Texas 75090

2. Southeastern OklahomaState University 580-745-28391405 N. 4th Avenue 580-745-7480 FaxDurant, OK 74701

A $50.00 deposit per set willbe required and refunded uponreturn of bid documents ingood condition to the Con-struction Manager. Partial Setsof Drawings and ProjectManuals will not be available.Evidence of worker’s com-pensation insurance coveragefor the person’s or entity’semployees providing serviceson the project and general li-ability insurance will be re-quired for the duration of thework. This evidence must besubmitted with bid for ac-ceptance.Bidding documents will beavailable for review or pick-upon Monday, August 13, 2012.

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SECTION 00020 – INVIT-ATION TO BID

PROJECT: Hallie McKinneyCenter Renovation Phase III

OWNER: Southeastern Ok-lahoma State University

BID TIME / DATE 2:00 P.M. /Thursday, August 30, 2012

LOCATION: Hand Delivery:Ballroom, Hallie McKinneyCenter1405 N. 4th AvenueDurant, OK 74701-0609

Mail: Southeastern OklahomaState UniversityPurchasing Department1405 N. Fourth Avenue, PMB4240Durant, OK 74701

Overnight Service: South-eastern Oklahoma StateUniversityPurchasing Department1401 N. 7th StreetDurant, OK 74701

OWNER’S REPRES-ENTATIVE: Eddie Harbin –Director of Physical PlantAdministration

ARCHITECT: Frankfurt ShortBruza Associates, PC5801 Broadway Extension,Suite 500Oklahoma City, OK 73118-7436(405) 840-2931

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER:Lloyd Plyler ConstructionPROJECT MANAGER: MarkFloydADDRESS: 3505 TexomaParkwaySherman, Texas 75091(903) 893-6393(903) 892-3523 (Fax)E-mail:mfloyd@plylerbuilds.com

Sealed bids, addressed toMark Floyd at the designatedlocation at the Ballroom,Southeastern Oklahoma StateUniversity, for the projectnamed Hallie McKinney CenterRenovation Phase III in ac-cordance with Plans, Spe-cifications and ContractDocuments adopted bySoutheastern Oklahoma StateUniversity, will be received bymail or in person no later than2:00 p.m. Thursday, August30, 2012 in the Ballroom,Hallie McKinney Center.

All mailed bids must be clearlymarked BID for HallieMcKinney Center RenovationPhase III . Thereafter, at 2:00P.M., bids will be publiclyopened and a bid tabulationwill be made, post bid con-ferences conducted and re-commendations presented tothe Owner for consideration inawarding contracts. Any bidsreceived after the closing timeof 2:00 P.M. will be returnedunopened.

Southeastern Oklahoma StateUniversity is receiving con-struction bids from multipleprime bidders. Successfulbidders will contract directlywith the Construction Manager.

The Owner and/or Con-struction Manager reserves theright to accept or reject anyindividual bid or any com-bination of bids proposed,whichever shall be in theOwners best interest.

Bids of the three (3) lowest andmost advantageous biddersmust provide a Contractor’sQualificationStatement AIA DocumentA305, 1986 Edition, properlycompleted, and all requestedinformation provided, withinthree (3) days of bid opening.Bidders will be notified.

The information for Bidders,Construction Bid Form, Formof Contract, Plans, Spe-cifications, Scope of Work, andother contract documents maybe examined at the followinglocations:

1. Southwest ConstructionNews and Services Phone:405-948-74742811 NW 36th Street Email:swcnews@swcnews.comOklahoma City, Ok 73112www.swcnews.com

2. Southwest ConstructionNews and Services Phone:918-493-50667170 South Braden AvenueEmail:swcnews@swcnews.comTulsa, Ok 74136www.swcnews.com

3. McGraw Hill – DFW 972-819-14009155 Sterling Drive, Suite 160972-819-1409 FaxIrving, Texas 75063

4. Reed Construction Data 972-484-203011101 Stemmons Freeway,Suite 101 972-484-1442 FaxDallas, Texas 75229

A complete set of Drawings,Project Manual(s) and otherbidding documents for the bidpackages may be obtained byContractors from the followinglocations:

