From the pages of The Ponca City News, Sunday, November 29, 1998
LOCAL
DEATHS
NEWS BRIEFS
LIFESTYLES
SPORTS
City Calendar
Lettermen Coming To Poncan Theatre
Gala Entertainer Sounds Like Frank, Louis
Classic Wizard of Oz Returns to Big Screen
Community Pitches in To Aid Mitch Victims
Union’s Third Phase Limits School Access
Wellness Group Meets Wednesday
Ben Dickey To Receive Eagle Award
Blackwell Church Transforming Fellowship Hall Into Wonderland
Local Composer’s Work Set for ‘Bethlehem 2000’
Garfield Plans Open House For Community
Osage County Announces Filing For School Boards
Ponca Area Chamber Orchestra To Present Christmas Concert
School Menu
Inmates From Kay County On Parole Docket Dec. 7-9
Wentz Pool, 101 Ranch Featured On Zany Oklahoma TV Travelogue
Reese Named Floor Leader For Republicans
Rod Bailey Prints Available To Benefit ‘The Little Ones’
Cable One May Drop TNT, Sci-Fi
One Killed, Others Hurt In Accidents
Nearly News
Items for the City Calendar should be b Group Big Book meeting (smoking allowed), 8 p.m., 603 South First Street.
Thursday
Kay-9 Dog Training Club, 7 p.m., Ponca City Library, public welcome.
ALANO Group Women’s meeting (smoking allowed), 8 p.m., 603 South First Street.
Thursday-Friday
Heartland Food Share Order Deadline, RSVP Office, 110 North Fourth Street, $15.50 plus two hours volunteer service per share.
Friday
Historical Preservation Advisory Panel, noon, Planning Conference Room, Commercial Federal Building, South Fourth Street and East Central Avenue.
Craft Fair/Exchange, 1:30 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.
Lighted Christmas Parade, 6 p.m., Downtown.
ALANO Group Speaker meeting (smoking allowed), 8 p.m., 603 South First Street.
November 27-December 27
Festival of Angels, Holiday Lighting Celebration, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly.
Saturday
Hospice of Ponca City Community-Wide Memorial Service, 2 p.m., Woodlands Christian Church.
Janice Woods Windle autographing “Hill Country,” 2-4 p.m., Brace Books and More, North Fourteenth Street.
Come and Go Christmas Open House, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 2-4 p.m., 110 North Fourth Street, stop in for a cup of cider, music and special surprise.
“Presby Present,” a live, drive-through, Nativity Scene, 5:30-8:30 p.m., front of First Presbyterian Church.
Christmas Gala, 7 p.m., Marland Estate Mansion.
ALANO Group Open Discussion (smoking allowed), 8 p.m., 603 South First Street.
December 6
Stillwater-Ponca City Chapter United Ostomy Association Christmas Party, 1:30 p.m., south of Stillwater, Central Rural Electric Cooperative Community Room, 3304 S. Boomer Road.
Ponca City Council of Garden Clubs Holiday Open House, 2-4 p.m., Cann Memorial Home, 1500 East Grand Avenue, see “A Garden of Gifts” boutique, enjoy a cup of hot Wassail and Christmas treats.
Panhellenic Christmas Homes Tour, 2-5 p.m., Tickets available at homes, $5.
“Joyful and Triumphant,” evening of music by Youth and Wesley Children’s Choirs and Bellchoirs of First United Methodist Church, 6 p.m., 200 South Sixth Street.
“The Spirit of Christmas,” by Silvertones (Senior Adult Choir) and Youth Music Ministry of First Baptist Church, 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church.
December 6-31
Christmas Tree Collage, Wednesdays-Sundays, 1-5 p.m., Ponca City Art Center.
December 7
AARP Covered Dish Luncheon, noon, Conoco Fourth Street Clubhouse.
Ponca City Board of Commissioners Work Session, 2 p.m., Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue.
Pioneer Christian Crusaders Motorcycle Association, 6 p.m., Conestoga at I-35 and U.S. 60, west of Tonkawa, more information 765-3164.
December 8
Economic Development Advisory Board, 7:30 a.m., Chamber of Commerce, 420 East Grand Avenue.
Ponca City Library Board, 11:30 a.m., Library Board Room, 515 East Grand Avenue.
