The Chickasha Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 89, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1991 Page: 2 of 36
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News Briefs
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was a boy. Maybe later
though. I want to be physi-
cally strong and still be a girl.
My 800m time would have
won last year. Tough com-
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S. Department of Agriculture
before it was allowed to enter
the country.
Ninnekah Hires Personnel
The Nimekzh School Board hred al the support
pen Mt! for sexi fall, school officials reponed.
Lay Offs Slated At Fort Sill
Seventy -nine civilian employees will be laid during
the next few weeks at Fort Stll, according to Army
officials there.
Howe,er vjmt of the laid off empkoyees couid be
reassigped to nea jobs They -ould replace empoy -
ees who have retired
I p.m. The meeting will be held in the County Commis-
I stoners Office at the Court House. There will be a
I discussion of new officers.
RN‘s& LPN’s
Available for health care services in your home
I EMS Board Members Named
I The county commissioners also re-appointed two I
I Grady EMS board members. 5
I They w ere: David Hale of Rush S prings and Wilbur I
I Shaw of Chickasha Then terms will expire during |
I August 1996. j
® Equipment needs w ere discussed by Jerry Stewart I
I of Rush Springs, county Civil Defense director. I
I Enrollment Set CHSJHS I
I Chickasha Junior and High School students will enroll I
I all day from Aug. 12-16, school officials said. I
I Parent orientation night has been set for 6 p.m. on I
I Aug. 12 at West Elementary School. a
I Senior Citizens Dance
| The Senior Citizens will hold a dance Saturday night I
I August 10th, at the Senior Citizen’s Center in Borden i
I Park, from 8:00 - 11:30 p.m Ragtimers will perform |
I Everyone is welcome. |
I Santa’s Workshop Meeting Set
I There will be a Board .Meeting on August21,at3:00 I
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GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
2220 Iowa Avenue • Chickasha, OK 73018 * 224-2468
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Alex and Verden each shell
out $150.
BEM officials said the 1/4
of a mill would be bring in
an estimated $30,000 to fund
the annual service.
Most of the money will be
used to pay the cost of the
services while the remaining
funds would be used to
According to Sheriff Ron
Taylor, if the towns don’t
contribute to the dispatching
services, the sheriff’s office
would have to lay off the
w eekend dispatching crew.
It was noted by Ninnekah
and Rush Springs officials
traditional toan meeting costume contest will be held
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The Chokrasha Sar Thursday, August 8,1991
County Unemployment Up
The unempioyment rate in Grady County climbed
shighty during July, compared to June the klaboma
Employment Security Commissioa reported
Records *ow at the unempioyment rhe was postd
at 7.5 percent during July, compared t 73 percent
during May and 6 9 percent during June \Wj.
City Pool Closing Date Set
The Shannon Springs Park swimming poo will
daily operation on Aug. 25, but will remain open every
ekend thrrxizh Labor Dr. weekend, Grady County
YMCA officials said
The last 10 local National Battery C Guardsmen pro-
Guardsmen from the Battery sided rocket support for QAcc _________________________________
C, who arrived from the Army, Marines and Allied ----9 '
Persian Gulf, were released forces during the short-lived (Continued From Page 1) petition is what it is all about
at Fort Sill after being proc- Persian Gulf war. to be run before the relay. Without tough competition
essed out A total of 148 service men everybody involved with the I can not reach my goals.
The guardsmen stayed w ere killed in that war. Arbuckle Wings wanted to What are your goals now?
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dau upanarasoldwase (ContinuedFrom Page 1) the 7th, 8th, and 9th.
Many types of piastic cam pian • he submined to the Nchols, Connie Blanken- The annual watermelon
curreadly be recycled. Gary merro board for izs coarid- ship, Teri Smith and LeAnn parade has been set for 5 pm.
McCrackeac Gry's Recy- eradion. Hesson. on Friday in downtow Rush
Recorded
Twelve building permits,
which totaled more than
$200,000 in new construc-
tion starts. were recorded
during July, Chickasha city
officials announced.
I Permits by name, address, that their town fire depart-
type of construction, costs, ments assist the county Fire
fees, were: Dept, and other towns with
Jewel Givins, 1209 Shep- fire rails
ard, storage building, $2,000,
$15; Leman Spoon, 1715
Opal, addition, S1 1,595, $25; Orehec#re
Lnne Welch, 1324 S. 15th F- --9- a
st, carport, $700, S15. Anditions
Johnny Chastian, 116
Rivereva, carport, $700, $15; Ca* Aim 07
Steve Verhines, 3023 Glen- *F- Hu9" =‘
wood, addition, $5,000, $25; Auditions will be held on
Don Blevins, 24 Ridgecrest Tuesday, August 27, in the
addition, $10,750, $57; Ron Fine Arts Building at
Saxon, 2411 S. 34th st, single Cameron University for
family, $140,000, S264; several openings within the
Saxon, 2411 S. 34th st, single Lawton Philharmonic Or-
family, $40,000, $131; Wilk- chestra
erson Siding Co., 711S. 14th Openings to be filled in-
st, carport $1,875, $15; elude all strings, oboe sec-
Harold Jackson, $115 W. tion, clarinet section, contra-
Texas, remodel, $5,000, $15; basoon, French horn section.
Bill Davis, 33 Ridgecrest, trombone section, and tuba,
garage and storage, $5,600, Musicians planning to audi-
$46, and James Gamber, tion should contact the
remodel and addition, Lawton Philharmonic office
$25,000, $95. at 248-2001 or 248-4484.
