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e 1ve Serving Muskogee McIntosh Pittsburg Sequoyah & H�kellCounties with Subscriptionsin FourteenStates I , , , ,vol. XIV - Issue S3 Call (918) 463-2386 or Fax (918) 463-5716 ore mail: [email protected] Tuesday, Oct ober 10, 2000 Lvnchasanand 0111n1ics IPPIV IIW tor veter MV IPIIIIIII to n1istnti11 the 1111111111 Friday, October 13 is the last daJ to applyfor voter registrationin order to beeli gible to vote inthe No­ Dailv Phoenix vember7 StatewideGeneral Election, By Gus Padgett on truthfor the area. Coonty Election Board Secretary, • Itwas arro gantand unthink­ Kenneth Blackburnsaid today. Publisher Five Star News ing ofme to assumethat freedomof Blackburn said that persons the press was still the law of the wooare United States citizens,resi­ • My apologyto the Musko­ land. dellts of Oklahoma and at least 18 geeDaily Phoenixfor failure to rec­ • Please don't unleash the ly yemsold may app to becomeregis­ ognize its exclusive rights to all the mighty forceof the empireGannett tered voters. news stories in Muskogeeand sur­ on poorlittle weddyFive StarNews. Persons who have never been rounding cities. • Lastly,I apologizefor being registered to vote before or who are • I apologizeto theEditor and alive and well in Warner,Oklahoma, notcurrently registered in the county Stafffor my failure to honor the but the alternative seemsto be un­ of their residence and persons who Phoenix'sself imposed monopoly attractive. arercgisteredbut who need change to thelf registrationinformation or po­ litical affiliation by filling out and mailingan Oklahoma\bter Re gistra­ Statewiie c111erence 11 ei cite Pictured abovean, Keven, Jean andClarence Lynch prt orto leavingfor the Olympics in Sydney, Australia. tion Applicationform in timefor it to (Photograph by Debbie Salmon) be postmarkr.dno laterthan midnight Friday,October 13. seniars ab111 h1usin 110111 Blackbum said that applica­ Clarence, Jean and Keven ing lives change." joyed getting to know some of the On Thursday, October 12, a a senior's health can change sud­ tionspostmarked after that timewill Lynch ofWarner got the chanceof a "Aussies" and their language. The statewide teleconference to educate denly, he mayface a tightdeadline to be accepted and processed, but the lifetime. A trip to Sydney,Australia While in Australia The tripwas highlightedby meetingmany seniors about housing options will find adequate accommodations. applicationswill notbe approved until forthe Olympics. nj of theOlympian athletessuch as Cad beheld from IO :00 am.until noonat Thus, the teleconference'smi&'iion is _ Lynches e oyed some Olympic aftcrNo .ember7. The Lynches worked with games as well as the Opera House; Lewis. Connors State College, PortCampus, to educate seniors about options be- TheCounty Election Board re­ �h-Out2000 intheir "MoreThan Manly Beach. Bondi Beach. China 2501 N. 41st Street East in Musko- forethey need services. sponds in writing to every person Gold" campaign, witnessing for Town, the Blue Mountains, "Tent The family agreed the worst gee.Speakers from home health ser- "If a senior citizen feels that who submitsan applicationfor voter Christ. "Only 4% ofAustralians are City" (built for the Olympics) and part of the trip was the time in route vices, nursing homes, assistedliving their life-styleis being affected by limi­ rcg:stration. The responseis either a Christian." Clarencesaid. "It was a muchmore. As a modeof transporta ­ ftomBurwood, a suburb of Sydney, facilities, hospice and other social tations theyface in their current liv­ VoterIdentification Card listing the trip of a lifetime with theplus ofsee- tion they took daily trains and en- to Warner- 27 hours. services will present information ing situation, they should seek our � voter'sprecinct number and poll­ aboutoptions forseniors. new options to enhance their life­ ingplacelocation or a letter that ex­ "Frequently, when people are style," says CindyJohnson, Director plains