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Cutting Edge Technology in 999

A New Plow

By KENNIS WESSEL, Ph.D.

Special to The News

Editor’s Note: The Ponca City Millennium Committee has commissioned a series of articles on the subject of “Life in the Year 999.” The articles are researched and written by Dr. Kennis Wessel, Executive Director of the Poncan Theatre. They will appear monthly during the year 1999, anticipating the Second Millennium. This article is the eighth of the series.

Have you been in a chat room on the Internet? Did you buy groceries with a credit card today? Do you have a telephone in your purse? Can you unlock your car before you get to it?

Technology is so much a part of our lives that we hardly notice it. But televisions, cars, and electric lights were new just a few generations ago. People are still alive today who were alive, when the first airplane flew, when the telephone became common, when the first skyscraper soared over 15 stories high.

In 999, the world was much more primitive. As a point of reference, just think of some objects that were not available in 999. There were no mechanical clocks, no spinning wheels, no windmills, no forks. In Europe, there were no carriages. The best roads in Europe had been built by the Romans six to nine centuries before.

But in 999, there was an invention, still new, that would soon affect human survival more than any other in history. This invention, still working its way across Europe, was a new kind of plow. In 999, cutting edge technology meant a horse harness, the Viking longboats, and water mills. And it meant the stirrup, and horseshoes, and a new saddle. There also were other inventions outside the world of Christian Europe that marked significant human progress.

The technology of Europe in 999 may not seem to be exciting. One writer described it as the period that makes modern students’ eyes glaze over. But the modern world may truly said to begin in the quiet revolutions of the period.

The Technology of Agriculture

One invention, the new plow, broke the ground of a new world. Before it, people lived at the minimum level of survival. But with it, people could grow a surplus, more grain than they needed. Just imagine the implications. With surplus, population can grow, and it did. With more crops than the farmer needs, the market becomes possible. With that, cities become possible.

The new plow was one of the most important inventions in the history of humankind. It was more rugged, more able to turn and break the soil than earlier plows. It truly revolutionized agriculture.

Formerly, “scratch plows” plied the soils of Europe. They were one-farmer, one-beast operations. A scratch plow had a vertical shaft, a colter that poked into the earth behind the ox that pulled it. It was a light weight affair, so that the weight and strength of the farmer were needed to get the plow deep enough into the earth. Since the colter only cut a narrow swath of earth, the land had to be cut repeatedly to prepare for planting.

With a scratch plow, the farmer usually had two hands on the plow, bearing down with all his weight. If he were lucky, he had a helper to manage the beast, making sure it took a straight path. Actually, the helper had to make sure the beast moved at all. But this kind of soil preparation is slow and tedious. Since farmers had to till their own soil, they didn’t have much time to help each other. “Times was hard,” as the phrase goes.

With the new plow, that began to change. The new plows came to have wheels. These stabilized the tool, saving the strength of the farmer. With stability, the colter could be larger and cut a wider swath. And then some amazingly obvious additions were fixed onto the tool. A plowshare was added, which cut grass horizontally at root level. A moldboard was added, a vertical blade which pushed the soil to the side, actually turning the soil as the plow cut into it. This saved extra steps for the farmer, and time was crucial. Once the farmer could save time, it was possible to add a helper.

The wheels provided other advantages, too. With wheels, the farmer could adjust the depth of the cut. Now a single tool could be used more productively in a variety of situations. The new plow made it possible to cut into the hard, rocky soils of Northern Europe as well as the rich, loamy soils of Italy. Crops were grown more effectively across the entire continent.

Another invention also expanded the plow’s effectiveness. The horse collar was entirely new in 999. To be sure, horses had been used for chariots by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. But the chariot was a light-weight affair. For chariots, the attachment for horses was similar to that used for oxen. But for heavier pulling, the horse was at a disadvantage. The straps pulled across a horse’s chest, cutting into the animal’s circulation and breathing. In the tenth century, some unnamed inventor figured out a design for a new horse collar. Instead of using flat straps, it had softer pads. It also redistributed the load, so that the horse wasn’t asphyxiated when it pulled a deep plow in heavy soils.

Horses were newcomers to the world of work. Horseshoes were a fairly recent invention. With a horseshoe, the animal had more durability at labor. It also had better traction.

A horse offered a marketable advantage. It could work about 50 percent faster than oxen. To be sure, it took several centuries to sell that point. Some writers argued that the horse also ate more than oxen, and that the extra “fuel” for horsepower made the animal less efficient. One of the burning issues in the oxen- horse debate is the kind of fuel needed for horses. Since the horse required oats, farmers had to set aside lands for an entirely different crop than they otherwise would have grown. Some farmers used a combination of oxen and horses. The debate raged on for centuries. The ox or the horse? The horse or the ox?

Regardless, the deep plow changed the economy of agriculture. It dug so much deeper that farmers had to use multiple animals to shoulder the load. First they strapped two oxen into harness, then four. Sometimes they even used four oxen and a horse. But few peasants had this many draft animals. So agricultural cooperatives developed, in which farmers pulled together to harness the load of farming. This interdependence caused them to develop new ways of sharing profits. In the eleventh century, markets came into being across Europe, and agricultural produce was an important part of them.

With the new plow, more forested lands could be recovered and used for planting. In parts of Europe, this caused religious concerns. Some people, such as the Goths, found deities in the forests, and believed the gods of the earth would be angry to lose forests, and angry that the face of the earth had been scarred. So the new plow came more slowly to Germanic peoples in Eastern Europe and to the new Germanic invaders, the Angles and the Saxons, living in England.

The plow literally changed the shape of agriculture. An old scratch plow had been easy to turn around, since it was one animal and a plow you could carry. But the new plow, pulled by a team and much heavier, required more space to turn around. So the shape of the plowed field changed. Even today, medieval fields exist, untouched for a thousand years, that show the change. A scratch plow field was square. A deep plow field was much longer, becoming rectangular.

The new technology of the plow coincided with a change in crop rotation. Previously, crops were planted in a “two field system.” Since the Romans, one field was planted while a second field lay fallow, which meant that 50 percent of the fields went unsown each year. But around the eighth century, a “three field system” came into being. This meant that any plot of land was divided into thirds. Then one field would be planted in winter, a second in spring, and a third lay fallow.

Huge benefits followed from a “three field system.” First, more land was available for planting. Second, if one crop failed (and they commonly failed from drought and disease), a second crop was available that year. Third, it spread the work load more evenly for the farmer and made the task more efficient.

All in all, technology and agricultural wisdom at the end of the tenth century propelled humankind into a brave new world. Food surplus enabled the development of cities, which could be defined as a living space for people who depend on others for food. With cities, human progress lunges forward. Money comes to be the medium of exchange. New jobs are available, since services are needed in cities. Carters and wagoneers are needed. New builders are needed, providing jobs for carpenters, masons, and others. Specialist merchants come into being. Without surplus agriculture, the world we know would be impossible.

The Technology of Shipbuilding

In the tenth century, the most sophisticated tool of war was the Viking longboat. It was a masterful design, a model of efficiency. One writer has said that it would be difficult even in the twentieth century to design a better boat for open-water rowing.

The planks in the longboat hull were meticulously carved. They had projecting wooden lugs, all part of the same piece of lumber as the plank itself. These fit together as tightly as a modern piece of furniture. And when these planks were fitted together, they were drilled so that each long plank could be lashed to the lateral ribs of the boat. Moss filled in seams and made them watertight. The resulting hull was incredibly strong, the strongest hull ever seen at that time.

Longboats were often 60 to 75 feet long. They had two different propulsion systems. These are not the largest ships ever seen, but they were undoubtedly the most efficient. A sail could be raised on its single mast. Or the boat could be propelled by oars. The ship was designed so the oars would protrude through the side of the hull. This gave the oarsmen maximum efficiency in the position of their oars. But the hull was relatively low to the water, so when the oars were stowed, a clever shutter fitted over the hole and then locked into it, sealing the hull against incoming waves.

The crew of the ship was also the fighting team, each man having multiple responsibilities. Space was at a premium, so each crew member had an assigned seat, and each had personal storage space under his seat. The longboat was provided with a place for oarsmen to lash their shields high on the external side of the vessel. This added to the threatening appearance of the ship.

One longboat, called “Long Serpent,” was the vessel of the great Norwegian King Olaf Tryggvason. It was built in the year 999. Long Serpent was 140 feet long, and the keel itself was 114 feet long. She was said to have 34 oarsmen to a side, a marvelous, fine vessel of war. Using a longboat, the great Viking Tryggvason hammered the eastern coast of England in the great Battle of Maldon just before the Millennium.

On such vessels, the Vikings became the most adventurous people of the time. And the most feared. On the one hand, they were incredibly efficient invaders. The Vikings were a plundering people. With the great maneuverability of longboats, Viking raiders would slip up on a village at dawn, beach their boats, and jump the town.

Quick raids from Ireland to the coast of France were frequent and common. In Ireland, monasteries were in constant dread that Viking raiders would strike suddenly. Vikings would cart off the Christian artifacts of worship, often finely crafted of precious metals and jewels. One monk wrote in the tenth century how much he hated calm mornings. A stormy day was safe from the Vikings, because they wouldn’t venture to sea in such weather. But a calm morning brought dread to the monk, so accustomed was he to sudden attack.

Viking longboats were so successful as an instrument of plunder that the Vikings made a market for stolen goods. Of course, they kept some for their own adornments.

But longboats were also used for a huge slave trade. All along the coasts of England and northern Europe, Viking raiders would take youths, male and female, into captivity. They even sailed well into France through the navigable rivers. They would leave a town sadly ravaged, hauling off any marketable slave to sell in the marketplace. The longboats would often sail from northeastern Europe back around Denmark and down through the rivers of Eastern Europe. Or they might go south, rounding the Rock of Gibralter and sailing across the Mediterranean. Generally, the slave trade took captives toward Baghdad, but other marketplaces were available in 999. Longboats were a cold, methodical tool of inhumanity.

On the other hand, the longboat was an incredibly efficient tool of discovery. In longboats, the Vikings ventured farther to sea than any people before. They discovered Iceland, a feat that by itself was prodigious. Before the tenth century, sailors hugged close to shore, afraid to lose sight of land. But the Vikings invented new navigational tools, using the sun as a guide, giving them courage to take greater risks. Iceland was hundreds of miles from the shore, and it was an act of real mettle to sail so far toward the unknown horizon.

Having found Iceland, Vikings discovered Greenland. They settled both, and longboats were safe enough to establish a fairly frequent shipping system, providing goods to and from the continent. Ultimately, Greenland proved inhospitable, but only the security of the longboat made the discovery possible.

And of course, in the year 1000, Leif Ericsson nudged his way to Newfoundland. He followed the directions of his kinsman who had seen the land just a few years before, but who had not set foot on it. Ericsson did. And it was a magnificent discovery, so rich with flora, fauna, and possibilities that he returned in a decade or so and established the first European settlement in America. He called it “Vinland” for the grapes that vined their way into his happy cup.

The settlement didn’t last, because the Vikings were themselves at risk with the Native Americans they found. At first, the two cultures seemed to trade successfully. But the natives wanted to trade for the Vikings’ tools of war, and the Vikings were understandably reluctant to give up their defense. After a year or so, things went badly, and the Vikings decided that discretion was the better part of colonization. The site has recently been re-discovered and excavated at L’Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland, putting to rest centuries of uncertainty about the Vikings’ claims. The longboat was indeed, a technological miracle of the day, making possible the First Millennium equivalent of Apollo 11.

Other Technology

Water wheels were another productive tool of the tenth century. The system of gears and grinding wheels, powered by moving water, was not new to the time. It had been invented by Romans nearly 1,000 years before. But the water wheel burgeoned near the First Millennium. Wealthy land owners forbad their peasants from grinding grain in the home. They required that grain be taken to the land owner’s own water mills, and a fee was charged for the privilege.

Some water mills were erected on the banks of moving water. Others were made to float in the middle of rivers, increasing efficiency. Water moves faster in the middle of a river, and it gave more power to the wheel. Soon after 999, floating water wheels created problems in navigable waters, because so many stretched across river that boat traffic was hindered.

