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1 Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black See Sports, page 1C Inside Sports: Fun Run results on Page 1C Vol. 109, No. 187 Entire contents copyrighted Durant Daily Democrat $1.00 Lake s water storage contract transferred to OKC BY TIM TALLEY ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma Water Resources Board voted Friday to transfer the state's water storage contract for southeastern Oklahoma's Sardis Lake to Oklahoma City over the objections of American Indian tribal leaders, state lawmakers and residents who said the action is premature and won't benefit the region. The board voted 5-2 to transfer a water storage contract for most of the lake's capacity to the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, which approved the deal Monday. In exchange, the city will pay the $22 million balance owed the federal government for the lake's construction in the 1970s and 1980s and will make a $5.2 million payment due by July 1. We re picking up all the debt on this, City Manager Jim Couch said. Couch estimated the plan will save the state $270 million in long-term costs including lake operation, maintenance and management. Board officials said the plan dealt only with water storage and not how the water will be used. But opponents said it is a prelude to the eventual sale of the region's water, possibly to cities in North Texas, and that any decision should wait until a statewide, comprehensive water study is completed next year. I thought that the board was to protect the water of the state of Oklahoma, not to sell it, said Sen. Jerry Ellis, D-Valliant, whose district includes Sardis Lake. Ellis has opposed legal efforts by the Tarrant County Water District in Texas, which serves Fort Worth, to gain access to water in southeastern Oklahoma. Choctaw Nation Chief Greg Pyle, whose tribe is based in Durant, repeated an offer by his tribe and the Chickasaw Nation to pay the upcoming debt payment to give lawmakers more time to resolve disputes over use of the lake's water. This isn t the only option you have, said Sen. Jay Paul Gumm, D- Durant. We all believe this is a crisis that has been created. Lawmakers from the region said Sardis Lake and other reservoirs in southeastern Oklahoma are a critical resource in a region with high unemployment and low per capita income, and that turning over control to outside entities won't benefit local residents. I think it s underhanded, said Sen. Jim Wilson, D-Tahlequah. I don't think it has to be that way. Before the vote, several board members expressed Bokchito Homecoming Parade DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT: MATT SWEARENGIN ROZELLE THOMAS, representing the class of 1955, shows off her poodle skirt during the Bokchito Homecoming parade held Saturday morning. See more photos on page 4B of Lifestyles. Class ring returned after three decades BY KEVIN DUKE STAFF WRITER Sheila Risner thought her class ring was long gone. The Durant resident graduated from Durant High School in 1972, but lost the ring in a burglary almost three decades ago. Twenty-nine years ago our house was broken into, and I had a little jewelry box, Risner said. They just took the whole thing. It had my class ring in it and my husband s class ring in it. It was something I thought I would never see again. About two weeks ago, Risner received a phone call from a woman who began to ask her questions about her class ring. I told her that the ring was stolen and she asked me the color of the setting, Risner said. She said, 'I think my dad found your ring at the lake.' The woman had put information about the ring on Facebook and got a response from another lady who had gone into the archives for Durant High School. She told her that the only person that had the initials S. R. from that year was Sheila Robinson (Risner s maiden name.) She asked if I was going to be in the office that afternoon and brought it up to me, Risner said. I thought it was amazing, I couldn t believe it. I m really grateful that she cared enough to try to find the owner and got it back to me. The ring holds special significance for Risner because not only did she graduate from high school that year, it was also the year that she married her husband and had her first child. I am so grateful. she said. My daughter and several other people told me that it gave them chills, and while it didn t affect me that way, still I couldn t believe it, I was just shocked. Man possibly drowned at Lake Texoma A Plano, Texas, man died Saturday after falling into Lake Texoma at Catfish Bay in Marshall County. According to the Lake Patrol Division of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Ben J. Fenwick, 88, fell off a boat dock at 1:37 p.m. and was removed from the water by three bystanders approximately 25 minute later. He was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene. The death is being investigated as a possible drowning, although the cause of death remains under investigation, pending an autopsy. Troopers Greg Williams and Danny Chaffin of the Oklahoma Lake Patrol investigated. Lake Texoma Park Rangers assisted. Fenwick s body was taken to Watts Funeral Home in Madill. DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT: CANDICE BUDGICK Baby Miss Magnolia, Carlee Smarr rides in the Western Day s Parade on Thursday evening. DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT: CANDICE BUDGICK The Durant Round Up Club walks down Main Street during the Western Day s Parade. frustration that lawmakers had not resolved the issue themselves. Afterward, Pyle and former Attorney General Larry Derryberry, who represents Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy, said they may go to court to stop the transfer. We feel that this was orchestrated, Pyle said. He said board members made the decision without the information and guidance that the statewide water plan would provide. That indicates there City leaders respond to letter s claims BY KEVIN DUKE STAFF WRITER See LAKE, page 2A An anonymous letter was recently circulated around the city making a number of claims concerning the cutting of raises and benefits to city employees. Mayor Jerry Tomlinson, city manager Jim Dunegan, and Glenn Price, who was brought in to work on special financial projects for the city, sat down with the Democrat last week to refute the claims in the letter, and to clarify the changes made to the system for raises and retirement benefits for city employees. Previously, all employees of the city were given automatic step and cost of living raises. Those raises were granted regardless of the revenue coming into the city. Rather than having automatic step raises and cost of living raises for every employee, the process that we went to was an evaluation process, Price said. Now the supervisor writes an evaluation of every employee every year. That person s performance then, will determine how much of a raise they get. The step raises and cost of living increases over the last ten years were all approved by the city council, and that has not changed for the new evaluation process, according to Price. The same thing will happen when the council approves the new budget (which they did at Tuesday s city council meeting,) Price said. Whatever the new budget is, which would include pay raises, that pay raise percent would determine exactly how much people would get. Individually, it would be determined by their evaluation. According to Price, the evaluation process has been used by businesses since the 1970s and the city is just now catching up to that. Very simply, what See LETTER, page 2A DAILY BIBLE VERSE [For the director of music. A psalm of David.] The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. - Psalm 19:1-2 LOOKING AHEAD BCF of Democratic Women meet Tuesday The Bryan County Federation of Democratic Women will hold its monthly meeting at noon Tuesday at Sherrer s Restaurant on South 9th Avenue. State legislators, Representative John Carey and Senator Jay Paul Gumm will give a legislative update. All interested Democrats, both men and women are invited to attend. INSIDE TODAY S DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT OBITUARIES... 2A BUSINESS... 3A OPINION... 4A AGRICULTURE... 5A LIFESTYLES , 4B COMICS... 3B SPORTS , 5-8C CLASSIFIED C

2 2A THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT Obituaries LETTER Continued from Page 1 we ve done is give the supervisors the ability to award the better employees, Price said. The automatic raises had the potential to be a problem for the city in years in which tax revenues fell, as they did last year. Rather than have furloughs, we can now, through the budgeting process, determine if the amount we will have available for raises might be less, and account for that. Dunegan said that the change in the raise process was just one of many steps the city has taken to be fiscally responsible. We re just trying to be responsible, the city manager said. The whole process is that you just can t spend more than the revenues you re bringing in. We set up a compliance director and we watch it monthly. The steps we ve taken are to help the city maintain an even budget. We ve got to live within our means. It s the same way in business, you can t spend more than you're taking in. Concerning the retirement benefits, a change from a defined benefit plan to a contribution benefit plan was made. The definition is how much your benefit is going to be, rather than how much is contributed, Price said. In other words, the city had to take responsibility for that. I just read the other day that Congress passed a bill to fund unfunded defined benefit plans, Mayor Tomlinson said. We don't want that. We ve stepped up and recognized that it s costing municipalities. Any company or business that has a defined benefit plan has to take a serious look at it, because it can bankrupt them eventually. When the federal government has to step in to fund these programs, what does that say? From 1999 on, employees were allowed to contribute five percent into their own retirement package, in addition to still having the defined benefit plan. The reason the city was able to do that was that the stock market was going well and money was coming back into the plan, Price said. Two or three years ago, when the stock market crashed, that revenue coming in fell, so that increased the amount that the city was putting into the plan to up to 13.7 percent of the employees wages. It (the crash) caught us by surprise and wasn t in the budget, so that s when we said we need to do something with this retirement plan, because it was just too expensive. According to Price, the defined benefit plan was not always funded solely by the city, the employees contributed as well. So the recent change was made back to that system, and now the five percent employees contribute is divided so that three percent goes into their own plan, and two percent goes into the defined benefit package. Change is always difficult, Dunegan said. But I think it puts us on a path were city employees are always going to have a job, and citizens of Durant will have services provided. That s what we're looking for, for longevity of jobs for employees and services for citizens of Durant. I don t think you have to look too far to see other cities that have had furloughs and layoffs, Tomlinson said. In the last five or six years we ve seen cities like Tulsa and Oklahoma City having to layoff city employees, and we ve not had to do that. Gumm earns Ten Best legislative award OKLAHOMA CITY Senator Jay Paul Gumm s work during the 2010 session of the Oklahoma Legislature earned a place among the Ten Best legislative performances as rated by The Oklahoma Observer, the senator said, in a news release. This the second time in the last three years Gumm, a Democrat from Durant, has made the bipartisan list of five senators who seized the day, standing tall. The narrative for the senator pointed to his fight to end insurance discrimination against children with autism. Gumm has worked to require health insurance to cover diagnosis and treatment of autism in children. While that bill known as Nick s Law has repeatedly fallen victim to partisan politics, the Observer noted that Gumm quietly won a hardfought victory in his struggle to help children with autism. Many health insurance companies denied claims for children with autism suffering from illnesses or injuries that have nothing to do with the disorder. The senator amended on the Senate floor a bill to include a provision that would require health insurance companies to cover for children with autism the same illnesses and injuries they cover for children who are not diagnosed with autism. The bill eventually was signed into law. The narrative about Gumm concludes by saying, Thanks to him insurance companies will now cover an autistic person s other health care needs. This is not the first newspaper to take notice of Gumm s work. The Tulsa World in an editorial published earlier this year reported Gumm never gave up and never gave in and called enactment of the senator s amendment as one of the Oklahoma Legislature s finest hours. Gumm said while he appreciates the media taking notice of his work on behalf of the people, he is most grateful to the people of Senate District 6 for allowing him to fight for the issues important to the area in the Oklahoma Senate. Without the strong support of my family and the people I serve, none of this work could happen, Gumm said. Still, our work is not yet complete. I look forward to continuing our struggle to pass Nick s Law, and our efforts on a host of other issues important to the people I serve. Charley N. McSwain Charley N. McSwain was born Monday, December 16, 1929, in Ravia, Oklahoma, to Joel Dayton and Nettie Bell (Gasaway) McSwain. He passed from this life on Thursday, June 10, 2010 in Denison, Texas, at the age of 80 years, 5 months and 24 days. Charley was a member of the First Baptist Church in Durant and a Free Mason. He enjoyed buying and raising cattle. Fishing, hunting and working were his hobbies. Mr. McSwain loved going to different places and hearing Bluegrass music. He enjoyed talking and was a great storyteller. McSwain married Lila Patterson on July 25, 1986, in Ada, Oklahoma. He is survived by wife, Lila McSwain of the home; sons, Nelson McSwain of Pryor, Oklahoma; Dwayne McKinzie of Ada, Oklahoma; David McKinzie of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; daughters, Susan Fouse and husband Greg of Durant, Oklahoma; Gena McSwain of Del City, Oklahoma; Peggy Beaty and husband Jim of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; grandsons, Jayson Fouse and wife Jennifer of Durant, Oklahoma; Bear Fouse of Caddo, Oklahoma; Charlie McSwain of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Casey McSwain and wife of Anna of Ada, Oklahoma; Nathan Beaty of San Diego, California; granddaughters, Kim Lee and husband Larry of Allen, Oklahoma; Kasey McKinzie of Ada, Oklahoma; Katy McKinzie of Ada, Oklahoma; Allie McKinzie of Atoka, Oklahoma; Elizabeth Beaty of Yuba City, Oklahoma; great granddaughter, Jayda Fouse of Durant, Oklahoma; great grandsons, Colten Browning-Lee of Allen, Oklahoma; Chisum Lee of Allen, Oklahoma; Hunter Valencia of Yuba City, Oklahoma; sister, Thalia Begonis of Kingman, Arizona; many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by parents, Joel and Nettie McSwain; four brothers and two sisters. Family Hour will be 3-4 P.M. Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Holmes -Coffey -Murray Funeral Home. Services will be held 1:00 P.M. Monday, June 14, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Durant, Oklahoma. Rev. Jim Brewer will officiate. Interment will follow at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Ada, Oklahoma. Serving as pallbearers will be John Prough, Andy Anderson, Ed Armor, Dick McDonald, Don Glenn, Melvin Garner, Ken Morton and George McKinnis. Family and friends may send online condolences & view tributes at Services are under the direction of Holmes - Coffey-Murray Funeral Home, Durant, Oklahoma. LAKE Continued from Page 1 was pressure, he said. The last thing you want to do is litigate, but that's highly possible. Couch said the city has no immediate plans for the water but eventually wants to pipe it about 150 miles to Oklahoma City and other central Oklahoma communities. Mayor Mick Cornett, attending the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors in Oklahoma City, said it is in the state's best interest to protect Oklahoma City's ability to grow. This is not water that s going to be tapped for many, many years, Cornett said, but it s in the best interest of Oklahoma City and economic development in general that we go forward with it. Ruben J. Condor Ruben J. Condor, 85, Cartwright, was born in Lydia, Texas, the 15th day of March The angels came for him June 8, He was a longtime truck driver and started driving a grain truck at age 14 for Stuart Granger in Durant, and went onto different firms and retired from Frito Lay after 26 years. He enjoyed teasing and flirting with the ladies. In his younger life, he enjoyed camping and fishing with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Syble and son Steven. He is survived by his son Ruben Condor and wife Linda, Kemp, Texas; daughter Betty Carr, Cartwright; six grandchildren, O.J. Durham and husband Willis, Cartwright, Carol Cameron and husband Jerry, Allen, Texas, and Cartwright, Oklahoma, Nickie Grant and husband Charlie, Pottsboro, Texas, Johnnie Condor and wife Christi, Greenville, Texas, Jack Condor, Denison, Texas, and Jason Condor, Oklahoma City; 11 greatgrandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren, two brothers Boniar Condor, Eustace, Texas, and Martin Condor, Irving, Texas; sister Shirley Sudduth, Lewisville, Texas, numerous nieces, nephews and a special little friend Cheezy. The family wants to thank all the loving friends for all their kindness and support, especially nurse Linda and caregiver Chrystal at May s Home Health. Mr. Condor was cremated at his request and no services will be held. Arrangements have been entrusted to longtime friend Carl Cunningham and Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert. Sammy Joe Smith Services are pending with Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home for Sammy Joe Smith, 51, Mead, who died Saturday, June 12, 2010, in Fayetteville, Ark. Jimmy "Strawberry" Cornell Funeral services for Jimmy "Strawberry" Cornell, 76, of Durant, will be Wednesday, June 16, at 10am in Brown's Funeral Service chapel. Family hour will be Tuesday, from 7-8pm at the funeral home. Jimmy died Saturday morning at King's Daughters and Sons nursing home. Brown's Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

3 Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 22 years. Two weeks ago, I took him to the ER because he had abdominal pains. After hours of waiting, his scheduled CT-scan was delayed. The doctor recommended I go home, since it was 4 a.m. My husband was supposed to call me as soon as he had the results. Instead, he called his mother. I finally phoned, and he told me he needed a laparoscopic appendectomy. He then said his mother and sister would be driving up to visit (it's 330 miles) and staying with me. This didn't exactly make me happy. We are doing some renovations, and I felt their visit was intrusive and unnecessary for a minor surgical procedure. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law did nothing to help around the house, so not only was I overseeing the workers and taking care of my husband (who was home within 18 hours after surgery), but also cooking and cleaning up after my in-laws. They left three days later, and my mother-in-law has called daily to see how her baby is doing. I did not discuss my feelings with my husband until last evening, and it caused a big fight. I'm a very private person and do not easily share personal information with family members. Although I think my husband's mother needed to know about his surgery, I believe he should have waited to call her at a later time or should have been more adamant about discouraging her visit. Did I overreact? -- Needing To Know Dear Needing: A tiny bit. Your husband should have given you the results of his medical tests first, but Mom also deserved to know. He should not have encouraged them to visit without checking with you, but it's understandable that Mom was worried. All surgeries, even minor ones, carry risk. Finally, Mom and Sis should have helped you out instead of being a burden. Because you do not like to share this kind of information with family members, you reacted negatively. Because your husband loves his family and saw no reason to keep this from them, he doesn't understand why you are upset. He needs to put you first, and you should work on being more tolerant of your Annie s Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar in-laws. Dear Annie: My husband cheated on me. My best friend saw me through the emotional pain and the divorce. Now this same friend is having an affair with a married man. She refuses to listen to me when I remind her how much my husband's affair hurt. I can barely stand to be near her, but I also don't think I can handle losing both my husband and best friend in the same year. What should I do? -- Alone and Lonely Dear Alone: Your friend is in love and not rational. You may need to avoid her for a while, so consider this an opportunity to get involved in new activities and expand your social circle. Check your park district, community center and the Chamber of Commerce. Sign up for some computer classes. Take tango lessons. Volunteer at the local children's hospital or animal shelter. Make yourself busy enough to focus on what's good in your life instead of what isn't. Dear Annie: As a widow who still misses her husband desperately, I would like to respond to "Still Miss Him," who resents that her mother remarried after Dad died. Does she believe her late father was so selfish as to want to deny Mom a chance at some happiness? Mom's decision to marry is not about Dad. He is out of the competition. The contest is between living with his memory and living with a live spouse. As a person who has been widowed for five years, it is no contest. I would not compare the new spouse to the deceased, only to the prospect of continued widowhood. An undertaker once told me that it is the widowed with happy marriages who choose to remarry. -- Widowhood Stinks Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA To find out more about Annie's Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at COPYRIGHT 2010 CREATORS.COM Lifestyles Candy from Mexico s tanks BEVERLY HILLS-- God bless America, and how's everybody? Tiger Woods said Monday his foundation will open two new learning centers this fall in Washington. The learning centers will bring the golfer together with local schoolchildren. They'll teach Tiger how to erase text messages before mommy sees them. World Cup goalies complained angrily on Wednesday about the new Adidas soccer ball. They say its stitching causes it to veer wildly in midflight. It's the most dangerous thing to aviation since Canada Geese challenged Sully Sullenberger to a duel. Al and Tipper's daughter Karenna filed for divorce Wednesday as her sister and parents did. It's tough on a family when everything is spun for political gain. One day Tipper slipped and fell on the kitchen floor and Al blamed it on British Linoleum. Lindsay Lohan was busted Monday when her ankle monitor caught her drinking. The electronic device detected booze in the actress's perspiration and transmitted the data to a monitoring center. The poor girl could have died drinking inside a closed refrigerator. California's Claremont School of Theology added training for Muslim and Jewish clergy to its curriculum this fall. They'll also add Hindus and Buddhists. They hope to make it a place to play war games and test combat strategies against Argus HAMILTON other religions. Los Angeles police began raiding and closing down unlicensed medical marijuana stores Tuesday. They met little resistance. By the time the police arrived there was nothing to confiscate but Twinkie wrappers and Cartoon Network program schedules. Nebraska considered joining the Big Ten Tuesday while Texas and Oklahoma mulled a switch to the Pac Ten to form super-conferences and attract huge TV money. College players aren't allowed to get a dime. Rand Paul just defended college football programs as a compromise that was necessary to get Southern states to join the Union. Louisiana wildlife officials gathered oil-covered pelicans Tuesday and brought them to Fort Jackson. It's a rehab center for birds. First they get them clean, then they put little ankle monitors on them so they can tell if they start drinking again. Meg Whitman won the GOP nomination for California governor Tuesday. The former ebay CEO spent eighty million dollars of her own money that she made selling used electronics, jewelry and secondhand goods over the Internet. Californians reason that if we can't have a fence on the border at least we can have one in the governor's office. Blanche Lincoln won her primary fight with Bill Clinton's help Tuesday. She is the third Democrat he's saved from retirement this year. Lots of politicians talk about saving Social Security but Bill's the only one who actually reduces its outlays. South Carolina U.S. Senate nominee Alvin Greene was found to have been arrested. He tried to pick up a college girl by showing her lewd Internet photos. It's a felony in South Carolina but out in California it's the numberone reason people buy iphones. The U.N. Security Council sanctioned Iran on Wednesday for its nuclear weapons program. Iran will find a way around the sanctions. If Barack Obama ever learned anything in Illinois he knows that there aren't enough hours in a day to watch a crook. The Pentagon confirmed reports Monday that Mexico's military illegally crossed the U.S. border into Arizona dozens of times in the past year. It's fun to take them on. Every time you score a direct hit on one of Mexico's tanks, candy comes out of it. Argus Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. He can be reached for speaking engagements by at argus@argushamilton.co m. Copyright 2010 Argus Hamilton. All Rights Reserved. Director Nichols adds AFI honor to long prize roll CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) Julia Roberts hurled a four-letter word at Mike Nichols to get things rolling for the American Film Institute's life-achievement honor for the director. "Mike is one of the few people in the world who's an 'egot,'" Roberts, the star of Nichols' films "Closer" and "Charlie Wilson's War," said Thursday night to open the star-studded tribute. "It means he's won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony." Roberts actually was shortchanging Nichols. Along with his best-director Academy Award for "The Graduate" and his Grammy for a comedy album with former partner Elaine May, Nichols is a multiple winner for the top honors on television and the stage four Emmys, eight Tonys. "What doesn't Mike do?" Roberts told the audience, filled with such Nichols collaborators as Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Warren Beatty, Emma Thompson, Harrison Ford, Shirley MacLaine and Natalie Portman. "Everything about Mike makes everything about everything just better." The dinner honoring the 78-year-old Nichols, held in a Sony Pictures soundstage where part of "The Wizard of Oz" was filmed, featured clips from his movies and TV programs, a highlight from his and May's 1960s comedy act, musical numbers and speeches overflowing with hilarious anecdotes and bottomless affection from his collaborators. THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT 3 Visit us on the web at

