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“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in everyrespect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.”

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DurantDailyDemocratCommunity gathers to honorloved ones at Relay for Life

BY SKILER SCHMITZSTAFF WRITER

Local survivors, fami-lies, businesses, organi-zations and schoolspacked the Paul LairdField Friday night to cel-ebrate the 2011 BryanCounty Relay for Life.Over the past year, teamsfrom around the commu-nity have been raisingfunds to “kick cancer inthe tush.” Officials saythis year they exceededtheir goal way beforerelay night.

With a goal this year of$62,000, local relay Co-chair Louanna Kelly saidher relay organization

raised more than theiranticipated goal beforerelay night. More than100 cancer survivorsfrom around the countylined up for the survivorwalk this year while theirfamilies, friends, co-workers and neighborssurrounded the PaulLaird Stadium to cheerthem on.

Local country starJason Meadows openedthis year’s ceremony withthe Star SpangledBanner. Durant CityManager James Dunegangave a powerful andmotivating speech to helpuplift the relay evening.Dunegan said it was great

to see everyone fromaround the county at theevent because it support-ed such a great cause.

“People of this com-munity and county sup-port this cause, they havebeen hit in some way bythis dreadful disease,”said Dunegan.

Throughout theevening, more than 30teams held specialgames, auctions and solditems for last-minuterelay money. Kelly saidshe was amazed with thesupport from team mem-bers this year and knowsthat all of the work can beexhausting but well worthit.

“Right now I could feelexhausted, but I feelgreat,” said Kelly

Cancer survivor HowieJackson was this year’sHero of Hope and sharedhis personal journey withthe disease. He was oneof the first adults inOklahoma to have cordblood stem cell trans-plants twice. Since then,he has entered the remis-sion phase of the diseaseand enjoys traveling allacross the state to partici-pate in the Relay for Lifeevents.

“One day we might notever need a relay night,”

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DURANT FIREFIGHTERS put out an afternoon fire at 815 Gerlach in Durant Friday. According to the fire report, a six-year-old boywas playing with a lighter in the bathroom when a towel ignited and spread to clothing in the same area. Damage was estimated to beabout $3,000.

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JAMES VIETTA takes a moment to light a luminarybag in honor of his father who passed away from cancer.

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The 30th AnnualCommunity PrayerBreakfast, sponsored bythe Durant Kiwanis, willbe held Thursday May 5 atthe Southeastern Ballroom.

Tickets cost $10 eachand can be purchased at thedoor. Serving will begin at6:30 a.m. with the programto begin at 7:00.

Christian musician LukeGarrett will be the featuredspeaker for the event.

Garrett’s roots inChristian music go back toa small church in Coweta,Oklahoma, where he madea decision for Christ at anearly age. Although theLord had truly touched himas a child, he struggledthrough his high schoolyears with committinghimself daily to God. Heexperienced a turning pointin his spiritual life when,while attending UCLA, hewon the Frank SinatraPerformance Award formost popular vocalist. Hethen realized that everynote he would ever singwas a gift from God. Atthat time, Luke recognizedthe Lord’s calling on hislife and His commission touse his voice for the gloryof God.

Garrett graduated fromthe University of Tulsawith a degree in history.Shortly thereafter his fami-ly moved to Texas wherehe served on the musicstaff of First BaptistChurch, Dallas. Whilethere he began a recording

Luke Garrett

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Several local WorldWar II veterans were hon-ored during theSoutheastern Center forRhetoric and ProfessionalDevelopment’s banquetheld Thursday evening atthe SE Ballroom.

Col. Dean Samuel,Col. G.P. Gentry and Col.Bill Dodd were honored.Capt. Bob Thomas washonored posthumously.

They were introducedby Levi Rhodes, whohimself has beendeployed, including toIraq.

“Tonight, It is my priv-ilege to dedicate theparade of colors to mycomrades in arms fromWorld War I — the

heroes who live amongus,” Rhodes said.

Samuel’s grandson,Kyle Stafford, acceptedon behalf of his grandfa-ther. Col. Samuel was abombardier on a B-24Liberator in the China-Burma-India Theaterwhere he flew 25 bomb-ing missions.

The famed Bridge overthe River Kwai was theenemy’s main supply linewhich was built with theblood and sweat ofAmerican prisoners ofwar.

It was destroyed bySamuel and his B-24crew. At 22, he was theoldest man on the air-craft.

Col. G. P. Gentryserved in Oklahoma’sfamed 45th Division, aninfantry division whichGeneral George Pattoncalled “the best or amongthe best infantry divisionsin the history ofAmerican arms.”

The Thunderbirds saw511 combat days, cap-tured 103,367 prisonersof war and liberated theDachau ConcentrationCamp.

Colonel Bill Dodd flew34 missions as a pilot ofB-24s which broughtabout the liberation of thePhilippines.

“He mentioned to our

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Oklahoma governor vetoes SE Ardmore branch campus billOKLAHOMA CITY

(AP) — Gov. Mary Fallinhas vetoed legislation thatwould convert the ArdmoreHigher Education Centerinto a branch campus ofSoutheastern Oklahoma

State University.Fallin vetoed the bill

Friday. She says she sup-ports expanding highereducation in Ardmore butthat the measure by Rep.Pat Ownbey and Sen.

Frank Simpson, both ofArdmore, lacks a compre-hensive plan for sustainablefunding.

Fallin says the bill’sintent is to maintain thenew college campus with

funds from local govern-ment and private contribu-tions. But she says it’sdoubtful the campus can besustained in the long runwithout significant statesupport.

Fallin says it would beinappropriate to proceedwith the project while thestate faces a $500 millionbudget shortfall and has noestimates on what the newcampus might cost.

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LOCAL WORLD WAR II veterans were honoredThursday during a banquet by the SoutheasternCenter for Rhetoric and Professional Development.Shown sitting, left, is Col. G.P. Gentry. Standing isCol. William Dodd. Capt. Bob Thomas was hon-ored posthumously and shown sitting, left, is hiswidow Erma Thomas. Also honored was Col. DeanSamuel, who did not attend the event, but was rep-resented by his grandson, Kyle Stafford, not shown. See SCRPD, page 2

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class that one August hewas skinny dipping inChuckwa Creek, and thenext August, at age 19,he was behind the con-trols of a four-enginebomber,” Rhodes said.

During the BerlinAirlift, after the war,Colonel Dodd’s planewas one of the first to flyinto East Germany, bring-ing food and coal to thestarving people.

Captain Bob Thomas,who recently passedaway, was represented byMrs. Erma Thomas.Captain Thomas was aformer football coach anddean at Southeastern, andhe made the D-DayInvasion of France onJune 6, 1944.

He fought through theBattle of the Bulge wherethere were 80,000 alliedcasualties.

When Captain Thomaswas asked about weatherduring the Bulge, hereplied, “It was prettycold — history tells us itwas 30 degrees belowzero.”

The Center forRhetoric and ProfessionalDevelopment helps stu-dents develop improvedskills in writing andspeaking by providingguidance and encourage-ment to pre-professionalstudents as they preparefor entrance examina-tions into graduate/pro-fessional schools, or asthey enter the workforce.

It is designed to com-plement the curriculumalready in place at SE. Itwas a vision of JohnMassey, a member of theOklahoma State Regentsfor Higher Education.

Skip Robinson is thedirector of the center.

“ S o u t h e a s t e r nOklahoma StateUniversity is determinedto give its students the

opportunity to gain acompetitive advantage asthey enter the real world,”Robinson said. “Coursesoffered through the cen-ter provide extra tutelage,additional rehearsal, andbroadening subject mat-ter that will allow our stu-dents to compete in anyvenue.”

SE President Dr. LarryMinks said that one of thechallenges of higher edu-cation institutions ismeeting the changingneeds of its students.

“The Center forRhetoric and ProfessionalDevelopment is a greatexample of an innovativeprogram designed tomeet those needs,” Minkssaid.

Thursday’s programwas a “night of the clas-sics” and students recitedfamous poems or speech-es. Jayden Floyd per-formed “I am Old Glory,”and Karen Rowland per-formed “The NationalAnthem” and “God BlessAmerica.”

Sergio Lopez Jr. recit-ed “Stopping by Woods,”and “Danny Boy,” wasrecited by Sara Adams.

The 23rd Psalm wasrecited by TerranSherwood. “TheGettysburg Address” wasrecited by JaredStandefer, and JereckMcWilliams recited “ThePassing of the Outhouse.”

Martin Luther King’sspeech, “I have a dream,”was recited by HermanMoore. Travis Johnsonreceived the metamor-phosis award, and AudraHelms gave an informa-tive speech.

The prelude was givenby Melany Boone, andthe Rev. Jesse Hopkinsgave the invocation.

agreement with HomeSweet Home Records (dis-tributed by Word).

His travels have takenhim to every state in theunion as well as to Asia,

South America, the MiddleEast and Europe. He hassung for numerousPresidents, various denom-inational national conven-tions, state conventions,evangelism conferences,music conferences as wellas for the local church, var-ious charities and prison

ministries.He has written and co-

written numerous songs,including the titles“Magnify,” “All PraiseRising” and “It’s Still theCross.” His music has beenrecorded by various artistssuch as The Imperials,Gold City Quartet and even

a puppet(CBN’s Gerbert).With Mike Harland he haswritten numerous musicalsfor Lifeway, which manychurch choirs have sungduring the Christmas,Easter and patriotic sea-sons. Their latest anthemfor choir is “If You AreGod.”

said Jackson.At about 9 p.m., the

stadium lights at PaulLaird Field went out andthe names of survivorsand victims were readacross the crowd ofrelayers. A special tablewas placed in the centerof the football field, rep-resenting those who havelost a battle to cancer.

Shortly after the finalnames were called out aspecial silent walk wastaken to remember thosewho are now gone.

Survivor VirginiaAdair said the relay sur-vivor walk is always sopowerful to the relayteams and survivors.Kirby Eldenburg said shewas walking with herwhole family for hergrandmother, ClarisGravholt, and good

friend, Rosemary Bragg,and when the lights wereoff, she planned to beright by her grandmoth-er’s luminary, where shewould place a specialglow stick to light thebag.

All of the proceedsraised Friday night willbe used toward cancerresearch and helping outcancer patients withneeds such as travelingand gas money gift cards.

Jackson said he receiveda gas card when he wastraveling for treatmentsand said it helped a lot.

For more informationabout the Relay for Lifeorganization, visit therelay website,www.relayforlife.org.

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Hicks, 65, died April 27, 2011, in Greenville, TX.She is survived by her husband of 22 years DavidMontambault of Caddo Mills, TX; daughterMalissa Buchanan and husband David of Calera,Ok., and grandson Blake Buchanan also of Calera.

At her request, no services will be held.Arrangements are with Peters Funeral Home inGreenville, Tx.

George RobertsServices are pending for George Roberts, 82, of

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DNA tests link Southernleprosy cases to armadillo

BY ALICIA CHANGAP SCIENCE WRITER

LOS ANGELES (AP)— With some geneticsleuthing, scientists havefingered a likely culprit inthe spread of leprosy in thesouthern United States: thenine-banded armadillo.

DNA tests show a matchin the leprosy strainbetween some patients andthese prehistoric-lookingcritters — a connection sci-entists had suspected butuntil now couldn’t pindown.

“Now we have the link,”said James Krahenbuhl,who heads a governmentleprosy program that ledthe new study.

Only about 150 leprosycases occur each year inthe U.S., mostly amongtravelers to places likeIndia, Brazil and Angolawhere it’s more common.The risk of getting leprosyfrom an armadillo is lowbecause most people whoget exposed don’t get sickwith the ancient scourge,known medically asHansen’s disease and cur-able if promptly treated.

Armadillos are one ofthe very few mammals thatharbor the bacteria thatcause the sometimes dis-figuring disease, whichfirst shows up as an unusu-al lumpy skin lesion.

Researchers at theNational Hansen’s DiseasePrograms in Baton Rouge,La., led an internationalteam of scientists whopublished their findings inThursday’s New England

Journal of Medicine. Theythink it requires frequenthandling of armadillos oreating their meat for lep-rosy to spread.

DNA samples weretaken from 33 wildarmadillos in Arkansas,Alabama, Louisiana,Mississippi and Texas,where they’re sometimesreferred to as “hillbillyspeed bumps” becausethey’re often run over bycars.

Scientists also took skinbiopsies from 50 leprosypatients being treated at aBaton Rouge clinic. Three-quarters had never had for-eign exposure, but lived inSouthern states where theycould have been exposedto armadillos.

An analysis found thatsamples from the patientsand armadillos were genet-ically similar to each otherand were different fromleprosy strains found else-where in the world. Theunique strain was found in28 armadillos and 25patients.

Of the 15 patients forwhom researchers hadinformation, seven saidthey had no contact witharmadillos; eight said theydid, including one whoroutinely hunted and atethem.

While the work did notdocument direct transmis-sion from animal tohuman, “the evidence ispretty convincing that ithappens,” said Dr. BrianCurrie, an infectious dis-ease expert at MontefioreMedical Center in New

York, who had no role inthe study.

Leprosy remains a prob-lem in tropical hot spots ofthe world with some250,000 new infectionsreported each year. Liketuberculosis, it can staydormant for years beforeattacking the skin andnerves.

While leprosy is infec-tious, it’s hard to catch.Those most at risk are fam-ily members who are inconstant contact with anuntreated person. Leprosycan’t be spread throughcasual contact such ashandshaking, or sexualintercourse.

The disease has longbeen misunderstood andthose who contracted itwere often shunned. Fearof its spread led somecountries to quarantinepeople. False stories aboutfingers and toes falling offadded to the stigma.

The disease is curablewith prompt treatment ofantibiotics before compli-cations set in. The drugstypically kill the bacteriawithin days and make itnon-contagious. It usuallytakes a year or two to fullyclear the germ from thebody.

If left untreated, leprosycan cause nerve damage sosevere that people losefeeling in their fingers andtoes, leading to deformityand disability.

While the germ attacksthe skin, hands and feet ofhumans, it tends to infectthe liver, spleen and lymphnode of armadillos.

“Leave the animalsalone,” advised leadresearcher RichardTruman of the NationalHansen’s DiseasePrograms.

“I would not cuddlearmadillos,” said Dr.Warwick Britton of theUniversity of Sydney inAustralia, who had no con-nection with the study.

For YmeldaBeauchamp, how she gotinfected decades agoremains a mystery.

When she was 15, shenoticed lumps on her skinand felt numbness in herhands and feet. Her lefthand began clawinginward.

After high school grad-uation, she decided to seektreatment at a former sugarplantation in Carville, La.,that was turned into a clin-ic for leprosy patients.There were times when thepain was so excruciatingshe said she did not wantto wake up.

Today, the 59-year-oldBeauchamp is disease-freeand works as an advocatewith the AmericanLeprosy Missions, aChristian group thathelped fund the studyalong with other leprosysupport groups and theNational Institutes ofHealth.

She still does not havefeeling in her hands andfeet, and has to be carefulnot to burn or cut herselfwhen cooking.

“It’s not difficult, but itisn’t easy either,” she said.“You get quite used to it.”

News delivered to Cyril on paper and tabletBY DON MECOYTHE OKLAHOMAN

CYRIL, Okla. (AP) — “Imuch prefer to get the newsthrough the iPad,” 77-year-old Bill Patterson said. “I’vegot the world at my finger-tips.”

In addition to accessingThe Oklahoman’s iPad edi-tion, Patterson was one of thefirst subscribers to The Daily,a fledgling operation thatprovides original news con-tent designed specifically forthe popular Apple tablet.

DeLois, 94, scoops TheOklahoman off her frontporch every morning aftershe makes her bed and startsthe coffee.

“I like to hold it and readit,” says DeLois Patterson,well-known around Cyril as“Granny Dee.” She readsmuch of the newspaper andusually completes the cross-word puzzle. Recently, shehad finished the puzzle wellbefore lunchtime.

She’s been reading thepaper regularly since shedropped out of eighth grade

during the Great Depressionbecause her family couldn’tafford the stockings andbooks that were required ofstudents.

“I’ve always been a read-er,” she said. “I’ve probablygot a thousand books aroundthis house.”

When Bill Patterson buysa new iPad, he hopes to givehis current one to his mother,who immediately dismissesthe idea with a wave of herhand.

“I bossed him around for70 years; now he bosses me

around,” she said. “I willlook at it, for his sake.”

Their tale reflects a grow-ing use, particularly by sen-iors, of various new plat-forms to get and share infor-mation online.

And seniors are gettingmore comfortable with theWeb. Another Pew ResearchCenter study last fall showedsocial networking amongInternet users age 50 and uphad nearly doubled, from 22percent to 42 percent,between April 2009 andMay 2010.

NEW YORK (AP) —Caterpillar drove the DowJones industrial averagehigher Friday after thecompany reported a hugegain in first-quarter earn-ings.

The world’s largestmaker of mining and con-struction equipment rose2.5 percent after its earn-ings increased more thanfive-fold. The companyalso raised its sales andprofit forecast for the year.

The Dow added 4 per-cent in April, its bestmonth since December.

The Dow rose 47.23points Friday, or 0.4 per-cent, to close at 12,810.54.Caterpillar accounted for21 points of those gains.The company’s stock hassoared over the past yearon booming demand forits products.

“The industrial sectorand the manufacturingsector of this country aremuch stronger than manyinvestors have perceived,”said Rob Lutts, presidentand chief investment offi-cer of Cabot MoneyManagement.

The Standard & Poor’s500 index rose 3.13points, or 0.2 percent, toclose at 1,363.61. Theindex gained 2.8 percentin April.

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added 1.01 point to2,873.54. It rose 3.3 per-cent for the month.

Both the Nasdaq andthe S&P 500 had their bestmonth since February.

Strong corporate earn-ings pushed major stockmarket indexes to 2011highs in the last week ofthe month. OnWednesday, the S&P 500doubled from its 12-yearlow reached on March 9,2009 after the financialcrisis. The Nasdaq is at itshighest level since 2000.

The Russell 2000 indexof small stocks also hit arecord high on Wednesdayafter the Fed pledged tokeep short-term interestrates at record lows. Thatmotivated investors tocontinue buying riskyinvestments such as smallstocks.

The Russell has soared77 percent over the pasttwo years. Small-companystocks tend to rise morequickly than the overallmarket as the economyemerges from a recession.

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spoke to the Realtors®about embracing the RealEstate Profession andbeing an advocate for ourcommunities and assistin the local EconomicD e v e l o p m e n tCommittees with its pro-fessional informationabout all the varied prop-erties of our own com-munities. “Real Estate isLocal.”

The local MultipleListing Service providesinformation that you can-not “Google” This is theinformation that the com-munities need to plan forgrowth.

President Phipps toldabout the work that the

National Association ofREALTORS® was doingto help home ownerskeep their right to ownproperty on a moreNational level. One ofthe items that affectproperty owners is theright to take theMortgage InterestDeduction. Another con-cern of the Association isthe Qualified ResidentialMortgage or QRM thatWashington is visiting.

A set of regulators (notlegislators) would comein and set the standardsof the loans that a bankmay make and sell in asecondary market.Instead of using soundunderwriting standards

they are consideringusing the size of thedown payment. FHA hasnever asked for a dime,but some homeownerswere able to purchase ahome with good creditand as low as 3/12 per-cent down payment. Soyou can still purchase ahome, but it will cost theconsumer more money.

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Obama keeps up push to end gas and oil tax breaks for companiesBY JIM KUHNHENN

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WASHINGTON (AP)— President BarackObama says oil companiesare profiting from risingpump prices and he wantsCongress to end $4 billionin annual tax breaks for theoil and gas industry.

“These tax giveawaysaren’t right,” Obama saidin his weekly radio andInternet address Saturday.“They aren’t smart. Andwe need to end them.”