1. Plyler Construction 903-893-63933505 Texoma Parkway 903-892-3523 FaxSherman, Texas 75090

2. Southeastern OklahomaState University 580-745-28391405 N. 4th Avenue 580-745-7480 FaxDurant, OK 74701

A $50.00 deposit per set willbe required and refunded uponreturn of bid documents ingood condition to the Con-struction Manager. Partial Setsof Drawings and ProjectManuals will not be available.Evidence of worker’s com-pensation insurance coveragefor the person’s or entity’semployees providing serviceson the project and general li-ability insurance will be re-quired for the duration of thework. This evidence must besubmitted with bid for ac-ceptance.Bidding documents will beavailable for review or pick-upon Monday, August 13, 2012.

LPXLPPublished in Durant DailyDemocrat August 9 and 16,2012.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFBRYAN COUNTY STATE F

OKLAHOMA

In the Matter of the Estate ofLUTHER DEAN HARP, Jr.,Deceased.

No. PB-2012-58

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All creditors having claimsagainst LUTHER DEANHARP, Jr., deceased, are re-quired to present the same,with a description of all se-curity interest, collateral (if any)held by each creditor with re-spect to such claim to MARYSPAUGH and FLOYDENECARRUTH, Co-Administrators,at the law office of MARK A.MORRISON, P.C., 524 W.Evergreen, Durant, Oklahoma74701 on or before the fol-lowing presentment date:October 10, 2012, or the samewill be forever barred.

/s/Mark MorrisonMARK A. MORRISON, P.C.

OBA#011938Attorney for Personal Rep-

resentatives

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFBRYAN COUNTY STATE F

OKLAHOMA

In the Matter of the Estate ofLUTHER DEAN HARP, Jr.,Deceased.

No. PB-2012-58

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All creditors having claimsagainst LUTHER DEANHARP, Jr., deceased, are re-quired to present the same,with a description of all se-curity interest, collateral (if any)held by each creditor with re-spect to such claim to MARYSPAUGH and FLOYDENECARRUTH, Co-Administrators,at the law office of MARK A.MORRISON, P.C., 524 W.Evergreen, Durant, Oklahoma74701 on or before the fol-lowing presentment date:October 10, 2012, or the samewill be forever barred.

/s/Mark MorrisonMARK A. MORRISON, P.C.

OBA#011938Attorney for Personal Rep-

resentatives

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(580) 924-4321

60339965

Hay, Feed, Seed, Grain

250 LG. Round Bails 931-7537.

MERCHANDISE

Auctions

MOVINGAUCTION

FOR PICTURES & INFO GO TO WWW.AUCTIONZIP.COM

AUCTIONEER ID#25862

MOORE AUCTIONSScott Moore, Auctioneer

Durant, Oklahoma 74701(580) 916-1900

-TERMS-Cash or Check with Proper ID

Not Responsible For Accidents!

GUNSWinchester 12 ga pump shotgun, rossi 44 cal hand gun (chrome), Remington Woodmaster 742 30-06 rifl e, Hi-Point 995 9mm, Mauser Military Argentina rifl e G-7780, Springfi eld 20 ga 67f pump shotgun.

PARTIAL LIST:large confrence table, polycom ip phone system, Duncan Phyfe drop-leaf table w /chairs, offi ce desks, exicutive desks, credenzas, sofas, loveseats, chairs, coffee and end tables, armoire, table w/4 chairs & double bench, dinette w/chairs, queen bed w/chest, vanity tops, sewing machine, Lots of Misc.

