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From the pages of The Ponca City News, Thursday, February 01, 2001 LOCAL DEATHS NEWS BRIEFS SPORTS GARDENING LOCALFriday Forum Features School Board Hopefuls Friday Forum Features School Board HopefulsA special Friday Forum featuring Ponca City school board candidates Norris Fredericks and David Kinkaid is set for 8 to 9 a.m., Friday at Pioneer Technology Center. Dr. Bill White will also be present to discuss the upcoming election and the mill levies. The election is set for Feb. 13. Sandy James, chairman of the Education Committee of the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce, is to be the moderator. The public is welcome to attend. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. Absentee Ballots Available For Annual School ElectionLess than a week remains for registered voters in Kay County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Feb. 13 annual school election, according to Kay County Election Board Secretary Carol Stafford. Applications for absentee ballots must be in the hands of the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, to be processed. Any registered voter eligible to vote in the election may vote by absentee ballot without stated reason, Stafford said. Absentee voters may apply in person at the County Election Board office or may send their applications by mail, fax, or by telegraph. Voters may apply for absentee ballots for the following reasons: -Registered voters who are physically incapacitated and voters who care for physically incapacitated persons who cannot be left unattended may apply for absentee ballots only by mail or by telegraph. -Registered voters who are confined to a nursing home in the county may apply only by mail, fax or telegraph. -Military personnel, residents of Kay County living overseas, and the spouses and dependents of each group are entitled to vote without being registered. They may apply only by mail or by fax. For more information on absentee voting, contact the County Election board at the Courthouse, 201 South Main, Newkirk, OK. The telephone number is 580-362-2130. The County Election Board fax number is 580-362-1100. Nearly NewsBecky Krueger of Trout Elementary called The News this morning to report the current pop tab count is at 951,505 tabs. She said when the final count is tallied on March 2, she projects the goal of one million pop tabs will be reached. County Commissioners Meet New OSU Extension DirectorBy KATHY ZEHR News Staff Writer NEWKIRK — Kay County Commissioners met in a short session Monday with little legal action. Mary Rhyne, interim OSU extension director, introduced Bart Cardwell, newly appointed OSU extension educator for agriculture and 4-H programs in Kay County. Cardwell, currently serving as Noble County extension director, will begin his duties on April 1. Chairman Wayne Leven led a discussion regarding submitted bids for a railroad spur at the new Fiber Optical plant south of Ponca City. One bid was eliminated, and acceptance of a contractor from remaining bids was tabled until Feb. 5, pending further study. A tentative date of October 2001 was discussed for completion of the fiber optical plant. Bids for steel replacement doors for the Kay County Jail and a door in the court house were reviewed and tabled, pending further study. Assistant D.A Phil Ross discussed a statute regarding commissioners bidding on their own equipment at auction was reviewed. The ruling states that each commissioner may not bid on his own equipment but may bid on any other merchandise offered for sale. Road conditions in the county were discussed extensively and several critical locations were pinpointed for immediate repair. Commissioner Dee Schieber also noted several missing county signs needed to be replaced in District 1, and commissioner Rex Purdy briefly discussed new bridge construction funding by each district. A resolution was approved allowing refunds on insurance premiums to be deposited into an account where they can be disbursed properly. Commissioners also approved a new contract with Cingular Wireless for phone service and an agreement with Green Realty for access to the Kay County Assessor’s computerized records. A claim for $10,824.10 from Brawley Engineers was approved for bridge inspections in District 1. Transfer of appropriations was made within the Juvenile Block Grant Cash Fund for maintenance and operations in the amount of $3,433.75, and an annual contract for custodial service for the Department of Human Service was approved. Other small claims were signed by Leven, Purdy and Schieber. Kay County Commissioners Court is held each Monday at 9 a.m. at the Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk. The sessions are open to the public. Area Coeds Among NOC Homecoming Queen FinalistsTONKAWA — Megan Coates, Tonkawa, and Mindy Johnson, Blackwell, are among five finalists vying for the title of Northern Oklahoma College Homecoming Queen 2000-2001. They were chosen by student, faculty and staff ballot from an original field of 22 candidates representing organizations on the Tonkawa campus. Coates, daughter of Dennis and Donna Coates, is a graduate of Tonkawa High School where she participated as Student Council President and was valedictorian. She was also involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, basketball, softball and track. At Northern she is majoring in marketing and is currently active as Phi Theta Kappa reporter, Kappa Beta Delta secretary and Bell Residence Hall president. She represents Bell Hall. Representing Boehme Residence Hall, Johnson currently serves as vice president of the Student Body and of Phi Theta Kappa. She is majoring in elementary education and is a Peer Counselor. She graduated from Blackwell High School where she participated in the Student Council, Vocal, Show Choir, Pep Club and Peer Counselors. She is the daughter of Gene and Vicki Johnson. Other finalists are Amanda Hogan, Guymon, representing the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; B.J. Homer, Moore, representing Markley Residence Hall; and Lindsey Shiever, Morrison, representing the women's basketball team. Among the original 22 candidates, area nominees and the organizations they represented included Tiffany Duroy, Peer Counselors; Gabrielle Gardner, Broadcast Club; and Alicia Sensintaffar, Roundup Yearbook; all of Ponca City; and Galina Denisenko, International Student Association; Audrey Lester, Student Senate; and Andrea Stacy, Students Against Drunk Driving, all of Tonkawa. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned and her court will be introduced during ceremonies at half time of the men’s basketball game against Eastern Oklahoma State College Feb. 5 in Foster-Piper Fieldhouse on the Tonkawa campus. Kay County Mounties 4-H Prepares for Fund RaiserThe Kay County Mounties 4-H Club met on Jan. 15 at leader Earla Alley’s home to discuss several pending events involving the club. Highlighting these events is the 2001 “Oklahoma Kids Helping Kids” campaign. Through this community service project, the Kay County Mounties 4-H club will join other Kay County 4-H clubs in helping to raise funds to support Oklahoma 4-H programs and the Ronald McDonald House in Oklahoma City. The Kay County Mounties will officially begin their campaign drive today, which will run through March 22, by requesting donations of $1 or more to help support these programs. For each $1 donation, donors will receive a valuable coupon to use at participating McDonalds Restaurants. Since 1988, Oklahoma 4-H members have raised more than $435,000 through “Kids Helping Kids.” The goal for this year’s campaign is $50,000. Among other events discussed at the meeting was the County Rally on Feb. 17. Also at the meeting, Alley thanked everyone who participated in the Christmas caroling at the nursing home, and congratulated those who entered demonstrations during the Oakwood Mall Day in Enid. She also congratulated those who placed in the Kay County Bread Show. The next scheduled meeting for the club is Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. During the meeting, each member will give a practice talk or illustration to the club in preparation for the county rally. Marland, Red Rock VFDs Get Drug Lab Awareness TrainingMARLAND — The Marland Volunteer Fire Department and the Red Rock Volunteer Fire Department had an awareness training on clandestine drug labs recently. The training was given by J.D. Wilson of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Bomb Squad. It was also sponsored in part by the Oklahoma District Attorney’s Council and the Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training. Methamphetamine is a potent central nervous system stimulant. Response time in using the drug is eight seconds to three minutes, depending on how used. Some effects are irritability, aggressiveness, anxiety, auditory hallucinations and paranoia, violent behavior and mood changes from friendly to hostile, according to information received by the department officials. Personnel of the two departments learned about different types of labs, the trends, hazards, recognition and assessment, hazard protection and clean up of each type. This included information on explosion, chemical, fire and suspect hazards. Those at the training were told to watch for missing anhydrous ammonia, large quantities of batteries and large quantities of over-the-counter pills, containing ephedrine. They were told that most ingredients are bought in any store and the person making the methamphetamine, a lot of times doesn’t realize the potential hazard of the chemicals that are being mixed. Additional information included trends and statistics that revealed four percent of all clan lab raids result in hospitalization of at least one federal officer, clan lab raids are considered the largest single source of on the job injuries for federal officers, and 20 percent of all labs result in or are discovered through fire or explosion. Additionally, 10 percent of cases, suspects have fully automatic or silenced weapons, 10 percent of cases have found booby traps or explosive devices, 30 percent of cases, suspects were found using some form of electronic countermeasures and prior to lab safety certification some federal/state task forces experienced up toe 100 percent chemical injury rates. Health effects of meth addiction include severe weight loss, cardiopulmonary problems, brain damage and brittle bones and tooth loss. Frontier Classes To Help Citizens In Making VideosRED ROCK — Schools all across the nation are making headlines with their use of technology. Frontier school is no different. On Friday, Feb. 2, the gift and talented seventh and eighth grade class will be teaching a senior citizen Community Education Class on making iMovie videos. Title VII is a federal three-year grant for Gifted and Talented Native American Youth, but limited to Native American. The senior citizen class is offered through the State Department of Education’s Community Education Grant. In both grants, collaboration is encouraged. The seventh and eighth graders have been taught to make the videos on the iMac Computers during their class. Now, they are going to share their information with the senior citizens of Frontier School District. The school feels senior citizens have wonderful history to share and with the use of iMovies, they will be able to put in video format to be handed down through the years. Enrollment is limited to 10 participants. Each student will work with a senior citizen. The Learn and Serve Department will be with the group on that day. DEATHSJohn Wilson Henline John Wilson HenlineJohn Wilson Henline, resident of Ponca City, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 92. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery. Trout Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. John Wilson Henline was born Jan. 9, 1909, in Cherokee, the son of Thomas Wilson and Maud Leulla Pritchard Henline. He married Grace Naomi Perry on June 29, 1937, in El Dorado, Kan. He served his country in the United States Army before and during World War II. They lived in Kansas, Arizona and moved to Ponca City in 1967. He was a self employed carpenter. Survivors include his wife of the home; two sisters, Rebecca Rogers of Wagoner and Stella Bullard of Shattuck; and two brothers, Kenneth Sherril of Arnett and Amos Sherril of Stafford, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Kay County Chapter, P.O. Box 1151, Ponca City, Okla. 74602. Hazel QuerryTONKAWA — Hazel Querry, resident of Tonkawa, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001. The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at the chapel of McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Howard officiating. Burial will be at the IOOF in Tonkawa. Visitation will be until 1:30 p.m. Friday. Hazel Querry was born in Tonkawa, the daughter of J.G. and Elizabeth Wood. She grew up in Tonkawa, attending Tonkawa schools and graduating from the University Preparatory School, now Northern Oklahoma College, with the class of 1920. She married Claude Querry on Jan. 16, 1926. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Order of Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Tonkawa Historical Society. Survivors include two sons, Jamie Leon Querry of Tonkawa and Jack Querry of Oklahoma City; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one sister and two brothers. Elizabeth TottenElizabeth Totten, longtime Ponca City resident, died on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 90. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. in the Woodlands Christian Church with the Rev. Leland Petersen, associate pastor of Woodlands Christian Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the Blackwell IOOF Cemetery under direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Harriett Elizabeth Totten was born on May 22, 1910, in Chattanooga, Okla. She and her family moved to the Blackwell community, and she was reared in the Blackwell school system. Her first job was as a proofreader for the Daily Oklahoman and then went to work for The Tulsa World as a proofreader and retired at the age of 75. While in Blackwell, she was a member of the First Christian Church and, when she moved to Ponca City, transferred to Woodlands Christian Church. She enjoyed writing poetry and had sponsored poetry writing contest right out of her own expense. She also enjoyed gardening. She had no surviving relatives, yet she is survived by a close friend who was an active caretaker, John Knight. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one sister and one brother. ObituariesO.M. HeartsillO.M. “Milt” Heartsill, Ponca City resident, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 31, 2001. He was 77. The funeral will be Friday, 9:30 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. J.D. Ward, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in the Rosehill Cemetery in Ardmore under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home. Born Oct. 29, 1923, in Ardmore, he was the son of O.M. and Appie Lona Sheperd Heartsill. He was reared at Lone Grove where he attended schools. During World War II, he served with the Army Air Corps. Milt began his career with Oklahoma Natural Gas in Ardmore. He served as a general serviceman in Healdton before moving to Claremore and later Bristow as office manager. Next came a five-year stint at the ONG general office in Tulsa as a commercial sales engineer. In 1960, Heartsill was moved to Midwest City as manager, then was promoted to the position of Clinton area manager in 1972. In 1974, he was named to the district vice presidency in Ponca City. Milt had been extremely active in the communities where he had worked. In Ponca City he served as the president of Westminster Village board of trustees, Rotary District 575 Foundation chairman, a member of the Salvation Army board and the long-range planning committee of the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce. In the past, he had been president of the Midwest City and Ponca City Rotary Clubs and governor of Rotary District 575, president of the Twin Hills Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City and the Ponca City Country Club, president of the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce and president and drive chairman of Ponca City’s United Way, and president of the Ponca City Industrial Foundation. Heartsill was named Ponca City’s Outstanding Citizen of 1983, Rotary Man of the Year in 1986, and a Paul Harris Fellow. Milt was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He enjoyed golf, gardening, and civic work. Surviving are his wife, Aline, of the home, 717 Red Oak; a daughter, Phyllis Church and husband Gerry of Mustang; a son, Scott Heartsill of San Diego, Calif.; two granddaughters, Jennifer Ewing and husband Jason of Oklahoma City and Heather Imes of Oklahoma City; a grandson, Jeremy Imes and wife Joanna of Oklahoma City; four great-grandchildren, Alexandria Imes, Clayton Capra, Abagail Imes, and Jake Ewing; and a sister, Iva Ruth Charnock of Asheville, N.C. He was preceded in death by his parents. Honorary casket bearers will be Elza Haynes, Larry Stephenson, employees and past employees of Oklahoma Natural Gas, and Rotarians. Memorials may be made to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, for neurological research, 825 N.E. 13th, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73104 or to the First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Sixth, Ponca City, Okla. 74601. The family will be at 717 Red Oak. paid obituary Juanita H. StevensJuanita H. Stevens, longtime Ponca City resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at her daughter’s home in Cleveland, Okla. She was 83. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at the First Baptist Church Chapel with the Rev. Hance Dilbeck, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Trout Funeral Home. Juanita was born on Dec. 7, 1917, in Powell, Okla., to Barker and Ellis Harris. Her mother died at child birth, and, unable to care for Juanita himself, Barker allowed his cousin Maggie Franks and her husband John David to raise Juanita. John and Maggie took Juanita and loved her as their own and she had a wonderful family with the Franks’ along with their other children, Melvin, Walter, and Aileen. Juanita was raised in the Bristow and Depew area and graduated from school in Bristow. She married Carl G. Stevens on Aug. 25, 1935, in Depew. He preceded her in death on September 7, 1999. The couple moved to Ponca City in 1940 where Juanita was a happy homemaker. She loved to cook and clean house and belonged to the Homemakers Club. Carl and Juanita loved to travel and go camping, and spent much of their retirement years seeing God’s beautiful country. They also loved to go to the local nursing homes and play music for the elderly and ill. They were both members of and loved to sing with the Silvertones. Juanita was very active in church, first at Liberty Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, and later at First Baptist Church, where she and Carl were both active in the choir. She was also president of the Women’s Missionary Association, and always tried to do mission work with her neighbors and community. She also worked for many years as an election official for the election board. Juanita enjoyed spending time with her family and especially enjoyed working with her flowers, saying it was therapy for her. She also was an artist and loved painting nature scenes, such as mountains, lakes, and trees. She is survived by two daughters, Donna Glenn and her husband Bill of Cleveland and Carlita Robertson of Muskogee; three grandchildren, Debbie Lewis, Duane Lively, and Steven Mall; five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Aileen Widener of Seminole; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Melvin and Walter Franks. Casket bearers will be Jim Boyer, Wallace Weaver, Joe Skinner, R.C. “Slim” Shelton, Bill Williams and Bill Glenn. Honorary bearers will be Duane Lively, John Lewis, Steven Mall, Dean Franks, Melvin E. Franks, David A. Franks and Jack Franks. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 218 S. Sixth, Ponca City, Okla. 74601. paid obituary FuneralsFriday Albert Wesley Holt Albert Wesley Holt — Funeral at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Roberts Funeral Home in Blackwell. Burial will be in Braman Cemetery. Saturday Carrie PhillipsCarrie Phillips — Funeral at 10 a.m. in the parlor of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home with burial in the Fairfax Cemetery. James W. CagleyJames W. Cagley — Funeral at 3 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church. NEWS BRIEFSSalad Luncheon — The annual Valentine salad luncheon sponsored by First Lutheran Church Women’s Guild will be Thursday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Cost is $5 for adults and $1.50 for preschoolers. Tickets are available from Guild members and the church and school offices. Gold Dome, pebble ring. Lost last week in North area of Ponca City. Reward for the return. Please call and ask for Sheri Houk or Dr. Harold Houk. 762-6663 or 765-5814. adv. Benefit Taco Sale — A benefit Indian taco sale to help one of the students raise the $900 needed to make the trip to the New York Chorale Festival will be held Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 114 North Ninth. Call 765-1663 to place an order. Liquidation Auction- Marland Estate Conference Center, Hotel Restaurant- 9a.m. Saturday February 3rd. 901 Monument, Ponca City. Nicholson Auction Co. 767-1236. adv. Candidate Dinner Canceled — The “Meet the Candidate” dinner sponsored by Casey Camp-Horinek, scheduled for Feb. 3 has been canceled. Family and friends will instead hold a benefit chili and Indian taco dinner, to raise funds for two local burn victims. Details of location, time, and cost, will appear in Friday’s paper. Short Formals on sale at Marry Me!! 40% off. Saturday only. Pioneer Shopping Center. 10 to 5. adv. Theft — A woman in the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue reported a stolen bicycle to Ponca City police at 8:28 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Fraud — An employee at a business in the 2800 block of North Fourteenth Street reported to Ponca City police at 10:28 a.m. Wednesday someone had tried to cash a bad check. When the employee told the subject she had to call the bank, the subject left. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Burglary — A man in the 400 block of South Birch Street reported to Ponca City police at 10:53 a.m. Wednesday a shop at the back of his property had been burglarized overnight. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Free Pregnancy test. Birth Choice cares. Confidential. Hours: Monday 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. and Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 700 West Broadway. 765-9689. adv. Fire Run — An employee at Ponca Iron and Metal Co., 200 East Oakland Avenue, advised the Communications Center of a liquid oxygen spill at 12:02 p.m. Wednesday. Command one, engine three and an ambulance from the Ponca City Fire Department responded to the call, but the employee called back to advise the spill was under control and the call was canceled. Pauline’s Prime rib special, Saturday night, February 3. For reservations call 65-54.60. adv. Subject Held — An officer in the 1100 block of North Birch Street reported a 29-year-old woman was taken into custody after a traffic stop for driving under suspension and speeding at 2:03 p.m. Wednesday. Need Responsible lady to care for elderly lady. Call for details. 767-1502 or 762-5426. adv. Fire Run — An anonymous call advised the Communications Center of a propane leak at Hambleton Propane, 2772 East U.S. 60, at 8:38 p.m. Wednesday. Marland Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene. Firefighters advised it was a small leak in a tank and didn’t pose any threat. They also advised they would continue to try to contact the business’ owner about the leak. Gas Drive-Off — A clerk at Jack Griffith’s Gas-Up, 2501 North Fourteenth Street, reported a $24.25 gas drive-off to Ponca City police at 8:58 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Subject Held — An officer in the 3500 block of A Street reported a 38-year-old woman was taken into custody after a traffic stop for driving under intoxication, driving under revocation and on a city warrant at 11:26 p.m. Wednesday. A vehicle was towed from the scene. Accident — A two-vehicle, non-injury accident at the intersection of East Hartford Avenue and Mary Street was reported to Ponca City police at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Pauline’s Shrimp Peel, all you can eat, $11.95. Friday, 2. For reservations call 765-5460. adv. Subject Held — An officer in the 300 block of East Hartford Avenue reported a 19-year-old woman was taken into custody after a traffic stop on a city warrant at 3:59 p.m. Wednesday. Soccer sign up. Saturday, February 3rd. From 9a.m. to 1p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Februrary 5th, 6th, 7th. 4p.m. to 8p.m. Register at Quantum Computer Service 312 East Grand. 