From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Wednesday,
January 22, 1996
LOCAL
Mileage Totals Can Be Confusing
Talent Search For Area Kids Set for Feb. 1
Traveling Company Answer to a Need
Area Calendar
Area Girl Scouts Participate in Host of Activities
Memorial Highways - Kay County-Style
Emergency Sirens To Sound Thursday
Tom Leonard Plans Commission Race
Intersections Closing
Treasurer Featured At County GOP Event
County Seeks New Bids on Remodeling Health Department
Hazardous Materials First-Responders Course Set for April
Science Fair Workshop Set At P.C. Library
DEATHS
Kathryn Braden Hopkins
Funerals
Bruce Ellworth Cornell
NEWS BRIEFS
LIFESTYLES
Pendelton Woods Presents DAR Postage Stamp Program
National VFW Auxiliary Head Will Visit State
Harold Cline Celebrating 90th Birthday
Rho Chapter Elects Kim Youngblood
90th Birthday Dinner Fetes Mrs. Kennedy
Unit II Group Hears Program On Exercise
Little News
Fifty-Five and Older Club Planning Party
SPORTS
Businesses Back Wildlife Teaming
Kaw Lake Eagle Viewing Now Set
Casting Contest Set for Saturday
Beat-Up Wildcats Clawed by Tigers
Critical Call Against Lady Cats Lifts BA to 47-42 Win
Bulldogs Hold Back Wildcat Wrestlers
Junior High Sports Update
PC Sophs Lose
JV Boys Basketballers Nip BA; PC Girls Beaten
Frontier Sweeps Past Woodland
By MARK GALVIN
News Staff Writer
Exactly how far IS Ponca City?
It seems that frequent travelers between Newkirk and Ponca City will notice - sooner or later - something doesn't add up between destination signs on the side of the road as they travel south on U.S. 77.
The discrepancy starts as they make the sharp left turn out of Newkirk, when the sign says Ponca City is 14 miles away.
It continues after they've driven only another 4-1/2 miles, just to double-check their speedometer when the next destination sign says Ponca City is now only 5 more miles farther - not 9 or 10 miles, as the calculator would indicate.
Those drivers who investigate the discrepancy discover the 5 miles promised on the second destination sign will get them as far as Burger King, which is maybe only a mile or so inside the city limits on the north side of Ponca.
Furthermore, when they travel the 14 miles from the first sign outside of Newkirk, they can make it all the way to Standing Bear, which is just as far out of town, except on the other side of Ponca.
How did the mileage signs miss the center of Ponca City by so much?
When asked what the answer might be, David Klein of the state department of transportation in Perry said simply, "I'd say somebody made a mistake."
However, DOT Division IV traffic manager Jim Sim of Perry said the discrepancy wasn't so much a mistake as it was a long-distance attempt to estimate distances using the official state maps, which are printed and distributed free every year across Oklahoma.
Sim said, "Years ago, the destinations were measured from post office to post office - and the signs were always wrong - so now we're trying to use the mileage on the maps."
He added, "We're bound to be off a little bit sometimes."
Sim's explanation checks out when compared to the state map, which accurately shows a distance of 6 miles between Newkirk and the State Highway 11 turnoff to Blackwell. It also shows another distance of 3 miles between there and the other State Highway 11 turnoff to Kaw City, and another 5 miles through the municipal area of Ponca City.
And of course, "6" plus "3" plus "5" adds up to the "14" on the first destination sign.
In reality, though, the "5" on the state map covering the Ponca City municipal area was not plotted to reach the post office or some other centralized location but to reach another map milestone, which in this case was the next highway, U.S. 60.
Sim said DOT supervisors always keep an eye out for road sign problems and correct those problems on a rotation basis.
However, destination signs and other informational signs do not have as high a priority as warning signs or regulatory signs, such as stop signs, railroad crossing markers and speed limit signs, Sim said.
And besides, it's nice to have destination signs that show the distance to Ponca City, even at a tolerance of plus or minus five miles.
And a distance five miles shorter than the sign says is not such a bad discrepancy, especially if you're in a hurry or you're low on gasoline.
Or when you're a backseat driver trying to show off to your spouse, saying:
"Hey, honey, take that left turn to Ponca City. I happen to know you can make excellent time on that road!"
"American Kids; The Little League of Entertainers" talent search for Kay County performers will be held in Ponca City, Feb. 1, at Ponca City Middle School, 1401 West Grand, beginning at 10 a.m. Coordinators in Osage, Payne, Pawnee and Noble counties will also be seeking talent in vocal, dance, instrumental and theater arts soon.
American Kids talent search in vocal, dance, instrumental and theater arts is open to all area youth through high school seniors. Some added features at this year's talent search includes drawings throughout the day for cash gifts and prizes.
All acts will be auditioned at the Ponca City auditions in the Ponca City Middle School auditorium, where a full stage, lighting, professional sound system, and a piano, are available. Most acts will have a time limit of three-minutes and 15-seconds, except for production dance with a six-minute limit. All acts will be critiqued and a copy will be available to participants at the end of the day.
American Kids Inc. is a 15-year-old non-profit group organized to promote and develop youth talent. Previous members have progressed to win at Star Search, perform at Opryland, Disneyworld, and recently in Branson, Mo. A national competition of overall top talent will be held at Silver Dollar City in Branson this summer.
For more information about the Kay County auditions, interested youth or parents may call Jim or Cheryl Goldman, local coordinators, at (405) 765-0768.
By KATHY ZEHR
News Staff Writer
Somewhere on the road between Eureka Springs and Tulsa in 1990, two Oklahoma Theatre people, an actor and a former manager, came up with the concept for a touring theatrical production company.
The theatrical company formed from that vacation trip, 2x4 Productions of Norman is bringing their version of "A Voice of My Own," by Elinor Jones, to the Poncan Theatre in Ponca City for one performance Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The performance is presented by the Ponca City Arts & Humanities Council, Conoco Inc., and the Oklahoma Arts Council Touring Program.
2x4 Productions producers Sheryl L. Martin and Norman H. Hammon are the Oklahomans who founded the touring company in 1992. Their goal was a simple one: create a touring theater company which is a resource to both its artists and the communities in which performances are presented.
"Both Sheryl and I come out of the former Street Players Theatre of Norman," said Norman H. Hammon, producer of 2x4 Productions, "What we discovered in 1990 was a circle of actors who were very experienced in presenting tours but who had little outlet for these touring skills. There were a number of resident theaters with touring programs but no companies formed especially to tour."
When the couple set about forming their touring theatrical production company their original intent was to form an acting company of three men and three women. They contacted several experienced actors in the Oklahoma City area and an interesting trait began to develop.
"Basically, all of the women we contacted said 'yes!' immediately," said Sheryl L. Martin, associate producer for production, "and all of the men were hesitant."
"At that point I said to Sheryl, 'Okay, what about an all woman acting company?" said Hammon, "and the rest, as the saying goes, is history."
Since its creation 2x4 Productions has produced several plays for tour, including "Talking With..." by Jane Martin, which was one of the feature performances at the Southwest Theatre Association Convention in Tulsa last November; "Vanities" by Jack Heifner, and an original thriller "Sara" by Oklahoma playwright Terry Veal.
Sponsors presenting 2x4 Productions have included a number of universities, including the University of Oklahoma and the University of Science & Arts as well as performances in conjunction with local arts councils, such as the Ponca City Arts & Humanities Council, and theaters.
Admission to the Ponca City showing on Saturday is free.
Through January 26
Ponca City Art Association Membership Show, 1-5 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday, Ponca City Art Center, 819 East Central Avenue.
