From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Thursday,
January 22, 1998
LOCAL
Trash Penalties Adopted By District Court
Judge Decides Smoke Shop Not Located on Indian Land
Rustlers Nabbed With Purloined Pigs
Several Firms Offer Career Day Tours
NOC Into Next Phase Toward Obtaining NCA Accreditation
Tourism Approves 'Wall' Fund
Voters Should Seek Absentee Ballots Early
Police Arrest Fourth Suspect in Shooting
DEATHS
Lloyd N. Case
Goldie I. Glasgow
Obituaries
Essie M. Myers
Services Pending
Fred Q. Walls
Willa Gosting
Verna F. Morris
Funerals
Donald Lee Miller
NEWS BRIEFS
GARDENING
Nature Conservancy Seeks New Docents
SPORTS
Wrestlers In Big Dual Tonight
PC Varsity Sports Schedule
Invitational Set to Start In Tonkawa
Sports Notes
By MARK GALVIN
News Staff Writer
NEWKIRK - District Judge D.W. Boyd and District Attorney John Maddox recommended this week that the county impose a penalty against rural trash dumping that will help pay for the system to identify violators.
The two met with the Kay County Commissioners following the board's decision to hand the new so-called "Trash Cop" program to the sheriff's reserve deputies to identify and prosecute violators.
Boyd said state statutes, which set a penalty for littering at $200 to $1,000 or 30 days in jail, support the new program.
The trend in the justice system "is to get the people who are involved in the violation to pay for the system," Boyd said.
Maddox said it is appropriate to recommend a minimum penalty of 200 hours of community service, $200 fine and $200 for the fund. The penalty would leave some flexibility to the judges' decisions.
District One Commissioner Dee Schieber said prior to the new program, the county's enforcement against trash dumping hasn't had much effect against violators.
"We've been asking them to clean it back up, but they just drive four miles down the road and kick it back out," Schieber said.
The county will pull from a new $10,000 grant from the state Association of County Commissioners (ACCO) and provide $300 each month into the reserve sheriff's deputy fund for the reserve's assistance.
The reserve deputies are expected also to supervise the violators who would pick up trash as part of the community service portion of the penalty.
Sheriff Marion Van Hoesen two weeks ago told the board that with 15 reserve deputies on the force, the program would get more coverage than if the county hired a specific person as a Trash Cop, as was proposed by ACCO representative Bob Packer.
In other counties, the Trash Cop is an officer who investigates, identifies and arrests violators who dump their trash on rural roadsides.
Packer told the board fines can perpetuate a county's program beyond ACCO's original grant and make the program self-sustaining.
By Patti Pfeiffer
News Staff Writer
The much anticipated court ruling, in a case which pitted the Oklahoma State Tax Commission against a local smoke shop owner, has been handed down. District County Judge D.W. Boyd has ruled that the housing community, wherein the smoke shop is located, is not a "dependent Indian community."
The ruling, the result of a six-hour hearing last week, means that the state does indeed have jurisdiction over the smoke shop and it must comply with all state laws, including the tax laws governing the sale of cigarettes and gasoline.
The question was brought before the court due to the Oklahoma Tax Commission's request for a temporary injunction to close the smoke shop pending payment of back taxes on cigarettes and gasoline.
The lawyer for the smoke shop owner argued the community where the smoke shop is located - Carbon Black - was indeed a "dependent Indian Community" and therefore exempt from state jurisdiction and laws. However, the tax commission had argued that the land was not sovereign land and therefore subject to the laws and regulations of the state.
The judge granted the tax commission's request for a temporary injunction which prevents the smoke shop from operating any further business without the appropriate tax stamps. However the tax commission's request, requiring a deposit of funds owing them, was denied.
In a phone interview, Judge Boyd explained that the state tax commission had proven the two requirement necessary for the issuance of a temporary injunction, among them, continual failure of compliance would cause the tax commission irreparable harm.
"This was merely a preliminary ruling," the Judge stated. "The issues involved could be revisited during a final hearing on the matter at which time, depending on the evidence, I may change my mind."
The judge further stated that he based his decision on the question of whether the land was "dependent Indian Community" on the evidence as well as case law.
"The concept of 'dependent Indian Community' has developed out of case law and in analyzing the most recent cases I could not find the land as a 'dependent Indian Community.'" Boyd explained. "The most critical issue was whether the housing community was part of the White Eagle Reservation and I felt like there was too much intervening land and therefore believe it to be a stand-alone community."
