LOCAL

Pioneer Tech Announces Spring Honor Roll
YMCA Fund Raiser To Start On Monday
Pioneer Tech Board Meets Tuesday Night
Number of City Projects Being Watched
City Calendar
National Award To Ponca City For Standing Bear Park Project
Tonkawa Men Killed In Crash
Ponca Citians Held as Suspects In Murder Friday
BOK Office In Ponca City Closes
Skate Park Proponents Seeking Place To Perform
Work Session For Commission Set for Monday
Poppy Board Sales Drive Held in City
Two Popular Bands For KawFest Dance
West Side Fun Fair Tuesday
Millennium Notes
Summer Menu
Adam Rooming House Recalled by Niece
Degree Programs Become Available With Team Effort
Juvenile Affairs Worker Receives Credit

Pioneer Tech Announces Spring Honor Roll

Pioneer Technology Center has announced its second semester honor roll. Following are the superintendents honor roll, requiring a 4.0 grade point average, and the assistant superintendent’s honor roll, 3.0 gpa.

Superintendent — Adult Students

Blackwell — Kimberly Bell, cosmetology; Jerrod Johnson, construction technology; Luci Land, business technology.

Fairfax — Laverne Davis, health science technology; Jandi Rios, health science technology.

Newkirk — Kellie Burke, cosmetology; Saba Gregory, medical assisting; Tammy Hermes, health science technology; Jamie Sayre, business technology.

Ponca City — Kyle Adams, welding; Richard Allen, industrial electronics; Shelli Caldwell, medical assisting; Amber Christian, cosmetology; Casey Cramer, medical assisting; Jan Evans, business technology; Shawna Ewing, cosmetology; Debbie Greenhagen, cosmetology; Lance Grover, food service; Lexi GuIllic, health science technology; Alison Hemenway, child care; Kristi Hunter, cosmetology; Tory Irvine, business technology; Sherry Kephart, construction technology; Kimberly Knight, medical assisting; Carolyn Landis, business technology; Dawn Lebeda, business technology; Holly Lewis, cosmetology; Amber Lineback, cosmetology; Shelly Matthiessen, cosmetology; Mike Norris, transportation technology; Rodney Payne, industrial electronics; Tricia Penarubia, food service; Bryan Overman, welding; Ramonda Pollard, health science technology; Syrah Pollard, health science technology; Christy Short, cosmetology; Grace Steichen, medical assisting; Edna Suggs, horticulture; Joy Suter, medical assisting; Julia Thomas, medical assisting; Keri Wehrle, cosmetology; Jennifer Wilkins, business technology.

Shidler — Shelly Wehunt, health science technology.

Tonkawa — Kodi Garrison, business technology; Sara Sharpton, industrial electronics.

Superintendent — High School

Blackwell High School — Tonya Clonts, child care; Dawn Cook, food service; Kristen Dunham, cosmetology; Rachel Jackson, health science technology; Curtis Johnson, construction technology; Crystal Kahle, food service; Derrick Marshall, health science technology; Jacob Rains, health science technology; Misty Ross, health science technology; Patrick Sutton, construction technology.

Braman High School — Brandi Maupin, health science technology; Amanda Peterson, health science technology; Blaine Turner, health science technology.

Deer Creek/Lamont High School — Cory Walker, construction technology; Ryan Wilmot, health science technology; Nathan Woods, construction technology.

Medford High School — Jesse Frieouf, transportation technology; Amber Smiley, health science technology; Jackie Wilson, cosmetology.

Newkirk High School — Shasta Alfrey, health science technology; Tammy Dwyer, child care; Bandy Johnstone, food service; Kellie Krug, health science technology; Micah Landis, child care; Brandy Maillet, health science technology; Michelle Mills, child care; Tyson Morton, welding; Shane Oldfield, construction technology; Brandon Parker, construction technology; Brandon Weant, construction technology; Kimberly Young, health science technology.

Ponca City High School — Sandra Augilar, cosmetology; Jeremy Ball, construction technology; Krystal Bringman, health science technology; Jennifer Brown, health science technology; Jessica Brown, health science technology; Anthony Chi, health science technology; Andrea Clipson, horticulture; Angel Cobble, health science technology; Maria Conchos, cosmetology; Crystal Daetwiler, health science technology; Joshua Grimes, horticulture; Cody Grogan, marketing; Nate Herrin, welding; Christy Jones, health science technology; Kayla Kelly, health science technology; Aaron Laughlin, construction technology; Bette Marlow, horticulture; Marie Masse, cosmetology; Brenda Matthews, health science technology; Michelle McNicholas, health science technology.

Also, Toby Meadows; health science technology; Rebecca Miller, horticulture; Angela Morrow, health science technology; Mindy Neilson, health science technology; Lacsey Oxford, child care; Tina Perryman, child care; Amanda Porter, cosmetology; Judith Reyes, marketing; Heather Rogers, child care; Steven Robinson, child care; Amanda Rogers, horticulture; Troy Sheets, health science technology; Katy Sikes, health science technology; Kimberly Soutter, child care; Whitney Thilsted, horticulture; Trey Walters, health science technology; Julia Welsh, child care.

Shidler High School — Lorena Ancona, horticulture; Laura Blackwell, horticulture; Natasha Brien, horticulture.

Tonkawa High School — Gabrielle Gardner, business technology; Janelle Griffith, health science technology; Chris Levings, health science technology; Sherry Robbins, marketing.

Assistant Superintendent — Adult Students

Blackwell — Timothy Brown, machine tool technology; Trini Fisher, business technology; James Hamil, machine tool technology; Brian Krebbs, industrial electronics; Sybil Looper, medical assisting; Cody Ramhorst, machine tool technology; Stacy Scrirmsher, medical assisting; David Zimmerman, machine tool technology.

Deer Creek — Jeremy Bellin, welding.

Fairfax — Jeffery Baughman, transportation technology; Joann Drexil, business technology; Karen Terry, medical assisting.

Nardin — Kevin Baker, construction technology.

Newkirk — Stacey Huster, health science technology; Kerren Stephens, medical assisting.

Ponca City — Sherene Agha, marketing; Ethel Blair, business technology; Christi Caldwell, medical assisting; Teresa Camp, business technology; Mary Colvin, business technology; Selia Cooper, cosmetology; Kelle Davis, business technology; Billy Golay, welding; Charlotte Hurley, child care; Anthony Ho, industrial electronics; Turza Meyers, medical assisting; Lili Newport, business technology; Leslie Robertson, cosmetology; Teresa Smith, machine tool technology; Stephen Thompson, machine tool technology; Vickie Thorpe, child care; Danielle Ward, marketing/business technology.

Tonkawa — Janna Hiser, business technology; Michelle Neely, business technology.

Assistant Superintendent — High School

Blackwell High School — Jennifer Bennett, food service; Shawna Colburn, food service; Trevor Criner, welding; Matt DeWitt, machine tool technology; Porscha Lorg, health science technology; Terry Lovell, transportation technology; Jared McMartin, machine tool technology; Cody Montoya, transportation technology; Randy Newman, machine tool technology; Elwood Osburn, machine tool technology; Bo Pannell, machine tool technology; Desiree Rowe, food services; Melissa Sharp, business technology; Cheryl Taylor, child care; T.J. Walton, transportation technology; Eusebia Zamudio, business technology.

Braman High School — Craig Bergman.

Medford High School — Dee Ann Connoly, cosmetology; Kristy Haynes, child care.

Newkirk High School — Tomi Bailey, child care; Brandon Dowler, transportation technology; Jared Dowler, machine tool technology; Michelle Huster, business technology; Kindal Kirkbride, child care; Bekah Larchey, food service; Cameron Lockwood, welding; Nick Mantz, transportation technology; Levi Mills, transportation technology; Linda Ramirez, business technology; Luke Randol, welding; David Shores, transportation technology; Cody Stone, transportation technology; Benjamin Vap, transportation technology.

Assistant Superintendent — High School

Ponca City High School — Erik Barnett, food service; Scot Bell, transportation technology; Billy Bouchard, industrial electronics; Jarrod Brown, food service; John Chamberlain, transportation technology; Chip Combs, educational enhancement; Bristole Constant, welding; Cory Cramer, welding; Amy Davidson, business technology; Ray Davis, educational enhancement; Heather DeHaven, business technology; Kelle Duckett, child care; David Edwardson, food service; Josh Farnsworth, transportation technology; Marquisha Frederick, cosmetology; Ryan Fredericks, food service; Jessica Fuhrman, cosmetology; Kendel Galloway, cosmetology; Crystal Gill, health science technology; Robert Gray, transportation technology; James Hall, transportation technology; Chris Hatton, transportation technology; Jose Herrera, food service; Justin Hinch, transportation technology; Amanda Howell, child care; Laura Hoy, transportation technology; Kevin James, transportation technology; Alison Jones, cosmetology; Tracie Jordan, educational enhancement; Gene Kugleman, transportation technology; Kyle Law, construction technology; Rebecca Lawson, health science technology; Kris Mackey, industrial electronics; Lacey Meyers, educational enhancement; Billy Moore, construction technology; Colter Moyer, construction technology; Romi Osborn, educational enhancement; Tony Qualls, health science technology; Crystal Ramsey, educational enhancement; Brandy Reed, food service; Brenda Reed, food service; Jason Rhea, construction technology; Misty Robbins, business technology; Cody Robinson, welding; James Rower, food service; Samantha Schambron, child care; Lindsey Springer, educational enhancement; Ricky Staggs, business technology; Leah Stieber, child care; Chante Stout, food service; Catherine Todd, cosmetology; Brandy Turman, cosmetology; Tacia Vogt, child care; Daniel Wages, transportation technology; Nathan Wells, machine tool technology; Rachel White, child care; Tianna Youngbear, health science technology.

Shidler High School — Anthony Burdine, health science technology; Jerrod Miller, welding; Amanda Warnego, welding.

Tonkawa High School — Matt Branson, construction technology; Lindsay Coulter, business technology; Josh Davis, industrial electronics; Joseph Durbin, construction technology; Ann Gardner, business technology; Cari Hopkins, cosmetology; John Milligan, transportation technology; Chris Mills, food service; Alex Muniz, construction technology.

YMCA Fund Raiser To Start On Monday

Oklahoma’s First Lady Cathy Keating will be the keynote speaker at the kick-off event for the Ponca City YMCA’s capital fund-raising campaign.

The event will be held 6 p.m. Monday in the Ponca City High School Commons with light hors d’oeuvres available. The public is invited to attend.

“The YMCA serves such an important role in a community,” remarked the First Lady. “With a mission that promotes strong ethics, right decision-making and sportsmanship, the YMCA’s programs are oriented toward successful kids and families.”

In addition to the First Lady’s keynote address, upcoming plans for the Ponca City YMCA’s “facelift” will be outlined, as will opportunities for volunteers to participate in the fundraising campaign.

“This kick-off event will launch three weeks of intense effort on the part of more than 120 volunteers as they secure individual donations,” said Charles Casey, fund-raising campaign chairman. “The nice thing about this campaign is that a pledge is made now and the actual donations are given over a period of five years.” Casey concluded.

According to Kelly Kay, YMCA executive director, the capital fund-raising will allow for much needed expansion and renovation. “We’re going to be adding a day care facility and a teen center — two things that are really needed in this community,” said Kay.

“In addition, we will be upgrading the dressing rooms, adding a steam room in the women’s dressing room and mirrors and wood floors to the aerobics area and more. I know our members see the need for these changes and additions,” Kay added.

Donations may be sent to the YMCA Capital Campaign Office, 512 North Fourteenth, Ponca City, Okla. 74601.

Pioneer Tech Board Meets Tuesday Night

The board of education of the Pioneer Technology Center will review a personnel salary schedule for the fiscal year 1999-2000, several staff appointments and personnel contracts during its regular meeting Tuesday at the Education Business Center, Room A-103, 2101 North Ash Street, at 7 p.m.

Other items on the agenda include 1999 budget revisions, short-term and temporary contracts and a contract for a school attorney.

In addition, an Error and Omissions Policy will be presented for consideration as well as temporary appropriations for the general fund. Additionally, a custodial contract from S&S Janitorial Service will be considered.

During a special meeting May 26, the board toured the south wing of the center to gain insight into renovation needs. Following the tour, there was a discussion of options that could be pursued. The board unanimously agreed that a committee should meet with Perry Schauvliege, architect, to cement ideas to be incorporated into the renovation plan.

Number of City Projects Being Watched

By LAURA CORFF

News Staff Writer

Among the many duties of the City Engineering Department, staff act as construction managers and inspectors for numerous projects around Ponca City. Although they follow all construction projects, some are farmed out to private companies depending on manpower and funding requirements. Randy Lauritsen, civil engineering director, presented a schedule of 15 projects currently under the department’s supervision.

Construction at the fire station site is on target, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 9. The ceiling of the equipment bay area is being sheet rocked and the bottom brick work is being laid. Additionally, plumbing and electric work is ongoing inside the structure. Work is contracted by Rick Scott Construction and funded by the fire station sales tax.

Union Street, from Hartford Avenue to Prospect Avenue, will soon be open to traffic, according to Lauritsen. Rain has delayed work, but mainly the project lacks two drives and will soon be ready for asphalt. Items including sidewalks and sodding will remain to be completed once the street is open to traffic. Construction began May 26, 1998, by Evans and Associates. The project is funded by federal monies and the local street sales tax.

The Ash-Hartford realignment and signalization construction contract was recently awarded to Evans and Associates and will be funded through street sales tax. A notice to proceed is expected to be considered by the Ponca City Board of Commissioners on June 14. Utility companies are expected to be finished with their work this week. Although the streets will remain open during the construction phase, work will reduce travel by motorists to one lane of traffic.