January 23
Environmental Trust Authority of Northern Oklahoma, 11:30 a.m., City Manager's Office, 221 West Blackwell, Blackwell.
Alzheimer's Support Group, 7 p.m., Conference Room D, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Ponca City.
January 25
Free Bald Eagle Educational Program, by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife, sponsored by Kaw City Chamber of Commerce, 10 a.m., Kaw City Community Building, a tour will follow.
"2 x 4 Productions," 7:30 p.m., Poncan Theatre, free.
January 27
Annual Kaw City Chamber of Commerce Banquet, Frosty Troy, guest speaker, 7 p.m., Kaw City Community Building.
January 29-February 22
Exhibit "Touchable Sculpture," Ponca City Art Association.
January 31
Chili Supper, Veggie Soup, Hot Dogs, Corn Bread, Cake, Drinks, $4.50 (all you can eat), 5-8:30 p.m., Parish Hall, St. Mary's Church, Ponca City, sponsored by Troop 5, BSA, Cub Pack 15.
February 1
15K (9.3 miles) Groundhog Day race, and 5K fun run, 9 a.m., Lake Ponca Park, race day registration permitted, Entries obtained at Conoco or Bob Kammiller, 405-765-7855 or Don McGovern, 405-762-6106.
American Kids local auditions for Kay, Osage, Payne, Pawnee and Noble counties, 10 a.m., Ponca City Middle School, 1401 West Grand Avenue.
Robert Bluestone, classical guitar concert, 7:30 p.m., Poncan Theatre, Ponca City.
February 6
Terwilliger and Cooperstock violin and piano duo concert, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Ponca City, free, open to the public, sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council and Ponca City Federated Music Club.
February 8
Pancake and Sausage Feed (all the pancakes you can eat), 6:30 a.m.-10 a.m., American Legion, 407 West South Avenue, Ponca City, adults $3, children under 12 $1.50, children under 6 free, proceeds to Children and Youth Activities.
88.7 FM Contemporary Christian artists Kathy Troccoli and Phillips, Craig and Dean, with special guest Chris Willis concert, 7 p.m., Hutchins Auditorium, tickets the Master's Touch, $10, call 767-1400 for more information.
"The Ambassador Choir," 7:30 p.m., Poncan Theatre, free.
Ronnie Kaye Sock Hop, benefit Kay County Council for Opportunity Center, tickets $12.50 each, from 765-6782, 8 p.m.-midnight, Elks Lodge, Ponca City.
February 10
Kay County Retired Educators Association, 11:30 a.m., Program, Mrs. Mac Bradley "Travel Tours for Seniors,", First United Methodist Church, Sixth and Coolidge, Blackwell.
February 17
Ponca City-Stillwater Ostomy Meeting, speaker Lavenia Hutchinson, 7:30 p.m., Stillwater Medical Center Board Room.
March 1
Liberty PTA Sixth Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Elementary School, information call Natalie 767-1429 or Lorinda 762-0459.
March 4
Ponca City Area Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, with Children's Chorale, conducted by Cathy Byard, 8 p.m., Poncan Theatre.
March 8
Church Women United Spring Fling Arts and Crafts Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Unity Gym, Ponca City, to benefit Child Development Center, call Tina Barrett 765-3613 for more information.
March 9
Community Concert "Rhythm in Shoes," 2:30 p.m., Hutchins Memorial, Fifth Street at Overbrook Avenue, Ponca City.
March 15
"The Oklahoma City Philharmonic," Poncan Theatre, time to be announced, tickets required.
April 5
Laurette Willis "The Nutty 40s Radio Show," Poncan Theatre, free.
April 14
Kay County Retired Educators Association, 11:30 a.m., Program, Blackwell Police Department "Scams," First United Methodist Church, Sixth and Coolidge, Blackwell.
June 9
Kay County Retired Educators Association, 9 a.m., Installation of Officers, Irene Stone, Vice President of OREA, Music, Mark and Annie Wynn, Northern Oklahoma College, 1220 East Grand, Tonkawa.
Editor's Note: The following report about Ponca City area Girl Scout activities for the last quarter of 1996, is continued as a part of the story and pictures appearing earlier on page 7-C in the Jan. 15, Midweek. The earlier story reported Daisy and Brownie activities and this portion of the story reports the activities of Junior Girl Scouts, Cadettes and Senior Girl Scouts.
Junior Girl Scouts
Junior Girl Scouting is for girls in third through sixth grades.
Junior Troop 316, a city-wide troop of girls, worked on Science in the World and Girl Scouts In The USA badges during the last quarter. The senior patrol also worked on Hiker badges. In preparation for the 85th Anniversary of Girl Scouts, Troop 316 also worked on folklore and Girl Scout history at each meeting. The history lessons included watching "The Gold Eaglet," a movie showing early Girl Scouts in action. Troop 316 also participated in the city-wide Juliette Lowe Birthday Party. Junior Troop 316, is led by Nancy Kruckeberg.
Junior Troop 326, sponsored by St. John's Baptist Church, worked on Girl Scouts in the USA and Hiking badges during the last quarter. As part of the Hiking badge, the girls participated in an all day hike on the Eagle's View Trail at Kaw Lake an all-day hike in November. They also participated in the city-wide Juliette Lowe Birthday Party. Troop 326 is led by Julie Coffee.
Junior Troop 359 at Union School worked on My Self Esteem, Healthy Relationships, Girl Scouts In The USA and the World of the Arts Dabbler badges. They also participated in the council-wide Mystery Pal project patch. Troop 359's service projects included leading the flag ceremony at the city-wide Juliette Low Birthday Party and planting flower bulbs at Community Christian Church.
Troop 359 also sent one of their special bears named "Snowball," complete with its own Junior Girl Scout vest and badges, to a GS troop in Canada. They look forward to the return of the bear, complete with tales of his travels in the near future. In November the troop collected canned food for the New Emergency Welfare Agency and held an investiture and rededication ceremony. In December the girls enjoyed a Christmas party, made Christmas gifts for their parents and participated in the Community Christian Church food drive. Leader of Junior Troop 359 is Glenda Hisey.
Junior Troop 362 at Trout School worked on Pet Care and Girl Scout In The USA badges. During December they took a trip to a veterinarian's office to earn a part of their Pet Care badge. Leader for Troop 362 is Marian Lippard.
Junior Troop 363 at Trout School visited TeeKay Pets, Dr. Lisa Good Veterinarian Clinic, and the Animal Shelter to earn Pet Care Badges. The girls also visited Keathley's Nursery to learn about planting bulbs. In October the Troop planted tulip bulbs at the Child Development Center as a part of Make a Difference Day. The Scouts also had an over-night camping trip to Osage Cove, at Kaw Lake. In November they volunteered a free babysitting night for Child Development Center families and made eggs for the CDC Christmas tree. In December they visited Shawn Manor Nursing Home and held a party at Mazzios. Leader for Troop 363 is Beth Ford.
Junior Troop 367 at Roosevelt School worked on Computer and Money Sense badges; held a going away party for the Whitehead family, who moved to Houston; participated in the city-wide Juliette Lowe birthday party; made fruit-loop strings for the Art Center Girl Scout Christmas Tree entry; and took a trip to a mall in Enid. Junior Troop 367 is led by Jeanie Wilson.
Cadette Girl Scouting
Cadette Girl Scouting a program for girls in sixth through ninth grade and requires more mature activities and responsibilities.
