EXCLUSIVE: TV ghost investigators to examine Roxy Theater in Muskogee
The Society of the Haunted is headed to Muskogee.
The Society of the Haunted will be investigating the historic Roxy Theater in Muskogee, Oklahoma at 7 p.m. on June 2.
The Society, whose members have been featured on Animal Planet’s “The Haunted” will be the first team to investigate this historic location and will be conducting EVP investigations, ghost box sessions and spirit photography. The team is expecting to find activity in the Roxy due to the building’s age and long history.
"We were told that there were some stories of things that have gone on inside the building," said Cathy Nance, case manager with the society. "We operate from scientific principle and sometimes employ psychics. So we have contacted a woman and we didn't tell her where we were going, and she talked about a stage and a name of someone who performed on it."
Society members that are confirmed for the investigation already include Nance, Chris Borthick, theologian, and Marc Hall, video specialist with other members expected to attend. For more information on the Society of the Haunted visit societyofthehaunted.com.
"The Roxy isn't necessarily an active haunting," Nance said, "but we think possibly there are some remembered or recorded things there."
The group has extended an invitation to MuskogeeNOW.com to tag along and report on the event.
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| LOCAL EVENTS FOR TOMORROW | ||||
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| What | When | Where | Details | Cost |
| Cruis'n Angels 15th Annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show | 8:00 a.m. | Fifth and Boston Streets | Cruis'n Angels & BancFirst present the 14th Annual Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show. Registration 8 am to 12 noon. Vendors, Food, Event shirts, 50/50, raffles, door prizes, disc jockey, cash awards thru the day. Independent judges. | |
| Muskogee Farmer's Market | 8:00 a.m. | Civic Center Parking Lot | Oklahoma grown produce, plants, cut-flowers, hand-crafted items, natural body care products, ready-to-eat foods, live music and lots more. The market runs every Saturday, rain or shine, through October 31 and on Wednesdays beginning May 16th. | free |
| MOVIES IN MUSKOGEE | |||||
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Battleship | PG-13 | A fleet of battleships do battle with an armada of unknown origins to try and discover why they are here and what their ultimate goal is. | 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 10:10 p.m. | Carmike |
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The Dictator | R | The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. | 4:20 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 9:20 p.m. | Carmike |
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What to Expect When Your'e Expecting | PG-13 | TV fitness guru Jules and dance show star Evan find that their high-octane celebrity lives don't stand a chance against the surprise demands of pregnancy. Baby-crazy author and advocate Wendy gets a taste of her own militant mommy advice when pregnancy hormones ravage her body ; while Wendy's husband, Gary, struggles not to be outdone by his competitive alpha-Dad, who's expecting twins with his much younger trophy wife, Skyler. And rival food truck chefs Rosie and Marco's surprise hook-up results in an unexpected quandary: what to do when your first child comes before your first date? | 4:05 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:45 p.m. | Carmike |
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Dark Shadows | PG-13 | In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. Two decades pass and Barnabas has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard. A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. | 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:40 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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Chimpanzee | G | The world is a playground for little Oscar and his fellow young chimps, who'd rather make mayhem than join their parents for an afternoon nap. But when Oscar's family is confronted by a rival band of chimps, he is left to fend for himself until a surprising ally steps in and changes his life forever. | 12:15 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:25 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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The Avengers | PG-13 | Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury , Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. | 3D: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 10:15 p.m. 2D: 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 9:45 p.m. | Carmike |
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The Lucky One | PG-13 | U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive-a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm. | 1:50 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:05 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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Think Like a Man | PG-13 | Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey's book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book's insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own. | 1:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:05 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | PG | From the creators of "Despicable Me" and the imagination of Dr. Seuss comes the 3D-CG feature "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," an adaptation of the classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope. The animated adventure follows the journey of a 12-year-old as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world. | 12:15 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 9:50 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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American Reunion | R | All the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn't and that time and distance can't break the bonds of friendship. | 2:05 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 10:10 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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The Hunger Games | PG-13 | Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy when she's pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. | 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m., 10:30 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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21 Jump Street | R | Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school. As they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drug ring. But they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier and neither expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager again and all the issues they thought they had left behind. Buy tickets online. | 1:45 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
Deer sends Hulbert biker to Tulsa hospital
A 52-year-old man is in stable condition at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa after his 2006 Harley-Davidson struck a deer around 9:25 p.m. last night.
The collision, about a mile north of Hulbert on a rural road in Cherokee County, left Lloyd Anthony Smith with head, arm, leg and torso injuries both internal and external. He drove himself to Tahlequah City Hospital, from where he was sent to Saint Francis.
He was not wearing a helmet.
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Comment 13: crystle, at 6:48:50 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Lucky...
Comment 12: KF, at 5:31:16 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
I agree MK. Too much government interferance "for our own good". If you are over 18 the government should be able to tell you to wear a helmet or a seatbelt for that matter. It's your head, your body at risk your decision.
Comment 11: MK, at 8:29:17 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Helmets should be an individual choice, it's your head that is at risk. Oklahoma has it right.
Comment 10: bob, at 9:57:56 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
"head, arm, leg and torso injuries both internal and external. He drove himself" -- how?? wow...
Comment 9: Phil, at 9:43:05 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
I believe that it should be up to the rider. I NEVER ride without a helmet, but that's just me.
Comment 8: Fishing Gal, at 4:16:56 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Robert you can worry about yourself all I did was state a simple opinion. Like I have said many times before if people would do the research look at the statistics you would see why I said I think it should be a law that motorcyclist be required to wear a helmet. I will never own not ride in a motorcycle!!!
Comment 7: Robert, at 2:28:50 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Fishing Gal, here's an idea. You wear a helmet when you ride your motorcycle and don't worry about anyone else.
Comment 6: Shawn, at 2:11:26 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
I see that, but it wouldnt have done anything for the other injuries. Im happy that in Oklahoma it is your choice to wear a helmet or not! Obviously it was not that bad if he drove himself to the hopsital!!! Again, here is your sign!
Comment 5: Fishing Gal, at 1:13:52 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
It also says HEAD INJURIES!!!
Comment 4: Shawn, at 12:08:31 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Yes, wearing a helmet would have kept him from getting arm, leg and torso injuries.....here is your sign!
Comment 3: Robert, at 11:59:42 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Yeah, because that would have saved him from getting arm, leg, and torso injuries.
Comment 2: Fishing Gal, at 11:39:24 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Should have to be required by law to wear a helmet!!!
Comment 1: Fishing Gal, at 11:39:19 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Should have to be required by law to wear a helmet!!!
