Allen Advocate VOLUME 68 NUMBER 22 ALLEN, PONTOTOC COUNTY , OKLAHOMA 1 SECTION (USPS 543600) 50¢ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 Allen Mustangs 2015 State Powerlifting Champs! JoeAnn Hogue celebrated her 90 th birthday in style at a fabulous Great Gatsby themed party. The guest tables were fes- tively decorated with ivory linen table covers accented by centerpieces filled with gold, silver and ivory jew- els and topped with ivory roses, hydrangeas and black feathers. At the registry table a large golden “90” embellished with pearls and rhinestones were surrounded by photos of both past and present. The cake table displayed a beautiful picture from the past and an art deco themed cake adorned with feathers, pearls and vintage gloves. The guests enjoyed shrimp ceviche, bourbon glazed 2015 State Champion Class B Powerlifters — Coach Zach Sullivan, Brett Mann, Jeffery Deaton, Auston Hamilton, Trep Leonard, Chris Nelson, Garrett Wallis, Patrick Leonard, Gunner Holder, Jon Bailey, Rush Black, Aaron Manuel, Jake Linker, Justin Deaton, Layne Cross, Jason Holcomb, Colten Browning, Dalton James, Tyler Cooper, Joe Howshar, Colton Frederick and Jeffery Dodd. See story page 9. When you have to improvise – a clothes basket makes a great sled. Just ask Ryder and Hattie Johnson. Do You Want To Build A Snowman? For Shakia Crabtree and Celcy Young the answer was “YES! Nothing beats an afternoon snack of fresh snow – just ask Lainey Ford! Walker Cudd seems to think his sister, Avery, looks funny . . . He better watch out later! A Winter Wonderland... In took 90 years but JoeAnn Hogue finally had her first birthday party this past Saturday. Hosting the event were her children, Skeeter Hogue, Terry Hogue and Paula Sue Snider. JoeAnn Hogue Honored with birthday celebration continued Page 7
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Allen AdvocateVOLUME 68 NUMBER 22 ALLEN, PONTOTOC COUNTY , OKLAHOMA 1 SECTION (USPS 543600) 50¢ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Allen Mustangs 2015 State Powerlifting Champs!
JoeAnn Hogue celebrated her 90th birthday in style at a fabulous Great Gatsby themed party.
The guest tables were fes-tively decorated with ivory linen table covers accented by centerpieces filled with gold, silver and ivory jew-els and topped with ivory roses, hydrangeas and black feathers. At the registry table a large golden “90” embellished with pearls and rhinestones were surrounded by photos of both past and present.
The cake table displayed a beautiful picture from the past and an art deco themed cake adorned with feathers, pearls and vintage gloves. The guests enjoyed shrimp ceviche, bourbon glazed
2015 State Champion Class B Powerlifters — Coach Zach Sullivan, Brett Mann, Jeffery Deaton, Auston Hamilton, Trep Leonard, Chris Nelson, Garrett Wallis, Patrick Leonard, Gunner Holder, Jon Bailey, Rush Black, Aaron Manuel, Jake Linker, Justin Deaton, Layne Cross, Jason Holcomb, Colten Browning, Dalton James, Tyler Cooper, Joe Howshar, Colton Frederick and Jeffery Dodd. See story page 9.
When you have to improvise – a clothes basket makes a great sled. Just ask Ryder and Hattie Johnson.
Do You Want To Build A Snowman? For Shakia Crabtree and Celcy Young the answer was “YES!
Nothing beats an afternoon snack of fresh snow – just ask Lainey Ford!
Walker Cudd seems to think his sister, Avery, looks funny . . . He better watch out later!
A Winter Wonderland...
In took 90 years but JoeAnn Hogue finally had her first birthday party this past Saturday. Hosting the event were her children, Skeeter Hogue, Terry Hogue and Paula Sue Snider.
JoeAnn Hogue Honored with
birthday celebration
continued Page 7
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The Allen Masonic Lodge will be hosting a fundraising dinner for Jesse Nickell on Sunday, March 8th, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Lodge Building on West Broadway. The roast beef dinner will be served free of charge however donations will be accepted. A silent auction of desserts will also be held.
Jesse will be undergoing surgery in Dallas, Texas on March 10th, to remove a brain tumor. He is expected to have a 10-day hospital stay and be off work for a minimum of six weeks. This will be followed by six months of chemo-therapy.
The Nickells have four children, ranging in ages from 8-years to 3-months. To be close to Jesse during his hospital they have reserved a hotel room
Benefit Slated for Jesse Nickell
A concert by Red River on March 7 at Ada’s McSwain Theatre will benefit Keith Howry. Tickets are $10 at the door the night of the concert.
Keith graduated from Allen High School in 1979 and has lived in the Allen/Ada area most all his life. He is married to Kelly King Howry.
Keith was first diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (head & neck cancer) in December, 2009. His first surgery was in March, 2010. Within the last five years, he has had 12 surgeries, 66 radiation treatments and 9 weeks of che-motherapy.
Keith will tell you that keeping the faith, staying positive and being busy is crucial in his cancer fight. You can see him most days running through Ada for his therapy.
Procceds and donations from the event will be used by the Howry family to help with medical expenses.
Concert to Benefit Keith Howry
Gary Starns won the CHKC Truck Hunt in Atoka Oklahoma February 14th. A 2015 Chevy 4x4 and Owens dog box. Left to right : Chase McCaskill, Brandy,Gary, Susie Starns, Mark McCaskill and Redgey Ramsey.
Garth and Jolee Fletcher, and daughter Charly, were out & about this weekend visiting with her parents, Danny and Linda Taylor. The Fletchers live in Katy, Texas.
—O&A— Robert and Martha Files and
Scotty visited in Moore with Tim Files on Saturday. They spent time in his home, visiting with friends, and also visited his business location, the Nutri-tion Revolution.
—O&A— The Ruth Class of the Allen
First Baptist Church hosted a Valentine Brunch on Saturday, February 14th. The 11:00 am meal was potluck and served in the fellowship hall at tables decorated by individual host-esses in the Valentine theme.
