LOCAL

P.C. Great Race Team Recovers From Mishap
Nearly News
That old black magic
Rains Drench Wheat Fields
Cultural Affairs Board Reviews List of Items As Surplus, Obsolete
University Learning Center Enrollment Deadline July 15 at Conoco Facilities
Lawn Care Equipment Can Be Dangerous To Children
State Will Lose Wheat Official During August
Book Gets Right at Life During War
Casting Contest for Youngsters During KawFest 1999 Saturday

P.C. Great Race Team Recovers From Mishap

Ponca City’s entry in the History Channel’s Great Race X-Cup Division recovered from Monday’s mishap to finish first place after stage four of the cross country competition. The team also leads among the Tour and VIP cars divisions, with a score of 1:20.

The local high school team spent Wednesday evening in Hot Springs, Ark., and were scheduled to leave Petit Jean Mountain today at 10:45 a.m. on their way to Fort Smith, Ark.

Fans wishing to catch a glimpse of the team can watch their arrival to Tahlequah on Friday, at about 4 p.m.. Racers will be coming from Fayetteville, Ark., en route to Muskogee, where the group will overnight.

On Tuesday, the racers had early arrivals on three of the five legs of the competition which began from Jackson, Tenn., and traveled to Poplar Bluff, Mo. Ponca City scored 2:45 for the day, just 39 seconds away from the first place crew of Explorer Scouts.

The 1930 Ford Model A pickup is navigated by Kyle Duren, Brian Jernigan, Jeremy Leach, Greg Cunningham and Matt Brewer. Instructors J.D. Hanks and Steve Hermann are accompanying the racers.

The 13-day race began June 6 in Marietta, Ga., and will finish in Anaheim, Calif.

Nearly News

Nearly News has had several calls about the medical progress of Kristin Maddox who sustained injuries in the Little Rock, Ark., plane crash on June 1. According to her father, John Maddox, Kristin is now off the ventilator and has been moved out of the intensive care unit at Arkansas Children’s Hospital to a regular room. According to specialists, Kristin’s lungs and throat seem to be in very good condition, without permanent damage from smoke inhalation. Kristin also received skin grafts to burns on the back of her right hand and fingers on June 4, and those injuries also seem to be healing nicely. She is expected to stay in the hospital for several more days because of the burns. Her father also reported on the condition of Kristin’s 13 year old roommate Rachael Fuller who is still in very serious condition with burns at the hospital. Prayers are requested for both girls and the 70 other passengers who were injured. The families of the 11 passengers who died are asked to be remembered.

That old black magic

Remember that “old black magic” and Stephen Crawford? Well, NN has heard from Stephen’s mother, Helen Crawford of Ponca City, and can tell you that Stephen is still performing his magical feats and will be performing at the Stillwater Library on July 8. Stephen has performed all over the United States, most recently in Michigan, Helen tells NN, and still amazes his audiences with his magic and illusion, along with some comedy, fun and surprises. Stephen is also the grandson of Ponca Citian Frances Welch, whom many here remember as the “lady with the beautiful flowers.”

Rains Drench Wheat Fields

By The Associated Press

Heavy rains kept farmers out of the wheat fields and pushed rivers near flood stage today across areas of northwest Oklahoma where as much as 7 to 8 inches of rain fell in just more than 12 hours.

Garfield County Undersheriff Jerry Niles said water was reported across roadways Wednesday night. The depths ranged anywhere from a couple of inches to several feet.

But he said the department hadn’t had to make any rescues and hadn’t received reports of lost vehicles.

Oklahoma 51 east and west of Hennessey was reported closed this morning by high water.

Butch Meibergen, president of W.B. Johnston Grain Co. in Enid, said he ran into the rain Wednesday night as he drove back from southwestern Oklahoma. He had to cross water six times on U.S. 81 south of Enid. Three times the water was more than 2 to 3 feet deep.

He said the sky looked like bed sheets holding water ready to burst. ‘‘It will rain hard for 20 to 30 minutes, flood everything, quit for an hour and do it again,’’ he said.

But the heavy rains were scattered. Some people within a few miles of each other would report widely varying amounts of rain in their gauges.

Meibergen was optimistic that the rain wouldn’t cause too much damage for the wheat crop. He said the rain might affect the test weight of the wheat.

He said traditionally the crop in the Enid area isn’t ready to harvest before June 10, but some cutting had begun earlier this week. He expected harvesters to be able to get back into the fields in four to five days.

Meibergen said that if the fields dried out and another rain system hit, then there could be greater problems.

The rains continued off and on this morning in the same general area of Blaine, Major, Garfield, Grant and Kingfisher counties.

The Cimarron River near Dover was at 17.3 feet at 7 a.m., slightly above flood stage of 17 feet and was expected to crest at 19.5 by early Friday. Upstream near Okeene, the river was at 14.2 feet and was expected to crest this afternoon at 14.5 feet. Flood stage there is 14 feet.

The National Weather Service forecast calls for more rain in north and central Oklahoma today, especially in north and central portions of the state although there is a chance of storms in the east. Highs should be in the mid 80s to mid 90s.

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms are forecast for north Oklahoma Friday, with highs again possibly reaching the 90s but lows dropping into the mid 60s. There is a slight chance of rainfall in eastern portions of the state.

Cultural Affairs Board Reviews List of Items As Surplus, Obsolete

By LAURA CORFF

News Staff Writer

Members of the Cultural Affairs Commission reviewed a list of surplus and obsolete items during their meeting Wednesday at the Cultural Center.

The list was compiled and will be submitted to city administrators for review. The city is expected to deaccession the items which will then be placed in the Sale of the Century, scheduled July 10, at the parking lot at the Cultural Center, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Linda Sparks, event coordinator, continues to collect items for the sale and needs volunteers. She reported that items for sale will include collectables and antiques.

Additionally, the Collections Committee plans to make a historic rooms exhibit out of a bedroom, sun room and bathroom suite upstairs in the Cultural Center. Committee members are working to keep the furnishings true to the 1920s.

