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2 LAWTON PROUD 2019 Sunday, June 23, 2019 What is Lawton Proud? communications Lawton Proud is an im- progress of the Lawton/Fort age campaign designed to Sill community. In a short promote the positive prog- time, the Lawton Proud so- ress of the Lawton/Fort Sill cial media presence has community. The positive expanded due in part to the initiative highlights areas of success of the bi-weekly our community to include events calendar video up- but not limited to recreation date called, the Lawton & tourism, community ser- Lineup. Each showing of- vice projects, volunteerism, fers residents an opportu- and economic develop- nity to share their event to ment. the masses and continue to promote positive activi- OK-LIC# 1427 The Lawton Proud cam- ties in the community. paign, supported by the Lawton/Fort Sill Chamber By highlighting the posi- OK-LIC#1427 of Commerce, is com- tive accomplishments and prised of a volunteer based growth within the Lawton/ The Perkins Family have been PROUDLY Servicing businesses since 1981. committee packed with Fort Sill community, it has Business Phone Systems • Voice Mail • VOIP • Audio/Video business professionals, enhanced the overall im- Computer Network Cabling • Fiber Optics • Surveillance-CCTV and community leaders ea- age of the city as a great For all your business communication needs Contact: Jack or Troy Perkins (580) 355-0156 • 1007 SW F ger to promote the positive place to eat, work and play! Sunday, June 23, 2019 LAWTON PROUD 2019 3 3 R Packag NOW ONL $169900 LARGEST SELECTION LOWEST PRICES Pictures are for illustration purposes only. Corner of Cache Rd. & Ft. Sill Blvd. Lawton Lawtonsfurnitureleader.com Hours: Monday - Saturday 9-6:30 4 LAWTON PROUD 2019 Sunday, June 23, 2019 Why I’m Lawton Proud by Ben Cooper whether its a didactic ses- can get them involved in market downtown, revi- ing trained here they know Administrative Physician sion or a planning meeting the community and meet talizing our public parks, the quality of the facilities Comanche County on how to make the resi- the people they are going or building sidewalks to and the support staff so Memorial Hospital dency better it gives you to be taking care of; they schools and community they know they can do well hope and confidence not will love this place as much bike trails as part of an what they have committed As an administrative just in the future of medi- as we do, and we can keep over $21,000,000,00 in- the rest of lives to doing as physician at Comanche cine but that the world itself here.) vestment to date in the well as can be done any- County Memorial Hospi- is in much better hands development of a Fit Kids where in the world. What’s tal, I have the opportunity, Whether its the Wichitas, than Twitter can imag- Fitness Trailway Systems more, and it’s part of their privilege actually, to work the schools their children ine. What’s even better is of handicap accessible good-heartedness, they with young physicians in are attending, having a that half of them that have walking, biking, hiking, understand and want to be our family practice resi- Target or Dicks, beautifi- graduated want to live and single track, kayaking, part of Comanche County dency. Their goodness, cation of our public places practice in Lawton. They fishing , and swimming op- Memorial Hospital’s, now their work ethic, their com- or our commitment to cre- like Lawton. They like portunities linking Lawton, almost 75 years commit- mitment to the profession ating a healthy place for Southwest Oklahoma and Fort Sill, Cache, Medicine ment to providing quality and the patients they take our children to grow up in its people. (Which was Park and Witchita Moun- health care to anyone re- care of is an inspiration on by passing city, county and the hope the hospital had tain Wildlife Refuge to- gardless of their economic a daily basis. school-wide comprehen- from the beginning: if we gether in a commitment to or social status. In these days of social can get them here and sive nicotine and tobacco health and wellness, this media negativity and frac- train them here, if they can bans, creating a com- is a place they want to live The hospital’s Lawton tiousness at all levels of get to know us and see munity garden at Cam- and raise their families. Community Health Cen- politics, just to walk into our commitment to excel- eron, funding the build- This is a place they want ter, where the residency is a room where they are, lence in medicine, if we ing a permanent farmer’s to practice medicine. Hav- continued on page 6 N CONSTIT