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the Grandlaker and the granddaughter of Bank of Grove. newspapers in the Afton-Fairland Lee Keith Smith of Owen’s son, Owen Oklahoma while having American with business Jay and Ruth Butler, L., currently lives had interest in many associates John and daughter of O. E. in Grove along with small town publications Janet Link of Afton. Butler, who purchased his wife, Claudia. for years. Reid Newspapers the Grove Sun around When asked about his Current employees owners Phillip Reid 1904 according to memories of growing of the newspapers and wife, Jeanne Ann, family history. up in the newspaper were offered continued have been active in During O. E. Butler’s business, Owen L employment with the industry for more years at the paper he Butler said he still the transition. Area than 40 years. Reid’s helped lead the fight remembers sweeping residents Brenda parents, Ken and for statehood in the the floors and cleaning Haskell and Andrew Phyllis Reid, owned Cherokee Nation. the presses as a young Crawford have also the Pauls Valley He also led other boy. He said at the end been added to the staff Phillip and Jeanne Ann Reid of Reid Daily Democrat, Oklahoma newspapers of one day he told his of the newspapers. Newspapers Wewoka Times and in the fight for the father “I want my dime “We run a family the Frederick Leader construction of the and I won’t be back!” operation. Our goal for many years before Grand River Dam and Owen L. Butler said is to work alongside Reid Newspapers, family-owned moving to Weatherford devoted space in The he remembers when leaders in the an Oklahoma-based newspaper company in 1972 to purchase Sun to the project for he was older helping community to help newspaper publishing operating seven the Weatherford Daily 25 years. with the presses if they grow and celebrate company, announced other publications. News when Phillip He operated the needed him, but he the towns we serve. February 1 the Those include the Reid was twelve years newspaper until his was not the newspaper Our doors are always purchase of the Miami Weatherford Daily old. death in 1948 when person like his father. open to new ideas News-Record, the News, the Perry Daily Reid and his wife met Ruth Butler’s brother, He much preferred to and directions for the Grove Sun, and The Journal, the Bethany at the University of Owen Butler, took over be outdoors hunting or newspapers,” Reid Delaware County Tribune, the Country Oklahoma where they the operation. He ran fishing on the ranch in said. Journal from Gannett Connections as well graduated with degrees the newspaper until Centralia with friend Newspaper offices Co., Inc. as operating the from the H.H. Herbert 1952, at which time Kelly Hartley. will be located in both Reid Newspapers is Vinita Daily Journal, School Of Journalism. Owen Butler became The Reid family Miami and Grove. a second-generation, the Nowata Star, Jeanne Ann Reid is president of the State has published many At least three seek Grove Ward 2 seat Carolyn Ashford Boothe Jeremy Watters and Steven Thomas. Staff Reporter Thomas, president of Capitol Direct Financial and Insurance GROVE — In early December, Services, ran for the At-Large Grove Ward 2 City Council member council seat in 2019. Daniels is the Josh McElhaney announced he Director of Contemporary Music would not seek re-election when his at Grove’s First United Methodist term expires in April. Church. Filing began Monday, Feb. 1, for The Council Seat of Ward I, is also the seat, which represents the east up. The current mayor, Ed Trumbull, and northeast portion of the city. has filed for re-election to that seat. Candidates have until Wednesday As of Wednesday morning, he had at 5 p.m. to declare for the seat. no opposition. On Wednesday morning at least The council election will be held three men had filed to represent on Tuesday, April 6. the district including Zeke Daniels, COVID relief pours $6.6 million into Fairland, Afton areas Carolyn Ashford Boothe totaled $5,575,988 with an Staff Reporter average loan of $58,319. The largest loan was for GROVE — The Grove and Jay areas are not the only Arrowhead Investment areas of Grand Lake that benefited from the federal Payroll which received $1,253,800 Protection Program which is designed to help small with 20 employees. The businesses during the pandemic next nine highest loans The loan program provides payroll and benefits support were to Shangri-La Resort as well as money for rent, mortgage interest, utilities, at $1,074,500 with 155 worker protection costs related to COVID-19 and certain employees; BradyK supplier costs and expenses for operations. Investments at $190,100 The loans directed at businesses that have less than 500 with 22 employees; The employees will not need to be repaid if certain criteria Coves Master Assoc. are met. In fact, an additional loan package is currently at $186,100 with 27 available for both businesses which have already received employees; Russell Group loans and those which may have not applied or were (CBI Printers) at $164,100 rejected during the first round of funding. with 26 employees; Dick To the north of Grove, in the zip codes of Fairland Lane’s of Grand Lake and Afton, there were 129 loans during 2020 totaling (Blackbeard Marine and $6,625,933. Powersports) at $154,600; Bernice Sanitation at $143,035 The top 10 industry sectors were Amusement, In the Fairland zip code, there were 36 PPP loans totaling with 28 employees; CCFC Insurance at $112,600 with 10 Gambling, Recreation at $1,315,400; Accommodations $1,049,945 with four companies receiving more than employees; Eron Corporation (H&H Resistance Welders) at $1,088,122; Religious, Civic and Professional at $100,000. The largest loan was for Awenasa Management at $106,800 with 12 employees; and Woodshed of Buffalo $548,410; Heavy and Civil Engineering at $391,168; which manages the Family Care Center at $156,200 Ranch at $103,100 with 21 employees. Specialty Trade Contractors at $307,750; Gas Stations at with 30 employees. The other three loans were to House There were 22 banks that participated in the program $190,200; Animal Products and Agriculture at $182,642; of David which received $151,665 with 26 employees, including Prosperity Bank with loans of $1,272,378; Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers at $177,800; Construction Grant Veterinary Clinic which received $109,400 with BOK Financial at $1,074,500; Arvest at $914m017l of Buildings at $160,599; and Nursing and Residential at 11 employees and Crafton Pump Service which received Grand Savings Bank at $738,600; Bank of Grand Lake at $156,200. $107,600 with 21 employees. $619,648; BancFirst at $474,200; and Peoples Bank and Information for this article is available on BankDeposits. The zip code of Afton had a large number of PPP Trust at $205,500. com. loans with 93 companies participating. Those loans 50¢ Inserts Inside PAGE 2 - THE GROVE SUN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Life is always worth fighting for by Congressman Markwayne Mullin

Our founding fathers wrote in the Declaration of which do not perform abortions. Independence all men are created equal and are endowed We must also continue to ensure taxpayer dollars are by their Creator with certain unalienable rights: the never used to fund abortions. Since 1976, the Hyde Right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. Amendment has prohibited any taxpayer funds to go Every person, born or unborn, is entitled to these God- towards abortions. There has long been bipartisan given rights. From the moment of conception, each child support for the Hyde Amendment, including every is worthy of life and protection from harm. Democratic president since President Jimmy Carter, In the 117th Congress with a Democratic majority and a and now the radical Left is trying to eliminate it. I Democratic president, long-standing pro-life protections recently signed a letter with 199 of my colleagues are under attack. No matter what, I will continue to fight asking congressional leadership to maintain the Hyde to safeguard the rights of the unborn. Amendment and other pro-life safeguards in any We must start by working to defund the merciless government funding bill. Planned AParenthood. I have cosponsored H.R. 188, As a father of six, I cannot express enough how precious the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act, which gives the lives of innocent children are. This is a fight worth states the freedom to defund Planned Parenthood through fighting because as Americans, we have the moral, Medicaid and H.R. 243, the Title X Abortion Provider ethical, and personal responsibility to be the voice for Prohibition Act, which prohibits the Department of those who cannot speak for themselves. Health and Human Services (HHS) from awarding family Want to stay up-to-date on what I’m doing in planning grants to entities that either perform abortions Oklahoma and Washington on your behalf? Sign or fund abortions elsewhere. Additionally, I support up for my newsletter by visiting Mullin.house.gov/ the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, which prohibits newslettersignup. Congressman Markwayne Mullin Planned Parenthood from accessing any federal funds For more media information contact: and authorizes $235 million to be reallocated to the Meredith Blanford | Communications Director, thousands of comprehensive community health centers 202-225-2701,[email protected] Grove council approves street repair programs

