From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Thursday,
January 16, 1996
LOCAL
Nearly News
Girl Scouts Busy With Variety of December Activities
Velta Reed-Johnston's Career Full of State, National Honors
Chamber News
Southside Neighbors To Present Awards
Area EMS Response Teams on Grant List
DEATHS
Rudolph Henry William Ramhorst
Bobbi Jo Cranford
Orpha Frances Crain
Tomas Jo Graber
Obituaries
Danny Ray Thompson
Grace Nonnamaker Stockton
Funerals
Etha Hanna McGuckin
William Kammerer
Services Pending
Basil C. Taylor
NEWS BRIEFS
SPORTS
Newkirk Pops Buc Wrestlers
Stillwater Tops 8th Blue Boys
Sports Note
It certainly has been cold the last few days. Temperatures plunging near zero and barely climbing to freezing have kept everyone chilled. If it helps any (and it won't), remember that only a year ago (Jan. 13 and 14, 1996) record highs were set in Ponca City - 73 degrees on the 13th and 71 on the 14th. Oh, for the good old days.
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The 1997 Resident Guides are available at City Hall, according to city officials. These brochures contain helpful information including the history of Ponca City, Ponca City Board of Commissioners, Citizen Advisory Boards, county, state and U.S. elected officials, services to help new residents, city parks and recreation facilities as well as city departmental contacts.
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Obviously, everyone who drives snow-clearing equipment does not work for the city. The caption with Wednesday's front page photo of a worker clearing snow referred only to city street cleaning crews. He is actually an employee of Commercial Federal Bank. NN apologizes for not recognizing this.
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NN reminds folks who want to hear Phil Henderson with his live eagle Ebony give a natural history program on the golden eagle, the time is 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 at the Kaw Lake Reservoir. Information which ran earlier in an ad, gave the time as 12:30 a.m. which might be a little confusing.
Ponca City Girl Scouts were busy during the month of December with a variety of activities.
Of special significance was the ceremony by the Cadette Girl Scouts in Troop 458 for Jessica Hingtgen, Cathe Todd and Billie Kiser to receive their Silver Award on Sunday, Dec. 22 at the Woodlands Christian Church. The Silver Award is the highest award a girl can earn as a Cadette - the only higher award is the Gold Award for Senior Girl Scouts.
Troop 458 is a city wide troop led by Donna Hingtgen and has eight members. The troop worked on the Dreams to Reality patch during December and the Mystery Pal patch, and one member took down the Ponca City Service Unit Christmas Tree at the Art Center as a service project.
Members of Senior Girl Scout Troop 561, led by Suzi Lenhart and Linda Dyer, are busy working toward their trip to Europe in May and June of this year. The girls are busy planning upcoming fund raisers - making corsages for the Girl Scout Gala at the Marland Mansion on March 1, providing a soup lunch for the judges and workers at the Junior Music Festival, also March 1.
The group will also be recognized at the 85th Reunion in Bartlesville on March 8, and are planning a grab bag booth at the Iris Festival on May 3.
The younger girls, those in Daisy Girl Scouts (kindergartners) of Troop 4, led by Donna Ramey, worked on the Litter Picker-upper patch during December, also the Library Patch and the Daisy Debut. They toured the library and had a Christmas party. During January they are making a 911 tour.
Sheila Foxworthy's Daisy Troop which meets at Woodlands School, worked on their Daisy Dabbler council patch during December and Daisy Troop 30, led by Marjie Newman, worked on their Secret Pal patch during last month. As a service project this group made Valentines for Vets and also made a special trip to the Art Center to see the Girl Scout Christmas tree.
Brownie Troop 145, led by Diane Bull, has been busy working on Service from the Heart patch, and this month are taking a Red Cross tour and a 911 tour. The girls in Brownie Troop 153, led by Cheryl Happ, were busy in December with Christmas Caroling at Westminster Village, and made angels for the Girl Scout Christmas tree at the Art Center. Their angels resembled the Nuremburg tinsel angel made by a dollmaker as an expression of his love for his young daughter.
