From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Sunday, February
15, 1998
LOCAL
Hog, Poultry Industry Issues Highlight of Friday's Forum
Tourism Head Visits Standing Bear Park
Ponca City Tomorrow Planning 'Vision Unveiling' Celebration
Conoco Volunteers To Receive Service Awards
Foster-Child Advocacy Program In County Gets More Volunteers
Area Legislators Getting Mixed Results
City Calendar
School Lunch & Calendar
Barbara Gordy Fox Named Strings Teacher of Year
Bryant Sivess III Receives Rank Of Eagle Scout
What's All The Hoopla? It's Hoops for Heart Time!
Extension, Co-ops Plan Risk-Managing Seminar
Historic Ceramics Program in Enid Set Wednesday
Marland Estate Panel To Meet
Art Therapist To Introduce His Book Here Today
MS Support Group In Session Monday
Health Groups Plan Revising P.C. Directory
Teen Center Beanie Baby Show April 4
Kay County Livestock Show Set
Girl Scouts Set 'Thinking Day'
District Court
DEATHS
Juanita M. Rich
GennaVee Young Klufa
Charles Bell
Funerals
Venus Esther Young
Melvin Tennison Carriger
Josephine Goode Tillman
Services Pending
Earlene Brown
NEWS BRIEFS
LIFESTYLES
Garden Club Has Herb Festival Web Site
George Washington Biography Subject For DAR Program
RSVP Director Addresses Eta Delta Chapter
Wheatheart Nutrition Menu Listed
Newcomers Club Sets Guest Night
Singles Network Names Schedule
Various Topics Will Highlight PCCWC Lunch
February is AMBUCS Awareness Month
Cauthons Mark Anniversary
Evans To Observe 50 Years
Reception To Honor Rowes
Conners Observe 30 Years
Historical Topic For PT Meeting
Blackwell OES Group To Host State Officer
Kay County Democrat Women Slate Meeting
Stained Glass Unit II Program
Anniversary Event for Pair
Committeeman To Address Kay Republican Club
Dental Health Month for Children
Bits and Pieces
Ombudsman Training Offered
American Historical Group Sets Meeting
Support Group Offers Helpline
Mystery Novelist To Give Workshop
Happenings
SPORTS
Criteria Foils Cat Matmen
Montonati Is Hero This Time
Cats Come Home For Exciting Win
Lady Wildcats Go Down Fighting
JV Boys Snip Slide
JV Girls Slip 25-21
By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Business Editor
The Second Friday Forum was cut short Friday morning due to Sen. Paul Muegge's need to be in Oklahoma City to meet about animal waste issues.
Muegge has authored two bills aimed at strengthening the standards for the hog and poultry industries in Oklahoma. He told the audience of some of the problems.
He also apologized to Leadership Ponca City and Leadership Blackwell for being tied up on the hog issue when the classes visited the Capitol last week.
On Thursday Senate Bill 1175 and Senate Bill 1170 easily passed in the Senate Energy, Environmental Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee on Thursday. This is a summary of the bills according to the Associated Press.
More hog operations would be subject to state licensing under the measures and for the first time, more than 1,100 poultry farms would be licensed in eastern Oklahoma.
These two bills by Senator Muegge, D-Tonkawa, are the first significant bills to make it out of committee since the session began on Feb. 2.
The bills include recommendations from the Governor's Task Force on Animal Waste and Water Quality Protection. However the hog bill does not include recommendations for a county option vote on establishing new hog operations.
Currently a hog operation with less than 5,000 hogs does not have to be licensed. Muegge's bill would change the exemption to operations with fewer than 2,500 hogs.
On the poultry issue SB 1170 would require licensing of poultry operations with more than 30,000 broilers that use a dry litter waste management system.
The bill would also create an Oklahoma Poultry Waste Transfer Act to encourage the transfer of poultry waste form designated environmentally sensitive watersheds.
Muegge said that the factory farming was the biggest boon to agriculture in his lifetime, but that it is not without problems.
The Senator said he was disappointed that there weren't appropriations in the governor's budget to address more children's issues including early childhood education and other areas. He said all the work he does in the environmental issues is for future generations.
Newport
Representative Jim Newport, R-Ponca City, told of some of the bills he is working on. One involves bogus checks to service businesses, for example plumbers or repairmen, who receive bogus checks from their clients.
Another item Newport is working on is a solution for the small replaceable year decals on license tags. He is suggesting these be made a decal that goes on the windshield. Apparently Texas has done this for three years.
Newport is also working to make it unlawful for those under 18 years of age to have their bodies pierced without parental permission and an adult present. He talked about the danger of any business that uses needles on humans transmitting disease.
Another area that Newport is trying to get rectified is the extension of driver's license for those whose spouses are in the military and out of country. He said there is a provision that those in service coming back can automatically get their driver's license, but the spouses, who have been out of country also, have to go through retesting for their driver's license.
During the question and answer session Jan Jarrett, economic development executive, expressed his concern about some of the tinkering with the Quality Jobs Act and also a provision in the small business quality jobs act that is based on per capita. He said this would require industries coming in to pay at least $15 an hour in Kay County. He said he felt this would deter industries from coming to the county.
City Commissioner Dick Stone told of the concern for legislation that would eliminate the grocery tax. He said this would cost the city abut $800,000 in revenue and would cut the income of Blackwell and Tonkawa by 60 to 80 percent.
Muegge said he was concerned about it. Newport said he was not prepared to "fall on the sword" either way until he had some open dialogue. Newport said he knew that the Oklahoma Municipal League was against it, but he wasn't sure all the "cards are on the table" yet.
Newport said he would be bringing the author of the bill Rep. John Sullivan here on March 2 to visit with the City Commission and others on the matter. Newport noted that not all proposed tax cuts will be "heard" in the session.
Earlier Newport noted that there are proposals for 1,144 new bills on a variety of subjects and 730 from the last session are alive. He predicted that only about one fourth of the bills will see the light of day.
City Manager Gary Martin asked that since the state was in a better position economically would there be some effort to reduce fees that had be raised when the state was strapped for funds.
It appeared that both Newport and Muegge through it was not likely that the fees would be reduced.
The moderator for the forum was Steve Crank, chairman of the Legislative Review Committee of the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce, which sponsored the forum. About 50 people were in attendance.
By KATHY ZEHR
News Staff Writer
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Head, Edward H. Cook recently toured the Standing Bear Native American Park and visited the Standing Bear Monument.
The tour and a luncheon were hosted by members of the Ponca City Native American Foundation Inc. Carl R. Renfro, Chairman of the Foundation presented Cook with a signed print of a painting of Chief Standing Bear by Oreland C. Joe. The print was framed in native cedar and signed by Joe, who is best known in Oklahoma for his creation of the 22-foot Standing Bear Monument.
In a letter of thanks, following the visit, Cook informed Renfro and members of the Ponca City Native American Foundation that Standing Bear Native American Park and Monument would be promoted in both "Oklahoma Today" magazine and on the TV program "Discover Oklahoma," in the near future.
Other publicity for Standing Bear Park currently appears in a lengthy and well-written story by Mike Coppock in the Native Peoples 1998 special travel and destination spring issue.
The tender and compassionate story talks truthfully about the struggle by the Native American tribes in the area, and especially the Ponca Tribe, for recognition and acceptance from other races and cultures in north central Oklahoma.
Carefully written, it accurately details the project from beginning to present in entertaining and informative reading. Coppock tells of the exciting metamorphosing of Standing Bear Park and Monument as a beginning of cultural understanding in the area, and infallibly describes the thoughts and dreams of principals who made it happen.
He details future plans for expanding the 63-acre Standing Bear Park into a cultural center/museum featuring all 37 registered tribes in Oklahoma. Also planned are a rotating educational workshop and learning center, six tribal village areas for tribes who helped build the complex, and other enhancements. A short history of Chief Standing Bear is also included in the article.
Members of the Ponca City Native American Foundation, promoting the Standing Bear Park Complex are Barry Bickle with Conoco Inc.; Gary Bracken, Attorney-at-Law; L.J. Chaufty, Bank of Oklahoma; Bettie Marsh, District Attorney's Office; Gary Martin, City Manager, City of Ponca City; Genevieve Pollak, Charter Member PCNAF; and representatives of the six area sponsoring tribes, Wanda Stone, Kaw Nation; Charles Tillman, Osage Nation; Raymond Butler, Otoe-Missouria Tribe; Marshall Grover, Pawnee Tribe; Lionel LeClair, Ponca Tribe; and Don Patterson, Tonkawa Tribe.
Ponca Citians have cause for celebration and celebrate they will Feb. 26 the Poncan Theatre in anticipation of Ponca City Tomorrow's "vision unveiling."
Festivities surrounding the event will begin at 6 p.m. All residents of Ponca City and surrounding communities are invited.
Executive Director Cathryn Ferguson describes Ponca City Tomorrow as a "visioning group seeking to empower citizens to create and control their future." The organization began by listening to what the citizens wanted for and from their city.
"A vision is a dream, aspiration, goal or aim relating to the future," said Ferguson. "PCT works to match the present city with the community's idea of how things should be."
Launched in 1992 as an independent, nonprofit group, PCT allows citizens to take back the power and responsibility of improving their quality of life. While other visioning groups are still struggling, Ponca City Tomorrow has been together for six years.
Chairman Danny Thompson said the key to PCT's success is citizen involvement. "Our voices have been heard and our shared vision has emerged. Now it is time we band together to share our energies, talents and commitments to shape our future and realize our dream."
Ponca City Tomorrow includes a 20-member board of directors who participate not as company representatives, but as individual members. The board's primary focus is on the community. The role of the organization is to:
* serve as a steward of the community's vision;
* serve as a catalyst to effect change;
* build a consensus to guide action and decision making;
* promote collaboration among community partners;
* form partnerships to reduce fragmentation and improve the effectiveness of community improvement efforts.
