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Postcards from abroad: Don’t
laugh at the man with the gun
By MARY ELLEN MAIN
Family Day. It was a tradition we started when our
kids were small. Rick’s schedule could get pretty hooked
up at times, so we designated a day of the week as Family Day and kept
it as much as possible.
The day might change from year to year, depending on
Rick’s responsibilities, but until Gene got his first
full time job, the four of us spent time together on our Family Day.
Most of our Johannesburg Family
Days were spent at Eastgate Shopping Centre. It was a huge mall with toy
stores, restaurants, grocery
stores, clothing stores - everything you’d expect a mall to have.
As we strolled around the mall, there were several
reminders that we were in a large city. One, which
started out a bit unnerving, ended up being quite funny. The banks in
the mall were all glassed in.
Each had some type of security entrance. At the bank we used, a security
guard passed his wand
over you to check for weapons. I often wondered if there was a "proper"
way to stand when someone
was scanning you, since it reminded me of something in a spy movie.
After being scanned, you and
another already-scanned person were asked to step into an area between
two sets of glass doors.
The door you just came through would lock behind you and the door
entering into the main area of
the bank would be locked in front of you. You, and the person in the
"room" with you, had to stand with
your feet in a certain place in order for the second door to unlock.
I think I have a skill for confusing electronic devices, because the
door would not unlock for me.
This brought on what appeared to be a comedy routine as the guard
outside the door would mime
how I needed to stand to open the door. The other person inside the
little "room" would also be
doing a little dance to help me see how to stand.
It was touching to see a perfect stranger make a fool
of themselves just to help me out, but I had
a suspicion that their main reason for helping was that they wanted to
get done with their banking
business sometime in their lifetime. Another thing that was hard to take
seriously because of my rural
United States background also had to do with a bank activity.
Security guards in armored vehicles would drive to
the mall at peak shopping hours to pick up bank
deposits. We’d be sitting at a little coffee shop set up in the mall
walkway, watching people walk by.
A security man would walk by holding an AK-47 about waist level,
scanning the area with his eyes,
striding decisively toward the bank. Like clockwork, a few minutes later
another man in similar
uniform would walk by following the same path. Behind him he pulled a
wheeled dolly which held
an empty canvas bag.
One day we were sitting at Milky Lane, a fun ice
cream place, enjoying our Choc Nut Sundaes.
At first nothing looked different about the man rounding the corner. He
wore the familiar security
company uniform and walked with determined steps.
This time, though, there was no AK-47 and no wheeled
dolly. Then I noticed what he was carrying.
His left arm was holding tightly to the familiar full canvas money bag.
In his right hand he held a
pistol, pointed directly at the bag. I almost couldn’t stand it. I got
Rick’s attention and motioned
with my eyes for him to look at the man.
Using my best James Cagney voice I leaned close to im and said,
"Don’t nobody move or the money
gets it." Rick just shook his head. He explained that the man carried
his gun that way so that if anyone
grabbed the bag of money, the gun would be pointing directly at them.
Thank you, Mr. Spock. It still
struck me as funny, but I wasn’t about to tell that to the man with the
gun.
http://www.beaver.k12.ok.us
Listed above is the new web site of the Old Gym located
at the corner of Douglas and Fifth Avenue. The Old Gym
has not been in use for several years and a group of citizens
are organizing a "Save The Old Gym Fund". Click to view
Below is a web site
that you may use to find an obituary or (maybe) information about your
relatives.
This site has just about all of The Beaver Herald and Beaver
Herald-Democrat newspapers
from the 1895 to 1930s. It will take a little getting use to the
software but it can be used.
The web site has just about all of the very early day newspapers in
Oklahoma. We are sure that
other states' newspapers are also available online.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
Fatality wreck reported Friday morning
A Perryton, Texas woman died after the car she was
riding in collided with a semi
early Friday morning on U.S. Highway 83 eight and a half miles south of
Turpin,
according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
A 2005 Chrysler, driven by Maclovia Rashell Meno, 20,
of Perryton was southbound
on the highway, while a 2003 Kenworth was northbound on the same road.
The semi
was driven by 33-year-old Gurwant Dhaliwal of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
The OHP said the Chrylser went left of center, took
evasive action to the left and
struck the truck on its passenger side rear duals.
Dhaliwal was not injured in the accident, but a passenger in Mena’s
vehicle, 21-year-old
Jeannette Garcia of Perryton was pronounced dead at the scene from head
and neck injuries.
The OHP reported Garcia was pinned in the vehicle for a little more than
an hour.
Mena was taken to Southwest Medical Center in
Liberal, where she was admitted
with head, shoulder and leg injuries. She was later airlifted to Wesley
Medical Center
in Wichita, where she was listed in serious condition.
Seat belts were equipped in both vehicles. They were in use in the
Kenworth but not
in the Chrysler, the OHP said in its report.
Unknown Soldier Tomb in Arlington, VA



