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Heavy snowfall causes damage across Alva and surrounding areas By Roger McKenzie The second big late winter storm in less than a week to rock Alva produced another foot-plus snowfall and produced some major damage to buildings in Alva and minor damage to awnings and carports. As of Tuesday, no reports of injury have been received, making Alva more fortunate than equally hard hit Woodward, which recorded a fatality with a driveway awning collapsed on a 71-year-old man there Monday night. Monday night was the second and bigger of the two snowstorms, but it could be argued that much of the damage here was due to a combination of the two storms which dumped over two feet of snow on here and throughout Woods County. Two buildings on Flynn Street in Alva, the old Bloyd Distributing company building and a storage building that was formerly the Plane Plastics building and is now owned by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad suffered serious damage when their roofs collapsed. The former is a total loss, according to Jim Henderson, owner of Honda of Alva which is across the street. His dad Neal owns the building, which is located at 315 Flynn, and used it for storage. Fortunately, the family was notified Monday afternoon that the roof was beginning to collapse. They had time to remove a pickup truck, boat, and recreational vehicle stored in the building before the roof completely The Alva Review-Courier / Newsgram is published Wednesday by Martin Broadcasting Corp. 620 Choctaw St. Alva, Oklahoma 73717 Lynn L. Martin, President Telephone Numbers: Alva Review-Courier 580-327-2200 Newsgram 580-327-1510 FAX 580-327-2454 www.alvareviewcourier.com E-Mail: manager @alvareviewcourier.net news@alvareviewcourier.net Entire Contents Copyright 2013 Members of: Associated Press Oklahoma Press Association
The original Plane Plastics building, more recently occupied by Burlington Northern Railway, suffered a catastrophic collapse from the weight of the snow. The building is located on East Flynn. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
The building in the 300 block of Flynn in Alva last known as Bloyd Distributing Company collapsed Monday. More recently; the building had been used for storage by the Henderson family who own Honda of Alva across the street. Photo by Lynn L. Martin came down. Carports and awnings around town have also collapsed, including at the Sonic Drive-In and BancCentral. The portico at the President’s House on the campus of NWOSU is another victim of the heavy snowfall. Similar damage has occurred in surrounding towns, including the partial roof collapse of Tony’s Pit Stop in Cherokee. Other unreported damage throughout the area has almost certainly occurred. Hopefully, none of it is major.
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Community Calendar Wednesday NWOSU will have classes. 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 1-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 3-6 p.m. Food distribution every Thursday, Alva Wesleyan Food Bank, 818 Lane St. 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous will
meet at 1027 8th (Wesley House) in Alva every Monday and Thursday. Thursday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 1-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 3-6 p.m. Food distribution every Thursday, Alva Wesleyan Food Bank, 818 Lane St.
8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 1027 8th (Wesley House) in Alva every Monday and Thursday. Friday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. 1-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 7 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets every Friday at the Senior Citizen Center, 122 1/2 E. Second, Cherokee.
Some area schools still advancing in basketball Timberlake girls, Burlington boys still playing By Roger McKenzie As Alva’s basketball boys and girls varsity teams prepare to play today for the Bracket A Regional Championship, some other area basketball teams from smaller schools are also making their way through the playoffs. Here’s how they are doing. Aline-Cleo Aline-Cleo’s boys won the District 1 Championship in Class B, but lost twice in Regional play to end their season. The Cougars fell to Asher (Feb. 14) and then Bluejacket (Feb. 16) to end their season at 7-20.
