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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 chemotherapy.

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

Rustic western center-pieces graced the tables for the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday night, February 17th, as a large crowd gathered in the school cafeteria. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation, a meal of grilled chicken breast was served to the guests by Allen FCCLA members.

Chamber president Frankie Bell then presented First Dollar Awards to three new businesses. Receiving the recognition for joining the Chamber were Allen Heat & Air, Brett and Danielle O’Daniel; Emily’s Beauty Salon, Emily Smith; and Huckeby & Associates Re-alty, George and Mary Huck-eby. Eric Pierce presented Frankie Bell with a “Past President” plaque for his service to the organization in 2014.

Named as “Citizens” of the Year for 2014 was the Allen 4-H Club. This group of young people has assisted the Chamber for the past sev-eral years with hiding eggs for the annual Easter Egg Hunt and placed American

Flags on the graves of vet-erans in the Allen Cemetery for Memorial Day.

They have also worked with and for the residents of the Woodland Hills Nurs-ing Center. Each Christmas they present each resident with a new handmade pil-low case filled with personal gift items, and last spring they planted flowers and a vegetable garden for the residents to enjoy. All this is in addition to the regular 4-H activities and meetings.

Accepting the plaque for the Allen 4-H was their lead-er, April Whitehead and she was joined at the front of the room by all 4-H members present.

The evening ended with the drawings for door prizes. Winners were Karla Cramer, a subscription to The Allen Advocate; Laquita Johnson won an Allen history book, Beginning at Cold Springs; taking home $25 gift certifi-cates to McFerrans presented by the Allen Community Pharmacy and Rural Health Clinic were Flossie Sims, Debbie Rinehart, Larry Skel-

Benefit Slated for Jesse Nickell

Valentines Day in AllenCitizens of the Year, First Dollars Awarded at Chamber Banquet

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The Allen 4-H Club was named as the 2015 Citizens of the Year by the Allen Chamber. Advisor April Whitehead accepted the plaque on behalf of the chapter. Also present at the Tuesday banquet were members Caden Howard, Colton Howard, Ty O’Daniel and Ely O’Daniel.

John Foster dropped by the Allen 1st grade Valentine Party to celebrate with his granddaughter Sophia Foster.

Clay Chitwood liked the present he received from his parents at his class Valentine Party last Friday.

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nated by James and Dr. Michelle Barlow and the Allen Medical Clinic;

$10 gas certificates from the Allen Quick Pic were won by Brenda Allen, Don Sims and Jim Barlow; Kayd Bell was the lucky winner of a clock from the Allen Surplus & Hardware; Mary Jones won a free tire rota-tion and Amanda Frederick a tire repair, both from the Allen Tire Shop; Debbie Pitts and Cindy Davis won haircuts at Carolyn’s Beauty Shop; Deanna Jensen took home a pearl necklace from

Gem Jewelers in Ada, do-nated by Criswell Funeral Home;

Wilma Harden won a $50 gift certificate to Gem Jewelers, also donated by Criswell Funeral Home; hamburger baskets from Dave’s Diner were won by Tom Criswell and Janelle Mitchell; Grasyn White-head and Susie Starns each took home a bag of jerky from Don’s Lazy S; hair-cuts, donated by Emily’s Beauty Salon, were won by Lacey Wofford and Michael Jarvis and Stacy Jarvis won five tanning sessions at Em-ily’s; $50 cash, donated by Farmers State Bank, went home with Danny Stewart

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gift certificate from Idle Time RV & Camper Sales; haircuts from Mary’s Beau-ty Shop were won by Mike Stevenson and Adam Col-bert; Stephen Caldwell took home an adjustable beam headlamp from McFerrans; $10 gift certificated from Prairie Notions were won by Mary Harmony and Ely O’Daniel; car washes at Plunk’s Car Wash were won by Harold Akins and Bill Tollett; Myrtle Pyburn and Cathy Akins won car washes from Sanders’ Car Wash;

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by Janie Pierce; an OU car tag went home with Ed Har-man and an OSU tag was won by Ty O’Daniel, both donated by The Sign Source in Ada; Skelton’s Dive In donated a certificate for a cheeseburger and shake that went to Stevi Caldwell, for a BBQ sub and drink won by Eric Pierce, and a hotdog and banana split won by Sue Boyd; Charlie Hodo won a large camo tote bag from That Extra Tough; and a TankWorks gift box was won by Delwayne John-son.

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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The recent decision by the Oklahoma City School Board to require Capitol Hill High School to drop its “Redskins” mascot name after more than 80 years, is just the latest salvo in liberal political correctness directed at American Indian mascots.

A common method used by the Left to advance to advance a progressive agenda is stealth. The school board acted with virtu-ally no input from either the student body or the alumni of the school. For example, Juanita Freeman, a full-blood American Indian (of Black Foot and Cherokee blood) was very upset at the decision.

“I am very proud to be a Redskin,” Freeman declared. She owns about 30 shirts, proudly displaying the Redskins mascot.

Yet, her opinion was not even considered by those who pushed through the change. The opinions of the vast majority of the stu-dents and the school’s alumni were not solicited. A poll by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, which revealed about 90% of self-identified American Indians are “not offended” by the use of the Redskins name by the Washington NFL franchise, would seem to indicate that most persons of Native American ancestry have no problem with the term.

So, if the school board did not ask for the input of the students (past and present), just whom did they listen to?

