Chamber executive director announces resignation

The Weatherford Area Chamber of to dedicate time obtaining her Ph.D,” the discussion with my family, I feel it the way. Some of those connections have Commerce accepted Executive Director board said. is time to focus on my kids and their turned into lifelong friends. I am forever Haley Kliewer’s resignation during Below is her resignation letter which activities. Since my contract does not grateful for the opportunity at this job a special meeting Wednesday of the was submitted to the board during the end until December 31, 2020, I would and all the events we have started since chamber’s board of directors. meeting. like to fulfill that commitment and coming on. The chamber will always The resignation will be effective Weatherford Area Chamber Board of work on the billing that needs to go out have a significant place in my heart. December 31. Directors: in December and help make the next “I will be praying as you look for the “We appreciate her dedication and “Please accept this letter of person transition as easy as possible. next executive director knowing that professional service for the past six resignation as the Executive Director “Thank you so much for all the support person will do great things and take the years to the Weatherford Chamber of of the Weatherford Area Chamber that I have received since taking this job Weatherford Chamber to the next level. Commerce. We support her decision to of Commerce. This decision has not in 2014. I have had a lot of fun with this I am always here to help in any way I spend more time with her children and been easy, but after a lot of prayer and job and have met so many people along can.” The scene of the crime: WHS students investigate mock crime scene Montgomery Malone WDN City Editor

Weatherford High School forensics students participated in a crime scene simulation near Greenwood Cemetery Thursday. Students searched the crime scene in order to find clues as to what happened. The students took pictures and notes of valuable clues which could lead to the source of the crime. “This is the 14th or 15th year I’ve done this. This is a way to get students involved in forensics which is a big deal to me. The students are really going to have to look things over, this is the hardest simulation I’ve ever done. I give them a week to work on this, but they only have an hour a thirty minutes out here to find all the clues they can,” Forensics Teacher Dennis Seifried said. Students have been taught certain steps to take when locating clues around the crime scene. “The first step is to look at the whole crime scene from a big point of view, so I walked the perimeter first. Then I’ll take a look at the little things and take pictures then try to piece the evidence together. At the end we come out with a profile of who we think could possibly be a Montgomery Malone/WDN suspect in the crime,” Weatherford High School During a crime scene simulation Weatherford High School students observe evidence in order Student Carlos Aranda said. to find suspects. Development continues in Weatherford

Montgomery Malone and the ice storms delayed us but other WDN City Editor than that we’re progressing nicely, Principal of L-5 Construction Shawn Development around the City of Driver said. Weatherford continues to progress as L-5 Construction is scheduled to crews work on infrastructures in the complete the exterior in late March. area. “The end of March is our delivery to The Home2 Suites by Hilton still is in Starbucks, but the delivery will only progress and continuing to develop. include the shell of the building. After “It’s moving along, I don’t know the shell is put into place there will be exactly when they’re going to finish, a turnover process and Starbucks will but they are progressing nicely,” bring in an interior contractor to design Director of Economic Development the inside of the building. I really think Yolanda Creswell said. it will be a late May opening but we’re Currently the closest Home2 Suites is still far enough away from finishing in El Reno, there’s also one in Yukon where it’s difficult to say when exactly and Amarillo, Texas. it will be finished,” Driver said. Starbucks construction continues to Sandor Investments, who is looking move quickly, crews will begin placing to further develop the market at Shott’s building components soon. Farm, has not contacted the City of “In general we’re progressing pretty Weatherford recently in regards to nicely, the footing is in place, the additional commercial development perimeter slab is in place, the utilities near Walmart. are up to the building and paving has “We haven’t received new plans from Montgomery Malone/WDN been proceeding. We should have some Sandor they were supposed to change Crews continue to work on the Home2 Suites by Hilton. The hotel will building components as in metal and plans, but they haven’t got back with be located off of Interstate 40 near the Tractor Supply and Wal-Mart in siding showing up within the next week us on progression of the area yet,” Weatherford. or two. COVID-19 has slowed us down, Creswell said. Chatterbox

