January 10, 2020 Issue, Page 4 of 8

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Communi ly Friday, January 10, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 5 OKDHS requests public’s help increasing number of homes OKLAHOMA CITY -- families, protecting children these areas recognized in the our shared customers and 2019 showed 7,908 children foster families, both of the The Oklahoma Department and providing permanency commentary. communities taking care of and youth in state custody, performance measures for of Human Services (OK- for youth in state care are at According to the co-neu- their neighbors are the foun- This was the second lowest which the agency did not DHS) has received the lat- the heart of the True North trals, OKDHS has made dations of OKDHS' True number since reform efforts receive positive progress est co-neutrals commentary goals for Child Welfare good-faith efforts in 28 of North," said Director Justin began in SFY 2013, were related to having avail- for progress on the Pinnacle Services and the agency is the 30 performance areas Brown. "We recognize that The use of emergency able foster homes that can Plan, the state's foster care pleased to see the continued during this reporting period, there is still progress to be children's shelters has been provide for the therapeutic reform plan, Supporting positive progress made in ending June 30, 2019, ap- made and we are hard at work significantly reduced state- needs of children in state proximately two weeks into modernizing our business wide, by 74 percent, since care. Justin Brown's tenure as the practices and implement- the Pinnacle Plan was im- Families interested in GPRMC welcomes new director of the agency. ing self-correcting controls plemented, and shelter use "Families kept whole where necessary in order to completely eliminated for learning how they can be- comea certified foster fami- first baby of 2020 through improved practice achieve the goals laid out in children birth through one models within the state's the Pinnacle Plan, as well as year of age. ly can visit https://okfosters. org/ or call 1-800-376-9729. child welfare system, collab- our own True North goals." While OKDHS has made Oklahomans may also visit haa he orative partnerships between Data through the end of great strides in recruitment https://www.ourokdhs.org/s/ | : ‘ state agencies to better serve the reporting period in June of traditional and kinship to raise their hand. Merritt stud ents return to school AN Kaydence Hall being held by mother Brandi Hall, Paige Poeling RN, Jennifer Brown RN and Lindsey Gillespie RN. Photo submitted by GPRMC. Great Plains Regional nection, Circle A West- Medical Center welcomed ern Wear, Country Dove, the first baby of the new Crooked Spur, Damron year, Kaydence Blu-Reign Jewelers, Davis Printing, Hall, who was delivered The Dugout, First National at 7:52 am. on Jan. 2 by Bank, Great Plains National Dr. Erin Sloan. The baby Bank, Interbank, Legacy weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces Bank, Big Splash Burg- and was 19 % inches long, ers, Pizza Hut, Friends Pub according to a news release and Pizza, GPRMC Gift from GPRMC. Gallery, Grandview Phar- Kaydence’s arrival was macy, Homeland, Hylton’s patiently awaited by her Flower, Janie Garden Cen- mother Brandi Hall of Ca- ter, L & R Tire, Myofascial nute, the release stated. Clinic, Merrifield’s Office, The hospital said Hall was overwhelmed by the gen- O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, Page erosity of all the businesses Jewelers, Pedro’s, The Mix who donated to welcome Salon and Gifts, CrossFit the New Year’s baby, with 760, 580 Mercantile, Bar- GPRMC as the partner. ber Dyson, Arby’s, Sonic, Those businesses were #1 Endurance Federal Credit Okie Designs, Attic Door, Union, Homeland, Major Auto Zone, Broadway Ba- Bean, Just Between Friends, bies, Braum’s, Broadway Higher Grounds Java and Flowers, Carousel Con- GPRMC Women’s Center. Merritt school wel- Providing comfort and Supportfor End of Life chotces comed students back Monday. Photos by Merritt Elementary. Hospice care provides medical services, emotional support, and spiritual re- sources for people who are in the last stages of a serious illness, such as cancer or heart failure. Hospice care also helps family members manage the practical details and emotional challenges of caring for a dying loved one. Fair board elections coming For questions regarding hospice service or eli ibility, contact: Carrie Perry, RN/ Adminsistrator soon for Beckham County Beckham County Fair is Jan. 27-31, which is the Beckham County Commis- Pat Welsh, RN/ Coordinator of Patient Care Board elections for the fair required five consecutive sioners Office, 301 E. Main board members - one for business days. St. in Sayre, at the court- Some of the most common conditions are: each county commissioner’ The elections will be held house annex located in old * Cancer * Failure to Thrive * End Stage Cardiac Disease (CHF) district - will be held from 1 at the following location: North Fork building north of + End Stage Cerebrovascular Disease (CVA) * End Stage Amyotrophic to 4 pm. Feb. 7. The official Dist #1, Dist #2 and Dist #3, courthouse. Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) * End Stage Pulmonary Disease (COPD) filing period for the election and all will all be held at the Only registered voters of + End Stage Liver Disease * End Stage Renal Disease * AIDS/HIV Beckham County are eli- * End Stage Neurological Disease such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s gible to file as a candidate. Any person filing must re- side in the commissioner’s scarrte Perry RN Professional, Passionate district or city they seek to represent. Fair board mem- Advance, Attentive... bers serve a term of three years. r Difference Is Our Care Anyone interested in filing for the fair board should file with the Beckham County Have you ever considered becoming Clerk’s Office at the court- a hospice volunteer? house in Sayre. Those per- sons interested will be given A fulfilling experience in the spirit a form prescribed by the of giving and receiving. board of the county commis- sioners for Beckham County. Terms expiring in this year are: District #1 — Monte Carlson; District #2 — Gary Thetford; District #3 — Justin Miller.