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years prior in 1996. There searching for a Hatchimal height in popularity, parents ne does not have were one millions units may have wanted Cabbage physically fought in stores, to look far to released during the holiday Patch Kids for themselves causing chaos over the find a frantic season, and at the end of in the 1980s, which put cherub-faced dolls. parent searching December the entire stock their parents in a similar The manufacturers of forO a Hatchimal for their has been sold-out. Due to Hatchimals have responded child for Christmas. The limited uantities of the to the limited supplies of toy is going for as much chool oard votes in product, stampedes and the toys and their resale as 500 on Ebay, and have fights broke out at retailers value. been seen on online local who sold the Elmos. The statement reads, swap social media sites for design or visitor stands Beanie babies This is a special 300, while they retail for hit the shelves in season and we don’t 59- 69. eat er armon 1995, and due to want anyone to be Staff Reporter Although the generation a particularly disappointed, nor of parents and the hot clever marketing do we support uring their monthly board meeting, the toy of the season may strategy, the in ated prices from Weatherford Public Schools Board of have changed over the stuffed animals non-authori ed Education voted to approve an architect’s years, parents hunting for were highly resellers. While design for new visitor stands at the the must-have toy of sought-after. additional WeatherfordD Public Schools Football Field. the Christmas season is a The company product will hit WPS Superintendent Chad Wilson said discussion familiar scene. produced retail shelves in to replace the stands began after last summer’s annual In 1998, Furby, another each design December, we inspections on the structure. interactive, furry creature in limited anticipate this When we had the inspection, we were told we would was the must have uantities, inventory will also need to address the stands within the next couple of Christmas toy. During making each sell out uickly. years, Wilson said. Those stands have served their the holiday season, more design a We have increased purpose over the last 30 years. than 1.8 million were sold. collectible. production and a Christian Ballard, of Boynton Williams Associates The toy retailed for 35, Many people whole new batch Architecture, presented plans for the new stands. The although due to limited believed the of Hatchimals will stands will be 10 yards shorter on each end to make demand in the release year, toys would be ready to hatch in the grandstand deeper than what it currently is for the the resale price skyrocketed increase in value early 2017. possibility of adding storage in the future. Ballard to more than 100, with due to the limited said the plans will maintain the 850 seats the current some selling for more than design batches. In stands accommodate. 300 in auctions. Furby its height, it has been arents are on t e loo Ballard estimated his original plan would cost saw a revival in 2005 and reported that Beanie o t or t e to o an 2012 and can still be seen Babies would go for as •P ea e ee SC A on store shelves today. intera ti e egg ontaining a at imal Page
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The Weatherford Area Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of a new Edward Jones office, located at 1053 N Washington Avenue. Business owner and financial consultant Steve ahorsky opened the office in September, after having moved to Weatherford from Flower Mound, Texas, a year prior. Although he lived in Texas for more than 20 years, he said the Weatherford area has always felt like home it s the place he met his wife Debbie while the two were studying at SWOSU and where her family still lives. It s the best place to live in Oklahoma, ahorsky said. It s was a way to open a small business and move back to, in a sense, our hometown. It s not really my hometown, but it s always felt like home to me. The couple have two children, Kyle and Taylor and five grandchildren. ahorsky said his business provides full financial planning for families, young and old, varying from clients who have small amounts of money to millions of dollars. In addition to other services, the business offers fixed-income investments, stock investments and broad-based mutual fund investments all with a personal touch. Edward Jones in a 100 year old firm that is well- know and well-respected with 12,000 offices in eat er armon the United States. We cater to personal service and Ste e a ors ts t e eremonial ri on d ring t e C am er o Commer e s i on C tting personal relationships, ahorsky said. We want esda a ternoon to know our people, their situations and hopefully eventually know their kids and their grandkids. It s a small-town way of doing business. The Edward Jones office is hosting an open house 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, with snacks and good company. ahorksy said the community is welcomed to attend. ft n ducat on campa n e ns
essi a ra n Teachers often end up buying their seating, iPads and much more. Staff Reporter much needed supplies out of their own Donors can adopt a classroom or paycheck. rooms for $250 each. A list of classrooms any individual Weatherford Public Schools Foundation Teacher grants which are traditionally from each school will be available soon. o r club is welcome chair Brad Berrong is leading the funded through interest rates are Checks should be made payable to adopt a classroom. It also campaign Gifting Education: Adopt a historically low right now, Berrong to the Weatherford Public is a great way to memorialize a loved Classroom. said. Schools Foundation, PO one. Donations are tax deductible. Sixty classrooms from every school in Classroom items needed range Box 268, Weatherford, The most valuable asset in our the Weatherford School District asked from pencil sharpeners, OK 73096. Checks may community is the children, Berrong said. for a donation of $250 each to buy new dictionaries, exercise balls, also be brought to the Berrong Our goal is to get all classes sponsored supplies specific to their need. calculators, math games, Insurance Office at 520 E. by Christmas. I know that is a vigorous As it is clearly known, school funding cleaning wipes, dry-erase Main in Weatherford. wish, but this community seems to come is down and so are teachers salaries. boards with markers, flexible Parents, grandparents, businesses, through each time there is a need. WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 - PAGE A
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approximately $145,000 - $150,000. He said the flatwork, or sidewalks, would cost The board voted to approve the architect’s plans, and the project will go to the bid approximately $15,000 - $25,000, depending on city specifications. WPS board process in mid-January. member Scott Seslor suggested the addition of crushed aggregate and filter cloth New hires for the school were appointed in the meeting’s executive session and to the project. With the material addition, Ballard estimated the stands would cost include: Deborah Fulton as a special education teacher at East, and Megan Andes, approximately $160,000 - $175,000. Chandra Briggs and Ashley Gotcher as paraprofessionals for the district.
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understanding of the products they are selling and take more time to get to know entrepreneurship are what the American economy is founded upon. Nurturing local customers, states the website Sustainable Connections. Local retailers are friends business ensures a strong community. and neighbors. Locally owned businesses have a vested interest in knowing how to A growing body of economic research shows that in a world is increasingly the same, serve clients. They specialize in what they do, so take advantage of it. entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities Local businesses are owned by people who live in the community. They are that preserve their one-of-a kind businesses and distinctive character. less likely to leave and more invested in the community’s future. Creativity and Shop local first and watch the community grow. PAGE 4A - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016
age im ey secures t ird consecutive Bull Riding World Championship
The hunt for the 2016 Professional Rodeo Cowboys in the same season and this year he takes an Association (PRCA) Bull Riding World Championship unprecedented step as the first SWOSU Rodeo came down to the 10th and final round of the Wrangler alum to become a three-time world champion, National Finals Rodeo (NFR) Saturday night, when doing so in his third season of professional SWOSU Rodeo alum Sage Kimzey scored 83.0 points on competition. ro ided his final ride to finish third in the average while securing Congratulations to Sage for another amazing year, Sage im e his third straight World Championship. capped off with his performance at the NFR, SWOSU on is t ird straig t Kimzey made the eight-second whistle on six out of the Rodeo Coach Mike Visnieski said. We are ll iding orld 10 bulls he rode during the Wrangler NFR, winning the extremely proud of him and all the C am ions i first round with 86.5 points while finishing second or accomplishments he has earned in Sat rda nig t third in rounds three, six and 10. his young career. His total score of 501.0 points on six head placed him Other past Bulldogs to win third in the average behind Shane Proctor (590.0/7) and world championships Brennon Eldred (509.5/6), but Kimzey built enough of include Lee Graves in a lead during the rest of the season to hold the duo off Steer Wrestling (2005, and win his third Gold Buckle with yearly earnings of 2009), Eric Mouton $311,451.27. in Bareback (1997) A member of the Bulldog Rodeo team from 2012-14, and Mark Gomes in Kimzey advanced to the College National Finals Rodeo Bareback (1998). (CNFR) twice at SWOSU and he finished as the National Runner-up in 2014. In December of 2014, he became just the second bull rider to win the Rookie of the ear and Gold Buckle