4 Durant Daily Democrat OPINION A THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT CHRIS ALLEN Publisher DAN BALLEW, MATT SWEARENGIN, camera-press supervisor managing editor KARL OAKLEY, GREG MILLER, advertising manager circulation manager AMANDA PERSCHBACHER, business manager The Durant Daily Democrat is printed on recycled newsprint and is active in recycling newsprint and other papers. The 2010 session is over DURANT Hello again, everyone! The book has finally closed on the 2010 session as Gov. Brad Henry completed his consideration of the bills sent to him by the Legislature. In all, my colleagues and I sent to the governor 522 proposed laws. Of that total, he vetoed 40 bills; three of those vetoes on bills that restrict abortion were overridden and are now law. The other 37 vetoed bills died with the governor s action. Some of those bills were good, while some deserved the veto. One of the governor s final vetoes was deserved and put an end to one of the session s most contentious issues the battle to preserve CompSource Oklahoma. That state agency provides workers compensation insurance for thousands of Oklahoma businesses and state agencies. Under current law, Oklahoma state agencies generally buy their workers compensationinsurance from CompSource. The law allows a state agency to buy that insurance from another provider if the agency can show the policy would result in lower costs to taxpayers. House Bill 2658 would have allowed state agencies to buy workers compensation insurance from any provider, even if it would cost taxpayers more. I strongly opposed this bill which supporters claimed was workers compensation reform. The first problem is that it would have cost taxpayers more money to pay for workers compensation insurance for state employees. Even worse especially in a difficult economic climate is that the cost of workers compensation insurance for those private businesses depending on CompSource would have increased had the bill become law. HB 2658, which the governor rightly vetoed, was a continuation of the effort by some lawmakers to weaken CompSource. As you may remember, earlier in the session I helped stop a bill that would have required CompSource to be sold a move opposed by business owners in my district. Time and again, business owners told me that this so-called reform would have increased the workers compensation insurance rates businesses pay to protect their employees and the business owners were right. Thankfully, that bill died before reaching the governor. For whatever reason, these consistent attacks on CompSource all had a common denominator: higher workers compensation insurance rates for Oklahoma businesses and agencies. The attacks are proof positive that just because someone calls a proposal reform, it might not be in the best interest of the state and its people. In this case, so-called reform would have drained our economy. Every dollar a business has to spend in workers compensation premiums is a dollar that cannot be spent to hire new employees, expand operations or increase product lines. That means less money in local communities driving our economies and putting Oklahomans to work. We must focus on initiatives that truly improve the quality of life in Oklahoma, while remaining wary of socalled reform that, in fact, harms our ability to create the brighter future the people of our state deserve. Thanks for reading this week s Senate Minute. Have a great week, and may God bless you all. CORRECTIONS As a matter of policy, The Durant Daily Democrat will publish corrections of errors in fact that have been printed in the newspaper. The corrections will be made as soon as possible after the error has been brought to the attention of the newspaper s editor at (580) THE DEMOCRAT (USPS ) Established 1900: The Durant Daily Democrat is published daily except Saturday and Monday and widely observed holidays, at 200 West Beech St. in Durant, Okla., periodicals postage paid at Durant, Okla., Subscription rates Jay Paul GUMM Senate Minute Carrier delivery: $85 annually; $48 for 26 weeks; $24 for 12 weeks; $8 for 4 weeks By mail: $219 annually; $129 for 26 weeks; $69 for 12 weeks E-edition: Read the entire printed version online for only $78 year annually; $39 for six months. Prices above include sales tax where applicable. POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to: Durant Daily Democrat P.O. Box 250 Durant, Okla. (580) W. Beech LETTER TO THE EDITOR Cox Chapel Cemetery A few weeks ago, I purposefully drove through Durant with the intent of visiting the burial place of my great grandfather, who had died after briefly settling in that area. Family records has listed Cox Chapel Cemetery as the place of his burial. After several inquiries, I was directed to the location of the cemetery by the Coffey-Murray Funeral Home. They gave me warnings of the location, but I proceeded and found my way to the entrance road. I had to walk a short distance and instead of a fenced in area of graveyard, I found a wooded hilltop. I searched among the tombstones watching where I stepped as it was also a cattle grazing place. I was not able to locate my great grandfather s plot. I cannot believe the condition of that cemetery. The ages shown on the tombstones prove that the cemetery is the resting place of settlers that brought Durant into existence. It is a crying shame that there is no care within the city of preserving such a valuable place. Is there not some benevolent group in Durant that would take this project? Rev. Stan Metts Pastor MTV's Pinata of Profanity It should tell you something that MTV is still highly valued by Hollywood as the televised center of the coolness universe. Why else would a top movie star like Tom Cruise dress up ridiculously as a fat, bald, bearded guy and embarrass himself in a profanity-littered skit on the MTV Movie Awards? Cruise opened the show by saying he was going to take the program, put it up his posterior and make it a diamond. He welcomed viewers to "Relax, and enjoy my twohour giant s---." And so it began, an apt description for the two hours that followed. What is it about celebrities that they have to -- absolutely (SET ITAL) must (END ITAL) -- be obscene in front of audiences with millions of impressionable children watching? Broadcast networks have had repeated trouble at awards shows with celebrities cursing. But on cable television, which fears no fines or discipline from the Federal Communications Commission, MTV doesn't see profanity as a shocking accident. On this show, it was an intentional profanity barrage. If you love infantile cursing as dearly as MTV does, it was a stimulating profanity bath. And it was staged. Actress Anna Kendrick asked, "Ready to make the censors' ears bleed?" A review of the 122-minute special by the Culture and Media Institute found more than 100 swear words. (Once you remove the incessant commercials, that was more than one a minute.) Network censors bleeped 70 curse words, including a remarkable 47 variations of "f---," 11 uses of "s---," two of "a--h---," one slang expression for breasts and nine even the watchdogs couldn't identify. But at least 30 profanities made it past the censors, including nine variations of "f----," two of "s---" and one "goddamn." The censors didn't even try to cover a whole host of other curse words. It was like candy coming out of a pinata. MTV censors L. Brent BOZELL III grabbed as many as they could. One of the most egregious offenders was actor Peter Facinelli, who accepted the "Best Picture" award for the teen vampire drama "Twilight: New Moon." He cooed, "I've never heard the word 'f---' used so many times in one evening." He then went on to use it eight times himself, four of which made it past the censors. He only skipped cursing as he honored Stephenie Meyer, the author of the "Twilight" books, because he explained, "She's a Mormon." That's consideration, Hollywood style. MTV even worked the profanities into three award titles. One was the "Best Scared as S--- Performance." This apparently required S- bombs in the introduction, as comedian Steve Carell declared, "When I watched (the low-budget horror movie) 'Paranormal Activity,' I literally s--- myself." When predictable controversy erupted, MTV issued a plastic apology: "The MTV Movie Awards is a live televised event known for irreverent comedy and a party atmosphere where our guests speak more freely than they otherwise might. While we aired the live broadcast with a delay, we were unable to mute every word that some might find objectionable. All of these words will be muted in subsequent airings." That's responsibility, Hollywood style. Left unaddressed: how MTV's "party atmosphere" was entirely their doing. All this cursing was about as unplanned as last year's Movie Awards stunt, where Sacha Baron Cohen's bare butt floated in the air just inches away from the face of the rapper Eminem, who feigned outrage and "stormed out." The idea that MTV execs would place any of the blame on the celebrities is simply laughable. They put cursing in their award titles, stuffed into their pre-recorded skit with Tom Cruise, and clearly expected a stream of it from their un-famous master of ceremonies, comedian Aziz Ansari. Many of these stars have no trouble appearing in other venues without cursing their faces off. Clearly, in this venue, they were bowing to what they felt MTV wanted. If this spectacle wasn't enough, MTV heavily promoted throughout the Movie Awards show its new scripted comedy, "The Hard Times of RJ Berger." The show's main plot device? Young Berger loses his pants on the high-school basketball court, demonstrating to the entire school that he has an enormous penis. That's taste, Hollywood style. MTV promos during the Movie Awards showed a godly glow coming from RJ's crotch, and twisted the Bible to joke, "The meek shall inherit the girth." Before his indecent exposure, RJ lamented, "I'm God's urinal cake." One nerdy girl tells RJ "Any time, any place, any orifice." She also refers to menstruation as "a vampire buffet." The Los Angeles Times declared this raunchy "Berger" show was like the movie "Superbad," only "minus the humor, warmth, and believability" -- and then declared MTV had a hit on its hands with it. Will MTV blame the actors on "Berger" for repeating the disgusting language of MTV's script? L. Brent Bozell III is the president of the Media Research Center. To find out more about Brent Bozell III, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at COPYRIGHT 2010 CRE- ATORS.COM Harold HARMON Feedback Hollow-point cartridge trumps sensitivity stuff A Tuesday headline on msnbc.com: Democrats, Republicans face angry electorate. Ya think? Just because America owes more money than it can pay back in 17 lifetimes? Because people are out of work and losing their homes and life savings? Because government has taken over health care and the automobile business? Because retirement seems no longer an achievable goal? Because we have to print every instruction in multiple languages, plus feed, house and educate a flock of illegal aliens we can no longer call illegal aliens? Because our president is quoted as saying he would have fired the British Petroleum chief over controversial comments when it was okay for his vice president to nail the nation with an F-bomb? Because we have nobody in power with the guts to stand up and say what we re doing isn t working and we re going to do it another way? Alea jacta est. LAUGHING IS BET- TER than crying. That said, try this from the California: The governor is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A coyote jumps out and attacks the dog. The governor starts to intervene, remembers Bambi and realizes he should stop; the coyote is only doing what is natural. The governor calls animal control. Animal control captures the coyote and spends $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for relocating it. The governor calls a veterinarian who takes the dead dog and spends $200 testing it for diseases. The governor goes to the hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked for diseases from the coyote and getting a bite-wound bandaged. The running trail gets shut down for six months while wildlife services conducts a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is clear of dangerous animals. The governor spends $50,000 of state funds implementing a coyote awareness program for residents. The state legislature spends $2 million investigating how to better handle rabies and how to possibly irradicate the disease. The governor s security agent is fired for not stopping the attack and for letting the governor intervene: It costs $75,000 to train a new security agent. PETA protests the coyote relocation and files suit against the state. Arizona: The governor of Arizona is jogging with her dog along a nature trail. A coyote jumps out and attacks the dog. The governor shoots the coyote and keeps jogging. The governor has spent $0.50 on a.45 ACP hollowpoint cartridge. The buzzards eat the dead coyote. And this is why California is broke.

5 Durant Daily Democrat BUSINESS THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT 5A More fun events are planned for the summer With the Magnolia Festival and rodeo behind us, we have a somewhat lighter schedule. Our annual meeting and fireworks stand are our next two events. We will also have a fish fry on July 26. We are practically sold out of tickets for our annual m e e t i n g Tuesday night. We will celebrate all the hard work of Donna DOW On Main Street volunteers, partners, and businesses. A look back is being prepared by Morgan Edwards, our On Saturday, June 5,, the Pregnancy Center of Bryan County held their annual fundraising golf tournament at Silverado Golf Course. Golf For Life kicked off at 8:00 a.m. with 17 teams in attendance for the shotgun start. In spite of the warm temperatures, golfers experienced a day of fun, food, and prizes. At the conclusion of their round of golf, players were treated to a hamburger lunch in the clubhouse, while drawings took place for over 30 door prizes, including a gas grill donated by Lowe s and an ipod touch donated by Walmart that was awarded todrew Beard. Players of the winning team were Keith Rhynes, George Rhodes, Doug and marketing intern. We will have some special guests instead of a speaker to recognize the Chamber s centennial. We will have a Super Summer Giveaway featuring gift certificates for a night s stay at the new Choctaw hotel; salon and spa services from The House of Styles, Body Business, and At the Island; and a car detail from Precision Power Wash and Auto Detailing. Even though we will give the Super Summer Giveaway to a lucky winner at our annual meeting, one does not have to attend to win. Chances to win are only $5, and you can contact any Board Member or our office for more information. Our Board Members don t get enough credit, so I would like to list them: Cindi Gill, Tara Hull, Chris Earthman, Annette Armstrong, Kathy Hendrick, Greg Phillips, Matt Mickle, Chris Pierce, Leon Sherrer, Albert Curtis, Rick Mackey, DeeAnn Haworth, Tyler Stinson, Janet Reed, Caroline Hill, and Jason Winborn. We had some new volunteers for our Magnolia Pageant, and we would like to express our gratitude to them and all the others who helped. Truman and Bonita Smith, Whitney Page Kerr, Amber Wood, Hazel Southerland, Dortha Childs, Jennifer Crouse, Rosemary Brown, and Carol Swink are repeat volunteers. Bailey Abrantes did a wonderful job singing for our entertainment. Morgan Graham and Ashlee Giles were new volunteers. We are thankful to Melissa Cathey of First United Bank for recruiting them. Melissa is a long-time Organization Committee Member, and it is the committee s job to ensure we have sufficient volunteers to carry out our workplan. She and the other members do a great job. We hope others will follow suit. We are looking for people to help with committees, upcoming events such as the fireworks stand, and more. Call our office to find out how you can become involved in making our Downtown as great as it can be. Thanks so much to Morris McCann and band for playing at Music on Market Square during Western Week. We also appreciate the businesses who decorated and dressed for the festivities. It is great to work with the Chamber. The Durant Roundup Club works hard all year to put on a rodeo for the community. They also have playdays and barrel races. They do a great job of working with children, but adults are welcome too. This week s entertainment for Thursday s Music on Market Square will be Two for Nothing out of Antlers. For more information, come by 110 N. Second or call Visit us onlineon Facebook, Twitter, or at g. Regulations published regarding the Conservation Stewardship Program WASHINGTON Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA published the final regulations governing the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, CSP is a voluntary program that offers payments to producers who exercise good land stewardship and want to improve their conservation performance. Voluntary conservation practices by private landowners and producers are an essential part of our effort to improve soil and water quality, said Vilsack. Broad and diverse participation in the CSP program will provide producers with many benefits such as enhancing wildlife habitat and helping to mitigate the impact of climate change. Vilsack also announced that the enrollment period for CSP s second year, which is currently open, has been extended an additional two weeks, now closing June 25, Administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), CSP is available to all producers regardless of operation size, crops produced, or geographic location. Eligible lands include cropland, pastureland, rangeland, nonindustrial private forest land, and agricultural land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe. Under the final rule published today and effective immediately, the program retains the broad features outlined in the interim final rule, including: CSP pays participants for conservation performance the higher the performance, the higher the payment. Producers get credit both for conservation measures they have already implemented and for new measures they agree to add. CSP is offered in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Pacific and Caribbean areas through continuous signup, with announced cut-off dates for ranking and funding applications. The experience gained during the program s first year, and comments received from partners and the public during the 90- day public comment period, have contributed to a number of important changes in the program rules. The program s new features include the following: Higher payment rate for additional conservation performance. USDA is implementing a split payment structure, with one payment rate for existing conservation activities and a higher payment rate for new activities. This is expected to encourage producers to apply more new activities and thereby generate greater environmental benefits. Higher payment limit. The total contract limitation for joint operations is increased from $200,000 to $400,000, with annual payment limits increased from $40,000 to $80,000 to fairly compensate joint operations that produce environmental benefit levels needed to earn the payments. New minimum payment. To directly encourage participation by smallscale, historically underserved producers, the rule establishes a minimum payment of $1,000. Pastured cropland. Pastured cropland is added as a new designation Pregnancy Center s annual golf fundraiser was a success Caroline Waggone. They each received an engraved photo frame and $100 gift certificates to the PGA Tour Superstore. Second place went to Ron Starnes, Willie Starnes, Sam Rambo, and Scott McElhaney. Each player of the second place team received a $60 gift card to the PGA Tour Superstore. The third place award was $20 gift certificates to the PGA Tour Superstore for each of the players, which included Kyle Savage, Seth Fairchild, Jered Hyatt, and Jay Mauck. The Pregnancy Center of Bryan County would like to thank the numerous businesses and individuals who made this event such a success. The outpouring of support from the community truly made this event memorable, and one that will be greatly anticipated by area golfers in future years. with a higher payment than pastureland because of the greater income foregone by producers who maintain a grass-based livestock production system on land suitable for cropping. Enhancements. Some conservation enhancements work better when implemented as a system and under the new rule are offered as enhancement bundles. Participants who implement such comprehensive bundles get higher rankings and higher payments. Resource-conserving crop rotation. In response to extensive public comment, the definition of resource-conserving crop rotation is revised to require the use of grass and/or legumes. Since resource-conserving crops receive supplemental payments under CSP, the rule change ensures that the crops provide a sufficient level of environmental benefit. Other changes in the regulation give producers greater flexibility in establishing their eligibility to apply for CSP and in certifying their control of the land. Potential applicants are encouraged to use the CSP self-screening checklist to determine whether CSP is suitable for their operation and apply prior to the closing date of June 25, 2010, when applications will be scored, ranked, and funded. The checklist, which highlights basic information about CSP eligibility requirements, contract obligations, and payments, and additional information about CSP, may be obtained from the national CSP Web site ( or individual state NRCS o f f i c e s ( /organization/regions.html).usda published the CSP interim final rule on July 29, 2009, and solicited comment through October 28, Initially scheduled to end on September 28, 2009, the comment period was extended to encourage comments throughout the program s first enrollment period. NRCS received 1,534 comments and reviewed and considered each one. Responses to the comments are incorporated in the final rule released today. The final rule can be viewed at: ov/2010/pdf/ pdf NRCS is celebrating 75 years helping people help the land in Since 1935, the NRCS conservation delivery system has advanced a unique partnership with state and local governments and private landowners delivering conservation based on specific, local conservation needs, while accommodating state and national interests. President Franklin Roosevelt created the Soil Conservation Service, now known as NRCS, in 1935 to help farmers and ranchers overcome the devastating effects of drought, especially in the Midwest and Northern Plains regions. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C or call (800) (voice) or ( (TDD). Governor Henry signs spending bill for fiscal year 2011 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Gov. Brad Henry has signed a key component of the state's $6.7 billion budget to fund state government for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Henry signed the general appropriations bill on Thursday. The measure takes effect July 1 and allocates funding for various state agencies. The bill was among 28 measures Henry signed into law on Thursday. Several of the measures were components of the overall budget agreement, including fee increases and the suspension of several tax breaks. Lawmakers used a combination of revenue enhancements and cuts to state programs to close an estimated $1.2 billion hole in the fiscal year 2011 budget. Our web site is now updated multiple times daily.

6 6A THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT State Governor Henry vetoes 22 bills, signs 43 others BY SEAN MURPHY ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) In his final round of action on pending legislation, Democratic Gov. Brad Henry on Friday vetoed 22 separate bills, including a measure that would have created an energy stabilization fund to reduce the volatility of state revenue collections. Henry, who is completing his second and final term in office, said he supported the fund's concept, but that in the lastminute rush of the 2010 legislative session, the bill contained numerous technical errors. The next Legislature BY BRIAN SKOLOFF AND HARRY R. WEBER, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERS GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) The astonishing news that the oil leak at the bottom of the sea may be twice as big as previously thought could have major repercussions for both the environment and BP's financial health, killing more marine life and dramatically increasing the amount the company must pay in fines and damages. Scientists now say the blown-out well could have been spewing as much as 2 million gallons of crude a day before a cut-and-cap maneuver started capturing some of the flow, meaning more than 100 million gallons may have leaked into the Gulf of Mexico since the start of the disaster in April. That is more than nine times the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, previously the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The larger estimates, while still preliminary and considered a worstcase scenario, could contribute to breathtaking should revisit this concept and carefully draft legislation that can be implemented without question or concern, Henry said in his veto message. State law prevents Henry from running for re-election after two terms. With much of Oklahoma's budget woes this year attributable to a steep drop in energy prices, the energy stabilization fund was a top priority of House Speaker Chris Benge, a Tulsa Republican. The bill passed the Legislature with bipartisan support. The idea was to collect liabilities against BP. Penalties can be levied against the company under a variety of environmental protection laws, including fines of up to $1,100 under the Clean Water Act for each barrel of oil spilled. Based on the maximum amount of oil possibly spilled to date, that would translate to a potential civil fine for simple discharge alone of $2.8 billion. If BP were found to have committed gross negligence or willful misconduct, the civil fine could be up to $4,300 per barrel, or up to $11.1 billion. It s going to blow the record books up, said Eric Schaeffer, who led the Environmental Protection Agency s enforcement office from 1997 to A larger spill also could lead to increased environmental hazards, with shrimp, crabs and fish such as marlin and swordfish especially hard hit. Certainly if there are greater volumes of oil than were originally estimated, that doesn t bode gross production taxes on oil and gas above a threeyear average and deposit them into a special fund. In years where collections fell below a threeyear average, money from the fund would be deposited into the state's general fund to help offset budget shortfalls. Benge said he was disappointed with the veto and hopes next year's Legislature revamps the bill. The fund was intended to give our state the chance to capture gross production revenues in high collection years for use in reduced collection years, which would have well, said Jim Franks, a fisheries biologist at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast helped reduce the effect price volatility has on our state budget, Benge said in a statement. Among the other bills vetoed by Henry was a proposal to consolidate the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board and the Oklahoma Employees Benefits Council and make other changes to the state's health insurance plan for state employees. Henry criticized lawmakers for unveiling such a major policy shift in the legislative session's final days. For such a sweeping policy change to be enacted into law, it must Research Laboratory. Do we expect twice the impact? I don t know how to judge that, but that much more oil could not be good at all for fish and wildlife resources. I would anticipate farreaching impacts. Days after the spill began, government officials told the public that the ruptured well a mile below the Gulf was leaking 42,000 gallons a day. Then, officials said it was actually five times bigger. That estimate didn't last long either. The new estimates are based on spillcam video as well as such things as satellite, sonar and pressure readings. The lead scientist in the effort said the most credible range at the moment is between 840,000 gallons and 1.68 million gallons a day. Another part of the equation is how much more oil started to leak last week after the riser pipe was cut, a step that BP and government officials said could increase the flow by 20 percent. The pipe cut was necessary to install a cap over the well; the cap has captured an estimated 4 million gallons so far. If the higher-end estimates prove accurate, the leak amounts to an Exxon Valdez every five days or so. At that rate, in just over three weeks from now it will eclipse the worst oil spill in peacetime history, the 1979 Ixtoc disaster in Mexico, which took 10 months to belch out 140 million gallons of oil into the Gulf. And there s more bad news. The oil gushing from the Gulf contains large amounts of natural gas. Samantha Joye, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Georgia, said that can contribute significantly to oxygen levels plummeting in the water as microbes eat the methane clouds. In addition to the potential for billions in fines, BP is responsible for paying all cleanup costs and up to $75 million for economic damages. But it could face far heavier expenses if gross negligence is found or if it is determined that there was a violation of a federal safety, construction or operating regulation, Schaeffer said. You bet the trial lawyers are sharpening their swords around that language, he said. And that s not including the tens of billions of dollars in shareholder wealth that has already evaporated with the plunge of BP's stock since the disaster. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg became a lonely defender of BP, declaring the world should not rush to point fingers at the British oil giant. The billionaire tycoon often sides with CEOs and businesses entangled in public relations disasters. The guy that runs BP didn t exactly go down there and blow up the well, Bloomberg said on his weekly radio show. And what s more, if we want them to fix it and they're the only ones with the expertise, I think I might wait to assign blame. be thoroughly researched and debated throughout the four-month session with all stakeholders at the table, not unveiled and passed in the hectic and often chaotic final moments before adjournment, Henry said. Henry vetoed another bill that would have restricted lottery advertisements, and three other measures to transfer money from a special fund at the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics to various state agencies. Henry signed 43 bills into law Friday, including a measure that allows local school districts to roll back several initiatives aimed at improving public education across Oklahoma, such as required professional development for teachers. The bill also suspends for two years new applications for a state program that offers a $5,000 annual stipend for teachers who attain National Board certification. The likelihood of a slow recovery in revenues will require school districts to deploy every possible option to save money, Benge said. All told, Henry vetoed 40 of the 522 measures sent to his office for consideration this year. New oil spill total is bad news for BP, wildlife That the BP oil spill may be twice as bad as earlier estimates was hard news to hear but no surprise to Christian Delos Reyes, a 39-yearold oyster dredger. Crabs start real small. You know they re all going to die. It'll kill all the oysters. In my opinion, I don't think it'll ever be all right, Reyes said. I think it's destroyed. Wanda Kirby, 65, owns the Sandpiper Shores Motel in Grand Isle, La., a couple of hundred feet from where a long strand of bright orange boom slices across the beach to block the oil. Whether it s five gallons or five million, I don't care. We don t really need to be wasting time measuring it, she said. We just need to stop it. Weber reported from Houston. Associated Press writers Jay Reeves, John Flesher, Brian Skoloff, Tamara Lush, Ray Henry and Kevin McGill contributed to this report. Casino revenues remain stable in 2009, according to Gaming Commission NIGC: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The National Indian Gaming Commission says revenues from U.S. tribal casinos were stable in Tax credits are suspended OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Abill that suspends more than two dozen tax credits for two years to help plug a $1.2 billion hole in the state budget has been signed into law by Gov. Brad Henry. The bill was one of 61 House and Senate measures signed into law last week by Henry. Senate Bill 1267, which places a two-year moratorium on several tax credits offered by the state Data released Friday by the commission showed 2009 gross gaming revenue totaled $26.5 billion, compared with $26.7 billion in Military IDs sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack HONOLULU (AP) The military says it's identified the remains of a sailor killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in The Pentagon said Friday U.S. Navy Fireman Third Class Gerald G. Lehman of Hancock, Mich., was among 429 sailors and Marines who died when Japanese planes sank the USS Oklahoma. The military identified 36 of the Oklahoma's dead, but Lehman was among the hundreds buried as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command exhumed Lehman's casket after an independent researcher said he had information indicating the remains could be identified. Officials used dental comparisons and mitochondrial DNA analysis to make their determination. Lehman was due to be buried in Hancock on Saturday The commission says on average, gains and losses by the 233 gaming tribes evened out. Statistics showed that 2009 revenue grew the most, 12 percent, in the Oklahoma City region, which includes 49 gaming operations in western Oklahoma and Texas. Gaming revenue grew 6 percent in the Portland region; increased by 1 percent in the Tulsa region, and climbed 0.1 percent in Washington D.C. The Tulsa region includes eastern Oklahoma and Kansas. The Tulsa region s 64 operations had $1.7 billion in revenue.

