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From the pages of The Ponca City News, Wednesday, August 5, 1998 LOCAL DEATHS NEWS BRIEFS LIFESTYLES SPORTS LOCALMan Arrested In Investigation Of Baby’s Death Man Arrested In Investigation Of Baby’s DeathA 20-year-old man has been arrested today in connection with the death of 13-month-old Adam Alley. The man was the care giver for the child at the time of the incident. Police received a call on Monday, July 27, reporting the toddler choking. After being taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center by Ponca City Fire Department ambulance, the youngster was flown to Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City where he was pronounced dead on July 30, 1998. The initial call prompted officers to initiate a child abuse investigation. Police have received preliminary findings from the autopsy and await results from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. This is the first homicide investigation in Ponca City for the year. The defendant is being held in the Ponca City jail and is expected to be formally charged at a later date. 101 Wild West Rodeo Here Next WeekBy BOB PATTERSON News City Editor The big show for rodeo fans gets under way one week from tonight! And, the 101 Wild West Rodeo is getting bigger and better every year. The Ponca City Rodeo Foundation is bent on proving that 1998 will be no different as the final plans begin to take shape for quite a show. There will be rodeoing from Wednesday through Saturday at the 101 Ranch rodeo arena located at the southwest portion of West Prospect Avenue and North Ash Street, with performances set for 8 p.m. each night. But if the true, every-night attendee doesn’t want to miss out on any of the action, there will be some on Tuesday also. That will be when steer roping will be held, scheduled to start at 7 p.m. All the shows and specialty acts of the rodeo are set to be in the arena during the four regular nights, Aug. 12-15, with the Rafter H Rodeo Company of Dell Hall, located in Tahlequah supplying the stock and producing the show. Prior to the Saturday night performances Ponca City and area residents will line Grand Avenue for the annual 101 Wild West Rodeo parade, which has been set for 10 a.m. And if you haven’t guessed it by now, the week always is designated as rodeo week, with residents encouraged to dress western throughout the week in promotion of the rodeo. The 101 Wild West Rodeo dates back to 1905, but the rodeo this year will be the 39th annual event as a result of some years when it couldn’t be held for some reason or another. On that 1905 date in June, the 101 Ranch gave the world its first professionally staged “round-up” as entertainment for the National Editorial Association meeting — round-up better known today as rodeo. And that was even before Oklahoma statehood! The activity really picks up on Tuesday next week, when Business After Hours will be held at Cassie’s County. That’s a meeting of local businesses to kick off the rodeo and promote the rodeo. Slack that night besides the regular steer roping event may include some other timed events, including team roping and calf roping. Prior to each Grand Entry during the four regular nights of rodeo, there will be a Stick Horse Grand Entry, for youngsters aged three through seven. Each night, the first 101 children at the rodeo will receive a free stick horse to ride in the stick horse grand entry. That will take place promptly at 7:45 p.m. And there will be two family nights, on Wednesday and Thursday, with youngsters under 12 getting in free. There will be two highlights during the day and early evening on Thursday. There is a Rodeo Foundation golf tournament set for Lew Wentz Golf Course, and Head Country Bar-B-Q Restaurant sponsors a free meal prior to the rodeo on Thursday night to rodeo ticket holders with donations accepted for Domestic Violence. The dinner is held outside the Moose Lodge parking lot. Friday’s specialty includes a rodeo dance at Cassie’s County at 10 p.m., which is usually right after the final rider has either been thrown or goes the full eight seconds on the final bull. The 101 Wild West Rodeo Queen Coronation will be held on Saturday during the rodeo, and the rodeo dance will again be held starting around 10 p.m. The Rodeo Foundation has acquired the popular Dr. Lynn Phillips of Enid again as the rodeo announcer. Rodeo Contractor Hall is located at Tahlequah and has been in the stock contracting business for the past 35 years, the last 22 as a member of the PRCA. Rafter H Rodeo is a family-run operation on a 1,420-acre ranch 10 miles outside of Tahlequah. Hall’s wife Betty is a PRCA timer and his daughter Shelley a PRCA secretary. Son Justin aids with sorting and flanking of the livestock. Hall had stock at the National Finals Rodeo in 1997, including Lost Trails and John Doe for bareback riders, and four bulls in the bull riding event, Skoal’s Swamp Rat, Skoal’s Friendly Freddie, Skoal’s King Kong and School Teacher. He topped off his stock contracting with a Bucking Stock of the Year in saddle bronc with Alibi in 1983. (News Staff Writer S.L. Dickey contributed to this story). Kelly Trail Ride Supports 101 RodeoDewey Kelly is once again organizing a trail ride in support of the 101 Wild West Rodeo which will be held Aug. 12-15. Kelly’s wagon train and trail ride was started some 38 years ago to support and help keep the tradition of the rodeo and wild west alive as it is today. Some people have been on every trail ride since the rodeos inception in 1960. One man in particular is Howard Anson, now past 80 years of age. Anson has been a great supporter of the 101 Wild West Rodeo with his teams of horses or mules and conestoga wagon at every rodeo parade as well as the trail rides. The trail rides will be south of Ponca City with camping every night in the Buffalo pasture of the Dewey Kelly ranch. Anyone interested in joining with this group of cowboys and cowgirls are most certainly welcome. For more information call Kelly, 580-765-7960 after 8:30 p.m. The trail ride, which is in memory of Mrs. Dewey Kelly, will parade down Grand Avenue at 2 p.m. prior to the first day of the rodeo. Howell Accomplishments Will Have Lingering