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Chickasha, OK ■ Sunday, August 27, 2006
50c Daily, $1 Sunday ■ 3 Sections, 44 pages
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The USAO Community Service Squad invites the community to join them Aug. 29 at 6
p.m. in the Davis Hall Amphitheater, room 224, as they recall one year’s worth of Hurri-
cane Katrina relief efforts. Last October, this group of students and staff members traveled
to St. Andrews, Miss., a suburb of Biloxi, to assist with cleanup and rebuilding efforts.
Since then, USAO has sent two other teams to help those affected by the hurricane.
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Express-Star Photo by Karen Brady
The Chickasha Firefighters International Association of
Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2041 has donated $1000 for
the new memorial that will honor Chickasha city
employees who have given their lives in the line of duty.
The donation will purchase two six-by-twelve-inch
inscribed bricks. Shown are (left) Duke Keeling, Captain
Keith Robertson, Matt McCombs, and Bill Thomas.
City accepting donations
to help fund memorial
Bv KAREN BRADY
Staff Writer________________________
The City of Chickasha is taking donations for a new
memorial honoring Chickasha city employees who have,
given their lives in the performance of their duties. The'
memorial will be placed in the new downtown park which
is to be built on Sixth street where the First National Bank
now sits. First National has donated the land for the project.
The memorial will honor four police officers; two pub
lie works employees, and one firefighter who gave the’
ultimate sacrifice. The City of Chickasha will be selling
engraved bricks to raise money for the memorial. A four-
by-eight-inch brick will require a donation of $100; an
eight-by-eight-inch brick, a donation of $250; a six-by-
twelve-inch brick, a donation of $500; and, finally, a
twelve-by-twelve-inch brick, a donation of $2500. The
park itself will be paid for by the city.
“Our goal is to raise $80,000 to $100,000; we want to,
put up a real nice memorial," said assistant city manageg
Mike Brice. "And we wanted to recognize donors by
using the engraved bricks."
Artist conception drawings of the new park are on display
See Memorial. Page 2A
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Express-Star photos by
Kent Bush
(Above) Colt Conner
of the Tuttle 4-H had a
big night during the
2006 Grady County
Fair Swine Show.
Conner won Grand
Champion Barrow
with his crossbred
barrow. He also won
Grand Champion Gilt
with in the gilt show.
His younger brother,
C.J. Conner, showed
the Reserve Grand
Champion gilt. (At
left) A large crowd
enjoyed the other
attractions at the fair
Friday night. The mid-
way was busy with
children enjoying
rides and games and
a many people walked
through the booths in
the north building.
Wed
8/30
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Sunny.
Highs in the
low 90s and
lows in the
mid 60s
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By KAREN BRADY
Staff Writer
Governor Brad Henry has
appointed a Chickasha man
to serve on the Youth Sui-
cide Prevention Council. Dr.
Vince Gappa replaces Zane
Newton as council member.
Gappa is the pastor at the
First Church of the
Nazarene and a professor at
Mid-America Christian Uni-
versity. both in Oklahoma
City.
The council is a task force
that is represented by the
faith community; the
Department of Health; the
Department of Mental
Health; teachers; mental
health professionals; sur-
vivors; legislators; and sui-
cide prevention organiza-
tions.
In addition, Gappa said
that the council represents
many different state agen-
cies.
“We utilize three different
avenues to prevent youth
suicide, including the med-
ical industry, training pro-
grams. and promotion of
youth suicide prevention."
said Gappa. "Our purpose is
to coordinate the different
areas to see if anything is
falling between the cracks."
According to the 1999
Oklahoma State of the
State's Health Report, sui-
cide is the third leading
cause of death in Oklahoma.
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shifting to the northeast in the
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and thunderstorms 70 percent.
Sunday Night: mostly cloudy
with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Locally heavy rainfall
possible. Lows in the upper 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
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One year after Hurricane Katrina devas- give presentations and personal testimonies
tated thousands of homes, a team from throughout the evening.
Chickasha is gathering again to remember At the helm of the event is Mitch Schufle-
. the parts they played in the relief effort. towski. a computer technician at the univer-
Last October, the University of Science sity, whose personal experiences with natur-
[ and Arts led a group of 18 students and staff al disasters piqued his interest in the Com
members to Biloxi, Miss, to help hurricane munity Service Squad - and its reunion. Six
I and flood victims, with two additional trips years ago. his Fargo. N.D. home was
I earlier this year. On Aug. 29. the Communi- destroyed by flooding after protective dykes
ty Service Squad is meeting in the USAO were broken. He moved what little he was
| amphitheater in Davis Hall room 224 at 6 able to savage and. a month later. 14-and-a-
p.m. to relive the difference they made and half inches of rain within an hour once again
I rally support for future assistance from the caused immense flooding that destroyed
| community. what he had left.
Diane Carroll, a USAO staff member of “There were volunteer groups helping."
I six years, has personal ties to the relief. Her he said. "I guess |the Community Service
parents’ community in St. Andrews was lev- Squad is] my silent way of saying ’thank
eled by a 40-foot surge two miles from the you’ to them."
Gulf of Mexico. The team's efforts concen- Schufletowski said he will show a video
! trated on St. Andrews, a suburb of Biloxi. from past relief efforts sponsored by USAO
“My parents lost everything in Katrina," to both give the students recognition for the
| said Carroll. t"Our first trip was taken less work they’ve done and to raise awareness of
I than two months after Katrina during Fall the university’s role in assisting with natural
Break [last year].#Those students worked so disasters.
hard and many times did not want to even in all, USAO has sent three teams to areas
stop to eat or get something to drink." affected by Hurricane Katrina. Adeel Sid-
Carroll is serving as emcee for the com- diqui. the university’s network administrator.
See USAO, Page 3A
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