ro ided a den ridd dri es t e lane So homores lea SW S s against o C ristian stam e e of rei nin cham s Hailey Tucker scored 21 points in the managed to extend their lead before running away first half and Hayden Priddy poured with the game in the fourth uarter by outscoring in 17 after the intermission as LCU 22-9. the Lady Bulldogs routed The 90 points scored by the Lady Bulldogs Lubbock Christian – the matches their season-high, which was set against reigning NCAA Division Missouri Southern November 13. II National Champions Tucker and Priddy both filled up the stat sheet on – by a score of 90-63 Saturday. Tucker matched her season-high with 26 Saturday afternoon at points while adding eight rebounds, five assists, the Pioneer Cellular five steals and one blocked shot in the victory. Event Center. Priddy also did damage in multiple facets of the Tucker set the tone with game, totaling 22 points, five rebounds, five five three-pointers in the assists and three steals while playing the entire first uarter as SWOSU built 40 minutes. Tyra Aska added 10 points while 10 a 26-9 lead after the opening different players scored for the Lady Bulldogs. 10 minutes of play. Lubbock We were due for a good shooting night after our Christian responded and performance on Thursday, SWOSU Head Coach outscored the Lady Kelsi Musicksaid after the game. This was a Bulldogs 24-16 in the huge win for us, beating an opponent of Lubbock second uarter, cutting the Christian s caliber and putting forth that strong deficit to single digits at the performance in front of our home crowd is huge break as SWOSU led for our young team. 42-33. With the victory, the Lady Bulldogs close out the The Lady Chaps had first semester with a record of 6-3 and they return another high-scoring to action 5:30 p.m. January 2 against University uarter in the third, of Science and Arts of Oklahoma inside the but SWOSU still Pioneer Cellular Event Center. Weatherford youth wrestlers compete at tournaments
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Nick Shoemaker earns GAC Player of the Week honors Nick Shoemaker of afternoon Sunday, after starting the season SWOSU basketball Shoemaker s previous on a six-loss streak, has been named the career-high January 20 and will play Randall newest Great American of last season against December 31 after taking Conference Men s Player Southeastern when he nearly three weeks away of the Week after his scored 13 points on 4-of-6 from competition against performance against from deep. an outside opponent. Panhandle State Sunday He finished his week and a perfect 2-0 week with 28 total points after for the Bulldogs to close hitting his lone field out the first semester. goal attempt, a three Shoemaker scored a pointer, against Cameron career-high 25 points in December 7 making his SWOSU s 81-69 victory three-point percentage against the Aggies after 67 percent in the Dawgs he shot 7-for-11 (64 final two games before percent) from beyond the Christmas Break. arc and added 4-of-5 (80 Prior to this week, percent) from the foul Shoemaker had scored 28 line. total points through the The sophomore also first seven games of the grabbed a career-high season. five rebounds in his 24 The weekly honor minutes on the floor as marks the first of a reserve, his most time Shoemaker s two-year on the court this season. campaign so far, and the i S oema er Shoemaker became the first time this season a first Bulldog player since member of the SWOSU Marin elalija (February Men s Basketball team 7, 2013) to knock down has garnered Player of seven three- the Week recognition. point tries SWOSU (3-6, 1-3 in a single GAC) has now won its contest. previous three games Prior to his 25 point
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In Custody to appear today for warrant. report to follow. Police Department Monday Santos S. Contreras the original charge Gregory William 3:14 p.m. – forgery responded to a The Weatherford was scheduled to of possession of Garrison Jr., 32 of – 900 block Ring – no traffic accident in Fire Department was appear today for the marijuana. Bond was Clinton, for petit report taken. Happened the 100 block of N. dispatched to a person charges of possession set at $500. larceny and public in another county. Washington. Upon feeling dizzy. Upon of controlled Andrew J. Williams intoxication. 3:43 p.m. – found arrival, officers arrival, firefighters dangerous substance was scheduled to property – 100 block discovered the driver found the patient within 1,000 feet of appear today for the Police Reports E. University – no of a 2013 Dodge was sitting on the edge of a park, and possession original charges of Monday report. Returned to traveling south along bed. Crews took vitals of drug paraphernalia. failure to register as 8:44 a.m. – school owner. Washington, when and the patient chose Bond was not set yet. sex offender, and two patrol – 700 block E. 3:53 p.m. – the driver of a 1997 to be taken to the Sierra Nicole Galvan counts of petit larceny. Proctor – walk-thru. investigate burglary Chevrolet pickup hospital. The patient was scheduled to Bond was not set yet. 10:50 a.m. – school – 100 block E. attempted to turn left was loaded onto a cot appear today for the patrol – 500 block N. University – returned and struck the Dodge and into the ambulance charges of possession Out on Bond Custer – walk-thru. to owner (reactivated vehicle. and then taken to of controlled Ali Cherie Oldright 11:01 a.m. – school case). the hospital. Crews dangerous substance was scheduled to patrol – 800 block W. 4:55 p.m. – warrant Fire Reports gathered information within 1,000 feet of appear today for Huber – walk-thru. – 200 block S.W. Main Friday and returned to park, and possession the original charge 11:15 a.m. – business – arrested Oldright. The Weatherford service. of drug paraphernalia. of application to foot patrol – 100 block 8:34 p.m. – Fire Department was The Weatherford Bond was not set yet. accelerate for the E. Main – walk-thru. investigation – 200 dispatched to a call Fire Department Robert Cometsevah original charge of 11:40 a.m. – school block S.W. Main of a patient who had was dispatched to a was scheduled to domestic assault and patrol – 1400 block – report. fainted. Upon arrival, person who had passed appear today for battery. Lark – walk-thru. 9:06 p.m. – larceny firefighters gathered out. Upon arrival, family court. Bond was Walter Thomas 11:47 a.m. – 1300 block E. Eagle patient history from firefighters found a set at $1,500. Falls was scheduled – sick/injured person – arrested Garrison. a family member and patient sitting at the Jennifer Goucher was to appear today for – 1400 block Quail – 11:17 p.m. – public took vital signs of the bottom of the stairs. scheduled to appear the original charges ambulance has control. assist – 4000 block patient. Crews then Crews took vitals and today for the original of possession of 11:59 a.m. – school Cummins – area moved the patient to a was placed on oxygen. charge of larceny of marijuana and patrol – 1500 block N. checked and secure. cot for transport. Once Firefighters gathered merchandise from possession of Washington – walk- All OK. the patient was loaded patient history, then retailer. Bond was set paraphernalia. thru. into the ambulance, assisted Sinor by at $2,500. Max Daniel Ferkins 12:07 p.m. – Tuesday firefighters returned to loading the patient Benjamin King was was scheduled to burglary alarm – 100 1:51 a.m. – public service. onto a cot and into an scheduled to appear appear today for the block N. Broadway assist – 1000 block ambulance. today for the original original charge of – all OK. It was an Gartrell – area checked Saturday The Weatherford charge of failure to reckless conduct with a employee error. and secure. All OK. The Weatherford Fire Department appear to pay court firearm. 1:30 p.m. – contact 2:20 a.m. – public Fire Department was was dispatched to a costs. Bond was set at Kyle Gilbert was subject – 1300 block assist – 4900 block E. dispatched to a lift person with difficulty $146. scheduled to appear Meadow – spoke to Main – area checked assist. Upon arrival, breathing. Upon Omar Venegas today for the original driver about their and secure. All OK. firefighters saw Sinor arrival, firefighters Rios was scheduled charge of reckless driving habits. 2:28 a.m. – public assisting the patient. found the patient to appear today for conduct with a firearm. 