Archive - Oct 6, 2011 - News Article
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching
and with it comes a time for families to
gather together and find time to enjoy
each other’s company and reflect on all
the things in life there are to be thankful
for. However, there are those in our community
who all too often find themselves
alone during the holidays. One local
man, however, has made it his mission to
provide a Thanksgiving dinner for those
who would otherwise be alone.
For the past seven years, Jim Berngen
has been serving up hot meals to his
community with The Annual Thanksgiving
Community Dinner.
An Oklahoma City man who was
allegedly found passed out behind the
wheel of his vehicle while parked on a
county road near Spiro has been formally
charged by the LeFlore County District
Attorney’s Office with being in actual
physical control of a motor vehicle while
under the influence. Since this is his
second or subsequent offense, the charge
is a felony that could result in prison
time if convicted.
Timothy Scott Carter, 32, of Oklahoma
City, was arrested on September 21 after
a passerby reported a vehicle parked in
the road.
According to the affidavit filed by
LeFlore County Women's Crisis Services
Director Sissy Carden speaks to the crowd
gathered Wednesday at the Leflore County
Courthouse to see the Silent Witnesses
exhibit in honor of Domestic Violence
Awareness Month. Each red silhouette in
the back ground represents a person in
Oklahoma killed by domestic violence.
Several area elected officials spoke during
the event. To the left is one of the children
that was represented in the exhibit.
