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Volume 12 Issue 32 • January14, 2015 • Offices: 920 S.4th - Chickasha, OK • [email protected] • Phone: 405-224-7467 • Fax: 405-224-7469 • www.washitavalleyweekly.com
97th Grady County High School Basketball Tournament tips off Monday
The 97th annual Grady County Basketball Tournament tips off Monday, Jan 19 with early round games being
played at Rush Springs. The finals will be played on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the University of Science and Arts of
Oklahoma.
Last year’s champions the Rush Springs girls and Minco boys are given good chances to defend their titles.
First round games Monday from the boys bracket are Minco vs. Verden and Alex playing Am-Po. On the girls
side, Monday games include Am-Po vs. Verden and Alex playing host Rush Springs.
On Tuesday, first round games continue with host Rush Springs taking on Dibble and Ninnekah playing Oklahoma Christian Academy from the boys side and Minco vs. OCA and Ninnekah-Dibble on the girls bracket.
The tournament will take a break on Wednesday with semifinals and consolation games being played at Rush
Springs on Thursday and Friday.
The girls championship game will be played at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at USAO followed by the boys title game at 8
p.m. The consolation finals and the third place games will be played earlier in the day on Saturday.
Chickasha radio station Kool105 will broadcast all the games in one form or another. Early round afternoon action will be streamed live on the station’s website at www.classichits1055.com with live play-by-play action aired
each evening on 105.5 FM.
The tournament brackets are published on page 2. You can track the play for both boys and girls divisions.
We’re moving!
Carpet Market and Allen’s TV & Appliances
will soon be under one roof in a remodeled
showroom at 426 W. Chickasha Ave. For
now, Steve and Jennifer Osborn
invite you to visit Carpet Market at 804 S. 3rd St. for your
flooring needs and Allen’s at
5th St. and Chickasha Ave.
for your entertainment
and home appliance needs.
Carpet Market
804 S. 3rd St • Chickasha
405‑222‑0899
www.carpetmarketok.com
Allen’s TV ‑ Appliance
426 Chickasha Avenue
405‑222‑0597
This bag seems to be one
of the more popular seeds
that we sell when they are
a bargain of the month.
They do attract a large
variety of birds.
Page 2 Washita Valley Weekly
“My Community Magazine”
January 14, 2015
Library Chocolate Celebration is Sweet Occassion
The third annual Friends of the Chickasha Library Chocolate Celebration will be held Feb. 13,
from 5 pm to 7 pm in the Epworth Church Life
Center.
Tickets go on sale this week from Friends of
the Library members and at the Library. It is $6
for a box of six individual servings of chocolate
treats chosen from any of the 17 groups manning
tables this year.
There will also be other items available for
purchase, such as cakes, plates of cookies/barsand
other goodies.
Table hosts include AAUW, Altrusa Club of
Chickasha, Beholding the Child, Chickasha Area
Last year’s participants in the Chocolate Celebration enArts Council, Chickasha Community Theater,
joy a wide selection of cocoa infused baked goods.
Chickasha Kiwanis Club, First National Bank and
Trust Company, Friends of the Library/Library Board, Grady County 4-H, Grady County Republican Party, GMH Auxiliary, Junior Social Workers, Library-Story Hour Moms, Lucile Blue Bonnet
OHCE, PEO Chapter CR, PEO Chapter FV and the Three C’s.
Corporate sponsors for the 2015 Celebration include Arvest Bank, Century 21/Mosley Agency,
Chickasha Optimists, Chickasha Rotary, First National Bank and Trust Company, Liberty National
Bank, Standley Systems and Wootton New Holland.
About 450 people attended last year’s celebration, which grossed about $4,500.
Proceeds from the Chocolate Celebration are used for special projects and needs of the Chickasha Public Library. The Friends of the Chickasha Public Library works closely with Librarian Lillie
Huckaby to determine the use of these funds.
For more information, contact the Chickasha Public Library at 405-222.6075 or Angie Lewis at
405-779-6969.
Music Jamboree on Saturday
Enjoy music and singing at the FREE all day
Music Jamboree, Saturday, January 17th. There
will be Bluegrass, Gospel, Country, and Folk
Music at Canadian Valley Technology Center,
1401 Michigan Avenue, Building 200 in the
Helen WardSeminar Center.
\ The doors will open at 9:00 a.m. for coffee
and doughnuts and will start with a jamming
session until 9:30 a.m. Musical groups will be
scheduled from 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Bring
a finger food and enjoy music and singing. All
ages are welcome, and the admission is by donations to pay for the refreshments.
