LOCAL

Polls Open Tuesday For School Elections
Two Street Projects Could Alter Traffic
Ponca Citian Receives Texas A&M Recognition
Six Time Gold Album Winner Gary Puckett Will be at Poncan
Law and Order Comes to Lions With Induction of Assistant D.A.s
GOP Precincts Meet Tonight Across State
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan Star in Film at Poncan
Kyle Enevoldsen Presents Recital Feb. 16 at OSU

Polls Open Tuesday For School Elections

By KRISTI HAYES

News Education Editor

Campaigning will cease tomorrow when residents of Ponca City go to the polls to elect two Ponca City Board of Education members at the annual school elections. School elections will also be held in surrounding communities.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Candidates on the local ballot include incumbent Andrea Morriss and Don Nuzum for Office 1 and incumbent Marvin Clark and Donna Larrison for Office 5.

Also on the ballot Feb. 9 will be the proposed $9.95 million bond issue (Phase III) to invest in educational facilities and programs for students.

If passed Tuesday the mill levies would go from 16.4 to 20 mills. That means about a $20 per year increase in property taxes on a $60,000 home. During the year 2000-2003 the mills would then go up from 20 to 22 mills (an increase of $.03 more cents per day).

The year 2000 would see another $1.5 million on more renovations at the Middle School, and $350,000 on purchasing three 65-student passenger buses, purchasing one activity bus and purchasing one special education bus.

In 2001 a total of $800,000 would be spent on renovating Washington Elementary.

Phase IV in 2003 will include the renovations of Roosevelt, Garfield and Union Schools. A $3 million technology lease will also be a part of that bond issue.

The annual local, emergency and building fund levies are also on the ballot. The mills are currently at 10.22 for local, 5.11 for emergency and 5.11 for building.

Two Street Projects Could Alter Traffic

A pair of construction projects within the City of Ponca City were expected to begin today, with both projects affecting traffic patterns in the areas.

The first phase of the project widening the intersection at North Waverly Street and Industrial Boulevard was to begin today, according to Randy Lauritsen, City Engineer.

He said crews will begin working on the east half of the road and that the intersection will remain open with two-lane traffic north and south on Waverly and Industrial Boulevard.

Motorists are asked to exercise caution in the construction area and obey the traffic signs for the safety of the construction workers and other motorists.

The city has entered into a contract with Cowboy Concrete and Construction Inc. of Stillwater, to perform repairs on various sections of concrete streets throughout the city.

Construction was also scheduled to begin on John Street from Hartford Avenue to Williams Avenue. This section of street will be closed to all traffic, according to Lauritsen. Construction time for the John Street project is expected to take approximately four weeks, depending upon the weather.

Ponca Citian Receives Texas A&M Recognition

COLLEGE STATION — Rick Alan Brenneman of Texas A&M University’s animal science department has received a Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence from the Texas A&M University System agriculture program.

The award, the highest given to faculty and cooperators on faculty projects by the agriculture program, was presented to Brenneman Jan. 13 at the program’s annual conference by Dr. Edward A. Hiler, vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences.

Brenneman, a doctoral student in the animal science department, received the Award for Graduate Student Research.

He was cited for his research providing evidence that a single gene is responsible for horn development in both Bos indicus and Bos laurus cattle and his identification of two genes that have important effects on the lean yield and quality of beef.

“Rick Brenneman is the type of student we are proud to acknowledge as having been trained in our department, because we know he will bring honor to Texas A&M University as he pursues his professional career,” said Dr. Bryan H. Johnson, department head of animal science.

Brenneman, of Ponca City, Okla., received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in animal science and genetics from Texas A&M in 1991 and 1994, respectively, and is scheduled to receive his doctorate in May 1999.

Six Time Gold Album Winner Gary Puckett Will be at Poncan

Gary Puckett earned six gold albums in the late 1960s. He was one of the biggest success stories of his era, selling more albums in 1968 than any other artist. That’s right. He sold more than the Stones. He sold more than The Beatles. He sold more than anybody. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday he will perform at the Poncan Theatre on Grand Avenue.

“The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett” was the name of the first album. But Puckett was so much a part of their success that the second album was called “Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.” His voice is the signature sound of the group. He is what we remember most about the Gap.

Puckett was the right guy in the right place at the right time. He had been part of an earlier group, The Outcasts, who were searching for their identity in the early ’60s. But Puckett pulled out and founded a group of his own, The Union Gap. The group was based in San Diego, but the name Union Gap came from a town in Michigan.

The Gap had some success establishing a following, and Puckett set about creating an image. They wanted to avoid the all-too-common tie-dyed image of the period. Because of the word “Union,” they dressed up in Civil War Union Army style clothing. They had a set of publicity photos taken at a place in California that Puckett calls “a Knott’s Berry Farm kind of a place” with board walls and period furniture.

