The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 292, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Page: 1 of 10
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES:
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TUESDAY, MAY 29.2012
Blair man
session good for business
Sen. Tom Ivester: Legislative session over
then doesn’t hurt either
Partly cloudy
tomorrow
High of 98
Low of 70 6
Serving Altus and Jackson
County for over III years
Happy Birthday today to:
Stephanie Smith, Domingo Perez, and Ronda
Litsch
22-year-old
drow ns at
Tom Steed
A 22 year-old I awton man
drowned at Tom Steed Lake
Sunday A According to re
ports, Jose Angel Garcia was
wading in the swim beach
area and started swimming
north from the beach and
was not seen again
The victim was recovered
at 8:19 p.m using the side
scan sonar and drag tool
Six Oklahoma Highway
Patrol Troopers and three
Game Wardens worked the
accident
Man air-evaced
to OKC after
motorcycle
accident north
of Blair Sat.
A Hennessey nun was
air evaced to the OL Med
cat Center in i Oklahoma ( ity
after a motorcycle accident
north of Blair Saturday
According to reports
from the Oklahoma High
way Patrol, at approxi
mately 12 03 p m on Sat
urday, Paul Keith Waler
60, of Hennessey was
driving a 2007 Harley Da
vidson motorcyle on US
283, about 2 miles north
of Blair in Jackson Coun
ty, when hr departed the
right side of the roadway
for 442 feet, impacting the
ditch causing the cycle to
roll Walker was thrown
about 12 feet
He was transported by
Jackson County EMS to
Jackson County Memorial
Hospital in Altus He was
later air-evaced to Okla
homa City where he was
admitted in stable condition
with trunk internal and ex
ternal injuries There were
no passengers
Gr in Marketing Specialist,
Dr Darrell Peel, OSU Exten-
sion Livestock Marketing
ers compete in fire/rescue I
related events. The Fire-
dies in
motorcycle
accident
A Blair nun was killed af
ter a motorcycle accident in
Kiowa County Saturday
A. ( ording to reports from
the Oklahoma Highway Pa
trol, James Edward Dollar,
66 of Blair was driving a
200 Honda motorcycle on
State Hwy 44 about I mile
north of State Hwy 44A in
Kiowa.....nty Saturday at
about 2 p.m when the acci
dent occurred
Dollar who had leg and
njurie was
taker by Greer County
EMS to Elkview Hospital in
Hobart where he was pro-
nounced dead
A. cording to reports.
Dollar failed to negotiate a
curve struck a guardrail,
and was thrown approxi
mately 33 feet There were
no passengers
fighter Combat Challenge
events are based on duties |
firefighters have to do when 1
fighting a hire. I
The challenge includes 1
a linked series of five tasks
Specialist and Dr Randy
Boman OSU Extension |
Cotton Specialist Topics
addressed will be the com-
modity markets and current
Alun Freighters Team Dr. Pepper
Altus Firefighters place in Combat Challenge
Altus Firefighters Team
Dr Pepper took 2nd Place
in the Relay Competition
at the Firefighters Com |
bat Challenge in Farmers
Branch, Texas on Saturday |
rop status These meetings including climbing a 5-story
are designed to foster a bet
in understanding of how
the market operates how to
best utilize the market, and
current crop updates
The meetings will be con-
See MEETING | 3
I think the less time the
See IVESTER 3
Commodity
Marketing
meeting planned
The Jackson County Ex-
tension Office and South
west Technology Center
At the end of the legisla- others just don’t realize know the old saying "abso
live session a fellow Sena how talented you are They lute power corrupts abso
tor turned to me and said hold the door open for you, lutely ’ Well any power can
“this building is toxic,' buy you lunch and fall over be corrosive if you don't
While the Capitol building themselves to do things for stand above it
itself Is impressive and the you. I’ve found the best an
dome is amazing spending it’s a lie. The reality is tidote for me is to rely on
too much time there does they're only doing it be- God and count on my good
have a corrosive effect. cause of the title in front friends and wife to hold me
It’s a little hard to de- of your name. Most folks accountable They know
scribe but it’s almost as if in that building don’t give a me better than anybody
a false reality is created and flip about you as an individ and are quick to tell me
if you spend too much time ual but only what you can when I’m getting too big for
there you start to believe do PeP my britches. Eating a little