The future dates for the Music Jamboree are:
February 14, 2015, March 14, 2015, April 11,
2015, and May 9, 2015. To schedule to play or
for information contact Jallane or Chet Link at
(405) 224-6790 or (405) 222-6926.
Monday January 17th Federal Holiday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday
of Martin Luther King, Jr.) is an American federal
holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King,
Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each
year, which is around the time of King’s birthday,
January 15. The floating holiday is similar to holidays
set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.
King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent
activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal
and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in
King’s honor began soon after his assassination in
1968.
President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into
law in 1983, and it was first observed three years
later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining
it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all
50 states for the first time in 2000.
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Members of Chickasha Archery
teams selected after tryouts
The Chickasha
activity center was
packed on Saturday,
Dec. 20, when more
than 90 children tried
out for Chickasha
archery teams.
The three teams
consist of 16 elementary, 16 middle
school, and 16 high
school positions, with
up to four alternates per team. The teams will
compete this spring for the right to advance to
the National Archery Tournament.
Team members include:
• High School: Josh White, Jimmy Parham,
Conrad Carlile, Bailey Williams, Brittany Alexander, Blayne Bordwine, Brooks Bush, Brayden
Layman, Brandon Williams, Allison Crutchfield,
Christian Bordwine, Sarah Sladek, John Cook,
Thomas Shay and Chris Hughes.
• Middle School: Riane Tuthill, Turner Crutchfield, Abbi Gibson, Joseph Shaw, Jhoan Ferolina,
Thunder Bowman, Mariah Alexander, Cole Furman, Harrison Funderburk, Gage McElhandey,
DK Lim, Anna Thornburg, Logan Southwell,
Gage Jackson, Tyros Johnson, Deseara Borden,
Sierra Riddell, Bailey Walley and Monica Mills.
• Elementary: Brianna Alexander, Isabella
Sutteer, Boston Carlile, Gavin Haitt, Regan
Robinson, Bailey Silvus, Hailee Graham, Jhovain Ferolina, DH Lim, Ashton Tuthill, Mackaby
Carlile, Grayson Mchalney, Nick Barnett, Alyssa
Woodard, Sydney McKenna, Jackie Gonzale,
Ryle Weber, Trinity Badillo, Landon Parish and
Izaya Russell
Abortion Mills Closing
According to a recent survey, 73 abortion facilities
shut down in 2014. The state with the most closures
was Texas, where 14 abortion facilities went out of
business thanks to new legislation mandating commonsense health and safety standards.
The number of surgical abortion mills in America
peaked in 1991 at nearly 2,200. Since then, 75% have
shut down. This is good news and more evidence that
the work of pro-life legislators and organizations is
yielding real results!
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Death Notices
Memorials
Norma Ruth (Crump) Hayes ...
Norma Ruth (Crump) Hayes, age 80 of Chickasha,
entered the gates of heaven at 8 am on January 8, 2015
. She died to this earthly life surrounded by family at her
home in Chickasha .
Funeral service for Norma was held at 2 p.m. , Saturday,
January 10 at the First Baptist Church, Chickasha , OK.
Norma, the daughter of Joseph Deward and Leona Mae
(Bazar) Crump, was born on November 23, 1934, in Tabler,
Oklahoma.
Norma attended Pocasset and Verden Schools and graduated from Chickasha High School in 1952 where she was
active in school activities and sports especially softball
and basketball. After high school she worked at the Liberty Drug and
later as a telephone operator. Following her marriage to John Bradley Hayes, January
10, 1953 , she was a home maker with homes in Midwest
City , Baton Rouge , LA and Chickasha . She and John
owned and managed numerous rental properties in Chickasha . Following his death, Norma managed the rentals
and worked as a floral designer for over forty years, retiring this past year from Kendall’s Flower Shop.
Norma was a much loved and active member of the First
Baptist Church of Chickasha where she was a member of
the church choir, taught Sunday School and assisted in the
nursery. She also was an office volunteer for many years
at Chickasha ’s Access Free Health Clinic.
She was preceded in death by her husband John Hayes,
her parents; four brothers: Billy, Kenneth, Bob, and Larry
Crump and sister Connie Davidson and one grandson James
Joshua Clark.