Burlington Burlington’s girls won their district in Class B and defeated Sasakwa in their opening regional game. But they fell to rival Deer Creek-Lamont 42-31 in the regional championship game. Both teams advanced to Area play, however. Burlington’s Tiffany Rieger scored 39 points, Katelyn Garvie added 21, and Sarah Garvie put up 19 points in a 97-36 rout by Burlington’s girls over Bluejacket on Thursday (Feb. 21) night in Cleveland in a loser’s bracket Class B Area playoff game. The win sent the Lady Elks to a consolation area bracket game with Copan, which they won 64-25 this past Saturday (Feb. 23). The winner faced Deer-Creek-Lamont which lost to Timberlake in the Class B
Area Championship. Unfortunately for Burlington’s girls, they saw their season end in that game. They lost 35-31. The Burlington boys won their district and region. The region championship win was a 46-41 win over Deer Creek-Lamont. The Elks advanced to an area game Feb. 23 with Coyle. The Elks lost that game 76-36 but can still advance to the state tournament by beating Mulhall-Orlando. Weather has pushed back that game until today (Wednesday, Feb. 27) at 2 p.m. at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center in Enid. If they win, their opening state opponent will be Arnett on Thursday (Feb. 28) at the State Fairgrounds at 3:30 p.m. Cherokee Cherokee’s boys won their district but fell to Beaver and Texoma in regional Class A play to end their season at 20-7. Timberlake Timberlake’s girls won their Class B district and region and advanced to an area championship game with DeerCreek-Lamont Saturday night. The fifthranked Lady Tigers improved to 23-3 with a 47-38 win over DCLA to claim the Area III Championship and advance to the state tournament. They will play Erick on Thursday (Feb. 28) at 2 p.m. at the State Fairgrounds.
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Blizzard changes Sub-State Basketball Tourney schedule at South Barber By Yvonne Miller For the first time South Barber High School in Kiowa, Kan., hosts the Official Sub-State Tournament Bracket
Class 1A-Division II. Six boys and six girls teams will be competing. Play was to begin Monday evening. However due to blizzard conditions starting Monday, the schedule had to be revised. South Barber Athletic Director Steve Roberts announced the format changed to all games being Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All quarterfinals games will be played Thursday. Semi-finals games will be played Friday. Both days’ games will start in the afternoon at 3:00, 4:30, 6:00 and 7:30. The finals will be Saturday with the girls game at 6 p.m., and boys at 7:30 p.m. In the girls’ bracket, first and second seeds Norwich (19-1) and Argonia (155) drew first round byes and will not play until Friday. In the boys’ bracket, getting byes were top-seed Cunningham
(12-8) and second seed Attica (12-8). Thursday’s 3 p.m. game will be the fourth-seeded Cunningham (9-11) girls versus the girls of fifth seed Attica (5-15). At 4:30 p.m., the fourth-seeded Stafford (5-11) boys will play fifth seed Norwich (2-17). At 6 p.m., the third-seeded South Barber (15-5) girls will take on the girls of sixth seed Stafford (1-15). The final game on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. will pit the third seed South Barber boys (9-10) against sixth seed Argonia (1-19). On Friday, four games will feature two girls’ and two boys’ games. The first and second seeds will take on the winners of Thursday’s games. Saturday will feature the winners of Friday’s games to determine the Class 1A Division II girls and boys Sub-State Champions. Those two games will start at 6 p.m. (girls) and 7:30 p.m. (boys).
Half of the main awning at the Alva Sonic Drive-In collapsed under the weight of the heavy snow Monday. When this was taken Monday night, wind-driven snow continued to fall. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
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Three point management course By Lynn L. Martin (None of these items were created by me. They were sent by internet friends. But I think there’s some good humor and good points here.) Lesson 1 A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, ‘I’ll give each of you just one wish.’ ‘Me first! Me first!’ says the admin clerk. ‘I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.’ Poof! She’s gone. ‘Me next! Me next!’ says the sales rep. ‘I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas, and the love of my life.’ Poof! He’s gone. ‘OK, you’re up,’ the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, ‘I want those two back in the office after lunch.’ Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say. Lesson 2 An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, ‘Can I also sit like you and
do nothing?’ The eagle answered: ‘Sure, why not.’ So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it. Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up. Lesson 3 The business executive was deep in debt and could see no way out. Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy. Suddenly an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the executive’s woes, the old man said, “I believe I can help you.” He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying, “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come. The business executive saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!
“I can erase my money worries in an instant!” he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the un-cashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the strength to work out a way to save his business, he thought. With renewed optimism, he negotiated better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big sales. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the un-cashed check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand back the check and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man. “I’m so glad I caught him!” she cried. “I hope he hasn’t been bothering you. He’s always escaping from the rest home and telling people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led the old man away by the arm. The astonished executive just stood there, stunned. All year long he’d been wheeling and dealing, buying and selling, convinced he had half a million dollars behind him. Moral of the Story: He realized that it wasn’t the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his newfound selfconfidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
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A pergola (Wikipedia: A pergola, arbor or arbour is a garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice) located on the west side of the President’s House on the NWSOU campus collapsed under the weight of the snow. Photo by Michael Zimmerman
Old man winter wallops area Accumulations worst to hit in years.