762-9056. adv. Subject Held — An officer at the intersection of West Grand Avenue and Olympia Street reported a 29-year-old woman was taken into custody after a traffic stop for driving under suspension and speeding at 4:43 p.m. Wednesday. Head Country all day Friday special All you can eat, smoked BBQ ribs, beans, potato salad, and coleslaw, only $7.49, all day. 1217 East Prospect. 767-8304. adv. Animal Call — A nurse at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center advised Ponca City police at 5:21 p.m. Wednesday the emergency room was treating a juvenile boy for a dog bite which occurred near the intersection of North Osage Street and North Elm Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Dougan's Bar-B-Q Friday special from 4-8 p.m., all you can eat ribs with beans, potato salad and coleslaw, $8.49. 215 South 14th, 765-7979. adv. Ambulance Run — A 911 call from a residence in the 600 block of North Alfalfa in Marland advised the Communications Center of a 6-year-old boy who had received several serious dog bites at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday. An ambulance from the Ponca City Fire Department responded to the scene and the boy was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Subject Held — An officer in the 500 block of West Highland Avenue reported a 24-year-old woman was taken into custody on city warrants for failure to appear and failure to pay at 7:39 p.m. Wednesday. Burglary — A prisoner in the Kay County jail advised Ponca City police at 11:33 p.m. Wednesday his residence had been burglarized while he was in jail. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. GARDENINGArea Residents Become Master Gardeners Area Residents Become Master GardenersBy KATHY ZEHR News Staff Writer Twenty-eight area residents each completed 60 hours of instruction and final test requirements for certification in the Master Gardener program Monday at the Conoco Fourth Street Clubhouse. Oklahoma State University and the Kay/Noble County Extension programs sponsor the Master Gardener program. The first-year graduates will each be required to volunteer 40 hours to civic horticulture projects in the area during 2001. “Volunteer hours to civic endeavors in Kay County from these new graduates should amount to a total of over 1100 hours,” said Bart Cardwell, OSU Extension Agent. Suggestions for community volunteer service from local Master Gardeners’ Club chairman Helen Widner, Agent Cardwell and others were offered. Volunteer work at LA Cann Memorial Gardens and in city flower beds, manning Kay County OSU Extension phones, tree plantings, volunteering in the OSU Horticulture Gardens in Stillwater, presenting gardening programs for civic groups, working with 4-H members, organizing a Junior Master Gardener group, writing gardening stories for publication were among the suggestions. All Master Gardeners are required to keep records of volunteer projects and continue horticulture studies to keep their certification valid after the first year. A certified Master Gardener must attend an additional 20 hours of study by attending educational conferences, seminars and other horticulture programs each year. Graduates of the Master Gardener Class of 2001 are Maureen Danielson, Betty Schwanke, Roger Riggs, Ginger Smith, Jackie Chitwood, Maxine Manering, Beth Ford and Christi White, all of Ponca City. Also from Ponca City are Anita Miller, Judy Basham, Lori Thomas, Billie Carder, Sandra Brown, Clyde Sims, Carol Bouldin, Grace Collins, Jeanie Waller, Francke Thurber, Shelly Myers, Garalyn Corwin, Carey Head, Jackie Keathly, Barbara Ipsom and Teri Biaggi. Also Gloria Hopkins of Perry, Vesta Pierce of Blackwell, and Theresa Horinek of Newkirk. Five Master Gardeners from the Pioneer class of 2000 were also present to re-certify, and are each required to serve 20 hours during 2001. Class of 2000 members who recertified were Judy Burch, Aline Heartsill, Helen Widner, Chris Johns and Kathleen Zehr. Master Gardeners are encouraged to meet for education and project planning monthly. The group will hold their next meeting at 11 a.m. on Feb. 7, at Cann Memorial Garden Center. Diggin in the DirtBy Kathy Zehr Congratulations to 28 new Master Gardeners who just completed 12-weeks of intensive horticulture instruction from the OSU/Kay County sponsored Master Gardener program in Ponca City. North Central Oklahoma will benefit greatly from the vast information and volunteer help that these new MGs bring to the region. If each student completes the required 40-hour community donation of labor and time, the group will provide our area with 960 hours of solid horticulture expertise in 2001. Welcome aboard rookies! Gardeners interested in the next 12-week intensive training program taught locally by horticulture experts in a dozen fields may contact the Kay County OSU Extension office in Newkirk at 580-362-3194. A new session will probably begin in the fall. Children and Gardening Gardening is a pleasure that never wears out! I talk to senior citizens every week, who have become physically limited in many activities but tell me the last thing they will ever give up is gardening — it keeps them both physically and mentally active with a great sense of accomplishment. Besides, there is just nothin’ like the taste of a home grown tomato! Without fail, they all tell me they began their love of gardening as a child. Once a child is introduced to wonder of plants by watching a seed sprout and grow to fruition he is hooked on a healthy hobby. Children can start as early as age three to appreciate the miracles of gardening in Oklahoma. I encourage all parents or grandparents to give up a little space this spring for each child in your family to grow a small garden. Mary Anne Potter, Herban Renewal Farms owner, says she began her