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Local tribes awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation grants hree Ottawa County tribes have been awarded grants through the Oklahoma THistorical Society’s Oklahoma Heritage Preservation grant program. The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and Modoc Nation were Participating in a ceremony at the Northeast Tech – Afton Campus Monday were (at front, from among a number of tribes and other organizations left) campus director Dr. Curtis Shumaker, welding students Jared Lamb, Ryan Anderson, who received the grants. David Nutting, Devin Harrison, Oscar Gutierrez, (back row) superintendent Roger Crutchfield, A grant of $15,827 has been awarded to the Eastern welding instructor Corey Winesburg and students Lucas Brown and Brayden McCabe. Shawnee Tribe to fund a project that will connect photographs to the names found on the tribe’s 1938 roll. An exhibit featuring the photographs will be displayed in Wyandotte at the George J. Captain New welding facility at Northeast Library once the images have been identified and catalogued. “The OHS has awarded a 2021 Oklahoma Tech’s Afton campus moving along Heritage Preservation Grant to the George J. Captain Library of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe. The library Jim Ellis Northeast Tech — Afton March 8. Wyandotte. currently houses a collection of more than 15,000 [email protected] campus. Completion of the new “In previous years, we photographs,” Eastern Shawnee Chief Glenna Wallace Current welding students building will be a proverbial interviewed like 50 or 60 said in an OHS release.” onstruction is had the opportunity to sign game changer for the students who wanted in Over the span of the next 12 months, the staff will moving along on a a steel beam that will hang school’s program, welding welding, but last year we be utilizing library tribal museums, online searches, Cnew state-of-the- in the center of the building instructor Corey Winesburg could only let in about and tribal citizens as community outreach on our art welding facility at the during a ceremony Monday, said. 20 and this year its worse journey to discover the faces of the names depicted on “We will be able to feed because of the COVID,” the 1938 base roll. more students with more Winesburg said. A minimum of 5,000 photographs will be welding knowledge,” “Usually my program discovered and cataloged in a collection management Winesburg said. is just stuffed full and software program to create a database of images to It’s the fruition of almost overflowing with students, look through. two years of planning. but this year we had to keep “We look forward to presenting our discoveries “It’s been a long process the numbers back. It is not through our ˈFinding the Faces to the 1938 Base to get to where we are now,” cool at all. Usually we are Rollˈ exhibit, to be displayed at the George J. Captain Winesburg said. jam packed and rocking and Library,” Wallace said. It primarily will be rolling.” The Peoria Tribe has been awarded $11,000 that used by students in the The demand for welders is will help facilitate the local exhibition of three Afton campus footprint — unreal, Winesburg said. collections belonging to the tribe that are currently Miami, Afton, Bluejacket, “That age gap from like a housed in the Illinois State Museum. Welding students at the Northeast Tech – Afton Commerce, Fairland, 30-year-old to the retirement •Please see Grants, Campus sign a steel beam that will hang from Grove, Jay, Ketchum, Page 7 the top of a new state-of-the-art facility that is Quapaw, Vinita, Welch and •Please see Welding, under construction. Page 4

More than 600,000 masks going to Oklahoma schools, thanks to anonymous donor CHC/SEK-Miami accepting appointments for COVID-19 vaccine ommunity Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK), Clocated at 106 NW Veterans Boulevard, is accepting appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for persons within Phase 3 of the Oklahoma vaccination plan. Any individual from Phase 1 and 2 that wishes to be vaccinated may also call for an appointment. Vaccinations are by appointment only. CHC/SEK has created https://chcsek.org/ getmyshot/ where individuals can submit their contact information to be scheduled for an appointment. CHC/SEK schedulers will contact those using the web request form as appointment slots become available. Appointments can also be made by calling the CHC/SEK vaccine line at 866-888-8650. It is answered 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a hanks to an “We are extremely grateful weeks. week. anonymous donor, to this donor for prioritizing “We are truly appreciative There is an additional line for Spanish Tevery public school our hard-working school of this generous donation speakers, available at 620-240-8940, in Oklahoma will receive personnel who have been and for the invaluable answered from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday CHC/SEK is accepting appoint- four KN95 masks for every on the frontlines of this teamwork involved in through Friday. ments for COVID-19 vaccinations teacher and school staffer. pandemic.” making sure the masks are Because of demand for vaccine for persons within Phase 3. These shipments come at a The Oklahoma State delivered to each school appointments, the phone lines have time when the vast majority Department of Education across the state,” said Mark sometimes been at full capacity. If the lines work group. of school districts are (OSDE) is partnering with Gower, ODEMHS Director. are full, CHC/SEK encourages people to This includes teachers, students age 18 having in-person learning the Oklahoma Department In addition to 400,000 call again after a few minutes or visit the and older, residents and administrative amid a statewide drop in of Emergency Management KN95 masks, the donation CHC/SEK website to fill out the contact staff in educational settings outside PreK- COVID-19 cases. and Homeland Security also included 60,000 adult form. 12, including but not limited to: childcare “Masks are important in (ODEMHS), a consortium surgical masks, 104,000 facilities, early childhood facilities, colleges, There is no personal cost to receive a our arsenal of successful of school safety officers, youth masks for ages 6-12 COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine recipients are universities, career/vocational; technology COVID-19 mitigation and a network of city, and 50,000 masks for not restricted by county residency, nor do centers, and other post-secondary strategies,” said State county and tribal emergency children up to 5 years of they have to be a patient of the health center. institutions may be eligible for the vaccine. Superintendent of Public managers to help distribute age. Phase 3 also includes critical The Oklahoma Phase 3 category includes Instruction Joy Hofmeister. the masks over the next two the expanded education group and essential infrastructure personnel (“essential business/ •Please see Vaccine, ¢ Page 5 Inserts Inside 50 PAGE 2 - MIAMI NEWS-RECORD, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 NEWS

Ottawa County Conservation Book Notes District cost-share assistance New books available from the maintain cognitive health at any age. is available Miami Public Library include: Never Far Away by Michael he Ottawa a conservation plan, a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Due to Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A Kortya County which can be initiated Covid restrictions please History of Food, from Sustainable Placed in witness protection in TConservation at the time of approval. call for an appointment. to Suicidal by Mark Bittman remote northern Maine, Leah risks District will be taking The applicant must For more information An expansive look at how history exposing herself to the dangerous applications for the certify that they own or contact the Ottawa has been shaped by humanity’s forces of her past when her homesick State COST-SHARE operate at least 20 acres County Conservation appetite for food, farmland, and children run away. ASSISTANCE of land from which more District at (918) 542-4576 the money behind it all--and how a PROGRAM YEAR than $1,000.00 of soil- Ext. 3. better future is within reach. The Paris Library by Janet 23. The funds are dependent products are Skeslien Charles available to help protect sold annually. The Bright Book of Life by A story based on the true World soil and water. Funds The district will be Harold Bloom War II story of the heroic librarians are available for cost- accepting applications In his first book devoted at the American Library in Paris. share assistance to March 10 – 31, 2021 exclusively to narrative fiction, build conservation at the Ottawa County America’s most original and The Power Couple by Alex practices that have Conservation District controversial literary critic and Berenson been approved by the Office located at 630 E. legendary Yale professor writes The Unsworths decide for their Oklahoma Conservation Steve Owens Blvd. (918) trenchantly about fifty-two twentieth wedding anniversary to Commission. Practices 542-4576 (Extension #3). masterworks spanning the Western revive their strained relationship by with priority include: Monday – Friday 7:30 tradition. taking their two kids on a European brush management, getaway, but when daughter doesn’t herbaceous weed control, Faithless in Death by J. D. Robb come home from a dance club, they watering facilities for What looked like a lover’s quarrel find their marriage is more tenuous livestock, pipeline and turned fatal has larger--and more than they realized. new ponds. The cost- terrifying--motives behind it. share rate is 85% of the A Stranger in Town by Kelley actual cost or the average The Four Winds by Kristin Armstrong cost-share rate of the Hannah When a seriously injured hiker conservation practice not Through one woman’s survival stumbles from the woods, the to exceed $7500. during the harsh and haunting Dust paranoia increases along with the Applicants for the Bowl, master storyteller, Kristin stakes in the small town of Rockton program must be a Hannah, reminds us that the human as Detective Casey Duncan and her district cooperator with heart and our Earth are as tough, yet boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, try to as fragile, as a change in the wind. solve the latest mystery at their door.

Keep Sharp: Build a Better When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Brain at Any Age by Sanjay Sundin Gupta Two Americans meet in 1938 in A globetrotting neurosurgeon the heart of Nazi Germany and their offers insights from top scientists all efforts to expose oppression attract over the world whose cutting-edge unwanted attention, pulling them research can help readers heighten deeper into danger as the world and protect brain function and marches toward war. MIAMI NEWS-RECORD, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 - PAGE 3 IN THE KNOW

Oklahoma Emergency Response Team (OKERT) has partnered with the Miami clinic of the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC-SEK) Miami clinic to help 44,000 people who still need COVID-19 vaccinations.

