The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 110, No. 115, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 2008 Page: 2 of 12
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OBITUARIES
Today's Weather
and Laura (Berry) Pruitt His grey hounds.
Da’Mour, Chiquita, Andrew,
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Oklahoma At A Glance
RED RIVER CALENDAR
72 49 pt sunny
National Cities
St Louis
Washington, DC 54 38 rain
Moon Phases
UV Index
Humane Society criticizes poisoning prairie dogs
last week.
Local 5-Day Forecast
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Hi Lo Condi
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WE BUY GOLD!
74 54 mst sunny San Francisco
36 14 mst sunny Seattle
70 55 rain
28 18 snow
32 24 snow
Weatherford
Wewoka
Woodward
• Lawton
64/40
New
Dec 27
Full
Dec 12
Armstrong says the poison
bait is cruel.
She says the prairie dogs
may soon get special protec-
tion from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
The state Department of
Wildlife Conservation gave
Sunrise:
7 40 AM
Sunset:
5 30 PM
Sunrise:
7:40 AM
Sunset:
5:30 PM
Last
Dec 19
The city was fined $800
in February 2007 after using
gas to poison prairie dogs in
the park.
66 44 pt sunny
50 34 pt sunny
64 38 pt sunny
Sunrise:
7:41 AM
Sunset:
531 PM
Sunrise:
7:41 AM
Sunset:
5.31 PM
Mon
12/22
Sunrise:
7:42 AM
Sunset:
5 32 PM
77 61 cloudy
59 41 pt sunny
79 65 sunny
Minneapolis
New York
Phoenix
Sat
12/20
Tulsa
. 60/33
Sun
12/21
Tue
12/23
2 • THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2008
Altus Times
64/11
Times of
sun and
clouds
Highs in the
mid 60s and
lows in the
low teens
35/12
Mainly
sunny.
Highs in the
mid 30s and
lows in the
low teens.
50/20
Partly
cloudy.
Highs in the
low 50s and
lows in the
low 20s
Fri
12/19
40/23
Mix of sun
and clouds
Highs in the
low 40s and
lows in the
low 20s
Al TO INSURANCE
Phone Quotes
482-3311
67/40
A mainly
sunny sky
High 67F
Winds SW
at 10 to 15
mph.
60 41 pt sunny
65 38 pt sunny
70 47 pt sunny
56 36 pt sunny
64 42 pt sunny
60 35 pt sunny
64 42 pt sunny
66 41 mst sunny
58 34 pt sunny
61 39 pt sunny
60 33 pt sunny
57 39 pt sunny
58 40 pt sunny
65 43 pt sunny
55 35 mst sunny
The UV Index is measured on a 0 -11 number scale, 0
with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater U
skin protection
23 17 sn shower
33 25 snow
57 41 cloudy
49 36 rain
29 17 pt sunny
47 29 cloudy
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Oklahoma City
Okmulgee
Pauls Valley
Perry
Sallisaw
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74 53 pt sunny
52 30 pt sunny
72 50 pt sunny
57 34 pt sunny
a Kin can non
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RE/TE/TBER WHEN
ITE/TS NEEDED
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) -
The Humane Society of the
United States is criticizing
the city of Lawton for its
program to poison prairie
dogs living in a city park.
