Super Bugs: Public Helps Authorities Nab Burglary Suspects

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birthdays Those celebrating birth-

days today are Ed Ander-son, Laramie Batey, Tressie Brazell, Cyara Cargill, Craig Carpitche, Jake Chambless, Shawn Clay, Christy Comer, John Cower, Amy Darr, Holly Denny, Janet Griffis, Hailey Hernandez, Johnny Kolander, Wes Larney, Zach Martin, Avanell Neely, Vernon Pickett, Jim Rider, Jade Waldroup, Brigette Witt, & Prince Elias Harjo.

anniversaries Those celebrating anni-

versaries today include Nash and Rhonda Harjo, Raymond and DeeAnnn Savage & Roger and Ugie Streetman.

slants Kyra Neals seeing the

scale go down daily…Angel Jones taking her kids to learn line dancing…

today�Seminole School Board

meeting will be at 6 PM at the Seminole Middle School Library.

�Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Rushing Waters Service Unit meeting, 7:00 p.m., at the Wewoka First United Methodist Church.

�Strother Public Schools will host their parents and teachers conference from 3:30pm-7:00pm.

�McTeacher’s Night to benefit Northwood Ele-mentary. Join them at 5pm to 7pm.

saturday�Bill Tilghman Day

Dinner and Movie event located at Butner Public Schools Cafeteria/ Audi-torium at 7:30PM, featur-ing “You Know My Name” starring Sam Elliott as Bill Tilghman.

monday�Seminole Schools

Parent Teacher Confer-ences will be at 4 PM, Octo-ber 16-17.

�The Wewoka Indian Health Center along with Northwood Elementary Schools will provide a jump rope program for students attending Northwood. The Jump Rope Program will be held in the Northwood gym for the 4th through 6th grad-ers from 3:15pm to 4:15pm

thurs., oct. 19�First day of Fall Break

for Seminole Public Schools. Fall Break will continue until October 23.

�Mekusukey Band meet-ing at 6pm. Meeting will be held in the North Commu-nity Building.

�Band Elections will take place before regular agenda.

�Tusekia Harjo Band Meeting at 6PM in the Mekusukey Mission Council House. All band members are invited to attend.

mon., oct. 23�Spring Baptist Church

hosts Fall Revival 2017 at 7PM.

Seminole

County Today

Ag Leaders —Staff photo by Tai Keawphalouk

The Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program Class XVIII made a stop at the Seminole Farm Bureau early Wednesday morning. Class members include Dakota Arthur, Melody Aufill, Brady Bond, Don Drury, Joshua Gaskamp, Justin Ham, Ryan Johnson, Travis Jones, Daniel Koelsch, Jacob Linneman, Stephen Mills, Jeffrey Moen, Tyson Morton, Tyler Nabors, Shelly Newton, Sarah Probasco, Alex Rocateli, Grant Rohwer, Amanda Rosholt, Gary Scott, Colt Silvers, Jona Kay Squires, Keenen Taylor, Brandon Varner, Daryn Vencl, Barry Whitworth D.V.M., Craig Woods, and Edmond Bonjour. The class is making its way across southeastern Oklahoma.

The world is running out of antibiotics.

In a new report from the World Health Organiza-tion, research showed that too few new antibiotics are being developed to counter the growing threat of infec-tions that are resistant to currently available antibiot-ics.

“Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest and fastest-growing health crises facing our planet,” said Oklahoma Medi-cal Research Foundation immunologist Hal Scofield, M.D. The CDC estimates that 23,000 Americans die each year from infections that don’t respond to stan-dard treatment with antibiot-ics. And this number is only going up.

Antibiotic resistance

occurs when a bacteria, fungi, or parasite is no longer curable by medicines previously able to treat them. For example, if you give a patient antibiotics and it kills 99.9 percent of the bugs that are causing the disease, the 0.01 percent that survive can become superbugs that are resistant to the medication.

“This happens routinely, and we know it’s going to continue until protocols are established in medicine to minimize it,” said OMRF President Stephen Prescott, M.D., a physician and medical researcher. “Unfor-tunately there are a lot of forces working in the other direction.”

The primary cause for the surge in superbugs is excessive use of antibiot-

ics. According to the CDC, healthcare providers write 47 million unneeded anti-biotic prescriptions each year in the U.S. alone. “It’s routine for antibiotics to be prescribed for conditions that they can’t treat, things like sore throats, colds and other viral infections,” said Prescott.

Scofield emphasized that patients also bear some responsibility. “People often demand antibiotics from their healthcare providers in situations where they won’t help,” he said. “And for a variety of reasons—includ-ing the desire to please patients and to receive high customer-satisfaction rat-ings—the providers often reluctantly accept.”

Finding ways to admin-ister antibiotics only when

needed is important, said Prescott. But so is proper usage by patients once the drugs are prescribed. “This means never skipping doses or stopping treat-ment early, even if you feel better,” Prescott said.

He added that the use of antibiotics in animals like chickens, cattle and pigs may also be a culprit. “The drugs speed the animals’ growth and how much meat they have on them, but they are also very likely contrib-uting in a significant way to the rapid rise of superbugs,” he said.

The new WHO report states that 51 antibiotics and 11 natural medical products are in develop-ment, but the fear is that it won’t be nearly enough,

Attorney General Mike Hunter has signed a letter with a coalition of 37 attor-neys general urging credit reporting agencies Experian and TransUnion to stop charging fees to consum-ers looking to freeze their credit after the Equifax data breach.

The letter asks the com-panies to stop charging fees because consumers must pay the agency to both activate and lift the freeze, a process the attorneys gen-eral believe should not be necessary.

In the wake of the Equifax breach, Attorney General Hunter recom-mended impacted Oklaho-mans freeze credit reports to prevent credit bureaus from releasing information without permission, thus blocking identity thieves from opening fraudulent accounts.

Attorney General Hunter said the letter will hopefully spur action from the com-panies to help vulnerable citizens.

“More than 143 million Americans and 1.7 million Oklahomans had their per-sonal information compro-mised by Equifax’s failure to fulfil its lone mission,” Attorney General Hunter said. “These individuals are confused, angry and vulnerable. We are asking Experian and TransUnion to do what’s right to help those victimized by Equifax’s neg-ligence.”

Further, Attorney General Hunter said the state is con-tinuing to look at possible litigation against Equifax.

To read the letters to Experian and TransUnion, click here: http://bit.ly/2yZXAHs.

In addition to Oklahoma the following signed the letter: Arkansas, Colorado,

Night at The Museum —Courtesy Photo

Over 100 Seminole State College employees and their family members enjoyed a “Night at the Museum” Tuesday, hosted by the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum in Seminole. Above, the kids attending take a timeout from the fun to pose for a group photo. See page 4 for more pictures.

Ken Childers

Managing Editor Two suspects have been

arrested in connection with a vehicle burglary that occurred in late September near Highway 99 and Inter-state 40.

With the public’s help,

authori t ies were able to identify and appre-hend David Lance, 34 and Tess S u t e r -Lance, 27, both of

Seminole.On Saturday Sept. 30,

Seminole County Deputies were dispatched to an RV Park on Highway 99 in refer-ence to a vehicle burglary in which two unidentified indi-viduals, a male and female, allegedly stole a credit card and a firearm from a

vehicle.T h e

credit card was used twice, first at Loves C o u n t r y Store and again at Walmart in

Shawnee.The Sheriff’s Depart-

ment posted surveillance camera images of the two suspects to social media and requested the public’s assistance with identifying them. One of the images also appeared in The Semi-

Seminole Public Schools, in conjunction with the local American Legion Post, is planning to honor veterans in special ceremonies pre-ceding the Chieftain’s game against Plainview on Friday, Oct. 27.

“The veterans will be introduced at 7 p.m., and we would like to read a small bio of each veteran in attendance, said Mike Snyder, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. “We understand the sacrifice that these individuals made during their time defending this great country.”

All veterans will be admitted to the game at no charge, Snyder added.

Those interested in participating should con-tact Snyder at (405)-380-2330 or by email at [email protected].

Veterans Day is Saturday, Nov. 11 and will be observed on Friday, Nov. 10 by the clo-sure of government offices.

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Following is a list of events, which occur regu-larly each week or month in Seminole County.

FRIDAY�Celebrate Recovery

meets every Friday. Meal is at 6 p.m. and is $3, followed by meeting at 7 p.m. at the Greace Community Church (old Vamoosa school) This is a Christ 12-step program for anyone with hurts, habits or hang-ups. For more infor-mation call (580) 272-3320.

�Heritage House, New Age Project, Dominos, skip-bo, pool, jigsaw puzzles, and exercise equipment from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; bingo from noon to 1 p.m., each day Monday through Friday, 210 W. College.

�Zumba with Tiffany from 12:15 p.m. until 1 p.m. at the Reynolds Wellness Center. For more informa-tion contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected]

�Intensity with Kevin from 6 p.m. until 6:45 p.m. at the Reynolds Wellness Center. For more informa-tion contact the Wellness

Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected]

�Parents Night Out, first Friday of each month, 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Konawa Pentecostal Holi-ness Church. Call for your reservation.

�Country Western Dance with Ada Playboys will be at the Trading Post in Wewoka every Friday from 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

***************�Chamber of Commerce

board of directors meets at noon, on the third Fri day of each month, Chamber office.

�People’s Church Guest Music, first Friday of each month, 116 Main Street, Maud.

SATURDAY�Dance Night at Tecum-

seh American Legion, 201 E. Park St., from 7:30 until 10:30 p.m.

�All-You-Can-Eat Break-fast at Maud Masonic Lodge, 8 – 11 a.m. The cost is $5 per person and the menu changes weekly.

� Ladles of Love provides a free meal each Tuesday,

SEMINOLE COUNTYSHERIFF’S

DEPARTMENTBooking Log

Officer J. Bumgarner arrested Shantel McQuil-len, 33, of Tulsa for false personation and obstructing an officer.

Officer W. Honsinger arrested Alisha Lugrand, 27, of Prague for failure to carry security verification, possession of parapher-nalia, and possession of a controlled dangerous sub-stance without tax stamp.

