However, interested parties may contact Ed Baker, the Emergency Preparedness Manager, for more information. Two other churches may provide shelters, but they could not be reached for confirmation of availability as of press time. The sheriff's office is putting together a more complete list of storm shelters, which will be posted on bulletin boards at area grocery stores and other locations. In Satanta, shelters are available at the Catholic Church and the Satanta District Hospital. In Deerfield, shelter is available in the new locker room of the Deerfield High School gym on Eighth and Beech streets.
Residents can enter the gym through the northwest door.
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Delmer Dunham said that some churches had also agreed to provide shelter, but a complete list of these churches was unavailable as of press time. Interested parties may contact Emergency Management Services for the list. While the government shelters are open 24 hours, access to shelters at most of the business is limited to business hours. Emergency Management Coordinator Ruth Ritter said that her office also urges people to use their own or neighbors' basements for shelter.