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From the pages of The Ponca City News, Sunday, April 18, 1999 LOCAL DEATHS NEWS BRIEFS LIFESTYLES SPORTS LOCALRecycling Sale For Art Center Begins Thursday Recycling Sale For Art Center Begins ThursdayThe Art Association’s Spring Recycling sale is set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday (April 22-24) at the garage and grounds of the center located at 819 East Central. Members of the association and friends of the arts have donated numerous items. A spokesperson says there is something for everyone. Open all day Thursday and Friday, the flea market is open from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday. The association always has improvement projects that need funding. The Soldani mansion was paid for in four years due to the fund raising efforts of members. Many projects have been accomplished due to membership events, flea market proceeds and donors. The latest project is the replacement of the 73-year-old driveway. Funds from the flea market will go toward this project. Safe Night USA Party Set June 5Joining thousands of communities in making good things happen after dark, a local group is sponsoring a Safe Night USA party, June 5, at Grand Central Station from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. With temptations and risks everywhere, millions of American kids are looking for something to do. But, through the efforts of the Juvenile Crime/Violence and Gangs Taskforce Committee for the Ponca City Alliance for Youth, the group will make a difference one night at a time. Safe Night is a national youth violence and substance abuse prevention project adopted by committee. Kids aged 11, 12 and 13, will be invited to the party celebrating the end of school and beginning of summer. Three rules will be strictly enforced: no weapons, no alcohol or drugs and no arguments. Safe Night gives kids positive alternatives and sends a clear message that they can have fun without drugs or alcohol. The party allows time to teach students how to resolve conflict peacefully. According to Michele Jean, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow, Ponca City is one of seven Oklahoma communities committed to participate in Safe Night. In addition to the educational component, the evening will include free pizza, music by local bands, T-shirts, and door prizes. Volunteers are needed and encouraged to attend the next planning meeting scheduled for May 4, at the Family Resource Center, 700 West Broadway Avenue, at 10:30 a.m. American Legion Lists Boys State DelegatesNineteen Ponca City students will represent the American Legion Huff-Minor Post No. 14 at the 1999 Oklahoma Department of the American Legion Boys State May 22 to 29 on the campus of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami, and one student from Frontier School at Red Rock. The number was determined by the local American Legion Post 1997 membership, according to Charles H. McCollum, Boys State chairman. Post No. 14 had 1,340 members of that date, Commander Chuck Gregg pointed out. Boys State is considered a great opportunity for rendering a distinct and essential service in the promotion of good citizenship among the youth of Oklahoma. The purpose of the American Legion in creating and directing Boys State is to provide a means of giving practical instruction in the mechanics of government to boys high school age, and to help inculcate in each boy present a deep sense of obligation to his community, his state and his nation. Boys State provides students who have completed their junior year in high school an opportunity to learn through experience the processes of government from city to state level. The entire program is non-partisan and non-political in every sense. The sole purpose is to enable the young citizens to grasp the meaning of the responsibility which they will be called upon to assume when they become adults. Parents whose sons attend Boys State will find their boys have not been exposed to any indoctrination on controversial issues. The directors of Boys State believe the home is the basic organization of all government and of all loyalty. In this belief, the Legion studiously refrains from taking any action — or promoting any cause — in Boys State that would in any way infringe upon the belief and concept of a boy’s family group. McCollum further pointed out that democratic processes are closely followed in all activities of the session, and each youth in attendance is designated a “citizen.” Boys State is a leadership development program. A special Boys State briefing session will be held in the Legion Post home, 407 West South Avenue at 7 p.m., on May 10. The meeting is for all area participants, parents and sponsors, and will be led by McCollum. He announced that each Boys State citizen who signs up and pays his NEO tuition, will be awarded up to two hours college credit for attendance at Oklahoma Boys State. The staff of Boys State has been carefully selected from men who have had considerable experience working in various types of youth activities. These men supervise and direct the various activities of the various groups, or cities, into which Boys State is divided. Each city has three counselors. Above all, McCollum said, an educational program designed to give young men a practical working knowledge of the structure of state and local governments and their operations, there will also be ample time for recreation and play for all — softball, basketball, volleyball, and other sports. Each sponsor paid the enrollment fee of $135 to defray its delegate’s expense for the week, McCollum explained. Boys Staters James Barraclough, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Barraclough, 3000 Canterbury, is being sponsored by Pioneer National Bank. James, who carries a 4.30 GPA, has received the DAR Youth Leadership Award and has served as a Junior Kiwanis Club Representative. He also has his academic letter and bar and been listed on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll and Principal’s Honor Roll. James was a Ponca City High School winner in the American Mathematics Competition and has been elected to the National Honor Society. In addition, he has received the rank of Life Scout in Boys Scouts of America and also received the Order of the Arrow. He has a real love for music, plays the French horn and has served as a Representative to the Orchestra Council, where he plays string bass. He received the award for being the Outstanding Freshman Band Student. He is a French student and represents that class to the Foreign Language Club. He is also a member of the First Baptist Church and appeared in the recent Easter Pageant. He also plays in the orchestra for the Ponca Playhouse productions. Wade E. Bair, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Bair, 14 Woodcrest, is being sponsored by Home National Bank. He carries a 3.10 GPA and is active in football, tennis, Science club, Spanish Club and received the 1998 National History and Government Award. He is a member of the Christian Church, volunteers at Friendship Feast, and is a member of Quail Unlimited. Wade enjoys water sports, snow sports, hunting and fishing. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Burton, 309 Wren Drive, Nicholas Burton is being sponsored by After Five Lions. He carries a 3.31 GPA, is an honor student and winner of the National English Merit Award. Nicholas is homeroom president, School Orchestra Council Jr. Representative, and member of the Student Advisory Council. He has studied piano for 7 years, is winner of National Federation of Music Clubs’ District Junior Festival Contest 1997-99, and was chosen to represent the state of Oklahoma at the National Federation of Music Clubs’ national competition in 1998. He plays the cello and bass in the Po-Hi Senior High Orchestra and was a member of the North Central Oklahoma Honors Orchestra 1997. Nicholas served as a page at the Oklahoma House of Representatives in March of 1996 for Rep. Jim Holt. Tim Connelly is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Connelly, 835 Spring Road, and is being sponsored by Knights of Columbus. He has a GPA of 4.26. Tim is a member of the National Honor Society, was on the Principal’s Honor Roll and has his Academic letter with gold bar. He is an Eagle Scout and member of Boy Scout Troop 5 where he is senior patrol leader. He belongs to St. Mary’s Church and the youth group there. He is a member of Foreign Language Club, 1999 All-State Band member and NCDA Band member, Po-Hi Wind Ensemble and Section Leader, Wind Ensemble and Marching Band for 1997-99. He received his Orchestra Letter and Band Letter and is a member of the Po-Hi Symphony Orchestra. Kyle Duren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Duren, 2607 Mockingbird, is being sponsored by HGH Car Museum. He has a 3.60 GPA, and is listed on the Honor Roll/Academic Letters and Who’s Who among American HS Students. He plays soccer, wrestles, qualifying for State and received honorable mention in All-District Wrestling and the Grady Peniniger Academic Award. He was also named Who’s Who in Sports. Kyle volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and coaches for Ponca City Kids Youth Wrestling Program. He belongs to Fellowship of Christian Athletes, was Oklahoma Youth Soccer Referee, belongs to Explorer Post 69, is a member of the First Christian Church and participated in the Ponca City HS “Great Race”. He also participated in the White River 110-mile Invitational Canoe Race. The son of Bill and Marianne Geubelle, 2028 Lemon Tree, Blake Geubelle is being sponsored by NationsBank. He carries a GPA of 4.05 and belongs to National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Foreign Language Club. He was named Outstanding Sophomore Boy and appeared on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll. He is a two-year Letterman in both football and basketball, was Basketball Homecoming attendant in both the 10th and 11th grades and is a member of 6A Basketball State Academic Championship Team. He tutors for grade school summer program, and is a Friendship Feast and St. Mary’s Youth volunteer. He belongs to St. Mary’s Catholic Church and has his own lawn mowing business during the summer. Drew Hopkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Hopkins, 3 Burr Oak, is being sponsored by the Ambucs. He carries a 3.55 GPA and appears on the Principal’s and Faculty Honor Rolls. He is percussionist in Po-Hi Band and has served on the Band Council. He is a member of Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Orchestra. Drew is a member of the First United Methodist Church and active in the youth group and choir. He is a photographer in journalism at Po- Hi and has served as sophomore homeroom president. Drew is interested in classic automobiles, photography and music. Robert Hwang, son of Ms. Regina Hwang, 3609 Ashbury, is being sponsored by the Noon Rotary. Robert is in High School Orchestra, Wichita Youth Symphony, Ponca City Civic Orchestra, Ponca Playhouse Orchestra and First Baptist Church Orchestra. He played two years in a row with Quartz Mountain Music Camp and five years in a row he made North Central Honors Orchestra and two years was in All-State Orchestra. He attended Arkansas Music Camp and Ponca City’s Arts Adventure Orchestra. He teaches private violin lessons. Robert participates in tennis, swimming and takes Tai Chi lessons. He is on Academic Team, Math Team, member of Science Club, Who’s Who and National Honor Society. He volunteers at the Salvation Army, Red Cross, does community service for his church, First Baptist, where he participates in Youth Group and softball. He also tutors math. Nic Kruckeberg is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Kruckeberg of 3411 El Camino. Sponsored by Noon Rotary, Nick has a 4.33 GPA, is active in Boy Scouts Troop 90, is an Eagle Scout and belongs to Order of the Arrow. He loves music and has participated in National Federation of Music Clubs competitions, marching band, concert band, brass ensembles and works with Marching Band Equipment Crews. He is active in his church as a youth group member, member of Youth Cabinet, teaches Sunday School, is assistant Youth Musical Director and operates the church worship sound system. He is a member of National Honor Society, Who’s Who Among American High School Students, has received the U.S. National Mathematics Award, is a member of Foreign Language Club and tutors reading students at summer reading programs. Sponsored by Pioneer Rotary, Scot Mitchell carries a 4.26 GPA and is the son of Ms. Diane Mitchell, 2413 Wildwood. He is a member of Science Club, Foreign Language Club and Youth Advisory Council. He is working on his Eagle Scout status, serves on the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Youth Council, and is a member of National Honor Society. He played basketball and tennis and is listed on Who’s Who Among American High School Students 1998-1999. He is a U.S. National Mathematics Award Winner, National English Merit Award Winner, Rotary Youth Leadership Conference 1999, PATA France Study Abroad Summer 1997, Colorado School of Mines Medal of Achievement in Math and Science and Appalachian Youth Service Project 1998 and 1999. The son of Ms. Patricia Plunk, 328 Warwick, Michael Osborn is being sponsored by Oklahoma Natural Gas. He carries a 3.60 GPA, appears on the Principal’s Honor Roll and Superintendent’s Honor Roll. He is on the Wrestling Team, is a state qualifier and received the Grady Peninger Academic Award. He does weight-lifting and plays golf. Rory Peterson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Peterson, 2028 North Sixth, is being sponsored by The Ponca City News. Rory participates in Foreign Language Club, Leo Club, Youth and Government, serving as treasurer and as prosecuting attorney on Youth Traffic Court. He also participates in OK Best, is homeroom class president and high school State Swim Championship, making All-State and setting two new Po-Hi Team records. He is a Junior Kiwanian, received an American Legion Award, represented America in swimming in Australia, won a Bronze “Iris” Youth Award in American Iris Society and is listed on the National Honor Society. He qualified for USA Junior National Swimming Championships in St. Louis, Mo. in March and Orlando, Fla. in July of this year. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served with Youth Help for the Elderly, and serves as lifeguard for the Swim Clinic. The son of Ms. Delora Lewis, 937 North Pine, Marcus Pugh is being sponsored by the Masonic Lodge. He carries a 3.61 GPA and is employed at Sykes outside of his school work. He lettered in Academics and received a bar and a pin this year. He attends First Baptist Church and was baptized this year. Aaron Sattre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sattre, 500 Wren, is being sponsored by Smith International. He has a GPA of 4.26 and works as Cart/Pro-Shop Personnel at the Ponca City Country Club. Aaron is active in Varsity Golf, Basketball, Foreign Language Club and belongs to Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is on the Principal’s Honor Roll, received his Academic Letter and Bars, Bronze Academic Pin, Who’s Who Among American High School Students, U.S. National Mathematics Award, U.S. Achievement Academy Award, Departmental History Award, Po-Hi Basketball Academic Award, Po-Hi Varsity Golf Letter, Po Hi JV Golf Award and National Honor Society. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Skaggs, 126 Hillside, Bret Skaggs is being sponsored by the Noon Lions. With a GPA of 3.94, Bret is active in Dynamiters, Basketball, Soccer, and as a Homeroom Representative. He received his Academic Letter, appeared on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll, Principal’s Honor Roll; belongs to Oklahoma High School Honor Society and National Honor Society, participated in Interscholastic Contest at NOC, received his Varsity Letter in soccer and basketball. Bret is interested in Oklahoma City University where he plans on majoring in business administration. He would also like to pursue soccer in athletics. Jerrod Spears, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Spears, 1008 North Pine, carries a 2.92 GPA. He is being sponsored by American Legion Post 14. Jerrod has maintained a 3.0 grade point average, earned his varsity letter in baseball, was nominated for Who’s Who and received the Most Improved Player award in baseball. He attends the First Lutheran Church, plays American Legion Baseball during the summer and is a varsity member of the Ponca City Wildcat baseball program. Matthew B. Waddell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waddell, 2613 Bluestem, is being sponsored by Kiwanis. Matthew works as a delivery person for Welborn Electric, and carries a 2.89 GPA. He is interested in Po Hi Varsity Golf, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, volunteers with Hospice of Ponca City and 101 Ranch Rodeo. He has appeared on the Principal’s Honor Roll, lettered in Po Hi Varsity Golf, was named 1998 Hospice Durable Medical Equipment Volunteer of the Year, qualified in Class 5A State Golf and qualified in the 1998 South Central PGA Tournament of Champions and received the 1996-97 Po Hi Golf Most Dedicated Award. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tracey Young, Josh Young is being sponsored by Smith International. Josh has lettered in football and played on the tennis team. He also has received an Academic Award and been on the honor roll. During his years at Mid-High, Josh played football, wrestled and played baseball. He was also an honor roll student. He has been involved in the Friendship Feast program, Boy Scouts, Salvation Army, Service Learning Tech and YMCA. He has a 2.65 GPA. Jeff Furnas is the son of Charley and Janie Furnas, 2708 Kingston. He is being sponsored by Smith International. Jeff carries a GPA of 3.60 and has been listed on the President’s Honor Roll. He is active in baseball and basketball, and is a two-year letterman in basketball. He has been selected to attend the Hoopsmart Basketball tournament in Hawaii this summer. Jeff has helped with the basketball camps for the Ponca City youth and is a tutor for elementary children. He is a member of the First Christian Church. Gregg Altman, Frontier High School’s delegate to Boys State, lives in Perry with his mother, Barbara Altman. He is being sponsored by Bliss Coop and carries at 2.44 GPA. Gregg has served on the Student Council, played baseball, basketball and golf, and belongs to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is a member of the First Baptist Church in Perry. LettersKosovo MessHow did we get into this mess in Kosovo? First why is it a mess. There is no foreign policy. The administration doesn’t have a plan or think things through, Clinton just does what he thinks will make him look good. In this case he wants to look tough and maybe get his scandals off the front page. This inept pacifist has no concept of what war is. He thinks war is only threats and maybe some bombs far away and has no concept of the bloody misery of real war. Everything he said he wanted to prevent has happened or is more near happening than it was. The Kosovo Albanians have been run out of their homeland, there is danger of the conflict widening and Milosevic has the nationalistic backing of all the Serbs. If there is a ground war, Clinton will likely make a mess of it like he has made a mess of the air war, it would be another Somalia, but bigger and more deadly. To top it all off this administration and Congress have allowed the armed services to deteriorate so that we probably couldn’t decisively win a war in Kosovo and Iraq at the same time. Most estimates are that it would take all our active Army just to fight in Kosovo/Serbia. The thing that allowed Clinton and NATO to get us into this mess, the real underlying cause, is our altruism, the same altruistic feeling that causes us to continually drift to a welfare state at home. (Altruism is the belief that we should sacrifice ourselves for others.) Our only reason for being involved in Kosovo is an altruistic guilt trip which we lay onto ourselves. The guilt is intensified by the TV pictures of the refugees. We didn’t cause the religious and ethnic civil war in Kosovo and military involvement to solve the problem is not in our national interest. The president is selling our air war on humanitarian grounds, but I think that our bombing a bad guy is only an effort to ease our altruistic induced guilt. If there were a vital U.S. national interest in Kosovo, he would not have had to rule out the use of ground troops to win approval before he began the air war. If we really had a national defense interest in Kosovo we would be willing to risk any number of ground forces and rather than this halfhearted effort, we would fight to win with the backing of an overwhelming majority of Americans. So we are there because of our guilt, not guilt for having caused the suffering which we didn’t, but our guilty selfless need to sacrifice ourselves for those in need. The sickening thing is that Kosovo is not worth one American life. The KLA is as bad as Milosevic and if every Serb and Kosovar were dead it would not affect our vital national interest one whit. If the refugee pictures pull at your heart, then wait till you see our young men getting killed there, that is what happens in war and it will be worse with this inept anti-military president calling the shots, he demonstrated in Somalia he knows how to get soldiers killed. What should we do now? I think that if ground intervention was not worth the loss of American soldiers before the bombing began, then it is not worth it now. Making a diplomatic settlement can’t be too much of a disgrace and Clinton is good at spinning disgrace. After Somalia there can be no greater disgrace. The sickening pictures of American soldiers being dragged through the streets made me want to level the whole city. Such is the way of peacekeeping and humanitarian missions, with good intentions, you go to help and end up finding that it should not have been a military mission. We should cut our losses by demanding that the president stop the bombing and get our troops out of there. It is said that NATO will lose face, but if this is what NATO is to be used for in the future, then we don’t need to belong to NATO. With the kind of leadership we have seen in NATO lately I think we can get along better without them. We should also demand of the President and Congress that we begin to rebuild the armed services. Right now we couldn’t dominate in a war with Iraq not to mention Iraq plus Serbia and some other place where we might really have a vital interest. I hope that we deluge the Congress and the White House with email and letters before this foolishness goes any further. Dave White Trail of Tails Will Likely Have Many EntrantsThousands of paws and feet will be strolling downtown Ponca City Saturday, May 1, for the Fourth Annual Trail of Tails Walk-a-thon, to benefit the Humane Society. All participating animals must be vaccinated and leashed at all times. On site registration and morning refreshments will begin at 9 a.m. the day of the walk. A Dachshund Race will be held at 9:30 a.m., with folks and pets beginning their romp around Ponca City at 10 a.m. All participants are encouraged to ask friends, family and co-workers to make pledges for their completing the Walk-a-thon. The goal is to have each participant raise at least $85. A $15 per person entry fee is required to be submitted with the registration form. Companies are encouraged to participate in teams. The top fund-raising team will receive a plaque. Prizes will be awarded to the participants who raise the most pledges, but everyone who turns in an Official Pledge Sheet will be entered into random drawings. Several contests will also be held including: best trick, best costume, look-a-like, large dog, small dog, guess the number of dog biscuits in the jar, oldest walker, youngest walker and longest distance traveled to enter the Walk. Brochures containing the registration form and all related information may be picked up at the Ponca City Humane Society office at 900 West Prospect Avenue, local banks or at local veterinarian offices. All proceeds will benefit the Ponca City Humane Society, a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to the welfare of animals. The Humane Society was established in 1957. The Society strives to offer refuge, medical care, nourishment, and an opportunity for a second chance for life to unwanted animals in the community. In addition, they encourage and promote responsible pet ownership and protect animals from cruelty, neglect, carelessness and ignorance. New hours of operation for the Shelter are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. County Cattlemen’s Banquet Set TuesdayNEWKIRK — Kay County Cattlemen’s Annual Association Banquet is scheduled for Tuesday, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church Gym, 202 South Academy. Entertainment for this year’s banquet will be provided by Dr. R.E. Bellows, psychologist and hypnotist. Dr. Bellows has performed at Disneyland, Disney World, Epcot Center, the World’s Fair, Japan, Norway, Mexico and all across the United States. Bellows has been a practicing psychologist and hypnotist for 36 years and worked extensively with young people in drug and alcohol rehabilitation for nine and a half years and was at the White House for the National Teen Seminar on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. He is currently serving on the boards for Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins Medical Center. The State Cattlemen’s Association will be represented by Steve McKinley, director of membership services for the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, according Derry Taylor, Kay County Cattlemen’s Association President. The meal of beef and all the trimmings will be catered by Mickael’s Bakery of Newkirk. Cost of the banquet is $10 per person. Tickets may be purchased at the door or from any association director or at the OSU Extension Center in Newkirk (580-362-3194). Commission Set To Review PlanThe Board of Commissioners of Ponca City will review a planned unit development at their regular work session Monday, at the Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue, at 2 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. In addition, to the Souligny Development plan, commissioners will discuss termination of Kaw Lake Water Rights. The status of Ponca City’s Tourism Tax and Advisory Board will also be reviewed. No ImmunizationsThe Kay County Health Department will not be having the Immunization Clinic on April 29 because the nurses will be attending a state-wide meeting. The next Thursday immunization clinic will be May 6. The Immunization Clinic hours are from 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. If you have any questions please call the health department at 762-1641. MS Support Group Will Meet MondayPeople with multiple sclerosis and their caregivers are invited to the Ponca City Area MS Support Group meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Albright United Methodist Church, 128 South Palm. The church is handicap accessible — enter the west door from the parking lot and take the elevator to the lower level. For anyone with questions about the meeting, please call Beth Wright at 765-6738. City CalendarItems for the City Calendar should be brought in or telephoned (765-3311) to Bob Patterson, at the Ponca City News, by Thursday noon. Anytime FOLOBS (Friends of Library Ongoing Book Sale), anytime the Ponca City Library is open, North of Multimedia Room (downstairs). Alcoholics Anonymous, Alano Group, Ponca City’s first established AA Group, meets at Noon and 8 p.m., seven days a week. All noon meetings open, all 8 p.m. meetings closed except Fridays, 603 South First Street. Today Lions Club Mobile Health Screening Unit, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Ponca City Wal-Mart Parking Lot, free health screening for visual acuity, hearing, glaucoma, diabetes, and blood pressure, sponsored by Ponca City Noon Lions Club. Monday Ponca City Board of Commission Work Session, 2 p.m., Commissioner’s Room, Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Albright United Methodist Church, 128 South Palm. Kay County Council for the Opportunity Center annual meeting, 7 p.m., Opportunity Center, election of officers and board members, proposed changes in the bylaws and other business as properly comes to the table, for information 762-0245. United Ostomy Association, Stillwater-Ponca City Chapter, 7 p.m., Board Room, Stillwater Medical Center. Tuesday Standing Bear Educational Committee, 11 a.m., Pioneer Bank Drive-in, interested citizens encouraged to attend. Kaw Lake Association, noon, Golden Corral, 2300 North Fourteenth Street. Marland Estate Commission, 4:30 p.m., Marland Estate Conference Center. Osage Cove Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., Fire Station, corner U.S. 60 and Keeler Road, new volunteers always welcome. Wednesday Ponca City Christian Women’s Club Luncheon, 12:30 p.m., Ponca City Country Club, cost $8.50, reservations Jeanette 765-8427. Crafts for the Iris Festival, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue. Ponca City Tourism Authority, 2 p.m., Cultural Center Sunroom, 1000 East Grand Avenue. Thursday KCSEA’s (Kay County Safety and Environmental Alliance) Safety and Environmental Fair, Hutchins Memorial Auditorium. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Alzheimer’s Support Group, 7 p.m., Conference Room A, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Friday Conoco Retire Association Spring Fling Picnic, Wentz Camp, gate opens at noon, golf begins at 10:30 a.m., bingo and horseshoe pitching 1 p.m., entertainment 3:30 p.m., food served 5-6 p.m., cost $5 per person, register just inside the gate, receive name tag as ticket for meal. Call Phil Dotson 762-3019, Pete Roblyer 762-5464 or Chris McCeary 767-5762 for golf tournament. Bring your own lawn chairs and enjoy the afternoon. Finish Iris Festival Flowers/Crafts, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue. Seventh Annual Taste and Tasteless, Poncan Theatre. Saturday Cherokee Wheelmen Freewheel Training Ride, 35 miles, 8 a.m., Pioneer Woman Statue. April 26 Ponca City Board of Commissioners, Ponca City Utility Authority, and Ponca City Development Authority, 5:30 p.m., Commissioner’s Room, Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue. April 28 Planning Commission Work Session, 7:45 a.m., Planning and Engineering Conference Room, Suite 305, 400 East Central Avenue. Senior Center Bingo, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue. Ponca City Main Street Authority Inc. Board, 1 p.m., Main Street Office, 117 North Third Street. April 30 Senior Center Pitch Games, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue. ———— April 30-May 1-2 11th Annual Ponca City Iris Festival April 30 1999 Iris Festival Postal Cancellation, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., U.S. Post Office, Fourth Street and East Grand Avenue. Retired Senior Volunteer Program Iris Post Card Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., U.S. Post Office, Fourth Street and East Grand Avenue. Ponca City Humane Society “A Fetchin’ Affair” Dinner, Dance and Mutt Strutt, 6:30 p.m., Moose Lodge, Tickets 580-767-8877. May 1 Ninth Annual Victorian Chocolate Festival, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Grand Central Station, Fifth Street and East Central Avenue, sponsored by pro-teens, lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m., chocolate and craft booths, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sixth Annual “Rhythm & Blooms” Amateur Talent Contest, 11 a.m., Center Stage, sponsored by Commercial Federal Bank and Ponca City Main Street Authority. Plants for Pleasure Sale & Free Tours of Cann Memorial Garden and Home, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., sponsored by Ponca City Garden Council, Cann Memorial Garden, Fourteenth Street and East Grand Avenue. “Lil’ Bloomers” Children Events, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Grand Avenue, sponsored by Ponca City Main Street Authority. H.G.H. Antique Car Museum, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 110 North Union Street. Demonstrations of Native American Art and Crafts and Guided Tours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Standing Bear Park, U.S. 60 and U.S. 177, sponsored by Ponca City Native American Foundation. “Trail of Tails” Dog Walk and Dachshund Race, 10 a.m., Seventh Street and East Grand Avenue, sponsored by Ponca City Humane Society. Children’s Hands-on Flower Planting Session, 10 a.m., Fifth Street and East Grand Avenue, sponsored by Ponca City Library. United Way Bed Race, Fifth Street and East Grand Avenue, 10 a.m., more information 580-765-2476. Iris Garden Tours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Chalk Art Contest, Ages 1 to 100 invited, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Fifth Street and East Grand Avenue, sponsored by the Ponca City Library. Matzene Art Collection Tour, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Ponca City Library, Fifth Street and East Grand Avenue, sponsored by Ponca City Library. Fifth Annual Community Iris Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fourth Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth Street, sponsored by Southside Neighbors. Pioneer Porcelain Artists, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Fourth Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth Street. Retired Senior Volunteer Program Iris Post Card Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., RSVP Office, 110 North Fourth Street. Retired Senior Volunteer Program Petals & Lace and Sidewalk Plant Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., RSVP Office, 110 North Fourth Street. Eleventh Annual Iris Show, 1-4:30 p.m., Commercial Federal Bank lower level, sponsored by Northern Oklahoma Iris Society. Sky Shivers and the Sounds of the Southwest, 7:30 p.m., Poncan Theatre, sponsored by the Poncan Theatre Co., tickets available at the theater. May 2 Fifth Annual Community Iris Show, 1-4 p.m., Fourth Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth Street, sponsored by Southside Neighbors. H.G.H. Antique Car Museum, 1-5 p.m., 110 North Union Street. Iris Garden Tours, 1-4 p.m., Inquire at Community Iris Show. ———— May 1 Cherokee Wheelmen Freewheel Training Ride, 40 miles, 8 a.m., Pioneer Woman Statue. May 3 Ponca City Board of Commissioners Work Session, 2 p.m., Public Safety Center Commissioners’ Room, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue. Pioneer Christian Crusaders Motorcycle Association, 6 p.m., Conestoga at I-35 and U.S. 60, west of Tonkawa. May 4 Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue. May 5 Energy Advisory Board, 7:30 a.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue. May 6 Kay-9 Dog Training Club, 7 p.m., Ponca City Library. May 7 Historic Preservation Panel, noon, Planning and Engineering Conference Room, 400 East Central Avenue, Ste 305. May 8 Cherokee Wheelmen Freewheel Training Ride, 45 miles, 8 a.m., leaders, Kevin Neustador and Patti Kanawisher, Osage Cove, joint ride and picnic. National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive, residents asked to place non-perishable food donations by their mailbox. May 11 Economic Development Advisory Board, 7:30 a.m., Chamber of Commerce. Ponca City Library Board, 11:30 a.m., Library Board Room, 515 East Grand Avenue. McCord Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., McCord School Library. Rural Water District No. 1 Regular Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Enterprise School on Lake Road. May 12 Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission, 11:30 a.m., Cultural Center Sunroom, 1000 East Grand Avenue. Rural Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Management District No. 3 Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Braden Community Center. May 13 Ponca City Housing Authority, 10 a.m., Broadway Plaza, 201 East Broadway. Agrarian Club, 6 p.m., southwest meeting room, Western Sizzlin’. May 14 Church Women United’s 50th Anniversary, May Friendship Day, 12:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Ponca City, tickets available through participating churches. May 14-15 World Impact Tour featuring Team Extreme (Friday) and GX Jam (Saturday), two shows, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Hutchins Auditorium, Fifth Street and Overbrook Avenue, sponsored by area churches and KLVV 88.7 FM. May 15 Cherokee Wheelmen Freewheel Training Ride, 50 miles, 8 a.m., Pioneer Woman Statue. Hershey Track and Field Free Youth Program, sponsored by Parks and Recreation Department, call 767-0432. May 16 American Legion Post 14 Golf Scramble, 10 a.m., Lew Wentz Golf Course, Ponca City, $20 per person, does not include green fees or golf cart, cutoff date May 12 5 p.m., contact American Legion Post 14 Ray Lunsford or Maurice Johnson (580) 765-9073. May 17 Sign Up for Summer Youth Tennis Program, sponsored by Parks and Recreation Department, 767-0432 for more information. Ponca City Board of Commissioners Work Session, 2 p.m., Public Safety Center Commissioners’ Room, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Albright United Methodist Church, 128 South Palm Street, call Beth Wright, 765-6738 for additional information. United Ostomy Association, Stillwater-Ponca City Chapter, Business Meeting including election of new officers, 7 p.m., St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Conference Room B, Ponca City. May 18 Standing Bear Educational Committee, 11 a.m., Pioneer Bank Drive-in, interested citizens encouraged to attend. Marland Estate Commission, 4:30 p.m., Marland Estate Conference Center. Osage Cove Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., Fire Station, corner U.S. 60 and Keeler Road, new volunteers always welcome. Kaw Lake Association, Kay Electric, Blackwell. May 19 Ponca City Tourism Authority, 2 p.m., Cultural Center Sunroom, 1000 East Grand Avenue. May 20 Park and Recreation Advisory Board, 5:30 p.m., Municipal Court Room, Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue. May 21 Historic Preservation Panel Work Session, noon, Planning and Engineering Conference Room, Suite 305, 400 East Central Avenue. Traffic Commission, 1:15 p.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue. May 22 Cherokee Wheelmen Freewheel Training Ride, 55 miles, leader Jack Rawlins, 8 a.m., Pioneer Woman Statue. May 26 Planning Commission Work Session, 7:45 a.m., Planning and Engineering Conference Room, Suite 305, 400 East Central Avenue. Ponca City Main Street Authority Inc. Board, 1 p.m., Main Street Office, 117 North Third Street. Animal Control Commission, 5 p.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue. May 27 Alzheimer’s Support Group, 7 p.m., Conference Room A, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. May 29 Cherokee Wheelmen Freewheel Training Ride, 60 miles, 8 a.m., Pioneer Woman Statue. May 31 AMBUC Pool will open their gates for the summer swim season, more information 767-0432, Parks and Recreation Department. Parental Notification Over Abortion Top NewsBy RALPH SEWELL News Capitol Bureau OKLAHOMA CITY — House and Senate votes requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor child was top news coming out of the legislature last week. Even so, Ponca City Rep. Jim Newport isn’t going to hold his breath waiting for it to become an Oklahoma law. His legislative experience tells him most bills like this vanish at the last minute. Whether such bills survive depends on who drafts the final version. They are picked by House Speaker Loyd Benson, D-Frederick, and Sen. Stratton Taylor, D-Claremore, the Senate president pro-tempore. House members have approved such bills in the past, only to see them die in a Senate committee headed by Sen. Bernest Cain, D-Oklahoma City. Cain voted no on HB 1404, which contained the notification provision. The amended HB 1404 passed the Senate 41-4. The amended SB 635 was passed unanimously by the House. But titles are lacking on it, and also off HB 1404, so one or both will go to conference. Sens. Paul Muegge, D-Tonkawa, and J. Berry Harrison, D-Fairfax, voted for the House bill senators amended. And Newport and Reps. Jim Reese, R-Nardin, Larry Ferguson, R-Cleveland and Joe Sweeden, D-Pawhuska, voted for the Senate bill the House amended. Muegge, Harrison and Sweeden voted for SB 161, an appropriation of $4.8 billion saying there’ll be at least that much state spending for activities next fiscal year as this one. Newport and Reese voted no, while Ferguson missed the vote. The Senate vote was 43-0. The House added 67-20 approval and Gov. Keating signed the bill. That leaves about $100 million to be allocated later. Newport said he voted against SB 161 because of the way it was drafted. He said only a few elite legislators had input into the bill. He doesn’t think that’s a good way to spend taxpayer money. It looks as if Ponca City may not get initial service if Amtrak trains return to Oklahoma. Sen. Dave Herbert, D-Midwest City, says Gov. Keating and Transportation Director Neal McCaleb, agree first service would link Oklahoma City with Fort Worth. That passenger train would overnight in Oklahoma City, run to Fort Worth each morning, then return to Oklahoma City in the afternoon. Herbert thinks SB 383, to form an interstate compact with Kansas and Texas would gain more federal money for passenger trains. That would let Amtrak add Tulsa, and maybe Ponca City to connect with transcontinental trains through Kansas. Few bills are being passed without some sort of defect in them. Most lack titles. None can go to the governor carrying such defects. Here’s how Muegge, Harrison, Newport, Reese, Ferguson and Sweeden voted on some of them: *HB 1269, would require telephone solicitors to give their names and addresses to persons called. It’s an anti-fraud bill, but has no title so a final draft likely will come later. Muegge and Harrison voted yes. *HB 1759, a sweeping education reform bill, won 47-0 Senate approval after Democrats accepted Republican changes. The title’s off the bill and these changes may not survive when the bill is finalized, probably in May. Among other things, the bill’s authors proposed state college scholarships for students with a 2.5 grade average in public schools. Muegge and Harrison voted yes. *SB 405, without a title, passed the House 97-4. It would let Regents for Higher Education form a trust to buy or lease equipment for colleges. Ponca-area representatives voted yes. *SB 99 passed the House 98-3. It would have the Department of Public Safety revoke driver licenses of persons courts certify are not paying child support money as ordered. Ponca-area representatives voted yes. *SB 429, passed unanimously by the House, would cancel all disabled parking permits more than five years old and make persons reapply if they still qualify. *HB 1816 passed the Senate 40-6 as a floor substitute, so it must return to the House. It would create a Small Business Regulatory Review Board to check state regulations costly to business and make regulatory agencies justify such changes. Harrison voted yes; Muegge no. *HJR 1018, passed by the Senate 46-0 as amended, would create a youth suicide prevention task force, charged with trying to cut the number of suicides by young people. The resolution declares that 883 Oklahomans less than 25 years old killed themselves over a 10 year period. Muegge and Harrison voted yes. *SB 398 would increase the excise tax revenue the Aeronautics commission gets from one-third to one-half. The bill passed the House 72-29. Newport and Sweeden voted yes; Reese and Ferguson no. *HB 1612 went to the governor after a 98-1 House vote accepting Senate amendments. It would increase the fine for violating protective orders. Ponca-area representatives voted yes. *SB 37, which passed the House 84-0 as a floor substitute, would loosen restrictions on how School Land Commissioners may invest money. Ponca-area representatives voted yes. *HB 1230, passed