From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Sunday, January
04, 1998
LOCAL
First Baby of' 98
Senator Guest For Breakfast; Tickets Remain
First Baby of' 98 Railroad Artwork on Display As Art Center Exhibit Debuts
Assessors Ready To Meet With Taxpayers for '98 Filing
'Night in the Old West' To Benefit Area Scouts
New Lessons To Be Offered By First Baptist
Outstanding Artist To Lead Workshop
Irish-Catholic Research Topic of Meeting
Enrollment for Youth Art Classes Begins Wednesday at Art Center
Farmers Union Local To Meet Tuesday at 7 p.m.
City Calendar
School Lunch Menu
School Calendar
DEATHS
Frances Mourine Stover
Virgia Mae Reust
Vivian Allen
Alice M. Kindred
Bonnie Lucille Briggs
Inosencia Solorio
Clyde R. Lay
Don Richard Deason
Laura Cordine LeClair
Obituaries
Robert Mack Kershner
Services Pending
Francis Dave Hand
Funerals
Clara Ethelyne Watson
NEWS BRIEFS
LIFESTYLES
New Project Needs Photos Concerning E. W. Marland
Jane Rebecca Koster Wins DAR Award
What Did You Do BB? (Before Baggies)
Engagement is Announced
Dr. White Will Give Program
Singles Network Lists Calendar
Silver Anniversary Observed
January Wedding Planned
Garden Council Meets
Aqua Jog With June Begins New Year
Shelly Allan is Bride-Elect
P & R Department Slates Classes
Wheatheart Nutrition
Sharon Diane Blimm Weds Kevin C. Junge in Edmond
Environment Topic For 20th Century
Little News
'Friends' Busy This Year
Ponca City Happenings
SPORTS
Wildcats End 1-1-1 In Quad
PONCA CITY'S FIRST baby of 1998, Lluvia Nely Medrano, arrived Jan. 2 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Proud parents are Jose and Veronica Medrano of Ponca City. Born Friday at 8:35 p.m., Lluvia Medrano weighed seven pounds, seven ounces and was 21 3/4 inches in length. Lluvia joins a household which also includes her 2-year-old brother, Victor Medrano.
Due to the holidays, the deadline for tickets for Wednesday's breakfast featuring Sen. Don Nickles' has been extended to noon Monday, according to the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce.
The event, open to the public, will be in the EBC Room of Pioneer Technology Center. The cost of the breakfast is $5 and reservations are required. To make reservations call the Chamber at 765-4400.
Breakfast will be served at 7 a.m., and the program will begin promptly at 7:30 with Nickles, the Senate's assistant majority leader, giving "A Congressional Update" from Capitol Hill. The program will end at 9 a.m.
Nickles will be available to the area media after the breakfast.
The Ponca City Art Association is hosting a new exhibit of oils, acrylics and pen-and-ink art of John Holbird at the Ponca City Art Center, 819 East Central, beginning today at 1 p.m.
The unique railroad theme works of Holbird includes paintings, drawings and art prints and will be on exhibit through January.
A reception will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. for Art Association members and the public to meet Holbird, an avid railfan. The subject material he draws and paints portrays interesting and detailed early-day and contemporary railroad scenes found in the state of Oklahoma.
Born in Enid, the artist had an early interest in art. After moving to the Oklahoma City area, he pursued his art in high school and received special recognition for his art abilities at graduation from Midwest City High School.
After graduation from the University of Oklahoma, and the prestigious Art Center School in Los Angeles, Calif., he began painting and drawing his lifelong passion of railroad subjects.
His love for the railroads is reflected in his art and is proven by the painstaking and accurate detail. He believes that the railroads have made major contributions to the development of the state of Oklahoma and our great nation and deserve to be illustrated in art form for preservation.
Senior citizens will appreciate the detail and memory-stirring scenes and younger viewers will appreciate the unusual subject matter and "how it used to be."
In October 1982, Holbird was one of the 10 original founding members of the Society of Steam Artists of America. The group has grown to more than 20 artists with membership juried. The artists hold an annual exhibit in a major city in the U.S. They are dedicated to preserving - in art - the beauty, excitement, drama and usefulness of steam power.
Included in the exhibit will be 25-30 paintings and drawings of many of Oklahoma's turn-of-the-century Santa Fe train depots, including depots at Guthrie, Norman, Waynoka, Shawnee, Harrah, McAlester, Edmond, and many more.
Interested in many facets of the history of Oklahoma, he is a member of the Logan County Historical Society, Oklahoma Historical Society, Canadian County Historical society, Central Oklahoma Railfan Club Ltd., Katy Railroad Historical Society, Oklahoma Passenger Rail Association, and National Railway Historical Society. He operates the John Holbird Studio full time in Oklahoma City.
The Ponca City Art Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Assessor Tresa Engle and staff plan to meet with taxpayers at various locations in the county during the month of January.
Persons who have a Homestead Exemption already in place on their property need not file again unless they have changed their deed.
Engle said those who still must meet with the assessors are:
- Those filing for a new Homestead Exemption. Filers should bring a property description.
- Those filing for a new Additional Homestead Exemption, which is for persons whose household gross income is less than $20,000 a year. Applicants over 65 do not have to refile each year.
- Farm machinery owners, and agricultural sales tax permit users.
- Persons who have moved a mobile home onto leased land or who have built a structure on leased land.
- Those filing for a new Senior Valuation Freeze on their homestead property. Filers must be 65 and have a verified gross income of less than $25,000. In the last legislative session, this exemption was modified to not require refiling each year.
Homeowners are required by state law to notify the Assessor's office if they have moved or are no longer eligible for Homestead Exemption.
Engle's 1998 meeting schedule is as follows, according to city, meeting place and meeting dates:
Tonkawa and surrounding area, Tonkawa High School, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 6 and 7.
Blackwell and surrounding area, Blackwell High School, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14.
Nardin and surrounding area, Clyde Co-Op, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20.
Braman and surrounding area, Co-Op Elevator, 9 a.m. to noon, Jan. 20.
Kaw City and surrounding area, City Building, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Jan. 21.
Ponca City and surrounding area, Ponca City Library, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jan. 27, 28, and 29.
The filing period is from Jan. 2 to March 15, and applications and assessments will also be taken in the assessor's office at the county courthouse in Newkirk from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The phone number is 580-362-2565.
The Will Rogers Council of the Boy Scouts of America announced recently it will sponsor "A Night in the Old West" on Saturday, to kick off the 50th Anniversary of the council.
The evening's entertainment will be held at the Poncan Theatre in Ponca City beginning at 7:30 p.m. It will feature three well-known area western performers: local balladeer Les Gilliam, humorist and storyteller Sly Shivers, with Miss Kitty, the mediocre trick dog; and Will Rogers portrayer Gene McFall.
Council Scout Executive Chuck Rager said tickets for the evening fund raiser are available through the Will Rogers Council Service Center. Tickets for the performance are $8 for adults, and $8 for children over 12 years of age. Boy Scouts and children under 12 are free.
"Proceeds from the sale of tickets will help support Scouting throughout the eight counties of the Will Rogers Council," he said.
"We encourage everyone to join us in supporting local Scouting and have a great evening of fun and entertainment at the same time."