Luck was on their side. The group were picked up by CBS records, and Puckett happened into the office of a brand-spanking new member of the CBS team, Jerry Fuller. Fuller was hanging up decorations in his new office when Puckett stepped in. “What’s that?” Puckett asked, pointing to the gold record in Fuller’s hand. “Oh, that’s for a song I wrote for Ricky Nelson called ‘Travellin’ Man,” Fuller told him.

Fuller agreed to come hear Puckett and the Union Gap, and he immediately signed them. Puckett remembers that “we signed the contract in a bowling alley restaurant.” Fuller had a song for them. It was called “Woman, Woman,” and Glen Campbell wanted it too. But Fuller gave it to Puckett and the Gap, and Campbell liked both the song well enough that he played guitar back-up for the original recording.

Fuller went on to write other songs for The Union Gap. “One of the most difficult things to do in this business is to follow one great song with another,” he said. But he knew what he was doing. He soon gave Gary Puckett “Young Girl,” “Lady Willpower,” and “Over You,” all solid gold hits.

“This is a special presentation for us,” says Kenn Wessel, director of the Poncan. “We’re very grateful to our sponsors. They are great to support this group for us and for Ponca City.”

The concert is sponsored by Pioneer Bank and Trust and Bowker Ford.

The romantic voice of Gary Puckett is a perfect sound for Valentine’s Day. For tickets, patrons should call the Poncan Theatre between 1 and 5 p.m. through Friday. The Poncan Theatre office is just next door to the main theater entrance at 104 East Grand. The number is 580-765-0943.

Law and Order Comes to Lions With Induction of Assistant D.A.s

In contrast to another well-known Lions club in town, whose members have been accused of being a bit unruly at times, the After Five gang has apparently made a move toward law and order. To show they mean business, the After Fivers on Monday evening inducted into their ranks not one, but three, assistant district attorneys.

This could be a record in Lionism. Ed Goodman, Scott Jackson and Brian Surber labor at Newkirk in the office of John G. Maddox, district attorney for Kay and Noble counties. Their job is to prosecute cases involving criminal activity in the Kay County area.

Befitting the occasion, Past International Director DeRoy Skinner, now of Oklahoma City, was invited to conduct the induction ceremony. He seemed happy to again visit his old home town where he began his rise to the big time in Lions International.

Other guests of the After Five Club for the dinner and program included Skinner’s wife, Helen, and his daughter, Susan Ladner, a member of the Noon Lions Club. Others from the Noon club were President Johnnie Hollingsworth, Bill McCann, Ray Novak, Joe Surber and Max Stokesberry. Francis Smotone was introduced as a prospective member of the After Five.

Attorneys weren’t the whole show, as there was a fourth inductee, Bob Oswalt. Oswalt was born in Ponca City and, except for a very brief time, has continued to reside here. He and his wife Jean have, between them, eight grown children and 16 grandchildren. He was a mail carrier for 30 years before retiring.

An interesting sidelight to the ceremony is the fact that Brian Surber represented a third generation of Lions. The other two, both belonging to the Noon Lions Club, are Brian’s father, Joe Surber, an assistant superintendent in the public school system, and grandfather, Ray Novak, retired florist and greenhouse operator for 35 years.

Frank Weber sponsored the memberships of all three attorneys, but was out of town and could not attend Monday’s ceremony.

Goodman is a graduate of the University of Arkansas Law School at Fayetteville and has been employed in the D.A.’s office for about 16 years. He and his wife, Trish, have two sons.

Jackson was awarded his law degree at the University of Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in Tulsa, then from the University of Arkansas before enrolling at OU. His wife, Ann, received her degree from Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, and teaches kindergarten at Woodlands Elementary School.

Surber attended Ponca City schools, earned his B.A. degree at Oklahoma State University, then his law degree at OU in 1996. He started to work in the D.A’s office that summer. His wife, Penny, is a physical education instructor at the Mid-High and Middle School.

Jim Wilkinson, After Five president, presided at the meeting and called on Bill McCann to introduce the speaker. The past international director talked briefly about projects of the Lions and noted the service organization is the largest of its kind in the world with 1.5 million members in 180 countries. He said there are more than 40,000 clubs and called attention of the inductees to the importance of knowing the code of ethics, objectives and motto of the association.

Skinner said $140 million was raised over three years by the Lions to finance the SightFirst program aimed at ridding the world of preventable blindness.

GOP Precincts Meet Tonight Across State

Republican precinct meetings will be held throughout Oklahoma tonight. The meetings will begin at 7 p.m. Party officials expect a good turnout statewide, according to Kay County Chairman Susan Powell.

