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Residents of tornado-prone Oklahoma already pay some of the highest rates for homeowners insurance in the nation — and rates are only going up. It’s not uncommon for insurance companies to raise rates in a region after a catastrophe like the tornadoes that hit Oklahoma in May, said Amy Bach, executive director for the consumer nonprofit United Policyholders. “As consumer advocates, we often feel that there is an overreaction there by the insurers,” Bach said. Since May 20, when an EF5 tornado tore through

Moore, 19 insurance companies have filed rate increase notices with the Oklahoma Insurance Department. The rate increases range from 5.4 percent to 40.6 percent for homeowners insurance. However, these increases are routine and probably have more to do with weather-related losses in previous years than the May tornadoes, said Kelly Collins, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Insurance Department.

Based on the average homeowners premium in 2010: 1. Texas: $1,560 2. Louisiana: $1,546 3. Florida: $1,544 4. Oklahoma: $1,246 5. Mississippi: $1,217

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ELK CITY — The 1,300-pound bay horse has a freeflowing mane and a thick foretop that at times covers those coal black eyes. Even at 22 years COLUMNIST old, Commotion looks like a cocky thug. But anyone who saw Commotion buck in his career of nearly 12 years would agree that’s precisely the

Bennie Beutler and the award-winning rodeo bareback horse Commotion

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Accused shooter in Duncan killing says he ‘was not there’ BY NOLAN CLAY Staff Writer nclay@opubco.com

DUNCAN — The teen accused of firing the shot that killed an

Australian baseball player is claiming he wasn’t involved. Chancey Allen Luna, 16, was identified by the district attorney during a court hearing last week as the shooter. But he has told

both his court-appointed defense attorney and his family that he wasn’t. His attorney, Jim Berry of Oklahoma City, told The Oklahoman on Monday, “As of right

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now, he is expressing that he had no involvement in the shooting.” Luna was one of three Duncan teens charged after Christopher Lane, 22, was shot in the back while jogging Aug. 16.

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Court ruling doesn’t affect gay marriage ban, Tulsa clerk argues BY CHRIS CASTEEL Washington Bureau ccasteel@opubco.com

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decision that effectively granted federal benefits to same-sex couples has no impact on Oklahoma’s law prohibiting gay marriage, according to a legal brief filed on behalf of the Tulsa County court clerk. In what could be one of the last arguments filed in the long-running case challenging Oklahoma’s ban, the court clerk says the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June explicitly acknowledged state authority to define marriage. The decision only addressed the federal government’s posture toward same-sex couples, the clerk says. A lesbian couple challenging Oklahoma’s law contends that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June spoke broadly to the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to marry. In a brief filed last month, the couple said the decision “provides clear and explicit guidance for concluding Oklahoma’s marriage ban violates both (the couple’s) fundamental right to marry, and the exercise of liberties inherent in such fundamental right.”

Oklahomans overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in 2004 banning gay marriage in the state and the recognition of gay marriages performed in other states. Two couples immediately filed a lawsuit, with one couple challenging the state law and the other fighting the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The high court in June struck down a key provision of the federal law, though there are still disputes in the Oklahoma case over that section and another. The Oklahoma case was stalled at first by a dispute over whether state officials could be sued over the gay marriage ban and then more recently when the U.S. Supreme Court accepted gay marriage cases. The high court did not answer the question this year of whether states could ban gay marriage. The high court’s decision on the federal law “does not forbid states like Oklahoma from preserving marriage as the union of one man and one woman,” according to the brief from Tulsa County Court Clerk Sally Howe Smith. “On the contrary, (the decision’s) repeated references to state sovereignty over the definition of marriage bolster the defense of Oklahoma’s Marriage Amendment.”

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SOCIAL MEDIA SPEAK-OUT Question: Do you think states should have the authority to define marriage? Why or why not?

FACEBOOK Valarie Botchlet — No, marriage is a civil right. It should be available to any consenting adult. Betty Becquart Sanders - It should be available nation wide. people move and get transferred. It would be very unsettling to be married and receiving benefits then receive a transfer to a state where you wouldn’t be considered married. Misty Collett — Government has no business in marriage period. Terry S. Gouin — NO! Anyone that wants to get married, is an adult, should have that right. There is too little love in this world as it is. Connie Rivas — It should not be legal in any state God made Adam (man)&Eve (woman)to be together and populate the world He (God) did not make Adam &Steve two ppl of same sex cannot populate the world ,my opinion just saying !!!!!! Linda Kaye — One thing I do know for sure is there are a lot of gay couples living in Oklahoma that I would assume would like the same civil rights as any one else. Betty Brooks — The state should have authority for what is or is not allowed for it’s own people. AND the people should have the right to vote on the issues that will affect us all. Tricia Smith Kenyon — Marriage is between a man and a woman, that is the way God said it shall be in His word and this is, no matter who says different, A CHRISTIAN NATION, therefore that is how it should be! Can I get an AMEN?? Anne Beabout — This makes me want to bang my head against the wall. Why are we in the year 2013 and some people still aren’t allowed to marry? We should be ashamed. My marriage to my husband isn’t lessened in any way by my friend’s marriage to his husband. Ryan Hukill — Not speaking to this issue specifically, states should have the authority to decide most things for themselves. The only time the federal government should overrule is if they find a state’s decision to be unconstitutional. Any other time, the feds need to stay out of the state’s business.

U.S. District Judge Terence Kern is presiding over the case and could issue a decision any time. No matter the outcome, the decision will likely be appealed.

Insurance: Rate increases reflect past losses, not current conditions FROM PAGE 1A

“It takes insurers a long time to analyze the effects of a catastrophe and to determine how they should adjust,” Collins said. “The rate increases, which happen all through the year, are indicative of what the company experienced in years past, not current conditions.” Insurance companies have to regularly assess their loss ratio and what their overall expenses are in a region and change rates in reaction to those calculations, said Frank Stone, chief actuary for the Oklahoma Insurance Department. For comparison, 25 companies filed rate increases in Oklahoma ranging from 4.2 percent to 35.3 percent in the first five months of the year leading up to the May 20 tornado.

Insured losses Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak estimates that the total cost to insurers for the May 2013 tornadoes could range from $2 billion to $3 billion. Insurers have paid out more than $1 billion in storm-related claims in the state this year, much of it to cover the cost of temporary living expenses to affected homeowners. It could take up to two years before the full cost of storms is assessed, Doak said. Insurers are required by law to be able to pay out claims and remain solvent, Doak said. “This is the largest catastrophe in the state’s history, and I think companies here are doing an outstanding job monitoring the financial aspect of that,” Doak said. “I don’t think we have had any companies that become insolvent because of the tornadoes — we don’t have companies that have financial problems.” Allstate Insurance Co., the publicly traded insurer with the largest presence in Oklahoma, said in a regulatory filing earlier this month that it lost $136 million from tornado-related damage in the second

quarter of the year from storms in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. However, Allstate will not break down those losses by storm or by each state, said Melinda Wilson, a spokeswoman for the company. Allstate filed for a 15 percent rate increase for homeowners insurance in Oklahoma this year, but the increase was filed before the May tornadoes. “Our current rate structure in Oklahoma takes into account the weather conditions in that state,” Wilson said. The company has to set rates to ensure it’s able to cover all of its contractual obligations to policyholders if there is another catastrophe in Oklahoma, she said. “The tornado would be considered as one factor as we continue to serve our customers in Oklahoma, but it’s just one piece of a larger rating puzzle,” Wilson said. “Cost of rebuilding is another major factor.” The Hartford reported $57 million in losses from tornadoes for the first half of 2013, but it also did not break those numbers down by state in regulatory filings. After May 20, Hartford affiliates filed for 40.6 percent and 25 percent rate increases in Oklahoma. However, the rate increases reflect the company’s business in the state from June 2007 through June 2012, said Heather Serignese, a spokeswoman for The Hartford. “We adjust rates periodically to ensure our pricing adequately covers the risk of doing business in Oklahoma,” Serignese said. “Our rates remain below what we have determined is necessary. As costs related to providing home insurance coverage in Oklahoma continue to rise, prices must be adjusted to reflect that trend.” While Bach understands that insurers have to raise rates to remain solvent, she cautioned that insurers are paying out claims from the Oklahoma torna-

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does from insurance premiums that they already have collected in the state. “While you hear in the news every day about catastrophes around the world, the insurance companies are collecting millions in premiums every year from people who will never file a claim in their entire lives,” Bach said. “The insurance companies are good at what they do, good at investing and using lawyers to write exclusions in policies that save them a lot on claims.”

Oklahomans pay more Oklahomans already pay some of the most expensive premiums in the country for homeowners insurance. The state was ranked No. 4 in the nation for cost of homeowners insurance in 2010, behind Texas, Louisiana and Florida, according to the most recent data available from the Insurance Information Institute. “Of the 10 costliest tornado cycles in U.S. history, five of them affected Oklahoma,” said Lynne McChristian, spokeswoman for the Insurance

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Information Institute. The April 2011 tornado cycle, which included the Joplin, Mo., tornado, but also caused storms in Oklahoma and 12 other states, is currently ranked as the most expensive storm outbreak, with an estimated $7.3 billion in losses to insurers. Oklahoma may be the most expensive state without coastal exposure for homeowners insurance, Doak said. “The major driving factor for that is the tornado factor,” Doak said. “And we have even more at risk for hail exposure

At some point, U.S. Supreme Court justices are expected to consider the constitutionality of state bans on gay marriage.

INSURERS FILING RATE INCREASES IN OKLAHOMA AFTER MAY 20 I Metropolitan Property and Casualty: 7.7 percent I National Security Fire & Casualty Co.: 19.1 percent I The Hanover: 10.4 percent I American Mercury: 15 percent I American National General: 27.2 percent I American National Property and Casualty Co.: 15.9 percent I American Reliable: 5.4 percent (mobile homeowner) I Amica Mutual: 15 percent I American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual: 5.3 percent I United Home: 17.9 percent I Fidelity National: 38.65 percent I American Bankers Insurance Co. of Florida: 15.5 percent I Farmers Alliance Mutual: 32.7 percent (homeowner) I Farmers Alliance Mutual: 28.4 percent (country home) I Garrison Property and Casualty: 8.4 percent (renters) I Hartford Underwriters: 25 percent I Property and Casualty Insurance Co. of Hartford: 40.6 percent I Great Northwest: 13.8 percent (Premier homeowner) I Central Mutual: 15 percent SOURCE: OKLAHOMA INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

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over the past year because of storm damage. “And that’s just normal business for the state of Oklahoma,” he said.

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Bryan: Commotion is ‘what a bucking horse ought to be’ FROM PAGE 1A

ranch likes he owns the place. Commotion acts like he’s worthy of the statue on one corner of a busy intersection in the Beutler family’s hometown of Elk City. “Well, he is,” said Bennie Beutler, the third of a five-generation rodeo company. At 4 p.m. Friday, a dedication ceremony will be held for artist T.D. Kelsey’s larger-than-life-size statue of Commotion at the National Route 66 Museum Complex in Elk City. The ceremony kicks off the three-day celebration of the 75th-annual Elk City Rodeo of Champions. “We just thought he was such a great horse for us and brought us a lot of recognition and everything, we’d pay him back a little bit,” said Beutler, 62. “He’s still very much alive and looks really good. “And we wanted to do it here at home because the city of Elk City has been great to the Beutler family all these years.” Kelsey, who lives near Guthrie, Texas, studied six photos and a video of Commotion in action. And he visited the horse. “I got a big kick out of getting to look at Commotion himself,” Kelsey said. “That horse is awesome. “And I looked at those pictures and watched that video. In my opinion, he’s what a bucking horse ought to be.”

‘It’s game time, boys’ In his glory years, when they loaded Commotion in the bucking chute, he stuck his head up over the top of the gate, either to look around or announce his presence — or both. Then a cowboy, just trying to make a living eight hard seconds at a time, put his bareback rigging on the stallion who stands 16 hands tall. Beutler said Commotion tossed his head and snorted, sending the message, “It’s game time, boys.” Eric Mouton, who rodeoed for Southwestern Oklahoma State University and won the PRCA bareback world champion title in 1997, played Commotion’s game three times. “When you crawled on him in the chute and you sat down,” Mouton said, “you could feel his muscles twitching. You just knew this isn’t a kid pony. “He’s one of those that if you backed off for a sec-

IF YOU GO ELK CITY RODEO OF CHAMPIONS FRIDAY I 4 p.m.: Dedication ceremony of bronze statue of Commotion — the Beutler & Son Rodeo Co. three-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Bareback Horse of the Year — National Route 66 Museum Complex, Elk City. I 8 p.m.: First performance, Elk City Rodeo of Champions, Beutler Bros. Arena, Ackley Park. Children age 12 and younger admitted free to bleacher seating with a Dr Pepper can. SATURDAY I 2 p.m.: Parade through downtown Elk City. I 8 p.m.: Second performance, Elk City Rodeo of Champions, Beutler Bros. Arena, Ackley Park. SUNDAY I 8 p.m.: Third performance, Elk City Rodeo of Champions, Beutler Bros. Arena, Ackley Park.

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Bennie, left, and son, Rhett Beutler, stand near a statue of the award-winning rodeo bareback horse Commotion at the National Route 66 Museum Complex in Elk City. PHOTO BY DAVID MCDANIEL, THE OKLAHOMAN

ond, that was it, you’re going to be tossed. He was just electric, so strong, so fast and quick. That horse was like no other one.”

Be sure to duck Commotion, part of what was then Beutler & Gaylord Rodeo Co.’s string of bucking stock, was named the top bareback horse at the 1997 National Finals Rodeo and followed with the PRCA’s bareback horse of the year title the next three seasons. Bennie’s son and now business partner, Rhett,

36, remembers watching the horse at his prime. “When he was in the chute, you could just feel the intensity building,”

Rhett said. “I was just a kid, and when he left that chute, he kicked back and I had a hoof on either side of my head. After that I

learned to duck. “He was way cocky. Still is. If you run him out in the arena just for people to see him, he still knows he’s hot

stuff.” Mouton, 41, a district manager for an oil-field company in Burleson, Texas, won all three times he rode Commotion. Mouton said whenever he learned he was matched against the horse, he had mixed emotions. “You’re caught in one of those deals,” Mouton said. “It’s ‘OK, I’ve got the one to win it on’, but then you’re like, ‘Man, how am I going to stay with this cat?’ I knew if I made eight seconds, I was going to win it, no matter what I looked like.” Bennie said with Commotion, whose father was a racehorse and whose mother was a rodeo saddle bronc horse, you couldn’t help but get pumped when it was his turn to buck. “You knew he was going to do something special every time,” Bennie said. “That horse never failed to buck. He never had a bad trip. Even on his worst day, they’d earn money on him. “Commotion has a lot of heart. He’s the best horse I’ll ever have.”

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Duncan: Police say teens had run-ins with law before FROM PAGE 1A

with accessory to firstdegree murder after the fact and use of a vehicle in discharge of a weapon. Both murder defendants have been accused of violent acts before, The Oklahoman has learned. Luna was accused of assault in 2011, and Edwards was accused of assault and battery in 2012, sources said. Edwards also has been accused twice of threatening an act of violence — in May 2011 and March 2012. Jones was accused of drug possession in June and auto burglary in February, sources said. Luna told police hours after the shooting “that he was not there and that he was not aware of the shooting until an officer told him,” police reported in a court affidavit. That remains his defense. “As far as a defense is concerned, at this point, we have absolutely no involvement in any shooting,” said his attorney, Berry, who spoke with him Thursday. “He has been arrested, but what he has been arrested on? It’s the uncorroborated … statement of an alleged accomplice. That’s all it is.” Luna’s grandfather said the teen has expressed the same thing to his family in a

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phone conversation from jail. “We already had gotten word from him that he said he didn’t,” said Rick Bumpas, of Duncan. Prosecutors have based their accusations in part on statements made by Jones, who told police the victim was shot because they were bored. Jones admitted driving the car at the time of the driveby shooting, police reported. Edwards also is denying involvement in the shooting. His father, James Francis Edwards, said last week he claims he wasn’t in the car at the time of the shooting and that he was picked up afterward. The younger Edwards’ court-appointed attorney, Al Hoch, declined to comment Monday on his defense. Hoch, of Oklahoma City, said he is asking the preliminary hearing judge to impose a gag order. Stephens County District Attorney Jason Hicks plans to join him in the request. Such orders restrict what prosecutors, defense attorneys and law enforcement officials can say about a case outside of court. Hoch said he wants a gag order because he already is worried about finding jurors who have not been tainted by the publicity. “There’s too much coming out from … the local law en-

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forcement, stuff that’s not even relevant to this,” Hoch said. Police have acknowledged the three defendants had run-ins with the law before. Police have not released any details because they were juveniles. Court records on juvenile cases are closed. Both The Oklahoman and Tulsa World have made written requests for release of the juvenile records of Luna, Edwards and Jones. Such records are normally confidential, but the law allows them to be made public after a defendant is charged with such serious crimes as murder. Police have said Edwards went to the courthouse about 30 minutes after the shooting to sign probation papers in a juvenile matter. Lane, the victim, was a catcher on the baseball team at East Central University in Ada. He was in Duncan visiting his girlfriend. The district attorney has characterized the shooting as a thrill killing. Lane’s body has been returned to Australia.

WASHINGTON — Gov. Mary Fallin, who said it would be “a nice gesture” for President Barack Obama to comment on the Oklahoma killing of an Australian college student, is satisfied with a White House statement on the tragedy, a spokesman for the governor said Monday. The White House issued a statement Saturday regarding the killing of Christopher Lane, an Australian who was a student at East Central University in Ada. Lane was shot while jogging Aug. 16 in Duncan. Three teens have been charged in connection with the case. The statement, which appeared in an Australian newspaper, was attributed to White House spokesman Matt Lehrich and said, “As the President has expressed on too many tragic occasions, there is an extra measure of evil in an act of violence that cuts a young life short. “The President and first lady’s thoughts and prayers are with Chris Lane’s family and friends in these trying times.” Fallin’s comments endorsing the idea of a presidential statement were made Friday during a taping of “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace. However, they were not aired until Sunday, a day after the White House issued a statement to the Australian newspaper. Alex Weintz, spokesman for Fallin, said Monday, “The governor thinks the president did the right thing by reaching out to the Lane family and the people of Australia.” Fallin had been asked by Wallace if

the president should make a statement on the case. The governor said that “it would be a nice gesture for them to be able to do that, and I certainly know that’s what I’m going to do.” She said she had met with students at East Central University and was going to call Lane’s family. Weintz said Monday that Fallin reached Lane’s father over the weekend and personally offered her condolences. Wallace drew parallels between the Lane killing and that of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, saying Obama had spoken out “quite quickly” about Martin’s death. Two of those alleged to have killed Lane are black; Lane was white. In the Florida case, Martin was black; George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of charges connected to Martin’s killing, is Hispanic. Fallin declined to engage in a discussion about race in connection to the case. Fallin also rejected the idea that the killing was connected to the “easy availability of guns” in Oklahoma. “Well I don’t think this issue is about gun control,” she told Wallace. “It’s an issue about murder. It’s an issue about three young men who did something very terrible to a very innocent bystander that was jogging through his community, and it’s very unfortunate what has happened. “And I certainly understand that Australia is very upset. People in Oklahoma are very upset too; people in the United States are very upset with what’s happened, because it’s just such a shock that anyone would do what they had done to Chris Lane.”

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Above: Players from Essendon and Melbourne University baseball clubs release balloons Sunday before a memorial game in Melbourne, Australia, for slain Australian baseball player Christopher Lane. Lane, 22, a student at East Central University in Ada, was shot in the back and killed last week as he was jogging in a neighborhood in Duncan. AP PHOTOS

Top, right: Sarah Harper, the girlfriend of slain Australian baseball player Christopher Lane, carries a balloon to release before Essendon and Melbourne University baseball clubs play a memorial game on Sunday.

Right: A baseball player displays an armband Sunday before the memorial game in Melbourne, Australia.

Lawton pastor is charged with sexual abuse BY RANDY ELLIS Staff Writer rellis@opubco.com

LAWTON — A Lawton church pastor has been charged with child sexual abuse after an investigation that prompted DHS officials to close a local juvenile group home. Bobby Glen Burrell, pastor of One More Soul Outreach Ministry, is accused of exposing himself and masturbating in front of a 16-year-old boy after taking the boy from the group home to the church. Burrell is only charged with one felony count of child sexual abuse. But Lawton police reported Burrell took several group home children on unauthorized trips and that “six possible juvenile victims were interviewed.” In addition to being a pastor, Burrell, 28, was on staff as a youth guidance specialist at the privately run Sequoyah House in Lawton where the youths

were living. Three other Sequoyah House staff members, Stephanie Clanton, 32, Dekota Shedd, 39, and Chevonne Goins, 35, face misdemeanor counts of failure to report child abuse. Clanton is from Blanchard. Shedd and Goins are from Lawton. Allegations of child sexual abuse first were reported to Lawton police by Sequoyah House programs director Cheryl Carroll on Oct. 11, according to police reports. Clanton, Shedd and Goins reportedly had known about the alleged abuse since Sept. 18, but failed to report it to law enforcement authorities. The 16-year-old alleged victim told investigators that Burrell took him to the church in July 2012. The boy said Burrell took him into the church office, locked the door behind him, and asked him to watch a pornographic video with him on his cellphone. Burrell masturbated

while he watched the video and encouraged the boy to watch the video and masturbate, as well, the boy said. “At first, Burrell denied all allegations,” Lawton Police Detective Nancy Lombardo said in an affidavit. Later, Burrell admitted masturbating in the church “bathroom” but contended it was the boy who had been watching the pornographic video and stated the boy had encouraged him to watch the video. Burrell later denied masturbating at the church during an interview with a DHS investigator, Lombardo said. “Burrell also stated that he had only taken boys to the church after normal business hours once or twice, and then later gave numerous examples of after-hours outings with different boys,” Lombardo reported. A telephone call to the church office was not returned.

Possible victims, who ranged in age from 14 to 17, told detectives that Burrell would pick them up at the group home after hours and take them to the church, his home and fast food restaurants. The Sequoyah House closed Dec. 27 after the Oklahoma Department of Human Services notified the home’s operator in November that it was canceling the company’s contract and revoking its license, said Mark Beutler, DHS communications manager. The group home was operated by Sallisawbased Sequoyah Enterprises, which is currently appealing the contract cancellation and closure, he said. Beutler said as soon as allegations were received, DHS officials acted immediately to ensure that Burrell was removed from the group home and prohibited from returning. “We continued to have our child welfare staff on

site every day, including weekends, monitoring the safety of the children,” he said. “We take very seriously the safety of the children in our care and take every precaution to ensure their safety.” The charges filed Friday in Comanche County District Court were the result of a joint investigation by the Lawton Police Department and the DHS Office of Client Advocacy. If convicted, Burrell could be sentenced to up to life in prison and fined from $500 to $5,000. The

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other three suspects in failure to report the alleged abuse each could be imprisoned up to a year and fined up to $1,000, if they are convicted.

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| Albuquerque — The two Arizona fugitives and their accomplice had made an agreement. If they came in contact with police, they were going to “shoot it out.” Tracy Province testified Monday in the capital murder trial of fellow inmate John McCluskey. He detailed the evening of the escape and the string of events that led the trio to New Mexico in early August 2010. That’s when prosecutors say the group targeted an Oklahoma couple for their truck and travel trailer. The husband and wife were shot and their bodies burned inside their trailer in a remote spot in eastern New Mexico. Province said McCluskey was the triggerman. Province testified that he thought of his own parents when he heard the gunshots ring out. ASSOCIATED PRESS

TEXAS | Fort Hood — Survivors of the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood and relatives of those killed testified Monday during the sentencing phase of Maj. Nidal Hasan’s trial. Prosecutors hope the testimony helps convince jurors to impose a rare military death sentence on Hasan, who was convicted last week of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at the Texas military base. Whether he plans to speak, however, remains unclear. Hasan, an American-born Muslim, has admitted carrying out the attack and showed no reaction when he was found guilty. He is representing himself during his trial.

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Providence — Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, who was previously known as Bradley Manning, decided to announce that she wanted to live as a woman the day after sentencing because a military prison said publicly it would not provide hormone treatment, her attorney said Monday. Attorney David Coombs told The Associated Press that Manning had known for a long time she would make such a statement.

Coombs said Manning did not want people to think the statement was insincere. Coombs said he and Manning knew the Army might not provide hormone treatment, but they were hoping the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., would allow it.

NEW YORK | New York — Prosecutors cannot use a defendant’s request for a lawyer as evidence of guilt, a federal appeals court ruled Monday as it ordered a new trial for a man convicted of trying to sneak an alien into the United States. In ordering a new trial for the man, Tayfun Okatan, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan used a recent Supreme Court decision to guide it in an area of law that the nation’s highest court has not yet fully defined. Okatan, a U.S. citizen, was convicted in Albany, N.Y., of three charges relating to illegally bringing an alien into the United States. He had tried to enter the country with a German citizen, Munir Uysal, in 2010 in upstate New York but was denied because records indicated Uysal had overstayed a previous visa to the United States.

INDIANA | Noblesville — A large gas grill exploded Monday outside a central Indiana church, killing a man operating the barbecue at the time, authorities said. The explosion at Grace Community Church in Noblesville was felt by others preparing for a cookout, Police Lt. Bruce Barnes said. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. The victim’s name was being withheld Monday evening, Barnes said. The pastor described the grill as being larger than ones typically found at homes. He said it was owned by a member of the congregation.

TEXAS | Dallas — At least 21 cases of the measles have been linked to a North Texas megachurch where an official says they have been trying to contain the outbreak by hosting vaccination clinics. The outbreak started when a person who contracted the measles overseas visited Eagle Mountain International Church in Newark, located about 20 miles north of Fort Worth, Texas. Officials with area health departments said Monday that those affected by the outbreak range in age

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raging wildfire in Yosemite National Park rained ash on the reservoir that is the chief source of San Francisco’s famously pure drinking water, and utility officials Monday scrambled to send more water toward the metropolitan area before it becomes tainted. Nearly 3,700 firefighters battled the approximately 230square-mile blaze, the biggest wildfire on record in California’s Sierra Nevada. They reported modest progress, saying the fire was 15 percent contained. Utility officials mon-

from 4-months to 44years-old. All of the school-aged children with the measles were homeschooled.

ANIMALS tiger described as the “soul” of a North Texas animal sanctuary became the seventh big cat to die from an outbreak of a fatal virus, a spokeswoman for the refuge said Monday. Tacoma, who was 13 years old and weighed in excess of 400 pounds, died Sunday night at In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center in the Dallas suburb of Wylie. Spokeswoman Lisa Williams said Tacoma was the sixth tiger killed by canine distemper. A lioness also has died. More than a dozen other big cats are still suffering from the virus.

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President Barack Obama has met with leaders of faith organizations and civil rights activists at the White House to discuss the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Monday’s meeting was one of several events this week that Obama is devoting to the anniversary observance. On Tuesday, Obama will hold a White House reception in honor of the march. On Wednesday, Obama will deliver a speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. FROM WIRE REPORTS

itored the clarity of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and used a massive new $4.6 billion gravityoperated pipeline system to move water quickly to reservoirs closer to the big city. The reservoir supplies water to 2.6 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area, 150 miles away. On Monday the fire was still several miles away from the steep granite canyon where the reservoir is nestled, but several spot fires were burning closer, and firefighters were protecting hydroelectric transmission lines and other utility facilities. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Threatening Yosemite The Rim Fire is edging closer to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the source of 85 percent of San Francisco’s drinking water and power to a number of city buildings.

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We cannot allow impunity in what appears to be a grave crime against humanity.” U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

OUR VIEWS | HE BRINGS VARIED BACKGROUND TO THE JOB

Lopez is a solid choice to lead school district for now AVE Lopez isn’t short on experience. but is half that in 12th grade. Large company executive. Nonprofit I The district last passed a bond issue in leader. State agency head. Political 2007, when John Q. Porter was superinappointee. Such a resume surely is the envy tendent. Work from that and the 2001 of many men (and women) headed into MAPS for Kids program is ongoing. their retirement years. I A salary survey last year by Putnam But let’s be real: Taking over as head of City schools found the Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Public Schools — no matter district pays less to many of its teachers how temporary the job — is not like any than other metro-area districts. other job in this city. Not one of these situations is the fault The Oklahoma City School Board named of the district’s only previous noncertified Lopez as interim superintendent Monday, Dave Lopez has a leader, any more than they’re the fault of reputation as a expecting him to serve for the remainder of trusted leader in the many certified superintendents who the 2013-14 school year. The move came al- business, politics have churned through the top job in the most a week after state education officials and the community. past dozen years. Rather, they reflect the gave the district permission to hire a leader enormity of a job serving 40,000-plus without the standard superintendent credentials. students with ever-changing demographics and needs As word began to spill out last week about Lopez’s that can’t possibly be entirely met in an 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. possible appointment, the move was greeted with ex- school day. citement and skepticism. School board Chairwoman School district leaders made clear Lopez’s primary Lynne Hardin noted Lopez is highly respected as a busi- role is to tackle core operational issues that, if imnessman and community leader. On the opposite end proved, will help schools be more successful in increaswas predictable grumbling that Lopez didn’t follow the ing student achievement. traditional path through the classroom and to the prinOne sign of a good superintendent — or any good cipal’s office before eventually landing in upper admin- leader — is the ability to surround himself with good istration. people who possess complementary skill sets. A school It’s true the school district’s last venture into hiring a district of Oklahoma City’s size certainly has a fair noncertified superintendent wasn’t all roses. Neither number of people who know what it takes to be a good has going after traditional superintendents been a fail principal and a good teacher. Those in a district who safe. Only once has the district gone outside the educa- understand best business practices are fewer in number tional system for a leader, yet here is just a part of the but absolutely critical. school district’s reality: It’s a huge plus that Lopez’s reputation as a trusted I Sixty percent or fewer of third- and fifth-grade stu- leader in business, politics and the community, and his dents in 2011-12 (more recent data isn’t available) scored Spanish-speaking ability, could help bring together an proficient or higher on state math and reading tests. even broader base of the support for the district and its I Nearly 400 students in grades seven through 12 students and teachers. dropped out of school during the 2011-12 school year. A year’s time is not enough to repair every problem I While enrollment is on the upswing, the district that’s been years in the making, but we hope that for struggles to keep its students who begin in the district. however long Lopez’s leadership lasts, the district will Enrollment at fifth grade exceeds 3,000 districtwide make significant headway.

COMMENTING ON REPORTS OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS BEING USED IN SYRIA

Near Syria, difficult adjustments ZAATRI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan — I ask a Syrian refugee named Isra why her 8-year-old boy isn’t attending the camp school. “He doesn’t like school,” she explains. At home in Daraa, an agent of the regime came into his second-grade classroom, forced her son to hold a grenade against his chest and told him, “Go home to your father. Tell him if he doesn’t stop fighting for the Free Syrian Army, I will come back next week and pull the pin.” It is a hint of the bruMichael tality just across the border, largely hidden Gerson from view. When the terror and killing finally calm, one suspects we will find a nation of COMMENTARY Srebrenicas. Aid workers dealing with children in the camp report they are both traumatized and politicized. The FSA actively recruits within Zaatri. A young humanitarian worker running a sports program for restless young men in the camp was recently confronted by a religious leader. “They are having too much fun,” he told her. “They won’t go back to fight.” The Syrian civil war initially had more to do with tribe, family and power. But the regime and other actors in the regional proxy war have cynically encouraged religious and ethnic divisions. Sectarianism — carefully planted and cultivated — has taken root. Jordan, the region’s buffer zone, fears that the economic strain caused by massive refugee flows could someday become a security crisis. The government’s royal nightmare: Jordanian Salafists going across the border into Syria, getting weapons and experience, and coming back home. This may help explain why the flow of refugees from Syria to Jordan — 4,000 to 5,000 a day earlier in the year — has slowed to a trickle during the last two months. It is not because conditions across the border have improved. It is because the pipeline has been effectively plugged. At the height of the migration, the Free Syrian Army acted as the facilitators of safe passage, moving groups at night. The FSA is no longer playing such a role. Humanitarian and refugee officials generally believe this is the result of an agreement between the Jordanian government and the FSA. As a result, there may be thousands or tens of thousands (estimates differ wildly) of refugees waiting on the Syrian side of the border.

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Bombs away: House divided: Pension reform foes Legislators abusing already digging in public media office For an idea of what sort of opposition lawmakers will face if they try to change the state’s pension systems next year, consider a recent news release from a group called Keep Oklahoma’s Promises. The group includes teachers, firefighters, police, nurses and others committed to “retirement security for all, as well as the long-term sustainability of our economy and the state’s pension system.” In the view of this coalition, essentially any move away from the defined-benefit pension system, as Gov. Mary Fallin is exploring, would be apocalyptical. “Her expensive alternative is a less efficient system that would retire a generation of Oklahomans into poverty, all while catering to Wall Street special interests and increasing costs to taxpayers,” the organization says. “Fallin has partnered behind closed doors with big-money outsiders and hedge fund managers who want to send the life savings of working Oklahomans to the same Wall Street gamblers who crashed our economy in the first place.” That’s a class envy/fear mongering cocktail for the ages. And the start of the 2014 legislative session is still about six months away. Fallin and Treasurer Ken Miller are looking into a switch because Oklahoma’s pension plans are unfunded by roughly $11 billion. These plans can’t continue to operate as they have for decades. They must be changed in some way, as about half the states have already figured out. The difficulty in approving any pension reform was evident this spring when the Legislature failed to consolidate the administration of the state’s seven pension boards. Six pension systems have independent boards, staff, offices and investment managers, which cost the state $80 million to $100 million annually to administer. The attack by Keep Oklahoma’s Promises will surely be one of many in the months ahead by reform opponents. Legislators will need to wade through the straw men and muster the fortitude to do what’s right for the state.

Pity the folks who work in the House media division at the Legislature, who are made to spend way too much of their time crafting partisan attacks for members, or responses to the same. A few weeks ago saw House Republicans issue a news release critical of a news release by Democratic Rep. Mike Brown of Tahlequah. According to the GOP, Brown said the loss of funding to common educaRep. Mike Brown tion as a result of a state question being passed last year was comparable to number of lives lost in the May 20 tornado. Rep. Josh Cockcroft, R-Tecumseh, said the comparison was “sickening” and he demanded an apology from Brown. Rep. Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, said, “There are some issues and tragic events that should not be used in partisan bickering.” True enough. But neither should the media office be used to carry out that bickering. Not that this is the only thing members use the media staff for. Last month, Rep. Joe Dorman, D-Rush Springs, and Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, collaborated on a “news” release about a group of high school students from Kentucky who helped with tornado cleanup in Moore. Dorman and Shortey served as their hosts and wanted to make sure Oklahomans knew it. “Being able to be around these kids for the past few days has been a great honor,” Dorman said. That’s good to know! Through the years, House members have used the media office to let the public know they’ve been named to a particular committee, or that they support (or condemn) actions at the federal level of government, or even, as one member did last summer, to remind people to be careful in the heat. The media office employees are just doing their job. But too often the “news” releases they write and distribute for lawmakers are less about policy than they are partisanship and self-promotion. Enough already.

American policy is making difficult adjustments as well. Since the worst elements in Syria have grown stronger over time, delay has complicated every course. At first, the Obama administration hoped Bashar al-Assad would fall without being pushed. Then it adopted a policy of wait-and-see as the tide of battle turned in Assad’s favor. Then a policy of arming selected rebels that doesn’t seem to have armed any rebels. President Obama may finally be provoked beyond endurance by another Baathist regime prone to brutish miscalculation. But a cruise missile campaign to protest and deter the use of chemical weapons would do little to change the situation on the ground. And Obama will need to decide if this is his goal. Not everyone shares it. One European aid worker in Jordan told me the U.S. should stop meddling and “let Darwinism prevail.” Yet an Assad victory in much of the country would fill prisons and mass graves, and cause new waves of refugees. And the establishment of al-Qaida safe havens within Syria would be a direct threat to American interests and allies. The best-case scenario is probably this: A negotiated outcome in which Assad departs and other regime elements agree to form an interim government with the non-extremist members of the opposition. The new government would then need to engage in a multi-year power struggle (aided by the U.S.) with the jihadists. But this approach would require convincing the regime it can’t win militarily. Which would probably only happen after a Kosovo-style, Western air campaign. And all would depend on making the (relatively) secular opposition a more credible force in the conflict. Pursuing the best-case scenario is exceedingly difficult, messy and thankless. And it would require exertions of leadership and will the president has not yet shown. WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP

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WORLD AMERICAS MEXICO | Chontalpa — Officials say the death toll has risen to six in the derailment of a cargo train carrying at least 250 Honduran migrants trying to make their way to the United States. Mexico’s National Institute of Migration said Monday that another five migrants were hospitalized with serious injuries suffered early Sunday morning as they rode on the roof of the train, or tied between the cars to keep from slipping onto the tracks. The dead migrants were between 19 and 58 years old. Rescue workers were trying to move the eight derailed cars Monday morning to see if any more people were trapped underneath.

CHILE | Santiago — A rare snowfall in Chile’s Atacama desert has delighted visitors to one of the world’s driest areas. Residents of San Pedro de Atacama say the weekend snow was the heaviest in three decades for the desert city, which is 750 miles north of the capital, Santiago. But local officials say they are concerned the snow and rain that fell over the weekend could cause some rivers to flood as has happened in the past. The national tourism office says the road to San Pedro de Atacama was temporarily blocked due to the unusual weather. Officials have not ordered any evacuation although they expect more rain in the area. MEXICO | Veracruz — Landslides triggered by torrential rains dumped by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fernand killed at least 13 people in Veracruz state, authorities said Monday as the storm weakened to a tropical depression and carried heavy rains inland over eastern Mexico. Nine people died in the town of Yecuatla, three in the port city of Tuxpan and one more in the town of Atzalan, Veracruz Gov. Javier Duarte said. A landslide of rock and mud swept onto four homes in the village of Roca de Ora, which is part of the town of Yecuatla, killing nine people in their sleep before dawn Monday.

EUROPE GREECE | Athens — Police have arrested three armed men who allegedly broke into a Greek monastery, tied up monks and planned to search for treasure with a mechani-

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cal digger. They were caught Sunday when a friar who avoided capture phoned police before the digging could start at the Orthodox Monastery of St. George near Aliartos, northwest of Athens. It was rebuilt in modern times on medieval ruins. The four monks who were captured along with the mother of one of them were not hurt. Police said four other suspects in the attack are being sought, and quoted the captured suspects as saying they had planned to search for buried coins, not religious artifacts.

ASIA THAILAND | Bangkok

— Thai police are cracking down on vendors in Bangkok’s main backpacker district selling cheap doses of balloons filled with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to tourists. Police say they noticed the trend a few weeks ago along Khao San Road, a pedestrian street lined with bars and cheap hotels, and have so far arrested eight vendors. Each dose sells for about 130 baht, or $4. Bangkok police Lt. Col. Pitiphan Kridakorn said Monday that police are trying to curb sales of the drug-filled balloons before it gains wider popularity.

CHINA | Jinan — China’s most sensational trial in decades ended with disgraced politician Bo Xilai hinting at a love triangle involving his wife and former right-hand man — both key witnesses against him — as he made last-ditch efforts to redeem his reputation. The prosecution countered by saying Bo should be severely punished because he showed no remorse in the five-day corruption trial in the eastern city of Jinan that was aimed at capping a scandal set off by his wife’s murder of a British businessman and resulting in Bo’s purge from top posts and the Communist Party. In testimony, Bo denounced both his wife, Gu Kailai, as crazy and his former police chief, Wang Lijun, as dishonest.

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Kabul — A provincial official says five Taliban suicide bombers killed two Afghan soldiers and

A U.N. investigative team leaves their hotel Monday to investigate an alleged chemical attack that killed hundreds last week in a Damascus suburb. AP PHOTO

U.N. experts investigate site of alleged chemical attack SYRIA | Damascus — U.N. experts collected samples and testimony Monday from Syrian doctors and victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack after a treacherous journey through government and rebel-held territory, where their convoy was hit by snipers. As U.S. officials said there was very little doubt that Syria used chemical weapons and Western powers stepped up calls for swift military action, President Bashar Assad’s government vowed to defend itself against any international attack, warning that such an intervention would ignite turmoil across the region. It also would bring the U.S. closer to a conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people since Assad cracked down on Arab Springinspired protesters in March 2011. Syria’s civil war has been increasingly defined by sectarian killings between the Sunni-led rebellion and Assad’s regime, dominated by Alawites, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. It would essentially pit the U.S. and regional allies Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar in a proxy war against Iran, which is providing weapons to the Syrian government’s counterinsurgency, along with Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese group that also has aided Assad’s forces militarily.

wounded several others when they attacked an army base in eastern Afghanistan. Kapisa provincial spokesman Qais Qadri said the insurgents, all wearing explosive vests, died in the attack on the Afghan base in Tagab district. Qadri says the attack began when one of the five rammed a car bomb into the main gate of the base and the other four stormed the compound. Another group of about a dozen militants also opened fire at the base from a distance, he added.

Kerry calls attack in Syria a ‘moral obscenity’ WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday outlined the clearest justification yet for U.S. military action in Syria, saying there was “undeniable” evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack, with intelligence strongly signaling that Bashar Assad’s regime was responsible. Kerry, speaking to reporters at the State Department, said last week’s attack “should shock the conscience” of the world. “The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and inSecretary of State nocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a John Kerry moral obscenity. By any standard, it is inexcusable and — despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured — it is undeniable,” said Kerry, the highest-ranking U.S. official to confirm the attack in the Damascus suburbs that activists say killed hundreds of people. “This international norm cannot be violated without consequences,” he added. ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.N. TEAM ENCOUNTERS FIRE Snipers opened fire on the U.N. convoy, hitting one of the vehicles carrying a team on its way to investigate the Aug. 21 incident. Martin Nesirky, a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon, said one of the U.N. vehicles was “deliberately shot at multiple times” in the zone between rebeland government-controlled territory, adding that the team was safe.

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Darwin — Police have recovered the body of a man who attempted to swim across a crocodileinfested river in the Australian Outback as well as the carcass of a crocodile that was shot by authorities, officials said Mon-

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BACKGROUND ON ATTACK Activists say the Aug. 21 attack in the Damascus suburbs killed hundreds of people. President Bashar Assad Assad has denied launching a chemical attack, blaming the rebels instead, and has authorized the U.N. team currently in Syria to investigate, although the U.S. said it was a step that came “too late to be credible.”

day. Sean Cole, 26, was snatched by a crocodile and dragged under the water Saturday as he and a friend were swimming in the Mary River during a birthday party. Northern Territory wildlife ranger Tom Nichols said Cole’s body and that of a 15-foot, 5-inch crocodile floated to the river surface early Monday. The crocodile was one of four that rangers shot in the hours after the attack.

AFRICA SENEGAL | Dakar — A Swiss woman who was kidnapped and briefly held by an al-Qaida-linked group last year has returned to the northern Malian town of Timbuktu, from where she was taken, residents said on Monday. Beatrice Stockli, the former hostage, was seen in Timbuktu over the weekend, said Diadie Hamadoun Maiga, vice president of the crisis cell created in Timbuktu. Although Timbuktu fell to Islamic extremists on April 1, 2012, Stockli — a Christian — refused to evacuate. She was abducted on April 15 and ended up in the hands of the al-Qaida-linked group Ansar Dine. CONGO | Goma — A Congolese doctor says soldiers and rebel forces

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Protesters clash with police in Colombia over assortment of demands Protesters throw stones Monday at a police vehicle in Ubate, north of Bogota, Colombia. Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in support of farmers who had being blockading highways for a week for an assortment of demands that include reduced gasoline prices, increased subsidies and the cancellation of free trade agreements.

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suffered heavy casualties over the weekend, as the international community expressed alarm over the escalating tensions between Congo and neighboring Rwanda. Dr. Isaac Warwanamiza told The Associated Press that he had seen 82 dead since early Sunday, 23 of whom were government soldiers, the highest death toll reported since hostilities broke out last week. The doctor said medical services were struggling to cope with the scale of the casualties among government troops and the M23 rebels who launched their rebellion last year.

MIDDLE EAST EGYPT | Cairo — Top leaders of two of Egypt’s former militant groups are offering an initiative to halt bloodshed, in which Islamists will stop street protests if the government stops its crackdown on them. The initiative announced by leaders of Egypt’s Gamaa Islamiya and Islamic Jihad movements, which waged an insurgency in the 1990s, aims to bring dialogue between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood. Jihad leader Mohammed Abu Samra told The Associated Press on Monday that negotiations had no “red lines.” ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Nation’s schools cut junk food, pop from donor menu BY MIKE STOBBE Associated Press

ATLANTA — There’s been a big shift in how many school districts take money from soda companies and ban junk food from vending machines, health officials say. A government survey found 44 percent of school districts banned junk food from vending machines last year, up from 30 percent in 2006. It also found drops in how many districts took a cut of soft drink sales, received donations from soda companies, or allowed soda company advertising. Those are considered positive steps in helping the nation reduce the number of children who are overweight and obese. But it’s not clear how much impact the changes are having. The overall proportion of U.S. children who are overweight or obese has been holding steady at around 17 percent, according to government statistics. Experts say that diet and exercise at home are at least as important as what kids are exposed to in school. “There are lots and lots of factors that go into obesity rates,” said Nancy Brener, lead author of the government report on the study. She is a health scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings come from a detailed government survey last year of more than 800 U.S. school districts. The CDC does the study every six years.

The findings The CDC released the latest findings Monday. It found: I The proportion of school districts that allowed soda companies to advertise soft drinks on school grounds — through posters, scoreboard placards or other ways — dropped from 47 percent to about 34 percent. I Of districts that allowed schools to sell soft drinks, the percentage that received a portion of sales receipts fell from 82 percent in 2006 to 69 percent in 2012. I Of districts that allowed soda sales, the amount that received cash awards, equipment donations or other incentives from soda companies fell from 52 percent to 34 percent. I The percentage that required physical education class in elementary schools stayed flat, at about 94 percent. That’s pretty high, so it’s not surprising there wasn’t much change there, Brener said. She noted that the study measured school district

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policies, which is different from asking what was actually going on at individual schools. Sometimes there’s a difference, but CDC doesn’t have information on how often that happens.

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THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM Many schools have replaced soda with juice in vending machines. A government survey found 44 percent of school districts banned junk food from vending machines last year, up from 30 percent in 2006. PHOTO BY DOUG HOKE, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES

IN THE STATE

Is the wait over? Empty seats await customers Monday at the Department of Public Safety’s new driver’s license testing center at 728 E Interstate 240. This area is reserved for people who scheduled appointments before arriving.

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Commerce secretary named interim city superintendent As expected, Oklahoma City School Board members voted unanimously Monday to appoint state Commerce Secretary Dave Lopez as interim superintendent of the district. The Oklahoman reported last week that Lopez, 62, of Oklahoma City, a former telephone company execu-

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tive, would be picked to succeed outgoing Superintendent Karl Springer on a temporary basis. “Together with God’s help, with the help of the entire community, I think that we can together really make a positive difference for our 45,000 students in the Oklahoma City district,” Lopez told supporters.

“All of us see the great ascendancy of Oklahoma City in the last decade or two, but for us to be able to sustain that … we can only do that if the next generation’s ready to carry that baton forward.” Springer’s last day is Friday. Board

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City Councilman Rudy Schultz has been appointed to act as mayor due to the hospitalization of Miami Mayor Kent Ketcher, city leaders announced Monday. City officials released a statement announcing the move, but declined to release more information.

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City officials said voters approved a bond issue in August 2012 based on a design plan that converted the west commercial portion of Lindsey to four lanes of traffic, with a fifth left-turn lane between 24th SW and Berry. Included in the project were plans to fix long-standing drainage problems at W Lindsey Street intersections. The design as it has evolved includes a

Strong sales of lumber and roofing materials and high demand for rental equipment helped raise Oklahoma City sales tax collections. Sales taxes were up 2.9 percent over the same period in 2012, reversing a decline the previous month but still short of growth projections for the year. Data prepared for the city council shows building materials sales likely rose 21 percent because of repairs for damage from May’s tornadoes. Utility sales were down 4.4 percent and clothing sales were up 5.5 percent. Wholesale grew by 0.1 percent after seven consecutive months of yearover-year declines. Combined sales and use taxes for the city’s general fund are $2.4 million below the budget target for the fiscal year, which began July 1.

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NORMAN — Officials with both the city and the University of Oklahoma agree that improving traffic-snarled W Lindsey Street is a priority. However, the two groups disagree strongly on how those improvements should be made. City officials want to widen the three-lane arterial route to four lanes to accommodate a heavy traffic load. OU officials want to convert the street to two lanes with intersection roundabouts that would encourage more motorists to use alternate routes. OU President David Boren said he’d like to see Lindsey become a shady, tree-lined boulevard with a community feel to it that promotes walking, biking and stopovers at neighborhood businesses such as sidewalk cafes and specialty stores. For now, the focus is on the west end of Lindsey from 24th Avenue SW to Berry Road, but Boren said what the city decides to do with that portion of the roadway will determine what happens to the rest of Lindsey. Widening the west end will mean it eventually may need widening all the way to campus, he said. “It will divide the campus in half, with a major arterial street running through the middle of it. I don’t think anyone wants that.”

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CAREER FAIR IS SEPT. 18

UCO Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies students walk Thursday on the new labyrinth. PHOTOS BY DAVID MCDANIEL, THE OKLAHOMAN

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STAFF WRITER EDMOND — When she talks about walking the long, meandering path through the labyrinth, Kelly Davis begins to flush and tears start to well up in

IF YOU GO CEREMONY OPEN TO PUBLIC The University of Central Oklahoma will hold a dedication and opening ceremony for the labyrinth at 2 p.m. Sept. 6. The labyrinth is located next to the Y Chapel of Song, north of Howell Hall and west of Nigh University Center. The ceremony is open to the public.

her eyes. The feelings that bubble to the surface now are the same ones Davis, 21, felt after her leadership class at the University of Central Oklahoma walked the path printed on canvas last spring. “I was in tears by the time I was done,” she said. The labyrinth Davis’ class walked was a portable canvas model, de-

signed to be folded up and stored in a closet when it isn’t being used. But a new, permanent labyrinth on the UCO campus gives anyone on campus the chance to have the same experience anytime. The labyrinth is an intricate circular design — a winding path leading to a rosette in the center. Although they’re traditionally used for walking med-

itation, labyrinth designs have also appeared in artwork from the Roman Empire, medieval Europe and the pre-Columbian Americas. Located just west of the Y Chapel, UCO’s labyrinth is a replica of a 13th century installation at Chartres Cathedral in France. It’s open to UCO’s faculty, SEE LABYRINTH, PAGE 10A

The University of Central Oklahoma will host its fall career fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 18 on the third floor of the Nigh University Center. Students will connect with many local and national organizations. The fair is free to the public. Businesses interested in booth space should register online at hirebronchos.com or contact Career Services by 5 p.m. Sept. 13. For more information, go to careers.uco.edu. FROM STAFF REPORTS

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Labyrinth: A way to relieve stress

UNDERWOOD, MOYER SET TO STAR IN PERFORMANCE OF “SOUND OF MUSIC”

Diane Rudebock, a professor in UCO’s department of Kinesiology and Health Studies, visits UCO’s new labyrinth on Thursday with her students. PHOTO BY DAVID MCDANIEL, THE OKLAHOMAN

were watching. But as she got further into the labyrinth, she began to focus inward, and she barely noticed the other people around her. “I focused on me and how I felt,” she said. James Butler, another student from Rudebock’s class, said the labyrinth offers a new way to relieve stress. That’s important for college students, who can get so bogged down in assignments, campus life and work that they don’t take time to recharge, he said. Before the class walked the path, Rudebock told

them to take their time and do whatever was comfortable, Butler said. They could go at whatever pace they chose and focus on one idea if they wanted, or simply think about whatever came naturally. While she was walking the path, Davis focused on her breathing and the steps she was taking. Gradually, she began to feel closed off from the rest of the world around her, she said. By the time she reached the center, she understood what the labyrinth was for, she said. “It’s very relaxing,” she said. “I just felt like a big

weight was off my shoulders when I was done.” UCO officials will hold a public dedication and opening ceremony for the labyrinth at 2 p.m. Sept. 6.

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tive Friday. Fallin applauded the appointment and said she is sad to see Lopez leave his cabinet post. “Dave Lopez is a successful businessman who understands the skills our children need to succeed in the workforce,” Fallin said in a news release. “He’s also a proven and capable leader who understands how to manage a budget and a large number of people.” Lopez, a longtime civic

traffic problems instead of improving them, O’Leary said. “If you divert traffic it has to go somewhere else. You have to ensure that where you are diverting it can handle the increased traffic flow,” Mayor Cindy Rosenthal said.