The Brownies of Troop 163, led by Susan Copple, worked on Hobbies, Theatre and Science in Action Try-its. They also worked on Service from the Heart council patch and as a service project sang Christmas carols at OBI. They presented five gallons of pop tabs to the Tangier Potentate for the Shrine Burn Hospital, and enjoyed a Christmas Tea at the Crown and Rose Pub.
Nora Slaughter and her Brownies of Troop 172 made Christmas cards in December and gifts for their mystery pals. For a service project, they visited St. Joseph Regional Medical Center's Emergency Room to deliver candy and toys for the staff to distribute to children who come to the ER. This month they are working on the Caring and Sharing try-it, and will take a field trip to Wal-Mart and start their Ethnic Heritage meetings with Japan.
Brownies in Troop 116, led by Kate Kelly and Susan Keith had a busy December. They worked on Woolaroc, Mystery Pals and Outdoor Skills council patches, also Good Food, and Shapes and Colors try-its.
As a service project they participated in the Christmas parade and donated presents to Peachtree Landing. On Dec. 14 they stayed overnight at the Lodge at Camp Wah-Shah-She and made Christmas presents, cooked and learned safety and camping basics.
Junior Girl Scouts of Troop 359, led by Glenda Hisey, have been working on the Mystery Pal council patch. For a service project they have collected food to donate to the food drive done by Community Christian Church, their sponsor. They made Christmas wall hangings for their moms and had a Christmas party and decorated Christmas cookies for their families. This month they will be making "Think of you" cards for Hospice patients.
Junior Troop 367, sponsored by First United Methodist and led by Jeanie Wilson, worked on Money Sense, Making Decisions and Healthy Relationships badges during December. They gave a $25 gift certificate to a family whose house burned and this month they plan to take a shopping trip to Blackwell.
Bluestem Girl Scouts is a United Way Agency. If interested in joining Girl Scouts, contact Donna Hingtgen, GS Program Specialist at 762-9616.
By KRISTI GRABEAL
News Education Editor
After serving nine years as superintendent of Pioneer Technology Center, Velta Reed-Johnston announced her retirement effective Jan. 17, 1997. During her career at Pioneer Technology Center, she accomplished objectives and educational precedents that have earned her recognition on both the state and national levels.
Reed-Johnston grew up near Wayne, Okla. After she graduated from high school, she attended the University of Oklahoma and she holds both a bachelor's and master's degree from OU.
She began her career as a home economics teacher and took her first administrative position as a middle school principal in 1979. She then advanced to the position of assistant superintendent for secondary education at Eastern Oklahoma County Area Vocational Center in Choctaw. Shortly afterwards, she assumed the role of superintendent for Western Oklahoma Vo-Tech School in Burns Flat.
Reed-Johnston's professional and personal accomplishments are numerous according to several employees at PTC. In 1988, she was named Administrator of the Year by the Oklahoma Vocational Association and the 1988-89 Administrator of the Year for Region IV by the American Vocational Association. She was also presented the 1989 Outstanding Service Award by the American Vocational Association. In 1995, the Oklahoma Vocational Association also awarded her the Francis Tuttle Career Excellence Award.
While under the reins of Reed-Johnston, Pioneer Tech received the Gold Star School Award in 1995 and 1996. Pioneer Tech was also awarded with the Incubator of the Year Award in 1996 by the Oklahoma Business Incubator Association.
While here in Kay County, she has been active in various business, civic, and community organizations. Reed-Johnston held three offices in Kay County Chamber of Commerce, served on the board of Ponca City Economic Development Foundation, Ponca City Literacy Council, Ponca City Hospice board, Ponca City Noon Lions Club, Pilot International, Leadership Oklahoma, North Central Oklahoma Economic Development Association and Advisory Committee for the State Director of Vocational-Technical Education.
