The Distinguished Graduate Award recognizes a Leadership Oklahoma graduate who ex- The Chickasaw Nation is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Dynamic Woman of the Year Award. All who have put time and effort into Leadership Oklahoma understand that this is an investment which provides tremendous returns for the individual and for the state of Oklahoma. It is a great honor to be recognized by an organization doing so much to foster understanding, cooperation and partnerships among state leaders, said Gov. 21 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa. State Senator Susan Paddack presented the award during the Excellence in Leadership Awards Gala Saturday, Feb. Anoatubby Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby was recently honored as Distinguished Graduate of Leadership Oklahoma. Donation drives and fund raisers for Carter County tornado victims were conducted throughout the Chickasaw Na- See Tornado Recovery, page 8 Leadership Oklahoma honors Gov. The Chickasaw Nation Ardmore senior site brought food to help feed rescue workers and also opened their doors to storm victims. All of these efforts have been for the community of Lone Grove, said Cravatt. A Chickasaw Nation utility trailer was utilized to assist residents with moving salvaged items to storage units and homes. I believe it was returned to an elder lady in the area. He turned it over to his crew leader and the money was turned into the command center, Cravatt said. While working, one CDI crew member, Matthew Wells, found a bag filled with 10- and 20-dollar bills. We combed through rubble and recovered valuables. We have had as many as three chain saw crews assisted The Chickasaw Times Post Office Box 1548 Ada, OK by a tractor working at any given time during the past week and a half, said Rick Cravatt, CDI Ardmore site coordinator. In a nine-day period, the Ardmore CDI program contributed 196 man hours in the clean up efforts.
Chickasaw Nation Facilities and Support Division and Career Development Initiative program (CDI) staff members used tribal resources to help tornado victims recover some of their possessions and clean up the area. We assisted with patrolling, search and rescue, and physical security of critical assets, including the Lone Grove post office. Our office dispatched law enforcement officers to assist, along with four-wheel drive SUVs, four-wheel drive mules, and a thermal heat vision camera, Chief O Neal said. A total of 13 officers assisted in the two-day search and recovery efforts, said Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police Chief Jason O Neal.
The deadly tornado claimed the lives of eight Lone Grove residents.
Tribal Lighthorse Police responded immediately following reports of the EF4 tornado, which ripped through the Carter County community Tuesday, Feb.
Dana Hudspeth Families recovering from tornado strike tribe engaged in cleanup The Chickasaw Nation came out in full force to help with clean up and recovery following the February tornado that decimated Lone Grove, Oklahoma. The home was destroyed by an EF4 tornado on February 11. 3 March 2009 Ada, Oklahoma Friends and family members of Chickasaw citizens Christine Lewis and Shirley Mose help pick through the rubble of their Lone Grove home. 1 Chickasaw Times Official publication of the Chickasaw Nation Vol.