chamber print - McAlester Chamber of Commerce

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Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma
Growing with pride,
hope and success
HEAD STARTS
Antlers, Atoka, Bennington,
Bethel, Broken Bow, Coalgate,
Durant, Hugo, Idabel,
McAlester, Poteau, Stigler,
Wilburton, Wright City
DAY CARE CENTERS
Bennington, Coalgate, Durant,
Idabel, Stigler, Talihina
HEALTH CLINICS
Atoka, Broken Bow, Hugo, Idabel,
McAlester, Poteau, Stigler
Chief
Gregory E. Pyle
COMMUNITY CENTERS
Antlers, Atoka, Bethel,
Broken Bow, Coalgate,
Crowder, Durant, Hugo, Idabel,
McAlester, Poteau, Smithville,
Spiro, Stigler, Talihina,
Wilburton, Wright City
TRAVEL PLAZAS
Atoka, Broken Bow, Durant,
Garvin, Heavener, Idabel,
McAlester, Pocola,
Poteau, Stringtown, Wilburton
HEALTH
Health Care Center, Talihina.........................................800-349-7026
Hospitality House, Talihina ..........................................918-567-2300
Diabetes Wellness Center .............................................800-349-7026
Pharmacy Refill Center ................................................. 916-649-1100
Community Health Representatives .............................800-522-6170
Behavioral Health Program ..........................................800-349-7026
Recovery Center ...........................................................918-567-2389
Chi Hullo Li .................................................................918-567-3255
Assistant Chief
Gary Batton
HOUSING
Housing Authority ........................................................800-235-3087
Affordable Rental Housing; Rental Assistance;
Mutual Help Department; Home Finance Department ;
Maintenance, Modernization & Rehabilitation
OTHER PROGRAMS
Tribal Membership & CDIB .........................................800-522-6170
WIC ..............................................................................800-522-6170
Children & Family Services .........................................800-522-6170
Food Distribution .........................................................580-924-7773
Family Caregivers Program ..........................................800-522-6170
Energy Assistance .........................................................800-522-6170
Cultural Resources .......................................................800-522-6170
Law Enforcement .........................................................800-522-6170
Forestry & Firefighters .................................................918-567-2321
Choctaw Color Guard ...................................................800-522-6170
CHOCTAW HOTEL
Durant
HEADQUARTERS
– HISTORIC OPC BUILDING –
Durant
CHOCTAW NATION
CAPITOL BUILDING,
MUSEUM & GIFT SHOP
Tuskahoma
EDUCATION
Adult Education ............................................................800-522-6170
Career Development .....................................................580-920-2260
Higher Education ..........................................................800-522-6170
Jones Academy .............................................................888-767-2518
Upward Bound .............................................................800-522-6170
Johnson O’Malley (JOM) ............................................800-522-6170
School of Choctaw Language .......................................800-522-6170
Councilman
Bob Pate
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Chamber Policy for Chamber After Hours
& Impact Breakfasts
As hard to believe as it seems, summer is already over, and what a great summer it was! The Chamber took advantage
of several opportunities resulting in some very positive attention for our community.
Tulsa television station FOX23 approached the Chamber during the spring and to let us know we were being
considered for their “On the Road” segment of the newscast, which focuses on four communities each year. We
quickly organized a Task Force to address the opportunity that included me, Mayor Kevin Priddle, David Lerblance, Karl
Scifres, Debbie Watkins, Cory Richards, and the Chamber Staff. We formulated a plan and met with the producers at a
local Italian Restaurant and pitched our idea. The producers loved it so much they gave us our choice of broadcast
dates.
Since both the McAlester Main Street’s Crazy Days sales event and the Prison Rodeo were coming in August, the Task
Force chose the last week of July for our broadcast week so the broadcasted publicity would boost the success of the
other events. The task force created the idea of a local Talent Show at Chaddick Park as the backdrop event final
FOX23 newscast, which was live, on-location in McAlester. This event also dovetailed in with the kick-off of the
McAlester Main Street’s Crazy Daze downtown sales event (which is why we named the event “Crazy Days ~N~
Starry Nights”).
The result was outstanding. “On the Road” filmed some very unique and interesting stories about McAlester that were highlighted during the week. In
addition, the Crazy Days ~N~ Starry Nights event produced some great talent and provided an awesome event for the FOX23 live newscast at Chaddick Park,
where hundreds of people gathered, watched, and listened. FOX23 was so impressed with McAlester’s support and friendliness; they have already been back
to focus more positive attention on our community. In addition, the newscasts and Chaddick Park event were great ways to kickoff the publicity for the Prison
Rodeo.