Impact on CityBy PATTI PFEIFFER News Staff Writer Today is her last day and while many don’t know who she is the things that Jana Howell has accomplished in her six years as the Ponca City Personnel Director has and will continue to impact people for decades to come. “Jana has accomplished so much for all our city employees,” City Manager Gary Martin stated. “I hope they realize and appreciate all she has done on their behalf.” In her tenure as personnel director Howell has both accomplished a great deal and left a legacy for others. It was Howell that was responsible for creating, implementing and completing a personnel manual, creating job descriptions and classifications for 180 city positions, creating an evaluation system for supervisors. In addition she established random drug testing when required by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, created a disciplinary hearing system which currently includes a panel comprised of neutral members to hear disciplinary matters, implemented and conducted continuous salary surveys. “We had 17 positions this year that were below average in salary so I recommended to the city manager that those be increased and the commissioners, in the budget process, approved them,” she says. “These surveys keep the City in the running.” It is Howell that year after year has negotiated union contracts with both the city police and fire departments and has always reached contracts agreements within the allotted time. However, she credits the union presidents and chiefs for that accomplishment. It was Howell that proposed cost cutting measures in health care coverage such as PPO coverage. “We have had no increase in health care premiums in the last three years, which is unbelievable,” she stated. What many didn’t and don’t realize is that Howell’s job performance not only affected city employees but taxpayers as well. During her reign, workman compensation claims were reduced from $900,000 to $300,000. “We investigated workman compensation claims when we felt they were frivolous because that hurts everyone,” she stated. “And when we were wrong we admitted it and paid the claims.” There is one thing that Howell regrets. She created a pay for performance system (merit raise) which has not been implemented, although Howell has been a strong advocate for it. “It is what I am disappointed about,” she says. “People say that employees want to be given credit and that is fine if you are the CEO of a major corporation and getting the big bucks but we just don’t pay that well and a merit raise would do a lot for employee moral.” Monday afternoon Howell spoke with the city commissioners one last time. She resigned last week to accept a position as personnel director in Guthrie. “I am very impressed with the work you have done and you will be missed,” Mayor Tom Leonard told Howell Monday afternoon. “We (the City Commissioners) wore the white hats and you wore the black hat,” Commissioner Dick Stone added. When Howell first accepted her position as Personnel Director in December 1992 it was merely six weeks after her second mastectomy. She had been given only 18 months to live and told if she lived that long, she would then have only five years at the most. “I have done all that I have wanted to since then, including living and living well,” she says. Meals On Wheels Marks 25 Years of Community ServiceCelebrating 25 years of community service this month is the Meals On Wheels organization. Meals on Wheels for elderly recipients was recognized as a community need in 1973. Officers for the non-profit group at that time were Mrs. Frank Enzbrenner, president; Mrs. Charles DePuy, vice president; Mrs. Ben Cowan, secretary, and Mrs. Jerry Barnard, treasurer. Many other volunteers in Ponca City were involved with the program including “survey of needs” committee members Mrs. W. D. Crooks and Mrs. C. M. Johnson. The Meals-on-Wheels program in Ponca City was initiated by Church Women United in August of 1973. Church Women United continues to sponsor Meals-on-Wheels and maintains an office at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The purpose of Meals-on-Wheels is to provide a nutritious meal at noon on weekdays for senior citizens 65 years or older and for persons under age 65 if mentally or physically handicapped. Special diets are prepared if a written order from a doctor is received. The group will provide a meal for two weeks for someone dismissed from St. Joseph Regional Medical Center if they have a need for the service. If you are interested in this program or need further information contact Nell Barnard, 762-4707 or Velma Ealick, 762-1434. Meals-on-Wheels receives no money from any government or from United Way. Funding came from booth fees from the Sunday Flea Market in Ponca Plaza until 1996. The program is now operating on these accrued funds. Meals-on-Wheels manages with volunteers only, with the exception of the hospital dietary staff that prepares the meals. Volunteers donate their time and gasoline and according to a spokesperson for the group the drivers receive “benefits from helping others.” Meals-on-Wheels charges $2.50 per meal, which is the cost of the meal from the hospital. If recipients are unable to pay the total cost they may receive them at reduced cost or free, according to their financial situation. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday, including holidays. Recipients receive their meal free on their birthday and some holidays as well as a specially decorated cake and card on their birthday. Volunteer drivers serve nine routes each week-day. An average of 65 to 70 meals were delivered each week-day in 1997 with a total of 17,253 meals served during that year. For 1998, 8,339 meals have been served through July 17. According to the organization’s record dating from March 1981 to July 17, 1998 Meals On Wheels has served 271,223 lunches. Additional drivers are always needed says Alice Evens, publicity chairman and historian for the organization. Tray favors are provided by volunteer organizations in the community each year. Many physicians’ offices provide flyers about Meals On Wheels. Insulated trays, dishes and paper products are purchased from MOW funds and volunteer donations. One of the largest responsibilities in the Meals On Wheels organization is handled by Nell Barnard, treasurer and Recipient Coordinator. Nell has been affiliated with the group for 25 years and it is her responsibility to fill out the route sheets used by drivers each week. There are nine routes with 100 volunteer drivers and each driver receives a paper listing the recipient’s name, address, amount due and special information concerning specific dietary needs or birthdays, etc. Joan Jones, First Presbyterian, is Chairman of the Meals On Wheels board for 1998. Other officers and their church affiliations are Phyllis Luton, Northeast Baptist, secretary; Nell Barnard, Asbury United Methodist, treasurer; Alice Evens, First Presbyterian, publicity-historian; Velma Ealick, Albright United Methodist, courtesies; Faye Peterson, Merlynn Perdue and Marlene Gregory, nominating committee. Another big job in the MOW organization is that of Hospital Coordinator, which is filled on a one-week rotation schedule by Merlynn & Dave Perdue, Asbury United Methodist; B. J. Cohenour, First United Methodist; Marlene Gregory, Northeast Baptist; Marcene and Cal Young, First Baptist, and Marian Hudson, First Presbyterian. Each week’s coordinator calls every regular driver and arranges for a substitute driver if necessary; works with hospital staff to assemble filled trays in the correct order for each route; keeps records of payments received and meals delivered; stacks returned trays and entree dishes to be washed and sterilized by hospital staff; gives weekly reports to treasurer and works with the hospital staff in evaluating and planning menus. The menus are currently being revised by Mary Callison, R.D., L.D., M. S., and Adonna Glover, Nutrition Services Director. Other paid hospital staff providing and working with the meals are Paul Diaz and Rosa Adamson, cooks; Sandra Brigham, Georgia Yerby and Kathy George, meal checker. Board meetings for the organization are held in April, September, October and November. Church representatives for 1998 include Velma Bussey, First Christian; Lavon Shepler, Community Christian; Faye Peterson, Woodlands Christian; Marian Hudson, First Presbyterian; Ruth Ritter, St. Paul’s United Methodist; Eleanor Stewart, First United Methodist; Velma Ealick, Albright United Methodist; Ann Kennedy, Grace Episcopal; Eloise Palmer, St. John’s Baptist. This poem, written by a MOW volunteer’s daughter, Juanita Sikes Canada, speaks to the heart of a community that remains vitally interested in helping their fellow residents. This poem, written by a MOW volunteer’s daughter, Juanita Sikes Canada, speaks to the heart of a community that remains vitally interested in helping their fellow residents. TO A VOLUNTEER I often sit and wonder.. As each day comes in view, What would happen to us old folk, if not for VOLUNTEERS like you! It was you who painted a sunrise that touched the window sill Of this lonely shut-in senior with a home-delivered meal, You smiled and spoke so clearly "How are you today?" How I longed for your time, for I had so much to say. You filled my glass with water, brought in yesterday's mail, You fluffed up my pillow.. Hung my robe on a nail, Then told me to be careful when I walked, not to fall. And your voice was like music as you vanished down the hall. I lie here in dark silence. My body throbs with pain. I think of all the VOLUNTEERS delivering in the rain. I pray for your safety.. As from house to house you go. Delivering meals to old folks that you don’t even know. And in the soon tomorrow.. When we are laid to rest, May God hold you in His cupped hand, You give us all your best. We each are oh so thankful... Our aging hearts almost too cold to feel, Yet we have known Gods' grace and beauty in a VOLUNTEER with a home-delivered meal! Walnut Valley Festival Coming to WinfieldBy KATHY ZEHR News Staff Writer More than 150 hours of contests, concerts, workshops and all-night campground pickin’ are coming to Winfield, Kan., for the annual Walnut Valley Festival set for the third weekend in September. Called the “Pickers Paradise,” the magical event hosts the annual International Convention for Acoustic String Musicians. Special events leading up to and during the actual festival on Sept. 17-20, include a warm-up picnic sponsored by the Great Plains Dulcimer alliance on Sept. 12 at the large shelter in Island Park. It is open to all friends of acoustic music. The picnic event will include jamming for all at 11 a.m.; beginning dulcimer workshops at noon; advanced dulcimer workshops at 1:45 p.m.; guitar flat-pick and clawhammer banjo workshops at 3:30 p.m.; and a pot luck picnic dinner at 5:30 p.m. At 7:30 p.m. a mini-concert by workshop leaders will be followed by an “open mike” time. For more information about the picnic call 316-524-0997. Flat pick guitar workshops for 20 beginners and 20 intermediate/advanced students will also be taught by Steve Kaufman on Sept. 15-16. For registration call. Fee is $65. Not to leave out the youth, a Showcase for Kids will be featured during the festival and gives young pickers and singers through age 16 a chance to perform on the festival stage. For more information about requirements and entry interested performers may call 316-221-3250. A songwriting showcase will be held Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20, on stage four. The best original songs will be selected for this showcase and will be performed solo or with selected campground pickers. Numerous categories include humorous songs, songs for children, love songs, songs of political comment, religious/spiritual songs about the old days, modern day ballads, pickin’ with my friends songs, and songs of myth and magic. Songwriter’s workshops are also presented at various times during the four day festival. Entries for the songwriting showcase must be postmarked by Aug. 12, and applications and instructions are available by phoning 316-221-3250. For the first time this year, the Walnut Valley Festival will feature an Avenue of Flags, displaying the first flag brought from each state or country. Flags should be approximately 3x5 feet, bolted or fastened to a pole approximately 10 feet long which will fit inside a conduit sleeve. Flags must be marked