From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Thursday,
March 12, 1998
LOCAL
Area Legislators At Friday Forum
Great Escape Scheduled Night Of Po-Hi Senior Graduation
NOC, Lt. Gov. Fallin Honored Northern Scholarship Donors
Legion Event Set Here Saturday With Proceeds to New Memorial
Issue of Oklahoma Today Includes Ponca City Photos
Arkansas City Denton Art Center Exhibit Highlight of Saturday Tour
Kay Democrats Meeting Tonight With Sen. Muegge
Mayor Candidates At County GOP Meeting Tuesday
Friday Deadline Set For Registering To Vote for Mayor
Hoops for Heart Benefits AHA
DEATHS
J.C. Moyer
Clara Etta Bacher
George Olen DeBoard
Funerals
Marvin Lee Reutter
Darrell Eugene Harding
Mildred Hazel Lydick
NEWS BRIEFS
SPORTS
Bench Job Relished By Warner
Mavs Go National Tuesday
Golf Note
Area members of the State Legislature, Sen. Paul Muegge, and Reps. Jim Newport and Jim Reese, will participate in a panel for the Second Friday Forum, slated at Pioneer Technology Center Friday, 8 to 9 a.m.
The legislators are expected to give an update on the current legislative session. Afterwards there will be a question and answer session.
The forum is sponsored by the Legislative Review Committee of the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce. The public is welcome and complimentary coffee and doughnuts will be served.
By KRISTI HAYES
News Education Editor
Plans are under way for the 1998 Great Escape to be held May 22. The date, however, has been changed from senior's night to graduation night.
Natalie Lindsay, senior class president, announced at a news conference Wednesday, "We are excited to announce plans for the Great Escape. When Great Escape was initially conceived eight years ago, it was designed to provide a safe, drug and alcohol free celebration on senior's night which was traditionally the Friday before graduation. This goal has been achieved over the past seven years, and now we're focusing on discouraging Po-Hi seniors from using alcohol and/or drugs in their celebration on graduation night."
Lindsay was joined by Emmy Hufnagel, class vice-president; and Sarah Merrifield, class secretary; as they discussed plans for the upcoming community-wide salute to the graduating class. The event will be held at the Conoco complex for the eighth consecutive year.
"Our class is eagerly anticipating this event," Lindsay commented. "It's wonderful to live in a community that works together to offer this 'safe' celebration as we mark the milestone of high school graduation."
Lindsay went on to comment about the evening and its serious purpose. "Like teenagers across the country, graduating seniors in Ponca City face the temptation to celebrate with activities involving alcoholic beverages," Lindsay noted. "We don't want an alcohol-related tragedy to mar this memorable time in our lives."
Also attending the meeting were John Woody, Po-Hi Assistant Principal; and Conoco's Keni Ray and Lynn Hohensee.
Woody commented that the high school faculty is looking forward to assisting with the Great Escape.
Ray recognized a long list of accomplishments garnered by the members of the Class of 1998.
"We're delighted to offer the use of Conoco's facilities again this year for this exciting evening of celebration. The employees at Conoco are very excited about participating again. Attendance at Great Escape is excellent. About 90 percent of the graduating seniors attend this annual event, and always have a great time," Ray commented.
He went on to say that a steering committee comprised of class officers and their parents, school officials and Conoco employees from numerous functions have been meeting since early January to plan this event.
"Great Escape 1998 will be a long-remembered highlight of our senior year," Lindsay said. "We hope everyone in the class is looking forward to joining in the fun at Great Escape that evening."
By KATHY ZEHR
News Staff Writer
TONKAWA - Northern Oklahoma College recently honored members of the Northern Oklahoma College Foundation, a group of area citizens who provide funding for scholarships and loans to NOC students. The donors were feted with a dinner, entertainment, and an update on new trends in education by Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin.
Sheri Snyder, NOCF Executive Director and a former recipient of one of the Foundation scholarships, introduced Lt. Gov. Fallin.
Fallin gave a brief history of the college and the foundation, which was formally organized in 1963, but was founded in 1916 by A. Ray Smith. She recalled that NOC was one of the first junior colleges to open in the nation and commended the donors, saying they were very special to the college because of their strong commitment to continuing the college's history of excellence in education.