7 International THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT 7A Anniversary of disputed Iran vote passes quietly TEHRAN, Iran (AP) The one-year anniversary of Iran s disputed election passed quietly Saturday with little more than a subdued Internet appeal by opposition leaders for supporters to speak out on the Web against government repression. Fearing bloodshed and calculating that it would gain them nothing, the movement s leaders called off a day of mass protests, reflecting their increasing powerlessness against the government s military muscle. Witnesses and the opposition reported a few isolated confrontations in the capital. We have to expand social networks, websites, these are our best means, said Mir Hossein Mousavi, a former prime minister who maintains he was robbed of the presidency through fraud in the June 12, 2009, election. These work like an army. This is our army against their military force, he said on his website, Kaleme.com. The retreat from Iran s streets and university campuses to the Web is certain to be seen as a victory for the ruling hard-liners and for the armed forces that preserved their grip on power with a harsh crackdown on postelection protesters. The anniversary passed with no signs of major disturbances or large public gatherings. Witnesses reported sporadic but minor clashes at Tehran s Azadi Square between a few dozen protesters and anti-riot police swinging batons. At Tehran s Sharif University of Technology, students scuffled with hard-liners and plainclothes paramilitary personnel on campus, according to Mousavi s website. Liar, liar, students chanted in a denunciation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Security forces arrested a political ally of Mousavi, Davoud Roshani, and labor union activist Reza Shahabi, Kaleme.com reported. Authorities were also seen taking one person away near the entrance of Tehran University, where no gatherings were allowed to form, another witness said. A top police official, Ahmad Reza Radan, said a small number of people were arrested in Tehran, but gave no details, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported. In some Tehran neighborhoods after nightfall, people went to their rooftops and shouted Allahu akbar, or God is great, reprising a cry of protest from last year s unrest. Hundreds of police were deployed at main junctions in the capital. The government warned that any unauthorized gatherings would be harshly confronted. The scene was in stark contrast to a year ago. Then, hundreds of thousands took to the streets to protest alleged fraud, which they said deprived them of a Mousavi presidency that might have brought a measure of political and social change. Mousavi had campaigned on promises of economic reform, freedom of expression and a review of laws that discriminate against women. Abuses against detained activists which the government at least partially acknowledged took place pushed some opposition supporters to go even further and challenge the ruling clerical establishment itself. But trials some of which have resulted in death sentences and threats to put down unauthorized demonstrations have left the movement with nowhere to go. Even on the Web, Iranian authorities chase them, blocking sites and jamming Internet and mobile phone service at times. The tightening controls have led to criticism of what Mousavi on Saturday called an inclination toward dictatorship by Iran s leadership a potent jab from a man once considered a regime insider and who played an active role in the 1979 revolution that brought clerical rule to Iran. Those at the top (of the ruling system) think they are special creatures of God almighty and that God pays special attention to (him); that whatever he says must be carried out... and there is no belief in collective logic, Mousavi said, in an apparent reference to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Mousavi pledged Saturday to continue a peaceful struggle against the government of Ahmadinejad, whose presidency has coincided with a sinking Iranian economy and growing international isolation as a result of the defiance over the country s nuclear program. We need to spread awareness, Mousavi said. This is the point of vulnerability of those who are after despotism. If awareness is spread, there will be a huge popular force behind the demand for change. He and fellow opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi have declared the price of more direct confrontation to be too high. The opposition says at least 80 protesters were killed in last year s street clashes. Authorities have put the figure at around 30. Mousavi urged Iranians to distribute films, photos, video clips and cell phone footage of what is really going on in the country. Obama tells Britain no hard feelings over spill LONDON (AP) President Barack Obama reassured Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday that his frustration over the mammoth oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not an attack on Britain as the two leaders tried to soothe trans-atlantic tensions over the disaster. Cameron s Downing St. office said the two leaders held a warm and constructive telephone conversation for more than 30 minutes. Obama has recently sharpened his criticism of BP PLC as the company struggles to stop millions of gallons of oil gushing from its ruptured deep-sea well. Cameron is under pressure to get Obama to tone down the rhetoric against of a major British company, fearing it will hurt millions of Britons as well as many Americans who hold BP stock in investments and pension plans. Cameron s office said the prime minister expressed his sadness at the ongoing human and environmental catastrophe, but stressed BP s economic importance to Britain, the U.S. and other countries. It said Obama recognized that BP which he has pointedly referred to in public by its former name, British Petroleum is a multinational company, and that frustrations about the oil spill had nothing to do with national identity. Obama said he had no interest in undermining BP s value. The company s stock has lost 40 percent of its value since the oil rig fire on April 20 that unleashed the United States worst oil spill. Downing Street said the two men agreed that BP should continue to work intensively to ensure that all sensible and reasonable steps are taken as rapidly as practicable to deal with the consequences of this catastrophe. The Obama administration walked a careful line Saturday: trying to show toughness with BP, but also reassuring Britons that the president holds no animosity toward their country and institutions. The strategy could be risky if Obama s political opponents use it to reinforce claims that he has been too gentle and diplomatic in dealing with the oil company. Before the Obama- Cameron phone call took place, the U.S. government told BP it has until the end of the weekend to speed up efforts to contain the oil spill. Later, the White House let Cameron s office make the first public remarks about Saturday s phone call. Downing Street used the opportunity to stress that Obama is not attacking Britain and that he recognizes BP as a global firm. When the White House finally released its official statement, only one of the 10 sentences referred to the oil spill. It said the two men discussed the impact of the spill, reiterating that BP must do all it can to respond effectively to the situation. Minutes later, a senior Obama administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe the private conversation, confirmed that the president had told Cameron that our frustration has nothing to do with national identity but focuses instead on ensuring that a large, wealthy company lives up to its obligations. The official said Obama told Cameron that BP must meet its obligations to those whose lives have been disrupted, and that the administration will insist everything be done to cap the well, capture the oil, and pay for the cleanup, the environmental damage done and the tens of thousands of economic claims as a result of this disaster. BP has been ordered by the U.S. Coast Guard to speed up its efforts to stop oil gushing into the sea off the coast of Louisiana. U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. James A. Watson sent a letter to BP officials on Friday expressing frustration with the pace of the effort and ordered the company to identify ways to expedite the process in the next 48 hours. Ethnic riots sweep Kyrgyzstan, govt. begs for help OSH, Kyrgyzstan (AP) Ethnic riots wracked southern Kyrgyzstan on Saturday, forcing thousands of Uzbeks to flee as their homes were torched by roving mobs of Kyrgyz men. The interim government begged Russia for troops to stop the violence, but the Kremlin offered only humanitarian assistance. At least 77 people were reported killed and more than 1,000 wounded in the violence spreading across the impoverished Central Asian nation that hosts U.S. and Russian air bases. Much of Osh was on fire Saturday and the sky was black with smoke. Mobs of young Kyrgyz men armed with firearms and metal bars marched on minority Uzbek neighborhoods and set homes on fire, forcing thousands to flee. RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) The record will show it was a tie, but it was hardly that. One found renewed confidence; the other is going to feel the heat back home. The United States and England played to a 1-1 draw Saturday night in the World Cup, with the Americans rallying when Clint Dempsey scored on a blunder by goalkeeper Robert Green and U.S. goalie Tim Howard withstood a second-half barrage by Wayne Rooney and his celebrated teammates. Steven Gerrard put England ahead in the fourth minute, blowing past Ricardo Clark to beat Howard from short range. But Dempsey tied it when Green fumbled his 25-yard shot that skipped off the ground twice. It was a difficult game, Gerrard said. I think the important thing in the first game is not to lose. Unfortunately we ve let a poor goal in and we couldn t go on and get the winner. The goal shocked us a bit.... It took us a while to get over it. Jozy Altidore nearly put the U.S. ahead late, but Green got a hand on his angled shot and it deflected off the corner of the goal. Howard, who needed treatment in the first half when Emile Heskey slid into his ribs and chest, saved the Americans time and again in the second half, frustrating the famous and high-priced stars he faces each week in the Premier League. With each save late in the game, louder chants of World Cup: U.S./England play to draw U-S-A! erupted from Sam s Army and American Outlaws, groups who made the long and expensive trip from home to sit among the vuvuzela-blowing fans on a cool night in the Southern Hemisphere. I think when you play at the highest level and against the best competition, it will bring the best out of you, Howard said. England must try to regroup as it seeks its first major title since winning the World Cup at home in The U.S., trying to rebound from first-round elimination four years ago, got a boost as it heads into first-round games against Slovenia on Friday and Algeria on June 23. While not a shocking win to match the 1-0 American upset over England at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, the U.S. earned a huge point its quest to reach the second round for the first time since After a tentative and nervous opening few minutes, England broke on top. Gerrard scored his 17th goal in 82 appearances, bursting past Clark. Heskey had taken Glen Johnson s throw-in and sent a through ball to Gerrard, who flicked it past Howard. Dempsey scored on a play very similar to the goal by Croatia s Niko Kranjcar that went in off Scott Carson s arm and helped eliminate England from qualifying from the 2008 European Championship. Dempsey took several touches, spun around Gerrard and hit a dipping left-footed shot. The ball hit the field twice, glanced off Green s right hand and went into the net for Dempsey s 19th goal in 63 national team games. Dempsey also scored against Ghana as the U.S. was eliminated in 2006.

8 8A THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT U.S. Arkansas campers had only seconds to escape from flood JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER OUACHITA NATION- AL FOREST (AP) Some people awoke to roaring floodwaters. Others were roused by panicked banging on their cabin doors. At least a few got out of bed and were plunged almost immediately into deep, churning water. Vacationing families camped in a remote Arkansas valley had only a moment or two in the darkness to escape from the worst flood to hit this area in nearly 30 years. For at least 17 people, it wasn t enough. The deadly wall of water that rushed through a region southwest of Little Rock struck with such force that witnesses could hear trees being ripped apart and lumber buckling in homes that had been smashed. Terry Whatley was staying at the Albert Pike Recreation Area with a group of about 35 friends and relatives. Around 3:30 a.m. Friday, someone pounded on the door of his camper to warn of the rising water. He gathered everyone and got out into ankle-deep water. Soon it rose to up to their chests as they tried to National briefs DENVER (AP) Colorado is changing the rules for how teachers earn and keep the sweeping job protections known as tenure, linking student performance to job security despite outcry from teacher unions that have steadfastly defended the system for decades. Many education reform advocates consider tenure to be one of the biggest obstacles to improving America s schools because it makes removing mediocre or even incompetent teachers difficult. Colorado s legislature changed tenure rules despite opposition from the state s largest teacher s union, a longtime ally of majority Democrats. Gov. Bill Ritter, also a Democrat, signed the bill into law last month. It requires teachers to be evaluated annually, with at least half of their rating based on whether their students progressed during reach higher ground. I just started thinking to myself, This is a bad way to die, said Whatley, whose group included three people who were confirmed killed in the flash flood. The raging floodwaters killed at least 17 people before dawn Friday and left in their wake a path of destruction marked by cars hurled into trees, heavily damaged or destroyed cabins, even pavement that had been peeled off roads and bark off trees. Vacationers were drawn by the campground s rustic landscape: a lush valley ringed with mountains on the southern edge of the Ouachita National Forest. But by the early Friday, heavy rains had turned the Caddo and Little Missouri rivers into lethal torrents. In seconds, survivors had to decide how to save their lives and those of their loved ones. Some clung to trees, others climbed on top of cars bobbing like boats in the swift current. Terry Scott figures he got lucky. His wife woke him at 4 a.m. By 4:30, the cabin was flooded with jade-colored water. There s just no place for it to go, said Scott, who went back to survey the damage after the water had started to recede. He In bold move, Colorado alters teacher tenure rules the school year. Beginning teachers will have to show they ve boosted student achievement for three straight years to earn tenure. Teachers could lose tenure if their students don t show progress for two consecutive years. Under the old system, teachers simply had to work for three years to gain tenure, the typical wait around the country. After the bill survived a filibuster attempt and passed a key House vote, Democratic Rep. Nancy Todd, a 25-year teacher who opposed the measure, broke into tears. I don t question your motives, an emotional Todd said to the bill s proponents. But I do want you to hear my heart because my heart is speaking for over 40,000 teachers in the state of Colorado who have been given the message that it is all up to them. said he cannot afford to rebuild because he s out of work. It s full of mud, water, he said. I just closed it back up and left. Whatley s 24-year-old son, Matt, and a friend, J.D. Quinn, were sitting on the porch of a nearby cabin as the water rose. They soon started trying to warn people in cabins and campers. You couldn t hear anything. Just lumber and houses being destroyed and trees ripping. We couldn t even talk to each other when we were in the water, Quinn said. On Saturday, rescue crews in kayaks, on horseback and on all-terrain vehicles searched for campers who were still missing. The last person found alive was rescued late Friday morning. Arkansas State Police Capt. Mike Fletcher said there were about two dozen people still unaccounted for a number far lower than initial estimates based on the belief that 300 people were in and around the campground when the flood swept through. Forecasters had warned of the approaching danger during the night, but campers could easily have missed those advisories because of the late hour and the remoteness of the area, where broadcasting and cell-phone signals are weak at best. Sharon Paxton, who lives in the valley, described the panic among cabin owners after water chased dozens of people from their campgrounds along the two rivers. Having saved himself, Paxton s husband stayed behind to help. There were RVs floating by, and my husband was picking people off, she said. Vehicles and bodies were carried several miles downstream by the rushing water. Among the dead was a 6-year-old girl who slipped from her mother s grasp in the current, a local pastor said. As the water receded at Camp Albert, scenes of the devastation remained: a smashed stroller with childrens booties and flipflops scattered nearby, tents torn to ribbons, a car wrapped around a tree, hunks of rock and earth deposited indiscriminately onto roads and campsites. The possessions left behind underscored how quickly the danger came. At campsite A9, a trailer was smashed into a tree. A fly swatter, skillet and some coffee mugs on a table were all that remained. 24-Hr. Forecast TODAY: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 92. Durant Readings Friday s High 92 Friday s Low 77 Precipitation 0.00 Precip. This Month 0.00 Precip. This Year Lake Texoma Elevation Normal Elevation Water Temp. 82 Regional Friday s Readings Station Hi Low Pcpn Antlers Hugo Lane Madill Tishomingo Weather Up-To-The-Minute Forecast At TONIGHT: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around Day Forecast Monday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Tuesday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Visit us on the web at Conn. police: Parents gambled, left kids in car MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) Two Massachusetts parents have been accused of leaving a 1-year-old and a 10- year-old alone in a car as they gambled at a Connecticut casino. Connecticut state police say Edwine Louissaint of Dedham and David Augustin of Milton face charges including seconddegree reckless endangerment. Police found the children Thursday after being called to a garage at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket. State police Lt. J. Paul Vance says video surveillance and gambling records showed Augustin and Louissaint were in the resort for more than an hour. Court officials say Augustin was ordered held on $40,000 bond Friday, while Louissaint was released on $25,000 bond after she promised to reappear in court. Neither defendant entered a plea, and it was unclear whether they had attorneys. A home phone number for Louissaint could not be found. Spirit Airlines pilot strike strands thousands FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Spirit Airlines says it s canceling all of its Sunday flights after its pilots went on strike. Pilots walked out Saturday morning in a pay dispute with the small, Florida-based discount airline. The strike has already stranded thousands of travelers. Spirit says it is refunding tickets and trying to get passengers onto flights on other carriers. Spirit carries about 16,000 passengers a day, many of them between the Eastern U.S. and the Caribbean and Latin America. Freed reported from Minneapolis.

