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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016 (800) 352-1002 (814) 676-7444 www.thederrick.com $1.00 Power sharing OC VFW tells atheist group ‘no’ Post says ‘letter worth nothing,’ bench will stay in Justus Park By SAXON DAUGHERTY about the message engraved on the overtly religious message that en- identified themselves as either atheist, [email protected] bench in late October. dorses one particular religious view- agnostic or as having no religious Staff Writer The bench was part of a memorial point — Christianity. preference. donated to the city in 2003 by the “The statement ... not only has ab- The organization also believes the The Oil City VFW recently said no VFW, and the message reads: “Men solutely nothing to do with honoring message on the bench violates the es- to a request by an atheist group to re- Who Aren’t Governed By God, Will our service members, but is derisive tablishment clause of the first amend- place the Tyrants Bench in Justus ment to the Constitution, but the Political-power sharing at Be Governed By Tyrants.” toward all the non-Christian American Park. In the letter addressed to Moon, service members who have served and American Atheists offered to donate a Pennsylvania’s Capitol will Mayor Bill Moon Jr. received a let- American Atheists said it understands died for this country,” the letter read. new bench with a different message if enter unexplored territory ter earlier this month from the Ameri- the memorial is meant to honor those The American Atheists said in the the city agreed to remove the Tyrants when Democratic Gov. Tom can Atheists Legal Center that said the who have served, but it believes the letter that 23.5 percent of the men and Bench. Wolf and the largest legislative organization received a complaint message on the bench contains an women who serve in the military have See VFW, Page 6 majorities of any political party in modern Pennsylvania history — in this case Republicans — begin a new ‘I am very grateful to the president-elect for this opportunity’ two-year legislative session. Program Page 5 Leon Russell dies Tuesday will look back at 1926 flood Dozens of photos will be on display By SAXON DAUGHERTY Leon Russell, who [email protected] performed, sang and produced Staff Writer some of rock ‘n’ roll’s top The Heritage Society of Oil City records, dies at the age of 74. will go back in time Tuesday to re- Page 11 visit the infamous flood of 1926 that devastated the area. Residents who want to see 90 plus Refuge at the movies never-before-seen photos of the natu- ral disaster can head to the Oil City AP Library for the program, which is President-elect Donald Trump stands with Reince Priebus in New York. Trump named Priebus his scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. White House chief of staff. The event will also feature a Pow- erPoint presentation, and seating is limited to 95 people. The area’s largest ice gorge in re- corded history was responsible for the flooding that took place nearly 91 years ago. 2 key posts filled Weather conditions leading up to the ice gorge began earlier that winter. Two days after Christmas in 1925, Trump names Priebus, Bannon to senior roles temperatures in Oil City ranged from Moviegoers drained by the WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- tern of the celebrity businessman cre- ti-establishment wing, which helped five to 10 degrees, and heavy snow drama of the presidential dent-elect Donald Trump made his ating a veritable Rorschach test that fuel the businessman’s political rise. blocked roads with drifts four to five election seek refuge at the first two key personnel appointments allowed his supporters to see what Ryan has been one of his most fre- feet high in some places. movies. on Sunday, one an overture to Repub- they wanted. Priebus, who lashed the quent targets. Freezing temperatures dropped to Marel’s “Doctor Strange” lican circles by naming GOP chief RNC to Trump this summer despite “Steve and Reince are highly qual- 13-below until Jan. 7, 1926, when leads the North American Reince Priebus as his White House some intraparty objections, is a GOP ified leaders who worked well togeth- there was a sudden rise in temperature chief of staff, the other a shot across operative with deep expertise of the er on our campaign and led us to a with four more inches of snow. box office for the second historic victory,” Trump said. “Now I A new cold spell hit the area on week with $43 million. the bow of the Washington establish- Washington establishment that Trump ment by tabbing Breitbart news exec- has vowed to shake up. He has close will have them both with me in the Jan. 12-13, and the Allegheny River Page 11 utive