LOCAL

Writer Tells War Stories From Different Perspective
Debate Over Guns and Crime Ignores Facts
Gasoline Among Hazards Commonly Found in Home
Youth Summer Art Sessions Available
Ponca Playhouse Characters Begin Annual Membership Drive
Christmas In July Set At Kaw City
SJRMC’s ‘Under the Rainbow’ Program Gets Sponsorship Grant From Conoco
Amateur Radio Week Featured At P.C. Library
Grand Avenue No Left Turn Signs May Be Thing of Past
Freedom From Smoking Clinic Available in P.C.
City Calendar
Burbank Fire Department Set For Open House
P.C. Area Crime Stoppers Seek Partners In Solving Some Cases
Summer Menu
Juneteenth Event Set Here Saturday at Attucks Park
Tales and Trails Stories Set for Ponca City Library
Oklahoma Wildlife Law Enforcement Youth Camp Held at Camp McFadden
First Lutheran VBS Set for This Week
Group Seeking Effort To Utilize Former Santa Fe Depot Here
Dead Fish Litter Local Shoreline
County To Plant Memorial Tree
Great Racers Make Final Push To Get First

Writer Tells War Stories From Different Perspective

ENID (AP) — It’s the side of the story most people don’t hear. But former Enid resident Lisa Slater Owens wants to tell the world.

Mrs. Owens, a German immigrant, moved to Enid more than 40 years ago with her sister and brother-in-law. She brought a war tale not often heard and memories that are not seen on television, in documentaries or in the movies. It’s a World War II story told from a German’s perspective.

Mrs. Owens moved to Lafayette, La., in 1990, but often visits her son and three grandsons still in the area. She visits Enid about once a year.

Mrs. Owens was a teletypist for the German Army-Navy during the war and a witness to history.

Through the insistence of those whom she shared her story with, Mrs. Owens was compelled to write about her life. She is in the process of finding an agent to promote the book.

‘‘I want to show the other side of the war — not just the Holocaust and the fighting,’’ Mrs. Owens said in a thick German accent. ‘‘I want to show the world about the German people that survived on one cup of water per day, with no sanitation, no soap and living in basements.’’

Mrs. Owens recorded her memories in ‘‘The Memoirs of Lisa Kirsch Slater,’’ the true story that chronicles her life in Germany before, during and after the war.

With the help of her book, now in manuscript form, Mrs. Owens said she wants to dispel the myth that all German families were Nazis. In fact, Mrs. Owens remembers feeling sad when a Jewish family moved out of her neighborhood. Her mother even encouraged her to say goodbye to them.

‘‘My parents never instilled in me, ‘Don’t play with Jewish children,’’’ she said. ‘‘I had many Jewish friends, but of course we went to different schools. They went to Jewish schools and I went to a Protestant school.

‘‘I don’t have a conscience about it (the Holocaust). Me, or my family, never had anything to do with it. We never transported any Jews or pushed them into ovens or gas chambers.’’

Mrs. Owens said the day she first witnessed the transportation of Jews is a day she will never forget.

‘‘They were in a cattle car that was passing very slowly,’’ she said. ‘‘The children had their arms sticking out. I remember saying, ‘Those are people in that cattle car.’ I knew they were Jewish by the stars on their clothing.’’

The German soldier sitting beside her on the train told Mrs. Owens the Jews were going to work in factories for the government. She later found out the truth.

Steven Spielberg was interested in Mrs. Owens’ story. He contacted her through a letter from the Survivors of the SHOAH Foundation, of which he is chairman. Spielberg asked her to share the story on videotape. Mrs. Owens accepted and the visual history foundation preserved her tale in what Spielberg calls the ‘‘most comprehensive library of testimonies ever collected.’’

Mrs. Owens’ book reveals the atrocities endured by those on the other side of the fighting and tells of a fascist nation that deceived its own people. Most of her fellow countrymen didn’t know what Adolf Hitler and the Gestapo were doing to the Jews during the war, Mrs. Owens said.

‘‘I never even witnessed the killing of Jews,’’ she said. ‘‘Most of us didn’t know they (the concentration camps) existed at the time. How any government can keep an atrocity like this under a hood is beyond me.’’

When Mrs. Owens and her family finally found out what was happening, they were shocked, she said.

‘‘Leaflets came from the sky telling us to go to a certain place and to sit in the streets,’’ she said.

‘‘Then they (Gestapo officials) flashed still pictures of what they were doing to the Jews onto what looked like a giant movie screen. I remember my mother saying, ‘‘We couldn’t have done this. This must be some other country.’’

The Nazis used the photographs as scare tactics. Hitler saw an opportunity to frighten Germans into complying with the Nazis, Mrs. Owens said.

She recalled the day of an assassination attempt on Hitler, when she and other teletypists were forced to watch the executions of army officials suspected of planning the attack on the Nazi leader. It was July 20, 1944.

An excerpt from Mrs. Owens’ recorded archives from that historic day reads: ‘‘Some of the women watching this vomited. Most of us cried and closed our eyes. Soldiers looked down at their shoes, but the Gestapo shoved machine guns into our backs and forced us all to watch. My stomach was very upset and I was mad about having to see this injustice. No trials had been given. People were just dragged outside the building and shot. The Gestapo did not care about personal feelings. It was a horrendous sight. I prayed to God to end it all.’’

Mrs. Owens first told her story in ‘‘The Rape of Berlin,’’ a 96-page first attempt at sharing what her life was like during the war.

‘‘I made a lot of mistakes (in writing), but it was finally printed in 1971,’’ Mrs. Owens said. ‘‘Then I decided I would start an entire autobiography.’’

Mrs. Owens shares her story, not only through her writings, but also as a speaker at functions in Oklahoma and Louisiana.

Letters

Debate Over Guns and Crime Ignores Facts

In the aftermath of the recent rash of school shootings, there has been a significant and rapid escalation in the drumbeat for more gun control in America. Unfortunately, the debate over guns and crime being generated by America’s professional disarmament lobbyists continues to ignore the basic facts about the roots of crime in America, and will do nothing to eliminate or even reduce the violence.

Gun control advocates continue to assert that more restrictions on gun ownership and gun availability are required to reduce crime. What these people fail to accept is that there is no relationship between violent crime and the availability of guns. Gun control will not lead to crime control because guns are not the problem. The root cause of violence in American society is a complex social and behavioral problem. President Clinton and his anti-gun allies continue to claim that the recent declines in violent crime rates in America are related to their efforts to restrict firearms. The President has repeatedly claimed that the Brady Law has prevented over 270,000 felons from buying handguns. What our leader fails to mention is that of these 270,000 felons that were supposedly blocked by the Brady Law from purchasing a gun, not a single one was prosecuted by the Justice Department. All of these felons should have been arrested and convicted under the enforcement provisions of existing law. The President continues to claim that Brady is working when it has had NO EFFECT on crime in America. Mr. Clinton also fails to acknowledge that 95% of the violent gun crime in America is being committed by repeat offenders that the government refuses to prosecute when they are caught trying to buy firearms. This makes one wonder how many more innocent victims are now out there because our leaders refuse to enforce the law and opt instead for additional political grandstanding after tragic events like the Columbine tragedy! When our President asks for more gun control legislation, we should ask him why he wants more laws when he refuses to enforce those already on the books? The fact is that more government will not solve the problem, especially when the existing government protections are not functioning properly.

The facts of gun violence are quite different than our anti-gun leaders would like us to think. The states with the most stringent gun control laws (Massachusetts, New York, Maryland) and Washington, D.C. continue to have among the highest violent crime rates in America. The recent reductions in national crime that our President attributes to gun control actually are coming from those states that have rejected the Clinton anti-gun view and have instituted Concealed Carry Legislation to permit law-abiding citizens to defend themselves on the streets of America. In spite of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, our national leaders continue to propose that further restrictions on gun ownership by law-abiding citizens will combat crime. Crime data from outside the United States also prove that there is no correlation between gun ownership and street crime. We all have heard the gun-control rhetoric about the success of gun control in Japan and England, but the gun control lobby consistently ignores the information that disproves their big lie. Israel and Switzerland are recognized as two of the safest countries in the world with respect to individual street crime (not counting organized terrorism in Israel). These two countries also have the largest per-capita ownership and possession of assault weapons of any country on earth! These two countries also spend the most effort to educate and train citizens in the use of firearms, with every male that is of fighting service age being required to know how to use the firearm that he possesses. These statistics make it very clear that organized gun ownership by honest citizens combined with firearms education is a major deterrent to street crime and violence. Mark Twain was close to the truth when he said “An armed society is a very polite society!”

The current legal landscape in America proves that gun control as practiced in America has no correlation to crime reduction. At present, there are over 20,000 gun laws on the books at the federal, state and municipal level, with many not being properly enforced. This fact makes one ask why gun-control advocates are so eager to pass more legislation when existing laws are going unenforced? The answer is simple. The anti-gun agenda is not to reduce crime in America. Gun control advocates want to enforce on America a massive campaign of federally-imposed disarmament that flies in the face of all logic and violates the very basic defense mechanism of freedom that the founding fathers designed into the Bill of Rights in the Second Amendment. This great lie of gun control needs to be exposed as an assault on freedom and the Constitution! If gun control advocates genuinely wanted to stop crime in America, they would fight for more funding to enforce the existing criminal laws, and would stop trying to impose more gun laws that will only restrict the activity of honest law-abiding citizens and do nothing to stop street crime.

What America needs is a common-sense approach to crime control in America. This approach should include a 6-point plan that will focus on the three major issues of (1) the citizen’s right to self-protection, (2) individual responsibility of parents and gun owners, and (3) the elimination of the criminal from society. I will discuss the particulars of this plan in my next letter.

Dr. Alan R. Huffman

Gasoline Among Hazards Commonly Found in Home

By LAURA CORFF

News Staff Writer

Flammable liquids, like gasoline are among hidden hazards in the home that are harmful to children. Often protection comes down to common sense.

Gasoline is a motor fuel, not a solvent, not a cleaning fluid and should never be used that way, according to Gas Appliance Manufactures Association. Gas is a highly flammable liquid which releases vapors in a home or garage each time there is a spill, or when the container of gasoline is not properly sealed.

Furthermore, the silent invisible vapors can travel. If they reach a source of ignition, like a faulty electric outlet, the spark from a running motor, or the pilot light of a home appliance, the vapors can ignite changing lives in a flash.

Gasoline should always be tightly sealed in an approved container, kept out of the house and out of the reach of children, advises David VanBuskirk of the Ponca City Fire Department. Seal both the spout on the container and the vent. Keep gasoline away from ignition sources, in a detached garage or shed, and tightly sealed and away from children. What can’t be seen, can kill, says VanBuskirk.

The Ponca City Fire Department also recommends that residents never use gasoline or any type of flammable liquid to start a fire. Gasoline should never be used to light a charcoal grill. Lethal explosions can result. Once the fire has started, don’t add charcoal lighter fluid. Use grills only outside of homes and off porches.

