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$1.00 Guthrie News Leader Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | Vol. 128 • Issue 58 102-Year-Old COVID-19 Survivor Discharged from Mercy Hospital Logan County she was exposed to the virus in the said Christopher Howard, nurse Story Submitted community. On Oct. 2, she had a practitioner at Mercy Hospital Mercy Hospital Logan rapid PCR (nasal swab) test, was Logan County. “As a rural hospital County co-workers lined the diagnosed COVID-19 positive and within Mercy, we have access halls Wednesday to cheer for was admitted to the hospital – all to rapid testing and the latest a 102-year-old COVID-19 on the same day. treatment options which gives us survivor as she was wheeled to Her medical team at Mercy confi dence that we are offering the her son’s car. Hospital Logan County consulted best care for our patients.” “I am so excited, she looks via telemedicine with a hospitalist Hathorne’s care team great and I truly thought this at Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City described her as a spunky patient day would never happen,” said and decided Remdesivir would be who was a true fi ghter. After 12 Lorenzo Hathorne, son of patient her best course of treatment. days of inpatient treatment, she Della Hathorne. “Della is the first patient recovered and was able to be Co-workers celebrated in Logan County that we felt discharged home. Hathorne’s release after her 12-day was appropriate to receive “During these unprecedented Submitted photo treatment at the rural hospital. Remdesivir and the fact that we times, the fact that we get to send as severe as hers is one of those Virtual hospitalist based in Hathorne began experiencing had the opportunity because we a 102-year-old woman home who moments we all should celebrate,” Oklahoma City, who treats patients symptoms early this month after are a part of Mercy is huge,” survived a COVID-19 infection said Dr. Daniel Pascucci, a Mercy across the state remotely. GUTHRIE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR NIGHT For one week every October, the red ribbons appear. Red Ribbon Week is an annual campaign promoting drug-free lifestyles. Participants show their pledge by wearing red The 2020 football seniors: Jaret Dean, Jaylen Allison, Kaiden Ballard ribbons and taking part in -Stevenson, trainer Hannah Smith, Josh Rains, Zach Thompson, Cole contests and events which Blankenship, Peyton Miller, Macen Campbell, Carson Clift, Davon seek to educate about the Photos by Mike Monahan. See story on Page 7. dangers of drugs. The GHS Band: front row left to right in Black tops with white plumesis This year, Red Ribbon Parker and Joycelynn Ruttman. Second row: Jaxon Hirzel, Dylan Week is Oct. 23-31. Jones, Olivia Morgan, and Joshua Ingram. The third row has Winter T h e O k l a h o m a Derenia, Elyssa Damron, and Isaac Jordan. Back row: Brittany Blair, Department of Mental Gracie, Wheeler, Aubrey Granata, Lacie Logan, Iris Orozco Hansen, Health Substance Abuse Ashely Orellana, Keegan Simpson, Ashton Permenter, Kyle Mallory, Services works with Arrowanna Taylor, and Christian Usey. schools to educate children and discourage them from becoming involved in County mails out over 4,000 absentee ballots as deadline approaches drugs, whether it be illegal drugs, alcohol, or misusing out 1,824 absentee ballots Here are the key however absentee voters within the third degree of By Guthrie Staff prescription medication. and 3,461 people voted points to know according to can activate certain special consanguinity or affinity [email protected] Rosalee Hamill is the early. Winscott: Absentee voters conditions in the following to any person whose name department’s region two It is eight days until The Logan County may apply in person at the circumstances: Registered appears on the ballot. field representative and early voting begins for Election Board Secretary County Election Board voters who are physically Registered voters who are works with six counties, the November 3 general Sheleen Winscott says office or may send their incapacitated and voters confi ned to nursing homes including Logan. She said election. However, here applications for absentee applications by mail, fax, or who care for physically in the county may apply Red Ribbon Week is one of in Logan County 4,039 ballots are still being e-mail. An online version of incapacitated persons who by mail, by fax, by e-mail, the most important events residents have already accepted until 5 p.m. next the form may be fi lled out cannot be left unattended online or via an agent who with which she and her requested absentee ballots Tuesday, October 27 to be and submitted electronically may apply for absentee is at least 16 years of age agency are involved. and 1,985 have already processed in time for the at www.elections.ok.gov. ballots only by mail, fax, and who is not employed by “Even if it prevents been returned to the Nov. 3 election. This is also Any registered voter eligible e-mail, online or via an or related within the third one child or kid or young election office. Compare a change because the rule to vote in the election may agent who is at least 16 degree of consanguinity or adult from getting involved this to 2016, when the local used to be the Wednesday vote by absentee ballot years of age and who is with drugs, obviously we election offi ce only mailed before the general election. without stating a reason, not employed by or related RIBBON » PAGE 2 conquered something, and that’s what we want,” Hamill said. “If we can save Stuff the Truck with Turkeys A warbird fl ight 21 years one life and keep someone off something, then I By Guthrie Staff in the making is set for think we’re accomplishing [email protected] early next week. something. That’s the The Knights of biggest thing.” Hamill works closely Columbus in Guthrie have everyone needs to see fl y. By Tanner Spearman with the schools in her gotten together with the News Leader Staff “It’s a once in a region to provide them with Ministerial Alliance of lifetime opportunity to materials and toolkits to use. Guthrie for their Second An A-26 Invader owned see history being made,” She usually visits as many Annual Stuff the Truck by the Commemorative Stanley said. “It just gives of them as she can, though Turkey event to benefi t of Air Force (CAF) is set to you goosebumps to think the COVID-19 pandemic God’s Food Bank. This year’s take off for the fi rst time in about this aircraft taking has made that more diffi cult. event is on Sunday Nov.8. decades at noon Monday fl ight.” She said the goal is for the The project was started from the Guthrie-Edmond The Douglas-built light Red Ribbon Week activities last year when the food Photo by Mike Monahan Regional Airport, weather bomber was originally built to be fun and memorable so bank was going to be short This year the Knights of The local members of permitting. in Tulsa during World War the message sticks with the turkeys for their annual Columbus has reached out the Knights of Columbus The event is open to II. A-26s, originally named kids afterward. project for their clients. to the Ministerial Alliance will have trucks at St. the public. The airport gates B-26, saw action in World In addition to Red The local council with some of Guthrie for some help Mary’s Church on that will be open so guests can War II, the Korean War and Ribbon Week, Hamill works cash donations and turkey in passing the word that morning to collect turkeys, come on the ramp and see the Vietnam War. with coalitions in each donations were able to get there is even a bigger need hams, cash for the event. the takeoff from inside. This A-26 spent time county consisting of school approximately 50 turkeys, this year because of the We will go shopping for Schellon Stanley, serving with the French superintendents, police hams, and turkey breasts pandemic and availability of the turkeys if necessary. Guthrie-Edmond Regional Air Force, according to the chiefs, sheriffs and others. for the giveaway on short turkeys through the central Airport director, said this notice. food bank. 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She said Logan ranking and how much have Continued from page 1 County’s rates are lower the percentages gone down Judging Team Qualify The Logan County Alcohol than the statewide average over the period of a couple for Nationals and Drug Task Force, for in most areas. years.” Karan Ediger example, meets once a One of the tools they Red Ribbon Week Publisher month to discuss issues and use to try and determine began with an effort to upcoming events, anything where students are in memorialize the late publisher@ to help unite the community terms of drug use is the Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. guthrienewsleader.net against drug use. Oklahoma Prevention Camarena was a Drug “You have to be in the Needs Assessment (OPNA) Enforcement Administration Jennifer Tennyson communities,” Hamill said.