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Local Lake Levels & Weather……………....Page 2
Arrests & Police Log….………………….....Page 3
Church…………………………………..…..Page 4
Reflections Onlilne…………………...……..Page 5
Obituaries……………………………..….....Page 6
Health & Wellness………………..………...Page 7
Monday, June 22, 2020
Altus Public
Schools Athletic
physicals set for
Saturday, Aug. 1
Student-athletes enrolled in Altus Public
Schools who are entering the 5 th grade
through 12 th grade must have a current
physical exam before the beginning of the
first day of practice according to Oklaho-
ma Secondary Schools Activities Associa-
tion. The Altus Athletic Department has
once again teamed up with health care
providers from Jackson County Memorial
Hospital and students from Southwest
Technology Center’s Nursing Program to
provide a low-cost physical exam for Altus
student-athletes. This event will be held on
Saturday, August 1 at Altus High School
Cafeteria from 9-11 AM. Participants must
wear a mask and have a signed parent con-
sent form. Physicals will cost $10 at the
door. All proceeds from event go to sup-
port the Altus Sports-Medicine Program.
Physical forms can be found at altups.com
or by calling Altus High School at 481-
2167.
Students participating in Cross Country,
Softball and Volleyball will need to have
physical exams completed before the Au-
gust 1 st date. These can be completed by
primary-care provider.
Blood Drive to be
held tomorrow at
Stand Strong Fitness
The Oklahoma Blood Institute will have
their Bloodmobile set up at Stand Strong
Fitness, 300 W. Commerce, tomorrow,
June 23, from 3 to 7 PM.
To schedule an appointment, contact the
Oklahoma Blood Institute at 877-340-8777
or visit their website at obi.org.
Every donor will receive a free COVID-
19 antibody test. The test results will be
mailed post-donation. This test has not been
reviewed by the Food and Drug Admin-
istration and is intended for diagnosis treat-
ment of COVID-19. You must be at least
18 years of age or older to receive the anti-
body test. An appointment is also needed to
participate, and CDC recommendations will
be followed.
Free COVID-19 antibody test given
Distribution of Hotel/Motel Tax
among topics to be discussed at
Tuesday’s City Council meeting The Altus City Council and Altus Mu-
nicipal Authority will meet in regular
session beginning at 6 PM in Council
Chambers on Tuesday, June 23.
Agenda items include ordinance
changes and the possible approval of a
public services agreement between the
City of Altus and the Altus/Southwest
Area Economic Development Corpora-
tion regarding the distribution of Hotel/
Motel Taxes.
Operation CARE items are also on the
agenda, including an agreement with the
City to provide quality of life services to
the residents of Altus “thus strengthen-
ing the appeal and promoting Altus as a
desired place to live,” and the 2020-21
Operation CARE budget.
Similar Main Street Altus items are
also on the agenda which expresses con-
tinued support and participation in the
Main Street Altus programs including
their budget and funding requests.
Other City Council agenda items in-
clude E-911 items, leasing of rooms at
the Wilson Center for the American Red
Cross, the Wastewater Pretreatment Pro-
gram, the City’s GIS system, and MAPS
items. Council will also consider declar-
ing property at 708 S. Veterans Drive,
known as the Jaycee Building, surplus
and disposing of it by public auction.
The Altus Municipal Authority agenda
also includes a Wastewater Pretreatment
Program item, as well as items dealing
with bulk trash services contracts.
To read the complete agendas, visit the
City of Altus website at:
http://altuscityok.iqm2.com/Citizens/
Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1980
See Page 8
New
Pioneer Guy
revealed
See Page 9
According to reports from the Kiowa
County Sheriff’s Office, four individuals
were pursued by security officers Sunday
evening after trying to throw contraband
over the walls at the Oklahoma State Re-
formatory in Granite.
While being chased by authorities, Joe
Janz of the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Of-
fice said that the subjects possibly threw
items from the vehicle before the pursuit
ended at Hick’s Mountain.
Janz said that two subjects abandoned
the vehicle and took off on foot, while
two other suspects remained in the car
and were detained.