Also, to refuel a gasoline-powered machine, do it in the open, well away from buildings. Don’t refill the fuel tank of the lawn mower when it is still hot, but allow the equipment to cool down first. Refueling hot machinery can produce explosive gasoline fumes. And, always store flammable liquids in an approved container, away from a heat source and if possible away from the home.

Fatal accidents have been known to occur when gasoline fumes ignited hot water tanks. Furthermore, accidents have occurred when tanks were installed in hazardous locations, such as a garage. By following standards, these disasters can be prevented.

Buddy Osborn, senior building inspector, says people don’t understand that if not installed properly, a hot water tank can be like a keg of dynamite in a residence. The city adopted the 1997 edition of the international plumbing code which states that water heaters installed for domestic use shall have the maximum allowable working pressure clearly and indelibly stamped or permanently attached to the tank. As they have an ignition source, tanks must be elevated so that the source of ignition is not less than 18 inches above the garage floor.

Additionally, water heaters using solid, liquid or gas fuel shall not be installed in a room containing air-handling machinery. Also, fuel-fired water heaters shall not be installed in a sleeping room, bathroom or a closet accessed through a sleeping room or bathroom, unless it is in a sealed combustion chamber.

Osborn confirmed the inspectors come upon water heaters that have been installed on the garage floor. He explained that some homeowners think that if the tank is in a closet in a garage, this is acceptable, however, it is not.

“Tanks have to have combustion air to burn properly and need proper connections on the gas lines,” said Osborn. “And, copper is not an approved fitting on gas lines. An approved gas shut off valve has to be put in by a plumber or heat and air person and must be within six feet of the appliance,” he confirmed.

“One of the worst problems we discover is that the homeowner or a friend has installed the tank. A homeowner can install their own hot water tank, no inspection is required. But, landlords can not install water heaters in their properties unless they have a plumbing contractor’s license,” the inspector said.

The fire department and code enforcement want to eliminate potential fire hazards for the citizen’s sake. For more information on installation standards, or to schedule an inspection, contact 767-0330. Or, contact the Ponca City Fire Department at 767-0368 for questions regarding fire prevention.

Youth Summer Art Sessions Available

The Ponca City Art Center will offer summer art sessions for youth 7 to 14 years of age. Cindy Rasche, an instructor at the Art Association with a M.F.A. from Tulane University, will instruct with the help of Sara McEnany. No experience is needed.

Pottery will be taught Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, July 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15, from 10 a.m. to noon and will include wheel and handbuilding with stoneware clay. On the same days from 1 to 3 p.m., painting and drawing from still life with acrylics, pastels, and pencil will be taught.

Art Explorers will work with six art media from 10 a.m. to noon on July 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. A session of painting and drawing from still life with acrylics, pastels and graphite will be taught from 1 to 3 p.m. on the same days.

During the month of June, the Art Center will be closed, but those interested can sign up on the sheet on the Art Center’s door. During July, call or stop by to sign up 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The Ponca City Art Center is located at 819 East Central.

Ponca Playhouse Characters Begin Annual Membership Drive

If citizens of Ponca City see flying nuns, 1930-40s New York gangsters or molls, or even characters from merry old England walking about in Ponca City this June, they can relax and enjoy the fun. Those “characters” are members of Ponca Playhouse out to pick up Ponca Playhouse memberships from businesses and residents.

In conjunction with the costumed “characters,” Ponca Playhouse is continuing its 40th annual membership drive with a Phone-a-thon on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Various Playhouse volunteers will be calling members and prospective members to update their Playhouse memberships.

Actors from previous Playhouse productions, will appear about town in costume to pick up memberships as they are phoned in. Productions represented in costume will be “Nunsense,” “Guys and Dolls,” and “Oliver.”

The upcoming Playhouse season should prove entertaining with productions for every appetite. The season opener will be the Del Shore’s comedy “Daughters of the Lone Star State,” followed by the hilarious “A Tuna Christmas” by Ed Howard, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams.

Next comes the gripping psychological thriller, “When You Comin’ Back Red Ryder?” by Mark Medoff, followed by the Broadway hit, “A Few Good Men” by Aaron Sorkin. The Season ends with the moving Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel.”

The Playhouse Phone-a-thon is being coordinated by membership drive chairman, Christina Rich-Splawn, who indicated some good news, “Once again, we are not raising prices to insure accessibility to all our audiences.”

Several levels of membership are available, including basic, senior and student memberships. Premium memberships offer additional admissions and a tax deductible charitable donation.

For more information about memberships or upcoming productions or to place membership orders, please call the Ponca Playhouse box office at 765-5360.

Christmas In July Set At Kaw City

Attention boat owners! The annual lighted boat flotilla at the 15th Annual Christmas in July celebration on Kaw Lake is offering cash prizes.

Christmas in July will be held Saturday, July 3 at the Pioneer Beach just east of Kaw City on Kaw Lake. Prizes in the lighted boat flotilla include $250 for the Best Lighted Boat Overall President’s Trophy, donated by Kay Electric Cooperative. Also, $100 first place for the Best Lighted Houseboat or Cabin Cruiser, donated by Dollar Saver; $100 first place for Best Lighted Pontoon donated by The Boat House; and $100 first place for Best Lighted Others donated by the Kaw City Chamber of Commerce. In addition, plaques will be awarded to second and third place in each class.

Entries will line up just before dark Saturday, July 3 west of the Pioneer Cove marina and parade in front of the Pioneer Swim Beach. Deadline to receive entries is Wednesday, June 30.

To enter, complete an entry form printed in local area newspapers or contact the Kaw City Chamber of Commerce, 580-269-2276 or the Kaw Lake Association 580-762-9494 or 1-888-291-4995, pin. 2920 outside of Ponca City.

Other Christmas in July events include kids games in the afternoon, performance by KLOR’s Dave May, and fireworks after dark. For information contact the Kaw City Chamber of Commerce, 580-269-2276 or the Kaw Lake Association 580-762-9494 or 1-888-291-4995, pin.2920 or e-mail kawlake@kkskc.net.

A donation of $2 per person will be collected at the entrance to the Pioneer Swim Beach. Christmas in July is a joint promotion of the Kaw City Chamber of Commerce and the Kaw Lake Association.

The purpose of the Kaw Lake Association is to build a region-wide partnership of towns, businesses, service agencies, and local governments within the North Central Oklahoma Kaw Lake area. It’s mission includes recruitment of a broad membership base, creation of a financial support system, addressing infrastructure needs, tourism development, broadening the business base, and marketing the region as a whole.

SJRMC’s ‘Under the Rainbow’ Program Gets Sponsorship Grant From Conoco

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center has received a one-year corporate sponsorship grant from Conoco for the Medical Center’s sick child day care program known as “Under the Rainbow.” The grant entitled Conoco employees to use the facility for a reduced daily charge.

The “Under the Rainbow” program provides care for children between the ages of six weeks and 16 years when they are too sick to go to school or their usual child care facility. By having an outpatient care option such as this, parents are able to continue to work when their child is sick.

The facility, which is located in the Medical Arts building at 1215 Hartford, operates from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Children receive meals or formula while at “Under the Rainbow” and a health care professional will administer medication prescribed by each child’s physician. With permission of the parent or guardian, “Under the Rainbow” personnel will also administer non-prescription medications. Children with contagious diseases, except hepatitis, are accepted and properly isolated.

The program is open to all residents of the Ponca City area. Charges are $32 per day, or a minimum of $16 for a four-hour stay and payment is required at the time a child leaves the unit. Parents should call at least one hour prior to arrival to ensure a space is available. The number is 765-0436. Pre-registration is highly encouraged.

Amateur Radio Week Featured At P.C. Library

Looking for a hobby the whole family can enjoy? The Ponca City Library suggests citizens consider getting involved in ham radio operation.

The library will celebrate Amateur Radio Week with a special program Tuesday, at 7 p.m. The World of Amateur Radio will be presented by Dave Land and the Kay County Amateur Radio Club. A video presentation, radio demonstration and details about certification will be featured. Also, members will be on-hand to answer questions to help individuals and families get started.

Amateur radio has been a popular hobby for many years and is experiencing renewed interest today, according to the library. The hobby provides a controlled method of communicating with others around the country. Individuals must be licensed before they may operate the radio and the operation is under the FCC regulation.

Communication skills of ham operators are in demand in a variety of areas. For example, amateur radio is key in disaster response and recovery around the world.

The public is invited to attend the special program in the Programming Room at the Library. Refreshments will be provided.

Grand Avenue No Left Turn Signs May Be Thing of Past

By LAURA CORFF

News Staff Writer

No Left Turn signs on Grand Avenue could temporarily come down if a recommendation by the Ponca City Traffic Commission is approved by the city commissioners. In a unanimous vote Friday, the traffic board supported removing the No Left Turn signs from Grand Avenue at Second, Third and Fourth Streets.

Carla O’Neill, owner of Carla’s Hallmark on Grand Avenue, said she felt the signage affected the business of downtown merchants.

“The signs make accessability a problem and I don’t see any reason for them to be there,” said O’Neill.

Other downtown merchants have expressed their desire for the signs to be taken down, too, according to Tamara Sharp, executive director for Ponca City Main Street Authority.

“Traffic has decreased, customers want the convenience and don’t want to drive around the block,” she said.

Lane feels that if No Left Turn signs are taken down, motorists will notice congestion more than an increase in the number of accidents. If city commissioners approve the removal, Lane will suggest the traffic board review the situation in six months before making a final determination.

In other business, the board decided not to consider removing downtown traffic signals and replacing them with stop signs. Captain Carl Porter, of the Ponca City Police Department, said stop signs can go unnoticed and are not necessarily a control device. From the department’s standpoint, he didn’t want to lose the traffic lights.

“Stop signs are considered a nuisance and are disregarded as traffic control,” he said.

After discussion, the board finally focused on pedestrian safety and made the decision not to pursue the idea.

During the traffic engineer’s report, Lane informed the group that Industrial Boulevard opened at 11 a.m. Friday. Also, Union Street should be open for traffic today, weather permitting.

On Friday, crews were laying surface on the third of the four lanes which comprise Union Street. The contractor responsible for striping both street projects should begin work on Tuesday.

In other projects, Lane reported the curbs on the east side of John Street were holding water and would be redone, which will delay completion of the project.

Freedom From Smoking Clinic Available in P.C.

Fourteen additional Oklahoma healthcare professionals were recently trained and certified as facilitators in the Freedom From Smoking program, according to the American Lung Association of Oklahoma. The training was made possible by The Dan Brannin Endowment, which provides grants to assist in the prevention and early detection of smoking-related cancers.