By Roger McKenzie Some area residents, the ones who have lived here a long time, will not say that the two winter storms that socked in much of Northwest Oklahoma with overr two feet of snow within a week is the worst they’ve seen. They remember
the snow of 1971 when a reported 30 inches of the white powder fell here forcing the state to use helicopters to drop bales of hay to stranded cattle, many of which died due to suffocation after being covered by snow. The two-storm event started Tuesday night and Wednesday morning with about a foot of snow and only got worse on Monday with an even bigger snowfall that continued for almost the whole day and far into the night. For the rest of us, it put more snow on the ground, on roofs, and on anything left out in it than we can remember. Here is Monday’s 6 p.m. report from State Highway Patrol Troop J, headquartered in Enid: “Roads are snow packed, slick and extremely hazardous. All Travel Is Discouraged! Road Closings! SH 11 between US 281 and Byron (North of Alva) US 64 from Alva West to the
Woods County, Harper County line US 412 From Orienta West to the Major County, Woodward County Line SH 51A At the Blaine County, Major County line to Watonga SH 45 From Alfalfa County, Garfield County line west to US 281.” After a night where just about everyone who didn’t have to be out hunkered down and waited for the end of the snow, Tuesday arrived clear and full of sunshine throwing shadows on a landscape of wintery white. Cold temperatures lingered and prevented much melting of the white stuff. By noon, the Troop J report hadn’t changed too much. In the seven counties it covers, the report noted: “All highways range from snow packed to slick and hazardous. US64 closed from Alva to the Harper Co line. Alfalfa-All
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highways are closed with the following exceptions: SH8 from Cherokee south to the Major Co line, US64 from Woods Co line to SH8 jct. SH11 from SH8 jct. to Grant Co line. Major-All highways are closed. Grant-All highways are slick and hazardous. US81 is closed from Medford to Pond Creek. Garfield-Major highways are slick in spots. Blaine-All highways closed with the exception of US270 from Geary to the Dewey Co line. (US270 closed from Blaine/Dewey Co line to Woodward). Kingfisherall highways open at this time, slick in spots.” But as bad as the roads were, few people were out on them during the height of the second storm. Those who did venture out frequently got into trouble, as might be expected, especially away from town. In Alva, the police department reported no accidents, which is not to say there weren’t motorists who skidded around and may have bumped into something. Or people who got stuck and needed help, like an EMS ambulance and a family who was brought in off a country road and spent the night at the Alva City Hall in the City Council Chambers room. “People are doing pretty good about staying home and off the roads,” said a police department spokesperson. That was echoed by Kelly Parker, who works for Share Medical Center. Parker said the hospital never closed and as of midnight Monday had eight patients and a total of just 12 emergency room visits over Monday and the first half of Tuesday – -less than normal and another indication that people where indeed staying off the roads during the See Winter Page 34
The awning bearing the company logo for McDemott Insurance on Flynn Street in Alva could not handle the weight of the wet snow. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
This was a common sight around Alva as snow-laden tree branches fell across cars and trucks. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
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in Olen’s name to the Wounded Warrior Project in lieu of flowers, as requested by the family, at www.woundedwarrior. org or through the funeral home. ALBERTA L. CORBET Funeral service for Alberta L. Corbet was held Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at Goodwin Funeral Home in Cherokee, Oklahoma, with Reverend Tom Stanley officiating. Burial followed in Cherokee Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Goodwin Funeral Home. Alberta L. Corbet, daughter of the late Bert Lemon and Beulah Hayes Lemon was born October 15, 1915 in Cherokee, Oklahoma and passed away at Cherokee Manor on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the age of 97 years, 4 months and 4 days. Alberta lost her hearing at the age of 13 from spinal meningitis. In spite of this handicap she graduated from Cherokee High School in 1933 at the top of her class and married Roland M. Corbet on April 21, 1935 in Longdale, Oklahoma. She graduated from Pearl Hazelton Beauty College in Oklahoma City and was a beautician in Cherokee for many years. Alberta was the second person to receive a cochlear implant in the state of Oklahoma as a pioneer at the Hough Institute. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, three sisters and one great grandson. She is survived by her daughter, Rolene Hadwiger and husband, Ron, grandchildren, Ronda Scribner and husband Kent, Kevin R. Hadwiger and wife Diane, Kyle B. Hadwiger and wife Debbie and special adopted grandson of the heart, Dr. Vick Aulakh, great grandchildren, Sara Brantley and husband Walt, Shane Scribner and wife Sara, Chris Scribner and wife Erina, Kaesha Deterding and husband Kevin,
Kelsi Hadwiger and Kayla Hadwiger, great great grandchildren, Alisha and Ava Brantley, Keira and Kade Deterding and Rio Scribner and other relatives and friends. Memorial may be made to the Alfalfa County Ambulance or a charity of your choice through the funeral home.
