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From the pages of The Ponca City News, Thursday, June 3, 1999 LOCAL DEATHS NEWS BRIEFS SPORTS GARDENING LOCALKristin Maddox Shows Improvement Kristin Maddox Shows ImprovementBy KATHY ZEHR News Staff Writer Kristin Maddox, Ponca City college student, who was injured in the American Airlines MD-80 airplane crash in Little Rock, Tuesday night, was improving at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock this morning. According to spokespersons from Ponca City First Baptist Church, information is received in their offices frequently by Fax from Kristin’s parents, John and Sharon Maddox. A report this morning informed the staff there, that Kristin’s lungs are clearing of the black smoke she inhaled but she remains on a respirator. She has also been treated for second and third degree burns on her hands and arms, and the family has requested prayer for circulation to return quickly to Kristin’s hands and fingers for aid in healing. She is expected to remain hospitalized for 7 to 10 days in Little Rock. The address for letters and cards to Kristin is Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 800 Marshall Street, Little Rock, AR 72202, or can be sent to the Maddox home in Ponca City, where she will return to recuperate. Kristin, a 1995 Po-Hi graduate is a senior at the Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark., where she attends on a honor scholarship. She had just presented her hour-long senior vocal recital at the college in April. Kristin also sang with the highly-acclaimed Ouachita Praise Singers, and was on the ill-fated American Airlines Flight 1420 from Dallas with other members of the group as they returned from a performance in Germany. She has sung with the prestigious group for four years. As a vocal performance major, Kristin had also appeared in numerous musical productions at the college including a recent role in “Carousel.” While a Po-Hi student, Kristin performed and sang in numerous school and community productions including several Ponca Playhouse productions. An honor student, she was also a member of the Po-Hi Student Council, Flag Corps and the Po-Hi Chorale. She was employed during the summer months at Home National Bank. In addition to prayers for Kristin’s healing, the fax from the Maddox family to First Baptist Church also requests prayer for the families of the two passengers still missing, the families of the nine who died, and the 83 passengers who are injured. Nearly NewsMotorists attempting to use Gary Avenue to the west of North Union Street will need to find another entry, rather than off Union. Evans and Associates informs Nearly News that construction crews will have the entry to Gary off Union closed for approximately 10 days, and residents living in the 200, 300 and 400 blocks of West Gary will need to access their homes from the west, off Riggs Drive. Betty Brown reminded NN of the American Legion and Auxiliary Eighth District Convention of the Legion and Auxiliary scheduled for Saturday at the local post home. She also urged local members to be on hand for this Convention to welcome visitors from over the Eighth District, to Ponca City. Registration is scheduled from 8 to 9 a.m. NN thinks it sounds like a good weekend of activity for Legionnaires and their Auxiliary. NN understands the Ambuc Pool will be closed tomorrow (June 4) through Sunday (June 6). The Ponca City Swim Team will be hosting its annual meet. The pool will re-open Monday, June 7 at 1 p.m. International Group Here Monday on Web HandlingBy LOUISE ABERCROMBIE News Business Editor Conoco, assisted by the Ponca City Tourism Authority (PCTA), will be hosting a group from the Fifth International Conference on Web Handling here Monday evening. The Conference meets at Oklahoma State University, which houses the world’s only Web Handling Research Center. The anticipated group of about 200 from approximately 14 countries is expected to attend. Karl Reid, director of the Web Handling Center, will be here for the event. The conference will go Monday through Wednesday in Stillwater. Conoco is hosting the conference attendees here for an evening of activity including dinner at complex’s Atrium facility. Entertainment will be provided by Classical guitarist Edgar Kruz, and a group from Ponca City telling the history of Ponca City in the form of a musical. Greeting the visitors at the reception prior to the dinner will be members of the PCTA. Pat Sloan, who is handling the event for OSU, expressed her appreciation to Conoco and the tourism authority for the “warm and cordial” treatment. Web Handling Research Center The Web Handling Research Center (WHRC) is devoted to “enhanced understanding of fundamental issues in the handling of continuous, then, and flexible materials can increase product quality.” Web Handling refers to the physical mechanics related to the transport and control of continuous-strip materials (webs) through processes and machines. A primary goal of web handling is to transport the material without incurring defects and losses. The WHRC research program emphasizes mathematical model development for fundamental elements in web-transport systems based on first principles; experimental parameter identification and model validation and computer modeling and simulation. Fundamental and generic research studies are conducted in the mechanics of winding, longitudinal dynamics, lateral dynamics and control, out-of-plane dynamics, wrinkling, measurement of tension. The center is supported in part by the National Science, Noble and Kerr Foundations. Among the corporate sponsors of the center are AET Films, ALCOA, American National Can, Dupont Company, Eastman Kodak Company, Fife Corporation, Heidelberg Web Systems, Imation, MEGTEC Systems, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, LLC, Mobil Chemical Company, Polaroid Corporation, Presstek Inc., Procter & Gamble, Rexam Corporation, Rockwell