Time crunch O’Leary said city traffic engineers and project designers are working to see if the university’s proposed design — or some version of that design — would work. However, he warned, time is short if the work on Lindsey Street is to be done in conjunction with a state Transportation Department widening project on Interstate 35, set to begin in late 2014 or

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and community leader, is the former president of SBC Communications — now AT&T — in Oklahoma and Texas. He also served as president of the American Fidelity Foundation, a charitable organization

that gives grants for economic development, education, human services and the arts. Before joining the foundation, he served as president of Downtown Oklahoma City Inc.

Project: Street design is on deadline landscaped center median that eliminates the fifth left-turn lane of traffic, but includes landscaped sidewalks, bike lanes and the better drainage. Traffic improvements are planned at intersections, but city engineers said that roundabouts probably would not work along that portion of Lindsey. Right now the area is the “traffic hot-spot” in Norman, with more accidents occurring along that strip than anywhere else in Norman, Public Works Director Shawn O’Leary said. Adding roundabouts or narrowing the roadway to two lanes could add to

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British actor Stephen Moyer has been cast opposite Checotah native Carrie Underwood in NBC’s live televised production of “The Sound of Music, set to air Dec. 5. Moyer, best known for playing vampire Bill Compton on HBO’s “True Blood,” will take on the role of World War I hero Capt. Georg Von Trapp, the network announced in a news release. The musical is set in Austria on the verge of World War II, and follows the unlikely love that develops between the stern Von Trapp and the cheerful governess, Maria (Underwood), the single father hires to care for his seven children. The three-hour NBC production is based on the original 1959 Broadway production of “The Sound of Music,” which starred Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel. The play won the Tony Award as best musical, with Martin winning as best actress. But the story is best remembered for the 1965 film adaptation starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, which won five Academy Awards, including best picture. The music and lyrics for “The Sound of Music” were written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, respectively. Although best known for a sexy bloodsucker on “True Blood” — Moyer, 43, has appeared on the series since it began in 2008 and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the show’s ensemble. He is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and a seasoned player on the U.K. theater veteran. According to the news release, Moyer, who is married to “True Blood” co-star Anna Paquin, has acted with the National Theatre of Wales, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Oxford Stage Company and the Young Vic in England. He has played the lead role in Romeo and Juliet and other productions. In addition, Moyer co-starred with Lucy Lawless, Ashlee Simpson, Drew Carey and Samantha Barks in the Hollywood Bowl’s three-night July run of the musical “Chicago.”

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Lopez: Not ‘a permanent candidate’ members have selected an Illinois-based search firm to help them find a permanent replacement, which could take up to a year. Board Chairman Lynne Hardin said Lopez is a trusted member of the community who “meets the needs of all the people that we serve.” “He understands what we’re going through in the Oklahoma City Public School District,” Hardin said. “He has the ability to create systems that will be beneficial for this district and I believe can set a tone for years to come.” Lopez, who has an extensive business background, will be paid $160,000. He said he is not interested in leading the district on a permanent basis, adding that he plans to retire after the district hires Springer’s permanent successor. “I made it clear that I did not want to be a permanent candidate,” he said. “At this time next year I hope to finally start messing up my wife’s lunch schedule.” Lopez is making $70,000 as Gov. Mary Fallin’s secretary of commerce. He previously resigned as executive director of the commerce department, for which he was paid $112,000. His resignation is effec-

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staff and students, as well as members of the community. The labyrinth is the first of its kind at a public university in Oklahoma. But several others can be found at sites around the Oklahoma City area, including at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Quail Springs United Methodist Church and Reaves Park in Norman. Although some labyrinths are used for religious purposes, Diane Rudebock, the university’s labyrinth facilitator, said the campus labyrinth is intended to give students a place for reflection and introspection. Businesses sometimes use them as team-building exercises, she said. They often appear in hospices and hospitals to give patients and families a way to deal with stress and anxiety. “We live in a hectic world, and we don’t often stop,” she said. Rudebock, a professor in UCO’s kinesiology and health studies department, has taken her students to walk both the canvas and the new stone labyrinths. When students walk the path, she tells them to focus on something they value or reflect on what’s going on in their lives. ‘I focused on me’ Davis, who used the canvas labyrinth as a part of Rudebock’s class, said she initially felt self-conscious about walking the path while her classmates

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early 2015. The state plans to reconfigure the Lindsey Street/ I-35 interchange along with widening the highway. If that work is done in conjunction with the city’s work, disruption to Lindsey Street businesses will be a “one-time” occurrence, O’Leary said. Councilman Tom Kovach said coordinating the two construction projects also means that federal funds are available to help pay for drainage improvements to Lindsey Street. Reducing traffic lanes on Lindsey to accommodate less traffic would probably mean no federal funding would be forthcoming for the drainage project. “It would become the city’s expense, and the city

can’t afford it. That’s why the two projects were planned in conjunction with each other. And fixing Lindsey’s drainage is my priority. It’s why I ran for office,” Kovach said. Voters also approved the bond project based on a design that widened Lindsey west of Berry, rather than narrowed it, Kovach said. “No one is talking about widening Lindsey east of Berry where it turns into a residential neighborhood,” he said. The council will discuss design options in a conference at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Municipal Building, 201 W Gray St. The council’s regular business meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m.

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Guard seeks funding State superintendent’s plan for raises concerns officials to upgrade armories BY SEAN MURPHY Associated Press

BY AMANDA BLAND Tulsa World amanda.bland@tulsaworld.com

TULSA — Oklahoma National Guard officials Monday told the state Senate Appropriations Committee that more funding is needed to remodel and maintain existing armories in the state. Of $10.7 million the guard received in state appropriations for fiscal year 2013, more than $1.5 million went to armory maintenance. That sum, the same appropriated for fiscal year 2014, allows for one “legacy” armory — an existing facility usually built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s or ’40s — to be updated each year. Col. Curtis Arnold, the guard’s director of engineering, told lawmakers that the Oklahoma National Guard holds a $1.2

billion property portfolio, which costs $6 million a year to maintain. Federal funding provided $4.6 million for armory maintenance last year. The guard has remodeled five of 31 legacy armories in recent years, Arnold said. “Soldiers like to be part of something they can be proud of ... and when it comes down to it, facilities matter,” Maj. Gen. Myles Deering told senators at Tulsa’s Air National Guard Base.

Federal money Arnold expects current federal programs to reimburse the state for half the costs incurred to renovate as it has during previous projects. Facilities in Vinita, Bartlesville and Sand Springs are scheduled for updates. The appropriations committee met with guard

officials as part of an interim study regarding funding. Col. David Burgy, commander of the 138th Fighter Wing based at the Tulsa International Airport, briefed committee chairman Clark Jolley, vice chairman Ron Justice and other members about a $17 million petroleum, oil and lubricant storage facility, or fuel farm, that is needed. The 138th is one of two fighter wings in the country without on-site fuel storage, officials said. The project has been approved by the Defense Logistics Agency but has remained unfunded for four to five years, said Brig. Gen. Hopper Smith. The guard is still seeking federal dollars to finance the project but may turn to the state if necessary. “We would be remiss if we did not tell you this is ... bubbling up,” Smith said.

Two state legislators who oversee funding for public education in Oklahoma raised doubts Monday about state schools Superintendent Janet Barresi’s proposal to fund $2,000 annual teacher raises from local district carry-over funds. Rep. Lee Denney and Sen. Jim Halligan, both Republicans from Stillwater, said they support Barresi’s goal of increasing teacher pay, but acknowledged it would be difficult for the Legislature to come up with the $100 million needed to fund the plan each year. Denney and Halligan chair the appropriations subcommittees for education in the House and Senate, respectively. “I’m very excited about the thought that we might be able to give our teachers raises, but being in the business I’m in, I certainly worry about a funding

source, and a dedicated funding source, so that we could keep the raises funded every year,” Denney said.

Barresi’s proposal In a speech over the weekend to a group of administrators and school board members, Barresi urged local school districts and boards of education to consider tapping surplus carry-over funds and “repurposing” funding within their districts to pay for the raises without a legislative appropriation. She reiterated her challenge to districts on Monday before the inaugural meeting of a task force focused on addressing a shortage of teachers in Oklahoma. “It is now time this state really take a look at this seriously, and so I’m challenging all districts to take a look at this,” Barresi said. “This is not a mandate.” Halligan said he is particularly concerned about using a one-time funding source to pay for raises that

would become a recurring cost for local districts. “You’re using one-time funds for continuing operations, and that’s always a very dangerous path to go down,” Halligan said. “I think what her proposal does is highlight the need that we have, but I’d need an opportunity to look at specific districts across the state to see exactly how this could be implemented, so I’d be cautious.” Barresi, who won the superintendent post during a Republican tide in 2010, is expected to face a stiff challenge in 2014. Several Democrats have lined up to seek the post, as well as Tulsa Republican Joy Hofmeister, a former state school board member appointed by Gov. Mary Fallin. The most recent campaign finance reports show Hofmeister with about $144,000 in her campaign fund, a little more than the $142,000 Barresi reported for her re-election fund.

Ex-Thunder announcer gets Gunfire after robbery at prison in molestation case city liquor store injures two BY MICHAEL MCNUTT Staff Writer mmcnutt@opubco.com

PAULS VALLEY — A former public address announcer for the Oklahoma City Thunder was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to 10 charges dealing with lewd molestation and sexual abuse involving children. James “Jim” Alan Miller also was ordered to be placed on nine years probation after completing his prison sentence. Miller pleaded guilty to six charges from Pontotoc County and two charges each from Garvin and Oklahoma counties. Miller was the Thunder’s PA announcer since the NBA franchise relocated from Seattle in 2008. He was removed from his duties in May 2012 after he was arrested on complaints of lewd acts with a child. Miller, 44, had been scheduled to plead guilty to the Oklahoma County

Jim Miller

charges Oct. 4, but in a plea deal with prosecutors a change of venue was granted to Garvin County so that all the counts could be taken up in one hearing. “It doesn’t happen frequently, but it’s not unheard of to transfer a criminal case to another county and handle them all together,” Oklahoma County First Assistant District Attorney Scott Rowland said. Miller received a 10-year prison sentence and 20 years probation on the Oklahoma County charges; a 10-year prison sentence and 15 years proba-

tion on the Pontotoc County charges; and an 11year prison and nine years probation on the six Garvin County charges, his attorney, Mack Martin, said. All of the sentences will be served at the same time. “The controlling case will be the 11-year case,” Martin said. The charges deal with lewd acts with a child and child sexual abuse, Martin said. The charges from Oklahoma County were based on allegations involving a young relative, Martin said. The other charges involved allegations from other relatives that occurred nearly 15 years ago, he said. Miller is in the Garvin County jail awaiting transfer to the state Corrections Department. “We have worked long and hard to try to reach a resolution and put everything together and we finally got it done,” Martin said. “Mr. Miller is trying to put his life back together.”

Mom forgives man who killed son BY MICHAEL MCNUTT Staff Writer mmcnutt@opubco.com

A mother told the man who killed her son two years ago that she forgave him Monday before the man received a 35-year prison sentence for the slaying. Aornes Ali Smith, 30, pleaded no contest to firstdegree murder in the May 2011slaying of Cecil Wayne Gregory III, 28, of Oklahoma City, who was found in a car wash bay at NE 36 and Springlake Drive. Smith turned himself in after the shooting, and police have a video of him confessing to the crime. Prosecutors were prepared to play the video during Smith’s trial, which was scheduled to start Monday in Oklahoma County District Court. But before the juror selection process began, Smith, who faced a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possi-

Aornes Ali Smith

bility of parole, talked with his attorneys and decided to accept a plea deal from prosecutors. “Do you want a jury trial?” asked Oklahoma County District Judge Kenneth Watson. Smith, a former Oklahoma City resident, shook his head no. Gregory’s mother, Kathy Vick, told Smith as he stood before the judge that she forgave him. Asked later if it was difficult to forgive him, Vick, of Oklahoma City, said, “Not really, I believe in Je-

sus Christ.” “I’m satisfied with the DA’s office,” she said. Watson suspended all but the first 35 years of the life sentence for the murder charge. Smith pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. He received the maximum 10-year sentence. Both sentences will be served at the same time. Prosecutors dismissed a charge of having contraband, a cellphone, in jail. Smith will have to serve at least 85 percent of the murder sentence before he is eligible for parole. One of his attorneys, Jacob Benedict, said he could be eligible for parole in about 28 years; Smith has been in Oklahoma County jail since the shooting and will be given credit for time already served. Asked why Smith opted against having a jury hear his case, Benedict said, “He felt like it was in his best interest.”

Man dies in Major County crash FROM STAFF REPORTS

FAIRVIEW — An Okeene man died in a traffic accident about 9:15 a.m. Monday in Major County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. Larry Don Worley, 57, was driving his pickup north on State Highway 58 at County Road 257 when

he failed to stop at the stop sign and hit a car driven by Lisa Diane Koehn, 49, of Isabella, troopers said. Worley, who not wearing a seat belt, was ejected

from the pickup and died at the scene, troopers said. Koehn, who was wearing a seat belt, was injured in the crash and taken to a hospital, troopers said.

BY MATT DINGER Staff Writer mdinger@opubco.com

Two people are in critical condition after being shot Monday in southwest Oklahoma City, police said. No names were released Monday night. About 8:15 p.m., officers were working an unrelated case near SW 44 and May Avenue when they heard gunshots and saw a man firing a gun at a car, police Capt. Dexter Nelson said.

Officers approached the man and some shots were fired, Nelson said. It later was determined that the man firing at the car was a clerk at a liquor store that had just been robbed who ran into the parking lot and began shooting at the robbers, Nelson said. The car fled, then crashed near SW 44 and Drexel Avenue, and two people in the car ran from the crash scene before being apprehended in the 4700 block of Drexel, Nel-

son said. The store clerk and one of the men in the car were taken in critical condition to a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds, he said. Whether the victims were wounded during the robbery or by bullets fired by officers still is under investigation, Nelson said. The second man in the car was wounded during the crash, he said, but was released from the hospital and is in police custody.

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Appeals court overturns death 3 women charged sentence in Tulsa murder case in $1.2M fraud TUTORING GROUPS ACCUSED

BY ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ For The Oklahoman

DENVER — An appeals

court overturned a death sentence Monday because the trial judge in Tulsa allowed jurors to consider a verdict only for first-degree murder and not for second-degree murder. That was the basis of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that Sterling B. Williams was unfairly convicted of the first-degree murder of LeAnna Hand, who was fatally stabbed in 1997 at her home in the 10200 block of East 34 Street. The court’s 3-0 decision allows the Tulsa County district attorney to put Williams on trial again but requires that jurors be given the choice of convicting him of either first-degree or second-degree murder. The death penalty cannot be imposed for second-de-

Sterling B. Williams

gree murder, a crime involving no premeditated intent to kill a particular person. Williams, then 30, was a door-to-door meat salesman, and Hand, 22, was one of his customers. Court transcripts state that Williams told his employer on the day of the crime that he had just killed a girl and “seemed very upset.” The appellate judges stated that there were several examples of evidence that Williams did not have a pre-

meditated intention to kill Hand. One example was the testimony of a defense psychiatrist who said Williams indicated to him that he did not intend to kill Hand but rather that his intent “was to silence her so that he could rape her.” Monday’s decision points out that a death sentence may not be imposed “when the jury was not permitted to consider a verdict of guilty of a lesser included noncapital offense, and when the evidence would have supported such a verdict.” Tulsa County District Judge Tom Gillert should have allowed jurors to consider either first-degree murder or second-degree depraved-mind murder, the appellate judges wrote in a 24-page decision. Prosecutors will review the ruling and decide what their next step will be, Tulsa County First Assistant Dis-

trict Attorney Doug Drummond indicated. This is the second Tulsa County death sentence that in recent months failed to get the approval of the federal judiciary. In May, the 10th Circuit upheld a 2011 decision by U.S. Senior District Judge Terence Kern to overturn the death sentence imposed at Michael Browning’s 2003 trial for the murders of Harry and Teresa Hye, of Glenpool. Browning awaits a retrial. The retrials have added to an above-normal number of capital cases on the path to trial in Tulsa County, Drummond said. Williams also received a 99-year prison term for assaulting and battering Hand’s roommate, Elizabeth Hill, with an intent to kill. That sentence is not affected by Monday’s decision. CONTRIBUTING: BILL BRAUN, TULSA WORLD

CRIME NEWS BRIEFS SUSPECT IN HOMICIDE AT HOTEL TURNS HIMSELF INTO AUTHORITIES

WOMAN ACCUSED IN DRUG TRAFFICKING

A man wanted in a fatal shooting turned himself in Saturday at Oklahoma City police headquarters. Albert McCloud III, 20, was arrested on a murder complaint after he surrendered in the homicide of Blayke Ladd, 21, police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said. A family member found Ladd fatally Albert McCloud III shot Aug. 14 in a second-floor room at the Lincoln Inn Express Hotel and Suites, 5405 N Lincoln Blvd. Police released surveillance video of two men walking into the motel shortly before the homicide.

A woman was jailed after police found a cardboard box containing 5 pounds of crystal methamphetamine in her vehicle, Oklahoma City police reported Monday. Kristina Danella Worley, 28, of Chandler, was arrested about 2:35 a.m. Saturday on a complaint of Kristina Danella Worley trafficking a controlled dangerous substance. An officer pulled Worley’s vehicle over for a traffic violation in the 8100 block of W Interstate 40. The officer found the meth and plastic baggies hidden in the vehicle, according to the incident report. Worley was taken to the Oklahoma County jail. Her bail is set at $25,000, a jail official said Monday.

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OKLAHOMA CITY MAN, 28, FACES DRUG, GUN COMPLAINTS

Skye Manuel Meeks

An Oklahoma City man was arrested on drug and gun complaints after police were called to 640 SW 47 in reference to two men smoking marijuana on the porch while children were inside the house, police reported Monday. Skye Manuel Meeks, 28, was arrested about 5:05 p.m. Friday on multiple complaints, including possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, possession of drug proceeds, possession of a firearm while in commission of a felony and possession of marijuana in the presence of a child under 12. Officers were allowed inside the house to check on the children and found a 4-year-old, a 1-yearold and a 1-month-old, according to the police report. Police also found 10 pounds of marijuana, $4,125, a digital scale, a 9 mm pistol and ammunition, according to the report. Meeks was taken to the Oklahoma County jail. He was released on bail Sunday, jail officials said. LEIGHANNE MANWARREN, STAFF WRITER

Deaths

of Buffalo (Billings, Woodward).

ADA

McKenzie, David R., 64, social worker, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Chandler First United Methodist Church (Parks Brothers, Chandler).

Oxford-Craft, Sybil Marie, 90, homemaker, died Saturday. Graveside services 1 p.m. Thursday, Duncan City Cemetery (CooperAlthouse, Miami).

AMBER

Wigley, Cheryl, 54, homemaker, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church of Amber (Sevier’s Chickasha, Chickasha).

ANTLERS

Wilson, Bessie, 93, died Saturday. Private services (Mills & Coffey, Antlers).

ARDMORE

Allen, Mary Virginia, 89, secretary, died Friday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Milo Cemetery (Harvey-Douglas, Ardmore). Jones, JoAnn, 70, activities director, died Sunday. Graveside services 1 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill Cemetery (Harvey-Douglas, Ardmore).

CHANDLER

CHEYENNE

Ruthstrom, John Leonard “Big John,” 65, oil field development manager, died Aug. 19. Services 1 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Marlow (Don Grantham, Duncan).

CHOCTAW

Potter, Jeremiah Jefferson “Jeremy,” 23, maintenance worker, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Harrah Church (Smith-Parks, Harrah). Spring, Ted, 63, Army Special Forces medic, died Sunday. Services pending (Barnes Friederich, Midwest City).

CUSHING

Gomez, Phillip Alvarado, 85, General Motors assembly line worker, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday (Swearingen, Konawa).

Ames, Marjorie, 91, homemaker, died Saturday. Services pending (Palmer & Marler, Cushing). Robison, Troy Matthew, 96, auto body mechanic, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Park Place Baptist Church (Palmer & Marler, Cushing).

ATOKA

EDMOND

ASHER

Tubby, Shirley Ann, 65, bookkeeper, died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday (Brown’s, Atoka).

BARTLESVILLE

Cuplin, Patricia J., 85, died Monday. Services pending (Stumpff, Bartlesville). King, Thomas Gordon, 98, retired from Phillips Petroleum Co., died Saturday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Memorial Park Cemetery (Arnold Moore & Neekamp, Bartlesville). Spellins, Oleta L., 81, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending (Stumpff, Bartlesville).

BEGGS

Tecumseh, Katherine Lorene, 57, Muscogee Creek Nation intake specialist, died Monday. Services pending (McClendon-Winters, Beggs).

BETHANY

Challis, Evert E., 64, construction contractor, died Saturday. Services 3 p.m. Wednesday, Indian Community Church, Oklahoma City (Mercer-Adams, Bethany).

BUFFALO

Johnson, Roy, 85, mechanic, died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church

Frederick, Martha June, 86, died Sunday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Gracelawn Cemetery (Baggerley, Edmond). Gilmore-Tomlin, Rebecca Jean “Becky,” 43, registered nurse, died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Abundant Love Fellowship (Winans, Maysville).

ENID

Webber, John, 58, construction maintenance administrator, died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oakwood Christian Church (Ladusau-Evans, Enid).

FORT COBB

Robedeaux, Florence Amelia, 73, social worker, died Friday. Services pending (Turner, Hinton).

GUTHRIE

Cotton, James Alan, 61, hospital maintenance worker, died Saturday. Services 4 p.m. Friday (Smith-Gallo, Guthrie).

HENRYETTA

Britt, William Kyle, 28, pipeliner, died Saturday. Services pending (Integrity, Henryetta).

HINTON

Francisco, Donald Glenn, 94, pharmacist, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday (Turner, Hinton).

HOLDENVILLE

Tiger, Cory Allen, 20, died Sunday. Wake 6 p.m. Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Spring Baptist Church, Sasakwa (Stout-Phillips, Wewoka).

INDIAHOMA

Mahaffey, Bill, 79, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday (Whinery-Huddleston, Lawton).

JONES

Greenroyd, Wesley Jr., 83, masonry contractor, died Sunday. Services pending (Barnes Friederich, Midwest City). Reynolds, Everet D. “Mike,” 85, structural engineer, died Thursday. Private services (Boxwell Brothers, Amarillo, Texas).

KENEFIC

Kirk, Zedd Anson, infant son of David and Julie Kirk, died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday (HolmesCoffey-Murray, Durant).

LAWTON

Demartra, Carrie Lee, 83, elementary teacher, died Wednesday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, Greater Galilee Baptist Church (Lawton Ritter Gray, Lawton). Leonhardt, Timothy, 55, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Whinery-Huddleston, Lawton). Mikulai, Nickolaus, 65, died Thursday. Services pending (WhineryHuddleston, Lawton).

LINDSAY

Robbins, Phindle Ray, 88, retired from oil field, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Erin Springs Baptist Church (B.G. Boydston, Lindsay).

MCALESTER

Constantikes, Joyce Marie “Joy,” 71, died Friday. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Family Worship Ceneter (Wadley’s, Purcell).

MIDWEST CITY

Graham, William Ty, 41, died Aug. 20. Services 3 p.m. Thursday (Ford, Midwest City). Howard, Susie Mae, 94, seamstress, died Monday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Wednesday (Sunny Lane, Del City).

MOORE

Caskey, Sherel Layla, 35, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. print service lead, died Saturday. Services pending (John M. Ireland, Moore).

MORRIS

Dunham, Delphia Lynne, 77, died Sunday. Services pending (Jackson, Okmulgee).

MUSTANG

Cabrera, Richard, 78, sales repre-

sentative, died Aug. 23. Services 3 p.m. Friday (McNeil’s, Mustang).

NICOMA PARK

Dilbeck, Samuel Ellis, 59, retired from Air Force, died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, First Christian Church, Jones (Bill Eisenhour NE, Oklahoma City).

NORMAN

Kopic, Ervin Joseph, 86, died Aug. 17. No services (Primrose, Norman).

OCHELATA

Canaday, Roy Alan, 64, electronic technician, died Saturday. Memorial service 4 p.m. Friday (Arnold Moore & Neekamp, Bartlesville).

OKEENE

Worley, Larry Don, 57, died Monday. Services pending (Wilkinson Mortuary, Okeene).

OKLAHOMA CITY

Alexander, Andrew P., 76, retired insurance adjuster, died Monday. Services pending (Vondel Smith Mortuary North, Oklahoma City). Daniels, Gerold, 51, died Wednesday. Services pending (Temple and Sons, Oklahoma City). De Clark, Dorothy, 89, died Saturday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Resthaven Memory Gardens (Resthaven, Oklahoma City). Drake, Doris Irene, 78, real estate broker, died Aug. 19. Private services (OK Cremation, Oklahoma City). Fareeksen, Darlene Basham, 82, homemaker, died Saturday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward (Corbett, Oklahoma City). Hightower, Jack M., 82, firefighter, died Sunday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Thursday, Resthaven Memory Gardens (John M. Ireland, Moore). Hornbeck, Calvin C., 88, died Thursday. Services pending (Pollard, Oklahoma City). Huffman, Darrell Wayne, 53, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Lynlee Mae Chapel (John M. Ireland, Moore). Keltch, Susan Kay, 62, deputy court clerk, died Friday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday (John M. Ireland, Moore). Lauener, Betty Joe, 90, homemaker, died Friday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Highland Cemetery, Oilton (MercerAdams, Bethany). Moore, Marvin Jr., 63, died Sunday. Services pending (Temple and Sons, Oklahoma City). Neasbitt, Anna Marie, 77, homemaker, died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday (Barnes Friederich, Midwest City). Newsome, Gertrude, 83, died

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Three Midwest City women are charged with making false claims for payment for tutoring Oklahoma City Public Schools students in a federal indictment unsealed Monday. Rebecca E. Cotton, 42, Patricia R. Burns, 71, and Bobbie J. Dailey, 62, are accused of conspiracy to defraud the federal government by being paid for tutoring sessions that didn’t take place, U.S. Attorney Sanford C. Coats announced. As part of No Child Left Behind, the U.S. Education Department provided funding for tutoring for students of low-income families at schools designated by the state to need improvement. The Oklahoma City Public Schools offered the tutoring program at U.S. Grant High School and Roosevelt Middle School. During the 2009-10 school year, Burns and her daughter, Cotton, owned and operated A Plus Academics, and Cotton owned and operated Foundations Tutoring. A Plus and Foundations shared office space at 608 Askew Drive

Records BIRTHS NORMAN REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Robert Joseph III and Jana Nichole Klimek, a boy.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Blake Alexander April, 23, and Madelyn Rae Russell, 23. Archie James Zahler, 52, and Sheena Howell Elizabeth, 28. Christopher Todd Sperry, 29, and Christina Gail Avers, 28. Edward Robert Martinson, 33, and Corrie A. Johnson, 34. Omar Naiki Amos, 39, and Nichole Danielle Davis, 30. Gerrit Samuel Harris, 26, and Erin Renee Linch, 23. Victor Leon Morgan Jr., 29, and Tasia Dacarol Galbreath, 28. Fusheng Li, 37, and Xiaoxia Hu, 29. Enoc De Huma Garcia, 32, and Roxana Torres Carrillo, 25. Geoffrey Chase Simmons, 27, and Brittany Dawn Donberger, 26. Jerry Mac Beard, 55, and Carrmae Darlene Simpson, 49. Allen Robert Bearce, 38, and Melanie Danette Watkins, 40. Christopher Ingram Wallace, 21, and Jaleesa Lashelle Knapper, 23. Michael Scott Bone, 27, and Kayla Jean Bond, 20. Christopher Herrera, 35, and Ladana Hawkins, 33. Devin Michael Rutledge, 28, and Tennika Latrece Mitchell, 31. Douglas W. Ingalsbe, 47, and Judith Ann Fulton, 48. William Cobb Aven, 57, and Andrea

Friday. Services pending (Temple and Sons, Oklahoma City). Scharabok, Patricia Marie, 45, died Saturday. Services pending (Ford, Midwest City). Webb, Alwyn, 83, died Friday. Services pending (Temple and Sons, Oklahoma City). White, Romena, 52, died Friday. Services pending (Temple and Sons, Oklahoma City). Williams, Jeffrey Warren, 58, pipefitter, died Sunday. Private services (OK Cremation, Oklahoma City).

OKMULGEE

Hessom, Gary Michael, 66, died Saturday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Trinity Lutheran Church (Jackson, Okmulgee).

PAULS VALLEY

Livingston, Dorothy Jane, 94, restaurant owner, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday (Wooster, Pauls Valley). Whitefield, Nancy L., 54, direct care worker, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Stufflebean-Coffey, Pauls Valley).

PERRY

Fitzsimmons, Juanita Marie, 55, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Saturday (Brown Dugger, Perry). Johnson, Rocky Allen, 61, construction worker, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday (Brown Dugger, Perry).

PORUM

Campbell, Julia Byrd, 85, died Sunday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Coleman Cemetery (King & Shearwood, Stigler).

PURCELL

Carter, Clarence Lee Jr., 67, steel factory worker, died Saturday. No services (Affordable Cremation, Oklahoma).

SAYRE

Burrows, Vernon Raymond, 68, lineman, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday (Rose Chapel, Sayre).

SEMINOLE

Presley, Ilda Mae, 86, retired schoolteacher, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church (Swearingen, Seminole).

SHATTUCK

Ehrlich, Ruth Eva, 100, school cafeteria manager, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church (Mason, Shattuck).

SHAWNEE

Hobbs, Claudette, 73, died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday (Resthaven, Oklahoma City).

in Midwest City. Both were state-approved tutoring providers contracting with the school district. Dailey was a counselor at Grant and worked as an A Plus tutor and “liaison” between A Plus and the high school. The indictment alleges Burns, Cotton and Dailey instructed tutors at Grant to complete and sign student attendance rosters for tutoring sessions that did not take place. It is alleged that Cotton and one of the employees of Foundations instructed tutors at Roosevelt Middle School to complete and sign attendance rosters for tutoring sessions that did not take place. Burns and Cotton are accused of using the false information to generate invoices, which were submitted to the school district for payment. For the 2009-10 school year, the district paid A Plus $884,548 and paid Foundations $351,621. The indictment charges Cotton, Burns and Dailey with conspiracy and making false statements. Cotton also is charged with wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft. Wallis Petho, 57. Jonathan Russell Martinez, 28, and Karla Inglaterra Gomez Mercado, 28. Ronald Hugh Reynolds Jr., 37, and Stephanie Marie Brown, 27. Gregory Lee Anderson, 44, and Carolyn Fay Howard, 29. Terence Cardean Williams, 28, and Brittany Dawn Johnson, 27. Kevin Sean Simmons, 42, and Trina Ann Garnette, 47. Blake Louise Redelk, 20, and Autum Michelle Wimberley, 20. Tristen Royce Jackson, 27, and Carol Whitney Anderson, 26. William James Springmeyer, 54, and Debra Lee Wood, 50. Jarrod Thomas Owings, 30, and Jacquilyn Elaine Davidson, 33. Mario Salas Gonzalez, 37, and Silvia Salas Gonzalez, 36. Aaron Adolph Smith Jr., 23, and Briana Rashuan Mobley, 23.

DIVORCES ASKED Angeles, Erika v. Zavala, Roberto Betchel, Michelle Lynn v. Robert Charles Jr. Bustin, Gina L. v. Bennett Francis Canizalez, Courtney Lee v. Jacob Andrew Cole, John Michael v. Ladonna Jean Collings, Judith K. v. Ronald Crawford, Paula v. William Bradley Hayes, Ryan Preston v. Sheila Ann James, Cora v. Mark Lawrence, Jennifer Crystal v. Joseph Anthony Tyeson Lowe, Jeremy T. v. Ruth Anne Matter, Hanna M. and Tyler J. Nyandoro, Mercy v. Hayes, Cody Reed, Melva A. v. Robert Forsythe Shepherd, Nathaniel J. v. Susan D. Smethers, Dale G. v. Sherri Lynn Wheeler, Larry W. v. Melissa A.

James, Larry G., 70, retired Customs agent, died Friday. Graveside services 3 p.m. Saturday, Little Cemetery, Seminole (WilliamsonSpradlin, Wetumka).

STAFFORD

McLaughlin, James W., 83, farmer and automobile mechanic, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday (Kiesau-Lee, Clinton).

STILLWATER

Driggs, Hilary A., 92, retired Stillwater police chief, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Strode, Stillwater). Jacob, Catherine “Kitty,” 91, died Sunday. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Highland Park United Methodist Church (Palmer & Marler, Stillwater).

TECUMSEH

Everett, Mary (Schmidlkofer), 89, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Sharon Baptist Church (Cooper, Tecumseh).

TULSA

Dudley-Hawthorne, Dirk B., 25, laborer, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Tulsa Dream Center (Dyer, Tulsa). Ebeling, Harold O., 92, retired business owner, died Monday. Services pending (Ninde Brookside Chapel, Tulsa). Elrod, Mabel Louise, 88, homemaker, died Aug. 23. Services 11 a.m. Friday (Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel, Tulsa).

WASHINGTON

Carver, Rick, 59, died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church (Wilson Little, Purcell).

WAURIKA

Burton, Christophor Wayne “Chris,” 28, oil field worker, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Cross Band Cowboy Church (Dudley, Waurika).

WILSON

Poindexter, Wilma L., 81, superintendent’s secretary, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday (Alexander, Wilson).

YUKON

Dow, Francena Rose, 87, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Edmond (Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper, Oklahoma City). Stuart, Rayburn Louis, 81, died Saturday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Tuesday, El Reno Cemetery (Wilson, El Reno). Organ donor

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Betty Joe Lauener

Xander Hall Moore

Allen Hugh Hames

OKLAHOMA CITY Betty Joe Hagle Lauener, 90, of Oklahoma City, OK, completed her earthly life August 23, 2013, at her home. She was born July 20, 1923, to Roscoe Conklin and Lottie Ethel (Lowman) Hagle in Depew, OK. After graduating from Oilton High School in Oilton, OK in 1941, she joined the war effort as a “Rosie the Riveter,” building the fuselages of the Spartan NP 1. She received many awards of excellence from J. Paul Getty while working at Spartan Aircraft Company in Tulsa, OK. In 1949, she married Loris D. Lauener, of Jennings, OK. In 1951, they moved to Stillwater, where he began his degree at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma A&M College. After her husband graduated from one of the first Vet Med classes in 1954, they moved to Oklahoma City to establish their home and start his career. Married 59 years, she was the epitome of Proverbs 31. Primarily a homemaker, she devoted her life to her husband and family. Her immediate and extended family enjoyed vacationing and camping together. She loved to dance and to do handwork, including sewing, quilting, cross-stitching and painting. Her passion was helping anyone in need, always the first one to lend support. She was the mom who was the troop leader, homeroom mom and willing volunteer. Humble in everything she did, she never wanted to be in the spotlight. Her joy was the laughter and happiness of her children and family. She was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughter, Brooke Adams; and siblings, Hellen Tompkins and husband Ted, Virgie Viola “Dotie” Moore and husband Kenneth, Ira “Bud” Hagle, and Mary Ramsey and husband Darrell. She is survived by her daughters: Nancy Littrell and husband Steve, of Oklahoma City; and Maribeth Adams and husband Jerry, of McKinney, TX; and granddaughters: Gretchen Adams, of McKinney; and Kaydee Salyer and husband David, of McKinney; and sister-in-law, Ruby Hagle, wife of Bud. Our sincerest heartfelt thanks to all of her amazing caregivers, Anke Knapp, Kia Beverly, Mary Herron, Heather Furr, Ashley Generette and most caring Excell Homecare and Hospice team of Dylan Cole, Melanie, Amber, Markita and Trish. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Oklahoma State University Foundation, P.O. Box 1749, Stillwater, OK 740761749. Please indicate “Dr. Loris D. and Betty J. Lauener Memorial Fund” when making a contribution. Graveside service will be Wednesday, August 28 in the Highland Cemetery in Oilton, OK at 10 a.m. Pallbearers are Steve Littrell, Jerry Adams, Dale Ayers, David Salyer, Ryan Ayers and Jeremy Ayers. Family Visitation is at Mercer-Adams in Bethany, OK on Tuesday, August 27, 6-8 p.m. To share a memory or condolence, visit www.merceradams.com

LEXINGTON Xander Hall Moore, age 11, of Lexington, went to be with Jesus in Heaven on Thursday August 22, 2013, at his home. Xander was born November 23, 2001, in Norman, the oldest of four children born to Doug and Ricki Lea Moore. Xander loved school and was an exemplary 6th grade student at Lexington Intermediate School. Like most boys, Xander loved playing and watching sports. Baseball was his first love, and he cherished buddy time with his team, the Cubs. Xander remained a true Chicago Cubs fan through the years as well as a huge Oklahoma City Thunder fan. His love of Thunder basketball was highlighted by three courtside appearances. He liked shopping with his mom, and he never missed an episode of Duck Dynasty. Most importantly, Xander loved the Lord and his church family at First Baptist Church in Lexington. His smile was contagious and his heart courageous, and with the faith of a child, he faced his challenges hand in hand with the Lord. Xander touched many lives, and for all who knew him, their hearts are changed. Xander leaves behind his parents, Doug and Ricki Lea Moore, of the home; his little brother, Carter Moore; his baby sisters, Charli and McClain Moore; grandparents: Rick and Elaine Brown, of Oklahoma City; and Dan and Cathy Moore, of Bethany; aunts, uncles and cousins: Jeff and Syndi Moore, of Yukon, and their children, Merriah, Zac and Parker; Brian and Regan Nix, of OKC, and their children, Ben, Ava, Boston and Ruby; Chad and Callie Morreau, of Albany, MO; Jarrod and Rachel Anderson, of Bentonville, AR, and their children, Judd Wyatt, Brody and Pete; many great- aunts and uncles, extended family, church family, and a loving and supporting community. Funeral Services were held at 3 p.m. on Monday, August 26, 2013, at Council Road Baptist Church in Bethany. Burial followed at the Bethany Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Ally’s House, P.O. Box 722767, Norman, OK 73070, or online at www.allyshouse.net Send online condolences to the family at wilsonlittle.com

NORMAN Allen Hugh Hames was born August 7, 1937, in Norman, Oklahoma, to Jay Melvin Hames and Gladys Lucille Ketner. Allen was an exceptionally wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Allen was raised in Norman, Oklahoma, where he attended high school. In 1959, he married Suzie West, the love of his life. They were married for over 50 years. Following in his father’s footsteps, Allen and his brother, Mel, started Triple A Mechanical in 1961. After five years, Allen and Pat Hatley opened Quality Plumbing and Heating. Allen was dedicated and passionate to his industry, serving on multiple committees and being a past president of PHCC and a 25-year board member of the Joint Apprentice Training Committee for the Union. He was a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 344 for 58 years. Not only was the industry his passion, it also kindled some of his greatest friendships. One of the greatest blessings was that Allen shared his work with his two sons. Not only did they have the pleasure of working together, they especially enjoyed spending quality time together as “best friends.” His passion was spending time with his family, including his three granddaughters; auto racing; fishing; playing golf; and cheering on his Oklahoma Sooners. Sunday dinners were never missed; it was a special family time that everyone looked forward to gathering around the table, laughing and enjoying Sue’s home-cooked meals. He is survived by his beloved wife, Suzie Hames, of the home; son, Randy Hames, of Norman; granddaughter, Alexis Hames; son, David Hames and wife Kelly, of Norman; granddaughters, Sydney Allyn and Samantha Rose; also, his stepmother, Billie Hames, of Norman; five brothers, Melvin Hames and wife Tonda, Rondell Hames and wife Donna, Larry Hames and wife Judith, Jimmy Hames and wife Deanna, and Lee Sawyer, all of Norman; five sisters: Ann Hames Lindsey, of Santa Rose, CA; Marilyn Hames, Virginia Wendorff and husband Keith, Kathy Cox and husband Raymond, and Leesa Hames, all of Norman; and many beloved nieces, nephews, and dear friends. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 29, 2013, at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Norman, with the Reverend Bruce Christian officiating. Arrangements for Allen and his family were placed in the care of the Vice family at the Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman. Online condolences may be shared at: Havenbrook FuneralHome.com

July 20, 1923 - Aug 23, 2013

Dorie Seikel Barrett

October 11, 1926 - August 24, 2013

OKLAHOMA CITY Doris Townsell Seikel Barrett was born October 11, 1926, and died August 24, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Born to Bonnie and Earl Townsell in Atkins, Arkansas, Dorie moved to Oklahoma City as a child and attended Eugene Fields and Horace Mann elementary schools. She then attended junior high and high school in Stillwater, graduating as valedictorian. Dorie was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, an academic honor society at Oklahoma A&M and received her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry in 1949. She worked for many years at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in hematology and oncology. Dorie met and married William Robert Seikel, of McCloud, in 1947 after he returned from World War II. They were married for 30 years until Bill’s death in 1978. Dorie married John Adams Barrett, of Shawnee, OK, in 1982. They enjoyed 22 years of fun and travel until his death in 2004. Her four children were the pride and joy of her life. She is survived by Dr. Mike Seikel and wife Jeary Seikel, of OKC; Paul Seikel, of OKC; Dr. Stacy Seikel Thomas and husband John Thomas, of Winter Park, FL; and Robin Reynolds and husband Paul Reynolds, of Broken Arrow. She has ten grandchildren: Emily Seikel, of Austin, TX; Matt Seikel and wife Denise Duong, of OKC; Steven Seikel, of Tulsa; Beep Seikel, of Scottsdale, AZ; Jessica Reynolds, of Tulsa; Allison Reynolds, of OKC; Elizabeth Reynolds, of Norman; Jonathan Reynolds, of Norman; Beau Thomas, of Yangon; Myanmar and Autumn Thomas, of Maitland, FL. Dorie is also survived by her two sisters: Virginia Jacob, of Danville, CA; and Joye Harding and brother-in-law Mike Harding, of OKC; her devoted friend, Nick Nichols, of Park Ridge, IL; daughter-in-law, Linda Seikel, of OKC; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and husbands. Upon moving to Shawnee, Dorie helped establish the Hospice program. She served as president of the volunteers and was often on call for anyone needing help. She was active at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art in Shawnee. As president of the Volunteer Association, she was instrumental in bringing publicity to “the best kept secret in Oklahoma, the MGMOA.” She left her volunteer duties when she and Jack began to spend a great deal of their time in Naples, FL on their boat named Grin-N-Barrett. Her Pi Beta Phi affiliation was a lifelong love. Beginning with her pledge class in 1945, she became a part of a group of friends who remained together for life. What started as a bridge group in OKC eventually became a birthday club. “The Girls” often told her that she didn’t play bridge up to her IQ, which was fine with Dorie. Above all else, Dorie loved to entertain her friends and family. She attended to every detail of social events. During the final years of her life, her friends living in the Waterford condominiums were recipients of her hospitality. Also, during the final years of Dorie’s life, her family expanded to include the people that worked to assist her. They are Laura Hicks, Phyllis Arterberry, Camille Brown, Misty Sims, Vinita Lewis, Tracy Long, Charmaine Buchanan, Manuel Liberty, and hospice nurse Lori Brasel. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at 4 p.m. at Smith & Kernke North May Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in Dorie’s honor to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13th, OKC, OK 73104.

Gavin Christopher Faul Feb 9, 2013 - Aug 25, 2013

Rebecca LaVerne Crum Nov 7, 1924 - Aug 25, 2013

DEL CITY Rebecca LaVerne (Ballinger) Crum, 88, passed away at her home August 25, 2013. She was born to Wilkey & Minnie Ballinger on November 7, 1924, in Bee, OK. At the age of one month, they moved to Mead, OK. She accepted Christ as her Savior at the age of 12. Following her graduation from Mead High School in 1943, she moved to OKC and worked at Tinker Depot as one of the “Rosie the Riveters” until the day WWII ended. LaVerne married Donald Crum April 20, 1947, and they shared 66 years of married life. She worked for and retired from OK Teachers Retirement. She loved studying her Bible and serving the Lord as a Sunday School teacher and as the VBS Principal. She was a wonderful Christian Wife, Mother and Nana. Her children feel very blessed that God chose her to be their mother. She is survived by her husband, Donald, of the home; children, LeDonna, Darla and Carmen (Jimmy); grandchildren, Tony, Melissa, Jennifer (Jimmy), Alicia (Trey), Faren (James), Mandy (Kevin) and Brian; great-grandchildren, Avery, Natalie, Emmy, Jaden, Logan, Camy, Wyatt, Keaton and Ella; sister, Mary Hinton; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Darwin (Sonny); granddaughter, Roxanne; her parents and two brothers. Services will be held 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, in the Candlewood Chapel at Ford Funeral Service. Burial will follow at Arlington Memory Gardens.

OKLAHOMA CITY Gavin Christopher Faul was born prematurely February 9, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK and was welcomed into God’s family in baptism on February 11. God called Gavin to his heavenly home August 25. He was preceded in death by his Grandma Sherran Wagner, who passed in April 2013. Gavin leaves behind his mother and father, Sarah and Brian Faul; and beloved big sister, Haley Caroline; Great-Grandmother Earlene Wagner; Grandpa David Wagner; Aunt Davina and Uncle Mark Van Duker and cousins, Abby and Heidi; Uncle Darrin and Aunt Susan Wagner and cousin, David; Aunt Sharla Wagner and Keith Guest; Grandpa and Grandma Clay and Ann Faul; Aunt Tina Faul; Aunt Denise Kennedy and cousins, Gabriel, Noah, Jonah and Toby; Uncle Jason and Aunt Laurie Faul and cousins, Brady, Chase, Tucker and MacKenzie. Gavin leaves behind a legacy of bringing new technology to the hospital he was born at and touching many lives in his short life. He was a blueeyed, redheaded flirt, who truly inspired others and brought unbelievable strength and faith to all who surrounded him. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Messiah Lutheran School at 3600 Northwest Expy, OKC, OK 73112. Viewing will be Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at the funeral home, 4-8 p.m., with the family receiving friends 7-8 p.m. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at Vondel Smith North Colonial Chapel, with interment to follow at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery.

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Michael Lynn Haxel Feb 15, 1953 - Aug 22, 2013

OKLAHOMA CITY Michael Lynn Haxel, 60, of Oklahoma City, is survived by his wife, Diane; children, Loralyn and Daniel Hamilton, Russell and Kari Haxel; and four grandchildren Caelyn, Robinson, Klaire and Rylan; mother, Lillian Haxel; sister, Linda Finch and family; and brother, Dick Haxel and family. He was preceded in death by his father, Alvin. A memorial service was held Monday, August 26, 2013, at Guardian Funeral Home in Oklahoma City at 3 p.m.

Aug 7, 1937 - Aug 25, 2013

Nov 23, 2001 - Aug 22, 2013

B. Suzanne Parrott April 30, 1936 - Aug 23, 2013

TAYLORS, SC B. Suzanne Parrott, of Taylors, South Carolina, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born April 30, 1936, in Minco, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of the late Charles F. Parrott and Elizabeth Powell Parrott. Ms. Parrott attended the University of Idaho and Boise Junior College. She was active in the Boise Little Theatre in Boise, Idaho, and All Souls' Episcopal church choir in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Before retiring, Ms. Parrott worked in Sales and Retail. She was an avid campaigner and supporter of John F. Kennedy in Idaho for his presidential election campaign. Survivors are daughter, Jennifer T. Williams (Ray), of Taylors, SC; son, Reinold B. Tracy (Tom), of Alameda, CA; and one grandson, Nathan R. Williams. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Phyllis L. Rahn. A memorial service will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, South Carolina. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of South Carolina, Greenville. Online condolences may be sent to www.mackeymortuary.com The Mackey Mortuary

Dorothy Maxine Thomas Feb 6, 1923 - Aug 23, 2013

OKLAHOMA CITY Memorials may be made to Pediatric Cancer Research at Children’s Hospital. Viewing at 4-8 p.m. Tuesday & Wednesday, with family receiving friends at 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday at Vondel Smith at S. Western. Services at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 29, 2013, at the South Colonial Chapel. Friends may leave condolences for the family at www.vondelsmithmortuary.com

Jill Ann Tucker

June 19, 1957 - Aug 21, 2013

MONAHANS, TX Jill Ann Tucker passed away August 21, 2013, at the age of 56 from complications of MS. She was born June 19, 1957, in Oklahoma City, OK. Jill grew up on OKC but lived in Monahans, TX for the last 15 years. She loved going to the State Fairs, Ice Capades and Rodeos. Jill enjoyed going to the Beauty Salon. She is survived by her brother, Jack Tucker and wife, Diane; nieces and nephews, Jackie, Bobby, Tate, Avenie, Rylee and Noah Tucker; and good friends, David and Earl, of Monahans, TX. Jill was preceded in death by her father, Robert Tucker; and her mother, Jean Tucker. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at the Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in OKC. Services are under the direction of the John M. Ireland Funeral Home, Moore, OK.

Evert Eurcel Challis July 6, 1949 - Aug 24, 2013

BETHANY Evert Eurcel Challis, 64, died August 24, 2013. He was born July 6, 1949, in Geary, OK to Louis and Alvis (Kerr) Challis. He worked as a construction contractor. He is survived by his wife, Wahilla Sue Challis; daughters, Nicole Challis, Shauna Stephens and husband Jason, and Katie Challis; grandchildren, Trenton Challis, Jazmyn Stephens, Chase Stephens, Kyla Challis, Emma Roberts and Geno Roberts; and was loved by many more. Goodbye Daddy, Papa and loving husband. Love you and see you soon. Services will be Wednesday, August 28, 3 p.m. at Indian Community Church, OKC. To share a memory or condolence, visit www.merceradams.com

Paul Jay Smith

July 14, 1954 - Aug 14, 2013

OKLAHOMA CITY Paul Jay Smith, 59, of Oklahoma City, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013. He was born July 14, 1954, in Oakland, California. He is survived by his mother, Dolores (Lumsden) Smith; sister, Felicia Kiplinger; and niece, Christine Kiplinger; all of Oklahoma City; as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Smith; paternal grandparents, George and Mary (Tyler) Smith; and maternal grandparents, Lee and Blanche (Locke) Lumsden. Jay graduated from Midwest City High School in 1972. He attended the University of Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was a dental technician. After leaving the Air Force, Jay began a 30-year career with the U.S. Postal Service until his retirement in 2009. During his life, Jay enjoyed being outdoors, camping, swimming, running, riding his bike, riding his Sea-Doo and hanging out with friends and family. Jay had a great sense of humor and was a generous and kind man. He had an amazing memory for past events and loved to tell stories. Jay enjoyed reading, especially the Bible, which gave him much guidance and salvation during difficult times in his life. Jay was a special person and will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Jay will always be in our hearts and minds, and we take comfort in knowing he has joined Dad in heaven and his earthly struggles are over. A celebration of Jay’s life is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, August 29, 2013, at Spring Creek Assembly of God Church, 1600 S.E. 15th Street, Edmond, Oklahoma.

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Driver’s license facility moves to new location The Department of Public Safety opened a new driver’s license testing facility Monday at 728 E Interstate 240. “We are excited about the new Driver’s License Testing site opening and look forward to serving the public at this new facility,” DPS Commissioner Mike Thompson said in a news release. The old location on I-240 is now closed. The new site is on the eastbound service road of I-240, just west of I-35. The building was formerly a Bob Moore Ford dealership. “I think the public will quickly realize that we have made the concerted effort to provide a more efficient, customer friendly environment. This is one of our many efforts to make the licensing process more efficient and less frustrating for the general public,” Thompson said.

Walk-in customers wait Monday in an air-conditioned room at a new driver’s license testing facility. Shown in this photo is one of three waiting areas in the new facility. Leon Spencer, deputy director of driver’s license services, said the Department of Public Safety urges and strongly encourages applicants and customers to schedule appointments at the examining site in advance by going to the DPS website. Spencer said scheduled appointments will reduce waiting times. PHOTOS BY JIM BECKEL, THE OKLAHOMAN

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Above: People walk Monday into the new testing facility at 728 E Interstate 240.

Above, a woman holds her number she was given as she walked into the testing site Monday.

Left: Customers are greeted and given instructions by a DPS employee Monday as they enter the new testing facility. Leon Spencer, deputy director of driver’s license services, said the new facility is huge when compared to the previous location and said it has 140 chairs, compared to 68 seats at the old site. He said parking area is “10 times bigger.”

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NFL

Nelson looking for better season

Weeden not too worried

Linebacker Corey Nelson is excited about what his senior year holds. And he’s not the only one.

