From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Friday, March
20, 1998
LOCAL
Counterfeit Bills Surface Here, at Arkansas City
District Court
Brittanies Give School Program
Head Start Organizational Meeting Set at White Eagle
Medicare Issues To Be Discussed
Local Restaurant Robbery Solved
DEATHS
Dora Crouse Reid
Hazel M. Shuart
Betty Audine Ward
Obituaries
Maxine Gardner Lingerfelt
Funerals
William E. Waymire
NEWS BRIEFS
RELIGION
Henryetta Pastor To Lead Revival at Longwood
Church Briefs
Dr. Volz Speaks To Lutheran Men in Blackwell
Leaders Training For Elder Mentor Program Here
New Series Set At First Lutheran
Grace Episcopal Planning 100th Year Celebration
Pastor's Notes
LIFESTYLES
Western Theme Set for ABWA Special Event
Unit II Names New Officers
Little News
EDUCATION
PC Students Selected To Attend Conference
School News
First Lutheran Sponsors Blood Drive
SPORTS
Mavericks Take One in Hutch: Bench Lifts NOC Over W. Nebraska
By Patti Pfeiffer
News Staff Writer
The counterfeits bills that local police have been warning Ponca City residents and area merchants about are getting closer all the time.
According to Arkansas City Police Detective John Baucom, several counterfeit bills have been confiscated in their city in the last several days and at least one reportedly came from Ponca City.
On Tuesday a $50 counterfeit bill was found by a bank teller in a deposit made by a local business while three $20 counterfeit bills were passed Wednesday at local grocery stores.
"A man who had passed one of the counterfeit bills told us he got it at a bar in Ponca City," Baucom said.
Ponca City police did confirm that a couple of $100 counterfeit bills were indeed confiscated here several weeks ago.
And although a suspect was video taped as he passed a counterfeit bill at an Arkansas City business, the man has yet to be identified.
"The tape is too fuzzy for us to be able to identify the guy," Baucom stated. "I have witnesses that can identify the man but don't know who he is yet."
And even if the suspect is identified and arrested, Detective Baucom says prosecuting the case in Kansas will be difficult.
"We have a problem in Kansas because our counterfeit law has been repealed," Baucom said. "We can either prosecute the case as a misdemeanor theft crime or turn the case over to the Secret Service and let them prosecute the case."
Baucom says he has contacted the U.S. Secret Service Office in Oklahoma City.
The detective credits early warning and detection devices with the quick confiscation of the counterfeit bills.
"Operation Communication" is a computerized alert system designed to quickly alert Arkansas City area businesses of any problems or concerns that might involve their business.
Whether counterfeit bills or contacting body shops of a vehicle involved in a hit and run accident, the police department inputs the information and the computer system rings the phone at businesses concerned. When the phone is answered the a recorded message is given.
In addition to the computer Baucom says all banks in Arkansas City have special pens used to detect a counterfeit bill. When used, the ink from the pens leave a gold mark on a real bill and a black mark on a counterfeit one.
According to the U.S. Secret Service there has been an increase in the number of counterfeit bills in the state in the last few months.
The Secret Service contributes the increase in counterfeit bills to advanced technology and state of the art color copiers and computer printers. Most of the bills printed are of one hundred, fifty and twenty dollar dominations.
There are certain ways to detect a counterfeit bill from a "real" bill. Real bills are printed in a three dimensional process and when touched a counterfeit bill feels "flat."
When held to light real bills have a watermark portrait and a celluloid strip indicting the denomination of the bill.
Officials warn people to watch the bills they are accepting because once a counterfeit bill is accepted the money is merely lost.
Law enforcement officials say that knowingly passing a counterfeit bill is a crime and persons arrested for it will be prosecuted.
Anyone who suspects a counterfeit bill should call the Ponca City police at 767-0370.
Ponca City
Divorces Sought
Tina M. Wilson vs. Rhodrick B. Wilson.
Stephanie J. Patten vs. Berne G. Patten.
Michael A. Williams vs. Janice L. Williams.
Ruby Colberg vs. Jeremy Colberg.
Divorces Granted
Jeffrey Robert Maxson vs. Stella Irene Maxson.
Collen Marie Kent vs. Tyler Lejon Kent.
Shirley Ann Vore vs. Michael Glen Vore.
Stacie Lynn Watson vs. Glendal Gene Watson.
Donnie M. Guerra vs. Kim Guerra.
Daniel Mendoza Estrada vs. Lynda Maureen Estrada.
Leah Jarboe vs. Chad Ray Jarboe; plaintiff restored to former name Leah Osborn.
Frank Lessert vs. Linda Darlene Lessert; defendant restored to former name Linda Darlene Meadows.
Sherry Kaye Lefebure vs. Lawrence Evan Lefebure.
Nellie Irene Hatton vs. Willard Henry Hatton.
Wayne Allen Behar vs. Elizabeth A. Fleming Behar; defendant restored to former name Elizabeth A. Fleming.
Janette Suzanne Rahlf vs. Travis D. Rahlf.
Susan Lynn Jackson vs. William Campbell Jackson; plaintiff restored to former name Susan Lynn Kolliopoulas.
Annulment Granted
Matthew James Bossert vs. Lacy Dawn Bossert; defendant restored to former name Lacy Dawn Fields.
Civil Proceedings
Sharon A. Cooper vs. Lynn Hickey Dodge, Inc., and Dakota Financial Services, Inc.; plaintiff seeking judgment in excess of $10,000.