the House 85-11 as the Senate amended it. It would extend through 2002 an income tax credit of $1 a ton for utilities that burn Oklahoma coal. Ponca-area representatives voted yes. *SB 585, passed the House, 66-29. The bill would change the tests given for drunk driving. The vote followed rejection of a Republican-offered change in the bill. Sweeden voted yes; Newport and Reese no; Ferguson was absent. *HB 1075, minus a title, passed the Senate 30-11. It would set ways to accredit mental health care professionals for Medicaid. Harrison voted yes; Muegge no. *HB 1370 passed the Senate 41-0. It would relieve school boards of any civil liability in suits following suspension of pupils. Muegge and Harrison voted yes. *HB 1783, which passed the Senate 40-0 without a title, would forbid courts to allow payment of a fine in lieu of community service for some persons convicted of drunk driving. Ponca-area senators voted yes. *HB 1064 passed the Senate 40-0. It would authorize the tax commission to issue special car tags honoring combat infantrymen. The bill was amended to let the tax commission discontinue any special tags if not enough are sold. Muegge and Harrison voted yea. *SB 110 passed the House with the title off. It bans any unauthorized switch of electric or phone service, known as “slamming.” It also would require written consent of the customer, and ban authorizations by phone. Deliberate violations could bring fines of $1,000 to $10,000. Newport, Reese and Sweeden voted yes; Ferguson missed the vote. *HB 1289, to test students participating in extracurricular activities for drug abuse, first failed in the Senate, 23-24. Opponents complained the bill singled out outstanding students to be tested. But that vote was reconsidered and the bill passed. It had been amended to provide testing could be done only on children who are suspected drug users. Muegge voted yes each time; Harrison was against on the first vote, but switched to yes the second time. The bill lacks a title, so there’ll be more votes. *HB 1647 hopes to set up an internet chat tutoring program. The author believes retired teachers would volunteer to help, but there’ll be start-up costs which accounts for the title being off the bill. It passed 43-0. Muegge and Harrison voted yes. *HB 1650, a companion bill, also has the title off. Senators passed it 43-0. It would set up an internet classroom in a pilot program. Muegge and Harrison voted yes. *HB 1649, another companion, passed the Senate 35-7, but the title’s missing. It would finance an internet connection to every public school, by having phone companies contribute $2 annually for each home or business they serve. The author says the companies would recoup their costs from revenue collected for an added line into each school. Muegge and Harrison voted yes. *HB 1784, would double the jail time for domestic violence if the abuse was done when a child is present. With the title of the bill removed, it passed the Senate 43-0. Muegge and Harrison voted in favor. *HB 1013, which senators passed 44-0, would add 10 years to a prison sentence if the person convicted of a crime of violence possessed a weapon. Both Ponca-area senators voted yes. *HB 1423 won 44-0 Senate approval, but the title is off. The bill aims to let farmers count a loss in prior years against state income taxes owed for years starting with 2,000. Muegge and Harrison voted yes. *HB 1634 passed the Senate 38-5 with the title off. It would substitute a windshield decal for the sticker you put on your automobile’s license plate when you reregister your car. Ponca-area senators voted yes. *HB 1043, to give employees of private prisons legal protection against assaults by inmates, passed the Senate 42-0. But the bill lacks a title. Muegge and Harrison voted yes. *HB 1286, making “inattentive driving” by a motorist a traffic offense, squeaked by the Senate 27-16 with the title off. An amendment was added saying that court costs for such an offense could not exceed $15 and that the insurance company be notified of the conviction. Harrison voted yes; Muegge no. 1999 Historical Society Annual Meeting Set HereBy KATHY ZEHR News Staff Writer “Pioneer Women: Blazing a Path to the Future” is the theme for the 1999 Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting to be held in Ponca City Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Registration will take place at Marland Estate Conference Center, Thursday noon to 5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. Included in the three day meeting will be the quarterly OHS board meetings, the annual membership business meeting and a reorganizational meeting. Also included will be a Friday luncheon at Marland Estate Chapel Hall, the Friday evening awards banquet at the Hutchins Memorial, guided tours on Thursday, and numerous historical sessions. Ponca City retired teacher and author, Marquetta Brown will be a featured speaker with the historical sessions and will be discussing her book “The Oklahoma Flag; Designed by a Fluke.” Other historical sessions beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Marland Estate will include “The Crime, Trial and Execution of Dora Wright” by Von Russell Creel; “Clara Waters: Keeping the Boys in Line: An Oklahoma Pioneer in a NonTraditional Field” by Glyna Olson and Dan Lawrence; “It’s a Good Thing, Freedom: Choices and Challenges for Cherokee Freedwomen” by Linda Reese; “Pioneer Women’s Values Today, as Examined through a Performance of Quilters,” by Willard A. and Janice M. Underwood; “Travelers and the Question of American Physical Nature: The Washington Irving Expedition of 1832” by Joe Eaton; “A Demographic Portrait of Oklahoma Socialists” by Jim Bissett. At 10:30 a.m. Friday, “After Suffrage: The First Women Elected to the Oklahoma Legislature” by Aldelia Hanson; “Hannah Atkins: A Modern Pioneering Woman” by Heather M. Lloyd; “Historical Perspective of Nursing Education in Oklahoma” by Kay Farrell and Ruth Seideman; “WAVES in Oklahoma: Training Women for Naval Service” by Tom Jorsch and Steven Kite; “Grass Widows on the Prairie: Another Look at Oklahoma Women and Family History in the 19th Century” by Beverly Schwartzberg; “Triumphs and Pitfalls; and Researching Women’s History at the National Archives-Southwest Region” by Meg Hacker. On Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m., sessions will include, “We Will Call You Sister: Isabel Crawford, the Kiowas and the Negotiation of Identity” by Clyde Ellis; “Oklahoma’s Women Scholars of Native American History” by Patricia Loughlin; “It May Be of Some Use: The Diary of Hannah Hale Easton Walton” by Janelle Lee; “Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman: The Life and Times of Lucile Ellingwood Morrow” by Kathleen Morrow Antoniadis; “Maude Drake Bingham: Pioneer Dramatist, Educator, Rancher” by Joyce J. Bender; and “Caroline Henderson: Letters from the Dust Bowl” by Alvin 0. Turner. At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, sessions will include “Mary of Indian Territory: 1892 Journey to a New Life” by Marie Wren; “Out in the Blackjacks: The Life of Ida May Harness Tinker” by Louis F. Burns; “Nellie Merten and Nora Amaryllis Talbot: Two Religious Pioneers and Their Community Influence” by Rita C. Matthews and Ann A. Lemert; “Kate and Alice: Reluctant Woman’s Libbers” by William Pennington; “Newfangled Women: The Triumph over Taboos” by Nancy Kroenert; and “The Oklahoma Flag: Designed by a Fluke” by Marquetta Griswold Brown. The OHS quarterly board meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Conference Center, the annual business meeting will be at 2 p.m. in the Marland Estate Chapel Hall, and the reorganizational meeting will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m., in Chapel Hall. Speakers for the Friday luncheon beginning at 12:15 p.m. in the Marland Estate Chapel Hall will be U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange and special entertainment for the 7 p.m. awards banquet at Hutchins Memorial Auditorium will be “E.W. Marland, The Man, The Dream.” Guided tours will be available for early-birds on Thursday beginning at 1 p.m. The tours will include the renovated Poncan Theatre, Tonkawa Museums, Tonkawa POW Site, 101 Ranch, Three Sands Oil Field. At 3 p.m. Friday, tours of the Marland Mansion will begin at 3 p.m. Special Program Set Here ThursdayA special program will be available at the Ponca City Library on Thursday, when Dr. Bill Corbett of Northeastern State University will present “Stalag Sooner: World War II Prisoner of War Camps in Oklahoma.” The program will be at 7 p.m. The POW camps, which housed 20,000 Axis captives, resulted in some interesting cultural exchanges. During World War II, eight POW camps were established in Oklahoma. One of these camps was located one mile north of Tonkawa. From 1943 to 1945, the Tonkawa POW Camp held from 3,000 to more than 5,000 German prisoners. This camp occupied 640 acres, and had 200 buildings, including barracks, recreation buildings, a hospital and numerous warehouses. Today, all that remains, are a few tin storage buildings and the old water tower. Dr. Corbett’s slide presentation is part of the Territory Speakers Program and is sponsored by the Oklahoma Humanities Council. In addition to the presentation, a collection of photographs, owned by Marilee Helton, will be on display. Plan to attend the program. Refreshments will be provided. Pioneer Tech Sets Job FairMore than 50 local businesses will be on hand at a two-day job fair at Pioneer Technology Center beginning Monday. Businesses will set-up booths on campus to visit with students about what employers look for when hiring. Additionally, an eight member panel will present a session on employable skills. Special guest speakers will also highlight the “soft skills” employers look for such as: time management, interpersonal communications, working in a team, leadership and motivational skills. The job fair is being coordinated by Pioneer Tech’s Business and Industry Services Division. Ponca Citian Among OHS SpeakersBy KATHY ZEHR News Staff Writer Ponca City retired school teacher and author, Marquetta Griswold Brown will be one of 24 speakers featured during the 11 sessions at the Oklahoma Historical Society annual meeting in Ponca City Thursday through Saturday. The meetings will be held at the Marland Estate Conference Center and at the Hutchins Memorial Auditorium. According to Max Nichols, OHS spokesperson, Brown will describe her research and other details of her book. “The Oklahoma Flag - Designed by a Fluke.” She will also describe how art teacher Louise Fluke got her idea for the design for the historic flag. According to Brown, Fluke had to idea how to design a flag, but she consulted with former OHS secretary Joseph Thoburn, to get ideas for the design of her flag. She entered her design in a contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Browns presentation is scheduled for Saturday morning at the Marland Estate Conference Center. Theme for the annual meeting is “Pioneer Women: Blazing a Path to the Future.” The meeting will also feature quarterly, annual and re-organizational meetings, a Friday luncheon at the Marland Estate, and an evening award’s banquet at the Hutchins Memorial. The annual meeting will also feature tours of historic sites in the Ponca City-Tonkawa area. For more information call Mary Ann Blochowiak at (405) 522-5243 or Georgiana Rymer at (405) 522-5203. Safety, Environmental Fair Set Thursday at HutchinsA safety and environmental fair will be held Thursday at the Hutchins Memorial Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. to commemorate Earth Day 1999. The fair is free and open to the public. The Kay County Safety and Environmental Fair will feature education and “hands-on” displays related to safety, emergency planning and environmental issues facing Kay County communities. “Conoco and other Alliance organizations will be on hand with information about their Risk Management Programs,” said Dean Maniatis, director of Safety and Occupational Health at Conoco. “RMP is a government regulation that requires all manufacturing operations, including city/county organizations and small business, to understand the impact their operations may have on surrounding communities.” Included among the exhibitors are: the Local Emergency Planning Committee; Emergency 911; American Red Cross; Salvation Army; Ponca City Emergency Management; Kay County Amateur Radio Club; Tourism; Edwin Fair Community Mental Health Center; Ponca City Solid Waste Division and Blackwell, Newkirk and Ponca City Farmers Co-op Associations. Additionally, the Ponca City Police Department, Ponca City Fire Department and Conoco Off-The-Job Safety Committee will be conducting free child car seat checks. Conoco Safety personnel will also be available with one of the company’s fire trucks and the Conoco Hazardous Materials Response Team. Visitors will be able to visit educational and safety exhibits including Ponca City Utility Authority’s “Hazard Hamlet”, KLVV’s NexRad Radar Display, and animals from the Three Forks Nature Center, too. The community is encouraged to learn more about important safety issues and see what local organizations and industries are doing to protect the environment, said Maniatis. The fair is sponsored by the Kay County Safety and Environmental Alliance, a group composed of local government and industries that coordinate common issues, surrounding emergency response, safety and environmental issues pertaining to the community. Boating Safety Class Offered Here ThursdayA boating safety class will be offered to the public Thursday and April 29, at the Fourth Street Clubhouse, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Conoco Off-the Job Safety Committee is sponsoring the event. The six-hour class will be presented by J.B. First, an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Although the class is free, participants must purchase the workbook at a cost of $20. The manual will be available at the first session. According to Tom Pardee, chairman for the Water Safety Committee, legislation is being considered which would require those who ride personal water craft to complete a boating safety course. Therefore, the community has an opportunity to get a jump start on completing the course. Boaters who passed the course would not have to retake the course once the legislation passes, Pardee confirmed. In addition, those who pass the course can receive up to a 15 percent reduction on insurance for water vehicles. Drawings for gift certificates from local boat dealers will be held during each session. To reserve a seat, contact Pardee during the day at 767-3192; or 762-4930 during the evening. Deadline to sign up is Tuesday. Minority Cancer Awareness Week Hopes To