Those attending were Glenda Ferguson, Margaret Johnson, Jo McNeill, Jill Kaminski, Fay
Rinehart, Sarah Randall, Jan Moore, Jenice Dye, Jan Ruther-ford, Sue McFerran, Brenda Allen, Linda Knighten, Lauren Lawler, Kayla Lawler, Tammy Lawler, Taylor Johnson, Tif-fany Johnson, Judy Johnson, Jacklyn Johnson, Chris Mc-Donald, Sierra Yetter, Becky Yetter, Virginia Richardson, Debra Wilson, Mary Pat Sap-penfield, and Linda Spain.
—O&A— Juanita Hamilton, along with
her daughter and sister Michelle Gardner and Doris Hanke of Holdenville, took a road trip this past weekend.
They first dropped grandson Jacob in Norman to spend the day with his sister, Caitlin, then continued on to Cordell where they visited the gravesite of Dave Hamilton.
—O&A— Brenda Allen has returned
from a week and a half visit with her daughter and family, Adrianne and Pat Burke, As-pen, Lennon and Cash, in Cedar Park, Texas.
—O&A— Debbie Wilson of Holden-
ville has been out & about visiting her parents, Jerry and Norma Milne, and her daughter, Kim and Carl Frederick and Colton.
—O&A—
Kim Mowdy and Myrtle Py-burn traveled to Tulsa this past Sunday to watch Brandy (Co-zad) Marshall as she competed in a Roller Derby match.
Congratulations to Brandy’s team, the South Central Roller Girls, for defeating the Tulsa Derby League 236 to 92!
—O&A— Happy Birthday wishes go
out to Sierra Yetter on her 20th birthday!
—O&A— Lindsey and Cleeton Hisaw
and Shana Doucent were out & about Friday, February 13th, to wish Freddie Johnson a Happy Birthday.
Deann Johnson fixed chili hot dogs with chips, and Cleeton Hisaw brought a homemade birthday cake.
—O&A— Richard and Tammy Freder-
ick traveled to Ft. Worth, Texas on Saturday. Their trip started with a visit with her sister, Twila Randles, then dinner with sister Shannon Brown, Haley and Hunter.
From there they visited her mother, Pat Watts, at Mira Vista Court in Fort Worth and spent the night in Forrest Hills. They visited again with her mother and Twila on Sunday before returning home.
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Most of us in small business enjoy what we do. In fact, from my high school days my one desire was to own or operate my own business. There were several of my friends who wanted to do the same.
Sadly young people wanting to own their own businesses are a dwindling species.
The share of people under age 30 who own private businesses has reached a 24-year-low, according to new data, underscoring financial challenges and a low tolerance for risk among young Americans. Roughly 3.6% of households headed by adults younger than 30 owned stakes in private companies, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal of recently released Federal Reserve data from 2013. That compares with 10.6% in 1989—when the central bank began collecting standard data on Americans’ incomes and net worth—and 6.1% in 2010. The Journal’s findings run counter to the widely held stereotype of 20-somethings as entrepreneurial risk-takers. The sharp decline in business ownership among young adults, even when taking into account the aging population, adds to worries about business formation heading into 2015, economists said. The number of new U.S. business establishments fell in the first quarter of 2014, according to the latest available data from the U.S. Labor Department. It is difficult to pinpoint the precise reasons for the decline in private business ownership among young Americans. One theory is that they face more postrecession challenges raising money. Such fast-growing sectors as energy and health care likely require a significant access to credit or capital. The decline also reflects a generation struggling to find a spot in the workforce. Younger workers have had trouble gaining the skills and experiences that can be helpful in starting a business. Some doubt their ability. Business ownership among young adults likely remained at low levels in the year that just ended, say some economists. “I wouldn’t expect to see a major pickup” in young adults starting or owning businesses this year, given that it’s easier for them to find jobs, said Robert Litan, a Brookings Institute economist. Matthew Sattler, 22, of New York temporarily set aside his entrepreneurial dreams in 2014. He created a social-rewards app in college. But in February, he instead took a job in financial planning and analysis with a major airline. Having watched as his own father ran a custom homebuilding firm, Mr. Sattler said entrepreneurship seemed too difficult a path at his age. “It’s much more challenging to be successful without experience,” he said. Some would-be entrepreneurs fret of stiffer competition in the Internet age. The broad use of the Web “raises the level of skills that are required to establish a business” because it vastly expands the number of potential competitors, said Daniel Pierson, 25, who lives outside Boston. Mr. Pierson started a landscaping business at age 12, worked on two startups in college and received a master’s degree in engineering in 2013. But in 2012, he took job with a consumer-electronics company. The proportion of young adults who start a business each month dropped in 2013 to its lowest level in at least 17 years, according to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a Kansas City, Missouri, nonprofit that focuses on entrepreneurship. People ages 20 to 34 accounted for 22.7% of new entrepreneurs in 2013, down from 26.4% in 2003, it found. The lunge in business ownership captured in the Fed survey is an “interesting and worrisome finding,” said John Davis, faculty chair of the Families in Business Program at Harvard Business School. If the trend continues, he said, the U.S. economy could become less vibrant. “We need startups not only for employment, but also for ideas,” Mr. Davis said. “It’s part of the vitality of this country to have people starting new businesses and trying new things.” The decline in young entrepreneurs is part of a broader drop in private business ownership over the past 25 years. Between 2000 and 2012, new business formation slowed even in such high-growth sectors as technology, according to economists John Haltiwanger and Ryan Decker of the University of Maryland and Javier Miranda of the Census Bureau. Slowing U.S. population growth since the early 1980s has reduced the supply of potential entrepreneurs of all ages, and lessened demand for new goods and services, said Mr. Litan of the Brookings Institution. Meanwhile, business consolidation has led to more formidable competition for startups, making it harder for new entrants to gain a spot in the marked, he said. Overall, the U.S. “startup rate” – new firms as a portion of all firms – fell by nearly half between 1978 and 2011, according to an analysis by Mr. Litan and his research partner, economist Ian Hathaway. The costs of operating many types of small businesses have come down in the past decade, with the greater use of technologies that reduce labor costs. But young entrepreneurs face formidable financial hurdles. The average net worth of households under 30 has fallen 48% since 2007 to $44,354. More than half of 18-to-20-year-olds reported one or more financial problems in the past year, a 2014 Pew Research center survey found. Their poorer financial condition hurts young graduates’ ability to tap their own savings, draw equity from a home or obtain bank loans to cover their startup or ongoing business costs, said Karen Mills, a senior fellow at Harvard Business School and a former head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, which sponsors programs to help small firms obtain financing. Many banks that pulled back on small-business lending during the recession that stretched from December 200y7 to June 2009 have continued to keep lending standards tight. The amount of small-business loans held by banks increased by 1.8% in the third quarter of 2014 from the same period a year earlier, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. But the beneficiaries of the increase are more likely to be established companies, analysts
said. The decline in business ownership among young graduates also reflects a relatively low appetite for risk. Young people have less confidence, said Donna Kelley, a professor at Babson College. In an annual survey she oversees, more than 41% of 25-to-34-year-old Americans who saw an opportunity to start a business said fear of failure would keep them from doing so, up from 23.9% in 2001. “The fear of failure is the measure we should be most concerned about,” she said.