“Darla Akin, director of program development for the Lung Association, attended a Freedom from Smoking Train the Trainer program recently. It allowed her to instruct healthcare professionals so they can, in turn, help residents of their communities,” says Kay Todd, chief executive officer of the American Lung Association of Oklahoma.

Facilitators for the Freedom From Smoking Clinics are now located throughout the state. Communities represented include Alva, Ardmore, Lawton, Muskogee, Oklahoma City, Ponca City, Tahlequah, Tulsa, and Woodward. These facilitators will implement the Freedom From Smoking Clinic in their communities through local hospitals and healthcare organizations.

Cindy Hendrickson is the facilitator for the Ponca City area.

The Brannin Endowment is named after the late Tulsa physician Dr. Dan Brannin. An avid runner who never smoked, Dr. Brannin died in 1991 from lung cancer. He had a well publicized campaign for smoke-free air in the workplace. Friends set up the endowment to help fund the prevention and early detection of smoking-related cancers.

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

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

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.

Wednesday

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

Thursday

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

Friday

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

Saturday

Juneteenth Celebration, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Attucks Park, Ponca City, bring lawn chair, enjoy food, games and activities, more information 767-3662.

June 27

Kaw Lake Association Annual Meeting, NOC Grounds at Kaw Lake.

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 1

CrimeStoppers, 7:30 a.m., Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, more information Det. Capt. Dwaine Vincent, Ponca City Police Department.

Kay-9 Dog Training Club, 7 p.m., Ponca City Library, public welcome, information 762-9053 or 762-7360.

July 2

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

July 3

Christmas in July, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Pioneer Beach, Kaw City, lighted boat flotilla, fireworks, Wilhelm Wake Boarders, “Oldies Beach Party” with Dave May from KLOR, sandcastle contest, suntan contest, soccer tournament, country jam and dance session, Community Center and entertainment by Kaw City Kids Inc., live broadcasting with KIXR, more information Kaw City Area Chamber of Commerce 580-269-2276.

July 4

Fourth of July Celebration, Lake Ponca.

July 5

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

July 6

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

Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.

July 7

Energy Advisory Board, 7:30 a.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.

July 8

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

July 10

The “Sale of the Century,” 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., parking lot of Ponca City Cultural Center, 1000 East Grand Avenue, proceeds to make capital improvements to the Cultural Center, all donations tax deductible, hosted by The Friends of the Cultural Center Foundation.

July 10-14

United Ostomy Association, Stillwater-Ponca City Chapter, UOA Annual Youth Rally, Boulder, Colo., University of Colorado.

July 12

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.

July 13

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

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

AARP, 12:30 p.m., Wheatheart Nutrition Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.

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.

July 14

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

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

July 15

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

July 16

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

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

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

July 19

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.

July 20

Kaw Lake Association, noon, Golden Corral, Ponca City.

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.

July 21

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

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

July 22

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

July 26

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.

July 28

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

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

July 28-31

United Ostomy Association, Stillwater-Ponca City Chapter, 37th Annual UOA Conference, Reno, Nev., Nugget Hotel.

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.

Burbank Fire Department Set For Open House

Plans are under way in Burbank for an open house to show off the new expansion of the Burbank Volunteer Fire Department — which local folks helped build.

The Open House is planned for Saturday, June 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. — during the Community Block Party and Get Together set by the town of Burbank and the Burbank First Baptist Church.

The Burbank Fire Station will be giving away free balloons and ice cream cones during this time — as long as they last.

The public is invited to come join in on the fun and games and see what you have helped to accomplish.

The Burbank Volunteer Fire Department thanks everyone who participated in making the expansion possible.

P.C. Area Crime Stoppers Seek Partners In Solving Some Cases

By LAURA CORFF

News Staff Writer

The Ponca City Area Crime Stoppers wants members of the community to partner with the media and law enforcement to provide crime-solving assistance to law enforcement agencies. Members are encouraged to attend the next meeting on July 1, at 7:30 a.m. in the Chamber of Commerce conference Room.

The local Crime Stoppers program was established in 1984 on the premise that someone other than the criminal has information to solve a crime. Such programs world-wide have been created to combat the public’s fear of reprisal, an attitude of apathy and a reluctance to get involved. Since its inception, Ponca City Crime Stoppers has received more than 726 local calls providing information of over $365,000 worth of stolen property that has been recovered. Additionally, more than $225,000 worth of illegal narcotics has been seized.

Though the figures change from month to month, 470 crimes or cases have been solved through caller information, according to Detective Captain Dwaine Vincent, of the Ponca City Police Department. He confirmed that $22,000 in rewards has been paid out over the last 15 years.

“The most appealing part of the Crime Stoppers program is that the caller remains anonymous to authorities, if they wish to, while relaying information that leads to the recovery of stolen property, illegal drugs or leads to the arrest of individuals responsible for committing a crime,” said Vincent.

“When you compare the dollar amount of stolen property and illegal drugs seized to the dollar amount of rewards paid out, Crime Stoppers has proven to be a wonderful investment for our community,” he concluded.

Calling the Hot Line

Anyone with information about a crime is asked to call 762-5100. Cash rewards of up to $1,000 are offered to anonymous persons who telephone the hotline with information which leads to the arrest and indictment of person(s) responsible for felony offenses. Initially, a caller provides details that are taken and recorded on a standardized form. The caller is given a “Caller ID number” and asked to call back if they have any more information on this crime or to check on the status of the information provided.

Next, the information is passed along to a detective, deputy sheriff, or other law enforcement agency for a follow-up. If the information proves to be accurate and the defendant is taken into custody and indicted, the caller will be eligible to receive a reward.

Before a reward is paid, a brief explanation of the call is submitted to the Rewards Committee along with crime information. The Crime Stopper coordinator, Vincent, makes a recommendation for the reward. Subsequently, a reward amount is determined and paid in cash.

Worldwide, Crime Stoppers programs have solved over 500,000 crimes and recovered three billion dollars worth of stolen property and narcotics. The Crime Stoppers International Organization, which was founded in 1979, performed a study and found that paying more than $1,000 reward did not necessarily gain more knowledge. Thus, the maximum reward figure of $1,000 was determined for all programs.

The Ponca City Area Crime Stoppers board of directors is comprised of several business people, along with law enforcement officials. It is a non-profit organization, funded solely by donations, which are tax deductible.

Individuals can join for a $10 annual fee. Small businesses can also become members for an annual $25 fee and corporate memberships are $50. Dues or donations should be made payable to Ponca City Area Crime Stoppers and mailed to the Ponca City Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 1109, Ponca City, OK 74602. For more information, contact Vincent at 767-0370.

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 began 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 21 — Biscuit and gravy with sausage or assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit and milk.

Tuesday, June 22 — Cinnamon toast and ham or assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit, and milk.

Wednesday, June 23 — Sausage and egg and cheese biscuit or assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit, and milk.

Thursday, June 24 — Scrambled egg and ham and biscuit or assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit and milk.

Friday, June 25 — Assorted muffin with sausage or assorted cold cereals, orange juice or fresh fruit, and milk.

Lunch

Monday, June 21 — Frito chili pie or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, refried beans or Mexican rice of tossed salad or fresh fruit or raisins or orange juice or sunflower nuts and milk.

Tuesday, June 22 — Steak fingers and hot roll, or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy or glazed carrots or fresh fruit or raisins or orange juice or Oreo cookies and milk.

Wednesday, June 23 — Pepperoni pizza or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, corn or fresh broccoli with ranch or fresh fruit or raisins or orange juice and milk

Thursday, June 24 — Chicken sticks and hot roll or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy or green beans or fresh fruit or raisins or orange juice or brownies and milk.

Friday, June 25 — Spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich, carrot stick with ranch dressing or fresh fruit or raisins or orange juice or M&M cookies and milk.

Must select one entree and may select two side dishes. May choose one milk and must select one other selection in addition to the entree.

Juneteenth Event Set Here Saturday at Attucks Park

The sixth-annual Juneteenth celebration is scheduled for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Attucks Park, 1101 South Twelfth Street. Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery, dates back to June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and all slaves were free.

Even though President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was official in January 1863, some two years prior, the date June 19 or “juneteenth” became the focal point for festivities nationwide. It was celebrated annually as an African-American independence day, with events similar to the Fourth of July.

For decades, many former slaves and their descendants made an annual pilgrimage back to Galveston. Early celebrations included prayer services, speakers with inspirational messages, readings of the Emancipation Proclamation, stories from former slaves, food, red soda water, games, rodeos and dances.

Earlier in this century, Juneteenth celebrations met with discrimination and resistance. Sometimes African-Americans were barred from using public property for the festivities. There also are accounts of Juneteenth activities being interrupted by landowners demanding that the laborers return to work.

The celebration began a tradition that has lasted over 100 years and now is hosted in cities across the country. Today, the celebration also encourages self-development and respect for all cultures.

Local festivities are sponsored by the Ponca City Network Group and several other community organizations. This is an alcohol-free event, with fun for the whole family.

Events include a children’s corner with games and activities for those under 12. Additionally, vendors are lined up to display and sell Afrocentric wares. Free blood pressure checks by a nurse are available from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

A three-on-three basketball tournament is still taking entries. So, get a team together and contact Vincent Anderson, at 767-5670 or 762-8263. Less physical tournaments include cards and dominoes. Contact Dwain West at 767-6361 or 765-5428 to sign up.

Participants are encouraged to come with an appetite as hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and baked beans will be provided courtesy of several local groups. Also, the Attucks Community Alliance will have soda, candy and gum for sale. Proceeds will benefit the Alliance to help with restoration of the Attucks building. Interested parents can stop by to tour the building during an open house to find out more information on the summer camp program.

The Ponca City Network Group, comprised of black employees at Conoco Inc., along with New Life Baptist Church, St. John Baptist, Connor Chapel, Reach out for Jesus, COGIC, Johnson Temple, COGIC and Prince Hall Masonic Family are hosting the celebration. General questions should be directed to Diane Anderson at 767-3662 or 765-5414.

Ms. Anderson reminds families to bring lawn chairs. Picnic tables and a tent will be available.

Tales and Trails Stories Set for Ponca City Library

Storyteller Lynn Moroney will present a program “Tales and Trails” Thursday at the Ponca City Library at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The Oklahoma native is a full time free-lance storyteller and author. She lectures, performs and visits schools, museums, libraries and planetaria. Her well-known children’s book, Baby Rattlesnake, is based on Indian folklore.

In addition to Storytelling, Moroney has conducted workshops for instructors and language arts specialists across the U.S. and Mexico. She is a citizen of the Chickasaw nation and celebrates both her Native American and Oklahoma pioneer stock. Her ancestry, a personal landscape rooted in the windswept prairie, and her background in the sciences and arts have blended to give her a world view that invites celebration and affirmation of the traditions of all peoples through the stories she tells.

“Tales and Trails” is described as stories of the West, including folklore, legends and true stories. The focus is on Oklahoma and the great cattle drives and is planned for children ages seven and up. The program will last about one hour.