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Okla. State softball pulls in Top-10 signing class

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State great students and great families who softball coach Kenny Gajewski only will make our program better. announced a six-person signing class These families are all in and have which Extra Inning Softball ranks as agreed to keep climbing, pitch to the eighth-best group in the nation. pitch, to achieve their goals.” The class includes three players A closer look at the Cowgirl signing who were ranked as Top-25 class, sorted in alphabetical order: players nationally and two others listed among the top 75 prospects Tatum Clopton — Pitcher nationally. A high-level recruit who was ranked According to the national pundits, as the No. 7 overall prospect in the pitcher Tatum Clopton from Free nation by FloSoftball, No. 10 in the State High School in Lawrence, Extra Inning Softball Elite 100 and Kansas, is the highest-rated prospect No. 11 by Softball America. in the class, coming in at No. 7 nationally by FloSoftball, No. 10 in Extra Inning Softball’s Elite 100 and Brianna Evans — Utility No. 11 by Softball America. A multi-talented performer who Speedy infielder Brianna Evans ranks among the top prospects in from Red Oak High School in Red the nation thanks in part to her Oak, Texas, comes in at No. 11 on outstanding speed and athleticism. Extra Inning Softball’s Elite 100 and in-state utility prospect Tatum Sparks Maggie Herdejurgen from Shawnee High School is No. 25 — Catcher nationally by Extra Inning Softball. Power-hitting prospect who slots in Versatile utility prospect Hailey at No. 65 in the Extra Inning Softball Kastl from nearby Perkins, No. 56 by class of 2021 national rankings. Extra Inning Softball, and powerful catcher Maggie Herdejurgen from Hailey Kastl — Utility Crosby, Texas, No. 65 by Extra Decorated local talent who attended Inning Softball, also are nationally- high school about 15 minutes away ranked prospects in the class. Kathryn from Oklahoma State’s campus. Ogg, who has enjoyed a high level of success, both in the classroom and competing in a variety of sports Kathryn Ogg —P/1B for Harvey School in Katonah, New A high achiever both on the York, rounds out the group. field and in the classroom who “This class has shaped up to be a brings outstanding intangibles and really solid class that we have been leadership qualities as well. working on for years,” Gajewski said. “It has been rated in the Top 10 for Tatum Sparks — Utility two to three years now. A national-level prospect who “We have added depth on the field attended high school about an hour but most importantly we have added south of Stillwater PAGE 4 - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Oklahoma news

Shotgun club participate in benefit for SWOSU student The Custer County 4-H Shotgun could not meet. In August 2020, low on supplies so it hosted a Turkey their parents took part in the Ashley Club has been busy. members were given the go ahead to Shoot November 1 at the Clinton Gun Grybowski Benefit Trapshoot at This 4-H group was formed a year resume practices. Club. the Clinton Gun Club. Ashley was ago, with 12 registered members, The 4-H organization supplies The club was blessed to have donors diagnosed with stage 4 stomach which meet weekly at the Clinton Gun ammunition and targets for the young who supplied prizes and funds. cancer and the 4-H Shotgun Club Club to practice their shotgun skills. people in the group. Members usually The club had wonderful wanted to take part in supporting her The young people come as it fits into shoot 50 rounds per person per week. participation from the public and and her family. their family’s schedule, or as weather So, a lot of targets and ammunition about 40 shooters arrived to support The club is so grateful for these permits. are used. The club applied for a grant the club. young people and their families in the When March 2020, rolled around, with the NRA, which was partially This past Saturday, five of the amount of time and effort they all put club members were instructed they approved. The group was running members of the Shotgun Club and forth to help these young people.

Provided Pictured from left is Nate Hickey, Natalie Moore, Hada Akin, Lachlan Penner, Kaden Waldrop and Clint Burnett.

