From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Wednesday,
May 20, 1998
LOCAL
Jason Winters To Become Eagle Scout on Thursday
Grainola Team Wins Ranch Rodeo Event
Emergency Sirens To Sound Thursday
Sodowsky Resigns Position To Take Job at Norman North
Mayoral Revote Set June 9 by Governor
Armed Forces Day Dance Set Saturday
Salvation Army To Conduct Summer Day Camp for Youth
Centennial Plaza Engraved Bricks Offered
Oak Grove Cemetery Sets Two Dedications Saturday
Dr. Andrews Named ODA President-Elect
Dunham Chosen For Oklahoma's Hall of Fame
Additional Study Recommended For House Fronting Rose Lane
P.C. Art Association Offers Introduction To Handweaving
Official Western Band Set To Open Baxter Black Show
Nardin Centennial Bash Starts Friday
Who Was George F. Nardin and Where Did He Go?
The Family of George F. Nardin
Shooting Team Going National
Health Trouble Haunts Drug User Clean for 20 Years
Sertoma, SJRMC Distribute Poster Prizes to Winners
Area Calendar
Group Seeks Conservation Funding
'Psalty' Show Scheduled
DEATHS
Ruby Foudray
Kenneth Oral Baker
Services Pending
James Wanko
Funerals
Joseph G. Ward
Walter Lee Hampton
NEWS BRIEFS
LIFESTYLES
Miss Suzi's Singing School Presents 'Cinderella' Plus Recorder Recital
Cultural Center, Indian Museum Event on May 26
Xi Gamma Sigma Chapter Birthday Event Scheduled
Little News
Engagement Is Announced
Kohler-Rouse Vows May 25
SPORTS
Softball Notes
Soccer Standings
Golf Results
Buddy Bass Club
Jason D. Winters, a member of Boy Scout Troop 90, will receive Boy Scout's highest honor, the rank of Eagle Scout, on Thursday.
The Eagle Court of Honor will be held at Sunset Baptist Church, 915 Greenwood, at 7 p.m. Friends are invited to attend. Winters, a senior at Po-Hi, is the son of Dennis and Mary Winters. He is an active member of the Sunset Baptist Church youth group.
Winters began his scouting career when he joined Troop 90 in 1992. During his years with the troop, he served as patrol leader, scribe and librarian. He attended summer camp several years, and for two years he was employed at Will Rogers Scout Camp as a staff member. Winters' Eagle project was performing for Christian radio station KLVV. He designed and built an insulated well house, and dug a water drainage trench.
He was elected to membership in the Oklahoma Junior Honor Society and National Honor Society. He has been named in "Who's Who in American High School Students." He has been on the honor roll throughout his high school career, and has received numerous academic awards. This year he was a recipient of the Oklahoma Academic Scholar Award and of the United States President's Award for Educational Excellence.
Placing in five events of the Head Country Bar-B-Q Restaurant Ranch Rodeo enabled the Murphy Ranch of Grainola to claim top prize in the average of the two night event held May 15-16 at the 101 Rodeo Arena.
Murphy Ranch took first with a combined 346.41 in five events, while Blanton Chiropractic of Blackwell was second with 316.85 in four events and Jimmy's Western Wear of Ponca City took third with 178.46 in three events.
Top times in individual events included the Northcutt Cattle Company of Burbank with a 35.97 in branding, Little C of Ponca City with a 56.30 in team penning and Jimmy's Western Wear with 33.91 in pasture roping. Murphy Ranch had a 46.95 in team mugging while Cline Ranch of Newkirk took the wild cow milking in 51.18.
During a father/son team roping, headstalls were donated by Blanton Chiropractic, and Wayne and Jay Case with a time of 15.84 on one steer took the top prize.
During the match team roping, Chad Smith and Jim Thomas had a 29.38 on three steers. That was good enough to claim the breast collars donated by Oklahoma Ranch Supply.
The youngsters got some good efforts in the 12-and-under break-away roping, with Luke Blanton 9:72 on two steers; Jason Dilbeck, second with 16.04 on two steers and Jay Case, 16.21 on two steers for third.
The testing of the Ponca City emergency siren warning system will be held at noon, every Thursday, according to Tom Montgomery, emergency management operations officer.
The test is scheduled throughout the year.
Montgomery said that in case of inclement weather, the test will be postponed, and in this case or if additional tests are planned, the public will be notified by the Ponca City News and the radio stations.
By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
Wildcat head football coach Rick Sodowsky announced today he has resigned his position here to join the staff of the new Norman North High School.
Sodowsky, who has been head coach of the Wildcats for three seasons and was an assistant coach for five years prior to that, said, "This was an extremely, extremely tough decision. Both my wife and I have family here, my children's grandparents are here and I am going to miss the players, the people and the challenge here.
"But this is a very positive decision. My wife has a chance to join an accounting partnership in Norman and I will be on the staff at Norman North as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. This was a financial opportunity we couldn't pass up."
Sodowsky was offered the position at Norman on Monday.
Norman North came into being this past school year and will field its first football team this fall. It will also be in Class 6A.
Sodowsky was 12-18 as head coach at Po-Hi.
By PATTI PFEIFFER
News Staff Writer
Gov. Frank Keating signed an executive order Tuesday ordering Ponca City's mayoral election and setting June 9 as the official election date.
In part the proclamation read:
"I Frank Keating, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the power vested in me hereby order that pursuant to the Judgment entered in Kay County by the Honorable Stewart Hunter finding that it was impossible to determine with mathematical certainty to whom a certificate of election should be issued, a new Ponca City Municipal Election for Mayor shall be held on June 9, 1998.
The secretary of the State Election Board and the secretary of the Kay County Election Board are hereby directed to take all actions necessary to conduct this election."
Shortly thereafter Kay County Election Board Secretary Carol Stafford issued a statement notifying voters of the date for absentee voting. Absentee voting will be held June 4, 5 and 8. Requests for mail-in ballots must be received at the Election Board by 5 p.m. June 3.
Anyone who is a registered voter and resides in the city limits is eligible to vote in the June mayoral election.
The judge ruled Tuesday that the outcome of the May 12 runoff election was unable to be determined beyond a mathematically certainty as 17 of those who voted in the election lived outside the city limits.
In that election candidate Richard "Dick" Stone won by a five-vote margin over Tom Leonard, 2,033 to 2,028.
Help salute and honor the five branches of the Armed Services - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard - with Post No. 38 and Ladies Auxiliary Unit Saturday. They will be hosting an Armed Forces Day Dance Saturday at the Ponca Cultural Building
Festivities start at 2 p.m. with Gourd Dancing followed by a 5:30 p.m. supper (bring your own dishes and chairs). Closeout Gourd Dancing begins at 6:45 p.m. and the War Dance is at 8 p.m.
Those serving as head staff are Delbert A. "Smokey" Cole, master of ceremony; Wilkie D. Eagle Sr., head singer; the position of head male dancer is open; and head lady dancer position to filled by Post No. 38. Melanie Feathers is Princess and Rosetta "Muffin" Arkeketa is the Auxiliary Princess. The head gourd dancer will be filled by officers and members of Post No. 38, with Danny Page as water carrier.
Within the next few days, Oklahoma school children will spill out of schools across the state as summer vacation begins. Unfortunately, many of those children will spend the summer unsupervised and left to their own devices. The Salvation Army wants children to have an opportunity to attend camp.
Starting Tuesday and running through August 14, The Salvation Army Community Center in Ponca City will be conducting a summer day camp for children age 5 through sixth grade. The day camp will host 40 to 45 children from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For a cost of only $30 per week, the day campers will enjoy organized activities, recreational trips, crafts, and other activities designed to give them loads of fun. The program will be a joint effort between The Salvation Army and the Ponca City AmeriCorps program.