City: Rumors of low lifeguard staffing are wrong
MuskogeeNOW.com received several messages yesterday expressing concerns about lifeguard staffing at the various city-owned water properties, including River Country Waterpark.
The gist of the concern was that rumors are circulating that the city was only hiring about half of the lifeguards it had last year, meaning many positions at the pools and parks would not be staffed with lifeguards, possibly endangering the children who were swimming there.
The rumors, however, are false, said Carson Lynch, recreation superintendent.
"We are hiring the same amount of lifeguards as last year," he said. "We may have fewer substitutes, but that's only because of a lack of qualified applicants. We would never understaff something that important."
Those who contacted MuskogeeNOW, however, said Lynch was lying, that several city employees were complaining that the department was hiring about half the number it had last year.
Turns out, Lynch wasn't lying, his information simply needed some clarification, which came from City Manager Greg Buckley.
"We are going to end up with about 43 positions this year. We require about 22 on average per day with two shifts," Buckley said. "We are going to have the same number of on-duty lifeguards we had in past years, we are just getting more hours per lifeguard than in the past. We're having the same number of covered hours and positions."
In the past, Buckley said, some of the lifeguards, who are predominantly teenagers, would work two or three hours per week. This year, the city is requiring a greater time commitment from fewer lifeguards, but no positions in any of the water properties will be without lifeguards, he said.
"We take safety very seriously," he said.
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Comment 9: KF, at 5:12:22 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
@Truthiness - No, not defensive. You asked a specific question "Could it be possible that these calls are being generated by the former water park employee who was fired for stealing money?" I gave an answer. No, it is not possible. She doesn't even live in this state anymore and has no knowledge of how many life guards the city would or would not hire, nor does she care. As your name states I would assume you wanted the truth and that is the truth. The truth is also that she was not fired for stealing money. Those were allegations, but not the reason she was fired. There was a criminal investigation where no charges were ever filed. If there would have been an ounce of proof charges would have been filed, however there was not. Again, not trying to be defensive. I'm a resident of this flawed but great community. It's just frustrating when someone is accused of something, charges never brought, but people still act as if she is guilty just because someone made up a story. When the lady who was embezzling from the court house was caught they had all the evidence they needed in 1 day and she was arrested straight away. In this case even after months of trying to find something no evidence has been produced and no arrest made. It's also a little frustrating that the article specifically says "several city employees were complaining" but for some reason someone who is not a city employee is brought into it. The answer to your question is no, it is not possible. She speaks to 5 people in this town, obviously I'm one of them. She would not ever want to speak to anyone who worked for the city or get involved in anything having to do with it because of situations like this.
Comment 8: Leif, at 9:29:59 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Walmart, I considered making comments user-editable, but I can't think of a way to do it without adding steps to the user. I have some ideas, and if I get some time, I'll add that functionality.
Comment 7: Truthiness, at 6:24:30 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
WOW... someones post is suspiciously defensive...
Comment 6: walmartramen, at 12:26:10 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
This new system here needs work! Needs an Edit option to the post, people make. And a choice to delete what you said. Not that I delete, LOL
Comment 5: walmartramen, at 12:22:59 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
My comment here went in the wrong place! It was meant for the story below!
Comment 4: walmartramen, at 12:18:18 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
This about covers it! ( http://www.epi.org/publication/bp341-future-of-work ) And you know that low income = drug making.
Comment 3: KF, at 10:54:09 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
No, it is not possible these rumors are being generated by the former water park employee who was falsely accused of embezzelment. #1 she no longer lives in this town or even in this state for that matter. #2 she has kept in contact with no one except for a couple of close friends and certainly no one from the city that falsely accused her. She would have no knowledge of any life guard numbers nor would she even care. She has moved on to a much happier place and I can assure you she is not looking back. The article clearly says "several city employees were complaining." I would assume it was a misunderstanding by those who chose to look at the surface numbers without doing the actual research before getting upset.
Comment 2: Truthiness, at 6:15:44 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Could it be possible that these calls are being generated by the former water park employee who was fired for stealing money?
Comment 1: Walmartramen, at 1:29:16 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Well it sounds like Walmart. They said once there was 500 workers & they can't hire anymore workers. We really did not have 500 workers there! We counted 63 overnight workers alone & we where sure there was not 437 day time workers etc. I think they kept their old files so they might get some kind of State or Fed funding, or a tax break. Or even dead peasant insurance. (Need to note, I had the highest dead peasant insurance in Oklahoma for 1994! )
BREAKING: Drug bust nets $40,000
A Muskogee County Sheriff's Department drug bust on I-40 has netted $40,000 in cash and an undetermined amount of drugs after a K-9 unit hit on the vehicle, according to Sheriff Charles Pearson.
"Deputy Jeff Gragg has pulled half a million off I-40 the last year and a half," Pearson said. "If every law enforcement agency would work these highways, we'd get so much of the drugs before it makes its way into the small communities around here."
Gragg was also the investigating officer in tonight's bust, Pearson said. The department can't yet release what kind of drugs were found.
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Comment 20: SurrealRabbit, at 10:19:14 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Reply to noodleboy’s comments at: Walmart@trailor-park-trash.net
Comment 19: Seriously?, at 8:21:37 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Thats about the dumbest thing I've ever heard...
Comment 18: walmartramen, at 12:21:06 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
This about covers it! ( http://www.epi.org/publication/bp341-future-of-work ) And you know that low income = drug making.
Comment 17: walmartramen, at 12:14:08 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Yes the pay is low because I got rid of the collective bargaining in town! NOT! ( http://alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed ) Also at Walmart I worked for 4 years & only got a $0.40 raise in that time. I don't like this low road people want to keep on doing. It's the hillbilly Republican thinking of FAIL over & over. Look where this road put us. People are seeing it! Im sure their tired of having low sales here. It's time to move on! The point is the drug bust was needed, being the big bad guys that might be behind it. But is would be better to invest in the poor to keep them from doing what little drugs they can afford. And to keep them from making drugs for money. You get what you pay for.
Comment 16: AndreaByrd, at 4:27:38 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Walmartramen, you have to be one crazy guy. I bet you are against the drug testing for a welfare check arent you? I am sure not it needed to happen a long time ago. Your a nut case, your probably voting for that dope head criminal Roscoe Duke
Comment 15: Seriously?, at 2:55:28 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
And on top of that you answered your own question... If sales are going down why in the world would an employer offer overtime??? Makes no sense...