Upon learning of the ruling, Collins declined comment until he could read the ruling himself and confer with his client.
However, the tax commission did comment on the ruling. "This was a compliance issue and it seems as the judge ruled in our favor," tax commission spokesperson Paula Ross stated. "We only wanted to make certain all businesses comply with the state tax laws in order to make it fair to all."
According to Ross, any further legal action depends on the future actions of the smoke shop owner. "The rest is in the hands of the business owner and whether he complies with the ruling," she said. "Obviously we would work with the business owner."
On Dec. 30 the tax commission raided the smoke shop, seizing over 1,500 cartons of cigarettes and closing the business for failure to pay cigarette and gasoline taxes. The tax commission is estimating that the business owes more than $10,000 a month in back taxes.
By MARK GALVIN
News Staff Writer
NEWKIRK - Authorities say the arrests of two Kansas juveniles - who evidently had aspirations of starting a pig farm - have solved a recent rash of rural burglaries across five counties.
The two Geuda Springs youths - one 16 and the other 17 - were identified after allegedly gathering as many as 22 stolen pigs, along with fencing materials and tools stolen from at least two Ponca City stores and two nearby Co-ops.
After just a few weeks of activity, the youths now face complaints in two states, five counties and several municipalities for what was probably the shortest swine operation in history.
"They wanted to start a pig business," said Kay County Sheriff's Deputy Dana Wilson, who was the first law enforcement officer to get involved in the case.
Wilson alleges the two boys, after buying six pigs of their own, stole five young pigs from a farm north of Newkirk on Dec. 22 and brought them back to their farm northwest of Arkansas City to begin the business.
They reportedly sold the pigs to an unsuspecting individual who brought them back to sell at the Newkirk sale barn, where they were identified by the original owner. The men called the sheriff's office.
As Wilson investigated the case and got Kansas authorities involved, they discovered an alleged connection between the boys and the thefts of 1,000 pounds of hog feed from the Ranch Drive Co-op, several rolls of barbed wire and fence wire from Brandt's Hardware in Ponca City and dozens of fence posts from Country General in Ponca City and the Newkirk Co-op.
The investigators also discovered several similar incidents in four Kansas counties, and they noticed the boys' activities were gaining momentum. They allegedly had started stealing tools, farm equipment and merchandise unrelated to pig farming from several Kansas locations.
Wilson said when he questioned the boys about the Newkirk pigs, they told him they had purchased the pigs for $12 from a man selling livestock out of a pickup truck in a convenience store parking lot.
However, he said he soon determined they were lying after receiving a call that unidentifiable merchandise was discovered at the Geuda Springs farm, including a large map identifying Co-Ops and other locations in a dozen Kansas communities up to 80 miles away.
Prior to their arrests, the boys allegedly burned the map, dumped several tools in Arkansas City's Sixth Avenue pond, threw the fencing material into bar ditches, and either gave pigs away or turned them loose.
Juvenile proceedings have started in both states against the youths. Wilson said their activities became a felony when they allegedly transported the stolen merchandise across the state line.
"They were planning for their future," he said. "And I've learned more about pigs than I ever wanted to know."
Still under investigation is whether any adults were involved in the boys' alleged activities, Wilson said.
By KRISTI HAYES
News Education Editor
Students attending Ponca City High School will be able to look into possible career occupations at local businesses during Career Day. The Ponca City DECA Chapter has arranged for tours to be given to students on a first come, first served basis.
Tours open to students are:
Feb. 10
Oklahoma Natural Gas
Tour will be limited to the first 20 students. The tour will give the students an inside look at the skills needed to have a career in this field. The jobs available are pipeline construction, welding, equipment operation (back hoe, trencher and boring machine), accounting, computer record keeping and compress natural gas cars and trucks.
Pioneer Bank and Trust
The tour will be on Feb. 10 and is limited to ten students per tour (a.m. and p.m. sessions). If this tour is chosen, students will be working in the following departments alongside staff: banking and finance, consumer lending, vault reception, customer service, public relations/marketing, investments, trust and mortgage.
Feb. 19
Conoco Inc.
Conoco would like to invite members of the sophomore, junior and senior classes to attend Career Day. In 1999, the tour will only be open to sophomores and juniors.
