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RESS AS A P SO M C O IA H T A BETTER I L O K N O NEWSPAPER News CONTEST SEQUOYAH Source for 2 AWARD The 0 1 R E The 6 W I N N Heart of Oklahoma Purcell Register Thursday, June 22, 2017 purcellregister.com Vol. 130 No. 33 • 3 sections • 4034 pages 75¢ Since 1887 Labor McClain County Commissioner gets grant From Oklahoma here Bar Foundation McClain and Garvin Coun- Houston makes remarks at chamber board luncheon ties were two of just 11 grants awarded state-wide by the Oklahoma Bar Foundation to Oklahoma District Courts for 2017 funding. The Grants & Awards Com- mittee recently held interviews with judges and court clerks from counties across the state, more than half of whom were applying for an OBF grant for Please see Grant, back page • Photo provided Best friends Tatum Lester,.12,.found.her.best.friend,.Princess,.at.a.movie. Register night.fund.raiser.on.Saturday.for.the.Purcell.Animal.Welfare. Society..The.4-month-old.pup.will.be.vaccinated,.spayed.and. receive.basic.obedience.training.before.coming.to.live.with. Tatum,.a.cancer.patient. launches A perfect pair new Girl, pup chose one another Jeanne Grimes • The Purcell Register In the heart of Oklahoma website JeanneGrimes Purcell Mayor Ted.Cox.welcomed.Melissa.McLawhorn.Houston,.Oklahoma’s.labor. of the Purcell Animal Shelter. Better mobile The Purcell Register commissioner,.to.a.Heart.of.Oklahoma.Chamber.of.Commerce.board.luncheon. The event raised $38 for on.Tuesday. That moment when a girl PAWS. capacity for wants a dog and a pup needs But the real success story of John D. Montgomery readers a home and finally they meet the evening can’t be measured The Purcell Register taurant. Cleveland and Congress- and the bond is immediate and in dollars and cents. In addition to chamber man Tom Cole’s Field The Purcell Register irreversible. David Claunch, who heads Oklahoma Labor De- directors, also at the lun- Representative Amber launched a new website with It really is magic. And just animal control for the city, partment Commissioner cheon were Mayor Ted Savage. a responsive design this week like the ad tag line, priceless. said one look was all it took Melissa Houston made a Cox and City Council- Mrs. Houston said that will give users a better And it happened Saturday between 12-year-old Tatum stop in Purcell Tuesday at man Mike Pollok along there are three main experience. evening in Purcell at an out- Lester and a 4-month-old pit a luncheon with the Heart with Dale Bunn and areas of focus for the The new site is optimized to door movie night to benefit of Oklahoma Chamber Mena Hill with the City work better on smart phones the Purcell Animal Welfare of Commerce directors of Purcell, State Reps. than the previous site. Pair Society, which is a supporter Please see , back page at Memo’s Italian Res- Tim Downing and Bobby Please see Labor, back page “Since The Register’s founding in 1887, its owners have always strived to deliver the best news possible. This is just another avenue to deliver local news in addition to our Adopting print product,” said Purcell 5K Lake Run Register publisher John D. a Boom Please see Website, back page It’s a simple set for July 1 process for area residents It’s the 22nd annual Heart of Oklahoma Lake Run The annual Purcell 5K west of the old north pa- is celebrated. be an out and back on a Rainfall JeanneGrimes Lake Run is set for Satur- vilion. Committee members USATF certified course The Purcell Register day, July 1, at the Purcell Organizers are antici- extend an invitation to all and it is a USATF sanc- City Lake. pating that this year’s run runners to participate in is scarce Have you adopted a boom The run will start at the will be a great event as this great race. yet? Rotary pavilion, located the 22nd year of the run This year’s race will Please see 5K, back page It’s not too late to get in on For the usually the pyrotechnics and patriotism associated with the Fourth of wet month of June July. June is historically the wet- Or in Purcell’s case, a Fourth test month of the year and if of July fireworks extravaganza that’s the case this year we are at Purcell Lake on July 1. in for a tremendous drought. Adopt a Boom is a fund rais- The normal rainfall for June ing program available through is over 4”. So far this month Please see Boom, back page Please see Rain, back page Inside Inside Find it... Nominated Special section Opinion.................4A No charges filed Washington grad Next week The Sherry Lynn Lowe, 48, suspicious death of David James Baker has Purcell Register Society..................6A of rural Dibble and Lo- Ray Allen but as of press gan Thacker, 20, address time only affidavits of first been nominated to will publish a Neighbors.............1B unknown have not been degree murder have been attend West Point. special section officially charged with any honoring area Obituaries.............9A crimes. veterans. Both are suspects in the Please see Suspects, page 2A Classifieds..........10B Pg..1B Next.week 