"We are very pleased to be able to add this day camp to our regular summer camp program," says Capt. Mark Craddock, commanding officer of The Salvation Army in Ponca City. "The day camp is designed to help parents who must work during the summer months when school is not in session. These kids will have a safe, secure place to go where someone will be watching over them. It definitely beats leaving the children at home by themselves until mom or dad can come home."
In conjunction with The Salvation Army day camp, The Salvation Army has been providing summer camping activities for Oklahoma children at its Camp Heart 0'Hills near Tahlequah for nearly 70 years.
Each summer 1,200 to 1,500 children from Arkansas and Oklahoma attend The Salvation Army's Camp Heart 0'Hills. The camp is on 167 scenic acres along the banks of the Barren Fork Creek in Cherokee County.
Many of the children would never have an opportunity to attend camp were it not for The Salvation Army. Donations to Salvation Army camping scholarship funds finance camp tuition for most of these children.
"Some of the same kids come back year after year. They look forward to it just as soon as school is out. Several parents encourage their children to attend because of memories they have of their camping days with The Salvation Army."
This year, campers will be staying in new facilities at the camp. Six new, air-conditioned camper dorms will replace a group of cabins that are 60 years old and are part of a $6.5 million construction project at the camp. A $4.7 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is funding much of the project. Each dormitory building contains four separate pods that can house up to 12 campers and one counselor - like having four cabins under one roof.
A new music conservatory with adjacent cabins is under construction and will be completed by June 1.
"The Salvation Army is anticipating 1,400 kids at camp this summer. Approximately 35 will be attending from Ponca City," states Craddock. Some of these kids will be attend six-day and seven-day camping sessions while others will attend sessions that last up to five weeks. Camping sessions are designed for children from 6 years of age through high school and most live below the poverty level.
"Some of these kids come from rough circumstances and camp is a great treat for them. Camp is a place where people pay positive attention to them, try to teach them right and wrong, and let them enjoy the great outdoors for a while. For many of these campers, camp can be a turning point in their lives," said Craddock.
If anyone would like more information about the summer camp programs of The Salvation Army, they should contact Captain Mark Craddock at 762-7501.
Those who did not have a chance to have their names go down in history will be given another opportunity. City Manager Gary Martin has announced the city will once again be offering engraved bricks at Centennial Plaza.
The decision came about after an elderly woman approached Martin requesting a brick be engraved for her brother. "Her parents were in the 'Run' and her brother's name was not on a brick," Martin explained. "Her story really touched my heart and it really is a shame to have so many bricks without names."
The bricks were originally engraved as part of the centennial celebration and were engraved and then placed on the Plaza. This time the bricks will be engraved on site. The cost will be $35 per brick.
"We are not making any money on the project," Martin stated. "The cost to engrave them is $20 and the remaining amount will go towards to incidental costs and upkeep of the Plaza."
The forms are available in the city billing office and the engraving will continue until the bricks run out. "It may take five months or it may take five years, it will just depend on demand," Martin said.
Construction of Kaw Lake in the early seventies brought about the relocation of people, towns and even cemeteries. The Corps of Engineers, responsible for the construction of the lake, contracted with a North Carolina firm to relocate the graves. Oak Grove Cemetery, located near the former town of Uncas, was one of those to be relocated. Oak Grove was moved to a section of the IOOF Cemetery in Ponca City, Oklahoma. However, time and nature has proven the contractor paid to make the move did not properly do the job said a spokesperson.
The original site of the Oak Grove Cemetery was located near the point where Coon Creek converged with the Arkansas River. Most of the soil was at best, sandy loam. As the Arkansas River formed Kaw Lake, rising waters from the lake began slowly eroding the sandy banks, inching toward the cemetery site. The erosion finally reached the site and then it was revealed that many of the original graves still contained remains.
Initially the Corps of Engineers felt the uncovering of the remains were isolated cases and the Corps placed the recovered remains in graves in the IOOF Cemetery. However, continued erosion ultimately uncovered many more gravesites and many human remains. Concerned family descendants joined together to discuss the problem and seek solutions.
The Kaw Nation Tribe was also interested in the Oak Grove site because of tribe members originally buried at the site and they were experiencing the same kind of erosion problems at their Washunga Cemetery also in the Kaw Lake flood plain. The Kaw Nation joined with the Oak Grove descendants and approached the Corps of Engineers to negotiate a reasonable solution to the problems. The Kaw Nation proved to be a powerful force in these negotiations. Indian Nations have been seeking protection of sacred burial grounds and were familiar with Federal guidelines and rules.
Meetings began about two years ago with the Corps of Engineers. The Oak Grove descendants and the Kaw Nation wanted to provide protection of the original cemetery site since it was apparent it remained the final resting place for many. Also, it was necessary to retain the scared nature of the site while coexisting in the now Coon Creek Cove Recreational Park.
Initially the meetings took on a "conflict atmosphere" since the people felt their own government and the Corps of Engineers had betrayed them said a spokesperson. However, the negotiations continued until an agreement was reached with the Corps that was acceptable to all parties and a memorandum of understanding was signed. This agreement provided for rip rap along the remaining banks of the cemetery site to prevent further erosion. The Corps will maintain this bank if further erosion occurs.
The Corps also agreed to provide a tree line as a natural barrier around the site and to provide periodic mowing. In addition, a permanent granite marker will be placed at the site listing the names of the over five hundred people who were buried in the original Oak Grove Cemetery.
Remains collected over the last several months will be reburied at the IOOF Cemetery and a marker placed over this new mass grave.
Oak Grove descendants, the Kaw Nation and the Corps of Engineers will bring this to closure this coming Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday, May 23, there will be a burial ceremony at the IOOF Oak Grove Section beginning at 1:30 p.m. followed by a dedication of the new monument at the original Oak Grove Site at 3 p.m. Anyone interested and especially those whose family members were buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery are invited to attend.
OKLAHOMA CITY Dr. Glenn Mead of Purcell has been elected president of the Oklahoma Dental Association. He was elected at the Oklahoma dental meeting held in Tulsa in April.
President-elect for the ODA is Dr. Victor Andrews of Ponca City.
Officers of the organization:
New leaders include:
- President Dr. Glenn A. Mead (Purcell)
- President-Elect Dr. Victor L. Andrews (Ponca City)
- Vice President Dr. Steven W. Hogg (Broken Arrow)
- American Dental Association (ADA) Delegate - Dr. Richard Haught (Tulsa)
- Alternate ADA Delegate Dr. James D. Limestall (Oklahoma City)
- Speaker of the House/ODA House of Delegates Dr. James S. Torchia (Tulsa)
Additionally, ODA President Glenn Mead made the following appointments: Dr. Raymond Cohlmia Jr. (Oklahoma City) is named secretary-treasurer, and Dr. Perry L. Brooks (Norman) has been named ODA Journal editor.
Mead has practiced dentistry in Purcell for more than 21 years. He has held and holds several leadership positions in the Central District Dental Society, Oklahoma Dental Association (House of Delegates, Board of Trustees and Council on Governmental Affairs) and is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry.
In addition, he is involved in community and civic activities. Mead has served as president and on the board of the Purcell Chamber of Commerce.
He is also past president of the Purcell Lions Club. He serves on the board of the Purcell Economic Development Foundation and is currently Chairman of the Board of Purcell Municipal Hospital. Mead is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. Born in Heavener, Okla., Mead and his wife Ann live in Purcell. They have two children, Scott and Heather.
Andrews is active in several professional organizations, and is past president of the Kay County Dental Society, Northwest District Dental Society, Oklahoma Academy of General Dentistry, American Society of Dentistry for Children, Mid America Neuromuscular Study Club, and past chairman of the Oklahoma State Dental Auxiliary Utilization Committee. He has also served as Vice President of the ODA, on the ODA Public Relations Committee and was chairman of the ODA Council on Education. He is on the Board of Trustees of the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Dentistry.