Conoco said they hope to give students a well-rounded introduction to the employment opportunities available within any company similar to Conoco, many of which require only high school diplomas or technical training. Seven major areas will be highlighted: finance/accounting, computer, research, engineering, marketing, coordination management and refining.
Students will be treated to lunch and a few other goodies.
March 25
Cookshack
The tour will be limited to ten students per area (a.m. session). The plant tour will highlight jobs like welders, sheet metal fabrication, finish workers and assembly workers. Each student will have the opportunity to perform tasks in each of the areas. The general office jobs that will be highlighted are receptionist, secretary, accounting/bookkeeping, customer service and marketing.
March 26
Sykes Enterprises
The tour will be limited to 25 students (a.m. and p.m. sessions). Jobs highlighted at Sykes will be customer support technicians and many other occupations.
April 8
St. Joseph's Regional
Medical Center
Morning and afternoon sessions are open to 40 students each. Speakers will be from departments of laboratory, diagnostic imaging, cardiopulmonary, maintenance and nursing. Small group tours will also be conducted in areas of interest for students.
Students are only allowed to attend one tour per school year. These tours are counted like college days, they don't count against exemptions or student activity numbers. Sign up sheets will be located in the counselors' office during advisory period on Jan. 26-28.
TONKAWA - Northern Oklahoma College enters Step Two in the evaluation process for continuing accreditation by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Jan. 26 when an NCA consultant/evaluation team arrives on campus for a three-day visit.
Chairing the team is Dr. David Buettner, president of North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City, Iowa. Other members include Dr. Jose Griego, dean of instruction, Northern New Mexico Community College, Espanola, N.M.; Dr. Gary Taylor, vice president of academic affairs and student services, Mississippi County Community College, Blythville, Ark.; Dr. Judy Armstrong, assistant dean of instructional support, Eastern New Mexico University, Roswell, N.M.; and Dr. Veldon Law, president, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Kan.
Following introductory meetings with Northern President Dr. Joe Kinzer, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Ron Appleman, NCA Self-Study Chair Jeanne Ackerson, executive staff and self-study committee, team members will tour the campus both at Tonkawa and at the Enid site. In addition to visiting independently on campus, they will hold open meetings with faculty and with support and administrative staff.
The team will also meet with representatives and members of advisory committees, Student Senate, the Board of Regents and the NOC Foundation Board. Times for drop-in sessions with faculty members, support and administrative staff, and students have been set.
In preparation for the visit, Northern conducted a two-year self study to examine how the institution meets the general institutional requirements (GIRs) and the criteria for accreditation set by the NCA Commission of Institutions of Higher Education. Any institution seeking accreditation must demonstrate that it has clear purposes consistent with its mission and has organized resources to accomplish its purposes. It must accomplish its educational and other purposes, be able to strengthen its educational effectiveness and demonstrate integrity in practices.
A report written by the evaluating team will assess whether the institution satisfies the GIRs and the Criteria, offer suggestions for self-improvement and make a formal recommendation for accreditation action.
Following a review of the Self-Study Report and the Team Report, the NCA Commission will consider all recommendations and take official action on the institution's accreditation.
Jeanne Ackerson, assessment coordinator, chaired the Northern self-study committee, which included Dr. Ron Appleman, Curtis Jackson, Marion Tucker, Mick Weiberg, Dr. Ed Vineyard, Dr. Virgil Ackerson, Roy Chaney, Judy Colwell, Dr. Michael Cronin, Kim Sherer, Dr. Christina Akers, Larry Desbien and Pat Hullet.
Sub-committee members were Rex Ackerson, Rick Allan, Brian Box, Bobbi Emmons, Wilma Harman, Annette Kennedy, Dr. Bob Matthiesen, Sally Nesselrode, Laura Nicholson, Al Riddle, Donald Stinson, Dr. Pam Stinson and Bonnie Wilson. Other members were Nevona Kegans, Linda Brown, Dr. Glenn Cope, Billie Fite, Dineo Heilmann, Connie Mack Hullet, Randy Long, Debbie Quirey, LaDonna McCune, Sue Ann Rodgers, Sheri Snyder and Wanda Webb, registrar.
Alumni members were Mary Allan and Mary Rigdon. Student members included Elayne Cotton, Perry Hanson, Joan Rector, Blake Sonne, Jace Turnball and Jared Weiberg.