In other reports, Marquetta Brown, president of the Friends of the Cultural Center, said Sandy Graves will be the new president. Brown also informed the board that the 101 White House ornaments are in. Additionally, the Friends of the Cultural Center will begin their annual membership drive in July.

Currently, membership is about 300. The Friends plan to pay some of the costs of the new air conditioning system for the Center.

Kathy Adams, director, said new brochures are being printed for the Cultural Center. She also reported that attendance was up. The year-to-date total through May is 9,193, compared to 6,907 for 1998. But, revenue is about $12,145 or $750 less than it was for the same time last year.

In addition, revenue from events held at Hutchins Memorial Auditorium have doubled. The total year-to-date revenue is $22,768, compared to $11,705 for the same period last year. Adams also reported that attendance was up from 35,824 for May of 1998, to 60,867 for May of 1999.

At the Hutchins, $2,000 was spent on repairs to pipes going into the building. Additionally, Adams informed members that there is no cooling on the west side of the building due to cooling tower motors. The motors are on order and will cost an estimated $3,300, which will be paid out of capital funds, Adams confirmed.

The board ended its meeting with a discussion about developing a master plan or time line for the Cultural Affairs Commission. According to board member Stan Kistler, the board needs creative and new ideas about how things should get done.

University Learning Center Enrollment Deadline July 15 at Conoco Facilities

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE

News Business Editor

July 15th is the deadline for enrolling in undergraduate or graduate programs slated for the University Learning Center of Northern Oklahoma in Ponca City, according to Dr. Brenda Stacy, director. The director made the announcement at the Advisory Council meeting Thursday.

A milestone will be reached on Tuesday when the offices of the University Learning Center is moved to the quarters at the lower level of the North Tower at the Conoco Complex. The programs are for the general public and not just for Conoco employees.

Programs to be offered are Bachelor of Liberal Studies Degree with Administrative Leadership Concentration; Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Studies Degree with Business Applications Emphasis; Bachelors Degree in Nursing; Corporate Masters in Business Administration; Masters in Telecommunications Management and Masters in Education.

Pending programs include Bachelors in Teacher Education, Masters in Educational Administration, Doctorate in Educational Administration and Master of Science Degree in Nursing.

To be eligible for the programs students should have either an associates degree or 60 credit hours. The Learning Center will offer analysis of transcripts for prospective students. The office can be reached at (580) 765-4400 at the Chamber until the moving date on Tuesday, after that the phone number will be (580) 762-2856. Programs about the Learning Center for industry, civic clubs and other organizations are available by contacting Dr. Stacy.

The programs are from the University of Oklahoma, Norman; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Cameron University, Lawton, and Langston University, Langston.

Classes are delivered through on site instructors or Interactive Television. The facilities at the Learning Center at Conoco includes a computer lab with 16 stations.

Richard Severance, chairman of the Council, noted that the programs are for not only for individuals but corporations might wish to send ten or more students for certain courses. He gave for example the Resolution of Conflict course in the Bachelors of Liberal Studies program.

Lawn Care Equipment Can Be Dangerous To Children

The Oklahoma SAFE KIDS Coalition reminds parents to practice safety and common sense when working in their yards and gardens this summer. Nationally, about 230,000 people, many of whom are children, are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries relating to various lawn and garden tools.

Riding lawn mowers and garden tractors are particularly lethal; annually about 75 people are killed and about 20,000 are injured on or near this equipment. One out of every five deaths involves a child. Most of the deaths to children occurred when a child was in the path of a moving mower.

“Don’t let your child become one of these statistics,” said Martha Collar, coalition coordinator of SAFE KIDS, a program of the Oklahoma State Department of Health. “Young children move quickly and are attracted to mowing activity, but they don’t understand the danger it poses. Parents should keep young children away from any outdoor power equipment.”

SAFE KIDS joins the Consumer Product Safety Commission in advising consumers to follow precautions. Children should not be in the yard while adults are mowing, and they should never ride on the mower. More than 800 young children get run over or backed over by riding mowers each year.

Do not allow children to operate mowers before age 12 and never assume children will remain where you last saw them. Be alert and turn off the mower if children enter the mowing area. Use extra care when backing up or going around corners, shrubs, trees or other obstacles.

Keep children away from power equipment and be sure you know how to operate the equipment. Furthermore, dress appropriately for the job. This includes wearing sturdy shoes with slip-resistant rubber soles, long pants and long-sleeved shirts, close-fitting clothes, eye protection, heavy gloves, hearing protection when needed and no jewelry.

Before mowing, walk around the area in to be worked to remove any objects like sticks, glass, metal, wire and stones that could cause injury or damage equipment. Nails and wire are the most hazardous objects thrown by mowers.

Never work with electric power tools in wet or damp conditions. Also be sure that extension cords are in good condition, are rated for outdoor use and are the proper gauge for the electrical current capacity of the tool.

Before making adjustments or clearing jams near moving parts, unplug electric tools and disconnect spark plug wires on gasoline-powered tools.

Additionally, be sure that power tools are turned off and made inoperable if they must be unattended, to help prevent use by children. Furthermore, handle gasoline carefully. Remember never to fill gas tanks while machinery is operating or when equipment is still hot.

Do not fuel equipment indoors. Wipe up spills and store gas in an approved container away from the house. Also do not smoke or use any type of flame around gasoline.

State Will Lose Wheat Official During August

Mark Hodges, executive director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission has accepted the administrator’s position with the Oregon Wheat Commission in Portland. Hodges said he will assume his new position on Aug. 17, according to Paul Jackson, Chairman, Oklahoma Wheat Commission.

“Mark has brought a tremendous amount of vision, creativity, and leadership to the commission and we are saddened by the announcement of his departure,” said Paul Jackson, chairman of the commission from Apache. “We also understand the opportunity presented Mark and wish him great success in his future position with our counterparts in Oregon.”

Hodges said he appreciates the excellent support he has received from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission board, and that his responsibilities here have been very challenging and rewarding. Hodges has been with the commission since January 1996.