Automation, Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Sonoco Products Company, Valment Inc., Xerox and 3M Company. Ponca City Team Heading For Great Race ExperienceBy LAURA CORFF News Staff Writer Five Ponca City teens are on their way for a true cross country adventure along with up to 100 vintage cars, dated from 1905 through 1950. Kyle Duren, Brian Jernigan, Jeremy Leach, Greg Cunningham and Matt Brewer left town Tuesday headed to Marietta, Ga., to enter the 17th History Channel Great Race. The event is a transcontinental, timed rally race which will end in Anaheim, Calif. The teens are accompanied by high school teachers Steve Hermann and J.D. Hanks with their entry, a 1930 Model A Ford pickup. The high school team will compete in the X Cup division, an amateur competition, which was added to the Great Race in 1997. This is the second year that a Ponca City team has entered. High school teams compete for $25,000 in scholarship funds. The team with the closest to perfect time at the finish line is the winner. Hundreds of forms, speed changes, stops/starts will be addressed each day. Drivers must follow directions or be penalized. In addition, seat belts, fire extinguishers and first aid gear are mandatory. “The X Cup brings youth to the Great Race and to the old car hobby in general,” said Tom McRae, founder and director of the annual cross country rally race. “It is the future of the Great Race and the most important development in the race since our inception. The local racers are endorsed by the Ponca City Board of Education. They raised necessary funds for the restoration and preparation of their Ford, in addition to travel expenses. Also, each member will navigate a minimum of two and maximum of four stages during the event. Members are required to be 18 years or younger and maintain a 2.0 or better grade average in academic subjects. The History Channel Great Race runs a southern route from Marietta, Ga., to Anaheim, Calif. On Saturday, teams will complete registration activities and a trial, one-day run prior to the official start of the two-week event. The Trophy run allows teams a final check prior to the green flag on Sunday. Sunday’s start is at 1 p.m. on the historic square. June 13 is scheduled for rest, repairs and rejuvenation at the Great Race Automotive Hall of Fame in Granbury, Texas. The respite will prepare the Great Racers for the final assault on the 3,800 mile run to Anaheim. The best chance to greet the team and view the many antique vehicles competing in this year’s event will be June 11, when the group will overnight in Muskogee. According to Brenda Duren, the team is expected to arrive around 4:30 p.m. Area residents can find updates on the team’s ranking posted daily on the web at www.greatrace.com. Although high school teams pay no entry fee, adult participants pay $6,500 to compete for a winners’ purse of $275,000. Vintage cars may be stock or as modified in their era. Modern modifications allowed include 12 volt electrics, any point type distributor, overdrive units, auxiliary cooling systems and internal engine components. No electronic or digital components of any type are allowed. High performance modifications available during the year of manufacture of the vehicle are ok. Teams will spend the night in the following locations: — June 6, Chattanooga, Tenn. — June 7, Nashville, Tenn. — June 8, Poplar Bluff, Mo. — June 9, Hot Springs, Ark. — June 10, Fort Smith, AR — June 11, Muskogee, Okla. — June 12, Fort Worth, Texas — June 13, day off in Granbury, Texas — June 14, Clovis, N.M. — June 15, Albuquerque, N.M. — June 16, Flagstaff, Ariz. — June 17, Phoenix, Ariz. — June 18, LaMesa, Calif. — June 19, finish in Anaheim, Calif., at 1 p.m. District CourtNewkirk Marriage Licenses Jerald Dwain Stone, 60, and Janice Leigh Copeland, 45, both of Ponca City. Rex Wayne Anderson, 28, and Gaynell Marie Schieber, 30, both of Wichita. Christopher Grant Scott, 29, and Linda Lea Rothgeb, 25, both of Ponca City. David Neal Cauley, 40, and Sharoon Lynn Cauley, 38, both of Newkirk. Patrick Len Ireland, 21, and Amanda Lynn Driesel, 23, both of Ponca City. Michael Lee Allie, 26, and Andrea Michelle Brevitz, 20, both of Ponca City. Joshua Jay Tucker, 23, and Holly Lynn Waycaster, 19, both of Blackwell. Rogelio Mendoza, 23, and Uvalda Marcela Rojas, 18, both of Ponca City. Adam Wayne Perciful, 21, and Alecia Dion Mudgett, 21, both of Ponca City. John Michael Ernest Pulcini, 21, Evansville, Ind., and Tabitha Lee Hardy, 22, Ponca City. Craig William Sattre, 22, and Stephanie Ann Mahon, 22, both of Ponca City. Divorces Granted Carla Karleyle Vance vs. Paul Douglas Vance. Civil Petitions NationsBank N.A. vs. Darrell Gene Cain, et al.; plaintiff seeking judgment for $42,903.55. American General Finance Inc. vs. Jon J. Buck; plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,162.89. Central National Bank & Trust Company of Enid vs. Jeff E. Love; plaintiff seeking judgment for $8,231.54. Dr. Robert and Marian Gibson vs. William F. Eubank, et al.; plaintiffs seeking judgment in excess of $20,000. Blackwell Divorces Sought Pamela S. Colvin vs. Lawrence W. Colvin. Sherry Thorpe vs. Gary S. Thorpe. Divorces Granted Lacy M. Belair vs. Michael T. Belair; plaintiff restored to former name Lacy Michelle Horton. Civil Petitions Credit Bureau Services Association vs. Chad R. King; plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,663.50. NationsBank vs. Ruth E. Golay; plaintiff seeking judgment for $5,203.62. Central National Bank & Trust of Enid vs. Michael P. Allen; plaintiff seeking judgment for $7,478.76. Credit Bureau Services Association vs. Leslie Love; plaintiff seeking judgment for $4,593.17. Jack Bowker Ford Leasing Co. vs. Darlene Wooters; plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,130.12. Central National Bank & Trust of Enid vs. Bob W. Kirkley, et al.; plaintiff seeking judgment for $15,788.69. Credit Bureau Services Association vs. Kenneth