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Pets of the Week…………………….……..Page 3

Obituaries…………………………………..Page 4

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Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020

The Knights of Columbus

are having their annual Fat

Tuesday Spaghetti Dinner on

Feb. 15 in the Prince of Peace

Catholic Church Parish Hall on

Falcon Road. The dinner will

be served from 6 to 8 PM.

Tickets are $10 for adults and

$6 for children. 12 and under

are free. Tickets can be pur-

chased from any Knight or at

the door. Funds raised are

used to support various chari-

ties throughout the year.

Knights of Columbus to hold

Fat Tuesday Spaghetti Dinner

The Jackson County Health Depart-

ment just wrapped up their Respect

Week to raise awareness of Teen Da-

ting Violence. However, keep in mind

it is always important to raise aware-

ness.

Teen dating violence is something

that affects too many people every year. One in three teens

experience dating abuse. We need to start having an open

dialogue with teens about what healthy relationships are.

Talk to your teen about what equality in a relationship looks

like to you and what unhealthy relationship behaviors are.

Together we can support and raise awareness for our teens.

Herschel Walker,

the anti-stigma cam-

paign spokesman for

the Patriot Support

Program, greets a

member of the 97th

Air Mobility Wing

Airman Leadership

School, Feb. 12,

2020, at Altus Air

Force Base, Okla.

Walker visits mili-

tary installations to

share his personal

story and experience

with mental illness

while delivering his

important message

to the troops,

“There is no shame

in getting help, I

did.” (U.S. Air

Force photo by Staff

Sgt. Cody Dowell)

No Shame in Getting Help

By Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell, Altus Air Force Base Public Affairs

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Heisman Trophy win-

ner and former running back, Herschel Walker, talked about

his experience with mental health when visiting the 97th Air

Mobility Wing, Feb. 12, 2020. While here, he was able to host

two talking sessions highlighting mental health through the

Patriot Support Program.

“I had always wanted to be a Marine growing up, but at a

literal coin toss I decided to pursue college football,” said

Walker. “I still have a great respect for the military though,

they are some of the greatest people I have ever met. The sacri-

fices they make are unmeasurable and I appreciate any oppor-

tunity to help the military in any way I can. If even only one or

two people go seek help after hearing what I have to say, that

is more than enough of a reward for doing all of this.”

See AAFB page 9

Respect Week focuses

on teen dating violence

Career Tech Week Who are the graduates of Oklahoma’s Career Tech system?

They are nurse, roofers, aviation mechanics, cosmetologists,

and welders. They might also be doctors, dentists, engineers,

teachers, and attorneys! In these crazy economic times, Ca-

reer Tech is even more important for Oklahomans.

Southwest Technology Center is one of Oklahoma’s 29

Tech Centers that are celebrating February as Career Tech

Month. On Feb. 18, Mayor Jack Smiley proclaimed February

as Career and Technology Education Month. During the week

of Feb. 17-21, SWTC will celebrate Career Tech Week with

activities such as spirit week, National Technical Honor Soci-

See SWTC page 4

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Pets of the Week

These beautiful dogs are very special.

Please stop by the Altus Animal Control Fa-

cility and get to know them. And, maybe take

one home.

Gonzo - a handsome, medium sized, young

adult (M) Shepherd Mix with gorgeous steel

colored eyes. Gonzo is a fun, juvenile boy,

who needs room to roam and play. He is

Shepherd mix and between 1 and 2 years old.

He has gorgeous, blue eyes and stunning per-

sonality. A sweet guy that needs someone to

be his furever companion.

Tiff - appears to be a medium sized, young, 1

year old (F) Hound mix. She is amazing. Her

short little legs do not limit one ounce of en-

ergy! She is fun, friendly and super sweet.

She gets along well with other dogs and kids.

She needs a forever home with a big yard to

run and owners with time to love and train

her.

Toby – a large sized adult (M) Lab mix. He

is a sweet, almost year old, boy who needs a

new forever home. He loves people and at-

tention and would love to have a family to

give him love and attention. He is smart and

would respond well to training. He needs

room to play and run. He does well with oth-

er dogs and, reportedly, does well with chil-

dren and cats.

Bert – a large sized, intact, adult (M) Lab

mix. He was picked up as a stray, so not

much is known about his personality. He

seems sweet and gets along well with other

dogs here at the shelter. He needs a home

with a large yard to play in and a loving fam-

ily to give him attention and training. He is

waiting for someone to be his furever family.

