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open to men and women ofall ages and fitness levelsworking at your own pace,7 to 7:30 p.m., Gibson Mid-dle school gym, north en-trance, 500 S. Ross. Cost:$2, drop-in, or $1 a nightwhen paying monthly.

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DOC award given tohealth info technician

Amanda Lynch, health in-formation technician at JessDunn Correctional Center,was awarded the Depart-ment of Corrections’ Makingthe Difference Award fromthe Division of Treatmentand Rehabilitative ServicesDivision according to a me-dia release.

In September 2009 theDepartment of Correctionsimplemented the electronichealth record system whereall medical, dental and men-tal heath records of offend-ers is entered electronicallyinto the agency’s medicalcomputer system. Lynch re-ceived her training from theMedUnison organization andimmediately began travelingto various facilities to trainmedical personnel through-out the state. To date, Lynch

has trainedmore than260 employ-ees at 10correctionalinstitutions.It is antici-pated thatthe systemwill be oper-

ational at all state ownedcorrectional facilities in July.Lynch will also train medicalemployees at privatelyowned correctional facilitiesthroughout the state whohouse Oklahoma offenders.

Lynch has been em-ployed with the Departmentof Corrections since January2008.

Scholarship given toWarner woman

STILLWATER — QuallaParman of Warner hasbeen awarded the BAE De-velopment Fund Scholar-ship for the 2010-2011 aca-

demic year.The awardwas pre-sented at aceremonyheld in Still-water. Stu-dents, facul-ty and staffwere recog-nized for

their hard work andachievement in the depart-ment of Biosystems andAgricultural Engineering.Parman was selected asthis year’s recipient basedon achievements in leader-ship, academics and serv-ice.

The Oklahoma State Uni-versity Department ofBiosystems and AgriculturalEngineering enhances theproduction and profitabilityof agricultural and biologicalproducts and the conserva-tion and management ofnatural resources throughteaching, research and out-reach. This year the depart-ment awarded studentswith 44 scholarships total-ing more than $50,000.

Information: (405) 744-5431 or the departmental

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By Liz McMahanPhoenix Staff Writer

A free clinic is open for stu-dents of Irving, Whittier andCherokee elementary schools.

The clinic is operating for thesummer at the northwest cornerof Irving Elementary and will beopen 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondaythrough Thursday.

During the school year, theclinic will rotate between thethree schools from 8 a.m. to 4p.m. Students’ siblings and theirteachers also will be eligible.

For now, no appointment isnecessary for the service.

The program is funded withnearly $200,000 in grants fromthe City of Muskogee Founda-tion. That grant money comesfrom interest earned with theleasing of Muskogee Regional

Medical Center.Joan Baker, family nurse prac-

titioner, leads the clinic, with Dr.Kevin Wade as physician. She isassisted by licensed practicalnurses Billie Estes and Tony Ter-rell.

Between the three women,they have about 90 years of expe-rience in the medical field. WithBaker being a nurse practitionerand with the facilities they have,the clinic offers a full range ofservices, Baker said.

They will be able to do suturesor remove them, test for strepthroat, draw blood samples forlab work, and Baker can write

prescriptions.There will be no charge to pa-

tients or their families for servic-es, Baker said. However, Musko-gee Community Hospital will billinsurance companies or otherproviders and return any moneycollected to the program.

Baker said it is hoped the pro-gram may eventually becomeself-sustaining.

Those who do not have medicalcoverage will be referred to socialservices so that they may besigned up, she said. Patients whodo not have a primary carephysician will have help in find-ing one so that if they need careoutside of the in-school clinicthey will have one.

Reach Liz McMahan at 684-2926 or lmcmahan@muskogeep-hoenix.com.

Staff photo by Liz McMahan

Staff members at the Muskogee Community Hospital Rougher Clinic check the clinic supply clos-et at Irving Elementary, where the clinic will operate this summer. The clinic will rotate in the fall be-tween Irving, Whittier and Cherokee elementaries. Working this summer at the facility are, from left,Billie Estes, Joan Baker and Tony Terrell. Estes and Terrell are licensed practical nurses; Estes is afamily nurse practitioner.

Foundation provides funds for free health care clinic

Free clinic for students opens

Where to callFor information about the school

health care clinic, call 684-3700, Ext.7777.

TAHLEQUAH — Whilemany students kick backand enjoy a lazy summeraway from the classroom,10 Cherokee studentswill spend their summeroutdoors, peddling andlearning about history.

Cherokee Nation isonce again sponsoring itsRemember the Removalbike ride, and will sendthe riders off with a spe-cial ceremony in Tahle-quah at 9 a.m. Wednes-day in the tribe’s CouncilChambers.