Waverly Next Big Project

In addition, the street improvement project of Waverly Street, from South Avenue to Highland Avenue, will also be funded by local street sales tax funds. To date, the engineering proposal has been drafted and is being reviewed by staff. Later this month, the city expects to solicit for proposals from engineers for designs.

Furthermore, engineering work for the L.A. Cann-Turkey Creek project is complete. The permit request has been sent to the Department of Environmental Quality and the city is in the process of purchasing right-of-way. The project will be funded through the Ponca City Utility Authority.

In other street improvements, work has yet to be contracted for the Industrial Boulevard project. Southwestern Bell relocated their utility lines last week and Oklahoma Natural Gas submitted their plans for relocation. Once the plans have been approved, work can be contracted.

“If the relocations go as planned, the city could advertise for bids within the next two weeks,” Lauritsen said.

Landscaping at Standing Bear

Additionally, agreements for the landscaping and design of the Standing Bear Phase II Trail enhancement project have been signed with LandPlan. During the last several commission meetings, the landscape architect was hired and the agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) was signed. Funding will come from capital improvement funds, ODOT and private donations. Construction is not expected to begin until spring of 2000.

When bid proposals came in over estimates, bids were rejected for work on the Cultural Center. Lauritsen confirmed the project will be refunded and come up during the next fiscal year.

Also, street maintenance projects for Little Lane, Gibson Place and a water line were out for bid. Bids were to be opened Tuesday. The city engineer expects a bidder will be selected and considered for approval by commissioners on June 14. Street sales taxes will fund the work.

The city’s general fund and storm insurance will cover roofing repairs to 11 buildings. Bids were received for work to the Park and Recreation warehouse and Unity Gym. Commissioners will consider contracts on June 14. The remaining roofs were rebid and due to be opened Tuesday. If there is a successful bidder, the contract will also go before the board on June 14.

Lauritsen also confirmed that a curb and gutter project has been completed and street maintenance projects are 60 percent complete. Cowboy Construction was given the notice to proceed on Feb. 8, for work at John Street, Seventh Street and Williams Street as well as a piece on Hartford Avenue.

City Calendar

Items for the City Calendar should be brought in or telephoned (765-3311) to Bob Patterson, at the Ponca City News, by Thursday noon.

Anytime

FOLOBS (Friends of Library Ongoing Book Sale), anytime the Ponca City Library is open, North of Multimedia Room (downstairs).

Alcoholics Anonymous, Alano Group, Ponca City’s first established AA Group, meets at Noon and 8 p.m., seven days a week. All noon meetings open, all 8 p.m. meetings closed except Fridays, 603 South First Street.

Monday

Ponca City Board of Commissioners Work Session, 2 p.m., Commissioner’s Room, Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.

YMCA Capital Fund Raising Campaign Kick-Off featuring First Lady Cathy Keating, 6 p.m., Ponca City High School commons area.

Pioneer Christian Motorcycle Association, 6 p.m., Conestoga at I-35 and U.S. 60, west of Tonkawa, more information 765-3164.

Tuesday

Economic Development Advisory Board, 7:30 a.m., Chamber of Commerce.

Hospice of Ponca City, Death of a Mate, call 762-9102 to register.

KawFest Meeting, 10 a.m., Ponca City Chamber of Commerce.

Ponca City Library Board, 11:30 a.m., Ponca City Library Board Room, 515 East Grand Avenue.

AARP, 12:30 p.m., Wheatheart Nutrition Center.

McCord Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., McCord School Library.

Rural Water District No. 1 Regular Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Enterprise School on Lake Road.

Wednesday

Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission, 11:30 a.m., Cultural Center Sunroom, 1000 East Grand Avenue.

Pitch Card Games, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.

Rural Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Management District No. 3, 7 p.m., Braden Community Center.

Thursday

Cancer Support Group, sponsored by Kay County Health Department and Hospice of Ponca City, call 762-9102 to register.

Ponca City Housing Authority, 10 a.m., Broadway Plaza, 201 East Broadway Avenue.

Friday

Bingo, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.

Saturday

Marland Estate Garage Sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Angela Hall, Marland Estate Grounds.

United Ostomy Association, Stillwater-Ponca City Chapter, Picnic Brunch in the Park, 10 a.m., Boomer Lake, Stillwater, one of the shelters on west side of the lake.

June 12-13

KawFest ’99, Sandy Beach on Kaw Lake

Saturday — 8 a.m., Gates Open at Sandy Beach.

1-4 p.m., Sand Sculpture Contest, Various Children and Family Games.

7-11 p.m., Dance on the Beach.

Sunday — 7 a.m., Gates Open at Sandy Beach.

7:30 a.m. — Jet Sport Practice Begins.

9:30 a.m. — World Qualifier Jet Sport Races begin.

Admission each day $5 per person, or wear KawFest ’99 T-Shirt for free admission.

June 12-19

Freewheel ‘99, Broken Bow, Okla. to Baxter Springs, Kan.

June 14

Kay County Retired Educators Association, 9 a.m. breakfast, Northern Oklahoma College Cafeteria, 1220 E. Grand, Tonkawa, program installation of officers.

Ponca City Board of Commissioners, Ponca City Utility Authority, Ponca City Development Authority, 5:30 p.m., Commissioner’s Room, Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.

American Cancer Society “Look Good ... Feel Better” session for all women diagnosed with cancer or undergoing cancer treatment, 6:30 p.m., St. Joseph Medical Center, more information Pam Wilburn 580-765-0864.

June 15

Hospice of Ponca City, Death of a Mate, call 762-9102 to register.

Summer Family Fun Fair, sponsored by West Side Community Policing Project and Partnership for Family Involvement, 4-8 p.m., Parking Lot of Lincoln Center, enter from West Chestnut Avenue.

Marland Estate Commission, 4:30 p.m., Marland Estate Conference Center.

Osage Cove Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., Fire Station, corner U.S. 60 East and Keeler Road, new volunteers always welcome.

June 15-19

Tulsa Chautauqua 1999, local entertainment 7:30 p.m. and meet scholars at 8 p.m., Michael Hughes as Alexander Graham Bell, Paul Vickery as Henry Ford, Sally Roesch Wagner as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ted Kachel as H.G. Wells, and Elizabeth Brown-Guillor as Madame C. J. Walker, Marland Mansion Grounds, sponsored by Ponca City Arts and Humanities Council, Conoco and funded in part by Oklahoma Humanities Council and National Endowment for the Humanities.

June 16

Ponca City Public School Foundation, noon, Ponca City Library.

June Birthday Bash! Cake by Sterling House, Games, music and fun! 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.

Ponca City Tourism Authority, 2 p.m., Cultural Center Sunroom, 1000 East Grand Avenue.

June 17

Cancer Support Group, sponsored by Kay County Health Department and Hospice of Ponca City, call 762-9102 to register.

Park and Recreation Advisory Board, 5:30 p.m., Municipal Court Room, Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.

June 18

Historic Preservation Panel Work Session, noon, Planning and Engineering Conference Room, Suite 305, 400 East Central Avenue.

Special Music Program by the Majors from Community Christian Church, 1 p.m., Ponca City Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.

Traffic Commission, 1:15 p.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.

June 19

Free Airplane Ride for young people 8-18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ponca City EAA Chapter 1046 and Ponca City Aviation Booster Club, sponsoring annual Young Eagle Rally at the Ponca City Airport.

June 19

John Mueller as Buddy Holly, 7:30 p.m., Poncan Theatre, sponsored by Conoco.

June 21

KawFest Meeting, 10 a.m., Ponca City Chamber of Commerce.

Ponca City Board of Commissioners Work Session, 2 p.m., Commissioner’s Room, Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Albright United Methodist Church, 128 South Palm Street, call Beth Wright 765-6738 for additional information.

June 21-24

Ponca City Bank of Oklahoma Junior Tennis Open (formerly the Ponca City Open), more information 767-0432, Parks and Recreation Department.

June 23

Planning Commission Work Session, 7:45 a.m., Planning and Engineering Conference Room, Suite 305, 400 East Central Avenue.

June 24

Alzheimer’s Support Group, 7 p.m., Conference Room A, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.

June 25

Pitch Card Games, 1 p.m., Senior Citizens Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.

June 28

Ponca City Board of Commissioners, Ponca City Utility Authority, Ponca City Development Authority, 5:30 p.m., Commissioner’s Room, Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.

June 30

Ponca City Main Street Authority Inc. Board Meeting, 1 p.m., Main Street Office, 117 North Third Street.

End of the Month Bingo, Bring a friend and have fun!, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.

July 16

Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting Hospice of Ponca City, Lew Wentz Golf Course.

July 21

Ponca City Public School Foundation, noon, Ponca City Library.

July 31

Second Lake Road Scurry, 5 km run/walk, registration 7:15 a.m., race 8 a.m., Shelterhouse No. 3, Lake Ponca, $10 entry fee no T-shirt, $15 for T-shirt, 762-2873 for more information.

National Award To Ponca City For Standing Bear Park Project

By KATHY ZEHR

News Staff Writer

A prestigious national award, the “Public-Private Partnership Award” was presented to the City of Ponca City in a special ceremony Thursday evening on the north patio of the Marland Mansion.

The distinguished award was issued to the citizens of Ponca City for a partnership venture in the Standing Bear project with six area Native American tribes, the Ponca City Native American Foundation and several private agencies. The presentation was made to Ponca City Mayor Tom Leonard by Neal McCaleb, Secretary of Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

The award was one of only four issued in the United States by the International City/County Management Association at its Best Practices Symposium in Dallas, Texas in April. Other cities receiving the noteworthy award were Phoenix, Ariz., Dallas, Texas and Visalia, Calif.

McCaleb, a member of the Chickasaw tribe and 41 year veteran of service to the State of Oklahoma said he was presenting the award, “not as much as the ODOT Director but more as a Native American.” He said it was “right and proper that the Standing Bear project be created here in Ponca City — and it is right and proper that it has received national recognition from the International City Council Association.” He then presented the certificate to Mayor Tom Leonard, the people of Ponca City and the six tribes who helped make the dream possible.

According to the certificate of honor, the City of Ponca City along with several private agencies, joined forces with the Ponca City Native American Foundation and the chairmen of six area tribes to recognize the contributions of the region’s Native American population. Area tribes involved include the Ponca, Osage, Kaw, Pawnee, Otoe-Missouria and Tonkawa.

Conoco was commended for its donation of land, which was developed, in Phase I into Standing Bear Memorial Park. A 22-foot bronze statue of Chief Standing Bear was erected as the centerpiece of the 63 acre park. Donated by numerous agencies and private donations, the monument stands above a colorful plaza, honoring the six area tribes who helped promote the project.

Future plans for the park, were also commended by the ICMA group in the certificate. The combined entities working on Phase II are currently involved in architectural planning and raising funds to create a multi-functional complex to serve as a living museum with education as its primary function.

Mayor Tom Leonard first greeted the crowd and recognized several area and state dignitaries who were present, including current and past city commissioners, city agency managers, state representatives, state department directors, tribal representatives, and business and agency leaders. He gave generous credit to the previous city administration including former Mayor Marilyn Andrews, who first supported the Standing Bear project.

After receiving the award, Leonard later talked about the “vision of area citizens” and said, “Ponca City is a community that values collaboration — values inclusion — and values its diversity. Ponca City has a vision and works cooperatively to achieve it.” He introduced Carl Renfro and commended his early vision of the project and for serving as president of the Ponca City Native American Foundation.

Renfro talked briefly about the beginning of the project saying, “a dream for the Standing Bear project was born from adversity when the Centennial monument ‘This Land is Mine’ was erected in Ponca City, and protested by Native American interest groups. At that time, we — citizens of the Ponca City area and leaders of area tribes — realized a real need for recognition and education of our Native American heritage in America and especially here in Oklahoma.”

Renfro also recognized and introduced numerous heads of state agencies who have been major supporters of the project and locals including Genevieve Pollak, past chairman of the Ponca Tribal Council, who has worked on the project from its beginning. Also contractor Jerry Evans and engineer Glen Nickles with Evans and Associates and Keith Franklin, chief architect who will also be active in designs for Phase II and Phase III of the project.

Other important support entities named included Oklahoma Department of Transportation who recently awarded a $800,000 grant for Phase II, and Conoco for generous financial support, crucial land acquisition, and manpower. He mentioned the services of Richard and Nancy Severance, who presided as chairpersons for the Standing Bear Statue dedication celebration and James York and Steve Sprehe. Also recognized for significant contributions were numerous businesses and agencies who contributed both manpower and financial support.

Tony Killscrow, a Standing Bear Park volunteer, who conducts regularly scheduled spiritual ceremonies at the park, presented an opening prayer in his Native American tongue and also in English.

Tonkawa Men Killed In Crash

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Five people died and another was injured when a truck went airborne, landed on top of an oxygen tanker and caused it to explode on Interstate 40.

One truck was reduced to its steel frame chassis, axles and the smoldering piles of carpet it was carrying. Threads of tire treads, apparently melted by the explosion, drooped off bare metal rims.

At least four of those killed were from Oklahoma.

‘‘I tried to get to the cabs,’’ said eyewitness David Martin of Watonga, Okla. But he said several explosions kept him away from the scene.

‘‘I looked to see if I could find anybody, but when things started blowing up, I just got . . . out of there.’’

Uneaten cans of Dinty Moore beef stew, Del Monte fruit cups and Swiss Miss chocolate drink were strewn among the twisted steel. Charred pages from a paperback and several tools were blasted out of the burnt cabs.