Cadette Troop 458, a city-wide group, worked on activities to earn the Silver Award in Girls Scouting - the highest award for junior-high girls. In October they conducted Skillfest, a program to learn various outdoor skills for Brownie and Junior age Girl Scouts. Two members of Troop 458 attended a four-day National Girl Scout Convention in Dallas, Texas; On Dec. 22, Jessica Hingtgen, Cathe Todd and Billie Kiser received their Silver Award in a special ceremony. Donna Hingtgen is leader of Cadette Troop 458.
Senior Girl Scouts
Senior Girl Scouting is for girls in grades 9-12. Girls in this age group learn and provide leadership type activities for younger Girl Scouts and participate in extended travel and career projects.
Senior Troop 561 members are planning a trip to Europe in June 1997, and the majority of their activities have centered around fund raising. Some of those activities include car washes, garage sales, and selling cosmetic products. The girls also provided food concessions for the YMCA football games, and are planning to make corsages for the upcoming Girl Scout Gala at the Marland Estate; sell geraniums for Mothers Day, and man a grab-bag booth and silent auction at the upcoming Iris Festival.
Service projects included planning the city-wide Juliette Lowe birthday party, and working on Travel Interest and Careers Interest patches. Two members of the troop and a leader attended the National Girl Scout Convention in Dallas in October.
Several members of Troop 561 are working on the Gold Award, which is the highest award in Girl Scouting. Leaders of Senior Troop 561 are Suzi Lenhart and Linda Dyer.
Girl Scouts is a United Way agency. Anyone interested in joining a Girl Scout Troop may contact Donna Hingtgen, Ponca City Girl Scout Area Coordinator at 762-9616, or any troop leader.
Before 1980, Kay County had no memorial roads.
But since then, community leaders and citizens have begun honoring some of the county's distinguished residents - as well as one notable landmark - with roads of their own.
Typically accomplished by a resolution from the state legislature, the dedication of a memorial highway can be an event of great fanfare.
After the fanfare, another issue surfaces concerning the maintenance and upkeep of the signs designating the highways, lest we forget as the years go by.
The county's first honoree was Flavel Perry, the county commissioner from Ponca City with 17 years of service after years as a local businessman.
The memorial road named after Perry appropriately stretches between Ponca City and Newkirk.
The next person to get a memorial highway was Ponca City's Ray Grantham, a state senator whose 28 years in office was the longest tenure of any Oklahoma senator at that time.
Grantham Memorial Highway from Pecan Street in Ponca City to Kaw Lake was dedicated in 1986.
Two years later, another dedication that attracted several state dignitaries was the E.W. Marland Memorial Highway to honor the man who arguably made a greater impact on the growth of Ponca City and the area than any other.
Marland was a transplanted Pennsylvanian who made millions of dollars and lost his millions twice during his lifetime only to be elected later as governor of Oklahoma.
He is credited with introducing geology to the oil-drilling business.
And because he decided to do it northern Oklahoma, Ponca City boasted attractions that were missing in cities three times its size, such as a landscaped golf course.
At the time, oil business spokespeople said it was appropriate that the new E.W. Marland Memorial Highway cut across the Ponca City refinery. The memorial highway runs the length of U.S. 60 from Grant County to Osage County and back.
Finally, last year the famous 101 Ranch near Marland, Okla., was dedicated as a picnic area. The 101 Ranch Memorial Road on S.H. 156 takes you there.
So the Memories Don't Fade
When signs wear out, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation replaces them, but some get changed quicker than others.
Traffic manager Jim Sim of Division IV of the DOT in Perry said supervisors watch and update damaged and worn signs on a rotation basis or as they need it.
"It usually takes about six or seven, maybe eight, years for the whole rotation," Sim said.
"The sign sheeting should last about 10 years," he said.
"The paint on red signs sometimes fades before the sheeting does. Red and brown are the worst colors for fading," he said.
Memorial-highway signs are considered destination signs, which are important but they are the lowest of the department's three priorities of signs.
The department's first priority is regulatory signs such as speed limit or stop signs, followed by warning signs such as railroad signs and other yellow signs.
The testing of the Ponca City emergency siren warning system will be held at noon, every Thursday, according to Tom Montgomery, emergency management operations officer.
The test is scheduled throughout the year.
Montgomery said that in case of inclement weather, the test will be postponed, and in this case or if additional tests are planned, the public will be notified by the Ponca City News and the radio stations.
Tom Leonard, Ponca City attorney, will seek the City Commission District 4 position.
Leonard will go against in-cumbent Greg Gregson, who has announced his intention to seek re-election for District 4.
The District 2 seat, currently held by Dick Bird, will also be on the April 1 ballot. Chris Hand has announced he will seek that post. Filing for the commission seats will be Feb. 3-5.
Leonard has served on the board of directors of the YMCA and as a member of the Ponca City Jaycees and the Noon Lions Club. Currently, he is on the board of directors of the Kay County Cancer Society and is a member of the Ponca City Noon Ambucs.
"Ponca City needs new goals, new ideas and a new perspective on budgetary problems. Public confidence in city government is the lowest I have ever seen. Recent decisions are out of touch with public sentiment and the commission is governing by reaction," Leonard said.
The candidate supports the return of Economic Development Foundation to direct city control.
"The city budgets $165,000 each year for EDF. Its director, Don Wood, received annual salary and benefits of $100,000 until he recently resigned to join the company he helped finance. EDF has become a loose cannon because of self-dealing and disregard for conflicts of interest," he continued. "The public deserves better. We are spending too much for too little," said Leonard.
If elected, Leonard's primary goal is to restore public trust in city government by making full disclosure of its affairs.
"In these difficult times, we must rethink how we got to where we are so we can anticipate the future," the candidate said. "Without the support of the general public, the burden of civic responsibility is overwhelming," said Leonard.
The lifelong resident of Ponca City is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma University Law School. Leonard began private law practice in Ponca City in 1973. He served for two years as assistant district attorney and later as city attorney in 1978.
Leonard has a daughter, Lora, who is a student at Tulsa Junior College.
Three Central Avenue intersections will be closed to traffic today through Friday while work continues on the second phase of the Northwest Water Transmission Pipeline Line project.
According to Sherri Irving, assistant Public Works director, Central Avenue and Lake Street, Central Avenue and Osage Street as well as Central Avenue and Elm Street will remain closed to motorists.
Kay County Treasurer Pat Schieber will be featured at the meeting of the Kay County Republican Party on Thursday, according to Chairman Deanna Hunter. The meeting will convene at 7 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room at the Crown and Rose English Pub, 731 North Fourteenth.
Schieber was sworn in and took office a week after the election in November after winning over the Treasurer appointed by the Commissioners. Schieber worked in the Treasurer's office for over 15 years before her run for office and had a working knowledge of all areas of the Treasurer's office.
"This is a great opportunity to hear about the changes in the Treasurer's office and its operation since Pat took office a little over two months ago," Hunter said. She is encouraging all area Republicans to attend the Thursday meeting.
By MARK GALVIN
News Staff Writer
NEWKIRK - The Kay County Board of Commissioners decided Tuesday to re-advertise for bids to remodel the county health department building in Ponca City.
District Two Commissioner Wayne Leven said additional contractors were to be added this time to the mailing list of potential bidders after receiving only one bid last time.
Three weeks ago, the commissioners rejected a $72,105 bid from Lambert Construction Co. of Stillwater to remodel the building because the cost of the project turned out to be twice as expensive as they had expected.
The commission board is required to open and approve such bids for the health department.
The commission also has decided to renovate a hallway and a front room on the top floor of the courthouse for office space.
Leven said an attempt to get state grant money this month was not successful so the county will "do it ourselves now," though perhaps contracting out for help with jobs such as sheet rock and suspended ceiling work.
