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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013

Global Water Wars

By Eddie A. Owens Upon a painted ocean.

Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship

Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.

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Cartwright Memorial Library the second Tuesday of each month Hours: at 6:30 p.m. at the Legion Building, Mon. - 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. 3 miles north on highway 2. Tues. - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wed. - 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. Clayton Genealogy Meeting Thurs. - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Clayton Genealogical Friday - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Society meets the third Tuesday Closed Saturday & Sunday of each month at the Cartwright Memorial Library at 6:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Catholic Church Get Your Pet Fixed The Holy Trinity Catholic Church Spay / neuter program for low of Clayton is located one mile income families - Call 918-569south of Clayton on Highway 4728. 271. Services are given by Father Joshua Litwack every Saturday at Alzheimer's Support Group 4:00 p.m. You may reach him at Alzheimer's Support Group 918-465-3996. will meet in the High School Cafeteria in Clayton, every last Pushmataha 4-H Goat Club Thursday of the month at 7:00 Pushmataha 4-H Goat Club p.m. The meeting is open to the meets the 3rd Saturday of each public. There will be information, month at Nashoba School at 10:00 speakers and refreshments. Please a.m. and the 3rd Sunday of each call 918-569-4889. month at the Antlers Fairground at 3:00 p.m. For Information, call Cupco Freewill Baptist Youth Squeaky or Karen Brown. 918- Come experience the movement 569-7885. of God! Sunday Morning at 9:45 a.m. and Sunday Evening 6:00 The Clayton Lions Club p.m. Services also Wednesday The Clayton Lions Club Night at 7:00 p.m. Everyone appreciates the donation of old welcome! Pastor: Brother Michael glasses. Drop off points are Kennedy; Youth Pastor: Jerry at King's Variety and Clayton Matthews. Pharmacy. Clayton Seniors Lunch Sardis Senior Citizens The Clayton Nutrition Center The Sardis Senior Citizens meet Serves lunchat12:00noonMonday the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each through Friday. Suggested meal month. Potluck! donations for seniors over 60 is $1.50 Cost for under 60 is $4.00. (918-569-7970). Food Pantry Clayton Food Pantry located at 8th and Choctaw Streets, (P.O. FBC Food Pantry/Clothes Closet Box 874), Clayton Oklahoma, Open 74536 is open Fridays 9:00 a.m. - The Food Pantry/ Clothes Closet at 12:00 p.m. the Clayton First Baptist Church is open every Thursday from 10:00 Senior Citizen's Lunch a.m. to 12:00 noon. The Albion Senior Citizens meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Tate Chapel Free Will Baptist Friday for lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Church the Albion Community Center. There will be a monthly gospel singing the 3rd Saturday Albion Fire Department of each month at 7:00 p.m. The Albion Fire Department Congregational and specials. Tate meets the third Thursday of each Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, month at 6:30 p.m. at the Albion one mile south of the junction of Community Center. Highway 1 and Highway 2 on Highway 2. Everyone welcome. American Legion Meeting American Legion Auxiliary Unit Free Bus Service #68 meets the first Tuesday of each Glory Hill church bus will be month at 6:00 p.m. at the Legion available for people who need Building. 3 miles North on Hwy. 2. a ride from Clayton on Sunday Anyone considering joining, come a.m. and p.m. and Wednesday on out for a visit. p.m. If you need a ride to Glory Hill Assembly of God Church, Little Dixie Transit please call 569-7103. Little Dixie Transit has rides anywhere in Clayton Town Limits, Clayton Round Up any age, for one dollar fee per the Clayton Round UP Club hold stop, call 918-569-7325 for pick-up. their meetings at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Masonic Lodge Meeting the Rodeo Concession Building. The Tuskahoma Masonic Lodge meets the 1st Thursday of each Yanush Senior Citizens month. Yanush Senior Citizens meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Veterans Service Officer Available Honobia Senior Citizens Veterans Service Officer David Fundraiser Stallings will be at Clayton Town The Honobia Senior Citizens will Hall on the second and fourth be hosting a fundraiser on the Monday of each month from 9 1st Thursday of every month. a.m. till noon. Music, fun and games. Music American Legion Post #68 starts at 5:00 p.m. and dinner at American Legion Post #68 meets 6:00 p.m. Dinner will be $5:00