Authorities said the accident happened around 6:15 a.m. Thursday when the driver of a Ryder tractor-trailer apparently fell asleep and the truck drifted off the road near a rest area.

The wreck killed Mike Neeley, 32, and Rick Holder, 41, both of Tonkawa, Okla., in the Ryder truck, and John Hall, 59, and Florence Armstrong, 47, both of Perkins, Okla., in the tanker.

The fifth person has not yet been identified, but was believed to be in the Ryder truck.

Department of Safety spokeswoman Dana Keeton said the truck went up an embankment on the side of I-40, became airborne and fell down on top of the oxygen tanker, which was parked at the rest area. The tanker exploded and the Ryder moved forward, leaving tire tracks on the roof of the tanker and hitting the truck in front of it.

Ponca Citians Held as Suspects In Murder Friday

Area authorities were investigating a multi-county incident that led to the death of a 19-year-old Perry woman and assaults on at least two other people Friday. Two Ponca City residents and an Enid man were later arrested.

Perry Police Chief Fred LeValley said the body of Stephanie Michelle Neiman, 19, Perry, was discovered in a shallow grave just north of Tonkawa on U.S. 60 before 7:45 p.m. Friday, hours after an alleged kidnaping from a Perry residence.

Neiman apparently died from gunshot wounds, according to the Perry Police Department news release.

The department said at approximately noon Friday, the four victims were kidnapped from 1016 1/2 Ivanhoe Street, in Perry. Prior to the kidnapping, three men broke in through the front door, tied up and beat the 23-year-old man who lived at the residence.

Allegedly, Neiman and an 18-year-old woman showed up at the residence during the assault. The women were assaulted and bound with duct tape.

The three victims and a 9-month-old infant boy were held inside the home during the next several hours. Suspects allegedly raped one of the women during this time.

The victims were then placed in two pickup trucks and driven to a secluded location in Kay County. They were removed from the trucks, where Neiman was shot to death.

After the shooting death, the other three were returned to Perry and released. But, the suspects stole one of the trucks and drove to Enid.

Perry officers were sent to Enid to serve two search warrants, with the cooperation of the Enid Police Department. All three suspects were arrested without incident.

Perry police, Kay County Sheriff’s deputies and Noble County deputies, along with an investigator from the Oklahoma State Bureau, searched the area west of Ponca City and discovered the actual crime scene and recovered the body, said Buddy Thomas, Kay County Undersheriff.

“We had enough probable cause to know we did have a homicide,” Thomas stated.

Officers arrested a 23-year-old Ponca City man, a 17-year-old Ponca City boy, and a 26-year-old Enid man. The media release indicated that the homicide and kidnapings remain under investigation. Information will be supplied to the District Attorney’s office on Monday for formal charges. The suspects are expected to be tried in Noble County.

The Kay County undersheriff confirmed that all evidence collected will be sent to the OSBI lab for analysis.

BOK Office In Ponca City Closes

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE

News Business Editor

Business office of the Bank of Oklahoma at 2005 North Fourteenth closed Friday. The branches inside Albertson’s Food and Drug Store, in Ponca Plaza, and the Newkirk branch 110 South Main remain open.

Larry Wagner, Tulsa, Human Resources director, speaking for Jim White, chief financial officer for Bank of Oklahoma, confirmed that the business office here has closed. He said, “This was a difficult decision as Ponca City is an important market. We will continue to call on business customers out of the Enid office.”

Wagner said that business and investment will be handled out of the Albertson’s branch or from the Enid office and the Kay County branches will be open for business on Monday.

Wagner also confirmed that the closing of the business office here “impacted” five employees. Wagner denied that the branch here was for sale.

Bank of Oklahoma business office had been located in the former location of Sooner Federal Savings and Loan since it acquired that firm in 1993. At that time BOK had acquired the 19 Sooner Federal Savings and Loans.

Skate Park Proponents Seeking Place To Perform

By LAURA CORFF

News Staff Writer

Support for a local skate park in Ponca City is growing. Proponents have been circulating petitions, meeting and researching options to initiate a skate park. Chris Hand, Ponca City commissioner, joined the effort after receiving numerous calls from citizens.

Though nothing has been formalized, Hand said the city is looking at the idea. And, the commissioner said supporters have talked with the YMCA about a possible temporary solution. Of course, the idea is just in the infancy stage, says Hand.

“How many times have you heard ‘there’s nothing for kids to do,’” said Hand. “These kids have been stereotyped, but they are not bad kids.”

Building a park could cost as much as $180,000 and take as long as 18 months to become reality. In addition, the effort will require support of businesses and commitment by youth and their families.

“We just want a place to ride and we’re tired of getting tickets,” said Eric Anderson, a local youth.

Currently, city ordinances prohibit loitering, riding on sidewalks or parking lots of businesses. But kids just want to enjoy their rollerblades, skateboards and bikes. Hand envisions a fitness park and says that by getting the youth involved in fund raising, they will take ownership of such a facility.

Local photographer Kevin Leven has also committed to the cause for the youth as well as for personal reasons. Currently, he and his friends have to travel to Stillwater to rollerblade.

“Stillwater has a 2.5 mile trail around Boomer Lake,” said Leven, “but there is not a place for us to rollerblade here in Ponca City.”

In the U.S., only seven states are without skate parks. Oklahoma has skate parks in Norman, Stillwater and Elk City. In Lawrence, Kan., the city owns outdoor cement ramps where youth can push their limits.

For more information or to join the skate park initiative, contact Hand at 762-6013 or Connie Anderson, 765-4708.

Work Session For Commission Set for Monday

The Ponca City AMBUCs will talk to Ponca City Board of Commissioners about purchasing a police dog for the police department during a work session Monday, at the Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue, at 2 p.m. Additionally, Larry Bittman will present information on implementing a Police Foundation.

Other items on the agenda include discussions of changes to the rural fire fee, operations of citizen advisory boards, and relocation of the Ponca City Tomorrow Office to the city offices.

Commissioners will also review the Lake Ponca Park Master Plan. In addition, the board will receive an update on the contract with Safety-Kleen for the removal, hauling and disposal of the wasted oil by-product contained in the Landfill Leachate Collection Pond.

Poppy Board Sales Drive Held in City

American Legion Post 14 and Ladies Auxiliary have completed their annual Poppy Board sales drive throughout the city. The Poppy Board sales is unique as Oklahoma is one of only a few states that raises money by selling Poppy Boards as a means to support its veteran programs.

The Poppy Boards are assembled by veterans and their dependents in the Muskogee VA Hospital and long-term care facility. Post 14 purchases the Poppy Boards, which help support those veterans in the VA center. Members of the post then canvas the city and accept donations for a Poppy Board with the profits going to support their local rehabilitation programs.

Chuck McCollum, Poppy Board chairman, commented that many individuals and businesses participated and contributed in this year’s Poppy Board drive in support of veterans.

Two Popular Bands For KawFest Dance

Area citizens and visitors who like to kick off their shoes, wiggle their toes in the sand, listen to good music and dance to their heart’s content can do that very thing at the KawFest celebration’s “Dance on the Beach” from 7 to 11 p.m., Saturday evening at Sandy Park. The dance, sponsored by Bowker Ford of Ponca City will feature Country Mile and Overdrive bands.

Country Mile band plays a variety of music including traditional and contemporary country, southern rock, rock classics and original. Band members include Larry Brake, Wayne Janda, Mike Murray, Bill Wetzel and Steve Young of Ponca City and Terry McCord of Blackwell.

Overdrive plays classical rock, ’90s alternative music, cover songs and original material. Members are Timmy Dancey on guitar and vocals, Mark Strange on guitar and vocals, Jeff Strange on bass and Ryan Strange on drums and vocals.

During the evening, a Tracker two-man fishing boat including boat, motor and trailer will be given away along with other prizes.

Other events during the KawFest celebration on Kaw Lake, Saturday, will include a Bassmasters Fishing competition, kids games, sandcastle building contest and World Cup Sand Soccer Tournament. On Sunday, the National Qualifier Jet Sport competition will be held on the lake.

Admission to KawFest ’99 is free to anyone wearing a KawFest ’99 T-shirt. otherwise admission is $5 per day per person. KawFest T-shirts at $15 each, are on sale in Ponca City at the Ponca City Cultural Center, Larry Weems State Farm Insurance office, Kaw Lake Association office, and Chamber of Commerce office. Shirts are also available at the Tonkawa Chamber of commerce office, Blackwell Chamber of Commerce office and at the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler. Other locations were shirts may be purchased in the Kaw Lake area include the Osage Cove Boat-n-Tote and Sun ‘n Fun Waterpark.

Persons wearing a KawFest ’99 T-shirt will be admitted to all events without charge. The shirts will also be available at the KawFest entry gate. Persons purchasing a KawFest shirt is an entry blank to enter the drawings for a Tracker 2-man fishing boat or a trip for two to Cancun. The Cancun trip winner will be announce at the conclusion of the jet-sport races on Sunday afternoon. Entrants must be present to win any prize.

For more information call Kaw Lake Association at 580-762-9494 or 1-888-291-4995, ext. 2920 or e-mail kawlake@kskc.net.

West Side Fun Fair Tuesday

The West Side Community Policing Project and Partnership for Family Involvement are sponsoring a Summer Family Fun Fair on June 15, at the Lincoln Center parking lot, 700 West Broadway Avenue, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Families are asked to enter from Chestnut Avenue.

Activities are being planned for both the young and old. Not only will families enjoy game booths, face painting, the FFA petting zoo, dunk tank, and a moon walk at the carnival, but they will enjoy food, drinks, pop corn and snow cones, too.

The Oklahoma State University Extension Office will use hula hoops and jump ropes to educate families on nutrition and exercise. Additionally, horse and buggy rides will be available at 4:30 p.m.

Also, representatives from the National Guard, Helpline, Northern Oklahoma Youth Shelter. Domestic Violence Shelter, Community Policing/Dare will set up information booths. In addition, various vehicles will be on display and music will be provided by KIXR.

Volunteers from Four Square Gospel Church, United Way of Ponca City and AmeriCorps will assist with festivities. For more information or to volunteer, call 763-8069 or 767-9509. Volunteers should make plans to attend the next meeting on Thursday, at the Lincoln Center, at 3 p.m.

Millennium Notes

The Millennium Executive Committee met Friday to discuss several new concepts for the first night of 2000 celebration to be held Dec. 31.

Members agreed on the concept for a Ponca City Music Review to be added to the Dec. 31 activities. The idea is for home-grown talent to perform 35 to 40 musical selections from the last 100 years on Broadway. Singers would be accompanied by a 25 piece orchestra. Should the commission receive enough corporate sponsors, the formal event would be staged at the Poncan Theatre.

Another concept under consideration would allow participants to purchase an inexpensive button, providing admission to performances and exhibits then have a souvenir to take home.

Not only does the millennium celebration ring in the year 2000, but it provides the community with a family-oriented and alcohol-free alternative to traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Those interested in volunteering can sign up online at www.pcvolfrm@htm or call Cathy Ferguson at Ponca City Tomorrow, 767-0823.

The First Millennium

“Journey Through the First Millennium,” featuring Kennis Wessel Ph.D and John Raley, will be broadcast on Channel 11. According to Ron Gales, of Pioneer Productions, this is the second in a broadcast series based on the monthly articles Life in the Year 999, published in The News. The feature will run Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. Wessel, executive director of the Poncan Theatre, has researched and written the progression.

Summer Menu

The summer food service program will provide free meals for all children ages 1 to 18 at the following locations. The menu below started June 1, and will continue through July 31.

Salvation Army Center — breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m.; lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Union Elementary School — breakfast from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m.; lunch from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Lincoln Elementary School — no breakfast; lunch from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Breakfast

Monday, June 8 — Biscuit and gravy with sausage or assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit and chocolate or 2 percent white milk.

Tuesday, June 9 — Cinnamon toast and ham or assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit, and chocolate or 2 percent white milk.

Wednesday, June 10 — Sausage and egg and cheese biscuit or assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit, and chocolate or 2 percent white milk.

Thursday, June 11 — Scrambled eggs, ham and biscuit, assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit and chocolate or 2 percent white milk.

Friday, June 12 — Assorted muffin and sausage or assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit, and chocolate or 2 percent white milk.

Lunch

Monday, June 8 — Cheeseburgers on a bun or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, potato wedges or fresh fruit or lettuce/tomato salad or raisins or orange juice or brownies, and chocolate or 2 percent white milk.

Tuesday, June 9 — Fried chicken, hot roll, or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy or Jello or fresh fruit or raisins or orange juice and chocolate or 2 percent white milk.

Wednesday, June 10 — Beef-n-bean burrito with chili and cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, tossed salad with Ranch Dressing or fresh fruit or raisins or orange juice or Curious George Fruit Snacks, and chocolate or 2 percent white milk

Thursday, June 11 — Barbecue beef on a bun or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, Tater Tots or carrot sticks with Ranch Dressing, or Jello or fresh fruit or raisins or orange juice, and chocolate or 2 percent white milk.

Friday, June 12 — Cheese pizza or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, tossed salad with Ranch Dressing or fresh fruit or corn or raisins or orange juice or M&M cookies, and chocolate or two percent white milk.

Students may choose one main dish, two side dishes, and one milk. Must take one other selection in addition to the main dish.

Adam Rooming House Recalled by Niece

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE

News Staff Writer

During the early 1920s oil boom days in Ponca City the old Adam Rooming House or Hotel filled all 50 of its room with roustabouts paying as much as half a dollar a night for a place to lay their weary heads. Many came during the Three Sands boom.