Hospice of Ponca City Raindrops Support Group, 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Methodist Church, North Pecan Road at East Hartford Avenue.
McCord Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., McCord School Library.
Osage Cove Volunteer Fire Department, 7 p.m., Fire Station, Keeler Road and U.S. 60.
Rural Water District No. 1 Regular Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Enterprise School on Lake Road.
December 9
Cultural Affairs Commission, 11:30 a.m., Cultural Center Sun Room, 1000 East Grand Avenue.
December Birthday Bash, Holiday Traditions, 1:30 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.
Rural Water District No. 3 (Braden) Board of Directors, 7 p.m., Braden Community Center.
December 10
Ponca City Housing Authority, 10 a.m., 201 East Broadway Avenue.
Agrarian Club, 6 p.m., southwest meeting room, Western Sizzlin’.
Les Gilliam singing songs from his 3 CD’s and cassettes, 7-8 p.m., Brace Books and More, North Fourteenth Street.
The Lettermen, 7:30 p.m., Poncan Theatre.
December 11
Music, Twilight Gang, 1:30 p.m., Senior Center, 319 West Grand Avenue.
Historic Hoe coming to the Poncan Theatre for a Christmas show. The Poncan Theatre will host the great, popular group on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
The Lettermen have sold more than 20 million records and performed more than 7,000 concerts. When they first burst on the music scene with “The Way You Look Tonight,” their soft, melodic sound was a departure from the hard-driving music of the day. One of their better-known songs, “Goin’ Out of My Head/Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” was a first of its kind when it was released. It was the first hit record to completely integrate two songs as one.
The concert will feature holiday songs as well as The Lettermen’s great repertoire of classic romantic songs. They will perform a number of traditional Christmas tunes. They usually include a wide range of songs from “Silent Night” to more contemporary songs such as “Frosty the Snowman,” “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” and “White Christmas.”
They also often perform the famous prose piece, “One Solitary Life.”
The Lettermen have produced more than 55 albums, but they are even more famous for their wonderful live performances.
The Poncan Theatre is presenting The Lettermen as the first concert of the 1998-99 Subscription Season. Other upcoming events include Glen Campbell, Hank Williams III, John Mueller as Buddy Holly, and Asleep at the Wheel. Subscribers get one admission to each of the five events at an average of only $15 per admission, according to Poncan director Kenn Wessel. “We believe that’s an exceptional bargain,” he says. In addition, Subscribers receive a Poncan Player’s Card, which gives discounts on any ticket purchased to an event that the Poncan presents.
“All patrons, subscribers or not, should just give us a call,” Wessel says. “This will be a great way to get into the holiday spirit.” For tickets to this presentation, patrons may call the Poncan Theatre at 104 East Grand. The office is open 1-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The phone is 580-765-0943. The Poncan Theatre can accept telephone reservations with a Visa or MasterCard.
If you love Frank Sinatra and you love Louis Armstrong, you will love Amos Cunningham, who with his Friends will be playing here for the Christmas Gala.
Cunningham, a versatile musician, not only plays “Old Blue Eye’s” music but also sounds like Frank Sinatra. He also plays Louis Armstrong selections during his show that sound remarkably similar to that great musician and the similarities in appearance are striking.
From Oklahoma City, Amos Cunningham & Friends will be performing at the Marland Estate Christmas Gala on Dec. 5. Amos Cunningham & Friends will be taking the stage on the lower level of the Mansion in the Outer Salon at 8 p.m.
Amos has been performing for more than 50 years and he recently played at the “Roaring ’20s Ball” during Oil Boom Days at the Marland Estate.
According to Amos, he is definitely not rock and roll and to quote the man himself, “I play classy music. “ He plays softer ’40s music which is great to dance to or also good to just listen to and also jazz and music from the ’20s.
Although from Oklahoma City, Amos’ fans follow him to other cities for his performances. They don’t want to miss an opportunity to see the man. So don’t miss your chance to hear and dance to the music of Amos Cunningham & Friends and you can see for yourself if it is true what they say that he “really does sound just like Frank & Louis,” according to Kristi Suttles, Gala publicity chairman.