Ponca City's Gilliam, known as "The Oklahoma Balladeer," is a native of Gene Autry, Okla., and is regarded as one of the most talented country/western entertainers in Oklahoma and at Branson, Mo. His latest CD is titled "Western Country" and features classic cowboy songs plus original material including a meaningful patriotic song "What's Right with America."
Growing up in southern Oklahoma, western poet-storyteller Shivers became a seasoned performer - regaling his audiences with true stories and tall tales about colorful cowboy life. He has appeared at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, the National Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock, Texas, and the Western Heritage Classic in Abilene, Texas. Shivers also hosts a cowboy talk show on the OASIS radio network for 13 stations in three states. Appearing with Shivers will be Miss Kitty, the mediocre trick dog.
McFall has performed as Will Rogers in 43 states since 1982 and has toured with James Whitmore as his understudy in "Will Rogers U.S.A." A native Kentuckian, he has appeared in several motion pictures and on television in "All in the Family," "Benson" and "Archie Bunker's Place."
McFall portrayed Rogers from ages 27-55 in Oklahoma Educational Television Authority's highly acclaimed 1989 centennial mini-series "Oklahoma Passage." He was artist-in-residence at the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, in 1991.
BSA's Will Rogers Council was chartered in 1948 following the merger of Cimarron Valley Council of Stillwater and the Northern Oklahoma Council of Ponca City.
Tickets may be ordered by calling the Will Rogers Council Service Center in Ponca City at (580)765-6669 or 1-800-478-2563. Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
The Women's Ministry of First Baptist Church is offering another Bible Study for women, written by Beth Moore of Houston, Texas.
The new, just-released, 12-week study, "To Live is Christ," is based on the life and ministry of the Apostle Paul.
The in-depth study, Moore's third, has a daily study guide which will be available at the first meeting for $15 each.
The new Ladies' Bible Study begins Tuesday at 6 p.m. or on Wednesday at 9 a.m. and all interested women in the community are invited to come and bring a friend. The group meets for two hours each week in the First Baptist Assembly Center, located at Fifth and Oklahoma. A nursery is provided at no charge.
The format involves a combination of video presentations and small discussion groups. For more information, please call Gayle Young at the church offices, 765-4427.
Nationally known artist Dale Martin will be the instructor for a painting workshop at the Ponca City Art Center, Jan 21-23.
The workshop will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and run to 4 p.m. Fee for the workshop is $60 and class size is limited to 15 students, working in any chosen medium.
Martin is a nationally known pastelist whose works have been shown coast to coast. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Sennelier and "ArtTimes" awards from the Pastel Society of America of New York; the Eileen J. McCarthy award from the Salmagundi Club of New York; the Board of Directors' award from the Past Society of the West Coast of Sacramento, Calif., and awards from the Pastel Society of the Southwest and "The Artist's Magazine."
Although Martin works in many media, his medium of choice is pastel. Pastel is pure pigment and the longest lasting of all the painting materials, says Martin. "Pastels by the old masters have retained their vibrant colors for hundreds of years," he says.
Martin paints a variety of subjects, claiming artists should not be locked in to one theme. He paints plein-air and in studio, preferring to capture the light of landscapes on location. In his studio he paints figures from life.
Martin's work is included in numerous public, private, and corporate collections including General Motors, IBM, Oklahoma Natural Gas, Northwestern University in Chicago, and the State of New Mexico's Art in Public Places Project.
Students must be members of the Ponca City Art Association to enroll and annual memberships are available at the Art Center at $10 per year.
Enrollment is now open at the Ponca City Art Center, 819 East Central from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday For more information about the workshop call (405) 765-9743.
The Pioneer Genealogical Society will meet Monday at the Ponca City Library programming room at 7 p.m. Michael Kennedy will present a program on Irish-Catholic research
Guests are welcome.
Offers to be installed for the 1998 term during Monday's meeting are Sandy Graves, president; Marlene Evans, recording secretary, Wanda Jones, corresponding secretary, Delbert Fair, treasurer, and June Meade, historian. Other officers include Loyd Bishop as archivist, Sue Clinton as publicity chairman, and Louise Willison as newsletter editor.
A program by Moni Neville and Iris Peterson, titled Christmas Traditions in Germany, was presented at the December meeting. The group also enjoyed refreshments and a social hour following the business meeting and program.
The Pioneer Genealogical Society meets on the first Monday of each month at the Ponca City Library at 7 p.m. unless otherwise announced. Programs to aid local genealogists and genealogy workshops are sponsored by the group. Visitors are welcome at all program meetings.
The Youth Art Classes will resume at the Ponca City Art Center beginning Wednesday and enrollment is now open for students ages 7 and up.
Instructors Cindy Rashe and Anna Adams will be offering two alternate classes per month in various forms of art. Those may include pottery, three-dimensional sculpture, acrylics painting, drawing, collage and mixed media, sculptural clay and others. The continuing classes are held each Wednesday after school from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Parents and/or grandparents are also welcome to attend with a student.
Students must be members of the Ponca City Art Association to participate and annual family memberships are available to the public at $10 per year.
For more information about the classes, memberships or other art instruction, both youth and adult, call the Ponca City Art Center at 765-9746 or Adams at 765-5086.
The Ponca City Art Center also has studio space for use by artists for a small annual fee.
The Ponca City Art Center is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Kay County Farmers Union Local 005 will hold a reorganizational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday and will include the election of officers.
The meeting also will serve to choose delegates to the State Farmers Union Convention, which is to be held Feb. 13-15.
Farmers Union Agent Janice Bellinghausen said members should call her office at 580-762-1414 to confirm their attendance at the meeting and for directions to the meeting location. The meeting location was dependent on the number of participants expected, she said.
Bellinghausen said the Local 005, along with Kay County's other Local 708, provides Farmers Union members a chance to voice their opinions about social issues at the state level.
Farmers Union has traditionally lobbied for basic family values.
Items for the City Calendar should be brought in or telephoned (765-3311) to Bob Patterson, at the Ponca City News, by Thursday noon.
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MORRISON - Frances Mourine (Kitchel) Stover, former Ponca City resident, died at her home in Morrison Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998. She was 81.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in the Morrison United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles W. King and the Rev. Billy Bob Chace officiating. Burial will be in the Masham (Okla.) Cemetery under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home, Pawnee.
Frances Mourine (Kitchel) Stover was born Oct. 26, 1916, in Grainola, the youngest of 14 children born to William Franklin and Margaret Fanny (Livingston) Kitchel. She attended elementary school in Edmond, and high school in Ponca City, graduating from Ponca City High School in 1934.
She was married to A. Newton Stover on Jan. 18, 1936, in Stillwater. After her husband's death on Feb. 17, 1953, Mrs. Stover raised her children and worked for more than 40 years at the Morrison Grocery Store, than at the Morrison Post Office for 10 years. She was a member of the Morrison United Methodist Church. Her hobbies included reading, gardening, canning and various community and church activities. Her greatest enjoyment was spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by two sons, Boyd Stover of Stillwater and Gerald Wayne Stover of San Bernardino, Calif.; one daughter, Carol Mourine Brunnemer of Stillwater; one daughter-in-law; 13 grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous friends and other relatives. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Billy Ray Stover; nine brothers, Harley, George, Earl, Roy, Martin, Walter, Arthur, Loren and Everett; four sisters; Myrtle, Bertha, Leona and Bessie; and one grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Stover's name to the American Heart Association, 3545 N.W. 58th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.