During the 2010 Re-member the RemovalProject, a challenging1,000-mile ride, a groupof 10 Cherokee studentsfrom small communitiesthroughout Oklahomawill cycle their waythrough the historicTrail of Tears. The groupwill be riding from theoriginal Cherokee home-lands Georgia and end-ing in Tahlequah, thecapitol of the CherokeeNation. This is the thirdsuch ride to be sponsoredby the tribe, with theoriginal ride first com-pleted in 1984 and a verysuccessful 25th anniver-sary ride held last year.

Organizers say theevent provides partici-pants with the chance toexperience Cherokee his-tory firsthand and followin the footsteps of theirancestors. Last year’sriders came away with alife-changing experience.

“There are threethings you learn on thisride,” said Todd Enlow,group leader of CherokeeNation Leadership, in amedia release.

“First, you learnCherokee history by ex-periencing it yourself;second, you learn yourown family history; andthird, you learn yourstrengths and abilities togo beyond what youthink you can do.”

Enlow added that forthe riders, learning theirown family historymakes the Cherokee his-tory gleaned along theway very personal. Theriders will make stopsalong the way at specificpoints of interest fromthe Trail of Tears andwill be provided with rel-evant history lessons tohelp make connectionsbetween the past andwhat the riders are cur-

rently experiencing.The group has spent

the spring training inOklahoma, both togetherand separately, and isgathering in Tahlequahto set off for Georgia.From there, the bike ridebegins a couple of dayslater and will end in ap-proximately 20 daysback in Tahlequah. Asweather and terrain per-mits, the group will campalong the route somenights, while othernights will be spent incommercial lodging.Cherokee Nation is sup-plying riders with a bike,riding gear, meals, trans-portation and lodging.

This year’s riders in-clude students ages 16 to36, representing eightdifferent communities.They are:

• Amber Fite, 30, ofTahlequah.

• Ashley Johnson, 18,of Claremore.

• Bluebird Linville, 17,of Stilwell.

• Kye Quickel, 23, ofRoland.

• Brooke Hudson, 19,of Claremore.

• Sierra Carson, 16, ofWelling.

• Kurt Rogers, 21, ofTahlequah.

• Nathan Smith, 36, ofWestville.

• Jordan Nelson, 21, ofStillwater.

• Kaleb O’Brian, 16, ofFort Gibson.

The Trail of Tears ofthe Cherokees took placeover the winter monthsof 1838 through 1839. Anestimated 16,000 Chero-kees were forced at gun-point to remove them-selves and their familiesfrom their homes, farmsand communities. Afterbeing held in federalstockades until deepwinter, they were subse-quently herded on over-land and water routesthat moved through ter-ritories that representthe present-day states ofTennessee, Kentucky,

Illinois, Missouri andArkansas. More than4,000 Cherokees diedalong the various routesfrom the harsh condi-tions of the crossing.Ride organizers of Re-member the Removalhope to promote aware-ness of these significantevents as riders re-visitthe areas where the jour-ney took place. Othergoals of the Rememberthe Removal bike rideare to help educateCherokee students abouttheir tribe’s history andthe difficulties associat-ed with the Trail ofTears, and to promotethe achievements of themodern Cherokee Nationto those along the route.

To learn more:http://rememberthere-moval.cherokee.org.

You can watch thegroup’s progress in real-time, read their blogsand send messages to thegroup.

The public is invited tocome out to the send-offceremony and offer theirencouragement and wellwishes to the riders asthey leave on their jour-ney.

If you goWHAT: Remember the Re-

moval Bike Ride Send OffCeremony

WHEN: 9 a.m. WednesdayWHERE: Cherokee Nation

tribal complex, Council Cham-ber, 17675 S. Muskogee Ave.,Tahlequah

Remember the Removal Ride sets out Wednesday

OKLAHOMA CITY —A Cherokee Nation em-ployee has been namedOutstanding OutreachIndividual by the Okla-homa Task Force on Mi-nority Aging.

Katina Dugger, com-munity education liaisonfor the tribe’s CherokeeElder Care program, washonored during the taskforce’s Oklahoma Minori-ty Aging Conference.

“Since Cherokee ElderCare’s start-up, Katinahas been working veryhard to provide outreachto as many people as shecould, making innumer-able phone calls, presen-tations, and other infor-mational contacts. Hermany hours of hard workis a large part of our ini-tial success,” said BenStevens, program direc-tor for Cherokee ElderCare. “I am glad that oth-er people have recognizedKatina’s drive, effective-ness and caring for eld-ers. Her knowledge, expe-rience, and work ethic re-flect the best traits ofoutstanding elder careservice.”

Dugger said being apart of the Cherokee El-der Care program hasbeen a great experiencefor her, and she is thank-ful for the great supportof her co-workers in theprogram.

“It is a great honor toreceive this award. CECis a great program thathas allowed me to visitwith some very terrificpeople — the elders inour communities,” Dug-ger said. “I also have agreat team of co-workersthat support me in edu-cating the public aboutthe program. This awardis as much theirs as it ismine.”

Information: 453-5554.

Cherokee Nation

employee receives state

award forelder care

Lynch

Parman