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This Week in Walton... Scott wrapped up another great week Saturday, meeting some more great Rogers County neighbors and grabbing the endorsement of yet another familiar name. With twenty-eight more weeks until the big election night of 2008, Scott's not wasting a minute of it. This marks the first email update for scottwalton.org. Also making a debut on the site is a new page designated specifically for a few notable endorsements. This week's feature is current Rogers County Sheriff Jerry Prather. Prather, who is retiring after forty-years in law enforcement, has given Scott his endorsement to be his successor when the long-time lawman hangs up his hat to finally spend some time, “fishing, traveling, and spending time with my grandkids and my wife, Myrtle.” Scott is especially proud of Prather's endorsement. “Those are big shoes to fill,” Walton said. “I'm both humbled and proud that he sees me as the person who will take what he's accomplished and keep building on that.” In the coming weeks, check scottwalton.org for more endorsement feature articles. Scott started out his week in the bleachers watching Inola and Sequoyah battle it out on the basketball court. “It was a great game,” Walton said. “There's a lot to be said for the kind of spirit people have at high school ball games. You can't replicate that feeling in any other kind of arena.” Walton also got to fill some familiar shoes this week when he got a chance to meet and greet the public for the Crime Commission's annual Tulsa's Night Out. “The event is a great chance for the community to get an opportunity to see emergency workers in a relaxed setting. Too often, the community only gets to see us when we're carrying out our duties and they don't get a chance to meet us on a social level. Nights like this give the community a chance to see us with our hair down, so to speak, and it gives us a great chance to talk with our neighbors; not as police officer and fire fighters but as friends,” Walton said. “It's also a amplified show-and-tell for the kids. They get to take a peek inside the helicopter and see all the cool fire equipment.” Scott also had the pleasure of attending the Inola Citizens Appreciation Banquet for the Inola Volunteer Fire Department at the Calvary Baptist Church. “It was a great ceremony and I'm really proud of our fire department,” said Scott. There were a lot of awards handed out to honor not only years of service but also individual examples of extraordinary service. Not being one to pass up a good meal, Scott made his way to the Memorial Heights Baptist Church in Claremore to attend the Senior's Lunch on Tuesday. Officer Cox of the Claremore Police Department spoke to the crowd giving safety tips and warning of scams that target seniors. Scott also spent an evening honoring the life, achievements, and the wonderful family of Sandra Clifton, a long-time Inola real estate agent and, “a friend to everyone who knows her.” Clifton is suffering a terminal illness and the Inola community came together and held a benefit reception in her honor Friday. And, Leadership Rogers County had a field trip this week that took Scott and his classmates to the State Capitol. At the Capitol, members of Leadership Rogers County met with legislators and toured the Capitol grounds. “It was an interesting experience. It's important to remind ourselves how county government effects state government and vice-versa.” Walton said that while he was there he was able to better understand several pieces of legislation that will directly relate to Rogers County.
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