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Local Lake Levels & Weather………….…..Page 2

Arrest/Police Log……….…………......…....Page 3

Obituaries……………………………….…..Page 4

Church & Community Help………...…........Page 5

Farm & Ranch Reports……………………...Page 6

Community Calendar…………………….…Page 7

Swap Shop Classifieds……………………...Page 8

Military News……………………………….Page 9 See Page 10 of today’s edition for more information

Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

97 SFS builds better bonds through kennel renovations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cory

Stoudemayer, above, is a Military Work-

ing Dog trainer assigned to the 97th Secu-

rity Forces Squadron, is seen here hanging

up leashes after working with a MWD at

Altus Air Force Base. The 97th SFS MWD

team partnered with other squadrons from

the 97th Mission Support Group to reno-

vate the MWD kennel facility providing

handlers and their dogs a comfortable

work and living environment. Some of the

biggest renovations made to the kennels

was an entirely new air conditioning sys-

tem designed to keep the dogs acclimated

to the current temperature outside. A new

wash station and veterinary rooms refur-

bished from old kennels, along with sound

proof ceilings inside the kennels to prevent

dog barks from echoing. At right, U.S. Air

Force Senior Airman Deandre Turner, a

Military Working Dog handler assigned to the 97th Security Forces Squadron,

and his MWD, Bingo, pose for a photo before practicing a bomb search at Altus

Air Force Base. With the capabilities of performing actions humans cannot,

MWD are trained in specific duties such as detecting explosives and drugs,

finding lost or missing team members and patrolling areas with a sixth sense.

(See more photos and story on page 9 of today’s edition.)

(U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st

Class Breanna Klemm)

Southwest Technology Center in Altus

is hosting the Altus Career and Educa-

tion Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 10

AM to 2 PM. There is no charge to at-

tend this hiring event and education fair

where you will have access to the finest

job seekers in numerous specialties to

include law enforcement, information

technology, vehicle and equipment

maintenance, human resources, logistics

and leadership.

There will be priority of service for

Veterans from 10 to 11 AM.

Career Workshops will also be held

Jan. 28 from 11 AM to 6 PM at Work-

force Oklahoma, and on Jan. 30 from 11

AM to 6 PM at the Airman and Family

Readiness Center on Altus Air Force

Base. Take advantage of this opportunity

to learn more about resume writing, in-

terviewing techniques and how to dress

for success.

To learn more about these events, con-

tact Kerry Evans at Southwest Technolo-

gy Center, (580) 477-2250, or employers

can contact Oklahoma Works at (580)

357-3500.

SWTC to host

Career and

Education Fair

Unforgettable Events will hold a Brid-

al Fayre on March 7 from 10 AM to 6

PM at the Wind And Stone Venue in

Lone Wolf.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at

the door. Booth spaces are still available

for vendors.

For more information about this event,

call (580) 301-6214.

The Wind And Stone Venue is located

in Lone Wolf at 14683—44A.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

has announced that “In Search of Chicken Hawks and

Hoot Owls” will be held at the Hackberry Flat Center

in Frederick. This event will be held Saturday, Feb. 8

from 1 to 4 PM. Due to length of tours and transporta-

tion, participants must be at least 8 years old. There is

no fee, but reservations are required. Please dress

warmly. To make reservations, contact

Melynda.hickman@odwc.ok.gov. For more infor-

mation, visit wildlifedepartment.com.

There will also be bird migration tours coming up in

April and May.

‘In Search of Chicken Hawks and Hoot Owls’ tour being held at Hackberry Flat

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A Vernon man who ran over

his mother with his pickup, and

two months after she died, re-

portedly assaulted his wife and

an officer who was trying to

arrest him, has been sentenced

to prison.

Cevin Turkett, 41, pleaded

guilty to criminally negligent

homicide and was sentenced to

the maximum of two years in

prison and guilty to assault of a

public servant for 10 years.

District Attorney Staley Heatly

said those sentences will be

served concurrently.

Vernon police officers said

they went to a home in August

where two women were

fighting.

They said they found Tur-

kett’s mother, Sandra Turkett,

injured on the ground after a

fight with Turkett’s wife. They

said Turkett had tried to break

up the fight by putting his wife

in his pickup and driving away.

As he drove off, they said his

mother’s foot was caught under

the tire and she fell and the

truck then drove over her hip.

She was taken to Parkland

Hospital in Dallas with a frac-

tured hip. One day after she

was released she was found

dead in her bed and the autopsy

showed her trauma contributed

to her death

from cardiovascular disease.

Heatly said there was no evi-

dence the injury was intention-

al.

About two months later, po-

lice officers said they

were called to a domestic dis-

turbance between Turkett and

his wife and his wife showed

signs of being assaulted.