After assuming the position as Superintendent of Pioneer Technology Center, Reed-Johnston led the move to improve the school's financial picture with efforts to pass an incentive levy and a $5.25 million bond issue. After working with an architectural firm and a consultant, a master plan for the district was developed with the addition of 25,000 square feet and a systematic plan was in place to bring teaching equipment up to industry standards. Dr. Sally Downey, interim superintendent, said, "Velta has brought Pioneer Technology Center out of the dark ages and into the technology world."
Another priority Reed-Johnston had was to develop a comprehensive plan that would create an environment for student success, where no student would make less than a C. In doing so, program offerings were evaluated and added. The Learning Enhancement Center was restructured by assigning the Learning Consultants to specific classrooms, and emphasizing contextual learning. Efforts were also made with Ponca City Public Schools to develop an Alternative School Program for at-risk students which is housed at Pioneer Tech. Dr. Bill White, Superintendent of Ponca City, said that the Alternative Programs have helped decrease the number of drop-outs. The school system hopes to have a 100 percent graduation level sometime in the future.
Reed-Johnston also initiated changes in the administrative and staff structure of the school by adding an assistant superintendent for business and industry services, counselors, curriculum coordinator, and a self-employed training coordinator. Among other additions, came a Mobile Training Center which is capable of delivering state-of-the-art computer training to businesses at their workplace.
Realizing the importance to keep up with technology, she helped organize a cooperative venture with other community entities to successfully write a grant to Southwestern Bell and subsequently received their first $50,000 grant to develop a Telecommunications Center. An additional $80,000 grant from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce was received in 1996 for additional equipment.
Velta Reed Johnston will make her home in Edmond and has accepted a new job in Guthrie where she will manage vocational programs for the Job Corps.
Keating Scheduled as Guest Speaker at Banquet
The Honorable Frank Keating, 25th governor of the State of Oklahoma, is scheduled as guest speaker for the 103rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet, set for Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Hutchins Memorial Auditorium.
State Representative Jim Newport will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the "An Evening with the Governor" program, and Davanzatti Duo will entertain with their musical selections.
More than 200 tickets have already been sold for the event and attendance is limited to 400. Tickets are currently available to Chamber members. After Jan. 27 tickets may be purchased by the general public.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce at (405) 765-4400.
1997 Chamber Chairman Profile
Larry Felix was born in Chickasha and subsequently graduated from Ponca City High School in 1973. Upon graduation, Larry went to Tulsa Junior College and then on to Ottawa University in Kansas to receive his B.A. in health administration. He is a registered respiratory therapist. Larry then went on to Wichita State University to get his master's in health science.
Larry joined St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in 1988 and is the chief operating officer for Ponca City's facilities. He is a diplomate in American College of Health Care Executives and a past president and board member of the Kansas Society for Respiratory Care. Besides being involved with the Chamber, he is an active Rotarian as well as being a 1995 Leadership Ponca City graduate. He and his wife, Leanna, daughter Jessica and son Brian attend St. Paul's United Methodist Church. His hobbies include snow and water skiing with his family, golfing, tennis and hunting.
Upcoming Chamber Events
Friday, Jan. 17, 7:30 a.m., Legislative Review Committee meeting, Chamber Conference Room.
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 7:30 a.m., Ambassador Committee meeting, Chamber Conference Room.
Friday, Jan. 24, 11 a.m., Chamber Board of Directors meeting, Chamber Conference Room.
Christmas lighting awards will be presented when the Southside Neighbors meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Fourth Street Clubhouse.
Best of Show will be presented to Dan and Lisa Hermes, 1102 South Eighth. Ben and June Mead, 1127 South Seventh, won Best Theme. James and Pearly Roland, 1124 South Ninth, won the Most Originality award.