2:14 p.m. – found assist downtown – area After checking if help was sitting on a bed. the original charges Cody Glen Shoptaw property – 1100 block checked and secure. was needed, crews Crews assisted Sinor of two counts of was scheduled E. Main – property All OK. returned to service. in checking vitals and failure to comply. to appear today picked up. 2:28 a.m. – public The Weatherford loading the patient The first count is for for the original 2:21 p.m. – mental assist – 300 block N. Fire Department onto a cot and into an the original charge of charges of DUI subject – 3700 block Washington – area was dispatched to a ambulance. possession of firearm – drugs, possession E. Main – report to checked and secure. medical assist. Upon The Weatherford while on supervision. of paraphernalia, follow. All OK. arrival, firefighters Fire Department was The second count is and driving under 2:38 p.m. – 5:07 a.m. – public found the patient dispatched to a motor for the original charge suspension. embezzlement – 200 assist – 500 block W. sitting in the living vehicle accident with of possession of block E. University Rainey – area checked room complaining of injuries. Upon arrival, controlled dangerous Arrested – report taken. and secure. All OK. weakness and nausea. firefighters found both substance. Total bond Monday 3:07 p.m. – (911) Crews helped get the drivers were out of was set at $10,000. Ali Cherie Oldright, accident with unknown Accident Report patient on a gurney and their vehicles, said Conrado Talamantes 22 of Weatherford, injury near Washington Monday into an ambulance. they were OK and Jr. was scheduled for a Custer County and Main – accident The Weatherford refused treatment. WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 - PAGE A Debt ceiling deadline falls in Trump’s first 100 days s Republicans to comment. long-term thinks debt is a about to have Meadows said he is only bad thing.” unified control of willing to entertain a debt What’s important, Cole the government ceiling increase if it’s said, is that Republicans Aready their 100-day agenda, attached to a comprehensive present a credible plan for one thing is notably missing: deficit reduction plan. restoring the fiscal health of a plan for addressing the “Just increasing the the country. government’s borrowing debt, adding on to the “I think sticking your authority when the current debt without a plan to head in the sand, as we’re debt limit suspension pay it off other than our prone to do around here, is expires on March 15. children or grandchildren a big mistake,” he said. Congress suspended the is problematic,” he said. Cole predicted Democrats ro ided debt ceiling as part of a Fellow North Carolina will be a position to extract e li an la ma ers are alread e e ting t at t e in oming adminis budget deal former Speaker Rep. Mark Walker also some “major concessions” tration ill se at is no n as e traordinar meas res to nt t e John A. Boehner negotiated referenced Schweikert’s if the GOP doesn’t stay deadline rt er into t e alendar ear before leaving office in work when speaking about united. the fall of 2015. When options for dealing with the “They control the House Democratic Caucus with fire” if they think up to them to show that they the suspension lifts, the debt ceiling. He too believes House, the Senate and Chairman Joe Crowley, D- they can make drastic cuts can actually lead without cap will need to be raised any increase should be the presidency and let’s N.Y. to entitlement programs doing damage and harm to or suspended again for paired with deficit reducing see how they deal with Crowley cautioned that like Social Security or the American people.” the United States to avoid legislation. this issue,” newly elected Republicans are “playing Medicare, saying, “It’s now default. “We’ve got to get beyond Republican lawmakers are the tongue and check and already expecting that the really talk about mandatory incoming administration spending across the board,” will use what is known as Walker said. “extraordinary measures” The incoming chair of to punt the deadline further the Republican Study into the calendar year. Committee, the larger “We’re not going to and more mainstream default on our nation’s debt. conservative caucus in And the administration, the House, said there is a as we know, has a lot of “very good chance” that the flexibility when they call RSC will release its own the date,” said New York proposal for dealing with Republican Rep. Chris the debt ceiling early next Collins, a congressional year. liaison to President-elect “It is something that we’re Donald Trump’s transition going to be addressing in team. the RSC in January and Collins told Roll Call not waiting for the last that the debt ceiling is minute when it comes due not a part of the Trump in March,” Walker said. administration’s 100-day Cole said he and legislative agenda. Democratic Rep. John “We’re filling spots and Delaney of Maryland have jobs and getting ready. talked about pushing their It’s going to have to proposal to overhaul Social be a true debate within Security as a sweetener for our conference and the a debt ceiling increase. administration as to where “Social Security is the we go with all that,” he easiest one to deal with said. because it’s basically a The administration prefers math problem,” Cole said, to use its post-election explaining that it simply momentum to repeal the involves decisions about 2010 health care law, roll the retirement age, the back possibly hundreds of cap on payroll taxes and regulations and enhance progressive indexation or security along the southern means testing. border. Despite the appetite among Dealing with the deficit the Republican rank-and- has not been nearly as file to do something about prominent. The president- the deficit, it’s unclear elect has offered no whether GOP leaders will proposals for cutting push for spending cuts to costs of Social Security or be part of a debt ceiling Medicare, two entitlement increase. programs that are primary Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s drivers of the growing spokeswomen AshLee shortfall. Strong declined to specify “Neither of the presidential his position on when and candidates had a thing how Congress should to say,” said Rep. Tom address the debt ceiling. Cole, noting that Trump She did confirm that the and Democratic nominee speaker’s office and the Hillary Clinton only talked Trump transition team have on the trail about paying discussed the matter. for spending increases they Across the Capitol, were proposing. Senate Majority Leader “You’re going to have Mitch McConnell gave to tackle entitlement a history lesson Monday reform,” the Oklahoma when asked whether his Republican added. “If the previous position that the new president doesn’t do debt ceiling should be used it in his first term, he’ll as an instrument to reduce be running for re-election the deficit will hold. - or his successor will be The debt ceiling was running for election- with a useful tool in forcing a rising deficit on his watch. the sequester, automatic And that’s not a good place spending cuts that he said to be.” have “put a lot of pressure Conservatives have on domestic discretionary already begun drafting spending,” the Kentucky deficit reduction plans Republican said. But he they’d like to see paired also noted that Congress with any increase in the has raised the debt ceiling debt ceiling. several times without an “We’re hopeful to come effort to cut spending. up with entitlement reform “It’s unclear to me whether and deficit reduction plans raising the debt ceiling will in the first 30 days,” newly end up carrying anything elected House Freedom with it or not,” McConnell Caucus Chair Mark said. Meadows said. For most of President The North Carolina Barack Obama’s time in Republican said he met office, House Republicans Wednesday with Freedom have called for a dollar in Caucus member Dave spending cuts for every Schweikert of Arizona, dollar increase in the who is working on ideas debt ceiling. Cole said for overhauls that they hope he doesn’t see that as a to present to the roughly necessity anymore since 40 member conservative congressional Republicans caucus in early January. will be negotiating with a Schweikert was unavailable president “that you hope PAGE 8A - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016
Coleta Ann (Morgan) Weidenmaier Stinson 1935-2016 oleta Ann (Morgan) Weidenmaier Stinson was born on February 23, 1935 near Mountain View, OK in theC Starr community to DeWitte and Jessie (Feeser) Morgan. She departed this life on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Fairview, OK surrounded by her loving family. Coleta attended Starr Community School through 6th grade and graduated from Mountain View High School in 1952, where she played the cornet in the school band. She married Bill Weidenmaier on June 7, 1956 at Mountain View, OK, and later married Darrell Stinson on August 3, 1968 at Carnegie, OK. Coleta received her LPN license at Hobart, OK and worked for Dr. Tolbert as his clinic nurse in Mountain View. She also worked at Thomas Hospital, Watonga Nursing Home, Geary Nursing Home and finished her nursing career with Home Health. Her favorite job was taking care of her Coleta Ann (Morgan) family. She was a faithful member of the Meidenmaier Stinson Church of Christ. Coleta enjoyed sewing, yardwork, watching sporting events and Jerry, Alex Shafer and wife Megan, reading the newspapers. She had lived Dexter Shafer and wife Kayla, Addie at Mountain View, Carnegie, Fort Cobb, Shafer, Jordan Sells, Tate Ott, Kelby Fay and Ames, OK. Ott and Hadley Ott; great-grandchildren Coleta was preceded in death by Alex Darling, Tabitha Darling, Morgan her parents; her first husband Bill; an Denton, Bryleigh Shafer, Kaden Shafer infant son, Emil DeWitte Weidenmaier; and one on the way; sister-in-laws Mary siblings Maybian Rhodes, Flossie Bales, Morgan, Mavis Hart and Regina Stinson; Ima Nix, Ellen Kilday, Polly Newsom, and numerous nieces and nephews. Bud Morgan, Tyke Morgan, Jessie Mae Funeral services will be held at 10:00 Morgan and Sam Morgan; in-laws Emil a.m., Saturday, December 17, 2016 and Loleet Weidenmaier, and John and at the Fay Auditorium with Minister Florence Stinson; She is survived by her David Beck and Minister Bill Crenshaw husband Darrell Stinson of the home; officiating. Interment will be held daughters