Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 99, No. 88, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 23, 1998 Page: 1 of 12
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‘Red River Riders
McChord, Wash.
by the Air Force's Air Mobility
The competition has a
OSAI in second week
Please see *HEAT. page 2
Tuesday, June 23, 1998
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Vol. 99, No. 88
AROL ND TOWN
PAL SE TO PRAY
WEATI IER
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The event, officially the Air wouldn't continue when the
Mobility Rodeo, is sponsored competition began today.
Altus Masonic Lodge
will hold a special meeting
at 7 p.m. Wednesday Fel-
lowship will begin at 6 p.m.
All fellowcrafts are urged to
attend. A fellowcraft degree
will be conferred.
“I set my face unto the
Lord," Lord, move us, your
people to set our faces unto
you. May we set our hearts
and minds to k now and to
do your will.
District 30 Order of the
Eastern Star will host Wor-
thy Grand Matron JoAnn
Sheppard at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday at a covered dish
dinner at the Altus Masonic
Lodge, 1120 N. Hudson.
For more information call
482-5304.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny,
continued hot,
High: 101-106
LaLeche League of Al-
tus, a mother-to-mother
breast feeding support
group, will meet at 6:30
p.m. Wednesday at Jack-
son County Memorial Hos-
pital All pregnant, new and
experienced breast feeding
mothers and their babies
are urged to attend For
more information, call Jen-
nifer at 477-1369.
(left) are attending the
Oklahoma Summer Arts
Institute this week which
is being held in Norman.
Kornmeyer is attending
the modern dance
school and Brown is
studying drawing.
Tulsans try to keep
cool after losing power
Yards of
the month
winners named
W.C. Burris Student
k Success Center
nearing completion
Education...?
and saw no reason why they
Command and Is a biennial world-wide flair with more
Dan Judge
sings the
surplus blues
Opinion......8
Please see *RODEO. page 2
Juvenile forum slated
The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth is spon-
soring a Juvenile Court Forum tonight to Inform parents and
city residents of recent changes in the state Juvenile Justice
system.
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m at the Francis Herron Con-
ference Room at Southwest Technology Center. The panel for
the forum will include representatives from police, municipal
and district courts. Altus city jail and the First Time Offender
Program. Each panelist will make a brief presentation about
how the changes affect their department and then be available
to answer questions from the audience.
Happy anniversary wish-
es to JULIAN and
PAULETTE HERNANDEZ
and BODIE and GEORGIA
GRISSOM ... Happy birth-
day wishes to MILLIE
JEITZ and DEBORAH
COLHOUER...
Altus, Oklahoma — frome of Julian&Paulette Hernandez www.altustimes.com
Tonight: Mostly clear.
Low in the mid 70s. South
wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly
sunny and continued hot.
High 101 to 106. South
wind 15 to 25 mph.
Wednesday night:
Mostly clear. Low in the mid
70s.
Thursday through Sat-
urday: Mostly clear and
hot. Highs 103 to 108 and
lows in the mid to upper
70s.
High Monday: 106
Overnight low: 81
Eaker father and
son team wins
Elks tourney
Sports.........
readiness competition de- than 80 teams partic ipating
signed to test and Improve from air force bases in the
worldwide air mobility core United States, Europe and
competencies. Asia plus eight international
The event showcasesa wide teams. Altus is the only base
variety of core functions exe- to provide teams in four differ-
cuted on a regular basis by ent weapons systems - the C-
air mobility and air refueling 5. C-17. KC-135 and C-14 1.
units and taught on a day-to- in addition. Altus have
— day basis at Altus Air Force teams participating in the se-
Courtesy photos Data F ,
Base. curity and transportation
OSAL ctudante "We plan to bring back pal- competitions.
COAl lets and pallets of the them.” The Altus team had been
Altus High School Stu- says Ma. Dan Woolever, com- practicing for the Rodeo since
dents Jennifer Kornmev. mander of the Altus team. May and members have said
aents Jennifer Kommey when asked how mariy tro- they are confident they will do
er (top) and Scott Brown . phies he thinks his team can well for a number of reasons,
win in Washington, such as their upbeat attitude.