Norma Prescott, niece of hotel owner Joe Adam, recalled those days with a sparkle in her eye. As a young lass of 12, she visited the hotel many times with her mother Blanche and father Jim Young.

In fact the Youngs came with their family to Ponca City in 1922 because of her mother’s brother Joe, who was prospering in the hotel business due to the oil discovery. Her father had an automobile business in Sioux City, Iowa, but during the depression that followed World War I the business fell on hard times. So Young came to Ponca City to seek employment and got a job with Marland Oil, forerunner of Continental and Conoco.

As near as Mrs. Prescott can tell, Joe apparently made the run during the Cherokee Strip. He staked a claim but was “run off” the land. However he did buy some lots in Ponca and went into the lodging business.

Her uncle Joe and his wife were friends with the Eugene and Frieda Wetzel, who were large property owners. Through Joe’s connection with the Wetzels the Youngs were to be settled in a house at Tenth and Otoe. The house has since burned down.

The Hotel

Mrs. Prescott recalls that the caretaker and manager of the Adam Hotel was named “Big Sam” and when she grew bored with the adult conversation she would follow Big Sam about as he made his rounds of the three-floor building.

She remembers going out behind the hotel and finding a pay telephone that had been ripped out from the nearby depot. Coins were scattered all over the ground so she hunted up Big Sam to tell him of the mishap. And being the kind of fellow he was Big Sam allowed her to keep the remaining coins scattered on the ground.

Mrs. Prescott points out that the last name of her uncle was not Adams, but Adam, without the “s.” Adam is the family name. Norma revealed that even the tombstones on her uncle and wife’s graves at Odd Fellow Cemetery read Adams, which is incorrect. Although the front concrete inset at the top of the building is Adams, a sign on the alley at the back of the hotel reads “Joe Adam Rooms.”

Melvina Adam, wife of Joe, also ran a hotel up the street a bit from her husband’s establishment. Only men guests were allowed at the Adam Hotel or Rooming House.

Sparsely furnished each room had a bed and a wash basin, but the toilet was down the hall. There were toilet rooms on all three floors. The cost of the rooms varied from 50 to 75 cents to a $1 or the men could stay all week for $3.

During the heyday of the rooming house there was a large white boarding house next door that served meals and a lot of the hotel clients ate there. Also Mrs. Prescott remembers there be a large swimming pool somewhere in the area.

Joe Adam was always the proprietor and seldom left the hotel. He did not have a car and sometimes the Youngs would take him for a ride and the only place he wanted to go was to the cemetery to visit Melvina’s grave.

Joe and his sister Blanche, were two children out of 11. When he died his estate was to be divided among the remaining brothers and sisters. However a law suit followed among the family members and as Mrs. Prescott recalls there was only about $3,000 a piece when the case was settled.

As a youth Norma spent a lot of time in the lobby of the old hotel. She recalls that besides the passing through roughnecks several older fellows made their permanent residence there. The seniors played checkers often. One day they had a checker tournament and Norma was hanging around the lobby watching the play with much interest as she was an avid checker player having learned from her father.

After the champ was crowned she meekly asked if she could play him. He grinned and the fellow players chuckled thinking how that was going to turn out. But Norma beat the champ and that was a thrilling moment in the old hotel.

Being an establishment that catered to rough and rugged fellows working in the oil field, the hotels furnishings were rather stark, with few frills.

One of Prescott’s treasures is a lamp that was given to her mother by Uncle Joe. The lamp was too fancy for the hotel and had been left as a payment by a renter who did not have cash for his stay.

Now the lamp is a real collector’s item with three delicately molded women dancers, a lamp that was far too fancy for the hotel. Mrs. Prescott inherited the light and began to form the basis of an assortment of figurines that she has collected from her travels.

In the 1920s the then modern rooming house fronted on First Street. During the oil boom that street was a main thoroughfare and a number of flourishing businesses, were proud to call First Street home.

The old brick structure still faces First Street in the 200 block of south First. It is one of the buildings that contributes to the eligibility of Ponca City’s downtown being listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

A monument to the salad days of Ponca City when black gold was king, the Adam Rooming House at 214 South First is listed as a “historic building at risk” by the Ponca City Landmark Conservancy.

Degree Programs Become Available With Team Effort

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE

News Business Editor

A team effort is coming together to bring to fruition the University Learning Center of Northern Oklahoma, which is slated to begin degree programs in the fall. Former college students in Ponca City and surrounding areas now have an opportunity to get a career-enhancing degree.

Programs slated to be offered include Masters in Business Administration (Corporate MBA); Masters in Business Administration (MBA); Masters in Education; Masters in Telecommunications Management; Bachelor of Liberal Studies with Administrative Leadership Concentration; Interdisciplinary Studies Program with Business Applications Emphasis; Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Other programs are in the works.

A pilot program of the State Board of Regents of Higher Education, the University Center effort brings together, the Regents, Northern Oklahoma College, Tonkawa, and Conoco and a variety of providing Universities to make it happen. The State Regents are providing the funding, NOC is taking the lead in accounting and Conoco is providing the space at the North Tower.

At Thursday’s advisory board meeting, Richard Severance, chairman, welcomed Board members and reviewed the background of the degree program. The degree program will be offered to the public from quarters at Conoco, which is providing the space.

Board members are Jerry Evans, vice chairman, Gary Bracken, Bob Caine, Karen Furman, Dr. Joe Kinzer, Bill O’Connor and ex officio members are State Regents Carl Renfro and Ike Glass.

Susan Jarrett was introduced at the new administrative assistant and Denise Shupe, on loan from NOC, is acting office manager.

Dr. Stacy, Director, told about the programs that look strong for Fall 1999. To be eligible for the programs one must have a certain amount of college credit hours. For more information call her at (580) 765-4400.

Among the universities committed to date to providing programs are OU, OSU, Cameron, and Langston. Discussion is still ongoing with other higher education learning institutions for more programs.

For instance one program, Bachelors of Liberal Studies with Administrative Leadership, requires an Associate Degree or more than 60 college credit hours. The cost is an approximate $78 per credit hour and will be taught on site by OU faculty members.

Cameron University is providing instruction for an Interdisciplinary Studies Program with Business Applications Emphasis delivered by Interactive Television. Approximate cost is $80 a credit hour.

OU Health Sciences Center will offer a Bachelors of Science in Nursing with Internet and live instruction (at Enid) with the cost at $100 a credit hour. This includes tuition, fees, books and supplies. This program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. Full-time students can expect to finish the Nursing courses in two semesters. The total costs including tuition, fees, books, supplies average $3,000 to $3,500 for the 30 hours of Nursing credit. Financial aid is available.

Oklahoma State University is offering a Masters in Business Administration (Corporate MBA). This will be by Interactive Television. The approximate cost is $175 per credit hour for classes with 10 or more students or $195 per credit hour for classes seven to nine students.

A taped version of the ITV class will be available for many of the Fall 1999 courses and can be accessed through the Internet within two days after the class is conducted. The cost per credit hour is the same for the Internet Option.

A Masters in Business Administration (MBA) will be provided by Cameron University via Interactive Television on Weekends. The cost is about $100 a credit hour.

OSU will offer a Master sin Telecommunications Management by Interactive Television. The cost is about $175 per credit hour with 10 or more students and $195 per credit hour for classes seven to nine students. A tape version of the ITV class will be available for many of the Fall 1999 courses and can be accessed through the Internet within two days after the class is conducted. The cost per credit hour is the same for the Internet Option.

Langston University is offering a Masters in Education Degree. Students may enroll in one of four options, as an area concentration, Elementary Education, Urban Education, Bilingual/Multi-cultural Education or English as a Second Language.

The degree program is designed principally for individuals who are already certified to teach or who are certifiable. The degree program consists of 36 hours plus a comprehensive exam or 30 hours plus a thesis. Classes are offered 6 to 9 p.m., on week nights or on weekends. A student can complete the Master of Education Degree in about two years. The program will be by Interactive Television and the cost is $62 a credit hour plus a technology fee.

Other pending degree programs include Bachelors in Teacher Education by OSU with a combination of ITV, on site in Ponca City and on OSU campus.

Also under consideration is a Masters in Educational Administration either OSU or OU.

Also a Master of Science Degree with a Nursing Major by OU Health Science Center.

Juvenile Affairs Worker Receives Credit

Pamela Lindsey has been chosen as Employee-of-the-Quarter for the first quarter of 1999 at the Edwin Fair Community Mental Health Center, Inc. Robert J. Hefley, executive director, made the announcement at the May Board meeting.

Ms. Lindsey is a mental health worker in the Oklahoma Juvenile Affairs Program at Edwin Fair Center. She is located in the Ponca City Outpatient Center and provides home based services in Kay County.

Nominated for this award by fellow employees, Ms. Lindsey’s nominator said, “When OJA has a particularly challenging youth, they often ask for Pamela. She has a special ability for making progress with the tougher kids. In addition, she is always willing to take the emergency on-call rotation for Kay County.”

Ms. Lindsey received a $100 cash award and a plaque. Her name will be added to the traveling plaque and it will hang in the Ponca City office during the next quarter.

Active in the community, Ms. Lindsey recently found herself in jail for the “Cardiac Arrest” fund raiser of the American Heart Association.

Ms. Lindsey resides in Ponca City with her son, John, a student at Union School. She has been an employee of Edwin Fair CMHC since June, 1995.

DEATHS

Mildred Luella Mathis
Patricia K. Meadows
William D. Moore

Mildred Luella Mathis

FAIRFAX — Mildred Luella (Boehm) Mathis, longtime Fairfax resident, died Thursday, June 3, 1999, at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was 93.

The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 7, at the Fairfax Church of Christ, with minister John Holt officiating. Burial will be in the Fairfax Cemetery under the direction of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home, Fairfax.

Mildred Luella (Boehm) Mathis was born May 30, 1906, in Rush County, Kan., the daughter of John and Lucinda (Sizer) Boehm. She grew up and received her education in Bison, Kan. Later, she moved with her family to LaCrosse, Kan., where she was employed as a telephone operator and waitress.

She was married to Clifford Mathis on April 5, 1930 in Hays, Kan., and the couple established their home in LaCrosse, then moved to Shidler in November 1937. Mrs. Mathis moved her family to Fairfax in 1944, where she was employed as a waitress at the Silver Moon Cafe and later worked at Drakes Variety Store for several years. Mrs. Mathis was a faithful member of the Fairfax Church of Christ. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, sewing, gardening and was an avid Bible reader.

Survivors include a son, Richard Mathis of Fairfax; two daughters, Ruth Smock of Ponca City and Shirley Shaffer of Wooster, Ohio; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, her parents, one sister, one brother, and a granddaughter.

Casket bearers will be Rick Mathis, Donald Smock, Luke Beaston, Logan Beaston, Doug Downing, Chris Holt, Micah Holt, and Ivan Koger Jr. Honorary bearers will be Slick Fitzgerald, Lockwood Grigg, Frank Haines, Jim Murr, J.L. Provance, Kenneth Tucker, Patrick Tucker and Chester Ward.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Mathis’ name to the Fairfax Church of Christ, 100 South Fourth Street, Fairfax, OK 74637.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the Richard Mathis home in Fairfax.

Patricia K. Meadows

Patricia K. Meadows, Ponca City resident, died Friday, June 4, 1999 at Shawn Manor Nursing Home. She was 53.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.

Patricia K. (Forbes) Meadows was born May 19, 1946, in Detroit, Mich., to Robert and Norma (Axton) Forbes. She grew up and attended schools in various locations, graduating from high school in Fort Knox, Tenn. She attended two years of college in Cosumnes River College in Elk Grove, Calif.

She was married to John Meadows on Dec. 18, 1983, in Sacramento, Calif., and the couple moved to Ponca City in 1989. Mrs. Meadows was employed in retail sales and cosmetology for many years. She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church. Mrs. Meadows enjoyed knitting, crafts and was working on a master compost certificate.

Survivors include her husband, John, of the home; her mother, Norma Purcell of Vinegrove, Ky.; two brothers, Jack Forbes of Ponca City and Bobby Forbes of Tucson, Ariz.; one sister, Mary Biddle of Vinegrove, Ky.; and an aunt. She was preceded in death by her father.

William D. Moore

BLACKWELL — William D. “Bill” Moore, former Blackwell resident, died Thursday, June 3, 1999, at his residence in Ponca City. He was 60.

The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, June 7, at Hackler Funeral Home Memory Chapel, in Blackwell, with The Rev. Mike Ebert, Arkansas, officiating. Burial will be at the Blackwell Cemetery.

William D. “Bill” Moore was born Nov. 21, 1938, in Blackwell to Ausie B. and Olive (Steele) Moore. He graduated from Blackwell High School in 1957 and served six months on active duty with the U.S. Army. Moore owned and operated his own paint contracting business in Ponca City. He was a member of the Blackwell First United Methodist Church and enjoyed hunting, fishing and bowling.

Survivors include three sons, Darin of Baytown, Texas, and Steve and Rick, both of Blackwell; one daughter, Kristi Moore of Baytown, Texas; three brothers, Jack of Enid, Max O. of Blackwell, and Gary of Houston, Texas; four sisters, Bonnie Martin and Joyce Allen-Cook of Blackwell, Bette Murrey of Monteray Park, Calif., and Peggy Dunaway of Austin, Texas; and 11 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Jimmy, Danny K. and Donnie.

Casket bearers will be Bob Beard, Tommy Morris, Chuck Hoddy, Charlie Steiner, Jim Kincheloe and Richard Miller.