Carolyn Ashford Boothe streets that will receive an overlay to 1,623 feet North of 13th Street. to Lee Street. Those four projects Staff Reporter are Buffalo Lane from Old Dike Those projects are listed at $40,000. are projected to cost $140,000. Road to CDS; North Third Street The engineering, design and Patching and sealing for four GROVE — The Grove City from Cherokee to Shundi; Pine inspection of those projects is streets including Ash Street from Council approved a recommendation Drive from Thompson to Dead End; estimated at $180,000. Quail Run Road to Alpin Drive; to spend $1.1 million as part of the and Quail Run Road from East 300 For the 2021-2022 year, the East First Street from Cherokee to five-year program for pavement Road to Bay Crest Avenue. Those projects include overlay structural Main; East 297 Road from CDS to management. The plan provides a projects are estimated at $540,000. for three projects including South 587 Road; and Emma Street rating system for street concerns. Two roads are designated for O’Daniel Street from US 59 to from Third Street to Goins Street. City manager Bill Keefer told the reconstruction. Oak Street from 13th Main Street; Lake Road 3 from Those four projects are estimated at council that the spring patching to 14th and Sumac Road from 18th Main Street to Sumac Road; and $15,000. program would also be ongoing. Street to 13th Street. The cost for West Fourth Street from Main Sealcoats are set for three streets Keefer noted that Poe and those two projects is $340,000. to Broadway. Those projects are including Bay Shore Drive from Association will prepare an Five roads are set for patching and expected to cost $625,000. Quail Run Road to Lookout Lane; engineering design agreement sealing. They are Bay Crest Avenue Reconstruction of four streets East Tenth Street from Cherokee to for consideration in February. If from Leisure Lane to Lookout Lane; including Asher Court from Harbor Shundi; and West Tenth Street from approved the projects will be bid in Hillcrest Drive from Leisure Lane Loop Drive to Dead End; Bluebird Center Street to Leisure Lane. Those late May and opened on July 1. The to CDS; Howard Loop from Seventh Street from Hummingbird Land to three projects are estimated to cost projects will be part of the 2021- Street to Seventh Street; Leisure Leisure Road; Crest Street from $140,000. 2022 Capital Budget. Lane from US 59 to 13th Street; and West 14th to Wood Street; and Engineering design and inspections For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the Rockwood Drive from 13th Street Hadden Drive from Red Bud Drive costs are estimated at $180,000. THE GROVE SUN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 - PAGE 3

Oklahoma coverage

dead in a home Saturday in offenses including assault time such a proposal was Oklahoma City submitting was 51 years ago Northeast Oklahoma in what Last week, Southside Locos and battery with a deadly in 1970, according to the police said appears to be a gang member Kevin Vigil, weapon, according to the release. triple murder-suicide, the Jr., 20, currently incarcerated release. Associated Press reported. in state prison was sentenced Vigil and other incarcerated Police Capt. Todd to serve an additional 250 Southside Locos gang Waynoka Enzbrenner said the mother months in federal prison members used non- Two firefighters were of an adult male victim for his involvement in incarcerated members and among four people killed arrived at the home in a the methamphetamine associates to facilitate the last Friday in a house fire in mobile home park about distribution conspiracy, distribution of drugs, to Northwestern Oklahoma, the 2:30 p.m. and found her according to a release from collect drug-related proceeds Associated Press reported. son, her grandchildren and the U.S. Department of and to traffic firearms Assistant Oklahoma the children’s mother dead. Justice. throughout Oklahoma. This State Fire Marshal James She had been expecting to December 4, 2019, a case resulted from a nearly Fullingim said the blaze was babysit the children but had federal grand jury returned 2-year investigation by the reported just after 3 p.m. been unable to reach anyone an 81-count indictment FBI Oklahoma City Field last Friday in Waynoka. on the phone to confirm the charging Vigil and dozens Division and several state The fire was reported by a plan, according to AP. of co-defendants with agencies, according to the person reportedly trapped in Capt. Enzbrenner said he crimes related to a large- release. Sen. Nathan Dahm a bedroom of the home, and did not know if a weapon scale drug trafficking two firefighters who arrived was found in the residence. operation orchestrated Oklahoma City Kevin Stitt’s vision to lead at the scene entered the home He said the victims’ bodies from state prison. The It has been 114 years our state to becoming Top and found a man and woman were not found in one room operation primarily since Oklahoma’s state 10, we must remember the in the bedroom, according to but were “all across the focused on distributing constitution has been opportunity we have to set AP. house.” Enzbrenner said methamphetamine and heroin adopted, and State Sen. the state for the success of “We don’t know exactly witnesses told police they using contraband cell phones Nathan Dahm said it’s time future generations,” Dahm what happened,” Fullingim had heard a commotion at from prison, according to the the document is reviewed said. “SJR 26 would call said. “One firefighters was the victims’ home between release. carefully, according to a for a state Constitutional trying to locate an exit route 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. July 29, 2020, Vigil release from the Oklahoma Convention allowing us out of the house.” Saturday, which he described pleaded guilty to count 1 of State Senate. to alter, modify or replace The names of the four were as loud banging. Police do the indictment, alleging a The Broken Arrow our current constitution not released immediately. not believe there is any threat drug conspiracy to distribute Republican filed Senate with a document to protect Fullingim said both to the public, AP reported. methamphetamine. The Joint Resolution 26 to the rights and promote the firefighters were male and Enzbrezzer, who has been remaining counts of the allow Oklahoma citizens to freedoms and liberties of the two inside the home were on the police force for 30 indictment pertaining decide if a Constitutional future generations.” a male and a female. The years, said he doesn’t recall to Vigil were dismissed Convention to rewrite or The state constitution cause of the fire has not been ever having a quadruple pursuant to his guilty plea. revise the state constitution mandates a proposal to have determined, AP reported. homicide in Sand Springs, a Vigil is a member of the is needed, according to the a Constitutional Convention suburb of Tulsa. A murder Southside Locos prison gang release. should be submitted to a Sand Springs occurred at the same mobile and is serving an 18-year “As we begin a new vote of the people at least A couple and their two home park about 16 years prison sentence for several session and hear Gov. once every 20 years. The last young children were found ago, according to AP. National coverage Nashville, Tennessee agreement with separates entities of CoreCivic, A Tennessee man is accused of stabbing a man one of the nation’s largest private prison with whom he got into an argument regarding companies. The prisons will be built in Tallassee not wearing a mask and later swinging two metal and Atmore, Alabama. The governor’s office baseball bats at police officers, the Associated is negotiating with another company to build a Press reported. prison in Bibb County, according to AP. Jerry Cowan, 53, began arguing with another While President Joe Biden has ordered the man outside of an apartment complex early federal system to eliminate the use of private Sunday because Cowan was not wearing a mask. prisons, these facilities will be built and owned Cowan allegedly pulled out a pocket knife and by private companies. They will be operated by a “long blade with a makeshift wooden handle” the Alabama State Department of Corrections and stabbed the other man in his arm and near his and staffed by state workers. Together, the two chin, according to AP. prisons being built by CoreCivic will house 7,000 The victim escaped into a nearby residence inmates, AP reported. and called police. Investigators wrote Cowan “Leasing and operating new, modern retreated into his home and responding officers correctional facilities without raising taxes of heard “a metallic object hitting the back of the incurring debt is without question the most door twice.” Officers busted down the door and fiscally responsible decision for our state, and found Cowan holding a metal baseball bat in each the driving force behind our Alabama solution hand. He swung the bats toward officers and ran to an Alabama problem,” Gov. Ivey’s statement away. Officers told Cowan to drop the bats and said. “We are improving public safety, providing later used a stun gun on him multiple times and better living and working conditions, and took him into custody, AP reported. accommodating inmate rehabilitation all while Cowan was charged with resisting arrest and protecting the immediate and long-term interests aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was President Joe Biden of the taxpayers.” being held in jail Sunday afternoon on a $76,000 bond, according to AP. not be possible within Biden’s time frame. He Sandusky, Ohio cited concerns regarding new variants of the virus For years, Cleveland Browns season ticket Nationwide which may be more quickly and may be more holder and devoted fan Jeff Panovich has let his President Joe Biden said he wants most schools resistant to vaccines, according to AP. hair grow out as his team saw losing season after serving kindergarten through eighth grade to Biden is asking for $130 billion for schools to losing season, the Associated Press reported. reopen by late April, but even if it happens, it is address concerns by unions and school officials That changed this year with the Browns ending likely to leave out millions of students, many of as part of a broader COVID-19 relief package the regular season 12-5, so Panovich got his first them minorities in urban areas, the Associated which faces an uncertain fate in Congress. If his hair cut in 6 years this past weekend. In 2014, Press reported. reopening goal is realized, millions of students Panovich vowed not to cut his hair until his team “We’re going to seek kids who fall further and still might have to keep learning from home, had a winning season. The Browns’ last winning further behind, particularly low-income students possibly for the rest of the school year, AP season before this year was in 2007. Panovich of color,” Shavar Jeffries, president of Democrats reported. said he’s had season tickets since 1991 and for Education Reform, said. “There’s potentially only missed two games in 28 years before the a generational level of harm which students have Montgomery, Alabama pandemic, according to AP. suffered from being out of school for so long.” Gov. Kay Ivey agreed Monday to lease two “Sitting in the Dawg Pound, there had been a Like some other officials and education mammoth prisons as a partial solution to the couple times where the guys would say ‘This is advocates, Jeffries said powerful teachers unions state’s troubled correction system, despite the the year you’re getting your hair cut,’ but it never are standing in the way of bringing back students. objections of some legislators and advocates happened,” Panovich said. The unions insist they are acting to protect who warn her the $3 billion plan won’t resolve “Panovich donated his hair to Wigs for Kids, teachers, students and their families. In a call chronic violence and severe understaffing woes, a nonprofit based in Westlake, which makes with teachers unions, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the the Associated Press reported. wigs for children who have lost hair because of reopening of K-8 classrooms nationally might The governor signed two 30-year lease medical issues, AP reported.