The main business of the meeting will be to elect delegates to the county Republican conventions which will take place on March 13. The county conventions will in turn elect delegates to the State Republican Convention scheduled for May 15. In announcing the meetings, Powell said, “A person must be a registered Republican voter of the precinct to take part in a precinct meeting or to serve as a delegate to any Republican Convention. Others are most welcome to attend the meeting, but may not vote. These meetings are informative with time allowed for discussing problems at the local, state, and national levels.”

Following is a list of meeting places in Kay County, and a telephone number which persons may call for further information.

Precinct Meeting Locations and Phone Numbers

Precincts 412, 414, 415, 400, 411 Ann Gardner, Kaw City, call (580) 269-2317 for directions

Precincts 419, 507, 523 Lenora Veloz, 1304 West Chestnut, Ponca City, (580) 767-1417

Precincts 503, 527, 530 Becky and Rick Vanater, 509 East Broadway, (580) 765-1124

Precincts 516, 517, 504 George and Jennifer Schwarz, 603 South Fourth, phone (580) 762-6567

Precincts 532,413 Max Berry , 9 Spring Village, (580) 765-6244

Precincts 534, 533, Kathleen Chambers, 2304 El Camino, (580) 765-7016

Precincts 201, 202, 205, 210, 404, 406, 809,409, 410, Glenda Emerson, 809 Woodlawn, Blackwell, (580) 363-5840

Precincts 101, 103, 417, 420, 421, Gay Douglas, Tonkawa, call (580) 628-3202 for directions

Precincts 001, 002, 401, 402, 403, Roxie Johns, Newkirk, call (580) 362-3574 for directions.

Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan Star in Film at Poncan

Two of America’s favorite performers can be seen at the Poncan Theatre this evening. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, who made a huge splash in “Sleepless in Seattle,” team up again for “You’ve Got Mail.” Nora Ephron, who wrote and directed “Sleepless,” is the director and co-author of the new film also. It’s a can’t miss combination.

“The appeal of ‘You’ve Got Mail’ is as old as love and as new as the Web,” writes film critic Roger Ebert.

The story features two folks who spend hours in internet chat rooms, letting out all kinds of juicy secrets but keeping their identities safely protected. They fall in love on the internet, not knowing (and here’s the classic comedy story) that they already know each other in real life. And the internet relationship is completely opposite their real-life story. But things can change for the better.

The film has been featured prominently in several awards ceremonies. Meg Ryan was nominated for the prestigious Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She was also nominated for a Golden Satellite Award. But the biggest commendation for “You’ve Got Mail” is in the Best Picture Nomination at the Golden Satellites. It was even tapped for “Best Song.”

Critics loved the romantic comedy, particularly because of its charming stars. “A perfectly cuddly night at the movies,” says Guidelive Magazine. It’s “a sparkling, sweet treat,” according to Susan Granger, “handsome, professional moviemaking all around,” says The Oregonian. Books and reading are an important part of the film. Kathleen (Ryan) runs a children’s book shop. Joe (Hanks) runs a major chain of full service bookstores.

Janet Maslin, writing for the New York Times, says that “the film treasures the written word.”

“The film’s mix of romance and reading matter is seductive in its own right,” she says. And the writing uses the internet as a companion to the sophisticated reader, not as a replacement for reading.

“You’ve Got Mail” makes a lot of the anticipation millions of filmgoers have based on our affection for the two leads, and our experience of them in “Sleepless.” But the film is not a sequel. These are different characters and the plot brings them together in a different way from the earlier film. One critic wrote that “the film is unimaginable without Hanks,” because he is the perfect foil for Ryan and he doesn’t have “a dishonest bone in his body.” The two are perfect for each other.

It’s “seductive,” says Entertainment Weekly. It’s “warm, smart, and funny,” says The Boston Globe. “The movie grows on you until you don’t want to leave it,” says the Arizona Republic. And Daily Variety calls it a “great date movie.”

“You’ve Got Mail” is rated PG-13. For show times, call the Poncan Theatre at 765-0943 or consult the Ponca City News.

Kyle Enevoldsen Presents Recital Feb. 16 at OSU

STILLWATER — Kyle Enevoldsen, 1996 Po-Hi graduate and a junior music performance major at Oklahoma State University, will present a junior percussion recital at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the OSU Seretean Center Concert Hall in Stillwater. The concert is free and open to the public.

Members of the OSU Percussion Ensemble and pianist Yuon-Ju Kwon will accompany Enevoldsen, who says the program consists of a variety of works that have become classics in the percussion repertoire.

The recital will begin with a work for timpani, titled, “Variations for Solo Kettledrums,” by American percussionist and composer Jan Williams. The next two works include a marimba solo by Japanese composer Minoru Miki, “Time for Marimba,” and a concertante for marimba and piano by American composer Alan Hovhaness titled, “Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints.”

The recital also will feature the final movement of the “String Quartet No. 8,” by Dimitri Shostakovich, in a newly completed arrangement by Enevoldsen.