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The Wall Street Journal As one who has been in business for over forty years, I can tell you that it is more difficult now than it was when I started. But I can also tell you that if I had it to do all over again, I would still want to own my own business.
—CC— And speaking of small business, I though this would be the perfect time to share the following . . .
How The Internet BeganIn ancient Israel, it came to
pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot.
Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com.
And she said unto Abraham, her husband, “Why dost thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?”
And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, “How, dear?”
And Dot replied, “I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best price. The sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah’s Pony Stable (UPS).”
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever having to move from his tent.
To prevent neighboring countries from overhearing what the drums were saying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew. It was known as Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a language to transmit ideas and pictures - Hebrew To The People (HTTP). And the young men did take to Dot Com’s trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS.
And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off every drum maker in the land. Indeed he did insist on drums to be made that would work only with Brother Gates’ drumheads and drumsticks. And Dot did say, “Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others.”
And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel , or
eBay as it came to be known. He said, “We need a name that reflects what we are.” And Dot replied, “Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators.”
“YAHOO,” said Abraham.And because it was Dot’s
idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com.
Abraham’s cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK) that he was, soon started using Dot’s drums to locate things around the countryside. It soon became known as God’s Own Official Guide to Locating Everything (GOOGLE).
That is how it all began. And that’s the truth.
—CC— And now my favorite small business story of the week . . . The businessman walked into his house after work and exc la imed, “ I have just discovered oil on our property.” “Wonderful!” replied his wife. “Now we can get a new car!” “We’d better get the old one fixed,” he said. “That’s where the oil is coming from.”
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The month of February is for the giving of Valentines. Also it is the month to show Love; taking your partner out to dinner or a surprise luncheon date, breakfast in bed, a single red rose, good-night kisses, anniversary cel-ebrations, telephoning each other when apart, taking an evening walk together; these are gestures of love.
February is also Heart month. This is the month to wear red. Do something for
your health. Do something for others. The blood banks always accept blood, in order to be ready for disasters or needs.
Frederick Speakman once wrote a book which he called Love is Something You Do. The title is apt for when we think of love, we tend to think of spectacular emotions and heroic acts for the beloved. The best relations are built up, like a fine lacquer finish, with the accumulated layers of many acts of kindness.
The experts of love realize that emotions ebb and flow and they look for gestures of love even when the emotions are on the wane. Moreover, they are never content with mere telling their beloved that they care—they show it with many expressions of affection.
My husband had a card for me on every occasion, with expressions of love written in the card. He liked to buy me gifts. One holiday, he kept asking me what gift I would like. I like to work in the yard so I said, if you are willing to buy me a gift, I think we need a new lawn-
mower. The Saturday before Valentines Day, he told me to go in the yard and check out the new lawnmower. I did and the lawnmower was in the truck of a Crown Victoria. He had seen the car on the car lot at the bank. It had been repossessed and he bought it for me. That new lawnmower came in a unique gift package. One that I truly did enjoy for several years.
Funeral services for Mar-tin C. Stick, 65, Allen, were 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 24th, at the Chickasaw Com-munity Center; Rev. Gene Williams officiated. Burial followed at Steedman Cem-etery. A prayer service was held at 7:00 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Stick died Friday, Feb-ruary 20, 2015, at an Okla-homa City hospital. He was born June 16, 1949, to Mar-tin C. and Eliza Walton Stick at Stonewall. He graduated from Allen High School and was employed as a manager
in the maintenance depart-ment with Chickasaw Na-tion.
Mr. Stick served in the United States Marine Corps from 1969 to 1970. He was proud to be a full blood Chickasaw and was fluent in the Chickasaw language. He made bows and stickball sticks. He and Loeta Wil-liams were married June 8, 1973.
Survivors include his wife Loeta, of the home; one daughter, Latisha Cornelson of Ada; two brothers, Har-old Stick and Rodney Stick
of Ada; two sisters, Linda Stick of Ada and Vickie DeMarris of Stratford; four grandchildren, Dalton Stick, Eliza Stick, Rosalie Stick and Sethrael Cornelson; and one great-grandson, Maddox Stick.
He was preceded in death by his son, Charles Stick; a great-grandson, Charles D. Stick Jr.; and a brother, Earl Stick.
Arrangements were under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home, Ada.
Service held forMartin C. Stick
Funeral service for Hurbert McPhetridge, 88 of Shawnee, Oklahoma is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Friday, February 27th, at the Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Don Reed will officiate. Interment will follow at the Calvin Cemetery in Calvin. Hurbert passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born on January
28, 1927 in Bohannon (Stuart), Oklahoma to Virgil and Mary Marie (Gray) McPhetridge. He was self employed as a contractor and real estate agent all his life. He married Ica Elizabeth Warren on November 9, 1947 in Las Vegas. Later he married Alta Davis in Ada, Oklahoma. Hurbert enjoyed real estate, camping, fishing and traveling including trips to Las Vegas and going out to eat. He loved others and liked to make others around him happy. He also had a love of country music. Preceding him in death are his parents, two spouses,
and his daughter, Arlinda. Survivors include his children Belinda Sue “Suzi” Lewis and husband Larry of Stratford, and Buddy McPhetridge and wife Shellie of Shawnee; 7 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; siblings Dottie Morris of Arpelar, Ann Holdren and husband Tony of Kent, Washington, Penn McPhetridge of Stuart, Corene Sheppard husband Delmar of Moore, and Loetta Cathy of Moore; as well as a host of other relatives and friends. . Services are under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home.
