The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 373, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 18, 2015 Page: 1 of 16
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Breaking news at
Issue 373, Volume 116
Sunday, October 18,2015 • $1.50
Crab Walk Soccer event held
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5th grade teachers, McKenzie Williams, Angie Marple and Kelsey Haught pursue the soccer ball while playing for the teachers team.
Soccer Tournament on Thurs- the first semester, while also
City Council to meet on Tuesday
See COUNCIL 13A
Tops In Blue coming to Altus
Staff reports
See BUSINESS I 3A
See TOPS 13A
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Altus Intermediate School
held the first ever Crab-Walk
day. Students and teachers
participated in the event held
in the afternoon before Fall
Break.
Physical Education teachers
Jerry Hamersley and Jeremy
Attebury planned the event
with the help of Altus Interme-
diate School Assistant Princi-
pal, Lori Redden. They wanted
to give the students a chance to
celebrate their hard work over
ment between Altus Air Force
Base and the EDC for work to
be done at Altus Air Force Base
associated with the KC-46A
A NEWS
Obituary 2A
Weather 5A
Comics. 6A
Puzzles: 7A
Formal Training Unit.
In executive session, the
AMA will discuss matters per-
taining to Economic Develop-
ment.
OPINION
Nation: 2B
Features: 4B, 7B
Classifieds: 6-7B
World: 38.88
By Michael Bush
fbush@civitasmedia.com
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A regular meeting of the
Altus Municipal Authority, fol-
lowed by a regular meeting of
the Altus City Council, will be
City Municipal Complex.
AMA agenda items include
a budget amendment, receiv-
ing of finance reports, a bid for
encouraging physical activity.
The day was deemed a suc-
cess and is likely to take place
again.
Reach Amanda Davis at adavis®altusps
com
The U.S. Air Force’s premier enter-
tainment showcase, Tops in Blue, is
offering a free night of family entertain-
ment on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m., at
the Altus City Auditorium in Altus.
This year, Tops in Blue continues
its long-standing tradition of family
entertainment by showcasing what
has made Tops in Blue a “must-see"
event for over 60 years. The group
will perform chart-topping hits as
well as great music from movies and
Broadway shows. Combine that with
the dazzling lights, costumes and
precision choreography for which
Tops in Blue is known worldwide,
and it will be a show sure to please
By Amanda Davis
APS Public Relations
National Business
Women’s Week is “to rec-
ognize women who have
been the cornerstone of
working in business in
the United States in the
past and to examine how
far women in business
have come.”
Since 1938 National
Business Women’s Week
has officially been cel-
ebrated the third full
week in October of each
year. This year National
Business Women’s Week
is being observed Oct.
18-24.
Look inside today’s edi-
tion of the Altus Times
(page 5B) for locally
featured National Busi-
ness Women’s Week busi-
nesses.
The first observance of
NBWW was April 15-22.
1928. The first NBWW
began with a nationally
broadcast speech by Lean
Madesin Phillips, the
president of the National
Surplus
items on
agenda
By Michael Bush
fbush@civitasmedia.com
everyone.
Tops in Blue is an all-active duty
U.S. Air Force special unit made up of
talented amateur performers selected
for their entertainment abilities.
Each year, thousands compete in
base talent contests and the most
talented move on to higher levels of
competition. The result is an elite
group composed of the most talented
vocalists, musicians, dancers,
comedians, magicians and dramatists
worldwide. Known as the Air Forces’
Expeditionary Entertainers, the
group’s main mission is to perform
for military personnel and their
families throughout the world. The
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the soccer ball in hopes coach Attebury explains the rules to Sth grade
of scoring a goal for his teachers Lorie Vargas and Kelsey Haught before Crab-
team. Walk Soccer begins.
Jackson County Com-
missioners will meet in
regular session on Mon-
day, Oct. 19. The meeting
will be held in the Com-
missioners office at the
courthouse beginning at
9 a.m.
Agenda items include
advertisement for bids
for materials for metal
roofing components for
District #2, designation
of requisitioning officers
and receiving officers
for the Jackson County
Health Department.
Declaration of County
Clerk’s office surplus
items will also be con-
sidered. Items include
a Compaq Computer
Desk Pro EXMT P3/800
(F219-1), Okidata 591
Printer Wide Carriage
(F219-2), Gateway 500s
Computer and Monitor
(F219-7), Compaq Com-
puter (F219-9), Laser
Jet Printer HP 4200TN
(F219-13,14,15), Savin
Printer Aficio AP400N
(F219-18)
Commissioners will
then consider and
See AGENDA 13A
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AMA meeting will begin at 6:30 items, as well as minor changes
p.m. in Council Chambers at the to the memorandum of agree-
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