M. King; plaintiff seeking judgment for $4,727.21. Credit Bureau Services Association vs. Chris Williams and Patricia Williams; plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,099.60. Margaret Howell vs. Medi Plex II, et al.; plaintiff seeking judgment for $50,000. Awesome Prizes Available During KawFest 1999 EventTwo awesome prizes will be given away at KawFest ’99 to be held June 12 and 13 at Sandy Park on Kaw Lake, just east of Ponca City. Plans are being finalized for the largest lake event of the year sponsored by the Kaw Lake Association. The first of the two giveaways is a Tracker two-man fishing rig, donated by the Boat House and Tracker Boats. The giveaway includes the boat, motor and trailer. According to Leroy Howey of the Boat House, “the boat is so compact and lightweight that an adult and a 10-year-old child can load it in the back of a pickup and head to the lake!” Participants for the drawing must be 18 years of age or older to register and must be present at the time of the drawing to win. The boat will be given away Saturday between 7 and 11 p.m. during the Beach Dance at Sandy Park on Kaw Lake. The second giveaway is a trip for two to Cancun for four days and three nights provided by the Kaw Lake Association. Included is airfare and lodging. Again, participants must be 18 years of age or older to win and must be present at the time of the drawing. This prize will be given away at the end of the jet sport races on Sunday afternoon, June 13. Registration for both giveaways is easy. Anyone (18 years or older) who purchases a KawFest T-shirt gets an entry blank. Participants may also register at the KawFest gate on Saturday, June 12, or Sunday, June 13. The 1999 KawFest T-shirt is on sale for $15 at various area businesses including the Ponca City Chamber of Commerce, Ponca City Cultural Center, Kaw Lake Association Office and at Larry Weems State Farm Insurance office in Ponca City. Shirts are also available at area locations including the Tonkawa Chamber of Commerce, Blackwell Chamber of Commerce, at Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler, and at Osage Cove Boat-n-Tote and Sun ’n Fun at Kaw Lake. T-shirts will also be on sale at the gate during the event. Wearing the KawFest T-shirt provides the wearer free admission to KawFest each day. Otherwise, admission is $5 per day. For more information about KawFest or the Kaw Lake Association, contact the Kaw Lake Association office at 580-762-9494 or 1-888-291-4995, ext. 2920 or e-mail at kawlake@kskc.net Legion Post 14 Hosting District Event SaturdayPost 14 of the American Legion will be hosting the District 8 A/B Convention Saturday in Ponca City with registration beginning at 8 a.m. All members of Post 14 and members from the surrounding area posts are invited to attend. Lunch will be served. Election of district officers will be held, and Chuck Gregg, commander of Post 14, will be running for district commander representing District 8A. For additional information, call 765-9073. Burbank Resident Injured Overseas Touring VolcanoThirteen-year-old Burbank resident Erin Fowler was critically injured in an accident in New Zealand on June 2nd. According to Janet Fowler, Erin’s mother, her daughter was touring a volcano and slipped at the top — she fell 50 feet and sustained extensive internal injuries. There were no broken bones but Fowler has had surgery to repair the internal injuries. She is listed in critical condition. Fowler was part of a group of only 22 students selected from across the nation to participate in the People to People Student Ambassador program. These students were named in December, following an extensive selection process, to be ambassadors in the South Pacific this summer. Fowler’s aunt and uncle from Cashion, Okla., are on their way to New Zealand to be with her. With current passports they were able to leave immediately upon hearing about the accident. Fowler’s father, Gail, is currently in Houston getting a passport to travel overseas. Sen. Don Nickles’ office made the arrangements for her father’s passport pickup in Houston and Conoco provided the flight. Hundreds of other area residents have provided assistance to the Fowler family. Janet will remain at home as the Fowler’s have four other children. Fowler will be transported to a hospital in the United States as soon as she’s able to travel, expected to be in about three weeks. Contributions for Erin Fowler can be sent to Pioneer Bank, 14th and Highland, c/o Laurie Hodges. Singles Connection Announces Events For Month of JuneThe Singles Connection has been meeting since October of 1998 for all singles whether by choice, divorce, or the loss of a spouse. Activities for the month of June have been planned. On Monday evenings during the month the group will meet in the lounge area of the American Legion for dance lessons beginning at 7 p.m. Every Tuesday is peel-and-eat shrimp night in the lounge of the American Legion from 5 to 7 p.m. On Friday, June 4, the group will meet at Jack’s Grill for the Sock Hop and on Saturday, June 5, will gather at the North Park Cinema at 4 p.m. for a late afternoon movie followed by pizza. On Friday, June 11, a Wine and Cheese social gathering will be held in the backyard of Diane Beekman beginning at 7:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring their favorite cheese and a beverage to share. On Friday June 18, at 6 p.m. the group will meet at Jack’s Grill for dinner out. For more information about the group or any of June’s activities please call Diane Beekman (765-7165). DEATHSHarding Herold Rose Harding Herold RoseBLACKWELL — Harding Herold Rose, longtime Blackwell resident, died Tuesday evening, June 1, 1999, at the Blackwell regional Hospital. He was 78. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 4, at the Blackwell First Baptist Church with the Rev. Rick Longcrier, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Blackwell Cemetery under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home. Harding Herold Rose was born Nov. 11, 1920, in Orr, Okla., to Jones R. and Aletha Ann (Jennings) Rose. He grew up and attended schools in the Orr area, graduating from high school in Fittstown at age 16. He attended two years at Ardmore Business College then worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for Ada Cement Company. He married Doris Elaine Moss on March 25, 1939, in Konawa and the couple established their home in Fittstown. During World War II he entered the U.S. Army and served in Italy and Germany. Following his discharge in 1948, the family moved to Blackwell, where he began employment with Acme Foundry. He retired as supervisor in the molding department at Acme in 1990, and began working for the Blackwell Public Schools. He retired in 1997. Rose was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Adult I Sunday School Class. He had served as a teacher in both the Junior Department Sunday School the Adult II Sunday School. He was also a member of the Blackwell VFW. Survivors include his wife, Doris Rose of the home; two daughters, Sharon Mauck of Hennessey and Judy Davis of Sand Springs; one son, Darron Rose of Edmond; two brothers, Guy Rose and Kenneth Rose, both of Oklahoma City; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ivan, Otis, and J.R. Rose; and a grandson. Casket bearers will be Newman Hicks, Don Vickers, JoDel Shepherd, Myron Smith, A.C. Pratt and David Haney. Honorary bearers will be Vernor Courtney, Joe Bersche, Don Stafford, Cecil Warren, Cecil Sodowsky and Jim Kincheloe. Memorials may be made in Mr. Rose’s name to the First Baptist Church or the Gideon Ministries, c/o Roberts Funeral Home, 120 West Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631. ObituariesTheodore YoukerTheodore “Teddy” Youker, on Wednesday morning, June 2, 1999, left a body of suffering to be greeted in that eternal day by his Savior. Teddy was born Jan 19, 1950, in Pawnee. He was reared a Ponca Indian Boy and experienced all the action and fun of fishing, noodling, hunting, plum and pecan picking. He engaged in a full life of sports from softball to Indian shinny games. To the last, his favorite shinny stick hung on the wall above his bed. He danced the gourd dance with spirit. His background is full of the Ponca life and traditions. He was one of those people that found it easy to like people and to be liked by people. From his childhood he knew an extended family that extended a long way. There were other adopted family members along the way. His seven brothers and sisters claimed Teddy was the sibling that was the “good guy.” His last days at home saw a continuous stream of friends, family and relatives passing through his room to watch and wait with him. He made a strong effort to express his faith. That faith he shared with all who listened. He leaves to mourn, sons Alex and Jonathan; daughters, Sonya, Latosha, Leah, Teddi Lynn and Jennifer. Also left to mourn are three brothers, Dave Little Cook, Roy Hinman, Ray Hinman; and four sisters, Karen Little Cook, Sandra Hinman, Tara Hinman and Teresa Zazueta. He leaves also adopted parents, Garland and Donna Pappan and adopted brothers, Joe Fowler and Alan Blue Back. He was preceded in death by his parents, Toby Knudson and Wanda Youker Waters. These are some of his last words, “When you’re walking in the world, and there’s trouble around every turn; when sorrow has torn your world apart; if you’ll just look up to Him, and invite Him to come in, Jesus will heal your broken heart.” Prayer services will be held at 7:30 today and Friday at the Ponca Indian Baptist Church at White Eagle. Following a traditional noon feast at the church on Saturday, the funeral will be held at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Ted Freeman officiating. Burial will be at the Ponca Indian Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel, Ponca City. paid obituary NEWS BRIEFSClothing Giveaway — First Assembly of God clothing giveaway has been canceled for the month of June. Truck Load sale 2 and 3 packs $.59 each or mix and match $9.99 flat. Keathly Nursery, 2448 Bridge Ave, 762-2922. adv. KOFP — The Walnut Valley Chapter of Kansas Oldtime Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers will meet Saturday, June 5, at 6 p.m. at the senior citizen’s center in downtown Arkansas City, Kan. Individual performances are at 6 p.m. and dance band music at 7 p.m. Musicians and listeners are invited to attend an evening of fellowship, music and dancing in a “clean” environment. Summer Sunshine, Citrus Sorbet, Raspberry Blossom. Door Country candles can bring spring into your home now at Mrs. Brown’s Attic, 300 E. Grand. Downtown Ponca City. adv. Garage Sale — A Po-Hi Steppers benefit garage sale is planned at Washington School gym Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon. Items from 35 families have been donated. Herbs 20% off regular price. Keathly Nursery, 2448 Bridge Ave. 762-2922. adv. Singles Sock Hop — Singles Connection will meet on Friday, June 4, at Jack’s Grill at 9 p.m. for the Sock Hop. The group will gather at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, at the North Park Cinema for a late afternoon movie with pizza to follow. Dougan's Bar-B-Q Friday special from 4-8 p.m., all you can eat ribs with beans, potato salad and coleslaw, $7.49. 215 South 14th, 765-7979. adv. Abandoned — Animal Control received notice of a bike abandoned in the 200 block of North Elm Street at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday. Pioneer Boat and R.V. Storage. All slots $20 a month- 24 hr. access. 