Buchanan Real Estate

215 W. Main st. Durant, OK

(lots of parking in back)

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Help Wanted- General

60343799

Full Time Customer Care Representative

Mediastream is seeking a Customer Care Representative for our Durant, OK Customer Care Center. As a CCR you will answer the telephone in a courteous, professional

and customer-friendly manner to address billing questions and customer concerns in a fast-paced, high energy call center environment and focus on providing

exceptional customer service including processing payments, selling, upgrading and retaining customers, and responding to routine technical problems, Previous

call center experience a plus. Flexible schedule, drug testing and background check required. Mediastream

offers a competitive salary and benefi ts package.Email resumes to:

hr@jamescable.com, reference CCR - OKCC in the subject line or fax to: 580-745-5355 or apply in person at: 120 N. Radio Rd., Durant, OK 74701.

Mediastream is a drug-free and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Help Wanted- General

60343786

Part Time Customer Care Representative

Mediastream is seeking a Customer Care Representative for our Durant, OK Customer Care Center. As a CCR you will answer the telephone in a courteous, professional

and customer-friendly manner to address billing questions and customer concerns in a fast-paced, high energy call center environment and focus on providing

exceptional customer service including processing payments, selling, upgrading and retaining customers, and responding to routine technical problems, Previous

call center experience a plus. Flexible schedule, drug testing and background check required. Mediastream

offers a competitive salary and benefi ts package.Email resumes to:

hr@jamescable.com, reference CCR - OKCC in the subject line or fax to: 580-745-5355 or apply in person at: 120 N. Radio Rd., Durant, OK 74701.

Mediastream is a drug-free and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Help Wanted- General

Telemarketing Sales Professionals

Can you sell business-to-business over the phone? We have 3 performance-based openings available where

our existing salespeople are earning from $30,000 to $60,000 per year! We furnish the leads and have a large

customer database, so there is no cold calling.

Below are our requirements. Serious inquires only please. We are a very fast paced company

looking for someone to keep the pace with us.

If your friends and family consider you “strong-willed”, “outgoing”, “determined”, “persuasive”, and “confi dent” and have great communication and customer service skills, we could use your intelligent mind. Computer

literacy and typing skills are a must in this high-energy environment. Are you prepared to put in the time of doing research on our products at home and over the

weekend? You do not have to have a college education, just a desire to make a good living.

SignWarehouse has an opportunity for you! Cell phones are not allowed at the offi ce.

please fax resume to 903-462-7791, e-mail to employment@signwarehouse.com or stop in and

complete an application at 2614 Texoma Drive, Denison, TX 75020.

Signwarehouse is an equal opportunity employer.60343991

Help Wanted- General

Madill Community Day Care Center Seeks A Director

NAEYC accredited Three-Star Center is looking for a Director with a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of young children and their families.

Job Summary Requirements:

In charge of the day-to-day operation of the center, which includes the ability to plan, organize, implement, coordinate and evaluate all program components of the center. Exercises good judgment in decision-making. Operates the center in accordance with all government regulatory agencies, manages a high quality education program and activities, hires, trains and supervises all center staff, and promotes a positive image of the center in the community. Possess strong leadership qualities.

Education:

Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development and experience in a childcare setting. Required to have or be able to obtain an Oklahoma Director’s Credentials (Prefer Gold).

Send resume to:

Madill DCCSherry Beard WattsP.O. Box 117Madill, OK 73446sherrywatts@cableone.net

60345580

Help Wanted- General

Mixer Drivers NeededMinimum one year truck

driving experience requiredGood driving record

Class A or B CDL with air brakes

Successful candidate must be dependable andmust be able to work all hours as

scheduled, including Saturday.

Health, Vision, Dental Insurance, Vacation and Holidays

401 (k) and Profi t Sharing.

Apply in Person M-F 8:00 - 4:00

Rustin Concrete Company50 E. Main

Durant, OK 74701 EOE

Drug Free Workplace

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Equipment / Supplies

Bumperguard fits 2004-up$100 Airless Paint Sprayerw/assc. $100. 580-775-5058.

Yard Sale

Fri & Sat 8-? No early BirdsPlease! 1320 N 4th

Garage Sale, August 17 & 18,1506 N. 10th

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

AUTOMOTIVE

REAL ESTATE SALES

For Sale By Owner

2003 Travel Trailer, 25 ft. withone slideout. Call 580-775-5151

FSBO: Very Nice,Well Maintained 3bedroom, 2 bath

home w/enclosedpatio, carport, deck

and nice landscapedyard on 2 acres.