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Taycee Manuel is a Star Stu-dent in Mrs. Anderson’s Allen Head Start Program. Taycee’s parents are Brennon and Olivia Manuel. Taycee has a twin sister and two older brothers.
Some of Taycee’s favorite things are the color purple, sit-ting, the movie “Frozen”, and the book “Bears.”
Taycee loves lunch and his favorite subject is outside. She wants to be a hairdresser when she grows up and she can sing.
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Never thought I would make it. To 80 that is. I used to wonder what it would be like to be old. But as I got older I didn’t seem to feel any different about things such as politics, so-cial mores, religion and child behavior. However, it seemed everyone else changed.
Also, I have been critical in my innermost thoughts about those old people who
get all mixed up. You know, the ones who stand in church when they are supposed to be sitting, start answer-ing rhetorically in Sunday sermons, drive with their left blinker on or who go into the store and spill their change all over the floor at the register. And that includes those people who
can’t figure out daylight savings time and need help with their cell phones, much less a smart phone. Yes, you know who you are.
However, I am develop-ing a little more tolerance for my fellow “oldies” and replacing my scorn with a little more empathetic sym-pathy. I am finding that I am not immune from some of these obnoxious behavioral patterns. Just the other day Pat and I were enjoying an OU Women’s basketball game up at Lloyd Nobel Arena. OU was winning and I was having a real good time. The only interruption in my happiness was every time they had a timeout they had a breast cancer survi-vor stand and be honored and then we would have to stand and applaud the fact that they weren’t dead yet. I am, after all, in favor of surviving breast cancer.
The next timeout they again asked us to stand and applaud another selected survivor and I did. Well, not exactly. As I enthu-siastically applauded the heroic survivor I felt my wife pulling on my pink cancer survivor T-shirt they had given to everyone and motioned me to sit down. I was after all, the only one standing and yelling and ap-plauding. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “They were asking for all the breast cancer sur-vivors to stand,” she pointed out with no small amount of scorn. I noticed some of the crowd giving me some compassionate looks and applause. I told her, “Well, I got a pretty good hand didn’t I?”
My birthday wasn’t until Wednesday but my family got in a hurry and gave me a party on Sunday giving me a chance for early celebration. A lot of people came and I appreciate them coming out in the snow storm and wishing me well on this oc-casion. My special cousin from Alabama, Jimmy Bul-lard, drove all the way to Allen to help me celebrate.
I really have enjoyed having him here. Another long dis-tant traveler from Texas was Virgil Guy and wife Jackie Dee and daughter Ginger. Residents may remember Virgil as the former editor of the Allen Advocate.
Some others called and said they couldn’t make it because of the ice and winds and I could sure understand it. It was a good day to stay home and sip some sort of hot drinks, watch the snow blow past your window and perhaps watch a good mov-ie. Times like these makes
one reflect and appreciate all their good friends and family that give life that extra bit of flavor and spice. But again, let me thank each of you who helped make my big day very special. Thanks guys.
I hope all your birthdays are so pleasant and that each of you make it through this bad weather without freez-ing to death, falling or get-ting sick. And be sure and go to your church Sunday. It’ll help you feel young. I think.
Will God send people to hell? Some people argue that a loving God could not be so cruel. Of course, the truth is that God is trying to keep every person from going to hell. He sent His Son and sacrificed Him in trying to keep us from going to eternal suffering. The Apostle Peter confirms that God “is long-suffering toward us, not will-ing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)
Thus, anyone who goes to hell will go by his own choice. It will be because he chose to reject God’s love, mercy and grace and because he refused to stop living in disobedience to God. Con-sidering that God so loved
us that He gave His only begotten Son as a sacrifice to save us from hell, and yet we still reject His efforts, why should we be forgiven of our sins? If we reject the gift of forgiveness, freely given out of love and mercy, isn’t it reasonable to expect eternal punishment?
If we do not have a change of mind and turn from dis-obedience to God, have we not rejected and even treated with contempt God’s ef-fort to save us? And, have we not shown that we are determined to continue in disobedience to God? In addition, if we refuse to turn from disobedience to God, why would God want us to be with Him eternally? If we do not love God and righ-teous living enough to turn from disobedience to God, why should He save us from eternal suffering in hell? If we do not trust God or be-lieve that He is trying to save us and if we find pleasure in unrighteousness, why should we be saved from eternal separation from God? (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; 2:12)
If you know of God’s love and mercy in trying to save you, please do not doubt Him or reject His efforts. To do so would be to trample under-foot the Son of God and the sacrifice of His life. It would be to treat the blood of Jesus by which we are cleansed as an unholy thing. And, it would be an insult to God’s Spirit of grace by which we are freely given salvation? (Hebrews 10:29-30)
Allen School Menu
Week of March 2nd
Monday Breakfast – Happy Birthday,
Dr. Seuss! – Green Eggs & Ham, Toast, fruit, Milk, Juice, Cereal
Lunch – Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Broccoli Florets, Bread-sticks, Salad Bar, Fruit, Milk, Water
Tuesday Breakfast – Oatmeal, Sau-
sage Link, Toast, Fruit, Milk, Cereal
Lunch – Chicken Tenders, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Dinner Roll, Salad Bar, Fruit, Milk, Water
Wednesday Breakfast – Yogurt Parfait,
Fruit, Milk, Juice, Cereal Lunch – Corn Dog, Green
Beans, Mac & Cheese, Salad Bar, Fruit, Milk, Water
Thursday Breakfast – Cinnamon Roll,
Sausage Link, Fruit, Milk, Juice, Cereal
Lunch – Nachos Bar with Queso, Beef & beans, Salsa, Salad Bar, Fruit, Milk, Water
Friday Breakfast – Biscuit & Gravy,
Sausage Patty, Fruit, Milk, Juice, Cereal
Lunch – Cheeseburgers, French Fries, Baby Carrots, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk, Water
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meatballs, bruschetta and grape and cheese skewers. Bowls of silver and gold wrapped mints were also placed among the tables. Guests had their choice of pineapple/mango punch, coffee and fruit infused wa-ter.
