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For addit ions or correct ions contact The Paw nee Chief before 10 am T uesday.Presented in the public interest by theF i r st N ationa l B ank o f P awnee, FD IC

Fr iday, M arch 29Pawnee Nation Employees Club Easter Egg

H unt, T ribal R eserve, 4 p.m. Everyone W elcomeCheerleading Try-outs, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, M arch 30L ion's C lub 84th A nnualEaster Egg Hunt, PB Ranch

Sunday, M arch 31E A S T E R

Sunrise Services at PB Ranch, 6:30 a.m.M arch 29 - Apr il 7

Ci ty Wi de Spring C lean-Up

C ommunity C alendar

S p r i n gClean-UpW e e k !Friday, March 29, 2013, the students of

Pawnee Public Schools will be picking uptrash throughout the town.

Saturday, April 6, 2013, volunteers willbe collecting large items for people who areunable to do so themselves.

Our clean-up will continue through Sun-day, April 7, 2013. Dumpsters will be lo-cated on the nor th side of the arm ory.

We ask our local citizens to provide proofof r esidence (ex. util ity bill ) for n o char ge, orpay $20.00 for out of town residents.

If you would like to help with the com-mu nity clean up efforts by providing trucks,trailers, or man power please contact CityHall at 918 762-2658.

N O T I C E :C o u n c i lSeats

T he Pawnee C ity C ouncil seeks interestedapplicants for open C ouncil seats in W ard 1(which extends roughly fr om the south citylim its to the Highway 18 Br idge, east of 3rdStr eet) and W ard 4 (which extends roughlyfrom the south city lim its to H arr ison, be-tween 3r d Str eet and 6th Str eet). Detailedward maps are available at C ity Hall.

C ouncil app licants must meet eligibilityrequirements and apply in writing to PawneeC ity Hall by noon, M arch 28. C ity Councilmay then appoint members from the pool ofinter ested applicants. Questions? C all 918-762-2658.

2ND F RONT PA GEednesday, March 27, 2013 The Pawnee (Okla.) CHIEF 3R e g u l a r B o a r d o f E d u c a t io n M e e ti n gM o n d ay , A p r i l 1 , 2 0 1 3P a w n ee H i g h S c h o o l M e d i a Ro o m6 1 5 De n v e r S t r e e t , P a w n e e O K 7 4 05 87 :0 0 p . m .T e n t a t i v e A g e n d aA . O p e n m e e t i n g a n d r o l l c a l l .B . R e v i e w a n d a p p r o v a l o f M a r c h 4 , 20 1 3, m i n u t e s .C . Pu b l i c A d d r e s s e s t h e B o a r dA n y o n e w i s h i n g t o o f f e r i n fo r m a t i o n o n a n y i t e m o n t h e a g e n d a m a yd o s o a t t h i s t i m e . T h i s i s l i m i t e d t o i t e m s l i s t e d o n t h e a g e n d a .

D . L e t t er s : O p e n , d is c u s s , a n d v o t e o n m a t t e r s e n c l o s e d .E . U n f i n i s h e d B u s i n e s s1 . D is c u s s i o n w i t h L am b e r t C o n s t r u c t i o n t o e x p l a i n f ee s c h e d u l e2. D is c u s s i o n a n d v o t e t o s e l e c t L a m b e rt C o n s t r u c t i o n o f S t il l w at e r ,O k l a h o m a , a s t h e C o n s t r u c t i o n M a n a g er a t R i s kF. Business1 . R e v i e w a n d p o s s i b l e v o t e t o r e h i r e p r o b a t i o n a r y t e a c h e r s .2. B o a r d t o c o n s i d e r an d t a k e a c t io n o n a r e s o l u t i o n d e t e r m i n in gt h e m a t u r i t i e s o f , a n d s e t t i n g a d a t e , ti m e a n d p l a c e f o r t h e s a l eo f t h e $ 3 00 ,0 00 G e n e r al O b l i g a t i o n C o m b i n e d P u r p o s e B o n d s o ft h i s S c h o o l D i s t r i c t , vo t e d a n d a p p r o v e d o n A u g u s t 2 8, 2 0 12 ; a n dd e s i g n a ti n g b o n d c o u n s e l f o r t h is i s s u a n c e o f b o n d s .3 . Discussion and vote to renew agreement with OKTLE for the2 0 13 -20 1 4 sc h o o l y e a r .4. Discussion and vote to approve the OAM (Other AcademicM e a s u r e s ) P o r t i o n o f T L E (T e a c h e r -L e a d er E f f ec t i v e n e s s ) .5. D is c u s s i o n a n d v o t e t o a p p r o v e t h e 50 4 p o l ic y .6. D is c u s s i o n a n d v o t e t o c h a n g e m id d l e s c h o o l /h i g h s c h o o l m a t h