By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Staff Writer
Ponca City Tourism Authority (PCTA) Wednesday approved a $1,000 donation to help fund the traveling Vietnam Veteran's Memorial "The Wall That Heals," which will be here April 16-19.
The Wall will be displayed at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery. The presentation requesting funds, which are to be used for advertising the display outside of Ponca City, was made by Sue Ladner representing Trout Funeral Home and Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, local sponsors of the project.
In other action the PCTA approved a $500 grant request from the Ponca City Jaycees to be used for advertising for promoting the Oklahoma Jaycees Board meeting. The meeting will be hosted in March at the Marland Estate Hotel and Conference Center. John Williams of the Jaycees was in attendance. The Jaycees will be staying at the Conference and Holiday Inn for the event that is expected to last three days and two nights.
The PCTA board, chaired by David Zimmerman, also approved expanding an upcoming ad in Oklahoma Today to a third of a page and to promote coming events in each ad.
Travel expense of $800 was approved for Missy Morland, coordinator to attend the Los Angeles Film Trade Show Feb. 18-22. The City of Ponca City will be sending Mayor Marilyn Andrews as a representative, Morland reported. The board voted to contribute $250 towards the Locations Trade show also in Los Angeles. This is the same amount as contributed for the last two years.
Morland reported on various trade shows she has attended and the upcoming Kincaid Show, Wichita Boat & Travel Show and the Tulsa Boat and Travel Show. She reported Festival of Angels Tours are already being booked as well as two mystery tours.
Kathy Tippin from the Kaw Lake Association was present and reported the office has been moved to the former office of RSVP. This is upstairs in the building, where Barney's Barber Shop is located on North Third Street.
She told about the upcoming Eagle Watch set for Saturday at the Kaw City Community building. A presentation from the Department of Wildlife and Sutton Avian Research Center at Bartlesville is slated from 10 to 11 a.m. Afterwards the group will tour a portion of the lake shore to see the eagles and conclude at the Hydro plant.
Morland said she has three high school students helping at the Visitors Center. They are Heather Hand, Matthew Johnson and Matt Bentz, all members of the Service Learning Class.
Zimmerman told about the improvements of the HGH Car Museum, which features a private collection of vintage cars, and that J.D. Hanks would be participating in the "Great Race" that begins in Washington State and ends in Boston.
The budget for the Tourism Authority is supported by a three percent motel/hotel tax. In December a total of $10,090 was collected compared to $7,591 at the same period last year. The year to date totals show $63,902 was collected in December 1997 compared to $61,416 in December 1996.
Tommy Sanford, a member of the Oklahoma Film Commission and the Oklahoma Travel Industry organization was a guest.
PAWHUSKA - Voters in Osage County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the Feb. 10 Annual School and State Question Special Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Renee Weyl said. Although the County Election Board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. Feb. 4, Weyl urged voters who want to vote by absentee ballot to apply early. Absentee ballot application forms are available at the County Election Board office located at 630 Kihekah, Pawhuska.
"At least two mail transactions must be made," Weyl said. "The County Election Board must mail the ballots to the voter and the voter must return the voted ballots by mail." Ballots must be in the hands of the County Election Board by 7 p.m. on election day in order to be counted.
Weyl said that any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot in any election in which they are eligible to vote.
It is not necessary to give a reason, or excuse, for voting absentee. "While anyone can vote absentee without giving a reason, the law still provides several excuses and it is to the advantage of some voters to use one of them," Weyl said.
Police have arrested the fourth and final suspect wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting in the 400 block of West Emporia Avenue. At 1:36 p.m. Wednesday Henry Chaney, 20, of Ponca City, was arrested on a Kay County warrant for the Nov. 16 drive-by shooting.
According to police Chaney was arrested, without incident, at a local motel after police received information on his location. He is currently being held in the Kay County jail.
One juvenile and two other adults have also been arrested for the shooting.
DEATHS
MARLAND - Lloyd N. Case, former longtime Marland resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, at the Woodward (Okla.) Hospital and Health Center. He was 95.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Marland Methodist-Christian Church with the Rev. George Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery in Ponca City under the direction of Billings Funeral Home, Woodward. Masonic graveside rites will be conducted by Ponca Lodge 83. Friends may visit at the funeral home in Woodward, until 9 p.m. Friday.
