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Thursday , September 11, 2014 The Piedmont-Surre y Gazette PiedmontNewsOnline.com 5A Cont. from Page 1A $34,691,810.73, which is a 2.3 percent increase in one year. Oklahoma City col- lects sales tax at 5 percent. Yukon, on the other hand, received a slightly smaller sales tax check this August. Yukon’s August 2014 sales tax check was worth $1,612,254.74. The city’s August 2013 sales tax check totalled $1,626,103.97, which is a 0.9 percent decrease over one year. Yukon collects tax at 3 percent. Piedmont’s neighbor to the north, Cashion, re- ceived a signicantly smaller sales tax check in the month of August. Cashion’s Aug. 2014 sales tax check totalled $7,602.20. In August 2013 they received a check worth $15,506.16, which is a 51 percent decrease over the last year. Okarche, however, re- ceived a slightly larger sales tax check in the month of August. Okarche’s Au- gust 2014 sales tax check totalled $66,384.00. The town’s August 2013 sales tax check totalled $65,431.77, which is a 1.5 percent increase over the last year. Okarche collects sales tax at 4.5 percent. El Reno received a sig- nicantly larger August sales tax check this year. The city’s August 2014 sales tax check totalled $872,612.07. The city’s August 2013 check was $740,804.88, which is a 17.8 percent in- crease over the last year. Tax: Cont. from Page 1A This grant will truly have an impact on the way our teachers teach and the way our students learn.” In total, OETT is awarding $1.2 million to 19 Oklahoma schools in 2014. “Through the OETT grants, we are focused on creating long-term change in our schools,” said Phil Berkenbile, OETT Board of Trustees chair. “Our goal is to improve overall student achievement and learning through the use of technology and getting the technology in the students’ hands.” OETT was established in 2001 as a result of an agreement between then- attorney general, Drew Edmondson, and AT&T Oklahoma. As part of the agreement, AT&T contrib- uted $30 million to OETT. Since its creation, the trust has distributed more than $16 million to 207 schools. The professional devel- opment that is provided with the grant has reached more than 5,000 teachers and impacted more than 75,000 students. OETT is administered by Communities Founda- tion of Oklahoma and the professional developmen t is coordinated through the University of Oklahoma’s K20 Center. For additional informa- tion, visit www.oett.org. Grant: Submitted by Shawn Blankenship (Left to Right) Piedmont Intermediate School rep- resentatives Josh Pearce, Shawn Blankenship, Dr. Courtney Lockridge, Angela DeLong, Jake Heister and Jo Ewy. Barn: Cont. from Page 1A injury and soon enough the family decided to con- tinue the construction of the barn. During that time, Maree’ and her mother, Ai- mee’ stayed with Robert and helped him recover at their home on the property. The family had to sit down and gure out what Robert had in his mind, regarding the completion of the barn project. They then called contractors and worked with local busi- nesses such as Mayabb Plumbing and Chris Biggs. “They could have easily taken advantage or made it harder than it was,” she said. “But they helped me get through it and listened to my questions.” Maree’ ended up tak- ing over as lead contrac- tor and worked with the city. Then as time went on, Robert began to heal even more, eventually be- ing able to speak to Maree ’ about some of the specics regarding the barn. “It’s a huge milestone that he could even be up there and know what’s go- ing on,” she said. “It was a huge celebration that he could be there and see us get it completed.” Sand Creek Post and Beam, of Wayne, Neb., was chosen by the Treeces to build the barn. The barn is a a traditional post and beam construction wood barn. It features a sturdy frame with a rustic look with full dimension rough- cut timbers. The family wanted the facade of the barn to match the original as close as they could. The new barn is as close as an exact replica as they could get. The original barn was used by the McGrana- han family because James McGranahan was a mule skinner, professionally. He used the barn to house his livelihood. The barn was much larger than the home the family lived in. “We had a hard enough time building it with mod- ern day equipment such as John Deere tractors,” Maree’ T reece said. “I ha ve no idea how they were able to do that in a lifetime.” The McGranahan fam- ily settled on that piece of property in the late 1800s, before the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889. They raised their family in the house that still stands on top of the hill near Piedmont Road, and they died in that same house, just south of Piedmont. Maree’ Treece is a third generation Mc- Granahan. The barn has stayed with their fam- ily since the McGranahans laid their claim those many years ago. She said the iconic house on the hill is her great- great-great grandparents’ house. She recalled her great-great-great grandfa- ther, James McGranahan, was Oklahoma City’s rst postmaster. McGranahan’s wife, Sarah, ran the rst hotel in downtown Okla- homa City. Now that the barn is completed, the family plans to use it for special events such as weddings and parties. Their rst wedding is coming up at the end of September. Steve Lunsford proposed to Maree’ Treece at the barn and they will be mar- ried there as well. Maree’ was actually even born on the property, by acci- dent. Her father, Robert, delivered her in the back of a car somewhere on the property. How would you know if your funeral home was owned by a big corporation?
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Thursday , September 11, 2014The Piedmont-Surrey Gazette PiedmontNewsOnline.com 5A
Cont. from Page 1A
$34,691,810.73, which is a
2.3 percent increase in one
year. Oklahoma City col-
lects sales tax at 5 percent.
Yukon, on the other
hand, received a slightly
smaller sales tax check this
August.
Yukon’s August 2014sales tax check was
worth $1,612,254.74.
