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Charter Change Opens Door for Council Salaries UPCOMING Winter wheat grazing may be profitable EVENTS AGRICULTURE Sheridan’s Sunshine Foundation’s 4th Annual Glow Run 5k is scheduled today at 7:45 p.m. at the Altus Reservoir. For more information, call The (580) 301-0906. Mountain Wine Fest hosted by the Armed Services YMCA is scheduled today at 6 AltusTimes p.m. at Quartz Moun- tain Lodge, 22469 Lodge Road, Lone Wolf. For tickets and more information, call (580) 481-6523 or visit www. facebook.com/ASYM- CAaltus. eekend A meeting of the To- W$ ALTUSTIMES.COM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 bacco, Alcohol & Substance 1.50 Committee is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 17 at noon at the Jackson County Health Depart- ment, 401 W. Tama- rack Road. For more Charter change opens information, call (580) 482-7308. A Statewide Stakeholder Meeting on Developmental Disabilities Services is door for council salaries scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 18 with two ses- BY KATRINA GOFORTH outcry on social media and at Voters can choose which Proposition 1 Charter Changes sions: noon to 2 p.m. and [email protected] city council meetings, Propo- propositions to accept and 5:30 to 7 p.m. at South- sition 1 has slipped under the which to deny. A vote for one • Art. II, Sec. 6 - removes current council salary west Technology Center, In June, five propositions radar. proposition does not mean a language and opens the door for the city 711 W. Tamarack Road. to change the City Charter Proposition 1 concerns a vote for all propositions. council to pass an ordinance that would provide Attendees can provide were added by the Altus large amount of change to But when voting on Propo- salaries. feedback to OKDHS City Council to the Novem- the active City Charter — 28 sition 1, there is no voting to • Art. III, Sec. 3, Sub. B - allows the city manager staff and Waiting List ber general election ballot. pages that dictate municipal keep some changes and re- to “supervise and control” departments with Advocates. For more in- Though Propositions 3, 4, law — and those changes are move others; it’s all or noth- elected heads when authorized by City Council. formation, contact ddsd. and 5 concerning the elected more than remedies to punc- ing. • Art. III, Sec. 5, Sub. C-E - removes approved [email protected] or positions of police chief, city tuation and grammar mis- What follows is a more city benefits for elected officers. call (405) 521-6255. clerk-treasurer, and street takes. detailed look at some of the • Art. IV, Sec. 2 - city manager may enter into An Alzheimer’s Stops commissioner have caused Each proposition will be contracts that do not exceed an established With Me Charity Softball the greatest amount of public decided by a separate vote. SEE CHARTER, PAGE 3 amount. Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22 at 8 a.m. at Cole Heights Park, 601 E. Katy Drive. For more information School district about how to sign up Home opening performance your team, call (580) receives 471-1187. The Altus Ministerial Alliance is hosting Pray accreditation, Around Altus on Sept. 22 beginning at 7:30 a.m. adds archery at the Jackson County Courthouse, 101 N. Main St. and various locations program around the city. Contact BY RICK CARPENTER your church for its [email protected] prayer location. The day of prayer will end with During the Altus Public a final prayer at the Schools Board of Education reg- courthouse at 9:45 a.m. ularly scheduled meeting Mon- For more information, day, it received notice that the call (580) 482-3377. district has had its accreditation Movies in the Park “Sher- status approved with no deficien- lock Gnomes” is sched- cies, according to Superinten- uled for Saturday, Sept. dent Roe Worbes. 22 from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at The district received a 2018- Cole Heights Park, 601 2019 estimate of needs and a fi- Katy Drive. For more nancial statement for the fiscal information, call (580) year ending June 30, 2018. The 481-2265. district receives an estimated The Friends of the NRA property tax valuation from will host its annual the Jackson County Assessor’s banquet at Martha office to determine how much Road Baptist Church revenue the ad valorem tax will at 6 p.m. on Saturday, generate for the district and the Sept. 22. Tickets are $25 district uses that information for adults and $10 for for its budgeting process. The children under the age district’s budget for the 2018-19 of 12. Tickets can be fiscal year, which began July 1, purchased at the door or calls for $26.4 million in revenue by contacting commit- Rick Carpenter | Altus Times and expenses. The district must tee members. file the estimate of needs with the The 5th Annual Kick the Abigail Hartgraves plays the vibraphone during That Altus Band’s performance of Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Jackson County Excise Board by Habit Kickball Tournament Suite” at halftime of the Altus Bulldogs’ home opener against Vernon, Texas. The band created the story of a girl Sept. 30. It certified a request for hosted by the Tobacco, named Phoenix who rises from the ashes and is reborn. Alcohol and Substance 35 mills for the general fund and Committee is scheduled 5 mills for the building fund. for Saturday, Sept. 29 at The board was notified that Cole Heights Park fields, Chili cook-off registration begins this week the district’s Metropolitan Area 601 Katy Drive, for Projects, or MAPS, fund balance 5th-6th-grade students. BY RICK CARPENTER for the district is $2.98 million. MAPS is an added sales tax that Registration begins [email protected] at 7:45 a.m. until the is split between the City of Altus tournament is played- By today you may start receiv- and the Altus Public Schools and through. This event is ing official registration forms to dedicated to specific construc- A2 free. For more informa- participate in the 24th Annual tion projects. The district has tion, see your child’s PE Cotton Pickin’ Chili Cook-Off, used the funds to upgrade Altus coach/teacher or call one of four major events spon- High School’s facilities. (580) 482-7308. sored by Main Street Altus. Board members also approved This year’s event coincides the creation of an archery program with the first week of cotton har- vesting on Oct. 6. The downtown SEE SCHOOL, PAGE 3 INDEX square is blocked off as partici- pants walk from booth to booth OBITUARIES, 2 to sample those competing in WEATHER, 3 the cook-off. Last year’s winners included the Oklahoma Depart- COMICS, 4 ment of Human Services as the PUZZLES/TV, 5 overall champion, NBC Bank as Rick Carpenter | Altus Times Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southwest Oklahoma represen- the people’s favorite and NBC RELIGION, 6 tative Kim Davis, right, serves a sample of chili during last year’s Cotton Bank Vice President Jim Gover Pickin’ Chili Cook-Off. REMEMBER WHEN, 7 won the barbecue portion of the CLASSIFIEDS, 8-10 contest. CASA (Court Appointed mailing them on Friday as well motional support of downtown Special Advocates) of Southwest as posting them online. She also merchants, social activities and AGRICULTURE, 11 Oklahoma won the salsa compe- is printing T-shirts for volunteers economic revitalization efforts.” SPORTS, 13 tition. and participants that will also be First, second and third place The public pays $5 for a kit to sold to the public for $15 each. prizes are awarded in chili and taste chili at each of the booths. In 2017, there were 58 booths barbecue divisions and Grand It costs cook-off participants $25 and the organization sold 800 Champions will be awarded for to enter a pot of chili or barbecue of the $5 tasting kits. This year best chili and barbecue. There and $10 to enter homemade salsa. Main Street Altus will have 1,000 will be first, second and third Competitors can enter multiple tasting kits available. The event places awarded in the salsa cate- Rick Carpenter | Altus Times times in the chili and barbecue ISSUE 324 raised more than $5,000 for the gory and prizes awarded for large The Altus School Board recognized VOLUME 112 competition at $10 more for each organization which has as it’s and small booth divisions and Sara Howard for winning a state additional entry. vision statement: “Main Street spirit awards and overall spirit. FFA Ag Science project that is Amy Jo Cobb, program man- Altus is committed to economic Competitors will be divided one of 12 Oklahoma projects that ager for Main Street Altus, said growth and preserving the his- into individual, student, retail, has been accepted to compete in she was finalizing printing forms toric and aesthetic integrity of the National FFA Convention in GRAYSTONE MEDIA GROUP LLC on Thursday and hoped to begin downtown Altus through the pro- SEE CHILI, PAGE 2 October. 2 • NEWS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 • THE ALTUS TIMES WOSC names summer honor roll students A total of 77 students grade point average of Michelle Castro; Bailey Skyler Martinez; Sum- Vice President’s Honor Christopher Heitert; were named to the West- 4.00 were placed on the Cervantes; Logan Cole- mer Martinez; Karson Roll Alexis Herron; Zacaria ern Oklahoma State President’s Honor Roll, man; Dawn Cramer; Matthews; Aaron McIn- Hill; Scott Holz; Asia Baylee Berryhill; College 2018 summer and students with a 3.00 Mary Margaret Darby; tire; Shelby Rodriquez; Houston; Taylor Ivie; Marissa Bourgeois; semester honor rolls, grade point average Kendyll Ellis; Richard Kimberly Santana; Loclynn Lively; Mitchell Christina Brinson; including 44 students were placed on the Vice Estraca; Kelsey Flores; Misty Shipman; Deb- Martinez; Matthew Mc- Phoenix Brown; Moriah named to the President’s President’s Honor Roll.
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