As they tried to arrest him, of-

ficers said Turkett began

fighting and kicked an officer,

knocking off his body camera.

Vernon man jailed after driving over

mother, assaulted wife sentenced to prison

A Lawton man has been

charged with murder and arson

for a fire that killed his mother

and sister.

Carl Albert Johnson Jr., 36,

was charged this week with two

counts of second-degree murder

and arson in the November fire

that led to the deaths of Carole

Johnson, 59, and Cathy John-

son, 37.

Prosecutors allege Johnson used gasoline to start the Nov. 16 fire in a garage of a home in Lawton, injuring his mother and sister, both of whom later died at an Okla-homa City hospital of their injuries. Johnson was also injured in the fire and hospi-talized, but recovered.

Lawton man charged

with murder, arson that

killed mother, sister

It's OFFICIAL!

The Altus Bulldogs will be

playing District Games against

Ardmore, Capitol Hill (Red

Wolves), Duncan, El Reno,

Lawton Mac,

Noble, OKC

Southeast.

Dates for

these District

Games and

Non-District

Games are

TBA!

The 2020 Altus Bulldogs

Football Schedule will also be

released at a later date.

Free income tax preparation offered If you are a low-to-

moderate income ($56,000

or less) taxpayer who can-

not afford to pay for tax

preparation, trained volun-

teers will be glad to help

you in Greer, Harmon, and

Jackson County by the

SOCAG’s Retired and Sen-

ior Volunteer Program. For

more information call call

RSVP at (580) 482-4141.

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

12:10 a.m., heard gun shots in the area,

Phoebe and Loyadell

12:20 a.m., check suspicious vehicle

parked at a vacant residence, 808 Asalee

1:13 a.m., sees someone standing outside

of her house, 1001 E. Pecan

1:35 a.m., door open on building, 720 N.

Navajoe

3:12 a.m., commercial burglary alarm, 321

E. Broadway

4:02 a.m., check suspicious subject, Tama-

rack by AFB exterior fence

4:23 a.m., check suspicious vehicle in al-

ley in 100 blk Falcon

6:57 a.m., check suspicious vehicle, Hick-

ory area

7:46 a.m., front door burglar alarm, 899 E.

Cypress

10:10 a.m., Christmas tree found on the

lawn, 2720 N. Robins

10:23 a.m., domestic disturbance, 1000

Lee Ora

1:13 p.m., residential burglar alarm, 701 S.

Julian

4:55 p.m., check subject walking around

the area acting suspicious, 201 N. Veterans

5:37 p.m., sexual assault, report to PD

6:12 p.m., back motion alarm, 701 S. Jul-

ian

9:27 p.m., vehicle flipped by the soccer

fields

9:35 p.m., subject dancing around the

Knights Inn and acting suspicious

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020

1:21 a.m., check suspicious subject, 1001

E. Pecan

2:09 a.m., domestic disturbance, 610 E.

Liveoak

12:50 p.m., domestic disturbance, skate-

park

1:19 p.m., forklift on fire, Charlie Welding

Shop

3:00 p.m., fight, Jackson and Elm

4:24 p.m., fight, 923 Lee Ora

6:46 p.m., front door alarm, 1705 Oxford

Drive

Monday, Jan. 13, 2020

12:42 a.m., house is dead bolted and

should be empty and someone is inside.

Also there is a vehicle in the area that ap-

pears to be waiting for someone to come

out of the house, 500 blk Hightower

8:30 a.m., two dogs are loose and tried to

attack people walking, N. Park Lane

9:17 a.m., check suspicious subject trying

to get women to help him catch his dog

that is standing right beside him, 200 blk

W. Cypress

9:55 a.m., wild animal in the house, 1705

Monroe

11:13 a.m., 4-year-old child wearing shorts

and no shoes just ran out in front of them

in the middle of the road, 700 blk Bradford

11:18 a.m., smoke alarm, 101 E. Com-

merce

12:33 p.m., non-injury accident, Hwy 5

and CR 1730

1:15 p.m., rollover by the Corinth Church,

Hwy 5

5:29 p.m., non-injury accident, Navajoe

and Broadway

8:16 p.m., vehicle being egged, Julian and

Pecan

9:24 p.m., dogs charged them and have

them climbed on top of a car to get away,

421 E. Tamarack

10:52 p.m., disturbance, A Street and Lee

11:36 p.m., two subjects with a knife

broke into their residence through the back

door, 1001 E. Pecan

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Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020

