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75¢ VIAN TENKILLER NEWS Vol. No. 33 Issue No. 17 viannews.com Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Vian Trustees listen to Vian Christmas proposal for rentals Parade is Thursday For bikes, kayaks and canoes at City Lake AMIE CATO-REMER canoes. and public works author- EDITOR The trustees agreed ity were also approved, The Vian Board of to research the logistics with all other reports, Trustees held their presented and review including the police and monthly meeting on them at a later time. fire reports. Nov. 16, where they ap- During an executive In the public works proved several items on session, they voted to authority meeting, the their agenda and voted take no action on the em- trustees voted to take no to table a few other mat- ployment of John Berry. action on the town’s case ters. They did however vote against the Sequoyah Suzanne Sullivan up- to approve Resolution County Water Associa- dated the board on the No. 2020-003, authoriz- tion. bike trail grant, while ing OMAG to distribute The Vian Board of ‘Planes, Trains and Candy Canes’ Courtney Smith with escrow account funds, Trustees meets the third Sequoyah Kayaks Co. The Vian Lions Club, in conjunction with the Town of Vian will be hosting applying the full escrow Monday of every month the 41st annual Christmas Parade of Lights on Thursday, Dec. 3, beginning at 6 spoke about a proposed amount to offset premi- inside their meeting business venture at the p.m. with $100 going to the Grand Prize float of the night. ums due. chambers, which are lo- This year’s theme is “Toys, Trains and Candy Canes” and Vian Tenkiller City Lake to rent moun- The 2021 meeting cated inside the Vian Po- tain bikes, kayaks and News Editor Amie Cato-Remer has been chosen as this year’s Grand Marshal. schedule for the town lice Department. Categories are as follows: Float (pulled by motorized vehicle); 4-wheeler/ ATV; Motorcycle/Bicycle; Color Guard; Honorable Mention (Judge’s Discre- tion); Animal (with or without cart); Band; and School Club. Grand Prize float will be awarded $100; Honorable Mention, $50; School Matthews charged in domestic; Club category-First Place, $100, second, $75, and third place, $50; and $50 for each category winner. If you would like to participate in this year’s parade, forms can be picked up Threatens to perform act of violence at Armstrong Bank, Vian Tenkiller News or Vian Town Hall. Parade forms will need to be returned back to Vian Town Hall prior to the parade. AMIE CATO-REMER raignment, a bench war- ground of the driveway. Parade participants will be allowed to throw candy out to spectators and the EDITOR rant was issued for his The victim said Mat- parade route will be the same as last year’s. Mark Matthews, 55, arrest the following day thews and the victim Line up will start at 5 p.m. at the Vian Baptist Church and the parade will of Gore, was charged for failure to appear. The were outside when they start at 6 p.m. on Nov. 13 in Sequoyah warrant was reportedly got into an argument Because of COVID-19, Santa will not be available for pictures or visiting at County District Court served on Nov. 24 and he about the victim not the gazebo, and there will be no goodies or gift sacks handed out in the down- with one felony count of received a $5,000 bond. helping load some tires. town park following the parade. domestic assault and bat- He has now been sched- The victim said Matthews tery by strangulation and uled for a Dec. 9 felony said if the victim was not criminal misdemeanor disposition docket with going to help, the victim counts of disrupt/pre- Associate District Judge could pack their belong- Vian man facing felony assault vent/interrupt/emer- Kyle Waters. ings and leave, so the vic- gency telephone call and Sequoyah County tim went inside and be- threaten to perform act Sheriff’s deputy Jeff gan packing. and battery abuse charge of violence following a Neighbors reported on The victim said when AMIE CATO-REMER Kyle Waters. hands and said Shade alleg- reported domestic dis- Nov. 3 he was dispatched Matthews came inside EDITOR pute last month. to an alleged domestic in he allegedly continued to According to the proba- edly beat them. Sequoyah County progress north of Gore verbally and physically A Vian man is facing a ble cause affidavit for arrest Later that evening the Court Records show he on US-SH 100 where he attack the victim. Mat- felony charge of domestic without warrant, Vian Po- victim reportedly received received a $2,500 bond made contact with the thews reportedly grabbed abuse-assault and battery in lice officer Joseph Burkett a text