NEWS BRIEFS

Heritage Club Free Movie — Home National Bank’s Heritage Club members, free movie, “Out of Towners,” starring Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin. Showing Monday at the Ponca Plaza Twin Theatre at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. For additional information contact Winnie Barber at 762-1644.

Close Out Sale at Greenfield Greenhouse. Buy for Less parking. $10 flat. adv.

Special Session — The American Cancer Society will be holding a “Look Good…Feel Better” session for all women who have been diagnosed with cancer or are undergoing cancer treatment. The session will be held Monday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. For further information call Pam Wilburn, 580-765-0864.

Sale- 14K Baguette Diamond Hoop Earrings. Jewelry Connection, 306 N. 1st. adv.

Post 38 Meeting — American Legion Post 38 will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Valdez Building. All members area urged to attend, and refreshments will be served.

Rachel Tucker Recital, Friday, June 11, 7:30 p.m. Poncan Theater. Free Admission. adv.

Democrats Meet — The Kay County Democratic party's regular monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the OCAW Hall located 1202 West Ponca Avenue, in Ponca City. All democrats from Kay County are urged to attend. For more information contact Donna Swope, Kay County Chair at (580) 767-8354.

Herbs 20% off regular price. Keathly Nursery, 2448 Bridge Ave. 762-2922. adv.

Airplane Ride — Youth ages eight to 18 are invited to take free airplane rides on June 19 at the Ponca City Airport from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The Ponca City EAA chapter 1046 and The Ponca City Aviation Booster Club will sponsor the Annual Young Eagle Rally.

Workforce Oklahoma — State Representative Jim Newport will speak at the Ponca City Workforce Oklahoma meeting at noon on Wednesday, in Room C101 at the Pioneer Technology Center, 2101 North Ash Street. The cafeteria at the vo-tech is closed during the summer, so no lunch will be available prior to the presentation.

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 — The Ponca City Police Department received notice at 7:37 a.m. Friday of a non-injury accident six miles south on U.S. 177. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was notified.

Truck Load sale 2 and 3 packs .59˘ each or mix and match $9.99 flat. Keathly Nursery, 2448 Bridge Ave, 762-2922. adv.

Stolen — An employee of Accurate Auto, 205 North Pine Street, advised the Ponca City Police Department at 7:57 a.m. Friday that items were stolen from the business. An officer responded and took a report of grand larceny.

Warehouse Sale, office supplies, files, furniture, miscellaneous items. Monday-Friday 10 - 4/Saturday 9 - 12. 205 North 2nd. adv.

Smoking Rag — A motorist contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 10:14 a.m. Friday to report a smoking rag was in the median just south of Highland Avenue on North Fourteenth Street. A Ponca City fire unit responded to handle the incident.

Andy’s Vegetables now open. New potatoes and sweet onions, 50˘ pound. 765-8818. adv.

Arrest — At 4:36 p.m. Friday, a Ponca City police officer arrested an 18-year-old man from a traffic stop in the 800 block of South Sixth Street for driving under suspension, no insurance and an expired inspection sticker.

Warrant Served — At 11:12 a.m. Friday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 24-year-old man at the police department on a Kay County warrant.

Pioneer Boat and R.V. Storage. All slots $20 a month- 24 hr. access. 2712 Lake Rd. 762-2349. adv.

Stolen — A motorist advised the Ponca City Police Department at 11:52 a.m. Friday of a vehicle that was stolen from a rest stop on Interstate 35, about two miles north of Blackwell. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was notified.

Pauline's Every Monday Night Special. Fried Chicken Only- all white meat. All you can eat, $6.50. For reservations call 765-5460. adv.

Vehicle Recovered — A Ponca City police officer advised the communication officers at 1:04 p.m. Friday that he was in foot pursuit with a subject that ran from a stolen 1999 Suburban at Citgo, at East Highland Avenue and North Second Street. Four officers responded to assist. A 17-year-old boy was arrested for possession of stolen property. Bowker Auto Mall recovered the vehicle and a report was taken.

Jueschke Carpet Cleaners. For professional carpet cleaning, call the professionals. Jueschke Carpet Cleaners. 765-3421. adv.

Burglary — A resident went to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:06 p.m. Friday to report a vehicle was burglarized in the 200 block of South Seventh Street.

Shoplifters — An employee at Buy For Less, 2405 North Fourteenth Street, advised the Ponca City Police Department at 3:41 p.m. Friday that two youth shoplifters were in custody. An officer responded and arrested a 12-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl. Each was charged with petit larceny.

Warrant Served — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 20-year-old man at 3:56 p.m. Friday in the 900 block of East Hazel Avenue, on charges of a city warrant.

DUI — At 12:04 a.m. Saturday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 32-year-old man from a traffic stop at North First Street and Gary Avenue for driving under the influence, driving under revocation, driving left of center, no insurance, no seat belt, an expired tag and no headlights.

Arrest — A 24-year-old man was arrested at the Ponca City Police Department by an officer at 4:02 p.m. Friday. The subject was charged with a Kay County warrant.

Accident — An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper responded to the report of a two-vehicle accident in the 3100 block of East U.S. 60 at 5:33 p.m. Friday. A Ponca City fire rescue unit and ambulance responded. One victim was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and apparently treated and released, according to OHP officials.

Dog Bite — An employee from the emergency room of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 7:53 p.m. Friday to advise they were treating an 18-year-old man for a dog bite that occurred in South Elm Street. An officer responded and took a report. The owner of the dog was contacted and agreed to keep the dog confined for ten days.

Youth and Beer — The Ponca City Police Department was notified at 10:19 p.m. Friday that juveniles in a blue Ford Ranger pickup approached a man at the Lake Road Express, Lake Road and Pecan Road, and asked him to buy beer for them. An officer was advised.

Arrest — At 11:05 p.m. Friday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 54-year-old man from a traffic stop at North First Street and East Highland Avenue for no drivers’ license, defective equipment and driving under the influence.

Stolen — A clerk at Triple T, 3150 East U.S. 60, advised the Ponca City Police Department at 11:27 p.m. Friday that three men stole beer and left westbound in a white Ford Taurus.

Arrest — A 21-year-old man was arrested by a Ponca City police officer at West Overbrook Avenue and North Pine Street at 2:38 a.m. Saturday for driving under the influence and driving left of center.

Accident — At 4:31 a.m., the Oklahoma Highway Patrol was advised of an accident on Interstate 35 and mile marker 213.

Cultural Affairs — The Cultural Affairs Commission will meet in the sunroom of the Ponca City Cultural Center at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

LIFESTYLES

Swingin in the Park Event Tuesday
CWF Celebrates 50 Years
Celebrating 45th Wedding Anniversary Today
Elisabeth Heslip Will Wed
Lookin’ with Lou
Little News
Wedding Plans Announced
Michelle Davis Bride-Elect
Couple Plans July 10 Vows
Class of 1989 Planning Reunion For June
Event Honors Miss Simmons
Genealogical Society To Meet
Kristi Nicole Myatt Engaged
Engagement Is Announced
Photo Change
News Policy: Birthday Photo, Story For 90+
Meals on Wheels
Sale of Century
Wheatheart Nutrition Menu Announced
Rebecca Ware Becomes Bride of Travis J. Gillespie
International Club Installs Officers
State DAR Officer To Present Program About Patriotism
Lorrie Mayse, Jeff Webster Wed In Mansion Gazebo
Reception To Fete Wilsons
Quilters To View Artwork
Pair Celebrating 30 Years
Lifestyles Deadlines
Former Resident Spearheads Hollywood Gala
Anniversary Plans Named
Ponca City Happenings

Swingin in the Park Event Tuesday

The Landmark Conservancy of Ponca City is hosting an old-fashioned ice cream social at Pioneer Park on Tuesday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. “Swingin” in the Park will feature live swing music by local artists Bob Westmoreland, Jack Sherbon and Norm Brown.

The social is a fundraiser for the Conservancy’s Millennium project — to restore the granite gate at the entrance to Pioneer Park. The gate, called the Ruby Memorial Gate, was built in the early 1920s as a memorial to Ponca City’s first oilman, Charles Ruby. The gates were originally built through donations, and the Landmark Conservancy hopes to preserve them in the same manner, according to Bret Carter, vice chairman for the conservancy.

Although admission to the event is free, there will be a charge for homemade ice cream, ice tea or lemonade as well as children’s entertainment.

Over 70 years ago, when Pioneer Park was Ponca City’s only park, events like this were common according to Carter. Bands would perform and families would gather for a community event.

To complete the project the group needs to raise at least $5,000. Additionally, the Conservancy hopes to raise enough extra funds to assist with landscaping the area around the gate. The plan also includes placing a marker to tell the history of the gate.

Swingin’ Program

The trio has put together a variety of swing tunes for the Tuesday program. Melodies include “Stompin at the Savoy,” “Take the A Train,” “C-Jam Blues,” “Opus No. 1,” “Woodchoppers Ball,” Bob Wills’ “San Antone Rose,” and “Embraceable You.”

Westmoreland plans to share a rhythmical history of how swing music came to be, from the Dixieland beat to Blues to Tommy Dorsey’s Sentimental Gentleman of Swing.

Westmoreland has either worked with or appeared with Liberace, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, Carl Sandburg, Polly Bergen and Stan Kenton.

Band member Jack Sherbon has also worked with or appeared with Glen Campbell, Patsy Cline, Boots Randolph, Charlie Pride, Johnnie Lee Wills, Roy Clark, Chet Atkins and Danny Davis.

Over the years Norm Brown has appeared or worked with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Bob Wills, Wayne Newton, Lawrence Welk, Duke Ellington, Louie Prima and Keely Smith.

“Clearly, these musicians bring outstanding ability and broad experience which gives each the capability to perform virtually any style of music,” said Westmoreland.

CWF Celebrates 50 Years

The Installation coffee of Christian Women’s Fellowship of First Christian Church was held on June 3 in the Fellowship Hall. The serving table was centered with a large vase of white carnations with green and white streamers attached. At one end of the serving table was a large birthday cake marking the 50th birthday for CWF. The remainder of the hall was decorated with green and white, the symbolic colors of the organization. Ruth Stone, president, and Jo Ellen Morrison, vice president, presided at the table. Following a brief business meeting guests were introduced. They included Sylvia Barnett, a past president; her daughter, Barbara Fells of Wichita, Kansas; and Ms. Fells daughter, Julie Smith of Ponca City.

Mrs. Stone then introduced Betty Snider, who presented a program entitled “A Celebration of 50 Years of CWF.” She read some remarks by then president Lela McHenry from the 1951 CWF yearbook. Ms. Snider also displayed all of the yearbooks from the past 50 years. She then read all of the names of the past presidents of CWF, pausing to honor those present. Irma Jean Harader handed each past president a white carnation tied with green and white ribbons.

Past Presidents

Names of each past president, some deceased, and her year of service are: Lela McHenry, 1950-52; Alzina Rodgers, 52-53; Peggy Suit, 53-53; Martha Bowles, 54-55; Elsie Klos, 55-56; Vacie King, 56-57; Irene Main, 57-58; Ovalene Paris, 58-60; Opal Lane, 60-61; Dora Nuckols, 61-62; Elizabeth Gall, 62-64; Edith Fisher, 64-65; Bonita Bowman, 65-66; Georgia Bratcher, 66-68; Mildred Wells, 68-69; Margaret Hesser, 69-70; Sue Creech, 70-71; Dorothy Kelley, 71-72; Sylvia Barnett, 72-73; May Tarpenning, 73-75; Mildred Tapp, 75-76; Maxine Schneider, 76-77; Lynda Wilson, 77-78; Bonnie Conger, 78-79; Marilyn Andrews, 79-81; Betty Blubaugh, 81-83; Jo Ellen Morrison, 83-84; Madelle Hoffman, 84-86; Mary Lois Nield, 86-88; Lorraine Shiflet, 88-89; Ethel Jorgenson, 90-92; Madelle Hoffman, 92-93; Jo Ellen Morrison, 93-94; Chris Schilling, 94-96; Ethel Jorgenson, 96-98; Ruth Stone, 98-99.

Marilyn Andrews then introduced Jan Dorsey, who conducted the installation of the newly elected officers for the years of 1999­2000. She read Genesis 1:11-13 “And He said, ‘Let the earth burst forth with every sort of grass and seed bearing plant, and fruit trees with seeds inside the fruit, so that the seeds will produce the kinds of plants and fruits they came from. And so it was, and God was pleased.’” This all occurred on the third day. Ms. Dorsey mentioned the wheat on the plains that is ripening, saying these fragile plants give us the bread of life. She mentioned other fragile pieces of grass that can be woven together, and, by the weaving they become strong. She said that so it is with CWF. When you weave all of the officers, the board and the members together you become strong. She used the song entitled “Weave” to demonstrate this. She then recognized each new officer and presented each with a stalk of wheat tied with a green ribbon.

New Officers

New officers are Ruth Stone, president; Jo Ellen Morrison, vice president; Louise Willison, secretary; Mary Lois Nield, treasurer; Chris Schilling, study director; Earlene Roach, worship director; Charlotte Pitts, service director; Ethel Jorgenson, parliamentarian.

New committee chairmen include Darlene Brown, helping hand; Lovina Meeks, historian; Linda VanPeenan and Cheryl Smith, hospitality; Edith Short, legislation; Earlene Condit, shut-ins; Maxine Schneider, publicity; Sue Laird, pianist; Leona Ward, song leader; Chleora Stewart, Meals on Wheels; Frances Patton, CDC; Wanda Betow, CWU. Group leaders are Betty Snider, Dorcas; Betty Boyer, Guild; Beth Johnson, Inheritors; Earlene Roach, Mary; Betty Blubaugh, Sarah.