Mario Duque Rodriguez, 38, failure to pay taxes due

state, driving under suspension

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

Whitney Michelle Farmer, 22, assault and battery with a

dangerous weapon

Orfanel Uriostegui Harrizon, 36, no drivers license

Kamdon Stuart Woods, 31, hold for Harmon County

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020

Josie Luis Cantu, 45, first degree burglary, motion to revoke

Carrie Jean Pyle, 39, contempt of court

Vincent Celeste Vackeschi, 34, failure to pay fines

Monday, Jan. 13, 2020

Jocelyn Adams, 36, contempt of court

Amanda Veatrice Lopez, 29, driving with a suspended license, violation of the

Oklahoma vehicle license and registration act

Tedrick Cordell Shivers, 41, contempt of court

Paul Antwon Williams, 38, failure to appear

Arrests Altus Police Log

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General

Mike Hunter and U.S. Attorney Timothy J.

Downing today announced a federal grand jury

has indicted three individuals after an investiga-

tion uncovered allegations of a scheme involv-

ing home title fraud.

Laura Johnson, 44, Thomas Johnson, Sr., 51,

and Cheryl Ashley, 69, all of Oklahoma City,

have been indicted for conspiracy, fraud, identi-

ty theft and other related crimes. The trio is

accused of using falsified documents to obtain

titles on at least 12 homes without the owners’

knowledge.

Home title fraud typically occurs when some-

one steals an individual’s identity, forges the

individual’s name on a deed and takes the title

to the individual’s home. Abandoned, rarely

used or unoccupied homes are the primary tar-

gets of deed fraud. However, occupied homes

can also be targeted.

“The elaborate coordination by these defend-

ants and lengths to which they defrauded prop-

erty owners is disturbing,” Attorney General

Hunter said. “They not only preyed on victims

whose properties were vacant, but they also

used forged eviction notices and court docu-

ments to remove people from their homes and

even targeted the deceased. I appreciate the

leadership of U.S. Attorney Downing and our

other law enforcement partners for making this

case a priority.”

According to court documents, some home-

owners in this case claim to have vacated their

homes based on phony eviction notices posted

as part of the conspiracy. When certain victims

fought the takeover of their homes in court, the

defendants filed pleadings and submitted affida-

vits signed by attorneys who do not exist.

Along with the Attorney General’s Office and

the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the United States

Secret Service assisted in the investigation.

“Oklahomans have to be able to rely on rec-

ords county officials maintain to establish own-

ership of real property,” said U.S. Attorney

Downing. “When federal charges help uphold

the integrity of governmental property records,

the Department of Justice will eagerly work

with state investigators and prosecute fraud.

Thank you to Attorney General Hunter and his

team for this outstanding example of federal-

state cooperation.”

Another method the defendants used to obtain

home titles was targeting properties with delin-

quent property taxes that were subject to auc-

tion by the Oklahoma County Treasurer’s Of-

fice.

The defendants would pay one or more years

of taxes on the properties to avoid auctions.

Then, the defendants would file fraudulent war-

ranty deeds to transfer properties into the names

of companies and individuals that did not exist.

One home, of which the defendants gained

possession, had been owned by a woman who

died in 2012. Once they occupied the property,

the defendants used records found in the home

to abscond with $63,950 from the deceased’s

bank accounts and $45,000 from her oil and gas

interests.

If convicted, the defendants face fines and

prison time.

Individuals seeking to protect themselves

against deed fraud should regularly monitor

their credit reports. All home owners should

watch for potential deed fraud red flags and

report them to authorities, such as: no longer

receiving typical monthly bills, receiving a

foreclosure notice on a property that does not

have a mortgage or discovering evidence of

activity at a vacation home or empty rental

property.

Indictments made in home title conspiracy

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Cunningham Wanda Marie Cunningham,

93, of Hollis, Oklahoma passed

away January 16, 2020 at Har-

mon County Memorial Hospi-

tal in Hollis, Oklahoma.

Services will be at the Hollis

Church of Christ at 11:00

A.M., Saturday, January 18,

2020 with Mr. Clifton Harper

officiating, interment will fol-

low at Fairmount Cemetery,

Hollis Oklahoma. Funeral ser-

vices are under the direction of

Harmon County Funeral Home,

Hollis, Oklahoma.

She was born October 4,

1926 to Fred and Mary Hum-

phreys. She graduated from

Arnett High School in 1946.

Wanda married Jim Tom Cun-

ningham December 3, 1946 in

Childress, Texas. She was a

member of the Church of

Christ. She and Jim were farm-

ers, and she was a cook at the

hospital for many years. They

owned Phillips 66 in Gould,

Oklahoma before retiring in

1984.. She was an excellent

cook and seamstress and en-

joyed designing quilts for her

family and anyone else who

requested one. She also like to

visit her family and friends,

fish, play cards, dominoes,

watch ball games and read.

