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By Staff reports & NewsOK.com
Published: 6/12/2009 2:28 AM
Last Modified: 6/12/2009 4:38 AM

BA police, church to hold crime prevention event

BROKEN ARROW — The Police Department will partner with a local church Saturday to raise awareness about community crime prevention.

The Taking Back the Streets program will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Arrow Heights Baptist Church, 3201 S. Elm Place.

Speakers will include Greensboro, N.C., pastors Bernadette Trinadad and Marvin Gillman, who will talk about their efforts in Greensboro to raise gang and crime awareness.

Broken Arrow police officers and representatives from the Crime Commission will be on hand to sign up residents for the Alert Neighbors program. Neighborhoods will be able to sign up for National Night Out Against Crime, on Aug. 4 this year.

Children's activities will include the Crime Commission's Safe Escape program presentation and a visit from McGruff the Crime Dog.

For more information, call Lisa Ford at 451-8213.

—Tim Stanley, World staff writer

Burned tribal firefighter goes home from hospital

OKLAHOMA CITY — Seriously burned Iowa Tribe firefighter David Milby was able to tell his nurses one more joke Thursday before he left the hospital after two months.

"Do you know why the spider crossed the road?" he asked. "To get to his Web site."

Milby, 60, who was burned April 9 fighting a wildfire near Wellston, spent 46 days in intensive care and underwent six surgeries. He was burned over 26 percent of his body — with second- and third-degree burns

on his face, arms and back.

Milby, the tribal Fire Department's training officer, and his partner and driver, Jeff Bayhylle, became stuck in a field and couldn't flee the flames that blew over them and their brush rig. Bayhylle was treated at the hospital and released that day.

Bayhylle and other fellow tribal firefighters were at the Integris Baptist Burn Center on Thursday to escort Milby and his family home to Stillwater.

"Thank you for all your kindness," Milby said quietly as he left the third floor in a wheelchair. "You did a good job. Thank you."

His wife, Bonnie Milby, said: "He looks so good. I was terrified when they brought him in. What they did was amazing. They were wonderful.

"I think his guardian angel was looking over him."

Fellow firefighters have been there for the Milby family, mowing the lawn, moving furniture in preparation for their friend's return, and helping to raise money for his medical expenses.

"He's already getting his sense of humor back," Bayhylle said. "You have to laugh at his jokes even when they're not funny."

—Diana Baldwin, The Oklahoman

Health officials confirm what sickened triathletes

OKLAHOMA CITY — Contamination in the Oklahoma River, including from E. coli bacteria, caused nearly four dozen triathletes to become sick after a race in May, the state Health Department confirmed Wednesday.

Samples were taken of the water in the river in the days leading up to the Boathouse International Triathlon, and on the day of the event, but organizers said the levels of bacteria and parasites were within the acceptable range and went ahead with the triathlon.

"I'm not upset because it didn't affect me, but you take a risk swimming in any public waterway," said Chad Meiler of Shawnee, who took part in the triathlon but was not among the 45 athletes who fell ill.

"It's all in doing the events, and you take numerous risks in doing that stuff anyway."

Health Department spokesman Laurence Burnsed said officials are setting up meetings with Oklahoma City officials, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, the state Department of Environmental Quality and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department to develop recommendations on how to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

—The Oklahoman

GRDA to increase utility users' rates slightly

VINITA — A slight increase in the Grand River Dam Authority's power cost adjustment has been approved for the second half of 2009.

The power cost adjustment will go to 0.645 cents per kilowatt hour from 0.626 cents, a difference of 0.19 cents.

The adjustment is made twice a year to allow for fluctuations in generating costs.

The GRDA provides electricity to municipalities, rural cooperatives and industrial customers in northeastern Oklahoma and surrounding communities.

Randy Krehbiel, World staff writer

Missouri man killed in pickup rollover accident

A single-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in Adair County claimed the life of a Seneca, Mo., man.

Andrew L. Wade, 37, died when his pickup veered off U.S. 59 north of Westville about 2:20 p.m., the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Wade overcorrected, and the 1994 Chevrolet S-10 rolled 1 1/2 times, troopers said.

Wade, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.

—Matt Barnard, World staff writer By Staff reports & NewsOK.com

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CherokeeOK, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (6/12/2009 5:59:46 PM)

LET ME SAY THIS IS NOT MY CHURCH. Arrow Heights Baptist Church is a great church. They have so many good programs. The sports for all kids at this church is outstanding. My grandchildren participate there and they are such good coaches and the spirit of sports is Christ like.

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