The program concludes with a ragtime favorite for xylophone and marimba ensemble, “Rainbow Ripples,” by George Hamilton Green,

Enevoldsen is the son of Kent and Kelli Enevoldsen of Ponca City. He is a 1996 graduate, of Ponca City High School. While at OSU, he has received the OSU Regents Distinguished Scholarship, the Friends of Music Scholarship and the Lew Wentz Scholarship.

His other honors include being awarded the Outstanding Freshman Music Major Award; soloist with the OSU Wind Ensemble at the WASBE International Conference in Schladming, Austria; named principal percussionist with the OSU Wind Ensemble and the OSU Symphony Orchestra; and earning placement on the President’s Honor Roll.

DEATHS

Wes Wilda
Judy Mason
Ivery Lee Jones
Mildred Allmon
Kerry (Keith) Bond

Wes Wilda

Wes Wilda, longtime Ponca City resident, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 82.

The funeral service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999, at 2 p.m. at Trout Funeral Home Chapel. Burial with military honors will be at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no viewing at the service; however, friends may call at the funeral home until 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Wes Wilda was born Oct. 27, 1916, in Perry, to Joseph and Marketa Wilda. He grew up on a farm near Marland. He graduated from Marland High School and attended Oklahoma A&M. While attending college, he worked at the U.S. Post Office in Stillwater.

On Oct. 4, 1944, he married Dorothy Marcine “Johnnie” Cannady in Sweetwater, Texas. While at the Pilot Training Center in Sweetwater, he obtained a Civil Aeronautics License. In addition, he held both Federal Engine and Federal Aircraft Licenses.

During World War II, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mr. Wilda went into defense work as a mechanic and later as an inspector and instructor on aircraft maintenance. Wilda was inducted into the U.S. Air Force in 1945, and served with the 101st Airborne Transport Command in Ephrata, Wash. Wilda later served at Vance Air Force Base in Enid. After receiving his discharge in 1946, he became an inspector with the George E. Failing Co. in Enid.

In 1950, he moved to Ponca City and began a 30-year career with Conoco. He retired in 1982 after 28 years in the control laboratory. Mr. Wilda was a past member of the Masonic and Elks Lodges. He had served as president of Primetimers Investment Club and enjoyed working outdoors, taking care of the lawn and shrubs.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy “Johnnie” Wilda of the home; one son, Douglas Wilda of Ambler, Pa.; one daughter, Delores Liberton of Tyler, Texas; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His parents, two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 N.E. Thirteenth Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.

Judy Mason

DALLAS, Texas — Judy Mason, former Ponca City resident, died Friday, Feb. 5. in Dallas, Texas. She was 73.

The funeral was to be held today, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas. A graveside ceremony was to follow.

Judy (Stacey) Mason was born Sept. 10, 1925, in Ponca City, the daughter of John L. and Sara Ann Stacey. She graduated from Ponca City High School.

She was married to Dale Mason on Aug. 5, 1944, in Ponca City where they made their home until 1963. They lived the next 10 years in Panama City, Panama, and in New York before moving to Garland, Texas, to be near their children. Judy was an avid bowler and a member of the K-Bar-C Square Dance Club. Ceramics was her favorite hobby.

She is survived by her husband, Dale Mason; three daughters Sharon Ogan of Carrollton, Texas, Vicki Bailey of Garland, Texas, and Mitzi Mason of Irving, Texas; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; and two brothers: Frank Monday of Rio Linda, Calif., and Lonnie Monday of Ponca City.

Services Pending

Ivery Lee Jones

Ivery Lee Jones, Ponca City resident, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 74. Survivors include a son, John L. Jones, Bartlesville. Arrangements are pending with Grace Memorial Chapel.

Mildred Allmon

Mildred Allmon, Ponca City resident, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999, in Ulysses, Kan. She was 91. Arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home and will be announced later.

Funerals

Tuesday

Kerry (Keith) Bond

Memorial service at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Ada. Arrangements under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home, Ada.

NEWS BRIEFS

Accident — An accident in the 1500 block of Pecan Road was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 12:34 p.m. Saturday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma Tax Commission Office (Tag Office) will be closed Wednesday, February 10, 1999. If you should have any questions please cal the Ponca Tribal Affairs Building at: 762-8104. adv.

Wrong Date — The Osage Cove Volunteer Fire Department meeting has not changed from the regularly scheduled date as was listed in an earlier article. The meeting will be the third Tuesday of the month, beginning at 7 p.m., at the department building on U.S. 60 and Keeler.

Being Relocated, or in town for a short time? We have homes

available by the month or longer. All homes are full furnished with

appliances, furniture, linens, pots and pans. Inclusive of cable,

local phone, and utilities. Please call 580-762-7980 or 580-718-0681.