City officials say they
want to thin out the prairie
dog population because the
animal’s droppings and bur-
rows make the park danger-
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1 Oth Anniversary
1997 - 2007 -
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61 40 mst sunny Sapulpa
65 41 mst sunny Shawnee
60 41 pt sunny Snyder
61 39 mst sunny Stillwater
54 36 pt sunny Tahlequah
58 33 mst sunny Tulsa
64 40 mst sunny Watonga
He was born on Dec. 6, Tipton. He enjoyed hunting, children, Brandon, Julius,
1927. in Snyder to Robert fishing and working with his Ronje, Dominique, Alicia,
ous. the city a three-month permit
But Oklahoma Humane to use the poison and city
Society director Cynthia workers began distributing it
Fri
12/19
5
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Altus Oklahoma City
60/41
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family moved to Find when He was preceded in death Keegan, Kira, Jaron,
he was small. He attended by his parents; three broth- Michelle, James and Joshua:
Enid schools and graduated ers, Thomas, Eugene and 19 great-grandchildren,
from Dunbar High School in Eddie; and five sisters, Brandon Jr., Somarah,
Enid. He joined the United Jeanette, Ella Mae, Willie, Leilani, Julius Thomas,
States Army in March 1952 Pearlie, Mildred and Leola. Alaura, La Mar, Courtney,
and served in the Korean He is survived by his wife Denise, Delise, Taylor, Onie
Conflict. He was honorably Hattie of the home in Tipton: IV, Jeanette, Xexyz, Stefan,
discharged in February 1954 six daughters, Janice Kay Adam, Carlos Jr., Kelsi,
as a Private. He moved to the McKinney of Wichita, Kan., Wesley, Kisiyia and many
_ . Hess Community ar d mar- Rita Renee Kirven of Dallas, friends.
Pruitt ried Hattie Miller on June Ryland Moore and husband in lieu of flowers memori-
Leonard Pruitt, 81, of 15, 1963, in Vernon, Texas. Johnny of Spencer, Carol als may be made directly to
Tipton, passed away He worked at area service Bangs of Dallas, Lora Davis the family at P.O. Box 443.
Tuesday, Dec. 16. 2008, at stations. Click Chevrolet, and husband Joe of Dallas, Tipton, OK 73570.
Jackson County Memorial Farmers Cotton Gin and and Laura Pruitt Stephens Online tributes may be
Hospital. Funeral services farmed for Lloyd Briscoe, and husband Reginald of made at kincannonfuneral-
with military honors will be He began working for College Station, Texas; three home.com
held at 10 a.m., Saturday at County Commissioner Joe sons, Charlie Miller of
Kincannon Funeral Home Boyles Jackson County Tipton, Darrell Pruitt of
with Pastor William Dickey District #2 in 1972 and Merced, Calif., and Robert
officiating. Cremation ser- retired in 2002. He and Pruitt and wife Kendra of
vices have been arranged by Hattie moved to Tipton from Killeen, Texas two sisters.
Kincannon Funeral Home Hess in 1998. He was a Amanda Pruitt of Okmulgee,
following the funeral, member of the Mount and Robbi Decker of
Gilyard Baptist Church in Oklahoma City; 14 grand-
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I wanted to pre-arrange everything so we wouldn't have to worry
about it at the time. I called your office and you came by that
same day. I am glad that I did It.------65
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English Village Manor Residents will hold a Christmas more information please call 482-4236
party at 2 p.m.. 1 riday. Dec. 19. Gifts are to be brought in by I he DAV urges people that need a ride for appointments
Thurs., Dec. 18. For more information please call 477-1133. to the Veterans Administration Hospital to please call 477-
The Altus Kiwanis Club will hold a meeting at noon. 3503 or 841-0300.
Friday, Dec. 19 in the WOSC cafeteria. Their program will Learn to dance with the Altus Ballroom Dancers, 7 to 9
be given by Jay Cowart, Director of Warehouse Operations p.m. each Monday in the basement Blue Room of the
for Plains Cotton Cooperative Association. Kiwanian of the Municipal Auditorium on East Commerce. (Enter through
Day will be Mike Schulz. For more information please call east parking lot door.) Learn the waltz, rumba, fox-trot,
477-1355. swing, cha cha, tango, salsa, merengue and samba. The $5-
New Beginning Full Gospel .Ministries will hold a per-couple or $5-for-singles admission fee goes toward peri-
Christmas Bazaar will be held at 12 noon. Saturday, Dec. 20 odically hiring guest musicians. For more information, con-
at the Community Center East Side of Falcon Road. The tact Al or Sue Messerly 580-477-1822.
youth will have a program, a style show, gifts and awards Vietnam Veterans of America is starting a chapter in
will be provided. For more information please call 480-0912 Altus. For more information please contact Larry Myers at
or 569-2346. 477-1741.