A recent snag in a plan to completely remodel the top floor was that an additional stairway or fire escape must be installed to meet fire codes, but Leven said the smaller scale of the new remodeling project meets the requirements.
He said county officers have solved a recent shortage of storage space on the fourth floor by rearranging areas to keep county records such as used election ballots.
In other business, the board took action on an application to vacate an alley by Grace Episcopal Church near North Thirteenth Street and Grand Avenue in Ponca City. District One Commissioner Dee Schieber made a motion that was approved, saying the county does not require the alley.
The commissioners also approved a reimbursement claim of $1,620.09 for December food stamp issuance and a $4,986 claim for payment of bridge inspections by Brawley Engineering.
They also approved cash fund appropriation requests of $197,481.33 for the Highway T fund, $17,741.25 for Restricted Highway fund, $4,050.87 for Primary Road, $124.86 for county improvement, and $112,481.06 for BIA Bois D'Arc Bridge Project.
NEWKIRK - Kay County emergency preparedness director Pat Zehr has announced the dates of a 16-hour hazardous materials first-responders course that is CLEET and EMS certified.
Zehr said the course, designed for emergency response personnel, volunteer fire departments and other workers, will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on both April 2 and 3 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 5 at the Cherokee Strip Red Cross building in Blackwell across from the hospital.
Persons with questions can call their local director or can contact Zehr at 405-362-3825. Local directors are Tom Montgomery in Ponca City, Gary Robison in Blackwell, Charles Conaghan in Tonkawa, and John Hensey in Newkirk.
Science Fair Coordinator Dr. Arnold R. Taylor will present a workshop on science fair projects at the Ponca City Library Saturday.
Science Fair Projects can be an exciting time for students to make discoveries about the world around them and about themselves. Yet for many families the announcement of an upcoming science fair can be an upsetting experience, according to Cindy Johndrow at the library.
Families can attend a 90 minute Science Fair Workshop on Saturday at 10 a.m. or Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. at the library. Participants will learn how to start a project, where to get information, what the final project should look like and how much time is needed to complete an activity.
In addition, families will find out about experiments, making a display, using data as well as standards used by science fair judges to evaluate projects.
Plenty of time will be allowed for questions and refreshments will be served.
Taylor is the coordinator for the North Central Oklahoma Section of the
American Chemical Society. For more information on the program, contact
Julie Rutter at 767-0345.
DEATHS
Kathryn Braden Hopkins, longtime Ponca City resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 1997, at the Ponca Nursing Home. She was 85.
The funeral will be held graveside at 11 a.m. Thursday, in the Ponca City IOOF Cemetery with the Rev. Kent Dorsey, pastor of Ponca City First Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral home. Friends may visit at the funeral home until 10 a.m. Thursday.
Kathryn Braden Hopkins was born Feb. 3, 1911, in Ponca City the daughter of Harry and Carrie (Phillips) Braden, Osage County pioneers. She attended Braden School and Ponca City Schools, graduating from Ponca City High School in 1928.
She married Glen H. Hopkins on April 20, 1935, in Ponca City. Mrs. Hopkins was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church, Ponca City chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Ponca City Garden Club. She especially enjoyed dogs. She also enjoyed reading, oil painting and watching John Wayne movies.
Survivors include one son, Hal. B. Hopkins of Clay Center, Neb.; three grandchildren; one great-grandson; one sister-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Hopkins' name to the American Diabetes Association, c/o Paula Coppock, Pioneer Bank and Trust Co., P.O. Box 111, Ponca City, OK 74602 or to the Ponca City Humane Society, P.O. Box 2311, Ponca City, OK 74602.
Thursday
Bruce Ellworth Cornell - Funeral to be held at 2 p.m. at the Tonkawa
Tribal and Cultural Center, southeast of Tonkawa. Burial will be in the
Tonkawa Tribal Cemetery under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home,
Blackwell.
NEWS BRIEFS
Moving Sale - Proceeds from the "Mary Hunt" moving sale will go to St. Mary's Catholic School. The sale will be Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at 3500 Lake Road. Among the items being offered are golf clubs, twin beds, baby beds, tables, desks, chairs, stereo and speakers, pictures and lots of miscellaneous.
Senior Citizens Dance Set - A Senior Citizens Dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Senior Citizens Building, 320 South A Street in Arkansas City. The Pete Coli Country Band will provide the music, and all seniors are invited to come and bring a favorite finger food to share.
Pool Closed - The Community pool will be closing early Thursday of this week due to the high school swim meet. The Evening lap swim, Aqua Jog and Aqua Fit sessions will be canceled.
Abandoned - The Ponca City Police Department advised Animal Control at 7:53 a.m. Tuesday to pick up an abandoned bike at East Ponca Avenue and South Sixth Street.
Auto Theft - A resident in the 500 block of North Lake Street advised the Ponca City Police Department at 10:14 a.m. Tuesday that a 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass was stolen. An officer took a report.
Vandalism - A Ponca City police officer took an information report in the 500 block of East Walnut Avenue at 4:18 p.m. Tuesday of a door kicked in. Extra patrol was requested.
Accident - A minor injury accident occurred at South First Street and South Avenue at 5:01 p.m. Tuesday according to a report taken by a Ponca City police officer.
Pay Phone Found - A Ponca City police officer found a Southwestern Bell pay phone under the new river bridge at 5:23 p.m. Tuesday. He took the phone to the police station.
Possible Drugs - A resident in the 100 block of South Osage Street contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday to report finding what appeared to be a bag of marijuana. An officer responded and took the bag to the police department.
Failure To Pay - A Ponca City police officer took an 18-year-old man into custody at 6:31 p.m. Tuesday from the Tonkawa Police Department on a local warrant for failure to pay.
Collision - A minor accident occurred at North Fourteenth Street and East Prospect Avenue at 7:55 p.m. Tuesday, according to a victim's report to the department. The drivers had exchanged information at the scene.
Auto Theft - A Ponca City police officer took a report of a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro stolen from the 300 block of South Pine Street. A resident arrived at 10:01 p.m. Tuesday to file the report.
Assaulted - A Ponca City police officer took a report at 10:32 p.m. Tuesday of a youth assaulted by other juveniles in the 800 block of North Oak Street.
Legion Meeting - There will be a regular meeting of the American
Legion Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Huff-Minor American Legion Post 14, 407 West
South Avenue.
LIFESTYLES
Postage stamps commemorating people and events that were influential in the Revolutionary War was the program presented at the January meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution Friday. Showing slides of the stamps and relating the events which led to their selection was Pendelton Woods of Oklahoma City, state president of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Special guests at the meeting were members of the local SAR, Carl Coates and Larry Stevenson. Coates, attired in a Revolutionary War uniform, greeted members as they arrived.
Woods, who was one of 63 Americans to receive the Jefferson Award for Public Service at a ceremony in Washington, D. C., is director of the American Citizenship Center which leads forums and seminars for high school students. Among his many other honors, he was selected as director of projects and promotions at Enterprise Square in Edmond and also organized the state's oral history program in connection with the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Prominent in the Liberty series of stamps was the picture of Patrick Henry, colonial patriot from Virginia, who renounced the passage of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament. This tax was imposed on the colonies by Great Britain in 1765. Henry was also honored with a stamp bearing the message for which he is best remembered, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." The Patrick Henry stamp first appeared in 1955.