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Assault — The Communications Center received a 911 call at 6:45 a.m. Saturday that some subjects were in a business of the 200 block of East Highland Avenue and had been assaulted. An officer of the Ponca City Police Department responded and a report was taken.

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Yard Damaged — A woman from the 700 block of North Fifth Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 8:55 a.m. Saturday that someone keeps driving through the yard. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Subject Held — An employee of Wal-Mart requested assistance from the Ponca City Police Department at 11:17 a.m. Saturday. An officer was assigned and a 39-year-old woman was held for grand larceny and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Windows Broken — The Communications Center received a report at 10:50 p.m. Saturday that some windows had been broken out of a vehicle in the parking lot of the Elks Lodge, 1301 Bradley Avenue. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Vehicle Vandalized — A woman from J.C. Penney reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 11:38 a.m. Saturday that her vehicle had been vandalized while at work Friday night. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

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Accident — An accident at the intersection of East Prospect Avenue and Turner Street was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 12:14 p.m. Saturday. Two officers were assigned and a report was taken.

Valentine Salad Luncheon, Thursday, February 11, 11:00 a.m.

to 1:30 p.m. First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Adults

$5. Preschool $1.50. Public invited. adv.

Seaman Johnson Completes Basic — Navy Seaman Julie J. Johnson, daughter of Steve and Vickie Dodson of 1100 Talmer Road in Ponca City, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Johnson completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, fire fighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis is also placed on physical fitness. Men and women train together from their first day in the Navy just as they do aboard ships and at shore commands around the world. To reinforce the team concept, Johnson and other recruits also were trained in preventing sexual harassment and ensuring equal opportunity. She is a 1993 graduate of Ponca City High School, and a 1995 graduate of Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa with a AS degree.

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Subjects Fighting — The Communications Center received a 911 call at 7:19 p.m. Saturday that two subjects were fighting in the 300 block of South Elm Street. Two officers of the Ponca City Police Department were assigned and an assault and battery report was taken.

Treated for Dog Bite — An employee at the emergency room of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center reported at 4:16 p.m. Saturday that a juvenile was being treated for a dog bite that occurred in the 500 block of South Tenth Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken that Animal Control had taken the dog.

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Check on Hazardous Material — A person from the 1600 block of Hudson Drive reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 5:45 p.m. Saturday that a large amount of gas or oil was in the water in the drainage ditch. Information was logged for the Code Enforcement Officer to contact individuals in the 1700 block of Hudson Drive about working on a vehicle in the street.

Windows Broken — A man from the 2200 block of Jane Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 8:05 p.m. Saturday that some windows had been broken out of his garage. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Yard Damaged — A man from the 700 block of Sugar Maple reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 12:31 a.m. Sunday that someone had driven a vehicle through the yard. An officer was assigned and a destruction of private property report was taken.

Purse Stolen — A woman from the 2400 block of Kingston Road reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 1:47 a.m. Sunday that a window of her vehicle had been broken and a purse stolen while at Moose Lodge, 500 West Prospect Avenue. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

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Vehicle Stolen — A woman reported to the Communications Center at 9:28 p.m. Saturday that her vehicle had been stolen from the VFW parking lot, 2900 East Prospect Avenue. An officer was assigned and at 11:09 p.m., the vehicle was reported recovered, after it had rammed into a tree in the 3000 block of East Prospect Avenue. An accident report was taken and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of West Liberty Avenue and North Waverly Street at 10:12 p.m. Saturday that a 32-year-old man was being held for operating a motor vehicle without a license, having no insurance and having expired registration. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Subject Held — The Communications Center received a 911 call at 10:12 p.m. Saturday from a resident at Fairfield Inn, 3300 block of North Fourteenth Street, that his vehicle had been damaged in a hit-and-run accident. Three officers were assigned and the vehicle was towed from the scene. A suspected vehicle was located by a Kay County Sheriff’s Deputy on Pleasantview and a 50-year-old man was held for DUI, running a stop sign, and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. A report was taken.

Burglary — The Communications Center received a 911 call from the 400 block of South Washington Street at 10:42 p.m. Saturday concerning a suspicion of burglary. An officer was assigned and a residential burglary report was taken.

Jacket Stolen — A man was at the Ponca City Police Department at 12:17 p.m. Sunday to report that a jacket had been stolen while at Citgo, 320 West Grand Avenue. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Vehicle Damaged — A woman reported to the Ponca City Police Department from the 400 block of South Fourteenth Street at 1:50 a.m. Sunday that someone had kicked her vehicle and damaged it. An officer was assigned and a destruction of private property report was taken.

Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of South Second Street and East South Avenue at 2:17 a.m. Sunday that a 35-year-old woman was being held for driving under suspension and having no insurance. A vehicle was towed from the scene.