Provided Members of the Custer County 4-H SHotgun Club participate in the trapshoot benefit for Arapaho resident and SWOSU student Ahsley Grybowski Saturday.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 VOLUME 132 Number 023 WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 - PAGE 5 Oklahoma news OCPA: OK Dept. of Education must stop discriminating against Christians OKLAHOMA CITY — Jonathan Small, president The Lindsey Nicole Henry (LNH) Scholarships program as a result. of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the for Students with Disabilities program provides state The Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld the LNH following statement Wednesday regarding apparently scholarships for certain students—those with special program in 2016, saying, “When the parents and not illegal action taken by the Oklahoma State Department needs like autism, or foster children—to attend private the government are the ones determining which private of Education to restrict student opportunity and bar schools. Since 2010, participating private schools have school offers the best learning environment for their Christian schools from participating in the Lindsey been required to comply with the antidiscrimination child, the circuit between government and religion is Nicole Henry (LNH) Scholarships for Students with provisions of a section of federal law that bars broken.” (Emphasis in original.) Disabilities program. discrimination “on the ground of race, color, or national The U.S. Supreme Court has also upheld school-choice “By unilaterally rewriting state law, the Oklahoma origin.” programs that allow students to attend private religious State Department of Education is restricting educational However, under the leadership of State Superintendent schools with policies similar to those at Altus Christian opportunity for some of Oklahoma’s most vulnerable of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister, the OSDE has Academy and Christian Heritage Academy. children, including students with special needs and since drafted new program regulations that added The State Board of Education is scheduled to meet foster children, while also engaging in anti-Christian “religion” and “sexual orientation” to that list, effectively tomorrow, Thursday, November 11, and the group’s discrimination that is likely to prompt successful rewriting state law without legislative approval. The agenda includes Altus Christian Academy and Christian lawsuits,” Small said. Rather than double-down on unauthorized revisions to the program have since been Heritage Academy. illegal and unconstitutional discrimination, OSDE and used as a pretext to bar private Christian schools from The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs is a free- the State Board of Education should immediately repeal serving LNH students – specifically Altus Christian market think tank that works to advance principles and their illegal and discriminatory rule that harms children, Academy and Christian Heritage Academy. At a recent policies that support free enterprise, limited government, and approve the applications of Altus Christian Academy meeting, Oklahoma State Board of Education member and individual initiative. and Christian Heritage Academy, as they have approved Kurt Bollenbach declared that one school’s requirement (Editor’s Note: By press time Thursday, the the applications of numerous other private Christian for staff to be “mature Christian teachers” was Oklahoma State Board of Education voted to approve schools over the last decade. That will not only avoid “discriminating against other religions or nonreligions.” the application of Altus Christian Academy and table embarrassment for the state, but also ensure Oklahoma Bollenbach and Brad Clark, who serves as Hofmeister’s the application from Christian Heritage Academy. The students and schools are treated with the respect they top attorney, also noted the two schools’ policies did board will ask for an opinion from the Oklahoma State deserve.” not address sexual orientation, an indication the schools Attorney General’s office regarding of the validity of adhere to traditional Christian teaching, and urged that the board’s addition to the program’s antidiscrimination Background: the schools not be allowed to participate in the LNH requirements.) Lawmakers request investigation of education department in wake of auditor’s findings OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of contained in the auditor’s report, required reports, one must ask if • Rep. , lawmakers commented Thrusday on however, does not deal with EPIC this dereliction of duty was confined R-Piedmont the recent report from State Auditor specifically. Throughout the report, solely to EPIC Charter Schools or if • Rep. , R-Tulsa and Inspector Cindy Byrd regarding the auditor notes the failure of the it permeates throughout our public • Rep. , R-Inola the investigative audit of EPIC State Department of Education education system. If SDE did in • Rep. , R-Madill Charter Schools performed at the (SDE) to properly monitor the fact routinely fail to perform its • Rep. , R-Claremore request of Governor Stitt and called Oklahoma Cost Accounting regulatory duties, this could result • Rep. , R-Guthrie for further action as a result of the System (OCAS) for compliance. in the discovery of hundreds of • Rep. Carl Newton, R-Cherokee findings. Specifically, the state auditor states millions of dollars of misused funds. • Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore A group of legislators issued the that SDE has ‘no process in place “It is the duty of the Legislature • Rep. , R-Lawton following statement: to evaluate actual compliance with to protect taxpayer dollars, and as • Sen. Mark Allen, R-Spiro “As lawmakers who have the written policies and procedures, such we are respectfully requesting • Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant advocated for increased or with applicable laws, statutes, that Governor Stitt task the State • Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken accountability, we take the or Administrative Rules.’ The Auditor and Inspector’s office to Arrow allegations against EPIC Charter auditor goes on to state that ‘there conduct an investigative audit of the • Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville Schools (EPIC) very seriously. If is virtually no follow-up or on- State Department of Education to • Sen. Brent Howard, R-Altus the allegations against EPIC are site review conducted by SDE determine the full extent and impact • Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt proven to be accurate, they should as it relates to the actual records of its potential failure to ensure • Sen. Joe Newhouse, R-Broken be held accountable. While there underlying the data reported.’ compliance.” Arrow may be disagreements as to the facts “If the state auditor is correct • Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore of this case, there can be no debate in her assessment that the State Legislators issuing the statement • Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa as to the seriousness of the issues Department of Education repeatedly include: • Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman raised by the state auditor. neglected its responsibility to ensure • Rep. , R-Tulsa • Sen. Brenda Stanley, R-Midwest “One of the most serious issues compliance with OCAS and other • Rep. , R-Enid City PAGE 6 - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Oklahoma news OSDH reports additional death in Custer County

The Oklahoma Department of Heath reported an eighth COVID-19 death for Custer County. Weatherford still reports five deaths and Clinton reports two. No other deaths are listed in the other Custer County town, so the addition death is from a resident who lives outside city limits. SWOSU this week reported it has 30 known active student cases on the Weatherford campus and one active case on the Sayre campus. Two active employee cases have been listed between Weatherford and Sayre campuses. Not all reported cases reported for the Weatherford or Sayre campus are for those who reside in those cities. Custer County currently has 226 active cases of COVID-19, with three addition cases from Thursday. Washita County has 50 active cases of COVID-19, an increase of nine, and two deaths. In Custer County, Weatherford has 77 active cases, which is two less than Thursday. Clinton has 120 active cases, which is an addition three cases. Thomas has nine active cases. Provided Butler has six active cases. This chart shows the number of total COVID-19 cases, grouped with deaths, recoveries and hospitalizations since Custer City has three active the pandemic began earlier this year. cases and Arapaho currently has 10 active cases. three active cases and one active cases. Foss has five and one death. Department of Health tracks In Washita County, Bessie death. Cordell has 17 active active cases. The State of Oklahoma has the official number of cases has three active cases and cases. Corn has five active Hydro, which sits in Caddo 22,784 active cases. at www.coronavirus.health. one death. Burns Flat has cases. Dill City has two County, has six active cases The Oklahoma State ok.gov. Recycle event November 14 in Weatherford

The Weatherford Environment Group Center for the Weatherford Recycling • Non-working electronic items Weatherford function. will host a special recycling day in Center, 602 E. Clark St. • Old tvs / computer monitors with $5- Items accepted all the time at the drop- Weatherford from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Special emphasis items accepted $10 donation based on size! off bins in the drive-through recycling Saturday, November 14. • Large metal items & appliances • Light bulbs — fluorescent 8-foot, 4- center: cardboard, aluminum cans, No. Residents are asked to bring their items • Personal papers that individuals need foot and spiral 1 and No. 2 plastics, no styrofoam, steel to the Materials Processing & Education shredded-$5 donation • Led light bulbs and incandescent light & tin cans, and paper, white office, bulbs newpaper and ads, magazines, mixed • Batteries — lead acid type batteries paper,phonebooks. — found in cars and equipment Glass is accepted at the drop-off bin at • Household batteries A, AA, C, D, etc. the old landfill location Monday through and coin-type Friday 8 a.m. to noon 1-5 p.m. and same • Phone books hours the first Saturday of the month. That • Tires — also accepted from November facility is located south of Towne Centre 1-30 in the semitrailer at 602 E. Clark St. on Custer Street. A green sign near EW The Weatherford Recycling Event 1035 Road indicates the Brush Disposal is sponsored by the Weatherford Area. The drop-off site is just before the Environment Group composed of guardhouse. volunteers working to keep our city Contact Faye Henson, (580) 772-5984 green, clean and beautiful. The recycling with questions about recycling or to event is organized by the efforts of our schedule a program for an organization or Weatherford citizens and it not a City of company.