She was preceded in death by

her husband in 1991, infant

daughter Patricia Iona Cun-

ningham in 1956, brothers Rex

Humphreys, Flake Humphreys,

Sisters; Verma Bridges and

Wilma Tice.

Wanda is survived by her

Son; Dale Cunningham and

wife Lisa of Tipton, Oklahoma,

Daughters; Marsha Turner and

husband Larry of Cache, Okla-

homa, Shirley Ellis of Pampa,

Texas, Brother; Jimmy Hum-

phreys and wife Nettie of Hin-

ton, Sister in Law; Phyllis

Humphreys of Yukon, Oklaho-

ma, Six Grandchildren and

Eight Great-Grandchildren.

Hicks Services are pending with Orr

Gray Gish Funeral Home of

Frederick for Galen Hicks who

passed away on January 15,

2020.

Visit the funeral home’s web-

site for updated service infor-

mation: graygishfuner-

alhome.com

Obituaries

ALTUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 107 N. Hudson, Altus ALTUS CHURCH OF CHRIST 600 W. Pecan, Altus ALTUS CHURCH OF GOD 900 S. Park Lane, Altus ALTUS GRACE UNITED METHODIST 620 S. Park Lane, Altus ALTUS KOREAN NAZARENE 800 N. Julian, Altus CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY 1000 S. Kennedy, Altus ELM & HUDSON CHURCH OF CHRIST 400 N. Hudson, Altus EMMANUEL BAPTIST 800 N. Forrest, Altus FAITH LUTHERAN 2401 N. Park Lane, Altus FIRST BAPTIST 300 N. Main, Atlus FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 208 E. Cypress, Altus FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ALTUS 317 N. Main, Altus FREEDOM CHURCH 1400 Falcon Road, Altus FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST 16010 S. CR 210, Altus GLAD TIDINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1505 E. Tamarack, Altus HIGHLAND HEIGHTS UNITED METHODIST 1911 N. Main, Altus HOLY REVIVAL CENTER 519 Martin Lutehr King, Altus MACEDONIA BAPTIST 721 Martin Luther King, Altus MARTHA ROAD BAPTIST 20388 E. CR 158, Altus SAINT JOHN’S BAPTIST 620 Martin Luther King, Altus

SALVATION ARMY 1100 N. Park Lane, Altus SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST 1100 Asalee, Altus ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL 721 N. Thomas, Altus VICTORY BAPTIST 1200 S. Park Lane, Altus FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2501 N. Park Lane, Altus PRINCE OF PEACE CATHOLIC 1500 Falcon Road, Altus RELEVANT CHURCH OF ALTUS 701 W. Broadway, Altus ALTUS SDA CHURCH 1304 N. Chalmers, Altus APOSTOLIC TRUTH UPC 2400 Galaxy Dr, Altus FIRST CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 900 S. Main, Altus CORNERSTONE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 900 S. Main, Altus FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER 1100 N. Park Ave, Altus NEW COVENANT MISSION INC 2515 N. Main, Altus OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN 1901 Falcon Road, Altus PRIMERA IGLESIA 401 E. Liveoak, Altus CHRIST WAY CHRISTAN CHURCH 2200 N. Main, Altus NEW HOPE BAPTIST 400 S. Willard, Altus TEMPLO SINAI 805 N. Blain, Altus TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 1300 N. Benson, Altus

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Christian-94.5 FM 6 AM- Noon and 6 PM to Midnight. Mon - Fri “Be strong and courageous. Do not

be afraid or terrified because of

them, for the LORD your God goes

with you; he will never leave you

nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6

Join one of our partners in

the Annual State OACD

meetings February 23 to

25. February 25 will have

top national soil health guest

speakers! Two tracks devot-

ed to improving your soil,

marketing opportunities for

health soils and much more!

AGENDA

Sunday, February 23, 2020 1 p.m. - Registration, trade

show and silent auction set-

up, and OACDE Executive

Board Meeting

1:30 p.m. - State Speech

Contest Divison I & II

2 p.m. - OACD Resolutions

Committee Meeting

3 p.m. - OACD Nominations

Commitee Meeting

4 p.m. - Youth Awards Pro-

gram

7 p.m. - Games for Guns

Monday

February 24, 2020

7 a.m. - OACDE Breakfast,

Registration Opens

8 a.m. - Trade Show & Silent

Auction Open

9 a.m. - General Session I -

NRCS Associate Chief Kev-

in Norton (invited)

10:15 a.m. - Concurrent Ses-

sions:

A) Commission Divisions

Water Quality, AML

B) Feral Hog Pilot Project

C) Understanding Landown-

ers to Promote CRP

D) Conservation Application

Ranking Tool (CART) E)

Interactive Conservation His-

torical Society

F) GIS & Dam Watch Inter-

active Room

11 a.m. - Concurrent Ses-

sions:

A) NRCS Mentorship & As-

sociate Directors

B) Got Worms? Working on

Regenerative Management

Systems

C) Working Smarter Not

Harder with Districts &

NRCS

D) 2018 Farm Bill Rule

Changes

E) Interactive Conservation

Historical Society

F) GIS & Dam Watch Inter-

active Room Noon - Partner-

ship Awards Lunch Invited

Speakers: Lt. Governor Matt

Pinnell Tim Palmer, NACD

President

1:30 p.m. - Break & Auxilia-

ry Board Meeting

1:45 p.m. -Concurrent Ses-

sions:

A) Feral Hog Pilot Project

B) NRCS Mentorship & As-

sociate Directors

C) 2018 Farm Bill Rule

Changes

3 p.m. - NRCS, OACD, and

OACDE Business Meetings

6 p.m. - Legislative Recep-

tion 7 p.m. - Legislative

Awards Banquet Live Auc-

tion to Follow

Tuesday February 25, 2020 7 a.m. - Past Presidents

Breakfast

7 a.m. - Soil Health Track

Registration Open

8:30 a.m. - Dr. Jill Clapper-

ton

10:15 a.m. - Concurrent Ses-

sion

A) Producer Track - Graz-

inglands Soil Health, Kim

Barker

B) Urban/Suburban Track -

Interconnectedness between

soil and water conservation,

Malarie Gotcher, City of

OKC

11 a.m. - Concurrent Ses-

sions

A) Producer Track - Oklaho-

ma Champions in Cropland

Russ Jackson, Mt. View, OK

Grazingland Soil Health

B) Urban/Suburban Track -

Conservation Landscaping,

Mark Bays, OK Forestry

Service

12:15 P.M. - Lunch 12:30

P.M. - Producer Track

Luncheon Speaker “A Con-

servtion Story” Grant Victor

12:30 p.m. - Urban Track

Luncheon Speaker “Science

over Politics” Brad Carl, The

Nature Conservancy

1 p.m. - Producer Track -

Cropland Soil Health

1 p.m. - Urban/Suburban

Track - Composting, Mark

King, Maine School of Com-

posting

2 p.m. - Producer Track -

Native grazing & beneficial

pollinators - Bill Payne

2 p.m. - Urban/Suburban

Track - Native Pollinator

Benefits 2:45 p.m. - Break

3:00 p.m. - Producer Track -

How to Market Soil Health

to Increase Profitability for

Producers - Jason Weller,

Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN/

Truterra, Barry Knight, Indi-

go Ag & Field to Market

3 p.m. - Urban/Suburban

Track - Urban Ag Production

+ Sustainable Ag Marketing,

Commonwealth Farms

3 p.m. - NRCS Staff Work-

shop with Dr. Jill Clapperton

*invite only

For more info, or to regis-

ter, visit:

www.okconservation.org

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GLEN WINTERS TYLER COBB COLE CHILDERS

Farm & Ranch

The Altus Masonic Lodge No.

62 will hold a Pancake Break-

fast fund raiser on Saturday,

Jan. 18 from 7 to 11 AM at the

lodge, 1120 N. Hudson in Al-

tus. Cost if $5 for eat-in or car-

ry-out and $6 for omelets/eggs

to order. The menu will include

pancakes, biscuits and gravy,

bacon, sausage, eggs, milk,

coffee and juice. All proceeds

benefit the Masonic Lodge

Charity Projects.

The congregations of the

Martha Road Baptist Church

and the Friendship Baptist

Church are hosting a series of

Bible studies Sunday, Jan.19

through Wednesday, Jan. 22.

The location will be at the Mar-

tha Road Baptist Church, four

miles north of the Altus

Walmart on Highway 283.

Dr. Heath Thomas, President of

the Oklahoma Baptist Universi-

ty will be leading the study of

the Old Testament book of

Jerimiah.

The Bible study will kick off at

5 PM on Sunday evening with

a free meal followed by the

Bible study, and then Monday

through Wednesday the event

will start at 7 PM. For more

information please call 580-482

-3377 or go to

www.martharoadbaptist.org

A Tai Chi class is being held

at the Altus Senior Activity

Center at 221 N. Park Lane on

Tuesdays and Thursdays at

2:30 PM now through March

26, 2020. To sign up, call

Rhonda David, Southwest

OHAI Center of Healthy Aging

Education Specialist at 580-699

-3976 or toll free at 844-692-

6188 and leave a message.

