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50 cents www.tahlequahdailypress.com Tahlequah, OK 2 sections, 16 pages THURSDAY JUNE 3, 2010 GREEN THUMBS: Seasoned experts offer their best gardening advice. 3A LOCAL Jail especially busy on weekend Cherokee County Detention Center staffers worked through a busy Memorial Day weekend, Administrator Loyd Bickel said. PAGE 2A Elementaries list Gold Carders A total of 120 elemen- tary school students in Tahlequah Public Schools have been awarded Gold Cards for their excellence in the classroom. PAGE 7A TMS announces Gold Card kids A total of 189 students from Tahlequah Middle School have been awarded Gold Cards for their excel- lence in the classroom. PAGE 7A Local dancers to light up stage For the 13th year, Melis- sa’s Dance Studio will present its spring recital. Over 200 local dancers will light up the stage in the two recitals with the theme, “Life’s A Dance!” PAGE 8A Hulbert kicks off library program Hulbert Pub-lic Library will kick off its Summer Reading Program, “Make a Splash at Your Library,” Thursday, June 3, 2 p.m. PAGE 8A ‘Adventure’ for volleyball begins With an abundance of seniors departing and an influx of youthful exuber- ance, Tahlequah coach Don Ogden has tabbed June and July as “the sum- mer of adventure” for the THS volleyball team. PAGE 1B NATION Treasury sees options for AIG Treasury Secretary Tim- othy Geithner on Wednes- day looked past the col- lapse of an American Inter- national Group deal to sell off a subsidiary, saying the insurance giant has other options for paying back its $182 billion government bailout. PAGE 5A FOCUS 6 9711390510 2 WEATHER Thursday evening: Partly cloudy, warm, 69 degrees. PAGE 5A Volume XLVII, Number 109 ■ LOCAL . . . . . . . . . . .3A ■ FEATURES . . . . . . . .4A ■ EDUCATION . . . . . . .7A ■ LIVING . . . . . . . . . . . .8A ■ SPORTS . . . . . . .1B-2B ■ CLASSIFIEDS . . .5B-7B INSIDE By BOB GIBBINS Press Staff Writer OKLAHOMA CITY –– A state appeals court has dismissed the appeals pend- ing in a Cherokee County first-degree manslaughter case. The Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed appeals filed in the case of Jacob Wayne Goodwin. Goodwin, 23, is awaiting a retrial on his manslaughter charge that stemmed from the February 2007 crash that killed Jorge Espinoza Ayala. District Judge Mike Nor- man, who tried the case, granted Goodwin a new trial after determining he erred in not instructing jurors that if convicted, Goodwin would have to serve 85 percent of his sentence before he would be eligible for release. Assistant District Attor- ney Josh King appealed that decision. He argued the failure to give the instruction did not warrant giving Goodwin a Court dismisses Goodwin appeals By TEDDYE SNELL Press Staff Writer Imagine for a moment taking the next three weeks off. No work, no phones, no school books – nothing but you and 900 miles of open road and scenery to enjoy. Along with that, you’d be learning all about your ancestors along the way. The catch? You’ll be traveling by bicycle. Wednesday, 10 Cherokee students embarked on such a journey, leaving Tahlequah for New Echota, Ga., by van. But once they arrive, they’ll be riding bicycles along the northern Trail of Tears back to Tahlequah. The trip will take approximately 23 days, and riders will cover as many as 75 miles in one day. Cherokee Nation is sponsoring “Remember the Removal 2010,” the third ride of its kind since 1984. The event provides participants the oppor- tunity to experience Cherokee history first-hand and follow in the footsteps of their ancestors. This year’s participants come from communities across the Okla- homa. They include: Amber Fite, 30, of Tahlequah; Ashley Johnson, 18, of Claremore; Bluebird Linville, 17, of Stilwell; Kye Quickel, 23, of Roland; Brooke Hudson, 19, of Claremore; Sierra Carson, 16, of Welling; Kurt Rogers, 21, of Tahlequah; Nathan Smith, 36, of Westville; Jordan Nel- son, 21, of Stillwater; and Kaleb O’Brian, 16, of Fort Gibson. The tribe hosted a reception Wednesday morning, attended by families and friends, tribal dignitaries and three Cherokees who made the first Remember the Removal Ride in 1984. Ginger Brown, group leader of government relations for Cherokee Nation, said the turnout