Andrews is also active in the community. He is a past president of the Kaw Lake Association, and serves on the board of directors for the Ponca City Chamber of Commerce and Ponca City School Foundation. He is a graduate of the Leadership Ponca City program, and serves as president of the Noon Lions Club. In addition, he is District Chairman for the Boy Scouts. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. He is married to Marilyn K. Andrews. They have two children, Todd and Lisa.
Founded in 1907, the Oklahoma Dental Association has more than 1,400 member dentists. The association is committed to improving the public's oral health and advancing the art and science of dentistry while maintaining the highest ethical standards in the profession.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Archie Dunham, president and chief executive officer of Conoco Inc., and an executive vice president of E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, is one of six inductees announced for the 1998 Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Induction will be Nov. 18.
A native of Ada and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Dunham joined Conoco in 1966 as an associate engineer, working his way through the ranks to become president and CEO in 1996.
He is an international leader in the energy industry, serving on the boards of the American Petroleum Institute, Energy Institute of the Americas, the Smithsonian Institution, the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, the U.S.Russian Business Council, the United States Energy Association and the Bretton Woods Committee.
The nomination notes that Dunham is a highly-active civic leader, maintaining his ties with the University of Oklahoma, serving in a leadership capacity in the University's Reach for Excellence Campaign. Dunham was named 1998 "Father of the Year" in Houston, one of that city's most prestigious community honors which recognizes individuals who are exemplary family, civic and business role models.
In addition to Dunham other inductees are W. French Anderson, M.D., San Marino, Calif; Wanda L. Bass, McAlester; Donald L. Cooper, M.D., Stillwater; Reba McEntire, Nashville, and Herman Meinders, Oklahoma City
By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Staff Writer
The issue of removing the house fronting on Rose Lane on Marland Estate property, will apparently be studied further. At Tuesday's meeting, the Facilities Committee recommended the matter be returned to the Long Range Plan Committee for review.
Lynda Clark, reporting for Facilities Chairman Nancy Severance, made the report and the recommendation will apparently go on next month's agenda for approval by the Estate Commission.
Phyllis Kennedy, Oil Boom Day chairman, declared the event held last Saturday a success, even though the financial report indicated it was in the red. The day time activities on the grounds and in the Mansion had expenses of $5,063 for a minus of $4,072. The costume ball's loss that evening was $1.467.
Jerry Evans, chairman of the Marland Estate Foundation, said that just because the event lost money the first year doesn't mean it wasn't a success.
The Commission as a whole complimented the Ponca City Park Department on attractiveness of the Estate Grounds for the Oil Boom Day event.
Larry Stephenson, chairman of the Marland Estate, told that there are five vacancies on the board that need to be filled. He expressed the hope that the City Commission will name the new members soon in order to have a quorum. Commissioners going off the board are Ann Bandy, Nancy Severance and Flo Holland. Up for reappointment are Flo O'Connor and Doyle Worstell. Others to be replaced are Ed Trice and Linda Rodgers, who have both moved out of town.
Additional reports were given by Jon Kennedy, who has been working on Lydie's Cottage; Worstell on the Artist Studio; Clark on the June 20 Hunt Breakfast, and Stephenson on the cleaning of the exterior of the Mansion.
During the financial report by Adams, Commissioner Eldridge Manering, suggested that a clearer view be given of the financial status than the way the information is currently presented. Evans agreed it should be easier to figure out. Adams replied this is the way the information comes from the city financial office. Adams often orally gives the financials in percentage terms.
In April the expenses were $21,759, while revenue is listed at $18,164, this includes the $8,916 contribution from the city's general fund.
Visitors to the Mansion in April totaled 3,136 as compared to 2,985 in April 1997. Total visitation is also up, with two months of the year to go 42,253 visitors have been recorded while at the year end of 1996-1997 total visitation was 25,910.
Adams told of a promotional program with public schools and said the program is successful. She told of plans to use the money donated by the Hollands for use in the Mansion.
Craig Myers reporting for Monumental Enterprises, which leases the Conference Center from the City, told April has been a good month and May is going to be "outstanding."
A handweaving class is on Ponca City Art Association's agenda for June. The class is Introduction To Handweaving for adults and/or young adults. Alison Warren will be the instructor.
There will be five classes 7-9 p.m. Monday, June 1 through June 29, upstairs at the Ponca City Art Association, 819 East Central. The cost is $60 plus materials. A materials list will be available at the Art Center at time of enrollment.
The class will teach basic techniques of weaving on a frame loom with an eye toward self expression and creativity.
The first project will be a sampler so students can learn different techniques. Color design and use of unusual materials will be discussed.
Weaving will be done on a small frame loom, which will be on loan from the instructor for the duration of the course. Instructions for making small frame looms will be given so each student can make their own loom after the course.
Warren started weaving with an inkle loom as a teenager. She has also done card weaving, Navaho and floor loom weaving. She took Navaho weaving under Linda Brothers in Aspen, Colo. She has also studied weaving under Sara Gilstrap of Colorado and floor loom with Bud Stalmacker at Penland School of Crafts.
When Baxter Black performs at the Poncan Theatre this weekend, the Official Western Band of the State of Oklahoma will open the show for him. "Sounds of the Southwest," a young group that plays western and western swing music, has been given the official stamp of approval by both houses of the Oklahoma State Legislature, who passed a resolution proclaiming them the official band of Oklahoma.
They perform at the Poncan Saturday at 7:30 pm.
"Sounds of the Southwest" has established themselves in the classic western repertoire. They fill their shows with rich vocal harmonies, yodels and acoustic instrumentation. They play many favorites from the past, including songs of the "Sons of the Pioneers," Patsy Cline, and Bob Wills and "The Texas Playboys." For two years in a row, Sounds of the Southwest has been the Oklahoma Opry Association's Group of the Year.
This is the second time the group has worked with Baxter Black. Black, the most famous cowboy poet in the world, is also the best selling cowboy poet. He has written 12 books and he's been a regular on PBS and National Public Radio. He has also appeared at the National Finals Rodeo and on the Tonight Show. Black's wife is from Tulsa, and he enjoys performing around the Oklahoma area.
"Sounds of the Southwest" is an active and very visible group. Recently they performed at the Gala of the National Association of Western Artists, the Bob Wills Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol, and the National Cowboy Symposium. They've also been heard at the Ben Johnson Pro Celebrity Rodeo, the Cherokee Strip Centennial Celebration and the Quartz Mountain Western and Western Swing Music Festival. They perform an average of about 40 weeks per year.
Some seats are still available for Baxter Black and "Sounds of the Southwest," according to theater director Kenn Wessel. Tickets are $10, $15 and $20, and they may be purchased at the Poncan Theatre office at 580-765-0943.
Corporate sponsors for the Baxter Black performance are Evans and Associates Enterprises and Ratliff, Incorporated.
NARDIN - This year marks this community's Centennial and its 21st Annual Heritage Celebration. Beginning Friday, the town will conduct its celebration with several events.
Friday's Events
Nardin's Centennial Celebration promises to be the best-ever as things kick-off Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. Vintage autos from the Enid Special T's Club and other antique car groups will hold a "Play Day" just south of Nardin's Main street.
Parking contests, balancing skills and other driver skill events will herald the start of fun times for young and old.
At 6 p.m., an old-fashioned BBQ cook-out, featuring barbecued beef, polish sausage, hot dogs and all the trimmings, will provide some delicious food for those attending, followed by an old-fashioned cake walk and some good toe tapping country music.
Kids' foot races will round out the evening. Soft drinks and ice-cold sarsaparilla will be on sale at the "Ox-Yoke Saloon," also on Main street.
Saturday's Events
One of the largest and finest antique vehicle parades in north-central Oklahoma will start down Nardin's Main street promptly at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The honorable Frank Keating, Governor of the great state of Oklahoma, will be a special guest in the parade. The Oklahoma National Guard band will provide music during the parade as well as later in the day.
Many fine antique horsedrawn vehicles will be highlighted this year, along with some of the area's finest old cars, trucks and tractors.