“Join the Read Stampede”, is the theme for the Children’s Summer Reading Club, which is in full swing at the Ponca City Library. For more information, contact Children’s Services Librarian Judy Johnson at 767-0345.

Oklahoma Wildlife Law Enforcement Youth Camp Held at Camp McFadden

By S.L. DICKEY

News Staff Writer

Forty-three youth campers from all over Oklahoma spent a week at Camp McFadden on the shores of Kaw Lake this past week in the second annual Wildlife Law Enforcement Youth Camp.

According to Tracy Daniel, game warden and coordinator of the camp, “The goal of the camp was to increase the campers awareness of protecting and managing Oklahoma’s wildlife resources, as well as providing a camp where important life skills such as responsibility, leadership, decision making, trust and teamwork are emphasized.”

Campers were involved in a wide array of activities to facilitate those goals.

Highlights included the ropes course, a reptile program complete with live snakes, role playing scenarios, firearm safety and shooting, archery, fishing and hunting enforcement. Additionally the campers had fun activities including Sun ’n Fun and a hot dog roast.

“The ropes course was the best,” said local resident Jaime Hereford. Brian Hill chimed in with his favorite “Going out in the boats and checking the trot lines.” Braman resident Travis Hobaugh had a different favorite, “I liked the role playing scenarios. We learned not to take advantage of the privileges of hunting and fishing.”

One morning at 3 a.m. the campers were awakened by camp counselors and brought to the lodge house. Upon their sleepy arrival at the lodge, staff personnel explained that in a wildlife conservation career the work hours were not always 8 to 5 and they had to be ready for anything. Hereford, Hill and Hobaugh were all in agreement -- “It wasn’t fun,” they said.

The campers were enthusiastic about their week at camp and would encourage their friends to apply.

Camp staff included game wardens Tracy Daniel, Greg Sexton, Paul Cornet, Terry Swallow, Jay Harvey, Julia Matlock, Linda Powell, Hank Jenks, Mark Walker and Jaime Cole. These wardens from around the state volunteer to work this camp because of their interest in youth and a desire to encourage them in a wildlife conservation career.

The week’s activities culminated in an awards ceremony on Friday morning.

An assortment of awards were given including a “top gun” award for all the skills activities during the week.

The Wildlife Law Enforcement Youth Camp is possible as a result of generous donations. Camp coordinators want to thank Conoco, Inc.; National Wild Turkey Federation; United Supermarkets; Friends of the NRA; Evans & Associates; Glass Wholesale, Inc.; Groendyke Transport; Mr. Jed Dillingham, president, Grand National Quail Foundation; McDonald’s, Head Country Bar-B-Q; Sonic Restaurants; Kentucky Fried Chicken; 7-Up Bottling.

First Lutheran VBS Set for This Week

First Lutheran Church and School, located at 1101 North First Street, will have Vacation Bible School this week. Children aged four through sixth grade are welcome to attend Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The theme is “Jungle Journey”. Bible lessons, singing, crafts and refreshments will be included in each day’s activities. For more information call 762-1111.

Group Seeking Effort To Utilize Former Santa Fe Depot Here

By LAURA CORFF

News Staff Writer

The Santa Fe Depot Steering Committee held its first meeting June 15, at the Ponca City Main Street Authority office. A group has formed to work with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, the owner, to develop options to preserve and reuse the depot for the community.

During this meeting, members discussed possible uses for the facility including: for vo-tech training, restaurant, private offices, freight and mail handling, and as a farmer’s market.

Bret Carter, secretary for the committee, is also chairman of the Historic Preservation advisory panel, a director of the Ponca City Landmark Conservancy and director of the Ponca City Main Street Authority. Carter has been instrumental in gathering information and making contacts on behalf of the group.

Additionally, he, Mark and Carrie Friesenhahn made a presentation to the Ponca City Board of Commissioners at a work session earlier this month asking for a letter of support to submit to BNSF. Mayor Tom Leonard indicated that the city would not contribute any funds nor accept ownership of the building.

The primary action that should be taken right now to confirm the railroad’s position. In addition, the Ponca City Historic Preservation Advisory Panel will continue its efforts to work with the State Historic Preservation Office to determine if the depot should be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Interested citizens are invited to attend the next meeting on July 13, at 6 p.m. at the Main Street Office, 117 North Third Street, which is located in the back of Barney’s Barber Shop. For more information contact 767-3368.

About the Depot

The Ponca City Santa Fe Depot, located two blocks south of Grand Avenue on the railroad right-of-way, was originally built in 1894. The depot is significant for its role in Ponca City’s development and represents the Santa Fe Company’s decision to modernize its stations in the mid-1940s to serve what they believed would be a growing number of rail travelers in the post war period.

According to Carter, the structure appears to be stable, and is secure and closed. It does not present an immediate security problem. Because the structure is stucco, applied probably over brick, Carter feels that any failure of the foundation or walls would be visible in the stucco.

Although the best advice would be for the structure to be inspected by a structural engineer, there does not seem to be any pressing repairs or other work needed to keep the building from being damaged by unmet repair needs.

BNSF officials have not addressed what they intend to do with the building.

Steering Committee members are: Gwenneth Thompson, Tamara Sharp, Jack Keathly, Lou Keathly, Missy Morland, Rich Killblane, Todd Kennemer, Mark Friesenhahn, Carrie Friesenhahn and Steve Guy.

Dead Fish Litter Local Shoreline

By Patti Pfeiffer

(Special to the News)

Below the confines of Kaw Lake Dam waves are bringing more than just water to the nearby banks of the Arkansas River. Nearly 100 dead fish have recently rolled onto the sandy shores, mainly due to anguished anglers.

Caught within the grips of large treble hooks of fishermen trying their luck at “snagging” the popular spoonbills, unfortunate gar are often cast upon the shore to die.

As Don Hicks looks at dozens of dead fish lining the banks of the river, the biologist and regional supervisor of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, has no doubt as to the cause of their death.

“This is a case of hooking morality,” Hicks says. “People are snagging a lot of gar, then they get aggravated and this is the result.”

Considered “trash fish” by many fishermen, killing the unpopular species is preferred to releasing them. However, improper disposal of fish could be costly.

According to Corps of Engineer Lead Ranger Jim Anderson, there are both federal and state regulations governing the proper disposal of fish. By law fishermen have only three options after reeling in a catch.

Fish must either be taken home, released back into the water or buried.

“It is definitely against the law to throw a fish onto the shore to die, and we certainly are issuing tickets for this illegal practice,” Anderson says.

Fines for such an offense range from $75 for a federal citation and a minimum of $150 for a state offense.

Because the law is difficult to enforce, the practice of improper fish disposal is increasing, says State Game Warden Tracy Daniel.

“It’s getting worse. I would think that fishermen would have better ethics than this,” Daniel says. “It is so nasty and something that other fishermen have to endure.”

Although a problem, the cooler temperatures have prevented the decaying waste from evolving into a real stinking problem.

“We have been lucky lately, with our normal Oklahoma heat it only takes a couple of hours for the smell of dead fish to become unbearable.”

However, litter below the dam is not limited to only fish. As the Corps Ranger walks the area below the dam, soda pop cans and beer bottles can be seen floating nearby. Eventually the garbage lands ashore intermingling with decaying fish, a sight which upsets Anderson.

“Nature can take care of the dead gar but the cans and bottles will be here for hundreds of years to come,” Anderson says.

With the huge amount of clutter, cleaning is a continual task. “There is so much litter here it looks like the Corps doesn’t cleanup here, but we do,” Anderson explains. “We’re responsible for an area 2,000 feet below the dam and crews are out here all the time but it’s difficult to keep up with it when people are littering every day, all the time.”

Whether tossing a fish onto shore or leaving a bottle behind, the matter of trashing the area is taken seriously by enforcement officials.

“We give no warnings for littering — only citations and we’re planning to really crack down on these problems,” Anderson says.

Although the state game warden also has plans for a similar litter emphasis, Daniel hopes the public will become a part of the solution as well.

“We get very few calls from citizens reporting these things and we wish we’d get more,” Daniel says. “But the public really needs to police themselves which includes fishermen applying peer pressure to other fishermen in attempt to get them to cleanup after themselves so we can all enjoy our lakes.”

County To Plant Memorial Tree

NEWKIRK — Kay County will honor the late OSU Extension Director Larry Fleck by planting a tree on the courthouse lawn Monday morning.

The ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday on the south side of the courthouse.

Fleck died last November after serving the county as extension director and agricultural agent for 18 years.

Great Racers Make Final Push To Get First

The History Channel’s Great Racers made a final push west toward the Pacific Coast Friday, with one obstacle, 350 miles of desert between Phoenix, Ariz. and La Mesa, Calif.

After the 12th day of the cross-country trek of pre-1951 automobiles and competitors, Ponca City High School’s entry had a six second lead, in the X-Cup Division, going into the last day.

A call to Ponca City shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday indicated that the Ponca City racers finished first in the X-Cup Division, but were unable to give an exact time of finish or how far ahead. The group plans to return to Ponca City within the week.

After hours of triple digit weather, and mountain roads, three cars did not finish Friday. One navigator, Kyle Duren, said, “We’re having fun...this is quite an experience. It’s amazing; it takes your breath away when you think about it. The best part is all the really interesting people and seeing all these old cars go all the way across the U.S. After attending Boys State and then coming here, it makes me realize how great this country is. I love this country,” he confirmed.

Teammate Matt Brewer said, “I don’t see how anyone couldn’t have fun on the race. This is at the very top of my life experiences, meeting all the people and learning about them is great. I only knew what I saw on TV about this country,” he said. “I am more proud of who we are. Competitors work on other competitors cars ’til 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. Seeing that has made me want to help other people.”

Saturday the vintage classics left La Mesa, Calif., at dawn for a short but intense competitive section in the mountains of San Diego and Riverside counties. Thirteen days and 3,800 miles later, the 1930 Ford Model A pickup will arrive at the finish line on Center Street Promenade in downtown Anaheim, Calif. An awards brunch will be held this morning at Tinseltown.

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

DEATHS

Tressa Marie Quast
Wilma J. Fowler
Loren Plummer
Katherine L. Malone
Faye Penny Williams
Wanda Lee Meek

Tressa Marie Quast

FAIRFAX — Tressa Marie Quast, former resident of Ponca City, died Friday morning, June 18, 1999 in the Stillwater Medical Center. She was 76.

The funeral service will be Monday, June 21, 1999 at 2 p.m. in the First Osage Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Glasgow, pastor, officiating and the Rev. Leon Grider, pastor of Osage Heights Baptist Church of Ponca City, assisting. Burial will be in the Fairfax Cemetery under the direction of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home, Fairfax. Casket bearers will be her nephews, Roy Lee Wilson, Tony Wilson, Johnnie Wilson, Glenn Backhaus, Ed McGowen and Lance Nuttle.