1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk
across the tomb of the
Unknowns and why?21 steps: It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute which
is the
highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.
2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to
begin his return walk and why? 21
seconds for the same reason as answer number 1
3. Why are his gloves wet? His gloves are moistened
to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle.
4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all
the time and, if not, why not?
He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb. After his march
across the path,
he executes an about face and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.
5. How often are the guards changed?Guards are
changed every thirty minutes,
twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a
year.
6. What are the physical traits of the guard limited
to? For a person to apply
for guard duty at the tomb, he must be between 5' 10' and 6' 2' tall and
his
waist size cannot exceed 30.
They must commit 2 years of life to guard the tomb,
live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on or
off duty for it is worn on their lapel signifying they served as guard
of the tomb. There are only 400 presently worn. The guard must obey
these rules for the rest of their lives or give up the wreath pin. The
shoes
are specially made with very thick soles to keep the heat and cold from
their feet.. There are metal heel plates that extend to the top of the
shoe
in order to make the loud click as they come to a halt.
There are no wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform..
Guards
dress for duty in front of a full-length mirror.
The first six months of duty a
guard cannot talk to anyone nor
watch TV. All off duty time is spent studying the 175
notable people laid to rest in
Arlington National Cemetery. A guard must memorize who they are and
where they are interred. Among the notables are: President Taft, Joe
Lewis
{the boxer} Medal of Honor winner Audie L. Murphy, the most decorated
soldier of WWII and of Hollywood fame. Every guard spends five hours a
day getting his uniforms ready for guard duty..
President John Kennedy and his brother Robert Kennedy
are buried there also.
ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD AND LET PERPETUAL
LIGHT
SHINE UPON THEM.
In 2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was approaching Washington ,
DC , our US Senate/House took 2 days off with anticipation of
the storm. On the ABC evening news, it was reported that
because of the dangers from the hurricane, the military
members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend
the assignment.. They respectfully declined the offer, "No way,
Sir!" Soaked to the skin, marching in the pelting rain of a tropical
storm, they said that guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment,
it was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.
The tomb has been patrolled continuously, 24/7, since 1930.
God Bless and keep them.
We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service no matter
where they serve.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Tammy Williams sent us this story about the Wade
Payne Benefit Bull Riding
It is a much better story from here than from us.
Benefit celebration for Beaver
cowboy, Wade Payne, fills fairgrounds!
By: Tammy Williams
Cowboys, cowgirls, family, friends and fans gathered at
the
Beaver County Fairgrounds last Friday to celebrate the
love
and support of our own native son, Wade Payne. 1800-2000
people filled the grandstands and portable bleachers,
while others
lounged in lawn chairs and balanced on the fences
awaiting
the action packed night.
20 mutton busters started the evening followed by an
array of
fireworks as Wade and the 38 bull riders were
introduced. Rick
Main led the invocation. Brooke Hessman and Tucker
Hudgins
galloped the flags around the arena on horseback while
Erin
Tillery and Sam Engelman sang our National Anthem. Local
cowboys competing for the $5500 prize purse were Cody
Hessman, Cody Brennon, TJ Almond, Dustin Unruh and
Terrance Rine. The bull power was strong with the
absolute
best bulls in the area including PBR and PRCA bulls.
Logan Helton of Borger, Texas took home the Champion
Buckle, while Billy Pillars’ bull Hombre was awarded the
High
Marked Bull buckle. The Mutton Bustin buckle was awarded
to Teagan Green, son of Read and Molly Green of Gate.
Funny man, Doug Munsell, of Ulysess, KS kept the crowd
roaring as bullfighters Wacey Munsell, Aaron Furgeson
and
Brian Flanders kept the cowboys out of harm’s way. Brody
Bobeck took Munsell’s fighting bull “by the horns” so to
speak.
Munsell unleashed bull #50 into the arena with 10
adrenaline
pumped men trying to strip the ribbon from one of his
horns.
The ribbon was worth $100. Bobeck took the ribbon and
handed
it to Wade with a chuckle.
The night ended with 72 missiles shot into the air in
the shape
of a W. Joe Davis and Rough Walking opened the show for
The Terry Allen Band, who did a wonderful job and kept
everyone
dancing into the wee hours of the morning.
There is no way to personally thank everyone who made
this
event happen. Of course a HUGE thank you goes out to our
sponsors, but there was another group who worked
tirelessly
with nothing in return but a thank you. Pete and I got
all the
credit, but without the following people, things simply
could not
have gotten done: Tom Lamle & Beaver FFA, Kacee Chockley,
Cassie Osborn, Randa Salisburry, Jennifer Kirkhart, Mat
Davis,
Tyler Mounsey, Blake Williams, Marty Chockley and crew,
Les
Chockley, Howard Drilling welding crew, Craig Yates, and
several
others I am for sure forgetting. Thank you Tex Gross for
sending equipment and crew to prove that the impossible
COULD happen with the bleachers.
There are no words to express how it felt to look up and
see
the stands full and people smiling. The atmosphere was
electric
with the outpouring of love for Wade. The event was a
huge
success! In the beginning, we had hoped to be able to
pay for
one of Wade’s shots that were not covered by insurance.
In the
end, over $20,000 was raised and most, if not all, of
the shots
paid for. It was important to Wade that the community
also
benefit from this event and I hope every business in
town saw
added revenue when the smoke cleared. This event was
also
the Beaver FFA Community Service Project for this year.
The
ag kids really stepped up and should be commended for a
job
well done.