In 1993, citizens of Ponca City initially shared their dreams, which resulted in the formation of nine distinct areas of goal setting. Among these are mutual respect for one another, a locally controlled responsive education system, and a diversified industrial and retail base.
Additionally, residents stated their desire that Ponca City be a desirable tourist and recreational destination. Citizens wanted a city government that was responsive to its citizenry, quality health care and effective public transportation. Furthermore, quality retirement living, environmental awareness and city beauty were included as priorities.
"PCT provided the creative energies of committed citizens to move the community toward building coalitions to these ends," said Ferguson. "Volunteer members worked to identify community capabilities to impact change through networking."
"The work has been to turn priorities into reality," Thompson added. "Building coalitions bring people together to make change happen. The vision serves as our road map to the future."
Ponca City Tomorrow is about creating a community where people respect each other and work together to resolve problems. In turn, the quality of life improves.
Ferguson says that participation in PCT is contagious. "Once citizens are exposed to what we do, they want to get involved. This emphasizes the idea that citizens in control generates positive, motivational energy."
Board of Directors
Members of PCT's board of directors are Irene Ackerson, Diane Anderson, Tony Arkeketa, Dr. Ahmad S. Agha, Ann Bandy, Cory Bowker, Mark Brown, Bob Caine, Pat Hand, the Rev. Denny Hook, Major Clayton Johnson, Linda Ralston, Keni Ray, Helene Schwartz, Steve Sprehe, Dick Stone, Danny Thompson, Laura Treadway-Corff, Mike Trewitt and Glenn Welch.
Bill Bostic, a member of the current Leadership Ponca City class, is an ex-officio member.
Conoco recently announced the winners of the company's 1997 Community Service Awards in Ponca City.
"Conoco has many employees and retirees who regularly donate their time and services to area charitable organizations," said Sandy Murphy-Driggers, volunteer coordinator for the company. "This year we had 24 nominees, and all of them are making a positive difference through their efforts.
"This is the sixth year for the community service awards program and, as always, selecting the winners was a challenging task for our committee," she added.
This year's winners are Marvin Clark, Bob Corbin, Treva McClung, Michelle Roberts, Dan Sample, Dona Veal and Edd Scovill (team), Fred Veatch and Dwain West.
Conoco will honor the nine winners at an awards luncheon on Feb. 23. Also attending will be each honoree's manager and a representative from the organization receiving the benefit of their voluntary labor.
All winners will receive a commemorative keepsake to mark the occasion. The organization to which they contribute their efforts will receive a $200 philanthropic grant.
Marvin Clark, Accounting & Information Management, is involved in many community and company organizations and projects. When his work group decided to do a team-building project, Clark got busy with his organizational skills and pulled the exercise together. After finding a senior citizen who needed assistance from Ponca City Tomorrow, he then organized his work group, two church groups, Boy Scout Troop 90, the city's waste management department, Lowes, Buy-for-Less and Westside Neighborhood Association volunteers to each take a piece of the project. The senior citizen's house was cleaned and painted, her yard spruced up and her unsafe garage removed. Clark also worked with state agencies to get her house weatherproofed. This project pulled people together from different areas of the community for a common goal.
Bob Corbin, Exploration Production, was instrumental in the chartering of Friendship Feast in 1990 and has been active on the board since then. Friendship Feast serves free meals four evenings a week with about 10 volunteers helping each time. The program is non-denominational. Corbin has served as chairman of the board on two occasions, publicity chairman, security/greeter chairman and editor of the organization's biannual newsletter. He assisted with the development of the program and encouraged the participation of churches and benevolent groups throughout the city. Because of his efforts, more than 20 churches, businesses and local groups assist with Friendship Feast.
Treva McClung, Finance, has been an active volunteer with the Ponca City Area Habitat for Humanity since the organization was chartered in 1991. Habitat improves the quality of lives and communities by assisting families in building and owning decent and adequate housing. Seven houses have been completed, and the renovation of the eighth has begun. She has taken part in almost every aspect of Habitat work. McClung has served as treasurer, secretary and is now vice president of the board of directors. Besides working on various jobs at a Habitat for Humanity construction site helping to rebuild homes, she takes on the role of nurturer to new Habitat families.
Michelle Roberts, Downstream Information Systems, is considered one of the more valued volunteers for the Ponca Playhouse. She has been involved in the Playhouse for the last five years. During this time, she has participated in the majority of their productions. Roberts has been production coordinator and stage manager. She has built sets and worked on lights and sound. Away from the production end of the organization, Roberts has achieved a major role in Playhouse management, serving on the board of directors, as secretary and as a member of the executive committee. She was directly responsible for nearly 80 percent of the Playhouse's income this past year by becoming an expert in obtaining grants and leading the membership drive committee.
Dan Sample, Finance & Performance Analysis, has been an officer of the Kay County Council for the Opportunity Center for the last four years. During this time, he has worked diligently toward enhancing the quality of life of people with developmental disabilities. He serves as treasurer of the board and as chairman of the long-range planning committee. Sample was instrumental in assisting the Council with purchasing two homes in the past year, expanding to six the number individuals homes with services provided by the Opportunity Center. Through the long-range planning committee, the Council is committed to providing funds, buildings and other resources necessary to continue to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities. Sample also is a supporter and coach for the Ponca City Special Olympics.
Drs. Dona Veal and Edd Scovill, Integrated Health Services, lend their expertise to a community clinic serving adults and children. The clinic is sponsored by St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and the Kay County Health Department. It provides primary health care for uninsured residents in the local area. In 1995, Veal and Scovill offered their medical services to the clinic by taking full responsibility for the Thursday evening schedule. They have maintained that commitment for the past two years, giving nearly 400 hours of service. Veal and Scovill consistently offer clinic patients quality, compassionate care. In addition, they use all of the resources that would be available to more affluent patients and make referrals to area specialists who also serve these patients without charge.
Fred Veatch, retiree, has worked tirelessly for the Ponca City Native American Foundation. He is a member of the general, master plan, powwow and education committees for the Standing Bear Park project. Prior to the fourth-annual powwow, he devoted many hours to site preparation and construction of brush arbors, the arena and a hospitality area. Veatch and his wife, Sandra, help staff the information center on weekends. He makes a point to learn the "mechanics" of the park - electrical outlets, pump house, water connections and the like - so he can assist at any time. Veatch is one of the project's best ambassadors. Both his actions and his words demonstrate the spirit of cooperation and desire to bridge a cultural gap, which is part of the mission of the Native American Foundation.
Dwain West, Technology, has given his commitment to the Attucks Community Alliance. The objective of the Alliance is to restore the old Attucks school structure so community youth and others can use it for mentoring, sports, meetings, tutoring and lectures in a safe, orderly environment. He has taken on much of the initial "leg" work to get the building cleaned and has laid the groundwork for future restoration. West has been involved in the planning and has participated in every cleanup scheduled for Attucks. He has fostered the concept of pride in yourself and your community and has reached out to the local citizens to support this project. He works on obtaining funding and strives to get others involved in the restoration or to commit to serve as mentors and tutors. West is chairman-elect for the Attucks Community Alliance.
The director of Kay County's new foster-child advocacy program says it's already succeeding in getting foster children out of the court systems and back to their schoolwork.
Janice Bell, director of the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, said the swearing-in of a second wave of volunteers last week indicates remarkable progress for the new program instituted last year by District Judge D.W. Boyd.
Bell said the original seven CASA volunteers have already helped 20 foster children and logged 314 total hours to help the juvenile court officers make appropriate decisions for children and clear the cases from the overloaded court system.
The children "tend to be happier the sooner they can settle down and concentrate on school," she said.
Sworn in by Judge Boyd last week were Tamra Burnett, Charlene Carmichael, Cynthia DeMarco, Mary Ruth Leatherman, Tammie Lovec, Betty Marsh, Judy Partee, Meg Schinck, Carolyn Smith, Mike Stewart, Fuzzy Warren and Deborah Wolf.
With the extra dozen CASA volunteers, the Kay County program "is progressing way ahead of schedule," Bell said, adding that the program soon will be expanded to help foster children in Noble County and the tribal courts.
The existing program also now requires the hiring of a volunteer coordinator, she said.
Judge Boyd initiated the CASA program last summer when he became aware of a national effort to protect children who are thrust into court through no fault of their own.
Boyd told the CASA workers their primary purpose would be to provide "a unique, unbiased perspective" to ensure the court system works for the child.
During the course of a case, a CASA volunteer reviews all records and documents, and speaks with the child, parents, family members, neighbors, teachers, doctors and others, frequently becoming the most knowledgeable person regarding a child's situation.
In 1996, Kay County handled 246 confirmed cases of child abuse or neglect, with approximately 175 children adjudicated as wards of the court. Between 150 and 200 children are in and out of home placement at any given time in the county.
The CASA program is designed to make a serious dent in the county's juvenile delinquency problem because a 1991 study found that children who suffer abuse or neglect are 53 percent more likely to become juvenile delinquents. They are 38 percent more likely to be arrested as adults and 38 percent more likely to become violent criminals.
Kay County's CASA volunteers have received training from officials such as Leonard Williams of Edwin Fair, Bruce Lutz of Kay County Guidance, Jana Blair of Child Welfare of Kay County and Police Det. Chris Primeaux of Ponca City.
By RALPH SEWELL
Daily News Capitol Bureau
OKLAHOMA CITY - The way Ponca Rep. Jim Newport sees it, most members of the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee would rather have taxpayers than poultry processors pay to clean up their waste.
Last week, they killed his HB 3279, which would have had out-of-state chicken firms such as Tyson pay for cleaning up the algae and other pollutants from Oklahoma's lakes.
HB 3279 was one of 1,145 House bills introduced this year that committees must shelve or clear for floor votes before Thursday's deadline. Similarly, the Senate was working on more than 600 bills, against the same deadline. Measurers that don't make it to the floor by then are dead for this session.
Newport had better luck with two other House bills he's pushing.