Tressa Marie Quast was born in Tryon, Okla. on May 11, 1923, the daughter of Artie and Maggie (Brown) Wilson. She and Louis Waldon Quast were married March 1, 1945 in Miami Beach, Fla. The couple lived in Fairfax until 1945 when they moved to Dallas, Texas, where they resided until 1965. At that time they moved to Arkansas for 10 years, returning to Oklahoma, and coming to Ponca City in 1975. She moved to Fairfax after the death of her husband on Jan. 31, 1993.

Mrs. Quast was a member of the First Osage Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing, cooking and visiting with family and friends.

Surviving are five brothers, Woodrow Wilson of Sperry, Okla., Earl Wilson of Tulsa, Jimmy Wilson and L.D. Jones, both of Fairfax, and Raymond Wilson of Arkansas City, Kan.; three sisters, Pearl Wilson and LaVon Dilbeck, both of Fairfax, and Irene Smith of Arkansas City; also several nieces and nephews and one sister-in-law. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Clyde Wilson, Albert Wilson and Casper Wilson, and one sister, Nellie Radford.

Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the First Osage Baptist Church, P.O. Box 217, Fairfax, Okla. 74637-0217.

The family will be at the Quast home to receive friends and family.

Wilma J. Fowler

KENOSHA, Wis. — Wilma J. “Jean” Fowler, resident of Kenosha, Wis. and a former resident of Ponca City, died Saturday, June 19, 1999 at her residence in Kenosha. She was 67.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Piasecki-Althaus-Thulin Funeral Home, 3720 39th Avenue in Kenosha, and are planned for the latter part of this week.

Wilma J. “Jean” Fowler was born March 18, 1932 in Guthrie, Okla., the daughter of Eldridge and Ludie (Perry) Robinson Sr. As a child she moved to Ponca City, later moving to Kenosha from Tulsa, in 1966. She attended Attucks Elementary and High School in Ponca City and later attended Wichita University in Wichita, Kan.

On April 8, 1950 she married Cornelius G. “C.G.” Fowler Jr. in Tulsa.

Mrs. Fowler was employed as a substitute teacher while residing in Tulsa. When she moved to Kenosha she was employed for a time at Lepp’s and Kenosha Memorial Hospital. She was also a homemaker and taught private piano lessons in Kenosha.

She was a member of the Coleman Chapel AME Church. She played piano for the church’s Senior Choir for many years, both in Oklahoma and at the Coleman Chapel. She was a member of the Greater Kenosha Lioness Club.

Mrs. Fowler enjoyed crocheting and word puzzles in her leisure time.

She is survived by her husband, C.G. Fowler Jr.; three brothers, James L. Robinson of Oakland City, Calif., Joseph B. Robinson of Ponca City, and Russell D. Robinson of Oakland, Calif.; also two sisters, Vera L. Myers of Oakland, Calif. and Ludie M. Maples of Ponca City. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Otheola Robinson and three brothers, Eldridge Robinson Jr., Elsworth Robinson and Kermit Robinson.

The Piasecki-Althaus-Thulin Funeral Home, 3720 39th Avenue in Kenosha, Wis. 53144 is in charge of arrangements. They may be reached by calling 414/658-4101.

Loren Plummer

TONKAWA — Loren Plummer, resident of Tonkawa, died Friday morning, June 18, 1999 at the Willow Haven Nursing Home in Tonkawa. He was 88.

The funeral service will be Monday, June 21, 1999 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Tonkawa with the Rev. Richard Thomasson officiating. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery in Tonkawa under the direction of McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home of Tonkawa.

Surviving are a son, Bill Plummer of Plano, Texas; one brother, Clifford Plummer of Tonkawa, and a sister, Marguerite Thompson of Tulsa.

The family will greet friends on Sunday, June 20, 1999 at 6:30 p.m. at the McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home in Tonkawa.

Katherine L. Malone

TULSA — Katherine L. “Kitty” Meyer Malone, former resident of Ponca City, died June 16, 1999 following a long illness. She was 64.

The funeral service will be Monday, June 21 at 2 p.m. at the Rose Hill Mausoleum Chapel in Tulsa. Nick Reynolds Funeral Service, Tulsa, is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Malone, born in Ponca City on Aug. 31, 1934, is survived by her husband, Perry Wayne Malone; two daughters, Melanie Malone and Marian Malone Austin; a son, Michael Malone, all of Tulsa; another son, Mark Malone of Missouri, and four grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Malone’s memory to the American Heart Association.

Funerals

Sunday

Faye Penny Williams

Faye Penny Williams, former Ponca City resident, 1:30 p.m. at Miller-Stahl Funeral Home in Newkirk with the Rev. Larry Heslip of the First Baptist Church, Ponca City, officiating. Burial in Newkirk Cemetery under direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service, Newkirk.

Monday

Wanda Lee Meek

Wanda Lee Meek, committal service 2 p.m. in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. John Waterloo, pastor, Central Baptist Church, Ponca City officiating. Trout Funeral Home is charge of arrangements.

NEWS BRIEFS

Bingo — American Legion Bingo is held every Monday at 1 p.m. and early games on Tuesday at 5:50 p.m. and regular session at 7 p.m. Tuesday. These games are open to the public and bingo players are invited to attend.

Large Selection of Hostas. Keathly Nursery, 2448 Bridge Ave. 762-2922.adv.

Local Sailor Visits United Arab Emirates — Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lance E. Matthews, son of Todd W. and Noella S. Harman of 1249 West Cowboy Hill Road, Ponca City, recently conducted a four-day port visit to Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates, while stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. During the port visit, Matthews had the opportunity to tour the surrounding country and to shop at many of the local stores, trying out his negotiating skills, practicing the local custom of haggling for the best price. Crew members also took the opportunity to spend time at a school for disabled children, playing games and completing various chores. He is home based in Yokosuka, Japan. The 1994 graduate of Frontier High School of Red Rock, joined the Navy in October 1995.

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

Stolen — A resident in 400 block of North Osage Street advised the Ponca City Police Department at 2:50 p.m. Friday that two bikes were stolen. One bike was later recovered.

Arrest — At 3:41 p.m. Friday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 44-year-old man from the emergency room at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center on a city warrant and a Kay County warrant.

Buffalo Post Meeting — The American Legion Buffalo Post 38 will have a special meeting Tuesday, June 22, at 7 p.m. at the Valdez Building in White Eagle. Commander George White Eagle indicates the session is a very important one, including the election of officers and preparing for the upcoming year. He urges all members to attend and that refreshments will be served.

Windshield Chips repaired professionally. Guaranteed and insurance approved. Ponca Glass, 762-6522, 762-7957. adv.

1964 Reunion Meeting — The Class of 1964 reunion committee will hold its final preparational meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the home of Tom and Carol Green, 115 Elmwood. All committee members are urged to be present to help wrap up final details for the reunion.

Happy Father’s Day to our 1999 father of the year, Gene “Deke” Hutchison. From your church family, Faith Tabernacle. We love you! adv.

1944-45 Reunion Meeting — The Po Hi Classes of 1944 and 1945 will have a joint meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Ponca City Library. Initial plans will be made for their reunion slated for spring 2000. All class members are encouraged to attend. For additional information, contact Pauline Deffner Miles at 762-5866 or Mary Faken at 762-9982.

Have Pet? Can travel! In-home pet sitting service. We love them when you have to leave them! 762-4205. adv.

Dog/Cat Rabies Vaccinations — Two dogs or cats per household. Kaw Tribal members must show C.D.L.B. card or letter of blood degree for free rabies vaccination with flea and tick treatment. Place and time will be June 22, 1999 at the Kaw Nation Complex, 11 a.m. to noon, Kaw Tribal Housing Authority from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., and Chapman Shoes parking lot in Ponca City from 4 to 5 p.m.

Pauline's Every Monday night special. Fried chicken only - all white meat. All you can eat, $6.50. For reservations call 765-5460. adv.

Vandalism — At 10:12 a.m. Friday, an employee of Jim Crossland, 3101 North Fourteenth Street advised the Ponca City Police Department that vehicles on the lot had been vandalized. An officer responded and took a report. A second report of vandalism was taken at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at Davis Moore Auto Group, 3501 North Fourteenth Street.

Accident — At 4:28 p.m. Friday, a Ponca City police officer responded to the report of an accident at Kygar Road and Lake Road and stood by until an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper arrived. No injuries were reported.

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.

Burglary — A resident in the 300 block of South Ash Street contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 4:29 p.m. Friday to report items were take from a vehicle. An officer responded and took a report.

Western Sizzlin Father’s Day buffet. All our delicious meat and seafood selections plus BBQ RIBS. Only $7.99. And register to win a $50 Western Sizzlin gift certificate. adv.

Accident — At 5:09 p.m. Friday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol received notice of an accident that occurred in the 4100 block of East Lake Road. A Ponca City police officer stood by to assist a Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper. Although an ambulance was called to the scene, no injuries were reported.

Jumbo Six Pack 1.79 each - two pack and three packs 49 cents each. Keathly Nursery, 2448 Bridge Ave. 762-2922. adv.

Shoplifters — An employee of Wal-Mart, 1101 East Prospect Avenue, contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 6:16 p.m. Friday to advise that two females were in custody for shoplifting. An officer responded and arrested a 19-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl. Both subjects were charged with petit larceny.

Court Allen Construction. Concrete and flagstone walkways, patios and yard curbing. Call 765-2720. adv.

Accident — At 8:20 p.m. Friday, a resident in the 2200 block of Canary Drive advised the Ponca City Police Department that a vehicle backed into the residence. An officer responded and arrested a 67-year-old man for driving under the influence and a negligent collision.

Furr’s Dining now open continuously 11-8 Sunday-Thursday, 11-8:30 Friday and Saturday. adv.

Search — Deputies from the Osage County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 10:18 p.m. Friday to request assistance in finding two men in the area of the Double N Motel. According to the deputy, the subjects were considered armed and dangerous. Seven officers, in addition to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Kay County deputies, responded to assist. All subjects were located and taken to the Ponca City Police station. Later, Arkansas City police officers arrived to handle the situation.

WWF King of the Ring...Live on Pay Per View. Sunday, June 27th at 7:00 p.m. Explosive wrestling action, you must watch Pay Per View through the Zenith converter box. Call 762-6684 Cable One to order. adv.

Arrests — The Ponca City Police Department received notice that an intoxicated driver was headed northbound on Seventh Street from Garfield Park. Three officers responded and located the vehicle in the 700 block of South Seventh. The vehicle was towed and a 33-year-old man was arrested on a Kay County warrant and public intoxication. Additionally, a 30-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence, no drivers’ license and no insurance.

Warrant Served — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 31-year-old woman from South Twelfth Street and East Madison Avenue at 1:14 a.m. Saturday on a Cowley County warrant.

