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ALCH Here Recipient of Grant
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Three ‘Missionette Honor Stars’ From Here Will Receive Honors
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ALCH Here Recipient of Grant

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation in Las Vegas, Nev. today announced that the American Legion Children’s Home (ALCH) in Ponca City is the recipient of a $3 million grant. The award is one of seven charitable causes awarded throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas and Nevada, according to Fred W. Smith, chairman of the Foundation.

The grant will enable ALCH to construction a 26,260 square foot multi-purpose facility for homeless, dependent and neglected children. The new building will house a gymnasium, recreational and dining facilities and space for arts education and therapeutic activities.

Additionally, a kitchen and concession area will be used to teach independent living and employment skills for the more than 50 children who call the Ponca City facility home. ALCH is the largest children’s facility of its kind in the state not affiliated with a hospital. Established in 1928 as an orphanage for veterans’ children, the Ponca City facility is the American Legion’s only children’s home.

Other Oklahoma recipients include the Oklahoma City Art Museum and the Tulsa Senior Services. The Oklahoma City Art Museum received the largest capital grant of $14.4 million. It will be used to construct, equip and furnish an 82,000 square foot Visual Arts Center. The new Center will house an educational complex, expand exhibition space in 11 permanent collection galleries, interactive galleries, archival space, two classrooms, a 250-seat theater, a gift store and a restaurant.

The museum, which is currently located on the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, will relocate to downtown Oklahoma City. The new construction will also include remodeling of the city’s historic Centre Theatre.

Also, Tulsa Senior Services will receive $3.4 million to construct two adult day service centers. The two facilities will have three levels of care options available to clients and serve up to 160 clients daily. The north Tulsa location will be at Pine and Lansing. The Broken Arrow location is near 161st East Avenue.

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is a national philanthropic organization with headquarters in Las Vegas, Nev. The Foundation was formed in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur, Donald W. Reynolds, who was the founder and principal owner of the Donrey Media Group.

Other grants announced today include: the Pathfinder Foundation in Jacksonville, Ark.; Westark College in Fort Smith, Ark; The University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and Shade Tree, in Las Vegas.

Nearly News

Nearly News would like to correct information published in The News on Sunday, July 11, on page 7-A, regarding the Annual Otoe-Missouria Tribe’s annual health fair. The story should have read more than 50 health care professionals, including several doctors will be present on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Otoe-Missouria Tribal Center, 8151 U.S. 177, located east of Red Rock. Free tests will include blood sugar, cholesterol, dental and eye screenings and others. Primary purpose is to screen people for diabetes. Other events at the fair will include CPR demonstrations and a blood drive . A free lunch will be served at noon. The fair is open to the public.

Three ‘Missionette Honor Stars’ From Here Will Receive Honors

First Assembly of God is proud to announced their first “Missionette Honor Stars,” Amanda Brown, Vanessa Donaldson, and Sumer Garton. The girls will be crowned Honor Stars at a statewide crowning ceremony on Friday, July 23, at Crossroads Cathedral in Oklahoma City. They will be recognized here on Sunday, July 25, at First Assembly of God, during the morning worship service, with a reception following the service.

Amanda is the daughter of Doyle and Dixie Brown of Ponca City. Vanessa is the daughter of Casey and Vicki Osborn of Ponca City and T.J. Donaldson of Blackwell. Sumer is the daughter of Vance and Linda Garton of Ponca City. These three young ladies have been in a two-year weekly program at First Assembly, under the direction of Rhonda Benton.

The class is a Missionettes class called “STARS” which stands for Susanna, Tabitha, Anna, and Ruth, four godly women in the bible who were loyal, faithful and served God. The class was about learning godly ways, memorizing scriptures and studying, writing essays, and reading books.

The girls were also able to earn up to 30 badges. They visited shut-ins, sewed for the nursing homes, cooked meals for people in need, gave to missions, made gifts for missionaries, baby sat, and collected coins for children. They also enjoyed crafts, campouts, sleepovers, shopping trips, scavenger hunts, and much more. When they finished all the requirements, including reading the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, and completing the STARS book, they were given tests from the District Office in Oklahoma City — all three passed with high scores.