Browns QB Brandon Weeden’s not worried, so he figures everyone else should chill out. The games don’t really count yet. PAGE 5B

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Knight’s skills were on display last year

BALANCING

ACT

SOMETHING SPECIAL | STOOPS IMPRESSED FIRST TIME HE SAW FRESHMAN QB RUN SCOUT TEAM Jenni Carlson

INSIDE WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

ALL-AMERICAN DUKE ROBINSON Former OU offensive lineman Duke Robinson, below, was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. Find out where he is playing now. PAGE 2B

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COMMENTARY

ORMAN — Bob Stoops was impressed by Trevor Knight the first time he saw him playing scout team quarter-

back. But by the middle of last season, he was more than impressed. He was convinced he had a big-time ballplayer on his hands. “You see it early in the year,” Stoops said, “and then midyear, you’re like, ‘This doesn’t change. It’s every day.’” The arm and the accuracy. The legs and the elusiveness. All of it was on display every time Knight took to the practice field as a true freshman. Now, it will be on display for all the world to see. Knight got the nod over Blake Bell as Oklahoma’s starting quarterback last week, and while the move shocked many around college football, those who have seen Knight play since he arrived on campus aren’t surprised in the least. That starts with the Sooners’ head honcho. “All of us watching practice a year ago would sometimes shake our heads — ‘Wow, did you see that, what he just did?’” Stoops said during his weekly lunchtime news conference Monday. And here’s what’s most interesting in what Stoops had to say about Knight — his throwing abilities stood

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DEER CREEK COACH BRINGS STABILITY Lisa Polcovich said consistency made her a better athlete. She wants the same for the Antlers. PAGE 8B

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MIKE GUNDY LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT MIX OF COMPETITION IN NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULING STILLWATER — Mike Gundy’s casual demeanor quickly flips tense when the topic turns to scheduling. But then, nothing seemingly agitates Gundy more than that one topic, which regularly sends the Cowboys coach into his spiel on why taking on challenges in the nonconference portion of schedule makes no sense. It was that one topic, presumably, at the crux of Gundy’s rub with athletic director Mike Holder and his interest — real or imagined — in the Tennessee and Arkansas jobs last winter. And with Oklahoma State just days away from a testy opener against Mis-

SEE CARLSON, PAGE 4B

Trevor Knight turned heads as a scout team quarterback last season.

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sissippi State in Houston, the Cowboys coach still hasn’t warmed to the matchup. Lamenting the longterm affects of preparing to play a physical foe like the Bulldogs in the opener, which requires a more grueling month of August, Gundy sounded concerns about his team’s well being come November and after. “We have to put more time in, and we have to

have more drill work and competition where there’s guys that are hitting each other,” Gundy said, “than what we would if we weren’t playing an opponent of that type until the middle of September. “It’s almost like being in a Little League Baseball tournament and you have to throw your ace in the first game. Instead of saving him until you get to the winners bracket final. We have to throw him in the first game.” Oh, Gundy vows to have his team ready come Saturday, when this Big 12/ SEC clash fills ABC’s premium 2:30 p.m. time slot. SEE GUNDY, PAGE 3B

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Cowboys lose offensive lineman Davis to knee injury STILLWATER — Just before the start of the 2013 season, Oklahoma State has lost a key piece of its offensive line. Devin Davis, the Cowboys’ projected starter at left tackle, has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and is likely out for the season, an OSU source told The Oklahoman. The injury is a big blow to an offensive line that already enters the season with a fair amount of inexperience, following the departure of three seniors

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who started in 2012 in guards Lane Taylor and Jonathan Rush and center Evan Epstein. But because of offensive line coach Joe Wickline’s philosophy that requires his players to know multiple positions, the Cowboys

have options for Davis’ replacement. Senior Parker Graham started 11 games at left tackle last season but had worked extensively at guard during the spring and fall camp. Redshirt freshman Michael Wilson is listed as Davis’ backup at left tackle on OSU’s most recent depth chart, which was released following spring practice. Junior Chris Grisbhy could also be a possibility. Davis played in seven games as a redshirt fresh-

Devin Davis

man in 2012, including two starts. Originally a bit of an unheralded recruiting find for Wickline out of Nacogdoches (Texas) in 2011, Davis had continued to impress throughout the early part of his career before

prepping to move into a full-time starting role for 2013. “He’s worked hard. He’s worked really hard,” Wickline said before fall camp began. “His body has changed and his mind has changed. He’s a great kid.” The Cowboys have had bad luck at left tackle during the last two preseasons. Michael Bowie, the projected starter there for 2012, was dismissed for violating team rules just before fall camp began last year.

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Vogt played for three Byng title teams A farewell to people with Oklahoma ties who enjoyed the game day experience: I Marguerite Eppler Vogt played on three of the finest girls basketball teams in Oklahoma high school history. Eppler was a forward/guard for Byng, which won 90 consecutive games and three state championships over the 1936-38 seasons. She started all three years for legendary coach Bertha Frank Teague. Eppler would work as a telephone operator in the 1940s at the Skirvin Hotel and then coach grade school girls basketball. The Oklahoma City resident died Aug. 16 at age 92. I Bill Thompson, 92, was nicknamed “Bullet Bill” as a speedy running back at Amarillo High

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School and Southwestern State. The all-conference player was inducted into the Southwestern State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. He was a coach in Texas and Oklahoma, including stops at Tipton, Cordell and the Mid-Del schools. I Loewen Howard, 72, of Lawton refereed high school football for 21 years. Inducted into the Southwest Oklahoma Football Hall of Fame. An avid golfer and pool player who worked in the construction business and for the civil service at Fort Sill.

I George Roberts, 102, of Oklahoma City was a founding member of the Greater Oklahoma Hunter Jumper Horse Show. He also owned and operated the Roserock Riding Academy, where he developed many current hunter jumpers in the state. I Roger Housley, 68, of Norman played right tackle for the Cushing Tigers football team. He was a Little League baseball coach and served as president of the Norman American Legion Baseball Association. Housley, an attorney by trade, held a black belt in tae-kwon-do. I Dwight Taylor, 76 of Tulsa wrote sports features as a high schooler for the Miami News-Record. ... Jack Davis, 72, of Broken Arrow was a Kansas City Golden Gloves heavyweight champion in the

novice division as a youngster. ... Carly Beesley Danker, 31, was an AllState volleyball player for Tecumseh in 1999. She played collegiately at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. ... I Gene Fuzzell, 71, of Norman was a seasonticket holder for OU football, men’s and women’s basketball and softball. He was a longtime volunteer at the Women’s College World Series. ... Frank Gardner, 85, of Wynnewood was a horse trainer who also roped and judged quarter horses. ... Marcie Siggins, 89, starred at guard for the Sayre High girls basketball team. ... Bill Burget was a Dewey native who starred in football and basketball. Earned a football scholarship to Stanford, where he lettered in 1956.

TUNING IN

Tuesday MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m.

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Texas at Seattle Baltimore at Boston Cincinnati at St. Louis

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MORNING ROUNDUP

Greg DeQuasie of Midwest City is called out after trying to steal second base during the 1984 American Legion Double-A state championship baseball game against Enid. Midwest City went on to win the game 4-3 — and DeQuasie went on to become a four-time letterman (1988-91) as a defensive back at Oklahoma. PHOTO FROM THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES

Where are they now?

Trivial For trivia buffs:

Duke Robinson, an All-American guard at Oklahoma, recently finished his first season with the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League. The 6foot-5, 345-pounder was a fifthround draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in 2009. He spent time on the Panthers’ practice squad but never played in an NFL regular season game.

The top five rushers in OU football history I Billy Sims (1975-79) — 4,118 I Joe Washington (1972-75) — 4,071 I Adrian Peterson (2004-06) — 4,041 I Steve Owens (1967-69) — 4,041 I Quentin Griffin (1999-02) — 3,938 The top five rushers in OSU football history I Thurman Thomas (1984-87) — 5,001 I Terry Miller (1974-77) — 4,754 I David Thompson (1993-96) — 4,318 I Kendall Hunter (2007-10) — 4,181 I Barry Sanders (1986-88) — 3,797 COMPILED BY SCOTT MUNN

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Sanders making own name at Stanford BY ELLIOTT ALMOND San Jose Mercury News

STANFORD, Calif. — Barry Sanders isn’t chasing his famous father, the Hall of Fame running back with the same name. But that didn’t stop some fans from marking the resemblance last weekend during Stanford’s only public practice of the season. Sanders, a redshirt freshman back, found space on the outside during a controlled scrimmage that conjured images of his father a quartercentury ago when he won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma State. The younger Sanders doesn’t run from the comparisons because he knows they are coming. “If people say I look like him, that is a great compliment,” said Sanders, who likes to go by Barry J. — as in middle name James.

(His mother gave him the middle name to distinguish her son from his dad). “It rolls off his back,” Cardinal coach David Shaw said of the comparisons. “He wants to be his own guy. He wants to wear his own number. He’s as mature and comfortable as anybody who has been with a relative of that fame.” Sanders, whose father appeared at some practices last week, has never made a big deal about sharing his father’s name-and game. They look alike, and those who have met both say they sound alike. “I don’t remember not being comfortable with it,” Sanders said in one of the few interviews he has given since arriving at Stanford. It has helped growing up in Oklahoma with his mom, Aletha House. While Sanders lived in De-

troit, his son was able to find his own way far from the celebrity shadow. Sanders has watched his father’s highlight films countless times and tries to model his style after the Detroit Lions great. “He was one of the best,” Sanders said. “Why not try to replicate the best?” He invited comparisons while setting rushing records at Heritage Hall High in his native Oklahoma City. Sanders gained 5,037 yards and scored 70 touchdowns in his high school career. But the Stanford back has said his father’s exploits can’t be duplicated, minimizing the idea that all it takes is good genes to gain success. The son also has said his father played a minimal role in coaching him in football. “He’s more concerned about me being a student,” Sanders said. “He under-

stands at a certain point the football stuff comes natural. You just have to play to get better. There’s not much you can teach somebody.” Sanders is one of five backs Shaw expects to use this season to replace the workhorse record-setter Stepfan Taylor. The pecking order favors veterans Tyler Gaffney and Anthony Wilkerson. Ricky Seale, Remound Wright and Sanders are the others. Sanders has impressed coaches with his ability to open up space on the outside but also run between the tackles. Shaw also appreciates how the son of a star has asked for nothing. “He wants to learn and grow,” the coach said. “He knows he’s not at the finish line yet. So many guys with his talent and background say, ‘I need to be a starter.’ ” MCT Information Services

Noah Zuhdi defended his World Boxing Union lightweight championship over the weekend, knocking out challenger Gyula Vajda at 1:09 of the second round at Lucky Star Casino in Concho. Zuhdi improved to 17-1 (13 KOs). Vajda fell to 12-4. Other fights on the card had Bo

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Venus Williams upsets Flipkens Venus Williams had been 14-0 in the first round of the U.S. Open, though she never had to face an opponent ranked in the top 30 at that stage. Williams was usually the seeded player, but after two years of illness and injury, the seven-time major champion was the one pulling the upset Monday when she defeated Wimbledon semifinalist Kirsten Flipkens. Her ranking down to No. 60, Williams beat the 12th-seeded Flipkens 6-1, 6-2 for one of her biggest wins since she pulled out of this tournament two years ago because of Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease.

NADAL BEATS HARRISON Rafael Nadal looked quite comfortable in his return to the U.S. Open, beating American Ryan Harrison in straight sets. The second-seeded Spaniard won 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round Monday. Nadal, the 2010 champion, skipped last year’s U.S. Open because of a left knee injury. He was playing his first Grand Slam match since an opening-round loss at Wimbledon. Nadal improved to 16-0 on hard courts this year. The 21-year-old Harrison is 0-20 against top-10 opponents. In the day’s first big upset, a British man not named Andy Murray — 179th-ranked qualifier Daniel Evans — stunned 11th-seeded Kei Nishikori in straight sets. Evans won 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in his U.S. Open debut.

KURT BUSCH SIGNS WITH STEWART-HAAS RACING Kurt Busch said Monday he has signed with Stewart-Haas Racing, which is rapidly developing into a super-team and will have four cars next season with the addition of the 2004 NASCAR champion. “This is the kind of situation every driver wants to be in and I’m grateful to Gene Haas and Haas Automation for providing me this opportunity,” Busch said. “Gene wants to win, and wants me to go out there and perform to the best of my abilities.” The deal was first reported by Fox Sports and ESPN. A news conference was scheduled for Tuesday by SHR.

HOWARD’S USC TRANSFER APPROVED Southern California has added a transfer from Maryland to its men’s basketball team under new coach Andy Enfield. Point guard Pe’Shon Howard received a legislative relief waiver from the NCAA that allowed him to return home to be closer to his ailing grandmother. The 6-foot-3, 190-pounder started 44 of 83 games in three seasons at Maryland. He averaged 3.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists last season.

COACH SUSPENDED FOR HELMET SLAP

BOXING

Zuhdi defends WBU lightweight title

Venus Williams returns a shot to Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens at the U.S. Open on Monday.

Gibbs scoring a fifth-round technical knockout over Warren Walker in a super middleweight bout; Tim Bronson winning by unanimous decision over Darren DeLaune in a heavyweight fight; Lee Broom knocking out Ben Harris in the first round of another heavyweight fight; and Clifton Thames scoring a unanimous decision over Octavio Garay in a lightweight matchup. FROM STAFF REPORTS

Noah Zuhdi Lightweight boxer

The coach of a prominent South Florida high school football team has been suspended from athletic events for two weeks after slapping one of his players in the side of the helmet in a nationally televised game. Broward County school officials say Mark Guandolo of Cypress Bay High will also serve a three-day suspension from his job. Guandolo struck quarterback Lucas Tellefsen in the left side of the helmet after an incompletion during Cypress Bay’s loss to American Heritage on Sunday. The game was shown on ESPN. FROM WIRE REPORTS

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Gundy: Not ideal opener for coach

with consecutive games against Texas, Baylor and Oklahoma. The Bedlam game doesn’t take place until Dec. 7, carrying the season across 15 Saturdays. “I think everybody has an opinion,” Gundy said. “We have an opinion. It’s a pretty hot topic right now. I know that our season has been extended. So we’ve now almost asked college players to carry an NFLtype schedule on their bodies. “If we were playing a different-type game for the first couple games, we wouldn’t pick up the pace until the middle of September to try to do the best

we can to take care of and protect our athletes and give them the best chance for success late in the year.” And unlike recent seasons, the Cowboys are away from Boone Pickens Stadium for three of their first four games. While Saturday’s contest is a neutral site matchup at Reliant Stadium, it’s not a home game. “It’s a road game for us,” Gundy said. “There’s a big advantage in playing in (Boone Pickens Stadium), and we’re not playing here, so it’s basically a road game.” In contrast to the Gundy and Holder flap over scheduling, Mullen was the one who convinced his athletic director, Scott Stricklin, that taking on the ESPN-proposed game was a good idea. Scheduling issues have smoothed some in Stillwater, although Gundy hasn’t budged on his stance and Holder signed on for a game against Florida State in Dallas to open next season. “We’ve always talked, and we’ll continue to talk,” Holder has said. “He wants to play all his games in Stillwater, and I’m in the same camp. But it’s not always practical or possible to do that.”

account recently posted a video of Grogan nailing a 45-yard field goal while the team huddled around heckling him — and hitting the window behind the goal posts inside the indoor practice facility in the process. The atmosphere will obviously be much more intense when he steps on the field at Reliant Stadium Saturday, but Grogan is known for having a strong mental makeup. Ra’Shaad Samples, receiver Again, the receiving corps is crowded. But Samples has the versatility to work inside and outside and boasts blazing speed. Gundy also revealed Thursday that Samples worked some at punt returner during camp. The running backs: Rennie Childs and Corion Webster Jeremy Smith and Desmond Roland will be the Cowboys’ 1-2 combo, but running backs coach Jemal Singleton ideally wants four backs that can contribute. Childs in particular has shown an ability to quickly hit a hole and turn it into a big gain, Graham said. But are Childs and Webster mentally ready to play running back at this level? That’s what Singleton has been stressing. The safeties: Tre Flowers, Jordan Sterns, Deric

Robertson The Cowboys are heavy on veterans at safety, but at least one freshman will be needed on special teams and perhaps in nickel and dime sub packages. That experience will be especially valuable come next season, when four seniors depart. Daytawion Lowe said this week he likes Flowers’ size and length, Sterns’ explosiveness and Robertson’s constant improvement throughout camp. The cornerbacks: Jerel Morrow, Taylor Lewis, Darius Curry One of these guys may only be needed on special teams, though cornerbacks coach Van Malone said before fall camp began that his position could require immediate help from the freshman class. Morrow, Malone said then, already looks physically ready for Division I football. The offensive line: Zachary Crabtree, Jack Kurzu, Jesse Robinson, Jaxon Salinas Freshmen usually need a year to add strength and adjust to Joe Wickline’s mix-and-match system. But with the lack of experience behind the Cowboys’ first unit — which has become an even bigger issue following Devin Davis’ torn anterior cruciate ligament — one of these guys could get playing time.

suit charges that 22-yearold Derek Sheely, of Germantown, Md., returned to the field despite bleeding from his forehead during four consecutive practice sessions in August 2011. He was never checked for a concussion or to see if his helmet was properly fitted, the lawsuit said. The lawsuit, filed last week in Maryland, names the school, the NCAA, head coach Thomas Rogish, helmet-maker Schutt Sports and others as defendants. The school and the NCAA declined immediate contact. A message was left with the helmet maker, which has operations in Easton, Pa. and Illinois.

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day afternoon news conference.

Washington coach Steve Sarkisian says star tight end Austin SeferianJenkins has not been cleared medically to play in Saturday’s season opener against No. 19 Boise State while recovering from a broken right pinkie. Sarkisian also did not address during his news conference on Monday whether Seferian-Jenkins would play should he be medically cleared. The Huskies coach has stayed mum on whether SeferianJenkins faces any team discipline after pleading guilty in the offseason on a DUI charge.

FLORIDA’S JONES, MORRISON HOPE TO RETURN AT MIAMI

LSU’S MILES VAGUE ON RB HILL’S STATUS

JONES PICKS WORLEY AS VOLS’ STARTING QB

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But like it or welcome it, he won’t. Gundy has a philosophy, a belief, and he’s sticking to it. Meanwhile, over in the enemy’s camp, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen has fully embraced the opportunity, even with a rugged SEC schedule waiting down the line. Reports in and around Starkville have Mullen using such words as “excited,” “motivated,” “challenge” and “honor” to describe the date with OSU. Mullen said he also believes that this level of opener spices up the preseason. “I think starting with a big-time game really draws that urgency from Day 1 that the clock is ticking to kickoff,” Mullen said. To that end, OSU’s players agree. A year ago, they were prepping for Savannah State. “It makes fall camp a lot better, in my opinion,” said Cowboys receiver Charlie Moore. “Taking nothing from last year, but you’re about to play at team that’s coming with it. It adds a little tempo to the fall camp and you start work-

Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen has fully embraced the opportunity to open the season against a Top 25 opponent. AP PHOTO

ing on a Mississippi State than you would another team. “August gets to be very long. So when you bring a team like Mississippi State in Week 2 of camp, it’s like, ‘Yes.’ It’s good to bring a change of pace.’” Said Cowboys lineman Parker Graham: “It’s a big opponent for us. It’s not Savannah State. We know the opponent is going to be ready for us. Having that mindset going into that first game is really going to help us, I think.” Gundy’s concern is focused on later, when the grind of the season kicks and the schedule closes

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Less than three months since arriving on campus, Marcell Ateman has already earned a comparison to one of the best receivers in Oklahoma State history. “He reminds me a lot of Dez,” offensive lineman Parker Graham said, referring, of course, to Dez Bryant, “in the fact that he’s so long and he just makes these crazy catches in practice.” There’s plenty to like about Ateman, the true freshman who was a fourstar prospect coming out of Wylie East High School in Dallas. Cowboy offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich highlighted the sharp cuts Ateman makes while running routes, his solid speed and his great hands. But what sets Ateman apart — and makes him ready to contribute immediately, despite being part of a stacked receiving corps — is his size. At 6-4 and

190 pounds, he’s already the Cowboys’ tallest target. “A lot of freshmen come in and they might have the skill set, but the strength and size can be an issue,” teammate Charlie Moore said. “But with a guy like Marcell, he’s just big.” That has allowed him to already make some highlight-worthy plays in practice because of his ability to out-jump defenders for the ball. A route that has become a favorite to run with Ateman? The fade. “He jumps up and catches them over our cornerbacks,” Moore said. “That’s gonna get some attention.” When asked which true freshmen would likely play in the season opener against Mississippi State next weekend, OSU coach Mike Gundy would not give a specific answer. But here are some other firstyear players that could skip the redshirt season and make an immediate impact: Ben Grogan, kicker This one is obvious, as Gundy has already named him the starting kicker. The OSU football Twitter

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Cowboys eyeing better success in short-yardage situations Oklahoma State experimented with J.W. Walsh running a short-yardage package last season, but the Cowboys didn’t use it enough to get a good amount of data. It debuted in the Texas Tech game and was used some against Oklahoma, Baylor and Purdue in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. But Walsh quarterbacked three other Big 12 games to give us an idea of how effective he is in general as a short-yardage quarterback. Clint Chelf, too. “We’ve tried to improve in all areas, with or without J.W. in the package,” coach Mike Gundy said. “My opinion in this style of offense, if there’s an area of concern, it’s inside the 3-yard line and short yardage. We’ve worked considerably on it the last ninth months.” The Cowboys were a good short-yardage team in 2013. In Big 12 games, on third downs needing less than four yards to go, OSU converted 24 of 34 times. That’s not great, but it’s not bad for a spread team that doesn’t use fullback much or tight ends at all. With former Cowboy Wes Lunt on the field, OSU converted just two of seven short-yardage situations. In Lunt’s defense, he played against the league’s two best defenses, TCU and Kansas State. TCU, for example, stuffed three OSU runs on 3rdand-2. With Chelf on the field, OSU converted eight of nine times in third-and-short. That’s a remarkable ratio. The Cowboys ran all but two of those nine times and their only failure with Chelf came on a pass. With Walsh on the field, OSU converted 13 of 17 short-yardage plays on third down. A few of those were the special package, but most came with Walsh running the full offense. On third-and-short running plays with Walsh, OSU converted nine of 11. “We have the same offense,” no matter who quarterbacks, Gundy said, “but we try to play to the strengths. They all are comfortable with the style of offense. But they’re different what they bring to the table. I would hope we’d call the plays that benefit the guys in the game at that particular time.” Chelf is fairly mobile and Walsh is really mobile, so the Cowboys should have more options than ever before on short yardage.

QB COMMIT MASON RUDOLPH OFF TO GREAT START Mason Rudolph is off and running. And throwing. The Cowboys’ quarterback commitment from South Carolina, who chose OSU over Virginia Tech and LSU among others, accounted for six total touchdowns Friday night in leading Northwestern High of Rock Hill to a 51-19 over defending state champion Gaffney in the season opener. Rudolph passed for five touchdowns and ran for another in a big debut for Northwestern, which is ranked No. 22 nationally in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25. According to reports, Rudolph completed his first 16 passes and 22 of 23 throws. His touchdown passes covered 35, 12, 11, 23 and 12 yards and he also scored on a 1-yard keeper. Rudolph’s final numbers: 29-of-38, 260 yards. “It felt good,” Rudolph told reporters after the game. “The offense was just rolling, the tempo was good. The receivers were bailing me out on a couple of throws and the (offensive line), we ran the ball on them all night, which was great. Kind of opened up the passing lanes for us.” Entering the season, Rudolph had totaled more than 6,500 career passing yards and 65 touchdowns. BY BERRY TRAMEL AND JOHN HELSLEY

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Miami coach to players: Ignore NCAA ruling Miami coach Al Golden is asking his players to evade what could be the most crushing blow this season. The Hurricanes are still waiting for the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions to announce whether it will hit the football program with any additional sanctions following a sprawling investigation into former booster Nevin Shapiro’s ties to the program. Miami has argued it has self imposed enough penalties, while NCAA investigators pushed for a full review by the committee. A decision is expected any day now and easily could distract players who hope to play in the ACC Championship Game this season, but Golden expects them to ignore the biggest barrier they cannot control.

MD. FAMILY SUES OVER FOOTBALL DEATH The parents of a Frostburg State University football player who died after a second concussion accused coaches at the Maryland school of conducting “gladiatorial” high-speed drills that caused players to suffer repeated blows to the head. A wrongful-death law-

Les Miles is keeping TCU guessing about whether LSU running back Jeremy Hill, the Tigers’ leading rusher last season, will play in Saturday night’s season opener. The Tigers’ coach said Monday that Hill will miss some playing time because of his arrest in late April. However, Miles is not specifying when Hill might serve that punishment, or how long the duration might be. The 20-year-old Hill pleaded guilty in July to misdemeanor battery in connection with a punch he threw outside a bar last spring — an incident caught on video by a mobile phone.

Tennessee quarterback Justin Worley wasn’t particularly surprised to learn he would start Saturday’s season opener against Austin Peay. But he did acknowledge feeling relieved. Worley, the only quarterback on Tennessee’s roster with any college playing experience, learned he had won the starting job Sunday night when coach Butch Jones and offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian met individually with the four contenders. Jones formally announced Worley as the starter at his Mon-

The Florida Gators plan to have starting running back Matt Jones and middle linebacker Antonio Morrison back in the lineup when they visit Miami next week. Jones, hit with a viral infection in July, is nearing full strength, according to Florida coach Will Muschamp. Jones has been ruled out for Saturday’s opener against Toledo, but should be cleared soon. As a freshman last season, Jones ran for 275 yards and three touchdowns.

BIELEMA FOCUSED ON DEBUT, LA.-LAFAYETTE Bret Bielema has had more than nine months to prepare for the first time he takes the field at Arkansas, his first game as a head coach anywhere other than Wisconsin. Despite all of that preparation, don’t expect Bielema to take a look around and enjoy a big-picture moment when the Razorbacks open their season at home Saturday against Louisiana-Lafayette. Bielema, who signed a six-year, $3.2-million annual contract at Arkansas last

December, did his best Monday to deflect any questions about his emotions leading into the game. He was more focused on what’s been an offseason of hard work, though he did offer up one striking comparison between this week and his first game as the head coach at Wisconsin. What has been a point of emphasis for the 43year-old has been his opening game each season as a head coach. Bielema is 7-0 in season openers, including a 35-14 win over Bowling Green his first season as head coach at Wisconsin. It’s a streak he’d love nothing more than to run to 8-0 this weekend.

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR VANDY’S SEASON OPENER Selling tickets should be easy for a Southeastern Conference team coming off a 9-4 season, especially for the opening game

against Mississippi. Not so at Vanderbilt where tickets remained available Monday for Thursday night’s season opener. Coach James Franklin has been pushing fans to step up for months using Twitter as his platform, a countdown that has been in daily use with the opener designated as “Operation Blackout.” Yet the coach planned to get an update Monday night on where ticket sales stand. Considering how last season went for the Commodores, selling tickets didn’t appear to be an issue. Vanderbilt won its final seven games, including the Music City Bowl, for its best season since 1915 and takes the SEC’s longest winning streak into this opener. The Commodores also have the SEC’s smallest stadium to fill with a capacity of 40,350. FROM WIRE REPORTS

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Nelson, Millard expect a bigger, better year Jason Kersey

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OU FOOTBALL NORMAN — Corey Nelson has said many times since the spring that he’s made peace with last fall’s struggle to get on the field and is excited about what his senior year holds. But speaking to reporters Monday, five days before Oklahoma’s 2013 season opener against Louisiana-Monroe, Nelson clearly remains a little irked by his unit’s late-2012 irrelevancy. The senior linebacker watched helplessly from the sideline as Tavon Austin’s 344 rushing yards torched the Sooners in a narrow, high-scoring victory over West Virginia. In shoot-out wins over Baylor and Oklahoma State — and in Texas A&M’s Cotton Bowl rout of OU — Nelson and the Sooner linebackers were similarly uninvolved. “It still fuels me because we didn’t really have linebackers out there to take hold of the situation,” Nelson said Monday. “To really grab the bull by the horns and take control of, ‘OK, this is what the defense needs to do, this is what we’re gonna do and this is how we’re gonna do it.’ We didn’t have that

Fullback Trey Millard, another senior captain, is seeking an expanded role in 2013. PHOTO BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

control there during those games.” Nelson speaks like a leader, and his teammates made that title official by voting him as one of six team captains. Fullback Trey Millard, another senior captain seeking an expanded role in 2013, said he notices a difference in Nelson this year. The two collide on a fairly regular basis in practice. “I think he’s due for a really good year,” Millard said. “He’s definitely got some technique things down that I don’t think he had last year. He’s continued to become a tougher person to block for me.” Millard has been an important piece of Oklahoma’s offense since his true freshman year in 2010, but only has 140 career offensive touches. In those rushes and catches, Millard has

shown big-play ability, versatility and toughness, causing a chorus of fans and media to question his relatively few chances to showcase that talent. Millard himself hasn’t complained about his role, regularly repeating that he’s happy to do anything that helps the team win. Still, he said Monday he expects to see more time this season at tight end, a position he’s played on a part-time basis the past few years. The Sooners’ backfield is loaded, with talented, experienced seniors Damien Williams, Brennan Clay and Roy Finch all fighting for carries. At tight end, though, OU enters 2013 with lots of questions after the unit failed to produce much last year. Millard said he and fellow fullbacks Aaron Ripkowski and Joe Palange are sharing a meeting room

with tight ends and working with new assistant coach Jay Boulware. “Yeah, I think so,” Millard responded Monday when asked if he’d play more at tight end this year. “Just depends on how they move me around. That’s part of the reason I came back, to gain that aspect. If I do better, I’m sure they’ll put me in more.” Millard considered skipping his senior season and entering the 2013 NFL Draft. He said NFL scouts have indicated he could play a number of roles at that level, including running back, fullback and tight end. After being relegated to the sideline for much of November, December and January, middle linebacker Tom Wort opted to leave Oklahoma, giving up his last season of college eligibility. Nelson admitted last spring that he considered following Wort out the door, but feels much more encouraged that linebackers will stay involved in 2013 after long, extensive talks with defensive coordinator Mike Stoops and position coach Tim Kish. “Coach Kish always tells us, it starts with the linebackers,” Nelson said. “We control the defense. “If the defense is going to be good this year, it’s going to be because of the linebackers. If the defense is going to be bad this year, it’s going to be because of the linebackers.”

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out. Stoops mentioned them first, then came back to them time and again. “This guy is on the mark,” Stoops said he remembered thinking. “He throws a great ball.” Don’t misunderstand, Knight’s running ability impressed him, too — “He runs, takes off, does some things with it,” Stoops also remembered thinking — but it sure sounded as though it was Knight’s arm that really amazed. He threw it into tight spaces. He hit receivers while on the run. Interesting, isn’t it? The free world assumes Knight won the starting job over Bell because of what he can do with his feet. He’s quicker. He’s more elusive. He’s able to extend plays in a way Bell isn’t. And teammates keep

saying things that make you believe that more and more. “I feel like if you put him in Texas A&M’s offense ... and you take Manziel out, it will be the exact same,” Sooner linebacker Corey Nelson said. All that Johnny Manziel did last season was break just about every freshman record in the SEC, win the Heisman Trophy, then put an exclamation mark on his season by shredding the Sooner defense in the Cotton Bowl. “(Knight’s) skills are equivalent to Manziel’s,” Nelson said. “He’s able to run — he’s so mobile — and he can throw on the run. “He’s outstanding.” But you don’t have to read too far between the lines to realize that Stoops and his coaching staff believed from the beginning that Knight had a big-time arm, too. Stoops admitted that

the great throws they saw him make last season with the scout team were on predetermined plays. The coaches put one of the opponent’s plays on a card, and the quarterback makes a certain drop, and the receivers run a certain route, and to give the defense a fair look at what they’ll see that next Saturday, there’s very little reading of the defense or adjusting of the play. “It’s pretty easy when there’s a card — ‘This is where I’m going’ — as opposed to there’s no card, ‘I’ve got to read it out,’” Stoops said. That means Stoops took Knight’s stellar scout team play with a grain of salt. Sure, he could run predetermined plays, but what about reading the defense and going through his progressions and making the right decisions? Stoops knew that would be take some ad-

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justment once Knight started running the Sooners’ offense. And still, the coach couldn’t help himself from being amazed at what the quarterback was doing. “I remember some other guys saying the same thing,” Stoops said. “‘Wow, you keep being excited about the throws he’s making.’” Stoops had no way of knowing then that Knight would become his starter now, but seeing the way Knight played on the scout team week after week last season, it didn’t take him long before he knew one thing for certain. Knight is a serious ballplayer. Jenni Carlson: Jenni can be reached at (405) 475-4125. Like her at facebook.com/JenniCarlsonOK, follow her at twitter.com/jennicarlson_ok or view her personality page at newsok.com/jennicarlson.

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Ndulue, Johnson will sit out season opener Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops confirmed Monday that junior defensive tackle Chuka Ndulue and sophomore cornerback Cortez Johnson won’t play in the Sooners’ 2013 season opener Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe. Stoops didn’t elaborate on why the two starters won’t play, but it’s easy to read between the lines: Both Ndulue and Johnson were arrested within the last year, and arrests in the Stoops era have typically resulted in one-game suspensions. Johnson was arrested in December 2012 along with wide receiver Jalen Saunders after the two were pulled over and found to be in possession of marijuana. Charges against Saunders were later dropped. Ndulue’s arrest on a DUI complaint came in July.

RUSSELL COULD START Ndulue’s suspension could open the door for junior college transfer Quincy Russell, who didn’t arrive until after fall camp was well underway, to start. Russell is listed just behind Ndulue at defensive tackle. “I think he’s in good shape,” Stoops said. “He just has to keep playing. There is a difference between your summer conditioning and being on the Quincy Russell field, but he’s working hard at it. That’s what’s exciting about Quincy — a big, strong, physical guy that really likes to work.”

BELLDOZER LIKELY LIVES ON Stoops said the Belldozer package would live on, even with Trevor Knight being named the starter at quarterback over Blake Bell. “A year ago, we were No. 1, I believe, in our league in third-down conversions and No. 1 in red-zone conversions. I think we might have been fourth in the country in third-down conversions,” Stoops said. “That’s a bit part of it, being able to pick up, you know, those, as well as convert in the red zone and those opportunities. “We’ll feel comfortable even expanding on that and giving him some more opportunities other ways in that package.”

WILLIAMS, CLAY BOTH TOP DEPTH CHART AT RB In addition to Russell’s spot, there were a few other notable items on the depth chart released Monday. Quentin Hayes is listed as the starter at strong safety, with freshman Ahmad Thomas as the backup. On offense, Damien Williams and Brennan Clay are listed as co-No. 1s at running back. Jalen Saunders tops the depth chart at one of the outside receiver spots, ahead of Trey Metoyer, while Sterling Shepard holds the inside spot. Connor Knight, a walk-on redshirt freshman and twin brother of starting quarterback Trevor Knight, is listed as the backup at tight end to Brannon Green. Both are ahead of Taylor McNamara. Junior college transfer Josiah St. John is listed third at left tackle, behind not only Tyrus Thompson but walk-on Jake Reed. Reed was suspended indefinitely Monday after being charged with burglary, domestic abuse and assault and battery.

SOONERS NAME CAPTAINS The players recently voted on their captains. Gabe Ikard and Trey Millard were named offensive captains, Aaron Colvin and Corey Nelson were named defensive captains and Michael Hunnicutt and Austin Woods were named as special teams captains. “It’s very humbling,” Colvin said. “I’m blessed to have that role on this team. It’s an honor for those guys to respect me enough to vote me as team captain.”

Alabama has horses, schedule to roll into BCS title game BY CHRIS DUFRESNE Los Angeles Times

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NORMAN — A University of Oklahoma football player accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house with a crowbar and threatening to kill another man there was arrested Monday. Jake Reed, an OU offensive lineman, was arrested and booked at Cleveland County jail Monday afternoon. Reed is charged in Cleveland County District Court with one count of first-degree burglary, one count of assault and battery and one count of domestic abuse. OU athletics spokesman Pete Moris said Reed is suspended from the team and the university while charges are pending. Reed, a 6-foot-4, 309pound walk-on from Ardmore, was listed as the Sooners’ second-team left tackle — behind starter Tyrus Thompson and ahead of third-stringer Josiah St. John — on an unofficial depth chart released Monday. Paris Littlechild, Reed’s ex-girlfriend, told Norman police Reed broke into her home about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, according to court doc-

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uments. Littlechild and another man, Justin Chaudhury, ran to Littlechild’s bedroom and locked the door, Littlechild told police. Reed forced his way into Littlechild’s bedroom and began punching Littlechild and Chaudhury, threatening to kill Chaudhury, according to court documents. Police found Chaudhury running from the house when they arrived. Reed admitted to police that he had gone to Littlechild’s apartment and hit Chaudhury, according to court documents. Littlechild told police she had been dating Reed since high school and had ended their relationship recently. She told police she had wanted to end the relationship sooner, but was afraid of him because he’d abused her in the past, records show.

LOS ANGELES — Crimson Tide fans, book your vacation plans to sunny California. If that line sounds familiar it’s because I wrote it Oct. 12, 2012 — in a blog post after the SEC released its 2013 schedule. It was weird not knowing then that Alabama was going to win the 2012 title, but still being convinced the Tide was going to roll into the 2013-season Bowl Championship Series title game at the Rose Bowl. Alabama’s 2013 schedule, coupled with its momentum and monumental talent, made this the easiest pick since Secretariat. Missing from Alabama’s schedule were the three best teams from the SEC East: Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. The Crimson Tide had what appeared to be a tough neutral-site opener in Atlanta against Virginia Tech. The Hokies, though, are in an unexpected state of disrepair coming off a 7-6 season. Alabama’s other nonconference games were penciled-in walkovers against Colorado State and two predetermined 1-AA wins against Georgia State and Chattanooga. Chattanooga? Does Nick Saban really think this is what football fans want to see? The wheel-of-fortune SEC schedule rotation calls for games against Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Auburn, which combined to go 6-34 in SEC play last year. So what’s left? The biggest challenge is a Sept. 14 trip to Johnny Football-ville. Texas A&M, in its first SEC season after jumping from the Big 12, last year shocked Alabama in Tuscaloosa, so the Crimson Tide will be highly motivated to exact revenge. And there’s now a question of whether Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, will even play against Alabama. He’s being investigated by the NCAA for possibly selling his autograph. If he doesn’t play, mark down win No. 10. DISTRIBUTED BY MCT INFORMATION SERVICES

Center Gabe Ikard talks to the media before coach Bob Stoops’ weekly news conference on Monday. Ikard was selected as on of the team captains. PHOTO BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

STOOPS: ‘YOU SORT OF QUIT GOING TO VEGAS’ Bob Stoops acknowledged Monday that he isn’t the same special-teams gambler he once was, and said he hopes he doesn’t have to take chances like those much anymore. In 2002, the Sooners trailed 24-23 at Missouri in the fourth quarter when they lined up for a go-ahead field goal on fourth down at the Tigers’ 14-yard line. Instead of kicking, though, Stoops called a fake that resulted in the game-clinching touchdown. The next year, Stoops called a fake punt in the second half at Alabama. On the next play, Jason White tossed a touchdown pass that helped secure a 20-13 victory. But in recent years, Stoops’ special-teams gambles haven’t Bob Stoops paid off nearly as often. “What people forget is I was more of a gambler when they were working,” Stoops said. “All of a sudden you go to Vegas and gamble a few times and it doesn’t work, you sorta quit going to Vegas.” Stoops said he hasn’t regretted his more prudent, cautious decisions of late. “It’s just when the opportunity seems right,” Stoops said. “I don’t know that I’ve missed many opportunities where I kicked myself Sunday because it was there and I should’ve went for it.” BY JASON KERSEY AND RYAN ABER

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Hunter looks strong in return BY JANIE MCCAULEY

San Francisco running back Kendall Hunter is back on the field after missing most of last season with a torn Achilles tendon.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — All week long, Kendall Hunter peppered fellow San Francisco running back Anthony Dixon about how he looked in practice — how fast did he look? No more questions necessary after the burst Hunter showed Sunday night, a darting 15-yard gain during the 49ers’ third series of the first quarter that resulted in a 5yard touchdown pass from Colin Kaepernick to Quinton Patton on the way to a 34-14 preseason win against Minnesota. “He’s looking quick. He was showing that burst up in the hole during the week and he was coming back to me, ‘How I look, how I look, do I look fast?“’ Dixon said. “I said, ‘Yeah, bro, you got it, baby, you’re good, I can’t wait to see you go.’ We all rally around each other and play (for) each other. That was what he was asking me all week. I saw it and I was expecting him to have a good game.” Indeed, Hunter is looking plenty swift — not to mention fresh — after working tirelessly to return following surgery on a torn left Achilles tendon that

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ended his season in late November last year. Does Hunter feel quicker on his feet after spending more than half a year rehabilitating and waiting? “We’ll just see,” he said with a smile. “A lot of guys came to me saying, Y `ou look faster.’ I think they haven’t seen me in a while.” It was hard enough not to be on the field with the NFC champions, and even more difficult to miss playing in the Super Bowl. Only cleared for full practice activity on Aug. 10, Hunter had three carries for 13 yards in his first preseason appearance against the Vikings — yet just being part of 13 snaps at Candlestick Park meant more than the results for Frank Gore’s likely backup. “It felt good just to be back out there,” Hunter

said. “I feel real good, just to be back out there and able to play again. Everything’s starting to come back. I’ve got to give it up to the offensive linemen. They made a hole for me and let me get that 15.” Hunter, a fourth-round draft pick in 2011 out of Oklahoma State who turns 25 next month, had 72 carries for 371 yards and two touchdowns last season in an increased role as the team’s second-leading rusher behind Gore. Then, all of the momentum he had gained was halted when he got hurt at New Orleans on Nov. 25. In spite of the injury and missing the final five regular-season games, he still wound up ranked third on the team in yards rushing and sixth in the NFL with a 5.2-yards-per-carry average before going on sea-

son-ending injured reserve. The 5-foot-7, 199pound Hunter tried to remain upbeat, and having a jokester such as Dixon around certainly didn’t hurt. Dixon had no doubts Hunter would return to his top form — and, now, they both want to keep a good thing going right into the Sept. 8 season opener at home against Green Bay. It will be a rematch of the NFC division playoffs last January at Candlestick Park. Dixon rooted for a big run by Hunter in his preseason debut. “We were talking about it before it happened,” Dixon said. “I said, T ` he only thing you’ve got to do is just get that first lick and you’re going to be good.’ I guess once he got it, he was good.” Coach Jim Harbaugh noted how Hunter’s teammates are talking up his speed and how he might be faster than before he got hurt. “He looked like it, yeah,” Harbaugh said. “He’s looked like it in practice as well. “A lot of the fellas have been talking about how he seems faster. So, I can’t say that I disagree with that.”

Loss to Indy doesn’t worry Weeden BY TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

BEREA, Ohio — Brandon Weeden’s not worried, so he figures everyone else should chill out. Relax. The games don’t really count yet. The former Oklahoma State quarterback struggled and Cleveland’s firstteam offense sputtered during Saturday night’s exhibition loss to Indianapolis. Following positive performances in the Browns’ first two preseason games, Weeden’s bumpy outing brought out some here-we-go-again comments by his critics and renewed anxiety among Cleveland fans. Weeden, though, isn’t uneasy. “I don’t think there is any reason to push the panic button like a lot of people want to,” Weeden said Monday. “But we’ve got to learn from it and we’ve got to get better. We’ve got to take the things that we didn’t do very well and correct them

and get better come Thursday (at Chicago) and moving forward when we play Miami.” Cleveland’s offense didn’t click against the Colts in a 27-6 loss. After completing his first six passes, Weeden, who was so impressive in the Browns’ first two exhibitions, was off the mark on some easy throws and forced a couple passes that should have been intercepted. The Browns didn’t score on their first seven possessions, and coach Rob Chudzinski left his starters in for an extra series in the third quarter just so they could get a feel-good field goal. There were dropped passes, two critical penalties, a fumble by wide receiver Greg Little and Weeden was often under pressure as Cleveland’s offensive line had a tough time with Indy’s quickness. It didn’t look good, but Weeden said it wasn’t all bad and the Browns can

learn from their mistakes. “There were some things we missed, that’s going to be like that every game,” Weeden said. “We just couldn’t get any momentum going. It’s tough when you get in thirdand-long situations, we made it tough on ourselves. Their defense played outstanding. Their coverage was great all night. I’ve watched the tape four times and all four times their coverage was really, really good. “So, you gotta give credit where credit is due. They played well and we’ve got to play better.” Indianapolis was a playoff team last season and is at a much higher level than St. Louis or Detroit, Cleveland’s first two preseason opponents. The Colts may have brought the Browns back to earth, undressing them in the “dress rehearsal” for the regular season. To Weeden, that’s not a bad thing. “Sometimes you need that,” he said. “You need a

little slap in the face to say ‘Listen, you’ve got to keep continuing to grind.’ It’s human nature to get a little ahead of yourself, but what better timing? It doesn’t count in the win-loss record for the regular season. We can correct all the mistakes we made, so we knew it was not going to be perfect all the time. “It’s just impossible to play 20 games throughout the regular season, perfect games. It’s just not going to happen. We’d been pretty good the first two games. Now it’s just how do we deal with that adversity? How do we move on?” Weeden said that if there is any negativity, it’s coming from outside Cleveland’s facility. “The attitude in here has been great, so it’s not in this room,” he said. “We’re excited. We saw the mistakes, but they are all fixable. That one is behind us and now we’re looking forward to Chicago and that’s going to be here before we know it.”

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Dallas’ Murray got the message after benching DeMarco Murray let his mind “marinate” while he was benched for fumbling in a preseason game against Cincinnati. Taking his cooking analogy one step further, the Dallas Cowboys running back was never boiling even though he was forced to watch a quarter and a half. Murray, a former OU standout, acknowledged Monday that he was frustrated by the move. And he definitely got the message because he had 45 rushing yards and a 7-yard scoring catch on one drive when coach Jason Garrett gave him another chance after sitting him three straight series in the Cowboys’ 24-18 victory Saturday. “I wasn’t mad at anyone,” said Murray, who fumbled inside the Dallas 10 the third time he touched the ball but was bailed out by offensive lineman Jermey Parnell’s recovery. “I wasn’t pouting on the sidelines. I was waiting for my opportunity to get back in the game. Once my number was called, I was ready to play.”

VIKINGS’ WILLIAMS HAS HYPEREXTENDED KNEE Minnesota defensive tackle Kevin Williams has a hyperextended right knee but no ligament damage after a low hit the Vikings felt was illegal. Coach Leslie Frazier said Monday that an MRI on Williams, a former Oklahoma State player, also revealed a “significant” bone bruise as well as a strained posterior capsule, the thick structure that surrounds the knee.

MINNESOTA’S FELTON SUSPENDED Adrian Peterson’s lead blocker will be missing from the Minnesota Vikings for their first three regularseason games. Pro Bowl fullback Jerome Felton has received a three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on substance abuse, the league announced Monday. No details were disclosed, per the NFL’s confidentiality agreement with the players’ union.

BALL MOVES UP IN DENVER BACKFIELD John Fox swears he hasn’t lost confidence in Ronnie Hillman even though the second-year running back has had back-to-back games with fumbles returned for touchdowns. Still, it was rookie Montee Ball who got most of the work Monday with Denver’s starters for the first time all summer. “It’s just practice,” Fox said. “I wouldn’t read too much into anything.

COOPER COULD RETURN THIS SEASON Jonathan Cooper’s rookie season might not be over after all. Arizona coach Bruce Arians said Monday that the Cardinals’ first-round draft pick could be back for the final six games of the season after undergoing surgery on his broken left leg. The seventh overall pick in the draft was injured in Saturday night’s 24-7 preseason loss to the San Diego Chargers.

REDSKINS CUT STALLWORTH Donte Stallworth was cut Monday by the Washington Redskins, thwarting the veteran receiver’s comeback. Stallworth was hindered through most of training camp by a hamstring injury. He caught two passes for 33 yards in preseason games. “You could see with the setback with his hamstring, he just wasn’t ready,” coach Mike Shanahan said.

BRIEFLY Running back Dion Lewis’ first season with the Browns is officially over. As expected, the team placed Lewis on season-ending injured reserve Monday with a surgically repaired broken leg. ... Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd has returned to practice two weeks after straining his right knee in a collision with cornerback Shareece Wright. ... A person familiar with the situation says New Orleans outside linebacker Will Smith, one of the Saints’ top passrushers during the past nine seasons, has a knee injury that will sideline him for the 2013 season. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BIG 12 NOTEBOOK

K-State names its quarterback Jake Waters burst on to the junior college scene last season, quarterbacking Iowa Western to a national title behind record-setting numbers. This year, he’ll get an opportunity to translate that success to the next level. Waters, who transferred to Kansas State in the offseason, was named the Wildcats’ starting quarterback on Monday, beating out dual-threat speedster Daniel Sams. “Jake just displayed more consistency,” KSU coach Bill Snyder said during the Big 12 teleconference. “In terms of managing the offense, being able to provide the kind of leadership we want and the actual physical aspect of it. It’s mental, emotional and physical and there was more consistency in (Jake’s) presence during these 24, 25 practices.” Waters threw for 3,501 yards, 39 touchdowns and only three interceptions at Iowa Western last season, setting an NJCAA record with a 73.3 completion percentage. Snyder indicated that Sams, while not the starter, would likely still get some snaps.

WEIS LIKES THE EARLY BYE WEEK Across the country, teams

practices, you have a pretty good feel,” Kingsbury explained. “But until the lights come on and you see them out there doing their thing and it’s tackle to the ground, you really don’t know exactly what you have. And I know last year, on that first drive against Florida with Johnny, we knew we had a good player, but we didn’t know we had a great player until then.”

Jake Waters, who transferred from Iowa Western, will be Kansas State’s starting quarterback. AP PHOTO are eagerly prepping for college football’s highly anticipated opening weekend. But not in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks instead have a rare Week 1 bye, not opening until Sept. 7 against South Dakota. But that doesn’t seem to bother Charlie Weis, who expressed genuine appreciation for an extra week to prepare his revamped roster for the rigors of the season. “Normally, I wouldn’t like the extra week now,” Weis said. “But because we have so many guys that we’re counting on who were junior college guys and just arrived here, I think it’s given us an opportunity to take this week and go through a simulated game week as if we’re playing this Saturday. In this isolated incident, it really plays, in our case, to

our advantage for us in this calendar year.” KU finished last season on an 11-game losing streak.

KINGSBURY COMMENTS ON FRESHMAN QBS As Trevor Knight prepares for his OU debut, talk on Monday’s Big 12 teleconference shifted to the debut of some other recent freshman quarterbacks, most notably reigning Heisman winner Johnny Manziel. At this point, it’s unfair to compare the two. But Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury, who was Manziel’s offensive coordinator at Texas A&M last season, gave some good insight into when you truly know what you have in a young signal-caller. “After camp and spring

RHODES COULD BE BAYLOR’S NEXT BIG RECEIVER Each season, the consistently explosive Big 12 introduces new NFL-level playmakers to the football world. Some come from out of nowhere. Some arrive amid plenty of offseason buzz. Count BU freshman wideout Robbie Rhodes among the latter. The five-star true freshman has opened eyes in fall camp, catching four passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in a recent scrimmage, proving to be one of the league’s most promising playmakers. “We hope he can be an impact player,” Art Briles said on Monday, clearly trying to temper expectations. “It’s hard to be an impact player in the Big 12. You have to really, really be dynamic and get opportunities. And that’s probably going to be the thing that’s gonna limit Robbie from doing that, is his opportunities because he’s young and just getting going. But we

certainly believe he has the capability to be a breakout player.”

TCU STILL YET TO NAME A QB As an admitted strategic ploy to keep LSU in the dark, Gary Patterson remains firm in his stance to not reveal his starting quarterback for the opener. “You’ll know when they run on the field,” Patterson said. “Both of them will be captains.” Patterson is choosing between Trevone Boykin, an elusive run-first quarterback who showed strides in the passing game last season, and Casey Pachall, the talented gunslinger returning from a hiatus for offthe-field issues. “Trevone has really improved what he can do, he’s got a different skill set. And Casey has really improved from the spring, when he was a little bit rusty,” Patterson said. “Casey’s proven, he’s 15-2 as a starter. And then Trevone was three out of the four wins we had on the road, he proved he could win on the road in the Big 12. He’s a lot better quarterback now, on and off the field, than he was last year.”