Arrests — At 3:21 a.m. Saturday, two Ponca City police officers advised the communication officers that they were off with subjects that pulled into the parking lot of East Terrace Apartments, 1501 East Bradley Avenue. Officers arrested an 18-year-old man for public intoxication and a person under 21 in possession of alcohol. Also, a second 18-year-old was arrested for driving under the influence and a person under 21 in possession of alcohol.

Nail Tech/Stylist position open at Designer Original Salon, top pay, experience preferred. 762-8700 after 8:00 p.m. 762-2136. adv.

Windshield Sale: Extra June Specials! 94-98 Dodge Pickup, $275; 88 & up Chevy pickup, $275. Johnson Glass, 515 South First, 762-2012. Call today for your appointment! adv.

Reverse Osmosis water 25 cents per gallon. Pure Water Wagon. 1717 North 5th. adv.

Oklahoma Blueberries & Blackberries Soon. Fresh, hand picked. Order now. 765-1956. adv.

Attention Fathers! Fathers who eat breakfast, lunch or dinner on Fathers Day will be given an entry for the gas grill to be given away at Golden Coral. adv.

LIFESTYLES

TANF Program Is Topic for PT Group Meeting
Like a Veteran Tackle Box, Dad Has Hidden Treasure
State DAR Committee Chairman Urges Renewed Respect for Flag
Singles Network Will Meet
TOPS Chapter Members Meet
Proceeds From English Tea Will Benefit The Golden Villa
Engagement Is Announced
Wedding Planned
Amanda Simmons To Wed
Lookin’ With Lou
Brandi Lefler Engaged
Lifestyle Page Deadlines Announced
Event Fetes Brookshires
Wheatheart Nutrition Menu Set for Week
Event To Honor Mrs. Powelson On 80th Birthday
News Policy for Birthdays
Tabitha Hardy Becomes Bride of John M. Pulcini
Smocks Observe Anniversary
State Anthropological Society 1998 Golden Trowel Award for Sudbury
Picnic Will Honor McNews
Hiles Celebrate 50 Years
Lyndall Stout Morning News TV Anchor
Katie Dobson, Brad Liston Are Married In Tulsa Church
Photo Change
Ponca City Happenings

TANF Program Is Topic for PT Group Meeting

Guest speakers for the recent Professionals Today program were Sally Niemann and Angie Bradley who told about the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (formerly AFDC) at Pioneer Technology Center.

Niemann explained that the program was also known as public assistance or welfare. Changes to TANF resulted from welfare reform known as Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

The program stipulations include a five-year lifetime limit on receiving TANF; recipients must have a child in their custody; must be in a work activity to be in compliance, and take one-year of vocational training.

The program at Pioneer is known as New Beginning and is one of 22 TANF programs throughout Oklahoma. The result is a partnership between Oklahoma State Department of Vo-Tech and the Department of Human Services. All clients are referred from DHS.

The program components are assessment, GED, life management skills, vocational training, job placement and six-month follow-up. Supportive services relate to transportation, dental, fees and supplies.

The program at Pioneer is in its third year. The first year there were 54 in the program, and last year there were 51. The demographics indicate participants are basically single mothers with 2.4 children, and 60 to 65 percent have a high school diploma or GED. Seventy percent are white, 15 percent are Native American; 13 percent are black and two percent are Hispanic. It was noted these are the same demographics that make up the population of Ponca City.

About 30 percent of those in the program are the result of domestic violence. DHS does provide funds for licensed child care. The TANF program is funded by a grant and there is no cost to participants.

Niemann and Bradley said that the members of the club could help by mentoring a student or by donating business clothes in good condition to the Attic at the Vo-Tech. For more information call the school at (580) 762-8336.

Ruth Capshaw, president, announced the executive committee will met June 30 and the regular business meeting is slated for July 1.

During the Roses and Raspberries part of the program, Pixie Rowland, Sally Neiman, Ruth Capshaw and Louise Abercrombie participated. Those members with June birthdays included Sandy James, Ruslyn Hermanson, Anne Yancey and Evelyn Swopes.

The new membership social will be held 6:30 June 24 at the home of Hillary Cooley. Lana Jones was a guest.

Like a Veteran Tackle Box, Dad Has Hidden Treasure

(Special to The News)

By G.J. Sagi

Tucson, Ariz.

Fathers and old tackle boxes are a lot alike — temperamental, creaky on damp mornings and by the time they seem to know what lies ahead, they’re carrying the scars of many campaigns. They may also seem a little embarrassing to be seen with during your teen years, though given a little more time and maturity, it’s not long until you're proud to call that classic your own.

My tackle box is living proof. I mean it when I say living. Don't be alarmed, but the catfish bait my daughter makes me carry apparently sprouted legs and was last seen hunkering somewhere near the bottom of the box.

I’ll let you know when the Center for Disease Control gets back to me. Only a father can put up with that kind of life- long biological hazard, late-night phone calls, missed curfews and diapers with stenches disturbingly similar to that walking catfish bait.

The top, right-hand shelf of any tackle box is a place of honor. The lure placed there either catches the most fish, or is a source of pride only a father could understand. That spot in my tackle box is occupied by a special clear plastic bobber that, as yet, is unused. Powered by a pair of hearing-aid batteries, it lights up for those after-dark catfishing trips.

Were it a gift from anyone but my daughter, I’d permanently banish it from such highly esteemed lodging. I like to pursue catfish, but the thought of illuminating part of the lake after sundown seems somehow akin to fishing the mall’s spa display.

Still, the planning and thought it took to find something she was convinced I could use has earned it this special honor — and besides, she inventories for its presence every time we go out.

Only a parent who prominently displays his child’s under-exposed school photos in an expensive office can truly understand. Only a father could hang on to loud ties, off-colored shirts, odd hats and the assorted odds and ends that arrive on Father’s Day, for years, sometimes decades, to avoid hurt feelings.

It’s a tackle box’s cavernous nature that makes it fill through the years — someone’s old discarded lure you found along the shore, a bobber carelessly tossed into the cattails, and even the trash you religiously pick up each outing, find their way into a tackle box.

Trash and unusable items will be tossed away once you get home, while others may have found a permanent home in a veteran tackle box.

Fathers too amass things along the way. Sometimes he can’t help but feel like he’s had enough teenage rebellion, failing grades, less-than-desirable friends, questionable decisions and mysterious door dings. Yet, with each day, he starts anew, methodically discarding all the “trash,” and keeping the treasures. Sometimes all he can do is chalk it up to experience, though it too then becomes a hard-earned and valuable commodity.

Fathers, like tackle boxes, are full of wondrous, often strange treasures — all the things that make him Dad. Even the outer shell scars tell the story of a man patient enough to put up with a child’s antics, yet filled with a love sturdy enough to weather the challenges of parenting.

This Father’s Day consider all that is hidden away within your dad, and what you've both learned along the way. Like that battle-weary tackle box, the fun doesn’t begin until you’re old enough to appreciate what’s really inside.

State DAR Committee Chairman Urges Renewed Respect for Flag

With a plea to renew our respect for the flag, Mrs. Dorothy Howell Lee, chairman of the Oklahoma Daughters of the American Revolution Flag committee, warned that patriotism has been vanishing from our schools in recent decades. Mrs. Lee, a member of the Lawton chapter, was the guest speaker at the local DAR’s annual patriotic program this month at the Cultural Center.

Mrs. Lee has held numerous offices in both the state and national organization, and was instrumental in compiling the Oklahoma chapter of members of Revolutionary War ancestors.

Mrs. Lee stressed the importance of teaching children to stand at attention and place their hands over their hearts, and for men to remove their hats whenever the national anthem is played or when the flag passes by.

“Too often students — and adults — wander around the stadium or gymnasium while the “Star Spangled Banner” is played at sporting events, she commented. “Adults should be the ones to set a good example for the younger generation.” She urged that the Pledge of Allegiance be reinstated as a daily ritual in the schools, and that patriotic songs, such as “ My Country Tis of Thee” and “ America the Beautiful,” as well as the national anthem, be taught to students. Students should also learn the history and proper methods of displaying the flag said Mrs. Lee. Members of the audience recalled their youth when grade school pupils were required to memorize the poem, “Hats Off — The Flag Is Passing By.”

The speaker suggested that this period between the official Flag Day, June 14, and Independence Day, July 4, should be observed by flying our national flag every day. It should also be displayed on every national holiday. “If you don’t already own a flag, now is a good time to buy one” She urged.

At the conclusion of Lee’s talk, Mrs. Harold Prough, regent, read the roll call of nearly 70 local veterans who have died during the past year. Mrs. Jones then conducted a memorial service for Mrs. Lavon Edwards Prokesh, member of the Ponca City DAR chapter who died last month.

Names of new members, Mrs. Terry (Carla) White and Mrs. Clarence (Marilee) Helton, both of Tonkawa, were announced.

Mrs. Doris Stanley was chairman of the hostess committee which included Mrs. Patsy Lessert, Mrs. Vivian Mertz, Mrs. Judy Million and Mrs. Ruth Eleanor Northcutt.

Singles Network Will Meet

The Singles Network is a group of single people, either by choice, or by divorce, or widowed, that gathers for fellowship and mutual support.

Activity schedule for the week of June 21-27 includes:

June 22, 6 p.m., dinner at Hunan’s Garden.

June 24, 7 p.m., VCR party, call Lenora, 767-1417.

June 25, 6 p.m., Call Edie, 762-3071.

June 26, 8 a.m., breakfast at the Holiday Inn.

June 27, 4 p.m., ice cream social, call Mary, 762-6588.

TOPS Chapter Members Meet

TOPS OK 308 Chapter met Monday evening with Ann McCool calling the meeting to order, and Edith Smith giving the devotional entitled “The Meaning of Love” by Helen Steiner Rice.

Daphene Robertson led the TOPS pledge, and Ruth Garroutte led the KOPS Kreed. Natalie McCoy called the roll, and Robinelle Oldham gave the weight report. Jamie Miller was Best Loser, and Ruth Garroutte won the “Ha Ha pot.”

Loretta Riley gave the program entitled “Attitudes of Senior Citizens.” Charms for three months perfect attendance were presented to Betty Flower, Natalie McCoy, Delpha Clemens, Elaine Hoober, Janie Fairchild and Blanche Pontius.

For more information contact Betty Flower, 765-5448 or Delpha Clemens, 762-2844..

Proceeds From English Tea Will Benefit The Golden Villa

Proceeds from the recent “English Afternoon Tea” hosted by the women of the church have been presented to The Golden Villa.

Laura Hines, RN, Administrator of the Villa, stated that the $640 gift was “greatly appreciated in light of the fact that Golden Villa, having lost its building lease, will soon be moving to new quarters.”

A United Way agency, the program provides care for individuals 18 years of age and older in the Ponca City area. The adult day care, available from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, permits a number of people to avoid going to a nursing home because family members/caregivers can take them to The Golden Villa, and go on to work or have a respite from constant care. The Villa also has a van for pick-up and delivery of clients. Meals, outings, programs and entertainments are also provided.