Items Found — A man from the 400 block of South Washington Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 9:36 a.m. Sunday that a VCR and coins had been found in his driveway. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Graffiti — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported at 11:18 p.m. Sunday that graffiti had been discovered on several business in the 1300 block of Princeton and 1300 block of Bradley.

Accident — An accident in the 3400 block of Kingston Road was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 9:47 a.m. Sunday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of North First Street and Cleveland Avenue at 11:36 a.m. Sunday that a 23-year-old man was being held for not wearing a seat belt and driving under suspension.

Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of South First Street and Oklahoma Avenue at 2:27 p.m. Sunday that a 35-year-old man was being held for driving under suspension.

Cow Hit — The Ponca City Police Department received a call at 2:55 a.m. Monday that a cow had been hit by a truck in the 1000 block of North Waverly Street. Two officers were assigned and a report was taken.

Attacked by Dogs — The Communication Center received a 911 call from a woman in the 1600 block of McGraw at 2:47 p.m. Sunday that she had been attacked by dogs. An officer of the Ponca City Police Department responded and requested Animal Control for one of the dogs.

Vandalism — A woman from the 400 block of West Summit Avenue reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:58 p.m. Sunday that some rental property had been vandalized. An officer was assigned and a destruction to private property report was taken.

Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of West Grand Avenue and Ash Street at 4:29 p.m. Sunday that a 21-year-old man was being held for driving under suspension, having no insurance and having no registration.

Gas Drive-Off — A clerk from the Conoco Convenience, 1613 West South Avenue, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 10:35 p.m. Sunday that a subject had driven off without paying for $7.60 worth of gas. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of West Grand Avenue and Elm Street at 12:01 a.m. Monday that a 22-year-old man was being held for DUI, driving under suspension, and failure to display lighted lamps.

LIFESTYLES

Miniature Quilts Are Displayed
Wedding Plans Announced
Presbyterian Women
Italian Designers Have a Prosaic Approach for Latest Menswear

Miniature Quilts Are Displayed

Members of the Pioneer Area Quilt Guild held the February meeting at Community Christian Church. The program was a display of prize winning miniature quilts with some with blocks as small as a half dollar.

Those showing the quilts were Mary Alice Sinton, Joyce Eagan, Shirley Hile, Laurzell Homes, Lois Gray, Norma Lee Kinzie, Fay Peterson, Louise Skinner, Doris Stone, Dorothy Bobbitt, Linda Rexford, Zoe Burge, Dot Cowen, Dava Carrell, Rilla Cobb, Sandee Henderson, and Velva Hoyt.

Hostesses for the day were Norma Kinzie, Eleanor Ciskowski, Wanda Kelly, Pearl Blando, and Beverly Carpenter. Serving as greeter was Sara Myers. Named as hostesses for the March meeting were Emmi Lockard, Ingrid Warnaca, Louise Skinner, Wanda Bollman, Yovonne Corderman and Laveta Newland, with Lavon Shepler as greeter.

Wedding Plans Announced

Nuptial vows will be read in a private ceremony Feb. 12 for Raegan Nicole Ivers and Brian Scott Wheatley, both of Perry. The couple will be honored at a reception and dance Feb. 13, 7 p.m., at the Perry Elks Lodge. Friends and relatives are invited to the event and children of attendees are also welcome to participate.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Rhonda Hanyka of Perry and Anthony Ivers of Ponca City. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Terry Bornt and Scott Wheatley, both of Perry.

Ms. Ivers is a 1993 graduate of Perry High School, and Wheatley is a 1994 PHS graduate. Both are employed at Charles Machine Works, Inc. They plan to reside in Lucien.

The couple will be honored with a post-nuptial shower at 2 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Lucien United Methodist Church.

Presbyterian Women

The Women of the First Presbyterian Church will meet at noon on Thursday in the Fellowship Hall. Reservations can be made will Connie Kanady at 765-8089 or Jody Whipple at 765-6161. The program will be given by Deanna Johnston, a physician assistant, who will be speaking about women’s health issues, including Medicare’s response to treatments. The devotional will be given by Demayne Andress and the blessing by Lorene Kinslow.

Italian Designers Have a Prosaic Approach for Latest Menswear

By DANIELA PETROFF

AP Fashion Writer

MILAN, Italy (AP) — While the eccentric might work on the runway, everyday menswear is much more prosaic.

No one knows this better than Calvin Klein, who season after season dares to offer simple, wearable clothes. For him, the reinvention of the jacket or the trouser comes in a detail, a new fabric or a color scheme.

Calvin Klein’s show for the fall-winter 1999-2000, presented in his minimalist Milan studio, was typical of the designer’s fashion charm. Klein managed to create an ultramodern look without a stitch of the bizarre.

The new three-buttoned suit is sweater-soft in cashmere jersey. Sweaters, on the other hand, are knitted and knobby. The simple navy overcoat is redone in luxurious leather.