2712 Lake Rd. 762-2349. adv. Warrant Served — A Ponca City police officer arrested an 18-year-old man at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, on a city warrant. Closed Again — Fifth Street, from Grand Avenue to Central Avenue, will be closed again Friday morning from 8 a.m. to noon. The lifts of the generator, transformers and HVAC equipment were not completed Wednesday. The city appreciates cooperation and patience in keeping the area safe for the public and the construction workers. Pauline's Shrimp peel. All you can eat, $11.95, Friday the 4th. For reservations, call 765-5460.adv. Vandalism — A resident in the 700 block of West Emporia Avenue contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 9:13 a.m. Wednesday to report a house was egged. Jueschke Carpet Cleaners. For professional carpet cleaning, call the professionals. Jueschke Carpet Cleaners. 765-3421. adv. Arrest — At 1:08 p.m. Wednesday, a Ponca City police officer arrested an 18-year-old woman in the 400 block of South Oak Street on a city warrant. Free Pregnancy test. Birth Choice cares. Confidential. Hours: Monday, 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. and Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 700 West Broadway. adv. Accident — A Ponca City police officer responded to the scene of an accident in the 2100 block of Mark Street at 1:27 p.m. Wednesday. He took a report. Dougan's Bar-B-Q Thursday special from 4-? 1/2 BBQ chicken with 2 vegetables. $4.25. 215 South 14th. 765-7979. adv. Vandalism — At 2:24 p.m. Wednesday, a Ponca City police officer took a report of vandalism in the 600 block of West Otoe Avenue. Head Country all day Friday special All you can eat, smoked BBQ ribs, beans, potato salad, and coleslaw, only $7.49, all day. 1217 East Prospect. 767-8304. adv. Accident — At 3:58 p.m. Wednesday, a Ponca City police officer responded to the report of a non-injury accident which occurred at East South Avenue and South Fourteenth Street. Burglary — A resident in the 400 block of East Brookfield Avenue contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 5:14 p.m. Wednesday to report a subject entered the house without permission and took items. An officer responded and took a report of burglary. Stolen — At 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, a resident in the 200 block of South Flormable Street advised the Ponca City Police Department that several items were stolen from a boat. An officer was assigned and took a report. Meter Hit — A Ponca City police officer received notice at 9:29 p.m. Wednesday that a vehicle hit a gas meter in the 1100 block of East Hartford Avenue. The officer checked the area and requested the Fire Department and Oklahoma Natural Gas respond to the scene. Curfew — At 1:04 a.m. Thursday, a Ponca City police officer cited and released a juvenile at West Cleveland Avenue and North Elm Street. Destruction — A resident in the 1700 block of Bradbary Lane notified the Ponca City Police Department at 10:47 p.m. Wednesday that the house had been toilet papered and a sign was broken. An officer responded and took a report of destruction of private property. Burglary — A clerk from the Rose Stone Inn, 120 South Third Street, notified the Ponca City Police Department at 4:42 a.m. Thursday that the business was burglarized. Apparently, the clerk had been working downstairs when she returned to find the cash drawer empty and a flashlight left sitting on the counter. Four officers responded. Burglary — At 6:11 a.m. Thursday, a Ponca City police officer was assigned to investigate the report of a burglary in the day school offices at First Baptist Church, 218 South Sixth Street. GARDENINGTechniques,Tips To Help Wisteria Plants Blossom Techniques,Tips To Help Wisteria Plants BlossomBy LEE REICH (AP) — Few plants are as dramatically beautiful as a wisteria in bloom, its chains of lavender flowers dripping like little waterfalls from the branches. But how frustrating when this delightful early bloomer grows only shoots and no flowers! This common complaint often can be traced to something as simple as an immature plant or a poor site. Wisterias propagated from seed usually require many years to bloom, so plants should be propagated from grafts, cuttings or layers. Sometimes, though rarely, winter cold kills a wisteria’s flower buds, which is in evidence in the spring. Note that Japanese wisteria withstands the cold better than Chinese wisteria. The Japanese variety also has blossoms that are more fragrant and on longer chains. Perhaps a wisteria plant isn’t blooming because of insufficient light. It needs six or more hours of full sun. Even with a good plant and a good site, wisteria has a natural tendency to put its energy into rampant shoot growth rather than into blossoms. Heavy pruning, especially in winter, or heavy fertilization makes this problem worse. Pruning a wisteria in summer will keep the plant tidy and still get it to bloom. Ideally, a wisteria vine is trained to a permanent framework of a trunk and a few permanent arms. Summer pruning is directed at side shoots that grow off the arms. If an old vine has no defined framework, one winter pruning can create this framework from the existing tangle of stems. The goal in summer pruning is to make side shoots into short “handles” from which the drooping blossoms hang. One way to do this is to cut the end of each side shoot after it has grown six leaves, then go back in winter and them back to a couple of inches. There are other ways to prune. For example, pinch off the tips of all side shoots a few times during the growing season, or cut them monthly to two or three buds. If you’d rather not bother with pruning wisteria after it blooms, just ignore it. With age, wisteria takes on a rugged, picturesque look. And eventually, given a good site, it will bloom. Herb Festival Is Scheduled June 5 HereThe Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Garden Club will host the annual Ponca City Herb Festival Saturday, June 5, at Fourteenth and Grand, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Plants, birdhouses, yard ornaments, children’s face painting, potting sheds, quilts, herbal vinegars and oils, handmade baskets, candles, willow furniture, potpourris, stoneware, home garden ponds and hand painted gourds are samples of items