with identification for return. A gospel sing and other early concerts including “Masterpeace” gospel sing on Sept. 13 at 3:30 p.m.; concerts by the “Walnut River String Band,” and “The Renters.” A Sunday, Sept. 20, gospel sing will also be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon. One of the largest and best arts and crafts shows in the country will be located at the Walnut Valley Festival. More than 100 exhibits and booths from more than 20 states will be on the Walnut Valley Festival grounds. Camping is available on the grounds to 4-day and 2-day weekend ticketholders on a first-come-first-served basis. No reservations are accepted in advance. The grounds will be open to ticketholders only on Sept. 10 at 8 a.m. Fees are $8 per night for electrical hook-up and $5 per night for primitive camping. All payments for two or three-day camping must be made at time of entry. Beginning Sept. 10, strict rules are in force on the Festival grounds and include no animals of any kind, no beer, alcohol, or drugs anywhere. All entrants are subject to search, including handbags, backpacks and vehicles. No video taping is allowed within the interior area of any stage performance. No sales of crafts, instruments, food or other services will be allowed anywhere on the grounds unless authorized by WVA. Campfires are permitted but must be kept small and will be regulated by WVA fire chief. Every person staying on the grounds must wear a wristband on his/her person at all times. Other items of interest to campers include 24-hour security personnel on the grounds; all stages where performances and competitions are to take place are all-weather protected and 10 food vendor concessions will be available on the grounds. More that $40,000 in contest prizes will be awarded in to numerous pickers and vocalists who win in competitions including the International autoharp and National finger-pick guitar contests, both held on Thursday; National mountain dulcimer, Walnut Valley Mandolin, and Walnut Valley old-time fiddle, all held on Friday; National flat pick guitar, and National hammer dulcimer, both held on Saturday; and National bluegrass banjo on Sunday. Festival ticket sales are now open and should be purchased in advance for best rates. A weekend (four-day) ticket is $55 each in advance or will be $65 at the gate. A two-day ticket is $40 in advance or $50 at the gate. No acceptance to the camping areas will be allowed without purchase of four or two-day festival tickets. Tickets for Friday or Saturday are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate; Thursday tickets will be available at the gate only for $25 and Sunday tickets at the gate only are $15. Children’s tickets from ages 6-11 are $5 each not payable in advance but at the gate only. Children under six with an adult are admitted free. Advanced ticket orders must be mailed before Aug. 31, and sent to Walnut Valley Association, P.O. Box 245F, Winfield, KS 67156. Include check or money order. A self-addressed stamped envelope should be enclosed for ticket return to your residence. No refunds or exchanges will be made for advance tickets. No camping reservations are made in advance. For more information call 316 221 3250. CalendarThrough August 28 Ponca City Humane Society Pet Photo Contest, $5 entry fee, photos will not be returned, $100 savings bond grand prize, submit entries to Ponca City Humane Society, 900 West Prospect Avenue. August 6 Kay-9 Dog Training Club meeting, 7 p.m., Ponca City Library. August 7 Ponca Tribe Public Hearing to discuss Indian Community Development Block Grant proposal application to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, noon, Jules Valdez Social Services Building, White Eagle. August 8 Pioneer Water Garden Society second annual pond tour, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., more information Ray Moreland 762-7806, or Mike Welch 765-3271. August 11 McCord Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., McCord School Library. Osage Cove Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., Fire Station, Keeler Road and U.S. 60. Rural Water District No. 1 Regular Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Enterprise School on Lake Road. August 12-13-14-15 101 Wild West Rodeo, 101 Rodeo Arena, North Ash Street at West Prospect Avenue. August 15 Pancake and Sausage Feed, 7-11 a.m., Masonic Lodge No. 83, 1200 West Grand Avenue, Ponca City, adults $3, children under 12 $1.50, proceeds to building operations. 101 Wild West Rodeo Parade, Downtown, Ponca City. August 17 Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Albright United Methodist Church, 128 South Palm Street, Ponca City, call Beth Wright 765-6738 for additional information. Ponca City Ostomy Association, 7 p.m., Stillwater Medical Center Board Room, program Bob and Marcia Baumel, “Review of UOA National Conference.” August 18 Kaw Lake Association Board Meeting, noon, Golden Corral, North Fourteenth Street and Bradley Avenue, Ponca City. Pioneer Water Garden Society, 7 p.m., Cann Gardens, East Grand Avenue at Fourteenth Street, Ponca City. August 20 Hospice of Ponca City Grief Support Group, 10 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, Blackwell. August 28 “Nunsense,” musical comedy, 8 p.m., Blackwell High School Auditorium, tickets 767-1312. August 30 “Nunsense,” musical comedy, 2 p.m., Blackwell High School Auditorium, tickets 767-1312. August 30-31-September 1 88.7 FM and area churches present “Heaven’s Gates and Hell’s Flames,” a dramatized real life presentation, 7 p.m., Hutchins Auditorium, admission free, for more information, 767-1400. September 7 Pioneer Christian Crusaders Motorcycle Association, 6 p.m., Conestoga at I-35 and U.S. 60 west of Tonkawa, more information 765-3164. September 8 Economic Development Advisory Board, 7:30 a.m., Chamber of Commerce, 420 East Grand Avenue. Ponca City Library Board, 11:30 a.m., Library Board Room, 515 East Grand Avenue. McCord Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., McCord School Library. Osage Cove Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., Fire Station, Keeler Road and U.S. 60. Rural Water District No. 1 Regular Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Enterprise School