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Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
Proverbs 12:25 NIV
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EUFAULA—A 25-year-old Indianola man died from injuries suffered in a boat accident Sunday at 11:37 p.m. near Number 9 marina, Longtown area of Lake Eufaula in Pittsburg County.
Charles Gustafson of Indianola was one of two passengers in a 2019 JBC Express 24-foot open boat driven by Michael Reagan, 25, of Eufaula, when the boat was southbound crossing under Number 9 bridge when it ran aground on west bank, struck several trees, came to rest and ejected two passengers from the vessel.
Gustafson was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Reagan was transported by Air Evac to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa where he is listed in fair condition with trunk external and head injuries.
Another passenger, Christianson Adams, 23, of McAlester was transported to McAlester Regional Health Center, where he was treated and released with a head injury.
The accident is still under investigation. The accident report lists an odor of alcohol from the driver of the boat.
No personal floatation devices were in use.
The accident was investigated by Trooper Thomas Giulioli, Trooper Ty Wallace and Trooper Cody Enloe, Trooper D. Also assisted by Number 9 Fire Department, Pittsburg County sheriff’s office and the Choctaw Lighthorse Police Department.
OU named as NCAA baseball regional host
NORMAN — Oklahoma has been selected as an NCAA Regional Host Site for the 2024 NCAA Baseball Championship.
L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman will host NCAA postseason baseball for the first time since 2010. The Sooners now await their seeding for the tournament, set to be announced via a live selection show Monday at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.
Opponents, game times and TV designations for the May 31-June 3 regional will also be announced Monday. The entirety of the tournament, including the 2024 Men’s College World Series, will be broadcast across ESPN’s family of networks.
To request tickets to the Norman Regional fans can click here. All-Session tickets will go on sale to the public on Tuesday, May 28 at 10 a.m. CT. Single game tickets will go on sale later this week.
The Big 12 regular season champion Sooners (39-17, 23-7) look to be a top-eight national seed for the first time since 2009 when the program received its first national seed as the No. 7. OU holds the No. 10 strength of schedule in the country and No. 14 RPI.
The Sooners have put together an historic season, highlighted by four ranked victories, including a win over current No. 1 Tennessee, six Big 12 sweeps for the first time and the first Big 12 regular season crown in program history.
STILLWATER– Oklahoma State and O’Brate Stadium are one of 16 regional sites for the 2024 NCAA Baseball Championship, and the Cowboys will host the NCAA Stillwater Regional May 31-June 3.
The newly crowned Big 12 Conference champion, OSU is 40-17 on the season and will be making the 49th NCAA Regional appearance in program history, the fourth most all time. This marks the Cowboys’ 11th consecutive Regional berth under head coach Josh Holliday; they have never missed the NCAA tourney during his tenure.
This season also marks the third-straight year the Cowboys have been a Regional host and sixth time under Holliday, with the previous times in 2014, 2015, 2019 (hosted in Oklahoma City due to unplayable field conditions in Stillwater), 2022 and 2023.
The remaining three teams in the NCAA Stillwater Regional will be announced Monday at 11 a.m. when the NCAA Baseball Championship field of 64 is revealed on ESPN2.
O’Brate Stadium, which opened in 2021, has a capacity of 8,000. The Cowboys rank 11th in the NCAA in average home attendance this season at 5,171 fans per game.
The Cowboys will be seeking to advance to the sixth Super Regional in program history (1999, 2007, 2014, 2016 and 2019).
OSU Baseball season ticket holders have an opportunity to reserve their seats for the Regional prior to Wednesday, with the remaining tickets going on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Season ticket holders will receive additional information early this week.
Reserved tickets will be all-session tickets with single sessions available on gameday at the O’Brate Stadium ticket windows. Prices for all-session tickets start at $60.
Tickets for the NCAA Stillwater Regional can be purchased online at tickets.okstate.com/baseball/ or by calling the OSU Athletics Ticket Office at 877-255-4678. The ticket office will be closed Monday for Memorial Day.
Arkansas selected as NCAA Regional Site
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Baum-Walker Stadium has been selected as one of 16 NCAA regional sites.
Arkansas, selected as a host for the second consecutive season, will host regionals for the 11th time in program history and the 10th time under head coach Dave Van Horn. Each regional field features four teams, playing in a double-elimination format. All 16 regionals are scheduled to be played from Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3 (if necessary).
Arkansas is one of five SEC programs, along with Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas A&M, that will host a regional.
The full 64-team field, top-16 national seeds, first-round regional pairings and site assignments will be announced at 11 a.m. Monday on ESPN2. The committee will set the entire 64-team bracket through both the super regionals and the first round of the Men’s College World Series and will not reseed the field after play begins.