and activities available at the festival. Seminars ranging from the basics of planting and growing an herb tea garden to making hand-crafted soap to cooking with herbs will be held inside the circa 1900 Cann home and outside on the lawn. Vendors and local craftsmen give the lectures at no cost to visitors. Site of the festival, Cann Memorial Gardens, is a ten acre historical, botanical garden, centrally located in Ponca City. Antique lampposts, winding brick walkways, a gazebo, park benches, a large tree-shaded brick patio, as well as herbs and blooming flowers, make it the perfect setting for the festival. A variety of food, and live music on the patio, will highlight the festival events. Offsite parking and valet shuttle service will be available. Caladiums Offer Summer ColorCaladiums are exceptional foliage plants for summer color. Select large, firm tubers since these give the largest and most vigorous foliage. Plant tubers 2 inches deep and 12-18 inches apart in a rich, but well-drained soil. Plant in a location that receives half day sun or light to moderate shade all day. Mulch the plant bed to prevent injury to tender leaves from storms. Fertilize caladiums monthly with a balanced fertilizer or one for bulbs. It’s a good idea to dig the tubers in the fall because newer caladiums can succumb to fungal disease if the ground stays cold and wet. Once the foliage has died down in the fall, dig the tubers and set them in a cool, dry place to cure. After the old leaves dry, gently rub the dirt and old roots off the tubers and store them in sawdust or vermiculite in a cool location. Landscaping Vogue Recreates Old Gardens To Match HomeBy GEORGE BRIA POUND RIDGE, N.Y. (AP) — Some people are recreating their yards to go back in time. It’s called “period landscaping” and is enjoying a vogue. Books are devoted to it and classes are held in prestigious places like the New York Botanical Garden. And you can find help from landscape designers. Of course, it makes most sense if you have an authentic old house to go with the garden or at least one that was built to match a period, for example, a Cape Cod house. That narrows the field considerably. Here in my southern New York village we have, out of a total of 1,800 dwellings, about 125 that go back to the 18th and early 19th centuries. I’m drawn to this somewhat myself because of an 18th-century barn my family shares as a summer hangout. As landscapes go, our barnyard is bordered by a picturesque sheep pen farmers built ages ago laboriously piling stone upon stone. Thinking back on the struggling men and oxen moving the bigger stones into place, we enjoy some perfect nostalgia. And, unlike a garden, our vision needs no maintenance. Exploring the trend, I talked to a couple of people about their old trees and plants and features like stone fences. In the realm of authentic old residences, my next-door neighbor, Carol Martin Cioppa, has a small wooden house that bears a brass plaque reading 1760. What’s more, she’s a professional architect and likes the idea of old-looking gardens. When she bought the house a few years ago, some landscape authenticity was already in place in the form of old maple trees, a stone wellhead and stone fences. The gardening needed work. She said she read books about the restoration of Williamsburg, Va., and looked at houses the size and scale of her own and thought, “Well, I can recreate something like that.” She started by planting boxwood hedges in front of the doorway. Among other things, boxwoods enjoy a big advantage nowadays: Deer don’t eat them. They can suffer in Northern winters, so Ms. Cioppa bought the hardier Korean boxwood. She realized she may have sacrificed a touch of the authentic, but she said what she wanted primarily was “a view of historical look.” She’s also using hedges and flagstones to enclose or outline an herb garden and other enclaves of ornamental plantings. She said what she sought most was harmony. “I’m trying to make the kind of garden that would have been fashioned at the time,” she said. Among plants she’s growing which she linked to historical backgrounds are columbine, dianthus, clematis montana, purple echinacea, digitalis, iris cristata, many lily varieties, honeysuckle, narcissus, primulas and herbs like thyme, sage, chives and lovage. Anyone wanting good descriptions of colonial gardening can find them in Ann Leighton’s renowned book “Early American Gardens” (Houghton Mifflin, 1970). She lists many of the plants favored at the time and says, “The settlers’ gardens probably looked very like English cottage gardens of today. ... It was both convenient and necessary to grow as many things as possible all together at the same time.” Of course, if you want to bask in old vistas you’ve got to let your fancy roam and overlook such distractions as a big oil truck pumping fuel into an old house. In my town, nostalgics can contemplate two old maple trees that stand beside an old house. Legend says they were planted to mark a wedding long ago, one tree for the bride and one for the groom. SPORTSLegion Sweeps Tonkawa Legion Sweeps TonkawaBy MATTHEW KOENIG News Sports Writer The Ponca City American Legion majors team doubled their pleasure in a doubleheader — and tripled their number of season wins — sailing past the Tonkawa AAA Legionnaires in a pair of run-rules, 8-0 and 16-3, Wednesday. The Royals, now 3-5 on the season, will try to do it again today, traveling to Derby, Kansas for another doubleheader. Wednesday was a good day for pitcher Wes Day, who — after a couple of fruitless outings — finally found the control that could make him one of the Royals’ biggest threats. The powerful right hander threw a 1-hitter in shutting down Tonkawa (3-5) in the first game, giving up just two walks and striking out six in five innings. Brian Davis started out strong on the mound for Tonkawa, giving up no hits and striking out four in the first two innings, but the Royals came back with six hits