The overall look is casual with lots of ideas borrowed from sportswear: zipped sweaters, flannel sweatpants and down vests. The brightest Klein gets is military green and pewter gray.

The tie is totally absent from the collection.

There were no ties at Prada either. But Miuccia Prada turned the casual into the convoluted.

Her show took inspiration from mountaineering and motorcycling, creating an urban vacationer. Knickerbocker pants were worn with high boots and mailbag satchels. Hooded jackets were coupled with technofiber overalls. Bright reds and blue interrupted the monotony of functional gray.

The latest collection by Gucci designer Tom Ford is all about casual luxury. Suits were worn with white cashmere V-necks, slim zipped black sweaters were over pared-down snowboard pants and colorful velvet jackets matched with rose-embroidered jeans — making for great winter fashion from Los Angeles to Aspen.

Giorgio Armani’s style recipe is a soft jacket over a pullover, wide trousers and comfortable shoes. ‘‘It’s all about good taste,’’ said the master of Milan elegance. His show closed the six-day Italian fall-winter 1999-2000 menswear presentations.

The most daring act of the Armani show was to put the tie and shirt in the back drawer. Except for a few cameo appearances, these staples of classic menswear were replaced by pullovers, from a close fitting V-neck to a cassock-length turtleneck.

Far from the rigidity of the uniform blazer, the latest Armani jacket is elongated, has Velcro or snaps in the place of buttons, and a minimalist lapel. At times it is so light that it can be worn with nothing underneath.

Colors are strictly Armani from pewter to gray green. Only the younger Emporio line had spurts of bright red and yellow.

Dolce and Gabbana was one of the few labels to show a true suit complete with shirt and tie. Conservatively gray, the suit has a longer pared-down jacket with slanted pockets and wide but not baggy pants.

On the whole, throughout the menswear presentations, jackets tended to be longer and less structured, at times looking more like coats or sweaters than part of a suit.

Trousers, too, were loose and often baggy with heavy-duty pockets, like the cargo pants favored by the younger generation. Overcoats and hooded down jackets were in abundance.

The shoe department too, had little time for businesslike oxfords — opting instead for combat boots, elevated running shoes and thick rubber-soled loafers.

Pullovers played a major role in the new millennium fashion scene, sweeping the shirt and tie off the fashion stage. The favorite style was the turtleneck or V-neck, usually in cable knit cashmere.

SPORTS

Cagers Start Week Off Early Against Union
OSU’s Title Hopes Dealt Serious Blow

Cagers Start Week Off Early Against Union

By MATTHEW KOENIG

News Sports Writer

With prime-time conference players Union and Sapulpa hulking menacingly on this week’s schedule, the Po-Hi cagers should be in for a challenging — if not brutal — week.

Happily, the Poncans haven’t had much time to sweat over the first of those two formidable opponents.

The cagers will play a rare Monday game, hosting the mighty powerful Union Redskins, tonight. The Lady Redskins are ranked fifth in the state, while the Redskins — after proving to be mere mortals in a loss Friday — slipped from No. 5 to No. 7 in the state. Both teams remain first in the conference, however.

Sapulpa’s boys moved from No. 6 to No. 3. The Cats will host the Chieftains on Friday.

The Redskins are 8-1 (11-3 overall), while the Lady Redskins are 9-0 (13-2 overall). The boys will tip off at 6:15, while the Lady Cats will start at 7:45. WBBZ will be there.

While these games still have the usual measure of meaning as far as emotion and momentum and all that, they have no bearing on post-season seedings. Those were set over the weekend, and are due out this week.

Union Redskins (8-1, 11-3)

at P.C. Wildcats (3-9, 5-13)

In an stirring upset that Ponca City coach Ron Arthur says everyone in the conference can “share a little bit of,” Sapulpa eked by Union on Friday, 52-49. The Redskins also saw their remarkable streak of 26 straight wins in the Frontier Conference come to a grinding halt.

To defy the odds, the Chieftains all but shut down 6-10 Union center Jack “Little Country” Marlow and 6-5 Jon Shepherd. The two combined for just 11 points.

It’s that kind of defensive pressure, against Union’s big-men, that Arthur would like to have tonight. Shepherd had 24 points and Marlow had 22 when the Cats played on Union’s floor, Jan. 19.

“If we’re going to be successful we can’t let two of their three guys have a good game. We have to shut down two of them. Marlow can have 40 points and they won’t win if the other kids don’t have a good game.”

The third guy is outside threat Pat Wilson, who stepped up for the Redskins on Friday by dumping in six 3-point shots and led all scorers with 18 points. Still, in a testimony to Arthur’s plan, it wasn’t enough to overcome the lack of an inside game.