For more information about adopting one

of these amazing shelter dogs, please contact

Altus Animal Control at 481-2285. You can

also visit the animals at the Animal Control

Facility, 2200 Enterprise Drive in Altus, or

even see them online at www.altusok.gov/

animals or on the Facebook page, Saving the

PAWS of Altus. This profile is brought to

you by SW Oklahoma Animal Network in

cooperation with Altus Animal Control.

Weartherford Betty Jo Weatherford, 85,

Altus, went to be with her Lord

and Savior on Sunday, Febru-

ary 16, 2020. Funeral services

have been scheduled for 10:00

AM Wednesday, February 19,

2020 at the First Baptist Church

with Dr. Jeff Moore officiating.

Burial will follow in the Altus

City Cemetery under the direc-

tion of the Kincannon Funeral

Home and Cremation Service.

Betty Jo Lyons was born to

Walter Sr. and Gladys

(England) Lyons on January 1,

1935 in Altus, Oklahoma. Betty

graduated from high school in

Altus with the class of 1953.

She was a hard worker and

would work two or three jobs at

a time for many years to sup-

port her children. Betty and

Max Weatherford were united

in marriage on March 1, 1974

in Altus, Oklahoma. She was a

secretary for DHS for many

years until her retirement. Betty

was a member of the First Bap-

tist Church and loved the Lord,

her church, her pastor and peo-

ple. She loved to sing, listen to

music, and serve as a prayer

warrior for many. She read her

Bible daily and was a devoted

student of God's Word.

Betty is preceded in death by

her parents, her husband, a sis-

ter-in-law, Margaret Lyons, and

a nephew, Tommy Joe Lyons.

She is survived by four sons,

Tony Pearce and wife, Debbie,

David Pearce and wife, Debbie,

Greg Pearce and wife, Kim, and

Allen Weatherford and wife,

Jessica; thirteen grandchildren,

Tony Pearce, Jr. and wife, Tif-

fany, Justin Pearce and wife,

Tiffany, Kelly Jo Beane and

husband, Bryan, Alex Pearce

and wife, Ashley, Marcus

Pearce and wife, Darci, Lucas

Pearce, Joshua Pearce, Tanner

Pearce, Trey Pearce, Kaylei

Pearce, Gavin Pearce, Jack

Marinelli and William Mari-

nelli; great-grandchildren, Hud-

son, Brooklyn, Jordan, Presley,

Ella, Abigail, Elijah, Adelynn,

Brody, Melanie, Cole, Corbin,

Rylie and Kavion; her brother,

Walter Lyons, Jr.; two nieces,

Cindy and Lynn Lyons; a neph-

ew, Wynn Lyons; and many

other family members and

friends.

The Weatherford family will

greet friends on Tuesday even-

ing from 6 to 8 PM at the Kin-

cannon Gathering Room.

Memorial contributions may

be made to the First Baptist

Church of Altus, 300 N. Main

Street, Altus, OK 73521.

Online tributes may be made

at kincannonfuneralhome.com

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Obituaries

ety inductee ceremony on Tuesday, Febru-

ary 18, 2020 at 8:30 and 12:30, along with

our community luncheon on Friday, Febru-

ary 21, 2020 from 11:00-12:00. Oklahoma

Career Tech will also sponsor events at

Oklahoma’s state capital during the month.

On February 24, National Technical Honor

Society inductees will visit the State Capi-

tal and have the chance to see our legisla-

tures hard at work.

According to the Association for Career

and Technology Education, research shows

that many of the country’s fastest-growing

occupations require the technical skills

taught in Career Tech education programs.

Research also shows that among high

school graduates entering the workforce,

those with a technical education back-

ground earn more than those without this

advantage.

“Career Tech Education is a very im-

portant factor for Oklahoma’s economic

development” said SWTC superintendent

Dale Latham, “workforce certification is

the key to developing a trained workforce

for all Oklahoma business and industry.”

Career Tech isn’t just for high school

students. While the full-time programs are

the foundation of the system, business and

industry customers also benefit from the

services we offer. These services include

customized industry training and consult-

ing, small business start-up and manage-

ment safety, Safety Training, Oklahoma

Bid Assistance for state, local, and federal

contracts, and short-term certification

courses to increase earning power, just to

name a few.