9 SUUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010 Durant Daily Democrat LIFESTYLES THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT 1B ALL DISTRICT BAND members are shown, front row, left, Thomas Olive, Alex Hicks, Katelynn Humphries, Paighten Harkins, Meranda Williams, Alyssa Bartholomew, Kali Ritterhouse, Bailey Allmon, Alayna Gipson, Dene Betz, Griselda Loza, Taylor Gilmore, Ashley Richey, Angela Lyday, Miranda Lorance, Megan Portman, Elizabeth Thrash; second row, left, Bryson Owens, Patti Krausert, Gillette Thomas, Allison Swearengin, Colt Franklin, Michael Krausert, Riley Richards, Brianna Teel, Phoenix Ortlip, Katherine Webb, Khristen Anderson, BreAnne Hajny, Brittani Ricks, Alan Kress, April Clinton; third row, left, Dustin Jones, Timothy Stachowski, Kris Hale, David Reddout, Rhyan Young, Ariel Moore, Garrett Langston, Cody Bebout, Josh Peddy, Kameron Dunn, Andrew Gregg, Macey Gregg, Justin Nichols, Zhak Bradford, John Moreno, Samantha Erickson and Ryker Marcy. Not shown are Robby Hirst, Meghan Comer, Drew Franklin and Kirsten Langford. The Pride of Durant has outstanding season The Pride of Durant had an outstanding marching season, and the success continued during concert season this spring. In April, they competed in the American Classics Big D Music Festival in Dallas, Texas. They had the opportunity to perform in the Meyerson Symphony Center, home of the Dallas Symphony, and received straight first division superior ratings. They also earned an outstanding performance award. The Durant High School jazz band was awarded a superior rating at this competition. The Pride soon went to OSSAA State Concert and sight-reading Contest and achieved straight first division superior ratings. Having achieved straight first division superior ratings in both marching and concert OSSAA contests. The Pride achieved the Sweepstakes award after three years of being one judge away from this honor. The jazz band went to OSSAA State Jazz Contest and achieved straight first division superior ratings. Having accomplished this, they won the Accent Award, giving the Pride of Durant its first ever Super Sweepstakes. Only two bands in Oklahoma received this award for having nine straight first division superior ratings across the board throughout the year. The jazz band also placed 3rd in the state competing against other 5A jazz bands. The following students made the Oklahoma Bandmaster's Association All-Star Summer Jazz Band: Michael Krausert, Josh Peddy, Andrew Gregg, and Cody Bebout. The Sparklers have been busy with competitions of their own. In February, the Sparklers attended Danceline competition and made superior ratings on four team routines and one officer routine. Kylie Collier, Kelsey McCarley, KC Poe, and Hailey Powell all made superior ratings on their solos. Lauren Keene made an excellent rating on her solo. Kylie Collier got first place in the toe touch contest and Kassie Forbis got third place in the leaps contest. The Durant Drumline has played at the groundbreaking for the new high school, Market Square, and the Magnolia Festival.They also hosted a Durant Drumline Challenge, which they hope to make an annual event. They were awarded the best drumline award at the Konawa marching band contest. Individual competition is an important aspect of high school band. Every fall musicians from all over the state compete within their region to make the All-District Band. The bands are split into an 8th and 9th grade band, and a 10th - 12th grade band. There were twenty-four 8th and 9th grade members and twenty-seven 10th- 12th grade members of the Pride that made the All District Band. Several students then had the opportunity to audition for the second round: All-State. This year two students earned the honor of being selected to the All-State Band. Macey Gregg made 16th chair on clarinet. Taylor Gilmore made 1st chair on piccolo and 3rd alternate on flute. This is the second year both have made All-State. There were numerous soloists and ensembles that competed at the District Solo & Ensemble competition at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Most made a first division rating and went on to compete at the State Solo & Ensemble competition at Oklahoma State University. Following the spring band concert, several awards were given. There were three Band Queen Candidates. Kirsten Langford was escorted by Joey Gooch, Meghan Comer was escorted by Michael Krausert, and the Band Queen, Ariel Moore, was escorted by Colt Franklin. Candidates and Queen were voted on by band members. The John Phillip Sousa award was awarded to Michael Krausert. This award was voted on by other band students for the overall best senior musician. The Louis Armstrong award was presented to Ariel Moore. This award is also voted on by band members for the best jazz band student. The Cassy Hallmark Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship given in honor of Cassandra Anne Hallmark. It is a scholarship of $250 to upcoming freshmen and goes toward the student s band fees. Four students received this scholarship, Stormy Stillwell, Tyler Buchanan, Alina Imdad, and Kaylee King. These students worked very hard this year to earn this scholarship. Throughout the year, band members had many opportunities to earn lettering points. These points are tallied at the end of the year and students receive a bronze, silver, or gold lettering award according to their accumulated points from the year. There were thirty-eight members that earned a Bronze Letter, seventeen earned a Silver Letter and seventeen earned a Gold Letter The Pride wouldn't be as successful without the individual work, determination, and countless hours of practice from each student. Out of each grade level, two students are chosen for Outstanding Class Member for their demonstration of great musicianship, outstanding work ethic, and loyalty to the Pride of Durant. For the Senior class; Ariel Moore and Michael Krausert, for the Junior class: Taylor Gilmore and Cody Bebout, for the Sophomore class; BreAnne Hajny and John Moreno, and for the Freshmen class; Brianna Teel and Andrew Gregg. Each year student officers are chosen to lead their sections. They are in charge of their sections and setting the example in all areas, such as muscianship, work ethic, and good attitudes Student Officers: Michael Krauser, Khristen Anderson, Taylor Gilmore, Macey Gregg, Samantha Erickson, Josh Peddy, Cody Bebout, Kirsten Langford, and Angela Lyday. This article was written with contributions from these students. The Pride of Durant owes much respect to the Band Boosters and Officers. These parent officers put in extra time and work in order for the band to raise money and be successful. Thanks go to all of the Band Boosters and Officers of The Pride has had a very successful year, and though the kids have worked hard, their directors deserve praise for getting them there. The Pride couldn t be more thankful for Head director Chris Gregg, Assistant Directors Tony Tiger, Leslie Gregg, and Steve Weaver. Their dedication and passion for music has lead to their student s success. A thank you goes to Misty Forbis for allowing the Sparklers to be as successful as they have been and bettering each of her students ABOVE LEFT Durant high school Sparklers are shown front row, left, Sarah Hodson, Kelsey McCarley, Ashley Harris, Kasie Forbis, KC Poe; second row, left, Kaylee Johnson, Kylie Collier, Lesley McDaniel, Tina Firquain ABOVE RIGHT Durant high school Band seniors are shown front row, left, Holly Cox, Angela Lyday, Kirsten Langford, Michael Krausert; second row, left, Lee Edwards, Ariel Moore, Joey Gooch and Colt Franklin. Not shown are Elizabeth Bebout, Meghan Comer, Kylie Collier, Kaylee Johnson and Lesley McDaniel. BELOW RIGHT Durant high school Jazz Band members are shown, front row, left, Macey Gregg, BreAnne Hajny, Riley Richards, Phoenix Ortlip, Michael Krausert, Justin Nichols, Ariel Moore; second row, left, Tony Ragle, Taylor Gilmore, John Moreno, Cody Bebout, Kameron Dunn, Meranda Williams; third row, left, Paighten Harkins, Joey Gooch, Rhyan Young, Andrew Gregg, Griselda Loza, Josh Peddy, Michael Wright, Brianna Teel and Micah Hanson.

10 2B THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT LIFESTYLES PHIL AND PAT DUNHAM Dunhams celebrate 50 years of marriage The children of Phil and Pat Dunham will have a family celebration to honor their parents 50th wedding anniversary. Phil and Pat met while attending Central State University and married June, in Tonkawa, Okla. They became school teachers and Professors at SOSU. Their children are Steve Dunham, principal at Comanche high school, and wife Chris Dunham. Scott Dunham of Rochester, New York. He is the V.P. for Education and Training Resources. Their daughter is Shana Kirkpatrick of Durant and she is a science teacher. Their grandchildren are Taylor Compton and Kendyl Compton. Teen sailor healthy after three days adrift THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) Weary but healthy despite bumps and bruises, teen sailor Abby Sunderland was cheerful in a phone call home after being rescued Saturday from her crippled boat in the southern Indian Ocean, her parents said. "She sounded tired, a little bit small in her voice, but she was able to make jokes and she was looking forward to getting some sleep," her mother, Marianne Sunderland, told reporters outside the family home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The 16-year-old had to abandon her sailboat, Wild Eyes, when a French fishing vessel rescued her more than 2,000 miles from the western Australia coast, two days after she lost communication with her family and sent out distress signals. She will spend more than a week traveling to Reunion Island, a French territory east of Madagascar. "Crazy is the word that really describes everything that has happened best," Abby Sunderland wrote Saturday morning in a blog post from "a great big fishing boat headed I am not exactly sure where." "The long and the short of it is, well, one long wave, and one short mast," she wrote. Sunderland had been stranded in heavy seas since Thursday, when she set off a distress signal after the mast collapsed. Laurence Sunderland said the family was not going to elaborate on the problems that led to the emergency, and Abby Sunderland didn't provide details in her blog post. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the French ship Ile De La Reunion brought Sunderland on board from her stricken craft Saturday afternoon at the site (about 2:45 a.m. PDT). ABOVE LEFT: Rising Star Masonic Lodge in Calera is proud to present six graduation seniors of Calera Hight School with a $500 scholarship to attend the college of their choice. This year's recipients of the 2010 Charles Hayes Memorial Scholarship are (in no particular order) Leslie Carter, Matthew Davis, Eleana Garcia, Brooke George, Kymberly May, and Kendra Ward. ABOVE RIGHT:The Calera Masons recently presented Jena Holt (center) as their Teacher of Today for the Calera High School. Shown presenting the award and a check for $100 are lodge members Andy Perkins (left) and Don Hyde, Jr. (right) MIDDLE: Rising Star Masonic Lodge #129 in Calera annually recognizes the outstanding boy and girl seniors at Calera High School with the Masonic Student of Today award. Show receiving the 2010 awards and a check for $100 are Calera Seniors Cale Eidson (center left) and Leslie Carter (center right). Lodge members are Don Hyde, Jr. (left) and Andy Perkins (right). BELOW: The Calera Masons recently presented Jena Holt (center) as their Teacher of Today for the Calera High School. Shown presenting the award and a check for $100 are lodge members Andy Perkins (left) and Don Hyde, Jr. (right) Wedding and Engagement announcements now online

11 Lifestyles THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT 3B Dude Dolly New Born Happy birthday wishes go to Briar James Moss who was 2 years old on June 12. Helping Briar celebrate are parents Claudia Moss, Durant, Mike Moss, Utica; grandparents James and Karen Robinson, Cartwright, Conna Bullard, Durant; great-grandparents Lahoma Springer, Utica; great-great-grandmother Oleane Mulkey, Roberta; and an extra special wish from his big sister Taylor Dannielle Moss, Durant. Hayden Schulze would like to wish his little sister, Madison Raelynn Schultze a very happy 1st birthday. Madison is the daughter of Chris and Lindsay Schulze. Her grandparents are Stephen Schulze, Patti Rosenthal, Robin Rice and Rachael Carter - all from Durant. Her great grandparents are Tommie Rosenthal of Antlers, OK. and Juila Rice of Durant. Kennedy Faith Sullenger was born on May 3, She weighed 7 pounds and was 19 inches long. She is the daughter of John and Wendy Sullenger, Colbert. Her big sister is Addison Sullenger and her grandparents are Pat and Jim Downing and Wesley Weber all of Colbert, and John and Karlene Sullenger of Davenport. New Born Josephine Ruth Glover was born at 6:00 a.m., February 16, 2010, at the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma. She weighed 7 pounds 11.6 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her parents are Michael and Katy Ann (Boyd) Glover of Durant. Grandparents are Dale and Sharon Boyd of Durant and Gary and Doris Glover of Atoka. Her great-grandmother is Lewanda Boyd of Ada. Feeling Summer love in the nursing home BY TIFFANY NEAL OMBUDSMAN SUPERVISOR I, SODA AREA AGENCY ON AGING It is that time of the year when the heat is on. Summer is upon us and the kids want to go outside and play in the water, eat watermelon and have ice cream. The parents are planning summer vacations for the family. Everyone is looking for fun and love this summer. But what about those who are unable to get outside and play in the water or take vacations? I m talking about the elderly, the ones that are in the nursing home. What can be done to make their summer this year as close to fun as it was when they were able? t can happen with volunteers. Taking time to visit with residents in the nursing homes can not only be beneficial for the resident but for the volunteer also. Helping a resident relive a memorable summer, by just visiting can be very rewarding for the volunteer as well as the resident. Spending time with them, reminiscing with them, eating watermelon or ice cream with them, and/or going outside with them are things that a volunteer can do with the residents. This summer make one of your plans to make this summer fun and filled with love for those in the nursing homes, by volunteering. Contact a nursing home to visit so you can bring joy to someone s life and to yourself. If you need help to get started or would like to become an Ombudsman Volunteer, contact the Ombudsman Supervisor Tiffany Neal or Anita Harper at SODA Area Agency on Aging at Extension offices offers tips on how to safely freeze vegetables Gardeners from around the county are beginning to enjoy the fruits of their labor as they consume vegetables they have grown in their gardens. What do you do when you have an overabundance of fresh vegetables? You have the option of canning or freezing to help preserve this JAMES Tommie M. bounty, s a i d FCS Extension Tommie Educator M. James, Family and Consumer Science, Extension Educator for Bryan County. Freezing is an excellent and quick way to prolong the freshness of just-picked produces such as your home grown vegetables. If done correctly, you can savor the flavor all year long, James said. It is important to start with high quality fresh food at optimum maturity and freshness because frozen food is only as good at the quality with which you start. Blanch vegetables before freezing them. This is the process of heating or scalding vegetables in boiling water or steam for a short amount of time. This process slows or stops enzymatic action that reduces flavor, color and texture. In addition, blanching removes dirt and organisms from the surface of vegetables and help slow down vitamin loss. It also softens vegetables, making them easier to pack in freez- er containers. Blanching time is crucial and varies with the vegetable and size. Underblanching stimulates the activity enzymes and is worse than no blanching. Overblanching causes loss of flavor, color, vitamins and minerals. Blanching time for most vegetables commonly grown in Oklahoma can be found at the web site for the National Center for Home Food Preservation at ndex.html. Water blanching is the most common method of blanching home frozen vegetables. Tools needed include a wire blanching basket and a large kettle with a fitted lid. The blanching times using the boiling water method for vegetables most often grown in gardens: Beans, Snap, Green or Wax 3 minutes Corn-on-the cob Small ears - 7 minutes Medium ears - 9 minutes Large ears - 11 minutes Okra Small pods - 3 minutes Large pods - 5 minutes Squash summer (wash and cut in 1 2 inch slices) 3 minutes Use one gallon of boiling water for each pound of prepared vegetables. Place the vegetables in the wire basket, lower it into the boiling water and begin blanching time as soon as the water returns to a boil, usually within one minute. James said, if the water takes longer than one minute to return to a boil you are using too many vegetables for the amount of water. Once you ve blanched the vegetables, quickly and thoroughly cool them to stop the cooking process. To cool, plunge the basket of vegetables immediately into a large quantity of cold water, 60 F or below. Change the water frequently or use cold running water or ice water. If ice is used, about one pound of ice for each pound of vegetables is needed. Cooling vegetables should take the same amount of time as blanching. Overcooked vegetables lose flavor, color, vitamins and minerals, she said. Make sure to completely drain the vegetables as well. Inadequate draining before freezing, slow freezing or temperature fluctuations above 0 F also can affect the quality, texture and appearance of your vegetables. For additional info on preserving foods, you may reach James by calling the Bryan County OSU Extension Office at or by tommiem.james@okstate.edu. The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service offers its program to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, or status as a veteran, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

12 4B THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT Lifestyles Bokchito homecoming held Saturday BOKCHITO HELD ITS annual homecoming Saturday and shown are some of the many participants in the parade that morning. Visit us on the web at Photos by Matt Swearengin

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14 History of the Flag For more than 200 years, the American flag has been the symbol of our nation s strength and unity. And it has been a prominent icon in our national history. Here are the highlights of its unique past. On January 1, 1776, the Continental Army was reorganized in accordance with a Congressional resolution which placed American forces under George Washington s control. On that New Year s Day the Continental Army was laying siege to Boston which had been taken over by the British Army. Washington ordered the Grand Union flag hoisted above his base at Prospect Hill. It had 13 alternate red and white stripes and the British Union Jack in the upper left-hand corner (the canton). In May of 1776, Betsy Ross reported that she sewed the first American flag. On June 14, 1777, in order to establish an official flag for the new nation, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act: Resolved, That the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation. Between 1777 and 1960, Congress passed several acts that changed the shape, design and arrangement of the flag and allowed for additional stars and stripes to be added to reflect the admission of each new state. Act of January 13, provided for 15 stripes and 15 stars after May Act of April 4, provided for 13 stripes and one star for each state, to be added to the flag on the 4th of July following the admission of each new state, signed by President Monroe. Executive Order of President Taft dated June 24, established proportions of the flag and provided for arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star to be upward. Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated January 3, provided for the arrangement of the stars in seven rows of seven stars each, staggered horizontally and vertically. Executive Order of President Reunion Plaza Assisted Living 1919 University Blvd Senator Jay Paul Gumm Brown s Durant Funeral Service 4900 W Hwy. 70 Durant Steger Lumber 10 W. Main St. Durant JJUN EE 114TTH Eisenhower dated Aug. 21, provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine rows of stars staggered horizontally and eleven rows of stars staggered vertically. Today the flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states Gene s Tire Service 46 E. Main Durant of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor,White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice. From usa-flag-site.org Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 16th & Locust Durant Ozone Window Filming 2600 Westside Drive Westside Family Dentistry 2915 Westside Dr., Durant Vision Bank N.A. Member FDIC 2514 University Blvd. Durant Bryan Appraisal & Realty 502 W. Evergreen Jerry Tomlinson Candidate for State Representative District 21 Your vote is appreciated! University Medical Group 1610 University Durant Southeastern Electric Coop East of City Durant Banner Finance 1009 W. Main Durant Corner Drug Store 1005 West Main, Durant Urgent Care 1807 University Blvd. Durant BJ s Tires 518 1/2 Hwy 70, Durant Legacy Floorcovering 608 S 9th Commerce Finance 504 N. 1st, Suite 150 Durant Medical Center Pharmacy 1026 Radio Road Durant Southern Pointe Living Center 101 Sherrard Dr. Colbert Texoma Utility Equipment 3527 N. Washington Durant Clint Marcum State Farm Insurance 924 W. Evergreen Durant Shamrock Bank N.A. Member FDIC 3225 Shamrock Lane Durant W. Buffalo Caddo Greg Phillips State Farm Insurance 501 W. Main Durant Raymond s Auto 1425 W. Main Fireworks World 9 miles S. of Durant Hwy 75 Roy Boatner Real Estate 309 N. Service Rd. Calera George s Drive-In 1301 N. 1st Durant Jimmie s Auto Supply LLC 916 N. 1st St, Durant Vote For Nathan Williams for State Representative District 21 Emily Redman District Attorney 117 N. 3rd Durant Discount Carpets 324 N 2nd Durant American Dream Realty 801 W. Main Durant Buchanan Real Estate 215 W. Main John & Barbara Buchanan Choctaw Travel Plaza Highway 69/75 Durant Chili s Grill & Bar 2524 W. Main Medicine Store 311 N. Washington Durant Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma 1800 W. University

15 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Durant Daily Democrat SPORTS THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT 1C OSU hopes to stick with Texas in realignment OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) When Big 12 teams are done shuffling, Oklahoma State officials are hopeful they ll still be united with national powerhouse Texas. Colorado became the first Big 12 team to leave when it decided Thursday to join the Pac-10 Conference and on Friday, the Big Ten welcomed Nebraska into that conference, leaving the Big 12 with only 10 teams. Oklahoma State is one of five other Big 12 teams that may also head to the Pac-10, but the key factor appears to be what the Longhorns do. In an to University of Texas system regent Robert L. Stillwell last week, OSU athletic director Mike Holder wrote: We just want to be with Texas when the dust settles! Stillwell is linked to Oklahoma State through longtime associate T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire alumnus who has donated millions of dollars to both schools. Pickens provided the lion s share of the funding for a $286 million overhaul to the Cowboys football stadium, including new weight rooms and luxury suites. He also promised $100 million to two University of Texas medical centers in 2007, with the caveat that they must grow the donation to $500 million in 25 years or else send any interest on the initial gift to OSU. We ve certainly invested heavily to be competitive in the conference, OSU President Burns Hargis said. But if all of this noise turns out to be real, I think we have options thanks to the investments we ve made at OSU. AD says Texas still looking at all options AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds says the Longhorns are still looking at all options before deciding whether to stay in the crumbling Big 12 or move to another league. Dodds spoke outside of his stadium suite before Saturday s Texas-TCU baseball game. He said, could be when asked about reports that Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott is traveling to Oklahoma and Texas this weekend to invite Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to join his league. The Texas and Texas Tech boards of regents have scheduled Tuesday meetings to discuss conference affiliation. The Big 12 s troubles started when Colorado accepted an invitation to move to the Pac-10 in 2012 and Nebraska decided Friday to move to the Big Ten in Bryan County Summer Series Pickens is not mentioned by name in any of the exchanges released to The Associated Press on Friday after an open records request. Another from Holder to Stillwell last week states: Looks like Texas may be headed to Pac Just lucky that OSU will get to join you if push comes to shove. Pays to have friends! The s confirm the school s public stance that it has preferred to keep the Big 12 together, including Holder encouraging conference commissioner Dan Beebe to force schools such as Nebraska and Missouri to confirm their commitment to the league. But they also show the school See OSU, page 8C Caraway s club lifts Travelers ABILENE, Texas Durant s Travis Caraway blasted a grand slam home run to break open a tight game in the third inning and lifted the Oklahoma Travelers to an 11-0 win over the San Antonio Wranglers in the opening game of the Abilene Invitational on Thursday. Caraway s smash over the rightfield wall gave Traveler starter Cale Elam all the breathing room he needed as the Wichita State University signee hurled a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts in the run-rule decision. Caney graduate Aaron Chalk also came off the bench to add a double as the Travelers improved to a perfect 17-0 on the season. DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT: BEAU SIMMONS THE FUN RUN, held Saturday, kick-started the Bryan County Summer Series. Above left Quillan Taylor could hardly wait to bust through the tape. Above right Lenzie Sampson (left) stays out in front of Hannah Hime to win the girls race. Results and photos of winners are on Page 7C of today s edition. The next event will be a Field Day July 10 at the Durant Multi-Sports Complex. The third and final event will be a biathlon held at the Carl Albert Park/City Pool. Registration ends at 7:30 p.m. on the day of the event, and all three events begin at 8 a.m. each day. For those that did not register for the Fun Run, cost will be $10 for a single child and $5 for each additional family member. The registration fee covers all events. SE PUBLIC INFORMATION: DAN HOKE THE DYSON DYNASTY rolled on Friday afternoon as Larry Dyson Motors claimed its fourth-consecutive championship in the Southeastern Oklahoma State University 2010 Presidential Golf Classic at Chickasaw Pointe Golf Resort. With a nice breeze taking the sting out of a warm day, the winners carded a nifty 51 to edge Excel Therapy s 53. From left: Southeastern President Larry Minks, Dustin Gunkel, Brad O Hara, Mark Fairchild, David Dyson, Jeremy Green and Jerry Peffer. Argentina misses chances but edges out Nigeria 1-0 JOHANNESBURG (AP) Even though Lionel Messi baffled Nigeria s defenders, Argentina still had to sweat out Diego Maradona s first World Cup victory as a coach. Gabriel Heinze scored on a diving header in the sixth minute, the only one of seven shots on goal Argentina converted in its 1-0 win Saturday. Heinze took advantage of weak defense to power in his header from 12 yards off Juan Sebastian Veron s corner kick. After that, it was nothing but missed chances for Albiceleste. The team made good moves, but we ended up suffering. That s the law of World Cup soccer, Maradona said. Thank God we won the game. To begin a World Cup in winning fashion gives you a certain sense of calmness. The only thing that concerns me is that we won a big game. The Nigerians struggled for much of the match to contain Messi, and striker Gonzalo Higuain also failed to convert three good chances. Critics say he rarely See WCUP, page 8C

