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From the pages of The Ponca City News, Wednesday, May 3, 2000 LOCAL DEATHS NEWS BRIEFS LIFESTYLES SPORTS LOCALDowntown Area Braces For Annual Iris Festival Downtown Area Braces For Annual Iris FestivalThe spring showers have brought the irises to blooms and Ponca City is awash with color — just in time for this weekend’s 12th annual Iris Festival. Downtown Ponca City will be alive with a variety of activities and entertainment for all ages including a vast array of food. Festival participants can choose from dog races to bed races to chalk drawings. There will be tours of the iris gardens and the Matzene Art Collection at the library. Wives can compete in the Husband Calling contest at 3 p.m. Saturday. Two iris shows are available for participants to enter — the juried Northern Oklahoma Iris Society Show in the lower level of the Commercial Federal Bank building and the Community Iris Show at the Fourth Street Clubhouse. Iris growers will be preparing blooms for the competition. Also on display at the clubhouse will be hand-painted china and other items by the Pioneer Porcelain Artists. Plants will be available for sale at the Plants for Pleasure Sale at Cann Memorial Gardens and the Petals and Lace sidewalk sale in front of the RSVP office. Also available are the Iris Festival 2000 postcard and postal cancellation on Friday, especially for those who have acquired the previous cancellations. Arts and crafts booths will offer a range of items with one sponsored by the Ponca City Main Street Authority and demonstrations and sale of Native American arts and crafts. Children’s activities are scheduled as well as musical entertainment on stage at Fifth and Grand. Vehicles will be on display up and down Grand Avenue sponsored by local dealers, and the HGH Antique Car Museum will be opened for the once-a-year viewing of its car collection. The Pro-Teens will be sponsoring the Victorian Chocolate Festival again this year at Grand Central Station for those with a sweet tooth. Rounding out the entertainment is Rogers and Hammerstein’s musical Carousel, presented by the Ponca Playhouse. Shows for the weekend are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Retired Senior Volunteer Program Iris postcard sale — U.S. Post Office, Fourth and Grand 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Iris Festival 2000 Postal Cancellation — U.S. Post Office, Fourth and Grand 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Retired Senior Volunteer Program Petals and Lace and sidewalk plant sale — RSVP office, 113 North Fourth 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. — Cinco De Mayo Celebration — Mexican Food and Games — At Centennial Plaza — Sponsored by the Ponca City Hispanic Alliance — Celebration Cinco De Mayo — Comida Mexicana Y musica — En el Civic Plaza, 516 East Grand 8 p.m. — Ponca Playhouse presents Carousel (tickets available at the theater) Saturday 9 a.m. — Crowning of Iris Princess — Center Stage, Fifth and Grand — Sponsored by WBBZ 9 a.m. — Trail of Tails Dog Walk and Dachshund Race (9:30 a.m.) — Downtown, Seventh and Grand - Sponsored by the Ponca City Humane Society 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Plants for Pleasure Safe and Free Tours of Cann Memorial Garden and Home — Sponsored by Ponca City Garden Council — Cann Memorial Garden, Fourteenth and Grand Avenue 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Twelfth annual Arts and Crafts Fair, Sponsored by Ponca City Main Street Authority, Grand Avenue 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Tenth Annual Victorian Chocolate Festival — Grand Central Station, Fifth and Central — Sponsored by Pro-Teens — Lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Musical Entertainment — Center Stage, Fifth and Grand 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Pioneer Area Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show — Commercial Federal Bank, lower level, Fifth and Central 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Ethnic Food Court on Grand Avenue 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Cinco De Mayo Celebration — Authentic Mexican food, crafts, music and dancing , Grand Avenue — Sponsored by the Ponca City Hispanic Alliance 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Iris Festival Transportation — Sponsored by Ponca City Main Street Authority and provided by Pioneer Transit 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — H.G.H. Antique Car Museum, 110 North Union 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Demonstrations of Native American Art and Crafts and sale, Grand Avenue — Sponsored by Standing Bear Foundation 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — New Car, Boat and Recreational Vehicle