Tickets for the Gala are $35 each and may be purchased at NationsBank, Home National, Pioneer Bank, First National of Oklahoma, Chamber of Commerce, Marland Estate or the Marland Estate Conference Center. There are a liany, Kay Anthony on piano, First Baptist Church Bell Choir, Jason and Jeremy Stillwell on key boards, Mark Love on saxophone with Carol Green on piano, Shannon Love vocals with Carol Green on piano. There will also a wide selection of food provided by Apple Cart Catering. In addition the Arts & Humanities will be conducting a Silent Auction.
The classic “Wizard of Oz,” with Judy Garland and a host of other greats, has been digitized and re-released. It is the first release of the great film in over a quarter of a century. The film is considered one of the great films of all time, and it has become a cultural icon like no other film in history. The San Francisco Chronicle writes that it is the top children’s movie of all time, “the one against which all others are measured.
“The Wizard of Oz” the current featured film at the Poncan Theatre.
In the theater, viewers experience “Oz” differently from seeing it on the “small screen” of a television set, say the critics. In the theater, the scale of the characters is larger and the film is visually and audibly more exciting. The Chronicle writes that it’s “time to shelve video versions.”
“This wonderful romp of a movie looks magical on the big screen.” The digitization has improved the movie’s effects. The Chronicle writes that “the colors are a picnic for the eyes, details loom so clearly you can practically touch them, and there’s a sense of the larger-than-life with a film that’s already larger than life.”
This film has some of the most famous sequences of all time, including the Kansas tornado that sweeps up Dorothy and Toto and then plants them in Oz. Soon Dorothy is in trouble for landing on a witch. She embarks on a journey down the Yellow Brick Road that introduces her to new friends including a Tin Man, a Scarecrow, and a Cowardly Lion. Each has something important to give, but each is missing some important part of identity.
Ultimately, Dorothy must depend on her own personal resources to find her way.
The Oz story has been retold many times, but the standard we all know is this film. It features unforgettable performances by the 16-year-old Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, and Margaret Hamilton. Garland is amazing, a perfect blend of courage and vulnerability, of uncertainty and wistful hope.
“The Wizard of Oz” has become an icon, according to Roger Ebert, because “it fills such a large space in our imagination. It somehow seems real and important in a way most movies don’t.” He suggests that, in addition to the fact that it’s a wonderful movie, “it sounds some buried universal note, some archetype or deeply felt myth.” As adults watching Oz, we are reminded of a journey we have taken. But more than that, Ebert is writing about the experiences and imagination of children, in particular the healthy lessons the film teaches about home, adults, friends, and growing up.
Ebert writes that “any adult in control of a child is sooner or later going to suggest a viewing of ‘The Wizard of Oz.’” The details of the plot speak to children in a special way.
Since “Oz” hasn’t been seen in theaters for 25 years, a couple of generations have missed the chance to see it as it was intended to be seen. The current release coincides with the great film’s 60th birthday. It was in production at the same time as another of the American Film Institute’s top 10 films, “Gone With The Wind.” In fact, legendary director George Cukor worked on both films but didn’t receive credit for either.
“The Wizard of Oz” is showing at the Poncan Theatre. Patrons should consult the Ponca City News for show times or call the theater at 580-765-0943. The theater is located at 104 East Grand.
Be ready to learn — presenters will show items that can be made.
For further information, contact Vanessa M. Goodeagle, 918/762-3760 or Jerry Ann Kraft, 918/762-2616.
In a special ceremony today, Ben Dickey, son of Brad and Sandra Dickey, will receive his Eagle Scout award at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church.
Dickey, a sophomore at Po-Hi, completed his Eagle project for Oklahoma Blood Institute. He coordinated and organized a blood drive, the first of its kind, held at First United Methodist Church this past fall.
Dickey is a member of Boy Scout Troop 90, sponsored by St. Luke’s Church of the Nazarene.
Scoutmaster Steve Whitney and Troop Committee Chair Jeff Meyers will present the Eagle badge. Dickey’s uncle, Chris Snyder, a professional Boy Scout executive, will speak at the ceremony.
Other special guests include grandparents V.L. and Ann Snyder, and Perry and Ila Dickey.
All friends, family and fellow scouters are invited to attend.
BLACKWELL — Blackwell First Presbyterian Church, Bridge and A Streets, is in the process of transforming its fellowship hall into the 11th Annual Animated Christmas Display.
Eighty Animated Christmas Characters, turn tables, stage lighting, and music make this year’s “When We Were Young” display the largest in 11 years and the largest noncommercial display in the Midwest. The display is the congregation’s gift to the community, started in order to give the children in the community memories of Christmas centered around the church during the Christmas season. More than 300 man-hours are used to produce the display.