Thanks again to everyone in the community and the long
arms
of our rodeo family. May God bless each and every one of you.
Laurie's Letter to the Editor. Thursday, September 9,
2010
Dear fellow citizens: I am writing to express my concern
for the safety of the citizens of our town. The acting Chief of Police,
sworn to uphold the law, in my opinion, has not only broken the law, but
has also wrongfully subjected a good citizen to what
I consider to be cruel and unusual punishment. Recently we had an
incident where our acting Chief of Police felt it necessary
to subdue a person using a "Carotid Artery Hold" (aka choke hold). I
think he used unnecessary and excessive force and
could have killed this man. In my opinion,the officer didn't follow
proper protocol or use any common sense in handling the
situation. A nearly 70-year old man who has been a lifelong member and
upstanding citizen of our community, (business
owner, auctioneer, and all around pretty good guy) was, in my opinion,
violated by the acting Chief of Police. The man's
small non-vicious dogs were impounded by the dogcatcher. The man had a
key to the City's shop, as he frequently does
work for the city, and removed them from the pound. A short while later,
the officer went to issue him a ticket for removing
the dogs. No one actually witnessed the man taking his dogs, it was an
assumption. The officer went to his home, knocked on the
door, asked to come in, and forcefully removed the man from his bathtub
by using a carotid artery hold (aka choke hold).
The man lost consciousness for a few seconds. The incident is on video,
which I understand is currently being investigated
by the OSBI. Last week I approached the officer and asked, as a
concerned citizen, to speak with him about the incident.
I told him that I had heard several rumors, had spoken with numerous
people, and now wanted to hear his version of the
story. I wanted to know why he felt it necessary to result to such a
drastic measure. He was very polite, as was I, and
he answered each of my questions. The officer stated that he was 'within
his rights', as the man had resisted arrest, told
him to get out, cussed at him, and threw a bar of soap at him! (Well,
I'd resist too if someone came into my bathroom
while I was naked in the tub... over a damn dog ticket!!!) To complicate
the matter, the man has heart problems.
He has a pacemaker/ defibrillator, has emphysema and requires oxygen
periodically. The officer went on to say
that, after removing him from the bathtub, he helped him into the
bedroom and assisted him in getting dressed.
He also stated that he was 'very compassionate and gentle' with the man
and asked him several times if he needed
medical attention. I think his actions were ridiculous and totally
uncalled for. He could have killed this man! I have
approached the city council, the mayor, and the city manager and they
are supporting the officer. They all say that
he was 'within his rights' to do what he did... Since when does 'within
his rights' make it the 'right' thing to do?
( Adding insult to injury, the city council hasn't reprimanded or placed
the officer on suspension, pending the
outcome of the OSBI investigation.) When the officer entered the man's
home without a warrant then hasn't
he violated the man's constitutional right? It is my understanding that
judges approve warrants based upon
probable cause and sworn testimony... not police officers. The 4th
Amendment of the Constitution of the United
States of America reads: "The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no
Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,
supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place
to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Even if the officer did feel he had the right to enter the man's home,
given the man's age and health issues, he should
not have handled the situation in this manner. If this type of behavior
is allowed to continue, no one will feel safe. I
have spoken with our City Manager and asked to be placed on the agenda
of the next City Council meeting. It
will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14th, 2010 at 6:00pm. Please attend this
meeting if you have concerns. I believe
that it is our duty to protect our citizens. "If God is for us, who can
be against us?" Romans 8:28-31.
Sincerely,
/s/ Laurie Anderson
Oklahoma State Attorney Drew Edmondson's Opinion on
Open Meeting Act and Open Record Act.
"Public body" means the governing bodies off
all boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies,
trusteeships, authorities, council, committees, public trusts or any
entity created by a public
trust, including any committee or subcommittee composed of any of the
members of a public
trust in this state supported in whole or in part by public funds or
entrusted with the expending
of public funds, or administering public property. The above are subject
to the Open Meeting
Act if they receive a direct allocation of public funds form tax or
other revenue;
314. Violations — Misdemeanor — Penalty. — Any
person or persons willfully violating
any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by
imprisonment in
the county jail for a period not exceeding one (1) year or by both
such fine and imprisonment
Text of Open Meeting Act
Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes §§ 301-314
(As Amended Through Close of Forty-Seventh Oklahoma
Legislature, Second Regular Session and
First Extraordinary Session, 2000)
[Editor’s Note: Bold face, italics and underlines were
added for emphasis and clarity.
Comments and explanations not part of the act are
enclosed in brackets.]
§ 301. Citation. — This act shall be known as the
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
§ 302. Public policy. — It is the public policy of
the State of Oklahoma to encourage a
nd facilitate an informed citizenry’s understanding of the governmental
processes
and governmental problems.
§ 303. Times and places — Advance notice. — All
meetings of public bodies, as
defined hereinafter, shall be held at specified times and places which
are convenient to
the public and shall be open to the public, except as hereinafter
specifically provided.
All meetings of such public bodies, except for executive sessions of the
State Banking
Board and Oklahoma Savings and Loan Board, shall be preceded by advance
public
notice specifying the time and place of each such meeting to be convened
as well as the
subject matter or matters to be considered at such meeting, as
hereinafter provided.
