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Markets 6A
Obituaries 2A
Sports 1C
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Dallas police
building killed
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Zimbabwe allows old
banknote exchange
Greek jitters upset US,
European stock markets
Sports,
Page 1c
All-Ardmoreite
slow pitch teams
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lone grove senior
commits to East
central university
Sports, page 4c
cross timbers
Annual benefit salad luncheon a community tradition
By Michael Pineda
michael.pineda@ardmoreite.com
The Cross Timbers Benefit
Salad Luncheon is similar to
The Masters golf tournament
in that it is a tradition unlike
any other.
Supporters of Cross Timbers
will join together Tuesday for
the 29th annual luncheon at the
First United Methodist Church
Colvert Ministry Center.
“It started in the mid 1980’s as
a way to just help keep us going
when we first started,” Andrea
Anderson, Cross Timbers Hos-
pice marketing director, said.
“Over the years, it has evolved
into a big deal.”
Anderson said 400 to 500
annually attend the all you can
eat event, which offers more
than just salads. There are baked
potatoes and desserts. Ander-
son said restaurants also donate
their signature dishes to ensure
a successful event. And there
are also dishes prepared by the
staff.
“We have a nice variety of
foods. I will make a pasta salad
and it is pretty tasty,” she said.
“It is a once a year thing.”
The event also offers Cross
Timbers staff an opportunity to
reconnect with supporters and
families they have cared for.
“A lot of our nurse teams will
eat on their lunch breaks and
they enjoy seeing families of
ardmore police dept.
Social media hinders murder investigation
By Marsha Miller
marsha.miller@ardmoreite.com
A week after a 20-year-old Stormy Lusk
was found shot to death inside the F Street
SE residence she shared with a roommate,
Ardmore police were continuing to follow
up viable leads. But, Deputy Chief Kevin
Norris says while the investigation was mov-
ing forward, the pace of the probe was being
hampered by unsubstantiated rumors and
conspiracy theories touted on social media.
“We’re having to combat social media.
It’s frustrating,” Norris said Friday urging,
“Anyone who has personal knowledge — not
something they’ve read on social media or
heard about from social me-
dia, but personal knowledge
concerning the events and
circumstances leading up to
her death needs to come for-
ward.”
Lusk’s body was discovered
about 7:30 a.m. June 5. At
the time, Capt. Eric Hamb-
lin, APD public information
officer, confirmed the young woman had
died from a single gunshot wound to the
head. Within days Hamblin also confirmed
By Michael Pineda
michael.pineda@
ardmoreite.com
It has not been a good
year for permits and the
month of May symbol-
ized the drop off from the
previous year.
Ardmore Development
Services reported per-
mits with a cash value of
$484,531 were rewarded
during the month of May.
It was the lowest mark
for the year and signifi-
cantly lower than May of
2015 when a cash value
of over $10 million was
awarded.
Ardmore Development
Services Director Nick
Diaz said there are several
factors, which are respon-
sible for the slow month.
“We have had months
where we didn’t have any,”
he said. “The majority of it
was people couldn’t get in
the ground. They couldn’t
pour concrete.
“After taxes, it is histori-
cally slow. I don’t know
the correlation but it just
seems to be slow a lot.
But the biggest factor was
the weather. More than
one contractor has said
they won’t be able to find
a concrete man when it
dries out. And they can’t
find one.”
Diaz also said in com-
paring last year to this,
the city benefited from
an influx of hotel con-
struction and the school’s
projects after a bond was
ADS
Weather
responsible
for slow
month in
construction
inside
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By Kati Walker
kati.walker@ardmoreite.com
M
any things can be
blamed on teenag-
ers, the revival of
80s fashion, use of
the term “swag,” but apparently
not fatal accidents in southern
Oklahoma, according to local ex-
perts.
AAA released a report recently
that shows national statistics for
fatalities caused by car accidents
reach their peak between Memo-
rial Day and Labor Day, earning
this time of the year the humble
name of the “100 deadliest days
of summer.” AAA has also linked
this statistic to teen drivers across
the nation.
Metro Creative Connection
Deadliest days
of summer
Authorities aware of heightened summer risk
See luncheon, Page 10A
See social media, Page 10A
See driving, Page 10A
See permits, Page 10A
Kevin
Norris
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@Ardmoreite
“It started in the mid 1980s as a way to just help
keep us going when we first started ... Over the
years, it has evolved into a big deal.”
— Andrea Anderson, Cross Timbers Hospice
marketing director
n Following the winter months, heavy rain and storms seen last month, people are rushing
outside to get some much needed sunlight and fun. Teens are out of school and looking to
entertain themselves. The days between Memorial Day and Labor Day, though, are infamous-
ly known as the 100 deadliest days of summer for drivers on the pavement and on the water.
Reports and statistics show that accidents peak during the summer months and teens have
taken the biggest hit as the cause of this peak. But are they really so dangerous that par-
ents should be afraid every time they leave the house this summer? What do local statistics
show about teen driving and this time of year? And most importantly, what are local authori-
ties doing to protect drivers on the roads and area lakes during this deadly season?
Metro Creative Connection
Investigators combat incorrect
info, rumors and online theories