c u r r i c u l u m .7. D is c u s s i o n a n d v o t e to a p p r o v e o p e n t r a n s f e r s .8. R e vi e w o f t h e a n n u a l d r o p o u t r e p o r t .9. R e v ie w o f t h e a n n u a l s t u d e n t c o l l e g e r e m e d ia t i o n r e p o r t .1 0. D is c u s s i o n a n d v o t e t o a p p r o v e o r n o t a p p r o v e t h e P T O ' s r e q u e s tt o s e l l d ec a l s a s a f u n d r a i s e r .1 1. D is c u s s i o n a n d v o t e t o a p p r o v e o r d i s a p p r o v e Re s o l u t io n f o rS c h o o l s a n d L i b r a r i e s U n i v e r s a l S e r v i c e s ( E - R a t e ) f o r 2 0 1 3- 14 .T h i s r e s o l u t i o n a u t h o r i ze s f i l in g o f t h e F o r m 4 71 a p p l ic a t i o n s f o rf u n d i n g y e a r 2 01 3 -1 4 a n d t h e p a y m e n t o f t h e a p p l i c a n t ' s s h a r eu p o n a p p r o v a l o f f u n d i n g a n d r e c e ip t o f s e r v i c e s .1 2. Discussion and vote to accept resignation letter from ErickaH a m i l t o n .G . F i n a n c i a l R e p o r t a n d C l a i m s1. Report on col lections and status of building and generalf u n d s .2. R e v ie w c o l le c t i o n s a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s f r o m t h e a c t i v i t y fu n d .V o t e t o a p p r o v e t h e a c t i v i t y f u n d r e p o r t .3 . V o t e t o a p p r o v e p u r c h a s e o r d e r e n c u m b r a n c e s a n d v o t e t oa p p r o v e c l a im s f r o m t h e g e n e r a l a n d b u i l d in g f u n d s .H . Sc h o o l R e p o r t s1. M s . K u h n2. M r s . W o m a c k3 . M r . M i l l e r4. M r . W i l l i a m sI . N e w B u s i n e s s ( It e m s n o t k n o w n w h e n t h e a g e n d a w a s p u b l i s h e d . ) I na c c o r d a n c e w i t h O K S T A T . t i t . 2 5, S e c t i o n 3 11 ( A )( 9) t h i s i s l i m i t e d t oa n y m a t t er n o t k n o w n a b o u t o r w h i c h c o u l d n o t h a v e b ee n r e a s o n a b l yf o r e s e e n p r i o r t o t h e t i m e o f p o s t i n g t h i s a g e n d a .J . R e p o r t f r o m m e m b e r s . (G e n e r a l s t a t e m e n t s b y t h e B o a r d o f E d u c a t i o nM e m b e r s . )K . A d jo u r n m e n tP h y s i c a l l y i n c a p a c i t a t e dv o t e r s c a n v o t e i n e l e c t i o n

Registered voters inPawnee County who be-come physically inca-pacitated after 5 p.m.Tuesday won't have tomi ss the Special El ection,W oodland School District,County Election BoardSecretary Tonda L. M inersaid today.Miner said state lawperm its registered voterswho will be unable to goto the polls because theybecame in capacitated after5 p.m. T uesday, M arch 26,

Po l l s o p e n7 t o 7 o nA p r i l 2Polls will be open from 7a.m. to 7 p.m. on T uesday,A pr il 2, 2013 for the Spe-cial Election, WoodlandSchool District. TondaL . M iner, Secretary of the

Pawnee County ElectionBoar d, offered voters sometips on how to make their

to vote on an emergencybasis. "P hysical incapaci-tation" includes a variety ofconditions---injury, illness,childbirth---that preventa person from voting inperson at the polls on elec-tion day." If you think that youor someone you know fitsinto this category, contactthe County E lection Boardoffice at 762-2125 as soonas possible for mor e infor-mation," M iner said.votes count.M iner said that a validmar king---a filled-in box---is shown on po sters at thepolli ng place and inside thevoting booths. I f votersmake mistakes markingtheir ballots, Miner saidthey should not tr y to cor-r ect those err or s. In stead,voters should return thespoiled ballot to the Pre-cinct Officials, who willdestroy it and issue a newballot to the voter.Each person appearing

to vote at the precinct poll -ing place on election daywill have to provide proofof identity. Documents thatmay be used for " Pr oof ofIdentity" for voting pur-poses shall include, butmay not be limited to, thefollowing:(1) A valid Oklahomadiver l icense(2) A valid Oklahomastate identification car d(3) A voter identifica-tion card issued by theC ounty Election Board inthe county of the voter'sresidence(4) A tempor ary voteridentification documentissued by the C ounty E lec-tion Boar d in the county ofthe voter's residence(5) A United StatesPassport(6)A United States mili-tary identification(7)A ny other documentissued by the state of Okla-homa, the United Statesgovernment, or a federallyrecognized tribal govern-ment which includes theperson's name, a photo-graph of the person and anexpiration date that is laterthan election day.T he name on a document

used for proof of identityfor voting purposes shallsubstantially conform tothe name on the voter reg-istration r ecord .M iner also urged votersto take their V oter I denti-fication C ards to the pollswith them. "That VoterIdentification Car d is likean insurance policy," M inersaid. "I f we in the electionsystem have made any er-rors, you can vote on thestrength of that Voter IDC ard." M iner went on tosay that the voter identifi-cation card must show thevoter to be registered in theprecinct, and that the votermust fill o ut a voter r egis-tration application form,sign an affidavit, and turnin the voter identificationcard. " A fter the election,we will mail a new votercard to the person."