His HB 2547 was approved by the House Public Health committee for a floor vote. It would require minors get parental permission before their bodies can be pierced. Newport said the bill should slow a new fad where youngsters get noses and other parts of their bodies pierced for ornaments.
Newport's HB 2299 also has been sent to the House floor. It would change the driver license law to allow the spouse of a serviceman returning to the state to renew her expired license without having to take tests and requalify. The serviceman already has this privilege.
SB 44, a holdover bill from last year coauthored by Newport and Sen. Paul Muegge, D-Tonkawa, also is on the House calendar. It repeals now-obsolete state law regulating metrology labs by the Department of Agriculture.
Seeks Divorce Rate Answer
The House also will vote on a covenant marriage bill, authored by Rep. Jim Reese, R-Nardin. HB 2208 is aimed at cutting Oklahoma's high divorce rate by encouraging couples to agree that their marriage is intended to last a lifetime. A House committee cleared the bill for a vote last week.
Couples wishing a covenant marriage must be counseled by a clergyman or lay expert 15 days before seeking a license. Both parties also would agree to seek further counseling if marital difficulties rise later.
Grounds for divorce in such marriages would be limited to adultery, mental or physical abuse, fraud in entering the marriage contract, or living apart for 18 months without reconciliation.
Reese says his bill - patterned after a Louisiana law - is designed to combat "easy-in, easy-out marriages" made possible by no-fault divorce laws.
The House minority floor leader, Larry Ferguson of Cleveland, is trying to get committees to hear bills he has introduced for Gov. Frank Keating.
He says House Speaker Loyd Benson, D-Lawton, has promised committees will hear at least some of the bills before Thursday's deadline.
Democrats chair all House committees and chairmen decide which bills will or will not be considered.
Unplanned Message
Although Newport, Reese and Ferguson deny it was planned as a message, all 36 House Republicans cast a vote last week which could remind House Democrats they can't completely ignore the House minority. The vote was on a "shell" bill to fund the Ethics Commission.
The Republican amendment would have denied the Ethics Commission the right to buy computer equipment needed to allow electronic filing.
Although Democrats killed the amendment, the solid vote by Republicans could remind Democrat leaders the GOP has enough House votes to deny emergency status to any bill when they all vote together.
Although the amendment lost, Republicans joined Democrats in sending the Ethics bill - along with other budget bills to the Senate. Most funding bills won't be put in final form until late in the session, however.
The appropriation process is being repeated in the Senate, where funding bills - also without real meaning - are being shoveled on to the House. Bills can't be finalized until there's a more realistic state income figure.
Last year at this point, legislators were told to figure on $180 million "growth income" for appropriations. The actual figure turned out to be about $380 million. The fact is no legislator knows financing limits right now.
House and Senate leaders also are meeting trying to resolve local (and vocal) complaints about 1997's "Truth in Sentencing" law (HB 1213) which is to become effective July 1.
Major Changes Likely
It's obvious major changes will be made before this session adjourns. Critics complain HB 1213 makes local government carry most of the burden of housing those convicted for so-called minor offenses. Local officials want adequate financing by the state.
One source reported senators have agreed with 13 of the 15 changes the district attorney's association want in last year's law.
One sticking point at present is that sentence ranges should be within the old - not the new - limits. The other is that only the legislature should set the range of punishment.
Prosecutors agree that an offender must serve 85 percent of a sentence. Other wanted provisions include:
-Violent and repeat offenders should serve more prison time than they now do;
-Sentences should be served in a Department of Corrections facility;
-Judges and prosecutors should have discretion;
-The state should fully fund local incarcerations.
Reese says the truth about last year's Truth in Sentencing bill is that this legislature will either fix the bill or repeal it.
When the bill was adopted last year, Newport, Reese and Ferguson joined nine other representatives who voted against accepting the conference version while 83, including Rep. James Hager, D-Pawhuska voted to accept it. But the final House vote was 96-1.
The bill also passed the Senate with a lone dissenter. Muegge and Sen. J. Berry Harrison, D-Fairfax, voted for it.
Stripper Wells
Muegge has half a dozen bills on the Senate calendar. One would forgive the gross production tax on some stripper oil wells. Muegge says it's an effort to keep them producing oil longer; otherwise they'd be abandoned.
What's the prospect for new legislation on hogs and/or poultry? A House committee killed one bill on hogs last week, but Muegge is sure there'll be more.
In fact, he has a bill regulating poultry on which he expects committee approval.
But corporate pork producers won't easily submit to restrictive laws. They showed clout last week when a lobbyist convinced a House Environment committee it should kill HB 2764, which would require hog farms be at least two miles away from homes of other farm families to reduce down odor.
Some legislators think if producers could solve the odor problem, other complaints about corporate hog factories would go away.
One way to cut odor would be to put "scrubbers" on fans exhausting air from the hog barns. Experts say that would work. The problem for the producer is that's not now cost-effective.
The Environment committee did approve for floor consideration HB 2510, which would raise from $500 to $10,000 the fine the Corporation Commission may levy on phone firms convicted of "slamming." That's the practice of changing a customer's long distance carrier without permission.
Hager's HB 2083, to allow ads on school buses, still awaits action by the House on amendments added by the Senate last year.
Items for the City Calendar should be brought in or telephoned (765-3311) to Bob Patterson, at the Ponca City News, by Thursday noon.
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Monday - No school.
Tuesday - Biscuits and gravy or cereal or honey bun, assorted juices and milk.
Wednesday - Cereal or honey bun, assorted juices and milk.
Thursday - Biscuit sandwich or cereal or honey bun, assorted juices and milk.
Friday - Cereal or honey bun, assorted juices and milk.
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Monday - No school.
Tuesday - Hamburger on a bun or taco pizza burrito, mixed fruit, wedged potatoes, saltine crackers, dill spears, bear grahams or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk.
Wednesday - Oven fried chicken with hot rolls or cheese steak sandwich, scalloped potatoes, green beans, saltine crackers, dill spears, apple crisp or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk.
Thursday - Lasagna with garlic bread or mini corn dogs, sliced peaches, broccoli, saltine crackers, dill spears, jello or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk.
Friday - Chicken ringers with hot roll or hot pockets, mashed potatoes and gravy, sliced pears, saltine crackers, dill spears, chocolate chip cookies or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk.
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Breakfast
Monday - No school.
Tuesday - Breakfast burrito or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Wednesday - Eggs with biscuits and gravy or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Thursday - Cherry muffins and ham and eggs or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Friday - Breakfast casserole or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
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Available on Monday through Friday at the Middle School is Pizza Inn, Subway, Carl's Jr., Taco Bell Burritos.
Monday - No school.
Tuesday - Hamburger on a bun, green salad, wedged potatoes, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
Wednesday - Oven fried chicken with hot roll, green beans, scalloped potatoes, saltine crackers, dill spears, apple crisp or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or taco bar, juice and milk.
Thursday - Lasagna with garlic bread, broccoli with cheese, sliced peaches, saltine crackers, dill spears, bananas or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or pasta bar, juice and milk.
Friday - Chicken ringers with hot roll, mashed potatoes and gravy, saltine crackers, dill spears, chocolate chip cookies or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
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Lunch
Available at the Mid-High Monday through Friday are Domino's, Subway, Carl's Jr., Taco Bell Burritos.
Monday - No school.
Tuesday - Chicken strips with hot roll, mixed fruit, mashed potatoes and gravy, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
Wednesday - Pizza burritos, broccoli with cheese sauce, sliced pears, saltine crackers, dill spears, apple crisp or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or Mexican bar, juice and milk.
Thursday - Lasagna with garlic bread, cole slaw, pineapple chunks, saltine crackers, dill spears, chocolate chip cookies or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or pasta bar, juice and milk.
Friday - Chicken ringers with hot roll, mashed potatoes and gravy, rosy applesauce, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
High School Lunch
Available every day at Campus Mart, the Training Table Deli offers a Pasta Bar, Baked Potato Bar, lean items and fresh fruit. The Ala Carte Wildcat line offers Pizza Hut and Subway Sandwiches.
Training Table
Monday-Friday - Pasta bar, potato bar, deli sandwiches and salads, seasonal fruit.
McCord Elementary
Breakfast
Monday - No school.
Tuesday - Cereal, toast, juice and milk.
Wednesday - Ham patties, toast, juice and milk.
Thursday - Oatmeal, toast, juice and milk.
Friday - Sausage biscuit, juice and milk.
Lunch
Monday - No school.
Tuesday - Turkey and cheese sandwich, french fries, applesauce, carrot stick, cookie and milk.
Wednesday - Salisbury steak, potatoes and gravy, corn, pineapple, hot roll and milk.
Thursday - Fried chicken, potatoes and gravy, peaches, green beans, hot roll and milk.
Friday - Pigs in a blanket, scalloped potatoes, green peas, applesauce and milk.
Pioneer Technology Center
Tuesday - Beef tips, chicken parmesan and pork chop and dressing, assorted salads, vegetables, breads and desserts.
Wednesday - Beef stir fry, barbecue chicken and seafood enchiladas, assorted salads, vegetables, breads and desserts.
Thursday - Chicken fried steak, chicken gumbo and lasagna, assorted salads, vegetables, breads and desserts.
The cafeteria will be open to the public on Tuesday through Thursday from 11:15 a.m. to noon.
Po-Hi
Feb. 16
Baseball scrimmage at Tulsa Hale at 10 a.m.
Cheerleading clinic in the old girls gym at 5 p.m.
Sophomore basketball against Blackwell at 6 p.m.
Ponca Area Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. in room F-105.
Feb. 17
Varsity boys and girls soccer at Stillwater at 5 p.m.
Junior varsity and varsity basketball against Sand Springs at 5 p.m.
Dug Out Club meeting in room F-103 at 6:30 p.m.
Woodland Blue and Gold Banquet in the cafeteria at 6 p.m.
OoKeeHee meeting in room 4 at 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 18
CRT writing assessment during second period.
B.L.T. meeting in room 210 at 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 19
Conoco Career Day at Conoco.
Pep rally at 8:15 a.m. in the fieldhouse.