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Thanks to all those on the task force who gave their time, efforts, and creative energy into
planning and participating in the event. Thanks also to Sean DeNike and the McAlester High
School Steel Band; and to the Elvis Impersonator, Terry Price for their contributions to the
event. In addition, thanks to the Chamber Staff – Annette,Tanaye, and Karen for the
incredible amount of work and planning – without your dedication, none of this would have
been possible.
A special thanks to Connie J. Davis,Warden Randy Workman, and the entire Rodeo Committee
for the outstanding job they did in coordinating this year’s Rodeo. We not only had the highest
ticket and program sales in Rodeo history, we also received great publicity from Pulitzer Prize
winning photo-journalist Sol Neelman (who covered the event for his extreme sports blog) and
international attention from Animo Studios, an Irish documentary film crew who flew over and
filmed a documentary about the Rodeo (to be broadcast in Ireland)! Plans are already
underway for next year.
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Pharmacy
Full Service Floral
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All-in-all, this was a hard-working
summer for the Chamber that
resulted in some wonderful,
positive attention being focused
on McAlester – and that’s what a
Chamber of Commerce is all
about!
Ross Eaton, President
for questions, etc.
•
The sponsor may have five
minutes on agenda to
promote business verbally.
•
The Chamber will be
responsible for all door prizes; the
sponsor may choose to provide
additional door prizes, but it is not
required.
To Host:
Chamber member.The alternate loca- $75, payable to the Chamber of
•
The host must be a chamber
tion may partner with the host to be
Commerce, which covers the
member in good standing.
co-hosts; however, the details of the
purchase of light refreshments,
•
The host will be responsible
co-host partnership are to be worked booking the Chamber facility, and
for all food and drinks, plus beer and
out between the two
promotion of the event.
wine, and the cost incurred for those
parties involved.
•
The sponsor will be
*All After Hours and Impact
items, for the attending guests (an
•
The Chamber will send out all responsible for all preparation of
Breakfasts will be held on the
average of about 25 – 50 people).
save the dates and reminder informarefreshments and any and all set up
third Thursday of each month,
•
The host will “host” After
tion.The Chamber will also send out
for event.
unless otherwise noted.
Hours at their location. However, the
reminder e-mail one-to-two weeks
(Example: banners, displays, and
host space must be able to
prior to the event, and then on the
refreshments).
comfortably handle the 25 – 50
day of the event.
•
The
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people.
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The host’s name will be
sponsor’s
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If the host cannot
included on all save the date,
name will be
accommodate the predicted guests,
reminders, and notification materials
included on all
they will secure an alternate location
regarding After Hours.
reminder and
for the After Hours to be held.The
•
The host may have five minnotification
remote alternate location must also
utes on the agenda to promote their
materials
be a
business verbally.
regarding After
Renewals Continued:
•
The Chamber will be responHours/Impact
State Farm Insurance –
sible for all door prizes; the host may
Breakfasts.
Ross Eaton
choose to provide additional door
•
The
Stone RV Park
prizes, but it is not required.
sponsor may
Taylor Development
display any
The Medicine Shoppe
TO SPONSOR:
promotional
The Meeting Place Mall
•
The sponsor must be a cham- materials
and
Town & Country Veterinary
ber member in good standing.
desired, have
Clinic
•
The cost of sponsorship is
staff on hand
Tricat, Inc.
T.D. Miller & Associates
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Valley Inn Motel & RV Park
Vicars Furniture
Ward Oil Company
Dedicated to Serving the youth of McAlester and surrounding
Warren Clinic of McAlester
areas through Sports Leagues and After School Programming
Watts Ranch
2 Club Locations
Weddle Family Clinic
305 E. Chadick
1 Hubert Smith Drive
Weddle Signs
(918) 426-5144
(918) 423-9600
www.bgcmok.com
Woods Pharmacy
Yates Pest Control
“The
“The POSITIVE
POSITIVE Place
Place for Kids”
Kids”
Senator Richard
Frances Lerblance
proudly applaud
local Business …
Large or small.
Thank you for your
Civic Pride!
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Wilburton Campus
1301 N. Main, Wilburton, OK 74578
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AAA Plumbing, Septic & Aerobic
Systems
Adam True Value & Ag Supply
Advanced Dermatology
AEP/Public Service Co.
AirEvac Lifeteam
All Saint’s Episcopal Church
American Graphics & Designs
Angel’s Diner
Art’s Custom Picture Framing
At Home in Oklahoma Home Health
Atwoods
BancFirst
Bank of Oklahoma
Bargain Journal
Best Western Inn of McAlester
Brumley-Mills Funeral Home
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Burgundy Place
Century 21 Shirley Donaldson, Inc.