and son-in-laws Lindsay and at 3:30 p.m. at Fort Cobb Cemetery Eddie Wilson of Tulsa, OK, Sandra and under the direction of Pierce Funeral Allen Shafer of Houston, TX, Susan and Home, Canton, OK. Memorials may be Tim Sells of Wichita, KS and Debra and made to In Search of the Lord’s Way, John Ott of Ames, OK; grandchildren P.O. Box 371, Edmond, OK 73083. Joby Wilson and wife Allison, Jenifer Condolences may be made online at Darling, Stefanie Denton and husband www.piercefuneralhomes.com. WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 - PAGE 1B Low ratings for Trump’s transition Rick Perry picked to lead Energy % who approve of job has done explaining his policies and plans Department in Trump Cabinet Bush: March, 1989 65% Clinton: Jan., 1993 62% ormer Texas adviser, waiting for an Trump ended up picking Gov. Rick Perry elevator back upstairs. retired Marine Gen. James Bush: Jan., 2001 50% is President-elect They chatted brie y. Perry Mattis for Pentagon chief. Donald Trump’s ashed a thumbs-up to a Much of the Energy Obama: Dec., 2008 72% Fchoice to lead the Energy passer-by. Then he walked Department’s efforts in Department, according off, again without talking recent years have been Trump: Dec., 2016 41% to news reports early with reporters. focused on nuclear energy Tuesday. He ignored a shouted and handling and disposal % who approve of Cabinet choices and other high level The former Republican question about whether he of fissile material. appointments campaign rivals met for still wants to abolish the Obama’s energy chiefs about 0 minutes Monday. Energy Department. have been top-rate Bush: March, 1989 It’s unclear when the pick, Perry had his first scientists. The current 59% reported by NBC News interview at Trump Tower secretary, Ernest Moniz, Clinton: Jan., 1993 and ABC News, will be on Nov. 21, stoking rumors who helped negotiate 64% announced. that Trump might find a the Iran nuclear deal, is Bush: Jan., 2001 58% Energy is the department spot in his administration a nuclear physicist who that Perry vowed to for a man who, during the taught at MIT. He succeeded Obama: Dec., 2008 71% eliminate during the 2012 GOP primaries, called him Nobel Prize winner Steven campaign but couldn’t a cancer on conservatism. Chu, a Stanford University Trump: Dec., 2016 40% remember in his infamous Perry threw his support physicist who previously oops moment a memory to Sen. Ted Cruz, a directed the Lawrence Source: Pew Research Center Graphic: Staff, Tribune News Service lapse during a 2011 GOP fellow Texan, as the field Berkeley National Lab. debate that hobbled his narrowed, but eventually presidential ambitions. It’s came around and served as unclear whether his mission an enthusiastic campaign in Trump’s administration surrogate for Trump. would include disbanding On Saturday, Perry the department. and Trump met again at Perry is expected to face the Army-Navy football scrutiny over his ties to game. the energy industry. When Perry was Texas’ longest he left office, he joined serving governor. He left the corporate boards of office in early 201 . two companies run by On his first trek to Dallas billionaire Kelcy Trump Tower, last month, Warren. And in his long speculation raged that Texas political career, he Trump was eyeing him drew significant campaign for a number of cabinet donations from energy spots including Defense, executives. Agriculture and Veterans On Monday afternoon, Affairs. Perry was state Perry strode past reporters agriculture commissioner and photographers at before he became lieutenant Trump Tower, boarding governor, and he’s an Air an elevator without making Force veteran. Trump aides eye contact. He returned said afterward that they to the lobby about 0 had discussed homeland minutes later and bumped and border security and into retired Army Gen. immigration policy, along Michael Flynn, Trump’s with military issues and the pick for national security fight against ISIS.
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S OSU stude ts s eduled to omplete de rees t s fall semester A total of 366 students at Southwestern Oklahoma State Henderson, B.S. in Exercise Science; Tyler Henry, B.S. in University in Weatherford complete requirements for Industrial Technology; Rachel Hurt, M.B.A. in Business either associate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees Administration; Casey Jiles, Doctor of Pharmacy; Jacob after the 2016 fall semester. Johnson, B.A. in Criminal Justice; Satora Johnson, B.S. These students had the opportunity to participate in in Health Care Administration; Kayla Johnston, B.A. the 2016 SWOSU graduation ceremony or go through in Interdisciplinary Studies; Mary Keen, B.A. in Art convocation exercises in 2017 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, Education; Hayley Martin, B.S. in Psychology and B.B.A. at Milam Stadium on the SWOSU campus. in Marketing; Casey Merryman, M.B.A. in Business The eather ord aily ews ran a partial listing Tuesday, Administration; Patrick Merryman, B.B.A. in Accounting December 13. The following are the remaining list of and B.B.A. in Finance; Jennifer Musgrove, Doctor of Technology students who completed their degrees include: Pharmacy; Kaitlin Nootbaar, B.S. in Biological Sciences Arlington — Chase Snyder, A.S. in Wildland and B.S. in Natural Sciences Education; Jilynn Parkhurst, Firefighting Oklahoma B.S. in Elementary Education; Richard Patterson, B.S. Dallas — Priscilla Stuart, M.S. Healthcare Informatics & Skiatook — Augustus Anderson, B.S. in Parks And in Computer Science; Taylor Rains, B.S. in Health And Information Management Recreation Physical Education; Sam Ridenhour, B.S. in Park and Denton — Ashlee Garza Beitinger, B.S. in Engineering Snyder — Curtis Collins, B.S. in Computer Science Wildlife Law; Ricardo Rivera, B.S. in Computer Science; Technology Sperry — John Moriarty, Doctor of Pharmacy Morgan Roper, B.S. in Psychology; Wesly Rose, A.S. Frisco — Corinne Choate, B.A. in History; Joanna Collins, Stillwater — Alfa Abame, B.S. in Biomedical Sciences in Wildland Firefighting; Jordan Satterlee, Bachelor M.Ed. in (Non Certifiedified) Sports Management Tahlequah — Teressa Simmons, B.S. in Nursing - RN of Music Education-Instrumental; Tori Skinner, B.S. Heath — Cori Kelly, B.S. in Natural Sciences To BSN in Psychology; Odessa Talley, Bachelor of Fine Arts Education Tecumseh — Jenna Jarrett, B.S. in Nursing - RN To BSN; Graphic Design; Kwame Tate, B.S. in Health Sciences; Henrietta — Chelsey Mawson, M.Ed. in Reading and Caylie Patton, B.A. in Communication Arts Legend Tate, B.S. in Health Sciences; ClarkThiessen, Specialist Thomas — Katy Kirkpatrick, M.S. in Classroom Teaching; B.S. in Park and Wildlife Law; Stewart Tripp, B.B.A. in Iowa Park — Corey Williams, Doctor of Pharmacy and Vivian Lime, A.S. in Tribal Administration Management and B.B.A. in Finance; Enid Van Treese, Katy — Nicole Schmitz, Doctor of Pharmacy Tipton — Brandi Ward, B.S. in Nursing - RN To BSN Master of Music Performance; Talon Watkins, B.S. in Kaufman — Toni Old, B.S. in Psychology Tulsa — Kara Crane, Doctor of Pharmacy; Phillip Industrial Technology; Blane Whitson, B.S. in Parks Keller — Zachary Britton, B.B.A. in Management Cupples, Doctor of Pharmacy; Rachel Gould, B.S. in And Recreation; and Whitney Williams, B.B.A. in Mabank — Olivia Pannell, B.A. in History Education Nursing - RN To BSN; Chukwuka Osuorji, B.S. in Accounting Olney — Larry Cribbs, B.S. in Mathematics Education Nursing - RN To BSN; Michael Robinson, Doctor of Woodward — Susan Fanning, B.S. in Biological Sciences; Plano — Courtney Flores, B.S. in Exercise Science Pharmacy; Alaina Swanson, B.S. in Nursing - RN To Jack Hartman, M.B.A. in Business Administration; Richardson — Ken Pham, Doctor of Pharmacy BSN; Dominic Vo, Doctor of Pharmacy; and Scott Welch, Weston Hininger, B.S. in Computer Science; Josh Hoffert, Shamrock — Jessica Cox, M.Ed. in (Non Certified) Doctor of Pharmacy B.B.A. in Accounting; and James Rea, M.Ed. in (Non Elementary Education Tuttle — Karie Read, M.Ed. in School Psychometrist Certifiedified) Parks & Recreation Management Wheeler — Rachel Kidd, B.S. in Health Care Vinita — Connor Couch, A.S. in Wildland Firefighting Yale — Heather Bledsoe, M.Ed. in Educational Administration and B.S. in Health Sciences; Corie Orr, and B.S. in Park and Wildlife Law Administration M.Ed. in School Counseling. Watonga — Chelsea Kennedy, B.S. in Early Childhood Yukon — Angelina Anaya-Hernandez, Doctor of Utah Education Pharmacy; Steven Antwine, M.Ed. in Educational Logan — Derek Bennett, M.Ed. in School Counseling. Weatherford — Taler Alexander, M.Ed. in School Administration; Allison Bedell, B.S. in Elementary International Counseling; Mansour Abdulaziz Alkhalifa, B.B.A. in Education; Adele Burt, B.S. in Nursing - RN To BSN; Cameroon—Reine Sinthia Youmbi Yamdjeu, B.S. in Finance; Hazem Alshahrani, B.S. in Computer Science; Baylea Carrell, B.B.A. in Accounting; Katherine Carter, Biological Sciences Vanessa Amante, B.S. in Health Care Administration; M.S. in Community Counseling; Lynett Cram, M.S. Canada — Jacob Stemo, B.S. in Exercise Science Kevin Baker, B.B.A. in Management;Ashley Balay, in Community Counseling; Victoria Denny, Doctor India — Harshith Keshava, M.B.A. in Business B.A. in Criminal Justice; Vivian Bird, B.S. in Chemistry; of Pharmacy and M.B.A. in Business Administration; Administration; Smitha Krishna, M.B.A. in Business Victoria Brack, M.S. in Classroom Teaching; Chandra Whitney Dunn, B.S. in Exercise Science; Palmer Ferris, Administration; Deena Mufees, M.B.A. in Business Briggs, B.S. in Early Childhood Education; Eric Burchett, B.B.A. in Marketing; Dao Goodnight, B.S. in Nursing - Administration; Deepashree Hosahalli Nagaraj, M.B.A. B.S. in Park and Wildlife Law; Emily Campbell, RN To BSN; Kristin Hall, M.Ed. in Reading Specialist; in Business Administration; Krishnapavan Pinnamaneni, M.Ed. in School Psychometrist; Kelby Cook, B.S. in Sheena Jacob, Doctor of Pharmacy; Brianna Lasley, M.B.A. in Business Administration; and Kavya Rao, Engineering Technology; Jacee Crawford, B.S. in Health B.S. in Nursing - RN To BSN; Anthony Mathenge, M.B.A. in Business Administration Sciences; Katrina Detherow, M.Ed. in Social Sciences B.S. in Nursing - RN To BSN; Micah Owens, B.S. in Nepal — Rashmi Karna, M.B.A. in Business Secondary Education; Candice Dougherty, B.A. in Art Psychology; Lantz Parks, B.S. in Parks And Recreation; Administration Education; Cody Ewing, A.S. in Wildland Firefighting; Sherilyn Scott, B.S. in Health Sciences; Ashlee Shrum, Nicaragua — Otoniel Soza Ramirez, B.A. in Political Casey Friesen, B.B.A. in Accounting; Crystal Gaylord, B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship; and Emily Smith, M.Ed. in Science M.S. in Community Counseling; Colton Harry, B.S. Reading Specialist. Saudi Arabia — Yazeed Alalhareth, B.B.A. in in Industrial Technology; Sean Hart, B.S. in Exercise Texas Management Science; Molly Hawkins, B.A. in English; Jessica Heard, Amarillo — Marcus Burk, B.S. in Health And Physical Taiwan — Tzu-Chi Lin, Bachelor of Music Therapy- M.Ed. in (Non Certified) Sports Management; Shane Education; and Margaret Musser, B.S. in Engineering Vocal/K WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 - PAGE B PAGE 4B - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016
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or many of the years I’ve been baking Christmas cookies, I’ve seen recipes that promise “one dough will do it all” when it comes to variety and versatility. Until this year, I’ve never been tempted to try one. I found a basic vanilla cookie dough recipe in the 0 Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Cookies magazine and decided to take the challenge for The Sacramento Bee’s 0 Cookie Corner baking test. Every year I test holiday-appropriate cookie recipes so you don’t have to. This recipe is heavy on butter and doesn’t include baking powder or soda, but does include an egg. The resulting treats in most cases will be closer to shortbread than to sugar cookies. The refrigerator is your friend with this recipe, I discovered. The basic dough freezes well, though it will take a while to defrost. Chilling at least in the fridge is a must, but some of the varieties will work with as little as 30 minutes of chill time. Anything rolled and cut out, or rolled in coatings, will need at least 0 minutes. The swirl cookies require slightly chilled dough before the filling is added, and then the whole thing is wrapped and frozen but these can be cut fairly soon after being removed from the freezer . Also, if your kitchen is warm, the dough might need to be popped back into the Provided fridge for a bit to keep it from being melty. That all said, this is a great recipe that became, in my tests, nine different innamon roll ookies et their ream heese i in . cookies, one of which I hope will fill the bill for a cookie plate or cookie exchange in your holiday plans. Don’t be afraid to experiment with this dough I thought of a couple more ideas just while putting this package together.
f g Experienced bakers will know these already, but it doesn’t hurt to repeat my favorite advice for the Christmas cookie baker, and for this recipe in particular. Check all your supplies ahead of time, particularly your spices, which should be fragrant. Replace them if they’re not. reshness also is a must for nuts taste one or two pieces if you’re not sure. Look for nuts, dried fruit and other supplies in the bins of your supermarket or natural foods store. Generally they’re cheaper this way, and you can buy the amount you want, not the amount the packager wants to sell you. I use parchment paper on my baking pans, which eases cleanup as well as removal of the baked cookies. This buttery recipe doesn’t require greased pans, except where noted. Speaking of butter, it’s very important here that it’s softened but not melted, so that air can be whipped into it, alone and then with the sugar. Don’t use the microwave to soften butter it’s too easy to melt it. Use a timer on these cookies. They bake quickly, and you don’t want to burn them. Also, if you’re using a conventional oven, change the pans’ position in the oven halfway through, especially if you’re baking two pans at a time. Most of these cookies will store well in tightly covered tins or plastic containers. Some don’t stack well — they’ll stick together — so allow for that. Want to split the dough evenly into two or three varieties If you have a kitchen scale, it’s easy. ne full basic batch will weigh Provided about ounces . pounds , so divide accordingly. prinkle ookies are per e t or hildren to make. Crossword puzzle
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Difficulty Level 1/27 Difficulty Level 1/27 WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 - PAGE B Winter is a cool time to explore the desert Seeking something other than the traditional 70-degree, sunny Christmas that Southern Californians like me often take for granted, I persuaded my dad to spend the long holiday weekend Provided last year somewhere more remote, and A Navajo perhaps white. man on a We signed up for a three-day trip horse poses with an Asian tour bus company at a photo out of Monterey Park, just east of opportunity Los Angeles, to Arizona and Utah. point at Disclaimer: The trip is better done Monument driving your own car, especially if you like legroom. Valley Navajo At the crack of dawn, we loaded Tribal Park on our luggage onto the bus and it made the Arizona- its way east. It stopped briefly at Utah border. Baker, Calif., which boasts the tallest thermometer in the world, and we saw Sin City only in passing. Soon it was all desert and mountains. After hours and hours of what started to look like sameness, we reached the Virgin River Gorge, a long canyon in northwest Arizona carved out by the Virgin River. Water flowed majestically across the marbled rock. By sundown, we reached St. George, Utah, a city near the Arizona border with a large Mormon temple visible from the highway. The tour bus stopped at an Asian buffet that I assumed had mediocre cuisine compared with what’s available back home, so I decided to walk to the Mormon temple instead. It was farther away than it looked, and it started to snow, so I got just close enough to take a decent picture. Then it was back on the bus for the final stretch of the day to Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas, where we stayed for the night. When we arrived, it was too dark to see the lake, so we headed to our room to get some rest. Before sunrise the next day, we packed back into the bus to make our way to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, a red-desert region on the Arizona-Utah border. It was snowing, and the wind chill factor made the cold more biting. Native Americans operating the park had us pile into Jeeps. My dad claimed the seat next to the driver while I convinced myself I could weather the low- 30s temperature for the panoramic view from the convertible Jeep. As the Jeep followed a trail down a gentle slope, the vehicle slipped on the ice and I thought we were on the verge of tipping over. It didn’t, though, and I’m not sure if the driver was even worried. He must be used to driving on this terrain. Sandstone buttes of various shapes made the ride seem almost like a safari, but we were tracking images, not animals. We stopped at several photo opportunity spots, including the Mitten Buttes and the Merrick Butte, and surveyed the landscape where John Wayne filmed “Stagecoach.” Snow made it especially picturesque. At the end of the ride, I ran into the visitors center for shelter from the chilly wind and also ran back out to the bus, which was a bad idea wearing traction-less Ugg boots because I slipped and fell. Conveniently, I was wearing so many layers of fleece and goose down that I barely felt it. We then headed to what I anticipated would be the highlight of our quick holiday getaway — Antelope Canyon. I’d seen photos of the multi-orange slot canyon formed by erosion. Experiencing it in person, I found the pictures didn’t lie. We walked into the canyon led by a young Navajo guide even more savvy with iPhone photography than we were. As we weaved through the natural wonder, our guide showed us how to adjust our iPhones to the chrome setting and how to focus the lens to capture flowing “shapes” in the rock like a sunset and a bear. Those photos, in my opinion, could pass for the professional ones that enticed me to visit in the first place. We ended the day with a nice dinner back at the resort with a view of Lake Powell where the cinnamon roll bread pudding was warm and delicious. We woke up before dawn again on the final day of our getaway and took a scenic ride around vast, blue Lake Powell to Horseshoe Bend, on the Colorado River near Page, Arizona. Reaching the bend required a hike up a slight incline, but the physical activity helped warm us up. The lookout point was the perfect place to watch the sunrise. As the blue hues of the night receded, light illuminated the red rock and water at the base. We could’ve visited Antelope Canyon in warmer weather, but Monument Valley was more pleasant coated in snow than enveloped in scorching heat — and it was especially enchanting during the holidays. With three days full of postcard moments, we began the long drive home.