The Oklahoma Wheat Commission is engaged in the promotion of market development, research, education, and utilization of Oklahoma wheat and its products. It consists of a five-member wheat producer board of directors. They are Paul Jackson, Chairman, Apache; Bart Brorsen, vice chairman, Perry; Keith Kisling, secretary-treasurer, Burlington. Tom Stephens, Guymon and Henry Jo Von Tungeln, El Reno, are members.

Book Gets Right at Life During War

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE

News Staff Writer

A neat book has finally been written chronicling the lives of women during war. Entitled “Women’s War Memoirs,” the book was compiled by Rosemary Eckroat Bachle, of Oklahoma City, whose college education was interrupted by World War II. She finished college five decades later.

The scope of the book and the lives of the women are varied. One often thinks basically of “Rosie the Riveter” during World War II, when women worked in war plants, but women played many different roles during war. One passage comments that “women served not with bravo and fanfare, but with quiet dignity and courage.”

The authoress Bachle has compiled the book, writing a number of the stories herself and has skillfully used poetry to set the mood for each phase of the book.

The book covers women’s every day life on the homefront as wives, mothers, daughters and sisters who waited for the return of their loved ones from the war fronts. Some of the other important roles women played were nurses, serving in the military, Red Cross, workers, as pilots ferreting military planes, as WACS, and prisoners of war to name a few.

A particular intriguing segment is centered on the women at Los Alamos, N.M., Manhattan Laboratory, where work was being done for an atomic bomb.

The book says “On an island in the sky, the women of Los Alamos were isolated atop a mesa 35 miles from Santa Fe. They lived with the oldest peoples in America, the Indians and the Spanish Americans who were conservative, unchanged, barely touched by our Industrial civilization.

“Meanwhile, their husbands worked on a project with an object so radical that it would be hailed as initiating a new age, unaware that they were now a part of the top secret of the war, the women stood by and made do.”

Women serving in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps also played important parts assisting in the top secret operation at Los Alamos.

“Women’s War Memoirs” is interesting and enlightening, telling a part of history that has basically been ignored until now.

The book, about the roles women played in war efforts is available at Pioneer Woman Museum, which now has a woman theme.

Casting Contest for Youngsters During KawFest 1999 Saturday

Zebco, Kmart, Pioneer Bank and Trust, Pioneer Cove Marina, Cannon Auto Plaza and First National Bank of Oklahoma will sponsor the Ponca City Bassmasters CastingKids competition as part of KawFest ’99 Saturday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Sandy Park on Kaw Lake. Boys and girls from ages 7 to 14 are eligible to compete at no charge.

CastingKids was created to instill in youngsters ages 7 to 14 the basic of fishing, a concern for the environment and a foundation for a lifetime of outdoor recreation. At each level of competition, the contestant casts, flips and pitches to a 42 inch bull’s eye target. Rings are worth 20, 30, 40 and 50 points respectively. A perfect score is 150.

“The route to the CastingKids national championship is a long and narrow road filled with pot holes,” said Phillip O. Richardson, publicity chairman.

Last year 150,000 youngsters participated in 1,570 events held nationwide. CastingKids begins at the local level where contest are held by B.A.S.S. club at Kmart stores, outdoor shows and festivals, among other venues. Local winners advance to the state championship, then to the semifinals held concurrently with the Wrangler/B.A.S.S. National Championship. From there, the top ten finalists in each age category qualify for the CastingKids national championship held during the BASS Masters Classic.

“We appreciate our event sponsor Pioneer Bank who helped make this event possible,” said Keith Quiram, KawFest ’99 chairman. “It’s through participation by these and other local businesses that we are able to put on this type of event and for it to grow.”

Additional information about CastingKids may be obtained by contacting Richardson at 580-765-2089 in Ponca City.

Admission is free to those wearing a KawFest ’99 T-shirt. Otherwise admission is $5 per day/per person. KawFest T-shirts are on sale in Ponca City at the Ponca City Cultural Center, Larry Weems State Farm Insurance, the Kaw Lake Association office, Ponca City Chamber of Commerce, in Tonkawa at the Chamber of Commerce, in Blackwell at the Chamber of Commerce, in Shidler at the Oklahoma Jubilee, and at the Osage Cove Boat-n Tote and Sun ’n Fun Waterpark at Kaw Lake. They are $15 each, and will also be for sale at the gate. Other benefits of buying the KawFest shirt includes an entry form to win Tracker 2-Man Fishing Boat and an entry form to win a Trip for 2 to Cancun. Drawing for the boat will be Saturday evening during the dance. The trip giveaway drawing will be at the conclusion of the jet sport races on Sunday afternoon. You must be present to win.

Major Gold sponsors of KawFest ‘’99 include Kay Electric Cooperative, KIXR, McDonald’s, Conoco, Quality Water, 101 Beverage, Dean’s RVs, Tracker Boats, Your Local 7-Up Bottler, the Ponca City Publishing Co. and the Blackwell Journal-Tribune.

DEATHS

Antoine Dailey
Leslie George Aaron Coleman
Marge L. Shields
Lester L. Bacher
Judy B. Conwell Scott

Antoine Dailey

RED ROCK — Antoine Dailey, lifetime resident of the Red Rock area, died Wednesday, June 9, 1999, in Red Rock. He was 65.

The funeral is set for noon Saturday, June 12, at the Otoe-Missouria Cultural Center in Red Rock. Burial will follow in the Otoe-Missouria Cemetery under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home, Pawnee.

Antoine Dailey was born Oct. 6, 1933 in Pawnee to Dewey W. and Susie (Caleb) Dailey. He attended Pawnee Indian School, Morrison School and Haskell Institute. Dailey had served in the Green Berets Rangers and worked for the Indian Environmental Health Service for 17 years. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include three brothers, Dewey Dailey Jr. and Rupert Dailey, both of Red Rock and Leon Dailey of Lebanon, Pa.; one sister, Madonna Muller of Albuquerque, N.M.; one aunt and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Cecile; and three brothers, Calvin Dailey and infant twins.

