The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 292, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Page: 1 of 12
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Class visits WWII Airborne demo team
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BIRTHDAYS &
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Happy Birthday today to
Casey Daniels, Tyler Howard
and Rance Michael Tucker
Saturday, Jan. 22
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Russell Lewis
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The Frederick High School Humanities class of Mrs. Ann Clayton
visited the World War II Airborne Demonstration Team headquarters
at the Frederick Airport. This team has a program designed to com-
memorate those who served during WWII and trained at the former
US Army Air Force training base at Frederick Army Airfield during
World War II. The team is well known for its parachute demonstra-
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Cloudy with
a light wintry
mix.
tions, static displays and other educational programs. To culminate
the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team's Winter 2011 Jump
School, the team will be hosting an Open Hangar Day Saturday, Jan. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the historic Frederick Army Airfield section of the Frederick Municipal Airport, southeast of
Frederick The event is free and open to the public. The World War II Airborne Demonstration
Team extends a special invitation to all veterans of World War II to attend. In addition to 1940s
style military parachute jump demonstrations, historic military displays and vehicles. For more
information, contact Sharon Bennett at the Frederick Chamber of Commerce at 580-335-2126,
OPEN HANGAR
DAY
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Abundant
sunshine
Highs in the
mid 50s and
lows in the
low 30s.
more
“So you see, faith by itself
isn't enough. Unless it pro-
duces good deeds, it is
dead and useless.”
-- James 2:17
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Assessment period under
way; rural dates & times set
Jackson County Assessor, stead exemption. Due to legisla-
Gerald Sherrill, would like to tion passed, we are now able to
remind Jackson County citizens take homestead exemption
of the assessment period started applications year round.
Jan. 3 and runs through March However, to effect the 2011 tax
15. All citizens owning busi- season, the applications must be
nesses, farm machinery and filed before the March 15 dead-
equipment, or mobile homes are line. Homestead exemption is a
reminded that these items are to permanent exemption as long as
be rendered annually at this the owner resides in the home
time. All new homeowners are and has not filed a deed chang-
Benefit being held in Elmer Saturday
The Elmer Rural Volunteer Fire Dept and home last Saturday night to a fire. Donations will
friends in the Elmer community will host a benefit be accepted.
meal at the Elmer United Methodist Church this Contact Diane Beach at 471-8061 or Ken
Saturday, Jan. 22. Butler at 471-2509 if you have any questions or
The meal will be served from noon to 2 p.m. to would like to make a contribution
help Carlos and Stacy Mendoza who lost their
Voters should apply now for Blair,
Navajo and Duke absentee ballots
Voters in Jackson Counts who accept applications for absentee also can be downloaded and print-
want to have absentee ballots ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, ed from the Internet at www.elec-
mailed to them for the February 8. February 2, Wilson urged voters tions state.ok.us.
2011 Blair School District Special who want to vote by absentee bal- "At least two mail transactions
Bond Election and the Navajo and lot to apply early, must be made, Wilson said.
Duke Annual School Elections Absentee ballot application "The County Election Board must
should apply now. County forms are available at the County mail the ballots to the voter and
Election Board Secretary Jennifer Election Board office located at the voter must return the voted
L. Wilson said today Although 101 N. Main St., room 105. The ballots by mail." Ballots must be
the County Election Board can absentee ballot application forms See VOTERS page 2
Ford building to be purchased for Sr. Citizens’ Center
------------------------------approval of the Jan. 4 meeting up from $10 million to $11.2 mil- the repair of 24 transformers and The first was for the design of
minutes, purchase orders (PO's) lion. Debt service was down due the declaring surplus and sale of infrastructure projects including a
for the Enterprise Fund for to payment of the water treatment six others. The sale offset the waterline, wastewater lift station
$2 407,222.39, claim by plant. Personnel service was up 39 repair of the transformers by and corrosion control on the
Timberlake for the Altus City Hall percent up from $5.7 to 7.8 mil- $1,450, leaving a balance of Southwest Elevated Water
for $450,949.63, and two claims lion. This includes salaries and $11,035 for the repairs. This Storage. This contract was with
for Joe D. Hall for of $329,035.40 benefits. Overall expenditures transaction was approved. Fox & Drechsler, Inc. The second
and $492 443 10 for the Altus were up 11 percent in that time Bob Stephenson presented was for design construction and
by Paula Peterson, High School reconstruction. frame. three items pertaining to water. He repair for the Southeast
asst to editor City Finance Director Joe Don Electrical Superintendent Dan asked that the council approve Wastewater Plant. This contract
The Altus Municipal Authority Dunham gave a financial report Scott asked the council to approve staff to negotiate two contracts. See COUNCIL page 3
and Altus City Council met ending Dec. 2010. It compared
Tuesday, Jan. 18. All members the progress made from Dec. 2006
were present except Sid Willis, to Dec. 2010 for the City finances.
There were no comments from Sales tax revenue was up $1.2
the audience at the AMA meeting million due primarily to the
The consent agenda was approved MAPS project. Electric revenue is
intact. Those items included:
Altus AFB’s TSgt. Cruz to
present Lions Club program
The Altus Lions Club invites The "Cubs of the Week" for
all Lions, guests and visitors to Jan. 13 :Chad Jordan and Delayna
this week’s Dutch Treat luncheon Hensley; for Jan. 20: Alexander
and meeting on Thursday, Jan. 20 Haga and Morgan Warrington
in the WOSC Multipurpose The AJH presenter will be
Center. LEO Jaycee Washburn.
The program for this meeting The "Top Dogs" for December
will be TSgt Rafael Cruz, 97th are: Senior, Christopher
Training Squadron of the Altus Air McMahon; Junior, Holly Childs;
Force Base. Also on the agenda is Sophomore, Nico Maldonado; and
recognition of our honored Altus Freshman, Sandra Ramos.
Jr. and Sr. Students for December The High School presenter will
and January, be LEO Alejandro Lopez.
Those to be honored are:
with Snyder site
by Paula Peterson, been evaluating their wind experi-
asst to editor ments for the last year, just south
On Tuesday, Jan. 18, due to the of Altus. Eyerly said they will be
Monday Martin Luther King Jr.’s making the decision between the
holiday, the Jackson County Altus location or one near Snyder
Commissioners met. During the around Feb. 15. The decision
public participation section, they depends on many factors includ-
received an update from David ing access to electrical substations
Eyerly and Richard Harvey from and transmission lines, wind lev-
the Wind Works Company. Wind els, and zoning.
Works is looking for a location to When the blade of the wind
place 60 wind turbines.They have See WIND page 3
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