Winners on individual streets are James and Carolyn Powell, 1014 South Fourth; Marvin and Alene Corbin, 1018 South Fifth; Randy and Cathy Croft, 1218 South Sixth; Boyd and Vicki Braden, 1106 South Seventh; Doyle and Judy Reece, 1206 South Eighth; Fred and Barbara Scott, 1217 South Ninth; Clarence and Martha Palmer, 900 South Eleventh; Cleo Davis, 912 South Twelfth; and Fred and Mary Shaw, 1200 South Avenue.
Other topics at the Friday meeting are the Attucks Association and Goals and Objectives 1997.
Future meetings will be held the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Fourth Street Clubhouse. Board meeting will be the fourth Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m. at the clubhouse.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Communities in Grant, Noble and Osage Counties will receive matching grants from the Prudential Helping Hearts Program to purchase defibrillators.
Morrison Volunteer First Response Team, Pond Creek Fire/EMS Association, Rock Fire Department and Shidler Fire Department Ambulance Service are included in the 57 squads in 40 Oklahoma counties to receive matching grants totaling approximately $125,000.
Each Prudential matching grant will pay half the cost of a new semi-automatic external defibrillator up to $2,500. The squads have six months to raise the balance of the purchase price.
"Oklahoma will benefit greatly from the Prudential Helping Hearts donation," said Gov. Frank Keating. "This partnership will increase our ability to care for people in cardiac arrest and will bring vital life-saving service to hundreds of thousands of Oklahoma residents for the first time."
Defibrillators are used to revive victims of sudden heart failure by administering jolts of electricity to the chest at precise intervals. Research has shown that use of a defibrillator within minutes of an attack can more than double the chance of survival for victims of cardiac arrest.
Prudential, which launched the Helping Hearts program in New Jersey in 1994, announced its expansion to Oklahoma last August, and invited all volunteer EMS units in the state to apply for participation in the program.
To qualify, squads had to be non-profit, volunteer organizations and meet state technical and training requirements.
The program is also being conducted in Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, Florida, California, New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Colorado. Prudential plans to award more than $2.5 million in matching grants to over 1,000 volunteer EMS squads across the country through their program.
Prudential, headquartered in Newark, N.J., is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, and the largest insurance company in North America.
In Oklahoma, the company employs more than 600 people, has over $8 billion
of life insurance coverage in force and provides health care coverage to
approximately 190,000 individuals.
DEATHS
BLACKWELL - Rudolph Henry William Ramhorst, Blackwell resident, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, 1996, at the Blackwell Regional Hospital. He was 87.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dan Bohn, Trinity Lutheran Church, Blackwell, officiating. Burial will be in the Blackwell IOOF Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home until service time, then the casket will be closed.
Rudolph Henry William Ramhorst was born June 16, 1909, in Newkirk, the son of Louis Henry William and Ida Sophia Maria (Boesch) Ramhorst. He grew up on a farm south of Newkirk and attended St. John's Lutheran Church School and the Lost Creek rural school east of Blackwell. In the early 1920s he moved with his family to a farm northeast of Blackwell. Later, Ramhorst was employed as a mechanic for Luther Edwards Motor Company before moving to Wichita, Kan., in 1952 to work as a jig builder for Boeing Aircraft.
On Oct. 6, 1957, he was married to Marcella Roth in Wichita, where they established their home. Ramhorst retired from Boeing aircraft in 1974. He continued to lived in Wichita until January 1996, when he moved to Blackwell. He was a member of the Wichita (Kan.) Lutheran Church.
Survivors include one sister, Hilda Kennedy of Springfield, Mo.; two brothers, Louis and Albert, both of Blackwell; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marcella, on Oct. 21, 1982; his parents; one brother Arthur; and one infant sister.
Casket bearers will be Kenny Ramhorst, Cody Ramhorst, Ron Bersche, Marius Kahle, David Kahle, and Arlan Tieman.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Ramhorst's name to Bethesda Children's Home of Watertown, Wis., c/o Roberts Funeral Home, 120 West Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631.