If you go Monument Valley: Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation offers guided tours, hiking trails and scenic drive directions at navajonationparks.org. Antelope Canyon: Various tours of the Navajo-operated slot canyon are available at antelopeslotcanyon.com. Horseshoe Bend: Tours and information on visiting the canyon are available at horseshoebend.com. Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas: Rates on lodging and boat rides are available at lakepowell.com/lodging/ lake-powell-resort. PAGE 8B - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 - PAGE 1C
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His a chance to do a fun little in Annapolis, the tradition said McDaniel College’s theme has been adapted an exotic dancer in the wife, o-Ann, 3 , rotates holiday-themed something is now reminiscent of Chase, who will sport her to ugly-sweater shirts, orth Pole surrounded by her thrift store finds, before everyone heads out Halloween and is “way “Game of Thrones” ugly hats, leggings, pajamas elves tipping dollar bills. which include a terrycloth for the holiday,” aird too much pressure.” She’d sweater, which is strewn and attire for pets, often This year, the website sweatshirt with an upside- said. rather see discarded ugly with wolves and the phrase embracing pop culture. added a customi ing tool, down snowman and a For the Baltimore sweaters used as gift “Winter Is Coming.” The roots of the trend allowing customers to black cardigan covered Police Department’s chief wrapping or a tree skirt, or “ ou’ll never know date to nonironic design their own sweaters- with cotton snowballs, financial officer Caroline perhaps given to a friend when you’ll need it.” PAGE 2C - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 ow to ma e a erfect Christmas roast i s from a ichita chef t’s time to plan you think. “It’s Christmastime. ou slices of medium rare rib He recommends buying the butcher to tie the roast Christmas dinner, Geoghegan is a chef might as well splurge and eye steaks with a peppery a 3-pound cut of Sterling for you. 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But Geoghegan said one. one of the most important Chef Peter Geoghegan His belief A big, beautiful favorite recipes a roasted that for some home cooks, Expect to spend around ingredients in his recipe says the first step is to take cut of meat provides the black pepper prime rib knowing which cut of meat 6 for a 3-pounder, which is patience. To ensure the a deep breath. ou can, in centerpiece for an indulgent roast with sweet onion to ask for at the store is the will feed a family of six to most tender, juicy meat, fact, do this, he says. And and impressive holiday marmalade. His finished most difficult part of the eight. you should let the roast it’s far more simple than meal, he said. product yielded thick meal. Another key step Ask sit out on the counter, covered, for about an hour before cooking so that a cold piece of meat isn’t shocked by the heat of the oven, which can cause it to lose moisture. Also, when the meat is done, Geoghegan said, it’s important to let it sit on the counter covered with foil for about 5 minutes. This is called “resting” the meat. “What that’s going to do is relax it so when you slice it, you don’t lose all that juice,” he said “If you cut it right away, it’s going to lose all that moisture.” Finally, he said, cook the meat on a rack so it gets an even crust all the way around, even on the bottom. And make sure you have a meat thermometer so you know when to pull it out of the oven for a perfectly merry medium rare. ROASTED BLACK PEPPER STERLING SILVER PRIME RIB WITH SWEET ONION MARMALADE
Serves to 6 3 pound Sterling Silver boneless prime rib, tied osher salt to taste Fresh cracked black pepper to taste cup olive oil Sweet onion marmalade 3 sweet yellow onions, sliced ight brown sugar, cup Fresh Italian parsley, chopped tablespoons red wine vinegar cup water
Preheat oven to 5 degrees. Season the Prime rib to taste with kosher salt and plenty of fresh cracked black pepper. Place Prime rib roast fat side up on a cooking rack in roasting pan or baking dish place in oven. educe heat to 5 after 5 minutes. While the rib meat cooks, prepare marmalade. Slice onions and chop parsley. In saute pan over medium heat, add olive oil and sliced onions. Cook onions until lightly browned. Add brown sugar and parsley. Continue cooking until onions are golden brown. Add vinegar and water for approximately to 5 minutes cook until onions are soft and most of liquid has evaporated. Stir often to prevent burning. When onions are thoroughly cooked, remove from heat and keep warm. To achieve medium rare doneness, cook for approximately hours or until internal temperature of ribs reaches 35 degrees. Adjust cooking times as desired for higher or lower internal meat temperatures. After cooking, remove meat from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Slice meat across grain and serve with onion marmalade. WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 - PAGE C
ru p to re ain Defending partner ith od bless America, and how’s the ne t resi ent everybody? Columnist The New York Giants I’ll spare you my be disrupted; the system snapped the Dallas Cowboys vent about how the sucks. Whether we’re G10-game winning streak on NBC television news networks talking about the law, Sunday night with an upset victory. All try to achieve balance the financial networks or my life, I’ve been a Cowboys fan, but Argus when they cover the political operations, suddenly and mysteriously during the issues by seeking out they are intertwined and second half, I switched teams and found Hamilton representatives from the largely run by those who myself rooting for the Giants. Damned various sides to shout at pretend to be performing Russians. each other. a public service but are The San Diego Chargers were My opinion is really serving themselves. reported Friday considering moving to self-serving: I think Again, Trump Los Angeles next season and leasing a legal action against a college kid who instead they should put articulates simple stadium from the newly arrived Rams, a posted video of his teacher telling journalists on the air to solutions. Unfortunately, who just fired their head coach. Both the class Trump’s election is an act of dissect and analyze the Bo Fran en these structures are, in teams are in last place. Apparently Los terrorism. He has no rights. Voting for various issues. truth, mind-numbingly Angeles just declared itself a sanctuary Trump will have no legal protection Now the mainstream complex. Simply ignoring city for lousy football teams. in California until someone can get it media have a bit of a problem, as the rules will create chaos. What it will NBC reports that Donald Trump will labeled a sexual preference. described in The Washington Post by take is the kind of tedious undoing for remain as the executive producer of Democrats say the Russians tampered my buddy, reporter Paul Fahri. As Paul which he has no patience, and neither Celebrity Apprentice while he’s still U.S. with the electorate to help Trump describes it, the news organizations do the millions who feel so powerless. president. You can’t make it up. NBC Monday. Republicans say the media — print, as well as TV — are having He promises to make America a proud is just now realizing that it paid Donald tampered with the electorate on Hillary’s difficulty recruiting commentators and superpower, not one that he portrays Trump a hundred million dollars over ten side. Meanwhile Queen Elizabeth keeps columnists to present Donald Trump’s as needlessly inhibited by complication TV seasons to train him how to select his sitting on her ninety-percent approval side of the story. and nuance. cabinet members. rating with American voters like it’s a Most of those who do this kind of The problem is that the other countries Donald Trump named billionaires and rent-controlled apartment. thing believe that Trump is a dangerous on the planet — in particular, America’s generals to his cabinet Monday while Senate Democrats vowed to pull out all buffoon. But he’s also our president- adversaries and sworn enemies — have Democrats who failed to unseat him the stops to oppose Oklahoma Attorney elect, so assuming something doesn’t other ideas. Russian’s Vladimir Putin through recounts claimed the Russians General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to happen, we will have four, maybe has courted Donald Trump and, if U.S. elected him. You can’t beat Trump for head the EPA. Democrats always raise eight years to deal with him and his intelligence services are to be believed, day-to-day pure excitement. This will be hell over any Republican president’s administration. even helped elect him. Trump needs to either the best presidency in history or pick to be in charge of protecting the Millions of people voted for the guy. be careful; Putin will walk all over him. we’re all going to die. environment. In the Mafia, it’s what they He deserves to have his point of view So will the rulers of Iran. President Donald Trump made more