After the Norman Invasion of England in 1066, William the Conqueror had his tax collectors take a census of England. This census was called the Domesday Book, from the word “domicile.” Water mills were also inventoried, and William’s tax collectors found over 5,600 water mills in England. Each supported the grinding needs of about 50 households. By the fourteenth century, along a single mile along the Seine River in Paris, there were over 60 water mills. This amounted to a genuine industrial complex in Medieval Paris.

In 999, water mills were not used only for grain. They were also part of the growing fabric industry, replacing the role of fullers. A fuller was an individual who worked with cloth immediately after weaving. The woven cloth was manipulated and beaten while it was in water, causing a chemical change in the fabric. But by 999, it was discovered that a fuller’s work could be done more efficiently by water wheels, and machinery began to modernize the industry. Even in 999, human labor was usurped by industrialization, and work was made easier. The great benefit of mechanization is the reduced need for slaves.

By 999, new looms improved the fabric industry. The entire fabric industry across Europe gave jobs to women. And as population increased and as trade became more possible, the fabric industry grew rapidly. Wool was exported from England, making England a desirable and wealthy place. Fabric manufacture came to be a major economic advantage in parts of France and Italy.

By 999, warfare had only recently improved by the invention of a stirrup and a new saddle. With them, a horseman could stay securely mounted, even when he put his body weight behind the blow of a sword. Horses became a major tool of warfare, anticipating the Crusades.

By 999, the astronomers of India had created a new math. They had created the concept of zero, a revolutionary idea that changed the way we think of numbers. The old Roman system of keeping time started with “one,” rather than “zero,” and the calendar of our millennium is still in error because of it.

By 999, Arabs had created a new number system. Romans found it virtually impossible to multiply large numbers because Roman numerals were unwieldy. That was the system in use across Christian Europe. But the Arabic system of numerals, the one we use today, made calculation simple. Arabs also invented the abacus, a sophisticated tool of calculation that was accurate and incredibly fast. It was an equivalent of our modern computers.

Looking forward from 999, human inventiveness was about to flourish. The Chinese had invented gunpowder and were about to find a way to control it. The Chinese were also about to invent a mechanical clock. Architects were about to discover the flying buttress, enabling the construction of high cathedral walls. New and reinvented technology was about to provide better quarrying of stone, better hauling of heavy materials, better lifting methods. And with that came the new, formidable fortifications we call “castles.”

But in 999, nothing matched the plow as a tool for the future. With it, the human animal could prosper as no creature on earth.

In following articles, we will look at daily life in the year 999. There will be one article per month. They will touch on such subjects as Language, Clothing, Arts and Entertainment, and others. Next month, we will look at Marriage and Family Life in 999.

Copyright 1999 by Kennis Wessel

National Pet Memorial Day Here Sept. 12

The International Association of Pet Cemeteries, on June 29, 1972, recognized the need for a national remembrance day and decreed the second Sunday of September be set aside to remember our devoted companions.

Pet Haven Pet Cemetery, a memorial garden for pets, is located on undedicated land in the northeast corner of Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery which is owned by Steve and Terry Huston. The staff at Resthaven will be hosting an Open House and Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. The Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. and will feature a dog obedience demonstration by Teresa Epperson and Patsy Warren.

National Pet Memorial Day has been designated to respect the bond between humans and their animal companions. The bond does not cease upon the death of a devoted pet. Those who have never known that special love and trust of a faithful pet cannot fully understand the empty place left by a pet’s death. Most of the pain and grief eases with the passage of time, but fond memories of the good times enjoyed by both parties will remain.

The typical cemetery is a place where mourners come to remember their close friends and companions. Colorful flowers adorn the markers year round while trees provide shaded areas. This is the setting of a cemetery in Ponca City, but it is not typical. Names on markers read “Buttons,” “Duchess,” “Snookie,” “Pretty Lady,” “Muffin,” “Wart,” and “Honey” to just name a few. Those loved ones buried at Pet Haven Pet Cemetery include cats, dogs, rabbits and even a pot-bellied pig.

A statue of St. Francis of Assisi overlooks the pet cemetery. Several trees and a new granite bench with statues of a dog and cat are recent additions to Pet Haven.

National Pet Memorial Day is a time to remember those companion animals who filled the hours of the lonely and aged, the pets who taught unconditional love, the seeing eye dogs who guided their owners, the hearing ear dogs who alerted their owners to sound, the K-9 dogs, the police and patrol dogs, and the working and sporting dogs for their devotion and service to humans.

The public is invited to attend and observe this day of remembrance. Those who visit are encouraged to bring and share pictures of their departed pets or just spend time in quiet observance.

Pet Haven Pet Cemetery is located in the northeast section of Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, north of Ponca City 1/2 mile east of U.S. 77 on Hubbard Road. For more information on Pet Haven or National Pet Memorial Day, contact Susan Ladner, manager, at 580-762-5659.

Frontier Enrollment Shows Slight Decline

By KRISTI HAYES

News Education Editor

School has been in session at Frontier School for over three weeks with new staff and students settling in. However, enrollment numbers at the school have shown a constant decline over the last couple of years.

The total enrollment is at 357 students. In 1998, Frontier had 366 students enrolled, 383 in 1997, 406 in 1996, 384 in 1995, and in 1994 the total enrollment was 381.

Enrollment by grades is: preschool (16), kindergarten (30), first grade (20), second grade (33), third (34 students), 25 fourth graders, 27 fifth graders, sixth grade (22), seventh grade (20), 28 in eighth grade, 27 freshmen, 30 sophomores, 25 juniors and 20 seniors.

The School Year

Students at Frontier must be present at least 90 percent of the time in order to participate in extra-curricular activities. If one of your children gets close to the 10 percent absentee mark, the district asks that you encourage them to improve their attendance.

Frontier still has Saturday school again this year for students with excessive tardies or for other repeated violations. Attendance when assigned is mandatory with transportation to and from provided by the parent/guardian. Failure to attend will result in a Saturday make-up day, plus a one-day home suspension.

As citizens are aware, to participate in any activity, whether it be FFA, TSA, FHA, or athletics, academics are a first priority. Administrators at Frontier say dedicated participants or players must keep up their grades.

Special Classes

The school has been approved by the State Department of Education to offer GED classes, provided the school can meet minimum enrollment standards. A minimum of nine participants is needed to start the class. Enrollment is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Classes will begin Monday, Sept. 13 and will meet on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Community Education Room.

Tuition and books are at no charge for participants. Also, you do not have to live in the Frontier district in order to enroll. Those interested must pre-enroll by calling Shelley Cook at (580) 723-4360 during the weekday or Marian Shiever at (580) 723-4271 in the evenings.

Local citizens are also reminded that Lightspan Internet is available to all students and patrons of the Frontier School District. With Lightspan, everyone has access to free e-mail, Comptons Encyclopedia, individual homepage templates, and over 100 educational games.

Sports Concerns

Due to liability concerns, coaches of all sports will no longer be allowed to give students rides home after ball games or practices. The school will provide parents with a schedule of games and approximate times that children will be back at school on away games.

If your child is to ride home with someone other than yourself, they must have a note from you stating with whom they are to ride home with.

Assessment Center Can Help You Find Interests, Strengths for Job

So you’re ready to go back to school, but you don’t know what to study. Pioneer Tech’s Assessment Center can help you find your interests and strengths.

Pioneer Technology Center has been using the assessment process to provide testing services to potential students, school enrollment personnel, human service organizations, and employers to help them in making informed decisions related to program enrollment and employment.

The Assessment Center administers two separate batteries of tests. The System for Assessment and Group Evaluation (SAGE) and the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) are two instruments that are currently being used.

The SAGE test is designed to measure a student’s particular strengths in relation to the requirements of different occupations. This test measures the following areas: 1) interests - to determine what types of jobs that you are interested in; 2) abilities in academic areas such as reading, math, problem solving, and reasoning; 3) aptitudes such as number sorting and finger and hand mechanics.

The TABE test is also used to measure a student’s cognitive ability in the areas of reading and math. There is also a language portion of this test that can be given.

According to Deanna Fruits, career counseling center and financial aid officer, “Upon completion of the assessment tests, we sit down one on one with our students and explain all of the results with them. We do this to make sure our students are in a program where they will be both happy and successful.”

Other assessment instruments that are used are the PLAN test from the ACT and the Career Search for interest assessment. The counselors at Pioneer Technology Center will also help students determine which tests they will need to take.

Fruits stated that the assessment tests are given every Monday and all a person needs to do is to call the counseling center or come by Pioneer Tech to schedule a time. After a review of the assessment tests, a student can begin classes at any time with our flexible open entry/open exit format that is offered at Pioneer Tech.

Financial assistance is also available to students at Pioneer Technology Center. Financial assistance consists of scholarships, grants, and part-time employment, which can be offered individually or in various combinations depending on the degree of need.

Eight financial aid programs are offered along with the Pioneer Technology Center Foundation that can provide scholarships for tuition.

For more information on scheduling an assessment test or financial aid questions, please call 580-762-8336, ext. 228.

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.

Tuesday

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

Planning Commission Regular Session, 7 p.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Central Avenue.

Wednesday

Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Garden Club, 9:30 a.m., for more information 762-9866 or 718-0314.

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

Progressive Pitch with high and low prizes, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.

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

Wednesday-Friday

Children’s Native American Craft Workshop, 4-5 p.m., Pioneer Bank Community Room, Fourteenth Street and Highland Avenue at the drive-through, Joseph W. Rice, nationally known Native American beadworker, will help participate dream catchers and medicine wheels, fifth grade students and up, cost $7.50 to cover materials, class limited to 20, call 762-1514 for reservations, sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Pioneer Bank and Trust and Standing Bear Native American Foundation.

Adult Beading Workshop, 6:30-8 p.m., Pioneer Bank Community Room, Fourteenth Street and Highland Avenue, at the drive-through, Joseph W. Rice, nationally known Native American beadworker, will help participants create a beaded keychain using the gourd stitch, cost $5 to cover materials, class limited to 20, call 762-1514 for reservations, sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council, Pioneer Bank and Trust and Standing Bear Native American Foundation.

Thursday

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

Medicine Bag Lunch, noon-1 p.m., Conoco Fourth Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth Street, Joseph W. Rice, Native American beadworker, will discuss the symbols and colors used in beadwork, bring a lunch and enjoy the program, for all ages, admission free, drinks provided, sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council, Pioneer Bank and Trust, and Standing Bear Native American Foundation.

Agrarian Society, 6 p.m., Western Sizzlin’, southwest meeting room, call 762-5901 if questions.

American Legion Huff-Minor Post 14, 7:30 p.m., Post Home, 407 West South Avenue.

Thursday-Friday-Saturday

Cherokee Strip Golf Classic, benefit Opportunity Center, Ponca City Country Club.

Friday

RSVP Food Share Deadline, volunteer anywhere in the community and qualify to purchase a share of food for $16.60, no age limit or income guidelines, call 762-9412 for information.

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

Friday-Saturday

Country Harvest and Antique and Craft Festival, Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Hutchins Memorial Auditorium.

Saturday

United Way Community Kick-Off and Celebration, downtown, Ponca City, festivities include pancake feed at Masonic Lodge, 1200 West Grand, 7-11 a.m., adults $3.50, children under 12 $1.50; walk/run 8:30 a.m., 100 East Grand Avenue, fee $10; family bike ride, 8 a.m., from Masonic Lodge, fee $10, five or 10-mile ride; parade, 10 a.m. from First Street to Fifth Street on Grand Avenue; children’s festival and demonstration by Three Extreme, includes skateboarders, in-line skaters and BMK’s performing sport on half pipe structure, 11 a.m., more information 765-2476.

September 12

Planting of Special Iris Beds, and Cleaning Up Existing Beds, 3-5 p.m., Chamber of Commerce Parking Lot for residents with extra iris rhizomes.

September 13

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.

September 14

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.

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

Pioneer Community Day Celebration, 5-8 p.m., Wentz Camp, hot dogs and all the trimmings, balloons, clowns, magic shows, sponsored by Pioneer Bank and Trust.

Rural Water District No. 1 board meeting, 7:30 p.m., Enterprise School on Lake Road.

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

September 14-18

Kay County Free Fair, Blackwell Fair Grounds.