First Assembly invites anyone who is interested to attend the ceremonies in Oklahoma City or here in Ponca City to congratulate Amanda, Vanessa and Sumer.

District Court

Blackwell

Divorces Granted

Pamela S. Colvin vs. Lawrence W. Colvin.

David Blake Marshall vs. Paula Kay Marshall; defendant restored to former name Paula Kay Betz.

Brenda S. Moore vs. Billy Moore.

Romana M. Moeder vs. David A. Moeder.

Civil Petitions

Jack Bowker Ford Leasing Co. vs. Debbie S. Shouse; plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,060.68.

Jack Bowker Ford Leasing Co. vs. Glenda F. Garroutte; plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,634.34.

Jack Bowker Ford Leasing Co. vs. Lonnie Sentel and Jennifer L. Sentel; plaintiff seeking judgment for $4,736.21.

Jack Bowker Ford Leasing Co. vs. Betty J. Pierson and Jesse W. Pierson; plaintiff seeking judgment for $4,658.66.

DEATHS

Lucille Simpson
Kathleen Jean Martin
Opal Baldwin

Lucille Simpson

TONKAWA — Lucille M. Simpson, Nardin resident and former Tonkawa/Red Rock resident, died early Saturday morning, July 10. 1999, at Blackwell Regional Medical Center in Blackwell. She was 78.

The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, at the McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home chapel in Tonkawa. Burial will be in the Red Rock (Okla.) Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home until 5 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time on Tuesday. Grandsons will be casket bearers.

Lucille (Cooper) Simpson was born Dec. 31, 1920, in Red Rock to William Lee and Lorene (Bissell) Cooper. She was married to Jett F. Simpson on Jan. 8, 1938, in Tulsa and the couple made their home in Red Rock. In 1941 they moved to southern California, then in 1965, to Tonkawa. After her husband’s retirement the couple moved to Nardin in 1985. Mrs. Simpson was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Tonkawa. She enjoyed reading books and working crossword puzzles.

Survivors include one son, Dwain, of Kennydale, Texas; on daughter, Sondra Ailey of Nardin; three brothers, Charles Cooper of Red Rock, and Marvin Cooper and Leon Cooper, both of Hennessey; three sisters, Loralie Manning of Kiefer, Wilma Cochran of Red Rock and Wanda Gibson of Cederville, Ark.; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Nov. 5, 1994, one infant daughter, her parents, and one infant brother.

Obituaries

Kathleen Jean Martin

Kathleen Jean Martin, longtime Ponca City resident, died unexpectedly Friday, July 9, 1999, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kan. Mrs. Martin was 65.

A memorial service was to be held Monday, July 12, 1999, at 1 p.m. at Trout Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Edwards, Church of the Nazarene pastor, officiating. No visitation was held at the funeral home. A private committal of the cremains will be held in Newkirk cemetery at a later date.

Kathleen Jean (Keen) Martin was born April 19, 1934, in Kildare, to Cecil T. and Ella S. (Backhaus) Keen. She attended school at Kildare and later attended Newkirk High School.

On June 4, 1952, she married Thomas Andrew “Toby” Martin in Ponca City. She then accompanied him on his tour of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. In 1954, they moved to Winfield, Kan., and then to Topeka, Kan., in 1955. Her husband was employed as a pipefitter and in 1964 the family followed his work to Decatur, Ill., and the following year to Taylorville, Ill. In June 1968, they returned to Ponca City and established their home on McCord Road. Her husband died Jan. 12, 1998, and Mrs. Martin moved into town in May of this year.

Mrs. Martin loved to work in her yard and garden. She enjoyed canning and sewing. She was a superb seamstress and a “born” homemaker who enjoyed cooking for family dinners.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her mother, Ella S. Keen; step-mother, Mildred Beller Keen; brother, Virgil Lee Keen; and an infant brother.

