From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Thursday,
February 6, 1997
LOCAL
Candidates Ready To Run As Filing Period Concludes
No Candidates File for Openings In Red Rock
Nearly News
Chamber News
Smoke Detectors Required
Prestigious Awards Set During Chamber Banquet
Developer Finds Commission Still Sees No Need for Project
Handbuilding With Clay II Class Offered
Old Fashioned Sock-Hop Benefit Set for Saturday
January Hot, Cold With Little Moisture
District Court
Birthday Dance Set Saturday
Electrical Safety Taught at School
Youth Art Classes Begin At P.C. Art Center Friday
Storm Damage Assessment Course Held
Special Court of Honor Set For Matt Largent Sunday
Some Water Line Areas in Service
Correction
DEATHS
Marie O'Grady
John L. Miller
Obituaries
Helen Joy Bookout
Lola C. Hamblet
Marian Mae Kihega Stone
Services Pending
Angela Kay Kent
NEWS BRIEFS
GARDENING
Patches, Pieces Quilt Guild Sets Two Workshops
Trip Planned For Wichita Garden Expo
Kay County 4-H Mounties Meet
SPORTS
Sutton's Dilemma: 'Pete' Hard Guy to Figure Out
By LAURA TREADWAY
News Staff Writer
The deadline has passed and the races are on, but many candidates are unopposed, as county election boards wrapped up municipal filings for the April 1 elections.
In Ponca City, incumbent City Commissioner No. 2 Dick Bird, 2517 Windsor Road, has been challenged by businessman Chris Hand, 2701 McKinley Place.
In addition, incumbent O.E. "Greg" Gregson, 208 Cardinal Road and attorney Tom Leonard, 2512 Woodthrush Road, will vie for City Commissioner No. 4. These are three-year terms, according to the Kay County Election Board.
Protests questioning the legality of a person's filing can be made at the election board office, in the basement of the Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk, by 5 p.m. Friday.
County Filings
In Blackwell, George Morgan, Ray Davis and Dale A. Oard filed for a three-year term as the commissioner of finance. However, in Braman, Pamela A. Kelle filed for a Trustee No. 3, a four-year term. Rusty Partee filed candidacy for Trustee No. 1, a two-year term. In addition, Mary V. Lunn is the candidate for the town treasurer, a four-year term, as reported, by the election board.
In Kaw City, Brian S. Buckbee filed for Ward 1 and Gary Kellam applied for Ward 2. Additionally, Doris A. Samuel filed for Ward 3 position. Gerald D. Loney and Gene Randolph will compete for Ward 4. These positions are four-year terms.
Winifred L. Myers officially seeks the City Treasurer position. A race for Ward 2, Seat 2 will ensue with Cindy L. Traffas and T. Don Ford. This is an unexpired two-year term.
In Tonkawa, Kenneth Vogt is unopposed as council member for Ward 1, a four-year term. However, Wayne Duvall and Kevin McCullough will contend for council member for Ward 2, also a four-year term.
Area Filings
In Grant County, election clerk Cathey Ebert said additional people filed for election in Medford, Pond Creek, Lamont and Wakita.
In Medford, the final list is Don Bowman, filing for Ward 1 council member; Gary R. Bowen, filing for Ward 2 council member; both Randy Cowger and Donna Frazier, filing for Ward 3 council member; Mark Bramlett, filing for Ward 4 council member, and Mike McDonald, filing for council member at-large.
In Pond Creek, the final list is Louis Jardot, filing for Ward 2 council member; Michael F. Cook, filing for Ward 3 council member; and both Glenda Prochaska and David Scott, filing for Ward 4 council member.
In Lamont, Jody Whitehead has filed for clerk/treasurer, and Larry Pat King and Daniel J. McWilliams join Ida Camille Mack in a three-way race for two trustee posts.
In Wakita, where three trustee posts are up for election, Geraldine Evans, Mark Brady and Kirk L. Burgess have filed.
In Noble County, election board secretary Helen Webb said six more people filed Wednesday for elections, but still no takers in Red Rock, where a clerk/treasurer and a trustee spot were open.
In Morrison, John V. Chatburn Jr. filed for the four-year trustee post and is unopposed. Also unopposed is Linda Lovely, who filed for clerk/treasurer.
In Marland, all candidates who filed will be unopposed. Sally Buxton filed for clerk/treasurer, Sequoyah E. Trueblood filed for trustee of an unexpired term, and both Louie D. Levings and Bobby Kihega filed for two four-year trustee posts.
In Perry, Marvin R. Beier and Clifton R. Franklin are vying for a Ward 1, Post 1 council member post; Lois Malget, Ron L. Carter and Donna Sue Johnson will vie for Ward 1, Post 2, and Robert J. O'Halloran is unopposed for Ward 3, Post 2.
Also, Charles R. Hall is unopposed for treasurer, Leroy J. Rolling is unopposed for Ward 2, Post 2 council member, and both Jim E. Smith and James R. Branscum will vie for Ward 4, Post 2.
In Osage County, only one more candidate filed Wednesday but most posts already had contenders.
In Shidler, Bertha Adair had already filed for the four-year treasurer post and Todd E. Roe had filed for Ward 2 Seat 2 council member, but four other council member seats brought no takers.
In Fairfax, Tommy L. Smith filed for treasurer and four candidates, Dennis Kennedy, Carl W. Daley, Lee Shea and Willie McInturf, will contend for two trustee posts.