Leslie George Aaron Coleman

NEWKIRK — Leslie George Aaron Coleman, former Newkirk resident, died Tuesday, June 8, 1999, at his home in Enid. He was 37.

The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 11, at the Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel in Newkirk with the Rev. Wallace Suter, minister of Newkirk Calvary Temple, officiating. Burial will be in the Sand Ridge Cemetery near Collinsville.

Leslie George Aaron Coleman was born Jan. 23, 1962, in Tulsa, the son of Leslie Aaron Coleman and Lucille Hazel Marie (Booth) Jones. He grew up and attended schools in Newkirk and Ponca City. After completing his education he lived in California, Arkansas, Ponca City and Tulsa. Coleman worked for a time with his father in a tree service. He later worked as a carpenter. He had moved to Enid in March 1999. Coleman enjoyed fishing, drawing, wood working, billiards, riding motorcycles and working on cars.

Survivors include one son, Jackie Dale Coleman of Sapulpa; four daughters, Patti Jean , Nicky Marie, Angela Lea and Christian Coleman, all of Sapulpa; his mother, Lucille Jones of Newkirk; his father and step-mother, Leslie and Joyce Ann Coleman of Sapulpa; one brother, Charles Hudson of Ponca City; four half-brothers, Jackie, Ricky, Mitchell and Donald Coleman, all of Sapulpa; four sisters, Mary Smith of Tulsa, Wilma Rash of Enid, Kimberly Jensen of Arkansas City, Kan., and Wanda Mahoha of Ponca City; six half-sisters, Joann Darnell, Nancy Henry, Josie Clark, and Patricia Fagen, all of Sapulpa and Joann Coleman and Lucy Coleman, both of Tulsa; and his grandmother, Minnie Rebecca Booth of Newkirk.

He was preceded in death by an infant son, Jason Coleman; two brothers, Jackie and John Dale Coleman; one sister, Rebecca Coleman; and his paternal grandparents.

The family will be at 230 North “K” Street in Newkirk.

Marge L. Shields

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Marge L. Shields, former Ralston area resident, died Wednesday, June 9, 1999, at Meadowlark Hills Health Care Center in Manhattan, Kan. She was 74.

The funeral will be held graveside at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sunrise Cemetery in Manhattan, Kan. Father David Metz will officiate. Family and friends are invited to meet at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home at 10 a.m. to form a procession to the cemetery.

Marge L. (Colvin) Shields was born Nov. 28, 1924, in Ralston, the daughter of Ben and Fannie (Musgrove) Colvin. She grew up in the home of an aunt and uncle, Jess and Elma Venator.

In 1946, she was married to Roger Shields in Winfield, Kan., and the couple made their home in Arkansas City and Newton, Kan., prior to moving to Manhattan in 1995. Mrs. Shields was a music teacher for more than 50 years and had taught dance and aerobics for more than 30 years.

Mrs. Shields was founder and charter member of the Newton Area Piano Teachers Association and a member of the Walnut Valley Music Teachers Association and the Kansas Music Teachers Association.

Survivors include her husband, Roger Shields, of the home; two sons, Mike of Tecumseh, Kan., and Stephen of Manhattan, Kan.; two daughters, Marsha Blatchford of Arkansas City, Kan., and Sally Boone of Houston, Texas; two sisters, Wilma Wilcox of Tulsa and Mary Agee of Long Beach, Calif.; three brothers, Isam Colvin of Las Vegas, N.M., A.J. Colvin of Kennewick, Wash., and Benny York of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Kelly Shields; and her parents.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Shields’ name to Meadowlark Hills Good Samaritan Fund, c/o Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502.

The family of Mrs. Shields’ will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Lester L. Bacher

NEWKIRK — Lester L. Bacher, longtime Newkirk resident, died Wednesday morning, June 9, 1999, at his home. He was 82.

The funeral will be held graveside at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at the Newkirk Cemetery with the Rev. Quintin Bennett, minister of the Tisdale United Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service, Newkirk.

Lester l. Bacher was born June 20, 1916, in a dugout east of Newkirk, the son of Lawrence L. and Opal Winona (Davidson) Backer. He grew up in the Newkirk area, attending Stoney Point Rural School and graduating from Newkirk High School in 1934.

On June 20, 1939, he was married to Margaret May Ungerman in Topeka, Kan. During World War II he served as a medic with the U.S. Army in Alaska. Bacher attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., where he graduated with a BA in business administration in 1951. He retired from Tinker Air Force Base in 1971.

Bacher enjoyed playing and repairing violins and other musical instruments. He played and appeared as the Kay County Kid in the Oklahoma Red Band. He also took a Boy Scout troop to the 50th Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs, Colo. Bacher enjoyed all kinds of collecting and antiques and had been active in flea marketing in the Ponca City parking lot swap for 17 years.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret of the home; one son, Donnie R. Bacher of Newkirk; one daughter, Odessa C. Bacher of Norman; two brothers, Marion Bacher of Midwest City and Gordon Bacher of Ponca City; one sister, Shirley Hollingsworth of Grove; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Larry L. Bacher and three other infant children.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Bacher’s memory to Ponca City Hospice, c/o Eastman National Bank, P.O. Box 468, Newkirk, OK 74647-0468.

Obituaries

Judy B. Conwell Scott

SHIDLER — Judy B. Conwell Scott, Joplin, Mo., resident, died Monday, June 7, 1999 at the St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin. She was 38.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 11, 1999, in the Grandview Cemetery in Kaw City with the Rev. Danny Ringer officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grace Memorial Shidler Chapel.

Born July 20, 1960, in Ponca City, she was the daughter of Maurice and Mary (Bales) Conwell. She grew up in the Shidler area and graduated from the Shidler High School. For the past 14 years she had lived the Joplin, Mo., area and worked as head cook for Nicholson’s Village Cafe in Joplin, Carthage and Webb City, Mo., She was a very strong-willed woman, very loving and loved by many.

