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By Peggy LaizureTranscript Staff Writer

Moore Public Schools Super-intendent Susie Pierce sat in heroffice andmonitoredthe pollsTuesdayeveningwaiting forthe resultsof a $34.02millionthree-phase bond issue.

Also on the ballot was OfficeNo. 1 of the MPS school board.

Incumbent Jamey Allen wasleading Tim Moore, 423 to 235with nine of 15 precincts report-ing.

With 23 of 53 precincts in atpress time, the bonds were pass-ing, 2 to 1.

• Proposition No. 1, was1,651, yes; 774, no.

• Proposition No. 2, 1,647,yes; 779, no.

• Proposition No. 3, 1,654,yes; 773, no.

The bonds are divided intothree phases — construction,renovation, repair and replace-ment projects, $23,675,000; tech-nology and child nutrition,$6,745,000; and transportation,safety and security, $3,600,000.

“We have had some positivecomments,” Pierce said. “We’vealso had some concerns, buthave addressed those and weare hoping it passes.”

“The student population hasgrown by 1,300 students since2007,” Pierce said. “This bondissue will help us take an impor-tant step in planning for futuregrowth and change.”

There will not be an increaseto property taxes because a pre-vious three-year bond will be

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By Nanette LightTranscript Staff Writer

Voters on Tuesday electedJulie Raadschelders as the newestboard member to Norman PublicSchools’ board of education, set-tling the spar between three forthe Office No. 1 seat.

With all 14 precincts reportingat 8:50 p.m., including one inMcClain County, Raadscheldersheld 723 of the votes, winningwith almost 57 percent.

Opponet Jim Gasso had almost

28 percent ofthe votes andthe otheropponet, PaulMaus, hadalmost 14 per-cent of thevotes.

To win, Raadschelders had tocapture 50 percent plus one votein the election, which was theonly race on the ballot.

Once the results are certifiedby the Oklahoma State ElectionBoard, Raadschelders, who had

planned to wait with family andfriends at Legend’s Restaurantwhile the votes were tallied, willbe sworn into the five-year officeduring the board’s next special orregular meeting, whichevercomes first.

Superintendent Joe Siano saida possible special meeting isscheduled for Feb. 22. The nextregular board meeting is Feb. 28.

The Transcript was unable tocontact Raadschelders or districtofficials for comment on the elec-tion results because of an early

presstime in anticipation ofinclement weather.

Outgoing board member JoeSparks — who along with severalothers such as CharlesHollingsworth of Arvest Bank,endorsed Raadschelders —announced in November that hewould not seek re-election.

Sparks, owner of Legend’s, saidfamily and business obligationsare keeping him seeking anoth-er term on the board.

By Meghan McCormickTranscript Staff Writer

One person escaped a house fireTuesday morning on Indian HillsRoad. Earlier in the morning, oneperson was killed in a unrelated firein McLoud.

Norman Deputy Fire Chief Jim

Bailey said a woman was homewhen a fire broke out about 6:56a.m. Tuesday at 16300 E. IndianHills Road. Firefighters from sta-tions 5 and 6 were sent to the blaze.A crew from the Little Axe Volun-teer Fire Department also respond-ed.

“When firefighters got on scene,

they discovered there was fire in theattic,” he said.

Bailey said the fire appears tohave started near the chimney. Itcaused an estimated $20,000 worthof damage to the structure withanother $15,000 in damage to con-tents.

“They contained the fire to the

attic but they had some smoke andwater damage to the living area,” hesaid.

Bailey said two firefighters weretreated for muscle strain at thescene. No other injuries werereported.

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Meghan McCormickTranscript Staff Writer

Residents around the Nor-man area should not be sur-prised to wake up to snow thismorning.

Cory Martin, a student mete-orologist at the National Weath-er Service in Norman, said thewinter storm packed with sleetand heavy snowfall was antici-pated to arrive late Tuesdaynight. Precipitation was expect-ed to start as sleet then changeto snow after midnight.

Martin said heavy snowfallcould last into this morning.

Between 6 and 8 inches of snowwas expected to accumulate.

“Here in Norman, we mightget more snow out of thisstorm,” he said.

Martin said the forecastedhigh for today is 18 degrees witha wind chill below zero. Tem-peartures could drop as low as 4degrees by tonight.

“We could see gusts around30 to 35 miles per hour here,” hesaid.

Martin said the cloud covershould break up Thursday tohelp temperatures warm up.

Larry Wright, owner ofWright’s IGA, said that shopping

had picked up Monday andTuesday, but that it didn’t com-pare with the surge from lastweek. The main problem,Wright said, is that the suppliershaven’t been able to make it tothe stores to refill missing items.

And items such as sleds,which Wright said the storeorders only once a year, arecompletely out.

Wright said he plans for allstores to remain open.

“As long as we can getenough people, we won’t close,”he said. Aaron Wright Gray contributed tothis report.

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A plow patrols the streets of Norman on Tuesday in advance of the snowstorm predicted tohit today.

One person escapes fire; body found in McLoud

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By Andrew KnittleTranscript Staff Writer

The Norman City Council approveda rezoning request Tuesday night thatwill allow for a horseback riding acad-emy and associated facilities in ruraleast Norman.

According to city documents, appli-cant Marilee Tussing owns 80 acres ofland in the far southeast section of thecity and is currently in the process ofbuilding an indoor riding ring and a 21-stall horse barn on the property. Thename of Tussing’s new company isCeltic Cross Equestrian Center, 14100E. Cedar Lane.

During a prior Planning Commis-sion meeting, Tussing said she plansto provide boarding, training and hostspecial events on the property to pro-mote the sport. None of her neighborsfiled a complaint about the develop-ment.

Tuesday’s city council meeting last-ed less than 15 minutes as members of

the city’s governing body braced forthe incoming winter weather.

During the brief meeting, the coun-cil also confirmed several appoint-ments made by Mayor Cindy Rosen-thal.

Rosenthal appointed Henry Ryan,823 S. Flood Ave., to a three-year termon the Board of Adjustment.

Jackie Farley, 1716 Schooner Drive,Joan Goth, 2119 Martingale Drive, andMark McGuire, 2008 BrookhavenBlvd., were appointed to three-yearterms on the Board of Parks Commis-sioners.

Duane Winegardner, 326 SequoyahTrail, and Patrick Fisher, 601 KansasSt., were appointed to three-year termson the Tree Board.

Gary Miller, 2601 Annalane Drive,Sara Reichardt, 1720 Oakwood Drive,John Joyce, 512 Edwards Drive, andHelen Robertson, 1912 WestbrookeTerrace, were appointed to three-yearterms on the Bicycle Advisory Com-mittee.

Jayna Andrews, 1724 S. Berry Road,and James Wilbanks, 4412 WhitmereCourt, were appointed to three-yearterms on the Citizens WastewaterOversight Committee.

The city’s governing body alsoapproved contracts with local con-struction companies, who are workingon a variety of projects for the city.

Council approved a $685,100 con-tract with a Moore company toimprove the intersection at Rock CreekRoad and 24th Avenue NW.

City documents show the intersec-tion will be “constructed using deco-rative stamped and colored concretepavement as well as decorative blacktraffic control signals, poles and equip-ment.”

The work at the intersection is tiedto both the Rock Creek overpass pro-ject and the continued development ofthe University North Park area.

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By Meghan McCormickTranscript Staff Writer

A Norman teenagerfaces arson charges as ayouthful offender in con-nection to two vehicle firesthat were reported lastmonth, according to courtpapers.

A 15-year-old boy hasbeen charged as a youthfuloffender with two counts offirst-degree arson, accord-ing to the Cleveland Coun-ty District Attorney’s Office.Other charges are pending.

According to a court affi-

davit, the juvenile set fire toa 2001 Pontiac Grand PrixGT, which also damaged astructure in the 200 blockof Skylark Court on Jan. 16.

He also is accused of set-ting fire to a 2007 Kia Ron-do LX and causing damageto another structure in the700 block of Terry Drive onthe same date.

According to the affi-davit, the Norman FireMarshal’s Office investi-gated the fires.

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Two men arrestedafter a short pursuit Mon-day in Norman have beencharged in ClevelandCounty District Courtwith crimes stemmingfrom the pursuit, accord-ing to court papers.

Court records showprosecutors chargedJayme Dustin PrattBregg, 18, of Norman,with attempting to eludea police officer, unautho-rized use of a vehicle,knowingly concealingstolen property and pos-sess firearm during com-mission of a felony. He

also was charged withmisdemeanor counts ofobstructing an officer andtransporting a loadedfirearm in motor vehicle.

According to courtrecords, James CharlesWarden, 22, OklahomaCity, was charged withpossession of a firearmduring commission of afelony, unauthorized useof a vehicle and know-ingly concealing stolenproperty.

According to thecharges, Bregg and War-den are accused of takinga 2011 Ford Focus with-out the owner’s consent.The men also areaccused of knowinglyconcealing a .40-caliber

Ruger handgun that hadbeen reported stolen.

Charges also accuseBregg of eluding policein the Ford Focus.

Warden is accused ofpossessing a .40-caliberRuger handgun whilecommitting unauthorizeduse of a vehicle, accord-ing to the charges.

An employee of theCleveland County Sher-iff’s Office said Bregg andWarden are being held atthe Cleveland CountyDetention Center on$10,000 bond each.


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Norman-area residentscan ‘feel the love’ this Feb-ruary by donating bloodwith Oklahoma Blood Insti-tute (OBI). All donors willreceive a pair of OBI fleecegloves, free health screen-ings and Donor RewardsPoints.

• Norman RegionalHealth System, 7 a.m. to 5p.m., Monday at the Educa-tion Center, 901 N. PorterAve.

• Moore Medical Center,11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 24 inthe Atrium.

• Norman Regional

Health System, Healthplex,noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 24 in theconference room.

“As the winter monthscome to a close, it’s impor-tant for donors to continuegiving.” John Armitage,Oklahoma Blood Institutepresident and CEO, said.“Oklahoma weather remainsunpredictable, but the needfor blood remains steady.”

Although all blood typesare needed to maintainOBI’s typical 3-day supply,those with O-negative typeblood are especially encour-aged to donate. According tothe American Association ofBlood Banks, those with O-

negative blood type make uponly nine percent of thenational population. Howev-er, O-negative blood can beused by anyone in an emer-gency situation, regardlessof their type.

Donors can downloadOBI’s free iPhone app, GiVEBLOOD to count down untiltheir next donation, find thenearest OBI blood donationlocation and make anappointment. For moreinformation about the GiVEBLOOD iPhone app or tomake an appointment, con-tact Oklahoma Blood Insti-tute at 877-340-8777 or visitus at www.obi.org.

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Jessica Blackstone of theTravel and Promotions Divi-sion of the OklahomaTourism Department will bethe guest speaker at Thurs-day’s monthly meeting ofthe Norman DowntownersAssociation.

The organization willmeet at 7:45 a.m. at FancyThat, 215 E. Main St.

There will be a “happyhour” from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb.24 at Full Moon Sushi, 326E. Main St., for those whocan’t attend morning meet-ings.

For further information,call Nancy McClellan,Downtowners secretary, at329-6197.

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He said crews didn’t finda working smoke detector inthe home. Firefighters leftthe scene about 9:15 a.m.

In an unrelated case, theState Fire Marshal’s Office isinvestigating a fire inMcLoud after a body wasfound in a burned mobilehome.

Assistant State Fire Mar-shal JoAnne Sellars said thefire destroyed a trailer at theShady Valley Mobile HomePark at 31210 OklahomaStreet. The park is about 35miles northeast of Normanin Pottawatomie County.

Sellars said the blaze wasreported about 3 a.m. Tues-day. When fire crewsarrived, the mobile homewas engulfed in flames.

After the fire was extin-guished, crews found a bodyinside the home, Sellarssaid. The body was taken tothe State Medical Examin-ers’ Office in Oklahoma Cityto be identified.

Sellars said the fire’scause is undetermined.


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FeloniesThe following felonies

were filed in ClevelandCounty District Court:

• Barbara Sue Simp-son, 39, Norman, posses-sion of controlled sub-stance;

• Eric Anton Silvers, 36,Tulsa, possession of stolenvehicle;

• Christopher ShawnRohrbaugh, 24, Norman,possession of stolenvehicle;

• Jayme Dustin PrattBregg, 18, Norman,attempting to elude apolice officer, unauthorizeduse of a vehicle, knowinglyconcealing stolen propertyand posess firearm duringcommission of a felony;

• James CharlesWarden, 22, OklahomaCity, possess firearmduring commission of afelony, unauthorized use ofa vehicle and knowinglyconcealing stolen property.

By Andrew KnittleTranscript Staff Writer

The city of Norman's sales tax col-lections for February were about 1percent lower than last year, breakinga streak of nine straight months ofyear-over-year increases.

City documents show that$4,299,265 in general sales tax was col-lected for February — which is$30,948 less than last year — for anofficial year-over-year decrease of 0.71percent. Public Safety Sales Tax col-

lections for February, which totaled$716,525.79, were down by $5,134compared with last year.

For the fiscal year ending June 30,revenues still are up 4.55 percent com-pared with last year.

This is the first month this fiscalyear where sales tax receipts haveshown a year-over-year decrease. Lastfiscal year, the first seven monthswere declines compared with the yearbefore, the highest was a 9.37 percentdrop in October 2009.

During the nine-month string of

increases, which lasted from May2010 to January of this year, sales taxreceipts grew by as much as 10.5 per-cent compared with the prior year, butalso had gains of less than 2 percentin December, September and July of2010.

To date, eight months into the 2011fiscal year, the city has collected$37,513,512, roughly $1.6 millionmore than last fiscal year.

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Fires:Trailerfoundburned

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Today is the final day ofthe three-day filing periodfor elected positions in theCleveland County towns ofSlaughterville and Lexing-ton.

In Lexington, filing isopen for Wards 1 and 2 andan at-large position on thecouncil. In Slaughterville, fil-ing is open for three trusteepositions and the clerk job.

By midday Tuesday, Lar-ry Iovan and James Ricohad filed for Slaughterville

trustee positions. JudyWare filed for the Ward 1Lexington position. MarkEaston filed for the Ward 2Lexington post.

Cleveland County Elec-tion Board secretary PaulaRoberts said the electionboard at 641 E. Robinson

will remain open today,even if the county court-house is closed because ofinclement weather.

The election board isopen from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Information on filing is avail-able by calling 366-0210.

Last day for Lexington, Slaughterville filings

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The Firehouse Art Cen-ter has released the winnersfor the 29th Annual Choco-late Festival.

The event took place Sat-urday at the Forum Build-ing on the University ofOklahoma campus.

The winners of the BestSample at the ChocolateFestival were: Legends, firstplace; Amy Cakes, secondplace; The Diner, thirdplace; and Michelangelo’s,fourth place.

The winners of BestTable are as follows: AmyCakes, first place; Abbey

Road Catering, secondplace; Michelangelo’s, thirdplace; and fourth place wasa tie between La Baguetteand The Melting Pot.

The Firehouse Art Cen-ter officials said they wouldlike to thank all the restau-rants and vendors for par-ticipating in the Chocolate

Festival, as well as the vol-unteer support that madethe event possible.

More than 4,000 peopleattended the festival.

For more information orto be added to the mailinglist, call the Firehouse ArtCenter at 329-4523 or visitwww.normanfirehouse.com.

Chocolate Festival winners announced

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Ed Kearns, Norman Mar-di Gras parade chair, saidthat the Norman Mardi Grasparade has been postponedindefinitely because of a lackof funds from traditionaldonors.

“The committee exploredthe options and they werefew,” Kearns said in arelease.

The parade was sched-uled to take place March 5 atsunset. Ash Wednesday isMarch 9. Mardi Gras, alsoknown as Shrove Tuesdayor Fat Tuesday, is the daybefore Ash Wednesday.

Mardi Grasparadepostponedindefinitely

paid off at the same timethe new bonds will be sold.

“We will post on ourwebsite a big thank you forthe bond to our patrons,”she said. “We also will havea monthly message to giveupdates on the bond pro-jects as they happen so thepublic can monitor the pro-jects.”

Phase 1 will add or

improve classrooms atWayland Bonds, Broad-moore and Houchin ele-mentary schools, andMoore, Southmoore andWestmoore high schools.

New heating, ventilatingand air conditioning sys-tems will be installed atMHS, SHS and WHS gym-nasiums and the turf will bereplaced on the practicefields at all three high

schools. New turf, bleach-ers and a press box will beadded at Moore Stadium.

Pierce also said educa-tional materials will bebought district-wide, alongwith repairs and replace-ments to roofing, paving,athletic supplies, heatingand air conditioning andother repairs and replace-ments.

Phase 2 is for the pur-

chase of computers, soft-ware, SmartBoards andupdated child-nutritionequipment.

Phase 3 will include thepurchase of school busesand other vehicles, andsafety and security equip-ment.

A list of items can befound on the school sys-tem’s website,www.mooreschools.com.


Raadschelders’ oppo-nents were Jim Gasso andPaul Maus.

Voters in 14 precincts,including one in McClainCounty, were eligible tovote in Tuesday’s elec-tion. Several precincts,however, were divided

between Office No. 1’sboundaries, so not all vot-ers in every precinct qual-ified to vote.

Raadschelders, 50, is agraduate program coordi-nator and assistant pro-fessor in the College ofLiberal Studies at the Uni-versity of Oklahoma. She

received her Ph.D. inpublic policy and a mas-ter’s of public affairs fromIndiana University.

The new board mem-ber and her family of fourhave lived in Normansince 1998, after sevenyears in the Netherlands,where Raadschelders

lived after she marriedher husband, Jos, whoalso works at OU.

Raadschelders has twochildren enrolled in Nor-man Public Schools, withone scheduled to beginclasses at OU in the fall.

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John Kershen signs in at a polling station Tuesday to cast his vote in the School Board elections.

Board: Raadschelders wins No. 1 seat

Moore: Bond issue has three phases

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FRANKFORT, Ky. —Hunting would be a consti-tutionally protected right inKentucky under a measurethat received initial approvalon Tuesday.

The House Committeeon Elections, ConstitutionalAmendments and Intergov-ernmental Affairs votedwithout debate to send themeasure to the full Housefor consideration.

“Sportsmen need to havetheir hunting rights pro-tected,” said Bill Haycraft,president of the League of

Kentucky Sportsmen.“There are individuals andgroups who are against thesportsmen. They don’t wantus to hunt. They don’t wantus to own guns. Theyoppose everything.”

Kentucky is just the latestin a long line of states thathave passed or are consid-ering right-to-hunt mea-sures to head off fearedhunting bans.

The National Rifle Asso-ciation is leading a nation-wide push for such state-lev-el constitutionalamendments in a pre-emp-tive move just in case ani-mal rights groups in the

future are able to convincea majority of Americans thathunting is bad.

Animals rights groupshave pressed for restric-tions on hunting in severalstates, including Kentuckywhere they tried to stopbear season from openingtwo years ago and in Min-nesota last year where theypushed to ban dove hunt-ing. The right-to-hunt mea-sures would ensure thathunting could never be out-lawed without a statewidevote of the people.

“We look at it as a safe-guard for future genera-tions,” said NRA spokes-

woman Heidi Keesling.House Speaker Greg

Stumbo said he’s confidentthe General Assembly willapprove the bill.

In Kentucky, the legisla-ture can vote only to put aproposed constitutionalamendment on the ballot.It’s up to voters to approveor reject the amendment.

Kessling said huntersalready have such constitu-tional protections in Alaska,Alabama, Arkansas, Geor-gia, Louisiana, Minnesota,Montana, North Dakota,Oklahoma, South Carolina,Tennessee, Vermont, Vir-ginia and Wisconsin.

Right-to-hunt bill gets 1st OK in Ky

I tried to hold back, but Icouldn’t, and it’s her fault. Ihad decided to join some of

the columnists who hadannounced they would makeFebruary a Sarah Palin-freemonth. I did so even though Ihad reservations about being ona collusion course with them,further fueling the anti-trust ofmedia types who present them-selves as separate and indepen-dent commentators.

Besides, Ms. P. made it easyby slowing her usual gush ofmindless inanities. She even hadbeen keeping quiet about thecrisis in Egypt.

But she just couldn’t containherself. She had to take a shot atthe Obama administration’sginger tiptoeing through thediplomatic and strategic mine-fields. In a Christian Broadcast-ing Network interview releasedSaturday night, she proved asglib as ever, using the old HillaryClinton for President imagery forher clever sound bite: “This isthat 3 a.m. White House phonecall, and … it seems that that callwent right to the answeringmachine.”

So, even though we all neededa break, my boycott is over.(Language police: Is BOYcott theright word when we’re talkingabout a woman? The mindwanders.)

Besides, there were plenty ofothers filling the void. We alreadyhad heard Newt Gingrich spewout his take on the Obama

people, which was: “I don’t thinkthey have a clue. I think it is veryfrightening to watch this adminis-tration.”

What in heaven’s name doesthat mean, Mr. Speaker? SinceGingrich was once speaker of theHouse, that’s what we call him —at least until he reaches higheroffice, like president, which iswhat this is all about, of course.

What is he saying? That thepresident and his minimalistminions are not taking the boldsteps he would take, that worry-ing about making the wrongmoves means they “don’t have aclue”?

Who does have a clue? Actual-ly, from the Gingrich perspective,it’s more about glue, the kind thatholds together his base by sayinganything he wants as long as it’santi-Obama. After all, he’s tryingto stay ahead of some fastcompany, which is why we gethis frequent blasts of bombast.

There are some who believethat having Sarah Palin and NewtGingrich — to say nothing of theGlenn Becks of this world —

speaking out against BarackObama’s handling of Egypt isstrong evidence that the adminis-tration is doing something right.

Even Dick Cheney refused anyscattershot opinion (that’s a“Cheney the hunter” metaphor,folks) by refusing to criticize thepresident when he popped upSaturday at the Ronald Reagancentennial. All he did say is that“It is very hard for some foreignleader to act on U.S. advice in avisible way,” a subtle shot,perhaps, at the visible way theWhite House has been handlingthis.

But he’s been there. After all,he ran the Bush administration,so he knows one must be carefulnot to fan the flames when thosein power in Washington aretrying to keep the flames in a far-off land under control. Gingrichshould know better, too. After all,as speaker back then, he wassecond in the line of presidentialsuccession. But in his zeal to beNo. 1, he just can’t keep himselfor his ambitions in check. Thistime, his nihilism was manifestedin his cheap-shot Nile-isms.

As for Palin, she doesn’t knowbetter, but what she does know ishow to raise the volume till she’sheard. Her scream always risesto the top. She can’t be ignored,particularly with so many othersthere to stoke the fires, and thoseof us in news biz shouldn’t eventry.Bob Franken writes for KingFeatures Syndicate, Inc.

F ISHTRAP HOLLOW, Miss.— A friend recently gaveme a wire heart that floats

above my bed on a fleur-de-lisribbon. It is the first thing I seewhen I wake up in the morning,unless one of the dogs licks mein the face.

I don’t have a grown-up house,nor do I want one. It’s no acci-dent, really, that adolescent girlsalways admire this place. Every13-year-old who has ever walkedinto my home looks around,sighs appreciatively and says,“This is the kind of house I wantwhen I grow up.”

I think it’s because I’ve takenthe same ideas and offbeat tastethat once decorated my child-hood bedroom and applied it toan entire house, albeit a tiny one.This house rocks.

I go to other adult domicilesand cannot help but notice thatthings don’t rock; they match.The duvet cover matches thesheets that match the drapes thatmatch the wallpaper. There areno bulletin boards with overlap-ping photographs, no buttoncards thumb-tacked to the wall.Stuffed animals are relegated tothe children’s quarters. Thecalendars are all from the year inwhich we are living, for heaven’ssake.

That’s fine, of course. Forsomeone else.

My house is, like I am, senti-mental to a fault. I don’t throw

away meaningful things. As aresult, mine is a good holidayhouse. The Santas are never hardto reach at Christmas, thecardboard funeral home fancollection is accessible in thesummertime and on Valentine’sDay, well, this is the perfect,romantic getaway. There are somany Paris souvenirs in thisplace you might mistake it for akiosk on Montmartre.

I sent a Florida friend aphotograph of a principal in awedding that took place hererecently. She wrote back andasked about the fire poker andthe fly swatter in the background.

The fly swatter came fromFrance, where they still maketheir own goods. I admire it andhang it in a place of honor. Thefire poker, of course, is necessaryfor poking around in the woodstove, but it’s also a hand-forgedthing of beauty that a friendpresented to me some years ago.Maybe not the conventional stuffof wedding photos, but details

important to the look I’ve cultivat-ed.

There have been, in fact, twoweddings at my cozy cottage.The first took place in thesummertime, between the houseand the branch — or babblingbrook, as we romantics call it —with apple green lanternshanging from low branches and aband making lovely music. Theyoung people who married weremusicians themselves, and, afterthe vows, took a turn singing andentertaining. There’s a greatwedding photograph of the bride,wearing a stylish and gauzy gownand, over the white dress, awashboard that she expertlyplayed to accompany the band.