The person who appears to have caught the ear of the school board was Star Yellowfish, the district’s administrator for Ameri-can Indian student services. Yellowfish and a group of American Indian students from another school, Oklahoma Centennial Mid-High School, and their advisor, urged the board to drop the nickname as offensive and harmful. They addressed concerns raised as part of an Obama White House “initiative” on American Indian and Alaska Native education.

Of course, changing the school’s mascot will require the use of money that could better be used in the educational mission of the school, but this did not seem to be of any concern to the Oklahoma City School Board. It would appear that academic excellence is increasingly secondary to liberal political causes.

So, what does this “red skin” term actually mean? Is it a racially derogatory term? Did Capitol Hill High School, and other Okla-homa schools such as Rush Springs High School, Tulsa Union High School, and the pro football Washington Redskins all adopt a name intended to insult American Indians?

Despite many myths circulating as to the origin of the term “red skins,” it appears that the most likely origin of the expression came from the Native Americans themselves. Chief Mosquito of the Piankeshaw tribe addressed an English officer in 1769, using the phrase, “if any red skins do you harm.” In 1812, Osage Chief No Ears made this statement: “I know the manners of the whites and the red skins.”

Adrian Jawort, in his November 13, 2012 article in Indian Country Today, “Redskins Not So Black and White,” said the as-sertion that the term “red skins” came from the practice of paying a bounty for Indians, using a “red skin” in reference to a bloody, red scalp of a Native American, was simply “revisionist history.” Other such origin stories are also as made up as those who claim Chief Seattle was some sort of radical environmentalist.

On June 18, 2014, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office cancelled six trademarks held by the Washington NFL Redskins, in a 2-1 vote, declaring the term “red skins” is disparag-ing to a “substantial composite of Native Americans.”Our own Congressman Tom Cole, an Oklahoma Republican, has joined in on this effort, calling the “Redskins” moniker a racial slur. He joined with a Democrat Senator, Maria Cantwell, in a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, demanding a name change. Cole told Goodell that the NFL is “on the wrong side of history,” and it is inappropriate for the Redskins to “profit from the continued degradation of tribes and Indian people.”

Many of Oklahoma’s conservative Republican activists wish Cole could be as passionate about stopping Obama Care, cut-ting the federal budget, and fighting against overreach from the federal government. The idea that it is the job of a U.S. con-gressman to decide the mascots of professional football teams is certainly not an example of limited government conservatism.It is logical to presume that nicknames and mascots are chosen for sports teams, whether high school, college, or professional, because the teams are proud of those names. It is inconceivable that someone picks names that are racial slurs, or are intended to offend. One presumes the Minnesota Vikings is not an attempt to insult folks of Norwegian ancestry, or the Texas A & M Aggies was chosen to insult farmers. What about the “Fighting Irish” of Notre Dame? Did the New Orleans NFL franchise choose “Saints” to insult Christians? When the Oklahoma Seminole tribe called for the Florida State Seminoles to change their mascot, the Seminole Tribe of Florida told the Oklahoma Seminoles to mind their own business.

This is just part of the Left’s efforts to always find some-thing wrong with society, always looking for this or that to complain about, to discover some supposed injustice.The Oklahoma Sooners (the name derived from those who snuck into the territory to be opened by land run “sooner” than was legal) once had an exciting mascot, known as Little Red. The original Little Red was Phil Waller, who dressed up in full Kiowa Indian clothing and thrilled the crowds at Owen Field from 1957-1960. Waller, a Kiowa Indian, was a linebacker under the legendary Coach Bud Wilkinson, but decided he could help the team more as an unofficial team mascot.

Other Indian students became Little Red after Waller, who returned to the sidelines in 1970. But, when a tiny minority of Indian students complained, then-OU President Herbert Holliman quickly caved and banned the mascot. When other Indian students persisted in wanting the reinstatement of Little Red, they were actually met with death threats. Several chiefs of various tribes signed a petition supporting Little Red, but it did not matter.

“I have got nothing but wonderful emotions about OU and representing it as Little Red,” Waller recalled years later. Leon Cross, who also played for Wilkinson, said, “It was just a handful of students here at OU that thought (the mascot) was degrading

to Indians. The masses thought it was great.” Waller’s wife said she had never heard one nega-tive comment about Little Red.In 1984, Waller attempted a come-back at the OU-Texas game, rushing onto the field in his Kiowa Little Red outfit, to a burst of applause from OU fans. But the OU administration chose to side with those who opposed Little Red. Stephanie Wickliffe, then-president of the OU American Indian Student Association, was appalled at Waller’s efforts to bring back the mascot.

“It’s really embarrassing to see someone represent your people as a mascot on the field. I think (Waller) is exploiting his tradition. He shows disre-spect to his costume and his culture,” Wickliffe said. This is, of course, a variation of the attacks upon Black Americans who do not toe the liberal line.

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by Cleo Emerson LeVally In my church for many years

I taught a Sunday School Class. One week my subject was Life Is A Temporary Assignment. We talked about how our perspec-tive on our own life influences how we spend our time, how we spend our money how we use our talents and how we make and value our relationship with others. We talked about how some people view life. Life is

a circus. Life is a roller coaster. Life is a puzzle. Life is a party. Life is a race. Life is a tempo-rary assignment.

We talked about how people often express themselves in the way they dress; the things they own or what is important to them; how they wear their hair and so many other ways we are different. The scripture in the

lesson was from Psalms 39:4; ‘Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered and that my life is fleeing away ‘. Also in Psalms 119:19, ‘I am here on this earth for a little while.’