2A-THE PURCELL REGISTER, Thursday, June 22, 2017 Roller coaster temps expected This week started off pretty showers. Along with the rain, in the low 60s. Expect those to hot with temperatures in the a cold front will pass through start creeping up again around low 90s. On Saturday there and temperatures will drop Tuesday. is a slight chance for evening into the upper 70s, with lows – Leah Hill County, dozen towns see gains The June distribution of $129,513,036 disbursement tax returns, as well as a use tax sales tax collections to cit- a year ago. Use tax revenue disbursement of $2,390,569. ies and towns by the Okla- returned to municipalities in The disbursements were homa Tax Commission was June totaled $12,855,499. based on sales from April 16- $137,995,252, an increase Oklahoma’s counties re- 30 and estimated sales from of $8,482,216 from the ceived $23,859,242 in sales May 1-15. Jeanne Grimes • The Purcell Register Learning God’s universe Heart of Oklahoma Kindergarten students toss balls through a hoop held by Kristin Davis at First Baptist Church’s vacation Bible school. The class was learning all that God created in the universe. JUNE SALES TAX REPORT $ Backpack program essentials ❤ Donations sought to fill needs for popular school program CITY RATE 2017 2016 DIFFERENCE Last year, the Lil’ Dragon to be ready for when those Donated items may also be Blanchard .04 $195,221.56 $169,578.06 +$25,643.50 Food Pantry was given the numbers come in.” taken to the superintendents Byars .04 $2,208.00 $2,575.02 -$367.02 opportunity to supplement the Here are a few items that can office. Cole .04 $2,093.31 $1,339.97 +$753.34 backpack program that our be found at the local Dollar “We have a blue bucket set Dibble .05 $15,260.93 $15,356.01 -$95.08 public schools participate in Store in the $1 isle that would up for drop off,” Hobbs said. weekly through the Regional be greatly appreciated. Items may also be taken to Goldsby .035 $101,327.25 $112,038.83 -$10,711.58 Food Bank of Oklahoma. All donated items can be the Trinity United Methodist Lexington .04 $34,400.89 $31,181.52 +$3,219.37 Volunteers packed bags for brought to John and Pam Church at 211 North Second Lindsay .04 $193,365.78 $168,503.51 +$24,862.27 102 hungry kids each week. Hobbs at 608 N. 6th in Pur- Avenue in Purcell and also Maysville .04 $31,676.67 $23,795.03 +$7,881.64 “We did so through cash and cell, our phone number is with Justin Blankenship at the Newcastle .04 $461,361.62 $459,090.89 +$2,270.73 check donations and actual 405-527-8698. Landmark Church in Purcell food items,” Pam Hobbs said. Hobbs said if they are not on West Grant Avenue. Noble .04 $114,671.28 $118,310.66 -$3,639.38 “The school year will soon be home, donations can be left The following items will Norman .04 $5,982,538.45 $5,833,397.19 +$149,141.26 here and we are gearing up on the front porch. be needed, any brand and Paoli .03 $2,745.38 $2,055.85 +$689.53 any size. Pauls Valley .045 $464,558.94 $469,005.88 -$4,446.94 •Microwave mac and cheese Purcell .05 $457,243.37 $385,305.36 +$71,938.01 (any brand) •Microwave pasta meals. Slaughterville .02 $11,828.56 $12,845.79 -$1,017.23 •Oatmeal packets (any Wanette .035 $3,059.76 $1,546.48 +$1,513.28 brand) Washington .04 $10,025.25 $7,620.43 +$2,404.82 •Individual snack pack Wayne .035 $12,437.36 $10,833.02 +$1,604.34 puddings. McClain County .005 $180,277.66 $169,566.00 +$10,711.66 •Granola bars (any brand) METAL ROOFS FOR THE •Juice boxes •Cans of tuna, chicken, ham •Cans of chili USE TAX REPORT PRICE OF SHINGLES •Cans of soup JUNE •Peanut butter crackers •Saltine crackers •Pasta meals CITY RATE 2017 2016 DIFFERENCE •Small jars of peanut butter Blanchard .04 $18,864.98 $26,542.40 -$7,677.42 •Squeezable jellies •Fruit cups any kind Byars .04 $334.53 $467.92 -$133.39 •Applesauce Cole .04 $102.99 $2,154.93 -$2,051.94 •Canned veggies Dibble .05 $394.04 $178.91 +$215.13 •Small bags of rice Goldsby .035 $3,416.71 $9,919.91 -$6,503.20 •Small bags of beans Lexington .04 $3,002.57 $3,609.43 -$606.86 Non food items: •Individually boxed tooth- Lindsay .04 $13,757.08 $7,464.61 +$6,292.47 LIMITED TIME OFFER brushes Newcastle .04 $19,539.13 $15,624.80 +$3,914.33 •Trial size or travel size Noble .04 $9,260.66 $6,086.85 +$3,173.81 toothpaste and mouthwash, Norman .04 $334,907.14 $318,696.21 +$16,210.93 floss or picks Paoli .03 $626.22 $500.95 +$125.27 HIGH •Shampoo that contain con- ditioner is most helpful Pauls Valley .045 $23,453.00 $27,091.95 -$3,638.95 CD Purcell .05 $32,688.40 $14,163.52 +$18,524.88 •Body soap for males and YIELD females or individual bar soap Slaughterville .02 $1,134.23 $680.14 +$454.09 •Travel size tissues Wanette .035 $696.43 $448.58 +$247.85 WITH A BUMP! •Ponytail bands large and Washington .04 $3,121.02 $2,235.90 +$885.12 Wayne .035 $1,110.13 $752.89 +$357.24 Safety with Flexibility! If our rates go up, you get the Please see Donations, page 3A McClain County .005 $13,648.19 $8,342.15 +$5,306.04 option to “Bump-Up” to the new rate one time during the term of your CD.