Drivers in 22 states arepaying more than thenational average of $3.91per gallon. In Alaska,

California andConnecticut, it’s $4.20 ormore.

The price jump hasslowed economic growthand hurt Obama’s publicapproval ratings.

Exxon Mobil Corp. thisweek reported nearly $11billion in profits for thefirst quarter of this year.Competitors also had hugegains.

Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid, D-Nev., sayshe plans to considerObama’s proposal as earlyas this coming week.

The president saidmoney recouped fromending the oil and gas tax

subsidies should go to newenergy resources andresearch. He said he refus-es to cut spending on cleanenergy initiatives.

“An investment in cleanenergy today is an invest-ment in a better tomor-row,” he said. “And I thinkthat’s an investment worthmaking.”

Obama’s critics sayending the subsidies wouldmean tax increases thatwould end up costing jobs.

“The president maythink he’s punishing CEOsof big companies, but hisplan will hurt the everydayconsumer of energy andimperil the jobs of millions

of hardworking people inAmerican-based compa-nies,” Rep. JamesLankford, a first-term con-gressman from Oklahoma,said in the Republicans’weekly address.

In his address, Obamasaid the economy wasgrowing again and tooknote of nearly 2 millionnew private sector jobs inthe last 13 months.

But the president did notmention that the pace ofthe recovery slowed signif-icantly in the first threemonths of this year.

The nation’s economygrew at a 1.8 percent annu-al rate during that quarter,

compared with 3.1 percentin the previous threemonths.

High gasoline prices,bad winter weather andsteep government spend-ing cuts were responsiblefor the slowdown.

Eager to show action ongas costs, Obama haspushed to stop the subsi-dies while also concedingthat would not have animmediate effect on prices.He has also called for theJustice Department toinvestigate possible pricefixing and said this weekthat he was also proddingoil-producing countriessuch as Saudi Arabia to

increase production.Lankford also said that

Republicans would notvote to raise the nation’sborrowing limit, now at$14.3 trillion, in the com-ing weeks unless the meas-ure also includes steps tocut government spending.

Presidents have agreedto such deals in the past,and Obama told TheAssociated Press in arecent interview that somespending restrictionsmight be necessary to winan increase in the debt ceil-ing.

Without raising thatlimit, the governmentwould default on its debts.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday signedinto law a plan to eliminate collective bargaining rights for city workers in thestate’s largest municipalities.

Fallin signed the measure over objections from opponents who complained itwill leave city workers without a voice and result in lower wages and fewer bene-fits.

Currently, cities with more than 35,000 residents are required to collectively bar-gain with their employees. The bill signed by Fallin only applies to non-uniformedpersonnel in 12 Oklahoma municipalities — not to teachers or police and firefight-ers.

Those cities are Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Edmond, Enid, Lawton, Moore,Midwest City, Muskogee, Norman, Oklahoma City, Stillwater, and Tulsa. Four ofthose cities — Muskogee, Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa — had collectivebargaining agreements in place prior to the original law being passed in 2004.

“House Bill 1593 will help to control costs for Oklahoma’s cities and save tax-payer dollars,” Fallin said in a statement. “I’m happy to sign it into law.”

The law, which passed the Senate 29-19 and the House 59-38, takes effect onNov.1.

Jimmy Curry, president of the Oklahoma AFL-CIO, said he was disappointedbut not surprised that Fallin signed the measure.

“It’s just a crying shame, because these employees have definitely lost theirvoice,” Curry said. “And this isn’t just about pay and benefits — this is about jobsecurity, working together and safety on the job.”

Fallin signs bill ending collective bargaining Durant native hired by OU public relations agencyNORMAN — The

Lindsey and AspAdvertising and PublicRelations Agency at theUniversity of Oklahomarecently hired Durantnative, Corey Rucker.

The agency is one ofonly 10 fully integratedstudent-operated agen-cies in the nation.

Rucker will be work-ing with the ArthritisFoundation and theCenter for Continuing

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Selection as a mem-ber of the agency is theresult of a rigorousinterview and portfolioreview process and is avery noteworthy accom-plishment.

The selection rateover the past year hasbeen less than 30 per-cent of all applicants,which typically number

25 or more.Lindsey and Asp was

founded during thesummer of 2009 as away for Advertising andPublic Relations stu-dents to gain real worldexperience in theirrespective fields. Someclients of Lindsey andAsp include AmericanAirlines, the NatureConservancy and theNational WeatherCenter.

Hiring likely to boost spending despite gas pricesWASHINGTON (AP)

— Consumers as a wholewill likely spend more thisyear. But it’s not becausewe’ll all be earning moremoney. Even people luckyenough to get a raise willlikely spend most of theextra dollars to pay highergas and food prices.

Yet employers are hiringmore freely this year andmore people workingmeans more money beingspent to fuel the economy.

“It is hard to spendmoney without an income.More jobs will be good forconsumer spending,” saidDavid Wyss, chief econo-mist at Standard & Poor’sin New York.

People made moremoney and spent moremoney in March, theCommerce Department

reported Friday. But afteradjusting for inflation,spending rose only 0.2 per-cent and after-tax incomeswere essentially flat.Consumer spending, whichaccounts for roughly 70percent of economic activi-ty, grew at an annual rate of2.7 percent in the January-March period. That was asharp decline from the 4percent growth in the pre-vious quarter. Less spend-ing led the overall econo-my to grow at only a 1.8percent annual rate in thefirst three months of theyear — weaker than the 3.1percent growth in theOctober-December quarterof 2010.

Americans were poisedto spend more this afterCongress agreed to givethem a 2 percentage-point

cut in Social Security pay-roll taxes.

But a steady rise in gasprices has siphoned awaymost of that extra money,leaving consumers withless discretionary money tospend on cars and appli-ances, at restaurants, and totake vacations. Gas pricesare showing few signs ofeasing.

The national average atthe pump on Friday was$3.91 a gallon— 32 centsmore than what consumerspaid at the end of Marchand a dollar more thanwhat they paid a year ago.

“Consumers have beentaking the money fromtheir tax cuts and putting itin their gas tanks to drive towork,” said Mark Zandi,chief economist atMoody’s Analytics.

Strong earnings from Caterpillar drive Dow higher

The deficit debate, nowfully engaged, is also anevaluation of political seri-ousness.

House Republican lead-ers have passed the test, sup-porting a politically riskybudget that changesMedicare into a premium-support program and eventu-ally returns federal spendingto sustainable levels.

At first glance, this lookslike courage. Actually,Republican leaders had littlechoice. If they had not pro-posed serious entitlementsavings, their budget wouldhave reduced long-term debtless than President Obama’ssince they could not includeObama’s tax increases. Abudget this timid would havesparked a Republican upris-ing. It was entitlementreform or mutiny.

As it stands, Paul Ryan’sbudget is a political compro-mise — enough to producegreater savings thanObama’s, without too muchTea Party militancy. UnderRyan’s plan, total federalspending as a percentage ofthe economy remains aboutone percentage point higherthan it was during BillClinton’s second term. Thegrowth of Medicare benefitswould be limited over time,but they would also becomemore progressive since theprogram would be means-tested. A budget that is radi-cal when compared to recenthistory is also moderatewhen compared to the fiscalchallenge.

Obama, in contrast, haslargely failed the deficit test,combining unrealistic pro-posals with politicallycharged attacks on alterna-tives. The administration’sapproach is also radical —but few fear it because it is sounlikely to be applied.

Obama’s continual tight-ening of cost controls withinMedicare is eventually indis-tinguishable from govern-ment rationing. Thisbecomes a scandal whenmoved from a budget chartto a hospital room.

And the president’s talk oftax increases on “million-aires and billionaires” is atransparent distraction.There simply aren’t enoughof the spectacularly wealthyto meet Obama’s consider-able revenue needs. Moreserious Democrats talk ofrepealing all of the Bush taxreductions, not just those onthe rich — raising $3.9 tril-lion in revenue over the nextdecade. The problem is thatmore than $3 trillion of thistotal would come from thosemaking less than $250,000 ayear — a group that Obamais honor-bound to protectfrom pillage. A fewDemocrats such as RobertReich talk of repealing notonly the Bush tax cuts butalso the Reagan tax cuts,returning America to a topincome tax rate of 70 per-cent.

The fiscal problem is dif-ficult but not complicated.Federal spending is nowmore than 24 percent of theeconomy — well above the

historical norm. (The aver-age during Clinton’s presi-dency, for example, wasabout 19 percent.) But taxrevenue is currently under15 percent of GDP, leaving agap of almost 10 percentagepoints between outlays andrevenues.

Republicans propose tobring down federal spendingas a percentage of the econ-omy, mainly through reduc-tions in entitlement benefitsthat would be painful butwould not be applied to any-one currently 55 or older.

Democrats propose tofund historically high levelsof spending by taking in alarger percentage of theeconomy in taxes. MeganMcArdle, economics editorfor the Atlantic, estimatesthat a tax increase of 5 or 6percent of GDP wouldrequire everyone’s tax bur-den to increase by a third.Economic growth would beundermined. Wealth wouldmove toward nontaxableinvestments and shelters.The American economywould be less competitive inthe world. But these prob-lems are not likely to occurbecause tax increases on thisscale are politically unrealis-tic. The resulting tax revoltwould be uncontainable.

If neither the Democraticnor the Republicanapproach is taken, interestpayments will consumemore and more of the budg-et, creditors will becomeprogressively moredemanding, and dramatic,indiscriminate austerity willbecome unavoidable.

So how has the publicfared in the deficit test?According to recent polls,Americans prefer spendingcuts to tax increases by 2-to-1 — while 78 percent arenot willing to reduce spend-ing on Medicare. Seventy-one percent don’t thinkDemocrats go far enough infixing the deficit problem —while a solid majority wantsfew or no modifications inthe Medicare system. Theresults depend mainly on theframing of the questions.

Public opinion is bothdivided and pliant. Thisplaces a premium onresponsible leadership —which the president has notshown. It is not responsibleto suggest that serious enti-tlement reform is unneces-sary or that the costs ofexpansive government canbe borne by a few. Obamarightly believes that mostDemocrats will embracethese arguments. He is cal-culating that independentswill be frightened by theRepublican alternative. Butby playing this game,Obama is squandering hisreputation as the adult in theroom. This political judg-ment calls into question therest of Obama’s judgment.

Future generations won ahuge victory last week whenGov. Fallin signed into lawHouse Bill 1888, the Pain-Capable Unborn ChildProtection Act. This meas-ure, which goes into effectNovember 1, 2011, pro-hibits abortions after 20weeks. Numerous scientificstudies have found that thisis when fetuses can begin tofeel pain.

Because of the 1973 Roevs. Wade Supreme Courtdecision, legislators can’toutlaw abortion altogether,but this bill is a step in ensur-ing that fetuses aren’t unnec-essarily tortured being thatthey begin feeling painaround the 20th week.

Nearly 40 years ago,there was also no under-standing of today what’sreferred to as fetal medicinenor was there much under-standing of fetal or infantpain. The understanding ofpain was so primitive thateven newborns undergoingsurgery weren’t given anes-thesia, only a paralytic tokeep them still. The inven-tion of 4-D ultrasounds aswell as other technologicaladvances have helped themedical field better under-stand this issue.

In 2005, Congressionalhearings were held on theissue of unborn children’spain. Doctors, who wereexperts on the issue, testifiedthat after 20 weeks anunborn fetus has all the“anatomy, physiology, hor-mones, and neurotransmit-ters” needed to perceive

pain. Opponents of this bill say

it’s not needed claiming thatthe federal Partial BirthAbortion Ban Act protectthe unborn from inhumanetreatment. This isn’t true.The law, which was signedby President Bush in 2003,and since upheld by the U.S.Supreme Court, prohibitsdoctors from knowinglyperforming a “partial-birthabortion,” a procedure itdefines as one in which theperson performing the abor-tion “deliberately and inten-tionally vaginally delivers aliving fetus until, in the caseof a head-first presentation,the entire fetal head is out-side the body of the mother,or, in the case of breech pres-entation, any part of the fetaltrunk past the navel is out-side the body of the mother.”

The term “partial-birth”isn’t a medical term, but apolitical one. There is sig-nificant confusion as toexactly which proceduresthe law actually bans and atwhat point in a pregnancy.

This is evident in the factthat the most common abor-tion technique used in thesecond trimester, which isbetween 13 and 24 weeks,is dilation and evacuation or

D & E. In this commonprocedure, a combination ofvacuum aspiration, dilationand curettage (D&C), andthe use of surgical instru-ments (such as forceps) isused to remove the fetal tis-sue out of the uterus.However, abortions per-formed after the 20th weekof pregnancy typicallyrequire that the fetus be dis-membered inside the wombbecause of its size so it canbe removed without damag-ing the cervix. The medicalworld has affirmed it ispainful procedure for thefetus and one not coveredby the federal ban and this iswhy we passed HB 1888.

HB 1888 was needed toestablish a new time stan-dard for abortions based onnew understandings offetal development. Roe v.Wade recognized viability-the point at which the fetuscan live outside thewomb—as the point atwhich states have the rightto ban abortion, withexceptions made for thewoman’s life and health.The underlying logic ofthat Supreme Court case isthat there are two compet-ing interests: the right ofthe pregnant woman tochoose to have an abortionon the one hand and thestate’s interest in protectinga potential life on the other.The Court has longaffirmed that viability isthe point at which thestate’s interest eclipses thewoman’s - and only whenher health and life are not

at risk. Under currentOklahoma statute, viabilityis set at 24 weeks.

HB 1888 essentiallyestablishes a new standard.Rather than viability, ituses the possibility that thefetus could feel pain as anew dividing line at whichabortions could be banned.The bill prohibits abortionson women who are at 20 ormore weeks, except incases in which an abortionis necessary to avert thewoman’s death or seriousrisk of physical impair-ment, on the grounds thatthe unborn child or fetuscan feel pain at 20 weeks.

According to staffresearch, the only abortionclinic in the state ofOklahoma that will beaffected by this new stan-dard would be in the one inOklahoma City, whichprovides abortions up to 23weeks. The Tulsa clinicprovides these proceduresup to 18 weeks, while theNorman clinic providesthem up to 12 weeks.

Because the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Actisn’t specific enough, it’simperative that states stepup and pass laws such asHB 1888 to set standardsfor these procedures.

To contact me at theCapitol, please write toSenator Josh Brecheen,State Capitol, 2300 N.Lincoln Blvd. Room 513A,Oklahoma City, OK,73105, email me atbrecheen@oksenate.gov,or call (405) 521-5586.

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State Capitol, OklahomaCity, OK 73105, (405)521-2342.

State Rep. DustinRoberts, 2300 N. LincolnBlvd. Oklahoma City,OK 73105, (405) 557-7366.

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Oklahoma City, OK73105, (405) 521-5586.

CountyDistrict 1 County

Commissioner MontyMontgomery, 924-5814;District 2 CountyCommissioner TonySimmons, (580) 283-3711; District 3 CountyCommissioner, JayPerry (580) 295-3737.They may be reached at402 W. Evergreen,Durant, OK 74701

CityMayor Jerry L.

Tomlinson, Vice-MayorTom Marcum,Councilperson BobbyStory, CouncilpersonLeon Sherrer,Councilperson Dr. JerryPolson. All may bereached at P.O. Box 578,Durant, OK 74702, 924-7222, or contact councilmembers by e-mail atcityaction@durant.org

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Dear Annie: Mydaughter will soon be 16.Her father and I werenever married, and wehad broken up by thetime she was born. Whenmy ex discovered I waspregnant, he threatenedto take the baby awayand never let me see her.So I left him when I wassix months along. Due tosome complications dur-ing delivery, my motherfilled out the birth cer-tificate. Since my mothernever liked my ex-boyfriend, she made noreference to him and putdown my name only.

I tried to contact myex after our daughter wasborn and got his motherinstead. She told me noone believed her son wasthe father, and she wouldnot help me get in touchwith him. She alsorefused to give me anyfamily medical history,saying it was irrelevantsince they "weren't relat-ed."

My plan was to takeour daughter to hishometown when sheturned 16 so she couldget to know her fatherand his relatives. Irecently found out thatmy ex passed away a fewyears ago. He was only37. I do not know thecause of death and worrythat my daughter hasinherited somethingfatal. How can I get acopy of the death certifi-cate? Is there anotherway to get this informa-tion? His family refusesto answer my calls. --Mom of a MysteryDaughter

Dear Mom: In manystates, records of deathsare public and should beavailable through theBureau of Vital Statisticsin the state where theperson died. If youencounter difficulty, youshould talk to an attor-ney. It is important foryour daughter's healththat she have this infor-mation.

Dear Annie: I needyour help with a stickysituation. Every year, wevacation at a resortwhere we have becomefriends with another cou-ple who are there thesame week. While it'snice to have another cou-ple to do things with, theproblem is, they expectus to spend every minutetogether. They neverplan anything for them-selves. We travel a lotand have many friends atdifferent resorts who donot do this. How shouldwe handle it? -- WorldTraveler

Dear Traveler: Unlessyou want to change theweek of your visit, you'llneed to be diplomatic.

Suggest that each of youspend some time pursu-ing your own interestsand meet up for dinner.Also, make somearrangements in advanceand inform your friendsthat you already haveplans, but you'd love tojoin them later. You arenot obligated to givethem details or invitethem to come along.

Dear Annie: Youradvice to "LovingAuntie," whose nephewcorrected the adults'grammar, was wrong.We complain about thestate of our children'seducation and blame theschools. But these kidsare learning propergrammar in school andthen hearing it spokenimproperly by the adultsin their lives.

If the boy was correct-ing his aunt's grammar inpublic and being rude,the parents should cor-rect the attitude, but notthe reason. He's a smart10-year-old who heardsomething wrong andcorrected it. The aunt'sbruised ego is the prob-lem. She should begrateful her nephew islearning in school andtrying to educate othersinstead of being spitefuland hurt. -- Mother ofAnother Smart Boy

Dear Mother: Pleasedon't be one of those par-ents who thinks her bril-liant and gifted childrenare entitled to say whatthey want as long as theyare right. This does a dis-service to your children,making them obnoxiousand unwelcome. If yourson has a question aboutan adult's grammar, heshould come to you. Youcan then let him knowwhether his correction isright or wrong, and thensay that you will handleit, explaining that adultsfind it disrespectfulwhen children tell themhow to speak properly.

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Wal-Mart announces it’ll bring back thesale of guns and rifles in U.S. stores

BEVERLY HILLS--God bless America, andhow's everybody?

Superman renounceshis U.S. citizenship inAction Comics thismonth. It's so Iranianswon't think he's a U.S.spy when he attends apeace rally in Teheran.Superman will be sorryhe did this when the TSApulls him out for extrascreening every time hewants to fly.

Beverly Hills grocerystores sold out of Englishtea on Monday as thelocals prepared to hostwatch parties for theRoyal Wedding Friday.Everyone was excited.No one in Beverly Hillsever tried English tea, butwe'll inject anything intoa wrinkle to see if ithelps.

Queen Elizabeth helda lunch for weddingguests Friday which laidout plates, knives andforks made of solid gold.That means a ten-ouncespoon was worth fifteenthousand dollars cash.Now Ron Paul is callingfor U.S. currency to bebacked by Englishshrimp forks.

Scotland Yard set upnine security checksbefore anybody couldenter Westminster AbbeyFriday. They really knowhow to do this stuff inEngland. If the TSA had

been in charge, the wed-ding would've started lateto accommodate thegroping of the flowergirls.

Donald Trump issueda congratulations toPrince William and KateMiddleton on their mar-riage Friday. He wasn'tinvited even though he'sof royal lineage on bothsides. His mother's relat-ed to the Stuarts and hishair is a direct descen-dant of William ofOrange.

