The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 2012 Page: 1 of 10
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VES • 6AMES • FEATURES • E-EDITION • POLLS & MORE
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012
50 cents daily/$1.50 Sunday
Western team to
Cheering on the Bulldogs
Blair checked for alcohol compliance
Michael Bush
October 2012 Calendar
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Cable ONE launches FOX Business Network for Altus customers
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Today is one of many
unique dates in history
Serving Altus and.
County for over 11
Bulldogs set to
play Spartans
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Happy Birthday today to Lisa Feazel, and
Krash Ridgon
Happy Belated Birthday to: Damon Basden
Partly cloudy
today. High of
80. Low of 63
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Home of
Lisa
Feazel
Michael Bush | Altus Times
Cheerleaders are ready to cheer on the Altus Bulldogs this Friday night as they go up against Oklahoma City Southeast
Kick off will be at 7 p.m. at C.B Speegle Stadium on the campus of Oklahoma City Capitol Hill High School For more
information about the game and Altus Bulldogs, see related story on page 4 of today's edition
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versible date of 01/02/2010,
the repetitive date of
20/10/2010, as well as se-
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appear on college
quiz bowl Oct. 14
Casey Daniels and Mike Coker spoke to the board regard-
ing Western's upcoming appearance on KSBI’s Mind Games
college quiz bowl at Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Western
Oklahoma State College Board of Regents. Daniels reported
that the Western team recorded their first round of competi-
tion with Rodgers State University on Sept. 11 in Yukon. The
show will air Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. on KSBI Oklahoma City chan-
nel 57. The team consisting of Ashley Wheeler, Nicole Lamb,
Callie Dodd and Nick Dimitratos were chosen based upon
their overall grade point average. Tlie team was coached for
the competition by Daniels and Coker. Every team that com-
petes receives a cash scholarship weather they win their quiz
round or not. Though the team would not reveal the results of
their quiz round, Daniels indicated that the team will return
to compete in Mind Games during the Spring 2013 semester.
Pia Bauer reported on the latest news from the Instructional
Faculty Association. She thanked the board for approving a re-
view of Western's tenure policy that had been under a two-year
moratorium. She also indicated that a review committee com-
prised of tenured faculty and administrative leadership will be
working with the be bard during the review process. Bauer also
reported on the recent Oklahoma Association of Community
Colleges conference held in Midwest City October 3-5. She
said that three staff members attended the first day of the con-
ference intended for support staff. April Nelson, Briar Jenkins
and Nick Hood where recognized with a 2nd place award in the
Creative Staff Innovations Competition held by OACC. The
three are members of the Health and Wellness Committee
at Western and worked with other team members to imple-
ment the new employee health and fitness program at Western
called Flex Appeal. Bauer also reported that 14 professional
staff and faculty members attended the second two days of the
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Weather radar will be down this weekend
A 1 ral ,7 An Clitnrn A HAL www.srh.noaa.gov/Storm- pect the possibility of se- tions Center and Norman
AUUS I C 11S Wal II Spouel S Report/SubmitReport. vere weather on Tuesday National Weather Service.
php?site-oun evening at their monthly Scanner listeners should
ALTUS — According Colston, emergency manag- winds over 58 mph or wind Colston also noted that ra- business meeting by Chair- monitor 155.055 for com-
to local emergency man- er for the City of Altus. Sky- damage; Hail larger than dar is not the only weather man/Coordinator Steve munication from the lo-
agement officials, the lo- warn is a valuable program, a quarter; Funnel or wall tool available to emergency Grayson, KE5BPL. cal EOC while 442.050,
cal radar has been turned Emergency managers clouds; and rainfall over an managers and Skywarn par- "Although Radar is an 444.650 or 146.79 should be
off as the site is upgraded are encouraging reports be inch per hour, ticipants. The Oklahoma important part in planning monitored this weekend for
to a newer, better version, made to local emergency Obviously, a picture Mesonet (http://mesonet. for and monitoring severe Skywarn information.