Carla Nielsen In other matters, the [email protected] commissioners approved: County to vaccinate -A request from District 3 for ick Aldridge with the authorization to solicit competitive Oklahoma Emergency bids for one or R Response Team more new pickups. (OKERT) reported to the county 44,000 people – Russell Earls, The county

commissioners Monday that his chairman and District “commissioners organization has partnered with the 3 commissioner, voted to

Miami clinic of the Community reported that his approve an Health Center of Southeast Kansas across the come one, come all district has not been “ (CHC-SEK) Miami clinic to help able to find vehicles board 6% 44,000 people who still need they are interested raise for all COVID-19 vaccinations. in through the state employees “We are working with the city All county employees auction, so they will to set up a large area where people be looking for plain, can be brought in and vaccinated, one-ton, four-wheel drive, four- possibly the Civic Center. door vehicles. Businesses, schools, the jail — any due 6% raise -The donation of four Panasonic large organization with people Toughbook laptop computers with that need shots will vehicle mounts from the Miami be eligible,” Aldridge from FEMA and will be working meeting to approve an across the Tribe of Oklahoma to the Sheriff’s with Miami Mayor Bless Parker board 6% raise for all employees, It will not said. “You will be able Office for law enforcement to distribute them, in addition to retroactive to Jan. 1. matter what to register online or purposes.

“ by telephone, and the partnering with the city to assist District 2 commissioner Steven your age is -A standard yearly service with the planned citywide cleanups Chasteen noted that these will be or where clinic plans to bring in agreement between Guy

March 22 and 29 in Miami. the only raises possible for county you are more people to help if Engineering Services, Inc. and the The SEK clinic’s website is at employees until July 2022. from when needed.” county Commissioners. “ https://chcsek.org/communities/ Sheriff David Dean reported receiving It will not matter -A yearly standard contract for miami-ok or you can call 866-888- that he has 33 employees at the the what your age is Fiscal Year 2021-2022 between 8650 to schedule an appointment. sheriff’s office and needs 18 more vaccinations or where you are the Sac and Fox Nation Juvenile from when receiving The clinic is located directly to be fully staffed “in order to Detention Center and the county. the vaccinations, behind Braum’s at 106 NW cover the county the way it needs No action was taken on a request according to Aldridge, Veterans Boulevard in Miami. For to be covered.” If the additional for the approval of a contract who also said OKERT general assistance, call 918-238- employees are added, the sheriff’s between the Oklahoma Turnpike will partner with the clinic to 3074. payroll would total $1.859 Authority and the Sheriff’s Office vaccinate people who are shut in. In another matter, after a million (an approximate $800,000 to assign inmates to perform He added that they also had lengthy discussion, the county additional per year). No action was roadside work while commissioners an opportunity to get free masks commissioners voted at Monday’s taken on adding employees. look into the matter further.

he deadline to the far-ranging effects of hear bills on the the pandemic to become T Senate floor that Deadlines are approaching a state that grows, thrives originated in our chamber and prospers once again. is March 11, so we’ve Some of our key focus been working overtime Senator Micheal Bergstrom points are growing and to ensure bills get a fair diversifying the economy, hearing. Just this past modernizing government extremely protective of highway stretch as the week alone, we advanced services, investing in our Second Amendment Jefferson Route with more than 160 measures Oklahoma families and rights, rank in the top 10 consistent signage will that now await a hearing increasing access to high- in the country for firearms help us develop one more in the House. speed internet. I’ll keep sales, and unlike many major tourist destination I authored 12 of those you updated on these states across the country, for history buffs from measures. Two of those priorities. we’re open for business. across the nation. The – Senate Resolution 6 Thank you for the Personal freedom and route meanders through and Senate Bill 8 – are opportunity to serve. liberty are a cornerstone in many of our small towns described briefly below. I If you have an issue or our state, and I know the and could provide an appreciate my colleagues concern, I want to know NRA would appreciate our economic boom to recognizing their about it. Please call my gun and business-friendly mom-and-pop shops and importance and moving office at 405-521-5561 climate here in Oklahoma. restaurants along and near them forward. or email me at Micheal. SB 8 designates a route its path. This measure SR 6 encourages the [email protected] that largely follows State now moves to the House National Rifle Association if there is anything I can Highway 69 in Oklahoma of Representatives for (NRA) to move their help you with. as the “Historic Jefferson their consideration. If it’s headquarters from Fairfax, Highway Route,” named approved, it will head to Virginia, to Oklahoma. As for President Thomas the governor’s desk for his many of you may know, Sen. Micheal Bergstrom Jefferson and his role in signature. the NRA is looking to (R-Adair) was elected the Louisiana Purchase. move their incorporation in 2016 as the state Established in 1915, Advancing Oklahoma from New York to Texas senator from District the Jefferson Highway Our Republican Caucus 1 which encompasses and are considering is actually the oldest Senator Micheal Bergstrom has also released our the northeast corner moving their headquarters highway to pass through agenda for the year: of Oklahoma including as well. Oklahoma, beating Route Rebound and Advance. Ottawa, Craig, Delaware Oklahoma would be from the Kansas to the from Canada to New 66 by nearly 10 years. It We’re focusing on helping and Mayes counties. the perfect place for the Texas borders, and the Orleans. cuts through Oklahoma Oklahoma recover from NRA to call home. We’re entire highway stretches Designating this

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Welding Vaccine •Continued from Page 1 •Continued from Page 1 age from the baby boomers, so many hands on equipment that they haven’t “We’re trying to upgrade and get are retiring so fast, the shortage in been able to get their hands on before big shears, press brakes and other industry” personnel) as specified in the welders is rough on the industry,” he and getting them more prepared for equipment for students who get out into governor’s third executive order which can be said. industry so they are ready to just go the industry,” Winesburg said. “We just found on the Oklahoma Commerce website. First-year students who complete the straight to work for those companies didn’t have a big enough facility for The complete list of Oklahoma Phase 3 program are job ready and those who who are looking for people that can run everything.” eligible vaccine recipients can be found at the complete two years can get jobs in the a robot or a sub arc machine,” he said There currently are 17 morning Oklahoma state website www.oklahoma.gov/ pipe welding industry or working in One of the big pieces of equipment and 17 afternoon students enrolled in covid19. manufacturing. the staff is trying to get approved to the program. Once the new facility The Miami clinic is open from 8 a.m. to 5 “They are ready to go to work as purchase eventually is a computer- opens, those numbers will be able to be p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 8 a.m. soon as they finish my program,” driven robot welder. bumped up to “like the 24 or 25 range,” to 7 p.m. on Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Winesburg said. Winesburg said there also would be Winesburg said. Saturday. The new building, which measures a bridge crane in the new facility so Students who are interested in the The clinic is located at 106 NW Veterans around 13,000 square feet according to some of his students who go to work in welding program should contact their Boulevard in Miami. Winesburg, almost triples the space the shops familiar with heavy equipment high school counselor or contact the old workshop had. and lifting and moving equipment using Afton campus office at 918-257-8324. “The main thing is getting their a bridge crane.

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Across 71. Gravelly voiced 7. Alias acronym 30. Duck down 72. Cleansing agent 8. Abominable snowman 31. Block of paper 1. Day or Duke 73. Mother-of-pearl 9. Fail to follow suit 32. Au revoir 6. Cape in New Jersey 10. Aladdin prince 33. Chambers 9. Tears down to the ground Down 11. Cult 34. Bald eagle’s cousin 14. Eocene, for one 12. Alpine sound 35. Dental exam 15. Barely manage 1. Cold cut place 13. Dance piece 36. Acorn bearer 16. Choose a candidate 2. Autumn birthstone 22. 1773 jetsam 39. Dilapidated 17. Shoe salesman, at times 3. Pebble or boulder 24. Candidate of 2004 40. 19th of 26 18. Fri. follower 4. Arctic surface 26. Away from WSW 43. Be the victor 19. Special place 5. Wither 28. Mail HQ 45. Small timer 20. Kind 6. How to address the men 29. Activity area 46. All the rage 21. Possessive pronoun 48. Harbinger 23. Candidate to like 49. Highly decorated 25. Crest 50. An audio tape recording of sound 26. At any time 53. Autocrat of yore 27. Batter ingredient 54. Ancient empire 29. Trojan hero 55. Back beats 31. Gear up 57. Comedian Martin 35. College at Oxford 59. DEA officer 36. Boat blade 60. Chinese gelatin 37. Common scent 61. Actor Wilder 38. Apple color 63. Dandy 39. Close at hand 65. Cover crop 41. Atom fragment 67. Adriatic, e.g. 42. From the top 44. Answer on Jeopardy Answers to Tuesday’s crossword 45. School composition 47. Cowcatchers 49. Disgusting 51. Eccentric 52. Carry on about 53. Bit of advice 56. Exercise area 58. Last degree 59. Annoyer 62. Mix-up 64. Dos Passos subject 66. Indian or orange 68. Globe employee 69. A good deal 70. Aired again MIAMI NEWS-RECORD, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 - PAGE 5

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First Christian Church

irst Christian Church, 2424 North Main St., Miami, Oklahoma. Morning services are at F8:30 and 10:45. Bible School classes for all ages are available at 9:45. Rooms will be set up for social distancing. There is Children’s worship during the 10:45 service. We will continue to offer online opportunities for services through the church’s YouTube Channel and on the church’s Facebook video. If you have any questions during this time, call the church office at 918-542-9816. This Sunday, Senior Minister Brian S. Brubaker will be preaching. The title of the sermon is “On the Anvil of Rome” from John 18:28-19:17. The sermon is part of a series entitled “The Passion of Jesus.” All are welcome.