LAMONT - Virgia Mae Reust, former Lamont/Blackwell area resident died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, at the Silver Creek Nursing Home in San Antonio, Texas. She was 86.
The funeral will be held graveside at the Lamont (Okla.) Cemetery at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998. The Rev. Winston Long of the Blackwell Church of God will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home, Blackwell.
Virgia Mae (Wells) Reust was born Dec. 14, 1913, at Byron, the daughter of John Dryas and Celia Anna (Robertson) Wells. She grew up and attended elementary schools in the Lamont area. As a teen, she moved with her parents to Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1932.
She was married to Jessie Ray Reust on Oct. 26, 1933, in Mannford, and the couple lived in various communities in Oklahoma where her husband held pastorates. In the 1940s Mrs. Reust attended LPN School at the Blackwell General Hospital and worked there until 1954. The family then moved to Independence, Kan., where they lived for 25 years until her husband's retirement in 1978. The couple then moved back to Blackwell and Mrs. Reust was again employed at the Blackwell Hospital until 1982. She then worked at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home and did private duty nursing until moving to San Antonio, Texas, in 1991. She was a member of the Oklahoma LPN Association and The Church of God.
Survivors include one son, Paul Ray Reust of San Antonio, Texas; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband on May 9, 1989; one son, John Reust; her parents; and several brothers and sisters.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Reust's name to the Alzheimer's Association, c/o Roberts Funeral Home, 120 West Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631.
FAIRFAX - Vivian Allen, Fairfax resident, died Thursday night, Jan. 1, 1998, at the Pawnee (Okla.) Municipal Hospital. She was 76.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home Chapel in Fairfax, with the Rev. Ray Moffett and the Rev. Tom Scott officiating. Burial will be in the Fairfax Cemetery.
Vivian (Brown) Allen was born May 29, 1921, in Hennessey, the daughter of William Franklin and Faye (Bishop) Brown. She was a graduate of Hennessey High School.
On Dec. 23, 1946, she was married to Leon W. Allen in Denver, Colo., and they established their first home in Colorado. They later moved to Kingfisher, then to Fairfax in 1956. They owned and operated the Palace Grocery Store in Fairfax until 1965. The couple then moved to Pawnee where they lived until the death of Mr. Allen in October 1987, and Mrs. Allen moved to the Fairfax Nursing Home She was a member of the First Osage Baptist Church, Paw Sule Club, VFW Auxiliary, and was past president of the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed crocheting, playing bingo and the piano.
Survivors include one son, Dennis Allen of Tulsa; two daughters, Wanda Dollarhide of Pawnee, and Charlene Summy of Ralson; one brother, Bus Brown of Enid; two sisters, Vera Hladik of Dover and Fern Spomer of Kingfisher; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Butch Allen, and one brother Dewey Brown.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Allen's name to the Alzheimer's Association, Tulsa Chapter, 6465 South Yale Street, Suite 318, Tulsa, OK 74136.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. - Alice M. Kindred, former Ponca City resident, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, at the Winfield Resthaven Nursing Home in Winfield, Kan. She was 86.
The funeral is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home Chapel in Arkansas City, Kan. A private graveside service will be held later at the Hope Cemetery near Arkansas City.
Alice M. (Ryman) Kindred was born June 18, 1911, in Cowley County, Kan., to William Albert and Olevia Jane (Lent) Ryman. She attended Guthrie Rural School.
She was married to Ray Penn Kindred on April 19, 1942, in Arkansas City, Kan. The couple made their home in Arkansas City, Ponca City, and other locations with Mr. Kindred's work.
Survivors include two brothers, William Lent "Bill" Ryman and Robert F. Ryman, both of Arkansas City; five sisters, Laura L. Ryman, Alma Nugen and Viola Lauck, all of Arkansas City, Kan., Virginia M. Poore of Anderson, Ind., and Willetta M. Turner of Manhattan, Kan.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents; and three sisters, Leota G. Alexander, Leona S. Peters and Rozzella M. Bowman.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Kindred's name to the Winfield Rest Haven Nursing Home c/o Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 756, Arkansas City, KS 67005.
BLACKWELL - Bonnie Lucille Briggs, longtime Blackwell resident, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, at St. Mary's Hospital in Enid. She was 84.
The funeral is set for 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in the Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Blackwell. The Rev. Connie Kinnard of the Church of God in Dacoma, will officiate. Burial will be in the Tahlequah (Okla.) Cemetery at 3:30 p.m. Grandsons will act as casket bearers.
Bonnie Lucille (Slagle) Briggs was born Oct. 2, 1913, in Cherokee County the daughter of Walter and Isaca (Haney) Slagle. She grew up and attended schools in Tahlequah.
On Jan. 30, 1929, she was married to Harold Wesley "Joe" Briggs in Jenks, and the couple made their first home in Tahlequah. In 1950, the family moved to Blackwell. After the death of her husband on May 10, 1963, Mrs. Briggs began employment with Dr. Sheldon, then worked at the old Blackwell Hospital. She also worked at the new hospital until her employment with the Blackwell Nursing Home. After her retirement in 1978, she moved to Dacoma. Mrs. Briggs moved back to Blackwell in 1997. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Don (Evelyn) Newman of Enid; three sons, Trulin of Blackwell, Rudy of Coweta, and Dale of Newkirk; 20 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Crystal DeLois Nuckolls; one sister, Nancy Valentine; and three brothers, Bob Slagle, Buck Slagle and Howard Slagle.
WOODWARD - Inosencia Solorio, mother to Tony Solorio of Ponca City, died Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, at the Woodward (Okla.) Nursing Home. She was 81.
A vigil and rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at the St. Peter Catholic Church in Woodward. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the church with the Rev. Ed Manesco and the Rev. Joe Aldredge presiding. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in the St. Anthony Cemetery in Clyde with the Rev. James Goins officiating. Zwanziger Funeral Home, Woodward, is in charge of arrangements.
Inosencia Mora was born Dec. 28, 1916, to Thomas and Maria (Morones) Mora in Orlando, Okla. She was married to Frank Solorio Jr. on July 24, 1937, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Arkansas City, Kan. She was a member of the St. Peter Catholic Church in Woodward and St. Mary's Catholic Church in Medford. She also was a member of the St. Mary's Altar Society.
She is survived by two sons, Jesse Solorio of Ashland, Kan., and Tony Solorio of Ponca City; two daughters, Louise Fisher of Woodward and Margie Solorio of Wichita, Kan.; one sister, Mary Murelio of Arkansas City, Kan.; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; one daughter Juanita Solorio; her parents; and one brother, Edward Mora.
Kansas City, Mo. - Clyde R. Lay, former Ponca City resident, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, at Liberty Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., He was 84.
The funeral was held Saturday at the Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church, 7600 N.W. Barry Road. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
Clyde R. Lay was born Feb. 16, 1913, in Sycamore, Kan. He was married to his wife, Edith, in 1945 and they had recently celebrated 53 years of marriage. Lay began employment with Continental Oil Co. in the mid 1940s in Ponca City. He later worked as a petroleum production chemist for Farmland Industries for more than 20 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the Pine Ridge United Presbyterian Church and the Lubrication Engineering Society.