Cheerleading clinic at 5 p.m.
Great Escape senior parent meeting in the Howell Auditorium at 7 p.m.
Ponca Area Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. in room F-103.
Feb. 20
Wrestling Regionals with the time and place announced later.
Youth Alive meeting in room 125 at 7:30 a.m.
Junior varsity and varsity basketball games at Bartlesville at 4 p.m.
Varsity girls and boys soccer games against Chickasha at 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 21
Wrestling Regionals continues.
YMCA basketball at 7:30 a.m.
Feb. 22
No activities
Barbara Gordy Fox has been named Teacher of the Year for Oklahoma's American String Teachers Association (ASTA). She was recognized at the recent Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OMEA) convention in Tulsa at the ASTA banquet.
Fox has been very active in the OMEA Executive Board since 1989 when she took over as chairman of Orchestras in an emergency situation. Since then, she has served as chairman of Orchestras and has been elected to two separate terms of office as Vice-President for Orchestras and is now in the second year of this office.
She is also the chairman of North Central Honors Orchestra (NCHO), which is an organization started and sponsored by the Ponca City Orchestra Department. This group recognizes students at the junior high and senior high level from seven orchestra programs in the state for their fine performance skills with a competition and two-day clinic.
In the local area, she is chairman of the Ponca City Middle School's Building Level Team of which she has been an active member for seven years. She is the co-concert master and associate conductor of the Ponca Area Chamber Orchestra. She performs with the Rosewood String Quartet with husband, Jeff Fox, orchestra director at the Mid-High and High School; AnneMarie Webster, elementary strings teacher; and past Ponca City director, Dan Larson.
Bryant Ormiston Sivess, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ormiston Sivess, III, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at North Highlands Bible Church in Dallas, Texas.
He joined Troop 861 in 1991 after earning the Arrow of Light with Cub Scout Pack 55 in Dallas.
In addition to Scout activities, Bryant is active in the youth group at North Highlands Bible Church. He has served as teacher assistant in Vacation Bible School, stage manager and actor in the youth musical. He also helps in transporting people and food as needed.
Bryant's Eagle Service Project involved the planning and supervision of the refurbishment of the playground for his church.
He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Bufton, Ponca City, and Mrs. Harry O. Sivess Jr. and the late Col. Harry O. Sivess Jr. of Mt. Pleasant, Texas. His mother is the former Karen Anne Bufton of Ponca City.
Area youngsters will have an opportunity to build basketball skills and earn prizes while obtaining donations for the American Heart Association during Hoops for Heart Thursday.
The new event will begin at 4 p.m. at Kids Kastle, 729 North Fourteenth.
Spokesperson Vicki Graves said, "This is a great new basketball event. Kids can build basketball skills and at the same time obtain donations and earn super prizes based on the dollars they raise."
Graves said, "Hoops for Heart is a great way to convey the value of physical activity to young people. That's because it's not just good exercise and great fun - it's educational, too. Participants learn about the lifelong health benefits of physical activity and the importance of heart health.
"With Hoops for Heart, students will be at the center of the excitement of a successful community event. They will learn real-life lessons about volunteering, helping others and leadership."
Graves added, "It's a positive experience everyone will eagerly look forward to year after year."
The come-and-go event is open to all students, grades kindergarten through sixth. Students participating must have registration forms. These forms are available at the information desk at Kids Kastle.
Oklahoma State University basketball great, Scott Pierce, will be on hand to sign autographs and meet the students.
Additionally, there will be a Big Country basketball donated by Scott Pierce that will be sold at silent auction with the proceeds going to benefit the AHA.
Locations for those silent auction bid sheets are: Crossland Lincoln-Mercury, contact: Bob Banta; PC Sports, contact: Pat Ozment; Jock's Nitch, contact: (Randy)
For further information contact Vicki Graves during the day at 765-7680 or in the evening at 765-4736.
The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and Farmers Cooperatives of Kay County are hosting a Risk Management Seminar on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Pioneer Technology Center in Ponca City.
The meeting begins at 6 p.m. with a meal hosted by the Kay County Farmers Co-ops. Following the meal, Dr. Kim Anderson, OSU Extension Grain Marketing Specialist, and J.C. Hobbs, OSU Extension Farm Management Specialist, will present the program on Risk Management.
Changes in the government farm programs have resulted in new crops being considered and planted in North Central Oklahoma and Southern Kansas. Government program changes have increased price risk. In response to higher price risk, brokers, elevators and merchandisers are offering new methods to sell crops.
Risk Management is essential to survival and profit. This seminar is designed to help agriculture producers recognize and manage risk, understand production and marketing alternatives, and learn how to determine which cropping mix has the highest odds of producing a profit.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to your local Co-Op Association or the OSU Extension Office by Wednesday, Feb. 18, so that adequate meal plans can be made.
Contact the Newkirk Farmers Co-Op Association at 580-362-3376, the Blackwell Co-Op Elevator Association at 580-363-1461, the Farmers Co-Op Association, Tonkawa and Ranch Drive at 580-765-5736, or the OSU Extension Center at 580-362-3194.
Marshall Gettys, historical archeologist with a special interest in ceramics, will present a program on "Historic 19th Century Ceramics of Oklahoma," at noon Wednesday. The program is a part of the Museum of the Cherokee Strip's 1998 Brown Bag Luncheon Series.
Gettys will focus on the types of ceramics recovered from archaeological sites in Oklahoma. The presentation will include a display of 19th Century ceramics from archaeological sites as well as public and private collections. Participants can bring ceramic items for examination and identification.
Gettys has served on research projects throughout Oklahoma including the Kaw Dam Reservoir.
The program is free and will be held at 507 South Fourth Street in Enid. For more information call 580-237-1907.
The Marland Estate Commission, meeting 4:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Marland Estate Conference Center, will consider and vote on a recommendation regarding a new south entrance to the estate and an expanded parking area.
Another agenda item is a request from Monumental Enterprises Inc., for capital improvement projects.
The final action item is to consider and vote on a request for funding from the Marland Estate Foundation for the artist studio, Lydie's Cottage and locks and levers for the Mansion.
Other business prior to the action items will be reports about the door locks and levers, artist studio and Lydie's cottage, Oil Boom Day, long range planning, Marland Estate Foundation and Monumental Enterprises Inc.
Michael Hanes, a licensed professional counselor and art therapist, will be in Ponca City today to introduce his book "Roads to the Unconscious," and offer any interested persons an opportunity to use his techniques for self-discovery and personal growth.
He will be at Brace Books and More today, 2 to 4 p.m., to talk about his use of art therapy in counseling.
Hanes, from Purcell, is a psychotherapist at Family Therapy Associates and at Integris Mental Health in Purcell. He also is a consultant to Adapt Inc. in Lexington and New Destiny-Eagle Ridge in Oklahoma City.
In addition, he teaches art therapy techniques at seminars and conferences nationwide, as an adjunct graduate faculty member in the department of human relations at the University of Oklahoma, and through art therapy courses offered by the OU College of Continuing Education.
Jean Brace of Brace Books and More said, "Michael Hanes will provide art supplies so that each of us can participate in this session by making our own 'road drawings' and gain insight about ourselves. On the other hand, you will be welcome to simply listen and observe."
Persons with multiple sclerosis and their caregivers are invited to the Ponca City Area MS Support Group at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Albright United Methodist Church, 128 South Palm.
The church is handicap accessible - enter the west door from the parking lot and take the elevator to the lower level.
Dr. Bruce Lutz will continue with his program, talking about "MS and Your Emotions", Part II. Dr. Lutz is a child psychologist, associated with the Child Guidance program at Kay County Health Department. Along with his talk, he will have literature available.
For anyone with questions about the meeting, please call Beth Wright at 765-6738.
The Health and Medical Committee of the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce and the local health care providers are in the process of revising the "Ponca City Health Services Directory." Over 2000 of these brochures were distributed during the past year through the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, the Outpatient Surgical Center, the Ponca City Library and several real estate agencies.
A letter has been sent to those who participated last year, but new businesses are encouraged to become an active supporter of this project. To qualify as a health care provider, the business must be one that is regulated or requires a license to practice. Support groups related to health will be included. The cost of inclusion is $25 for Chamber members and $50 for non-Chamber members. In addition to the brochure, the business name will be included in newspaper ads that promote the use of Ponca City health care providers on a monthly basis. For further information, please contact Sandy Gearhart at 765-0301.
Loved by millions as a cute collectible, Beanie Babies have captured America's hearts while the rest of the world watches in amazement said a Teen Center spokesperson. The 3-ounce, styrofoam-filled creatures will be the focus of an upcoming fund raiser to benefit ProTeens, Ponca City's local teen center.
Beanie Baby collectors from across Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas will be on hand Saturday, April 4 for ProTeen's "Beanie Baby Brigade Show." Numerous booths will offer retired, current and new Beanie Babies and their highly popular accessories for fans to buy or trade. The ProTeens home, Grand Central Station located at Fifth Street and Central Avenue, will be the site of this one-of-a-kind fund raiser. Doors will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Event chairwoman Jan Merrifield says a variety of activities will add to the fun. "Beanie Babies are enjoyed by people of all ages. Our "Beanie Baby Brigade Show" will allow the hundreds of collectors in our area to add to their collections and give non-collectors a chance to see what all the fuss is about and have a good time doing it!"
Delicious desserts, door prizes, a "Beanie Walk" and a silent auction will add to the festivities. All proceeds will benefit ProTeens. This non-profit United Way agency provides safe, supervised and wholesome after-school programs for all area teenagers.
NEWKIRK - The annual Kay County Junior Livestock show will be held Monday, March 2, through Friday, March 6.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Monday, March 2
1-5 p.m. Weigh in Hogs
Tuesday, March 3
10 a.m. MARKET HOG SHOW
Wednesday, March 4
8:30-10 a.m. Weigh in lambs
10 a.m. -12 noon. Weigh and measure steers
4 p.m. MARKET LAMB SHOW
Thursday, March 5
10 a.m. HEIFER SHOW, followed by STEER SHOW
4:30 p.m. LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST
Friday, March 6
12 noon. Club and chapter members to assist with sales preparations.
