UPCOMING Lady Bulldogs blow out EVENTS Edmond in doubleheader Emmanuel Baptist SPORTS 11 Church, 800 N. Forrest, will hold its 20th an- nual “Block Party” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. There will be bounce The houses, horse rides, face painting, snow cones, a free lunch and free clothes. For more information, call Brent AltusTimes Logan at (580) 482-1775. An Alzheimer’s Stops With Me Charity Softball Tournament is sched- uled at 8 a.m. today at Cole Heights Park, 601 E. Katy Drive. For more information eekend about how to sign up $ your team, call (580) WALTUSTIMES.COM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 1.50 471-1187. The Altus Ministeri- al Alliance is hosting Pray Around Altus today beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Jackson County Council discuss medical Courthouse, 101 N. Main St. and various locations around the city. Contact your church for its prayer location. The day of marijuana fees, permits prayer will end with a final prayer at the BY KATRINA GOFORTH costs associated with medical finding that they need to hire spe- commercial medical marijuana courthouse at 9:45 a.m. [email protected] marijuana,” Chism said. “With cific people or multiple people to application fee; a $50 commercial For more information, medical marijuana, we can cover cover medical marijuana inspec- medical marijuana modification call (580) 482-3377. At the special meeting held on our expenses but we can’t consid- tions and code enforcement. application fee for those wish- Movies in the Park Tuesday, the Altus City Council er it a tax, so the cost should only “In addition to meeting fire and ing to modify their structure af- “Sherlock Gnomes” is met to discuss updates on state be sufficient to cover our expens- building codes, they also have ter applying; a $50 commercial scheduled from 8:30 law changes involving medical es.” to have ventilation in place that medical marijuana renewal fee; to 10 p.m. today at marijuana permits. Councilmember Dwayne Mar- allows the escape of dangerous a $1,250 annual medical marijua- Cole Heights Park, 601 “Medical marijuana has been tin asked what the justification is fumes but also prevents odors,” na dispensary permit; a $1,500 Katy Drive. For more much more difficult to imple- for having a set of fees. Chism said. annual medical marijuana com- information, call (580) ment for the state and for cities,” Chism cited training for staff Chism said the amounts in- mercial growing permit; and a 481-2265. City Attorney Andrea Chism in building and fire code enforce- cluded in the draft are based on $2,500 annual medical marijuana The Friends of the NRA said, primarily because medical ment and inspections relating to what other cities in Oklahoma processor permit. will host its annual marijuana is new territory. medical marijuana commercial are doing and on what the state A $50 personal use application banquet at Martha In a draft of an ordinance, growers and dispensaries as well is charging, but they’re not all fee was also included in the draft Road Baptist Church Chism pointed out that the city as some inspections for personal required. along with an annual $100 per- at 6 p.m. today. Tickets is looking at a fee structure for use growers. “You could charge less,” she mit for growing or using medical are $25 for adults and medical marijuana. “We will definitely need train- said,“or you could charge more, marijuana that includes caregiv- $10 for children under “The city should have a per- ing,” Interim Planning Director but you would have to justify it.” ers. Chism said some cities are the age of 12. Tickets mitting process in place as well Billy Graham said. At the time of the meeting, can be purchased at as a fee structure to cover the Chism said some cities are the fee schedule included a $100 SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 3 the door or by contact- ing committee mem- bers. Altus Church of the Nazarene 700 North Chamber Main Street is hosting Goodbye plane-Jane revival services with Bob and Jennifer Wilk- erson, Sunday, Sept. schedules 23 at 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and at 6:30 p.m. Monday through annual Wednesday. For more information contact nazarenechurchal- [email protected]. Farm City The Altus Chamber of Commerce will host a coffee to meet new Week Chamber President and CEO Rodger Kerr The Altus Chamber of Com- on Tuesday, Sept. merce will celebrate agriculture 25, at 8:30 a.m. at the and the city’s relationship with Chamber, 321 West Altus Air Force Base during Commerce St. Farm City Week, Oct. 1-5. The The Southwest celebration highlights the impor- Oklahoma Republican tance of agriculture and military Party will host a candi- to the southwest Oklahoma econ- date forum on