love of growing herbs as a small child when she and numerous siblings were each given a small plot to grow what they wanted. She chose herbs! Good veggies for children to grow include radishes, green beans, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and melons. Good flowers are zinnias, marigolds, and bachelor buttons. Perennials are excellent choices and the child can watch for them to bud and bloom each year. Bulb beds are especially satisfying. If pesticides are needed, help your little gardener mix up a gallon of harmless soap spray. Use one tablespoon each of mild dish soap, and vegetable oil mixed in a gallon of water. They can do the spraying themselves with a spritzer bottle. When their project is mature, let them help prepare the fruits of their labor for eating or as a bouquet for the table. The accolades from the family will last a lifetime in memory. Other gardening activities include allowing children to help build a compost pile by raking leaves and grass to dump in it. Children can add scraps from the kitchen (potato, veggie, and fruit peels, eggshells, coffee grounds and tea leaves, but NO MEAT) to the pile. They can later add the finished compost product to their own plot instead of artificial fertilizers. Children also enjoy adding a bucket or two of sand to the plot, applying mulch to keep plants cool, and especially watering. Damage From Street Salt I have had several calls about the potential damage to yards by salts applied to the streets during our recent ice storms. Some homeowners also applied rock salt to walks and driveways. According to Charles Kelly, Ponca City Street Superintendent, city crews are very concerned about salt runoff, damage to trees and lawns, vehicle damage, and disintegration of pavements and sidewalks. “We are constantly looking for better alternatives that are non-polluting,” he said. As a result the city applied only 20.3 tons of rock salt on main roads and at intersections during this winter’s heavy ice storms and only sand was used in residential areas. Seventeen hundred gallons of a more expensive non-polluting, non-corrosive product, calcium magnesium acetate, was also used effectively. Even though we had some good rain here in Ponca City last week, residents who live at busy intersections where salt may have been used may want to thoroughly hose down curbside lawn and trees again. Be particularly diligent in areas where large piles of ice and snow were dumped at curbside. Homeowners who used salt on driveways and walks must also wash it away soon. All vehicles that traveled on main streets should have their undersides thoroughly cleaned. Jim Eck, horticulturist for the city, recommends never using salt on driveways and walks. Just put a teaspoon of salt on your green lawn and watch it turn brown, he said. “We use non-polluting Urea 46-0-0 around all the public buildings for traction on ice,” he advised. It is available at co-ops and garden centers for less that $10 for a 50-pound bag. For a small job, kitty litter has been recommended by several gardeners. Iris Society Sets Meeting FridayThe Northern Oklahoma Iris Society will hold their first meeting of 2001 on Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the L.A. Cann Garden Center, 1500 East Grand Avenue. Anyone interested in irises is invited to attend the meeting. Marianna Counter will present a slide program on Spuria and Siberian irises. These irises are classified as beardless irises. Spurias grow two to five feet tall and their flower is often shaped like that of an orchid. Siberian irises are two to four feet tall and need cold, wet conditions to thrive. Annual dues for joining the Northern Oklahoma Iris Society are $5 per household. The object of NOIS is to promote the culture and improvement of iris and to encourage iris propagation. If you have any questions about the iris society, please contact Lillian Williams, 762-3796, for additional information. Daylily Society Plans MeetingThe Northern Oklahoma Daylily Society will meet Monday evening, Feb. 5, at the Cann Memorial Garden Center, at 7:30 p.m. Judy Farabough from Perry will give a slide presentation from the 2000 Regional Meeting in Wichita, Kan. Gardeners who have an interest in daylilies are invited to join the group and “see what is new in the daylily world.” SPORTSOSU Plane Crash Victims Remembered OSU Plane Crash Victims RememberedSTILLWATER (AP) — They came together to mourn, share and most of all, heal. A crowd of about 12,000 gathered inside Gallagher-Iba Arena on Wednesday to remember the victims of Saturday’s plane crash in Colorado that killed two reserve basketball players, five university staffers, the team’s play-by-play broadcaster and two pilots. “Saturday night’s tragedy took the lives of 10 people who were precious not only to their families, but to each one of us who are here,” said coach Eddie Sutton, who received a standing ovation when he was introduced. “In dealing with death, nothing seems more unfair or more confusing or more senseless or more jolting than when the light goes out far too soon on bright young lives, and it did happen Saturday night.” Those in attendance stood in silence as the families of the fallen 10 filed into their seats on the arena floor. The only sounds were sniffling, occasional whispers and recorded music, including a bagpipe version of “Amazing Grace.” Many wore orange and black, the school colors, and had orange ribbons pinned to their shirts or blouses. Many families clung to each other as they walked. Photographs of the victims stood in front of the stage, which was crowded with orange impatiens. A teen-age girl saw her dad among the photographs, then bowed her head to sob on the teddy bear she clutched. A man kissed the picture of Pat Noyes, director of basketball operations. Another man placed family pictures, Dr. Suess books and a Kansas wrestling medal under the photo of athletic trainer Brian Luinstra. A row of student athletes, some with tears rolling down their cheeks, stood on the arena floor and handed peach-colored roses to the families. Some in the crowd wept and hugged. Those who died when the twin-engine plane went down were Noyes, Luinstra, players Nate Fleming and Dan Lawson; sports information