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD Route 1 • Jay • Reverend Jim Alexander ZENA COMMUNITY HOLINESS Call for Meetings • 791-9598 AMAZING GRACE CHAPEL Langley • 782-3490 • Pastor Allen Byrd IMMANUEL BAPTIST JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Miami • Reverend Walt Nielson KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES 1105 W. Washbourne • Jay, OK BUFFALO CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH 2 miles east of Grove • 918-786-4010 Pastor F. Rollin Bland, M.D. Tiff City, MO LAKE CENTER BAPTIST Interim Pastor Lloyd Crawford 29020 S. Hwy • Monkey Island • 918-257-5202 KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAN WITNESS NON-DENOMINATIONAL Caleb Jernigan 737 E Monroe St • Hwy 59 • Jay, OK ABOUNDING FAITH FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD – WYANDOTTE Hickory Grove Community Center Hwy 60 & Main • 678-2830 MAYSVILLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST LATTER DAY SAINTS 59300 E 250 Rd • (918) 786-5726 Rev. John Merriman Reverend Raymond Scott CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY Sunday School • 10 a.m. SAINTS CAVE SPRINGS CHURCH Services 11 a.m.’ MIDWAY MISSIONARY BAPTIST 2121 N. Elm, Miami 31600 S. 690 Rd • Grove • (918) 854-3375 Sunday Evening • 6 p.m. 56451 E. Hwy 59 • Fairland, OK 1104 Lee St • Grove • 918-786-4920 Pastors Jim York & Sharon Dollarhide Wednesday night 7 p.m. Reverend Mitch Elmer Elders • 918-200-7400 Bishop Stephen Kohler CHRIST CHURCH FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Hwy 59 & 125 • 3 miles West of Sailboat Bridge • Jay • 243-4204 • Pastor Chad Alfred Jay, OK LUTHERAN 257-8455 Pastor James Bryant EBENEAER LUTHERAN IMMANUEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD Oaks, OK • Reverend Donald E Marshall (COS) CHURCH OF THE SHEPARD Hwy 59 S8 Noel, MO PINE RIDGE BAPTIST Har-Ber Road & Rockwood Dr. • Grove 787-4365 • Pastor Pastor Donald Whitlock West of Jay Water Towers IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Mike Whitney Reverend Clifford Loftis 706 Rockwood Dr • Grove, OK • 918-786-4585 FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD Reverend Todd Harrison CALVARY CHAPEL GRAND LAKE Hwy 10 E. 29080 Lane, Grove PLAINVIEW MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 2320 S. Main • Grove • (918) 314-1146 918-786-8788 Hwy. 20 to 5654 Rd., ½ mile • 918-314-7242 • Pastor ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN Hickory Inn Conference Center • Pastor Randy James Conley Chesney Washington & Pine Streets • Fairland, OK TURKEY FORD ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Leo Schroeder CHURCH OF THE LAKE Located off Hwy 10, one mile N of Elk River Bridge, ½ ROUND SPRINGS BAPTIST 1-1/2 miles East of Ketchum • 782-4474 mile W on Country Line Rd. 240 P.O. Box 7 • Eucha • Reverend Rufus King METHODIST Pastor Mark Deckard 918-786-4553 CLEORA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYCAMORE SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH 1/8 mile East of Hwy 85 on Cleroa School Rd • Afton • 918- CORNERSTONE CHURCH LONG ASSEMBLY OF GOD Colcord • Keithley Rd. • Jay • Reverend Richard Pick-up • 256-3665 501 S. Main St. • Grove 1 mile North of Twin Bridges on Hwy 137 918-434-2151 • 918-530-9335 (918) 786-6164 918-540-2100 • Pastor Michael Stephens FIRST UNITED METHODIST 10:15 a.m. Sundays TRINITY BAPTIST 105 Leisure Rd • Grove, OK 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays TOPSY FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 400 S. Main St. • 918-786-4063 • Pastor Robert Carter Senior Pastor: Reverend Randall R Hamill Pastor Jon & Sheri Burnaman Pastor Rev. Darrell and Denna Martin WHITEWATER BAPTIST FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF COUNCIL HOUSE FRIENDS (QUAKER) BAPTIST Route 5 • Jay • Pastor Michael Young FAIRLAND NE of Grove, Go to Seneca Cayuga water tower on Rt. 10 • ALL NATIONS INDIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 122 W Church Ave • Fairland • 918-676-3628 go east 2 miles & look for sign 2405 South Main • Grove • 918-786-9326 ZENA BAPTIST Reverend Shannon Rodenberg Pastor Russ Simpson 5 ½ miles south, 5 miles west of Grove DOGWOOD CHAPEL NAZARENE Lakemont Shores • (918) 435-8797 BAR NONE COWBOY CHURCH CATHOLIC GROVE NAZARENE Pastor Lennie Martin 55100 Hwy 859 • Flying Cow Arena ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC CHURCH 1 ½ miles East of Grove’s signal light on Hwy 10/25 • 918- N. Hwy 59 & 113th • Grove • 918-786-9312 786-9540 FAITH MISSION CHURCH BERNICE BAPTIST CHURCH Faith Tam Nguyen Pastor Don Engie 501 S. 7th St • Jay, OK Hwy 85 • Bernice • Pastor Dean Williams Jim Randolph • (918) 557-4734 ST. FRANCES CATHOLIC CHURCH PINEY BAPTIST CHURCH BIBLE BAPTIST Next to Lakeview Supper Club • Langley • 918-782-2248 East 450 Rd/Oak Hill Rd., Jay, OK GRAND LAKE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP 1 mile east, 1 mile north of downtown Grove Pastor Jess Jones 537 W. 3rd St. • Grove Reverend Guy Morrow CHRISTIAN 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Service FAITH CHURCH OF GROVE 11:00 a.m. – Sunday Morning Service 10 a.m. Sunday Service BRUSH CREEK BAPTIST 63401 E. 290 Rd. • Grove 5:00 p.m. – Sunday Evening Service Pastors James & Linn Fuller Jay • Rev. Sanders McLemore Pastor Kim Wenzel • Pianist Pat Kraft • Worship Leader: 6:30 p.m. - Wednesday Service/Prayer Meeting Priscilla Wenzel GREENWOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH BUTLER BAPTIST Sunday 9 a.m. • 6 p.m. NEW TESTAMENT Hwy 43 – 4 miles N. of Southwest City, MO Pastor Dustin Baker • 2 miles South of Honey Creek 918-314-5631 GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER Pastor J. Barnes Bridge 3.5 miles East ¼ mile East of Grove Post Office FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (918) 786-4497 GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER CALVARY COWBOY CHURCH 102 W. 4th St • Grove, OK 74344 Pastor David Knox Corner of Hwy 10 & Shundi Rd. • Grove Southwest City, MO • Pastor Bob Easter www.fccgrove.org Pastor David Knox Senior Minister • Christian Kleeman PENTECOSTAL CARR BAPTIST Youth Minister: Thomas Hawkins BETHESDA FULL GOSPEL CHURCH HOUSE OF DAVID 68501 E 280 Rd • Grove • 787-6784 Children’s Director: Susie Neihus 1011 Route O. Southwest City, MO 22500 S. Hwy 125 • Fairland • 257-4190 (417) 763-555 • Pastor Monty Prathier Rabbi Curt Landry CLEORA BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH OF CHRIST Pastor Tim Alsbaugh 1 ½ miles south of 85/85A Junction • Cleora ADAIR CHURCH OF CHRIST COMMUNITY CHAPEL Pastor David Piller Hwy 69 • Adair, OK • 918-253-4011 or 918-253-4897 PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS JAY BIBLE 327 7th St., Jay, OK • (918) 253-4334 or (620) 515-1900 • 3 ½ blocks SW of Jay Courthouse CROSSWIRED COWBOY CHURCH CHURCH OF CHRIST Rev. Johnnie Scott Rev. Willy Carton 28565 S. 670 Rd. • Grove 1001 S. Grand • Grove 9 a.m. Sunday School • 10 a.m. Worship Minister Ryan Beavers FAITH TABERNACLE JAY FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night 3 miles West of Jay on Hwy 20 27 Delaware • Jay • Rev. Frank Lawhead Pastor Russell Brisco EASTSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST Rev. Steven L. Watson of Wyandotte 3rd & Cherokee • Jay • 918-253-4200 JESUS NAME FAITH TABERNACLE DEAF FELLOWSHIP CHURCH FAMILY LIFE WORSHIP CENTER Rev. Bobby Orman 501 E. 13th • Grove GREEN COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST 1102 Melton Dr., Jay, OK • 801-6400 Corner 412 & Hwy 10 • Kansas, OK Services – 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Tuesday KANSAS COMMUNITY DELAWARE BAPTIST Pastor Kevin Collins Rev. Hoy Hutchison 5 miles South of Grove • Hwy 59 KANSAS CHURCH OF CHRIST Pastor Gary Biship 455 West Tahlequah St • Kansas, OK INDEPENDENT HOUSE OF WORSHIP MARANATHA RIVER CHURCH Pastor Mike Ellis 61290 E. 315 Rd., (Turn West at Cherokee Queen Motel – Cherokee & 1st St., P.O. Box 536 • Langley DODGE BAPTIST go straight about ¾ mile • (918) 786-2127 (918) 782-4364 6 ½ miles East on Hwy 10 & 25 • 1 ½ miles south SOUTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pastor Deena & Kenneth Cope Pastors Don & Alejandra Burgess Gene Smeiling 918-253-8250 OR 479-530-3893 Minister: Craig Richardson HOUSE OF PRAYER MOUNT HERMON EAST PLAINVIEW 1571 N. 1st St., Jay, OK • (918) 253-5454 6 miles East of Jay • (918) 253-4111 MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF GOD Pastor Deena & Kenneth Cope Jeremy Colvard 5 miles East, ½ miles south of Jay HARBOR OF HOPE MINISTRY ELK RIVER BAPTIST 6819 N Hwy 59 • Grove, OK • 918-786-5056 PENTECOSTALS OF GRAND LAKE (U.P.C.) MOUNTAIN MOVERS CHURCH ¼ miles south of Elk River Bridge Pastor John Pinkerton Center St. & Hwy 59 (1/2 Block East of Braum’s) • (918) 24000 S. 660 Rd. • 786-7737 Pastor Ed Glasgow 786-3289 • Pastor Randy Jones Pastor Marty Dyer CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY FIRST BAPTIST Hwy 412 • Leach, OK PRESBYTERIAN NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH CHURCH OF DISNEY GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PCUSA 1 mile S. of Honey Creek Bridge Hwy 59 105 S. Garrison • Disney • 918-435-4526 HICKORY GROVE CHURCH 206 Elk St • Grove, OK 74344 • Rev. Rebecca Morad • Pastor Dr. Larry Woodie • (918) 786-9952 Pastor K.P. Hood Sr. 918-786-4109 • Pastor Mel Jackson Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m.. Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY OF CHRIST THREE RIVERS CHURCH, PCA PILLARS CHURCH 3600 N. Kansas St. • Kansas, OK COMMUNITY OF CHRIST 5421 US HWY 59 • Grove 1911 E Hwy 10, Ste. D (P.O. Box 6741) 868-2239 Fairland, OK • Reverend Woodrow Wilson Rev. Mark Kuiper Grove • (918) 787-8991 9 a.m. – Children’s Worship Pastors Fred and Wanda K. Harris FOUNDATION FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY OF CHRIST 10 a.m. – Family Worship 2 miles N. of Sailboat Bridge on Hwy 59 • 918-787-8950 430 21st • Grove • 918-786- 8873 SOUL’S HARBOR MINISTRY Reverend Noland Scarberry RELIGIONS – OTHER 5th & Monroe • Jay • Rev. T.W. Lunsford GRAND LAKE BAPTIST APOSOLIC CHURCH OF ACTS Hwy 59 & 98th St. • Grove EPISCOPAL 2013 S. Main St. • Jay, OK THE CAYUGA MISSION CHURCH Pastor Tim Potts SAINT ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH (918) 253-2644 • www.acoofjay.com 8:30 a.m. Sunday Service 555 East 3rd • Grove • 918-786-4113 Pastor D.J. Turley Follow E260 Road East from 10 to Church GROVES FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Reverend Dr. David Bridges, Priest 501 E. 13th St. • Grove • 918-786-4419 HICKORY GROVE CHURCH TRIPLE CROSS RANCH MINISTRIES Reverend Jim Paslay, Pastor HOLINESS 24801 S. 590 Rd. (behind Tom Cat Corner) Located 1 mile East of Delaware County Fairgrounds in Jay EUCHA FREE HOLINESS Pastor Mel Jackson • (918) 786-4109 • Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday night Bible GRACE HARBOR BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Rusty Martin 9:30 a.m. Sunday School study is at 6:30 p.m. 11th & Grand • Grove • 918-786-9529 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Pastor Dewey Stanford Pastor Marty Hughes INDIAN FREE HOLINESS 6 p.m. Sunday Night Reverend Floyd Parks WAYSIDE BIBLE CHURCH • BERNICE IMMANUEL BAPTIST THE BAHAI OF AFTON-GROVE Pastor Gene Jones For updates please email: [email protected]@reidnewspapers.com THE GROVE SUN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 - PAGE 5