She is survived by two sons, Carl Duane Martin and Charles Thomas Martin both of Ponca City; father, Cecil T. Keen of Ponca City; sister, Mrs. Bill (Marjory) Robinson of Newkirk; two brothers, Donald D. Keen and Thomas J. Keen both of Newkirk; four grandchildren, Jennifer, Jeff, Andy and Jake Martin; and many other relatives and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 North Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, OK 74601.

The family will be at the Carl D. Martin home, 3422 Meadow Lane.

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Opal Baldwin

Elsie Opal (Morgan) Baldwin died Saturday, July 10, 1999, at Shawn Manor Nursing Home. She was 97.

The funeral will be held Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at 10:30 a.m. at Sunset Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Ledbetter, pastor, officiating. A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Neodesha, Kan., cemetery. Burial will be under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.

Elsie Opal (Morgan) Baldwin was born June 19, 1902, near Coyville, Kan., to John Mathis and Rosie Alice (Wimer) Morgan. There, she grew up on a farm with her eight brothers and sisters. She attended Liberty School in Morgan Valley near Coyville.

On Jan. 26, 1921, she married Benjamin Harrison Baldwin in Fredonia, Kan. They made their home in Neodesha, Kan., where they owned and operated a greenhouse and this began their favorite hobby, growing plants. Also in Neodesha, they enjoyed the birth of their two daughters and one son. During The Great Depression of the 1930’s, they lost their home and greenhouse. They moved to a rented farm and their hobby became a way of life as they grew their own food and began farming. After the depression, they spent most of their married life farming in southeast Kansas.

She and her husband retired in 1958 and moved to a one-acre tract in Parsons, Kan., and gardened and enjoyed life. Mr. Baldwin died Sept. 18, 1980. Mrs. Baldwin continued to live in Parsons until moving to Ponca City in 1993 to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Bob Guinn. She also spent time in Carthage, Mo. with her daughter, Bonnie Burke.

Mrs. Baldwin was a member of the Ruth Sunday School Class at Sunset Baptist Church. During the week, she attended the Golden Villa Adult Daycare and enjoyed her friends there.

She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Guinn and her husband Bob of Ponca City, and Bonnie Burke of Carthage, Mo.; brother, Carl Morgan of Mohave Valley, Ariz.; five grandchildren, Jay Guinn and his wife Susie, Janet Tapp and her husband Mark, Joanie Bowen and her husband Craig, Brent Comer and his wife Cathy, and Beth Bass and her husband Dennis; and 13 great-grandchildren, Robert Guinn, Andrea and Errin Tapp, Bethany, Sarah, Nathan, Hannah and Josiah Bowen, Bill, Brendon and Blake Comer, Justin and Brendi Bass. In addition to her parents and husband, an infant son, Dale Leon, three brothers and four sisters preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sunset Baptist Church, 915 Greenwood, Ponca City, OK 74601 or to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 North Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, OK 74601.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Summer Camp — Fire ’99 Summer Camp is set for Aug. 2-6 at Wentz Camp, sponsored by Fire Island YOUth Ministries, Inc. in cooperation with area churches. For more information, call 580-767-8325 or write to Fire Island YOUth Ministries, Inc., P.O. Box 1722, Ponca City, OK 74602

Pauline's Every Monday Night Special. Fried Chicken Only- all

white meat. All you can eat, $6.50 For reservations call 765-5460. adv.

Ponca Powwow Program — All interested parties in having old photographs in the Ponca Powwow Program, need to submit them to the Ponca Tribal Affairs office by July 23 closing. Contact Kinsel Lieb (580) 762-8104 or Jean Packhorse at the Tribal Affairs Building. The 123rd annual Ponca Tribal Powwow will be Aug. 26-29 at White Eagle.

State Certified DUI School Bridgeway, Inc. is Kay Co.'s only local non-profit organization that offers both mid week and weekend DUI Schools and Assessments. Next school scheduled Friday, June 16th, and Saturday, June 17th, starting at 5:00 p.m. We now offer the 24 hr. DUI School. Call 762-1462 for reservations and information. adv.

Stolen — A resident in the 400 block of North Elm Street advised the Ponca City Police Department at 12:31 p.m. Saturday that a bicycle was stolen.