Called in to assist were the Oklahoma
Highway Patrol, Park Rangers, Greer
County and the Drug Task Force.
Two of the four suspects ran, one male
and one female. While the Inspector Gen-
eral was interviewing the male that had
ran and was found, the female was appre-
hended. All four suspects are awaiting
charges while the investigation continues.
The Oklahoma State Reformatory at
Granite is a medium-security facility.
Arrests made after individuals
try to toss contraband over the
walls at OSR in Granite
Page 2 Sunrise Online News
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LAKE LEVELS http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil
Sunday, June 21,
2020
12:17 a.m., can
hear people
fighting outside
and just heard gun
shots, 1207 E. Katy
12:30 a.m., disturb-
ing the peace, 901 Stephanie
12:45 a.m., domestic disturb-
ance, 1200 Scott
1:16 a.m., man with a gun, driv-
ing up and own the street point-
ing it out the window, 500 blk
N. Willard
2:51 a.m., heard gun shots in
parking lot, 510 N. Main
2:56 a.m., fight, Lincoln and
Polk
4:34 a.m., garage door alarm,
1400 N. Crain
5:11 a.m., motion alarm, 905
Falcon
10:07 a.m., panic alarm, 1010 E.
Sycamore
10:35 a.m., check suspicious
vehicle, 2117 E. Broadway
11:28 a.m., motion alarm, 3521
Kingsway
11:52 a.m., guy laying in the
alley, 700 blk E. Liveoak
12:01 p.m., non-injury accident,
500 blk W. Walnut
12:44 p.m., dog bite, 504 Libra
1:45 p.m., non-injury accident,
E. Broadway and Veterans
1:45 p.m., domestic disturbance,
716 E. Nona
2:39 p.m., reckless driving, 220
E. Broadway
6:59 p.m., vehicle broken into ,
1308 Karen
8:47 p.m., burglary, 1220 Lou
Anna
8:52 p.m., domestic disturbance,
200 blk N. Jackson
9:13 p.m., disturbing the peace,
1104 Cheryl
9:47 p.m., residential burglary
alarm, 521 N. Hudson
10:34 p.m., heard a shot fired,
Hemlock and Cottonwood
Saturday, June 20, 2020
12:46 a.m., disturbing the peace,
601 Judy
1:31 a.m., door wide open,
Life’s A Batch
1:33 a.m., door alarm, 321 E.
Broadway
4:25 a.m., domestic disturbance,
1808 N. Crain
4:37 a.m., subject asleep outside
of the store, 2516 E. Broadway
5:01 a.m., check suspicious ve-
hicle, Main Realty parking lot
12:16 p.m., reckless driving,
south on Main turned east down
Commerce
1:04 p.m., vicious animal, A
and Crain
1:20 p.m., City truck backed
into car, Pecan and Willard
1:30 p.m., disturbing the peace,
700 Lila
1:30 p.m., harassment,
Broadway Pizza Hut
1:47 p.m., hit and run
–female hit by a car,
1200 E. Pecan
3:16 p.m., check sus-
picious subjects –one
wearing a ski mask
and gloves, 2822 E. Tamarack
Patriot Storage
3:31 p.m., check suspicious
subject, 2315 N. Park Lane
3:33 p.m., stolen property, S
and B Storage
4:29 p.m., accident involving
DPS vehicle, 330 Lakeside
5:41 p.m., someone tried to
break into trailer, 2104 Robin
7:08 p.m., verbal threats, 700
W. Pecan
8:11 p.m., reckless driving,
north on 283
10:01 p.m., intoxicated driver,
901 Hazel
10:20 p.m., vicious animal, 704
E. Walnut
11:00 p.m., check suspicious
subject, behind All Pets on
Tamarack
11:19 p.m., heard 7 or 8 gun
shots in the area, Cypress and
Blain
Friday, June 19, 2020
12:14 a.m., domestic disturb-
ance, E. Curtis and S. Baucum
6:45 a.m., harassment, report to
PD
8:50 a.m., unemployment fraud,
report to PD
9:20 a.m., check suspicious ve-
hicle, 112 Val Verde
9:34 a.m., fraud, report to PD
9:43 a.m., unemployment fraud,
report to PD
11:00 a.m., unemployment
fraud, report to PD
11:04 a.m., alarm, 104 Mock-