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Oklahoma news Unemployment claims decline for the 20th consecutive week

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma initiative to further protect claimants’ personal 521-2371 to get help. Employment Security Commission (OESC) reports information and prevent fraud. “I’m thrilled to have this technology and service to a continued decline in the initial and continued Digital ID uses facial recognition technology called help us fi ght fraudulent activity before it even occurs,” unemployment claims with the continued claims four- ID.X, an identity verifi cation tool from Idemia in Zumwalt said. “Without verifi cation, claimants will week moving average down for the 20th consecutive partnership with Granicus, OESC’s current third-party not be able to claim unemployment benefi ts. In week. provider of the GovService and GovDelivery portal. addition, Digital ID verifi cation will happen every “I’m pleased to see continued claims numbers this A digital identity is the online equivalent of a 90 days, so the sooner claimants can get used to the week declined by 15 percent,” OESC Executive real person, comprised of multiple characteristics, process, the easier it will be for future attempts.” Director Shelley Zumwalt said. “Oklahomans are including physical features as well as personal data. showing their resilience as they continue to get back to Verifi cation information will come from documents OKJobMatch hotline work during this trying year. We know the diffi culties and biometric data, verifi ed against a trusted source OESC has added a new self-help feature available on many Oklahomans have faced, and we will continue like state and national registries. For biometric OKJobMatch for citizens needing to complete work to prioritize helping claimants secure benefi ts for identifi cation, special liveness software is used to registration, but some claimants may be experiencing themselves and their families.” ensure biometrics being captured are genuine and not issues with logins and/or passwords. OESC has set up a sophisticated fraudulent attempt. a dedicated hotline for this at (405) 521-3263. Digital ID verification Starting November 12, claimants fi ling weekly “OESC is continually evolving to ensure Throughout the pandemic, OESC saw a claims on ui.ok.gov are required to verify their Oklahomans are able to fi le unemployment claims signifi cant rise in fraudulent claims. To combat identity. OESC has implemented a hotline for those and seek employment,” Zumwalt said. “Our team this, OESC is rolling out its Digital ID Verifi cation having issues with this initiative, and can call (405) has responded quickly this week to adapt to claimant questions, and have stood up these dedicated hotlines to sort out issues specifi c to both OKJobMatch and Digital ID verifi cation.” Weekly unemployment numbers for week ending November 7 • For the week ending November 7, the advance number of initial claims, unadjusted, totaled 3,858, a

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On the hill SWOSU prof., city manager donate cold war artifacts to state historical society SWOSU-Sayre History federal government began Professor Landry Brewer recently supplying municipalities like Elk helped Tom Ivester, Elk City’s City with fallout shelter supplies City Manager, transfer some of in the early 1960s at the height the city’s decades-old Cold War of Cold War tensions between Civil Defense supplies to the the United States and the Soviet Oklahoma Historical Society. Union, when the risk of nuclear Brewer and Ivester met Jeff war was greatest. Briley, who is deputy director “The hope was that in the event of the Oklahoma History Center of a nuclear war, Americans in Oklahoma City, at Elk City who didn’t die from a nuclear Municipal Airport, site of the bomb blast could also survive city’s civil defense storage radioactive nuclear fallout in the facility. Inside were dozens of atmosphere by seeking refuge Cold War-era supplies that had in fallout