Saddle Clubs and riders will complete this panorama of early-day transportation. Special "Judge's Choice" awards will be given out in fourteen different parade categories. Ron White, riding his Brahma bull, "Rainbow," will be another unusual feature of this parade.
Immediately following the parade, around 11:30 p.m., Gov. Keating and other dignitaries will dedicate Nardin's Centennial Plaza, located in front of the Heritage House (former Baptist Church).
A granite monument, depicting a special centennial logo designed for the occasion, will be unveiled at the close of the dedication. The Oklahoma National Guard band will provide music during the dedication ceremony and later in the pecan grove on the north side of Main street.
Country and western music by Don Storck and the Quarternotes of Wichita, Kansas, will be ongoing throughout the afternoon, interspersed by special awards and tributes.
At 1:15 p.m., actors from the Pawnee Bill Wild West Show, will perform several acts of entertainment Wild West Show, will perform several acts of entertainment on Main street, complete with costumes, horses and horse-drawn vehicles.
A special Reunion Time will be held for Nardin community residents, past and present, at 2:30 p.m. in the pecan grove. At the same time, the Pedal Tractor Pull contest will be under way for the kids on Main street.
At 3 p.m. two sky-divers from Alva, Oklahoma, will jump, complete with flags and smoke, onto Nardin's Main Street area as a finale.
Other Attractions and Events
For the whole family throughout the day are: Stagecoach rides, horse back rides, buckboard rides, space ball, moon walk and fan cycles. A Petting Zoo of farm animals will be open for the kids both Friday evening and all day Saturday.
For adults, the Sod-Buster Museum of horse-drawn implements and the Heritage House will be open all day for visitors. The Heritage House contains hundreds of framed photos and numerous memorabilia from Nardin's past.
Souvenirs such as T-shirts, caps, buttons and ornaments will be on sale throughout the day as well as a variety of great tasting food items.
Polish sausage, barbecue beef, hot dogs, home-made pies and cakes, ice-cold sarsaparilla, hamburgers, sno-cones, cotton candy and funnel cakes are just some of the delicious items that will be available to those attending.
Nardin is located on State Highway 11, just 8 miles west of Blackwell, Oklahoma, or 6 miles west of 135 at the Blackwell exit. All celebration events are free and everyone is welcome!
After Years of Wondering, Nardin Finds Nardin
Editor's Note: There may be no better time than just before your Centennial celebration to track down your Founding Father.
The man who for years was merely an obscure name to generations of Nardin residents apparently was quite proud that he had a town in Oklahoma named after him.
In an article entitled "Hand of Prividence" and other notes, Nardin historian Larry Crow details not only some key information about the early community but also a gap in the town history that lasted almost as long as the Twentieth Century:
The town of Nardin was named for a French farmer who sold 60 acres of his farm to the Nardin Town Company for a townsite back in 1898. His name was George F. Nardin.
Back in 1977, when I started interviewing former Nardin area residents for my history of Nardin, one key thing about the town's history was missing. The George F. Nardin family had left Nardin in 1904 and no one seemed to know where they went or why they left. I felt no history of Nardin would be complete without at least knowing a little bit about what happened to George and his family.
I spent the next twenty years or so trying to find someone whose last name was Nardin, who might be a relative of the original town's namesake. I corresponded with Ted Nardin of Battle Creek, Michigan, Irene (Nardin) West and Jean Nardin of Tulsa and with Miss Frederique Blanc-Nardin of Lyon, France, who told me her mother said one of her forefathers had founded the town of Nardin. But still I had no positive proof to hang my hat on.
Pat (Tilton) Smith of Ada, Oklahoma, had provided some valuable information which she got from the 1900 Oklahoma Territorial Census. From that document we knew that George and his wife Jenny had both immigrated from France in 1886, and that in 1900 he was 50 years old and she was 45. They had been married 16 years at the time and had three children; Minnie born in 1888, George A. born in 1889 and Ray in 1892. We were able to confirm the ages of the children by referring to an 1897 Enumeration of school children for Nardin School District #42.
From old Nardin newspapers, which are on microfilm, I determined that there was a farewell party for Minnie Nardin in 1904 and the family had left the Nardin area shortly after that. There the trail seemed to end.... until the night of October 17, 1997.
Rev. Msgr. Joseph J. Slepicka of Clear Lake, Iowa, happened to stop in Nardin on his way to a meeting with other Catholic priests in San Antonio, Texas. The first house he came to in Nardin was that of Manuel Ruiz, who was working in his garage with his brother Al, late that night. Rev. Slepicka saw the light and stopped to inquire about Nardin. After he visited with Manuel and Al a short while, Manuel called me to see if I wanted to talk to Father Slepicka.
One of the first things Father Slepicka told me when I spoke with him over the phone was that his aunt Minnie Nardin had told him some years ago that one of her relatives had "founded" the town of Nardin. When Father Slepicka noted on the map that Nardin was just 6 miles west of 1-35, he decided to stop in Nardin and see what he could learn about relatives of his late aunt Minnie.
When I heard the name Minnie Nardin, I immediately thought, "Could this be the same Minnie Nardin that went to school here in Nardin?" I told Father Slepicka to hold the phone a minute while I ran to get a copy of the Enumeration Report from 1897. 1 told him there was a Minnie Nardin on it as well as a George and a Ray Nardin. He confirmed that they were brothers of Minnie. I knew I had a hot lead! I asked him to come over to my house to show him what I had collected over the years on the George F. Nardin family.
In a very few minutes he was at the door and I invited him and Manuel to come in. Father Slepicka related to me that all three of the George F. Nardin children were buried, side by side, in the Linwood Cemetery near Dubuque, Iowa.
Up to this point, I had not uncovered anyone of the Nardin family name that I was certain was a direct descendent of the original Geo. F. Nardin. When Father Slepicka came to my house, we sat down and went over the material I had. He verified the names of George and Ray Nardin, who were brothers of Minnie. I knew I had the right family then!
He said for some time he had wanted to see the Town of Nardin. His aunt by marriage, Minnie Nardin, married the brother of Father Slepicka's dad.
Minnie had married twice, but Father Slepicka did not think she had any children. Ray had never married and only George A. had descendants. Father Slepicka thought some of George A.'s relatives might still be in the Dubuque area, so we looked up the surname of Nardin on a CD I have on my computer, which will give you the name, address and phone number of anyone listed in a phone book in the U.S.
Since the name of Nardin is a rare one, it did not take us long to locate a George C. Nardin in Elizabeth, Illinois, which is near Dubuque, Iowa. I suggested we call this George C. right away to see if he was a relative.
Within a few minutes, he was on the phone to us, confirming all that Father Slepicka had told me about the Nardin family.
What an exciting night for me - and for Father Slepicka and George C. We all learned some things we didn't know about the original Nardin family.
The story will continue as both George C. and Father Slepicka assured me they have several photos and mementos left them by Minnie and George's father, Claude. I look forward to hearing from them and to filling in more blanks about George F. and his wife Jenny Nardin.
Father Slepicka left around 10 p.m. that evening. As we said our goodbyes, I couldn't help but reflect on how the hand of Providence had guided him to my doorstep. The Lord has said that if we serve Him, he will give us the "desires of our heart."
You don't suppose ?
The information known so far about the original George F. Nardin family is this:
George F. Nardin's father, Fredrick Nardin, was born in Paris, France, in 1825 and died in France about 1860, with the one son surviving. George Fredrick Nardin was born in 1850 in Paris, France, and came to America in 1880.
He married Jennie Louise Pillard in Dubuque County, Iowa, in 1885. To this union four children were born - Emily Louise Nardin, born 1887, died 1889; Minnie Belle Nardin, born 1890; George Alfred Nardin, born 1891, died Dec. 20, 1955, and Ray Louis Nardin, born 1892, died Sept. 27, 1952.
George F. Nardin's wife Jennie Louise Pillard was born in France in 1855. She was one of eight children born to French-born Susan and Jacob Pillard, who were wed in France and came to America in 1884 but returned later to France and died there.