The second wedding was on aDecember afternoon, in the livingroom, with kerosene lantern lightand the setting sun making softshadows on the unfinishedportrait of Franklin D. Rooseveltand a needlepoint rug thatdepicts a scene of the AtchafalayaSwamp. A dozen white roses andthe books “Beautiful Joe” and“The Little Prince” were on atable, and a turquoise pot fromMississippi’s Shearwatergleamed so bright it seemed tobe lit from inside.

The quiet wedding in this oddlittle house was beautiful. It wasmine.Rheta Grimsley Johnson writes forKing Features Syndicate.

OpinionOpinion A4Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011

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The state has quite thesystem of checks andbalances on spending. TheOklahoma State Board ofEducation is one of them.Members are kind of likethe offensive tackles on afootball team. No oneknows their names untilthey get called out by thequarterback.

Now, state senators whoare upset with the boardfor their very public spatwith new superintendentJanet Barresi last monthwant to all strip poweraway from the board.

The Senate’s educationcommittee voted 12-5 infavor of a bill that gives thesuperintendent completecontrol. It appears to be aknee jerk reaction and a

pressure point in theRepublican statewide officesweep.

The state superinten-dent’s post has been heldby the same Democrat for20 years. Now, with aRepublican state superin-tendent and a Democratic-governor appointed board,sparks are flying.

We hope the full Senatesteps back and puts thematter in some perspectivewhen it considers SenateBill 718. Common educa-tion is the single largestrecipient of state dollars.Do we really want oneperson — no matter who itis — to control more than athird of the state’s budgetwith only voter oversightevery four years?

Public schools need tomeet minimum class timerequirements to be able tocount the year as com-plete. Snow and ice tend towreck whatever scheduleadministrators put togeth-er. The school year alreadyseems to be backing up tomid-August and lastingthrough the Memorial Dayweekend.

Norman’s five snow daysto date will be made upFeb. 18, Feb. 21 andMarch 21. The other twodays will be made up byadding 30 minutes to theschool day.

Those sound reason-able. It eliminates Presi-dent’s Weekend Fridayand Monday holidays thathave served as winterbreaks for many families.

The 30 minute extensioncould create logisticalproblems for some familiesbut we’re talking about afew days, not a semester.

The snow day problemcould fuel more discussionon switching over to ayear-round school sched-ule. Administrators wouldhave more flexibility inadding days if they didn’thave to squeeze thembetween September andMay.

Students, teachers andparents should continue toexplore online instructionfor those days that thebuildings have to belocked up. OU studentswere directed to classnotes, lectures and assign-ments for the days thatthey were shut down.

Editor, The Transcript:This week Delta Dental

offered the first 1,000people to line up at theCox Center in OklahomaCity on Friday and Satur-day free dental care. Thedoors were to open at 5a.m., so they were expect-ing people to camp out thenight before, to be sure ofbeing among the first1,000. Imagine all the poorfolks in pain, beggingtheir friends for a ride tothe city before dawn onblack ice. What has thiscountry come to, that poorpeople must brave icystreets, and some campout in near zero tempera-tures, because they are sodesperate for a filling,extraction or root canal?While the well-off, snug intheir beds, dream of the

sugar plums of lowertaxes, and the “freedom tochoose your own healthcare provider”? Imagine ifthey were to offer freegeneral medical servicesfor two days — the mobscene we would have! Iam grateful to DeltaDental for setting this up;but it shouldn’t have tocome to this. Citizens ofmost civilized countriespay higher taxes, andmake none of their fellowcitizens camp out in thecold for health or dentalcare (and they also havepublic transportation toget them to a clinic).When did Oklahomans,and Americans, learn tobe blind to the shame ofthis?

ALICE ANDERTONNorman

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Graveside services for CWO/4 Richard MerelClaxton (Ret. USAF) will be held 10 a.m. Saturday,Feb. 12, 2011, at I.O.O.F Cemetery, 1913 North

Porter Avenue in Norman, Okla.,under the direction of HavenbrookFuneral Home. Memorial Servicesto be announced at a later datepending weather and travelconsiderations.

Richard was born Aug. 18, 1919,in Macomb, Okla., to Arthur E. andChloe Ann Claxton. He passedaway Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, inNorman, Okla.

Richard graduated from Tecum-seh High School in 1938 andenlisted into the United StatesArmy later that same year.

He served in the EuropeanTheater during World War II,attaining the grade of Master

Sergeant. He received his Warrant Jan. 19,1949, andserved with distinction in the Pacific, the UnitedKingdom, North Africa, Spain and Thailand. Heserved as a Supply Operations Officer for theOklahoma City Air Material Area at Tinker. He heldmany awards and decorations, including the AirForce Commendation Medal with one Oak LeafCluster.

He retired in1968 after a 30 year military careerand went to work as a staff employee for the Botany-Microbiology Department of The University ofOklahoma.

He married his hometown sweetheart, NaomiVirginia McLaughlin of Tecumseh, Okla. They wereblessed with two daughters, Stephanie Claxton andKimberly Claxton. Richard and Naomi were happilymarried for 50 years until her death in 1994.

Richard is survived by his two daughters,Stephanie and Kimberly, both of the home.

He is preceded in death by his parents; two wives,Naomi Virginia McLaughlin Claxton and WinnifredFidler Claxton; brothers, Orval, Oran, Virgil, Glennand Warren; sisters, Lucille Paulson and MildredNewby.

Visitation will be held at Havenbrook FuneralHome from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011,8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, and 8 a.m. - 9a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

Online condolences may be made at www.haven-brookfuneralhome.com.

Submitted by family

Claxton

Darren Wade McCallister, 47, of Norman passedon Feb. 3, 2011. Darren was born Jan. 2, 1964, inBlytheville, Ark., to James C. McCallister and Betty S.McCallister. He attended Norman schools throughhigh school.

He lived most of his life in Norman. The last yearsof working were for the University of Oklahoma. Hehad been disabled since 2003.

Darren is survived by his mother, Betty McCallis-ter; brother, David McCallister and wife Valerie ofTampa, Fla.; brother R. Dale McCallister and wifeDarla of Oklahoma City; sister Coral McCallister ofMountain View, Ark.; grandmother, Nettie Watkins ofOklahoma City; niece, Erin McCallister; nephew,Casey McCallister, and many other friends andrelatives.

Darren was preceded in death by his father, twograndfathers, a grandmother and three uncles.

There will be a memorial service at Saint Michael’sEpiscopal Church, Feb. 13, 2011, at 2 in the after-noon.

He will be sorely missed.Arrangements are under the direction of Primrose

Funeral Service.Submitted by family

Larry Gene Cheshier, 68, of Moore, Okla., passedaway Feb. 7, 2011. He was born May 8, 1942, toMillard and Dorothy Cheshier in Miami, Ariz.

Larry liked woodworking andgoing to the shooting range. He didvolunteer work for Moore AreaWide Aging Services at BrandCenter. Larry enjoyed playing poolat Moore Senior Citizens Center.He also volunteered for Whiz Kids

at his church. Larry was a member of The Church ofChrist. He served in Vietnam in ‘66-’67 as a UnitedStates Marine.

Larry is survived by his wife, Malinda of the home;son, John Cheshier and wife Bridget of Norman,Okla.; granddaughter, Lauren Cheshier; 2 step-grandsons, Michael and Brandon; mother, DorothyCheshier of Clinton, Okla.; sister, Carolyn Peters andhusband Patrick of Clinton.

He is preceded in death by his father, MillardCheshier; daughter, Teresa Cheshier.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to WhizKids or the Children’s Camp Fund in C/O SouthWalker Church of Christ, 5217 S. Walker, OklahomaCity, OK 73109.

Memorial Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday,Feb. 12, 2011, at South Walker Church of Christ,5217 S. Walker, Oklahoma City. Services are underthe direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home andChapel, Moore, Okla.

Submitted by family

Brenda Cardenas went to be with her Lord andSavior on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, in Norman, Okla.at the age of 60 years.

Brenda was born on July 21, 1950, in Fort Hood,Texas, to E.P. (Charlie) and DimpleCamarillo. As a young girl she livedin Germany, Texas and Oklahoma.She made her home in Norman.She met Antonio L. Cardenas andlater married him on May 17, 1968,and began her family.

Brenda was preceded in deathby her parents and sister LindaOzuna-Mortenson. She is survivedby her husband; four sons, Quinn

and wife Alicia, Lino and wife Terri, Christopher,Antonio C. and wife Rosa; niece Tanjah Murray andhusband Ronnie; nephew Guale Ozuna; grandchil-dren, Nathan, Lauren, Jacob, McKenna, Brooke,Nicholas, Rosalinda, Daniel and Antonio A, manyother nieces and nephews and a mother to all.

Brenda worked at the O.U. Medical Center for 11years as a Supervisor of Food Nutrition Services. Sheloved traveling and ministering, singing gospel musicto Senior Citizens, her angels, coffee, Pepsi anddon’t forget all of the Snoopy items.

The love of this family has never been so blessed.All she would want for this family of so many is tolove each other and more than anything is the lovefor Jesus Christ. We Love You Mom.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at Memori-al Chapel Funeral Chapel with Bro. Lewis officiatingand private family interment at a later date, directedby Memorial Chapel Funeral Service of Noble.

Submitted by family

Cardenas

Aleta E. Williams, 90, of Midwest City died Monday,Feb. 7, at Midwest City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Fri-day at McMahans Funeral Chapel in Noble.

Marjorie “Marge” Sue Mudd, 78, died Sunday, Feb. 6,2011, in Norman. She was born Jan.15, 1933, in Lee’sSummit, Mo., to Emmett Prescott and Myrtle Merritt.She was preceded in death by her parents and brotherGlenn Merritt.

Survivors include her husband, Steve; daughters Ker-rie Holsonbake of Purcell and Glennys Byrd of Stillwa-ter; sons Kevin Mudd and wife Annette of Holdenville,and Michael Mudd and wife Stephanie of Norman; 15grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 1 p.m. Monday at St.Joseph’s Catholic Church. Primrose Funeral Service ishandling arrangements.

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CNHI News Service

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. —Police are searching for ayoung white male whoallegedly held up a conve-nience store at gunpointearly Monday.

The incident occurred atthe Speedway gas station at

about 3:15 a.m.Deputy Don Westerfield

of the Vigo County Sheriff’sDepartment said the atten-dant told police he had goneto the rear of the store toretrieve merchandise whenhe was confronted by a sus-pect who said, “Gimme allyour money.”

The suspect reachedbeneath a hooded jacketand displayed a blackrevolver. The suspect tookabout $200 from the cashregister, and told the clerk,“Sorry, I don’t want to dothis,” before warning himnot to call 911.

The clerk described the

suspect as a thin white maleabout 5-foot-11 to 6 feet tall,wearing a black hoodie orjacket, red bandanna cover-ing his face, blue jeans,light-colored gloves and ten-nis shoes.

Investigators found freshfootprints in snow near thestore.

CNHI News Service

It’s the season forwinter’s itch.

When the weather turnscold and dry, that’s a prettysure sign dry skin — withits cracking, irritating andbothering symptoms —will surface.

“Every winter is like this.Every winter you can justcount on it,” said dermatol-ogist Dr. Mark Saunders.

Spas, salons and doctorssay complaints about dryskin are common.

There are some thingspeople can do about it.

• Take short, lukewarmbaths or showers. Very hotwater can dry skin evenmore and depletes the

natural moisture.“You want to kind of get

in and get out, and skipdays,” Saunders said.

• All soaps aredrying, so use a mild,gentle variety.Those who swim inpools should makesure to wash offthe chlorinethoroughly.

• Whenfinished bathing,dab off water butdon’t completelyrub dry. Then,apply moisturizerto seal in and

protect the skin.There are numerous

kinds of moisturizersto choose from.

“I don’t think it matterswhich you use. I’m notfinding much differencebetween the expensiveones and the cheap ones,”Saunders said.

He also recommendsrunning a humidifier athome. Residents who heatwith wood can put a pot ofwater on top of the stove.

Saunders said workerswho must constantly washtheir hands, like doctors ordishwashers, are prone todry skin and cracking.

Those with more seriousskin conditions likepsoriasis might find theirsymptoms worsen.

Dermatologists also canprovide prescriptionremedies for severeproblems.

Winter’s itch:How to fendoff dry skin

CNHI News Service

EDMOND — A thief withan apparent serious need forjeans hit an Edmond store.

Last week’s sub-zero tem-peratures, up to 10 inches ofsnow and icy streets didn’tstop the thief, or thieves,who stole 150 pairs ofdesigner jeans from Isabel-la, 1389 E. 15th St., policesaid. The jeans were worth atotal of $44,700, the policereport states.

Police spokeswomanGlynda Chu said this was acase of someone takingadvantage of the snowstormto break into the business.

“While everyone was get-ting ready for the storm, hewas busy stealing thousandsof dollars in merchandisefrom this small business,”Chu said. “We hope some-one will recognize him, hearinformation about the sus-pect or perhaps see design-er jeans selling for a lowprice. If so, we encouragethem to call the EdmondPolice Department (359-4338) or text an anonymoustip to 625-8398.”

Lacy Rosenwald, Isabellageneral manager and cloth-ing buyer, said the store, inSpring Creek Village, wasclosed Tuesday andWednesday due to thestorm. When she arrivedWednesday, she discoveredthe burglary and the storehad to close again on Thurs-day and Friday, Rosenwaldsaid. It reopened on Satur-day in less than ideal condi-tion, she said.

Jeans were the only itemstaken from the store, policesaid. No cash was missing.True Religion, William Rast,Seven Jeans, Genetic andJuicy Couture brand jeanswere taken, police said.

The thief cleared out thewomen’s premium denim,Rosenwald said. True Reli-

gion, one of the brands ofjeans taken, retail for $189-$315, she said.

Thursday morning, policewere dispatched to the storein reference to the burglary,according to a report filed byEdmond Police OfficerJason Rigsby.

Rosenwald told police thatwhen she walked into thebusiness and turned off thealarm, she noticed that awindow had been shattered.As police were clearing thebuilding for intruders, Rigs-by noticed a large woodentable had been movedtoward the window, wherejeans were scattered about,police said.

On Feb. 1, a member ofstore management was noti-fied at 1 a.m. about an inte-rior motion alarm, but policewere never called, policesaid.

The store was burglarizedlast April, and the thief inthat incident took the samebrands, but fewer pairs ofjeans, Rosenwald said. Sheis hopeful that video surveil-lance and police work willresult in an arrest.

“It’s really sad when it’sthe second time and youknow what to do with thepolice,” she said.

Chu said the suspectdepicted in the low-resolu-tion surveillance video is awhite male wearing a coat.Not much else is dis-cernible, she said.

Rosenwald said because itis a small business it is moredifficult to absorb the finan-cial loss. The store has insur-ance but it won’t cover all theloss, she said.

“It’s a very big loss,” shesaid.

The store is taking steps,including securing the win-dow and repositioning thedenim collections, to helpprevent a future theft, Rosen-wald said.

Expensive taste:Metro thief takesdesigner jeans

Gas station robber at least shows remorse

By Ken ThomasAssociated Press

WASHINGTON — Thefederal government’s inves-tigation into Toyota safetyproblems found no elec-tronic flaws to account forreports of sudden, uninten-tional acceleration and oth-er safety problems. Investi-gators said Tuesday theonly known cause of theproblems are mechanicaldefects that were fixed inprevious recalls.

The TransportationDepartment, assisted byengineers with NASA, saidits 10-month study of Toy-ota vehicles concluded

there was no electroniccause of unintended high-speed acceleration in Toy-otas. The study, which waslaunched at the request ofCongress, responded toconsumer complaints thatflawed electronics could bethe culprit behind Toyota’sspate of recalls.

“We feel that Toyota vehi-cles are safe to drive,” saidTransportation SecretaryRay LaHood.

Toyota said in a state-ment that the report should“further reinforce confi-dence in the safety of Toy-ota and Lexus vehicles“ and”put to rest unsupportedspeculation“ about the com-

pany’s electronic throttlecontrol systems, which itsaid are ”well-designed andwell-tested to ensure that areal world, un-commandedacceleration of the vehiclecannot occur.“

National Highway TrafficSafety Administration offi-cials said they reviewedconsumer complaints andwarranty data in detail andfound many of the com-plaints involved cases inwhich the vehicle accelerat-ed after it was stationary orat very low speeds.

Deputy AdministratorRon Medford said that inmany cases when a drivercomplained that the brakes

were ineffective, the mostlikely cause was “pedal mis-application,” in which thedriver stepped on the accel-erator instead of the brakes.

Toyota has recalled morethan 12 million vehiclesglobally since fall 2009 toaddress sticking acceleratorpedals, gas pedals thatbecame trapped in floormats, and other safetyissues. The recalls haveposed a major challenge forthe world’s No. 1 automak-er, which has scrambled toprotect its reputation forsafety and reliability.

Toyota shares rose morethan 4 percent following thenews to 88.94 in late trading.

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Senate panel OKsaerospace credits

OKLAHOMA CITY — Astate Senate committee issending to the full Senate abill to restore a $3.5 milliontax credit for companiesthat hire aerospaceengineers.

The Senate FinanceCommittee voted 15-0 onTuesday for the AerospaceEngineer Workforce andRecruitment incentives.Lawmakers working tobalance the state budgetlast year placed a two-yearmoratorium on theaerospace and severalother tax credits.

The State Chamberopposed the moratoriumand said only companiesthat create new jobs areeligible for the credit. StateChamber President FredMorgan says aerospacecompanies had hired 348new engineers after the taxcredits took effect in 2009.

A spokesman for TheBoeing Company says thecredits were a key reasonthe company decided lastyear to move 550 jobs fromCalifornia to Oklahoma.

GOP lawmakerspush to overhaulworkers’ comp

OKLAHOMA CITY —Republican Gov. MaryFallin and GOP leaders inthe House and Senate saythey’re committed tooverhauling Oklahoma’sworkers’ compensation andcivil justice system.

They said the changeswill reduce the amount thatdoctors and businesses payfor insurance.

Fallin, House SpeakerKris Steele and SenatePresident Pro Tem BrianBingman were joined byabout three dozen Republi-can lawmakers at a newsconference on Tuesday.They promised to makereducing workers’ compen-sation and medical mal-practice costs one of theirtop legislative priorities.

Jones womanaccused of plottinghusband’s death

OKLAHOMA CITY —Oklahoma County prosecu-tors have charged a 41-year-old Jones woman withtrying to hire someone tokill her estranged husband.

The Oklahoman reportsthat Connie Denise Callanis charged with solicitationto commit murder afterpolice say she gave anundercover officer adiamond ring as partialpayment to kill herhusband — Neil Finley ofOklahoma City.

Callan is being heldwithout bond in theOklahoma County jail. Herattorney could not bereached for comment.

Records show Callanwas arrested Jan. 27 aftermeeting with an undercov-er officer in the parking lotof an Oklahoma City truckstop. She was chargedFriday.

Records show Finleyhad filed for divorce fromCallan last October.

Charity pickssearch firm to find president

OKLAHOMA CITY —An Oklahoma City basedhunger relief organizationhas selected an executivesearch firm to recruit itsnew president and chiefexecutive officer.

Feed The Childrenofficials announcedMonday that DiversifiedSearch Odgers Berndtsonhas more than 36 years ofexperience providingquality executive searchservices. The firm was oneof four companies inter-viewed to do the job.

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By Justin JuozapaviciusAssociated Press

TULSA — With nomore money for a motel,Sandra Barrows, 47, wasstuck at a Salvation Armyshelter, hoping to get a busticket out of Tulsa on Tues-day ahead of another blastof snow bearing down onthe city.

But after the record 14-inch snowfall that has keptchildren out of school for atleast six days, haltedgarbage pickup, kept someroads impassable and ledpolice to respond to acci-dents only if people wereinjured, the city of 390,000was fearing the worst.

“You’re trapped,” Bar-rows said, “depressed.”

Tulsa’s homeless scram-bled for safety in sheltersand people who had beentrapped inside for severaldays hunkered back downas the third storm in aweek approached. It threat-ened to dump 10 moreinches of snow with 30mph winds.

Several inches of snowremained unplowed inmany Tulsa neighbor-hoods, and abandonedcars and trucks still litteredlocal roads. As some of thesnow melted over theweekend, dozens of watermains broke throughoutthe city, causing floodingand even more street clo-sures. There was progress,though: Mail delivery andcity buses had returned tomany neighborhoods, andtrash collection beganagain Monday. Supermar-kets that were picked cleanearlier had bread, milk andjuice on the shelves again.

City workers kept uptheir 12-hour shifts work-ing to clear the mess fromlast week’s storm. Plowswere dispatched to resi-dential neighborhoods tohaul away snow, and firetrucks were ordered to dri-ve through neighborhoodsto pack down snow. Thecity, which had been criti-cized for its response to thestorm, also announced that

it was bringing in contrac-tors to help speed up snowremoval.

Tulsa has now endured20.4 inches of snowfall sofar and could break therecord of 25.6 inchesracked up in the 1923-1924.

With the city at a stand-still last week, many peoplecould not travel even intown to the jobs that werekeeping them afloat. ShaneVines and Tiffany Woodswere also waiting for helpat the shelter. Vines is inwelding school and waslaid off from his food ser-vice job last month. Woodsworks at an Applebee’s,and says she’s averagedabout $2.13 an hour with-out tips lately because ofthe foul weather.

“There was no way toget to work,” Woodslamented. “It’s been atough week.”

Carolyn Smart, a food-service worker bundled ina long coat, came to the Sal-vation Army’s Center ofHope shelter seeking assis-tance on paying some over-due bills. She said she’shad to keep her heat highthe past couple weeks. Sheapplied for food stamps lastmonth and is still waiting.

Galen Ingald and hisgirlfriend, Julie Brown, saidthey had survived SkidRow in Los Angeles beforemoving back to Oklahoma— but the difficultiesbrought about by theseries of storms haseclipsed what they wentthrough out West.

“You go without, youhave no choice,” Brownsaid.

Now, they’re just hopingto make ends meet andmaybe find work inLouisiana or Florida whenthe weather allows them totravel again.

Tulsa officials haveasked the storm-wearypublic for patience anddownplayed any notionthat the city could havedone more to respond tothe record-setting storm,even as other parts of thestate rebounded faster.

By Tim TalleyAssociated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY —The Oklahoma SupremeCourt heard oral argu-ments Tuesday in a lawsuitthat challenges the consti-tutionality of the state’sJudicial Nominating Com-mission, a case that couldimpact some recent judicialappointments including atleast one Supreme Courtjustice.

Oklahoma County Dis-trict Judge Noma Gurichwas appointed to a vacancyon the high court by formerGov. Brad Henry lastmonth over the objectionsof opponents who claimedthe appointment may notbe valid until the panel thatnominated Gurich for thejob was reconstitutedaccording to a ballot mea-sure approved by voters inNovember.

The commission wentahead and submitted thenames of Gurich and twoother nominees, former Lt.Gov. Jari Askins and Okla-homa Court of CivilAppeals Judge John Fisch-er, to Henry after the Attor-ney General’s Office hand-ed down an opinion thatsaid passage of State Ques-tion 752 did not affect themakeup of the panel andwas not retroactive on com-mission members appoint-ed prior to the referen-

dum’s passage.The state question added

two at-large commissionmembers to be named bythe speaker of the Houseand the president pro temof the Senate and increasedthe panel’s size from 13members to 15. The mea-sure also prohibited sixnon-lawyer membersnamed by the governorfrom having lawyers intheir immediate families.

Although formallyappointed to the SupremeCourt, Gurich has yet to besworn in to the seat leftvacant by the death of Jus-tice Marian Opala on Oct.11 at the age of 89. Anotherrecent appointment to thehigh court, former Pot-tawatomie County DistrictJudge Douglas L. Combs,was sworn in last monthbut is not participating withother members of the nine-member court in helpingdecide the challenge.

The lawsuit was filed byOklahoma City attorneyJerry Fent in Decemberand challenged the makeupof the panel because someof its members wereappointed as representa-tives of six congressionaldistricts. The number ofOklahoma congressionaldistricts was reduced fromsix to five following the2000 census and the make-up of the commission wasnever corrected, the lawsuit

argued.During oral arguments,

Fent claimed the JudicialNominating Commissionwas not constitutionallyformed and said the failureto correct the number ofcongressional districtsraised questions about thevalidity of the state’s judicialappointees over the pastdecade.

“They’re questionable,”Fent said.

“All of these appoint-ments are questionable?”said Chief Justice StevenTaylor.

“Yes,” Fent replied.Taylor peppered Fent

with questions and readprovisions of the 1967 ballotinitiative that created theJudicial Nominating Com-mission. Among otherthings, it says membersappointed by the governorwould be named from eachcongressional district thatexisted at the time of themeasure’s passage. Therewere six at the time.

“The ’67 statute is notvalid anymore,” Fent said.

State Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, author of StateQuestion 752, intervened inFent’s lawsuit in Decemberand asked the high court tostay Henry’s pendingappointment to the highcourt until the JudicialNominating Commissionwas reorganized. The courtdenied the request.

Attorneys dispute Okla.panel’s constitutionality

New snow blasten route as Tulsastill digging out

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FAMILY FEATURES

Valentine’s Day naturally brings thoughts of hearts,flowers, sweetness and love. But did you know that it also falls during American Heart Month? A perfecttime to start taking care of your heart and the heartsof the ones you love.