Comment 14: Seriously?, at 2:15:18 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
To be honest Walmartramen... You keep your pay so low. You are responsible for not getting a raise in 5 years. They drive expensive trucks because they have worked hard to get where they are and not complained about why everything hasn't gone their way. If you put more effort into work rather than looking up sources and posting on MuskogeeNow you might get somewhere... Until then... It is not everyones else responsibility to make everything fair or better for you.
Comment 13: Walmartramen, at 1:38:36 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Looking for a handout.. Why? Who keeps the pay so low, why haven't many got a raise in 5 years, now, why is there no overtime? Why does many bosses here drive a $30,000 truck & many workers walk to work? They want low they will get low, I buy about nothing, really, we are growing in numbers. Sales are going down!!
Comment 12: Seriously?, at 1:24:35 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Everyone looking for a handout....
Comment 11: YTSUR, at 12:41:13 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
hopefully the poor will get a job and quit looking for a handout
Comment 10: Walmartramen, at 12:33:39 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Hopefully the money can be used to put money into the poor so they won't have to make METH as income!!!
Comment 9: YTSUR, at 11:00:09 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Pearson does an outstanding job and hopefully the money can be used to keep fighting the idiots that make meth!! You have my vote Charles Pearson
Comment 8: AndreaByrd, at 9:42:41 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Pearson does a great job!
Comment 7: tricky, at 9:08:55 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
.......
Comment 6: Andrea, at 11:32:36 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I wonder how many of the "half a million" were mobile meth labs...
Comment 5: Walmartramen, at 2:14:43 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Put the drug dealer out! Smoke Catnip! ( http://current.com/news-and-politics/93777699_smoking-cannip.htm )
Comment 4: Walmartramen, at 12:40:49 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Please give the $40,000 to the people making about $12,000 a year. Better income brings down crime!
Comment 3: Walmartramen, at 12:34:08 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
I drove home from work on that highway before 11pm & seen a UPS truck throw a bag out in a ditch & the bag quickly got pulled into the dark part of the ditch where I could not see from the highway. It was on a Friday, so it's the weekend weed on the way! The bad part there will be many pissed off people this weekend. They did not get their stash for the weekend!
Comment 2: abb, at 9:53:50 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I hope the money goes were it is suppose to go and not get lost in the system.
Comment 1: Amanda, at 9:19:54 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Way to go, keep up the good work!
BREAKING: Woman barricades self in home, police block Broadway
A woman at 2908 W. Broadway has barricaded herself in her home after Adult Protective Services attempted to take her into protective custody.
The woman, who allegedly has an ice pick, won't come out, so police have blocked off the street and called in negotiators to speak with her.
The woman is in her 30s, police say. Details as we get them.
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Comment 10: J-0907, at 10:53:46 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
My Aunt lived in that exact house a few years ago! Such a small world! I hope she gets the help that she needs. Prayers go out to her and her family!
Comment 9: randa, at 6:28:54 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
thats how muskogee rolls lol 20 deep
Comment 8: krista, at 4:54:34 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
She's in custody now.... What a waste of day!
Comment 7: prich384@gmail.com, at 4:47:36 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Has she came out yet? Poor woman needs to be somewhere they can help her.
Comment 6: phil, at 4:47:12 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
it ppl wasnt rubber necking how would ppl now every police car in town is there..stay away ppl.
Comment 5: Leah, at 4:37:09 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
was told by one of the workers there that it was an older lady, and that she had a gun.... was just told this at 4:00 this afternoon
Comment 4: MrsMel, at 2:55:14 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Does every police car on the force have to bee there?
Comment 3: Momma De, at 1:24:59 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
my daughter lives on 28th and Okmulgee and people keep trying to get down the street, they really need to stay away there is no place to turn around...I heard she did this before...it is sure expensive to make someone get help isn't it!!
Comment 2: YTSUR, at 12:53:52 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I wonder if she is hot
Comment 1: Mandy, at 12:03:25 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Ooh, some excitement!!!
Bacone sets benefit pow wow
Bacone College will host a benefit pow wow for the Murrow Indian Children's Home on June 30.
The Benefit Pow Wow, set for the Warrior Gym, is to assist Murrow with its ability to sustain efforts to meet the needs of the Murrow residents.
The schedule includes gourd dancing at 3 p.m., supper at 5 p.m., gourd dancing at 6 p.m., evening program at 7 p.m., and closing song at 11 p.m..
Arts & Crafts vendors are welcome, please contact Sharla at (918) 230-2174. Please bring your own chairs for seating.
Please contact Pete Coser, Sr. at (918) 360-6471 or by email at coserp@bacone.edu or Betty R. Martin at (918) 682-2586 for further information or clarification. Everyone is welcome.
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Comment 1: Amanda, at 9:21:15 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Since this is a benefit pow wow, is there an admission fee?
Police set to enforce seatbelt laws
Law enforcement agencies across the state will be taking part in the annual “Click It or Ticket” mobilization May 21 through June 3, cracking down on drivers and passengers who are not buckled up according to state law.
Oklahoma law requires drivers and front seat passengers age 13 and over to have a safety belt properly fastened at all times the vehicle is being operated. Children age 12 and younger are required to be properly restrained in the appropriate car seat, booster seat or seat belt, according to the child’s age and weight.
For more information about Oklahoma’s occupant protection laws, visit www.ohso.ok.gov.
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Comment 25: Fishing Gal, at 6:40:26 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
You said that yes and no I can proudly say I have never smoked anything in my life and will keep it that way. But I was simply stating that if he was wearing a helmet he would still be here and you said in a previous statement that they only hurt themselves so I was simply proving you wrong. But you are being really disrespectful.
Comment 24: Steve, at 6:22:49 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Are you high? I said LACK OF A HELMET only hurts the rider. Your arguments can't even be taken seriously if you can't be bothered to comprehend such simple statements.
Comment 23: Fishing Gal, at 5:28:05 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
You say motorcyclist only harm themselves look at news on6 and last night a motorcyclist hit a car at a high rate of speed and and killed himself and the driver of the car. So explain how it is they only ehatvibeould themselves???
Comment 22: Steve, at 7:23:40 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
So you would outlaw smoking because one out of every three smokers dies from it? What about drinking? A lot of people die from it. Would you outlaw castor plants because the beans can be made into ricin poison, one of the most deadly poisons known to man? How about outlawing Draino because people drink it and die? Where do you stop protecting us from ourselves?
Comment 21: Fishing Gal, at 7:20:26 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
No comprehension isn't a lost art it's the way you are wording some stuff that you say. You say it's against your constitutional rights if they make wear a helmet a law because only one person is getting hurt and that's yourself okay we'll same for a seatbelt it should be our choice if we wear a seatbelt or not because it is only harming ourselves if we don't. But like I said this is only my opinion and apparently many others wearing a helmet should be a law!!!! People's lives could be saved if they weren't given the option. So many kids grow up without a parent or sometimes both because they didn't wear a helmet I lost a friend last month because he wasn't wearing a helmet and a serious accident if he would have been wearing a helmet he would still be here today.
