One Nation

/Eitis,NET

ESTABLISHED 1887 GREER COUN1TrS OLDEST AND MOST WIDELY READ NEWSPAPER

HOME OF THE TIGERS

Vol. 127 - No. 38 September 19, 2013 USPS No. 589-360 Single Copy 50 cents

Mounties Host Junior Lightening Strikes Three Injured in Rodeo September 21 Cause Five Fires Two Vehicle Accident
The OGCWHA will be hosting an Open Youth Rodeo on Saturday September 21 at the Mangum Mountie Arena. The rodeo is sponsored by the Mangum Mounties. The rodeo will begin at 2:00 p.m. Books for the event will open on Sunday, September 15 th at 5:00 p.m. and close Thursday September 19 th at 5:00 p.m. No late entries will be accepted. Entry fees vary for the different events. There are events for all ages. Ages 6 and under will compete in mutton busting, 8 and under in calf riding, 12 and under in Junior Steer Riding, 14 and under in Senior Steer Riding, 16 and under in Junior Bull Riding and 19 and under in Senior Bull Riding. Break away roping will have two divisions, 13 and under and 14-19. There will be poles, goat tying and barrels for different age groups. For more information call Tuni Lively at 580-471-6763. Please leave a message. A two vehicle wreck Monday night resulted in injuries to three people. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol the accident occurred at the US 283 and US 34 junction north of Willow around 8:40 p.m. According to the OHP report Mark Lynch of Mangum was traveling south on Highway 34 driving a 2001 Dodge Ram. At the same time David Ball of Tipton was southbound on Highway 283 driving a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The OHP report states that Ball failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection and pulled into the path of the vehicle driven by Lynch. Lynch was transported by the Greer County EMS to the Quartz Mountain Regional Hospital in Mangum and later transferred to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City and admitted in stable condition with internal trunk injuries. Ball was transported by Greer County EMS to Jackson County Memorial Hospital and admitted in stable condition with internal trunk injuries. Brenda Ball, a passenger in the Camaro was transported by Greer County EMS to Jackson County Memorial Hospital in Altus and was treated and released. Seat belts were in use in both vehicles. The accident was investigated by Trooper Jeff Fielder and assisted by Trooper Shawn Laughlin and Trooper Steve Pothorst as well as the Greer County Sheriff's Department, the Mangum Police Department, Granite Police Department and the Greer County EMS.

20th Annual Equinox Eve Dinner and Auction Saturday

The Old Greer County Hall of Fame is just one of many attractions at the Old Greer County Museum By Judy Forehand If you need a place to eat this Saturday evening, please join the Old Greer County Museum supporters for a great barbeque brisket meal complete with potato salad, slaw, beans, bread, dessert and drinks. The cost will be $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for children age 5-12. Preschoolers can eat free with adults. There will be a slideshow during the meal of some of the pictures Stephen Dock has collected and digitized. He will also have a railroad display on the stage. There will be an auction of donated items after the meal and a 50/50 drawing after the auction. You need to be present to win it. The evening will not be long, and there will be lots of fun and information. This is the major fundraiser that the Museum Trustees and Directors have each year to raise money for the continued operation of the Museum. We are one of the few museums in Oklahoma that are able to be open six days a week, six hours a day. We can only do this because of donations at events and individual donations. We are so thankful for the ones who have gone before us who had the foresight to insure that our Museum would remain a viable attraction to preserve the history of this unique part of Oklahoma. We still need auction items, and they can be brought to the Museum, to the event or we will pick them up. You may call the Museum at 580-782-2851 or me at 580782-2249 for more information or a pickup of auction items. All Trustees and Directors wish our Museum President, Dick Stickle, a speedy recovery.

Ralph Bauer captured this fire while riding in the Hester Fire Truck last Friday. The fire was caused by lightening as it moved through the area. Friday the 13 th turned into FIREday the 13 th with the Mangum Fire Department responding to three lightening related fires in the area. Lightening caused fires 1 1/2 miles east of Mangum, another north of the Sandy Land Research Station and a third fire 5 miles south of Mangum on Canyon Road. There were no structures damaged in any of the fires but it kept the Mangum Fire Department busy throughout the day. The fire near the Sand Land Research Station burned about 40 acres. The biggest problem with that particular fire was that it burned into a tree row that made controlling the fire more difficult. Fire departments from Mangum, Willow, Granite, Hester and Blair as well as the grader crew from Greer County District lassisted with the fires. On Monday evening the Mangum Fire Department responded to two more lightening related fires in Mangum. The structures damaged were in the 300 block of N. Dakota and the 300 block of South Louis Tittle. The structure on North Dakota received about $10,000 damage according to the Mangum Fire Department. The lightning blew up a gas line causing considerable damage to the home. The house fire on S. Louis Tittle resulted in about $5,000 damage with most of the damage being done to appliances. The one good weather note is that the pattern that brought the lightening also brought some rain . It wasn't much, but with farmers preparing their fields for their crops the rain could not have come at a better time.

Greer County Estimate of Needs Set at $1.52 million

The Greer County Commissioners published their annual estimate of needs in this issue of the Mangum StarNews. The proposed budget for the coming year totals $1,520,563.85. The total estimate is based on the individual budgets for the various county offices. The Greer County Sheriff's office has the largest budgeted needs in the county. Their total budget request is $557, 999.88. This estimate includes $230,600.04 for person Services, $210,399.84 for parttime help and $106,000.00 for maintenance and Operation. The sheriff's office would naturally have a large budget due to their service to the county. Other county offices budget requests are: County Treasurer $75,160.08, County Clerk $84,000.00, Court Clerk $74,250.00, County Assessor $72,160.08, General Government, $227,500.00, Election Board $55,318.48 and Insurance and Benefits $302,000.00. The full estimate of needs can be found in this issue of the Mangum Star-News.