Survivors include his wife Edith, of the home; three sons, James R. of Holt, Mo., John C. of Chapel Hill, N.C., and David E. of St. Peters, Mo.; one sister, Betty Reed of Milwaukee, Ore.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
SHIDLER - Don Richard "Dick" Deason, longtime Shidler area resident, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, at Marshfield, Wis. He was 66.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, at the Shidler First Christian Church with the Rev. Manny Loveall officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home, Pawhuska.
Don Richard "Dick" Deason was born May 8, 1931, in Wewoka, the son of Don Daniel and Gertrude E. (Davis) Deason. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1950-54.
Deason was employed as a Right-of-Way Agent for Will Brothers, Inc. He was an avid fisherman, pilot, golfer, woodworker and storyteller. He attended the Shidler First Christian Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Lesa Belle Williams of Tulsa, Tracy Lynn Shepard of Rose Hill, Kan., and Tina Marie Mantz and Patricia Kelly, both of Newkirk; his mother, Gertrude Smith of Pawhuska; one sister, Peggy Jacques of Shidler; eight grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Laura Cordine LeClair, former Ponca City resident, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kan. She was 14 months old.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, at the Baptist Indian Church in Ponca City and burial was in the Ponca Indian Cemetery under the direction of Mercer Funeral Home of Holton, Kan.
Laura was born a member of the Ponca Tribe on Oct. 26, 1996, in Ponca City. She was the daughter of Louis Aitkens and Nina LeClair. She had moved with her family to Mayetta, Kan., in October 1997.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by one sister, Mikala LeClair; and one brother, Sergio LeClair, both of the home.
Robert Mack Kershner, longtime resident of the Shidler/Grainola area, died Thursday morning, Jan 1, 1998, at the Fairfax (Okla.) Memorial Hospital. He was 78.
The funeral will be held graveside at 2 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Ponca City with the Rev. Bill Long presiding. Arrangements are under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel, Ponca City.
Robert Mack Kershner was born May 2, 1919, in Mattoon, Ill., the son of Robert and Fern (Stokes) Kershner. He moved with his family to Oklahoma and attended Mound Valley and Shidler schools, graduating from Shidler High School in the late 1930s.
He was married to Kathlyn Brady on July 27, 1940, at Hominy. He served as a member of the 45th National Guard prior to his enlistment in the U.S. Army in July 1940. Kershner served with the 171st Field Artillery Battalion as a telephone and telephone lineman during World War II in Sicily, Southern France, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno and the Rhineland. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Ribbon, EAME Service Ribbon and a Silver Service Star. Kershner was honorably discharged in 1945 and began employment with Phillips Petroleum Company. He worked in the Shidler area until his retirement. He was a member of the Grainola Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Martha Jackson and her husband Bob, of Grainola and Shari West and her husband Floyd of Lexington; one brother, David Coulter of Baton Rouge, La.; five grandchildren, Todd West, Shawn West, Amy Jackson, Lorie Jackson and Kathy Brown; and seven great-grandchildren, Christopher Jackson, Ty West, Spencer West, Shane West, Kru Brown, Ashley West and Elleny Brown. He was preceded in death by Kathlyn, his wife of 52 years; his father, Robert Kershner; his mother and step-father, Fern and J.B. Coulter; one sister, Maxine Kershner Howell; and one brother Bill Coulter.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Kershner's name to the Grainola Methodist Church, Route 1, Grainola, OK 74652 or to the American Heart Association, 3534 N.W. 58th Street, Suite 400C, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.
paid obituary
Francis Dave Hand, Ponca City resident, died Friday, Jan. 2, 1997, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 64. Local survivors include his wife, Cozetta, of the home.
Arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home.
Sunday
Clara Ethelyne Watson - Memorial service at 3 p.m. today at the Stillwater
(Okla.) First United Methodist Church. A private graveside service will
be held by the family at a later date.
NEWS BRIEFS
Traffic Arrest - A Ponca City police officer arrested a 37-year-old man at 8:02 a.m. Friday for speeding, driving under suspension and driving without insurance following a traffic stop at Otoe Avenue and Pine Street.
Grass Fire - Ponca City emergency workers received a report at 2:35 p.m. Friday of a grass fire in a yard in the 3100 block of Meadow Lane. The fire was out when respondents arrived.
Ambulance Requested - An ambulance was called for at 3:11 p.m. Friday at the motocross track on West Prospect Avenue to assist a male with a possibly broken back. Ambulance and rescue workers transported the man to the hospital.
Two-Vehicle Accident - Ponca City emergency services received a report at 3:12 p.m. Friday in the 800 block of South Fourth Street of a two-vehicle, non-injury accident. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Two-Vehicle Accident - Ponca City emergency services received a report at 5:30 p.m. Friday in front of Mazzio's on East Prospect Avenue of a two-vehicle non-injury accident. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Grass Fire - White Eagle police reported a grass fire at 5:47 p.m. Friday. Ponca City crews responded and McCord trucks assisted.
Apartment Fight - An emergency call at 5:50 p.m. Friday brought Ponca City Police to a reported fight at an apartment in the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue. Officers took an assault and battery report and issued citations.
Hit-and-Run - A caller reported to Ponca City police at 11:22 p.m. Friday that a vehicle was struck by a white pickup truck while parked in the 300 block of North Eighth Street and the truck left the scene without stopping. Police located a suspect vehicle and a report was taken.
Domestic Assault - Ponca City police arrested a 30-year-old man at 12:11 a.m. Saturday for domestic assault and battery after two people, one with a 9mm handgun, were reported fighting in a front yard in the 1200 block of East South Avenue.
Destruction of Property - Ponca City emergency services received a call at 3:08 a.m. Saturday from a resident in the 1000 block of South Fifth Street that a door had been kicked in. Officers responded and took a report.
Pvt. Miller Graduates -Army Pvt. David L. Miller II has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Sill, Lawton. The training included completion of basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT). Miller is he son of David L. and Galan A. Miller, 210 North Twelfth in Tonkawa.
Arthritis Exercises Set- Arthritis water exercises, sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation, will begin Monday, Jan. 5 at the Conoco Pool. Only $6 per month for Conoco affiliates. Call June at 762-0035.
Tonkawa Marine Returns from Japan - Marine Lance Cpl. Mitchell Ryan, son of Carl Montgomery of 314 South Fourth in Tonkawa, recently returned from a six-month deployment to Okinawa, Japan, with the Third Battalion, Third Marines. Ryan's unit participated in several live-fire exercises, an attack exercise with Marines from the Republic of Korea and various types of combat training. The unit also visited Korea, Mount Fiji and Iwo Jima. The 1994 graduate of Tonkawa High School joined the Marine Corps in August 1994.
Primetimers - Kate Morton at Pioneer Bank, 762-5651, has announced a Primetimer trip to see Peter Pan at the Tulsa Performing Art Center on Jan. 17.
Royal Neighbors To Meet - Royal Neighbors will meet Wednesday,
Jan. 14, at 1:30 p.m. at the Community Christian Church.
