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Face the facts of Alison Morris There are plenty of positive Lifestyles Editor things about social media sites such as Facebook, but Editor’s Note: This is the first some may wonder if the cons story in a series by the WDN outweigh the pros. breaking down the pros and cons of Facebook makes it easy to social media. stay in contact with friends and family. People know s of March 2017 there are aboutevents happening in more than 1.94 billion people’s lives, all by scrolling monthly active Facebook users worldwide according •Please see Facebook, Ato www.zephoria.com. Page 3 Municipal bonds explained Funding helps city start projects early Randy Spicer II determined market value completely repaid to City Editor of the bonds. the bondholder. So, what are municipal There are benefits Editor’s Note: This is bonds? Municipal bonds, to buying bonds from the first story in a series also known as Muni the city. It presents the by the WDN about the Bonds, are securities opportunity to invest City of Weatherford’s issued by governments locally. One of the more half-cent sales tax to bondholders, such interesting aspects of a proposal, municipal as local financial municipal bond, though, Alison Morris/WDN bonds and how the institutions. is the bond’s interest Evelyn Diaz concentrates on pouring process works. Local governments is often exempt from sand into her necklace during Sand Art at the Weatherford Public often will issue federal income taxes Library summer craft event. To view more library event photos turn to Page f Weatherford municipal bonds as a under Section 103 of the 15 of this edition. voters approve the way to secure funding Internal Revenue Code six-year half-cent to finance certain and sometimes exempt sales tax September projects, which can from state and local I12, city officials include schools, streets taxes as well. estimate the sales tax and highways, bridges, In summary, the will generate nearly $6 hospitals, public bonds allow the City of Library to host million in total revenue housing, sewer, water Weatherford to get the and say the revenue systems, power utilities money for projects up will go toward Lyle or other public projects. front and start as soon as extreme animals Road reconstruction, an In other words, if they can. area prone to excessive accepted, bondholders And, by selling the Alison Morris to the library and the Great Plains Family flooding. will lend the City of bonds, the City of Lifestyles Editor YMCA for three different performances. The language does Weatherford dollars Weatherford has a They will perform 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at allow for the city to with the expectation guaranteed revenue eatherford residents will the library and 6 p.m. at the YMCA gym. make infrastructure to be paid back at a stream from the collected have the unique opportunity Extreme Animals provide exotic animals improvements to other determined date. Once sales tax money to make to experience some exotic and conservation education in an exciting projects other than Lyle the bond matures, or the bond payments animals at the Weatherford and fun way. Road. comes due, the original on time to the Public WPublic Library Thursday, July 13. The Weatherford Public Library Branch The city won’t loan amount should be Finance Law Group. Extreme Animals will bring live animals Manager Charlotte Nance said the group immediately have has performed the past three access to that revenue, years and they always bring however. To avoid a big crowd and lots of waiting six years to excitement. begin the project, the She said in the past City of Weatherford is they have brought a baby working with the Public kangaroo, beavers, boa Finance Law Group, an constrictors and foxes. Oklahoma City-based Nance said they have tried law firm, to finance the to mix it up with different proposed project. animals each time they The city could come. receive a loan from the Those attending will have PFLG and must make the opportunity to meet and payments each month to touch the animals while the group as part of the learning fun facts about each agreement. To do so, creature. the City of Weatherford The event is open to the would offer and issue public, kid friendly and municipal bonds to admission is free. Bring interested buyers at Randy Spicer II/WDN your family out for some a fixed interest rate, This picture shows flooding along Lyle Road in Rader Park back in May. If voters pass a education entertainment. which depends on the proposed half-cent sales tax increase, the City of Weatherford is planning a project to fix some of these issues. INSERTS CHATTERBOX Do you have information for the WDN Chatterbox? Call 580-772-3301 Have an abundance of paper and plastic bags? Donate them to the Weatherford Food and