Factory Close out on gas ranges and Jenn Air dishwashers at Copeland’s, 315 East Grand. 762-6896. adv.

DUI — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 32-year-old man from a traffic stop at West Comanche Avenue and North Union Street at 8:02 p.m. Saturday for driving under the influence.

Theft — At 1:20 p.m. Saturday, a Ponca City police officer took a report of a bike stolen in the 1800 block of North Union Street.

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.

Stolen — A resident in the 1200 block of South Sixth Street advised the Ponca City Police Department at 2:35 p.m. that a saw was stolen.

Help the school of your choice. Donating a new VCR tape and ordering great entertainment from HBO or Showtime is a start. Call Cable One at 762-6684 for details.adv.

Theft — An employee of Conoco, 1613 West South Avenue, notified the Ponca City Police Department at 5:46 p.m. Saturday that the driver of a red Chevrolet truck left the business without paying for gas. An officer left a form for the employee to complete regarding the incident.

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

Arrest — At 7:22 p.m. Saturday, a Ponca City police officer was flagged down by a woman in the 400 block of South Oak Street, who requested help. The officer took a man into custody for violation of a protective order.

Under Suspension — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 23-year-old man from a traffic stop in the 600 block of East South Avenue at 9:04 p.m. Saturday for driving under suspension.

Larceny — A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody at the Ponca City Police Department at 10:02 p.m. Saturday. An officer charged the youth with petit larceny. At 10:45 p.m., an officer arrested a second 16-year-old boy at the police station for petit larceny.

Youth Arrested — At 10:55 p.m. Saturday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a youth at North First Street and East Chestnut Avenue for minor in possession. The youth was issued a citation and released to a parent on a promise to appear in juvenile court.

Arrest — A Ponca City police officer arrested a youth at Third Street and East Grand Avenue at 10:56 p.m. Saturday. The youth was issued a citation and released to a parent on a promise to appear in juvenile court.

Arrest — At 11:18 p.m. Saturday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 49-year-old man at South First Street and East South Avenue for driving under the influence and making an unsafe lane change. A 36-year-old woman was also taken into custody for public intoxication.

Burglary —A security officer from Wal-Mart, 1101 East Prospect Avenue, contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 11:58 p.m. Saturday to report someone broke into the stuffed animal machine and took the animals. An officer responded and took a burglary report. At 2:11 a.m. Sunday, an officer arrested a 17-year-old boy at the police station for second degree burglary.

Assault — At 11:58 p.m. Saturday, a resident in the 800 block of East Broadway Avenue advised the Ponca City Police Department of a domestic situation. Three officers responded and arrested a 42-year-old man for domestic assault and battery.

Curfew — At 12:29 a.m. Sunday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a boy at North Pine Street and West Broadway Avenue for curfew violation. The officer issued a citation and released the youth to a parent on a promise to appear in juvenile court.

Youth — A Ponca City police officer arrested two juveniles from a traffic stop at South Ash Street and West Central Avenue at 12:52 a.m. Sunday. The youth were issued citations and released to a parent on a promise to appear in juvenile court.

DUI — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 34-year-old woman from a traffic stop at the New River Bridge at 2:16 a.m. Sunday for driving under the influence.

Burglary — At 3:23 a.m. Sunday, the Ponca City Police Department received notice of an alarm going off at Triple T, 201 West Hartford Avenue. The clerk called and advised the police that one subject took cash out of the register while it was open then fled the store on foot. A second subject remained inside the business. Two officers responded and took the subject to the police station. At 4:20 a.m., a resident in the 1000 block of North Sunset Avenue advised the police department that a 1997 Chevrolet geo metro was stolen from the front yard. An officer advised the owner to go to the Triple T and recover the vehicle. At 5:54 a.m., officers arrested a 20-year-old man in the 1000 block of North Birch Street for a Kay County warrant. At 7:19 a.m., the owner of the vehicle advised the police that he found a bank bag in his recovered vehicle. The property was taken to the police station.

Burglary — At 9:09 a.m. Sunday, a resident in the 900 block of North Oak Street advised the Ponca City Police Department that a vehicle was burglarized. An officer responded and took a report.