Massachusetts was considered the most rebellious of the colonies. In recognition of this, the battles of Lexington and Concord, were featured on one and two cent stamps in the 1950s. The Bicentennial stamp of 1976 portrayed Paul Revere who alerted the Americans of the approach of British troops in Boston. The year 1955 marked the 200th anniversary of the battle of Fort Ticonderoga which was led by Ethan Allan and Benedict Arnold before the latter's disgrace. They were under orders from the Continental Congress. Bunker Hill, where 1600 American soldiers fought before being defeated by the British troops, who lost 40% of their men, was featured on the 1959 stamp.
Leading the American Patriot series of U. S. Postage stamps was the image of George Washington, "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." As the first commander of the Continental Army, he was honored in the early 1960s along with Thomas Jefferson, who, at age 33, was the author of the Declaration of Independence, and Betsy Ross who is credited with creating the first American flag. On the 200th anniversary of her birth, ten-cent contributions from two million Americans made it possible to establish her home as a national shrine in Philadelphia.
A picture of Independence Hall appeared on postage stamps in 1920 and the Liberty Bell was pictured in 1926, the 150th anniversary of the birth of the United States of America. Other stamps commemorated Nathan Hale, General Nathaniel Green, Admiral John Paul Jones, Marquis Lafayette, General Frederick von Steuben, Molly Pitcher, General Pulaski, and others. Many famous battles have also been portrayed.
Woods also announced that a directory was being compiled of all Oklahomans who are descendants of the American Revolution War servicemen and patriots. The name and state of the ancestor, plus the name and addresses of their descendants can be mailed to local DAR regent, Mrs. Virginia Mair, 2713 Larchmont, Ponca City, 74604.
During the business session Mrs. Betty Elliott gave the National Defense report and Mrs. Eleanor Coates gave the financial report. The chapter recognized Rebecca Knecht and Debbie Evans as new members. Announcement was made that the flag at the Ponca City Cultural Center had once again been destroyed. A replacement flag has been ordered through Sen. Don Nickles.
The meeting concluded with a memorial service for the late Dorothy Beattie Hula, a DAR member since 1946. The service was conducted by Mrs. Roasalie Bolene, Chaplain.
Dessert was served by the hostess committee with Mrs. Howard Stanley as chairman; Mrs. Victoria Artman, Mrs. O. Z. Cook, Mrs. E. Lee Hicks, Mrs. Charles Million, Mrs. Dorothy Souligny, Mrs. David Browning, Mrs. John Gingerich, Mrs. Water Kalback Jr., Mrs. John L. Rardin and Mrs. Clifford Maple.
Representatives of Ponca City Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1201 and Auxiliary are expected to join in welcoming Eileen Tanner, Rockford, Ill., National President of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, as she arrives at the Lawton Municipal Airport at noon Jan, 27, for a three-day visit to Oklahoma, Ruth Henderson,. state president, announced. Various diginitaries are expected to be on hand to greet her.
She will be the honored guest at a reception and dinner Monday evening and will tour Tuesday at an Indian City near Anadarko, and expects to attend a reception at the Marlow VFW Post 4888 and Auxiliary and a social hour preceding a dinner at the Elgin VFW, hosted by Elgin, Fletcher, Sterling VFW Post 8580 and Auxiliary.
Mayors at each of the stops are expected to present Tanner with proclamations naming the days "VFW Auxiliary Day" in her honor. Following her installation as national president of the Ladies Auxiliary in Louisville, Ky. in 1996 she introduced a theme of "People Loving People for a Brighter Tomorrow," which she feels accurately describes the 758,891 members of the auxiliary and the volunteer contribution they make to America each year. During her term of office, Tanner is rallying members to top the 3 million dollars in funds raised for Cancer Aid and Research for the ninth consecutive year, and to top all previous program records such as serving 2.9 million hours in hospitals the past year.
Among the major programs of the auxiliary are Safety, Rehabilitation, Community Activity, Legislative, and VFW National Home. Various essay and art programs are sponsored for youth in the community also.
Harold Sherman Cline will be honored on his 90th birthday with a celebration Jan. 26, 2-4 p.m., at the First Christian Church in Newkirk. All friends and relatives are invited to attend the event. It is requested there be no gifts.
Hosting the occasion will be the honoree's five daughters, Patricia Graham, Sandra Lockwood, Willetta Duke, Marcia Locke, all of Newkirk, and Carolyn Rouse of Canton, Kan.
Debbie McClaskey was hostess when eight members of Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority met Jan. 8. The meeting was called to order by Dawn Pruitt, chapter president, who also gave the City Council report. The Feb. 15 Valentine's dance was discussed and Rho members will be in charge of the backdrop for the event. Kim Youngblood was named as the chapter's Valentine Queen. Ms. McClaskey won the mystery gift. The next scheduled meeting is Jan. 22.
The Christmas party for the group was Dec. 18 at the home of Jan Leach. Carol Neilson reported on the tree and gifts taken to the family being sponsored by the chapter.
Myrtle Tanner Kennedy, former resident of Ponca City, will celebrate her 90th birthday Saturday with a covered-dish dinner at the VFW hall in Salome, Ariz.
Myrtle (Pete) Tanner was born Jan. 24, 1907 in Skedee to Fred and Rose (Johnston) Tanner, the fifth of 12 children. The family later moved to Ralston where she graduated in 1925.
She married Gilbert L. Kennedy Sr. Aug. 25, 1926 and they lived briefly in Oklahoma City before moving to Ponca City where he was employed at the Post office for several years. The couple moved to Grainola, Arvin, Calif. and Wenden, Ariz. where they were engaged in farming. Mr. Kennedy died in 1965.
The couple had five children, Gilbert L. Kennedy Jr. of Enid, Clarence E. Kennedy of Ponca City, Dorothy L. Matthews of Salome, Ariz., J. Gordon Kennedy of Madera, Calif. and Joe R. Kennedy of Ralston. Mrs. Kennedy has 21 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Kennedy enjoys playing cards and board games with friends and family. Her mailing address is Box 47, Wenden, Ariz., 85357.
Members of Unit II, Ponca City Mother's Club, met Jan. 10 at the home of Zofia Bohon with Theresa Bohon and Alice Lightfoot as co-hostesses.
Wanda Morgan from Curves for Women presented the program. She told about the benefits of exercise and the program available at Curves.
A thank you note was read from the Salvation Army for the donation of gloves, hats and socks from the group at Christmas.
Jerry Boyer, president, announced that the next meeting would be in the home of Pat Morahan.
Wayne and Heather May, 339 South Ash, announce the birth of a daughter, Krystal Skie May, on Jan. 15 at 8:03 p.m. at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The 21-inch baby weighed 8-pounds, 9-ounces. She has a sister, Subrina Marie Spaich.
Maternal grandparents are Sharon and Nick Aldrich of Ponca City and paternal grandparents are LaRita Dryer of Washington and William Spaich of Pennsylvania. Great-grandparents are Eugene Polite and Mildred Hemeningway, Peggy and Chester Dryer, all of Ponca City.
The Fifty-Five and older club is starting the new year with a birthday
party Thursday at 1 p.m. at 111 West Grand. Those having a birthday this
year are welcome to attend. Cake and ice cream and "fun" are on
the agenda. Cards, dominos and socializing are among the group activities.
The club meets also on Tuesday and Thursday at 1 p.m. Those 55 years and
older and guests are welcome to attend.
SPORTS
Statewide support and interest of the national "Teaming with Wildlife" funding initiative has grown tremendously in recent months. To date, 46 businesses and outdoor organizations (representing more than 15,000 Oklahomans) have endorsed Teaming with Wildlife, making Oklahoma seventh nationally in number of endorsements.
"These groups and businesses have shown outstanding leadership in this effort and will provide ideas on how Teaming with Wildlife funds can be implemented on Oklahoma-specific projects," said Jeremy Garrett, natural resources information specialist with the Wildlife Department. "If you purchase products or services from any of these businesses or belong to any of the organizations, we encourage you to let them know that you appreciate their support of this initiative."