You might think that a heart-healthy diet is boring or flavorless.Actually, eating for your heart can add a lot of flavor, and some of it may come from surprising sources — such as watermelon.

Eating watermelon can help maintain cardiovascular health. That’sbecause the amino acid called citrulline in watermelon increasesfree arginine which helps maintain blood flow, the arteries, andoverall cardiovascular function.

To get more scrumptious recipes like these, and to learn moreabout the heart benefits of watermelon, visit www.watermelon.org.

Watermelon Oat CrumbleServes 6 to 8

2 cups rolled or quick cook oats

1/2 cup light brown sugar1/8 cup honey

1 teaspoon cinnamon1 cup chopped pecans6 cups watermelon balls

Toss the oats, sugar, honey, cinna -mon and pecans until mixed well.Spread into an even layer on aparchment paper-lined cookiesheet. Bake in pre-heated 300°Foven until golden brown. Turn off oven leaving the tray in for an addi tional 10 to 15 minutes.Remove and cool. Break intocrumbles. Arrange the watermelonballs in 6 to 8 small bowls or widestemmed glasses and top with theoat crumble.

Watermelon S’moresServes 4

1 cup graham crackercrumbs

1/2 cup melted dark chocolate chips

4 2 x 4 x 1-inch-thick rectangles of seedless watermelon

1 cup mini marshmallowsSprinkle the graham crackercrumbs over the center of 4 plates.Drizzle 1/3 of the dark chocolateover the crumbs. Place a water -melon rectangle over the crumbsand chocolate on each plate.Drizzle 1/3 of the dark chocolateover the watermelon. Sprinkle themarshmallows over the watermelonand drizzle the remaining chocolateover the marshmallows.

Grilled Scallops andWatermelon Mini Kebabs

12 sea scallops4 cups boiling vegetable or

chicken broth24 1 x 1-inch watermelon

cubes1/4 cup soy sauce

1 tablespoon sesame oil1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon fresh minced

gingerCut the scallops into halves acrossthe diameter to create half-moonshapes. Place them in a heatproofcasserole dish in a single layer.Pour the boiling clear broth overthe scallops and let them poach for 5 minutes. Drain and cool thescallops. On each skewer alternate1 half-moon scallop, then 2 water -melon cubes, then another half-moon scallop. Mix together the soysauce, sesame oil, garlic and gingerand brush the kebabs as they aregrilled over a medium hot grill forabout 90 seconds per side turningonce. Serve warm. Serves 12 as an appetizer.

Heart-Healthy Eating PlanThe DASH eating plan (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) is a highly recommended diet that has been proven to lower bloodpressure. It’s been endorsed by:! The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (one of the National

Institutes of Health, of the US Department of Health and HumanServices)

! The American Heart Association! The Dietary Guidelines for Americans! US guidelines for treatment of high blood pressure

And new research has shown that following the DASH diet overtime will reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease, as well as kidneystones. The benefits of the DASH diet have also been seen in teenswith hypertension.

Learn more at www.dashdiet.org.

Watermelon Oat Crumble

Grilled Scallops and Watermelon Mini Kebabs

Watermelon S’mores

Use heart-shaped andcircular cookie cuttersto shape a variety ofwatermelon treats.

Watermelon season is roughly Maythrough October. But you can enjoy deliciousimported watermelon all year round.

By Bill DaleyChicago Tribune

The American menutoday is crowded with manycuisines: Italian, Chinese,French, Japanese, German,Ethiopian, Irish, Vietnamese.With so many kinds of cook-ing, it can be easy to forgetwhat is the most importantcuisine of them all, that ofAmerican Indians. Thesefoods from throughout theAmericas are the foundationof what we eat today.

“American cuisine is acombination of immigrantcuisines in conjunction withNative American cooking,”said Lois Ellen Frank, a chef,author, teacher, food histo-rian, culinary anthropologistand photographer workingto keep the foodways ofAmerican Indians alive andthriving.

Frank, based in Santa Fe,N.M., has a valid point. Justthink what our kitchenswould be like without toma-toes, beans, squash, choco-late, vanilla, pineapples and,most of all, corn. These foodsof the New World rapidly cir-cled the globe after 1492, inwhat’s called “TheColumbian Exchange.”

She believes eating indige-nous foods is not only goodfor you but good for the plan-et because many of thesefoods can be locally grown orsourced, often by AmericanIndians. To that end, sheseeks to encourage theincorporation of traditionalIndian foods into modern lifevia her books, including theJames Beard Award-winning“Foods of the SouthwestIndian Nations,” articles,classes and a catering com-pany.

Her thrust was clear dur-ing a talk in the fall at theAssociation of Food Journal-ists conference in Santa Fe.The title: “Seeds of Health:The Return to The AncestralDiet.”

While touting the benefitsof indigenous food, Frankdoesn’t snub foods intro-duced into the Americas.One of her fall cooking class-es also made use of lamb,goat cheese and wheat flour.

An Indian medicine wheelserves as a symbol to her of

the intermingling of people,cultures and foods.

“One-quarter of the wheelis yellow, white, black andred,” she said. “Mix the col-ors together and it becomesspeckled corn. Most of usare speckled corn.”

Frank personifies the anal-ogy. She is half AmericanIndian. Her mother is fromthe Kiowa nation, which wasrelocated to a reservation inwhat is now the state of Okla-homa in the mid-19th centu-ry. Her father is a SephardicJew, whose mother camefrom Europe as a small child.Frank, born in New YorkCity, grew up on LongIsland.

Today, indigenous foodsare a part of all Americans,no matter where their ances-tors came from. For Frank,what’s important now is tomake sure the foods, and therecipes, are accessible to alland enjoyed.

“Recipes only remain aliveif people cook from them,”she said.

Lamb-stuffed Chilieswith Tomato PureePrep: 45 minutesCook: 55 minutesMakes: 6 servings12 firm green mild chilies,

New Mexican or Anaheim1 tablespoon olive oil1 yellow onion, finely

chopped3/4 pound ground lamb1 large ripe tomato, diced2 cloves garlic, minced1 bay leaf1/2 cup bread crumbs1/2 tablespoon chopped

fresh tarragon or 1/2 tea-spoon dried

1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon each: dried

thyme, pepperTomato sauce and top-

ping:1 tablespoon olive oil6 cloves garlic, minced1 1/4 pounds tomatoes,

coarsely choppedSour cream, optional1. Roast the chilies, turn-

ing often, on a stove-top grilluntil charred on all sides,about 15 minutes; peel. Cutoff stem; slice chilies length-wise to open like a book.Remove seeds.

2. Heat the oil in a largeskillet over medium heat.

Cook onions, stirring, untiltranslucent, about 4 minutes.Add the ground lamb; cook,stirring, until browned, about15 minutes. Drain off theexcess fat. Add tomatoes,garlic, bay leaf, breadcrumbs, tarragon, salt,thyme and pepper. Reduceheat to simmer; simmer 15minutes. Cool.

3. Meanwhile, for thetomato sauce, heat oil in asaucepan over medium-lowheat. Cook garlic, stirring, 1minute. Add the tomatoes;cook, stirring often, until theliquid evaporates and thesauce is reduced, 15 min-utes. Pour sauce throughfine sieve. Keep warm.

4. Heat oven to 350degrees. Spread chilies openon a work surface. Top eachwith lamb mixture. Closechilies around lamb. Place

the stuffed chilies open-sidedown on an oiled baking pan.Bake until hot, about 10 min-utes. Serve with the tomatopuree. Garnish with sourcream.

Nutrition informationPer serving: 249 calories,

46 percent of calories fromfat, 13 g fat, 4 g saturated fat,38 mg cholesterol, 21 g car-bohydrates, 14 g protein, 303mg sodium, 3 g fiber

By Shana AdkissonTranscript Features Editor

Are you looking for moreexciting ways to heat upyour kitchen? Are you cook-ing challenged and need alittle help? If either is thecase, be sure to sign up forthe Taste of Home CookingSchool.

This year’s show will bepresented live March 17 atthe Nancy O’Brian Centerfor the Performing Arts,1809 Stubbeman Ave., in

Norman.The showwill startat 6:30p.m. butdoors willopen atnoon forshoppingfrom ven-dors thatwill be set up at the center.Tickets start at $12 and willbe available at The NormanTranscript, 215 E.Comanche St.

“We are really looking for-ward to this year’s event,”Transcript AdvertisingDirector Saundra Morrissaid. “Not only will you leavethe event with new recipeideas, you’ll also go homewith a valuable gift bag. Ourever-popular gift bagsinclude an assortment ofproducts and coupons,including two Taste ofHome magazines. And whileyou’re there, remember toenter for a chance to win oneof many exciting door prizes.

Come out and join us for anight of excitement andfun.”

Morris also said that thereare booths still available forvendors. Booth space is$175. To purchase vendorspace, e-mail Morris at [email protected].

The interactive two-hourevent will feature culinaryexpert Jami Dunn who willdemonstrate 10 new recipes.

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12 ServingsPrep: 40 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours + coolingCrust:15 shortbread cookies, crushed1 cup flaked coconut, toasted3 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:3 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream

cheese3/4 cup sugar3/4 cup cream of coconut3 tablespoons 2 percent milk3/4 teaspoon rum extract3 eggs, lightly beaten

Topping:1/2 fresh pineapple, peeled and cored3 tablespoons apple jellyEdible blossoms, optional

Directions:Place a

greased 9-in.springform panon a doublethickness ofheavy-duty foil(about 18 in.square).Securely wrapfoil around pan.

In a smallbowl, combinecookie crumbs and coconut; stir in butter. Press ontothe bottom of prepared pan. Place pan on a bakingsheet. Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until set andlightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar untilsmooth. Beat in the cream of coconut, milk andextract. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until com-bined. Pour over crust. Place springform pan in alarge baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan.

Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until cen-ter is just set and top appears dull. Remove spring-form pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan toloosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.

Thinly slice pineapple; arrange on cheesecake.Warm apple jelly; brush over pineapple. Refrigerateuntil chilled. Just before serving, garnish with blos-soms if desired. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 slice equals 448 calories, 26g fat (16 g saturated fat), 105 mg cholesterol, 393 mgsodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 9 g protein.

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The Performing Arts Stu-dio will offer a Dutch ovencooking workshop 10 a.m. to2 p.m. Feb. 19 at the SantaFe Depot, 200 S. Jones Ave.Participants will learn thebasics of Dutch oven cook-ing to create cobblers, maindishes, breads and otherfoods in a camp setting or inthe back yard.

The workshop willinclude instruction, copies of

the recipes participants willprepare in class and the careand cleaning of Dutchovens. A buffet meal of thoserecipes will be served as partof the workshop.

The instructor will beRick Fry who has more than15 years of experience inDutch oven and camp cook-ing. He has taught classesfor groups including BassPro and Boy Scouts of Amer-ica.

The workshop is being held as a fundraiser for the

Performing Arts Studio.Reservations are $15 each.Participation is limited to thefirst 20 paid reservations. Toenroll, or for more informa-tion, call Rick Fry at ThePAS, 307-9320 or 226-4454 ore-mail him at [email protected].

There is sufficient equip-ment for all enrolled; how-ever, those who have aDutch oven, lid lifter and triv-ets are encouraged to bringthem.

Dutch oven cooking workshop at PASFYIThe workshop will includeinstruction, copies of therecipes participants willprepare in class and thecare and cleaning ofDutch ovens. A buffetmeal of those recipes willbe served as part of theworkshop.

Transcript Staff

Surprise your sweetheartthis Valentine’s Day with aheart-healthy, low-caloriedinner. The Made in Okla-homa Coalition (MIO) offersthe following recipe for SteakSalad with Feta and Walnuts.

IngredientsTwo cups fresh Bibb let-

tuceTwo tablespoons light

Dijon vinaigrette saladdressing

One Chef’s Requested100-Calorie Steak

One-fourth cup crumbled

feta cheeseOne-fourth cup dry roasted

whole walnuts

DirectionsCook Chef’s Requested

100-Calorie Steak per pack-age instructions and thenslice against the grain.

Assemble salad in order ofingredients listed.

Each serving is 320 calo-ries.

Find more MIO recipes,including one for EndlessChocolate Cake, at www.mio-coalition.com.

Heart-healthy salad is a low-calorie treat

Teacher keeps Native American foods alive

Transcript Staff

Dr. George Hendersonwill speak to the ClevelandCounty Genealogical Soci-ety 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mem-bersand thepublicare invit-ed toattendhis pre-senta-tion,whichwill beheld intheCom-munityServicesBuild-ing,1119 E.Main St. in Norman.

Henderson joined theUniversity of Oklahoma as afaculty member in 1967,only the third African-Amer-ican appointed to a full-timefaculty position at OU andthe first to seek housingwithin the City of Norman.He will discuss the chal-lenges he and his familyfaced upon moving to Nor-man and the culturalchanges that have occurredin Norman since his family’sarrival in the community.

The Cleveland CountyGenealogical Society oper-ates the Genealogy andLocal History Library at1119 E. Main St, in theCommunity Services Build-ing. The research library isopen 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday,Thursday and Saturday.Volunteers are available

during those hours to assistin local history and familyresearch.

For information, call the

Society Genealogy Libraryat 701-2100 or visitwww.rootsweb.com/~okc-cogs.



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Brittyn Howard of NormanNorth and Ke-Ting Liu of NormanHigh have been named FebruaryStudents of the Month by the Nor-man Rotary Club.

The two will be included in theclub’s weekly lunch meetings andare eligible for a year-end scholar-ship.

Howard, the daughter of SusanHoward, has a 4.0 grade point aver-age. She is most proud of her vol-unteer work with special needschildren through one-on-one tutor-ing and with the Special Olympics.

“By having a brother diagnosedwith autism, I learned early on theimportance of empathy and trustin building relationships to gaincooperation,” she wrote in her

application. “It is so rewarding to see a special

needs individual excel and beblessed to share in the joy of theirsuccess.”

Howard’s scholastic activitiesinclude National Honor Society,Spanish National Honor Society,Teen Volunteers, Fishers of Men,Fellowship of Christian Athletes,Students Performing UnselfishDeeds, Link Crew leader, NationalSociety of High School Scholars andMedical Explorer Post 901.

She ranks first in her high schoolclass and has lettered in volleyballand tennis. She received the out-standing female athlete award forfall sports. Additionally, Howard hasbeen involved in competitive clubvolleyball for six years.

Her community service activities

include workingas a camp coun-selor, groupleader, vacationBible schoolteacher. She alsohas worked onthe medicalexplorer post’sstretcher team atOU footballgames and on Norman’s HouseholdHazardous Waste Day.

Howard is considering attendingthe University of Oklahoma.

Liu, the daughter of Ya-HorngWang, also is a 4.0 student. Shecredits her membership in the Glob-al Awareness Club as helping devel-op leadership skills.

“I not only joined a club but joineda community of compassionate and

committed stu-dents knowingthat my peerswere as passion-ate about globaltolerancetouched myheart,” she wrotein her application.

At NormanHigh she is

involved in AEGIS mathematics, theGlobal Awareness Club, YoungDemocrats, Norman High LinkCrew, Spanish Club, Green School,Mu Alpha Theta, Art Club,Research Club, Multi-Cultural Cluband the German Club.

She is bilingual in English andMandarian and also is learningGerman and Spanish. Liu has par-ticipated in the state superinten-

dent’s Student Advisory Council,the City of Norman Youth Counciland will serve as a state Senatepage.

Liu is a National Merit Com-mended Scholar, AP scholar withdistinction, National Honor Societymember, Oklahoma Honor Society,and member of Girls State. She hasplaced in math and German com-petition and in flute competition.

She enjoys swimming andcycling and volunteers at the SamNoble Oklahoma Museum of Nat-ural History. She also has volun-teered with Norman Regional Hos-pital, swim club meets, ChristmasStore, McFarlin Memorial UnitedMethodist Church vacation Bibleschool and at the Edmond PublicLibrary.

Liu is considering attending OU.

Howard, Liu chosen as February Rotary Students of the Month

Howard Liu

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PFLAG Norman will meet7 p.m. Thursday at St.Stephen’s United MethodistChurch, 1801 W. Brooks St.The group meets the secondThursday of every month andmeetings are open to the pub-lic.

PFLAG’s (Parents, Fami-lies, and Friends of Lesbiansand Gays) stated mission is toprovide support, to cope with an adverse society; edu-cation, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advoca-cy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.

For more information, call 360-4497 or visitwww.pflagnorman.org.

PFLAG to meet

If you goPFLAG Norman willmeet 7 p.m.Thursday at St.Stephen’s UnitedMethodist Church,1801 W. Brooks St.

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The Cleveland County 4-H Clover Cloggers won first place in the small group category at the recent SouthwestDistrict Share the Fun Competition. The group clogged to the song of “Yakety Sax” and competed againstcounty winners from several southwestern Oklahoma counties. The Clover Cloggers will perform at the state 4-H Roundup in July. Pictured, from left to right, are Taylor Worsham, Abbey Siglin, Keely Wolcott and Lily Lowell.

Genealogical Society to host Henderson

FYIDr. GeorgeHendersonwill speak tothe ClevelandCountyGenealogicalSociety 7 p.m.Tuesday inthe Commu-nity ServicesBuilding, 1119E. Main St. inNorman.


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The weather finallyslowed down the numberof veterans who came tothe Goldsby CommunityCenter last Thursday. Withall of the snow and icethere were only 35 veteranswho made the trip to seethe staff of volunteers. Ofthat number, there were 10who were there to file theirfirst claim for VA benefits.There were four whoreceived ratings from 10percent to 60 percent andthe rest were there forfollow-up visits. There wereno widows who wanted toslip and slide their way tosee us. This next Thursdaycould go either way withthe weather folks predict-ing more snow for us.Guess we will just wait andsee what the weathermanorders up for us.

I continue to receivecalls from those veteranswho were exposed toAgent Orange in Vietnam,Korea and some of the

other places where it wasused. The most commonquestions these veteranswant to know is what kindsof diseases are presump-tive to exposure to thechemicals that weresprayed around them. Thelist continues to grow withthe addition of ischemicheart disease, some typesof leukemia and Parkin-son’s disease that wasadded in 2010. There arearound 15 diseases that arepresumptive to thatchemical that many of uswere exposed to. If youserved in a country wherethese chemicals were used,stop by and visit with oneof the veteran serviceofficers about what needsto be done. If you weremarried to a veteran whoserved in that theater ofwar and is deceased, pleasecontact us about benefitsfor you. The service is freeand is provided to allveterans and their spouses.

Many ofthose whowe see arenot awareof the VAbenefitsthat theyareentitledto. Shirleyand hercrew who provide assis-tance to these ladies will beavailable most everyThursday. Her crew isprofessional and compas-sionate. They are able tohelp widows with filing forpension or DIC benefitsbased upon their husband’smilitary service. Some ofyou will be eligible forpension benefits basedupon your income andwhen your husband was inthe military.

I would like to take theopportunity to invite all ofthe veterans and widows ofveterans to stop in and visitwith the staff about what

they might be eligible forfrom the Department ofVeterans Affairs. If youwould like to participate insomething like that, we willhave some veteran’sservice officers available toexplain your benefits toyou. Call and I will try to setup a time after we arefinished working on aThursday to provide thisservice.

Harold Harvell at 596-8755 has ordered thegranite for the addition ofPhase 3 of the GoldsbyVeterans Memorial. Theaddition of the newwalkways and the granitewill be a great improve-ment to the memorial andthe Goldsby Town Park. Ifyou would like to see theplans for this, visit withHarold on Thursdaymorning. If you have notpurchased a brick for yourveteran, please do so.These and the otherfundraiser items are

available from J.D. Kinardor from Harold.

The benevolence fundprovided more than $1,500for medical expenses,propane and food to someof the neighbors who wereunable to pay theseexpenses. I don’t think thatmost of us could havestayed in a house with noheat during that severeweather we had. We willcontinue to provideassistance on a case bycase basis. We may have tolimit the amount of helpthat we can provide eachfamily to be able to servemore neighbors. We willsee how things go this nextweek. Ray Harden at 408-6950 takes care of this fundfor us. If you would like tohelp with this program, weare a non-profit and alldonations are taxdeductible. Sid Smith at573-1990 takes care of fooddonations and he isavailable every Thursday

morning to provide theservice. The driver isClayton Lee at 684-8860who is available to providetransportation in theVeterans Corner van to VAappointments.

For all of your questionsand assistance aboutVeterans benefits, we are atthe Goldsby CommunityCenter each Thursday.Doors open at 8 a.m. eachThursday. Please be thereearly for us to help youwith your claim. We do ourbest to process each one ina timely manner but beprepared to stay awhile andplease be patient. Taketime to visit our webaddress at www.veter-anscorner.org. You can callme at 550-8806 or e-mailme at [email protected].

Semper Fi.Dale K. Graham is serviceofficer for VFW Post 4890.

Veterans Corner

Graham

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The Norman/Cleveland CountyRelay For Life will host a team captainmeeting 5:30 p.m. Thursday at theOEC building, 242 24th Ave NW.

There will be prizes and a commit-tee meeting will be held after the teamcaptain meeting at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, call KristyDean at 219-1344, Suzanne Vicsek at

370-1660 or e-mail [email protected].

Relay For Life captain meeting set for ThursdayFYIFor more information, call Kristy Dean at 219-1344, Suzanne Vicsek at 370-1660or e-mail [email protected].

Transcript Staff

The Cleveland County Cattle-men’s Association quarterly busi-ness meeting/educational pro-gram is rescheduled for 6:30 p.m.Tuesday at the Frye Auditoriumon the Cleveland County Fair-grounds in Norman. This meet-ing was previously canceled dueto bad weather.

The evening’s activities willinclude voting on awards for the2011 Cleveland County JuniorLivestock Show and a winter feed supplementation programby Bob LeValley, SW Extension Livestock Specialist.

The meeting is open to anyone interested in being a partof the cattle industry in Cleveland County. Individuals thatare not a member of the association, can still attend.

To R.S.V.P. for the meeting by Monday, call 321-4774 ore-mail [email protected].

Cattlemen’s associationreschedules meeting

FYITo R.S.V.P. for themeeting by Monday,call 321-4774 or [email protected].

• Jeannine RainboltCollege of Educationhosts fair this weekTranscript Staff

Books for children age 2 throughseventh grade will be available forsale during the University of Okla-homa Jeannine Rainbolt College ofEducation’s Scholastic Book Fairscheduled 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. until Fri-day in the first-floor lobby of CollingsHall, 820 Van Vleet Oval, on the OUcampus.

The book fair will include a selec-tion of books written in Spanish and

French, as well as educational soft-ware and activity kits. All proceedsgenerated from the book fair will gotoward purchasing books to giveaway to children at the annual OUHomecoming Parade in the fall.

“The book fair is a great way forour students, new teachers and par-ents to purchase books inexpen-sively and at the same time support

the community,” said Barbi DeLong,director of special projects for theJeannine Rainbolt College of Educa-tion. “Our students really enjoy pass-ing out the free books to the childrenwho attend the HomecomingParade.”

For more information and accom-modations on the basis of disability,call Christine Frank at 325-4844.

Book fair to continue until Friday at OUIf you goBooks for children age 2 through seventh grade will be available for saleduring the University of Oklahoma Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education’sScholastic Book Fair scheduled 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. until Friday in the first-floor lobby of Collings Hall, 820 Van Vleet Oval, on the OU campus.


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By Colleen LongAssociated Press

NEW YORK — The mountainsof snow that have covered theNortheastern landscape for thepast month and a half are finallymelting, revealing oozing lumps ofgarbage, gaping potholes, bicycles,rat-infested sofas, discarded Christ-mas trees — even bodies.

More than 57 inches of snowhas fallen on New York City thiswinter, its snowiest January ever,and the story is similar elsewherearound the Northeast. Residentswelcomed warmer weather thisweek before an expected plungeback into the freezer, but theyweren’t so thrilled about the sideeffects.

“This is disgusting. I can’t tell ifit’s snow or garbage or some sickother thing,” said Karen James, 34,finding discarded bills, paper cupsand sludge in the shrinkingmound of snow and ice coveringher car. “This stinks.”

Since a post-Christmas blizzard

dumped more than 2 feet of snowon parts of the city, the snow pileshave become as familiar as taxis toNew Yorkers, forcing pedestriansto weave single-file through snow-packed sidewalks.

Two bodies were found in vehi-cles last week. In both cases, apasser-by spotted someoneslumped over the wheel after snowmelted away from the windows.One man was found dead Feb. 1 ofan apparent gunshot wound; hehad been reported missing a weekearlier.

And on Friday, a day after hewas reported missing, ArgentDyryzi’s body was found in the dri-ver’s seat of a BMW. Authoritiesbelieve he may have died of car-bon monoxide poisoning.

At least one other body was dis-covered in the New York area inlate January, in a parking lot inWest Nyack. The man had beendead of hypothermia for severaldays before anyone noticed, policesaid.

The city Sanitation Department

is responsible for plowing streetsand crosswalks, while residentsand businesses are expected toclear sidewalks.