6:30 p m. BONUS SALE.
Officials said the Premium Sale will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening at the Kay County Farm Youth Center. The sale will be a "Bonus Only" sale, meaning bidders will be bidding on the premiums only.
Beginning with this year's show, buyers will no longer be billed by Eastman National Bank. Both buyers and exhibitors will receive a copy of the purchase ticket after the sale. It will then be the exhibitors' responsibility to personally contact the buyer and present their copy of the sale ticket for payment.
Girl Scouts throughout the Bluestem Girl Scout Council are planning special activities and ceremonies to celebrate "Thinking Day" on Feb. 22.
To kick off Thinking Day activities, Girl Scouts in the Bluestem Council will observe the third annual Different Shoe Day on Feb. 20 by wearing two different shoes and pledging to value difference in others. Girl Scouts will be asking others at work, school and play to pledge to value difference and spread the word to accept people for themselves, rather than on appearance.
Thinking Day is set aside each year for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world to remember they are part of an international organization, a day to learn more about each other and to accept and value the differences in others.
Locally, Ponca City Girl Scouts are planning a special ceremony for Feb. 24 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Ponca City.
In addition to the Thinking Day activities, Girl Scouts will contribute to the Juliette Gordon Low Friendship Fund collection. This fund was established in memory of the founder of Girl Scouts to help Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world with service project, training events and exchange visits.
Blackwell
Divorces Sought
Jennifer L. Strickland vs. Clifton I. Strickland.
Civil Proceedings
American Auto Finance Service vs. William P. Dial and Pamela S. Dial;
plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,792.34.
DEATHS
Juanita M. Rich, longtime Ponca City resident, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998, at the Westminster Village. She was 84.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, 1998, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. David Clipson, associate minister of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.
Ms. Rich was born Feb. 22, 1913, in Iola, Kan. to Jess and Ella Rhea Roberts. She attended public schools at Dilworth, Okla. and Arkansas City, Kan. She married Emmet Rich on Aug. 23, 1931, in Medicine Lodge, Kan. He preceded her in death on Feb. 2, 1976. The couple moved to Ponca City in 1942 and owned and operated Rich's Bakery for several years. They then moved to Grove, Okla. and owned their own bakery. They moved back to Ponca City in 1974 and retired.
She was a member of the Eastern Star serving as Worthy Matron. She was a member of the White Shrine, serving as Worthy High Priestess. She was also a member of Beauciant, Tops, AARP and the First Presbyterian Church of Ponca City. She enjoyed fishing, camping and volunteer work.
She is survived by three daughters, Patsy Wilcox of Victorville, Calif., Carol Bateman of Ponca City, and Darlene Fuller of Wichita, Kan.; one sister, Frances Gregory of Soap Lake, Wash.; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Memorial contributions may be made to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 Northeast 13th, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73104.
GennaVee Young Klufa, 7100 South 8 Mile Road, east of Ponca City, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, at her home, following an extended illness. She was 81.
The funeral service will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of the Trout Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Keck, pastor, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Cemetery at Billings.
GennaVee Young Klufa was born Dec. 25, 1916 at Pinacre, W.Va., the daughter of Plummer Elwood and Bertha E. Ferrell Young. At an early age she moved with her family to Ponca City where she attended schools, graduating from Ponca City High School in 1935.
On Aug. 24, 1941, she and Raymond Ivan Klufa were married in Enid, and established their first home at Marland, before moving to Osage County.
Prior to marriage, GennaVee was employed by the Shriver Insurance Agency and the Federal Land Bank. She was later involved in the family farming and dairy operation.
Mrs. Klufa was a member of the First Baptist Church. She enjoyed traveling and playing bridge.
Surviving are two sons, Doug Klufa of Ponca City and Greg Klufa of Austin, Texas; also three step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren, and her sister, Ernestine Goodman of Ponca City.
She was preceded in death by her husband on June 10, 1992; her parents, and a brother, James E. Young.
Memorials may be made to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, for cancer or heart research, 825 NE 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
The casket will not be opened following the service, however, friends may call at the funeral home until 9:30 a.m. Monday.
The family will be at the home of Doug Klufa.
TONKAWA - Charles Bell, a longtime Tonkawa resident, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, at the Blackwell Regional Hospital. He was 77.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, 1998, in the Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery. The Blackwell Masonic Lodge No. 109 will be conducting Masonic Rites. Arrangements are under the direction of McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home of Tonkawa.
Charles Bell was born July 1, 1920, in Webb City, Mo., to his parents, John and Ozellah (McAllester) Bell. He moved to Blackwell at age seven and received his education in Blackwell. He married Beulah Braley in 1937 at Pawnee, Okla.
In 1948 the family moved to a farm west of Tonkawa and he also worked at Blackwell Zinc for many years. In 1973 he moved to Tonkawa. He was a World War II veteran, a member of the Tonkawa Masonic Lodge and a Past Master.
Survivors are his wife, Beulah, of the home, two daughters, Norma Buffalow of Tonkawa and Phyllis Smith of McAlester, Okla.; one son, Phillip Bell of Tulsa, Okla.; a brother, James Bell of Blackwell, six grandsons and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home in Tonkawa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Charles Don Bell Jr. and two brothers, Claud and John M. Bell.
Monday
Venus Esther Young - Funeral to be at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Galena, Kan. The family will be at Derfelt Funeral home in Galena to visit with friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Melvin Tennison Carriger - Funeral to be at 10 a.m. at Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Blackwell. Burial will be in the Braman (Okla.) Cemetery.
Josephine Goode Tillman - Funeral to be at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Fairfax. Burial will be in Fairfax Cemetery under direction of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home.
Earlene Brown, resident of Ponca city, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998 at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 74.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1998. A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16 in the Trout Funeral Home Chapel.
Other arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home, and will be announced
later.
NEWS BRIEFS
Adult Soccer Association - The Cherokee Strip Adult Soccer Association will hold its Spring meeting on Wednesday, at 7 p.m. in the Program Room at the Ponca City Library.
Cheerleader Tryouts - Mid-High School cheerleader tryouts and informational meeting will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Mid-High auditorium. Interested girls and parents should plan to attend this meeting.
Veterans Reunion Set - Aleutian Island military veterans will have a reunion in Tulsa March 27, 28 and 29, 1998. All service branches veterans and spouses are welcome. Videos of veterans revisiting the Aleutian Islands 50-plus years later will be shared. Send self addressed, stamped envelope to Al King, P.O. Box 130327, Sunrise. Fla. 33313 for registration, where possible, no later than March 14, 1998.
St. Paul's UMC Sets Dinner - Spaghetti Dinner Friday at St. Paul's United Methodist Church from 5 to 7 p.m. Meal includes spaghetti, salad, homemade bread, drink and dessert. Adults $4 and children $2.
PEO Chapter Plans Meeting - PEO Chapter FC will meet at the Cann Garden Center Wednesday for its regular meeting. Hostesses are Dorothy Novak, Jody Surber, and Beverly Poet. Program will be led by Mary Lois Nield.
Association Meeting Set - The Osage Shareholders Association will meet today at 1:30 p.m. at the Fourth Street Conoco Clubhouse. Ken Bellmard will be the speaker. All Osages are invited to attend.
Monday Banjomania - Community Concert members are reminded that the Banjomania show will be presented at the Arkansas City, Kan., Middle School Auditorium at Kansas Avenue and "C" Street Monday at 7:30 p.m. Ponca City Community Concert members have reciprocal benefits with the Arkansas City concert association and may attend Banjomania with their 1997-98 membership card.
Annual Water Meeting - McCord Rural Water District 3 will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the north building of McCord School. The annual meeting will follow. All members of the district are urged to attend.
All About Fishing - The Stillwater Flyfishers' Club will meet at the Stillwater Outfitter, 124 South Main, Stillwater, at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Guest speakers will be Fisheries Biologists Jim Long and Randy Hyler. Their topic will be the fly fishing opportunities at Skiatook Lake. Short topics include tying the Ghost Minnow, knot tying, yarn casting, fishing the Internet, and a highlight on Stripers. Everyone is welcome.
Attention Washington Alumni - Washington Elementary PTA is taking donations for a lighted sign to be placed outside the elementary school. Donations may be sent to Barbara Wright, 1615 North Seventh, Ponca City, Okla. 74601.
Window Broken - An employee at Jays Auto, 1114 North Waverly Street, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 6:54 a.m. Friday that a window had been broken at the business. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Gas Drive-Off - A clerk at Conoco Convenience, 1613 West South Avenue, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 7:36 a.m. Friday that a subject had driven off without paying for $18 worth of gas and headed west on U.S. 60. An officer was assigned and the information was logged.
Subject Held - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the 300 block of South Lincoln Street at 7:47 a.m. Friday that an 18-year-old male was being held on two city warrants.
Business Burglarized - An employee at Dick Stanton Auto, 3415 North Fourteenth Street, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 7:58 a.m. Friday that the firm had been the victim of a break-in. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Requests Assistance - An employee of Lowes, 3500 North Fourteenth Street, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 9:54 a.m. Friday that assistance was needed concerning a bad check. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Subject Held - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported at 11:18 a.m. Friday that a 38-year-old male was being held on county warrants.
Arrested - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the Darr School area at 12:24 p.m. Friday that a 31-year-old female was being held on bogus check charges.
Subject Held - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of North Fifth Street and East Comanche Avenue at 3:22 p.m. Friday that assistance was needed to stop a vehicle. Two officers responded and the vehicle was stopped at the intersection of North Sixth Street and East Hartford Avenue, where a 49-year-old man was held for a city warrant and a report was taken.
Camper Vandalized - A person in the 2600 block of Rice requested an officer of the Ponca City Police Department at 3:42 p.m. Friday concerning vandalism to a camper. An officer was assigned and a report was taken that a window of the vehicle had a hole in it, possibly from an air rifle.