Cherokee Nation administers 10,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Staff Reports Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Ross Swimmer, one of the nearly 6,000 TAHLEQUAH — The Cherokee Cherokee elders recently receiving a Nation this week administered its COVID-19 vaccine through the tribe. 10,000th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine “From the time I started learning about to Cherokee citizens falling within the this vaccine several months ago, it tribe’s Phase 1 and Phase 2A priority clearly is the best opportunity people distribution plan, including frontline have to avoid getting the COVID virus. health care workers, first-language It would be a shame if Cherokees Cherokee speakers and Cherokee elders. didn’t take advantage of this. I want to “From Day 1 of the first doses of encourage all of our Cherokee elders to the COVID-19 vaccine arriving in the come in and get this vaccine. This is a Cherokee Nation, we have prioritized landmark project and I want to express Cherokee speakers, Cherokee elders my thanks to Chief Hoskin for his work, and our health care workers who have and to the medical providers for their been on the frontlines protecting all of efforts.” us during the worst health crisis we’ve Vaccinations are being administered seen in generations,” said Principal by appointment only for established Provided Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. “I appreciate Cherokee Nation Health Services our Health Services team for working patients with a medical chart who fall Former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Ross Swimmer is one of so tirelessly to provide this vaccine to within Phase 1 and 2A of the tribe’s nearly 6,000 Cherokee elders recently receiving a COVID-19 vaccine the most vulnerable in our communities. phased distribution plan, which is through the tribe. Cherokee Nation administered its 10,000th dose of They have been effective and efficient available online at health.cherokee.org. the COVID-19 vaccine this week. in this process, and their work is saving Individuals who meet phased lives every day.” distribution criteria can schedule an Nearly 60 percent of the tribe’s appointment by calling 1-539-234-4099. allotted COVID-19 vaccines have been Qualifying appointments are being provided to first-language Cherokee scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. speakers, Cherokee National Treasures, Monday-Friday, excluding holidays. and Cherokees elders since the first Walk-ins are not being taken at this doses arrived on Dec. 14, 2020 time. “This milestone for our health system “Vaccine uptake among our health is one we are excited to celebrate,” care staff has also been an inspiration said Cherokee Nation Health Services for others who meet phase criteria to get Across Down Executive Director Dr. R. 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Legals

