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COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ROOFING SERVICE Swim teams compete well in Edmond PAGE 12 COMMERCIAL ENDORSED 580.530.0274 FULLY INSURED UPCOMING The EVENTS Breakfast With Santa hosted by the Altus Li- AltusTimes ons Club is today from 8 to 11 a.m. at Eastside Altus Community Center, 401 Falcon Road. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, bacon, juice, and milk. For more eekend information call (580) $ 482-0210. WALTUSTIMES.COM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018 1.50 A 14th Annual Toy Run For the Kids is today. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at 509 S. Main Council members question initiative signatures St. and the run begins at 11 a.m. Riders will called a special meeting of Altus has been circu- Tuesday night, the deliver toys to the Calls special meeting Dec. 11 of the Altus City Council lating since September. question to call an elec- Altus Fire Depart- the same members, but to discuss and take possi- The vote of the council tion for the proposition BY KATRINA GOFORTH ble action on a resolution would have expedited the was again on the City ment, followed by [email protected] meet separately and con- lunch at Fat Daddy’s, secutively. Mayor Jack to put a proposition on the initiative petition process. Council’s agenda. The Feb. 12 ballot revoking the The council decided by a council voted to take no 901 N. Main St. The The Altus City Coun- Smiley was unable to city’s charter and return- majority vote to table the action. cost of registration cil and Altus Municipal attend the meeting and ing the city government resolution until the next Councilmember Jon is one or more new, Authority met in regular Councilmember Dwayne to an Aldermanic form regular meeting. Two nay Kidwell led the discus- unwrapped toys. For session Tuesday at the Martin presided over the of government. The ini- votes were cast by Smi- sion on this agenda item more information call Altus Municipal Com- meeting in his dual role tiative petition to propose ley and Councilmember (580) 301-2938. plex, 509 S. Main St. Both as Vice-Mayor. the question to the voters John Womack. SEE QUESTION, PAGE 13 The Four Seasons Win- boards are assembled of In November, Smiley ter 15/5k is today at the Linda Wiginton Aquat- ic Center, 121 N. Park Lane. Registration WOSC selects homecoming royalty Mayor, city begins at 7 a.m. and start time is 7:30 a.m. For more information call (580) 481-2265. council A Christmas Dance sponsored by the Altus members Ballroom Dancers is tonight at the Altus Community Center East, 401 Falcon Road, draw from 7 to 10 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and in- opponents cludes a live band. The BY KATRINA GOFORTH event is potluck and [email protected] attire is dressy casual. For more information Altus Mayor Jack Smiley will be call (580) 477-1822. challenged by Altus City Councilman The MacDowell Club Dwayne Martin and three of the four of Allied Arts of Altus incumbent council members are being will present a tradi- challenged for their seats, according tional Vespers Service at to filings through the Jackson Coun- 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. ty Election Board that ended at 5 p.m. 9, at the First Pres- Wednesday. Meanwhile, no one has byterian Church at challenged for any of the Jackson 208 East Cypress. The County area school board positions. Vespers Service, a cele- The Jackson County Election Board bration of the age-old has released the names of those candi- Christmas story told dates filing in the upcoming primary in music, song, and election on Feb. 12. They are: words, is free and open to the public. 2019 City of Altus Municipal Filing Rick Carpenter | Altus Times The Rotary Club of • Mayor — Dwayne Martin and In- Altus has scheduled Western Oklahoma State College crowned its Homecoming King and Queen Tuesday night between basketball cumbent Jack Smiley, 4-year term; its annual Santa Claus games with Clarendon College. Students voted on the winners which were, Queen Savannah Walker, a graduate • Chief of Police — incumbent Tim of Olustee-Eldorado High School, and King Deykel Herra, a graduate of Passaic High School in New Jersey. Connection for Tuesday, Murphy, 4-year term; Dec. 11, from 6 to 9 p.m. • Street Commissioner — incumbent Rotarians schedule Chad Osborne, 4-year term; A2 appointments for San- • Ward 1 Councilmember — incum- WOSC regents may fight executive bent Doyle Jencks, 4-year term; SEE EVENTS, PAGE 3 • Ward 2 Councilmember — Nick Young, Jackie Dickerson, Patricia order to assimilate into another system Blackman and incumbent Kevin BY RICK CARPENTER utive order that says by a year