A bill that seeks to protect the religious freedom of Oklahomans and their constitutional right to worship passed the House last week

of the Armed Forces in Protecting religious freedom the United States or the Oklahoma National Guard. They also would need to State Rep. Steve Bashore be certified by the U.S. Miami Friends Church Department of Veterans astor David acknowledge is that bill that seeks allowable occupancy while each resident to designate Affairs to have a permanent, Frazier shared a living in darkness like to protect the allowing other businesses or one or more compassionate 100% disability sustained message: “Quit Paul talks about, is part religious freedom venues to remain open at full caregivers, granting them P A through military action or Messing Around.” Time of our sinful nature. The of Oklahomans and their capacity. in-person visits. Or course, resulting from a disease to commit to Jesus! life of a Jesus-follower constitutional right to The freedom to worship precautions could still be contracted while in active In Paul’s letter to the begins with “throwing worship passed the House as we choose is one of implemented. service. Ephesians, he spends off our old sinful nature.” last week on a partisan vote the most dearly held Residents in many of Our veterans sacrificed some time talking about God built a beautiful plan of 80-18. I am co-author beliefs in our nation. It is these facilities have gone for so much to keep us free. the difference between where, as we submit to of House Bill 2648, known constitutionally protected almost a year without being I’m happy to do everything people who are devoted Him, we are in a process as the Oklahoma Religious by our First Amendment allowed in-person visits within my power to to Jesus and those who of transformation by Freedom Act, the measure and by our Oklahoma by their loved ones. This recognize their service and are not. the work of the Holy would disallow anything Constitution. Coming is harmful to their mental help ease their burden even Since you have heard Spirit in our lives. So closing places of worship. together as a community of health and their emotional in this small way. about Jesus and have what does this look like This issue was sparked faith, especially during times wellbeing. I believe these In the meantime, if I can learned the truth that when it’s taking place last year during the of emergency, confusion facilities can certainly find ever help you with anything, comes from him, throw in our lives? We replace onset of the COVID-19 or unrest provides comfort ways to allow safe visitation, please do not hesitate to off your old sinful nature the destructive things pandemic when government and solace, and the majority and its more than past time reach out to me. I can be and your former way of with good kingdom- restrictions and emergency argue our places of worship this right is restored. reached at steve.bashore@ life, which is corrupted oriented things. If we orders deemed churches are essential and should Additionally this week, okhouse.gov or (405) 557- by lust and deception. truly devote ourselves to and other places of worship never be forced to close. I voted for House Bill 7399. Instead, let the Spirit this, transformation will nonessential, forcing many Also this week, the House 2476, which would create a Steve Bashore serves renew your thoughts and occur. to close for anywhere from passed House Bill 1677 vehicle sales tax exemption District 7 in the Oklahoma attitudes. Put on your Miami Friends Church between several weeks that will restore in-person for disabled veterans. To House of Representatives, new nature, created to meets for worship every to months. Some state visits in our state long-term qualify, the veteran would which includes Ottawa be like God — truly Sunday at the meeting governments even went care and assisted-living need to be a resident of County and part of Delaware righteous and holy. house across from NEO. so far as to ban singing in facilities. I co-authored this Oklahoma and have been County in Northeast Ephesians 4:21-24 NLT We welcome people from church and limiting capacity bill as well. It states that honorably discharged from Oklahoma. The first thing to all walks of life. to 25% of a building’s these facilities must allow active serve in any branch MIAMI NEWS-RECORD, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 - PAGE 7

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Echoes from the past Pearl and Eddie D. Bruce Howell rumors that the father was moved to Youngers Bend skills, changed her last actually famous gangster near Eufaula. name to Starr to capitalize It’s always captivating to Cole Younger. Rose Pearl When she was 17, Pearl on the fame of the infamous read about the excitement Reed was born in 1868 in became pregnant. Belle and became “a lady of the and intrigue in our history Rich Hill, Missouri, home was furious and moved evening.” Apparently, she that surrounds the life of of Reed’s grandparents. her to Rich Hill where her was so successful she soon close “The Row” and she upon by city authorities principal characters like Earlier, Belle’s parents had baby, Flossie Pearl, was had her own Row House, moved to Arizona. Pearl to arrest the Crittenden John Ross, Stand Watie moved to Syrene, Texas, born. Later, the baby was fittingly called Pearl’s, Reed Starr died in 1925 at brothers for disturbing the and others. But, in reality near present day Dallas, adopted and Pearl returned identified with a red star the age of 57. peace, after both resisted they comprised just a Reed was constantly “on the to Youngers Bend. In the surrounded by pearls in Meanwhile, Pearl’s arrest and attempted to kill small fraction of those who run,” so Belle and Pearl also meantime, Eddie, now 18, the window. As business brother Eddie continued him, he shot them both. settled here. A second look moved to Syrene. It was had, not unsurprisingly, improved, Pearl was able to associate with the Starr Unfortunately, his career as uncovers a number of other during the ensuing years fallen in with other to purchase a home in the gang and was eventually a law-abiding citizen ended interesting personalities, for that Belle, employed as a members of the Starr gang fashionable part of the city. wounded in a gunfight. a few months later when example Pearl and Eddie bar room pianist in Dallas, and become incorrigible. During this period of her Captured and charged he too was killed in a gun Reed, the children of Belle drew attention for wearing Belle and Eddie were life, Pearl married three with stealing a horse, he battle in Claremore. While Starr. dual pistols for protection, constantly clashing and, times, each following an appeared before Judge the life stories of Belle Most are aware of Myra traveling the 10 miles to after he took Belle’s prize unplanned pregnancy. The Parker. Parker, was aware Starr’s children are buried Maybelle Shirley aka and from Syrene. horse to a party without her first child, a boy, died in Eddie was Pearl’s brother in her own bizarre behavior, Belle Starr, born in 1848 In 1871, when Pearl was permission, she whipped infancy but two daughters but thought he had the theirs and others like them and raised as a teenager in three, she and Belle went him severely. In 1889 when lived. Now an astute potential to be a good need to be told, because Carthage, Missouri. Belle to California to rejoin Jim Belle was mysteriously businesswoman, Pearl had citizen. Considering the they also are part of the is fascinating because Reed and their son Edwin murdered, although no one expanded her holdings crime, Parker gave him a fabric of our history. of her marriage, ties to Benton was born. Reed was every charged with the owning several Row very harsh sentence, one outlaws and penchant for moved there hoping to crime, Eddie was suspected Houses and invested in real to seven years in an Ohio Note: 1806, The wearing twin pistols over avoid law men, but he was for the rest of his life. estate and other legitimate penitentiary. But then Exploration and Settlement her fashionable dresses. soon discovered, so Belle After Belle died, Pearl, businesses. But by 1908, he contacted the warden of the Cherokee Nation is Although the details of and the children returned now 21, moved to Fort fearful that her young explaining “he only wanted available at Amazon.com and BARNESANDNOBLE.com her life were, to say the to Texas in 1873. Reed also Smith to find employment. daughters would discover to put the fear of God in the least, unusual, reality was returned but was killed in Fort Smith had become her initial “occupation” youth.” Eddie was pardoned somewhat lost in alleged 1874. For several years a city, Judge Parker was she moved the two girls after a few months and, Dr. D. Bruce Howell is a activities touted by paper after, Pearl and Eddie were holding forth combatting to a resort in Arkansas’ under Parker’s supervision, veteran educator and has back novels. shuttled back and forth crime and “houses of ill Boston Mountains. But became a deputy sheriff. written several books, as Belle was pregnant between grandparents in repute,” called Row Houses, by 1916, pressure from Eddie would soon well as “Echos from the with Pearl when she wed Syrene and Rich Hill until were in full swing. Pearl, the community and local distinguish himself. While Past.” Jim Reed, there were Belle married Sam Starr and lacking other marketable ordinances forced her to living in Wagner, called Philippians 4:8, Part 4 Grants Mark Nickles Verse 8 also reads men to lead by example. in part, if there is any Finally, we read that we •Continued from Page 1 In this final installment excellence…, think about should think on anything of a continuing series these things. The Greek worthy of praise. Quite The grant will fund the purchase of the grant award from the Oklahoma on Philippians 4:8, we word for “excellence” simply, this is an emphasis proper archival exhibit cases, humidity Historic Society, and looks forward to look at what it means to means praise, virtue and by repetition, in that it control cartridges, and a humidity data implementing the project for the benefit keep our minds trained valor. Interestingly, the means approximately the logger. of the Modoc people and the public at on those things which are word “valor” applies in the same as “commendable.” Erin Barns, planner and grant large,” said Tribal Administrator Troy “commendable,” excellent masculine sense, clearly If it is something well- writer for the Peoria Tribe, said in a Littleaxe in the OHS release. and “worthy of praise,” indicating that Paul was spoken of, something that release, “The Peoria Tribe of Indians The Oklahoma Heritage Preservation using the ESV. communicating directly to is marked by the excellence of Oklahoma is proud to announce the grant program is a grants-in-aid program The Greek word for Christian men. Knowing of Christ, be mindful of it, recent award of the Oklahoma Heritage offered by the OHS with a goal of “commendable” means he had not covered every always. Such repetition in Preservation Grant, which will allow the encouraging the collection, preservation well-spoken of, reputable Christian virtue, Paul scripture always indicates Peoria Tribe to purchase museum-quality and sharing of Oklahoma history at the and of good report. In other was simply implying those things which need display cases to safely rotate its priceless grassroots level in all parts of the state. words, to think on things that Christians should special attention. collections of cultural archaeological Open to tribal and municipal which are commendable determine whatever is If the Christian can train objects while maintaining the utmost governments and not-for-profit historical means to continually dwell virtuous (with the word his or her mind in such a preservation and care. These new cases organizations located in Oklahoma and on those qualities which of God as the standard) way that these things are will allow an increase in the ability to registered with the Oklahoma secretary earn someone a good and be consumed with generally front-and-center, display more sensitive items that are of state, this grants program offers reputation among others. those things. Thanks to our they will help pave the way currently housed in the Illinois State funding ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 There is an old saying heavenly Father having for spiritual victory and a Museum. for projects focused on collections, among some coaches which placed His Holy Spirit in strong Christian witness in “This will enrich not only the lives exhibits and programming. goes something like, “See each follower of Christ, their community. of tribal citizens but also community “This is only the second year for this yourself doing well, and we have the ability, by His members.” grant program. As organizations wrap up you will do well.” By the leadership, to determine A total of just over $460,000 in grant their grant projects from last year, and same token, if we imagine truly virtuous habits, Mark Nickles is pastor at funds will be distributed, with projects as we see the quality of the applications ourselves demonstrating character and causes, and Immanuel Baptist Church of ranging from collections care and exhibit that came in for this grant cycle, it is characteristics which to be distinguished by Miami. He can be reached development to strategic planning and clear that there is a strong need for this by email at marknick425@ align with those of Christ, them. And, as with all of educational programming. type of grant program,” said OHS grants gmail.com making them a priority, we God’s instruction, it is The Modoc Nation has also received administrator Nicole Harvey. will begin to model them. incumbent upon Christian a grant of $19,125 that will fund the The mission of the OHS is to collect, second phase of a four-phase plan to preserve and share the history and culture create a cultural center/museum for the of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Modoc Nation, which is building upon The OHS maintains museums, historic a grant received last year from the same sites and affiliates across the state, and DOCS Senior Menu program that funded the creation of a was founded in 1893 by members of the Monday, March 15 apricots, mac & cheese, cinnamon roll strategic plan. Territorial Press Association. Turkey & Swiss sandwich, broccoli Call before 12 p.m. one day prior for a Utilizing that roadmap, the nation The OHS chronicles the rich history of cheddar soup, banana, cookie reservation at the selected nutrition site. will begin the process of researching Oklahoma through its research archives, and planning for a museum, as well as exhibits, educational programs, and Tuesday, March 16 DOCServices Inc. Main Office - 918-542- Beef & cabbage, corn, pears, roll, cake 6671 cataloging and digitizing collections. publications. Wednesday, March 17 • Nine Tribes: 918-542-3713 The funds will aid in training Applications for this annual Chicken Parmesan over noodles, Italian • Commerce: 918-675-5207 opportunities, travel to similar tribal program open in the fall and award vegetables, pineapple, no-bake cookie • Grove Senior Ctr.: 918-786-6310 museums to learn best practices, the announcements are made in January. Thursday, March 18 • Vinita: 918-961-0273 purchase of a collections management For more information, visit www. Beef stew, tossed salad, peaches, Suggested donation for seniors 60+ is $3 software system, and the services of a okhistory.org/grants cornbread, brownie and guest rate for individuals under 60 is $5. consultant. For more information about the OHS, Friday, March 19 All paid Meals on Wheels is $4.50 per “The Modoc Nation appreciates visit www.okhistory.org Smoked sausage cuts, green beans, meal, regardless of age. PAGE 8 - MIAMI NEWS-RECORD, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 LEGALS

IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN to satisfy said judgment in the [email protected] WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED AND FOR OTTAWA COUNTY sum of $61,362.00 together with Attorney for Plaintiff SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE To: AMERICAN CARGO that this Court will hear the STATE OF OKLAHOMA interest at 5% per annum from April OF QUERCUS MORTGAGE LOGISTICS, INC. evidence in support of and in 1,2018, including late charges, (Published in the Miami News INVESTMENT TRUST, opposition to the granting of the FIRST PRYORITY BANK, Plaintiff, a reasonable attorney’s fee, and Record March 12 and 19, 2021) Plaintiff, You are hereby notified that Motion to Determine Eligibility for all necessary funds advanced by LPXLP an action has been filed in the Adoption Without Consent of the v. said Plaintiff accrued or accruing v. District Court of Ottawa County, natural Father on the 24th day hereafter through completion of IN THE DISTRICT COURT State of Oklahoma, bearing Case of May, 2021 at the hour of 4:00 P.C. CONCESSIONS LLC, an this action. WITHIN AND FOR CHARLES CLIFTON PANNELL, No. CJ-2020-116, styled Kelby o’clock p.m. at the courtroom of Oklahoma limited liability company; OTTAWA COUNTY JR A/K/A CHARLES C. PANNELL Rachele Woods v. Mohammed the District Court of Ottawa County, The addresses of the STATE OF OKLAHOMA A/K/A CHARLES JR. PANNELL Abdow Osman and American in the Courthouse 102 E. Central, PAMELA HORTON, TRUSTEE Defendant(s), Spouse, if any, of A/K/A CHARLES C. PANNELL JR. Cargo Logistics, Inc. Miami, Oklahoma. OF THE CHARLES DIXON Cory Ragsdale, and her/his/their NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT A/K/A CHARLES PANNELL JR.; REVOCABLE INTER VIVOS unknown successors are unknown MORTGAGE SERVICING, SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF CHARLES You are hereby notified that you YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 12, to the Plaintiff. Plaintiff, CLIFTON PANNELL, JR.; AND have been sued in this action and that you have the right to intervene 2009; JOHN DOE, OCCUPANT, must answer the Petition filed by in the proceeding and present WITNESS MY HAND this 8th vs. Defendant(s). the Plaintiffs on or before April 19, evidence that the Adoption of your CHARLES DIXON; day of March, 2021. 2021, or the allegations contained minor child is not in the minor’s UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, FIRSTALIAS in said Petition will be taken as best interest; that if unable to afford PAMELA K. HORTON sometimes By: David A. Dean, Sheriff ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEES, NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE true and judgment will be entered counsel, counsel will be appointed a/k/a PAMELA HORTON; DEVISEES, SUCCESSORS, CJ-2020-38 in favor of Plaintiffs granting all of to represent you, the natural and LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP AND ASSIGNS, IF ANY, OF the relief requested in Plaintiffs’ biological father. The SPOUSE, if any, of CHARLES 770 NE 63rd St. HAZEL DAVENPORT, A/K/A NOTICE IS GIVEN to Charles Petition. DIXON; Oklahoma City, OK 73105-6431 HAZEL ANN DAVENPORT, Clifton Pannell, Jr; Spouse, if any If you have any cause to show (405)848-1819 A/K/A HAZEL ANN (FARMER) of Charles Clifton Pannell Jr.; Given under my hand and seal why the above-mentioned Petition THE REVOCABLE INTER VIVOS Attorneys for Plaintiff DAVENPORT, DECEASED; John Doe, Occupant, and their this 25th day of February, 2021. should not be granted by the Court TRUST created for the benefit of DORIS DAVENPORT; SPOUSE, unknown successors and assigns, or why said adoption should not be CHARLES DIXON pursuant to (Published in the Miami News IF ANY, OF DORIS DAVENPORT; that on April 14th, 2021, 10:00 Ottawa County Court Clerk granted, you should appear and the Order of the Ottawa County Record March 12 and 19, 2021) JOSH DAVENPORT, SPOUSE, a.m., Sheriff’s Office Lobby 20 B. By: Amanda Severs, Deputy present the same at the above District Court dated May 23, 2013, LPXLP IF ANY, OF JOSH DAVENPORT; Street Miami, OK at the County (SEAL) stated time and place. You are if existing, and if no longer existing, JOHN DOE, AS OCCUPANTS Courthouse in Miami, Ottawa hereby apprised that you have its successors and assigns; IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE PREMISES; AND JANE County, Oklahoma, the Sheriff of Matthew B. Patterson, legal rights including, but not limited WITHIN AND FOR OTTAWA DOE, AS OCCUPANTS OF THE said County will offer for sale and OBA #22266 0, the right to appear and contest and COUNTY STATE OF OTTAWA PREMISES; Defendants. sell for cash at public auction to 321 S. Third Street, Suite 1 the Petition of Adoption. the highest and best bidder, with McAlester, OK 74501 ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE REVERSE MORTGAGE NOTICE OF HEARING appraisement, all that certain Office: (918)302-3700 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I PREMISES DESCRIBED SOLUTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, ON MOTION real estate in Ottawa County, Fax: (918)302-3701 have hereunto affixed my official HEREIN, Defendants. signature and seal of said Court CJ-2019-78 Oklahoma, to wit: Attorney for Plaintiff vs. this 5th day of March, 2021. NOTICE OF HEARING (Published in the Miami News PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that LOT 17 IN ROCKDALE COUNTRY MOTION TO CONFIRM SALE JACK PANTER, A/K/A JACK L. CLUB DISTRICT NO.2, AN Record March 5, 12, and 19, 2021) Jennifer McAffrey, CJ-20-80 the hearing for Plaintiff’s Motion for LPXLP Judge of the District Court PANTER; SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF Default Judgment, is set for 10:00 ADDITION TO THE CITY OF JACK PANTER, A/KJ/A JACK L. a.m. on the 18th day of March, MIAMI, OTTAWA COUNTY, THE DISTRICT COURT JOHN M. WEEDN, OBA #8870 Upon the motion of Plaintiff PANTER; 2021, before the Honorable Judge OKLAHOMA, ACCORDING IN AND FOR OTTAWA COUNTY JOHN M. WEEDN, PLLC for the Court to confirm the sale Barry Denney at the Ottawa County TO THE RECORDED PLAT of certain real property located in First National Bank Building MARJORIE A. PANTER; Courthouse. THEREOF STATE OF OKLAHOMA Ottawa County, Oklahoma, more SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF MARJORIE 2 North Main Street, Suite 600 particularly described as follows, Miami, OK 74354-6351 A. PANTER; Sally E. Garrison, OBA #18709 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2009 KELBY RACHELE WOODS, to-wit: (918)919-3806 -Telephone The Mortgage Law Firm, PLLC Harvard Avenue, Miami, OK 74354 Plaintiff, (918)919-3807 –Facsimile JOHN DOE, AS OCCUPANT OF 421 NW 13th Street, Suite 300 Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of the Attorney for Petitioners THE PREMISES; Oklahoma City, OK 73103 subject to taxes and tax sales, v. Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of the Telephone: (405)246-0602 said property being duly appraised Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of (Published in the Miami News JANE DOE, AS OCCUPANT OF Facsimile: (405)698-0007 at $84,000.00. MOHAMMED ABDOW OSMAN Section Twenty-two (22), Township THE PREMISES; AND and AMERICAN CARGO Record March 12, 19, and 26, Twenty-seven (27) North, Range [email protected] 2021) Attorneys for Plaintiff Sale will be made pursuant LOGISTICS, INC., Defendants. Twenty-three (23) East of the THE UNITED STATES OF to an Order of Sale issued LPXLP Indian Meridian, Ottawa County, AMERICA, EX REL., SECRETARY (Published in the Miami News upon a judgment entered in the SERVICE OF SUMMONS BY Oklahoma, according to the U.S. OF HOUSING AND URBAN Record March 12, 2021) District Court of Ottawa County, PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC FORUMS Government Survey thereof DEVELOPMENT, Defendants. LPXLP Oklahoma, in Case No. CJ-2020- CJ-2020-116 38, wherein Wilmington Savings Pelivan Transit will be conducting together with all rights, NOTICE OF SALE Fund Society, FSB, as Trustee STATE OF OKLAHOMA: public forums to discuss their rural easements, appurtenances, CJ-2019-71 IN THE DISTRICT COURT of Quercus Mortgage Investment public and tribal transit programs improvements, structures, WITHIN AND FOR Trust is Plaintiff and Charles Clifton To: MOHAMMED ABDOW OSMAN for the following areas of Craig, fixtures, and replacements and TO: Above-named Defendants and OTTAWA COUNTY Pannell Jr. is/are Defendant(s) to Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Nowata, additions then or thereafter a part All Persons Having or Claiming an satisfy said judgment in the sum Rogers and northern Tulsa County of the property (all collectively the STATE OF OKLAHOMA You are hereby notified that Interest in the Real Property of $88,380.50 together with interest an action has been filed in the and ten tribal jurisdictional areas “Property”), at 4.125% per annum from July for the tribes of Cherokee Nation, MIDFIRST BANK, Plaintiff, District Court of Ottawa County, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that 1, 2019, including late charges, State of Oklahoma, bearing Case Eastern Shawnee, Miami, Modoc, NOTICE is hereby given that Ottawa, Peoria, Quapaw, Seneca- the Sheriff of Ottawa County will vs a reasonable attorney’s fee, and No. CJ-2020-116, styled Kelby Plaintiff’s Motion to Confirm Sale sell the real property described all necessary funds advanced by Rachele Woods v. MohammedQ Cayuga, Shawnee and Wyandotte is hereby set for hearing before Nation for grant programs 5311, below to satisfy a judgment in the CHRISTOPHER MOREY; said Plaintiff accrued or accruing Abdow Osman and American the 8th day of April, 2021 at the hereafter through completion of 5311c, 5339, 5310, etc.. above-entitled action. SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF Cargo Logistics, Inc. hour of 9:30 o’clock A.M. in Court this action. CHRISTOPHER MOREY; Room One, of the Ottawa County If any person desires to attend A TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND OCCUPANT(S) OF THE You are hereby notified that you Courthouse, in Miami, Oklahoma. WITNESS MY HAND this 8th these public forums they will be IN LOT 4 (NW 1/4 NW 1/4) OF PREMISES; STATE OF have been sued in this action and SECTION 2, TOWNSIITP 27 day of March, 2021. able to do so at the following /s/Barry Denney OTTAWA, EXREL., OTTAWA TAX must answer the Petition filed by NORTH, RANGE 22 EAST OF THE location and date: Judge of the District Court COMMISSION; AND MIDLAND the Plaintiffs on or before April 19, INDIAN BASE AND MERIDIAN, FUNDING LLC, Defendants. /s/David A. Dean, Sheriff 2021, or the allegations contained OTTAWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, in said Petition will be taken as Thursday, April 1, 2021at 10 am Prepared and Submitted By: MORE PARTICULARLY LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP true and judgment will be entered via ZOOM meeting information is Dwight L. Smith, OBA No. 8340 NOTICE OF SALE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS,TO- 770 NE 63rd St. as followed: DWIGHT L. SMITH, P.L.L.C. CJ-2020-28 in favor of Plaintiffs granting all of WIT: Oklahoma City, OK 73105-6431 1636 South Cincinnati Avenue the relief requested in Plaintiffs’ (405)848-1819 Petition. Meeting ID 322 478 4979 passcode Tulsa, OK 74119 TO: Above-named Defendants and BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE Attorneys for Plaintiff 12345 Tel: (918)585.1446 All Persons Having or Claiming an SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF Given under my hand and seal Interest in the Real Property Attorney for Plaintiff OKLAHOMA STATE HIGHWAY (Published in the Miami News this 25th day of February, 2021. (Published in the Miami News NO. 10 BEING 30 FEET SOUTH Record March 12 and 19, 2021) Record March 12 and 19, 2021) (Published in the Miami News PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that AND 20 FEET EAST OF THE LPXLP Ottawa County Court Clerk LPXLP Record March 12, 2021) NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID the Sheriff of Ottawa County will By: Amanda Severs, Deputy LPXLP sell the real property described LOT 4 (NW 1/4 NW 1/4); THENCE (SEAL) NOTICE below to satisfy a judgment in the SOUTH ON A LINE PARALLEL IN THE DISTRICT COURT above-entitled action. TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID WITHIN AND FOR Matthew B. Patterson, The Housing Authority of the CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOT 4,500 FEET: THENCE EAST OTTAWA COUNTY OBA #22266 Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma LOTS 22, 23, 24, 25, AND 26, SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, 200 FEET: THENCE NORTH STATE OF OKLAHOMA 321 S. Third Street, Suite 1 will hold a Regular monthly meeting IN BLOCK 3 IN THE ROCKHILL ON A LINE PARALLEL TO THE McAlester, OK 74501 March 16, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., at the v. ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WEST LINE OF SAID LOT MIAMI, OTTAWACOUNTY, QUICKEN LOANS INC., Plaintiff, Office: (918)302-3700 Housing Authority Office located at 4,500 FEET TO APOINT IN THE Fax: (918)302-3701 3606 Sencay Avenue, Comstick JAMIE J. SNELLGROVE A/K/A OKLAHOMA, ACCORDING SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF vs. Square, Miami, Oklahoma. JAMIE SNELLGROVE A/K/A TO THE RECORDED PLAT Attorney for Plaintiff OKLAHOMA. STATE HIGHWAY JAMIE J. RAGSDALE A/K/A JAMIE THEREOF, A/K/A 819 N. STREET NO. 10; THENCE WEST ALONG UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, (Published in the Miami News (Published in the Miami News RAGSDALE A/K/A JAMIE JO NW, MIAMI OK 74354, SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, Record March 5, 12, and 19, 2021) Record March 12, 2021) SNELLGROVE; SPOUSE, IF 200 FEET TO THE POINT OF DEVISEES, SUCCESSORS, AND LPXLP LPXLP ANY, OF JAMIE J. SNELLGROVE; Property Address: BEGINNING. ASSIGNS, IF ANY, OF LESLIE CORY RAGSDALE; SPOUSE, 819 N Street NW R. LOOKINGBILL, DECEASED; IN THE DISTRICT COURT IF ANY, OF CORY RAGSDALE; Miami, OK 74354 Opportunity for Public Hearing Property Address: BETTY MARIE HORNE; SPOUSE, WITHIN AND FOR AND JOHN DOE, OCCUPANT, 11010 S. 530 Rd. IF ANY, OF BETTY MARIE OTTAWA COUNTY Defendant(s). All interested persons are Miami, OK 74354 The real property will be offered HORNE; LYLE LOOKINGBILL; for sale for cash at public auction to STATE OF OKLAHOMA hereby given notice that Pelivan LOREN LOOKINGBILL; LEONA THIRD ALIAS the highest bidder to take place on: Transit owned and operated by BOOTH, Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE The real property will be offered Time: 10:00 a.m. IN THE MATTER OF THE Grand Gateway EDA and the for sale for cash at public auction to ADOPTION OF: Northeast Oklahoma Tribal CJ-2019-46 the highest bidder to take place on: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 14th day of April, 2021. Transit Consortium are seeking ON MOTION L.S.McE, Born on November 1, NOTICE IS GIVEN to Jamie Place: Ottawa County Sheriff’s financial assistance from the U.S. Time: 10:00 a.m. CJ-2020-59 2011 , Department of Transportation, J. Snellgrove; Spouse, if any, Office Lobby at 28 B Street S.E., Date: 14th day of April, 2021 (Federal Transit Administration) of Jamie J. Snellgrove; Cory Miami, OK 74354 Place: Ottawa County Sheriff’s PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that and for the purpose of operating an Ragsdale; Spouse, if any of Cory Office Lobby located at 28 B Street integrated rural public and tribal Ragsdale; John Doe, Occupant, The real property has been the hearing for Plaintiff’s Motion for S.E., Miami, OK 74354 Default Judgment, is set for 10:00 Z.P.T., Born on August 5, 2014., transit system. The Federal Transit and their unknown successors appraised as required by law at a real value of $35,000.00. a.m. on the 18th day of March, Minor Children. Administration’s Section 5311 and and assigns, that on, April 14th, at The real property has been Sale will be made pursuant to a 2021, before the Honorable Judge 5311(c) grant funds will be used to 10:00 a.m., Sheriff Office Lobby at appraised as required by law Special Execution and Order of Barry Denney at the Ottawa County SERVICE OF SUMMONS BY operate the Pelivan Transit system the County Courthouse in Miami, at a real value of $68,000.00. Sale issued in accordance with Courthouse. PUBLICATION NOTICE in certain areas of Craig, Delaware, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, the Sale will be made pursuant to a judgment entered in the District FA-2021-1 Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers Sheriff of said County will offer Special Execution and Order of Court of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Sally E. Garrison, OBA #18709 and (northern) Tulsa. This transit for sale and sell for cash at public Sale issued in accordance with in Case No. CJ-2020-00028, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLLC State of Oklahoma To: Derek system will provide transportation auction to the highest and best judgment entered in the District 421 NW 13th Street, Suite 300 McElhany services from points of origin bidder, with appraisement, all Court of Ottawa County, Ottawa, entitled MidFirst Bank, Plaintiff, v. Christopher Morey, Spouse, if any, Oklahoma City, OK 73103 to destination for the general that certain real estate in Ottawa in Case No. CJ-2019-71, entitled of Christopher Morey, Occupant(s) Telephone: (405)246-0602 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED public and tribal citizens based County, Oklahoma, to wit: Reverse Mortgage Solutions, of the Premises, State of Oklahoma Facsimile: (405)698-0007 that Petitioners, Jeremy James on demand responses during Inc., Plaintiff, v. Jack Panter, a/k/a scheduled hours of operation. The THE S l/2 OF LOT 60 AND ALL ex reI., Oklahoma Tax Commission [email protected] Lamb and Leyenda Lamb, have Jack L. Panter, Spouse, if any, of demand response services will OF LOT 61, BROOKSIDE PLACE, and Midland Funding LLC, being Attorneys for Plaintiff filed their Petition for Adoption, Jack Panter, a/k/a Jack L. Panter, be operated through the Mobility AN ADDITION TO THE CITY all of the Defendants and persons which is incorporated by reference Marjorie A. Panter, Spouse, if any, (Published in the Miami News Management Center located at OF MIAMI, OTT A WA COUNTY, holding or claiming any interest or and available for review in the of Marjorie A. Panter, Jane Doe, Record March 12, 2021) Grand Gateway EDA in Big Cabin OKLAHOMA, ACCORDING lien in the subject property. offices of the Ottawa County Court as occupant of the premises, John LPXLP and various Dispatch hubs in the TO THE RECORDED PLAT Doe, as occupant of the premises, Clerk’s office, in the District Court of Dated: March 8, 2021. Ottawa County, State of Oklahoma, cities of Claremore, Grove, Miami, THEREOF. and United States of America, ex THE DISTRICT COURT for the adoption of Lucilia Saige and Owasso. reI., Secretary of Housing and /s/David A. Dean, IN AND FOR OTTAWA COUNTY McElhany, born on November 1, PROPERTY ADDRESS: 425 Urban Development, being all STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2011 , of whom you are alleged to If any person desires a public Rockdale Boulevard, Miami, OK of the Defendants and persons Sheriff of Ottawa County be the natural father. hearing to discuss the social, 74354 holding or claiming any interest or Sally E. Garrison, OBA #18709 KELBY RACHELE WOODS, economic and/or environmental lien in the subject property. subject to taxes and tax sales, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLLC Plaintiff, YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED effects of the proposed projects, v. they may contact the Transit said property being duly appraised 421 NW 13th Street, Suite 300 that this Court will hear the evidence Dated: March 8, 2021. Director at Grand Gateway at at $59,000.00. Ottawa City, OK 73103 in support of and in opposition to Telephone: (405)246-0602 MOHAMMED ABDOW OSMAN the granting of said Adoption on 800.482.4594, ext. 239. A copy /s/David A. Dean, and AMERICAN CARGO of the grant application will be Sale will be made pursuant Facsimile: (405)698-0007 the 24th day of May, 2021, at the Sheriff of Ottawa County LOGISTICS, INC., Defendants. available for public inspection to an Order of Sale issued [email protected] hour of 3:30 o’clock p.m. at the courtroom of the District Court of at Grand Gateway, 333 South upon a judgment entered in the Sally E. Garrison, OBA #18709 Attorney for Plaintiff SERVICE OF SUMMONS BY Ottawa County, in the Courthouse Oak Street, Big Cabin, OK on District Court of Ottawa County, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLLC (Published in the Miami News PUBLICATION NOTICE 102 E. Central, Miami, Oklahoma, 07/01/2021. Oklahoma, in Case No. CJ-2019- 421 NW 13th Street, Suite 300 Record March 12 and 19, 2021) CJ-2020-116 before the Honorable Jennifer 46, wherein Carrington Mortgage Ottawa City, OK 73103 LPXLP Services, LLC is Plaintiff and Jamie Telephone: (405)246-0602 McAffrey. •Please see Legals, STATE OF OKLAHOMA: J. 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(Published in the Miami News programs are giving public notice LPXLP of the space to include bathrooms, Oklahoma College Record March 12 and 19, 2021) Cassie Key, that we will continue to abide by kitchen, utility area, safe space, LPXLP Court Clerk/Deputy the policies set forth by the U.S. Request for Proposal office area and classroom space. All qualified proposals meeting Department of Transportation for The integration of Access Control required terms and specifications IN THE DISTRICT COURT (Published in the Miami News the administration and operation of Deadline for Proposal: March panels and camera systems will will be evaluated and approval OF OTTAWA COUNTY Record March 12, 2021) integrated public rural transit and 26, 2021 be required. Exterior grade work made by the Peoria Tribe to STATE OF OKLAHOMA LPXLP tribal transit systems. to ensure proper drainage of the constitute the most responsible/ Submissions Accepted via email playground and sublevel sealing responsive bid for the services Application of Ashlee Jo Darling The following is a list of at [email protected] OR must be included. requested. An award shall be for License as a Statewide Private Pelivan Transit & the purchases that will be made by in person at Peoria Tribe of Indians made to the qualified Tribal and /or Process Server Northeast the Pelivan Transit System and the of Oklahoma Offices located at The project will be completed Indian-owned economic enterprise Oklahoma Tribal Northeast Tribal Transit System 118 S Eight Tribes Trail, Miami, OK in 2 phases: or organization with the lowest Public Notice Private Process Transit Consortium during FY-2022 74355 ATTN: Sara English responsive bid and the bid is within Server License Application Phase 1: will include the creation the range of 10% of the lowest 1. Vehicle Insurance of temporary classrooms, non-tribal members bid. If no PSS-21-1 Pelivan Transit owned and Name of the Project: NEO/Tribal operated by Grand Gateway 2. Office Supplies/Equipment Child Development Center playground entry and fencing. responsive bid by a qualified Tribal 3. Audit Notice is hereby given that Ashlee EDA and the Northeast Tribal Location of Project: Miami, OK and/or Indian-owned economic enterprise or organization is within jo Darling filed an application Transit Consortium consisting 4. Advertising/Marketing Timeline for project: 4 weeks Phase 2 will include the final layout of the classroom space, access this range, award shall be made to in the District Court of Ottawa of the Eastern Shawnee, Miami, 5. Computers/Printers Type of Project: Design/Build- 6. Training the lowest responsible, responsive County, State of Oklahoma, in Modoc, Peoria, Ottawa, Quapaw, renovation control/camera systems as well as the completion of exterior bidder that is most advantageous accordance with the provisions Seneca-Cayuga, Shawnee, and 7. Fuel/Oil 8. Vehicle Maintenance playground development, kitchen to the Peoria Tribe. and requirements of 12 O.S. § Wyandotte Nation and Tribes of Scope of Project: 9. Vehicles space, safe room and bathroom. 158.1, for a statewide private Oklahoma are currently receiving 10. Communications Equipment The Peoria Tribe reserves the process server’s license. Action funds through the Federal Transit Existing building will be Standards: right to accept or reject any or will be taken on said application Administration for the purpose of remodeled utilizing a Design/Build DBE’s and WBE’s interested all proposals presented and the on the 8th day of April, 2021 at operating a Section 5311 Rural approach to comply with State/ in details for these purchases may Must be licensed and bonded to right to waive any informalities or 9:00 a.m. before Judge Denney Transportation Program and Tribal and National standards write Pelivan Transit, P.O. Drawer perform work irregularities. and if there are no protests and the Section 5311(c) Tribal Transit for the operation of an Early B, Big Cabin, OK 74332, email to court determines the application is Program and including the 5339(a) Childhood Program. and 5339(b) grant opportunities. [email protected], or Must Comply with City, State, (Published in the Miami News qualified, a license will be granted call 800.482.4594 ext. 239. University and Tribal ordinances Record March 12, 2021) to the applicant by the court. The scope of the project will Pelivan Transit and the include the demolition/removal of LPXLP (Published in the Miami News Must be permitted through City Dated: March 3, 2021. Northeast Oklahoma Tribal Transit materials, design and construction Record March 12 and 19, 2021) of Miami and Northeastern OBITUARIES Julia Jeanne Irwin Haney Fleming 1923-2021 Julia Jeanne Irwin Haney Fleming Irwin. and fiancé Charlotte of Wyoming; Steven of Miami, Oklahoma passed away on Jeanne is survived by one sister, Carden of New Mexico; Ian Haney and Thursday, March 4th, 2021, while resting Carolyn Irwin Perry of Emporia, Kansas wife Peggy of Colorado; James Stevens peacefully at her home. She lived a and one brother, Scott Irwin and ,wife of Missouri; Philip Carden and wife spectacular 97 years filled with grace. Sophie, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Meredith of North Carolina; Libbey Jeanne was born November 25th, Jeanne is also survived by children Haney of Arkansas; Emily Carden 1923, in Lansing, Kansas, to James Joseph Haney and wife Elaine of Grand and fiancé Ty of Washington DC; Ferdinand and Garland Andrews Irwin. Junction, Colorado; Patty Strasheim of Becca Carden of Massachusetts; Lee Her adventurous life took her to many Jackson, Wyoming; Carol Carden and Haney of Arkansas. different states and countries, settling husband Pat of Miami, Oklahoma; Mary Jeanne also lived for her eleven “Great ultimately in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Kay McCoy of Miami, Oklahoma and Grand Joys” and many nieces and Jeanne was owner and Chairman of Ginger Haney Burnham and husband nephews. the Board of Security Bank & Trust Robert of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Jeffrey A celebration of life will be held at a Company in Miami, Oklahoma; Member Fleming of Homestead, Florida; Wendy later date in Neosho Rapids, Kansas. In of PEO chapter DR in Miami, Oklahoma; Fleming of Homestead, Florida; Laura lieu of flowers please makecontributions and a member of First Presbyterian Fleming Oberlender and husband Bernie in honor of Jeanne to the First Church in Miami, Oklahoma. of Hollywood, Florida. Presbyterian Church, 1410 NE Veterans Jeanne was preceded in death by She has 12 grandchildren, Jessica Blvd, Miami, husbands, Jefferson H. Haney and James Haney Wireman and husband Paul of Oklahoma, Heifer International.org Julia Jeanne Irwin Haney P. Fleming: two sons, Dean Haney and Wyoming; Jeff Stevens and wife Amy or Miami Public School Enrichment Jay Haney: siblings Betty Irwin Nave, of Arkansas; Diana Haney Baham and Foundation, 26 North Main St. Miami, Fleming Myra Lee Irwin Love, Jack Irwin and Jim husband Ryan of Colorado; Josh Haney Oklahoma 74354.