cabinet call a No-Show Job. fairly represented. So I thought I’d take Trump will have to sort out hundreds of choices Monday as Democrats said that The Washington Post says Russia a crack at it. Here goes: life-or-death situations at each moment. Russian hackers aided his campaign for hacked Democratic email that revealed He speaks for those who have been He brushes off intelligence briefings; president. It undercuts the president- how the media was trying to throw left in the garbage heap of dwindling apparently, he prefers to operate on elect’s huge accomplishment on Election the election to Hillary. Russia screwed hope by the rich and powerful. Rather, the instinct that made him such a Day. Donald Trump became the first Hillary by exposing how the media was he communicates with them in simple success in business. Oh wait, he went man in history to win an argument with a in bed with her. It broke Hillary’s forty- words that they can understand: the bankrupt several times. And geopolitics woman. year streak of being the only Clinton language of bigotry, xenophobia, is way more tangled than commercial MSNBC anchor Brian Williams without an orgy to her credit. misogyny — you name the hatred, he real estate. The parties are even more denounced fake news reported on the Exxon’s CEO the Secretary of State talks the talk. treacherous. Internet that political partisans use to may help us win the War on Terror. What the disenfranchised older whites So it’s not hard to understand how sway public opinion by spreading tall We’ve bombed them, we’ve invaded (imagine that, disenfranchised whites) it might be difficult to find opinion tales. Did Brian forget why he was them and we’ve killed their leaders. really despise is that they believe their leaders who can offer consistent support demoted to NBC’s cable channel? Brian We’ve tried everything to wipe them out dreams and hopes of prosperity have for the policies of a man who develops Williams criticizing fake news is like except the one thing Exxon knows how been taken away from them, and they them on the fly. You can bet that Chris Christie telling fat jokes. to do, diagonal drilling that will suck the believe that Donald Trump can restore many will emerge to make themselves Senate Democrats called for a oil right out from under them. them. They are totally confused by the available, the same ones who bitterly committee probe to see if Russian Golden Globe nominees were blur of progress, so they gravitate to opposed him until he was elected. hackers helped throw the election for announced Monday and the awards someone who offers a return to the past, They are now going through Trump. Hillary Clinton’s campaign banquet will be telecast live from the dark as it is, even though his solutions intellectual gyrations in their effort chairman John Podesta declared that Beverly Hilton ballroom next month. The are bogus. to benefit from the favors of the Trump’s election was invalid. And TV ratings are huge. The Golden Globes He promises to blow things up, or new administration. Don’t waste any then he asked the Russians for help allow people to see the most number in his words to “drain the swamp” sympathy on media trying to find them. remembering his Yahoo mail password. of stars in once place without having to in Washington. Good idea. D.C. The airwaves soon will be deluged with The California Teachers Union vowed donate to the Democratic Party. and the tentacles that reach out to a those willing to rationalize what really calcified worldwide order do need to isn’t rational. Bible Verse of the Day “For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body — whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free — and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.” — 1 Corinthians 12:13 Quote of the Day “There is always the need to carry on.” ~ Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wednesday, December 14, 2016 VOLUME 128 Number 235
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oxane Trust Her cookies-particularly beautiful on a plate, but loves the way her decorated cutouts - are what really sets them apart cookies spread miniature works of art. is the flavor. She uses joy. She’s decorated cookies natural ingredients, so you And she’ll even deliver a to look like Peanuts can taste butter or vanilla bit of that happiness right characters, her orange VW or almond. to your door. bus and even a page from “They are good. They’re Trust runs Bake at 35 a storybook, complete with not just pretty to look at,” Bakery, a home-based picture and tiny text. For she said. business that speciali es Christmas, she makes the In fact, that’s one of the in cookies that taste as usual Santas and trees, but reasons she started her good as they look. She she also creates leg lamps business. She got tired of delivers them in her vintage and likenesses of alphie bakery cookies that looked Provided Volkswagen minibus, in his pink bunny pajamas delicious but tasted like Ba e at owner o ane rust with some o her coo ie creations on which this time of year is from A Christmas Story. they came from a box. Decem er , , in Co ley, hio. decked out with greenery, a There’s just something Trust has baked cookies miniature silver tree on the special about having an for weddings, baby showers dashboard and a Barbie in embellished cookie all and birthdays. She created the back window, holding to yourself, she said. It’s 5 cookies in four days a tiny cookie. not like a decorated cake, for performances of Beauty “I think cookies make which is beautiful as a and the Beast at the Akron people happy. They’re whole but unremarkable Civic Theatre, decorated nostalgic,” Trust said. And to look at once it’s sliced. with the characters’ it’s a rare person who “When you get a cookie, images. ast Christmas doesn’t love some sort everybody gets a Santa she ran a pop-up shop at of cookie. In fact, she’s Claus. Everybody gets Crocker Park in Westlake made that concept her a bus. Every girl gets a with help from her sons, motto “There’s a cookie Cinderella dress,” she said. Morgan and Alon o, but for everyone.” “This way, everybody gets that experience convinced Trust is a nurse by their own design.” her she wanted to keep her profession and a baker Trust’s interest in baking focus closer to home. by passion. She learned borders on obsession. After all, she has a baking at her mom’s elbow Multiple drawers in her goal “I’d like to become and perfected her cookie- kitchen are devoted just the household name for making and decorating to cookie cutters. She cookies in Akron,” she skills just by playing has every decorating said. around, until she got so supply imaginable, from That’s not just for good at it that she started decorating markers and practical reasons. Trust putting her co-workers holographic glitter to a also likes the personal to shame in their annual printer that produces edible touch she can maintain Provided cookie exchange. images. by serving a limited Ba e at owner o ane rust has come out with her Christmas tory Her sister, Valerie Although decorated sugar geographic area rather than coo ies on Decem er , , at her home in Co ley, hio. Trust, urged her to turn cookies are her signature just shipping her creations her hobby into a business. item, she makes other off to faceless customers Sadly, Valerie didn’t get kinds of cookies, too old across the country. to see that dream come to favorites like chocolate “I want to make contact fruition. She died in 3, chip and oatmeal cookies, with people,” she said. “I two years before Trust ethnic specialties such want to form relationships started Bake at 35 . as ussian tea cakes and with people. ... I’m old- Trust still works part time kolachis and even decadent fashioned. I really am.” at the Cleveland Clinic, but French shortbread cookies ust like her made-from- it’s cookie-making that drenched in chocolate. scratch cookies. feeds her creative side. Her cookies look WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 - PAGE C
Giving healthy gifts to your pet