President Obama wasfurious Wednesday thathis press briefing wasdelayed until DonaldTrump finished speakingin New Hampshire. He'snot the only one angry.Charlie Sheen is suingDonald Trump forreplacing him as theMost Interesting man inthe World.

CBS News star BobSchieffer accusedDonald Trump of racismThursday for harping onObama's refusal to pro-duce a birth certificate.It's a sore spot with thenewsman. Bob Schieffferwas born in Texas during

the Civil War so he isn'teligible to be presidenteither.

President Obama wasripped by carnival bark-ers Friday after he com-pared Donald Trump tothem. Carnival barkerslure people to come intoyour store and spendtheir cash. Leave it toObama to be out therebelittling the one talentthat can save the econo-my.

Lindsay Lohan regis-tered with the Women'sCorrectional Facility forher community service.They want her to giveacting lessons to L.A.'shomeless. They'realready broke and havesubstance abuse prob-lems, so they are two-thirds of the way there.

Wal-Mart announcedFriday it'll bring back thesale of guns and rifles inU.S. stores in an effort toboost slumping storesales. The logic behindthe decision makessense. Why shouldundercover ATF agentsmake all the money fromselling guns to Mexicandrug lords?

The Weather Channelreported Thursday thesevere drought across theSouth ended last week inthunderstorms and dead-ly tornadoes. Now riversare rising dangerously.April may be the only

thing that can getSoutherners to stopthinking about collegefootball.

North Korean dictatorKim Jong Il said Tuesdayhe supports full and opentalks with South Korea inopening up trade. It's outof necessity. He made afortune counterfeitingU.S. currency but nowthat it isn't worth any-thing he has to findanother way to pay thebills.

The Republican Partywill hold the first presi-dential candidates'debate this weekend inSouth Carolina. Theyexpect at least six candi-dates. Fox Newsannounced that it willmoderate the debate,allowing Roger Ailes towin a bar bet that hecould think of a way toget the New York Timesto use the words moder-ate and Fox News in thesame sentence.

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Hudson. After thedinner meal, PresidentMarcy introduced theRecruitment Grantrecipients, LacyTurner and JenniferMorales. Both youngladies were presentedwith a $500 check.They both are stu-dents of Southeastern

State Universitymajoring in education.The books purchasedin memory of memberWilma Boydstun wereon display and will belater presented to thenew Robert L.Williams Library. Themeeting was closed byPresident Marcy and

she wished all a happyand safe summer. Thenext meeting will beOctober 18, 2011.Shown from left toright, Jennifer Turner,Vicki Hudson, LacyTurner – Recipients ofa $500 grant fromBeta Iota Chapter ofDelta Kappa Gamma.

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Durant Toastmasters role-play the royal weddingOn Tuesday, April 26,

the Durant ToastmastersClub heard two outstand-ing speeches by membersworking toward theToastmaster CompetentCommunicator award.

The meeting wasopened by PresidentRichard Green andpresided over byToastmaster Mary Rogers.She welcomed Mr. RichardHoward as a first time visi-tor.

Billy Sprouse providedthe word of the day, “minu-tiae,” meaning small or tri-fling matters; trivial orminor details.

Laverna Satterfield’s

speech was titled “Things Ididn’t know I didn’t know.”She spoke about how herlife was changed by wid-owhood and the minutiaeof life’s daily events.

Small tasks such as actu-ally lighting a pilot light orknowing what the oilsmudges on a dipstick real-ly mean would throw herfor a loop.

She pointed out that nomatter how much you tryto prepare yourself for amajor loss, you will still besurprised by “what youdidn’t know.”

Laverna’s speech wasevaluated by Bob Ita.

Robert Sprouse’s

speech, “The WealthyMan” related how he estab-lished the values he holdsin life.

He injected humor in hisspeech as he related howhis trip through adulthoodbegan with materialisticgoals and concerns.

He shared how as a con-firmed bachelor he met thelove his life and soon foundhimself doubting thesegoals and searching formeaning and value in life.He made the statement thathe would not trade what hehas now for millions ofdollars.

Mary Green evaluatedRobert’s speech.

For Table Topics DianaSprouse provided RichardGreen with a lady’s hat andBilly Sprouse with a dia-mond tiara and then askedthem to speculate whatcolor hat her majesty,Queen Elizabeth, wouldwar to the upcoming royalwedding.

Laughter filled the roomas Richard and Billy role-played two female TVreporters describing theevent.

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12:13 p.m. pit bullloose S.E. Third andFlorida

12:32 theft Love’s N.First

1:12 hit and run 1800block of Main

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2:46 hears a womanscreaming and using foullanguage, has little kids

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3:37 purging gas inarea of Seventh andBeech

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6:16 larceny Walmart7:09 larceny Walmart7:25 dog broke into

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Gopher machine for rentMany local producers

have been in the officeasking if The BryanConservation District hada gopher machine forrent.

This machine is pulledbehind a tractor and atrench is dug and bait isapplied in the ground tohelp kill out the gophers.The charge to rent it is$50 per day if the produc-er wishes to run himselfor $80 per day if the pro-ducer wishes for theDistrict EquipmentManager to run it.

Officials say These lit-tle pests are creating quitea mess in hay meadowsand pastures.

For more information,call 924-5464

Coming events tMMaayy 22On May 2, the new Donald W. Reynolds Community

Center and Library, 1515 West Main St., will open to thepublic. Dedication of the new facility is slated for May 25.

MMaayy 33The Bryan County Genealogy Library & Archives Inc.,

203 N. McKinley in Calera, is having its monthly meet-ing at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 3. All members are encour-aged to attend.

A parenting class geared for parents with toddlers,“1,2,3,4 Parents”, will be held on Tuesday, May 3. Theclass will cover basic development stages from age 1 to 4,methods of bonding, encourage skills, discipline skillsand more. The class will be held at 1:00 – 4:00 pm locat-ed at the Bryan County Health Department, Durant. Pre-registration is required by contacting the Bryan CountyOSU Extension Office at 924-5312.

MMaayy 55The Durant Newcomers Club will hold our next meet-

ing on Thursday, May 5th at 11AM.We will meet at the home of Sammie Adams. Call

Sammie for directions. See our website at www.durant-newcomers.com for her number. Co-hostesses are KarenCampbell, Gail Wheeler and Judy Horn. We invite allwomen from the Durant area to join us for lunch andfriendship.

MMaayy 66Indian Tacos with all the trimmings, plus drinks and

dessert, will be served from 4 -7 p.m. May 6 at the AchilleChickasaw Community Center, 104 W. Main St. inAchille. Adults tickets cost $5.00 and children 12 andunder eat for $3.00. The public is invited.

MMaayy 77The Robert Community Reunion Potluck Dinner will

be held on Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m.

MMaayy 88Eric Hinson of the original Hinson Family and Hinson

Revival will be in concert on May 8, starting 6 p.m., atthe Streetman Road Baptist Chuch on 26 West TurnerRoad in Mead.

MMaayy 1100A parenting class geared for parents with children ages

5 to 12, “Successful Parenting”, will be offered onTuesday, May 10. The class will cover how to build self-esteem in your child and how to communicate with yourchild, and discipline methods. The class will be held at1:00 – 4:00 pm located at the Bryan County HealthDepartment, Durant. Pre-registration is required by con-tacting the Bryan County OSU Extension Office at 924-5312.

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After putting in yourwonderful and hopefullybountiful garden wenow need to makesure that we controlthose pesky insectsthat might see thegarden as a café.

Let’s take a closerlook at microbial pes-ticides used to man-age pests.

Microbial pesti-cides are derivedfrom natural materi-als such as animals,plants, bacteria andcertain minerals.They may contain theactual living organism ortoxins produced by theseorganisms. In general,

biopesticides are less toxic,more target specific, and

d e c o m p o s efaster followinga p p l i c a t i o nwhen comparedto conventionalpesticides.

All of thesefeatures con-tribute to theidea that appli-cation ofbiopesticidescan result inless pollutioncompared tosome of theconventional

chemical pesticides. Certain microbial pesti-

cides target insect pests;

these are referred to asmicrobial insecticides. Thebest known example is Btor Bacilis thuringiensis.

Other microbials arecommonly used such asBeauveria bassiana, whichis a common soil fungusused to control manyspecies of beetle. A newerintroduction is spinosad, aproduct derived from asoil-dwelling bacteriumcalled Saccharopolysporaspinosa. It is used to con-trol a variety of insectpests, including caterpil-lars, thrips, spider mitesand beetle larvae. In gener-al, microbial insecticidesdo not significantly affectbeneficial insects like lady-

bugs, green lacewings andpredatory mites.

Using a microbial insec-ticide to control cabbageworms in our broccoli andcabbage we can reduce theamount of the more harm-ful pesticides in the envi-ronment.

Three key species ofcabbage worm include theimported cabbage worm,cabbage looper and dia-mondback moth. The lar-vae of these species feed onthe foliage and withindeveloping heads of colecrops.

They can cause signifi-cant damage and leavecharacteristic large holes inthe leaves.

When I am workingwith my plants I look forclusters of eggs of theseinsects on the leaves and ifI find any I squish themwith my thumb.

Cabbage worms regular-ly reach damaging popula-tions. Several productswith Bt, or Bacillusthuringiensis subspecieskurstaki are registered forhome use to treat cabbageworms.

These are sprayed on thecrop the same way conven-

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After ingesting theinsecticide, worms andcaterpillars immediatelystop feeding, though theymay otherwise appear to beunaffected for several days.Apply Bt when worms or

caterpillars are firstnoticed, then repeat every5-7 days while active.

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Marcy participates in ACDA honor choir in Chicago

On March 8, DakotaMarcy arrived in Chicago,Illinois, for theA C D A N a t i o n a lConference alongside hisfather Chris Marcy, andDurant High School choirinstructor DeborahClements.

The ACDA NationalConference is a four-daybi-annual musical eventthat brings together morethan 4,000 choral conduc-tors and 33 choirs from allover the United States andacross the globe.

The National MensHonor Choir consists ofhigh school-aged men(grades10—12) as well ascollegiate and adult malesingers.

It was in March of last

year that Marcy beganpreparing to be a part of theevent, working alongsideClements to develop anaudition tape that was sentto the organization in May.

In the fall, he learnedthat he was one of 300, outof a total 1,200, fromthroughout the countrywho was selected to takepart in the prestigiousACDA Mens Honor Choir.

It was the second timethat the Durant HighSchool choir student hadbeen accepted into anACDA conference.

He was first invited topartake in the regional con-ference as a 9th grader andfinally, the illustriousnational conference as an11th grader. This marks

only the second time aDurant student has beenchosen to the national con-ference.

Shortly after learning ofhis acceptance, Marcybegan practicing the chal-lenging music an hour totwo hours a day.

Once in Chicago, choirrehearsals ran from 8:30 inthe morning until 9:00 inthe evening, with breaksfor lunch and dinner.

When it came time forthe Honors Choir perform-ance at the AuditoriumTheatre at RooseveltUniversity, Chris Marcysaid, “The line for the con-cert wrapped aroundalmost an entire city blockin Chicago before theyopened the doors.”

Proud grandparentsLarry and Ellen Marcydrove to Chicago to alsoattend the performance.They found themselves atthe back of the line, andhad to acknowledge theirluck when they still man-aged good seats within theauditorium that filled to itscapacity of 3,000.

During his remaininghigh school years, Marcyintends to continue to audi-tion for the alternatingregional and nationalACDA Honor Choirs, andfurther down the line hehopes to make his liveli-hood from his voice.

Not only does Dakotaexcel vocally, he is current-ly ranked 13th in his classof 190 with a GPA of

3.771. Dakota would like to say

a very special thanks to allthe people who helped himreach this tremendousachievement, Durant High

School choir instructorsMrs. Clements and Mrs.Raines, vocal coachJeremy Blackwood, andgrandparents Larry andEllen Marcy of Durant.

PHOTO PROVIDED

Dakota Marcy is shown during his trip to Chicago.

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Whittling away at this year’s Oklahoma droughtBY DERRELL S. PEEL OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYEXTENSION LIVESTOCK MARKETINGSPECIALIST

Oklahoma is increas-ingly becoming a tale oftwo states as moisture inthe eastern half of thestate contrasts with con-tinued severe droughtconditions in the westernhalf of the state.

Easter weekend rainsset up farther west thanrecent rains and manyareas along and east of I-35 in Oklahoma receivedsignificant rain.

Much of the I-35 cor-ridor received 1 to 2+inches of rain over theweekend. Parts of east-ern Oklahoma that havereceived earlier rains arenow looking at localizedflooding threats.

Much of the easternone-third of the state has

received from 4 to morethan 10 inches of rainrecently.

Many areas, west of I-35, however, remain crit-ically dry impacting thecurrent wheat crop, cropplanting conditions andpasture and hay produc-tion.

The good thing aboutthis time of year is thatmoisture will havealmost immediate bene-fits for those who receiverain. Producers whohave held onto cattle canexpect rapid increases inforage quantity and qual-ity.

Of course, startingwith a forage deficitmeans that careful pas-ture management isneeded to prevent over-grazing and pasture dam-age.

Moreover, one rain

does not eliminate thelonger term moisturedeficit and while the cur-rent rain buys criticaltime, it may not elimi-nate drought manage-ment needs dependingon weather in the comingweeks.

Producers whoreceived little or no rainmay still see some bene-fits from rain in adjacentareas. Increased pastureand hay production near-by may make more hayavailable for producersseeking to buy hay andmay increase the avail-ability and feasibility ofrelocating cows tem-porarily.

Evaluation of theseoptions needs to be partof each producer’s com-prehensive drought man-agement plan.

Perhaps most impor-

tant, squeezing the sizeof the drought area willreduce drought forcedsales of cattle and willlessen cattle marketimpacts.

This will, in particu-lar, help to maintain culland breeding cow valuesfor producers who mayyet be forced to reducestocking rates.

Hopefully, the LaNiña grip on the south-ern plains will weakenfurther and the droughtarea will continue toshrink.

The OklahomaCooperative ExtensionService offers its pro-grams to all personsregardless of race, color,national origin, religion,sex, age, disability, orstatus as a veteran, and isan equal opportunityemployer.

DivorceCare, a divorcerecovery seminar and sup-port group continues atFirst Baptist Church, 124W. Evergreen, Durant,with the summer 13-weekseries starting on May 4,2011. Weekly sessions areWednesdays from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Room 205.

There is no obligationto attend First Baptist orany church to participatein this seminar/supportgroup.

All persons in the areawho are currently experi-encing separation ordivorce or have experi-enced divorce even yearsago are encouraged to

attend. DivorceCare features

on DVD nationally recog-nized experts on divorceand recovery topics.

Some of the sessiontopics include: ‘FacingMy Loneliness,...MyAnger...My Depression,’‘New Relationships,’‘Kidcare,’ ‘SingleSexuality,’ ‘FinancialSurvival,’ and‘Forgiveness.’

The cost to attend is

$15.00, with scholarshipsavailable. DivorceCare forKids (DC4K) will notmeet during the summer,but childcare and chil-dren’s activities are inplace at the church.

For more information,or to pre-register, call thechurch at 924-3573, orKatherine Brown at 924-1472.

For more information,check this websites:www.divorcecare.com.

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Southeastern presents Faculty-Staff awards BY UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

DURANT –Southeastern OklahomaState University’s annualFaculty-Staff RecognitionBanquet was held Mondaynight in the Visual andPerforming Arts Center oncampus.

The event honored andrecognized a number of fac-ulty and staff members foroutstanding contributions tothe University.

Joining Southeasternpresident Larry Minks onthe program as presenterswere Vicki Hudson, MaxMcClendon, Dr. ErnestSturch, Kristie Luke, Dr.Kenneth Chinn, Dr. BryonClark, Liz McCraw, andTeriki Hicks.

The banquet was spon-sored by the Coca-Cola®Enterprises BottlingCompanies.

Two new awards werepresented this year – theProfessor of the Year award,which went to Dr. KittyCampbell of the JohnMassey School of Business,and the LifetimeAchievement Award, whichrecognized Dr. GordonEggleton, who recentlyretired as a chemistry pro-fessor. Campbell, professorof management and mar-keting, joined the SE facul-ty in 1997.

She earned an Ed.D. atTexas A&M – Commerce,her master’s atSoutheastern, and her bach-elor’s degree at Texas A&MUniversity.

Eggleton joined theUniversity in 1971.

He was very active andvisible on campus, directing

the Honors Program and theCurriculum Contest, andserving as chapter advisorof the American ChemicalSociety.

Eggleton earned hisPh.D. and master’s at theUniversity of Iowa, and hisbachelor’s degree at IowaState University.

Following is the list ofother award winners:

FFaaccuullttyy SSeennaattee AAwwaarrddssFaculty Senate Awards

were presented in three cat-egories: Service,Scholarship and Teaching

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Outstanding ServiceAward: Deborah Combs,Instructor, Accounting

Outstanding TeachingAward: Dr. Larry Prather,John Massey Professor ofFinance

Outstanding ScholarshipAward: Dr. Larry Prather,John Massey Professor ofFinance

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Outstanding ServiceAward: Dr. Aaron Adair,Associate Professor ofTheatre, Director of Theatre

Outstanding TeachingAward: Dr. Gleny Beach,Associate Professor of Art,Director of Art

Outstanding ScholarshipAward: Dr. Rachel Tudor,Assistant Professor ofEnglish

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Outstanding ServiceAward: Dr. Wayne Jones,Professor, Chair of theDepartment ofOccupational Safety &Health

Outstanding Teaching

Award: Dr. Diane Dixon,Professor, Chair of theDepartment of BiologicalSciences

Outstanding ScholarshipAward: Dr. Teresa Golden,Assistant Professor ofBiology

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Outstanding ServiceAward: Dr. Charla Hall,Professor of Psychology

Outstanding TeachingAward: Dr. Blythe Duell,Assistant Professor ofPsychology

Outstanding ScholarshipAward: Dr. Blythe Duell,Assistant Professor ofPsychology

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Secretarial/Clerical —Sue Haywood, WelcomeCenter receptionist/Alumni& Special Events assistant;Amy Ramos,Administrative Assistant tothe Executive Director ofInformation Technology

Administrative/Professional — Kendra Gross,Coordinator of Admissions,Financial Aid andInstructional Support,McCurtain County campus;Steve Harman, AssistantDirector of Campus Safety

Service/Maintenance —David Arnold, GeneralMaintenance; Clay Young,Electrician

Enrollment ManagementPartnership Award — CraigM u s g r o v e ,Administrative/InternetSystems Programmer

Heart of SoutheasternAward — VirginiaMarshall, SwitchboardOperator/Clerk

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Rose Ann Arnold,Assistant Director ofSystems, Office of StudentFinancial Aid, 32 years ofservice

Dr. Kenneth Chinn,Professor of Economics, 29years

Dr. Gordon Eggleton,Professor of Chemistry, 40years

Ray Gaskin, Instructor,Department of Art,Communication, andTheatre, 4 years

Sherry Hudson, Director,Office of Student FinancialAid, 35 years

Mary Pickens, Secretary,Department of BiologicalSciences, 21 years

Linda Kay Smith,Financial Assistant/Cashier,Office of Finance, 5 years

PHOTO PROVIDED: SE

Dr. Ken Chinn, left, and Southeastern president Larry Minks, right, congratulateDr. Kitty Campbell (Professor of the Year), and Dr. Gordon Eggleton (LifetimeAchievement) on their awards Monday night at the Faculty-Staff Banquet.

PHOTO PROVIDED: SE

Virginia Marshall received the Heart of SoutheasternAward as Southeastern president Larry Minks offerscongratulations.

BY UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

DURANT – The University Singers will present a spring concert on today, May1 at 3 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

While serious choral literature is always performed by this ensemble, UniversitySingers includes lighter and more current music in its programming.