shelters for up to two been in storage since after the fall weeks,” Brewer said. of the Soviet Union and the Cold Fallout shelters which met War’s end in the early 1990s. federal criteria had a federal “I wanted to make room in the fallout shelter sign placed on airport storage facility, but before the outside and were stocked throwing away items of historical inside with water barrels, food, significance, I thought I’d enlist medical equipment and medicine. Landry’s help to find a worthy Elk City’s civil defense storage home for these items,” Ivester included all these plus radiation said. detection equipment and defunct Brewer got in touch with Thunderbolt Civil Defense sirens. Briley, who recently drove to Elk According to Brewer, these may City’s airport where he found have been among the city’s Civil several items to add to the History Defense sirens that sounded a Center’s Cold War collection. false alarm during the October A history professor at SWOSU’s 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. campus in Sayre, Brewer had Fearing that a nuclear attack toured the civil defense storage was imminent, the false alarm facility when researching sent frantic parents to Elk City’s Oklahoma Cold War Civil schools to pick up their children. Defense for his book Cold War Briley said Elk City’s civil Oklahoma. He even incorporated defense items will eventually Provided pictures of and information about be prominent in an exhibit Elk City’s City Manager Tom Ivester, left, and SWOSU-Sayre History Professor some of the items in storage. interpreting Oklahoma’s Cold Landry Brewer, center, transfer some Cold War Civil Defense items to Jeff According to Brewer, the War role. Briley, deputy director of the Oklahoma Historical Society. WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 - PAGE 11

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Thank A Soldier PAGE 14 - WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 County resources The Weatherford Available by Friday. (580) 772-5975 Daily News, in appointment only. • Recognition/coin Agape Clinic Zion Amish collaboration with • Help for people night for sobriety 7-8 Tabernacle people from the with disabilities to find p.m. the last Sunday 912 W. Main St. Mennonite community, has employment. of every month. — Weatherford Baptist 9255 N. 2420 Rd. Every second and 1410 Shelley Ave. — Thomas compiled a list of local (580) 661-3369 resources for people Mission House Veterans Center fourth Thursday of the — Clinton struggling during this 300 S. 7th St. 1701 S. 4th St. month. (580) 323-0491 time. Individuals with — Clinton — (580) — Clinton • Medical services. First United updates to the current 323-6820. • AA meetings — 7- • Prescription Arapaho First Methodist list or who know of assistance. Hours: 9:30-11:30 8 p.m. Thursday. • Vision assistance. Baptist Church other resources which a.m. and 12:30- 600 E. Main St. 1001 Frisco Ave. should be added can 2:30 p.m. Monday, — Clinton contact the WDN at Celebrate Western — Arapaho Wednesday and (580) 323-0436 (580) 323-3179 (580) 772-3301. Friday and Recovery Technology 9-11:30 a.m. and First Baptist Church 1510 E Davis Ave. — Center Custer City First First United Weatherford 12:30-2:30 p.m. 2605 E. Main St. — Tuesday and Weatherford — (580) Baptist Methodist Food and 772-2771. Weatherford — (580) Church Thursday. 772-0294. 300 S. Main St. Resource Center • food boxes Leader Contact: 817 N. 7th St. — 122 S. 8th St. — Tracy Ward Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 — Custer City Weatherford available once every p.m. Monday through (580) 593-2378 Weatherford — (580) 90 days. • Meetings 6-8 p.m. (580) 772-5565 774-5377. Monday evenings in Friday. • clothing vouchers • Statewide services. Hours — 2-6 p.m. once every 90 days . the fellowship hall. St. Mary’s United Methodist Monday, 10 a.m. to • Cleaning, sealants, Catholic Church • hygiene items X-rays. Church 2 p.m. Tuesday and available. Weatherford 1218 Knox Ave. Thursday and 9-11 • Discounted cost 705 Main St. — • transitional/ Police — Cleaning $15 to — Clinton Custer City a.m. the third Saturday temporary housing (580) 323-0309 of every month. Department $40, X-rays $2 to $35. (580) 593-2420 available for men and 201 S.W. Main women. Christian Church Weatherford • free soup kitchen St. — Weatherford Harley’s House Liberty Church — Monday through — (580) 772-7791. Weatherford –– 625 Orchard St. 109 W. Franklin Ministerial (580) 890-7185 — Custer City Alliance Friday — breakfast/ Ave. — Weatherford lunch/dinner. Weatherford • 24 hour help (580) 593-2550 (580) 772-8007 106 N. Broadway available for families — Weatherford. • vouchers available Regional for discounted in crisis via childcare, First Christian New Hope Pantry hours — 1- Hospital food, diapers and 4 p.m. Monday and furniture and Church Fellowship household items for 3701 E. Main St. — formula. Thursday. Weatherford — (580) 216 N. 6th St. — 1805 Custer Ave. • utility assistance families based upon Thomas availability. 772-5551. D-Dental — Clinton — fill out application (580) 661-2231 (580) 323-4571 at Weatherford (405) 424-8092 Police Department. Women’s Clinton Police • Statewide services. Department • Must apply for Southwestern First United The applications Shelter (Action Christian will be picked up on 401 W. Gary Blvd. program. Pentecostal Associates) • Free dental 2525 Lyle Rd. 5th St. and Orient Thursdays, and then Clinton — (580) — Clinton — (580) someone will contact 323-3232. services for Oklahoma — Weatherford Ave. — Clinton the applicant. 323-8700. Residents. (580) 772-6052 (580) 337-3225 Battered women’s shelter available at a Clinton Integris Free Oklahoma First Christian St. Eugene Hospital Assembly of God disclosed location in www. Church 219 N. 5th St. — Catholic Church Clinton due to privacy 100 N. 30th St. brightsmileokc.com/ 111 S. 28th St. Thomas 704 N. Bryan St. — and confidentiality — Clinton — (580) emergency-dentistry/. Weatherford — (580) — Clinton (580) 661-2741 for the women and 323-2363. (580) 323-0214 772-3209. children in crisis Pantry hours — 4- OU College of situations. Contact by Oklahoma St. Vincent 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. phone or through local Dentistry Arapaho Church D’Paul • utility assistance law enforcement. Department of 1201 N. Stonewall of Christ 704 N. Bryan — available 1 time per Mental Health & Ave. — Oklahoma 634 W. Main St. Weatherford year. Etc. Shop Substance Abuse City — (405) 271- — Arapaho • Food assistance (580) 772-3209 121 N. State St. — 6326 — www. (580) 323-3174 once every 30 days. Services dentistry.ouchs.edu/ Weatherford — (580) www.ok.gov. Templo Patients.aspx. Church of Christ St. Mary’s 772-7531. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 Marantha Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 Heartline 2601 Custer Ave. Catholic Church p.m. Monday-Friday. 201 Prairie Chief p.m. Monday through Oklahoma • Statewide services. — Clinton 714 S. 12th St. Saturday. (580) 323-1648 — Clinton –Suicide • Full service. (580) 323-4438 — Clinton — (580) • discounted clothing • Must apply online. 323-0345. for families. Prevention Church of Christ Pantry hours — • vouchers available Lifeline 601 E. Broadway True Gospel Thursday. for free clothing www. Statewide Sooner Ride — Thomas Tabernacle • food assistance through local heartlineoklahoma. (580) 661-2032 801 Glen Smith Rd. once every 30 days. churches. (877) 404-4500 org. — Clinton • discount furniture Hours: 7 a.m. to 6 Church of Christ Opportunities, and household items. Legal Aid p.m. Monday through Saturday. 1701 Pine Ave. Pentecostal Inc. Services of Wear It Again • Available to — Weatherford Church of God 2250 Modelle St. Oklahoma participants who have (580) 772-3434 Indian Mission Suite A — Clinton Warehouse 409 Avant Ave. 109 S. Broadway — Medicaid — three-day 225 S. 18th St. — (580) 323-4373. Weatherford — (580) advance notice for Southeast Church — Clinton Hours — 9 a.m. to 3 — Clinton — (580) 323-3513. 