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Enforcement Association award recog-nizes the CSS for demonstrating excep-

tional service to child support activities.The CSS is required by state and fed-

eral law to inform the public about

accessing available child support servic-es. Each of the divisions 41 offices per-forms outreach activities throughout

the year, including meeting and sharinginformation with community partneragencies, employers, civic organiza-

tions, schools, the media and more.Jeff Wagner, programs administra-

tor for child support communications

and community relations, said everyemployee works to help Oklahomans

better understand the services the

agency provides. Public informationmanager Megan Cannon says last yearthe division completed more than 600

hours of outreach. Associated Press

OSU botany expertreceives $3.2M grantSTILLWATER An Oklahoma State

University botany expert has beenawarded a four-year grant totaling

$3.2 million from the NationalScience Foundations Plant GenomeResearch Program.

Associate professor of botanyAndrew Doust at OSU will be studyinggenetic regulation of specialized branch-

es in grasses that are known as tillers.The university says tillers play

important roles in grain yield and bio-

mass accumulation but all the genes

that contribute to their initiation andgrowth are largely unknown.

The project also includes researchersat Brigham Young University, West

Virginia University and the Plant Gene

Expression Center in Berkeley,California. Associated Press

Aegis Food Testingchanges nameNORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. AegisFood Testing Laboratories is nowknown as Vanguard Services.

Vanguard Sciences provides producttesting services to the food industry.

The company has its headquarters inNorth Sioux City, South Dakota, withlaboratories in North Sioux City and inOklahoma City. Staff report

Garver selectedfor listTULSA Garver was ranked 55th in

the Zweig Letter Hot Firm List, whichrecognizes the 100 fastest-growingengineering, architecture, planning and

environmental consulting firms in theUnited States and Canada.

It was the fourth consecutive year

Garver has been included in the list.Garver was ranked 81st last year.

ZweigWhite also named Garver to

its 2014 Best Firms to Work For list inthe multidiscipline category. Awardswere given in the categories of archi-

tecture, civil engineering, environ-

mental, multidiscipline, and structur-al engineering.

Garver is based in North Little Rock,Arkansas, and has 17 offices in ninestates. In Oklahoma, Garver has offices

in Tulsa and Norman. Staff report

Food Bank seeksvolunteersOKLAHOMA CITY The Regional

Food Bank of Oklahoma is seeking vol-unteers on weekdays from 9 a.m. tonoon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Volunteers are a huge part of ouroperation at the Regional Food Bank,said Executive Director Rodney

Bivens. Right now, we have a tremen-dous need for volunteers to help uspack and sort donations to get food

into the hands of hungry Oklahomans.Volunteer tasks include bagging and

boxing food products, assembling foodbags, distributing food and produce andmore. The Regional Food Bank, 3355 S.

Purdue Ave. in Oklahoma City, acceptsboth individual and group volunteering.

The Regional Food Bank also seeks

community volunteers to help grow itsPillar Volunteers program. Pillar

Volunteers are skills-based volunteers

who donate their time in a specializedfield to further the mission of theRegional Food Bank in Fighting

Hunger Feeding Hope.Available Pillar Volunteer positions

include welcoming and leading volun-

teer groups; building a recipe databasefor nutrition education programs; proj-ects for professional accountants; and

helping with projects. For informationabout volunteering, visit regionalfood

bank.org. Staff report

Counterclock getsUCO licenseEDMOND Counterclock Custom T-

Shirts has entered into licensing agree-ments that allow the company to pro-duce apparel for the University of

Central Oklahoma and campus Greekorganizations.

Brian Downs, owner of Edmond-

based Counterclock Custom T-shirts, isa UCO graduate.

Counterclock will also offer its own

apparel line through a new e-store.Counterclock Custom T-shirts is at

321 W. 18th St. in Edmond. Staff report

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OKLAHOMA CITY Single-game

tickets for Oklahoma City Thunderhome games for the 2014-2015 seasonwill go on sale starting at 10 a.m.Sept. 30.

Tickets will be available for allpreseason and regular-season gamesat Chesapeake Energy Arena

through the teams website, thun-der.nba.com. Fans will be able topurchase up to four tickets for each

game, subject to availability.Tickets sold directly from the team

will only be available for purchase by

fans in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas,Missouri and Nebraska.

Season ticket holders can post

tickets they are unable to use to on

the Thunder website for purchase byother fans. These tickets are availablefor purchase by all Thunder fans.

On game day, fans can enter to win

the final 50 pairs of tickets through theKia Thunder Rewards Zone. The Re-wards Zone will begin with the teams

regular-season opener on Nov. 1.The home opener is scheduled

Nov. 1 against the Denver Nuggets.

The Thunder starts the upcomingseason on the road Oct. 29 againstthe Portland Trail Blazers.

The Thunder will broadcast 70 ofthe 82 regular season games on FoxSports Oklahoma, which reaches

viewers in Oklahoma, Kansas,

Arkansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Allgames will be on Thunder RadioNetwork, led by flagship stationWWLS-FM in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City is scheduled toappear on national television 32times during the 2014-2015 season.

ABC will feature the Thunder on sixoccasions, including a Christmasmatinee against the Spurs in San

Antonio. Additionally, OklahomaCity is set to make nine TNT and 10ESPN appearances during the course

of the 2014-2015 season. NBA TVwill also feature the Thunder on atleast seven occasions. Staff report

The Oklahoma City Thunders Russell Westbrook, left, and Kevin Durant celebrate during an NBA basketball game in OklahomaCity. AP FILE PHOTO/SUE OGROCKI

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