After grousing for weeks aboutthe city’s failure to plow enoughsnow, many New Yorkers are nowgriping about the garbage pilesand big pieces of furniture, somecrawling with rats.

During the many snowstorms tohit the city, the Sanitation Depart-ment suspended garbage collec-tion for days at a time in order touse trucks for snow removal,which meant about 11,000 tons oftrash per day didn’t get collected.Some of it got buried by the suc-ceeding storms.

Garbage collection has sinceresumed, but it’s not proceedingfast enough for some New York-ers.

“It’s like we’ve replaced thesnow walls with garbage walls,”said Brooklyn resident JillConiglario, 38. “Even the parks arecovered in mud and filthy snow.My kids are not playing in this

stuff, that’s for sure.” Granted, the mess has been

caused by more than just missedcollections. People have been toss-ing loose trash onto the bags, andit’s winding up on the sidewalksand streets.

Plastic McDonald’s cups. Bro-ken bottles of Budweiser and emp-ty cans of Four Loko. Cigarettebutts. Smashed umbrellas. Sheetmusic. Soggy gloves. Old newspa-pers. And damp, dirty sofas — allleft out in the open, as if they, too,will just melt away.

And thanks to pet owners whogot a little lazy in the bad weather,many city streets are now shel-lacked with dog feces.

The combined assault of snow-plows and rock salt has createdanother big problem in the North-east: potholes.

Crews on the pockmarkedstreets of New Jersey are applyingtemporary patches because themore permanent fillings requirewarmer weather. The winter hasalso left some bone-jarring holes in

Connecticut, including some on aramp off Interstate 84 in Hartford.

In Philadelphia, yo-yoing tem-peratures that followed severalsloppy storms of rain, freezing rainand snow over the past severalweeks have also been unkind tostreets. Crews are patching theholes with cold asphalt, a tempo-rary fix until hot asphalt can beused in the spring.

In New York, as residents dugout their cars in recent days, sani-tation crews tried to remove thebig piles not taken care of bynature. In some places, crews arehauling away the snow in dumptrucks and taking it one of 36 gianthot tub-like snowmelters that sitover the sewers. Most of the tubscan melt 60 tons per hour, and inmost winters, the job would bedone by now, departmentspokesman Vito Turso said.

“We have had snow upon snowupon snow,” Turso said. “It’s start-ing to feel like we’re going to seesnow on the streets until openingday at Yankee Stadium.”

Eastern snow melts, leaves ugly messNation &World

By Anthony McCartneyAP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES — Pros-ecutors said Tuesday theyplan to charge LindsayLohan with felony grandtheft of a $2,500 necklacereported stolen from a jew-elry store last month — themost serious count theactress has faced in morethan three years of troublewith the law.

District Attorney’sspokeswoman Jane Robisonsaid the charge will be filed

Wednesday. Lohan, 24, isdue in court for an arraign-ment on Wednesday after-noon.

Los Angeles police saidFeb. 2 that Lohan was underinvestigation for taking anecklace from a Venicestore later identified asKamofie and Co. Detectivesobtained a search warrant totry to retrieve the item fromLohan’s home, but it wasturned in to a police stationbefore any search wasmade.

Police said they had no

update on the case Tuesdayand did not say whether theactress had made arrange-ments to turn herself in atcourt or at a police station.

Robison said bail wouldbe decided by a judge.

A phone message toLohan’s attorney, ShawnChapman Holley, was notimmediately returned. Hol-ley has previously deniedany wrongdoing by Lohan.

“We vehemently denythese allegations and, ifcharges are filed, we willfight them in court, not in

the press,” Holley said in astatement released Satur-day.

Arrested twice in 2007,Lohan was charged withdrunken driving and drugpossession, but both weremisdemeanors.

The “Mean Girls” star hasbeen jailed three times inthat case, but has beengranted a quick release dueto jail overcrowding and arequirement that bail be seton misdemeanor cases.

Lohan remains on proba-tion for drunken driving, and

a judge has threatened tothrow her in jail if she runsinto trouble again.

Prosecutors in RiversideCounty have been consider-ing whether to presscharges against Lohan for aDecember altercation with aworker from the Betty FordCenter, where she wasbeing treated.

The treatment, her fifthrehab session, came aftershe admitted failing a drugtest shortly after being grant-ed early release from anoth-er treatment program.

Lohan’s court strugglesand treatment have taken aserious toll on the formerDisney star’s career. Herrole as porn star LindaLovelace in a biopic wasrecast last year while Lohanwas at Betty Ford and noreplacement projects havebeen announced.

She had been due in courton Feb. 25 for a probationstatus hearing and a judgehad said he would be willingto loosen the terms of herprobation if she remainedout of trouble.

Lohan to be charged with grand theft over necklace

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary —Hungary’s notorious octo-genarian thief is not readyfor retirement.

The 84-year-old woman,known as “Flying Gizi,”whose criminal record goesback to the 1950s, is again incustody for suspected theft,police said Tuesday.

Fejer County Policespokeswoman Agnes R.Szabo said the burglar,whose real name is GizellaBodnar, is suspected of tak-ing some 15,000 forints(abouts $76) from a home inBicske, a town in centralHungary.

Bodnar, who has beenconvicted of over 20 crimesand has spent nearly 18years in prison, got her nick-name because she enjoyedtaking domestic commercialflights after successful

break-ins.She eluded capture for

years, as police never imag-ined that the cat burglarwould travel so far to com-mit her crimes.

Bodnar, who began hercriminal activities shortlyafter World War II, pub-lished an autobiography in2007, claiming that shebecame a kleptomaniac asthe result of a youthful boutwith meningitis.

Bodnar also insists shehas a special sense aboutfinding hidden jewelry andother valuables quickly inher victims’ homes.

Old age has not deterredher. In the past few yearsshe has been fined severaltimes for petty thefts aroundthe country. Based inBudapest, she now favorsthe railroad, where Hungar-ian pensioners travel forfree, over airlines.

84-year-old burglar strikesagain in Hungary


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NASCAR season preview, B3

OU BASKETBALL: TWO BIG ONES

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OU’s Steven Pledger drives to the basket overIowa State’s Scott Christopherson on Jan. 29, inAmes, Iowa. Pledger led OU with 38 points.

’Hornshelped thelast time• Losing to Texas Jan. 15 led to 4-game winnig streakBy John ShinnTranscript Sports Writer

A couple days beforeevery game each Okla-homa player receives ascouting report. It’s just acouple sheets of paper.Memorizing what’s on it,however, is often the dif-ference between winningand losing.

“Knowing the scoutingreport and knowing per-sonnel has been a hugedeal for us,” Sooner guardCade Davis said. “Wehave to make sure we getto shooters and knowwhich way a post playerwants to go. I think every-body has grasped that alot better and it’seven going to bemore importantthis game.”

The game is at8 p.m. today atLloyd Noble Cen-ter when theSooners (12-10, 4-4 Big 12) face No.3 Texas (20-3, 8-0).

On paper, it looks like amismatch. The Long-horns have runroughshod over the con-ference. They’ve wonevery league game by atleast 11 points. Thatincludes a victory at No. 2Kansas. There’s no doubtthe hottest team in the Big12 will be wearing burnt

By Clay HorningTranscript Sports Editor

For no good reasonthe 14th-ranked Okla-homa women’s game atNo. 6 Texas A&M

tonight will notbe televised.

So, Soonerfans taking inthe game, viathe radio or alive updatingplay-by-playover the Inter-net, will just

have to imagine.It tips at 7 p.m. and

the name of the game is“ball screens.” Or, inthe Sooners’ case,defending them.

“We failed to guardeight consecutive ballscreens correctly.Eight!” OU coach Sher-ri Coale said of the riv-eting second half of the

Thebig key• Aggies’‘ball screen’has to bedefended

Inside• Sooner men, womenpregamecapsules.

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Streak ends

Transcript Photo by Jerry Laizure

Norman High’s Jacques Murray goes up for an uncontested layup in Tuesday’s home loss to Midwest City,which ended the Tigers’ win streak at eight games.

• Tigers ahead of the snow but behind on the board Tuesday’sGamesBoysMidwest City 65Norman High 49Moore 55Norman North 48

GirlsMidwest City 47Norman High 27Moore 15Norman North 47

Roundup, BoxscoresPage B4

By Jeff JohncoxTranscript Sports Writer

Norman High got a jumpon the snow Tuesday after-noon, starting its gamesagainst Midwest City a cou-ple hours early.

Players, coaches andadministration were notexpecting to be in schooltoday due to the secondmajor snowstorm to hit Nor-man in two weeks.

The Tigers, unfortunate-ly, seemed to have alreadychecked out mentally right

at the start of the game, andthe Bombers took advan-tage of every single mistake,converting turnovers intofast-break buckets and longrebounds into more fast-break buckets.

Second-ranked MidwestCity took control early in thefirst quarter thanks to thoseNHS mistakes and cruisedto a 65-49 win, ending theTigers’ eight-game winningstreak.

“It’s frustrating,” NHScoach Jeff McCullough said.“We were playing so well,

then to not be able to prac-tice together or play togeth-er, it took something awayfrom us. Obviously, we for-got how to play together,how to play with emotion.We have to play at a high lev-el together. We’re not verygood as individuals.”

Midwest City’s Colberttwins, Cortrez and Cortrael,dominated the game.

Cortrez Colbert scored 28points, grabbed eightrebounds and dished out

By Dan GelstonAP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH — Withhis season over, Brett Keiselis ready to scrap his scruffystyle.

Forget “Fear the Beard.”Much to the disappoint-

ment of the bushy growth’snearly 30,000 Facebook fans,

it’s time to “Shear theBeard.”

“It’s coming off soon,”Keisel said outside the Steel-ers practice facility. “I’m notexactly sure when or how it’sgoing to happen. But it’sgoing to come off soon. It

was a good thing. I thinklooking back, I wouldn’tchange it.”

Win or lose the SuperBowl, Keisel’s lumberjacklook was in for a makeover.

He had promised not tocut or trim the reddish-brown beard as long as theSteelers kept winning. So,Keisel can bust out the clip-

pers this week, though hisfull-bodied facial hair surelywould have kept him warmduring a Super Bowl paradethat would have been heldon a frigid Tuesday had theSteelers beat the Packers inthe Super Bowl.

Instead, his whiskers will

Pittsburgh moving forward• Steelers want to put season and Super Bowl XLV defeat behind them

Steelersdefensive end

Brett Keiselanswers

questionsduring a news

conferencebefore the

Super Bowl.Following the

loss, Keiselhas said he

will shave hisbeard.

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Titans coach Munchakfires 2 more coaches:NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titanscoach Mike Munchak hasfired two more assistantcoaches, defensive assistantRayna Stewart and offensiveassistant Richie Wessman.

The Titans released astatement Tuesday sayingthat the two assistants will notbe retained.

A couple hours earlieroffensive coordinator MikeHeimerdinger confirmed toThe Associated Press onTuesday that he had beenfired.

The Titans also defendedfiring Heimerdinger, who iscontinuing cancer treatmentafter diagnosed in November.The Titans say they immedi-ately offered to extend thecoordinator’s contract whenhe was diagnosed withcancer so he would not haveto worry.

• Payton moving familyto Dallas with Saints’ OK:NEW ORLEANS — SeanPayton says he’s relocatinghis family to Dallas and theSaints say the club has giventhe coach its blessing to dowhat he thinks is right for hiswife and two children.

In a statement released bythe team on Tuesday, generalmanager Mickey Loomis saidhe is confident that Payton,who led the Saints to their firstSuper Bowl title two seasonsago, will continue to performwell as New Orleans’s coachfor years to come.

Payton, meanwhile, saidhe and his family havedreamed of settling in Dallasfor some time and feel thatnow is the best time to makethe move.

News of Payton’s decisionhas not been popular with allfans, many of whom haveexpressed consternation andconfusion on call-in showsand internet chat sites.

• Sportsbooks eke outSuper Bowl win: LASVEGAS — Sports books inNevada hung on to win justover $724,000 from SuperBowl bets, despite heavygambling on the Green BayPackers and lots of scoring,Nevada gambling regulatorssaid Tuesday.

The Nevada GamingControl Board said $87.5million were wagered on theNFL’s championship game in183 sports books across thestate.

Of those bets, casinoskept less than 1 percent.

“I can’t say I’ve got acheese head in my office rightnow,” said Jay Kornegay,executive director of the raceand sports book at the LasVegas Hilton.

Mike Lawton, a researchanalyst with the control board,said that while some casinoswon, others had moderatelosses.

“There wasn’t anyone thatlost anything mind-blowing,”he said.

TTEENNNNIISS• Soldering advances

in Rotterdam: ROTTER-DAM, Netherlands —Defending champion RobinSoderling eased to a 6-3, 6-2victory over Robin Haase onTuesday to reach the secondround of the ABN Amrotournament.

Soderling broke the Dutchwild-card entrant in the sixthgame of first set, forcing twomore successive breaks inthe second to win in less thanan hour.

Soderling will play PhilippKohlschreiber, who defeatedYen-Hsun Lu 6-4, 7-6 (5).

In other matches, JarkkoNieminen upset third-seededDavid Ferrer 6-3, 6-4. Seventh-seeded Ivan Ljubicic beatSergiy Stakhovsky 7-6 (3), 6-3,and Jo-Wilfried Tsongadefeated Grigor Dimitrov, 6-4,6-4. Tomas Berdych cruisedpast Guillermo Garcia-Lopez6-1, 6-2.

SSOOCCCCEERR• Olympics might not

be an option: GENEVA —Some of Europe’s best youngsoccer players could be keptout of the 2012 LondonOlympics under a proposal bytheir clubs.

The European ClubAssociation wants anagreement that players whogo to the 2012 EuropeanChampionship co-hosted byPoland and Ukraine won’t bepicked for the LondonGames, which kick off onemonth later.

Europe will have fourteams in London: a Britishhost team and three qualifiersfrom the eight-nationEuropean Under-21Championship, to be held atDenmark in June.

— Wire Reports

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NEW YORK — Christina Aguilera has been invitedto sing a do-over.

The Brooklyn Cyclones are offering the StatenIsland native a chance to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” before one of the minor leaguebaseball team’s home games this summer.

Aguilera botched one of the lines of the nationalanthem before Sunday’s Super Bowl in Arlington,Texas. The New York Mets’ Class A farm teamextended the invitation Tuesday.

Cyclones general manager Steve Cohen said in astatement that “when a player makes a mistake, theyusually don’t get a shot at redemption, but with asinger, that’s a different story.”

Worth the wait?Packers fanCurtisNoreen ofWest Bend,Wis., sits onthe roof ofhis car in theLambeauField parkinglot beforethe "Returnto Titletown"celebrationTuesday atLambeauField.

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TTeelleevviissiioonnWEDNESDAYMen’s College Basketball

6 p.m. — Georgetown at Syracuse(ESPN-29)

6 p.m. — Marquette at South Florida(ESPN-28)

7 p.m. — Nebraska at Baylor (KSBI-15)

8 p.m. — North Carolina at Duke(ESPN-29)

8 p.m. — Texas at Oklahoma (ESPN-28)

10 p.m. — Utah St. at Idaho (ESPN-28)NHL Hockey

6 p.m. — Montreal at Boston(VERSUS-251)

8 p.m. — Phoenix at Dallas (FSN-37)Soccer

1:55 p.m. — Exhibition, men’snational teams, France vs. Brazil, at Paris(ESPN2-28)

RRaaddiiooWEDNESDAYMen’s College Basketball

8 p.m. — Texas at Oklahoma (KRXO-FM 107.7)Women’s College Basketball

7 p.m. — Oklahoma at Texas A&M(KOKC-AM 1520)

SScceenneeWEDNESDAYMen’s College Basketball

8 p.m. — Texas at OklahomaWomen’s College Basketball

7 p.m. — Oklahoma at Texas A&M

NBA GlanceEASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GBd-Boston 38 13 .745 —d-Miami 37 14 .725 1d-Chicago 34 16 .680 31⁄2Atlanta 33 18 .647 5Orlando 32 20 .615 61⁄2New York 26 24 .520 111⁄2Philadelphia 23 27 .460 141⁄2Indiana 21 27 .438 151⁄2Charlotte 22 29 .431 16Milwaukee 19 30 .388 18Detroit 19 32 .373 19New Jersey 15 37 .288 231⁄2Toronto 14 37 .275 24Washington 13 37 .260 241⁄2Cleveland 8 44 .154 301⁄2

WESTERN CONFERENCEW L Pct GB

d-San Antonio 42 8 .840 —Dallas 36 15 .706 61⁄2d-L.A. Lakers 36 16 .692 7d-Oklahoma City 33 17 .660 9New Orleans 32 21 .604 111⁄2Utah 31 22 .585 121⁄2Denver 30 22 .577 13Portland 28 24 .538 15Memphis 27 26 .509 161⁄2Phoenix 24 25 .490 171⁄2Houston 25 28 .472 181⁄2Golden State 22 28 .440 20L.A. Clippers 19 31 .380 23Sacramento 12 36 .250 29Minnesota 12 39 .235 301⁄2d-division leader

Tuesday’s GamesL.A. Clippers at Orlando, lateMemphis at Oklahoma City, late

Today’s GamesDetroit at Cleveland, 6 p.m.Charlotte at Indiana, 6 p.m.New Orleans at New Jersey, 6 p.m.Orlando at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.San Antonio at Toronto, 6 p.m.Milwaukee at Washington, 6 p.m.L.A. Clippers at New York, 6:30 p.m.Chicago at Utah, 8 p.m.Dallas at Sacramento, 9 p.m.Denver at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesL.A. Lakers at Boston, 7 p.m.Golden State at Phoenix, 8 p.m.Dallas at Denver, 9:30 p.m.

Men’s Top 25 Basketball Schedule Today’s Games

No. 3 Texas at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.No. 5 Duke vs. No. 20 North Carolina, 8

p.m.No. 7 BYU at Air Force, 9 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 16 Louisville, 6

p.m.No. 9 Villanova at Rutgers, 7 p.m.No. 11 Georgetown at No. 12 Syracuse, 6

p.m.No. 13 Wisconsin at Iowa, 7:35 p.m.No. 17 Florida at South Carolina, 7 p.m.No. 21 Utah State at Idaho, 10:05 p.m.No. 22 Texas A&M at Colorado, 8 p.m.No. 24 Temple vs. Fordham, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesNo. 10 Connecticut vs. St. John’s at Madi-

son Square Garden, 6 p.m.No. 23 Vanderbilt vs. Alabama, 8 p.m.

Friday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Saturday’s GamesNo. 1 Ohio State at No. 13 Wisconsin, 1

p.m.No. 2 Kansas vs. Iowa State, 3 p.m.No. 3 Texas vs. Baylor, 3 p.m.No. 4 Pittsburgh at No. 9 Villanova, 8 p.m.No. 6 San Diego State at UNLV, 7 p.m.No. 7 BYU vs. Utah, 5 p.m.

No. 8 Notre Dame at South Florida, 11 a.m.No. 12 Syracuse at No. 16 Louisville, 11

a.m.No. 17 Florida vs. Tennessee, 5 p.m.No. 18 Kentucky at No. 23 Vanderbilt,

NoonNo. 19 Missouri vs. Oklahoma, 12:30 p.m.No. 20 North Carolina at Clemson, NoonNo. 21 Utah State vs. Fresno State, 8:05

p.m.No. 22 Texas A&M at Texas Tech, 12:30

p.m.No. 24 Temple at Dayton, NoonNo. 25 West Virginia vs. DePaul, 3 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesNo. 5 Duke at Miami, 5:45 p.m.No. 10 Connecticut vs. Providence, 6 p.m.No. 11 Georgetown vs. Marquette, NoonNo. 14 Purdue at Illinois, NoonNo. 15 Arizona at Arizona State, 8 p.m.

Men’s BIG 12 CONFERENCEConference All GamesW L PCT W L PCT

Texas 8 0 1.000 20 3 .870Kansas 8 1 .889 23 1 .958Baylor 5 4 .556 15 7 .682Texas A&M 4 4 .500 17 5 .773Oklahoma 4 4 .500 12 10.545Missouri 4 5 .444 18 6 .750Oklahoma St.4 5 .444 16 7 .696Kansas St. 4 5 .444 16 8 .667Colorado 4 5 .444 15 9 .625Nebraska 3 5 .375 15 7 .682Texas Tech 3 6 .333 11 13.458Iowa St. 1 8 .111 14 10.583

Monday’s GamesKansas 103, Missouri 86

Tuesday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Today’s GamesNebraska at Baylor, 7 p.m.Texas at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.Texas A&M at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Women’s Top 25 Basketball Schedule Today’s Games

No. 1 Baylor at Nebraska, 7:05 p.m.No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 Oklahoma, 7

p.m.No. 7 Xavier at Richmond, 6 p.m.No. 22 Iowa State at Kansas, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesNo. 3 Stanford vs. Washington State, 9

p.m.No. 4 Tennessee vs. Florida, 6 p.m.No. 9 UCLA at Oregon, 9 p.m.No. 11 Michigan State at No. 23 Penn

State, 6 p.m.No. 12 Maryland at No. 20 Miami, 6 p.m.No. 13 North Carolina at Clemson, 6 p.m.No. 15 Kentucky at South Carolina, 6 p.m.No. 18 Green Bay at Illinois-Chicago, 4:30

p.m.No. 24 Georgia vs. Vanderbilt, 6 p.m.

Friday’s GamesNo. 5 Duke at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m.No. 19 Florida State vs. No. 24 Georgia

Tech, 5:30 p.m.No. 25 Marist at Iona, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesNo. 1 Baylor vs. Texas, 12:30 p.m.No. 2 Connecticut at Providence, 1 p.m.No. 3 Stanford vs. Washington, 4 p.m.No. 6 Texas A&M vs. Kansas, 7 p.m.No. 7 Xavier vs. Fordham, 1 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Rutgers, 1 p.m.No. 9 UCLA at Oregon State, 4 p.m.No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 21 Marquette, 7

p.m.No. 14 Oklahoma vs. Missouri, 2 p.m.No. 18 Wisconsin-Green Bay at Loyola of

Chicago, 12:30 p.m.Sunday’s Games

No. 4 Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 5 p.m.No. 5 Duke vs. Boston College, 1 p.m.No. 23 Penn State at Indiana, 11:30 a.m.No. 11 Michigan State vs. Michigan, 1:30

p.m.No. 12 Maryland vs. Virginia, 1 p.m.No. 13 North Carolina vs. No. 20 Miami,

NoonNo. 15 Kentucky vs. LSU, 1:30 p.m.No. 16 Georgetown at St. John’s, 1:30 p.m.No. 17 West Virginia at Louisville, 4 p.m.No. 22 Iowa State vs. Kansas State, 4 p.m.No. 24 Georgia at Mississippi, 2 p.m.

USA Today/ESPN Women’s Top 25 PollThe top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN

women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records throughFeb. 7, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-placevote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs1. Baylor (20) 21-1 763 12. Connecticut (11) 22-1 754 23. Stanford 20-2 712 34. Tennessee 22-2 677 45. Texas A&M 19-2 650 66. Xavier 19-2 602 77. Duke 21-2 577 58. Notre Dame 20-4 560 89. UCLA 19-2 539 910. North Carolina 21-3 474 1211. Maryland 20-3 466 1012. Oklahoma 17-5 403 1113. Michigan State 20-3 384 1514. DePaul 21-3 381 1315. Florida State 19-5 341 1416. Wisconsin-Green Bay22-1 312 1717. Georgetown 19-5 265 1918. Kentucky 18-5 260 1819. West Virginia 20-4 232 1520. Iowa State 16-6 149 2021. Miami 20-3 148 2122. Marquette 19-4 138 2423. Penn State 20-5 66 —24. Marist 21-2 46 —25. St. John’s 16-7 44 23

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 34, Geor-gia 26, Iowa 16, Georgia Tech 11, LouisianaTech 11, Houston 10, Kansas State 7, Flori-da Gulf Coast 6, Syracuse 4, Rutgers 3, Bowl-ing Green 2, Middle Tennessee 1, NorthernIowa 1.

WTA PTT Pattaya Women’s Open Tuesday’s Results

At Dusit ResortPattaya, Thailand

Purse: $220,000 (Intl.)Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SinglesFirst Round

Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia, def. NudnidaLuangnam, Thailand, 6-0, 6-2.

Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, def.Zheng Jie, China, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

NHl GlanceEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic DivisionGP W L OT Pts GFGA

Philadelphia 53 35 13 5 75 180137Pittsburgh 54 34 16 4 72 164122N.Y. Rangers 56 29 23 4 62 155138New Jersey 53 19 30 4 42 113154N.Y. Islanders 52 17 28 7 41 128169

Northeast DivisionBoston 53 30 16 7 67 161119Montreal 54 30 19 5 65 139131Buffalo 51 24 22 5 53 145149Toronto 53 22 26 5 49 138166Ottawa 54 17 29 8 42 119178

Southeast DivisionTampa Bay 54 33 16 5 71 164162Washington 54 29 15 10 68 150134Carolina 53 26 21 6 58 159164Atlanta 56 24 22 10 58 162183Florida 52 23 23 6 52 140141

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GFGADetroit 53 32 15 6 70 176156Nashville 54 28 19 7 63 141129Chicago 53 27 22 4 58 168150Columbus 52 25 22 5 55 141162St. Louis 51 23 20 8 54 138153

Northwest DivisionVancouver 54 35 10 9 79 183127Calgary 55 27 21 7 61 157161Minnesota 52 27 20 5 59 135138Colorado 53 25 22 6 56 164175Edmonton 53 16 29 8 40 133180

Pacific DivisionDallas 53 30 18 5 65 152150Phoenix 55 27 19 9 63 156156San Jose 53 28 19 6 62 150144Anaheim 54 29 21 4 62 146150Los Angeles 53 29 22 2 60 150129

Today’s GamesMontreal at Boston, 6 p.m.San Jose at Columbus, 6 p.m.Nashville at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Colorado at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Phoenix at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.Ottawa at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.

