Ranger College Air Force Spark thumps Tank winning Pioneers, 85-68 idea takes next SPORTS 12 step at 97 AMW FREEDOM FLYER 8 Serving Altus and Jackson County for over 112 years The 75¢ ALTUSTIMES.COM AltusTimesWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 Local Controlled burn owners receive Centennial Farm Award OKLAHOMA CITY — Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lyn- da Ozan announced recently that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm Award has been presented to the owners of a Jackson County farm. Edd and Reba (Bruce) Drury own Drury’s Miller Place located in the vicinity of Olus- tee. The family has grown wheat and cotton and raised Hereford cattle since the family started acquiring the land in 1900. To qualify for a Centennial Farm or Ranch Award, a property must be owned by a family member for at least 100 years and must be operated or oc- cupied by a family member or leased out by a family member. The property must include a minimum of 40 acres and gross annual sales of at least Rick Carpenter | Altus Times $1,000. The Oklahoma Historical Soci- ety and the Oklahoma Department of The Altus Fire and Rescue Department was called to extinguish a controlled burn on Nov. 21 about a mile south of the city limits. As it Agriculture, Food and Forestry have turned out, the fire was contained in the burn pit and nothing else caught fire. Firefighters were called because someone noticed the high amount of smoke the fire was generating. sponsored the Centennial Farm and Ranch Awards for 29 years, in which time 30 awards have been given in Jackson County. For further information about the Centennial Farm and Ranch Program, Wilmes and Frazer Bank please contact Shea J. Otley at 405-522- 4485 or [email protected]. The State Historic Preservation Office is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mission of the launch annual bicycle drive Oklahoma Historical Society is to col- BY RICK CARPENTER SEE AWARD, PAGE 9 [email protected] As has been a tradition, Frazer Bank representa- tives provided a check last week to Wilmes Chevro- Christmas let for $2,000 that will go to purchase bicycles for foster children in the area. People buy and donate parade to bikes during Operation San- ta, coordinated through the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. During the light-up last week before Christmas, the Altus Fire and Rescue Department takes the bikes to DHS. DHS then provides the night the bikes for as many foster BY KATRINA GOFORTH children as there are bikes. Jennifer Grice | Altus Times Operation Santa is or- Operation Santa kicked off last week with a $2,000 donation from Frazer Bank. Pictures, from the [email protected] ganized by the Red River left are Jarrod McLaughlin, of Frazer Bank, Joe Steponovich and Tim Wilmes from Wilmes Chevrolet, Chevrolet Team dealerships granddaughter Emory Anderson on the bike, Braden Wagoner, Frazer Bank, and Vicki Stange and The 38th Home for the Holidays through Oklahoma and Tex- Crystal Kennelly of Wilmes Chevrolet. Christmas Parade is scheduled for Sat- as DHS. This is the sixth urday, Dec. 8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The pa- Mart and donating it to the and buy a bike with that the program. rade features floats decked for the holi- year that Wilmes Chevrolet dealership. You can also money. The Wilmes Chev- The bicycles are on dis- has participated. days in lights to make them stand out in take cash or write a check at rolet dealership has given play in the dealership’s the dark December night. You can help the cause Wilmes and the car dealer- away more than 1,000 bicy- showroom. Most of the bicy- by buying a bicycle at Wal- The parade is hosted by Altus Cham- ship will take the donation cles in the first five years of cles are in the $75 range. ber of Commerce and begins at West- ern Oklahoma State College, 2801 N. Main St. and goes south on Main Street for about three miles and ends at Com- INDEX merce Street in front of the Jackson Museum hosts 5th Annual Holiday Market County Courthouse. OBITUARIES, 2 For those who wish to be part of the added bonus, visitors can STAFF REPORT parade, entry forms can be found at Al- tour the museum while WEATHER, 3 tus Chamber of Commerce, 301 W. Com- browsing the artists’ dis- The Museum of the merce St. Registration is free and entry plays. COMICS, 4 Western Prairie will host forms are due by Monday, Dec. 3. “Eight of the 12 artists its Fifth Annual Holiday PUZZLES/TV, 5 Entries fall under three categories: are new to the Market Market at the Museum on horses, vehicles and floats. this year, and four of our Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. CLASSIFIEDS, 6 Vehicle entries can be any