16 2C THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT SPORTS Hart s 17th HR lifts Brewers over Rangers COLIN FLY AP SPORTS WRITER MILWAUKEE (AP) Corey Hart kept listening. There were plenty of boos and even more chatter that the lanky right fielder was part of the problem, not the solution for the Milwaukee Brewers. No more. Hart hit his NL-leading 17th home run, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun and Casey McGehee also went deep and the Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 on Friday night. Hart won a salary arbitration case with the team, then followed with a sour spring that only increased the howls against him. You get tons of negativity, you get tired of it, Hart said. But you get through it one way or another. Somehow, I was able to stay positive. It was tough. You never like to be booed, you never like to be questioned whether you should be here or not. I took that as a big chip. I deserve to be here. Braun s two-run blast in the first set the tone, McGehee drove in his 46th run with his solo homer in the fourth and Hart and Fielder hit consecutive shots in the fifth off Rangers starter Rich Harden (3-3). He couldn t get the ball in on those right handers, Rangers manager Ron Washington said. Milwaukee starter Chris Narveson (5-3) pitched a career-best seven innings and throttled the AL Westleading Rangers, who had won three straight by a combined score of 31-6 over Seattle. Vladimir Guerrero s solo homer in the second gave him a majors-best 54 RBIs, but Texas offense sputtered with two hits after the third. Milwaukee has won four of its last five and got a big game from Narveson, who has barely held onto his spot in the starting rotation after a string of lackluster performances. I think being a young pitcher, sometimes you don t realize what it takes or what you need to do, Narveson said. The sixth, seventh innings, those are the times you ve got to make good pitches and if you make a mistake, you ve got to come back and keep making quality pitches to get the outs. The Brewers got the left-hander off to a good start, and his big breaking ball and change up kept the Rangers guessing. Braun snapped an 11 atbat hitless streak when he homered off the first pitch he saw from Harden to give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead. Guerrero answered with his second-inning swat to extend his hitting streak to 10 games, and the Rangers tied it on Michael Young s RBI double in the third. But Texas, which looked to a tie a season high at seven games over.500, failed to increase its division lead or put up another run even though Julio Borbon (nine) and Josh Hamilton (eight) also extended hitting streaks. Hart, a former All-Star in 2008, hit.252 with 17 home runs and 81 RBIs after that exhibition game through last year, falling out of favor with the fans and eventually losing his starting job to begin the season after injuries and ineffectiveness. He missed a lot of atbats last year, McGehee said. He s a special hitter. Obviously, he s got some tools not everybody has. For him to be doing it this consistently is pretty impressive to watch. In Hart s last 26 games, he has 14 homers and 29 RBIs. After the spring training and everything he went through, I don t think the fans were real happy with him, Brewers manager Ken Macha said. I think it shows you how you can turn it around by going out there and performing. I m happy for him because once again, we re out taking extra (batting practice) and he s out there. He s pretty much locked in and he continues to swing. NOTES: McGehee s 10th homer of the season tied Troy Glaus for the NL RBI lead at It was the first time Texas had ever played in Miller Park and the teams first meeting in Milwaukee since the Brewers were in the AL in Hamilton s RBI streak was snapped at seven games. Twins 2, Braves 1 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Francisco Liriano struck out a season-high 11 batters to edge Tim Hudson in a dazzling pitchers duel as the Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday night. Liriano (6-3) allowed five hits in eight innings and Delmon Young s pinch-hit single in the seventh inning gave the Dominican lefty just enough run support. Jon Rauch struck out Jason Heyward, Chipper Jones and Troy Glaus in the ninth for his 16th save. Hudson (6-2) went the distance for the Braves, allowing two runs on seven hits. Five of those came in the Twins two-run seventh inning. The game served as a ringing endorsement for Tommy John surgery, the ligament replacement procedure that once spelled the end of a pitcher s career. Both Hudson and Liriano are enjoying resurgent seasons this year after having the surgery. Red Sox 12, Phillies 2 BOSTON (AP) David Ortiz drove in four runs, Boston led 12-0 after three innings and the Red Sox beat Philadelphia in the worst start of Jamie Moyer s 24 seasons. The 47-year-old lefthander allowed nine runs on nine hits, including six doubles and Mike Lowell s two-run homer, and left after failing to retire any of the first four batters in the second inning. Boston added three runs in the third off David Herndon. John Lackey (7-3) won his third straight decision, giving up two runs and six hits in seven innings. All the runs against Moyer (6-6) were earned. He had given up between nine and 11 earned runs in five of his other 200 starts before Friday, but the shortest stint in those shaky Interleague Capsules outings was innings. Yankees 4, Astros 3 NEW YORK (AP) Andy Pettitte threw sharp innings in his first career start against his hometown team. Francisco Cervelli hit a two-run single in New York s three-run first inning, and Mark Teixeira added an RBI single in the fifth. Pettitte allowed two earned runs and four hits against his former team to improve to 3-0 with a 2.10 ERA in his last four starts. Pettitte (8-1) reached 3,000 career innings when he retired the first two batters of the game, joining Philadelphia s Jamie Moyer as the only active pitchers to reach the mark. He became the third player to record 200 wins with the Yankees, joining Whitey Ford and Red Ruffing, and snapped a tie with Ford for 58th on the career list with win No Tommy Manzella hit a two-run double in the second for Houston, which had won three straight and eight of 10. Brett Myers (4-4) allowed four runs and five hits in seven innings. Marlins 14, Rays 9 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Anibal Sanchez pitched seven solid innings and Gaby Sanchez homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs for Florida. The Marlins beat their intrastate rivals for just the third time in 13 tries over the past three seasons, handing Rays starter James Shields (5-5) his fourth consecutive loss while Anibal Sanchez (6-3) won for the fifth time in six starts. Gaby Sanchez had four hits, including a three-run homer off Shields, who matched a career high by allowing 10 runs over innings. The Marlins first baseman also had a sacrifice fly in the fifth and tworun homer in the seventh. Anibal Sanchez yielded a two-run double to B.J. Upton and a solo homer to Carlos Pena, who tied a Rays record by going deep for the fifth consecutive game. Florida s Chris Coghlan went 4 for 4 with two walks and drove in a run. Angels 10, Dodgers 1 LOS ANGELES (AP) Joel Pineiro pitched a five-hitter for his second complete game win of the season and became the first Angels pitcher to score three runs in a game since Hideki Matsui and Torii Hunter had three-run doubles, helping the Angels win for the eighth time in 10 games and snapping the Dodgers four-game winning streak. Pineiro (5-6) struck out seven, walked one and retired his final 14 batters to earn his second straight win. Chad Billingsley (6-4) gave up seven runs and nine hits in innings.

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20 6C THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT Classifieds Pebble Beach has short history of great champions AP The history of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach is short. The memories are not. The course is famous for its sheer beauty, especially the seven holes in the middle that run along the rugged Pacific coastline, and the wall along the 18th fairway that stands between the great meeting of land and sea. Adding to its mystique is the Hall of Fame champions Pebble produces in the U.S. Open. The four winners collectively own 202 victories on the PGA Tour and 41 majors. Great venues have great winners, Geoff Ogilvy said. Most members have it wrong. They think high scores validate their golf course. It s great champions that validate a golf course, don t you think? And they ve all been great tournaments. No doubt, they have been memorable. It starts in 1972 with Jack Nicklaus hitting 1- iron into the cool, ocean wind on the par-3 17th, the ball striking the pin and stopping a foot away for the birdie that gave him the second leg of the Grand Slam. Ten years later, with perhaps the most memorable shot of all, Tom Watson chipped in for birdie from behind the 17th green to deny Nicklaus a record fifth U.S. Open. Tom Kite chipped in on the par-3 seventh hole in the blustery, punishing conditions to win in And then there was Tiger Woods. Asked for his favorite memory from 2000, Woods settled on the 3-foot par he made on the final hole. Nothing really stands out from that week because so many shots were right where he was aiming. How else to explain a six-shot lead after 36 holes, a 10- shot lead going into the final round and a 15-shot victory that stands among the great feats in 150 years of the majors? I didn t do anything special that week, Woods said. Everything was just on. Everything is up in the air going into the 110th U.S. Open, and the fifth at Pebble Beach, which starts June 17. Woods is No. 1 in the world, as he was 10 years ago coming into the U.S. Open on the Monterey Peninsula, but the similarities stop there. His image was shattered during the offseason when he was caught in a web of infidelity, and Woods has not looked the same since returning from a fivemonth layoff at the Masters and tying for fourth. For the first time in his career, he failed to finish consecutive tournaments he missed the cut at Quail Hollow, then walked out in the final round of The Players Championship with a sore neck. The next day, he and swing coach Hank Haney ended six years together. The real measure of Woods might start at Pebble. It is a course where Woods feels comfortable, even though he last saw it eight years ago. It is where he became the first player in U.S. Open history to finish at double digits below par (12 under). Places like Memorial, Pebble Beach, the Old Course... his history is pretty good at those golf courses, Paul Goydos said. If he goes through all those uncompetitive, then you can ask that question. In the bigger picture, Woods is four majors behind the record 18 won by Nicklaus. This is an important year with Pebble Beach and St. Andrews on the major rotation. Nicklaus still believes Woods will break his record, although he is curious about these next two months. He basically won on those fairly easily through the years, Nicklaus said. If he has problems with those golf courses, sure, they won t come around for a while. Maybe it might be tougher. For now, the more tangible rival is Phil Mickelson, who brings as much hope as he does scar tissue to the U.S. Open. Mickelson is a threetime winner at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and it was at Pebble Beach in the 1992 U.S. Open that he turned pro. He opened with a 68 that year, only to follow with an 81 to miss the cut. It s about like his career, filled with up and downs, the changes sometimes swift and with little notice. Mickelson is trending upward at the moment, and he comes to Pebble Beach as the only player capable of the Grand Slam this year. His inspirational victory at the Masters, where wife Amy showed up for the first time since being diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago, allowed him to break out of the pack behind Woods with his fourth major, the most of active players besides Woods. Mickelson might trade them all for a U.S. Open, the major that is haunting him. A year ago at Bethpage Black, in his final tournament before a break to cope with his wife s cancer, Mickelson was poised to capture the U.S. Open until missing short putts over the final four holes. He could not catch Lucas Glover, and wound up a runner-up for a record fifth time. From Pinehurst to Shinnecock to Winged Foot, all he has to show for the U.S. Open is a silver medal. CLASSIFIEDS Join the thousands of winners who buy or sell merchandise through The Democrat Classifieds. To place your ad call

21 Sports THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT 7C Big 12 departures raise fears for KU, K-State KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) So will Kansas and Kansas State crawl out of the wreckage of the Big 12 as sports orphans without a major conference to go home to? Or will they remain big time, perhaps finding shelter in the faraway Big East Conference? Or maybe Kansas will join Texas, Oklahoma and most of their other South Division Big 12 rivals in a greatly expanded Pac- 10. From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean to just about anything in-between seemed possible as the Big 12 lurched into the weekend teetering on the brink. With Colorado and now Nebraska leaving the conference, the two Kansas schools, Missouri and Iowa State were hoping that Texas, Oklahoma and the other South Division members would decide to keep what s left of the league and go forward as a Big 12 with 10 members. But there are reports that those schools may join the Pac-10 or seek refuge in some other major league such as the Southeastern Conference. If they do, that would leave Fun Run winners Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri all alone, at least temporarily. Obviously, this is a critical moment in the history of K-State, but also one of great opportunity, Kansas president Kirk Schulz and athletic director John Currie said in a joint statement. We are in constant communication with each other, and our sole focus remains on the process of maintaining K-State s significant and meaningful place in intercollegiate athletics. Kansas chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little termed the Nebraska decision unfortunate because of the long history between our schools. I know the continued changes in college athletics are creating concern among Jayhawks, she said. They should know that throughout the conference realignment process we have been aggressively pursuing the interests of the University of Kansas and its student-athletes. KU is a leader in higher education and intercollegiate athletics and the value we offer is clear. This is why I am confident that KU will emerge from this process in a position that enables our student-athletes to continue to compete at the highest level. The collapse of the Big 12 would also mean severe economic loss to Kansas City. The Sprint Center just last week was granted the conference basketball tournament for three more years. The tournament s economic impact is estimated at between $14 million and $15 million each year. It will be a bad thing on the short run. But those teams are going to be playing basketball and they re going to be wanting to bring fans in, said Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Mark Funkhouser. However they reconfigure themselves, I think we ve got the venue in the Sprint Center and we ve got the fans to make it work for them financially. It may not be the Big 12, but I m pretty confident that we ll get past this bump in the road and we ll have big-time college basketball being played in the Sprint Center. Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins, who refused to meet with reporters on Friday, is a former athletic director at UConn with strong ties to the Big East. In spite of obvious travel difficulties, Perkins could be talking to that conference about taking in the Jayhawks, Wildcats and Tigers. At least that would enable Kansas and Kansas State to stay together. For several weeks as the demise of the Big 12 began looming, Currie and Perkins have been meeting to discuss a mutual strategy. While competing fiercely on the field, the two Kansas schools have been conference mates since the formation of the Missouri Valley Conference in When we played Texas (in the Big 12) that became a rivalry game within basketball, said Kansas basketball coach Bill Self. If you ask our players, hey, the rivals are still K-State and Missouri. Those (Texas games) were good games, but still, yet, the 15 years that we played did not take the place of the 100 years that we played the other ones, or 90, or whatever it is. In a perfect world, the Wildcats and Jayhawks would stick together, Self said. But you know we re not operating in a world that s perfect right now and a world that we pick to choose what path we take. Nebraska s Osborne: Big Ten move trumps tradition LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) When Nebraska beat Oklahoma in the 1971 Game of the Century, when Johnny Rodgers took that punt return the distance, Tom Osborne was there. He made the call when the Cornhuskers fell short on the 2-point conversion try for the win against Miami in the 1984 Orange Bowl. He won three national championships and went 60-3 in his last five seasons, the final two coming in the Big 12. As much as anyone, Osborne epitomized the Big Eight and had a hand in building the Big 12 into a BCS power. He made the Big Eight what it was, said Barry Switzer, Osborne s friend and coaching counterpart at Oklahoma in the 1970s and 80s. Now, with Nebraska s move to the Big Ten, Osborne is one of the key architects in putting the Big 12 on the brink of irrelevancy, if not destruction. Osborne said the nostalgia he felt for the days Nebraska played Oklahoma for league titles waned years ago, and he leaves longtime opponents Kansas, Missouri and others behind with a touch of sadness but no regrets. DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT: BEAU SIMMONS ABOVE BOYS 7-9, Third to first, left to right Daylen Schnittker, Blane Potts and J.D. Youngblood. ABOVE RIGHT GIRLS 7-9, Third to first, left to right Callie Diggs, Abigale Boatman amd Vivian Taylor. NOT SHOWN Participants in the 4-6 age range, boys and girls, were: Noah Gideon, Quillan Taylor, Jackson House, Taylor Piercy, Stormy Arnold and Kendi House. Winner of the 4-6 group was Noah Gideon. ABOVE BOYS 10-12, Third to first, left to right Harrison Taylor, Keaton Shattuck and Michael Cathey. LEFT GIRLS 10-12, Third to first, left to right Maci McCoy, Hannah Hime and Lenzie Sampson. Elks Lodge Golf Tournament results Here are the results from the Durant Elks Golf Tournament held Saturday, June 5-6 at the Durant Country Club: Championship Flight: 1. Wallace Nabors Joines Joines Lawson Crow Phillips Williams 124 Presidents Flight 1. Hoyle Wheeler Moore Williamson Nankivil Mowles Mowles Mowles 134 First Flight 1. Williams Malone Reeves Aitken Turvey Harness 138 Second Flight 1. Hunt Hunt Holland Long Bokies Bokies 148 Third Flight 1. James Neal Bush Bush Hampton Reief 155

22 8C THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT Sports Bryan County Summer Series Fun Runners DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT: BEAU SIMMONS The Fun Run was the first of three Bryan County Summer Series events. The next will be a Field Day July 10 back at the Durant Multi-Sports Complex. Silver Stars stop Tulsa Shock SAN ANTONIO (AP) Chamique Holdsclaw had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Becky Hammon scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars to an win over the Tulsa Shock on Friday. San Antonio coach Sandy Brondello was back on the sideline for her first game since giving birth May 31 to a daughter, Jayda Grace Lange. Hammon missed two games and had been slowed in others by a strained right quadriceps. The thing in general with this game today is just having Becky back, Holdsclaw said. We ve had the best practice this week having her back in OSU Continued from Page 1C is examining its options. One message from Holder to Hargis during last week s Big 12 meetings included particularly mixed messages. Just two sentences after he encourages Hargis to get Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman in the fold, he suggests that Perlman should commit to (the) Big 12 now or he is in the Big 6 hoping for a call from (Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany). That passage would suggest six teams would be leaving the conference perhaps for the Pac-10 even if Nebraska had stuck around. Hargis, in Oklahoma City for a shareholders WCUP Continued from Page 1C plays well for his country, but Messi FIFA s World Player of the Year posed a threat to the Nigerians all day. I felt comfortable, Messi said. We knew that Argentina had to show its class and I think we did. After seeing Higuain miss on an early chance, Messi tried a solo effort two minutes later, forcing a flying, one-handed save from goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. Enyeama then leapt to thwart Messi after he cut in from the sideline and fired a curling strike. He was very close to the ball at all times, Maradona said. Soccer wouldn t be beautiful without seeing Messi touch the ball. Enyeama tried to stay the lineup. She s a great player at creating for others. She s our Steve Nash. Edwige Lawson-Wade had 13 points and nine assists for San Antonio (3-5). The Silver Stars scored the first 10 points of the second half to end a fourgame losing streak. Holdsclaw, Hammon and Lawson-Wade were key contributors in the third period, when San Antonio turned a halftime deficit into a lead entering the fourth quarter. If we were patient, we knew the game would come to us, Lawson- Wade said. That s what we did. We were more aggressive, we had some steals and we were able to run the fast break. meeting for Chesapeake Energy Corp. for which he serves as a board member told a reporter I don t know anything when approached Friday. The university later issued a statement after Nebraska s departure to the Big Ten. The statement noted Oklahoma State officials will need to evaluate our options and opportunities in light of today s announcement by Nebraska and Colorado s announcement yesterday. Our desire has always been to keep the Big 12 Conference together, and we have worked toward that end alongside several other Big 12 institutions. AP Writer Murray Evans contributed to this report. upbeat after turning in a great performance himself. We re not going to kill ourselves. We have two more games to play, he said. We thank God the score was a little encouraging. The Argentines almost paid for their squandered chances, as the Nigerians gained confidence in the second half. Taye Taiwo came inches from an equalizer with a low shot that flew just past Sergio Romero s left post, and substitute Kalu Uche then scooped a weak shot over the crossbar from inside the box with eight minutes left. Of course, I m very disappointed, said Nigeria coach Lars Lagerback. Unfortunately, there was a mistake from our side that created the corner kick. We were sleeping on one of the corners and that was enough. We were punished this time.