Grass Fire - The Communications Center received a 911 call at 3:57 p.m. Friday that a grass fire was burning five miles east of U.S. 177 and three-quarters of a mile south. Marland Volunteer Fire Department responded and handled the situation.
Suspicious Activity - The Ponca City Police Department received a report at 4:29 p.m. Friday that a subject had left a business at the intersection of First Street and Central Avenue going west on Grand Avenue with a gun. Three officers were assigned and a juvenile male was taken into custody for carrying a concealed weapon and reckless control of a firearm.
Trespassing - A clerk at Citgo, 320 West Grand Avenue, reported suspicious activity at the firm at 4:38 p.m. Friday. An officer of the Ponca City Police Department was assigned and a report of trespassing was taken.
Item Missing - A man from the 2900 block of North Union street requested information be logged at 6:10 p.m. Friday that a cell phone had been taken from his vehicle parked in front of an office. The information was logged.
Citation Issued - The Ponca City Police Department received a report from an employee of Urgent Care Clinic, 900 East Prospect Avenue, at 7:34 p.m. Friday that an unauthorized vehicle was parked in the handicap parking area. An officer assigned issued a citation.
Accident - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported at 9:38 p.m. Friday that a vehicle accident had occurred in the 900 block of East Overbrook Avenue.
Subject Held - The Communications Center received a 911 call at 10:04 p.m. Friday that a fight was in progress at North Pine Street and West Broadway Avenue. Four officers of the Ponca City Police Department responded and a 24-year-old man was held for public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia and a city warrant for failure to pay.
Fence Damaged - A woman from the 700 block of North Oak Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 10:47 p.m. Friday that her fence had been hit and damaged. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Subject Held - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department requested assistance with several subjects at the intersection of West Cleveland Avenue and North Pine Street at 11:05 p.m. Friday. The officer took into custody, an 18-year-old male on a Sumner County, Kan., warrant for probation violation.
Fight Reported - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department requested assistance at 11:21 p.m. Friday with a fight at a business in the 600 block of West Highland Avenue. Three officers assisted and a 22-year-old female was held for public intoxication.
Citations Issued - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the 500 block of North Elm Street at 12:32 a.m. Saturday that two juveniles had been issued citations and released to a parent.
Subject Held - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of North Ash Street and West Hartford Avenue at 12:32 a.m. Saturday that a 22-year-old man was held for driving under suspension.
Subject Nabbed - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department requested assistance at 1:21 a.m. Saturday from the intersection of Oak Street and West Grand Avenue when a subject ran when the officer attempted to serve a warrant. Another officer responded and assisted in taking into custody, a 26-year-old man on a city warrant for obstructing an officer and public intoxication.
Subject Held - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from South Pine Street at 1:53 a.m. Saturday that a 40-year-old man was being held on a city warrant for failure to pay.
Suspicious Activity - The Communications Center received a 911 call from a female in the 900 block of West Grand Avenue at 2:20 a.m. Saturday that a fight was occurring. Two officers were assigned and two subjects were taken to Domestic Violence for the night and a report was taken.
Subject Held - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of West Broadway Avenue and North Union street at 2:42 a.m. Saturday that a 31-year-old man was being held for DUI, driving under suspension and driving left of center. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
Subject Held - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department
reported from the 100 block of south Union street at 3:24 a.m. Saturday
that a 20-year-old female was being held on a city warrant for failure to
obey.
LIFESTYLES
Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Garden Club members met recently at the home of Georgia Cline, hostess, assisted by Susan McMonigle. Mary Anne Potter, president, presided at the business meeting. Larry Fleck, Kay County Extension Director, presented an informative program in which he advised that the last spring frost date is April 9.
Jannie Ross told members that five dozen muffins and 2 loaves of dessert breads will be needed by March 27 for the planned North Central District Convention of Oklahoma Garden Clubs, Inc. being sponsored by the Ponca City Garden Council. Members are urged to attend the convention and should make reservations as soon as possible.
Preparations for Ponca City's fifth annual Herb Festival are well underway with 160 vendors from Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas contacted, with 22 already submitting applications. In addition, plans for strolling musicians as well as horse and buggy rides, are being worked for this year's entertainment agenda.
A web site has been developed for the Ponca City Herb Festival. This site is intended to provide information to potential visitors
as well as vendor forms and guidelines online.
The website address is: www.onlineshops.com/herbfest. Mary Anne Potter reported that she was contacted by Country Living Magazine for information and pictures of past festivals because they are interested in doing an article about Ponca City's Herb Festival.
Missy Moreland, Ponca City Tourism, has distributed over 1000 festival flyers at tourism trade shows. Mary Anne Potter explained that funds raised by the herb festival are earmarked for Ponca City gardening projects. Jim Eck, with the city, is currently working on the Cann Garden Fountain with funds from the 1997 Herb festival. Lydie's Garden at the Marland Mansion, when completed, will be accented with statuary, flowers and herbs purchased with Herb Festival money. Suggestions have been made to buy additional park benches to be placed around the brick paths for visitors to the Cann Gardens. The March 11 meeting will be held at the home of Joann Monger, assisted by Mary Perkins.
"Basics of Gardening" will be presented by guest speaker Susan Henning. Volunteers are still needed to help with the Herb Festival June 6. Anyone in the community who wishes to be a part of the event may contact Helen Widner, 767-1076 or Mary Anne Potter, 767-1957.
Ponca City Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at noon Friday at Westminster Village. Luncheon cost will be $5 per person. Serving as hostess chairmen will be Virginia Stephenson and Yvonne Holmes.
Guest speaker will be Holly LaBossiere, Director at the Ponca City Library. She will discuss a new biography of George Washington. Ms. LaBossiere graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1990 and earned a Master of Arts in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in l991. She came to Ponca City in 1992 as an adult services librarian and two years later was hired for her present position.
Her professional and academic memberships include the American Library Association, The Oklahoma Library Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi and the Public Library Director's Council. Last year she served as Chair of the Oklahoma Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee. This year, she is serving as Program Chair for the Oklahoma Library Association.
Her community interests include volunteering at the Poncan Theatre. Currently, she serves as secretary of the Ponca City Arts and Humanities Council and is a member of Pioneer Rotary. She is a graduate of Leadership Ponca City.
On Feb. 9 fifteen members of Eta Delta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority met at the home of Pat Sipe. Guest speaker was Marie Trenary, director of the Retired Senior Volunteers in Ponca City and Kay County. The RSVP program is open to anyone 55 years of age or older.
Mrs. Trenary discussed the various activities available for RSVP and discussed the new location for the group, 110 North Fourth. She closed the program with a humorous reading from the book "Living Between Estrogen and Menopause" by Barbara Johnson.
Sylvia Smith presided at the business session and announcement was made that the Exemplar Ritual would be held for three members in April. Members voted to contribute $26 to the International Endowment Fund and $50 to Lifeline.
Carla McGregor was the recipient of the door prize and members exchanged Secret Sister Valentine gifts. Suzie Allen will host the Feb. 23 meeting.
Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to the home bound participating in the Wheatheart Nutrition Project. For more information call 767-1620. Wheatheart Nutrition Menus for this week are as follows:
Monday, Feb. 16: Pepper steak with gravy; buttered carrots; cooked cabbage; muffin with butter; peanut butter cake or cookie.
Tuesday, Feb. 17: Chicken patty; mashed potatoes with gravy; whole what roll; tomato relish; sliced peaches.
Wednesday, Feb. 18: Barbecue chicken; French fries with catsup; buttered broccoli; whole wheat roll with butter; frosted cherry dessert.
Thursday, Feb. 19: Chili Con Carne; mixed fruit with citrus; crackers with butter; cinnamon roll.
Friday, Feb. 20: Sausage patty with gravy; orange juice; hash browns or potato wedges; biscuit with butter; scalloped apples.
The Ponca City Newcomers will hold their February dinner on Thursday. Get acquainted time begins at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m.
This month Newcomers club members are encouraged to bring a guest. A spouse, friend, sister or new neighbor. The dinner will be held at E.W's, at the Marland Mansion. The menu for the evening will feature Chicken Parmesan. For information on reservations please call Angela at 765-0957. Reservations must be made by noon Feb.16.
Linda Mullikin, Programs chairman, has arranged for a representative of a local travel agency to give a program on planning a couples get-a-way, and how to plan and enjoy a family vacation.
The Newcomers club has been helping women new to Ponca City settle in, make friends, and feel a part of the community for over four decades. The Newcomers club has a full range of activities for members. This month they remind all Newcomers with toddlers that MOM & Tots is still meeting. Thursdays at 11 am. Call Angela, 765-0957 for location or information.
In March Newcomers will hold a special membership event. Anyone who meets one of following criteria is invited to call for information on how to join Newcomers: Any past member who has let their membership lapse, anyone new to Ponca City that we may have inadvertently missed contacting, and anyone who chose not to join when they first moved to Ponca City.
Current members are reminded that annual dues are payable now. Please send it to Newcomers Club of Ponca City, PO Box 1572, Ponca City, OK 74602 City.
Newcomers Club extends an invitation to all women new to Ponca City to join the organization. For information on membership or activities, please contact Joyce at 762-9578 or Vickie at 765-4146
The Singles Network is a social and support organization for single adults who are divorced, widowed or never married. A monthly calendar is mailed to all members and dues are $10 per year. Members wish to emphasize that the group is not a dating service.
Interested persons may call Betty, 762-9776, or Dorothy, 765-1403, for more information. Plans this week are as follows.
Sunday, Feb. 15: 6:30 p.m. Discussion group meets at First Presbyterian Church. Snack time is 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 16: 6 p.m. Eat at Perkins Restaurant.
Wednesday, Feb. 18: 7 p.m. Meet at Phil's and bring snacks. For more information call 765-4620 or 765-8381.
Friday, Feb. 20: Movie night. Call Phil before 5 p.m. at 765-4620.