Nungnadda Wannasuk, Thailand, def. Zari-na Diyas, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-4.

Vera Zvonareva (1), Russia, def TamiraPaszek, Austria, 6-4, 6-2.

Elena Baltacha, Britain, def. Nicha Lertpi-taksinchai, 6-2, 6-3.

Sara Errani (8), Italy, def. Chang Kai-chen,Taiwan, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Ayumi Morita, Japan, def. Tamarine Tana-sugarn, Thailand, 6-3, 6-2.

Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, def. RenataVoracova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2.

Roberta Vinci (5), Italy, def. Ksenia Palkina,Kyrgyzstan, 6-1, 6-3.

Daniela Hantuchova (4), Slovakia, def.Kurumi Nara, Japan, 6-2, 6-1.

Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def.Romina Oprandi, Italy, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, def. Tat-jana Malek, Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

DoublesFirst Round

Jill Craybas, United States, and TamarineTanasugarn (3), Thailand, def. Nicole Clerico,Italy, and Ksenia Palkina, Kyrgyzstan, 7-6 (9),6-2.

Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, andRenata Voracova (2), Czech Republic, def.Lindsay Lee-Waters and Megan Moulton-Levy, United States, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Alberta Brianti, Italy, and Zhang Shuai (3),China, def. Lu Jingjing and Xu Yi-Fan, China,6-4, 6-4.

ATP World Tour ABN AMRO WorldTournament

Tuesday’s ResultsAt Ahoy’ Stadium

Rotterdam, NetherlandsPurse: $1.97 million (WT500)

Surface: Hard-IndoorSingles

First RoundPhilipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Yen-

hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-4, 7-6 (5).Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. David Fer-

rer, (3) Spain, 6-3, 6-4.Ivan Ljubicic (7), Croatia, def. Sergiy

Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 7-6 (3), 6-3.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8), France, def. Grigor

Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-4.Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, def.

Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-4, 0-6, 6-1.Robin Soderling (1), Sweden, def. Robin

Haase, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-2.Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic, def.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 6-2.Doubles

First RoundMichael Llodra, France, and Nenad Zimon-

jic (4), Serbia, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, andAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Marcel Gra-nollers (3), Spain, def. Julian Knowle, Aus-tralia, and Horia Tecau, Romania, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, and Philipp Pet-zschner (2), Germany, def. Lukas Dlouhy,Czech Republic, and Paul Hanley, Australia,7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 10-4 tiebreak.

ATP World Tour SAP OpenAt HP Pavilion

San Jose, Calif.Purse: $600,000 (WT250)

Surface: Hard-IndoorSingles

First RoundMichael Russell, United States, def. Alex

Kuznetsov, United States, 6-4, 6-2.Tim Smyczek, United States, def. Robert

Farah, Colombia, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.Denis Istomin (5), Uzbekistan, def. Roman

Borvanov, Moldova, 6-3, 7-5.Donald Young, United States, def. Dustin

Brown, Germany, 7-6 (2), 6-4.James Blake, United States, def. Jesse

Levine, United States, 7-5, 6-1.Lleyton Hewitt (7), Australia, def. Bjorn

Phau, Germany, 6-3, 6-3.Exhibition

Gael Monfils, France, def. Pete Sampras,United States, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

DoublesFirst Round

Alejandro Falla, Colombia, and XavierMalisse, Belgium, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia,and Dusan Vemic, Serbia, 6-1, 6-2.

Richard Berankis, Lithuania, and KeiNishikori, Japan, def. Johan Brunstrom, Swe-den, and Travis Parrott, United States, 6-7 (4),6-0, 10-6 tiebreak.

2011 Spring Training DatesAmerican League

P&C Full Squad1st Workout 1st

Baltimore Feb. 14 Feb. 21Boston Feb. 15 Feb. 19Chicago White Sox Feb. 17 Feb. 22Cleveland Feb. 17 Feb. 20Detroit Feb. 14 Feb. 19Kansas City Feb. 15 Feb. 19L.A. Angels Feb. 14 Feb. 19Minnesota Feb. 17 Feb. 23N.Y. Yankees Feb. 15 Feb. 20Oakland Feb. 16 Feb. 21Seattle Feb. 14 Feb. 19Tampa Bay Feb. 16 Feb. 21Texas Feb. 17 Feb. 20Toronto Feb. 14 Feb. 19

National LeagueP&C Full Squad1st Workout 1st

Arizona Feb. 14 Feb. 19Atlanta Feb. 15 Feb. 19Chicago Cubs Feb. 14 Feb. 19Cincinnati Feb. 16 Feb. 19Colorado Feb. 15 Feb. 22Florida Feb. 17 Feb. 21Houston Feb. 16 Feb. 20L.A. Dodgers Feb. 17 Feb. 22Milwaukee Feb. 17 Feb. 22N.Y. Mets Feb. 17 Feb. 21Philadelphia Feb. 14 Feb. 19Pittsburgh Feb. 14 Feb. 19St. Louis Feb. 14 Feb. 19San Diego Feb. 14 Feb. 19San Francisco Feb. 15 Feb. 19Washington Feb. 17 Feb. 22

Chicago at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.Anaheim at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesNew Jersey at Toronto, 6 p.m.Carolina at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.Buffalo at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

AHL GlanceEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic DivisionGP W LOL SLPts GF GA

Manchester 52 31 16 1 4 67 168 141Portland 50 30 15 4 1 65 172 149Worcester 50 24 18 2 6 56 132 148Connecticut 52 24 21 2 5 55 142 143Providence 50 23 23 3 1 50 123 153Springfield 50 23 23 1 3 50 150 159Bridgeport 50 19 25 3 3 44 136 161

East DivisionGP W LOL SLPts GF GA

WB/Scranton 51 37 14 0 0 74 171 124Hershey 49 31 14 1 3 66 172 116Charlotte 51 28 18 1 4 61 179 165Norfolk 51 25 15 8 3 61 176 147Binghamton 51 25 20 3 3 56 162 143Syracuse 50 18 26 2 4 42 123 161Albany 49 18 28 0 3 39 121 177Adirondack 51 16 30 2 3 37 117 176

WESTERN CONFERENCENorth DivisionGP W LOL SLPts GF GA

Manitoba 49 28 15 1 5 62 143 123Hamilton 49 28 16 1 4 61 142 117Lake Erie 55 25 22 3 5 58 145 150Toronto 51 24 20 0 7 55 147 146Abbotsford 52 23 22 2 5 53 119 146Grand Rapids51 22 23 1 5 50 140 159Rochester 50 21 24 3 2 47 137 162

West DivisionGP W LOL SLPts GF GA

Milwaukee 49 28 13 2 6 64 138 120San Antonio 51 31 18 2 0 64 166 146Peoria 51 29 18 2 2 62 139 129Houston 52 29 19 1 3 62 139 138OKC 53 27 19 2 5 61 168 153Texas 49 27 16 3 3 60 136 128Chicago 54 26 22 2 4 58 172 178Rockford 47 20 21 2 4 46 121 138

Today’s GamesConnecticut at Toronto, 10 a.m.San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 10:35 a.m.Hershey at Manchester, 6 p.m.Abbotsford at Rochester, 6:05 p.m.Houston at Rockford, 6:35 p.m.Grand Rapids at Chicago, 7 p.m.Peoria at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

BASEBALLAmerican League

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms withLHP Dennys Reyes on a minor league con-tract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Designated OF JustinRuggiano and 1B-OF Leslie Anderson forassignment.

National LeagueMILWAUKEE BREWERS—Assigned RHP

Roque Mercedes outright to Nashville (PCL).BASKETBALL

Women’s National BasketballAssociation

LOS ANGELES SPARKS—Signed CCourtney Paris. Re-signed F Chanel Mokan-go.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named John-nie Lynn secondary/cornerbacks coach andBobby April, Jr. defensive quality controlcoach. Promoted David Culley to senioroffensive assistant/wide receivers, JamesUrban assistant offensive coordinator, DougPederson quarterbacks coach and Duce Sta-ley special teams quality control coach.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Named Kei-th Millard and Grady Stretz co-defensive linecoaches and Tyrone Pettaway defensivequality control coach.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Fired offensivecoordinator Mike Heimerdinger.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Recalled G MikeMcKenna from Albany (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Re-assigned FAlexandre Bolduc to Manitoba (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned CJay Beagle to Hershey (AHL).

COLLEGECARTHAGE—Named Mike Yeager defen-

sive coordinator.GREENSBORO—Named Kathleen Stand-

berg women’s assistant golf coach.

Feb. 11At Montreal (ESPN2), Antonin Decarie vs.

Shamone Alvarez, 10, welterweights; IonutDan Ion vs. Steve Forbes, 10, welterweights.

At Atlantic City, N.J., Eddie Chambers vs.Derric Rossy, 12, IBF heavyweight eliminator.

At Osaka, Japan, Oleydong Sithsamerchaivs. Kazuto Ioka, 12, for Sithsamerchai’s WBCstrawweight title.

Feb. 12At Duesseldorf, Germany, Steve Herelius

vs. Yoan Pablo Hernandez, 12, for Herelius’WBA interim cruiserweight title.

60. Thomas Bjorn Den 2.1761. Brendan Jones Aus 2.1662. Henrik Stenson Swe 2.1563. Noh Seung-yul Kor 2.1064. Toru Taniguchi Jpn 2.0765. Lucas Glover USA 1.9766. Angel Cabrera Arg 1.9667. Thongchai Jaidee Tha 1.9568. J.B. Holmes USA 1.9469. Jason Dufner USA 1.9270. Anders Hansen Den 1.9271. Simon Dyson Eng 1.9072. Kevin Na USA 1.8973. Tetsuji Hiratsuka Jpn 1.8874. Stephen Gallacher Sco 1.8875. Stuart Appleby Aus 1.87

World Golf Ranking1. Lee Westwood Eng 8.412. Martin Kaymer Ger 7.903. Tiger Woods USA 6.784. Phil Mickelson USA 6.395. Graeme McDowell NIr 6.396. Paul Casey Eng 6.137. Rory McIlroy NIr 5.858. Steve Stricker USA 5.789. Luke Donald Eng 5.4510. Jim Furyk USA 5.4211. Ernie Els SAf 5.1512. Ian Poulter Eng 4.9013. Matt Kuchar USA 4.7914. Dustin Johnson USA 4.6515. Robert Karlsson Swe 4.4916. Retief Goosen SAf 4.4817. Francesco Molinari Ita 4.3618. Bubba Watson USA 4.1319. Louis Oosthuizen SAf 3.9120. Edoardo Molinari Ita 3.7921. Hunter Mahan USA 3.7922. Tim Clark SAf 3.7323. Miguel A Jimenez Esp 3.7324. Charl Schwartzel SAf 3.6125. Adam Scott Aus 3.4426. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 3.3727. Robert Allenby Aus 3.3528. Rickie Fowler USA 3.3029. Zach Johnson USA 3.2930. Kim Kyung-Tae Kor 3.2831. Justin Rose Eng 3.2432. Anthony Kim USA 3.2033. Padraig Harrington Irl 3.2034. Nick Watney USA 3.1335. Peter Hanson Swe 3.0736. Alvaro Quiros Esp 3.0337. Ross Fisher Eng 3.0038. Ben Crane USA 2.9539. Ryo Ishikawa Jpn 2.9540. Jason Day Aus 2.9141. Martin Laird Sco 2.7742. Yuta Ikeda Jpn 2.7343. Camilo Villegas Col 2.7044. Y.E. Yang Kor 2.6445. Bo Van Pelt USA 2.6246. Bill Haas USA 2.5847. Sean O’Hair USA 2.5248. Ryan Moore USA 2.4849. K.J. Choi Kor 2.4650. Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 2.4451. Mark Wilson USA 2.3952. Stewart Cink USA 2.3753. Jeff Overton USA 2.2954. Ryan Palmer USA 2.2555. Charley Hoffman USA 2.2456. Richard Green Aus 2.2257. Matteo Manassero Ita 2.2258. Jonathan Byrd USA 2.1759. Heath Slocum USA 2.17

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NBA LEADERSTHROUGH FEB. 7

ScoringG FG FT PTS AVG

Durant, OKC 46 438 371 1332 29.0Stoudemire, NYK 50 494 317 1314 26.3James, MIA 49 438 338 1279 26.1Bryant, LAL 52 466 323 1322 25.4Wade, MIA 47 418 316 1194 25.4Ellis, GOL 50 468 245 1260 25.2Rose, CHI 49 440 248 1206 24.6Anthony, DEN 45 379 315 1106 24.6Gordon, LAC 41 333 242 988 24.1Martin, HOU 51 346 394 1201 23.5Nowitzki, DAL 42 352 223 971 23.1Griffin, LAC 50 437 264 1144 22.9Westbrook, OKC 50 380 349 1126 22.5Howard, ORL 50 397 326 1120 22.4Williams, UTA 49 349 288 1070 21.8Aldridge, POR 52 445 229 1122 21.6Love, MIN 51 360 302 1091 21.4Bargnani, TOR 45 359 181 951 21.1Granger, IND 47 332 219 982 20.9Gay, MEM 51 390 185 1021 20.0

FG PercentageFG FGAPCT

Hilario, DEN 259 402 .644A. Johnson, TOR 214 359 .596Okafor, NOR 219 369 .593Howard, ORL 397 683 .581Ibaka, OKC 198 347 .571Horford, ATL 337 592 .569Odom, LAL 317 571 .555Young, PHL 257 469 .548Boozer, CHI 264 482 .548Millsap, UTA 357 674 .530

ReboundsG OFFDEF TOT AVG

Love, MIN 51 245 551 796 15.6Howard, ORL 50 194 489 683 13.7Randolph, MEM 49 232 416 648 13.2Griffin, LAC 50 192 446 638 12.8Gasol, LAL 52 186 359 545 10.5Okafor, NOR 49 157 339 496 10.1Horford, ATL 48 126 350 476 9.9Chandler, DAL 48 134 325 459 9.6Odom, LAL 52 124 369 493 9.5Duncan, SAN 50 125 338 463 9.3

AssistsG AST AVG

Rondo, BOS 40 496 12.4Nash, PHX 47 522 11.1Paul, NOR 53 518 9.8Williams, UTA 49 466 9.5Wall, WAS 38 345 9.1Felton, NYK 50 447 8.9Calderon, TOR 44 386 8.8Westbrook, OKC 50 428 8.6Kidd, DAL 51 426 8.4Rose, CHI 49 401 8.2

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 B3

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AP Photo

England’s Lee Westwood plays a shot during a Challenge Match on Tuesday atthe Emirates Golf Club two days ahead of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tourna-ment in Dubai. The Classic will host the world’s top-three ranked golfers, includ-ing No. 1 Westwood.

Numbers man• Greer never thought he’d change the game of golf

THIS WEEK IN: GOLF

Finchem: PGA won’t halt fan calls on rulesRENO, Nev. — PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem would like to see more common sense used in

enforcing penalties for rules infractions phoned in by alert fans watching on television but he said on Tuesdaythat halting their input completely is “not an option.”

“We like the fact that people call in. We like the fact people who watch the telecasts get excited aboutsomething they see,” Finchem said.

“We don’t want to turn those people off. We want to accept the information and deal with it. Cutting themoff is not an option. It is just a question of how the rule is applied,” he said in an interview Tuesday during astop at Montreux Golf & Country Club to promote the 13th Reno-Tahoe Open Aug. 4-7 on the edge of theSierra Nevada.

Finchem said he discussed the controversial topic in a meeting with members of the USGA executivecommittee in Phoenix on Friday after television viewers called in violations by Camilo Villegas in Hawaii andPadraig Harrington in Abu Dhabi in recent weeks. Both initially were assessed two-shot penalties, butbecause officials were notified after the round, each was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.

— AP

soon swirl down the drainlike the Steelers’ champi-onship dreams.

Keisel and the Steelershad one final team meetingTuesday, determined to puttheir crushing Super Bowlloss to Green Bay behindthem. Players stuffedbelongings in black trashbags and zoomed off into anuncertain offseason.

Almost 48 hours after theloss, coach Mike Tomlinmet with the Steelers andtold them the franchiseremains committed towardwinning the Lombardi Tro-phy.

He also addressed somevarious rules and restric-tions that would come ifowners decide to moveahead with a lockout. TheSteelers, like most NFL play-ers, are worried about whatwill happen with OTAs,minicamps, health insur-ance and other necessitieswhen the collective bargain-ing agreement expiresMarch 3.

“Hey man, you bettersave some money, just incase,” defensive end NickEason said. “A lot of thingshave changed. I mean,

we’ve been taken care ofthrough our health insur-ance, and things like that,and we’re going to have thatno longer. So it’s time tosave, time to not buy carsand spend money.”

Tomlin, of course, wasn’taround to talk about themeeting. Same with BenRoethlisberger and TroyPolamalu. The Steelers lettwo players talk to the mediaat the podium: AntwaanRandle El and Chris Hoke.

About an hour after themeeting ended, Tomlinwalked out of a side door ofthe practice facility wearinga scarf and his AFC cham-pions ballcap, but no coat,on a brisk day where thewind chill was below zero.

Tomlin waved before heslipped into his SUV andbacked it up to the doors ofthe practice facility to loadsome belongings. He thentipped his cap as he droveout of the parking lot.

Inside team headquar-ters, the Steelers’ six SuperBowl trophies stand togeth-er along the wall leading tovarious offices. The 31-25loss to the Packers assuredthere will be no more addi-tions to that collection this

offseason.Hoke, a free agent after

10 years with the Steelers,was a key component intheir last two champi-onships. And, of course, heexpected to extend the per-fect record on Sunday.

“I’m glad we won the firsttwo, because I don’t howyou deal with it,” Hoke said.“It makes you so much hap-pier you won the first two.It’s tough to lose SuperBowls. You get there, youdream of being on top ofthat podium holding that tro-phy, passing it around, cel-ebrating with your team-mates.”

Hoke hopes to return andexpects to find most of histeammates back with himfor the new season — when-ever that starts. LinebackerLaMarr Woodley and cor-nerback Ike Taylor are twotop free agents. The Steelerswant to re-sign both.

Under the Rooney family,the Steelers have long beenfond of stability. And ArtRooney has already said notto expect many changes.

Who knows. MaybeKeisel’s mangy mane mightbe the biggest offseasontransformation.

• Continued from Page B1

By Andrew DampfAP Sports Writer

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Ger-many — Lindsey Vonn isclearly not herself. Per-haps more worrying, theOlympic downhill cham-pion isn’t sure when she’llbe fully recovered fromher head injury.

Attempting to defendher super-G title title inthe opening race of theworld championships,Vonn finished seventhTuesday — a dismal per-formance given her com-manding strength in thisevent. She was 0.84 sec-onds behind Austrianwinner Elisabeth Goergl.

“It’s like I’m skiing in afog,” Vonn said.

She lost time at eachcheckpoint and becameincreasingly shaky as shecompleted her run. Onthe bottom half of the icyand shady Kandaharcourse, she was wild andstruggled simply to main-tain her line. At the finish,Vonn hung her head onher poles.

“I can’t process theinformation fast enoughand that’s why I’m behindthe course, all the bumpsare throwing me around,”she said. “It’s because mybody is one gate ahead ofwhere my mind is, andthat’s not a good way toski.”

Vonn landed on herhead during a spectacularfall in giant slalom train-ing in Austria last weekand pulled out of Friday’sWorld Cup slalom.

“It’s very frustratingbecause it’s not pain. Ican’t just fight my waydown and fight my waythrough the pain. I haveno fight; I can’t think,” shesaid. “It’s awful, it’s awful.”

Vonn’s status is insharp contrast to that ofU.S. teammate Julia Man-cuso, who took the silvermedal.

She finished a mere0.05 seconds behindGoergl for her fourthcareer medal at theworlds, adding to herthree Olympic medals.Maria Riesch of Germanywon the bronze.

Mancuso also finishedsecond in a downhill inCortina d’Ampezzo, Italy,a couple weeks ago. Still,she hasn’t won a race innearly four years.

By Jenna FryerAP Auto Racing Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —NASCAR entered its briefoffseason with several nag-ging problems, intending tofix as many as possible.

What top series officialsemerged with is a new scor-ing format that simplifies theconvoluted points systemused since 1975. Leftunchanged are sagging tele-vision ratings, alarmingattendance drops and apa-thy from new and old fansalike.

After 2010 produced oneof the most competitive anddramatic seasons in memo-ry, it was competition issues— the new points system, atweak to the Chase for theSprint Cup championship— and not the overarchingthreats to the sport’s successthat NASCAR chairman Bri-an France addressed lastmonth in his 2011 preview.

“Look, we’re very satis-fied with the most importantthing: the level of competi-tion,” France said. “It’s easyto pull out one thing oranother. We’re 63 years old;every sport is going to haveperiods where, for lots ofreasons, you’re in a peak ora valley.

“But over the long-term,we’re very confident that ...we’re setting ourselves up towork through any issuesthat we have, take the sportin a smart direction overmany, many years andmake sure the businessmodels for all of theNASCAR community workproperly.”

Five-time defending

series champion JimmieJohnson said simply chang-ing the points system wasn’tenough to fix NASCAR’slarger issues.

“I don’t believe (thepoints change is) a hugestrategy to engage the fansmore from an attendancestandpoint or a viewershipstandpoint,” Johnson saidwhen asked what effect thenew points system will have.“I think, in my opinion, thereare other areas to focus onfor that.”

Those other areas — ris-ing costs, a difficult spon-sorship market, fading stars,failure to entice the coveted18-to-34 demographic andoverall fan malaise —remain status quo asNASCAR heads into a newseason. The unofficial kick-off is this week when Day-tona International Speedwayopens in preparation of Sat-urday night’s exhibitionBudweiser Shootout.

The season-opening Day-tona 500 — NASCAR’s ver-sion of the Super Bowl — isFeb. 20.

Last year’s Daytona 500was marred by a pesky pot-hole in the racing surfacethat caused two delays total-ing more than two hours, adebacle that some believedset the tone for another yearof decline in NASCAR inter-est.

The television audiencewas down 10 percent lastseason, and ratings divedalmost 21 percent duringthe Chase for the Sprint Cupchampionship.

AP Photo

This July 2, 2010 file photo shows NASCAR driverDale Earnhardt Jr. celebrating after winning theSubway Jalapeno 250 auto race at DaytonaInternational Speedway. Earnhardt Jr. recentlycalled for shorter races and a shorter season, andsaid he’d accept less money for the cutbacks.

SKI ING

AUTO RACING

Vonn isskiing ‘ina fog’ atWorlds

NFL: Lockout a big concern

Few answers forNASCAR issues

Doug FergusonAP Golf Writer

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.— His vocation was civilengineering. His passionwas sports and statistics.

Tony Greer foundenough spare time betweenthe two to devise a worldranking for golfers, and itturned into more than a hob-by. His system got the atten-tion of Mark McCormack,the late founder of IMG whohad been publishing his ownrudimentary rankings in theannual “World of Profes-sional Golf.”

Neither could have imag-ined how it would shapegolf’s growing landscape.

“It’s an exciting time atthe moment,” Greer saidTuesday from his home inLondon.

When he first started todevelop a world ranking,Greer said it was far lesscomplicated to figure out thebest players in golf.

“You looked at the PGATour money list,” he said.

That all has changed now.First came the emer-

gence of Seve Ballesterosand Nick Faldo, then GregNorman and BernhardLanger. And while TigerWoods has dominated theranking like no other — hehas been at No. 1 for 85 per-cent of his pro career — hisrecent slump has createdopportunity for so many oth-ers. And it has put the Offi-cial World Golf Ranking atthe front of any discussioninvolving of global golf.

Lee Westwood, MartinKaymer and Woods — Nos.1, 2 and 3 in the world rank-ing — will be in the samegroup for the Dubai DesertClassic. It’s the first timesince 1994 that a regularEuropean Tour event hashad the top three players inthe world. On the other sideof the world, Phil Mickelsonis at Pebble Beach with achance to move ahead ofWoods for the first timesince the 1997 Masters.

At both tournaments,players will be jockeying tofinish among the top 64 andqualify for the $8 millionMatch Play Championship.

You can count on somecontroversy. That hasn’tchanged. Questions aboutthe mechanics and method-ology of the world rankingwill never go away. There isno system to accuratelycompare the strength of

tours around the world.“How do you know that

I’m No. 198, and some guyfrom Zimbabwe is No. 199?”said Paul Goydos.