All community members are invited to

come out and celebrate Career Tech Week

with SWTC. Whether you would like to

join us on Friday for a luncheon, tour our

campus to see students in action during the

school day, visit with our Business Devel-

opment professionals to find out opportu-

nities for your business, or just too simply

say hi; we welcome all to our campus for a

great time!

SWTC Continued from page 1

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK –

Senator James Lankford (R-

OK) today applauded the inclu-

sion of language in the Federal

Communications Commission

(FCC) budget proposal for the

fiscal year 2021 that would help

prevent the use of contraband

cellphones in state prisons. The

FCC listed strategic goals it

“commits to accomplish” which

included supporting “the ability

of first responders, including

law enforcement, by develop-

ing and implementing policies

and procedures to strengthen

public safety,” and taking

“steps to propose new rules or

facilitate voluntary industry

solutions to reduce the use of

contraband cellphones in cor-

rectional facilities.”

“Contraband cell phones in

state prisons are a public safety

risk that desperately needs to be

addressed,” said Lankford.

“The FCC’s commitment to

fixing this issue through inno-

vative solutions is great news,

and I look forward to partnering

with the agency to make signif-

icant progress in the coming

year. As Congress starts to

work on funding the federal

government for the next fiscal

year, I look forward to support-

ing the FCC’s strategic goals to

give state prisons greater tools

and technology to combat the

use of contraband cell phones.

These are simple reforms that

we can all get behind to protect

guards and communities and to

block the planning of criminal

activity from happening from

within our state prisons. We

must ensure that federal and

state prisons are on a level

playing field to solve this is-

sue."

Background

Federal law currently does

not allow state prisons to jam

cell phones. In 2018, Oklahoma

state prisons confiscated 7,518

cell phones from inmates.

Lankford has been pushing for

a change in federal law that will

allow states to use jamming

technology to prevent the use of

contraband cell phones in pris-

ons. He first raised the issue

publicly during a floor

speech last year and pointed to

specific examples of how con-

traband cellphones within pris-

ons were used to conduct crime

outside of the prison. He sup-

ported Oklahoma Governor

Kevin Stitt’s executive order on

the use of contraband cell

phones, which came after an

outbreak of prison riots that left

one inmate dead and several

injured. In December 2019,

Lankford supported a funding

bill that required a report on a

cost estimate to fund testing of

cell phone jamming for state

prisons. To view the language

in the president’s proposed

budget, click here (page 76).

Lankford serves on the Finan-

cial Services and General Gov-

ernment Appropriations Sub-

committee which has jurisdic-

tion over the FCC.

Lankford touts FCC’s commitment to reduce

contraband cell phones in state prisons “This is a simple plan we can get behind to protect guards, communities, and in-

mates, and to block the planning of criminal activity from within state prisons.”

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Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020

(early morning hours)

2:59 a.m., loud music, 201 N. Veterans

4:18 a.m., check suspicious subject, 100

blk N. Blain

Monday, Feb. 17, 2020

1:20 a.m., check suspicious vehicle, west

side fo Main Express Mart

7:10 a.m., truck parked in the entrance and

they cannot get to the scales, 1509 W.

Broadway

7:27 a.m., non-injury accident, 2500 N.

Main

10:46 a.m., landlord/tenant dispute, 501 S.

Julian

11:33 a.m., check suspicious subject, 500

blk N. Park Ave

3:35 p.m., larceny shoplifting, 2500 N.

Main

3:37 p.m., received a call about people

entering a building and is loading stuff up

and possibly stripping copper, 500 blk W.

Broadway

4:14 p.m., two Rottweilers came into her

yard and grabbed her dog and pulled it

through a hole and took him to their yard

and started attacking him. Also advised

someone was bit, 1332 E. Ash

4:42 p.m., semi truck broken down in the

north bound lane just south of Main and

Broadway

4:53 p.m., general smoke alarm, 320 Val

Verde

5:28 p.m., dumpster divers, 400 blk on E.

Curtis

6:39 p.m., fight inside the store, 2700 N.

Main

7:20 p.m., three dogs chasing and attack-

ing people, 521 E. Walnut

7:31 p.m., domestic disturbance, 1212 W.

Wingfield

7:55 p.m., stolen property, 421 N.

