The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 85, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 2016 Page: 1 of 10
ten pages : ill. ; page 22 x 13 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
COMICS 4
• 4
E1
31
all
Issue 85. V
Thursday, July 14.2016 • 50t
New veterinarian
Bind over order entered
De Walk the AMus Times
Sper alt the Altus Times
New Christmas parade route set
See STATE 12
,85170-00004010
ayy
Reach Mary C Esparza at 580
482 1221 ext 2077
By Mary 0 Esparza
mesparzafieit
INDEX
Obituaries 2
Weather 3
Comics 4
Puzzles 5
Sports 6
Classifieds 8 9
Baseball
tourney
results
Altus Schools
slated to hold
event July 29
Afternoon
storms
forecast
wane.3
Cartoon
humor
inside
Enrolling a child in a new
school can be difficult
But, for parents of stu
dents new to any of the
eight Altus Public School
campuses or the local Head
Start locations, enrollment
is all in one spot — the
Altus High School cafeteria,
across from the Altus City
Park
"We really wanted to take
the stress out of enrolling
new students," said Aman
da Davis, director of public
relations for Altus schools
"(ur One Stop Enrollment
is much more efficient, as
parents are not only able to
enroll all of their children,
but also may sign them up
for busing, extended day
care, the sc hool lunch pro
gram and more *
Enrollment for all new
comers is scheduled Sam
to noon July 29
All students new to Altus
schools are encouraged to
enroll on this day Parents
may make one stop, com
plete all paperwork, and
enroll all of their children
There’s no need to drive to
each school
The Altus Kiwanis Club
is partnering with the
school district to provide
free breakfast pastries
juices and coffee for all
coming to the event in the
morning
The Altus school staff has
teamed up with Southwest
Technology C enter and the
City of Altus to provide
information on programs
that they offer
Students who are enroll-
ing in Altus schools for
the first time should bring
a birth certificate for kin
dergarten and pre kinder
garten, proof of residency
such as proof of payment
of loc al or ad valorem taxes,
title to a residential prop
erty in the district, valid
and unexpired mortgage or
lease agreement, receipt for
payment of rent, current
utility bill, or notarized afh
davit verifying residency,
current immunization
records — Social Security
Numbers for each child
(optional), previous school
records and proof of cus-
tody for children not living
with a parent
Meet the Teacher Day
will be 8 a m. to 3 p m.
Aug. 5 at each Altus school.
The first day of school is
set for Aug. 9.
By Mary 0. Esparza
mesxparza@oiitasmedia i
Organizers hope t
release more details
to the community
as the parade date
approaches.
A new and
important rule
is the mandatory
entry meeting Dec
8, in which one
representative from
the entry must
attend to be allowed
in the parade The
location and time of
the meeting will be
announced at a later
date
All categories will
have the chance to
win first and second-
place prize money and
the judges are set to
be on Main Street
An additional attrac-
tion to add to the
ready and eager
to serve the state
The 2016 annual
City of Altus
Christmas parade s
j scheduled for bpm
Dec. 10. The theme
for the is "Christmas
Night of Eights' and
grand marshall’s an
Margarett Worrell and
Eva Letha Lucas
The parade lineup is
slated to begin at the
Altus City Reservoir
— a brand new
starting place
“This year start off
is the city reservoir
and also we’ve made
a few changes in the
route and in the entry
rules and guidelines,
Mid Debbie Davis,
parade chairman
The preliminary hearing was
completed Tuesday afternoon for
34-year-old Polo Carrillo of Blair,
who was charged with kidnapping,
first degree rape, domestic abuse
and assault and battery in the pres-
ence of minor children April 25,
according to court records
The Jackson County Sheriff’s
Office was dispatched April 22 to
Jackson County Memorial Hospi
tal in Altus to meet with the vic
tim of the sexual assault
On April 28 . (arrillo nude his
entered a "bind over order" and
set Carrillo'* formal arraignment
for 9 a.m. Aug. 3 in Jackson Coun-
ty before Judge Clark Huey
Binding over means to order a
defendant to be placed in custody'
pending the outcome of a proceed-
ings against him or her
Carrillo had recently been let
out of the (Oklahoma Department
of Corrections on parole after
being incarcerated on four convic-
tions of failure to register as a sex
offender for a 2003 second degree
rape conviction in Custer County.