administrative costs of uni- McAuliffe, 4-year term; INDEX [email protected] from now, the college should af- versities, colleges, centers and • Ward 3 Councilmember —Roberta filiate with one of three Oklaho- branch campuses. Brady-Lee and incumbent Jason Win- OBITUARIES, 2 Western Oklahoma State ma college and university sys- But Wiginton said the task ters, 4-year term; and • Ward 4 Councilmember — Robert WEATHER, 3 College President Chad Wigin- tems and eliminate or reduce force was heavily populated ton told the Rotary Club of Al- the role of its current board. with Oklahoma City- and Tul- Garrison, Joseph Melton, and incum- COMICS, 4 tus that the college is heading The state funnels all money sa-area college and legislative bent Chris Riffle, 4-year term. PUZZLES/TV, 5 toward a showdown with the for higher education through representatives. There were 2019 School Board Filings Oklahoma State Regents for the state regents. no rural colleges represented • Altus Office No. 4 — incumbent RELIGION, 6 Higher Education over operat- The regents created a task on the task force, he said. And Kelley Duncan, 5-year term; ing with a self-governing board REMEMBER WHEN, 7 force in March of 2017 that many of the colleges within • Altus Office No. 2 — Kendall Hurst, of directors. looked at how to make colleges and near those major metropol- to fill a 3-year unexpired term; CLASSIFIEDS, 8 The WOSC board has dug in and universities in the state • Blair Office No. 4 — Scott Forster, its heels over a governor’s exec- SEE REGENTS, PAGE 9 AGRICULTURE, 10 more efficient by consolidating 5-year term; SPORTS, 12 • Duke Office No. 4 — incumbent April Dill, 5-year term; • Navajo Office No. 4 — incumbent Altus could feel brunt of ice, snow storm Mary Osborn; 5-year term; eventually into snow by Friday • Olustee-Eldorado Office No. 4 — Several events, parade rescheduled night into today. incumbent Jason Drury, 5-year term; He said the storm will have and BY RICK CARPENTER story. The Altus Times deadline low temperatures at a higher • Southwest Technology Center ISSUE 20 [email protected] was 5 p.m. Thursday. elevation that will change pre- Zone 5 — incumbent Dottie Bobo, VOLUME 113 On Wednesday, National cipitation from snow to rain as 5-year term. By the time you read this Weather Service Meteorologist it falls through a warmer body The candidate filing period began at late Friday or Saturday, a win- Ryan Barnes in Norman pre- of air closer to the surface. But 8 a.m. Dec. 3 and ended at 5 p.m. Dec. 5. ter weather advisory will like- dicted the weather would re- that rain will turn to ice when Election Board Secretary Jennifer Wil- ly turn into a winter weather ally start to deteriorate Friday it hits surface items such as son said the candidates have a two-day warning. But the best forecast afternoon with freezing rain period in which they can decide not to GRAYSTONE MEDIA GROUP LLC comes within 24 hours of the possibly turning to sleet and SEE STORM, PAGE 3 run. That period was Dec. 6-7. 0% for 72 Mo * Merry Christmas Financing from all of us at ALL NEW 2018 F-150 Trucks 108 NORTH VETERANS DRIVE ALTUS, OK 73521 580-482-0617 / 800-245-0617 * must qualify for FMCC 2 • NEWS/OBITUARIES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018 • THE ALTUS TIMES School board will consider special OBITUARIES Victoria Almaguer Altus, Rosa Lopez of Rodriguez Altus, Mary Bautista meeting about bond question and husband Rudy of BY RICK CARPENTER set for April 2. bid of $62,750 from Ran- Victoria Almaguer Muskogee, Oklahoma, Rodriguez, age 89 of [email protected] The district recent- dy Marple to purchase Becky Lucca and hus- ly conducted an online Eugene Field Elementa- Altus, Oklahoma and band David of Sunrise, During its regularly poll on whether the ry School. Marple was formerly of Elsa, Texas, Florida, Emma Flores scheduled meeting on public supports a list the only one to submit a passed away Saturday, of San Antonio, Texas, Monday, the Altus Pub- of items the bond issue bid for the property lo- Nov. 10, 2018 at OU Med- and Yolanda Rodriguez lic Schools Board of would pay for including cated at 314. E. Forrest ical Center in Oklaho- of Altus, two broth- Education will vote on additional classrooms in Altus; ma City. ers, Jose Almaguer of Victoria was born in whether to call a special and bathrooms that • whether to allow South Bend, Indiana, Donna, Texas on Feb. meeting for Wednesday, would also serve as safe Red River Federal Cred- and Manuel Almagu- 19, 1929 to her parents Dec. 19, to discuss and rooms. Other items in- it Union to market and er and wife Maria of Felipe and Francisca possibly vote on a pro- cluded upgrading secu- offer Bulldog Check Mercedes, Texas, 41 (Aguirre) Almaguer.