Casey Spracklin vs. Tom Hamlin Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc., et al; plaintiff seeking judgment in excess of $10,000.
Marie Wilson vs. William Don Curfman; plaintiff seeking judgment in excess of $10,000.
Sandra Hart and Jerry Hart vs. Jamie Robiso and Farmers Insurance Co.; plaintiff seeking judgment in excess of $10,000.
Albert Earl Slade, petition for name change to Albert Warren Hardy.
Mertz, Inc., vs. William A. Abshire; plaintiff seeking judgment for $16,000.
Chrysler Financial Corp. vs. William W. Mayfield; plaintiff seeking repossession of property.
Newkirk
Marriage Licenses
Jimmy David Rogers, 26, and Carissa Schaefer, 24, both of Ponca City.
Shane Alan Gonterman, 24, and Wendy Jo White, 27, both of Ponca City.
Gregory Scott Thomison, 30, and Brandi Shaleen Gilliland, 24, both of Ponca City.
Shane Lynn Jensen, 22, and Miranda Lynn Hill, 21, both of Ponca City.
Michael Todd Belair, 27, and Lacy Michelle Horton, 22, both of Blackwell.
Jason Scott Bruce, 22, and Tammy Jo Dulinsky, 21, both of Ponca City.
Roy Christopher Turner, 27, and Kerri Lynn Foster, 24, both of Ponca City.
Melvin Wayne Casey, 27, and Tara Michelle Ebert, 19, both of Nardin.
James Leroy Miner, 19, and Terena Luann Lomas, 17, both of Ponca City.
Andrew Howe, 25, and Eva Christine Davis, 31, both of Kaw City.
Darrell Wayne Guthrie, 36, and Elizabeth Marie Hanger, 33, both of Ponca City.
Nathaniel Page Jr., 45, and Cynthia J. White Eagle, 32, both of Ponca City.
Mark Stephen Lott, 45, and Marcia Lynn Darling, 35, both of Ponca City.
Divorces Granted
Earl C. Broyles vs. Sheila J. Broyles.
James Curtis Pruett vs. Stephane Pruett.
Civil Proceedings
Keith Ray vs. Ron Novak; plaintiff seeking judgment in excess of $10,000.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. vs. Kenneth A. Duncan; plaintiff seeking judgment for $6,038.84.
Nations Bank N.A. et al. vs. Allen R. Miller and Rhonda G. Miller; plaintiffs seeking delivery of collateral on promissory notes.
WeskeM-Hall, Inc. vs. Ted Hill and Frieda Hill; plaintiff seeking judgment for $9,517.59.
First Commercial Mortgage Co. vs. Katherine Ann Coen, et al.; petition for foreclosure of mortgage.
First Commercial Mortgage Co. vs. Jimmy Dean Bennett, et al.; petition for foreclosure of mortgage.
Bill Bob Nix and his Brittanies, Bob and Boy, presented the first educational program in this years' school system put on by the Ponca City Humane Society. While Bob and Boy provide an entertaining program, they emphasize the importance of responsible pet ownership through obedience training and proper health care.
Anyone who has ever spent time with an untrained dog can appreciate the difference dog obedience training can make. Making sure animals behave around others can be accomplished through obedience training.
Spaying or neutering pets is critical in preventing unwanted animals which eventually must be euthanized, while also providing positive health and behavioral benefits. Preventive veterinarian care, in the form of rabies and annual vaccinations, must be provided.
Responsible pet ownership also includes providing fresh water, adequate shelter, food and caring attention - crucial for a happy, healthy and well-adjusted pet.
For more information, or to reserve speakers for civic or other organizations, call the Ponca City Humane Society at 767-8877.
There will be a Head Start organizational meeting and Chili Supper on March 23, 1998, at 5 p.m. at the Ponca Tribal Cultural Center, White Eagle, Okla. The purpose of the meeting will be to solicit input from the Ponca tribal community regarding a Head Start program that will operate at White Eagle.
A Parent Advisory Council will be formed in conjunction with the new Head Start program. At this organizational meeting one member and one alternate will be elected to the Parent Advisory Council. Both persons elected will be expected to attend all of the Parent Advisory Meetings to give input, and keep abreast of program operations.
Charles Hare, Case Management Coordinator for the United Way Community Action Program/Head Start and Peter Beaver, Indian Education Coordinator for the State Department of Education and other distinguished guests, will be present at this organizational meeting to provide technical assistance, and to field questions about the design of the new Head Start program at White Eagle.
All interested Ponca community members are urged to attend this informational meeting, and to partake of the delicious chili supper that will be provided. All parents are requested to bring a covered side dish.
Any questions/comments regarding this meeting may be directed to Wilma Rhodd at 765-0183.
Medicare beneficiaries will be informed on important changes in Medicare at the Wheatheart Nutrition Center, 319 West Grand in Ponca City on April 16. Beneficiary Rights Specialist for the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality Inc., Karen Navarro will discuss where to register concerns about fraud and abuse and quality of care issues.
"Many beneficiaries and their families are not aware of the new changes in Medicare," said Navarro. "They may not know that they have a recourse to take if there is any disagreement with a hospital's admission or discharge decision or if they feel that they have been treated unfairly. This presentation will give valuable information about what they can do on their behalf."
Police have solved the case of a reported robbery of a local restaurant that occurred last month through the help of one of those involved.
According to police the robbery of Burger King Restaurant, 2908 North Fourteenth Street, was an inside job involving three employees including a 16-year-old girl who had reported the robbery and then confessed her part to police.