Officer D. Vigil arrested Dustin Curtis, 28, of Wewoka for failure to wear a seatbelt and failure to carry security verification.

Officer D. Vigil arrested Jon M. Gaddy, 28, of Wewoka for unlawful pos-session of paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with-out a tax stamp, and failure to carry security verification.

Officer D. Vigil arrested Breanna Gaddy, 28, of Wewoka for possession of a controlled substance.

Officer R. Williams arrested Allen Owens, 54, of Sacramento, CA for county warrants.

Officer C. Ayers arrested Dakota L. Jones, 29, of Seminole for possession of a controlled substance and obstructing an officer.

Officer J. Bumgarner arrested Bill E. Hobia Jr., 46, of Earlsboro for pos-session of a controlled sub-stance, unlawful possession of paraphernalia, taxes due

to state and failure to carry security verification.

Officer C. Glass arrested Crystal Price, 32, of Wewoka for domestic assault and battery.

Officer K. Wheeler arrested Cody Harjo, 25, of Seminole for city warrants.

Officer M. Haley arrested David A. Lance, 34, of Seminole for burglary of the 2nd degree, possession of a controlled dangerous sub-stance, unauthorized use of credit card and unlawful possession of parapherna-lia.

Officer M. Haley arrested Tess D. Lance, 27, of Semi-nole for burglary of the 2nd degree, possession of a controlled dangerous sub-stance, unauthorized use of credit card and unlawful possession of parapherna-lia.

Officer R. Williams arrested Chasty M. Shelly, 34, of Konawa for holds in Creek County.

Officer J. Bumgarner arrested Elon Metcalf, 23, of Seminole for domestic assault and battery by strangulation unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Officer J. Bumgarner arrested Toby Hulbutta, 37, of Seminole for holds for Carter County.

Officer J. Sanders arrested Tromayne Jack-son, 27, of Sasakwa for domestic assault and battery by strangulation, disrupt/ prevent/ interrupt emergency telephone call.

Sheriff Reports

Weekly Events

Thursday and Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at 211 N. Main St., in Seminole. Questions? Call (405) 664-2489.

�Seminole Area Running Club weekly fun run, 8 a.m. at Seminole Municipal Park. All ages and skill levels wel-come to join.

�Native Girls Running Club of Wewoka “Run/Walk for the Health of it”, 4 p.m. meet in front of Wewoka Courthouse.

�Maud Museum open each weekend, 2-5 p.m. Museum is located on Main Street in the old Snelson Drugstore.

�The Bridge Seminole Church Youth Group Meet-ing every Saturday night at 6 pm call youth Pastor Josh Cotts at (405) 274-3521 or (405) 382-0256 for informa-tion.

�Every third Saturday of the month, Bikers Against Child Abuse holds a meet-ing at 6:00 p.m. at 302 E. Oak, Seminole.

***************�The First United Meth-

odist Church in Wewoka will be offering free art classes for youth and children for grades 3-12. They will meet on the first Saturday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information contact Mary Richardson at 405-584-2183.

�The Vernon C. Brook Chapter #146 Order of Eastern Star of We woka meets on the first Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. in the Westside Community Center in Wewoka.

�Boots and Bows square dancing, first and third Saturday of each month. For more information call 398-4622.

�Dosar Barkus Band meets every third Saturday at 1 p.m. at Scipio Baptist Church in New Lima.

�East Central Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) holds their regularly

scheduled meeting every third Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 321 East Oak.

SUNDAY�Maud Museum open

each weekend, 2-5 p.m. Museum is located on Main Street in the old Snelson Drugstore.

MONDAY�Free General Education

Development (GED) classes are offered at Wes Watkins Technology Center Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. For infor-mation on classes and bus stop locations, contact the Student Service department at (405) 452-5500 or in-district patrons may call toll free at 1-888-884-3834. The enrollment period is open, and individuals may enroll anytime throughout the year with Instructor Maryann Norman at 405-257-5754. Test areas covered are Reading, Language Arts; Writing, Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics. Curriculum can also pre-pare for employment tests or college entrance exams for those that may have a diploma but need to brush up on their skills.

�Monday through Friday, Seminole Nation Alcohol Substance Abuse Program holds AA and NA meetings, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the OAT Bldg., next to the casino.

�Aerobics, 8-9 a.m. each Mon day at Senior Citizens Center 322 N. Fourth; domi-noes 10-12:45 p.m. and tin can bingo 12:45-2 p.m.

�Free Adult Basic Edu-cation (GED) classes are being held at Wes Wat-kins Technical School in Wetumka every Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Please call Mary Ann Norman for infor-mation at 405-257-5774. Leave a message.

�Heritage House, New Age Project, Dominos, skip-bo, pool, jigsaw puzzles, and exercise equipment from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; bingo from noon to 1 p.m., each day Monday through Friday, 210 W. College.

�GED Classes will be held Mondays and Tues-days at Work Force Okla-homa from 9 to 12 p.m. For more information contact Work Force 382-4670.

�Take Off Pounds Sensi-bly (TOPS), non-profit sup-port group for overweight people, meets each Monday

at 5:30 p.m. in Senior Citi-zen Center, 322 N. Fourth.

�ABE/GED classes meet every Monday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Konawa Library. For more information call JoAnne Lucas at 580-925-3884.

�ESL Class will be held at the Immaculate Concep-tion Catholic Church from 6 – 8 p.m.

�Monday night Bible Study, 7-8 p.m. at Immacu-late Conception Catholic Church Rectory.

�English classes from 7-9 p.m. at Immaculate Con-ception Church Hall.

�Zumba with Tiffany at the Reynolds Wellness Center from 12:15 until 1 p.m. and evening session with Sharon from 6:45 until 7:45 p.m. For more informa-tion contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected]

�Intensity with Kevin at the Reynolds Wellness Center from 6:00 a.m. until 6:45 a.m. For more informa-tion contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected]

�Seminole Nation will sponsor GED classes from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at 215 East Evans, in Seminole. Classes are open to the public. There will be no evening classes. For more information, call 405-257-7263.

***************�Strother Rural Fire

Department meets at 7 p.m. on the first Mon day of each month at the Strother Fire Sta tion.

�Wewoka Band Booster meeting is held in the fourth Monday of every month during the school year at 6 p.m. in the WHS Band Room.

�Seminole Patchwork Quilters meeting is held at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Marsha Poplin’s house.

�Professional and Ama-teur Writer’s Society meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in Semi-nole at the Senior Citizens Center, 322 4th St. All inter-ested persons welcome.

�Girl Scouts, Tiak Coun-cil, Service Unit #3 meeting, 6:30 p.m. last Monday of each month in Wewoka at First Free Will Baptist Church in the Fellowship hall (across from the Wewoka Housing Authority).

�Scale Down Weight

Loss group meets every Monday at 7:00 p.m. at Konawa Pentecostal Holi-ness Church.

TUESDAY�The American Legion

meets every second Tues-day of each month at 6 p.m. in the Old Armory in Seminole.

�The American Legion Post #122 meets every second Tuesday of each month at 209 N. Wewoka Avenue.

�Ladles of Love provides a free meal each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at 211 N. Main St., in Seminole. Questions? Call (405) 664-2489.

�The Seminole Duplicate Bridge Group meets every Tuesday at 12:30 PM at the Senior Citizens Center. Bring a partner and join us.

�Teen L.I.F.T. Class at Reynolds Wellness Center from 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. (limit 5 per class). For more information contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207.

�Alzheimer Caregiver’s Support Group meets each Tuesday. The day meeting is 2-3:00 p.m. at First Bap-tist Church (The Bridge), 420 Reid St. The evening meeting is 6:00-7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church (east door) at 910 West Wrangler Blvd. For information call 405-380-4387 or 405-382-9103, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

�Zumba with Sharon at the Reynolds Wellness Center from 12:15 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. and from 6:45 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. For more information contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected]

�Cardio Fitness with Dillon from 6:00 p.m. until 6:45 p.m. at the Reynolds’ Wellness Center. For more information contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected]

�Yoga with Lauren from 8:15 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. and Yoga with Lauren from 5:15 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. at the Reynolds’ Wellness Center. For more informa-tion contact the Wellness Center at 405-220-4207 or [email protected]

� Ceramics, crafts, and knitting from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Senior Citizen’s Building, 322 N. Fourth.

�Lions Club meeting each week (except the week of Chamber Fo rum), 12 p.m., SSC Student Union Mirror Room.

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2017 Wewoka Sorghum Festival

The Wewoka Sorghum Festival will feature the 42nd annual car show on the north end of

Main Street. The show will feature classic, antique, custom cars and trucks and will also

include classes for motorcycles this year.

Last year there were 184 cars and trucks on display for the festival goers to enjoy. We

are hoping for over 200 entries this year. The 2017 Wewoka Sorghum Festival Car Show

feature will be the 1967 Mustang owned by David and Sherry (Strickland) Orr of Mt. Vernon,

TX. David grew up in Cromwell, OK and Sherry grew up in Wewoka. They enjoy coming

back to Wewoka for the Sorghum Festival not only for the car show but a time to visit with

old friends attending the Sorghum Festival.

This year there will be thirty individual classes in which 1st and 2nd place awards will be

given, plus special awards for best paint, best interior, best vintage, best classic and best

of show. The motorcycles will have four classes and also will have awards given for 1st and

2nd in each class. One of the biggest drawing cards for the Wewoka Sorghum Festival Car

Show is the cash and merchandise drawings for the entrants. This year there will be several

door prize drawings and separate drawings for $500, $300, $200 and a new set of tires.

Car show T-shirts will be given to the first 75 entries and the remainder of the shirts will be

available for sale for $15 each. Sizes will be available from youth small through adult XXXL.

Last year an appreciation plaque was given to Dewey Muirhead for 41 years of service for

helping with the Sorghum Festival Car Show. Dewey will extend that assistance to 42 years

by helping again this year. Marilyn is in charge of the T-shirt sales. Jim and Marilyn’s 1929

Ford Roadster has been entered into the show for the last several years, and will feature in

this year’s show as well.

