WEEKEND EDITION MIAMIOK.COM Have a great day! MHS’ HOPPING SIGNS Thanks for supporting WITH LADY NORSE your local paper! SPORTS, PAGE B1 6 54708 10125 7 MIAMI NEWS-RECORD Serving Miami and the surrounding communities since 1903. Friday, December 11, 2020 | Vol. 116 No. 99 | $1.25 Fundraiser for Gaines scholarship at NEO kicks off The marked-off area are where “The endowment is for legacy Bricks from paver bricks that are being used purposes so their name will downtown as a fundraiser by the Ottawa always be on the NEO Founda- County Musicians Tribute Com- tion website,” said committee Miami being sold mittee is located. co-founder Debbie East. MIAMI — Bricks from a long Dobson Museum director Jim Ellis forgotten portion of Main Street in Jordan Boyd, the late Larry Rob- [email protected] COURTESY PHOTO Miami are being put to a good use. erts and East got the committee Paver bricks from downtown Miami that are at least 100 years They are being sold to raise started. old are being sold by members of the Ottawa County Musicians Paver bricks from downtown money for the Steve and Cassie “There will be possibilities for Tribute Committee to help raise money for an endowed schol- Miami that are at least 100 years Gaines Scholarship at North- every music student (at NEO) to arship at NEO honoring Steve and Cassie Gaines. old are being sold by members eastern Oklahoma A&M that receive a scholarship from the of the Ottawa County Musicians will benefit music students at the Gaines Foundation. don’t even know.” Both and co-founder Ronnie Tribute Committee to help raise college. “The whole purpose is for The Gaines siblings are best Van Zant were killed in a Missis- money for an endowed scholar- The Ottawa County Musicians legacy building. I feel bad that known for their membership in sippi plane crash in 1977 ship at NEO honoring Steve and Tribute Committee is spearhead- if you don’t keep their names in the legendary rock band Lynyrd Cassie Gaines. ing the project. front of people, they forget — or Skynyrd. SEE GAINES, A3 Coleman to show Christmas Local COVID classic ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Carla Nielsen numbers rise [email protected] MIAMI – The Coleman County awaits confirmation Theatre’s traditional holiday pre- sentations continue Sunday, Dec. of sheriff’s exit audit 13, at 2:30 p.m. with the classic movie “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Carla Nielsen quarantine longer, the [email protected] Most everybody knows the CDC said, but again it story of this timeless movie was noted that the situa- — thinking about ending it all MIAMI — District 2 tion is fluid. during the Christmas holidays commissioner and chair- In another matter, the after the enormity of the prob- man Chad Masterson board approved a request lems George Bailey is facing reported that the area by Masterson Monday become overwhelming. saw a “tremendous” rise for his exit audit to be Angels discuss Bailey as his life in COVID-19 num- conducted by Dec. 31, is shown in flashbacks. When he bers in the last week 2020, in addition to a prepares to jump off a bridge, his and, because the death request by sheriff-elect guardian angel, Clarence, sud- rate also went up, the David Dean that his denly appears in need of George’s board saw no reason to entrance audit be con- adjust the current policy ducted by Jan. 4. 2021. SEE COLEMAN, A2 at Monday’s regular It was noted that as meeting of the Ottawa a routine procedure County commissioners. when an elected official District 1 commis- assumes, and then leaves sioner Mike Furnas office, an entrance and asked what the required an exit audit are per- number of quarantine formed, usually at the days are now if some- request of the incoming one tests positive for or outgoing official. COVID-19. Masterson lost his District Attorney bid for re-election in Kenny Wright reported November to Steven that it’s a fluid situation Chasteen, and Dean and could change at any defeated Jeremy Floyd. GARY CROW MNR moment, but for now According to District The City of Miami electric department was a double winner during Saturday night’s Christmas Parade, taking first for Overall Best Tree and Best Float. the Centers for Disease 3 commissioner Russell