Two other employees ages 21 and 22 were also involved as well as an 18-year-old boy who helped orchestrate the robbery.
The 16-year-old clerk of the restaurant had called police at approximately 1 a.m. Feb. 2 and reported that she had been robbed at knife-point at the drive-through window of the fast food restaurant.
An undisclosed amount of cash was taken and police have learned that it was split among the four.
Charges against those involved are expected.
DEATHS
Dora Crouse Reid, longtime Ponca City resident died Wednesday, March 18, 1998, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 88.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 23, at Grace Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bob Weaver, officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.
Dora (Auld) Crouse Reid was born Oct. 1, 1909, in Kaw City, the daughter of James Homer and Isabelle (Pappan) Auld. She grew up in Kaw City and attended the Wolfenbarger Country School north of Kaw City and later the Chilocco Indian School.
She was married to Harvey Waldo Crouse in 1929, and he preceded her in death in 1961. She married Jerry S. Reid in Newkirk on Aug. 11, 1971, and the couple made their home in Ponca City. Mrs. Reid was employed in the housekeeping department at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center for 10 years. She also worked as a domestic housekeeper for many years. Mrs. Reid was a member of the VFW Auxiliary. She and her husband enjoyed traveling around the United States and spending winters in south Texas. She also enjoyed camping, dancing, and is remembered by her family as a "real good cook."
Survivors include her husband Jerry Reid of the home; three stepsons, Harry Crouse of San Antonio, Texas, Jerry Reid of Blackwell and Dennis Reid of Ponca City; a stepdaughter, Charlotte Reid of Blackwell; 12 step-grandchildren and six great-step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, parents, three sisters, two brothers, and a step-son.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Reid's name to the Parkinson's Disease of Oklahoma City Chapter, P.O. box 743, Ponca City, OK 74602.
The family will be at 2024 Joe Street.
Hazel M. Shuart, longtime Ponca City resident, died Wednesday morning, March 18, 1998, at Blackwell Regional Hospital. She was 95.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery with Carl Maples, elder, Hartford Avenue Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.
Hazel M. (Chilson) Shuart was born March 3, 1903, in Stanwood, Mecosta County, Mich., to Frank Willis and Lida Maude (Spooner) Chilson. She attended Wayne State University at Detroit, Mich., and graduated from Eastern State University at Ypsilanti, Mich.
She was married to Freeman A. Shuart on Sept. 8, 1928, in Mancelona, Antrim County, Mich. Mrs. Shuart retired from the Pontiac, Mich., school system after more than 30 years as an elementary school teacher. In 1976, she moved to Ponca City from Michigan. She was a member of the Hartford Avenue Church of Christ. She was an avid reader and enjoyed her grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons, Robert G. Shuart of Ponca City and Freeman W. Shuart of Mesa, Ariz.; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband on Jan. 2, 1978; her parents; three brothers, Harold, Farris, and Leo Chilson; and a sister, Bernice Hanon.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Shuart's name to the Hartford Avenue Church of Christ, 1905 Joe Street, Ponca City, OK 74601.
RED ROCK - Betty Audine Ward, resident of Red Rock, died Thursday evening, March 18, 1998 at the Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry. She was 74.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at Grace Memorial Chapel in Ponca City with the Rev. James Day, presiding. Burial will be in the Otoe-Missouria Cemetery at Red Rock. Casket bearers will be grandsons and nephews.
Betty (Garton) Ward was born July 3, 1923 in Three Sands, the daughter of George Ellis and Bertha Fay (Vance) Garton. She received her education at Red Rock schools.
She was married to Oren L. Ward on Sept. 7, 1949, in Pawnee. Mrs. Ward was a member of the Red Rock Baptist Church. She enjoyed embroidery, gardening, and playing Bingo.
She is survived by her husband, Oren L. Ward of the home; one son, Fred of Ponca City; one daughter, Kathy Day of Perry; three sisters, Marcella Horacek of Sapulpa, Dorothy Tanksley of Ponca City, and Merlene Myers of Everett, Wash.; one brother, George Garton of Ponca City; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer Association, 6465 South Yale, Suite 318, Tulsa, OK 74136.
The family will be at 614 McFadden.
Maxine Gardner Lingerfelt of Ponca City, died Wednesday, March 18, 1998, after a short illness at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in Enid. She was 74.
The funeral will be held Saturday, March 21,, at 10:30 a.m. at Sunset Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Ledbetter, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home. No viewing will be held at the church, however, friends may call at the funeral home until Saturday morning.
The family requests memorial contributions be made to Sunset Baptist Church, 1000 North Ash, Ponca City, OK 74601, where Mrs. Lingerfelt was an active member.
She was born on a farm in Prairie Chapel Community on Nov. 2, 1923, the daughter of Harley and Hattie (Pickett) Gardner. As a baby, she moved with her parents and sister to a farm in the Foster Community. She attended Foster Grade School and Ponca City High School.
During World War II, she joined the John E. Boyer airplane assembly plant in Ponca City. In 1943, she moved to Oklahoma City to work for the Douglas Aircraft Plant. After the war she was employed by John A. Brown department stores and helped open a store in the Capitol Hill area.
She met Charles M. Lingerfelt of Oklahoma City and they were married on April 7, 1951. Later that year, they moved to Ponca City. She was a homemaker for 17 years, raising their three children. In September 1967 she returned to work at a local manufacturing company and helped put their children through college. She retired in July 1989 and became a homemaker again.
