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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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Free clinic for students opens
Today’s best bets • CARDIO BOOT CAMP, open to men and women of all ages and fitness levels working at your own pace, 7 to 7:30 p.m., Gibson Middle school gym, north entrance, 500 S. Ross. Cost: $2, drop-in, or $1 a night when paying monthly. • BEGINNERS LINE DANCING, 1 to 3 p.m., Kiwanis Senior Citizens Center, 119 Spaulding Blvd. Cost: $1. Information: 6833572.
DOC award given to health info technician Amanda Lynch, health information technician at Jess Dunn Correctional Center, was awarded the Department of Corrections’ Making the Difference Award from the Division of Treatment and Rehabilitative Services Division according to a media release. In September 2009 the Department of Corrections implemented the electronic health record system where all medical, dental and mental heath records of offenders is entered electronically into the agency’s medical computer system. Lynch received her training from the MedUnison organization and immediately began traveling to various facilities to train medical personnel throughout the state. To date, Lynch has trained more than 260 employees at 10 correctional institutions. It is anticipated that the system Lynch will be operational at all state owned correctional facilities in July. Lynch will also train medical employees at privately owned correctional facilities throughout the state who house Oklahoma offenders. Lynch has been employed with the Department of Corrections since January 2008.
Scholarship given to Warner woman STILLWATER — Qualla Parman of Warner has been awarded the BAE Development Fund Scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. The award was presented at a ceremony held in Stillwater. Students, faculty and staff Parman were recognized for their hard work and achievement in the department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. Parman was selected as this year’s recipient based on achievements in leadership, academics and service. The Oklahoma State University Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering enhances the production and profitability of agricultural and biological products and the conservation and management of natural resources through teaching, research and outreach. This year the department awarded students with 44 scholarships totaling more than $50,000. Information: (405) 7445431 or the departmental
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Staff photo by Liz McMahan
Staff members at the Muskogee Community Hospital Rougher Clinic check the clinic supply closet at Irving Elementary, where the clinic will operate this summer. The clinic will rotate in the fall between Irving, Whittier and Cherokee elementaries. Working this summer at the facility are, from left, Billie Estes, Joan Baker and Tony Terrell. Estes and Terrell are licensed practical nurses; Estes is a family nurse practitioner.
Foundation provides funds for free health care clinic By Liz McMahan Phoenix Staff Writer
A free clinic is open for students of Irving, Whittier and Cherokee elementary schools. The clinic is operating for the summer at the northwest corner of Irving Elementary and will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. During the school year, the clinic will rotate between the three schools from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students’ siblings and their teachers also will be eligible. For now, no appointment is necessary for the service. The program is funded with nearly $200,000 in grants from the City of Muskogee Foundation. That grant money comes from interest earned with the leasing of Muskogee Regional
Where to call For information about the school health care clinic, call 684-3700, Ext. 7777.
Medical Center. Joan Baker, family nurse practitioner, leads the clinic, with Dr. Kevin Wade as physician. She is assisted by licensed practical nurses Billie Estes and Tony Terrell. Between the three women, they have about 90 years of experience in the medical field. With Baker being a nurse practitioner and with the facilities they have, the clinic offers a full range of services, Baker said. They will be able to do sutures or remove them, test for strep throat, draw blood samples for lab work, and Baker can write
prescriptions. There will be no charge to patients or their families for services, Baker said. However, Muskogee Community Hospital will bill insurance companies or other providers and return any money collected to the program. Baker said it is hoped the program may eventually become self-sustaining. Those who do not have medical coverage will be referred to social services so that they may be signed up, she said. Patients who do not have a primary care physician will have help in finding one so that if they need care outside of the in-school clinic they will have one. Reach Liz McMahan at 6842926 or lmcmahan@muskogeephoenix.com.
