IN BRIEF: National Weather Service offers workshop on technologies

Published: November 23, 2008

Six-car crash clogs roadway

A six-vehicle accident shut down the westbound lanes of Northwest Expressway and portions of Portland Avenue for several hours Saturday. About 2:45 p.m., the driver of a green Ford Taurus suffered a medical event and crashed into three other vehicles, said Oklahoma City police Lt. Dale Marshall. The Taurus continued into the intersection of Portland and Northwest Expressway, where another vehicle hit it, forcing it into a pickup. The Taurus driver, who has not been identified, was taken to OU Medical Center in serious condition, Marshall said.

Service sets storm seminar

NORMAN — The National Weather Service’s "Next Generation Warning Services Workshop” is scheduled for Dec. 2-4 at the National Weather Center in Norman. The focus will be use of weather service information and new technologies. Registration ends Nov. 28. More information is available at www.weather.gov/warningworkshop.

Site nominates state Marine

PRYOR — Marine Master Sgt. William "Spanky” Gibson, originally from Pryor, is one of 10 nominees for "Most Inspiring Person of the Year” at Beliefnet.com. After doctors amputated his leg as a result of combat, Gibson returned to the combat zone in Iraq. Profiles of the nominees and voting guidelines can be found at www.beliefnet.com/mostinspiringperson2008.

Food handling course planned

STILLWATER — Safe Quality Food training will be held Dec. 18-19 at the Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center on the Oklahoma State University campus. The training will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. both days in Room 201. The Safe Quality Foods Program teaches safe food handling protocol, quality control and good management practices for anyone in the commercial food industry, according to the Safe Quality Food Institute’s Web site. The registration fee is $500. To register for the training or for more information, visit www.fapc.biz/sqf.html or call (405) 744-6071.

SWOSU OKs pact with Jordan

WEATHERFORD — Southwestern Oklahoma State University has signed agreements of academic exchange with two universities in Jordan. SWOSU now has agreements with Jadara University and Al Balqa Applied University that will provide both student and faculty opportunities for all three universities. These are "our third and fourth international exchange agreements that will allow several of our students to benefit from these extraordinary experiences,” said SWOSU President Dr. John Hays. "These international exchanges are part of our strategic plan that by 2010, SWOSU students will be better prepared to live in an increasingly global, diverse, and technological society.”

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