The Wewoka Sorghum Festival Inc. would like to invite everyone to attend

the Sorghum Festival this year and enjoy the many different cars, trucks and

motorcycles on display in the car show this year.

For any questions concerning the car show or advance purchase

of a T-shirt, please contact Lewis Johnson at 405-380-6600

Saturday, October 28

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our veterans beforeour veterans before

our football gameour football game

with Plainview onwith Plainview on

October 27.October 27.

They will beThey will be

introduced at 7 p.m.introduced at 7 p.m.

Call Mike Snyder, 405-380-2330

Email: [email protected]

We would like to read a small bioWe would like to read a small bio

on each veteran in attendance.on each veteran in attendance.

We understand the sacrifice that theseWe understand the sacrifice that these

individuals made during their timeindividuals made during their time

defending this great country.defending this great country.

All veterans will be allowed in game free.All veterans will be allowed in game free.

Seminole Public SchoolsSeminole Public Schools

Lady Whippets Softball; Second Year in Row to Playoffs

Lady Whippets SoftballAbove: A group photo of the Lady Whippetts Softball team. Below: senior catcher Christian Wind catches the ball as it crosses over home plate.

ECU Volleyball Team

Headed to ArkadelphiaADA - The East Central

University volleyball team will be making a trip to Arka-delphia, Ark., to face Oua-chita Baptist and Henderson State over the weekend for Great American Conference action. The Tigers (4-16, 0-7 GAC) will face Ouachita, Friday, Oct. 3 (7 p.m.) and HSU, Saturday, Oct. 14 (2 p.m.).

While ECU has struggled this season, there are a few bright spots. The Tigers are ranked in the NCAA top-25 in four categories. ECU is currently No. 4 in TeamDigs (1,397), No. 10 in Team Total Attacks (2,858), No. 18 in Team Attacks Per Set (39.15) and No. 18 in Digs Per Set (19.14).

Senior Lily Porsa is also ranked No. 29 in the NCAA for Total Digs (360) and No. 53 in Digs Per Set (5.14), while senior Alex Campbell is No. 76 in Total Attacks (634).

Ouachita comes into the weekend with a 10-8 over-all record and a 3-4 mark in the GAC, after falling on the road last weekend to Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist.

The season box score shows why the team has a close record. The other Tigers from the league are hitting .208 as a team and allowing a .196 mark. They area also close in assists (11.8/12.0) and digs (16.3/15.7) and are even in ser-vice aces (1.1).

Ouachita has five play-ers with over 100 kills for the season, with Kori Bul-lard leading the way with 169 kills, a .262 (169k56e-431ta) hitting percentage, 16 service aces, 48 digs and 45 (8-37) blocks.

ECU trails 3-5 in the all-time series with Ouachita, including a 0-4 mark when playing in Arkadelphia.

The Reddies are 10-

10 overall and 3-4 in the league after splitting matches last weekend on the road. HSU defeated SNU and lost to Oklahoma Baptist. The Reddies will host Southeastern, Friday, Oct. 13 before welcoming the Tigers.

HSU trails or is even with its opponents in most sta-tistical categories, except in service aces where they lead 1.5 to 0.9 and assists (12.2/11.8).

The Reddies have six players with over 100 kills on the season and one with over 200. Courtney Bolf leads the pack with 252 kills, 22 service aces, 264 digs and 22 block assists.

The Tigers lead the all-time series with HSU 8-3 overall, 5-2 in GAC action and 3-1 when playing on the road. However, ECU has lost to the Reddies in the last two outings.

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Seminole State College ‘Family Night’ at the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum

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Over 100 Seminole State College employees and their family members attended a “Night at the Museum” Tuesday hosted by the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum in Seminole. Pictured in top left corner is future Picasso, Elliot Belle Ross, daughter of SSC Police Chief Louis Ross, designs a masterpiece in the Museum’s art room. Pictured top right is SSC President Lana Reynolds checking out Nora Downey, granddaughter of SSC Administrative Assistant to the President Mechell Downey, in the Kids’ Mart.

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Seminole State College English Assistant Professor Jenny Wilson and her daughter Cali Evans take a ride in the Museum’s fire truck.

Blowin’ Bubbles—Courtesy Photo

Daughter of Seminole State College Business and

Education Division Chair Brad Schatzel, Genevieve Schatzel, creates giant bubbles in the Museum’s bubble factory.

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Archer Dunn, son of Seminole State College Direc-tor of Community Relations Kristin Dunn, fills his basket while shopping in the Musuem’s grocery store.

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- 10AM -Hula Hoop Contest - Age divisions; 2-5yrs|6-12yrs|13-17yrs|18-49yrs|50+

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- 11AM -Turtle Race - $10 cash prize for winnerPet Parade Judging (at registration table)

- 12PM -Car Show Judging

- 1PM -Parade Line Up - middle of Yahola Street

- 2PM -Parade - starts at Butner School, ends at 99A

- 9AM -Domino Tournament - begins at the Nutrition Center

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New Program for Oklahoma Entrepreneurs Being UnveiledA new program to assist

entrepreneurs, help startups gain traction and spur inno-vation is being launched in Oklahoma.

OK!NNOVATE, a pro-gram of the E Foundation, is designed to connect entre-preneurs to resources that will accelerate and support their success.

The program seeks to help these business lead-ers start, build and flourish within Oklahoma.

These goals will be accomplished by providing space, educational pro-grams, events, mentors and administrative support for these companies to grow as well as opportunities to secure funding through pitch competitions.

“Our goal is to cultivate and energize the place, pro-grams, advisors and capi-tal required to encourage founders and companies to start, grow and flourish in

Oklahoma,” OK!NNOVATE Chief Operating Officer Joshua Fahrenbruck said.

Oklahoma ranks fourth among small states in busi-ness creation and startup activity, according to the Kauffman Index of Startup Activity.

It is a prime location for entrepreneurial develop-ment. Oklahoma is home to a diverse population, cost of living is below the national average, millennials are

increasingly moving to, and working in, urban areas and new businesses are starting across the state.

In order to capital-ize on this momentum, OK!NNOVATE will help pro-vide the necessary programs and ecosystem surrounding entrepreneurs and start-ups so they can succeed.

Encouraging new busi-ness in Oklahoma con-tributes to the benefit of the entire state. The vision

reflects the earliest entrepre-neurial spirits in Oklahoma history — The Land Run.

Pioneers, rabble-rousers, immigrants and prospec-tors made a mad dash for a stake in the ground.

Oklahoma allowed these individuals an opportunity to build something bigger. Today, OK!NNOVATE is seeking to spur that entrepreneurial spirit by assisting Oklahoma’s talent and creating a place of action and impact.

OK!NNOVATE is working to develop a place and a space to build community, run training programs and host events, including quar-terly pitch competitions.

These Pitch Nights will reward entrepreneurial businesses with grants to pursue their individual busi-ness needs and will contrib-ute financially toward the goal of cultivating the next generation of entrepreneurs in Oklahoma.

Chickasaw Archer, One of Top Shooters at World TourneyA Chickasaw archer is a

world-class competitor with high finishes in the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) World Tournament competition in late July.

Caleb Mull, a junior at Lawton McArthur (OK) High School, finished fifth in 10th grade boys; 27th in high school-aged boys; and 40th in overall competition.

He was among the top 2.5 percent of all male competitive shooters at the tournament.

“I could have performed at a higher level,” Caleb said. “I rushed through the first targets during the first day of competition.

I told myself to slow down, relax, improve my aim and it paid off during later rounds.”

Caleb’s father, John, couldn’t make it to Florida. However his mother, Erin, was by his side during the competition.

Mrs. Mull teaches archery at Flower Mound School, where she is also an academic instructor. In her spare time, she is one of two archery coaches at Lawton McArthur.

The Mulls make archery an endeavor involving the entire family.

Caleb’s younger sister, Katelyn, is a top competitor.

A fourth-grader, Katelyn is shooting competitively although she is just now

entering the grade where formal teaching and training begins at the school level. Caleb began shooting in fourth grade as well.

“We are proud of both of them,” Mrs. Mull said. “We encourage them to be the best they can be. It is something they both wish to do. We don’t pressure them. We are content to be supportive in all things they wish to do.”

Caleb said he wasn’t nervous competing on the world stage. He knew of a few archers he competed against, but mostly he was going against people he was not acquainted with.

Over several days, he competed in his first-ever world competition and, if all goes well this school year, he will be back to com-pete in 2018. Practice for the upcoming high school

archery season began Sept. 18.

Archers advance to state competition and, if they qualify, advance to nationals. If scores are high enough at nationals, they advance to world competi-tion.

That is how Caleb advanced in 2017. Prepa-ration and practice led to excellent archery in all phases of competition.

Archery is physically taxing. Caleb competes with Genesis equipment which is sanctioned by NASP because the strongest “pull” is 20 pounds.

That may seem light considering most hunters pull bow weight of between 40-60 pounds.

However, pulling 20 lbs. repeatedly in an all-day competition can become very tiring and cost an archer points if he has not prepared himself mentally to tackle the challenge. Caleb also lifts weights to strengthen his upper body for archery competition.

“I slow down and make sure I am paying close attention to the target,” he said.

“I concentrate on ‘group-ings’ and attempt to make them as small as possible.”

Groupings are plac-ing arrows very closely together on a specific area of the target. The tighter

the grouping, the higher the points.

Each target consists of a pre-determined circle or marked area where archers attempt to place arrows.

Caleb has been perfect-ing his archery skills and competing in school compe-titions for years.

He is already an award-winning archer having competed in national com-petition in seventh grade. In 2017, he qualified for nationals with scores that advanced him to world com-petition.

Statistically, Caleb fin-ished in the top 2.3 percent of all archers at the tourna-ment. He was the only Okla-homa high school archer to compete.

Remarkably, Caleb does not hunt … well at least not

with a bow and arrow.“I love to duck hunt,” he

said. However, quarry such as deer, elk, wild hogs and large game animals he could dispatch with bow and arrow are not on his agenda.