Talking to the group about "Why You Are Here," she praised the contributors for "believing in what NOC stands for - a place where youth can begin academic excellence and where students can reach their dreams.
She reminded, "there is a direct connection between excellence in education, a quality work force, quality jobs, and a quality lifestyle ... and that's why your commitment to NOC Foundation is so important ... not only are you benefiting the college, but because you benefit all of us when you contribute to education."
Fallin also spoke about a new issue being introduced at the capitol this year which she thinks will dramatically propel Oklahoma economy forward and catapult state universities into 21st century.
"Its called 'Technology Transfer' and is being introduced very successfully in several universities around the world."
Fallin explained, "much of the best product research and technology happens everyday in the colleges and universities - mainly with the professors and sometimes students. Many well-known products that we use everyday in the world have been developed at colleges and universities before they exploded with success on the private market."
"But, Oklahoma has built a roadblock against this type of forward thinking," she continued. "Oklahoma prohibits professors to receive any kind of recognition or reimbursement for their research and development of new ideas."
She went on to refer to colleges who have allowed this type of technology transfer and who have received equity sharing amounting to millions of dollars as a part of the profit-sharing and patenting of some in-house technology. She mentioned $11 million in revenues at Florida State and $68 million at the University of California.
"We are missing the boat in Oklahoma. We must allow our universities and their professors to create new ideas through research and development, new technology, and new inventions, then we must be prepared to work with the private sector to create new industry and new jobs from those discoveries. From that, it has been proven we can spin off to more education, and create a stronger economy and more jobs, at the same time. It's a win-win situation for all."
Following Ms. Fallin's address, several special award presentations were made to new donors of the Foundation. Distributing the special plaques, awards and gifts were Snyder, Jim Rodgers, NOCF Trustee, and Dr. Ron Appleman, NOC Vice-president of Academic Affairs.
Special recognition was given to Conoco Inc. as a major contributor and to members of the Heritage Club, Jim Ross with Central National Bank and Trust, Anna Jenkins, Betty Throop, and Southwestern Bell Telephone.
Two students, Ryan Foster and Julie Goodger provided vocal entertainment during the evening.
As the awards were concluded, members of the Foundation were invited to attend the production of "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" presented at the Northern Arts Center.
The American Legion will be sponsoring an All Veterans Stag Saturday, at 6 p.m. with the net proceeds going to the Oklahoma Vietnam Veterans Memorial being built in Sand Springs.
The idea of "Firebase Hope" was conceived a couple years ago by Gary Osburn, a Vietnam Veteran, who believed a state memorial needed to be built in honor of those veterans who gave their lives and those vets that served during the Vietnam period. Since that time, a number of locations were considered and a final decision was made to locate the Oklahoma Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Sand Springs on a parcel of land that is being donated and overlooks the skyline of downtown Tulsa.
Mike Isbell, a Ponca City resident and Vietnam Veteran, is the president of the Oklahoma Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a brother of James Isbell who was killed in Vietnam. Directly across the street from the Memorial will be a 5-state regional Army Reserve Training Center with hopes that a Vietnam museum and education center can be added immediately after the completion of the Memorial.
Isbell mentioned that approximately 1,008 Oklahoma men and women, 38 from Kay County alone, were killed either directly in or related to action in Vietnam. The names of these military personnel will be listed on the two black granite walls which will replicate the national Vietnam Memorial in design. Also part of the Memorial will be six 6-foot tall bronze statues representing the five military branches with the one remaining statue representing the women who served during the Vietnam era. Each statue will demonstrate one man or woman "doing his or her job."
Another part of the Memorial will be a POW/MIA hearth, a watchfire for those 54 Oklahoma Vietnam vets that are still unaccounted for but not forgotten. Their names will be listed on another black granite stone, making Oklahoma the "first state to offer recognition of POW/MIAs in the United States," said Chuck Gregg, a local spokesman.
The Legion will be serving calf fries and chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, roll, and beverages. If you are a member of any veterans organization, you will be asked for a minimum of a $3 donation; all other veterans and guests will be asked for a minimum of a $5 donation.