Those attending were Doug and Janice Stinson, Tommie Stamps, Donny and Judy Johnson, H.C. and Linda Spain, Larry and Rhonda Skelton, Tinsley Wofford, Jerry and Sue Edwards, Jearl and Linda Knighten, Lemesa Byrd Clenney, Cindy Davis, Shelby Robertson, Damien Robertson, Kami Richmond, Vernon Langley, Bro Buddy Drake, Carolyn Sanders, Jewel Rocha, Carl and June Vinson, Myrtle Stephens Py-burn, Debra Ambler, Lind-say Linker, Charles and Betty Speir, Donnie and Wilda Pipkin, Debbie Pitts, Eddy Boyd, Skeeter Hogue, and Roy and Susie Snider, all of Allen, Oklahoma; Kenny and Linda Brewer, Wynnewood; Mary Louis Pogue, Harvey, Renee and Ceara Hogue, Sis Estes, Judy Osborne, Candace Estes Driskill and Presley, Katelyn Estes, Hunter Bedsole, and Chris and Mendy Koscinski, of Ada; Amber Skelton of Oklahoma City; Bill Robin-son, Holdenville; Rita Roll-ins-Williamson, Lexington; Brett Lamb, Midwest City; Terry and Martha Hogue,
Longview, Texas; Mallarey Yockey, Stillwater; Make-lla Yockey, Edmond; Kirby Hogue, Yukon; and the Guest of Honor.
Those calling or sending cards and messages were Dennis and Mary Pat Sap-penfield, Reva Dockery, Mike, Tammy, Kayla and Lauren Lawler, Eileen Over-ton, and Jane Cassell of Allen; Kevin and Michele Anderson, and Corine Evett of Ada; Jeff Hogue of Kansas City, Kansas; Gary Self of Marshall, Missouri; Vivian Hogue, Cathy Polzien, and Tamara Sharp of Oklahoma City; Tanya Davis of Stuart; Jim and Linda Carnes of Ardmore; Linda Latham of Wills Point, Texas; and a call from her 1943 classmate, Pat Gleason of Bordertown, New Jersey.
Vintage bottles of cream soda, root beer and coke were given to guests upon their departure with the mes-sage “We are SODAlighted you stopped by to celebrate JoeAnn’s 90th’ as a thank you gift.
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The Allen Mustangs will move into the Class A area basketball tournament this week at Ada.
The Mustangs split two games last weekend at the regional tournament at Byng. By winning Thursday’s re-gional semi-final contest, Al-len was already a lock for a berth in the area tournament. Hopes of a regional cham-pionship, however, slipped away on a Saturday night loss to the Stuart Hornets.
Coach Greg Mills’ AHS squad escaped a late bid by the 11th-ranked Vanoss Wolves in the Class A re-gional semi-finals. The play-off game was played at the regional sub-site in Stone-wall.
Allen led 23-16 after a quarter and 38-31 at inter-mission.
Vanoss outscored the Mus-tangs 14-12 in the third period to close the deficit to only five points, 50-45.
The outcome was in doubt when the final eight minutes began. Allen withstood the Wolves down the stretch to capture a 3-point win at 65-62.
Fans watched breathlessly in the final seconds as Vanoss mis-fired on a pair of 3-point bombs. The Mustangs were clinging to the 65-62 advan-tage when the clock melted down to three zeroes.
Logan George powered the victory with a game-leading 26 points. He added a half-dozen rebounds and four steals for an all-around great game.
Kanan Wisdom was second on the team with 11 points.
Ty Brown also joined the double-digit scoring club with 10 points.
Other Allen scoring includ-ed Josiah Jones and Christian Henry with 5 points each and Tommy Lee Peay and Dakota Nickell with 4 points apiece.
With Thursday’s game in the win column, Allen was assured of a trip to the area tournament this weekend. But any hopes of a regional crown were dashed by the Stuart Hornets, who posted a 14-point win over Allen in the regional finals.
Allen came out on the wrong side of the 72-58 final score.
Coach Mills’ squad led 13-9 after a quarter of action. However, Stuart bounced back to outscore the Mus-tangs in each of the final three periods.
The Hornets moved on top 30-26 in the second quarter. They extended the SHS lead
to 49-40 at the close of the third stanza. Stuart also out-scored Allen 23-18 to secure the 72-58 decision.
Allen’s offensive perfor-mance included four play-ers scoring in double digits. Kanan Wisdom led with 15 points. Logan George was a close second with 14 points. Ty Brown and Josiah Jones tossed in 10 points each to join the double-figure list.
Tommy Lee Peay finished with 3 points while Jordan Stick, Christian Henry and Dakota Nickell all scored 2 points each.
The loss denies Allen the regional crown – and sends the Mustangs to the area tournament in the consola-tion bracket. It will take three consecutive wins to move on to state. A loss on Thursday, Friday or Saturday will put an end to what could be a magical season.
Allen is currently listed at No. 14 in Class A basketball rankings.
---AT A GLANCE
Regional Tournament Feb. 19 @ StonewallAllen 65, Vanoss 62Allen - 23 - 15 - 12 - 15 - (65)Vanoss - 16 - 15 - 14 - 17 - (62) Allen scoring: Logan George 26, Kanan Wisdom 11, Ty Brown 10, Josiah Jones 5, Christian Henry 5, Tommy Lee Peay 4 and Dakota Nickell 4
---Regional finalsFeb. 21 @ ByngStuart 72, Allen 58Allen - 13 - 13 - 14 - 18 - (58)Stuart - 9 - 21 - 19 - 23 - (72) Allen scoring: Kanan Wis-dom 15, Logan George 14, Ty Brown 10, Josiah Jones 10, Tommy Lee Peay 3, Jor-dan Stick 2, Christian Henry 2 and Dakota Nickell 28:00 p.m. Thursday@ StonewallAllen 65, Vanoss 62Stuart 72, Allen 58
---Area TournamentThursday @ Ada High SchoolAllen vs. Clayton – 3:00 p.m.