23 Durant Daily Democrat HONOR ROLLS THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT 1D Bennington Second Semester Superintendent s Honor Roll: Grades 2-5 Kori Blair, Brody Everett, Kenneth McDaniel, Samantha Owens, Johnny Mays, Anehelica Rubio, Josephine Singleton, Malori Underwood, Ashley Tom Grades 6-8 Sarrah Mays, Crystal Tate Grades 9-12 Tiffany Amiott, Jamie Anderson, Morgan Graves, Raven Harp, Ben Singleton, Christina Weger Principal s Honor Roll: Grades 2-5 Ashton Andrews, Regan Bardin, Elicia Brown, Madison Currie, Devin Emert, Trent Haislip, Tyler Haislip, Anthony Halleck, Ryan Harrelson, Kendra Ingram, Maria Martinez, Patric Mays, Levi Milam, Caedee Miller, Mallory Miller, Seth Oliver, James Thomas Owens. Thunder Raney, Torian Roberts, Levi Russell, Logan Singleton, William Smith, Thomas Woodrum, Kervin Wylie Grades 6-8 Callie Clark, Taylor Dancer, Mason Emert, Hayleh Hill, Jaime Hollingsworth, Whitney McGee, Erica Noland Grades 9-12 Jordan Campo, Austin Hicks, Tad Holt, Maryssa Mays, Tyler Minyard, Eli Moss, Kenneth Olive Caddo Second Semester First grade All A's - Kylee Anderson, Kasey Argo, Matt Argo, Kaydance Boehme, Amrey Brown, Jalyn Clonts, Elizabeth Crouch, Blake Fidler, Madeline Glover, Callie Gray, Hannah Hodge, Derek Ortega, Alexus Phillips, Macie Stone, Morgan Stone, Brian Vick, Tanner Wheat A's and B's - Nicholas fleming, Elijah McKimmy, Kyle Parker Second grade All A's - K.W. Adair, Payden Aguirre, Johnathan Boyd, Mikayla Croslin, Kynsey Dixon, Karsyn Peevyhouse, Wyatt Prentice, Taylor Waller, Blake Whitley, Tabitha Wilson A's and B's - Gillian Altman, Mackenzie Atwood, Jason Benhardt, Luke Castaldo, Gage Gayle, Hanah Glover, Jonathan Henbest, Holly Hendly, Colby Henson, Jaci Ledford, Renay Matheson, Alex Whitley Third grade All A's - Bailee Allen, Loran Behrens, Allison Nickles Olivia Weaver A's and B's - Meagan Bailey, Jaden Boyd, Jourdan Brackett, Brooke Crawford, Shade Green, Adan Gonzales, Hayven Hobbs, Jack Holbrook, Clayton Krebbs, Chelsey Studey, Sarah Stutterfield, Garrett Wenciker, Austin Wingfield, Hannah Wood Fourth grade All A's - Raven Baker, Balie Boone, Kaden dixon, Taylor russell, Michael Usrey, Ryan Walker A's and B's - Talon Brackett, Trent Cain, Kelsey Cooper, Lauran Cornelius, Ashlyn Davis, Jeremy Deyoung, Zachary Glover, Tanna Hightower, Hannah Hodge, Cameron Hull, Tiffany Linson, Drew Schoolcraft, Dawson Tollett Fifth grade All A's - Joshua Crouch, Chaney Freese, Adyson Gabbart, Katlyn Hudson, Hunter Pierce, Clayton Holbrook A's and B's - Allison Adair, Bryce Brister, Nolan Brister, Braden Allen, Jackie coe, Hunter cornelius, Zachary Dill, Tyler Johnson, Juan Fain, Charlsie Grace, Daniel Wood, Kora Orozco, Nicholas Samper, Brittany Schafer, Charlotte Brantley Sixth grade Superintendent (All A's) - Jentry Brown, Kelsey Castlebury, Dustin Foskey, Rubi Gonzales, Zachary Walker Principal (A's and B's) - Clayton Argo, Emiley Arago, Erica Behrens, Mitchel Carr, Tommy Childree, Carrie Henson, Jenna Hodge Patrick Jones, Chelsea Phillips, Jessi Price, Kelsey watson, Kali Whisenhut, Michael wood Seventh grade Sup. - Natilee Cornelius, Alexis Gabbart, Lillian Hearon Prin. - Mason Davis, Delanee Henderson, Cody Hicks, Haylie McMillin, Dianna Nelson Eighth grade Sup. - Virgle Mincher Prin. - A.J. Burkett, Shelby Dillinger, Kolton Dixon, Amelia Foskey, Laramie Hopkins, Tobi Miller, Cooper Morris, Aaron Purkins, Jacob Ross, Jarrett Rowland Ninth grade Sup.- Jacob Argo, Allison Joines, Caroline Joines, Peyton Joines Prin. - Kelsie Boone, Ricki Brasiell, Kagen Castlebury, Ashlyn Dill, Eric Favors, Kaitlyn Fryer, Courtney Kelso, Zackery McMillin, Kaylee Morris, Chelsey Pilkilton, Joshua Ringle, Mikayla Wells, Jackson Wright Tenth grade Sup. - Stachia Davis, Kanda Jackson, Kolby Johnson, ty Miller, Cullen Whisenhunt Prin. - Seth Burdett, Laken Danderson, Zachary Gaston, Konor Hall, Inka Nothnick, Dillon Proctor, Kimberly Schultz, Logan Sharp Eleventh grade Sup. - James Carver Prin. - Kevin Back, Taylor Branson, Evan Stephens, Ashley Strickland, Melinda Taylor, Nathan Wright Twelfth grade Sup. - Marie Cavelier, Sara Defaveri, Christopher Eastwood, Terra Harbin, Andy Murphree, Jennifer Owen, Chelsea Reece, Hunter Self Prin. - J.T. Argo, Kathryn Davison, Felix Hoefer, Mary Monroe, Kelsey Packwood, Mar Penuelas Ros Calera Second Semester Superintendent s Honor Roll: First Grade Chase Alexander, Racey Barton, Zoey Cranford, Rylee Daniels, Taylor Davis, Blaise Hammond, Ashlyn Hodge, Michael Jaimes, Alex Jamison, Kya Marquardt, Kaylie Mitchell, Charles Moore, Skylar Norris, Dakota Rice, Madeline Schutts, Preston Schutts, Kristian Thralls, Ean Turner, Skylar White Brittany W illiamson, Alexander Wilson Second Grade Gary Allen, Bailee Arthur, Leigha Brown, Carter Cayton, Aerin Covington, Angelle Dotson, Tre Frederick, Jaylie Garcia, Colton Jones-Milks, Lyta McCarty, Jaden Parmley Third Grade Mikayla Cole, Addison Crowell, William Gould, James Gwin, Aaron Harrington, Chloe Hodge, Cooper McKinney, Garrett Phillips, Landon Robinson, Bailey Roland, Ryan Williams Fourth Grade Charles Battenfield, Calee G Boone, Masheli Bully, Hannah N Carter, David M Dotson, Justus Garrett, James G Vazquez, Connor J Vellotti, Tammy Vo, Braiden Williams Fifth Grade Chase A Hamilton, Cooper M Hamilton, Colton M Hendrix, Natalie Hicks, Faith Anna Hodge, Maci L Jackson, Caleb Judkins, Lexie Lovelace, Mikaylah Parmley, Madison J Partain, Jaqueline Saldierna, Victoria Swedelson, Makayla Thomas, Terra N Thompson Adrian N Tucker Sixth Grade Austin Sean Berryhill, Michael A Chitty, Johnathan Diamond, Dylon Fletcher, Andrew Harrington, Azia Lornes, Zachary L Manry, Baileigh R McGinness, Emily E McKay, Madlynn E Robinson, Delaney Rogers, Raylee Ryann Rogers, Michael Thralls, Alicea Seventh Grade Mika Barkley, Mekarlie Carter, Elyssa McLean, Matthew Slaten Eighth Grade Rachel B Childers, Tanner Davis, Connor N Hamilton, Shelly Rosa Peterson, Keith L Sackett, Ramona A Vazquez Ninth Grade Preston Barkley, Alyssa Beadle, Macie R Bufkin, Conner Mulkey Tenth Grade Kylie Brewer, Monica Curtman, Madison Holder, Tashona Robinson, Kirsten Rogers Eleventh Grad Cody S Collett, Gregory Corbin, Austin Reed Hartman, Ashley N Ingram, Madalyn K Shires, Micah E Slaten, Jamie E Walston Twelfth Grade Cale Eidson Principal s Honor Roll: First Grade Kobe Anderson, Garrett Bowdre, Deven Brown, Coby Buck, Riley Cheairs, Jaci Coulter, Kaleb Dunham, Micheal Epps, Gabriel Korf, Misty Parker, Jubilee Stringfellow, Kaytlynn Stubblefield, Brayden White, Mitchell Williams, Constance Zoph Second Grade - John Baecht, Jeremiah Cunningham, Kylee Dunbar, Mason Dunham, Delani Frank, Ivan Garcia, Kya Hawk, Kerri Jamison, Keith Jeffreys, Madeline Jones-Milks, Kayle Lawson, Raynie McGinness, Coy Morrison, John Mueller, Morgan Page, Traci Parker, Kade Phillips, Haley Puzio, Tyler Shupert, Lance Tumey, Trinity Wright Third Grade Parker Barkley, Amber Baucom, Morgan Brown, Bailey P Burrola, William Coulter, Alexander Crawford, Makenna Eastwood, Zachery Huddle, Taylie Jamison, Jackson Locey, Connor Lockler, Tracy Marsh, Destiny Norman, Robert Privitt, Colton Rogers, Rowdy Stepp, Jayson Stilwell, Logan Tumey Fourth Grade Natalie Allen, Austin L Cacace, Tristen B Corbin, Autumn Shi Ann Eaton, Katelyn Gail Epps, Aspen N Hodge, Yvonne Martel, Travis Olen Miller, Katelyn Mitchell, Sierra Mitchell, Bailey A Page, Darrien N Robinson, Valery Jeklin Sweeden, Chance Toombs, Brenden Dale White, Paisley D Zoph Fifth Grade Charles Allen, Cyre Crow, Hunter Fuller, Shelton Harmon, Shawn A Harper, Katlyn D Howell, Tucker R Jackson, Natalie Knox, Gerald P Lea, Alexa Lornes, Austin C Markham, Alyrah Marquardt, Jerry Marsh, Haley Rene Romero, Sommer M Strange, Kyler Sweat, Avery Wagner Sixth Grade Destiny Cole, Jesse Collett, Destiny Garcia, Christopher Golightly, Kasondra Harmon, Denver DJ Hendrix Jr, Aaron Hicks, Trey Bergance Hill, Bryce Hunter, Levi MacDermott, Brienne Mixer, Stephanie Ojeda, Ruby Pederson, Macey Jade Ross, Haley Sanders, Clayton S Shires, Veruca Svendsen, Dakotah Tillery, Skyler Talon Tucker, David M Upton, Danielle Shea Vanliew, Leslie Kay Wingfield Seventh Grade Rylee Barton, Kaylee B Bufkin, Rebecca Cheek, Ashlyn Cooper, Adriana Eastwood, Ricki Ann Harper, Alli Jackson, Amber Justus, Mariah Knight, McKayla Patton, Tiffany Vo Eighth Grade Madison L Cheairs, Micaela L Curtman, Dakota M Hodge, Mallory Majors, Chyenne M Manry, Ryan Nelson, Tristan Person, Taylor Pickett, Riggin R Rogers, Jacob M Shires, Amanda Vellotti, Lucas A Wright Ninth Grade Tyler D Black, Tabitha Majors Tenth Grade- Zackry Childers, Mariah Dunn, Amber Heffington, Shannon May Hogue, Stephen Jeffreys, Jerod Lambert, Jessie Martinez, Rachel McIntyre, Jessica Palmer, Madison Rogers, Hannah Work Eleventh Grade Destiny M Bernal, Amber Burleson, Jonathan Butler, Vanessa Dimmerman, Christopher Higgins, Jakus Hull, Alexandria Person, Dakota Phillips, Cejae E Townsend, Keely Jo Weger, Cassandra Wright Twelfth Grade Leslie Carter, Taylor Cheairs, Matthew Davis, Brooke George, Sydney Holt, Michael MacDermott Colbert Second Semester Superintendent s Honor Roll: Superintendent s Honor Roll: Seventh Grade Gwenisha Shyquivia Love, Hannah Mae Wilson Eighth Grade Maddison Jade Poteet, Samantha Diann Richardson, Mallory Jane Sinor, Payton Sawyer Whitehead, Ethan James Williams Ninth Grade Dennis Cade Carter, Margaret Kelley Copley, Dakota Jeffrey Graham, Paige Deane Jackson, Preston Anthony Rice, Faith Elizabeth Rich, Dustin Chad Sampson Eleventh Grade Tara Andrews, Tiffani Tynise Coker, Emily Brooke Ford Twelfth Grade Taylor Eranne Burkhalter, Gloria Isabel Bustillos, Thu Ha, Savannah Taylor Harmon, Padyn Laci Hobgood, Danielle Lynn Kilgore, Chase Rashad Love, Marshal Wayne Prater, Ja Bal Ishmael Reed, Ashleigh Brenda Valentina Self, Mandy Kai Stallings, Colton Oatis Stout, Logan Jade Swindell Principal s Honor Roll: Ninth grade Katherine Elizabeth Hair, Bailee MaCaul Weger Tenth Grade Lacie LeeAnn Conner, Summer R Logan, Alexis Whitley Olguin, Anaheli Sanchez, Emily Nicole Winnett Eleventh Grade Brandon Lee Bridges, Amity Shaylee Davis, Ashley Marie Gray, Austin Taylor Hall, Cody Joe Liverman, Cassi Paige Mattingly, Miranda Leanne Reid, Nathan Shane Roach, James Daniel Sharp Jr., Zachary Ryan Stanglin, Caitlin Ann Wilson, Casey Danielle Winnett Twelfth Grade Nicholas Lee Copeland, Cody Wayne Hughes, Mercedes Sky Jones, Lance Spencer Maness, Nancy Angelica Olguin, Molly Elizabeth Rucker, Colton Oatis Stout, Matthew Hunter Washer Durant Northwest Heights Elementary Second Semester Superintendent s Honor Roll: First Grade Isaac Aguero, Cameron Allivand, Fanny Baca, Katie Beach, Kamri Blake, Trinity Blevins, Kylin Brown, Tyler Burgess, Mason Burkhalter, Ryan Burns, Madyson Cavender, Hayden Collier, Jeffery Connell, Chase Corbin, Aiden Couch, Nancy Dodd, Taylor Dodd, Emily Farr, William Farr, Matthew Geckler, Chloe Gibson, Noah Gideon, Mia Giles, Caitlyn Hall, Brady Holaday, Samuel Hopkins, Lauren Horner, Tagen Jamison, Cason Keel, Gavin King, Brennon Lehr, Sutton Lindley, Michael Luna, Paige Maples, Jadyn McClure, Taylor Patton, Emalee Perzo, Gracie Powell, Preston Pratt, Jayda Ray, Nicholas Reeves, Kobain Reid, Wyatt Robinson, Ty Rudolf, Alivia Sheffield, Landri Sims, Joshua Smith, Maci Stout, Madison Tolbert, Brayden Vaught, Rogelio Vera, Caleb Washington, Presley Williams, Carter Womble, Seth Yates. Second Grade Jose Alejo, Dillon Bachmann, Avery Burkhart, Jia Butt, Lauren Collins, Trinity Cook, Mindy Corbin, Isabelle Cox, Kelsie Elrod, Lazaro Estrada, Paige Farley, Parker Fernandez, Paige Gregory, Connor Hall, Amelia Holtzman, Peyton Hudson, Rylee Hudson, Jace Hutchings, Alex Johnson, Alli Keel, Madi Keel, Joanna Lain, Clay Laughlin, Sam Lee, Linda Liu, Copper McCoy, Jilliann McElroy, Josh McKim, Morgan Patrick, Mason Phillips, Balee Polson, Parker Presley, Braden Raines, Vivian Taylor, Robyn Termin, Rachel Tiger, Harmony Trautman, Karli Westmoreland, Shawn Westmoreland, Charles White, Zachary White, Tyler Willman, Seth Wilson, Winter Wilson, Isaiah Wright Third Grade Payton Al-Khateib, Blayne Barker, Andrew Benito, Abigail Boatmun, Shaylea Bonham, Christian Browder, Anna Brown, Connor Buchanan, Brenden Buntz, Austin Burns, Faris Imdad-Butt, Tessa Claborn, Dylan Claxton, Kelsey Davis, Isaiah Denson, Nic Dry, Emily Easley, Kash Edwards, Cody Elliott, Colton Elrod, Jordan Fenner, Colton Ford, Shayna Green, Jakob Hackney, Tyler Hamblin, Alisha Hanson, Isaiah Hanson, Madyson Harp, Zach Hendley, Sydney Herndon, Harlee Herron, Darion James, Ryleigh Jones, Fallon Lewis, Stephen Marcum, Tyler McClain, Catie McCraw, Haley Morgan, Jennifer Monroy, Masyn Northcutt, Sara Ortiz, Reagan Page, Jillian Parker, Chanler Podany, Ashlyn Ray, Bentley Shattuck, Noah Sicking, Dawson Simeroth, Kiercy Skieens, Nate Smiley, Kyle Smith, Malorie Stick, Skylar Stout, Landon Tubbs, Brinton Vaughn, Miranda Vickery, Ben Walker, Matthew Weaver, Emily Welch, Heaven Williams, Kylie Wood, William Zhuo. Principal s Honor Roll: First Grade Lizzy Blakley, Elle Burt, Anna Carey, Jessyka Colbert, Nancy Dodd, Carson