304. Definitions. — As used in the Oklahoma Open
Meeting Act:
1. “Public body” means the governing bodies of all
municipalities located
within the State of Oklahoma, boards of county commissioners of the
counties in the
State of Oklahoma, boards of public and higher education in the State of
Oklahoma
and all boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, trusteeships,
authorities, councils, committees,
public trusts, task forces or study groups in the State of Oklahoma
supported in whole or in
part by public funds or entrusted with the expending of public funds, or
administering
public property, and shall include all committees or subcommittees of
any public body.
It shall not mean the state judiciary, the Council on Judicial
Complaints when conducting,
discussing, or deliberating any matter relating to a complaint received
or filed with the
Council, or the State Legislature or administrative staffs of public
bodies, including,
but not limited to, faculty meetings and athletic staff meetings of
institutions of higher
education, when said staffs are not meeting with the public body, or
entry-year
assistance committees, as defined in Section 6-152 of Title 70 of the
Oklahoma
Statutes. Furthermore, it shall not mean the multidisciplinary team
provided for in subsection
B of Section 1-502.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any school
board meeting
for the sole purpose of considering recommendations of said
multidisciplinary team
and deciding the placement of any child who is the subject of such
recommendations.
Furthermore, it shall not mean meetings conducted by stewards designated
by the
Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission pursuant to Section 203.4 of Title 3A
of the
Oklahoma Statutes when the stewards are officiating at races or
otherwise enforcing
rules of the Commission;
2. “Meeting” means the conduct of business of a
public body by a majority of
its members being personally together or, as authorized by Section 307.1
of this title,
together pursuant to a teleconference;
3. “Regularly scheduled meeting” means a meeting at
which the regular
business of the public body is conducted;
4. “Special meeting” means any meeting of a public
body other than a regularly
scheduled meeting or emergency meeting;
5. “Emergency meeting” means any meeting called for
the purpose of dealing
with an emergency. For purposes of this act, an emergency is defined as
a
situation involving injury to persons or injury and damage to public or
personal
property or immediate financial loss when the time requirements for
public
notice of a special meeting would make such procedure impractical and
increase
the likelihood of injury or damage or immediate financial loss;
6. “Continued or reconvened meeting” means a meeting
which is assembled
for the purpose of finishing business appearing on an agenda of a
previous
meeting. For the purposes of this act, only matters on
the agenda of the previous
meeting at which the announcement of the continuance is made may
be discussed at a continued or reconvened meeting; and
Text of Open Meeting Act
Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes §§ 301-314
(As Amended Through Close of Forty-Seventh Oklahoma
Legislature, Second Regular
Session and First Extraordinary Session, 2000)
[Editor’s Note: Bold face, italics and underlines were
added for emphasis and clarity.
Comments and explanations not part of the act are enclosed in brackets.]
7. “Teleconference” means a conference among members
of a public body
remote from one another who are linked by interactive telecommunication
devices permitting both visual and auditory communication between and
among members of the public body and members of the public.
§ 305. Recording of votes. — In all meetings of
public bodies, the vote of
each member must be publicly cast and recorded.
§ 306. Circumvention of act — Teleconferences excepted.
— No informal
gatherings or any electronic or telephonic communications, except
teleconferences
as authorized by Section 3 of this act, among a majority of the members
of a public
body shall be used to decide any action or to take any vote on any
matter.
§ 307. Executive sessions.
A. No public body shall hold executive sessions
unless otherwise specifically
provided in this section.
B. Executive sessions of public bodies will be
permitted only for the purpose of:
1. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment,
promotion, demotion,
disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried public officer or
employee;
2. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and
representatives of employee groups;
3. Discussing the purchase or appraisal of real property;
4. Confidential communications between a public body and its
attorney concerning
a pending investigation, claim, or action if the public body, with the
advice of its attorney,
determines that disclosure will seriously impair the ability of the
public body to process
the claim or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or proceeding
in the public interest;
5. Permitting district boards of education to hear evidence and
discuss the expulsion or
suspension of a student when requested by the student involved or his
parents, attorney or legal guardian;
6. Discussing matters involving a specific handicapped child;
7. Discussing any matter where disclosure of information would
violate confidentiality
requirements of state or federal law; or
8. Engaging in deliberations or rendering a final or intermediate
decision in an
individual proceeding pursuant to Article II of the Administrative
Procedures Act.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection
B of this section, the following public bodies may hold executive
sessions:
1. The State Banking Board, as provided for under
Section 306.1 of Title 6 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
2. The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority, as
provided for in Section 854 of Title 74 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
3. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, as
provided for in Section 5062.6 of Title 74
of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science
and Technology, as provided for in
Section 5060.7 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. The Oklahoma Savings and Loan Board, as provided
for under subsection A of Section 381.74
of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. The Oklahoma Health Resource Committee for
purposes of conferring on matters pertaining to