Lloyd Nelson Case was born June 2, 1902, in Minco, the son of Coe William and Lillie Dale (Falwell) Case. As an infant he moved with his family to their leased Indian land in the Bliss Community (early day Marland) which was later purchased by the family. He attended Bird Nest and Tonkawa schools.
On Aug. 6, 1924, he married Annie Laura Andrews in Stillwater, and the couple established their home in Marland. Case worked in several vocations before his employment for 50 years as a jobber for Chaplin Oil Company. He also owned and operated the L.N. Case Service Station and Case Butane Company in Marland, retiring in 1974. Following his retirement, he and Annie traveled. After the death of his wife on Oct. 15, 1981, Case continued to live in Marland, then moved to Woodward in 1985 to live near a son.
He was a member of the Marland Methodist-Christian Church; Bliss Masonic Lodge No. 396 AF&AM, which later consolidated with the Ponca Lodge 83; Guthrie Consistory and Akdar Shrine; and a lifetime member of both the Masonic Lodge, and Red Rock Chapter 180 Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include one son, Alan Case of Woodward; and two grandchildren. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Lloyd Ray Case; four brothers and two sisters.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Case's name to the Marland Methodist-Christian Church, P.O. Box 486, Marland, OK 74644.
FAIRFAX - Goldie I. Glasgow, mother of Rev. Robert E. Glasgow Sr. of Fairfax, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 21, 1998, in the Fairfax Memorial Hospital. She was 91.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Southern Baptist Church in Coffeyville, Kan., with the Rev. Richard Jenkins, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in the Ramona (Okla.) Cemetery under the direction of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home, Fairfax. Friends may visit at the funeral home in Fairfax until 9 p.m. today, then from 9 am. to 11 a.m. Friday at the church in Coffeyville.
Goldie I. (Copple) Glasgow was born Nov. 15, 1906, in Waukomis, Indian Territory, the daughter of Spencer Eugene and Etta Inez (Meek) Copple. She was a 1925 graduate of Drumright High School, then taught school for four years and worked for an auditor for Singer Sewing Machine Co.
She was married to Rev. W.E. Glasgow Sr., on March 29, 1929, in Claremore, and over the years, served at his side as Sunday School teacher, choir member, organist, Vacation Bible School director and Woman's Missionary Union president as she traveled with her pastor husband to various churches. They served in Southern Baptist Churches in Oklahoma including Shady Grove, Lynn Lane and Mingo in the Tulsa area, and also Inola, Ramona, Pawhuska,, and Wann. She was a current member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Coffeyville, Kan., where she had taught Sunday School until January 1988.
Survivors include two sons, W.E. "Bill" Glasgow Jr. of Ramona and the Rev. Robert E. "Bob" Glasgow Sr. of Fairfax; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; one daughter, Goldie Todd; one son Benny Glasgow; her parents; and two grandchildren.
Casket bearers will be Mike Glasgow, Bob Glasgow, Ed Glasgow, Ben Glasgow, Steve Glasgow, Larry Kier and John Pederson.
Essie M. Myers, former longtime Ponca City area resident, died Jan. 15, 1998, at the Sterling Park Assisted Living Center, Redmond, Wash. She was 95. Mrs. Myers had been a resident of Sterling Park for seven years and had been in the Sterling Park fragile care unit the last four years.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at the Trout Funeral Home Chapel, Ponca City, with Dr. Frank Fick of Alborn, Mich., officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in the Oak Grove section of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Ponca City. The casket will be closed following the service, however, friends may call at the funeral home until 1 p.m. Saturday.
Casket bearers will be Mrs. Myers grandchildren, Dr. Mark Myers, of Russellville, Ark., Dr. Gary Myers, of Norman, Robert Irwin Wright, Snoqualmie Falls, Wash., and great-grandsons, Jay Allen Myers, of Little Rock, Ark., and Matthew David Myers, of Norman.
Mrs. Myers was born May 9, 1902, on the family homestead south of Uncas in eastern Kay County, to John Branch and Rose E. (Hopkins) Barnett. She received her early education at Pleasant Valley country school and attended Ponca City High School.
When she was 12 years old she was baptized in the Arkansas River by a Methodist circuit preacher. Dora Fergusson and Effie Hudsonpillor, school classmates and neighbors, also were baptized at that time.