hen you are making your to keep your pet on its regular diet. list and checking it twice, “Everyone likes to indulge during there is a good chance you the holidays, and pet owners may think have not only your family’s they’re being nice to their dog or cat namesW on there, but the names of your by giving them these fancy treats or pets, too. Pets are very much a part of the offering them some table scraps from family and many people plan to have a the scrumptious meal they just ate,” gift or two under the tree for their four- Giedt said. “However, these foods may legged friends. actually make your pet sick or will simply Dr. Elisabeth Giedt, director of add extra pounds. If you truly want to Continuing Education, Extension and indulge your pet, make or buy treats Community Engagement at the Center for formulated specifically for them. Talk Veterinary Health Sciences at Oklahoma to your veterinarian about your pet’s State University, said pet owners do not nutrition so you can make the best food need to spend a bundle on gifts for their choices all year long.” pets. Ultimately, the best gift of all is lots of “Some pet owners may enjoy buying love. Showering your pet with affection pricey items such as gourmet treats and and attention is a gift you can give fancy collars, but there are much more throughout the year. Provided affordable gifts your pet will enjoy just as “Our pets love us unconditionally, 365 hen sho in or Christmas i ts there is a ood chance that your urry much,” Giedt said. “When thinking about days a year,” she said. “Pet owners can riends will e included. what to buy your furry friend, think more give the best gift of all by returning that along the lines of practical gifts that will love to their pets.” help ensure your pet lives a long, healthy life.” The gift of good health is a great choice for a pet. A trip to the veterinarian may not sound like a fun gift, but that routine Protecting your pet in cold weather checkup could spot a potential health problem before it becomes serious. s the temperature Griffin said. “Dog breeds such the temperature rises high pets so their health can be Another great gift idea for your pet is outside drops, as Siberian Huskies or Saint enough for the animal to be monitored closely,” Griffin the gift of time. Spend quality time with people begin Bernard’s are bred to handle comfortable outside again. said. “Of course, pets with your pet every day. Instead of buying a wearing heavier cold weather, while others like If the pet cannot stay inside, health conditions can go outside new pet toy, give Fido an extended play coats.A But how do pets prepare Chihuahuas or Greyhounds Griffin recommended tips for short periods of supervised session with one of his old favorite toys. In for cold weather? Animals rely are not. Pet owners should for creating a warm shelter time during cold weather turn, your pet will get some extra exercise, on their owners to provide watch for shivering, because outside. months. However, these pets which is a gift of better health, for both shelter, food, water, and it is a mechanism used to When preparing pets for cold may need sweaters or boots to you and your pet. warm blankets during the compensate for being cold. weather, owners should also keep them comfortable.” Giedt suggests microchipping your pet winter months. Dr. Sarah However, constant shivering consider any health conditions Because animals rely on if you have not done so already. Griffin, lecturer at the Texas may mean that the pet is their pet might have. Griffin their owners to keep them “This is a quick, inexpensive way to A&M College of Veterinary uncomfortably cold.” said pets with underlying warm during the winter, it is make sure you are reunited with your pet Medicine & Biomedical Griffin said if a pet is health conditions may be less important for pet owners to in the event the pet ever gets lost or stolen,” Sciences, explained how pet sheltered out of the wind or adapted to changes in weather. provide warm shelters for both she said. “If your pet already is chipped, owners can keep both inside cold, and still shivering, this As a result, pet owners should inside and outside pets. If you make sure the contact information on file and outside pets warm this may mean it is too cold for make changes in their pet’s have any concerns about how is current, especially your phone number winter. the pet to be outside. In this environment accordingly. cooler weather could impact and address.” “Some pets handle the cold case, prepare a warm bed for “In general, pets with health your pet’s health, consult your All of those specialty treats in the pet weather better than others,” the animal to stay inside until conditions are better as indoor veterinarian. store may be hard to resist, but it is best PAGE 6C - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 Ohio’s Castle Noel collection of Christmas fun grows This is not your typical and museum proprietor he is constantly stopped by museum. Mark Klaus, is more geeked visitors who say they don’t For one, its owner looks out about the freshly restored remember something on suspiciously like Santa giant nutcracker figures he the tour during a previous Claus and runs a place made for Cleveland Ballet visit. dedicated to the holiday back in the 1990s. Spanning some 40,000 from movie props from When the ballet company square feet, Klaus said, there Christmas movies to pirouetted its way to San is a chance they overlooked original New York City Jose, the four 16-foot- it on their stop but chances festive department window tall nutcracker figures bid are it is actually something displays to vintage toys farewell to their home by added to the displays. found under the tree. the fountains in Tower “This is a labor of love,” he Provided What makes this place City. said. “We are here working tucked just south of Klaus said he fought for here seven days a week, he weets ho e dis lay case is one o many new eatures at Castle Medina’s historic square years to bring them back to year round.” oel on Decem er , , in edina, hio. merica’s lar est collection particularly special _ aside Northeast Ohio. A good example of this o holiday movie related arti acts continues to row everyday accordin from being chock full of Once inside, visitors evolving effort is the to ar Klaus, who is continuously ado tin new items and dis lays to holly, jolly cheer _ is that are transported to Santa’s colorful hallway that is uild on the museum. it is constantly evolving. home complete with faux home to Santa’s chimney coming months. that were designed to “live ornaments and gifts that This Christmas season wooden beams _ it took squeeze. Klaus said each ornament in the moment” as gifts to have been featured on the Castle Noel has a lot of new Klaus months of work to get While guests try to wiggle is glued and wired to the the shoppers of New York Home Shopping Network- gifts for visitors. each one just right-as they their way through an inflated ceiling one at a time. with no plans to ever put love for Christmas started Guests, who often this are greeted by a whimsical chimney, music and lights “We broke a few along the them on display again. with his dad who would time of the year can be mailroom that was part of fill the hallway. way, but I bought 150,000 Often they were simply create elaborate displays in found stretched out the door Macy’s window displays in One the ceiling are of them.” destroyed or dismantled and the family home. and down the block waiting 2013. thousands and thousand of There are a lot of things stored for parts, Klaus said, That creative spark, Klaus to get in, will experience a Klaus said the tall ceilings glass ornaments. that need repair at Castle before he began negotiating said, is what fuels Castle new impressive entrance the in one section that give the Last year there were Noel and Klaus and his with the designers and Noel. museum that just opened. appearance of being in a around 75,000 ornaments, eager band of elves with stores to preserve them He said he is always They still have to venture castle are adorned with but that number has since some electrical experience and put them on display at looking for ways to changes outside the back door of the holly and ivy from another grown to around 100,000 are up to the challenge. the museum in Medina. things up on the tour from storefront gift shop/ticket New York City window as Klaus works to get the Most of the window and There is more to adding some singing Disney- counter to get inside of display. “wow” effect just right. store Christmas displays this collection- another like characters acquired the former church turned He said the finishing Considering the ornaments arrive in the workshop in warehouse full to the rafters in London to negotiating Christmas museum. touches are being made to a are a part of 150,000 glass various stages of disrepair. in Medina- still waiting to to be the permanent home But once outside the door, cool animated cuckoo clock ornaments Klaus purchased From missing fingers to be unEarthed and restored. to the original TV set for they catch a glimpse of that stands more than 8 feet from a Cleveland company water soaked props, Klaus Klaus- who in addition Cleveland holiday legend Cousin Eddie’s original tall from Lord & Taylor that were used to decorate said, they spend hours and to running what is billed as Mr. Jingeling. RV from the National department store that will area malls, office buildings hours restoring each item “America’s Largest Year “Castle Noel was never Lampoon’s Christmas soon be added to the new and corporate displays _ back to its original glory. Round Indoor Christmas intended to be completed.” Vacation. entrance area. odds are this display too This is particularly true of Entertainment Attraction” As cool as that is, collector Truth be told, Klaus said, will grow and change in the the store window displays also handcrafts Christmas WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 - PAGE C
Provided Burcham Elementary First Graders visit the Veteran’s Center in Clinton to deliver Christmas cards to the veterans with Counselor, Dawn Keller. PAGE 8C - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016