research and development of products, if public disclosure of the matter
discussed would interfere with
the development of patents, copyrights, products, or services;
7. A review committee, as provided for in Section
855 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
[A “review committee” may be appointed by a city, town, or county to study
and recommend
action on proposed projects for such things as neighborhood renewal,
economic development
and other plans. It determines project eligibility, appropriateness, and
financing. Financial
statements, marketing plans, trade secrets or other proprietary
information submitted to the
committee are confidential, except where the person submitting the
material consents to disclosure.]
8. The Child Death Review Board for purposes of
receiving and conferring on matters
pertaining to materials declared confidential by law; and
9. All nonprofit foundations, boards, bureaus,
commissions, agencies, trusteeships, authorities,
councils, committees, public trusts, task forces or study groups
supported in whole or part by public
funds or entrusted with the expenditure of public funds for purposes of
conferring on matters
pertaining to economic development, including the transfer of property,
financing, or the creation
of a proposal to entice a business to locate within their jurisdiction
if public disclosure of the matter
discussed would interfere with the development of products or services
or if public disclosure would
violate the confidentiality of the business; and
10. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for
purposes of discussing negotiating strategies
in connection with making possible counteroffers to offers to contract
to provide legal representation to
indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for which
the System must provide r
epresentation pursuant to the provisions of the Indigent Defense System
Act, Section 1355 et seq. of
Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. An executive session for the purpose of
discussing the purchase or appraisal of real property
shall be limited to members of the public body, the attorney for the
public body, and the immediate
staff of the public body. No landowner, real estate salesperson, broker,
developer, or any other person who
may profit directly or indirectly by a proposed transaction concerning
real property which is under
consideration may be present or participate in the executive session.
E. No public body may go into an executive session
unless the following procedures are strictly complied with:
1. The proposed executive session is noted on the
agenda as provided in Section 311 of this title;
2. The executive session is authorized by a majority
vote of a quorum of the members present and the vote is a recorded vote;
and
3. Except for matters considered in executive
sessions of the State Banking Board and the Oklahoma Savings and Loan
Board, and which
are required by state or federal law to be confidential,
any vote or action on any item of business considered in an executive
session shall be
taken in public meeting with the vote of each member
publicly cast and recorded.
F. A willful violation of the provisions of this
section shall:
1. Subject each member of the public body to
criminal sanctions as provided in Section 214 of this title; and
2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the
executive session, including tape recordings, to be immediately made
public.
§ 307.1. Teleconferences.
A. No public body shall hold meetings by
teleconference except:
1. Oklahoma Futures;
2. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education;
3. The Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and
Supervision;
4. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners;
5. The Board of Dentistry;
6. The Variance and Appeals Boards created in
Sections 1021.1, 1697 and 1850.16 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
7. A public trust whose beneficiary is a
municipality; however, no more than twenty percent (20%) of a quorum
of the trustees may participate by teleconference and during any such
meetings all votes shall be roll call votes;
8. The Native American Cultural and Education
Authority;
9. The Corporation Commission; and
10. The State Board of Vocational and Technical
Education.
B. No public body authorized to hold meetings by
teleconference shall conduct an executive session by teleconference.
§ 308. Meeting between Governor and majority of members
of public body. — Any meeting between the
Governor and a majority of members of any public body shall be open to
the public and subject to all other provisions of this act.
§ 309. Legislature. — The Legislature shall conduct
open meetings in accordance with rules to be adopted
by each house thereof.
§ 310. Legislative committee members attending executive
sessions. — Any member of the Legislature
appointed as a member of a committee of either house of the Legislature or
joint committee thereof shall be
permitted to attend any executive session authorized by the Oklahoma
Open Meeting Act of any state agency, board or
commission whenever the jurisdiction of such committee includes the
actions of the public body involved.
§ 311. Public bodies — Notice.
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all
regularly scheduled, continued or reconvened, special or
emergency meetings of public bodies shall be preceded by public notice
as follows:
1. All public bodies shall give notice in writing by
December 15 of each calendar year of the
schedule showing the date, time and place of the regularly scheduled
meetings of such public
bodies for the following calendar year.
2. All state public bodies, including, but
not limited to, public trusts and other bodies with the state
as beneficiary, shall give such notice to the Secretary of State.
3. All county public bodies, including, but
not limited to, public trusts and any other bodies with the county a
s beneficiary, shall give such notice to the county clerk of the county
wherein they are principally located.
4. All municipal public bodies, including,
but not limited to, public trusts and any other bodies with the
municipality as beneficiary, shall give such notice to the municipal
clerk of the municipality wherein they
are principally located.
5. All multicounty, regional, area wide or
district public bodies, including, but not limited to, district
boards of education, shall give such notice to the county clerk of the
county wherein they are principally
located, or if no office exists, to the county clerk of the county or