Surviving are two daughters, Julia B. Scott of Webb City, Mo., and Tracy S. Scott, of Carterville, Mo.; six brothers, Pat Conwell, George Conwell and Mike Conwell, of the Newkirk area, Bill Conwell of Independence, Mo., J.C. Collins of New Salem, Kan., and Dennis Conwell, of Joplin, Mo.; seven sisters, Madge Lanham of Winfield, Kan., Wanda Karras of Waverly, Mo., Gail Fish of Shidler, Dara Shallenburger of Joplin, Mo., Dixie Collins of New Salem, Kan., Virginia Carter of Tulsa, and Lola Kerns of Burbank; and one grandson, David Ray Hancock II of Carterville, Mo.

Friends may call at the Shidler Chapel until 7 p.m. Thursday.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Marland Mansion — Garage sale benefiting the Marland Estate Foundation is slated Saturday from 8 a.m., to 5 p.m. Proceeds are used for restoration of the Marland Mansion. The event is at Angela Hall on the Marland Estate.

50% Sale - All copper jewelry, Jewelry Connection, 306 N. 1st.

adv.

Senior Citizens Dance — A Senior Citizens Dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday at the Senior Citizens Building, 320 South A in Arkansas City. The Pete Coli Country Band will play for dancing. All senior citizens are invited to attend and bring a favorite snack to share.

Chicken Lovers- Browse at Mrs. Brown’s Attic for everything

from lamps to soap. Mrs. Brown’s Attic, 300 East Grand, Downtown

Ponca. adv.

Rodeo Activity for Youth — The Oklahoma Junior Rodeo Association is hosting a Youth Rodeo at the 101 Wild West Rodeo Grounds, at North Ash Street and West Prospect Avenue, Friday, beginning at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, at 7 p.m. All area residents and rodeo fans are invited to attend.

Mel’s Has Wrangler jeans & shorts. Men & women sizes. $11.99 adv.

Benefit Account — The staff of First Assembly Christian Daycare is sponsoring a garage/bake sale to benefit the Ron and Melody Campbell family. Melody is in the process of undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment and proceeds from the sale will go toward paying for three more cancer treatments and outstanding medical bills. The sale is planned for 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, at the First Assembly of God church. For more information call the church day care, 762-3193, or Robyn Fezer, 765-8699. An account has been set up for donations also. Checks may be sent to the church and made out to the Melody Campbell fund or to the church noting the money is for her.

Mel’s Has ladies scrub tops & pants to match. Missy & plus

sizes. $12.00 each. adv.

Warrant Served — At 11:43 a.m. Wednesday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 24-year-old man on a city warrant.

Anadarko Meeting — A regular meeting of the state secretary, Anadarko Exposition Board of Directors and Officers of the American Indian Exposition ’99 will be held at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 13, in Room 419C of the State Capitol Building in Oklahoma City.

WCW Great American Bash Coming to Pay per View. Sunday,

June 13th at 7:00pm. Call early 762-6684 Cable One. adv.

Abandoned — At 7:37 a.m. Wednesday, an Animal Control officer was advised to pick up a bike that was abandoned in the 1300 block of South Fourth Street.

Dougan's Bar-B-Q Friday special from 4-8 p.m., all you can eat

ribs with beans, potato salad and coleslaw, $7.49. 215 South 14th,

765-7979. adv.

Stolen — A Ponca City police officer responded to the 200 block of South Palm Street at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to take a report of a stolen tag.

Sale- 14K Baguette Diamond Hoop Earrings. Jewelry Connec-

tion, 306 N. 1st. adv.

Vandalism — A resident in the 200 block of South Elm Street advised the Ponca City Police Department at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday that a vehicle was vandalized.

Mel’s Has Riddell tennis shoes. Men & women sizes. $15.00 a pair. adv.

Damaged — An employee of Dwyers Hallmark, 2005 North Fourteenth Street, contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 5:21 p.m. Wednesday to report someone hit the pillars in front of the store and left. An officer responded and found a vehicle with front end damage and white paint. He took a report.

Close Out Sale at Greenfield Greenhouse. Buy for Less park-

ing. $10 flat. adv.

Warrant Served — At 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 20-year-old man on a city warrant.

Transformer — The Ponca City Police Department received notice at 11:52 p.m. Wednesday that a transformer blew in the area of the 3300 block of El Camino Street. A trouble shooter was paged.

Shoplifter — An employee of Wal-Mart, 1101 East Prospect Avenue, notified the Ponca City Police Department at 6:38 p.m. Wednesday that a shoplifter was in custody. An officer responded and arrested a 17-year-old girl for petit larceny. The girl was later released to a parent on a promise to appear in juvenile court.

Pioneer Boat and R.V. Storage. All slots $20 a month- 24 hr. ac-

cess. 2712 Lake Rd. 762-2349. adv.

Assault — At 2:38 a.m. Thursday, a Ponca City police officer responded to a call in the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue regarding an assault. He took a report.

Pauline’s Bar-B-Que pork all you can eat, $11.95. Friday the

11th. For reservations call 765-5460. adv.

Stolen — A resident in the 400 block of West Gary Avenue contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 9:26 p.m. Wednesday to report a license plate was stolen from a vehicle. An officer responded and took a report.

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.

Line Down — A resident in the 400 block of South Osage Street advised the Ponca City Police Department at 9:27 p.m. Wednesday that the electric line from a pole was down on the ground. An electric service technician was paged and the Water and Light Department was notified.

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Arrest — A resident in the 400 block of South Fourth Street contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 12:37 a.m. Thursday to report subjects were assaulting someone. Five police officers responded to the scene. One victim was taken to the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center emergency room for treatment. One suspect was caught slashing tires. Officers took the 30-year-old man into custody for assault and battery and two counts of destruction of property, carrying concealed weapons and public intoxication.

