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| Certified Occupational Therapist Denise Hagemann
broke out just some of the special adaptive equipment to promote
Occupational Therapy Month which she trains patients grab items
that might otherwise be out of reach. The strap in the foreground
attaches to a bed and helps a person to sit up. Other devices
shown include a special T-shaped knife and a heavy-handle fork
of use to a Parkinson's patient. There's a universal cuff for
stroke victims and even a toothbrush fitted with suction cups.
Ms. Hagemann is associated with Integris Clinton Regional Hospital.
(CDN photo by Steve Belcher) |
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A Project HomeSafe Gunlock Giveaway was staged
last Friday morning at the Big Kmart in Clinton. Shown here
presenting (at far right) Shane Hoffman with one of the free
safety devices are (from left) Ryan Agan with the Custer County
Sheriff's Department, Gil Kalbus with Project HomeSafe and David
Crabtree with the Clinton Police Department. This program is
being sponsored in conjunction with the office of Lt. Gov. Mary
Fallin and the Oklahoma law enforcement community. Similar giveaways
are being staged across the state. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
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| They're working hard at the site of the 2002
Clinton Expo in the JC Lane Shopping Center in Clinton. Above,
Girl Scouts representatives (from left) Bridget McElreath, Bobbie
Edward and Marsha Collins are shown decorating their booth where
cookie samples and suckers will be given away. Below, Kenny
Garling and Harold Dickason are contemplating where to park
this 757Z Trak John Deere mower for the Lorenz, INc. display.
Show hours are 10 a.m.-6p.m. Saturday and noon-5p.m. Sunday.
(CDN photos by Steve Belcher) |
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| Shrunken drastically by an extended drought,
Clinton Lake has huge dry areas like this one that normally
would be covered with water. This was the scene today from the
Interstate 40 bridge looking north. |
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Farther north, near the dam, things don't look
any better. In fact, as this photo shows, the water no longer
even reaches the dam. City officials say the lake is at about
one-third its capacity. (CDN photos by Rod Serfoss) |
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| A big $7,016 boost to the Clinton Free Medical
Clinic is the result of the "Three-Way Chili Supper"
sponsored earlier this year by Clinton Masonic Lodge No. 339
who want to thank all of the individuals and merchants contributing
time and money toward the fundraiser. The meal actually netted
$3,508, and that was matched by the Oklahoma Masonic Charity
Foundation. Shown here at the check presentation are (from left)
Masons Past Grand Master George Powers, Senior Deacon Lewis
Bostwick, Past Master Gale Palmer, Free Clinic Secretary-Treasurer
Dana Matlock, Free Clinic President Dr. Chris Kolker, Masons
Worshipful Master Charles Lasley and (in background on steps)
Masons Secretary and Past Master Rev. Larry King. (CDN photo
by Eric Hunter) |
| A glum-faced City Manager Bill Galletly listens
as Mayor Don Rodolph speaks near the end of Tuesday's City Council
meeting. Galletly's employment was terminated, with Rodolph
casting the deciding vote. (CDN photo) |
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| A writers festival was held late last week
for these seventh grade students of Ms. Amy Beaty in the Arapaho
High School Library where parents and guests were served refreshments
and were treated to reading from the young scribes along with
computer presentations and an opportunity to view various illustrations
used by the students in their books based on interviews with
Arapaho kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students. Shown are
(back row from left) Lani Barrick, Deidra Bright, Madison Cabaniss,
Shelby Carpenter, Kelsi Carter, Holly Collins, Taylor Kent,
Mckinsey Lynch, Allison Mathis, Allison Radke, (front row from
left) Bejay Despain, Clint Hamner, Adam Richardson, Mathew Nelson,
Daniel Mauk, Valon Mendez, Caleb Moore, Jeremy Trent, (not present)
Jimmy Boomershine, Jason Denney, Whitney Powers and Brock Shindler.
(CDN photo by Steve Belcher) |
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Aztects looking for a place to settle in what
is now Mexico are depicted in this colorful, giant mural which
will greet diners when they enter the new Pedro's Restaurant
under construction at 1223 Avant Ave. in Clinton. Weatherford
artist Jason Wilson, shown on the scaffolding here, will be
rendering seven more murals inside the building depicting such
things as a map of Mexico and the Mexican flag. The story of
the Aztecs will be posted inside the 160-seat establishment
for visitors to read. It turns out that the explorers saw the
eagle devouring a snake which is now a prominent part of the
Mexican national flag. Restaurant owners Pedro and Leonor Lopez
hope to open the doors of their new location — the former
First Church of God — on May 5 for Cinco de Mayo. (CDN
photo by Steve Belcher) |
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| A week-long mission project based at the First
United Methodist Church in Clinton is planned for July 20-26.
