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News briefs for 8/18/09
Grant County receives federal funds
Grant County has been awarded $2,000 in federal funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.
These funds will only be allocated to local governmental and/or private 501 (c) 3 nonprofit agencies to provide food, shelter, rent/mortgage,and/or utility assistance with the intent to decrease homelessness.
Agency applications may be obtained by contacting United Way of Enid & Northwest Oklahoma, 321 W. Cherokee, Suite C, Enid, Oklahoma 73701. Completed applications are due at the United Way office by noon Aug. 27. For questions or additional information, call United Way at 237-0821.
Qualifying agencies must be a nonprofit or a unit of the government; have an accounting system; must have an audit if last year’s budget was more than $100,000; practice nondiscrimination (no religious proselytizing); have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs; and if a private nonprofit agency, must have a voluntary board.
Funds are not to be used for new programs but to extend or supplement existing programs.
Cancer support group meeting slated Thursday
Patients and caregivers can learn more about non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and how to get the support they need at the upcoming cancer support group meeting Thursday hosted by Central Christian Church.
The meeting is open to the public. Two sessions will be held, one at 4 p.m. and the second at 5:15 p.m.
This month’s meeting will mark the one-year anniversary of Central’s Cancer Support Group, according to the Rev. Don Johnson, an associate minister who oversees the group. The meeting will feature an educational forum on lymphoma in anticipation of Leukemia/Lymphoma Awareness Month slated for September.
Lisa Brubaker, a genentech bio-oncology nurse educator and advanced oncology certified nurse specialist, who managed a bone marrow transplant unit in Phoenix, will facilitate the meeting. The community can learn more about signs, symptoms and causes, diagnosing, staging and prognostic indicators, as well as treatment options and helpful resources for working with a health care team and living with lymphoma.
Central Christian Church is located at 1111 W. Broadway. Reservations are encouraged but not required and can be made by calling the church office at 233-1214.
Road closed due to reconstruction of Oklahoma
Rick Lorenz Construction will begin Phase 2 of reconstruction of Oklahoma from 16th to 19th on Wednesday.
The street is being reconstructed as part of the 2008 Local Street Program. Phase one is complete, but Oklahoma will remain closed from 16th to 17th to all but local residents. The street will be closed from 17th to 19th to all traffic beginning Wednesday. Phase 2 is expected to take five to six weeks depending on weather.
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Voters go to polls today to decide Enid’s $99.45M school bond issue
Many school officials will be watching today as votes are tallied for several issues across the county, including Enid Public Schools’ $99.45 million bond issue.
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Florists brace for V-Day
Valentine’s Day falls on Sunday this year but that doesn’t mean you’ve lost the opportunity to brighten your sweetheart’s work- day with a much-deserved floral arrangement.
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UPDATED PHOTOS - Inmates still on loose
Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Monday three inmates remain on the loose after escaping from William S. Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply.
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UPDATED photo- Silver Alert issued for missing Garfield County man
Garfield County authorities have issued a Silver Alert for an 88-year-old man who hasn’t been seen since leaving for church. The county sheriff’s office says Edward Sutter was last seen about 9:30 a.m. Sunday when he left home for 1st United Methodist Church in Enid. Sutter never arrived at the church. He was last seen driving a gray, 2003 Toyota Avalon. Authorities had initially said he was driving a Toyota Altima.
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NEW: Roads getting slicker as temps drop below freezing
Motorists should be cautious as snow continues to fall.
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Rotary reaches goal to have members become part of the Paul Harris Fellowship
Enid Rotary Club always has been one of the most active clubs in the state but recently succeeded in a project few clubs achieve.
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