Spurgeon

8:58 p.m., domestic disturbance, 1212

Wingfield

9:43 p.m., check suspicious subject, park-

ing lot of Herring Bank

10:48 p.m., juvenile in need of supervi-

sion, 1400 blk N.Thomas

11:32 p.m., check suspicious subject,

Wishing Well store

11:36 p.m., check suspicious vehicle, 2516

E. Broadway

Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020

1:49 a.m., reckless driving, 700 blk E.

Broadway

3:33 a.m., disturbance, 1800 N. Main

3:52 a.m., check suspicious subject in Fat

Daddy’s parking lot

7:37 a.m., auto burglar interior motion

alarm, 1117 Sheryl Lane

9:54 a.m., check suspicious subject in al-

ley, 800 blk E. Walnut

10:14 a.m., upstairs motion alarm, Western

Prairie Vet Clinic

12:20 p.m., male subject shooting a gun

behind the horse barn on Market Road

12:44 p.m., pit bull trying to get into her

back yard to attack her dog, 1016 N.

Thomas

1:11 p.m., burglary, 901 Hazel

1:17 p.m., dog charging her when she tries

to get out of the vehicle, 1214 Inis

2:02 p.m., animal bite, enroute to ER

2:53 p.m., larceny shoplifting, 2500 N.

Main

4:08 p.m., animal bite, 1305 Springfield

5:06 p.m., assault and battery, 1332 N.

Thomas

5:12 p.m., reckless driving, Hwy 283

6:59 p.m., fire alarm, 1200 E. Pecan

9:31 p.m., assault and battery, 1200 E.

Pecan

10:00 p.m., person in pickup threw a bottle

out the window at him hitting the wind-

shield and breaking it, 62 and Park Lane

10:11 p.m., intoxicated person with a beer

in the lobby of the hospital

10:36 p.m., three shoplifters, 2500 N.

Main

Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020

12:04 a.m., alarm, CBD Plus USA

12:56 a.m., domestic disturbance, 2101 E.

Broadway

1:31 a.m., check suspicious vehicle, in east

alley of 100 blk N. Hightower

2:06 a.m., intoxicated driver, headed onto

Veterans from the intersection of Broad-

way and Veterans

1:00 p.m., stolen property, report to PD

1:53 p.m., grass fire, 16320 SCR 198

2:54 p.m., reckless driving, E. Broadway

2:56 p.m., accident with unknown injuries,

301 W. Broadway

5:20 p.m., fire, 3 east and mile half north

of Blain

5:28 p.m., assault and battery, 605 Saturn

5:31 p.m., alarm, 1819 Hollywood

7:12 p.m., someone set a pile of stuff on

fire then left and now the flames are get-

ting pretty high, 206 and 159

7:17 p.m., larceny shoplifting, 2500 N.

Main

8:17 p.m., disturbing the peace, 805 Kathy

9:01 p.m., larceny shoplifting, 2500 N.

Main

10:25 p.m., disturbing the peace, 300 blk

N. Jackson

10:27 p.m., animal nuisance, 1206 North-

towne Dr

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020

2:00 a.m., check suspicious vehicle at stor-

age units on Falcon Road

2:23 a.m., truck sitting on the east side of

the dispensary, W. Broadway

6:22 a.m., commercial burglar alarm, mo-

tion in art gallery 123 W. Commerce NBC

building

7:14 a.m., sexual assault, 1101 Stephanie

Lane

9:30 a.m., property damage to fence, F

Street

10:20 a.m., burglary, 400 S. Veterans

12:36 p.m., reckless driving, heading east

12:52 p.m., vicious animal, 505 S. Navajoe

1:19 p.m., panhandling, 220 E. Broadway

1:56 p.m., non-injury accident, Trail Drive

3:08 p.m., check subject slapping himself,

813 N. Main

3:12 p.m., alarm, Stockman’s Bank ATM

4:46 p.m., remove subject, 1001 N.