September 15

Medicine Bag Lunch, noon-1 p.m., Conoco Fourth Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth Street, Kelly Riha, storyteller and actress, telling Native American stories and discussing their place in history, bring a lunch and enjoy the program, for all ages, admission free, drinks provided, sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council, Pioneer Bank and Trust, and Standing Bear Native American Foundation.

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

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

Storytelling Workshop, 5:30-8 p.m., St. Mary’s School Gym, South Eighth Street and East Walnut Avenue, Kelly Riha, storyteller and actress, will take participants through a series of playful acting games that teach storytelling techniques, for all ages, admission free, drinks and snacks provided, call 762-1514 for more information, sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Pioneer Bank and Trust, and Standing Bear Native American Foundation.

September 16

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

September 17

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

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

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

September 17-18

Cherokee Strip Chili Cook-Off and Oklahoma State Bar-B-Q Championship, Wentz Campgrounds.

September 18

13th Annual Cherokee Strip Bar-B-Que and Chili Cook-off, Wentz Camp, L.A. Cann Drive, east of Ponca City, pancake breakfast 7-9 a.m., public tasting noon-2 p.m., childrens activities 9 a.m.-2 p.m., live entertainment 10 a.m.-3 p.m., awards ceremony 3 p.m.

Planting of Special Iris Beds, and Cleaning Up Existing Beds, 8-10 a.m., Chamber of Commerce Parking Lot for residents with extra iris rhizomes.

September 18-19

Fine Arts Festival, Ponca City Arts Center.

September 20

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, Ponca City, call Beth Wright, 765-6738 for additional information.

September 21

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

Kaw Lake Association, 6:30 p.m., Jumps Roller Inn, Fairfax.

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

September 22

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

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

September 23

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

American Legion Huff-Minor Post 14, 7:30 p.m., Post Home, 407 West South Avenue.

September 24

End of month Bingo Party, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.

September 24-25

Annual Standing Bear Powwow, grand entry 7 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, dancing and competitions to follow, Standing Bear Park, U.S. 60 and U.S. 177, food and Native American crafts and art vendors, admission, parking and camping free, call 762-1514 for more information.

September 25

American Legion Pancake and Sausage Feed (all the pancakes you can eat), 6:30 a.m.-10 a.m., 407 West South Avenue, Ponca City, adults $3.50, children under 12 $2, children under six free, proceeds to Children and Youth Activities.

September 26

American Legion Post 14 Golf Scramble, cut off date Sept. 22, 5 p.m., must pay when signing up, Lew Wentz Golf Course, Ponca City, contact Ray Lunsford or Maurice Johnson 580-765-9073.

September 27

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.

September 29

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

Animal Control Commission, 5 p.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.

October 2

United Ostomy Association of Ponca City/Stillwater, World Ostomy Day, 2-5 p.m., St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Ponca City.

October 9

RSVP Fund Raiser, Grand Central Station, Ponca City, call 762-9412 for information on reserving your space at the senior gala event of the year.

October 30

McCord Arts and Crafts Festival, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., McCord School at Sherwin Avenue.

Halloween Trick or Treat night.

Power Wheelchairs, Scooters Available For Senior Citizens

The Senior Mobility Program of Ponca City makes available Power Wheelchairs, three wheel electric scooters to Senior Citizens (65 years old and up) who need mobility assistance at usually no out-of-pocket cost to those who qualify.

The program was founded in September 1996 and was formed to assist individuals who, without the use of mobility aide products, would be chair or bed confined. The “Senior Mobility Program” has successfully helped hundreds of people in assistance to regain their activity of daily living and enhance their quality of life, according to Frank Heck, program contact.

The aids are provided to those who require them for use in their home and meet the additional guidelines of the program, including an evaluation by their physician.

No deposit is required, Heck pointed out. This service may also be available to the permanently disabled of any age. The requested item is delivered to the home and instruction in operation is given by the program case manager.

To receive more information or to see if you qualify, call 1-888-441-1148.

Spitting Up Just Part Of Life for Infants

Parents often suspect it’s the formula that causes their child to spit up a lot, but it’s more likely a characteristic of normal development.

“The muscle that closes the feeding tube, or esophagus, is still developing in infants and may be somewhat weak. As a result, even a tiny burp can cause small amounts of stomach contents to come back up,” said Dr. Carlos Lifschitz, an associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and a scientist at the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center.

If the infant is generally happy and gaining weight, parents should not be concerned. Infants who are vomiting, have diarrhea, respiratory problems, rashes, loss of appetite or weight loss should be seen by a physician.

School Menus

Elementary Breakfast

Monday — No school

Tuesday — Biscuits and gravy or cereal or pop tart, assorted juices and milk.

Wednesday — Pop tart or cereal, assorted juices and milk.

Thursday — Breakfast soft taco or cereal or pop tart, assorted juices and milk.

Friday — Pop tart or cereal, assorted juices and milk.

Elementary Lunch

Monday — No school

Tuesday — Chalupa with lettuce and cheese or hot pocket (ham and cheese), Mexican rice, lettuce and tomato salad, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

Wednesday — Chicken nuggets with hot roll or cheese pizza, fresh fruit, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, pudding, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

Thursday — Fernandos burrito with cheese sauce or hot dog, baked beans, corn chips, fresh fruit, corn, Jello, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

Friday — Macaroni and cheese with hot roll or hoagie fish sandwich, broccoli with cheese sauce, fresh fruit, cookies, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

West Middle School

Lunch

Available on Monday through Friday at the Middle School is Domino’s Pizza.

Monday — No school

Tuesday — Ham and cheese hot pocket, lettuce and tomato salad, fresh fruit, baked beans, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

Wednesday — Chicken nuggets with hot roll, fresh fruit, mashed potatoes and gravy, pudding, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

Thursday — Fernandos burrito with cheese sauce, fresh fruit, corn, Jello, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

Friday — Macaroni and cheese with hot roll, broccoli with cheese sauce, fresh fruit, cookies, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

East Middle School

Lunch

Available at the Mid-High Monday through Friday are Domino’s and Subway.

Monday — No school

Tuesday — Hot pocket (ham and cheese), lettuce and tomato salad, fresh fruit, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

Wednesday — Chicken nuggets with hot roll, fresh fruit, mashed potatoes and gravy, pudding, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

Thursday — Fernandos burrito with cheese sauce, fresh fruit, corn, Jello, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

Friday — Macaroni and cheese with hot roll, broccoli with cheese sauce, fresh fruit, cookies, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, chef salad, cottage cheese salad or yogurt salad, juice and milk.

High School Lunch

Available every day at Campus Mart, the Training Table Deli offers a pasta bar, baked potato bar, lean items and fresh fruit. The Ala Carte Wildcat line offers Pizza Inn and Subway. The Retro Mart features a Mexican food, bakery/deli and Italian food courts.

Po-Hi Campus Mart

Monday — No school

Tuesday — Chicken patty sandwich or cheeseburger, french fries, lettuce and tomato, baked beans, seasonal fruit, juice and milk.

Wednesday — Meat and cheese nachos or queso and nachos, broccoli with cheese sauce, tossed salad, jalapeno’s, salsa, seasonal fruit, juice and milk.

Thursday — Burrito with chili cheese or frito chili pie, Jello, corn, jalapeno’s, salsa, seasonal fruit, juice and milk.

Friday — Chicken strips with hot roll, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, seasonal fruits, juice and milk.

McCord Elementary

Breakfast

Monday — No school

Tuesday — Cinnamon toast, juice and milk.

Wednesday — Biscuits and gravy, juice and milk.

Thursday — Rice, toast, juice and milk.

Friday — Ham patties, toast, juice and milk.

Lunch

Monday — No school

Tuesday — Spaghetti with beef, lettuce salad, french bread, apple crisp and milk.

Wednesday — Pigs in a blanket, scalloped potatoes, green beans, pineapple rings and milk.

Thursday — Turkey noodles, buttered corn, sliced peaches, hot roll and milk.

Friday — Hamburgers, lettuce, pickles and onions, french fries, applesauce, cookies and milk.

School Calendar

Po-Hi

Sept. 6

No school for Labor Day.

Sept. 7

BLT Focus group meeting, Assembly Center, 3:30 p.m.

Freshmen and junior varsity volleyball at Bartlesville, 5 p.m.

Mini cheer clinic at RFH, 5:30 p.m.

Junior varsity football against Ark City at Sullins Stadium, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 8

Mini cheer clinic at RFH at 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 9

BLT Focus group meeting, Assembly Center, 3:30 p.m.

Junior varsity softball against Bartlesville, 4 p.m.

Junior varsity and varsity volleyball at Tulsa Union, 5 p.m.

Mini cheer clinic continues.

Sept. 10

Varsity football against Tahlequah at Sullins Stadium at 7:30 p.m.

Varsity softball at Sand Springs with the time announced later.

Sept. 11

Varsity volleyball at Ark City, 8:30 a.m.

Band to march in United Way Parade at Grand Avenue, 10 a.m.

Varsity softball at Sand Springs.

Cross Country meet in Ponca City.

RSVP Volunteers Help Provide Assistance

Editor’s note: This is the eleventh in a series of articles explaining the services available to the community of Ponca City through United Way’s 17 member agencies.

During Volunteer Talk at a recent RSVP meeting, Joyce Fox shared her volunteer philosophy “Pass It On.” Joyce feels blessed as a cancer survivor and for the many people who helped her through the trauma. Her cancer experience reinforced a compassionate volunteer who desires to help and assist others by passing the kindness on.

Joyce recalls the many acts of kindness displayed by her family and friends while she was battling cancer.

“I was fortunate to have help during a difficult time,” she said.

“There are individuals right now who do not have any family or support, who are in desperate need of a little assistance.”

“For those who have had someone do you a kindness — such as teaching your children or grandchildren in Sunday School, baking for you, supporting your military family, providing you with necessary transportation when you were unable to do it yourself — then it is time to pass the kindness on,” says Joyce.

Glenn and Joyce Fox chose Ponca City as their retirement home. Joyce serves as vice president of the Helpline board and as an RSVP transportation volunteer.

“I do not belong to many organizations or civic clubs that restrict my time as I want to be on call and available to help when needed,” Joyce said.

She and her husband have been instrumental in providing medical transportation for seniors in the community. They are always ready and willing to assist when called by the RSVP office.

This couple are, two in a volunteer pool of 400, in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, RSVP. Last year, volunteers provided over 75,000 hours of service in Kay County, according to Marie Trenary, program director of the United Way agency.

Regular Meeting Dates

RSVP volunteers meet six times a year for motivational, program awareness, encouragement and recognition. The regular meetings give the opportunity to match needs in the community with caring volunteers, according to Trenary.

“RSVP is one of the largest volunteer efforts in the nation matching local problems with people age 55 and older that are willing to help,” she said. “Volunteers choose how and where they want to serve.”

Currently, RSVP is connected to 55 stations in Kay County, providing volunteers for mentor/tutoring, adult literacy, nursing homes, hospitals, adult day services, home delivered meals and medical transportation for low-income seniors.

RSVP provides more than 85 million hours of service annually to communities across the country. The value of this service is about $1.2 billion and represents a 35-fold return on the federal dollars invested in RSVP.

Additionally, RSVP volunteers host a monthly local food share program, which is for all ages. Citizens who volunteer two hours anywhere in the community qualify to purchase a share of food for $16.60. The share equals approximately $35 to $40 in food value.

Orders are taken at the RSVP office on Thursdays and Fridays the first two weeks of the month. Food is unloaded and distributed one Saturday per month by a committed group of 20 RSVP volunteers.

Trenary says, college students, senior citizens, churches and folks looking for a good grocery value purchase shares. The foodshare program has no income guidelines and is not a government program.

“It is simply a network offering quality priced groceries for the service of volunteering,” she said.

RSVP Council includes: Doris Fields, president; Donna Johnson, vice president; Vivian Stubblefield, secretary; and Stan Brown, treasurer. Members are Paul Martin, Betty Sharp, Jerry Ridgway, Leslie Gee, Marie Krisle and Edna Trant.