George F. Nardin died in 1927 in Moran, Kan. Jennie died Sept. 27, 1929 in Dubuque, Iowa.
George Alfred Nardin and his wife Dorothy were married in 1912 and had a son Claude A. Nardin, born Nov. 21, 1919. Claude married Juanita Lee on Nov. 22, 1941 and had three children.
Ray, George A. and Minnie Nardin are all buried at the Linwood Cemetery near Dubuque. All three are buried next to each other in a row.
George C. Nardin, the son of Claude, ran a pub or tavern at one time in Dubuque called "Nordy's Tavern, no doubt a colloquial pronouncing of "Nardi's." George C. has two sons, Mike and Paul Nardin.
The 1900 Census said George F. Nardin was born in 1850 and his wife Jenny was born in March of 1855. The census reported George was 50 years old in 1900 and his wife was 45 years old. In 1900 they had been married for 16 years. It said they had immigrated to America from France in 1886.
Their children were: Minnie, born in Nov. 1888, George C. in Dec. 1889 and Ray born in July, 1892. In 1900 Minnie was 11, George C. was 10 and Ray was 7 years old. All three children had been born in Iowa, before their father migrated to the Nardin area.
The Oklahoma Jaycee's State Shooting Competition was held April 25 at McAlester, with an impressive showing by members of the team from Ponca City.
Ponca City Jaycees members Clarke Estes and Roxann White, along with Delbert Foiles, and Randy and Vikki Daily, took a team of seven children to compete.
The team consisted of Jacob Roby, Mike Hayes, Adam Daily, Damon Sneed, Hunter Fusselman, Joanna Daily and Lisa Norris.
The team competed first in a 100-point written test. The shooting relays came next and consisted of four positions - prone, sitting, kneeling and standing.
The team won six individual awards. Mike Hayes took first-place in team competition in the written test - after three tie breakers - and Lisa Norris took first-place alternate in the written test.
In the shooting awards Jacob Roby took first-place in team competition in kneeling, and Damon Sneed took first-place alternate in prone, sitting and standing. The team took third over all in the competition.
The team qualified for National competition to be held in Manhattan, Kan., July 16 and 17.
Editors note: The following is the second in a series detailing the life of a successful Ponca City man who recently discovered he has been infected with the liver-destroying Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV) for many years. He (John Doe for this series) used various intravenous drugs in the 1960-70s but has been clean for about 20 years.
The entire series is to alert hundreds of area former intravenous drug users among the 1.4 percent of the U.S. population currently infected with life-threatening HCV and do not know they have it. The purpose of this second portion of the series is to alert the public to the easy availability of drugs to our youth and the subsequent advancement to intravenous addiction.
The first segment of this series was published in the April 29 Midweek section of the Ponca City News, detailing some early symptoms of the disease and why HCV can do its damage without detection for many years. Early detection is crucial for survival. There is no cure, but less advanced cases can be controlled.
By KATHY ZEHR
News Staff Writer
John Doe, who is in his early 50s, had always enjoyed reasonably good health in spite of early drug and alcohol use up until about three years ago, when he noticed he was feeling tired and "run down." He assumed it was his heavy work schedule, which frequently ran into 12-hour days.
He had the 'flu' in 1994 and took all the antibiotics prescribed - then was sick again and took another batch. The third visit to the doctor resulted in an anti-depressant, to help him feel better. That prescription seemed to work for a while, but soon was ineffective and the doctor had him try several other prescriptions.
"From October 1994 to June 1997, I was treated for seven different ailments, including flu, sleep apnea, sleep disorder, rashes, exhaustion and other vague illnesses," says John.
When the doctor finally ran the blood tests, it showed his liver enzymes were elevated and he was sent to a specialist who did a liver biopsy. It was positive! John was diagnosed with chronic HCV. "I'd had the hepatitis virus for a long time and it had done a lot of damage by then," he says.
John relates how easy it was to get into and use drugs in today's society. He got started at age 6, when he took a pill from his grandfather's prescription bottle and "liked the way it relaxed" him. At age seven, when his mother and father divorced, he turned to a bottle of vodka kept in the refrigerator. He had also visited the local bootlegger with his dad and learned at an early age where he and friends could buy alcohol.
"When I drank, I felt warm and it made me feel relaxed and good."
Getting "hooked" on feeling good encouraged John to turn to experimentation with sniffing glue and gasoline. "I wasn't bad or disrespectful and I didn't break any laws." In fifth grade, John began to smoke. "I still believe its the hardest drug to give up," he says.
In junior high school he would get drunk on two quarts of beer and feel bulletproof. He also "blacked out" for the first time at age 13. As far as the teen could tell, all the beer, glue and pills had been a positive experience and he never got caught. But, it finally began to catch up with him when he failed a grade in junior high.
"I attribute the failure to alcohol and glue. In early high school, while living in another city he also got into trouble with the law, breaking curfews, stealing gas, vandalism and fighting.
John moved back to Ponca City in 10th grade and decided to clean up his act - then peer pressure took over. "All my friends were pooling their money once a week to go to Arkansas City to get drunk and we drove home - drunk! In 1966 I smoked my first pot - then quickly took up Darvon and Codeine. I remember buying it from some 'old guy' here in town."
When the boys came back from Vietnam in 1968 he could get hash, LSD, speed, cybis mushroom, PCP (angel dust) and used whatever he could get. During those years John was never without a job - evidently nobody seemed to notice or care about his drug use.
In June 1970, John got his draft notice and joined the U.S. Army. He decided he would use the service to get an education since the U.S. involvement in the war was about over.
"The Army just fine-tuned my drug habit," he says. In Jan 1971, at age 22, he was introduced to heroin by a Vietnam veteran from New York. From age 22-28 he was into heroin, preferring the needle. He still used pot and alcohol as well.
On a 30-day leave he planned to come home, but "holed-up" in Oklahoma City, scoring $200 worth of heroin in one night. In 1973, John decided to kick the heroin habit and turned to shooting (still using needles) crank methamphetemine and remembers staying a week in an apartment with no food and living on nothing but crank and alcohol.
In 1978, when he could no longer get "the good stuff," he turned to pharmaceuticals and others. Even though his use was heavy, he couldn't get the kicks he once did, so he turned back to alcohol. He graduated from one to six packs of beer to the 90-proof hard stuff.
During his years of heavy drug and alcohol use in the U.S. Army, John was also selling it to support his expensive habit. Working in the food delivery unit, it was easy to deliver and sell his drugs on the base when he delivered the groceries. It was very easy to get, and he would buy it by the half-pounds - sell three-fourths of it and keep the rest for his own use. Speed was bought in 100 lots and he sold 75 and kept the rest. At times he had up to $15,000 in his pocket for the buys.
After his discharge he stayed in the grocery business and delivered drugs with wholesale groceries. Sales were good - he'd learned in the military where all the contacts and markets were.
In 1973, he got caught in a traffic check and they found barbiturates and heroin in his car. They missed the 100 hits of acid! John served 20 months of a six-year sentence.
"I could have been released in 12 months but kept getting into trouble." During that almost two-years John was sent to four prisons - one a chain gang. At release he was ordered to be out of the state in 24 hours. They gave me $2,000 and I came home with just enough money to set me up in the drug business again!"
In the third segment of this series, John tells about his local drug involvement and his "cure." Even though John has been drug free for 20 years and lives a commendable life in the community today, his use of the needle in those early years caught up with him and he is now in heavy treatment with the powerful drug, Interferon. The doctors have told him he has a 20 percent chance of remission - there is no cure! His next alternative is a liver transplant.
"I thought I had escaped all health problems and serious side-effects from those years of drug and alcohol use. I was feeling pretty good about myself," he said. But, all the while the hepatitis was quietly doing its damage.
"My message with my story is only to alert that 1.4 percent of the population in our community (approximately 200 persons) who do not know they have HCV to get the test.