Maxine's interests included family and grandchildren, attending church, and visiting with older people. She also enjoyed numerous trips with members of her church. Her family and friends will miss her warm and loving smile and words of wisdom.
Maxine is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, Charles Lingerfelt of the home; one son, Harley and his wife Susie, of Savannah, Ga.; two daughters, Janis Stewart and her husband Bob, of Lamar, Mo., and Alesa Bailey and her husband Rod, of Ponca City.
She was also blessed with eight grandchildren, Christy French of Marshfield, Mo., Nikki French of Ponca City, Kelly French Lay of Ponca City, Brandon and Kyle Stewart of Lamar, Mo., and Eric Bailey, Jessica Bailey and Bethany Bailey, all of Ponca City; and five great-grandchildren, Danielle, Dakota and Dalton Thomas of Marshfield, Mo., and Hayden French and Andrew Lay, both of Ponca City.
Three sisters also survive her, Geneva Schatz, Joyce Jones, and Shirley Williams, all of Ponca City. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Clifford "Sonny" Gardner.
paid obituary
Saturday
William E. Waymire - Funeral is 10 a.m. at the Ladusau-Evans Funeral
Home chapel in Enid. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in the Washunga Cemetery located
next to the Newkirk (Okla.) Cemetery.
NEWS BRIEFS
Fund Raiser Gifts - The Ponca City Humane Society fund raiser gifts are pet-related products and services. Tickets are $1 and can be obtained at 900 W. Prospect between now and May 1.
Bring Side Dishes - Members of American Legion Post 38 and auxiliary at White Eagle are reminded to bring pastry, fruit or side dish for supper at Saturday's Birthday Dance celebrating the 80th anniversary of the American Legion and the 71st anniversary of Buffalo Post 38.
Umpire Clinic - An umpire clinic will be held for Ponca City Junior Baseball and any others interested with Barry Eckstein out of Enid. The clinic will be held March 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Fourth Street Clubhouse. The cost is $15 per person.
Reading Problem? There's Help! - Do you have to count on someone else to fill out your job application? If so, the Ponca City Area Literacy Council can help with your reading problems. Call 767-0351 today. The Ponca City Area Literacy Council will help - or come to the office in the Library. The Council wants to help!
Benefit Dance - A Tonkawa Tribe benefit dance will be held Saturday at the Tonkawa Tribal Affairs building. Host Gourd clan is the Otoe Gourd Dancers. All are welcome to attend and are asked to bring dishes and chairs. Gourd dance will be at 2 p.m. with supper at 5:30 p.m. with War dancing to follow. For more information call 628-2561.
Field Office Closing - The Kaw Nation Field Office, 501 East Emporia, Ponca City, has closed effective Thursday. Health care services will now be offered at the Kanza Health Center, 3151 East River Road, Newkirk, Okla. 74647 (next to Kaw Tribal Housing). Anyone needing service should contact the health center (580) 362-4169. For education and social services, contact JoAnn O'Bregon at the Kaw Nation in Kaw City, Okla., at (580) 269-2552.
Hot Wire - At 7:54 a.m. Thursday a woman in the 800 block of East Walnut Avenue called police to report that someone had tried to hot wire her vehicle. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Building Spray Painted - Two juveniles were cited at 9:57 a.m. Thursday at North Palm Street and West Highland Avenue for spray painting a building.
Windows Broken - A woman in the 800 block of North Palm Street called police at 10:19 a.m. Thursday to report that the windows in her garage had been broken out. An officer was assigned.
Arrest - Police arrested a 27-year-old woman at 10:28 a.m. Thursday on a city warrant for assault and battery.
Assault - A man in the 400 block of North Eighth Street called police at 11:38 a.m. Thursday to report that he had been assaulted Wednesday night. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Shoplifting - At 1:22 p.m. Thursday a clerk at Triple T, 201 West Hartford Avenue, advised police that a shoplifter was in the store. An officer was assigned, however the suspect had already left when police arrived.
Arrested - Police arrested a 46-year-old man at 2:03 p.m. Thursday on a court commitment.
Accident - An accident in a parking lot in the 1100 block of East Prospect Avenue was reported at 2:14 p.m. Thursday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - A 38-year-old woman was arrested at 2:55 p.m. Thursday on a city warrant for failure to appear.
Minor Accident - A two-vehicle accident was reported at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at West Broadway Avenue and North Waverly Street. An officer was assigned.
Stolen Wallet - At 3:39 p.m. Thursday a woman notified police that her wallet had been stolen from the 2000 block of Thorn Apple Valley Boulevard. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested a 46-year-old man at 4:22 p.m. Thursday from the 900 block of East Prospect Avenue for speeding and transporting an open bottle.
Phone Theft - Police were notified at 5:26 p.m. Thursday that a cellular phone had been stolen from a vehicle in the 300 block of South Washington. An officer was assigned.
Juvenile Arrest - At 6:02 p.m. Thursday police arrested a 15-year-old girl for embezzlement and falsely reporting a crime.
Fight - At 7:16 p.m. Thursday one person was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center for injuries sustained during a fight in the 900 block of North Osage Street. An assault and battery report was taken.
Accident - An ambulance responded to a two-vehicle accident three miles south of U.S. 60 on U.S. 177 at 7:20 p.m. Thursday. However, no one was taken to the hospital.
Arrest - Police arrested a 34-year-old man at 7:26 p.m. Thursday from the 3500 block of D Street for domestic assault and battery.
Arrest - A 35-year-old man was arrested at 10:10 p.m. Thursday in the 2600 block of North Fourteenth Street for actual physical control.