The art work of Oklahoma City-based artist Kevin Garrison, pointed out by Nearly News several days ago, also graces the cover of the March/April 1998 issue of Oklahoma Today. The image of a turquoise Custom Line Ford was taken with a Polaroid camera but resembles a watercolor painting. When asked about his work, Garrison said "I manipulate it just enough to make it look like a painting but still have that photographic quality that has the detail in it." The Portfolio section of the Magazine contains an assortment of images, including the Tower theatre in Oklahoma City and the Muscle Car Ranch in Chickasha, as well as the two photos taken in Ponca City.
Contributing editor Gordon Grice's "Stepping Into No Man's Land" offers a glimpse of life in the panhandle. Grice comments "The No Man's Land Museum is one of the strangest places I have ever been. I see hints of almost every aspect of Panhandle history." The museum's eleven rooms house remnants of historic and prehistoric life, from dinosaur tracks to the first printing press west of the Mississippi River.
The issue contains a number of other interesting features, including an article by contributing editor Barbara Palmer on migratory birds at the Great Salt Plains near Cherokee, Okla. "In 1994, the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge was added to that short list of only five other sites situated along the Central Flyway, a corridor extending from the breeding grounds of Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada to the wintering grounds of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas," writes Palmer.
Oklahoma City's Vietnamese community is featured in George Lang's "Building a Life in Little Saigon." The area surrounding 23rd and Classen is populated by Vietnamese grocery stores, restaurants, video stores, and clothing stores. Most of the Vietnamese population's needs are met within a single square mile.
Also in the issue, an excerpt from "Oklahoma Crossroads", the latest collaboration between writer Michael Wallis and photographer David Fitzgerald; a black and white photo essay on the forty-year-old Frontier City; and a profile of John Thompson of RockWater Adventures in Blackgum, near Lake Tenkiller.
Oklahoma Today is a bi-monthly magazine published by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. For subscription or other information, call (405) 521-2496.
The Arkansas City Area Arts Council has prepared an exhibit at the Denton Art Center and two tours scheduled for Saturday which focus on the art and crafts styling and "mission style" of furnishings present in many American homes during the 1895-1930 period. The tours, titled The Exuberant Architectural Styles of Arkansas City, begin at the Denton Area Center.
Tour One is from 9 to 11:15 a.m. with tea at 11:30 a.m., and Tour Two is from 2 to 4:15 p.m. with tea at 4:30 p.m. The tours, which costs $25, will benefit the Arts Council Programs and the Denton Art Center. Reservations are necessary. Sign up by calling the Arts Center at 580-442-5895.
According to Ellen Snell of the Arkansas City Art Council Inc., the Denton Art Center itself has gone through extensive styling to create the proper atmosphere for an exhibit of furniture, pottery, and other elements of arts and crafts. The tour includes four other architecturally significant commercial buildings in Arkansas City. The Council members anticipate this half-day tour will bring a new awareness about Arkansas City architecture.
Over a year of planning and seeking information has been overseen by Shannon Gackstatter, chairwoman, and a supporting committee of Ellen Snell, Terry Eaton, Mark Flickinger, Janice Nelson, and the Arts Council Board of Directors. Martha Hagadorn-Krass of the Kansas Historical Society provided a great deal of technical information about the architecture.
The first stop on the tour is the Denton Art Center. Built in 1914, it is considered "Italian Renaissance with Prairie influence." Frank Lloyd Wright began designing homes for the Midwest leaving behind the traditional European ideas about housing. This new style of house featured low-pitched roofs, deep overhangs, and shaded windows. Rough stone and natural wood found in the "New World" as well as central heating allowed for large open spaces. The arts and crafts movement and Prairie Style architecture which was prevalent in the United States between 1895 and 1930 heavily influenced the interior.
The restoration was completed with various mementos of the Albert Denton family and friends. Highlights include a series of letters written by Albert Denton to his friend and associate, Vincent Bossi, and span 1925-1955. Council members and individuals from the community have devoted time, goods, and expertise to the restoration of the Denton Arts Center.
The second stop of the tour will be the Cornish Studio - now the law office of Otis Morrow. The Cornish Studio, built in 1924, is an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style with arts and crafts influences incorporated.