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Mustangs extend season into area play
By HERMAN BROWNAllen correspondent
The Allen Lady Mustangs continue the playoff journey this weekend.
Coach Jeremy Strong’s AHS girls are scheduled to play Thursday in the consolation quarter-finals of the Class A area tournament at Ada.
Last week, Allen suffered a 33-22 loss to the Stonewall Lady Longhorns in the regional semi-final showdown at Byng High School.
These two teams have met four times this season. Stonewall has won three of the four games, including the showdown in the regional tournament. The Lady Longhorns collected their 12th win in a row to improve to 25-2 on the season.
Allen dropped to 18-6 including half of the losses to the green-clad conference opponent. The Lady Mustangs are ranked 18th in the class.
Stonewall led 9-6 at the end of the first quarter of action. Allen rallied in the second quarter with an 8-0 run to slip ahead 14-9. However, the Stonewall girls countered with the final 11 points of the period to slip into halftime with a 20-14 advantage.
The scoring pace in the second half continued to crawl along. Multiple turnovers by each team held down the scoring, helped along by aggressive defensive play.
Allen was outscored 13-8 after intermission and ended up losing the game by 11 points, 33-22.
Coach Strong said “you have to score” and against Stonewall “We could not put the ball in the basket.”
The Lady Mustangs knocked down only 10 of 41 shots overall. Their normal strong 3-point shooting was an ice-cold 0 for 11 against the Lady Longhorns.
Charlea Leonard was the leading scorer with 8 points on Thursday.
On Friday, Allen dropped into the consolation bracket. The Lady Mustangs faced Macomb in an elimination showdown at Byng.
Allen extended the playoff run with an impressive 61-35 drubbing of the Macomb Lady Hornets.
Coach Strong’s girls raced away to leads of 13-4 after a quarter, 33-13 at the half and 56-18 after three quarters. Macomb outscored AHS 17-5 in the final period but still lost by 26 points at 61-35.
Hannah Heck fueled the scoring attack for Allen with 16 points.
Kennedy Prentice and Alison Sells both scored 9 points to just miss double digits in scoring.
Alycia Evans added 8 points in the win.
Faith Caldwell and Abbey Gaines finished with 4 points each while Charlea Leonard and Brooke Holbrook produced 2 points each.
Allen hit 23 of 53 shots from the field. The trey shooting came back as they drilled 10 of 21 shots from behind the arc. They were also 5 of 7 at the free throw line.
Macomb made 15 of 46 field goals, including 4 of 19 treys
and 1-3 on free throws.By winning, the Lady
Mustangs moved on to Saturday’s consolation finals. Once again, it was a must-win game to remain in the playoffs.
The ladies from Allen enjoyed another strong victory. The Lady Mustangs removed the drama on Saturday with a 25-point cakewalk at 57-32.
Stats for the game were unable because the scorebook was locked away at the school and Coach Strong was kept away due to the icy road conditions that forced officials to close the school.
Looking ahead, Allen will need to run off three more wins in the area tournament to realize their dream of making it to state in 2015.
---Allen (20-6) game resultsPontotoc Con. TourneyDec. 2-6 @ Stonewall12/02 vs. Calvin, won 62-2112/04 vs. Asher, won 44-3412/06 vs. Stonewall, lost 62-42
---12/09 vs. Wanette, won 55-1812/11 @ Maud, won 62-50
12/12 @ New Lima, won 62-3212/16 @ Roff, won 47-3212/18 vs. Calvin, won 75-441/6/ @ Tupelo, won 52-39
---Moss TournamentJan. 8 vs. Bowlegs, won 50-29Jan. 9 vs. Stonewall, won 39-37Jan. 10 vs. Kiowa, won 41-38
---1/13/15 vs. Kiowa, lost 46-351/15/15 @ Hartshorne, post-poned
---01/27/15 vs. Asher (B-# 18), lost 54-41 01/29/15 @ Sasakwa (B), won 83-4901/30/15 vs Vanoss (A), won 35-26 02/06/15 @ STONEWALL (A-# 13), lost 46-39 02/07/15 vs. WETUMKA (2A), won 02/10/15 vs. BOWLEGS (A), won 48-28
---Class A playoffsDistricts Finals(Feb 14 @ Allen)Allen 46, Bowlegs 41
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The Allen Mustangs held off 35 teams to become the 2015 8-Man Class B&C State Powerlifing Champions. The title was earned Wednesday, February 18th, in Wetumka.
“It was a great day for our kids. Going into this meet, our guys had won the Prague, Anadarko and Allen Invitationals so I felt like we had a shot at it,” said Coach Zach Sullivan.
The Mustangs last won the title in 2010 and 2011.Allen Individual Placers
123 – Trep Leonard – 5th – 550 total 132 – Jeffery Dodd – 2nd – 700 total 145 – Colten Browning – 1st – 1030 total 157 – Gunner Holder – 6th – 820 total 168 – Auston Hamilton – 2nd – 1075 total 181 – Patrick Leonard – 2nd – 1085 total 198 – Brett Mann – 2nd – 1090 total 198 – Dalton James – 6th – 1040 total 220 – Tyler Cooper – 3rd – 1225 total 220 – Joe Howshar – 6th – 1025 total 242 – Aaron Manuel – 4th – 1150 total 242 – Jon Bailey – 6th – 1075 total 275 – Jason Holcomb – 8th – 1000 total HWT – Layne Cross – 1st – 1480 total Also earning team points for the Mustangs were: 157 – Garrett Wallis 157 – Rush Black 168 – Justin Deaton 181 – Chris Nelson 181 – Jeffery Deaton 198 – Colton Frederick 220 – Jake Linker
Sunday started out as a cloudy, mild day but it cer-tainly changed after church services. The snow came in. It was beautiful. So far we have been blessed with a
good winter. Just watch the news and you can see how lucky we are.