Co-chairs for the benefit tea were Mrs. Kenneth Hunt, Mrs. Steve McGuire and Mrs. Kenneth Holmes. ECW members brought their best china, silver and table linens for the event. Refreshments included scones, clotted cream, jam, cookies, cakes, and tea sandwiches of all varieties.

Engagement Is Announced

A Sept. 11 wedding in the Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa is being planned by Jennifer Diane Harrison and Jason Robert Brandt. Parents of the couple are Dave and Carol Harrison of Tulsa and Byron and Goldie Brandt, 2401 Kingston.

The bride-elect is a graduate of Cascia Hall high school in Tulsa and has attended the University of Tulsa. She is employed with Williams Energy Services in Tulsa. Brandt, a graduate of Ponca City High School, has attended Oklahoma State University. He is employed by SolArc, Inc. in Tulsa.

Wedding Planned

James V. Smith and Ruby E. McCombs of Newkirk will be married in a private family ceremony July 17, 6:30 p.m. at Christ’s Church in Newkirk. The Rev. Craig Ortwein will officiate.

The family is hosting a reception in Christ’s Church fellowship hall at 7 p.m. Friends and family are invited to attend this event.

Amanda Simmons To Wed

Announcement is being made of the engagement of Amanda Jane Simmons and Bradley Stewart Rosewitz. The couple will wed in an Aug. 7 ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church.

Miss Simmons is the daughter of Mrs. Jane Simmons of Ponca City, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons of Katy, Texas. Rosewitz is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kirkpatrick and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rosewitz, all of Ponca City.

The future bride, a 1995 graduate of Ponca City High School, earned a degree in marketing from Oklahoma State University in May. Rosewitz, a 1994 PCHS graduate, is employed at Seven-Up Bottling in Ponca City.

Lookin’ With Lou

A Picture Is Worth………………

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE

News Staff Writer

People are funny about photographs. A reader wrote to say that they noticed when a group of women are in a picture there is always one that feels one profile of herself is better than the other.

The end result is everyone is looking face on to the camera except this one who is turned sideways. Enclosed from the reader was an example photograph.

By the same token groups of men are likewise interesting to photograph. Just seems natural for men standing in a row to clasp their hands in front of their bodies. (Sort of like a natural cod piece).

As a photographer, I have two lines I use to get the subjects to drop their hands to their sides. One is “no pallbearers,” and if that doesn’t work I say “no fig leaves” and the hands drop automatically.

This same reader observed two ladies at theatre trying to make up their minds as to which was the best seat. One woman picked three seats on the left side of the aisle, while the other lady preferred three different seats on the right. Finally the woman on the right won out.

Normally men could care less where they are seated unless it is at sporting event and then things can get ugly.

When paying for items that totals an uneven dollar amount - say $1.62 men will lay down two one dollar bills and simply stick the returned 38 cents in their pockets. Women on the other hand tend to get out their coin purse and fish out the 62 cents in change.

On another subject, the reader wondered why when you have just a few original teeth left that the dentist charges the same price for cleaning as if you had a full set of choppers?

Speaking of commerce, another reader said a pet peeve is a business that has two doors but only unlocks one. If the doors are side by side, one risks the chance of injuring themselves by over tugging on the door or runs smack into an unmovable object.

A rather large retailer has two doors a building-length apart - but only one of the doors is unlocked during business hours. This causes much grumbling and unwanted exercise as the customer hikes to the open door to be allowed to shop in that business.

Brandi Lefler Engaged

Announcing the engagement of their daughter, Brandi, to David Sullivan, son of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Sullivan of Ponca City, are Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lefler of Enid. The wedding will be Aug. 7 at Central Christian Church in Enid.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Roy and Laverne Hildebrand of Enid, and Bess Lefler of Grove. Sullivan is the grandson of L.M. and Peg Sullivan of Harrah, and David Ross of Newkirk.

Miss Lefler graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1996 with a degree in psychology. She is currently participating in a master’s of education program in guidance and counseling.

The prospective bridegroom earned a degree in chemical engineering from OSU and has completed two years of law school at the University of Oklahoma. He is presently an intern with Crowe and Dunlevy in Oklahoma City.

Lifestyle Page Deadlines Announced

Forms for engagement, anniversary and wedding announcements are available at the desk of the Lifestyles Editor. The News requests that the name of a contact person and a telephone number, where they may be reached during business hours, be listed.

The deadline for the Sunday edition for stories with pictures is 5 p.m. Wednesday, but stories and pictures may be submitted earlier. Stories for the daily edition should be submitted at least two days prior to the date of publication.

In order to keep stories current, the News prefers to have wedding stories submitted within two weeks of the event. However, we will use a photograph and story within three months after the event. If a wedding story is submitted more than one month after the event, the date will not be used and the story may be abbreviated. Stories submitted prior to one month following the ceremony will usually receive preference in the Sunday edition.

We cannot reproduce photographs from a newspaper or magazine. Prints or negatives only, please. Either color or black and white photos are acceptable. Soft focus pictures do not reproduce well in a newspaper. Almost any size photograph is acceptable since they will be enlarged or reduced as needed. Check with the Lifestyles Editor.

There is no charge for wedding, anniversary or engagement announcements, and pictures are returned free of charge. A return name and address should be printed on the back of the photographs. “Sticky” notes are preferred since ink may bleed through the picture if the writer presses too hard. The News cannot be responsible for the spelling of names if information submitted is handwritten rather than typed.

Forms are preferred; however, the Lifestyles editor is available to write the story from facts you provide (Just provide her with the “who, what, when, where, etc. ”). It is not necessary for you to write the actual story, but you may certainly do so if you desire; but, be aware that the story is subject to editing. Photographs are included with wedding anniversary information beginning at 25 years.

Items may be mailed, e-mailed, faxed or brought in person to the News. Please be sure to include a name and telephone number in case more information is needed. Those who would like to mail information should include the post box number 191 for the Ponca City News, 74602-0191. Fax number is 580-765-7800. Telephone number for the Ponca City News is 580-765-3311. For further information contact the Lifestyles Editor.

If the article is intended for the Lifestyle pages please write this on the material you submit by mail. As a service to readers of The News forms may be found via e-mail. Address is http://www.poncacitynews.com/lifeforms

Event Fetes Brookshires

Robert L. (Bob) and Marjorie A. (Marge) Brookshire, 2529 Windsor Road, Ponca City, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary June 18. They were married in a double ring ceremony in 1949 in the First Presbyterian Church in Ponca City. The vows were officiated by the Rev. Charlie Shedd.

Mr. Brookshire is the son of the late C.E. Brookshire and Addie Brookshire, and Mrs. Brookshire is the daughter of the late Luther M. and Lois Miller.

The Brookshires made their first home in Ponca City until 1976, when they moved to Edmond, returning to Ponca City in 1989. He was a Banker for 35 years and she was a homemaker. He is currently a Realtor Associate.

In celebration, the couple will attend several shows in Branson, Mo. during June. They will also be honored with a family dinner at “Sleepy Hollow” in Oklahoma City today. Hosting the trip and dinner are their son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Lisa Brookshire of Edmond; daughter and son-in-law, Marsha and Ron Mitchell of Luther; and son and daughter-in-law, Brad and Liz Brookshire of Oklahoma City.

Others attending the dinner are granddaughter, Brandie Bragg, her husband Mike, and daughter, Lyndsie, of Oklahoma City; grandchildren, Brooke, Clif and Billy Mitchell of Luther; and Cody Brookshire of Haysville, Kan.

Wheatheart Nutrition Menu Set for Week

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 21: Southern barbecue meatloaf sandwich; oven fried potatoes; coleslaw; hamburger bun; cinnamon apples.

Tuesday, June 22: Chicken and noodles; tossed salad with dressing; pickled beets; crackers with margarine; peach crisp.

Wednesday, June 23: Oven baked chicken; mashed potatoes with gravy; California mixed vegetables; biscuit with margarine; frosted strawberry dessert.

Thursday, June 24: Chili dogs with cheese; tator wedges; cucumber and onion salad; bun; ice cream.

Friday, June 25: Chicken fried steak; mashed potatoes with gravy; perfection salad; cornbread with margarine; fresh fruit in season.

Event To Honor Mrs. Powelson On 80th Birthday

A “come and go” reception honoring Velma Harden Powelson on her 80th birthday will be hosted by her husband, William, and children James, Joyce, Johnny and spouses on June 26 at the Ranch Drive Fire Station Community Building from 2 to 4 p.m. Friends and relatives are invited to share this special day with her and no gifts are requested.

The birthday honoree and her twin brother, Virgil, were born June 26, 1919, in Autwine, to Steve and Zella Harden. She had four other brothers, Floyd, Arlo, Merritt and Ernest.

She attended grade school at Excelsior and Round Grove, graduating from Ponca City High School in 1937. She married William H. Powelson Oct. 24, 1942, and they have made their home on a farm west of Ponca City since 1945.

Mrs. Powelson is still active in community organizations, serving as chairman of Round Grove Friends Club, Round Grove and Finley Card Clubs. She has served 43 years in Home Extension work, and as a 4-H leader. for 18 years.

She is a member of the Prairie Chapel Methodist Church and presently serves as president of the UMW. Hobbies are playing cards, crocheting, and quilting. Mrs. Powelson has seven grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and seven step-great-grandchildren.

News Policy for Birthdays

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.

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.

Tabitha Hardy Becomes Bride of John M. Pulcini

Tabitha Lee Hardy became the bride of John Michael Pulcini in a 9:30 a.m. ceremony May 29, 1999, at the Cann Gardens. Their double ring vows were officiated by the Rev. Merelin Ray McCon, uncle of the bride, who also officiated at the wedding of the bride’s parents. The processional was “Canon in D” and the traditional “bridal March” and the recessional was “Trumpet Voluntary.” Bill Justice sang “Thanks Again” and “Another Man” and Kara Hardy sang “Walk With Them Lord.” Raymond Harpster and Amy Sawyer sang “Cherish the Treasure” as the unity candle was lighted.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Hill Hardy, 206 North Sixth, and the granddaughter of Mrs. E.L. Autrey of Walker, La., and Mrs. James Hardy Sr. of Alexandria, La. The bridegroom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. John Pulcini of Evansville, Ind.

Serving as readers were Mary Pulcini Szumila and Melanie Gerlich, sisters of the bridegroom. Cheryl Lott attended the guest book and flower girl was Kassy Sanchez, cousin of the bride. Lance Lott, also a cousin of the bride, was the ringbearer. Distributing programs were Michelle Eykomp and Melissa Pulcini, sisters of the bridegroom.