for the event From Press staff reports A Cherokee County man died Tuesday evening from injuries suffered in a crash on South Muskogee Avenue. Tahlequah Police Depart- ment Public Information Officer Brad Robertson said Michael Hutchinson, 27, was a passenger in a vehicle that was northbound at 1414 S. Muskogee at 6:25 p.m. when the vehicle was hit in the rear by another northbound vehicle. Hutchinson was partially ejected from the vehicle and pinned, Robertson said. The impact caused the vehi- cle Hutchinson was in to roll, and it came to rest in a creek that Man killed in crash on Muskogee From Press staff reports State Sen. Jim Wilson, D- Tahlequah, plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Dan Boren for Okla- homa’s 2nd Congressional Dis- trict in the primary race this fall. Wilson, a longtime propo- nent of health care reform, said Boren’s opposition to the feder- al health care bill is what prompted him to run. According to the Associated Press, Boren was one of 34 Democrats in the U.S. House who opposed the health care overhaul. In 2009, Wilson brought Dr. Katherine Scheirman to Tahle- quah for a town hall-type meet- Wilson plans run against Dan Boren A PERSONAL JOURNEY Todd Enlow, group leader of Cherokee Nation Leadership, double checks bicycles prior to leaving for New Echota, Georgia. Enlow is making his second “Remember the Removal” ride in honor of his ancestors who trav- eled the Trail of Tears. Photo by Teddye Snell Several Cherokee citizens left for New Echota, Ga., Wednesday, and will bicycle their way back along the northern Trail of Tears. Fun in the sun Even with the Memorial Day holiday over, many people are spend- ing time on Lake Tenkiller, enjoying a quick get-away or even long vacation. Officials with the U.S. Corps of Engineers say the summer will bring out increased crowds through July 4, and encourage locals and tourists to remember safety precautions while enjoying the sum- mer. Photo by Josh Newton See Goodwin, page 2A See Crash, page 2A See Wilson, page 2A See Journey, page 2A By JOSH NEWTON Press Staff Writer Disagreements among mem- bers have recently led to the depar- ture of the Illinois River Volunteer Fire Department’s chief and the vacating of four of seven seats on the board. Former IRVFD Chief Mac Martin, who led the department for several years, said Wednesday that only three members remain on the board. He’s not sure what the next step is. Board members had reportedly argued for some time over the department’s state status, bylaws, and who had what powers. In May, the Daily Press contacted Secretary Mike Hood and Chairman Rod Foster, after concerns surfaced regarding actions of the board. At that time, Hood said he and Foster had a “friendly wager” on whether the IRAVFD was classi- fied as a Title 18 or Title 19 depart- ment under state statutes. When the Daily Press tried to contact Hood on his home phone Wednesday to ask if he is still on the board, a man said Hood was not available. Hood had previously said IRAVFD was undoubtedly a Title 19 department, and said a question had been given to the Eastern Oklahoma Development District for an official determina- tion. Foster had said the issue raised an important question, and dis- agreed with Hood’s outlook. “There’s some contention over whether we’re an 18 or 19,” said Foster at the time. “My belief is 18, Disagreements shake up Illinois River VFD See VFD, page 2A
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NATION Hulbert kicks off library program 50 cents ‘Adventure’for volleyball begins By BOB GIBBINS Press Staff Writer OKLAHOMACITY–– A state appeals court has dismissed the appeals pend- ing in a Cherokee County See Wilson, page 2ASeeJourney,page2A Cherokee County Detention Center staffers worked through a busy Memorial Day weekend, Administrator Loyd Bickel said. PAGE 2A Thursday evening: Partly cloudy, warm, 69 degrees. PAGE 5A 97113 90510 2 See VFD, page 2A See Goodwin, page 2A 6
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2 sections, 16 pages
THURSDAY
JUNE 3, 2010
GREEN THUMBS: Seasoned experts offer their best gardening advice. 3A
LOCAL
Jail especiallybusy on weekend
Cherokee CountyDetention Center staffersworked through a busyMemorial Day weekend,Administrator Loyd Bickelsaid.
