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By: News On 6, William Blanchette
The Monkey Island Fire Department on Grand Lake has been a volunteer fire department since 1989 but they have now hired several full-time firefighters to help respond to emergencies.
“This year so far, we are about eighty calls ahead of what we were last year,” said Chief Carl Tesreau.
Chief Carl Tesreus, who took the first full-time position in 2004, said folks who plan to come out to Grand Lake for the first time this summer, need to be careful.
“This lake is dangerous to people who don’t know the lake, a lot bigger water, and waves than they think,” Tesreus said.
By: William Blanchette
TULSA, Okla. -
Staff at Eugene Field Elementary School said bikes were stolen. The bikes were used as a part of an after-school program for students.
The theft hasn’t discouraged Bike Club Tulsa program manager Lance Miller.
“The message that this sends to our students is what is most concerning,” Miller said.
Bike Club Tulsa is an after-school program for elementary and middle school students, operating at 22 Tulsa public schools.
“We will build a lot of bikes, maintain them like we are doing out here today,” Miller said.
However, staff members at Eugene Field Elementary School were surprised at what they didn’t see Thursday morning.
Even while battling cancer, a local veteran is determined to help others.
Murry Estabrook has been helping to host blood drives for almost twenty years, along with Claremore High School.
Estabrook was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in January. However, that hasn’t slowed down his passion to help people.
He’s the Senior Naval Science Instructor at Claremore High School and knows what serving all is about because for 24 years he served in the Navy before retiring as an Electronics Intelligence Officer.
Estabrook said he wants to motivate the community to donate blood. He said more than 4,000 units of blood have been donated since he started working at the school 17 years ago. There were two blood drives held just this month.
By: William Blanchette
TULSA, Okla. -
A Saturday hike through downtown Tulsa provided a day of fun for a serious issue like PTSD for military members.
About 150 veterans and active duty members participated in the hike.
“This is the cure getting out here and having that same bond that you had when you were in the service,” U.S. Army veteran Charles Schrader said.
Schrader organized the eight-mile hike, which started at the VFW Post 577. The hike went through downtown Tulsa and then ended back at the VFW.
Schrader is a local coordinator for Irreverent Warriors, a national nonprofit for veterans. Its mission is to bring veterans together with humor and camaraderie to improve mental health and prevent military suicide.