We talked about metaphors in that lesson. The Bible is full of metaphors that teach about the brief transient nature of life on this earth. Life is described as a mist, as a fast runner, as a breath and as a wisp of smoke.

In Job 8:9 :’ For we are born but yesterday and know noth-ing for our days on earth are as transient as a shadow.’

Have you ever thought about the span or your life in God’s world? It is like the snap of your finger. Think of all the millions, maybe even trillions of years it has taken for cre-ation. Here we are in the 21st century. How many of us have raised our families and we go back generations and still can-not comprehend the passage

of time. In God’s world, what is time? What is our time here compared to all the time since creation?

Our life here on earth is as an alien. Our life here is as a Pilgrim; as a foreigner; as a stranger, as a voyager, as a traveler. These words describe our brief time on this earth. Do these words make you think a little bit different about your life here on earth? If we are only sojourners, shouldn’t we make our lives count for more? What are we leaving or contrib-uting in this world?

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Wayne S. Stewart passed away in Checotah, Oklahoma on February 12, 2015. He

was born on June 8, 1948 to Earl Cornelis and Mary Ruth (Wilson) Stewart in Gerty, Oklahoma. He attended Gerty and Allen Schools. He later served our country honorably in the United States Army. He fought for our country in the Vietnam Conflict. Wayne enjoyed fishing, hunting and riding his motorcycles.

Preceding Wayne in death are his parents and brother Dean Stewart.

Su rv ivo r s i nc lude h i s son Scott Stewart (Timber) of Checotah; grandson Ty; sister Barbara Stewart Wilson (Clifford) of Gerty; brothers

Jack Stewart (Liz) of Ft. Worth, Texas and Jim Stewart (Kim) of Norman; aunt Ida Franklin of Allen; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral service were 2:00 PM Monday, February 16th, at the Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Gerty with Rev. Randall Miller officiating. Pallbearers were Donnie Sanders, Doug Janda, Roger Beck, Buddy Thompson, Jeff Stewart, and David Stewart. Interment followed at the Gerty Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home in Holdenville.

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Services for James Leroy Gollihare, 73, of Ada were 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 16th, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Jarrod Gollihare offici-ated. Burial followed at Allen Cemetery with the Chickasaw Honor Guard conducting mili-tary honors at the cemetery.

Mr. Gollihare died Wednes-day, February 11, 2015 at a Norman VA center. He was born June 29, 1941 in Allen to Charlie Robert “C. R.” and Ella Marie Skidmore Gollihare.

He married Kathy Marvin. Mr. Gollihare was a construc-tion worker and had previously worked for Dick Shelton. He served in the U. S. Army.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy Marvin-Gollihare, of the home; five step-children, Renee Gray, Tonya Garrison, Randy Wasden, Ken Wasden and Tammy Butler, all of Okla-homa City; six brothers, Doug Gollihare of Beaumont, Texas, DeWayne Gollihare of Hol-lis, Dale Gollihare of Broken Arrow, Johnny Gollihare of

North Platte, Nebraska, Eugene Gollihare of Hollis, and Charles Gollihare, Byng; two sisters, Lois Roberts, Ada and Linda Prock, Shawnee; and numer-ous nieces, nephews and other family members.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and three broth-ers, Richard Gollihare, Gerald Gollihare and Don Gollihare.

Bearers were his nephews. Arrangements were under the

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Pre-K Student of the Week from Mrs. Harris’ class is Haven Josephine Ables.

Haven’s birthday is No-vember 1, 2009, she was born in Ada, Oklahoma. Her

family is dad Daniel Ables and mom Catherine Ables, sister Zoey Ables, granny Laura Ables, papa Stephen Ables, uncle Deven Ables, and sister Terra Wise.

Haven’s favorite book is “Curious George Flies A Kite”; her favorite food is chicken and spinach. Her pet is Bella the wienie dog and her friend is Crosby.

She likes to ride the canam with Papa and play in the mud. Someday she wants to be a cop. Haven is ex-cited about playing with her friends.

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Services for Gladys Ann Hensley, 69, of Holdenville are 2:00 p.m. Friday, Feb-ruary 20th, at the Criswell Funeral Home in Ada. Burial will follow at the Allen cem-etery.

Ms. Hensley died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at her home. She was born Febru-ary 15, 1946 in Dallas, Texas to Eugene and Gladys Marie Houge Bowers

Ms. Hensley was a home-maker.

Survivors include her daughters, Debra Hodo and husband Philip of Allen, and Lisa Steer and spouse, Glen Wright of Holdenville; her

sons, David Steer of Ada, and Donald Steer and wife Donna Marcum of Cush-ing; three brothers, Jerry Don Bowers, Leon Bowers and Lawrence Ray Bowers, all of Texas; two sisters, Noreen Bowers, and Gail Bradshaw and husband Bud, all of Texas; her grandchil-dren, Philip Hodo and wife Jennifer of Allen, Charity Jones and husband Brad of Allen, Justin Steer and wife Sarah, Heather Dawn Steer,

Layton Steer, Ashley Bayles, Thomas Bayles and Will Marcum; three great-grand-children, Emorie Hosmun, Austin Hosmun and Ronin and Kowen Jones; and nu-merous nieces, nephews and friends.

Bearers will be Philip W. Hodo, Glenn Wright, Philip Hodo, David Steer, Sr., Jim-my Floyd and Ricky Floyd.

Arrangements are under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home, Ada.