LIFESTYLES
By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Staff Writer
Cathy Keating, first lady of Oklahoma, is seeking information and pictures of E.W. Marland when he lived in the Governor's Mansion at the Capitol in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Keating is wanting the information for a new historical project, a scrapbook of "life in the Governor's Mansion."
Marland, a Ponca City resident, and founder of Marland Oil, was the tenth governor of Oklahoma.
Doing the research for the book is Betty Crow, who is a Guardian at the Governor's Mansion. The Guardians are working with the Oklahoma Historical Society and Oklahoma Heritage on the project.
Mrs. Crow is looking for photographs of the Marland family while they lived at the Governor's Mansion in Oklahoma City and pictures of any sort of a large party or a reception held there.
Also any additions or improvements that were made at the Governor's Mansion. Mrs. Crow recalls reading about Marland bringing his gardener with him to do the landscaping at the grounds of the Mansion.
The name of Henry Hatashita, Marland's Japanese gardener comes to mind, but research in The Ponca City News reveals that Hatashita left for his home in Japan in February, 1932. So, if Marland brought a gardener to the Governor's mansion it was not Hatashita, who landscaped Marland's golf course and the Marland Mansion Estate.
Mrs. Crow is also looking for any sort of gift which became permanent at the Mansion when the Marlands left the Governor's Mansion.
Marland's Governorship
Marland came into the governor's office during the worst of times - during the Great Depression. He served from 1935 to 1939. Marland entered the political arena after losing his oil company to J. P. Morgan in 1929.
A major contribution by Marland during his governorship, according to "Oklahoma's Governors 1929-1955 - Depression to Prosperity," was consistently winning a high degree of social security for those suffering from the Great Depression.
Marland, a Democrat, was credited with using his influence in securing complete cooperation with Roosevelt's New Deal programs to allow Oklahoma to receive full recovery benefits.
Prior to running for Governor, Marland served one term in the United States House of Representatives. In his last address to the U.S. House he explained why he would not pursue another term as he was returning to Oklahoma to seek the governor's position.
At the time Marland was a freshman congressman from Oklahoma's Eighth District. Explaining why he was not seeking reelection, Marland said, "Because the financial and economic situation in my state is so grave and requires the type of business leadership I feel that I can supply."
Oilman Leader
Marland was the first of several oilmen to serve as governor. He noted that although Oklahomans had produced billions in wealth and still produce fabulously, "we are facing bankruptcy." Marland said this was because of "bad government, lack of business management of state affairs and entire failure of economic planning."
Marland said that "Oklahoma produced last year enough food for ten times her own population but could not feed her own." Marland said further, "We cannot abide famine in our land of abundance. If the people of Oklahoma will have me as their Governor I expect to give the rest of my public life to their service."
He was the first Governor to run for the United States Senate while in office. He was defeated twice, each time in the primary.
Establishes IOCC
The adopted Ponca Citian made other unusual contributions to the state including developing the Interstate Oil Compact Commission (IOOC). In 1984. Gov. George Nigh led a delegation of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, meeting in Oklahoma City, to Ponca City to recognize Marland's effort and to celebrate the semi-centennial of the organization.
A time capsule was buried on the grounds of the Pioneer Woman Museum at the base of a granite marker. The monument had been erected in 1966 by the Oklahoma Historical Society recognizing Ponca City as "The birthplace of the IOCC." Gov. Henry Bellmon presided at the 1966 ceremony.
Thirteen states were represented at the 1984 event. Two of the first meetings to form the IOCC were held in the Marland Mansion. After the ceremony Nigh hosted a reception and a dinner in the Marland Mansion with history repeating itself. The event was sponsored by Conoco and the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce.
Marland Gives Pioneer
Woman to State
It is fitting the marker and time capsule is situated at the Pioneer Woman Museum site because Marland owned the land at one time as a part of his vast estate. Marland commissioned Bryant Baker to sculpt the Pioneer Woman Statue. Later, he deeded the land and statue to the state of Oklahoma.
Other Marland Attributes
The Department of Public Safety and the Highway Patrol were formed under Marland's leadership. Constantly, Marland urged expansion and improvement of orphanages, prisons and mental health facilities. He also supported appropriations for education and improvements at schools.
Telling of Marland's attributions for holding the job of the state's chief executive, the Oklahoma Governor's publication said, "After establishing and successfully operating Marland Oil Company, the predecessor of Continental Oil Company (Conoco), he generously shared his wealth with his employees and Ponca City."
The book also tells that above all, "humanitarianism motivated him, "just as it had in Ponca City." He wanted to use state government as the method to serve the needs of the economically deprived.
Those having information or photographs of the Marlands at the Governor's Mansion are encouraged to contact Mrs. Crow at (405) 482-4442 or write to her at 900 East Cypress, Altus, Okla. 73521.
Mary Alice Sinton, award winning quilter, explained the intricacies of Hawaiian quilting and the pleasure of quilting for history in a program presented to the Ponca City Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at their December meeting.
"Hawaiian quilting isn't more difficult than any other quilting. It just takes more time," Sinton said. "Where a quilt might take a year to make, an Hawaiian quilt would take 22 1/2 years."
Instead of being pieced together an Hawaiian quilt is one piece of fabric. It is folded into halves, quarters and then eighths. The quilter will be cutting through eight layers of fabric. After the cutting is completed it takes a day and a half to unfold the fabric said the speaker.
Sinton illustrated her talk with examples of her work which included prize winning quilts. She explained that one thing she had learned in competition was to choose colors that showed up well in colored slides because this is how contest entries are chosen.
Sharon Primeau, Good Citizen Chairman, presented Jane Rebecca Koster, daughter of Michael and Rebecca Koster, 6 Hillcrest, a Good Citizen pin and certificate. She will receive a cash award at the Ponca City High School Awards Assembly in the spring. Senior students choose candidates for the award and a committee of teachers make the final selection.
Miss Koster has been active in several high school activities including National Honor Society, Foreign Language Club, Cross Country and Environmental Club. She has earned multiple awards, is a district winner in National Piano auditions and lettered in track. "Mathematics and science are two of the subjects I am most interested in" said Miss Koster.
In other business, Virginia Stephenson gave the President General's Message, Betty Elliott gave the National Defense Report, Charlotte Hutchens gave the secretary's report and Eleanor Coates gave the treasurer's report. Sharon Primeau, registrar, reported the chapter had 113 members.
The next meeting will be Jan. 16 when Capt. Jane Morris, pilot for Quantas Airline, will speak on "Women in Aviation."
By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Staff Writer
With the holiday season drawing to close it is time to reflect on what the world would be like without baggies or Ziplock bags.
How else would one store those tiny wooden Christmas tree ornaments or preserve that ground up turkey for sandwiches or soup?
All those parts for electronic gadgets torn apart by the spouse with future intentions of "fixing" can be clustered together by the grace of a baggie.
Have Baggies Will Travel
Travelers should never be without baggies of all sizes. These come in handy for cosmetics, or underwear that has been shed. Toothpaste and tooth brushes can separated from the rest of the beauty works.
Naturally, extra buttons, needles, threads and safety pins are neatly packaged in a make shift sewing kit. Then that used hotel soap bar can be transported without sudsing something else. Carrying a washing machine size dose of soap in baggy can lead to savings when going to the "washateria" on the road.