Following our congrega-tional singing, Sharon and
Wayne sang a song written by Reba McIntire and her sister Susie, “Skyful of An-gels Watching Over Me.”
Bro. Larry’s message was taken from 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 and entitled “Com-pelled to Tell.” Most of us know the story of Paul’s conversion. He was highly religious, but lost. He was one of the early persecu-tors of Christians. He was gloriously converted on the road to Damascus. From the moment of his conversion, his life was changed dramati-cally. He began witnessing immediately. He spent the next three years preparing for his life’s calling: sharing the Gospel.
He wanted to win the Jews. He became passionate about telling his own people about Jesus. To think that God could love the Gentiles was revolutionary for him. He was overwhelmed with a de-sire to take this message all over the world. He worked his way around as much of the world as he could. Ev-erywhere he went he found people who were lost and hurting.
For Paul becoming “all things to all men” was nec-essary to reach them. We need to remember that doing God’s will was not always pleasant. He continued on believing that future bless-ings would make it worth it all. Winning the lost was a great reward. The greatest reward awaited him at the end of his journey. With eternal glory in mind he per-severed until the end.
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IN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMACase No. CV-2014-173
Jerry L. Wilcher and Judy K. Wilcher, Co-Trustees of the Wilcher Family Trust Under Agreement Dated February 24, 2006, Plaintiffs,
vs.Arlene Womack, et al., Defendants.
ALIASNOTICE BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO:Arlene Womack, Pearlie Mae Hightower, Sharrod Elmer Hightower, Odell Hightower, Jr., Henrietta
Hightower, E. Carol Hightower, Carl O’Neal Hightower, Amber Hightower, Brandy Hightower Sargent, Tiffany Hightower, Joyce Henderson, Charlene Elaine Williams, Lorcie Lee Smith, Arlene M. Curl, Barry Gale, Ronald Gale, Cheo Bahati spa Odell Grayson, Verna Smith, JoAnn Whittaker, Beatrice Smith-Hudson, Marva Smith-Washington, Irma Smith, Johnny Lee Smith, Ola Smith-Kerns, Cheo Terrell-Smith, Rayford Gaston Jones, Sr., Raymond Goodwin Jones, Hattie B. Hightower, Clifton Spencer, Charles Smith, III, Angela A. Foggy, Anthony Kellum, Brian Kellum, Darron Kellum, Anitra Kellum, Alexis Smith, Paul Smith, Hylas D. Polk, Kimberly Polk, Leo Cooper, Jr., Julian Cooper, Jason Cooper, Nila Jaramillo, Cigi Smith, Aundria Smith, Daniel Ray Peterson, Brandon L. Peterson, Yvonne Mayo, and Dorothy Mae Smith, all if living, and if Deceased, their Unknown Successors; and,
The heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns of Jim Hightower, Frank Hightower, Lerene Smith, nee Hightower, Hazel Mae Gale, nee Hightower, Maeola Hightower, Naomi Jones, nee Hightower, Odell Hightower, O’Neal Hightower, Marvin L. Smith, Charles Smith, Jr., Sylvia Kellum, Manuel Clyde Smith, Paul Edward Smith, Nila J. Cooper, Lowell Howard Smith, Margaret Ann Peterson, Ronald Gale, and Mike Smith, all deceased; and,
The Unknown Successors of Jim Hightower, Frank Hightower, Lerene Smith, nee Hightower, Hazel Mae Gale, nee Hightower, Maeola Hightower, Naomi Jones, nee Hightower, Odell Hightower, O’Neal Hightower, Marvin L. Smith, Charles Smith, Jr., Sylvia Kellum, Manuel Clyde Smith, Paul Edward Smith, Nila J. Cooper, Lowell Howard Smith, Margaret Ann Peterson, Ronald Gale, and Mike Smith, all deceased, all deceased.
You, the Defendants above named, are hereby notified that impleaded with other Defendants you have been sued by the above named Plaintiffs in the above entitled action in the District Court of Pontotoc County, State of Oklahoma; that you must answer the Petition filed by said Plaintiffs in said action on or before the 26th day of March, 2015, or said Petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered accordingly in favor of the Plaintiffs and against all the Defendants in said action, adjudging the interests of the Plaintiff and the Defendants in and to the following described real estate situated in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, to-wit:
The East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (E/2 SW/4 NW/4 SW/4) and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW/4 SW/4 NW/4 SW/4) and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE/4 NW/4 SW/4) of Section Twenty-Eight (28), Township Four (4) North, Range Five (5) East,
quieting the title of the Plaintiffs and the other owners of said real property as set forth in the Petition on file herein, and determining the death of:
Jim Hightower, Frank Hightower, Lerene Smith, nee Hightower, Hazel Mae Gale, nee Hightower, Maeola Hightower, Naomi Jones, nee Hightower, Odell Hightower, O’Neal Hightower, Marvin L. Smith, Charles Smith, Jr., Sylvia Kellum, Manuel Clyde Smith, Paul Edward Smith, Nila J. Cooper, Lowell Howard Smith, Margaret Ann Peterson, Ronald Gale, and Mike Smith, all deceased, all deceased,
and determining who were the particular persons who took or were entitled to take the above described real estate under the Laws of Succession of the State of Oklahoma upon the death of said decedents, and forever barring and enjoining the Defendants from asserting any right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or interest, either in law or in equity, in and to the real property involved herein, except as set forth in the Petition, specifying the interests of the respective parties in the subject property and ordering a partition thereof.