QUOTABLES I Bob Stoops, when asked about his offseason comments on the SEC: “First of all, I haven’t talked a lot about the SEC over the summer. I was asked one question in one in-

terview and gave a lengthy answer where only part of it was used. Then a lot of other people talked about it. That’s the truth of the matter.” I Paul Rhoads on expected starting quarterback Sam Richardson: “Probably leadership would be his biggest amount of growth. His physical skills have grown as well. But just his leadership, his poise, his control of the offense, that comes with maturity, growth and repetition.” I Mack Brown on the low national rankings for the Big 12: “The polls only matter at the end of the year, not the beginning. But I think our league hasn’t gotten near the credit, nationally, that it deserves.” I Dana Holgorsen on his two competing quarterbacks, Clint Trickett and Paul Millard: “Ultimately it’s about the guy who’s not going to make the mistakes.” I Mike Gundy on why the Big 12’s reputation is down nationwide: “I think (because) there’s much fewer quarterbacks returning that have NFL capability. Over the last few years, we’ve had four or five guys in this league that were returning starters that had the ability to play in the NFL at the quarterback position. And I think that’s where your preseason rankings come from.” BY ANTHONY SLATER

SPORTS/SCOREBOARD

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013

FOOTBALL

Saint Mary def. Tecumseh 3-0, 25-9, 25-9, 25-11

State

NFL Standings

Rejoice Christian def. Skiatook 3-0, 26-24, 25-22, 25-16

NFC East Division W L T

Washington................... Philadelphia................... Dallas............................. N.Y. Giants.....................

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South Division W L T

New Orleans.................. Carolina ......................... Tampa Bay..................... Atlanta ..........................

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Chicago ............................ Detroit ............................. Green Bay........................ Minnesota .......................

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Houston........................... Indianapolis..................... Tennessee........................ Jacksonville.....................

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Denver ............................. Kansas City ..................... Oakland ........................... San Diego ........................

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Baltimore ............ Cincinnati ............ Cleveland............. Pittsburgh ...........

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0 1.000 88 30 0 .667 36 31 0 .667 55 37 0 .000 52 73

AFC East Division W L T

Buffalo............................. New England ................... N.Y. Jets .......................... Miami ..............................

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Thursday, Aug. 29 Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. Detroit at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m. New Orleans at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Jacksonville at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at New England, 6:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6:30 p.m. Tennessee at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 7 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 7 p.m. Baltimore at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Arizona at Denver, 8 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 9 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 9 p.m. Sunday’s Games New Orleans 31, Houston 23 San Francisco 34, Minnesota 14

College 2013 Schedules OU

Aug. 31: vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 6 p.m. Sep. 7: vs. West Virginia, 6 p.m. Sep 14: vs. Tulsa, 11 a.m. Sep 28: at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5: vs. TCU, TBA Oct. 12: vs. Texas at Dallas, TBA Oct. 19: at Kansas, TBA Oct. 26: vs. Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 7: at Baylor, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16: vs. Iowa State, TBA Nov. 23: at Kansas State, TBA Dec. 7: at Oklahoma State, TBA

OSU

Aug. 31: vs. Miss. State at Houston, 2:30 p.m. Sep. 7: at UTSA, 11 a.m. Sep 14: vs. Lamar, 6:30 p.m. Sep 28: at West Virginia, TBA Oct. 5: vs. Kansas State, TBA Oct. 19: vs. TCU, TBA Oct. 26: at Iowa State, TBA Nov. 2: at Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 9: vs. Kansas, TBA Nov. 16: at Texas, TBA Nov. 23: vs. Baylor, TBA Dec. 7: vs. Oklahoma, TBA

BASKETBALL

WNBA Standings

WESTERN CONFERENCE W

Minnesota ............................. 20 7 Los Angeles ........................... 19 8 Phoenix.................................. 14 13 Seattle................................... 13 14 San Antonio........................... 10 17 Tulsa ...................................... 9 19 EASTERN CONFERENCE W

Chicago .................................... 20 Atlanta .................................... 14 Washington ............................. 13 Indiana..................................... 12 New York ................................. 11 Connecticut ............................. 7

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.714 .560 .464 .444 .407 .269

— 41⁄2 7 71⁄2 1 8 ⁄2 12

Monday’s Games No Games Scheduled Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at New York, 6 p.m. Seattle at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Connecticut at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s Results San Antonio 70, Seattle 64 New York 74, Connecticut 66 Los Angeles 90, Tulsa 88 (2OT)

SOFTBALL

Monday’s Results High School City Area

Tuttle 5, Little Axe 0 Tecumseh 16, Jones 0 Meeker 8, Prague 3 Heritage Hall 6, Southeast 7 Wayne 15, Ninnekah 0 Westmoore 10, Midwest City 0 Edmond North 5, Putnam City North 2 Southmoore 17, Edmond Santa Fe 0 Lindsay 14, Bethany 6 Newcastle 6, Saint Mary 5 Piedmont 13, El Reno 3

State

Berryhill 10, Cushing 0 Depew 6, Preston 3 Sterling 10, Chattanooga 2 Lincoln Christian 4, Nowata 1 Oklahoma Union 7, Lincoln Christian 5 Barnsdall 2, Copan 1 Rush Springs 3, Fort Cobb-Broxton 2 Verdigris 19, Chelsea 0 Bristow 12, Weleetka 2 Davis 10, Dickson 2 Sequoyah Tahlequah 15, Vian 2 Sequoyah Tahlequah 3, Panama 0 Claremore 10, Sperry 7 Hobart 6, Binger 1 Binger 11, Lookeba-Sickles 1 Hobart 14, Lookeba-Sickles 2 Amber-Pocasset 15, Verden 0 Healdton 9, Wynnewood 1 Calera 11, Bennington 1 Porum 11, Porter 4 Wyandotte 8, Welch 0 Muskogee 3, Tulsa Union 0

Monday’s Games EDMOND NORTH 5, PUTNAM CITY NORTH 4

EN ...............................102 100 1 — 5 10 2 PCN ..............................300 100 1 — 4 7 4 W — Nordyke, L — Witt. EN, White 3-4. PCN, Reynolds 3-4

SOUTHMOORE 17, EDMOND SANTA FE 0

ESF.........................................000 00 — 0 0 3 SM .....................................198 0X — 17 15 1 W — Brown (8-0), L — Heath. Southmoore, Edwards 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI

PIEDMONT 13, EL RENO 3

PIEDMONT...................................360 04 — 13 EL RENO ........................................000 03 — 3 W — Simunek, L — Dow. Piedmont, Davis 2-2, 2 HR, 6 RBI. El Reno, Jones 1-2

Saturday’s Games

Frederick 7, Healdton 4 Healdton 3, Central Marlow 0

BASEBALL

Monday’s Results High School State

Byng 8, Coleman 2

RedHawks Schedule

All times local unless noted August 27 vs. Nashville, 7:05 p.m. 28 vs. Nashville, 7:05 p.m. 29 vs. Nashville, 7:05 p.m. 30 vs. Memphis, 7:05 p.m. 31 vs. Memphis, 7:05 p.m. September 1 vs. Memphis, 6:05 p.m. 2 vs. Memphis, 11:05 a.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Monday’s Results High School City Area

Edmond Santa Fe def. Heritage Hall 3-1, 25-53, 25-16, 20-25, 25-18

GOLF PGA

FedExCup Leaders Through Aug. 25 Rank Player .................. Points 1. Tiger Woods ............. 4,009 2. Adam Scott............... 3,846 3. Phil Mickelson .......... 2,625 4. Matt Kuchar ............. 2,541 5. Justin Rose............... 2,397 6. Brandt Snedeker....... 2,219 7. Graham DeLaet ........ 1,806 8. Bill Haas ................... 1,719 9. Jordan Spieth ........... 1,684 10. Gary Woodland ....... 1,633 11. Keegan Bradley ...... 1,599 12. Kevin Streelman..... 1,581 13. Henrik Stenson....... 1,552 14. Jim Furyk ................ 1,516 15. D.A. Points.............. 1,497 16. Jason Day ............... 1,497 17. Billy Horschel ......... 1,488 18. Webb Simpson ....... 1,461 19. Jason Dufner .......... 1,419 20. Boo Weekley........... 1,394 21. Hunter Mahan ....... 1,313 22. Dustin Johnson ...... 1,226 23. Rickie Fowler ......... 1,185 1,179 24. Charles Howell III .. 25. Zach Johnson.......... 1,142 26. Harris English......... 1,136 27. Bubba Watson ........ 1,123 28. Steve Stricker ........ 1,118 29. Charl Schwartzel .... 1,084 30. Jimmy Walker ....... 1,073 31. Lee Westwood........ 1,069 32. Patrick Reed ........... 1,063 33. Russell Henley........ 1,049 34. Roberto Castro ....... 1,036 35. Nick Watney ........... 1,026 36. Rory McIlroy ........... 1,025 37. Matt Jones ............. 1,019 38. Brendon de Jonge... 1,019 39. John Merrick........... 1,007 40. Chris Stroud ........... 984 41. Jonas Blixt.............. 971 42. David Lynn.............. 964 43. Kevin Chappell........ 962 44. Graeme McDowell .. 941 45. John Huh................. 935 46. Matt Every.............. 908 47. Chris Kirk ................ 905 48. Ken Duke ................ 903 49. Scott Piercy ............ 898 50. Jason Kokrak .......... 884 51. Brian Gay ................ 872 52. Daniel Summerhays .............................. 867 53. Ryan Moore ............ 865 54. Luke Donald............ 855 55. Sergio Garcia .......... 848 56. Rory Sabbatini........ 846 57. Sang-Moon Bae...... 839 58. Michael Thompson . 829 59. Angel Cabrera......... 827 60. Ryan Palmer ........... 824 61. Fredrik Jacobson .... 821 62. Scott Stallings ....... 817 63. Martin Laird............ 814 64. David Lingmerth..... 807 65. Charley Hoffman .... 799 66. Kyle Stanley ........... 760 67. David Hearn............ 733 68. Bryce Molder ......... 717 69. Cameron Tringale ... 712 70. Tim Clark ................ 704 71. John Rollins ............ 696 72. Josh Teater............. 687 73. Nicholas Thompson 684 74. K.J. Choi.................. 680 75. Kevin Stadler.......... 674 76. Marc Leishman ....... 653 77. Ian Poulter.............. 647 78. Martin Flores ......... 631 79. Scott Brown ........... 629 80. Brian Davis ............. 622 81. Luke Guthrie........... 607 82. Robert Garrigus...... 602 83. Derek Ernst............. 599 84. Brian Stuard ........... 583 85. Bob Estes ............... 581 86. Stewart Cink .......... 580 87. Jerry Kelly .............. 580 88. Brian Harman ......... 579 89. Brendan Steele....... 574 90. Martin Kaymer ....... 572 91. Ernie Els.................. 571 92. Richard H. Lee ........ 565 93. Greg Chalmers........ 559 94. Erik Compton.......... 548 95. Pat Perez ................ 545 96. Bo Van Pelt ............ 544 97. Stuart Appleby ....... 543 98. Justin Leonard........ 537 99. William McGirt....... 533 100. Camilo Villegas..... 529 101. Aaron Baddeley .... 526 102. George McNeill..... 524 103. James Driscoll ...... 524 104. Geoff Ogilvy ......... 522 105. Ted Potter, Jr. ....... 519 106. J.J. Henry.............. 516 107. Carl Pettersson .... 516 108. Jeff Overton ......... 506 109. John Senden ......... 499 110. James Hahn.......... 481 111. Mark Wilson ......... 478 112. Charlie Beljan ....... 460 115. Jeff Maggert ....... 453 117. Morgan Hoff444 mann............................. 361 126. Robert Streb ........ 296 142. Tag Ridings .......... 284 149. Brandt Jobe .........

YTD Money $8,215,119 $4,646,513 $5,224,727 $5,100,008 $3,691,881 $4,913,261 $2,105,300 $3,281,963 $2,724,820 $1,637,012 $3,180,813 $2,878,018 $3,465,963 $2,433,929 $2,507,287 $2,981,763 $3,117,543 $2,487,284 $2,678,134 $2,601,662 $2,414,497 $2,572,844 $1,783,942 $1,826,492 $2,287,259 $2,127,757 $1,674,756 $2,553,532 $1,818,323 $1,941,570 $2,012,001 $1,927,999 $1,958,106 $1,575,164 $1,401,439 $1,763,936 $1,492,707 $1,324,524 $1,847,060 $1,544,269 $1,990,166 $1,550,053 $1,495,919 $2,135,769 $1,431,882 $1,138,947 $1,536,416 $1,705,863 $1,659,337 $1,227,221 $1,356,047 $1,146,686 $1,299,065 $1,428,446 $1,604,085 $1,133,725 $1,696,240 $1,672,420 $1,751,279 $1,521,592 $1,236,722 $1,567,947 $1,755,393 $1,748,109 $1,512,853 $1,462,943 $1,078,515 $763,258 $954,889 $1,355,952 $1,164,049 $1,315,532 $857,770 $944,951 $923,910 $1,334,559 $1,490,599 $805,597 $1,012,142 $931,257 $991,902 $1,132,355 $1,330,856 $1,015,708 $748,891 $999,462 $814,310 $909,759 $886,721 $862,110 $1,054,508 $905,396 $632,283 $651,660 $958,960 $938,531 $521,613 $673,312 $867,384 $671,077 $721,024 $500,798 $821,101 $892,920 $829,770 $761,861 $738,143 $721,723 $667,027 $853,507 $913,730 $916,229 $1,022,331

PGA Tour Schedule and Winners

$871,003 $454,871 $428,922 $309,105

Jan. 4-7 — Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Dustin Johnson) Jan. 10-13 — Sony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu (Russell Henley) Jan. 17-20 — Humana Challenge, PGA West (Palmer Private, Nicklaus Private), La Quinta CC, La Quinta, Calif. (Brian Gay) Jan. 24-27 — Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego. (Tiger Woods) Jan. 31-Feb. 3 — Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Phil Mickelson) Feb. 7-10 — AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif. (Brandt Snedeker) Feb. 14-17 — Northern Trust Open, Riviera CC, Los Angeles (John Merrick) Feb. 20-24 — WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Ritz-Carlton GC at Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz. (Matt Kuchar) Feb. 28-March 3 — Honda Classic, PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Michael Thompson) March 7-10 — WGC-Cadillac Championship, TPC Blue Monster at Doral, Doral, Fla. (Tiger Woods) March 7-10 — Puerto Rico Open, Trump International GC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Scott Brown) March 14-17 — Tampa Bay Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Fla. (Kevin Streelman) March 21-24 — Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. (Tiger Woods) March 28-31 — Shell Houston Open, Redstone GC (Tournament Course), Houston. (D.A. Points) April 4-7 — Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course), San Antonio (Martin Laird) April 11-14 — Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC, Augusta, Ga. (Adam Scott) April 18-21 — RBC Heritage, Harbourtown GL, Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Graeme McDowell) April 25-28 — Zurich Classic, TPC Louisiana, New Orleans (Billy Horschel) May 2-5 — Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. May 9-12 — The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla (Tiger Woods) May 16-19 — HP Byron Nelson Championship, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Las Colinas, Texas. (Sang-Moon Bae) May 23-26 — Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas (Boo Weekley) May 30-June 2— Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio (Matt Kuchar) June 6-9 — FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn. (Harris English) June 13-16 — U.S. Open, Merion GC, Ardmore, Pa. (Justin Rose) June 20-23 — Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Hartford, Conn. (Ken Duke) June 27-30 — AT&T National, Congressional CC (Blue Course), Bethesda, Md. (Bill Haas) July 4-7 — The Greenbrier Classic, The Greenbrier (The Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Jonas Blixt) July 11-14 — John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. (Jordan Spieth) July 18-21 — The Open Championship, Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland (Phil Mickelson) July 18-21 — True South Classic, Annandale GC, Madison, Miss. (Woody Austin) July 25-28 — RBC Canadian Open, Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, Ontario (Brandt Snedeker) Aug. 1-4 — WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone CC (South Course),Akron, Ohio (Tiger Woods) Aug. 1-4 — Reno-Tahoe Open, Montreaux Golf & CC, Reno, Nev. (Gary Woodland) Aug. 8-13 — PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC, Rochester, N.Y. (Jason Dufner) Aug. 15-18 — Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. (Patrick Reed) Aug. 22-25 — The Barclays, Liberty National, Jersey City, N.J. (Adam Scott) Aug. 30-Sept. 2 — Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, Mass. Sept. 12-15 — BMW Championship, Conway Farms GC, Lake Forest, Ill. Sept. 19-22 — Tour Championship, East Lake GC, Atlanta Oct. 3-6 — Presidents Cup, Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio Oct. 10-13 — Frys.com Open, CordeValle GC, San Martin, Calif. Oct. 17-20 — Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas Oct. 24-27 — CIMB Classic, The MINES Resort & GC, Selangor, Malaysia Oct. 31-Nov. 3 — WGC-HSBC Champions, Sheshan International GC, Shanghai

Champions Tour Schedule and Winners

Jan. 18-20 — Mitsubishi Electric Championship, Hualalai GC, Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii. (John Cook) Feb. 8-10 — Allianz Championship, The Old Course at Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton, Fla. (Rocco Mediate) Feb. 15-17 — ACE Group Classic, The TwinEagles Club (Talon Course) Naples, Fla. (Bernhard Langer) March 15-17 — Toshiba Classic, Newport Beach CC, Newport Beach, Calif. (David Frost) March 22-24 — Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Miss. (Michael Allen) April 19-21 — Greater Gwinnett Championship, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga. (Bernhard Langer) April 26-28 — Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf, Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Savannah, Ga. (Brad Faxon) May 3-5 — Insperity Championship, The Woodlands CC (Tournament Course), The Woodlands, Texas. (Esteban Toledo) May 23-26 — Senior PGA Championship, Bellerive CC, St. Louis, Mo. (Kouki Idoki) May 31-June 2 — Principal Charity Classic, Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa. (Russ Cochran) June 6-9 — Regions Tradition, Shoal Creek CC, Birmingham, Ala. (David Frost) June 21-23 — Encompass Championship, North Shore CC, Glenview, Ill. (Craig Sadler) June 27-30 — Constellation Senior Players Championship, Fox Chapel GC, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Kenny Perry) July 11-14 — Senior U.S. Open Pen, Omaha CC, Omaha, Neb. (Kenny Perry) July 25-28 — Senor British Open, Royal Birkdale, Southport, England. (Mark Wiebe) Aug. 2-4 — 3M Championship, Twin Cities GC, Blaine, Minn. (Tom Pernice Jr.) Aug. 16-18 — Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, En-Joie GC, Endicott, N.Y. (Bart Bryant) Aug. 23-25 — Boeing Classic, Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Wash. (John Riegger) Aug. 30-Sept. 1 — Calgary Golf Classic, Canyon Meadows G & CC, Calgary, Alberta. Sept. 6-8 — Montreal Championship, La Vallee du Richelieu Golf Club (Rouville Course), Montreal. Sept. 20-22 — Pacific Links Hawaii Championship, Kapolei GC, Kapolei, Hawaii. Sept. 27-29 — Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach GL and Del Monte GC, Pebble Beach, Calif. Oct. 11-13 — SAS Championship, Prestonwood CC, Cary, N.C. Oct. 18-20 — Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, Rock Barn, Conover, N.C. Oct. 25-27 — AT&T Championship, TPC San Antonio (AT&T Canyons Course), San Antonio Oct. 31-Nov. 3 — Charles Schwab Cup Championship, TPC Harding Park, San Francisco

AUTO RACING Sprint Cup Schedule

Winner in parentheses Feb. 16: Sprint Unlimited, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL (Kevin Harvick) Feb. 21: Gatorade Duel At Daytona Race 1, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL (Kevin Harvick) Feb. 21: Gatorade Duel At Daytona Race 2, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL (Kyle Busch) Feb. 24: Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL (Jimmie Johnson) March 3: Subway Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ (Carl Edwards) March 10: Las Vegas Cup, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV (Matt Kenseth) March 17: Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN (Kasey Kahne) March 24: California 400, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA (Kyle Busch) April 7: Martinsville Cup, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA (Jimmie Johnson) April 13: Texas Cup, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX (Kyle Busch) April 21: STP 400, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS (Matt Kenseth) April 27: Richmond Cup, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA (Kevin Harvick) May 5: Talladega Cup, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL (David Ragan) May 11: Darlington Cup, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC (Matt Kenseth) May 18: NASCAR Sprint Showdown, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC (Jamie McMurray) May 18: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC (Jimmie Johnson) May 26: Charlotte Cup, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC (Kevin Harvick) June 2: Dover Cup, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE (Tony Stewart) June 9: Pocono 500, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA (Jimmie Johnson) June 16: Quicken Loans 400, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI (Greg Biffle) June 23: Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA (Martin Truex Jr.) June 29: Quaker State 400, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY (Matt Kenseth) July 6: Coke Zero 400, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL (Jimmie Johnson) July 14: Lenox Industrial Tools 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH (Brian Vickers) July 28: Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN (Ryan Newman) August 4: Pennsylvania 400, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA (Kasey Kahne) August 11: Centurion Boats at The Glen, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY (Kyle Busch) August 18: 3M Performance 400, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI (Joey Logano) August 24: Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN (Matt Kenseth) Sept. 1: AdvoCare 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA Sept. 7: Air Guard 400, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA Sept. 15: Geico 400, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL Sept. 22: Sylvania 300, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH Sept. 29: AAA 400, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE Oct. 6: Price Chopper 400, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS Oct. 12: Bank of America 500, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC Oct. 20: AMP Energy 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL Oct. 27: TUMS Fast Relief 500, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA Nov. 3: AAA Texas 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

Nationwide Schedule

(Winner in parentheses) Feb. 23 — DRIVE4COPD 300 (Tony Stewart) March 2 — Dollar General 200, Avondale, Ariz. (Kyle Busch) March 9 — Sam’s Town 300, Las Vegas (Sam Hornish Jr.) March 16 — Jeff Foxworthy’s Grit Chips 300, Bristol, Tenn. (Kyle Busch) March 23 — Royal Purple 300, Fontana, Calif. (Kyle Busch) April 12 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, Fort Worth, Texas (Kyle Busch) April 26 — ToyotaCare 250, Richmond, Va. (Brad Keselowski) May 4 — AARON’S 312, Talladega, Ala. (Regan Smith) May 10 — Darlington 200, Darlington, S.C. (Kyle Busch) May 25 — History 300, Concord, N.C. (Kyle Busch) June 1 — 5-Hour Energy 200, Dover, Del. (Joey Logano) June 8 — DuPont Pioneer 250, Newton, Iowa (Trevor Bayne) June 15 — Alliance Truck Parts 250, Brooklyn, Mich. (Regan Smith) June 22 — Road America 200, Elkhart Lake, Wis. (AJ Allmendinger) June 28 — Feed The Children 300, Sparta, Ky. (Brad Keselowski) July 5 — SUBWAY Jalapeno 250, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth) July 13 — F.W. Webb 200, Loudon, N.H. (Kyle Busch) July 21 — STP 300, Joliet, Ill. (Joey Logano) July 27 — Indiana 250, Speedway, Ind. (Kyle Busch) Aug. 3 — U.S. Cellular 250, Newton, Iowa (Brad Keselowski) Aug. 10 — ZIPPO 200, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Brad Keselowski) Aug. 17 — Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200, Lexington, Ohio (AJ Allmendinger) Aug. 23 — Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn. (Kyle Busch) Aug. 31 — Atlanta 300, Hampton, Ga. Sept. 6 — Virginia 529 College Savings 250, Richmond, Va. Sept. 14 — Dollar General 300, Joliet, Ill. Sept. 21 — Kentucky 300, Sparta, Ky. Sept. 28 — Dover 200, Dover, Del. Oct. 5 — Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 11 — Dollar General 300, Concord, N.C. Nov. 2 — O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 9 — Great Clips 200, Avondale, Ariz. Nov. 16 — Ford EcoBoost 300, Homestead, Fla.

SOCCER

College Monday’s Results Women

SW Christian University 4, Bethel College 0

Sunday’s Results Women

Oklahoma 2, Kennesaw State 0 Oklahoma State 2, Vanderbilt 2 Abilene Christian 3, Oklahoma City 2

Sunday’s Games OKLAHOMA 2, KENNESAW STATE 0

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KSU ........................................................0 0 — 0 OU ..........................................................2 0 — 2 Goals: OU, Madison Saliba 2. SOG: KSU, 2. OU, 7. Saves: KSU, Olivia Sturdivant 5. OU, Miranda Larkin 2.

OKLAHOMA STATE 2, VANDERBILT 2

OSU ........................................................1 1 — 2 Vanderbilt ..............................................2 0 — 2 Goals: OSU, Courtney Dike. Vand., Krystina Iordanou, Abby Carr. SOG: OSU, 10. Vand., 14. Saves: OSU, Rosa Medina 11. Vand., Olivia Liebman 8.

ABILENE CHRISTIAN 3, OKLAHOMA CITY 2

ACU ........................................................1 2 — 3 OCU ........................................................1 1 — 2 Goals: ACU, Andrea Carpenter, Jacey Ferrara, Tiffany Ysassi. OCU, Meghan McMahon 2. SOG: ACU, 5. OCU, 5. Saves: ACU, Kelsey Dombrowski, Sydney Newton 2. OCU, Alissa Reed 2.

TRANSACTIONS

Monday’s Deals BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated SS Derek Jeter from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Preston Claiborne to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated LHP Aaron Loup from the paternity list. Designated RHP Chien-Ming Wang for assignment. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent 2B Dan Uggla to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment. MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned INF Gil Velazquez to New Orleans (PCL). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed OF Casper Wells on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF/OF Pete Orr from Lehigh Valley (IL). Transferred 1B Ryan Howard to the 60-day DL. Can-Am League TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Exercised the 2014 options on RHP Dan Britton-Foster, LHP Garrett Bullock, LHP Alex Burkard, LHP Rob Cooper, RHP Sean Keeler, RHP David LeBlanc, RHP Matt McDonald, RHP Luis Munoz, RHP Nick Purdy, RHP Nick Sarianides, RHP Jeff Shields, RHP Tyler Wilson, C Kyle Nisson, C Bubby Williams, INF Josh Colafemina, INF David Cooper, INF Jon Dziomba, INF Brett Flowers, INF Cam Kneeland, OF Steve Brown, OF Carlos Guzman, OF Drew Miller, OF Jeremy Nowak and OF Jon Smith. Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed LHP Alex Hinshaw. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association SAN ANTONIO SPURS — G-F Tracy McGrady announced his retirement. FOOTBALL NFL NFL — Suspended Minnesota FB Jerome Felton for the first three games of the regular season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived WR Rashad Evans, WR Marcus Jackson and WR Marcus Sales. BUFFALO BILLS — Released DB Dominique Ellis, CB Jumal Rolle, WR Da’Rick Rogers, WR DeMarco Sampson and C Ryan Turnley. Placed OT Chris Hairston on the reserve/non-football illness list. Reached an injury settlement with G Keith Williams. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived DB Vernon Kearney, DL Dave Kruger, WR Cordell Roberson and LB Tommy Smith. Terminated the contract of WR Jordan Norwood. DALLAS COWBOYS — Released DT Jeris Pendleton. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released K Giorgio Tavecchio. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed CB Stephon Morris and DL Scott Vallone. Released WR Kamar Aiken, CB Brandon Jones, LB Niko Koutouvides, CB LeQuan Lewis and LS Mike Zupancic. Placed DL Cory Grissom and OT Markus Zusevics on injured reserve. Placed DL Armond Armstead and WR Mark Harrison on the reserve/non-football injury list. NEW YORK GIANTS — Activated DE Jason Pierre-Paul off the PUP list. NEW YORK JETS — Released WR Joe Collins, WR Braylon Edwards, DB Donnie Fletcher, G Patrick Ford, OL Trey Gilleo, S Bret Lockett, RB Joe McKnight, G Stephen Peterman, LB Sean Progar-Jackson, P Ryan Quigley, WR Marcus Rucker, LS Patrick Scales, RB Chad Spann, WR K.J. Stroud and WR Rahsaan Vaughn. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived RB D.J. Harper, LB Joe Holland, G Al Netter, P Colton Schmidt and QB Scott Tolzien. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released WR Perez Ashford, LB Kyle Knox, TE Jameson Konz, TE Andrei Lintz, TE/LS Kyle Nelson, DT Martin Parker and LB Craig Wilkins. Terminated the contract of WR Brett Swain. Placed DT Jesse Williams on injured reserve. ST. LOUIS RAMS — Waived K-P Brett Baer, WR Demetrius Fields, WR Andrew Helmick, LS Jorgen Hus, QB Tim Jenkins, DT Al Lapuaho, LB Joseph Lebeau, TE Colby Prince, WR Raymond Radway and CB Robert Steeples. Waived/ injured OL Graham Pocic. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived WR Carlton Mitchell, DE Ernest Owusu, QB Adam Weber, DE Markus White, WR Derek Hagan, FB Spencer Larsen and S Troy Nolan. Placed CB Anthony Gaitor and RB Michael Smith on injured reserve. Signed TE Mike Shanahan. TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived K Maikon Bonani, WR Justin Hilton, WR Roberto Wallace, WR Diondre Borel, S Tracy Wilson, LB Kadarron Anderson, TE Martell Webb, OL Barry Richardson, OL Oscar Johnson and OL Eloy Atkinson. Reached an injury settlement with TE DeMarco Cosby. Waived-injured LB Greg Jones. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released WR Donte Stallworth, LB Ricky Elmore, FB Eric Kettani, K John Potter, WR Chip Reeves and LB Quan Sturdivant. Waived/injured CB-PR Richard Crawford and LB Jeremy Kimbrough. Placed S Phillip Thomas and LB Keenan Robinson on injured reserve. Women’s Indoor Football League ORLANDO POWER — Named Marquette Smith coach and signed him to a three-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed C Adam Henrique to a multiyear contract. ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with F Anthony Nigro. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Agreed to terms with F Peter Boyd. LACROSSE National Lacrosse League MINNESOTA SWARM — Announced co-owner Andy Arlotta was promoted to president. COLLEGE BIG EAST CONFERENCE — Named Ann Wells Crandall chief marketing officer. LA SALLE — Named Susan Kim Hired assistant volleyball coach. MANHATTAN — Named Amanda McEntire women’s tennis coach. OKLAHOMA — Suspended OL Jacob Reed indefinitely OKLAHOMA STATE —Named Mason Cathey assistant distance track coach. QUINNIPIAC — Promoted John Delaney to associate head baseball coach. RADFORD — Named Mark McQueen assistant baseball and pitching coach. COLLEGE SAINT ROSE — Named Jeff Spalti assistant athletic trainer.

ODDS College

Thursday, Aug. 29 Favorite Points Underdog BOWLING GREEN 31⁄2 Tulsa MINNESOTA 14 Unlv BOWLING GREEN 3 1⁄2 Tulsa CENTRAL FLORIDA 21 1⁄2 Akron UTAH 2 1⁄2 Utah St Mississippi 3 1⁄2 VANDERBILT FRESNO ST 9 1⁄2 Rutgers Southern Cal 22 HAWAII Friday, Aug. 30 MICHIGAN ST 27 1⁄2 W. Michigan MIAMI-FLORIDA 32 FLA Atlantic Texas Tech 5 SMU Saturday, Aug. 31 c-Oklahoma St 13 Mississippi St OKLAHOMA 23 1⁄2 UL-Monroe WISCONSON 44 Massachusetts MICHIGAN 32 C. Michigan OHIO ST 36 Buffalo NC STATE 13 1⁄2 Louisiana Tech MARYLAND 20 Florida Intl IOWA 3 N. Illinois NOTRE DAME 30 Temple Byu 3 VIRGINIA a-Alabama 19 1⁄2 Virginia Tech TROY 5 Ala-Birmingham CINCINNATI 10 1⁄2 Purdue b-Kentucky 4 1⁄2 W. Kentucky MARSHALL 18 Miami-Ohio SOUTHERN MISS 7 1⁄2 Texas St TEXAS 42 New Mexico St TEXAS A&M 27 1⁄2 Rice FLORIDA 23 1⁄2 Toledo ARKANSAS 11 UL-Lafayette AUBURN 14 1⁄2 Washington St NORTH TEXAS 15 1⁄2 Idaho d-Penn St 7 Syracuse NEBRASKA 28 Wyoming NEW MEXICO 3 Tex San Antonio Georgia 1 1⁄2 CLEMSON e-Lsu 4 Tcu WASHINGTON 3 1⁄2 Boise St UCLA 20 Nevada Northwestern 6 CALIFORNIA Sunday, Sept. 1 LOUISVILLE 20 Ohio f-Colorado St 2 1⁄2 Colorado Monday, Sept. 2 Florida St 10 PITTSBURGH a-at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA. b-at LP Field in Nashville, TN. c-at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX. d-at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. e-at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. f-at Sports Authority Field in Denver, CO. home team in caps

Nashville’s Hunter Morris, right, beats the throw to OKC’s Jon Singleton during Friday’s game. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN

OKC’s home streak snapped The champagne remains on ice. The Oklahoma City RedHawks could have clinched the Pacific Coast League American Southern Division championship with a win over Nashville combined with an Albuquerque victory. Albuquerque did its part, but Nashville posted a 6-3 win over the RedHawks on Monday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark to end Oklahoma City’s 17-game home winning streak. The RedHawks’ magic number is one to advance to the playoffs. The Isotopes’ win eliminated Round Rock, which trails the RedHawks by seven games with seven games remaining. OKC leads Albuquerque by six games. The only way Oklahoma City doesn’t win the division title is if Albuquerque wins its final seven games and the RedHawks lose their final seven games. The 17-game home winning streak was the second longest in the minor leagues since 2005. The Cedar Rapids Kernels won 19 consecutive home

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games in 2010. It was the RedHawks’ first home loss since July 14, the final game before the All-Star break. Once the RedHawks officially clinch the division title they might have to wait until the weekend to know their first-round opponent. Omaha leads Memphis by two games in the American Northern Division. If the RedHawks win the division they would host Games 1 and 2 of a bestof-5 series Sept. 4-5 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. All four teams in the American Southern Division own a better record than Omaha (67-70). All four teams in the RedHawks’ division have winning records, including last place New Orleans (69-68).

REDHAWKS NOTEBOOK

Sounds 6, RedHawks 3

DEFRANCESCO EJECTED

The Nashville Sounds scored four runs in the third inning and added two in the ninth to defeat Oklahoma City 6-3 Monday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, ending the RedHawks 17-game home winning streak. Nashville left fielder Josh Prince homered off OKC starter Ross Seaton and had two RBIs and two stolen bases to lead the Sounds’ 15-hit attack. Stephen Parker added two RBIs for the Sounds. OKC first baseman Jon Singleton had two hits and drove in all three runs.

SPRINGER ANOTHER SB BUT NO HR RedHawks center fielder George Springer stole his 43rd base of the season but did not homer. Attempting to become the first minor leaguer in 57 years to record a 40-40 season, Springer has hit 37 home runs splitting time between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Oklahoma City. Springer was 2-for-4 with two singles to raise his season average to .301. Springer has 105 RBIs and has scored 103 runs.

RedHawks manager Tony DeFrancesco was ejected in the top of the sixth inning, apparently for arguing balls and strikes. It was only the second time this season DeFrancesco has been ejected, the other a May 27 game at Iowa. The RedHawks’ only other ejection all season was shortstop Jonathan Villar, now with the Astros, who was tossed June 3 at Albuquerque.

SHORT HOPS ... Japhet Amador, the 6-foot-4, 315-pound Mexico City slugger signed last week by the Houston Astros, was 2-for-4 in his RedHawks’ home debut. ... The two teams combined for 25 strikeouts. Nashville starter Jimmy Nelson struck out seven. ... Despite the loss, the RedHawks still own the best record in the PCL (78-59), including a league-best 43-22 home record.

ON DECK In the second game of a four-game series, the RedHawks on Tuesday night will start left-hander Eric Berger (5-3, 3.36) against Nashville left-hander Zach Kroenke (5-15, 4.67). BY MIKE BALDWIN

PCL Standings

American North Division W

L Pct. GB

Omaha (Royals)....................... 67 70 Memphis (Cardinals)............... 65 72 Iowa (Cubs) ............................. 62 75 Nashville (Brewers) ................ 53 84 American South Division

.489 — .474 2 .453 5 .387 14

OKC (Astros) .......................... 78 59 Albuquerque (Dodgers)........... 71 65 Round Rock (Rangers) ............ 71 65 New Orleans (Marlins) ........... 69 68 Pacific North Division

.569 — .522 6 .522 7 .504 9

Salt Lake (Angels) .................. 76 60 Tacoma (Mariners).................. 71 65 C. Springs (Rockies)................ 64 70 Reno (Diamondbacks) ............. 54 82 Pacific South Division

.559 — .522 5 .478 11 .397 22

Las Vegas (Mets).................... 77 58 .570 — Sacramento (A’s) .................... 75 61 .551 21⁄2 Tucson (Padres) ...................... 72 64 .529 51⁄2 Fresno (Giants) ....................... 64 71 .474 13 Monday’s Games Las Vegas 2, Colorado Springs 1 (10), Game 1 Iowa 2, Omaha 1 New Orleans 1, Memphis 0 Nashville 6, Oklahoma City 3 Albuquerque 6, Round Rock 5 Las Vegas at Colorado Springs, Game 2 Salt Lake at Tacoma Fresno at Sacramento Reno at Tucson Tuesday’s Games Omaha at Iowa, 6:35 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Nashville at Oklahoma City, 7:05 p.m. Round Rock at Albuquerque, 7:35 p.m. Las Vegas at Colorado Springs, 7:35 p.m. Salt Lake at Tacoma, 9 p.m. Reno at Tucson, 9:05 p.m. Fresno at Sacramento, 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Results Memphis 11, Iowa 5 Omaha 5, New Orleans 3 Sacramento 12, Colorado Springs 4 Round Rock 9, Oklahoma City 2 Nashville 10, Albuquerque 5

Salt Lake 9, Reno 1 Fresno 4, Las Vegas 1 Tacoma 6, Tucson 4

Monday’s Game SOUNDS 6, REDHAWKS 3 NASHVILLE

OKC ab r h bi

ab r h bi

Davis cf Prince lf Velez 2b Halton rf Morris 1b Lalli dh De La Rosa c Parker 3b

50 51 61 41 50 52 51 30

Crowe lf Martinez 2b Springer cf Laird 3b Torrez pr Paredes ss Amador dh Singleton 1b 1 0 0 0 Krauss rf 3 0 0 0 Parez c

Davis ss Statia ss

Totals

1 2 3 0 2 2 4 1

0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2

42 6 15 6 Totals

50 51 41 40 00 41 50 30

0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

30 1 0 40 1 0 37 3 10 3

Nashville ........................ 004 000 002 OKC.................................. 000 100 002

— —

6 3

LOB — Nashville: 16. OKC 14. 2B — Nashville: Velez (9), Morris (22). OKC: Martinez (17), Perez (14) HR — Prince (11). SB — Nashville: Prince 2 (24). OKC: Springer (20).

Nelson (W, 4-6) Leach Heckathorn Webb (S, 1)

IP H Nashville 5 5 2 1 1.2 4 .1 0

Seaton (L, 3-7) Cruz Urckfitz Ambriz

OKC 4.1 1.1 2.1 1

9 0 2 4

R ER BB SO 1 0 2 0

1 0 2 0

3 2 1 0

7 5 1 0

4 0 0 2

2 1 1 1

4 3 3 2

WP — Nashville: Leach. OKC: Ambriz. HBP — Nashville: Halton (by Seaton), Davis (by Seaton). OKC: Laird (by Hekathorn). T — 3:48. A — 3,374.

SPORTS

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MLB SCOREBOARD

Texas ................... Oakland ............... Seattle................. Los Angeles......... Houston...............

75 73 59 58 44

Detroit ................. Cleveland............. Kansas City ......... Minnesota ........... Chicago ................

77 71 66 57 54

Boston ................. Tampa Bay........... Baltimore ............ New York ............. Toronto ................

77 74 70 69 59

Pct

55 57 70 71 86

.577 .562 .457 .450 .338

Pct

54 59 64 72 76

.588 .546 .508 .442 .415

Pct

55 55 59 62 73

National League

West Division GB

— 2 151⁄2 1 16 ⁄2 31

WCGB

L10

— — 131⁄2 141⁄2 29

— 51⁄2 101⁄2 19 221⁄2

WCGB

— 11⁄2 51⁄2 71⁄2 18

WCGB

— — 21⁄2 41⁄2 15

Home

L-2 W-1 L-3 W-3 W-1

L10

— 2 7 1 15 ⁄2 19

East Division

.583 .574 .543 .527 .447

Str

6-4 5-5 4-6 5-5 5-5

Central Division GB

38-27 39-25 31-35 31-37 21-44

Str

6-4 7-3 3-7 3-7 8-2 L10

37-28 34-32 28-35 27-34 23-42

Home

L-1 W-2 W-2 L-2 L-1

36-30 31-33 31-31 29-39 24-42

Home

W-2 L-2 W-1 L-1 W-2

37-32 31-31 32-30 31-35 27-41

Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Colorado 6, San Francisco 1 Arizona 6, San Diego 1 Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 2:10 p.m. Miami at Washington, 6:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 8:40 p.m. Sunday’s Results Colorado 4, Miami 3 Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 9, Arizona 5 Atlanta 5, St. Louis 2 San Francisco 4, Pittsburgh 0 San Diego 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (15) INTERLEAGUE Wednesday’s Games Cleveland at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m. Sunday’s Results Detroit 11, N.Y. Mets 3 Kansas City 6, Washington 4 Boston 8, L.A. Dodgers 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE Monday’s Games ROYALS 11, RAYS 1

Jeter ss Cano 2b ASorin lf Grndrs dh ARdrgz 3b

3 4 4 4 4

Overay 1b ISuzuki rf-cf AuRmn c

3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 0

TAMPA BAY

DeJess cf Zobrist 2b-ss Longori dh

ab r h bi

4 0 1 0

AGordn lf

4 2 2 1

4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0

Lough lf Bonifac 2b Hosmer 1b BButler dh Mostks 3b Carroll pr-3b S.Perez c Maxwll rf

1 0 0 0 5 1 3 0

AEscor ss Dyson cf

4 0 0 0 4 1 1 0

Joyce lf

3 1 3 0

WMyrs rf Loney 1b

4 0 0 0 4 0 1 1

Loaton c KJhnsn 3b YEscor ss SRdrgz ph-2b

4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Totals

KANSAS CITY ab r h bi

1 0 0 0 33 1 7 1

4 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 3 0 1 1

Totals

36 11 13 11

Tampa Bay ..................... 000 100 000 Kansas City.................... 104 005 01x

— —

1 11

DP—Kansas City 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 9, Kansas City 6. 2B—Joyce 2 (21), Lobaton (12), Moustakas (19). 3B—A.Gordon (6). HR—B.Butler (13), S.Perez (7). SB—Bonifacio (20), Maxwell (5), Dyson (25). SF—S.Perez. Tampa Bay

Hellickson L,10-8 C.Ramos W.Wright Kansas City

Guthrie W,13-10 Collins Coleman Crow

22⁄3 3 21⁄3

7 5 1

5 5 1

2 2 0

1 1 2

5 2 1 1

6 0 1 0

1 0 0 0

3 0 0 1

5 1 2 0

Umpires—Home, Greg Gibson;First, Jerry Layne;Second, Hunter Wendelstedt;Third, Alan Porter. T—3:11. A—20,546 (37,903).

BLUE JAYS 5, YANKEES 2

Totals

0 0 1 1 1

0 1 0 0 1

33 2 7 2

Encrnc dh Lind 1b Lawrie 3b Sierra rf Thole c Arencii ph-c Pillar lf Gose cf

3 4 3 2 3

1 0 1 0 0

1 1 1 0 0

2 1 0 1 0

1 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0

Totals

29 5 7 5

New York........................ 100 010 000 Toronto ........................... 011 030 00x

— —

2 5

E—I.Suzuki (3), Sierra (1). DP—New York 1, Toronto 1. LOB—New York 7, Toronto 6. 2B—Reyes (10), Lind (24). HR—A.Rodriguez (3). SB—A.Soriano (5), Granderson (6), Gose (3). SF—Encarnacion, Sierra. New York

P.Hughes L,4-13 Huff Toronto

Dickey W,10-12 Loup H,7 S.Santos H,3 Janssen S,24-26

42⁄3 31⁄3

7 0

5 0

4 0

3 1

3 5

61⁄3 11⁄3 1 ⁄3 1

6 1 0 0

2 0 0 0

1 0 0 0

3 0 0 0

6 3 1 1

WP—P.Hughes. PB—Thole. Umpires—Home, Jim Reynolds;First, Bob Davidson;Second, Quinn Wolcott;Third, James Hoye. T—2:33. A—35,241 (49,282).

ATHLETICS 8, TIGERS 6

I Coco Crisp and Daric Barton each drove in two runs, and the Athletics beat Miguel Cabrera and the Tigers. Cabrera hit his 43rd homer, bolstering his pursuit of another Triple Crown, but Barton had a tiebreaking RBI single in Oakland’s two-run sixth inning. OAKLAND

Crisp cf Lowrie ss Dnldsn 3b Moss rf Cespds lf S.Smith dh Freimn ph-dh Callasp 2b Barton 1b Vogt c Totals

6 4 5 3 5 1

2 0 1 1 0 1

3 1 1 1 0 0

2 1 1 0 1 0

1 4 5 4

1 1 0 1

1 2 2 1

0 1 2 0

38 8 12 8

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AJcksn cf TrHntr rf MiCarr 3b Fielder 1b VMrtnz dh Dirks lf Tuiassp ph-lf Infante 2b B.Pena c Iglesias ss Totals

3 4 4 5 5 3

1 0 1 1 1 1

1 2 1 1 4 1

0 0 2 0 1 0

2 5 4 4

0 1 0 0

0 1 1 1

1 2 0 0

39 6 13 6

Oakland .......................... 201 102 110 Detroit ............................ 020 020 011

— —

8 6

DP—Oakland 1, Detroit 1. LOB—Oakland 11, Detroit 10. 2B—Crisp (17), Lowrie (36). HR— Crisp (14), Mi.Cabrera (43), V.Martinez (11), Infante (7 ).

NEW YORK

Oakland

Gardnr cf V.Wells ph-rf

TORONTO

3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0

Reyes ss Goins 2b

ab r h bi

3 2 1 0 4 1 2 0

Griffin W,11-9 Otero H,2

76 67 62 59 58

St. Louis .............. Pittsburgh ........... Cincinnati ............ Milwaukee........... Chicago ................

77 76 74 57 55

Atlanta ................ Washington......... Philadelphia......... New York ............. Miami ..................

78 65 60 58 49

5 12⁄3

7 1

4 0

1 2

4 1

.585 .515 .466 .450 .443

— 9 151⁄2 1 17 ⁄2 181⁄2 GB

.588 .585 .561 .438 .423

— 1 ⁄2 31⁄2 1 19 ⁄2 211⁄2

.600 .500 .458 .450 .380

Ani.Sanchez J.Alvarez L,1-4 Alburquerque Bonderman

1 0 1

1 0 0

0 1 0

5 1 ⁄3 12⁄3 2

5 4 1 2

4 2 1 1

3 0 2 3

6 0 2 0

ASTROS 10, WHITE SOX 8

I Matt Dominguez hit a tiebreaking solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Chris Carter followed with his second home run of the game to lift Houston. HOUSTON

CHICAGO ab r h bi

5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 1

0 0 0 2 3 3 1 1 0

1 0 1 2 2 3 1 3 0

0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0

37 10 13 7

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De Aza cf Bckhm 2b AlRmrz ss Konerk 1b LeGarc pr A.Dunn dh JrDnks pr AGarci rf Kppngr 3b Viciedo lf Phegly c

5 4 5 4 0 4 0 5 3 4 4

Totals

1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2

4 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2

1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1

38 8 14 5

Houston.......................... 030 121 102 Chicago ........................... 001 025 000

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10 8

E—Hoes (3), De Aza (7), A.Garcia (2). DP— Houston 2, Chicago 1. LOB—Houston 6, Chicago 7. 2B—Grossman (12), B.Barnes (16), De Aza (26), Konerko (14), Viciedo (17). HR—J.Castro (18), M.Dominguez (19), Carter 2 (25), Wallace (11), A.Dunn (30), Keppinger (4). CS—Al.Ramirez (8). S—Villar 2, Keppinger . Houston

Oberholtzer D.Martinez W,1-0 BS,1-1 Zeid H,3 K.Chapman Lyles S,1-1

51⁄3

22⁄3 2 ⁄3 0 1 ⁄3

5 1 0 0

3 0 0 0

0 1 1 0

1 0 0 1

6 ⁄3 ⁄3 1 1

9 1 0 1 2

7 1 0 0 2

5 1 0 0 2

3 1 0 0 0

4 1 1 1 2

Chicago

Rienzo Petricka BS,1-1 Veal N.Jones A.Reed L,5-2

2 1

K.Chapman pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. WP—Rienzo 2, Petricka. Balk—D.Martinez. Umpires—Home, Adrian Johnson;First, Brian O’Nora;Second, Fieldin Culbreth;Third, Jordan Baker. T—3:30. A—13,404 (40,615).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Monday’s Games CARDINALS 8, REDS 6

Choo cf Frazier 3b Votto 1b Phillips 2b Bruce rf

ST. LOUIS ab r h bi

4 4 3 4 4

0 0 0 0 2

0 1 0 0 2

0 2 0 0 1

Ludwck lf Ondrsk p Mesorc c

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0

Cozart ss Leake p MParr p Hoover p Heisey lf

4 2 0 0 1

Totals

1 1 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 0 0

34 6 6 6

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MCrpnt 2b Jay cf Hollidy lf Craig rf YMolin c MAdms 1b Freese 3b Mujica p Descals ss-3b Lyons p Wong ph CMrtnz p Beltran ph Maness p Kozma ss

3 3 3 4 4

2 1 2 1 0

1 1 1 3 0

0 1 3 4 0

4 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0

Totals

0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 8 8 8

Cincinnati....................... 040 001 010 St. Louis ......................... 003 000 50x

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6 8

E—Descalso (13). LOB—Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 3. 2B—Cozart (24), Craig (28), Beltran (25). 3B— Frazier (3), Cozart (3). HR—Bruce (25), Holliday (18), Craig (13 ). IP

Leake 61⁄3 M.Parra L,1-3 H,13 1⁄3 1 Hoover BS,1-4 ⁄3 Ondrusek 1

7 0 1 0

5 1 2 0

1 1 1 0

3 0 0 2

3 2 1 0

4 1 1 0

1 1 1 0

2 0 0 0

7 1 1 0

Cincinnati

St. Louis

Str

Lyons Ca.Martinez W,1-1 Maness H,14 Mujica S,35-37

5 2 1 1

HBP—by Lyons (Votto), by Ca.Martinez (Frazier). Umpires—Home, Dan Bellino;First, Bruce Dreckman;Second, Tim Welke;Third, Mike Everitt. T—2:49. A—35,159 (43,975).

PHILLIES 2, METS 1

Home

W-1 L-2 L-2 W-1 L-1

— 8 131⁄2 1 14 ⁄2 231⁄2

L10

Away

38-27 30-37 25-44 23-40 24-38 Away

40-24 42-22 41-23 30-35 25-41

Str

37-30 34-32 33-35 27-38 30-34

5-5 6-4 7-3 3-7 3-7

Berndn cf Rollins ss Utley 2b Ruiz c MYong 1b Ruf lf Asche 3b Mayrry rf Cl.Lee p DBrwn ph Papeln p

Totals

Home

W-1 L-1 W-2 L-5 L-1

Away

44-18 36-29 35-31 26-37 29-39

34-34 29-36 25-40 32-34 20-41

NEW YORK ab r h bi

4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

32 2 6 2

ab r h bi

Lagars cf DnMrp 2b Satin 1b Byrd rf ABrwn lf Flores 3b TdArnd c JuTrnr ss ZWhelr p Felicin p Rice p CTorrs p Duda ph Germn p

4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

Totals

I Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee outpitched Zack Wheeler, Cody Asche had a two-run triple, and the Phillies beat New York. Lee gave a bullpen taxed by an 18-

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

30 1 5 1

Philadelphia................... 000 200 000 New York........................ 010 000 000

— —

2 1

DP—Philadelphia 2. LOB—Philadelphia 7, New York 3. 2B—Mayberry (22), Byrd (26). 3B—Asche (1). CS—Utley (3). IP

8 1

5 0

1 0

7 1

62⁄3 1 ⁄3 1 ⁄3 2 ⁄3 1

5 0 1 0 0

2 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 2

7 1 0 0 1

Philadelphia

Cl.Lee W,11-6 Papelbon S,22-28 New York

Z.Wheeler L,6-3 Feliciano Rice C.Torres Germen

WP—Germen. Umpires—Home, Dana DeMuth;First, Paul Nauert;Second, Angel Hernandez;Third, Doug Eddings. T—2:53. A—25,784 (41,922).