Walk-in guests will be accept-

ed as space allows.

The next Weight Manage-

ment Support Group Meeting

will be held January 21, 2020.

Derek Kirby, Clinical Therapist

at JCMH Counseling Center

will be presenting on Emotion-

al Eating. The JCMH Educa-

tion Center is located on the

East end of the hospital annex

at 1200 East Pecan Street. Reg-

istration is not required. Every-

one is Welcome. Call 580-379-

5662.

Start the new year off right

by attending the Wellness

Expo 2020 being held Wednes-

day, Jan. 22 from 10:30 AM to

1:30 PM at the Freedom Com-

munity Center on Altus Air

Force Base. There will be lots

of free activities for all includ-

ing free wellness assessments,

food taste testing and fitness

challenges. Attendance is free,

and anyone with regular AAFB

access can attend. For more

information contact Health

Promotion by calling 481-5647

or e-mailing

gayle.p.kenyon.civ@mail.mil.

The Red River Crops Con-

ference will be held Jan. 22

and 23 at the Southwest Tech-

nology Center in Altus. The

conference is titled, “Planning

for Success - Crop production

information designed for

Southwest Oklahoma and the

Texas Rolling Plains.”

To register, or for more infor-

mation, contact the Jackson

County OSU Extension office

at 580-477-7962.

The Shortgrass Arts and Hu-

manities Council invites you

to attend the “Men4Music Sing

“Lite” concert featuring the

Eine Kleine Girlmusik Ensem-

ble & Broadway Kids, on Sat-

urday, Jan. 25 at 7 PM at the

Western Oklahoma State Col-

lege Performing Arts Auditori-

um, 2801 N. Main Street in

Altus. The concert is free and

open to the public. A “cookies

and punch” reception will be

held following the event.

Shortgrass Arts Institute is

sponsoring a Basic Drawing

Class with Lyn Taylor on Jan.

27, 28, & 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. at

the Altus Public Library, 421

N. Hudson. This class is for

adults and students age 16 and

up. Cost of the class is $30 and

all materials are included.

Please call the Altus Public

Library, 477-2890, for more

information or to sign up for

the class.

Altus Parks and Recreation

has announced that infor-

mation meetings about Life-

guard Training will be held

Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan.

28 & 29. New certification

dates will be Feb. 5-9, Feb. 19-

23, and March 16-19. Renewal

dates are Feb. 29-March 1 and

March 20-21. For new certifi-

cation and renewal costs, or

just for more information, con-

tact Amanda Jones by phone at

(580) 481-2269, or by email-

ing: ajones@altusok.gov

A Career Workshop will be

held on Jan. 28 from 11 AM to

6 PM at Workforce Oklahoma,

and one on Jan. 30 from11 AM

to 6 PM at the Airman and

Family Rediness Center on

Altus AFB. Take advantage of

this opportunity to learn more

about resume writing, inter-

viewing techniques, and how to

dress for success.

The Altus Career and Educa-

tion Fair will be held Feb. 12

from 10 AM to 2 PM at South-

west Technology Center. Prior-

ity of Serfice for Veterans will

be from 10 to 11 AM.

Narcotics Anonymous meets

Mondays at the Church of

Christ, 1000 E. Tamarack from

6 to 7 PM. This is an open

meeting. Entrance is on the

west side of the building.

For more information, call or

text Angie P. at 909-638-5240,

Charlotte H. at 580-706-0551,

or Emily C. at 580-481-8221.

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500 S. Main in Altus, Ok (580) 482-0106

Dedicated To Clean Water!

Open 8-5 Mon-Fri Closed 12-1 for lunch

Open Saturday

8 AM to Noon

We have 3 & 5 Gallon Bottles

Available, Plus 1 Gallon,

1/2 Liter and Liter Bottles

Bring Yours in to Refill &

Don’t Forget the Ice!

Need A Reverse Osmosis System or

Whole House Conditioners?

Just Give Us A Call To Set Up

A FREE Estimate

ROBERT ‘BOB’ PRESTON—OWNER

SERVICES

Need yard work done? Call

James at (580) 301-1402

Leaves racked. Also doing

painting. Call 649-8327.

ITEMS FOR SALE

Seasoned and ready to burn

mesquite firewood. Call 954-

2561.

Set of 22” tires and wheels

Mags $250 call 301-3640

Dr. Pepper Machine. Call 580-

377-9673

Refrigerator, works great. Tan

in color. $120 or best offer.

Call 580-649-9297 after 9 AM.

Two iPhone Xs, both are black.

$450 each or both for $800.

Each comes with a case and

charger. Call 649-6009.