SHIDLER - Bobbi Jo Cranford, Shidler resident, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, 1997, at the Bartlesville (Okla.) Care Center. She was 22.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Shidler First Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Short, pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kaw City, officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery in Kaw City, under the direction of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home, Fairfax. Friends may visit at the Grace Memorial Shidler Chapel.
Bobbi Jo Cranford was born July 27, 1974., in Ponca City, the daughter of Bob and Cheryl (Robinson) Cranford. She graduated from Shidler High School in 1991 and attended East Central University in Ada, where she was a member of the Baptist Student Union. She was married July 27, 1996, in Bartlesville.
Ms. Cranford was a member of the Baptist Church, and she enjoyed helping with church activities in Ada and also in Kaw City. She also enjoyed writing letters, watching football and attending country music concerts.
Survivors include her parents Bob and Cheryl Cranford of Skiatook; one sister, Carri Ann Cranford of Skiatook; her maternal grandparents, Vern and Ruth Robinson of Shidler; her paternal grandmother, Sue Ivey of Sapulpa; and great-grandparents, A.M. and Thelma Fitch of Oklahoma City and Mary Shelton of Shidler; and several aunts, uncles and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Bob Cranford Sr.
Casket bearers will be Cory Newfeld, Jim Wilhelm, Brad Williams, Joe Boucher, Bobby Payne, Charles Lee and John Roe.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association Oklahoma Summer Camp, 3010 South Harvard, Suite 322, Tulsa, OK 74114.
BLACKWELL - Orpha Frances Crain, former Blackwell resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1997, in the Medicalodge in Arkansas City, Kan. She was 91.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Blackwell with the Rev. Dan Kennedy, Wesleyan Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Blackwell IOOF Cemetery.
Orpha Frances (Shanley) Crain was born Sept. 28, 1905, in Fay, the daughter of William Arthur and Fannie (Abercrombie) Shanley. She grew up and attended rural schools in the Fay and Eagle City area.
She was married to Hebron Francis Crain on June 12, 1923 in Fairview and the couple established their first home near Fay. They later lived in Southard and Stillwater and in 1929 moved to Blackwell. In 1991, Mrs. Crain moved to Wichita to make her home, then later moved to Arkansas City, Kan. Mrs. Crain was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion Auxiliaries.
Survivors include two daughters, Norma Sue Horenik of Wabasha, Minn. and Nadine Bruner of Wichita, Kan.; two sons, Glen of Plano, Texas, and Keith of Arkansas City, Kan.; one sister, Hattie Noll of Carthage, Mo.; 21 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband on Sept. 4, 1968, one daughter, Naomi Winters; one son, Ray; her parents; four brothers, Lossie, Earl, Willie and Charlie Shanley; and two sisters, Lola and Maggie.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Crain's name to the VFW Auxiliary of Flags, c/o Roberts Funeral Home, 120 West Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631.
Tomas Jo Graber, 416 North Elm Street, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, 1997, at her home. She was 48.
The funeral will be held graveside at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Cemetery in Ponca City with the Rev. John Michalicka, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.
Tomas Jo (Bastemeyer) Graber was born July 30, 1948, in Wagner, S.D., the daughter of Donald Dean and Agnes Ann (Doty) Bastemeyer.
Survivors include one daughter, Tearsa Gust of Arlington, Texas; her step-mother, Toots Bastemeyer of Omaha, Neb.; three sisters, Pam Pelen of Wheatland, Mo.,, Claire Mundt and Mary Petersen, both of Omaha, Neb.; one brother, Donald Bastemeyer Jr. of Omaha, Neb.; her mother, Agnes Doty of Omaha, Neb.; her adopted mother, Jeanette Chapman of the home; and her adopted sister, Cathy Gillespie of Ponca City.
Memorial contributions may be made in Ms. Graber's name to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 North Union, Ponca City, OK 74601, or to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Cancer Research, 825 N.E. 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
The family will be at 416 North Elm Street.
Danny Ray Thompson, Ponca City resident, died Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, 1997, at his home. He was 33.