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Watermelom Festival
Program
10:00 - 10:30 - Opening
It also -2 noted that there oppontunity to be a pan of People will be dressed in Ceremonies; 10:30 - 12.-00
are no paper milk in Okla- this study.” frontier garb noon * Tiny Tots Contest
homathar canrecycle ne-s- The metro groop was the The popular watermelon 12:00 - 12:30 - Fiddlers
print paper tharne-spapers brainchild of the Oklahoma judging contest will be held Contest; 12:30 - 1W •
are printed on) Oid nesspa- Coanty commissioners. during the afternoon and the Musical Entertainment; 1:00
pen must be shipped out of Reaves said the group has winners win be announced - 3:00 - Music by " ’Siena’ ’;
sate to be recycled. had a great success in recruit- late Saturday afternoon. 3:00 - 5:00 - Music by
Reaves said the bear, s ing members to form such a An arts and crafts show, “Summer Breeze”; 5:00 -
unique solid waste study group. consisting of about 50 booths, 7:00-Sundowners of Strat-
shouid serve as a role model Each city in the study will also be set up. ford; 6:00- Auction of Prize
for other area solid waste Troop tex mnrrihnted fnnrk A camival fairway will also Winning Watermelons; 7:00
district in the staie. v.-rrTfaw m ? frvmnh tawd be at the park site. ■ Welcome Address; 7:00 -
The plan calls for two on popdlanion.» he said Fund raisers by area groups 8:00 - "BIG” Free Water-
phases. 2IE,,. —mL, .nrbjmn also will be featured at the melon Feed; 8:00 - 8:30 -
The first phase is thf pr- smdm r k 8 park along with an array of Crowning of the 1991 Wa-
rn; g a consultant -•024 County,has one country and western music termelon Queen; 8:30 -1000
Benham Group. Robers/ vote on the board.’’ programs. . Music by "Summer
SchomickkAssocies, Councilman Fred Howell Little Miss and Mr. Rush Breeze”
hired as its consultants. represents Chickasha on the Springs also will be an- **/F,Nts-3
Hesadtheconsuhtantsuill metro board nounced. The Children will c DPEm5en-
be featured a owergirland Everyone is invited to visit
crown bearer during the the Arts and Crafts Fair and
football and basketball the Carnival Food and Drink
homecomings. Concessions are at the Festi-
The rodeo is scheduled for val site.
If I remember correctly, might That’s too bad. I would
one of your goals was to run like to challenge them to go
a 2:12 800m this year. out if OSSM eventually has
I didn’t think I was going track, I would have to com-
to reach that goal but I’m glad pete with them. But that
I did! I had improved my doesn’t seem likely. The hard
400m time a lot but didn’t part will be working my train-
have confidence in my 800m. ing into a very busy academic
I guess I just needed better schedule. I also will not be
competition. Now I’m a little running in as many meets in
disappointed I didn ’ t get m y the Spring because I will have
chance in the 400m but it school on Most Saturdays. I
wasn’t to be. I couldn’t run will also have to concentrate
three races in one afternoon on out of state meets to
at the National level and improve my times,
expect to do my best in all of Do you think you can do
the. Two in one afternoon was all of that?
plenty. I’m going to go for A person doesn’t know until
the individual titles next year, t‛ y try. That’s what it’s all
I heard the competition about. Being better than you
was pretty tough. thought was possible. Don’t
I would not have beaten the worry about me. I’ll make it.
young woman from Africa Yes Aimee. I believe you
in the 400m. She was awe- will. Thank you for talking
some looking. I thought she with us.
""This is the pubic’s plan," The festival will begin at Springs, the final night of the
said Tom Cofiriri of Mid- 10 am. at Jeff Davis Park Rush Springs rodeo.
I_______!
Oh yes. It’s great because and speed on my own. Keep
everybody wants to do their my weight between 11-13%
best It is easier to work hard body fat Win State in the
and more fun when the whole 400m and 800m for the third
group takes it seriously. I also time. Get some National
got to practice regularly experience in the spring and
running against a boy who return to the Junior Olympic
also qualified for Nationals. Nationals with the Arbuckle
He would beat me at the first Wings next summer.
of practice and I would beat Will you be competing
him the rest of the time. This during the school year with
helped a lost. I got some ex- OSSM or Chickasha?
perience chasing somebody. The way it is worked out
I love the whole Wings group, now it will be Chickasha. But
I appreciate being part of their I’m not sure of any other girls
organization. They are very in Chickasha who are going
give the relay the best dance. Learn as much as I can at
it was the right choice. OSSM. Enjoy the other
Do you enjoy running with people there. Continue work-
I Friend School Enrollment
| Friend School has set August 16, as enrollment day
I for all K-8 students. Enrollment will run from 11:00
I a.m. until 1:00p.m. If your child is enrolling in Friend
I for the first time you must have a birth certificate and
I shot record. The first day of school will be Tuesday,
I August 20, at 8:30 a.m.
I Substitute Teachers Workshop
| Chickasha Public Schools will hold a Substitute
I Teachers Workshop on Thursday, August 15, 1:00 -
1 2:00 p.m. at the Central Office (Administrative Build-
I ing on Choctaw). All persons wishing to substitute
I teach, and who have not previously attended this
I workshop, must attend in order to be considered for
I substitute employment
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