Resource Center on 122 S. 8th St. Weatherford. Happy Birthday to WDN Facebook friends Saska Constien Koch, Chelsea Ranee Crandall, Reanna Snell, Reta Dorris, Kim Wallace, Chasity Keener, Clint Miller, Tamara 50¢ Walker Garrison, Blake Wieland, Kyla M. Scales and Shay Hicks. PAGE 2 - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 Summer travels Provided WHS Clayton Caulkins and friend Haven Coker are touring Southeast Asia this summer before Caulkins begins medical school. WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 - PAGE 3 Facebook •Continued from Page 1 down a page. take advantage of unsuspecting users. Friends can send wedding invitations This is known as “catfishing.” to friends through Facebook and Facebook, along with other social sending a Facebook message reaches media sites, can often be used for Leonard Jimmie Vogt the recipient much quicker than a letter cyberbullying. People will hide behind might. a screen and send hurtful comments to 1925-2017 Information can be easily shared. people they don’t even know and might uneral services celebrating News travels fast and people are never say in person. the life and home going of constantly aware of what is going on in Facebook does allow users to flag Leonard Vogt, 92, will be the lives of their Facebook friends. posts or comments they feel are 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July While having access to information inappropriate. They also recently F15, 2017, at the Fairview Mennonite quickly is a positive people may let that increased their staff by 3,000 people to Brethren Church, with burial following consume all their time, it can become help it monitor the reports they receive. in the South Mennonite Brethren addictive and before someone notices Facebook Live is another aspect of Cemetery. Arrangements by Fairview hours will have slipped away while they Facebook that can be used for good Funeral Home Inc. stare at a bright screen. and bad. People can share things they Leonard was born January 20, 1925, According to www.pewinternet.org, are passionate about or promote their in Corn, to A.W. and Justina Vogt and 76 percent of all Facebook users use the business using the live video option, went to be with his Lord and Savior site at least once a day, 15 percent visit though not all people use it for good. Saturday, July 8, 2017. He graduated it weekly and 7 percent use it less than Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from Corn Bible Academy and Tabor that. increased staff members due to the College in Hillsboro, Kansas. Facebook has options for setting a increasing number of suicides and On May 30, 1946 he married Leona profile to private and options on who crimes being broadcasted live on J. Kliewer of Fairview, while serving can see what on a user’s page. If privacy Facebook. in the Civilian Public Service. His life- settings are not set to private or parents “If we’re going to build a safe long vocation and joy was as a minister don’t monitor a child’s activity anyone community, we need to respond of the Gospel. Leonard Vogt can view a profile page and gain access quickly,” Zuckerberg said in a His pastorates included: Canton Baptist to all information and pictures posted. statement. Church, Canton, Kansas, 1950-51, mountains in Colorado and riding his According to www.zephoria.com there While Facebook makes an effort to Westport Mennonite Brethren Church, bike daily on long treks in Oklahoma. are an estimated 83 million fake profiles keep everyone safe there is only so Collinsville, 1953-60, Kingwood Bible Most of all he enjoyed time with his on Facebook. While they could be used much they can do. It is up to each and Church, Salem, Oregon, 1960-74, children and their families when all for many different things, there always every person to use Facebook and other Belleview Acres Church, Littleton, could get together. is the possibility that someone could be social media sites responsibly and with Colorado, 1974-85, New Life Bible Leonard is survived by his children disguised as someone safe in order to caution. Church, Denver, Colorado, 1985-90. Grace Klewitz of Salem, Oregon, After retirement his interim pastorates Dwight Vogt and his wife Deborah included: Pine Acres Church, of Phoenix, Arizona, Dewayne Weatherford, Fairview Mennonite Vogt and his wife Beverly of Tulsa; Brethren Church, Fairview, Enid 14 grandchildren and nine great- Mennonite Brethren Church, Enid, grandchildren. Bible Mennonite Brethren Church, He was preceded in death by Cordell. his parents, his brothers Barney He also served numerous leadership and Lawrence, son Philip, infant roles with the Mennonite Brethren granddaughter Bethany Vogt and his church conference and other ministries wife Leona. and conducted evangelistic meetings in Memorials may be made to the many M.B.