Wanda Lee (Housman) Loehr 1924-2021 Wanda Lee (Housman) Loehr went to about all birds. Her favorites were Loehr; 13 greatgrandchildren; her sister, be with the Lord on January 21, 2021. hummingbirds and red birds. She had a Mary Draper and husband, Wayne; her She was born on February 25, 1924, to passion for cooking, and nothing made sisterin- law, Hilda Weeber; her brother- Erma (Barlow) Housman and Vollie her happier than preparing meals for her in-law, Raymond Loehr; her brother-in- Housman in Ottawa County, Okla. family. As a hobby, she enjoyed reading law, Joe Brubaker; and her sister-in-law, Wanda grew up in Miami, Okla., and and collecting cookbooks. She had an Kay Housman; and numerous nieces and was very proud of her Native American amazing green thumb and will always be nephews. She will be missed by many. Indian Heritage. She was a lifelong remembered for her beautiful rose bushes. A private graveside service will be held member of the Ottawa Indian Tribe. She Wanda’s greatest joy was her family. by her immediate family. The family attended the Ottawa 1-Room country She loved being a wife, mother, sister, would like to thank Home Instead Senior school for eight years before graduating grandmother, and greatgrandmother. She Care, Copperas Hollow Nursing and from Wyandotte High School in 1942. was preceded in death by her parents; Rehab, and Encompass Hospice for the Over the years she enjoyed taking trips her husband; her sister, Betty Brubaker; comfort and care she received. back to Oklahoma for her class reunions. and her brothers, Jehu Housman and Donations in her honor may be made On October 14, 1946, she married the Gerald Housman. Wanda is survived to Cooks Point United Methodist Church, love of her life, Andrew Walter Loehr. by her two sons, Blifford Loehr and 4902 State Highway 21 E., Caldwell, Soon after they purchased a farm and wife, Terry, and Danny Loehr; her Texas 77836 and Encompass Hospice of settled into their new lives together in grandson, Justin Loehr and wife, Kristen; Bryan/College Station, 3600 Highway 6 Cooks Point, Texas. Farming and raising her granddaughter, Nickie Loehr; her South, Suite 100, College Station, Texas their two boys Blifford and Danny was grandson, Brandon Loehr and wife, 77840. Arrangements by Strickland their greatest priority. Natalie; her grandson, Cody Loehr and Funeral Home in Caldwell. They invite She was a proud and very active wife, Alaina; her grandson, Kyle Loehr; you to visit their website at www. Wanda Lee (Housman) member of Cooks Point United Methodist her grandson, Seth Loehr and fi ancée, stricklandfuneralhomes. com and sign the Loehr Church. Wanda was an avid bird lover Kindel; her grandson, Will Loehr and online register book. and enjoyed watching and learning wife, Leah; her granddaughter, Dailee MIAMI NEWS-RECORD, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 - PAGE 10 SPORTS Quapaw logs district sweep against Tigers