Obituaries C. W. ‘SONNY’ ALLISON CHEROKEE, OKLA—Funeral service for C. W. “Sonny” Allison will be Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. at Lanman Chapel in Cherokee with Rev. Tom Cooksey and Rev. Tom Stanley officiating. Burial will be in Cherokee Municipal Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. Viewing will be Wednesday 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Thursday 9 a.m. until service time, then open again after the service. C. W. “Sonny” Allison was born June 3, 1927 in Hulbert to parents, Arthur and Clara Rutherford Allison and passed from this life February 25, 2013 in Cherokee. Sonny and Juanita Steen were married in Tulsa on July 16, 1948. She preceded him in death. Memories may be shared at www. lanmanmemorials.com. OLEN RICHARD ‘RICK’ BROWN TULSA, FORMERLY OF CHEROKEE—Olen Richard Brown, also known as Rick, age 70, passed away in Tulsa on Saturday, February 23, 2013 He was born November 26, 1942 in Alva to parents, Frank and June Mills Brown. He was a disabled U.S. Navy Veteran and a retired Oklahoma State Park Ranger. He married his soul mate and forever companion, Brenda Gale Brown on March 16, 1968. Survivors include four sons, sixteen grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; his mother and step father and two sisters. Graveside service will be Friday, March 1, 2013 at 12 p.m. at Maple Grove Cemetery south of Cherokee. Online condolences may be made at www. lanmanmemorials.com Memorial contributions may be made
ARMOND THEARL GRAY Armond Thearl Gray, 78, of Buffalo, Kansas passed away on Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 20, 1934 in Capron, Oklahoma to Elmer Earl Gray and Mamie (Mitchell) Gray. On July 8, 1955 he married Marsha Munday in Fort Scott, Kansas. Armond is survived by his wife, Marsha Gray of Buffalo, Kansas; one daughter, two sons, eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; and four sisters. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Buffalo United Methodist Church in Buffalo, Kansas. Memorials in his name may be made to the family and left with the funeral home. Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel is in charge of arrangements. “To leave a special message for the family on-line, visit www.PenwellGabelChanute.com” See Obituaries Page 32
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HAROLD FRANCIS MILLER Harold Francis Miller, 94, died February 21, 2013, at Hospice of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born April 8, 1918 at Nash, Oklahoma to Francis Marion Miller and Mabel Hall Miller. His first eight years of schooling were in a one-room schoolhouse at Lakeview School, east of Vining Community Church, then finished high school at Jet. He married Velma May Caywood on July 26, 1943 at Victoria, Texas. They were married 68 years when Velma passed on January 7, 2011. He was an Army Air Force veteran, serving during World War II in Italy. He was active in his community serving on committees and boards of Vining Community Church, Nescatunga Fire Department, Jet Rural Telephone Company and Oklahoma Turkey Processing Plant. Harold worked 38 years for the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge and was honored with a special dedication of “The Harold F. Miller Auto Tour” which highlights points of interest along a road through the Refuge. Survivors include, son, Frank Miller and wife Debbie of Stillwater, two daughters, Connie and Dick Currie of Hutchinson, Kansas, and Judy and John Poovey of Loveland, Colorado, six grandchildren, five great grandchildren, sister Ella Blanche Stark of Midland, Michigan and many favored nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife Velma, son Michael Jim Miller, brothers Russell and Wallace Miller and sisters Edith Kealiher and Minta Mae Monroe. Gravesides services with Military Honors by the Vance Air Force Base Honor Guard were held February 24,
2013 at 1 p.m. at the Pleasant View Cemetery, Jet, Oklahoma. Visitation was held at the Vining Community Church following the service. Arrangements were under the direction of Goodwin Funeral Home of Cherokee. MARILYN KAYE TATRO Memorial services for Marilyn Kaye Tatro, 69, will be 2 p.m.Thursday, February 28, 2013, at the First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Max Ridgway officiating. Cremation is under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Marilyn Kaye Tatro, daughter of Phyllis Arlene (Rubendall) and the late Wilbur Rex Lytle, and the late Gilbert Fisher, was born March 2, 1943, at Garden City, Kansas, and passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on February 21, 2013, at the age of 69 years, 11 months, and 19 days. Kaye graduated from Alva High School and Northwestern Oklahoma State University. She also received her Masters’ degree from Oklahoma State University and her Doctorate from Arizona State. She was a Doctor of Political Science at Northwestern Oklahoma State University from 1984 until her retirement in 2006. She was united in marriage to Edward McAlpin in 1967 at Buffalo and he preceded her in death in 1970. In 1971 she married Bethel Lee Tatro in Alva. She was a member of the Moose Lodge. She had a love of Native American culture and history and was