Survivors include: sons Steven and wife Susan Elaine
of Crosby, Mississippi; Jeffrey and wife Susan of Yukon,
Oklahoma; daughter, Susan Kay and husband Jim Clark of
Chickasha; grandchildren: Stephanie Jones and husband
Brandon; Jonathan Clark and friend Cass Wylie; Julie
Moore and husband Jacob; Jeffery West; Sarah Hayes
and Kristi Hayes; brothers, John Crump and wife Glenda
of Chickasha and Joseph Leon Crump and wife Fran of
Columbia, South Carolina; sisters-in law: Judy Crump of
Chickasha, Sharon Crump of Lexington, Mo., Janice Crump
of Norman, OK., Lelia Smiley, Chickasha, OK., and Lucille
Grigsby of Oklahoma City; great grandchildren: Aaron
and Leanne Webb, Lucas Webb, Jared Clark, Bree McCarley, Brooke McCarley, Caleb Jones, Selah Jones, Izabella
Jones and great, great grandchildren Blakely Webb and
Parker Webb; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of
friends.
Officiating will be Minister Johnny Tims and assisting
Mike Butler. Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery . Services
are under the direction of the Ferguson Funeral Home.
Patrick J. Campopiano ...
Graveside service for Patrick J. Campopiano, Jr of Chickasha, OK, was held Friday,
January 9, 2015 at the Fairlawn Cemetery,
Chickasha.
Patrick J. Campopiano, Jr. was born June
2, 1942 in Fresno, California to Patrick and
Ruby Faye (Cicerello) Campopiano. He
passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in Chickasha, OK
at the age of 72.
Pat was proud of his service in the United States Marine
Corp from 1960 to 1964. He married Shirley Kay Estes on
February 10, 1966 in Clovis, California.
Services were under the direction of Sevier Funeral
Home, Chickasha, OK.
Complete obituaries and memorials
with pictures (when provided) are posted
on our on-line newspaper at
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Judie Parsley ...
Funeral services for Judie Parsley, 73, of Chickasha,
were held on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Ferguson
Funeral Home Chapel with David Hall officiating.
Judie (Reeves) Parsley was born July 20, 1941 in
Raymondville, Texas, the daughter of Joseph and Flodell
(Keys) Reeves. She died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in
Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Judie grew up around Sherman, Texas. She received a
Bachelor of Science Degree from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
Throughout her life, Judie worked as a social worker for
several government agencies. She felt family and education were very important.
She enjoyed church and being involved in church activities and for the past year had attended Laverty Baptist
Church. She also enjoyed knitting, crafts, and sewing. She
considered herself a skilled seamstress.
Interment was in Pioneer Cemetery under the direction
of Ferguson Funeral Home.
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Across from Grady County Fairgrounds
Harry James Streber ...
Funeral service for Harry James Streber, of Tuttle, OK,
was held Thursday, January 8, 2015 at the First Baptist
Church, Tuttle, OK.
Harry James Streber was born July 13, 1929 in Tuttle,
OK to Harry James and Nannie (Carter) Streber. He passed
away on Monday, January 5, 2015 in Tuttle at the age of
85.
Mr. Streber married Gloria Jean Bennett on December
21, 1949 in Woodward, OK. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery under the
direction of Sevier Funeral Home, Tuttle.
GOP January Meeting
Doffeene Rowena Dutton Moore ...
Funeral service for Doffeene Moore, of Chickasha, OK,
was Monday, January 12, 2015 at the Alex Southern Baptist
Church in Alex, Oklahoma.
Doffeene Rowena Dutton Moore (better known as
Granny Moore) was born in a tent in Bailey, Grady County,
Oklahoma, on June 10, 1918. She died January 9, 2015
surrounded by her family in her own home in Alex.
Doffeene’s father, Scott Washington Dutton, was born in
Georgia and traveled to Indian Territory as a young man.
It was there he met Mary Rowena Wright, born In the Territory to Hardin William Wright III and Mary Louisa Nail. Scott and Rowena married in Indian Territory in 1901 and
Doffeene was the only daughter of five surviving children
born to them.
Doffeene attended school at the 72 School southeast
of Rush Springs and in Cushing, Oklahoma. On November
19, 1933, she married George Tolbert “Tol” Moore at Rush
Springs and later joined the Baptist Church at Chitwood,
Oklahoma. After seeing her five sons and one daughter through
Rocky Point and Alex Schools, Doffeene worked as a dietician at Shannoan Springs Nursing Home in Chickasha.
Interment was in the Alex Cemetery under the direction
of Sevier Funeral Home, Chickasha, OK.
Virginia Odom Hunter Hardy ...
Funeral services for Virginia Odom Hunter Hardy, 92,
of Chickasha, were held Wednesday, January 7, 2015, in
the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel with Esten Leonard
officiating.
Virginia Hardy was born November 13, 1922, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bill Louis Odom and
Lorene “Teen” Beauchamp Odom. She died Friday, January
2, 2015, in Chickasha.