Jim Ellis singles for the Wildcats. [email protected] Seth Johnston, Matt Lovell, Payton Shapp, Deacon Shapp and Preston uapaw swept its District Thomasson all added singles. 2A-5 series with Commerce, Seth Hailey doubled and Eric Qclaiming a 14-2 win Monday, Cunningham and Jonas Reeves each had March 7 and a 12-2 decision on a single. Tuesday, March 8. Quapaw 14, Commerce 2 Payton Shapp threw all three innings of The Cats jumped on top 6-0 in the Monday’s series opener, then opening frame then put together back-to- Payton Shapp, Deacon Shapp, Koen back four-run rallies in the second and Myrick and Kale Thomasson combined third. for nine strikeouts while allowing five CHS got both of its runs in the third. hits on Tuesday. Kale Thomasson and Deacon Shapp Quapaw 12, Commerce 2 each had a double and single, Seth The Wildcats jumped out to a 5-0 lead Johnston and Payton Shapp doubled and after two innings then picked up a run in Zayne Suman and Preston Thomasson Lady Norse in action. the sixth and broke the game open with a singled for the winners. six-run seventh. Hailey doubled and Cunningham and The Commerce runs came in the third Reeves singled for the only Commerce and sixth. hits. Lady Norse nab 3rd Ethan Mate had a double and two straight win ortheastern A&M rolled to its third straight shutout here Monday, March 8 as Dogs pick up second the Lady Norse nabbed a 3-0 win over Seminole State College. N NEO claimed 25-22, 25-22 and 25-14 wins. The Lady Norse had blanked Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College on March 3 and rolled 3-0 against Independence (Kansas) Community College on March 5. straight shutout win Leaders for NEO were Paige Simpson, Alana Browder and Paige Schrader, each with eight Jim Ellis kills while Browder had four aces and Ariana Ruiz and Jillian Brunnert had three and two, [email protected] respectively. Ruiz had 37 assists. Jazzmin Kloos had 20 digs, Brunnert nine and Simpson eight. On the oalie Luke Hackett logged his second straight shutout Tuesday night as night, the Lady Norse finished with 39 kills, 17 errors and 47 total attempts. Miami rolled 6-0 against Locust Grove. NEO, 9-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference, now is 3-0 at home. Next up is a tri at Overland G The Lady Wardogs dropped a 3-0 decision in their home opener. The Park, Kansas, on Thursday, March 11, where they will face Labette and Johnson County Wardogs had opened the season March 4 with a 1-0 shootout victory against community colleges. Commerce. Skyler Judd had a hat trick while Damen Dillingham and freshmen Jordy Andres and Shane Douthit had one apiece.The Wardogs were up 2-0 at the half. Over the course of the girls’ game, MHS lost several players to injury and had another go off following a red card. Locust Grove was up 1-0 at the half. The Lady Wardogs hosted Rejoice Christian Verdigris rolls over Thursday, then both Miami teams will be idle until March 23, when it hosts Pryor. Dogs twice Ketchum claims district Jim Ellis a rout by scoring 15 times in the second [email protected] inning. They picked up five more in the third. Ryan also had three hits for sweep over Owls erdigris rolled to a home- Verdigris. Four others had two hits Jim Ellis fifth, then erupted for a final five in the and-home sweep of Miami in apiece. The Cards sent 21 batters to the [email protected] sixth. District 4A-7, getting a 20-0 plate in the second, collecting seven V Avery Brown singled three times win on Monday and a 24-0 decision walks, two errors, two hit batters, five etchum logged a sweep of while Jayden Anderson and Cason Tuesday at Joe Pollock Field. singles, two double and a triple. Fairland in a District 2A-5 Rentfrow collected a double and single Weather permitting, Miami hosts Verdigris 20, Miami 0 baseball home-and-home each for Fairland. Jaden Linthicum Ketchum at noon Saturday.Jax Ryan Clay McCormick was the Dogs’ only K series. doubled and Jonny Dingle, Grant Lollar had a perfect game here on Tuesday, baserunner, getting a walk in the top of The Warriors rolled 11-0 Monday and Garren Jackson singled. fanning six of the nine batters he the fourth inning. then claimed a 19-7 victory on Tuesday. Ketchum 11, Fairland 0 faced. Cody Brissie and Reece Verdigris scored seven times in the Ketchum 19, Fairland 7 Dingle had the Owls’ only hit in Roller combined on a no-hitter in second and collected another 11 in the The Owls jumped out 6-3 in the first Monday’s game. the Monday clash. Brissie had 10 third. Five hit batters, two walks, two inning only to have Ketchum counter Ketchum scored twice in the opening strikeouts and Roller one. singles and a triple keyed the Cards’ 11- with seven runs in the top of the second. frame, got five more in the second Verdigris 24, Miami 0 run third inning. The Warriors continued to pull away, then put together back-to-back two-run The Cardinals turned a 4-0 lead into getting two runs each in the fourth and rallies in the fourth and fifth. PAGE 11 - MIAMI NEWS-RECORD, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 SPORTS Lady Wardogs win 2nd straight state lift title