ingbird South
11:14 a.m., assault and battery,
1105 Union Circle
11:24 a.m., purse stolen, report
to PD
12:26 p.m., subject pulled a gun
on her and her mother, Good-
will
1:59 p.m., car on fire, Cain and
Bradford
2:11 p.m., unemployment fraud,
Altus Schools
2:12 p.m., unemployment fraud,
Altus Schools
2:55 p.m., domestic disturbance,
1220 Asalee
3:16 p.m., reckless driving,
Tamarack and Main
3:34 p.m., field fire, base line
road
3:38 p.m., unemployment fraud,
report to PD
7:41 p.m., someone in house
that is suppose to be vacant,
1120 Chestnut
8:37 p.m., check suspicious
subject stopping at random
houses and looking around, on
Karen Drive turning right onto
Ridgecrest
9:39 p.m., heard two gun shots
in the area, 1101 Union Circle
10:03 p.m., front windows bro-
ken out, 822 S. Baucum
10:43 p.m., window alarm, 1028
Dill
11:07 p.m., burglar alarm, 406
Lakeside Dr
Thursday, June 18, 2020
4:12 a.m., man with a knife
looking in his window, 618 W.
Hardy
8:08 a.m., domestic disturbance,
501 1/2 E. Commerce
8:51 a.m., check on elderly
woman walking and seems lost,
Polk Street
9:13 a.m., unemployment fraud,
report to PD
9:38 a.m., harassment, report to
PD
10:48 a.m., assault and battery,
ACME House
11:00 a.m., harassment, report
to PD
11:40 a.m., someone mowing
busted window out of car, 820
N. Park Lane
1:48 p.m., fraud, report to PD
1:49 p.m., someone vandalized
the home over night, 1029 Box
2:29 p.m., harassment, report to
PD
2:33 p.m., check suspicious
vehicle, heading north on Hud-
son
2:41 p.m., forklift knocked
down a utility pole, 200 blk E.
Morgan
5:55 p.m., someone on a 4-
wheeler drove through the
Splash Pad, Missile Park
6:59 p.m., pit bull attacked their
dog, 1009 Dollar
8:04 p.m, accident with injuries,
Spurgeon and A Street
8:07 p.m., non-injury accident,
801 E. Tamarack
9:26 p.m., assault and battery,
1201 E. Broadway
9:31 p.m., reckless driving, west
on 62
Arrests & Altus Police Log Arrests
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Naysha Vonte Durrough, 30, transporting an open contain-
er of liquor, possession of a controlled substance, driving
with a suspended license, carry or possess a firearm by a
convicted felon
John Joseph Lee, 31, driving with a suspended license
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Charles Deshone Colbert, 49, domestic assault and battery,
motion to revoke, failure to pay child support
Khalailah Dewaysha Davis, 21, maiming
Lucas Scott Strickland,37, DUI, driving with a suspended
license
Friday, June 19, 2020
Jose Alcorta, 50, domestic assault and battery by strangula-
tion
Danny Gerald Kellison, 57, domestic assault and battery
Sunrise Online News Page 3
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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
Page 4 Sunrise Online News
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1
“Greater is He that is
in me, than he that is
in the world.” 1 John 4:4
* Be a blessing.
* Be a friend.
* Encourage someone.
* Take time to care.
* Let your words heal, and not
wound.
You have the power to improve
someone else’s day, perhaps even
their whole life, simply by giving
them your sincere presence, com-
passion and kindness today.
Hello, Readers! I'd like to
start this column by saying
"Happy Father's Day" to all the
Dads reading this. I hope you
got to spend your special day
with your loved ones and
were able to eat all the deli-
cious food your cholesterol
levels will allow you to enjoy.