580-916-0935

Houses For Sale

WON’T LAST LONG! 3BR/2BA in Durant, OK. Built in 2006, energy ef-fi cient, vaulted ceilings, open fl oor plan. Great neighborhood close to Lake Texoma, shopping & good schools. OWNER FINANCING!

214-662-7843 or 972-978-1686.

60334596

For Rent: 316 W. Willow. 3bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, A/C,washer/dryerconnections,close to college.$650/mo.(903)583-7391

600 LAND FOR SALE

Looking for pasture for cattleon gain basis or by acre, prefergood fencing 940-727-2253

REAL ESTATE RENTALS

Apartments/Townhouses

2/1 apartment in Calera$300/depo $650/rent W/ALLUTILITIES PAID. Minutes fromChoctaw Casino 580-775-0997.

BriarwoodApartments

One & Two Bdrms.,Unfurnished!

Appliances FurnishedWater paid, CH&A.

924-6025

3123

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Apartments/Townhouses

Calera Apartments for rent. 1bed., $355; 2 bed. $390. Call580-434-5914, no longer in-come based.

For lease: NorthstarTownhome, August special, 3bedroom, 2 bath, roomy, 580-931-3599

For Rent large, 1 bedroom du-plex $400./ mo. $400./ dep.water paid, absolutely no pets& no smoking, CH/A, 2 yr.lease call 924-9640Move in special, Open House,July 28 & 29, 2-6 pm, 1212 N.2nd, 2 bedroom apartmentsclose to University & shopping,580-760-0220 or 580-340-1235Nice 1bdr APT. DurantWater/trash paid. $385/mo$300/dep. 775-1313.

*August Special*

60340396

Houses For Rent

1 bedroom, 1 bath duplex,Willow Springs, fully furnished,$700./ mo. all bills paid. Nopets. 580-768-02821124 N 10th 2bdr/1b 650/mono pets 918-752-98612bdr/1b in BOKCHITO$400/mo for an elderly couplepreferred. 972-839-36523/1.5 $700mo/dep, 580-920-6724.

3BDR/1BA 1 car garage,fenced yard, close to college.$750/$650 NO PETS! 920-97213bdr/2b $675/mo $250/dep580-920-9686.

NEW !!!BRICKSTONE TOWNHOMES

2 Bedrooms, 2 l/2 Baths*All Appliances*

Washer Dryer option**1412 N 9th Street**

$650/Mo. No Pets580.920.3968580.924.1166

For Rent: 2 bed., newly ren-ovated, 515 S. 12th, largechainlink fenced yard, Ch&A,total electric, no pets and nosmoking. $650. month/deposit2 yr. lease. 580-924-9640

FOR RENT2 Bedroom, Country

living in town. Total electric, all

appliances, water,sewer, garbage,

Terminex included.Weekly or monthlyrates. 49th Street

924-2822

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Duplex for rent, 3/1.5,$600/mo. +dep. 2210Dentwood Ct. 580-920-6369

Nice 2bdr/1b MH in MEAD. Allelec, no pets.425/mo 350/dep580-920-1450.

Nice! 602 S 3rd in Durant,2bdr, $425 month/water &Trash paid. 580-775-1313.

Two 2 bdr/1b brick homew/appliances $625/mo.$450/dep. Call David 940-902-3043 9-5, M-F

EMPLOYMENT

Administrative/Professional

AdministrativeAssistant

Stringtown, OK

Lattimore Materials Corp., a leading producer of ready mix concrete and aggregate is accepting applications

for an Administrative Assistant at our Stringtown, OK facility.

Ideal candidate will have previous administrative experience and

moderate to high PC literacy. College preferred. If interested, please email or

fax your resume to:katina.jackson@aggregate-us.com

fax: 972-221-8182

Lattimore offers a competitive compensation package and an

exceptional benefi ts program including Medical, Dental, Prescription, Flexible Spending, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Retirement Savings Plan,

Vacation, and Holidays.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

LMC

Drivers & Delivery

FED/EX Contractor needs local delivery driver. 12 months verifi able experience within last

3 years. Must pass drug screen and physical.

