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Attention Cherokee Nation visitors and citizens: Cherokee Nation offices in Tahlequah will open at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009. This posting will be updated if the statuses of other office locations change. If you are traveling to any Cherokee Nation office or health center tomorrow, we advise you to call the main number of your destination before leaving to prevent unnecessary road travel. Cherokee Nation area offices record telephone messages with their open/close status. Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital is a 24 hour facility and does not close. As always, if you have a medical or other emergency, call 911. Power Outage Status: There are still a large number of power outages reported throughout Cherokee Nation. If you wish to report a power outage, contact numbers are listed below for your convenience: Lake Region Electric Coop Hulbert (918) 722-2526 Toll Free 1 (800) 364-5732 Northeast Oklahoma Electric Coop (918) 422-4987 OG&E Report Power Outage 1 (800) 522-6870 Customer Service 1 (800) 272-9741 Ozarks Electric Coop Westville (918) 723-5455 Stilwell (918) 696-7733 After Business Hours & Outages 1 (800) 521-6322 City of Stilwell (918) 696-2154 Mayes County Report Power Outages to: REC - 1 (918) 256-6405; PSO 1 (888) 216-3523 or MUB (Pryor only) 1 (918) 825-2100 PSO – Tulsa Report power outages 1 (888) 216-3523 Several shelters throughout Cherokee Nation have opened. There are several power outages throughout multiple counties in northeastern Oklahoma. Cherokee Nation Emergency Management urges all citizens and employees to use caution if they encounter downed trees and power lines. No one should be on rural roads today without a chainsaw; otherwise, you could find yourself stranded by downed trees. Several rural roads are closed because of trees falling as fast as they can be cleared. Also, please use sound judgment when faced with cold temperatures if you lose power. If you need a shelter call 918-453-5212. The following shelters are now open: *Muskogee: First United Methodist Church, 600 E. Okmulgee *Checotah: First Freewill Baptist Church, 713 N. Broadway *Westville (Adair County): Assembly of God, Hwy. 62 East *Tahlequah: First United Methodist Church, 300 W. Delaware *Cookson: Cookson Volunteer Fire Department, 21642 West Cookson Bend Road *Tenkiller: Tenkiller Area Community Organization, South 540 Rd and Cookson Rd. *Stilwell: First Baptist Church, 801 W. Hickory

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org