Comment 20: Steve, at 5:01:45 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
SERIOUSLY!?!?! No, it's not contradicting myself to say its my right to do stupid things that endanger only me but it is NOT your right to do stupid things that endanger others. Is reading comprehension such a lost art?
Comment 19: Fishing Gal, at 4:20:32 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
Sounds like your contradicting yourself a little bit there wouldn't it be the same for a seatbelt if we want to be stupid and not wear a seatbelt and get in a wreck and get thrown through our windshield should be our right to. Lol not really making much sense.
Comment 18: Steve, at 1:37:52 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
I KNOW THE STATISTICS. The point is not that motorcycles are dangerous. The point is the government has no place protecting us from ourselves.
Comment 17: Fishing Gal, at 1:16:35 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
No it should be my choice as if I wear my seatbelt or not is what I'm saying either way you go wearing a seatbelt or a helmet would protect you so your completely missing my point like I said do a little less talking and look at the statistics like I have and then maybe you will see why I say motorcyclist should have to wear a helmet!!!
Comment 16: Steve, at 9:53:11 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
You're forced to wear your seatbelt because not doing so endangers every other person on the road. The "misery loves company" argument doesn't work here. "They should have to wear helmets because I have to wear a seatbelt" is like saying, "I got herpes, so everyone should have to itch and burn once a month."
Comment 15: Fishing Gal, at 9:49:45 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
It's no different than havering to wear a seatbelt though either. But I know you Steve want to be stupid and not be forced to wear a helmet but if I HAVE TO wear my seatbelt motorcyclist should HAVE TO wear a helmet. Just saying read the statistics on motorcycle accidents.
Comment 14: Steve, at 8:25:02 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Holy crap! Does no one read anymore? I'm not saying anything against seatbelt laws! I wear a seatbelt every time I'm in a car! Seatbelts are there for EVERYONE's safety, not just the person who is belted in. I support seatbelt laws. I was responding to someone who said they should enact a HELMET law for motorcyclists - completely different thing!
Comment 13: midniteryder, at 8:21:08 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Lemme see......get in a wreck, get thrown around the passenger compartment of your vehicle, get rhurt even worse from being forced into the steering wheel, or out a window, or thru the front seat if you're a backseat passenger, vs. wearing the seatbelt, getting into the same wreck, and suffering less damage- maybe even surviving the wreck. Sounds like a no-brainer to me, especially since I don't like going through windshields or getting thrown elsewhere out of the vehicle. Sounds like a better tactic that the it's my right to be stupid" tack. I've seen too many people abuse that last privilege, and I DO work in healthcare.
Comment 12: Steve, at 7:25:13 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I'm not trying to say its not dangerous - or even stupid - to ride without a helmet. One of every three smokers will die from it, but it's still legal. It's stupid to drink, but legal. Bungee jumping is dangerous and stupid - and legal. It's my right to do stupid and dangerous stuff as long as I am the only one I'm endangering.
Comment 11: Wbeth2469, at 7:13:09 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Steve: Go be a nurse or Dr in an ICU in california or nevada or arizona and do that for say...30 days and then come back and talk to us. Right now (in my informed opinion)you just sound ignorant.
Comment 10: Fishing Gal, at 5:10:44 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Like I said regardless it SHOULD BE LAW!!! Do the research on statistics and then you will see why I say that.
Comment 9: Steve, at 1:44:56 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
You can't just say something, hope it's true and then base the rest of your argument on it. Read this: http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cases/pp/hartog.htm If you read far enough, you'll see that the justification for seatbelt laws IS that they protect other people, not just the belted. That document also refers to helmet laws and while it says they don't violate privacy rights (I agree), it does not address the constitutional issue of fundamental freedom, which helmet laws violate.
Comment 8: Fishing Gal, at 1:20:54 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
A seatbelt law is there there to protect the person wearing not to protect other people I just don't see how it is the government is allowed to tell non motorcyclist they have to protect themselves but a motorcyclist doesn't have to protect themselves. I have lost a lot of friends from motorcycle wrecks and they weren't wearing a helmet the doctors even said if they had been wearing them they would have still been here. I just think it should be a law I know it's not going to protect everyone wearing it but at least it will help save SOME LIVES. I really do believe it should be a law. How is it motorcyclist get in a wreck they only hurt themselves when they are usually the ones that cause the wreck with another vehicle because they lost control of the motorcycle like I said do the research look at your Oklahoma statistics over 4,000 accidents with motorcyclist happened last year and out of them over 3,000 were fatal. From not wearing a helmet.
Comment 7: Steve, at 12:41:27 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I'm not arguing that no one else gets hurt in motorcycle accidents. I'm arguing that no one else gets hurt FROM THE LACK OF A HELMET. Yes, the rider is risking his life. Yes, it's also HIS RIGHT to risk his life. No one else's life is risked simply because the rider is lacking a helmet. In a car, other people's lives are at risk simply because the driver isn't wearing a seatbelt. On a motorcycle, that's not the case.
Comment 6: Gyggles, at 12:38:21 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Riding a motorcycle with a helmet does not mean that if that rider has a wreck that they will survive. Some people that were wearing a helmet might have survived the crash but they are now living in a vegetative state, and that is not living. I am a member of ABATE of Oklahoma and we have this discussion quite often with non riders. If you would like more information go to the ABATE of Oklahoma state webpage. As for if a bike goes down the rider is the only one hurt, that is not necessarily true.
Comment 5: Steve, at 12:26:39 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
You're missing the point. I'm not arguing that motorcyclists aren't more likely to be hurt or killed. I'm arguing that the seatbelt law is there to protect OTHER people, while a helmet law would be forcing someone to let the government protect them against THEMSELVES. Our individual liberties stop when our actions potentially hurt other people. But if our actions are only hurting ourselves, the government has no place or right in stopping us from doing that.
Comment 4: Fishing Gal, at 12:21:14 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Go look at your statistics about motorcycle fatalitys you have more people die from motorcycle crashes than you do from people in a car wreck and I think they should be required to wear a helmet to protect them and it's easier to lose control of a motorcycle than it is a regular motor vehicle .
Comment 3: Mandy, at 12:04:40 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Couldn't agree more.