Virginia grew up in the Friend area where she attended
schools and graduated from Friend High School.
She married J.C. Hunter, in the late 1930’s and to this
union her daughters, Shirley and Charlotte were born. Later in life she married C.A. “Nick Hardy”.
Virginia had been employed during her lifetime mostly
as a secretary/bookkeeper, with Sonja’s Dress Shop, Dr.
McDougal, Dr. Foertsch, American Dusting and several
more.
She loved knitting and crocheting. She was a member of
the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church and a past member of
the Beta Sigma Phi.
Interment was in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the
direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
A biologist, a chemist,
and a statistician are
out hunting. The biologist shoots at a deer
and misses five feet to
the left. The chemist
takes a shot and misses
five feet to the right.
The statistician yells
“We got ‘em!”
The next meeting for the Grady County Republican Party will be on Thursday, January 15 at
6:30 pm at the Canadian Valley (Vo-Tech) Center
in Chickasha. The meeting agenda will include
discussions about precinct leaders and our county
convention as well as other upcoming events.
The chairman will also give a report on recent
events at the state committee meeting.
Upcoming events include the Library Chocolate Celebration, Precinct and County Convention meetings, State Convention, March Banquet
and other activities.
Any elected officials that are in attendance are
given time to speak and provide updates of their
activities.
The meeting schedule has been posted on the
Grady County Republican Party Facebook page
and will be kept current through the year.
Any registered Republican is welcome to attend the meetings. For more information check
the facebook page.
County Chairman is Dwain Sehon.
P.E.O. Offers Scholorships to Women
Chapter CR of P.E.O, a women’s philanthropic
educational organization, will be offering one or
more $500 open scholarships in 2015.
These scholarships will be offered to a current
USAO female student who needs financial help
with attending college next year and/or to a displaced homemaker who needs to enter or re-enter
the work force and desires training at USAO or
Canadian Valley Technology Center. Applications may be obtained by request from
P.E.O. Chapter CR Scholarship Chair, 801 South
12th Street, Chickasha, OK 73018, or by calling
405-224-1870. The deadline for submission is
February 15, 2015.
Truth in Advertising
Several weeks after a young man had been hired, he
was called into the personnel director’s office. “What is the
meaning of this?” the director asked. “When you applied
for this job, you told us you had five years experience.
Now we discovered this is the first job you’ve ever held.”
“Well,” the young man replied, “in your advertisement
you said you wanted somebody with imagination.”
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“My Community Magazine”
DA Jason Hicks sworn in to second term
January 14, 2015
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Owner/Administrator
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Grady County District Attorney Jason Hicks, third from left, was one of 27 district attorneys to
took the oath administered of office administered by Court of Criminal Appeal Judge Davis Lewis
at a swearing-in ceremony last week at the Oklahoma State Capitol. It marks Hicks’ second term of
office, having been elected as the District Attorney for District 6 in 2010 and running unopposed in
2014. District 6 includes Caddo, Grady, Stephens and Jefferson Counties.
Hicks noted that he is satisfied with his first term in office. “I am pleased with the direction of the
office and feel like we made progress in several areas during my first term of office. The District 6
Drug and Violent Crime Task Force was very successful in taking those who look to sell methamphetamine and other drugs into our community off the street.” (Photo by Travis Caperton, Legislative Service Bureau)
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Chickasha FFA Labor Auction is Friday, Jan. 16
The Chickasha FFA Chapter will hold its annual Labor Auction and Dinner on Friday, Jan. 16 in the Chickasha
High School Activity Center.
“This event is one of the largest fundraisers conducted by the organization and helps provide the chapter with
money to operate on throughout the spring and summer months,” said Stephen Tillinghast, Chickasha FFA Advisor.
The event will kick off at 6:30 pm with a barbeque dinner sponsored by local
Chickasha businesses including Wal-Mart, Spencer’s, and Chicken Express.
The member auction will begin at 7pm. More than 40 FFA members will give of
their time in the form of labor or community service in return for a donation to the
Chickasha FFA Chapter.
Those interested in
being a part of the auction
and dinner, but cannot be
in attendance are encouraged to contact either Advisor Michael Gustafson
or Tillinghast, to let them
know your intentions
as far as purchasing a
student’s labor at 405222-6550 or stillinghast@
chickasha.k12.ok.us.
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CHS Robotics, FRC Team 3931 started their
season January 3rd. They have six weeks to build
a robot and then they will compete in Oklahoma
City and Arkansas. Team captain Samantha
Jacobson, second from left, shows rookie members how to wire the different components to a
robot.