the reasonor reasons the ap­ D1tcll l111 faced with making a change in their of TulsaArea Agencyon Aging."A plication for voter registration was Commuters deal life-style, they do so when it's too variety of new housing options and not approved. Blackburn said that C11kl11 late to take advantage of other op- home-basedservices exist in thecom­ anypersonwho has submitteda voter tions," says Rod Giles, Planner at munity to supportactive life-styles." registrationapplication and whohas W1rksb1111 Tulsa Area Agency on Aging. "We For moreinformation to regis­ with stress of not received a response within 30 hope this teleconference will em- ter to attendthe teleconference, call 111,,111 1, •• day; shouldcontact the Coun tyElec­ power seniors to make better deci- AliceGeiger of Alterra SterlingHouse tion Boardoffice. sions sooner." at918-683-8388.Aliceandherstaffat Luann Waters, who has been Oklahoma Voter Registration construction taught Dutch Oven cookingin eight According to a survey of se- Alterra has vdlunteeredin coordinat­ .Awicationfonns are available at the Thesouth project started April niors in Connecticut,results show the ing the Muskogee area site for the By Mindy Madewell states, will present a Dutch Oven ComtyElection Board officelocated 3 and the northpro jectMay 30. Dirt two main reasons seniors seek new Teleconfereru:e. It is our hope at CSC Contributing Writer CookingWorkshop from2 p.m. to 6 at 4)() West Broadway, Room 120, workis nearingcompletion with as­ housing options is to relieve them- Alterra that we can help educateour p.m. on Sunday, October 15 at the Muskogee, OK., and at all post of­ phalt surfacing scheduled to start selves fromburdens ofhome mainte- seniorsin understandingtheir options WARNER-Commuterstravel­ GeorgeMurrell Home in Parle Hill. fices and public libraries in the soon. nance ( 51 percent) and a change in when it comes to alternativehousing ing to Connors State College facethe Waters has studied the history county. samething every morning,those as­ Thehighway will be afive-lane and methods ofcooking with a cov­ their healthstatus (30 percent).Since and servicesavailable. pirin headaches of dodging big facility,which includes a continuous ered iron potover an openfire, said trucks, deep potholes, and lots of centerleft tum lane, Sahba said.The ShirleyPettengill, who manages the free art contest 11e1 t1 dust. only stretch of two lane between historic home forthe Oklahoma His­ canish But reliefis just a couple of Warnerand Muskogee will be afive­ torical Society. The workshop willbe years away. What is a headache now mile stretch starting just south of open to the public with a fee of $25 warner area students and will becomejust anotherleisure time Dirty Creek extending to just perperson. The feewill include din­ Tournament Arts and Kids is pleasedto an- vide supplies or artrelated tecbnol- drive when US Highway 64 is turned north ofKeefeton. ner, which will becooked in the Dutch nounce that$38,000.00in prizes and ogy. into a five-lane thoroughfare from "There are four additional Oven, said Pettengill. set fir scholarships willbe awarded this year To enter, send ONE original betweenMuskogee and Warner,ac­ projectsthat areprogrammed for the Thesi7.e the of class will belim­ in it's Annual ArtCompetition. Stu- worlc of art, any styleand medium. cording to Darren Saliba, Oklahoma remaining five miles," Saliba said. itedto 30 people.Waters has beenan dents fro� the Warnerarea, particu- All entries must include the child's Department of TransportationDivi­ "Theseare necessarybecause of the educationspeci alist forthe Oklahoma Three For k s larly begmners, arewelcome to tryto name, addr� and age on the back. sionOne Engineer,Muskogee Office. Dirty Creekdrainage basin addingto Department ofWildlife for more than Rice's Outdoor Adventures is win theirshare of over 115 prizes.The Artworkshould besent to: Arts and The US 64 road construction costand complexity. Projectsare pro­ 12 yearsand has