DISTRICT COURT You are hereby notified that the Tribal Election for the positions convening at 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma, and mailed to the OF DELAWARE COUNTY Plaintiff has sued you for Paternity, John W. Thomas, OBA #22445 of Second Chief and Second Guardian and all interested parties STATE OF OKLAHOMA alleging sole custody. You must DAVIS & THOMPSON, PLLC Councilman Term of office for both (Published in The Grove Sun not less than ten (10) days before answer the Petition on or before P.O. Box 487 positions is four (4) years. February 5, 2021) the time set for said hearing. IN RE: The name of Caid Allen the 31st day of March, 2021, or Jay, OK 74346-0487 LPXLP Vaughn the Petition will be taken as true Telephone (918)253-4220 Candidates who have filed for Dated the 3rd day of February, and paternity and custody and Fax (918)253-8110 the office of Second Chief are: IN THE DISTRICT COURT 2021. NOTICE OF HEARING other relief sought will be granted Personal Representative OF DELAWARE COUNTY ON CHANGE ON PETITION to the Plaintiff. Logan Reed Pappenfort STATE OF OKLAHOMA Dave Crutchfield TO CHANGE NAME (Published in The Grove Sun Brian Mitchell Judge of the District Court CV-21-6 WITNESS MY HAND AND February 5 and 12, 2021) IN THE MATTER OF THE SEAL this 27th day of January, LPXLP Candidates who have filed for GUARDIANSHIP OF REYNOLDS Robyn Owens, OBA #6828 TO: All interested parties. 2021. the office of Second Councilman “TED” CARPENTER, an THE OWENS LAW FIRM, P.C. IN THE DISTRICT COURT are: incapacitated person. 234 West 13th Street Take notice that Caid Allen Caroline M. Weaver, IN AND FOR Tulsa, OK 74119 Vaughn has petitioned to change Court Clerk DELAWARE COUNTY Kara D. North NOTICE OF HEARING (918)587-0021 his/her name to Caid Allen By: Ashley Jackson STATE OF OKLAHOMA Robbie Hedges PETITION TO SELL REAL AND (918)587-6111 Facsimile Hughes. PERSONAL PROPERTY AT Attorney for the Brandi Robertson, IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE Two candidates filed for the two PUBLIC AUCTION General Guardian A hearing on said petition OBA # 21338 OF Wanda McGowan, Deceased. seats on the Grievance Committee. PG-2020-62 is set for 10:00 o’clock a.m. on Attorney for the Petitioner In accordance with Article XVI – (Published in The Grove Sun the 23rd day of February, 2021, Legal Aid Services ALIAS NOTICE TO Filing for Candidacy, Section 1 (i) Notice is hereby given that February 5, 2021) before Judge Crutchfield in his/her of Oklahoma, Inc. CREDITORS Unopposed Candidate, Jessica there has been filed in the District LPXLP courtroom in the Delaware County 224 S. Muskogee Avenue PB-2020-86 Dawn Blalock, has been declared Court of Delaware County, State of Courthouse. Should you know of Tahlequah, OK 74464 by the Election Committee to Oklahoma, a Petition to Sell Real REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS some reason why this change of Phone: 918-708-1150 All creditors having claims be elected. Chad Harper was and Personal Property at Public name should not be allowed you against Wanda McGowen, the only tribal member to file for Auction by Wendy Nightingale The City of Grove is seeking must file a written protest in the (Published in The Grove Sun deceased, are required to present remaining seat on the Grievance of Purview Life Tulsa, Guardian Request for Proposals for Uniform above styled and numbered cause February 5, 12, and 19, 2021) the same with a description of Committee and has been declared of Reynolds “Ted” Carpenter, Services. Proposal packets are prior to the above date with the LPXLP all security interests and other elected in accordance with the incapacitated. Such real property available at the City of Grove, Clerk of this Court. Should you fail collateral (if any) held by each Election Ordinance of the Peoria is located at 1643 Pine Drive, 104 W. 3rd, Grove, OK 74344 and to do so, the petition for change of IN THE DISTRICT COURT creditor with respect to such Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. Grove, Oklahoma, and legally www.cityofgroveok.gov Proposals name will be granted as prayed. OF DELAWARE COUNTY claim, to Ronald Linn, Personal Each will serve a term of four (4) described as: shall be sealed and marked STATE OF OKLAHOMA Representative of the Estate, years. “UNIFORM SERVICES”, and must Caroline M. Weaver, Court c/o Clayton M. Baker, Attorney Lot 15, Block 1, Buffalo Shores be received in the office of the Clerk In the Matter of the Estate of: at Law, P.O. Box 487, Jay, OK The annual election will be held Addition in Section 13, Township City Clerk on or before Monday, Ashley Jackson, Deputy Wynema A. Snyder, Deceased. 74346, on or before the following on Saturday, March 6, 2021, will be 24 North, Range 23 East, March 1, 2021 by 10:00 AM. Mail presentment date: the 9th day of at the Peoria Tribal Administration Delaware County, Oklahoma or hand delivered to the City of (Published in The Grove Sun NOTICE TO CREDITORS April, 2021, or the same will be Building Conference Room, 118 Grove – 104 West Third Street – February 5, 2021) PB-2019-72 forever barred. South Eight Tribes Trail, Miami, a/k/a 1643 Pine Drive, Grove, Grove, OK 74344 – Attention City LPXLP Oklahoma, from 7:00 a.m. to Oklahoma Clerk, Ivonne Buzzard. Additional All persons having claims DATED this 2nd day of February, Noon. Any member of the Peoria information may be obtained IN THE DISTRICT COURT against Wynema A. Snyder, 2021. Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Notice is also given that the by contacting Debbie Bottoroff, OF DELAWARE COUNTY deceased, are required to present shall be eligible to vote, provided 16th day of March, 2021 at the Assistant City Manager at 918- STATE OF OKLAHOMA the same with a description of /s/Clayton M. Baker the member is eighteen (18) hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m. has 786-6107. all security interests and other Attorney for years of age or over on the date been appointed as the time for the STEVEN SOKOLOFF, Plaintiff, collateral, if any, held by each Personal Representative of the election. Each member hearing of that Petition before the The City of Grove reserves creditor with respect to such will be required to show proof of Honorable Judge Dave Crutchfield the right to reject any and all and claim, to the named Personal (Published in The Grove Sun identification at each election in in District Courtroom, Delaware proposals. Representative at: February 5 and 12, 2021) the form of a government issued County Courthouse, in Delaware STACIA DAVENPORT, Defendant. LPXLP photo identification showing County, State of Oklahoma, when Ivonne Buzzard, City Clerk John W. Thomas their name to match the Official and where all persons interested NOTICE BY PUBLICATION P.O. Box 487 PEORIA TRIBE TO HOLD Voters’ List provided by the Tribal in said Guardianship may appear (Published in The Grove Sun FP-2020-48 Jay, OK 74346-0487 ANNUAL ELECTIONS Enrollment Office. The ballots will and contest the same. February 5 and 12, 2021) be counted and tabulated and the LPXLP THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: on or before the following The Election Committee results will be announced at the A copy of this Notice shall be STACIA DAVENPORT presentment date: April 5, 2021, or of the Peoria Tribe of Indians Annual General Council Meeting published one (1) time in The the same shall be forever barred. of Oklahoma announces the on Saturday, March 6, 2021, Grove Sun in Delaware County, Echoes from the past D Bruce Howell wide-open spaces where began robbing trains. By crimes could easily be his estimate, the gang, now Northeast Oklahoma committed, or simply called the “Jennings Gang,” and later Oklahoma, the lack of manpower to robbed between 15 and 20 was the breeding ground enforce the laws. All of trains in Oklahoma, Kansas, for numerous ruthless that is understandable; this Texas and Arkansas. criminals, most who died in was a territory just being Research indicates that, gunfights or on the gallows settled, where law-abiding yes there was a Jennings during the last half of the citizens clashed with Gang, but apparently 1800s. During their brief criminals. What is not so not very good at robbing existence, Cherokee Bill, easily understood is the trains. In one instance, in the Dalton’s, Bill Doolin emergence of a character at an attempt to flag a train and Rufus Buck, among the end of the century who down, Jennings stood many others, left their turned crime into comedy, on the tracks with guns mark on the territory. But 5-foot, 1-inch Alphonso J. drawn; the engineer ignored eventually, they either were Jennings. him, nearly running him killed by equally stalwart Born in Virginia in 1863, down. In another, the gang lawmen like Bass Reeves, Jennings ran away from succeeded in boarding Heck Thomas and Bill home at the age of 11 the train, but when the Early day criminals past through the Delaware County Courthouse. Tilghman or imprisoned by then reappeared, according conductor yelled in a the “Hanging Judge,” Isaac to a later autobiography, booming voice, “What’s a short story about himself barn. The Lone Ranger, where Parker. That portion of the working as a ranch hand going on up there?” The and shortly after his release, Jennings moved to he alleged defamation past was created by conflicts in Indian Territory. Years gang panicked, jumped off the famous author published Oklahoma City, became of character. Minor run- of who had authority, the passed, he moved to the train and had to walk Holding Up A Train, active in politics and in ins with the law were Kansas, worked on ranches, several miles back to their Jennings’ story. The article, 1914 ran for governor with commonplace. Jennings OKLAHOMA but also studied law and horses. Another venture distributed nationally, set the campaign promise, raised chickens on his ranch CLASSIFIED was admitted to the bar found them unable to open a new direction for Al “if elected I promise to be and police were frequently at the age of 21. In 1892, the safe in the boxcar, so Jennings career. Shortly honest for a year.” He lost, called. In one incident, AD NETWORK Jennings, now 29, was they robbed the passengers after, The Saturday Evening but out of six Democrats, while chasing a chicken elected as district attorney in netting $27, a bottle of FOR MORE INFO CALL Post published a series of finished third. Continually thief he shot one of his prize El Reno. It was during his whiskey and a bunch of articles after interviews engaged in writing, he roosters. There’s no doubt 1-888-815-2672 term in office that Jennings bananas. It was like taking with Jennings and he wrote Beating Back, based that little Al Jennings, who WANT TO BUY life took an unusual turn, a collection at church, Al continued to embellish his on stories of his alleged died in 1961 at the age of so unusual most of it was later mused. Jennings was feats as a train robber and criminal activities. A movie 93, was a one- man side OLD GUITAR$ WANTED! LARRY never verified. finally captured in 1895 BRING$ CA$H for vintage USA gui- all- around bad man. This producer offered to make a show, whether he was an tars, tube amps, banjos, mandolins, It seems that Al had a while attempting to rob resulted in a film, The Bank film starring Jennings and “Oklahoma Bad Man” is etc. Fender, Gibson, Martin, Gretsch, brother, also an attorney, a U.S. mail car. He blew Robbery featuring famed he stayed in Hollywood, much more debatable. others. Call or text 918-288-2222. who was killed by three up the car attempting to sheriffs Heck Thomas becoming involved in over Note: Pathfinders, www.stringswest.com gunmen. Jennings claimed open the safe. He was and Bill Tilghman that 100 movies as a consultant, 19th Century Pioneers AUCTION he tracked the killers sentenced to life in prison, included some of Jennings writer and actor. of Cherokee Territory down at a general store, but for reasons not fully escapades, culminating His earnings allowed is available on RETIREMENT AUCTION. The Farm on killed all three, then as an explained, he was pardoned Fishmarket. “Self-Pick” Berry/Veggie/ in his making personal him to buy a small ranch, Amazon.com and Poultry/Produce. Equipment plus person- afterthought, robbed the by President Theodore appearances. Telling but the character that was BARNESANDNOBLE. al Guns/Ammo/Household/??. Sat., Feb. store. As a result, a $5,000 Roosevelt in 1904. various stories, among Al Jennings persisted. The com 6 @ 11 AM. Wanette, OK. See webpage bounty was offered for his Prior to his prison stint, king of misrepresentations, Dr. D. Bruce Howell is for details. www.branchauctions.com others about his prowess arrest. Again, according to Jennings met William with a gun, he claimed he he periodically was a veteran educator and has ADVERTISE STATEWIDE Al, he then fell in with a Sydney Porter, known could shoot a tin can in implicated in suing some written several books, as band of outlaws, stealing professionally as author O. mid-air, his friends said he entity. Among others were well as “Echoes from the Put your message where it matters most cattle and horses, and Henry. Jennings had shared – IN OKLAHOMA NEWSPAPERS. We couldn’t hit the side of a producers of the radio serial Past.” can place your ad in 148 newspapers. For more information or to place an ad, contact Landon Cobb at (405) 499-0022 or toll-free in OK at 1-888-815-2672.