Supplemental Insurance

RSVP volunteers receive free supplemental insurance, recognition invitations and a newsletter six times a year. There is no required volunteer time, however, volunteers are required to report, their number of hours volunteered, to the office on a monthly basis. The RSVP office is located at 110 North Fourth Street. For more information, call Trenary at 762-9412.

The United Way of Ponca City supports the following member agencies: American Red Cross, Arthritis Foundation, Will Rogers Boy Scout Council, Bridgeway, Child Development Center, Domestic Violence Program, Bluestem Girl Scout Council, Golden Villa Adult Day Care Services, Helpline Inc., Hospice of Ponca City, Northern Oklahoma Youth Services, New Emergency Resource Agency, Peachtree Landing, ProTeens, RSVP, The Salvation Army and the YMCA.

Jazzercise, Circuit Classes at Unity Gym

The Park and Recreation Department is sponsoring Jazzercise and Circuit classes at the Unity Gym, 1908 East Woodlands Road. Classes have continuous registration so participants can start at any time, according to Yoland Trant, certified Jazzercise instructor.

Cost for the program is $30 for 10 classes or $5 for a walk-in class. Each class lasts one hour and includes a six to eight minute warm-up, 25 to 30 minutes of aerobic activity followed by toning/strengthening routines with weights. The session ends with a stretch/cool-down period. The instructor faces the class and there is no memorization of routines. Each class is taught in “Follow-the-leader” style so attendees can begin anytime.

Trant is professionally trained and has taught Jazzercise for 18 years. She is certified in CPR and receives continuing education in all aspects of dance and exercise physiology.

Instructor training curriculum and course materials are consistent with the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, AFAA. Additionally, instructors are trained to demonstrate modifications to apply to varying fitness levels and teaching skills are carefully monitored to assure the highest standards.

Jazzercize is the world’s largest dance-fitness program. Choreography sets it apart from others. It is not just exercising to background music, you’ll dance to the latest music and while having fun, participants will be getting a great workout.

Formats being offered are Jazzercise and Circuit training. Jazzercize classes will be held Monday and Wednesday. Circuit training, a combination of aerobic exercise and strength training with weights and resistant tubes, will be held Thursdays. All classes meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Unity Gym.

New participants are invited to attend the first week free. Arrive five to ten minutes before class, to register. Ask for the Student Guide, which contains tips and additional information about Jazzercise. Wear comfortable clothing that does not restrict movement and a good aerobic or athletic shoe. Also, bring a covered water bottle and towel.

Hand and/or leg weights are optional for use during the body-toning and strength building routines. Resistant tubes and mates will be provided.

Jazzercise is committed to giving a safe and effective workout, a variety in music and movements, consistent quality instruction, continuing education in maintaining a healthy life and an exciting experience of fitness, friendship and fun. For more information, call the Park and Recreation Department at 767-0432 or Trant at 762-7243.

Retro Mart Is One of a Kind

-By KRISTI HAYES

News Education Editor

The Ponca City Schools Campus Mart and U.S. Food, a national food company, have joined together to offer the first “Campus Kiosk” in the country. The new kiosk concept at Po-Hi this fall features a Mexican food, bakery/deli and Italian food courts.

Menu offerings for the El Pasado Mexican line include tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and fajita dinners, plus several specialty items. Roseli Italian includes spaghetti, lasagna, fettuccino Alfredo, pizza, and bow tie pasta dinners. The Hilltop Hearth Bakery features fresh baked cinnamon rolls, donuts, desserts, cookies, strudel and deli sandwiches and salads. A Latte Bar is also featured at this location.

“We saw the need for an additional line and we wanted to offer another type of food service at the high school,” states Jeff Denton, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations for the Campus Mart. “We knew that we would have an influx of 600 new students and recognized that there would be a challenge of getting them to stay on campus eating something other than the contract pizza, burritos and sandwiches. The first day of school proved that we had anticipated the need for the facilities correctly. Fortunately, we only had one day of extremely long lines, which were combined with a power failure. Unfortunately, we have to work very hard at getting the students to give us a try again. Jerry Winkle, principal at Po-Hi, has done a great job of working with his administrators to modify the lunch schedule to work with the facility.”

A Rough Start

“We had a rough start with over 1100 students who were not sure what to do or where to go,” remarked Denton. “We printed maps, addressed the parents and students at freshmen and sophomore orientation and walk up and down the lines in the commons to inform students of all the offerings. My biggest frustration is for students to stand in the long commons line for pizza and burritos and not even attempt to see what is in the Retro Mart. I underestimated their desire to try something new. However, more and more are discovering the new lines and students are now having plenty of time to eat lunch. I’m more encouraged than I was the first week of school.”

Last spring a group of students attended the Oklahoma State University School of Hotel and Restaurant test kitchen to determine the taste profile of high school students. U.S. Food developed the recipes for 38 menu items from the comments of the students. The menus were developed entirely from their comments at OSU.

Senior Ashley Mott said the amount of selections is incredible. “Why go out and deal with the hassle? Everything you could possibly want is right here. Not only is it good, it is extremely reasonable.”

The Junior Class Principal Mark Wynn stated that the food is great and the lines are moving fast. “The only problem is that we can’t seem to get the students to pick up after themselves. It’s a shame they don’t want to respect the facilities.”

Prices for the new kiosk lines range from $.50 to $3.00 per item. Selections vary daily and new items are developed throughout the year. U.S. Food is planning on making this new concept available to high schools all over the United States.

Plans are also to open an outdoor grill just for the seniors. It will only be open on Friday’s and will feature local celebrity grill cooks.

Renovations

The recent remodeling project transformed a 1950’s style cafeteria to a 1940’s and 50’s decorated food court. Jeff Denton stated, “We studied this transformation for over a year and researched all of our options. Where we are now and the original concept is like night and day. The only constant factors were that we needed to be student driven, friendly and acceptable,” stated Denton, who orchestrated the transformation of the former cafeteria to the Retro Mart.

Before the remodel, the inside line consisted of stainless steel counters, cinder block walls and oak cabinets. “Due to the fact that we wanted to really change the looks of this line, we made changes that were drastic but did not structurally change the inside line,” Denton said. The upper walls were covered with corrugated tin and the lower wall with barn wood paneling, lending the appearance of a diner or road house of the 1940’s. The cabinets were painted then crackled to given an antique appearance. The cabinets were decorated with school and food equipment from that era. The upper inside walls are papered with Route 66 wall paper. The inside facility is accentuated by neon lights boarding the top portion of the inside line.

The dining area and new “kiosk” lines are designed to resemble the 50’s era with soda shop stools and booths along the walls and a wide open ceiling painted black. The floor consists of black and white tile. Add a video wall and sound system and the facility is complete.

“The greatest feature of this remodel is that the Campus Mart program paid for the entire transformation. The district did not have to take one cent out of the general fund. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Liz Glaser and Cheryl Sitterly of the Campus Mart program, we saved a lot of remodel costs because they were capable of doing a quality job of painting, designing and wall papering. We could not have done this project without them and Rick Boyd, Chris Scott and Randy Logan,” claims Denton.

On Sept. 22, there will be a special program presented by Campus Mart to Child Nutrition Directors from around the state of Oklahoma and National Food Industry leaders to show how other schools can do the remodel and “Kiosk” transformation in their schools.

1960s Commemorative Stamps on Sale Here Soon

They’re coming! The new 1960s Commemorative Stamps “Celebrate the Century” will be on sale at the Ponca City Post Office Sept. 17, according to an announcement this week.

The Postal Service will issue a $4.95 “Celebrate The Century” 1960s Souvenir Sheet in a gummed pane of 15, in Green Bay, Wis., on Sept. 17, 1999, and the stamps will go on sale nationwide that same day — sold only as a souvenir sheet. No individual stamps are available.

The series was designed by Carl Herrman of Laguna Niguel, Calif., and illustrated by Keith Birdsong of Muskogee, Okla. They feature 1960s subjects from the following categories: People and Events, Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyles, Sports, and Science and Technology. The 15 commemorative stamps in this sheet are titled: “I Have a Dream,” Woodstock, Man Walks on the Moon, Green Bay Packers, Star Trek, The Peace Corps, The Vietnam War, Ford Mustang, Barbie Doll, The Integrated Circuit, Lasers, Super Bowl I, Rogers Maris, 61 in ‘61, The Beatles, and Peace Symbol.

It was noted that customers have 30 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase the new stamps at their local post office, affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to: Celebrate the Century 1960s Stamps, Postmaster, P.O. Box 7000, Green Bay, WI 54307-7000. After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. For orders of fewer than 50, there is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked by Oct. 17, 1999.

Garfield County Officials at Odds Over Proposed Criminal Center

ENID (AP) — Garfield County officials are at odds over a proposed $13.9 million criminal justice center, which would contain six courtrooms, offices for five judges, the court clerk and district attorney.

Wendell Vencl, who chairs the board of county commissioners, said he prefers a jail with a sheriff’s office and one courtroom to handle initial court appearances. That option would cost about $10 million, Vencl said.

But County Commissioner Olin Unruh said he likes the criminal justice center plan prepared by a committee. It’s safer to have the jail in the same building with courtrooms so inmates don’t have to be driven from jail for a court appearance, he said.

The board will decide whether to put the proposal to a vote on Tuesday, which is the deadline to get an issue on the ballot by Nov. 9.

‘‘Frankly, right now it will probably be a split decision among our own board,’’ Vencl said.

Vencl said the feedback he’s been getting about the project recently is that people in the community have questions.

‘‘Most of the people that I’m hearing from are against the criminal justice center concept. So am I,’’ he said.

Originally, county commissioners talked about building a jail and sheriff’s office about two blocks from the courthouse. A jail design committee came up with the idea of incorporating the jail and sheriff’s office into the criminal justice center that also would house courtrooms and offices for judges, the district attorney and court clerk.

The plan originally was priced at $19 million, but after criticism from the Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce, the idea was scrapped and the committee was told to come up with another plan.

The chamber is prepared to formally oppose the latest proposal, as is Enid’s Main Street program, which fears the original courthouse would be neglected if all the functions are moved.

New OHP Entry Requirements May Get Students

A local Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper expects that recent changes in the department’s entry requirements are going to attract more college students to become troopers.

OHP Trooper Amy Hise of the Lake Patrol Section said the Department of Public Safety has lowered age requirements and eliminated the Oklahoma residency requirement, along with shifting the start of the patrol academy from winter to summer.

She said the department is looking now because the number of qualified applicants seems to have declined in the past few years.

“In the past, the OHP depended upon word-of-mouth to get the applicants that they needed to fill trooper positions,” said Hise, who has been assigned to patrol Kaw Lake and lately Skiatook Lake.

She said the Highway Patrol “is an ideal job for someone — no matter what sex or race they are — who is self-motivated, who likes variety, who is disciplined and can exhibit integrity.”

To appeal to college students and police officers, Department of Public Safety officials have announced changes in the 52nd Oklahoma Highway Patrol Academy, which will begin in the summer of 2000.

“Last year we lowered the minimum age to 21, increased the number of college hours and dropped the Oklahoma residency requirement to include any U.S. citizen,” said Capt. Gerald Davidson. “This year we are going one step further by changing the start date of the academy to accommodate college students.”

Davidson said historically the academy began in January which hampered college students as potential applicants.

“An applicant can literally transition from student to cadet without prematurely dropping out of college to attend the academy,” said Davidson. “Another change addresses selected applicants who do not possess a current police certification through the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET).”

Selected applicants who are not certified will receive the basic CLEET academic instruction beginning May 31, 2000, four weeks prior to the actual academy start date.

“We have made this change to accommodate all of our applicants,” said Davidson. “Many of our cadets are already CLEET-certified police officers. This curriculum change eliminates redundant academy training.”

All cadets will attend the 52nd Oklahoma Highway Patrol Academy, which will officially begin on June 30, 2000.

Specific Requirements

Applicants must be at least of 21 years old and not older than 35 by the June 30, 2000, start date. Requirements include an associate’s degree or a minimum of 62 successfully completed semester hours from an accredited college or university.

The applicant is required to complete a state of Oklahoma employment application and to submit a certified birth certificate, a military DD-214 form, veteran’s preference form and/or CLEET certificate if applicable, and a certified college transcript declaring an associate’s degree or the required 62 semester hours.