beendeveloping her hosing it's Fall CatfishClassic. The deadline forthe contest is December Kids, Suite lO l-2112,3fi00Crondall projectcurrently underwayis a two­ grammed according to construction Dutch Oven skills since 1992. tournamentwill beheld October 14, 31, 2000. The contest is open to ev- Lane,O\\'lllgsMills, MD2 ll17. En­ phase project, according to Saliba. sequencingand available funding." Workshop participants will 2000 at the ThreeForks Landing in eryone 17 years of age and younger triesmust bepostmarked by Decem­ Thefirst project is the construction The cost for the south project learn how to select and care for an Muskogee. There will be,drawings and entryis FREE. ber31, 2000. Artworkcannot be re­ of new lanes, just south of Musko­ is$5,l97,653.18. The north pricetag oven as well as about the resources forprizes. a Big Cat Jackpot.and high "Everyonewill enjoy an equal turned. gee and north of Warner. Phasetwo is$11,788,588Ji0. and recipesavailable, she said. They pa�uts, 1st Place will pay 875.00, chance of winning the contest since will bethe reconstructionof the Commuters who are stressed willcook in the ovens and samplere­ 2nd$500.00and 3rd $310.00 based entrantswill bejudged using age-ap­ cur­ heavy Arts and Kids is an organiz.a­ rentlanes. aboutthe potholesand traffic sults in a buffet style meal. on a field of 50 teams. The tourna­ propriate standards," stated Deidra tion dedicatedto bringing the work The projects are being done can toss away the aspirins next TheMurrell Home isone of the mentis opento non-boaters and boat­ Hampt,Contest Director. ''Many of the of young artists to the public's at­ jointlyby Glover Comttuction Com­ spring. According to Saliba the first oldest historic structures in Okla­ ers. Cost to enter is $50.00 perteam artistswho enter this contest will gain tention. In the last ten years, they , pany, Inc. (south projectfrom Dirty phaseof the southproject should be homa. It was completed in 1845 by and an optional $10.00for the Big­ nationalrecognition through publica­ haveawarded over $100,000 to tal­ !Creek to Warner) and Tiger Ind. completedin Aprilor May.The north George Murrell, whomarriedMinerva ges1 Cat Jackpot. For more infonna­ tion of their artwork," continued ented artists, most of whom have :Transportation Systems, Inc. (the projectshould becomplete in August Ross,a nieceof CherokeeChief John tio11. call 485-9379 or visit Hampt never beforeentered - or expectedto !north project from the Pepsi Cola or September. Ofcourse, the comple­ Ross. It was known as the "Hunter's www.ricesoutdooradventures.com . In addition,a S l,000grant will win .:any type of artistic competi tion. 'plant in Ml1Skogee to just north of tion date of both projects depends Home." For moreinformation contact for 1t complete list of rules andan be awarded to the schoolsof the five You can visit their website at Keefetort). on bad weather days. Pettengillat 918-456-275l. enbyform. finalists forart education or to pro- www.ArtsandKids.com.

Win'fwith Ben Robinson * Democrat * Senate#9 _Page_ 2 -Tuesday, October 10, 2000 _ ., .. '-. . ,. ' Warner Jr. & Sr. 4-H news THE FIVE STAR NEWS Education . By Meleesa Mccrary . . .. : 4-H members - 3rd; Jr. Miscellaneous & ·' Sr. 4-H Reporter - 4-H Pillow - I 0th, Technologyflat .· � .,.. THE COUNTY NEWS Results 2000 .flyer;1\vo piece garment - 8th; Poster P. O. Box 48. Warner. OK 74469 by Sandy Garrett \� �? pattern and three appropriate fabric Located at Campbell St. , Wa rner, Oklahoma \),..\..:. FifteenSr. 4-H membersand 10 samples - 2nd; 1/2 loaf yeast bread - 800 N. State Superintendent . ServingMuskogee, McIntosh Haskell Counties Jr. 4-H membershad exhibits at the 4th; rolled and shaped cookies-6th; & ·-· Tulsa State Fair, September28 through Canned peaches; and Nutrition with Subscriptions in Fourteen States October8. Only the top 5 exhibit in poster-8th. 3rd Class PennitIssued Under USPS #17 each class were on displayat the hlr. Jr. 4-H members: Seventhgrad­ Published each Monday at Warner, Muskogee Co.'