M iner said that voterswho want to be processedquickly should vote dur ingmid-morning or mid-after-noon, as those are the twoslowest per iods for votingduring the day." A nyone who is eligibleand at the poll ing place at7 p.m. on Tuesday willbe entitled to vote," sheadded.N o t t o o la t et o vo t e bya b s e n t e e

Registered voters inPawnee Co unty who wantto vote by absentee ballot i nnext T uesday's M unicipalElection, C ity of C levelandand T own of J ennings, andSpecial Election, Wood-land School District, havemissed the deadline to ap-ply for a ballot to be mailedto them, C ounty ElectionBoard Secretary TondaM iner said today."T hey aren't out of luck,however," M iner said.R egistered voters whowant to vote absenteestill can receive and casta ballot by going to theCounty Election Boardoffice on Friday, March29, and M onday, A pril 1.A two-member, bipartisanA bsentee Voting Board willbe on duty fr om 8 a.m. to 6p.m. M onday and Fr iday toassist absentee voters.Each person appearingto vote at the in-personabsentee polli ng place willneed to provide proof ofidentity. Documents thatmay be used for "Proofof Identity" for votingpur poses shall include, butmay not be limited to, thefollowing:(1) A valid Oklahomadri ver license(2) A valid Oklahomastate identification card(3) A voter identifica-tion card issued by theC ounty Election Board inthe county of the voter'sresidence(4) A tempor ary voteridentification documentissued by the C ounty E lec-

tion Boar d in the county ofthe voter's residence(5) A United Statespassport(6)A Un ited States mili-tary identification(7) A ny other documentissued by the state of Okla-homa, the United Statesgovernment, or a federallyrecognized tri bal govern-ment which includes theperson's name, a photo-graph of the person and anexpir ation date that is laterthan election day.T he name on a documentused for proof of identityfor voting purposes shallsubstantially conform tothe name on the voter reg-istration r ecord."In-person absenteevoters will complete anapplication form when theyarrive at the office. Theyare not r equir ed to state a

Recognizing the impor -tant impact Indian eldershave on the fabric of thestate, AARP Oklahomawill once celebrate Indianelders at its F ifth A nnualIndian Elder H onors.The association hasannounced i t is acceptingnomin ations for the F ifthA nnual AA RP OklahomaIndian Elder H onors nowthrough J une 30. Nomina-tions can be made onlineat: www.aarp.org/ok orby mail."Every year, AARPbrin gs together m embersfrom all Oklahoma tribesand nation s for a celebra-tion honoring Indian Eldersin a spirit of peace andharmony," said AARPVol unteer T ee Edwar ds, amember of the C hickasawnation. "It's an amazingnight when AA RP connectsus to people with th e sameshared in terest and we cel-ebrate our elders."A mon g last year' s hon-orees was a 100-year oldC omanche finger-weavingartist, the last survivingson of Oklahoma great J imT hor pe, educators, minis-ters and dancers." T his event is all aboutcelebratin g the extr aord i-nary contribution Indian el-ders - many of whom havenever been recognizedbefore - have had on theirfamilies and the peoplearound them." Edwardssaid. "W e work very hardto have at least one personfrom each of the 39 Okla-

reason for voting in-personabsentee." Miner said."T hey are required to swearthat they have not voted aregular mail absentee ballotand that they will n ot voteat their polling places onelection day."A ccording to M iner, theA bsentee Voting Board willverify the voter's registra-tion information, then willissue the correct ballots.T he voter will mar k themin the pr ivacy of a votingbooth and insert th em intoa voting device. " It isvery much like voting ata precinct polling place,"said M iner.F or mor e information,contact the County Elec-tion Board office locatedat 500 Harrison Street,Courthouse Room 101.T he telephone number is918-762-2125.

homa tribes and nationshonored every year."A ll nom inees must be anenroll ed member of a feder-ally-recognized Oklahom atribe or nation and must beliving. Those wishing tosubmit a nom ination canmail an essay detailing howthe nom inee has impactedtheir tribe or community,along with a non-r eturn-able photo, to A A RP IndianElder H onors, 126 N. Bry-ant, Edmond, O K , 73012.Nominations can also besubmitted on line by visit-ing www.aarp.org/okDeadline for nominationis J une 30th. F or m ore in-formation about the AARPIndian E lder Honor s, con-tact M ashell Sourjohn at405-715-4474.Those selected will behonor ed at the 5th A nnualAA RP Ind ian E lder H on-ors which will be held inOctober.M a r c h r a int o t a l u p t o.63- inch

Pawnee's official weath-er watcher, A lford M ajors,reports that Pawnee hasr eceived .63-inch o f m ois-ture for the month.A veragemoisture is 2.85-inches.Majors reported that.13-inch was measuredon M arch 11, followed by.22-inch on M arch 22 and.15-inch on M arch 24.

N o m i n a t i o n s o p e n f o r 5 t hAARP Ind ian E lder ho no rs