Monday January 17th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Do you need premium assistance? Are you part-time with no insurance?
Are you losing insurance? Need help re-qualifying?
Are you Native American and want freedom to choose and additional benefits?
Newly elected Grady County Commissioner for District
3, Ralph Beard was sworn into office by District Judge
Richard VanDyke on Monday morning January 5th. Also
returning to their positions were County Commissioner
District 1 Windle Hardy and Grady County Assessor Bari
Firestone. Firestone and Hardy were returned to office unopposed.
Hourly pay will keep you poor!
by Dan Miller (www.48Days.com)
Wealth isn’t made by the hour – it’s made with
ideas and a plan of action.
If you make $15 an hour, you’re making $31,000 a
year. A cost of living increase of 3-4% is not going to
significantly change your financial position. Yes, you
can do a great job and ask for a 10% raise each year
and in 8 years you’ll double your income to $62,000.
But that’s 8 years from now. And doubling your pay
in an hourly position is not going to happen – unless
you bring new skills to the table.
A better question is how can you make an extra
$2600 a month starting now – to make that doubling
of your income be a reality this next year? What
would that do to your debt snowball? Here are some
ideas to get your own thinking started:
• Mow 10 yards weekly at $60 each
• Spend $1300 on old silver at garage and estate
sales; clean it up, know the market and double your
investment selling on eBay
• Create a sports themed sticker package for golf
carts and sell 100 at $26 each
• Buy a fixer-upper in this wild real estate market
– do the repairs and make the entire $31,000 in one
carefully orchestrated transaction
• Be the graffiti removal expert in your town. Get
10 contracts for $260 monthly to keep a building
graffiti free
• Set up to sell kettle corn at local fairs, festivals,
fund raisers and church events. Book 3 events a
month were you could reasonably expect to net $850
each
• Explore the list of my 48 Low-Cost Business
Ideas
Nothing here requires another degree or a waiting
time. But making an idea work for you does require
a break from a paycheck mentality. If you can do
that, the sky is the limit in where your income can go
– this year.
580-706-1100
[email protected]
Some new laws for 2015
• In California, a ballot initiative approved by voters in 2008 takes effect restricting the confinement
of egg-laying hens, breeding sows and veal calves.
The Humane Society of the United States says
the law goes further than any in the country when
coupled with a law signed by former Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger that extends the space requirements
for egg-laying hens to out-of-state suppliers.
• In Utah, cities and towns can no longer ban specific dog breeds within their limits. At least 10 cities
now have restrictions that ban ownership of breeds
such as pit bulls.
• In Louisiana, 16- and 17-year-olds will be able
to register to vote when obtaining a driver’s license,
though they still won’t be able to vote until they turn
18.
• In New York in February, it becomes illegal to
pose for a photo with a lion, tiger or other big cat.
The measure, which specifically prohibits contact
between members of the public and big cats at
animal shows, passed after self-portraits with the
animals started becoming more popular online, particularly with some young men on dating sites.
• The minimum wage goes up Thursday in several
states, including Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida,
Ohio, Maryland, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A
wage increase in New York takes effect Wednesday.
In addition, troopers in Oklahoma get their first pay
raise in seven years.
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will fit several years model.
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or stop by Chickasha Animal Shelter. We have lots of
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Call 405-222-6093.
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I Buy Vintage Mens watches, guns, pre 1920 postcards, antiques and items of
interest. Call Dan 405-5742543.
(tfn)
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‘94 Chevy Cheyenne Short
bed pickup, V-6 auto, runs
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1994 Chevy Camaro.
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good tires, alloys, needs
work. $1500 obo. 405785-2244, leave message.
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Monday January 19
Legal Holiday
Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Larry’s Coins,
Buying
gold and silver coins, medallions, stamp collections,
shotgun rolls of coins. Want
to buy acoustic guitar and
graded baseball cards, inserts & autographs. Throwing thousands away? I’ve
seen it happen! Let me sort
through your large batches
of coins before you give
them to the bank. I will find
all the silver and error coins
and pay you for them. 405248-1985.
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WANT TO BUY MINERAL RIGHTS. CALL 405224-6653.
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We would like to have
your Spencer Grocery receipts and your Best Choice
Brand UPC Barcode Labels
for Friends Fur Change.
Call Stephanie, 405-3200037.
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Concrete Work & Tree
Trimming,
driveways,
curbs, etc. Free estimates
and reasonable rates. Call
Scott, 405-779-4293. (tfn)
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Buy - Sell - Trade
Word ads are a great way to sell items or to find items you want
or need. These ads are read by many people in our community
and this is a great way to let people know what you have or
need. This is an inexpensive way to advertise to thousands!
