April 23, 2022 Issue, Page 3 of 10

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Ne April 23, 2022 SWOSU Associate Professor Long-term care residents love receives fellowship to join birdseed and flowerbeds The Prairie Project By Cherrie Nutley, SWODA Ombudsman Supervisor, 580- 562-5032 screening when you arrive. You lies, please let me know. I, will need to wear your mask Cherrie Nutley, am your long- and use the hand sanitizer lo- term care ombudsman super- Spring has arrived and resi- cated throughout each facility. visor for western Oklahoma. Dr. Zach Jones, associate professor in the Col- across the Southern Great Plains to develop and dents in area long-term care If you haven't been allowed You can reach me at 580-562- lege of Graduate and Professional Studies at implement experiential learning projects into facilities are excited for more to visit your friends and fami- 5032, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, has natural resources management courses that in- opportunities to get outside and enjoy the nice weather. CAR SEAT been named to the 2022-24 education team of volve research and impact assessment protocols 0 Checkup Event ‘The Prairie Project. aimed at understanding and managing produc- Many facilities have space and ‘The Prairie Project isa collaborative effort among tion in grassland systems. encourage residents to be in- research, extension and teaching faculty from Jones joined the SWOSU faculty ranks in 2015 volved in the flowerbeds and several Southern Great Plains universities. Col- and is a grassland conservation scientist teach- vegetable gardens. laborating with ranchers, students and teachers ing courses in the Allied Health Sciences and Check with a facility in your from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, Parks and Recreation Management depart- area to see if they need plants, Learn how to install your the overarching goals of the project are to main- ments. As part of the project, he will receive seeds and gardening supplies child's car seat or booster seat. tain and improve livestock production while ad- $3,000 in stipends and student supplies for for residents to use. Many fa- Find out if it's time for a change. dressing critical ecosystem processes in the face project development, as well as travel expenses cilities also have bird feeders, of increasing wildfire frequency, woody plant to conferences where outcomes, assessments, and birdseed is always appreci- encroachment and extreme climate events. results and discoveries will be presented and ated. During the two-year fellowship, Dr. Jones will shared. Visitation is now open at all participate in an active learning community Find out more at www.theprairieproject.org. facilities with only an initial A limited number of car seats will be available (first come, first serve). Child must be present or expectant mother within six weeks of delivery ‘Show proof of government assistance (WIC, Food Stamps, SoonerCare) Acrive in the vehicle used most often to transport your child You must be the legal guardian of the child Elk City Public Works Authority receives TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022 TIME: 11:00 a.m. ~ 1:00 p.m. LOCATION: CHURCH OF CHRIST (parking lot) $1,700,000 water system funding from OWRB 216 N Adams Ave., Elk City, OK 73644 Precautions + Covid-19 screening and temperatures checked prior to Car Seat Check OKLAHOMA CITY - The Elk Joe Freeman, chief of the istered by the OWRB and the Director of the ODEQ, express + MASKS and SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED City Public Works Author- OWRB’s Financial Assistance Oklahoma Department of En- their sincere appreciation to ity (Authority) received ap- Division, calculated that the vironmental Quality (ODEQ) State Senator Darcy Jech and proval for $1,700,000 in Authority’s customers _ will with partial funding from the Representative Todd Russ for funding Monday from the save an estimated $617,100 U.S, Environmental Protection their support of the DWSRF Oklahoma Water over the life of the 30-year loan Agency (EPA). The DWSRE program. Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the compared to traditional financ- program has provided approxi- Authority's water infrastruc- ing. The DWSREF loan will be mately $1.8 billion in drinking ture. Construction of upgrades secured with a lien on the rev- water loans to provide commu- and improvements to the wa- enues of the Authority's water, nities the resources necessary ter system will be financed by sewer, and sanitation systems. to maintain and improve the the Oklahoma Drinking Water An Elk City representative infrastructure that protects State Revolving Fund (DWS- stated, “The City of Elk City ap- our valuable water resources RF) where $525,000 of the preciates the Board’s consider- statewide. loan will be in the form of loan ation of our loan request. The Since 1983, the Oklahoma forgiveness. water line projects to be funded Water Resources Board has ‘The Authority will utilize the with the loan have been on our approved over $5.5 billion in proceeds to lay approximately capital improvement plan for loans and grants for water and 8,720 feet of 6-inch PVC wa- the last few years and the low wastewater infrastructure im- ter line in various parts of the interest loan available through provements throughout Okla- city. These improvements will the DWSRE will enable the City homa. help to reduce water loss and to move ahead on these impor- Julie Cunningham, Executive increase water pressure for the tant projects. Thank you.” Director of the OWRB, and customers of the Authority. ‘The DWSRE program is admin- Scott Thompson, Executive Corn Bible Academy opens new facility in Clinton Evangelist ope Steyn From South Africa Picturedis the CBA student body, most of the faculty and staff, and a couple represen- tatives of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Karla Schmidt . The morning of April 19 ity began six years ago, and we ‘The entire school moved last CBA held a ribbon cutting to week from the Corn location were happy to finally be able celebrate the official first day where the school has been in of classes at their new facility operation since 1902. Ground to begin classes and officially in Clinton, breaking on this Clinton facil- open the facility. (580) 225-7222 The Elk City 1022 S Main St, Elk City, OK Don’t forget about the Spay and Neuter Voucher offered by the Elk City Animal Shelter! 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