employee Will Hancock; student manager Jared Weiberg; broadcast engineer Kendall Durfey; KWTV sportscaster Bill Teegins, pilot Denver Mills; and co-pilot Bjorn Fahlstrom. They were returning from a game against Colorado when the turboprop crashed in a remote field less than 20 minutes into the flight. The rest of the players and coaches were on two jets that reached Stillwater safely. Junior forward Andre Williams, wearing a black warmup suit and an orange ribbon, read a poem during the service. “Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free. I’m following the path that God laid for me.” Gov. Frank Keating said those aboard the doomed plane were champions who died while doing what they loved. “Gallagher-Iba Arena and Oklahoma State University have been homes to more national champions than any other campus in America,” Keating said. “Today, we add 10 more champions to that long and storied list. “Two played the game, five supported them as members of the department and broadcast staff, two were carrying them back home and one was a reporter who never missed a story until that last one.” In the arena lobby, hundreds of bouquets of flowers sat on tables and the floor. Many of them were from other Big 12 Conference athletic departments and university presidents. People attending the service used orange and black markers to write notes about the victims on an 8-foot message board. One was addressed to ”10 special angels.” “You gave so much and brought happiness to so many,” it said. “Thanks for all the memories. You will not be forgotten.” Students lined up outside the athletic complex three hours before the memorial service began. “I think maybe this will start bringing some closure,” senior Laura Downing said. “Everyone has been walking around campus lately kind of in a daze.” Afternoon classes were canceled so students could attend the memorial or watch it on TV. Many in this small college town stopped what they were doing to tune into live coverage. A handful of people watched from the football stadium on a jumbo screen. University President James Halligan said the school will build two memorials to honor the victims — one in the basketball arena and the other near the crash site in Colorado. Halligan also invited the widows of the victims to send their children to attend Oklahoma State. “We want your children to come here and be a part of this family,” he said. “You are a part of us. We are a part of you. We are trying to envelop you with love.” Those in attendance included Cedric Dempsey, executive director of the NCAA; Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams; Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes; University of Oklahoma President David Boren; Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops; former Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer; and PGA golfers Bob Tway and Scott Verplank. Among the many former OSU basketball players who attended were Desmond Mason, Joe Adkins, Alex Webber, Brian Montonati and Scott Pierce. Lady Cats JVs Just Too GreenSAPULPA — The Lady Cat junior varsity team beat Sapulpa 24-21 Tuesday in a warm-up game for freshman Janna Green. Green scored 14 points in the JV game, then made 4-of-4 free throws late in the fourth quarter to help the varsity team to an impressive win. Coach Dana Bright said the girls started out slow. “We started out extremely slow,” Bright said. “Janna Green had been sick but said she felt like she could play.” She did and she could. Green hit three 3-point shots and made 3-of-4 free throws. “She definitely gave us the spark we needed,” Bright said. Ann Ziegenhain, Amanda Summers, Kristina Huddleston all received playing time in both games for some valuable varsity level experience. Ziegenhain scored four points in the JV game. Sawyers, Summers and Huddleston each scored two points. PC Freshman Girls Top Blackwell, EnidThe Ponca City freshman varsity girls defeated Blackwell 30-23 and Enid Longfellow 52-9 recently. The girls play Enid Emerson today in the team’s final regular season game. The freshman team is off until Feb. 15-17, when Ponca City hosts the Northern Oklahoma Junior High School conference tournament. Thursday and Friday games will be at East and West Middle Schools. The finals site is Robson Field House on Saturday. Pairings and times are not set. The Blackwell game was close until the final period when Ponca City outscored Blackwell 13-8. The first quarter ended with Blackwell having a one-point lead, 8-7. Both teams produced five points in the second quarter, which gave Blackwell a 13-12 lead going into the third. Ponca City took a two-point lead in the third, 17-15. Enid Longfellow scored nine points in the first quarter. Period. Ponca City scored 24 in the first, 20 in the second, 2 in the third and six in the fourth to account for the team’s 52 points. On Jan. 25, the freshman girls beat Woodward 53-38. The freshman varsity girls are 14-1. Individual scoring Name Blackwell Longfellow Woodward Jeniffer Jenkins 7 3 11 Hannah Garrison 13 13 19 Hannah Hopkins 6 4 12 Jamie Trout 0 2 1 Jordan Lunsford 0 8 7 Emily Beier 0 5 1 Emily Pollard 0 6 2 Emily Thompson 0 7 0 Amanda Bohon 2 2 0 Chelsey Cobb 2 2 0 Freshmen Win TwicePonca City 66 Enid Longfellow 37 ENID — The freshman boys traveled to Enid Longfellow Tuesday for a 66-37 win. Longfellow had three quick guards who caused Ponca City’s full court press trouble early in the game. Coach Brad Parent said his team was down by as many as nine points in the first half. However, Ponca City was able to force some turnovers late in the second quarter to take a four point lead into the halftime break. After the first quarter, Longfellow led by three, 15-11, but after two periods, the score was 30-26 in Ponca City’s favor. Longfellow lost the third quarter by one point and trailed 40-35. Fouls took Longfellow’s guards out of the game in the fourth and Ponca City scored 26 points while Enid managed only two. Antoine English scored 14 points for Ponca City. Scott Hartman had 13; Jeremey McConnell, 10; Matt Drouhard, 7; Antwon Moore, 5; Blane King and Erek Stone, 4; Todd Gingerich, T. C. Hankins, Whit Theobald and Kevin Bradley, 2 and Jonathan Waterloo put in one point. ——— Ponca