Arthur also points out that, while the Cats hung with Union through most of the game in January, it was a pair of runs by the Redskins that upset the balance. Also, the Redskins overcame a 31-19 halftime deficit against Sapulpa to force a tie on Friday, and nearly overcame a 7-point deficit in the fourth.

“They’re the kind of team that will press you,” he says. “They’ll try to make a run on you. You can’t get caught napping.”

Marlow is the third leading scorer in the conference, with 17.9 ppg, Shepherd is fifth with 16.4, while 6-4 Ralph Charles — another powerful Union threat — averages 10.9 ppg.

Union Lady Redskins (9-0, 13-2)

at P.C. Lady Cats (1-11, 4-13)

It was one of the more humbling moments in the Lady Wildcats’ season, Jan. 19, as they found themselves shut out in the first quarter against the Lady Redskins.

“We looked like we had never played the game before,” said coach Dana Pulley.

Though the Lady Cats went on to outscore the Lady Redskins, 46-43, in the remainder of the game, an early, 18-0 deficit proved too much to overcome. The Lady Cats fell, 61-46.

That was then, however. Hopefully, the Lady Cats can put together a medley of season-best performances, tonight.

The Lady Redskins have a trio of conference scoring leaders, 5-10 junior Tara Edwards (9.8 ppg), 6-1 senior Courtney Bennett (8.9 ppg), and 5-10 junior Andrea Parker (8.2 ppg).

Bennett had 16 and Parker had 13 in Friday’s 51-37 win over Sapulpa. Parker had 12 and Edwards had 7 the last time up against the Poncans.

The Lady Redskins also lead the league in both offense and defense, averaging 55.4 ppg, while giving up just 42.2.

OSU’s Title Hopes Dealt Serious Blow

By OWEN CANFIELD

AP Sports Writer

NORMAN (AP) — With a loss to Oklahoma, Eddie Sutton has now lost the season series to the Sooners for the first time in his nine years at Oklahoma State.

But while Saturday night’s 72-65 victory gave Oklahoma bragging rights, it also dealt a serious blow to Oklahoma State’s Big 12 conference title hopes.

The Cowboys (16-6 overall) were preseason picks to win the league championship, but now they’re just 7-3 in the Big 12 play, two games behind Texas. And they play three of their final six games on the road, beginning Wednesday night against Colorado.

‘‘I think you can win the league with three losses,’’ Sutton said. ‘‘I don’t think Texas is home free yet. They’ve got to come to our place, they’ve got to go to (Texas) A&M. OU’s good enough to beat them in Austin and so’s Missouri.

‘‘I don’t think anybody’s ready to give the title to them or to Kansas or anyone else, but it’s a pretty high hill for us to climb to win the next six games because the teams that we’re playing are probably very comparable to our ball club.’’

Oklahoma State’s lack of consistency, inside and outside, was exposed against Oklahoma (16-7, 7-3). The Sooners took a 20-3 rebounding edge in the first 15 minutes, and OSU struggled with its shooting much of the night.

Eduardo Najera led the way for Oklahoma with 19 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. Six of his points came in the form of two late 3-pointers that snuffed out Cowboy rallies.

‘‘I knew I had to get rebounds, and I knew I had to make big plays,’’ Najera said. ‘‘I didn’t care about my shooting. All I cared about was winning.’’

In the previous four games, two of them losses, Najera had averaged just 8.5 points. And despite being the team’s top scorer with a 14.7 average, Najera hadn’t led Oklahoma in scoring in the previous eight games. In the previous six, he had shot just 31 percent.

Sampson said Najera decided not to worry about missed shots, and it proved to be a sound approach.

‘‘Eduardo missed a lot of shots tonight that he can make. He didn’t have a great shooting night,’’ Sampson said. ‘‘But he hit timely shots, clutch shots, shots that a week ago, two weeks ago, he was a little bit hesitant in taking.’’

Najera set the tone right away, grabbing six offensive rebounds before the game was 10 minutes old. His hustle gave the Sooners second and third chances, while Oklahoma State repeatedly went one-and-out at the other end.

The result was a 25-8 lead with 7:36 remaining before halftime. Oklahoma State got within seven late in the half, then twice fell behind by 17 in the second half before getting to within six three times late.

Desmond Mason, who came in averaging 17 points per game but had only four on 1-of-9 shooting, said the Sooners ‘‘just played a lot harder than we played. They played hard from the jump. They kept it going through the whole game.’’

Oklahoma has now won three in a row after previously losing four straight. Sampson said a return to solid defense has been the reason — the past three opponents have shot below 40 percent.

‘‘We don’t have the potential to be a great team, but we have the potential to go beat the team we play,’’ Sampson said.

‘‘Our goal is, ‘Let’s go outplay the team we’re playing tonight.’ That’s what we’ve done. We’ve played better than Baylor, we’ve played better than Texas Tech, we’ve played better than Oklahoma State. That’s the way our team has to play.’’