Mrs. Myers was a homemaker and a mother. She and Ralph Irwin Myers were married May 4, 1920, at Guthrie. After their marriage, Mr. Myers worked for the Santa Fe Railroad at Newkirk, Uncas and Kaw City. He later worked for the Empire Pipe Line Company in Cushing, Ponca City, Bartlesville and Odessa, Texas. The couple purchased the homestead from the Barnett estate and farmed it until the completion of the Kaw Dam. Ponca Cove is now located on approximately 70 percent of the homestead. When the homestead was taken for the lake and Ponca Cove the couple moved to Belleview, Wash.
Survivors include one son, Donald L. Myers, of Tulsa and Mill Creek, Wash.; one daughter, Mrs. Robert E. (Marcelle) Wright of Redmond, Wash.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph I. Myers in February 1980; one son Ralph Myers Jr.; her parents; two brothers, John R. Barnett and Leroy "Tiny" Barnett; three sisters, Anna Johnson, Mabel Rowe, and Ida Johnson; one half-brother; and two half-sisters.
paid obituary
Fred Q. Walls, Ponca City resident, died at his home, Wednesday evening, Jan. 21, 1998. He was 77. Survivors include his wife, Rachel, of the home. The funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Memorial Chapel. Other arrangements will be announced later.
Willa Mowder Gosting, lifelong Ponca City resident, died early this morning, Jan. 22, 1998, at the Ponca City Nursing Home. She was 83. Local survivors include a sister, Rosemary Davey. Arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home.
NEWKIRK - Verna F. Morris, longtime Newkirk area resident, died early Wednesday morning at her home in Newkirk. She was 81. The funeral is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Miller-Stahl Funeral Service, Newkirk. Other arrangements will be announced later.
Friday
Donald Lee Miller - Funeral at 2 p.m. at the Roberts Funeral Home
Chapel in Blackwell. Burial will be in the Blackwell Cemetery.
NEWS BRIEFS
Elks Valentine Party - The Elks Lodge of Ponca City is hosting a Valentine's Party on Feb. 13, from 8 p.m. to midnight. All proceeds will benefit Hospice of Ponca City. Cost is $5 per person or $8 per couple. "Poverty's Children" band will play. Numerous door prizes will be given away including a one night get-a-way at Stratford Inn. Elks Lodge will also be serving dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. for additional cost.
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 in Arkansas City. The Pete Coli Band will be playing for dancing and all seniors in the area are invited to attend and bring a favorite snack to share.
False Alarm - At 6:45 a.m. Wednesday police received a call regarding an alarm at Jimmie Jones Co., 1301 West South Avenue. It was determined to be employee error.
Arrest - Police arrested a 34-year-old woman at 10:19 a.m. Wednesday from the 2100 block of North Fourteenth Street on a Kay County warrant.
Arrest - A 36-year-old man was arrested at 10:39 a.m. Wednesday on a Kay County warrant.
Burglary - At 10:38 a.m. Wednesday police were contacted regarding a burglary at Fort Knox, Mini Storage, 1301 East Prospect Avenue. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested a 20-year-old man at 10:58 a.m. Wednesday from the 300 block of South Perry Street on a city warrant.
Accident - At 12:29 p.m. Wednesday police were notified of an accident at West South Avenue and South Waverly Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - A 32-year-old woman was arrested at 1:01 p.m. Wednesday on a city warrant.
Spill - At 1:13 p.m. the fire department responded to call regarding a spill of "oxidizer" in the street in the 400 block of North Union Street. It was cleaned up.
Arrest - Police arrested a 31-year-old man at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday on city and county warrants.
Arrest - A 20-year-old woman was arrested at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday on a Kay County warrant.
Arrest - A 35-year-old woman was arrested at 2:39 p.m. Wednesday for grand larceny and trespassing after Wal-Mart, 1101 East Prospect Avenue, reported having a shoplifter in custody.
Arrest - Police arrested a 22-year-old man at 3:39 p.m. Wednesday for second degree burglary.
Knife Threat - At 4:03 p.m. Thursday police received a call from a resident in the 900 block of North Osage Street reporting a man pulling a knife on him. It was determined to be a dispute between two juveniles and their parents were contacted.
Accident - An accident at North Elm Street and West Broadway Avenue was reported to police at 4:10 p.m. A report was taken.
Jacket Stolen - Police were notified at 4:19 p.m. Wednesday of a jacket being stolen from the High School. A report was taken.