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It was windy and lonely. It was the spot where we had lived once upon a time a long time ago — the site of the old grocery store with a small apartment in the back. But it was gone now.

This cold weather reminds me of that place. The cold winds from the north found their way into the old build-ing where we lived, whis-tling up through cracks in the floor, around aging windows and poorly fit doors. We didn’t have to worry about our pipes freezing since

there weren’t any. A well with a pulley and rope and bucket out back served as our source of water and a virtually trouble free WPA toilet served our other needs. As I recall, the toilet wasn’t heated either.

The only thing that kept us from freezing to death was our faithful “sheet iron heater.” This was a cheap stove, sold for less than 10-bucks and came in sizes small, medium and large. It did a great job and its metal

sides would glow red when you got it going good. We didn’t know any better than to think we had it pretty good that night in 1942. The stove was hot, dad had our radio tuned to our favorite programs and we were all home — together. But you know how it is — something can go wrong.

Three of us had the itch. Scabies. The Sarcoptes Mite. These little mites dig into the skin making tiny mole-like tunnels that cause itching. It’s when they lay their eggs in these tunnels that all heck breaks loose. The itching becomes intense. No one seems to know why the “itch mite” comes when it does nor what makes it go away like it does but you know when it has you. My class at school was infested and probably so was the rest of the school there in Centra-homa.

The fact that 3 of us had the itch had not escaped mom’s attention and she was to interrupt what amount of tranquility and happiness one could have on a cold winter night in a drafty house by announcing that tonight we were getting rid of this itch. We had already tried that. We had been dipped like cattle in some sort of vile bath water and endured ap-plications of greasy-smelly ointments which didn’t do anything much. But tonight was to be different. We had noticed our parents go-ing in and out, bringing in water from the outside well and pouring it into our ice-cold metal tub that served as a bathtub. But surely, I thought, there would be no bathing tonight. It was too cold. There was no hot wa-ter. I was wrong.

Mom had the tub right next to the wood-burning cook stove which was also hot. She heated water on it for our bath. She would add enough water to the tub to bring the temperature up to a point your heart no longer stopped when you were dipped in it. And yes, she stripped us off and one by one bathed us

in some sort of bath and for good measure used Grandma Julia’s homemade lye soap. That soap could change one’s gender. I figured if the cold didn’t kill me the stuff she had added would. But the worst was yet to come. She then smeared us with a product called “Itch O Cide.” This yellowish-green stinking lotion was to be applied and allowed to dry on the skin for 30 minutes after which you washed the smelly stuff off.

We were allowed to race back into the living area by our beloved sheet-iron heater

in an attempt to survive the cold and in 30 minutes Ger-ald and Sue were rinsed off and dried. Mom decided that since I was the worse and that I was the “carrier” I would just sleep in my layer of goop. I think I still have a nervous condition caused by all the indignities heaped on me that cold night but I have to admit, the next day I didn’t have the itch anymore.

Have a great week and be sure and go to church Sun-day. You won’t catch the itch down there. I don’t think.

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A lad of six was invited to lunch in a neighbor’s home. As soon as all were seated at the table, the food was served. The little boy was unaccustomed to eating without first giving thanks and with a child’s frankness,

he asked, “Don’t you people say a prayer before you eat?”The hostess was uncomfort-able and mumbled, “No, I’m sure we should, but we don’t take time for that.” The lad sat silently for a moment and then said, “You folks are just like my dog – you just start right in!”

There must be countless numbers of people who are like this little boy’s host; people who think they do not have time to say thanks to the one from whom “very good gift and every perfect gift” comes. (James 1:17) It is impossible for lowly man to demonstrate adequately the gratitude that he owes to our God, the Giver and sus-tainer of our lives. We do not have anything that has not been given to us, including our very existence! As the Apostle Paul preached, “He gives to all life, breath, and all things.” (Acts 17:25)

How thankful we must be! It is most appropriate that we “rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.” (1 Thess 5:16-18) In teaching us to pray, Jesus said to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matt 6:11) Howev-er, it seems that one fault of mankind is our arrogant feel-ing of self-sufficiency. Let’s not be like the lad’s dog, but be thankful and recognize our dependency on God to supply all our needs.

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 Al-len High School in 1979 and has lived in the Allen/Ada area most all his life. He is married to Kelly King Howry. They have two sons, Kolby Howry, teacher and coach at Ada Junior High, and Kolton Howry, senior at ECU majoring in Cartogra-phy with an emphasis in Geo Techniques.

Keith was a signal main-tainer for Union Pacific Rail-road for 32 years prior to his early retirement because of cancer. They are active members at Central church of Christ. Keith is an avid football fan, fisherman, and has medaled in marathons and half-marathons. Keith enjoys his time with family and friends.

Keith was first diagnosed with squamous cell carci-noma (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 chemotherapy.

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

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The Allen Lady Mustangs will face a very familiar opponent this week in the Class A state basketball playoffs. Coach Jeremy Strong’s AHS girls will square off with the Stonewall Lady Longhorns at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evenings. The teams will lock horns in the semi-finals of the regional tournament.“We get to play Stonewall AT Stonewall,” Coach Strong said. “It’s a huge hurdle on Thursday. That’s going to be a tough one – especially since it’s a home game for them. But I am confident in these (Allen) girls. They will be ready to play.” Allen and Stonewall have already played each other three times this season. Meeting No. 1 came Dec. 6 in the finals of the conference tournament at Stonewall High School. The Lady Longhorns dominated the game and came away with a 62-42 victory.

