Meet the Candidates

The following Candidates will be at our next Neighborhood Watch Meeting on Tuesday, June 11.  At the Wallace Ave. Baptist Church starting at 6:30 PM.

For Mayor
Linda Peterson
Ed Cole
Wesley Mainord

For Ward Two Commissioner
Linda Agee
Joe Davis

For Ward Three Commissioner
James Harrod
Jeannetta Townes

For Ward Four Commissioner
Keith Hall
David Bergsten
Billy J. Collier

County Officers

For County Clerk
Stacie O'Bright-Brown
Raeshel Flewallen

For County Commissioner District No. 2
Frank Sims
Bryan Richards

State Officers

For Corporation Commissioner (full term)
Bob Anthony
Brook Mitchell

Legislative Officers

For State Senator District 17
Ron Sharp
Ernest R. Clark
Mike Jestes
Ed Moore

For State Representative District 26
Justin Freeland Wood
Michael Shaw

Earthquake Hits Shawnee

Did you all feel the Earthquake that hit us here in Shawnee? About 4:24 PM Saturday, February 28, 2010. You could feel the house moving back and forth there were two waves that came through. Interesting because I was on the computer looking up more info. on the Earthquake that hit Chili and the Tsunami that is on it's way to Hawaii.

Gangs and Links

Some of the Gangs that we have in Oklahoma

Westside 90's Crips, Playboy Gangsta Crips, Rollin 60 Crips- Started in 1966 in L.A., 107 Hoova Crips - comes from 10700 block of Hoover Street in Los Angeles, Hard Hoova Crips, Shotgun Crips, Rollin 20's Crips, Outlaw 30's Bloods, 456 Piru Blood, Juarito's, South Side Loco's, Grande Barrio Central - is the largest gang in the Oklahoma County Juvenile detention center.
Sureno, Nortenos, South Side Loco's - Is the largest gang in Oklahoma City


Gang Information Links:

Florida Department of Corrections - http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/index.html

Dealing With Gangs
http://www.dealingwithgangs.org/

Oklahoma Gang Investigators Association
http://www.ogia.net/index.htm

Gang Watchers
http://www.gangwatchers.org/gang-laws.html

All about gangs:
http://allaboutgangs.blogspot.com/2008/03/black-street-gangs-in-los-angeles.html

National Gang Center:
http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/


Federal Bureau Of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/ngic/violent_gangs.htm





Hand signs - are used by gang members to show their gang affiliation. They create letters or numbers with their fingers and hands.

Want to know more about Meth

Here is a listing of meth resources.

Meth Magazine
http://www.justthinktwice.com/gotmeth/home.html

Meth Education Tool Kit
http://www.metheducation.com

MethResources.gov
http://www.methresources.gov/Default.aspx

Meth360 exists to unite communities for the prevention of meth use and abuse. It has training, tools, and resources for community presentation about meth.
http://www.drugfree.org/meth360

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
http://www.odmhsas.org

National Association of counties
http://www.naco.org

Office of National Drug Control Policy
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/statelocal/ok/index.html

Safe Route to School Walking School Bus Program

At our last meeting we touched on the subject of walking and safety of our children and riding bikes in the neighborhood.
I sent off for some information on these subjects and came across the Safe Route to School Walking School Bus Program or SRTS. Oklahoma does have funding for this program and with rising gas prices this could be an answer to the school fuel problem. Here is the link if you would like to have more information on this program and please pass it on to those who would know how to use this information. http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/srts/index.php
A walking school bus is a group of children walking or riding their bikes to school with one or more adults. For many parents, safety concerns are reduced when adult supervision is provided.
CONTACT THE OKLAHOMA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM 200 N.E. 21ST STREET, ROOM 2-C6 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105-3024 Phone 522-3570 Email: srts@odot.org
or ODOT Field Division Office Headquarters (ask for the Traffic Engineer) Division 3 Ada (580)332-1526 The Division Engineer is Paul Rachel
Shawnee Interstate Maintenance #109 Superintendent: Jamie Price #382-1222
For More Information