Show, Grand Avenue — Sponsored by the Local Dealers 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Iris Garden Tours — Inquire at the Information Booth — Northern Oklahoma Iris Society Show or Community Iris Show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Children Events, Grand Avenue — Sponsored by Ponca City Main Street Authority 10 a.m. — Children’s Hands on Planting Session — Participants will receive a small plant — Fifth and Grand Avenue — Sponsored by the Ponca City Library 10 a.m. — United Way Bed Race, Fifth and Grand Avenue — for more information, call 765-2476 10 a.m. to noon — Chalk Art Contest — Ages I to 100 invited, Fifth and Grand — Sponsored by the Ponca City Library 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Matzene Art Collection Tour — Ponca City Library, Fifth and Grand Avenue — Sponsored by the Ponca City Library 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Seventh Annual Community Iris Show — Fourth Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth Street 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Pioneer Porcelain Artists — 4th Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth Street 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Retired Senior Volunteer program Iris post card sale — RSVP office, 113 North Fourth 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Retired Senior Volunteer Program Petals and Lace and sidewalk plant sale — RSVP office, 113 North Fourth 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. — 12th Annual Iris Show — Commercial Federal Bank lower level , 5th and Central — Sponsored by Northern Oklahoma Iris Society 3 p.m. — Husband Calling Contest on Center Stage, 5th and Grand; Prizes and lots of laughs — Sponsored by KLOR Team Radio. 8 p.m. — Ponca Playhouse presents Carousel (tickets available at the theater) Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Iris Garden Tours 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. — H.G.H. Antique Car Museum — 110 North Union 2 p.m. — Ponca Playhouse presents Carousel (tickets available at the theater) For additional information or questions, e-mail Ponca City Main Street Authority at pcmainst@poncacity.net Cinco de Mayo Fest Slates Two-Day RunPonca City’s celebration of Hispanic culture moves into the spotlight Friday with the annual observance of Cinco de Mayo. The “party” is the kick off for the Iris Festival and will be celebrated with a block party on Grand Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Streets. It lasts from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. KIXR Good Vibrations Dance Machine will provide the Mexican music with Marco and Abram Rodriguez as deejays playing a variety of popular Latino music from Tex-Mex, Cumbias, Mariachi, Salsa and traditional music. Various concessions of traditional Mexican food will be provided by members of The Hispanic Alliance of Northern Oklahoma and local Mexican restaurants. Scheduled activities include a chili pepper eating contest, tortilla art contest and soccerball volley contest. For children, there will be a jumping bean contest, tortilla chip tossing contest and soccerball volley contest. Prizes will be awarded in all activities. Cinco de Mayo is a date of historic importance for the Mexican and Chicano communities. It marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla. Although the Mexican army was eventually defeated, the “Batalla de Puebla” came to represent a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism. With this victory, Mexico demonstrated to the world that it and all Latin America countries were willing to defend themselves from foreign intervention. In the United States, the “Batalla de Puebla” came to be known as simply “5 de Mayo” (May 5). Unfortunately, many people wrongly equate it with Mexican Independence which occurred on Sept. 16, 1810, nearly a fifty-year difference. Over the years Cinco de Mayo has become a holiday time for fun and dance. Domestic Violence Fund Raiser Includes Phone-a-Thon ThursdayThe 14th annual Domestic Violence Program Phone-a-Thon fund raiser will be held Thursday from 6 to 9 pm., giving citizens a chance to make a difference in the community. Volunteers for the Phone-a-Thon will be calling to ask for support for this organization which offers life-saving services to Kay County and its residents. Funds collected will be used to purchase clothing, medication, and supplies for children and women staying at the shelter. “We will be mailing pledge cards to donors with a self-addressed envelope addressed to our agency so that the donor will know that we are legitimate,” according to Christy Williams, executive director. The address of the agency is P.O. Box 85, Ponca City, Okla., 74604. For more information or to make a pre-donation, call 