adopted by the Tabaaha Clan of the Navajo Indian Tribe. Kaye was preceded in death by her father and both husbands. She is survived by two sons, Jeffrey McAlpin and his wife, Diane, of Alva, and Matthew McAlpin of Phoenix, Arizona; one daughter, Amy Allen and Tim Earle, of Alva; her mother, Phyllis Fisher of Alva; two brothers, Dean Fisher and his wife, Louise, of Woodward, and Harry Fisher of Alva; one sister, Jane Gaskill of Alva; nine grandchildren, Jonathan McAlpin of Alva, Edward McAlpin of Alva, Quentin Ryel of Mesquite, Texas, Kayleigh McAlpin of Alva, Andrew and Nathathia Earle of Maine, Rebecca Earle, McKenzie Earle, and Timothy Earle, all of Alva, and Dalton Allen of Alva; two great grandchildren, Bentley Cox of Alva, and Zachary Earle of Maine; other relatives and friends. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Foundation for scholarships. Remembrances may be shared with the family at www. marshallfuneralhomes.com.
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storm. “This could have been a whole lot worse that it has been,” said Alva City Manager Joe Don Dunham. “Sure we’ve been inconvenienced some, but as a city we’ve been somewhat lucky. I’ve seen a lot worse.” This was no ice storm, he noted, and, at least in Alva, the electricity did not go off – with the reported exception of the Alva Recreation Center. That was not the case in Hardtner and Kiowa, Kan.; Cherokee and other parts of Alfalfa County. Dunham reported no serious damage to city property, although there was an electrical issue at the city water well fields, which kept city water workers busy. Most non-essential city services were shut down at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dunham said. In addition to water crews, street crews were kept busy, of course. Street crews total approximately 11 people at any one time, Dunham explained. But the force working on streets was expanded as needed during the storm with the addition of sanitation personnel (who couldn’t get up and down streets and alleys to pick up trash) and others. The workers chalked up some long hours. Some worked throughout the night trying to keep streets passable for emergency vehicles – the number one priority for the city during the storm. Others relieved them at 6 a.m. Tuesday to continue the fight to clear roads. Alva will have a price to pay, however – in overtime for personnel, in wear and tear on vehicles, and in materials such as fuel for vehicles and salt for roads. In addition to overtime during the storm itself, the sanitation crews will incur some overtime as they try to catch up on pickups not made during the storm, Dunham said. “And we’ll have some cleanup to do.” The storm also revealed some “deficiencies.” Dunham didn’t say what they were, but noted that he’ll be bringing them up at a future city council meeting. All in all, the combined storms packed a whale of a punch, but it could have been much more serious than it was for Alva and its neighbors. The ability to cope with a big storm has come a long way since 1971. And for the farmers, the silver lining was a big dose of moisture that will help lessen a severe drought.
A brand new carport didn’t do well at handling the snow load of the last week. The structure is located on Santa Fe Street in Alva. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
This is a relatively small awning collapse compared to others around town. This is the building of a former bling-type women’s clothing store. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
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Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt has retired from the U.S. Air Force Wyatt is the director at the Air National Guard assigned to the 138th Fighter Wing at Tulsa, Okla. The lieutenant general has served in the military for 40 years. During the span of his career, Wyatt was stationed at bases and commands in Texas, Florida, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Washington D.C. His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster. He is the son of Harry and Billy Wyatt Jr. of East Scott Avenue, Stillwater, Okla. He is also the father of Bobby and Kelly Folsom of Como Lake Road, Denton, Texas, and Major Colby and Niki Wyatt of Cherokee, Okla.
