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T i p s f r om aS T A T E T R O O P E RI'd l ike to touch on a couple of driving movements that have

been brought to my attention.Remember when y ou are about to enter onto the interstate

the traffic you are merging into is averaging 70 m.p.h. the speedis equal to driving the distance of a football field every threeseconds.

A s we accelerate on the entry lane, we have to look overour shoulder and use our mirrors, planning when it is safeto enter the highway.

Reali ze you are in entry and acceleration mode going fromaround 25 m.p.h. to 60-70 m.p.h. Usually vehicles wil l moveover to allow you to merge.

W hen there is a cluster of vehi cles, you need to decelerate andallow for a safe merge.

We encourage you to yield the right-of-way. When drivers don'tdo this it sometimes causes accidents. This can lead to injuri es,death or at least a citation for fail ure to yield.

No body wants a citation as they cost money, raise insurancerates and lost time from work . A n attitude disregarding others isnot a safe way to drive..

That is not the safe way to drive.Until next time, State Troopers want you to buckle up

and drive safely to arrive home to your l oved ones.

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Some Oklahomans considera day at the pond with a goodcompanion, a cold beverageand fish nibbl ing at the hook asplash of heaven.Before that time can come,however, some work has to beinvested. When starting fromscratch in creating the fishingpond of your dreams, MarleyBeem, Oklahoma State Uni-versity Cooperative Extensionaquaculture specialist, said thefirst step is to become educatedabout pond management.W hat type offish do you wantin your pond? Will they workin the size and type of pondyou have? How do you dealwith pond problems such asmuddiness or excessive plantgrowth?"Information on many pondmanagement topics, includ-ing trophy bass, catfish onlyponds and hybrid bluegill,can be found in 'ManagingPond Fisheries in Oklahoma' ,"Beem said.A limited supply of this pub-lication is available from Okla-homa Department of WildlifeConservation Fisheries Divi-sion in Oklahoma City. Beemsaid the information would beposted online once the supplyis exhausted.W hen stocking your pond forthe first time, Beem suggested

A 63-year-old OklahomaCity man was killed earlyMonday on the H.E. BaileyTurnpike in northern McClainCounty when he stopped hiscar in the westbound lane andbacked into oncomng traffic.Phillip G. Prestriedge died at

using fingerlings. However, ifthere is already a fish popu-lation, visit with OklahomaDepartment of Wildlife Con-servation b iol ogists about otheroptions. Stocked fingerlingsusually become food for largebass already in the pond.Fish for stocking a fishingpond can either be purchasedfrom a private hatchery or beobtained from ODWC withoutcost. An application for freelargemouth bass, bluegill andchannel catfish fingerlingsfrom state hatcheries in By-ron, Durant, Medicine Park orHoldenville must be completedbefore J une to receive fish thisyear.An application can be filledout only once a pond ownermeets ODWC requirementsand accepts certain conditions.The pond owner must have acurrent fishing license, alongwith a pond of at least a half-acre with absolutely no fish,Beem said.Also, game rangers are al-lowed to check anglers forfishing l icenses but ow ners arenot required to let the public fishin their ponds, unless part ofthe pond is on publi c property.For an application or moreinformation on ODWC pondstocking, visit www.wild-lifedepartment.com/farmpond .htm. There may be many rea-sons why a person would prefer

the scene from massive inju-ries, according to the OklahomaHighway Patrol.Trooper Grant Byrns re-ported the fatality accidentoccurred at 3:17 a.m. at milemarker 107.Prestriedge, driving a 2006

purchasing fish from a privatehatchery."Buying fingerlings fromprivate hatcheries gives pondowners the option of stockingother fish species and gettinglarger size fingerlings," Beemsaid. "I t pays to vi sit the hatch-ery before you buy, to inspectthe fish you'll be buying."W hichever path is chosen tostock a new pond with finger-lings, certain precautions mustbe taken."Observe the fingerlingsclosely and check for any signsof disease," Beem said. "Notall sick fish will show diseasesigns, so it may be safest toreject all of them if some ap-pear sick."Some signs of ailing fishare loss of balance, hangingnear the surface, bulging eyes,swollen or shrunken stomach,sores and cotton-like growth,Beem said."There may be undesirablefish mixed into your finger-lings," Beem warned. "Takecare not to introduce suchproblem fish into your pond bychecking closely for unknownfish."More information on finger-lings and farm pond manage-ment is available through yourcounty Extension office or bylooking at OSU factsheet "CR-9205 , Fingerlings for PondStocking."