GARDENING

Garden Council Concludes Year With an Awards Coffee

Garden Council Concludes Year With an Awards Coffee

Aline Heartsill, president, conducted the last meeting of the year for the Ponca City Council of Garden Clubs June 2 during the annual awards coffee at the Cann Memorial Gardens. Guests were introduced and the Gardeners’ Creed read in unison. Mavis Robison gave the treasurer’s report. A memorial fund has been started for Mildred Mock, a longtime Iris Club member. Donations should be sent to Ponca City Council of Garden Clubs, in care of Mavis Robison, 1613 Shirlee, Ponca City, OK 74604.

Maxine Manering from the Red Rose Club installed the new officers: Rosalie Majors, president; Aline Heartsill, parliamentarian; Norma Jean Nulik, secretary; Mavis Robison, treasurer; Johanna Mead, historian; Cheryl Smith, vice-president,

A discussion was held about the trio of large planter pots the council purchased for the Cann Home patio, plus a garden statue. The group also purchased a pump for the waterfall garden.

Mary Anne Potter was named ‘Gardener of the Year,’ The award started by Mrs. J. W. Dutton and continued by the John Barrington family. Helen Widner and Maureen Danielson, award chairman, named the clubs given cash awards by total number of points for each club. Sage, Rosemary and Thyme won first place; Red Rose, second; Iris Garden Club, third; Lilac, fourth; and Chrysanthemum, fifth. Lilac Garden Club was commended for their 100% participation by members.

Top gardeners in each club given certificates were Joan Monger, SRT; Jannie Ross, Red Rose; Norma Jean Nulik, Iris; Betty Venzke, Lilac ; and Rita Robbins, Chrysanthemum.

Mary Ann Potter, scholarship chairman, introduced Amanda Bonham, one of the scholarship recipients, and her parents Berlinda and Rod Bonham.

Helen Widner, historian, presented Aline Heartsill a two- year history book. After the meeting Aline Heartsill and Rosalie Majors presided at the serving table, which was draped in a Battenburg lace cloth and centered with a large arrangement of green plants. Aline Heartsill gave the centerpiece to Mavis Robison, thanking her for her help the past two years.

The next meeting will be Sept. 1 and will be a Membership Tea. Anyone interested in joining a garden club or the new evening club forming, please call Rosalie Majors, 762-3555, or Mavis Robison, 762-4887.

SPORTS

Legion Pulls One Out
College World Series Capsules

Legion Pulls One Out

By MATTHEW KOENIG

News Sports Writer

Maybe all they needed was a dramatic setting.

A day after surrendering to Perry in the seventh inning, the American Legion Majors pulled out some seventh inning theatrics of their own, coming back to top the Bartlesville Injuns, 6-5, Wednesday.

Against a backdrop of rain, steady thunder and lightning, third baseman Jeff Furnas went 3-for-4, and drove in the winning run with a laser over the centerfielder’s head, as the Royals won for the sixth time in eight games to even their record at 7-7.

Due to excessive rain in Enid, round one of the Enid Tournament has been postponed today, but will hopefully continue on Friday.

Wes Day and Toby RedLeaf also teamed up for a vicious 1-2 punch on the mound, striking out a whopping 15 batters. Day gave up four hits and six walks, while striking out nine in five complete innings. RedLeaf — who got the win — was then nearly perfect in relief, striking out six of the next seven batters, while giving up just one walk.

“Toby had enough time to warm up, and he came in and shut ‘em down,” said a pleased coach Jim Sharon. “Wes started out kinda low but finished strong. If we have two people come in and do the job we can win (games like that).”

With the score knotted at 5-all in the bottom of the seventh, and with one out, RedLeaf responded with a hard shot that rolled past the right fielder, for a double. Catcher Jerrod Spears then drew a walk, and Furnas — no stranger to pressure situations — blasted a long drive that barely cleared the backpedaling centerfielder’s outstretched glove.

“He was stroking the ball, and he came through in a big way,” said Sharon. “We had a couple of mistakes, early, and I thought ‘here we go again,’ but we rebounded pretty well. We found a way to win.”

After giving up three runs in the top of the fourth — on an error, a wild pitch, and an RBI single — the Royals managed to regroup and score three runs of their own in the bottom of that inning.

First baseman Chris McCool hammered out a single, and Day followed by knifing a double up the right field line. Second baseman J. Michael Sharon was then thrown out at first on a ground-ball, with McCool scoring on the sacrifice. The throw to home, however, went into the backstop, and Day came in to score as well, sliding in under the pitcher’s tag.

There was some protest on the close call from the Bartlesville contingent.

“He (Bartlesville pitcher Jon Lindbloom) was straddling the plate, instead of blocking it,” said Sharon. “And he caught the ball, but he didn’t get it down in time.

“I thought that (inning) was where the game changed. They scored three on us and we came right back and did the same thing to them.”

The Injuns grabbed the early momentum in the game, with lead off hitter Jon Eve smacking a home run in the game’s first at-bat. Ralph White then added an RBI double to launch the Injuns to a 2-0 lead.

But the Royals inched back. In the bottom of the second, Spears dropped a 2-base shot into left field, and Furnas drove him in with a single into right. In the bottom of the third, Day drew a walk, stole second, and came in to score on a single by Sharon, which tied the game at 2-all.

Lindbloom took the loss for the Injuns, giving up nine hits and four walks, while striking out eight.

Game Notes — Spears threw out an off-base runner at third, in the fourth inning ... McCool had a productive at-bat in the second, fouling off nine pitches with a full count before driving a ball to the shortstop ... kudos to Todd Stewart, who stopped a foul ball tip at the dugout using nothing but his ankle, saving this reporter from a likely fracture to his clipboard and/or face.

Ponca City 6, Bartlesville 5

Bartlesville 200 300 0 — 5 4 1

Ponca City 011 300 1 — 6 9 2

Day, RedLeaf (6, w), and Spears; Lindbloom (l) and Dunlap.

College World Series Capsules

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.

Associated Press Writer

An in-depth look at the eight teams competing in this year’s College World Series, which starts Friday at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. (coaches’ records at Division I schools through regionals):

MIAMI (46-13)

CWS seed: 1.