Drivers Called to Join ITCAN WAI Movement

A movement is accomplished through the voices and actions of many. That is why four national wireless service providers, spearheading the It Can Wait campaign, are urging people to share their commitment to never text and drive with others on Drive 4 Pledges Day, September 19. Individuals can now sign up at ItCanWait.com to get resources that will help them share their commitment on social media and personalize the movement on the streets of their communities on key activation days. Aspiring to create a social stigma around this dangerous habit of texting while driving, Drive 4 Pledges Day will focus on getting individuals involved in taking the pledge to never text and drive while encouraging others in their community to do the same. These individuals will join AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc., Verizon and more than 200 other organizations by sharing their commitment not to text and drive while increasing awareness of the dangers. On September 19, Drive 4 Pledges Day, supporters of the movement are called to help spread the word to their families, friends and communities. Advocates will be encouraged to do things like change their social profile photos and banner to It Can Wait graphics, and share their personal pledge stories using the hashtag #ItCanWait. Offline activations will include hosting pledge drives and distributing posters in their schools, workplaces and neighborhoods. All materials such as social graphics and posters will be available for download from ItCanWait.com. Individuals joining in Drive 4 Pledges Day will be part of a variety of activations and awareness campaigns coast-tocoast, including: Nearly 2,000 Drive 4 Pledges activities will be held in communities across the nation, including more than 1,500 at high schools. Additionally, 200+ proclamations will be issued. #ItCanWait tweets and Instagram posts will stream on ItCanWait.com. A National Organizations for Youth Safety Teen Distracted Driving Prevention Summit in Washington D.C. will be held Sept. 18-20, including a rally on Sept. 19 with over 75 teens, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez, NTSB Member Christopher Hart and Aly Raisman, The Century Council Ambassador. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon will run cobranded advertising on national TV programming, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and display the message in their tens of thousands of stores nationwide. GE Healthcare will provide its US Service vehicle fleets with It Can Wait window clings to remind its employees See Wait... Page 3

Oklahoma School Funding Down 22.8% Since 2008

Reprinted by permission of the Oklahoma Policy Institute A new report finds that Oklahoma has made the deepest cuts to school funding in the nation since the start of the recession. Per student funding of Oklahoma's K-12 education formula is down by 22.8 percent since 2008, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan policy research organization based in Washington, D.C. The percentage cut in Oklahoma is the largest of any state. "Oklahoma can't compete in the modern economy without a well-educated workforce," said Gene Perry, a policy analyst at the Oklahoma Policy Institute. "We are depriving our children and shooting ourselves in the foot with these cuts to education." Since 2008, Oklahoma's K12 funding is down $810 per student, adjusted for inflation. Even though the state's economy has emerged from the recession, per student funding continues to drop. In the most recent fiscal year, funding fell another 1.2 percent, or $33 per student. Results of these cuts have included rising class sizes, eliminated electives and advanced classes, and reduced funding for remediation programs to help students who are struggling to pass statemandated tests. "We're demanding more from our children with harder tests and curriculum," Perry said. "At the same time, we're taking away resources that help them learn. What kind of message does that send?" The report's authors pointed out that reducing investment in schools also has long-term economic consequences. "At a time when the nation is trying to produce workers with the skills to master new technologies and adapt to the complexities of a global economy, states should be investing more, not less, to ensure our kids get a strong education," said Michael Leachman, director of state fiscal research at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and co-author of the report. At least 34 states are providing less funding per student for the 2013-14 school year than they did before the recession hit. Besides Oklahoma, the deepest cuts have occurred in Alabama (-20.1%), Arizona (-17.2%), Kansas (16.5%), and Idaho (15.9%). Fourteen states have increased school funding since the recession. North Dakota had the largest increase (27.2 percent), followed by Iowa, Connecticut, Wyoming, and Maryland.

Book Fair Continues Through September 19

Edison Elementary is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair which will continue through Thursday evening September 19. The Book Fair will be open Wednesday morning, September 18, with Muffins for Mom (or Dad) from 7-8 A.M. It will continue to be open Wednesday from 8 A.M. -3 P.M. and Thursday from 8 A.M. 3 P.m. during the regular school day with a Family Event from 3-9 Thursday evening. Funds raised will help purchase books for Edison Elementary and Mangum Middle School Libraries.. The special Family Event on Thursday evening, from 39, will feature refreshments, door prizes, and a guessing game. Families, faculty, and the community are invited to attend this fun reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong readers
For the Record Provided by Bob Bratton September High Low Rain 92 71 93 70 97 71 88 72 0.06 87 68 94 70 92 69 0.58 Rain This Month 0.64" Rain This Year 14.18"

Inside
Community News Society News D.A. Report MHS Tiger Times Junior High News Tiger Sports Church Directory Outdoor News Greer County Budget Legal Notices Obituaries Rosa Lee Pruitt Teresa Yvonne Dugger Mary Lou Fletcher Charles Utah Murphy Classifieds Classifieds Page 2 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 5 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 10

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Page 10 Page 11

6 16932 94045 3