Individual Ads: ............................................................$5.00 / 15 words
Plus 25¢ per word for additional words over 15 words
Deadline for Ads - Fridays at 3 pm
Business Ads: ............................................................$7.50 / 15 words
Plus 35¢ per word for additional words over 15 words
Deadline for Ads - Fridays at 3pm
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Frame ................................. Add $2.00 each
Business Ad Rates Will Apply for any Commercial Business, Including Breeding Animals of All Kinds
(ex: puppies for sale, Employment Wanted (ex: Lawn work wanted), and other as publisher
deems appropriate. Thank you for your consideration.
Write Your Ad in the Spaces Below
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Want to Buy: 1962, 1963,
1964 Duncan High School
Annuals. Please call Paul at
580-476-3404.
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WANTED: GRASSLAND
for Cattle. 405-274-6566.
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“Make it your ambition to
lead a quiet life, to mind
your own business and to
work with your hands, just
as we told you, so that your
daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so
that you will not be dependent on anybody.” Thessalonians 4:11, 12 (NIV)
HELP WANTED
Small Non-Denominational Church in Chickasha,
Ok, seeking ordained
Pastor & Wife. Must live
locally & have ministry
calling.
405-381-8341
CHEROKEE TEMPS, INC
NUMEROUS POSITIONS
• Cherokee Temps in
Office Clerical
• Midwest Cooling Towers
• Kaska
• Georgia Pacific
in Fletcher
• Landfill - Clean up
(outside)
• Construction
2 forms of ID required
Apply 8 am-4 pm
1728 So. 4th
Chickasha, OK 73018
Now Hiring
BARTENDER
at
Washita Gaming
Center.
Please apply
online at www.
traditionsspirits.
com
or in person
405-392-4550
DRIVERS NEEDED
At Tuttle Plant
620 N. CimarroN rd.
TuTTle
405-381-2393
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ATLAS TUCK
CONCRETE, INC.
50¢
75¢
$1.00
$1.25
Help Wanted
$1.50
$1.75
$2.00
$2.25
apply Within
Pay by Cash, Check or MC/Visa | 405-224-7467
God Bless America
Help Wanted
Employment Opportunities
HELP WANTED
Chisholm Corner Store
& Subway
located at
601 West Hwy 19, Alex, OK.
Inquire within the store
between the hours of
9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Need help for both
morning & afternoon shifts.
Must be 18 yrs or older.
Housekeeper
needed at
Lindsay Municipal
Hospital. Full
time. Day shift.
LMH offers
competitive salary
along with a great
benefit package.
Please apply at
1305 W. Cherokee Lindsay, Ok
73052
No phone calls
please.
Full Time
Licensed
Practical Nurse
needed at Lindsay
Municipal Hospital.
Night Shift. Competitive
Salary. LMH pays 100%
insurance premiums
for medical, dental,
and vision.
Please apply at
1305 W. Cherokee
Lindsay, OK 73052
or fax your resume to
405-756-1802
ATTN: Human Resources
Full Time
Registered Nurse
needed at Lindsay
Municipal Hospital. Day
shift. LMH offers competitive salary along
with shift differential
and great benefits. LMH
Pays 100% premiums
for medical dental, and
vision. Please apply
at 1305 W. Cherokee
Lindsay, OK 73052
or fax your resume to
405-756-1802
ATTN: Human Resources
For Sale
2002 Lincoln Navigator, Fully Loaded, 4
Wheel Drive, Heated &
Cooled Seats, Leather,
more. $4,000. See at
920 S. 4th Chickasha
405-320-1539
Dr. Pepper
Bottling Co.
205 Kansas
Chickasha, OK
Class A CDL Driver
License Required.
Apply in Person
Drug Test Required.
Part Time
Licensed
Practical Nurse
needed at Lindsay Municipal
Hospital.
Day shift.
Vacation and sick
leave. Competitive
Salary.
Please apply at
1305 W. Cherokee
Lindsay, OK 73052
or fax your resume
to 405-756-1802
ATTN: Human Resources
Full Time
Registered Nurse
needed at Lindsay
Municipal Hospital.
Night shift. LMH offers
competitive salary along
with shift differential
and great benefits. LMH
Pays 100% premiums
for medical dental, and
vision. Please apply
at 1305 W. Cherokee
Lindsay, OK 73052
or fax your resume to
405-756-1802
ATTN: Human Resources
Glenhaven Nursing &
Rehabilitation
3003 W. Iowa
Chickasha,OK
is taking applications
for the following:
LPN - 3-11 shifts.