Cinema 69
City of McAlester
Coldwell Banker – Santa Fe Realty
Comfort Suites
Connie J. Davis Insurance
Deborah Martin Realty
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Development Foundation
Fenton Nissan
First Baptist Church
First Realty, Inc.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma
Tom Glenn, CPA
Gold Buckle Cafe
Green Country Electric & Pool
Sandra Isenhower, CPA
Kidden Around Academy
Mann’s Flower Shop and
Greenhouses
Mark Emmons Photography
Mark S. Deason DBA MSD Oil &
Gas
Marking Products
MarkWest Energy
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
McAlester Economic Development
Services
McAlester Exchange Club
McAlester Insurance Agency
McAlester Monument Co.
McAlester News-Capital
McAlester Veterinary Clinic
McAlester Vision Center
McDonald Mail Delivery
Merrill Lynch – Baumert-Ford Team –
Carter Baumert
Miller Office Equipment
Newfield Exploration MidContinent
Nix Ford Mercury
O’Daniel Jewelry
OSU Extension Center
Para Med
Professional Credit Collections
RE/MAX Lake Country
Real Estate
Rene & Roy’s Western
Apparel & Rustic
Furnishings
Renegar Animal Hospital
Roseanna’s Italian Food
Save Our Water
Sears
Select Physical Therapy
Sherwin-Williams
Side Saddle Catering
Southeastern Insulation &
Gutter Services
Southeastern Psychiatric Service
Southwest Chemical Services
Speedline Entertainment
Standard Machine
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The ABC’s of Chamber Buck$
A – AVAILABILITY: Chamber Buck$ area available in increments of $10
$20 and $50.
B – BLANK:The “Pay To” line is purposely left blank and is to be left
blank until those recipients of the Chamber Bucks wish to spend them at
a business. At that time they fill in the business or store name.
C – CASH FOR CHANGE:There is an even exchange of monies – the
Chamber adds no service charge to the process. And since it’s an even
exchange, you must give change to the customer in cash. Example: A
customer buys a $45 item with a $50 Chamber Buck – you will give them
$5 cash for change.There is only a $10 cash back limit.
D – DEPOSIT DIRECTLY:The Chamber Bucks are actual checks: bar
coded, numbered and containing the Chamber logo. Businesses receiving
them can treat them as a regular check and deposit them directly into
their accounts, instead of having to come to the Chamber for
reimbursement.
E – EMPLOYEE: If you need info about ordering Chamber Bucks as incentives or bonuses for your employees, please call the Chamber office.
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Foley catheter care/change •
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Blood pressure/pulse assessment •
Respiration assessment•
Diabetic assessment/teaching •
Wound care/dressing changes •
Colostomy care/dressing changes •
Assess/teach medications regime •
Disease management •
Strengthening and therapeutic exercises •
Personal care/hygiene •
Healthcare Outreach Program •
Crisis intervention* •
Pediatric care* •
High risk pregnancy* •
*Not available in all areas
F – Be-Fuddled? If you are confused or have never heard about this program, call us at the Chamber at 423-2550.
BENEFITS FOR USING CHAMBER BUCKS
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Keeps local dollars local
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•
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One size fits all –
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Hundreds of places to
spend them in McAlester
How Do Chamber Members
Join the Program? To be
involved, you don’t have to do
anything.This membership
benefit is available to all of our
current members, without
charge.The Chamber will
promote the program and
provide purchasers with a list
of member businesses (free
advertising for our members).
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What happens when people
work together towards the
common good of
Southeastern Oklahoma? A
Certified Work Ready
Community Award. That is
what will happen when the
dream of the Oklahoma
Premier Work Ready Region
Committee is realized. This
committee consisting of members from Kiamichi
Technology Center, Choctaw
Nations, Southeast Workforce
Investment Board,Workforce
Oklahoma, Eastern
Oklahoma State
College, Oklahoma
Department of
Commerce, and
several other agencies and city governments has been
working together
to become the first region in
the United States to achieve
this designation. The region
selected is the areas served
by Kiamichi Technology
Centers and the Choctaw
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Nation of
Oklahoma. This
award will assist
in attracting
new businesses
and industries
to our area thus
creating more
jobs for our
workforce.
Oklahoma’s Premier Work
Ready Region will link
economic development, education and workforce to pro-
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vide a talent pool of skilled,
work-ready job
candidates that will align with
the needs of industry, and will
increase the wealth of our citizens and communities. As
“Oklahoma’s Premier Work
Ready Region”, we can verify
to business that we have a
sustainable, reliable pipeline
that delivers the right workers with the right skills at the
right time.