762-2873 or 1-888-395-3670. The Domestic Violence Program is a United Way of Ponca City agency. Carousel One of the Great Musicals Opens at Poncan“If I loved you, time and again I would try to say all I’d want you to know.” The lyric is one of the most famous of all time, but it’s only one of many great songs in Carousel. When Rogers and Hammerstein wrote Carousel, they were at the peak of their form. They had just completed the ground-breaking new musical Oklahoma!, and their next project would be South Pacific. The Ponca Playhouse production of Carousel opens Friday at the Poncan Theatre on Grand. Richard Rogers wrote the music and Oscar Hammerstein wrote the words. But when the fabulous team composed Carousel, Hammerstein was still the new guy. He had known Rogers for over twenty years, and he came from one of the most prestigious theatre families in America. But Richard Rogers had built his fame with another collaborator, Lorenz Hart. Sadly, Larry Hart’s career and life were cut short by alcoholism. So Rogers asked his old friend Hammerstein to help him with a new show. Their collaboration started out timidly, but in time they composed a radically new kind of musical, Oklahoma! For Carousel, only their second show together, they found music in a strange place, a dark play called Liliom by the Hungarian Ferenc Molnar. Several composers, notably George Gershwin and the opera composer Giacomo Puccini, had already rejected the source. But Rogers and Hammerstein made creative decisions that turned the piece into a musical gem. Most important, they transported it from Hungary to the New England coast. This gave them an opportunity for delightful local color, as young people rejoice in clam-bakes, and sailors sing the glories of sailing after the “chrysanthemum spout” of a whale. Carousel was innovative and entertaining. Even more than Oklahoma! it made the chorus a part of the action. In Carousel, Rogers used music to tell the story and mood more than any American musical before it. It was a new kind of work, and everyone knew it. Rogers and Hammerstein were still experimenting. The first song they worked on was the brilliant Soliloquy. In the song, Billy Bigelow learns that his wife, Julie, is pregnant. Billy’s never been very good at holding a job, and in Soliloquy, his mind is racing to find a way to provide for his family. But the title tells it all. Billy is basically a loner, and he must learn how to become a partner. It won’t be easy. It will even require heavenly grace. Soliloquy, considered one of the great songs in American musicals, was an extremely complex song for the era. Rogers later said when it was completed, “we knew we had the play licked.” They also licked the problem of learning how to collaborate. Hart, Rogers’ first partner, liked to write lyrics to music after the music was finished. Hammerstein worked the other way around. He wanted Rogers to compose after the lyrics were finished. Rogers adapted, but it wasn’t easy. But it was successful. Carousel is one of the most beloved musicals of all time. It has been revived on Broadway a stunning seven times, including a production by the New York City Opera. The most recent revival was an inventive new production that opened on Broadway in 1994. Corporate sponsors for this production are Commercial Federal and Kids Kastle. The production is also underwritten by the Oklahoma Arts Council. Carousel performs on Friday and Saturday the 5th and 6th at 8 p.m. and Sunday the 7th at 2 p.m. It continues next weekend on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. The Playhouse box office is located across from the Poncan Theatre in the old Martin Furniture building. Office hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and tickets can be reserved by calling 765-5360 or purchased one hour before the 8 p.m. production on Fridays and Saturdays or one hour before the 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on May 7. DEATHSLinda J. Perez Linda J. PerezENID — Linda J. Perez, former resident of Newkirk, died Wednesday, April 26, 2000, in Integris Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was 52. A mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29, in St Gregory The Great Catholic Church in Enid with the Rev. Mark Mason officiating. Burial followed in the Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home of Enid. Linda J. Perez was born Nov. 16, 1947, in Arkansas City, Kan., the daughter of Edward Ray and Alberta “Bertie” Bell Alexander. She attended school in Arkansas City, Kan., and Newkirk, graduating from Newkirk High School in 1966. She married Domingo J. Perez on Oct. 7, 1967, on the McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan. The were both stationed in England. After retirement in 1967, they moved to Enid. She attended the Autry Technical Center of Enid for Radiography and was employed as a registered mammographer with Integris Baptist Health Center and a clinical instructor for Autry Technical Center. She had won national recognition membership in education with the National Vocational Technical Society. Survivors include her husband of the home; her mother; two sons, Philip Perez of Rapid City, S.D., and Paul Perez of Tulsa; one brother, Jimmy Alexander of Ponca City; one sister, Sandra Hoepfinger of Newkirk; and three granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her father. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Autry Tech Education Foundation, c/o Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home, 2800 North Van Buren, Enid, Okla. 73703. Bern L. Martin Jr.BLACKWELL — Bern “Bernie” L. Martin Jr., resident of Blackwell, died Monday night, May 1, 2000, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan. He was 59. A graveside service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at the James W. Roberts Memorial Chapel in the Blackwell Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Longcrier of the First Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home. Bern L. Martin Jr. was born June 18, 1940, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Bern Lafayette and Ruby Eloise (Werning) Martin Sr. He grew up in the Dallas area, attending schools there most of his life until high school when they moved to San Antonio, Texas. Following his schooling, he began employment with Dr. Pepper Bottling Company in Dallas. He married Billie Rae Parker on March 4, 1960, in Dallas, where they settled for four years. In 1964, they moved to Tulsa, where he was employed driving a truck for Stone Trucking Company. Later they moved to Waco, Texas, where he continued driving a truck and purchased his own truck, which he drove for awhile. He was then employed with the Equalizer Company in Waco, Texas, until ill health forced him to retire after 32 years of trucking. They moved to Blackwell in 1996 where he and his wife have made their home since. Together they served as motor route carriers for the Blackwell Journal Tribune for one year. Survivors include his wife of the home; two daughters, Donna Martin of Oklahoma City and Sheri Rakes of Blackwell; one son, James Martin of Lincoln, Ill.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Casket bearers will be Bill Johnson, Michael Rakes, Travis Yordon, Michael Kindrick and Meryl Backus. Ruby M. RobinsonPAWNEE — Ruby M. Robinson, resident of Pawnee, died Monday, May 1, 2000, in Pawnee. She was 87. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Blackburn with the Rev. Bob Copeland officiating. Burial will be in the Blackburn Cemetery under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home in Pawnee. Ruby M. Robinson was born March 11, 1913, in Mena, Ark., the daughter of George and Fannie (Woods) Spears. She attended school in Blackburn. She married Lafe Robinson on April 12, 1932, in Pawnee County; he preceded her in death June 7, 1982. She had lived in Kinta, Okla., and moved to Blackburn, where she lived all of her married life. She was a member of Blackburn First Baptist Church and Pawnee First Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Huddleston of Ponca City, Norma Jean Wheeler of Pawnee, and Linda K. Kelsey of Cleveland; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, Robert; two sisters, Delia Lemaster and Imogene Spears; five brothers, Fred Spears, Mitch Spears, Wes Spears, Roy Spears and Chester Spears; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. ObituariesLloyd Henry WilsonLloyd Henry Wilson, lifelong Tonkawa and Ponca City resident, died Monday, May 1, 2000, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 80. The funeral will be held Thursday, May 4, 2000, at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Chapel with the Rev. Terry Long, minister of missions, officiating. Burial will be in Blackwell IOOF Cemetery under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home. Wilson was born Dec. 2, 1919, in Trinidad, Colo., to Bessie Lucas and William Lloyd Wilson. He was reared and attended school in Tonkawa and graduated from Northern Oklahoma College in May 1940. He attended the University of Houston in 1952, studying auto insurance adjusting. On Aug. 22, 1944, he married Opal Laverne Rowe; she preceded him in death on July 14, 1999. Lloyd served in the United States Army Air Force from October 1943 to November 1945 and was a flight instructor pilot for twin engine B-25 aircraft. He worked for Albright Title & Trust Company as a flying representative and retired from General Adjustment Bureau in 1982 as a general adjuster. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Ponca City, the American Legion and the VFW. He enjoyed dancing and loved working with his flowers and garden. Survivors include his daughter, Cheryl Hill and her husband, Bill, of Ponca City, and two sons, Tim Wilson and his wife, Nancy, of Bentonville, Ark., and Bill Wilson and his wife, Ruby, of Stillwater. Additional survivors include seven grandchildren, Mark Hill and his wife, Stephani, Michelle Hill Hudson and her husband, John, also Robyn, Sarah, and Jessica Wilson, and Randy and Robbie Wilson; and three great-grandchildren, Maddison and Micah Hill, and Chandler Hudson. Also surviving are two brothers, Woodrow Wilson of Ponca City and Clarence Wilson of Kansas City, (Mo. or Kan.); and two sisters, Gertrude Wilson of Tonkawa and Catherine Rice of Dallas, Texas, and his good friend Helen Rice. In addition to his wife and parents, several brothers and sisters preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the American Heart Association, Kay County Chapter, P.O. Box 1151, Ponca City, Okla. 74602. The family will be at 1320 Meadowbrook Drive. paid obituary Billy Joe HuntBilly Joe Hunt, longtime resident of Ponca City, died Monday morning, May 1, 2000, in North Fort Myers, Fla. He was 65. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 5, at North Fort Myers Memorial Funeral Home in North Fort Myers, Fla. Burial will be with military honors at the Veterans Administration Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla. Billy Joe Hunt was born Jan. 23, 1935, in Three Sands, Okla., the son of Elbert and Martha Hunt. He attended Tonkawa public schools. He married Angie Hunt, and the couple had four children — Rena Mickow, Sharnell Eden, Becky Van Arsdale and Billy Hunt Jr., all of Oklahoma City. He served in the Korean War in the branch of the U.S. Navy from February of 1952 until November of 1955, when he was honorably discharged in Oakland, Calif. He returned to Ponca City and began employment with Conoco in 1956, where he was affectionately called “Jim Dandy” by his co-workers in geophysics and transportation at Conoco. He retired in 1985. He was a member of the VFW, the American Legion and the Moose Lodge in Ponca City and Cape Coral, Fla., chapters. His hobbies were fishing, traveling and visiting with friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Carol Hunt of the home in North Fort Myers, Fla.; three daughters and one son of Oklahoma City; one sister, Joyce Blair in League, Texas; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Jack Hunt, Fred hunt and Earl Hunt; and one sister, Grace O’Neil. paid obituary Services PendingAndrew J. RogersAndrew J. “Andy” Rogers, Ponca City resident, died Tuesday, May 2, 2000, at his home. He was 78. Services are pending with Trout Funeral Home. NEWS BRIEFSAssault Victim — An employee at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center reported at 12:50 a.m. Wednesday that an assault victim was being treated for injuries. An officer was assigned and information was logged. Gas Drive-Off — A clerk at Triple T, 425 South Fourteenth Street, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:01 a.m. Wednesday that someone had driven off without paying for gas. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Church Plans Food, Auction — The First Christian Church of Kaw City will hold a breakfast of sausage, gravy, biscuits, hash browns and drink, plus a bake sale and crafts sale on Saturday at the First Christian Church in Kaw City from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Breakfast cost will be $4 for adults, $2 for six year olds and under. All proceeds going to the parking lot building fund. Everyone is welcome to attend. A silent auction is also scheduled with sealed bids taken on a queen-sized quilt made by the Kaw City Helping Hands Club in 1980. Bids will be opened at Christmas in July. The quilt can be seen at the Christian Church in Kaw City. Everyone is welcome to the breakfast, sales and auction. Ceramics Are fun and instructions are free at Norma B Ceramics 316 E. Grand. adv. Royal Neighbors Meeting — The Royal Neighbors of America will meet for lunch and program on Monday, May 8 at 12:30 p.m. at the Western Sizzlin’ on East Prospect. Please note the change in meeting place. All members and guests are welcome to attend. Square Dance — Chikaskia Valley Square Dance will meet Friday for officers visitation at the VFW ballroom, 2900 East Prospect. Members are asked to bring finger foods. Henry Isreal will be the caller for squares at 8 p.m., and Bob Collyar will be the cuer for rounds at 7:30 p.m. Rummage Sale Set — The Annual Spring Rummage Sale at Grace Episcopal Church is Friday and Saturday in the Parish Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Proceeds go for Episcopal Church Women’s outreach throughout the community. Come early — stay as long as you like. Have Pet? Can travel! In-home pet sitting service. We love them when you have to leave them! 762-4205. adv. Dancing Scheduled — The Pete Coli Country Band will be playing for dancing Friday at the Senior Center in Arkansas City, Kan. from 7 to 10 p.m. Guests are asked to bring finger food to share. Court Allen Construction. Brick, flagstone, concrete, walkway’s, patios and planters. Call 765-2720. adv. Burglary — A man from the 1600 block of South Ninth Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 10:46 a.m. Tuesday that someone had broken into his garage. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Accident — An accident at the intersection of North Fourteenth Street and Pioneer Road was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 3:26 p.m. Tuesday. Three officers were assigned and a report was taken. An ambulance from the Ponca City Fire Department responded to the scene. Accident — An accident in the school parking lot in the 900 block of North Fifth Street was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday. The information was logged. Jim Bowen Construction Custom homes, room additions and remodeling. Call 762-3077. adv. Accident — An accident at the intersection of East Albany Avenue and North Seventh Street at 8:01 a.m. Tuesday was reported to the Ponca City Police Department. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. A vehicle was towed from the scene. Childrens Gifts, bank music boxes, clocks, ect. Kids Korner at Crafters’ Mall 318 E. Grand. adv. Accident — An accident at the intersection of El Camino Street and East Hartford Avenue was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 8:08 a.m. Tuesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Elk’s Lodge open Tuesday through Saturday 4-10. 3612 Lake Road. adv. Fraud — A woman from the 1700 block of Potomac Drive was at the Ponca City Police Department at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday to report that some property had been pawned. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. My Favorite Things 201 N. 1st. Nice previously-owned clothing furniture, books, and toys. Donations excepted, benefits Hospice and Peachtree Landing. adv. Accident — A vehicle accident in the 2000 block of North Seventh Street was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 4:13 p.m. Tuesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Fraud — A man from the 300 block of North Seventh Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 11:16 a.m. Tuesday that a fraud had occurred. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. New Spring Rates at Gene’s Cab. 762-2500. $2.50 minimum, $5.00 maximum for a single destination ride inside the city limits. Stops are extra, but no charge for extra riders. adv. Vandalism — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the 300 block of South Osage Street at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday that gas caps had been taken off several vehicles. A request for an extra patrol of the area was made. Stormescape Shelters, perfect for garage, under vehicle, installation. $1,695. 765-2633. adv. Accident — An accident at the intersection of North Fourteenth Street and Princeton Avenue involving a vehicle and a bicycle was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday. Two officers were assigned and a report was taken. An ambulance from the Ponca City Fire Department responded. Fire Run — The Communications Center received a call at 6:01 p.m. Tuesday that a fire was under the Arkansas River bridge on U.S. 60. The McCord Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene. Abandoned Skateboard — A woman from the 600 block of East Grand Avenue reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 3:44 p.m. Tuesday that a skateboard had been abandoned. An officer was assigned and the skateboard was brought to the police department. Vehicle Towed — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of East South Avenue and South Fourth Street at 7:02 p.m. Tuesday that a vehicle was being towed from the scene for having an expired registration. Free Pregnancy test. Birth Choice cares. Confidential. Hours: Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. and Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 700 West Broadway. 765-9689. adv. Items Missing — A man from the 3300 block of North Fourteenth Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 4:11 p.m. Tuesday that items had been taken from vehicles on the car lot. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Head Country, One half bar-b-que chicken with choice of vegetables, $4.25, Thursday, 11 am until gone. 1217 East Prospect. 