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Main • Ardmore, Ok 73401 Phone 226-5368 75¢ 120th YEAR — NO. 254 TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014 ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA SINCE 1893 14 PAGES NEWS, PAGE 3 Classified 12 Comics 8 Digest 4 Lifestyles 7 Obituaries 2 Sports 9 Weather 2 INDEX This and more you’ll find in upcoming edi- tions of The Ardmo- reite. n Economic Development: Third installation in series examining the Ard- more Airpark funding and right of way is- sues. n Video: Davis High School girls softball team is tournament champion n Photo gallery: First National Bank 125th birthday cel- ebration n Movie Review: ‘Expendables 3’ is ac- tion-packed fun n Kitchen call: 21 things to know about garlic UCSO GETS GREEN LIGHT ON ZONING PERMIT DIGEST, PAGE 4 MARKETS, PAGE 6 IT’S JUST ANOTHER DAY AT WORK FOR 101-YEAR-OLD MAN UNEMPLOYMENT RISES IN MOST US STATES IN JULY SPORTS, PAGE 9 LADY HORNS ROLL LATE AGAINST MADILL COMING IN PRINT ONLY ONLINE SOONERS SUSPEND MIXON FOR THE SEASON SPORTS, PAGE 11 INSIDE C M Y K LAKE MURRAY SEE TECHNOLOGY, PAGE 5 New lodge construction to begin Fallin gives credit on multi-million dollar project to Simpson, Ownbey and Hardin By Michael Pineda [email protected] State officials were on hand at the Lake Murray Lodge Monday to officially kick-off a multi-mil- lion dollar project which will enhance the park and drive tour- ism. Following remarks, Gov. Mary Fallin, along with state tourism officials and local legislators Sen. Frank Simpson (R-Ardmore) and Reps. Pat Ownbey (R-Ardmore) and Tommy Hardin (R-Madill), broke ground on the new lodge. The lodge, which will cost $15 million, is expected to take 18 to 24 months to complete. “We are glad to see our work starting to bear fruit,” Simpson said. “We worked hard on legis- lation and it was rewarding and exciting to see the beginning of this project. We knew it would be a tremendous economic ben- efit to Carter, Love and Marshall counties and southern Oklahoma. Rep. Ownbey, Rep. Hardin and I are proud to be part of this.” Legislation for the lodge was approved during the 2012 legisla- tive session. Fallin, who served as chairman for the tourism commission for 12 years as Lt. Governor, credited Simpson, Ownbey and Hardin for their work in providing Michael Finnegan SPRINGER SCHOOLS INVESTIGATION Ardmore man arrested in drug raid By Marsha Miller [email protected] A 26-year-old Ardmore man arrested during a drug raid on his northwest side residence Thursday appeared in district court Monday on charges of trafficking methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Michael D. Finnegan appeared before Spe- cial District Judge Thomas Baldwin. A $50,000 bond was set on the charges and a pre- liminary conference set for 9 a.m. Sept. 23. Finnegan became the primary target of an in- vestigation conducted by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and officers assigned to the narcotics divisions of the Ardmore Police Department and Carter County Sheriff’s Department. OBN Agent in charge Bryant Knox de- scribed the investigation as very short. “We got the information and started the investigation which took just a few days before we obtained the search warrant,” he said. The search warrant was served mid- afternoon Thursday at a residence in the 400 block of E Street NW, which Finnegan has reportedly occupied for less than a year. “We found two ounces of methamphetamine, two firearms and ARDMORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Carter assumes permanent role as CEO By Michael Pineda michael.pineda@ardmoreite. com For the first time in a year and a half, the Ard- more Development Au- thority has leadership installed in a permanent position. Following an executive session, the ADA Board of Trustees removed the interim title from Brian Carter during the orga- nization’s monthly meeting Monday. A motion was made to remove the ‘interim’ off the chief executive and president ti- tle and that the chairman appoint a commission to work out terms of an employment agreement and job description. The commission will be com- prised of chairman Gary Farabough, Mike Cawley and Ron Crosby. “Mr. Carter has done a very good job,” Farabough said. “He is loyal to the ADA. This was a situation where there was unani- mous consideration and a vote. Everyone thinks he is the right man at the right time for this job.” Far- abough cited Carter’s profes- sionalism as an attribute, as well as his youth, in being able to work in the sector of economic devel- opment. “We feel he is a great fit for our organization,” Far- abough said. “We feel, as a board, it is time to take the interim title off.” Carter was named the interim president & CEO during a special board meeting in February 2013 following the retirement of Wes Stucky. The title was once again voted and By Laura Eastes [email protected] Students at Springer high and junior high school will have a new tool at their dis- posal for the 2014-15 school year. In the coming weeks, the district will distribute 92 Google Chromebook devices to students, marking the start of a one-to-one learning envi- ronment at the district’s sec- ondary education school. Superintendent Cynthia Hunter says technology is an integral part of a student’s education and the new tech- nology, which is similar to a laptop, will better prepare students for a technology- driven world. “It is a whole new way of in- tegrating technology,” Hunter said. “Students will actually get to take their Chrome- book home for homework. They will interact with their Chromebook in every class. There is a system in place that allows the student to interact Technology grant SEE ADA, PAGE 5 SEE RAID, PAGE 5 Gary Farabough Brian Carter Left: Gov. Mary Fallin highlights the attributes of Lake Murray prior to a groundbreaking for the Lake Murray Lodge Monday afternoon. MICHAEL PINEDA/THE ARDMOREITE SEE LODGE, PAGE 5 Students at Springer high and junior high school will soon be receiving Google Chrome- book devices to take to class and to their home for homework in the evenings.The new technology tool is thanks to a $65,000 grant from the Oklahoma EducationalTechnol- ogy Trust. From left, Bryan Williamson, director of technology; Superintendent Cynthia Hunter; Heather Holland, school counselor; Lucy Knight, teacher; and Scott Sasser, teacher; stand near the newest plaque to be added to the school marking the participat- ing in the trust’s grant program. PHOTO SUBMITTED