Coach: Jim Morris (799-332-1, 18th year).

Road To Omaha: Won Coral Gables, Fla., regional: beat Bethune-Cookman 15-9; beat Florida International 6-4; beat Florida Atlantic 3-2. Won super regional: beat Wake Forest 10-2; beat Wake Forest 8-1.

1999 record vs. CWS teams: 5-1.

Last CWS appearance: 1998 (beat Long Beach State; lost to Arizona State; lost to Long Beach State).

All-time record in CWS: 35-30 (18 appearances).

Morris has led Hurricanes to CWS in each of his first six seasons, the first coach ever to accomplish that feat and just third to lead his team to six straight appearances. Offense is led by SS Bobby Hill (.378, nine homers, 28 RBIs), who set team career mark with 137 stolen bases, including 50 this season. Former bullpen catcher Greg Lovelady (.354, 4, 35) has filled in nicely for starter Russ Jacobson (.380, 14, 41), who broke arm earlier this season. 1B Kevin Brown (.320) leads team with 20 HRs and 59 RBIs. 3B Lale Esquival (.350, 13, 54) tied team record with three HRs in regional vs. Bethune-Cookman. OF Manny Crespo (.362) has 12 HRs and 52 RBIs. RHP David Gil (11-0, 3.00 ERA) has won 13 straight dating back to March 1, 1998. RHP Alex Santos (11-3, 3.10) has 134 strikeouts in 110-plus innings. Closer Michael Neu (3-1, 3.15) has 13 saves.

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FLORIDA STATE (53-12)

CWS seed: 2.

Coach: Mike Martin (1,075-362-3, 20th year).

Road To Omaha: Won Tallahassee, Fla., regional: beat The Citadel 24-6; beat Jacksonville 9-2; beat Providence 14-3. Won super regional: beat Auburn 10-2; beat Auburn 6-3.

1999 record vs. CWS teams: 1-5.

Last CWS appearance: 1998 (lost to Arizona State; lost to Long Beach State).

All-time record in CWS: 19-32 (16 appearances).

Seminoles in CWS for seventh time in nine years. 2B/3B Marshall McDougall (.422, 25, 98, 98 runs scored), ACC player of year, became a national celebrity after setting NCAA records with six homers, 16 RBIs and 25 total bases at Maryland on May 9. Sophomore OF Matt Diaz (.385, 18, 86) is already ninth on school’s career list with 38 HRs. 3B Kevin Cash (.321, 13, 53) missed super regionals after getting hit in eye during infield practice, but is expected to play in CWS. Nation’s top pitching staff with 3.01 ERA is led by RHPs Nick Stocks (12-2, 3.09), Jon McDonald (9-2, 3.24) and Blair Varnes (11-1, 3.84), who have all recovered from ‘‘Tommy John’’ surgery. Varnes, however, is out with ruptured left ACL. The injury may have occurred during a celebration pileup after beating Auburn on June 5. LHP Mike DiBlasi (2.39, nine saves) and RHP Chris Chavez (6-5, 2.35, five saves) bolster the bullpen. Staff averaging 9.5 strikeouts per game and opponents batting just .228.

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CAL STATE-FULLERTON (49-12)

CWS seed: 3.

Coach: George Horton (135-53-1, third year).

Road To Omaha: Won South Bend, Ind., regional: beat Michigan 6-5; beat Notre Dame 6-3; beat Michigan 9-4. Won super regional: lost to Ohio State 10-7; beat Ohio State 11-5; beat Ohio State 13-2.

1999 record vs. CWS teams: 2-4.

Last CWS appearance: 1995 (won College World Series).

All-time record in CWS: 22-14 (nine appearances).

Titans have won 19 of last 23 games. Offense is led by OF Spencer Oborn (.401, 14, 79), 3B Ryan Owens (.370, 23, 85) and OF Reed Johnson (.397, 13, 59). Oborn, a transfer from BYU, has gone hitless in just five games and had 37-game hitting streak earlier in season. Team’s 89 HRs are just four shy of school record set in 1981 and tied last season. 2B David Bacani, INF Chad Olszanski and RHPs Adam Johnson and Marco Hanlon, suspended for super regionals for rock-throwing incident at regionals, have been reinstated and available for CWS. Johnson (10-3, 3.22) ace of Titans’ pitching staff with 133 Ks in 111-plus innings. RHP Matt Sorensen (11-0, 4.36), LHP Jon Smith (7-0, 2.71) and closer Kirk Saarloos (7-3, 4.03, six saves) are important members of Titans’ staff.

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OKLAHOMA STATE (46-19)

CWS seed: 4.

Coach: Tom Holliday (132-59, third year).

Road To Omaha: Won Wichita, Kan., regional: lost to UCLA 12-6; beat Oral Roberts 12-4; beat UCLA 17-10; beat Wichita State 11-8; beat Wichita State 7-6. Won super regional: beat Baylor 18-11; lost to Baylor 17-7; beat Baylor 6-2.

1999 record vs. CWS teams: 0-4.

Last CWS appearance: 1996 (lost to Alabama; lost to Clemson).

All-time record in CWS: 38-34 (18 appearances).

Team won CWS 40 years ago with victory over Arizona. Cowboys have hit 130 HRs, fourth-most in school history. The potent offense is led by OF Lamont Matthews (.396, 30, 105), SS Billy Gasparino (.372, 24, 90) and OF Jay McCullough (.320, 13, 57). 2B Kevin Lucas (.342, 7, 46) has struck out just 11 times in a team-leading 260 at-bats. 3B Josh Holliday (.291, 15, 64), coach’s son, has been four-year starter. Cowboys are 31-0 when they score 10 or more runs. LHP Matt Smith (9-5, 2.93, 134 Ks in 107.2 IP) has a sore arm and hasn’t won in six starts. RHP Thom Dreier (8-5, 3.61), RHP Jeremy Krismer (6-0, 5.30) and closer Rusty Rushing (4-1, 2.68, four saves) highlight pitching staff.