He has reason for opti- strong practices, competitive
mlsm. He leads a veteran scenarios used during train-
team of pilots, aircrew, cargo _____________________________
seek Rodeo glory
ALTUS AFB, Okla. -- operators, mission loadmas-
Eighty-five Air Force men and ters, boom operators, security
women -- officers, enlisted policemen and maintenance
and civilian - form the most technicians.
diverse team to ever represent Woolever brags that this
Altus AFB and Southwest year's team members had
Oklahoma in the 36 year-old been accomplishing award
Rodeo '98 held this week at winning scores in practice
TULSA (AP) — Ice bins emp- Whiteford said power was ex-
tied and emergency shelters pected to be restored by
filled as thousands of resi- tonight to most of those still
dents spent a second day waiting.
without the electric power Temperatures were in the
needed to relieve summer’s mid-90s Monday, but it felt
swelter. more like 105 degrees
NORMAN - Altus students have been and Patricia Kornmeyer of Altus. The dancer Utility crews and contrac- the humidity forecasters
spending six hours each day in intensive study is also attending the institute on a scholarship tors called In from around Ok- said
under the guidance of nationally recognized provided by the Macdowell Club of Allied Arts, lahoma and outside the state Residents raided bins of ice
professional artists at the Oklahoma Summer Along with their regular study, the students worked Monday to restore In an effort to chill food and
Arts Institute (OSAI) now taking place on the have also been attending evening perfor- electricity knocked out in a drinks.
campus of the University of Oklahoma. mances. demonstrations and exhibitions pre- hurricane-force storm early “We just sold our last bag a
OSAI, in its 21st year, is a two-week pro- sented by the faculty, guest artists and their Sunday. few minutes ago " a downtown
gram being hosted by OU from June 13 to fellow students. During the two weeks, many Glenda Spears, one of the QuikTrip clerk said around 2
June 28 while permanent facilities are cur- of the performances are free and open to the estimated 25,000 residents p.m.
rently under const ruction at Quartz Mountain public. i whose power remained off late The need for dry ice to pro-
State Park in southwest Oklahoma. "OU has provided a great home for OSAI this Monday, sought relief at a tect food in refrigerators and
"Being exposed to new ideas, methods, year. The university classrooms, building and shelter when her hands and freezers kept drivers at Air
styles and cultures helps to improve our foun- housing facilities have enabled us to bring the ankles began to swell with the Gas Dry Ice busy
dation as artists," said Scott Brown. “OSAI is magic of Quartz Mountain to OU," said Mary heat. "In seven hours we so,d as
very intensive, but it really helps to further our Gordon Taft, OAI program director. "I was all set, I thought I much as we normally do in
education by constantly exposing us to art in A groundbreaking for the Quartz Mountain could handle it," the 62 year one week,” said Air Gas driver
many forms. 1 will always remember how lodge at Lone Wolf is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday old said, "But then came yes- Jason Link. There were peo-
much this program broadened my artistic at the site on Lake Altus/Lugert. The ceremo- terday afternoon, and I ple waiting at the box for me
horizons. Brown is the son of Ray and Lissa ny will feature speeches by Gov. Frank Keat- thought it’s either that (the to put it in
Brown of Altus and was accepted to OSAI in Ing. Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin and tourism director shelter) or the hospital." The American Red Cross
drawing. He is attending on a scholarship pro- Ed Cook. The Kiowa Honor Guard and the About 70.000 Public Ser- opened four shelters for resi-
Mided by the Sonic Corporation and the Mac- Mangum band will entertain with a short pre- vice Co. of Oklahoma cus- dents to escape the heat,
dowell Club of Allied Arts, sentation. followed by a picnic lunch. tomers lost power when 95- About 85 people staved the
OSAI has helped me see what hard work it OAI is a private non-profit organization gov- mph straight-line winds night Sunday, a spokes,
lakes to be technically and mentally good in erned by a statewide board of directors. Altus ripped through, tearing apart woman said.
your art form, said Jennifer Kornmeyer. OS- residents C. Kendric Fergeson, Donna Hinton, trees and snapping 75-foot- In a shelter at St Francis
Al will help me to grow as a dancer as well as a tall power poles
person." Kornmeyer is the daughter of Steven ------------------Please see OSAI page 2 pso spokesman Stan
Southwest Oklahoma
Personnel Association
general membership meet-
ing is set for 3 p.m. Thurs-
day at Southwest Technolo-
gy Center. The meeting is
open to those interested in
bringing training to south-
Please see ’BRIEFS.
Jackson County
Memorial Hospital Home
Care will provide health
screening (blood pressure
and blood sugar) from
11:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.
Thursday at the Snyder Se-
nior Meal Site
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