ROCKIES 6, GIANTS 1

I Todd Helton homered to move within three hits of 2,500. Juan Nicasio tossed six shutout innings and added an RBI single, and Charlie Blackmon also homered for the Rockies. SAN FRANCISCO ab r h bi

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5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

33 1 7 1

COLORADO ab r h bi

Fowler cf Blckmn cf LeMahi 2b Cuddyr rf WRosr c Arenad 3b Helton 1b Culersn lf WLopez p RWhelr ph Francis p JHerrr ss Nicasio p CDckrs lf

1 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 0 1 0 3 2 1

Totals

0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

33 6 13 5

San Francisco ................ 000 000 001 Colorado ......................... 021 200 10x

I Allen Craig hit his first career grand slam with two out in the seventh inning, helping the Cardinals rally. Former Stillwater standout Matt Holliday also had a long three-run homer as St. Louis moved into sole possession of first place in the NL Central for the first time since July 29. CINCINNATI

Home

38-27 37-26 37-27 36-32 34-35

inning loss Saturday a muchneeded rest.

1 2 2

Griffin pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. WP—Balfour. PB—Vogt. Umpires—Home, Paul Emmel;First, Will Little;Second, Gary Darling;Third, Jerry Meals. T—3:34. A—34,778 (41,255)..

Totals

L10

8-2 5-5 5-5 5-5 3-7

PHILADELPHIA

Detroit

Grssmn lf Hoes rf Altuve 2b JCastro c MDmn 3b Carter dh Wallac 1b BBarns cf Villar ss

— — — 16 18

Str

L-2 W-1 W-2 L-1 L-1

WCGB

— 13 181⁄2 191⁄2 281⁄2

⁄3 ⁄3 1

WCGB

L10

6-4 5-5 4-6 5-5 4-6

Doolittle H,19 Cook H,19 Balfour S,33-34

— 6 121⁄2 1 14 ⁄2 151⁄2

East Division

Pct

52 65 71 71 80

WCGB

Central Division

Pct

54 54 58 73 75

West Division

Pct

54 63 71 72 73

DETROIT ab r h bi

I R.A. Dickey pitched into the seventh inning, Jose Reyes sparked Toronto’s offense and the Blue Jays snapped a 10game losing streak. ab r h bi

Los Angeles......... Arizona ................ Colorado .............. San Diego ............ San Francisco ......

Away

40-23 43-24 38-29 38-27 32-32

AMERICAN LEAGUE Monday’s Games Kansas City 11, Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Yankees at Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Oakland 8, Detroit 6 Houston 10, Chicago White Sox 8 Texas at Seattle Wednesday’s Games Texas at Seattle, 2:40 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 6:07 p.m. Oakland at Detroit, 6:08 p.m. Baltimore at Boston, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Houston at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s Results Cleveland 3, Minnesota 1 Baltimore 10, Oakland 3 N.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 2 (11) Chicago White Sox 5, Texas 2 Toronto 2, Houston 1 L.A. Angels 7, Seattle 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Monday’s Games St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 6

0 0 0 0 1

Away

41-24 40-26 35-33 28-33 30-34

Str

5-5 6-4 5-5 6-4 3-7

Away

AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 9-9) at Toronto (Happ 3-3), 6:07 p.m. Oakland (Milone 9-9) at Detroit (Verlander 12-9), 6:08 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 7-6) at Boston (Dempster 6-9), 6:10 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 1-1) at Atlanta (A.Wood 2-2), 6:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 13-6) at Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 6-13), 6:10 p.m. Houston (Clemens 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 7-4), 7:10 p.m. Kansas City (Shields 8-8) at Minnesota (Correia 8-10), 7:10 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 9-6) at Seattle (Iwakuma 12-6), 9:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday’s Games Miami (Eovaldi 2-4) at Washington (Ohlendorf 2-0), 6:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 9-8) at Pittsburgh (Locke 9-4), 6:05 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 1-1) at Atlanta (A.Wood 2-2), 6:10 p.m. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 10-10) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 5-6), 6:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Latos 13-4) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 5-3), 7:15 p.m. San Francisco (Petit 0-0) at Colorado (Bettis 0-2), 7:40 p.m. San Diego (Kennedy 5-9) at Arizona (Undecided), 8:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-7), 9:10 p.m.

I The Royals’ Jeremy Guthrie held down Wil Myers and the Rays over five innings and Kansas City rolled in the makeup of a snowed-out game from early May. Jeremy Hellickson allowed five runs in just 2 2/3 innings for Tampa Bay. It was the struggling right-hander’s shortest start since June 30, 2012.

AROUND THE MAJORS

American League W

— —

1 6

E—Mijares (2). DP—San Francisco 2, Colorado 1. LOB—San Francisco 9, Colorado 4. 2B—Scutaro (21), Arias (9), W.Rosario (19). 3B—Cuddyer (3). HR—Blackmon (4), Helton (9). SB—LeMahieu (15). CS—Fowler (9). San Francisco

Zito L,4-10 Moscoso Mijares Colorado

Nicasio W,8-6 W.Lopez Francis

4 2 2

9 1 3

5 0 1

5 0 0

1 0 0

1 1 1

6 2 1

4 1 2

0 0 1

2 0 0

9 3 0

HBP—by Nicasio (Pill, Belt). WP—Francis. Umpires—Home, Chad Fairchild;First, Jeff Kellogg;Second, Eric Cooper;Third, Paul Schrieber. T—2:49. A—30,364 (50,398).

DIAMONDBACKS 6, PADRES 1

I Brandon McCarthy turned in seven strong innings, and Paul Goldschmidt drove in two runs for Arizona. It was his first win since he beat San Diego on May 28. His other victory was a shutout at Miami on May 18. SAN DIEGO

Venale rf-cf Amarst lf-cf Guzmn ph-lf Alonso 1b Gyorko 2b Headly 3b Forsyth ss Fuents cf Bass p Hundly c T.Ross p Hynes p Denorfi lf-rf Totals

ARIZONA ab r h bi

4 3 1 4 3 4 3 3 0 3 2 0 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

31 1 5 0

ab r h bi

Campn cf Eaton lf Gldsch 1b ErChvz 3b Prado 2b MMntr c GParra rf Gregrs ss McCrth p Kubel ph A.Hill ph EDLRs p

4 3 4 2 3 4 4 3 1 0 0 1

Totals

1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0

0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

29 6 8 5

San Diego....................... 100 000 000 Arizona ........................... 000 202 20x

— —

1 6

E—Hundley (7), Gregorius (12). DP—San Diego 2, Arizona 1. LOB—San Diego 4, Arizona 6. 2B— G.Parra (32). 3B—Goldschmidt (1). SB—Campana (5), Eaton (2). S—McCarthy. SF—Prado. San Diego

T.Ross L,3-7 Hynes Bass Arizona

McCarthy W,3-8 E.De La Rosa

6 1 ⁄3 12⁄3

7 0 1

6 0 0

4 0 0

2 1 1

6 0 0

7 2

5 0

1 0

0 0

5 4

T.Ross pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. HBP—by T.Ross (Eaton), by McCarthy (Gyorko). WP—T.Ross, Hynes. Umpires—Home, Manny Gonzalez;First, Tony Randazzo;Second, Cory Blaser;Third, Brian Gorman. T—2:33. A—16,871 (48,633).

Harvey has partially torn ligament Matt Harvey has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, a potentially devastating injury for the pitcher that had given the foundering New York Mets reason to be hopeful about their future. For now, the 24-year-old Harvey and the Mets hope that he will be able to avoid reconstruction surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament. A full prognosis will not be made until swelling in the elbow goes down in about two weeks. “It was tough. Obviously it was the last thing I was expecting when I went this morning,” Harvey said Monday. “I am going to do everything I can to avoid surgery.” The National League’s All-Star game starter on his home field this July, Harvey has been experiencing forearm tenderness for a month or two but could not pinpoint exactly when it began. The discomfort increased during his start Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when he allowed a career-high 13 hits. Harvey admitted he was tired against the Tigers, the 26th start of his first full season in the major leagues. Manager Terry Collins said he noticed Harvey’s pitches weren’t as crisp, a sign of fatigue. But Collins didn’t know Harvey had any issues with his forearm until Sunday and the ace went for an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery a day later. “Nothing is shooting in my elbow at all. That’s not the issue,” Harvey said. “When I heard the news, I was pretty shocked. I’m still very optimistic.” Harvey wasn’t the only one in the Mets organization stunned by the news. “This was a surprise to all of us,” general manager Sandy Alderson said. “Forearm pain can foretell problems with the elbow, but in this particular circumstance there had been no indications of that.” Harvey was not immediately placed on the disabled list. Carlos Torres will take his spot in the rotation and face the Phillies Thursday. The seventh pick overall of the 2010 draft, Harvey is 9-5 with a 2.27 ERA. He has a league-leading 191 strikeouts in 178 1/3 innings pitched.

JETER RETURNS TO YANKEES’ LINEUP Derek Jeter went hitless in three at-bats in his return from the disabled list Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. He drew a walk and struck out once. The game was Jeter’s sixth of the season after spending the majority of the year on the DL recovering from a broken left ankle that he suffered in last season’s AL championship series and having to make two stints on the DL following injuries to his right quadriceps and right calf. Jeter started at shortstop as the Yankees lost, 5-2. “Hopefully we can keep him this time,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before the game. “We haven’t been so fortunate the last two times.” Following the hitless night, Jeter’s batting average drops to .182 in 22 at-bats.

MARINERS ACTIVATE GUTIERREZ FROM DL The Seattle Mariners have activated outfielder Franklin Gutierrez from the disabled list and recalled him from his rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Monday. Gutierrez, who has been on the disabled list since June 25 and with a strained right hamstring, is expected to start Monday’s game against the Texas Rangers in right field. He was also on the disabled list from May 16 to June 2 with the same ailment, and he has had four rehab assignments with Tacoma this season. In 18 games for the Mariners, Gutierrez is .267 with five home runs and 11 RBI. Seattle designated right-hander Aaron Harang for assignment. Harang (5-11, 5.76 ERA) started 22 games for the Mariners. He lost 7-1 to the Angels on Sunday, giving up all the runs. The Mariners have 10 days to trade, release or outright Harang’s contract to the minors.

CUBAN STAR ABREU REPORTEDLY DEFECTS An official Cuban newspaper says star first baseman Jose Dariel Abreu has defected to try to play in Major League Baseball. The weekly Trabajadores newspaper reported Monday that Abreu departed Cuba “illegally and silently” for a Caribbean nation, most likely Haiti or the Dominican Republic. No further details were provided. The 26-year-old Abreu played in all six games for Cuba in the World Baseball Classic in March, hitting .383 with three home runs and nine RBIs. Abreu is the fourth Cuban player to defect in the past two months, adding to the departures of first baseman Yozzen Cuesta, and pitchers Misael Siveiro and Odrisamer Despaigne. Cuban defectors Yoenis Cespedes and Yasiel Puig have recently signed multimillion dollar contracts to play in MLB.

TAMPA BAY’S MOORE SET TO RETURN Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Moore is scheduled to the starting rotation Sept. 3, per manager Joe Maddon, just in time to help his team make a run for the American League East title. Moore has been in the disabled list since late July with a sore left elbow, his throwing elbow. He will make a minor league start Thursday before rejoining the Rays. Before going on the disabled list, Moore posted a 14-3 record and 3.41 ERA in 21 starts. Moore’s 14 victories are tied for fourth with five other pitchers for the most victories in the MLB.

ATHLETICS PLACE REDDICK ON DL The Oakland Athletics placed right fielder Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list Monday after he suffered a strained right wrist. Reddick, who has been battling the wrist injury for most of the season, has hit .213 with 10 home runs and 46 RBIs in 97 games.

RODRIGUEZ REACHES MILESTONE MARK Alex Rodriguez, who is playing while appealing a 211game suspension for his links to PEDs and the Biogenesis scandal, hit his 650th career home run Monday in the New York Yankees’ 5-2 loss against the Toronto Blue Jays. The home run, Rodriguez’s third of the season, puts him 10 homers behind Hall of Famer Willie Mays’ career total of 660. Rodriguez, 37, is fifth on the all-time home run list. Rodriguez missed most of the season recovering from a hip injury. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Dodgers’ Zack Greinke, right, hits an RBI single as Cubs catcher Welington Castillo, left, and home plate umpire Vic Carapazza look on during the fourth inning Monday in Los Angeles. The game finished after press time for this edition. AP PHOTO

The Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez, right, is congratulated after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Blue Jays on Monday. It was the 650th homer of his career. AP PHOTO

SPORTS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013

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Deer Creek looking for stability VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW | TEAM HAS HAD FOUR COACHES IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS Stephanie Kuzydym skuzydym@ opubco.com

HIGH SCHOOLS EDMOND — Deer Creek volleyball knows change. The Antlers played under four different coaches in the last seven years. They finished below .500 each year until last season when the squad finished 15-8. Enter: Lisa Polcovich, Deer Creek’s new head coach. When asked what she wants to do with this team, her first answer was “to bring some stability to the program.” She knows the importance of that. Polcovich grew up in Columbus, Neb., the youngest of seven. She played four sports in high school, winning state in track; traveling with the USVBA junior Olympic team; named an AllAmerican among Nebraska high school athletes; and finished as runner-up Athlete of the Year. All those opportunities, along with the consistency

VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS TO WATCH Here are a few metro-area volleyball players to keep an eye on this season: I Bradi Ryan, Sr., Heritage Hall — This outside hitter was the MVP of the Cascia Hall Tournament. Ryan is also one of Chargers’ most dependable players for her ability to score as well as defend. I Carley Geer, Sr., Stillwater — The senior libero averages 25 to 30 digs per game. I Sarah Jekel, Jr., Mount St. Bradi Ryan Mary — An All-City player as Heritage Hall senior a sophomore, Jekel helped the team to the regional finals last season. Watch out this season for her kills, digs and aces. I Kate Decker, Sr., Edmond North — Already verbally committed to Oklahoma Baptist, Decker knows how to lead. I Jordan Spence, Jr., Edmond Santa Fe — Named to the All-City team as a sophomore, the now-junior middle hitter is already verbally committed to Central Oklahoma. BY STEPHANIE KUZYDYM

of her coaches, made Polcovich better. “They were great high school coaches,” Polcovich said. “If not for them, I wouldn’t have gone so far.” “Far” was a shot at a Division I scholarship to the University of Florida from 1987 to 1991. “Far” was helping the Gators to the Sweet 16.

Polcovich was pursued by Deer Creek once before, but she turned down the opportunity. Her children, Kaden and Teagan, were much younger and motherly duties, as well as work as a personal trainer, came first. Now that the kids are older, a freshman and sixth grader, Polcovich agreed to bring some continuity to

Lisa Polcovich Deer Creek volleyball coach

the Antlers. “I think it’s important to instill work ethic and a positive attitude and character development,” Polcovich said. For the last five years, she’s done that at Peak volleyball club. Deer Creek captain Taylor Turner said she already sees it on the team. “I feel like I changed schools,” said Turner, who was part of the Antlers squad that lost at regional finals. “She’s completely turned the program around. We’ve gained confidence. She’s an excellent, wise coach.” Now the team is focused on returning to regional finals, and then making it to state. It’d be their first trip ever. How’s that for change?

DISTRICT A-6 PREVIEW

Blues will anchor Talihina line The Golden Tigers might be black and gold in their uniforms, but the left side of their offensive line will be Blue. Jordan and Caleb Blue are Talihina’s senior left guard and left tackle, respectively. Jordan, 6-foot and 250 pounds, is a fouryear starter. Caleb, 6-foot and 255 pounds, is a threeyear starter. The key to this season, said Golden Tigers coach Kelly Gravitt, will be to stay healthy. Talihina returns nine starters on both sides of the ball.

CENTRAL’S LEADER, LINE AND ... KICKER? Central Sallisaw will return eight starters on both sides of the ball, including a veteran offensive line. Right tackle Connor James, left tackle Winterhawk Gremmitt and center Bryton Hayden are seniors and three-year starters. They will be who Tigers coach Jeremy Thompson said he looks to lead the team, along with four-year starting quarterback Aaron Bush. He threw for more than 1,100 yards last season.

DISTRICT A-6 COACHES’ POLL 1. Savanna (8-2) 2. Talihina (11-2) 3. Central Sallisaw (4-7) 4. Gore (6-5) 5. Quinton (2-7) 6. Canadian (4-5) 7. Haileyville (0-9) Note: Last season’s records in parentheses

But that’s not it. The Tigers also have a strong punter/kicker. Blake Pierce averaged 41 yards per punt last season. He was also named a four-star kicker by the Kohl’s Kicking Camp.

SAVANNA’S STRENGTH IN BACKFIELD Savanna coach James Bond knows his team’s strengths. It lies in the Bulldog’s backfield. The key, Bond said, will be four running backs Christian Preston, Hunter Needham, Chase Woods and Ryan Weeks. “All four of those guys are physical runners,” Bond said. The Bulldogs have three returning starters on their

offensive line and seven total starters on offense.

CANADIAN’S FANTASTIC FOUR Canadian’s superhero team will come in the shape of two seniors and two juniors. Those four are the Cougars’ only returning starters. Those four are 5-10, 150pound senior outside linebacker and wide receiver David Gaylor; 6-foot, 165pound senior quarterback and outside linebacker Caleb Jarrett; 5-9, 160pound junior middle linebacker and right guard Jacob Motley; and 6-foot, 190-pound junior defensive end and right tackle Nick Christian. “I’ve got some part-time starters,” Canadian coach Mike Turney said. But besides the fantastic four, the Cougars will be comprised of mainly freshman and sophomores. “There are some who have never played,” Turney said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do.”

GORE’S MOTOR IN LEHNICK Gore coach Craig Bivins is in his first year as a head coach. A former defensive

coordinator for Kellyville for two years and an offensive and defensive line coach for five years at Berryhill, Bivins knows what it takes to get a team going. He sees his team’s motor in transfer running back CJ Lehnick and junior quarterback Wade Shanks. Lehnick, a 5-9, 170-pound junior, is a transfer from Webbers Falls. “In our scrimmage the other night, CJ ran for around 115-120 yards,” Bivins said. “He runs real hard.” Lehnick will also play outside linebacker. As for Shanks, he is a 5-7, 160pound quarterback. “He was a backup quarterback last year,” Bivins said. “He’s an all-around good athlete and leader. Wade kind of makes the whole thing go for us.”

EXTRA POINTS I Quinton will play this season under coach Jeremy Reeder. He previously coached at Coalgate. During his last two seasons, Reeder’s Wildcats went 14-7. I Haileyville will look to improve on last year’s 0-9 season under the direction of new coach Dennis Ford. BY STEPHANIE KUZYDYM

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Southmoore hoping Walker, Spead can be tough rushing duo Southmoore football coach Jeff Brickman pulled both Jaelon Walker and Pierce Spead into his office this offseason to show them the 2012 statistics of Alabama’s Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon. Both rushed for more than 1,000 yards and combined for 29 touchdowns. It’s those types of numbers Brickman hopes to see this season from his two seniors. “We’ve got a good offensive line, and we’re going to run the football,” he said following Friday night’s scrimmage against Edmond North. “We expect them to be interchangeable.” Brickman refers to them both as starters and option 1A and 1B. He even goes as far to let them play Rock-PaperScissors to see who starts. Walker got the start Friday, but it was Spead who scored Southmoore’s lone touchdown.

NORMAN’S DEAN IMPRESSING AT QB New Norman quarterback Jakcob Dean is probably throwing better than he thinks. At least that’s what Norman coach Greg Nation said. “He’s looking good,” Nation said. In the Tigers recent scrimmage at Bixby, Dean went 4-of-5 with a touchdown to a tight end. Nation added that senior running back Dupree Young is also doing well. The Tigers coach is hoping for more older guys to step up, however. They’ll have another chance this Friday when Norman hosts the Top of the World Classic, which includes Choctaw, Deer Creek, Sapulpa, McAlester, Noble, Shawnee and Stillwater.

SON, PIERCE TAKE KICKINGBIRD TITLES Norman’s Yujeong Son is barely old enough to compete in the 12-18 age division of the Oklahoma Junior Golf Tour, but she’s clearly old enough to win. The 12-year-old fired back-to-back 71s to win the OJGT Kickingbird Fall Challenge Sunday in Edmond. Her 142 total edged Bishop McGuinness senior Alexis Sadeghy by five strokes. In boys competition, Edmond North junior Griffin Pierce rallied with a second-round 65 to win the 15-18 division in a playoff over Austin Eckroat, an incoming freshman at Edmond North. Pierce shot 66-65 to tie Eckroat at 131. Eckroat’s firstround 64 was the low round of the event. Yukon’s Lane Wallace shot 69-75 to win the boys 12-14 age group by two shots.

STILLWATER’S WICKLINE READY TO GO Stillwater senior offensive lineman Kelby Wickline didn’t think he could play this season. Wickline, the son of Oklahoma State offensive line coach Joe Wickline, had been dealing with an elbow impingement for the better part of nine months. But he rehabbed successfully over the summer in Dallas. “My elbow was great, and I gained some weight so I was like why not just give it one more try and play with my team one more time,” said Wickline, who added 30 pounds to his 6-foot-4 frame. Wickline returning gives Stillwater depth up front to allow younger players more time to develop. “We were so thin on the offensive line and the defensive line,” Stillwater coach Tucker Barnard said. “We had some of those kids we were training both ways, and we’re still training them both ways, but it just gives us an opportunity to add some depth. “He makes us a lot better on the offensive line immediately.” Wickline is already receiving interest from Arkansas State, Houston, Louisiana Tech and North Texas.

LAWTON IKE SPUTTERS OFFENSIVELY After running the spread-option offense for multiple years, Lawton Eisenhower coach Boone Copeland felt it was time to change the offense this season based on personnel. Quarterback Bentley Bross is back, but the players around him work well in the traditional spread offense. But the new look didn’t bode well to start Thursday’s scrimmage against Westmoore with the Eagles failing to score early and falling behind four touchdowns. “It’s so different than what we’ve been doing,” Copeland said. “We’re trying to speed the pace up, and that’s all fine and good until you don’t make first downs and you’re putting the defense back up there.” Lawton Ike ended up losing the half-game scrimmage, 28-13. BY JACOB UNRUH, STEPHANIE KUZYDYM AND SCOTT WRIGHT

Six star athletes, six ways to win the Heisman To win the Heisman Trophy, a player needs the right combination of numbers and narrative, highlight plays and signature victories. Johnny Manziel’s Heisman run last season was fueled by dizzying stats and a brilliant performance in Texas A&M’s upset victory against Alabama, complete with a couple of ‘did-yousee-that?’ plays. Here are six (or so) Heisman contenders and what has to happen for them to win the big bronze statue. 1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M. Assuming Johnny Football plays the entire season, he should put up more video-game numbers in a potent offense. Even so, it’ll be hard for him to top last season and anything less won’t have the same wow-factor. There is room for improvement in one category: victories. The Aggies went 10-2 in the regular season last year. Make that 13-0 or 12-1, with a Southeastern Conference title and a berth in the BCS Championship game, and Manziel could join Archie Griffin as the only two-time Heisman winners. 2. Marqise Lee, WR, USC. Heisman voters are generally not impressed by wide receivers. Only two (Tim Brown in 1987 and Desmond Howard in 1991) have won it. Lee is coming

off the most prolific season (118 catches and 1,721 yards) by a receiver in Pac-12 history. It was good enough for a distant fourth in the Heisman voting, despite USC’s disappointing fall from preseason No. 1 to 7-6. Far less is expected of the 24th-ranked Trojans this season and Lee will have a first-year starting quarterback getting him the ball. If Lee has another huge year and USC can reach the Pac-12 title game, the story will be how he carried the new QB(s). At the least that makes him a Heisman finalist. 3. Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson and Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia. Boyd’s eighthranked Tigers host Murray’s fifth-ranked Bulldogs on Saturday to open the season. The winning quarterback in what figures to be a high-scoring game between two of the best offenses in the country likely shoots to the top of the Heisman watch lists. Though Georgia’s front-loaded schedule (South Carolina on Sept. 7, and LSU on Sept. 28), gives Murray a shot to get a huge jump on the competition. Boyd has three big tests to pass (Georgia, Florida State, Oct. 19, and at South Carolina, Nov. 30) in an otherwise ho-hum schedule. Clemson needs to go at least 2-1 in those games and win the ACC for Boyd to win the Heisman.

4. AJ McCarron, QB, Alabama. The Crimson Tide are almost too good to have a Heisman winner. With so much talent surrounding McCarron (receiver Amari Cooper, tailback T.J. Yeldon, etc.) it’s hard for him to stand out. And his raw numbers will always lag behind other top quarterbacks because of Alabama’s balance and ability to easily dispatch so many opponents. To separate himself from the pack, McCarron will need more

moments like he had at LSU last season, when he led the Tide to a last-minute, game-winning touchdown. Another trip to the BCS title game is also a must for a McCarron Heisman. 5. Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina. If Clowney is going to be the first defensive player to win the Heisman, he’ll need to put up a huge sack total. The official NCAA record is 24 by Terrell Suggs of Arizona State in 2002. The

late Derrick Thomas had 27 for Alabama in 1988 before sacks became an official stat. The magic sack number for Clowney? Twenty sounds about right. Also, he’ll probably need to score a touchdown and/or pick off a pass. And lead the Gamecocks to the SEC title game. 6. Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon. Mariota’s problems are similar to McCarron’s. As good as Mariota is, the Ducks are loaded. Do-everything-back De’Anthony

Thomas might be the most dynamic and dangerous player in the country. The Ducks’ propensity to pound their opponents provides plenty of fourth-quarter rest for Mariota. And anything less than a trip to the BCS title game for Mariota and the Ducks, will seem like a disappointment. Oregon will need to be just about perfect to have its first Heisman winner. BY RALPH RUSSO ASSOCIATED PRESS

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ABOUT $110M HAD BEEN WITHHELD AFTER FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS

Mineral payments to states to be restored, officials say BY MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

BILLINGS, Mont. — Federal officials reversed course in a dispute over mineral payments Monday as they agreed to pay states an estimated $110 million that was being withheld under

2013 budget cuts. The decision by the Interior Department comes after Western lawmakers and governors pressed the Obama administration to restore the money, derived primarily from payments by companies for oil and gas leasing and production

royalties. More than two dozen states were denied a portion of their payments for 2013, under automatic spending cuts put in place after Congress failed to agree on a deficit reduction plan. The cuts trimmed about

5 percent from all those states’ shares. Wyoming led the list of potential losers, with at least $53 million at stake for 2013. New Mexico would have lost $26 million. Critics had said the government had no right to withhold the states’ share

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A few tanks of gas might have cost Vickie and Tony Kyzer hundreds of dollars in repairs on their riding lawn mower and boat. The Yukon couple blames the damage on e10 gasoline — a blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent regular unleaded gasoline that is sold at most fueling stations throughout the country. The Kyzers noticed their troubles when they took their boat and lawn mower in for regular spring maintenance. “They called and said there were extra issues and problems because of the ethanol in the gasoline,” Vickie Kyzer said. “When my husband took his boat in, he had the same issue. The repairs were a lot more expensive than usually, especially on the boat motor.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved e10 for use in most cars and trucks, but there are more questions about boats, lawn mowers and other small engines.

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WEB EDITOR Samsung doesn’t shy away from making large smartphones; just ask the millions of people who own the Galaxy Note and Note 2. But the company’s newest release, the Mega, makes its point clear: Go big or go home. Sporting a 6.3-inch screen, the Galaxy Mega is nearly a full inch larger than the Note 2, and is for the person who wants the best of both the smartphone and tablet worlds but doesn’t want to split time between multiple devices. For $150 with a two-year contract through AT&T ($480 without), it’s easy to see why people would want to consolidate devices and choose to use something like the Mega for an all-in-one device. Though the screen size will have its fans, and though the price will definitely convert people to the Mega, the device doesn’t excel on a technical level,

HOUSTON — Anadarko Petroleum is selling part of its stake in a Mozambique property for $2.64 billion. Anadarko shares rose $1.71, or 1.9 percent, to $91.51 in premarket trading. Anadarko said Sunday that Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. will purchase a 10 percent stake in the site, located in Mozambique’s Rovuma Basin. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will keep a 26.5 percent interest. It will use proceeds to speed up other projects. Anadarko is one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies. It operates in the Rocky Mountain region, the southern U.S., the Appalachian Basin and the Gulf of Mexico. It has international operations in China, Indonesia, New Zealand, Brazil and Africa. The deal is expected to close by year’s end. FROM WIRE REPORTS

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Mega’s main appeal, isn’t a SuperAMOLED display, and it shows. Colors aren’t as vivid or accurate as they are on other devices, and the LCD’s 720p resolution results in rougher looking

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A MacBook Air from Apple, bottom center, a Vaio Pro 13 from Sony, top left, an Aspire S7 from Acer, center, and an XPS 12 from Dell, right, are displayed Thursday in New York. These notebooks have microprocessors that belong to a new family of Intel chips called Haswell. AP PHOTO

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NEW YORK — Just in time for the back-to-school season, new laptops with extended battery life are hitting store shelves. What these laptops have in common are microprocessors that belong to a new family of Intel chips called Haswell. The chips consume less power than previous generations and promise a boost in battery life. Put another way, you can unplug your laptop in the morning and go a full day without a charge. The 13-inch MacBook Air promises up to 12 hours of battery life. Three Windows machines I tried promise seven to nine hours. For business travelers, that’s a cross-country flight including delays. The catch: Slim, lightweight laptops with Haswell chips cost more than $1,000. Cheaper laptops will be heavier or come with older chips. I reviewed Apple’s MacBook Air and Dell, Sony and Acer computers running Microsoft’s Windows 8. The four I tested use solid-state flash drives, which keep laptops light but don’t have as much capacity as traditional storage. They also lack Ethernet ports for wired Internet connections and slots for DVDs. Expect to use Wi-Fi a lot, though USB

I Apple MacBook Air: www.apple.com/macbookair I Dell XPS 12: www.dell.com/us/p/xps-12-9q33/pd I Sony Vaio Pro: bit.ly/1f314rE I Acer Aspire S7: acer.com/aspires7

ports are available to connect devices. Base models come with 128 gigabytes of storage. I MacBook Air from Apple Inc. Starts at $1,099 for 13-inch model. With a screen measuring 13.3 inches diagonally, the larger model weighs 2.96 pounds and costs $1,099. An even lighter, 11.6-inch version is available for $999, but promised battery life is just nine hours. Spend the extra $100 for three additional hours and a larger screen if you can afford it. It’s odd that the Air is the cheapest of the four I reviewed. But in this case, the Windows laptops I tested all come with touch screens. The base model of the Air also has a slightly slower processor — at 1.3 gigahertz, compared with 1.6 gigahertz for the three Windows laptops. Although promised battery life on the 13-inch review unit was 12 hours, I was able to get more than 14 hours once by turning off the Wi-Fi connection. Apple promises up to 10 hours for playing video downloaded from its

iTunes store. I XPS 12 from Dell Inc. Starts at $1,200. The XPS 12 is part of a category called ultrabooks — slim and light laptops, much like MacBook Airs, except they run Windows. The XPS 12 is also a convertible. The screen spins like a pig roasting on a spit to convert from laptop to tablet mode. Unfortunately, the XPS 12 is on the heavy side. The base model is 3.35 pounds. On paper, it’s less than a half-pound heavier than the Air. But in practice, it feels heavy. The XPS 12 is alone in lacking an SD card slot, and its 12.5-inch screen is the smallest. Promised battery life is about 8.75 hours. I got nearly 8.5 hours for tasks that didn’t need WiFi. With wireless turned on, I got 7.5 to eight hours of use. I got about 5.5 to six hours of streaming video on Hulu. I Vaio Pro 13 from Sony Corp. Starts at $1,250. The Pro is an ultrabook that’s light. Very, very light. The 13.3-inch laptop weighs just 2.34 pounds, only 60 percent more than

an iPad. Sony uses carbon fiber to keep it light. It feels to me like cheap plastic that’s about to break because it bends. The base model starts at $1,250, though you can save $100 with an 11.6-inch Vaio Pro 11 instead. The laptop hinge serves as a kickstand when open to prop up the keyboard, making it slightly easier to type. I consistently got more than the seven hours of battery life promised for general Web surfing and word processing. I reached 8.5 hours once with Wi-Fi turned off. Battery life drops below six hours, though, for iTunes video download and Hulu streaming. If you do a lot of that, you can add a spare battery for $150, doubling the battery life. The system is still less than 3 pounds with the spare battery attached. The other units I tried won’t let you replace batteries or insert a spare at all. I Aspire S7 from Acer Inc. Starts at $1,450. This laptop is durable and light, at 2.87 pounds. Acer’s website promises eight hours of battery life. I exceeded nine hours with Wi-Fi off and got seven to 8.5 hours of general Web surfing. But I got less than six hours of iTunes video and Hulu streaming. The Aspire has what I want in a laptop, except for the higher price.

Seminar will focus on young entrepreneurs The 2014 academic year has officially started. i2E’s annual efforts at helping to train and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs will officially kickoff Oct. 11, with the “Who Wants To Be An Entrepreneur?” seminar. These annual efforts culminate in the Governor’s Cup competition. This year’s competition is the 10th anniversary of the Governor’s Cup, which, since inception, has attracted hundreds of college students from across Oklahoma. The enthusiasm from Oklahoma’s undergraduate and graduate students and their advisers increases every year. The opportunity to compete for up to $200,000 in cash prizes, scholarships and fellowships is enough to light up any novice entrepreneur’s eyes. We begin by seeking creative and productive ways to show students the path to successful entrepreneurship and to connect them with role model entrepreneurs.

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Nothing is more inspiring to students than to be around entrepreneurs who are in the thick of the challenges and rewards that come with creating a new company. That’s why we made “Who Wants To Be An Entrepreneur?” a part of Oklahoma’s Entrepreneurial Summit, the premier event for our state’s entrepreneurs. Seminar participants will join in their own sessions and then join many of the state’s finest entrepreneurs at a networking luncheon. The luncheon helps students realize that they are a welcome part of Oklahoma’s large and growing community of individuals who believe that starting a company here is not

According to the 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report, 43 percent of Americans believe there are good opportunities for entrepreneurship around them, the highest level recorded since GEM began in 1999.

only possible, but a great and potentially very profitable career choice. This year’s program will also include a session with Bob Dorf, serial entrepreneur and co-author with Steve Blank, of the bestseller “The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Stepby-Step Guide for Building a Great Company.” Claire Cornell, assistant director of entrepreneurship at the University of Tulsa and faculty adviser with the Governor’s Cup since 2005, is using the Dorf/Blank text with her students. “This approach is a new tool for startups,” Cornell said. “Incorporating these ideas ... is excellent training. Not only will students receive an early overview of what to

expect from the Governor’s Cup competition, they will also learn the importance of talking to potential customers first. It is crucial to figure out the product/market fit by clearly identifying customer needs before you write a business plan.” The more we find efficient ways to share new ideas and create connections between all participants in Oklahoma’s innovation economy, the stronger and more selfsufficient our state’s innovation economy will be. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., a nonprofit corporation that mentors many of the state’s technology-based startup companies. i2E receives state appropriations from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. Email Meacham at i2E_Comments@i2E.org.

Oklahoma City-based COARE Biotechnology Inc. has been awarded a $220,099 grant by the National Institutes of Health to develop a new treatment for pancreatic cancer. COARE Biotechnology was founded in 2010 by Dr. Courtney Houchen to advance a promising new treatment for pancreatic cancer. Houchen is a professor of medicine, the chief of digestive diseases and nutrition in the Department of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma, a member of the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center and chief medical adviser of the company. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths. Even after more than a decade of recent FDAapproved therapeutic regimens and improvements in medical care, about 95 percent of the nearly 50,000 Americans who were diagnosed with PDAC in 2012 likely will not be alive in 2017.

“Our primary goal is to defeat pancreatic cancer,” Houchen said. “This grant represents a critical initial milestone in the development of COARE’s innovative therapeutic approaches. It will also provide further validation that DCLK1, a tumor stem cell-related protein, is a key target for therapies to prevent or treat pancreatic cancer and perhaps other solid tumors.” The NIH grant award was one of three Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) proposals and one federal contract proposal COARE Biotechnology has submitted with assistance of the OSCR program. “SBIR funds potentially groundbreaking innovative projects,” said Steven Martinez, programs manager for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology and co-manager of the Oklahoma SBIR Collaborative Resources program. “COARE’S solution will be the first to directly and selectively target tumor stem cells — an endeavor worthy of the SBIR mission.”

The image on the left, taken with a Samsung Galaxy Mega, isn’t as sharp or accurate in color when compared to the right-hand image, which was taken with a Samsung Galaxy S4. PHOTO BY RICHARD HALL, THE OKLAHOMAN

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strenuous on the eyes, previewing photos is a great experience, and reading eBooks and comics is a pleasure. Samsung also makes it easy to use the Mega’s screen, by giving the option to split it between two apps, and giving the user a more tablet-like experience in landscape mode. The Mega’s size also makes the phone a tad more difficult to use for the normal person with nonShaq hands. Texting with one hand is doable but not completely comfortable. And though there is a onehanded operation mode, that mode works only on the number keypad and the calculator app, so I was always using two hands to do things like text. The Mega comes loaded with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, a dual-core 1.7 GHz processor, 1.5GB of ram, 8 or 16GB of storage, and has expandable storage up to 64GB with a microSD card. These specs make for a device that’s smooth and a breeze to use, is capable of handling the most intensive apps and is roomy enough for all those apps, videos, pictures, music and more. The Mega’s 8-megapixel rear-facing camera does its job and, though it didn’t perform as well as the S4’s 13-megapixel camera in the tests I performed, it did handle lowlight settings incredibly well. It doesn’t produce the most defined images, but for general use, it’s great. The 1080p

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video I took with the device turned out about perfect, but the 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera is nothing special. I was able to get 16 hours of life out of the battery with heavy use, which included video streaming, photo taking and editing, Web browsing, and texting and calling, all over AT&Ts 4G LTE network. The more time I spent with the Mega the more I realized it’s not trying to be a one-handed device. Its best and most distinctive attribute means the user should use two hands to get the full experience. Combined with the intuitive preloaded Samsung apps, getting accustomed to the larger screen is quick and painless. Who cares if you look silly when you use it to make a phone call? The Samsung Galaxy Mega does the job of several devices and, while it isn’t for everyone, it’s a niche product that will definitely fill pockets for a small asking price.

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Has Coke’s secret recipe changed? BY CANDICE CHOI Associated Press

ATLANTA — Coca-Cola keeps the recipe for its 127year-old soda inside an imposing steel vault that’s bathed in red security lights. Several cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stays a secret. But in one of the many signs that the surveillance is as much about theater as reality, the images that pop up on video screens are of smiling tourists waving at themselves. “It’s a little bit for show,” concedes a guard at the World of Coca-Cola museum in downtown Atlanta, where the vault is revealed at the end of an exhibit in a puff of smoke. The ability to push a quaint narrative about a product’s origins and fuel a sense of nostalgia can help drive billions of dollars in sales. That’s invaluable at a time when food makers face greater competition from smaller players and cheaper supermarket store brands that appeal to cash-strapped Americans. It’s why companies such as Coca-Cola and Twinkies’ owner Hostess play up the notion that their recipes are sacred, unchanging documents that need to be closely guarded. As it turns out, some recipes have changed over time, while others may not have. John Ruff, who formerly headed research & development at Kraft Foods, said companies often recalibrate ingredients for various reasons, including new regulations, fluctuations in commodity costs and other issues. “It’s almost this mythological thing, the secret formula,” said the president of the Institute of Food Technologists, which studies the science of food. “I would be amazed if for-

A tour group enters the vault exhibit containing the secret recipe for Coca-Cola at the World of Coca-Cola museum, in Atlanta.

mulas (for big brands) haven’t changed.”

“No formula change?” This summer, the Twinkies cream-filled cakes many Americans grew up snacking on made a comeback after being off shelves for about nine months following the bankruptcy of Hostess Brands. At the time, the new owners promised the spongy yellow cakes would taste just like people remember. A representative for Hostess, Hannah Arnold, said in an email that Twinkies today are “remarkably close to the original recipe.” Yet a box of Twinkies now lists more than 25 ingredients and has a shelflife of 45 days, almost three weeks longer than the 26 days from just a year ago. For its part, KFC says it still strictly follows the recipe created in 1940 by its famously bearded founder, Colonel Harland Sanders. The chain understood the power of marketing early on, with Sanders originally dying his beard white to achieve a more grandfatherly look. Fast forward to 2009, when KFC decided the security for the handwritten copy of the recipe needed a flashy upgrade. It installed

a 770-pound safe that is under constant video and motion-detection surveillance and surrounded by two feet of concrete on every side — just in case any would-be thieves try to dig a tunnel to get it.

Colonel Sanders In his book, for example, Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas, a friend of Sanders’, recounts how the colonel was annoyed because they came up with a simpler way to drain grease off the chicken by dumping it onto wire racks, rather than ladling the grease off by hand. According to the book, Sanders was afraid the new owners would ruin the chicken because he said they “didn’t know a drumstick from a pig’s ear.”

No coke in Coke In an emailed statement, Coca-Cola said its secret formula has remained the same since it was invented in 1886 and that cocaine has “never been an added ingredient” in its soda. It’s a line that’s familiar to Terry Parham, a retired special agent for the Drug Enforcement Agency. After the agency opened its museum in Arlington, Va. in the late 1990s, Par-

The 127-year-old recipe for Coke sits inside an imposing steel vault that’s bathed in red security lights, while security cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stays a secret. AP PHOTOS

ham, who was working in the media office at the time, recalled in a recent interview with the Associ-

ated Press that a CocaCola representative called to complain about an exhibit that noted the soda

once contained cocaine. The exhibit stayed and the DEA never heard back from the company.

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Downtown court opens with a slam dunk In its earliest days, Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. existed to tackle “big” problems and pursue “big” opportunities. The rundown underground pedestrian tunnels were renovated and upgraded from the 1970s groovy look to their more modern gallery passages bathed in colorful lighting designed by architect Rand Elliott. District identity signage was established, street cleaning crews were launched, and the Downtown in December festival ensured downtown stayed lively all year around. A few years ago, however, the organization began to stagnate, proceeding with a status quo of old-fashioned marketing efforts, few new additions to making downtown fun, and little social media effort. Under Jane Jenkins, the organization has turned its attention to thinking outside the box and creating smaller attractions and events to fill in the gaps. A public basketball court was one of those gaps. A Nike commercial featuring Thunder star Kevin Durant served as a reminder that in every great city, there’s a great public basketball court. The commercial featured our new downtown sky-

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OKC CENTRAL line, but the closest Durant could get to playing basketball in the “city” was a church neighborhood court near NW 23 and Western. Jenkins and her crew quickly went to work and struck up an agreement with Bob Howard to build a temporary court on the old Bob Howard Ford dealership at Hudson and Reno. The land is expected to ultimately be purchased by the city for construction of a new convention center in three years. But for now, the court has proved to be a hit with not just downtown residents and workers, but folks from throughout the city. And they’ve come to call it “The Cage.” Avery Stevenson Jr. is no stranger to basketball, having played NAIA ball at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma before going on tour with the Harlem Superstars. Upon his return to the city in 2012, he saw the cage as a re-

Avery Stevenson Jr. watches as teams play in The Cage downtown.

minder of what’s missing in Oklahoma City — a great venue for street ball — and he started up Slick Athletics. Street ball, as I discovered a couple weeks ago, is different from any basketball played in school, college or in the Chesapeake Energy Arena. This year marks the second year for Stevenson’s series of weekly tournaments, aptly named “The Cage,” featuring some of the best street basketball players in the state. Family friendly DJs and emcees provide positive

music, laughs and color commentary as teams match up. And if you’re needing evidence of how funny these guys can get, just get them debating over who lost their beloved bag of Cheetos. Yeah, it’s that kind of silly, mixed in with solicitations of the audience to weigh in on whether the referees are making the right calls. Stevenson envisions The Cage becoming the venue for the best basketball players in the city to showcase their talents and build a fan base, be-

FROM STAFF REPORTS

OIL AND GAS PRICES Oklahoma crude oil prices as of 5 p.m. Monday: Oklahoma Sweet: Sunoco Inc. — $102.25 Oklahoma Sour: Sunoco Inc. — $90.25 Oklahoma oil and gas drilling activity posted July 25: COMPLETION Alfalfa: Chesapeake Operating Inc.; Clark Trust 7-26-12 No. 1H Well; NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 (SL) of 07-26N-12W; 328 barrels oil per day, 2,612,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 10,680. SandRidge Exploration & Production LLC; Gregory 2411 No. 1-21H Well; NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 (BHL) of 21-24N-11W; 22.22 barrels oil per day, 44,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 11,599. Beaver: Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.; Caldwell No. 3-19H Well; NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 (SL) of 19-03N-23E; 128 barrels oil per day, 42,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 10,631. Beckham: SM Energy Co.; Baker No. 14-36H Well; NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 (SL) of 01-10N-26W; 618 barrels oil per day, 7,163,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 16,090. SM Energy Co.; Burl Harman No. 3-30H Well; NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 30-11N-26W; 229 barrels oil per day, 3,174,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 16,100. Ellis: EOG Resources Inc.; Roberta No. 35-1H Well; SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 (SL) of 35-18N-24W; 1,324 barrels oil per day, 1,533,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 14,084. Le Norman Operating LLC; Act No. 1H-3 Well; S1⁄2 S1⁄2 SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 (SL) of 03-18N-26W; 496 barrels oil per day, 1,028,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 13,482. Noble: Crow Creek Operating Co. III LLC; Warren No. 1-29H Well; SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 (SL) of 20-20N-01W; Oil TD 9,843. Okmulgee: Rocky Top Energy LLC; Okmulgee Manning Project No. 4 Well; SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 of 30-12N-12E; 9 barrels oil per day; TD 2,000. Rocky Top Energy LLC; Okmulgee Manning Project No. 5 Well; SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 of 30-12N-12E; 10 barrels oil per day; TD 1,999.

coming our own version of New York City’s legendary Rucker Park. The games continue every Sunday evening through Sept. 22 with the final week featuring a championship game. Each night features three games at 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. Portable seating is provided for spectators, and

children tend to gather close at the cage fence to get the best views. So what’s next? Downtown will host the American Volleyball Coaches Association in December 2014. Just give Jane Jenkins and her crew a running start, and no doubt a public volleyball court will be their next addition to downtown.

GrowOKC Fund helps small business funding FROM STAFF REPORTS

TULSA — ONEOK Part-

ners LP plans to invest about $440 million in Wyoming’s natural gas liquids-rich Powder River Basin. ONEOK Partners intends to buy a natural gas processing facility and related infrastructure from an undisclosed seller for $305 million. The firm also will spend $135 million to construct and upgrade gathering and processing facilities. ONEOK Partners already operates about 1,000 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines in Wyoming. “This acquisition will add assets located in and around our operating footprint that can be integrated into our system and used as a platform for future growth opportunities,” CEO Terry K. Spencer said. “The acquisition further positions the partnership as a full-service midstream provider for area producers.”

The Cage tournaments are drawing basketball fans downtown every Sunday night. PHOTOS PROVIDED

A partnership between the City of Oklahoma City and i2E Inc. has expanded the financing options by $2 million for Oklahoma City-based small businesses seeking capital to grow their ventures and create new jobs. The city, i2E and the Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust created the $2 million GrowOKC Fund through a Memorandum of Understanding, which was unanimously approved by the City Council on Aug. 13. i2E committed $1 million to the new fund from its GrowOK Fund, which is part of the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds it manages on behalf of the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Oklahoma City and the Economic Development Trust committed $1 million to the fund from its Strategic Investment Program (SIP) low-interest loan program. Rocky Top Energy LLC; Okmulgee Manning Project No. W1 Well; SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 of 30-12N-12E; 6 barrels oil per day; TD 2,000. Rocky Top Energy LLC; Okmulgee Manning Project No. W-2 Well; W1⁄2 SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 of 30-12N-12E; TD 2,000. Roger Mills: Chesapeake Operating Inc.; Mary Ann 29-16-22 No. 1H Well; SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 (SL) of 29-16N-22W; 125 barrels oil per day, 187,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 13,078. Le Norman Operating LLC; Catherine No. 1H-23 Well; N1⁄2 N1⁄2 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 (SL) of 23-17N-25W; 340 barrels oil per day, 2,683,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 14,050. Stephens: Banner Oil & Gas LLC; School Land No. SL-59 Well; SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 14-03S-05W; 2 barrels oil per day; TD 1,181. Banner Oil & Gas LLC; School Land No. SL-63 Well; NW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 14-03S-05W; 2 barrels oil per day; TD 1,200. Banner Oil & Gas LLC; School Land No. SL-74 Well; SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 14-03S-05W; 2 barrels oil per day; TD 1,200. Texas: Whiting Oil & Gas Corp.; Hovey Morrow Unit No. 6-25 Well; NE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 of 03-05N-13E; TD 6,450. Woods: Chesapeake Operating Inc.; Thiesing 18-27-13 No. 1H Well; SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 (SL) of 18-27N-13W; 235 barrels oil per day, 1,418,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 10,170. INTENT TO DRILL Beaver: Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.; Sager No. 1-10H Well; SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 (SL) of 10-01N-21E; TD 11,300. Beckham: Apache Corp.; Warner No. 1-30 Well; S1⁄2 S1⁄2 SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 30-10N-26W; TD 19,665. Caddo: Chesapeake Operating Inc.; Coffey No. 1-9 Well; C NE1⁄4 of 09-11N-12W; TD 14,500. Ellis: Linn Operating Inc.; Parker 21-18-25 No. 4H Well; NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 (SL) of 21-18N-25W; TD 12,500. Linn Operating Inc.; Treiber 21-18-25 No. 3H Well; NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 (SL) of 21-18N-25W; TD 12,400.