In Burbank, Bobby L. Calhoun filed for the four-year trustee post and four candidates, Mary Massey, Pat Willard, Cheryl Self, and Kathy Ingram, have filed for the two-year unexpired clerk/treasurer post.
The only new candidate across Osage County to file Wednesday after three days of municipal filings was in Avant near Skiatook.
RED ROCK - For the April 1 election, there will be no contest.
But there will be no candidates either.
After three days open to file for two top municipal posts here, Noble County election board secretary Helen Webb said no candidates showed up to seek either the clerk/treasurer post or the four-year trustee position.
Webb said since no one filed, the positions will be considered vacant after the April 1 election, and they will have to be appointed.
If no one is appointed, a special election will be needed later, she said.
Lucille Powell, who for many years was executive director of Camp Fire here, received an interesting inquiry from France recently. The letter was simply addressed Indian Museum, to Mrs. Powell's address, Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA. The letter was from Helene Pajot of Gennes, France. The writer was inquiring about details of the museum (now housed in the Cultural Center) and about accommodations in the area. Years ago when the Indian Museum was in the Ponca City Library Mrs. Powell's address had been used for receiving mail.
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A certain person in the newsroom says they have been to Kansas so often on assignment that now the car radio has unprogrammed itself from Oklahoma stations and will only receive Kansas stations. Could it be that Dorothy clicked the heels of those red slippers and changed the programing? If so its a great tourist promotion ploy.
This is the third in a series of articles entitled "Meet a Committee Chairperson," featuring individuals who serve as committee chairpersons for the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce.
Education Committee
Keni Ray Jr. is a long-time Ponca City resident, and is currently serving as the Ponca City Tomorrow Education co-chairperson with Michael Trewitt for the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce.
With his strong background in education, Keni is an ideal candidate to serve on the Education Committee. He began his career as a teacher/coach at Norman Public Schools in 1973 and continued his career at Po-Hi as a teacher and head football coach from 1976 through 1984. In 1984, he joined Conoco and became an advisor to Coordination Management on community, external and government affairs. He is also a senior property tax agent for the state of Oklahoma.
Other activities in the community include his successful completion of Leadership Ponca City in the class of 1995; Ponca City Tomorrow Steering Committee, 1993 to present; Park and Recreation Board vice chairperson and chairperson from 1991 to 1993; Ponca Playhouse Board of Directors president from 1984 to 1988 and YMCA Board of Directors in the early 1980s.
Keni received his bachelor of arts in English from Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma) in 1971 and also completed his master of education in English from Central in 1973. He is married to Janet and they have two children: Somer, 16 and Tanner, 14.
Also serving on the Education Committee for the Chamber and Ponca City Tomorrow is a combined committee of over 50 individuals including school administrators, teachers, local media, P.I.E. partners, S.L.I.C.E. of the P.I.E. partners, business leaders who are involved in education and chamber members interested in education.
If you have questions about the Education Committee for the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce, contact Laura Gray at 765-4400.
Charged with the responsibility of enforcing state and local fire codes, Fire Chief Larry Mullikin reminds citizens of the law regarding the use of smoke detectors.
Oklahoma Law HB1031 requires a smoke detector be installed in everything from a commercial building to residential rental property. Violators can be prosecuted.
If a code enforcement officer finds five non-working smoke detectors in a building and evidence that someone removed the batteries, a fine may be accessed. Fines are structured at $100 for each detector for each day the violation exists.
In addition, "Any person, partnership, corporation, state, municipality, county or other subdivision of the state who is a lessor of a residential rental property should explain to the lessee or tenant the method of testing the smoke detector to ensure that it is in working order. The responsibility for checking a smoke detector to find out whether such a detector is in working order is with the tenant or lessee leasing or renting a one-or-two family dwelling, including an apartment."
Violations are considered a crime. Any person who tampers with, removes, destroys, disconnects or removes power from any installed smoke detector, except in the course of inspection, maintenance or replacement of the detector will be guilty of a misdemeanor, if convicted.
For more information on fire codes, contact Mullikin at 767-0360.
By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Business Editor
Friday evening the 103rd Chamber of Commerce banquet promises to be a rewarding and awarding experience. Prestigious awards will reward hardworking volunteers and enterprising industries at the event slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. And the torch of leadership will be passed from outgoing chairman Tim Burg to the 1997 chairman Larry Felix.
The highlight of the evening is expected to be the appearance of Gov. Frank Keating presented in an informal setting answering general questions prepared in advance. Keating will be coming to Ponca City fresh from his "state of the state" address on Monday to both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature.
As usual the "Outstanding Citizen Award" has been kept secret. This prestigious award given to a citizen who has given dedicated service to the community over the years is to be presented by last year's recipient Carl Renfro.
Outstanding Citizen's of past years are to be seated together in reserve seating at Hutchins Memorial where the banquet will be staged.
A new award to be presented this year is the Community Achievement Award. The award will recognize an individual who has accomplished much in terms of community service in a short span of time.
Pat Mulligan, chairman of the Economic Development Foundation, is to recognize both a large industry with a number of employees and a small industry with fewer on the work force. These awards commemorate the economic contribution to the community in regard to employees and products or services.
The official passing of the gavel from Burg, vice president of T-N-T Construction to Felix, chief operating officer of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, will signal the beginning of a new Chamber year. Actually the change came about in January and the ceremony is basically symbolic.