24 2D THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT Honor Roll Garner, Erica Grider, Trinity Holt, Shaylie Ingram, Ali Madrid, Julia Mason, Jhoana Ramirez, Kassidy Rymel, Maleeha Shah, Dillon Smith, Sadie Stone-McCarty, Maddison Turner, Nick Weaver. Second Grade Rachel Ballard, Braden Bates, Zachary Beckham, Kalee Boston, Blake Burkhalter, Brett Dimas, Preston Evans, Ryan Feuerhelm, Camryn Gentry, Garrett Gentry, Alexus Gibson, Xiola Gray, Zac Hall, Katy Herndon, Ben Holt, Cadence Howard, Lexee Jackson, Kacey Langston, Aaron Latham, Tommy Le, Kierstin Oakes, Harley Ogden, Jacob Peel, Jennifer Rosales, Trinity Rymel, Jeffrey Seidel, Jaycie Shelburne, Mia Small, Logan Sullivan, Tanna Thomas, Trenten Thompson, Jadyn Wallace, Brylan Wandel, J.D. Youngblood. Third Grade Jeffrey Avila, Paige Bishop, Blaine Bonham, Barrett Boone, Addison Bostick, Adrian Brown, Felipe Brown, Hayden Dill, Connor Downes, Matthew Gillis, Hailey Glover, Brantly Hendrix, Tanner Herman, Jose Hernandez, Bryson Jones, Allyson Kennedy, Kelsie King, Mattie McBride, Shelby Miller, Brittany Nation, Rindee Payne, Faith Posey, James Rorick, Jennifer Sanchez, Kendra St. Clair, Halen Triplett, Stella Waggener, Austin Wisdom, Dominic Wynn Robert E. Lee Elementary Second Semester Superintendent s Honor Roll: First Grade Jaycee Ansiel, Nikki Armstrong, Chris Callaway, Blake Cissell, Jaci Cooper, Erin Cozies, Kayden Driskill, Jesus Galvez, Brandy Grinstead, Garrett James, Ricky Lopez, James Marquez, Shawna Morrow, Brinlee Robertson-Duree, Destiny Tom, Houstinn Trantham, Matthew Wagner Second Grade Jadelynn Browner, Julian Compean, Dana Cozis, Anessa Hernandez, Colton Lewis, Norma Mayfield, Alisia Palmer, Kevin Posey, Russell Turner, Christopher Wagner, Madison Weston, Kyra Wilson Third Grade Matthew Armstrong, Shaylin Long, Kaylin Stepp, Samuel Brown, Patrick Callaway, Christian Johnico, Matthew Prince, Harley Lunsford, Caleb Stephens, Jorian Tubby Pricipal s Honor Roll: First Grade Brandon Barrientos, Ozzy Delozier, Jaydon English, Danny Garcia, Jason Garrison, Tania Gomez, Isaac Henderson, Angel Horn, Zoey Mccarty, Regino Migue, Nickalaus Morto, Faith Nelson, Ryeann Pass, Robbe Pierc, Kameron Rigsby, Stormy Smith, Jade Sudano, Kasidy Summerville, Jessica Timmons, Loran Walker Second Grade Calbeb Guzman, C. J. Hicks, Jasmine Jarvis, Joslyn Jarvis, Brandon Lane, Falicity Mattox, Bobby Morton, Christon Smith, Trinity Smith, Mikela Taylor Third Grade Makayla Anderson, Cheyenne Barnes, Caleb Cain, Jaun Chavez, Austin Crockett, Aaric Cryer, Alex Espericuta, Zy Sean Fletche, Josephine Gilmore, Tristen James, Austin Keylon, Daniel Mccarty, Jafet Miguel, Trinton Pierce, Billy St clair, Alex Stacey, Caleb Stephens, Dakota Swafford, Austin Toone, Danielle Toone, Tracelyn Toone, Sarah Watson, Aiden Williams, Josh White Washington Irving Elementary Second Semester First grade - Dunegan Superintendent's (All A's) - Skyler Andrews, Axell Castor, Caitlin Fisher, Jenna Gardner, Logan Lloyd, John Long, Katie Rogers, Laken Skeeton Principal's (A's and B's) - Sarin Almos, Traci Eggenberg, Tyler Hooser, Sharie Hudson, Raven Kirk, Zayne McMurray, Colton Ridgway, Emily Tyree First grade - Baker Sup. - Karis Cole, Morgan Dunn, Georgia Jones, Maci Lawson, Malori Lawson, Paige Matlock, M'Kenna Miller, Carson Mitchell, Janette Pena, Dawson Reed, Jordan Saxon, Jaylin Strange Prin. - Joshua Current, Emma Curtis, Kye Harloss, Cason Reese, Brandosha Young First grade - Coker Sup. - Kaysten Armstrong, Jaselyn Biggs, Aubri Davis, Tristan McKee, Juan Montes, Alexandra Narvaes, Alex Pair, Taylor Thompson, Amber St. Clair Prin. - Stephanie Chavez, Kaydee Current, Leyton Manners, Trevor McKinney, Bethany Wibben, Kanyen Wibben First grade - Hampton Sup. - Adelina Billy, Jaxon Burwick, Angelita Cruz, Kooper Delozier, Hayley McKinney, Garrett Simpson, Kanon Springer Prin. - Giana Buffalo, Cheyenne Espericueta, Tyler McGee, Ayanna Miller, Kirk Smith, Aaron Shults, Madison Robinson First grade - Saxon Sup. - Josue Arroyo, Shay Bearden, Noel Gautam, Cora Gordon, Aidan Isenberg, Ivey Johnston, Hannah Kaler, Jacob Klemmer, Evan Luke, Emma Rodgers, Matthew Smith Prin. - Connor Hicks, Jaci Jones, Kelly Wilson First grade - Wingfield Sup. - Azure Ammons- Coxsey, Kyland Carper, Jeffery Corzine, Jacob Davis, Preston Lewis, Bradi McLemore, Blane Potts, Riley Powell, Maddie Reyna, Tucker Rumer, Avery Scarberry, McKayla Smith, J.R. Wall, Sydney Williams Prin. - Joslyn Airington, Carla Barrera, Christopher Fite, Zackary Hamil, Jordan Hammons, Collin Maynard, Aliyah Tyson, Chelsie Wilmoth Second grade - Taylor Sup. - Chet Austin, Kiersten Cartledge, Sarah Chloupek, Lexie Clark, Callie Diggs, Abby Grace, Logan McBride, Jakin, McDonald, Kaden Mullens, Emma Shelton, Sierra Sturch Prin. - Hannah Barbee, Hadyn Burns, Kaylee Glasscock, Austin Rapier, A.J. Redman, Colby Cummins, Dyaln Lamb, Treg Scott Second grade - Cleveland Sup. - Jaden Springer, Alix Teafatiller Prin. - Skyler Abbott, Elizabeth Breitigan, Crispin Cruz, Alexandria Cubley, Gracie Day, Aren Earbes, Natalie Gaskill, MacKenzie Halford, Peyton Hayes, Haylee Houston, J.W. Poteet II, Ryan Robison Second grade - Dixon Sup. - Karissa Blackburn, Kylkie Bolerjack, Holdyn, Burchfield, Tanner Davis, Tristan Hart, Michael Klemmer, Anthony Rogers Prin. - Iris Aguinaga, Ian Allen, Laith Alnajar, Alyssa Arnold, Billy Brown, Natayla Coole- Macias, Carlie Cordell, Ashton Helms, Dakota Summit, Elizabeth Wingate Second grade - Hazell Sup. - Hayden Dodson, Brett Forgy, Cody Hicks, Mackenzie Layman, Madison Layman, Kai Liwai Prin. - Haylie Kreitz, Bryson Lyday, Tara Nelson, Brooklyn Pilgreen, Corbin Roesler, Addison Rowland, Kaleb Shields, Randi McLarry Second grade - Lyons Sup. - Abby Hicks, Isiah Marris, Sophie Reid, Brayden Thomas, Bailey Walsh, Jamie Weber Prin. - Jesse Craig, Karly Graves, Meaghan Hayes, Kirstyn Lyons, Kaylee McCarty Third grade - Adams Sup. - Hailey Bond, Cade Buchanan, Kelsie Cook, Michael Dixon, Jaci Phillips, Sarah Rogers, Madison Usry, Deanna Wall, Hayden Ecklund Prin. - Carley Boucher, Jeff Dailey, Kacy Devora, Adrianna Espericueta, Trenton Fender, Alex Langley, Amber McLemore, Daelan Smith, Katy Taylor Third grade - Adams Sup. - Dax Chapman, Abbey Hunt, Zachary Maynard, Joseph Poppy Prin. - Daisy Aguilar, Jonathan Easterwood Allison Miller, Ivy Nesbitt, Lillian Potter, Mailee Rohus, Desarea St. Clair, Marissa Story, Morgan Taylor, Jasey Trude, Rhaonda Williamson Third grade - Castlebury Sup. - Jacob Ervin, Caden Orlando, Jeremy Seward, Joey Springer, Morgann Usry Prin. - Jude Beshirs, Zane Braudrick, Darika Douglas, Jaylin Ford, Seslea Lopez, Mackenzie Mote, Serena Neal, Dalton Tyree Third grade - Daniel Sup. - Kristen Bryant, David Butter, Trista Davidson, Madison Franks, Kylee Reed, Adrienne Rowland, Colton White Prin. - Harrison Boney, Rylee Bradford, Payton Brewer, Abbey Jo Fryer, Jacee Knight, Clara Lewis, Ansley Lorance, Tyler Matlock, Joe McClure, Andrea Robinson, Kristin Scott, Carter Soltis Durant Intermediate School Superintendent s Honor Roll: Fourth Grade Journey Finch, Sarah Routledge, Emilie Ansiel, Cassie Bisson, Colten Green, Hannah McDonald, Blake Barron, Lauren Cathey, Hanna Cook, Sally Tiger, Tyler Smith, Hannah Morrison, Justice Martin, Cheyenne McGee, Brooke Blagg, Abbigail Granger, Tristen Campbell, Amelia Jackson, Morgan Hudson, Natalia Bravo, Tanner Davidson, Jessica Engel, Jared Iscimenler, Braden Rudolf, Kalab Merritt, Ciara Castillo, Mika McCraw, Aurianna Joines, Stormen Castor, Ashleigh Ned, Trevor Dailey, Hannah Hime, Jessen Pratt, Bradon Fox, Michelle Sanders, Kendall Cordell, Matthew Carter, Madelyn Airington, Skylar Stinnett, Brandon Davis, Samantha Saucedo, Haleigh Patrick, McKayla Mackey, Rylie Day, Brittney Ingram, Arya Gautam, Guy Carey, Jorge Banda Jimenez, Brooke Leroy, Sarah Dalrymple, Kylie Barnett, Shaya Claxton, Kristen Hobbs, Hailee Navarrette, Sydney Bird, Haleigh Harper, Chris Nava, Jared Pollock, Myah Keyes, Alexandria Pelts, Angela Mayo, Raeni Robinson, Emma Burkhalter, Joshua Alejo, Josie Graham, Abigail Mason, Alexis Nabors, Paola Cruz, Shelby Hollowell, Makenna Lehr, Noah Morrison, Kaitlyn Gregory, Shaun Hope, Gabel Aguilar, Steven Potts, Hannah Smith, Donny Prince, Hallie Swearingen, Floyd Lewis, Austin Boes, Eva Ford, Chase Hayes, Cordelia Blakley, Desimber Wynn, Tarryn Hoffman, Christopher Wolf, Mackinzi Whitmire, Rachel Scott, Derek Ogden, Jessica Gideon, Rachel Lamb, Rayne Paris, Justin Bellah, Catherine Pfaff, Harrison Bates, Hannah Gentry, Stephen Turner, Lila Creason, Alissa French, Kendyl Thomas, Jacey Wallace Fifth Grade Alexis Prado, Blake Harper, Makenna Jones, Daurah Amos, Jonathan Metts, Brody Morgan, Matthew Anderson, Jatelyn Wallace, Kevin Tran, Madilyn Scott, Gabrial Chavez, Emari Benito, Auston Patton, Maci McCoy, Bailey Morrison, Nathan Carlock, Austin Stallings, Tyler Campbell, Abigail Stilwell, Brenna Hibbs, Matthew Usry, Cameron Nelson, Michael Cathey, Bertram Su, Alexis Young, Bradley Jensen, D.J. Forbis, Jazmyn Woods, Taylor Knight, Cody Wilson, Austin Robertson, Ally McCoy, Christian Chaney, Lily Culver, Shayla Pilgrim, Jakob Smith, Kyle Nabors, Peyton Shastid, Alex Poppe, Shantyle Remshardt Ned, Presli Penz, Spencer Patton, Xavier Bell, Sydney Hampton, Katrina Bills, Ashtyn Peel, Samantha Montgomery, Jarrett Rowland, Alexis Franzeo, Ericka Bates, Logan Harp, Preston York, Mackenzie Ford, Destinee Lewis, Dylon Polson, Brayden Bentley, Elena Mendoza, Megan Scuffham, Jaden Crites, Seth Norman Sixth Grade Logan Hibbs, Ryan Schuessler, Nicole Bryant, Layton Tubbs, Logan Hime, Hannah Robinson, Kelsey Glenn, Hunter Young, Bridget Tolle, Blake Smothers, Nathan Hodson, Ryan Mendez, Lexi Diessner, Haylee Sicking, Stephen Hedberg, Christian Judd, Matthew Corley, Taya Franklin, Kelsey Allmon, Johnathon Woods, Tyler Stovall, Bo Kennedy, Rachel Routledge, McKean Akin, Mason Harp, Alex Benito, Emily Marcum, Morgan Williamson, Madison Graves, Rylan Scott, Brandon Nation, Michael Green, Joshua Jackson, Chandler Fernandez, John Shelton, Michelle Garcia, Neil Patel, Christina Gomes, Sydney Youngblood, Erika Hogue, De Andre McKenney, Matthew Gregg, Alexis Burgess, Haroon Akhter, Pooja Parikh, Edgar Torres, Megan Aplin Principal s Honor Roll: Fourth Grade Kyle Hughes, Cassidy McCann, Madelynn Coffey, Emily Ervin, Elizabeth Medina, Kaytlynn McElroy, Jonathan Shepherd, Preston Boney, Malachi Lehr, Victoria McCarty, Brodie Langford, Austin Montgomery, Autumn Andersen, Madyson Mullens, Noah Morgan, Keaton Shattuck, Zachary Pollock, Hunter Girouard, Collin McDaniel, Courtney Horn, Jade Claxton, Cecilia Plyler, Rylen Baxter, Klowy Kelley, Sean Capps Smith, Sydney Thompson, Jerica Paul, William Brister, Shalyn Edwards, Rylee Jones, Tristan Graves, Wade Robinson, Charles Almos, Ty Reynolds, Paola Hernandez, Michael Miller, Kayla Knight, Jacqueline Gonzalez, Mateo Herron, Michael Sessums, Coby Brewer, Nakayla Arguelles, Katlyn Hicks, Alex Shastid, Gavin Rudolf, Raychell Bullock, Simi Kaur, Selena White, Maddison Wibben, Cassidy Turner, Ember Tollison, Jerry Smith, Olivia Powell, jdakota Wallace, Caitlyn Gregory, Harrison Taylor, Skyler McKaughan, Brian Klann, Cody Stephens, Nicholas Kuykendall, Skylar Stepens, Austin Anderson, Ashton Lewis, Kody Powell, Keagen Hines, Calvin Billy, Gavin Crouse, Alexis Blanton, Dylan Stout, Rafael Guzman, Tyler Stubblefield, Victoria Bautista, Ashley Ballinger, Rylon Dooley, Jacob Smith, Natalie Mendez, Douglas Anderson, Alfredo Vargas, Phyllis Eggenberg, Justice Gideon, Ziann Harris, Joshua Virgen, Brendon Farrell, Patience Brown, Leia Kirkpatrick, Kade Brooks, Gage Meason, Joseph Puentes, LeaAnn Hendley, Melody Childers, Derek Cravens, Katey Cooper, Adison Hutchens, Destiny Trautman, Thomas Tiffie, Marcus Breeden, Shayla Harper, Dakota Sears, Taylor Callen, Lindsay Wiskus, Dalton Hogue Fifth Grade Krystin Wahl, Kyle Klemmer, Anthony Le, Morgan O Hern, Trittany McClour, Christopher Middlebrooks, Paxton Ezell, Kiara Chambers, Paige Clinton, Phoenix Anderson, Nikki Smith, Breannah Banks, Cierra Willman, Jay Hardin, Jerney Dean, Josslyn Gastineau, Madison Frazier, Maika Liwai, Leighann Barnes, Maddison Nation, Audrey Posey, Claire Soltis, Taylor Davis, Hayden Hamill, Brandi Watkins, Emily Westmoreland, Damian Pelts, Cody Burton, Trenton Hanson, James Petrimoulx, Jacob Gooch, Christian Hajny, Sheyenne McElhenney, Steven Duke, Rebecca Southerland, Victoria Delozier, Dakayta Vickery, Peyton Stephens, Laisha Robles, David Poston, Kailey Desivo, Patrick Kennedy, Amanda Thomas, Brittany Ned, Maradeth Shelton, Racer Evans, Tia Thomas, Teeanna Bevill, Kyle Cobbs, Andrew Harrell, Michael Harp, Kaylee Thomas, Hector Chavez, Jordan Tynan, Trenton Trude, Dakota Finley, Patrick Kelley, Kolby Blake, Tezla Johnson, Dustin Smith, Demarco Gray, Joshua Gonzalez, Tre Harper, Austin Shores, Arantza Sanchez, Larenz Bowens, David Scott, Steven White, Anthony Deininger, Zackary Morriss, Athena Castor, Demario Gray, Alyssa Matthews, Trever Wann, Justin Hopper, Shanequa Neal, Nathaniel Tannahill, Jennifer Terron, Veronika Parrott, Katelynn Sullivan, Tiffany Portman, Quashown Henderson, Billy Holaday, Beatris Gomez, Alec Grider, Christian Bruce, Alera Rivera, Joshua Patterson, Julia Virgen, Haliey Helms, Dalton Bomsburger, Noah McGinnis, Kylee Schreier, Ruby Gurnick, Cameron Steadman, Jose Vazquez, Perla Sanchez, Bradlee Ricchetti, Alexander Torres, Elijah Haworth, Nathanuel Shelton, Levi Sanders, Madelynn Castanon, Dennis Devora, Larissa Armor, Tyler Wagoner, Aimrie Arnold Sixth Grade Jacob McLarry, Sarah Farmer, Valentina Roa, Mia Casey, Emily Stricklen, Christian Giles, Mikenzie Effland, Daphne Mason, Sydney Wheeler, Damyan Houston, Alexis Mosley, Cecil Oakley, Hayley Lunsford, Kaylie Day, Delany Marcy, Makayla Pritchard, Courtney Gibbs, Ethan Siler, Mason Edelen, Dylan Cobb, Macy Powell, Christian Potter, Tiffany Cook, Macayla Hickman, Tahnee Bryant, Byron Billy, Hayden Burkett, Ivan Bravo, Allysanne Bolerjack, Tayler Burchfield, Tyler Shade, Kailee Airington, Jacob Morrison, Stormie Smith, Jarrett Jordan, Kaitlyn Farr, Callie Herman, Audrey Whitehurst, Baylor Jestis, Heather Ingram, Austyn Wibben, Coleton Miller, Paige Ogee, Gabriel Hansley, Sara-lizeth Palomares, Darlene Hopkins, Sierra Henson, Ashton Earles, Arien Coon, Jamon Gideon, Alexander Steve, Adam Davis, Parker Taylor, Kaytlin Blackburn, McKinzie Weston, Madeline Hoaglen, Zoe Brady, Ciera Taylor, Simpson Nguyen, Alexis Mendez, Lark Davidson,

25 Honor Rolls THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT 3D Colt Wright, Lori Beshirs, Coy Mitchell, Angelica Swigart, Tyler Ciccarello, Jona Matlock, Brett Williams, Allison Hanson, Dalton Farrell, Maryssa Pelts, Cerilene McFarlin, CJ Richardson, Madison Gray, Jayci Braudrick, Kenya Sifuentes, Victoria Terrell, Alexis Stinnett, Christina McElhenney, Allyson Thomas, Alfredo Osorio, Heaven Henderson, Lacey Elrod, Lydia Parson, Logan Johnston, Phoenix Swigart, Devon Ashbee, Jordan Williams, Kayla Dukes, Felicia Wingate, Paul Powell Durant Middle School Superintendent s Honor Roll: Seventh Grade- Meghan allen-beene, Ashley Anderson, Kestrel Barnes, Ethan Barrett, Evan Barrett, Brooklyn Barrick, Logan Bennett, Cade Bisson, Kristyn Bixler, Lindsey Blanton, Jayce Boydstun, Shaylynne Brown, Hunter Burkett, Kiersten Burkhalter, Carson Campbell, Makenzee Castanon, Brianna Cedillo, Jeffrey Chloupek, Stephen Cole, Kiernan Collins, Ronald Comer, Haley Cook, Claye Crofford, Nathan Croft, Ashley Davis, Rylee Dean, Kevin Glenn, Gavin Gray, Tayler Hedgecock, Dylan Holt, Trey Hunt, Jordan Hutchings, Kayla James, Liddy Lahman, Tyler Lorance, Kylie Manning, Justin Marksberry, Kelsey Matthews, Nancy McCarley, Alexsis McKenney, Jenna McWilliams, Therese Miller, Alexandra Nelson, Emily Norman, Turner Norman, Stacia Pair, Haley Payne, Ashley Podany, Vincent Potter, Omar Ramirez, Garrett Reddout, Seth Reeves, Alexa Richards, Kimberlyn Rorick, Summer Simeroth, Summer Stubber, Lexis Taylor, Allyson Thomas, Ryan Tran, Elizabeth T y n a n, Elizabeth Weaver, Cooper Webb, Kinion Whittington. Eighth Grade- Esteban Bravo, William Brooks, Chelsea Brown, Alina Butt, Sierra Downs, Ian Duffey, Will Engle, Brittany Farmer, Emily Franzeo, Chloe Fruge, Brooklyn Garcia, Kristen Gooch, Elissa Hamil, Peter Hedberg, Ty Jackson, Rheagan Jones, Gabriel Louis, Caroline Loyd, Victor Miguel, Taylor Oakley, Derek Penz, Molly Pierce, Shalleigh Powell, Stormy Stilwell, Joyce Su, Michael Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Spencer Tolle, Brittany Trent, Maria Vazquez, Stephanie Wingfield, Jared Woods, Landry Wright Principal s Honor Roll: Seventh Grade- Vanessa Agnew, Shon Austin Aguero, Jerran Amos, Amber Andersen, Rachael Andis, John Anteau, Evan Armor, Blake Arnold, Ruben Babcock, Jacob Bates, Madison Bell, Drake Belvin, Taylor Benjamin, Jakob Bradford, Jacob Bredenkamp, Nicholas Bridges, Nicholas Browning, Madison Bruce, Savannah Bryant, Shirley Burk, Katie Caraway, Katy Case, Toni Choate, Brianna Cobb, Tristan Cole, Tristan cook, Kyndra Emerson, Kyndra Fender, Janeth Flores, Emilee Gentry, Sierra Gillis, Sierra Gonzalez, Cole Goodson, Allison Hamblin, Johnathan Harper, Trevor Harrelson, Trevor Haworth, Sean Henson, Duster Hokett, Caleb Jackson, Brittany Kelley, Brittany Ledbetter, Olivia Lingo, Hudson Long, Logan McDonald, Garon McFarlin, Chasity Miller, Deisy Monroy, Landon Moore, Keandre Morris, Kyle Mosley, Kaylee Nelson, Taylor Nelson,Johnson Nguyen, Tyler Ogden, Tyler Parmley, Alexandra Pate, Makayla Patton, Justin Payne, Summer Posey, Kayleigh Powell, Kayleigh Raulston, Ashli Ricks, Ashton Robinson, Daylan Robinson, Leeva Roper, Alec Rudolf, Sierra Russell, Sierra Sanchez, Juan Sanchez, Elizabeth Scraper, Jake Sipe, Christopher Smith, Shawn Stephens, Chandler Thomas, Daniel Thomas, Maranda Thomas, Tera Thomas, Vanessa Thomas, Nathan Thompson, Stetson Thompson, Logan Thrash, Alberto Vazquez, Ana Vazquez, Jerry Williams, Romon Williams, Harrison Wood Eighth Grade- Alexandrea Agnew, Jocelyn Alejo, Kayla Allivand, Ravyn Ansiel, Brittany Barnett, Ryan Boehme, Chelsea Boucher, Esteban Bravo, Tyler Buchanan, Zachary Cater, Kooper Cavender, Jesse Cedillo, Preston Chase, Sarah Comer, Dylan Davenport, Miranda Desilva, Jake Desivo, Haylee Ellett, Parker Elliott, Brittany Ellis, Jerred Farrell, Tyler Firquain, Kelly Franklin, Skye Franklin, Alexandria Giles, Chelsea Gill, Stormy Glover, Kaley Green, Kali Guthrie, Taylor Hale, Zane Hall, Carissa Hamilton, Matthew Harris, Tina Harris, Joshua Haywood, Elizabeth Hicks, Jordan Hinton, Morgan Darren Jernigan, Darren Jestis, Cortney Johnson, Austin Joines, Kharley Jones, Cheryl Jordan, Kaylee King, Leah Ledford, Colt Littleton, Tiffany Littrell, Jasmine Lozano, Austin Lyday, Adam Manners, Dalton Marcy, Eva Martinez, Matthew Maxwell, Kirsten McCarty, Sydni McKaughan, Jacelyn McWilliams, Angel Medina, Gabriel Mendoza, Zachary Mendoza, Rosalva Monroy, Cheyenne Nutting, Savannah Park, Makayla Patino, Makenna Patino, Spencer Peoples, Wade Peterson, Kaitlyn Prentice, Toni Priester, Taylor Rhodes, Danny Ritchey, Juana Salinas, Matthew Scott, Miranda Shelton, Chelsea Sherwood, Stormy Smith, Brett Spellmann, Natalie Stephens, Collin Stevenson, Mikaela Stonebarger, James Swafford, Mariena Teaster, Dakota Trahan, Steven Trude, William Voyles, Brittni White, Karlie White, Taylor White Durant High School Ninth Grade - Cori Allmon, Keaghan Artabazon, Corey Bailey, Lauren Ballew, Chantel Baughman, Victoria Bennett, Kolton Blakley, Edwin Boothe, Jared Boydstun, Kali Brown, Hailey Burge, Darian Carper, Jack Case, Mackenzie Clapp, Matthew Clemens, April Clinton, Nicole Cook, Bradley Cross, Aaron Cryer, Dakota Diessner, Alisa Duncan, Jeramia H. Edwards, Matthew Ellis, Houston Franklin, Kathryn Gipson, Raul Gonzalez, Crystal Green, Chelsi Gunnels, Larissa Hallmark, Tobi Harrison, Kamron Harvey, Lauren Hesser, Alexandria Hicks, Richard Hirst, Cole Hughes, Eric Jenkins, Chay John, Taylor Knox, David Kress, Nicholas Leroy, Zackary Lively, Shannan Long, Ali Marts, Joseph Mathis, Cassaundra Meade, Dalton Morgan, Caleb Norman, Megan Pack, Dylan Payne, Edgar Pichardo, Macey Pierce, Rafael Pinto, Megan Portman, Katheryn Prentice, James Reddout, KC Richardson, Yordi Rivas, Kylie Robinson, Elizabeth Samuel, Stephanie Sanchez, Kenlsy Schiebe, Michael Shrum, Hailey Siler, Kylie Sinoir, Brianna Smith, Brittanie Smith, James Smith, Melissa Smith, Hunter Stephens, Morgan Steve, Ryan Story, Hannah Stumpff, Brianna Teel, Elizabeth Thrash, Lauren Vela, Tyanna West, Nicholas Whatley, Lashun Wolfe Williams Tenth Grade - Ethan Adams, Jake Allen, James Anteau, Stephani Arroyo, Baylie Barrick, Alyssa Bartholomew, Stefani Bench, Carmen Billy, Bradley Birchfield, Kortney Boyd, Hunter Brittingham, Jackie Callaway, Dylan Cook, ryan cook, Weslina Coxsey, Taylor Crawford, Shaina Crites, Austin Davis, Kyle Dunegan, Madison Elliot, Evonne Garcia, Patricia Gibson, Tanner Gwin, Breanne Hajny, M Cayla Hammond, tayler Hammond, Ashley Harris, Nathan Hart, Derrick Haworth, Natalie Haworth, Tyler Hendley, Tracy Herron, Colby Hicks, Sarah Hodson, Katelyn Humphries, Ricardo Ibarra, Kelten Isenberg, Elizabeth Jerigan, Dustin Jones, Tarrah Kinney, Hunter Lindley, Grisel Da Loza, Dakota Marcy, Alec McAtee, Ashton McBride, David McCarty, Rebecca McInture, Hailey Mitchell, Kira Moore, Sierra Moore, Taylor Nabors, Ticc Norman, Thomas Olive, Phoenix Ortlip, Harlie Parls, Morgan Podany, Ruben Ramos, Tayler Rice, Taylor Richards, Makaylin Ridgway, Taryn Ritter, Rylie Scott, Danielle Sicking, Bo Smith, Caitlyn Sprouse, Caitlin Stonebarger, Jackson Stuteville, Raven Swigart, Mikayla, Taylor, Kelly Tran, Kimberlee Turner, Chelsey Wallace, Andrew Weaver, Calib Weaver, Keaton Webb, Seth Wheeler, Katie Whitley, Maddison Williams, Meranda Williams, Andie Wingfield, Michael Wright, Michael Zalenski Eleventh Grade- Stephanie Daphne Acosta, Elise Allen, Nicolas Alvarez, Andrew Ball, Brittany Barnoski, Cody Bebout, Colby Bostick, Kendra Boydstun, Zhakery Bradford, Taylor Brigman, Ceclia Brown, Joshua Brown, Cheyenne Caraway, Brett Castro, Micah Chaffin, Bradley Clements, Nathaniel Crawford, Laura Ashlyn Davenport, Cheyenne Diggs, Mackenzie Dills, Jacob Duraso, Samantha Erickson, Ethan Ferguson, Tina Firquain, Laci Fox, Benjamin Franks, Cecily George, Peggy Grant, Sable Gray, Ashleigh Green, Katelyn reen, Tina Greenhaw, Macey Gregg, Crystal Guilbeau, Andr e Gusmao, Alexandria Harris, Tiana Harris, Charles Harvey, Jacob Holland, Kathryn Jacox, Justin Jernigan, Kelsi Kahlden, Carissa Carr, Berne Kendrick, Hilary Lee, Miranda Lorance, Mariah Madewell, Isabella Martins, Rey Mata, Kelsey McCarley, Jessica McGinnis, Courtney McGuire, Hayley McKinney, Zachary Miller, Ryan Mitchell, Katelyn Neff, Taylor Olive, Nicole Owens, Nikesh Patel, Joshua Peddy, Zachery Reeder, Michael Ridgeway, Savannah Riffe, Rachel Ritchey, Chelsea Russell, Andrew Shipman, Jeffery Smith, Patrick Southerland, Dylan Spoon, Duane Stephens, Morgan Taylor, Gillette Thomas, Nicole Trent, Jessica Thomas Adams, Elizabeth Bebout, Ariole Bennett, Brandon Bennett, Erin Boehme, Sydney Branson, Brandon Brooks, Adrianne Brown, Jonathan Brown, Emily Buck, Christian Cantrell, Haylee Clements, Jordan Coleman, Rachel Corbin, Holly Cox, Kari Desivo, Emily Dills, William Lee Edwards, Randi Eggenberg, Fallon Elliott, Hailey Elrod, Barbara Flury, Jacia Foster, Coby Franklin, Colt Franklin, Hervy Glover, Chelsea Goff, Brooke Graves, Michael Grimley, Sierra Haney, Jessica Hayes, Emma Hicks, Jordan Hicks, Sarah Kellam, Hannah Kinney, Kirsten Langford, Jessica Layton, Virginia Linville, Jamie Little, Angela Lyday, Nina Marquart, Jacob Midgley, Aata Miettinen, Hunter Murphree, Kasi Phillips, Brett Posey, Quinton Pruitt, Randi Ragle, Jesse Risner, Tanner Risner, Micha Schiebe, Tarah Scott, Ethan Sheffield, Courtney Simmons, Kaile Smith, Travis Smith, Samuel Steve, Elizabeth Swearengin, Hillary Sweeney, Hilary Thomas, Brooklyn Vanliew Kacie VanZandt, Tayla White, Chase Wilkey and Sean Williams Rock Creek Superintendent s Honor Roll: Seventh Grade- Teigan Muson, Allison Robinson, Alyssa Robinson Eighth Grade- Brittany Anderson, Dakota Holloway, Annetta Johnston, Toby McIntire Ninth Grade- Joyce Michell, Dylan Powell Tenth Grade- Brooke Coker, Tracey Hickman, Raylee Mitchell Principal s Honor Roll: Silo Superintendent s Honor Roll: First Grade- Clayton Ash, Malorie Clark, Faith Hill, Sidney Paris, Makayla Pippin, Jacoby Simmons, Cassie Turner, Navy Wesberry, Ryan Clardy, Makenzie Clark, Jashante Cooke, Makalia Daniels, Colby Doyle, Bailey Hawkins, Christian Ratliff, Hannah Felton Second Grade- Jason Weibel, Waylon Stanley, Angel Waugh, Hanna Manners, Issis Vera, Trevan Nelson, Jacob Long, Madison Harrell, Hastings Frederick, Zander Burnett, Gracie Cater, Cord McDonald, Lauren Phillips, Savanna Shults, Savannah Williams, Logan St.Clair Third Grade- Dustin Barron, Hunter Bradley, Montana Bundrandt, Danielle Harrison, Kaden Johnson, Corben LaRock, Kaitlyn Nazworth, Megan O Brien, Olivia Pettyjohn Fourth Grade- Kacie Clower, Julie Cullum, Connor Doyle, Jordan Logan, Britney Roland, Jensen Simmons, Elizabeth Trammell Fifth Grade- Kamdyn Clark, Peyton Cobb, Jonah Hracek, Wyatt Johnson, Chloe McKinney, Nicolas Posekany, Jackson Rezner Sixth Grade- Hadley Clower, Skylar Logan, Lukas Long, Trenton Long, Laura Nazworth, Meagen Renfro, Harley Williams Seventh Grade-Alissa Atkinson, Kaci Blandenship, Reid Buchanan, Mary Grider, Mason Harrell, Miranda Parr Eight Grade- Taylor Dye, Kiersten Price, Baylee Rogers, Kayti Townsend Ninth Grade- Mason Dye, Rachel Grider, Stanley, Nathan Treadaway, Kendra Treat Principal s Honor Roll: First Grade- Kendyl Blakley, Kaleigh Ervin, Melody East, Ean Oastman, Nicolas Sutterfield, Braedon Blanton, Lizzy Hracek, Kailyn Ingrum, Lawson Cresse, Olivia Davis, Dakota Jones, Joshua Mitchell, Halle Rowland, Jordon Smith, Abby Stanley, Andrew Williams Second Grade- Cassidy Long, Kaitlin Trent, Cody Parker, Samantha Horton, Sarah Allen, Cody Baker, Korben Ford, Trey Ray, Dakota DeMoss Third Grade- Kiarah Bowens, Devan Buck, Jacie Burnett, Kerstyn Casey, Shane Collier, Dalton Dougherty,Tristan Gass, Kylie Matlock, Taylor Shives, Kailee Smith, Kira Williams Wagoner, Elizabeth Watkins, Layne Watson and Nicklaus Wiseman White Twelfth Grade- Eleventh Grade- Savanah Edwards, Rae Anne Klement, Bradley Robinson Twelfth Grade- Amanda Hart, Lexi Holt, Karlena Mitchell, Blair Vanschuyver Seventh Grade- Bronson Burns, Libby Faull, Alex Folsom, Christina Harkey, Savannah Jackson, Angelica Marsh, Makayla Pierce, Charity Smith, Destanie Watkin Eighth Grade- Baleigh Andrews, Tanner McCann, Kensley, Metcalf, Michelle Wheeler, Krislan Winnett Ninth Grade- David Dill, Josiah Gentry, Shelby Haggard, Brandi Lee, Alejandra Marsh, Kasey Whittington Tenth Grade- Kylie Harbin, Halie Heflin, Dustin Long Eleventh Grade- Brandy Irvin, Herlinda Marash, Felisha Nevarez, Taylor Robinson, Ashton Thompson Twelveth Grade- Chance Dobbins, Zachary Goolsby, Delanie Hampton, Skyler Hawkins, April Jacqueline Hendricks, Clayton Nunley Tenth Grade- Carrie Dykstra, Jackie McMichael, Amanda Price, Devin Renfro, Paige Thomas, Sierra Waitman Eleventh Grade- Joseph Badan, Jennifer Roebuck, B.W. Savage, Jared Sterling Twelfth Grade- Keach Ballard, Lynsi Bourne, Trevor Bowen, Candace Branch, B.J. Burns, Jacob Carter, Joseph Caruthers, Arin Cullum, Francesco Dalla Serra, Kristen Davison, Preston Dye, Brittany Earnhart, Travis Estus, Lyndsey Lamar, Brian Lodes, Kale Palmer, Maite Peremateu, Kenaton Fourth Grade- Bryndon Baxter, Kaylynn Buffalo, Tatyana Cooke, Chloe Cresse, Luke Culley, Lauren Ford, Sara Harris, Aaron Hracek, Caleb Huseman, Alys Parr, Brianna Phillips, Dainjer Robinson, William Sandler, Colbey Stephens, Courtney Walker, Ashley Wallace, Courtney White Fifth Grade- Damian Broyles, Cody Dunn, Ben Grody, Julianne Hanks, Dominik Jarman, Ashlyn Kellam, Sequoyah King, Kearra Martin, Rebecca Mullican, Sarah Northcutt, Hannah Pettyjohn, Kate Rains, Zoey Ratliff, Michael Sandler, Shannon Seigfried, Zachary Veenstra Sixth Grade- Ryan Baker, Luke Balentine, Trenton Bledsoe, Tad Bradley, Alexus Coxsey, Jonathan Davison, Kamryn Duncan, Haleigh Hedgecock, Jesse Johnson,

