MID-WEEK EDITION MIAMIOK.COM Have a great day! LADY OWLS’ MCGRANAHAN Thanks for supporting SIGNS WITH FORT SCOTT your local paper! SPORTS, PAGE A10 6 54708 11050 1 MIAMI NEWS-RECORD Serving Miami and the surrounding communities since 1903. Tuesday, November 24, 2020 | Vol. 116 No. 94 | $1.00 Salvation Army bell ringers needed Jim Ellis State Bank. [email protected] “Because of COVID, we are probably doubling who MIAMI — Black Friday we serve right now,” Hill- officially kicks off the estad said. “That’s why we Christmas holiday season. are trying to create as many It also kicks off the local ways as possible to give. Salvation Army bell ringer They can also round up the ‘It’s beginning to fund raising drive. amount of payments on This year’s effort runs orders on Walmart Pickup through Christmas Eve, and Delivery. look at lot like’ Dec. 24. “We are having record There will be ringers numbers,” she said. “Even at the Miami Walmart for the month of Novem- — Thanksgiving from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and ber, I think we’ve already Jim Ellis Sanitation routes for from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at used all of our funds for [email protected] residents that normally Marvin’s. There will be no COURTESY PHOTO utilities.” will run on Thursday will ringers out on Sundays. Miriam George and Tony Wagoner are regular Salva- Canned and dried goods, MIAMI — All City be included on Wednes- Local Salvation Army tion Army bell ringers. as well as winter clothing of Miami offices will be day, starting at 6 a.m. director Debbie Hillestad are being accepted at the closed both Thursday and The city will follow said she’s had 70 ringers will have hand sanitizer,” Facebook page. local unit, which is located Friday — with the excep- the same routine for the already sign up, but more she said. There also is a link to at 217 West Steve Owens tion of the Miami Police Christmas holiday. than 300 are needed. The hashtag for the make donations there. Blvd. Department and Miami Ringers will work in Salvation Army ringers is “All the money that is “We’re all in this Fire Department. SEE THANKSGIVING, A3 two-hour shifts. #rescuechristmas. raised here and online stays together,” Hillestad said. Hillestad said all bell To sign up, text Hillestad here,” Hillestad said. “If anybody has a little bit ringers are required to at 918-961-1150 (no calls, There also will be kettles to share, whether its time wear masks. please) or check the Salva- located at First National as a bell ringer or donating “We will provide if they tion Army Service Center Bank, Security Bank, some dollars or whatever don’t have them and we at Miami Oklahoma Arvest Bank and Welch each person has… ” 0'15QWVJGTPUKIP/17DGPGſVVKPIKPVGTPCVKQPCNUVWFGPVU Jim Ellis international students [email protected] from 15 countries enrolled here. That number is down MIAMI — Northeast- from in the past because of ern Oklahoma A&M COVID-19 travel restric- Health department updates international student coor- tions, Flees said, noting dinator Elizabeth Flees sees that there usually are COVID-19 test times a memorandum of under- around 50. standing that was signed Fleas said a lot of NEO Staff reports under 18 require a by presidents of NEO and students already transfer to [email protected] parent/guardian to Missouri Southern State Southern. be present to provide University as a big plus. “It’s very seamless for us MIAMI — The Ottawa permission. “A lot of our students do and our students,” she said. County Health Depart- Testing can be sched- come here on a scholarship, JIM ELLIS MNR This isn’t the first time ment is updating its uled for those 12months mainly for sports, choir or Northeastern Oklahoma A&M president Dr. Kyle the two schools have drive-thru COVID-19 to 11 years of age, by band, but we are starting to Stafford (left) and Dr. Dean Van Galen, president entered in MOUs for trans- testing times. calling the Health see more international stu- of Missouri Southern State University, exchange a fers in bachelor’s degree They will be offered Department for details. memorandum of understanding that the pair signed dents coming just to study,” Thursday that will benefit international students at programs. from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday During testing hours, Flees said. “They really like NEO who transfer to MSSU. As recently as March, through Thursday and the local health depart- coming to NEO because it NEO and Southern signed from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. ment will be closed is an affordable option for rewards, that same educa- and his counterpart at Mis- an honors program transfer beginning Nov.30. and phones will not be them and it gives them an tion, that same reasonable souri Southern, Dr. Dean agreement. Testing is free and answered. If you need opportunity to travel and cost — and still be able to Van Galen, those students “This memorandum does not require an immediate help, or have see the world while they see be able to experience who have completed work of understanding we are appointment. an emergency please dial get an education. everything that the United on an associate’s degrees to signing today furthers that All individuals must 911. “With this memoran- States has to offers.” transfer to MSSU without partnership, especially stay in their vehicles, To learn more about dum, these students will Under the terms of the losing credits for the in- around enabling interna- wear a mask and follow COVID-19, call the be able to transfer on to a agreement, signed Thurs- state tuition rate, plus 10 tional students who are the posted signs. COVID-19 call center at four-year institution and day, Nov. 19, by NEO A&M percent. Testing will be offered 2-1-1 or visit https://coro- continue to get those same president Dr. Kyle Stafford There are 29 SEE MOU, A3 for those 12 and up; navirus.health.ok.gov/ Quapaw Nation holds ‘Rock Your Mocs’ day Staff reports The annual Rock Your Mocs should stand united through our [email protected] event started in 2011 when Jes- tribal individuality, symboli- sica Jaylyn of the Laguna Pueblo cally wear our moccasins, honor QUAPAW — The Quapaw tribe created Rock Your Mocs— a our ancestors, and indigenous Nation organized its first-ever day when indigenous peoples peoples worldwide, during Rock Quapaws Rock Your Mocs Day, would wear their moccasins and Your Mocs and National Native To celebrate the event, tribal post photos on social media. American Heritage Month,” employees wore their moccasins Originally, she chose Nov. 15 Jaylyn said. to work Friday, Nov. 20. Tribal — the middle of Native Ameri- Native American Heritage members from across the nation can Heritage Month. However, Month was passed on August were encouraged to wear their this year, because of the pan- 3, 1990 by President George H. moccasins and post their photos demic, RYM was a weeklong W. Bush’s bill. It read, in part, on social media with Quapaw event Nov. 15-21. that “the President has autho- Nation hashtags. Thanks to social media, RYM rized and requested to call upon COURTESY PHOTO “I am proud of our Quapaw caught on and has been going Federal, State and local Govern- Quapaw Nation employees and tribal members wore moccasins heritage. And loved being able to strong since its first year. ments, groups and organizations for the annual #RockYourMocs event #RYM2020.Pictured are (at front, from left) Lindsay Hickey, Heather Dismuke, Linda share our moccasins for the day, Jaylyn incorporated her idea and the people of the United Davis, Carrie Cox, Michelle Newton, Blakney McCandless, Emma even if it is just a small part of during Native American Heritage States to observe November McKibben-Pipestem; (at back) Steven Dismuke, Rachael Bandy, who we are,” Business Committee month. 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