At right: Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, poses next to an F-16 Fighting falcon from Oklahoma, after his retirement ceremony Jan. 29, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (National Guard photo by MSgt Marvin Preston/RELEASED)
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By Yvonne Miller On a snow-covered evening last Thursday, the Kiowa District Hospital Board met for their February meeting. All members attended the meeting including: President Zack Odell, Robert Stark, Lori Schrock, Dan Lukins and Robert Armbruster. Also at the board table was: CEO Aldeen “Van” Vandeveer, CFO Janell Goodno, Marketing/PR Director Brenna May and Hospital Director of Nurses Tammy Blake. Giving an update on the new hospital project, Vandeveer said the hospital building committee had a kick-off meeting February 14 with the MW Builders Construction Team and GLMV Architecture. Construction Team members include: Operations Manager Sparky Campbell; Project Manager Jay Hernigan; Project Superintendent Marc Gilley; Pre-Construction Services Todd Cunningham. At that meeting the group watched a virtual tour of the new hospital, Vandeveer said. Committee members were able to see what patient rooms, offices, the lab and radiology departments and clinic will look like upon completion. After that meeting the construction team met with city officials to decide where trailers and temporary power will be located. Because safety is a top priority during construction, Vandeveer said the public is asked to watch from a distance and not come on site. That is until the hospital holds some guided tours in this hard-hat area which they plan to do. Vandeveer gave the new hospital’s official address
which is 1002 4th Street, Kiowa, Ks., 67070. Vandeveer said they had a technical holdup with the USDA loan for the project. It regarded the format of reports between the building team, the hospital and USDA. Tuesday, Vandeveer said the problem is solved. Hospital and Manor Finances, Statistics and More For January, Goodno said that “largely due to contractual adjustments and some Nextgen costs,” the hospital showed a loss of $76,124. Total contractual adjustments were a negative $63,760. With total gross patient revenue of $283,468 minus the adjustments, total operating revenue was $221,609. The hospital’s total operating expenses in January were $378,336, making a net from operations loss of $156,728. The addition of mainly district tax money of $80,603 curbed the loss to $76,124. The hospital statistical report showed 21 admissions for total days of acute and swingbed care at 51. Total outpatient visits were 579 and clinic visits were 423.
For January the manor averaged 22 residents. Due to death as of Tuesday, the patient census was 20. Total resident care was $120,843 in January. Total operating expenses were $142,373 for a loss of operations of $19,089. With the addition of $5,000 tax revenue, the loss was curbed to $14,089. With the manor and hospital loses in January the district saw an overall loss of $90,214. Vandeveer told the Newsgram it will all even out with Medicare Reimbursements. He reported the manor hallways are getting a fresh coat of paint. Goodno said the hospital’s accounts receivables decreased in January. Total net patient A/R was $598,666. Manor Director of Nurses Nicole Tronsgard said they’ve hired one certified nurse aide and need another for the nightshift. More Hospital Board Business The board entered a 25 minute executive session at the first of
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Barber County Sheriff’s Log 02-18-13 Deputy Hall investigated a theft report southeast of Medicine Lodge. 02-19-13 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from 2nd Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital. 02-19-13 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Walnut Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital. 02-20-13 Brandy McKitrick, Kiowa, driving a 2005 Buick slid off K2 northeast of Kiowa and struck a sign. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigated by Sheriff Rugg. 02-21-13 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transferred patient from Medicine Lodge Hospital to Wichita. 02-21-13 Sheriff Rugg and Undersheriff Tedder responded to a battery reported in Hardtner.
02-22-13 Undersheriff Tedder investigated a burglary southeast of Isabel. 02-23-13 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Cedar Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital. 02-24-13 Alisa Boyce, Medicine Lodge, driving a 2004 Toyota SUV struck a deer on Curry Lane east of Medicine Lodge. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident worked by Undersheriff Tedder. During the week officers received 4 reports of cattle out; one report of horses out; performed 24 Public Assists; and assisted 7 other agencies. Arrests: 02-21-13 Robert L Holt, Hardtner, W/M, 36. Arrest by BASO. Charged on Harper County Warrant-Give Worthless Check. Released 02-23-13 on $2,500 Surety Bond.