For those who don’t likethe ranking, they better getused to it.

Paul Azinger once saidthe only things that evermade him choke were cashor prestige. He never saidanything about rankingpoints.

But that’s the directiongolf is going.

The USGA’s decision lastweek to eliminate the mon-ey list as a criteria for gettinginto the U.S. Open was onlythe latest step in giving theOfficial World Golf Rankingmore importance, if notcredibility.

The U.S. Open still putsas much emphasis on “Unit-ed States” as it does on“Open.”

It is sensitive to where themajor is played, and itstrives to keep half of its 156-man field open to qualifiers.But it also wants to be thestrongest test for a major,inviting the best fromaround the world. TheUSGA ultimately decidedwhat McCormack figuredout years ago — moneymight not be the bestbarometer anymore.

That’s why starting nextyear, it will swap out moneylists from four tours with thetop 60 in the world ranking.

“We’re more comfortablewith that than we are tryingto figure out internally howwe judge various toursaround the world,” saidMike Davis, the seniordirector of rules and com-petition. “Virtually every-body will admit that anyranking system is nevergoing to be perfect. But wethink it’s more equitablethan what we do.”

The knock on McCorma-ck and his initial idea for aworld ranking was that hewas only trying to promotehis clients at IMG. Therebuttal was that IMG hadmost of the best players,anyway.

“He was always a bit of astatistical buff,” Johnsonsaid. “For a long time in hisannual, he compiled a worldmoney list. That spawnedthe ranking, as it becameclear a money list was dis-torted by the value of thedollar and obviously, theoverwhelming focus on theU.S. tour and the size of itsprize money. That madeeverything else in the worldsomewhat irrelevant as faras performance on the golfcourse.”

On CoursePGA TOURPebble Beach Nat. Pro-Am

Site: Pebble Beach, Calif.Schedule: Thursday-

Sunday.Courses: Pebble Beach

Golf Links (6,816 yards, par 72),Monterey Peninsula CountryClub, Shore Course (6,900yards, par 72) and Spyglass HillGolf Club (6,833 yards, par 72).

Purse: $6.3 million. Winner’sshare: $1,134,000.

TV: Golf Channel (Thursday,3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.;Friday, midnight-3 a.m., 3-6p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.;Saturday, 2-5 a.m., 1-2:30 p.m.;Sunday, midnight-2 a.m., 1-2:30p.m.; Monday, midnight-2 a.m.)and CBS (Saturday, 3-6 p.m.;Sunday, 3-6:30 p.m.).

Notes: Dustin Johnson topsthe field along with Wilson, PhilMickelson, Jim Furyk, PadraigHarrington and Geoff Ogilvy. ...In 2009, Johnson beat MikeWeir by four strokes in the rain-shortened tournament.Mickelson won by five strokesin 2007, matching thetournament record of 20-under268 set by Mark O’Meara in1997. Mickelson also won in1998 and 2005.

CHAMPIONS TOURAllianz Championship

Site: Boca Raton, Fla.Schedule: Friday-Sunday.Course: The Old Course at

Broken Sound Club (6,807yards, par 72).

Purse: $1.8 million. Winner’sshare: $270,000.

TV: Golf Channel (Friday,11:30-1:30 p.m.; Saturday,5:30-8:30 p.m.; Sunday, 6-8:30p.m.).

Notes: John Cook has astreak of 12 rounds in the 60s,one off the tour record set byHale Irwin in 1999. ... JimColbert is making his 500thChampions Tour start. The 69-year-old Colbert has 20 tourvictories.

PGA EUROPEAN TOURDubai Desert Classic

Site: Dubai, United ArabEmirates.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Emirates Golf Club,Majlis Course (7,301 yards, par72).

Purse: $2.5 million. Winner’sshare: $416,660 .

TV: Golf Channel (Thursday,8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 5:30-7:30p.m.; Friday, 7:30-11:30 a.m.,5:30-7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 7:30-11:30 a.m., 2-5 p.m., 8:30-10:30p.m.; Sunday, 7:30-11:30 a.m.,2:30-5 p.m., 8:30-10:30 p.m.).

Notes: Tiger Woods is in thefield and coming off a 44th-place tie two weeks ago atTorrey Pines in his seasondebut ... Top-ranked LeeWestwood and No. 2 MartinKaymer also are in the field

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Aggies’ 80-78 Lloyd Noble Center vic-tory Jan. 26. “Sometimes you will guarda ball screen correctly and a good play-er will make a darn good play. That’sgoing to happen. But we had eight con-secutive where we did not guardaccording to the (scouting report).Eight in a row.”

Fans have seen a million ballscreens.

A perimeter ballhandler goes onedirection or another, and a teammatewill pop out and set a screen. It’s calleda ball screen because she’s setting thescreen for the player with the ball.

Run properly, it can lead to manygood things. The player with the ballmay find daylight enough to shoot anuncontested 3-pointer, or daylightenough to drive to the basket, where-by she might score or dish to a left-open teammate who might score.

Also, the player setting the screenhas options. She can roll toward thebasket, hoping to receive a pass, there-by making the “ball screen” a de facto“pick and roll.” Or, the player settingthe screen can pop out further, aftersetting the screen, and come open forher own 3-point shot.

It works because, often, the playerdefending the screener must take overdefense of the ballhandler, giving theoriginal defender of the ballhandlertime to get around the screen, and, asa result, the screener a moment ofbeing unguarded.

Why’s A&M special?For the Aggies, the screener is

Danielle Williams, the 6-1 post who’severy bit as big as Courtney Paris, butwho has the shooting touch of an in-rhythm Whitney Hand. Adams leadsthe Big 12 Conference in scoring at22.6 points per outing.

The girl with the ball tends to be

Sydney Colson, who leads the confer-ence in assists (6.26 per game) and issecond in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.3to 1). It might also be Sydney Carter,who averages 3.2 assists and is shoot-ing 37.7 percent from 3-point land.

For A&M, the ball screen is a sim-ple play with a plethora of possible pos-itive outcomes.

“You’re in the middle of a riddle,”Coale said of the defense that must beplayed against A&M’s ball screeningways. “But you have to trust. You haveto trust everybody to cover it, not justthe two guys who are involved in(directly defending) the setting and theusing of the screen. There are threeother people on your team who alsohave to be in the right position to makeit work.”

Ready or not?Inherently, an offense has an advan-

tage over a defense in many sportsbecause it knows where it’s going.That goes double when the offense hasthe athleticism of the Texas A&Mwomen.

“We’ve worked on them and prac-ticed it. It’s pretty much all about talk-ing and communication,” said OUpoint guard Danielle Robinson, whowill frequently be the player gettingscreened tonight. “I think it’s all aboutdoing it quicker.”

So Robinson, plenty quick, has to bequicker to respond to being screened.The helper, likely post Joanna McFar-land or post Lyndsey Cloman, musthelp quicker and also recover back toAdams quicker. And the rest of theSooners have to know it’s happening,because the screener and the playerreceiving the benefit of the screen arenot the only threats when it’s happen-ing.

It’s interesting.The Sooners have found ways to win

many times this season, comingthrough with victorious momentswhen nothing else would do. Often,they’ve had to as a result of strugglingin other parts of the game. But againstTexas A&M the first time around, thesecond half may have been OU’s bestoffensive half. Fans were on their feetmost of that half just to be in positionto see what might happen next.

So, tonight, if the Sooners can playwith the ball as they did in the secondhalf last time, while also offering theirtypical end-of-game mental toughness… it likely won’t make any differencewhatsoever without doing a much bet-ter job defending A&M’s ball screen.

That’s what it’s all about.Clay Horning

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“They’re a differentteam. That’s no disrespectto the other teams we’veplayed, but they’re on a lit-tle bit different level thaneveryone, especially withthe way they’re playingright now,” OU coach JeffCapel said. “They have aswagger about them — ina good way. That’s very evi-dent when you watch themon tape.”

But those tapes revealtendencies. Watchingthem shows what playerslike to do and what theydon’t. They show whethera guard can effectively dri-ve either direction or if he’slimited to his dominanthand. They show if a for-ward only spins to his leftwhen he gets the ball.They show which playersgamble on defense andwhich don’t.

Knowing those tenden-cies is the great equalizerin a game that is as mentalas it is physical.

The last time OU andTexas met, the Soonersgot away from their reportin a 66-46 loss in Austin onJan. 15. Early in the gameand at the beginning of thesecond half, Texas’ JordanHamilton found himselfwide open just beyond the3-point line with no Soonersnear him. Those wide open3-pointers accounted for 12of his 17 points that day.

“We just lost him,” guardSteven Pledger said.

Hamilton, who averages18.9 points a game and hasemerged as the favorite tobe the Big 12’s player of theyear this season, remarkedbeing so open was “likeChristmas.”

Capel showed the quoteto his team the next dayand got the intended result.

The Sooners have heldtheir last five opponents to47 percent shooting orworse. They’ve held theirlast four to less than 30 per-cent from 3-point range.The Sooners have also wonfour of five since the first

meeting against Texas. Paying attention to the

scouting report has playeda big role in the success.Capel admitted one thinghe might have taken forgranted with a team thathad nine first-year players,was that most had neverbeen given that kind ofdetailed information before.

“To go through adetailed scouting reportand try to get guys toremember and understandtendencies, it took a while,”Capel said. “I think we’vegotten a lot better since thelast time we played them.”

Will it be enough for theSooners to get what wouldeasily be their biggest vic-tory of the season? That willplay out tonight. The onlyguarantee the Sooners aremaking is that they don’twant anyone feeling likeplaying against them is akinto getting presents.

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Oklahoma at Texas A&M

Time/Place: 7 p.m., today, ReedArena, College Station, Texas

Records/Rankings: Oklahoma 17-5(7-2 Big 12)/No. 14 Associated Press Top25, No. 12 ESPN/USA Today Top 25;Texas A&M 19-2 (7-1 Big 12)/No. 6 APTop 25, No. 6 ESPN/USA Today Top 25.

Oklahoma starters: G 13 DanielleRobinson (5-9, Sr., 19.5 ppg, 5.3 apg), G 3Aaryn Ellenberg (5-7, Fr., 17.5 ppg, 3.4rpg), G 25 Whitney Hand (6-1, So.., 14.0ppg, 5.7 rpg), F 10 Carlee Roethlisberger(6-1, Sr., 6.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg), C 53 JoannaMcFarland (6-3, So., 6.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg).

Texas A&M starters: G 4 SydneyCarter (5-6, Jr., 9.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg); G 51Sydney Colson (5-8, Sr., 6.4 ppg, 5.7 apg);F 20 Tyra White (6-0, Jr., 14.0 ppg, 4.8rpg); F 21 Adaora Elonu (6-1, Jr., 9.3 ppg,5.7 rpg); C 23 Danielle Adams (6-1, Sr.,22.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg)

Series: OU leads 26-16TV: NoneRadio: KOKC-AM 1520

Texas atOklahoma

Time/Place: 8 p.m.today, Lloyd Noble Center

Records/Rankings:Oklahoma 12-10, 4-4 Big12/unranked; Texas 20-3, 8-0 Big 12/No. 3 AssociatedPress; No. 3 ESPN-USAToday.

Oklahoma starters: F4 Andrew Fitzgerald (6-8,231, So., 13.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg);G 2 Steven Pledger (6-4,212, So., 12.3 ppg, 2.1 apg);G 14 Carl Blair (6-2, 209,So., 7.8 ppg, 4.3 apg); G 21Cameron Clark (6-6, 189,Fr., 9.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg); G 34Cade Davis (6-5, 209, Sr.,12.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg)

Texas starters: F 1Gary Johnson (6-6, 238, Sr.,11.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg); F 13Tristan Thompson (6-8, 225,Fr., 12.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg); G 3Jordan Hamilton (6-7, 200,So., 18.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg); G 4Dogus Balbay (6-1, 175, Sr.,4.7 ppg, 2.5 apg); G 5 CoryJoseph (6-3, 185, Fr., 11.0ppg, 3.9 rpg 5.3 apg)

Series: OU leads 47-30TV: ESPN2-28Radio: KRXO-FM 107.7Webcast: ESPN3.com

Women:Will have to be quicker on D

Men:Texashas been onanother level

Bombers take out Tigers

NHS:Lackedemotion againstNo. 2 Bombers

GirlsIt was all going wrong

for the Norman High girls.After two practices in

eight days, no games, theTigers were back on thecourt Tuesday afternoon totake on the top-rankedteam in the state, MidwestCity.

Unfortunately for NHS,the shots weren’t falling,and the Bombers took abig, early lead and neverlooked back, winning 47-27for their 40th-straightvictory.

“We’re not going to use(the weather) as anexcuse,” NHS coachMatilda Mossman said.“We were 9-for-47. That’s19 percent. We were timid,we didn’t have any attitude.We weren’t even a factor.I’m really disappointed withour mentality and ourattitude. We just weren’tvery tough.”

Ashley Clark scored 10of her game-high 18 pointsin the third period as theBombers pulled away, andMidwest City post MarishaWallace scored 15 points.Clark also added eightrebounds and five steals.Midwest City took the ballaway from the Tigers 12times and blocked nineshots.

Kamra King led theTigers (14-5) with 10points, three assists andtwo steals, and ShelbyLovell put in eight, includ-ing two 3-pointers.

At North GymNorman North 47,Moore 15.

Playing in back-to-backgames, North was not attheir best Tuesday againstthe struggling Lions.

“We had to have a senseof urgency,” North coachJeff Blough said. “Thecoaches did their jobbefore the game. It’s up tothe seniors to get themgoing on nights like this.It’s just one of thosenights.”

Both teams came outsluggish and didn’t scorefor almost three minutes inthe first quarter. Northfinally heated up and wenton a 13-2 run to end theperiod.

Moore’s offense contin-ued to struggle in thesecond quarter. They wereunable to set up any plays

or get any fastbreakopportunities. The Lionstrailed 24-4 at halftime.

The Timberwolves putthe game away in the third.But their coaching staffwas still unhappy with theteam’s performance.

“It was still ugly,” Bloughsaid. “ We had a JVatmosphere. Nobody in thestands. We didn’t comewith any energy. I told thegirls we won by 34 pointsand it feels like we lost.”

Haley Scott led the T-Wolves with 11 points. ToriThomas added six.

Moore’s high scorer wasLindsey Harris with fivepoints.

BoysMoore 55, Norman North 48

Austin Salyer had thehot hand early for Moore.The senior guard knockeddown a 3-pointer to startthe game then followed itup with a gliding layupthrough the T-Wolvesdefense.

Gabe Bonzie kept Northin the game with harddrives to the baskets andwas able to pick up fouls onmultiple MHS defenders.Moore still led 23-20 athalftime.

The shooting of PatrickSchaefer and the rebound-ing of Payton Prince andMatt Southard allowedNorth to take a one pointlead into the fourth quarter.

With 1:42 left in thegame Bonzie put the T-Wolves up 48-47 aftersinking two free throws.

The Lions’ Dorion Giggerresponded with a 3-footshot from in the paint.MHS led by one.

North tried to get theball to Southard on the lowblock, but 6-9 senior wasunable to handle the pass.Moore came up with theloose ball and CoryonneCain was fouled. He sankboth free throws to extendMoore’s lead to 51-48 with33 seconds left on theclock.

The T-Wolves put theball in Schaefer’s hands totry and tie the contest, butthe Lions’ Bryson Lowrydenied him a good lookand he passed it out toMatt Mclure, who missed a3-pointer.

Salyer and Gigger eachscored 16 points for theLions. Kody Englishchipped in with 11.

The T-Wolves got 16points from Schaefer whileBonzie chipped in with 15.

— By Jeff Johncox & Michael Kinney

Transcript Photo by Jerry Laizure

Norman High’s Kim Hayes (13) goes to the hoop before Midwest City's CaroleeDillard (32) tries to block her shot in Tuesday’s game at Norman High.

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BoxscoreGirls

Midwest City 47, Norman High 27MWC 12 12 15 8 — 47NHS 8 4 13 2 — 27

Individual StatisticsScoring — MWC: Ashley Clark 18, Mar-

isha Wallace 15, Kaylon Williams 5, Adrian-na White 4, Canesha Watson 3, Carolee Dil-lard 2. NHS: Kamra King 10, Shelby Lovell8, Bethany Cox 4, D Brown 3, Kim Hayes 2.Rebounds — MWC: Clark 8. NHS: OliviaMeek 6, Jordan Franks 6. Assists — MWC:White 4. NHS: King 3. Steals — MWC:Clark 5. NHS: King 2. Blocked Shots —MWC: Williams 6. NHS: Meek 1.Turnovers — MWC: 20. NHS: 17.

Record for NHS: 14-5Next for NHS: 6:15 p.m. Friday at

Edmond Memorial.

two assists. Cortrael Col-bert scored 16 points, hadfour boards and threesteals.

Freshman point guardOmega Harris set up thebrothers Colbert all night.He had five points butdished out seven assistsand nabbed five steals asthe Bombers’ high-pres-sure, full-court pressdefense forced the Tigers(10-9) into bad decisionafter bad decision.

“Overall, we weren’t veryaggressive and we played alittle bit scared,” McCul-lough. “There wasn’t any-thing there that we haven’tseen before. I’m prettyembarrassed for how weplayed, to tell you the truth.We just kind of went outthere and allowed things tohappen instead of dictatingthe way things were goingto happen.”

Brandon Southern andJaques Murray eachscored nine points to leadthe Tigers and George Kit-tle added six points, 11rebounds and three assists.Connor Madole had eightpoints, four boards andthree blocked shots.

The Tigers might have afew days without school,but they don’t have any

time to rest. No practicesdue to the heavy snowfallmeans they likely won’t beback on the court beforehaving to travel to top-ranked Edmond MemorialFriday night.

If the roads aren’t goodenough to travel on Friday,McCullough said the twoteams would play Saturdayafternoon, instead.

“We have to get thatenthusiasm back, play withthe emotion we were play-ing with,” McCulloughsaid. “Now we go from No.2 to No. 1.”

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• Continued from Page B1 BoxscoreBoys

Midwest City 65, Norman High 49MWC 20 16 12 17 — 65NHS 12 10 12 15 — 49

Individual StatisticsScoring — MWC: Cortrez Colbert 28,

Cortrael Colbert 16, T.J. Noel 6, OmegaHarris 5, Greg Austin 4, Cornell Neal 2, Bri-an Traylor 2, Chris Shannon 2. NHS: Bran-don Southern 9, Jaques Murray 9, ConnorMadole 8, George Kittle 6, Nate Long 6,Grant Ladner 6, Daniel Harper 3, GavinEdington 2. Rebounds — MWC: CortrezColbert 8, Austin 8. NHS: Kittle 11.Assists — MWC: Harris 7. NHS: South-ern 3, Kittle 3. Steals — MWC: Harris 5.NHS: Ladner 3. Blocked Shots — MWC:Austin 2. NHS: Madole 3. Turnovers —MWC: 17. NHS: 17.

Record for NHS: 10-9Next for NHS: 7:45 p.m. Friday at

Edmond Memorial.

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Alder on BridgeWednesday, Feb. 9,2011By Phillip Alder

Mark Twain said, “Thedifference between theright word and the almostright word is the differencebetween lightning and alightning bug.”

The difference betweenthe right play and thealmost right play may bethe difference between aplus score and a minusscore.

This deal is an example.How would you plan theplay in three no-trump afterWest leads the spadethree?

The auction was quanti-tative and straightforward.

You have seven toptricks: two spades, two dia-monds and three clubs.And there is a naturalassumption that the clubswill provide the extra twowinners that you need.

The equally natural playis to win the first trick andlead a club to dummy’squeen. You know that ifEast has all four clubs, youcan pick up his jack with afinesse of your 10. Here,though, when East dis-cards a diamond, you can-not recover.

How could you knowthat West has all fourclubs?

What was West’s lead?Right — the spade three.And since you can see thetwo in the dummy, West

has led from a four-cardsuit. If he had been void inclubs, he would have hadat least five cards in one ofthe red suits. And sincelength rules in no-trump,surely he would have ledfrom that suit, not a spade.

So, you should playWest for four clubs bycashing your ace first.Then you can lead clubstwice through West to pickup the whole suit withoutloss and take two spades,two diamonds and fiveclubs.

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3 Bed, 2 Bath Singles & DoublesClean & Ready! $300-$500 a Mo.

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2Bd/1Bth Mobile Home • $350/Mo3Bd/2Bth Mobile Home • $500/Mo

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Townhomes /Condos 660West Side • Remodel Dplx’sHuge 3 Bd/Bonus Rm/2.5Bth/FP 2Car, Wet Bar, Senior Discount

$800 - 850/Mo • 209-7154

3208 Barley Ct Ready Now3 bed / 2 bath / 2 car/ sm yard,

12 month lease, Sandy 401-6910 $1000/mo. Dillard Group 366-7707

3Bd/2.5Bth •200 Chalmette Dr # 2Private entry, walk-in closets,

lots of extra storage, exterior ministorage unit, appl’s including W/D.

$900/mo • 405-701-2502.”

Senior Living In MooreDuplex for Rent.

LandscapingMaintained By Owner

760-1860

4209 Willowisp, Dplx • W of Mall 3Bd/2Bth, Carpet, All Appls, Incl

W/D, CH/A • $675/Mo • 321-3078Action Property Mgmt

1024 Rambling Oaks #E2Bd/1.5Bth • Condo

CH/A, Kitchen Appls, W/D in Unit Sm Fenced Yd • $625/Mo +

500/Dep • Avail 10/1Sooner Traditions Realty LLC

329-7143

1026 E Rambling Oaks1Bd/1Bth • Condo

CH/A, All Kit Appls, W/D in Unit $525/Mo + 400/Dep • Avail 2/1Sooner Traditions Realty LLC

329-7143

1814 Twisted Oak2Bd/1Bth • Duplex

CH/A, All Kitchen Appls, W/D HkUps Fenced Yd, FP

$525/Mo + 400/Dep • Avail 1/1Sooner Traditions Realty LLC

329-7143

1821 Beaumont Dr • Duplex3Bd/2Bth • Sec 8 Accepted, New Carpet & Paint, Service Animals Only • $700Mo + $300/Dep • A-1

Property Mgmt 360-2587

2317 Heatherfield • 2Bd/1.5BthCH/A, FP, W/D HkUps, Fenced,

New Carpet/Tile • Refs $550/Mo + 400/Dep • 329-4564 • 919-8169

4125 Heritage Place 2Bd/1.5Bth/2Car • DuplexCH/A, Kitchen Appls, Fenced Yard

$750/Mo + 600/Dep • Avail 3/1Sooner Traditions Realty LLC

329-7143

4304 Harvard Rd2Bd/2Bth/2Car • Duplex

CH/A, Kitchen Appls, W/D HkUps Fenced Yd • $700/Mo + 600/Dep

Avail 3/1Sooner Traditions Realty LLC

329-7143

WEST SIDE • Ex Lg 2 & 3 Bd2 Car w/Opener, Gas Heat,Hot Water, Fireplace, Yards Maintained, Swimming Pool

Starting $895/Mo & Up !! !! !! !! 360-4445 !! !! !! !!

Westside • 2 Bed DuplexWith Washer / Dryer Connections.

329-24502225 Donna Dr • Quiet Clean Ex. LG Duplex 2Bd/1Bth, Appls,

W/D HkUps, CH/A ,Fenced BkYd/Patio, Lawn Maint

Lease • $500/Mo/Dep • 321-7138

280 Woodbriar Rd, in Noble New Duplex! • 3Bd / 2Bth / 2CarFen/Yard • $850/mo w/ Granite

C/tops + $500/dep • Call 361-1665

CAMPUS Corner-Live Close to the Action! B-I-G Triplex Unit with 4-5 Bedrooms. Unit Backs Up to

Campus Corner. $895/Mo.Sharon @ Metro Brokers OK

397-3200 (No Pre-Leasing or Showing)

READY NOW!! Stones Throw from Campus. Eclectic &

Updated. 1Bd Upstairs Apt,Triplex Totally Remodeled. $425/Mo

Sharon @ Metro Brokers OK 397-3200 Water & Trash Pd

(No Pre-Leasing or Showing)

1Bd Condo • NormanClose Parking • Kit/Appls, FP, Pool Service Pet Only! • $410/Mo/DepClose to Shop• 1-(936)788-1628

Granite Counter Tops, Fireplace,2Bd/2Bth/2Car, CH/A, Fenc Yd

Moore Schls, Must See! $1000/MoCall 200-2385 • 692-1903

For Lease Spacious 2Bd/1.5Bth 2 Story • 1250 SF mol • CH/A, DW,

W/D HkUps, Fenc/Patio • Pets Negotiable w Pet Dep! Close to

OU, Shopping & Hwy’s! $600/Mo + Dep • Call Donetta (405)474-2202

The Edge Condo’s2Bd/2Bth • $450/Mo Per Bdrm

Pool, BB CT, Volley CT, Wt Rm(405)201-8345

Townhomes • Military Special!2Bd/1.5Bth, Frige, Stove, DW,

W/D HkUps, CH/A, Patio $675/Mo + Dep • 217-2394

WESTSIDE • 209 Hal Muldrow2Bd/1.5Bth • $500/mo + electric

1Bd also Avail. $400/moCH/A • Pool • Laundry 364-8399

DUPLEX: Quiet Neighborhood, Nice & Clean 2-bed, 1-car

1.5 -bathe$575, 2-bathe$625408-930-7712

TransportationAutos 73003 Ford F150 Super Crew $9300.