Control (CDC) recom- Earls, no requests have mend quarantining for been received by the 10 days after the first board for an exit audit Miami Christmas parade symptoms appear and say on Floyd, who Earls said that if an infected person the board has not been goes 24 hours with no able to make contact fever (without using fever with recently. contest winners announced reducing meds) or other It should be noted that symptoms and is improv- the exit audit mentioned Carla Nielsen participated and came out social distancing due to our many thanks to every- ing, then a negative test above for Floyd is an [email protected] to watch. COVID-19, and flipped it one who participated in the result is not required entirely separate matter The Miami Regional around to move north from parade this year. Although for ending isolation and from the investigative MIAMI – The Miami Chamber of Commerce B.J. Tunnell to the Market our entries were down due returning to being around audit done earlier in the Christmas parade was a changed the traditional Square Shopping Center. to COVID-19, we still had other people (using year and turned over happy success Saturday parade route due to road Cindy L. Morris, Direc- a fabulous turnout. proper precautions). to the Oklahoma State and the holiday event construction on Main tor-Chamber Operations, Those with severe was enjoyed by all who Street and the need for said, “The MRCC extends SEE PARADE, A2 symptoms may have to SEE COVID, A3 ŗÑĩêÁ ĒÏÏ«}} "Õħ A¼¼ o\«Ô A¦f }âØ{ «¡o ¦ A¦f ÔoØâoÔ ÕċÊAÄyÊħđ }«Ô ³ê AþØ «} ¬AÊ£ ċÕÄ ħċyyđ ÔØâ¡AØ{ 0âAÔ⦠o\ ³êâ Ƽư D B0D _c B0B0 H< Ɨýưóý ²éÛ üo ü fÔAü A ¦A¡o B0ĕǪǪǪľŘŘŘƟ ŬľŘÝů óýƼĕƼýŘư ¨ ,H*H]c.:s>]wŴHB ĄĄĄÛ²éÛ A fAþ }«Ô A }Ôoo }â *ĘĻ¿ DŽƐ ʼnĻ *©Òʼnʼnħ Ļ¿ cǚĘƫƫÒƉ í¦â ³êÞêä{ B0ĕǪǪǪƗýƼƟó A2 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 miamiok.com THE MIAMI NEWS-RECORD NEWS 65TH ANNIVERSARY DOCS SENIOR MENU Monday, Dec. 14 — Call before 12 p.m. Chicken tenders, tater one day prior for a res- tots, zucchini & toma- ervation at the selected toes, bread, cookies nutrition site. Tuesday, Dec. 15 — DOCServices Inc. 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They have seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. bread, fruited Jell-O meal, regardless of age. Weinrich, Shanda Schertz PARADE and Vicki Bailey for CONTINUED FROM A1 making the parade a fun and successful evening,” “We also extend a loud Morris said. shout out to the City of The Overall Best Tree Miami, the Miami Police went to the City of Miami Department, the parade Electric, as did first place sponsors, First National for Best Float, followed by Bank and JM Farms, First Christian Church in Marvin’s Family Foods for second, and One Church allowing us to use their Miami in third. GARY CROW MNR parking lot for the stage, Best Pedestrian entry first Thulin Automotive was awarded first place for Best our parade announc- place went to the Dance Decorated Vehicle. ers, Shannon Duhon and Academy, followed by Danny Dillon, and our Miami High School Dance. to Thulin Automotive, took first place as the Best volunteers and judges, First place for Best followed by Bradshaw and Band entry, followed by GARY CROW MNR Chief Ethel Cook, Hannah Decorated Vehicle went EZ-Car Credit. Wyandotte High School Commerce High School took first place as the Best Commerce High School and Quapaw. Band entry. film adaptation, starring as director at the Coleman, good movie. But warning: COLEMAN George Bailey. said, “The screening of this bring tissues!” CONTINUED FROM A1 It’s based on a short Christmas classic is one of Tickets for the movie are story and booklet “The our great holiday traditions $5. Masks are required in help, then shows George Greatest Gi” published in and many families have public areas and social dis- what his town would have 1943 by Philip Van Doren made this a ‘must-do’ event tancing will be practiced. looked like if it hadn’t been Stern. in their holiday schedules. For more information for all his years of good Frank Capra directed the If you’re someone who or to purchase tickets, visit deeds. film, which is No. 1 on the hasn’t seen this movie with the theatre at 103 N. Main James Stewart turned in American Film Institutes’ a group on the big screen, St.