in the final three innings to put the game away. “Wes did a heck of a job,” said Legion coach Jim Sharon. “He got rocked a couple of times (before) ... I tried him as a middle reliever, and once as a closer, and today I thought we’d just let him start, and see what happens. “He did a good job, so I’m pleased with that.” Buddy McCoy threw a 2-hitter in the agonizing second game, walking just four while striking out six. The Royals also stacked up the runs in an 11-run fourth inning and took advantage of four Tonkawa pitchers in that game. Eight errors also cost Tonkawa, as a younger starting squad flubbed a number of easy catches and sure outs in the infield. “(Tonkawa) has some good players, and they’ll beat you if you let them hang around,” Sharon continued. “But we finally got something going with our hitting. With everybody here now, hopefully we’ll start playing like we’re capable of playing.” In the first game, second baseman J. Michael Sharon lined a 2 RBI triple in the third inning and first baseman Jimmo Ozment blasted a 2 RBI home run in the fourth to add to the Royals’ run total. Right fielder Todd Stewart got the Royals’ hit-parade started in the third inning with a single, and following a walk to Ozment, Sharon lined a shot to the right-center field fence. Shortstop Bryan Coppock then drove Sharon in with a single. In the fourth, after consecutive walks to McCoy and designated hitter Justin Ross, Stewart drove in one with a sacrifice fly, and Ozment followed with a 350-yard bomb into the student parking lot. Sharon — who finished the game 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs — then rapped out a base hit in the top of the order, and came in to score from second after a throwing error by the Tonkawa third baseman. Hunter Parker knifed a 2-out single through the infield in the top of the fifth to end Day’s no-hitter bid, but after another quick out, the Royals responded with the game-winning run. Catcher Jerrod Spears started things off with a base hit, and after advancing to third, came in to score on a sacrifice by McCoy. Eleven Ponca City hits, combined with the fielding miscues by Tonkawa, was all the Royals needed to put the second game away. The Royals’ big guns also came through in that game, as center fielder Toby RedLeaf, Spears, and catcher Matt Johnson all went 2-for-3, with two RBIs apiece. Tonkawa did get on the board first, in the top of the first. Tyson Lorenz picked up a base hit, and came in to score on a double by catcher Shane Randall. Those were the only two hits that McCoy would allow in game, however. Tonkawa did score again in the third on a fielding error. The Royals went through 15 batters in the long fourth inning, picking up seven hits, while taking advantage of five walks and three errors by Tonkawa. Game Notes — Though the Tonkawa team is definitely younger than the P.C. Majors, Sharon notes that with the exception of Ross and RedLeaf the Royals would be capable of playing a AAA schedule ... hitting machine Jeff Furnas finally dragged himself back from Boys’ State, and played in the second game, going 1-for-2 with a 2 RBI single in the fourth inning, and walked twice ... first baseman Chris McCool had a nice, diving catch on a pop-up in the second game ... high school coach Mike Krehbiel wandered into the dugout mid-way through the fourth inning in the first game, about the time the Royals starting banging out the hits. Is someone looking for a starting position next season? Ponca City 8, Tonkawa 0 Tonkawa 000 00 — 0 1 2 Ponca City 003 41 — 8 6 0 Day (w) and Spears; Davis (l) and Parker. Ponca City 16, Tonkawa 3 Tonkawa 101 0 0 — 2 2 8 Ponca City 320 (11)x — 16 11 1 McCool (w) and Johnson; Coursey (l), Parker (3), Jones (3), Klufa (4), and Randall. Pokes Trying To Hold LeadCHASKA, Minn. — For the second straight year, Oklahoma State finds itself atop the leaderboard after one round of the NCAA Men's Golf Championship. Now, the Cowboys will try to stay there. Led by Charles Howell's 1-under-par 71 and Peter Davidson's even-par round, the eighth-ranked Cowboys carded a solid 1-over-par score to lead second-place Georgia, the top-ranked team in the country, by three strokes. The Cowboys also led the 1998 championship after one round. However, although OSU broke the previous NCAA scoring record, the Cowboys finished fourth, nine strokes behind champion UNLV. Last year marked the first time OSU had held an opening-round lead since 1980, when the Cowboys went wire-to-wire in winning the fourth of their eight national titles. “Everyone knows that the most important thing is to hold the lead after the final day,” said OSU coach Mike Holder. “I think the best experience we could have had was at the Big 12 Championship [where OSU finished fourth, its lowest finish ever in a conference tournament]. We played at the Big 12 Championships like we were protecting something. We learned a lot from that experience.” Playing in his first NCAA tournament, Davidson was the star Wednesday, carding his first even-par round since Oct. 20. The sophomore, who had missed much of the season with a broken finger, is tied for 13th place. Howell is tied for seventh, one of only 12 players to break par in the opening round despite ideal playing conditions. Chris Wisler of East Tennessee State took a two-shot lead in the individual race with an opening-round 68. Howell and the Cowboys hope their season-opening tournament proves to be an important omen: OSU’s only victory this season came in its first competition of the season, the Ping-Golfweek Preview, played at this same Hazeltine National Golf Club. Howell took individual medalist honors, the only title of his career. Freshman Anders Hultman, also playing in his first NCAA tourney, carded a 1 -over 73, as did junior teammate Landry Mahan, to tie for 22nd after 18 holes. Junior Edward Loar suffered a quintuple-bogey on the 16th hole and stands in 140th place with an 82. The 30-team field will be pared to 15 teams