01 Ford Ranger Auto $3900See at 202 S. Main • Noble

Call Rick 590-3217

1966 Mustang, 1 Owner, Red,289 Engine, Automatic, Air,

Garage Kept, Original Hubcaps with Logo, Non Smoker,

Excellent Condition,Asking $16,000.

By Appt. 229-5683

Autos 7302006 CTS Cadiliac

White, One Owner, Garage Kept,All Power, Leather Interior,

Well Maintained,Good Condition, 90K, $9750.

(580) 371-6677

! Buy All Types Vehicles !Cars, Trucks, Trailers. Motorcycles,

Boats, Abandoned VehicleRemoval. Running or Not!!

659-5919

WE BUY CARS & TRUCKSRUNNING OR NOT598-0512 • 326-1912

We BuyUsed Pickups & Cars417-0098 • 417-9313

Trucks 7551996 F 350 Crew Cab Dooley,

Auto, Gas, New Tires,Good Condition. Low Miles.

$5500. 229-5369

2005 Ford Explorer Sport TracXLT, Black, Grey Cloth, Auto, Auto

Remote Start/Sec Sys, 7” LCD Touch Screen CD/DVD w/10” Sub

Woofer, All Power, Compass & Temp. Bedliner, Cover, 80K Miles,

New Trans! 20 Mos Warranty! Non Smoker, Dealer Maintained

$11,000 • 405-550-5217

ServicesArchitect Drafting Service 816

HAYS ROOFINGComm/Resid New, Re-Roof, HOT Asphalt, Gravel, Shingles. Repairs

Irvin /Own 405-681-4870, 630-7990

Catering 820All Natural

Grass or Corn Fed Beef$1.80lb hanging Wieght

405-831-9174

Construction Remodel 844

JOE’s HOME IMPROVEMENTJobs of all types

Includes Flooring and Painting.Joe Bowles • 642-5459 • 634-6945

Lyon’s Fence & Bobcat Srvcwww.lyonsfence.com • Res/Comm

All types of Fence & BobcatServices Including Barb Wire

lic/bond/Ins 818-4504 • 447-4933

MIKE WEINER CONSTRUCTIONAdd-ons • Decks • Roofs • Drywall

Cabinets • Countertops • DoorsCeramic Tile • Wood Floors • 30 yrsFree Est. • 447-0204 • 818-6442

SOONER MAGIC REMODELTile • Paint / Drywall • Tub/ Shower Repair • Plumbing

Free Est. • 360-1005

FEBRUARY SPECIAL!$55 Home Visit

Electrical RepairsSchedule Now! 503-9523

MORRENHome ImprovementComplete Remodel

• Room Additions / Conversions• Cabinets / Refacing / Trim• Stain / Painting•Doors/Windows• Decks/Pergolas/Arbors/Fences• Drywall / Texture•Counter Tops• Roofing / Plumbing / Electrical• Flooring / wood / Ceramic Tile

30 Yrs Exp • Refs AvailableCall 364-1649 • 550-5047

No Job too Big or Small!Visa /Master Card AcceptedProfessional HandymanServices Also Available!

visit our website @ www.morrenhomeimprovement.com

Handyperson 872Home Maintenance

Painting, Carpentry, Concrete,Fences/Decks, All Kinds of Repairs

596-1918 • 488-5215

General Help & Home Maintancefor the Elderly

Lawn Maintaince • Flower BedsFences Repaired

House Cleaning / PaintingRent Property Make Ready

All types of Hauling • Cleanup & Repairs 30 years exp.Call Chris 826-6134

Home/ Office Cleaning 880Georgia’s Cleaning

30 Yrs Exp • Detail OrientedFree Estimates • Excellent Ref’s

Has Openings! 405-701-2338

Landscape 884• Amigos Landscaping •

Tree Trim, Clean-Up, FirewoodBobcat Work, Scalping. Snow

Removal! Res & Com. 229-5369

Lawn ScalpingSpring CleanupTrees & More

205 -7146

Painting 894McCoy Painting & RemodelFree Estimates • 317-6344

mccoypaintingandremodel.com

Ceiling & Wall Repair Specialist

Staining, Drywall Repair, Smoke & Water Damage, Texture Matching/

Wallpaper Removal, Painting & Roofing • Glen 921-7946

Repair Servies 906Clock Repair New & Old

House calls for Grandfather Clocks!lAll Work Guaranteedl25 Yrs Exp

Reasonable Rates • 691-8552

LEGALS(Published by The Norman Transcript on February 9, 16, 23, 2011, 3t)Lien sale for 1958 Ford F10L8K27002 for$5475 on 02-24-11 at 8:00 AMat 16120 Oakside Dr Newalla Oklahoma 74857contact Eric Slaughter 405-203-5137

(Published by The Norman Transcript on February 9, 16, 2011, 2t)

NOTICE TO BIDDERSINVITATION TO BID NUMBER 1011-61The City of Norman, Oklahoma, will re-ceive sealed bids in the office of the City Controller, Purchasing Division, City of Norman, 201-C West Gray, Norman, Oklahoma 73069, until 2:00 pm, March 3, 2011, for the following:All bids must be in a sealed envelope and marked with the following statement:

Ruth Updegraff Park ProjectCDBG Project

All bids must be submitted to the City Controller, Purchasing Division. All bids will then be opened and read aloud at 2:00 pm at the above location and date.The project consists of the following:5l CONCRETE SIDEWALK 300 SYCONCRETE MOWSTRIP 205 LFDECOMPOSED GRANITE 110 CYCOMPOSITE EDGING 317 LFDRAIN LINE 85 LFTYPICAL DRAIN INLET 2 EACURB AND GUTTER 20 LFADA RAMPS WITHTACTILE STRIPS 6 EATYP BENCH 4 EA TYP BRIDGE 2 EAFLAGSTONE AND LABOR 1 LSMICROTOP 775 SF2.5l-3l CALIPERDECIDUOUS TREES 10 EA SHRUBS 26 x 3 GALGRASSES 885 x 1 GALPERENNIALS 51 x 1 GALTRANSPLANTED CRAPEMYRTLES 6 EACRAPE MYRTLES 7 x 10 GALU-3 BERMUDA SOD 4,569 SFWILDFLOWER SEEDMIXTURE 5 LBNATIVE GRASS SEEDMIXTURE 10 LBBOULDER INSTALLATION 1 LSRICH MIX SOIL 2,025 CY3/4l AGGREGATE 10 CYMULCH 30 CYADD ALTERNATES FOR CHANNEL RE-PAIR, GAmEBO ASSEMBLY, AND IRRI-GATION SYSTEM AS SPECIFIEDBid information and specifications may be obtained at the Parks and Recreation Of-fice located at 201-C West Gray, Nor-man, Oklahoma or the Revitalization Of-fice located at 201-A West Gray, Nor-man, OK at no cost. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.Bidder's attention is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of em-ployment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract.Minority and Section 3 contractors are encouraged to submit bids.An Affirmative Action Plan must be sub-mitted for any contractor or subcontractor to assure equal opportunity employment guidelines. The minimum wage rates to be paid under this contract will be prevail-ing wage rates as set forth by the Depart-ment of Labor in the Area Wage Deci-sion, or the prevailing hourly rate of wages for this locality and project as de-termined by the Commissioner of Labor and filed with the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provision of 40 O.S. Supp., 1965, Section 196.1196.12, which prevailing hourly rate of wages is made a part of this notice by reference as though fully set forth herein.Bids received more than ninety-six (96) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, before the time set for opening of bids, as well as bids received after the time set for opening bids, will not be considered and will be returned un-opened.This project is being financed with federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all for-malities on the bidding process.A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 10:00 AM, THURS-DAY, ON February 21, 2011, AT CITY HALL, 201 WEST GRAY IN THE SOUTH CONFERENCE ROOM OF BUILDING A, NORMAN, OK.


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Flintco LLC, hereinafter called the Con-struction Manager (CM) on behalf of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, hereinafter called the Owner, will receive sealed bids on Bid Package #1 for the Sooner Center Student Hous-ing Project. These bids shall include all labor, materials and equipment to per-form the scope of work for their respec-tive bid packages. All properly sealed and labeled bids will be opened and read aloud at Flintco’s Oklahoma City office. A mandatory prebid meeting/site visit will be held at jobsite at time listed below. Package Contract 001Description DemolitionPrebid Meeting Time February 10th, 9:00 AM. On SiteBid Time February 24th, 1:00 PM**** Bid Packages are currently avail-able at Gill Reprographics****Project Description: Sooner Center Stu-dent Housing includes new facilities which will house students in a combina-tion of two- and four-bed units totaling ap-proximately 380 beds. The building is planned to be a mid-rise structure, with central dining, computer labs, study rooms, and other support facilities on the ground floor. The project will also include a Faculty-In-Residence apartment. Notice to ALL Bidders: Please be ad-vised that this project is subject to the Rules under the venue of Oklahoma State Statute Title 61 (Section 580) for the Construction Management Contract delivery method (see also House Bill No. 2889 and Senate Bill No. 1172). Due to the nature of this project, the required fabrication and delivery of critical materi-als shall be included in the scope sum-maries. Multiple crews working in all ar-eas of the project may be required and are to be reflected in your bids. Failure to conduct a thorough site inspection to completely familiarize yourself with the scope of work will NOT relieve any Bid-der from their responsibility to provide a complete and comprehensive bid pro-posal. Any “apparent omission” not spe-cifically shown on the documents or specified that is required (to be furnished and/or installed) to complete the intended scope of work IS REQUIRED TO BE IN-CLUDED IN THE BID and will not consti-tute a claim for additional or extra work. Successful bidders will be required to submit Subguard questionnaire. In the case that the subcontractor does not meet the subguard requirements a Pay-ment and Performance bond will be re-quired.All bids are to be sealed and CLEARLY labeled by describing the project and indi-cating the Contract scope being bid on the envelope. Bids will be received at Flintco’s office (2302 S. Prospect, OKC, OK. 73129). Bids received after the bid opening time, or more than ninety-six hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, before the time set for the opening of bids, will not be accepted. A Bid Security in the amount of 5s of the bid shall accompany the sealed proposal of each bidder. Attention of the bidders is also directed to requirements for liqui-dated damages. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the date of bid opening stated above. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities or ir-regularities in the bidding.Bidders may obtain complete sets of Drawings, Specifications, and Bid Pack-ages at Gill Reprographics (with Refund-able Deposit of $40.00 upon return of documents in original condition). All in-terested parties may acquire a set of Contract Documents or partial sets, or in-dividual sheets, by contacting Gill Repro-graphics (at bidders expense). Addi-tional, sets may be purchased (at bidders expense) at Gill Reprographics as well as viewed at the local Plan Rooms. (Bidder will be responsible for the review of all construction documents) The University of OklahomaSooner Center Student Housing

LEGALS(Published by The Norman Transcript on January 26, February 2, 9, 2011, 3t)

CJ-2010-1902-LNOTICE BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: Carl L. Thomas, Deceased, and Unknown Suc-cessors of Carl L. Thomas, DeceasedYou are hereby notified that you have been sued in the District Court in and for Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Case No. CJ-2010-1902-L, wherein Albright Title & Trust Company is Plaintiff, and you, among others, are Defendants and un-less you answer the Petition of the Plain-tiff filed against you on or before the 8 day of March, 2011, the allegations of said Petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered against you accord-ingly as prayed for, and any interest you have in said property will be foreclosed, and the Court will be asked to hold that the Plaintiff is the owner of the note and mortgage therein described covering the following described real property situated in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, to-wit:Lot Twenty (20), of EASTERN HILLS SECTION 1, an Addition to Cleveland County, Oklahoma, according to the re-corded plat thereof.Further, judgment is asked against you and Mary R. Thomas on cause of action in the amount of $90,180.34 with interest thereon at 10.00s per annum from August 5, 2005, until paid, plus late charges, plus reasonable attorney's fees, and for abstract expense of $500.00, plus title examination fee, plus insurance ad-vances prior to filing in the amount of $7,426.00, plus advances for taxes and insurance during the pendency of the ac-tion and for court costs and for foreclo-sure of note and first mortgage on the above described property.WITNESS my hand on the 24 day of January, 2011.

Rhonda Hall, Court ClerkCleveland County, Oklahoma

By Jeannie FrazierDeputy(Seal)

THE LAW OFFICES OF HEMRY,HEMRY & McDONIEL, P.C. - William P. McDoniel, OBA #5968P.O. Box 2207Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101Phone: (405) 235-3571tFax: (405) 235-0944E-Mail: [email protected] for Plaintiff

(Published by The Norman Transcript on February 9, 16, 23, 2011, 3t)

NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONNo. CJ-2010-2126 R

LONNY H. BROWNINGt UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF LONNY H. BROWNINGt CASSIE R. BROWNING, AKA CASSIE R. PUNNEOt UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF CASSIE R. BROWNING, AKA CASSIE R. PUNNEOt DAN WOOD, LINDA WOOD, DOROTHY FELSON, LOYD FORE, DORIS FORE, UNKNOWN TENANT, IF ANY, OF 19051 90TH STREET, LEXINGTON, OKLA-HOMA 74338, if living, and if deceased, their Unknown Heirs, Successors and As-signs.The above stated Defendants will take notice that the Plaintiff, Vanderbilt Mort-gage and Finance, Inc., filed its Petition in the District Court in and for Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, against the above stated Defendants, and said De-fendants must answer said Petition on or before the 25th day of March, 2011, or said Petition will be taken as true, and a judgment will be rendered in said action against the above named Defendants, foreclosing their interest in the following described real estate to wit:PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE/4) OF SECTION SIXTEEN (16), TOWNSHIP SIX (6) NORTH, RANGE ONE (1) WEST OF THE I.M., CLEVE-LAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THENCE NORTH 1329 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE/4)t THENCE EAST 518.66 FEETt THENCE SOUTH 429 FEETt THENCE WEST 518.55 FEETt THENCE NORTH 429 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.Together with the mobile home/manufac-tured home affixed thereto, being a 2008 SOUTHERN MOBILE HOME, VIN DSETX11404AB.and a judgment will be rendered on the promissory note, against the Defendants, Lonny H. Browning and Cassie R. Brown-ing, aka Cassie R. Punneo, adjudging that default has been made in said note and mortgaget and that Plaintiff has a valid, prior and superior mortgage lien on said real estate, in the total amount of $90,206.65, with applicable interest, at-torney's fees and costs, for all of which judgment will be taken.Dated this 31st day of January, 2011.

Rhonda HallCourt Clerk of

Cleveland CountyBy: S/Debbie Stevenson

Deputy (SEAL)W. Brent Kelley, OBA 11180O. Saul Reid, OBA 20314KELLEY & TAYLOR, P.C.Attorneys for Plaintiff6 N.E. 63rd Street, Suite 400Oklahoma City, OK 73105Phone: (405) 848-6803Fax: (405) 848-6876

(Published by The Norman Transcript on February 9, 16, 2011, 2t)Norman Regional Health System, 901 N. Porter, Norman, OK is accepting bids on the following equipment.Digital Mammography Unit for Moore Medical CenterBid packets may be picked up from Amy Hefti in the Materials Management de-partment between 8 and 5 M-F. Bids will be received and opened in the 3rd Floor Conference Room on February 16, 2011 at 2:00 pm.


NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDSIn accordance with Title 62, Oklahoma Statutes, 2001, Section 354, notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of Independent School District Number 29 of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, will receive bids by sealed bid, facsimile bid, or electronic bid (via PARITY) on the 22nd day of February, 2011, until 2:00 o'clock p.m. at the Norman Public Schools Administrative Services Center, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 131 South Flood Avenue, Norman, Okla-homa, for the sale of the $6,440,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds, Series 2011, of said School Dis-trict, which Bonds will mature $1,610,000 in two years from their date and $1,610,000 annually each year thereafter until paid.Said Bonds shall be awarded by the Board of Education of Independent School District Number 29 of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, on the 22nd day of February, 2011, at 4:30 o’clock p.m. at a meeting of said Board held at the Admin-istrative Service Center, Curriculum Cen-ter Building, 131 South Flood Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma, and shall be sold to the bidder bidding the lowest rate of inter-est the Bonds shall bear, and agreeing to pay par and accrued interest for the Bonds. Each bidder shall submit with his bid a sum in cash or its equivalent, or a Financial Surety Bond in an amount equalling two percent of the par amount of the Bond issue. The Board reserves the right to reject all bids.WITNESS my official hand and seal this 24th day of January, 2011.

/s/ Betty L. GatewoodClerk, Board of Education

(SEAL)

(Published by The Norman Transcript on February 1, 9, 2011, 2t)Will sell at public sale to highest bidder on Feb. 16, 2011 at 9:00 am. CASH ONLY at 2430 12th Ave. NE Norman, OK 73071:616 Terry Walker, 509 SW 93rd St., Apt. 103, Oklahoma City, OK 731394 pcs leather furn., dining table & chairs, floor lamp, 20-25 boxes716 Jeffery Wiloughby, PO Box 721551, Norman, OK 73071TV, stand, office chair, fishing equip., gar-den tools, 30-35 boxes

(Published by The Norman Transcript on February 1, 9, 2011, 2t)Will sell at public sale to highest bidder February 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM, CASH ONLY at 2002 Research Park Blvd, Nor-man, OK:Unit #C85: Brittany L. King, 425 Page Circle, Norman, OK, 73069.Dresser, TV, Mattress, Futon & Frame, Wicker, Chair, Misc. Boxes and Bags.

LEGALS(Published by The Norman Transcript on February 9, 2011, 1t)

IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF THE TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL

DISTRICT SITTING IN AND FOR CLEVELAND COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF A.D. OVERSTREET,AndD.B. OVERSTREET Minor Children.Case No: FA-2010-165

ORDER and NOTICE OF HEARINGTO ADOPT WITHOUT CONSENT

The State of Oklahoma to: Samuel De-lano OverstreetYou are notified that Samuel A. Tarman and Melissa A. Tarman have filed a Peti-tion before the above named Court, pray-ing that they be allowed to adopt the mi-nor named in the caption hereof without your consent, and for adoption.Take notice that the Application to deter-mine your consent not necessary for the completion of this adoption is on file with the Clerk of this Courtt that a copy of the Application is attached hereto, and that, among other things, it is alleged in the Application that:1. The consent of Samuel Delano Over-street, Jr., is not necessary in that:a. Pursuant to 10 O.S. v7505-4.2(H) in that he has willfully failed to maintain a significant relationship with the minor for a period of twelve (12) out of the last fourteen (14) months immediately pre-ceding the filing of this petitiontand, therefore, your consent to the adop-tion is not necessary, and that petitioners are proper parties to adopt.A hearing on the Application to determine whether your consent to the adoption is necessary is set for 9:15 o'clock a.m., on the 28th day of February, 2011, in the District Courtroom in the County Court-house of Cleveland County, in the City of Norman, State of Oklahoma, before The Honorable Judge Bonner.YOU ARE, THEREFORE, NOTIFIED THAT THE COURT WILL HEAR EVI-DENCE IN SUPPORT OF AND IN OP-POSITION TO THE GRANTING OF THE APPLICATION AT THE TIME AND PLACE ABOVE SHOWN WHERE YOU WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEPRESENT AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AT SAID TIME AND PLACE INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE ADOPTION OF YOUR CHILD. YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING SHALL CONSTITUTE A DE-NIAL OF YOUR INTEREST IN YOUR CHILD WHICH DENIAL MAY RESULT, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE OF THIS PROCEEDING OR ANY SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS, IN YOUR CHILD'S ADOPTION WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT THEREBY ULTIMATELY TERMINATING YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD IN AC-CORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.Dated this 15 day of December, 2010.

Stephen W. BonnerJudge of the District Court

Approved:Scott E. McCann, #17316100 N Rock Island Ste AEl Reno, OK 73036Phone 405-262-8100Fax 405-262-8110Attorney for Petitioners

(Published by The Norman Transcript on January 26, February 2, 9, 2011, 3t)

IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF CLEVELAND COUNTY

STATE OF OKLAHOMAIN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JUANA REYES, Petitioner,andFELIPE R. VELASCO, Respondent.Case No. FD-2010-1356

SERVICE OF SUMMONSBY PUBLICATION NOTICE

State of Oklahoma To: Felipe R. VelascoTAKE NOTICE that a Petition has been filed in the District Court Cleveland, County, State of Oklahoma, Case No. FD-2010-1356 styled In re the Marriage of Juana Reyes v. Felipe R. Velasco. The Petition alleges that Petitioner is entitled to and should be awarded a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage/Divorce from you.The Petition alleges that the following mi-nor children have been born to you and Petitioner: Valeria Ruiz, born December 1, 2009 in Purcell, OKt Juana I. Ruiz, born April 30, 2004 in North Carolinat and Estefania Ruiz, born February 4, 2002 in North Carolina.The Petition further alleges that the Dis-trict Court, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, has subject matter jurisdiction under all applicable law concerning the custody, visitation, and support of said minor chil-dren and that all such jurisdiction should be exercised herein. Said Petition further alleges that Petitioner should receive the exclusive custody of said minor children. The Petition alleges that you are entitled to supervised visitation with the minor children. The Petition alleges that you are obligated under the law of the State of Oklahoma to pay child support to Peti-tioner in accordance with the Oklahoma Child Support Guidelines in an amount not less than $877.38 per month, begin-ning November 1, 2010 until further modi-fied by the Court, plus 66.7s of all work related child care expenses incurred by Petitioner, plus 66.7s of all reasonable and necessary medical, dental, orthodon-tic, optometric, psychological, or any other physical or mental health expenses of the children not paid by insurance.The Petition further alleges that each party should be awarded their respective, non-marital and separate properties, free and clear of all right, title, interest, lien or claim of the other. In this respect, Peti-tioner alleges that the following items of property are her separate property and that the Court should award the same to her as her separate property:All items currently in her possession, in-cluding the 2001 BuickThe Petition further alleges that an equi-table division of the marital property and debt should be made. In this respect, Pe-titioner requests that she should be awarded the following property, free and clear of all your right, title, interest, lien or claim:Real property located at 1409 Larkfield Lane in Charlotte, N.C. 28210The Petition further alleges that Petitioner is entitled an award of support alimony from you as follows:$350.00 per month for (2) two yearsYou are notified that you must file a Re-sponse to the said Petition filed by the Respondent on or before March 10, 2011, or the allegations contained in the Petition will be taken as true and judg-ment will be entered against you and in favor of Petitioner as prayed for in her Petition.Given under my hand and seal on Janu-ary 24, 2011.

RHONDA HALLCOURT CLERK

wSEALxBy Kathiren Peterson

Deputy Court ClerkBryan W. Caddell, P.C. OBA #21486The Law Offices of Lawrence J. Goodwin1315 N. ShartelOklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103Telephone (405) 605-7771Fax (405) 239-7015Attorney for Petitioner

(Published by The Norman Transcript on February 2, 9, 16, 2011, 3t)


STATE OF OKLAHOMADEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERI-QUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R4, Plaintiff,v.RUFFES C. COX AKA RUFUS C. COXt MARTHA K. COXt JOHN DOE, OCCU-PANTt AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANYt AND NORMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY Defendant(s).Case No. CJ-2010-2111

NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TO: Ruffes C. Cox aka Rufus C. Cox and Martha K. Cox, if living or if dead, the names or whereabouts of said Defen-dant(s)' unknown successors, if any.TAKE NOTICE that you have been sued by Deutsche Bank National Trust Com-pany, as Trustee for Ameriquest Mort-gage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-R4, in the District Court of Cleve-land County, State of Oklahoma, and that you must answer the Petition on or be-fore March 18, 2011, or the allegations of said Petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered against you awarding Plaintiff a first lien upon the following de-

LEGALSscribed real estate, situated in Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, to-wit:THE EAST HALF (E/2) OF LOT THREE (3), ALL OF LOT FOUR (4), AND THE WEST HALF (W/2) OF LOT FIVE (5), IN BLOCK FORTY-SEVEN (47), OF THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.PROPERTY ADDRESS: 608 E. Sym-mes, Norman, OK 73071for the sum of $104,573.73, with interest from May 1, 2010, at 5 percent per an-num or at the current adjustable rate, to-gether with a reasonable attorney's fee, $250.00 for abstracting, advances for taxes, insurance and property preserva-tion, and the costs of this action, and or-dering said property sold to satisfy said judgment, and forever barring you and all persons claiming by, through or under you from ever setting up or asserting any right, title, equity or interest in and to said real estate adverse to the right and title of the purchaser at said foreclosure sale, and for such other and further relief to which it may be entitled.WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL, this 27 day of January, 2011.