This ensemble is open to all singers on the Southeastern campus. The music forthis spring concert is a mix of sacred and secular music.

Jeremy Blackwood, Director of University Singers, said: “This is an ensemblethat is made up of both music majors and non-music majors. These individuals par-ticipate because of their enjoyment in singing. Of our repertoire this semester, someof our favorites that we have explored include Ritmo by Dan Davison, ThreeJapanese Poems by Ruth Morris Gray, The May Night (Die Mainacht) by JohannesBrahms, and Shouts of Joy by Julie Gardner Bray.’’

Dr. Robert McFadden and Dr. Mary Ann Craige, Professors of Piano atSoutheastern, will serve as accompanists for this concert. Cindy Lin will serve asflutist.

The event is free and open to the public.

University Singers topresent concert today

Symphonic winds and choir concertscheduled for May 3 at SoutheasternBY UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

DURANT – TheSoutheastern OklahomaState UniversitySymphonic Winds andSymphonic Choir willjoin forces with areahigh school choruses topresent the final per-formance of the 2010-2011 season with a pro-gram of 20th-centurymusic by legendaryAmerican composersentitled “Monuments.”

The performance willbe on Tuesday, May 3 at7:30 p.m., inM o n t g o m e r yAuditorium on the cam-pus of Southeastern.

“This year’s seasonhas really focused onpresenting differentperspectives onAmerican music,” saidDirector of Bands Dr.Jacob Wallace.

“This final concerttakes four heroes ofAmerican compositionand puts them togetheron the same stage.”

The program openswith LeonardBernstein’s Overture to“Candide,” a virtuosictour-de-force that hasbecome a staple oforchestral and windband repertories.

Joining theSymphonic Winds asguest conductor is Dr.

Chester Phillips,Associate Director ofBands at Georgia StateUniversity.

“Dr. Phillips is anoutstanding artisticconductor as well as ascholar,” Wallace said.“I’m very excited to seehim work with our stu-dents as he alwaysbrings a vibrant inter-pretation to the table.”

Following Bernstein,the ensemble will per-form GeorgeGershwin’s landmarkRhapsody in Blue, fea-turing Dr. MichaelKirkendoll, AssistantProfessor of Piano atOklahoma StateUniversity.

Kirkendoll’s per-formance experience isvaried and spans threecontinents, with a par-ticular emphasis inrecent years on contem-porary music.

“Dr. Kirkendoll is –simply put – astonish-ing to watch,” Wallacesaid. “His amazingtechnique and musicali-ty are awe-inspiring.

“To have a chance toperform with him onwhat might be the mostfamous piece ofAmerican piano musicever written is really athrill.”

The second half ofthe program features

works written for windband and chorus, as theSymphonic Winds arejoined by theS o u t h e a s t e r nSymphonic Choir(directed by Dr. StacyWeger) as well as thechoirs of Durant HighSchool (DeborahClements, director) andCelina High School inCelina, Texas (KristinLittrell, director).

They will performtwo scenes from AaronCopland’s opera TheTender Land andRandall Thompson’sepic Testament ofFreedom, which sets thewords of ThomasJefferson in dramaticfashion.

This performance isfree and open to thepublic and is made pos-sible through the gener-ous funding ofSoutheastern’s Culturaland ScholarshipLectureship Fund.

For assistance due toa disability, please con-tact the Department ofMusic at (580) 745-2088.

A c c o m m o d a t i o n scannot be guaranteedwithout adequateadvance notice.

For other inquiries,please contact Dr. JacobWallace at (580) 745-2084.

New DivorceCare program to begin Wednesday

Calera EventsThe 15th Annual Pond Hop Tournament will be held

at the Calera Police Department on Main and McKinleyStreet in Calera. Sign-up’s start at 6 a.m., check in willbegin at 4 p.m. Entry fee is $40. For more informationcontact the Calera Police Department at 580-434-7000.

The Calera Police Reserve Unit will host a specialPoker Run on May 21 at the Police Department onMain and McKinley Street. Start time is 8 a.m. withfinal start at 1 p.m. and final hand turned at 4 p.m.

BY SEAN MURPHYASSOCIATED PRESS

OKLAHOMA CITY(AP) — Senate and Houseleaders adjourned theLegislature early this weekand several key lawmakersflew to Arizona for a golfouting with lobbyists in amove that some memberssaid disrupted legislativebusiness and allowed billsto die for lack of action.

About a half-dozen law-makers, including SenatePresident Pro Tem BrianBingman and House FloorLeader Dan Sullivan, flewto Arizona on Thursday toplay golf in Tucson withseveral lobbyists. The out-ing was organized byMajority Plus, a lobbyingfirm that represents med-ical interests and otherclients.

The Legislature is nor-mally in session Thursday,and one Republican mem-ber, state Rep. RandyTerrill, called the timing ofthe trip “problematic.”

“If no one believes the

reason the Legislature isn’tmeeting this week onThursday doesn’t havesomething to do with thisgolf outing in Tucson, Ialso have a bridge to sellthem in Arizona,” saidTerrill, R-Moore.

Rep. Mike Reynolds, aRepublican fromOklahoma City, said theinterruption was unjusti-fied with so much businesspending.

“This is just an exampleof the abuse of power thatgoes on in the stateLegislature,” he said.

This was the last weekthat bills introduced in onehouse could be heard in theother. Such bills still await-ing action Wednesdayevening can no longer beconsidered.

Bingman and HouseSpeaker Kris Steele bothsaid the early adjournmentwas a cost saving moveand had nothing to do withthe golf trip.

“The House adjournedearly this week because itfinished the work it needed

to finish on Senate bills,including several bills thatwere important agendaitems,” said Steele, R-Shawnee, who did not goon the trip. “Suggestionsthat the House adjournedearly for any other reasonare totally false. We didgood work this week andsaved taxpayers $11,000by shortening the workweek by a day.”

The lawmakers paidtheir own way for the golfouting, said Bingmanspokesman Jarred Brejcha.

“And the Senate leader-ship and the Senate as awhole are not bashful thatthey’ve saved taxpayer dol-lars by getting out of workearly,” he said.

But Reynolds said thestate budget is unresolvedand dozens of bills won’tget heard this legislativesession.

“I just want the public toremember there are excus-es that we don’t haveenough time to consider allof these bills,” saidReynolds.

State Rep. RichardMorrissette, D-OklahomaCity, accused legislativeleaders of “outrageousbehavior.”

The Legislature has tofigure out how to deal witha $500 million hole in thebudget, “and these guys areoff on a political junket,”Morrissette said.

Sullivan, R-Tulsa, saidhe and Steele decided toadjourn early this weeklong before he ever dis-cussed going on the trip.He added that lawmakersworked until about 10 p.m.on Tuesday andWednesday so they couldtake off on Thursday.

“We plan to be back insession on Monday andhave another month to goto deal with any otherissues,” Sullivan said in atelephone interview from

Tucson. “It’s just a time foreverybody to take a littlebreak from session andenjoy the weekend.Nothing more, nothingless.”

A spokesman forRepublican Gov. MaryFallin said the golf trip didnot affect budget negotia-tions. “Those negotiationsare ongoing and can beconducted via email andphone,” said spokesmanAlex Weintz. “The trip youare referring to is not slow-ing down the process.”

The golf outing wasstarted several years ago byformer Republican stateSen. Jim Dunlap, now alobbyist with MajorityPlus. The firm’s clientsinclude the OklahomaState Medical Association,Psychiatric PhysiciansAssociation and the Mid-

Size City Coalition. Theorganizations lobby legis-lators on issues affectingthose interests.

A message leftThursday for Dunlap wasnot immediately returned,but his lobbying partner,Pat Hall, said the trip didnot disrupt legislative busi-ness.

“It’s innocent until theopposition decides to makesomething of it. It’s poli-tics,” he said.

Steele has clashed fre-quently this session withTerrill, who was charged inDecember with felonybribery for allegedly offer-ing a state job to a formerstate senator in exchangefor her not seeking reelec-tion. Terrill has pleaded notguilty, and Steele haslaunched a House probeinto the allegations.

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Oklahoma lawmakers keep punishing as prisons fillBY SEAN MURPHY

ASSOCIATED PRESS

OKLAHOMA CITY(AP) — With a decimatedstate budget and spendingon state prisons approach-ing nearly a half-billiondollars each year, legisla-tive leaders in Oklahomaare pushing for changes tothe state’s criminal sen-tencing policies to keepmore nonviolent criminalsout of the state’s over-crowded prisons.

But while Republicanleaders are pushing forthese sentencing changeson one hand, they also arecontinuing to endorseharsher penalties for drugcrimes and other nonvio-lent offenses.

Last week, on the sameday the Oklahoma Senateapproved a proposal byHouse Speaker Kris Steele,R-Shawnee, to increase theuse of electronic monitor-ing and community sen-tencing for low-riskoffenders as a way to

reduce Oklahoma’s prisonpopulation, it overwhelm-ingly approved a measurethat would authorize penal-ties of up to life in prisonfor a first offense of con-verting marijuana intohashish.

Republican Gov. MaryFallin signed the bill onFriday. “The irony isShakespearean,” said stateSen. Andrew Rice, D-Oklahoma City, who saidhe inadvertently voted infavor of the hashish bill.

“I think it just showshow far we have to go withcultural attitudes in thestate among prosecutorsand others that, althoughwe’ve taken a couple ofgood baby steps, herewe’re doing somethingthat’s directly opposed tothat.”

The Oklahoma Bureauof Narcotics andDangerous Drugs request-ed the bill to crack down onhashish, even though theagency’s spokesman, Mark

Woodward, acknowledgedOklahoma has seen onlyabout a dozen cases ofmanufacturing hashish inthe last decade.

“It’s very rare,”Woodward said. “But onthose rare occasions, wewant to be able to treatthem with very severepenalties.

“Hopefully it will be adeterrent to people,because they’ll know ourstate takes it very serious-ly.” Lawmakers, mean-while, acknowledge thatwhile they’re working onways to reduceOklahoma’s incarcerationrate, which routinely ranksin the top five nationally,the political implications ofvoting against toughercriminal penalties are dan-gerous. Political opponentsfrom both sides may targetan incumbent with a “soft-on-crime” label for castinga vote against harsherpenalties, said state Sen.Richard Lerblance, D-

Hartshorne.“It’s just the mindset up

here, and it’s been beateninto these new senators andrepresentatives that youcannot be soft on crime,”said Lerblance, one of onlytwo senators to oppose thehashish bill.

“It was the same waywhen the Democrats werein control. “We just want tolock them up and throwaway the key.”

Adding to the problem,said Chad Moody, a crimi-nal defense attorney inOklahoma City, is a gener-al sense amongOklahomans that law-breakers must be punished.

“Our criminal justicesystem isn’t there so muchto deal with a particularcriminal justice problem,but to reaffirm societal andcultural values,” Moodysaid.

“And a big value of thisculture is obedience to thelaw. As a consequence, theway we show that is a

strong cultural value is wepunish the crap out of any-body that breaks the law,no matter how senseless itmight be.”

Oklahoma’s prison pop-ulation has grown from22,600 in 2000 to nearly26,000 now and the budgetfrom $366 million to $483million last year. Morethan half of Oklahoma’sinmates are in prison fornonviolent offenses. Steele,a soft-spoken minister andthe new leader in theHouse, is hoping to changehow Oklahoma punisheslawbreakers. His bill thisyear would divert low-riskcriminals to communitysentencing and electronicmonitoring programs andlimit the governor’s role inthe parole process — allsteps designed to easeovercrowding in state pris-ons.

But Steele said he wantsto go even further next yearand look to revampOklahoma’s entire criminal

sentencing code to ensurethat criminal penalties onthe statute books inOklahoma are appropriateand based on recognizedbest practices. Steele saidhe is working with theCouncil of StateGovernments, a nonparti-san policy and researchgroup, with a goal of ana-lyzing Oklahoma’s sen-tencing practices.

“The thought is that wewill continue to have acomprehensive look at howother states are handlingnonviolent crimes andwhat would be appropriatein the state of Oklahoma,”Steele said.

“I believe historically,the solution has been toadd to the penalties andincarceration time for allcrimes.

“I think that we’rebeginning to have a veryserious discussion on howthe state of Oklahoma canbe both smart and tough oncrime.”

Oklahoma lawmakers’ golf outing draws members’ ire

Weather radios being provided to Atoka County residentsTUSHKA (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management is provid-

ing NOAA All Hazards Weather Radios to residents affected by a deadly tornado andsevere storms that struck April 14.

Atoka County residents may pick up a radio at the Disaster Recovery Center at TushkaTown Hall beginning Saturday.

Volunteers with Coal County and the Durant-Bryan County emergency managementdepartments will be on-hand at the center to program the weather radios as residents pickthem up. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 4p.m. on Sunday.Emergency management officials say a weather radio can alert residentsto everything from flood watches to tornado warnings from the National WeatherService. Two women were killed when a twister devastated Tushka.

Fallin requests storm assistance for stateOKLAHOMA CITY

(AP) — Gov. Mary Fallinis requesting federal assis-tance for storm-batteredAtoka County in southeastOklahoma where initialdamage estimates showmore than $10 million inuninsured losses.

Fallin submitted therequest Friday to the

Federal EmergencyManagement Agency.

If approved, the fundswould help local towns,the county and utilitieswith infrastructure repairsand other storm-relatedcosts.

Two people were killedwhen a tornado torethrough the town of

Tushka in Atoka Countyon April 14.

Fallin says additionalcounties could be added tothe request as damage esti-mates are calculated.

The federal governmentalready has approved indi-vidual assistance for dam-ages to homes and busi-nesses.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.(AP) — After playing a keyrole in defeating a push forgay marriage, the RomanCatholic Diocese ofProvidence has urgedRhode Island lawmakers toreject an alternative estab-lishing civil unions for gaycouples, calling them a“stepping stone” to gaymarriage.

The comments came inan unsigned editorial in thediocese’s newspaper, theRhode Island Catholic. Itfollowed state HouseSpeaker Gordon Fox’s deci-sion to stop his push for gaymarriage and offer civilunions as a compromise.Fox, who is openly gay, saidhe didn’t believe he coulddeliver the votes needed forgay marriage to pass, butthat civil unions legislationwould keep the issue alive

and grant vital legal rights tosame-sex couples. The leg-islation is expected to beintroduced in the comingweek.

The diocese’s editorial,published Thursday, urgedlawmakers to reject thecompromise and insteadpass legislation definingmarriage as only betweenone man and one woman.

“However well-inten-tioned it is the experimentcalled “Civil Unions” is notan acceptable alternative tomarriage as it too under-mines the unique relation-ship of one man and onewoman in holy matrimonyby giving equal status, albeitby another name, to same-sex relationships,” it read.The editorial said civilunions don’t settle thedebate over recognizingsame-sex relationships, but

often lead to eventual recog-nition of gay marriage. Itcited precedent in statesincluding Connecticut, NewHampshire and Vermont.

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Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged SouthBY JEFFREY COLLINS AND

MICHAEL KUNZELMANASSOCIATED PRESS

PRATT CITY, Ala. (AP)— Whether it’s refillingblood-pressure medicine orpatrolling neighborhoodsin a grocery-filled pickuptruck, tornado victims insplintered Southern townssay volunteers are ensuringthey’re well-fed and warmat night. At least a few,though, say they need morefrom the government: Helpgetting into their homesand cleaning up endlessdebris.

Across the twister-rav-aged South, students andchurch groups aggressivelytended to those who need-ed it most, clearing awaywreckage and handing outfood and water.Wednesday’s tornadoesmarked the second-dead-liest day of twisters in U.S.history, leaving 341 peopledead across seven states —including 249 in Alabama.Thousands were hurt, andhundreds of homes andbusinesses have vanishedinto rubble.

Federal EmergencyManagement Agencyworkers handed out infor-mation to people in sheltersabout how to apply forhelp. National Guard sol-diers stood watch, searchedfor survivors and helpedsift through debris.Churches transformed into

buzzing community hubs.In Tuscaloosa, a Red

Cross shelter was handingout clothes and providingcounseling for folks likeCarol Peck, 55, and her 77-year-old mother. She saidthe shelter’s First Aid sta-tion even refilled her bloodpressure pills without herhaving to ask.

She can’t explain how ithappened, but she suspectsher clinic contacted theshelter.

“Evidently, because Isure didn’t call,” she said.“They knew I was here. Idon’t know how, but theyfound me.”

In Ringgold, Ga., PoplarSprings Baptist Churchhad been transformed intoan informal help center.Crews were dispatchedfrom the church, some withchain saws to chop throughthe debris, others with bot-tled water and food. Insidethe gymnasium, a barbecuebuffet was feeding thosewithout power.

“You’ve got elderly peo-ple out there who can’t getout there and do it,” saidvolunteer KathleenHensley, 40, of Ringgold.“They need a hand.”

The University ofAlabama’s athletic depart-ment was pitching inaround hard-hitTuscaloosa, with morethan 50 athletic trainingstudents giving Gatorade,bottled water and proteinbars to residents.

“Anything they have togive athletes, they’re givingaway,” said Jenny Sanders,one of the volunteers.

And most were gratefulto get whatever they could.

Niki Eberhart, whosehome in the Alberta Cityneighborhood ofTuscaloosa was shreddedby the tornado, saidSaturday that her husbandand two children are get-ting everything they needat the shelter. And it isn’tthe first time they’ve count-ed on the Red Cross. Whentheir home in Meridian,Miss., burned down lastyear in an electrical fire,Eberhart said the RedCross responded within anhour.

“We feel like we’vebeen blessed,” she said.“Both times it could havebeen much worse. We lostthings. Material posses-sions can be replaced.”

Eberhart and her hus-band, Shane, also hadalready gotten help fromFEMA workers at the shel-ter. And while they wait fora response from the feds,Eberhart dismissed rela-tives’ offers of sympathy.

“I told them we’re hav-ing great luck because itcould have been so muchworse,” she said. “If youdon’t have any bad times,how are you going toappreciate the goodtimes?”

As some tried to clearthe rubble and sort through

belongings, others took onthe task of burying thedozens who died. Severalfunerals were being held inRainsville in northeasternAlabama, including servic-es for 70-year-old HubertWhooten, his 70-year-oldwife, Juanita, and hermother, Lethel Izell, 86.

“They were just normal,hardworking country folk,”family friend Kevin Blacksaid outside the RainsvilleFuneral Home. “If theyseen you, they’re gonnacall you by your name and(ask), ‘How’re you doing?’That’s how it is aroundhere.”

But planning funeralswas a struggle for many asthey dealt with destroyedhomes.

“A few of the families Imet, with they’ve losteverything,” said JasonWyatt, manager ofTuscaloosa memorialChapel. “It’s hard for me tohold my composure. Theydon’t have clothing or any-thing.”

Many residents stillcouldn’t even get into thetown of Cordova, Ala.,where stern soldiers cor-doned off the few roadsthat weren’t left impassa-ble by fallen trees. Theschool, one of the fewbuildings to survive thetwister, was buzzing onSaturday. Students stuffedbaskets full of lunches atthe cafeteria while theirparents sorted supplies

across the hall.Landmarks in the town

northwest of Birmingham,had been obliterated.

“I knew it was bad. Butpictures don’t begin todescribe it,” said 19-year-old college student RachelMitchell as she drovethrough town. “This is real-ly hard. This is where Igrew up and now nothingis here that I remember.”

Still, frustration reignedfor some. Eugene Starks,82, worked with a towtruck driver Saturday tosalvage a blown-out carfrom what was left of hisgarage in Pratt City, a blue-collar suburb ofBirmingham. He said hewas grateful to have sur-vived the storm — “I giveGod credit” — but heneeded more help recover-ing belongings from hishome.