Baggies are just right for keeping coins, whether they are bothersome American pennies or foreign coinage. The coins can be sorted and labeled with the name of the country where they are legal tender.
Keeping maps, a map finder magnifying glass, receipts for customs, stamps, undeveloped film and tourist information together is a job for a Ziplock that's for sure.
Another "must" use is for vitamins or medicines. Also a baggie filled with ice and wrapped in a cloth makes an emergency ice pack.
Junior's Bug Collection
And another thing these squares of plastic are useful for is junior's bug collection. The insects can be stored in the frige or in the freezer until needed for that Science class project.
Camping youngsters' moms use the larger bags for clothing. These are especially good for keeping wet clothes or bathing suits away from the dry clothing. The bags come in handy for youth group projects such as putting color in clay or mixing up the ingredients for play dough.
Leftovers
As for the food stuff, naturally leftovers come to mind. The more obvious uses are for sandwiches packed for lunches or cereals that need to be kept air tight. Spaghetti sauce and other food that can be thawed out in boiling water are good items for the containers. Then there are baggies for pecans, and that Amish Friendship bread waiting to be baked.
Birthday candles that are used for a short time and then blown out after the obligatory Happy Birthday song can be cooled and recycled if preserved in a baggie.
For the young mother baggies are a Godsend. The big ones are used to keep the powdered formula from spilling in the diaper bag. Wet wash clothes are another item kept moist when tucked inside the plastic. The "biggie" baggy can be used to sack up a soiled diaper for later disposal.
Potpourri or Fish
When opened potpourri smells just as sweet as when it was bagged. By the same token fish bait can be preserved as well as the scent. Fishing weighs can also be sorted in this manner. Also, for the sports person these are neat containers for the ever elusive golf tee.
And for those folks who clip recipes, but don't have time to stick them in a book, a baggie is the answer. Hopefully those who wish to preserve this story will bag it up for future reference.
Stanley and Elisa Crowder of Cherokee announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Marie, to Jason Charles Mohler, son of David and Susan Mohler of Shell Knob, Mo., former residents of Ponca City. A March 14 wedding at the First Baptist Church in Cherokee is planned. Grandparents are Elisa McClendon of Tuttle, Dorothy Norris of Enid, Merle and Aileen Hardwick of Lamont.
The bride-elect is a 1991 graduate of Cherokee High School and a 1996 graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Miss Crowder is currently employed at Norman Regional Hospital in Critical Care. She is also pursuing a master's degree in Public Health at the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health.
Mohler graduated from Ponca City High School in 1991 and the University of Oklahoma in 1997 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. The prospective bridegroom is presently employed at Spear and McCaleb Consulting Engineering Company in Oklahoma City.
The January luncheon of the Presbyterian Women will be Thursday at noon in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church. The program will be presented by Dr. William White, superintendent of schools. His program is titled "Faith and Our Public Schools."
Hostess group for the luncheon will be members of the Elizabeth Reynolds Circle with Frances Waldron, Virginia Brown and Marcia Black as chairpersons. The blessing will be asked by Joel Trout.
Included on the agenda will be a mission minute about Brazil which is the study topic for Presbyterian Women this year. Guests are welcome to attend the luncheon. Reservations may be made by calling Marcia Black, 762-4449. Cost for the luncheon is $2 per person.
The Singles Network is a social and support organization for single adults who are divorced, widowed or never married. A monthly calendar is mailed to all members and dues are $10 per year. Members wish to emphasize that the group is not a dating service.
Interested persons may call Betty, 762-9776, or Dorothy, 765-1403, for more information.
The schedule this week is:
Sunday, Jan. 4: 6:30 p.m., Discussion Group, First Presbyterian Church. Go for snack at 8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 5: 6 p.m., eat out at Blimpies.
Thursday, Jan. 8: 6:30 p.m., Pecan Place Clubhouse. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. Call Lorraine, 765-3233.
Friday, Jan. 9: Community Concert.
Saturday, Jan. 10: 6 p.m., birthday dinner at the Pub. Call Shery at 762-1987.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Carroll celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Dec. 30. A trip to England and Scotland is planned at a later date.
On Dec. 30,1972 Patti Jean Hansen and John Arthur Carroll were married in Easton Heights Baptist Church in Tulsa with the Rev. Leonard O. Carter officiating. The couple made their first home in Tulsa where she worked for Dr. Kenneth D. Parks, DDS and Carroll worked for Hale Plumbing Company while earning a bachelor of arts degree in Theology, with a minor in Psychology, from Oral Roberts University.
In 1979 they moved to Cody, Wyo. to help a "struggling" church and Carroll received his minister's license. He ministered in and around the Cody area for two years before the couple returned to Tulsa. They resided in Tulsa one year before moving to Pryor where the couple started their own plumbing business.
In 1990 they moved to Ponca City where Carroll is employed with Roger Smith Plumbing Company and Mrs. Carroll is employed at Express Personnel Services. They are active members of the First Baptist Church.
They are celebrating their 25th anniversary with their three children: David, 22, of Dallas, Texas, Micah, 20, of Ponca City and Leah, 19, who is a student at Oklahoma Baptist University.
Announcement is being made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Sondra K. Beaver and Brian S. Lytle. The couple plans a Jan. 10 wedding at 7 p.m. at the Christian Church in Fairfax. An open invitation is extended to friends and family to attend the ceremony.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Beaver of Warner and the late Sharon Beaver. Grandparents of the bride-to-be are Betty Richards of Pawnee, Robert McCollum of Stillwater, the late Ray Richards, the late Irene McCollum and the late David Beaver.
Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. James Lytle of Fairfax. His grandparents are Juanita McKinney and Alma Lytle, both of Fairfax, the late Ted McKinney and the late U. A. Lytle.
Miss Beaver is currently employed at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic in Tulsa and Lytle is employed with Braden Steel in Tulsa.
Members of the Ponca City Council of Garden Clubs will meet Jan. 7 at 9:30 a.m. at the Cann Memorial Center. Peggy Keith will give the program on "Container Gardening."
Those attending are asked to bring seeds to swap and World Gardening dues will be collected. Linda Sparks will give the report on Garden Pilgrimages.
Following the meeting a planning session will be held concerning the district convention.
Fitness experts, therapists and physicians alike have long acknowledged the benefits of exercising in water and aquatic exercise is rapidly gaining popularity as a choice fitness pursuit, according to June Foreman, certified aquatic instructor.
Foreman has taught a wide variety of water fitness classes in Ponca City for 14 years and began her Aqua Jog deep water fitness program in 1990 as a safe and beneficial alternative to land exercise, attracting a diverse range of use groups that benefit from the water's buoyant yet resistive properties.
Aqua Jog with June classes are open to the public and held locally on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:35-6:35 p.m or 6:40-7:40 p.m. beginning Jan. 5 and on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30-10:30 beginning Jan. 6. Enrollment is continuous and students can pay $20 per month or $3 per visit. Students who want to attend unlimited sessions during the month can pay $30. Flotation belts are provided and students must contact Ms. Foreman personally at 762-0035 to enroll and receive information on the location of her classes.
Although 75% of participants belong to special populations such as the "overweight, out-of-shape, arthritics, or those seeking injury rehabilitation, water exercise is no 'watered down workout' for the dance exercise enthusiast, athletes seeking cross-training, and those interested in overall body conditioning and stress management" said Foreman.
