Johnston County Capital-Democrat 08/07/2014

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Johnston County EMS Director Kenneth Power tests AT&Ts texting while
driving virtual reality simulator at the Association of County Commissioners
summer meeting.
Simulator shows dangers of texting/driving
The Association of County Commission-
ers of Oklahoma (ACCO) hosted their annual
Summer & Safety Conference at the Embassy
Suites in Norman this week.
The conference featured AT&Ts It Can
Wait (ICW) simulator allowing more than
1,000 attendees from across the state, including
county commissioners, staff and their families
the opportunity to safely experience the dangers
of texting while driving.
As texting becomes a more prevalent part
of our lives, it is important that we lead the way
and take steps to educate our local communities
about the dangers of texting and driving, said
Johnston County EMS Director Kenneth Power.
It is up to us as leaders in our community, as
individuals and as a society, to combat this
deadly practice.
The simulator is part of the It Can Wait
movement focused on changing behaviors
and educating the public about the dangers
of texting and driving. More than 5 million
pledges and counting have been made never
to text and drive as a result of AT&Ts It Can
Wait campaign.
Our goal is to make texting and driving as
unacceptable as drinking and driving. While
many tragedies are out of our control, the ones
caused by texting while driving are completely
preventable, said Steve Hahn, President of
AT&T Oklahoma. We are using our It Can Wait
simulator to help raise awareness and educate
the public about the very real dangers of texting
while driving in an effort to change behavior
and make our Oklahoma roadways safer.
Since 2009, AT&Ts Texting & Driv-
ingIt Can Wait program has delivered a
simple yet vital message to all wireless users:
When it comes to texting and driving, no text
is worth a life or injury. It Can Wait. To date,
Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc., Verizon and more
than 1,500 other organizations have joined the
It Can Wait movement.
The combined efforts of these companies
and organizations have supported a national
advertising campaign, a nationwide texting-
while-driving simulator tour, retail presence
in tens of thousands of stores and outreach to
millions of consumers with a special focus be-
tween Memorial Day and Labor Dayknown
as the 100 Deadliest Days on the roads for teen
drivers.
The 2014 campaign drive will culminate on
Sept. 19, when efforts will turn toward encour-
aging everyone to get out in their community
and advocate involvement on behalf of the It
Can Wait movement.

To take the pledge and see a list of support-
ers, visit www.ItCanWait.com. For additional
information and resources, visit www.att.com/
itcanwait.
Volunteers join in SCORE 50th anniversary
For 20 years, a group of
retired business leaders in
Ardmore has been assisting
individuals across south-
eastern Oklahoma who are
interested in starting, nanc-
ing, or improving their small
businesses.
They are part of a nation-
wide volunteer endeavor
known as SCORE (Service
Corps of Retired Execu-
tives).
We help entrepreneurs
start and grow their business
and achieve their goals through
education and mentorship. Our
services are free and conden-
tial, said Dr. Jack Testerman,
chairman of the Ardmore
SCORE chapter.
Since 2012, the local chap-
ter has assisted more than 150
business people in the counties
of Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choc-
taw, Coal, Garvin, Johnston,
Love, Marshall, McCurtain,
Murray, Pontotoc, and Push-
mataha.
Testerman retired in 1996
as director of the gradu-
ate program of business at
Southeastern Oklahoma State
University, Durant. Formerly,
he was a professor of business
at University of Louisiana-
Lafayette.
Other volunteer advisors
in Ardmore SCORE possess
expertise in banking, insur-
ance, construction, manufac-
turing, real estate, retailing,
and sales.
Commonly, SCORE ad-
visors guide new business
owners in writing a business
plan, obtaining nancing, or
learning about business and
employment taxes.
Established business own-
ers often ask for help with
management and personnel
issues.
SCORE is having its 50th
anniversary in 2014, and Ar-
dmore SCORE is celebrating
this milestone by reaching
out for new clients and new
SCORE volunteers to advise
and mentor.
Anyone seeking more
information can call (580)
223-7765 (Ardmore Chamber
of Commerce) and ask to speak
to a SCORE advisor or email
ardmorescore@att.net.
SCORE has a website,
www.score.org
Chickasaws to open Ardmore laundry
Ofcials with the Chicka-
saw Nation announced that a
former beverage distribution
center at 2345 Cooper Drive in
Ardmore will be transformed
into a laundry facility.
Upon completion of reno-
vations, the facility will launder
and house linens and bedding
for more than 30 Chickasaw
Nation properties.
The renovated facility will
be fully automated and larger
than the current laundering
facility in Wynnewood, thus
allowing all laundry to be
cleaned at one centrally located
state-of-the-art facility.
Using the latest technol-
ogy, laundry will be manu-
ally sorted and placed into the
tunnel washer, then will be
moved into the dryer without
assistance from employees.
Laundered linens and bed-
ding will be automatically
folded before employees load
it onto the truck for delivery.
The process will take less than
one-day to complete.
Renovations to the facility
have begun and are expected
to be completed by early 2015.
Approximately 30 employees
will staff the 33,000 square-
foot facility. The laundry
facility will process more
than eight million pounds of
laundry annually.
The Wynnewood location
will continue to serve as a
uniform distribution center for
the Chickasaw Nation.
Area mental health clinics extend hours
All community mental
health clinics within the admin-
istration of Mental Health Ser-
vices of Southern Oklahoma
now offer extended clinic hours
for patient convenience.
Clinics are located in Ada,
Ardmore, Durant, Pauls Valley,
Seminole and Tishomingo.
Hours for all clinics are
Monday, Wednesday, Thurs-
day and Friday from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Information about
each individual clinic is listed
at www.mhsso.org.
Mental Health Services of
Southern Oklahoma announce
extended hours to meet the
needs of those who are in need
of behavioral health services.
Please contact our clinics
to schedule an appointment
with one of our highly trained
and committed staff. We are
committed to providing the
professional help for patients
to enjoy healthier lives, said
Deana Tharp, deputy executive
director.
All clinics offer a full range
of mental health services,
including symptom manage-
ment, in-house pharmacy,
trauma support, substance
abuse counseling,
Systems of Care for children
and families, drug court, psy-
chiatric consultation, mental
health education, support
groups and 24-hour crisis
services.
The crisis stabilization unit
located on Ardmore Mercy
Hospitals south campus of-
fers 16 beds for patients who
are assessed with a mental
health emergency. One-to-one
counseling, family and group
counseling formats are used
to expedite positive results for
clients and families.
Comprehensive mental
health services are provided
through contracts with the
Oklahoma Department of
Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services, including
the Department of Human
Services, Medicaid, Medicare
and private insurance. Private
donors also contribute to the
non-prot community service
organization.
The administrative ofces
of Mental Health Services of
Southern Oklahoma are located
at 2530 S. Commerce. For
more information, call (580)
223-5636.
A group Johnston County volunteers met on July
30 to continue their RSVP/Red Cross disaster relief
training. The group discussed ways to prepare not
only for their family but ways to help others in the
community in case of a major wildre or other natural
disaster in their area. Some of the topics discussed
were supplies needed for the rst responders, and
how to prepare a home disaster kit. Lu Deringer
from Mannsville won a NOAA Weather Radio that
was given as a door prize.