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Protecting Cherokee rights while moving forward together at the Oklahoma Legislature

Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. nation, the state, and Cherokee would create an office of Missing and Congress can act to allow additional Cherokee Nation Principal communities. In the coming legislative Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) state-tribal compacts for handling session, which begins on February at the Oklahoma State Bureau of public safety and criminal jurisdiction Like most of the world, Oklahoma 1st, we are watching numerous bills, Investigation. on our reservation. In the meantime, has struggled with the COVID-19 including those that support Cherokee We are also supporting other bills to we are investing in our tribal justice pandemic. Fortunately, the state has students in our public schools and that provide additional law enforcement system and enhancing capacity and not been alone in taking on this public fight the terrible problem of missing training on how best to respond to collaborating with federal prosecutors health and economic crisis. 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Delco commissioners debate payment for warning siren

Carolyn Ashford Boothe the approval. it would likely be noted as an electrical work it would take to Staff Reporter According to District Attorney exception by the state auditor. install the unit. That cost is about Kenny Wright, the commissioners Once Wright reviews the invoice $500. JAY — Delaware County have three choices regarding the and makes a recommendation, it will The commission also gave Commissioners debated on Tuesday purchase. still come back to the commissioners approval for the sheriff’s office to whether to pay for the installation of One choice is to not pay the to make a final decision on whether accept a Grove Rotary Foundation a warning siren radio for the West bill, because the invoice was not to pay the invoice. grant in the amount of $4,200 to be Siloam Springs Fire Department. submitted during the fiscal year it In other actions, the commissioners used to provide a computer terminal The debate centered around an was authorized. Also, the former approved the extension of the for the dispatch office to allow invoice dated Oct. 19, 2020, from employee did not follow the correct Family First Corona Virus Act until quicker processing of background SafetyCom Inc. in the amount of procedures in securing a Purchase March 31. The extension allows checks on those facing arrest. $21,746. Order for the work and creating an employees to continue to use family Reports by the Health Department Apparently, the installation was account for funding the project. leave days up to a maximum of 80 and Human Resources Director approved by the commissioners in The second choice is to require hours if they must quarantine due to Vicki Cossairt indicated that COVID October 2019. However, the project the former employee to pay for the the pandemic. cases in Delaware County are on a was meant to be funded in the installation since he did not follow The commissioners also approved decline. 2019-2020 fiscal year budget. The proper procedures but authorized the the purchase of an electric stove “They are trending in the right commissioners also believed that a purchase. for the jail in the amount of about direction,” Cossairt told the grant from the Cherokee Nation was The commissioners decided to use $8,900. The current stove at the jail Commissioners. Currently the going to cover most of the costs. a third option and refer the issue in inoperative. county has only 294 active cases However, the project was to Wright’s office for review. The The issue was tabled from the compared to 560 two weeks ago. delayed after the then emergency district attorney said that he could last commission meeting until management director, Robert Real approve an exception to the normal the commissioners could get resigned his position shortly after commission procedures although clarification on the amount of Grove council votes to continue with annexation planning