The next time these teams met was on Jan. 9 in the semi-finals of the Moss tour-nament. Allen battled to a 39-37 victory in the eighth game of what would be a 9-game winning streak. The Lady Mustangs beat Kiowa in the Moss championship game to extend the string to nine consecutive wins. However, Kiowa and Allen played three nights later and got quick revenge with an 11-point triumph over the Lady Mustangs.

As for Allen and Stone-wall, they met for the third time on Feb. 6. The contest was played at Stonewall and the Lady Longhorns escaped with a hard-won 46-39 vic-tory.

The fourth meeting will also be at Stonewall. Allen will be hoping to knock off the Lady Longhorns at second time and even the win-loss count at 2-2.

In last week’s action, Al-len faced the Bowlegs Lady Bison twice. The first contest was on Tuesday at Allen High School in the final home game for the Lady Mustangs.

Allen breezed to a 20-point victory at 48-28. AHS led 18-13 in the first quarter, 31-14 at the break and 38-20 at the end of three periods. The Lady Mustangs closed out the win by outscoring the visitors 10-8 in the last quar-ter. The scoreboard recorded the 48-28 win on Allen’s Senior night contest. Alison Sells scored 13 points and Charlea Leonard added 11 to spark of the offensive showing. T he balanced scoring also featured Alycia Evans with 7 points, Kennedy Prentice with 6 and Faith Caldwell

with 5. Chelsea Wedlow, Hannah Heck and Oke-Tw’Sha Roberts generated 2 points each to round out the attack. Allen and Bowlegs were right back in the same gym on Saturday night. This time, however, the district championship was on the line.Bowlegs presented a stronger challenge in the playoff game. In fact, the Lady Bison fell by only five points to the hosting AHS girls, 46-41.Bowlegs took a 10-9 edge in the first quarter. Allen then pulled ahead 21-17 going into intermission.The biggest spread for AHS was 35-26 at the end of the third stanza. The Lady Bison chipped away in the final period and got the deficit down to only five points at 46-41.

There were seven Lady Mustangs who scored in the narrow win – and all of their points were needed to hold off the visitors in the district finals.

---Allen (18-5) game resultsPontotoc Con. TourneyPontotoc 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 62-5012/12 @ 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

---Tri-County TournamentTri-County TournamentJan. 19-25 @ OBUAllen 52, Wellston 34Davenport 54, Allen 41Allen 50, Asher 34

---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 playoffsClass A playoffsDistricts Finals(Feb 14 @ Allen)Allen 46, Bowlegs 41

---This week’s gamesThis week’s gamesRegional tournament @ Stonewall High School6:30 p.m., Feb 19 Allen vs. Stonewall

---Areas (Feb 26-28)State (Mar 5-7)

Allen Girls Capture district titleLady Mustangs to face Stonewall for fourth time in regional

By HERMAN BROWNAllen correspondent

The Allen Mustangs swept away the competition last week to notch a couple of one-sided victories in varsity basketball action.

Allen ended the regular season campaign Tuesday with a resounding 79-point victory over the Bowlegs Bison. Then, on Saturday, the Mustangs thumped the Maud Tigers by 32 points in the district finals.

Coach Greg Mills’ AHS squad is taking the winners’ path to the regional tourna-ment. Allen is scheduled to play the Vanoss Wolves at 8:00 p.m. Thursday in the Class A regional semi-finals. The playoff game will be played at the regional sub-site in Stonewall.

Allen is playing some im-pressive basketball at just the right time. The Mustangs took down the Bowlegs Bi-son 85-6 last Tuesday at Al-len High School. The Senior Night crowd was treated to an incredible send-off for the senior players.

The drama lasted only an instant in this game. Allen rocketed to an eye-popping 35-3 lead in the first quarter. AHS then outscored the visi-tors 24-0 in the second frame to make it 59-3 at half-time.

The Mustangs outscored Bowlegs 10-3 in the third stanza and 16-0 down the stretch. The combined result was the 79-point final spread at 85-6.

Logan George led an 11-player scoring attack with 21 points.

Kanan Wisdom also scored in double figures with 17 points.

Allen’s balanced attack also included Josiah Jones with 9 points, Christian Henry with 8, Dalton James with 7, Fer-nando Medina and Braylee Dickerson with 6 each, Jose Medina and Ty Brown with 4 each, Coleten Griffith with 2 and Colby Eaker with 1.

On Friday, the tone was a little more serious. Allen was squaring off with the Maud Tigers in the district championship game at Allen High School.

The Mustangs outscored the visitors in all four quar-ters. AHS led 18-10 after one quarter, 33-19 at the half, 53-31 after three periods and 72-48 at the end.

There were eight Mus-tangs who contributed to the 72-point scoring total, including half of them with double digits. Christian Henry was the leader with 18 points. Ty Brown was not far off the pace with 16 points. Logan George and Josiah Jones added 13 points each in the win.

Other scoring included Tommy Lee Peay with 4 points, Kanan Wisdom and Tanner Wofford with 3 points each and Dalton James with 2.

By winning the district crown, Allen qualified for the regional semi-final game at Stonewall. If Coach Mills’ squad can get by Vanoss, the Mustang will move on to the regional finals on Saturday – and be guaranteed of a trip on to the area tournament.