from Shade saying but when he failed to victim who was report- the victim by the head Sequoyah County District reported on Oct. 30 he was that he knew police were ‘af- show up for a Nov. 18 ar- edly found sitting on the Court following a reported called to Benton Line Road ter him’ and he would turn See MATTHEWS page 3 domestic last month. in reference to a domestic. himself in the following day. Ray Shade, 60, was for- At the residence Burkett District Attorney Jack mally charged on Nov. 18 reported finding the vic- Thorp said if found guilty and received a $2,500 bond. tim outside on the porch. of the crime, it is punishable He is now scheduled for a The victim reportedly had by imprisonment for up to 4 Dec. 2 arraignment before blood on their arms and years or a fine of $5,000. Associate District Judge Gore We Asked Kids... Christmas JESSICA DAVIS Parade Slated for Dec. 12 ‘Dreaming of a White Christmas’ AMIE CATO-REMER EDITOR The Town of Gore’s an- Canyon Nicolette Adalynn Lane nual Christmas parade Age 4, Vian Age 9, Vian will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 beginning at 11 If you had your own If you had your own a.m. country, what would it be country, what would it be Line up will start at 10 called? Cowboy! called? Llama World! a.m. alongside Highway What colors would What colors would 100 in front of the Gore your flag be? Blue and your flag be? Blue, purple Nursing Center. red. and pink. The theme for this What three laws would What three laws would year’s parade is, “Dream- people in your country people in your country ing of a White Christ- have to follow? Climb the have to follow? No getting mas.” country, eat snacks and do in the road, no fighting, pushups! and no littering! Page 2 VIAN Tenkiller NEWS Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Obituaries Betty Leaf Freda Mae (Baker) Davis Loretta Kay Milke July 29, 1943 – Nov. 26, 2020 May 24, 1921 – Nov. 22, 2020 Oct. 15, 1958 - Nov. 19, 2020 Vian – A memorial ser- Vian – Services for Freda Sallisaw – Loretta Kay vice for Betty Leaf, 77, of Mae (Baker) Davis, 99, of Milke, 62, of Sallisaw, was Vian was held on Tues., Vian were held at 1 p.m. born on Oct. 15, 1958, in Dec. 1, 2020, at 2 p.m. at on Tues., Dec. 1, 2020, Fresco, Calif. to William Vian Garden of Memo- at Agent Mallory Martin Frederick Roland and ries Cemetery in Vian, Chapel in Sallisaw. Burial Nancy Lou (Bramlett) under the direction of followed in Box Cem- Lawson and passed away Agent Mallory Martin etery north of Vian under on Thurs., Nov. 19, 2020, Funeral Service, Inc. the direction of Agent in Fort Smith, Ark. Mrs. Leaf was born on Mallory Martin Funeral She was married to July 29, 1943, in Notchi- Services, Inc. Robert Melvin Milke and etown to Jack Sunagoow- Mrs. Davis was born he preceded her in death. ie and Ella Tecumseh on May 24, 1921, in Rudy, She was a homemaker Sunagoowie and passed Ark. to Silas Michael Bak- and clerk. this life on Thurs., Nov. er and Sarah Irene (Mason) Baker and passed away on Survivors include 26, 2020, in Tulsa. She was a retired inspector from Sun., Nov. 22, 2020, in Vian. She married Buster Da- three daughters, Candice Whirlpool. vis on Jan. 1, 1940, in Sallisaw and he preceded her in Hecht and Brian of Grass Survivors include her husband, Robert Ingold of death on Dec. 26, 2008. Valley, Calif., Brandy the home; one daughter, Terry Tyler and Billy of Vian; She was an avid seamstress and an amateur poetry Calhoun of Stigler, and Amanda Hunt and Michael one son, Nathan Leaf and Marie of Gum Springs; three writer, and of the Christian faith. of Kinta; six grandchildren; one great grandchild; her grandchildren; two great grandchildren; three sisters, Survivors include one daughter, Sandra Hughes mother, Nancy Lawson and Richard of Sallisaw; one Frances Spurgeon of Sallisaw, Irene Stockard of Gore of El Cajon, Calif.; eight grandchildren; seven great brother, Michael Lynn Lawson of Wichita, Kan.; one and Esther Pearman of Hutchison, Kan.; one broth- grandchildren; seven great-great grandchildren; and sister, Sarah Louise Milbreath of Fayetteville, Ark.; er, Jack Sunagoowie, Jr. of Tulsa; and several nieces, several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and and numerous other relatives and friends. nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. friends. She was also preceded in death by her father. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Arrangements and cremation were under the direc- George Leaf, Jr.; first husband, George Leaf; one sister, Donna Fury; one son, Jerry Don Davis; her parents; tion of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Services, Inc.