motorized most popular artists are The event showcases the vehicles including cars, pickups, trucks, returning,” said Jennie FREEDOM FLYER, 8 talents of 12 area artists motorcycles, ATVs, tractors or a group Buchanan, director of the and provides a holiday SPORTS, 12 of vehicles, not including those pulling Museum of the Western shopping opportunity for a trailer. Prairie. “Our shoppers the members of the West- Floats are those entries on a trailer will be delighted to find ern Trail Historical Soci- pulled by a vehicle. Categories of floats paintings, jewelry, stained ety as well as the general include Civic Adult, Civic Youth, Mili- glass, beadwork, works in public. The Holiday Mar- tary, Commercial and Church. wood, welded art, pottery, Lawton artist Stacy Makinney will be ket at the Museum is free There will be cash prizes in each en- and more. We are begin- a part of the Fifth Annual Holiday Mar- and open to the public. try category — $100 for the winner in ning to post photographs ket at the Museum. Makinney captures Artists are carefully the horse category, $100 for the winner of the art on our Face- wildlife native to the Great Plains and ISSUE 17 selected to ensure high VOLUME 113 in the vehicle category and the winner book page. Everyone is beyond in a sculptured 3D type format of quality and a wide vari- in each float category will receive $200 welcome to attend and en- stained glass and wood. Each sculpture is ety as well as uniqueness. and the runner-up in each float category joy a wonderful evening at composed of hand-cut glass which is then Patrons can bring their will receive $100. An overall float catego- the museum.” ground, copper wrapped, and soldered Christmas shopping lists in the Tiffany method and mounted on ry winner will receive $300. and complete them with various types of sun-dried wood such as, For more information, call the Altus one-of-a-kind gifts. As an SEE MARKET, PAGE 9 cedar and Manzanita as well as driftwood. GRAYSTONE MEDIA GROUP LLC Chamber of Commerce at (580) 482-0210. 2 • NEWS/OBITUARIES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 • THE ALTUS TIMES Black Friday sales estimated higher than 2017 BY KATRINA GOFORTH GlobalData Retail, com, not quite hitting $17.8 billion at inde- spent approximate- $1,000 on Christmas [email protected] a consulting data col- the mark predicted by pendent retailers and ly $40.8 billion. That gifts, 21 percent plan to lection provider, says GlobalData Retail. But restaurants on Small doesn’t include Cyber spend between $500 and This year, the total Black Friday weekend that was just one day. Business Saturday, ac- Monday or numbers on $999, 29 percent plan to amount spent on Black includes sales from Small Business Sat- cording to data from online spending. spend between $100 and Friday was predicted Thanksgiving Day urday, started by Amer- the 2018 Small Business A recent Gallup poll $499, and 2 percent plan to reach approximately through the following ican Express in 2010 Saturday Consumer In- conducted in early to spend less than $100. $59.6 billion by Global- Sunday. after the 2008 recession, sights Survey. November estimated They report that Data Retail’s estimates By Monday, Nov. 26, is a recent addition to If those estimates and Christmas spending one in 10 plan to spend — an increase of 5.7 Mastercard projected Black Friday weekend. projections prove accu- will be down from 2017. nothing and another 6 percent from 2017 sales overall sales of $23 bil- American Express rate, between Black Fri- Gallup found that 32 percent were unsure according to Business lion on Black Friday, reports U.S. consum- day and Small Business percent of American how much they would Insider. according to Forbes. ers spent an estimated Saturday, Americans plan to spend at least spend. ODDITIES IN THE NEWS State trooper who Brian Maynard pulled over Baby Halyn was later hopeful to get close enough Rene Johnson told WCAX- stopped speeding van a van going 85 mph (135 kph) taken to a hospital. Jimmy to catch it with a net. TV she thinks the bird she late Saturday. Baker says his wife and their The peacock belonging calls Pea was lonely so it helps deliver baby The couple in the van, newborn are both doing to Rene and Brian Johnson sought turkey companions. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy and Laura Baker, well. has been on the run for six Johnson said Friday she Here’s one way to get out were headed to the hospital weeks. got close to Pea on Thanks- of speeding ticket: A North so she could give birth, but Vermont couple On Wednesday, the John- giving Day, but couldn’t Carolina state trooper the baby had other plans and looking for family peacock sons posted a message on the catch it.