Comment 2: Steve, at 12:04:36 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I disagree. Seatbelt laws are there to protect OTHER people. If an unseatbelted driver crashes, the car can further go out of control, harming more people. If a motorcycle crashes, it only weighs a few hundred pounds, and the only one hurt is the rider. Having a helmet or not having a helmet only involves the rider's safety - his or her own personal choice. Not wearing a seatbelt endangers everyone, not just the driver.
Comment 1: Fishing Gal, at 11:47:00 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I think if I have to wear my seatbelt ( which I do every time I get in the car) motorcyclist should have to wear a helmet for their safety. More people who ride a Motorcycle could be safes if they were to get in a wreck because they were wearing a helmet. So many people have died from not wearing a helmet and getting in a wreck. I just think if they say we have to wear a seatbelt for our safety they should have to be required by law to wear helmet.
Cherokees offer free golf lessons for kids
Cherokee youth who want to learn the basic principles and techniques of golf can participate in free lessons through the Native Tee Program at Cherokee Trails Golf Course.
One-hour classes will be offered from 8 – 9 a.m. on June 5, 12, 19 and 26.
To participate, juniors ages 6-17 must provide proof of Cherokee citizenship at the time of registration for each session. Golf clubs can be provided to participants not owning a set but must be reserved at the time of registration. Sessions are limited to a maximum of 20 students, and single session participation is recommended. Please call early to register.
Cherokee Trails Golf Course is located at 22706 S. 504 Road in Tahlequah. For more information, visit www.cherokeestarrewards.com or call (918) 458-4294.
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Comment 9: Steve, at 8:25:19 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
I didn't call you a racist, Str8jacket. I said white racists complain about "reverse discrimination." If you find yourself in that group, it's not because I put you there.
Comment 8: Str8jacket, at 8:21:21 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
You started your comment of by saying you shouldn't call people names for disagreeing with you and end it with calling me a white racist, which I am neither by the way. Listen to your own advice, hypocrite!
Comment 7: Steve, at 10:25:09 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
No need to call people names for simply disagreeing with you. I'm saying the right to exclude people from tribal events isn't necessarily racism. White people oppressed Indians and blacks for 400 years in this country. That is a fact, and the effects of that oppression endure to this day, with those groups overwhelmingly poor and undereducated. The oppression continues to this day, or did you not notice that they didn't choose to locate the mall in Country Club? What houses and businesses were torn down? Oh, yeah, predominantly black-owned houses and neighborhoods. Indians were happy in their carolina-area land until gold was discovered there, and then they were forced to trudge west to a barren wasteland, where they made a life for themselves until the white man discovered the land was good for something and they came and pushed the Indians into reservations and poverty by claiming the land that had been promised to them here. If they want to do something to better their youth and expand their youth's horizons and exclude white people in an effort to try to in some small way level the playing field, it is only the white racists who complain about "reverse discrimination."
Comment 6: Str8jacket, at 10:18:16 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
...and what about the other races?? Did they have the 400 yr event also?? Dumbass!
Comment 5: Str8jacket, at 10:16:01 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
And it was called racism. Damn are you paying attention or what?
Comment 4: Steve, at 8:23:24 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
White people already had that event. It was called the first 400 years of America.
Comment 3: Str8jacket, at 7:56:06 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012 said:
"Cherokee youth" what about white youth or black youth or spanish youth etc... Man if there was a group of white people saying, "Hey we have a free event if you are white then you can come, if not-stay away" all hell would break loose and they would be labeled racist.
Comment 2: Bryan, at 11:24:17 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I agree with Rocky. We are all still kids at heart, right Rocky!
Comment 1: Rocky Battenfield, at 10:34:54 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
Think they could bump the age up to say 35?
Comments are back
After a long day of programming, I believe we have comments back. Several things have changed, and I'll list them here.
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Comment 6: midniteryder, at 8:16:08 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Sorry Dad, looks like Noodles is still here- see several stories below.
Comment 5: daddy, at 4:24:05 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
thank god u may of got rid of waltmartramen
Comment 4: daddy, at 4:24:00 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
thank god u may of got rid of waltmartramen
Comment 3: Leif, at 11:01:38 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
Comments now work on older stories. I think we have it about worked out.
Comment 2: Rick, at 8:35:20 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
Glad that you got it working, keep up the good job.
Comment 1: Str8jacket, at 8:37:28 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
Good Job Leif! Thak you for all of your hard work.
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Comment 20: Leif, at 8:54:24 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Trying again.
Comment 19: Leif, at 8:48:49 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Grrr. Again.
Comment 18: Leif, at 8:46:17 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I was wrong. Let's try again.
Comment 17: Leif, at 8:43:13 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
I bet it works this time. I hope. Or whatever.
Comment 16: Leif, at 8:40:32 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
testing that same thing again because it didn't really work the way I expected it to the last time.
Comment 15: Leif, at 8:36:53 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Testing disabling of submit button to discourage duplicate comments.
Comment 14: Leif, at 12:37:43 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Testing again.
Comment 13: Leif, at 12:18:11 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
Testing email.
Comment 12: Leif, at 8:43:17 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
Testing one more thing about notifications.
Comment 11: Leif, at 11:08:36 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
This comment should now be approved automatically.
Comment 10: Leif, at 11:06:06 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
Checking to see if this will let me approve a new commenter.
Comment 9: Leif, at 9:35:15 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
Yet another test. Lots of things are changing behind the scenes, which is why all these tests.
Comment 8: Leif, at 9:22:06 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
OK. Readers with previously approved comments can now comment. New commenters can also comment, but I haven't yet developed a way to approve those comments, so there's a chance they'll be lost. I'm working on it, and should have it working soon.
Comment 7: Leif, at 9:19:21 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
OK. Users who have commented before (and had a comment approved) can now comment. New commenters can also comment, but I don't yet have a way to approve those comments. When I do, I'll note it here.
Comment 6: Leif, at 6:32:00 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
Well, as you can see, I'm getting there. Still a lot of little things to do, but after a long day of coding, I'm close to getting it to where you can comment.
Comment 5: Leif, at 12:05:06 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
Now I'm testing the logout procedure.
Comment 4: Leif, at 11:43:40 am on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
Now I'm testing the time zone. Hopefully it's set to central and the timestamp will be accurate. Hooray.
Comment 3: Leif, at 12:36:58 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
And a third comment to see if logged-in users can comment.
Comment 2: Leif, at 12:36:35 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
This is a second comment to test whether we can let subsequent commenters bypass the captcha.
Comment 1: Leif, at 12:30:39 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
This is a comment test. Dunno if it will work or not.
BREAKING: Truck smashes building on York
A truck sits embedded in a vacant building at York and Manitou.
