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Bryan Alston with Canna Wise and Gene Jones Smokin’ J BBQ had a little side bet over brisket. PHOTOS PROVIDED

Bryan Alston with Canna Wise and Gene Jones Smokin’ J BBQ had a little side bet over brisket. PHOTOS PROVIDED

Stephens County United Way to host BBQ Showdown Saturday

News Staff
Thursday, August 26, 2021
DUNCAN — For the fourth year in a row, United Way of Stephens County is hosting their annual, lip-smacking BBQ Showdown from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday in Fuqua Park.
Sharon Switzer, owner of the Sunrise Diner in Altus, stands next to the cash register. Switzer has owned the restaurant since 1997. Ledger photo by Tim Farley

Sharon Switzer, owner of the Sunrise Diner in Altus, stands next to the cash register. Switzer has owned the restaurant since 1997. Ledger photo by Tim Farley

Cafe owner cites lifetime fondness for cooking

Tim Farley
Thursday, August 19, 2021
ALTUS – Sharon Switzer wouldn’t know what to do if she didn’t own the Sunrise Café, a job she has held since 1997. But Switzer is more than a back-office owner. On any given day, she works the cash register, waits on customers and is the chief cook and bottle washer.
Edna Douglas stands with a volunteer at the Mission on Wheels location in downtown Altus. LEDGER PHOTO BY TIM FARLEY

Edna Douglas stands with a volunteer at the Mission on Wheels location in downtown Altus. LEDGER PHOTO BY TIM FARLEY

Mission on Wheels continues helping community

Tim Farley
Thursday, August 19, 2021
ALTUS – God gave Edna Douglas a “vision” 25 years ago to help people in need and her effort continues today, the self-proclaimed missionary said. “He (God) gave me the vision and told me how to do it,” she said.
LEDGER PHOTO BY TIM FARLEY Kenton and Emelia McKnight stand behind the front counter at Town & Country Bowling Center in Altus. The McKnights purchased the bowling center in 2005 and have made continuous improvements the past 16 years.

LEDGER PHOTO BY TIM FARLEY Kenton and Emelia McKnight stand behind the front counter at Town & Country Bowling Center in Altus. The McKnights purchased the bowling center in 2005 and have made continuous improvements the past 16 years.

Up their alley

Tim Farley
Thursday, August 19, 2021
ALTUS - Kenton McKnight’s dream came true 16 years ago when he and wife Emelia bought Town & Country Bowling Center. McKnight, born and raised in Altus, had bowled numerous times at the old alley which was built in 1959.
The First National Bank of Fletcher is “well diversified,” Executive Vice President Bob Bridges says.

The First National Bank of Fletcher is “well diversified,” Executive Vice President Bob Bridges says.

Fletcher bank serves its community

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, August 20, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – While large banks are attractive for many reasons, small, community banks are preferred by some. That’s in no small part because virtually everybody in town knows everyone who works there, where their spouses are employed, who their children and grandchildren are, etc.
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