Worship leader Leona Ward was then introduced by Earlene Roach. She read the scripture Luke 21:1-4. Ms. Ward also used an essay titled “Lady Are You Rich” about sacrificial giving. The offering was then taken along with the collection of the Blessing Boxes. Accumulated funds from the boxes are given to Basic Mission Finance.

Celebrating 45th Wedding Anniversary Today

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Fox, 1500 Cookson, will celebrate their 45th anniversary June 6. Fox and the former Joyce Crackel were married on that date in 1954 in Joliet, Ill. They resided in the Joliet/Lockport area prior to moving to Ponca City in 1992. They will be celebrating their anniversary with family in Houston and Austin, Texas.

Mr. Fox retired from Lennon Wallpaper Company of Joliet and Mrs. Fox is a retired school teacher from the Ludwig School district. They are members of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Newkirk.

The couple has two children, Ron and Barbara; five grandchildren, Lisa, Stephanie, Ryan, Rachel and Amy; and one great-grandson, Michael.

Elisabeth Heslip Will Wed

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Heslip, 2413 Robin Road, are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Elisabeth Jane, to Daniel Lee Brodt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Brodt of Del City. Their wedding will be at 2 p.m. July 24 in the First Baptist Church. An open invitation is extended to friends and family to attend the ceremony.

Miss Heslip, a graduate of Ponca City High School, is attending Oklahoma City University, majoring in music education. The prospective bridegroom is a graduate of Del City High School and is also majoring in music education at OCU.

Lookin’ with Lou

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE

Would you tell me how those scandal magazines ever make enough money to survive? No one I know will admit to buying the Star, Globe, Enquirer or even Hollywood Reporter. They swear that they just read the covers and the headlines as they go through the check-out line at the grocery store.

That’s rather interesting, but it seems like every time you go through the line (not that I am guilty, of course), there is a whole batch of new, outrageous headlines touting various sinful actions by celebrities and politicos. Someone has to buy them or these publications would be out of business.

Many of these featured personalities are paid obscene salaries and are sometimes considered role models for the younger set. Whether the headlines have any merit or are simply misleading to sell the scandal rags, it is still a scrooge for our society,

And in some cases, television and other print media are following the trend of scandal mongering. Can’t be scooped by a sandal rag — just in case there might be a shred of truth in the stories.

When are television news stories going to carry stiffer warnings for viewers about graphic material about politicos and other celebrities? When are parents going to remember the OFF button. Same goes for inappropriate stuff on the Internet — just say “no.”

And how about the professional wrestling channel? Does this show-business sport add anything of significant value to our lives? What kind of message does it send to the younger set — and the nation as a whole — when highly paid sports figures are arrested for using drugs, kicking dirt, or spitting on officials while cursing. Then the offender seemingly gets a slap on the wrist or no penalty of consequence.

The message it sends is “win at all costs,” and the rules are for someone else. Parents might want to think twice before buying sports equipment, clothing or other merchandise endorsed by these big-name bad boys and girls. And by the same token parents should think twice before supporting these sporting events themselves. Remember, demand sometimes drives the economy. And if the demand isn’t there, the supplier will change to suit the fans or customers. That’s Economics 101.

And how about Country music legends who feel they have to appeal to teenagers and younger by using vulgar or cuss words in the lyrics? This is a way youngsters can defy parents by using inappropriate language and saying “so and so said it in their number-one album.” Teenage buying power, of course, amounts to big bucks, and the recording industry tends to take advantage of this to enhance sales.

Parents dropping off youths at the movies might want to check the ratings and see if the movie is appropriate for their children to see. Does it contain a lot of violence, sex scenes or inappropriate language? The same is true of rented movies watched by the entire family and/or video games designed with violence in mind.

Speaking of obscene, how about the price of popcorn and soft drinks at the chain movie houses!

Little News

Mark and Katrina Wyckoff of Frisco, Texas, announce the birth of a son May 20, 1999, at Trinity Medical Center in Carrollton, Texas. Jonathan Patrick Wyckoff weighed 9 pounds, 1/2 ounce, and measured 21 inches.

Maternal grandparents are Ira Jr. and Delorus Patterson of Norman, former residents of Ponca City. Paternal grandparents are Robert and Lavona Wyckoff of Tulsa, former residents of Ponca City.

Wedding Plans Announced

A June 19 wedding is being planned by Aubrey Adkins, daughter of Randall and Lois Adkins of Ponca City, and Steven Eastman, son of Kathy Eastman of Blackwell. Eastman is a 1995 graduate of Blackwell High School.

Miss Adkins graduated from Ponca City High School in 1996 and received an associate degree in agriculture from Northern Oklahoma College in 1998. She is currently a senior at Oklahoma State University and the president of the OSU Environmental Science Club. The bride-elect is majoring in ecology and is working for the Plant and Soil Science department at OSU.

Michelle Davis Bride-Elect

Announcement has been made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Michelle Renae Davis and Jimmy Linton by her parents, Larry and Betty Davis of Tonkawa. Linton is the son of Jim and Pam Linton of Tonkawa.

Friends and relatives are invited to attend the 6 p.m. wedding ceremony July 10 and the reception following at Cann Memorial Gardens in Ponca City.

The bride-elect is a graduate of Tonkawa High School and has attended Northern Oklahoma College. She is currently assistant manager of Simple Simon’s Pizza in Tonkawa. Linton is also a graduate of THS and attended NOC. He is employed by City Wide of Tonkawa.

Couple Plans July 10 Vows

Westminster Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma City will be the setting July 10 for the wedding of Lyndy Ann Goodno and Justin Dean Mecklenburg. The reception will follow and will be held at the Petroleum Club.

Parents of the bride-to-be are Ms. Sherry Southern and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodno of Ponca City. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lester Belair of Ponca City, Mrs. Viva Goodno of Newkirk and the late Leroy Goodno.

The prospective bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Mecklenburg of Kingfisher. His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Simpson of Kingfisher, Mrs. Elvera Mecklenburg of Kingfisher and the late Delbert Mecklenburg.

Miss Goodno, a 1990 graduate of Newkirk High School, earned a bachelor of science degree in speech language pathology from Oklahoma State University in 1994. A member of Kappa Kappa Gamma social sorority, she is employed as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Hoechst Marion Roussel in Oklahoma City.

Mecklenburg graduated from Kingfisher High School in 1990 and received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from OSU in 1994. He is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and is employed as a financial consultant at Salomon Smith Barney in Oklahoma City.

Class of 1989 Planning Reunion For June

The Ponca City High School graduating class of 1989 reunion is planned for June 18-19. For more information contact Machelle McKay at (405) 830-2200 or e-mail mmckay4913@aol.com

The following list of names are people who have not been contacted about the reunion due to the committee not having an address for them: Heather Ackerman, Stephanie Allen, Michelle Arnold, Lewis Bailey, Margaret Baxter, Scott Beets, Tracie Beller, Tyreece Bert, Derek Billy, Tony Black, Evelyn Blue Back, Joan Alin Bowman, LeAnn Britton, Keri Burgess, Katherine Renee Burns.

Also Joe Capehart, Cecila Carnes, Rena Caswell, Ted Clements, J.D. Clinton, Tracy Corbett, James Edwin Cowan, Anthony Davis, Pam Decker, Pamala Marie DePue, Marc Dickreuter, Lance Eagle, Charles Handy Edwards, Daniel Wade Emery, Lisa Darlene Foli, Jennifer Ford, Melanie Forbeck, Damon Gardner, Robin Fawn Harless, Alejandra Ethel Harris, Kenda Harris, David William Heimberg, Chad Henson, Heather Holmes, KenniSue Hopkins, Shelli Hooker.

Also Buck Jones, Vicki Sue Jones, Cecillia Ann Koehler, Joseph Charles LeClair, Daniel Robert Long, Grant Michael Lucky, Kristil McDonald, Megan McKinley, Waymond Mathis, Jeff Medearis, Rusty Meyers, David Muellburg, Kenneth Nickell, Matthew James Parks, Michael C. Petrie, Michael Lee Pruett, Chris Purget, Luis Enrique Ramierez, Christopher Richter, Ladeadra Roland, Anthony Wayne Sacks, James Adam Sarpolus, Rhonda Schaller-Wolverton, Robert Schuyler, Kristine Michelle Scott, Rene Shaw, Patrick Shield, Jennifer Shoults-Logan, Brian Simpson, Will Sisco, Richard Dwayne Sloan, Darrell Ronald Smith, Tommy Cliff Smith.

Also Jerry Sorrells, Terry Staggs, Steven Dale Stark, Jared Stigge, Dallas Tatum, Harvey Taylor, Gerald Thornton, Gina Thornton, Gary Lee Tindel, Brian Troutt, Paula Trunk, Kassaundra Wood, Shane Wood, Matt Waggoner, Thomas Walkingstick, Bill Walton, Donald Ross Wayman, Christopher Weller, Heather Whitaker, Isaac Orlando Williams, Gary Shane Wood.

Event Honors Miss Simmons

Amanda Simmons, bride-elect of Brad Rosewitz, was honored at a bridal shower June 5 at the Ponca City Country Club. Their wedding will be Aug. 7 at Grace Episcopal Church.

Wedding colors of peach, mint, yellow and lilac were used to highlight the serving table. Receiving guests were Jeannie Kafer, Phyllis Kennedy and Pat Newport.

Hostesses were Suzy Bivin, Jeannie Kafer, Phyllis Kennedy and Pat Newport. Verlyne Jolley of Oklahoma City, sister of the bride-to-be, assisted with the gifts.

Special guests were the prospective bridegroom and his mother, Susie Kirkpatrick; and the mother of the future bride, Jane Simmons.

Genealogical Society To Meet

The Pioneer Genealogical Society will meet June 7 at 7 p.m. in the Programming Room in the basement of the Ponca City Library. Darlene Shawn will be the featured speaker.

Shawn has been a genealogist since 1981 and has researched in several states including Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia and Tennessee. She has also researched in Salt Lake City, Utah’s Family History Center. She is a member and officer in the Oklahoma State Daughters of the American Revolution organization. Currently, Ms. Shawn writes a genealogical column titled “Relatively Speaking” for the Norman Transcript Newspaper.

The genealogical society does not meet in July and August, but will resume meeting the Tuesday after Labor Day in September.

Chester Cowan of the Oklahoma Historical Society was the speaker in May. He gave an informative talk and slide show of Oklahoma Women Photographers.

Guests are welcome at the meetings, and anyone who would like to research their family tree is welcome to join the group.

Kristi Nicole Myatt Engaged

Kristina Nicole Myatt and Thane Edward Tomlinson are planning a July 24 wedding at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The announcement of their engagement is being made by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Myatt, 209 North Thirteenth. The future bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Tomlinson of Seal Beach, Calif.

Miss Myatt graduated from Ponca City High School in 1991 and from Oklahoma State University in 1995, where she received a bachelor of science degree in early childhood education with a minor in French. The bride-elect taught at the Kindergarten Center in Ponca City 1996-97. She taught first grade for two years at Lincoln Elementary here and will begin teaching in the fall at Garden Grove Unified School district in California.

Tomlinson, a 1991 graduate of Edmond Memorial High School, earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology and a bachelor of science degree in computer science from the University of Central Oklahoma. He is a database web developer for Financial Processing Systems in Santa Ana, Calif.

Engagement Is Announced

The approaching marriage of Tracy Robin Bunch and Toby Lyn Gerber is being announced by her mother, Darlene Bunch of Newkirk. Parents of the future bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gerber of Tulsa. A July 30 wedding at the Marland Mansion is planned. The couple attends Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville.

Grandparents of the bride-elect are Elsie Scafe of Ponca City, and the late Ed Mendenhall. Grandparents of the prospective bridegroom are the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burnley and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerber.

Photo Change

As of August 1 photographs of scholarship winners will no longer be used on the Lifestyles pages. Information concerning the award and its recipient will be used in a story if the organization’s news is usually reported in Lifestyles. Scholarship information should be submitted for placement on the Education page.

News Policy: Birthday Photo, Story For 90+

As a service to readers of The Ponca City News the Lifestyles section will include a picture and brief story concerning a resident’s 90th and older birthday. This policy will take effect beginning Oct. 1. When submitting information please give date of birth and details concerning receptions, mailing address for cards, etc. Pictures will be returned when an address is included. Mail or bring information to the Lifestyles Desk, P. O. Box 191, Ponca City, OK 74601.

Bits and Pieces

Meals on Wheels

The Meals on Wheels program, sponsored by Church Women United, has announced vacancies in the program. Volunteer drivers are also needed. If you are interested in the meal program provided, or wish to volunteer, call Nell Barnard, 762-4707, or Velma Ealick, 762-1434.

Sale of Century

The Sale of the Century is planned for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 10 at the Cultural Center Carriage House. Friends of the Cultural Center will also host the annual ice cream social and membership drive that day from 1 until 4 p.m.

Wheatheart Nutrition Menu Announced

For Wheatheart Nutrition Menu information call 767-1620. Volunteers are needed to deliver noon meals to the elderly homebound. Menus for this week are as follows:

Monday, June 7: Pizzaburger with bun; oven fried potatoes; lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion; peanut butter cookie.

Tuesday, June 8: Baked ham; seasoned green beans; broccoli rice casserole; whole wheat dinner roll with margarine; double orange jello with topping.