“These are just the initial requirements. Once this information is received, then the applicant is required to successfully complete a written exam, pass a physical agility test and appear before an oral interview board,” said Davidson. “The applicant must pass each phase before proceeding to the next one.”

The duties of a trooper include enforcing all traffic and criminal laws of Oklahoma, protecting lives and property on the state’s roadways, investigating traffic collisions, and suppressing criminal and illicit drug activity. Specialized responsibilities include aircraft, training, criminal interdiction, internal affairs and special investigations, size and weights enforcement, motor vehicle inspection, executive security and lake patrol.

“Upon graduation from the academy, new troopers will report for duty to their assigned areas,” said Davidson. “Over the last few years, the chief of the patrol has been able to assign almost 85 percent of the new troopers within the geographical areas they have requested.”

The application deadline is October 15. For more information or to request an application packet, refer to the DPS web page at www.dps.state.ok.us, or call the DPS Personnel division at (405) 425-2163.

You may also request information by sending your name and address via e-mail to ohpjobs@dps.state.ok.us. Submit all applications and required documents to the Department of Public Safety Personnel Division, PO Box 11415, Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0415.

Faith Hill, Sinbad Performers For Fourth Annual Orange Peel

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State University has announced the performers for its fourth annual Orange Peel Sept. 10, at Lewis Field in Stillwater. Headlining this year’s show will be a pair of award winning performers, country music artist Faith Hill and comedian Sinbad.

“We are very excited about this year’s entertainment. We feel the caliber of talent exceeds that of the past three years and will make for an outstanding show,” said executive director Ryan Yates.

Hill has amassed an impressive list of credentials since her double platinum debut album, “Take Me As I Am.” Her follow-up, “It Matters To Me,” reached triple platinum, making her the first female country artist to ever achieve double platinum status on her debut and follow-up albums. Hill’s third effort, “Faith” has also reached triple platinum status.

In addition to her album’s success, Hill has had seven number one singles, including “This Kiss” which crossed over and climbed the pop charts as well. She has also had nine videos reach number one.

“Faith Hill will appeal to a wide variety of people, not just country music fans,” Yates said.

In 1994, she received an Academy of Country Music Award as the “Favorite New Female.” That same year, she was tabbed “Top Female Country Artist” by Billboard Magazine. Her duet “It’s Your Love” with Tim McGraw was named Top Vocal Event, Song of the Year, Single of the Year and Top Country video by the Academy of Country Music in 1998. She also received the 1998 Video of the Year from the Country Music Association for her smash-hit, “This Kiss.”

In 1999, “This Kiss” was named the Single of the Year and Video of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. Hill was also named the Academy’s Top Female Vocalist. This year alone, she has received three Grammy nominations, two Blockbuster award nominations, six Academy of Country Music Award nominations, and seven TNN Music City News nominations.

Hill was invited to perform in the Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and was also selected by People Magazine to appear in their annual “50 Most Beautiful People” issue. Her current “This Kiss” tour marks the start of a nationwide book drive to support literacy programs for America’s youth.

In addition to Hill, comedian Sinbad will take the stage. His act is noted for his use of real-life stories instead of jokes and their clean content.

Sinbad got his break on Star Search in the mid-eighties. He appeared on the show seven times and was a finalist. His appearances led to a TV movie and a role as Red Foxx’s son on “The New Red Foxx Show.” He was then cast by Bill Cosby in the TV show “A Different World.” He has also served as host of ShowTime at the Apollo. In 1991, he kicked off the “Share the Dream” tour of historically black colleges.

Sinbad has appeared in several commercials, including the award-winning Sinbad-Reebok campaign. He made his big screen debut in the 1991 comedy “Necessary Roughness.” His other movie credits include a starring role in “Houseguest” and a cameo in “Coneheads.”

The comedian also was the star and executive producer of the Fox TV sitcom, “The Sinbad Show” and the HBO special, “Sinbad’s Summer Jam Weekend IV.” He is the recipient of Harvard University’s 1997 Artist of the Year award and the 1994 Candle award from Morehouse College in recognition of his excellence in Arts and Entertainment.

Orange Peel began in 1996 and is organized and run entirely by OSU students. This year’s show will also feature local acts and a fireworks show. Past performers include: Bill Cosby, Jeff Foxworthy, BlackHawk, and Randy Travis. For ticket information, call 1-877-OSU-PEEL.

Democrats Visit Here Wednesday

Five of Oklahoma’s statewide elected leaders will be in Ponca City for a free public reception Wednesday.

Drew Edmondson, Attorney General; Robert Butkin, State Treasurer; Sandy Garrett, State Superintendent of Schools; Clifton Scott, State Auditor, and Carroll Fisher, Insurance Commissioner will be at the Grand Central Station, Fifth and Central from noon to 1 p.m.

Each of the office-holders will be available for informal conversation with the public starting at noon. There will be a brief program at 12:45 p.m. Free snacks will be served.

The program is coordinated by the Kay County Democrats and the State Democratic Party and sponsored by a number of Ponca City citizens in order to make the event free to the public.

The appearance is part of a six-day, 21-city tour by the group to meet with area Democrats and other interested citizens. They hope to encourage participation in the political process and let all Oklahomans know they represent the interests and concerns of all citizens.

State Democratic Party Chairman, State Representative Mike Mass (D-Hartshorne) will accompany the group.

“This is a great opportunity for local business people to talk directly with the state official who most affects their daily lives,” said Gary Stephens of Ponca City, Democratic Chair of the Fifth Congressional District.

Flyover Will Signal United Way Parade Beginning on Saturday

A flyover by the Ponca City Aviation Boosters will mark the approach of the fourth annual parade and kick-off celebration for the 1999-2000 United Way Campaign Saturday at 9:45 a.m. More than 50 entries will promenade from First Street east on Grand Avenue beginning at 10 a.m.

Curb-watchers will glimpse emergency vehicles, floats, covered wagons, cheerleaders, a marching band, humvees with toe missiles, shriners and animals. Additionally, the Peachtree Landing Lawnchair Brigade, the Po-Hi Great Race Team, bed racers, model airplanes, and race cars will be featured. Entries will be judged prior to the parade for best theme presentation by group or corporation and largest participating entry.

The parade will end at Centennial Plaza where a children’s festival, food booths and activities are planned for the whole family, according to Danny Thompson, campaign chairman. This year, a special feature will be added to the festivities. Three Extreme, a local group of skateboarders, in-line skaters and BMXers will demonstrate their sport using a half-pipe structure, set up on Grand Avenue, between Fifth Street and Sixth Street.

“‘You Have the Power to Change Our World,’ is the United Way campaign theme that will take us into the new century,” says Thompson. “Although we may not be able to change the whole world, with your help, we can make a big difference in our community.”

This year’s Parade Committee members are: James York, chairman; Jim Sindelar, Teresa Smith, Thompson and Helene Schwartz.

Activities

The morning’s activities will begin at 7 a.m., with an all-you-can eat pancake and sausage breakfast at the Masonic Lodge Breakfast. In addition, the Ponca Roadrunners are hosting a 5K run/walk beginning at 8:30 a.m., near 113 East Grand Avenue. To register, contact Bob at 765-7855.

Also, the Cherokee Wheelmen Bike Club are sponsoring a Family Bike Ride at 8 a.m. beginning at the Masonic Lodge on West Grand. Bikers will have the option of taking a five or ten mile bike tour. To register, call Sonny at 762-7555.

For more information on how to participate in the United Way campaign kickoff events, or for more information about contributing to the United Way campaign, call 765-2476.

The United Way of Ponca City supports 17 member agencies: American Red Cross, Arthritis Foundation, Will Rogers Boy Scout Council, Bridgeway, Child Development Center, Domestic Violence Program, Bluestem Girl Scout Council, Golden Villa Adult Day Care Services, Helpline Inc., Hospice of Ponca City, Northern Oklahoma Youth Services, New Emergency Resource Agency, Peachtree Landing, ProTeens, RSVP, The Salvation Army and the YMCA.

Airplane, Marijuana Held After Drug Bust at Ponca City Airport

By LAURA CORFF

News Staff Writer

Local law enforcement interdicted 70 pounds of marijuana at the Ponca City Municipal Airport Friday, in the largest drug bust the city has seen within the last ten years.

Authorities were waiting when a Cessna 210 made a stop at the airport Friday morning after receiving a tip from an Arizona customs employee. A 37-year-old man and a 40-year-old man, both from Arizona, were taken into custody without incident, on charges of trafficking marijuana.

The early morning call from the customs employee alerted police that a plane, leaving Arizona and making stop in Ponca City, could be carrying drugs. Although authorities did not have sufficient evidence to obtain a search warrant, narcotics investigator Freddie Garza met the pilot and passenger on the runway and initiated a conversation.

When asked, the pilot gave consent for investigators to search the plane. The subjects told Garza that 60 pounds of marijuana was in the cargo compartment. Though the plane was not immediately searched, Garza did verify the subject’s statement by opening the cargo compartment and confirming several bundles of what appeared to be marijuana. Officers arrested the two men and took them to the Ponca City jail.

After the arrests, officers video taped the condition of the plane, which will be stored at Greenwood Aviation, until further notice. Narcotics investigators then searched the plane, taking still photographs of evidence before seizing and labeling each article.

Items seized included five bundles of marijuana (71 pounds), $1,000 in cash, and the Cessna. Authorities said evidence will be shipped to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation lab for testing.

Based on the amount of drugs confiscated, trafficking charges can carry up to a life sentence, according to Brian Surber, assistant district attorney for Kay County, and prosecutor on the case.

Due to weekend and holiday, a district judge will review statements, this afternoon, provided by narcotics investigators and police officers to determine if there is probable cause to hold the subjects. If the judge deems there is probable cause, bond will be set.

Nearly News

Classes will be dismissed Monday, Sept. 6 for Labor Day for Ponca City Public School students. Classes will resume on Tuesday.

DEATHS

Mabel F. Davis
Betty J. Anderson
Gaylon McCluskey

Mabel F. Davis

BLACKWELL — Mabel F. Davis, resident of Blackwell, died Friday, Sept. 3, 1999 at the Blackwell Regional Hospital in Blackwell, Okla. She was 98.

The funeral service will be Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999 at 2 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church in Blackwell. The Rev. Russell Bracy, former pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Blackwell, now residing in Fort Worth, Texas, will officiate. Burial will follow in Blackwell Cemetery under direction of Roberts Funeral Home, Blackwell.

Casket bearers will be grandsons of the deceased.

Mabel F. Davis was born April 9, 1901 in Hunter, Garfield County, Okla. to Leander Phelps and Dora Ann (McFarland) Murray. She attended schools in Hunter, Okla., graduating from Hunter High School. She then attended Tonkawa Junior College and Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan. Following her schooling she began teaching in the Garber-Covington, Okla. oilfield area.

She and Walter Ellis Davis were married March 12, 1922 in Wichita, Kan. and settled there until 1931 when they moved to Blackwell to make their home. They opened a small neighborhood store at 411 North Fourth and this store later became known as Davis Store No. 1, which was followed by five other Davis Stores. Mabel operated this first store and cared for their two preschool aged sons while her husband worked circulation for the local newspaper.

She was active in all her sons’ activities and organized the first Cub Scout Pack in Blackwell in 1938.

She and her husband operated their stores until the 1950s when they sold them and retired. Her husband preceded her in death on March 25, 1981 and she remained in Blackwell.

Mabel loved things of beauty and enjoyed creating them. She helped organize the first Federated China Decorator’s Club in Blackwell and served as its second president. She was the State of Oklahoma Chairman of the 1967 China Decorators Convention. Other club memberships were DAR Sarah Harrison Chapter; Blackwell Hospital Auxiliary, Book Review Club, and Business and Professional Women’s Club. She was a charter member of President Reagan’s Task Force, a daughter of the Cherokee Strip Pioneers and a member of the Republican Party.

Mabel was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Blackwell.

Surviving are two sons, Ray Davis of Blackwell and Larry Davis of Wichita; six grandsons and two loving caregivers. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and three sisters, in addition to her husband.

Obituaries

Betty J. Anderson

Betty J. Anderson, Ponca City resident, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kan. She was 69.

The funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, at 2 p.m. at Ranch Drive Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Calvert, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.