Caleb, with shotgun in tow, will be tucked in a duck blind when the season begins Nov. 4.

Cathey Awarded Conference Scholarship —Courtesy Photo

Seminole State College Financial Aid Specialist Edie Cathey has been selected to receive the Logan Ware Professional Development Scholarship – an award given by the Southwestern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SWASFAA) to help cover costs for their annual conference on November 8-10. Cathey, one of only two scholarship recipients, competed against other financial administrators across five states. The SWASFAA conference will provide Cathey the opportunity to continue to develop her education in a variety of financial-aid related topics.

YAL Free Speech Ball Stabbed in an

Attack on First Amendment RightsFriday night during a

peaceful Young Americans for Liberty free speech event at University of Cali-fornia San Diego, a UCSD student stabbed YAL’s free speech ball four times after signing his name as “Karl Marx” on YAL’s National Fight for Free Speech Peti-tion and writing “sic semper tyrannus,” (“thus always to tyrants”) on the ball.

The student was found using the email he wrote on YAL’s National Fight for Free Speech petition at Groundwork Books, an on campus collective book-store founded by Marxists in 1973.

He fled the scene and was later handcuffed, ques-tioned, and searched in public. No one was harmed during this incident.

The event was a part of YAL’s National Fight for Free Speech campaign, a nationwide event aimed at raising awareness about unconstitutional free speech codes and advocating for the First Amendment. The free speech ball is intended to serve as a platform for civil and open discourse. It allows students the oppor-tunity to exercise their First Amendment rights and write whatever they want .

Since launching the National Fight for Free Speech campaign, YAL has reformed 28 unconstitutional speech codes, restoring the rights of roughly 590,202 students nationwide.

“We do not condone vio-lence of any kind. YAL will continue to lead the “Fight for Free Speech” to ensure

that the First Amendment remains protected on all public, taxpayer funded col-lege campuses,” said Cliff Maloney, Jr., YAL President said.

YAL President, Cliff Malo-ney Jr., is available to speak with accredited media about the National Fight for Free Speech campaign among college campuses.

Young Americans for Lib-erty is the largest, most active, and fastest-growing libertarian and conservative organization on America’s college cam-puses, with a network of more than 900 chapters nationwide. YAL seeks to identify, educate, train, and mobilize students on the ideals of individual liberty and the U.S. Constitution.

Learn more at www.YALiberty.org.

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Strother Public Schools – Elementary Safe Room Project No. N17002MSTR 0914 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

DOCUMENT 00 1101ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PART 1 GENERALFROM:1.1 THE OWNER A. Strother Public Schools, Board of Education, ISD #67I014 B. 36085 EW 1140 C. Seminole, OK 748681.2 AND THE ARCHITECT A. Boynton Williams & Associates B. 300 36th Ave NW, Suite 100 C. Norman, OK 730721.3 AND THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER A. RFD Construction B. 1700 W 4th St C. Sulphur, OK 73086 D. Phone: (580) 622-3104 Fax: (580) 622-3059 E. Email: [email protected] SOLICITATION DATE A. Thursday, October 12, 2017.1.5 THE PROJECT A. Title: Strother Public Schools Elementary Safe Room B. Description: Construction of new safe room class room building including

earthwork, site grading, site utilities, paving, concrete foundation system, concrete floor slab, ICF walls, masonry veneer, Prefinished Metal Wall Panel, Retrofit Standing Seam Roofing, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical and Lighting systems, complete and ready for use..

C. Location: Strother Public Schools 36085 EW 1140 Seminole, OK 74868 D. Bids For: Separate Work Packages for Separate Prime Contracts.

00 1101 - 2Strother Public Schools – Elementary Safe Room Project No. N17002

MSTR 0914 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID1.6 BID DATE, TIME AND PLACE A. Bid Date: November 3, 2017 B. Time of Bid: 2:30 pm Sealed Bids delivered to Constructions Managers

Office and bids delivered by email or fax must be received by 11:00 am on the day of the bid.

C. Place of Bid: Strother Public Schools, Board Room 36085 EW 1140 SEMINOLE, OK 748681.7 TO: POTENTIAL BIDDERS A. Sealed Bids addressed to Owner will be received at Place of Bid until Time

of Bid on Bid Date. B. Bidders for Work Packages may be required to submit a Contractor’s

Qualification Statement as specified in Document 00 4513 - Bidder’s Qualifications. Bidders for Work Packages should be prepared to submit Contractor’s Qualification Statement to Construction Manager. Utilize AIA Form A305 - Contractor’s Qualification Statement.

C. Bid Documents for Stipulated Sum Separate Prime Contracts for specified Work Packages may be obtained from the Office of the Construction Manager. Contact the Office of the Construction Manager to reserve Bidding Documents. Bidders may obtain maximum two (2) sets of Bidding Documents.

1. Bidders are responsible for arranging pick-up or shipment of Bidding Documents with the Construction Manager. Shipping cost determined by Construction Manager.

D. Bidders may view the Bid Documents at the Office of the Owner or at local Plan Rooms in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

F. Bidders will be required to provide Bid security in the form of a Bid Bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid amount.

1. Bidders are required to submit sample copies of each required Bond, including Bid Bond, no less than seven (7) days prior to scheduled Bid Opening.

G. Submit your offer on the Bid Form provided in the Project Manual. H. Your Bid is required to be submitted under a condition of irrevocability for

a period of 21 days after submission. I. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers.1.08 OBTAINING BIDDING DOCUMENTS FOR WORK PACKAGES A. Bid Documents for Stipulated Sum Separate Prime Contracts for Specified

Work Packages may be obtained from the Office of the Construction Manager.

B. Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.bwaarchitects.com

00 1101 - 3Strother Public Schools – Elementary Safe Room Project No. N17002

MSTR 0914 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Website-Bid Documents or at www.questcdn.com. You may download the

digital plan documents for $50.00 by inputting Quest project #5400019 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information.

C. Bidders may view the Bid Documents at the Office of the Owner, or at online plan rooms.

D. Bidders are responsible for arranging pick-up or shipment of Bidding Documents with the Construction Manager. Shipping cost determined by Construction Manager.

E. All Bidding Documents remain the property of the Architect. The Bidding Documents are on file at the Architect’s Office and are available and open for inspection by Bidders and Sub-Bidders on a first come first serve basis during regular business hours.

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Public Notices

Public Notice

Published in the Seminole Producer October 12 & 19, 2017

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SEMINOLE COUNTY STATE OF

OKLAHOMAIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DONNIE RAY WOOLSEY, deceased.

Case No. PB-2017-50COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF HEARING UPON

THE FINAL ACCOUNTING AND PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS. DEVISEES, LEGATEES, DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE

Notice is hereby given to all interested parties and creditors of Donnie Ray Woolsey, deceased, that:Donnie Ray Woolsey, deceased, 11882 NS 3650, Wewoka, OK, deceased, died testate on the 25th day of May, 2017, at the age of eighty (80) years, seize and possessed of real property situated in Seminole County, Oklahoma, and personal property, the particulars of which are set forth in the Inventory, all of which is to be distributed in accordance with the decedent’s Last Will and Testament dated the 22nd day of September, 2015, as follows: riding lawnmower to Kenny Woods, 11921 EW 3660, Wewoka, OK; 801 Ford Diesel Tractor to Murtes Morphis, 36525 EW 1180, Wewoka, OK; and the rest, remainder, and residue in equal undivided Vi shares each to James R. Woolsey, 1720 N. Ann Arbor, Oklahoma City, OK 73127, and Becky M. Harjo, 222 Chamberlain St., Irving, TX 75060.The final account will be filed at least five days prior to the final hearing. Any person receiving this notice or any interested party may file objections to the petition and/or final account at any time before the final hearing and must send a copy to the petitioner or that person will be deemed to have waived any objections to the petitionThe hearing on the final accounting and Petition shall take place at 9:00 A.M. on the 28th day of November, 2017, before the Honorable Timothy Olsen at the Seminole County Courthouse, Wewoka, Oklahoma.All creditors having claims against Donnie Ray Woolsey, deceased, are required to present the same with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to James Woolsey, c/o Peary L Robertson, P.O. Box 2336, Seminole, OK, 74818, on or before the following presentment date of 16th day of November, 2017, or thirty (30) days from the date of first publication, whichever date is later, or the same will be forever barred.Dated this 10th day of October, 2017.

S/TIMOTHY L OLSENJUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT

Peary L. Robertson, OBA #22895ROBERTSON LAW OFFICE, PLLCP.O. Box 2336Seminole, OK 74818Tel: (405)382-7300Fax: (405)382-2887Attorney for Personal Representative

Published in the Seminole Producer October 5, 12, & 19, 2017

IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY

STATE OF OKLAHOMAIn the Matter of the Determination of Death and Heirship of LEE HARJO, 7/8 Blood Seminole Indian, NE, Deceased; JONASES HARJO, 15/16 Blood Seminole Indian, NE, Deceased; MARY ELLEN HARJO, ROSIE ANITA HARJO; RITA HARJO-PHELPS; JONASE “LEON” HARJO; KATHIE JEAN HARJO HURST; all deceased;

Case No. PB-2017-94NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO:The heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, claimants and creditors, immediate and remote, of Lee Harjo, Jonases Harjo, Mary Ellen Harjo, Rosie Anita Harjo; Rita Harjo-Phelps; Jonase “Leon” Harjo; Kathie Jean Harjo Hurst, all deceased, and James Lynn Hurst, if living, and if deceased, his unknown heirs, successors and assigns and to all persons or entities

claiming any right, title or interest in or to the real estate hereinafter described.Take notice that you, and each of you, have been sued by Petition alleging that Lee Harjo, who died intestate 6/29/1986, a resident of Seminole Co., OK, Jonases Harjo, who died intestate 2/12/1989, a resident of Seminole Co., OK, Mary Ellen Harjo, who died intestate 11/28/2000, a resident of Seminole Co., OK, Rosie Anita Harjo, who died intestate 6/28/2009, a resident of Seminole Co., OK, Rita Harjo-Phelps, who died intestate 8/2/2012, a resident of Pottawatomie Co., OK, Jonase “Leon” Harjo, who died intestate 12/14/2015, a resident of Seminole Co., OK, Kathie Jean Harjo Hurst, who died intestate 10/16/2011, a resident of Pottawatomie Co., OK, each of whom died seized and possessed of an interest in a restricted property estate all in Seminole County, more particularly set forth in the petition, to-wit:

TRACT 1: A tract of land located in Section Six (6), Township Seven (7) North, Range Six (6) East and further described as beginning at the Southwest Corner of Lot Six (6); thence East along the South line of Lot Six (6) a distance of 663.13’; thence North a distance of 641’; thence West a distance of 657.19’ to the West line of Lot Six (6); thence South a distance of 641’ to the point of beginning;TRACT 2: An undivided 1/4 mineral interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE/4 SW/4) of Section Thirty-six (36), Township Eleven (11) North, Range Seven (7) East, Seminole County, Oklahoma;TRACT 3: Lots Forty-six (46), Forty-seven (47), and Forty-eight (48), Block Two (2), East Maud Addition to the Town of Maud, Seminole County, Oklahoma;TRACT 4: Lot 1, Block 2, Greens Addition to Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma;

The Petition alleges there has been no administration on the estate of decedents nor cause for administration; no heirs have been determined, and this Court has jurisdiction of the estate settlement and to determine who are or were all of the particular persons entitled to participate in distribution of said estates; Petitioner seeks judicial determination of death and heirship of the aforementioned decedents.Said Petition has been set for hearing on the 14th day of November 2017, at 9:00 A.M. in the Seminole County District Court, Wewoka, OK, at which time all heirs, known or unknown, of said decedents and all persons interested in said estates are directed to appear at said time and place and submit to this Court any competent evidence to establish heirship of said decedent, or said Petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered accordingly.WITNESS my hand and seal this the 2nd day of October, 2017.

COURT CLERKSEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

By: /s/ Kim HunnicuttDEPUTY

Ed Cadenhead, OBA #1413THE CADENHEAD LAW FIRM, P.C.Post Office Box 2067Seminole, OK 74818-2067Telephone: (405) 382-6341Facsimile: (405) 382-5513Attorney for Plaintiffs

Published in the Seminole Producer September 28, October 5, & 12, 2017


OKLAHOMAIN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: TERESA ANN STREATER, Petitioner, vs. LARRY BART STREATER, Respondent.

CASE NO. FD-2017-16ORDER AUTHORIZING SERVICE BY

PUBLICATIONOn the 26 of September, 2017, this matter comes on for hearing for an Order authorizing service by publication in the above-styled case. The Petitioner, TERESA ANN STREATER, appeared through her attorney, MARIANNE MILLER. The Court, upon review of the Affidavits of the Petitioner and Counsel is satisfied that after due diligence, the service of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and Application for Temporary Order cannot be made upon the above-named Respondent by any other method. Service by publication on the Respondent is warranted in this case.IT IS THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED by the Court that service be had upon the Respondent, LARRY BART STREATER, pursuant to 12 O.S. Section 2004 (C)(3)(c), by publication one (1) day a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper authorized by law to publish legal notices in the county, with an Answer date being no sooner than fifteen (15) days from the date of the first publication of the Notice.IT IS THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED by the Court that in addition to the publication, Petitioner shall mail a copy of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and Application for Temporary Order and this Order by regular mail to Respondent at his last known address and file a proof of mailing in this case.Signed this 26 day of September, 2017.

S/TIMOTHY L. OLSENTIMOTHY L. OLSEN

ASSOCIATE DISTRICT JUDGEApproved.S/Marianne MillerMARIANNE MILLER, OBA NO. 16868AMANDA C. DOCKREY, OBA NO. 31365

P.O. Box 1095 935 N. KickapooShawnee, Oklahoma 74802Attorneys for Petitioner

Published in the Seminole Producer October 12, 2017


OKLAHOMAIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF REGINA KAY GUESS, Deceased,

Case No. PB-2017-73NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION

FOR PROBATE OF INTESTATE ESTATE, APPOINTMENT OF

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, AND DETERMINATION OF HEIRS.

DEVISEES AND LEGATEESNOTICE is hereby given to the heirs, next of kin, creditors and all persons interested in the Estate of Regina Kay Guess, deceased; that Albert Lee Guess and Mark Daniel Jr. have applied to be appointed as Personal Representatives of said Estate and that the heirs, devisees, and legatees, if any, of said Decedent be judicially determined.Notice is hereby given that on the 24 day of October, 2017. at 9:00 o’clock a.M., the Petition for Probate of Intestate Estate, Appointment

of Personal Representative, and Determination of Heirs, Devisees and Legatees will be heard before Judge Olsen at the courtroom of said Court in the County Courthouse at Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, when and where all persons interested may appear and contest the same.Dated this 10 day of October, 2017.

S/TIMOTHY L. OLSENJUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT

APPROVED:S/Jason MurryJASON MURRY, OBA No. 17555DREW HOUGHTON, OBA No. 18080P.O. Box 890420Oklahoma City, OK 73189Telephone: (405) 682-5800Facsimile: (405) [email protected]@fylaw. comAttorneys for Personal Representatives,

Published in the Seminole Producer October 12 & 19, 2017Bowlegs-Lima Water District is accepting sealed bids for a 2008 Dodge Dakota. Bids must be in office at 133 N Main Bowlegs by October 31st.

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PUBLIC NOTICEYour Right To Know




Age Shrinks the BrainBy: William R. Klemm Ph.D

In most people, their brains get smaller as they age. It is not so much that neurons die but that their terminals and synaptic junc-tions shrivel.

A known cause is the over-secretion of cortisol by stress, but perhaps there are also other age-related causes.

However, shrinkage with age is not inevitable. Certain people are “super-agers,” defined as adults over 80 with memory at least as good as normal middle-aged adults.

A usually reliable index for decline in memory abil-ity is the degree of brain shrinkage, specifically corti-cal volume.

Brain-scan studies show that super-agers have thicker layers of cortex than do others of the same age. Thus, their cortex has not shrunk as much as average elderly or they had more to start with.

It is possible that some-thing about the lifestyle of super-agers protected them from brain atrophy.

It is not convenient to know how much cortical volume the elderly had in their youth.

But the second option has been tested in a study that compared the rate of cortical aging in 36 adults averaging 83 years of age.

The investigators recruited super-agers and normal elderly and tested them in an initial visit and again 18 months later.

Before and after cogni-tive and memory tests and brain scans provided a basis for tracking the rate of aging.

Super-agers scored higher on cognitive and memory tests than the aver-age group at both the begin-ning and end of the study period.

This suggests that they may have been endowed with more mental capability when they were young.

But it also indicates that super-agers are more resis-tant to age-induced mental decline.

The two groups did not

differ in any other neuropsy-chological measures, edu-cation, or estimated IQ.

A clear correlation occurred between the two groups and cortical volume.

The average memory group had over twice as much cortical shrinkage over the 18 months as did the super-agers.

Some in the average group lost as much as 3.4% of cortical volume per year. If that continued over the next 10 years, they would suffer a devastating loss of over 30% in cortical volume.

Unfortunately, the study did not examine the life-styles in the two groups.

The super-agers may have just had good genes or may have been more mentally active over their lifetime and had healthier diets, more exercise, and less stress than those in the average group.

Notably, some shrink-age did occur in the super-agers, on average at a rate of 1.06% per year.

They still scored as well as the average 50-year old on various cognitive and memory tests.

It is possible that some shrinkage is a good thing, reflecting perhaps a prun-ing of neural circuitry as the brain learns and develops more efficiency.

Pruning is a conspicuous phenomenon in the brains of the fetus and infants as maturation progresses. Obviously too much pruning can leave neural circuitry with insufficient resources.

These results also emphasize that age discrim-ination is not defensible.

Each elderly person’s mental competence has to be judged on its own merits, not on a negative stereotype of the elderly.

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FRIDAY,OCTOBER 13, 2017

Striving to reach your goals will bring satisfaction. If you reminisce about the past, you will find the best way to approach the future. Consider what you can do to encourage advancement without overstepping your boundaries or living beyond your means. Do what you can and do it well.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Don’t overanalyze. Live in the moment and deal with matters as they arise. Don’t make life more complicated than it is. Keep life simple and your goals reasonable.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- An unrealistic promise will put you in a compro-

mising position. Schedule your plans carefully and use common sense when making decisions that could influence your reputation or ability to advance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Simplify matters by living within your means and only taking on what you know you can handle. Underestimating the work and cost involved in a proj-ect will leave you in a bad position.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You or someone you are dealing with will overreact. Protect important relationships and do your best to keep the peace. A physical challenge will do you good and ease stress.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Put your passwords, credit cards and anything else that matters in a safe place. Someone will take advantage of you if you are too gullible or open about

your personal business. PISCES (Feb. 20-March

20) -- Money and emotions won’t mix. A deal is only as good as the work you are willing to put in to make it succeed. Take positive action.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Make plans or arrange-ments to do something that is fun, entertaining or that will encourage you to make better life choices. A marked improvement in your health will help you excel.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Situations will esca-late if you fall short of what’s expected of you. Don’t let work or domestic respon-sibilities clash. Refuse to share secrets or personal information with a col-league.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Handle your finan-cial and business affairs carefully. Overspending or making unrealistic promises

will leave you in a sticky situation. Offer creative solutions, but don’t donate your cash.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your kindness will lead to trouble if you trust a smooth-talking individual. Put your time, effort and cash into personal gains, home improvement and romancing someone you love.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You’ll face emotional con-troversy at home or when dealing with institutions, government agencies or authority figures. Stick to the rules and regulations to avoid being put in a precari-ous position.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Don’t be tempted to take part in something just because you want to impress someone or be near him or her. Take a pass, but be there to help when things fall apart.

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Datebook

Today is the 285th day of 2017 and the 21st day of autumn.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1492, explorer Christopher Columbus’ expedition made landfall in the Bahamas.

In 1892, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited by students in public schools for the first time, in celebra-tion of the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ voyage.