Nails in Street - At 4:51 p.m. Wednesday police received a report of nails in the street in the 400 block of North Oak Street. An officer was assigned.
Checks Stolen - At 5:14 p.m. Wednesday police were notified of a man whose checks had been stolen. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Juvenile Assault - At 6:16 p.m. Wednesday a woman from the 100 block of East Roosevelt Avenue reported that her 11-year-old son had been assaulted at Sunset Park by four older juveniles. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Juvenile Apprehended - At 7:09 p.m. Wednesday police apprehended a 17-year-old girl from Wal-Mart, 1101 East Prospect Avenue, for trespassing. The juvenile was release to her parents.
Fight - At 9:50 p.m. Wednesday police were called to the 2200 block of North Fourteenth Street for a fight in a parking lot. Two officers were assigned, however the subjects were gone upon the officer's arrival.
Accident - At 1:48 a.m. Wednesday police were notified of a two-vehicle,
non-injury accident at East Hartford Avenue and North Fourth Street. An
officer was assigned and a report was taken.
GARDENING
An incoming class of new docents is being recruited for The Nature Conservancy's Tallgrass Prairie north of Pawhuska. Docents greet visitors and share information about the tallgrass ecosystem, Osage County history and The Nature Conservancy. They manage a gift shop and nature exhibit room. People who would like to talk about volunteering are invited to a recruitment meeting Feb. 3 in Ponca City and Feb. 10 in Bartlesville. Each meeting will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the city library.
Docents will be required to attend two full days of training, March 28 and April 4, before they start their duties. Both sessions will be in Pawhuska. Staff members and docent leaders will lead group sessions and a National Geographic Explorer series video will be reviewed, "Tallgrass Prairie - Fire and Thunder."
Mary McIntyre, education and outreach coordinator is in charge. She is the former Mary Lutz of Ponca City. She may be contacted at The Nature Conservancy in Tulsa at (918) 585-1117.
About 1200 visitors come each year to the prairie. Its 37,000 acres are now a laboratory of sorts, where scientists are studying 250 species of grasses, 80 species of mammals, 300 species of birds and uncounted other plants and creatures.
Tallgrass prairie used to stretch from Canada to the Gulf, but now it is rare, much of it plowed for wheat and corn. No complete tallgrass ecosystem now exists with its full community of plants and animals, so The Conservancy is working to re-establish that ecosystem on part of the Chapman-Barnard Ranch, north of Pawhuska.
Last year, 90 docents provided information about the ecosystem, Osage County history and the Conservancy. Docents work each day from mid-March through mid-November, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Teams of docents will cover slightly longer days, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., school is out in the summer.
Further information may be obtained from the Conservancy at (918) 585-1117 and from docents.
Current docent from Ponca City is Dorothy Buck, 762-0677. from Bartlesville:
Sandy Frazier, 333-1417; Rod Harwod, 336-7546; Marilyn Keefer, 333-7761,
coordinator of trail guides; Barbara Jean Marashi, 335-3220; George McCourt,
333-2414; Betty Shook, 336-9888; Betty and David Turner, 333-7864 and Van
and Loretta Vives, 333-3840.
SPORTS
By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
Ponca City's Wildcat wrestlers face one of their most important duals of the season without a healthy lineup tonight when they visit Stillwater starting at 7 p.m.
The Pioneers are having one of their most successful seasons and stand 9-1-1 in duals. The Cats are 7-2-1 and trying to reach an 11-win season.
But even more importantly than the 11 wins, the Wildcats need a victory tonight to improve their seeding in the Dual State Tournament Feb. 13-14.
Stillwater is also a district champion and will join Ponca City, Broken Arrow and Muskogee as east region qualifiers to Dual State. Ponca City lost to Broken Arrow in an early-season dual and tied Muskogee in the Jenks Quad.
"If we beat Stillwater tonight, we could end up seeded second in the East," Ponca City coach Pat Young said. "If we lose to Stillwater, we'll be seeded fourth and have to face Choctaw in the first round at Dual State."
Choctaw is the likely No. 1 seed in the west region. Also qualifying in the West are Del City, Mustang and Westmoore.
"Stillwater has a good team," Young said. "I've said that all year long. In fact, I had them ranked earlier in the season. This is a really important match for us."
Young will be going into the dual with some question marks about his lineup.