Send resume to csexpresscorp@hotmail.com

or call 580-434-2148.

Help Wanted- General

Catfi sh Bay is now hiring

Night Security, Maintenance

and Boat Mechanic.Prefer Maintenance and

Mechanic have experience and their own hand tools.

Salary is based on experience. Please come by the Catfi sh Bay offi ce

and pick up applicationor call 580-564-2307 if interested.

Kingston, OK 6034

5312

The FamilyHealth Center

of Southern Oklahomais seeking an

EXPERIENCED

STAFF ACCOUNTANT.

Must have profi cient accounting skills and have

an accounting degree.

FHCSO offers a competitive benefi ts package and salary based

on experience. Week day hours only.

Please send resume including references to

FHCSO, Attn: Human Resources, 610 E. 24th Street,

Tishomingo OK. Fax to 580-371-2451

or email to ksmith@fhcso.org.

You can fi nd our applicationon-line at

www.fhcso.org

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Build Your Career!Professional Field Representative

wanted for Durant, Ok area. No experience required.

Excellent training program, sales track, income potential and benefi ts for those who

qualify. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society,

Omaha, Nebraska. Resumes to: 231 E. 13th St.,

Ada, OK 74820 or call 580-436-9998. 60

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Accepting applications for anexperienced meat cutterplease send resumes to P.O.Box 448 Atoka, OK 74525.

Help Wanted- General

60343734

ATTENTION CNA

Currently taking applicationsfor CNA

Diesel mechanic needed atbusy shop, full-time. Lookingfor someone with experiencewith diesel engines, align-ments, and general repair, andable to provide own tools.Please apply in person at 2215Leavenworth Trail, Colbert, OKor call 580-296-1535.

HELP WANTEDNURSES AIDE

Needed 3 to 4 days a week to aide elderly woman in Durant.

580-371-7742

6034

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Htc Express Inc., is looking forqualified CDL Driver's & OwnerOperators for Ematic andHoppers please call 1-800-772-9400 Ext 44 or 47.

New Media Marketing Sales

Attention! Have you beenlooking for a position in salesthat really rewards you for yourefforts? Could any or severalof the following words be usedto describe you or your per-sonality? Fast paced, com-petitive, decisive, persistent,eager, bold, forceful, in-quisitive. How about assertive?Do you like to meet newpeople? Are you good at multi-tasking? Do you work well withothers and with the public? Ifyou've answered yes to manyof these questions, you may bethe person we are seeking.The Durant Daily Democrat islooking for experienced andentry level salespeople to sellonline and print advertising forour newspapers. These are fulltime salaried positions with agenerous commission pro-gram working Monday throughFriday. No evening or weekendwork. Benefits include Healthinsurance, 401 K, vacation. Ifinterested send inquiry or re-sume to Chris Allen atcallen@heartlandpublications.com. Heartland Publications is agrowing company offering ex-cellent compensation and op-portunities for advancement tomotivated individuals. EOE

Houses For Rent Help Wanted- General

Own a computer? Put it towork! Up to $1500-$7000/mo.FT/PT, www.iluvmybiz123.com

Currently seeking full time Registered Nurses for

local home health agency. Competitive salary and

benefi ts with per-diem and mileage reimbursements.

Fax resumes to 580-745-9288 or call 580-745-9470

6034

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Locally Owned and Operated Since 1998

Currently taking applications for:

•Carpenters •Laborers •Fabricators •Assemblers •Customer Service •Clerical Positions

Stop by

1308 N. 1st Suite Bto fi ll out application

580-924-8564

Texoma Business Staffi ng

60340399

Boats

1979, 20FT Mark Twain. 260HP. As is where is $600 580-775-0737

Mobile HomesAvailableTownhomeProperties

580.924.9290

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