after Thursday's second round. OSU is playing in its 53rd consecutive NCAA tournament, the longest such streak in the country - Clemson is second with 18 straight appearances. PC Triathlon ResultsOver 100 athletes packed into Lake Ponca park on Saturday morning for the 14th annual Lake Ponca Triathlon. Bernie Hand of Oklahoma City was the first runner across the finish line, while Amanda Erwin, a three-time winner from Joplin, Missouri, won the women’s division and came in eighth overall. Six Ponca City super-athletes competed in the swim-bike-run event, with Dewayne Black pacing the local contingent with a 52nd place finish. Four of the six local competitors finished within two minutes of each other. There were no Ponca City women in this year’s event. James McHenry of Tulsa was the oldest entrant, at 61, and finished in the 101st spot. Emily Washborn, of Wichita, was the youngest, at 22, and finished 20th. Lake Ponca Triathlon May 29 Place Name City Age Sex Time 1 — Bernie Hand OKC 42 M 1:51.47 2 — Jeffrey Staten Bixby 36 M 1:52.43 3 — Carter Johnson OKC 30 M 1:52.51 4 — David Minielly Tulsa 31 M 1:53.05 5 — Charles Parmain Tulsa 30 M 1:54.21 6 — John Lye Tulsa 35 M 1:56.48 7 — ChrisRevard Wichita 40 M 2:00.30 8 — Amanda Erwin Joplin, MO 26 F 2:02.12 9 — Chris Zingarelli Dallas 22 M 2:02.47 10 — Bruce O’Very Edmond 35 M 2:03.31 11 — Larry Scott Stillwater 55 M 2:04.35 12 — Bob Ford Okeene 54 M 2:06.05 14 — Lisa Wei-Haas Tulsa 39 F 2:06.06 15 — Casey Kindig Manhatten, Kan.28 M 2:06.25 16 — David Flesher OKC 39 M 2:06.35 17 — Gustavo HernandezTulsa 30 M 2:07.48 18 — John Hildenbrand OKC 45 M 2:08.24 19 — Duncan Wise Tulsa 50 M 2:10.01 20 — Emily Washburn Wichita 22 F 2:10.16 21 — G. Scharlau Springdale, Ark. 42 M 2:11.12 22 — Marc Schneider Lawton 26 M 2:11.36 23 — Charles Taylor OKC 59 M 2:11.39 24 — Mark Wells OKC 49 M 2:12.04 25 — Scott Striklin Springfield, MO 30 M 2:12.08 26 — Eddie Garrott Tulsa 31 M 2:12.44 27 — Sermarini Federico Texas 30 M 2:12.46 28 — Debra Strope Fayetteville, Ark. 42 F 2:13.01 29 — Robert Remondino OKC 44 M 2:13.25 30 — Jeffrey Kragh OKC 31 M 2 :14.13 31 — John McDonald Lawton 29 M 2:14.58 32 — Brent Brown Edmond 41 M 2:15.14 33 — Richard Reynolds Edmond 40 M 2:15.19 34 — Kurt Egli Enid 36 M 2:15.49 35 — Stephen Reynolds Tulsa 49 M 2:15.51 36 — Bill Burton Arkansas City 49 M 2:16.27 37 — Sherri Wattenbarger Kan. 31 F 2:16.55 38 — Kimble Davis Tulsa 43 M 2:17.01 39 — Russell Barker Lincoln, Neb. 38 M 2:17.09 40 — Terry Powell Shawnee 55 M 2:17.42 41 — John Brinkley Winfield 46 M 2:18.03 42 — Ray Samford Tulsa 30 M 2:18.22 43 — Jolynn O’Very Edmond 31 F 2:18.27 44 — Jeff Ash Tahlequah 25 M 2:18.41 45 — Steve Haigh Bartlesville 54 M 2:19.39 46 — Jim Aldag Tulsa 42 M 2:20.26 47 — David Dosier Norman 29 M 2:20.36 48 — Richard Huffman OKC 29 M 2:20.50 49 — John Altenburg Edmond 36 M 2:21.11 50 — Bruce Bennett Tulsa 39 M 2:21.53 51 — Laurie Smith Bartlesville 43 F 2:22.52 52 — Dewayne Black Ponca City 37 M 2:23.25 53 — Clint Luttgeharm Wichita 40 M 2:23.28 54 — E.J. Natale OKC 42 M 2:24.00 55 — Brian Surber Ponca City 28 M 2:24.17 56 — Mike Wilson Tulsa 48 M 2:24.30 57 — Phillip Beach Collinsville 41 M 2:24.36 58 — Greg Jorgeson Ponca City 44 M 2:24.56 59 — Tom Hanke Ponca City 42 M 2:25.10 60 — Susan Haver Tulsa 26 F 2:25.29 61 — Rayce Swann Meeker 37 M 2:25.32 62 — Flash Flanagan OKC 46 M 2:26.36 63 — Robert Flint Tulsa 47 M 2:26.47 64 — James Schuler Morrilton, Ark 44 M 2:27.41 65 — Bonni Gearhart Paris 39 F 2:28.24 66 — Larry Burnett Tulsa 38 M 2:30.34 67 — Geraldine Weber Watonga 58 F 2:31.17 68 — Robert Cooper Edmond 38 M 2:31.35 69 — Tom Hunt Tulsa 31 M 2:32.11 70 — Clint Bob Sand Springs 29 M 2:32.18 71 — Steve Howard OKC 23 M 2:33.29 72 — Roger Stacy Tonkawa 46 M 2:33.39 73 — Marty Underwood Tulsa 35 M 2:33.49 74 — Dumont Schmidt Wichita 55 M 2:34.06 75 — Kenyon Kugler Tulsa 57 M 2:34.29 76 — Bettina Hambrick Muskogee 58 F 2:34.30 77 — Justis Peters Tulsa 23 M 2:35.16 78 — Tim Martin OKC 52 M 2:35.26 79 — Margaret Paul Owasso 33 F 2:38.26 80 — Mary Bushkuhl Muskogee 37 F 2:38.32 81 — Laura Coray Edmond 26 F 2:38.41 82 — Rick Schmidt Purcell 41 M 2:38.54 83 — Keith Beatt Tulsa 41 M 2:39.21 84 — Mark Landry Kan. 49 M 2:39.51 85 — Vic Fairbanks Ponca City 55 M 2:40.44 86 — Tyson Blatchford Ark City 25 M 2:41.09 87 — Jeremy Phipps Springdale 24 M 2:42.07 88 — Jason Royster Bethany 39 M 2:42.21 89 — David Johnsen OKC 44 M 2:43.12 90 — Chip Paul Owasso 38 M 2:43.57 91 — Scott Gordon Tulsa 43 M 2:45.58 92 — Susan Hiatt OKC 29 F 2:49.00 92 — Denise Sherrill Broken Arrow 31 F 2:49.00 94 — Ron Wright Muskogee 55 M 2:49.39 95 — Brian Boster Yukon 42 M 2:55.16 96 — John Scheirman OKC 36 M 2:58.59 97 — Joe Walters Norman 48 M 3:01.31 98 — Rick Bocanegra Ponca City 33 M 3:01.31 99 — Lisa Rice Tulsa 31 F 3:11.04 100 — Mike Longmire Tulsa 50 M 3:37.13 101 — James McHenry Tulsa 61 M 3:59.06 Schneeberger WatchCALF ROPING 1, Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, $72,778. 2, Cody Ohl, Stephenville, Texas, $45,863. 3, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., $44,277. 4, Tony Reina, Brazoria, Texas, $26,922. 5, Johnny Emmons, Grandview, Texas, $25,876. 6. Herbert Theriot, Poplarville, Miss., $25,290. 7, Ricky Hyde, Conway, Ark., $24,973. 8, Ty Hays, Weatherford, Okla., $23,430. 9, Jim Bob Mayes, Elign, Texas, $23,284. 10, Ronnie Hyde, Bloomington, Ind., $22,388. 11, Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., $22,366. 12, David Lawson, Newcastle, Okla., $18,337. 13, Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas, $17,976. 14, Brent Lewis, Eloy, Ariz., $17,816. 15, Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, $17,458. 16, Marty Becker, Manyberries, Alberta, $16,640. 17, Neal Felton, Mountain Home, Texas, $15,740. 18, Casey Butaud, Del Rio, Texas, $15,626. 19, Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas, $14,876. 20, Todd Gould, Livingston, Ala., $14,874.
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