Draw AttentionDuring National Minority Cancer Awareness Week, April 18-24, officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Health want to raise the level of awareness about cancer among minority populations, as well as the leading cancer-related cause of death for all races, lung cancer. According to national statistics from the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Cancer Facts and Figures 1998, lung cancer is responsible for 26.1 percent of African-American deaths, 27.7 percent Native American deaths, 21.5 percent Asian and Pacific Islander deaths, and 17.8 percent Hispanic deaths. “We want to draw attention to the need for early screening, detection and treatment of cancer among Oklahoma’s minority populations. Regular physician visits are helpful in detecting cancer and could increase the chances for survival,” said State Health Commissioner J.R. Nida, M.D. “Screening behaviors vary among racial and ethnic groups. Cultural values and belief systems can affect attitudes about seeking medical care or following guidelines. Factors such as lack of health insurance, transportation, or being a caregiver are barriers to access care and can lead to late diagnosis and poor survival rates,” Nida said. Cancer risk is strongly associated with lifestyle and behavior, which makes differences in cancer rates between ethnic and cultural groups important in providing clues about factors involved in the development of cancer, such as dietary patterns, physical activity levels, alcohol use, and sexual and reproductive behaviors. For all races, however, the most important risk factor in the development of lung cancer is cigarette smoking. The second leading cancer-related death among minorities is colon and rectum cancer at 10.4 percent for African Americans, 9.8 percent for Native Americans, 10.3 percent for Asian and Pacific Islanders and 9.9 percent for Hispanics. The third leading cause of death due to cancer in minorities varies. For African American males, it is prostate cancer, at 9.4 percent. For Native American women, 7.1 percent die from breast cancer, as do 8.2 percent of Hispanic females. For Asian and Pacific Islanders, the third leading cancer-related cause of death is liver cancer, at 9.1 percent. Many cancers, including prostrate, colon and rectum, and female breast cancer are diagnosed more frequently at a localized stage in whites. Most of these sites represent cancers for which screening tests are available, so that early detection and timely treatment can increase survival. For additional information on minority health issues, call the Office of Minority Health at (405) 271-8458. Sertoma Sets Speech, Hearing Poster ContestThe Ponca City Sertoma Club and St. Joseph Regional Medical Center are joining forces to sponsor a poster contest for students in grades 1 through 6 to celebrate Better Speech and Hearing Month in May, according to Nancy Van Zant of the local Sertoma Club. Theme for this year’s Poster Contest is “Communication Climbs” Where Others Only Dream, VanZant pointed out. Posters must be on posterboard (size 22” x 28”) with entry form attached to the back of poster. Deadline to turn in poster is 8 p.m. Friday, May 7. Posters must be turned in at Information Desk (Main Lobby) of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, 14th and Hartford from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 7. Posters may be turned in at the Information Desk (Main Lobby) of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, 14th and Hartford between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Posters will be judged in two age groups: 1st through 3rd grades and 4th through 6th grades, Van Zant pointed out. First prize for each age group will be a $100 Wal-Mart gift certificate; second prize for each age group, $50 Wal-Mart Gift Certificate and third prize for each age group, $25 Wal-Mart Gift Certificate. VanZant said winners will be announced on Friday, May 14 and parents will be contacted. Awards will be presented and photographs taken on Monday, May 17 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in the Main Lobby. She encourages Ponca City’s boys and girls to participate in this opportunity. School CalendarPo-Hi April 19 Golf, boys, at Sapulpa, 8 a.m. Golf, girls, at Broken Arrow, 8 a.m. Tennis, varsity, boys and girls, Po-Hi, 8 a.m. Baseball, sophomore, against Bartlesville, Po-Hi, 4 p.m. Baseball, varsity and junior varsity, at Bartlesville, 4 p.m. Academic/Scholarship Awards, Howell Auditorium, 7 p.m. April 20 PAC Meeting, Conference room, 10:30 a.m. Soccer, varsity and junior varsity, boys and girls, at Broken Arrow, 3 p.m. Baseball, varsity and junior varsity, against Sand Springs, Po-Hi, 4:30 p.m. Baseball, sophomore, at Sand Springs, 5 p.m. April 21 American Fidelity Rep, Assembly Center, 7:30 a.m. Safe School Committee, Conference room, 1:10 p.m. Academic Council meeting, Assembly center, 3:30 p.m. Golf, girls, at Tulsa-Mohawk, time to be announced. Baseball, sophomore, Owasso Tournament, time to be announced. April 22 Tennis, varsity and junior varsity, girls, at Stillwater, 3 p.m. BLT meeting, Assembly center, 3:30 p.m. FFA Banquet, Cafeteria, 7 p.m. Baseball, varsity, Guthrie Tournament, time to be announced. Baseball, sophomore, Owasso Tournament, time to be announced. April 23 Soccer, varsity and junior varsity, boys and girls, against Tulsa East Central, Sullins Stadium, 4:30 p.m. Soccer, “Third-Half,” in Commons, 10 a.m. DECA National Competition, in Orlando, Fla., time to be announced. Baseball, varsity, Guthrie Tournament, time to be announced. Baseball, sophomore, Owasso Tournament, time to be announced. Track, at Midwest City, time to be announced. April 24 Baseball, sophomore, against Owasso, Po-Hi, 1 p.m. Grand March and Junior-Senior Prom, Marland Mansion, 7 p.m. DECA National Competition, in Orlando, Fla., time to be announced. Drama and Debate Student Congress, at Sapulpa, time to be announced. April 25 DECA National Competition, at Orlando, Fla., time to be announced. School MenusElementary Breakfast Monday — Cereal or honey bun, assorted juices and milk. Tuesday — Cereal or honey bun or biscuits and gravy, assorted juices and milk. Wednesday — Cereal or honey bun , assorted juices and milk. Thursday — Cereal or honey bun or egg and sausage biscuit, assorted juices and milk. Friday — Cereal or honey bun, assorted juices and milk. Elementary Lunch Monday — Dino Nuggets with hot roll or corn dog, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears, Oreo cookies, or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, diet plate, juice and milk. Tuesday — Crispy tacos with lettuce and cheese or bread stick with marinara sauce, fresh fruit, sliced peaches, potato wedges bear grahams, saltine crackers, dill spears, or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, diet plate, juice and milk. Wednesday — Barbecue rib dipper with hot roll or Taco Bell chilito, au gratin potatoes, baked beans, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears, sour apple slime, or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk. Thursday — Chicken strips with hot roll or cheese dog, mashed potatoes and gravy, strawberry jello, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears, or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk. Friday — Meat and cheese nachos or cheese pizza, refried beans, lettuce and tomato salad, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears, snickerdoodle cookies, or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk. Middle School Breakfast Monday — Biscuits and gravy or cereal, assorted juices and milk. Tuesday — Donuts or cereal, assorted juices and milk. Wednesday — Waffles with sausage or cereal, assorted juices and milk. Thursday — Biscuits with bacon and cheese or cereal, assorted juices and milk. Friday — Eggs and sausage biscuits or cereal, assorted juices and milk. Middle School Lunch Available on Monday through Friday at the Middle School is Domino’s Pizza. Monday — Corn dog, French fries, peas, fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears, pudding/oreo, or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk. Tuesday — Crispy tacos, shredded lettuce with cheese, salsa, jalapeno, mixed vegetables, applesauce, pudding, saltine crackers, dill spears, or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk. Wednesday — Taco Bell chilito burrito, au gratin potatoes, baked beans, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears, sour apple slime, or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate, potato bar, juice and milk. Thursday — Chicken strips with hot roll, whipped potatoes and gravy, green beans, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk. Friday — Meat and cheese nachos or cheese nachos, salsa, jalapenos, onions, Mexican beans, Mexican rice, fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears snickerdoodle cookies or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate, juice and milk. Mid-High Breakfast Monday — Sausage and egg and cheese biscuit or pancakes with sausage or cereal, orange juice and milk. Tuesday — Biscuits and gravy or cinnamon toast or cereal, orange juice and milk. Wednesday — Eggs and biscuit and ham or cereal, orange juice and milk. Thursday — Ham and cheese and egg biscuit or jelly donuts or cereal, orange juice and milk. Friday — Eggs and cheese and ham biscuits or cereal, orange juice and milk. Mid-High Lunch Available at the Mid-High Monday through Friday are Domino’s and Subway. Monday — Chicken nugget with hot roll, mashed potatoes with gravy or mixed fruit, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate, juice and milk. Tuesday — Bread sticks with marinara sauce, fresh fruit or salad with ranch or au gratin potatoes, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk. Wednesday — Beef with hot roll, mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh fruit, or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or pasta or soup bar, juice and milk. Thursday — Taco Bell chilito, refried beans, Mexican rice, lettuce and tomato salad, fresh fruit, or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk. Friday — Stuffed cheese pizza or meat nachos, fresh fruit, salad with ranch, corn, dill spears, snickerdoodle cookies or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate, pasta bar, juice and milk. High School Lunch Available every day at Campus Mart, the Training Table Deli offers a pasta bar, baked potato bar, lean items and fresh fruit. The Ala Carte Wildcat line offers Pizza Inn and Subway. Training Table Monday - Friday — Pasta bar, potato bar, deli sandwiches and salads, seasonal fruit. All-American Line Monday — Ham and cheese croissant, French fries, lettuce and tomato and onion, strawberry parfait, apples, juice and milk. Tuesday — Turkey with hot roll, whipped potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, turkey dressing, cranberry sauce, seasonal fruit, juice and milk. Wednesday — Pizza pocket, corn, jello jigglers, lettuce salad, seasonal fruit, juice and milk. Thursday — Chili dog with cheese, French fries, corn chips, seasonal fruit, juice and milk. Friday — Macaroni and cheese with hot roll, green beans, glazed carrots, seasonal fruits, juice and milk. McCord Elementary Breakfast Monday — Oatmeal and toast, juice and milk. Tuesday — Cinnamon toast, juice and milk. Wednesday — Cereal and toast, juice and milk. Thursday — Scrambled eggs and toast, juice and milk. Friday — Pretzel and cheese, juice and milk. Lunch Monday — Hamburger with lettuce and pickles and onion, fries, orange wedge and milk. Tuesday — Frito chili pie, corn, peach, hot roll and milk. Wednesday — Lasagna, French bread, applesauce, carrots and milk. Thursday — Hot turkey sandwich, green beans, potatoes, mixed fruit and milk. Friday — Chili dog, tator wedge, green peas, applesauce and milk. Pioneer Technology Center Tuesday — Beef tips with rice or chicken tortellini alfredo or pork chop and dressing, salad bar, soup, assorted vegetables, breads and desserts. Wednesday — Beef stir fry or barbecue chicken or pasta prima vera, salad bar, soup, assorted vegetables, breads and desserts. Thursday — Pot roast with veggies or chicken stir fry or seafood enchilada, salad bar, soup, assorted vegetables, breads and desserts. The cafeteria is open to the public from 11:15 a.m. to noon. Bombing Memorial Service MondayThe community is invited to join the Ponca City Millennium Tree Partners Monday to pay tribute to the courageous Ponca Citians who participated in rescue efforts after the tragic bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City in April of 1995. The service marks the fourth anniversary of the bombing. Citizens are asked to gather at the Memorial Tree, located on the west lawn of the Ponca City Post Office, at 9 a.m. In case of inclement weather, the activity will be moved to the post office lobby. Church bells will begin ringing at 9:02 a.m. with time set aside to offer prayer for the continued healing of the country, to honor those from Ponca City who went to Oklahoma City to assist at the bombing site and to celebrate the hope for tomorrow, demonstrated by today’s children. At a recent dedication of the first tree in Project Tree 2000, members of the Ponca City Millennium Commission were struck by the insightful innocence of local children. Prior to the dedication, elementary children were asked to write their wishes for the new millennium. The wishes were written on ornaments, which were used to decorate the tree. Among the wishes was one from Mrs. Amy Heslip’s first grade class, at Lincoln School, which said, “There will be no more bombing in the world.” “It breaks my heart that kids have to even think about bombing,” said Cathryn Ferguson, executive director for Ponca City Tomorrow. “Through the voices of our children, we will try to keep someone else from planning such an attack.” Originally, Ponca City Main Street Authority organized the planting of the Memorial Tree, an Oklahoma Red Bud, one week after the bombing occurred. On the first anniversary, Ponca City Tomorrow coordinated a ribbon-tying ceremony at the Memorial Tree. In memory of each victim who perished in the bombing, 168 ribbons were tied to the limbs. A plaque resides at the base of the tree. United Way Urges Effort To VolunteerThis week, United Way of Ponca City asks citizens who have not yet volunteered their time to get connected during the 26th annual observance of National Volunteer Week. The theme for National Volunteer Week 1999 is “Volunteers Light the Way!” Over the course of the week, volunteers will connect to their communities around the nation, taking part in service projects to help needy children, keep America healthy and improve the earth. President Richard Nixon signed an executive