N issan , was struck from the rearby a 2005 Freightliner driven byJames G. Parker, 64, of Altus.Parker wasn't injured.Assisting Byrns at the scenewere Troopers David M iner andJ ansen I dlett and the New castlepolice and fire departments.

Voting forincapacitated

Registered voters in Mc-Clain County who becomephysicall y i ncapacitated after 5p .m. T uesday, M arch 26, won'thave to mss the April 2, 2013Municipal Election/AnnualSchool Runoff, County Elec-tion Board Secretary MarilynMcReynolds said today.McReynolds said state lawpermts registered voters whowill be unable to go to thepolls because they becameincapacitated after 5 p.m.Tuesday, March 26, to vote onan emergency basis."Physical incapacitation"includes a variety of conditions,injury, illness, childbirth, thatprevent a person from votingin person at the polls on elec-tion day."If you think that you orsomeone you know f its into thiscategory, contact the CountyElection Board office at 527-3121 as soon as possible formore information," McReyn-olds said.

Recognizing the importantimpact Indian elders have onthe fabric of the state, AARPOkl ahoma wi ll once again cel-ebrate Indian elders at its FifthAnnual Indian Elder Honors.The association has an-nounced it is accepting nom-nations for the Fifth AnnualA A RP Oklahoma Indian ElderHonors now through June 30.Nominations can be madeonline at www.aarp.org/okor by mail."Every year, AARP bringstogether members from allOklahoma tribes and nationsfor a celebration honoring In-dian Elders in a spirit of peaceand harmony," said AARPVolunteer Tee Edwards, amember of the Chickasaw

nation. "It's an amazing nightwhen AARP connects us topeople with the same sharedinterest and we celebrate ourelders."Among last year's honoreeswas a 100-year old Comanchefinger-weaving artist, the lastsurviving son of Oklahomagreat J im Thorpe, educators,ministers and dancers."This event is all aboutcelebrating the extraordinarycontribution Indian elders many of whom have neverbeen recognized before havehad on their families and thepeople around them." Ed-wards said. "We work veryhard to have at least one personfrom each of the 39 Oklahomatribes and nations honored

every year."All nominees must be anenrolled member of a feder-ally-recognized Oklahomatribe or nation and must beliving. Those wishing to sub-mit a nomination can mailan essay detailing how thenominee has impacted theirtribe or community, alongwith a non-returnable photo,to A A R P Indian Elder Honors,126 N. Bryant, Edmond, OK,73012. Nominations can alsobe submitted online by visitingwww.aarp.org/okDeadline for nomination isJune 30.For more information aboutthe AARP Indian Elder Hon-ors, contact Mashell Sourjohnat 405-715-4474.

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OKC man killed in accidentDriver backed into oncoming traff ic

N ominations open for annualA A RP I ndian E lder H onors

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T he McClain-Garvin CountyY outh and Family Center (MG-CY FC) is once again seekingdonations to assist in providi ngemergency diapers, wipes andother such necessities to GarvinCounty famlies in need.The Healthy Beginnings Pro-gram's (at MG CY FC) ongoing"Bare Baby Bottom DiaperDriv e" provides these items tofamilies on an emergency basis .These items are purchased orprovided to families in the com-munity and are made possibleby the generosity o f donors andlocal grants.The cost of parenting chil-dren is hard on the wallet,especially if you have an infantor toddler. Childcare, food,formula, clothing, toiletries,diapers, wet wipes, car seat,toys and books, crib, baby