Ponca City businessman Jack Shilling is interim acting executive director of the Chamber, while the search continues for a new executive.
By LAURA TREADWAY
News Staff Writer
For the second time, Ponca City Commissioners denied the request for a resolution supporting an elderly housing project.
At their special work session Wednesday, commissioners Dick Bird, Lyn Boyer and Greg Gregson were once again confronted by Garrison Hassenflu, developer for an elderly housing project in Ponca City, proposed for the north side of Princeton Avenue and Fourteenth Street. Also in attendance were Jack Bowker and Gary Bracken, attorney for Buttram/Bowker Development Company, owners of the property.
The developer wants support from the local city officials to include with an application to the Federal Urban Development Action Grant program. The application could be worth $350,000 in tax credits for the investors.
"A lender has made a commitment and we've analyzed the risks," said Hassenflu. "We've decided we want to put our money into this project, which I see is nothing but a benefit to the city," he continued.
"It's good, strong economic development," he said. "I feel I'm being penalized by trying to bring economic development in," said Hassenflu.
Investors want to use the tax credits to offset the tax liability. Without the credits, 80 to 90 percent financing would be needed, said Hassenflu.
Bird said he was not in favor of the city writing a letter and indicated that the Planning Commission already approved zoning for the project.
Gregson said, "My perception has not changed. If I don't believe in it, I can't sign it."
Originally, commissioners did not approve a resolution for support regarding the need of affordable elderly housing on Jan. 13. Commissioners commented that there was plenty of affordable housing available in Ponca City. Hassenflu had hoped that changing the language of the resolution would be more acceptable to the board.
In other business, the board discussed condemnation of a structure in the 300 block of South Palm Street.
Mayor Marilyn Andrews and Commissioner Dick Stone did not attend the special work session.
Handbuilding with Clay II, a three dimensional series class for youth from ages 7-14, will be held each Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Ponca City Art Center. Instructors are Anna Adams and Cindy Rasche. Classes will begin Wednesday.
According to Adams and Rasche, the students will learn a series of methods using pinch, coil, slab and press molding techniques. No experience is necessary and instructors offer plenty of one-on-one. Several types of clay will be used and only lead free glazes are used in the class
"Most students love to work with clay and don't get enough time for it at school and our students will benefit from the opportunity to practice new skills, learn a new vocabulary, pick up a little ceramic history, and express themselves in the special language of clay," say Adams and Rasche.
Rasche received her MFA from Tulane University and her BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design. She is also an accomplished glassblower. She teaches classes at Northern Oklahoma College and has taught at the Multi-graphics Art Center in Stillwater and previous classes at the Ponca City Art Center.
Adams is currently assisting with the art program at Roosevelt School and has previously taught painting, pottery, drawing, and calligraphy classes at the Art Center. She has also exhibited and taught in Native American beadwork and printmaking.
Fee for the class is $30 plus $5 for material, which includes all clay used in class, tools, and glazes. Students should wear an old shirt or apron. For more information, students or parents may call Rasche at 765-5332 or Adams at 765-5086.
All students must be members of the Ponca City Art Association. Family or individual annual memberships are available at the Art Center, 819 E. Central for $10. For registration and payment of class and/or membership fees contact Donna Secrest at the Ponca City Art Center, 765-9746.
The Ponca City Art Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
Ronnie Kaye, former platter-spinner and host of the 1960s-70s show "The Scene" on WKY-TV, will be in Ponca City Saturday at the Elks Lodge from 8 to midnight for an old fashioned Golden Oldies Sock-Hop as a benefit for the Kay County Council for Retarded Citizens.
Tickets for the Sock Hop are $12.50 and are available at the Opportunity Center or by reserving tickets at 765-6782. Admission is limited to 250, so early purchase is recommended.
In addition to enjoying the talent of Kaye, the evening's entertainment will include dance and "twist" contests, hoola hoop and bubble gum competitions, free soda, popcorn, beer and a cash bar.
In 1966, when Kaye gained his "star" D.J. status he was host of "The Scene" a teen variety show on WKY-TV. It grew to be syndicated into 10 outside markets, including Los Angeles and San Francisco. By the time "The Scene" ended in 1974, three teams of its popular dancers had won national contests on the Dick Clark American Bandstand show.
Kaye currently creates commercials, hosts class reunion's and fund raisers and is employed part-time at KOMA Radio in Oklahoma City.
The Kay County Council for Retarded Citizens Sock-Hop fund raiser is partially used to maintain the Opportunity Center, where education and training and employment opportunities for mentally retarded citizens is continued on a daily basis; provide scholarships for local students who plan to enter the special education field; and promote many other activities to aid the retarded citizen in Kay County. Other funds are raised through a March membership drive, proceeds from The Caboose Thrift Shop and Nearly-New Shop in Blackwell; and several annual fund raisers such as the Cherokee Strip Golf Classic and others. The Council was organized in 1960.
By MAX STOKESBERRY
News Staff Writer
January brought this part of the country all the winter it wanted, thank you. But, hopefully, our complaints about the recent cold spell won't reach the ears of folks in less favored locations who have battled blizzard conditions and have been marooned by snow drifts blocking streets and highways.