“I’m trying to do what Ican myself,” he said. “Ihope the government stepsin, but I’m not holding mybreath.”

On the outskirts of PhilCampbell in northwesternAlabama, 44-year-oldNickey Hughes was left toprotect the rubble of hismobile home in a family-size tent he was sharingwith his three grandchil-dren.

He hasn’t been able tofind a shelter or a vacanthotel, so he’s staying in thetent to scare off would-belooters.

“I’ve got help. I’ve gotfood and water. But I haveno place to go,” Hughessaid. “I’m living it a day ata time, and that is getting tome.”

Gov. Robert Bentley haddspatched 2,000 NationalGuard troops aroundAlabama to help residentsand keep the peace. Manyblocked off roads orpatrolled neighborhoods tokeep away gawkers andlooters. Others helped resi-dents sift through theirshattered homes.

Carletta Wooley, 27, wasgoing through some of herbelongings in Holt, a com-munity just outsideTuscaloosa.

A pile of her family’sbelongings stood at thefoot of a tree — a mirror,some hats, a pillow, astereo. One of the soldierspicked up a photographand handed it to her — itwas of her son, when hewas a baby.

“I’m going to cry,” shesaid. “Thank you.”

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Collins reported fromPhil Campbell, Ala.Associated Press writersGreg Bluestein in Cordova,Christopher Hawley andMichael Rubinkam inRainsville, JohnChristofferson inTuscaloosa and Ray Henryin Ringgold, Ga., con-tributed to this report.

Palin raises profile; 2012plans unclear

BY PHILIP ELLIOTTASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP)— Sarah Palin’s supportamong Republicans hasshrunk and there’s no evi-dence she’s close to sayingwhether she will run forpresident in 2012.

But it’s clear she wantsto be part of the conversa-tion.

After seemingly stayingon the sidelines this spring,the GOP’s 2008 vice pres-idential nominee is backwith public appearances,fiery criticism of PresidentBarack Obama and astrong defense of DonaldTrump, the reality TVshow host who has raisedquestions about the presi-dent’s background withoutoffering any proof of hisassertions.

“What the heck iswrong with asking thepresident of the UnitedStates to disclose what hiscollege thesis was, whatsome of the Harvard LawReview papers were thathe wrote?” Palin said lastweek. She was adding hervoice to a Trump-led cho-rus of critics who questionhow much the countryknows about its president.

Discussing Trump, shesaid, “Right now, he’s gotthe spotlight, he’s got themegaphone. Now is hisopportunity to really forcea shift in debate and dis-cussion in this country.”

Palin used to be able tosay that about herself. Butshe’s been overshadowedby other Republicans whohave taken steps towardthe White House or, likeTrump, are consideringrunning.

Palin, who abruptly

resigned the Alaska gover-nor’s office before finish-ing her first term, doesn’tseem to be doing thespadework so far that oth-ers are as the 2012 nomi-nation fight gets going.

She hasn’t set up cam-paign organizations inIowa, New Hampshire orother early nominatingstates. Her political travelseems haphazard and lacksthe pattern of most con-tenders. For example, shehasn’t been to NewHampshire since 2008, butshe rallied tea partyactivists in Wisconsin asGov. Scott Walker pusheda bill that weakened publicunions’ bargaining rights.

An Associated Press-GfK survey from late-March found 57 percent ofadults holding an unfavor-able view of her. The sur-vey marked her worst rat-ing yet amongRepublicans. Nearly two-thirds of Republicans viewher favorably but thatnumber is down from 79percent in November2010.

Her favorability dips tojust 38 percent among thefour in 10 Republicanswho don’t support the teaparty. Among thoseRepublicans who do sup-port it, 79 percent say theyhold a positive view ofPalin.

Even so, she’s makingsure her voice is heard.

On Monday, she is toappear at a $15-a-personfundraiser for militaryfamilies at ColoradoChristian University. She’sspeaking at the same eventas retired Lt. Gen. WilliamG. “Jerry” Boykin, whohas made statements por-traying the fight against

terrorism as a Christianfight against Satan andsuggesting that Muslimsworship idols.

Palin’s also been firingup her conservative baseon Fox News Channel,where she is a paid con-tributor, and in other inter-views by scorning Obama.Recently, she:

— Invoked WilliamAyers, a one-time memberof the WeatherUnderground organiza-tion, which bombed feder-al buildings in protest ofthe Vietnam War. Obamaworked with Ayers oncommunity projects inChicago decades later. Shesuggested Ayers wroteObama’s memoirs, thoughshe offered no evidence.

— Tweaked Obama onhis off-hours hobbies: “Iknow, I know, granted youwill be even busier verysoon. After all, golf seasonkicks into high gear short-ly. NBA and NHL bracketsawait. Summer vacationsand that all-consumingcampaign whistle stop tourwill no doubt slam you,”she posted on Facebook.

— SummarizedObama’s energy policy as“outright bonkers.”

So, for now at least,she’s ensuring she’s part ofthe political discourse. Theanswer to whether shebecomes part of the presi-dential race, itself, willcome later.

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AP Deputy PollingDirector Jennifer Agiestain Washington andAssociated Press writerBecky Bohrer in Juneau,Alaska, contributed to thisreport.

Ten-year-old girl charged with killing babyCHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A 10-year-old central Pennsylvania girl who

allegedly caused a baby’s death by violently shaking him and throwing him into acrib was charged with third-degree murder.

The charges filed against the fifth-grader on Friday in Franklin County cameafter a coroner’s inquest into the death of 11-month-old Heath Ryder. The girl wasreleased into the custody of her parents and ordered not to have unsupervised con-tact with children under 5.

“This is not a kid that has a mental health disorder. She does not have a person-ality disorder,” the girl’s attorney, Jason Kutulakis, told The Public Opinion ofChambersburg. “She is not a bad person. She has no history of behavioral prob-lems or school problems.”

Also charged Friday was 56-year-old Dottie Bowers, who was babysitting bothchildren at her home near Shippensburg, Pa., when the shaking allegedly occurredon July 29.

Bowers was charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the wel-fare of a child for allegedly failing to seek medical care for the infant. Ryder diedof traumatic brain injury at a hospital on Aug. 2.

“Our goal is to work with the police and find out what really happened,” saidBowers’ lawyer, Joseph Caraciolo. “When Dottie has her chance, she will tell herstory.”

A judge immediately transferred the girl’s case to juvenile court, where recordsare sealed. Pennsylvania law requires murder charges to be initiated in adult courtregardless of the defendant’s age, according District Attorney Matthew Fogal, whosupported moving the case to juvenile court. The suspect was 9 when the baby wasinjured.

The Public Opinion reports that all charges were in line with a jury’s recommen-dations after a two-day inquest held in mid-April. The proceedings included testi-mony from police, the infant’s parents and another girl who was in Bowers’ careat the time.

The baby’s father, Mark Ryder, said following the inquest that he wanted thesuspect punished for what happened to his son. He declined comment after chargeswere filed Friday.

Rhode Island diocese urges civil unions rejection

Arizona governor OKs tea party license platePHOENIX (AP) —

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewerhas signed bills approving11 new special licenseplates, including one thatwould feature a “Don’tTread On Me” slogan tocommemorate the teaparty and send donationstoward the movement.

Brewer, a Republican,acted on the license platebills late Thursday,approving them despitepreviously expressing con-cern about Arizona’sgrowing number of specialplates that now number 46.

The tea party platewould feature the “Don’tTread On Me” slogan, rat-tlesnake emblem and yel-low background of the his-toric Gadsden Flag that is asymbol of the movementthat espouses small gov-ernment.

The Legislature com-pleted action April 26 onthe bill authorizing the teaparty plate. In the run-upto approval, opponentssaid the tag inappropriate-ly promotes a specificpolitical movement.Supporters said it’s meant

to stand up for constitu-tional principles.

Brewer felt comfortablesigning the bill authorizingthe tea party plate becausethe movement “is not apurely political organiza-tion,” spokesman MattBenson said Friday.

“This is a group thatsupports the principles oflimited government andthe Constitution,” Bensonsaid. “Tea party membersor not, the governorbelieves that’s somethingmost Arizonans can sup-port.”

BY DEB RIECHMANNASSOCIATED PRESS

KABUL, Afghanistan(AP) — The spring fight-ing season in Afghanistangeared up this weekendwith a war of words.

The Taliban announcedthey will begin their springoffensive Sunday, pledgingto attack military bases,convoys and Afghan offi-cials, including membersof the peace council work-ing to reconcile with topinsurgent leaders.Saturday’s declarationcame a day after a newPentagon report claimedthe militants were experi-encing low morale aftersuffering heavy losses onthe battlefield.

“The war in our countrywill not come to an endunless and until the foreigninvading forces pull out ofAfghanistan,” the Talibansaid in a two-page state-ment released by the lead-ership council of theIslamic Emirate ofAfghanistan, which is whatthe movement calls itself.

Senior officers with theU.S.-led coalition saidFriday that the Taliban —aided by the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network —have plans to conduct abrief series of high-profileattacks, including suicidebombings, across the coun-try in a display of power.The officers spoke on con-dition of anonymity to dis-cuss recent intelligence,firmed up in the past cou-

ple days, that lead to theassessment.

Lt. Col. John Dorrian, aspokesman for the coali-tion, said the Talibanplanned to use the violenceas a “propaganda ploy” totry to demonstrate their rel-evance and create the per-ception of momentumdespite recent setbacks.

In recent months, theU.S.-led coalition said ithas seized insurgentweapons caches, pushedthe Taliban from their his-toric strongholds in thesouth, and captured andkilled hundreds of theirfighters and field com-manders. The Taliban haveresponded with suicidebombings and targeted

attacks on Afghan andcoalition troops andAfghan government offi-cials.

In Brussels, a NATOofficial said Saturday thatinternational forces hadalready tightened securityin anticipation of an uptickin assassinations and spec-tacular attacks by theTaliban, who are claimingthat they have infiltratedthe ranks of the Afghansecurity forces. The officialcould not be identified inline with standing regula-tions at the alliance.

Security agenciesemployed by Westernersworking in Afghanistanhave issued lockdowns andtravel restrictions. The

Afghan intelligenceagency said the govern-ment had tightened securi-ty. Defense Ministryspokesman Gen.Mohammad Zahir Azimi,who also described theTaliban statement as “prop-aganda,” said the peaceprocess was advancing andthat the Afghan securityforces with the cooperationof international forces werein a strong defensive posi-tion to counter the expect-ed acceleration in violence.

The Pentagon reportclaimed coalition andAfghan forces had haltedthe insurgents’ momentumin much of the country andreversed it in some impor-tant areas.

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Iraqi lawmakers approve$400M payment to Americans

BY REBECCA SANTANAASSOCIATED PRESS

BAGHDAD (AP) —Iraqi lawmakers approveda controversial $400 mil-lion settlement Saturdayfor Americans who claimthey were abused bySaddam Hussein’s regimeduring the 1990 invasion ofKuwait.

The settlement is part ofa deal reached betweenBaghdad and Washingtonlast year to end years oflegal battles by U.S. citi-zens who claim they weretortured or traumatized,including hundreds held ashuman shields.

Many Iraqis considerthemselves victims of bothSaddam’s regime and the2003 U.S.-led invasion andwonder why they shouldpay money for wrongscommitted by the ousteddictator.

Lawmakers approvedthe settlement by a majori-ty after listening to the for-eign and finance ministersas well as the head of thecentral bank describe whyit was necessary, saidAbbas al-Bayati of theState of Law political bloc.

Another lawmaker,Mahmoud Othman, saidby approving the settle-ment, Iraq would be pro-

tecting itself from morelawsuits in the future thatcould have been wellabove the $400 millionthat was agreed to.

“They explained verywell what was the settle-ment and how it will benegative if we don’tapprove it,” he said.“That’s why people werepersuaded.”

Lawmakers affiliatedwith anti-American clericMuqtada al-Sadr rejectedthe settlement, said one ofthe bloc’s legislators,Hakim al-Zamili. Al-Zamili said he was sur-prised that so many law-makers who had beenarguing against the legisla-tion before Saturday’s ses-sion reversed course at thelast minute.

“It’s better to compen-sate the Iraqi martyrs anddetainees than theAmericans,” he said.

Saddam’s regime heldhostage hundreds ofAmericans during the run-up to the Gulf War, usingthem as human shields inhopes of staving off anattack by the U.S. and itsallies. Most of theAmericans had been livingand working in Kuwaitand after being takenhostage were dispersed tosites around Iraq.

Many of the Americanspursued lawsuits for yearsagainst Saddam’s govern-ment and kept up theirlegal fight after Saddamwas overthrown in 2003and a new governmentcame to power.

Some former Americantroops who were capturedby Saddam’s military dur-ing the Gulf War andrepeatedly tortured andabused have also sued ashave relatives of Americanoil workers who wereworking in Kuwait whenthey were picked up byIraqi guards along the bor-der.

It’s not clear exactlywho will be entitled tomoney under the settle-ment. When asked whowould receive the money,a spokesman for the U.S.Embassy in Baghdad,David Ranz, said: “We arenot in a position to con-firm whether specificcases or claims by specificindividuals are covered bythe agreement.” Hedeclined to comment fur-ther.

Iraq was under a timecrunch to approve the set-tlement before June 30,when Iraq will assumeresponsibility for oversee-ing its oil revenue account.Since 2003, the country’s

oil revenue has been heldin a New York-basedaccount that shelters itfrom international credi-tors’ claims. The U.N.-backed protection expireswhen the oil revenue istransferred to Iraqi con-trol, and Iraq could faceinternational creditors likeany other country.

According to the parlia-ment’s website, ForeignMinister Hoshyar Zebaritold lawmakers the Iraqigovernment still had theright to submit its owndemands for compensa-tion to the American gov-ernment.

Many Iraqis harbordeep resentment towardthe U.S. for the bloodshedunleashed after the top-pling of Saddam. Eightyears on, violence stillplagues the country.

In the northern city ofMosul a suicide bomberblew himself up Saturdaynear an Iraqi army check-point, killing seven peo-ple. Police and medicalofficials said 20 peoplewere injured in the blast.Five of the dead were Iraqisoldiers.

The officials spoke oncondition of anonymitybecause they were notauthorized to speak to themedia.

German officials: Suspectswere planning bombingBY DAVID MCHUGH

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K A R L S R U H E ,Germany (AP) — Threesuspected al-Qaidamembers were workingon making a shrapnel-laden bomb in Germanyto attack a crowdedplace such as a bus — aplot that shows Europefaces an ongoing terrorthreat, officials saidSaturday.

Law enforcementofficials said the trio,arrested Friday afterbeing under surveil-lance for months, hadn’tpicked a specific target,but were experimentingwith explosives and det-onators before authori-ties swooped in.

The suspects includea Moroccan, a Germanwith Moroccan citizen-ship, and a German withIranian citizenship.

The attack was “stillin the experimentationstage,” anti-terrorismprosecutor RainerGriesbaum said at anews conference.Officials decided toarrest the three in thewestern cities ofDuesseldorf andBochum after surveil-lance indicated theywere tinkering withmaking a detonator andhad explored possibleexplosive materials —signs they might beclose to carrying out anattack.

One member of thecell was overheard say-ing he wanted to “do abus.” The trio had beenresearching how to packa bomb with metalobjects that they couldset off in a crowdedarea, officials said. Theyhad also researchedsecurity measures atpublic buildings, trainstations and airports.

The plot wasdescribed as part of theeffort by al-Qaida’sleadership inAfghanistan since 2010to carry out an attack inEurope. Late last year,officials were warningof an attack in Europe,possibly modeled afterthe siege by militantsfrom Pakistan in India’sfinancial capital ofMumbai in November2008 that killed 166people.

The instigator of theGerman conspiracy wassaid to have receivedthe assignment to carryout a bombing from ahigh-ranking al-Qaidamember early last year.

The man described asthe main suspect —identified only as

Abdeladim El-K., a 29-year-old Moroccan citi-zen — left Germany inearly 2010 and trainedin an al-Qaida camp inWaziristan near theAfghan-Pakistan bor-der, and returned lastyear to carry out theattack, Griesbaum said.

El-K. had at one timeresided in Germany ona student visa but laterreturned illegally afterabandoning his studies.Officials said they werenot sure how he had re-entered Germany. Heappeared before a judgeand was charged withmembership in a for-eign terrorist organiza-tion.

The other two sus-pects, a 31-year-oldwith German andMoroccan citizenshipand a 19-year-old withGerman and Iranian cit-izenship, were toappear in court laterSaturday.

Officials said the triohad praised Thursday’sdeadly bomb attack ona cafe in Marrakesh,Morocco, although theyhad no known connec-tion to that incident.Still, German officialsfeared they might takeit as inspiration tostrike.

Germany’s top policeofficial said despitesuccessfully disruptingthe plot, the nationremains a possible tar-get of international ter-rorists.

“We cannot soundthe all-clear,” said JoergZiercke, president ofthe federal police.

Ziercke said the tim-ing of the arrests was “adifficult security calcu-lation,” as authoritieshad to weigh the valueof continuing toobserve them againstensuring they did notsucceed in carrying outan attack.

Material seized dur-ing searches Friday wasbeing tested, but thesuspects had discussedusing acetone andhydrogen peroxide asbomb-making materi-als, Ziercke said.

Last year, France andGermany increasedsecurity after warningof a heightened threatof terrorist attack, andGermany said at least70 of its citizens hadgone to terrorist campsto prepare for attacks,and that some hadreturned to Germany. InOctober, the U.S. StateDepartment advisedAmerican citizens liv-ing or traveling inEurope to be wary.

BY NICOLE WINFIELDASSOCIATED PRESS

ROME (AP) —Thousands of young peo-ple flooded an ancientRoman field Saturday foran all-night prayer vigilhonoring Pope John PaulII on the eve of his beatifi-cation, remembering histeachings, travels and hisown suffering.

Pilgrims waving flagsfrom Poland, Spain,Germany and Brazil filledRome’s Circus Maximus,which twinkled with thelight of thousands of can-dles as choirs from JohnPaul’s native Poland, thePhilippines and Italy sang.They listened as a Frenchnun, who suffered fromParkinson’s, recountedhow she was cured afterpraying to John Paul, who

also fought a long battlewith the disease.

The Vatican hasdecreed that Sister MarieSimone-Pierre’s inexpli-cable healing was the mir-acle needed to beatifyJohn Paul, a process thatwill reach its culiminationSunday during a Mass inSt. Peter’s Square cele-brated by Pope BenedictXVI.

Benedict put John Paulon the fast-track for possi-ble sainthood when hedispensed with the tradi-tional five-year waitingperiod and allowed thebeatification process tobegin weeks after hisApril 2, 2005 death.Benedict was respondingto chants of “SantoSubito” or “SainthoodImmediately” whicherupted during John

Paul’s funeral.On Saturday night, a

“Santo Subito” bannerwas emblazoned on theside of the field, and filmof John Paul’s final daysand his funeral remindedthose gathered of the tear-ful days many had wit-nessed six years earlier,when St. Peter’s over-flowed with some 3 mil-lion people paying theirlast respects to the pope.

“He died a saint,”Cardinal StanislawDziwisz, John Paul’slongtime secretary, toldthe crowd.

The vigil was expectedto last all night, a so-called “white night” ofprayer that was to contin-ue in eight churches beingkept open in the city cen-ter before barricadesaround St. Peter’s Square

open to pilgrims at 5:30a.m. (0330GMT) for the10 a.m. (0800GMT) beat-ification Mass.

The beatification is tak-ing place despite a steadydrumbeat of criticismabout the record speed inwhich John Paul is beinghonored, and continuedoutrage about the clericalabuse scandal: Many ofthe crimes and cover-upsof priests who raped chil-dren occurred on JohnPaul’s 27-year watch.