Teaming with Wildlife, more formally known as the Fish and Wildlife Diversity Funding Initiative, would provide funds for state-based wildlife conservation, outdoor recreation and environmental education projects. The funds would come from a proposed excise fee of 0.25 to 5 percent upon the wholesale price of various outdoor products, such as camping gear, binoculars, field guides, cameras and film, bird seed and bird feeders, hiking boots and canoes. The estimated annual cost to Oklahomans is small, less than a ticket to the movies or a night on the town for most products:
- Camping Equipment: $7.63, added to a $230 purchase
- Binoculars and Spotting Scopes: $6.69, on a $200 purchase
- Film: $0.70, added to a $52.50 purchase
- Photographic Equipment: $9.32, on a $700 purchase
- Bird Food: $2.39, added to a $100 purchase
- Nest Boxes and Birdhouses: $1.45, on a $43.50 purchase
- Sport Utility Vehicle (estimated at $25,000): $62.50, with amaximum of $100 for RVs and sport utility vehicles.
The excise fees are based on the extremely successful Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs that are funded by a 10 to 11 percent excise fee on hunting and angling equipment, more than double that proposed by Teaming with Wildlife. Hunters and anglers willingly pay the tax, knowing that the proceeds will return to improve recreational opportunities for them.
Legislation to pass Teaming with Wildlife may be introduced as early as March by the U.S. Congress, and it already has been formally endorsed by 11 governors and more than 1,500 groups and businesses nationwide.
If passed in its entirety, the initiative would raise $350 million annually, of which about $5.5 million could return to Oklahoma for programs in the areas of nongame wildlife conservation, outdoor recreation and environmental education.
This initiative would fund other outdoor needs that are not being met, such as restoration of rare species like the Texas horned lizard and swift fox; construction and maintenance of trails, watchable wildlife areas and nature centers; promotion of ecotourism activities; and creation of education materials for schools and the public.
"Obviously, Oklahomans would benefit greatly from these new funds, with money available for new recreation facilities, additional educational materials and improved wildlife observation activities," Garrett said.
For additional information on Teaming with Wildlife or to learn how you can help pass this legislation, call the Department's Natural Resources Section at 405-521-4616.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (Wildlife Diversity Program), the Payne County Audubon Society and the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority will provide American Bald Eagle viewing activities at the Kaw Lake Reservoir Saturday.
These activities offer families the rare opportunity to learn about the enduring symbol of national pride and freedom, the American Bald Eagle.
Ponca City Utilities Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also will have displays in the Kaw Hydroelectric Plant.
10-11 a.m. - Indoor Education Program with Wildlife Diversity Program biologists at the Kaw City Community
11 a.m. - Caravan around north side of Kaw Lake to view American Bald Eagles, assisted by Payne County Audubon Society.
11:30-12:00 p.m. - Refreshments at Kaw Hydroelectric Power Plant, sponsored by Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority. Information on American Bald Eagle and viewing areas by Corps Park ranger Kelly Van Zandt, Video on American Bald Eagle. Display by Ponca City Utility Authority
12:30-1:30 p.m. - Golden Eagle Natural History Program by PhiI Henderson and Golden Eagle Ebony at Kaw Hydroelectric Plant Powerhouse, sponsored by OMPA.
1:30 p.m. - View American Bald Eagle south of Kaw Dam assisted by Payne County Audubon Society.
Youth ages 7-10 and 11-14 will have an opportunity to test their casting, pitching and flipping skills at the educational, fun and challenging Bassmaster CastingKids Competition Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Wal-Mart. The contest is free
Sponsored by the Ponca City Bassmasters, the kids will be judged on their basic casting, pitching and flipping skills. Those who make the national finals will compete against kids in their own age group for $20,000 in scholarships and prizes. Each competitor will receive a free Bassmaster CastingKids Certificate of Competition and a copy of the program's official publication, Bassmaster CastingKids Magazine. Winners at the local level also receive a medallion and a Zebco rod and reel.
The contest, presented on a national level by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society and Zebco, is based on the old football Punt, Pass & Kick competition. The contest begins on the local level where each entrant will be judged on casting, pitching and flipping in official lanes, aiming at the standard target to ensure competition uniformity. Scoring will be based on a point system with the highest points determining the winner in each of the two age groups. From there, the winners from each local competition will advance to their respective state competitions and then on to a national competition, where only 10 national semifinalists will earn the right to attend the BASS Masters Classic in August and compete for the two titles of National Bassmaster CastingKids Champion.
In addition to the $20,000 in scholarships for the top anglers, $5,000 in prizes will be awarded to BASS. Chapters and State Federations sponsoring the winners.
"The Bassmaster CastingKids program is a wonderful event that has many benefits," said Ponca City Bassmasters Chapter President Dwain Short.
"In addition to learning more about fishing, the contest will also foster in each participant an appreciation and concern for our great outdoors. Plus everyone is sure to have a lot of fun."
For more information, call 765-1431.
Beat-Up Wildcats Clawed by Tigers
By DAVID BROWN
News Associate Sports Editor
"We're playing real hard, but we're just getting real thin," said head coach Ken Chronister following Tuesday night's 42-29 loss to third-ranked Broken Arrow in Robson Fieldhouse.
Chronister wasn't referring to the weight of his team when he made that comment following the game. He was referring to the recent injury problems that have cost the Cats two senior starters - the only two seniors on the squad.
Sawyer Blackburn severely injured a knee in a freak accident at the gym prior to the last home game and is probably out for the remainder of the season. Against Broken Arrow, leading scorer Andy Parsons crashed to the floor midway through the second quarter on a drive to the basket and injured a shoulder. He gamely tried to play in the third quarter but came out after only a minute without taking a shot and never re-entered.
"Hopefully with treatment he'll be able to play Thursday or Friday," Chronister said of Parsons, who came into Tuesday night's encounter averaging 11.9 points per game. "We'll just have to keep an eye on it."
Broken Arrow led 11-6 when Parsons got hurt and scored the next two buckets to go up 15-6. Ponca City ended the half with a flurry, however, outscoring the Tigers 7-3 to get within five at 18-13.
Micha Alexander started Po-Hi's climb back with a three-pointer at the 1:43 mark of the second quarter. Tiger senior guard Bryon Flam answered right back with a trey of his own but then the Cats scored four points in an 11-second span.
Sophomore Kris Shores made a steal and dished off to Ryan Meyer for a layup with 33 seconds left. Meyer was fouled on the play but missed the free throw. Jason Shelton pulled down the offensive rebound for the Cats, though, and Wesley Swygert buried a jumper a few seconds later to end the half on an up note for the Poncans.
Unfortunately, the third quarter was all Broken Arrow. The Tigers outscored Po-Hi 16-4 and went into the fourth with a commanding 34-17 advantage.
A three-pointer to start the final stanza increased BA's lead to 20, 37-17, before the Cats strung together six straight points.
The final margin was as close as Ponca City could come, though, and the outcome was never in doubt after the big third quarter run by the Tigers.
Ponca City shot just 34.4 percent from the field (11 of 32) and 60 percent from the line (6-for-10) with 20 turnovers. Broken Arrow was 17 of 34 from the field (50 percent), 5 of 13 from the line (38.5) and committed 10 turnovers.
Seven Wildcats scored but none reached double figures. Alexander had 7 points, Meyer 6, Swygert and Shelton 4 each, and Ryan Treadway, Shores, Nathan Zimmerman and Brad Brewer all had 2 points.