A delivery truck has slammed into a vacant building at the southeast corner of York and Manitou. EMS crews checked the driver, who declined transport.
The truck appears to be a sausage delivery truck.
Denel Burns, the driver, said he had been "going since 4 this morning," and didn't remember some of the wreck. He said the steering locked up and that's all he remembers. He was en route to deliver sausage to Marvin's IGA.
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Comment 2: john, at 4:35:05 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
They combined their house and car insurance thru state farm.
Comment 1: Henry, at 12:28:52 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 said:
Good riddance to bad rubbish?? Years ago that was 69 highway, the road you took to go anywhere!! One of the last building from that era. Somewhere around there was a "tourist court". Somethings old, tear it down, to hell with it. In the past York was labled "just an old road lined with honky tonks", NO,it was 69 highway!!!!
James, at 2:49:47 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012 said:
If I go by there, will he give me a discount on some bacon?
Crystal, at 3:07:57 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012 said:
I drove by this wreck...praise the Lord he's ok and didnt hit any of the businesses around there...
Crystal, at 3:08:11 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012 said:
And james...it was sausage, not bacon! LOL
bingo, at 7:03:34 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012 said:
That seems to be the only way old, dilapidated buildings get demolished in this town. Maybe it's part of his personal crusade to beautify Muskogee.
Walmartramen, at 12:06:40 am on Saturday, May 12, 2012 said:
Sausage & Beer, sounds good to me. ( http://www.newson6.com/story/18307990/beer-truck-crash-on-will-rogers-turnpike-closes-highway-near-big-cabin )
Plan your weekend entertainment
| LOCAL EVENTS FOR TODAY | ||||
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| What | When | Where | Details | Cost |
| Relay For Life | 6:00 p.m. | Muskogee Indian Bowl | Join in the fight against cancer! More information: http://relayforlife.org/MuskogeeCoOK | Free |
| Throw Down at TBones | 7:00 p.m. | T-Bones in Tahlequah | Muskogee's No Mercy Combat Promotions hosts Throw Down at T-Bones 2, mixed martial arts fights starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general admission, while $60 will get VIP tickets, which include free food and beer, and $80 will put you on the front rows. Get your tickets at Hooligans Fight Club, T-Bones or online at www.eztixnow.com | $25 |
| LOCAL EVENTS FOR TOMORROW | ||||
| What | When | Where | Details | Cost |
| Farmer's Market | 8:00 a.m. | Civic Center parking lot | Oklahoma grown produce, plants, cut-flowers, hand-crafted items, natural body care products, ready-to-eat foods, live music and lots more. The market runs every Saturday, rain or shine, through October 31 and on Wednesdays beginning May 16th. | free |
| MOVIES IN MUSKOGEE | |||||
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Dark Shadows | PG-13 | In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. Two decades pass and Barnabas has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard. A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. | 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:40 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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Chimpanzee | G | The world is a playground for little Oscar and his fellow young chimps, who'd rather make mayhem than join their parents for an afternoon nap. But when Oscar's family is confronted by a rival band of chimps, he is left to fend for himself until a surprising ally steps in and changes his life forever. | 12:15 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:25 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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The Avengers | PG-13 | Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury , Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. | 3D: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 10:15 p.m. 2D: 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 9:45 p.m. | Carmike |
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The Raven | R | The macabre and lurid tales of Edgar Allan Poe are vividly brought to life - and death - in this stylish, gothic thriller. When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Poe's darkest works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe in a quest to get inside the killer's mind in order to stop him from making every one of Poe's brutal stories a blood chilling reality. | 4:20 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 9:45 p.m. | Carmike |
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits | PG | In The Pirates! Band of Misfits, the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain is joined by a rag-tag crew. With seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It 's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they do battle with the pirate-hating Queen Victoria and team up with a young Charles Darwin, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure! | 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8:50 p.m. | Carmike |
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The Lucky One | PG-13 | U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive-a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm. | 1:50 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:05 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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Think Like a Man | PG-13 | Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey's book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book's insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own. | 1:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:05 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | PG | From the creators of "Despicable Me" and the imagination of Dr. Seuss comes the 3D-CG feature "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," an adaptation of the classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope. The animated adventure follows the journey of a 12-year-old as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world. | 12:15 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 9:50 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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Cabin in the Woods | R | A group of five college kids are tricked into spending a weekend at a mysterious cabin in the woods. | 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:30 p.m. | Carmike |
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American Reunion | R | All the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn't and that time and distance can't break the bonds of friendship. | 2:05 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 10:10 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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The Hunger Games | PG-13 | Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy when she's pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. | 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m., 10:30 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
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21 Jump Street | R | Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school. As they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drug ring. But they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier and neither expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager again and all the issues they thought they had left behind. Buy tickets online. | 1:45 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m. | Arrowhead Mall |
Don't miss Relay for Life tonight
The 15th Annual Relay For Life of Muskogee County presented by Muskogee Regional Medical Center will be held at Indian Bowl, 402 North S St. at 6 p.m. tonight.
The Relay For Life brings together teams from local businesses, schools, churches and families for camaraderie, food, music and entertainment, and a night under the stars – all while team members take turns walking or running on a track. Relay For Life begins with a Cancer Survivors Lap and dinner to celebrate life. Later in the evening, a Luminaria Ceremony honors those who are battling cancer and remembers those who have lost their fight.
"Relay For Life brings communities together," said Melissa McLain, event co-chair. "In Muskogee County, our goal is to raise $42,000 for the American Cancer Society."
Sponsors of the event include: Presenting Sponsor, Muskogee Regional Medical Center; Platinum Sponsor, Georgia Pacific; Gold Sponsors Arrowhead Mall, MuskogeeNOW.com and MuskogeeMUGS.com and Warren Clinic-St. Francis; Silver Sponsors: Bank of Oklahoma, Muskogee Federal Credit Union, and United Stationers Charitable Foundation - Muskogee CAST Council; Bronze Sponsors: Craige M. Brestel, M.D. PLLC, Muscogee Creek Nation Casino, Connors State College, Yaffe Iron and Steel, Cross Telephone, PK X-Ray, Children's Clinic, and Imaging Services of OK; Signature Sponsors: Keefton Freewill Baptist, Rocky Electric, Holloway, Updike, & Bellen, Inc. Consulting Engineers., Pampered Chef, Jaime Stout, Larry Hoffman, Agent, State Farm Insurance, Okie Chop Shop, and OG&E.
For information about Relay For Life or about cancer, call toll-free anytime 1-800-227-2345 or visit the American Cancer Society Web site at www.cancer.org.