Upon arrival here, the new year was greeted by four balmy days that included 79-degree weather - the hottest January temperature in at least 30 years. In fact, the 78 degrees registered the next day, Jan. 3, were also warmer than anything else in the records back to 1967.
Counting last month, only 13 of the last 30 Januarys had temperatures of 70 degrees or higher. The coldest January weather was 12 below zero in 1984. Close behind came 1988 at 11 below.
After top readings of 63, 79, 78 and 66, small wonder that Ponca City residents were disappointed to learn spring wasn't here after all. On the early morning of Jan. 5 temperatures slipped into the freeze zone with a mark of 29 degrees - and continued to turn exposed water into ice for 15 straight nights. Those two bone-chilling weeks saw night-time temperatures down to seven degrees. On five consecutive days the mercury failed to climb into the 30s.
The month's lowest reading, however, was three degrees recorded at Municipal Airport by Mee-Too-Media observers during another wintry blast Jan. 24-30. There were seven straight nights of freezing temperatures this time. The three-degree mark was registered on the 29th, giving the month a high-low range of 76 degrees.
On the 31st, January bowed out with another of its versions of spring, a low of 35 and a 66 high.
Last month probably wasn't the only time January's precipitation came entirely from snow. An inch and a half of the white stuff on Jan. 8 brought the first moisture. An extra half-inch, added during the next four days, gave a two-inch white cover before it started to melt.
Another .9-inch of snow fell on the 15th and a one-tenth on the 27th. The resulting .3-inch of water was one-third of the normal expectations for the month, but it bettered December's .01-inch. Thus a grand total of .31-inch for the past two months.
The .30 in January would be a record if it weren't for the .17-inch last year, a trace in 1976 and a zero in 1980. The most January precipitation in 30 years was 3.24 inches in 1975, with 1973 close behind with 3.21.
Newkirk
Marriage Licenses
Steven Dee Richards, 30, and Glenda Dawn Kelley, 40, both of Wichita.
Douglas MacArthur Stephenson, 54, and Drusilla Ruth Tillotson, 45, both
of Mulvane, Kan.
Don Karlton Levings, 36, and Angel Helene Cates, 34, both of Ponca City.
Jimmie Cleo LaBlue Jr., 26, and Stacy Ann Hedrick, 22, both of Blackwell.
Paul Edward Butler, 25, and Lori Lynn Hasselbring, 25, both of Blackwell.
Chad Brant Colberg, 24, and Kelly Sue Duggan, 21, both of Ponca City.
Blackwell
Divorces Sought
Charles Ray Danner vs. Jo Ann Danner.
Divorces Granted
Wilma M. Harris vs. Frank Lee Harris; plaintiff restored to former name, Wilma M. Scott.
Civil Proceedings
Casey Spracklin, dba American Pest Services, vs. Craig Sandy and Kathie
Sandy; plaintiff seeking judgment for $2,519.
Gaylord Ford vs. Hegco Canada, Inc.; plaintiff seeking judgment for $12,483.50.
Bank of Oklahoma vs. Samuel L. Tracy and Tammy Tracy; plaintiff seeking
judgment for $3,496.79.
Max Hall vs. Buccaneer Petroleum and Roy Cain; plaintiff seeking $5,594.
WHITE EAGLE - A Birthday Dance will be held Saturday at the Ponca Indian Cultural Center in honor of Perry LeClair.
LeClair served as the Ponca Tribal Chairman 16 years, and is a retired postal employee.
The dance will begin at 3 p.m., with supper served at 5:30 p.m. Social dancing will continue at 7 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to attend, and the invitation is extended to all service clubs.
Students from Woodlands Elementary School learned electrical safety from the Ponca City Electric Department Tuesday.
Linemen Jim Epperson and Charles McCloud met with Sharon Cooper's fifth grade class to explain how electricity is made and distributed and how electricity is a great form of energy when used correctly.
The electrical safety program included the importance of safety, "The Shocking Truth," a video, and discovery guides. Students were provided real life examples on how to assess risks and avoid accidents.
In addition, students were shown the necessary equipment required for linemen to work safely around electricity.
"You may think that electrical safety is common sense," said McCloud. "But every year thousands of people are injured in electrical safety accidents and fires."
Parents must pay special attention to babies and toddlers when they are near an outlet, electrical cords and appliances. As children get older, parents are reminded to teach them the following safety rules:
- Keep fingers and other objects away from electrical outlets.
- Do not use radios, hair dryers or any electrical appliance near a pool or bathtub.
- Stay away from electrical equipment, such as meters, transformers and power poles. Obey all safety signs.
- Do not touch anything electrical when you are wet or standing in a puddle.
- Always disconnect an appliance by pulling the plug, not the cord.
- Avoid putting too many plugs into one outlet.
- Do not run cords under rugs or furniture.
"Please don't let children climb power poles or trees near power lines. These rules really do save lives," said Epperson. "Electricity can keep your home comfortable, light the path to your door and cook your food," he continued. "Or it can cause a shock, or start a fire. Often, the choice is yours. Keep electricity as your friend."
For more information, contact the City Electric Department at 767-0405.
Two Youth Art Classes will begin at the Ponca City Art Center Friday taught by Cindy Rasche, area artist. The classes are offered as a part of the Continuing Art Series for youth.
The two classes will be conducted Feb. 7, 21, 28, and March 7 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Ponca City Art Center, 819 East Central. Cost of each class will be $30.