5 piece bedroom suite. Light

pecan, 9-drawer dresser with

mirror; two 2-drawer bedside

tables; queen-sized headboard

with rails; like-new mattress

and box springs (only used in a

guest bedroom). $300. Call 482

-4848.

Four 15” mag with 215x65x15”

tires. $120. Call 580-649-9297

after 9 AM.

Stainless steel Kenmore side-

by-side refrigerator with water

and ice dispenser on door.

$200. Call 580-301-2222.

Four used truck tires. 17”. $10

each. Call 580-649-9297 after 9

AM.

15” and 16” used trailer tires.

Call 471-6422.

Four 14” Keystone wheels.

$80. Call 580-649-9297 after 9

AM.

VEHICLES FOR SALE

2019 Jeep Cherokee 4 Wheel

Drive. $32,000 or best offer.

Sticker price $38,485. Neet to

sell this week. Under 5,500

miles. Call Curtis at 580-481-

8274. See it at 904 N. York in

Altus.

‘98 Chevy pickup short bed

with low mileage. Ready to

roll, clean, non-smoker. Call

471-6422

2000 Chevy V-6 Silverado

1500 with 131,000 miles. Does

not run. For more information

call 580-303-0290. It was a

show truck project. It’s on air

ride,all primered up but needs

body work. $2,000 firm.

VEHICLE WANTED

I’m looking for a nice looking

car or truck in good running

condition to take me back and

forth to Oklahoma City for

doctor’s appointments. Need

something under $2,000. Please

call Phillip at 649-0794.

WANT TO BUY

Looking for full size or larger

box springs. Call 978-618-

7016.

VCR recorder, call 471-6827

FOR RENT

2 Bedroom house with cellar

and carport, 1517 Debby. Call

482-8266 for more information.

2 Bedroom house at 411 N.

Navajoe. Call 482-8266 for

more information.

LOT FOR SALE

50x160 Lot with cellar and

garage. Call 477-1240.

HELP WANTED

Harmon County Health De-

partment has an opening for a

R.N. III. Follow the link below

for job details, benefits package

and instructions on how to ap-

ply. Closing date for this posi-

tion is January 24, 2020.

https://www.jobapscloud.com/

OK/sup/bulpreview.asp

Red River Federal Credit Un-

ion is now hiring a full time

switchboard operator/

receptionist for the main office

in Atlus. Submit an application

at: https://

www.redriverfcu.com/about-

…/employment-opportunities

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Military News

By Airman 1st Class Breanna

Klemm, 97th Air Mobility Wing

Public Affairs Office

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE,

Okla. --Military Working Dogs

are a vital part of functional

military teams, on and off the

battlefield. MWD’s are trained

to perform actions humans can-

not, specifically duties like de-

tecting explosives and drugs,

finding lost or missing team

members and patrolling areas

with amplified senses. But in

order to accomplish their mis-

sion and keep teammates safe,

these four-legged Airmen must

be taken care of too.

The 97th Security Forces

Squadron MWD team part-

nered with the 97th Mission

Support Group to renovate the

MWD kennel facility to pro-

vide handlers and their dogs a

comfortable work and living

environment at Altus Air Force

Base, Okla.

“Our mission goes so much

further than just the security of

the base,” said Staff Sgt. Cory

Stoudemayer, a MWD trainer

assigned to the 97th SFS. “But

in order to accomplish our mis-

sion, we have to keep our facil-

ities in top shape first.”

Some of the biggest renova-

tions made to the kennels were:

an entirely new air conditioning

system designed to keep the

dogs acclimated to the current

temperature outside, a new

wash station, veterinary rooms

refurbished from old kennels

and sound proof ceilings inside

the kennels to prevent dog

barks from echoing.

“By keeping this facility up to

date, we are essentially keeping

our dogs, handlers and teams

working at the highest possible

level that we can,” said Staff

Sgt. Kenneth Holt, a MWD

trainer assigned to the 97th

SFS. “We need to be as ready

as possible for anything that

comes our way, and that means

having the best equipment

available to care for our teams.”

Airmen from the 97th Civil

Engineer Squadron, 97th Con-

tracting Flight and 97th Force

Support Squadron assisted by

donating extra work time to

help build a better workspace

for the dogs and their handlers.

“I think my favorite part

about this whole project is that

it was not just a Security Forces

project,” said Holt. “Every

squadron from the MSG had a

part in this, and I think that is

really something special. It

shows just how much people

care for us, our dogs and the

quality of life we have here at

the kennels.”

But the dogs were not the

only ones benefiting from these

changes. By refurbishing old

furniture from around base, the

MWD handlers turned a tight

office area into an open and

welcoming work center for the

handlers to collectively spend

work time together.