Saturday, Feb. 21: 12:30 p.m. Lunch at Hero's.
The Ponca City Christian Women's Club invites all area women to a "Perk Up Your Life" luncheon Feb. 18 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Ponca City Country Club. The cost is $8.50. Reservations for the luncheon and for childcare may be made by calling Cindy at 762-2151 or Karen at 765-9835. It is important that reservations be honored, cancelled or used by a friend.
"What's Brewing" will be the special feature as Betty Thompson of Christy's will show us how to make and serve a good pot of coffee. Mrs. Thompson is originally from Wichita, Kan. and graduated from Phillips University. She and her husband Charles have lived in Ponca City for 43 years. They have three children: a son, Marty and two daughters, Christy and Jan. Mrs. Thompson began her business 23 years ago. Her interests include reading, game playing and being with friends.
"Perk Up With a Song" will be the special music provided by Patty Curl. Patty is a recording artist, concert singer, Christian Women's Club speaker and ladies retreat speaker. She has lived in Ponca City since 1976 with her husband Spencer. Patty travels extensively with her speaking and singing engagements. She has been active in volunteerism with many community organizations and is a member of Singing Church Women of Oklahoma. Spencer and Patty have two grown children. Annette Williams will provide the background music.
"Life Doesn't Have To Be a Grind" will be presented by the guest speaker Lisa Reid. Mrs. Reid is originally from Texas and attended Texas A & M at Commerce. She has worked in the newspaper business and currently is an accountant for BRG Petroleum. She and her husband have two daughters.
AMBUCS, another name for American Business Club, is dedicated to helping create independence for people with disabilities. February has been designated as Awareness month for the organization which was begun in 1922 by a group of business men concerned about their community's well-being and prosperity. There are more than 6000 members in 200 individual clubs throughout the United States. Women were invited to join the organization in 1988.
Vision AMBUCS, the newest women's club in this region, was sponsored by Enid AM Too chapter in May, 1997 and has been very busy this year with plans to serve the local community and follow national goals. Those goals include provision of scholarships for five different types of therapists: physical, occupational, recreational, speech/hearing/pathology and hearing audiology, and music. From a total of 435 scholarships offered for the 1997/98 school year, 72 were awarded to students in Oklahoma.
Vision AMBUCS accomplishments to date include providing a cooked Thanksgiving dinner and recipes to a young family; supplying stocking gifts for the American Legion Children's Home at Christmas, sponsoring a girl to Girl's State and joining the Vietnam Veterans of America co-sponsoring a dance at the American Legion.
The group has served as fundraising chair for the Kay County Traveling Wall fund responsible for bringing "The Wall That Heals" to Ponca City April 16-19. The Visions group has also contributed to the National Living Endowment Fund.
Membership drive will be March-May. Anyone interested in joining the group should contact any current member for information. Officers are Teresa Rutherford, president; Pat Boyd, first vice-president; Susan Boyd, second vice-president; Melinda McCormick, secretary; Kathy McLemore, treasurer, and Carole Revard, sergeant-at-arms.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cauthon, 529 Virginia, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 21, 1998. The couple observed the occasion with their family at Christmas and will celebrate by taking a trip, which has been their custom for several years.
Virgil A. "Sam" Cauthon and Zelma Irene Sneed were married Feb. 21, 1948 at Pawnee in the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Hitt, Pastor of the Pawnee First Baptist Church. Mr. Cauthon joined the United States Coast Guard in September, 1945 and was honorably discharged in May, 1947.
He was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for nearly 40 years, retiring in September, 1986. The couple made their first home in Cleveland, Okla. and lived there for three months before transferring to Ponca City in the spring of 1948. After living in Ponca City for 10 years, they then spent the next seven years transferring to Newkirk, Pawhuska and Blackwell, returning to Ponca City and their present home in 1965.
Mr. and Mrs. Cauthon have been active in Sunday School and other ministries in Baptist churches since early in their marriage and are members of First Baptist Church. They had an active part, along with several others, in the Nursing Home Ministry in Ponca City and have participated in church services at the nursing homes for 28 years. He said this ministry has been a great blessing in their lives.
The couple's family consists of son Bob and Bertha Cauthon, and grandsons Sammy and Charley of Mannford; daughter Linda and Wayne Huffaker, and grandson Brandon Wilkerson of Katy, Texas, and daughter June Cauthon of Ponca City.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Evans, 208 North Olympia, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house event Feb. 22, 2-4 p.m., at their home. Friends and relatives are invited to help them celebrate this milestone. The couple requests no gifts.
Don Evans and the former Lois McEnany were married Feb. 22, 1948 in Ponca City. Mr. Evans was a pipefitter in Local 767, retiring in 1986. Mrs. Evans retired from Humpty Supermarket in 1985. The couple's hobbies have included traveling, camping and bowling.
A reception hosted by their children will honor Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Eugene Rowe on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary. The event will be 2-4 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Ponca City Cultural Center, 1000 East Grand Avenue. All friends and acquaintances are invited to attend and the couple requests no gifts.
Delmas Eugene Rowe and the former Jeanne Guinn were married Feb. 22, 1948 in Oklahoma City at the home of Ralph and Melba West. Attendants were Eloise and John Griffith.
Mr. Rowe was employed by Conoco and is now retired. Mrs. Rowe has been employed in the real estate business since 1967 and owner of JRowe Real Estate since 1977. The couple moved to Ponca City in 1957, to Africa in 1960 and back to Ponca City in 1967.
Their children and their families are Pat and Monah Rowe, Laura and Lissa of Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Houston and Tracci of California; David and Debbie Rowe, Ben and Mallory of New Jersey; Dan and Candy Rowe, Jeff Jones and Logan Rowe of Norman; Ashley and Megan Rowe of Boulder, Colo.; Nikki and Anthony Greenlee of Stillwater.
In celebration of their 30th wedding anniversary Donald and Joyce Conner will be honored by their daughter, Jenna Conner, and their son, Richard Conner, at a reception. The event is scheduled Feb. 21, 3-5 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 2542 Elks Lodge Drive, located on the west side of Pawhuska. The Conners reside east of Ponca City.
An open invitation is extended to friends and relatives to attend this celebration and the couple requests no gifts. She is the daughter of William and Velma Powelson of Ponca City and he is the son of the late Dorothy Conner.
Donald Conner and Joyce Powelson were united in marriage on Feb. 17, 1968 at the Prairie Chapel Church northwest of Ponca City. The Rev. Ray Martin and the Rev. Dannie Moss officiated.
Mrs. Conner is a graduate of Ponca City High School and attended Northern Oklahoma College. She is presently employed by Osage County in Pawhuska. Conner is a graduate of Pawhuska High School and also attended NOC. He served with the United States Air Force and is currently employed for PTI Security in Ponca City.
Guest speaker for the Professionals Today brown bag luncheon on Thursday will be Bret Carter, chairman of the Ponca City Historic Preservation Advisory Panel.
The meeting will be at noon at 400 North Fourth, and members are requested to bring a brown bag lunch and to park in Prudential's parking lot.
Carter will tell about the James J. McGraw residence built in 1910. This unique home was designed by architect Solomon Layton, the same architect who designed the Ponca City Civic Center, the Oklahoma State Capitol Building and the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City.
The McGraw residence was built for McGraw and his wife Frances. McGraw was the organizer of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Ponca City.
Carter will also share information about historical preservation activities and answer related questions.
Blackwell Chapter 51 Order of the Eastern Star will host the "Official Visit" of JoAnn Shepphard, Worthy Grand Matron of Oklahoma. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Masonic Temple, 106 West Bridge Avenue, Blackwell.
Sherri Potts is Worthy Matron of the Blackwell chapter and Max Ebert is Worthy Patron. All members of the District four chapters are invited to attend. Chapters in the district are located in Blackwell, Medford, Ponca City, Red Rock and Tonkawa. Carlene Gooden of Kingfisher is District Deputy.
The Democrat Women of Kay County have scheduled the monthly meeting for 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at the OCAW hall, 1220 West Ponca Avenue. All members are urged to attend and an open invitation is extended to interested persons to attend the meeting.
New ideas for the year will be discussed and reports will be given. Plans will be named for activities for Democrat candidates. Refreshments will be served following the meeting.
Unit II of the Ponca City Mother's Club went to Pioneer Technology Center for lunch and their January meeting. Roberta Ford and Alice Lightfoot served as hostesses. Twenty members and one guest attended the luncheon, which was fixed by the students.
The program about stained glass was presented by Glenda Green who gave a brief history on the different kinds of glass and showed some items she had created.
Sandy Bishop, president, led the members in the collect and Jerri Barnes, secretary, read the minutes of the January meeting and the Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting held January 29.
A note was read from the Salvation Army for the socks and gloves donated by the unit at Christmas time for children. Ruthellen Summers gave the treasurer report.
Sandy Bishop appointed a nominating committee consisting of Jerry Boyer, Chairman; Theresa Bohan and Sue Ziegenhain. It was announced the Spring General Luncheon will be May 15 at the Marland Mansion.
Gary and Linda Higgins, 2704 McCord Road, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on Feb. 12. A family dinner was hosted by their children: Angie and Justin Maple and Gary Gene Higgins, all of Ponca City. The honorees have a granddaughter, Whitney Maple.
Gary Lee Higgins was born in Hominy and Mrs. Higgins, the former Linda Fay Hoogendoorn, was born in Ponca City. Both were reared in Ponca City. They were married Feb. 12, 1968 in Newkirk in a ceremony officiated by Judge Lowell Doggett.
Following their marriage Higgins worked for the 7-Up Bottling Company and then for the City of Ponca City. Mrs. Higgins was formerly employed at Ponca City Nursing Home and is now working at Wal-Mart.
The couple's mothers, Betty Maxine Higgins and Mondella Rose Hoogendoorn, are deceased. Higgins' father and stepmother are Billy Eugene and Norma Higgins and Mrs. Higgin's father and stepmother are Harold and Vesta Hoogendoorn.