But Cardinal JoseSaraiva Martins, theretired head of theVatican’s saint-makingoffice who presided overthe investigation into JohnPaul’s life for the beatifi-cation, said Saturday thepope couldn’t be heldresponsible for somethinghe didn’t know about.

John Paul honored at vigil on eve of beatification

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Washington Irving Terrific Kids for the month of April are (pictured left to right, back row) Tristan Hart, AlexCubley, Michael Klemmer, Joey Perkins and Callie Diggs (Terrific Kid in March). (Middle row) Laken Seeton,Salea Rock, Jonathon Crabtree, Aidan Isenberg and McKayla Smith. (Front row) Caitlin Lamb, MystiHutchinson, Ayla Parsons and Miguel Vazquez. Also pictured are Kiwanis representatives Roy Brown, GregPhillips and Alison Poe.

The following Washington Irving students received Magic Triads and were present-ed $5 gift cards: Deja Phelps, Gracie Day, Trenton Ford, Charleigh Davis andPeyton Hayes. Pictured with the WI Magic Triad winners is Andrew Piper of theDurant Police Department. The Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma is theproud sponsor of the Magic Triad program.

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Fat is an important component of a healthy dietBY JANNA KELLEYADA EVENING NEWS

Despite the fact that somepeople try to eat as little fat aspossible, it is important toremember that fat is a keycomponent of a healthy diet.Fats have many roles in thebody.

Fats help protect organsand prevent heat loss. Inaddition, they also are asource of essential fatty acidsand fat-soluble vitamins, aswell as a source of calories.Too much fat can be harmfuland a high fat diet increasesthe risk of heart disease, can-cer, obesity, diabetes andhigh blood pressure.

The basic fat unit is fattyacids, of which there arethree types, including satu-rated, monounsaturated andpolyunsaturated. Linoleic

and linolenic acids are twopolyunsaturated fatty acidsthe body does not make onits own. These must comefrom the diet. A compoundcalled glycerol carries fattyacids. A triglyceride is aglycerol with three fattyacids. Blood triglycerides area measure of fat in the blood.

Fats in food are mixturesof fatty acids. Fats with moreunsaturated fatty acids areusually liquid at room tem-perature. Fats with more sat-urated fatty acids are usuallysolid at room temperature. Acouple of exceptions arepalm and coconut oil. Whileboth are liquid at room tem-perature, they are very satu-rated.

Polyunsaturated fats canbe hydrogenated.Hydrogenated fats are moresolid. For example, mar-

garine contains polyunsatu-rated fats that have beenhydrogenated to be moresolid. Stick margarines aremore hydrogenated, andthus more solid, than tubmargarines. The process ofhydrogenation can also pro-duce trans fatty acids whichare associated withincreased risk of heart dis-ease.

Many people try to cutout meat and milk in anattempt to lower the fat con-tent of their diet. Your bodyneeds adequate protein andcalcium to function properly.Instead choose low fat ver-sions of your favorite foods,use low fat cooking methodsand use less of foods that arehigh in fat. We all know thattoo much fat isn’t good, butkeep in mind that some fat isessential for your body.

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OHCE Week declaredThe first week of May

2011 has been declaredOklahoma Home andCommunity EducationWeek in BryanCounty.

OHCE is aprogram of con-tinuing educa-tion in all aspectsof home andcommunity life,said Tommie M.James, Family &C o n s u m e rS c i e n c eE x t e n s i o nEducator forBryan County.

“The organi-zation’s ultimatemission is to educate itsmembers to be well-informed and to handlechange in their home andcommunity,” she said.“With its relationshipwith the Oklahoma StateUniversity CooperativeExtension, OHCE pres-ents research-based infor-mation to its members.”

OHCE providesmonthly educational les-sons, leadership develop-ment and community

service projects, whichprovide OHCE membersan opportunity to applythis research-based infor-

mation in theirhomes and in ourcommunities.

“OHCE has aunique positionto assist individ-ual members,their families andc o m m u n i t i e sdevelop a higherlevel of livingthrough educa-tion. No otherorganization isbetter poised todevelop commu-nity leaders and

inform citizens thoughthe programs they offer,”said James.

The OHCE was estab-lished in Stillwater onJuly 24, 1935.

“Our fifty-six mem-bers are proud to contin-ue the purpose ofimproving the quality oflife for the county’s fam-ilies through education,”said Pat Accountius,OHCE county president.“In addition to the

invaluable educationalresources, OHCE mem-bers provide countlessvolunteer hours and con-duct community serviceprojects. Recently, mem-bers sewed forty pillow-cases that were given toour veterans residing atthe Bohman VeteranCenter.”

OHCE is a statewideand county based organi-zation. County Extensioneducators, family andconsumer sciences, serveas advisors to countyOHCE organizations.District and stateCooperative Extensionspecialists and supervi-sors work with countyExtension educators andthe OHCE program.

Working in a coopera-tive effort, OHCE mem-bers and Extension edu-cators are able to identifylocal issues facing fami-lies. These issuesbecome the basis forOHCE educational pro-gramming and efforts aremade to help familiessolve these problems,said James.

THE OHCE FOOD DRIVE Is just one of many community service projectsprovided in the county by OHCE members.

Tommie M.JAMESFCS Extension Educator

BY DUSTY SUTTLESGENEALOGY 101

Funeral Home Recordscan be very comprehensive,and may include informationyou have been unable to findelsewhere.

If you have ancestors whodied locally in the early1900s, a brief record may befound in an old hardware orfurniture store ledger bookwith only the name ofdeceased, casket notation,and sometimes the name ofthe spouse or relative.Around 1920 standardizedforms started being usedwith spaces for the followinginformation: time/date/placeof death, residence,date/place of birth, spouse,church name, clergyman,time of service, doctor, mor-tician, funeral home, name ofparents and their places ofbirth, casket details, and bur-ial information.

Also, you can usually findthe mortician’s name and/orfuneral home listed on deathcertificates, obituaries, andcemetery burial records. Youcan also consult the book“National Directory ofMorticians” at your localpublic library; use it to locateany particular mortuary orany mortuary in a particulartown .

Sometimes a funeralhome is sold or goes out ofbusiness.

If this comes up in yourresearch, contact other funer-al homes in that area-one ofthem may have bought thevery funeral home (and itsrecords) you are looking for.

You will find a selection,by year, of the Mhoon,Murray, Coffey, Holmes, andDalton-Holmes funeralhome records at the BryanCounty Genealogy Library& Archives in Calera. Onlygenealogical informationwas copied from the records;no financial information isavailable at the library.

You are encouraged to

submit questions concerninggenealogy research to me atP.O. Box 5285, Durant, OK74702-5285 or to the follow-ing e-mail address:www.genealogyquest 101

yahoo.com.UPCOMING EVENTSSaturday, May 14-The

Calera Rising Star MasonicLodge No. 129 will host aHamburger-Fest & BakeSale Fundraiser benefitingthe Bryan CountyGenealogy Library andArchives at the CaleraCommunity Center, cornerof Main & McKinley indowntown Calera, from11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Markyour calendar.

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January 23. 1914-TheKenefick Dispatch, S.S.Bruce, Editor; “Road toCemetery this BeenImproved” is a headline inDurant Democrat. Kenefickhas no cemetery and ourpeople are too busy buildingto get sick, much less die.”Page 175.

August 24, 1917-TheColbert Times, J.B.Simpson, Editor & Owner-,“Fine Model forSchoolhouse The work isprogressing nicely and thehouse will be in shape to startschool on scheduled time ifnothing happens to stop thework. The house is modernin every way and convenient-

ly arranged. It is all on theground, which, in our opin-ion is much better than atwo-story structure, less dan-ger to children in case ofwind or fire. The auditoriumis in the center of the buildingwith the stage at south endand the furnace is just behindthe stage under the ground.The directors are to be con-gratulated for adopting thisplan. Prof. Aldridge, the newprincipal, is now in Colbertacquainting himself withschool conditions...”; Page23, both selections above arefrom “The Colbert Timesl917-18 and The KenefickDispatch 1914-19, EarlyNews of Bryan, County,OK”, abstracted by RozellSangster Thomas

November 7, 191 9-”Therecent rains have so empha-sized the necessity of a walkall the way to the HighSchool building that thePatron’s Club took up thematter at its last meeting, anda committee of Mrs.Davison, Mrs. Dodd, andA.E. McCreary was appoint-ed to see that it was done.J.W. Crutchfleld volunteeredto furnish six loads of cin-ders, and about $20 inmoney was subscribedMonday night.

This walk is very muchneeded and since the proper-ty is outside the town limitssidewalk building cannot becompelled. Therefore it mustbe done by private subscrip-tion.

Another matter-the fenc-ing of the High Schoolground was taken up, but nodefinite action had...”; Page21, “Fat Men & FabulousLadies, The FoundingFamilies of Caddo, OK, Vol.1 compiled and edited byMary E. Maurer.

You are invited to visit theBryan County GenealogyLibrary & Archives, 203 N.McKinley in Calera,Monday-Friday 10-4 p.m.Until next time...”Enjoy theQuest!”

Funeral home records may answer your questions

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Left: Ronny Ford of Durant participated in the “Hollywood Starlit Contest” atRelay for Life Bryan County on Friday night. Ford played guitar as his talent.

Top right: Durant firefighter, John Vietta, introduces his team to the crowd at thelaunch of the 12-hour event.

Bottom right: Beth Whited-Yochum sold tickets throughout the night at a tablesponsored by Landmark Bank.

The Annual Meeting forColbert CemeteryAssociation will beMonday, May 2 at 7 p.m.at Colbert Sernior CitizensBuilding, 506 DavidsonSt., Colbert, has beenannounced by MarceBuckner, President of theBoard.

Membership fees of$10.00 per year, or$100.00 Lifetime mem-bership are due and maybe paid at the time of themeeting, or mailed toColbert CemeteryAssociation, P. O. Box658, Colbert, OK 74733.

There will be a businesssession concering the careand keeping of theCemetery, a report of theimprovements for the pastyear and plans for furtherimprovements, and aTreasurer’s report.

An election for two

seats on the Board ofDirectors will be held.Melba Winham andQuinton Gage will run forre-election to the Board.Both have finished a threeyear term. Nominationsfrom the floor are wel-comed and encouraged.

Saturday, May 28, 9:00AM, has been set, to placeAmerican Flags on thegraves of our veterans, inpreparation for MemorialDay Services scheduled

for Monday, May 30.Flags will be left out allweek-end and removed onMonday, 5 p.m. Volunteersare needed to help put outthe flags and to removethem on Monday.

All members andfriends of the Colbert

C e m e t e r yAssociation/Garden ofMemory Cemetery areencouraged to attend themeeting. Your presence,ideas and suggetions areappreciated. For moreinformation 580-296-2524.

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Tiffany Gooch and Jeffery Tate, both ofDurant, will wed at 5:30 p.m. May 21, 2011,in the home of the bride-elect’s grandmother.The bride to be the daughter of Robin andLarry Tidwell, Mead. Larry Tidwell is deceased She is a 2004 grad-uate of Durant High School and will gradu-ate from Southeastern Oklahoma StateUniversity in December 2011. She isemployed by PRC. The prospective groom is the son of Peggyand Jerry Tate, Durant. He graduated from Durant High School in2005 and is employed by PRC.

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Jody and Rhonda Harrison of Durant would liketo announce the upcoming marriage of theirdaughter Tonnie Harrison to Garrett Scott. Tonniewill graduate from East Central University in May2011 with Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing.Garrett is the son of Louis and Karyl Scott ofArdmore. He is a graduate of SoutheasternOklahoma State University and is employed atNorthwest Heights Elementary School. The couplewill be married on May 21, 2011, at the FirstBaptist Church in Durant.

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Kristen Mackenzie Hibbs and Landon TaylorErickstad, both of Texas City, Texas, were marriedApril 9, 2011, at Ashton Gardens, Houston, Texas.Pastor Patrick McKeever of Hallsville, Texas,(cousin of the groom), officiated the ceremony.The bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. MaxHibbs of Brenham, Texas, formerly of Durant.Her grandparents are Mrs. Maxine Hibbs and thelate Dr. Leon Hibbs of Durant, Mrs. BerniceLenich and the late Bud Lenich of Ardmore.She graduated from Baylor University in 2007 andwill graduate from University of Texas MedicalSchool in June.The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. MarkErickstad of Longview, Texas. His grandparents areC.V. and Barbara McKeever of Hallsville, Texas,and Roger and Charlotte Erickstad of Longview.He graduated from Baylor University in 2007 andwill graduate from the University of Texas MedicalSchool in June.Maids of Honor were Katie Green of Prosper,Texas, and Whitney Rutherford of Irvine, Calif.Bridesmaids were Emily Erickstad of Longview,(sister of groom) and Jennifer Robertson ofSeabrook, Texas. Brenna Hibbs of Durant, andEmma Powlison of Sherman, Texas, (both cousinsof the bride) served as flower girls.Best Man was Connor Erickstad (brother ofgroom). Casey Hibbs (brother of bride), LyleWorkman of Galveston, Texas, and AdamVaughan of Oxford, Miss., served as groomsmen.Ushers were Logan Hibbs of Durant, (cousin ofbride) and Cole Powlison of Sherman, (cousin ofbride). Music for ceremony was provided by Sara Shute,harpist, Houston. A reception followed the cere-mony at Ashton Gardens. The couple honey-mooned at Tahiti and Bora Bora. They make theirhome in Shreveport, La.

Hibbs and Erickstad are married

Julie Gail Jones, Platter, and Trent Aaron Walker,Jackford, will wed at 7 p.m. June 4, 2011, inPottsboro, Texas.The bride elect is the daughter of Billy and DebbieKing, Platter. She graduated from Colbert HighSchool in 2008 and plans to attend college relatingto the medical field.The groom to be is the son of Keith and SherriWalker, Jackfork.He graduated from Haileyville High School inHaileyville in 2006 and will graduate in May 2011from Southeastern Oklahoma State University witha degree in Occupational Safety and Health.

Jones and Walker to wed

Mr. and Mrs. James William Shipp of Durant,Oklahoma are proud to announce the engage-ment of their daughter, Jeana Ann, to Mr. DavidR. Swanson, son of Mr. and Mrs. KennethSwanson of Norman, Oklahoma. She is a grad-uate of Durant High School. She went on toearn her Bachelor’s degree from the University ofOklahoma and her Master’s in Psychology. Jeanais currently employed by Oklahoma City PublicSchools as a school psychologist. David attendedPaul’s Valley High School and went on to gradu-ate from the University of Oklahoma, earning hisdegree in History. He went on to attend NewYork University, obtaining his Maste’rs degree inHistory. David is owner of Well Grounded, anindoor/outdoor home renovations company.They will be married on June 11, 2011, at GrandPappy Point Marina.

Shipp and Swanson to wed

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday,May 2, 2011:

This year, you enter a new lifecycle. The first year is generally mostfortunate. You will be comfortablewith what occurs. Many of you willexperience the changes internally, asin more self-confidence, etc. If youare single, your charisma is unusu-ally high. You could meet that specialsomeone. If you are attached, yourinnate magnetism colors many deci-sions and actions. Your sweetie willwant to go along with you more often.TAURUS can be as stubborn as you!

The Stars Show the Kind of DayYou’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive;

3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-DifficultARIES (March 21-April 19)++++ Many people expect a lot

from you. Once more, you will give thenecessary effort to make the differ-ence. You also might want to rethinkyour limits and how much is too much.Be fair when establishing new bound-aries. Tonight: Working late, maybefrom home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)+++++ You are energized men-

tally and emotionally. Detach fromconstantly thinking about a situation,although you might not be able to.A new beginning is possible, if youare just yourself. Others bend in yourdirection. Tonight: The world is youroyster.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)++ Know when to back down and

relax. You might want to approach adifficult associate differently. Considergoing within to determine what worksfor you. Remember, sometimes it isbest to say nothing as you figure outwhich way to go. Tonight: Take somemuch-needed personal time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)+++++ You are full of energy

and get down to basics. In a meeting,you find out just how much support anidea has. You now know which wayto go. There are no more questions. Aclose loved one seems to be chang-ing. Tonight: Where the gang is.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)+++ You might want to change

directions or approach a professionalsituation differently. You have a strongidea about what is necessary, but youmight be the only one who can carry itto completion. Invite another approachor new technology into your daily situ-ation. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)+++++ Keep reaching out for

more information. Your creativity could

be close to unstoppable. See what ishappening with a child or loved onerather than judge him or her. Youcan move through issues because ofyour ability to detach when triggered.Tonight: Put on a favorite piece ofmusic.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)++++ Deal with a key associ-

ate on a one-on-one level; you mightneed his or her input and feedback.Understanding evolves to a new levelif you are willing to listen and incorpo-rate this person’s idea. A change inyour domestic life could re-energizeyou. Tonight: Be open to feedback.You don’t need to say “yes.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)+++++ Others might overwhelm

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For the first time in school history, Victory Life Academy are District Champions. VLA defeated Bennington9-8 for the first game. Thackerville then fell to VLA 18-4 for the final win.

Victory Life wins district championship Durant Lions fall toArdmore Tigers 7-6ARDMORE - The

Durant Lions came out flatfrom the start Thursdaynight en route to droppinga 7-6 decision to Ardmorein their final regional tour-nament tune-up.

The Lions are slated toface the Tigers again onTuesday at 12:30 in theregional tourney opener atthe Durant Multi-SportsComplex in search of theirfirst state tournament berthin 18 years.

Durant cashed in a JoshBrown single, HunterStephens triple and fourfree passes for a 4-1 lead inthe third inning but surren-dered that advantage in thebottom of the frame asArdmore pushed across sixruns on five hits. RelieverDaylan Green finally qui-eted things in the fourthand pitched three scorelessstanzas to give the Lions achance at a comeback.

The Lions counteredwith a run in the fourth ona Tyler Hendley RBI sin-gle and another in the sev-

enth when Hendley dou-bled and scored on aDerrick Haworth sacrificefly but that’s as close asthey could get whilesquandering a pair of gold-en opportunities with run-ners in scoring position.

Hendley, Keaton Webband Colby Hicks had twohits apiece to pace theLions’attack as they fell to19-13 on the year.

JJuunniioorr VVaarrssiittyyDurant saw an early

lead slip away but got aZack Lively single toscore Alex Lovell with theeventual game-winner inthe fifth for a 7-6 win.

Freshman BrandonMaynard tossed four solidinnings to record thepitching victory whileDylan Stevens added ascoreless final stanza forthe save.

Jase Hammock,Stevens, Bruce Rochelle,Dylan Spoon, Lovell,Lively and Tyler Harveyfinished with one hitapiece for the Lions.

SE softball scoresFriday:

Southeastern vs. Northeastern doubleheader

GGaammee 11Southeastern 5Northeastern 1

GGaammee 22Southeastern 6Northeastern 2

Saturday:Southeastern vs. Northeastern

Southeastern 5Northeastern 0

Southeastern softball is 36-17 for the season and 13-5 in the Lone Star Conference North Division.For full game stories, see Tuesday’s Durant Daily

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Caddo achieves state playoff berth

BY DUSTIN MCWILLIAMSSTAFF WRITER

CADDO - It has been a suc-cessful year in sports for theCaddo Bruins. After a strongrun in the playoffs for the foot-ball team, followed by a Stateplayoff appearance for theboys’ basketball squad, theBruins will be going to stateagain, this time in baseball.They did so with a close 3-1victory over Stonewall in theRegional championship game.The Longhorns of Stonewallwere able to defeat the RockCreek Mustangs in a wild 16-11 duel to make it to theRegional championship.

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Dillon Proctor picked up thewin for the Bruins by pitchingthe full seven, giving up fivehits, three walks, one run givenup and eleven K’s.