. OK Sr. 4-H Members: Liane ers: Julie Stroud: Poster; skirt with Entered as 3rd Class Matter Each Tuesday at Wa rner New Teacher of the Year will Edwards: Photography. Matt elastic waste-4th; Simple curtain1s t; Phone No.:(918) 463-2386 • Fax No.: (91 8) 463-5716 Perryman: Pencil, charcoal, or ink Jr. Notebook, 1st; Waste basket; OECICATEDTO SERVICE • ESTABLISHED 1986 drawing - 2nd; Sr. potterymade fiom represent Oklahomawell HangingKing: storage unit-2nd. Tosha Gus Padgett, Publisher clay 9th. Jennifer Stretch: WateI'CXllor Beginning poster. Cortney Lisa Howard, Editor • Gary Head, Reporter - 6th; Oil or acrylic painting - 9th; Biles: To te bag; 2 pieces of fruit When I announced the name of This year's 11 other fi nalists hailed Poster art -6th. CaseyFowl er: Sr. ce­ leather. Sixthgraders : Kaydi To ney: Annual Subscription: $17 the 2000-2001 Teacher of the Year, from Altus, Broken Arrow, Byng, ramics/stained -7th, Sr. Puppet- �rd, 4-H recruitmentposter -1s t; Photog­ I saw Tali ta DeNegri' sjaw drop, her E.dmond,El Reno, Mustang, Shaw­ Woodwork - 6th. Jamie Thompson: raphy; Poster; Hanging plaque-7th; .. knees bend and all I could hearwas nee, Spiro, Tahlequah, Tulsa and Woodworking 2nd. Kristi Swans:m: Oklahoma Wildlife Bird Book-5th. screaming. I thought she was going Weatherford. We announce the fi­ Surprisesuitcase - 1st, ModelRocke t Brad Ross:Jr. Diorama-5th; Technol­ to faint, but she didn't. nalists at the State Department of fromkit -4th, 4-H fishinglures - 1st. ogy flatflyer. JessicaParks: Jr. Puzzle­ We mail out 2633 papers from the Warner Education's Annual Leadership Con­ She gathered her thoughts and, to Kelli Crossland: Backpack -Jst. Child care-3rd; Jr. Postmarks-5th; Post Office on Monday the hundreds waiting in the Carriage ference each July. Angelia Miller: Fun item-recycled-lst, Scarecrow-1st. Fifthgra ders: Jacob Hallat the State Fair of Oklahoma, Then,a panel of business people, Recycled/refinished item-3rd. H�lly Stretch; Rolled biscuits, Scrapbook the first state winner from Okla­ community leaders and journalists Raines: Identify personal bodyty?es ofOklahomaWt ldlife. BaylenFowle'r: homaCity Public Schoolsin 33 years serves as the state Teacher of the poster - 3rd. Ashley Morris: 1 p.nt Jr. Puppet;Faces and Feelingsposter thanked her family. Year selection committee. The com­ canned vegetables - 1st. April - 7th. Fourthgraders: Matthew Jon es: Talita said her immigrant, farm­ mittee conducts personal interviews, McCabe: 1 pint blackberryjell y. Am­ Jr. Postmarks - 2nd. Chelsea Morris: ing grandparents made education a a round-table discussion with all fi­ ber Hunter: 1 pint grapejel ly. Misty 4-H Bird feeder-2nd priority and sent all of their children nalists, and reviews the portfolios Jackson: Miscellaneous - 7th. Josh Congratulations to everyone to college. She spoke of her father, and videos of the finalists teaching Parks: Scarecrow- 1st. who participated in the County In­ whom she remembered picking cot­ in class. Eighth grader Meleesa Mc­ doorFair whichqualified them forthe ton and com for long hours when The State Department of E.duca­ Crary:Promotio nal posterto recruit TulsaSt ate Fair. she was a child. tion enjoys an ongoing partnership Her parents (both teachers) and in this program with the State Fair of Tulsa 1a1i11 11 other close family members fostered Oklahoma, which provides certifi­ in Talita an attitude of detennina­ cates, State Fair tickets, a brunch and tion and a passion for education. more, honoring all the local winners. ·11u1ue An English teacher at Northeast TheState Fair Board also awards the Academy of Health Sciences and $5,000Edward C. Joullianm Schol­ Engineering in Oklahoma City, arship to a student from the state B1adsb1w'II Talita shares her family's life sto­ winner's school district. ries to encourage her students. After the announcement, Talita's air in 111 11 01 ., DistributionPlaces DeNegri teaches more; than Eng­ first concern was her students., She Martin,Keefeto n, Muskogee, Checotah, Eufaula, Gore, lish; she wants her students to see called them on the phone right after "The Tulsatapings of the 'An­ Warner, Eufaula,Webber s Falls ·& Te xanna Road "how life should be - one of work the announcement. tiques Roadshow' will air May 7, l4 "No way she couldhave spilled hot coffee Serving Muskogee, McIn tosh, Haskell, Sequoyah ethics, not of material ethics." Her "The students ... make us who we and 21, 2001," announced Malcolm on her lap! Each cup clearly states Warning: Hot Coffee!' on the bottom!' and Pittsburg Counties own strong work ethic is apparent are," she says. "As a teacher, we Wall, OETA executive director."We but she doesn't consider teaching a Ithavejs not a devotiona to thema ... a passion. fee l fortunate tohave three, 30-minute job. job, it is devotion. This shows produced from the July ab taping at the Tulsa Convention Cen­ At the State Department.ofEdu­ is the most wonderful profession us This Sunday, Attend The Church Of Your Choke cation, it is our job to coordinatethe there is. Our children, our students ter. The show's producerstold th..")' Teacher of the Year selection pro­ need us, all of us." I agree. saw the best collection ofAmerican cess each year. All school districts Congratulations to Talita DeNegri. furnitureand other items in the fiw­ are encouraged to enter their local She will represent Oklahoma teach­ year history of the show; perhaps teacher of the year in the state teacher ers well in the national competition that's whythey producedthree shoivs competition. and while traveling our great state as in Tulsa." Regional selection committees our Ambassador of Teaching. She Over7,000 people attended the of educators then select 12 fi nal- will be an inspiration to us all. one-day taping event this summer, Let's Play Bingo with 113 items appraised oncamera. Most people in attendance brougllt .Tuning In one or two items to be appraised. by Sally Stone Tickets to the tapingeve nt weregiven October 2000 upparl Yau away in less than one hour. Jackie "Antiques Roadshow" airs Chan starsin theWB's new action animated series, "Jackie Chan llCII Sp1r1s Monday night at 7 p.m. on OETA, cntCOTAn INDIAN B1N60 Can," scheduled for an early fall with encores later in the week includ­ debut. The martial arts expert will do ing Saturday at4 p.m. and Sunday 1t 830 North Broadway · 918-473-5200 voices and also appear••• on the show . Teams 9 a.m. "Antiques Roadshow" is tie Kyle Secor number-onerated series in public tee­ ("Homicide: Life on T w T f s the Street") joins CBS' "City of \f!Sionand on OETA s .. ' • 6 I 7 Angels" this season as Dr. RaleighBlair ...... ,,o 1 3 21Clf1CW'IN"Yan:i UnderwoodStewart. Other starsMichael include Warren. CLOSED GAME ROOM $5 pays S125 IS pays$12' I& - $125 • ..,. $176 $10 pays $175 $10 payt tt76 S10 PIYI $176 $10 �*20) .,.....,$10 Pl'P 1225 _ and OPEN FROM -·2ror1on..,,.,Md- 2ro,1on_,,.ll"G 2klttcn..nyana 21or1on_..,afld ••• 1111• 2 P.M. TO 12 P.M. ------·Now 9 • ..... $125 15 .,_ s,,o *5.PCYS S175 "Voyager" passes intoits seventh and 10 11 12... ..,..,,. 13 14 closed GAME ROOM 21·-or1on$125�.-.:t 2b'to,�lt'd 21,,oor1an..,..�u,tylll'ICI finalorbit over our TV screensthis year . $10 pays $175 $10 pays 175 $10 1>1V1 $175 ,,o ...,.sm I OPEN FROM 2for1MNtfi/ard 2 k.lr 1 on Ntt'f and Look foreach ofthe stars thisof talent­ 2 P.M. TO 12 P.I.A. -- lj»Cill µDa 11 -- -- t1 11 -- ,,. 19 ed ensemble to have an especially ,., Rais S1r1l1s Stire $10 PAYS � memorable episode. Robert Duncan 17 closed GAME ROOM $!iPAYS 1125 SS PAYS 1125 � PAYS 1125 $!lPAYS 11!10 IS PAYS 1175 S10 PAVS $175 $10 PAYS $175 110 f'.\YS 1175 $10 PAYS $22S McNeil (Lt. Tom Paris) has his big i OPEN FROM 2 FOR 1ON EAFLY 2 FOR 1 ON EARLV 2 FOR 1 ON EARLY 2 FOR 1 ON EAFILY i FOR 1 � EARLY event on Oct. 11. North Edge of Warner 2 P.M. TO 12 P.I.A. AK) sPECfAL PAC":.KS N'CJ �AL PACKS AA'CJSPfOAL PN:::KS N'CJ SPfCIAL PACKS N¥J SPECIAL PAO