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Alcohol compliance checks conducted in Grady County
The Red Rock Area Prevention Resource Center (APRC) recently teamed up with organizations such as Grady County Sheriff Office, El Reno police officer Scott Smith, Too Much too Lose (2M2L) coordinator Leslie Haltom, and area youth to conduct Alcohol Compliance Checks to make sure retailers are complying with the law by not selling alcohol to those under age 21.
Conducting routine, comprehensive Alcohol Compliance Checks are the key strategy for deterring retail alcohol sales to those under 21. They involve the use of underage buyers attempting to purchase alcohol at various establishments (bars, restaurants, & stores) that sale alcohol to check that retailers are in compliance with laws regarding the sell of alcohol to minors. Retailers who sell to the underage buyers and are not in compliance with the state law are then cited or arrested depending on the laws.
Alcohol Compliance Checks also indicate who is selling alcohol to those underage and how often. This lets a community know how large the problem of underage sales is and among which outlets. This information can be very useful in allocating scarce enforcement and prevention resources. The goal of both law enforcement and the APRC is to educate retailers to properly check identification, provide educational materials on Oklahoma Youth Access to Alcohol Laws, to ensure that retailers are in compliance with the state laws and to send a strong message that providing alcohol to minors is unacceptable.
On March 17, 2009, APRC staff, 2M2L coordinator Leslie Haltom, Grady County sheriff office, Grady County District Attorneys office and Anadarko 2M2L club, teamed up to complete compliance checks across Grady County. In one evening Ninnekah, Minco, Tutttle, Pocasset, and Rush Springs convenience stores were checked for compliance with the law. Twelve stores were checked; none sold alcohol to a minor.
On February 28, 2009, the 2M2L coordinator along with Canadian County Sheriff’s Office checked 8 out of 10 convenience stores in Mustang did not sell alcohol to the minor.
On December 29, 2009 compliance checks were completed by Yukon Officer Timothy Peters and Officer Scott Franklin. Four out of 17 Yukon retail stores sold alcohol to a minor.
Finally, on December 19, 2008 APRC joined forces with El Reno police officers and two youth from the Yu-can Coalition. Thirteen out of the 15 El Reno retail stores did not sell alcohol to a minor.
The underage youth who are selected to participate in Alcohol Compliance Checks, are youth leaders who have been trained and sign an agreement to follow the protocol set by the APRC and law enforcement agencies. Many of the youth that participate are part of the 2M2L program which is a statewide program for youth to actively get involved in combating alcohol issues at the local & state level.
For more information on how to stop youth access to alcohol and how you can get involved in prevention efforts, please contact the Area Prevention Resource enter at 405-354-1928. For more information on Alcohol Compliance Checks visit www.udetc.org or how to get a 2 Much 2 Lose youth group in your area visit www.2much2lose.com
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
Plants
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(Several varieties combined)
First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
Second: (Adult) Joyce Riker
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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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