PAGE 2A
Elementaries listGold Carders
A total of 120 elemen-tary school students inTahlequah Public Schoolshave been awarded GoldCards for their excellencein the classroom.
PAGE 7A
TMS announcesGold Card kids
A total of 189 studentsfrom Tahlequah MiddleSchool have been awardedGold Cards for their excel-lence in the classroom.
PAGE 7A
Local dancers tolight up stage
For the 13th year, Melis-sa’s Dance Studio willpresent its spring recital.Over 200 local dancers willlight up the stage in the tworecitals with the theme,“Life’s A Dance!”
PAGE 8A
Hulbert kicks offlibrary program
Hulbert Pub-lic Librarywill kick off its SummerReading Program, “Make aSplash at Your Library,”Thursday, June 3, 2 p.m.
PAGE 8A
‘Adventure’ forvolleyball begins
With an abundance ofseniors departing and aninflux of youthful exuber-ance, Tahlequah coachDon Ogden has tabbedJune and July as “the sum-mer of adventure” for theTHS volleyball team.
PAGE 1B
NATION
Treasury seesoptions for AIG
Treasury Secretary Tim-othy Geithner on Wednes-day looked past the col-lapse of an American Inter-national Group deal to selloff a subsidiary, saying theinsurance giant has otheroptions for paying back its$182 billion governmentbailout.
PAGE 5A
FOCUS
6 9 71 1 3 9 0 51 0 2
WEATHERThursday evening:
Partly cloudy,warm, 69 degrees.
PAGE 5A
Volume XLVII, Number 109
� LOCAL . . . . . . . . . . .3A� FEATURES . . . . . . . .4A� EDUCATION . . . . . . .7A� LIVING . . . . . . . . . . . .8A� SPORTS . . . . . . .1B-2B� CLASSIFIEDS . . .5B-7B
INSIDE
By BOB GIBBINSPress Staff Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY ––A state appeals court hasdismissed the appeals pend-ing in a Cherokee County
first-degree manslaughtercase.
The Court of CriminalAppeals dismissed appealsfiled in the case of JacobWayne Goodwin. Goodwin,23, is awaiting a retrial on
his manslaughter charge thatstemmed from the February2007 crash that killed JorgeEspinoza Ayala.
District Judge Mike Nor-man, who tried the case,granted Goodwin a new trial
after determining he erred innot instructing jurors that ifconvicted, Goodwin wouldhave to serve 85 percent ofhis sentence before hewould be eligible forrelease.
Assistant District Attor-ney Josh King appealed thatdecision.
He argued the failure togive the instruction did notwarrant giving Goodwin a
Court dismisses Goodwin appeals
By TEDDYE SNELLPress Staff Writer
Imagine for a moment taking thenext three weeks off. No work, nophones, no school books – nothingbut you and 900 miles of open roadand scenery to enjoy.
Along with that, you’d be learningall about your ancestors along theway.
The catch? You’ll be traveling bybicycle.
Wednesday, 10 Cherokee studentsembarked on such a journey, leavingTahlequah for New Echota, Ga., byvan. But once they arrive, they’ll be
riding bicycles along the northernTrail of Tears back to Tahlequah.
The trip will take approximately23 days, and riders will cover asmany as 75 miles in one day.
Cherokee Nation is sponsoring“Remember the Removal 2010,” thethird ride of its kind since 1984. Theevent provides participants the oppor-tunity to experience Cherokee historyfirst-hand and follow in the footstepsof their ancestors.