"If you have ever participated in intravenous drug use, had blood transfusions before blood donors were tested for hepatitis, or have been at risk through the medical profession during the past 40 years, a simple test could save or prolong your life," says John.
For more information interested persons may call 762-5582 or they can visit on the web at btman2@juno.com.
The Ponca City Sertoma Club and St. Joseph Regional Medical Center recently joined forces to sponsor a poster contest to celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Monday in Ponca City, observed during the month of May each year.
In sponsoring the poster competition, Sertomans join with professionals in speech-language rehabilitation at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center to emphasize the prevalence of speech-language handicaps.
Thousands of children and adults suffer communication disorders and are the focus of May's Speech and Hearing observance.
Prizes distributed to the winning boys and girls included $100 Wal-Mart certificate for first place, $50 for second and $25 for third in both the first through third and fourth through sixth grade categories. The winning posters are on display in the lobby of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.
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The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts is promoting the establishment of a state-wide conservation cost-share program. Association President George Fraley said the time is now for the state legislature and governor to provide funding to put conservation practices on the ground to protect Oklahoma's water and soil resources.
"Most of the environmental attention this session has focused on animal waste management issues," Fraley said. "While it is critical to have a sound regulatory program for animal waste, it is also critical that the state work cooperatively with landowners to provide sound technical assistance and financial incentives to conserve our natural resources."
Fraley said that the association is supporting legislation by Rep. Clay Pope (D-Loyal) and Sen. Bruce Price (D-Hinton) that authorizes a statewide conservation cost-share program. According to Fraley Oklahoma's conservation districts are seeking ten million dollars of state funds for the program.
Under the proposal, Oklahoma's conservation districts would establish priority conservation practices to protect water quality and reduce soil erosion. Landowners would apply for financial assistance to install the practices. The state would pay part of the cost and the landowner would pay part and be responsible for the maintenance of the practice. A portion of the funds would be targeted for priority watersheds with identified nonpoint source pollution problems. Fraley said one of the recommendations from the Governor Keating's Animal Waste and Water Quality Protection Task Force was the establishment of a state cost-share program. According to Fraley 31 other states have conservation cost share programs.
"Oklahoma should be a leader in this nation's conservation program. We survived the Dust Bowl and have learned that it takes ongoing conservation efforts to protect our water and soil resources. We need to rededicate ourselves to placing an importance on conservation," Fraley said. "The conservation cost share bill by Rep. Pope and Sen. Price is a positive step by the state to work effectively with landowners to protect Oklahoma's water and soil resources."
Psalty & Friends, starring Psalty the Singing Songbook, is a Sesame Street Live-type production. The live musical will appeal to children and parents alike with a colorful array of characters all in big walk-around costumes.
The production features dramatized stories incorporating a Biblical theme, delightful humor, and audience participation.
Along with Psalty will be his troop of friends including: Gerbert, Colby the Computer, Lawrence the Cat from Yo Kid!, Jungle Jam & The Friendship Company and McGee from Focus on the Family's McGee & Me. This is the same touring presentation performed at several Billy Graham crusades around the country.
Psalty & Friends will be performing at the Stillwater Community Center located at 8th and Duck in Stillwater on Friday, May 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $6 for groups of 10 or more, $7 advanced tickets, and $8 at the door.
Tickets are on sale now at Christian bookstores in Ponca City, Enid and Stillwater or by phone order at 767-1400 or 1-800 FAITH 88.
The concert is sponsored by Christian radio KLVV broadcasting on 88.7
FM Ponca City, 98.3 FM Enid, 106.7 FM Stillwater and 97.3 FM Guthrie.
DEATHS
BLACKWELL - Ruby Foudray, resident of Blackwell, died Monday evening, May 18, 1998, at her home. She was 94.
A graveside service will be held Friday, May 22, 1998, at 10 a.m. in the Blackwell Cemetery. The Rev. Jesse Willbanks of the Tree of Life Community Church of Riverside, Calif., will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home in Blackwell. The casket will be open only at the funeral home.
Ruby Foudray was born on August 4, 1903, in Merimac, the daughter of James Dudley and Sarah Jane (Beavers) Childers. She grew up in the Merimac area and attended schools in Yale and Stillwater.
She married Charles Otis Foudray on June 5, 1921, in Yale, and they settled in Blackwell where she was a homemaker. She remained in Blackwell after her husband died June 18, 1976. Foudray was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blackwell. She enjoyed her grandchildren and family.
Foudray was survived by two daughters, Wilma King of Mission, Texas, and Freda Young of Medora, Kan.; one son, James D. Foudray of Blackwell; 16 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her parents; one daughter, Mildred Willbanks; three brothers, Claude Childers, Elmer Childers and Herman Childers; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Casket bearers will be Joey Foudray, Kerry Foudray, Chuck Smithson, Marcus Smithson, Brian Smithson and Bee Spears.
Memorial contributions may be made in Foudray's name to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation - Heart Fund, 825 NE 13th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
ALPINE, Texas - Kenneth Oral Baker, former Ponca City resident, died Monday, May 18, 1998, at his home in Alpine, Texas. He was 67.
A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 1998, at the Church of Christ of Alpine, Texas, with Tim Mills officiating. Burial will follow in the Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Geeslin Funeral Home, Alpine, Texas.
Kenneth Oral Baker was born June 15, 1930, in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., the son of Judd and Eunice Baker. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a B.S. degree in general business. He entered the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. After discharge, he remained an active reservist.
In May of 1966, Baker was employed by Continental Oil Company in Ponca City, where he lived until his transfer to Houston in 1970. Baker retired in Houston in 1985 after 29 years with Conoco.
Baker married W. LaQuita Willis in 1948 while still in Oklahoma and together they moved to Alpine, Texas in 1989.
He is survived by his wife, LaQuita, of the home; two sons, Tom Baker of Irving, Texas, and Bill Baker of Alpine, Texas; one daughter, Diana Tutko of Austin, Texas; one sister, Juanita Dvorak of Glencoe; a step-mother, Mollie Baker of Roswell, N.M.; three grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
James Wanko, resident of Newkirk, died Tuesday, May 19, 1998, at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Ponca City. He was 24. Arrangements are pending with Miller-Stahl Funeral Service, Newkirk.
Thursday
Joseph G. Ward - Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. at Otoe-Missouria Cemetery in Red Rock. Arrangements are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home in Stillwater.
Friday
Walter Lee Hampton - Funeral will be 10 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima
Catholic Church in Perry with burial at Blackwell Cemetery at 1:30 p.m.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home in
Blackwell.
NEWS BRIEFS
Senior Citizen Dance - A Senior Citizen Dance will be held 7-10 p.m. Friday at the Senior Citizen Building, 320 South A in Arkansas City, Kan. The Pete Coli Country Band will play. All senior citizens are invited to attend and bring a favorite snack to share.
Tribal Project - The Otoe-Missouria Tribes' language preservation project meeting will be Thursday, at 7 p.m. in the Cultural Building located at the tribal complex, 13 miles south of Ponca City. Corn soup, fry bread and coffee will be served to the attendees. The purpose of the monthly meeting is to form committees and solicit input from tribal members regarding how best to preserve the language and available tribal resources.
YMCA Water Classes - Look great in your new swimsuit. Stay toned and fit at the YMCA community pool. Over 15 different water exercise classes from which to choose. For additional information, call Susan Henning at the YMCA, 765-5417.
Miller Reunion - The Charles L. and Will Miller descendants reunion will be held Monday at the No. 3 shelter house of Lake Ponca. All relatives and friends are invited to attend. Basket dinner to be served at noon by everyone.
White Eagle Clean-Up - The Ponca Tribal business committee has designated Friday as the 2nd Annual Community Clean-up Day with clean up in the morning and activities scheduled for the afternoon. A noon meal will be served. All participants report to the Tribal Affairs building at 8:30 a.m. For more information, call Henry Rhodd, (580) 762-8104.