Hit and Run - At 11:09 p.m. Thursday a woman in the 1500 block of East Walnut Avenue called police to report a hit-and-run accident. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested a 21-year-old man at 1:50 a.m. Friday from West Central Avenue and South Osage Street on a city warrant for domestic assault and battery and on a Kay County warrant for unlawful delivery of a controlled and dangerous substance.
Juvenile Disturbance - At 2:19 a.m. Friday police were called
to the 400 block of South Seventh Street due to 10-12 juveniles causing
a disturbance. An officer was assigned.
RELIGION
Longwood Baptist Church will be in revival Sunday, March 22 through March 26, according to Pastor Larry Stevenson.
Services are scheduled Sunday, March 22 through Thursday, March 26. The Rev. Steve Upshaw, associate pastor at Longwood Baptist will open the revival meeting, preaching at both Sunday services - 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Evangelist Bob Shoemake from Henryetta, Okla. will be in Ponca City Monday through Thursday to preach. Services are scheduled each evening at 7 o'clock.
Special music will be provided nightly, Pastor Stevenson said. On Monday evening, designated as Youth Night, a live band - "Just Add Water" from Ponca City's First Baptist Church, will provide the music for the service, and also for a special get-together for the youth following the service.
Tuesday night Stephanie Council of First Baptist, Ponca City will provide special music; New Life Baptist of Ponca City will present special music on Wednesday and on Thursday, Maureen Coates of Northeast Baptist, Ponca City will provide the special music.
Fun and food will be provided following each night's service, Pastor Stevenson announced, and a nursery will be provided. For ride or information, call 765-7122.
To kick off the week's events, Longwood Baptists will provide a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast for the public at no charge on Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a hearty breakfast and good fellowship.
Longwood Baptist is located four miles east of the Pioneer Woman, one mile north.
Friendship Feast Sets Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser
The Friendship Feast Spaghetti Dinner to raise funds for the operation will be Friday, March 27, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the First Christian Church. Tickets will be available at the door for $5, adults and $3 for children 6 and under.
The menu includes spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, fresh-baked bread,
plus dessert and drinks. Kaye Motz is cooking.
Bible Class Set for March 24
A Release Time Bible Class is being scheduled for Union School Students
on Tuesday, March 24. Parents written permission is required for attending
this class. Interested students should check with the Union School office.
Trinity Church of the Nazarene Celebrating 50 Years
The Trinity Church of the Nazarene will celebrate fifty years of service to God and the community of Ponca City. They are inviting anyone who has ever been a part of this church to join them as they give God the praise for the things He has done.
At 10:30 a.m. there will be a worship service with the District Superintendent
as guest speaker. Special music is planned, and following the worship service
a dinner will be provided by the church. At 3 p.m. there will be a time
of singspiration and testimonies by present and former members and pastors.
Pastor John Garnica invites anyone interested to come and join in for the
3 p.m. service.
March Concert Set in Kaw City
Headlining the March Concert in Kaw City will be Mark Love and his daughter Shannon, and Spirit Wind. The event will be held March 28, starting at 7 p.m. in the Kaw City Community Center, according to Cindy Russell, coordinator.
Cozetta Hand and The Gang will start playing at 6 p.m., Russell said,
and the concert is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come
and enjoy an evening of gospel music and fellowship.
Hartford Avenue C of C Announces Services
The Hartford Avenue Church of Christ invites Ponca Citians to share God's word with them every week. Sunday Bible classes are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. with worship at 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening at 6 p.m. and Wednesday service at 7 p.m. Hartford Avenue has classes for all age levels, nursery through adult.
Children ages two to seven years old are welcome to attend Pew Packers.
This group meets Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in front of the auditorium.
They are asked random questions from both the Old and New Testaments, and
it amazes the congregation how much these children know about the Bible.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Voters to Meet
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3109 North Union, continues its series of Wednesday Lenten services on March 25 with Pastor Brian Davidson speaking on "God Makes Everything Enough" from John 6:1-15.
Voters of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will conduct a Sunday morning voters' meeting this Sunday, March 22 at 11 a.m. At this meeting they will be voting on extending a call to the Rev. Tim Hurley of Bruce, SD. All eligible voters are urged to attend.
This Sunday's service will emphasize "Repentance and Forgiveness"
from the Gospel text, Luke 15, the story of the prodigal son, according
to Pastor Brian Davidson. Sunday worship services are held at 9 a.m.
Eastern Heights Youth Enjoy Ski Trip
The Youth Group of Eastern Heights Christian Church spent their Spring Break on a ski trip to Breckenridge, Colo., leaving Sunday, March 15 and returning Thursday evening.
The group stayed in a large rental house in Silverthorne, complete with game room, hot tub, kitchen and fireplace. Skiing was at Breckenridge during the days and Keystone at night.
Sponsors for the trip were Tom Hraban, Rick Whiting and Roxie Berry.
Youth were Bryan Hraban, Michelle Helms, Karrie Hraban, Beth Berry, Laura
McDaniel, Jeremiah Glover, Matt Helms and Luke Miles.
Albright UMC Announces Lenten Worship
As we journey through the remaining weeks of the season of Lent, the scripture lessons for worship show the way, as pointed out by Dr. Kip Wright, pastor of Albright United Methodist Church. The repeated theme of the season is grace, the unconditional love of God.
This Sunday. grace is defined in the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15. Wandering afar, the son comes to himself, and returns home in hopes of a few crumbs. Instead, he is greeted with joy, and offered a ring, a fine robe, and sandals. This is what God is like, and to stand before such holiness is to receive grace and forgiveness.