Even though I am old enough
to be a father, I have not yet
been blessed with that title yet.
One reason why I'm not a fa-
ther is because I am not a hus-
band yet and that's due to my
inability to get down on one
knee to propose marriage to a
woman. Another reason why
I'm not a father is because I
don't think I am smart enough
to help my child with their
homework. Some of these kids
are learning Calculus and I'm
still struggling to learn Calcula-
tors. But, the biggest reason
why I'm not a father is because
I have decided to continue the
family tradition of being celi-
bate. My father was celibate as
was his father before him.
I don't mind not being a fa-
ther because I am an uncle
which is an awesome thing to
be because you get all the joys
of being a father but none of
the responsibility. I feel the
same sense of pride a father
feels when their child learns
how to talk and walk, but I
don't have to change their dirty
diapers so that's a win-win situ-
ation in my opinion. My favor-
ite thing about being an uncle is
that all my nieces have children
so I can truthfully say I am a
great uncle. As of the time that
I'm writing this, Father's Day
has not happened yet so I have
no idea what we are going to do
to celebrate it.
My father passed away in the
year 2000, but we still have
fathers in the family so we
still like to get together for a
day of fun and food. The quar-
antine might force us to cele-
brate separately this year, but,
thanks to video-chat, Emails
and texting, we can still torture
each other with the best thing
about being a father---telling
Dad Jokes!!
1. What do sprinters eat before
a race? Nothing, they fast!
2. Why did the scarecrow win
an award? Because he was out-
standing in his field.
3. Why couldn't the bicycle
stand up by itself? It was two
tired!
4. Did you hear about the res-
taurant on the moon? Great
food, no atmosphere!
5. Why do melons have wed-
dings? Because they canta-
loupe!
6. How many apples grow on a
tree? All of them!
7. Did you hear the rumor
about butter? Well, I'm not go-
ing to spread it!
8. Did you hear about the guy
who invented Lifesav-
ers? They say he made a mint!
9. Why do you never see ele-
phants hiding in trees? Because
they're so good at it!
10. I thought about going on an
all-almond diet… But that's just
nuts!
I may not be a father, but
that doesn't mean I can't pass
along some of the fatherly ad-
vice I've learned over the years.
One thing my father taught me
is to always focus on God. That
way I won't have time to think
negative thoughts or say nega-
tive words or do negative activ-
ities. One person avoiding neg-
ativity might not make a differ-
ence in the world, but what if
everybody in the whole world
focused on God? A world with-
out negativity would be worth
the effort, wouldn't it? Another
thing my dad taught me is that
when I look at somebody I
should look at that person with
the eyes of a blind person. That
way, I would ignore the way
that person looks and I would
focus on their character. Are
they nice, kind, generous, peace
-seeking, loving, helpful or
compassionate? or are they
mean and hateful? How many
awesome friendships do we
avoid because we don't take the
time to get to know a person
just because they look differ-
ent?
My dad also taught me that
the end of all negative things
begins with the words "It ends
with me." No matter what bad
things exist in the world you
can help put an end to them by
saying "It ends with me" which
means that you will not do any
of the bad things. For instance,
Racism ends with me. Pornog-
raphy ends with me. Physical,
mental, spousal and sexual
abuse ends with me. If more
and more people make a con-
scious effort to end the bad
things in the world they will
end. My dad also taught me
that Laughter is the best medi-
cine and I hope the following
jokes help make all you readers
feel better.
1. The Navy Chief noticed a
new seaman and barked at him,
"Get over here! What's your
name sailor?"
"John," the new seaman re-
plied.
"Look, I don't know what kind
of bleeding-heart pansy crap
they're teaching sailors in boot
camp nowadays, but I don't call
anyone by his first name," the
chief scowled. "It breeds famil-
iarity, and that leads to a break-
down in authority. I refer to my
sailors by their last names only;
Smith, Jones, Baker, whatever.
And you are to refer to me as
'Chief'. Do I make myself
clear?"
"Aye, Aye Chief!"
"Now that we've got that
straight, what's your last
name?"