We believe this partnership will help Oklahoma City-based small businesses close a critical capital gap they need to finance expansion projects and create new jobs. GrowOKC won’t compete with local banks, but leverage bank financing to ultimately help create jobs and wealth that benefits all of Oklahoma.” SCOTT MEACHAM I2E PRESIDENT AND CEO

“We believe this partnership will help Oklahoma City-based small businesses close a critical capital gap they need to finance expansion projects and create new jobs,” said Scott Meacham, i2E President and CEO. “GrowOKC won’t compete with local banks, but leverage bank financing to ultimately help create jobs and wealth that benefits all of Oklahoma.” The GrowOKC Fund will support existing Okla-

Shattuck SWD LLC; Evergreen No. 1-25 Well; SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 25-21N-25W; TD 5,500. Garfield: Mt Dora Energy LLC; Sandy No. 1 Well; W1⁄2 W1⁄2 E1⁄2 SW1⁄4 of 01-24N-05W; TD 6,263. Nelson Exploration Corp.; Zelle No. 1 Well; C SW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 of 09-20N-03W; TD 5698. Plymouth Exploration LLC; Rowley no. 1-23H Well; S1⁄2 S1⁄2 SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 (SL) of 23-24N-05W; TD 10,250. Garvin: Bays Exploration Inc.; Ethel Lou No. 1 Well; SW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 35-01N-01E; TD 10,300. Grady: Marathon Oil Co.; Spiers No. 1-28H Well; N1⁄2 N1⁄2 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 (SL) of 28-05N-06W; TD 20,433. Kay: Demco Oil & Gas Co.; Kampy No. 5 Well; C SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 33-29N-01E; TD 3,600. Demco Oil & Gas Co.; Kampy No. 6 Well; S1⁄2 SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 33-29N-01E; TD 3,600. Logan: Rox Exploration Inc.; Robinson No. 1-11 Well; C SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 of 11-15N-03W; TD 6,250. Slawson Exploration Co. Inc.; Begonia No. 1-30H Well; NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 (SL) of 30-18N-03W; TD 11,500. Murray: Richardson Morris A; NW Sulphur Oil Creek Unit No. 11 Well; SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 of

homa City small businesses with growth capital financing of $100,000 to $250,000 per investment through low-interest loans, and equity and convertible debt investments. It will require a dollar-fordollar co-investment from the small businesses which can be in the form of cash, borrowed funds or new equity invested by the participating companies. In many cases, the fund will supplement bank financing to achieve

23-01N-02E; TD 1,510. Oklahoma: Baron Exploration Co.; Wiley Post No. 3-5H Well; SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 (SL) of 05-12N-04W; TD 10,385. Payne: Devon Energy Production Co. LP; Long Branch 10-20N-2E No. 1WH Well; SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 (SL) of 10-20N-02E; TD 9,673. Devon Energy Production Co. LP; Long Branch 4-20N-2E No. 1WH Well; N1⁄2 N1⁄2 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 (BHL) of 04-20N-02E; TD 10,245. Devon Energy Production Co. LP; Long Branch 9-20N-2E No. 1WH Well; S1⁄2 S1⁄2 SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 (BHL) of 09-20N-02E; TD 9,671. Roger Mills: Apache Corp.; Frank No. 1-22H Well; N1⁄2 N1⁄2 NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 (SL) of 22-16N-24W; TD 13,500. Stephens: Arcotex Oil & Gas Inc.; Dunlap No. 11 Well; SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 of 11-02S-05W; TD 2,000. Woods: Chesapeake Operating Inc.; MHB 20-28-13 No. 1H Well; SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 (SL) of 17-28N-13W; TD 10,085. SOURCE: OIL-LAW RECORDS CORP. LIVESTOCK Monday’s livestock report from the Oklahoma City Stockyards: Receipts: 7,500; Last Monday:

specific levels of investment capital. Funds will be available only for companies retaining or creating primary jobs in areas such as manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing and business services. Retail businesses will not qualify for funding under applicable guidelines. “Let’s say an Oklahoma City-based manufacturer is developing a quality strategy to expand its business and new production equipment is required to accomplish this strategy,” Meacham said. “That means they have to make a pretty heavy capital investment. The GrowOKC Fund provides an excellent avenue to obtain the funding needed to make the investment.” GrowOKC is a partnership designed to deploy federal and state funds to help small businesses in the Oklahoma City area. “We’ve been looking for ways to help small businesses, and this partnership has created an exciting program for that 7,592; Year Ago: 6,168 Compared to last week: Feeder steers $1-$3 lower. Feeder heifers steady to $2 lower. Demand moderate for feeder cattle. Steer and heifer calves not well tested in early rounds but a higher undertone is noted. Quality plain to average. Hot temperatures and dry conditions are expected for the rest of the week. Feeder Steers Medium and Large No. 1: Calves: 400-425 lbs $201-$213, 400-475 lbs fancy $215-$226; 500-525 lbs $183.50-$188.50, fancy $194-$196.50; 570-580 lbs $175.50-$179; 600-700 lbs $152.50-$163.50; 700-725 lbs $147-$150. Yearlings: 600-700 lbs $159.50-$168.50; 700-800 lbs $148-$159.50; 800-875 lbs $146-$154; 925-950 lbs $142-$143.85. Feeder Heifers Medium and Large No. 1: Calves: pkg 360 lbs

State Grains SOYBEANS Alva . . . . . . . 13.75 Buffalo. . . . . Hooker. . . . . 13.50 Medford . . . Miami. . . . . . . . n/a Ponca City . . Shattuck. . . 13.44 Stillwater . . Gulf. . . . .15.34 1/2

13.75 13.50 13.50 13.54

CORN $5.41-$6.66 per bushel. COTTON Grade 41, Leaf 4, Staple 34 cotton in southwestern OK 81.75 cents per pound, FOB rail car or truck. KANSAS CITY GRAIN Wheat, No.2 Hard, bu.........................$n/a-$n/a Corn, No. 2 yellow..................................$n/a-$n/a Milo....................................................................$n/a-$n/a Soybeans, No. 1.......................................$n/a-$n/a

$189; 400-475 lbs $157-$169.50; 500-600 lbs $154-$162; 600-675 lbs $139-$143. Yearlings: 600-650 lbs $147.50-$157.50; 650-700 lbs $143.25-$155.50; 700-800 lbs $137.50-$148.50; pkg 800 lbs $137.75. HOGS Receipts: 100 Compared to Wednesday: Barrows and Gilts: 4.00 lower. U.S. Nos. 1-3 220-270 lbs., $60 Sows: Steady. U.S. Nos. 1-3 300-500 lbs., $62-$64 U.S. Nos. 1-3 500-700 lbs., $66-$68 Boars: 200-250 lbs., $20; over 250 lbs., $7 SOURCE: USDA-OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT MARKET NEWS SERVICE

Agri Markets

Open High Low Settle CORN (CBOT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

Chg.

Sep 13 500.75 522.75 500.75 Dec 13 480 508.25 479 Mar 14 489.50 520 489.50 May 14 496.75 527.50 496.75 Est. sales 475,821 Fri’s. sales 224,642 Fri’s open int 1,120,878 off 57504.00

515.75 500.50 512.50 520

Sep 13 371.75 377 353.75 Dec 13 334.50 346.50 333 Mar 14 338.50 350 338.50 May 14 345.25 350.75 345.25 Est. sales 3,695 Fri’s. sales 1,175 Fri’s open int 9,022 up 184.00

353.75 344.75 348.75 350.75

-9.25 +13.25 +13 +17.50

Sep 13 441.90 463.20 441.40 Oct 13 430.50 443.10 429.40 Dec 13 428.10 441.90 427.00 Jan 14 425.40 438.80 425.20 Est. sales 126,154 Fri’s. sales 117,026 Fri’s open int 279,836 off 1523.00

458.60 438.30 436.70 435.00

+25.40 +17.30 +17.20 +16.80

Sep 13 42.89 44.88 42.89 Oct 13 43.00 45.00 43.00 Dec 13 43.10 45.32 43.05 Jan 14 43.48 45.48 43.46 Est. sales 160,715 Fri’s. sales 87,942 Fri’s open int 294,634 off 177.00

44.44 44.56 44.88 45.01

+1.80 +1.84 +1.88 +1.86

Sep 13 1382.50 1435.25 1382.25 Nov 13 1348 1398 1348 Jan 14 1344.75 1398.25 1344.75 Mar 14 1320.75 1364.25 1320.75 Est. sales 378,543 Fri’s. sales 246,653 Fri’s open int 570,625 up 1343.00

1427.75 1389.50 1387 1353

+62.50 +61.50 +58.50 +47.75

OATS (CBOT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

CASH WHEAT 12 to 13 cents higher. 6.53-7.03 Alva . . . . . . . . . 6.84 Banner. . . . . . . 6.87 Buffalo. . . . . . . 6.84 Cherokee . . . . 6.87 Clinton . . . . . . . 6.83 Davis . . . . . . . . 6.53 El Dorado . . . . 7.03 El Reno . . . . . . 6.88 Frederick. . . . . 6.93 Geary . . . . . . . . 6.88 Hobart . . . . . . . 6.83 Hooker. . . . . . .7.00 Keyes . . . . . . . . 7.03 Lawton . . . . . . 6.93 Manchester . . . . 6.83 Medford . . . . . 6.87 Miami. . . . . . . . . n/a Okarche . . . . . 6.88 Okeene . . . . . . 6.88 Perry . . . . . . . . 6.91 Ponca City . . . . 6.87 Shattuck. . . . . 6.83 Stillwater . . . . 6.91 Temple . . . . . . 6.93 Watonga . . . . 6.88 Weatherford . . . 6.93 Gulf. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.78 FEED GRAINS MILO Alva . . . . . . . 10.28 Buffalo. . . . . 10.28 Hooker. . . . . 10.73 Keyes . . . . . . 10.73 Manchester. 7.88 Medford . . . . 9.39 Miami. . . . . . . . n/a Ponca City . . . 9.39 Shattuck. . . . .9.21 Weatherford . . 9.57 Gulf. . . . . . . . . . n/a

purpose,” said Cathy O’Connor, President of the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City. “We expect this new source of capital will fill a need and help spur more small business expansion and job growth throughout the city.” Qualified companies must be generating revenue from sales of products or services and have positive cash flow. “The new GrowOKC Fund adds another source of funding for Oklahoma City small businesses that complements bank loans or equity investments,” said Brent Bryant, Economic Development Program manager for the City of Oklahoma City. i2E will manage the initial due diligence and underwriting, and will provide quarterly reports on investment activities. The GrowOKC Fund partners will track jobs created or retained by funded companies and private investment leverage over the life of the partnership.

SOYBEAN MEAL (CBOT) 100 tons- dollars per ton

SOYBEAN OIL (CBOT) 60,000 lbs- cents per lb

SOYBEANS (CBOT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

WHEAT (CBOT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Sep 13 Dec 13

640 652

665 676.50

640 651.25

654.75 666.75

+20.25 +30.50 +30.25 +29.75

+20.25 +20.75

Open

High

Low

Mar 14 663.75 688.25 663.75 May 14 670.75 694.50 670.25 Est. sales 152,746 Fri’s. sales 75,163 Fri’s open int 387,500 off 12945.00

Settle

678.75 685.75

WINTER WHEAT (KCBT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Sep 13 708 708.25 708 Dec 13 710 717 710 Est. sales 4,387 Fri’s. sales 27,830 Fri’s open int 140,292 up 1200.00

CATTLE (CME) 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Aug 13 123.90 123.90 122.95 Oct 13 127.50 127.87 126.95 Dec 13 130.37 130.52 124.80 Feb 14 131.72 132.02 131.37 Est. sales 40,446 Fri’s. sales 26,244 Fri’s open int 295,057 up 683.00

FEEDER CATTLE (CME) 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Aug 13 154.97 154.97 154.40 Sep 13 156.85 157.15 154.10 Oct 13 159.05 159.37 155.85 Nov 13 159.52 159.77 156.52 Est. sales 5,810 Fri’s. sales 5,731 Fri’s open int 36,722 off 4.00

HOGS-Lean (CME) 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Oct 13 85.57 86.12 85.55 Dec 13 82.75 83.15 82.50 Feb 14 84.82 85.25 82.45 Apr 14 84.80 85.45 84.80 Est. sales 21,389 Fri’s. sales 33,061 Fri’s open int 298,817 off 1352.00

Chg.

+20.75 +20.75

708.25 713.25

+12.75 +16

123.40 127.15 130.17 131.57

+.30 +.45 +.95 +.85

154.40 154.12 155.85 156.75

-.60 -2.53 -3.00 -2.77

86.02 83.07 85.20 85.45

+.92 +.82 +.70 +.80

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52-WK RANGE TICKER LO HI

CHG %CHG WK MO QTR

AAON Inc

AAON 11.95

26.91

24.44

-.11

-0.4%

YTD CHG

1YR RTN

P/E

DIV

+75.7%

+103.1%

0.20f

NAME

TICKER

Magellan Mid Ptrs

MMP

MTRX 10.05

AT&T Inc

32.71

39.00

33.82

-.47

-1.4%

+0.3%

-1.3%

1.80

Matrix Service

Access Midstream

ACMP 29.21

49.29

46.27

-.53

-1.1%

+38.0%

+64.5%

1.94f

NGL Energy Partners NGL

ADDvantage Tech

AEY

1.87

2.92

2.44

-.01

-0.4%

+22.4%

+16.7%

...

Alliance Holdings GP AHGP 43.52

66.27

62.22

-.44

-0.7%

+30.8%

+36.8%

3.14f

Alliance Resource

ARLP

52.21

78.90

78.75

+.52

+0.7%

+35.6%

+25.0%

4.61f

Amer Elec Power

AEP

40.56

51.60

42.65

-.51

-1.2%

-0.1%

+5.8%

1.96

Anadarko Petrol

APC

65.82

92.90

91.02

+1.22

+1.4%

+22.5%

+30.8%

0.72f

Apco Oil & Gas Intl

APAGF 8.82

19.16

15.54

+.63

+4.2%

+26.2%

-6.5%

...

-0.2%

BOK Financl

BOKF 50.89

69.36

66.48

-.16

+22.1%

+22.0%

1.52a

52-WK RANGE LO HI 39.06

21.19

56.78

YTD CHG

1YR RTN

P/E

DIV

+26.8%

+39.9%

2.13f

CHG %CHG WK MO QTR

54.75

-.56

-1.0%

17.93

16.11

-.22

-1.3%

+40.1%

+45.2%

...

31.59

30.01

-.14

-0.5%

+28.7%

+21.2%

1.98f

New Source Energy

NSLP

19.19

21.29

20.10

+.01

...%

+3.1%

...%

OGE Energy

OGE

26.84

39.55

36.04

-.17

-0.5%

+28.0%

+37.3%

2.20f 21

0.84

ONEOK

OKE

39.39

55.49

51.98

+.05

+0.1%

+21.6%

+20.4%

1.52f

ONEOK Partners LP

OKS

45.40

61.34

49.73

-.65

-1.3%

-7.9%

-4.3%

2.88f

Orchids Paper Pdts

TIS

17.18

28.99

28.21

+.25

+0.9%

+39.5%

+68.4%

1.40

Panhandle Oil & Gas PHX

24.70

33.49

28.60

-.70

-2.4%

+1.3%

-1.8%

0.28

Baker Hughes

BHI

39.44

50.97

47.25

-.26

-0.5%

+15.7%

+1.6%

0.60

Phillips 66

PSX

40.90

70.52

58.13

+.02

...%

+9.5%

+43.5%

1.25

BancFirst Cp OK

BANF

39.13

53.73

52.79

-.48

-0.9%

+24.6%

+31.1%

1.16

PostRock Energy

PSTR

1.22

2.20

1.65

+.02

+1.2%

+14.3%

-15.1%

...

Bank of America

BAC

7.83

15.03

14.49

-.08

-0.5%

+24.8%

+79.3%

0.04

Prosperity Bcsh

Blueknight Engy Part

BKEP

6.08

9.50

8.53

+.40

+4.9%

+29.6%

+33.9%

0.48f

Boeing Co

69.03

0 109.49 105.53

+.05

...%

+40.0%

+52.6%

1.94

Chesapk Engy

CHK

16.23

+.12

+0.5%

+58.5%

+37.7%

0.35

26.26

26.35

Chesapeake Granite

CHKR 13.07

22.10

13.60

+.20

+1.5%

-17.8%

-21.8%

2.68e

Compressco Ptrs LP

GSJK

15.07

25.72

19.40

+.05

+0.3%

+16.1%

+35.5%

1.70

ConocoPhillips

COP

53.95

67.91

66.31

-.24

-0.4%

+14.3%

+23.3%

2.76f

+0.2%

+28.0%

Contl Resources

CLR

66.07

99.01

94.10

+.22

Devon Energy

DVN

50.81

63.95

58.07

-.06

-0.1%

Educational Devel

EDUC

3.03

4.25

3.07

+.01

+0.2%

Gen Electric

19.87

24.95

23.61

-.17

-0.7%

Gulfport Energy Corp GPOR 24.73

57.85

57.60

+.46

+0.8%

38.56

61.78

61.27

-.36

-0.6%

+45.9%

+51.3%

0.86

Rose Rock Midstream RRMS 27.58

42.18

33.00

+.02

+0.1%

+4.9%

+25.1%

1.76f

SandRidge Energy

4.52

7.80

5.33

+.06

+1.1%

-16.1%

-19.2%

SandRidge Miss Tr I

SDT

11.90

25.70

12.79

+.42

+3.4%

-22.2%

-39.8%

2.53e

SandRidge Miss Tr II

SDR

10.50

21.22

14.17

+.16

+1.1%

-12.9%

-19.4%

2.37e

SandRidge Permian Tr PER

13.42

20.95

14.86

+.18

+1.2%

-12.7%

-13.0%

2.33e

Schlumberger Ltd

66.85

85.02

81.90

+.23

+0.3%

+18.2%

+12.0%

1.25

SLB

...

+29.5%

...

+11.6%

-2.6%

0.88

SemGroup Corp

SEMG 34.62

59.50

54.93

+.85

+1.6%

+40.6%

+54.6%

0.80f

-19.4%

-11.4%

0.32

Sonic Corp

SONC

16.99

16.69

-.05

-0.3%

+60.3%

+81.8%

...

+12.5%

+18.8%

0.76

+50.7%

+129.6%

...

Halliburton

HAL

29.83

48.77

48.44

-.27

-0.6%

+39.6%

+43.9%

0.50

Helmerich & Payne

43.76

69.38

64.07

-.60

-0.9%

+14.4%

+39.5%

2.00f

Holly Frontier Corp

HFC

36.22

59.20

45.40

-.57

-1.2%

-2.5%

+27.4%

1.20a

Intl Bancshares

IBOC

16.92

25.85

23.66

-.20

-0.8%

+30.8%

+35.2%

0.40

Southwest Bncp

OKSB

Spirit Aerosystems

SPR

Syntroleum Corp

SYNM

Unit Corp

UNT

9.06 9.57

16.18

15.17

-.01

-0.1%

+35.4%

+38.0%

...

13.96

26.71

23.59

-.13

-0.5%

+39.0%

-4.7%

...

3.30

8.87

5.65

+.27

+5.0%

+43.0%

-28.3%

...

38.86

49.68

46.79

+.27

+0.6%

+3.9%

+12.8%

...

WPX Energy Inc

WPX

14.03

21.12

19.29

-.22

-1.1%

+29.6%

+36.1%

...

WMT

67.37

79.96

73.03

-.41

-0.6%

+7.0%

+5.2%

1.88

LSB Industries

LXU

28.15

45.00

31.48

-.80

-2.5%

-11.1%

-16.2%

...

WalMart Strs

Laredo Petroleum

LPI

15.78

26.16

26.39

+1.09

+4.3%

+45.3%

+16.6%

...

Williams Cos

WMB

30.55

38.57

36.22

-.09

-0.2%

+10.6%

+17.1%

1.47f

Linn Energy LLC

LINE

20.35

42.57

24.85

+.25

+1.0%

-29.5%

-30.1%

2.90

Williams Partners LP

WPZ

45.01

55.48

49.72

-.71

-1.4%

+2.2%

+5.6%

3.45f

BUSINESS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013

WEATHER Mostly sunny

ACROSS THE U.S.

A hot ridge of high pressure will dominate the weather around Oklahoma today, and squash any chance for showers and t-storms. Highs will top off in the middle 90s. Winds: S 7-14 mph.

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What’s ahead for Oklahoma City Wednesday 96/74

Winds:

SSW 6-12 mph

Thursday 98/73

Winds:

S 6-12 mph

Friday 100/72

Saturday 100/71

Winds:

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Regional forecast

Major lake levels

For the record

Arkansas: Mostly sunny today. Clear to partly cloudy tonight. Sunny to partly cloudy tomorrow; hot in the west and central parts of the state. Texas: Some sun today; a thunderstorm in the southeast, central areas, the Permian Basin and South Texas and along the Coastal Bend. New Mexico: Mostly sunny today. Clear tonight; a thunderstorm in spots in the north in the evening. Kansas: Mostly sunny and hot today; humid. Clear tonight. Hot tomorrow with a full day of sunshine; extreme heat can be dangerous. Missouri: Mostly sunny, hot and humid today. Partly cloudy tonight. Hot tomorrow with abundant sunshine. Colorado: Partly sunny today. A thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon, except dry in the south and east; warmer in the west and central parts.

As of 7 a.m. yesterday Lake Normal Altus 1,559.0 Arbuckle 872.0 Arcadia 1,006.0 Brok. Bow 599.5 Canton 1,615.4 Copan 710.0 Eufaula 585.0 Ft. Cobb 1,342.0 Ft. Gibson 554.0 Ft. Supply 2,004.0 Foss 1,642.0 Grand 745.0 Hudson 619.0 Hulah 733.0 Kaw 1,009.1 Kerr 460.0 Keystone 723.0 Oologah 638.0 Salt Plains 1,125.0 Skiatook 714.0 Tenkiller 632.0 Texoma 615.0 Thunderbird 1,039.0 Webb. Falls 490.0 Wister 478.0

Yesterday in Oklahoma City:

Yesterday’s pollen

Current 1,530 868.94 1,006 599.40 1,602 711.71 587.27 1,337 558.45 2,004 1,628 744.91 619.99 738.90 1,019 459.64 726.88 645.68 1,125 708.28 634.82 617.25 1,039 489.94 479.96

Total Precipitation Mold and pollen counts courtesy of the Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic.

Sunday 98/70

Winds:

S 8-16 mph

Yesterday in the state:

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Jan. 1 - This date in 2010 ....................... 26.48 Jan. 1 - This date in 2011 ......................... 18.64 Jan. 1 - This date in 2012 ......................... 21.75

Monday 93/68

Jan. 1 - This date in 2013 ........................ 45.19 Normal Jan. 1 - This date ........................ 24.34 Oklahoma City annual precip. is ....... 35.85

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BUSINESS REMAINS STEADY IN TULSA

Company plays key role at home, for the military BY KYLE ARNOLD Tulsa World kyle.arnold@tulsaworld.com

Tulsa’s two Ducommun LaBarge manufacturing facilities have their products in Oklahoma oil fields and flying over the deserts of Iraq. On Thursday the aerospace manufacturing company demonstrated exactly how one of its products is used amid other pieces of cutting-edge of military technology. A seven-screen flight simulator for a next-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet was hauled in, and guests and workers took turns getting a feel for the equipment’s capabilities. Employees at one of the Ducommun LaBarge Technologies facilities in Tulsa make circuit card assemblies for fighter jets, including those in the radar and flight control units. While circuit cards are in just about every piece of electronic equipment, those in military applica-

DUCOMMUN LABARGE I Sector: Aerospace, defense and energy industry electronics I Employees in Tulsa: 230 I Tulsa facilities: 2 I Products made in Tulsa: Circuit cards for radar, flight control systems; electronics for oil-field equipment

tions, especially fighter jets, need to be more rugged and durable than nearly anywhere else. Carson, Calif.-based Ducommun Inc. took over the Tulsa facilities two years ago when it purchased LaDue, Mo.-based LaBarge Inc. “At this point it feels like we are fully integrated and moving forward,” said Tony Reardon, CEO, president and chairman of Ducommun. The manufacturer has about 230 employees in Tulsa, up from 150 when LaBarge was purchased in 2011. The company’s facility at 11616 E 51st St. primarily makes the circuit card assembly for military aircraft

such as the F-35. The other operation, at 12626 E 60th St., makes electronic equipment for oil-field trucks and other energy industry equipment.

Sequestration threat Political infighting in Washington and a budget impasse that led to sequestration cuts in federal spending have threatened programs such as the F-35 as agencies are forced to make across-the-board cuts. The F-35 is expected to cost the government more than $1 trillion over its 50year life span, with nearly 2,500 aircraft to be manufactured. Reardon said the Defense Department spend-

ing cuts have not yet had a drastic impact on Tulsa operations. “Surprisingly, at this point we haven’t seen a whole lot of cutbacks,” he said. “What we expect to see the longer this goes on is more program delays, but we don’t expect a lot of cancellations.” He said the Tulsa operations are expected to keep a steady production rate in the near future. The company’s economic impact in Oklahoma is about $14.2 million for the F-35 program, according to calculations from Ducommun LaBarge. U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Tulsa, said fighting among lawmakers is putting the program at risk. Bridenstine, a former U.S. Navy jet pilot, attended the flight simulator demonstration at LaBarge on Monday. “Congress could ruin this by keeping the defense sequestration intact,” he said. “I hear this a lot in Washington, but this is not a ‘make-work’ program.”

Funds: $2.1B paid to states last year FROM PAGE 1C

legal review of the underlying Mineral Leasing Act. U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, a New Mexico Democrat, said the administration’s reversal showed it had “seen reason.” “These funds are the result of an existing agreement for mineral development,” he said. “The government shouldn’t be using them to balance its books.”

Mineral leasing revenues are typically split roughly evenly between the states and the Interior Department.

Previous payments The government last year paid $2.1 billion to the states under the mineral leasing program. The Interior Department says the money will be given to the states sometime after the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30,

assuming the current law stays in place. A spokesman for Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead said he was pleased to get the news that the money would be returned to the state, but was awaiting further details on what might happen in future years. Payments from revenues received in 2014 also will be withheld until the end of that fiscal year if the automatic budget cuts re-

main in place and unchanged, said Patrick Etchart, spokesman for the Interior Department’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue. He said the process of withholding the money requires additional work by the agency, but it has no choice under the current budget rules. “We are obliged to follow the law, and that is what the law stipulates,” Etchart said.

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Ethanol: The fuel doesn’t store well FROM PAGE 1C

the engine fuel systems to be compatible with ethanol-blended fuels,” association spokeswoman Dawn Moore said. “This can be seen through the collection of varying recommendations from equipment owner’s manuals from over the years. These changing recommendations have led to some confusion about the selection of fuels to use in various nonautomotive applications.” Kevin O’Connor, owner of O’Connor’s Lawn and Garden in Oklahoma City, said the biggest problems he sees are with people who leave e10 in their mowers or in gas cans for extended time periods. “It doesn’t store well,” O’Connor said. “It’s going to draw in moisture from the air, and when water and alcohol mix, it’s more corrosive than battery acid. It eats the carburetor and rubber hoses.” O’Connor said all the lawn mower engines he sells are rated for e10, which means they are designed to handle the additional heat produced by the ethanol blend, but that consumers should buy only as much fuel as they need for a week or two. He recommends consumers instead use only ethanol-free gasoline in their lawn mowers and other small engines, especially before storing them for the winter.

Shortage on the way That recommendation may become more difficult to follow after Sept. 15, when Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners LP stops using a large pipeline to transport 87 octane gasoline because of increased renewable fuel requirements. “Magellan is doing what

our customers want us to do,” spokesman Bruce Heine said. “We’re supporting their needs. O’Connor said that while he has seen problems with ethanol and lawn mower engines, e10 can be even more problematic for two-cycle engines that require a blend of gasoline and oil. “When you mix gas and oil, you want the oil to coat all the engine parts,” he said. “Because ethanol is a solvent, it tries to clean the parts you want coated. Ethanol also will separate the oil from the gasoline, so you need to shake it up all the time to keep it mixed.” The Renewable Fuels Association said ethanol blended fuels can be used successfully in all applications. The group said that most manufacturers now use materials that are “largely unaffected by properly formulated ethanol blends.” Dave Hartman, owner of H&H Marine, said his shop regularly sees boat engines with problems related to ethanol-blended fuel. “Everything we’ve read says that ethanol is a no-no for marine products,” he said. “We tell all of our customers to stay away from it.” The biggest problems come when ethanol is left in a boat engine over the winter, Hartman said. He recommends boat owners fill their tanks with ethanol-free gasoline and add a fuel stabilizer before closing boats in for the winter. Hartman also recommended that boaters regularly use fuel stabilizers that — among other things — remove ethanol from the fuel and engine components. The Renewable Fuels Association said most modern boat engines are designed to run on e10 fuel.

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Easy on the joe For 12-year-old who likes decaf, moderation is key. PAGE 2D

Artists show off their trades Steven Mouche, right, was among the artists at work during the Midsummer Nights’ Fair in Norman. PAGE 5D

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Remember, bullies also are victims “When you see someone you don’t agree with, people’s instinct is to turn them away. In reality you are better doing the opposite. You should look at them and say, ‘Let’s talk.’ ” These comments came from Chris Wood, a Boy Scout troop leader in an article in the Aug. 18 issue of The Oklahoman. If I still had a child young enough to be a Boy Scout, I would want him to be in Chris Wood’s troop. I wonder if we could use this approach to address the problem of bullying. Bullying behavior is wrong, but our focus has been on preventing bullying. What if instead we understand the bully is a victim, too, and rather than assume this is a bad kid, we attempt to identify the reason why a boy or girl resorts to bullying behavior. Bullying behaviors are nothing more than coping mechanisms, and it is our responsibility to teach kids how to properly handle situations instead of acting out against others. Punishing and shaming is not the answer. A study conducted by researchers at the Institute of Education in London found that bullies are likely to suffer from low self-esteem, depression and behavioral problems beginning in early childhood, and most are bullied themselves. The study was done with 6,500 children ages 8 to 11. Five percent were labeled as bullies. The majority of those were boys who suffered the highest levels of depression, anger, paranoia, emotional disaffection, suicidal behavior and disliked school the most. Leslie Gutman, Ph.D., lead author of the study, said, “We are not suggesting that a school should adopt a soft approach to bullying but simply stating that, on the basis of the evidence, bullying is a more complex issue than some believe it to be.” Perhaps the bully is being abused emotionally or physically at home or is having trouble learning in school. Perhaps the bully doesn’t have anyone positive in his or her life to guide the child in the proper direction, like a Chris Wood. If we want to do away with bullying, perhaps we would be wise to see the boy or girl who is acting out through such behavior as someone who needs help — and offer instruction on more effective ways to cope. Charlotte Lankard is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice. Contact her at clankard@opubco.com.

Advocating for a cure STRUGGLE WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES IS FAMILY AFFAIR

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TUNE UP FOR CELEBRITY SING The annual Celebrity Sing to benefit United Way of Norman will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Showplace Theater at the Riverwind Casino. Celebrity Sing features a musical competition for local singers and dancers and a live auction. Tickets are $65 and $75. To order tickets, call the Riverwind box office at (877) 787-9637. MIDWEST CITY

SWIM FUN SET FOR DOGS Dog owners who want to give their pooch a chance to swim can do so at Midwest City’s Doggy Paddle beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Reno Swim and Slide, 101 S Douglas Blvd. Admission is $5 per dog. Owners are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at the Nick Harroz Community Center, 200 N Midwest Blvd.

BY ASHLEY GIBSON For The Oklahoman

From the outside looking in, the Tabatabai family has it all. Hibab Tabatabai serves as an administrator at the University of Central Oklahoma, and his wife, Tara, is a practicing attorney. Their two sons, Ideen and Shervin, both seem destined for success. Ideen, 27, is beginning medical school this fall at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and 15-year-old Shervin hopes to attend Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and become an engineer. But behind the closed doors of their comfortable Oklahoma City home, the Tabatabais share a real struggle. The three males of the family suffer with Type 1 diabetes, a disease in which the body’s own immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, a hormone that helps convert the sugar in foods into nutrients that flow into other cells in the body to produce energy.

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Above: Members of the Tabatabai family visited Washington, D.C., last month and met with state Rep. James Lankford, ROklahoma City. From left are Hibab Tabatabai, Shervin Tabatabai, Lankford, Tara Tabatabaie and Ideen Tabatabai. Top: Shervin Tabatabai, 15, speaks at the recent 2013 Children’s Congress in Washington. Shervin was chosen by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to participate in the event. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION

When the body isn’t properly producing insulin, sugar builds up in the blood, and that can result in organ damage or failure, coma or even death. Pricking their fingers anywhere from six to eight times a day to monitor their blood sugar levels and

taking insulin shots each time they consume food, even a simple snack, is the only way to treat the disease. “Life with T1D is a constant battle against something that SEE TYPE 1, PAGE 3D

‘Having to manage a daily life-threatening disease all while trying to keep up with the other responsibilities of normal life can really test your sanity, and too many times you see people buckle under the emotional pressures just as much as the physical ones.’ IDEEN TABATABAI

PUT THE CRUNCH ON YOUR HEALTH Sherrel Jones

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Edmond Historical Society Museum offers permanent collections arranged in chronological order from prehistoric prairies to 1888, when Edmond was a coal and water stop for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, through the Run of 1889, the town’s expansive growth in the 1900s, through the present. The museum is in the former Armory of the 179th Infantry, 45th Division of the Oklahoma National Guard. The building was built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration. Adults are welcome to browse and read about Edmond’s history while children can enjoy the children’s learning center. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. To learn more, go to www. edmondhistory.org. FROM STAFF REPORTS

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A PASSION FOR FOOD

There are myriad ways to satisfy your desire for crunch without busting your diet. PHOTO BY SHERREL JONES, THE OKLAHOMAN

Ever start eating chips and can’t stop? I have read that the crunch craving is an unconscious way of dealing with stress or frustration, with each crunch being a way to blow off or crunch away our troubles. I also believe we can crave the salt that is readily available through most of those various versions of chips we get. SEE SHERREL, PAGE 2D

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TRY THIS ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH REST? If you have a busy, stressful schedule, the tendency is to skimp on sleep. This is a big mistake, because less sleep not only deprives your body of necessary down time but also can exacerbate stress and compound other health problems. How can you tell if you’re sleep deprived? I Can you nap anytime, anywhere? I Do you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow? I Do you need an alarm clock to wake up? Naps aren’t just for babies. If you hit a slump during the day, catch a few winks. If you can’t manage a nap, then relax. Don’t work through your coffee break. Don’t run errands while eating in your car during lunch. Instead of pushing through your fatigue, give your body what it needs: a rest. SOURCE: MOLLY ROSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE INTEGRIS JAMES L. HALL JR. CENTER FOR MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT

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An occasional cup of decaf poses no real health risks to a child, medical experts say.

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IS DECAF OK FOR KIDS? Adam’s journal On a Saturday not long ago, my son, Theo, and I sidled up to the cafe counter at Barnes & Noble. Our customary weekend ritual involves lots of reading, accompanied by a sweet treat and something to wash it down with. For as long as I can remember, Theo’s go-to beverage has been skim milk with ice. The ice part always seemed weird to me. But on this particular day, Theo — in his most mature voice — ordered a “Decaf Cafe Americano.” “Excuse me,” I said to my 12-year-old as the barista giggled, “but aren’t you a little young to be drinking coffee?” He told me that he’d picked up a taste for Cafe Americano — “It’s watered-down espresso” — on a recent vacation with his grandfather. And he reminded me, “It’s decaf, Dad.” So what’s a father to do? Is there any harm in letting my seventh-grade sophisticate have a cup of (decaf) joe?

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Dr. Prescott prescribes Relax. An occasional cup of decaf poses no real health risks to a child. In fact, even caffeine in moderate amounts should not be grounds (ha!) for concern. Despite its name, decaf does, in fact, contain caffeine. The amount, though, is quite small — a 7-ounce cup contains 3 milligrams. For comparison’s sake, a regular cup of coffee contains 115 to 175 milligrams of caffeine, and many chocolate bars have about 30 milligrams. Studies have not found evidence that moderate caffeine consumption harms children or adults. In particular, researchers have found no evidence of hyperactivity or increased risk of cancer, osteoporosis or heart disease.

Is it possible that if Theo develops a taste for decaf now that he’ll later move into the world of fully caffeinated brews? Sure. But it’s also quite possible that if you deny him now it will only stoke his thirst for coffee as he grows older. And, as I mentioned, moderate caffeine consumption hasn’t been associated with health risks. In fact, in a study last year from the National Cancer Institute, folks who drank two to three cups of coffee a day were found to have significantly lower death rates over a 13-year period than their non-java-juiced counterparts. As a kid, I was told that drinking coffee could stunt my growth. Yet there’s no scientific evidence to support this claim. Still, I’ll never know if I could have grown to NFL proportions had I not begun drinking caffeinated iced tea at Theo’s age. Similarly, research has found no support for the idea that high daily caffeine intake

interferes with teens’ bone growth and bone density. Like all beverages that lack significant nutritional value — soda, flavored beverages, many juices — coffee should not become a substitute for milk, which provides important calcium and protein for growing bodies. And if coffee is loaded up with cream and sugar, it can add unneeded calories and fat to kids’ diets. The Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it is going to study the safety of added caffeine (like that found in energy drinks) and its effect on kids and teens. So I expect you’ll continue to hear more on this front. In the meantime, I wouldn’t worry about Theo’s taste for decaf. As with so many things, moderation is key. That, and avoiding the line at Starbucks. Prescott, a physician and medical researcher, is president of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Cohen is a marathoner and OMRF’s senior vice president and general counsel.

Sherrel: Lentil chips are alternative FROM PAGE 1D

The real danger comes if we substitute those chips and salsa or dips for a meal or help ourselves to bottomless sacks and multiple baskets of chips. If you keep a food diary, you can spot this crunchy mindless eating that can sabotage an otherwise healthy diet. Here’s the skinny: Ask yourself, “why?” Is it the crunch, the salt or just a mindless escape that takes you from hungry to satiated? For me, it is largely the crunch and the taste. Give me a good salsa and some chips, and I am a happy muncher. An alternative: Keep some crudites ready in your refrigerator. You know the deal here: carrot and celery sticks, slices of jicama, florets of broccoli and cauliflower, fennel, and even whole pods of sugar snap peas and leaves of Belgian endive. I like this stuff and often serve them as dippers. They are crunchy, but if offered alongside chips, folks still gravitate to the chips. I have created many a melange of steamed leftover vegetables after parties and events.

Satisfying the cravings My grown children have shared some ideas I’ve added to appease our chip cravings if those crisp veggie substitutes don’t do it for you. Let me start by suggesting lentil chips. Several companies make them, but we like the baked lentil chips from Mediterranean Snack Foods. I found them at Whole Foods and several other health food stores. The company makes cucumber dill, Parmesan garlic, sea salt, rosemary, roasted pepper and cracked pepper flavors. The chips are gluten-free, a good source of fiber, have no trans fat and include 70 percent less fat than regular potato chips. A serving of 22 of my favorite Roasted Pepper Lentil chips has only 110 calories. Do be mindful of the sodium content of the chips if that is a health issue for you. Another chip I love is Garden of Eatin’ brand’s “Sesame Blues.” They are made with organic blue corn with

Key to enjoying your favorite chips is to enjoy them in moderation. Count out a measured amount then put the package away. Take time to make up healthy dippers for the chips you crave. HEALTHIER HOMEMADE CHIPS OR BRUSCHETTA 4 flour or corn tortillas, each cut into 8 pie-shaped wedges, or 4 rounds of pita bread, each cut into 8 wedges 1 baguette, sliced ¼- to 3⁄8-inch thick Optional: Olive oil or grape seed oil I Adjust oven racks to upper levels. Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Brush tortillas, pitas or baguette slices lightly with olive oil or grape seed oil if using. Cut tortillas or pitas and/or slice baguette. (A pizza cutter works great for cutting tortillas, while an electric knife makes quick work of slicing a baguette.) Spread slices in single layers on ungreased baking sheets and place in oven for 20 to 30 minutes until crisp. I Let cool and store in sealed plastic bags to keep until ready for use. Cooking note: Adjust oven temperature down to 200 degrees if slices begin to brown quickly, as oven temperatures can vary. SOURCE: SHERREL JONES

embedded sesame seeds. These are larger than the lentil chips and have no trans fats, but they do have 1 gram of saturated fat per eight-chip serving. Each serving equals 150 calories, with 70 calories coming from fat. They have less sodium at 90 mg than the lentil chips (190 mg). It is so important to read and compare labels when shopping for chips. That’s how I found another favorite chip from Live Better Brands: Simply Sprouted Way Better Simply Unbeatable Blues. These tortilla chips include sprouted flax, chia seed, quinoa, radish seed and broccoli seed embedded into organic blue corn made with high oleic sunflower and/or safflower oil. You get 11 big chips per 130-calorie serving, with 80 mg of sodium. Key to enjoying your favorite chips is to enjoy them in moderation. Count out a measured amount then put the package away. Take time to make healthy dippers for the chips you crave. Most beans can be rinsed,

drained and blended into dips with a few spices and a little olive oil. Hummus, guacamole and a variety of salsas are available to assist in satisfying your crunchy cravings. Try my Squishy Mushy Bean Dip as an afternoon snack. A little cutting and dividing is all that is needed to make tortilla or pita chips and even crispy shelf-stable bruschetta. Whether you have flour or corn tortillas, whole-wheat or regular pita bread or a baguette on hand, you can make some great healthier chips to serve with your favorite dips or spreads. The great thing is they will keep well stored at room temperature in a plastic bag. One tortilla will make 8 chips, and pita bread will make 8 to 16 crispy wedges, depending on whether the pieces split in the middle through the process. A baguette can be sliced into dozens of ¼- to 3⁄8inch platforms or slices depending on its length.

Charlie Keith is only 5 years old, but already he’s known enough pain to last a lifetime. Charlie, who suffers from an aggressive form of cancer called neuroblastoma, recently received his own stem cell transplant and is recovering at the OU Medical Center Children’s Hospital. His parents, Jeremy and Jordan Keith, have insurance, but the additional costs related to Charlie’s treatments are growing. Co-pays, travel and hospital stays add up, and his family could use some financial help. Charlie will be the partial beneficiary of the second Nathan Butler Fundraiser, which raises money for Neuroblastoma Childhood Cancer Research. This year’s fundraiser will help the Keith family and help fund a neuroblastoma research grant. The event, held by The Billygoat Foundation, will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of Thunder Roadhouse Cafe, 900 W Memorial Road. The fundraiser is named after Nathan Butler, a young boy who had been diagnosed with terminal neuroblastoma. Since last year, however, Nathan has responded to treatment and is now cancer free, although he is still undergoing treatment to make sure cancer does not return. He is in kindergarten this year. The fundraiser will include a motorcycle show, scavenger hunt, silent auction, inflatable amusements, children’s activities and food. The cost to enter a motorcycle in the show is $15. To preregister or for more information, email billygoat foundation@yahoo.com, call 254-5171 or go online to www.facebook.com/billygoatmotocult. Donations also may be made via PayPal to billygoatfoundation@yahoo.com.

WALK ENJOY THE ZOO Who doesn’t enjoy a walk through the Oklahoma City Zoo? With its extensive footpaths, animal habitats and landscaped beauty, the zoo is one of the best places in town to take a stroll. On Sept. 7, walk the zoo for a good cause. The “Walking for Miracles” zoo walk stretches for one mile, and all proceeds will benefit the Children’s Hospital Foundation, an organization aimed at improving the OU Medical Center children’s hospital. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 7; the walk begins at 8 a.m. The cost is $5 per person, although senior adults can participate for $3 and children younger than 2 can do so free. After completing the untimed walk, participants are welcome to spend the rest of the day at the zoo. Participants also are asked to seek donations in the days leading up to the walk. On walk day, dress comfortKelele, a western lowland gorilably and drink plenla, holds her baby, Leom, on ty of water. Do not April 30 at the Oklahoma City wear skates or Zoo. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, bring glass bottles THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE or alcohol. Pets are not allowed. For more information, call Jeffrey Moomey at 5795203 or go to www.okchf.org. Can’t make it to the walk? No problem. Text CMN4Kids to 50555 to donate $5 to the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

CANCER INFORMATION SESSION Cancer Treatment Centers of America is hosting a dinner and discussion on “the importance of making empowered health care decisions,” according to a news release. Center experts will be joined by local cancer survivors at the event. Guests will enjoy a free meal, meet representatives from local support organizations and learn from the discussion panel. Topics will include: I What questions to ask your doctor. I The empowered patient checklist. I The importance of a second opinion. I Advocacy as a caregiver. I Survivorship. I Taking control of your treatment options. The event will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive. RSVP by Sept. 19 by calling (918) 286-5758 or by emailing allison.kager@ctca-hope.com. COMPILED BY KEN RAYMOND

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Going wireless, to wired, to wireless again BY BILL SONES AND RICH SONES, PH.D. For The Oklahoman

Q. Before wires and electricity, all real-time communication across distances was wireless, such as signaling by bonfires, smoke signals, semaphores. So how did we get from wireless to wired and back again to wireless today? A. Wired pioneer Samuel Morse developed telegraphy in 1837, and by the time Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, “wires had already crossed the American continent and the Atlantic Ocean,” says Robert Lucky in “IEEE Spectrum” magazine. Twenty years later came Guglielmo Marconi’s “wireless” or radio, used initially in ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore transmission, and that played a critical role in the

rescue of the Titanic survivors in 1912. But the real “killer app” for wireless turned out to be commercial broadcasts of radio and television, though virtually all interpersonal communications remained wired, even the telephone. Then, with the rise of the cable industry toward the end of the 20th century, “even television transmissions moved from air to earth.” Yet, today our phones, our smart appliances, even our computer mice are wireless. This revolution also is sweeping developing nations, where wired infrastructure is cost-prohibitive. As Lucky concludes, “The curious thing is that in the last century, broadcast was all wireless and personal communication all wired; now it is exactly the reverse — but stay tuned.” Q. Why do 3-D televisions sometimes seem unsettling,

BILLY GRAHAM DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I guess I behaved the same way when I was a teenager, but my daughter (who’s 16) goes around with a sullen attitude all the time. No matter what I tell her, she just rolls her eyes as if I’m the dumbest person on Earth. Will she ever grow up? Mrs. E McF. DEAR MRS. E.McF.: Yes, she probably will, just as you did, once you matured and realized that life wasn’t going to be handed to you on a platter. Instead, you discovered that life involves responsibilities, which often force us to become mature. I often think of a young man in the Bible named John Mark. He wanted to go with the Apostle Paul on his first missionary journey, which would have been an exciting adventure for someone his age. But once the excitement wore off and the journey became hard, Mark abandoned Paul and went home. He was obvi-

ously immature and irresponsible, and Paul refused to take him on another journey (see Acts 15:36-40). But Mark didn’t stay that way! Over time, he changed, and God even used him to write the Gospel of Mark. Young people your daughter’s age often feel tugged in two directions, although they may not even realize it. On one hand, they need the wisdom and guidance that only parents and other adults can give them. On the other hand, they yearn to be free and independent, which they will be someday. Pray for your daughter, and urge her to put her life into Christ’s hand. Don’t expect her to grow up all at once, but ask God to give you wisdom, gentleness and patience. Above all, assure her constantly of your love and concern. Send queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201, call (877) 247-2426 or go to www.billygraham.org. TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY

even causing headaches in some viewers? A. First some background: The concept of 3-D dates back to physicist Charles Wheatstone’s “stereoscope” of the 1830s, where one image is presented to the right eye and the other to the left eye, explains Byoungho Lee in Physics Today. Then the brain wraps this “binocular disparity” into a single image that gives the illusion of depth — like the popular View-Master of some years ago. Despite their technological sophistication, today’s 3-D televisions still rely on Wheatstone’s concept. But, unfortunately for viewers, the brain also makes use of the angles the eyes have to rotate to bring an object into central view; and the degree the lenses have to change shape for focusing. Since the flat television screen is at a fixed distance from

DEAR ABBY: I am a 65-year-old active woman who still works. I play tennis several times a week and have a loving relationship with my kids. I know with certainty that I have many good things in my life. However, since my sister died last year, I have been having second thoughts about a lot of the decisions I have made over the years — especially regarding relationships and my choice of jobs. I realize now that more than a few of my decisions were based on low self-esteem, although I don’t come across that way. I’m feeling depressed and lonely, and it’s hard to be positive. I feel like my world is shrinking, and I don’t know how to get back on track and be a positive and happy person again. As it is, I’m faking it with my children, and my friends have no idea how I really feel. How do I improve my life at this late stage? Depressed in San Diego DEAR DEPRESSED: One way would be to be more honest with your friends and fake it less. If they are good friends, they’ll be willing to

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Vice President Joe Biden is surrounded by children who attended the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s 2013 Children’s Congress in Washington. Shervin Tabatabai, of Oklahoma City, was invited to speak at the event. PHOTO PROVIDED

DID YOU KNOW? I According to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, scientists are uncertain of the causes of Type 1 diabetes, but believe autoimmune, genetic and environmental factors are involved. I As many as 3 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes. In the U.S., a new case of diabetes is diagnosed every 30 seconds, and more than 1.9 million people are diagnosed each year.

and cure of Type 1 diabetes in the amount of $2.04 billion. The event drew celebrity advocates including actresses Mary Tyler Moore and Jean Smart and NBA All-Star player Ray Allen. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden also supported the Children’s Congress. “The Children’s Congress is really good because it’s not very often that you get to meet other people who are dealing with what you’re dealing with. It’s like you instantly have a connection with them,” said Shervin, who was diagnosed two years ago and represented Oklahoma at this year’s event. “It was also interesting to meet with senators, share your story and to try to get their support.” This was the Tabatabais’ second time at the Children’s Congress as Ideen was selected to participate in 2001, years before the

2012, there were 80 totally unprovoked shark attacks around the world, compared to an estimated 30,000,000 sharks killed each year by people! Even if a shark decides to chomp you, you can fight back, the magazine continues. “Forget that old saw about punching it in the nose. The International Shark Attack File recommends borrowing a page from a pro-wrestling villain and gouging its eyes or clawing at its gills, which are more sensitive than its nose.” Or you could try befriending some dolphins, which have been known on at least two occasions to come to the aid of swimmers by forming defensive rings around these would-be shark victims. “Just like in your favorite documentary, ‘Flipper!’” Send questions to brothers Bill and Rich at strangetrue@cs.com.

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Type 1: Family educates others never takes a minute off. It’s a life of meticulous calculations of when you last ate, the last time you took insulin, the type of food you’re going to eat, the type of activity you’re about to do, when you’re sleeping next, how much insulin you have left, the amount of stress in your life, and a whole slew of other variables. It’s so much more than shots and finger pricks,” said Ideen, who was diagnosed at age 12. “And so often the mental toll can be equal to the physical toll on your body. Having to manage a daily life-threatening disease all while trying to keep up with the other responsibilities of normal life can really test your sanity, and too many times you see people buckle under the emotional pressures just as much as the physical ones.” For the Tabatabais, managing the disorder is a balancing act, but they are determined to keep fighting, and together, as a family, they are pouring their hearts and energy into educating others about the disease and advocating for a cure. The family took a trip last month to Washington, D.C., where Shervin, along with 150 other children from across the country, had been selected by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to participate in the 2013 Children’s Congress aimed at extending federal funding for the Special Diabetes Program, an appropriation for research on the prevention

the eyes, these special adjustments are lacking, so the brain gets contradictory information. With prolonged viewing, Lee concludes, this can lead to disorientation, discomfort and even headaches. Q. You might not be quite ready “to befriend a shark,” as Mental Floss magazine puts it, but what are some good reasons to reconsider your view of the creatures? A. Even if the movie “Jaws” runs in your nightmares, you’re a lot less appetizing to sharks than you think, reassures the magazine. The number of U.S. fatalities from sharks from 19902006 was 11, compared with 16 U.S. fatalities from collapsing sand holes, with the chances of your dying in a shark attack about 1 in 3,750,000, or about 1/ 10th that of dying in a fireworks accident. Actually, in the year

family could even imagine that Shervin would also receive a diagnosis. For Hibab and Tara, who don’t possess a family history of Type 1 diabetes, knowing that both of their sons have the disease is overwhelming at times. “It’s emotional. There is always those times that I question whether I was the cause of this for them,” said Hibab, 60, who received his diagnosis at 35. “This is tough, it’s costly, and it’s nonstop. It is manageable, but by no means is it normal. The children that I saw at the congress come from excellent families, but many don’t have the resources for proper care. My desire for a cure is deeply personal, but it is also for others, too. There is no reason to delay finding a cure and to burden the next generation with this if we can take care of it now.”

listen and give you an honest perspective or the benefit of their life experience. That’s what friends do for each other. You are lucky to be vital and active, because it means your world doesn’t have to shrink any more than you want it to. Because you say you’re lonely, perhaps it’s time to consider enlarging your circle of acquaintances. The loss of your sister is probably what started your re-evaluation of your life and choices, and that’s normal. But please remember that regret is the cancer of life. You can’t change the past, and you mustn’t allow it to cloud your future. While you may be having second thoughts about choices you made when you were younger, the lessons you learned from them have made you the person you are today. DEAR ABBY: I think our culture is severely lacking when we don’t teach our children how to politely and nonaggressively stand up for themselves when the need arises. People suffer in all sorts of relationships — work, family, friends — because

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they’re afraid of confrontation. Raising a subject that may be embarrassing and risking angering someone isn’t fun, but it’s communication. If you have a problem, large or small, address it in private with the individual. And if someone tries to talk to you about something you’d rather not hear, be an adult, listen and respond civilly instead of reacting childishly. We teach children to respect authority, be kind to others and be leaders — but we don’t teach them healthy confrontation. Talking It Out DEAR TALKING IT OUT: I agree with you. The kind of communication you’re describing is a skill. It requires not only a strong ego on the part of the “confronter,” but also tact and diplomacy. And the “confrontee” needs to have the ability to listen without responding with hostility. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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NEW RELEASES I “The Great Gatsby”: The classic F. Scott Fitzgerald story gets a typically rule-breaking revision from director Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge!”) in a version casting Leonardo DiCaprio as the wealthy 1920s title recluse. He decides to use neighbor Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as his liaison to reconnect with Nick’s cousin and Gatsby’s lost love Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan), whose husband (Joel Edgerton) is none too pleased when he finds out. Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke also appear in the lavish production. DVD extras: theatrical trailers; seven “making-of” documentaries; deleted scenes. (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) I “Pain & Gain”: A true story is the source of usual action director Michael Bay’s (“Transformers”) often violent comedy, which some of the actual people involved weren’t pleased about seeing turned into a source of humor. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie play personal trainers in 1990s Miami, where they decide to get rich quick by turning to extortion with one unfortunate fellow (a terrific Tony Shalhoub) becoming a repeat victim. Ed Harris, Rob Corddry and Rebel Wilson (“Bridesmaids”) also star. (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) I “The Walking Dead: The Complete Third Season”: A lot of zombies have been present in the media this year, but the undead of this popular AMC series retain a special place with fans. DVD extras: “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by cast and crew members; deleted scenes; behind-the-scenes footage. (Not rated: AS, P, GV) (Also on Blu-ray) I “Koch”: The very colorful mayor of New York from 1978 to 1989, Ed Koch is profiled in this documentary, which had its public debut on the day he died last February. DVD extras: theatrical trailer; “Witnesses NYC” documentary; Koch question-and-answer session; interview with director Neil Barsky. (Not rated: AS, P) (Also On Demand) I “Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City: 20th Anniversary Edition”: When PBS first aired this smartly performed series two decades ago, it gave a big boost to several acting careers, notably those of Laura Linney, Thomas Gibson (“Criminal Minds”) and Billy Campbell. (Not rated: AS, P) I “At Any Price”: Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron play father and son in this drama that weighs family tradition against a new generation’s desire to go its own way. Efron’s character prefers to enter the world of auto racing instead of going into his clan’s agriculture business, but when his dad faces a major challenge that could have major repercussions he has a big decision to make. DVD extras: audio commentary by Quaid and director Ramin Bahrani; rehearsal footage; Toronto International Film Festival footage. (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)

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In “The Devil’s Dictionary,” Ambrose Bierce defined “prescription” as a physician’s guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient. At the bridge table, the prescription for success is trying not to have to guess what to do, but what will have mathematically the best chance to succeed. In this deal, South is in four spades. West leads the club queen. Since East is marked with the club ace, declarer plays low from the board at tricks one and two, but still loses the first three tricks. East then shifts to the spade six. After drawing trumps, how should declarer continue? South opened three spades, showing a respectable suit, some 6-10 high-card points and about seven winners. Here, North would have done well to respond three no-trump, but if South’s suit needed establishing, that contract could have gone down several tricks. Raising to four spades was “normal.” South has only nine winners: seven spades, one heart and one diamond. At first glance, it looks as though he needs one of the red-suit finesses to work. But which one should he take? It seems to be a pure guess. However, he can improve his odds slightly. Declarer should play a diamond to dummy’s ace, ruff a low diamond in his hand, return to dummy with a trump, and ruff another diamond. Here, the king drops, establishing dummy’s queen and allowing South to claim. But if the diamond king is still out there somewhere, declarer cashes the rest of his trumps, planning to take the heart finesse at trick 12.