This year’s participants comefrom communities across the Okla-homa. They include: Amber Fite, 30,of Tahlequah; Ashley Johnson, 18, ofClaremore; Bluebird Linville, 17, of
Stilwell; Kye Quickel, 23, of Roland;Brooke Hudson, 19, of Claremore;Sierra Carson, 16, of Welling; KurtRogers, 21, of Tahlequah; NathanSmith, 36, of Westville; Jordan Nel-son, 21, of Stillwater; and KalebO’Brian, 16, of Fort Gibson.
The tribe hosted a receptionWednesday morning, attended byfamilies and friends, tribal dignitariesand three Cherokees who made thefirst Remember the Removal Ride in1984.
Ginger Brown, group leader ofgovernment relations for CherokeeNation, said the turnout for the event
From Press staff reports
A Cherokee County mandied Tuesday evening frominjuries suffered in a crash onSouth Muskogee Avenue.
Tahlequah Police Depart-ment Public Information OfficerBrad Robertson said MichaelHutchinson, 27, was a passengerin a vehicle that was northboundat 1414 S. Muskogee at 6:25p.m. when the vehicle was hit inthe rear by another northboundvehicle.
Hutchinson was partiallyejected from the vehicle andpinned, Robertson said.
The impact caused the vehi-cle Hutchinson was in to roll,and it came to rest in a creek that
Man killedin crash onMuskogee
From Press staff reports
State Sen. Jim Wilson, D-Tahlequah, plans to challengeU.S. Rep. Dan Boren for Okla-homa’s 2nd Congressional Dis-trict in the primary race this fall.
Wilson, a longtime propo-nent of health care reform, saidBoren’s opposition to the feder-al health care bill is whatprompted him to run.
According to the AssociatedPress, Boren was one of 34Democrats in the U.S. Housewho opposed the health careoverhaul.
In 2009, Wilson brought Dr.Katherine Scheirman to Tahle-quah for a town hall-type meet-
Wilson plans run againstDan Boren
A PERSONAL JOURNEY
Todd Enlow, group leader of Cherokee Nation Leadership, double checks bicycles prior to leaving for NewEchota, Georgia. Enlow is making his second “Remember the Removal” ride in honor of his ancestors who trav-eled the Trail of Tears. Photo by Teddye Snell
Several Cherokee citizens left for New Echota, Ga., Wednesday,and will bicycle their way back along the northern Trail of Tears.
Fun in the sunEven with the Memorial Day holiday over, many people are spend-
ing time on Lake Tenkiller, enjoying a quick get-away or even longvacation. Officials with the U.S. Corps of Engineers say the summerwill bring out increased crowds through July 4, and encourage localsand tourists to remember safety precautions while enjoying the sum-mer. Photo by Josh Newton
See Goodwin, page 2A
See Crash, page 2A
See Wilson, page 2ASee Journey, page 2A
By JOSH NEWTONPress Staff Writer
Disagreements among mem-bers have recently led to the depar-ture of the Illinois River VolunteerFire Department’s chief and thevacating of four of seven seats onthe board.
Former IRVFD Chief MacMartin, who led the department forseveral years, said Wednesday thatonly three members remain on theboard. He’s not sure what the nextstep is.
Board members had reportedlyargued for some time over thedepartment’s state status, bylaws,and who had what powers. In May,the Daily Press contacted SecretaryMike Hood and Chairman RodFoster, after concerns surfacedregarding actions of the board.
At that time, Hood said he andFoster had a “friendly wager” onwhether the IRAVFD was classi-fied as a Title 18 or Title 19 depart-ment under state statutes.
When the Daily Press tried tocontact Hood on his home phoneWednesday to ask if he is still onthe board, a man said Hood wasnot available. Hood had previouslysaid IRAVFD was undoubtedly aTitle 19 department, and said aquestion had been given to theEastern Oklahoma DevelopmentDistrict for an official determina-tion.
Foster had said the issue raisedan important question, and dis-agreed with Hood’s outlook.
“There’s some contention overwhether we’re an 18 or 19,” saidFoster at the time. “My belief is 18,
Disagreements shakeup Illinois River VFD
See VFD, page 2A