CNA - All shifts,
Monday - Friday.
CMA’s - Relief on
all shifts. Looking
for qualified candidates who are caring
and want to make
a difference for our
residents.
Benefits include vacation, sick pay, affordable health insurance.
Apply in Person.
OK State Motto
“Labor Omnia Vincit”
Latin for
“Work Conquers All”
January 14, 2015
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Career Change? Let Us Help!
Employment Opportunities
Program Manager
Sequoyah Enterprises,
Inc. in Wayne OK has
an opening for a
Program Manager.
The Program Manager is responsible for
implementing and supervising the facility’s
programs and services, while servicing as a
contributing member
of the interdisciplinary team. Education
requirements is a BA
in social work or other related field, with
5 years experience
working with children’s services. Must
be at least 21 years
or older and able to
pass a comprehensive
background check.
Please send your resume to [email protected] or fax
it to 405-604-6825,
or apply directly at
12695 Jenny Lane in
Wayne, OK. EOE
Mental Health
Therapist
Residential Facilities,
L.L.C. in Chickasha
OK, has an opening
for Therapist.
The qualified applicant must have a Master’s degree in a mental health treatment
related field and be
under licensing supervision.
A Therapist must be
able to provide therapeutic service and
case management for
residents while being
a contributing member of the interdisciplinary team.
Applicant must be 21
years old and able to
pass a comprehensive
background check.
Please send your resume to [email protected],
or
fax it 405-604-6826,
or you may call and
speak to Brittany at
405-606-5880. EOE
MECHANIC/OPERATOR – ANADARKO
$15.91 to $24.69
WFEC is recruiting for a Mechanic/Operator,
Anadarko Power Plant. Incumbent receives
training in plant maintenance and plant operations functions. Under direction of Mechanical
Supervisor, Mechanic/Operator assists in general repair, preventive maintenance on operation of generating plant equipment. Records
hourly readings of auxiliary equipment. Must
have valid DL. Qualifications require two years
of related experience in mechanical maintenance in power plant, industrial, construction,
or manufacturing environment. Education
substitutes for experience at rate one yr Edu
equals two yrs Exp. Apply on-line and view
job posting at www.wfec.com.
Closing Date 01/28/2015.
WFEC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER AND
EMPLOYER. MINORITIES, FEMALES, DISABILITY, AND
VETS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
EOE/AA/M/F/DISABILITY/VETS
Apply online at www.expresspros.com
405-224-8844
301 South 2nd - Chickasha
Oklahoma Policy and Human Value
By REP. DAVID PERRYMAN, D-Chickasha; Dist. 56
In 1943, during World War II as the Allies were driving back
the Axis powers across Europe, President Franklin Roosevelt
was informed that huge caches of artwork and cultural treasures
were being destroyed by Nazis. In response, he commissioned
the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives platoon.
The group, consisting of 17 middle aged men and a few
women who interrupted careers as historians, architects, museum curators and professors, searched for, recovered and
returned to the rightful owners, hundreds of thousands of
priceless artwork and treasures that would otherwise have been
destroyed.
A Harvard professor, George Stout was a member of the
platoon and was the basis of the character portrayed by George
Clooney in the 2014 movie, The Monument Men. Clooney’s
character summed up the urgent mission of the platoon when he
said, “You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground and somehow
they’ll still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements and
it’s as if they never existed. That’s what Hitler wants.”
In a broader sense, the professor was stating an absolute truth that goes to the very core of man’s
existence: The fundamental difference between humanity and all other living creatures is that a life
without a creed, a heritage, or a religion, is a life without purpose. Consequently, stripping those
anchors strips a life of meaning.
During that same war, Viktor Frankl, a young Jewish doctor from Austria was stripped of all
humanity having passed through four concentration camps, lost his parents, his wife and most of his
family. At war’s end, Frankl authored Man’s Search for Meaning, considered by many to be one of
the ten most influential books of the twentieth century.
Quoting Frankl’s message, “There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions as the knowledge that there is meaning in one’s
life.” Conversely, the most effective way to murder the human spirit is to devalue the person by
eliminating its sense of greater purpose.
Observing current Oklahoma political direction, it is difficult to locate a single policy that would
tend to nurture self-worth in students or teachers by saying that we are willing to commit enough
funding to even bring them closer to the regional average.
It is virtually impossible to find any plan that would communicate to those without access to
health insurance and health care that they have sufficient intrinsic value that we should even be
concerned.