Burglary — At 12:51 p.m. Sunday, a resident in the 500 block of Glendale Avenue advised the Ponca City Police Department that a vehicle was burglarized. Apparently the subjects left a flashlight behind. An officer responded and took a report.

Accident — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol received notice of a two vehicle accident in U.S. 177 at the Carbon Black entrance.

Fire — Kaw City Fire Department was paged and responded to the report of a trailer house on fire at Hidden Cove and Valley View in Kaw City at 1:57 p.m. Sunday.

Burglary — A resident in the 1800 block of North Osage Street advised the Ponca City Police Department at 2:47 p.m. Sunday that a shed was broken into. An officer responded and took a report.

Warrant Served — At 2:58 p.m. Sunday, a Ponca City police officer arrested a 39-year-old man in the 500 block of South Ninth Street for a Kay County warrant.

Stolen — An employee of Trout Funeral Home, 505 West Grand Avenue, advised the Ponca City Police Department that benches were stolen off the front porch. At 5:04 p.m. Sunday, an officer responded and took a report of grand larceny.

Burglary — At 5:35 p.m. Sunday, a resident in the 2100 block of Bainbridge Avenue, contacted the Ponca City Police Department to report the screen was cut on the window of the residence. An officer responded and took a report of second degree burglary.

Accident — A Ponca City police officer stood by a three vehicle non-injury accident at Kygar Road and Lake Road at 5:48 p.m. Sunday until the Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrived.

Fire — At 9:20 p.m. Sunday, Ponca City firefighters extinguished a fire in a field four miles south of U.S. 60 on U.S. 177.

Warrant Served — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 23-year-old woman from the 1100 block of East Ponca Avenue at 9:30 p.m. for a city warrant.

Beer Run — A clerk from a business in the 300 block of West Grand Avenue advised the Ponca City Police Department at 11:04 p.m. Sunday that a suspect took beer and left the business northbound on Oak Street. An officer responded but was unable to locate anyone in the area.

Stolen — At 11:50 p.m. Sunday, a resident in the 600 block of West Otoe Avenue advised the Ponca City Police Department that a subject just stole a Husky puppy.

LIFESTYLES

Event To Fete Barracloughs
Little News
Cookbooks More Than Recipes

Event To Fete Barracloughs

Mr. and Mrs. C. Stanley Barraclough will celebrate their 25th anniversary with a reception 2-4 p.m. July 18 in the Williamsburg Parlor of First Baptist Church, 218 South Sixth. Family and friends are invited to attend the event, and the couple requests no gifts. Hosts will be their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beal of Ponca City and Mrs. Jeanne Barraclough of Holton, Kan., and the honorees’ sons, Charles and James Barraclough.

Stanley Barraclough and the former Mary Jane Beal were united in marriage June 22, 1974, in the chapel of the First Baptist Church. Originally from Shawnee Mission, Kan., the couple has resided in Ponca City for several years. They are active in their church, and both work with several music organizations, including Ponca City Music Club, Community Concert Association, Ponca City Area Chamber Orchestra, and the American Guild of Organists. They have worked with Ponca Playhouse productions and Boy Scouts and share a love of gardening.

Mrs. Barraclough has been a career vocal music instructor for the Ponca City School system and currently teaches at Woodlands Elementary School. Barraclough worked 25 years in the Data Center Planning and Operations Department of Conoco, Inc. before moving to his current position as a computer support representative for Computer Sciences Corporation.

Little News

Paul and Beth Rady of Ponca City announce the birth of a son, Jonah Thomas Rady, at 7:39 a.m. June 21, 1999, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The baby weighed 10 pounds and measured 21 1/2 inches long. He has a sister, Megan, 4, and a brother, Adam, 2.

Maternal grandparents are William and Joan Ramstadt of Alpena, Mich. and paternal grandparents are Gordon and Marlene Rady of Traverse City, Mich.

Great-grandparents are Alden and Lillian Dreier of Toledo, Ohio, Vera Saunders of Traverse City, Mich., Mildred Rady of Westland, Mich. Great-great-grandmother is Opal Coleman of Grayling, Mich.