767-8304. adv. Abandoned Vehicle — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the 300 block of West Fresno Avenue at 4:44 p.m. Tuesday that an abandoned vehicle was being towed from the scene. Windshield Chips repaired professionally. Guaranteed and insurance approved. Ponca Glass, 300 W. Highland and Pine. 762-6522. adv. Lost Puppy: Yorkshire Terrier, missing since Monday from area of Sixth and Cleveland. Please call 762-2271. adv. Vicious Dog — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the 400 block of South Lake Street at 8:08 p.m. Tuesday that a vicious dog was out. Animal Control was contacted to pick up the dog and a citation was issued. Gas Drive-Off — A clerk at Citgo, 400 East South Avenue, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 8:24 p.m. Tuesday that a subject had driven off without paying for gas. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from Triple T, 201 West Hartford Avenue, at 3:53 a.m. Wednesday that a 19-year-old man was being held for public intoxication and a city warrant. LIFESTYLESParty Fetes Julie Johnson Party Fetes Julie JohnsonOn April 29, Julie Johnson, bride-elect of Brendan Hickman, was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower in the Williamsburg parlor of First Baptist Church. The couple will marry Aug. 19 in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Ponca City. Both are currently serving in the United States Navy and are stationed in South Carolina. Miss Johnson’s parents are Steve and Vickie Dodson. Her chosen colors of navy, yellow and white were carried out in the decorations and centerpieces. The serving table was covered in lace and featured a large arrangement of spring flowers in navy, yellow and white. The guests were served punch and coffee as well as fresh fruit and homemade cookies and breads. Special guests included the future bride’s maternal grandmother from Kansas. Carol Pennington and her daughter, Anna Beth, helped with the gifts which were displayed on a damask linen covered table. Hostesses for the event were Marcy Bass, Ona Clegg, Cathy Ferguson, Carolyn May, Sandy Morris, Marilyn Randel, Charlotte Smith, Ronda Williams, Sue Witteman, Karen Yost and Gayle Young. Local AAUW Honors Senior GirlsThe Ponca City Branch of the American Association of University Women met April 15th at the Ponca City Country Club. Invited guests were the top 11 Ponca City High School Senior Women of the Class of 2000 and their mothers. Guests were Amanda Cobb and her mother, Ellen; Lacey Goodger and her mother, Brenda; Heather Herard and her mother, Karen; Nicole Jackman and her mother, Cathy; Andrea Johnson and her mother, Jill; Kari Keating and her mother, Denise Bay; Kathryn Mulligan and her mother, Diane; Alana Smith and her mother, Judy; Claire Sonnichsen, and her mother, Claudia Todd-Sonnichsen; Laura Sudbury and her mother, Mary Ann; Claire Winterrowd and her mother, Cynthia. Grace Chism, president, introduced AAUW members as hosts for the event. Senior women introduced themselves and their mothers. AAUW members planning the luncheon were: menu, Ruth Ritter; invitations, Marjorie Dew; certificates, Joan Walker-Ratliff, refreshments for models, Grace Chism. Lily Strickland presented the program, “Fabulous Vintage Fashions.” Mrs. Strickland introduced the models and the fashions. After luncheon was served, certificates commemorating the occasion were presented to each of the senior women by Joan Walker-Ratliff. Wedding Plans AnnouncedA May 6 wedding in the Second Baptist Church is being planned by Wava Rachel Rodgers and Jeremy Lee Johnson. The bride-elect is the daughter of Duane and Ann Gray, 500 Shannon, and Johnson is the son of Ronny and Donna White, 4610 North Pecan Road. Ms. Rodgers is a graduate of Ponca City High School and has attended Northern Oklahoma College. Johnson is a graduate of Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Mo., and is employed at 101 Beverage. SPORTSPC Buddy Bass Club Holds Tournament on Skiatook Lake PC Buddy Bass Club Holds Tournament on Skiatook LakeTULSA — Skiatook Lake was the site of the April Ponca City Buddy Bass Club tournament. Winning the event with an impressive string of smallmouth bass weighing 13-pounds, 3-ounces, was the team of Mark Fagg and David Armburst. Big Bass of the tournament, a smallmouth weighing 4-12, was brought to the scales by Bryan Klinger and Jeff Dobson. Second place was awarded to Dean Gratias and Mike Lewis for their 11-5 limit. Rounding out the leader board were Walter Klinger and Wayne Pemberton in third with Phil and Dane Owen in fourth. Club officials report smallmouth bass fishing has picked up at Skiatook over the past few years and can provide some exciting fishing for area anglers. The next Buddy Bass event will be held on Birch Lake on May 21. Wildcats Battle BackOWASSO — Ponca City’s Wildcat baseballers showed some signs of life in the Class 5A regional tournament here