on Lake Road. September 9 Rural Water District No. 3 (Braden) Board of Directors, 7 p.m., Braden Community Center. September 11-12 The Land of Country Antique and Craft Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Hutchins Memorial Building, North Seventh Street and Overbrook Avenue, Ponca City, admission $2 donation, lunch both days from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., $5. September 12 Heritage Day, Cultural Center Grounds, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Falderal String Band free concert, 1:15 p.m., Second Concert after dinner, 6:30 p.m., Kaw City Community Center, after dinner speaker, Dr. Danny Goble, “The Rest of Oklahoma’s Story,” sponsored by Friends of the Cultural Center Museum Foundation Inc., North Central Historical Association, Pioneer Genealogy Society, Kaw City Museum, Kaw City Chamber of Commerce, admission charged. “Nunsense,” musical comedy, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Pond Creek High School, tickets 767-1312. September 13 “Nunsense,” musical comedy, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Pond Creek High School, tickets 767-1312. September 15 Kaw Lake Association Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Oklahoma Jubilee, Shidler. Pioneer Water Garden Society, 7 p.m., Cann Gardens, East Grand Avenue at Fourteenth Street, Ponca City. September 21 Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Albright United Methodist Church, 128 South Palm Street, Ponca City, call Beth Wright 765-6738 for additional information. September 25-26 Fifth Annual Standing Bear Powwow, Standing Bear Park, Ponca City, hosts Otoe-Missouria, sponsored by Ponca City Native American Foundation. September 26 Re-Opening of new and enlarged Pioneer Woman Museum, time and details to be announced later. Pacesetter Firms Will ‘Jump Start’ P.C. United WayUnited Way has chosen its Pacesetter companies for the 1998-99 campaign. Pacesetters are companies who begin their campaigns a few weeks before the actual campaign kick-off to help “jump start” the thermometer. This year’s Pacesetter companies are Bank of Oklahoma, Cable One, Christy’s, Commercial Federal Bank, First National Bank of Oklahoma, Home National Bank, Kay Office Supply, NationsBank, Oklahoma Natural Gas, Pioneer Bank and Trust, and St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Whether it is a small business with less than five employees or a large company with over 500 employees, every dollar makes a difference. These 11 businesses will kick off their campaigns on Aug. 17 with rallies and fun activities for their employees. Community kick-off and celebration will be on Saturday, Sept. 12, with a kick-off parade and festival at 10 a.m. in downtown Ponca City. For more information call United Way at 765-2476. District CourtPonca City Divorces Sought David A. Bohon vs. Jana R. Bohon. James Benjamin Bass vs. Sandra Elizabeth Bass. Jimmy D. Mooring vs. Donna Mooring. Albert Ramsey vs. Theresa Ramsey. Brent L. Buller vs. Stephanie R. Buller. Robert B. Gibson vs. Betty Gibson. Civil Petitions Gerald Garcia and Sheri Garcia vs. Commercial Union Insurance Companies; plaintiffs seeking judgment in excess of $10,000. Credit Bureau Services Association vs. Charles F. Denoya; plaintiff seeking judgment for $2,680.50. Harold May et al. vs. Grace Clark; plaintiffs seeking judgment in excess of $10,000. Larry Smith vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company; plaintiff seeking judgment in excess of $10,000. Commercial Federal Mortgage Corporation vs. Randall Ward, et al.; plaintiff seeking judgment for $30,800.56. Newkirk Marriage Licenses Darrell Wendell Reid, 34, and Rhonda Lee Frieberg, 38, both of Ponca City. Jason Todd Lane, 22, and Jami Jill Wesbrook, 23, both of Ponca City. Ronny Ashley Feazle, 50, and Cheryl Ann Tucker, 43, both of Kaw City. Justin Allen Sharp, 18, Blackwell, and Nicole Lee Brown, 18, Deer Creek. Carl Eugene Strawn, 47, and Cheryl Kay Reissig, 45, both of McPherson, Kan. Adam Grant Skaggs, 22, and Victoria Elizabeth Dodson, 21, both of Blackwell. Lance Timothy Wilson, 24, Blackwell, and Bee Hoon Chai, 36, Edmond. Ronald Joseph Stuever, 21, Stillwater, and Bryanna Margaret Gurley, 19, Ponca City. Michael Scott Smyth, 37, and Deborah Marlene Smith, 39, both of Blackwell. Randy Gene Rollins, 27, and Kristin Suzanne Brown, 25, both of Ponca City. Gregory Alan Slovacek Bowen, 39, and Dawn Michelle Howerton, 28, both of Ponca City. Paul Edward Northcutt III, 24, and Angela Michelle Ellis, 26, both of Springfield, Mo. Michael Arthur Smith, 27, and Julie Ann Barnett, 25, both of Ponca City. Christopher Mark Foster, 40, and Debra Gail Burgess, 42, both of Ponca City. Theodore Youker, 48, and Kathy Gayle Strasburg, 36, both of Ponca City. Brian Lee DeArmond, 20, and Yonde Michelle Tinnin, 17, both of Ponca City. Vitaliy Shevkunov, 26, and Tatiana Maier, 25, both of Ponca City. William Scott Anders, 30, and Denise Nicole Evans, 26, both of Ponca City. Divorces Sought Becky Jean Lafferty vs. Roger Anthony Lafferty. Divorces Granted Jerry Dean Arnold vs. Rhonda Lynn Arnold. Civil Petitions Montgomery Ward & Co. Inc. vs. Virgil G. McBride Sr.; plaintiff seeking judgment for $2,543.79. Med Center Recognizes World Breastfeeding WeekSt. Joseph Regional Medical center would like to encourage area businesses to use World Breastfeeding Week (Aug. 1-7) as a time to consider the benefits of providing support for new mothers who wish to continue breastfeeding after returning from maternity leave. “As one of the best health investments we can make in our nation, the subject of breastfeeding is a topic many people regard as personal and private, and much prefer to leave unspoken and undisclosed, particularly in the workplace,” said Sharon Clark, SJRMC Childbirth Educator. Research shows there is less absenteeism from work among breastfeeding families and scientific studies have shown that breastfed children have fewer and less serious illnesses than those who never receive breast milk, including reduced risk of SIDS and less childhood cancer and diabetes. SJRMC provides employees with access to breast pump equipment, a quiet, clean room and supportive counseling so they can continue breastfeeding when