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TUESDAY’S TOP TV PICKS I “The March,” 8 p.m., OETA-13. This new documentary recalls the march in Washington, D.C., 50 years ago, which was the setting for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, through the words of those who helped organize it. I “NCIS: Los Angeles,” 8 p.m., KWTV-9. A hit on a Russian mob boss has the NCIS team suspecting a connection to Sidorov (Timothy V. Murphy) and the stolen nukes.

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TUESDAY’S BIRTHDAYS I Bluegrass singer-banjo player J.D. Crowe, 76. I Musician Daryl Dragon of the Captain and Tennille, 71. I Actress Tuesday Weld, 70. I Actor G.W. Bailey (“The Closer”), 69. I Actor Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman), 61. I Gospel singer Yolanda Adams, 52. Aaron Paul I Country singer Colt Ford, 44. I Actress Chandra Wilson (“Grey’s Anatomy”), 44. I Actress Sarah Chalke, 37. I Actor Aaron Paul, 34. I Actor Shaun Weiss (“The Mighty Ducks”), 34. I Actor Patrick J. Adams (“Suits”), 32. I Singer Mario, 26. FROM WIRE SERVICES

HOROSCOPE I ARIES (March 21-April 19). You like to have a detailed understanding about all that’s in your environment. I TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Have a talk with your thoughts. The unsupportive ones have been taking up too much real estate in your brain. I GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It does no good to dwell on your dissatisfaction with the way things are. I CANCER (June 22-July 22). Something you understand, dear crab, is that the waves are not influenced by the wishes of man or mermaid or fish. I LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may suddenly realize that your situation calls for a different kind of energy. I VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today it’s as futile to resist a natural attraction as it is to defy a physical force like gravity. I LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don’t have many regrets, because you realize that you can make a new choice. I SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Recognize that even though your feelings are real, they may not pertain to the situation. I SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be excellent at doing what’s right in front of you. I CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a bit of a travesty, but don’t worry. The mistaken definition of “travesty” — an unfortunate event — will not apply. I AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). “Do your best” is a cliche at risk of losing real meaning if left unexamined. I PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). What you put your money into is the least of your investments. Your time and attention are far more precious than money. CREATORS.COM

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Edmond run benefits fine arts

Runners take off Saturday in the 5K to Monet run to benefit the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond. PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN

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Lori Manning and her 6-year-old daughter, Morgan, head toward the finish line of the 5K to Monet fun run.

EDMOND — Families and runners of all ages turned out for Saturday’s 5K to Monet, which started and ended at the Claude Monet sculpture at the Edmond Fine Arts Institute. Proceeds will go toward operational costs to help keep the Fine Arts Institute tuition and fees affordable. “I think it’s a great way to kick off the school year,” said Suzanne Chew, coordinator. “It’s a great way to do something with the family — everyone’s back in town, getting in the groove — and to make physical fitness a priority for this upcoming school year.” For more information about the Fine Arts Institute, go to www.edmondfinearts.com.

Skye Elliott, 6, prepares to start the fun run portion of the 5K to Monet.

Five-year-old Sydney Lucas heads toward the finish line.

Summer nights celebrated at Norman fair

Sculptor Craig Swan works on a piece of art in front of attendees at the Midsummer Nights’ Friday in Norman. PHOTOS BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

Rick Jones plays at the Firehouse Art Center’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair.

NORMAN — Visitors at this year’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair watched artists demonstrate their crafts, listened to live music and shopped at artists’ booths that featured jewelry, pottery, handmade soaps and other wares. The fair is sponsored by the Firehouse Art Center and helps support community art education programs.

Luke Moulton, 5, paints at the Firehouse Art Center’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair.

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Liz Callaway wows crowd at UCO show EDMOND — Every accomplished singer should have an intimate knowledge of how the voice works, superb diction, proper breath control, good projection, intelligence, an ability to shade and color the voice, beauty of tone throughout the vocal range, an understanding of the text and an innate ability to connect with an audience. Liz Callaway is the rare singer who possesses all of those characteristics, the result being a pure, crystalline voice that she uses to tell a variety of fascinating stories through music. The Tony-nominated performer recently opened the University of Central Oklahoma’s Broadway Tonight Series with a nod to her work in film, the musical theater and pop hits of the 1960s. The Young Voices of Edmond opened the program with several Broadway hits and later offered a “Godspell” medley, both featuring choral passages and vocal solos. Directed by Angela McKenna, the young singers delighted the Mitchell Hall crowd with their energy. Callaway explained that she always struggles to create the right mix of music on a solo concert, but few would quibble with her choices. As she said with a laugh, “It’s my party and I’ll sing what I want to.” A Broadway veteran who has appeared most notably in “Baby,” “Cats” and “Miss Saigon,” Callaway amazed with her grasp of eclectic musical styles. “You Don’t Own Me” and “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane” are so ingrained in the public’s consciousness, but Callaway brought a fresh approach that made you all

THEATER REVIEW Liz Callaway is the rare singer who possesses all of those characteristics, the result being a pure, crystalline voice that she uses to tell a variety of fascinating stories through music. but forget the originals. More impressive still were what the cast of “Glee” would refer to as mash-ups, with clever arrangements that juxtaposed “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” with “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Didn’t We” with “MacArthur Park.” Callaway is a brilliant interpreter of songs whose lyrics deal with wistfulness, poignance and a sense of wonderment, an approach evident in her gorgeous performances of “Make Someone Happy,” “People” and “New Words,” respectively. Each was a master class in the art of singing. And what a joy it was to be on the receiving end. In every song, there was a perfect blend of melody and lyrics. Her voice also caressed the ear with such richness and warmth that you felt like she was singing directly to you. I fell in love with Stephen Schwartz’s “Meadowlark” when I stumbled across a cast recording of his musical “The Baker’s Wife” some 30 years ago. It’s since become an audition staple, but its length, vocal range and emotional demands make it difficult to pull off. I’ve probably heard a dozen recordings of this musical theater gem, but I’m happy to say that Callaway’s remains my favorite. She is the ideal story-

teller, and “Meadowlark” fits her voice as if it had been written with her in mind. No wonder it remains her favorite as well. Other gems included the thoughtful “Since You Stayed Here” from “Brownstone,” and a pair of “Anastasia” hits: “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon a December,” the latter featuring fine backing by the Young Voices of Edmond. Callaway is such a master of her craft that once she adds a number to her repertoire, she’s deconstructed it so completely that she rightfully can claim ownership. And while countless singers have covered “Memory” from “Cats,” Callaway’s rendition is one that any musical theater enthusiast would be happy to return to again and again. She had the perfect collaborator in Alex Rybeck, a pianist with equal passion for the musical theater and the spectacular keyboard skills to make the piano sound like these arrangements were orchestrally conceived. One felt that every musical number Callaway performed was an unexpected gift that delighted the recipient in ways too numerous to explain. To paraphrase a famous lyric from Lerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady,” “I could have listened all night.” — Rick Rogers

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ART REVIEW ‘HALO AMOK’ When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Where: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive.

Admission: $12 for adults; $10 for senior citizens, college students and children ages 6 to 18; and $5 for members of the military. Museum members and children 5 or younger are admitted free. Information: Call 236-3100 or go to www.okcmoa.com.

‘Halo Amok’ puppets compete in cubist rodeo A bull that kicks its back legs and a three-headed horse that bucks (if you pull hard enough) share the overhead spotlights with a lariat you can spin by cranking a bicycle sprocket in a show that has been delighting visitors. The exhibit is “Halo Amok,” an interactive puppet installation created by Wayne White, a Los Angeles artist originally from Tennessee, for a thirdfloor gallery space at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive. Described as a way to have “fun with cubism,” defined as “art that plays with the basic shapes of drawing,” the installation is a crowd pleaser that opened in June, and has had its run extended past Sept. 1 to Oct. 6. Not only kinetic, interactive and enjoyable, the three main figures in the

wild and wacky, outlandish and just outrageous enough “cubist cowboy rodeo” are also visually stimulating, even when they’re not moving. The bizarre bull that kicks its legs seems to have several heads — including a bull’s, lowered threateningly — behind a popeyed cowboy with a drooping, hanging mustache. Even more Picassoesque are the three heads of the “Bronc Rider,” on top of which sits a weirdly wonderful cowboy, trying desperately to hold on, while his other, winglike arm is dramatically extended. Easiest to twirl is the “Roper’s” lariat, made up of scalloped, football-like or even sausage-like shapes, which seem to attach, improbably, to some kind of tornado, coming out of a multiple, circular

cloud. Made of wood, cardboard, Styrofoam, mechanical parts and paint, the work was constructed by White and a team of volunteers, museum employees and his own staff, over an eight-week period. Their efforts are documented in an intriguing, speeded up, stop-action video, available to people as they leave the gallery. White is set to return to the museum at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for a free live performance called “Yer Supposed to Act All Impressed,” in the Noble Theater, which has been sold out several weeks, according to museum staff. His show, offered in the museum’s visiting artist series, is highly recommended and shouldn’t be missed, during the rest of its run. — John Brandenburg

History Center gets the blues FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Oklahoma History Center will host a program that explores the roots of the blues as a significant genre of music in the United States. The program will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive. Doors open at 6 p.m. Harold Aldridge and Dorothy Ellis will perform. Born and raised in Taft, Aldridge learned to play the guitar from the town’s older musicians. He will perform and give the history of the differing styles of blues, including how regional sounds emerged. Ellis, also known as Miss Blues, began shouting the blues in the 1940s. She came to Oklahoma City from Texas, alone, at age 13. She has sung at some of the historic venues of Oklahoma City’s Deep Deuce district. Miss Blues

IF YOU GO Nonmembers can purchase an Oklahoma Historical Society family membership at half price, $25, or any of the other membership levels at regular price, and RSVP for up to two seats. The family membership is an annual membership and includes free admission for the member family with a maximum of 12 family members per visit to any of the Oklahoma Historical Society’s 31 museums, military sites or historic homes in the society, in addition to other benefits.

RESERVATIONS To make a reservation, contact Nicole Harvey at nharvey@okhistory.org or 522-5202.

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will share some of her story, as well as her Texas shout style of blues. Miss Blues also will appear at the Dusk ’til Dawn Blues Festival. Oklahoma Historical Society members can RSVP and receive free admission. Before the concert, there will be a presentation on notable blues musicians who have ties to

Oklahoma. These include Funny Papa Smith, Jimmy Rushing, Jay McShann, Jimmy Liggins, Joe Liggins, Lowell Fulson, Roy Milton, Ernie Fields, DC Minner, Elvin Bishop, Jimmy Nolen and more. The role that Oklahoma’s all-black towns and their juke joints had in the tapestry of the region’s music will be another topic examined.

Volunteers sought for Christmas concerts FROM STAFF REPORTS

MIDWEST CITY — Oklahoma members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are inviting members of other faiths to join them in celebrating the Christmas season with a special choral performance. The concert, “Joy to the World: A Musical Christmas Celebration,” is a choir and orchestra concert to be performed Dec. 20 and 21 at the Rose State Performing Arts Theater in Midwest City. Cory Evans, Utah State University director of choral activities, will be guest conductor. Rehearsals begin Sept. 8 and continue weekly through the performance week in December.

How to help To participate in the choir, contact Greta Hobbs at 414-1090 or hobbs.family@ ieee.org, or Brandon Stott at 213-5981 or brandonstott@gmail.com. For more information, go to www.joytotheworld 2013.com. Tickets will be priced at $10 and will be available in mid-September from www.joy totheworld2013.com. The concerts will be volunteer performances, with all choir and

The concert, “Joy to the World: A Musical Christmas Celebration,” is a choir and orchestra concert to be performed Dec. 20 and 21 at the Rose State Performing Arts Theater in Midwest City. Cory Evans, Utah State University director of choral activities, will be guest conductor. orchestra members and directors donating time and energy. The ticket charge will cover expenses for the nonprofit event. This is the second “Joy to the World” concert hosted by the Latter-day Saints in central Oklahoma. Hundreds of people attended two performances last December at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City. Craig Jessop, former Mormon Tabernacle Choir director, was guest conductor.

LOS ANGELES — Reality TV is experiencing something of a “Mad Men” moment, with bandannas and iced tea in place of fedoras and highballs. On Aug. 14, the Season 4 premiere of “Duck Dynasty” drew nearly 12 million viewers, making A&E’s celebration of backwoods Alabama the No. 1 “nonfiction” show on cable and the No. 1 show of the week. Suddenly people who wouldn’t know a Louisiana cedar if their Prius ran into it were chattering about the Robertsons, an extended clan of duck-call magnates who have been entertaining an increasing percentage of the population with their family-centric, redneck ’n’ proud high jinks. With the shoulder-length hair and Old Testament beards, the Robertson men catch and eat bullfrogs, race souped-up riding mowers, and take their wives deer hunting. Amid the preening culture of today’s Golden Age of television, “Duck Dynasty” might seem an actual reality check — critics and cable execs can brag all they want about the growing sophistication of the idiot box, but in the end, people want to watch what they’ve always wanted to watch: A bunch of good ol’ boys trying to weasel out of work so they can go fishin’. This is true, and not true. “Duck Dynasty” certainly celebrates those things, but like “Mad Men,” it is also a carefully produced, tightly controlled curation of American mythology, in this case a canny mix of red- and blue-state ethos. The Robertsons occupy a unique but very American cultural sweet spot, in which great wealth coexists with the sort of nationally beloved folksiness last seen on “The Beverly Hillbillies.” Like Jed and all his kin, the family of Phil and “Miss Kay” Robertson — four sons (the eldest of which just joined the show), three daughters-in-law and a passel of grandchildren — fulfilled the American dream by hitting it big. Their duck calls, hand-

crafted still from Louisiana cedar, now fuel an empire called Duck Commander. But unlike the Clampetts, the Robertsons stayed put, in West Monroe, La., where they continue to hunt, fish and mingle with the locals down at the hardware store. In sharp contrast to reality’s other beloved rednecks, Honey Boo Boo and company, the Robertsons require neither coupons nor subtitles. They may be backwoods, but they ain’t poor nor are they ignorant. Patriarch Phil, who invented the golden duck call, was a star quarterback for Louisiana Tech who turned down an offer from the Washington Redskins because, as he told Sports Illustrated, professional football would have interfered with duck season. Third son Willie, who expanded Duck Commander and now serves as CEO, has a business degree; he and his wife, Korie, a local who has known Willie since childhood, attended the same college. Willie and his brothers Jase and Jep may tell the occasional fart joke and prefer play to work, but they are all smart, articulate and equally deft with a well-placed one-liner as a deadpan pause. Likewise, the sins associated, often with alarming fondness, with hillbilly culture — drinking, sloth, prejudice and a propensity for violence — are utterly absent here. The Robertsons are prayerful Christians, and any divisive issues that might arise from that — simply don’t. Beyond Phil’s continual celebration of women who know how to cook and carry the Bible, “Duck Dynasty” is resolutely nonpolitical. We have no idea how the Robertsons feel about gay marriage or civil rights or the current presidential administration. Their heated opinions are reserved for pesky neighbors who challenge them to lawn-mower races. Too often these days, we are told we must choose between the simple truths and sophistication. “Duck Dynasty” proves you can have both. MCT INFORMATION SERVICES

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COMMUNITY 5K to Monet run benefits Edmond fine arts

Skye Elliott, 6, prepares to start the fun run portion of the 5K to Monet. FROM STAFF REPORTS

EDMOND — Families and runners of all ages turned out for Saturday’s 5K to Monet, which started and ended at the Claude Monet sculpture at the Edmond Fine Arts Institute. Proceeds will go toward

operational costs to help keep the Fine Arts Institute tuition and fees affordable. “I think it’s a great way to kick off the school year,” said Suzanne Chew, coordinator. For more information, go to www.edmondfine arts.com.

Runners take off Saturday in the 5K to Monet run to benefit the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond. PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN

Summer nights celebrated at fair

Luke Moulton, 5, paints at the Firehouse Art Center’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair. PHOTOS BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

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NORMAN — Visitors at

this year’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair watched artists demonstrate their crafts, listened to live music and shopped at artists’

booths that featured jewelry, pottery, handmade soaps and other wares. The fair is sponsored by the Firehouse Art Center and helps support community art education programs.

Sculptor Craig Swan works on a piece of art in front of attendees at the Midsummer Nights’ Friday in Norman.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LUANITA JEAN SMITH, Deceased. Case No. PB-2013-106 NOTICE TO CREDITORS COMBINED WITH NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION AND PETITION FOR FINAL ACCOUNTING, DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE All persons having claims against Luanita Jean Smith, deceased, are required to present the same, with the description of all security interest and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to Janis M. Parker, the Personal Representatives, c/o Stacy Bateman, attorney, P.O. Box 664, Tecumseh, Oklahoma 74873, on or before the following presentment date: 9-15-13, or the same will be forever barred. Further, all persons interested in the estate of Luanita Jean Smith, deceased, are hereby directed to appear in the courtroom of the District Court of Oklahoma County, Judge Allen Welch, at 321 Park Avenue, Room 217, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, on the 15 day of Oct, 2013 9:00 A.M. to show cause, if any they have, why a final order granting a summary administration, final account, decreeing distribution, discharging the personal representatives and closing the estate should not be approved. Dated this 31 day of August, 2013. ALLEN WELCH JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT Stacy S. Bateman, OBA #19750 P.O. Box 664 Tecumseh, Oklahoma 74873 (405) 598-2792 Telephone

NOTICE OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION Oil and Gas Conservation Division Jim Thorpe Building P. O. BOX 52000 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 731522000 PD No. 1401050001 STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators purchasers, and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Kay County, Oklahoma: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That EastOK Pipeline, LLC, P.O. Box 52461 Tulsa OK 74152, is requesting that the Commission, pursuant to OCC-OGR Rules 165:10-5-5 and 165:10-5-6 and ROP 165:5-7-30 administratively authorize the approval of disposal/injection of saltwater into a well as follows: WELL NAME AND LOCATION: EastOK-Pemberton #1-22 SWD SE NW NW NE Sec. 22-T25N-R2E NAME OF DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH Arbuckle 4430’ – 5665’ DISPOSAL RATE AND PRESSURE: 25,000 Bbs/day 2,000 Psi/Surface Objections may be filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission within fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice. Objections, if any, should be mailed to Oil and Gas Conservation Division, Pollution Abatement Department, Jim Thorpe Building, P. O. Box 52000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-2000

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History Center gets the blues FROM STAFF REPORTS

RESERVATIONS To make a reservation, contact Nicole Harvey at nharvey@okhistory.org or 522-5202.

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Beverley Stinchcomb inserts a disc into a book celebrating the centennial of the Putnam City School District. The book looks at the history of the district, which dates to 1914. PHOTOS BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN

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STAFF WRITER The Putnam City School District will celebrate its centennial next year, but 11 alumni have decided to get the party started a little early with a book chronicling the rich, and at times confusing, history of one of the state’s largest school districts. The coffee-table book contains 240 pages of history, photographs and lore dating to 1914, the first year the district held classes. Almost immediately, one of the biggest myths in its history was debunked. The old story was that businessman Israel Mercer Putnam donated the land for the original school in 1909. In researching the book, that story was proved to be false thanks to court and land records from the era that had been in the basement of the Oklahoma County Courthouse and later the Oklahoma History Center. “We found out the original story is a lot more complicated than people thought,” book committee member Mike Brake said. Committee member and former Putnam City teacher and school board member Gloria Quaid said a lawsuit involving Oklahoma City pioneers John Shartel, Anton Classen, Henry Schafer and Putnam ultimately was settled by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. “There has been this

A coffee-table book celebrating Putnam City School District’s centennial contains 240 pages of history, photographs.

pervasive rumor that Mr. Putnam donated the land to the school, but when he supposedly donated it, the land wasn’t actually his to give away,” Quaid said. Inconsistencies like the donation of land and difficulty in finding records created obstacles for the group to overcome as it researched the book. What was thought to be a yearlong project turned into two years. “It took us much longer than we thought it would to do this book,” Quaid said. “Every time we thought we had the story, we would find out that it wasn’t.”

Project includes CD The book is $75 plus tax. The price includes a CD that contains yearbook photos from every graduating class in the history of Putnam City Schools and other items such as newsletters and assorted candid photos from throughout the district’s 100-year history. The district now serves

about 19,000 students and has three high schools. “Deciding what to leave out was the most difficult part of the project,” Brake said. “You’re talking about a 100-year history of a district that went from one building to the fifthlargest in the state.” The book is dedicated to Al Rodgers, a 1961 Putnam City High School graduate who died in May, just before the book went to press. Rodgers put together many of the individual stories for the book, tracking down graduates from all three high schools and getting them to talk about their experiences.

Where to find it The book will be available to purchase from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Putnam City Schools Museum, 4101 N Grove, in Warr Acres. It also will be available at the all-class reunion in October, some school functions and online at www.putnamcity schoolsmuseum.com.

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COMMUNITY 5K to Monet run benefits Edmond fine arts

Skye Elliott, 6, prepares to start the fun run portion of the 5K to Monet. FROM STAFF REPORTS

EDMOND — Families and runners of all ages turned out for Saturday’s 5K to Monet, which started and ended at the Claude Monet sculpture at the Edmond Fine Arts Institute. Proceeds will go toward

Runners take off Saturday in the 5K to Monet run to benefit the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond. PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN

Summer nights celebrated at fair

Luke Moulton, 5, paints at the Firehouse Art Center’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair. PHOTOS BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

FROM STAFF REPORTS

NORMAN — Visitors at

this year’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair watched artists demonstrate their crafts, listened to live music and shopped at artists’

booths that featured jewelry, pottery, handmade soaps and other wares. The fair is sponsored by the Firehouse Art Center and helps support community art education programs.

Sculptor Craig Swan works on a piece of art in front of attendees at the Midsummer Nights’ Friday in Norman.

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History Center gets the blues FROM STAFF REPORTS

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Volunteers sought for Christmas concerts FROM STAFF REPORTS

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‘Duck Dynasty’ is successful mix of reality, mythology BY MARY MCNAMARA Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Reality TV is experiencing something of a “Mad Men” moment, with bandannas and iced tea in place of fedoras and highballs. On Aug. 14, the Season 4 premiere of “Duck Dynasty” drew nearly 12 million viewers, making A&E’s celebration of backwoods Alabama the No. 1 “nonfiction” show on cable and the No. 1 show of the week. Suddenly people who wouldn’t know a Louisiana cedar if their Prius ran into it were chattering about the Robertsons, an extended clan of duck-call magnates who have been entertaining an increasing percentage of the population with their familycentric, redneck ’n’ proud high jinks. With the shoulderlength hair and Old Testament beards, the Robertson men catch and eat bullfrogs, race souped-up riding mowers, and take their wives deer hunting. Amid the preening culture of today’s Golden Age of television, “Duck Dynasty” might seem an actual reality check — critics and cable execs can brag all they want about the growing sophistication of the idiot box, but in the end, people want to watch what they’ve always wanted to watch: A bunch of good ol’ boys trying to weasel out of work so they can go fishin’. This is true, and not true. “Duck Dynasty” certainly celebrates those things, but like “Mad Men,” it is also a carefully produced, tightly controlled curation of American mythology, in this case a canny mix of red- and blue-state ethos. The Robertsons occupy a unique but very American cultural sweet spot, in which great wealth coexists with the sort of nationally beloved folksiness last seen on “The Beverly Hillbillies.” Like Jed and all his kin, the family of Phil and “Miss Kay” Robertson — four sons (the eldest of which just joined the show), three daughtersin-law and a passel of grandchildren — fulfilled the American dream by hitting it big. Their duck calls, handcrafted still from Louisiana cedar, now fuel an empire called Duck

Commander. But unlike the Clampetts, the Robertsons stayed put, in West Monroe, La., where they continue to hunt, fish and mingle with the locals down at the hardware store. In sharp contrast to reality’s other beloved rednecks, Honey Boo Boo and company, the Robertsons require neither coupons nor subtitles. They may be backwoods, but they ain’t poor nor are they ignorant. Patriarch Phil, who invented the golden duck call, was a star quarterback for Louisiana Tech who turned down an offer from the Washington Redskins

because, as he told Sports Illustrated, professional football would have interfered with duck season. Likewise, the sins associated, often with alarming fondness, with hillbilly culture — drinking, sloth, prejudice and a propensity for violence (see, please “Hatfields & McCoys”) — are utterly absent here. The Robertsons are prayerful Christians, and any divisive issues that might arise from that — simply don’t. Too often these days, we are told we must choose between the simple truths and sophistication. “Duck Dynasty” proves you can have both. MCT INFORMATION SERVICES

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Russell Crowe, left, and Djimon Hounsou are shown in a scene from “Gladiator,” which is among films featured in “The Story of Film: An Odyssey.” AP FILE PHOTO

TCM launches ‘Odyssey’ through movie history BY JAY BOBBIN Zap2it

If a network is going to trace the history of film, Turner Classic Movies is the most appropriate one. It’s about to reaffirm that, as it nears its 20th anniversary, with a series — and series of movies — that will run for most of the rest of the year. The initiative is built around “The Story of Film: An Odyssey,” a 15-part documentary to be offered in weekly chapters starting at 9 p.m. Monday. Director-writer-narrator Mark Cousins’ retrospective goes decade by decade through movie history, starting in the era of 1902’s “A Trip to the Moon” and going up to such recent (in TCM terms) releases as 2000’s “Gladiator.” Besides being excerpted in the documentary, many of those features will be shown in full on Mondays and Tuesdays, introduced by TCM staple Robert Osborne. “It does give a basic history of film,” Osborne says of the documentary, “and it gives enough for us to follow it up by showing the films. Between now and December, it allows us to show things like ‘The Battleship Potemkin’ and ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ ... this wide mix of great films. We can introduce to fans of the channel some of these films they’ve always heard about, and they can see them in context.” Also a veteran Hollywood reporter and histori-

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an, Osborne says even he is a newcomer to some of the featured movies. “There are some obscure Indian films that I’ve never heard of,” he says. “And there are things like (the 1960 French classic) ‘Breathless’ that we only show every now and then on TCM. “There’s something called ‘Never Weaken’ from 1921, and I’ve never heard of that before. And ‘Osaka Elegy,’ from Japan in 1936 — I don’t know that. But then there are things like ‘Safety Last’ and ‘Metropolis.’ And ‘I Am Curious (Yellow).’ When I was in college, that was such a notorious film with all its nudity and stuff, we all piled in to see that.” TCM titles linked to “The Story of Film: An Odyssey” also run to more popular ones such as “Citizen Kane,” “Rebel Without a Cause,” “A Fistful of Dollars,” “The Graduate,” “M*A*S*H,” “Cabaret,” “Chinatown” and “Jaws.”

As Osborne says, “This is an incredible mix of stuff.” However, one inclusion prompted him to place a phone call to England to one of its stars: Peggy Cummins, the female lead in the 1950 cult-classic crime drama “Gun Crazy” (being shown in the wee hours Oct. 2). “They had one of those Scarlett O’Hara-type talent searches for the lead in ‘Forever Amber,’ ” Osborne recalls. “It was a sensational book, so popular, and this British girl named Peggy Cummins got it. They started filming, and while she was absolutely gorgeous, she photographed way too young for the part of Amber and to be doing all this scandalous stuff. “They put her in some other films, and she finally went back to England, but she came back to do ‘Gun Crazy,’ which originally was called ‘Deadly Is the Female.’ It was a B picture, and nobody paid any attention to it, but years later, it was discovered as a great film noir. Which absolutely stunned her.” Now, Osborne notes, “To see it on a list of films celebrating the greatest movies ever made, it just tells you that you never know.” And he explains of his Cummins phone call, “She’s British, so she doesn’t get that excited about anything. She enjoyed making that movie, but she also knew it wasn’t any big deal. She was just dumbfounded that it was on that list.”

In an era when change seems inevitable, so it is for a Labor Day weekend television tradition. The Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual telethon already has undergone considerable change in recent years, ending its long association with Jerry Lewis and also going to a much shorter format rather than remaining an almost 24hour event. And this year, one network is generating another change. After being shown on an ad hoc collection of local stations across the country for decades, the fundraiser will air exclusively on one network — ABC — for the first time as a two-hour program at 8 p.m. Sunday. The newly renamed MDA Show of Strength Telethon will feature the usual mix of celebrity appearances, musical performances and informational segments, but in a package more tightly organized than ever. That’s appropriate in the view of the show’s executive producer, R.A. “Rac” Clark, son of the late, legendary television personality and producer Dick Clark. He also had that job last year when the MDA Telethon still was syndicated, and while it also was presented then in a vastly shortened form (three hours, after going down to six hours in 2011), he sees room for even more innovation this time. “I went to the MDA when they were looking for producers,” Clark said, “and I deconstructed what I thought were some of the issues around the telethon’s format, even at its six-hour length. That (viewing commitment) is

Ryan Seacrest, shown during a taping of “American Idol” auditions last summer in Oklahoma City, will appear on the MDA Show of Strength Telethon at 8 p.m. Sunday on ABC. PHOTO BY DAVID MCDANIEL, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES

just not what people do anymore. We live in a 140character world, and I said, ‘We’ve got to make it more contemporary.’ ” Clark reports he and the MDA also went to “the other majors,” but ABC ultimately was the network that stepped up. “After last year,” he said, “I went back to the MDA and told them, ‘You have a network-quality show that can now be pitched there,’ with the production value and the name value and a cause behind it. When you look at all the

other cause-based entertainment programs, the MDA Telethon now stands up to them in this new arena.” The names of the included celebrities support that. Among those slated to appear include Ryan Seacrest (“who’s going to kick off the evening for us,” Clark notes), Paula Abdul, Backstreet Boys, Matthew Morrison (“Glee”) and “Dancing With the Stars” judge Carrie Ann Inaba. “The more entertainment you put in, the better off you are,” Clark said.

Donald Trump calls New York attorney general a ‘political hack’ BY MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — Donald Trump on Monday defended his Trump University as a booming success for student entrepreneurs and blasted New York’s attorney general, who called it a scam. “We have a terrific school. It’s done a fantastic job,” Trump told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “We have a 98 percent approval rating among students.” Trump held several TV interviews to further contest the lawsuit filed Saturday by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, which alleges the real estate mogul helped run a phony university that promised to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive and mostly useless seminars. “This is a political hack looking to get publicity,” Trump said. Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Schneiderman was upset the reality TV star didn’t give him more campaign contributions, which he claims Schneiderman sought even while

Backstreet Boys, from left, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Nick Carter, and Howie Dorough are schedued to appear on the MDA Show of Strength Telethon at 8 p.m. Sunday on ABC. AP FILE PHOTO

Donald Trump speaks in March at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. AP FILE PHOTO

investigating Trump University. Cohen called it extortion. Trump, in interviews with “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “Today,” denied Schneiderman’s claims that he never met with students and didn’t pick instructors. “I was totally involved to a very high degree,” he said. Schneiderman declined to comment on Monday. He is suing Trump and Trump University for $40 million, accusing them of engaging in persistent fraud, illegal and deceptive conduct and violating federal consumer protection

law. He says the developer of hotels, casinos and more also failed to deliver promised apprenticeships. State Education Department officials had told Trump to change the name of his enterprise years ago, saying it lacked a license and didn’t meet the legal definitions of a university. In 2011, it was renamed the Trump Entrepreneur Institute. Schneiderman claims many of the 5,000 students who paid up to $35,000 thought they would at least meet Trump, but all they got was their picture taken in front of a life-size picture of “The Apprentice” star.

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Skye Elliott, 6, prepares to start the fun run portion of the 5K to Monet. FROM STAFF REPORTS

EDMOND — Families and runners of all ages turned out for Saturday’s 5K to Monet, which started and ended at the Claude Monet sculpture at the Edmond Fine Arts Institute. Proceeds will go toward

Runners take off Saturday in the 5K to Monet run to benefit the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond. PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN

Summer nights celebrated at fair

Luke Moulton, 5, paints at the Firehouse Art Center’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair. PHOTOS BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

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this year’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair watched artists demonstrate their crafts, listened to live music and shopped at artists’

booths that featured jewelry, pottery, handmade soaps and other wares. The fair is sponsored by the Firehouse Art Center and helps support community art education programs.

Sculptor Craig Swan works on a piece of art in front of attendees at the Midsummer Nights’ Friday in Norman.

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Evans, Utah State University director of choral activities, will be guest conductor. Rehearsals begin Sept. 8 and continue weekly through the performance week in December.

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COMMUNITY 5K to Monet run benefits Edmond fine arts

Skye Elliott, 6, prepares to start the fun run portion of the 5K to Monet. FROM STAFF REPORTS

EDMOND — Families and runners of all ages turned out for Saturday’s 5K to Monet, which started and ended at the Claude Monet sculpture at the Edmond Fine Arts Institute. Proceeds will go toward

Runners take off Saturday in the 5K to Monet run to benefit the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond. PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN

Summer nights celebrated at fair

Luke Moulton, 5, paints at the Firehouse Art Center’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair. PHOTOS BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

FROM STAFF REPORTS

NORMAN — Visitors at

this year’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair watched artists demonstrate their crafts, listened to live music and shopped at artists’

booths that featured jewelry, pottery, handmade soaps and other wares. The fair is sponsored by the Firehouse Art Center and helps support community art education programs.

Sculptor Craig Swan works on a piece of art in front of attendees at the Midsummer Nights’ Friday in Norman.

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Volunteers sought for Christmas concerts FROM STAFF REPORTS

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‘Duck Dynasty’ is successful mix of reality, mythology BY MARY MCNAMARA Los Angeles Times

which just joined the show), three daughters-in-law and a passel of grandchildren — fulfilled the American dream by hitting it big. Their duck calls, handcrafted still from Louisiana cedar, now fuel an empire called Duck Commander. But unlike the Clampetts, the Robertsons stayed put, in West Monroe, La., where they continue to hunt, fish and mingle with the locals. In sharp contrast to reality’s other beloved rednecks, Honey Boo Boo and company, the Robertsons require neither coupons nor subtitles. They may be backwoods, but they ain’t poor nor are they ignorant. Likewise, the sins associated, often with alarming fondness, with hillbilly culture — drinking, sloth, prejudice and a propensity for violence — are utterly absent here. The Robertsons are prayerful Christians, and any divisive issues that might arise from that — simply don’t. Too often these days, we are told we must choose between the simple truths and sophistication. “Duck Dynasty” proves you can have both. MCT INFORMATION SERVICES

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Skye Elliott, 6, prepares to start the fun run portion of the 5K to Monet. FROM STAFF REPORTS

EDMOND — Families and runners of all ages turned out for Saturday’s 5K to Monet, which started and ended at the Claude Monet sculpture at the Edmond Fine Arts Institute. Proceeds will go toward

Runners take off Saturday in the 5K to Monet run to benefit the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond. PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN

Summer nights celebrated at fair

Luke Moulton, 5, paints at the Firehouse Art Center’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair. PHOTOS BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

FROM STAFF REPORTS

NORMAN — Visitors at

this year’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair watched artists demonstrate their crafts, listened to live music and shopped at artists’

booths that featured jewelry, pottery, handmade soaps and other wares. The fair is sponsored by the Firehouse Art Center and helps support community art education programs.

Sculptor Craig Swan works on a piece of art in front of attendees at the Midsummer Nights’ Friday in Norman.

Anyone claiming legal/financial interest in 1951 Kaiser 2dr VIN#51342576 call Sue @ 3549778. Anyone with legal/financial interest in 1931 Ford VIN 4360133 call Sandra 350-2087.

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RESERVATIONS To make a reservation, contact Nicole Harvey at nharvey@okhistory.org or 522-5202.

Volunteers sought for Christmas concerts FROM STAFF REPORTS

MIDWEST CITY — Oklahoma members of

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are inviting members of other faiths to join them in celebrating the Christmas season with a special choral performance. The concert, “Joy to the World: A Musical Christmas Celebration,” is a choir and orchestra concert to be performed Dec. 20 and 21 at the Rose State Performing Arts Theater in Midwest City. Cory Evans, Utah State University director of choral activities, will be guest conductor. Rehearsals begin Sept. 8 and continue weekly through the performance week in December.

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‘Duck Dynasty’ is successful mix of reality, mythology BY MARY MCNAMARA Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Reality TV is experiencing something of a “Mad Men” moment, with bandannas and iced tea in place of fedoras and highballs. On Aug. 14, the Season 4 premiere of “Duck Dynasty” drew nearly 12 million viewers, making A&E’s celebration of backwoods Alabama the No. 1 “nonfiction” show on cable and the No. 1 show of the week. Suddenly people who wouldn’t know a Louisiana cedar if their Prius ran into it were chattering about the Robertsons, an extended clan of duck-call magnates who have been entertaining an increasing percentage of the population with their familycentric, redneck ’n’ proud high jinks. With the shoulderlength hair and Old Testament beards, the Robertson men catch and eat bullfrogs, race souped-up riding mowers, and take their wives deer hunting. Amid the preening culture of today’s Golden Age of television, “Duck Dynasty” might seem an actual reality check — critics and cable execs can brag all they want about the growing sophistication of the idiot box, but in the end, people want to watch what they’ve always wanted to watch: A bunch of good ol’ boys trying to weasel out of work so they can go fishin’. This is true, and not true. “Duck Dynasty” certainly celebrates those things, but like “Mad Men,” it is also a carefully produced, tightly controlled curation of American mythology, in this case a canny mix of red- and blue-state ethos. The Robertsons occupy a unique but very American cultural sweet spot, in which great wealth coexists with the sort of nationally beloved folksiness last seen on “The Beverly Hillbillies.” Like Jed and all his kin, the family of Phil and “Miss Kay” Robertson — four sons (the eldest of which just joined the show), three daughtersin-law and a passel of grandchildren — fulfilled the American dream by hitting it big. Their duck calls, handcrafted still from Louisiana cedar, now fuel an empire called Duck

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Russell Crowe, left, and Djimon Hounsou are shown in a scene from “Gladiator,” which is among films featured in “The Story of Film: An Odyssey.” AP FILE PHOTO

TCM launches ‘Odyssey’ through movie history BY JAY BOBBIN Zap2it

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Donald Trump calls New York attorney general a ‘political hack’ BY MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press

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Sculptor Craig Swan works on a piece of art in front of attendees at the Midsummer Nights’ Friday in Norman. PHOTOS BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

Rick Jones plays at the Firehouse Art Center’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair.

Luke Moulton, 5, paints at the Firehouse Art Center’s Midsummer Nights’ Fair.

5K to Monet run benefits Edmond fine arts

Runners take off Saturday in the 5K to Monet run to benefit the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond. PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN

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Lori Manning and her 6-year-old daughter, Morgan, head toward the finish line of the 5K to Monet fun run.

Skye Elliott, 6, prepares to start the fun run portion of the 5K to Monet.

Five-year-old Sydney Lucas heads toward the finish line.

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2011 JEEP CHEROKEE OVERLAND, THE Luxury in Off Roading, all options, loaded, $28,988. 405-310-0583 co. '11 JEEP LIBERTY LMTD., 40K mls., $18,991. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165 '11 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD, $30,881. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

2011 CHEV CRUZE, 1 owner, clean carfax, $15,988. 405-310-0583 co. 2008 CADILLAC CTS, matte black, professionally done, black rims, SLEEK! $15,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2011 HONDA INSIGHT EX, Auto, One owner, Car Fax, only $15,988 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000 2009 HONDA ACCORD EXL, leather, roof, one owner Carfax, only $13,988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2007 CHRYSLER 300, red, 34K miles, $14,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2011 Cadillac CTS, must see! One owner, all options, only 17k miles. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2012 Audi A3 Hatchback, FWD, 4 cyl.turbo diesel, Automatic, Silver ext, Black leather int, like new cond, A/C, AM/FM stereo, CD, fold down rear seat, satellite radio, sunroof, $28,750. 405-823-5562 '12 AUDI A6 SEDAN, 8K mls., "loaded", $39,999. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO 2-SS CONVERTIBLE, 6 sp, automatic, RS Package, remote start, $29,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2011 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED, navigation, heated seats, alloys, keyless, loaded, only 10K miles, $26,488. 405-562-5391 co.

2013 CADILLAC XTS, Platinum, Cue System, Navigation, Heated/Cooled Seats, Loaded, $53,988 405-562-5391 co.

2012 CADILLAC CTS SEDAN, Luxury Pgke, Heated Seats, Sunroof, Back up Camera, $24,988. 405-562-5391 co. JEEP Willys, 1946 CJ2A, $2,000, call 405-670-6063

2009 FORD FUSION, leather, loaded, two tone, low miles, $14,988. 405-310-0583 co.

'04 Monte Carlo, cold AC, dependable, high miles $3,750. 863-6399

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Saturday Service Hrs 9am - 2pm Conventional Oil Change only $9.95, 8am - 11am. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

'09 FORD FUSION SE, 51K mi, manual transmission! Great gas mileage, $12,988. 405-896-2190 co.

2005 FORD FOCUS SEL, leather, roof, spoiler, only $4988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2013 CADILLAC SRX, heated seats, sunroof, navigation, backup camera, loaded!!! $39,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2005 INFINITI G35, 35K miles, Wow!! Very clean car, $18,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2008 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ, sunroof, leather, great MPG, $11,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2006 CHEVY HHR LT Pkg, custom paint, one of a kind, $11,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2013 XTS PREMIUM, 8600 miles, black on caramel, ride in luxury, $45,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2012 FORD FOCUS SEL, automatic, clean car, $15,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2011 Chevy Impala LT, loaded, only 16k miles. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2012 DODGE CHARGER SE, Get your card out, this is a real Charger! Seriously, super clean, 30K mi, priced to move, $21,492! Call William. (405) 310-0511 co.

2008 HUMMER H2, Luxury Pkg, 3rd row, sunroof, Bad Boy, $39,988. 405-310-0583 co. '05 HUMMER H2, black exterior, hard to find, only 95K mi, $20,563.. 405-896-2190 co.

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO Pkg, clean Carfax, summer fun, $9988. 405-310-0583 co. 06 Trail rated Liberty, loaded, 63K dk bl/tan lthr/tow $16K 615-4377 '04 Jeep Liberty Limited, CD, cold AC, $5,450 ¡ 863-6399

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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA, Carfax 1 owner, alloys, clean car, $23,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2006 SCION TC, ground effects, 5 spd, 88K mi, white w/charcoal, tuner or 1st car, need to sell! $9300, ask for Hope. (405) 310-0511 co.

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2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT, 16K miles, 1 owner, save thousands, $26,988. 405-310-0583 co. 2012 Chevy Crew Cab, 4x4, all terrain pkg., loaded, one owner! Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757 2012 Chevy Crew Cab Z-71, 4x4, loaded, 6k miles, call for price! Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2011 NISSAN JUKE S, graphite w/grey int, only 16K mi, super clean and low miles, only $18,988 (405) 310-0511 co. '11 NISSAN 370Z, TOURING, 29K mls., $29,991. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165 2011 NISSAN ROGUE, S, Auto, nice and ready to go, $13988. 405-562-5391 co.

'10 TOYOTA MATRIX S, only 61K mi, auto, air, great import! $13,988. 405-896-2190 co. '06 TOYOTA COROLLA, automatic, air, import reliability at domestic price! $9893. 405-896-2190 co. '01 Toyota Corolla, runs, AC, manual trans, AS IS $2,250obo. » » » 405-248-8169 » » »

2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ, white diamond, great Carfax, $34,988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000 2011 Chevy Avalanche LT, one owner, loaded, only 18k miles! Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757 '11 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ CREW CAB 4x4, leather, loaded! Must see! $43,988. 405-896-2190 co.

2010 NISSAN SENTRA SR, must see! Hard to find SR Edition, white, 39K mi, was $15,988, must sell!! $13,650. (405) 310-0511 co.

2010 NISSAN ALTIMA, Blue, super low miles at 20K, clean and well maintained, must go! $19,988. (405) 310-0511 co.

2011 Chev. Silverado 6cyl. auto. black LS pkg ARE hardtop 1 owner 22,400 miles $16,900. 613-7909 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC, blue w/charcoal leather, superior sporty driving luxury sedan, must see!!! 33K mi, only $23,988. Call Kevin. (405) 310-0511 co.

2010 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ, sunroof, navigation, DVDs, Carfax 1 owner, $34,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2013 VW PASSAT, black w/gray int., great mpg, needs to go at $17,991. (405) 310-0511 co.

2010 Chevy Avalanche LTZ, 4x4, nav, DVD, all options, one owner! Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757 2010 CHEVY 1500, automatic, bedliner, chrome pkg, $23,988. 405-310-0583 co. 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE, one owner, all options, loaded, $16,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2012 KIA SOUL, back to school special! Fun, reliable, cute! Gray, auto, factory warr, 32K mi, only $15,902. Call Rocky. (405) 310-0511 co.

2012 MAZDA 3 TOURING, 29K mi, gray on gray, super clean car, only $15,952. (405) 310-0511 co. 2012 MAZDA CX7 Crossover SUV, Certified, only $19,588 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2012 MINI COOPER HATCHBACK, automatic, Carfax 1 owner, alloys, leather, $21,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2010 NISSAN ALTIMA SL, sunroof, alloy wheels, power seat, loaded, 66K mi, Only $15,988. (405) 310-0511 co.

2011 VOLKSWAGEN CC R-Line, loaded and extra nice, one owner, $20,988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2012 Mazda CX9 Touring Leather, certified one owner only $23,988 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000 2011 KIA SPORTAGE, only 25K mi! Bronze with gray int, loaded, ready for summer at $19,988. (405) 310-0511 co.

2012 Mazda 3 I Touring, Auto, one owner, Car Fax cert, ONLY $15,994 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000 2012 MAZDA 3I TOURING Hatchback, Certified, only $17,988 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2009 KIA OPTIMA, 76K mi, perfect car for your son, daughter...or you! Low, low price of $9953. Call Kevin. (405) 310-0511 co. 2004 KIA RIO, very economical car, priced to sell, $4988, under 100K miles. 405-310-0583 co.

2012 MAZDA 2 Certified, only $14,988 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE, eyecatching, hard to find, sleek & sporty, white w/charcoal int, only 18K mi, selling for $19,988. Call Sara. (405) 310-0511 co.

'10 RANGE ROVER SPORT, only 37K mi, hard loaded, one of a kind, $39,988. 405-896-2190 co.

'12 LEXUS IS-250, 12K mls, $31,881. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165 2011 Lexus LS460L, one owner, all options, only 14k miles. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757 '11 LEXUS LS460, leather, roof, nav, hard loaded! Only 21K mi, $47,988. 405-896-2190 co.

2010 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, low miles, local trade, only $13,988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2011 MAZDA MIATA, hard top GT, auto, leather, priced to sell fast, $21,988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA, silver, awesome fuel economy, 31K mi, the most innovative Altima ever! Only $19,988! Call Kevin. (405) 310-0511 co.

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SL, leather, navi, roof, good Carfax, only $12,988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, automatic, PW, PL, only $14,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2010 MAZDA CX7 GRAND TOURING, leather, one owner, local trade, only $18,988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-301-8560 2007 MAZDA MIATA MX-5 Convertible, good Car Fax, $13,988 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2012 Mercedes Benz E350, one owner, AMG package, panoramic roof, nav, Harmon Kardon sound system, all options, only 12k miles! Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757 '12 MERCEDES ML350, 29K mi, like new, will not last at this price, $47,988. 405-896-2190 co.

2008 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab, loaded, one owner, only $12,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2007 CHEVY SILVERADO LS2, chrome wheels, Crew Cab, nice nice truck! Only $16,988. (405) 310-0511 co. 2010 VW BEETLE, only 13K mi!!! One owner, bright red, leather, super clean, NADA Value $16,100, My Price $13,988. Call Andy. (405) 310-0511 co.

'04 CHEVY SILVERADO SS, AWD, 89K mls., $16,881. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165 2012 Chrysler 200 Limited, loaded, all options. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757 2009 DODGE RAM, 1500 SLT, liner, alloys, boards all for $18,980. 405-562-5391 co.

'03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT GLS, leather, sunroof, excellent condition! $6988. 405-896-2190 co.

2013 NISSAN JUKE SL, white w/charcoal leather, less than 1K miles!!! Loaded with turbo, only $20,988! Call Cameron. (405) 310-0511 co.

2009 PONTIAC G-8, GT SEDAN, Premium/Sport Package, Leather, Heated Seats, $20,998 405-562-5391 co.

2011 FORD RANGER, hard to find, red, only 17K mi, clean one owner, NADA value $21,200, selling for $18,950! Call Sara. (405) 310-0511 co.

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2012 MERCEDES E350 BLUETECH, great gas mileage, AMG Appearance pkg, $41,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2009 SATURN VUE XE, super clean, black on gray, alloy wheels, Onstar, must sell, $13,451. (405) 310-0511 co. 2012 NISSAN MAXIMA, navy blue, charcoal interior, sunroof, dual climate control, hail free! Real eyecatcher, $21,988. Call Rocky. (405) 310-0511 co.

2004 Dodge 2500 Crew Cab, 4x4 Diesel, 5.9, one owner, call for price. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2010 VOLVO XC90, leather, heated seats, 3rd row, sunroof, Carfax, 1 owner, $26,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2009 PONTIAC G-6, GT, leather, sunroof, nice only $11988. 405-562-5391 co.,

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SPECIAL EDITION, white, 19K mi, power pkg, selling for NADA value $18,625, Priced to move at $16,988. (405) 310-0511 co.

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Regular Cab, V-8, automatic, tonneau cover, only 60K miles, $12,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2012 FORD F-150 FX-4 CREW CAB 4WD, EcoBoost, Sunroof, Navigation, Leather, 10K miles, $38,988. 405-562-5391 co.

'98 Breeze, 2.4L, 4cyl, cold AC, dependable $1,450. 669-4094

2006 MAZDA 6, V-6, local trade, only $8988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000 '05 LAND ROVER LR3 SE. Very nice condition, winch, $12,988. 405-896-2190 co.

2010 NISSAN MAXIMA, great mpg, clean Carfax, automatic, 3.5L V6, $19,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2012 MAZDA 6 Auto, Certified, only $16,988 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2012 LAND ROVER EVOQUE, 4WD, Navigation, Sunroof, 24 K miles, go anywhere only $42,988. 405-562-5391 co. '11 RANGE ROVER SPORT, Luxury Pkg, black exterior, must see! $47,988. 405-896-2190 co.

2012 VW JETTA SE, gray w/gray leather, touch screen, 37K mi, Only $16,988. (405) 310-0511 co.

2008 Chevy 2500 Ext Cab LT, diesel, one owner. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

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2009 SATURN VUE, XE, auto, rack, power seat, nice $12,998. 405-562-5391 co.,

2010 FORD F150 PLATINUM, silver w/black leather, every option avail., touch screen nav & sunroof, super clean, $34,988. Ask for Hope. (405) 310-0511 co. '10 FORD F-150 4x4 PLATINUM, $33,991. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

2011 GLK350, 29K miles, black & tan, 1 owner. 405-310-0583 co. 2009 FORD F-150 CREW CAB, Platinum, 4WD, Carfax 1 owner, super nice, $30,988. 405-562-5391 co.