Tuesday night. Coming off a poor finish of the regular season, the Cats put up a fight before falling to Tulsa Union, 1-0, in the first-round game Tuesday evening. Instead of getting down again, the Poncans snapped back top topple Tulsa Rogers, 6-2, in an elimination game that night. That extended the Wildcats’ season at least one more day. Union will play Owasso in the winners bracket play at 5 today with the Cats taking on that game’s loser at 7:30. A win in that late game would lift the Poncans into the next round of the playoffs. Having lost by big scores to Union during the regular season, the Cats suddenly got stingy behind the pitching of Bryan Coppock. Coppock held the hard-hitting Redskins to three hits through the first six innings. Then in the seventh, Union’s Caleb Blankenship doubled to right field and an out later pinch hitter Chad Tiger singled to center to bring home the game’s only run. The Poncans had a glimmer of hope in the bottom of the seventh when, with two outs, Jimmo Ozment was hit by a pitch. But Union pitcher Charlie Boyce struck out the final Wildcat batter. It was Boyce’s ninth strike out in the game as he scattered three Ponca City hits and did not walk a batter. Jerrod Spears had a two-out double in the first inning, Chris McCool singled to open the fifth inning and Spears collected his second hit of the night, a single, with two outs in the sixth. Against Rogers, the Wildcats had nine hits, including two each by Barry Geheb and Buddy McCoy. Todd Steward got the win on the mound, scattering eight Tulsa hits while striking out seven and walking three. The Ponca Citians scored one run in the first inning. J. Michael Sharon walked, stole second and scored on a series of Rogers’ errors. The Wildcats went up 2-0 in the second on a double by Geheb and a single by McCoy. After Rogers tied the score in the third, the Cats went ahead to stay in the fourth on a double by Ozment and a single by Geheb. Ponca City started to cement the win in the sixth with two runs on back-to-back doubles by Jeremy DeNoya and McCool. The Cats added an insurance run in the seventh on a pair of Tulsa errors. Wildcat Soccer Teams Fall HardBy FRED HILTON News Sports Editor Ponca City’s Wildcat soccer teams found out why Jenks and Broken Arrow are rated No. 1 in the state in Class 5A Tuesday. And they found what it takes to play at that level. “Jenks has a great playoff tradition,” coach Steve Hermann said following the Lady Wildcats’ 4-0 loss to the Lady Trojans in the first round of the playoffs. “That tradition is going to be hard to break.” “Broken Arrow is on a mission,” Wildcat coach Marco Castillo said after the Tigers dismantled the Cats 7-1. Both coaches felt their teams played hard, but were beaten by better teams. “Jenks has good players at every position,” Hermann said. “Their passing is sharp and their shots are on more than they were in March. They got better. Good teams always get better.” It took nearly half of the first period for the Lady Trojans to penetrate the Ponca City defense, getting the first goal 14:10 into the half. Then, throwing up a barricade on defense, the Lady Trojans blasted the Ponca City net with three goals in the final six minutes of the half. That was the end of the scoring as Jenks substituted liberally and the Lady Cats refused to give up more ground. But the Poncans were unable to convert the few chances they had on offense. “I feel sorry for my seniors,” Hermann said of Audry Ramsey, Angela Kana, Allison Stotts, Laura Sudbury and Stacie Schneeberger. They played well. They didn’t want their season to end.” The coach also praised the efforts of junior midfielder Jessica Plagmann, who played ill. Castillo also had good words for his seniors — Matt Morris, Bret Skaggs, Jonothon Harrison, Jacob Daniel, Jason Beguin, Scott King, Kip Quiram, Fabricio Migues, D.J. Scarbrough and Michael Goddard. Broken Arrow got off to a quick start, scoring twice in the first 20 minutes. The Tigers then added a goal on a penalty kick to forge a 3-0 halftime lead. Broken Arrow moved in front 4-0 before Ponca City broke the ice on a goal by Quiram off a crossing pass by Scarbrough. with 18:36 remaining. But that was as close as the Poncans could get as Broken Arrow scored three more goals in a three minute span late in the game. Both Ponca City teams will be fairly young next season and both coaches said there is a lot of work ahead preparing for next season. “We have some talent coming back,” Hermann said. “But I need to establish more disclipine. If I can do that, we can be pretty good.” “We had a great season,” Castillo said of the Cats’ first seven-win season in several years. “But the kids had better come back ready to work and they had better start preparing now.”
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