Wyandotte v. Colcord Bears win district series from Colcord

Jim Ellis double and two singles while [email protected] Powers finished with a double and single. 15-5 victory Bryce Pogue singled twice Tuesday gave and Ethan McLaughlin and AWyandotte a sweep Cole each had a base hit. of its District 2A-5 baseball Derek Mayberry, Briar The Miami High School girls won a second straight OFCA girls powerlifting state title Monday series against Colcord. Mayberry and Zach Duncan at Ardmore. The Bears scored three each had a single for Colcord. times in the top of the seventh Wyandotte 5, Colcord 2 Jim Ellis Monday, she had a to claim a 5-3 win Monday. Wyandotte saw a 2-0 lead [email protected] 290-pound lift in the squat, Wyandotte 15, Colcord 5 erased in the bottom of the 130 in the bench press and The Bears scored runs in sixth by the Hornets. The iami won a 265 in the deadlift for a each at bat in a game that was tying run came on a steal of second straight 685-pound total. halted by the run rule in the home. MOklahoma Her total was 170 pounds fifth inning. However, in the seventh, Girls Powerlifting Coaches more than second-place Wyandotte was up 5-0 a bases-loaded walk to Cole Association championship finisher Alicia Freeman of before the Hornets got their gave the Bears the lead, then and the Lady Wardogs Broken Bow. first run in the third. McLaughlin singled and crowned two individual state In 121-pound competition, WHS countered with Lawson stole home. champs during competition Burrow set a state record a five-run rally in its half Colcord threatened in its at Dickson High School in both the squat (265) and of the third to grab a 10-1 half of the inning, getting a Monday, March 8. deadlift (285). Her bench advantage. single and walk only to have Jade White won a third press was 115 pounds, The Hornets got a final five McLaughlin slam the door on straight state title and Jericho giving her a 665-pound total. in the top of the fourth only to the Hornets. Burrow set state records in The Lady Wardogs picked Jade White and Jericho Burrow were individ- have Wyandotte get three in McLaughlin went the both the squat and deadlift. up third-place finishes from ual state champs for Miami at the girls’ state the fourth and a final two in distance, striking out 12, the fifth. The Lady Wardogs Chloe Preaus at 165 pounds powerlifting championships Monday at Ard- walking four and allowing Talon Powers, Gavin just four hits. finished with 144 points to with a 675-pound total and more. take top honors. Desiree Armstrong (181) and Kihenia and Blaze Cole Justus Robertson, Lawson, Afton was second at 87, her total was 670 pounds. Jadie Cheater (150) had 108; Kylie Jinks, 136; combined to limit the Hornets Braeden Main, McLaughlin followed by Bridge Creek, Finishing fourth for Miami totals of 550 and 655, Alyssa Pendergraft, 150; to two hits, a pair of singles. and Cole all had singles for 76, and Durant, 66. were respectively. Beca Hopping and Darci Kihenia had an inside- Wyandotte. White, competing in the Jordnynn McMinn (123), Others competing for Edmondson, 165; Kambrie the-park grand slam in the Colcord’s hits — all singles 108-pound division, holds 455 total, and Hannah MHS but not placing were Cummings, 198; Harper second. He drove in five runs — were from Dylan Davis, state record in all three Hardcastle (150), 655 total. Kytilin Callahan, Kennedy Davis, 220, and Serima on the afternoon. Derek Mayberry, Bryan events. Kiya Payton (121) and Stand and Emily Nodine, Welles, heavyweight. Mike Lawson added a Minard and Jaden Mayberry. MIAMI NEWS-RECORD, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 - PAGE 12 SPORTS Lady Norse coast past NOC-Tonkawa Jim Ellis [email protected]

he resurgent Northeastern A&M women picked up a T second straight Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference road win Monday night when they rolled 67-43 against Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa. The Lady Norse blasted Western Oklahoma State 72-39 Saturday in Miami to snap a three-game losing streak. They fell to Seminole State on the road March 4, 82-59. “I thought we played good defense,” NEO coach Jim Rowland said. “Our kids came out and were focused. We had a couple possessions early on that set the tone for the game. The runs that they did get on us, I thought we responded and really did a good job Tucson Redding of Northeastern A&M chal- of controlling the game.” lenges Nate Goodlow of Northern Oklahoma NEO was up by three after the first quarter then used a 16-11 advantage in the second to open up a 31-23 lead. Trinity Jackson of Northeastern A&M pressures Radina Zhi- No. 4 Mavs topple It was 31-23 heading into the final stanza when the Lady Norse vachka of Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa. erupted for 24 points. Makenna Golden Norse Burch and Kristina Ekofo scored 14 23 points in a 69-67 loss on Feb. Brianna Cotter with 13 points. and 10, respectively for NEO A&M 4, but had only five in Monday’s Jim Ellis (4-4, 3-3). Barbara Turkalj and rematch. “We did a better job Seminole 82, NEO 59 [email protected] Caleigh Stevenson picked up seven of guarding her and adjusting,” The Belles outscored the visitors each while Trinity Jackson scored Rowland said. “We did a good job in three of the four quarters, 22- nable to overcome a 14-point halftime deficit, six and Dariann Myles, Vanessa of locking them down defensively.” 12 in the first, 18-12 in the second the Northeastern A&M men suffered a 74-60 Jurewicz, Sydney Ellis and Teona and 25-18 in the fourth. Each loss to fourth-ranked Northern Oklahoma- U Stonjanova added five each. Miya NEO 72, Western 39 team got 17 in the second frame. Tonkawa here Monday, March 8. McGee tacked on a free throw. The The Lady Norse set the tone Myles and Burch scored 18 and 10, The Mavericks, improving to 10-0, led 42-28 at the Lady Norse shot only 37.7% from in the first quarter with a 23-8 respectively, for NEO. Others with break. Each team scored 32 points in the second half. the field (26-69), including 5 of 26 advantage then broke the game open points were Ellis, nine; Jackson, Brian Moore was the leading scorer for NEO (8-4, 4-3) (19%) from behind the arc. Gavriel with a 21-8 run in the third.Three seven; Stevenson and Ekofo, six with 24 points. Myers was the leader for Tonkawa players were in double figures for each; McGee, two, and Nene Sow, Tucson Redding added seven, followed by James (3-7, 3-3) with seven points. NEO: Myles had 16, Burch 13 and one. The top scorers for the Belles Franklin Jr., six; Jadan Graves, five; Shayne Scruggs, “We didn’t allow any of those Stevenson finished with 12. Turkalj were Amaya Gordon with 24 and four; Nikita Konstantynovski, Taylor Gonzales, Kamryn kids to take over,” Rowland said. turned in eight points, followed by Kryslyn Jones with 20. The Lady Edwards and Omeechi Williams, three each, and Kalil “Mia Brown took over here and that Sow and Ellis with six each, Ekofo Norse host Connors State at 2 p.m. Camara, two. was the reason why we lose that five, McGee four and Jackson two. Saturday. The Norse, who had a four-game win streak snapped, game here (in Miami).” Brown had The top scorer for Western was host Connors State College Saturday at 4 p.m.

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