774-2278. appointments. of Christ (580) 323-3612 p.m. Monday through 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 900 Glenn Smith Rd. Thursday . • discount clothing, furniture and Monday through Red River — Clinton Westside • licensed counseling Friday. (580) 323-3483 program. household items. Transportation Pentecostal (580) 928-2114 Holliness • prescription Custer County Federated assistance. Thicker Than • Available for 415 N. 17th St. • food pantry. Water Resource Human Services Beckham, Custer, Church Washita and — Clinton • clothing pantry. and Recovery Department 302 N. Custer — (580) 323-3406 • utility assistance. 190 N. 31st St. Woodward Counties. Weatherford Inc. • Rates per person • legal aid. — Clinton — (580) (580) 772-3206 • medical assistance. Weatherford –– thic per trip — $1 for the Cumberland kerthanwaterresource 331-1900. general population and • veterans advocate. • TANF — First Church of Presbyterian @yahoo.com –– (405) $0.75 for the disabled 500 S. 30th St. 892-8535 Temporary Assistance population. God Catholic Charities • Resource for Needy Families. 1900 Lexington Ave. — Clinton 1217 Knox — connection for • SNAP — Monthly Churches in Custer — Clinton (580) 323-3440 Clinton individuals coming food stamp assistance County include: (580) 323-1686 Pantry hours out of incarceration. for groceries. First — 9 a.m. to Noon • WIC — Women, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Thursday. Infants and Children First Baptist Weatherford food assistance. 308 N. Ames, Butler Episcopal 700 Gary Blvd. 321 S. 7th St. — HOST Ministries AA/NA • Childcare (580) 664-5971 — Clinton assistance. Clinton (580) 323-1376 605 Avant Ave. Weatherford Food (580) 323-2160 — Clinton — (580) Resource Center • SoonerCare — First Baptist 323-2862. — 122 S. 8th St. medical assistance. 1510 E. Davis Christ Community Pantry hours — — Weatherford — • LiHeap — seasonal — Weatherford Grace Lutheran Church 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enter on south side of utility assistance. (580) 772-2771 Church 1203 Lera — Monday and Tuesday. building. 120 E. Proctor Ave. Weatherford Meetings are held Step Up First Baptist — Weatherford (580) 772-1955 Department of 365 days per year, rain Transitional 900 Frisco — (580) 772-0266 or shine. Rehabilitation Living Program Clinton • AA meetings (580) 323-1284 Trinity Lutheran Zion Church Services 500 N. Washington — Noon to 1 p.m. Church Elca 701 N. Daniel — Monday, Wednesday Ave –– Weatherford Weatherford – division of –– stepuptransitiona Free Will Baptist 13th and Modelle vocational and Friday. 700 N. 13th St. (580) 772-3214 • AA meetings [email protected] Ave. — Clinton rehabilitation –– (580) 816-5070 — Clinton (580) 323-2052 — 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, (580) 323-1331 Pine Acres 1501 Lera Thursday, Saturday • Aid for Drive, Suite 1 — and Sunday. individuals age 18- First Mennonite Church Weatherford — • NA meetings 24 experiencing, or Trinity Baptist 700 S. 19th St. 1321 N. Lark — [email protected] — 7-8 p.m. Monday, close to experiencing, 901 W. Huber Ave. — Clinton Weatherford — (580) 816-4100 Wednesday and homelessness. — Weatherford (580) 323-3694 (580) 772-2190 WEATHERFORD DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 - PAGE 15 Decline •Continued from Page 8 decrease of 1,095 from the previous benefits under the CARES Act should week’s revised level of 4,953. go to ui.ok.gov and create an account • Initial claims’ four-week moving with the Get Started button to connect Across Down average was 4,776, a decrease of 418 their social security number and pull from the previous week’s revised all unemployment information into one 1. Bedouin tribesman 1. Seaweed extracts average of 5,194. location. 5. Ballot caster 2. AM/FM device • The advance unadjusted number Unemployment claimants should be 10. Comedienne Witherspoon 3. Cover story of continued claims totaled 50,115, a aware that not returning to work when 14. Big blow 4. High speed electron decrease of 9,023 from the previous recalled or when work is available could 15. 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