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2009 LINCOLN MKS, 40K miles, hard loaded, has everything, $23,988. 405-310-0583 co. '97 Mark 8 LSC, 157K, dependable, cold AC, $1750. 201-3831

105 Carfax Certified 1st Quality 2007-2013 Mercedes Benz from $15,995 & w/miles as low as 1K. Most in full fact warr w/100k ext. warr avail. 1.74% for 66mo with app. Best credit. Trades welcome. Join 30,000+ satisfied clients today 972-243-3400, 9-6pm M-F. 2004 MERCEDES C320, Auto, Sunroof, Leather, nice $6988. 405-562-5391 co.

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA S, 2 to choose from, miles in the low 30s, super clean, Your Pick $15,488. (405) 310-0511 co.

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR, loaded, cocoa exterior, tan leather int., 112K mi, must sell, $15,988. (405) 310-0511 co.

2009 Ford F150 Crew Cab 4x4 King Ranch, 1 owner, all options, call for price! Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757 08 Ford 350 Turbo Deisel, 4x4, ex cond, 4dr, long bed, lthr seats, 25,600 mi, $35,000 405-517-1575

'03 MERCEDES S-430, loaded, $11,995. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

2007 FORD F-150 XLT, one owner Carfax, only $12,451 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

'02 Mercedes SLK 230, silver with black leather pkg, 85K miles, like new, garaged kept, exc. condition, $8,700 » » » 405-227-2207 2012 MAZDA 3I TOURING, certified Sky Active, 40mpg, only $16,988. BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

1980 Mercedes BENZ 450SL, hardtop convertible, this one is a Classic! Only $9900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

'06 FORD F-150 CREW LARIAT, $15,881. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

2008 SATURN VUE REDLINE, P/W, P/L, clean SUV, $14,988, won't last!!!! 405-310-0583 co. '12 NISSAN VERSA, 1.8L 4 cyl gas sipper! Like new! Won't last, $14,988. 405-896-2190 co.

2007 SATURN AURA, XE, auto, loaded $9988. 405-562-5391 co.,

2010 ESCALADE EXT, under warranty, has everything, $43,988. 405-310-0583 co.

'06 FORD F-150 CREW, "Regency", 59K mls., $18,995. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

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For Sale 2004 Ford F-150 Heritage Regular Cab, 4WD, 4.2 V6, Manual, good cond, 150,000 mi, $4,500, Andy Hudgens andyhudgens8@outlook.com (575) 626 5135 2004 Ford Harley Davidson 250 Turbo Dsl 4 door, 4X4, black, fully loaded, 113,000 miles, $19,500 obo, 405-974-8178 '99 Ford F350, diesel, flatbed, DW $3,950 ¡ 863-6399 '97 Ford Ranger, 80K miles, Exc. Condition $5,100 405-917-1998 1990 Ford F150 p/u, 4X4, actual miles 54,700, 1 owner, x-clean, $8000. Okache 405-368-0455

2011 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL, P/W, P/L, leather, loaded, must see, $28,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ, 4X4, sunroof, 2nd row buckets, DVDs, 22" wheels, super clean ride $40,988. 405-562-5391 co. 2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD, navigation, roof, DVD, heated/cooled seats, 2nd row buckets, $65,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2009 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB SLT 4x4, Z71 Package, chrome package, running boards, $30,988. 405-562-5391 co. 2009 GMC 1500 Crew, 4x4, SLT, one owner, leather, all options, priced to sell, $24,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2012 CADILLAC SRX, navigation, sunroof, back up camera, heated seats, only 10K miles, $38,988. 405-562-5391 co.

'07 GMC SIERRA CREW, 60K mls., $19,995. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT, navigation, sunroof, heated/cooled seas, rear entertainment, $54,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2012 GMC Acadia, loaded, one owner, only 12k miles, only $22,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2011 CHEVY EQUINOX, Navigation, nice , only 37K miles, $22988. 405-562-5391 co. 2009 Chevy Suburban LT, lthr, 4x4, dvd, 1 owner, only $24,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, pearl white w/gray int, 91K mi, NADA value $21,300, Must Sell! My price $18,988. (405) 310-0511 co. 2000 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER, 4WD, Navigation, sweet driver, only $13990. 405-562-5391 co.

LAND ROVER/Free Lander 2004 Land Rover Freelander 5Dr, Sport Utility, AWD, 6 cylinder, Automatic, Black ext, Tan int, Leather Interior, excellent cond, 85000mi mi, A/C, AM/FM stereo, CD, lugg rack, $5,500., SALNE222X4A298115 Jerry mtnhi@prodigy.net 405-639-8859

1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 4Dr, Sport Utility, 4WD, 4.5L, Automatic, Green ext, Tan int, Leather Interior, excellent cond, 89433 mi, $2600, Brian Ludwick 3882 W 150th St Cleveland OH 44111 brian.ludwic83@gmail.com (234) 738-1623

'01 Chevy C2500 Handicap Transport Van w/lift $3950 863-6399 1999 Chevy 1500 Conversion Van Trailmaster, one owner, low miles, $8995. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2011 GMC YUKON DENALI AWD, pwr boards, captains, navigation, sunroof, rear entertainment, $39,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2008 CHEVY TAHOE, V8 engine, Onstar, clean truck inside & out, $21,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2011 GMC TERRAIN SLE-2, loaded, class & performance from an SUV! Black w/black int., must sell, $21,950. Call Sara. (405) 310-0511 co.

2008 Chevy Suburban LT, one owner, loaded, all options, priced to sell today, $16,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2012 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, black on black, loaded, 1 owner, $49,588. 405-310-0583 co.

96 Chevrolet 5.0, wheelchair, Braun lift, 63K, trailer hitch, very nice, $12,000 405-946-0383

2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, Black, Leather, Sunroof, Entertainment, $20,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD, Platinum, DVD, navigation, roof, clean, $54,988. 405-562-5391 co.

'96 Chevy Suburban LT 159K, new AC/tires/parts, $2,250. 669-4094

2012 NISSAN ROGUE, silver w/gray interior, super clean, ready to roll! Only $18,952. (405) 310-0511 co.

2013 FORD EXPLORER, new body, P/W, P/L, leather, loaded, sync, $28,988. 405-310-0583 co.

NISSAN FRONTIER SE, automatic, Crew Cab, good Carfax, $19,867 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2013 Chevy Traverse LTZ, one owner, loaded, call for price. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

"LARGE SELECTION of trucks, Crew Cabs, Regular Cabs, Extended Cabs, several to choose from!" Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

'13 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ 4x4, nav, roof, DVD, $49,991. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

2011 FORD FLEX SEL AWD, chrome wheels, Sony stereo, 3rd row seating, rear heat/air, $23,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2012 Chevy Suburban LTZ, 4x4, nav, dvd, loaded, 1 owner, call for price. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2009 FORD EDGE, nav, roof, loaded, clean Carfax, 1 owner, $23,988. 405-310-0583 co. 2009 Ford Edge, limited, leather, one owner. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, people hauler, stow n go seating, power sliding door, much Moore! Only $15,452! (405) 310-0511 co.

2011 GMC SIERRA SLE CREW CAB, leather, tonneau cover, running boards, chrome package, Bose stereo, $26,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE, Hybrid, sunroof, entertainment, economical only $38988. 405-562-5391 co.

2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD, navigation, sunroof, heated/cooled seats, 2nd row buckets, chrome 22's, $32,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2007 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, 4WD, rear entertainment, sunroof, heated/cooled seats, $17,988. 405-562-5391 co. 2007 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, white, loaded, 20's, $21,988. 405-310-0583 co.

'07 CHEVY TAHOE LT, 60K mls., $23,991. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

'07 CADILLAC ESCALADE, 80K mls., $26,881. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

'02 Old Silhouette 3rd row seats depndbl. dual ac $3850 863-6399

2012 GMC TERRAIN SLE-1, super clean, charcoal w/charcoal interior, great mpg, bluetooth, was $25,988, now only $22,955. (405) 310-0511 co.

2012 GMC TERRAIN SLT, chrome pkg, including rims, very clean car, $28,988. 405-310-0583 co.

'11 DODGE NITRO Heat! Silver ext only 19K mi like new, $15,988 405-896-2190 co.

2010 NISSAN TITAN LE CREW CAB, leather, alloys, running boards, 1 owner, tow pkg, $22,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2008 HYUNDAI VERA CRUZ, loaded, even has rear entertainment DVD! Must see. Only $17,988. (405) 310-0511 co.

2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, stow & go seating, dual power doors, 46K mi, only $17,988. (405) 310-0511 co.

2009 GMC 2500 Crew CCab 4x4 diesel, bought here, one owner, only 40k miles. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757 2008 GMC 2500HD Crew Cab diesel, 4x4, SLT, nav, leather, all options, priced to sell, $23,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2013 New GMC Yukons, several to choose from, only $37,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT, 22's chrome, P/W, P/L, white, clean Carfax, $31,988. 405-310-0583 co.

2011 GMC 1500 Crew Cab Denali, one owner, loaded, call for price. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757 2010 GMC Sierra 2500 Crew Cab SLT Diesel 4x4, loaded, nav, leather, $28,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX FWD 2LT Package, leather, keyless, alloys, great MPG's, only 20K miles, $21,988. 405-562-5391 co.

'10 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL, buckets, 35K mls., $28,881. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

2013 New GMC 1500 Reg Cab Sierra $16,900 all rebates applied. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2011 GMC 1500 Crew Cab SLE, only 8k miles! Call for Price! Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

'10 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LMTD 4x4, nav, roof, $35,995. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

'13 GMC TERRAIN SLE-2, 15K mls., $24,555. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

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2011 GMC 1500 Ext Cab, loaded, one owner, Call for Price! Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2011 GMC ACADIA, nice 3rd row SUV, bronze, super clean, only 52K mi, only $21,488. (405) 310-0511 co.

2011 GMC YUKON DENALI AWD, rear entertainment, sunroof, navigation, loaded!!! $45,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2012 NISSAN MURANO SL, Leather, Sunroof, Rear Entertainment, Carfax 1-Owner, $31,488. 405-562-5391 co.

1997 Dodge Wheelchair Minivan, 72,000 mi, driver's seat removes, easy lock for wheelchair & can be driven from wheelchair, passenger seat rotates to allow entry from back, power door & ramp, kneeling sys. Asking $8,900. Ardmore (580)313-0642/662-2617

2011 NISSAN ROGUE AWD, alloys, power package, leather, full factory warranty, $19,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2011 GMC Terrain, one owner, all options, only $19,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

'11 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE, 27K mls., $21,881. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165

2011 GMC Yukon, all options, one owner, only $24,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2009 NISSAN MURANO LE, AWD, sunroof, Bose stereo, rear entertainment, leather, $19,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2011 GMC Yukon SLT, 4x4, leather, loaded, only $33,900. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

'08 GMC ACADIA SLT, lthr., roof, DVD, $21,991. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165 2007 GMC YUKON XL, SLE, vacation ready, only $16988. 405-562-5391 co.

'03 Ford Windstar van, CD, dual air, 3rd row seat $3850. 863-6399 91 Plymouth Grand Voyager, new tires/batt, runs great, some repair needed $800 obo 455-2285

Lake ready 1986 Royale, 50 hp Evinrude, new deck and interior; on tandem trailer with new paint, boards and tires; getting married, must sell, $3200 obo, 580-977-7034. 1988 Bayliner 2455 Sunbridge Low Hours - Clean - Lake Ready $8500. 405-924-9841 Lake ready 1986 Royale, 50 hp Evinrude, getting married, must sell, $3200 obo, 580-977-7034.

2011 GMC ACADIA, only 27K miles, very nice, $19988. 405-562-5391 co. 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT, Navigation, Sunroof, Rear Entertainment, Back up Camera, $18,988. 405-562-5391 co.

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, people hauler, stow n go seating, power sliding doors, much more! Only $12,988! Call William. (405) 310-0511 co.

I BUY BOATS (405) 620-5760

'07 NISSAN MURANO, great condition! Will not last at this price! $9988. 405-896-2190 co. 2010 Saturn Outlook Sport Utility, Leather Interior, great cond, XR-L. $22,500 obo. Call 405-664-8003

2008 FORD EXPEDITION Eddie Bauer, beautiful dark blue w/2 tone leather, loaded, ready to roll, $2500 below NADA, Ready to Roll at $19,952. (405) 310-0511 co.

2006 Big Dog K-9 - $13000 (OKC) 4,972 low miles, upgrade tribal motif & upgraded Super Trapp Mean mothers 2-2 exhaust pipes. Exc. cond., only ridden in nice weather. Comes w/dust cover & passenger seat ($400 value). 2011 HONDA CRV SE, perfect Carfax, priced to sell fast, $19,925 BobMooreMazda.com 405-775-7000

2011 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, Carfax, 1 owner, very low miles, alloys, steps, very nice car, $26,988 405-310-0583 co.

2004 Harley Davidson FXDL. Dyna Low Rider. 23K miles. $7,750. » » » 405-833-9551 » » »

2008 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED EL, hard to find, very clean, $25,980. 405-310-0583 co.

MUST SELL Below Wholesale 45ft Class A, every option 405-204-4333

'08 FORD EXPLORER Eddie Bauer Edition, leather, loaded, V6, $12,988. 405-896-2190 co.

99 Fleetwood Jamboree GT-Class C, 31.5', Triton V-10-Ford, 3rd owner, lrg slide, 47K, sleeps 8, BSMT model, $16,900 firm 405-882-8847 OKC

07 32' Holiday Rambler, 2slides, slps 6, x-cond $17K 405-517-1575 2005 Itasca Sunova Motorhome 29R w/21K miles, new tires, very clean great condition w/2 slides. $52,000 OBO. 405-313-5362 '08 FORD EXPEDITION, leather, roof, alloys, very nice! $15,988. 405-896-2190 co. '08 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED, 80K mls., $15,995. BOB MOORE BUICK-GMC (888) 378-5165 2007 FORD EXPLORER, XLT, Sunroof, super nice, $11988. 405-562-5391 co. 2013 GMC Acadia all options NEW $28,900 all rebates applied. Byford Buick GMC 405.246.9757

2006 Puma, 27 foot bumper pull, queen bed, separate bath, new tires & awning, $6900, 634-3565. '06 Winnebago View, diesel, 21 mpg, 42K mi, perfect cond, loaded $47,000obo, Make offer. 823-2917 TOW DOLLY - dark blue w/ electric brakes, used 4 times, VGC, $1375 405-882-8847 OKC 2012 A-Liner 15 Ft solid wall, all season, fold-down, used 3 times $12,900 OBO ¡ Tuttle, 550-0387 I BUY RVS & TRAILERS (405) 620-5760

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THE OKLAHOMAN

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013 NOW HIRING! 40 HOURS A WEEK GUARANTEED. Room for advancement. Driver's License and clean MVR required. McCoy Tree Surgery 405-618-1203 Damian Wisdom ORR FAMILY FARM Is hiring for Sept 15 - Nov 9th. Concession, zip line, tractor driver & other pos avail. Apply in person @ 14200 S. Western Mon-Fri 9am-5pm PART TIME help needed Immediate opening at Pet Vet Supply in MWC 405-733-4648 Residential Technicians Residential Technicians needed for a Residential Treatment Center in Maud (located 12 miles from Seminole). Qualified candidates must have knowledge of the 12-step philosophy, have a clean driving record, valid drivers license and auto insurance. You need to possess a willingness to learn. Personal recovery is a plus. Send resume to ejobsebh@gmail.com

Community Administrator

Volunteers of America of Oklahoma, CPM preferred and may be substituted for degree if experience supports. Must have expertise and strong competence in tax credit management, 202, and 811 properties. Minimum 5 years of experience as Community Administrator or Assistant Community Administrator with Affordable Housing community. Experience with Resident Services a plus. Professional property management certification preferred (COS, CPM, Other) Experience with LIHTC, a plus. Evidence of training certificates and certifications required. Candidates without certification will be required to achieve certification within a specified timeframe not to exceed 24 months from beginning of employment. EOE. Send resume to Staffingcoordinator@voaok.org

Levinge Freight Lines

is now hiring someone to perform General Office and Accounting duties at our OKC Terminal. Must have office/clerical exp., transportation exp. a plus. Apply online at www.levingefreightlines.com or fax resume/application to 936-337-4347.

Auto Service Technician We are looking for a service technician paying $14-20 per hour based upon experience. We offer great benefits. Call JJ 405-650-4894 or Email: sales@creditking.biz

Programmer/Database Manager $50K PaceButler Corporation Cold Fusion 8 SQL Server M-F 8-5 pacebutler.com plashby@pacebutler.com

Concrete Superintendent Cushing Construction company seeking Concrete Superintendents. This position will require extensive knowledge/experience, to ensure quality, in industrial concrete construction, including but not limited to: Site preparation, subgrade preparation, layout, forming, steel placement, pouring and finishing concrete. In addition the ideal candidate will possess experience scheduling and management of crews, project team direction, quality control, managing multiple projects, and budget oversight. Oil and gas industry experience is a plus. This position will require approximately 65% short term travel, including overnight and out-of-state. Benefits include: Competitive wages Health Benefits 401K with employer match Paid Time Off and Flex Time EOE Please email resume to classified1209@gmail.com

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

Robinson Construction Company is accepting resumes for iron workers, pipe fitters, pipe welders, crane operators, millwrights, foreman, field engineers, quality control & safety representatives for the Hugoton, KS area. EOE. E-mail resumes to dbuehler@ robinsonconstruction.com 573-547-8397 Mountain Mechanical Contractors, Inc. of Fayetteville, AR, (mountainmech.com), is accepting applications for a

Site Manager & Custodian wanted at OCSNP. 9-1, M-F. Apply in person at 5016 NW 10. 9-1, M-F. Sodexo values workforce diversity.

Dental Assistant Seeking experienced dental assistant for Midwest City office. 405-732-3200 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST needed FT in-house for doctors office. Must be proficient in Word & Outlook. Benefits. Mon-Fri. Fax resume 235-8145 Residential Therapist Residential Therapists needed for a Residential Treatment Center in Maud (located 12 miles from Seminole). The successful candidate must be a licensed Therapist and have a Master's Degree in Psychology or other related field. Two years chemical dependency and 12-step model experience mandatory. Personal recovery is a plus. Send resume to ejobsebh@gmail.com

Registered Nurses Registered Nurses (R.N.) needed for a Residential Treatment Center in Maud (located 12 miles from Seminole). Qualified candidates must possess a valid R.N. license and BLS or CPR, and two years experience with a chemical dependency population using the 12-step model. Personal Recovery is a plus. Send resume to ejobsebh@gmail.com

Come join our team! We are now hiring for the following positions: •Vault Manager

•Players Club Manager

Must have management experience. Must be energetic, customer orientated, and dependable. Please apply with HR at Thunderbird Casino 15700 E. State Hwy 9 Norman, OK 73026 or online at

thunderbirdcasino.net

You may also send your resume to hr@tbecinc.com

Homewood Suites by Hilton Oklahoma City is hiring for Executive Housekeeper. Experience required. Qualified candidates apply in person at 6920 W. Reno Ave.

Senior Estimator/ Project Manager

in the Mechanical Contracting Industry. At least 10 years experience is required. Compensation is relevant to experience. Relocation is required and provided. Interview only after resume sent to PO Box 249 Fayetteville, AR 72702 or e-mail gfharvey@mountainmech.com or csharvey@mountainmech.com.

Housekeeper Housekeepers needed for a Residential Treatment Center in Maud (located 12 miles from Seminole). Must have housekeeping experience. Send resume to: ejobsebh@gmail.com

Maintenance/Make Ready, FT, needed for The Park at Memorial Apts in NW OKC. Good benefits. Apply at 4201 W Memorial Road.

Property Maintenance

Volunteers of America of Oklahoma Responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance of the property to which assigned. Requires incumbent to be on call and respond, if required, to emergencies on the property when informed. Participate in &/or supervise all maintenance projects, assign work orders to maintenance personnel, and ensure all work is done properly and on a timely basis. EOE. Send resume to Staffingcoordinator@voaok.org

AMERICAN CLEANERS

Hiring Customer Service Reps Full Time, $9/Hour. Apply at 13901 N May Avenue.

Cashiers - FT & PT Apply in person: Seasonal Living 4101 W. Reno

CUSTODIANS Mid-Del area, full and part time, $7.25/hr. Must pass background check. NO FELONIES. Apply at 225 N King Ave MWC 8:30-2:30. Sodexho values workforce diversity Customer Service

DISTRICT ASSISTANTS

The Oklahoman has immediate openings for part-time District Assistants in our Metro Department. Approximately 25 hours a week. The zone manager in each area will determine schedules. Midwest City Please call Cyndi @ 405-475-3430 or email cmize@opubco.com Bethany Please call Mike @ 405-313-2031 or email mperalta@opubco.com

M-F 2pm-7pm, some Saturdays, pd vacation & holidays. Round-Up Cleaners, 4401 W. Memorial Rd.

In roofing & construction industry Exp. preferred but will train ambitious self-starter. Submit resume to: vmcvea@sbcglobal.net

SALES ASSOCIATE Mathis Brothers Furniture has full time position available immediately for qualified candidates. This is a retail sales position that requires evening and weekend availability. We need talented people who have a professional image, are selfmotivated and like dealing with the public. Become a part of Oklahoma's #1 retail sales force! Benefits include: • Great income Potential • Medical/ Dental/ 401K • Paid Training • Paid Vacation • Great Environment

in Shawnee, Norman, Edmond, & W. OKC

Daryl's Appliance: W&D $75 & up, limited supply!5yr war. refr/stove $125 & up, 1yr war. 405-632-8954

Class A or B. Call 214-7450 EOE

LARGE TOWNHOMES & APARTMENTS • Washer, Dryers, pools • PC Schools, fireplaces

WILLIAMSBURG 7301 NW 23

787-1620

$300.00 OFF 1ST Month Large 2 & 3 bed Townhouses Washer/Dryers, Fireplaces P.C. Schools PARKLANE TOWNHOMES 8100 N. MacArthur Blvd. 721-5455

OWNER FINANCING 1 to 5 acre tracts Lincoln-Pottawatomie Logan-Cleveland

Easy Approval--Call for maps 405-273-5777 www.property4sale.com 1N to 10A E of OKC, pay out dn. 100's choices, many M/H ready TERMS Milburn o/a 275-1695 www.paulmilburnacreages.com

160 Acres Canadian County Development Possibilities. Blacktop Frontage. 620-927-0111 Call for Maps! See why we sell more acreages than anyone in Okla. E of OKC. o/a 275-1695 20Ac 15mi N of Sallisaw $32,000 $1000dn, $292mo 405-640-8811 5A. w/pond & trees 22mi. S. OKC $26,950 $950dn $245mo 640-8811

The Paseo 405 NW 24th New paint, new carpet, ch/a $525. T&J Mgmt 420-1966

5944 NW 40th-Large 1 & 2bed, $345 to $445 mo, stove, fridge, covered prkng. No Sec 8 470-3535

800 N Meridian

1bed All Bills Paid 946-9506 •ABC• Affordable, Bug free, Clean » 787-7212» MAYFAIR Great loc! 1&2 bd W/D hdwd flr quiet secure ¡ 947-5665

» $99 Special »

Large 1 & 2 beds. Stove, refrig, 3 SW OKC Locations $345-420mo No Sec 8 632-9849

2409 SW 45th Clean & Quiet 1bd 1ba, stove, fridge $375 mo, $200 dep, no sec 8 818-4089 PINE MOUNTAIN CABINS, SINGLEWIDES, DOUBLEWIDES, TRIPLEWIDES UP TO 6 BEDROOMS

8081 S Shields 1 & 2bd Duplex Pet Ok BillsPd Rent/dep 632-4467

USED SINGLES Under 10K

LOCAL , OVER THE ROAD , FUEL BONUS CALL JAN , 405-224-1333 AFTER 5 CALL 405-274-6172

Samsung 50" Plasma Display TV 3 yrs old Exc Cond $450.00 OBO 405-436-8825

34 FT Heston field cultivator with harrow, good condition $5,900; J.D. 1600A mower/condition, good condition $6000; J.D. 224 Baler, fair condition $750. 405-361-9790

4ft chain link fence, 50 ft row $48 Cedar panels, 6x8, $28 » » » 405-833-5439 » » »

King Tempur-Cloud Luxe Breeze Mattress Only three weeks old. In perfect condition, with matching box springs. Have had the recommended tempur-pedic mattress pad on it the whole time. This mattress is $5,299 plus tax new. $3,000 OBO 831-9076 or 255-5705

Townhouses SW I-240 & Western at 1100 SW 77 Terrace 2 bd, 2.5ba, 1200 sf, FP, W/D $700mo + $300dep 692-1325

MARBLE CONFERENCE TABLE Beautiful marble conference table/ 6 navy blue conference chairs. Excellent condition! $800.00 Call Vicki- 405-236-5200 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.

Century Hotel 512 NW 9; rms $130wk/eff $160wk, single occup, dep, wi fi, cable. 232-5624

$50-$250 » 919-5005

WE HAVE LAND 405-634-4812

4x16 Lightening Sign, changeable face, 1yr old, $1100obo; Single-Head 6 Needle Embroidery Machine, $600obo. 326-0092

SPACIOUS

1 & 2 Bed $425. 681-5858

10 YEAR WARRANTY **FINANCING**

405-634-4812

20qt. Hobart Legacy HL200 Mixer with all attachments & s/s stand, like new, $5,200. 405-567-8319

4900 S. Walker Large 1 & 2 bd Apts. $450 & Up + deposit + electricity. Laundry on site. 631-1115

Mattress Sale

» Must see 6 pc early American» bdrm set » $850 obo » 787-8099

WE BUY FURNITURE 942-5865 No Appliances Elegant 4bd 2ba 2car brick home Near lake 2000sf $1285 603-4775 Absolute Auct. Sat., Sep. 7, 10am Open House Sun. Sep. 1st, 2-4 344532 E 890 Rd., Chandler, OK 2554sf home on 10 ac MOL with pool. Call John Patterson, Metro 1st, info 1-405-255-0650

I BUY HOUSES

410-5700

2bd 1ba ch/a, fresh paint. Nice! $650 Accurate Prop 732-3939

Jet 3 by Pride motorized Scooter/ Wheelchair like new w/charger included Red. $900 819-7037 96 Chevrolet 5.0 van, wheelchair Braun lift, 63K, trailer hitch, very nice, $12,000 405-946-0383

4bd 2ba ch/a detached gar 2036sf $1300 Accurate Prop 732-3939

Any condition. No cost to U

Don't Sell Until You Get Our Investors Offer. Fast Close. DLemons & Assoc 850-3880 I BUY & SELL HOUSES 27 YRS EXP 650-7667 HOMESOFOKCINC.COM

3bd ch/a $675 www.longburk.com Longburk RE 732-7474

13515 E Stella Rd 4bd 2ba, pool, fp, 2800sf 5 acres $1250 mo + dep 17456 Blackjack Ridge 3bd 2ba 2car, 1590sf, 1.5 ac $1050mo+dep Home & Ranch Realty 794-7777

Kubota B7100 4x4 Diesel Tractor w/PTO Rototiller, runs good, $2,500. More info 956-367-5314

12'' Craftsman Band Saw, tilt top, works good, $200, 627-3627.

Beautiful Custom Tele, '98 red pearl with hard case $895; Mandolin made by Gibson $440. 405-391-2595 or 405-514-8770

CDL Class A Driver

Local work. Pre-employment drug test & background. Forklift a plus; Evening; Benefits. Biagi Bros ,5001 SW 36th St.

Solid Brazilian Cherry• Hardwood Flooring • (2600sf) Beautiful, never used $2.50/sf • 632-0499

The Bali » 1120 N Tella

Sub Contractors needed painting, drywall, siding, fences call 405-886-9808

Will be required to work on pull behind trailers for pickups & 18 wheeler flatbeds, changing out lights, mud flaps, etc. Must have good MVR. Apply at 1701 SE 59th, OKC, OK

Rd, Nicoma Park, 73066, 833-2787 pics: 23rdstreetauctionhouse.com

2bd 1ba ch/a Newly Remodeled $550 rent $300 dep T&J 537-3169

Career Telemarketers, Start Now Pay $9-11Hr + Commission M-F Daytime hours Paid Weekly! 866-652-7760 Ext 4020 Ashley

Entry Level Trailer Mechanic

TONIGHT 7PM - NO BUYER'S PREMIUM. 2403 N. Westminster

946-6548

USED DOUBLES Under 25K

Washita Valley seeks

TONITE 6:30PM 901 N COUNCIL RD 495-7655

VALENCIA APTS APTS/TOWNHOUSES 2221 N Meridian $99 Special

Mathis Brothers is an EOE and promotes and drug free work environment.

needed for manufactured homes sales center. Must have general knowledge of home construction. Must have valid driver's license & good driving record. Benefits package. Apply in person at Solitaire Homes 6229 S Shields

Washer & Dryer Set $280 X condition, like new » 248-4070

$200 off first month

*****WE HAVE LAND*****

Salesperson Credit Connection Auto Sales is looking for a motivated Salesperson to make $45,000-$65,000 per year. We offer great benefits. Call JJ 405-650-4894 or Email: sales@creditking.biz

Whirlpool SxS Refrig, white, 25 cu ft, Like New! $600 496-5445 Free rent til Oct. 1 & 2 beds. Springtree Apts. MWC, 737-8172.

Please call 405.951-1217 to set up an interview. Compensation: Commission is based on volume sold. Compensation ranges from approximately $45,000 to $90,000.

CLASS A CDL DRIVERS

3br 2ba new & nice duplex $795 T&J Mgmt 204-7826

1986 Winter console piano, excellent cond, $500, 405-202-8341.

Ski Island Classy 3bd 2ba 1800sf storm shelter $1085 603-4775 Gracious 4BR 2BA Brick Home in choice area nr schl $985 204-7826

* 2 BR $399 &UP 3 BR $525 &UP * 1 YR JOB BACKGROUND CK. NO PETS MW CITY 427-0627 Rent to Own: Nice 2 & 3bed MWC $350 & up 390-9777

All wood 8X8 barn, will assemble, $995, 405-886-8230.

Rent to Own: Nice 2 & 3bed MWC $350 & up 390-9777

Steel storage units 8x20 & 8x40 new/used/sale/rental Pioneer Equipment 745-3036

FENCED LOT - DPS approved for auto storage, Edmond, 3900 N. Boulevard » » 593-7323

GREAT Office Space. Various NW locations, 300-6000sf 946-2516

OTR, Regional & Local

8:30 am-5:30 pm, M-F. Will train. Apply in person at 300 S. Ranchwood #1, Yukon. No phone calls. Large market experience required, 5+ years. Premium pay with benefits. Apply at 769-4321

Now Hiring 6 Salespeople

HOFFMAN GIRLS NEED

LOAN OFFICER, FULL TIME

Meat Market Manager

that are Team players & fast paced to work in our Quick Service Restaurants at the Will Rogers Airport!! Now hiring all positions FT/PT for immediate placement Great Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, Paid Holiday, Parking, and Meals!! EEOC/ Drug Test / Background Check 7100 Terminal Drive Cargo Bay E Oklahoma City, OK 73159 405-681-5567 ext.27

has opening for DOT Route Manager. Requires Class “B” CDL, good driving record and heavy lifting. Must be over 25. HAZMAT preferred. Good pay w/benefits. Apply in person at 2521 S. May Ave, Oklahoma City

Grounds Worker

NOW HIRING MIXER TRUCK DRIVERS

Hospitality Professionals with Smiling faces

Continental Battery Co.

Exp Pref, full benefit package, Paid Holidays. Apply in person 10am—4pm No calls National Cowboy Museum

Van Eaton Ready Mix

We need

405-381-4117

Garage Door Installers Needed Experience preferred, not req'd. Driver's license required. Apply at 4141 SW 29th.

Apply online at www.wasteconnections.com or call 303-867-5502 Waste Connections, Inc is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V)

Executive Chef Executive Chef needed for a Residential Treatment Center in Maud (located 12 miles from Seminole). Experience in preparing and presenting meals for up to 20 or more people. Must have experience in creating daily menus, running a kitchen, inventory, etc. Send resume to ejobsebh@gmail.com

Class A End Dump Drivers Needed

Delivery YP Phonebooks in OKC area including Clinton, Elk City, Sayre, Weatherford & Shawnee. Payment issued within 72 hrs. (866) 314-5888

Canidates must possess a satisfactory driving record & have & have a Minimum Class B CDL. Waste Connections offers competitive pay and a excellent benefits package.

okbwwresumes@aol.com

Equal Opportunity Employer Looking for a part time Groomer with experience and their own equipment. Call 733-2238 Pet-Vet Grooming Salon

Waste Connections of Oklahoma City & Chickasha Hauling have several local driver positions available.

$40,000

Service Technicians

Kindergarten Teacher WHO CAN START ASAP. Send resume to: info@dsaelementary.org

We are hiring New Management Members who are looking to be part of a Great Team and a fast growing company. Earn up to $40,000 as an Assistant and get bonused in AGM and GM positions with higher salaries. We always try to promote from within for AGM and GM positions and are currently looking for team players wanting a better balanced lifestyle while we update our schedules to be more family friendly.

DROP BURY CONTRACTORS Needed in the greater OKC area. Will Train. Must have pickup truck & good background. Long term contract. Call 405-601-4884 or fax resume to 405-607-6720.

DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ELEMENTARY NOW HIRING:

$$ SIGN-ON BONUS $$ Hiring Local Route Drivers

SIGN-ON BONUS with 2 yrs Mixer experience.

Buffalo Wild Wings

NEWSOK.COM

PRODUCTION MANAGER Buck’s Engines, 4532 Enterprise Drive, Contact Emily Roberson at 405-947-3321.

Home Weekly Mid-Con Carrier Dedicated run, benefits, New Pete Requires CDL A with 1 yr exp.

Call 405-237-1300

THE OKLAHOMAN

NEWSOK.COM

Excaliber-Buckmaster, max point, 175 lb pull, 400 fps, 6 arrows, quiver, pull rope, scope, $375, 405-273-0958. SAKO A7 NIB SAKO A7 Stainless 243 cal. Never fired with box. $675.00 405.761.3126 AR 15 5 AR 15's FOR SALE. Text for info/Pics $900-$1450. 405-274-4958

Sheep Icelandic. $150 each. Call Charlotte @ 405-379-6403.

English Bulldog, AKC, 10wks, s/w $900-$1200ea. cash 405-593-4125

20Ac 15mi N of Sallisaw $32,000 $1000dn, $292mo 405-640-8811

English Mastiff Pups, 12 weeks, 1st s/w, 1M, 1F AKC Registered, $450 Call or text 474-0675 lv msg

Dove/Crane/Goose Hunts, 580351-8110, curtsguideservice.com

Tickets, Section 22, Row 52, Seats 9 & 10. Good view. $890. » » » 405-573-9284 » » »

OU Home Football Package two donor seats for all home games, westside Sec. 7 row 52. $2,500 405-308-9582 2 OU Season Tickets, Sec 33 Row 38, btw 20 & 30 yard line $1300; 2 Texas tickets $500 405-364-4900, Norman

ALAPAHA blue blood BULLDOGS $300-$700 ¡ Serious Inquiries only. ¡‘¡ 405-923-4387 Aussie Mini Pups, 8M 1F, merles & tris, $300-$400. 620-357-1277 cossmanminiaussies.com

4 OU Season Tickets - 2 in Sect. 102 & 2 in Sect. 1, $479ea. 405-715-3611 or 405-550-3394 2 OU Season Tickets below cost Sec. 35 row 67 seats 11 & 12 $825 214-914-1914 OKC Area 2 OU Season Football tickets, Sec 24, Row 67, $860 405-366-5465 or 405-255-2252 2 OU Season Football Tickets, Sec 13, Row 50, $845/both 405-735-6528 2 OU Football Season Tickets, reg price $875 cash. 405-570-3538

5x8, 5x10, 6x12, w/gates; like new 16 foot tandem; $650-$1500 Cash. 405-670-1850

Australian Shepherd Puppies AKC Heavy bone, show qual AKC, health guar, shots, wormed, DOB 6-10-13, all colors this litter. Merles $1000, Red tri's $800, Black Tri $550 Andi Sheperd 405-823-7878 www.wildheiressaussies.com AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD TOY PUPPIES UTD SHOTS, VET CERT, DOB 7/ 4/13 BLUE EYED, BLUE MERLE AND BLACK TRI MALES $600.00 918-429-2153 Australian Shepherd/Border Collie mix, M&F, 7 weeks, s/w/t/dc, $125 each, 405-627-6005.

French Bulldog, AKC, 3 yr old F, fawn color, $550 cash. Call for pics. 580-369-8033

German Shepherd Puppies AKC Our bloodlines make all the difference! (German Imports), $2500-$3500 windridgek9.com 580-450-0232

Boxer pups, 4 Beauties! shots, $250 405-408-8724 990-3171 Brittney Spaniels Two Brittney Spaniel Hunting Dogs 1 female 8 y/o, 1 male 5 y/o $50. phone: 405-226-5178 Chihuahua, Extra Cute, 8 wks EXTRA TINY TEACUPS $250 Cash ¡ 405-323-4326

Siamese Kittens Reg, 10wks Seal Modern, POP $250 405-632-7585

LABS, AKC reg, born 6/21/13, 2 yel M, 1 blk M, 3 blk F, wormed, 1st shots, $300 each, cash only. 580-436-2494 or 580-421-3584 Lhasa Pups AKC $250-$400 9wks www.ladygrayerspups.webs.com

Yorkie F, Tiny T-cup, aprox 2lb grown/vet ck $1600 405-380-5859 Yorkie-Maltese (Morkie), ITTY BITTY! ¡ Baby Doll Face $495 ¡ Visa/MC ¡ 826-4557 Yorkie-Poo puppies, 7 wks 2M, 1F, $300 ea, 405-670-9678.

YORKIE POOS 4 avail. 6 wks old, s/w, $250 each. 405-964-3153 / 405-684-7623

Maltese, ACA 2 M, 9wks, $200 Will meet. 580-660-0120 www.heartlandpuppiesok.com

Yorkies, ACA, M/F, $200-$400, s/w/dc can send pic 580-504-7115

Maltese, AKC/CKC, okcpoms.com $250-$550 OK#02 405-609-9241

Yorkies, Small, Cute, Guarantee $285-$475 ok#245 405-380-8469

Chihuahua 1/2 Shih Tzu, 8wks CUTE LITTLE SWEETIES $150 Cash ¡ 405-323-4326 CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES 8 wks, F, 2 black, 1 white, M, 3 black --- 16 wks M black & tan, choc & tan, choc & white, F black, shots and wormed Hennepin $150 & $75. 405-268-1597

German Shepherd, AKC, 7 month male, all German bloodlines, very trainable, loves to please, not a house dog, $400 cash, 240-7731.

Maltese AKC, Highest Quality! M & F. $300-$700. 918-694-3868 Maltese Puppy, full blood, cute & fluffy, $400 Cash. OKC area. ’ ’ 672-5411 ’ ’

YORKSHIRE TERRIERS 1 female, 1 male, $400/female, $350/male. 405-527-6070 or 405-642-9622

German Shepherd AKC S/W POP 6wks Solid Blk & Silver Sable Adorable pups ready for a good loving home $500. 405-664-4517 German Shepherd, AKC, 14 mo M, black, neutered, housebroken, on leash, some off, good with kids, high energy, $750 obo, 496-0203. German Shepherd AKC Pups european blood line black and red 5f 3m. 5 weeks old. call for pictures $500. 580-917-2323 GERMAN SHEPHERD, AKC, 3F Dad over 100lbs, s/w, $300 Cash ¡ 405-417-2956

before 2 p.m. Monday through Friday to advertise the item you've found in the next day's edition and online on newsok.com .

PIT BULLS, UKC, 7wks, 5F, 4M, $400-$1,000. 405-238-4308 www.valleybullies.webs.com Pomerian, Parti, 4mos, very small F, blk&wht, papers, good w/cats & kids. $250 405-659-7576 Yukon

Call 475-3000

350 ADORABLE PETS!!!

At FREE TO LIVE Near Edmond ALL Dogs & Cats Shts/Neut $60 282-8617 www.freetoliveok.org

Poodles, AKC, T-cup, Tiny Toy & Toy, pups & adult, pets or breeders $200-$900 OK#1. 788-9709 Poodles, Standard, Puppies 2F blk ,cream 10wks $450 405-923-6016 Poodles, Toy/Mini, okcpoms.com, $275-$375 OK#02 405-609-9241

Registered adult grey foxes, pair $200 »»» 405-496-8299 RACCOONS, 1F, 2M, $150-$155 405-226-5444 or 405-627-5739

HAY for sale Johnson & Bermuda Grass 5x6 Bales - all weed sprayed $48 each 580-856-2182 4x6 round bales, net wrapped Mixed Grass Hay, sprayed & fertilized, $45/bale. 405-409-3970 or 405-409-3971

Delivery Available. 405-443-1988

Schnauzer/Border Collie mix 8wk old 4F 2M $80ea. 405-613-6310

Goldendoodles!!

Cocker Spaniels AKC 2choc M, 4 blk/tan F, S/W, AKC $300. 405-609-0493

Baby Mini Potbelly Pigs, 6wks6mos $50ea; Bred gilts 2-3mo bred $50 All colors 918-399-9366

Poodle Toy, apricot, s/w, AKC 10 wks 2M 1F, $400 CASH 249-5459

German Shepherd, AKC, 3F, 1M, 9 wks, POP, $300. 405-437-5339

GOLDENDOOLES see www.puffypups.com $700-$800. 580-467-1876

Black & white Lab mix found near 134th & S. Penn. Call to identify, 405-301-6650

#1 Alfalfa Hay $8/bale in field Available for pickup Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun, SW OKC. 627-9363

Schnauzer/Pug, Mini, Darling lil' SNUGS! hand raised, socialized, NOT kept in kennels, AKC, POP, s/w, refs, $150 ¡ 405-285-8666

Chows, AKC, 1F black, 1M blue, 10 wks, s/w, $350-$400, 520-3237

6mo old Black Lab found near Indian Meridian & Coffee Creek. Call to identify, 202-5311

POODLES mini, 1M 1F, white 9wks, s/w, $250. 405-535-3360

Schipperke Puppies, Beautiful, registrable, $275. 405-348-1180

SCHNAUZERS MINI, REG, M & F E/T/D ¡ $175 ¡ 580-641-2625

Alfalfa sm. sq. bales in field.

Bermuda hay $5/bale in the field, Choctaw 405-281-6666

Birds for Sale

Fletcher Love Birds, Parakeets, Society Finches. $20.-$130.00 (405)316-0568 Cockatiel Birds 7 wk old babies! $40-$45. 405-670-9678

Havanese Pups AKC Ready to go! Beautiful $900-$1800 ’ 550-3331

Dachshunds pups, 6 wks, small, $100-$200; 636-0377 or 882-4072.

Italian Greyhounds, 2 AKC pups. Adorable! $250 405-408-8724

NOTICE OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION Oil and Gas Conservation Division Jim Thorpe Building P. O. BOX 52000 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-2000 App No.1401550008 STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers, and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That ARP Oklahoma, LLC 111 W. 4th Street, Suite 300 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 is requesting that the Commission, pursuant to OCC-OGR Rules 165:10-5-5 and 165:10-56 and ROP 165:5-7-30 administratively authorize the approval of disposal of saltwater into a well as follows: WELL NAME AND LOCATION: Jackdaw SWD Well #1 located in Section 10, Township 25N, Range 9W Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Located 233 feet FSL and 2,460 feet FWL.

DISPOSAL RATE AND PRESSURE: 60,000 Bbs/day 1,000 Psi/Surface

Great Dane

Havanese, AKC, M & F, 8wks, blk & wht, $250-$300. 580-678-4359

BULL found near NE 63 & Air Depot 405-771-3974

NAME OF DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH ARBUCKLE SECTION TOP: 6700 BOTTOM: 7100

Shih Tzu, AKC, s/w, chip, great pets, $250-$350 ¡ 405-503-2272

Golden Retriever puppies M's. & F's, 8 weeks old. Call after 6PM. 580-606-0799

Dachshund Mix Puppies, mother 20 lbs Dachshund, father ?, 6 months old, spayed, neutered & shots, very sweet, $80. Shawnee area 405-408-6697

Blue eyed, blonde, in-tact M Dog, crnr of Libby & Eastman 8/22, no collar/tag/chip (405)833-1912, 650-4540, 463-0309 Small dog found North Park Shopping area. Call to identify 596-8816

Poodle AKC, Toy, M&F, red & wht Parti, $150-$200. 580-583-2696

German Shepherds, AKC, Large Pups, 18wks, S/W, POP $500-$650 ¡ 405-250-8266

4 Black Males. $500 405-227-7842

For lease fully eqpt. restaurant Putnam City area. 640-7209

PitBull Blues w/papers 6wks Pups will be 6wks Sat also @ Old Paris Flea Market Sat pics upon request $350-$600. Text at 405-693-4291

POMS, Reg, Tiny okcpoms.com $300-$600 ¡ OK#02 405-609-9241 GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES 8wks old, s/w, POP, AKC, $350 405-391-2132

Development Possibilities. Blacktop Frontage. 620-927-0111

The Oklahoman runs free found ads as a community service.

Objections may be filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission within fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice. Objections, if any, should be mailed to Oil and Gas Conservation Division, Pollution Abatement Department, Jim Thorpe Building, P. O. Box 52000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-2000

Blue 2y F, UTD, AKC reg $300.00 call/text 405-four 9 six-8 two 39 Sphynx kittens So cute and naked! 3 mos. Kitty comes neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and w/ health guarantee. Local Edmond breeder. $1100 (405) 513-0353

Costume Rental Inventory,

Min Pin pups, ACA, s/w/e/t, $250 ¡ OK #04 ¡ 918-426-5181

POM Male, ACA & AKC Reg., 3 mo, s&w, creme sable, $250. ’’ 918-387-4216 ’’

Chihuahua Reg. Tiny Toy M Pup, S/W ¡ $230 ¡ 650-3035

Dachshund, Mini, 6wks, s/w 2M SH blk/tan, 1M LH choc/crm $150 Del City, 808-3263

JAN-PRO, the #1 fastest growing franchise in the world for 3yrs in a row, per Entrepreneur Magazine. Start your own business as low as $950 down 606-3300

160 Acres Canadian County

Pit Bull Puppies, 3F, green eyed blondes, 9wks, $175ea. s/w, POP, 405-273-0601

Border Collie Pups ABCA pups. Blk/wht. s/w. Working stock. $200.00 (405) 414-1318

BOXER Puppies AKC Fawn,Brindle & White,Blk Mask & Flashy Ch Bloodlines 6wks s/w/t/ dc $350-$450 Call/Text (405)473-6929

LH wht w/blk mrkgs M-1yr; Norweigan Blk forest M-8yrs; Torti F-3yrs-only cat; All sweet, loving, hlthy, shots spyd/ neut $40 (2 for $70) Kitty Wranglers 826-9376

Labradoodle Puppies 10 weeks old. 3 Males 1 Female Black, Tan and White All shots are current. $650 For more information: 580-682-3020 or astraub01@yahoo.com

Pit Bull puppies, Red Nose/Colby, 7F $150 ea, 1M $125, 694-7411.

BOXER F, AKC , fawn & white, s/w, spayed, 1K yrs, Great pet! $200 ’’’ 918-387-4216

FREE 2 Kittens. 3 mo. old. First shots. Gray/white male and calico female. Adorable and fun! FREE 405-216-8320 or timwash@cox. net. Edmond.

YORKIE AKC M, Parti carrier, extremely small, $595 ’’ Visa/MC, 826-4557 ’’

1,231 Acres Municipality Water Rights For Sale 620-927-0111

Blue Heeler Pup, 6wks, working parents, $150. 405-574-2212

Boxer Adorable AKC Pups 8 weeks, 3 F/3 M. Docked/Dew Claws/Shots/Wormed. White$500 /Black & White $600. Call or text @ 405-818-2501.

Bengal Kittens, TICA, Last two! $350-$450 ¡ 881-9305/885-5472

Yorkie, Adorable Pups, $200- $500, call for info, 570-9134 or 570-5274.

selling in entirety only, over 700 costumes + racks, accessories, etc. $8,000 obo ¡ 405-413-7599

French Bulldog Pups, AKC, 9wks 1M, 1F, vet chk, short & stubby, $1,800. stubbornbullies.com 918-407-5220 or 918-407-5221

Boston Terrier, AKC, microchip, s/w, $250-$350 ¡ 405-503-2272

6 wks old kittens, grey bobcat colors, 2 bobtails, $5 each. Call 10am - 7pm. 672-8126

YORKIE, ACA, Micro Mini Teacup! 12wk F, approx 2.5lbs grown. blk/gold $2000 627-0419 ¡ ok#17

Aussie puppies M's & F's, blk, red, mrl, 8 weeks. Call after 6PM. 580-606-0799

(2) OU vs LA - Aug. 31st $60ea (2) OU vs Tulsa - Sept. 14 $77ea 870-925-0649 (cell) 2 OU SEASON FOOTBALL TICKETS, Section 2, $850 329-4507

English Olde Bulldogge 4-M, 1-F, EIGHT WEEKS OLD, UTD SHOTS, VET CKD.IOEBA REGISTERED. BLUE RIBBON PAPERS. PARENTS ON PREMISES. 1500.00-2500.00 jeanisedbilyeu09@gmail.com or 405-326-4616

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Yorkie, Male, 12wks, Super Cute, $200 ’’’’ 580-678-4359

Dane Gang Kennels is proud to announce the Fall puppy crop of Great Dane Puppies, whelped in Sept-Oct will be ready for Christmas! $800-$2000 ¡ 580-228-3402 English Bulldogs, AKC Reg, (1) 3 year F $400; 4M, 12 wks-7 mos, $1000-$1200; Also Champion Stud Service; 405-329-0066.

WE BUY GUNS Mustang Pawn & Gun Over 1,000 New/Used Guns Tue-Sat 9-6 376-GUNS

Pair of OU Season Football

LAB AKC PUPPIES AKC LAB Puppies 1m1f 9wks$300. AKC Male German Shepherd 8 mon $500. 4053974555

2 Lovely Cats Calico, female, 3, & solid black male, 2. Both fixed, shots, sweet indoor cats. Elderly owner no longer able to keep. $25. 405-380-3976

Recurve takedown bow Royal Mag Hunter by Jeffery Archery, 50# $250 405/595-6835

OK’s largest selection of used Golf cars ¡ 800-276-0571

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013

Weimaraner Pups AKC Highest Quality, $500, 918-694-3868 WESTIE PUPPIES, Reg. S/W, Vet ck'd, READY TO GO! $300-$400ea ¡ 580-336-8450

Rose Electric LLC

Service Calls #87915 ‘¡‘¡‘ 405-703-4556

RAY'S ELECTRIC »»» 820-7466 »»» SHARPE'S ELECTRIC & Heat & Air, OKC, 341-8488.

Garay's Roofing Construction

Exp. & Quality work. Free Estimates. Roof repair, Re-roofing, Locally owned since 1985. Insurance claims welcomed. 370-3572 Legacy Siding & Roofing - Free Estimates State lic/ins. 917-9595

Any type fencing or repair, 30 yrs,

667-3820

Mr. Fixit Handyman Service. We do it all for less. Free estimates. Bonded. Ins. Visa/MC. 603-6104. Home Repair & Remodel. Roofing. Siding. Free Estimate. 410-2495.

Sooner State Shelters

Get a storm shelter installed NOW! All units meet all FEMA specs, made from 10ga steel, double welded inside & out, 4 pt. latching systems, 3'' lip to protect door from falling debris. We offer 0.9% APR financing. 888-654-5484 or 405-371-0352 ERIC POTTS STORM SHELTERS Seamless patio top, since 1972, (405) 593-0042 or 410-8216.

A Plus Painting - 29yrs exp. A/C & Appliance Service, 26 years exper, $40 service call, 371-3049.

40 Chores by 40 Plus. 25 yrs exp. Insured/Ref's/Free Est, 473-1838

Concrete Work, Patios, Walks, Block Work, Etc. 405-593-3509

Free Estimates. 881-6036

Paint, Drywall, Handyman 34 yrs Exp. Free Est. 503-3794 Bill's Painting & Home Repairs Quality Work! Free Est. 306-3087.

BUDDY'S PLUMBING, INC. All types, repair & remodel, gas, water & sewer, leak detection, video camera insp ¡ 405-528-7733

All Professional Tree Service.

Senior Disc. Insured. Removal of dead/dangerous trees. 885-2572.

» Oklahoma Tree Service Ins., Free Est. 682-0649 »» GENE’S TREE SERVICE »» Insured-Free Estimate. 682-2100. L & R Tree Service, Low Prices, Insured, Free Estimate, 946-3369.

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