OHP: Failure to yield results in accident

Nathan and Sandy Goodpasture of Shawnee are celebrating their fourth anniversary today. The couple married May 15, 2004.

I’m so proud that I live in a democracy where I have the freedom to vote for the candidate of my choice and others have the same privilege.
The article by Brian Blansett is a beautiful tribute to his mother this Mother’s Day. The care and concern he and his siblings show her during her illness is an example for us in showing honor to our parents in their time of need. The Christmas Story brought back good memories.
They say they’re going to quit selling paint and stuff to people that are under age. They will get it just like they get cigarettes, alcohol and drivers licenses that are no good. The answer is for parents to watch the children. Put them to bed at 8 or 9 at night, but that’s not happening. Read the Bible. I don’t know if there’s any answer to this mess. The kids are just running loose.
I agree with the comment regarding the Shawnee Youth Baseball Association and how bad the fields are. There’s got to be something done about this because it involves child safety.

To answer the query concerning the veteran’s park.

Congratulations you are one of the few within the Shawnee city limits that is aware that there is/was a park dedicated to veterans. My children were almost ready to graduate before I found out what that was.

Melissa Stambaugh, secretary of the Lincoln County Election Board, reminds Oklahomans that if they want to elect a nominee for a political party they should make sure they are registered correctly no later than May 31.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shannon G. Pool, son of Louie Joe and Carole Pool of Shawnee, is currently assigned as commander of the 3-407th Army Field Support Battalion in Fort Riley, Kan.

A professional teacher’s group that promotes nonunion representation in negotiations with school officials about teacher employment said Wednesday that a fourth Oklahoma school district has decertified the Oklahoma Education Association as their representative.
The Strother School District in Seminole County took the action when teachers selected the Strother Professional Association as their bargaining representative, said Ginger Tinney, executive director of Professional Oklahoma Educators, a statewide independent professional association based in Norman.

POLICE WEEK — Members of the Shawnee Police Department Honor Guard are pictured during a ceremony Friday at the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial, located on the grounds of the Department of Public Safety complex in Oklahoma City. From left are Lt. Skip Vague, honor guard commander; Officer Steve Hudgins; Cpl. Greg Wilson; Officer Charles Swantek and Cpl. Kelly Vague. Chief Bill Mathis also attended the ceremony, which honors Oklahoma officers who have given their lives in the performance of their duties. Honoring those officers is part of “Police Week,” which is being observed this week. Shawnee officers whose names are listed on the Oklahoma memorial are: Capt. Claude James Bowen, who died in 1935; Detective Robert Arthur Warlick, who died in 1934; Marion K. Farrall, who was chief when he died in October 1907; Chief Jerry Spann, who died in 1920; Officer David Wayne Clark, who died while conducting a pursuit Aug. 16, 1980; and Glen G. Collins, the lake ranger who died in a traffic accident Dec. 13, 2005. For more information on the memorial or to read about officers who have died in the line of duty that were from Shawnee or were from other local agencies, go online to: www.oklemem.com.