Junior Jon Belt led Broken Arrow with 16 points. Flam added 11, Beau Wallace 10, Ramon Richardson 3 and Gary Fulton had 2 points.
The Cats now prepare for the Valley Center Tournament in Valley Center, Kan., Thursday through Saturday.
Ponca City opens against unbeaten Ulysses Thursday at 5 p.m. The Cats are scheduled to play at 5 p.m. Friday with a loss and 8:30 p.m. Friday with a win.
Other teams in the field include Thomas More Prep, Valley Center, Enid, Junction City, Goddard and Blue Valley Stilwell.
By DAVID BROWN
News Associate Sports Editor
A critical call with 1:46 left that went against Ponca City turned out to be the biggest play of the game as Broken Arrow rallied past the Lady Cats to win 47-42 here Tuesday night in Robson Fieldhouse.
Lyndsey Warrior's free throw with 2:01 left in the fourth quarter capped a 5-0 Lady Wildcat run and put Po-Hi up 42-41. Broken Arrow came back down and misfired on a three-point attempt that bounded into the arms of Natasha Anderson. But a whistle stopped the play and the questionable call was on Warrior for a push in the back. The foul was her fifth and the 6-3 senior was forced out of the contest with a game-high 14 points.
Instead of a one point lead and the ball, Broken Arrow's Christie Baugess made both foul shots with the Lady Cats over the 10-foul limit and the Cats could never get back in front. But they did have some opportunities.
The Lady Tigers made just one of their next three foul shots but Ponca City players misfired on three attempts to tie or take the lead.
Finally, with 18 seconds left, Broken Arrow's Dawn Thackray hit two free throws and the Lady Tigers led by four, 46-42. The Lady Cats missed their final three field attempts and Broken Arrow capped the scoring with one more free throw to account for the final margin.
"That was the biggest play of the game, I thought," Ponca City head coach Larry Rehl said of the fifth foul on Warrior. "That was a big turning point."
After winning four of five games to pull within a win of .500, the Lady Cats have now lost two straight and stand 4-7 on the season, 2-5 in the Frontier Conference. Broken Arrow improved to 4-5 and 3-3.
Ponca City got off to a poor start in the game and Broken Arrow looked like it might run away, leading 10-2 five and a half minutes into the contest. But the Poncans went on a 6-0 run as seniors Warrior and Tee West each scored three. After as BA bucket, Anderson ended the quarter on a high note but knocking down a long two-pointer at the buzzer to pull Po-Hi with 12-10.
Sophomore guard Desiree Cries For Ribs gave Ponca City its first lead of the game as she ripped a trey at the 6:56 mark and then Anderson hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 16 following two Broken Arrow baskets.
The Lady Tigers used a 9-4 run to open up a 25-20 lead on the Cats but Warrior hit a turnaround jumper as the horn sounded to end the half, cutting BA's lead to 25-22.
Warrior scored again to open the third quarter and then Cries For Ribs knotted the score at 26-all by putting back her own miss. After a BA foul shot, Warrior hit a short jumper to put the Cats up one, 28-27. Cries For Ribs gave Po-Hi another one-point lead a few moments later at 30-29 but Broken Arrow ended the period on a 7-1 run to go up 36-31 heading into the fourth.
Anderson got the final stanza off to a good start, however, by knocking down her second trey of the game. Four straight free throws by Thackray put BA back in control though, up 40-34 with 6:32 left.
But the Cats didn't go down easily. Unfortunately, poor free throw shooting didn't aid their cause. Ponca City was just 4-for-8 from the line in the period and 9-for-17 for the game.
Keesha West made one of two free throws with 4:49 left to start the comeback. After a Broken Arrow miss from the line, Warrior hit a jumper with 4:20 left to cut the deficit to 40-37.
Thackray, who scored all 11 of her points from the line, made one free throw with 3:53 left but had a second nullified due to a lane violation. Ponca City's Tiffani Essary then hit a jumper to pull the Cats within two, 41-39.
Essary then took four free throw attempts but made just two, tying the game at 41-all with 2:23 remaining. Warrior was then fouled at the 2:01 mark. She missed her first free throw before putting the Cats up for the final time at 42-41 when her second attempt swished through.
The game turned seconds later, though, and Broken Arrow prevailed.
In addition to Warrior's 14 points, Anderson had 8, Cries For Ribs 7, Essary 6, Tee West 4, Julie Schiltz 2 and Keesha West 1 point.
Thackray led Broken Arrow with 11, followed by Kelli Braitsch with 8, Kristin Brady 7, Kara Chapman 7, Nikki Nichols 6, Christie Baugess 6 and Lisa Hansen 2.
Brady came into the game leading the conference in scoring with an 18.6 scoring average.
For the game, Ponca City was just 15-for-58 from the field (25.9 percent), 9 of 17 from the line (52.9) and committed 15 turnovers.
Broken Arrow, which was 0-for-7 from the field in the fourth quarter, ended the game 12-for-37 (32.4 percent). The Tigers made hay at the free throw line, however, canning 21 of 34 shots (61.8). Broken Arrow also committed 18 turnovers.
Up next, the Lady Cats head back to Catoosa and a loser's bracket game in the Port City Classic against either Catoosa or Metro Christian Friday night at 7.
The tournament ends Saturday.
By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
EDMOND - Putting the lost weekend at Sand Springs behind them, Ponca City's Wildcat wrestlers gave No. 4 ranked Edmond Memorial a run for its money before losing 37-30 here Tuesday night.
Although disappointed over the loss of the district title and a bid to the Dual State Tournament, Po-Hi coach Pat Young was pleased his wrestlers were able to rebound from an 11th place finish in the tough Sand Springs Tournament.
"The kids wrestled hard and they never gave up," Young said of the Poncans efforts against the Bulldogs. "We did better than I expected. If it hadn't been for that forfeit ...."
The Poncans were void at 119 pounds due to illness. While those six points weren't all the difference, they changed the strategy for the Poncans.
'We could have gotten a fall in that last match," Young said after Ponca City heavyweight Cory Burkett decisioned Edmond's Trevor Knol, 10-6.
But by the time that match started, Edmond had put the dual out of reach.
The Bulldogs jumped to an early 14-0 lead on two major decisions and the forfeit in the first three weights.
But that margin quickly melted as Mark and Matt Dodgen got falls at 125 and 130 pounds. Mark pinned Todd McClain in 2:24. It took Matt 1:05 to flatten Dylan Kidd.
Edmond state third placer Kacey Keller edged Doug Scott 4-0 at 135 pounds. Another third placer, Shane Johnson, won a technical fall at 140 and still another state placer, Sean Adams, won a fall at 145, in what Ponca City fans considered a very quick call. That gave the Bulldogs a 28-12 lead.
But once again the Poncans came back. Toby Redleaf pinned Dylan Springer in 1:34 at 152 pounds, Marciano Villarruel used a second period reverse and near fall for a 4-2 decision at 160 and Stockton Graves used just 31 seconds to fell Jeremy Hughes at 171.
Po-Hi was within a point at 28-27 with three matches left.
However, the Bulldogs won 9-2 at 189 pounds and got a fall at 215 to make Burkett's win at heavyweight too little, too late.
The road-weary Wildcats finally return to Robson Fieldhouse Thursday to face Stillwater in a 7 p.m. dual. The JV matches start at 6.
"After that tough tournament, I didn't know how the kids would react," Young said. "But they came back real well. That forfeit really hurt us and they got a touch pin at 145. Otherwise it could have been a lot closer.
"I think Sand Springs was a wake-up all. These kids don't like to lose and they know they are expected to win in this program. Now we just have to get ready for Stillwater."