Altus Church of the Nazarene Food Pantry will be National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold a meeting
open on Saturday, Dec. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. Food basics from 6 to 7:30 p.m., the first Thursday of every of every
will be available. Open to all Jackson County residents with month at Taliaferro Mental Health Center, 215 W. Commerce
proof of address and picture ID. St. Dr. Holmes and wife Sally will be the Speakers. For more
Santa Claus will make an appearence in a firetruck information please call 480-0650.
entrance in front of City Hall in Blair at 2 p.m.. Saturday. Free Adult Education Classes are now available. ESL,
Dec. 20. Santa will be handing out free candy to everyone ABE and GED from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m .. Monday to Thursday
who shows up. at Eugene field; ABE and GED from 1 to 4 p.m., Monday
SW Transit will stop taking town calls at 11:30 a.m., and Wednesday at the Employment Office and Tuesday and
Tuesday, Dec. 22 to allow staff to attend training. SW Thursday at the Towers: ABE, GED and Para Pro from 6 to
Transit. Head Start, SW Enterprises, RSVP, Senior Nutrition, 9 p.m., Monday and Thursday at Eugene Field and ESL,
and Central Office, will be closed Wednesday to Friday, Dec. ABE and GED at Altus Lifelong Learning. For more infor-
24 to 26. These offices will also be closed on Thursday, Jan. mation please call Betty at 481-2694 or Altus Lifelong
1. Learning at 481-2677.
Elm and Hudson Church of Christ, 400 N. Hudson will Aprende ingles ahora! Clases gratis de Lunes - Jueves,
serve a Christmas Day Dinner at 2 p.m., Thursday. Dec. 25. 8:30-11:30 a.m. Para la inscription o mas informacion llame
Red River Toastmasters will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 481-2694. Free English Classes are being offered from 8:30
12:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at Club Altus, locat- t0 11:30 a.m. Monday to Thursday at Eugene Field. For more
ed on the Altus Air Force Base: and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. information call 481-2694.
on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, in the Francis Herron Seminar A water babies class is now being offered at the Altus
Center, at the Southwest Technology Center. Guests and City/School swimming facility. The classes are from 5:30 to
prospective members are welcomed to attend. 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays. An adult must be in the
The Altus area 1 ()PS C hapter #657 (lake Off Pounds water with the child. An adult class is also being offered from
Sensibly) group meets at 5:30 p.m. every Thursday, at 6 to 7 p.m. For more information or for the cost please call
Highland Heights United Methodist Church, 1911 N Main. 481-2269.
For more information about TOPS, see www.tops.org or SW Oklahoma Action RSVP Program is asking for
phone Pat at 482-2625. deactivated cell phones, complete with batteries and charg-
Altus Original Group Alcoholics Anonymous will hold ers, for their Cell-phones-for-seniors program. Phones may
meetings every day at 8 p.m. The location is at 315 N. Grain, be dropped off at the Altus RSVP office located on the first
For more information please call 480-0417. floor of the Towers at 101 E. Commerce or the Mangum
A Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault educational RSVP office located at 215 North Oklahoma in Mangum.
outreach group is now available through ACM1 House. For Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group, Inc.
more information please call Sara at A( Ml House at 482- RSVP Program is looking for volunteers for the Volunteer
3800. Income Tax Assistance Program also known as VITA.
Mission on Wheels is now accepting blankets, electric Volunteers will be trained on the basic income forms
heaters, Christmas trees and decorations. For more informa- Volunteers are needed in Harmon, Greer and Jackson
tion please call 482-0997. Counties. For training dates or more information contact the
Salvation Army Thrift store is in need of volunteers on RSVP Office at (580) 482-4141 or the Mangum Office at
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12 to 5 p.m. For (580) 782-3357.
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