Rhonda HallCourt Clerk

By: Debbie BakerDeputy(Seal)

Shapiro & Cejda, L.L.C.770 NE 63rd StOklahoma City, OK 73105-6431(405)848-1819File No. 10-107450



STATE OF OKLAHOMAIN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF BRUCE R. GILILLAND, Deceased.Case No. PB-2010-117

COMBINED NOTICENOTICE TO CREDITORSt NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION, HEARING OF THE FINAL ACCOUNT, AND THE PETITION

FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS,DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE AND

DISCHARGENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all per-sons interested in the Estate of Bruce R. Gililland, who departed this life at Sunny-vale, Santa Clara County, California, on the 8th day of May, 2008. That on the 19th day of April, 2010, Matthew Gililland, whose address is in Moore, Cleveland County, OK, caused to be filed a Petition for Summary Administration in the District Court of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, praying that Letters of Special Admin-istration issue to the same individual. Said Petition further prays that the heirs at law, devisees and legatees of said De-cedent be determinedt that the Final Ac-count be approved, the property of the Decedent valued at approximately $72,000.00 subject to the jurisdiction of this court be distributed, and that the Special Administrator/Personal Repre-sentative be discharged and for such other relief as prayed for in said Petition, which Petition you may refer to for further particulars.TO ALL CREDITORS OF THE ABOVE NAMED DECEDENT: All creditors having claims against the above named Dece-dent are required to present the same, with a description of all security interest or other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to Matthew Gililland, at the Law Office of Charles A. Adams, P.O. Box 8184, Ed-mond, OK 73083-8184, Attorney for Peti-tioner, on or before the following present-ment date, that being the 9th day of March, 2011, or the same will be forever barred.Pursuant to an Order of this Court, Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of April, 2011, at the hour of 8:30 o'clock A.M. in the Courtroom of Judge Stephen W. Bonner to whom this case has been assigned, on said date, at the Cleveland County Courthouse, in the City of Nor-man, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, said Judge will on said hearing date, hear the Petition for Summary Administrationt Fi-nal Accountt Determine the Heirs at lawt Distribute all property subject to the juris-diction of this Courtt Discharge of the Special Administratort and for such other and further relief prayed for in said Peti-tion, consider all relief prayed for in the Petition for Summary Administration, filed herein and presented to the Court. All persons interested may appear at said hearing.All objections to the Petition and/or any relief requested must be made in writing not less than ten (10) days before the hearing date with such objection to be filed herein, with a copy being sent to the Petitioner and the attorney for the Peti-tioner, and if an objection is not made within the allowed time, all persons will be deemed to have waived any objection(s) to the Petition and the relief prayed for.If an objection is filed at least ten (10) days before the hearing date, on the hearing date the Court will determine whether summary proceedings are ap-propriate, and if so, whether the Estate should be distributed and to whom the Estate should be distributed.The claim of any creditor not shown in the petition will be barred unless the claim is presented to the Personal Repre-sentative on or before the 9th day of March, 2011, following the filing of the combined notice.The Special Administrator shall file the Fi-nal Account herein on or before the 15 day of March, 2011.

S/Stephen W. BonnerSTEPHEN W. BONNER

JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURTAPPROVED:Charles A. lAndyl Adams, OBA #10185Attorney at LawP.O. Box 8184Edmond, OK 73083-8184(405) 236-0236Attorney for Petitioner, Matthew Gililland

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In this undated publicity image released by ABC, Diane Sawyer, right, talks to former Defense SecretaryDonald Rumsfeld in his first television interview since leaving public service in November 2006. The inter-view, airing on ABC’s “World News with Diane Sawyer” on Monday coincides with the release of Rums-feld’s memoir, “Known and Unknown.”

By Robert BurnsAP National Security Writer

WASHINGTON — For-mer Pentagon chief DonaldH. Rumsfeld reveals in hisnew book that he urged aU.S. military strike on a sus-pected chemical weaponssite in northern Iraq in 2003,and that he wanted theattack timed to coincidewith Colin Powell’s addressto the U.N. Security Councilmaking the case for war.

In his memoir, “Knownand Unknown,” Rumsfeldwrote that the Joint Chiefssupported a strike, based onwhat Rumsfeld called exten-sive but not conclusive CIAevidence that the sitehoused an undergroundfacility for testing chemicalweapons. He called it a “fair-

ly sizeable terrorist opera-tion.”

The prewar attack neverhappened, although the sitewas struck in the openingdays of the war that Presi-dent George W. Bushlaunched in March 2003,about six weeks after Pow-ell’s U.N. speech. The U.S.never found substantial evi-dence of an active Iraqi pro-gram to produce weaponsof mass destruction, butRumsfeld believed the sitenear the Iranian border pre-sented the best chance toprove they existed beforethe war began.

“For whatever reason,the administration nevermade public these factsabout an active WMD pro-duction facility run by ter-rorists in Iraq,” Rumsfeld

wrote.He said he made his rec-

ommendation to Bush at aFeb. 3, 2003, National Secu-rity Council meeting inwhich Powell sketched outthe presentation he was tomake at the U.N.

Rumsfeld quotes himselfas telling the meeting, “Weshould hit Khurmal duringthe speech, given that Colinwill talk about it.” Khurmalis the name of a village nearthe site. Powell objected.

Rumsfeld wrote that hewanted to attack the sitebefore Powell finished hispresentation in New York,because otherwise the sitewould be abandoned.

Had Powell not stood inthe way, in Rumsfeld’s view,the Bush administrationmight have gained conclu-

sive evidence that Iraq hadan active WMD site. “Asexpected, shortly after Pow-ell’s speech was delivered,many of the terrorists fledKhurmal,” he wrote.

An AP reporter who visit-ed the site a few days afterPowell’s speech found ahalf-built cinderblock com-pound filled with heavilyarmed Kurdish men, videoequipment and children —but no obvious sign ofchemical weapons manu-facturing. Much of the sitewas destroyed by Americancruise missile strikes at theoutset of the invasion.

The Rumsfeld memoircovers the full span of his 78years, from growing up in asmall town outside Chicagoto his return to the Penta-gon in January 2001.

Associated Press

PHOENIX — The doctor for Rep.Gabrielle Giffords said Tuesday that hehopes the wounded congresswoman canmake enough progress to attend her hus-band’s space launch in two months,describing it as “a goal for us to worktowards” as many in Arizona paused tomark one month since she was shot at apolitical event.

The space shuttle Endeavor will leaveApril 19 for a two-week mission to theInternational Space Station, and astronautMark Kelly announced last week thathe’ll be aboard and expects his wife, whowas shot in the forehead, to see him off.

But Dr. Gerard Francisco said doctorswould have to decide on a variety of med-ical issues for that to happen, includingwhether Giffords can fly to Cape Canaver-al, Fla., how much assistance she wouldneed and how much noise she can toler-ate.

“It’s too early to say. It’s only early Feb-ruary,” said Francisco, the head of Gif-fords’ rehabilitation team at TIRR Memo-rial Hermann hospital in Houston. Hesaid Giffords is doing “very well,” butwouldn’t provide details, includingwhether she is able to speak or if she’sbeen told about the attack.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Kellywrote it’s hard to believe only one monthhas passed.

“The doctors say she is recovering atlightning speed considering her injurybut they aren’t kidding when they say thisis a marathon process,” he said. “Thereare encouraging signs every day,though.”

Kelly wrote that Giffords has herappetite back and is enjoying three mealsa day “even though it’s hospital food.”

He said he wants the families of theother victims and the entire Tucson com-munity to know that his wife “will soonstand by your side to mourn this tragedyand learn how we can heal.”

By appearances, Tucson has largelyreturned to normal since six people werekilled Jan. 8 outside a supermarket. Mas-sive makeshift memorials to the victimshave been dismantled and boxed inlocked storage for a future permanentmemorial. The grocery store hasreopened.

But the 13 survivors are strugglingwith their injuries and the emotional scarsleft behind.

By David K. RandallAP Business Writer

NEW YORK — The Dow Jonesindustrial average closed higherfor the seventh consecutive dayTuesday. That’s the longest seriesof gains for the index since July.

McDonald’s Corp. was thebiggest gainer of the 30 stocks inthe Dow, rising 2.6 percent afterreporting January sales that werehigher than analysts expected.

Investors took in stride a moveby China’s central bank to controlinflation by raising short-terminterest rates.

The Dow Jones industrial aver-age rose 71.52 points, or 0.6 per-cent, to close at 12,233.15. Theindex has had only one down dayin the last 10, on Jan. 28 when theprotests in Egypt escalated.

The Standard & Poor’s 500index rose 5.52, or 0.4 percent, to1,324.57. The Nasdaq compositeindex rose 13.06, or 0.5 percent, to2,797.05.

China raised interest rates forthe third time since October in aneffort to keep prices from rising toofast. The country’s economic boomhas resulted in higher prices, forc-ing some poor families to spend upto half of their incomes on food.

Many large U.S. companieshave counted on spending in Chi-na for growth. Previously, interestrate hikes in China have resultedin stock losses in the U.S. becauseof fears that spending there wouldfall.

Brain Gendreau, market strate-gist at Financial Network, saidinvestors are becoming less con-cerned about slower spending inChina because they are more con-fident that the U.S. economy willgrow on its own.

“Raising interest rates is whatthe Chinese need to do when theyhave such an overheated econo-my,” he said.

Bond prices fell, extending aweek of losses and sending theiryields higher. The yield on thebenchmark 10-year Treasury noterose to 3.74 percent from 3.64 per-cent Monday, its highest rate sincelast April.

The government auctioned $32

billion of three-year notes at a yieldof 1.34 percent, the highest bor-rowing rate the government hashad to pay on those notes since lastMay. Interest from foreign buyerswas relatively weak.

Better economic news, includ-ing a drop in the unemploymentrate, has led investors to sell low-yielding government bonds overthe past two weeks. Some of thatmoney is going into stocks, espe-cially those of large corporationsthat pay fat dividends.

Quincy Krosby, market strate-gist with Prudential Financial, saidthe Dow average has been bene-fiting from a flight of money out ofbonds as conservative investorsseek out large, relatively stablecompanies such as the 30 thatmake up the Dow industrials.

“If you were in bonds, chancesare you’ll buy the large companieswith strong balance sheets,” Kros-by said.

Three stocks rose for every twothat fell on the New York StockExchange. Consolidated volumewas relatively light at 3.9 billionshares.

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LONDON — Greatwealth became his greatcurse, consigning him to alife that seems to have beenalmost over before it trulystarted.

J. Paul Getty III, born intoone of the world’s richest oilfamilies, was a kidnap victimat 16, and coldly mutilatedby his captors after his cash-rich family stalled on payingransom.

Once freed from his five-month ordeal, the trauma-tized teenager — grandsonof the founder of Getty Oil— embraced the hippiecounterculture that flow-ered in the late 1960s andearly 1970s, turning hisback on his family’s capital-istic roots in favor of sex,drugs and rock ’n’ roll.

J. Paul Getty III cut adashing figure, with tightjeans, open shirts and longflowing hair — resemblingat times a young Mick Jag-ger. At 17, he quickly took abride and soon had a childof his own, but Getty soonfell victim once again, thistime succumbing to his ownyouthful excess, suffering adevastating stroke in his 20safter becoming addicted todrugs and alcohol.

Getty never recovered,spending the rest of his lifeseverely impaired in awheelchair. He died Satur-day at his country estate inBuckinghamshire north-west of London, his son, theactor Balthazar Getty, saidin a statement.

The cause of death wasnot disclosed, but Getty had

beengravely illfor sometime.

His son,a success-ful TV andmovieactor, saidhis father“never let his handicap keephim from living life to thefullest and he was an inspi-ration to all of us, showingus how to stand up to alladversity.”

But Balthazar Getty’skind words about hisfather’s death could notmask the terrible price thefamily has paid for its histo-ry of drug-related problems.J. Paul Getty III’s own fatherstruggled with a well-publi-cized drug addiction and hisstepmother died from adrug overdose.

At the time of his snatch-ing, Getty was known as the“golden hippy,” a reddish-blond oil magnate’s grand-son who hung out withyoung leftists and counter-culture types in Rome’sPiazza Navona, Campo deiFiori and Piazza Farnese.

At first, some thought thekidnapping was staged toextract money from thegrandfather. Friends at thattime said the youngster hadjoked about such a tactic.

His mother, Americanactress Gail Harris, calledjournalists to her home oneevening in the upscale Par-ioli section of Rome toannounce the family hadreceived a ransom demandof $17 million.

Getty’s grandfather

refused to pay. He was quot-ed as saying that he had 14grandchildren “and if I payfor one, then I’ll have 14 kid-napped grandchildren.”

But his will was brokenwhen a Rome newspaperreceived a plastic envelopewith a severed ear insideand a warning that anotherwould follow if the familydidn’t pay.

The teenager, missing anear, was released after fivemonths, found wanderingon a country road in Italy’ssouthern Calabria. He wasfreed for a reported ransomof $2.7 million. Several peo-ple were eventually convict-ed and sentenced to prison.

Getty is survived by histwo children, Balthazar and

stepdaughter Anna, and sixgrandchildren. He is alsosurvived by his mother,Harris, and four youngersiblings: Getty Images co-founder Mark Getty, promi-nent AIDS activist AileenGetty, Ariadne Getty andhis half-brother Tara Getty.



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By Maggie Michael and Hamza HendawiAssociated Press

CAIRO — A youngleader of Egypt’s anti-gov-ernment protesters, newlyreleased from detention,joined a massive crowd inCairo’s Tahrir Square forthe first time Tuesday andwas greeted with cheers,whistling and thunderousapplause when he declared:“We will not abandon ourdemand and that is thedeparture of the regime.”

Many in the crowd saidthey were inspired by WaelGhonim, the 30-year-oldGoogle Inc. marketing man-ager who was a key orga-nizer of the online campaignthat sparked the first proteston Jan. 25 to demand theouster of President HosniMubarak.

Straight from his releasefrom 12 days of detention,Ghonim gave an emotional-ly charged television inter-view Monday night wherehe sobbed over those whohave been killed in twoweeks of clashes and insist-ed, “We love Egypt ... andwe have rights.”

Ghonim arrived in the

square when it was packedshoulder-to-shoulder, acrowd comparable in size tothe biggest demonstrationso far that drew a quarter-million people. He spokesoftly and briefly to thehuge crowd from a stageand began by offering hiscondolences to the familiesof those killed.

“I’m not a hero but thosewho were martyred are theheroes,” he said and thenbroke into a chant of“Mubarak, leave, leave.”When he finished, thecrowd erupted in cheering,whistling and deafeningapplause.

Ghonim has emerged asa rallying point for protest-ers, who reject a group oftraditional Egyptian opposi-tion groups that have metwith the government amidthe most sweeping conces-sions the regime has madein its three decades in pow-er. Vice President OmarSuleiman on Tuesday madea new gesture, declaring apanel of judges and scholarsto recommend constitution-al changes within a month.

The mostly youthful pro-testers insist that no con-cessions will do unless

Mubarak steps down. Butthe protests, which beganwhen Ghonim and otheractivists used the Internet tomobilize people to thestreets, have lacked a rep-resentative voice. That hasraised worries the regimecould try to fragment themovement or traditionalparties try to hijack it.

In his first television inter-view Monday night onEgypt’s private Dream satel-lite station, Ghonim said theprotests turned from “therevolution of the Internetyouth ... to the revolution ofall Egypt.”

He struck a modest andemotional tone, even sayinghe gained respect for someof those who interrogatedhim in detention, but waspassionate in declaringEgyptians wanted theirrights. He repeated overand over, “We are not trai-tors.” When the hostess ofthe show showed picturesof young men killed in theprotests, Ghonim slumpedin sobs, saying “It is the faultof everyone who held ontight to authority and didn’twant to let go,” before cut-ting short the interview.

Over 20 hours that fol-

lowed, about 130,000 peoplejoined a Facebook pagetitled, “I delegate WaelGhonim to speak in thename of Egypt’s revolution-aries.”

Tuesday’s huge turnoutin Tahrir gave a resoundinganswer to the question ofwhether the protesters stillhave momentum eventhough two weeks of stead-fast pressure have notachieved their goal of oust-ing Mubarak. Even govern-ment employees joined thecrowd, including about5,000 university professorsand teachers who wereblocked days ago by securi-ty forces.

Some in the massivecrowd said they were turn-ing out for the first time,moved by Ghonim’s inter-view or the photos of thosekilled in police crackdownson the protests, which havebeen little seen on TV inEgypt.

“The (Wael) interviewshowed a face of the truthwhich the state media triedto cover up for so long,” saida retired army general,Essam Salem. “Many peo-ple are coming becausethey saw the truth.”

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Egyptian Wael Ghonim, a Google Inc. marketing manager who has become a hero of the demonstratorssince he went missing Jan. 27, two days after the protests began, hugs the mother of Khaled Said, a young28-year-old businessman who died in June 2010 at the hands of undercover police, setting off months ofprotests against the hated police, at Tahrir Square on Tuesday in Cairo.

Freed leader energizes protests

Charles Taylorboycotts end of war crimes trial

LEIDSCHENDAM,Netherlands — CharlesTaylor’s war crimes trial isending the way it began —with the former Liberianpresident boycottingproceedings and claimingthey are politically motivat-ed and unfair.

Taylor’s British attorneyCourtenay Griffithsstormed out of the court-room Tuesday after judgesat the Special Tribunal forSierra Leone refused toaccept his 600-pagesummary of the case — akey document that distillsthree years of testimonyfrom the defense’s perspec-tive.

The boycott was unlikelyto have an impact on theoutcome of the case. Thethree international judgesordered the proceedings tocontinue, and one judgeappeared visibly angry atwhat he called Taylor’sattempt to dictate to thecourt.

Taylor is accused ofarming and supportingmurderous rebels inneighboring Sierra Leonein exchange for illegallymined diamonds. He haspleaded innocent to 11charges of war crimes andcrimes against humanity,including murder, tortureand using child soldiers.

Koreas hold firsttalks in four month

SEOUL, South Korea —Military officials from thetwo Koreas on Tuesdayheld the first cross-bordertalks in four months,opening discussions manyhope will ease tensions onthe divided peninsula butwhich critics dismiss as thenorth’s ploy to secure foodaid from Seoul.

The two sides conductedmorning and afternoonsessions at the bordervillage of Panmunjom,preliminary talks thatofficials from both the U.S.and China hoped wouldpave the way for continueddiscussions.

While Tuesday’smeeting involved militarycolonels, some herespeculated that future talksmight include the defenseministers from both sides.

But Seoul officials onTuesday reiterated theirdemands that North Koreamust first apologize andtake “responsible mea-sures” for two deadlyNorth Korean attacksagainst the south last year,including the sinking of awarship that killed 46crewmen and the Novem-ber artillery shelling ofYeonpyeong Island, whichkilled four people.

Karzai takes newshot at Westernbackers

KABUL, Afghanistanand DUBAI — In the latestsalvo aimed at his Westernbackers, Afghan PresidentHamid Karzai declaredTuesday that reconstruc-tion and development unitssupported by the NATOforce should be phased out.

The teams, based atWestern military installa-tions, operate in 27 ofAfghanistan’s 34 provinces,providing services such ascommunity health care andeducational support. WhileNATO considers the PRTsan essential means ofreaching out to impover-ished Afghans and helpingturn them away from theTaliban, Karzai has longdenounced them as one ofa number of Western-created “parallel struc-tures” that undermine theauthority of his govern-ment.

— AP

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By Scott MayerowitzAP Airlines Writer

NEW YORK — Business travelis bouncing back.

U.S. companies are forecast tospend 5 percent more on travel in2011 than they did last year — asign of confidence in the economythat is giving a boost to airlines,hotels and rental-car companies.That’s double the growth rate from2010, which followed two years ofdecline.

Last year’s bump in businesstravel — companies spent an esti-mated $228 billion — helped U.S.airlines post their first collectiveprofit in three years. And profits arerising at hotel chains like Marriottand Hyatt and rental-car companieslike Avis and Hertz.

Perhaps the most telling sign ofa rebound, industry officials say, isthe return of corporate retreats.They had all but vanished duringthe recession, part of an effort bybusinesses to avoid the appearanceof extravagance at a time of gov-ernment bailouts and rising unem-ployment.

Executives sending their work-ers back on the road say travel is

critical to their companies’ success.“You need to have to face time,”

said Robert P. Genco, vice presi-dent of operations for Synopsis, aSilicon Valley company that makessoftware for microchip manufac-turers. Synopsis cut its travel bud-get by about 60 percent during therecession. Now it’s nearly back toa pre-recession level, with sales-men and top executives visiting oldand new clients in China, India andJapan.

U.S. economic output returnedto its pre-recession level in thefourth quarter of 2010, and theeconomy is forecast to grow fasterin 2011. But spending on businesstravel isn’t expected to return to itspre-recession level until the middleof 2013, said Michael W.McCormick, executive director ofthe Global Business Travel Asso-ciation. That’s partly because com-panies are asking employees totravel frugally.

The average cost per trip in thefirst quarter is forecast to be $538,6 percent below the same period in2008, according to the businesstravel association.

Corporate travel managers areasking employees to spend fewernights on the road, stay at lessexpensive hotels, rent smaller carsand, in some cases, book cheaperflights that aren’t nonstop.

The companies also are askingmore of their travel providers. Forexample, travel managers are ask-ing hotels to throw in free break-fast, Internet, parking and gym use,said Best Western CEO David T.Kong.

The extra miles business travel-ers are racking up are a boon to anindustry that suffered badly duringthe downturn.

In 2009, business travelers spent$222.7 billion, the lowest level since2003, according to the businesstravel group. That year, the largestU.S. airlines lost a combined $3.4billion.

The travel industry’s success hasalways been tied closely to theeconomy and corporate spending.By and large, business travelers aremore concerned with convenience

than price, making plans at the lastminute. That’s in contrast withleisure travelers, who try to bookfar in advance to secure the bestdeal.

Now that the business traveler isback, the industry is reaping thebenefits.

• The average price of a domes-tic round-trip ticket before taxesclimbed to $350 last year, 12 per-cent higher than in 2009. Over thesame period, the number of flierson U.S. airlines rose about 4 per-cent.

• Hotel occupancy climbednearly 8 percent last year, accord-ing to hotel research firm STRGlobal. However, average nightlyrates have remained flat at around$98 because more rooms are avail-able than needed, the result of over-building during the boom years.

• Rental-car demand grew bynearly 2 percent in first three quar-ters of 2010, the most recent peri-od for which data are available.That allowed Hertz, Avis BudgetGroup and Dollar Thrifty Automo-tive Group to earn a combined $179million during that period, com-pared with a loss of $39 million theyear before.

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A Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary studentcovers her head with a sleeping bag while walking toschool Tuesday in Wichita, Kan.

By Julie PaceAssociated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — PresidentBarack Obama is calling for a six-year,$53 billion spending plan for high-speed rail, as he seeks to use infra-structure spending to jump-start jobcreation.

An initial $8 billion in spending willbe part of the budget plan Obama isset to release Monday. If Congressapproves the plan, the money wouldgo toward developing or improvingtrains that travel up to 250 mph, andconnecting existing rail lines to newprojects. The White House wouldn’tsay where the money for the rest ofthe program would come from,though it’s likely Obama would seekfunding in future budgets or trans-portation bills.

Obama’s push for high-speed railspending is part of his broad goal ofcreating jobs in the short-term andincreasing American competitivenessfor the future through new funding forinfrastructure, education and innova-tion. During last month’s State of theUnion address, Obama said he want-ed to give 80 percent of Americansaccess to high-speed rail within 25

years. At the same time he’s calling for

new spending on sectors like high-speed rail in the upcoming budget,Obama also has pledged to cut over-all spending as he seeks to bringdown the nation’s mounting deficit.The White House has said environ-mental programs for the Great Lakes,and block grants for community ser-vice and community development areamong the programs that will facecuts.

But it’s unlikely the cuts Obamaproposes in the budget will be enoughto appease the GOP. Republicans nowcontrolling the House have promisedto slash domestic agencies’ budgetsby nearly 20 percent for the comingyear.

The White House has said cutsmust be cautious, arguing that drasticreductions in spending could causethe still-fragile economic recovery tostall. Vice President Joe Biden saidTuesday the administration wouldn’tcompromise when it comes to spend-ing on the infrastructure, educationand innovation programs Obama istouting.

“We cannot compromise. The restof the world is not compromising,”

Biden said in Philadelphia at an eventannouncing the high-speed rail initia-tive.

Obama’s call for increased spend-ing on high-speed rail projects is noth-ing new. He’s long seen the sector asan area of opportunity for creating jobsand improving the nation’s trans-portation system. His administrationawarded $10 billion in federal grantsfor high-speed rail projects last year,including $2.3 billion for California tobegin work on an 800-mile-long, high-speed rail line tying Sacramento andthe San Francisco Bay area to LosAngeles and San Diego; and $1.25 bil-lion to Florida to build a rail line con-necting Tampa on the West Coastwith Orlando in the middle of thestate, eventually going south to Mia-mi.

Obama also laid out a plan last sum-mer to invest $50 billion in high-speedrail, as well as highways, bridges, tran-sit and airports, adding it to the firstyear of a six-year transportation bill.Congress didn’t act on the proposalbefore adjourning last year, but Trans-portation Secretary Ray LaHood saidhe’s confident lawmakers will take upthe measure again and deliver a bill toObama by August.

Obama calls for $53B for high-speed rail