counties served by such public body.
6. All
governing boards of state institutions of higher education,
and committees and subcommittees
thereof, shall give such notice to the Secretary of State. All
other public bodies covered by the provisions
of this act which exist under the auspices of a state institution of
higher education, but a majority of whose members
are not members of the institution’s governing board, shall give such
notice to the county clerk of the county
wherein the institution is principallylocated.
7. The Secretary of State and each county clerk or
municipal clerk shall keep a record of all notices
received in a register open to the public for inspection during regular
office hours, and, in addition, shall
make known upon any request of any person the contents of said register.
8. If any change is to be made of the date, time or
place of regularly scheduled meetings of public
bodies, then notice in writing shall be given to the Secretary of State or
county clerk or municipal clerk,
as required herein, not less than ten (10) days prior to the
implementation of any such change.
9. In addition to the advance public notice in
writing required to be filed for regularly scheduled meetings,
all public bodies shall, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such
meetings, display public notice of said
meeting, setting forth thereon the date, time, place and agenda for said
meeting, such twenty-four (24)
hours prior public posting shall exclude Saturdays and Sundays and
holidays legally declared by the
State of Oklahoma; provided, however, the posting of an agenda shall not
preclude a public body from
considering at its regularly scheduled meeting any new business. Such
public notice shall be posted in
prominent public view at the principal office of the public body or at
the location of said meeting if no
office exists. “New business,” as used herein, shall mean any matter not
known about or which could
not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting.
10. In the event any meeting is to be continued or
reconvened, public notice of such action,
including date, time and place of the continued meeting, shall be given
by announcement at the
original meeting. Only matters appearing on the agenda of the meeting
which is continued may be
discussed at the continued or reconvened meeting.
11. Special meetings of public bodies shall not be
held without public notice being given at least
forty-eight (48) hours prior to said meetings. Such public notice of
date, time and place shall be given
in writing, in person or by telephonic means to the Secretary of State
or to the county clerk or to the
municipal clerk by public bodies in the manner set forth in paragraphs
2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this section.
The public body also shall cause written notice of the date, time and
place of the meeting to be mailed
or delivered to each person, newspaper, wire service, radio station, and
television station that has filed
a written request for notice of meetings of the public body with the
clerk or secretary of the public body
or with some other person designated by the public body. Such written
notice shall be mailed or
delivered at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the special meeting.
The public body may charge
a fee of up to Eighteen Dollars ($18.00) per year to persons or entities
filing a written request for
notice of meetings, and may require such persons or entities to renew
the request for notice annually.
In addition, all public bodies shall, at least twenty-four (24) hours
prior to such special meetings,
display public notice of said meeting, setting forth thereon the date,
time, place and agenda for
said meeting. Only matters appearing on the posted agenda may be
considered at said special meeting.
Such public notice shall be posted in prominent public view at the
principal office of the public body
or at the location of said meeting if no office exists. Twenty-four (24)
hours prior public posting shall
exclude Saturdays and Sundays and holidays legally declared by the State
of Oklahoma.
12. In the event of an emergency,
an emergency meeting of a public body
may be held without the
public notice heretofore required. Should an emergency meeting of a
public body be necessary, the
person calling such a meeting shall give as much advance public notice
as is reasonable and possible
under the circumstances existing, in person or by telephonic or
electronic means.
B. 1. All agendas required pursuant to the
provisions of this section shall identify all items of business
to be transacted by a public body at a meeting, including, but not
limited to, any proposed executive
session for the purpose of engaging in deliberations or rendering a
final or intermediate decision in an
individual proceeding prescribed by the Administrative Procedures Act.
2. If a public body proposes to conduct an executive
session, the agenda shall:
a. contain sufficient information for the public to
ascertain that an executive session will be proposed;
b. identify the items of business and purposes of
the executive session; and
c. state specifically the provision of Section 307
of this title authorizing the executive session.
§ 312. Minutes of meetings —
Recording of Proceedings.
A. The proceedings of a public body shall be kept by
a person so designated by such public body in the
form of written minutes which shall be an official summary of the
proceedings showing clearly those members
present and absent, all matters considered by the public body, and all
actions taken by such public body.
The minutes of each meeting shall be open to public inspection and shall
reflect the manner and time of notice
required by this act.
B. In the written minutes of an emergency
meeting, the nature of the emergency and the proceedings
occurring at such meeting, including reasons for declaring such
emergency meeting, shall be included.
C. Any person attending a public meeting may record
the proceedings of said meeting by videotape,
audiotape, or by any other method; provided, however, such recording
shall not interfere with the
conduct of the meeting.
§ 313. Actions taken in willful violation of act. —
Any action taken in willful violation of this act shall
beinvalid.
§ 314. Violations — Misdemeanor — Penalty. — Any
person or persons willfully violating any of the
provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in
thecounty jail for a period not
exceeding one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment

Water runs into culvert on county road towards Turpin. A seven inch rain
fell north of Forgan. Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Water flows barely under bridge at Pioneer Park Golf course Wednesday
from a seven inch rain.

Water floods down bar ditch north of Beaver from a seven inch rain north
of Forgan Wednesday.

Water fills creek that is normally dry north of Beaver Wednesday, May
26.

Water fills front lawn at Mills home southeast of Forgan following a
seven in rain.

Water goes over the Beaver Lake dam following a seven inch rain north of
Forgan Wednesday, May 26.

Water runs over county road heading toward Turpin following a seven inch
rain Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

Water makes an unusual design as the water flows into a culvert north of
Beaver following a seven inch rain Wednesday.

Men's winners at the World Championship Cow Chip Throw Saturday, April
18, 2009. All from Beaver:
James Pratt first place, Jon Elfers, second place and Mark Tillman,
third place.

Women's winners at the World Championship Cow Chip Throw Saturday, April
18, 2009.
Teri Pratt Welty, first; Dana (Valentine) Martin of Goodwell and Sandi
Frey, of Tilden, Nebraska.

Top winners of the Beaver County Junior Livestock show


Lady Dusters celebrate their victory over Seiling at Enid. A loss to
Seiling earlier caused the
Lady Dusters to make state the hard way.

Lady Dusters on the way to Class A State Basketball playoffs for the
second year in a row.
The Lady
Dusters play at Carl Albert gym at 2 p.m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday
games will be
played at the Fairgrounds

Forgan Bulldogs are in the Class B playoffs for the first time since
2002. The Bulldogs play
Big Pasture at the Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City Thursday, March 5,
2009
at 6 p.m.
Wacky Beaver County Weather Produces
strange events

Beaver County saw some strange events was Clear
Creek near the Read Cates
home just North of Elmwood Monday, August 18, 2008

Normally Clear Creek near Elmwood has or is close
to drying up this time of the
year, but
not this year as cool rainy weather has been recorded the past week.
Our
moisture total here
in Beaver is now at 9.21 so far this year.
This flood occurred
Monday, August 18, 2008.

Hail covered the ground near Balko on
highway 3 Thursday, August 14. Normally
this
area is dry and blowing dirt. The hail caused traffic problems and
graders had to be
called out to remove the hail .
Fire in city well house causes parts of Beaver to be
evacuated

CHLORINE LEAK - Beaver County
Emergency Services personnel were
on the scene Monday evening, July 28 to treat victims from a chlorine
leak
from the Town of Beaver’s water well house just north of the post
office.
A fire in the building at 7 p.m. caused the chlorine cylinders to leak,
according to local emergency personnel. Many homes in the town
were evacuated as a precaution. The situation didn’t end until early
morning Tuesday.
Dave Roever's
story
www.daveroever.org
For more detailed
news pick up a copy of
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online edition.
James Pratt is being interviewed by Amarillo
Sports director Brad Fralick.
James returned from the Cow Chip Throwing Contest
at Tilden, Nebraska and lost by three feet to the
Nebraska
Champion who came in third here in Beaver.
His name is
Craig Taylor and only threw his chip
122 feet at the Beaver contest.

James Pratt wins competitive cow chip throwing over Amarillo's KVII Sports
director Brad Fralick
before the Cow Chip Throw. James' throw doubled
the TV Sports director's
throw.
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NEWS

A roof blew off from Jones Automotive in Forgan, Tuesday, April 15
causing a power
outage in Forgan for several hours. Tri-county electric crews were
photographed working
on the damage. Three power poles were taken down.