Taylor Cheek was 1-for-3

with a run batted in, while JackWright was 1-for-2 with anRBI as well. Ryan Daws had ahit with a run scored, while TyMiller scored the other two runsfor the Bruins,

Proctor ran into troubleearly. After walking a batter tostart the game, Stonewallwould get two straight singlesand score on a throwing error totake a quick 1-0 lead. However,Proctor would settle down andstrike out the next two batters toescape the first inning.

Caddo would waste no timeevening out the game. Millerwould draw a walk with oneout, then steal second. Cheek,the next batter, would drive onedeep and out of reach of the out-field, doubling in Miller to tiethe game.

The Bruins took the lead inthe third inning. Once again,Miller would get things goingby reaching first on a fielder’schoice, then once again stealing

second with two outs. Cheekwould follow up hitting to third,but an error would get Millerhome for the 2-1 lead.

Proctor would be in the zonefor most of the game, cappedoff in the sixth inning. AfterProctor struck out the first twobatters, the next Stonewall hitterwould drill one up the middle,yet Miller would make a high-light reel diving catch to savethe hit.

Caddo would add an insur-ance run in the bottom half ofthe sixth. With one out in theinning, Daws would get a baserip, then advance to second onthe ground out. WIth two outs,Wright would get a single andscore Daws to make it 3-1.

It was definitely needed, asStonewall threatened in theirlast hurrah. They would lead offthe seventh with a single, thenwould get another runner onbase after a hit batter. Proctorwould go back to work, strikingout the next two. Yet, Stonewallwould get another hit, but quickreflexes by the Caddo defensekept a runner from scoring.With two outs, Proctor wouldbring the heat, striking out thenext batter to end the game, andgranting Caddo a trip to theState tournament.

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With both teams enteringwith one loss, it was win or gohome. Yet, it was Stonewallwho would come out victori-ous to make it to the Regionalchampionship. The game wasfull of ups and downs and spot-ty defense for both teams, butthrough it all, the Longhornsmustered enough willpower towin the game.

Tanner Halcomb took theloss in relief for the Mustangs.Kodi From started the game,later to be relieved by TreyDavis and Halcomb.

Les Shumake had two hitsin the game, with three tripsacross the plate and an RBI.From would get one hit, walkfour times, and score threeruns. David Dill would have a

base hit and two RBI, whileHalcomb went 1-for-3, withtwo runs scored and an RBI.Bradley Robinson had a hitand two runs in the game,while Tracey Hickman had ahit and a run abatted in. Davisscored a run in the game forthe Mustangs.

Stonewall started the scor-ing off in the first inning, bydoubling a run home with abase hit down the third baseline. Yet, Rock Creek wouldcounter in the bottom half, asFrom, Shumake, and Dillwould hit three consecutivedoubles to score two quickruns. After reaching on a field-er’s choice, Halcomb wouldbe driven in by a Hickman sac-rifice fly. Robinson, whoreached on an error, wouldalso score on an error. Daviswould round out the firstinning onslaught by scoring onan error as well, to make it 5-1Mustangs.

Stonewall would not goaway without a fight. Afterreaching base on a hit batterand a walk, both Longhornswere both driven in by a sin-gle to start the second inning..Stonewall would follow upwith a double to score anoth-er run, thus cutting the leaddown to 5-4.

The Mustangs had ananswer for Stonewall, scoringfour more runs in the bottomhalf of the second inning totake a 9-4 lead.

Stonewall would only getone run in the third, comparedto Rock Creek’s two. Fromwould get his third run of theday by being driven in byDill, then Shumake wouldscore on a passed ball. At thispoint, the Mustangs held a 11-5 lead.

The Mustangs would notscore again, while theLonghorns would come alive,taking advantage of multipleMustang errors by scoring 11runs in four innings, whileplaying strong defense them-selves to win the wild battle,16-11.

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Les Shumake doubles in a run early in the openinggame versus Stonewall. Shumake would lead theMustangs in hitting, with two base hits, three runs andan RBI.

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Dillon Proctor hurls a pitch Friday in the Regionalchampionship game against Stonewall. Proctor wouldgive up only one run and strike out 11 batters in thebig 3-1 win.

Storm handed lopsided lossesSAN ANTONIO,

Texas – On one of theworst days on the field inSoutheastern baseball his-tory, the league-leadingpitching staff struggledmightily as is saw itschance at a regular seasonLone Star Conferencechampionship slip awayin a pair of devastatinglosses to Incarnate Word,falling 22-2 and 18-0 inSan Antonio, Texas, onFriday afternoon.

The Savage Storm slipsto 28-16 on the seasonoverall and 22-10 in LSCplay, while UIW takes theregular season champi-onship and moves to 33-13 overall and 24-8 inleague play.

The final game of theseries is slated for a 1 p.m.

first pitch on Saturdayafternoon.

Justin Miller was thelone bright spot forSoutheastern on the day,posting a 2-for-4 outing ingame one and accountingfor both runs scored.

Miller posted a solohomer to break up a no-hitter and lead off thefourth inning, and fol-lowed it up with an RBIdouble in the fifth inning.

He accounted for twoof SE’s seven hits overboth games.

Jimmy Johnson got thestart and was hit hard inhis 3.0 innings of work,allowing 10 runs, four ofwhich were earned, on 10hits.

Halen Kirby, JamesTaylor, Chris Pearson and

Colby Crawford com-bined to finish the contest.

UIW had four runs inthe first and six in thethird inning to mount a10-0 lead.

After SE put a run upin the fourth, theCardinals answered withfive in the bottom of theinning to go up 15-1.

The Storm addedanother run in the fifth,but UIW posted three inthe bottom of the inningand four more in the sixthto fashion the 22-2 finalscore.

Just when SE thoughtthings could not getworse, the umpire said“play Ball” in game two.

Dan McKinney got thestart in the second gameand lasted just 0.2

innings, allowing nineruns, five earned, on fourhits.

Seth Terry finished thefirst inning and lasted 1.1innings before handingthe ball to VanceWoodruff who faced justfour batters before turn-ing it over to Taylor whotossed the final 4.0innings.

The SE offense wasjust as uncharacteristic asthe pitching, with K. C.Pfister and ZachRagsdale picking up theonly two hits in the con-test.

After posting nine runsin the first inning, theCardinals added seven inthe third and two more inthe sixth to fashion the18-0 final score.

Shriner’s annualgolf tournamentset for May 14

Shriner’s will be hostingthe annual golf tournamentSaturday, May 14, 2011, atthe Durant Golf andCountry Club in Durant.

Entry fee is $50 per per-son with four individualsper team.

Sign-in begins at 8:30a.m. with tee off at 9 a.m.

The fee includes green

fees, cart, food, anddrinks.

Mulligans may be pur-chased for $20 per team.

All proceeds from thisevent will benefit theShriner’s Hospitals forChildren.

For more informationor to register, please call924-0622.

BY JOHN KILGOREPHOENIX OUTDOORS COLUMNIST

If the 2010 numbers areany indication, an estimat-ed 130,000 outdoorsmenand women will be apply-ing for the highly-sought-after controlled-hunt per-mits.

Last season, a little over6,500 permits were issuedstatewide or five percent ofthe total applicants.

The OklahomaDepartment of WildlifeConservation encourageshunters to take advantageof this program, designedto put them in unique hunt-ing opportunities.

According to a recentissue of OutdoorOklahoma magazine, con-trolled hunts are held inlocations where unrestrict-ed hunting would posesafety concerns or whereoverharvest might occur.Hunters put their name in ahat, so to speak, and appli-cants are selected througha random computer draw-

ing for a range of huntingopportunities across thestate. Game huntedinclude deer, elk, antelope,turkey, raccoon and quail.

Several of the con-trolled-hunt choices arehighly desired and oftenhave many more appli-cants than available per-mits.

I was fortunate enoughto have drawn a bull elktag in the WichitaMountains WildlifeRefuge the year before itbecame a once in a life-time draw. They encourageyou to bring helpers toassist in getting the gameout in the event you aresuccessful and I can attestto the fact it’s extremelyrough terrain. The sox bysix I harvested and packedout almost ate my lunch.

BY JOHN DEJARNETTTHE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT

At Texas today andSunday, coach PattyGasso’s Oklahoma softballteam would take two wins.But the Sooners very muchneed one.

“A sweep would be nice,it would make all this goaway,” Gasso said. “We’vegot to find a way to get awin out of this weekend,that’s the least we can do.It’s a must. We’ve got to goin there and find a way.”

OU (34-14, 7-7 Big 12)continues to struggle.Distant memories of beingthe league favorite are justthat.

“Just that this team isgoing to compete, and thatthey’re going to give them-selves chances to win,”Gasso said.”This team istired of coming up short, sodo something about it.”

Coming off a 2-1Bedlam loss at OklahomaState makes it all very sim-ple. In Austin to meet third-ranked Texas, the Soonersneed something good tohappen.

“It would be nice to gointo Austin and get a coupleof wins, at least split with

them.” designated playerKatie Norris said. “Thatwill not only help our con-fidence but show the post-season committe we’repeaking right now.”

Splitting a pair of gamesmay not represent peaking,but it would be a statementnonetheless against theLonghorns (43-4, 12-0 Big12).

Perhaps more important-ly, it might tell the Soonerssomething about them-selves — especially if theycan triumph the way Gassohopes they will triumph.

Because the preseasonperception that OU sporteda stacked and loaded lineupthat would carry it a longway simply hasn’t materi-alized in conference play.The reality is the Soonersare stuck in an offensiveslump, unable to produceenough runs to chaintogether enough wins orgain momentum.

The Sooners are fifth inthe Big 12 with a .302 aver-age. Not one Sooner isamong the top 15 in theleague. Destinee Martinezis No. 16 at .357, but withonly three extra-base hits, isnot a source of power.Brianna Turang is next at

.333. Before leaving forAustin, Gasso called outothers in her lineup to beginmaking a difference.

“I need these guys tostep up,” Gasso said. “Ineed (Jessica) Shults, Ineed (Brittany) Williams, Ineed (Haley) Nix. I need tosee some true athletes stepforward and answer thecall.”

OU’s iron horse in thecircle, Keilani Ricketts, hasbeen a tough luck loser toooften by Gasso’s estima-tion.

“Keilani can make astatement and say, ‘If yougive me two or more runs, Ican win a lot of games foryou,” Gasso said.

Norris concedes it’s so.“If she (Ricketts) gives

up two runs, we should beable to counter that easily,”Norris said.

Gasso’s seen enough.She hopes her team has hadenough. What she hopes tosee couldn’t be more direct.

“Just that this team isgoing to compete, and thatthey’re going to give them-selves chances to win,”Gasso said. “This team istired of coming up short,”she said. “So do somethingabout it.”

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Sooners need a win Cowboys draft MurrayBY CLAY HORNING

THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT

Oklahoma fans won’thave to look very far tofollow the most prolifictouchdown maker ever towear the crimson andcream. Friday night, theDallas Cowboys madeSooner running backDeMarco Murray the 71stpick in the 2011 NFLdraft.

The seventh pick in thethird round, Murray is theonly Sooner to be takenthrough the draft’s firstthree rounds, which con-cluded Friday night atRadio City Music Hall inNew York.

Josh Ellis, who coversthe Cowboys for dallas-cowboys.com wrote, fol-lowing the pick, thatDallas owner and general

manager Jerry Jones“hinted a running backcould be a potential drafttarget,” because Jones washoping to get specialteams value from the pick.

Murray certainly givesthe Cowboys that. As aSooner, he returned 53kickoffs for a 27.6 yardaverage and two touch-downs. Still, what maymake him a longtime con-tributor to the pro game ishis ability to not only runthe ball, but to also catchthe ball.

As a Sooner, he carried759 times for 3,685 yards,a career 5.7 yard average.But Murray’s develop-ment as a receiver hasmade him truly uniqueamong Sooner greats.

He caught 14 passes hisfreshman season and 31his sophomore season, yet

those numbers jumped to41 and 71 in his final twoseasons in Norman. Hefinished his Sooner careerwith 157 catches for 1,571receiving yards.

His being a dual threatis the biggest reason heleft OU with the pro-gram’s career touchdownrecord: 65.

Murray is the 347thSooner to be drafted intothe NFL and the 49th ofthe Bob Stoops era, whichbegan in 1999.

Other Sooners may stillbe taken, though it willhave to happen today,when the draft picks upagain in the fourth round.

Defensive end JeremyBeal, safety QuintonCarter, both All-Big 12honorees, and defensivetackle Adrian Taylormight still be selected.

Johnson cycles OSU baseball to win over KSUBY CHRIS WALSH

STILLWATER NEWSPRESS

Oklahoma State’s ZachJohnson became the firstCowboy to hit for the cyclesince 2003 as OSU broke afour-game slide with a 9-2win over Kansas State.

Johnson was one ofeight Pokes to record a hit,but all nine reached basesafely as OSU jumped outto an 8-0 lead after fourinnings.

While the OSU batscaught fire after being heldto just four runs in a three-game sweep to Texas

A&M last weekend, thepitching stepped up aswell.

Left-handed pitcherMike Strong (4-1) had thesecond best outing of hiscareer, going eight innings,allowing one earned run ontwo hits and striking outsix. He struck out four ofthe first six batters he facedand had his sixth by theend of the fourth.

In their first true homegame in 10 days theCowboys gave the fans ashow from the start. AfterStrong worked through thetop of the first unscathed,

the OSU bats went to workin the bottom of the inning.

The first five Pokesreached with a base hit andthe scoring got startedwhen Johnson hit a RBIdouble to drive in DevinShines, who led off with asingle. Jared Womack thenfollowed up with a 2-RBIdouble that drove inJohnson and DanePhillips, who also reachedon a single.

Womack scored twobatters later on a wildstrikeout pitch to giveOSU a 4-0 lead after oneinning.

Rangers fail to capitalize against CahillBY JANIE MCCAULE

AP BASEBALL WRITER

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)— The Texas Rangers hadplenty of chances againstTrevor Cahill, even drawingthree walks in the firstinning. They couldn’t capi-talize.

And, back in his oldstomping grounds, RonWashington still couldn’twin on his birthday — drop-ping his fourth such chanceas a manager.

Cahill pitched sevenscoreless innings to outduelC.J. Wilson (3-1) and quick-ly found his rhythm afterescaping a 26-pitch firstinning unscathed, and theOakland Athletics toppedTexas 3-1 on Friday night.

Kurt Suzuki came off thepaternity leave list anddelivered a go-ahead RBIsingle to help keep Cahill(4-0) unbeaten.

The Rangers kicked off aseven-game West Coastroad trip all against the divi-

sion with a punchless per-formance to lose for thefourth time in five games.Texas fell into a first-placetie with the Los AngelesAngels in the AL West.

“We had runners outthere and we just needed abase hit at the right time,”said Washington, who loston his 59th birthday. “Itwould have been the differ-ence in the ballgame. Wedidn’t get it. Even againstTrevor we had bases loaded,runners on second and thirdand just didn’t get a hit offhim at the right time.”

Grant Balfour pitchedthe eighth and BrianFuentes finished for hisseventh save in ninechances after allowingMichael Young’s two-outRBI single.

Cahill, who on April 11received a new five-yearcontract worth $30.5 mil-lion, issued three free pass-es in an inning for the fifthtime in his career but thefirst since July 17, 2009,

against the Angels duringhis rookie season.

Cahill had walked onlyeight batters total in hisfirst five starts this seasonbefore the four total walksFriday. The right-handerallowed seven hits and alsostruck out four whileimproving to 7-2 for hiscareer against Texas.

“Our offense hasn’tbeen doing what we’recapable of lately andTrevor Cahill’s alwaystough on us,” Rangers leftfielder David Murphy said.“It would be nice to see ouroffense clicking from topto bottom against a guylike that but we weren’t. Idon’t even think he had hisbest stuff tonight.”

Mitch Moreland, Youngand Elvis Andrus each hadtwo hits for Texas, whichhas gained or lost groundin the division race each ofthe last 14 days after hold-ing a two-game lead forthree straight days fromApril 13-15.

Thunder keep working for next roundEDMOND, Okla. (AP) -

Oklahoma City Thunderplayers earned a day off afterbecoming the first WesternConference team to advanceto the second round of theNBA playoffs.

But they didn’t take it,choosing instead to show upat the team’s practice facilityThursday. They followed thatup with a rugged practice andscrimmage Friday.

“Everybody came in andgot their work in so thatshows a lot,” center KendrickPerkins said. “So today, guysworked hard at each other. Wehad a great practice.”

The Thunder will openagainst Memphis at home onSunday. The Grizzliesadvanced Friday night with a99-91 victory over top-seeded

San Antonio in Game 6.Coach Scott Brooks gave

his players the option of com-ing in Thursday after securingthe first-round series victoryover Denver the night before.

At Friday’s practice,Brooks said the players were“very focused and commit-ted” on getting better. He saidthe session emphasizeddefending the paint and vari-ous pick-and-roll schemes,along with working on theteam’s own offensive sets.

Practice ended with ascrimmage of two quarters,during which Perkins saidthey “ran our plays real hard.”

Brooks said his team isyoung and athletic enough torun a hard practice and scrim-mage between series, which,in turn, is helping the team

keep its edge.“The guys were really

focused and at the very endthe two scrimmages we hadwere probably some of thebest scrimmages we’ve hadall year,” he said.

In looking ahead, Brookssaid he plans to keep playing10 guys each game, thoughsome of their minutes may bereduced. A number of coach-es cut their rotations to abouteight players, but Brooks saiddepth is one of his team’sstrengths.

“A lot has been said andwritten about Russell(Westbrook) and Kevin(Durant) and rightfully so;those guys are terrific playersand they’re doing a lot to putus in positions to win,”Brooks said. “But we are a

good team because all of ourguys chip in and help us findways to win.”

As the Thunder lookahead, they also took timeFriday to marvel at the team’sperformances againstDenver. Durant scored 14points and swatted a keyblock in the final 3? minutesof the decisive Game 5 tohelp turn Oklahoma City’snine-point deficit into a 100-97 victory.

Center Nazr Mohammedcalled Durant’s performance“amazing” and said forwardSerge Ibaka’s nine-block per-formance was critical.

“That was definitely upthere with the great perform-ances I’ve seen up close;K.D. kind of just took overfor us offensively,”

Mohammed said. “AndSerge, what he did was amaz-ing too. He’s not gettingenough credit for some of thebig stops we had down thestretch. If they score anotherbasket or two, it makes whatK.D. did for naught.”

Even the defensive-mind-ed Perkins, who is still recov-ering from major kneeinjuries sustained last year inthe NBA finals with theBoston Celtics, elicitedcheers by throwing down arare dunk.

“I got the opportunity andso I did it,” Perkins said. “It’sstarting to feel a little bit bet-ter, but I just feel a bucket is abucket whether you dunk ornot.”

The Thunder ended prac-tice Friday with a laughter-

filled half-court shootingcontest. Durant was the firstto hit, though reserve guardNate Robinson was the firstand only one to swish his firstattempt.

Westbrook had more funlater by holding a boommicrophone during an inter-view and moving it close toMohammed’s face.

But with the WesternConference semifinals loom-ing, the Thunder know thatit’s time again to get serious.

“I feel that if we just go outthere and take care of ourbusiness, we can beat whoev-er,” Perkins said. “As long aswe run our offenses anddefenses and guys stick totheir roles and we playtogether, I think we can winany game.”

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Pro golfer targets diabetes in Indian communitiesBY SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALBUQUERQUE,N.M. (AP) -Professionalgolfer Notah Begay III isfighting the growing prob-lem of diabetes amongNative-American youth,saying the disease couldultimately cost tribes theirfuture leaders if nothing isdone.