Chalmers

4:59 p.m., domestic disturbance, 405 Sat-

urn

7:40 p.m., door open on vacant house,

1213 Scott

8:44 p.m., hall motion alarm, 1417 Ally-

son Circle

8:57 p.m., non-injury accident, medical

clinic parking lot, Park Lane and Broad-

way

9:21 p.m., dogs trying to attack her in the

front yard, 822 W. Walnut

Altus Police Log

Monday, Feb. 17, 2020

Leslie Ray Stickney, 35, petit larceny

Albert Gene Wynn, 62, motion to revoke

Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020

Laurie Diane Walter, 37, application to accelerate

Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020

Dillon Dewayne Burns, 28, hold for Tillman County

Jose Felix Cruz, 30, hold for Greer County

Candren Nichole Lee, 32, resisting executive officer, petit larceny, motion to re-

voke

Just Leigh Luna, 24, DUI

Enriqueta Naranjo-Ortiz, 36, defective vehicle, no valid drivers license

Daniel Ray Payne, 34, petit larceny, failure to pay

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020

Jose Guerrero, 39, assault and battery

Arrests

LOOKING FOR TIPS The Altus Police Department is seeking

information regarding the identity of the

two pictured females. They are wanted for

questioning regarding a credit card fraud

investigation. These particular pictures

were taken at a liquor store in Chickasha,

Oklahoma. If you know the identities of

either female, please contact the Altus

Police Department at (580)482-4121 or

the Jackson County Crimestoppers at

(580)482-TIPS (8477). You can remain

anonymous.

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

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1

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Christian-94.5 FM 6 AM- Noon and 6 PM to Midnight. Mon - Fri “Anyone who does not

love does not know God,

because God is love.’”

1 John 4:8

The Armed Services YMCA will be holding

their 9th annual Chocolate

and Wine Festival on Fri-

day, Feb. 21. The event will

be held at the Unforgettable

Event Center this year, located

at 1104 N. Spurgeon, from 7-9

PM. Tickets are $25 per per-

son or $40 per couple, and are

available at NBC Bank, Holi-

day Inn Express & Suites, the

ASYMCA office, or by con-

tacting Emily at (580) 481-

6523 or by email:

estumpf@asymca.org.

Proceeds benefit the Altus

Armed Services YMCA pro-

grams.

Shortgrass Arts Institute is

sponsoring a Painting with

Acrylics Class with Linda

Stokes on Feb. 24, 25, & 27

from 6 to 9 PM at the Altus

Public Library, 421 N. Hudson.

Cost of the class is $30 and all

materials are included. This

class is for adults and students

ages 16 & up. Partial funding

for these classes is provided by

the Oklahoma Arts Council and

the National Endowment for

the Arts. Please call the Altus

Public Library, 477-2890, for

more information or to sign up

for the class.

The Altus Pop Expo 2020

will be held Friday, Feb. 28

starting with a mixer from 6-8

PM, followed by the Saturday

event from 10 AM to 6 PM.

There will also be a Monster

Ball held from 7:30 PM to

Midnight. Advance tickets are

$10 per day or $15 for the

weekend. At the door prices

are $15 for the day or $20 for

the weekend. Cost to attend

the Monster Ball is $25 per

person. The event will be held

at The Wind and Stone in

Lone Wolf.

A Daddy and Daughter Dance featuring 80’s music

will be held Feb. 29 from 7 to

9 PM at the Altus Community

Center, 401 Falcon Road.

Cost for the dinner and

dance is $29 per couple and $5

per additional child/adult. If

you just want to come for the

dance, the cost is $10 per cou-

ple and $3 per additional child/

adult. Tickets are bring sold at

the Altus City Gym, 601 Katy

Drive, and at playaltus.com.

Dinner tickets must be pur-

chased in advance by Feb. 21.

A Spaghetti Dinner Fund-

raiser sponsored by the Ma-

sonic Lodge No. 62 will be

held March 5 from 5 to 7 PM

at the lodge, 1120 N. Hudson.

Cost is $7 in advance or $8 at

the door, eat in or carry out.

Proceeds will go to the Altus

Masonic Lodge charity pro-

grams.

Altus Parks and Recreation is

hosting their 1st annual

Shamrock Shootout Boys and

Girls Basketball Tournament

March 19-21. The event is for

children kindergarten through

the 8th grade. There is a three-

game guarantee, and team entry

fee is $150. The team roster

information needs to be sub-

mitted by Sunday, March 15.

To registers, go to

www.PlayAltus.com, or for

more information, contact

TGRAY@ALTUSOK.GOV

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Feb. 28 thru March 1 at the

Jackson County Fair Grounds

SERVICES

Need yard work done? Call

James at (580) 301-1402

Leaves racked. Also doing

painting. Call 649-8327.

ITEMS FOR FREE Plastic hamster cage and parts.