Casino employees donate to keep kids in supplies
Students at Braggs Public Schools now have the school supplies they need to finish the school year, thanks to a recent donation from Cherokee Casino Fort Gibson employees.
The school received hundreds of basic necessities like glue, paper, pencils, crayons and markers.
“These are very hard economic times for schools,” said Bill Rogers, principal of Braggs Public Schools. “For some of these kids, the donation from the casino employees may be the only supplies they receive this year. It is a big help to us, and we certainly appreciate it.”
Casino staff and corporate employees collected school supplies for many schools over the past several years, contributing thousands of supplies to area students.
Precinct polling place changes
The polling place for Muskogee County Precinct 22 has been changed, Ellen Thames, Assistant Secretary of the Muskogee County Election Board, announced.
Voters in the precinct formerly voted at Honor Heights Chapel, 302 Honor Heights Drive.
Beginning with the Primary Election scheduled June 26, the polling place for Precinct 22 will be at the American Legion, 4021 W Broadway.
Police arrest suspected burglars with truckloads of goods
Today Muskogee Police Investigators arrested Tommy Duncan (34yrs Muskogee) and Kevin Horne (39yrs Muskogee) for several charges including burglary.
Investigators arrested Duncan while he was burglarizing storage units. Officers recovered four pickup truck loads of stolen merchandise ranging from household appliances to fishing gear. Investigators recovered the items from three different residences from the city and county. Officers anticipate several more arrests to come.
Horne was arrested later this afternoon. Police investigators have been working with Muskogee County Deputies in the investigation of the burglaries. Officer and Deputies will continue to work as a taskforce
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Andrea, at 3:34:48 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012 said:
according to Duncan's department of corrections page, "she" has done this before.... http://docapp065p.doc.state.ok.us/servlet/page?_pageid=394&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&doc_num=507181&offender_book_id=298587
Amanda Real, at 5:00:20 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012 said:
Uhhhh... it's a female???
Crystal, at 12:41:28 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012 said:
The mugshot shows a dude...Tommy Christopher Duncan... stoned out of his goard!!
Tulsa jail evacuated - including children on tour
TULSA - Officials have evacuated the Tulsa County Jail after a carbon monoxide leak.
Tulsa Police Department dispatch confirms about 50 to 60 children were at the David L. Moss facility on a tour.
EMSA Spokesperson Chris Stevens says seven ambulances have deployed to the jail.
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Faught opposes gay marriage after presidential endorsement
Congressional candidate in Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional race George Faught released the following statement about President Obama’s revelation during an ABC News interview declaring his personal support for same-sex marriage:
“Today President Obama changed his tune on the sanctity of marriage when he said his view has ‘evolved.’ When I am elected to serve as your congressman I promise you I will not change my views on the definition of marriage. It is between a man and a woman and we know as Bible believing Christians that the family unit is crucial to the foundation of our society. Our Oklahoma values cannot be compromised by left leaning individuals looking for a vote.”
Faught has been endorsed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, the Family Research Council's FRC Action PAC, Concerned Women PAC, Eagle Forum and Phyllis Schlafly, and other conservative groups and individuals.
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Comment 6: KF, at 12:06:01 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Milissa - Excellent response to Jaja!! Very on point.
Comment 5: KF, at 12:01:33 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
I support polygamy. If any one over the age of 18 wants to enter into that arrangement and is doing it of their own free will and is what they want to do then they should be able to do it. It is comparing apples and aliens to compare to polygamy to incent. Of course no one approves of incent. One person is in a position of power over the other and not something that could ever be entered into of ones own free will.
Comment 4: Steve, at 10:44:45 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said:
The conservative party; the one that follow the 'don't judge, and free will religions', are typically the ones judging and supressing free will? George Faught falls nicely into this stereotype. People who use a bronze age book of myths to justify intollerance and inequality are not thinking for themselves. "Jesus was so upset by homosexuality...he was speechless about it!". - Stephen Colbert
Comment 3: SurrealRabbit, at 9:33:40 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
Dang Melissa, all you had to say is YES you support Polygamist and Incestual marriages.
Comment 2: Milissa, at 9:27:50 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
Jaja- "hate speech" is name calling, like "surrealrabbit", not having an opinion and voicing it like a reasonable adult. Also, I understand that religion considers homosexuality a sin but the gay marriage issue is not about what religion believes. It is about equal rights in a country that has been founded in the separation of church and state. It's about out government granting equal rights to all couples seeking recognition of their commitment to one another. If the government is to get involved in marriage as it "designed" by Christian faith, then divorce would be illegal, too. Many churches believe birth control should be illegal- should that be law? As far as polygamy and incest, I believe the standard is "two consenting adults". However, in the instance of polygamy- who cares? Why do you believe it is damaging for someone to have multiple wives if all the parties are adults and desire that union? As far as incest- as much as I am loathe to say it, once the child is an adult it's really not anyone's business. Maybe the government shoul raise the age of "consent", but ultimately it is NOT the governments business. If two consenting adults seek out a marriage then it is not up to the the government to decide which of those is acceptable
Comment 1: SurrealRabbit, at 8:20:36 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 said:
I guess you guys that are gay marriage supporters are also supporters of polygamy and incestual marriages also. Seems like the arguments are supported by the “consenting adults” reasoning. Then all sorts of marriages should be legal, right? Or are you being “haters” against those groups of individuals?
Milissa, at 8:49:10 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012 said:
How is it news worthy that a white republican male thinks his marriage and family are the only ones worth recognizing? Family and marriage are made up of love, not gender.
James, at 8:54:02 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012 said:
The way I look at it is this. If two dudes want to get married, let them be as miserable as the rest of the married people. : )
RJ, at 9:10:37 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012 said:
Wow.... if it was meant for gender, then God would have made "Adam and Steve" AND not "Adam and Eve"... Read your Bible, first book its called Geneis 2:21-22 to be exact!
tricky, at 9:27:52 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012 said:
GOP better not oppose the gay community. Obama needs to go.
Steve, at 9:31:57 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012 said:
I don't know Adam, RJ, but why is God so interested in the love lives of people he created that way? If you can conclusively prove to me that one of God's favorite people, David, who kissed Jonathan and said "Your love was sweeter to me than the love of women," was not at least bisexual, then I'll listen to your hate speech in the name of a god of love. Otherwise, zip it.
BREAKING: Fire kills at least two in Boynton
At least two people are dead in a house fire in Boynton at the corner of Fifth and Eugene streets, according to Muskogee County Sheriff Charles Pearson
A bus driver this morning noticed one of the victims trying to put the fire out with a water hose. The man later succumbed to the blaze, which authorities believe was likely electrical and accidental.
