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Tuesday THE Oklahoman NEWS0K.COM 500 AUGUST 26, 2008 GUNDY TO MAKE WIND THE CALLS SHIFT COMPANY'S NEW QUEST State energy company moving on after resignation BUSINESS IB Workers help keep lurbines turning SCIENCE IE SPORTS 1C Mt Illl IN TEXAS, PARENTS CONCERNED ABOUT TEACHERS WITH GUNS AT SCHOOL nation Politics: Democratic National Convention's opening night Obama is 'thread that connects us wife says Vote today: Runoff elections Runoffs in state Senate and House districts will decide who moves on to the November election. Details, Page 12A Health: Likely food-borne illness claims one Outbreak's deadly grip on town Locust Grove residents fear eating out and drinking water. About the outbreak Chad Ingle By Sheila Stogsdill and John David Sutter Staff Writers LOCUST GROVE An apparent food-borne illness outbreak in northeast Oklahoma has killed one person, hospitalized at least 14 and sent shock waves of anxiety through the community. Some people in Locust Grove, a town of about 1,500 about 50 miles east of Tulsa, are refusing to eat outside their homes, and others are afraid of local water supplies. Tests have not confirmed the source of the contamination.

Kristy Bradley, state epidemiologist, said the majority of the outbreak's victims reported eating at the Country Cottage buffet restaurant in Locust Grove in recent days. Chad Ingle, 26, of Pryor died Sunday after suffering severe, bloody diarrhea. Family members said Ingle had eaten the previous Sunday at the Country Cottage restaurant. He was hospitalized in Tulsa on Thursday, they said. Ingle was a newlywed married this summer and a baritone gospel singer See OUTBREAK, back page Hospitalized: At least 14 Thought to be ill: 20 Cause: Thought to be bacteria in food ASSOCIATED PRESS Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Sen.

Barack Obama hugs her brother, Craig Robinson, after he introduced her Monday at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. More from the convention, Page 4A Despite fighting cancer, Kennedy rouses delegates. sis Democratic convention: What's ahead? Today: Theme is "Renewing America's Promise." Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak. The keynote address is by former Virginia Gov.

Mark Warner. A number of governors also are scheduled to speak. Wednesday: "Securing America's Future" is the theme, and this is the night Sen. Barack Obama's running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, will address the convention.

Former President Clinton also will speak. And it's the night of the traditional roll call vote of the states. Thursday: The convention moves to Invesco Field at Mile High, where Obama will accept the nomination and give his convention address. The theme is "Change You Can Believe In." This year, flu shots are coming earlier ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Edward M.

Kennedy points to supporters as he takes the stage Monday to speak during the convention. By Chris Casteel Washington Bureau DENVER Michelle Obama portrayed her husband, Sen. Barack Obama, to Democrats here Monday as a man who benefited from this country's promise and who could ensure it for future generations. "You see, Barack doesn't care where you're from, or what your background is, or what party, if any, you belong to; that's not how he sees the world," she said of her husband, who will claim the Democratic Party's presidential nomination here on Thursday. "He knows that the thread that connects us our belief in America's promise, our commitment to our children's future is strong enough to hold us together as one nation even when we disagree." Michelle Obama mostly steered clear of political issues on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, where the appearance of an ailing Sen.

Ted Kennedy energized thousands of delegates. See OBAMA, Page 3A Children should get inoculation, officials say. By Jim Killackey Staff Writer State health authorities are urging Oklahomans to roll up their sleeves and get their flu shot earlier than usual this year. And for the first time, the recommendation includes children ages 6 to 18. Until this year, federal health authorities recommended flu shots for children only ages 6 months to 5 years.

"Although it's early, some influenza vaccine already is beginning to trickle into the state," said Don Blose, immunization director for the state Health Department. "That's earlier than normal unusually early for any flu vaccine to be available." Speedier shipments are due to a push to vaccinate an extra 30 million Americans and to a significant shift in the influenza strains expected to circulate See FLU, back page On News0K.com 0 ASSOCIATED PRESS Blog: Chris Casteel LI I will share his thoughts all week "long at blog. news ok.comwashington Nancy Bobo, a delegate from Des Moines, Iowa, smiles beneath her corn hat Monday. Trust keeps Powerball winner a mystery Only Lottery Commission knows who is now $29.3 millon richer. Also in the news State: Name change delay After a city council delay, Sulphur residents must wait to find out whether they'll get to vote whether to rename their town Sulphur Springs.

page 9A World: Raising the stakes President Bush called on Russia to refrain from recognizing Georgia's breakaway regions as independent. Page 7A Glitch delays Pick 3 drawing A computer malfunction pre-empted the televised broadcast of Sunday's Pick 3 drawing, Oklahoma lottery officials said. The glitch was discovered shortly before the drawing was to be shown live, said Jay Finks, the lottery's marketing director. Instead of seeing the drawing at 9:58 p.m., viewers on KOKH-FOX and KOCB-CW saw a notice indicating the drawing wouldn't be shown because of technical difficulties. Finks said the glitch wasn't fixed in time for 10 p.m.

newscasts. The drawing was held later and was monitored by an auditing firm, Finks said. Sunday's Pick 3 winning numbers: 3-7-3. "Certainly we like putting aface to winners," said Finks, the Oklahoma lottery's marketing director. "We were hopeful that they would come in.

But as time passed, we knew that they were going to form a trust," Finks said. A representative from Heritage Trust Co. presented the winning ticket at lottery headquarters Friday. The winning ticket was sold at an Altus convenience store. That store received $25,000 from the lottery commission for selling the ticket.

The jackpot was worth $85 million if the winner chose to collect it through 29 annual installments. See POWERBALL Page 2A By Tony Thornton Staff Writer The latest Powerball jackpot winner didn't make Jay Finks' job any easier. A financial planning company based in Oklahoma City received $29.3 million Monday on behalf of the Zorro Trust, which held the winning ticket from the July 2 drawing. The trust shields the winner or winners from the kind of publicity that Finks specializes in. WEATHER Business: Gimme an i TODAY'S PRAYER Thank You, Lord, for removing our guilt when we've sinned against You.

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