Betty J. Couch was born Feb. 18, 1930, in Seminole to Leon L. and Vaida (Smith) Couch. She attended Ponca City schools and St. Mary’s Catholic School.

On Nov. 13, 1948, she married Donald R. Anderson in Winfield, Kan. They made their first home in Ponca City. In 1955, they moved from Oklahoma to Bloomfield, N.M. where Mr. Anderson worked and retired from El Paso Natural Gas. While in New Mexico, they were members of First Baptist Church, Bloomfield.

Mr. and Mrs. Anderson returned to Ponca City in August 1997. She was a member of Ranch Drive Baptist Church and a very faithful follower of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Mrs. Anderson loved reading, especially her Bible. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and left them with a legacy of faith. She also enjoyed working crossword puzzles and collecting figurines; her unicorn collection was one of her favorites.

She is survived by her husband, Donald R. Anderson Sr., of the home; three sons, Donald R. Anderson Jr., and his wife Diana of Jackson, Mich., Jackie L. Anderson Sr., and his wife Cheryl of Santa Fe, N.M., and Leslie Arnold Anderson of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two daughters, Eunice Valeeta Snow and her husband Archie of Center Ridge, Ark. and Marilyn Louise Reynolds and her husband Jerry of Tulsa. Additional survivors include her brother, Robert L. Couch and his wife Juanita of Elkhart, Kan.; 26 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Her parents, one granddaughter, Tia, and one great-grandson, Dakota Lee, preceded her in death.

Casket bearers will be Archie Snow, Michael Weathers, Jack Anderson Jr., Jerry Reynolds Jr., Ingram Anderson and Tanner Snow. Honorary bearers will be George White, Dwayne White, Bob Meyers, Gene Ivie, Jerry Fowler, Vaughn Warren, Guy Fox, Denny Hunt and Rocky Trueblood.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ranch Drive Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 294, Ponca City, Okla. 74601.

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Gaylon McCluskey

A. Gaylon McCluskey former Billings, Okla. resident, died Wednesday evening, Sept. 1, 1999, at the Palomar Hospital in Escondido, Calif. He was 82.

The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Trout Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Michael Kear officiating. Burial will follow in the Odd Fellows Cemetery under direction of the Trout Funeral Home. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date in California.

Born Nov. 23, 1916, in Billings, he was the son of John Robert and Elva (Gilbert) McCluskey. He received his education in the Billings Schools, graduating from high school in 1935.

In 1937, he moved to California and a short time later began a career with General Dynamics in San Diego that spanned 40 years as an assembler in aircraft manufacturing. On June 6, 1959, he married Winnie Ealick in Ponca City. The couple lived in San Diego. Upon his retirement in 1979, they moved to Valley Center, Calif., where they had a lot of wonderful friends. Mr. McCluskey attended The Emmanuel Faith Community Church in Escondido. He enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening, pitching horseshoes and traveling.

Survivors include his wife, Winnie of the home, Valley Center, Calif.; a brother, Gilbert G. McCluskey of Oklahoma City; two nieces, DruAnn McCluskey of Huntington Beach, Calif. and Gayla McCluskey of Philadelphia, Pa. Additional survivors include grandchildren, Dugan and Delaney Farrell of Huntington Beach and two cousins, Jean Risser of Tulsa, and Paul McCluskey of Nashville, Tenn. His parents and one brother, Jack McCluskey, preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 N. Union, Suite No. 103, Ponca City, OK 74601.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Class of 1975 — A brief planning committee meeting for a reunion of the members of the Ponca City High School graduating class of 1975 has been set for 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at 915 North Fourth.

Clearance At cost on selected Jenn-Air grill cooktops. Copeland’s, 315 E. Grand. adv.

Citians’ Grandson Joins Army— Army National Guard Pvt. Phillip E. Capps has arrived at Fort Knox, Ky., to complete basic combat training. During the eight weeks of training, the soldier will receive instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history and traditions. Capps is the son of Rena Capps and stepson of Lester Davis of 1205 North Drury, Springfield, Mo. His grandparents are E.E. and Sharon Gonterman of 108 Harth in Ponca City. He is a graduate of Parkview High School in Springfield.

Free Pregnancy test. Birth Choice cares. Confidential. Hours: Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. and Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 700 West Broadway. 765-

9689. adv.

Helpline — Helpline training classes begin Tuesday, Sept. 14. Call 765-5551 for more information or to enroll.

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

Grass Fire — Ponca City firefighters responded to the report of a grass fire one-half mile east of Pecan Road on Hubbard Road at 3:20 p.m. Friday.

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

Accident — At 3:21 p.m. Friday, a Ponca City police officer took a report of an accident at North Fourteenth Street and East Prospect Avenue. No injuries were noted.

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

Youth Arrested — A 13-year-old boy was arrested at Miller Market, 904 South Fourth Street, at 3:43 p.m. Friday by a Ponca City police officer for petit larceny. The youth was released to his mother on a promise to appear in juvenile court.

Crape Myrtle one large group 25% off. Keathly Nursery, 2448 Bridge Ave. Open Sunday 1-5. 762-2927. adv.

Electric Pole — At 7:58 p.m. Friday, a motorist advised the Ponca City communication officers that an electric pole was knocked over and on fire on Interstate 35 at mile marker 223. The call was transferred to the Blackwell Police Department.

Curfew — A Ponca City police officer issued citations to three boys who were at West Broadway Avenue and North Oak Street at 12:55 a.m. Saturday. The boys were released on a promise to appear in juvenile court.

Odor Investigation — An employee of Hastings, 2900 North Fourteenth Street, contacted the Ponca City Fire Department at 9:15 p.m. Friday, to request the business be checked for an odor. A fire and ambulance crew responded but were not able to locate any problem.

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

DUI — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 56-year-old man from a traffic stop at North Fourteenth Street and Glenside Avenue at 9:16 p.m. Friday for driving under the influence and making an unsafe lane change.

Kids/her review now accepting children’s, women’s fall consignments. 309 E. Grand. adv.

Warrant Served — At 10:38 p.m. Friday, a 21-year-old man was taken into custody at West Grand Avenue and Pine Street by a Ponca City police officer for a city warrant.

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

Stabbing — At 1:10 a.m. Saturday, a resident in the 500 block of North Ninth Street advised the Ponca City Police Department that several subjects had been stabbed. Two officers, two ambulance crews and a rescue unit responded. Two victims were taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. One subject was held overnight and one was treated and released. Officers took a report.

Hunting And fishing licenses available at Shooter’s Workshop and Pawn, 105 West Grand. adv.

Arrest — A Ponca City police officer arrested a 44-year-old man in the 600 block of West Highland Avenue at 1:50 a.m. Saturday for a Kay County warrant and public intoxication.

Mums, Flowering cabbage and Kale. Keathly Nursery, 2448 Bridge Ave, 762-2927. adv.

Warrant Served — At 2:19 a.m. Saturday, a Ponca City police officer arrested an 18-year-old man at South Waverly Street and West South Avenue for a Kay County warrant.

Drugs — A 43-year-old man was arrested by a Ponca City police officer at North Elm Street and West Highland Avenue at 3:16 a.m. Saturday for possession of marijuana and public intoxication.

LIFESTYLES

Miss Ponca City Queen Contest Open for Entries
Earlier Meeting Time For Pioneer Genealogy Event
Kay County Democrats Meeting on Thursday
Singles Network Sets Activity Schedule
PT Group Sponsoring Events at Wentz Camp
Deadlines Are Announced for Lifestyles Pages
Kiwanis Hear About SJRMC Emergency Care
Artwork Described as Bold, Simple, Charming
Lookin’ with Lou
Couple Observes Anniversary
Kelly Eileen Denson Bride Of Anthony Glenn Goebel
Kimberlee Cain Marries Cameron Todd Fleming
1947 Class Reunion Picnic Is Planned
Women of the Moose Attend Stillwater Convention Events
Wheatheart Nutrition
SRT Garden Club Schedules Event
TOPS Chapter Members Meet, Name Winners
Wedding Plans Announced
Little News
Fanchon Chapter Will Hold Dinner Meeting
Union District School Reunion Slated Sept. 11
Christ’s Church in Newkirk Setting for Couple’s Vows
Horners Repeat Nuptial Vows
Couple United in Marriage At the First Baptist Church
Ponca Prairie Pleaters Resuming Meetings
Ponca City Medical Minutes
Anniversary Plans Announced for Jennings
Event Fetes Former Residents
Final Chapter: Writer Makes Big ‘Dill’ of Pickle Research
Newkirk Main Street Group Holds Meeting
Ponca City Happenings

Miss Ponca City Queen Contest Open for Entries

The Miss Ponca City Queen Contest will be held Friday evening, Oct. 1, at the Conoco Fourth Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth. The contest is open to young women 17 years of age by Oct. 1, 1999, but not older than 20 years-of-age.

Contestants must be unmarried, no children, attending school, and a Ponca City resident. The winner of the contest will go on to represent Ponca City as a Visiting Queen in the Arkalalah, Arkansas City’s annual Halloween Festival, slated for October 29-30. Miss Ponca City also acts as a goodwill ambassador, attends various functions and speaking engagements as her personal schedule allows.

Contestants will be judged on poise, appearance and personality. They will also be judged on a 3-5 minute presentation to include personal resume information and answers to the questions of “Why I Want to be Miss Ponca City” and “What Ponca City Means To Me.” Contestants may ask for assistance from individual sponsors. The entry fee is $40.

Applications are available in the activity office at the high school through Jan Maddox, or by contacting Vicki Graves, 765-8679 or 765-4736.

Entry deadline is 3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 10. There is $1,000 available in awards and prizes.

The title of Miss Ponca City is currently held by Ashley VanHoesen, daughter of Everette and Sonja VanHoesen.

Earlier Meeting Time For Pioneer Genealogy Event

The Pioneer Genealogy Society will hold the September meeting in the Ponca City Library program room on Sept 7. A social hour will begin at 6 p.m. Seminar Horizonz speaker Lynne Anderson will give the lecture “From Whence They Came To Hence Their Here,” focusing on state histories and laws, word definitions and “Ethnic Groups in Research.”

Anderson is the owner of Schooner Genealogy Books in Abilene, Kan. She has been sponsoring seminars for three years, and has devoted 12 years to research, and is also a member of Seminar Horizons.

Also attending will be other members of Seminar Horizonz, Kathy Hudson, owner of the Genealogy Shoppe in Seminole, and Vickie Blaylock, owner of Roots and Twigs Genealogy in Oklahoma City.

These women will bring with them a sampling of the books and literature available from their shops, so members should plan on coming early to browse through these items.

Kay County Democrats Meeting on Thursday

The Kay County Democratic Party will hold the regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9, at the PACE Hall, located at 1202 West Ponca Avenue. All county democrats are urged to attend.

The business session will include all plans for the Kay County Free Fair Democratic booth activities, as well as other planned events in Kay County. If you would like to work in the booth, come to the meeting to sign up for work.

For more information call Donna Swope, Kay County Chair, 580-767-8354 in the evenings.

Singles Network Sets Activity Schedule

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 Sept 5-11 includes:

6 p.m., Labor Day potluck dinner, bring a covered dish lawn chair, call Jan, 765-3603.

6 p.m., Sept. 9, Join the group at the Amarillo Grill for a general meeting, and help plan events for October.

6 p.m., Sept. 10, birthday dinner at Blue Moon, call Marlene 762-6588.

8:30 a.m., Sept. 11, join the group for breakfast at the Grand Cafe, Fifth and Grand. If you have any suggestions or comments interested persons are asked to attend the general meeting.

PT Group Sponsoring Events at Wentz Camp

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE

News Staff Writer

Professionals Today, hosts of the Cherokee Strip BBQ and Chili Cook-off have received an official proclamation from Gov. Frank Keating. The event benefits Hospice of Ponca City and has been hosted by Professionals Today for 13 years.

The proclamation declares the week-end of Sept. 17 as “The 13th Annual Cherokee Strip BBQ and Chili Cook-off Weekend.”