In 1945, the Allied Con-trol Council in Germany decreed that the Nazi politi-cal party be dissolved.

In 2000, a suicide bomb attack on the USS Cole in Yemen killed 17 sailors and wounded 39.

In 2007, former Vice President Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to increase public knowledge about climate change.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Dick Gregory (1932-2017), comedian/author; Tony Kubek (1935- ), broadcaster/baseball player; Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), opera singer; Chris Wallace (1947- ), TV journalist; Hugh Jackman (1968- ), actor; Kirk Cameron (1970- ), actor; Marion Jones (1975- ), track and field athlete; Bode Miller (1977- ), Olym-pic skier; Josh Hutcherson (1992- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: The United Nations Population Fund estimated that the world’s population reached 7 billion at the end of Octo-ber 2011, but according to U.S. Census Bureau demographers, that number was not reached until four months later.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2003, Michael Schumacher

won his sixth Formula One Drivers’ championship, breaking a record held for 48 years by Juan Manuel Fangio.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “When I left St. Louis, I was making five dollars a night. Now I’m get-ting $5,000 a week -- for saying the same things out loud I used to say under my breath.” -- Dick Gregory, “From the Back of the Bus”

TODAY’S NUMBER: 42 -- the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything, according to Douglas Adams’ comedy science fiction novel “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” published on this day in 1979.

TODAY’S MOON: Last quarter moon (Oct. 12).

The best place to

find it , sell it, buy it,

and announce it

Find the apartment of your

dreams in the pages of the

Classifieds.

Find a job in your special

field, or find the help you

need now, in the Classifieds.

Get rid of the old rattletrap

whil it still runs.

Opportunity is knocking

loud and clear, in the pages

of the Classifieds.

It’s spring-cleaning time;

clean up in more ways than

one through the Classifieds.

House-hunting couldn’t be

easier with the Classifieds.

Call to place an item in the Classifieds today: 382-1100.

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1O. ANTIQUE SHOPS *********

Antiques, Collectibles, summer sales, Furniture, Trunks & Jewelry Mon-Tues-Wed 10-4 700 W. Broadway, Seminole 584-9002

Pirate’s Cove, 305 North Main, Seminole. Antiques, collectibles, new items, lighting, decorative, unusual and hard to find items. Open Tuesday-Friday 10-4:30 and Satur-day 11-3.

CAXCA

20. GARAGE SALES **********

Winter’s Store. 611 West Broadway. This week-end only; buy $50.00 in merchandise, get $5.00 merchandise free. Buy $100.00 merchandise, get $10.00 merchandise free. Open Friday & Saturday, 9-5.

Winter’s, open every Friday and Saturday 9-5, 611 West Broadway, Seminole. Assorted new merchandise.

Friday 13th and Saturday 14th, possibly 500 plus items. Kitchen table with 6 chairs, Antique china cabinet, 1949 Farmall restored with implements, garden tools, gas powered generators, storage build-ing, boats and motors 5 1/2 miles North of Wewoka on 56

Indoor Estate Sale. Harvey Road and Strother. Thurs-day 8-5, Friday 8-5, and Saturday 8-12.

Yard Sale Saturday Octo-ber 14, 8:00am. Vintage glassware, antique furni-ture, fossil purses, baby Misc. and other Misc, clothes baby to plus size.. 4 1/2 miles South of Semi-nole on Old 99

Thursday, Friday and Sat-urday 8-5 at 524 Walnut Ave.

206 University, Thursday and Friday.. Little bit of everything. furniture, dishes and different things

50. PERSONALS *************

Narcotics Anonymous meets at 322 N 4th, Tues-day 6:30 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Thursday 6:30 p.m. and Saturday 5 p.m. Business meeting 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Contact Dana at 405-382-0948 for infor-mation.

Information for Alcohol-ics Anonymous meetings contact Chris W. 918-424-8300 or Sherry L. 405-303-2769

Recovery In Christ, 12 Step Open Recovery Meeting every Sunday night 6:00 pm, Community of Christ Church across from SSC. Come join us in recovery. For more info call Jim 405-382-4351 or 405-308-2354.

70. ANNOUNCEMENTS *********

Temple of Praise, Pastors Jeff & Naoma Nance.. One GOD, One church, One family. Pastor [email protected] Service Times - Sunday School 10am, Sunday Morning 11am, Sunday Evening 6pm, Wednesday Evening 6:30pm, 382-0503. Find us on YouTube: Temple of Praise PCG. (Find your desiny PCG) 1100 N. Uni-versity

www.Wil l isStorage.com 1405 E. Broadway, sizes are 5x10, 10x10, 10x15, 10x20, cell #405-380-6301

NOTARY PUBLIC Service available in The Seminole Producer office. 8:00-5:00 Monday thru Friday. $2 charge per stamp/signature. SIGNER MUST BE PRESENT!!!

FAX SERVICE Outgoing Fax. Send the first page to any other Fax machine in the continental United States for only $2.50, each additional page is only 50› Incoming Fax. Need a fax sent to you? The charge for incoming faxes are only $1 per page! Our Fax Number is 405-382-1104.

70.ANNOUNCEMENTS

Now available for rent, storage sheds of various sizes, call 382-2633 for more information or come by 1308 Boren, Plumlee’s Mini Storage.


CLASSIFIED DEADLINES: Copy for Classified Ads must be in the office by 4:30 pm the business day preceding date of inser-tion. Copy for Sunday’s paper must be in by 4:30 pm, Friday. Classified Ad Department is closed on Saturdays. Garage sale ads and some other types of classified ads require payment in advance. Phone 405-382-1100 or 405-257-3341, ask for Classified Ad Department or come by our office at 121 N. Main, Seminole.


100. LOST AND FOUND ********

Prescription sunglass and case found in front of Braum’s on side of highway in Seminole. Call 405-584-1704

110. JOB WANTED *************

Caregiver, Will take care of Elderly in their home, Excellent references. 405-777-8906

120. HELP WANTED ***********

Providers needed imme-diately for assistance to elderly and disabled persons in their homes in Shawnee, Wewoka, Hold-enville & Paden areas. Training requirements provided by ONHL homec-are services. Come join a home care agency on the move. Paid vacation after one year of service, employer sponsored insur-ance package. Call Patty Lambert or Cheryl Larson at 405-257-3003

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CLASSIFIEDSCLASSIFIEDS382-1100382-1100

100. LOST& FOUND

110. JOBWANTED

120. HELPWANTED

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Clerk Gets Lesson In Privacy

From Owner Of A Service DogDEAR ABBY: Yesterday I was in a retail

store with my service dog. The clerk asked me what kind of service dog she was and I replied, “She’s my service dog.” She kept pressing me as to exactly why I have one, so I asked her if she was inquiring about my disability. When she said, “Yes,” I politely informed her that federal HIPAA laws protect my right to privacy. She then said -- loud enough for everyone in the store to hear -- “I don’t know what the big deal is. I just want to know what the dog does for you.”

Please let your readers know how to be around a person and their service animal:

1. You do NOT have the right to ask about the person’s disability. To do so is rude. Most people prefer strangers not know their medical condition. The dog may be for PTSD, a hearing or seeing dog, or to alert the person to a medical emergency.

2. Children (and adults) need to understand that when service animals’ jackets go on, the dogs know it’s time to go to “work,” and they take their job seriously. At that point, they are not pets and should not be treated as such. If a child rushes a service dog, the animal may react badly because it is there to protect its person.

3. You may ask to pet the dog, but don’t assume it will be allowed. If given permission, the dog should be scratched under the chin ONLY.

Service animals know their place. It’s a shame that most people are not as polite. -- NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS

DEAR N.O.Y.B.: Thank you for sharing this information. According to the Ameri-cans With Disabilities Act website (ada.gov): “Businesses may ask if an animal is a service animal or ask what tasks the animal has been trained to perform, but cannot require spe-cial ID cards for the animal or ask about the

person’s disability.”**DEAR ABBY: I have been friends with a

woman for the last 30 years. Our children are the same age. My daughter, who is in her late 20s, has a number of tattoos on her arm that she can cover with clothing if she chooses. However, she doesn’t cover them often because she likes them and they mean something to her.

Recently, I showed my friend a picture of my daughter that showed one of the tattoos on her upper arm. My friend said, “Oh, I am so sorry about the tattoo,” and proceeded to cover the tattoo with her hand, implying that my daughter would be attractive if it weren’t for the body art. I was shocked.

I have always been supportive of my friend’s children and have never criticized any of them, even though I haven’t agreed with everything they have done. I was so hurt by her comment that I was speechless. I’m not sure I can continue the relationship feeling this way. But I’m hesi-tant to lose a 30-year friendship over something I might be overblowing. Am I being too sensi-tive? How do I resolve this? -- COMPLETELY THROWN BY THIS

DEAR THROWN: For a friendship of 30 years to end over one thoughtless comment would be sad for both of you. Sometimes people say things without thinking, and this is an example. Resolve your feelings by talking to her in person and telling her how deeply hurt you were by what she said. It will give her the chance to apologize and make amends.

**Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,

also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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20. GARAGE SALES

50.PERSONALS

70.ANNOUNCEMENTS

120. HELPWANTED

Diesel Repair: Repair for diesel and heavy machin-ery, 405-251-0184 or 405-395-7920

CMA, CNA and DDCA needed all shifts at Pioneer nursing home in Wetumka call 405-452-3271

Need someone to help with cleaning, prepping and painting, Call Bill 405-220-2071

155. TELEPHONE REPAIR SERVICES

Telephone Service Phone systems & Networking, Telephone Jack-Install, Repair or Replaced, Chuck Chadick Retired-SWB Tele-phone Co 405-380-7692 - 405-382-5020

160. SERVICE DIREC-TORY

Maud Y storage. Storage spaces available. 10x10; 10x15, 10x24. 15x24. 405-380-4387.

Osborn Tree service, trim-ming, removal, stump grind-ing, Arborist with bucket truck. Cell 405-380-7008

Handyman, guaranteed work, carpentry, cement, roofing. 25 years experi-ence, 405-303-0143.