The seaman sighed. "Darling,
My name is John Darling,
Chief."
"Okay, John, here's what I want
you to do ....."
2. A blonde and her husband
are lying in bed listening to the
next door neighbor's dog. It has
been in the backyard barking
for hours and hours. The blond
jumps up out of bed and says,
"I've had enough of this." She
goes downstairs.
She finally comes back up to
bed and her husband says, "The
dog is still barking, what have
you been doing?" The blond
says, "I put the dog in our back-
yard, let's see how they like
it!!!”
3.Four men are in the hospital
waiting room because their
wives are having babies. A
nurse goes up to the first guy
and says, “Congratulations!
You’re the father of twins.”
“That’s odd,” answers the man.
“I work for the Minnesota
Twins!” A nurse says to the
second guy, “Congratulations!
You’re the father of triplets!”
“That’s weird,” answers the
second man. “I work for the
3M company!” A nurse tells
the third man,
“Congratulations! You’re the
father of quadruplets!”
"That’s strange,” he answers. “I
work for the Four Seasons ho-
tel!” The last man is groaning
and banging his head against
the wall.
“What’s wrong?” the others
ask. “I work for 7 Up!”
If you want to contact me,
please come to my Facebook
page or E-mail me
at johnholthe19682019@gmail.
com
Sunrise Online News Page 5
I just read about a guy who became a
millionaire by gambling.
Sadly, he started out a billionaire.
Chapman Richard Kenneth “Dick”
Chapman, 67, Altus, went to be
with his Lord and Savior on
Friday, June 19, 2020 at the
Jackson County Memorial Hos-
pital. A private family burial
will be held at the Olustee
Cemetery under the direction of
the Kincannon Funeral Home
and Cremation Service. Memo-
rial services will be 2:00 PM
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Altus
Christian Fellowship/Thrive
Church with Glenn Shaffer
officiating. The family will
receive friends from 6:00 –
8:00 PM Monday, June 22,
2020 at the Kincannon Funeral
Home.
Dick was born on November
27, 1952 in Altus, Oklahoma to
Orvel Kenneth and Carolyn
(Howard) Chapman. He grew
up in Olustee and Altus and
graduated from Altus High
School with the class of 1971.
Dick married Opal (Wilson) on
August 6, 1976 in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. He pastored in
Altus for thirty-three years.
Dick had a life-long passion for
people, teaching the word and
bringing others into a personal
relationship with Christ. Known
for his quick wit and one-liners,
his sly grin was often paired
with twinkling eyes, eyes that
suggested he was again consid-
ering sneaking up on one of his
grandchildren. He maintained a
vast collection of trinkets and
treasures to include knives, a
sword, collectible pens, and an
assortment of historical docu-
ments that celebrated American
history. There were no
strangers in his home, where
he’d greet you with a hug only
a father could give. Family and
friends always enjoyed an open
invitation to a good meal, mov-
ie, and to sit down and listen to
some of his favorite songs.
Above all else his greatest lega-
cy and joy were his calling to
be a husband, father, and
grandfather.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Orvel Chapman, and
brother-in-law, Ed Dufresne.
Survivors include his wife,
Opal, of the home; six daugh-
ters, Angela Rogers and hus-
band, Clint, of Tulsa, OK,
Michelle Gallagher and hus-
band, Daniel, of Huntsville,
AL, Heather Kirby and hus-
band, Kory, of Altus, OK, Re-
becca Snyder and husband,
Ryan, of Memphis, TN,
Kathryn Chapman of Tulsa,
OK, and Elizabeth Schettler
and husband, Jesse, of Boulder,
CO; 13 grandchildren, Evange-
line, Bryson and Rosalyn Rog-
ers, Genevieve, Hudson, Eloise
and Silas Gallagher, Kennedy,
Erick and Kaleb Kirby, and
Adelaide, Arthur and Titus
Snyder; his mother, Carolyn
Chapman; a brother, David
Chapman and wife, Lynette;
two sisters, Patrice Thompson
and husband, Bob, and Nancy
Dufresne; and many other fami-
ly members and friends.
