Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2007 Page: 1 of 8
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August 23,2007
Volume 12, No. 19.
LEXINGTON RURAL
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REMEMBER TO FLY YOUR FLAG
SHOW YOUR COLORS, AMERICA!
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of damages.
“The response of Oklaho-
mans to this disaster has, as
usual, been exemplary,” Gov.
Henry said. “First responders
on the state and local level
acted quickly, heroically and
decisively to save lives and
ease the pain of those affected
by these storms.
“Lives and property have
been lost, and the thoughts and
prayers of all Oklahomans go
out to those who are suffering
the loss of a loved one or fac-
ing a difficult future. We stand
ready to assist those whose
takes over for the now departed
Jim Jones, and is faced with re-
building a program that has
gone from the state playoff, to
sub .500 football for over three
years now.
Charged with helping
Lexington get back to respect-
able form is new offensive line
coach D. J. Beck. Beck spent
his college days at southeast-
ern, where he meet Beller,
Beck also did his Graduate
Assistant with the Washington
Warriors. And spent a year
Lexington to
Host Three
By Robby L L hort
The 2007 football sea-
son will usher in the new area
of Beller football. Brad Beller,
the new head coach, is a local
kid, growing up in Washing-
ton, where he played Quarter-
back, then moving on to play
linebacker at Southeastern
University. Beller’s playing
career ended early due to inju-
ries, and Beller did his gradu-
ate assistant(GA) bit for a War-
rior team that made the cham-
pionship game. Beller, now in
his second year at Lexington,
(Oklahoma City) Gov. Brad
Henry today declared a state of
emergency in 24 Oklahoma
counties hit hard over the
weekend by the remnants of
Tropical Storm Erin. High
winds and flooding have
caused severe damage in many
immunities around the state.
Today’s disaster declara-
tion is the first step toward
seeking federal assistance. In
addition, Oklahoma Depart-
ment of Emergency Manage-
ment officials are in the midst
of preliminary damage assess-
ments to determine the extent
Coaches Brad Belter, D J. Back, Brian Snow, Buddy Bronn, Graduate Assistent Crawford and, not pictured,
Graduate Assistant Brian Beller.
lives have been turned upside-
down by this destructive
storm.”
The counties included in the
state of emergency are: Blaine,
Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland,
Comanche, Cotton, Custer,
Dewey, Grady, Jefferson,
Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln,
Logan, McClain, Muskogee,
Okfuskee,
Okmulgee,
Pottawatomie, Seminole,
Stephens, and Washita. More
counties will be added as
needed.
REMEMBER
WHEN?
By Hazel Shockey
Your age may be telling on
you if you enjoy talking about
things that happened many
years ago. But it is a fact that
when we reach a certain age,
those recollections become
more clear in our “memory
banks”, than what happened
yesterday or even today. My
husband has always been inter-
ested in the history of family
roots, where they came from
and especially the community
where his family settled in the
early 1900’s and was home to
the Shockey family until 1996
when we moved to Lexington
from Corbett.
This year our State will cel-
ebrate 100 years of Statehood,
and it was always easy for me
to remember Oklahoma’s
birthday. My mother was bom
in Oklahoma Territory Septem-
ber 23, 1907 before statehood
on November 16, 1907, and
then her first daughter (me)
was born on November 16,
(several years later).So much
change has taken place in my
lifetime, so thought we would
See Remember, page 4
Valley Grove School There are Higbee’s, Wards, Shockey's, Burnett's, Henry's, Morroirs, Skinner, McNutt's, Smith's, MttcheU't, Parry's, LoFlore's, and others. Readers may want
to soe If they can locate some of their relatives.
coaching in the same system
that produced Coach Snow.
Coach Snow returns
for his 12dl year as a coach, 9th
at Lexington, Snow-will re-
main with the defense, and will
coach the receivers, a group
that may possess the most po-
tential talent of any of the
groups this season.
Buddy Bronn returns
to coach the defensive second-
ary, in his 15,h season as a
coach, Bronn has experience in
See Coaches, page 2
PRSRT8TD
USPoetage
PAID
Lexington, OK
Permit No. 12
Governor Henry Issues Disaster
Declaration for 24 Counties
Way
Scrimmage
Lexington High School will
be hosting Crooked Oak and
Stratford High Schools on Fri-
day, August 24, 2007 for a
three way scrimmage. The
event will start at 6:00 PM.
Coach Beller requests that
all who plan to attend bring
black or white towels or a bar
of soap for the team. Boxes will
be provided at the gate to put
them in.
Come and show your sup-
port by watching these teams
play-
There will also be a conces-
sion stand.
We thank you in advance on
behalf of the coaches and play-
ers.
FIRE ASSOCIATION
By Hazel Shockey
The Lexington Volunteer Fire Department continues to im-
prove and will be able to provide much better service for our
town as well as the rural area near Lexington. The Lexington
City Council approved a contract for services to be provided by
the local fire department to members of the newly formed Rural
Fire Association at its most recent meeting. Rural residents will
pay $50 per year to the Association that will be used to buy new
equipment as needed in the volunteer department.
Harry Grider said that folk wanting to be protected by this
service could drop in at the Lexington Police station Monday-
Friday to sign up and pay dues. The Rural firemen will be can-
vassing the area making rural neighbors aware of this service,
so be ready to welcome them when they knock on your door.
The fire department recently dropped its ISO fire suppres-
sion rating from 8 to 4, showing that the department is doing a
more effective job of protecting its neighborhood according to
Mr. Grider. This protection also affects the cost of fire insur-
ance, resulting in some City residents paying lower premiums.
If local residents have questions concerning the Rural Fire
Association, call Richard Tarp at 527-9453
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Edwards, Olvis. Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2007, newspaper, August 23, 2007; Lexington, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1598625/m1/1/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed June 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.