This tornado hit the Woodbury farm to the north of the Northern Natural
Gas plant in 2006. Mr. and Mrs. Vance
Woodbury lost their lives when the tornado hit their home.
SPORTS

TRACK. Ellie Bridwell taken the baton during a recent track meet

Beaver hurdlers Janene Estala, left, and Kamee Gabel down the stretch of
the 100
meter race Saturday

Turpin's Chandler Kirkhart sprints to the finish in the 200 dash at
Beaver

WINS SWEEPSTAKES. The BHS chorus won sweepstakes at a
recent
state contest in Shawnee. Individuals in the chorus also won individual
awards.
Teacher is Cara McDonald and Bonnie Dyer.
The Cimarron Territory
Celebration and World Championship
Cow Chip Throw is always scheduled for the third Saturday in April
beginning
at 1:30 p.m.
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Balko Schools
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Beaver Schools
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school news!
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for more Forgan school news.
Turpin
Schools
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New web site for Brent's Pics
Pioneer Park Golf Course Web Page
(Click here)
New link with Oklahoma State Parks Click to enter
http://www.oklahomaparks.com/detail.asp?id=1%2B5U%2B3582
For Hunting information go to
http://www.wildlifedepartment.com
2009 Moisture 9.87 So far June 25, 2009
2008 Moisture. The local weather station has recorded 17.91 of moisture since January 2008.
2007 moisture. The local weather
station has Beaver recorded 18.11
inches of moisture since January 2007.
2006 moisture 13.90 as of December
2006.
2004 Rainfall totals (unofficially)
32.18 inches.
Our normal moisture here is 19 to 20 inches.
2005 recorded 24.67.
Weather Service web sites at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ama/
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ddc/
Mesonet
Photo courtesy Dr. Donna (Jones) Long.

Here is the photo taken by A. V. Hill in front of the Beaver County
Courthouse
in 1944. These men were taken to Oklahoma City for processing into the
Armed forces. Front row: Olman Overton, missing name, Okie Amos, Herb
Lawson, Carl Owens, Dale Jones, Earl Phelps, Clifford Goodner and Lynn
Wilmoth. 2nd row: Missing name, missing name, Lawrence Smith, missing
name, Joe Rose, Milford Roberts, missing name, missing name, Herman
Altman, Walter Potter and Melvin Revert. 3rd row: Phillip Wright, Melvin
Garrett, Glen Knight, Glenn Judd, Emerson Elston, missing name, missing
name, Jack Gregg, Doyle Chilcott, missing name, Dennis Ward, and
Clarence
Wilhite. 4th row: Walter Schenelle, missing name, missing name, Marvin
Wilson.
Back row: Orville Pearson, missing name, missing name, missing name,
missing name, Virgil Altman, missing name, Bob Phelps and Herb Herdricks.
Not identified are; Stanley Strong, Darrold Strong, Max Quinn, John May,
Ernest Starr
Leo Carter and James Carter.
Wreaths across America

New Old Photos courtesy Jones and Plummer Trail Museum and Beaver County
Historical Society. Click here to see
Celebrating Oklahoma's 100th year in Beaver, Oklahoma at the Beaver
Dunes State Park, Saturday, October 20, 2007

Breakfast is almost ready at the Park Saturday.

Breakfast was served early Saturday morning

The kitchen area took a break after a busy morning

Rodney Barby begins his horse training session.

The big air cannon is ready to shoot. Pumpkins can go almost a mile.

Smaller air cannon shot was demonstrated also in the off-road area.

Judge Tim Leonard speaks to the crows
Saturday afternoon on the history of the Panhandle
and Oklahoma.

Nancy Leonard speak to the
crowd. Nancy is a member of
the Centennial Commission

Olive Jenkins, center, was born in 1907 and was honored. Pictured left
is her daughter, Elaine, and pictured right is Rolland Jenkins.
.

MORE PUBLICITY FOR THROW.
James Pratt, Beaver's own
World Champion Cow Chip Throwing contest champion, was interviewed
by a television crew Sunday afternoon July 29. The interview was part of
thepalestra.com's Summer Tour. The crew is traveling to all 48
continental
states across the country visiting unique, fun and interesting places
and events.
Pratt demonstrated his throwing ability to the crew was well.

Pictured above is the tornado that hit the Woodbury home. Vance and
Barbara Woodbury both died from injuries when the struck their home
about 1/2 mile from this location near the Northern Natural Gas plant
east
of Elmwood. The tornado hit their home Wednesday evening, March 29,
2007 . Photo courtesy Beaver County Sheriff's office.

Above is a photo of the USS Mullinnix DD-944 which
was used as a sink test back in the 1990's. The United States was testing new
weapons. The ship was used during the Vietnam war but later
decommissioned in the 1980's. The editor and publisher was stationed on
the ship from 1964 until 1965.
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