Stop three includes the First Presbyterian Church built in 1915. Stop four will take the tour group to the Arkansas City office building. The Arkansas City office building, built in 1929, is an example of the Art Deco period.
Stop five is the Osage Hotel which was built during 1918-1920. The building is an eclectic mixture of Neoclassical treatment with some Art Deco influence and was placed on the Historical Register in 1991 for both architecture and commercial history.
Stop six brings the group back to the Denton Art Center for "tea" which consists of a light lunch or supper. Once the tour is joined at the Denton Art Center, the group will be transported to all other sites by bus.
"Campaign '98" will be the topic this evening as State Sen. Paul Muegge speaks at the regular meeting of the Kay County Democrats.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m., in the Red Carpet Room, 120 South Main, Blackwell.
Muegge will explain the challenges of this election year and challenge Democrats to take action. He will also give a legislative update plus be available for questions. All Democrats are urged to attend.
Discussion during the business meeting will center around the March 27 "Democrat Party Party" and the April 7 Democrat workshop. Both events are open to all Democrats and will be held in Ponca City.
For more information contact County Chair Andrea Morriss, 765-6260.
The mayoral campaign has begun! And all four of the candidates will be available for citizen's questions March 17 at the Ponca City Library at 7 p.m. After the candidates introduce themselves they will then field questions from the audience.
The meeting will be part of the Kay County Republicans meeting and county business will also be discussed during the meeting.
"This will provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the candidates in order to cast an informed vote on April 7," Kay County Republican Chairperson Susan Powell said.
The meeting is open to the public.
The last day to register to vote in the Ponca City mayoral election is Friday. To be eligible to vote in the mayor's election a person must be registered to vote and live inside the city limits.
To be eligible to register to vote a person must be 18 years-old or older, a resident of Oklahoma and a United States citizen.
According to Kay County Election Board Secretary Carol Stafford, anyone convicted of a felony is not eligible to register until a period of time equal to their original judgment and sentence has expired or unless they have received a full pardon.
Also, persons adjudicated incapacitated or partially incapacitated and prohibited from voting are not eligible to register.
Persons wanting to register may do so at the Election Board located in the Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk.
Any registered voter needing to update their voter's registration information such as change of address, name or party affiliation may do so at Election Board or at the Ponca City Tag Agency.
"I urge anyone with any questions on their eligibility or polling locations to contact the Election Board at (580)-362-2130," Stafford stated.
Hoops for Heart, recently held in Ponca City at Kids Kastle, was a fund-raising benefit for the American Heart Association.
Ponca City students, grades K-6th, participating in the basketball event obtained donations and earned super prizes for their efforts.
Former Oklahoma State University basketball great, Scott Pierce, was on hand to sign autographs and meet the students. Marco Castillo, radio personality with KIXR, was on hand for live interviews and event updates.
Local spirit for the event was provided by Kristen Smith, who coordinated
an appearance of the Po-Hi Steppers, as well as coaches, Ron Arthur and
Dana Pulley, and their high school boys and girls basketball teams.
DEATHS
NEWKIRK - J.C. Moyer, former Ponca City/Blackwell resident, died Monday, March 9, 1998, at the Mesquite (Texas) Community Hospital. He was 76.
The funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, March 13, at the Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel in Newkirk, with the Rev. John Tramel, minister of Newkirk First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home until 9 p.m. today.
J.C. Moyer was born Nov. 8, 1921, in Pawhuska, the son of Arlen Tipton and Effie Jane (Miller) Moyer. He grew up and received his education in Pawhuska. After completing his education he worked on the family farm and at a service station.
On Jan. 3, 1942, he and Mary Elizabeth Dennis were married in Pawhuska, where they established their first home. That same year, he was inducted into the U.S. Army but was granted emergency leave in 1943 to take care of the farm and harvest after his father became ill. When he returned to the Army, his classification was changed and he received an honorable discharge.
He later began his career as a butcher for Safeway Stores in Pawhuska and over the years was transferred to Bartlesville, Blackwell, Pratt, Kan., Tulsa, and Cushing. In 1960 he was transferred to Ponca City where he retired in 1983. The couple moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1994, and when his health failed, they moved to Dallas.