In lieu of flowers or other
gifts, donations may be provid-
ed to the Freefunder campaign
at
http://ffnd.co/9dFKpw
Online tributes may be made at
kincannonfuneralhome.com
Gras Marty Allen “Mardi” Gras,
32, Snyder, passed away on
Friday, June 19, 2020 in Law-
ton, Oklahoma. Services will be
2:00 PM Thursday, June 25,
2020 at the Kincannon Memori-
al Chapel with Brother Gary
Usher officiating. Burial will
follow in the Altus City Ceme-
tery under the direction of the
Kincannon Funeral Home and
Cremation Service.
Mardi was born on September
13, 1987 in Lawton, Oklahoma
to Mike and Mary (Childs)
Gras. He grew up in Snyder and
graduated from high school in
2006. Mardi had an infectious
smile and enjoyed fishing and
hunting. He was very giving
and looked out for his family.
Mardi loved his family and
would be seen everywhere with
his dad since they were two
peas in a pod.
He was preceded in death by
his grandparents, Edward and
Hildegard Hald and Donald and
Essie “Ann” Childs, a nephew,
Anthony Petro, and an uncle,
Joe Petro.
Survivors include his parents,
Mike and Mary Gras; siblings,
Crystal Gilley and husband,
Brent, and their two children,
Allie and Riley, Michael Gras,
Jr., Cristen Gras and her chil-
dren, Hallie, Stephanie, Kaley,
Kendall and Amiaha; his close
friend, Sissy Lala; and many
other cousins, family members
and friends.
The family will receive
friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at
the funeral home.
Online tributes may be made
at kincannonfuneralhome.com
Cannady Service for Donald Cannady ,
86, are pending with Lowell-
Tims Funeral Home.
Brunson
Services for Ethelene
Brunson, 94, are pending with
Lowell-Tims Funeral Home.
Duran Visitation for Antonio Mar-
tinez Duran, 32, will be held
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
from 6 to 8 PM at Greer Funer-
al Home in Mangum.
Page 6 Sunrise Online News
Obituaries
According to the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, “Nursing assistants, sometimes
called nursing aides, provide basic care
and help patients with activities of daily
living. Orderlies transport patients and
clean treatment areas.
“Nursing assistants and orderlies work
as part of a healthcare team under the su-
pervision of licensed practical or licensed
vocational nurses and registered nurses.”
According to the National Network of
Career Nursing Assistants, “Nursing assis-
tants are key players in the lives of the
people in their care. Each day, more than
4.5 million caregivers provide hands-on
care to our nation’s frail, elderly, or chron-
ically challenged citizens in nursing
homes and other long term care settings.
And the number is growing as an addi-
tional 700,000 new positions will need to
be filled in the next 25 years.
“These important workers have various
titles including: Nursing Assistants, Direct
Care Workers, Care Assistants, Home
Care Assistants, Caregivers, Hospice As-
sistants, Geriatric Aide/Assistants, Resi-
dent Assistants, Personal Care Assistants,
Restorative Aides, Patient Care Assistants
and others in nursing homes, home care,
hospice, LTC hospitals, Emergency
rooms, prisons, MR Facilities, Workshops
and other long term care settings.
“Nursing Assistants provide as much as
80-90% of the direct care received by resi-
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Health & Wellness
National Nursing Assistants Day & Week: June 18-24
If you are out and about today,
Practice social distancing.
Wear a cloth face covering.
Wash your hands often.
Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth.
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Share your “Back When” stories and photos by emailing:
[email protected] to be included in an upcoming issue.
Way Back When...
There are a lot of fond
memories about Altus from
“Way Back When…” like
these…
Altus had two Safeway
grocery stores. One in
the Plaza Shopping
Center, and one in the
Park Lane Shopping
Center.
Also in both the Plaza
and Park Lane Shop-
ping Centers were
Wacker’s 5 & 10
stores.
You could get hot pista-
chios from the snack
bar at Treasure City. It
was located in the
building that now is
home to Walker Carpet
and Bulldog Furniture.