The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 1997, in the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Paul Volz, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Red Rock Cemetery, Red Rock, under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.
Mr. Thompson was born Feb. 12, 1963, in Ponca City to Everett Dean and Barbara (Wilson) Thompson. He attended elementary school at the Lutheran School in Ponca City and attended Newkirk High School. He was employed as the manager of the city landfill for Ponca City.
He married Trayci Stanbrough on Dec. 16, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nev. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church. He enjoyed hunting, boating, fishing, gardening and spending time with his son, Bladen.
He is survived by his wife, Trayci, of the home; two sons, Bladen Thompson of the home and Dusty Ray Thompson of Oklahoma City; mother, Barbara Thompson of Marland; father, Everett Thompson of Amarillo, Texas; sister, Darla Thompson of Stillwater; maternal grandmother, Carrie Wilson of Marland; Aunts and Uncles, Kenneth and Loretta Wilson, who were also his godparents, of Ponca City; E.J. and Lynda Wilson of Ponca City; Dennis and Cheryl Wilson of Sulpher, La., and Vera and Marvin McClelland of Marland; father-in-law, David Stanbrough of Burns, Ore.; mother-in-law and step-father-in-law, Doug and Katye Pappan of Ponca City; and grandmother-in-law, Faye Turner of Ponca City. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Woodrow Wilson.
Casket bearers will be Monty Davis, Pat Kiser, Danny Martin, Darren Simms, Timmy Mauk, Robbie Vick and Jeff Morrow. Honorary bearers will be Chad Wilson, Terry Wilson, Steve Griffith, Steve McClung, Tommy Thompson, Ray Allen Donaldson, Roy Dean Thompson, Donald Thompson, Danny Sawyers, and Stacy Wegner.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bladen Thompson Education Fund, c/o Commercial Federal Bank, Attention, Pat Palmer, P.O. Box 671, Ponca City, OK 74602.
The family will be at 142 Ranch Drive in Ponca City or Rural Route 1, Box 44, Marland, OK.
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CEDAR GAP, Texas - Grace Nonnamaker Stockton, age 93, of Cedar Gap near Abilene, Texas, died Jan. 13, 1997, at Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center in Abilene. Her body was cremated. Arrangements were made by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory, in Abilene, Texas. Private memorial services are planned at her Cedar Gap home.
Mrs. Stockton was born in Scottsville, Kan. Dec. 11, 1903. She was the daughter of Franklin C. and Zagonia L. Nonnamaker. She moved with her parents and siblings to Ponca City, after living in Little River, Kan., and Ohio. She graduated from Ponca City schools and attended Washburn College in Topeka, Kan.
She worked in Ponca City until she married Harold M. Stockton, brother of Marjorie Cortright (Mrs. Austin) and Mildred Tapp (Mrs. Clyde) of Ponca City in 1926. They moved to Dallas, Texas, where they lived until moving to Cedar Gap in 1977. They had been married 54 years when he died in 1980.
Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie Andrews of Cedar Gap; a son, Hal Stockton of Green River, Wyo.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four nieces and two nephews.
Memorials may be made to the donor's favorite charity or to the Alzheimer's Association, National Headquarters, 919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000, Chicago, Ill, 60611-9501.
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Friday
Etha Hanna McGuckin - A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. at the Tonkawa First Baptist Church. Burial will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the Blackwell Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home, Blackwell.
William Kammerer - Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. in the Holy Trinity Church in Norwood, Ohio. Vorhis Funeral Home, Springfield, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements.
Basil C. Taylor
Basil C. Taylor, 1601 Academy Road, died early this morning, Jan. 16,
1997, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 89. Survivors include
a son, Basil H. Taylor of Ponca City. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday
in the Trout Funeral Home Chapel. Other arrangements will be announced later.