The proclamation says in part: the event, which is held in Ponca City, raises money to benefit Hospice of Ponca City. The document tells that Professionals Today has donated over $64,000 to Hospice over the past 12 years and have expanded the event to include a breakfast and children’s area as well as adding additional categories to the competition such as Backyard Division, Children’s Division, and a Beans and Sauce category.

Also, the proclamation notes that the winner of the state championship (barbecue) is invited to the “Kansas City Royal Invitational” and their name is added to the drawing for an invitation to the “Jack Daniels Invitational.”

The barbecue event is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, and the chili contest is approved by the Chili Association Society International. The barbecue contestants win cash and prizes, while the chili division winners receive points toward going to the world cook-off in Terlingua Texas.

Members of Professionals Today will hold a brown bag luncheon meeting on Sept. 16 at Wentz Camp, where the cook-off is to be held. At that time the courtesy “goody bags” for the cooks will be stuffed.

Coupons for tasting kits are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce, financial institutions and Professional Today members. Kits are $5.

For more information contact chairman Loretta Leathers (580) 762-1500 or co-chairman Karen Furman, (580) 763-2340.

Deadlines Are Announced for Lifestyles Pages

Forms for engagement, anniversary and wedding announcements are available at the desk of the Lifestyles Editor.

The deadline for the Sunday edition for stories and 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. We cannot reproduce photographs from a newspaper or magazine. Prints or negatives only, please. Either color or black and white photos are acceptable. 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.

Kiwanis Hear About SJRMC Emergency Care

The Aug. 31 meeting of Kiwanis Club of Ponca City was called to order by Russell Shields with 18 members and two guests standing for the salute to the flag of the United States of America. Rick Vanater led in prayer, and Jody Sanford led in the singing of “America.”

Russell Shields introduced Cindy Fike, an emergency room nurse at St. Joseph’s Medical Center. Mrs. Fike has served the community as a nurse for 17 years. During this time, she has completed a bachelor’s degree in nursing, and will receive a master’s degree in nursing in December.

Kiwanians learned that the number of people served by the emergency room has doubled in the last 10 years and the processing of emergency care patients needing advanced care at metro hospitals has been developed to a “higher level of efficiency and speed.” The speaker said the hospital “seeks better communication with the planners of community events in order to be available to serve the needs of any visitors to Ponca City.”

Members were reminded that Kiwanis International Foundation has a fund to benefit the victims of the earthquake in Turkey. An update on the international project to eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) was given by Agnes Hatlelid. The ABC News TV program 20/20 will air a segment on IDD on Friday, Sept. 24. Hugh Downs will narrate this information segment outlining how preventable this form of mental retardation is. The Kiwanis Installation Banquet will be held on Tuesday evening, Sept. 28, at E.W.’s on the Marland Estate.

Men or women interested in community service are invited to attend a Kiwanis meeting Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at E.W.’s at the Marland Estate.

Artwork Described as Bold, Simple, Charming

By Sally Hodges

News Staff Writer

Using the knowledge of her Cherokee Indian background and her belief in the caring yet strong nature inherent in women, Jeanne Rorex Bridges creates artwork which is bold yet simple and calming.

Rorex, a well-known and much-awarded Oklahoma artist, will display her works at the silver anniversary of the Ponca City Fine Arts Festival Sept. 18 and 19. The juried festival will showcase approximately 70 artists from Oklahoma, surrounding states and other parts of the country as well as local artists. The categories of artwork include oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, graphics; sculpture; pottery; photography; glass work; jewelry; wood; and mixed media art. The artwork will be available for sale.

Rorex’s interest in art began by watching her uncle, Cherokee sculptor Willard Stone, create wood carvings. With each wood carving he produced, Stone would write a narrative. Rorex would read the narrative, study the carving, and then reread the narrative — learning all she could about the expression of ideas and feeling in the art. She continued her education under Dick West, a master Cheyenne artist.

Women, and the great respect that she has for the individual and for nature, are the subject of Rorex’s paintings. The colors used create works which are dramatically bold while being soothingly calm. Her works have been called contemporary but keep the traditional Indian influence.

In her Sister Series, Rorex explores the relationship between African and Native American women. In Indian Territory (eastern Oklahoma) most families were farmers and of mixed blood. Field work was shared by neighbors, and, although the work was hard and necessary for survival, it was also almost a social event. This series shows the sharing of chores and the relationship of the women.

The Fine Arts Festival is supported by the purchase awards program. Participants in the program are, in effect, pledging to spend a declared amount of money at the show. They are encouraged to arrive early to make their selection, at which time a pink ribbon will be placed on the chosen item, and the artwork will remain on display until the end of the show.

Lookin’ with Lou

Where Can I Find…

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE

News Staff Writer

There is a foregone conclusion that anyone who has a household must have a special section for “that drawer,” according to “Tips for Better Living Without Clutter.”

“That drawer” holds all the odds and ends which turn up around the household. The drawer has no rhyme or reason, but contains dozens of items any one of which could be valuable if only identifiable

On occasion I’ve tried to sort out “that drawer,” and the end result usually amounts to rearranging, and little identification or “getting rid of” is accomplished.

For instance, a cigar box full of writing utensils, some pencils sharpened - some not, pens without ink, pens with purple ink and automatic pencils with replaceable lead - not valuable, but sentimental favorites.

Likewise, there are several different-sized staplers and boxes of staples that never go together. Plus a whole jar full of screws, washers and nuts that don’t match each other.

Other treasures are a small package of penny firecrackers, a yo-yo from a kiddie meal, several green stamps, one-cent stamps, plus six golf balls, a handful of tees, and several phone numbers written on scrapes of paper with no clues as to who or what.

Along the writing line, there is a brand new address book, which is supposed to replace a wedding gift dog-eared address keeper. But, somehow, the old address book seems to have the best information, such as anniversaries, birthdays and addresses before e-mail became the rage. So both books stay.

Trying to be thrifty, the drawer keeps coupons for everything from hair spray to Jello. By the time the coupons are found, the dates have expired.

Other contents are a flashlight without batteries and, strangely enough, the drawer has bunches of batteries that fit absolutely nothing - but to throw them out “wouldn’t be prudent” as President Bush would say.

“That drawer” has no gender, as screwdrivers, nails, lamp-pull chains, lipstick, emery boards touting George Nigh, “GOfer” matches from some obscure restaurant in Ft. Smith, Ark., are all harbored without prejudice. It (that drawer) also serves as a mini-medicine cabinet complete with cough drops, sinus pills and eye wash.

Organizing a “that drawer” is impossible - because it is suspect as a hiding place for anything one is hunting. And naturally the digging and pawing associated with seeking disturbs a well-arranged “secret hiding place.”

For more information try reading “Living Guilt Free With Clutter.”

Couple Observes Anniversary

A family dinner Aug. 12 honored Mr. and Mrs. Elbie E. Morrison, 1599 North Enterprise Road, on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. Hosts for the event were their children, Larry Morrison, Rusty and Karen Bemo, David and Sharon Eubank, all of Ponca City.

Elbie Morrison and the former Laverne Daniel were united in marriage Aug. 12, 1949, at the First Baptist Church in Stillwater, and made their first home together in Ponca City. A longtime farmer and rancher, Mr. Morrison worked for Conoco for 36 years, retiring in 1985. Mrs. Morrison is a homemaker, and both are members of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Morrison have six grandchildren: Cody M. Bemo, Kyle Bemo, Jessica Bemo, Audrey Eubank, David H. Eubank, and Katie Eubank.

Kelly Eileen Denson Bride Of Anthony Glenn Goebel

The First Presbyterian Church was the setting Aug. 14, 1999, for the wedding of Kelly Eileen Denson and Anthony Glenn Goebel. Their double ring vows were solemnized in a 6:30 p.m. ceremony by the Rev. Monty Fey.

The bride is the daughter of Robert and Paula Denson of Ponca City, and the bridegroom is the son of Eunice Hellekson of Oklahoma City and the late Gary L. Goebel. The bride’s grandparents are Mrs. Erma Carmack of Ponca City, Mr. and Mrs. I.W. Thornburgh of Ponca City, Troy Denson of Carlisle, Ark., and the late J.C. Carmack.

A prelude of piano duet selections was performed by Jason and Jeremy Stillwell. Special music was presented by soloist Rita Thornburgh, aunt of the bride, who was accompanied on the guitar by Rob Wright as she sang “There is Love.” Chris Holroyd sang the “Parents’ Prayer,” and Iris Ballou, also an aunt of the bride, sang “The Lord’s Prayer” during the lighting of the unity candle. They were accompanied by Ann Salmons, organist. Mrs. Salmons played “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” by Bach as the bridesmaids entered, and the“Bridal Chorus” by Wagner was performed as the processional, with the “Wedding March” by Mendelssohn as the recessional. Kerry Ebbert assisted with sound.

In memory of the bride’s sister, the late Kathryn Elaine Denson, a special candle burned at the altar next to the unity candle. A cascade of springeri, lemon leaf and leather leaf fern featuring a center arrangement of gladioli and other fresh flowers decorated the base of the large stained glass window behind the altar. Large crystal vases of pink and white gladioli, waxflowers, curly willow, statice, purple iris, lavender agapanthus, Bells of Ireland, purple, lavender and blue delphiniums and larkspur, white snapdragons and white Casablanca lilies also decorated the front of the church.

Tree candelabra were accented with matching flowers. Pew ornaments featured bouquets of silk tulips, ivy and tulle. A large bridal portrait, a gift from Tracy Wedd, was viewed by guests as they entered the sanctuary.

Bridesmaids were Nicole Alston of Edmond, Amy Moore of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Michelle Perry of Ponca City. Each attendant was attired in a floor-length princess style gown of periwinkle blue satin and carried a hand-tied bouquet of fresh mixed flowers, including purple and lavender delphinium, yellow, white and lavender freesia, asters, pink tulips and limonium. The flowers for the bridal party and church decorations were arranged by Sheryl Sallee, aunt of the bride, assisted by Jannie Ross.

Junior bridesmaid was Kelsey Goebel of Yukon, daughter of the bridegroom. She was dressed in a white satin floor-length gown designed and created by the bride’s mother, and matching satin slippers. The sleeveless dress featured appliques of lace and pearls around the waist, and she carried a porcelain tussy mussy filled with fresh mixed flowers matching the bridal bouquet.

Brad Goebel of Oklahoma City served his brother as Best Man and groomsmen were Jeff Jackson and Travis O’Hagan, also of Oklahoma City. Ushers were Rob Wright of Ponca City and Butch Denson from Dallas, Ga., a cousin of the bride.

Flower girls, Caitlin Sizemore of Jennings, and Jordan Ross, of Yale, as well as candlelighter, Morgan Page Ballou of Tulsa, all cousins of the bride, were attired in floor-length dresses of sheer floral fabric gathered over a lining of periwinkle blue. Matching blue satin bands encircled the waistlines. Satin bows decorated with fabric flowers completed the back waist decoration. The dresses were also designed and made by the mother of the bride. Cousins of the bride, Matthew Ross of Yale, was a candlelighter and Jacob Sizemore of Jennings was ringbearer.

Guest book and program attendants were Susie Beth Carmack of Ponca City, cousin of the bride, and Anita Thomas of Tulsa. The gift table was attended by Ann Thornburgh of Tonkawa, aunt of the bride.

Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride wore a chapel-length designer gown of heavy matte satin styled with a bodice featuring sundress straps. Heavy lace, pearls and sequins accented the front and back of the bodice just above the waistline. The chapel-length train hung from several large pleats at the waist. The bride’s waist-length veil was trimmed with satin piping and attached to a headdress of satin, sequins, and pearls. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of fresh mixed flowers including pink tulips and stock, yellow, lavender and white freesia, white snapdragons, gardenias, belladonna delphiniums, pink and white alstromeria and lavender agapanthus. The bouquet was designed by her aunt, Sheryl Sallee, as a gift to the bride.

Following tradition, the bride carried or wore something old. something new, something borrowed and something blue. She carried a lace handkerchief from her mother, and an 1874 Bible originally belonging to a great-grandmother, Elizabeth Hampel. The Bible, covered in white satin with blue trim, was also carried by the bride’s mother in her wedding. Her veil was borrowed from Amy Moore, friend of the bride.