According to Rasche, the art classes from 2 to 3:30 p.m. are ideal for homeschoolers and will provide interested students with the opportunity to practice new skills, increase their art vocabulary, learn a little art history and learn from the experience of the instructor and others in a group setting.
"These are fun classes with a serious content," says Rasche.
The class will introduce students to the time-honored techniques of brush and ink drawing. "We will draw from still-life set-ups," she said.
The second class, to be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. will include drawing, paper collage and mixed media techniques.
"In this class we will focus on developing good compositional skills so students can create artwork with stronger impact, which will hold the viewer's interest. We will use various papers for collages and draw with pen, brush, and colored pencils," she said.
Students must be members of the Ponca City Art Association and memberships for family or individuals are available at the Art Center, 819 East Central, for $10 per year. For more information or to register and pay fees, visit the Art Center from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For fee or membership information call 765-9746 or for class information call Rasche at 765-5332.
A Damage Intelligence/Assessment course was hosted by the Ponca City Emergency Management Department at the Ponca City Police Department Wednesday.
According to Tom Montgomery, Risk Management operator, Joe McGraw, presented the session. McGraw is senior operations officer for the Oklahoma Civil Emergency Management Office in Oklahoma City.
Participants were trained in area damage assessment to effectively identify and report damage to public and private property after a disaster. Teams will be able to identify the types and extent of damage as well as identify the impact on individuals and the city.
Additionally, attendees learned what information to provide to community leaders. Team members must submit their initial damage report to the local Emergency Management Office within two hours of a disaster. Damage reporting is one of the first steps required for a Presidential Emergency Declaration.
Upon receipt, the EMO forwards the damage information to the Oklahoma Department of Civil Emergency Management. Participants were from Ponca City, Blackwell Tonkawa, Braman and Cowley County, Kan.
Also, an Advanced Weather Terminology class and Cross-State Coordination meeting was held in Arkansas City, Kan. Local Emergency Management members and industrial members attended the session presented by representatives of the National Weather Service.
In addition, a Storm Spotters Training course will be held at the Pioneer Technology Center on Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. Those interested in attending should contact Montgomery at 767-0380.
Matt Largent, Po-Hi Senior, will be awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a special Court of Honor at St. Mary's Catholic Church Parish Hall at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Matt began Scouting as a second grade Wolf Cub Scout with Roosevelt's Pack 4. He moved through the Scout ranks and achieved the Arrow of Light as a Webelo in fifth grade. His den leaders were Barbara Shaw, Gloria Gillen and Jan Largent.
As a fifth grade student he joined St. Mary's Troop 5 under the leadership of Fred Spellman. Matt attended Pine Tree Junior Leader Training and five years of Boy Scouts of America summer camp. He achieved BSA lifeguard training in the summer of 1995 and was a crew leader for two summer Philmont backpacking expeditions in 1993 and 1995. Matt has served as librarian, quartermaster, and instructor for his troop.
To achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, a community service project must be organized and led by the Scout. Matt's project involved the renovation of a duplex area for The Mission. The Mission is a Christian organization providing meals and other services for the indigent. Several Scouts from Troop 5 helped Matt complete the project in the fall of 1995.
Matt's parents are Rex and Jan Largent. His brother, Michael is also a Boy Scout. Grandparents are L.M. and Mary Largent of Garden City, Kan., and Bob and Joan Maupin of Chelsea.
Matt gives much credit to assistant Scoutmasters, Bill Schula, Steve Huston, Mike Collins, Steve Connelly, Rhonda Cobb, Bob Gray, Stan Barraclough, Pat Welch and Mario Figueroa for leadership.
"Most of all, I want to thank Scoutmaster Fred Spellman and my dad, Rex, for their special involvement through my Scouting career," said Largent.
The western portion of the Northwest Water Transmission Pipeline (Phase 2) is now in service.
According to the Public Works Department, this portion of the pipeline extends just west of the railroad on Central Avenue, west to Waverly Street, and from the intersection of Waverly Street and Central Avenue, north, to where it connects to the waterline constructed north of Summit Avenue.
However, due to other work on the pipeline, the following areas will be closed: Central Avenue, Pine Street to Union Street; and Union Street, from Central Avenue to Grand Avenue.
Work is expected to be completed by Monday, weather permitting.
The news received incorrect preliminary information provided at the scene
of an accident Tuesday 4.5 miles south of U.S. 60 and U.S. 177. The proper
names of the two Ponca City women who died are Angela Kay Kent, 33, and
Marian May Stone, 77. The news apologizes for any inconvenience this has
caused.
DEATHS
Marie O'Grady, former longtime Ponca City resident, died Monday, Feb. 3, 1997, at Medicalodge East in Arkansas City, Kan. She was 69.
The funeral will be graveside at 10 a.m. Friday at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Scott Adams, associate pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home.
Marie (Brown) O'Grady was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Alva, the daughter of Harold and Goldie (Wright) Brown. In 1933, she moved with her family to Ponca City, where she attended schools, graduating from Ponca City High School in 1945.
On June 8, 1945, she was married to Don Mieir and the couple were married for 32 years. She was a lifelong homemaker, but had also worked as a nurse's aid at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.