Carolyn Ashford Boothe South 250 Road and Highway 59. property within the proposed annexation area and Staff Reporter The intersection on the south side of the 16 property owners. Cherokee Casino also borders the convenience Each property owner will be notified and GROVE — On Tuesday, the Grove City Council store across the street known as Tom Cat Corner. provided an opportunity to meet with the city to agreed to continue planning for the annexation Unless the property from Sailboat Bridge to discuss the annexation. There would also be a of land north of Sailboat Bridge to the Cherokee Tom Cat Corner is within the Grove City limits, public hearing. Casino on Highway 59. the city would not be able to meet the DOT Keefer noted that city sales tax would have to City Manager Bill Keefer presented the council requirements that the city maintain the right of be collected by businesses within the proposed with information that the Oklahoma Department way, sidewalks and lighting along with the utility area as well as hotel taxes for some of Eagles of Transportation will be willing to pay for costs of the signals. Landing’s properties. and install a traffic light at East 250 Road and According to a map provided to the council, the The land would fit under the Highway Highway 59. city would not annex the Cherokee Casino but Commercial zoning section of city codes, but all The annexation was discussed by the council in land along the highway up to the U.S. 59 entrance property would be grandfathered in for its current October. into the casino. usage. At that time, the Grove City Council voted to The line would extend east down E 250 Road to Keefer noted that as part of city services, a have staff begin a preliminary study on possible include current commercial land to North 4590 pressurized sewer line already exists along the annexation of the Highway 59 corridor from Road and then back to Highway 59. On the west U.S. Highway and that the area would be served Sailboat Bridge to Tom Cat Corner. side, the boundary would be South 585 Road. The by Rural Water District 10. The annexation would be required if a traffic land would include all of Eagles Landing Resort. Police and fire departments would extend their light is placed at the dangerous intersection of According to Keefer, there are 26 tracts of service as well. PAGE 10 - THE GROVE SUN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Chimineas and more

Carolyn Ashford Boothe use molds, the manufacturing is not in decorative items and even birdbaths. fountains as well. News Editor factories, but instead remains a cottage All are painted by hand. The extensive This week they will be showing their industry in Mexico with individuals selection definitely brightens up the wares at the Tulsa Boat Show on GROVE — The Chiminea Connection hand making and painting them. 1,400 square foot showroom. Friday. And in the near future Larry located north of Grove on Highway 59 He says he purchases most of his Perhaps surprisingly there is a large has his sights on expanding to a second across the street from Dollar General inventory on the Texas/Mexican border. selection of cornhole boards and game store. He says that his brother is in attracts attention with its bright colored “It is becoming harder to find them. sets. The sets are regulation size and Laredo, Texas, and will soon be on pottery and vases. They have become very popular and the made to last. They reflect Oklahoma his way back to Oklahoma with a new The store’s main focus is chimineas prices are rising as well.” traditions including the Thunder and truckload of pottery. whose origins can be traced to the The chiminea inventory goes from Oklahoma State orange. In fact, Larry The new inventory will include some nearly 400-year-old tradition of heating small tabletop sizes to extremely large says that he will have a number of other Vietnamese pottery. The new line will and cooking in Spain. ones that weigh more than a hundred indoor game sets available in the near reflect the brighter glazes developed The chimineas still have a daily pounds. The store also sells the pinion future. by the artists from Asia. Vietnamese purpose for many in Mexico where they wood that provides the pine aroma “People are spending more time pottery and ceramics have a long are still used for heating and cooking. that makes them so popular. The indoors, and we want to help families history spanning back thousands of For the last 10 years they have been pinon pine tree is a species of pine play together.” Larry says the business year. Much of Vietnamese pottery and popular in the United States mostly as tree that is native to the southwestern has been very good this year as ceramics are influenced by Chinese outdoor as decorative objects that often United States, and to Mexico. The tree people spend time in their homes and ceramics. Larry says that Vietnamese are used for ambiance, warmth as well produces a wood that, when burned, backyards with family. “The COVID ceramics are growing in popularity and as roasting of marshmallows. releases a delightful fragrance and has pandemic has brought more attention to have a more finished look and feel. The Chiminea Connection has bug-repellent capabilities. the home and people want to be outside You never know exactly what might been open in Grove for one year but But there are many other items filling and we have items that make that time be on the shelves at the Chiminea developed from owner Larry Stogsdill’s the store. The inventory features the more enjoyable. Connection. There are even framed love of the pottery. Larry, a North bright and decorative Talavera pottery. The store also has firewood for sale wooden cutouts of Grand Lake, picture Miami native, started by selling the The decorative ceramics was introduced as well as bags of apple and hickory for frames and more. items online and at craft shows. He in Mexico by Spanish guild artisans smokers. The store is open seven days a week quickly expanded his inventory to of the Colonial period. Known as There are also table fire pits. Many have from 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. There is a include a number of other clay items “majolica” in Spain, Mexican Talavera decorative iron decorations. warehouse as well as the showroom. such pots and vases. draws its name from the Spanish For the gardeners there are a variety Prices range from $10 to $400. The Larry says that no two chimineas are pottery center, Talavera de la Reina. of clay pots and planters including the store is located at 1668 U.S. Highway exactly alike. While some craftsmen There are shelves of planters, vases, popular pelicans and frogs. There are 59.

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Sports Lady Red improve to 10-0 with win over Collinsville

Drew Osborne quarter of this game. With the win, the Lady Baylee Gregg had five points, two rebounds, News Editor Red are now 10-3 this season. They travel to and two assists. Skiatook Friday night before traveling to Jay Dawn Blake had four points, six rebounds, one The Lady Red got their tenth win of the season Saturday. assist, and two steals. on Tuesday night doubling up Collinsville 52- After losing two games in a row, the Lady Red Annsleigh Morris had four points, five 26. The Lady Red never trailed scoring the first had some built up frustrations. They are hoping rebounds, and two steals. point of the game when Rory Geer made her first the temporary setbacks are just like last season. Kolby Boyett had a rare single digit game of 11 free throw attempts. Geer ended up with The Lady Red only lost three games last season scoring four points. Boyett also had two 21 points against the Lady Cardinals. and had a record of 12-1 when it happened. rebounds. After another Geer basket inside, Anna Bacon They lost back-to-back games against Sequoyah Elliot Geer and Brynlea Collins both made a caught a pass from Geer at the top of the key and (Tahlequah) and Coweta. The Lady Red didn’t three-pointer in the game. Geer also had three drained a three-pointer. Bacon hit two three- lose a game the rest of the season winning their rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Collins one pointers in the game. The Lady Red continued next 11 and finishing 23-3. They were on the rebound and one steal. their early offensive onslaught when Geer was way to the state tournament when everything was Sage Jackson also added two points for the fouled and made two more free throws. That shut down for the coronavirus. Lady Red. made the score 9-0 in the first quarter. Geer added six rebounds, six assists, three Grove will travel to Skiatook Friday and to Collinsville was finally able to end their steals, and two blocked shots to her stat line Jay on Saturday. The games at Skiatook will be drought when they grabbed an offensive rebound finishing the night. She made 10 of 11 free varsity games only with the girls game starting at and scored a putback. That didn’t slow the throws. 6:00 PM. Saturday promises to be a full day of Lady Red down as they continued to limit Bacon had six points for the Lady Red. Bacon action with the seventh grade, eighth grade, and Collinsville’s offensive possessions and score also had one rebound, one assist, one steal, and junior varsity playing before the main event in buckets of their own. one blocked shot. She also had five deflections the Bulldog Arena. The Lady Red outscored Collinsville in every on defense. Golden Norse sign 17 to football NLIs