Next Sunday, March 29, worship will be centered in Paul's word in Philippians 3, Dr. Wright said. While Paul admits to having done some good things, and certainly honored the law, he counts them as nothing when compared with knowing Christ. His righteousness now comes from God as a gift through faith. Thus he forgets supposed past goodnesses, in order to gain the prize of God's upward call in Jesus Christ.
"Proclaiming Christ to His World" will be the theme of a presentation by the Rev. Dr. Paul Volz at the next meeting of the regional chapter of The Lutheran Laymen's League to be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blackwell on Sunday, March 22, starting at 2:30 p.m. The public is invited.
The Lutheran Laymen's League is a global movement of Christians empowered and equipped to communication of the Gospel of Christ to all people. It is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. with headquarters in St. Louis, Mo. Its media ministries began in the 1930s with a radio program called "The Lutheran Hour", still in production and heard locally every Sunday morning. Lutheran House Ministries also include the television series "This is the Life", seasonal special TV series like "Red Boots for Christmas" and "The Puzzle Club", and radio programs "Woman to Woman" and "On Main Street", augmented by counseling services, tracts and literature.
Dr. Volz, recently retired Interim Pastor at First Lutheran in Ponca City, served Lutheran Hour Ministries as a missionary in Africa from 1956-1981. He represented their interests with The Lutheran World Federation Communications Services of Geneva, Switzerland and managed their short-wave radio station "Radio Voice of the Gospel' in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for some years. He will elaborate on that activity as it modeled principles of cross-cultural communications so vital to communicating the Good News of God's Love to people near and far.
The public is invited.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is offering leadership training to its members in an elder mentoring program and a leadership training program using John Maxwell's "Developing The Leader Within You."
According to Don Edwards, chairman of the Elders, the elder mentoring program is designed to develop leadership among the elders and to develop an elder training program to be used in the future. As a part of this program each elder is to have a "flock" of three sheep, and shepherd this flock for the year.
Edwards, who is facilitating the mentoring program, has compiled material from several sources, and topics include: Eldership in Scripture, Eldership in the Disciples Tradition, Elders as Shepherds, Elders Celebrating the Lord's Supper, and Elders Presiding and Praying at the Lord's Table.
Perry Pederson is facilitating John Maxwell's "Developing the Leader Within You," a six week video/print curriculum course. This course examines the different leadership styles and outlines principles for inspiring, motivating, and influencing others. Pederson states that the principles introduced in this course of study can be used not only in church leadership but also in community and business leadership.
Both programs are an outgrowth of First Christian Church's long range goals to provide quality leadership training to its members.
On Sunday, March 22 worshippers at First Lutheran Church will be treated to two new series. Pastor Ramsey will begin a sermon series with the general topic Journey to Jerusalem. His sermon Sunday under this topic is entitled "Radical Repentance." This is based on the Gospel reading for the day which tells the story of the prodigal son. We often, like the prodigal, do not deserve forgiveness, but God in His mercy forgives for Jesus' sake. Also we, like the other son, are often not ready to forgive others as we should, Pastor Ramsey pointed out.
The Adult Bible Class will also begin a new series under Pastor Ramsey's direction. This will be a two-week study with the title "Radical Stewardship for the 90's and Beyond." This will be in preparation for the church's annual stewardship drive which will begin in April.
The fifth mid-week Lenten service will be held on Wednesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. During that service the children of the Sunday School will present a special drama. The soup supper that precedes the service begins at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. This will be served by members of the Adult Bible Class. The menu will feature vegetable beef soup, dessert, and drinks. An open invitation is given to all to join in these opportunities for worship, education, and fellowship.
Grace Episcopal Church will celebrate its 100th Anniversary Whitsunday, May 31, 1998, according to an announcement made this week by the rector, the Rev. Kenneth Armstrong.
During this Centennial Year, Grace Church parishioners have many plans to commemorate the occasion - special T-shirts, decorated mugs and molded plaques, in addition to remembering the church's intriguing history.
In 1898 a small group of Episcopalians, living in the Ponca City area, began meeting together to worship in the traditional manner of their church, using the Book of Common Prayer. This "Unorganized Congregation" was titled "St. Andrew's Congregation."
On June 15, 1900, the Rt. Rev. Francis Key Brooke (who was related to Francis Scott Key, composer of The Star-Spangled Banner), the Episcopal Church's first bishop resident in Oklahoma, visited Ponca City. The congregation assembled at the Presbyterian Church and Bishop Brooke celebrated Holy Communion - the first time this service had been held in Ponca City.
In 1902 St. Andrew's Congregation numbered seven families and all services were held in the Masonic Hall which was part of the old City Hall, located on the southeast corner of Fifth and Grand.
During this time the Episcopal congregation was served by layreaders from Newkirk and was recognized as a "Mission" of the Missionary District of Oklahoma.
Episcopalians had plans to build a church but until the time that could be accomplished, the small group continued to hold services in the Masonic Hall in Ponca City.
A continuation of this history will appear in future issues of the Ponca City News.
To help complete its history, members of Grace Church need assistance from other Ponca Citians. If you have any photos or special memories to relate concerning Grace Church and its members, please contact Marcia Davis at 765-2227 or Grace Church at 765-7609.