Holt explained how the pur-

pose of turning the office area

into an open work space was to

encourage creative ideas to free

-flow between the handlers and

make the facility more of a

“family” space. The open space

can help foster new ideas, inno-

vation and training techniques

between the handlers much

easier than before.

Additionally, the 97th SFS

plans on installing an under-

ground watering system to keep

the training grounds green all

year, which allows easier and

more accessible training for the

dogs and their handlers.

As the cherry on top, the 97th

SFS partnered with the 97th

Maintenance Group to use the

same tail flash decals displayed

on the KC-135 Stratotanker for

the walls inside each kennel.

Holt explained how the tail

flash decals remind the team of

the mission and heritage of

Altus AFB.

“Every Airmen works with

somebody else on this installa-

tion - nobody is ever alone

when accomplishing their mis-

sion,” said Stoudemayer. “We

are fortunate enough to have

dogs as our teammates, and the

bond between a dog and their

handler is something complete-

ly different than any other rela-

tionship. The dogs are such a

huge part of our team and it is

our job to take care of them,

because we know they are go-

ing to take care of us.”

97 SFS builds better bonds through kennel renovations

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathaniel Humphreys, a Military Working Dog handler assigned

to the 97th Security Forces Squadron, and his MWD, Biko, practice defense techniques with U.S.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Dick, Jan. 14, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Some of the big-

gest renovations made to the kennels was an entirely new air conditioning system designed to

keep the dogs acclimated to the current temperature outside. A new wash station and veterinary

rooms refurbished from old kennels, along with sound proof ceilings inside the kennels to prevent

dog barks from echoing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Dick, a Military Working Dog

trainer assigned to the 97th Security Forces Squadron, and his

MWD, Cora, practice bomb detection, Jan. 14, 2020, at Altus

Air Force Base, Okla. Military Working Dogs are and continue

to be a vital part of functional military teams, on and off the bat-

tlefield. But in order to accomplish their mission and keep team-

mates safe, these four-legged Airmen must be taken care of too.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm)

Tune in to KWHW & KQ-106 weekdays from 4-5 PM for

the Bids for Bargains program and bid on some great items

and services from local businesses. Call (580) 482-1450

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Altus Package Store AMSCO Steel Aqua Thin Benny’s Blair Tire & Feed Booterie Broncs Café Browns Pest Control Brown’s Trailer Corral Bugmasters Crossfit Ruach Elmer General Store Family Medical Equip. Fred’s Steakhouse Giga’s Sweets Home Health Products JB’s Moon Jumps Jedburghs Knives

Miller Lawn Care Petal Pushers Privett Sales Rejuvenate Med Spa Rent City of Altus Rick’s Lawn Sprinklers Rodriquez Auto Detail Sears SWTC Smalts Furniture Solis Design Co. SW Garden Center Sunrise Café Tax Masters Veterans Jackpot Bingo Western Equipment Western Prairie Vets

The 2020 edition of Bids for

Bargains has begun! This is the

popular call-in-and-bid program

offering great deals on services

and merchandise from local and

area businesses.

The show airs on KWHW & KQ

-106 from 4-5 PM weekdays.

CALL (580) 482-1450 during the

live show and bid on the items up

for auction. The highest bidder

wins! Some auction items starting

at 50% Off!

Items to be auctioned each day

will appear here in the Sunrise

Online News, on Facebook, or you

can listen into KWHW and KQ-

106.

There will also be Instant Bar-

gains available. These are services

and items being offered at an in-

stant 30% savings!

If your business would like to

participate in Bids for Bargains,

contact the sales department at

KWHW/KQ-106 at 580-482-1450.

Tune In Weekdays from 4-5 PM on KWHW & KQ-106 for the Live Program

CALL 482-1450 To Bid

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ITEMS UP FOR BIDS TODAY: Aqua Thin Reverse Osmosis System

Sears Hometown Store Kenmore Refrigerator

Tax Masters $100 open certificates

Petal Pushers Love Button Valentine Bouquets

Southwest Technology Center CNA Class

Blair Tire & Feed set of Mastercraft R17 Tires

Rent City ECHO zero turn Hustler riding lawn mower

Crossfit Ruach one month unlimited membership

Booterie $100 open certificate

AMSCO Steel $80 open certificate

Western Equipment cordless impact drill

Western Prairie Vet Clinic Vaccination & Wellness Check

Rejuvenate Med Spa $50 open certificate

Veterans Jackpot Bingo $100 open certificate

Brown’s Trailer Corral a set of trailer tires

Rodriguez Auto Detail Basic Detail

Quartz Mountain Lodge 2-night lodging

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Opening Bid

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