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ALABAMA (51-14)

CWS seed: 5.

Coach: Jim Wells (437-177, 10th year).

Road To Omaha: Won Tuscaloosa, Ala., regional: beat Navy 16-3; beat Southern Mississippi 10-4; beat Southern Mississippi 7-6. Won super regional: beat LSU 13-6; beat LSU 13-5.

1999 record vs. CWS teams: 2-1.

Last CWS appearance: 1997 (lost to LSU in championship game).

All-time record in CWS: 9-8 (four appearances).

Crimson Tide’s third trip to CWS in four years and entering with a school-record 15-game winning streak. SS Andy Phillips (.393, 22, 66) has hit in a team-record 33 straight games, which ties Todd Walker’s SEC record. Phillips is school’s HR, RBIs and hits leader and tied with Will Clark for third on SEC career HR list. 1B Jeremy Brown (.354, 14, 65) has a 19-game hitting streak. 3B Brent Boyd (.317, 7, 32) homered in SEC, regional and super regional title games. OF G.W. Keller (.392, 15, 67) leads team with 100 hits. RHP Manny Torres (10-2, 4.97) rebounded from two injury-marred seasons and has five complete games. LHP Jonathan Blankenship (10-2, 4.21 ERA), RHP Scott Murphy (7-0, 5.52), LHP Justin Smith (5-4, 5.91) and closer Lance Cormier (5-3, 6.24, 11 saves) round out the staff.

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STANFORD (48-13)

CWS seed: 6.

Coach: Mark Marquess (943-480-5, 23rd year).

Road To Omaha: Won Palo Alto, Calif., regional: beat Loyola Marymount 10-2; beat North Carolina 7-4; beat Nevada 7-4. Won super regional: beat Southern California 1-0; beat Southern California 5-3.

1999 record vs. CWS teams: 2-1.

Last CWS appearance: 1997 (beat Auburn; lost to LSU; beat Auburn; lost to LSU).

All-time record in CWS: 23-18 (10 appearances).

The Cardinal have won 21 of last 22 games, and have scored 10 or more runs in 10 games during that stretch. Team’s third CWS appearance in five years. Pitching staff has set school single-season record with 574 Ks, just 12 shy of Arizona State’s Pac-10 record. RHP Jason Young (11-3, 3.14) has nine complete games and struck out school-record 161. RHP Justin Wayne (9-1, 4.92) is 15-1 in two years with Cardinal. RHP Brian Sager (6-0, 3.98) and LHP Tony Cogan (7-3, 3.18, eight saves) are also keys to staff. 3B Josh Hochgesang (.308, 16, 65) has hit 45 career homers, second-most in school history. 1B John Gall (.317, 10, 64) and OF Joe Borchard (.383, 10, 54) are two of school’s top hitters. Gall’s .358 career batting average is third on school’s career list, while Borchard is fourth at .357.

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TEXAS A&M (52-16)

CWS seed: 7.

Coach: Mark Johnson (668-277-2, 15th year).

Road To Omaha: Won College Station, Texas, regional: beat Monmouth, N.J., 6-0; lost to Long Beach State 7-5; beat Mississippi 13-6; beat Long Beach State 9-5; beat Long Beach State 17-7. Won super regional: beat Clemson 20-3; lost to Clemson 10-3; beat Clemson 5-4.

1999 record vs. CWS teams: 4-1.

Last CWS appearance: 1993 (beat Kansas; lost to LSU; lost to Long Beach State).

All-time record in CWS: 2-6 (three appearances).

Aggies shattered school record of 88 HRs with 127. The potent lineup is led by OF Daylan Holt, who hit .339 with school-record 34 homers and 105 RBIs. C Shawn Schumacher (.385, 10, 52), 1B John Scheschuk (.368, 10, 53), OF Steve Truitt (.350, 19, 60), SS Steve Scarborough (.332, 6, 41) and 2B Sean Heaney (.332, 11, 48 and team-record 26 doubles) help pace offense. Scarborough and Truitt hit homers in ninth inning to lead team to come-from-behind win over Clemson in super-regional final. LHP Casey Fossum (12-6, 3.35) set a team record with 158 Ks and is just two Ks from breaking Jeff Granger’s school career mark of 401. LHP Matt Ward (8-0, 3.52) has walked just seven in 84.1 IP. First-round draft pick RHP Chance Caple (8-5, 4.26) and RHP Chris Russ (12-2, 3.39) have helped team to third-most victories in school history.

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RICE (58-13)

CWS seed: 8.

Coach: Wayne Graham (335-153, eighth year).

Road To Omaha: Won Lubbock, Texas, regional: lost to Wisconsin-Milwaukee 8-4; beat Rutgers 6-1; beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 27-1; beat Texas Tech 3-1; beat Texas Tech 15-11. Won super regional: lost to Southwestern Louisiana 12-8; beat SW Louisiana 10-1; beat SW Louisiana 8-3.

1999 record vs. CWS teams: 1-0.

Last CWS appearance: 1997 (lost to LSU; lost to Auburn).

All-time record in CWS: 0-2 (one appearance).

Owls lost first game in both regionals and super regionals, and won six straight while facing elimination. Team’s second appearance in CWS in three years. Owls, who have won 31 of last 36 games, set team record with 58 wins. Had NCAA tournament-record 33 hits in 27-1 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee in regionals. OF Will Ford (.403, 11, 70), SS Damon Thames (.377, 9, 68), OF Charles Williams (.368, 7, 49) and 1B Jacob Baker (.322, 5, 49) lead the offensive attack. Pitching staff, led by RHP Jeff Nichols (15-3, 4.94), LHP Mario Ramos (13-2, 2.42), RHP Kenny Baugh (11-2, 2.25) and LHP Jesse Kurtz-Nicholl (7-1, 2.54, eight saves) set team record with 605 Ks and among national leaders with 3.30 ERA. Nichols’ 15 wins and 37 for career are team records.