Local Woman Says Illness Likely Flu, Not Covid-19
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CHI CKS N CHAPS S hake Your Shamrocks 5K and Obstacles Fun Run Saturday, March 14 Fun Run 8 am • 5K 9 am For more details, call 918-944-9083 VINITA DAILY JOURNAL, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 50¢ Local woman says illness 112 Years • Issue 52 Years 112 likely flu, not Covid-19 Denton Thomason Journal Reporter OURNAL A Vinita woman who caused a buzz in town earli- er this week after posting on Facebook her concerns J about a risk of possible Covid-19 exposure on a return- ing cruise ship shared the good news that she and her spouse are likely just suffering from a terrible case of the flu. Siehara Kennedy and her wife recently returned to Vinita after returning to California on the Carnival Panorama cruise ship. Guests aboard the ship were delayed being able to depart the ship for 27 hours after one guest exhibited symptoms, but later tested negative for Covid-19. But when Kennedy and her spouse started getting sick, the possibility of being exposed by cross-con- HE tamination from guests aboard another cruise ship, the Royal Princess, which stopped at the same ports of call with an identical itinerary, became a serious concern. When a concern over her spouse returning to work T Photo by Denton Thomason came up, Kennedy turned to social media to alert the Jaycie Martin (left) of Superior 4-H earned Grand Champion Goat hon- public. ors Saturday at the 2020 Spring Livestock Show held at the Craig County Kennedy explained that guests from both ships mixed Fairgrounds. Martin, who also earned first place in Senior Showmanship, together at various port entertainment venues, and also stands with (from left) show judge Nicholas Moody, cousin Jackson that both ships shared crew members. VDJ Martin and niece Brynlee Langley. “Those tested on Royal Princess came back nega- tive... this is great news! Our direct contact with Royal vdjonline.com Princess was a major part of our concern... happy Jaycie Martin wins top goat honors dance,” Kennedy posted on Facebook after receiving Denton Thomason earned by Cash Parrish of Craig County the good news. Journal Reporter 4-H. See Local Page 12 Local youth showcased their livestock Parrish also earned first place in the in the Goat Show last Saturday when the Junior Showmanship competition for “We are so grateful. So many people reached Museum 2020 Spring Livestock Show was held at grades 3-6. out to us. I just want to tell that the communi- the Craig County Fairgrounds. Tom Oliver-Ayers earned earned first Vinita graduate Jaycie Martin of Superior 4-H earned ty really came together and were so happy to place in the Intermediate Showmanship a pioneer in the Grand Champion Goat honors. help. People were offering to bring groceries to competition for grades 7-9. development of Martin also earned first place in the our mailbox. People were also grateful that we Senior Showmanship competition for The show was judged by Nicholas Moody, were honest about our situation...” drones. grades 10-12. an agriculture and commercial lender with Page 3 Reserve Grand Champion Goat was Union State Bank of Bartlesville. Siehara Kennedy S PORTS Where are Vinita Ketchum splits games at softball students going? festival. School tracing departing students Page 4 Angela Thomason Journal Reporter With a steady decline in enrollment over the past several years at Vinita Public Schools, school admin- Today istrators have researched and traced where students are going when they leave the district. During Monday night’s school board meeting, Supt. 55/42 Kelly Grimmett and Asst. Supt. Rusty Rankin gave a report on their findings based on tracking data this school year to help pinpoint exactly where students are going after they leave the district, and why they are leaving. Grimmett explained that finding out where students Tomorrow are going is tough to keep up with sometimes with stu- dents moving in and out of school districts, and with Photo by Denton Thomason some trying out online charter schools and returning Cherokee Nation Deputy Speaker Victoria Vazquez presents a $3,000 49/39 to the district. donation to E-911 coordinator Jim Butcher on Monday. The funds will Rankin said that in the 2019-20 school year, the dis- be used as part of a $9,000 project to install a new repeater to improve trict lost a total of 135 students who transferred out cell phone coverage in the Centralia area, along with upgrades to the 911 of the district. This number was offset by 79 others dispatch center. coming into Vinita’s school district, leaving a net loss of population at 56 students. Sunday Grimmett added that a lot of those students coming Legion invites veterans to Saturday socials back into the district were returning from Epic charter The American Legion is inviting local get out of the house,” Heflin said. school, but that there were also new students coming veterans to come out on Saturday morn- During that time, the Legion will also be 57/44 into the district this year. ings to enjoy coffee, doughnuts and con- selling memorial bricks to be laid at their Their report listed six categories of where students versation with their peers from 8 a.m. un- new veteran’s Honor Plaza. have gone after leaving the district during the 2019-20 til noon. The engraved bricks come in two colors school year so far. They include: Post Commander James Heflin recom- and several different sizes. The bricks can • 69 students transferring to another public school in mends that veterans attending the coffee be custom ordered to include insignias Oklahoma socials bring a veteran friend with them. and more to honor veterans for their ser- See Students Page 12 “Go pick up a friend that might need to vice. Free bingo every Wednesday after Joe Wallis winning Candlebox tickets on his 31st dialing attempt Published by Vinita Printing Co., lunch at 12:45 p.m. at the Vinita Senior a division of Reid Publishing Street Scenes in a Tulsa radio station contest. He has now won concert tickets 16 Citizens Center, 222 W. Sequoyah. times, other prizes three times and qualified for 10 other prizes that Persons 50 and older welcome. 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