Study proves that the water's resistance helps increase lean muscle mass while lowering body fat. Foreman explains that strength training is an important part of an exercise program. During Aqua Jog deep water exercise, the water works as 'weight' in every direction of movement. This even resistance increases strength and endurance and improves muscle tone and mass.
Aqua Jog with June is a co-ed, deep water workout that uses easy-to learn basic movements with no difficult steps or routines to follow. "There is no special skill level required and men and women from all age groups, income levels, and fitness levels can cycle, jog and pump their way through a safe, efficient, non-stop workout," says Foreman.
The hour-long workout includes a warm-up that focuses on loosening joints, raising core body temperature and stretching, a 40 minute non-impact aerobic toning segment that involves every major muscle group from the neck down, followed by a cool-down, abdominal toning and a final stretch. With the body suspended in water using a specially designed flotation belt, there is no jarring or impact to the body and students receive an upper and lower body workout simultaneously since the arms remain free.
According to Foreman, Aqua Jog students get twice the workout in half the time because deep water training allows aerobics, muscle conditioning and flexibility improvements all at the same time. Students achieve uninterrupted, full range of motion leg movements because the pool bottom does not assist movement.
This greater leg movement and the natural resistance of water helps raise heart rates, burn calories and develop muscles and since the feet don't touch the bottom there is no stress to joints, bones, tendons, or ligaments. This is beneficial to those who find it difficult to exercise on land or those that are on their feet all day but still need aerobics and toning Foreman said.
The Boulevard Chapel in Edmond will be the setting for the Jan. 17 wedding of Rachelle Terri-Lynn Allan and Shane Paul Graham. She is the daughter of Rick and Mary Allan of Tonkawa and Curtis and Ruby Cline of Oklahoma City and he is the son of Brad and Linda Graham of Oklahoma City.
The bride-elect is a graduate of Tonkawa High School and Northern Oklahoma College. She received a bachelor of science degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1994. Miss Allan is currently working toward a master's degree in Childhood Development at UCO. She is the owner/director of a childcare center in Oklahoma City. Graham, a graduate of Putnam City High School, is manager of Wal-Mart in Oklahoma City.
The Parks and Recreation Department is offering three different exercise formats to help participants "shape up and feel great." Participants may choose or mix any of the three classes offered weekly to create a challenging cross-training experience.
All classes are co-ed and are open to the public. New participants can attend their first class free. Cost is $30 for 10 classes. If a minimum of five co-workers, club members or family members sign up at the same time the cost is $25 each. All formats are set to music including top 40, jazz, country and classic.
Classes are instructed on a follow the leader format demonstrating low-impact variations. Choreography is continually introduced into the program providing 30 to 40 new routines every eight weeks. All classes are lead by Certified Jazzercise instructor Yolanda Trant. Ms. Trant has instructed in the Ponca City area for 18 years.
Class schedule and formats are as follows:
Jazzercise: The original dance exercise class that offers a blend of Jazz dance and exercise science. This includes a warm-up, 30 minute aerobic workout, muscle toning and strengthening with weights and end with a final stretch.
Circuit: Intermingles aerobic routines with strength routines using weights and X-ertubes resulting in a high energy muscle powered class.
Step: Low-impact high intensity routines are performed with a variety of movements utilizing a four to six inch step. A toning and stretch segment is added to complete a total body workout.
Classes start Jan. 5. The schedule is: Monday, Jazzercise; 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jazzercise; 5:20 p.m., Friday, Step Circuit; 5:30p.m. All classes are held at the Unity Recreation Center, 1908 East Woodlands. Minimum enrollment is required. For more information contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 767-0432 or call Yolanda at 762-7243.
Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to the home bound participating in the Wheatheart Nutrition Project. For more information call 767-1620. Wheatheart Nutrition Menus for this week are as follows:
Monday, Jan. 5: Pepper steak with gravy; buttered carrots; cooked cabbage; muffin with butter; peanut butter cake or cookie.
Tuesday, Jan. 6: Chicken patty sandwich; mashed potatoes with gravy; whole wheat roll with butter; tomato relish; sliced peaches.
Wednesday, Jan. 7: Barbecue chicken; French fries with catsup; buttered broccoli; whole wheat roll with butter; frosted cherry dessert.
Thursday, Jan. 8: Chili Con Carne; mixed fruit with citrus; crackers with butter; cinnamon roll.
Friday, Jan. 9: Sausage patty with gravy; orange juice; hash browns or potato wedges; biscuit with butter; scalloped apples.
St. Monica Catholic Church in Edmond was the setting for a 6 p.m. ceremony uniting Sharon Diane Blimm and Kevin Curtis Junge in marriage. The double ring vows were solemnized by the Rev. Anthony Taylor, assisted by the Rev. Peter Heckmann. Parents of the newlywed couple are Donald and Judy Blimm, 3403 El Camino, and Curtis and Janis Junge of Edmond.
The musical program was provided by Gene Moon, piano, Adante Harvey, violin, and Dan Cameron, bagpipes. Serving as candlelighters were cousins of the bride, Katy Bond of Ponca City and Krista Fisher of Norman. The bridegroom's cousins, Jamie and Candice Toombs of League City, Texas, kept the guest book.
For her wedding the bride chose a white Shantique gown designed with a fitted, beaded bodice and full skirt with cathedral length train. The neckline and back of the bodice featured cutouts in a lattice design as did the train. Her elbow length veil was attached to a headband of double-stacked beading and she carried her grandmother's prayerbook topped with white roses, stephanotis and heather. Accentuating his formal attire the bridegroom wore a vest made from Clan Skene Scottish tartan denoting his ancestral heritage. His rose boutonniere was accented with heather.
Suzanne Gert of Oklahoma City was Matron of Honor and other attendants were Danna Fisher of Lake Jackson, Texas, cousin of the bride; Kirsten Pittman of Honolulu, Hawaii, sister of the bridegroom, and Xenia Torres of Ponca City. Each wore a floor length gown of Midnight blue crepe complemented by a chiffon train. The waistline was detailed by chiffon adorned in front with a pearl clasp. Each carried an arrangement of burgundy carnations, a white rose, baby's breath and fern tied with Hunter green ribbon.
Kirby Junge of Edmond served his brother as Best Man. Groomsmen were Michael McCool of Dallas, Texas, Christopher Bono of Stillwater and John Akin of Dallas, Texas. Ushers were Douglas Blimm of Tulsa, brother of the bride; Joy Rosser of Stillwater and Matthew Thompson of Houston, Texas.
Following the reception at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Edmond the couple left for a wedding trip to Las Vegas, Disneyland and Universal Studios. The pair resides in Edmond where the bride is assistant manager for Kickingbird Cinemas. The bridegroom is manager of the Medallion Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City.
Among the guests attending the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brookshire, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Evors, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisher, Jamie Goddard, Alice Hanson, Teddy Henry, Lucille Harrah, W. Curtis Junge, Robert Lodes, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lodes, Helen Lodes, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Matthieu, Cleo Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Perkins, Rita Simon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Toombs and Ms. Brenda Toombs.
The Rev. Denny Hook, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, will present a program entitled "Thinking Ahead Environmentally" at the January meeting of the Twentieth Century Club Friday.