The victims were mother and son, and apparently popular in the small city.
UPDATE at 8:57 a.m.: One of the victims is an elderly woman. No word yet on the second victim.
UPDATE at 9:16 a.m.: The second victim is an adult male, according to Rebecca Smith of Muskogee County EMS. The man's name was Clarence Crane and the woman's name was Mary Love.
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Crystal, at 10:03:11 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 said:
Ugh...praying for all involved!
Twlya R, at 10:51:24 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 said:
Prayers go out to this wonderful family. They are a christian family and have been through alot and need our prayers, will not name names as all the family has not been notified.
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HAPPENING TODAY:
Cruis\'n Angels 15th Annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show, 8:00 a.m. at Fifth and Boston Streets
Muskogee Farmer\'s Market, 8:00 a.m. at Civic Center Parking Lot, free
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EXCLUSIVE: TV ghost investigators to examine Roxy Theater in Muskogee
Deer sends Hulbert biker to Tulsa hospital
City: Rumors of low lifeguard staffing are wrong
BREAKING: Drug bust nets $40,000
BREAKING: Woman barricades self in home, police block Broadway
Crime
BREAKING: Drug bust nets $40,000
Police arrest suspected burglars with truckloads of goods
Muskogee police work hard all weekend
Man assaults another at Kum and Go ... With a car
Report: Teen confessed to 'touching' girl on school bus
Breaking News
BREAKING: Drug bust nets $40,000
BREAKING: Woman barricades self in home, police block Broadway
BREAKING: Truck smashes building on York
Tulsa jail evacuated - including children on tour
BREAKING: Fire kills at least two in Boynton
Business
ORS Nasco to add 600 jobs in Muskogee, Tulsa
New business: Cleanup service targets gross stuff
New business: Salon offers expensive haircuts for cheap
Community hospital has not sold, but is in talks
BREAKING: Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame must close
Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: TV ghost investigators to examine Roxy Theater in Muskogee
Check out the cars this weekend
Plan your weekend entertainment
Fists set to fly on Friday night
Weekend gears up for fun
Good News
Mayor to host prayer luncheon Thursday
Spring cleaning help comes from city, sponsors
Dodge a ball, get a wrench
ORS Nasco to add 600 jobs in Muskogee, Tulsa
Taste of Home cooking school coming here
Politics
Faught opposes gay marriage after presidential endorsement
Former presidential candidate endorses Faught
Felons run for Muskogee County offices
Two file for court clerk's office
Tomorrow is last day to register to vote
Sports
BREAKING: Hilldale student reportedly breaks neck at gym, coaches delay treatment
BREAKING: Outlaw Motor Speedway closed until it sells
Oklahoma
Cartel violence allegedly ends up with Oklahoman dismembered
BREAKING: Wagoner wrestler dies
BREAKING: Plane crash kills one in Guthrie, injures two
October is Oklahoma's Dwarfism Awareness Month
Infant who died of malnutrition lived in home where milk vouchers sat around unused
Bizarre
Woman makes meth in Tulsa Walmart
Deer trashes local business
Police arrest half vampire, half werewolf in murder case
Scary or neat? Scientists can now see what your brain is seeing
Man, 86, impaled by pruning shears, survives
National
Georgia-Pacific owner answers accusations
Steve Jobs dies
Tainted beef leads to recall; vegetarians unaffected
Amoebas blamed in three teens' deaths
One of the world's richest men: Taxes never stopped any investment
Weather
Lightning strikes transformer, blacks some out
Resurgent heat wave could break all-time heat record for Oklahoma
Cooler today, rain chance tonight
Extreme heat stretches Red Cross
Education
Casino employees donate to keep kids in supplies
Bands get top ratings, need instruments, plan concert
Republican scholarship winners announced
BREAKING: Hilldale student reportedly breaks neck at gym, coaches delay treatment
Bacone to host Indian education forum
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OPINION: Crime laws need to bring justice to all
Merry Christmas, and thank you
Muppet Movie: This is how it's done
Sorry for the post delay
Leif Wright: Our police force is a good one
Sad
BREAKING UPDATE: Young man shot to death
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EXCLUSIVE: Local child molester back in prison after Facebook incident
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EXCLUSIVE: Man contacting young girls on Facebook is convicted sex offender
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EXCLUSIVE: Police officers complain of corruption at department
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muskogee
EXCLUSIVE: TV ghost investigators to examine Roxy Theater in Muskogee
Check out the cars this weekend
Deer sends Hulbert biker to Tulsa hospital
City: Rumors of low lifeguard staffing are wrong
BREAKING: Drug bust nets $40,000
tahlequah
Cherokees plan 'happy hours' to teach language
Church to host benefit for sick couple
Silversmithing class - open to public
Suicide prevention award granted
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Inmate dies in Grady County Jail
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COMMENTS ON THIS STORY
Comment 10: MPRS, at 7:28:16 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
KF my email is kmlghosthunter@yahoo.com. Feel free to contact me if you are truly interested in an investigation. Let's see what we can do to help you.
Comment 9: KF, at 4:56:09 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Come to my house!!! The freakiest stuff happens in our house. Footsteps down the hall when everyone is in bed. A child's laughter when I'm the only one home. My husband was in a room alone with the light out and the light flipped on. I've been touched when no one else is here. My youngest son has said for months he wakes up to someone talking to him and he knows it's not me or my husband.
Comment 8: The Man, at 2:30:52 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Hell, let's take some more LSD and ride our unicorns over the rainbow
Comment 7: Cathy, at 1:40:45 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
We would love to answer any questions you have. Feel free to contact me at cathy_nance at yahoo.com . Maybe when we are in town we could all meet up for coffee MPRS :)
Comment 6: Str8jacket, at 12:41:08 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
It's no different than believing in God...foolishness!
Comment 5: SurrealRabbit, at 12:29:21 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
"I think there's a squatch in these woods"...bunch of nuts!
Comment 4: bean counter, at 11:45:13 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Wackos!!
Comment 3: Amanda Real, at 11:27:27 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
This is so cool! There's a house on 24th and Arline that is haunted too. Wish someone would go there!
Comment 2: MPRS, at 10:43:48 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
I would love to ask this team some questions. I am the founder of Muskogee Paranormal Research Society (MPRS). We have been laying low for a while, taking investigations as we get them. Trying to build a reputation. Paranormal investigation is really a neat research endeavor. Praying for protection for this team as they investigate.
Comment 1: JTG, at 10:31:05 am on Friday, May 18, 2012 said:
Very cool!