NEWS BRIEFS
Step and Crunch- Gain cardiovascular strength and endurance plus upper body toning by using aquatic bench stepping against the water's resistance. Sessions will conclude with specific exercises to strengthen abdominal muscles while stretching the lower back and increasing flexibility. Class meets T-Th at 9:15 a.m. at the Community Pool, Seventh Street and East Grand Avenue. Contact the YMCA for details, 765-5417.
Memorial Dinner - A memorial dinner will be held for Julia Pipestem Pettit, Saturday at noon, at the Otoe-Missouria Tribal Cultural Center in Red Rock. All family and friends are invited. Please bring your own chairs and dishes
DUI School - The State Certified Alcohol and Drug Substance Abuse Course, known as DUI School, will be Jan. 24 and 25 at the Holiday Inn in Ponca City. Hours will be 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Fee is set by the State at $85. To pre-enroll call Shelly Trotter at 1-800-522-9050.
Reports for Duty - Lance Cpl. John M. Pickard has reported to Camp LeJeune, N.C., after finishing Marine Corps Communication/Electronics School at Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., graduating as a Ground Radio Repairman. He is assigned to Elmaco 2P Maintenance, 2nd FSSG Field Service Support Group of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Pickard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pickard, graduated from Ponca City High School in 1994 and joined the Marines in October 1995.
Completes Navy Basic - Navy Seaman Mark W. Perkins, son of Tammy K. Johnson of Ponca City, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. He is a 1996 graduate of Ponca City High School .
Returns From Deployment - Marine Cpl. Adam M. Barnard, son of Nicki S. Drager of Ponca City, has returned from a five-month South American deployment while serving with the II Marine Expeditionary Forces, Marine Forces Unitas, embarked aboard the U.S. Navy amphibious ship USS La Moure County. Barnard's unit returned to the home base of Camp LeJeune, N.C. after participating in Unitas 37. This annual joint-service exercise involved the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and the navies of Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay and Colombia. The 1993 graduate of Norman High School joined the Marine Corps in May 1994.
Ditched - The Ponca City Police Department notified the Oklahoma Highway Patrol of a vehicle in the ditch three miles south of U.S. 60 on U.S. 177 at 7:54 a.m. Wednesday.
Minor Accident - A Ponca City police officer took a report of a minor accident at North Union Street and West Hartford Avenue at 8:12 a.m. Wednesday.
Camper Stolen - An employee from G & M Body Shop, North Fourteenth Street and Lake Road, contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 8:28 a.m. Wednesday to report a camper shell stolen. An officer took a report.
Minor Injury - A 16-year-old girl was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday after an accident in the Po-Hi parking lot, according to the Ponca City Fire Department ambulance report. A hospital official confirmed the victim was not hospitalized.
Collisions - The Ponca City Police Department received notice of a collision at North Elm Street and West Broadway Avenue at 12:06 p.m. Wednesday. In addition, an officer took a report in the 300 block of West Hartford Avenue at 12:17 p.m. of a vehicle which had run off the road and hit a tree.
Gas Meter Hit - The driver of a 1983 Chevy pickup was traveling east 2.75 miles east of Lake Road and Kygar Road at 1:01 p.m. Wednesday when the truck lost traction and began spinning out of control. The pickup collided with a gas meter on the north side of the road damaging the meter. Three Ponca City firefighters responded to push the truck off the riser and shut off the flow of gas. According to the fire report, a crew from ONG arrived to repair the damage.
Accidents - A Ponca City police officer took a report of an accident at South First Street and Central Avenue at 1:13 p.m. Wednesday. Also, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol was advised at 1:16 p.m. of an accident 3.75 miles east on Lake Road, according to the PCPD.
Wreck - The Ponca City Police Department received notice of a non-injury accident at Bradley Avenue and Joe Street at 3:34 p.m. Wednesday. An officer took a report.
Arrested - An employee at the Conoco Station, South Waverly Street and West South Avenue, advised the Ponca City Police Department of a man apparently passed out in a vehicle at the car wash. An officer responded at 3:44 p.m. Wednesday to arrest a 32-year-old man for charges of actual physical control, resisting arrest and no insurance.