Robert’s Drive-In was
located in a little build-
ing on W. Broadway.
The only seating was a
picnic table out front.
Most orders were
served through the
drive-thru window.
Ruby’s Truck Stop was
located at the corner of
E. Broadway and Park
Lane where Pizza Hut
is now located.
Minnie Pearl’s Fried
Chicken was located on
E. Broadway where the
Blossom Shop is now.
Do you remember way
back when you could
get an ice cream at Me-
lo Queen or sit around
the ice cream bar at
Gate City?
Remember the chili
from Troy’s? The cost
of the chili depended on
if you wanted your
bowl served from the
bottom of the pot,
which was more meati-
er, or the top with more
grease.
Do you remember the
Jackson County Jail
being on the courthouse
square?
Do you remember “Way Back When…” there was a
dome on the Jackson County Courthouse?
These are S&H Green Stamps.
Many stores, including United Super-
markets, would give them out de-
pending on how much you spent.
You would save the stamps, put them
in redemption books, and trade them
in for merchandise - everything from
dishes to toys. Altus had an S&H
Green Stamp Store across from the
college on N. Main.
When I was a kid, my Mom would
give a few books to buy something
for myself in exchange for licking the
stamps and putting them in books for
her. The 45 RPM record carrier be-
low was one of the things I bought
with my S&H Green Stamps. I also
remember buying a set of bongo
drums (no one was happy about that
purchase) LOL.
Back when Altus had three Junior High
Schools: Northeast, Southeast and Central, we
would periodically have magazine sales. The kid
with the highest number of sales would get a
prize. I went to Southeast and was the top win-
ner. I received this portable 8-track tape player.
The tape went in the side and you would push the
handle down to change the tracks. My principal
at the time was Mr. Jim Holland who later went
to teach at Western Oklahoma State College. A
golf tournament in his name will be held on Au-
gust 8. The year that Central Jr. High burned
down, they divided Southeast between the Rams
and the Bullpups, then the next year made South-
east solely the Bullpups. Northeast Jr. High even-
tually became Altus Intermediate School, and
Southeast became just Altus Jr. High. Our mas-
cots were:
SOUTHEAST JR. HIGH RAMS
(Gold & Black)
NORTHEAST JR. HIGH HUSKIES
(Green & White)
CENTRAL JR. HIGH BULLPUPS
(Blue & White)
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By Sue Hokanson,
Quartz Mountain Nature Park
Lake Altus-Lugert has recently been
going down due to evaporation. On a
windy day with temperatures in the upper
90’s almost a half inch of lake level can be
lost due to evaporation. Some rain did fall
in our watershed last week, but not as
much that fell south or east.
While our local rains were not enough to
bring the lake level up very much. They
were helpful in greening up the grass-
slightly. Hopefully, we’ll get more rain
over the next 10 days and keep us out of a
Fire Ban during the upcoming Independ-
ence Day Holiday weekend.
If (or when) we go into a Fire Ban, camp
fires will be prohibited. Cooking with
wood or charcoal will be prohibited under
a Fire Ban. Grilling with propane or a
Coleman stove is allowed under most Fire
Bans.
The grill/stove would need to be on bare
earth, concrete or a non-flammable sur-
face. It is always wise to keep a large
bucket full of water nearby, whether we’re
in a Fire Ban or not. A spark popping or a
flaming marshmallow dropping can easily
set dry / trampled grass on fire. Please put
your fire OUT, if it will be unattended for
any length of time.
Alcohol, glass bottles (of any kind) and
pets are prohibited on the swim beaches.
Actually glass bottles are prohibited along
the entire shoreline- designated swim
beach or not. Pets on a leash may be on the
shoreline, except for the two designated
swim beaches. The same is true for water-
craft- you can pull up
to the shore, except in the designated swim
beach areas.
Fireworks are prohibited on all Quartz
Mountain properties-beach, campground,
golf course, group camp and lodge. Please
leave your fireworks at home. The loud
noises scare the wildlife and disturb oth-
ers, while a stray spark might start a fire.