Wildcat 140-pounder Lorenzo Jones was not in school Wednesday. Young is hoping he is well enough to go tonight.
Also 215-pounder Nick Steichen is still suffering the effects of a neck injury suffered in the Sapulpa Tournament last weekend. Michael Osborn, at 145, is hampered by an arm injury.
"I'm going to be switching my lineup around, probably at the last moment," Young said, "and I'm going to be weighing in some extra people."
The basic Po-Hi lineup, which will probably change by mat time, has Phillip Brotherton (2-4) at 103 pounds, Phillip Gelino (14-8) at 112, Josh Bailey (14-9) at 119 and Willie Ivie (6-5) at 125.
Young will probably weigh in Mark Dodgen (19-4) and Clint Stafford at 130 pounds with Matt Dodgen (17-1) at 135, Jones (14-9) at 140, Osborn (19-13) at 145 and both Kyle Duren (18-8) and Blaine Empting at 152.
Toby Redleaf will probably be at 160 pounds with Marciano Villarruel and Darrin Smith weighing in at 171. Jay Bentley will weight in at 189, Steichen at 215 and Jason Nurenberg at 275.
That lineup could change at the last moment and will probably change as the dual goes along, according to Young.
Stillwater, also battling injury problems, escaped Owasso 37-31, Tuesday during the Pioneers' Homecoming thanks to a fall by 275-pounder Terrace Clayton.
Coach Doug Chesbro had a couple of new faces in the lineup against the Rams and at least two wrestlers up a weight in that dual.
The Pioneers' lineup, also almost certain to change, had Travis Phillips (8-9) at 103 pounds, Mike Smith (0-2) at 112, Jason Utley (16-6) at 119, Frank Fairbanks (15-5) at 125, Bryan Womack (7-7) at 130, Regan Reichman (0-2) at 135, Levi Rains (17-7) at 140, Jason Bolstead (17-4) at 145, Tony Morgan (20-1) at 152, Marshon Carter (11-7) at 160, Dustin Diener (2-6) at 171, Matt Mosley (3-7) at 189, Cameron Cooley (3-2) at 215 and Clayton (7-7) at 275.
Utley and Fairbanks moved up from their usual weights to face the Rams and will probably be back at 112 and 119 tonight.
Tonight
Wrestling
7 p.m. - Stillwater Dual, there
Basketball
2 p.m. - Lady Cats face Broken Arrow JV. in Perry Tournament first round.
6:45 p.m. - Wildcats face Goddard in Valley Center Invitational first round.
(Both games on WBBZ)
Friday and Saturday
Basketball
Second and third rounds of Perry and Valley Center Tournaments. Times TBA.
TONKAWA - The annual Northern Oklahoma College North Country Invitational High School tournament starts a three-day run today.
Half of the games, boys and girls, will be played in the Foster-Piper Fieldhouse at NOC and half in the Tonkawa High School gym today and Friday. All of Saturday's game will be at NOC.
The teams entered in the tournament include Alva, Blackwell, Chisholm, Frontier, Newkirk, Oklahoma Christian School, Pawhuska and Tonkawa.
Today's boys' play starts at 6 p.m. with Blackwell playing Chisholm at NOC and Alva taking on Newkirk at the high school. The 8:40 p.m. boys' games pit Frontier against Tonkawa at the high school and OCS against Pawhuska at NOC.
In the girls' bracket, at 4:40 p.m., Blackwell plays Frontier at NOC and Alva faces Tonkawa at the high school. The 7:20 p.m. games will see Pawhuska take on Chisholm at NOC and Newkirk tackles OCS at the high school.
The winners' semifinals will be played at NOC Friday. The girls' games are at 4:40 and 7:20 with the boys games at 6 and 8:40. The losers' bracket games are at the same times at Tonkawa High School.
Saturday's schedule will have the girls' seventh-place game at 11:20 a.m., the consolation finals at 2 p.m., the third-place game at 4:40 and the championship finals at 7:20.
In the boys' bracket, the seventh-place game is at 12:40, the consolation finals at 3:20, the third-place game at 6 and the championship finals at 8:40.
Seventh Grader Basketball - Ponca City's seventh grade Traveling Cougars placed third in the North Region Sooner Games Sportsfest held in Enid over the weekend.
The Cougars are one of the top six 13-year old basketball teams in the
state.