She and Albert J. O'Grady were married Dec. 31, 1978. Mr. O'Grady preceded her in death Feb. 20, 1994. Mrs. O'Grady was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. She enjoyed cooking and crocheting.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Kaye Mieir of Ponca City; one son, Ross Allen Mieir of Fort Collins, Colo.; three step sons, Kenneth and David O'Grady, both of Ponca City and Tom O'Grady of Dallas, Texas; three sisters, May Golay of Ponca City, Essie Sayers of Cherokee, and Elsie Campbell of Perry; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. O'Grady's name to the Arkansas City Hospice, 313 South Market, Arkansas City, Kan., 67202.
The family will be at 610 South Osage, Ponca City.
John L. Miller, longtime Ponca City resident and businessman, died Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, 1997, at his home. He was 87.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, at the Trout Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Gary C. Strang, pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Ponca City, officiating. No public viewing or visitation will be held.
John L. Miller was born Feb. 12, 1909, in Kline, Colo., the son of James Ernest and Ida Mae (Deer) Miller. He grew up in Colorado and moved to Oklahoma as a teenager.
He married Nina Margaret Heath on June 12, 1929, in Wichita, Kan. Miller owned and operated grocery stores in Ponca City for many years. He also owned a liquor store at South Fourteenth Street and East South Avenue until his retirement. Miller was a pilot and flew his own aircraft. He was also an avid sports fisherman and enjoyed photography.
Survivors include his wife, Nina, of the home; one daughter, Doris Prestwood of Bellevue, Wash.; one son, Marvin Miller of Newton, Kan.; two brothers, Jim and Jay, both of Ponca City; eight grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Miller's name to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 North Union Street, Suite 103, Ponca City, OK 74601.
Helen Joy Bookout, longtime Ponca City resident, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997, at her home following a 1 1/2 year illness. She was 78.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 1997, at the First Christian Church with the Rev. Charles M. Heyer and the Rev. Kent Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in the Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Trout Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home until 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
Mrs. Bookout was born Sept. 12, 1918, in Ponca City to J. Henry and Doris Anna (Heinze) Buser. She graduated from Ponca City High School in 1936, and later attended business college.
She married Eugene Hope Bookout in September 1939, in Ponca City. He preceded her in death July 18, 1985. She had been employed as a Southwestern Bell supervisor, retiring in 1977, after 24 years of service. A portion of her career with Southwestern Bell was in California. She was a member of the First Christian Church. She was also a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and was active in the 55 and Older Club. She enjoyed her working years, but most of all her family and grandchildren. She enjoyed ceramics, gardening and cooking.
She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Auld and Lesli Silvers, both of Ponca City; son, Steven B. Bookout of Ponca City; brother, Lawrence W. Buser of Saugus, Calif.; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Curtis H. Buser.
Casket bearers will be Earnest Hauser, Alan Smith, Chuck Bookout, Johnny Lemon, Chris Duroy and Tommy Petty.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 North Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, OK 74601 or to the American Cancer Society, 2233 N.W. 39th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.
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Lola Cloris Hamblet, longtime Ponca City resident, died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, 1997, at the Ponca City Nursing Home. She was 98.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Denny Hook, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the Braman (Okla.) Cemetery under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.
Born Oct. 22, 1898, near Braman, in what was then Indian Territory, she was the daughter of Elton Miles and Alice (McVay) Hamblet. She attended the one-room school which was located on the farm her father acquired during the "Run" on Sept. 16, 1893.
Mrs. Hamblet attended Braman High School and graduated in 1917. After graduating from high school she attended summer school at Edmond, which was known then as Teacher's College, where she obtained a teacher's certificate. She then taught one year at the one-room school (Friendship) on her father's farm. The following year she taught in a consolidated school in Osage County near Pawhuska. At the close of the school term in Osage County, she attended Wichita Business College and took a position in Pawhuska.
During the next few years she worked in Pawhuska, Tulsa, Blackwell, and Wichita, Kan. In March 1929, she was employed by the Marland Oil Company. She retired from Conoco in 1960 and then was employed by the First United Methodist Church for more than 11 years.
She was a lifelong Methodist and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was active in the women's organizations of the church, where she held numerous offices in the organizations, both locally and at district level.
She is survived by four nieces, Mrs. Gladys Chalupa of Longview, Wash., Mrs. Isabell Cook of Dewitt, Ark., Mrs. Micky Lu Schrick of Oregon City, Ore., and Mrs. June Hampton of Paris, Ark.; two nephews, Jimmie Richard of Henderson, Nev. and Harold Hamblet of Ola, Idaho. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters.
Casket bearers will be Bill Carmichael, Brice Chism, John Krider, Don Bland, Sam Johnson, and Dwight Huth. Honorary casket bearers will be David Browning, Clifton "Speck" Williams, and Enloe Baumert.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 200 South Sixth Street, Ponca City, OK 74601.
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TONKAWA - Marian Mae Kihega Stone, age 77, a lifelong resident of Kay County, died at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997, as the result of injuries received in a car accident south of Ponca City.
Her funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, in the First Christian Church of Tonkawa. Dr. John Bartlett will officiate. Burial will be conducted in the Otoe-Missouria Tribal Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Black, minister of the Otoe Baptist Church will officiate the committal service. Services are under the direction of McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home of Tonkawa.
Mrs. Stone was born Aug. 19, 1919, at Red Rock. She was the daughter of George and Grace (Hudson) Kihega. She was raised and received her early education at Red Rock. She graduated from Chilocco Indian School.