FAX SERVICE IS HERE!! Send or pick up, 121 N. Main, 405-382-1104. The Seminole Producer.

165. HANDYMAN SER-VICE

We offer all your needs. Interior and exterior remod-eling, Steel roof system guttering, Windows, vinyl siding, room additions, landscaping, masonary/stone work, commercial and residential, Attic insula-tion. 37 years experience, hundreds of satisfied cus-tomers. Free Estimates! 405-765-6196

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165. HANDYMAN SERVICES

Save $ - Monthly Pay-ments. Call P.J. 580-421-2481 - 24-7 Maintenance, Repair, Replace, Remodel, Bath, Kitchens, Additions, Drywall, Flooring, Tile, Brick, Water, Smoke, Fire & Mold, Rentalmakeready, Hauling, Tree, Windows, Insulation. Existing electric and plumbing

170. REPAIR SERVICE ********

Sewing Machine repair, service and parts, Jim Sor-rell 382-5925

Telephone Repair, Com-puter repair, Surveillance repair and install call 405-712-1787

175. LAWN MOWING SER-VICES

Isabel Deatherage Handy-man Service, Barbed wire fence building and repairs, tree trimming, have 1 ton truck to haul 1 to 2 ton loads, farm work, garage cleaning, housekeeping. Clean out guttering, raking leaves, Free estimates, References available 405-584-9008

Patterson complete lawn & Handyman service, auto & equipment repair, hauling, insured, fencing, buildings, 405-380-2122

True blade lawncare, Free estimates, Complete lawn care, For more information call 405-220-3372

Tony’s Lawn and Haul-ing. Lawns mowed, limb and brush hauling, garage cleanup, small tree removal Reasonable rates. Senior discount. 380-7699

Full service lawn care, free quotes, licensed and insured weed spraying. 405-585-1116.

176. TREE SERVICE**********

C&J Tree Service. Tree trimming, stump grinding and removal, brush clear-ing, routine maintenance, 24 hour emergency service. Ask about our discounts: referrals, return customer, senior. Chris McGirt, licensed, bonded, insured 405-264-7044. “We do it all so you don’t have to...”

180. BUSINESS- PROFES-SIONAL

Mason’s Construction. Metal roofs, siding, add-ons, new construction, all phases of home improvement. 382-7152 or 220-5107

Green’s Foundation Repair Specialist Piers, floor brac-ing, wood rot repair, free estimates, 405-878-0471.

190. AUTO SERVICE **********

We buy junk vehicles run-ning or not. Call 405-997-5921 405-584-1573

220. CARS FOR SALE *********

DONATE YOUR Car to the Seminole Historical Society Help the Museum and lower your taxes. Call 382-1500 for more info.

2003 Buick Century. Runs and drives good. Cold air, 118,000 miles, $2,500 OBO. 405-380-3055

220.AUTOMOBILES

Looking for a quality used car? Check out our inventory @www.number nineauto.com! Family owned for 20 years. Make a Purchase, not a payment! #9 Auto Sales, (405) 598-8876, Hwy 9 Tecumseh

300. GOOD THINGS TO EAT ****

Indian pumpkin and fall decorating pumpkins, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes, okra, various fall vegetables. By the Daylight Donut in Holdenville. 918-441-9987. 7 days a week, 8-8.

320. FEED, HAY, GRAIN ******

Hay for sale, Square bales $4.00 per bale 220-3687 text or leave message

Hay for sale. Round bales, Bermuda grass. $25 per bale. 405-220-3687

Hay for sale, Square bales $4.00 per bale 220-3687 text or leave message

360. MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

2 Antique Oak commercial desks, 1 Hoosier cabinet, 1 Antique kitchen cook stove with legs, Call 398-4575 or 380-3250

Washer, dryer, A/C, freezer, fridge, dishwasher, cook-stove, 16’ trailer with ramp, small boat motor 405-273-7874.

Tired of sitting all morn-ing and no one show up for your sale. Advertise in advance! The Seminole Producer can help. Stop by the office, 121 N. Main, Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and let every-one in town know about YOUR sale.

Like new household appli-ances, washer, dryer, deep freezes, refrigerator, air conditioners we also buy used and broke appli-ances, Have service techs on hand for repairs at The Toolbox 114 N milt phillips, 382-1051.

Garage Sale Kits available at The Seminole Producer. Kit contents: 3 large floures-cent signs, price stickers, check list, sales record and sale tips sheet. Only $5. The Seminole Producer, 121 N. Main.

Buying select models of pre 1965 Singer sewing machines. 405-382-5925

520. APARTMENTS FOR RENT

813 N University; Remod-eled 1 & 2 Bedroom, Water Paid. 405-382-1212

Van Sanford Apartments, Starting at $200 deposit, starting rate, $450 monthly. All bills paid, 405-382-1212

530. HOUSES FOR RENT ********

3 bedroom mobile home, 1 1/2 miles West of Semi-nole, rent $450 water and garbage provided call 405-220-9053

2 Bedroom 1 bath, laundry room, CH/A, 1 mile North of Braums, $550 month $400 deposit, No smoking No pets. Available November 1st or earlier, 405-380-3745

530. HOUSESFOR RENT

2 bedroom trailer. 2 1/2 miles South of Seminole. Water and garbage fur-nished. $445 a month, $250 deposit. References required. 405-313-1946

1 Bedroom duplex and 1,2 And 3 bedroom houses for rent, in Seminole no pets (405) 382-1212, section 8 available.

2 bedroom mobile home, 405-380-4172

One bedroom house, 1929 Oakridge. CH/A $400 per month. Call 405-382-1929

D & L Properties Rentals, 2 and 3 bedroom homes, references and deposit required. 405-380-2868

In Seminole large 2 bed-room, 2 bath, utility room, $560 month plus deposit. 405-398-4053

Brick 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath, refrigerator and stove, W/D Hookups, CH/A, on 3 acres 2 miles West OF Konawa, $600 month plus deposit, water and garbage pro-vided 580-925-2485

1731 Franklynn, refrigerator and stove furnished, refer-ences, rent $450 deposit $250 405-313-1946

In Wewoka, 210 E. 3rd, 1 bedroom, housing author-ity ok, $350 month $175 Deposit. no pets, 1 year lease. 405-517-6633

540. HOMES FOR SALE *********

408 Elks Rd. 3 bedroom 2 bath, $36,000 405-795-9693

550. BUSINESS REAL ESTATE

Building for lease 400 E. Broadway 30x60, 10x30 office & 50x30 warehouse. 12x12 overhead door w/auto opener $590 month phone 405-382-6000 cell 405-380-6301

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gift cards and check books were discovered, as well as methamphetamine and methamphetamine smoking devices.

The pair was booked into the Seminole County Jail on charges of second-degree burglary, possession of a controlled and dangerous substance, unauthorized use of a credit card and unlawful possession of paraphernalia.

By: Benoit Denizet- Lewis

The disintegration of Jake’s life took him by sur-prise.

It happened early in his junior year of high school, while he was taking three Advanced Placement classes, running on his school’s cross-country team and traveling to Model United Nations confer-ences.

It was a lot to handle, but Jake — the likable, hard-working oldest sibling in a suburban North Caro-lina family — was the kind of teenager who handled things.

Though he was not prone to boastfulness, the fact was he had never really failed at anything.

Not coincidentally, failure was one of Jake’s biggest fears.

He worried about it pri-vately; maybe he couldn’t keep up with his peers, maybe he wouldn’t succeed in life.

The relentless drive to avoid such a fate seemed to come from deep inside him. He considered it a strength.

Jake’s parents knew he could be high-strung; in middle school, they sent him to a therapist when he was too scared to sleep in his own room.

But nothing prepared them for the day two years ago when Jake, then 17, seemingly “ran 150 miles per hour into a brick wall,” his mother said.

He refused to go to school and curled up in the fetal position on the floor. “I just can’t take it!” he screamed. “You just don’t understand!”

Jake was right — his par-ents didn’t understand. Jake didn’t really understand, either.

But he also wasn’t good at verbalizing what he thought he knew: that going to school suddenly felt impossible, that people were undoubtedly judging him, that nothing he did felt good enough.

“All of a sudden I couldn’t do anything,” he said. “I was so afraid.”

His tall, lanky frame suc-cumbed, too. His stomach hurt. He had migraines.

“You know how a normal person might have their

stomach lurch if they walk into a classroom and there’s a pop quiz?” he told me.

“Well, I basically started having that feeling all the time.”

Alarmed, Jake’s parents sent him to his primary-care physician, who prescribed Prozac, an antidepressant often given to anxious teen-agers.

It was the first of many medications that Jake, who asked that his last name not be used, would try over the next year.

But none seemed to work — and some made a bad situation worse.

An increase in dosage made Jake “much more excited, acting strangely and almost manic,” his father wrote in a journal in the fall of 2015.

A few weeks later, Jake locked himself in a bathroom at home and tried to drown himself in the bathtub.

He was hospitalized for four days, but soon after he returned home, he started hiding out in his room again.

He cried, slept, argued with his parents about going to school and mindlessly surfed the internet on his phone.

The more school he missed, the more anxious he felt about missing school. And the more anxious he felt, the more hopeless and depressed he became.

He had long wanted to go to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but now that felt like wishful thinking.

Not every day was bad. During spring break in 2016, Jake’s father wrote: “Jake was relaxed and his old sarcastic, personable, witty self.”

A week later, though, Jake couldn’t get through a school day without texting his mother to pick him up or hiding out in the nurse’s office.

At home, Jake threatened suicide again. His younger siblings were terrified. “It was the depth of hell,” his mother told me.

That summer, after two more hospitalizations, Jake’s desperate parents sent him to Mountain Valley in New Hampshire, a resi-dential treatment facility and

Why Are More American Teenagers Suffering From Severe Anxiety?one of a growing number of programs for acutely anx-ious teenagers.

Over the last decade, anxiety has overtaken depression as the most common reason college students seek counseling services.