Cherokee Nation employee receives state award for elder care OKLAHOMA CITY — A Cherokee Nation employee has been named Outstanding Outreach Individual by the Oklahoma Task Force on Minority Aging. Katina Dugger, community education liaison for the tribe’s Cherokee Elder Care program, was honored during the task force’s Oklahoma Minority Aging Conference. “Since Cherokee Elder Care’s start-up, Katina has been working very hard to provide outreach to as many people as she could, making innumerable phone calls, presentations, and other informational contacts. Her many hours of hard work is a large part of our initial success,” said Ben Stevens, program director for Cherokee Elder Care. “I am glad that other people have recognized Katina’s drive, effectiveness and caring for elders. Her knowledge, experience, and work ethic reflect the best traits of outstanding elder care service.” Dugger said being a part of the Cherokee Elder Care program has been a great experience for her, and she is thankful for the great support of her co-workers in the program. “It is a great honor to receive this award. CEC is a great program that has allowed me to visit with some very terrific people — the elders in our communities,” Dugger said. “I also have a great team of co-workers that support me in educating the public about the program. This award is as much theirs as it is mine.” Information: 453-5554.
Remember the Removal Ride sets out Wednesday TAHLEQUAH — While many students kick back and enjoy a lazy summer away from the classroom, 10 Cherokee students will spend their summer outdoors, peddling and learning about history. Cherokee Nation is once again sponsoring its Remember the Removal bike ride, and will send the riders off with a special ceremony in Tahlequah at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the tribe’s Council Chambers. During the 2010 Remember the Removal Project, a challenging 1,000-mile ride, a group of 10 Cherokee students from small communities throughout Oklahoma will cycle their way through the historic Trail of Tears. The group will be riding from the original Cherokee homelands Georgia and ending in Tahlequah, the capitol of the Cherokee Nation. This is the third such ride to be sponsored by the tribe, with the original ride first completed in 1984 and a very successful 25th anniversary ride held last year.
Organizers say the event provides participants with the chance to experience Cherokee history firsthand and follow in the footsteps of their ancestors. Last year’s riders came away with a life-changing experience. “There are three things you learn on this ride,” said Todd Enlow, group leader of Cherokee Nation Leadership, in a media release. “First, you learn Cherokee history by experiencing it yourself; second, you learn your own family history; and third, you learn your strengths and abilities to go beyond what you think you can do.” Enlow added that for the riders, learning their own family history makes the Cherokee history gleaned along the way very personal. The riders will make stops along the way at specific points of interest from the Trail of Tears and will be provided with relevant history lessons to help make connections between the past and what the riders are cur-
If you go WHAT: Remember the Removal Bike Ride Send Off Ceremony WHEN: 9 a.m. Wednesday WHERE: Cherokee Nation tribal complex, Council Chamber, 17675 S. Muskogee Ave., Tahlequah
rently experiencing. The group has spent the spring training in Oklahoma, both together and separately, and is gathering in Tahlequah to set off for Georgia. From there, the bike ride begins a couple of days later and will end in approximately 20 days back in Tahlequah. As weather and terrain permits, the group will camp along the route some nights, while other nights will be spent in commercial lodging. Cherokee Nation is supplying riders with a bike, riding gear, meals, transportation and lodging. This year’s riders include students ages 16 to 36, representing eight different communities. They are:
• Amber Fite, 30, of Tahlequah. • Ashley Johnson, 18, of Claremore. • Bluebird Linville, 17, of Stilwell. • Kye Quickel, 23, of Roland. • Brooke Hudson, 19, of Claremore. • Sierra Carson, 16, of Welling. • Kurt Rogers, 21, of Tahlequah. • Nathan Smith, 36, of Westville. • Jordan Nelson, 21, of Stillwater. • Kaleb O’Brian, 16, of Fort Gibson. The Trail of Tears of the Cherokees took place over the winter months of 1838 through 1839. An estimated 16,000 Cherokees were forced at gunpoint to remove themselves and their families from their homes, farms and communities. After being held in federal stockades until deep winter, they were subsequently herded on overland and water routes that moved through territories that represent the present-day states of Tennessee, Kentucky,
Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. More than 4,000 Cherokees died along the various routes from the harsh conditions of the crossing. Ride organizers of Remember the Removal hope to promote awareness of these significant events as riders re-visit the areas where the journey took place. Other goals of the Remember the Removal bike ride are to help educate Cherokee students about their tribe’s history and the difficulties associated with the Trail of Tears, and to promote the achievements of the modern Cherokee Nation to those along the route. To learn more: http://remembertheremoval.cherokee.org. You can watch the group’s progress in realtime, read their blogs and send messages to the group. The public is invited to come out to the send-off ceremony and offer their encouragement and well wishes to the riders as they leave on their journey. 51304
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