RESULTS
Edmond 37, Ponca City 30
103 - Dickinson (E) md Gelino 8-0
112 - Henry (E) md Bailey, 11-3
119 - Baker (E) fft
125 - Dodgen (PC) p McClain, 2:24
130 - Dodgen (PC) p Kidd, 1:05
135 - Keller (E) d Scott, 4-0
140 - Johnson (E) tf Hall, 23-8
145 - Adams (E) p Smith, 2:59
152 - Redleaf (PC) p Springer, 1:34
160 - Villaruel (PC) d McGee, 4-2
171 - Graves (PC) p Hughes, :31
189 - Tobey (E) d Bentley, 9-2
215 - Hendrick (E) p Steichen, 1:06
Hwt - Burkett (E) d Knol, 10-6
Mat Stats
Takedowns - Ponca City 7, Edmond 22. Reverses - Ponca City 7, Edmond 5. Escapes - Ponca City 10, Edmond 5. 2-Near Falls - Ponca City 1, Edmond 1. 3-Near Falls - Ponca City 0, Edmond 4.
Forfeits - Ponca City 0, Edmond 1. Falls - Ponca City 4, Edmond 2, Match Terminations - Ponca City 0, Edmond 1. Major Decisions - Ponca City 0, Edmond 2. Decisions - Ponca City 2, Edmond 2.
Ninth Boys 50, Enid Emerson 39
The pressure defense thrown up by the Ponca City ninth grade boys basketball team took hold in the second half as the Cougars popped Enid Emerson 50-39 Tuesday,
Ponca City broke from a 21-18 halftime deficit and sealed the win by outscoring Emerson 17-5 in the fourth quarter.
"We've got to shoot the ball better," Ponca City coach Keith Chronister said of his team's 20-of-54 night from the field and 10-of-16 from the free throw line. "We're still not patient enough early. But in the second half we slowed things down. We shot a lot of free throws in the fourth quarter.
"But our defense puts a lot of pressure on people. The kids are in good shape so they wear people down. Also we're pretty deep. I can play 10-11 kids and not lose anything."
Barry Chance stepped forward to led the Cougars in scoring with 18 points while Jeff Furnas had his second straight good game with 14 points. Wes Crosson had 5 points, Brett Skaggs 4, Ricky Lee 3, Aaron Sattre 2, Blake Guebelle 2 and Matt Morris 2.
Now 7-2 overall and 5-0 in the conference, the Cougars will play host to Enid Waller next Tuesday.
Ninth Girls 44, Emerson 20
Ponca City's ninth grade girls broke in front early and sailed in for a 44-20 conference win over Enid Emerson here Tuesday.
The Lady Cougars outscored Emerson 13-6 in the second quarter to build a 22-11 halftime advantage.
"This was one of our best games of the season," Ponca City coach Lela McCracken said. "We got all 10 players in the game and they played about equal time.
Laura Sudbury led the scoring with 9 points while Brooke Hines had 7, Claire Winterrowd 6, Kristl Richardson 5, Tami Schieber 5, Allison Stotts 4, Nikki Stuemky 4, Mea Alexander 2, Alana Smith 2 and Taylor Thomas 2.
The ninth grade girls are now 8-2 overall, 4-1 in the conference.
Eighth Blue Girls 34,
Blackwell 16
Ponca City's eighth grade Blue girls broke to a 17-7 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a 34-16 win over Blackwell here Monday.
Emily Kuchta led the Ponca City scoring with 11 points while Jessica Plagman had 8, Sheka Davis 5, Aubrey Kelly 4, Erika Wiles 4, and Tara Cries For Ribs 2.
The eighth graders are now 10-1 on the season and will try to improve on a 5-0 conference record at Enid Emerson Thursday.
Eighth Red Girls 36, Emerson 30
Ponca City's eighth grade Red girls outscored Enid Emerson 23-16 in the second half and used that margin to post a 36-30 win here Tuesday.
Emerson led 6-4 after one and 14-13 at the half but the Reds were too much for Enid in the second half.
Cara Cusick, Jessica Windom and Kendra Love all scored 8 points for Ponca City, which also got scoring from Jena Birdsong, 4; Jacee Shepard, 4; Lyndsi Frederick, 2, and Robin Farmer, 2.
The 8-3 Reds next play at Blackwell Tuesday.
Blue Wrestlers Sixth
Ponca City's Blue ninth grade wrestlers took sixth place in the Perry Junior High Tournament over the weekend.
Kyle Duran took first place at 135 pounds and was voted the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament.
Clint Stafford took second at 115 pounds, Matt Littleton was fourth at 125, Matt Cook fifth at 175 and Roman Redleaf sixth at 75 pounds.
RED ROCK - Frontier's JV boys rallied in the fourth quarter to sneak past Ponca City's sophomores here Monday, 61-57.
Frontier led 19-11 after one but the Poncans roared back with 21 second-quarter points to take a 32-28 lead at the break.
Frontier came back to forge a 44-44 tie after three and then outscored Ponca City 17-13 in the fourth quarter to net the win.
PC got scoring from 11 players, led by Paul Broome with 14 points. Brian Connelly added 7, Scott Crabtree 6, Craig Thilstead 6, Tom Engle 5, Jeremiah Payne 5, Justin Ross 5, Ron Tribble 3, Kevin Reusser 2, Jimmy Patterson 2 and Michael Galbraith 2 points.
Ponca City's JV boys defeated Broken Arrow 37-33 here Tuesday while the JV girls lost to BA, 28-25 in overtime.
In the boys' game, Ponca City led 9-7 after one and 20-15 at the half. Broken Arrow made a game of it in the third, though, outscoring the Poncans 11-4 to take a 26-24 lead into the final stanza.
But the Cats fought back. Jeremiah Payne scored all five of his points in the period and Ponca City prevailed by four.
Mat Stewart topped the Ponca City scoring effort with 8 points and Scott Larrison added 7. Also scoring were Brad Brewer, 5; Payne, 5; Tom Engle, 4; Paul Broome, 4; Matt Bolin, 2; and Nathan Zimmerman, 2.
In the girls' game, Ponca City outscored the Lady Tigers 10-7 in the fourth to force the overtime at 25-all but poor free throw shooting ending up costing the Lady Cats the win.
Coach Mark Huster reported that the Poncans were just 5-for-12 from the line for the game and missed the front end of four one-and-one opportunities. Two of those one-and-one misses came in the extra session.
Broken Arrow led 10-4 after one quarter but cut the gap to 14-11 at the half. Both teams scored four third-quarter points.
Gina Hile led Ponca City with 10 points, Shari Winters had 8, Aleena Ames 3, Julie Schiltz 2 and Tia Williams 2.
FAIRFAX - Frontier's basketball teams swept over Woodland here Tuesday with the boys winning 72-57 while the girls took a 67-29 win.
Nolan Grant paced the Mustangs with 14 points while John Regnier and Mitch Shiever each had 11. R.J. Plumley finished with 8 points, Ronnie Bible had 6, Dee Buxton 6, J.R. Regnier 4, John Burk 4, Martin Sanders 4 and Zac Close 4.
Frontier led 53-26 at halftime.
The Lady Mustangs vaulted to a 37-14 halftime lead and three girls finished in double figures.
Elizabeth Sober had 18 points, Denise Jake 17 and Mindy Williams 10. Sara Jake finished with 8 points, Carolee Bible 6, April Vap 4, Kaley Dunham 2, Shawna King 1 and Dani Norman 1.
Cassie Bennett had 8 points for Woodland and Tara Holloway 7.