Reach Mary Espacza at 580 482-1221 ex
2077.
initial appearance in open court
with Special District Judge Brad
Lev erett, in which a bond was set
at $500,000, under the condition
that he have no contact with the
victim or her daughter
C arrillo returned to court with
attorney Jeff Wolfenberger on
May 13 and a preliminary hearing
onference was set for 1 15 p.m.
July 12
According to the court minutes
from Tuesday, Assistant District
Attorney David Thomas appeared
for the state and Carrillo appeared
with Defense Attorney Jeff Wolfen-
barger before 1 everett The court
Christmas evening
parade is the 8 p m
Southwest C hristmas
Opry concert sched
uled for the Altus City
Auditorium
"The parade float
winners will be
announced at the
concert presented by
Mikala I B deres
Davis said
The City of Altus
and the Altus C ham
her of Commerce are
planning to list details
on their Eacebook
pages
For more informa
tion call Davis at
580 4 71 2 5 7 3 or the
Chamber at 580-482-
0210.
Breaking news at altustimes.com
Mary parzal The Altus Times
City Engineer Technician Phillip W Beauc hamp and Clerk Treasurer Debbie Davis, Christmas
Parade Chairperson review the new starting location and ro te for the 2016 annual Christmas
parade on a map All entries are slated to begin at the Altus City Reservoir
prepare for the unex-
pected.
A large part of Gor-
czyca’s work involves
training volunteers
who are organized into
County Animal
1 Response Teams
. or CAR TS.
Each team is
composed of
credentialed vol-
unteers and only
deploys to assist
in an incident if
requested by local
emergency managers
(Ince activated, these
teams serve a role
in providing shelter-
ing, triage, or search
and rescue operations
for animals directly
involved in a disaster
Currently, there are
four fully functional
(AR IN encompass
ing Haskell, LeFlore,
McClain, Payne and
Sequoyah counties
Three additional
CAR Is are in varying
stages of development
and will be ready to
respond in the near
future.
“We try to be sup
portive and build up
the local capacity
through develc pment of
animal response teams.
All disasters start
locally and end locally,"
Gorczyca said She
encourages local groups
to contact her if they
are interested in start-
ing a local CART
If an emergency
is so severe or wide
spread that more help
is needed, ODAFF
has a memorandum
of understanding with
the American Humane
Association or AHA.
AHA is a valued part
ner in emergencies and
can bring in resources
and personnel to handle
an incident of any mag-
nitude.
Other great resources
ODAFF uses outside of
the CARTS are the fol
lowing teams Oklaho-
ma Large Animal First
Responders or OLAFR
and the Humane Emer
gency Animal Response
Team or HEART The
OEAFR team is made
Be prepared The
familiar motto of
the Boy Scouts runs
through Dr Alicia
Gorczyca-
Southerland’s
mind ci instantly.
As a staff vet-
erinarian for
the Oklahoma
Department
of Agriculture,
Food and For Gercryea
estry or ODAFF,
she is charged with
making sure the agency
can respond to any am
mal emergency quickly
and effectively
ODAFF is the lead
agency charged with
responding to for-
eign animal disease
outbreaks that would
be devastating to the
states livestock indus-
try and economy if
unable to contain the
spread of disease quick-
ly. Specialized trainings
and functional exercises
help ODAFF be bet
ter prepared in their
response capabilities
In recent years, ()kla-
homa has experienced
many devastating
storms, tornadoes,
floods and fires that
have placed ODAFF
veterinarians tn a new
rule of coordinating an
eme rgency response
on a statewide basis
w hen requested by a
local jurisdiction. Gor-
czyca works with staff
in the ODAFF State
Veterinarian’s office
and many partners out
side the agency to find
shelter and transporta
tion for animals that
have lost their homes
or have been evacuated
from a life threatening
situation
Before joining the
state agency in 2013,
she worked at a private
veterinary clinic when
an EF-5 tornado roared
through Moore. Many
of her clients lost their
pets in that massive
storm that resulted in
injuries, fatalities and
animals running loose
in the streets. That
experience strength
ened her determination
to help communities
JOIN THE
CONVERSATION
What s your take
on today s news?
Go to
altustimes.com
and visit us on
facebook to share
your thoughts
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Steinkopff, Eric. The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 85, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 2016, newspaper, July 14, 2016; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2186218/m1/1/: accessed June 30, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.