She was first married to Robert Burns in 1939 in Minnesota. After marriage they came to Wichita, Kan., for a short while. During world War II, while Mr. Burns served in the war, she returned to Minnesota and worked at the Pipestone Indian School. After Mr. Burns died, she returned to Oklahoma in 1952 and worked as a nurse at the Grandview Osteopathic Hospital in Ponca City.
On Feb. 13, 1954, she married Virgil E. Stone at Medford. She lived on a farm northeast of Tonkawa and worked at the Chilocco Indian School in the Girls Guidance Department until she retired in 1980. Mr. Stone died in 1978. In 1984, Mrs. Stone returned to Minnesota to care for mother-in-law, Mrs. Burns. Upon returning to Ponca City in 1990, she became engaged in home health care. She was a member of the Otoe Baptist Church.
Survivors are her son Bill Burns of Ponca City; two sisters: Lorena DeRoin of Red Rock and Priscilla Arkeketa of Ponca City; two brothers Bobby Kihega of Marland and Ronald Kihega of Ponca City; granddaughters, Bobbie Carson of Ponca City and April Curnutte of Miami, Okla.; grandson, Jon Burns of Ponca City; and great-grandchildren, Laurie Burns, Alec Carson, Robert Carson, Christian Burns, Dakota Burns and Kena Burns.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Robert Burns and Virgil E. Stone; an infant daughter, Evelyn Mae; two brothers, Eugene and Richard; two infant sisters; and two step-grandchildren, Kate and Jarod.
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Angela Kay (Knife Chief) Kent, died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 4, 1997,
in Ponca City. She was 33. Survivors include her husband, Garland Kent Jr.,
of the home. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. today in the Otoe-Missouria
Cultural Center at Red Rock. The traditional Indian feast will be held at
the Cultural Center at Red Rock on Saturday. Other arrangements are pending
and will be announced later by Trout Funeral Home, Ponca City.
NEWS BRIEFS
Livestock Show - The Ponca City Livestock Show will be held on Sunday at the Ponca City Public Schools Farm. Judging will begin at noon for showmanship classes followed by judging of lambs, hogs and steers. All interested persons are invited to attend. Refreshments will be available for purchase from the Ponca City FFA Alumni.
Stolen - A Ponca City police officer took a report of a stolen bike in the 600 block of West Broadway Avenue at 9:27 a.m. Wednesday.
Theft - An employee of H & S Furniture, 211 North Third Street, notified the Ponca City Police Department at 10:36 a.m. Wednesday of a stolen wedding band. An officer responded and took a report.
Larceny - A Ponca City police officer took a report of a bike stolen in the 700 block of North Pine Street at 10:51 a.m. Wednesday.
Shoes Stolen - An employee of Chapman Shoes, 2601 North Fourteenth Street, contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 10:52 a.m. Wednesday to report a 17-year-old boy stole a pair of shoes. An officer took a report.
Extra Patrol - An employee at Lincoln School requested extra patrol from the Ponca City Police Department at 12:28 p.m. Wednesday. Apparently, someone has been getting on the roof and turning the heating units off. In addition, a security light was broken and dirt was put into the door locks.
Vandalism - A Ponca City police officer took a report of windows broken out in the 1000 block of South Fourth Street at 12:28 p.m. Wednesday.
Abandoned Bike - A resident in the 3600 block of Goldenrod Avenue notified the Ponca City Police Department at 1:58 p.m. Wednesday of an abandoned bike in the yard.
Stolen - A Ponca City police officer took a report of larceny at the Ponca City Light Plant, 1400 North Union Street, at 2:46 p.m. Wednesday. Two chain saws were reported stolen.
Forgery - A Ponca City police officer went to Wal-Mart Pharmacy, 1101 East Prospect Avenue, at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday to take a report of a prescription forgery.
Bike Theft - A resident in the 3400 block of Crown Street informed the Ponca City Police Department at 7:31 p.m. Wednesday that a bike was stolen. An officer took a report.
Slashed - The Ponca City Police Department received notice that a citizen's tires were slashed on South Osage Street. An officer took a report at 9:38 p.m. Wednesday.
Warrants Served - A 35-year-old woman was picked up by the Blackwell Police Department on Ponca City warrants for failure to pay. A PCPD officer brought the suspect to the PCPD at 11:44 p.m. Wednesday.
Arrested - A Ponca City police officer arrested a 45-year-old man at East Hartford Avenue and North Third Street at 12:26 a.m. Thursday for driving while intoxicated.
Vandalism - A resident in the 300 block of South Osage Street
reported three juveniles going between houses on the east side of the street
at 4:10 a.m. Thursday. A Ponca City police officer responded and took a
vandalism report for damage to a vehicle.
GARDENING
The P.M. Patches and Pieces Quilt Guild met Jan. 27 at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church with Terry Stekly presiding at the business session. There were 19 members present for the business meeting, show and share, and the evening's program. Vivienne Schofield was a guest.
Plans for participation in the Iris festival were discussed and Faith Kalback announced workshops scheduled Feb. 22 and Mar. 22. The February workshop will be instruction and guidance for making a Lover's Knot quilt. There will be a $4 fee and more information may be obtained by calling Ms. Kalback, 762-7766. This will be an all-day workshop and quilters are asked to bring a covered dish for lunch. Beverages will be furnished.