it’s all real It all starts with are COTTE and seal to humble pie every now and
the flattery People in that terest groups. The decep P
building are constantly tell-tion only serves their pur-
ing you how great you are, pose and can slowly erode
how smart you are and that elected officials. You all
June Free Fishing Days just around the corner State Chamber: I legislative
By Sue Hokanson which are purchased from the Wildlife Depart- O
trkutaNuiPr ment a its offices, on-line or at various sport-
ing good vendors across the state Plexe be
June . right around the comer. The first aware that certain city permits may apply '
week nd in June is a great time to @ fishing specific fishing areas. So ask if that ity lake is
as Oklahoma’s Emre Fishing Days wl be Sa participating in Oklahoma s Fire Fishing days
urday June 2nd and Sunday June 3rd. This is before dropping a line in if you don’t own a fish
an opportunity that allows people to fish with ing license
out state fishing licenses or permits (including Want to increase your changes of catching a
trout licenses and fishing and hunting fiah? Check out the Oklahoma Dept of Wildlife
permits) u_______■ ■ . Conservation’s website wwwwildlifedepart
Fishing Hi Oklahoma normally requires a Cur
lcenrse and a fishing/ hunting legacy permit. See FISHING
." S MM
OKLAHOMA CITY—As the legisla- taxation of intangible personal property
tive session came to an end today. State The resolution will send a ballot question
Chamber President Fred Morgan said to a vote of the people this November in
Lawmakers and state leaders were able to tangible property can include items like
keep the focus on improving the state’s trademarks, copyrights, membership or
business climate by passing policies that client lists, and other items difficult to
will help attract and retain jobs and in- quantify and assess if approved by the
vestment to Oklahoma 'Before session voters, SJR 52 will protect Oklahoma
started, we noted how important it was from a competitive disadvantage “This
for our state leaders and lawmakers to is a complicated subject and 1 would like
keep the legislative session focused on to thank our state lawmakers for taking
jobs and our state's economy As session the time to study the issue and come up
concludes, it is clear they were success with a solution that prevents the largest
ful in that mission," said Morgan Gov. tax increase on Oklahoma businesses in
Mary Fallin and legislative leaders have state history," said Morgan "This legis
made tremendous strides over the last lation will help keep capital and invest
year in economic development and im- ment in our Oklahoma businesses, allow-
proving our state’s business climate, and ing them to grow and create more jobs,
policies passed this session will hep con It is now critical that we work to educate
tinue these efforts." .. all Oklahomans on the importance of
The state’s tax system was much de this change to ensure it is approved by
bated this session, with the end result the voters in November.”
keeping taxes low in our state norder Lawmakers and state leaders also
to pper economic "Ono considered multiple plans to reduce the
One of the more important ***** toth states personal income tax and con
business community this semoe "esth ducted a thorough review of the states
passage of Senate Joint Resohtion 52 tax incentives offered to businesses
which proposes a constitutional amend - * “"""”
ment for a permanent prohibition on See CHAMBER 13
tower, hoisting, chopping
dragging hoses and rescu
ing a life-sized, 175 lb "vic-
tim' as they race against
themselves, their opponent - .__
and the clock Tommy Sadler and Michael Grayson, 2nd place winners in the Over 40 Tander
will offer .1 commodity mar ,
ket meeting on Wednesday, The Over 50 Tandem team
May i 1 2012, 1130 am also took the 15 place run I
1 p.m at the Southwest The Firefighter Combat f
Technology Center Discus | Challenge is an event held 1
sion leaders will tv Dr Kim throughout the United
Anderson OSU Extension States where hrefight- |
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Bush, Michael. The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 292, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 29, 2012, newspaper, May 29, 2012; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2184635/m1/1/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.