Moyer was a member of the Woodlands Christian Church, Lodge No. 1031 Loyal Order of Moose and the American Legion Huff-Minor Post 14, all in Ponca City.
Survivors include his wife, Mary, of the home; two sons, Jerry Clinton Moyer of Lubbock, Texas and David Wayne Moyer of Corpus Christi, Texas; two daughters, Janet Marie Moyer of Garland, Texas, and Mary Lynnell Berlanga of Irving, Texas; one brother, Loral C. Moyer of Pawhuska; two sisters, Irene Kilpatrick of Suffolk, Va., and Patricia Clifton of Skiatook; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Casket bearers will be Moose Lodge members Dean Keating, Jess Clinton, Jerrold Beguin, Jim Beguin, Walt Williams and Warren Addler.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Moyer's name with the Arthritis Foundation, Oklahoma Chapter, c/o Eastman National Bank, Box 468, Newkirk, OK 74647 or to 500 North Broadway Avenue, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
The Moyer family will be at the Moose Lodge in Ponca City at 5:30 p.m. today to visit with friends.
NEWKIRK - Clara Etta Bacher, longtime Newkirk resident, died early Wednesday morning, March 11, 1998, at the Blackwell Regional Hospital. She was 95.
A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in the Oak Grove Section of the Ponca City IOOF Cemetery. Danny W. Cornish, minister of the Newkirk Church of Christ will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service.
Clara Etta (Newton) Bacher was born May 11, 1902, near Kaw City in Kay County, Oklahoma Territory. She was the daughter of Issac "Ike" and Mary (Hunter) Newton. She grew up and attended schools in rural Kaw City.
On Sept. 16, 1921, she was married to Omer Bacher at Kaw City and the couple made their home in various oilfield towns. They settled in Newkirk in 1932, where Mrs. Bacher was employed for several years as a housekeeper for several Newkirk families. In 1991, she moved to Blackwell. Mrs. Bacher attended the Blackwell First Baptist Church. She enjoyed crocheting.
Survivors include one son, Ellsworth Lee Bacher of Oklahoma City; three daughters, Thelma L. Cox and Betty Woodruff, both of Blackwell and Shirley Kirkbride of Newkirk; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Omer; two sons, Walter Gerald Bacher and Donnie Bacher; her parents; one brother and one sister.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Bacher's name with the Blackwell First Baptist Church Victory Fund, c/o Eastman National Bank, P.O. Box 468, Newkirk, OK 74647.
BLACKWELL - George Olen DeBoard, longtime Blackwell/Braman area resident, died Tuesday evening, March 10, 1998, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was 56.
The funeral will be held at Roberts Funeral Home Chapel, Blackwell, at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Wayne Robbins, Arkansas City Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in the Braman Cemetery.
George Olen DeBoard was born Sept. 30, 1941, in Dilworth to Leonard Olen and Nora Ida (Brown) DeBoard. He grew up on a farm seven miles east of Braman. He attended schools in Dilworth and Braman. After graduation from Braman High School in 1959 he was employed in the oilfields and farmed and ranched.
On July 23, 1960, he was married to Glenda Sheets, in Blackwell, and the couple made their home on the farm. Due to ill health, he was forced to retire from farming in January 1992, and he moved into Blackwell. He was a member of the Blackwell First Church of God. He enjoyed hunting and trucks.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Whicker of Blackwell and Leanna Tanner of Braman; one son, Chris DeBoard of Braman; one sister, Edna Butler of Braman; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Olen Ray DeBoard; and his parents.
Casket bearers will be Larry Ray, Jim Voegele, Gaylord Ford, Morgan Bergman, Duane Sherrod, Bobby Fowler, Dennis Kahle, and Lenny DeBoard.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. DeBoard's name to the First Church of God, c/o Roberts Funeral Home, 120 West Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631.
Friday
Marvin Lee Reutter - Funeral to be at 2 p.m. at Miller-Stahl Funeral Home in Newkirk. Burial will be in Newkirk Cemetery.
Saturday
Darrell Eugene Harding - Funeral to be at 11 a.m. at Grace Memorial Chapel in Ponca City. Burial will follow in Ponca City IOOF Cemetery. Other arrangements will be announced later. The family will be at 1618 South Tenth Street.