City 63 Blackwell 37 BLACKWELL — The freshman varsity boys traveled to Blackwell for a 63-37 win on Monday. Ponca City put the game away in the first period with a 16-4 beginning that only got worse as the game progressed. The score after the second period was 36-16 and 52-20 after the third. Each team scored 11 points in the final period. Jonathan Waterloo led in scoring 9 points. He was followed by Antwon Moore and Matt Droughard, who each put in 8. Scott Hartman, Antoine English and Jeremey McConnell each scored 7; Ronnie Teague, 8; Whit Theobald, Erek Stone and Jared Yaffe, 3; Kevin Bradley, 2; Todd Gingerich, 1. Sophomores Blast BAPonca City’s sophomore girls outpointed Broken Arrow, 18-4, in the first quarter to cruise to a 56-27 win Monday. The Lady Cats had a whopping 31-11 lead at halftime. Three Ponca Citians finished in double figures as Gerri Eddinger had 12 points, Ann Ziegenhain 12 and Kristina Hiddleston 11. Laura Cartlidge added 8 points while Kelli Wedd had 6, Sharnise Alexander 4 and Melissa Fore 2. “The girls had great ball movement,” said coach Larry . “We started off the game shooting well and played well together as a team” Frontier Girls Top CherokeeCHEROKEE — Severe pain from shin splints forced Robin Pratt to skip a game last week. She returned to the lineup Tuesday against Cherokee and left the Lady Chiefs aching for relief. Pratt was a big pain to Cherokee with 24 points while sophomore Courtney Burgess added 16 hurtful points, nine rebounds and four assists. “We have played a few games now showing some consistency which really makes a difference,” coach Greg Jackson said. “Also, as long as we can rest Robin a few days in between games she can play.” The Lady Chiefs took a slim 18-17 lead into the second period, but that’s the only period the home team won. The Lady Mustangs took the second quarter by three points by outscoring Cherokee, 8-5, to take a 25-23 halftime lead. The third quarter was decided by one point as Frontier scored 13 and Cherokee scored 12. The two teams entered the fourth and deciding quarter with Frontier leading 38-35. Frontier held Cherokee to 10 points, five less than the 15 points the Lady Mustangs scored, which sealed the 54-45 victory. The win puts the ladies at 12-9 for the season. Jackson said he planned to play Pratt Friday against Yale, then rest her until the team’s district game against Kiefer. Pratt will not play against Medford and Newkirk. Eighth Grade BasketballPC Blue Boys 52 Stillwater 34 The eighth grade varsity Blue boys defeated Stillwater 52-34 Tuesday. Ponca City led 12-6 after one period and 21-18 at the half. That’s as close as it got as the Blue team pulled away to lead by eight points, 43-30, after three. Wes Badley led the scoring with 14 points. Matt Brown had 11, John Furnas, 10; Michael Dettin, 7; Skylar Skaggs, 4; Matt Hartman, 2; Ryan Scott, 2 and Will Hardeman, 2. PC Blue JV Boys 46 Newkirk 39 Stillwater 18 PC Blue JV Boys 15 The eighth grade junior varsity Blue boys team defeated Newkirk Monday, then lost to Stillwater on Tuesday. The JV boys beat Newkirk 46-39. Newkirk led 24-19 after the first half, then it was the Blue team that took over in the second by outscoring Newkirk 13-10 in the third to pull to within two points. The fourth quarter was all Ponca City as the Blue boys 14 points while only allowing five.. Will Hardiman scored 10; Matt Hartman, 9; Ryan Scott and Jared Kelle each scored 8; Rod Lancaster, 6 and Bill Arkeketa, 5. On Tuesday, Ponca City JV lost to Stillwater 18-15. The JV boys were scoreless in the first two quarters while Stillwater took a 5-0 lead and then a 10-0 lead into halftime. Ponca City returned in the third period to outscore the opposition 7-1 and 8-2 to lose by three. Michael McCreesh scored 4 points. Jared Kelle, Bradley Jared and Eric Garza each scored 3. David Eyster made two points. Enid Longfellow 34 PC Red Girls 33 It took two overtimes and nearly a third for Enid Longfellow to finally beat Ponca City eighth grade Red varsity 34-33. The Red team missed two open five foot shots with five seconds remaining in the second overtime period to give the win to Longfellow. Ponca City held a sizable 16-8 lead going into the third quarter before Longfellow picked up the pace. Enid out-scored Ponca City 12-2 in the third to take a two point lead. Ponca City came back in the fourth with enough punch to tie Longfellow at 26, but that was all the Red team could manage. Each team scored four points in the first overtime, before Enid won the game 34-33. Savanah Morin scored 11 and Laci Starnes put in 10 points. Crystal Beattie, 6; Nicole Overman, 4 and Patton Theobald, 2. The Red team’s next game is at Enid Emerson. First Lutheran Boys Pick on PeckhamPECKHAM — The First Lutheran Cardinals traveled to Peckham to improve the team’s record to 16-1 by picking up a 62-16 win. The game was never close. The seventh and eighth grade Cardinals scored 26 points in the first quarter and 18 in the second for a 44-point first half. Peckham scored two points in the first quarter. With a 44-2 lead going into the third period, all the Cardinals saw playing time. Steven Vaughan led First Lutheran in scoring with 14 points. John Penewitt and Sean Taglialatela scored 10; Sam McDaniel and Ryan Sands, 6; Chris Vaughan and Barry Fagg, 4; C.J. Johnson, Levi Mieir, Micah Allyn and Eric Stephen each scored 2 points. Lutheran Girls Net Win Over PeckhamPECKHAM — The First Lutheran seventh and eight grade girls pushed their record to 16-3 with a 45-36 win over Peckham. The two teams were close in the first quarter with the Lady Cardinals taking a one-point lead into the second period. The Lutheran girls stepped ahead by seven, 27-15, in the second. Peckham cut the lead by one point in the third to enter the fourth quarter with the score, 30-24.. But, Peckham could not reduce the scoring deficit and ended up losing by nine points. First Lutheran coach Dan McGregor said the win was the result of outstanding passing and excellent defense. Tedi Hill scored 15 points for the Lady Cardinals. Jenna Piel and Heather Harris each put in 10 points; Rachel Homp, 6; Kristina Kirsch and Morgan Turner each scored two points.
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