Cookbooks More Than Recipes

NEW YORK (AP) — Three books, one new and two revised editions, answer questions about food you might not have known enough to ask. Now in the bookstores, they might prove to be worth a few inches of space on your reference shelves.

Want to look up French bread? Welsh laverbread? Czech briosky? Tibetan tsampa?

They’re all forms of the staff of life, described in the 500-plus pages of ‘‘You Eat What You Are: People, Culture and Food Traditions’’ (Firefly, $35 hardback) by Thelma Barer-Stein.

This solid book is dauntingly thorough and thoroughly fascinating. The secret of dealing with it is to take small bites, unless you are a food professional or academic like the author.

This is a second, updated and expanded edition of a work first published in 1979. Barer-Stein is a Canadian food writer, university lecturer, TV cooking-show host. She shares these details among many others:

* In Iceland, cold milk is the most common drink with every meal, and Icelanders’ favorite dish is skyr, curds and whey made of fermented milk.

* Hungry Canadian settlers arriving in New Brunswick in 1783 copied Malacite Indians by eating young fiddlehead ferns.

* Beans are considered good only if cooked in a clay or earthenware pot, according to Brazilian superstition.

She organizes her material in 55 world regions and-or countries; each geographical entity has maps, entries on domestic life, meals and customs, special occasions and glossaries of food terms.

‘‘10,001 Food Facts, Chefs’ Secrets & Household Hints’’ (Friedman-Fairfax, $24.95 paperback) by Myles H. Bader packs more than 600 pages with a wide range of information and advice, ideas and opinions.

Chapters range from All About Potatoes, to The Cold Facts and Food Storage, from Substitutions That Work, to Stains Begone.

The writing is breezy and clear. As with Barer-Stein’s work, this is an entertaining book to browse through. And when you’re in pursuit of something specific, navigating through the wads of data and using the index it isn’t too hard to find answers for questions such as ‘‘Does a hot cup of any beverage really warm you up?’’ and ‘‘How does fruit ripen in a paper bag?’’

Bader is described as a Las Vegas-based nutritionist, a physician specializing in preventive care, an author and lecturer.

‘‘The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia’’ (Penguin Arkana, $18.95 paperback) by Rebecca Wood is subtitled ‘‘A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating.’’

More than 1,000 entries in alphabetical order run from achiote to zucchini. They deal with fruits, grains, herbs and vegetables, include details of health benefits, advice on foraging or buying, and here and there a recipe.

Wood’s first edition of this work was published in 1988. She writes about and teaches ‘‘whole food’’ cooking, and runs a cooking school in Boulder, Colo. Her 1997 book, ‘‘The Splendid Grain,’’ won both James Beard and Julia Child-IACP awards.

The health aspects on which she comments draw from Chinese, Indian Ayurvedic and Western medicine and nutrition. The careful and sober detail does not preclude pleasure: the entry for Popcorn includes the following recipe, of which she says: ‘‘For those times when you’re hungry for a quick and satisfying snack, here’s a fantastic one. It brings out the kid in me.’’

Caramel Corn

1 cup honey, sorghum molasses,

rice syrup, or maple syrup

4 quarts popped corn, unsalted

1 cup toasted almonds or

peanuts (optional)

Place the sweetener in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium and boil, without stirring, for about 5 minutes, or until the syrup reaches 270 F on a candy thermometer. (The syrup’s appearance as it cooks also indicates readiness — initially, it is frothy, then as the froth recedes, the syrup becomes thicker, denser. When it’s a shade darker, it’s ready.)

Pour the hot syrup over the popped corn and nuts, if using. Stir to coat, taking care not to touch the burning hot syrup. To make popcorn balls, butter your hands and quickly form the warm candied corn into desired size.

Makes 4 quarts.

SPORTS

Generations Collide For Matchplay Title

Generations Collide For Matchplay Title

By FRED HILTON

News Sports Editor

It’s youth vs. experience, the hot shots vs. the plotters.

That’s the way the finals of the Ponca City Country Club’s Fourball Matchplay Championship is shaping up.