Mildred Hazel Lydick - Funeral to be at 11 a.m. at Morrill, Kan.,
under the direction of Popkess Funeral Home. Local arrangements under the
direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.
NEWS BRIEFS
Pancake Breakfast - There will be a pancake breakfast Saturday, 6:30-10 a.m., Woodlands Christian Church, Fourteenth and Hartford. Adults $3, children 12-and-under $1.50.
Democrats To Meet - State Sen. Paul Muegge will address the Kay County Democrats this evening at 7 p.m. in the Red Carpet Room, 120 South Main, Blackwell. Area Democrats are urged to attend.
Lions Meeting - Members of the After 5 Lions will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Western Sizzlin'. The mayoral candidates, Carl Balcer, Melvin Schoonover, Tom Leonard and Dick Stone, will address the group. The public is invited to attend and reservations may be made by calling 765-3873.
Completes Study in California - Jake Ivie, son of Randall and Debbie Ivie, has completed studies at the Defensive Language Institute in Monterey, Calif. He graduated top in his class receiving the Commandant's Award for outstanding military service and academic achievement. Jake is continuing his training at Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, Texas. His grandparents are Gene and Bonnie Ivie and Charles and Earlene Mattiessen, all of Ponca City.
Senior Citizens Dance Set - A Senior Citizens Dance will be held on Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building in Arkansas City. The Pete Coli Band will be playing for dancing. All seniors are invited to come and bring a favorite food to share.
Omitted Thanks - American Cancer Society Daffodil Days workers want to thank Jimmy's Western Wear and Carriage House Cleaners for their participation in the recent Daffodil Days Fund Raising. The names were inadvertently omitted from the American Cancer Society advertisement but the support is sincerely appreciated.
House Fire - Two fire units responded to a fire at a "fabricated" house at 79 Timberline at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday. The fire was extinguished.
Streaker - At 8:24 a.m. police were notified of a naked lady running up Sugar Maple just north of Lake Road. Two officers were assigned but they were unable to locate the subject.
Arrest - Police arrested a 27-year-old man at 12:03 p.m. Wednesday from North Union Street and Prospect Avenue for driving under suspension, expired registration and no insurance.
Accident - A two-vehicle, non-injury accident was reported at 12:22 p.m. Wednesday at Overbrook Avenue and North Seventh Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
False ID - Police were advised at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday that a man had tried to use identification from a deceased man at the World Acceptance, 314 East Central Avenue. An officer was assigned but the man had left the business.
Arrest - At 3:16 p.m. Wednesday police arrested a 23-year-old man from the 2400 block of North Fourteenth Street on a Kay County warrant.
Arrest - Police arrested a 26-year-old man at 3:28 p.m. Wednesday on two city warrants for failure to pay and failure to appear.
Arrest - A 40-year-old man was arrested at 4:04 p.m. Wednesday for grand larceny.
Accident - A two-vehicle, non-injury accident was reported at 4:43 p.m. Wednesday at West Otoe Avenue and South Waverly Street. A report was taken.
Minor Accident - At 5:14 p.m. Wednesday police were called to the scene of a minor accident in the 1900 block of North Fourteenth Street. A report was taken.
Juvenile Shoplifter - At 5:21 p.m. Wednesday police were advised that a juvenile shoplifter was in custody at Albertson's, 2005 North Fourteenth Street. The juvenile was cited and then released to parents.
Arrest - Police arrested a 21-year-old woman at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday from the 300 block of South Ninth Street for domestic assault and battery.
Harassment - At 9:25 p.m. Wednesday a woman in the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue called police due to someone harassing her. An officer was assigned.
Attempted Break-In - A woman in the 2200 block of North Fourteenth Street called police at 12:51 a.m. Thursday requesting extra patrol because someone had tried to break into her vehicle.
Break-In - At 2:16 a.m. Thursday a man in the 700 block of North Union Street reported that his house had been broken into and vandalized. An officer was assigned.
Arrest - Police arrested a 21-year-old man at 2:35 a.m. Thursday
from the 300 block of South Lincoln Street for unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle and on a Kay County warrant for failure to pay.
SPORTS
By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
STILLWATER - Tommy Warner came a long way just to walk on at Oklahoma State.