As he discusses the current ecological situation and its possible impact on the future, Hook will present a theological foundation for "our relationship to the earth and some practical suggestions for everyone that will make a difference in our living and in the life of the earth."
The 1 p.m. meeting at the Ponca City Cultural Center will be conducted by Mrs. A. P. Whipple. Greeters will be Mrs. Nathandale Farris, Mrs. Harold Jones, Mrs. James Lindsay, Mrs. Billy Irons and Mrs. Ernest Trout.
Christy and John B. Flattery Jr. of Wichita, Kan. announce the birth of a son, Hayden Christopher, at 8:18 p.m. Dec. 30, 1997 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He weighed 9-pounds, 10-ounces and was 20 1/2-inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Gene and Connie Evans of Ponca City. Paternal grandparents are Betty and Pat Williamson of Ponca City and John B. and Wilma Flattery Sr. of Wichita. Great-grandparents are Lyle and Shirley Towse of Ponca City and Margaret Hankins of Newton, Kan.
Announcing the birth of a daughter are Steve and Carrie Morton of Oklahoma City. Rilee Christine Morton was born at 12:24 p.m. Dec. 10, 1997 at the Renaissance Center in Edmond. She weighed 6-pounds, 12-ounces and was 20-inches long.
Grandparents are Steve and Kate Morton of Ponca City, Julie Wiseman, Raymond and Cindy Wiseman, all of Oklahoma City.
As their last activity for 1997 the Friends of the Ponca City Cultural Center Museum Foundation hosted a membership appreciation reception at the Ponca City Cultural Center in December. Sandy Graves served as chairman of the event.
Every member of the organization was invited and funds were provided by donations from the Board of Directors and merchants she said.
Guests were greeted by members of the board: Jim Brown, David Keathly, Forrest Mertz, Rosalie Bolene, Sue Boettcher, June Meade, Donna Trewitt, Paula Denson, Sandy Graves and Marquetta Brown.
Hors d'oeurves were served from the center's dining table which was draped with gold brocade and centered with a candle arrangement, greenery and a large bow. The silver appointed table was complemented by beverage areas. Mrs. Denson was in charge of decorations. Christmas music was presented by Kay Anthony and Sue Mertz.
Activities for the foundation began in July with an ice cream social to garner membership. In September the group sponsored a benefit barn dance as well as a heritage day. In November they held an Oklahoma Statehood Birthday celebration featuring the 14 flags that have flown over Oklahoma. The foundation has received its first grant - provided by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to help develop a master plan for the Cultural Center.
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By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
JENKS - It wasn't exactly what Ponca City coach Pat Young wanted, but the Wildcat wrestlers proved they belonged in the state's Top 10 Saturday as they came away from the Jenks Quad with a 1-1-1 record.
The Wildcats, without two regulars out of the lineup, tied No. 6 rated Muskogee, 30-30, lost a narrow 32-26 decision to No. 8 Putnam City North and finished the quad by blasting the hosting Trojans, 41-19.
"It was a long day," Young said after his grapplers stepped on the Jenks mats at 10 a.m. and finally stepped off after 4 p.m.
"Both Muskogee and North have strong teams. There were some tough matches," the coach said. "The Muskogee match was especially exciting."
The Wildcats and Roughers met in the first dual of the day and it proved to be just as close as the score indicated. Both teams won seven matches.
It came down to the heavyweight bout with the Poncans clinging to a 30-27 lead. But Muskogee's Kindrick edged out a 6-3 decision over Ponca City newcomer Jason Nuenberg to forge the tie.
The Poncans carried the lighter weights and built a 30-15 lead through 160 pounds. But Muskogee won the final four matches, including a one-point decision at 189 and a two-point win at 215.
In the second dual, against Putnam City North, the Wildcats and Huskies were tied at 26-all going into the final weight. But North's Buxton collected a 31 second fall to give the Huskies the win.
Ponca City actually won eight of the 14 matches against North but had fewer bonus points. To add insult to injury, the Cats' 125-pounder Mark Dodgen suffered his first loss of the season, 10-4, to North's Zack Knight.
In the final dual, the Cats won nine matches against Jenks.
After Muskogee and North battled to a 29-29 tie, The Huskies finished the quad 2-0-1 while Muskogee went 1-0-2. Jenks was 0-3.
Wildcat Phillip Gelino went 3-0 in his first matches at 103 pounds. Josh Bailey was also 3-0 at 119 as was Matt Dodgen at 130 and Kyle Duren at 152.
Mark Dodgen, Lorenzo Jones (140), Toby Redleaf (160) and Darrin Smith (171) all were 2-1.
The Cats get a brief breather before they play host to Enid in the second of three district duals Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Ponca Citians then enter the tough Geary Tournament Friday and Saturday.
RESULTS
Ponca City 30, Muskogee 30
103 - Gelino (PC) d. Murphy, 14-8
112 - Arbuckle (M) p. Gibson, :55
119 - Bailey (PC) p. Murphy, 3:11
125 - Dodgen (PC) p. Winkle, 1:00
130 - Dodgen (PC) d. Elgin, 4-0
135 - Walker (M) p. Stafford, 3:15
140 - Jones (PC) d. Ilaoa, 12-6
145 - Reed (M) d. Osborn, 10-6
152 - Duran (PC) p. Manns, :59
160 - Redleaf (PC) d. Moore, 5-1
171 - Measer (M) p. Smith
189 - Jeffries (M) d. Bentley, 3-2
215 - Maxwell (M) d. Steichen, 4-2
275 - Kindrick (M) d. Nuenberg, 6-3
Putnam City North 32, Ponca City 26
103 - Gelino (PC) d. Winn. 10-8
112 - Kendal (PCN) p. Gibson, 2:36
119 - Bailey (PC) d. Howard, 3-2
125 - Knight (PCN) d. Dodgen, 10-4
130 - Dodgen (PC) d. Tucker, 9-7
135 - Garcia (PCN) tf Stafford, 16-1
140 - Baker (PCN) p. Jones, 4:49
145 - Walker (PCN) p. Osborn, :25
152 - Duran (PC) md Figaro, 11-2
160 - Redleaf (PC) d. Foley, 10-3
171 - Smith (PC) d. Steele, 10-98
189 - Bentley (PC) md. Bucra, 12-4
215 - Steichen (PC) d. Reed, 6-5
275 - Buxton (PCN) p. Nuenberg, :31
Ponca City 41, Jenks 19
102 - Gelino (PC) p. Cimei, :46
112 - Gibson (PC) d. Caves, 6-5
119 - Bailey (PC) tf.. Karleshint, 16-0
125 - Dodgen (PC) p. Ming, 2:53
130 - Dodgen (PC) p. Majors, 1:04
135 - Carruthers (J) d. Stafford, 13-3
140 - Jones (PC) d. Ferrarosa, 16-10
145 - Osborn (PC) d. Maulk, 5-2
152 - Duren (PC) p. Reader, 3:30
160 - Engles (J) d. Redleaf 11-7
171 - Smith (PC) d. Wall. 8-2
189 - Broughton (J) d. Bentley, 3-1
215 - Calvert (J) p. Steichen, 1:49
275 - Thomas (J) d. Nuenberg, 2-0