It will be the college kids, Jon Hoover and Chip Huston against the defending champions, Bruce Newman and J.B. Hron, next Saturday.

Hoover and Huston continued their torrid play Sunday, topping Phil Knight and Wade Lessert, 3&2, while Newman and Hron outlasted Paul Walker and Dale Chapman, 1-up.

Newman-Hron’s narrow victory was one of eight 1-up victories during the second round of the tournament and three of those went to extra holes.

Sunday was a day of close matches as the field was paired to championship and consolation finalists in the four flights.

It won’t be the first time Hron and Newman will be facing younger opponents for the club championship.

“That’s because we keep getting older,” Hron joked.

They may be older but that experience paid off Sunday as Hron and Newman struggled past Chapman and Walker.

“It was a tough day,” Hron continued. “Neither if us were striking the ball very well. But we kept it together. Bruce is so cool out there it’s hard to get nervous.

“We’ve only had two birdies in two days.”

The team’s lone birdie Sunday came on No. 10 — and it managed just a split of the hole.

“Paul and I both had about 10 foot putts, just from different angles,” Hron recalled.

Neither team had more than a one-stroke advantage in the round.

Chapman drained a par putt on No. 3 to give his team a one stroke lead but Hron and Newman drew even with a par on No. 6.

Chapman the sank a “monstrous putt, downhill across the green,” to go back on top, but once again Newman responded on No. 13 to tie the match again.

Hron and Newman got what was to be the winner on No. 17.

“The key for us,” Hron said, “ was that while we only had two birdies in two days, we didn’t leave any holes open.”

While Newman and Hron were plotting toward victory, Hoover and Huston were burning up the course — again.

The collegians — Huston is at OU, Hoover at OSU — went in front on No. 4 when Huston chipped in an eagle from 110 yards away. That was the team’s third eagle in two days.

The team then birdied No. 5 to go 2-up.

But Knight and Lessert came back after the turn, winning 10 and 11 on Lessert’s birdie putt to even the match.

Then Huston took over with birdies on 12 and 13 for another two-stroke cushion.

Hoover closed out the match with a birdie on No. 16.

Both teams said teamwork is the key to their success.

“We’re pretty cohesive,” Huston said. “We play together well.”

“We like fourball,” the defending champions said, “because we brother-in-law it pretty well.”

Saturday’s finals will likely test that teamwork. But Hron noted his team will have to make one big change.

“We are going to need a lot more Birdies,” he said.

RESULTS

Championship Flight

Bruce Newman-J.B. Hron def. Paul Walker-Dale Chapman, 1-up

Chip Huston-Jon Hoover def. Phil Knight-Wade Lessert, 3&2

Championship Consolation

Jim Self-Guy Clark def. Tom-John Green, 1-up

Brad Baumert-Gene Gann def. Rick Cavener-Keni Ray, 1-up

President’s Flight

Jack Hudack-Gordon Holland def. Bill Flegler-Jeff Webster, 1-up

Frank Rogers-Jon Yocam def. Chuck Greenwood-Rick Ladd, 5&4

President’s Consolation

David-Craig Myers def. Don Wllace-Dan Lyhane, 5&4

Jason Snyder-Kyle Turner def. Mike Mott-Dan Sims, 1-up

First Flight

Russ Didlake-Kevin Carter def. Don Bouldin-Bill O’Connor, 1-up 21

Jess Haynes-John Williams def. Ron Mersman-Steve Frick, 1-up 19

First Consolation

Winston Lindsay-Randy Lauritsen def. Roy Swain-Tom Glasscock, 1-up 20

John King-George Paczkowski def. Don Stephens-Steve Linville, 2-up

Second Flight

Joe Paden-Dick Bell def. Carl Renfro-Roger Stacey, 2&1

Jim Brown-Bill Hill def. Bill Greenfield-Byraon Brandt, 4&3

Second Consolation

Baloo Subramaniam-Paul Hadley def. John Counter-Ben DeLaPaz, 2&1

John Simon-Don Thorson def. Jerry Wimberley-Monte Evens, 3&2