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COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ROOFING SERVICE Letters to Santa PAGE 10-12 COMMERCIALLY ENDORSED 580.530.0274 FULLY INSURED UPCOMING The EVENTS There will be a no- charge Mahan Family AltusTimes Community Christmas Dinner at the First United Methodist Church, 317 N. Main St., Altus, on Sunday, Dec. 23, from noon to 2 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal eekend Church, 721 N. Thom- W$ ALTUSTIMES.COM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2018 as in Altus, will host 1.50 Tom Cotner’s annual one- hour Children’s Christ- mas Concert at 3:30 Wilmes Superstore wins Grand Prize in Christmas parade p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23. Cotner, who was featured in the Oct. 19 edition of The Altus Times, not only plays but builds pipe organs including the one he will be performing on. He says he plays tunes to make children smile and have as much fun as possible. The First Presby- terian Church, 208 E. Cypress St., Altus, will have a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24, with the Rev. Bill Carr moderating. Martha Road Bap- tist Church is hosting a Christmas Eve Service on Monday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. four miles north of Altus on Highway Ryan Lewis | Altus Times 283. Refreshments will be served after the Wilmes Superstore float won first place in the Commercial Floats category and the Grand Prize Float during the 36th Annual Christmas Parade on Satur- service. For more in- day, Dec. 15. Parade winner results, Page 3. formation, visit www. martharoadbaptist. org. St. Paul’s Episcopal Sales tax revenue Church will have a Traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with increases for county, Holy Communion at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24. The church decreases for city is at 721 N. Thomas. BY KATRINA GOFORTH an increase of $7,617.12 Refreshments will [email protected] from county sales tax be served after the allocated for use in De- service. As the end of the year cember 2017, which A free Community approaches, the sales was $109,174.28. Sales Christmas Day Lunch is tax revenue so far this taxes are collected two scheduled for Tues- fiscal year shows a year- months prior to their day, Dec. 25 from to-date increase in coun- allocation. That means 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ty sales tax allocated to December sales taxes Strong Tower Min- Jackson County and a are collected in October. istries, 805 Martin year-to-date decrease for The total county Luther King. the City of Altus. sales tax collected in A Coping With the The Jackson County FY 2017-2018, which Holidays class is sched- Treasurer’s office re- began in July 2017 and uled for Friday, Dec. ported the county sales ended in June 2018, was 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. at tax collected as of Dec. $1,379,599.08. The county Altus Public Library, 10, 2018, in this fiscal sales tax rate is current- Rick Carpenter | Altus Times 421 N. Hudson St. The year, FY 2018-2019 which ly 0.5 percent but will A2 class includes Bingo The Buxton Bush Group focuses on customer service in its many businesses. Group owners began July 1, totaled increase to 0.625 percent and door prizes. For include, from the left, Brian Bush, Becca Bush, Jessica Buxton and Jeremy Buxton. $715,132.46. effective Jan. 1, 2019. more information, call The county sales tax- That 0.125 percent (580) 477-2890. es allocated for use in increase was passed by Buxton Bush Group the month of Decem- ber 2018 is $116,791.40, SEE TAX, PAGE 3 INDEX focuses on customer service of its training. Bar at 1200 Falcon Road Amended City Manager’s OBITUARIES, 2 BY RICK CARPENTER [email protected] In fact, the Buxton on Feb. 16, 2017. His wife, WEATHER, 3 Bush Group has used a Jessica, already had contract includes change COMICS, 4 (Editor’s note: The play on words, “count- run a successful custom Altus Times will be fea- er-culture,” to emphasize engraving business of government provision PUZZLES/TV, 5 turing each of the Altus the importance of the that she ran out of their RELIGION, 6 Chamber of Commerce customer service aspect house. Jessica’s business BY KATRINA GOFORTH “If the City, citizens Award winners during of its businesses with has expanded and since [email protected] and/or legislature act to REMEMBER WHEN, 7 the next few weeks. Our its employees. In part, moved to a Main Street amend any provision of CLASSIFIEDS, 8-9 third installment is about it says, “We believe in location in part of the At the Dec. 4 Altus Oklahoma Statutes, City the Buxton Bush Group service, high standards building where Smiley’s City