Kara Hardy was Maid of Honor for her sister and wore a yellow satin Empire waisted gown accented at the neckline with a floral chiffon scarf. She carried an arrangement of yellow and pink calla lilies and purple aster tied with yellow, pink and purple ribbons. Bridesmaids were Elizabeth Heslip, who wore a pink gown, and Amy Sawyer, who wore purple. Each wore a floral chiffon scarf and carried a bouquet of yellow and pink calla lilies.

Kelly Whitledge served as Best Man, and groomsmen were Steve Griffin and Tom Varner. Guests were seated by Ryan Brown, Mike Garcia, Chip Hardy and Bob Penrose.

The bride wore an antique white satin gown with an Empire waistline and chapel length train. The bodice and hemline of the skirt were accented with sequins and pearls. Her waist-length veiling was trimmed with satin ribbon and attached to a headdress adorned with sequins and pearls. She carried a bouquet of white lisianthus, purple asters, yellow asters and English ivy entertwined with pink ribbon.

Hosting a reception at the Cultural Center were Tammy Beier, Vicki Everman, Beth Ford and Martha Long. Assisting with the event were Becky Davis, Rachel Jackson, Kristen Barrentine, Rebecca Ausborn and Angie Knapp.

The couple, who met while attending college in England, resides in Indianapolis, Ind.

Smocks Observe Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Smock, 700 Edgewood Drive, will be honored with a reception at the Ponca City Hartford Avenue Church of Christ fellowship center 2-4 p.m. June 26 on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniversary. Family, friends and customers are invited to attend, and the couple requests no gifts. Hosts for the celebration will be Debra Ruth Downing and Donald Joe Smock, daughter and son of the honorees.

Joe C. Smock and the former Ruth E. Mathis were married June 21, 1959, at the Fairfax Church of Christ. They made their first home in Fairfax, and later moved to Ponca City. They have resided in their present home for 18 years.

Mr. Smock is the owner and operator of Smock’s Auto Repair, 718 South Second. He currently serves as a deacon for the Ponca City Hartford Avenue Church of Christ, and is an avid boxing fan.

Mrs. Smock is the office manager for the auto repair business, and is also a Bible school teacher at the Ponca City Hartford Avenue Church of Christ.

Mr. and Mrs. Smock have two grandchildren, Luke, age 12, and Logan, age 10.

State Anthropological Society 1998 Golden Trowel Award for Sudbury

Byron Sudbury was recently presented with the 1998 Golden Trowel Award from the Oklahoma Anthropological Society. He is a member of the Kay County chapter of OAS.

Sudbury’s interest in archeology began in high school when, as a junior, his science project on archeology took top state honors. He has been a member of the OAS since 1965, during which time he has developed skills, not only in archeological field work, but also as a researcher and writer of reports. His publications include: The Bowling Alley Site, Ka-131. “Late Prehistoric Site;” The Deer Creek Site, Ka 3, “ An Eighteenth Century French Contact;” and three book publications on clay pipes.

Sudbury has participated in every dig his work schedule and responsibilities of raising his family have allowed said a spokesperson. The earliest was a dig near Lindsey under Dr. Lawton; the latest was the Kubik Site near Newkirk in the summer of 1998. During a period when local chapter membership was low, he held the Kay County group together by his “enthusiasm and dedication and by securing speakers and meeting places” said members. At the state level, he has served on the Certification Council for several years.

Picnic Will Honor McNews

Mr. and Mrs. Don McNew will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with family and friends at a picnic and reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on June 26 at Lake Ponca Park Shelter House No. 3. Daughters, Donna, Rhonda, Lisa, and Sandra, will host the event and extend an open invitation to family and friends to attend. The couple request no gifts.

Don McNew and the former Elaine Grimley were married June 27, 1959, at Liberty Baptist Church in Ponca City. They are lifelong residents of Ponca City.

Mr. McNew owns a painting contract business, McNew Painting, primarily doing work for the Conoco Complex. He is an avid deer hunter and enjoys gardening. Mrs. McNew is the business’ secretary, a Precious Moments collector, and enjoys water gardening. They have been members of Second, Northeast, and Sunset Baptist Churches.

The couple has five daughters and nine grandchildren. Daughters and their husbands are Tony and Donna Ramey, Kyle and Rhonda Benton, Alan and Lisa Wilcoxson, Paul and Sandra Brooks, all of Ponca City, and Dick and Teresa Ramsey of El Campo, Texas. Grandchildren are Daniel, Michael, and Sarah Ramey, Joshua and Jennifer Benton, Chris and Brandon Wilcoxson, all of Ponca City, and Adrienne and Ryan Ramsey of Texas.

Hiles Celebrate 50 Years

Celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary June 28 will be Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Hile, 2509 Rice. A reception in their honor will be held 2-4 p.m. June 27 at the fellowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church. An open invitation is extended to friends and family to attend the event, and the couple requests no gifts.

Hosting the celebration will be the couple’s children and spouses: Tom and Toni Hile of Ponca City, Jim Hile of Seattle, Wash., Chuck and Michelle Hile of LaMesa, Calif., and Amy Hile of Ponca City.

Don Hile and the former Shirley Scott were married June 28, 1949, in the Presbyterian Church in Hickman, Neb. They made their first home in Lincoln, Neb, later residing in the Kansas City area.

Mr. Hile retired in 1985 after 37 years employment in the Marketing Accounting department at Conoco. He is affiliated with the American Legion. Mrs. Hile retired in 1987 from the Ponca City school system as a kindergarten teacher at Roosevelt School. She is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Pioneer Quilter’s Guild, and the Jubilation Ringers Handbell Choir. Both are active members of the First Presbyterian Church.

Their grandchildren are Gina and Angie Hile of Ponca City, Mallory Hile of LaMesa, Calif., and Brandon Hile of Ponca City.

Lyndall Stout Morning News TV Anchor

Lyndall Stout, daughter of Perry and Marilyn Stout of Stillwater and Brenda Gates of Tulsa, recently was hired as the morning news anchor at KARK Channel 4, the NBC affiliate in Little Rock, Ark. Stout is on weekdays from 5:30 a-m. to 7 a.m. and does local news cut-in’s to NBC’s “Today Show.”

Before moving to Little Rock, Stout worked as a reporter and anchor for KTEN-TV, the NBC affiliate serving the Denison, Texas and Ardmore areas. She was also editor of a weekly newspaper in Osage County.

Stout received her master’s degree in mass communication at Louisiana State University. While there, she studied race and gender issues as they relate to local television news. She did her undergraduate work at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Ark. Stout is a graduate of Pawhuska High School.

She is the granddaughter of Wilbur Stout of Stillwater; Imogene and Robert Cottman of Ponca City, and Jess and Vesta Gates of Ralston.

In addition to her work as a news anchor, Stout spends time volunteering with infants and toddlers at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

Katie Dobson, Brad Liston Are Married In Tulsa Church

Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa was the setting May 22, 1999, for the wedding of Katie Dobson and Brad Liston. Their double ring vows were solemnized in a 7 p.m. ceremony by the Rev. James Kastner. Katie Beam of Broken Arrow, vocalist, sang “Surely the Presence of the Lord” and “Ave Maria.”

The bride is the daughter of Mitch Dobson of Kaw City and Laura Dobson of Newkirk, and parents of the bridegroom are Larry and Sharon Liston of Moore. The bride is the granddaughter of Bob and Addilee Coleman of Oklahoma City, and the bridegroom is the grandson of Lois Johnson of Oklahoma City, and Kenneth and Mary Straka of Moore.

Amy Beel of Moore and Melissa Dalton of Stillwater served as readers. Kasey Davis of Yukon and Jessica Wiersig of Newkirk attended the guest book.

Honor attendant for the bride was Becky Harris of Newkirk, and bridesmaids were Natalie Doss of Stillwater, Amber Ramey of Newkirk, Julia Logsdon of Newkirk, Erin Gilmore of Stroud, and Jamie Liston of Moore. Each was attired in a Navy blue floor length dress and carried a bouquet of white roses.

Chris Stephens of Chickasha served as Best Man, and groomsmen were Jeff Landgraf of Madill, B.J. Bellettini of Coalgate, Preston Williams of Cashion, Cade Coppenbarger of Davis, and J.T. Walker of Newcastle. Ushers were Jim Dobson, Jay Dobson, John Dobson, and Darin Straka.

The bride wore a floor length white silk gown in an Empire design. The beaded bodice featured cap sleeves and a scooped neckline. The full skirt was adorned with beaded appliques and complemented by a cathedral length train. Her illusion veiling was edged in satin, and she carried a bouquet of red roses tied with with sheer white ribbons. The bride also wore pearl jewelry.

Parents of the bride hosted a dance and reception at the Double Tree Hotel. The newlywed couple resides in Stillwater, and the bridegroom is conducting biomedical research at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center.

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.

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).

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.

Model Railroad Club, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Stephenson Building, 113 North Third. For information call 762-8687 or 765-7996.

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.

SPORTS

Legion Rained Out Again In Tournament
Golf Notes
Sports Notes

Legion Rained Out Again In Tournament

For the second straight weekend, the American Legion Majors team has been rained out of a tournament.

Due to persistent heavy showers, the Ark City tournament was canceled on Saturday. Only one game was played Friday, before a steady rain forced officials to reschedule the remaining match ups for early Saturday morning. The Poncans were set to play at 8 a.m.

The Enid Tournament was also a wash-out last weekend.

The Majors (7-9) are scheduled play on Tuesday, hosting Ark City in a doubleheader. The first game will start at 6.

Golf Notes

Junior PGA

Ponca City’s Jenni Nimmo finished second and Michaela Cavener was third in their respective divisions of the South Central PGA Junior Tournament at Edmond’s Coffee Creek Course.

Nimmo, in the girls’ 16-17 age bracket, shot a 77. Cavener, in the 14-15 division, fired an 87.

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Matt Ellis finished fourth in the South Central PGA Junior Tournament at Kickingbird Golf Club in Edmond.

Ellis, playing the boys 16-17 age division, shot a 73.

WLGA

The Wentz Ladies Golf Association will meet Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. to draw for pairings in the Ladies Day play.

Last week’s winners were Irene Heppler in Championship flight, Linda Bigger in President’s flight, Sue Lawson in A flight, Maxine Schneider in B flight, Ernie Goodman in C flight and for Low Putts.

Sports Notes

Softball Tournament

A coed softball tournament to benefit Woodland High School athletics is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Fairfax.

The entry deadline is Monday. The entry fee is $100. The roster must include six male and six female players.

For information, contact Gary Klopp (918-642-5420).

Freedom Run

The Stillwater Running Club’s Freedom Run is scheduled for Saturday, starting at 7:30 a.m. at Oklahoma State’s Lewis Field.

The run includes a 5-K certified run and a one-mile fun run. The pre-race entry fee is $12 for the 5-K run with shirt and $7 without. It is $8 for the fun run and $3 without the shirt. Add $2 for race day registration.

For information, call 405-377-8839