With this brief “loss” of the management offices. These would be noteworthy. Area org/) offers temperature, weather, it's the storm spot- The Virtual Emergency
Frederick radar site, area officials are the ones with residents can send a picture wind speed, direction, and ters in the field that really Response Team is being
residents are being asked their fingers closest to the to Colston at lcolston@ rainfall readings Statewide. make the difference”, said asked to monitor social me-
to report weather to the lo- siren buttons. The Altus cityofaltus.org or text it to “In fact, it was the Okla- Grayson. “Spotters are able dia streams for information,
cal emergency management Emergency Operations Cen- 40404 with an #AltusOK homa Mesonet that gave to tell us what is actually Rev. John Butler, the VOST
office serving their commu- ter will be staffed during any comment in the subject line me the indication that the happening, and where its coordinator, is seeking vol-
nity. ' watch or warning period. - that describes the photo, ice storm was coming and happening,” unteers to join his effort.
■ . “This is when the Sky- The number to call is 580- Alternatively the resident was going to be bad," he Skywarn uses amateur For more information about
warn training offered by the 481-2260. ' * can send a storm report said. radio and local repeaters to the VOST, text or call But
National Weather Service Skywarn reporting cri- directly to the National Altus Skywarn members receive and relay reports to ler at (580) 215-4213 or see
really pays off," said Lloyd teria includes; Measured Weather Service at http:// were put on notice to ex- the local Emergency Opera http://vosg.us/active-vosts/.
Cable ONE customers in Altus now to that request,” said Jerry McKenna, both Main Street and Wall Street. Head- ed by Jolin Stossel, and more.
have increased access to business news Cable ONE Senior Vice President of Sales quartered in New York City - the finan- FBN is available on Cable One’s Digital
programming as the company today an- and Marketing. “We are committed to lis- cial capital ot the world - FBN features Value Pack on channel 336. Existing digi
nounced the launch of the FOX Business tening to our customers and will continue breaking news, exclusive interviews, tai customers with the Digital Value Pak
Network (FBN). to deliver to them the best possible pro- market reports, and business program- (DVP) will automatically receive FBN. A
“We are very excited about adding FOX gramming." ming, including Imus in the Morning, digital receiver or CableCARD is needed
Business Network to our digital lineup. FOX Business Network is a financial Countdown to the Bell. After the Bell, in order to receive the FBN channel. For
Our customers have requested this chan- news channel delivering real-time infor- MONEY with Melissa Francis, Lou more information about receiving FOX
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Twain of five not cohol to underage youth, ages. Out of the five checks mitted diseases, teenage Managing litor
TWO UI live I TOL The checks were coordinat- done, two retail establish- pregnancy, sexual assault, Special dates have popped
. . ed by the Blair Police De- ments were not in compli- and other health problems. the calendar over the
in compliance partment, Wichita Moun- ance. According to Wichita since the start of the
III UUII ipiiai tains Prevention Network, Illegal alcohol use by Mountains Prevention Mewierth Stnete have
Alcohol Compliance and student volunteers. underage minors contrib- Network Prevention Spe- been several including to-
Checks were conducted The youth volunteers utes to various crimes, car cialist Kim Booker, “We day's date of October 11
Friday, Oct. 5, on local busi- (under the age of 21) as- crashes, injuries, and even have learned that the com- 2012. or 10-11-12
nesses in Blair, which are li- sisted law enforcement deaths across the State of munity and our youth are The first special date of
censed to sell alcoholic bev- as underage buyers. The Oklahoma. Public Health safer and healthier when the millennium was January
erages. A compliance check students entered the busi- officials report that alcohol they don't start using alco- 1 2001 or 01/01/01 We
is a tool to identify alcohol nesses and attempted to use and abuse is also asso- hol under after they are 21 also have also ha(j the re-
establishments that sell al- purchase alcoholic bever- ciated with sexually trans- years of age.”
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Bush, Michael. The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 2012, newspaper, October 11, 2012; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2184768/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.