Jim Ellis champion Wagoner. News Editor There was only one out-of-stater reported by the Norse: defensive lineman Da’Lynn Waits of Lonoke, Arkansas. MIAMI — Northeastern A&M signed 17 football players to letters of Other Wednesday signees were defensive back Cedric McClendon Jr, intent Wednesday, Feb. 2. Norman; offensive lineman Davon Moore of Guthrie, defensive back That was the traditional National Letter of Intent day. Elijah Wilder of Choctaw, defensive back Fredrik Greenhoward of Luther, Sixteen of the 17 players were from Oklahoma, including Miami’s Clay tight end Gunnar McCollough of Coweta, defensive lineman Iman Gates McCormick. of Tulsa Edison, offensive lineman Jackson Schultze of Broken Arrow, Also signing with the Norsemen were three Oklahoma Coaches offensive lineman Jake Braman of Verdigris, Jay Stroble Jr. of Hilldale, Association all-staters: offensive linemen Jay Stroble Jr. of Hilldale and defensive back Jordan Thompson of Choctaw, wide receiver Maddux Quentin Thomas of McAlester and defensive back Maciah Bivines of Mayberry of Enid and linebacker Matthew Harkins of Kingston. Norman. NEO also picked up Darius McNack, an offensive lineman at 4A state PAGE 12 - THE GROVE SUN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Sports Ridgerunners fall to Collinsville travel Saturday for rivalry game against Jay

Drew Osborne varsity start, got the Ridgerunners quarter. get away from the Ridgerunners. News Editor on the board with a short jumper. Shortly after the second quarter They found themselves down 24-22 Hacker had a coming out party of began, Ian Pace took a charge a few minutes later at halftime. The The Ridgerunners, in just their sorts leading the team with 15 points, resulting in the third Cardinals outscored the Ridgerunners second game in the last 17 days, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 offensive foul of the by 8 the final two quarters resulting were unable to hold an early lead steal. Hacker has been game against Collinsville. in a 10 point win. losing 39-29 in Collinsville on Friday playing good minutes The Ridgerunners were Beal had eight points for the night. The Ridgerunners were shut for the Ridgerunners all not backing down with Ridgerunners. He had four rebounds down due to coronavirus protocols. season and finally got the slightly out of control and two assists. The loss helps negate a strong early a chance to start and drives to the basket from Pittman had five points, four season and puts their overall record made the most of it. Collinsville. rebounds, one assist, and one steal. at 4-4. The Ridgerunners have Collinsville added After a baseline Pace had four points, two rebounds, dropped three in a row. They will three points inbounds pass, the and two blocked shots. travel to Skiatook on Friday and then and the Ridgerunners moved Hank Hacker had three points. He Jay on Saturday. The Ridgerunners Ridgerunners the ball around the arc. also had one rebound and one assist. already own a 47-36 win over were down 7-2 Beal caught the ball Brendan Cornog had three points Skiatook this season. early in the first quarter. The i n the left corner and drove and six rebounds. The Ridgerunners are still trying to Ridgerunners were able to work a toward the middle of the lane. Pace Derek Loomis had one point and get their legs back under them from steal and found Corbin Beal up the cut from the top of the arc and caught two rebounds. their shut down. They were unable to floor for two points. The Cardinals the ball near the free throw line for Braden Casey also played for the play or even practice for two weeks added three more points before Beal two points. The bucket gave the Ridgerunners. while most other schools continued answered with a three-pointer of Ridgerunners a 16-14 lead. Grove travels to Skiatook on Friday to play and stay sharp. It’s just a his own. He was assisted by Hagen The lead was short lived as looking for a season sweep. There matter of time for the Ridgerunners Hacker. Braden Pittman got into Collinsville drilled a three-pointer on will be no junior varsity at Skiatook. to get back into the swing of the assist column on the very next the next possession. Hacker added The game will start around 7:30 PM things and have things firing on all possession hitting Beal again for two more points and regained the after the girls game. On Saturday, cylinders. another three-pointer tying the game lead. the Ridgerunners will travel to Jay The Ridgerunners shot 35.1 percent at 10. Again, the Ridgerunners lost the for a rivalry game. The 7th grade, 8th from the field. They made 4 of 13 Not to be outdone, Pittman took an lead to Collinsville. Hank Hacker grade, junior varsity, and varsity will from the three-point line equating to uncontested three from the left wing drove to the rim, got fouled, and play. The first three games will be in 30.8 percent. They also made 9 of 15 and nailed it giving the Ridgerunners gave the Ridgerunners the lead for the junior high gym starting at 2:00 free throws on the night. a 13-10 lead. Pittman added another the final time of the night with a free PM. The varsity game will be held The Ridgerunners found themselves point with a free throw and Grove throw. in Bulldog Arena following the girls quickly down 4-0. Sophomore lead 14-12 at the end of the first The game then slowly started to varsity game about 7:00 PM. Hagen Hacker, making his first

NSU men’s basketball Four NEO riders place at postpones contest IPRA International Finals Rodeo of Sophomore Mason spring, and hopefully getting at Emporia State Passmore and Sophomore them to qualified for the Brent Mibb. Their College National Finals in TAHLEQUAH - Northeastern State’s men’s performance put them at June. I’m very fortunate to basketball game at Emporia State on Feb. 4 will not eleventh in the world among have these top rodeo athletes be played as scheduled due to positive COVID-19 team ropers. on this year’s NEO Rodeo cases for the RiverHawks. “I’m very proud of the Team!” A makeup game with the ESU men’s team will be way all of these riders The NEO Rodeo Team decided at a later date. competed at this event will begin its lightning The women’s basketball contest against Emporia against some of the best season on Feb. 18, with the State will go on as scheduled on Thursday evening at pro rodeo athletes across Northwestern Oklahoma 5:30 p.m. the nation,” said Kolby State University rodeo in Ungeheuer, NEO rodeo Alva, Okla. This will kick coach. “Just qualifying off a nine-rodeo journey to shows their commitment to the College National Finals Addee Carder earns first in breakaway roping. excellence and achieving at Rodeo in June. Bottom photo: Mason Passmore the highest level, while still For more information Miami, Oklahoma With National being a collegiate athlete. about rode at NEO, contact - Tuesday, Jan. 26, Intercollegiate Rodeo I’m looking forward to them Ungeheuer at Kolby. 2021 – Members of the Association (NIRA) rodeos competing for NEO at our [email protected]. Northeastern Oklahoma postponed or canceled in college events starting this A&M College (NEO) the fall semester, many Rodeo Team recently NEO riders competed as placed at the International individuals on circuits Professional Rodeo like the IPRA. The IPRA Association (IPRA) International Finals Rodeo International Finals Rodeo took place on Jan. 15 – 17. Lady Norse defeat (IFR) in Guthrie, Okla., with Bronaugh, Mo., Addee Carder, and Senior Sophomore Mason Couch seminole 78-71 in in the NEO/OSU Pathways also earned nearly $3,000 by Program, winning first in the placing fourth in the average average among breakaway for steer wrestling. His conference opener ropers and collecting nearly finished earned him the rank $6,000 in prize money. A of ninth in the world among native of Miami, Okla., steer wrestlers on the IFR Carder ended the circuit circuit. fifth in the world among Joining Carder and Couch Mason Passmore, Brent Mibb, Addee Carder, breakaway ropers. were the team roping pair Mason Couch.

NEO volleyball breaks top 20 in Week 2

The Lady Norse jump up in the rankings from big wins against Coffeyville Community College No. 2, Neosho Community College and stealing a set away from NEO Women’s Basketball and 5 assist. Dariann Myles Cowley Community College, Defeated Seminole finished with 9 points and No. 3. State 78-71 in the First 3 assist. The full rankings at www. Conference Game Of the Lady Norse will play njcaa.org/sports/wvball/ Season. Makenna Burch led NOC-Tonkawa Thursday, rankings/DII/index. the way with 20 points and February 4 at the Field Next up. NEO volleyball 5 assist. Kristina Ekofo had House. Tip-Off will be 5:30 takes Johnson County 16 points and 8 rebounds. p.m. and the game will be Community College, No. 7, Caleigh Stevenson followed live streamed. 1 p.m. Saturday in Overland with 11 points, 6 rebounds Park, Kansas.