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“Situs Times
Breaking news at
Thursday, October 8,2015 • 50€
Issue 366, Volume 116
New world record set
Another fatality acci-
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accident on US Hwy 62 Verner, 47, of Pasa-
Submitted photo
Altus firefighters gain two national championships: beat own record
said team member Jimmy teams in their category
The Over 50 relay team than one second off of the
state record held by the
Lyn brings a wealth of | Tandem team to succei
See RECORD 14
talent and education to
fully complete the course
(October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
7
It is cases like this that make
See VIOLENCE 110
at County Road 1770
about six miles east of
Hollis. In a separate
Prairie Library at 477
2890 for information
and to enroll.
scene.
The second vehicle,
a 2014 Kenworth,
was driven by Robert
vided. Those interested her classes. Her formal
in taking the workshop instruction includes
should call the Southern attending the Colo-
Hollis Fire Department
with the assistance of
the Altus Fire Depart-
ment. Harmon County
By Tinita Tennant
ttennant@civitasmedia com
Holly Grace, Director of the
ACMJ House shelter for women
headline news. They get conversa-
tions started. But with one in four
was crowned national
champions for posting
the fastest relay time
nationally through the 17
events held throughout
United States this season.
They raced in the Over
40 relay tournament and
placed third. This marks
the teams' 5th national
title in the relay division.
The open relay from
Altus ran their fastest
time of the year with a
1:15. It was good enough
to place them sixth out of
24 teams. They were less
By Michael Bush
fbush@civitasmedia.com
the class is $30 and all
materials will be pro-
on
calling!
rado Institute of Art in
Visual Communications
Another fatal
accident reported
near Hollis
Staff reports
The Altus Firefight-
ers “Team Dr Pepper"
competed in the national
I championship competi-
, tion for the firefighter
combat challenge this
| past weekend in Dallas,
I Race
Weekend
I Review
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Chuck LeBlanc, Leominster, Mass, and Tommy Sadler are world record holders in the Over 65 division.
Bulldr.
of the
Week
on US Hwy 62 the day
before just seven miles
west of Altus.
According to reports
from the Oklahoma
Highway Patrol, the
Springs accident hap-
pened at about noon
on Wednesday. Springs
was driving a 1988
Chevrolet pickup when
the accident involv-
ing two other vehicles
happened. The exact
details of why the acci-
dent happened are still
under investigation.
Spring was pinned
for over four hours. She
was extracted by the
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Rogers. “Tommy inspires
so many competitors
from all over the United
States, he’s definitely a
INDEX
Obituaries: 2
Comics: 5
Puzzles: 6
Television: 6
Sports: 7
Classifieds: 8-9
dent involving an Eldo- EMS pronounced
rado resident happened Springs dead at the
on Wednesday. Mary
Springs, 62, of Eldo-
rado, was pronounced
dead at the scene of an
ern Prairie Library
System are sponsoring
the workshop taught by
dena, Texas. Verner was i
transported by Harmon
County EMS to Har-
2007 Peterbilt driven
by Chris Stewart, 47,
of Frederick. Stewart
was transported by Air
Evac to the University
of Oklahoma Medical
Center where he was
admitted in stable con-
dition with trunk inter-
nal injuries.
There were no pas-
sengers in any of the
vehicles involved.
Seat belts were
equipped and in use.
Airbags were equipped
and deployed.
The accident is being
I trip with two National
Championships and a
new world record.
Tommy Sadler and
Chuck Leblanc from
Leominster, Mass.,
became the first over 65
tencing a domestic violence victim
to three days in jail. The mother
failed to appear in court to testify
against her husband, the alleged
abuser, after being served a sub-
poena. Judge Collins is now under
fire for not only sentencing the
victim, but berating her from the
bench. According to court docu-
ments the victim’s husband was
arrested for strangling her at knife
point while she held their one-year-
old child. Before failing to appear
in court to testify, the victim says
she told the State’s Victims Advo-
cate that she just wanted to drop
women being victims of domestic
violence, the conversation needs to
be continuous.
It is also reported that domestic
violence is one of the primary fac-
tors that leads to homelessness.
“It creates a major hardship.
Every aspect of their life changes
from becoming homeless, entering
a shelter with other people they
don’t know, kids changing schools,
Local shelter is in
need of donations
homa State University.
See WORKSHOP | 4
Tinita Tennant | Altus Times
Holly Grace, Director of ACMI House conducted a volunteer tour of the shelter. She also
educated the group on the services of ACMI House as well as the programs of Southwest
Oklahoma Community Action Group as a whole.
SCOTTRoarrun
| Worib Estero Bitber
and Graphic Design,
The Shortgrass Arts Cameron University
Institute and the South- and Southwestern Okla-
and children, says it is very com-
mon for a victim to not want to
take the stand and testify.
“Here, that’s one of the big-
gest reasons people don’t follow
through with charges because
they're told they will need to tes-
tify," Grace said. “Every time we
the charges and move on with her make the victim tell and relive the
life. Many are saying Judge Collins story, we re-traumatize her."
victimized her all over again. It is cases like this that make
Florida Judge Jerri Collins
recently made headlines after sen-
Lyn Taylor Art
Workshop set lo be
held at Western
Submitted
Western Oklahoma Shortgrass Coordina-
State College’s Art tor, Lyn Taylor. The
Department announces workshop is suitable for
that it will offer a Col- the beginner or expe-
ored Pencil Workshop rienced artist. Bobby
Oct. 26,27 and 29 from Avila, long-time Altus
6 to 9 p.m. in B-19 in High School art instruc-
the Western Art Depart- tor, will assist Taylor
ment wing. The cost of with the class.
accident, Hollis resident mon County Memorial
James Richeson was Hospital where he was
also pronounced dead at treated and released,
the scene of an accident Also involved was a
establishing a new World legend in our sport!”
Record of 2:21.29 and Jimmy Rogers and
a new division. It is Terry Hawkins (Tyler,
Sadler’s second world Texas) won the Over 50
record. He was on the tandem national cham-
Over 40 Dr Pepper relay pionship, edging out the
team that set a world FDIC tandem (Tulsa/
record in their national Nebraska) with a time
| Texas. It was a successful championship race in of 1:33. The tandem is
2004. They went on win two competitors each
the world championship performing half of the
that year. course, and the times are
“That was awesome,” matched against other
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