We barely had time to don our "Chicken Little" costumes before the astronomical community recalculated the trajectory of the mile-wide asteroid, 1997 XF11, and determined that it will pass a much safer 600,000 miles from earth on Oct. 26, 2028. It is not too difficult to imagine that this colossal, long-term threat would have exacerbated most of the worst features of our planet. A planetary death sentence would have surely motivated those of us who have all the stuff to hold on even tighter. All the current political hot spots would have probably turned up the temperature on grabbing territory and "cleansing" ethnic "homelands." The great religions of the world would have probably engaged in "holy war' during an intense period of "preparing for the end of the world."
Since the astronomers have revised the original sentence, we could also revise our natural skepticism about humanity. I remember engaging in "knock down drag outs" with the neighborhood kids until the North Osage/West Cedar Street clan was united by an insult from a more distant neighborhood. One dark day of "earth is going to get its lights knocked out by an asteroid" raised several more peaceable possibilities. Why stockpile nuclear or biological doomsday weapons if an asteroid is going to cheat us out of a military Armageddon? Why prosecute unholy wars between the great and lesser world religions if we have only 30 years of preparation to meet our One Maker? Why should the rich grind up the poor if we are all going to return to cosmic dust in a collision with a heavenly body?
The bottom line for now (phew!) is that we will not have to witness the unfolding of either the pessimistic or optimistic scenario. It is easier to calculate the trajectory of an asteroid 30 years hence than it is to forecast our collective human response to worldwide disaster. In the meantime, the gospel bids us to meet our household, neighborhood, national and international bullies in the faith that God makes companions out of enemies.
The Rev. Kent Dorsey, Pastor
First Christian Church
LIFESTYLES
The American Business Women's Association Boss Night event will follow a Western theme this year. Members and guests are encouraged to wear western attire or denim for the occasion. A social time will begin at 6 p.m. and a dinner at 7 p.m. at Godfrey's.
Entertainment will be provided by members of the Roustabouts from Northern Oklahoma College. Business Associate of the year will be announced and Art Courtney will be recognized as "Woman of the Year."
Linda Ralston will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies and Shirley Davilia will give highlights. Johnnie Wilda will announce Perfect Attendance awards. Banquet chairmen are Delores Gilliland and Nadine Frisby.
Unit II of the Ponca City Mother's Club met March 6 at the home of Zofia Bohon. Co-hostesses for the luncheon were Ina Bond and Theresa Bohon. There were 15 members and one guest present.
Sandy Bishop, chairman, called the meeting to order and led in the reading of the collect. Sue Ziegenhain, vice chairman, introduced Kathy Adams, the instigator of the Ponca City Angel Festival. Adams gave details and information about the festival and showed jewelry.
The slate of officers for the new year was listed with the following members serving in office: Sandy Bishop, chairman; Sue Ziegenhain, vice chairman; Pat Reedy, secretary; Martha Stover, treasurer; Ruth Ellen Summers, librarian; Jerri Boyer, parliamentarian.
The Unit will contribute paper goods for the Child Development Center. The door prize was won by Lee Stewart.
Gene and Linda Zaitshik of Blackwell announce the birth of a son at 7:39 a.m. March 17, 1998 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The 5-pound, 3-ounce baby was 18 1/2-inches long and has been named Skylar Wayne Zaitshik. He has five brothers, Jeremy, Ethan, Aaron, John and Joe.
Maternal grandparents are Alfred and Pauline Koehler of Wellington, Kan. and paternal grandparents are Morris and Evelyn Zaitshik of Ponca City and the late Cena Zaitshik.
Ethan Charles Fry is the name selected by Matt and Ressie (Reamy) Fry of Ponca City for their son born Feb. 26, 1998 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The baby weighed 6-pounds, 15-ounces and measured 19 1/2-inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Kent and Linda Lancaster of Ponca City and Harold Reamy of Pawnee. Great-grandmother is Bessie Chambers of Ponca City and great-great-grandmother is Eula Williams, also of Ponca City.
Paternal grandparents are John and Teresa Fry and great-grandparents
are Eddie and Charlene Barnes and Nancy Fry, all of Ponca City.
EDUCATION
Three Ponca City High School students have been selected to attend the National Service Learning and Youth Leadership Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 18-22, 1998.
The students were selected through an application process by a panel of three independent judges.
They had to be students either this semester or last semester in the new Youth Leadership Class offered to all students at the high school. Funding for the trip is provided by a grant written by teachers Carolyn Berry and Betsy Easley from the Oklahoma Learn and Serve America Program of the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Both Berry and Easley will accompany the students on the trip.
Students selected are Matt Gray, junior; David Donald, junior; and Stacey Hobbs, sophomore.
They will have an opportunity at the conference to hear renowned national speakers such as humanitarian Arun Gandhi; economist Jeremy Rifkin; Points of Light Foundation C.E.O. Robert Goodwin; and President of the Corporation of National Service, Harris Wofford.
They will then have an opportunity to attend break-out sessions where they will see demonstrations of various leadership and service programs from all over the United States.
Additionally, students will have an opportunity to visit various school sites in the Minneapolis area to see exemplary projects in action including tutoring projects, environmental work, service to the elderly, etc.
Student Matt Gray stated, "We are most excited about this trip. We believe that we can bring some great ideas back with us so we can continue to develop effective servant leadership programs to benefit our school and community."
Teacher Carolyn Berry stated, "Ms. Easley and I plus our students consider it an honor to represent Po-Hi at this conference. We are grateful to the Oklahoma Learn and Serve America Program for helping to fund our service learning and youth leadership programs.
This is the fifth year we have received a grant. We were one of 48 school-based programs funded from over 200 schools that applied."