The bride and bridegroom, accompanied by Kelsey Goebel, left the ceremony to travel to the reception in a leather upholstered white carriage drawn by two Belgian horses, and driven by Everett Van Hoesen. As they arrived at the Marland Mansion, guests showered them with rose petals.

Parents of the bride hosted a dance and reception in the lower level of the Marland Mansion Estate. Hostesses were Karen Meyer and Donna Humble of Ponca City, Lisa Rupp of Perry, and Eva Flores of Wichita, Kan. Assisting with the decorations were Sheryl Sallee of Oklahoma City, Jannie Ross of Ponca City, and Debbie Keating, of Drumright.

As guests arrived at the mansion, they were greeted with candle-lined sidewalks and a white metal heart-shaped trellis decorated with white flowers, periwinkle blue ribbon and wedding bells. A wedding banner, featuring the couple’s names and wedding date, and decorated with an arrangement of fresh flowers, greeted guests as they entered the reception. Tulle, twinkle lights and garlands of flowers decorated the stair railings leading to the lower level of the mansion where two ornate brass stands decorated with large baroque style arrangements of silk flowers flanked the entrance doorway.

The round food tables, covered in swagged cloths of periwinkle blue, featured various heights of brass columns holding coordinating large fresh arrangements of flowers. Individual tables featured smaller coordinating fresh floral arrangements in white china vases which were set on beveled mirror tiles decorated with votive candles. Window and table decorations featured icicle lights, tulle, periwinkle blue bows and cascades of fresh greenery and were designed the mother of the bride. Pat Keast, prepared and arranged the food tables as a gift to the bride. Chocolate mice, favors for the guests, covered one of the tables, which included a large tray of cheese. The favors were created by Erma Carmack grandmother of the bride, and Paula Denson, the bride’s mother.

All children present were given lighted long-stemmed silk tulips as favors. Computer-enhanced photos of the bride and bridegroom, from their birth through engagement, were created on a CD and shown by Jim Shannon and Kevin Carmack, cousin of the bride. The photo table was also decorated with framed pictures of the couple and their friends.

Both the bride’s and groom’s heart-shaped tables featured cakes designed by Alyce Person. The four-tiered bride’s cake was decorated with sugar lace impressions of ivy. Fresh flowers also adorned the cake. A large silver fountain was placed on a third heart-shaped table. The bridegroom’s checkerboard red velvet and white cake featured chocolate basketweave icing topped with chocolate covered strawberries. OU red and white napkins accented the table, as well as red heart-shaped floating candles.

The newlywed couple traveled to Cancun, Mexico on their wedding trip. On their return, they visited Six Flags Over Texas and attended a Texas Rangers baseball game at Arlington, Texas, and rode the Amtrak train from Fort Worth back to Oklahoma City, where they now reside at 3325 N.W. 18th. The bride, a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, will finish her master’s degree in family and child development in May. She is a supervisor for the Bank of Oklahoma. The bridegroom is a sales representative for Eureka Water Company.

A rehearsal dinner, hosted by the couple and the bride’s parents, was held at Jack’s Downtown Grill. Decorated heart-shaped cookies were wrapped in bags with tulips designs and served with ice cream for dessert. The cookies were created by Erma Carmack, grandmother of the bride, and decorated by Rita Thornburgh, Rob Wright, and the bride-elect. During the evening, a special necklace signifying a new family unit was presented to Kelsey Goebel, daughter of the bridegroom-to-be. A bridal luncheon was hosted by Mrs. Rosalie Majors and Mrs. Donna Humble, and a miscellaneous shower was hosted by Michelle Perry and Amy Moore in Ponca City on July 11 at the home of Karen Meyer, with Lisa Rupp assisting. A shower was hosted by Nicole Alston and Debbie Clark in Oklahoma City, and a kitchen shower was held by Ponca City PEO chapter members in the home of Mrs. Ellsworth Rains.

Out-of-town relatives attending the wedding were Iris Ballou and Nina Goebel, Tulsa; Jim Orlicek. Gillette, Ark.; Jimmie Sue Covington, Des Arc. Ark.; Pat and Lee Weis, Bavaria, Kan.; Deloris Maly and Pearl Seltenreich, and Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Thornburgh, Enid; Mamie Way, Fairmont; Jim and Colene Ledbetter, Albuquerque, N.M.; Jack Ledbetter, Pryor; Libbie Long, Brooke and Shelby Gunter, Waco, Texas; Sandy Smock, Coweta; Melvin and Anita Denson. Kiyo Tatum and Nicole Darnelle, Peyton, Colo.; Ann and Joe Thornburgh, Tonkawa; Fay Belcher, Susan Raney, Jennifer and Jimmy Hudson, Midwest City; Don and Wilma Long, Phyllis Willingham, Peggy Ratliff and Lynn Ratliff, Sheryl Sallee, Geraldine Teague, and Kevin Grimes of Oklahoma City; Arline Curtis of Comanche; Cindy and Nicholas Ross, Yale.

Other out-of-town guests attending were Nancy Underwood, Gillette, Ark.; Leah Carder, College Park, Ga.; Eva Flores, Anthony Arellano and Shana Meier, Wichita, Kan.; Regina and Steve Anders, Moore; Phillip and Anita Thomas, Tulsa; John and Lisa Rupp, Perry; Elaine and Kristin Marie Fulton, Peckham; Len, Mary Ellen and Caren Cantrell and Paul Maccini, Ft. Worth, Texas: Alice Mullin, Debbie Taylor and Payton Clark, David and Dane Alston and Brian Shafer, Edmond; Carrie Billington and Lionel Blanco, Stillwater; Elwyn and Marilyn Shimoda, Parker, Colo.; Debbie Keating, Drumright; Chris and Michelle Holroyd, Jona O’Hagan, Pam Teply, Brandi Muha, Robert Ima, Byron Joyce, Laura Dejero, Laura Curry, Amanda Wilson, Walt and Jean Hartig, Jeanelle Dansereau. Gabriel Taylor, Elfrieda and Harry Bazanian, Mike and Nelda Lee; Kevin Grimes and Graydon and Marquetta Brown, Oklahoma City; Laurie Hufstedler, Mandy Martin. Wayne and Beverly Joyce, Norman; Jim and Debi Price, Moore; Laurie Pearson, Dallas, Texas.

Kimberlee Cain Marries Cameron Todd Fleming

Kimberlee Lane Cain and Cameron Todd Fleming were united in marriage recently in a 7:30 p.m. ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church. Their double-ring vows were officiated by the Rev. Ken Armstrong, rector, and the Rev. Steve Mallory, deacon.

Parents of the bride are Ms. Sally Scott Cain and Roy E. Cain, both of Tonkawa. The bridegroom is the son of Ms. Colleen Fleming of Ponca City and the late Don Fleming. The bride is the granddaughter of Mrs. Rosemary Scott of Tonkawa, and the bridegroom is the grandson of Mrs. Helen Sattler of North Mankato, Minn.

Ashley Armstrong was the acolyte, and the lector was Carole Johnson. The oblationers were Bryce Fleming and Tyler Fleming, nephews of the bridegroom. Angela Barnes of Columbia, Mo., attended the guest book.

The prelude included “The King of Love My Shepherd Is,” “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”, “Canon in D”, “O Lord Most Holy”, and “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” The attendants’ processional was “Trumpet Tune” and the brides processional was “Trumpet Voluntary in D Major.” The recessional was “Hymn to Joy.” Velma Tapp was the organist.

Ronda Allan of Oklahoma City served as Maid of Honor. She was attired in a sleeveless, knee-length dress of black crepe. She carried an arm bouquet of white roses and greenery tied with a white bow.

Bridesmatrons were Jennifer Hicks Hurley of Tulsa, Robin Hutson of Ochelata, Lorrie Webster and Sandy Flegler of Ponca City. They were attired identically to the Maid of Honor. They also carried arm bouquets of white roses and greenery tied with white bows.

Trent Fleming of Ponca City served his brother as Best Man. Groomsmen were Ford Fleming of Santee, Calif., brother of the bridegroom; Dane Owen, Cole Rush, and Keith Stevens of Ponca City. Guests were seated by Ned Holman of Tulsa and Brad Armstrong of College Station, Texas. The bridegroom was attired in a black tuxedo with a black tie and vest. The other men in the bridal party were attired in identical black tuxedos with black ties and cummerbunds. Each wore a white rosebud boutonniere.

Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride wore a designer gown of matte satin. The sleeveless bodice was embellished with pearls and featured an open back accented by a bow at the waistline. The full-skirted gown was complemented by a cathedral-length train. She carried a bouquet of white roses and ivy.

Following the ceremony, bubbles were distributed by Colby and Courtney Hutson, and Dane, Marisa, and Steven Fleming, nieces and nephews of the bride and groom. They were blown on the couple as they left the church in a 1928 Buick convertible driven by J.D. Hanks.

Following the wedding, a reception was held at Jack’s Downtown Grill. Assisting at the event were Paula Minx, Jennifer Scott, and Cathy Kreger, cousins of the bride.

Following a week-long wedding trip to St. Thomas, USVI, the couple is residing in Ponca City. The bride is employed as an elementary teacher in Peckham, and the bridegroom is the owner of Fleming Construction.

1947 Class Reunion Picnic Is Planned

Members of the Ponca City High School class of 1947 are planning a reunion picnic at Lake Ponca Park on Sept. 25. Activities are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. with a catered meal at 5 p.m.

Other classes and friends are invited to join the group for a day of fun. An accurate number of people attending is needed for reservations to be made before Sept. 15. Call Richard, 765-7305, or Marie, 762-2184, for more information.

Women of the Moose Attend Stillwater Convention Events

Several local Women of the Moose attended the annual conference and convocation last week in Stillwater. The Ponca City chapter was awarded the title of Top Honor Chapter from Oklahoma for 1998-99.

Judy Maynard of Ponca City, Junior Graduate Regent, received a green cap during capping ceremonies, and was one of 10 from Oklahoma. Official visitor was Past Grand Regent Teola Little from Abilene, Texas.

Attending from Ponca City were Sue Clinton, Irene Czaplinski, Rita Robins, Susan Anderson, Mary Ann Fossen, Sue May, Loucill Knight, Ada Cavett, Pearl Green, Evelyn Moreland, Ann Brown, Marlene Evans, Judy Maynard, Joanna Moneymaker, Karen Ingels and Joanna Morris.

The Ponca City chapter of the Women of the Moose meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

Wheatheart Nutrition

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, Sept. 6: Holiday

Tuesday, Sept. 7: Ham and beans; pears; tomato spoon relish; cornbread with margarine; cherry crisp with vanilla ice cream.

Wednesday, Sept. 8: Italian meatloaf; scalloped potatoes; buttered spinach; dinner roll with margarine; pudding with topping.

Thursday, Sept. 9: Tuna pea salad; tomato juice; ambrosia; crackers with margarine; cookies.

Friday, Sept. 10: Pork cutlet; mashed potatoes with gravy; buttered broccoli; whole wheat dinner roll with margarine; easy chocolate cake with frosting.

SRT Garden Club Schedules Event

The Sage, Rosemary and Thyme garden club will resume their meetings for the club year 1999-2000 on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the home of Maureen Danielson, 800 Edgewood Drive. The meeting will be held outdoors in a garden setting, and refreshments will be served. The theme will be “meet and greet” your fellow members and guests. Anyone wanting to join the club is welcome to attend.

The new officers are Maureen Danielson, president; Theory Chiu, vice president; Susan McMonigle, treasurer; Jan Neylon, rosmarian; Debbie Parr, historian; Cathy Shupe, publicity; Margaret Price, secretary; and Mary Ann Potter, parliamentarian. For further information call 762-9866 or 718-0314.

TOPS Chapter Members Meet, Name Winners

TOPS OK 308 Chapter members met Monday with Ann McCool calling the meeting to order. Blanche Pontius gave the devotional “Living and Lifegiving Bread.” Mary Bryant led the TOPS pledge, and Ruth Garroute led the KOPS Kreed. Natalie McCoy called the roll, and Betty Flower gave the weight report. Wanda Headrick was Best Loser, and Delpha Clemens won the Ha Ha pot. Forbidden food for the week is candy.

Two new members were welcomed, and winners announced for the eight week “Ants at the Picnic” co