The Galesberg, Ill., High School All-Conference player, who averaged 16 points, five rebounds and two assist per game, turned down several smaller school offers to be a "bench warmer" with the Cowboys.
"When my parents moved to Tulsa, I went looking for big school," Warner recalls. "I picked OSU because I like the atmosphere here and, of course, because of coach Sutton. I felt I could learn more."
Warner learned more than just basketball. An accounting major, he currently carries a 3.77 grade-point-average and will graduate in the regulation four years.
"That was one of my goals," he said of his graduation this spring despite spending a great deal of time in the gym and on the road.
Warner is very goal orientated. He already has a job with a Tulsa accounting firm and a plan for his future.
"I want to work in the public area for awhile and then start my own agriculture retail business," he said, following somewhat in the footsteps of his father who is an agriculture retail salesman, selling chemicals, fertilizers, etc. to farmers.
Warner's career with the Cowboys has been pretty much as a practice player. Most of his playing time comes in the final minutes of a game when the outcome has been decided. He has played just 40 minutes in three years with OSU, averaging just under two minutes a game. Warner has scored a total of 17 points, has five rebounds and seven assists in three season after redshirting in 1995.
But Warner long ago accepted his role.
"Our job on the white (practice) team is to play tough defense and make the black team get better," he says.
That role has been vital for the Cowboys in the previous two seasons when Oklahoma State was painfully low in numbers.
Sutton rewarded Warner's stick-to-it-ness and his help in making his fellow players better by giving him a scholarship this season.
For Warner, the past four years have been well worth the effort. He went to the Final Four with the Pokes as a freshman, played in two rounds of the NIT last season and will enter his second NCAA Tournament Friday when the Cowboys playing George Washington University at Lexington, Ky.
He wouldn't mind having another ring to add to his collection. He has one as a member of the team that won the Big 8 Tournament, one for the final four and is due another after the Cowboys won the Big 12 South Division.
"I still have one finger left," he smiles.
From his vantage point, Warner can pretty much pinpoint where the Cowboys went from being an also-ran this season to being a division champion and a member of the Big Dance.
"Having coach schedule all those early home games gave us some confidence," he says. "And when we beat TCU there, that was really a turning point."
Noting the current Cowboys don't have the overall talent as the team that went to the Final Four, he does see some similarities.
"The work ethic is the same," Warner said of the comparison. "And this team is as close, if not closer than that one."
Looking at OSU's upcoming foes, Warner says, "We should get past George Washington, but Duke is going to be tough.
"Coach Sutton said that Duke is better if we were playing a series. But in one game, we have a chance."
Warner wouldn't mind at all having his season extended another few weeks.
TONKAWA - Northern Oklahoma College is providing a bus to take Mavericks fans to the National NJCAA Basketball Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., Tuesday.
Seating is limited and fans interested in riding the bus should contact the Office of Student Services at 580-628-6240 by 5 p.m. Friday to reserve a seat.
The bus will }eave at noon Tuesday from the parking lot behind Foster-Piper Fieldhouse. There is no charge for the ride.
First-round pairings for NJCAA Men's championship
Sports Arena, Hutchinson, Kan.
Tuesday, March 17
Shelby State (24-7) vs. McClellan, Texas (27-6), noon
Ricks, Idaho (25-8) vs. Southern Union State (20-9), 1:45
Northern Oklahoma (27-6) vs. Seward County (32-2), 3:30
Western Nebraska (22-12) vs. Kaskaskia, Ill. (31-3), 6 p.m.
Angelina, Texas (20-13) vs. Vincennes (28-4), 7:45 p.m.
Allegany, Md. (33-0) vs. Northwest Mississippi (27-5), 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18
Pasco Hernando, Fla. (29-5) vs. Mesa, Ariz. (20-12), noon
DeKalb, Ga. (24-8) vs. Indian Hills, Iowa (34-0), 1:45 p.m.
The Lew Wentz Golf Course will be playing an inter-club match against
Wellington Golf Course on Saturday, in Wellington, Kansas. Anyone interested
in playing on the Ponca City team should sign up at the Wentz pro shop no
later than Saturday. The cost is $40, which includes green fee and entry
fee.