---AT A GLANCE

Feb. 10 @ AllenAllen 85, Bowlegs 6Bow - 3 – 0 – 3 – 0 – (6)Allen - 35 - 24 - 10 - 16 - (85)

Allen scoring: Logan George 21, Kanan Wisdom 17, Josiah Jones 9, Christian Henry 8, Dalton James 7, Fernando Medina 6, Braylee Dickerson 6, Jose Medina 4, Ty Brown 4, Coleten Griffith 2 and Colby Eaker 1

---DISTRICT FINALSFeb. 14 @ AllenAllen 72, Maud 48Maud - 10 - 9 - 12 - 17 - (48)Allen - 18 - 15 - 20 - 19 - (72)

Allen scoring: Christian Henry 18, Ty Brown 16, Logan George 13, Josiah

Mustangs take winners path to regionals

Allen crushes foes, including one-sided district championship victoryJones 13, Tommy Lee Peay 4, Kanan Wisdom 3, Tan-ner Wofford 3 and Dalton James 2

---Allen Mustangs (15-6)Pontotoc Conf TournamentAllen 66, Wanette 52Allen 63, Roff 37Allen 70, Stonewall 66

---DEC. 9 vs. Wannete, won 61-51DEC. 11 @ Maud, won 79-49 DEC. 12 @ New Lima, won 64-32DEC. 16 @ Roff, won 53-52DEC. 18 vs. Calvin, won 99-70JAN. 6 @ Tupelo, won 74-29

---MOSS TOURNAMENTJan. 8 vs. Moss, won 53-42Jan. 9 vs. Roff, lost 36-34 OTJan. 10 vs. Stonewall, 53-47JAN. 13 vs. Kiowa, lost 39-32 JAN. 15 @ Hartshorne, post-poned

---Tri-County TournamentAllen 76, Macomb 45Allen vs. Earlsboro, lost 65-64Allen vs. Davenport, lost 62-59

---Jan. 27 vs. ASHER, won 92-61 Jan. 29 @ Sasakwa, won 7-33Jan. 30 vs. Vanoss, lost 50-45Feb. 6 @ Stonewall, lost 46-45 Feb. 7 vs. Wetumka, won 85-35

---Feb. 10 vs. Bowlegs, 85-6

---District TournamentFeb. 13-14 @ AllenAllen 72, Maud 48

---Upcoming scheduleRegional TournamentRegional Tournament8:00 p.m. Thursday@ StonewallAllen vs. Vanoss

Kennedy Prentice was tops with 10 points. Hannah Heck just missed double figure scoring with 9 points. Alison Sells and Alycia Evans followed with 7 points each. Charlea Leonard chipped in 6 points and Faith Caldwell provided 5. Oke-Tw’Sha Roberts rounded out the scoring with 2 points. “We didn’t play very well in districts,” said Coach Strong. “We had too many self-inflicted turnovers and missed too many free throws.

Any win in the playoffs I’ll take, but we have to play like we are capable of and move on.”That is exactly the plan heading into Thursday’s showdown with a very familiar opponent.

---AT A GLANCE

Feb. 10 @ AllenAllen 48, Bowlegs 28Bow - 13 - 1 - 6 - 8 - (28)Allen - 18 - 13 - 7 - 10 - (48)Allen scoring: Alison Sells 13, Charlea Leonard 11, Alycia Evans 7, Kennedy

Prentice 6, Faith Caldwell 5, Chelsea Wedlow 2, Hannah Heck 2 and Oke-Tw’Sha Roberts 2

---DISTRICT FINALSFeb. 14 @ AllenAllen 46, Bowlegs 41Bow - 10 - 7 - 9 - 15 - (41)Allen - 9 - 12 - 14 - 11 - (46)Allen scoring: Kennedy Prentice 10, Hannah Heck 9, Alison Sells 7, Alycia Evans 7, Charlea Leonard 6, Faith Caldwell 5 and Oke-Tw’Sha Roberts 2


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WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA

No. PB-2015-1In the Matter of the Estate of ANNA

L. McKENZIE, Deceased.NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To The Creditors of ANNA L. McK-ENZIE, Deceased.

All creditors having claims against ANNA L. McKENZIE, deceased, are required to present the same, with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to the named Co-Personal Representa-tives, c/o Kenneth R. Johnson, 130 East 14th Street, Drawer 1690, Ada, OK 74820 on or before the following presentment date: April 20, 2015, or the same will be forever barred.

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The State of Oklahoma to: The heirs, next of kin and creditors of the said WILBUR F. CRAVEY, Deceased:

You are hereby notified that Wel-don Cravey has applied for Letters of Administration on said estate to be granted to him, and requested the Court to determine the identity of all heirs of the deceased, and that said Petition will be heard by said Court t the courtroom in the County Courthouse in the City of Ada, in said County, on the 6th day of March, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., when and where all persons interested may appear and contest the same.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court affixed this 12 day of February, 2015.

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They are branded as “exploiting” their tradition, or “disrespect-ing” their culture. In a 2008 Internet website, Newspaper Rock, “where Native America meets popular culture,” the liberal writer discussed the OU Little Red case, dismissing the student mascots who proudly wore the Little Red uniform as “garishly clad white boys.” This is an example of the misinformation one often sees in this debate. Waller was a Kiowa Indian, and every one of the Little Red mascots were Native Americans, not “white boys.”