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By Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Senate committee on Monday defeated a proposal to legalize the medical use of marijuana in Oklahoma, but the bill’s author said she considers it a victory that the measure was even granted a legislative hearing. Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 6-2 against the measure in a party-line vote with Republicans in opposition. “I consider it a victory for the citizens of this state,� said Sen. Constance Johnson, D-Oklahoma City, who has introduced several bills over the last six years to allow for the medical use of marijuana or ease the penalties for possession of the drug. “I think it’s a step in the right direction in terms of moving it forward and getting some indication of what people’s reservations are so we’ll know what to address.� The bill would have allowed a qualified patient or designated caregiver to possess up to 8 ounces of dried marijuana and 12 plants.
Among those who testified before the committee was Mike Evans of Oklahoma City, who said he is prescribed Marinol, a synthetic version of marijuana, to treat his Crohn’s disease. He said without health insurance the prescription costs him $850 each month. “Why can’t I have the all-natural version that doesn’t cost nearly as much?� Evans said. Sen. Dan Newberry, who voted against the bill, expressed concern that allowing medical use of marijuana could lead to its abuse by recreational users who take advantage of the law. “You know you are authorizing people to grow marijuana in their backyards ... even for something as slight as a migraine?� asked Newberry, R-Tulsa. Sen. Brian Crain, chairman of the committee, said that while he personally opposed the idea, he agreed to hear the bill because of Johnson’s persistence. “I’m doing this more in consideration of the work Sen. Johnson has put into
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service says the recent snow has slightly improved the condition of the state’s winter wheat crop. The agency reported Monday that 36 percent of the wheat crop is still in poor to very poor condition in February. Forty-one percent is rated fair, with 22 percent in good shape and 1 percent in excellent condition. Topsoil moisture supplies as of Sunday were still 61 percent short to very short statewide. It’s even drier in northwest Kansas, where 78 percent of the topsoil moisture is reported as short to very short. The February snowfall will help somewhat in replenishing supplies of stock water, which are now 78 percent short to very short throughout Kansas.
Snow helps, but falls short of ending drought
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The National Drought Mitigation Center says the snowstorms hitting Kansas this month have eased dry conditions but have not ended the drought. Climatologist Mark Svoboda says it takes roughly a foot of snow to make an inch of water. That means Kansas would need two to four feet of snow just to erase precipitation deficits since October. Svoboda says that doesn’t count the deficits from a drought that has lasted almost two years in Kansas and one year in the northern Great Plains states. Kansas needs 12 to 16 inches of water to fully recover. The effects will linger well after the so-called “climatological drought� ends. It takes months or years for pastures and rangelands to recover to the point where there is good forage for livestock.
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the meeting to discuss non-elected personnel. No action was taken following that session. Another brief executive session was taken at the end of the meeting to discuss the Risk Management/ Quality Assurance report; non-elected personnel; and contract/legal. Dr. Paul Wilhelm requested five minutes in that session. No action was taken upon return to open session except to approve the RM/QA report. Head surgical nurse Heidi Courson requested the purchase of some equipment updates required for laparoscopic procedures. Not included in a previous purchase a few years ago, were new 5 millimeter lenses needed to see during scope procedures at a cost of $7,000. A new generator which makes it possible for the image to be seen during laparoscopic procedures is needed at a promotion price of $4,500 Courson said. New shears used with the Harmonic
Scalpel are also needed at a cost of $6,000, Courson said. Board approved a motion to purchase all the equipment, with the cost not to exceed $17,500. DON Blake gave results of the hospital’s first quarter patient satisfaction survey results. She said Kiowa’s Hospital almost always gets 100 percent positive. She said an area of needed improvement is too much noise at night. Odell told Blake to “keep it up” and Armbruster expressed his appreciation to the nursing staff. Representing the Friends of the Hospital and Manor Foundation, May said without the biggest donations, they’ve received $880,000. She said the group continues to work toward more grant funding for the new hospital project and certainly appreciates donations. As Vandeveer wrote, “It is becoming very real that we will have a new facility in a little more than a year from now.”