Call 482-8266

Free oak firewood. Call 318-

1152 from 10:30 AM to 3 PM.

Leave a message.

ITEMS FOR SALE

Winchester Colt AR 15. Call

471-1557.

Ashley sofa with recliners. Call

405-488-9095.

10-15 pairs of boy’s husky siz-

es 14-20). Call 318-0843.

Crosses queen-size comforter.

Call 480-2438 or 210-3016.

Watches, scanners and a bicy-

cle for sale. Stop by 721 N.

Willard.

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

Two iPhone Xs, both are black.

$450 each or both for $800.

Each comes with a case and

charger. Call 649-6009.

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.

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.

HELP NEEDED

Mission on Wheels needs a

ramp built. If you can help call

482-1290.

FOR RENT

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house,

500 Sequoyah Lane. Call 481-

0430.

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

Are you an RN looking for a

fresh new career opportunity

that fosters professional

growth, career advancement,

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The Patriot Support Program promotes

an anti-stigma campaign in partnership

with Walker to encourage service members

to seek help for mental health and sub-

stance abuse issues. Walker has made 300

visits to military installations since partner-

ing with Patriot Support Program in 2008.

After Walker’s football career, his family

noticed he struggled with anger manage-

ment. It took years for him to act on his

family’s concerns and eventually visited a

doctor who diagnosed him with dissocia-

tive identity disorder (DID). Walker ad-

mits that it took him a while to recognize

he needed additional help.

“After I got help it was a feeling that no

other person could give you,” said Walker.

“When you are struggling, it’s like you are

imprisoned and there is no freedom or joy

to be found. Being able to set myself free

was a weight lifting experience and I hope

others have faith to do the same.”

Walker visits military installations to

share his personal story and experience

with mental illness while delivering his

important message to the troops, “There is

no shame in getting help, I did.”

“All the anger that I had after playing

professional football came from issues

which I didn’t even know I had,” said

Walker. The reason I worked so hard all

my life, came from insecurities as a child

of never being good enough. Throughout

my life all that energy was spent in becom-

ing the best I could be, but that was never

good enough for myself.”

For some, seeking out mental health as-

sistance is a struggle as people don’t rec-

ognize when they need help. When speak-

ing with service members, Walker urges

that treatment can only begin when one

asks for help.

“Through the combined efforts of others

caring for me and a personal drive to be

better, it made me want to seek help,” said

Walker. “I asked for help; I admitted that

there is a problem and I consider myself a

tough guy, but asking for help and realiz-

ing there was a problem was one of the

toughest things I’ve done.”

Growing up, Walker was only allowed to

watch films that had a positive message

because his mother wanted him to learn

something from it. Walker attributes his

mentality to his upbringing and now uses

his experiences in life as examples to find

positive messages in hard times.

“I get my motivation on how to stay pos-

itive from my mom and dad,” said Walker.

“Through them raising me the way they

did, I was able to accomplish anything I

wanted. I would like others to keep that

mindset with them to obtain their dreams.

You have to keep faith in that whatever

you’re going through, you can overcome

it.”

After getting help Walker was able to

understand the reasons behind his actions.

Since then, he has learned to enjoy activi-

ties that once challenged him before.

“We always have problems to dig out

through our life,” said Walker. “We are

always going through something and

sometimes will fail at it, but the main thing

is, failure isn’t the end and the push to con-

tinue to try, means everything.”

Walker is one of many who have strug-

gled with mental health and has come back

stronger from it. The Military and Air

Force have several departments devoted to

assisting service members with mental

health. For more information or to get

help, military members can contact Mili-

tary OneSource at (800)342-9647 and civil

service members can contact the Employee

Assistance Program at (866)580-9078.

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Herschel Walker, the anti-stigma campaign spokesman for the Patriot Support Pro-

gram, poses with a member of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Feb. 12, 2020, at Altus Air

Force Base, Okla. Walker is a Heisman Trophy winner and former professional football

player and spoke about his experience on mental health when he visited the 97th AMW.

Members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing listen to a speech by Herschel Walker, the anti-

stigma campaign spokesman for the Patriot Support Program, Feb. 12, 2020, at Altus

Air Force Base, Okla. The Patriot Support Program has an anti-stigma campaign in

partnership with Herschel Walker, to encourage service members to ask for help for

mental health and substance abuse issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody

Dowell)

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