Stephan Bannon as chief strate- ties to House Speaker Paul Ryan, a White House as we work to make became frozen from shore to shore. gist and senior counselor. fellow Wisconsinite. America great again.” By Jan. 19, ice started to move out The two men had made up the “I am very grateful to the president- Neither Priebus nor Bannon bring of Oil Creek as temperatures rose back Today’s Weather president-elect’s chief of staff short- elect for this opportunity to serve him policy experience to their new White above freezing, but it was stopped list, and while Priebus received that and this nation as we work to create House roles. Chiefs of staff in partic- when the head of the moving ice en- job, Bannon’s post also is expected to an economy that works for everyone, ular play a significant role in policy countered the frozen mass of the river. wield significant clout. The media ex- secure our borders, repeal and replace making, serving as a liaison to Cabi- At Brandon, above Kennerdell, an ecutive with ties to the alt-right and Obamacare and destroy radical Islam- net agencies and deciding what infor- ice gorge 15 to 20 feet high was mation makes it to the president’s formed, and it began holding back a white nationalist movement was giv- ic terrorism,” Priebus said in the state- desk. They’re often one of the last en top billing in the press release an- ment announcing his appointment. thick formation of ice for many miles Mainly sunny. High 55. people in the room with the president nouncing their appointments. Bannon, meanwhile, helped trans- as major decisions are made. up river. Page 5 Trump’s hires were, at first glance, form the Breitbart news site into the contradictory, though they fit a pat- leading mouthpiece of the party’s an- See WHITE HOUSE, Page 2 See FLOOD, Page 6 Index Advice, horoscopes ..........14 Classified .....................12-14 Friends for Food recipient happy she can give back Comics ............................. 15 Lotteries ............................. 2 By NATASHA BRENNEMAN McCluskey will help with Opinion .............................. 4 [email protected] the distribution of the meals Sports ............................ 7-10 Staff Writer YOUR that will take place Saturday TV .................................... 11 The annual Friends for NEIGHBORS at the Rocky Grove fire Food drive that provides hall. Thanksgiving dinners to area Doors will open at 8 a.m. Deaths families is made possible by on distribution day, and re- the work of volunteers like cipients will be given cereal, Virginia Ruth Betz Errin McCluskey. THEIR STORIES milk, turkey, mixed fruit, two Coffindaffer, Morgantown, Helping out on Friends for types of vegetables, cranberry West Virginia Food distribution day is a nat- So many of our Oil Region sauce, noodles, eggs, bread ural fit for McCluskey. She is residents quietly go about making and potatoes. (Deaths on Page 16) a home health care aide, and a difference in the lives of others. For McCluskey, the dona- she lives by her caregiver If you know a special person tion drive means more than a mentality in all aspects of her doing so, we would be interested day of helping others. It also life. in telling their story. Contact News means a Thanksgiving dinner She routinely gives to those Editor Luka Krneta at for her family. By Richard Sayer in need and never hesitates to [email protected] Errin McCluskey will be helping out at Saturday’s help out when she can. or call him at 814-677-8367. See GIVE, Page 6 Friends for Food distribution. 2 – THE DERRICK. / The News-Herald Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 W Briefly Focus Stories EU awaits Trump team to assess future of trans-Atlantic ties Trump win resets culture war BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers conceded Sunday that they will have to wait to see what moves U.S. president-elect Donald Trump makes in the weeks ahead and work on debate on abortion, LGBT rights strengthening Europe’s role in world affairs until the future of trans-Atlantic relations becomes clearer. At informal dinner talks in Brussels, the min- isters underlined the importance of respecting The triumph sparks ‘elation on one side, deep dismay on the other’ the choice of U.S. voters and making contact with Trump’s transition team. NEW YORK (AP) — For the “We’re going to have to see what positions the combatants in America’s long- new administration takes in coming months,” Belgian running culture wars, the triumph Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said after the meet- of Donald Trump and congres- ing ended. “The debate right now is to see how the sional Republicans was stunning European Union can boost its voice in the world.” — sparking elation on one side, deep dismay on the other.