Council meeting, of Altus Charter or City SPORTS, 14 which won the Excellence and putting others before Tires, Tunes and Tints is the council discussed of Altus ordinances, in Customer Service ourselves, and that is the located. the job performance of pertaining to the role, Award.) culture you will find at Jeremy, an Air Force City Manager Janice powers, duties, author- our counter and beyond.” Reserve pilot, thought se- Cain in executive ses- ity or responsibilities hat started as a For that kind of com- riously about going back sion. Once out of the of Cain’s position that small business mitment to customer to being a full-time Air executive session, the substantially changes Wowner bounc- service, the Buxton Bush Force pilot and moving council voted to amend the form of govern- ing ideas off the Altus Group was awarded the back to the Tampa Bay Cain’s contract. ment, Cain shall have ISSUE 24 Chamber of Commerce Chamber’s Award for area. The amendment, ef- the right to declare that VOLUME 113 president has morphed Excellence in Customer That’s when he started fective as of Dec. 4, 2018, such amendment(s) con- into a group of busi- Service during the Cham- brainstorming ideas with adds Paragraph 15, ti- stitutes a termination nesses that puts quality ber gala on Nov. 29. Brian Bush, who was the tled “Change in Form within the meaning and employees and customer Jeremy Buxton opened of Government” that GRAYSTONE MEDIA GROUP LLC service at the focal point the White Buffalo Coffee SEE BUXTON, PAGE 15 reads: SEE CONTRACT, PAGE 3 0% for 72 Mo * Merry Christmas Financing from all of us at ALL NEW 2018 F-150 Trucks 108 NORTH VETERANS DRIVE ALTUS, OK 73521 580-482-0617 / 800-245-0617 * must qualify for FMCC 2 • NEWS/OBITUARIES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2018 • THE ALTUS TIMES School board approves $6 million bond questions BY RICK CARPENTER had an $11,000 surplus The bonds would be breakdowns for farm- well),$250,000; Robinson explained [email protected] which reduced the total paid for out of additional land so the district can • Acquiring and/or im- that if voters pass the bill to $203,669. ad valorem taxes. The $6 inform farmers of the proving Kiwanis Park to bond issue, the next step The Altus Public All entities that receive million bond issue would impact. include artificial turf to would be to receive au- Schools Board of Edu- revenue from mill levies increase those taxes for Specific projects listed accommodate baseball thorization to sell the cation voted Wednesday must pay the same pro- five years. Each question under Proposition 1 are: and softball, $400,000; bonds. He would then get to set a bond election for portion of the bill as they would be voted on sepa- • Improvements to the • Improving play- a set rate, estimated at March 5, 2019, and put are allocated from the rately and if the voters Altus Early Childhood ground equipment at L. 3.25 to 3.5 percent inter- two propositions for sep- total mill levy. The Altus passed one and not the Center that would in- Mendel Rivers Elementa- est, and then sell the tax- arate bond issues on the school district receives other, that would change clude classrooms and re- ry, Altus Primary School free bonds to investors. ballot. about 41 percent of the the amount of the bond strooms that would also and Altus Elementary District Director of The special meeting total ad valorem tax. issue and the ad valorem serve as “safe rooms” in School to improve drain- Public Information was called to vote on the The resolution for the tax increase. the event of a natural di- age, fencing and the ac- Amanda Davis said the bond election proposition propositions divided the Zack Robinson, vice saster such as a tornado, quisition of playground district will be prepar- as well as an $83,115.04 question into two prop- president of BOK Finan- $1.795 million; equipment and play- ing informational vid- payment to the Jackson ositions because bond cial Securities, estimat- • Improvements to Al- ground safety surfacing, eos that will illustrate County Treasurer for the issues for transporta- ed that if both questions tus Primary School to $300,000; and the needs of the district. revaluation of property tion must be separated passed, homeowner’s build additional class- • Acquiring security “We want people to know for 2018-19. The payment out from other projects. ad valorem taxes would rooms and restrooms equipment district-wide what they’re voting on,” reflects the district’s pro- Passing Proposition 1 increase by an estimat- that would also serve as as needed and as funds she said, “and we want portion of the total bill would raise $4.69 million ed $148 a year (or about “safe rooms,” $1.795 mil- allow, $150,000.