Given under my hand and seal this 5th day of February, 2015.KAREN DUNNIGAN, Court Clerk,Pontotoc County, OklahomaBy: B. Myers DeputyAlvin D. Files, OBA # 2902Charles D. Mayhue, OBA # 5822Susie Bolin Summers, OBA # 22069Mayhue, Summers & Files, PLLC114 S. Broadway P. O. Box 1488Ada, Oklahoma 74820 (580) [email protected] for Plaintiff (Published in The Allen Advocate on February 12, 19 and 26, 2015)
FIVE (5) TEMPORARY FARMWORKERS needed for hand-harvesting mixed vegetables and small grains in Boulder County, Colorado, for Black Cat Farm, LLC with work beginning on or about 03/30/2015 and ending on or about 12/20/2015. The job offered is for an experienced farmworker and requires minimum 3 months verifiable work experience in the crop activities listed. The minimum offered wage rate that workers will be paid is $11.37 per hour. Workers must commit to work the entire contract period. Workers are guaranteed work for 3/4 of the contract period, beginning with the first day the worker arrives at the place of employment. All work tools, supplies and equipment are provided at no cost to the worker. Housing will be provided to those workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each working day. Transportation and subsistence will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, to workers who are recruited outside the area of intended employment. Applicants must provide documentation that they are eligible legally to work in the United States. Applicants should report or send resumes to Att.: Will Jacobs, Adam’s County Workforce & Business Solutions, 4430 S. Adam’s County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601 (720) 523-6943, or the nearest local office of their State Workforce Agency, and reference job order #CO6047759. EOE. H-300-15026-216009.
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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT
IN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA
CV-2015-31In the Matter of the Petition of Christopher Michael Love to Change Her
Name.NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
TAKE NOTICE that Christopher Michael Love a/k/a Christopher Michael Nor-man, has filed in the District Court of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, his Petition to have his name changed from Christopher Michael Love to Christopher Michael Love and that said matter has been scheduled for hearing before the Judge of said court on March 17, 2015, at 3:30 o’clock P.M. in the Pontotoc County, Ada, Oklahoma.
Any person may file a written protest in this case at any time prior to the date set for hearing as provided by 12 O.S. §1633.
DATED this February 25, 2015.KAREN DUNNIGAN, Court ClerkBy:___(Brandy Myers)________
DeputyChristopher Michael LovePro Se516 S. StocktonAda, Oklahoma 74820501-276-8946 (Published in The Allen Advocate on February 26, 2015)
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THE ALLEN ADVOCATE, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 - PAGE 11
LEGAL NOTICENOTICE TO SELL COUNTY PROPERTY
(ACQUIRED AT RESALE) Notice is hereby given, Pursuant to the receipt of bid, that I, Glenda Gonder-
man, County Treasurer of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, will on March 2nd, 2015 beginning at 9 a.m. at the office of the county treasurer in the Courthouse at Ada, Oklahoma, sell separately the hereinafter described tracts, parcels, or lots, of land, all situated in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, and heretofore acquired by said County at Resale. Following the description of each property separately offered for sale is the name of the bidder and the amount bid, as follows:
Description: Lots 13-14, Block 30, Lula Bidder: James G & LaVera D. Lenard Amount Bid: $20.03
Description: Lot 2, Block 13 Original – Ada Bidder: Kim R. Albritton Amount Bid: $500.03
The said properties will be separately sold to the highest competitive bidder, for cash in hand, or to the original bidder at the amount bid if there be no higher price offered, subject to the approval of the Board of County Commissioners in its discretion. The apportioned cost of advertisement and other expense incident to said sale shall be paid by the purchaser, in addition to the amount bid upon said properties.
Witness my hand this 12th day of February, 2015.s) Glenda Gonderman
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Join the Allen Masonic Lodge for breakfast on Saturday, March 7th, from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m., at the Lodge on West Broadway. The breakfast fund-raisers are now being held on the first Sat-urday of each month with a menu of sausage, biscuits, gravy, scrambled eggs, hash browns and coffee.
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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT
WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA
No. PB-2015-11In the Matter of the Estate of
GEORGE A. SMITH, Deceased.NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR PROBATE OF WILL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all
persons interested in the Estate of George A. Smith, Deceased, that on the 25th day of February, 2015, Sari M. Northcutt filed in said Court her Petition praying for the Probate of the Estate of George A. Smith, Deceased, a judicial determination of heirship at the time of hearing that those named in said Petition are the sole and only heirs, devises and legatees of the decedent, and asking that Letters Testamentary issue to Sari M. Northcutt, as Personal Representative of said Estate.
Pursuant to an Order of this Court made on the 25th day of February, 2015, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 12th day of March, 2015, at 8:00 o’clock a.m., the Petition will be heard at the Courtroom of said District Court, at the Pontotoc County Courthouse in Ada, Oklahoma, when and where all persons interested may appear and contest the same.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this the 25th day of February, 2105.
s) S. KessingerJudge of the District Court
Kenneth R. Johnson130 East 14th Street/Drawer 1690Ada, OK 74820Attorney for Petitioner (Published in The Allen Advocate on
February 26, 2015)
Beta Sigma Phi members Janice Deaton, Tammy Fred-erick, Danielle O’Daniel, Cindi Sanders, Wilma Hard-en, Marilyn Coulson, Cindy Davis and Jennifer Smith celebrated Mardi Gras with lots of sparkly masks, green, purple and gold beads, laugh-ter and some awesome Cajun food!
Hostess Jennifer Smith served rice, spicy shrimp gumbo and a milder chicken gumbo and a beautiful King Cake. As tradition expects whoever finds the “baby” in their piece of cake has the honor of hosting Mardi Gras next year. And the winner is
. . . Janice Deaton! The business meeting was
called to order and the min-utes from the last meeting were read. Reports were given by the treasurer, mem-bership, social, and service chairmen. Plans were dis-cussed for Degree Rituals, participating in the Allen Team Relay for Life fund raiser and the walk which will be May 29th at the Ada High School track.
With no further business the meeting was adjourned. Next meeting date is March 12th to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. See you then!
Attending the wedding of Josh Pachucki and Melissa Moore in Oklahoma City on February 14th, were 74 members of the Carl Vinson family. The young couple then honeymooned in Hawaii.
Following the wedding, 81 family members gathered at the Catfish Cove in Moore to honor and celebrate Carl’s 81st birthday and his son Phillip’s birthday. Carl’s actual birthday was February 7th, Phillip’s was the 14th.
Vinsons Celebrate wedding and birthdays
February 27 — Gehrig Strong, Jared Knighten
March 1 — Harold DavisMarch 3 — Laney DeatonMarch 4 — Allison Kis-