The March workshop will be a presentation by Catherine Ilkka on Mar. 22. Show and share items were presented by Sue Roy, Nancy Bright, Deanna Hanly and Betty Lockhart. The program for the meeting was the cutting and piecing of blocks for baby quilts for infants at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.
Nadine Moss will give the program titled "Don't Be Afraid to Use Color" for the February meeting. Anyone wanting more information about quilts and their creation is invited to attend the meetings on the fourth Monday of each month except for May. The group meets at the church which is located at 2800 Turner Road.
Ponca City Garden Club Council will sponsor a bus trip to the 30th annual Wichita Lawn, Flower and Garden Show Friday, March 7, for members and guests.
Acclaimed as one of the "Top Ten Garden Shows in the United States" the 1997 show will be held in the expo hall of Century II in Wichita, Kan.
Locally, the bus will leave the Cann Garden Center parking lot at 8 a.m. March 7 and return at 3:15 p.m. Cost is $15 transportation and admission to the show. The group will travel to "Old Town" for lunch. Cost for the lunch will be up to the individual. This trip is open to the public and reservations should be made early as seating on the bus is limited to 25 people. Checks should be made to the Ponca City Garden Council and mailed to Mavis Robison, 1613 Shirlee Ave, Ponca City, 74604. Further information may be obtained from Mrs. Robison, council treasurer, 762-4887, or Linda Sparks, 762-2273, after 5 p.m.
The theme for this year's show is "Memories of Spring" and showcased will be five landscaped gardens. The displays are valued at $400,000 and are advertised to offer new ideas, techniques and gardening products.
Throughout the show there will be public voting on favorite gardens as well as an art show, quilt show, orchid society display, seminars, gardening products and many other exhibitions as well as a Birdhouse contest.
Kay County Mounties 4-H group met Jan. 9 with the meeting being conducted by Daniel Ally, president. The 4-H club ritual was led by Laura Hoy, vice president. Hallie Godbehere was elected as secretary of the group.
Micheal Swopes introduced her guest, Katee Cicarella and announcement was made that judging would be Feb. 27 at the Jr. Livestock Show Barn.
4-H shirts were presented to Hallie Godbehere, Laura Hoy, Daniel Alley, Shawn Alley, Carlie Godbehere and Cory Ingram for their participation in the Ronald McDonald House campaign
Demonstrations were given by Shawn Alley on dairy products and Daniel
Alley and Laura Hoy on gardening. Anyone interested in attending the Feb.
27 meeting should contact Janel Godbehere, 363-1789, for directions or additional
information about the group.
SPORTS
By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
STILLWATER - "Pete's a little hard to figure out," Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton said after watching Adrian Peterson have his second straight 26-point performance in a 64-59 win over Kansas State here Wednesday.
It was the same Peterson who went scoreless in two of four previous games.
The 6-4 sophomore guard from North Little Rock, Ark., was billed as the best pure shooter the Cowboys have had in some time before the season started. He averaged 11.3 points a game and hit almost 40 percent of his three-pointers as a freshman.
But Peterson got off to slow start. In his first four games this season, he hit for 11, 2, 12 and 8 points.
He finally hit his stride and was leading the Pokes in scoring, averaging 14 points a game until Jan. 25 when he inexplicably went scoreless against Baylor in Gallagher-Iba Arena. He rebounded to score 16 in an overtime 73-72 win against Oklahoma.
But he was absent from the score book again on Jan. 29 in a 71-60 upset loss to Oral Roberts.
Last Saturday he hit for a season high 26 points at Baylor.
Peterson has his coach and teammates baffled. But he says he thinks he knows why he has such up and down performances.
"Against Baylor and ORU I just wasn't into the game," Peterson said Wednesday night. "I wasn't enthusiastic about those games. I wasn't active, I wasn't aggressive on offense. I was just kind of standing around."
Sutton was concerned about his guards' off-and-on performance, but will take what he can get.
"Thank goodness for Pete tonight," the coach said. "He regained his scoring touch like he did the other night at Baylor.
"But we can't play like we did tonight on Saturday (against Texas). It's bad enough to let a team that's not supposed to shoot well play you this close. You can't do that against a team with the kind of athletes Texas has."
Peterson is not the only player who is giving the coach fits. Sutton admits he has a hard time getting a grasp on this whole team.
"I think we came out flat," he said of Wednesday's game. "Then we kicked it up and went ahead 17-11. Then we got into what I call our comfort zone and let Kansas State get back in the game.
"Then our defense got us the ball and we got the lead up to double figures (13 at 40-27 early in the second half)."
The lead stayed around 10 points until the 10-minute mark when K-State started to chip away.
The Wildcats finally got the lead down to one at 60-59 with 39 seconds left thanks to untimely turnovers and poor shot selection by the Cowboys as they tried to slow things down.
But Peterson was fouled with 13.5 seconds left and calmly drained two free throws to give the Pokes a cushion.
When Chianti Roberts stripped away K-State's last chance to tie, he flipped the ball to Peterson to get fouled and the sophomore salted the game away from the free throw line.
Prior to those pressure free throws, Peterson was just 2-of-4 from the line and looked uncomfortable there.
"I really didn't feel too good about my shots the first times I was there (at the free throw line)," Peterson said. "But on the last ones, I was more relaxed."
The Cowboys are now 11-1 at home even if it is by the skin of their teeth, but just 1-8 on the road.
They'll get a test of their home strength when they play Texas here Saturday
at 12:45 p.m.