No Trash Pickup - Due to the Memorial Day holiday there will be no garbage collection Monday and the city landfill will be closed. Normal service will resume on Tuesday.
PT's To Meet - Professionals Today will meet at noon Thursday at Golden Corral. The program is to be given by Gael Hancock, who will speak on "Skin, Sense and Scents."
Selfridge Joins Army - Robert L. Selfridge has joined the United States Army under the Delayed Entry Program at the U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The enlistment gives the new soldier the option to learn a new skill, travel and become eligible to receive as much as $40,000 toward a college education. After completion of basic training, he will receive advanced individual training in his career specialty. Selfridge will report to Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C, for basic training on May 29. He is he son of Letha O. and Jerry L. Selfridge of Woodstock, Ala. His wife, Naomi, is the daughter of Bill and Miki M. Standard of 4356 Dove Lane in Ponca City.
Pawnee Man Serving in Navy - Navy Seaman Recruit Scott M. Owens, son of Martha Coffin of Pawnee, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. He completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, fire fighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
Window Broken - The Communications Center received a 911 call at 6:13 a.m. Tuesday from a man in the 2600 block of North Fifth Street that a window had been broken out of his vehicle during the night. An officer was assigned and a destruction of private property report was taken.
Accident - A vehicular accident at the intersection of Elm Street and West Grand Avenue was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 7:52 a.m. Tuesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Subject Held - Two officers of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the 800 block of North Third Street at 8:29 a.m. Tuesday that a 19-year-old man was being held on a city warrant for failure to appear.
Item Missing - Ponca City Beauty College, 122 North First Street, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 8:56 a.m. Tuesday that their banner had been stolen. An officer was assigned and the information was logged.
Burglary - A person at Auto Sales, 3222 North Fourteenth Street, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 9:24 a.m. Tuesday that a burglary of an auto had occurred. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Subject Held - An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday that an 18-year-old man was being held on a city warrant for failure to pay.
Lawnmower Stolen - A man from the 300 block of South Thirteenth Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday that a lawnmower had been stolen. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Item Missing - A man from the 700 block of North Pine Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday that his lawnmower had been stolen. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Hit and Run - A woman from the 300 block of South Sixth Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:56 p.m. Tuesday that her vehicle had been hit. An officer was assigned and a report was taken on a hit and run accident.
Subject Held - Three officers of the Ponca City Police Department responded to a 911 call at 3:51 p.m. Tuesday concerning an assault in the 200 block of South First Street. A 28-year-old man was held for domestic assault and battery.
Accident - A vehicular accident at the intersection of North Fourteenth Street and East Highland Avenue was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Equipment Damaged - A person reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 5:09 p.m. Tuesday that some juveniles had torn up playground equipment at Head Start, 407 South Ash Street. An officer was assigned, contacted the juveniles and a parent and the information was logged.
Vehicle Vandalized - A woman from the 300 block of South Washington Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 5:37 p.m. Tuesday that her vehicle had been vandalized. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. A request for an extra patrol was made.
Bicycle Stolen - A person from the 1100 block of South Fifth Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 6:48 p.m. Tuesday that a bicycle had been stolen out of a garage. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Items Missing - A person at the YMCA reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday that some items were missing from the women's locker room. An officer was assigned and a grand larceny report was taken.
Window Vandalized - A man with Primerica Financial Services, 205 North Third Street, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 7:53 p.m. Tuesday that the window of the firm had been vandalized. The information was logged and a request for an extra patrol was made.
Jewelry Missing - The Communications Center received a 911 call at 8:06 p.m. Tuesday from a woman at a residence in the 400 block of South Eighth Street reporting that some jewelry was missing. An officer of the Ponca City Police Department was assigned and a report was taken.
Shoplifter - An official at Wal-Mart reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 9:49 p.m. Tuesday that a 15-year-old female was in custody for shoplifting. An officer was assigned, a juvenile citation was issued for petit larceny, and the juvenile was released to a parent on a promise to appear in court.
Money Missing - A woman from the 1000 block of North First Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 10:08 p.m. Tuesday that some money had been taken from the residence while she was gone. An officer was assigned and a burglary report was taken.
Item Missing - A person from the 400 block of West Summit Avenue
reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday that
someone had broken into thee residence and took a television. An officer
was assigned and a report was taken.
LIFESTYLES
Suzi Lenhart, private music teacher, has extended an open invitation to the public to attend the 16th Annual Music Recital by Miss Suzi's Singing School Students and Piano students. The recital will be May 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Sixth and Central. There will be free child care for those attending the recital.
Cinderella, a "fractured fairy tale version" has been rewritten and scored by Suzi Lenhart for the students of her school to present to the public. Cinderella will be played by Britany Lawrence and the wicked step sisters will be acted out by Becky Kellert and Amy Fahrney. The stepmother will be April Forcum and the fairy Godmother will be played by Chelsey Hill, who will also sing two of the solos. The Narrator is Hannah Palmer.
The Prince will be Andrew Kellert and the servant will be played by Melodie Cooper who also does the sound effects. Gobo, the cat, who fills a variety of roles, will be played by Madison Bookout. Piano accompaniment will be provided by Bethany and Sarah Bowen. Recorder and string accompaniment will be provided by Miss Suzi's Older Home School Ensemble: Kaitlyn Amos, Joel Bolay, Heather Mai, Bethany Bowen, Sarah Bowen, April Harden, Bethany Harden, Ashlee Logan, Michaela Logan, Heather Mai and Nathan Mai and Elisa Massey. The Older Homeschool Ensemble will also provide recorder music before the beginning of the recital, from 6:15 until 6:30.
The children playing Horses include Kramer Amos, Derrick Baker, Hannah Bowen, Cari Cashon, Skyler Kolb, Jacob Kolb, Andy Layton, Chelsea Mayer, Kaelyn McClelland, T.J. Morris, Haley and Katie Nipper, Joshua Pauls, Sally Pendleton, Aubrey Powers, Madalyn Snow and Lyndie Whiting. Children playing Dogs are LeAnna Mai, Kally Amos, and Jesa Sample. The footmen are Caleb Black and Steven Zachary.
The "Kids" are Jesse Betterton, Rebecca Bodman, Matthew Hendrickson, Kevin Miller, Suzy Morris, and Amber Zachary. The Mice include: Reagan Bowles, Scott Brandenberger, Christina Cooper, Hannah Denny, Abby Fahrney, Gabrielle Gartside, Cindy Gray, Ian Hancock, Andrew Happ, Molly Harden, Amanda Harmon, Jennifer Hendrickson, R.C. Hoch, Nathan Lobaugh, Andrew Mai, Amanda Parent, Lindsay Pauls, Cole Pittman, Miranda Rhynard, Holly Scheirman, Lauren Vetters and Amanda White.
Following the Cinderella presentation, the recorder classes will each perform selections as will the piano students. Piano students include Jennifer Lobaugh, Britany Lawrence, Casey Cashon, Cassidy Hill, Sarah Birch, Lisa Hendrickson, Melodie Cooper, Kyle Vetters, Amanda White, Becky Kellert, Andrew Kellert and Chelsey Hill. Chelsey Hill won the Oklahoma Youth Composer contest in 1997 and was second place in 1998.
Recorder performers include beginners: Kally Amos, Jeremy Betterton, Caleb Black, Rebecca Bodman, Jennifer Hendrickson, Jesa Sample, Steven Zachary, and Amber Zachary. Second year recorder players are: Brittny Cannon, Alix Ford and Krystine Snow and a Recorder Duet: Britany Lawrence and Amanda White.
Alto recorder players include: Ashlee Logan, LeAnna Mai, Michaela Logan, Joel Bolay and Luke Boyett and a Recorder quartet composed of Sarah and Bethany Bowen, April Harden and Elisa Massey will play. This recorder quartet has won the Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs Award for 1997 and 1998.