Tuesday, omy and how the individual seg- Sept. 25, beginning at 6 ments of our local economy are p.m. in the Southwest connected. Technology Center, Farm tours and tractor driv- 711 W. Tamarack ing will entertain and educate Road. The forum will Altus Air Force Base members feature Democrat and on Tuesday and an air-refueling Republican candidates flight on Wednesday will let area for District Attorney, agriculture producers experi- District 3 Judges and ence the Air Force’s mission up Senate District 38. close. An irrigation tour at Lake The Red River Lugert-Altus on Friday will help Toastmasters of Altus attendees discover the science will host a Humorous and structure of the local irriga- Speech and Evaluation tion system. Contest on Tuesday, Katrina Goforth | Altus Times The annual Farm City Week Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Banquet will be held Thursday Southwest Technology Aircraft Refinishing Company, Inc. of Kansas, hired to repaint the stationary B-47 Stratojet Bomber at High- evening at the Altus High School A2 Center in room 109. tower Park in August, began preparing and power-washing the plane on Monday. They have been hired to clean, Cafeteria. Local businesses will Refreshments begin at repair, sand, paint and polish the aircraft and replace markings according to Air Force specification. 5:30 p.m. SEE CHAMBER, PAGE 3 Animal Shelter awarded $10k grant Local races INDEX Maddie’s Fund, a Pleasan- dogs and cats and more adop- The Duffield’s named Mad- ton, California-based national tions at the Altus Shelter. die’s Fund after their miniature featured in OBITUARIES, 2-3 family foundation, has awarded “This grant makes it possi- schnauzer Maddie. Maddie’s WEATHER, 3 $5,000 each to the City of Altus ble to hire someone that can be Fund is the fulfillment of a and Altus Animal Welfare Asso- completely focused on quality promise to invest its resources candidate forum COMICS, 4 ciation (AAWA). The combined of life and enrichment for ani- to create a no-kill nation where The Southwest Oklahoma PUZZLES/TV, 5 $10,000 innovative partnership mals at the shelter,” said Christi every dog and cat is guaranteed Republican Women will host a grant will be used to fund a Detwiler, AAWA president said. a healthy home or habitat. candidate forum featuring repre- RELIGION, 6 director for the new Shelter We look forward to partnering The Altus Animal Welfare sentatives for Democrat and Re- REMEMBER WHEN, 7 Health And Pet Enrichment, with the City of Altus on this Association is a local non-profit publican local races beginning at or S.H.A.P.E., program which pilot program that is specifi- organization established in 2016 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the CLASSIFIEDS, 8-9 aims to provide enrichment ac- cally targeted to increase local by a group of Altus citizens who Southwest Technology Center, AGRICULTURE, 10 tivities for Altus Animal Shelter adoptions and create interactive saw a need for animal welfare 711 W. Tamarack Road in Altus. SPORTS, 11 animals in an effort to improve volunteer opportunities for ani- reform in Altus. Through its Participants include District their chances of being adopted mal lovers at the Altus Animal efforts, more than $105,000 in Attorney candidates Rana Hill and less likely to be returned. Shelter.” grant money has been secured and David Thomas; District 3 The city-operated Altus An- Assistant City Manager Matt in the last year to help improve Judge candidates Mike Duffy imal Shelter struggles to adopt Wojnowski said Altus is priv- the animal welfare landscape in and Brad Leverett; and state Sen- out all the animals entering the ileged to have such valuable our area. For more information ate District 38 candidates Jeff shelter as strays or owner-sur- partners to support the health visit altusanimalwelfare.org. Berrong and Brent Howard. rendered pets. The grant-fund- and welfare of our shelter ani- For more information vis- The forum will be moderated ISSUE 336 ed S.H.A.P.E. director will be mals. it facebook.com/AltusAni- by Steve Fair. Questions of the VOLUME 112 able to check on animals’ health Maddie’s Fund is a family malShelter or visit the Altus candidates will be handwritten after spay/neuter surgery, so- foundation created in 1994 by Animal Shelter at 2200 Enter- and reviewed by a committee. cialize both cats and dogs and Workday co-founder Dave Duff- prise Drive to meet the pets Candidates will be there ear- do basic command training for ield and his wife, Cheryl, who available for adoption. They can ly to meet with voters and will dogs with the goal of creating have endowed the Foundation also be viewed online at altusok. have signs and other information GRAYSTONE MEDIA GROUP LLC “highly desirable” adoptable with more than $300 million.