Hobbies for Mr. and Mrs. Higgins include hunting, fishing and building for him and training dogs, riding horses and traveling for her.
Oklahoma's Republican National Committeeman Lynn Windel will be the featured speaker at the Kay County Republican meeting 7 p.m., Monday in the large conference room of the Ponca City Public Library. In particular, he will address the "Presidential Crisis" and its impact on the country.
Windel was first elected to represent Oklahoma on the Republican National Committee in 1992 and reelected in 1996. Currently he serves on the RMC Budget Committee and is a member of the Mew Majority Council.
The speaker's Republican credentials date back to 1964 when he volunteered in the Goldwater for President campaign. Dozens of candidates and campaigns later, he continues to provide volunteer services to candidates and potential candidates at the local, state and national level.
He has held nearly every volunteer position within the Oklahoma Republican Party during the past 30 years including county chairman, district committeeman, state committeeman and state vice chairman. He currently serves on the Oklahoma Republican State Committee, executive committee and state budget committee and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Dewey F. Bartlett Foundation, Inc.
Windel is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the OU College of Law. He is a partner in the law firm of Littler, Little, Little, Windel and Goppedge in Madill and Tishomingo. He and his wife Donna, live in Ardmore and have three children and one grandchild.
Kay County Republican Chairman Susan Powell shared with the News, "Americans should take an active interest in the political and social health of our country. Economics alone can not keep America strong. We must retain the character and integrity exemplified by our founding fathers if we are to continue to prosper. I look forward to hearing Lynn Windel address area voters."
County business will follow Windel's presentation. All area Republicans and interested citizens are encouraged to attend.
February is National Children's Dental Health Month and the good news is that preventive dental care has dramatically improved the oral health of American children, according to J.R. Nida, M.D., commissioner of health.
"As the 20th century draws to a close and the 21st century begins, it is possible for many children to reach adulthood without ever experiencing tooth decay," Dr. Nida said.
He went on to offer a few tips for parents and caregivers in order to make sure their children enjoy a life free from dental disease:
Take your child to see the dentist every six months, beginning by the child's first birthday.
Put only water in a child s naptime or bedtime bottle.
Start brushing as soon as the first tooth erupts.
Begin flossing when two teeth begin to touch.
Brush and floss your child s teeth daily until the child can be taught to do this alone. Then encourage him or her to brush and floss.
Make sure your child gets the fluoride needed for decay-resistant teeth. Ask your dentist how this should be done.
Ask about dental sealants. A sealant is a protective barrier that shields the chewing surfaces of back teeth against tooth decay.
Good oral health practices should begin in infancy and continue throughout adult life. In your child's early years, you must provide this care. Later you will need to instruct, monitor and motivate your child to help maintain good oral health habits. Attitudes and habits established at an early age are critical in maintaining good oral health throughout life, Dr. Nida added.
Easter Baskets
Patricia Thompson and Lisa Reiss, both of Ponca City, announce that the 1998 Easter baskets from the Longaberger Company will only be available this month. The new color for the items is "Daffodil Yellow."
Lilac Club
Lilac Garden Club members will meet Feb. 18 at 9:30 a.m. at 150 Parkview Lane. Florence Riesen will be the hostess.
Chapter EL
Chapter EL of PEO will meet Feb. 18 at noon for a luncheon at the home of Frieda Bauer. Lenore Mohler and Carol Martin will be co-hostesses. A Silent Auction will follow the Founder's Day program by Martha Downing. Members are reminded to bring auction items.
Loneliness and boredom are among the major problems we see in the aged, nursing home residents and shut-ins said Anna States, Ombudsman supervisor for Northern Oklahoma Development Authority. Ombudsman volunteers are urgently needed to assist nursing home residents in northwest Oklahoma. The word Ombudsman means advocate and the program is federally funded in part.
In almost every area there are elderly persons living alone, often the elderly in boarding homes, nursing homes and residential care homes have no personal visitors either.
Eleven out of every 100 Oklahoman's have reached age 65 according to Oklahoma Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services. For the majority it means retirement, fun leisure time and new beginnings. Most of them are healthy and are doing the things they dreamed they could do in retirement. But, for some others the Golden years are not so golden.
Volunteers
An Ombudsman Volunteer needs to have the same qualities as the friendly visitor, but must also be able and care enough to work with the resident and the facility staff to resolve problems the resident of a nursing home or residential care home may have. There are 22 volunteers in the area and 37 nursing homes so there is a shortage of qualified helpers.
There will be an Ombudsman Volunteer training Feb. 18 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. The training will be held at the NODA Conference room at 2901 North Van Buren, Enid. There is no obligation or charge for the training. The training will be of interest to any one that may have a friend or loved one in the nursing home or residential care home. Some of the topics to be covered are "Understanding Aging", "Communication Skills", "Federal and State Regulations", "Problem Solving Process" and much more.
If you are interested in becoming an Ombudsman Volunteer or would just like to know more about long term care homes you may be interested in attending the training. If you need more information you may call Anna States, Ombudsman Supervisor, at NODA, 237-2236 or 1-800-749-1149.
The Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia will hold the monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at Marianne's Rentals for Special Events, 2701 West Britton Road, Oklahoma City.
A "show and tell" will be conducted with members and other interested people bringing and telling about items from their heritage. Zane Bergen, chapter president, extends an invitation to interested persons to attend. For more information call 405 942-2391.
Stillwater Oklahoma now has a chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG). The group meets monthly and offers a confidential helpline in order to help parents and others in the "sometimes difficult journey towards understanding and acceptance of their gay loved ones."
Stillwater P-FLAG meets the second Thursday evening of every month at 7 p.m. Meetings focus primarily on the confidential sharing of individual experiences and are open to parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays and also to members of the gay community. Anyone wishing to attend is encouraged to call the helpline for further information.
The helpline number is 405-377-3107. It is staffed by a trained P-FLAG parent seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
P-FLAG is a national organization of over 400 chapters dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons, their families and friends. Besides Stillwater, there are chapters of P-FLAG in Tulsa, Bartlesville, Oklahoma City, and Norman, Oklahoma.
Enid Writers Club is sponsoring the 7th Annual Northwest Oklahoma Writers' Workshop to be held on March 21 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. This year's guest is Jean Hager, mystery novelist and recognized member of the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame.
Mrs. Hager's writing has been compared to author Tony Hillerman's and she has been named Oklahoma Writer of the Year by the University of Oklahoma. She will be discussing all aspects of novel writing.
The workshop will be at the Cherokee Strip Conference Center at 123 W. Maine in Enid. Cost is $40 if pre-registered before Mar. 14, $45 thereafter. Lunch is included in the price. Registration is at 9 a.m. and the workshop begins at 9:30 a.m.
For more information, contact Dr. Earl Mabry, P.O. Box 1308, Enid, OK 73702 or Bev Walton-Porter, P.O. Box 5994, Enid, OK 73702 or call 580-237-6535.
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MOORE - It was criteria that gave the Wildcat wrestlers a chance for a win in the Class 5A Dual State competition Friday and it was criteria that kept them from that victory.
Po-Hi coach Pat Young has seen his teams battle to a tie only twice in his eight years as head coach of the Wildcats. Both came this year.
The Poncans battled No. 6 ranked Muskogee to a 30-30 tie in the Jenks Quad early in January. When it came seeding time for Dual State, Ponca City nosed out Muskogee on criteria for the East No. 3 seed spot. That meant the Cats would wrestle the state's Class 5A No. 3 ranked Mustang instead of nationally ranked Choctaw.
Ponca City and Mustang battled to a 34-34 tie in the first round of Dual State in the Moore High School fieldhouse Friday night. But Mustang advanced on the third criteria for settling ties. The Broncos had three falls, the Wildcats two.
It was the closest dual of the night. Top ranked Broken Arrow disposed of Westmoore 45-15, Choctaw battered Muskogee 54-16 and Stillwater gave Del City a battle before falling 41-26.
While disappointed the Cats didn't get a win, Young was certainly not unhappy with the tie against a team few gave the Poncans a chance against.
"The kids wrestled well," he said after the late-night finish. "This is something they can take with them to the regional tournament."
The Wildcats will fight to gain berths in the State Tournament in the regional tournament at Jenks Friday and Saturday. Ponca City and Mustang will cross paths again in the regional. Broken Arrow will also be there as well as Muskogee and No. 7 ranked Midwest City.
There were several key matches in the Ponca City-Mustang dual.
Sophomore 135-pounder Clint Stafford scored an overtime fall over Brandon Pratt to give the Cats a 21-8 lead in the team scoring.
Stafford broke to a 4-1 first-period lead on a pair of takedowns. Pratt narrowed the gap to 5-4 in the second period before Stafford started the third stanza with an escape and a takedown to lead 8-4. But Pratt came back with an escape and takedown of his own, the latter coming with 36 seconds left in regulation, to close to within 8-7.
Pratt released Stafford in hopes of gaining a tying takedown. It didn't happen, but Pratt was award two penalty points in the final seconds, the tying point coming at the buzzer.
In the overtime period, Stafford quickly got in deep on a fireman's carry and finally dropped the Bronco to the mat on his back. Instead of turning, Pratt was stunned by what would be the winning takedown and was flat on his back as the referee slapped the mat signaling a fall.
The other Ponca City fall came at 215 pounds. With the team score tied at 28, Nick Steichen continued to provide the Poncans with big points. The second-year senior got a speedy takedown against Mustang's Dillon Boyd and got his pin in 1:32.
That gave the Wildcats a 34-28 team lead and forced Mustang to have to get a fall in the final match.
Ponca City heavyweight Jason Neuerberg, who weighed in at 209 pounds, was giving away 60 pounds and a foot in height to Mustang 275-pounder Ross Lassler.
Lassley picked the Wildcat off his feet and slammed him to his back for a fall in just 13 seconds.
The dual did not bode well for the Poncans early. Young had senior Phillip Gelino and sophomore Phillip Brotherton swap places with Gelino going t