Hauf Receives Award
Krisha Hauf, formerly of Blackwell, recently received the Character Kid Award in an assembly at Vandever Elementary Center. She has also been selected as a participant in the 1998 Future Teen America Oklahoma Program. Krisha is the daughter of Derek and Kristi Hauf, formerly of Blackwell, and the granddaughter of Dennis E. and Marjorie Cassady of Collinsville, Ill.; Georgia Hauf, Mr. Home, Ark.; and Johnny and Mary Hauf of Norfork, Ark. Her great-grandparents are Elma Cassady of Blackwell, Harry and Bessie Olds of Wellington, Kan.; Charles and JoAnn Ward of Ponca City, and Carl and Luella Pierce, Ponca City.
Parenting Seminar
Kenny James, a licensed professional counselor, will present a parenting seminar on March 26 entitled "Success in the Classroom" from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Family Resource Center, 700 W. Broadway.
St. Gregory's Honor Roll
Lacey Gray, Amy Otto and Joseph Welch, all of Ponca City, were named to the winter 1997 honor roll at St. Gregory's University in Shawnee, Okla.
The students of First Lutheran School recently sponsored a blood drive with the Oklahoma Blood Institute as a community outreach project. The theme for the drive was "Give from the Heart".
Pixie Rowland, manager of the OKlahoma Blood Institute (OBI) Ponca City Center, gave a presentation to each class in the second through eighth grades. The students saw a slide show about blood, the different blood components and how blood is made in our bodies. Information about the importance of being a blood donor was also presented.
"I wanted our students to work on a project that would benefit the community they live in as well as learning valuable information. Since the Oklahoma Blood Institute supplies all of the blood products for medical facilities in our community, our students helped to maintain an adequate blood supply for local patients," said Horst Kannenwischer, Blood Drive Coordinator. "Even though our students are too young to donate themselves, this was a wonderful experience for them." Kannanwischer is a regular platelet donor with OBI and often takes some of his eighth grade students with him to the center to see what donating is all about.
The students recruited donors and also participated in a special poster contest. Each first place winner was presented with a coupon for a meal at Burger King, an all-day pass to Sun and Fun, and a special T-shirt from the Oklahoma Blood Institute. Awards were presented at a school assembly.
"The students showed a great deal of creativity with their posters," said Rowland. "We hung the posters in the center and let the donors choose the winners. I really enjoyed working with these young people. Their enthusiasm is overwhelming."
The Oklahoma Blood Institute is a regional, not-for-profit blood collection
center serving over 65 hospitals in Oklahoma including Ponca City, Enid
and Oklahoma City.
SPORTS
By MATTHEW KOENIG
News Sports Writer
HUTCHINSON, Kan. - After a disheartening, 78-66 loss to Championship title-hopeful Seward County on Tuesday, the NOC Mavericks bounced back with a vengeance on Thursday to topple Region 9 champion Western Nebraska, 86-66, in the consolation bracket of the NJCAA National Tournament.
The Mavericks (now 28-7) continue play today, taking on Ricks College (Idaho), at noon.
In their third trip to Hutch in four years, the Cougars of Western Nebraska, dominated by preseason All-American Eveldes Jocys and 3-point ace Jason Trimble (6-for-8 from the arc), showed up to fight. But the Mavs, riding 62 percent field goal shooting - including 80 percent from 3-point range - plus excellent contribution from the bench, overcame the Cougars' threat.
"Overall, we played very well," said NOC coach Mick Weiberg. "I was really happy with our substitutions, they matched up well. We shut down their big players and made the rest of them have to play us."
And for awhile, at least, it looked as if the Cougars were up to the challenge.
In a game defined by its scoring bursts, it was the Cougars striking first, patching together a 7-2 run to take the early - albeit narrow - 13-11 lead.
But the Mavs struck right back with a 15-4 run of their own, opening up a 27-19 lead with five minutes left in the first half.
Though the Cougars knocked down a trio of 3-pointers from there, the Mavs paced them until halftime, holding the lead going into the locker room, 37-30.
Into the second half, the Mavs blitzed Nebraska twice more to secure the win.
In the first, a 10-3 run, Zach Cazzelle got things started by hammering a 3-pointer - his third of four on the day. Marlon Towns then followed with a steal and a bucket, Joe Patmon added another two, and DeShawn Denson completed the run with yet another 3-pointer.
Down by 14, 53-39, the Cougars nibbled away at the NOC lead for the next few minutes, until the Mavs exploded with a final, decisive, 9-2 run to put the game away.
Todd Seibert started things off this time with a one-and-one free throw, and Josh Regnier followed up by contributing all seven points of his day's work in a one minute span to give the Mavs a 19 point lead, 64-45, with just seven minutes to play.
Weiberg, who had praise for nearly every player on his team, pointed to the difference between Tuesday's loss and Thursday's win.
"We played smarter. We came out focused, ready to play, and our shots were falling early in the game. That spread the floor out and gave us the opportunities."
Starting point guard Kyle Dean pointed to the scoring runs as making the difference.
"That's how the game is played now," he said. "Whoever gets the runs electrifies their team, and we got those sparks."
DeShawn Denson led the Mavs with 17 points, followed by Towns and Cazzelle with 16 each, Dean with 14, Regnier and Chris Beech with 7 each, Patmon and Seibert with 4 each, while Jared Weiberg had 1. Towns also led all rebounders, again, with 7 boards.
For the Cougars, Trimble had 22, Jason Hammick had 11, and Arturas Javtokas
had 10.