The city’s August 2013
sales tax check totalled
$1,626,103.97, which is a
0.9 percent decrease over
one year. Yukon collects
tax at 3 percent.
Piedmont’s neighbor
to the north, Cashion, re-
ceived a signicantly
smaller sales tax check in
the month of August.
Cashion’s Aug. 2014
sales tax check totalled$7,602.20. In August 2013
they received a check
worth $15,506.16, which is
a 51 percent decrease over
the last year.
Okarche, however, re-
ceived a slightly larger
sales tax check in the month
of August. Okarche’s Au-
gust 2014 sales tax check
totalled $66,384.00.The town’s August 2013
sales tax check totalled
$65,431.77, which is a 1.5
percent increase over the
last year. Okarche collects
sales tax at 4.5 percent.
El Reno received a sig-
nicantly larger August
sales tax check this year.
The city’s August 2014
sales tax check totalled
$872,612.07.
The city’s August 2013
check was $740,804.88,
which is a 17.8 percent in-crease over the last year.
Tax:Cont. from Page 1A
This grant will truly have
an impact on the way our
teachers teach and the way
our students learn.”
In total, OETT is
awarding $1.2 million to
19 Oklahoma schools in
2014.“Through the OETT
grants, we are focused on
creating long-term change
in our schools,” said Phil
Berkenbile, OETT Board
of Trustees chair. “Our
goal is to improve overall
student achievement and
learning through the use of
technology and getting the
technology in the students’
hands.”
OETT was establishedin 2001 as a result of an
agreement between then-
attorney general, Drew
Edmondson, and AT&T
Oklahoma. As part of the
agreement, AT&T contrib-
uted $30 million to OETT.
Since its creation, the
trust has distributed more
than $16 million to 207
schools.
The professional devel-
opment that is providedwith the grant has reached
more than 5,000 teachers
and impacted more than
75,000 students.
OETT is administered
by Communities Founda-
tion of Oklahoma and the
professional development
is coordinated through the
University of Oklahoma’s
K20 Center.
For additional informa-
tion, visit www.oett.org.
Grant:
Submitted by Shawn Blankenship
(Left to Right) Piedmont Intermediate School rep-
resentatives Josh Pearce, Shawn Blankenship,
Dr. Courtney Lockridge, Angela DeLong, Jake
Heister and Jo Ewy.
Barn:Cont. from Page 1A
injury and soon enough
the family decided to con-
tinue the construction of
the barn. During that time,
Maree’ and her mother, Ai-
mee’ stayed with Robert
and helped him recover at
their home on the property.
The family had to sit
down and gure out what
Robert had in his mind,
regarding the completionof the barn project. They
then called contractors and
worked with local busi-
nesses such as Mayabb
Plumbing and Chris Biggs.
“They could have easily
taken advantage or made
it harder than it was,” she
said. “But they helped me
get through it and listened
to my questions.”
Maree’ ended up tak-
ing over as lead contrac-
tor and worked with the
city. Then as time went
on, Robert began to heal
even more, eventually be-
ing able to speak to Maree’
about some of the specics
regarding the barn.
“It’s a huge milestone
that he could even be up
there and know what’s go-
ing on,” she said. “It was
a huge celebration that he
could be there and see us
get it completed.”
Sand Creek Post and
Beam, of Wayne, Neb.,was chosen by the Treeces
to build the barn. The barn
is a a traditional post and
beam construction wood
barn. It features a sturdy
frame with a rustic look
with full dimension rough-
cut timbers. The family
wanted the facade of the
barn to match the original
as close as they could. The
new barn is as close as an
exact replica as they could
get. The original barn wasused by the McGrana-
han family because James
McGranahan was a mule
skinner, professionally. He
used the barn to house his
livelihood. The barn was
much larger than the home
the family lived in.
“We had a hard enough
time building it with mod-
ern day equipment such
as John Deere tractors,”
Maree’ Treece said. “I have
no idea how they were able
to do that in a lifetime.”The McGranahan fam-
ily settled on that piece of
property in the late 1800s,
before the Oklahoma Land
Run of 1889. They raised
their family in the house
that still stands on top of
the hill near Piedmont
Road, and they died in that
same house, just south of
Piedmont. Maree’ Treece
is a third generation Mc-
Granahan. The barn has
stayed with their fam-ily since the McGranahans
laid their claim those many
years ago.
She said the iconic house
on the hill is her great-
great-great grandparents’
house. She recalled her
great-great-great grandfa-
ther, James McGranahan,
was Oklahoma City’s rst
postmaster. McGranahan’s
wife, Sarah, ran the rst
hotel in downtown Okla-
homa City.
Now that the barn iscompleted, the family
plans to use it for special
events such as weddings
and parties. Their rst
wedding is coming up
at the end of September.
Steve Lunsford proposed
to Maree’ Treece at the
barn and they will be mar-
ried there as well. Maree’
was actually even born
on the property, by acci-
dent. Her father, Robert,
delivered her in the backof a car somewhere on the
property.
How would you know if your funeral homewas owned
by a bigcorporation?
A good indication is price. We urge you to compare prices ofmore than one funeral home. Chances are, a corporately ownedfuneral home has much higher prices than a locally owned fu-neral home because they are profit driven.
At Smith & Turner Mortuary, we genuinely care about helpingyou and your family through a very difficult time.Funerals are personal andintimate, and shouldn’t re-quire the involvement ofstrangers.
Trust the ones you know.
201 E. MainYukon, OK
354-2533
Smith & Turner MORTUARY