During this huge event, the local congregation will host and
house 180 to 200 youth and adults who will work as God Squads
refurbishing and repairing more than 35 home of needy and elderly
families in the Clinton area. Shown here is the Youth Force
design team which is working to make this event a unique and
rewarding mission experience for everyone involved, including
(from left) Mike Edmison with Oklahoma City University; Mark
Alan Ray with the First United Methodist Church in Enid; Leah
Adams, Peggy Constein; and Marcia Wheeler. Youth Force began
as a summer mission project for three Oklahoma City area churches
in 1987. The outreach has since evolved into a week-long mission
project in the inner city of Oklahoma City and Oklahoma's largest
in-state, multi-site mission event for youth. (CDN photo by
Eric Hunter) |
| Essay winners, all 7th graders, and their teachers
from Clinton Middle School were honored when Custer County Republican
Women met Wednesday at Cafe Clinton. From left are Jenna Gilbreath,
English instructor Patti Lindsey, Justine Wainscott, English
instructo Toni Lee and Cole Essary. Not pictured is Justin Perez
who has recently moved away. For the program, students read
their winning essays on the topic "Be an Active Citizen,
not Just a Spectator." (CDN photo by M.G. Brown) |
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Adult Honorees at Tuesday night's Evening with
the Scholars, all with cool smiles on their faces, included
(from left) Patty Stanley, National Certified teacher; grant
recipients Steve Stanly, Brenda Kimble; and 2002 Clinton Teacher
of the Year Amy Fiegner, also a gran recipient. (CDN photo by
Eric Hunter) |
| Surrounded by the tools of her profession,
Sgt. Nancy Hurt shows off the plaque she recieved Tuesday when
she was named Communications Officer of the Year for the Oklahoma
Highway Patrol. Sergeant Hurt has sat at this console for 11
years as a dispatcher for Troop H of the OHP. (CDN photo by
Eric Hunter) |
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Unlike the spaceport balloon launch recently
at Burns Flat, Washington Elementary School students in Mrs.
Donna Rother's extended studies class found the balmy conditions
this morning ideal for staging several hot air balloon launches
from behind the school gym. Here, Chaillie Challis (at right)
watches intently as her balloon takes off after being heated
by Tom Libby of Oklahoma City with the Sonic Junior Balloonist
Program. Other students watch in the background. (CDN photo
by Steve Belcher) |
| Marine Lance Corporal Steven Salmeron invaded
Nance Elementary School this morning to thank local students
for their Christmas greetings and many gifts to the crew of
the USS Comstock while the amphibious warfare vessel was on
duty over the holidays. Shown not doing a very good job of standing
at attention with the "leatherneck" are (from left)
Carli Resendez, Salmeron's niece Laci Williams, Brent Andrews
and Katelee Lehew. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
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A beautiful stone marker complete with picture
marking the entry to the M.T. and Helen Gholston Children's
Playground in Acme Brick Park was installed and shrouded earlier
this week in anticipation of an unveiling and dedication which
will be held later. Shown here getting the sight set up are
(on the truck) Pete Sawatzky and Alvin McDuff from Nicholson
Monument. (CDN photo by Steve Belcher) |
| Yet another honor for the Oklahoma Route 66
Museum is the decision by world-famous architect Rand Elliot,
who designed the much-photographed museum, to hold a signing
here for his "Elliot +Associates: Listening to the Land"
book wich is on sale at the museum. Shown here admiring the
book is volunteer Wanda Johnson. (CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
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Always smiling, Lena Willingham says her children
are going to have fun when she's gon sorting out the many things
she's collected over her 86 years of life. Intermingled with
family photos on the shelves here are just a few of the dolls
and other thing's she's assembled. The "sideboy" behind
her came with the house she and her late husband bought from
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Winters. (CDN photo by Gerald Green) |
| Sharing a laugh prior to this morning's jovial
Legislative Forum Breakfast in the Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Conference Room are (from left) Custer County Commissioner J.M.
Kelley; State Rep. Jack Bonny, D-Burns Flat; State Sen. Robert
M. Kerr, D-Altus; Perry Matz with Foss State Park; and State
Rep. James Covey, D-Custer City. (CDN photo by Rod Serfoss) |
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Friends of the Route 66 Muesum Board members
(from left) Don Sappington, Yvonne Fransen and Blanche Ross
are shown admiring the newly restored 1948 Dodge tanker truck
which now sits in front of the Clinton museum on the south patio.
The Friends group funded the restoration. They are shown with
(at far right) Museum Director Pat Smith. Not present were board
members Bill Galletly, Susie Simon, Corky Heard and Marion Davidson.
(CDN photo by Eric Hunter) |
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