Wednesday, June 9: Frito chili pie; tossed salad with tomato; corn chips; cinnamon roll with margarine; ice cream.

Thursday, June 10: McRibs; blackeyed peas with tomato juice; lime jello with pineapple; bun with margarine; apple crisp.

Friday, June 11: Fish crispies with tartar sauce; tropical fruit mix; buttered carrots; cornbread with margarine; cookie.

Rebecca Ware Becomes Bride of Travis J. Gillespie

Rebecca Ware and Travis J. Gillespie were united in marriage in a 4 p.m. ceremony May 22, 1999, at Central Baptist Church. Their double ring vows were officiated by the Rev. John Waterloo. A taped rendition of “One Boy, One Girl” was played and traditional wedding music was performed by Brenda Waterloo, pianist. The bride sang “From This Moment On.”

Parents of the couple are Jerry L. and Neva Ware of Ponca City, and Robert L. and Vicki Gillespie of Blackwell. The bride is the granddaughter of Clara M. Slater of Sutherland, Neb., the late Ruth Ware, and the late Albert Slater. The bridegroom is the grandson of Virginia Jeffries of Blackwell, Neb., the late Neal Jeffries, the late Robert and Estella Gillespie.

Carman Rowan attended the guest book. Nikki Rowan was flower girl and Matthew Ware served as ringbearer. Honor attendant was Aleena Ames, who wore a floor length plum colored gown with a short-sleeved attached jacket, and carried three long-stemmed silk roses tied with blue and silver ribbon. Dressed identically was Maressa Ware, who carried a long-stemmed silk rose tied with blue and silver ribbon.

Josh Kincheloe served as Best Man and the groomsman was Casey Woods. Ushers were Jerry Ware, Matt Ware, Chuck Ware and Roger Rowan.

The bride wore a floor length satin gown with scalloped lace edging the hemline. The beaded bodice featured a sweetheart neckline and was styled with short sleeves edged in scalloped lace. The Basque waistline had a fabric bow in back and was complemented by a chapel length train with lace appliques and scalloped lace hemline. Her full length illusion veiling was attached to a circlet of satin roses and daisies, and she wore pearl jewelry. Following tradition, the bride wore something old, new, her necklace; something borrowed, her earrings; and something blue, her garter. The bride carried a bouquet of white roses and carnations, and blue daisies tied with blue and silver ribbon. The bride presented her mother a rose during the processional and gave the bridegroom’s mother a rose during the recessional.

Assisting with the reception, hosted by the couple’s parents, were Jenny Belair, Claire Ware, Carman Rowan, Cathy Whetstine, Sharon Johnston and Dorothy Raymond. The couple resides in Blackwell, and both are employed with Wal-Mart.

Out-of-town guests included Clara Slater, Dorothy Raymond of Sutherland, Neb.; Clarence Chessmore of Sutton, Neb.; Freddie and Velma Jones of Liberal, Kan.; Chuck, Maressa, Stacey and Kayla Ware, and Amy, of Parma, Ohio; Sharon Johnston of Bristow; Christy, Steven and Trent Johnston, Beulah and Frank Johns, Cathy Whetstine, Tamia Dill, Virginia Jeffries, R.L. Jeffries, and Staci Jeffries, all of Blackwell; Jenny, Jeremy and Trenton Belair of Florida; Daryl Johns of Braman; Bill and Merle Ann Brown of Sapulpa.

International Club Installs Officers

The International Club closed the year’s activities with a meeting hosted by Lisa Rosetti. Several of the members served as co-hostesses. Mrs. Rosetti also gave the program on Italian cookery, demonstrating how to make Spinach and Ricotta crepes.

Barbara Brown was the installing officer for next year’s Board which consists of Vivienne Schofield, president; Alice Westfield, vice president; Mona Sage, secretary; Paula Charton, treasurer, Maxine Manering, program; Anna Razowski, membership; Sonja Engster, courtesy; Chayo Cobb, project; Bella Adilova, historian; and Nadia Salama, parliamentarian.

The club meets once a month for an evening meeting, as well as once a month for lunch. The next meeting will be in September, but any Americans, or International residents who are interested in joining the club, may call Anna Razowski, 767-1468 for more information about membership.

State DAR Officer To Present Program About Patriotism

Members of the Ponca City Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 10 a.m. June 11 at the Ponca City Cultural Center. The patriotic program will be “Renew Our Respect for the Flag” and will be presented by Dorthy Howell Lee, state chairman of “The Flag of the United States of America.” The roll call of 1997-98 deceased veterans from Kay County will be given.

Hostess chairman is Doris Stanley, and committee members are Patsy Lessert, Vivian Mertz, Judy Million, Ruth Eleanor Northcutt, Lillian Taylor and Madalynne Peel.

Dorthy Howell Lee (Mrs. Cecil R.) is a native of Lawton, and became a member of the Lawton Chapter, NSDAR in 1970. and has served her chapter in many offices.

Mrs. Lee has also served in various state offices for DAR. She compiled the Oklahoma Chapter members Revolutionary Ancestor Roster listed in the NSDAR magazine, Protocol and Oklahoma Roster II. She is currently serving as the state chairman of the Flag of The United States of America Committee.

On the National level, she is a member of the National Officers Club, State Vice Regents Club, having served as secretary, and the National Vice Chairman’s club. She served on the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School Endowment Fund committee.

At Continental Congress, she has served on the House committee, as the south central division vice chairman of the NSDAR Centennial Jubilee Committee, as the south central division vice chairman of the ways and means committee, and is currently serving as the south central division vice chairman of the community service awards.

Mrs. Lee has served in numerous offices in the DAR organization and is retired from the Lawton public school system.

Lorrie Mayse, Jeff Webster Wed In Mansion Gazebo

The gazebo on the north lawn of the Marland Mansion was the setting May 15, 1999, for the wedding of Lorrie Mayse and Jeff Webster. Their double ring vows were solemnized in a 7 p.m. ceremony by the bridegroom’s grandfather, the Rev. William Higgins of Stigler.

Parents of the bride are Bob and Tammy Zweiacher, 107 Park Place, and Jim and Bea Kreger of Tonkawa. The bridegroom is the son of Jerry and Pat Webster of Tulsa and Willene Geilenfeld of Waggoner and the late Gary Geilenfeld. The bride is the granddaughter of Lucille Zweiacher of Yukon and Georgia Ogle of Geary. Grandparents of the bridegroom are Bill and Zula Higgins of Stigler.

Kevin Idleman, cousin of the bridegroom, sang “The Wedding Song” and “God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You.” Honor attendants were Sandy Flegler, who wore a floor length yellow dress, and Lindsey Mayse, daughter of the bride, who wore a floor length white dress. Each carried a bouquet of daisies, ivy and baby’s breath. Serving as attendants for the bridegroom were Lonnie Allen, and the bride’s son, Shane Mayse.

The bride was gowned in a white floor length dress with the skirt accented with a bow and buttons. She carried an arrangement of daisies, ivy, and baby’s breath entwined with ribbon. The bride and her attendants arrived for the ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage. Preceding the reception the newlywed couple rode in the carriage.

Assisting with the reception at the mansion were Shelly Love of Tonkawa, Dana Kennemer of Yukon, and Connie Tebow of Lamont. The couple resides at 1008 Kygar Road. The bride is a bookkeeper for Robert Sherer, CPA, and the bridegroom is the owner of Take Ten.

Reception To Fete Wilsons

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Wilson will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a reception 2-4 p.m. June 13 at the Ponca City Cultural Center, 1000 East Grand. Friends are invited to attend the event. The couple requests no gifts.

Hosting the reception are the couple’s children and families: Russell Wilson of San Diego, Calif.; Doris and Dennis Wilson, Amanda and Adam of Katy, Texas; Sharon and Mitch Page, Grant Garwood and Tori Page of Joplin, Mo.

Clarence Wilson and the former Verna Marie Wulf were married June 18, 1949, at Liberty Baptist Church. The couple resided at 125 South Birch for 45 years, moving to 809 Monument in 1994.

Mr. Wilson, the son of Estle and Clarella (Harris) Wilson, graduated from Ponca City High School and served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He retired in 1991 from Nickles Machine Corporation after 42 years as a machinist and supervisor. He was active for many years in the YMCA, Boy Scouts and a bowling league. The couple currently belongs to the Conestoga Campers and the First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Wilson, daughter of Henry and Ethel (George) Wulf, also graduated from PCHS. She was assistant supervisor of S&H Green stamp store for 15 years, and retired in 1991 after employment with Dr. E.C. Yeary for eight years. She is a former PTA member, and den mother for Boy Scouts. She sings with the Silvertone Choir at First Baptist Church.

Quilters To View Artwork

The Pioneer Area Quilters’ Guild will hold its monthly meeting at Community Christian Church on West Grand Avenue in Ponca City on June 7 with the business meeting scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. Prior to the business meeting there will be a “Stitch and Assist” session at 10:30 a.m. with emphasis on making labels for the finishing touch on quilts. At the same time there will be a workshop on hand applique sponsored by the Pattern chairman, Dot Cowan, for those interested in participating in the “Butterfly” block exchange.

Leslie Graham of Bartlesville will present a program of various quilt blocks and their historical significance. Along with this program she will present the wallhanging that she designed called “Twisted.” This work of art represents the Murrah Building and the twisted metal and bodies. The Alfred P. Murrah building dominates the quilt with the impression of a center blast sending the building helter skelter and settling in the pancaked area where the children were.

In the foreground there are numerous silk ribbon flowers depicting the makeshift memorial fence. The fence contains many different momentos such as photos, poems, flowers, crosses, teddy bears and a dream catcher. In the left foreground the “survivor tree” rises from the blacktop and the beads at the foot of the tree are blood stone. Austrian crystal beads represent the singed bark gouges in the tree and the clear crystal beads are “our tears” and the rain that fell during the rescue days. The quilting is done by machine in a staccato meandering and it is jagged and sharp edged to represent sound waves from the blast. Silver quilting threads were used to represent the new friendships which began during rescue attempts.

This quilt, by Leslie A. Graham will be permanently displayed at the Memorial building in Oklahome City.

June hostesses will be Zoe Burge, Ruby Ware, Pat Thompson, Peggy Krider, Gwen Toews, Marcelle Gosting and the greeter will be Ona Atnip.

Visitors are always welcome and may call Elaine Hughes, 7625178 or Sue Roy, 1-580-362-3860 for more information.

Pair Celebrating 30 Years

Dee and Dodee King, formerly of Ponca City, will celebrate their anniversary with their family June 11 in Stillwater. Dr. Dariel Wilson King II and the former Dora Dean (Dodee) Moore were married June 7, 1969, at the First Baptist Church of Newkirk.

They made their first home in Oklahoma City before moving to Rapid City, S.D., and later to Japan for his military service. They moved to Ponca City in June 1973, and have resided in Stillwater for the past two years.

Formerly an employee of Conoco, King has been a chemical engineer with Fractionation Research Inc. for nine years. He is active in OSU’s chemical engineering alumni association and Eagle Heights Baptist Church. A native of Duncan, King graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in 1969, master’s in 1975, and doctorate in 1990.

Since their move to Stillwater, Mrs. King has been a Health Science Technology instructor with Meridian Technology Center. In Ponca City Dodee was involved in First Baptist Church and the Ponca City School system. She served as school nurse for the Ponca City Schools and a teacher at the Pioneer Technology Center. She is involved with HOSA and Eagle Heights Baptist Church. She graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1969.

King’s mother, Bonnie, lives with the couple in their Stillwater home and will celebrate her 84th birthday in August. The Kings’ family includes three children and one grandchild, Todd and Jamy (King) Fisher and Zachary of Oklahoma City; John King of Camdenton, Mo.; Laurie King of Tulsa, and fiance, Robb Taylor, of Ponca City

The family will celebrate at Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse in Stillwater. Correspondence may be sent to the couple at 6716 West Coventry, Stillwater, Okla. 74074 or call 405- 743-1730.

Lifestyles Deadlines

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Former Resident Spearheads Hollywood Gala

In May some of the top names in Hollywood gathered for a Black tie gala to benefit the American Paralysis Association. “Take 1 Hollywood” was created and spearheaded by Garyk Lee, Couture fashion designer and executive vice president of Creative Design for M4M International, Inc. M4M, (Made 4 Men) creators of men’s fragrance and skincare was a corporate sponsor of the event, along with Raleigh Film Studio in Hollywood, where the event took place.

Gary Johnson

Garyk Lee, known locally as Gary Lee Johnson, is a 1975 graduate of Ponca City High School. He adopted the fashion name Garyk Lee in the early eighties when he moved to Los Angeles, Calif.

His parents, Richard and Jacquie Johnson, reside in Naples Fla. They lived in Ponca City from 1956 to 1982 before relocating to Saudi Arabia for a few years, then lived in Houston, Texas from 1989 to 1995. His brother, Doug, 1972 football all-state quarterback, resides in The United Arab Emirates, and sister Jody lives in Naples, Fla.

Following successes in New York during the early 90s, the designer made his home in Pennsylvania and is currently involved in launching M4M. The list of dinner chairs and honorary benefit committee members for the Hollywood Gala read like a Who’s Who of Hollywood including Aaron and Candy Spelling, Steven Spielberg, Sherry Lansing, Ron Meyer, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Seymour, Vanna White, Jay Leno, Tom Hanks, Albert and Pearl Nipon, George and Mark Rosenthal, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kurt Russell, Maria Shriver & Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Barbara Boxer, Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Close, and Senator Diane Feinstein. Also in attendance was Heather Locklear, Ricardo Monteban, soap opera “Diva” of the eighties, now Palm Springs restaurant owner, Judith Chapman, and “General Hospital” star Victor Webster.

