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Commissioners meet, announce FEMA recovery center opening
Grady County Emergency Management Director Dale Thompson announced Monday that a FEMA Wildfire Disaster Recovery Center will open in Blanchard June 29 for Grady and McClain counties.
The center, in the Blanchard High School cafeteria at N. E. 2nd (Hwy 62) and Tyler, will be operated by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U. S. Small Business Administration.
Recovery centers are set up to assist residents whose homes were destroyed or damaged as a result of wildfires April 9-12.
In addition, Thompson submitted an updated 2009 Grady County Emergency Operating Plan to the Grady County Commissioners.
In other business, commissioners and other officials:
• Opened several bids, including bids for a pickup for the Grady County Treasurer’s Office and another for a vehicle for the Grady County Assessor’s Office
• Accepted a $24,698 bid for a 2009 pickup from Knipplemier Chevrolet in Blanchard. Burton did not accept a lower bid from Charles Allen Ford because the bid did not meet bid specifications. She will attach a letter of reason to the purchase order and submit it to the county clerk’s office
• Rejected the bids for a vehicle for the assessor’s office.
• Accepted a $450 per month bid for janitorial services for the Grady County District Attorney’s Office by Grands Cleaning Service. The DA submitted a letter of reason since this was not the lowest bid. Other bidders were The Professionals with a bid of $450 and Tammie Harris with a bid of $425.
• Accepted a bid from Brown’s Plumbing, of Blanchard, for labor only for plumbing for the courthouse with a bid of $100 per hour. The other bidder, A-1 Plumbing submitted a bid of $55 per hour for a plumber and an additional $25 per hour for a plumber’s assistant. However, the bid did not meet all the requested specifications.
• Accepted a bid from Royal Printing Company, Inc. for typesetting, printing and delivery of ballot proofs, OPTECH ballot cards, and sample ballots for the Grady County Election Board.
The board requested bids for janitorial services for the Ag Center and there was no action on the labor-only bids for plumbing for the stall barn at the Grady County Fairgrounds.
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Transformations
What comes to mind when you think of the word, “Transformation”?Do you have fantastic thoughts of people or things changing into something amazing for example, Clark Kent turning into Superman or Bruce Banner becoming the Incredible Hulk or possibly something a little more down to earth like a caterpillar miraculously changing into the beautiful butterfly?
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
Plants
Potted Plants
(Several varieties combined)
First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
Second: (Adult) Joyce Riker
Third: (Adult) Jallane Link -
AROUND THE AREA
SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
STATE SPORTS BRIEFS
NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has named walk-on Patrick O'Hara as the starting place-kicker for the seventh-ranked Sooners.
Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
OSU's Gundy still learning on job
STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state district judge has stepped aside from the first-degree murder trial of a pharmacist accused in the fatal shooting of an unconscious would-be robber.
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