To qualify the region must
have a high school
graduation rate of 82% or
have 82 % of the seniors graduating with a Career
Readiness Certificate. Three
percent of the existing
workforce must have a
Career Readiness Certificate
and 25% of the available
workforce must be certified.
A Career Readiness
Certificate is attained by
taking the WorkKeys test that
was developed by ACT.
WorkKeys tests required for
a CRC are Reading for
Information, Applied
Mathematics, and Locating
Information. Currently three
different levels of the CRC
can be achieved: Gold, Silver
or Bronze. Business and
Industry will benefit by
knowing that they have a
qualified pool of workforce
that is ready to go to work
with the right skills for the
job. Certified job profilers
are available to come to an
industry and profile a
position. This profile can then
be used to attract employees
that would have the skills
needed for the job.
Agencies in this area that
currently offer the WorkKeys
test are Kiamichi Technology
Centers,Workforce
Oklahoma, Eastern Oklahoma
State College, McAlester
Adult Education, and
Workforce Investment offices
located in KEDDO.
The Oklahoma Premier Work
Ready Region Committee has
turned in their completed
application and is anticipating
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Tulsa State Fair Booth Project
City of McAlester, McAlester Main
Street, McAlester Chamber of
Commerce, McAlester Economic
Development Services, & Pride in
McAlester
This project is to bring economic
development to the City of McAlester and
Pittsburg County.We will have a booth in
the size of 15 x 20 with a video, new
brochures and lots of giveaways. Some of
the giveaways are weekend stays that
include hotel room, dinner, bottle of wine,
gambling money and gift certificates. For
the kids the banks are giving us savings
bonds.The Tulsa State Fair runs from Oct.
1 thru Oct 11, 2009.The persons involved
are giving of their own time to help and go
to Tulsa and man the booth.
We have been working on this project for months and
are very proud to be able to promote McAlester in a
positive way.We hope this will bring new people to town
and see what we have to offer. On the business side, we
hope to connect with business people that may be looking to expand or a new location for an existing business.
We would like to ask you for your help in a form of a
contribution.This will help pay for printing, video
production work, rental fees
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show McAlester in a
AS HAVING MORE MONEY.
positive light. McAlester is
When it comes to the number of retirement accounts you have, the saying “more is
better” is not necessarily true. In fact, if you hold multiple accounts with various
the jewel of southeastern
brokers, it can be difficult to keep track of your investments and to see if you’re
Oklahoma and we are proud properly diversified.*At the very least, multiple accounts usually mean multiple
fees. Bringing your accounts to Edward Jones could help solve all that. Plus, one
to live here.
statement can make it easier to see if you’re moving toward your goals.
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*Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss.
To learn why consolidating your retirement accounts to Edward Jones makes sense, call
your local financial advisor today.
David S. Lerblance
Financial Advisor
715 E. Wyandotte
McAlester, OK 74501
918-426-1470
www.edwardjones.com
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We Proudly Support
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positive results. A celebration for this event is being planned to
be held in Idabel on November 10th at 1:30 at the Kiamichi
Technology Center campus. The public is invited to attend.
For more information
contact Chairperson, Jodie White, 888.567.6643,
[email protected] or Karen Davidson, 918.448.4254 or
[email protected]
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Days Inn & Suites
400 S George Nigh
Steve Gandhi
426-1111
Javersak Chiropractic Clinic
1021 S 2nd Street
Dr. Shayne Javersak
423-1873
Eastern Oklahoma State
College Phi Beta Lambda
1301 W Main
Wilburton
Tia Kelley
918-465-1737
Two Feathers Painting
607 Stuart Ave
Stuart OK
Jeffrey Lawrence
820-2504
Frost Oil
13 E Jackson
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Nikki Harger
479-471-9992
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The Chamber Luncheon is scheduled for Friday, October 23rd from 11:30 to 1:00 pm held at the
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Lee Maxell Building #59. The Chamber Staff will be giving an
overview of what you can expect in 2010. Recently we spent an entire day evaluating how we
operate and the benefits offered to the membership. One of the major goals accomplished was
to objectively look for ways to improve and fine tune the current benefits offered and look for
new benefits to add.
We looked a variety of subjects including:
•
Organization
•
Communication
•
Planning the 2010 Program of Work and Board Retreat
•
Committees
•
Managing the membership – current and perspective
•
Managing information – emails, newsletter and website
•
Needs of the office (immediate, 6 months and 1 year needs), and finally
•
How to keep the membership aware of what’s going on and how to be involved!