But, this is the Left and their tactics. One wonders what will happen when all the American Indian mascots are replaced. Will Pistol Pete at Oklahoma State be next? After all, is that what they are saying an American cowboy has a gigantic head? How can we allow the trashing of the proud culture of the Italians (the Trojans at USC, as the Trojans are supposedly ancestors of the proud Romans) or the Greeks (the Spartans at Michigan State) or the Hispanics (the Red Raider at Texas Tech) or the simple folk of the Appalachians (the Mountaineers of West Virginia). Well, at least TCU will not have a problem. After all, insulting a horned frog won’t get you into any kind of trouble – at least not yet.

Capitol Hill High School played a significant role in Oklahoma’s desegregation history. In the 1950s, Capitol Hill became the first all-white school to play an all-black school, Oklahoma City Douglas, the “black state champions.” Capitol Hill won what is considered one of the greatest games in the state’s prep football history, 13-6, but like most inner-city schools, has seen a steep decline in athletic success in recent years.

Tulsa Union, on the other hand, usually wins or plays for the top-class state championship in football each season. Will their “Redskins” mascot be next to fall?

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It made me very sad when Common Sense died and Political Correctness was born. For those of you that were not award of the death of Common Sense, we want to print the obituary . . .

Today we mourn the passing of an old friend by the name of Common Sense. Common Sense lived a long life but died from heart failure at the brink of the millennium.

No one really knows how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He selflessly devoted his life to service in schools, hospitals, homes, factories and offices, helping folks get jobs done without fanfare and foolishness.

For decades, petty rules, silly laws and frivolous lawsuits held no power over Common Sense. He was credited with cultivating such valued lessons as to know when to come in out of the rain, the early bird gets the worm, and life isn’t always fair.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you earn), reliable parenting strategies (the adults are in charge, not the kids), and it’s okay to come in second.

A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, and the Technological Revolution, Common Sense survived cul-tural and educational trends including feminism, body piercing, whole language and “new math.” But his health declined when he became infected with the “If-it-only-helps-one-person-it’s-worth-it” virus.

In recent decades his waning strength proved no match for the ravages of overbearing federal regulation. He watched in pain as good people became ruled by self-seeking lawyers and enlight-ened auditors. His health rapidly deteriorated when schools end-lessly implemented zero tolerance policies, reports of six-year-old boys charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, a teen suspended for taking a swig of mouthwash after lunch, and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student.

It declined even further when schools had to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student but cannot inform the parent when the female student is pregnant or wants an abortion.

Finally, Common Sense lost his will to live as the Ten Com-mandments became contraband, churches became businesses, criminals received better treatment than victims, and federal judges stuck their noses in everything from Boy Scouts to pro-fessional sports.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers: Rights, Tolerance and Whiner.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

Attendance was down a bit this Sunday. ‘Tis the season to fight the flu. Our pastor was one of those miserable people this week, but Mrs. Davis decided to take it a step further and break her arm. Other people in our church and community are having health problems, too, so all of us need to remember to pray for one another.

Tom Spillman sang “From the Manger to the Cross” as the special music this Sunday.As we listened, I pictured how wood was a constant part of Christ’s time on earth. Unless the manger was made of stone, Jesus started life sheltered in a wooden bed. Joseph was a carpenter and Jesus also la-bored as a carpenter for years.As he traveled from place to place teaching and preaching he must have taken a wooden staff. The boats from which he preached and calmed the storm were made of wood. He was surrounded by olive trees in the garden where he prayed

that God’s will should be done.Then, finally, there was the old rugged cross.

Today, besides wood and brick or stone, our lives are lived in cement, plastic, and metal. And much of it is lived while traveling in comfort on asphalt highways instead of walking the dirt roadways Jesus walked. However, the road of faith and obedience that Jesus walked still has the same road signs, and it’s still the same road He invites us to travel with Him.

Bro. James Hammonds brought the message this Sun-day. It was titled “Questions” and was based in John 1:35-51.

After Andrew heard Jesus speak and followed him to learn more, he wanted his brother Simon to meet Jesus, too. Jesus invited Simon Peter to come follow Him, and Peter was will-ing and ready to do so.

Nathaniel, on the other hand, was skeptical about Jesus.

When Philip asked him to come meet Jesus, Nathaniel had his doubts about Him. Nazareth was considered to be a rough little rural town so Nathaniel didn’t think anyone good could be from a town like that.

When he finally agreed to meet Jesus, though, Nathaniel was soon convinced that Jesus was the Messiah they had been waiting for.

Invitations are the best in-vestments we can make when it comes to storing up our Treasure in Heaven. Issue invitations to family, friends, neighbors, acquaintances, and people you meet in the check-out line at Walmart.

Don’t be afraid to invite them, and don’t give up on inviting them. Some will be glad to receive the invitation.Some, like Nathaniel, may be skeptical, but don’t give up on them. Jesus sees each person’s potential before they are ever born. He sees potential in you and in every person you invite to church. He sees the potential of the person who is skeptical about Him, too.

So don’t give up on asking people to come meet Jesus. Each invitation is an important investment for you, and it is

the best invitation anyone, including the skeptic, can ever accept.