Awards Presented

The celebratory evening hailed recent progress in developing effective treatments for spinal cord injury. The evening’s honorees were Christopher Reeve, who received the Human Spirit Award for his role in funding research; Steven Bollenbach, CEO of Hilton Corporation, the 1999 CRPF award for his commitment to finding a cure for paralysis; V. Reggie Edgerton, Ph.D. Dept. of Physiological Science, University of California Los Angeles, the 1999 CRPF research award for his achievement in spinal cord research.

Deco/Modern

The soundstage designed by Garyk was reminiscent of a “Deco meets modern” supper club complete with meandering runway and a 20 foot replica of the M4M signature Cologne bottle also designed by Garyk Lee. A gourmet dinner, martini bar and a silent auction were also part of the evening’s festivities.

The highlight of the evening hosted by John O’Hurley - J Peterman from TV’s Seinfeld- was a Fashion Theater by Garyk Lee comprised of retro designs spanning his 15 year career as well as his latest minimalist dress collection of sueded silk, a preview to Spring 2000. Garyk has been referred to as the Adrian of the nineties by controversial fashion critic Richard Blackwell.

Live performances were performed by Grammy nominee Chris Bennet, accompanied by a full piece orchestra conducted by Musical Director Jimmy Stewart. The Broadway Musical, "Follies” show tune “Beautiful Girls”, performed by John O’Hurley was the background to the showcase of fashions modeled by clients of Garyk Lee and celebrities. Cameo appearances were also made by other celebrities.

Co-Chairing the event along with Garyk was Mrs. Laurie Cantwell Rosenthal, wife of Raleigh Studios owner Mark Rosenthal. Mrs. Rosenthal took to the runway in a one of a kind black and white silk satin opera coat Garyk created especially for her.

Christopher Reeve

The climax to the evening was a heart felt speech by Christopher Reeve rallying support for the newly named Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation announced that night.

The evening concluded with a performance of “Some Enchanted Evening” by Dana Reeve. Dana was gowned in an original designed especially for her by Garyk Lee. The gown featured a simple Italian crepe sculpted bodice with a single bare shoulder and a sleeve of fine silk chiffon with contrasting asymmetrical sheer floor length skirt. A Brevard shoulder strap of semi-precious stones designed by Brian Moss was the finishing touch on the anthracite grey gown. The designer commented that plans for Take 2 Hollywood are already in the works.

Anniversary Plans Named

Friends and family are invited to attend a barbecue at 201 West Emporia honoring Charley and Delores Golay for their 50th wedding anniversary. Charley Barton Golay and Delores Maxine Ferrell were married June 12, 1949, in Ponca City. Before retiring, Golay was a heavy equipment operator for 40 years, and Mrs. Golay was a beautician for 51 years.

The dinner is being hosted by their children: Sherry and Everett Staggs of Ponca City, Sam and Tonja Golay of Lamont, Sharlee Kolberg and companion, Greg Twist of Chelsea; Stoney Golay, and companion Nikki King of Ponca City.

Ponca City Happenings

SUNDAY

Marland Estate Mansion, 901 Monument Road, open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Guided tours Monday-Friday, 1:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1:30 and 3 p.m. Special tour information, 767-0420.

Pioneer Woman Museum, open Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and holidays.

Ponca City Art Center, 819 East Central. Wednesday through Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

Ponca City Cultural Center and Museum, 10th and Grand. Home of Ponca City Indian Museum, Bryant Baker Studio, 101 Ranch Museum and DAR Museum. Available for receptions, teas, bridge parties, etc. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. 767-0427.

Ponca City Tourism Office, 10th and Grand. Information about all tourist attractions and events in Ponca City and the surrounding area. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 763-8067.

11th Step AA meeting — open, 11 a.m.; AA Discussion meeting, 8 p.m. Harmony House, 212 South Third.

AA Alano Group — Noon, open topic meeting; 8 p.m., closed topic meeting; 603 South 1st.

MONDAY

Al-Anon meeting, 8-9 p.m. Monday, upstairs in the Harmony House, 212 South Third.

Domestic Violence Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays. Programs for women and children of family violence. Babysitter provided. For information call 76A-BUSE.

Fibromyalgia Support Group meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the parlor of the First Baptist Church. More information may be obtained by calling Raelene Brown, 765-5756; Mary Beth Guy, 765-9894; Martha Long, 762-5572.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Albright United Methodist Church, 128 South Palm. Call Beth Wright, 765-6738, for additional information.

Ponca City Rotary Club, noon Monday, Marland Mansion Chapel.

Simple Steps AA — closed, noon; AA Step Study — closed, 8 p.m.; Harmony House, 212 South Third.

AA Alano Group — Noon, open topic meeting; 8 p.m., closed 12 by 12 study; 603 South 1st.

TOPS OK 308 members weigh-in time is 6 to 6:45 p.m. with meetings starting at 6:45 p.m. on Mondays. For more information call Betty Flower, 765-5448.

Principles Before Personalities, Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m. Monday, Harmony House basement (use south entrance by parking lot).

TUESDAY

The American Family Support Group will meet 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays at 1105 West Highland. The topic will be Child Welfare Services and child abuse.

Kay County Wheatheart Sweet Adelines, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Performing Arts Building (south entrance) Northern Oklahoma College, Tonkawa. All women welcome. For information call 765-6829, 363-1643 or 762-2885.

Kiwanis Club, noon Tuesday, Marland Mansion Conference Center.

New-Found Freedom Co-dependents Anonymous, 8 p.m., Tuesday, Harmony House (upstairs library).

AA Discussion meeting at noon; AA Big Book Study — closed, 8 p.m. Harmony House, 212 South Third.

AA Alano Group — Noon, open topic meeting; 8 p.m., closed newcomers meeting; 603 South 1st.

Freedom Group of AA; Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Woodlands Christian Church (Room 202), Fourteenth and Hartford. Smoke-free meeting and building. We study and practice tradition. Study Discussion of “As Bill Sees it” and other AA approved literature. Call 762-3345 for more information.

Parent Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Northern Oklahoma Youth Services Center. Focus on parental concerns and frustrations, as well as ways to increase understanding and communications between parent and child. Support, education, coping techniques, and introduction to non-punitive parenting styles.

Pioneer Water Garden Society meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Cann Gardens. Anyone interested in water gardens, fish, plants or starting your own pond is welcome to attend. For more information contact Mike Welch, 765-3271, or Ray Moreland, 762-7806.

Preschool storytime for 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the Ponca City Library.

Weight Watchers meeting, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Weigh-in begins at 6 p.m.

Fanchon Chapter 53, Order of the Eastern Star, meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 1200 West Grand.

Free pregnancy test is kept confidential at Birth Choice, 700 West Broadway. Hours are 6-8 p.m. Tuesday; 1-3 p.m. Wednesday; 6-8 p.m. Thursday.

WEDNESDAY

Pioneer Toastmasters Club, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, R&D East Auditorium, Conoco Complex, 1000 South Pine. Guests welcome; public invited. For additional information, contact Bob Ennis, 767-5946.

Ponca City Bahai Community Discussion Group, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. For location call 765-5695 or 762-5529.

Simple Steps AA meeting; Step Study — closed, noon. AA Discussion meeting, 8 p.m. Harmony House, 212 South Third.

AA Alano Group — Noon, open topic meeting; 8 p.m., closed Big Book study; 603 South 1st.

Storytime for 2 and 3-year-olds, Ponca City Library, 515 East Grand, 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Short stories, songs, use of flannel board. Lasts about 15 minutes.

Ponca City Council of Garden Clubs meets at the Cann Center on the first Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. Anyone interested in gardening, flowers, birds, butterflies, conservation, historic preservation, landscape design or environmental education, is welcome to attend. For more information call 762-4887, or 762-8008.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) support group aids veterans of the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. The group is confidential and meets at the DAV, 401 South Lincoln, Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. If you are a veteran suffering with PTSD or know someone who could use help, contact 762-3851 or Steve Mallory, 762-7561.

Principles Before Personalities, Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Harmony House basement (use south entrance by parking lot).

PEO Chapter FN will host the annual Guest Wine and Cheese party Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Michiel Landers, 94 Elmwood. The group meeting will begin at 7 p.m.

THURSDAY

Al-Anon at Conoco, TBTV 50 on Mezzanine between North and South Towers, 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Call Linda, 765-7045, 767-5328.

AA Discussion meeting, noon; AA discussion meeting, 8 p.m., Harmony House, 212 South Third.

AA Alano Group — Noon, open topic meeting; 8 p.m., closed AA literature study; 603 South 1st.

Freedom Group of AA; closed Big Book Study at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Woodlands Christian Church (Room 202), Fourteenth and Hartford. Smoke-free meeting and building. We study and practice tradition. Open meeting the last Thursday of each month for birthdays. Call 762-3345 for more information.

Jaycees, 7 p.m., first and third Thursday, Chamber of Commerce meeting room. Interested persons welcome to attend any meeting.

Parent Support Group, 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday Northern Oklahoma Youth Services Center. Focus on parental concerns, frustrations, as well as ways to increase understanding and communications between parent and child. Support, education, coping techniques and introduction to non-punitive parenting styles.

Ponca City Newcomers Club meets the third Thursday of each month at the Marland Mansion. For more information contact Joyce Fox, 762-9578. Ponca City Newcomers will meet May 20 and members are reminded to bring recipes to the meeting. For more information and to make reservations call Joyce Fox, 762-9578.

Story hour for school-aged children Thursday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Ponca City Library.

Principles Before Personalities, Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m. Thursday, Harmony House basement (use south entrance by parking lot).

FRIDAY

Simple Steps AA — open, noon; AA speaker meeting — open, 8 p.m. Harmony House, 212 South Third.

AA Alano Group — Noon, open 12 by 12 meeting; 8 p.m., open speaker meeting; 603 South 1st.

Pioneer Rotary Club, 11:45 a.m. Friday, Marland Mansion.

Principles Before Personalities, Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m. Friday, Harmony House, 212 South Third, basement (use south entrance). Smoke-free building. For more information call 762-3345 or 765-9459.

SATURDAY

AA Discussion meeting at noon Saturday. AA Discussion meeting at 8 p.m., Harmony House, 212 South Third.

AA Alano Group — Noon, open topic meeting; 8 p.m., closed Big Book study; 603 South First.

New Found Freedom Co-dependents Anonymous, 8 p.m. Saturday, Harmony House (upstairs library). Smoke-free.

Marland Estate garage sale 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 12 at Angela Hall on the Marland estate grounds.

SPORTS

Area Athletes
Golf Notes
Tennis Notes

Area Athletes

ADA — East Central University officials announced the signing of Frontier High School basketball standout Dee Buxton to a binding letter of intent.

Buxton, a three-year starter at FHS, played in four state tournaments and on three state championship teams. Buxton is the latest schoolboy star to agree to play collegiate basketball for coach Wayne Cobb. Buxton is the sixth player signed by the veteran ECU coach during this recruiting season.

At Frontier, Buxton averaged 18.8 points and six rebounds a game as a senior while shooting 52 percent from the field. He led the FHS in steals with 41 and free throw accuracy at 80 percent. He finished his four-year career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,546.

Some of Buxton’s achievements include being selected to the all-state teams by the Oklahoma Coaches Association, Tulsa World and Daily Oklahoman newspapers. He was a two-time selection as the most valuable player in his conference and was voted as the Stillwater Area Player of the Year.

ECU, an NCAA Division II school located in Ada, competes in the 17-team Lone Star Conference. The Tigers finished 14-11 this season and finished as the north division runner-up for the second consecutive year. ECU has won 20 or more games a season in three of the last four years.

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NEWKIRK — Newkirk wrestler Brandon Weant has been selected as a member of the Oklahoma All-Star team which will take part in the Down Under International Games.

Went is one of 20 state athletes on the team which will wrestle all-star teams from Australia and Hawaii during a 13-day tour of those two countries.

A state qualifier this past year, Weant had a team best 30-win season and is 63-36 in two years with the Tigers.

The Down-Under Games feature freestyle wrestling and Weant has been working out with the Ponca City Freestyle Club and with Newkirk coach Gene Bennett.

Weant and the Oklahomans will start the tour July 6. The Newkirk grappler is having to raise $3,000 to cover his expenses.

Golf Notes

Boy Scouts Tournament

Ponca City Country Club will host the annual Boy Scouts of America Golf Tournament Monday.

The shotgun starts will be at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Channel 4 sports director Bob Barry will host the event.

Blackwell Tournament

The Blackwell Golf Course will hold a Four-Person Day-Night tournament Saturday.

Contestants will play nine holes in daylight and nine holes after dark. The entry fee is $20, which includes hamburgers between rounds. Green and cart fees and light sticks are not included.

To enter, call 580-363-1228.

Wentz Ladies

The Wentz Ladies Golf Association will hold its monthly meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the First Christian Church.

Ladies Day play will be Tuesday with members meeting at 8:15 a.m. to draw for pairings.

In last week’s play, Evelyn Davis and Kathy Kemper took first place. Carolyn Sumpter and Frosty Erkenbeck were second, Joyce Wynn and Brenda Girardi third and Ernie Goodman and Evelyn Davis fourth.

Tennis Notes

The Ponca City Bank of Oklahoma Junior Tennis Open, conducted by the Parks and Recreation Department, will be held June 21-24 at the Wally Smith Tennis Center.

The tournament is open to players between 10 and 18 years of age.

The entry deadline is June 15. For information, contact the Park and Recreation Department (767-0532)