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Okla. House panel OKs raises for troopers, guards OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A House committee has approved a pair of bills to give pay raises to state prison workers and Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers. The bills were passed without objection Monday by the House Appropriations Committee. If approved by the House Calendar Committee, the bills will next be heard by the full House. The bill to increase trooper pay would boost increase the salary of a starting trooper from $38,000 to $44,194 annually. The measure would cost about $7.3 million annually. The prison worker pay hike would boost the starting pay for correctional officers from $11.83 per hour to $14 per hour. Other DOC employees would get a 5 percent pay boost under the bill. It would cost about $12.2 million annually.
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Oklahoma Capitol Almanac OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Voters would be asked to dramatically increase the governor’s power under a bill that has sailed through a Senate committee. The Senate General Government Committee voted 6-1 on Monday for a bill that would ask voters whether the governor should have the power to appoint the state superintendent of public instruction, labor commissioner and insurance commissioner. All three office holders currently are elected by the people. The bill by Oklahoma City Republican Sen. Greg Treat would send to the voters in 2014 a proposal to change that to allow the governor to make the appointments, with Senate confirmation. Treat’s bill will next be heard by the full
Senate. Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello endorsed the proposal. Medical Marijuana An Oklahoma Senate committee has defeated a proposal to legalize the medical use of marijuana. Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 5-2 against the measure on Monday. Democratic Sen. Constance Johnson of Oklahoma City says she considers it a victory that the bill was granted a hearing, since similar measures she’s introduced over the last six years haven’t been heard in committee. Tulsa Republican Sen. Brian Crain chairs the panel and says that while he personally opposes the idea, he agreed
Ring’s return brings new life for homeless man KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A homeless Kansas City man will soon have well over $100,000 after returning an engagement ring to a woman who accidentally dropped it in his cup earlier this month. “I think in our world we often jump to like the worst conclusion, and it just makes you realize that there are good people out there,” said Sarah Darling, whose fiancé set up a website seeking donations for Billy Ray Harris, the man who found the ring. By Monday, more than 6,000 people had donated more
than $145,000 to the fund. Harris, who frequently panhandles on Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza, discovered the ring about an hour after Darling dumped spare change from her coin purse into his cup. She had taken off her ring earlier that day and put it with the coins. “The ring was so big that I knew if it was real, it was expensive,” Harris told KCTV. Darling was horrorstruck when she realized the next day what she had done. She went back to Harris, squatted beside him and told him that she might have given him something valuable. “’Was it a ring?’” he recalled asking her. “And she says, ‘Yeah.’ And I said ‘Well, I have it.’ “ Darling gave Harris all the cash she had in her wallet at the time. “It seemed like a miracle,” Darling said. “I thought for sure there was no way I would get it back.” In explaining why he didn’t keep the ring, Harris said he had a religious upbringing. “My grandfather was a reverend,” Harris said. “He raised me from the time I was 6 months old and thank the good Lord, it’s a blessing, but I do still have some character.”
to hear the bill because of Johnson’s persistence. The bill would have allowed a qualified patient or designated caregiver to possess up to 8 ounces of dried marijuana and 12 plants. Use of Foreign Law A bill that prohibits Oklahoma judges from considering foreign law when deciding criminal cases has sailed through the state Senate, despite some concern that the proposal was unnecessary. The Senate voted 42-2 on Monday to approve the bill that prohibits state courts from enforcing any foreign law if doing so would either mitigate punishment or provide a defense for the commission of a crime. The bill now heads to the House. Tulsa Republican Sen. Dan Newberry who sponsored the bill acknowledged he was unaware of any cases in Oklahoma in which a judge had used foreign law, but said his bill was a “preventative measure.” A constitutional amendment approved by Oklahoma voters in 2010 to ban the consideration of Islamic law was ruled unconstitutional.
Okla. House panel approves income tax cut bills OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A pair of bills to slash Oklahoma’s top personal income tax rate have been approved by a House committee, despite objections from Democrats that the measures will take away revenue for critical state needs. The House Appropriations Committee late Monday approved both measures. If approved by the House Calendar Committee, both measures will next be heard on the full House floor. One bill by House Speaker T.W. Shannon would reduce the top personal income tax rate from 5.25 percent to 5 percent, beginning in 2014. The other measure by House Appropriations Chairman Scott Martin would drop the rate to 4.99 percent. Both tax cuts would cost the state about $120 million annually when fully implemented.
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