The Board and staff is working on finalizing a Program of Work for 2010 and will be looking at a 5
year strategic plan for the Chamber that will be worked on during the Board Retreat in
November.
Organizational & Membership Development - Supports the Chamber’s operations,
strengthens the member base, and strives to promote the Chamber as the community’s #1 business advocate. The Chamber
Board and following committees
help in supporting Chamber
operations and membership
development.
When You’re Serious
Your
Career…
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Instructors with business and industry
experience teach the knowledge, skills and
attitudes necessary for successful careers.
Students enter the workforce ready to
compete for high skill wage jobs. If you are
ready for your first career, or a career change
– contact Kiamichi Technology Center.
Kiamichi Technology Center:
• Serving High School and Adult Students • All-Day,
Half-Day, or Evening Classes
• Fourteen Day-Time Programs • Financial Aide
Available
• On-Site Child Development Center • Business &
Industry Training and Assistance
Supporting Committees:
Executive; Finance; Ambassador
Business Development - To
develop and provide the retail
sector with programs and projects that increase sales.The following committees help to
ensure the needs of area businesses and the community are
addressed.
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918 426-0940 • 888 567-6630 (toll free)
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Supporting Committees:
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There is a lot of information to
share with you! Please make
plans to come to the Chamber
Luncheon. We are excited about
the opportunity we have to meet
with you!
Connie J. Davis
Insurance
500 East Wyandotte • McAlester
Connie J. Davis-Counts &
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9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
After Hours Appointment
Available
(Corner of 5th & Wyandotte –
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918-423-3200
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Th e r e is a n ew sp i ri t ar i si n g i n M c Ale ste r .
The M cAle ste r Cham ber of Co mme rce, Pride
in McAlester, McAlester Main Street and the
M cA l e ste r T o ur i sm De p a rt me n t ha v e u n it ed
i n purpose to se e so me v ery e xcit ing ide a s
take shape in our town.
The Crazy Days ~N~ Starry Nights was a GREAT Succ ess!
Thank you to all of Our Participants i n the Vocal Co nte st!
Javersak Ch iropractic Clin ic Brok e Gro und Fo r Their New Clinic
Location Which Will Be On Wade Watts Avenue!
We a re i n t he brai nstorm ing sta ge, but our
i nt en t ion s a r e to se e se v er a l a re a s co me
a l i v e w i t h v i s u a l p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t f o r o u r c i t i - –XL Cattle Drive, Est. 2009 – A twelve-piece sculpture by artist Michael Booth, Pendleton,
Oregon located at the intersection of US HWY 69 and US HWY 270 on the campus of
zens and visitors to enjoy in our community.
Eastern Oklahoma State College. Presented to Eastern Oklahoma State College by the
We a r e l ook in g fo rw a r d to se ve r al p r oj ec ts
Gary and Ruyana Fugitt Foundation in the honor of her father Freddie Browne, one of
c omi n g t o re a li ty an d w e a r e ve r y th r il le d at
Pittsburgh County’s prominent cattlemen.
w h at c a n b e ac c omp l is h ed w h en w e w o rk
tog e th e r . M an y p e op le in ou r co mmu n i ty a n d p eo p le t ra v el in g th r ou g h h av e c om men t ed a b ou t th e –X L Ca ttl e
Dri ve on the M cAl e ste r E a ste rn Ok l ahom a Sta te C oll ege c ampus .
Ou r lon g - r an g e g oa ls a re to p la c e se v er a l si tes t h at a ck n ow l ed g e th e e c on omi c b a se o f Mc Al es ter a n d su r r ou n d in g a r ea s. We w an t to b r i n g r e c og n iti on to th e Arm y A mmu n i tion P la n t, Ag r ic u l tu r e, Oil & G as In d u s tr y,
O k la h oma Stat e P e ni te n ti ar y an d ou r Coa l I n d u str y . T h ese ar e some id e as on th e b oar d a n d w e ho p e to
e xp a n d a s th e e x ci te me n t g ro w s a n d p eo p le b e g i n to s ee w ha t c an b e d o n e w it h v isi on , w or k a n d u n i ty .
2009
OSP Rodeo Was a
Big Success! We are
Already Planning Next
Ye ar’s!
Th e n e x t s ite th a t i s b e in g p r ep a r ed i s l oc a ted on th e we st si d e of Mc Al est er .
th e sig n s of t h e n e xt sta tu e th at w i ll b e p la c ed i n th e c omi ng w e ek s.
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Ward ens Fis h F ry at th e P rison !
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The New Student Center At EOSC Opened In August at
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