The "voter ID" law, approvedby 74 percent of Oklahomavoters on Nov. 2, 2010, wentinto effect on July 1, 2011,County Election Board Sec-retary Marilyn McReynoldssaid today."This new law requires allregistered voters to show proofof identity in order to vote atthe polling place on electionday or to vote early at theCounty Election Board offi ce,"McReynolds said.According to McReynolds,the law is very specific aboutthe kind of document that canbe used for proof of identity."Any item used for proof ofidentity for voting must havebeen issued by the federalgovernment, the State of Ok la-

monitor, b lankets and strollersare just some of the possibleexpenses.The mean income for ahousehold in McClain Countyis approximately $24,898. Outof that income, approximately$5 ,000 to $10,000 wi ll be spenton a baby in the first year. T helarge range depends greatly onthe childcare cost.The US Department ofHealth and Human Servicesgive the poverty guideline of$23,550 for a family of four.Once you substract the averageexpenses listed above, familieswith infants/toddlers would beclassified as living well belowthe poverty level.The Corporation for Enter-prise Development states thatalmost half of Okl ahomans areliving paycheck to paycheck.

homa, or a federally recognizedtribal government."In addition, the proof of iden-tity must show the name of theperson to w hom it w as issued, aphotograph of the person, andmust include an expi ration datethat is after the election date.The law also states that theperson's name on a documentused for proof of identity forvoting must "substantiallyconform" to the person's namein the precinct registry.Some documents that may bepresented as proof of identityfor voting i nclude an Oklahomadriver license, a state identi-fication card, a passport, or amlitary identification."Voters also may use thevoter identification card they

For these families, when acrisis arises, such as the famil ycar breaking down or a spikein utilities due to weather,there are not emergency funds.T hus, they have to make toughchoices and reallocate moneythat would normally be usedto buy diapers and wipes. Theemergency diapers that areavailable through your gener-osity and the Healthy Begin-nings program help bridge thisincome/expense gap.The Healthy Beginningsprogram is a f ree and voluntaryhome based home educationprogram that utilizes ParentsAs Teacher cirruculum to ad-dress child development andhelp parents' prepare childrenfor school.If you are pregnant, 29 weeksor further along, or a parent of

received by mail when theyregistered to vote," McReyn-olds said. These cards areallowed even though they donot include a photograph or anexpiration date."The voter identificationcard is provided to everyvoter free of charge when theyregister to vote. Replacementcards are also free of charge,"she added.By law, state identificationcards issued to persons whoare 65 years old or older donot have expiration dates butare valid proof of identity forvoting.A voter who does not haveproof of identity that meets therequirements of the new lawstill may vote by provisional

a child under one year of age,please give Betsy White a calland receive more informationabout the program. Betsy'scontact information at theoffice is 405-238-9104, cell405-255-4147 or betsywhite@mcclaingarvinyouthandfamily.com Donations of diapers canbe made at the MGCYFC of-fice at 118 South 2nd Street,at the OSU extension office,Rodney's Pizza Place or anyPioneer library in McClainCounty. Pl ease make any mon-etary donation at the Purcelloffice or mail them to PO Box349, Purcell, OK 73080.McClain-Garvin CountyYouth and Famly Center is a501c-3 Private Not-for-profitCorporation and all donationsare tax deductible.

ballot. A provisional ballotis sealed inside an envelopeinstead of being inserted intothe voting device.Information provided by thevoter on an affidavit is inves-tigated by election officials inthe days following the election,and the ballot is either approvedfor counting or is rejectedbased on the outcome of thatinvestigation.McReynolds said that vot-ers can avoid proof of identityproblems at the polling place byensuring now that the name ontheir vo ter registration matchesthe name on their driv er licenseor other proof of identity docu-ment or by always using thevoter identification card i ssuedby the County Election Board.

O klahoma voter I D law will be enforced