Selection of the eight super regional hosts will be announced on www.NCAA.com/mcws, at 9 a.m. June 4.
Some clouds early with mostly clear skies later in the day Monday in Heavener and LeFlore County.
The high is forecast tobe 93 degrees with a low of 65.
Sunrise was 6:07 a.m. Sunset is 8:24 p.m.
Average temperatures for May 27 are a high of 84 and low of 58. Records for the date were a high of 94 in 1972. The record low was 46 in 1976.
Last year, on May 27, the high was 84 with a low of 59.
Sunday’s high was 96 with a low of 65.
Calendar of events for Heavener and LeFlore County. If you are a non-profit, school or church, submit an event. This is a free service for non-profits and and churches so let us know if something is going on. CONTACT us.
Tuesday
LeFlore County commissioners meets 9 a.m.
Funeral service for Loretta Ruby Bullard
Funeral service for Willia Meeks
Funeral service for George Adam Davis
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
LeFlore County basketball all-star games at Howe
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon EOMC
Thursday
Meet the candidates luncheon
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6:30 p.m. Highway 59 North
Friday
OHCE quilt show
Saturday
OHCE quilt show
Funeral service for Jacqueline Matthews
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Heavener Lions Club meets 5 p.m.
City of Howe and Poteau meetings
1939
Ship carrying hundreds of Jewish refugees, fleeing Nazi Germany, is turned away in Cuba
A boat carrying 937 refugees, almost all of whom are Jews fleeing Nazi persecution, is turned away from Havana, Cuba, on May 27, 1939. Only 28 immigrants are admitted into the country. After appeals to the United States and Canada for entry are denied, the rest are forced to sail back to Europe...readmore
19th CENTURY
1831
Comanche kill mountain man Jedediah Smith
1887
Chinese gold miners are slaughtered in the Hells Canyon Massacre
American Revolution
1813
Thomas Jefferson writes to John Adams
Art, Literature and Film History
1897
“Dracula” goes on sale in London
1949
Marilyn Monroe poses for “red velvet” nude photo session
1963
Dylan's breakthrough album, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," is released
INVENTIONS & SCIENCE
1986
African American inventor Lonnie Johnson patents the Super Soaker water gun
Landmarks
1937
Russia
1703
St. Petersburg founded by Peter the Great
1905
1994
Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn returns to Russia after exile
U.S. Presidents
1941
FDR proclaims an unlimited national emergency in response to Nazi threats
Vietnam War
1971
Sweden announces support to Viet Cong
World War II
1940
British evacuation of Dunkirk turns savage as Germans commit atrocity
1941
British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck
1943
U.S. Olympian Louis Zamperini's plane goes down in the Pacific
Milford “Mel” Brand of Heavener was born June 27, 1943 in Monroe to Arvil N. and Opal G. (Mays) Brand and passed away May 23, 2024 at his home in Heavener at the age of 80.
Funeral service is 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Heavener, with President Robert Egbert and Reverend Paul Puckett officiating.
Burial will follow in the Vaughn Cemetery in the Gilmore Community under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener.
He was a long-time resident of the area, a 1961 graduate of Monroe High School, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Poteau, and a veteran of the United States Army Airborne and Special Forces, where he served during the Vietnam era. Mel was a member of the Poteau Masonic Lodge #46, the Heavener Lions Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Heavener Chamber of Commerce, and a former Commander of the American Legion Post #188. He was also a former Mayor of Heavener, a Counselor for Oklahoma Boys State, and was active in Boys Scout. Mel owned and operated Shelter Insurance in Heavener for many years until he retired. He loved gardening and yard work. Mel will be missed by all who knew him.
Survivors are his wife, Diana L. Brand, of the home;
Three sons Michael M. Brand and wife Irena of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, David W. Ritter of Norman, and Damon L. Ritter and wife Krystal of Morris;
Three sisters Alta F. Crandell and husband Don of Moore, Betty S. Phillips and husband Reggie of Dekalb, Texas and Valeria J. Wade of Poteau;
Two brothers Arland J. Brand of Oklahoma City, and Edward L. Brand and wife Reba of Wister;
Eight grandchildren Hunter Brand, Stephanie Ritter, William Ritter, Destiney Morse, Reiley Ritter, Jason Ritter, Jamie Ritter and Aidan Ritter;
Numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other loved ones, and a host of many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents Arvil and Opal Brand; a daughter, Michelle R. Brand; a son, Milford Brand, Jr.; one sister, Lorene D. Johns; and one brother, Ovil N. Brand.
Pallbearers are Heavener Masonic Lodge #154 and Poteau Masonic Lodge #46
Viewing is from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday.
The family will visit with friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
To sign Mel’s online guestbook please visit www.dowdenrobertsfuneralhome.com.