order in 1974, establishing the Week as an annual celebration of volunteerism. Every President since then has supported the Week. Citizens don’t need to go far from home to visit a senior, tutor a kid, serve dinner at a homeless shelter or teach someone to read. Everyone has at least one extra hour each week. Use that hour to light the way for someone in need. For every adult who wants to make a difference, there is a child who needs a mentor or someone who cares. By connecting with a young person, volunteers can help America’s youth get the resources they need to succeed. Recent surveys underscore the importance of citizen involvement. For example, UPS sponsored a report last year, studying Americans’ attitudes to volunteering. Results found that three-fourths of American adults serve as volunteers in their communities and 64 percent of youth adults report that they have volunteered. To find out how to get connected in the community, contact the United Way Office at 765-2476. National Volunteer Week is sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging more people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems. P.C. Marine Becomes Urban WarriorAboard The USS Bonhomme Richard — Ponca City Marine becomes urban warrior! To prepare their troops for a new century, the Navy and Marine Corps continually employ new weapons and tactics. Such was the rationale behind the “Urban Warrior” combat exercise, staged recently in the Northern California cities of Oakland and Alameda. Dennis L. Housley, the 38-year-old son-in-law of Maureen Jordan of Ponca City, played a direct role in the exercise’s success. Marine Staff Sgt. Housley was aboard when Marines of the First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) sped from the amphibious warship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in amphibious landing craft. Crossing San Francisco’s East Bay in minutes, the Marines landed and took control of simulated combat situations in each city. Housley understands the importance of realistic training scenarios. “Exercises like this help us ascertain and evaluate our urban warrior skills,” said Housley, who is married to Jordan’s daughter Tracy. Housley is a mortar section leader who supervises the maintenance and operation of mortar equipment. The 16-year Marine Corps veteran used these skills and others during the exercise. The combat scenarios in the exercise mimicked those which Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors faced in Somalia and Haiti. Many military strategists believe that small-scale urban conflict will be the rule, not the exception in the 21 century. Participants in Urban Warrior focused on three operational areas: humanitarian and disaster relief, peacekeeping, and combat amid a city. Sailors and Marines also took the opportunity to test new weapons. The Navy patrolled in the ultramodern Sea Shadow, a warship virtually undetectable by radar. Marines deployed from the landing craft carrying such unconventional weapons as laptop computers, digital radios, and acoustical anti-sniper weapons that automatically hone in on the sound of a sniper’s rifle. Throughout the exercise, Housley’s support of a high-tech, globally present Navy and Marine Corps only strengthened. “It is important to deploy forces to act as a forward deployed force for rapid response,” Housley said. As a world leader, the United States faces a host of challenges as we enter the new century. Exercises like Urban Warrior will continue to ensure that Housley and other military personnel are up to those challenges. (This account was written by Jason Emerson, Navy photojournalist, assigned to the Navy Public Affairs Center at Naval Station, San Diego). Diabetes Support Group Will MeetJ. Arden Blough, M.D., will be the guest speaker at the Kay County Area Diabetes Support Group at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 20, at the Grand Avenue Church of Christ, Ponca City. He will provide an update of diabetes information for persons with diabetes and their families. Dr. Blough is a member of the medical staff at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and sees patients at Ponca Family Medicine. Dr. Blough received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Oklahoma Medical School in 1994. He then attended the family Medicine Residency Program at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City for one year. He completed the last two years of his residency at Baptist Deaconess in the Great Plains Family Medicine Residency Program. All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting. For more information, call Doris at 765-2929 or Pat at 765-3321, ext. 600. Immunizations Required By Certain DatesThe Kay County Health Department reminds parents to review children’s immunization records and make sure they are up-to-date. Free immunizations clinics are offered in Ponca City and Blackwell. In Ponca City, immunization clinics are every Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. An additional clinic is held the first Monday of every month from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. In Blackwell, an immunization clinic is scheduled every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. An additional clinic is also held the first Monday evening of every month from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Oklahoma has improved its immunization coverage level from 72 percent to 78 percent for children who are two-years-old. This increase moves the state up from 48th and 31st in the nation for childhood immunization coverage. Immunization is one of the most effective ways of preventing disease. The level of vaccine-preventable disease has been reduced by more than 99 percent since the introduction of vaccines. However, this requires multiple doses of vaccine given in about five visits to a health care provider. For every dollar spent on immunization, as much as $29 can be saved in direct and indirect health care costs. For questions about immunizations, call the Kay County Health Department at 762-1641 or 363-5520. Unique Book By Stillwater ManA unique, less than 100-page book, is now available at both, Hasting’s Video and Book Store, and at the Master’s Touch, in Ponca City. “Beyond the Veil,” by William Kelly, deal with one man’s curiosity about the meaning of life. Kelly, of Stillwater, sought placement of his book at those two book stores in Ponca City, and received a welcome by both managements. He, along with Hasting’s management, has also scheduled an autographing opportunity on May 1, from noon to 8 p.m. at Hasting’s. Kelly noted that he had been a serious church goer most of his life, and would go to various different churches and his interest in them was Bible teachings. In his curiosity to ask questions of religious officials, and study the Bible, Kelly put what he found in “Beyond the Veil.” It hasn’t been a one year project, but began significantly in 1993 as he felt he had to find out more about the Scriptures and their meanings. The book took about five years to develop. Kelly’s research of the Scriptures helped clarify and reveal the mysteries that concern people, and he portrays that through “Beyond the Veil.” There were a number of situations he had questions about, including all phases of creation, clear explanations, meaning of life, and eternal destiny. “I would hope that after people read my book, people’s thoughts will be able to find some answers to their questions,” Kelly said. Cancer Related Fatigue Seminars Set WednesdaySt. Joseph Regional Medical Center is sponsoring two seminars on Wednesday, April 21 to address the topic of cancer related fatigue. A program for nurses and other healthcare professionals will be at noon and is titled “Assessing Fatigue: Optimizing Patient Care.” An evening program for the community “Strength for Caring: Dealing with Fatigue and Cancer” is primarily for cancer survivors, their families and friends. Rita Campbell, RNB, BSN, OCN, the immediate past president of the Oncology Nurses Society of Central Oklahoma, will be the presenter. Ms. Campbell has been an oncology nurse for 12 years and a nationally-certified oncology nurse for four years. In 1993, she authored an IV qualification course and personally certified more than 200 Oklahoma nurses to perform IV venipunctures and maintenance. While everyone knows what it feels like to be exhausted occasionally, cancer patients who suffer from fatigue — resulting from the disease itself or its treatment — often combat a debilitating exhaustion that can last days, weeks or months. Cancer fatigue affects nearly 80 percent of patients undergoing therapy and is the most common side effect of cancer and its treatment. While steady progress is being made in treating cancer, unfortunately cancer-related fatigue is frequently overlooked, under recognized and under treated. The causes and effects of fatigue are complex and there is no established method to assess or measure it. “Through education of healthcare professionals, patients and their caregivers, we hope to promote greater understanding of cancer fatigue in the hope of improving the everyday life of cancer patients and their families,” said Ms. Campbell. Reservations are required for the noon program and will offer one hour of continuing educational units for nurses. Reservations can be made by calling 765-0301. The evening program, which will be held in Conference Room C at the hospital, is open to the public. Freedom From Smoking Clinic Beginning April 26Do you want to kick the smoking habit? St. Joseph Regional Medical Center can help you stop smoking through its seven-session Freedom From Smoking clinic, which gets under way April 26. The clinic begins that evening with an introduction and ends June 1 with a celebration and graduation. The sessions will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Conference Room B at the medical center. Martha Denney, RN, is the program coordinator and an American Lung Association certified instructor. “There is a lot of give-and-take in the group process, which takes the lonely element out of quitting on your own,” Denney said. “When it comes to smoking, for some people quitting together is more effective than trying to kick the habit in isolation.” The American Lung Association found during the development of this program, according to Denney, that signing contracts to quit and assigning rewards to oneself are important factors in successful quitting. The panel discussion of ex-smokers about how they manage best to stay off cigarettes is one of the most popular parts of the program, she said. Small group interactions — organized within the larger group — are a major emphasis. The introductory session includes a discussion of the decision process. The remaining sessions are generally one week apart, with the exception of the third and fourth sessions, which are two days apart. Denney said the third session is quit day and the fourth is offered soon after to offer support and encouragement within 48 hours. Denney said the fourth session is very important. “We think smokers can use all the help and support they can get when they quit and that is what we try to supply with Freedom From Smoking,” she said. Topics covered in the clinic include “Studying Your Habit,” “Coping With Urges,” “Stress Management,” “Weight Control” and “Relapse Prevention.” For more information about the program, contact Denney at 765-0201. There is a $50 enrollment fee and advanced registration is required. “We’d like to have room for everyone,” said Denney, “but attendance is limited. So the sooner the smokers call, the better chance they have to join the group.” Shinny Game Picnic TodayWHITE EAGLE — Don’t forget the Ponca Youth Shinny Game Picnic following today’s team competition at the White Eagle powwow grounds. Sponsored by AmeriCorps, the Ponca City YMCA and the Standing Bear Foundation, free hamburgers and hotdogs will be served to everyone immediately following the game. The game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. today. Picnic event coordinator Dwight Howe said the picnic, which is being held for the third year now, is a drug and alcohol-free event. The Ponca Tribe’s traditional shinny games are held each Sunday in April. Foster Johnson Leaves Ponca City News PositionFoster Johnson, managing editor of The Ponca City News since 1982, has retired from his position with The News. Tom Muchmore, editor and publisher of The News, made the announcement. He said, “Although we are sorry to see Foster leave, we wish him well in his new career. Foster has done an excellent job as the Managing Editor for nearly 17 years and he will be hard to replace. We are searching carefully to find a quality person to fill this position to continue the tradition of solid unbiased news coverage for Ponca City and Kay County.” Johnson, 54, came to The News in June of 1982 from Weatherford, where he had held a similar position with the Daily News for seven years. His 31 years of journalistic experience include two years as sports editor of the Plainview (Texas) Daily Herald and five years as sports editor of the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Ark. A graduate of Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Johnson also attended Northern Oklahoma College. He is a native Oklahoman, born in Kingfisher and graduating from high school in Hominy. He said, “I have really enjoyed my association with The News. Journalism has been my life for a long time, but now it is time to try something else. I am looking forward to new challenges as I embark on a new career.” Johnson will enter training as a financial advisor with Prudential Securities in May. He and his wife, Charlanne, have three grown children and three grandchildren. DEATHSBetty Jo McCurry Betty Jo McCurryBLACKWELL — Betty Jo McCurry, a former resident of Blackwell, died Thursday, April 15, 1999, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was 72. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, April 19, 1999, in the Blackwell Cemetery, with the Rev. Gene Miller of the First Methodist Church in Arnett officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home. Betty Jo McCurry was born March 30, 1927, in Briartown, the daughter of Gilford H. and Bessie Lee (Wheeler) Hiten. She and Carl Triplett were married in 1941 in Briartown and moved to Blackwell in 1942. She and Newton R. McCurry were married on April 7, 1946, in Blackwell and settled there until 1977. While living in Blackwell, she worked as a beautician, operating the Town-n-Country Beauty Shop out of her home for a number of years. In 1977 the family moved to Nowata, where they resided until 1981 when they moved to Lake Eufaula to retire. Betty Jo was a member of the First Methodist Church in Nowata. Surviving are her husband of Checotah; one son, David Triplett of Fredricksburg, Texas; a daughter, Linda Sawyers of Enid; three brothers, A.K. Hiten of Alex, Larry Hiten of Langley, and Gary Hiten of Colorado Springs, Colo.; also seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband; her parents; a sister, Dana Lee Briggs; and a nephew. Jimmy CarterPAWNEE — Jimmy Carter, resident of Morrison, died Friday, April 16, 1999, at his home. He was 71. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 19, 1999, at the Poteet Funeral Chapel in Pawnee with the Revs. Mike Stein and Billy Chace officiating. Burial will be in the Morrison Cemetery. Jimmy Carter was born March 7, 1928, in Red Rock, the son of Charles and Cora (Cooper) Carter. He attended school at Red Rock, graduating with the class of 1947. He married Barbara Jelinek on Oct. 28, 1952, in Newkirk. Carter served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of American Legion Post No. 343. After 30 years with Conoco, he retired in 1982 to work on his farm. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling to music festivals around the country. He is survived by his wife of the home; a daughter, Rhonda Inselman, of Morrison; three sisters, Ruby Patterson of Wichita, Kan., Eva VanBrunt of Garber, and June McGraw of Kaw City; one granddaughter; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Charles Douglas Carter; and two brothers, John Carter and J.T. “C.B.” Carter. ObituariesRalph Kenneth SchneiderRalph Kenneth Schneider, Ponca City resident, died Thursday afternoon, April 15, 1999. He had recently moved back to Ponca City from Sulphur, La., and was living with his son, Wes Schneider. He was 82. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 19, 1999, in the Trout Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kent Dorsey, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the Odd Fellows Cemetery under direction of the Trout Funeral Home. Born Oct. 1, 1916, in Wichita Falls, Texas, he was the son of Estel Allen and Marjorie (Lane) Schneider. He graduated from the Ponca City High School in 1937, played high school football and basketball, and was known by some of his classmates as “seven-oh,” which came from a 70-yard punt he made during one of the games. On June 11, 1943, he was married to Hattie Anna Onan in Ponca City. She preceded him in death on Oct. 6, 1998. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1943. Returning to Ponca City in 1943, he began his career with Cities Service Oil Company, completing 43 years of service in 1986. The couple lived here until 1968 when he was transferred with Cities Service to Sulphur, La. He enjoyed rose gardening, nature, basketball and wrestling. Survivors include his daughter and her husband, Donna J. Schneider and Larry Brady of Edmond, Okla., and his son and his wife, Wes R. and Patty Schneider of Ponca City; grandchildren, Jeff and Karla Brady, Andy and Traci Krider, James and Carla Schneider and Kim Brady; great-grandchildren Keith, Alexandria and Macy Brady. Additional survivors include two brothers, Orland Schneider and C.L. and wife Maxine Schneider, both of Ponca City, also one sister, Mrs. Don (Peggy) Ashworth of Enid. In addition to his parents and wife, one brother, Ernest Schneider, and one sister, Sue Rickman, preceded him in death. Casket bearers will be Andy Krider, Ronnie Russell, Bill Kleinman, James Schneider, Jeff Brady and Chuck Schneider. Honorary casket bearers will be Tom Gaden, Frank Keller, Louis LeDox and Jack Swinehart. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (Heart Research), 825 N.E. 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. The family will be at the Schneider home, 937 North Palm. paid obituary Mary M. SuttonMary M. Sutton, lifelong Ponca City resident, died Thursday, April 15, 1999, at 12:45 p.m. at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 60. A Vigil Service will be held Sunday, 5 p.m. in the Chapel of the Trout Funeral Home with the Rev. John Michalicka, pastor, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, officiating. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, April 19, 1999, 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Michalicka as celebrant. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery. Born Nov. 1, 1938, in Ponca City, she was the daughter of James Anthony and Martha Marie “Mossie” DeNoya Monsour. She received her early education at St. Mary’s School and graduated from Monte Casino in Tulsa in 1956. She attended the University of Oklahoma where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma social sorority. On Jan. 1, 1960, she married John B. Sutton. They had just celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary. Family was very important to Mary, and she took great pleasure in organizing family gatherings and keeping in touch with her relatives. She was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, serving on the Bereavement and Bingo Committees and co-chair for the Centennial Celebration. She also served on the board of directors at Peachtree Landing. She was made an honorary member of the Po-Hi Class of ’55 in recognition for her dedicated work on their class reunions. Mary gladly volunteered many hours of community service, especially to various projects of the Ponca City Noon AMBUCS. Mary is survived by her husband, John, of the home; a daughter, Marty Sutton, Dallas, Texas; two sons, Mark and his wife Janice, Murrieta, Calif., and David Sutton, Dallas; two granddaughters, Madison and Morgan Sutton, Murrieta; a brother, Jack Monsour and his wife Connie, Ponca City; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Sutton, Ponca City, and Ann and her husband Mike McIlhargey of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; one brother-in-law, David J. “Bud” Sutton and his wife Patty of Newcastle, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Jim F. Monsour and his wife Jacque; and a sister-in-law, Betty and her husband Tom Kappele. Casket bearers will be Ted Davis, Jim O’Neil, Gary Miles, Doug Nickles, Pete Peterson, and Phil Rice. Honorary casket bearers will be members of the Ponca City Ambucs. Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Central Oklahoma Chapter, 120 North Robinson, Suite 705, Oklahoma City, OK 73102-7408, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 421 South Seventh, Ponca City, OK 74601 or to the Ambucs Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 2043, Ponca City, OK 74602. The family will be at the home, 2229 El Camino. paid obituary Verna O. ArnoldVerna O. Arnold, former Ponca City resident, died Friday, April 16, 1999, at the Granbury Villa Nursing Home, Granbury, Texas. She was 89. The funeral will be Monday, 1 p.m., graveside at the Odd Fellows Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Monty Fey, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home. Born April 28, 1909, at Wausau, Wis., she was the oldest of six daughters born to Gustav and Freida Schachinger Ashbrenner. The family moved to Oklahoma in 1914 to farm north of Perry. In 1934 she married Jimmie Arnold, and the couple leased and farmed land in the Ponca City area. After moving to Fort Worth in 1971, she participated in child care in local church nurseries and the “Tops” agency. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Wade (Erlene) Ehler, Granbury, Texas; two grandsons, Dean Ehler, Santa Maria, Calif., and Duane Ehler, Overland Park, Kan; a granddaughter, Elaine Ehler Pugh, Indianapolis, Ind.; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1955; a daughter, Jean Arnold Hall in 1994; her parents; and five sisters. Friends may call at the funeral home until 11:30 a.m. Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of choice. paid obituary Services PendingArlene K. TruebloodArlene K. Trueblood, longtime Ponca City resident, died Friday, April 16, 1999, at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 56. Survivors include her husband, Mack, of the home, 11501 Osage Cove Road in Ponca City. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Trout Funeral Home. Norman J. BrownNorman J. Brown, resident of Ponca City, died Saturday, April 17, 1999, at the Mercy Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was 58. Survivors include his wife, Dianne, of the home. Arrangements are pending with Grace Memorial Chapel. Ben CantleyBen Cantley, 952 N. Union, died early Saturday morning, April 17, 1999, at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 78. Survivors include his wife June, of the home. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Woodlands Christian Church under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home. Kenneth P. McDanielKenneth (Ted) P. McDaniel, resident of Ponca City, died Friday, April 16, 1999, at Shawn Manor Nursing Home, He was 72. Survivors include his wife, Lillian, of The Renaissance of Ponca City. Arrangements are pending with Grace Memorial Chapel. FuneralsTuesdayHelen A. LandonFuneral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Northeast Baptist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. NEWS BRIEFSMeals on Wheels — If you are interested in having Meals on Wheels delivered to your home or you need further information, call Velma Ealick, 762-1434, or Marion Hudson, 762-5454. MOW is a project of Church Women United. The purpose is to deliver a nutritious meal at noon to persons 65 years old, or older, living in Ponca City. Special diets are available with a written request from the recipients doctor. Cost is $2.50, which is the price paid to the hospital for each meal. Prom Flowers done with personal care at Carriage House Flowers. 762-3778. adv. Rural Water Meeting — McCord Rural Water District 3 will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the school library of McCord School. Windshield Chips repaired professionally. Guaranteed and insurance approved. Ponca Glass, 762-6522, 762-7957. adv. 1949 Reunion — The planning committee for the reunion of the Ponca City High School graduating class of 1949 will meet at the Pioneer Drive-In bank at 7 p.m. April 22. All interested alumni are encouraged to attend the meeting. Jueschke Carpet Cleaners. For professional carpet cleaning, call the professionals. Jueschke Carpet Cleaners. 765-3421. adv. Warrant Served — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 20-year-old man in the 500 block of North Eleventh Street at 11:28 a.m. Friday, on a city warrant. DUI — A 17-year-old boy was arrested by a Ponca City police officer at 9:50 p.m. Friday, in the 100 block of West Grand Avenue. The teen was charged with driving under the influence. Free Massage. Stop by, find out how. 1501-1/2 North Union. Therapeutic Massage Center. 762-9807. adv. El Chico — Plan to take the family out to eat and raise money for a good cause at the same time urges members of St. Jude’s Guild at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The guild is sponsoring a fund raiser at El Chico’s April 20, 5-10 p.m. A percentage of the sales from the night will be donated to the guild when customers indicate they would like proceeds to go to the organization. Modern Appliance RCA big screens, TV’s, VCR’s. All on sale. 116 North Fourth, 765-9847. adv. Odd Fellows — All Odd Fellows are invited to attend the lodge meeting at Blackwell Lodge No. 32, at 122 1/2 East Blackwell, at 7:30 p.m. April 20. Grand Master Daniel Barton will be giving a presentation on his programs for the year. Refreshments will be served. Modern Appliance Whirlpool washers, dryers, refrigerators and dishwashers. All on sale. 116 North Fourth, 765-9847. adv. Medical Meeting — The Ponca City area chapter of the American Parkinson’s Disease Association will meet at 11 a.m. April 24 at Conference Room C in the basement of St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Kaye Agnew, Roche Pharmaceutical, will be the guest speaker. Her Review. Now accepting women’s spring/summer consignments. adv. Membership Meeting — Please join us April 21 for the Quarter/Paint Horse Exhibitors Association membership meeting to be held at the Pioneer Bank Drive-thru in Ponca City, at 7 p.m. Please call if you are unable to attend, 762-1757. Spring Special on truck windshields. 73-87 Chevy pickups $125. 88-up Chevy pickup $275. 80-89 Ford pickups $200. 90-up Ford pickups $220. All prices include tax and installation. We use factory OEM replacements exclusively! Call today for your appointment. Johnson Glass, 515 S. 1st. 762-2012. adv. Great Expectations — The Ponca City Friends of Education is sponsoring a program at the Poncan Theater on April 27, at 7 p.m., to recognize the learning changes taking place in the elementary schools. Students, parents, educators, community leaders and major employers are invited to learn the basic principles of the Great Expectations program. Library Program — A slide program entitled “Stalag Sooner: World War II Prisoner of War Camps in Oklahoma” will be presented by Dr. Bill Corbett at the Ponca City Library Thursday at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Clocks Of every size and shape. Really neat! Secretaries Day gifts and a table full of Mother’s Day gifts. It’s time. Christy’s, 3005 North Fourteenth. adv. Spring Picnic — Live entertainment, food and games are on tab for the Conoco Retires Association Spring Picnic at Wentz Camp, Friday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Registration begins at 11 a.m. Charge for admission is $5. Bring a lawn chair to enjoy friends and fellowship. For more information contact Elmore Johnson, CRA president at 762-0601 or Gerry Morgan at 762-5086. Free Pregnancy test. Birth Choice cares. Confidential. Hours: Monday, 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. and Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 700 West Broadway. adv. Burglary — A resident in the 1000 block of South Eighth street contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 8:38 a.m. Friday, to report a vehicle was broken into. An officer responded and took a report. Reverse Osmosis water 25 cents per gallon. Pure Water Wagon. 