Miss Suzi's Singing School Primary Singers won the Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs Award for Lower Elementary Vocal Ensembles for 1998. The members of that group include Caitlin Brown, Brittny Cannon, Paige Cordova, Alix Ford, and Ashlee Logan.
Recorder Gold Cup recipients are Elisa Massey and Sarah Bowen; Quartet, Becky Kellert and Heather Mai, Recorder Solo. Receiving piano gold cups are Lisa Hendrickson, Kyle Vetters and Amanda White.
The Ponca City Cultural Center and Indian Museum will celebrate its 30th anniversary with the unveiling of a bronze plaque Tuesday, May 26 at 12:15 p.m. Refreshments will be served and the commemoration has been scheduled at a time when employees may attend on their lunch hour.
Current and former city officials will be introduced as will members of the Cultural Affairs Committee, Friends of the Cultural Center committee and other honored guests. Former Mayor Jim McNeese will introduce Leon Nelson, former City Manager, who will give a brief talk. "We hope people will take half an hour to help us celebrate" said Marquetta Brown, president of the Friends Foundation.
Various members of the "Friends" recall the perseverance of supporters of the building becoming a cultural center for the city. "Robert Clark really deserves the credit for the city officials being able to buy the Cultural Center" said Forrest Mertz, vice chairman of the foundation. He also stated "He invested the city money in U. S. Treasury Bills so it would draw interest while the funds were not being used."
Another supporter was the, now deceased, Lucille Powell, who worked hard to arrange exhibits. She was assisted by Cecil and Don Corbin and Velma Jones. Also devoting time to arranging exhibits was the late Delia Castor, curator for the museum.
Xi Gamma Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met May 12 in the home of Jane Culver with 11 members and one guest present. LaRannah Bartlett read from the "Book of Beta Sigma Phi". It was announced that Betty Marsh will remain a member at large and Margaret Price will be returning as an active member.
Membership Chairman Glenda Brown welcomed chapter guest, Pam Sober. Social Chairman Leora Simmons requested a meeting with the members of her committee and Darlene Vandeburgh reported on pictures to be submitted to The Ponca City News.
Ms. Vandeburgh and Juni Parks gave the City Council report and the Sunshine Committee presented a list for taking a meal to Peggy Cookson, and for members to sit for two hours a day with Peggy's mother in the hospital to give Peggy a rest. Also, a volunteer was requested to drive Peggy's sister to the airport in Tulsa.
Yearbook Chairman Juni Parks requested that any changes in the member pages be turned in to her at the next meeting so she can make the changes in the new yearbook.
The next meeting will be May 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Leora Simmons. It will be the chapter birthday party and members of the Social Committee will cook hamburgers. Members are requested to bring a salad and their secret sister birthday gift. Leora Simmons will give the program. Birthdays and anniversaries for May were announced by Juni Parks.
The program was presented by Jane Culver on "How to be a Good Hospital Patient." Jane told the group of the importance of providing current information on medications and medical history when going into the hospital. She told of some situations when that information could be life-saving. Jane distributed medical information cards to the group and suggested they fill them out for themselves and family members and keep them accessible in the event of an emergency.
Zane and Tammy Barham announce the birth of a daughter, Bethany Kay Barham. She was born at 7:57 a.m. April 17, 1998 at the Stillwater Medical Center. The baby weighed 7-pounds, 6 1/2-ounces and was 20 12-inches long. She has a brother, Andrew Zane, 2, and a sister, Brittney Nicole, 4.
Maternal grandparents are Gary and Kay Thompson of Ponca City and paternal grandparents are Jack and Frances Barham of Owasso. Great-grandparents are Gwenneth Thompson of Ponca City and Art Rinehart of Rockport, Texas.
A June 6 wedding at the First Baptist Church in Newkirk is planned by Melissa Compala and Kevin Rowe. They have extended an open invitation to friends and family to attend the 2 p.m. ceremony.
Parents of the bride-elect are Tom Compala of Ponca City and Jerry and Kayron Elam of Newkirk. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Bruce and Mary Rowe of Ponca City.
Miss Compala graduated from Newkirk High School in 1990 and Rowe has attended Ponca City High School. She is employed with Rhodes, Hieronymus and Jones Law Firm and he is a welder in Tulsa.
Jean Marie Kohler of Ponca City and Warren Rouse of Everett, Wash. recently announced their engagement and approaching marriage.
Vows will be exchanged at the First Christian Church in Newkirk at 10 a.m. on May 25. Family and friends are invited to attend the wedding and the reception immediately following. The couple requests no wedding gifts.
An automobile tour of the western states is planned with the couple dividing
their time between Oklahoma and Washington.
SPORTS
Softball Tournament - Mulhall-Orlando Softball Association will host a men's softball tournament Saturday, May 30. Entry fee $80. Deadline Thursday, May 28. Contact Ray Knight (405-649-2416).
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Softball Win - The Smith Blue team of Ponca City won the first Ever-So-Bad Softball Tournament title at the Willow Springs Complex over the weekend.
Smith Blue came back to defeat Ponca City Hammer's two games in the finals.
Eleven teams from Ponca City, Enid, Winfield and Fairfax took part in the tournament.
Cherokee Strip Adult Soccer
Standings
Team W L T
Dynamo 4 0 2
Pumas 4 1 1
NSC 3 2 1
AWFC 3 2 1
Alva 2 1 3
Winfield 2 3 1
SAL United 2 4 0
Cobras 1 2 3
Las Aguilas 1 3 2
Somora 1 5 0
Last Week's Games
SAC 2, Somora 1
AWFL 5, Las Aguilas 0
NSC 2, Cobras 2
Pumas 3, Dynamo 3
Winfield 2, Alva 2
Lew Wentz Memorial
Two-Man Best Ball Net
A Flight
1 - (62) Bill Bussey-John Bowlin
2 - (65) Mitch Casey-J.D. Nash
(65) Mark Floyd-Carl Hallett
(65) Tom Lane-Tawn Senseman
B Flight
1 - (63) Jay Casey-Stan Bowman
2 - (63) Don Gabbart-Paul Kreger
(63) Don Sim-Bill Hill
C Flight
1 - (63) E.J. Wilson-Clent Kirchenbauer
2 - (64) Gary Wood-Loren Rucker
3 - (65) Terry Moore-Steve Vidricksen
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Ponca City Country Club
Championship Flight
1 - (69) Chuck Greenwood-Paul Walker
2 - (70) Glen Hoecker-Ron Locke
3 - (70) Bruce Newman-Jim Self
4 - (74) Wader Lessert-Kevin Carter
President's Flight
1 - (70) Roy Swain-Gordon Holland
2 - (71) Don Lyhane-Guy Clark
3 - (71) Joe Nimmo-Bill Flegler
4 - (74) Alan Huffman-George Paczkowski
First Flight
1 - (71) Clark-Bob Nickles
2 - (71) Jason Snyder-Joe Paden
3 - (74) Jon Hoover-Ted Impson
4 - (75) A.J. Stovall-Randy Lauritsen
Second Flight
1 - (72) Lynn Hohensee-George Dickson
2 - (75) John Counter-Tony Wyatt
3 - (75) Andrew-Tom Rigdon
4 - (75) Burton Casad-Charlie Cobb
The Ponca City Buddy Bass Club held its second tournament of the 1998 season on Birch Lake recently.
Mike Lewis and Dean Gratias took first place with a total weight of 9.70 pounds. Larry Platt and Mark Reeves were second, at 9.40 pounds, and also claimed big bass honors with a monster catch of 6.80 pounds. Wayne Pemberton and Walt Klinger came in third, at 9.10 pounds, while Doug Flink and Doug Matney teamed up for fourth, at 8.30 pounds. Jim Jones and Scott Jones finished out the top five with 7.20 pounds of bass.
The club's next tournament is scheduled for Skiatook Lake, May 31. The
next club meeting will be held at the VFW Thursday at 7 p.m.