May 17
Herald-Democrat

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.

(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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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It's Time To Promote Beaver Dunes State Park.  Plenty Of Parking For Off Road Use Such As Four Wheelers, Dune Buggies, MotorCycles. Plenty Of Overnight Camping Available. Nice Bass Fishing Lake, Walking Trail. Horseshoes, Volleyball, Basketball, Day Picnics For Families In Shelters. 9 Hole Golf Course Nearby.

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.

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.

 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.