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner tells of a voyage upon an ocean that seems endless and bottomless and frightening. The author could not have seen a future where that vast amount of water covering most of the surface of the world would ever be in danger of depleting. Scientists, however, predict such a future for all the waters of the world if present trends of use continue without some action being taken to protect not only our sources of fresh water, but the very oceans. We've all been taught that the Earth is 75 percent water. In real scientific terms, that isn't true, according to a study and report written by Doug Hornig and Alex Daley, of Casey Research. According to the report, "While about 75 per cent of the Earth's surface is covered water, in reality water constitutes only 0.07 percent of Earth by mass, or 0.4 per cent by volume." What does this mean? The accompanying picture shows the relative

size of our water supply if it were all gathered together into a ball and superimposed on the globe. "The large blob, centered over the Western U.S., is all water (Oceans, icecaps, glaciers, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and water in the atmosphere). It's a sphere about 860 miles in diameter, or roughly the distance from Salt Lake City to Topeka. The smaller sphere over Kentucky is the fresh water in the ground and lakes, rivers and swamps. If you can make out the tiny dot over Georgia, it represents the fresh water in lakes and rivers. The vast majority of our usable water comes from rivers and lakes, which represent a tiny fraction of the planet's water. And that water is drying up. A good example of depleted water supply is the Colorado River. The Colorado was once a mighty river supplied by drainage from the mountains of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada, that drained into the Gulf of California. PaddleWheel boats navigated the river in the early days, entering in Mexico and

supplying river towns along the way. Now the Colorado is in danger of drying up. Southwestern states use the river for drinking water, crop irrigation, the generation of electricity and recreation to the point where most of the river is two giant ponds, Lake Mead and Lake Powell. Today, the elevation of Lake Mead is 133 feet lower than the normal, and the elevation is going down 10 feet every year. Scientists predict that the river could be dry by the year 2025. More water is being taken out of the river than its ability to replenish itself. These circumstances are not unique to the Colorado River. Surface water availability around the world pose a significant problem for mankind. In addition to global drought conditions, surface water is also being made unusable by contamination from fertilizers and chemicals. The results of this global shortage of usable water are such that Ismail Serageldin of the World Bank states, "The wars of the 21st Century will be fought over water." So, why is this global water crisis important to

our small piece of the world

here in Clayton, America? Our war over water has already begun. It's been going on for some years now and is a microcosm of the world situation. Everyone in Southeast Oklahoma, or who has an interest in Southeast Oklahoma, or who just wants to see justice done, must support our efforts to keep our water supply here in the basin of origin. Specifically, Sardis Lake and the Kiamichi River basin must be reserved and dedicated to the citizens of Southeast Oklahoma. Our water must not be sent to North Texas, central Oklahoma or anywhere else. We must all get behind the Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy (ORWP), the Choctaw Nation and the Chickasaw Nation in protecting our water for future generations.

AT&T Features Virtual Reality Driving Simulator

(Continued from Front) to Antlers High School to highlight the dangers of distracted driving for local students and allow them to experience the dangers of texting while driving firsthand. The AT&T "It Can Wait" program and the virtual reality driving simulator is scheduled for the following time and location: Monday, March 4 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Antlers High School 206 NE 9th Street Antlers, OK 74523 The AT&T driving simulator is a computerized car that lets users virtually text and drive providing a realistic but safe experience for drivers. Using the simulator, young drivers learn that no message is so urgent that it is worth diverting attention from the road and risking human lives in the process. "Texting and driving is a real danger," said Senator Jerry Ellis. "We must work together to ensure that drivers of all ages understand that there is no text or email worth serious injury or death." As a company, AT&T has been at the forefront of efforts to educate drivers to the dangers of texting while driving and has made a proactive push to educate all wireless users particularly teen drivers through its national campaign. "Public safety is of the utmost importance. I applaud AT&T and Antlers High School for partnering together to educate the next generation of drivers to help make prevention of distracted driving a reality," said Representative R.C. Pruett. Antlers students, teachers and staff will have the opportunity to experience AT&T's computerized car simulator and take a pledge to never text and drive. The appearance will include a series of activities to promote distraction-free driving practices. "More than 100,000 times each year, an automobile crashes and people are injured or die because the driver was texting while driving," said Bryan Gonterman, President of AT&T Oklahoma, citing a statistic from the National Safety Council. "Our goal is to save lives," Gonterman said. "I
hear from far too many people whose lives have been forever changed by a texting-while-driving accident, and together, we want to spread the word about how deadly a single text can be. We'd like to see texting and driving become as unacceptable as drinking and driving." Making a difference Polling shows that awareness of AT&T's It Can Wait message has doubled since the beginning of June 2012, and one in three people say texting while driving messages have an impact on their habits. More than 1 million
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pledges have been logged through ItCanWait.com , social sites including Facebook, text-to-pledge and events. The AT&T DriveMode app has been downloaded more than 80,000 times. It Can Wait is a national movement tapping into the power of social media and personal networks to make texting and

driving as unacceptable as drinking and driving. It urges drivers to visit www. ItCanWait.com, where they can pledge not to text and drive, and share their pledge with others via Twitter (#ItCanWait) and Facebook. It also offers a host of educational resources and information on the issue including a documentary featuring families impacted by texting and driving accidents that has been viewed more than 3 million times.

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