During this COVID-19 crisis, we are
short staffed, including all of our inmate
assistance (mowing, edging & litter
pickup). Please help us keep Quartz
Mountain looking good. Carry your trash
to a dumpster.
That cube of drinks is a lot lighter when
the cans are empty, so please gather the
empties up and take everything back to the
dumpster near the parking lot.
Lake Altus levels going down, rain helping chance
of fending off Burn Ban for Independence Day
SWTC offering
evening Aircraft
Maintenance course Due to high demand and in effort to
work with demanding schedules, SWTC
is now offering an EVENING Aircraft
Maintenance course (A&P). Aircraft
Mechanics are one of the most high
demand careers in SW Oklahoma and
the nation.
These high wage job opportunities are
plentiful and NOW is the time to get
certified! Financial Aid is available to
those who qualify. Follow this link to
enroll today......space is limited! https://
www.swtech.edu/apply-now/
New WOSC
’Pioneer Guy’
mascot revealed To celebrate National Mascot Day,
Western Oklahoma State College thought
this week would be the perfect time to
release their brand NEW Pioneer Guy,
seen here.
He will be the face of our Western Ath-
letics teams and more.
Show him some love!
#proudtobepioneer #pioneerpride
Summer sessions at Western Oklahoma
State College begin tomorrow! Visit their
website for more information.
Page 10 Sunrise Online News
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Com-
missioners voted to reduce or alter wild
turkey hunting bag limits in large areas of
western Oklahoma during their regular
June 17 meeting in Oklahoma City.
Starting this fall, turkey gun hunters will
be allowed to harvest one tom only in the
14 counties that previously permitted ei-
ther-sex harvest. Archery hunters will still
be allowed one turkey of either sex
statewide in the fall.
Next spring, all counties outside the
Southeast Region will have a one tom lim-
it. The spring turkey season limit remains
unchanged at three toms. None of the
changes made will affect existing regula-
tions in the Southeast Region for turkey
hunting, where the season limit is one tom
turkey for all eight counties combined.
Chief of Wildlife Bill Dinkines told
Commissioners declining turkey numbers
during the past two years, especially in
southwestern Oklahoma, prompted the bag
limit changes.
Also during Wednesday’s meeting,
Commissioners voted to immediately pro-
hibit all recreational hunting of feral swine
on four wildlife management areas: Kaw,
Sandy Sanders, Hackberry Flat, and Wau-
rika. The prohibition supports efforts of
the Feral Swine Eradication and Control
Pilot Program operated by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture in those areas. Offi-
cials said eradication efforts in those areas
will be more effective without feral hog
hunting.
In other business, Commissioners:
Approved a Fiscal Year 2021 budget total-
ing $63.8 million, which is a 17 percent
decrease from the FY 2020 budget of
$76.8 million.
Approved emergency rules establishing
regulations for the new Sandhills Wildlife
Management Area, which will allow hunt-
ing and public use of the 5,200-acre WMA
in Woods County.
Heard Director J.D. Strong’s regular
Department report, including a notice that
this meeting would be the final regular
meeting for John D. Groendyke of Enid,
who decided not to seek another appoint-
ment after serving 44 years on the Wildlife
Conservation Commission. Strong said a
formal recognition of Groendyke’s service
to the Wildlife Department is planned this
fall.
Approved re-appointment of four direc-
tors to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conserva-
tion Foundation.
To view a recording of the meeting, go
to https://youtu.be/b9KNv93mipI.
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission is the eight-member govern-
ing board of the Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife Conservation. The Commission
establishes state hunting and fishing regu-
lations, sets policy for the Wildlife Depart-
ment and indirectly oversees all state fish
and wildlife conservation activities. Com-
mission members are appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the Oklahoma
Senate.
Wildlife Commission trims, alters turkey hunting bag limits
Oklahoma's turkey hunters will find reduced or altered bag limits for the coming fall and spring
seasons, based on declining turkey numbers the past two years. (USDA Photo)
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