O UT T IO AW N L 019 2 Proud To Be One of Lawton’s Original Senior Living Facilities and Voted e Best Senior Living Community In e Best Of SWOK of Readers’ Choice Awards. S R K E W O E AD IC ERS’ CHO e Brentwood SENIOR LIVING “Come Home to e Brentwood” For a good look into everyday life at The Brentwood, 580.536.4848 • 6920 SW Lee Blvd. Lawton, OK 73505 Follow us on Facebook at The Brentwood Senior Living Sunday, June 23, 2019 LAWTON PROUD 2019 5 WIN MORE. PLAY LONGER. {äÓ- ÌiÀÃÌ>Ìi ÀÛiN>ÜÌ]"ÇÎxä£ >V i >Ì >ðV -ii >V i ÕLvÀ`iÌ>ð>L}*ÀLi¶ >£nääxÓÓ{Çää° 6 LAWTON PROUD 2019 Sunday, June 23, 2019 continued from page 4 N CONSTIT Cache and Medicine Park. O UT T IO AW N L 1 centered, is a unique “Pub- They also understand that 20 9 lic Entity Federally Quali- the future of medicine is TThank Thhaannkk YYouYoouu fforfoorr VVotingVoottiinngg UUsUss fied Health Center” model prevention. They under- S BestB Beesstt EstateEEssttaattee SaleSSaallee SericesSSeerriicceess R K E W O E that offers access to qual- AD IC stand the health and well- ERS’ CHO ity health care based on ness of their patients is the patient’s ability to pay more than the lab, xray, di- (at the 100% poverty lev- agnosis and prescriptions el, $20/visit) and includes they provide in the office; primary care, behavioral it is about quality of life health, dental and gov- available in the communi- ernment supported pre- ties, business and schools scription plan. Begun 10 where their patients live, years ago with about 700 patients with a mix of pri- work and learn. They want vate insurance, medicare, to be involved in all of that medicaid and self pay, whether it’s Fit Kids or a there are now over 23,000 new Healthy Congregation patients (75,000 patient Healthy Living initiative visits per year) being seen the health center is doing at 10 different locations with local churches. This in Lawton and Southwest a special group of young Oklahoma including Co- professionals that see this manche, Marlow, Elgin, as a special place to live and soon to open clinics in their lives. Don’t we all? Take Care of Our Air! You can help to Take Care of Our Air by monitoring the daily Air Quality Index number (AQI). Changing your daily routine on days when the AQI is higher can significantly help our air quality. Here are several small actions you can take to Levels of Health The AQI (Air Quality Index) is a number used to AQI Values communicate the level of pollution forecasted to help this summer: Concern Take Care of Our Air be in the air. Turn out lights when Take your lunch 0to50 Good The AQI in Lawton usually ranges from 0 to 100 you're not using them (in the Good to Moderate ranges). Each day the to work or walk 51-100 Moderate AQI forecast can be found at CleanAirLawton.org, Go inside rather than to lunch at , in the newspaper, facebook.com/LawtonMPO using the drive thru or on radio and TV stations during weather reports. - Fuel your car Unhealthyfor Sensitive Use electric or manual 101-150 after 6 pm Groups When the AQI is forecasted to be over 100, people lawn equipment Don’t idle your car who are sensitive to the air quality (those with lung diseases, older adults and children) may begin Combine all your Ride your bike 151-200 Unhealthy experiencing adverse effects during the day and errands into one trip Ride the bus should try to avoid outdoor activities that day. 201-300 Very Unhealthy Keep your tires Plant a tree properly inflated Carpool 301 to 500 Hazardous For more details visit cleanairlawton.org or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/lawtonmpo. Lawton Metropolitan Planning Organization, 212 SW 9th Street Lawton, OK 73501 Sunday, June 23, 2019 LAWTON PROUD 2019 7 2XU)DLWKLQ/DZWRQLV0RQXPHQWDO <HVEHVLGHVKDYLQJWKHJUHDWIRUWXQHRIVKDULQJWKHIXQ RIGHVLJQLQJDQGEXLOGLQJJRUJHRXVEXLOGLQJV ZHKDYHKHOSHGFUHDWHPRQXPHQWVRIJUHDWSULGH -XVWDIHZUHDVRQVZK\ ZHZLOODOZD\VEH/DZWRQ3URXG &'%/ ZZZFGEOLQFFRP 3URIHVVLRQDO&RQVWUXFWLRQ6HUYLFHV 8 LAWTON PROUD 2019 Sunday, June 23, 2019 Why I’m Lawton Proud by Debra Leffler My home town is full I remember the “good to live and work. We Our beautiful Wich- of loving people who ole days” and so en- have a very diverse ita Mountains Wildlife My daddy brought me care about each oth- joyed so many things population and because Refuge is just a few to Lawton when I was er. Lawton Fort Sill of- Lawton offered. I also of our military, we get to miles north of Lawton four years old. He was fers its residents many enjoy my home town rub shoulders with folks Fort Sill. The wildlife is in the United States blessings and opportu- today and am proud of from around the world.