Begay took his wellnessmessage to the airwaves

Friday during the nationalNative America Callingradio program and in a tel-evision show that wasbroadcast via satellite tostudents in nearly 200schools across IndianCountry.

Part Navajo and partpueblo Indian, the 38-year-old golfer said dia-betes has become an epi-demic among his peoplebut he wants people toknow it’s a disease that can

be prevented.“We’re in a fight, literal-

ly, to save our kids’ lives,”he told The AssociatedPress in an interview. “Thereassuring thing about thisentire thing is that this is afight we can win, but it’snot going to come withoutsome monumentalchange.”

Native Americans aremore than twice as likelyto have diabetes comparedwith other groups, and

they are three times morelikely to die from the dis-ease, according to theIndian Health Service.

Another troubling sta-tistic is the percentage ofIndian youth who have thedisease has increase bymore than two-thirds injust a decade, according tothe agency.

Begay knows the statis-tics, and he doesn’t haveto look far to see that theyare real.

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All-Americansalmost gone at

NFL draft NEW YORK (AP) —

From Cam Newton tokicker Alex Henery, mem-bers of the All-Americateam are coming off theboard quickly at the 2011NFL draft.

Auburn’s star quarter-back was the first playertaken, followed by TexasA&M linebacker VonMiller. Through the sixthround, all but three of theeligible members of the2010 AP All-America firstteam were picked.

In addition to Newton,first-round picks from theAll-America team were:cornerbacks PatrickPeterson and PrinceAmukamara, offensivelinemen Nate Solder andGabe Carimi, linebackersVon Miller and RyanKerrigan, and defensivetackle Nick Fairley.

Michigan linebackerGreg Jones was taken inthe sixth round, 185thoverall by the New YorkGiants.

Rays win on 10th inning wild pitch ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

(AP) — An outstandingpitching duel ended on oneerrant pitch.

Matt Joyce scored fromthird on a wild pitch with twoouts in the 10th inning andthe Tampa Bay Rays beat theLos Angeles Angels 2-1 onSaturday.

Joyce opened the 10thwith a double off FernandoRodney (0-1). After BenZobrist lined out and CaseyKotchman moved Joyce tothird with a grounder,Rodney threw a 1-2 pitchinto the dirt well off the platethat eluded catcher HankConger.

“Hank did all he could,”

Angels manager MikeScioscia said. “That wouldhave been an incrediblestop.”

Rays manager JoeMaddon gave credit toKotchman for advancing therunner and the lead Joyce goton third before the wild pitch.

“Especially with a guylike Rodney. He’s going tothrow some balls in the dirt,”Maddon said.

The Rays, at 15-12, are thefirst team to finish April witha winning record after open-ing the season with a six-game losing streak.

Tampa Bay’s JamesShields took a shutout intothe ninth before giving up a

double to Torii Hunter toopen the inning. KyleFarnsworth came in andHunter later scored to tie it at1 on Howie Kendrick’sgrounder.

Farnsworth had convertedall five of his previous saveopportunities this season.The right-hander was OKafter taking Vernon Wells’grounder in the ninth off hisshin.

Joyce also homered forthe Rays, who have won sixof seven. Joel Peralta (1-0)struck out two during a per-fect 10th.

Angels right-hander JoelPineiro gave up one run andfour hits over seven innings

in his first start this year. Hestarted the regular season onthe 15-day disabled list due toright shoulder tightness.

Shields allowed one run,six hits, one walk and tied acareer-high with 12 strike-outs in eight-plus innings. Hehad a stretch of 21 scorelessinnings end.

“Outstanding, onceagain,” Maddon said.

Shields was coming offconsecutive four-hit victoriesover Toronto and theChicago White Sox. The pairof wins, in which the right-hander allowed just one run,followed a stretch of ninestraight winless starts, datingback to last year.

Chaotic Greek Cup finalends in pitch invasion

BY DEMETRIS NELLASASSOCIATED PRESS

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -The Greek Cup final prema-turely ended in chaos whencelebratory AEK Athensfans invaded the pitch,fought with Atromitos play-ers and abused their sup-porters, and damaged cam-eras of state broadcasterNET on Saturday.

Referee Tassos Kakoswas forced to blow thewhistle just a minute into anine-minute injury timeafter hundreds of AEK fansinvaded the pitch. Manyrushed to celebrate withtheir players, but othersheaded toward the VIPstands where family mem-bers and friends of theAtromitos players wereseated, throwing projectilesat them.

Atromitos coachGiorgos Donis asserted thatsome aimed pistols at theVIP spectators.

“I’ve never seen this in agame, ever, players havingto fight to save their fami-lies ... they were pointingpistols at them,” Donis said.

Atromitos players rushedto defend their kin andfriends and exchangedblows with the AEK fansbefore riot police inter-vened, swinging clubs andthrowing tear gas.

AEK led Atromitos 3-0

thanks to goals from NikosLyberopoulos in the 29thminute, Nabil Baha in the78th and Pantelis Kafes inthe 84th. Lyberopoulosscored the opener with aheader from a clear offsideposition.

At first, it appeared thefinal was suspended andAtromitos officials insistedthe remaining minutes ofinjury time be played. Afterhalf an hour of negotiations,Greek football league offi-cials, in fear of the mob thathad invaded the pitch,agreed to stage a parody ofa winning ceremony whichAtromitos players agreed toattend.

Any thoughts of resum-ing the final were cast asideby the fact that the celebrat-ing fans had torn down thenets and filled the pitchwith advertising billboardsand broken chairs.

Atromitos officials andplayers were livid.

“This game has setGreek football back over ahundred years,” saidAtromitos presidentGiorgos Spanos, just sec-onds after a shouting matchwith his AEK counterpartStavros Adamidis. “I’m sadbecause this great club(AEK) is led by such littlepeople.”

Atromitos midfielderAndreas Tatos added, “Itwas a night of shame for

football.”AEK coach Manolo

Jimenez said he was happywith his first title and con-gratulated Atromitos “for agreat season.”

AEK captain Kafes saidhe was “sad” about the inci-dents, but he and his fellowscorers did everything theycould to inflame the fans,throwing their jerseys atthem and taking severalseconds to celebrate withfans who had rushed downfrom the stands after eachgoal.

Greek TV also reportedpre-game clashes awayfrom the stadium betweenAEK fans and those fromcrosstown rivalPanathinaikos.

The win gave AEK its14th Cup title and first since2002. Atromitos was look-ing for its first title ever.

AEK will play in theEuropa League’s playoffround next season, pendingany UEFA review ofSaturday’s incidents.

Two more EuropaLeague places will be upfor grabs betweenPanathinaikos, PAOK andVolos who finished second,fourth and fifth in the Greekleague. Third-place AEKwas to take part in thehome-and-away playoffseries starting on May 8,but its participation wasnow moot.

US tops Austria 5-1 in opener at ice hockey worlds BY KAREL JANICEK

ASSOCIATED PRESS

KOSICE, Slovakia(AP) - Chris Kreider start-ed the scoring and theUnited States cruised to a5-1 victory over Austria inits opening game at theworld ice hockey champi-onship Saturday.

Kreider sped pastAustrian captain GerhardUnterluggauer to convertthe Americans’ first goalof the tournament 14:42into the game. BlakeWheeler added a goal 2:33later, scoring into anempty net with an angledshot after Derek Stepan’squick pass caught

Austria’s goalie flat-foot-ed.

“It was the way wewanted to start,” saidStepan, who had twoassists. “We wanted tomake sure that we playhard, play a solid game for60 minutes.”

Stepan is coming off arookie NHL season inwhich he scored 21 goalsfor the New York Rangers.

“I hope I can find a wayto find the net,” he said.“We have a good team,we’re confident we justhave to keep playing andtake it game by game.”

Austria got on theboard with Marco Pewal’sshot over goalie Al

Montoya’s shoulder, butYan Stastny restored thetwo-goal advantage laterin the second period.

It was an emotionalreturn for Stastny to thehomeland of his father,NHL legend PeterStastny, who was watch-ing the game at SteelArena.

“It is a very specialevent for me,” Stastnysaid in Slovak. “Everyday here is great for meand my family.

“It was a goal for theteam. Our line did whatwe could. We put themunder pressure, it wasfine, though I think westill can play better.”

Sharks beat Red Wings 2-1 in OT in Game 1 BY JOSH DUBOWAP SPORTS WRITER

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)— After spending most ofthe second half of the seasonin the minors, Benn Ferrierowas thrilled when he learnedhe would make his playoffdebut in the opener for SanJose on his 24th birthday.

Ferriero sure made themost of his opportunity.

Ferriero scored 7:03 intoovertime on a deflected goalthat gave the Sharks a 2-1victory over the Detroit RedWings on Friday night inGame 1 of their WesternConference semifinal series.

“That was a pretty specialbirthday present,” he said. “I

don’t think I could ask foranything more than that.”

Neither could the Sharks,who were stymied most ofthe night by Jimmy Howardbefore tying the game in thethird period on Joe Pavelski’spower-play goal and thenwinning it with a goal from amost unlikely source.

Ferriero, who has sevengoals in 57 career regular-season games, spent thefinal two months almostexclusively in the minors.He played only once in theNHLafter Feb. 5 this seasonand watched the entire first-round of the playoffs.

He played sparingly inthe game before getting onthe ice at the tail end of a 4-

minute power play. Afterthe power play ended, hesent a shot toward the netthat hit off Detroit defense-man Brad Stuart’s stick andgot past Howard. Stuartslammed his stick to the icein disgust after the goal, asthe Sharks won their fourthovertime game already thispostseason.

“You never know whothe hero is going to be,”Sharks defenseman DanBoyle said. “You neverknow where it’s going tocome from. That’s just aprime example of justshooting, just putting it atthe net in overtime. Younever know what’s going tohappen.”

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Relay for Life lights up Paul Laird Field

by Leslie BoydSupporters, care-

givers, fighters, and sur-vivors gathered togetherat Southeastern’s PaulLaird Field Friday night

in support of the fightagainst Cancer.

Relay for Life partici-pants walked, jogged, orran the track as luminar-

ies lit their feet to guidetheir way.

Local organizationsand businesses set upbooths around the lawn

Top left: People walk the track during Relay for Life atPaul Laird Field Friday evening into Saturday morn-ing.

Above: Members from various teams walked the trackof Paul Laird Field in support of loved ones who are orhave battled Cancer.

Left: Durant Fire Department banded together forRelay for Life and walked the track in support of lovedones who hace been touched by the disease.Firefighters also walked in support of the communityin which they serve and said were honored to be apartof the night.

Left: Members from theDurant Daily Democratgathered with smiles andlaughter before taking theirown lap around the track.

Below: Luminaries were setaround the track withnames of cancer survivorsand loved ones who hadsince passed from the dis-ease. The bags were deco-rated by family andfriends. A glow stick wasset inside each bag to lightthem as people continuedtheir walk.

as a member of eachgroup stayed on thetrack walking through-out the night.

The festivities beganat 6 p.m. as survivorstook their commemora-tive lap at 6:30.

Families and friendsall gathered to cheer thegroup on with applauseand whistles as they cir-cled the grass to repre-sent another birthday,which is AmericanCancer Society’s logo.

Throughout the night,stories were shared andlaughter clinged to theair. Few tears were shedin honor of loved ones,but an overall positiveattitude kept the spiritshigh.

An emotional cere-mony to light the lumi-

naries sent silence overall participants asnames of loved oneswere read into the coolbreeze.

Names of both sur-vivors and loved oneslost were recited asfamily and friends gath-ered by a bag beforeplacing a single glowstick into them to illu-minate the night.

Once the ceremonyconcluded, every partic-ipant took the track fora silent lap in honor ofnames both spoken andunspoken.

All participantsstayed active through-out the night by walk-ing, jogging, running,or even throwingaround a football andbaseball.

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1901 - HermMcFarland and DummyHoy hit home runs in theChicago White Sox’ 19-9rout of the Detroit Tigers,who commit an AL record12 errors, 10 by theinfield.

1906 - John Lush of thePhiladelphia Philliespitched a no-hitter atBrooklyn, beating theDodgers 6-0.

1912 - George Sisler, afreshman at Michigan,struck out 20 in seveninnings.

1920 - Joe Oeschger ofthe Boston Braves andLeon Cadore of theBrooklyn Dodgers eachpitched 26 innings in a 1-1tie, the longest in majorleague history.

1920 - Babe Ruth hithis first home run as aYankee and New Yorkbeat Boston 6-0 at thePolo Grounds.

1924 - Chicago’s BillBarrett stole home twice,in the first and ninthinnings, against theCleveland Indians.

1927 - Hod Lisenbee ofWashington pitched ashutout in his first majorleague start, a 6-0 winover Boston.

1944 - George Myatt ofWashington went 6-for-6as the Senators beat theBoston Braves 11-4.

1959 - Early Wynn ofthe Chicago White Soxpitched a one-hitter, struckout 14, and hit a double

and home run for a 1-0victory over the BostonRed Sox at the age of 39.

1969 - Houston’s DonWilson beat the CincinnatiReds with a 4-0 no-hitterat Crosley Field, one dayafter the Reds’ JimMaloney no-hit the Astrosand nine days after Wilsonabsorbed a 14-0 poundingby Cincinnati.

1973 - The SanFrancisco Giants scoredseven runs with two outsin the ninth inning to beatthe Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7.

1991 - RickeyHenderson surpassed LouBrock as baseball’s careerstolen base leader with his939th steal as the OaklandAthletics beat the NewYork Yankees 7-4.

1991 - Nolan Ryanpitched his seventh no-hit-ter, struck out 16 and shutdown the best-hitting teamin the majors, as the TexasRangers beat the TorontoBlue Jays 3-0.

1992 - The Dodgerspostponed a three-gameseries against Montrealbecause of rioting in LosAngeles following theRodney King verdict.

1992 - Oakland’sRickey Henderson stolehis 1,000th career base inthe first inning at TigerStadium.

2002 - With a saveagainst the Chicago Cubs,San Diego closer TrevorHoffman set the majorleague record for the mostsaves with one team, 321.He broke DennisEckersley’s record of 320with Oakland.

2005 - Minnesota’s

Johan Santana lost 2-1 tothe Los Angeles Angels,ending his 17-game win-ning streak. Santanastruck out seven over eightinnings and allowed twohits, but they were solohome runs by VladimirGuerrero and Jose Molina.

2006 - Tim Hudsonthrew the second one-hit-ter of his career, leadingAtlanta past Colorado 2-0.

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1917 - Fred Toney ofthe Cincinnati Reds andHippo Vaughn of theChicago Cubs pitched adouble no-hitter for nineinnings, but the Reds won1-0 on two hits in the 10th.Jim Thorpe drove in thewinning run.

1923 - Walter Johnsonrecorded his first shutoutof the season and the100th of his major leaguerecord 113 career shutoutsas the WashingtonSenators defeated the NewYork Yankees 3-0.Yankees shortstop EverettScott received a medalfrom the AmericanLeague for playing in his1,000th consecutive game.

1939 - Lou Gehrig ofthe New York Yankees didnot play against theDetroit Tigers at BriggsStadium, ending at 2,130his streak of consecutivegames played. Gehrignever played again. BabeDahlgren took his place atfirst base. The Yankeesdidn’t miss his bat, howev-er, as they beat the Tigers22-2.

1954 - Stan Musial hit

five home runs in a dou-bleheader split with theNew York Giants at St.Louis. The Cardinals wonthe first game 10-6 but lostthe second 9-7.

1995 - Hideo Nomo ofthe Los Angeles Dodgersbecame the first Japanesenative to play in themajors in three decades.Nomo pitched five score-less innings of one-hitball, but the Dodgers blewa 3-0 lead and lost to SanFrancisco 4-3.

2000 - Atlanta becamethe first NL team in 49years to win 15 straightgames by defeating LosAngeles 5-3.

2002 - Mike Cameronhit four homers and cameclose to a record-settingfifth in leading the SeattleMariners to a 15-4 victoryover the Chicago WhiteSox. He became the 13thplayer in major league his-tory to homer four times ina game. Cameron connect-ed in his first four at-bats,in just five innings. Hejoined Bret Boone as thefirst teammates to hit twohome runs in the sameinning. They connectedback-to-back twice in a10-run first.

2005 - Jim Edmonds hita three-run homer off clos-er Danny Graves, andJohn Mabry added a two-run shot that completedthe greatest ninth-inningcomeback in St. LouisCardinals history. TheCardinals sent 12 battersto the plate and scoredseven runs in the top of theninth to beat Cincinnati10-9.

Rookies wallowin lockout limbo

BY JON KRAWCZYNSKIAP SPORTS WRITER

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.(AP) — Fresh off gettingdrafted this weekend, NFLrookies are eager to get towork with their new teams,meet their coaches andbegin preparing for theirfirst seasons as profession-als.

They may have to wait awhile.

The labor fight betweenowners and players threat-ens to rob this year’s rook-ie class of precious prepa-ration time in the offseason

to get them ready to makethe leap from college to theNFL. The lockout preventsrookies from speaking withcoaches, picking up play-books and working out atteam headquarters.

Coaches are concernedabout having enough timeto get the youngsters readyto contribute. That is par-ticularly true for quarter-backs who may step in andplay right away, includingCam Newton in Carolina,Blaine Gabbert inJacksonville, ChristianPonder in Minnesota andAndy Dalton in Cincinnati.

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Toronto at N.Y.Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland,1:05 p.m.

Seattle at Boston,1:35 p.m.

L.A. Angels atTampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Baltimore atChicago White Sox,2:10 p.m.

Minnesota at KansasCity, 2:10 p.m.

Texas at Oakland,4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta,1:35 p.m.

San Francisco atWashington, 1:35 p.m.

Milwaukee atHouston, 2:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh atColorado, 3:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs atArizona, 4:10 p.m.

San Diego at L.A.Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.

Florida at Cincinnati,4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets atPhiladelphia, 8:05 p.m.

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Contentious goals giveChelsea victory over Spurs

BY ROB HARRISAP SPORTS WRITER

LONDON (AP) — Twofavorable refereeing deci-sions gave Chelsea a 2-1victory over Tottenham onSaturday, keeping thechampions’ PremierLeague title hopes aliveand hampering theirLondon rival’s bid forChampions League quali-fication.

“I think we got the ben-efit of two fortunate deci-sions,” Chelsea managerCarlo Ancelotti said. “Youcan see that, yes, we werelucky with the goals — butthat is football and the ref-eree doesn’t have the bene-fit of TV replays.”

Salomon Kalou won thematch in the 89th minuteby poking the ball into theunguarded net despiteappearing to be in an off-side position after beingfed by Didier Drogba.

Chelsea was threepoints behind leaderManchester United afterbeing given a route backinto the game on the strokeof halftime when FrankLampard contentiouslycanceled out Sandro’sTottenham opener.

A fierce, dipping 30-meter (yard) strike fromLampard squirmedthrough goalkeeper

Heurelho Gomes’ armsand legs.

As Gomes desperatelystretched back, he man-aged to just stop the ballcreeping completely overthe line, but referee AndreMarriner and assistantMike Cairns ruled the goalshould stand.

Tottenham managerHarry Redknapp saidCairns “had a guess ... andhe’s guessed wrong.”

“The linesman’s made amistake — an honest mis-take,” Redknapp added.“It’s the most difficultthing in the world to seefrom where he was — hewas probably on the 18-yard (meter) box when theball dropped on the line,and he’s given what hethought was the right deci-sion.

“But technology’s got tocome in. That took sec-onds to see it, five secondsjust to go, ‘Yes it’s a goal,no it’s not a goal.’ You geta fair decision, the gamemoves on.”

But Lampard said hefelt he deserved such afavorable decision afterbeing denied a clear goalfor England at the 2010World Cup, when the ballfrom his shot clearlycrossed the line in the last-16 match that Germanywent on to win.