In its annual survey of stu-dents, the American College Health Association found a significant increase — to 62 percent in 2016 from 50 percent in 2011 — of under-graduates reporting “over-whelming anxiety” in the previous year. Surveys that look at symptoms related to anxiety are also telling.

In 1985, the Higher Edu-cation Research Institute at U.C.L.A. began asking incoming college freshmen if they “felt overwhelmed by all I had to do” during the previous year. In 1985, 18 percent said they did.

By 2010, that number had increased to 29 per-cent. Last year, it surged to 41 percent.

Those numbers — com-bined with a doubling of hospital admissions for sui-cidal teenagers over the last 10 years, with the highest rates occurring soon after they return to school each fall — come as little surprise to high school administra-tors across the country, who increasingly report a glut of anxious, overwhelmed students.

While it’s difficult to tease apart how much of the apparent spike in anxiety is related to an increase in awareness and diagnosis of the disorder, many of those who work with young people suspect that what they’re seeing can’t easily be explained away.

“We’ve always had kids who didn’t want to come in the door or who were worried about things,” says Laurie Farkas, who was until recently director of student services for the Northampton public schools in Massachusetts.

“But there’s just been a steady increase of severely anxious students.”

For the teenagers who arrive at Mountain Valley, a nonprofit program that costs $910 a day and offers some need-based assistance, the center is usually a last resort after conventional therapy and medications fail.

The young people I met there suffered from a range of anxiety disorders, includ-ing social anxiety, separa-tion anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and obses-sive-compulsive disorder.

(Though OCD and PTSD are considered anxiety dis-orders at Mountain Valley and other treatment cen-ters, they were moved into separate categories in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-ders.)

Mountain Valley teen-agers spend a lot of time analyzing — and learning to talk back to — their anxious thoughts.

During one group session in the summer of 2016 in a sunlit renovated barn with couches, a therapist named Sharon McCallie-Steller instructed everyone to write down three negative beliefs about themselves.

That’s an easy exer-cise for anxious young people (“Only three?” one girl quipped), but McCal-lie-Steller complicated the assignment by requiring the teenagers to come up with a “strong and powerful response” to each negative thought.

She asked for volunteers. First, residents would share their negative beliefs and rebuttals with the group.

Then others would act those out, culminating in a kind of public performance of private teenage insecu-rity.

Jake raised his hand. By then, he was in his third month at Mountain Valley, and he looked considerably less anxious than several of the newcomers, including

one who sat slumped on a couch with his head in his hands.

“I’m free to play the part of terrible, evil thoughts for anyone who needs them,” Jake said with a smile.

He had already spent weeks challenging his own thinking, which often per-suaded him that if he failed a single quiz at school, “then I’ll get a bad grade in the class, I won’t get into the college I want, I won’t get a good job and I’ll be a total failure.”

At Mountain Valley, Jake learned mindfulness tech-niques, took part in art ther-apy and equine therapy and, most important, engaged in exposure therapy, a treat-ment that incrementally exposes people to what they fear.

The therapists had quickly figured out that Jake was afraid of failure above all else, so they devised a number of exercises to help him learn to tolerate distress and imperfection.

On a group outing to nearby Dartmouth College, for example, Jake’s thera-pist suggested he strike up conversations with strang-ers and tell them he didn’t have the grades to get into the school.

The college application process was a source of particular anxiety for Jake, and the hope was that he would learn that he could talk about college without shutting down — and that his value as a person didn’t depend on where he went to school.

Though two months in rural New Hampshire hadn’t cured Jake of anxiety, he had made significant prog-ress, and the therapy team was optimistic about his return home for his senior year.

Until then, Jake wanted to help other Mountain Valley teenagers face their fears.

Among them was Jillian, a 16-year-old who, when she wasn’t overwhelmed with anxiety, came across as remarkably poised and adultlike, the kind of teen-ager you find yourself talking to as if she were a graduate student in psychology.

Jillian, who also asked that her last name not be used, came to Mountain Valley after two years of only intermittently going to school.

She suffered from social anxiety (made worse by cyberbullying from class-mates) and emetophobia, a fear of vomit that can be so debilitating that people will sometimes restrict what they eat and refuse to leave the house, lest they encoun-ter someone with a stomach flu.

Jillian listened as Jake and other peers — who, in reality, liked her very much — voiced her insecurities: “I can’t believe how insig-nificant Jillian is.” “I mean, for the first three weeks, I thought her name was Susan.” “If she left tomor-row, maybe we wouldn’t even miss her.”

At the last one, Jillian’s shoulders caved, and her eyes watered. “I don’t want to do this,” she said, looking meekly at McCallie-Steller.

“If it’s too much, you can stop,” the therapist said, but Jillian considered the offer only long enough to reject it. She straightened her back. “No, I feel like I need to do this,” she announced. “I have a week and a half left. If I can’t get through some-thing like this here ...”

Her voice trailed off, but the implication was clear: The real world would be much more anxiety produc-ing — and much less forgiv-ing.

Anxiety is the most common mental-health dis-order in the United States, affecting nearly one-third of both adolescents and adults, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

But unlike depression,

with which it routinely occurs, anxiety is often seen as a less serious problem.

“Anxiety is easy to dis-miss or overlook, partially because everyone has it to some degree,” explained Philip Kendall, director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Temple University in Phila-delphia. It has an evolution-ary purpose, after all; it helps us detect and avoid poten-tially dangerous situations.

Highly anxious people, though, have an overactive fight-or-flight response that perceives threats where there often are none.

But sometimes there are good reasons to feel anx-ious.

For many young people, particularly those raised in abusive families or who live in neighborhoods besieged by poverty or violence, anxiety is a rational reac-tion to unstable, dangerous circumstances.

At the Youth Anxiety Cen-ter’s clinic in the Washing-ton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, which serves mostly poor and work-ing-class Hispanic youth, teenagers would object to the definition of anxiety I heard often at Mountain Valley: “The overestimation of danger and the under-estimation of our ability to cope.”

“The fears can be very real for our kids,” explained Carolina Zerrate, the clinic’s medical director. “Often-times their neighborhoods are not safe, their streets are not safe and their families can feel unsafe if there’s a history of trauma and abuse.”

The contemporary politi-cal climate can also feel “incredibly unsafe for the community of kids we serve,” Zerrate adds, explaining that many have undocumented family members.

And yet addressing anxi-ety is low on the priority list in many economically dis-advantaged communities.

Kids who “act out” are often labeled defiant or aggressive, while those who keep to themselves — anxiety specialists call them “silent sufferers” — are overlooked or mistaken for being shy.

“If you go to a public school in a struggling urban area, teachers will talk about drugs, crime, teen pregnancy, violence,” Ken-dall says. “When you start to talk about anxiety, they’re like, ‘Oh, those are the kids we like!’”

Teenagers raised in more affluent communities might seemingly have less to feel anxious about.

But Suniya Luthar, a pro-fessor of psychology at Ari-zona State University who has studied distress and

resilience in both well-off and disadvantaged teenag-ers, has found that privi-leged youths are among the most emotionally distressed young people in America.

“These kids are incred-ibly anxious and perfection-istic,” she says, but there’s “contempt and scorn for the idea that kids who have it all might be hurting.”

For many of these young people, the biggest single stressor is that they “never get to the point where they can say, ‘I’ve done enough, and now I can stop,’ ” Luthar says. “There’s always one more activity, one more A.P. class, one more thing to do in order to get into a top col-lege.

Kids have a sense that they’re not measuring up. The pressure is relentless and getting worse.”

It’s tempting to blame helicopter parents with their own anxiety issues for that pressure (and therapists who work with teenagers some-times do), but several anxiety experts pointed to an impor-tant shift in the last few years.

“Teenagers used to tell me, ‘I just need to get my parents off my back,’ ” recalls Madeline Levine, a founder of Challenge Suc-cess, a Stanford Univer-sity-affiliated nonprofit that works on school reform and student well-being.

“Now so many students have internalized the anxi-ety. The kids at this point are driving themselves crazy.”

Though there are cul-tural differences in how this kind of anguish mani-fests, there’s considerable overlap among teenagers from different backgrounds. Many are anxious about school and how friends or teachers perceive them. Some obsess about family conflicts.

Teenagers with OCD tend to worry excessively about what foods they should eat, diseases they might contract or what-ever happens to be in the news that week. Stephanie Eken, a psychiatrist and the regional medical direc-tor for Rogers Behavioral Health, which runs several teenage-anxiety outpatient programs across the coun-try and an inpatient program in Wisconsin, told me that in the last few years she has heard more kids than ever worry about terrorism.

“They wonder about whether it’s safe to go to a movie theater,” she said.

When I asked Eken about other common sources of worry among highly anxious kids, she didn’t hesitate: social media. Anxious teen-agers from all backgrounds are relentlessly comparing themselves with their peers, she said, and the results are almost uniformly distressing.

Jenice BurkittJenice Laura (Blan-

ton) Burkitt, 60 year old Seminole, Oklahoma resi-dent, passed from this life Monday, October 9, 2017 at Alliance Health Midwest City, Oklahoma hospital.

She was born November 1, 1956 in DeKalb, Illinois to parents Jimmie Duane Blanton and Sylvia (Hal-stead) Blanton.

Jenice graduated from DeKalb, Illinois High School in 1976.

On August 20, 1977 Jenice married Leon E. Burkitt in DeKalb, Illinois.

Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Leon E. Burkitt; her mother, Sylvia McConnaughay of Middle-burg, Florida; two sons, Randal Burkitt of Seminole, Oklahoma, Duane Burkitt of Sacramento, California; one daughter, Natasha Galindo of Shawnee, Oklahoma; two brothers, Jimmie D. Blanton Jr. of Vallejo, California, Jeffrey D. Blanton, Sr., of Jacksonville, Florida; three sisters, Julie A. Fumich of Caldwell, Idaho, Jan

K. Blanton of Middleburg, Florida, Joyce E. of Tucson, Arizona; 7 grandchildren, and a host of other family and dear friends.

Jenice is preceded in death by her father, Jimmie Duane Blanton.

A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, 2017 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel located at 1001 N. Milt Phillips Ave. in Semi-nole, Oklahoma.

Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.

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