A vocal and aggressive contingent of citizens refuse to mandate that working Oklahomans who
live in poverty be paid a wage that is sufficient to house, clothe and feed a family or to purchase and
insure adequate, reliable transportation.
When public policy says a person has zero value, identifying one’s purpose becomes virtually
impossible. Unfortunately, the devaluation of a class of people ultimately devalues all classes of
people.
Oklahoma’s current preoccupation with cutting taxes has and will continue to cripple our ability
to educate our children, have safe roads and bridges, allow correctional employees a safe place to
work, improve access to health care, treat mental health and move this state forward.
Words of compassion ring hollow when public policy communicates that many Oklahomans are
simply not worth the trouble. The 55th Legislative Session will begin in a few short weeks. Will it
perpetuate an agenda that robs them of all purpose? Or will we be led by
“Monument” legislators who search for solutions, recover hope and return
opportunity to the people?
Rep. Perryman may be reached at 405-557-7401 or David.Perryman@
okhouse.gov.
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Caddo Counties of Oklahoma. The present circulation is 15.100. Out of area subscriptions
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New Year’s Resolution: To tolerate fools more
gladly, provided this does not encourage them to
take up more of my time.
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“My Community Magazine”
January 14, 2015
Grady-Ville
with dwain sehon
The comments and subject matter expressed in Dwain Sehon’s Grady-Ville column is that of his own
choosing and opinion. You can contact Dwain at [email protected]
I have been writing fewer columns lately, but that doesn’t mean that I
haven’t been busy. Last fall before the election, I was asked to fill in as the
Chairman of the Grady County Republican Party which I accepted. Since
that time we have been working on activities to build up the party and
obviously to support our candidates in the last election. We were quite successful at election time and our candidates mostly carried Grady County.
Now the task at hand is to get yourself, Henrique, Bill, Mable, and LaRonda active in the Grady County Republican Party again. Since we have
three of the four State House Representatives and the State Senator for our
area who attend our meetings, our party is where you want to be.
We are very informal, you don’t have to dress up to attend a meeting and
who knows who might be there that you get to talk to. It is truly a chance
for everyone to get involved regardless of whether you are retired, working, a student or whatever. It truly doesn’t matter where you work or what
you do for a living, our attitude is that we are all in this together and we
can do great things when we put our heads together.
If you aren’t registered to vote don’t worry, we will be happy to give you
a voter registration form to fill in and will even turn it in for you so you can
join in the fun.
We will be having monthly meetings and are participating in quite a few
local events such as parades, festivals etc. so make sure that you don’t miss
out. Our meeting schedule will be updated often and is posted on Facebook at the Grady County Republican Party page. We hope that you will
check us out and join in. You have to be involved to get a say in what goes
on, so I hope that each of you will seriously consider participating.
The elected officials in Grady County really are interested in keeping
you informed and involved if you are able to spend a small amount of your
time to participate. Look for our meeting notices in the Washita Valley
Weekly and at www.ChickashaToday.com.
CV Tech Nursing students graduate
Twenty-four Canadian Valley Technology Center Practical Nursing students
from Chickasha and El Reno/Cowan campuses recently participated in a graduation ceremony held at CV Tech’s Chickasha campus.
Those students taking part have either finished the program or are very close to
finishing. CV Tech’s nursing program, under the direction of Rhonda Reherman,
RN, BSN, MSN, trains adult students to enter the nursing profession as a licensed
practical nurse (LPN).
Those participating in the graduation ceremony from the Chickasha campus
include (from left) back row: Laurie Jones, RN, BSN, instructor; Misti Heston,
RN, instructor; Katie Kitchko, Binger; Marcus Bilyeu, Anadarko; Buffy Moore,
Chickasha; Tiffany McCartney, Lindsay; Jenna Dupree, Foster; Mike Gibson, RN,
BSN, instructor; and Mary Elliott, RN, BSN, instructor. Front row: Pam Roberts,
RN, BSN, instructor; Jessica Carter, Blanchard; Anissa Clingman, Lindsay; Sarah
Doake, Lindsay; Stephanie Manning, Alex.
I Like Me!
A little boy was overheard praying: “Lord,
if you can’t make me a
better boy, don’t worry
about it.
I’m having a real good
time like I am.”
Who am I?
If you can start the day without caffeine, if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, if you can resist complaining and boring
people with your troubles; If you can eat the same food every day and be
grateful for it, if you
can understand when
your loved ones are too
busy to give you any
time, if you can take
criticism and blame
without resentment, if
you can conquer tension without medical
help, if you can relax
without alcohol, if you
can sleep without the
aid of drugs, then you
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