1717 North 5th. adv. Accident — An employee from Las Fajita’s, 731 North Fourteenth Street, notified the Ponca City Police Department at 11:27 a.m. Friday, that two vehicles had an accident in front of the business. An officer responded and took a report. No injuries were noted. Mike’s Lawn Care. Experienced lawn care to fit any budget. Call 767-1636 for free estimates. adv. DUI — At 12:39 p.m. Friday, two Ponca City police officers responded to a call at North Second Street and East Highland Avenue. According to an employee from the Sav-A-Trip, 207 East Highland Avenue, a subject left the business without paying for gas. The suspect was stopped at North Ash Street and West Hazel Avenue. A 34-year-old man was taken into custody for driving under the influence, driving under suspension and a city warrant. Concealed Hand-gun class. Information. Call 765-6589. adv. Arrested — A 30-year-old man was arrested by a Ponca City police officer from the 2900 block of East South Avenue, at 1:57 p.m. Friday. He was charged with a city warrant. St. Louise Cardinal tickets for sale. Game: May 10th, against Philadelphia. For more details call 762-5651. adv. Stolen — The Ponca City Police Department received notice of a stereo stolen from a vehicle in the 300 block of North Eighth Street. An officer responded at 3:09 p.m. Friday, to take a report. Bosses Make it easy on yourself! It’s Secretarial week. We have gift certificates. Call us at Mrs. Brown’s Attic 762-4838. adv. Arrest — At 1:44 a.m. Saturday, a Ponca City police officer stopped a vehicle at West Broadway Avenue and North Elm Street for driving left of center. The subject was then arrested for driving under the influence. Have Pet? Can travel! In Home Pet Sitting Service. We love them when you have to leave them! 762-4205. adv. Arson — The Ponca City Communication Department received a report of a structure fire in the 800 block of North Lake Street, at 9:57 p.m. Friday. All Ponca City Fire stations responded. An arson report was taken. Four Ponca City police officers provided traffic control at the scene. Accident — A Ponca City police officer took a report of a two-vehicle accident in the 600 block of East Grand Avenue, at 3:09 p.m. Friday. No injuries were reported. 4” Red Geraniums, reg. $1.99 sale $0.99. Keathly’s Nursery. 2448 Bridge Avenue. Monday-Friday 8-5:30. Saturday 8-5. Sunday 1-5. adv. Collision — A Ponca City police officer took a report of a two-vehicle accident which occurred in the 200 block of East Grand Avenue at 3:31 p.m. Friday. No injuries were reported. WWF Backlash: In your house. Pay Per View hard hitting wrestling coming Sunday, April 25th at 7:00 p.m. Call Cable One for your ringside seat, 762-6684. adv. In Custody — An 18-year-old man was taken into custody from a traffic stop at South Fourteenth Street and U.S. 60, by a Ponca City police officer. The subject was charged with speeding, no drivers’ license and a city warrant. Pauline's Every Monday night special. Fried chicken only - all white meat. All you can eat, $6.50. For reservations call 765-5460. adv. Car Aflame — At 9:16 p.m. Friday, Ponca City firefighters responded to the report of a vehicle that exploded in the 1500 block of South Eighth Street. Firefighters extinguished the car fire. Cow Manure $1.19 a bag. Keathly’s Nursery. 2448 Bridge Avenue. Monday-Friday 8-5:30. Saturday 8-5. Sunday 1-5. adv. Destruction — A resident in the 300 block of North Eighth Street contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 12:07 a.m. Saturday, to report a subject threw a brick through a window. An officer responded and took a report of destruction of private property. Court Allen Construction. Concrete and flagstone walkways, patios and yard curbing. Call 765-2720. adv. DUI — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 26-year-old man at South Fourteenth Street and East South Avenue at 12:12 a.m. Saturday, for driving under the influence, no insurance and driving left of center. Arrest — From a traffic stop at Union Street and West Grand Avenue, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 34-year-old man at 3:04 a.m. Saturday, for knowingly concealing stolen property. Stolen — A clerk at the Triple T, 201 West Hartford Avenue, advised the Ponca City Police Department at 2:07 a.m. Saturday, that two men left the store without paying for two 12-packs of beer. An officer responded and took a report. Klinger Reunion: Blackwell Red Cross Building. April 18th. For more information 765-6319. adv. Petit Larceny — At 3:19 a.m. Saturday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 22-year-old man at the police station. The subject was charged with a petit larceny. Great Fundraiser: Booths at Victorian chocolate and craft festival. Saturday, May 1st. Call 762-6700. adv. Arrest — An 18-year-old man was arrested at West Park Avenue and North Pine Street, by a Ponca City police officer at 3:58 a.m. Saturday. The subject was charged with a city warrant. LIFESTYLESEngagement Announced Engagement AnnouncedDr. and Mrs. David M. Carlton Jr. of Alexandria. La., have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Christi Joyce Carlton, to Joshua Paul Christensen, son of Dr. Harold R. Christensen and Dr. JoAnn Christensen, both of Shreveport, La. The couple plans a May 22 wedding at the home of her grandparents in Lecompte, La. Christensen’s grandparents reside in Ponca City. The bride-elect is a graduate of Centenary College of Louisiana and is employed with the First Bank of Colorado. The prospective bridegroom, also a Centenary graduate, is employed with Keystone Resorts. Church Women United Marks 50 YearsMay Friendship Day, formerly known as May Fellowship Day, will be observed at First Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 14, at 12:30 p.m. Church Women United (CWU), who will be celebrating their 50-year anniversary, is sponsoring the event. Past presidents of Church Women United will be honored and given a golden rose. May Friendship Day invites participants “to celebrate God’s love as experienced through the sacred relationships that touch lives.” Worshipers will have a unique opportunity to name and recognize their angels, mentors and friends, while being challenged to accept these roles in the lives of others. Offerings received on May Friendship Day will help support the work of CWU in Ponca City, and global projects benefiting women and children. Bonita James, president of Presbyterian Women, and Jody Whipple, CWU representative, are in charge of arrangements. A nursery will be provided. Tickets for the luncheon are $5.50 and are available through the member churches of Church Women United. Local group presidents need to turn in reservations to James at 762-6530 by May 7. Tiffany Harris Is Bride-ElectMr. and Mrs. Bob V. Kafer of Newkirk are announcing the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Tiffany Nicole Harris, to Steven B. Hermann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hermann of St. Louis, Mo. The couple plans a May 22 wedding at Cann Memorial Garden. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Newkirk High School, Northern Oklahoma College, and Rose State College. She is presently a customer service representative with Cable One. Hermann, a graduate of Lafayette High School, graduated from Southwest Missouri State in 1993. He is a teacher at Ponca City High School and is the head soccer coach for the Lady Wildcats. Lookin’ With LouBy LOUISE ABERCROMBIE News Staff Writer When traveling to some unknown destination, two things of little use are a map and oral directions by the natives. In the first place, it is almost impossible to read the map because of its crumpled condition. Rarely can it be refolded the same way it was when you got it from Tourist Information or the Chamber of Commerce. Now, women claim that men won’t ask for directions, while men say that women can’t read maps. Why is it, then, that the male is driving and the female is in the passenger seat trying to read the map? Naturally, at the same time, she is urging the driver to stop and ask for directions. Of course, asking directions can be an adventure in itself. Answers to where to locate a nationwide store reaps replies such as “it’s a fur piece down the road,” “it’s a good bit,” “Just keep going,” or “you can’t miss it.” Or, you get two sets of directions because the direction giver can’t make up his mind. By the time this is translated, you are thoroughly confused. Then there is that old response “I don’t know, I’m not from here.” Driving gestures take on a different interpretation depending on the locale. A “thank you” wave in the rural area could have another meaning in a city where everyone seems to be in a “toot.” And believe me, if you don’t move when the car behind you wants you to, there will indeed be horn tooting; and a friendly one-handed finger wave from a fellow in a rural pickup can cause angry reactions from the city folk. The pickup driver is just saying “howdy,” while the sports utility vehicle person usually means “move it.” On another subject, have you ever gone to a new barber or hair stylist and given them instructions on how you would like your hair cut or styled — and they do it their way instead of your way? One solution is to show them your driver’s license, if the picture was taken on one of your good days. But, as you know, you’d better be smiling on your way to the identification photo chair because they’re going to shoot your picture immediately. Of course, if it comes out looking like you’ve been drinking, as some photos are prone to do, try another approach. By showing the photo to the barber or stylist, this will allow them to have a clue about how you would like your hair to appear, And it might be best if you don’t show them photos of Kevin Costner or Courtney Cox. If you don’t like the “do”’ the first time, that’s their fault; if you don’t like it the second time, that’s your fault, and you should take your business elsewhere. Caren Cantrell Is EngagedThe engagement of Caren Elaine Cantrell and Paul A. Maccini has been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard E. Cantrell Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. Cantrell is the former Mary Ellen Doyle of Ponca City. Maccini is the son of Claire Maccini of Dartmouth, Mass., and Joseph Maccini of Boca Raton, Fla. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Alene Doyle of Ponca City, and Carol Cantrell of El Paso, Texas. A Sept. 4 wedding in Forth Worth is planned. Miss Cantrell has attended Mary Baldwin College, East Carolina University and Fordham University. She will complete her MSW this fall at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a member of AOPi sorority. Maccini graduated from the University of Rhode Island and is territorial manager for Astra Pharmaceuticals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He was a member of the United States Olympic ice hockey team 10 years ago. Beta Sigma Phi Rituals Are Held At Chapter MeetRituals of Laureate for Leanna Adams and Order of the Rose for Alice Beman were conducted in the home of Lillian Williams when 11 members of Laureate Phi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority met recently. Erma Rusch, vice-president, officiated for the Laureate with Dorothy Majors and Gwen Higgins assisting her. Meire K. Harris led the Order of the Rose with members participating in the honorary 15-year recognition. Elsie Rosenbaum, president, presided during the business session when Velma Case said she would be walking in the Ataxia-Telangiectasia Walk in Texas and anyone who wanted to sponsor her could send a check made out to A-T to her home before April 30. Ms. Harris read the review “Looking the Part” and Ms. Williams gave a memory that came to her when she ran across a picture of the 1954 Preferential Tea in Texas where she was pledged with 124 other-new members. In the picture, everyone was dressed with hats and gloves, the mode of the day. After being in that chapter for 11 years, she came to Ponca City and has been active with the group that has now reached the level of Precepter Laureate. Virginia Starks, social, reported the Founder’s Day Dinner April 20 with hospitality at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Ponca City Country Club. The final social, the chapter birthday party, will be held at Ponca Lake Shelter three on May 16, time to be announced. Ms. Harris said the last program meeting of the year will be held in the home of Ms. Rosenbaum with Ms. Harris, co-hostess, and Ms. Beman giving the program to end the study “Memory Launchers.” Installation of officers will also be conducted. Little NewsCash Steven Crisswell is the name selected by Drew and Rachel Crisswell, 736 North Fourteenth, for their son born at 11:56 a.m. April 6, 1999, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds and measured 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Tommy and Pam Smith of Ponca City, and paternal grandparents are Steve and Dena Wagner of Houston, Texas, and Carl and Bochita Crisswell of Norman. Great-grandparents are Don and Maretta Westberg of Ponca City. Terry and Lynn Lane of Ponca City announce the birth of a daughter at 1:18 p.m. April 4, 1999, at Stillwater Medical Center. Callie Jo Lane weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 20 1/2 inches long. She has a brother, Colton Lane, 2 years old. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Teresa Martin of Fairfax, and Dale and Sherry Head of Ponca City. Paternal grandparents are Jack and Gladys Lane of Red Rock. Great-grandparents are Jeaninne Rinke of Medicine Lodge, Kan., Bill and Helen Head of Ponca City, and James and Geri Sloan of Ponca City. Oklahoma City Ceremony Unites Couple in MarriageBrian Hillman and Jennifer Harrell exchanged wedding vows in a 12 noon ceremony March 13, 1999, at the Grace United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City. A luncheon reception was held at the Marriott Hotel following the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Bill and Cheryl Hillman of Ponca City, Janie and Robert Shea of Oklahoma City, and Terry and Anetta Harrell of Yukon. The bridegroom is the grandson of Verna House of Ponca City, Lonita Hillman of Hazelton, Kan., the late Chester House, and the late John Hillman. The bride is the granddaughter of John and June McCharen Jr. of Oklahoma City, Irene Harrell of Gage, and the late B.W. Harrell. Attendants were Laura Brunson, S.J. Schupbach, Kersten Seeger, Missy Sarna, Phillip Thomas, and Brent Harrell. The newlywed couple resides at 5715 Baylor Place, Bartlesville. The bridegroom is a teacher at Wilson Elementary School. Both are 1997 graduates of Oklahoma State University. Engagement Is AnnouncedAugust 7 is the date selected by Nicole Marie Williams, daughter of Karen M. Williams of Ishpeming, Mich., and Robert Lee Waltrip, son of Terry and Gay Waltrip of Katy, Texas, former residents of Ponca City. Miss Williams is also the daughter of the late Reginald G. Williams, M.D. The bride-elect is a graduate of Ishpeming High School and Kalamazoo College and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is employed at the Magee Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, Penn., where she is a OB/GYN resident. The prospective bridegroom is a graduate of Ponca City High School, Baylor University, and John Hopkins School of Medicine. He is employed by the University of Pittsburgh where he is an orthopedic surgery resident. Couple Plans May 29 VowsA May 29 wedding at Sout |