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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURTIN THE DISTRICT COURTOF PONTOTOC COUNTY

STATE OF OKLAHOMANo. CV-2015-21

Danny McDougal, Plaintiff,VS.B. Sue Glave, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lil-

lian Elizabeth Kidwell, deceased; and Lydia Kidwell, if living, and if deceased, her unknown heirs; Glenda Gonderman, Pontotoc County Treasurer; and, the Board of County Commissioners of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, Defendants.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO:Lydia Kidwell, if living, but if deceased, her unknown

heirs.You, and each of you, are hereby notified that Danny McDougal, as Plaintiff,

has filed a Petition in the District Court of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, in the above-numbered and styled cause of action, suing you, Lydia Kidwell, if living, but if deceased, your unknown heirs. That said Petition alleges that you are claiming some right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or interest in the following described real property located in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma:

The West 30 feet of Lot 17 and all of 18 in Block 36 of Commercial Addition to the Town of Allen, Oklahoma,

adverse to the right, title, and interest of the Plaintiff therein; that you have no right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or interest in said real property and should be required to show in open court what claims, if any, you now have in or to said real property adverse to the right, title, and interest of the Plaintiff therein; that you should be perpetually barred and enjoined from asserting any such claims in or to said real property adverse to the right, title, and interest of the Plaintiff therein; that Plaintiff is the owner of the fee simple title to said real property; and prays for judgment against you and in favor of the Plaintiff, quieting his title to said real property against you.

You must answer the Petition filed by the Plaintiff on or before the 20th day of March, 2015, or it will be accepted as true and judgment will be rendered against you, and each of you, decreeing the Plaintiff to be the owner of said real property and entitled to possession thereof, and decreeing that you have no right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or interest in said real property, and quieting title thereto in the Plaintiff.

Given under my hand and seal this 4th day of February, 2015.KAREN DUNNIGAN, Court Clerk

Pontotoc County, OklahomaBy: /s/ P. Weaver

DeputyJames R. Scrivner, OBA #8033JAMES R. SCRIVNER, P.C.Post Office Box 1373Ada, Oklahoma 74821-1373Attorney for the Plaintiff(Published in The Allen Advocate on February 5, 12 and 19, 2015)


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 PUBLICATIONTHE 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)

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(Published in The Allen Advocate on February 12, 19 and 26, 2015)

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SCHOOLS is currently accept-ing applications for Financial SecretarySecretary. Please go to http://http://www.allen.k12.ok.us to view details of the position vacancy. If you have any questions, please call the superintendent’s office at (580)857-2417. Allen Public Schools is an Equal Op-portunity Employer.

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A L L E N P U B L I C SCHOOLS is currently ac-cepting applications for Bus Drivers and also accepting ap-plications for Substitute Teach-ers. For more information, please call the superintendent’s office at (580)857-2417. Allen Public Schools is an Equal Op-portunity Employer.

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FORMATION on Alice Lead-er, age 25 when married to E.D. Sumner on January 28, 1905 in Hughes County. Alice died on December 29, 1905 and is buried in the Gerty Cemetery. Would like to verify that Otis Leader, WWI Choctaw Code Talker, shown on War Memo-rial placed on Choctaw Nation Capitol grounds is brother to Alice. Writing about family Choctaw land allotments - any information appreciated. Lewis - 405-354-8761.

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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

Pontotoc County Treasurer (Published in The Allen Advocate on February 12, 19 and 26, 2015)

Orders Due Monday

Valentine’s week is a good time to send cards, make tele-phone calls, or just tell some-one how much you love and appreciate them. Most of us do not do this enough. Life is uncertain and we need to share God’s love with our family, friends, and neighbors. Many people are hurting and need en-couragement.

Sunday our special was sung by Murphy, our preacher’s wife. She sang “I Love You - Written in Red.” God gave the greatest gift of all, when He gave His son to die on the cross.

Bro. Larry’s message was taken from 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 and entitled “Compelled to Tell.” We should be passionate about the message of salvation. Most of us know the story of

Paul’s conversion. He was highly religious, but lost. He was one of the early persecutors of Christians. He was glori-ously converted on the road to Damascus. From the moment of his conversion, his life was changed dramatically. He began witnessing immediately and spent the next three years preparing for his life’s calling: sharing the Gospel. For the rest of his life he devoted himself to telling everyone about Jesus.

He wanted to win the Jews. He had come to dis-cover that religion and righ-teousness were not the same. He became passionate about telling his own people about Jesus. He was just as passion-ate about telling the Gentiles. To think that God could love

the Gentiles was revolutionary for him. He was overwhelmed with a desire to take this mes-sage all over the world. He reminds us that those who are passionate in their faith will make a difference.

We should be willing to do whatever it takes. For Paul becoming “all things to all men” was necessary to reach them. Getting involved with the lost can often be messy and unpleasant. Loving people is the key to understanding and reaching them. Paul was beat-en, stoned, jailed, shipwrecked and mocked, but he persisted. With eternal glory in mind he persevered until the end.

We invite you to attend church with us next Sunday.

Atwood Church of the Nazarene

Allen SchoolWeek of February 16th

Monday Breakfast – Sausage Biscuit,

Fruit, Milk, Juice, Cereal Lunch – Chicken tenders,

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Tuesday Breakfast – Toast, Scrambled

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FridayNo School!

Aydan “Tater” Hamilton is a Star Student in Mrs. Anderson’s Allen Head Start Program. Aydan’s parents are Matt and Elaine Hamilton. Aydan has one older brother and one older sister.

Some of Aydan’s favorite things are the color orange, football, the movie “Cars”, and the book “Horrible Helen.”

Aydan loves pizza and his favorite subject is Reading. He wants to be like his dad when he grows up and he can sing the song “I Wanna Rock” by Twisted Sister.

Way to be a Star Student, Aydan!

Aydan is Star Student

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February 27 — Gehrig Strong, Jared Knighten

March 1 — Harold Davis

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