Vandalism - A resident in the 1800 block of East Prospect Avenue notified the Ponca City Police Department at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday that a man broke out the windshield of a vehicle at Hutchins Memorial. An officer took a report.
Forgeries - A Ponca City police officer took reports of forgery at Wholesale Tools, 3222 North Fourteenth Street, Chapman Shoes, 2601 North Fourteenth Street, and C.R. Anthony's, 1201 East Prospect Avenue, Wednesday afternoon.
Grand Larceny - An 18-year-old woman was taken into custody by a Ponca City police officer at Wal-Mart, 1101 East Prospect Avenue, at 5:34 p.m. Wednesday for grand larceny.
Fire - Ponca City firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire in the 1400 block of West Grand Avenue at 11:58 p.m. Wednesday.
Subjects Held - A Ponca City police officer was flagged down at
West Cleveland Avenue and North Oak Street at 1:26 a.m. Thursday and advised
that two subjects removed two tires from a vehicle. A 16-year-old boy and
an 18-year-old man were located at West Central Avenue and South Elm Street
and taken into custody for grand larceny. The boy was also charged with
driving under suspension, transporting an open bottle and possession of
marijuana.
SPORTS
WILDCAT WRESTLER Doug Scott locks in a hold against Bartlesville's Chris Brandon during the 135-pound match of Tuesday night's dual in Bartlesville. Scott won 5-2 as the Wildcats pounded the Bruins 53-15 for their fifth win in six duals. The Wildcats will take part in the talent-laden Sand Springs Tournament this weekend. The Wildcats have two seconds and an 11th place in tournament action this season. (News Photo by Fred Hilton)
NEWKIRK - The Newkirk Tigers won five of the first six matches against Tonkawa here Tuesday night to take early control of their wrestling dual and went on to post a 34-24 district win.
The district champion advances to Dual State Feb. 14-15.
The fourth-ranked Class 2A Tigers ran their dual record to 5-2 and set themselves up for their sixth straight district title with the win over 2A No. 5 Tonkawa.
Newkirk and Tonkawa are the wrestling powers in their district.
Credit Newkirk's good start to 103-pounder Travis Odell, 112-pounder Cody Oestmann, 125-pounder Cody Jones, Jake Leven at 130 and Cody Pitts at 135. Those five helped Newkirk pile up a big lead as the Tigers led the dual from start to finish.
"We knew we needed to do that (get off quickly)," said coach Gene Bennett. "But the really big win came when Dustin Mills, who's really a 160-pounder, got a first-period fall at 1:44 over Ronnie Shoyer at 171. Jason Leven then put us over the top with his win at 215."
Ponca City's eighth grade Blue boys couldn't handle Stillwater's pressure defense here Tuesday and fell 60-44.
Stillwater jumped on top early to lead 20-8 after one and 40-20 at halftime.
"We just couldn't handle all that quick pressure they gave us," said coach Steve Larimer. "They are one of the best teams we'll play all year long. Our effort was good but we weren't patient enough in the first half in breaking their press. That's something we'll work on."
Jeremy Miller led Ponca City (5-5) with 16 points and Josh Pitts added 15. Also scoring were James Anno, 8; Jared Brashears, 3; and Kyle Henderson with 2 points.
In the "B" game, Stillwater won 54-32.
Ponca City got scoring from Jeff Hand, 9; Mark Parsons, 5; Matt Bond, 4; Michael martin, 4; Taylor Morgan, 3; Matt Caine, 2; Stan Gaylord, 2; Aaron Cohenour, 2; and Randy Novotny, 1.
The eighth graders will host Blackwell Monday beginning at 4 p.m. at the mid-hi gym.
Sports Note
Baseball Meeting - The Po-Hi Dugout Club will meet this evening at 6:30
in Room 108 of the Howell Building at the senior high. Parents of players
ninth through 12th grades are urged to attend. For information, call Gene
Holland (762-5703)