26 ز ب THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT ء ٤ Travis Schuh, Catie Simmons, Christy Smith, Jaden Townsend, Victoria Wallace Seventh Grade- Dillon Bowen, Blake Burns, Cheyenne Cavendar, Tyler Childers, Tanner Clark, Caitllynd Evans, Nicholas Gauthier, Logan Lamar, Aaron McKinney, Riley Newton, Madison Presley, Chason Ratliff, Damien Robinson, Karissa Smith, Meghan Weibel, Erin Williams, Sarah Wyatt Eighth Grade- Hannah Bourne, Darah Carter, Jordan Carter, Ashtin Gann, Gwendolyn Hamblin, Jordan Schuh Ninth Grade- Anna Capt, Megan Hendricks, Morgan Horn, Hunter Moore, Katey Rowland, Colton Russell, Brooke Sanford, Ashley Seigfreid, Mark Spampinato Tenth Grade- Guthrie Clower, Chelse Coverstone, Tayelor Crozier, Ali Ford, Jodi Harris, Hailey Manners, Marcedes McCleave, Lauran Ray, Janelle Roebuck, Taylor Roy Eleventh Grade- Shawn Hendricks, Keith Sherrin, Joshua Townsend, Stephanie Williams Twelfth Grade- Jordan Bacon, Lauren Childers, Dillon Cook, Kaleigh Holm, Cody Lewissss, Haley Moore, Logan Oller, Stormy Richardson, Brittainy Rogers, Brittany Townsend, Derrik Underwood, Nathan Waddell م فمو س ف وف د م ف س ى م ى ص ز ب لا فمء DURANT Southeastern Oklahoma State University has released the Spring 2010 Dean s Honor Roll. To be eligible, students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of collegelevel courses with a 3.5 grade-point average and no grade lower than B.Below is a list of the Spring 2010 Dean s Honor Roll members, listed by permanent hometown: Oklahoma Antlers: Colton James Ammerer, Alisha Marie Cockrill, Amy J Franks, Morgan Ray Hopson, Elizabeth Ann Settles Ardmore: Kelsey Marie DENVER (AP) Colorado is changing the rules for how teachers earn and keep the sweeping job protections known as tenure, long considered a political sacred cow around the country. Many education reform advocates consider tenure to be one of the biggest obstacles to improving America's schools because it makes removing mediocre or even incompetent teachers difficult. Teacher unions, meanwhile, have steadfastly defended tenure for decades. Colorado's legislature changed tenure rules despite opposition from the state's largest teacher's union, a longtime ally of majority Democrats. Gov. Bill Ritter, also a Democrat, signed the bill Anderson, Jenna S Blakely, Rachel Denise Brunk, Ethan Douglas Cox, Stacy L Doughty, Charli Jo Haggard, Carrie Ann Huff, Chad Michael Mitchell, Todd Bennett Shelton, Brandi LeAnn Surber, Daniel Jack Vanderslice, David Aaron Wood, Jimi Deanne Word Atoka: Hilary Gail Banker, Gregory Alan Cart, Chance Allen Cooper, Aimee Michelle Costa, Stacia Kaye Courtney, Morgan Carae Ellisor, Jessica Lynn Hall, Trista Nicole Hall, Valerie Howard, Jeffrey Dillon Ray, Tristan Dean Smith, Michael Blake Talley, Shelly D Tomlinson Bennington: Jamie Lynn Andrews, Megan Noel Jones, Katie Marie Owens, Valarie Jean Robison Bethany: Adrienne Marie Phillips Blanchard: Jeremiah Lee Gipson Bokchito: Blake Aaron Conditt, Angel Brooke Smith, Jessica Noelle Wilson Boswell: Shade M Dill, Meagan Emily Mullenix, Meredith A Mullenix, Malori Beth Riddle, Christy Michelle Roberts Braggs: Amanda Nicole Thornton Broken Bow: Keith Courtley Anderson, Diane Elizabeth Bunn, Stacey Jo Jackson, Kristal Dawn Peek, Courtney Rashea Price, Debra Dawn Sims Caddo: Justin James Boyd, Chelsie Danielle Crites, Kesha Nicole Fryer, Tasha Leigh Joines, Christopher Ryan Mingus, Matthew Dean Morris, Cory Chase Ortega, Brittany Paige Scott Calera: Charity Danielle Banks, Caitlin Morgan Coker, Katie Rebecca Harp, Shauna Lee Nelson, Christian Elliott Toews, Scarlett Tucker Caney: Devin Nicole Holder, Jennifer Nicole Taylor Cartwright: Christopher Tyler Comeaux Clayton: Shana Rachele Scarberry Coalgate: Sierra Charlene Loudermilk, Tyler Nathaniel Miller, Lauren Nachelle Sandmann Colbert: Jessie Elbert Hopkins, Page Nickole Miller, Lindsay Michelle Owens, Aaron K Wakefield Coleman: Chenai Gwen Gann, Liegha Kay Kelso, Cory Jace Willingham Duncan: James Alan Grimes, Scott Andrew Stephenson Durant: Paige Elizabeth into law last month. After the bill survived a filibuster attempt and passed a key House vote, Democratic Rep. Nancy Todd, a 25-year teacher who opposed the measure, broke into tears. I don't question your motives, an emotional Todd said to the bill's proponents. But I do want you to hear my heart because my heart is speaking for over 40,000 teachers in the state of Colorado who have been given the message that it is all up to them. While other states have tried to modify tenure, Colorado's law was the boldest education reform in recent memory, according to Kate Walsh, the president of the Washington-based National Council on Adams, Rebecca Joan Baker, Amber Renee Barber, Jonathan Paul Beller, Noah Bianchi, Jonathon Seth Black, Shaun Demetrius Brown, Ashish Chapagain, Robert Scott Clark, Heather Denise Cox, Brooke Chelsea Coxsey, Autumn Elizabeth Dawson, Randi Jo Duke, Brittni Fawn Echols, Abbie Leigh El-Katib, Cynthia Lynn Ellis, Blake Tyler Gentry, Joel Devon Goodman, Jennifer Rebecca Green, Kirsten Nicole Greenway, Kaitlynn Jo Gunter, Payton Glen Guthrie, Ashlee Michelle Hale, Amy Danielle Hamilton, Matthew Clyde Hanna, Michelle Renea Harrell, Adam Joshua James Harris, Billie Jean Hart, John Riley Heath, James Austin Hix, Heather Nicole Holcomb, Shannon Lynn Hutcherson, Cassandra Leigh Kleber, Heather Jean Knowles, Gyan Renee LaRovere, Ryann Patricia Lewis, Kane Edward Lovelace, Sali Fadel Mahdy, Andreasen Cole Matson, Ethan Cody Matson, Andraz Nicole McDaniel, Stacy Lynn Merrill, Brian Lee Mitchell, Micah Lee Moore, Lucretia D'nae Nixon, Whitney Nicole Norris, Victor Okpechi, Brittany Marie Parker, Samantha Ann-Marie Perera, Jesse Lynn Pierce, Jordan Leigh Roberts, Katie Dawn Roesler, Brianna Christine Rustin, Brittany Lauren Scott, Tyler Weston Slawson, Andrew Christian Smith, Michael Albert Tilles, Lacy LeeAnn Tyner, Meagan Elizabeth Wagnitz, Demetra Paige Wilkerson, Brittany Larae Woolard, Anne Marie Wyatt Eagletown: Johnna Ruth Dodson, Colby Allen Farquhar El Reno: DeAnna Elizabeth Mullaney Finley: Jay Impson Young Fort Towson: Stormie D Dawson, Kyle Brett Earnest Garvin: Kyle Andrew Timmons Haworth: Rance James Cockrell Healdton: Matthew James Sitton Hendrix: Christopher Tyler Willis-Collins Hugo: Christopher A Baroody, Randi Annette Cahill, Kirby Taylor Coffey, Brittany Annette Liles, Jami Leah Maddux, Shon Dion Morris, Marilyn Joye Satterfield, Dustin Dell Searles Idabel: Amber Rae Anderson, Erika Susan Boyd, Kim R Corley, Cynthia Lynn Cruse, Daniel Harold Davis, Kate E. Hignight, Rebecca Rose Mcbrayer, Morgan Kincaid McGee, Miranda Sue Pogue, Joshua Caleb Reece, Anthony Bruce Short, Tanner Wade Strawn, David Allen Tumbleson, Kristal Cherrelle Wharry Kenefic: Amanda Brooke Eldridge, Joseph Aaron Sampson Kingston: Zachary Michael Backues, Justin Michael Blomberg, Rachael Leann Cryer, Bequeta Darlene Jones, Ashley Dawn Lemons, John Anthony Massey Krebs: Kyle Edward Wilkins Lane: Seth Lane Crews, Troy Benjamin Megli, Cheyla Ruth Pettett, William Earl Walker Lebanon: Kenzie Danielle Avery Locust Grove: Maegan Lei Dugger Lone Grove: Dottie Morgan Cummins, Sunne Dasha Emerson, Ashley LeAnn Gilmore, Kyle Gregory Jolliff, Amy Elaina Trevino Madill: Brian Ray Ayres, Alison Marie Ball, Crystal Ranea Bevill, April K Brunk, Veronica Leigh Clement, Courtney Lynise McDermott, Samantha Darlene Moore, Olivia Beth Stafford Marietta: Lizette Viridiana Aldama, Tonya Michelle Bucher, Kayla Renee Harrell, Jacob Paul Hartin, Brent David Odell, Bonnie Mae Petersen McAlester: Cindi Michelle Collins, Colby K Gibson, Holly Christine Hughes, Linda Gail Hutchison, Jamie Ann Mitchell, Angela Denice Munn, Nicholas Ryan Peterson, Mark William Skinner, Chase Alan Tindle Mead: Dillon Clay Allred, Dena Samir Badan, Rose Marie Ortiz, Mahalie Ann Toone, John Carl Weger Milburn: Leigh Mae Isenberg Mustang: Shayla Marie Cain, Timothy James Hanselman Noble: Michael Scott Zimmerman Oklahoma City: Rohit Gautam, Staci Dowlynda Welsh Rattan: Jordan Danielle Pebworth Ringling: Britany Lynn Taylor Teacher Quality, which promotes changing the way teachers are recruited and retained, including holding tenured teachers accountable with annual reviews. Walsh thinks Colorado is now at the head of the pack in the second round of the Obama administration's Race to the Top competition, a $4.35 billion pot of stimulus money designed to prod just such changes. If I was a betting woman, I would absolutely put Colorado in first place, she said. The new law requires teachers to be evaluated annually, with at least half of their rating based on whether their students progressed during the school year. Beginning teachers will have to show they've boosted student achievement for three straight years to earn tenure. Teachers could lose tenure if their students don't show progress for two consecutive years. That won't be a possibility until 2015, however, because lawmakers slowed down the process under political pressure from the teachers' union. Teachers can appeal dismissal all the way to the state Supreme Court, and school districts have the burden of proving why they should be terminated. Under the old system, teachers simply had to work for three years to gain tenure, the typical wait around the country. Every state but Wisconsin has some form of tenure. The protections were intended to protect teachers from being fired Ringold: Nikki Kaye Fuller Savanna: Taylor Starr Terrell Sawyer: Megan Brooke Horn Snow: Jamie Leigh Boyd Soper: Christy Diann Parsons Spiro: Brian Daniel McKinney Talihina: Kaci Dawn Sapp Tishomingo: John Roger Baker, Lacey Janell Beesley, Rebecca Dawnae Biggs, Maudie Shanea Flowers, Aimee Rhnea Ham, Rebecca Ann Hoster, Brysen Kyle Powell, Terri Dawn Walker Tulsa: John Edwin Webb Valliant: Krystopher Kyle Gross, Sarah Dian James, Marlin Jiles Vaught, Ethan Cole Wells Waurika: Christopher Lynn Moore Wilburton: Veronica Lovely Allen Wilson: Ty Alan Labeth Wright City: Jennifer Nicole Skieens Texas Alvord: Caitlyn Camill Steger Bells: Kevin Wayne Crouse, Timothy Hayden Doan Big Spring: Haylea Marie Belew Blue Ridge: Brooke Michelle Elder Bonham: Chasen Craig Cherry, Emmalee Kim Hurst Celina: Anthony Hunter Sitz Collinsville: Shawna Chrisanne Koerner Coppell: Meagan Danae Newman Corinth: David Benjamin Reagan Dallas: Joseph Richard Meyers De Kalb: Nicholas Elijah LaToof Denison: Catherine Elizabeth Blake, Crystal Dawn Crisler, Evghenii Crudu, Elizabeth Ann Ennis, Rhiannon N Estrada, Krystal Dawn Frazier, Kellie DeLayne Galyon, Siverus Darius Sagbo Lande, Christopher Lynn Nunley, Bryce Edward Powers, Matthew Lawrence Powers, Derek Lynn Rollins, Patricia Ann Timms, Bonnie Michelle Way Ector: Donald C Brown Era: Kelly Ann Crenshaw Farmers Branch: Meg McKenzie Cook Fort Worth: Lindsey Kay Ludwick Frisco: Lunden Nicole Azuara Gainesville: Rebecca Hope Zachary Georgetown: Travis B Kincheloe Grapevine: Jordan because of their politics, religion or other arbitrary reasons. But Patrick McGuinn, a political science professor at Drew University who has studied tenure, said they have evolved into virtual employment guarantees. On average, school districts across the country Elizabeth Jesberg Gunter: Matthew Allen Clowers Harlingen: Gabriela Ortiz Houston: Jessica Olene Smith Howe: Sergio Noe Lopez, Sarah Elizabeth Lowe Huffman: Jason Andrew Heinrichs Iowa Park: James Brycen Whitaker Ivanhoe: Jayden Kortni Floyd, Chelsea Paige Havens Keller: Ashley Marie Glockzin Leonard: Chelsea Neada Nwankwo McKinney: Lovelyn Ancheta Bell, John Joseph Stanson, Lhauren Ann Story Mesquite: Krystal Ann Cummings Mount Pleasant: Roman Dant-e Hurndon N Richland Hills: Curtis M Frye Pottsboro: Amanda Renae Bates, Jennifer Lynne Bergquist, Bryanna Chae Bradshaw, James Matthew Freeman, Stephanie Gail Harvey, Kate Ashley Helvey, Jeremy Todd Lyons Ravenna: Heather Lea Walker Sadler: Kelley Rae Hayes Saint Paul: John Aubrey Pittman, Bryant David West Sanger: Jessica Nicole Hesse Sherman: Joshua Ryan Aleman, Ghislain Boukoubi, Jasmine Shanee' Carter, Michelle Rene' Estrada, Mashequa Unique GentryMichele Lea Guedea, Martha Jean Kennon, Ngone Lo, Patrick James McGinnis, Caitlyn Mariah Rolen, Jeremy Santiesteban, Sandeep Kumar Shrestha, Alish Man Singh, Michael Luke Warren, Kevin B Wrenn Spring: Matthew Glen Kinard Tioga: Kristin Leighann Spencer Tom Bean: Ryan Keith Emrick, Samanthia Diane Woods Van Alstyne: Rebecca Nicole Bass, Magi Hillary Jones Whitewright: Cord Evan Travis Other Out-of -State DeQueen, Arkansas: Lacy Denice Smith Champaign, Illinois: Jordan Pierre Lee Elkhart, Indiana: Sarah Ann Kirby Hays, Kansas: Sharlie A Staab Palmyra, Missouri: Austee Lynn Anderson Ellensburg, Washington: Jake Gregory Pratt In bold move, Colorado alters teacher tenure rules dismiss 2.1 percent of teachers annually, generally for bad conduct rather than performance. Colorado's measure is a tribute to the tenacity of freshman Democratic state Sen. Michael Johnston, a former Teach for America teacher, principal and Obama education adviser.