they return from maternity leave. Many medical center employees continue to breastfeed for up to one year. The medical center encourages other employers in our area to make this “investment” for their employees. The cost of providing a place and equipment for nursing mothers is minimal to the cost of absenteeism when a parent must care for a sick infant or child. SJRMC provides support for women who choose to breastfeed and those who need help in continuing to breastfeed by providing the following: *a prenatal class that covers the benefits and basics of breastfeeding. *certified breastfeeding educators to help mothers get off to a good start during their hospital stay following childbirth. *access to information and help following discharge from the hospital. World Breastfeeding Week was initiated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) in concert with UNICEF to generate greater public awareness and support for breastfeeding, promotion and support of breastfeeding. The theme for the 1998 campaign is “Breastfeeding ... The Best Investment” and focuses attention on the physical, psychological and monetary gains that come from increasing the incidence and duration of breastfeeding in our nation. Contact Janet White, SJRMC Wellness Coordinator, 580-765-0594, for more information about the medical center’s breastfeeding program. Janet Paschal Concert Set For WinfieldWINFIELD, Kan. — Janet Paschal, award-winning Christian artist and author, will be in concert Friday, August 28, 7:30 p.m. at the Winfield High School Auditorium. Paschal has Dove Award nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year and has been on the Top Ten Favorite Female Vocalist music poll of Charisma Magazine for three consecutive years. Paschal tours 120 dates annually and has appeared with Rev. Billy Graham and former President George Bush. She is a regular soloist on the Gaither Homecoming videos. “The Good Road” is the name chosen for her latest album and her first book; the book is the result of a collection of insights taken from her journal. Mission of Mercy, the Christian relief organization, has benefited by Paschal’s journey. She has served as the official spokesperson for the outreach, representing it in her concerts and traveling to India to observe the ministry firsthand. General admission tickets for the concert are $9 and may be purchased from the First Assembly of God, P.O. Box 275, Winfield, KS 67156. Seating is limited. For additional information call (316) 221-1064. Emergency Sirens To Sound ThursdayThe testing of the Ponca City emergency siren warning system will be held at noon, every Thursday, according to Tom Montgomery, emergency management operations officer. The test is scheduled throughout the year. Montgomery said that in case of inclement weather, the test will be postponed, and in this case or if additional tests are planned, the public will be notified by the Ponca City News and the radio stations. DEATHSMarville Williams Marville WilliamsFAIRFAX — Marville Herridge Williams, Fairfax resident, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1998, at her home. She was 83. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the First Christian Church in Fairfax with the Rev. George Weston, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Grayhorse Cemetery under the direction of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home. Marville Herridge Williams was born Sept. 17, 1914, in Fairfax, to Joseph Homer and Ruth (Wardlow) Herridge. She attended Fairfax schools and graduated from the Ponca City Beauty College. She was married to Earl Williams on Aug. 23, 1969, in Fairfax and they established their first home in Tulsa. The couple moved to Fairfax in the early 1980s. Mrs. Williams was a beauty operator for 40 years. She was a member of the Fairfax First Christian Church, and enjoyed Bingo and needlepoint. Survivors include two sons, Tommy Duggins of Baswell, and Joe Duggins of Tulsa; one daughter, Sherry Ann Johnston of Fairfax; one step-son, Lee Williams of Fort Worth, Texas; four grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Earl on May 10, 1996; her parents; one sister, Lula Herridge Anderson; and an infant granddaughter. F. J. DufekRED ROCK — F.J. “Buddy” Dufek, Route 1, Red Rock resident, was found dead Aug. 3, 1998 at his home. He was 75. The funeral is set for 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the First United Methodist Church in Perry with the Rev. Cortez Cranfill officiating. Burial will be in the South IOOF Cemetery in Ponca City under the direction of Brown Funeral Home, Perry. F.J. “Buddy” Dufek was born Dec. 6, 1922, north of Perry to Ed and Emma Dufek. He graduated from Red Rock High School and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was married to Virginia Tate and she preceded him in death in 1962. Dufek was employed with the U.S. Postal service for 23 years, retiring in 1979. He had also owned and operated the Dufek Farm Services business. He had served as president of the Red Rock Alumni Association and was a member of the OK Aerial Applicators Association and the Confederate Air Force Ghost Squadron. Survivors include two sons, James of Ponca City, and Walter of Newkirk; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife and parents. Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Dufek’s name to the Frontier School Scholarship Fund, c/o Brown Funeral Home, 1010 Seventh Street, Perry, OK 73077. Geneva BrazellTONKAWA — Geneva Gray Brazell, former Tonkawa resident, died Monday, Aug. 3, 1998, at the Forum Health Care Center in Houston, Texas. She was 75. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Tonkawa First United Methodist Church with Dr. Brian Kovacs, minister, officiating. Burial will follow in the Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery under the direction of McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home, Tonkawa. Friends may visit at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Geneva (Gray) Brazell was born Feb. 12, 1923, in Glencoe to Bert and Gertrude (Helton) Gray. She grew up and received her education in Tonkawa. On May 9, 1947, she was married to Roger Brazell in Houston, Texas, where they made their home. Mrs. Brazell was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Houston for more than 15 years. Survivors include two sons, Charles R. Brazell and Timothy G. Brazell, both of Houston, Texas; two brothers, Lloyd G. Gray of Edmond and Robert C. Gray of Birmingham, Ala.; two sisters, Gladys Ellstrom of Tonkawa and Rosalie O’Brien of Tulsa; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents. FuneralsThursday Jimmie Ruth CaseyFuneral to be 9 a.m. at the Trout Funeral Chapel in Ponca City. A graveside service will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Roselawn Cemetery in Mangum. Marjie Hazel LedbetterMemorial service at 2 p.m. at United Memorial Methodist Church in Simsboro, La., Burial will be in the Simsboro, La., Cemetery. Local arrangements under direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. John Wayne RandallGraveside memorial service at 3 p.m. at the Blackwell (Okla.) Cemetery under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home, Blackwell. Friday Maxine Yvonne SattreFuneral at 2 p.m. at Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel in Newkirk. Burial will be in the Newkirk Cemetery. Services PendingDonald F. DouglasDonald F. Douglas, Ponca City resident, died early this morning, Aug. 5, 1998, at his home. He was 60. Local survivors include his wife, Theda Collene. Memorial contributions may be made to Grand Avenue Church of Christ, 1300 West Grand or to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 North Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, OK 74601. Arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home. Howard ChumbleyHoward Chumbley, Ponca City resident, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1998, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was 70. Local survivors include his wife, Delores, of the home. Arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home. NEWS BRIEFSEnergy Assistance — The Ponca Tribe Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is taking applications for cooling assistance. Priority is elderly, disabled and younger children in home (5 years and under). For more information, contact 762-8104. Auto Burglary — The Ponca City Police Department received a report at 6:58 a.m. Tuesday from a subject at Econo Lodge, 212 South Fourteenth Street, that a vehicle had been burglarized. Two officers were assigned and a report was taken. Item Abandoned — The Communications Center received a 911 call from a resident in the 1700 block of Clarke Street at 7:54 a.m. Tuesday that some yard equipment had been abandoned in the driveway. An officer of the Ponca City Police Department was assigned and the item was brought to the police department. Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported at 8:31 a.m. Tuesday that a 19-year-old man was being held on a city warrant for petit larceny and failure to pay. Accident — A vehicle accident in the Ponca Plaza parking lot was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday. An officer was assigned and information was logged that the parties would exchange information. Requests Assistance — The Communications Center received a request for assistance from NOYS at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday concerning a 16-year-old girl out of control. Two officers of the Ponca City Police Department were assigned and a report was taken on assault and battery. Abandoned Bicycle — A woman from the 900 block of East Grand Avenue reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 1:03 p.m. Tuesday that a bicycle had been abandoned in the front yard. Animal Control was contacted to pick up the bicycle. Items Missing — A man reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:11 p.m. Tuesday that some items were missing from a rental house in the 800 block of North Osage Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Citations Issued — A woman reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:23 p.m. Tuesday that a van was blocking a driveway in a no parking zone in the 600 block of West Broadway Avenue. An officer was assigned and citations were issued. The vehicle was moved from the area. Item Missing — A person reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:28 p.m. Tuesday that an air conditioner and bed frame were missing from rental property in the 1100 block of West Highland Avenue. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Item Missing — A woman from the 200 block of South Eleventh Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:42 p.m. Tuesday that a statue had been stolen. The information was logged. Accident — The Communications Center received a 911 call at 3:46 p.m. Tuesday from a resident in the 1000 block of Greenwood that a van had hit a neighbor’s mailbox and the vehicle is stopped. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Requesting Assistance — The Communications Center received a 911 call from a person at First Christian Church, 210 North Fifth Street, at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday that a woman was trying to start a fight. An officer was assigned and a 38-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man were held for public intoxication. Subject Held — The Communications Center received a 911 call at 6:57 p.m. Tuesday from a resident in the 400 block of South Oak Street that two men were fighting in the front yard. Three officers were assigned and a 33-year-old man was held for domestic assault and battery. A report was taken. Items Missing — A woman from the 900 block of East Grand Avenue reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 8:57 p.m. Tuesday that her car had been broken into. The stereo was torn up and money and other items were missing. Two officers were assigned and a report was taken. Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of Second Street and East Grand Avenue at 9:17 p.m. Tuesday that a 25-year-old man was being held on two Kay County warrants. Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of North Fourteenth Street and Elmwood Avenue at 11:17 p.m. Tuesday that an 18-year-old man was being held for display of an altered driver’s license. Citation Issued — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of East Central Avenue and South Fourteenth Street at 1:26 a.m. Wednesday that a juvenile citation had been issued to a teen-age girl. Gas Drive-Off — A clerk at Jack Griffith’s, 2501 North Fourteenth Street, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday that a subject had left without paying for $12.10 worth of gas. A report was taken. LIFESTYLESDoris McPherson Marks 100 Years Doris McPherson Marks 100 YearsA reception honoring Doris McPherson on the occasion of her 100th birthday is planned for 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Grand Central Station. An open invitation is extended to friends, neighbors and relatives to attend the event, which is being hosted by her friends at the Broadway and Osage Church of Christ. No gifts are requested. Mrs. McPherson was born Aug. 18, 1898 near Deer Creek, the seventh child of 13 born to John Henry and Mabel Massie. The family lived in the Deer Creek area and Doris attended school at North Star School, northwest of Deer Creek. The family moved to Blackwell when Doris was 16. She married at age 18 and is the mother of three children, all now deceased. Doris has been a lifetime member of the Church of Christ. She attends the Broadway and Osage Church of Christ and still drives her own car to services. “She is an inspiration to all she meets” said a church member. For recreation she likes to read and plays cards at the Senior Citizen Center. VFW, Auxiliary Meet In PerkinsPonca City Veteran of Foreign Wars and auxiliaries from District eight will be among 15 posts and 11 auxiliaries attending a district meeting Aug. 9 in Perkins. Jim Mann of Oklahoma City, state Adjutany/Quartermaster, will be the honored guest. The 11 a.m. sessions will be conducted by Cecil Henrick and Carol Powell, district commander and district auxiliary president. A luncheon is planned for noon. Delegates and members are expected from Barnsdall, Bartlesville, Cushing, Dewey, Fairfax, Glencoe, Marland, Newkirk, Pawhuska, Pawnee, Perkins, Ponca City, Stillwater and Tonkawa. SPORTSCats Ready to Work Cats Ready to WorkBy FRED HILTONNews Sports Editor All the planning and organizing is done. Now new Wildcat football coach Todd Kimrey and his staff can get down to the business of teaching football. The players will check out equipment Friday and practice starts Tuesday. They will have three days of workouts before putting on pads Friday, Aug. 14. Their first scrimmage is Aug. 21 at Bartlesville and a second scrimmage is tentatively set for Aug. 27 at Del City. The season starts Sept. 3 with the Cats traveling to play Tulsa Hale. “We’re ready,” Kimrey said. “We’re tired of meetings. Now its time to get to work.” The equipment checkout will be from 8 a.m. until noon Friday. The seniors checkout at 8, the juniors at 9, sophomores at 10 and freshmen at 11. The first practice for the high school players is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. until noon Tuesday, Aug. 11. The ninth graders practice from 6 to 8 p.m.. The eighth graders begin practice when school starts Aug. 19. However, the eighth grade coaches will meet with parents Monday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. at the middle school field. The remaining high school and ninth-grade practice schedule is day-day. “It depends on the teachers’ meetings and the weather,” Kimrey said. “We’re not going to practice these kids in the heat for very long.” Both preseason scrimmages are away, partly because of the construction underway on the Sullins Stadium track. The Wildcats have three games on Thursday this season, at Tulsa Hale Sept. 3, at Tahlequah Sept. 10 and Enid here Oct. 15. Schedule September 3* — at Tulsa Hale 10* — at Tahlequah 18 — TULSA MEMORIAL 25 — at Stillwater October 2 — EDMOND MEMORIAL 9 — at Owasso 15* — ENID 23 — SAND SPRINGS 30 — at Sapulpa November 6 — TULSA UNION Landauer Rolls In Gordan CupFormer Ponca Citian Phil Landauer swept the 45 and under titles in the annual Gordan Cup tennis matches over the weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. The Gordan Cup matches players 45-and-over, 50 and over, 55 and over and 60 and over from the United States against Canadian players. The Cup celebrates is 50th anniversary with this year’s matches. Landauer, now of Hilliard, Ohio, won the 45 and over singles title, defeating the No. 1 singles player in that age group from Canada. He then teamed with long-time partner Neal Newman, of Columbus, Ohio, to take home the doubles championship. Landauer and Newman also won titles in the 1997 Gordan Cup matches played in Toronto, Canada. Landauer, who played under coach Wally Smith at Po-Hi and later at the University of Arkansas, is scheduled to play in the National Clay Courts Championship in Philadelphia in September. Landauer has also been selected to play on the Duebler Cup team for the U.S. in Dublin, Ireland, starting Sept. 20 Outdoor NotesBOWHUNTING CLASSES — The Bowhunting Council of Oklahoma’s annual 3-D and Broadhead shoot will be August 8-9 at the Backwoods Bowhunter’s Range near El Reno. There will be several shooting classes offered from traditional (recurve/longbow) to several compound classes, including an open class where mechanical broadhead will be allowed. There will be an open (come and go) instruction area set up for those who would like to bring their equipment and get help setting it up for the upcoming hunting season. This is offered at no cost, and you do not have to participate in the shoot to take advantage of the instruction. For more information on the shoot, as well as the free instruction in setting up your equipment, please contact Dick Brown (405-279-3717) or Chuck Witte (405-354-1639) REGATTA — The Indian Nations Sailing Association will hold a Centerboard Open sailboat regatta Saturday on East Lake Ponca. Registration for the event starts at 10 a.m. and the first of four races will be held before noon. The other three races will be held after the break. Centerboard sailboats are less than 20 feet long. The public is urged to view the races and all sailors in the category are welcome to enter. However, non-members must purchase Central States Sailing Association memberships and pay the regatta entry fee.
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