A three-quarter-life-size animated nativity and the “Toon Town” display are new this year. The almost-life-sized figures in the nativity were handmade in New Jersey as were the beavers in the “Beavers’ Log Camp.” The Eskimos and penguins in the “North Pole” vignette were made-to-order in Kansas City. The animated camel in the nativity is more than five feet long. He’s joined by the donkey, lamb, and Mary, Joseph and the Christ Child. “Toon Town” features Disney, Loony Tune, and Winney the Pooh characters which skate, ski, beat the toy drums and play “pretend” music.
A “Santa’s Workshop” with all the hard working Elves supervised by Santa at his desk pouring over his list of good boys and girls, is part of the display. There is a “Candy Cane Shop,” a “Home For the Holidays” display, a “Very Merry Christmas” scene, and a special “Dickens Victorian” group. Highlights of the room include a 7-foot “Talking Tree,” a miniature Regina Music Box, a talking parrot, a 9-foot angel Arch tree, and an upside down crystal tree. A beautiful 12-foot scene of “Santa and his Reindeer” with several animated solo characters make up the rest of the display.
The animated display has been visited by thousands and has been featured on television for years. Admission is FREE and Candy Canes and refreshments are served during the Open Houses: Sundays, Nov. 29, 2 to 6 p.m.; Dec. 6, 2 to 6 p.m.; Dec. 13, 2 to 5 p.m.; Dec. 20, 2 to 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 16, 6 to 8 p.m. and Christmas Eve 7 to 10 p.m. Call the church office (363-1460) for additional times or for appointments.
A song written by a local composer and her father promises to gai0 through a celebration in Bethlehem Square on the West Bank. The song, “O Bethlehem,” will be presented by the Chancel Choir of First United Methodist Church as part of their “Gloria” Christmas service at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13.
Several months ago A.L. “Pete” Butler of Kansas City, Mo., was commissioned by the Ministerial Alliance of Bethlehem to compose a theme for the huge celebration, “Bethlehem 2000,” which will take place in Bethlehem Square on Dec. 24, 2000. After writing the words and composing the tune, Dr. Butler enlisted the help of his daughter, Donna Butler, a Ponca City composer, to arrange the piece. The song was completed in the fall of 1998. Shawnee Press has contracted “O Bethlehem” for publication.
The First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will be one of the first two choirs to sing the anthem, which will be available in worldwide release in the spring of 2000. Dr. Butler is chairman of the music department at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo. Miss Butler is director of music ministries at First United Methodist Church of Ponca City.
Garfield Academy will host a parent/community open house entitled “Arts at the Core of Learning” on Dec. 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day will provide an opportunity for any parent or member of the Ponca City community to witness art at work in the classroom at the fine arts magnet school.
All classes at Garfield Academy are enriched by art principles and curriculum, and art specialists in movement and dance, visual art, music, and drama provide specialty classes as well as aid in classroom enrichment in their areas of expertise. Refreshments will be provided, and all visitors are urged to drop in, check in at the office, and observe Garfield activities on Dec. 7.
A sampling of the day at Garfield Academy could include the Riger Top-Off assembly at 8 a.m., Hosts (Helping One Student to Succeed) reading classes from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., computer lab classes all day, Media Center storytelling and skills classes, kindergarten through fifth grade homeroom classes, and art, music, movement, and drama classes.
Sponsored by the Business Circle for Arts Education, this arts education initiative for Oklahoma is supported by business leaders who are joining forces with parents, teachers and the arts community to bring arts education to the core of learning in Oklahoma schools. They realize that arts education is a rigorous academic area and develops key cognitive skills-analysis, synthesis, problem solving and decision-making.
Garfield Academy is a city-wide fine arts magnet school open to grades 1-5. Applications will be available this spring.
PAWHUSKA — Candidates for board of education in all Osage County School Districts, which includes McCord School C-77 and Shidler School I-11, will file declarations of candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, 1998.
Renee Weyl, secretary of the Osage County Election Board, said declarations of candidacy will be accepted at the Election Board office on Monday, Dec. 7, Tuesday, Dec. 8 and Wednesday, Dec. 9, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The Osage County Election Board is located at 630 Kihekah, Pawhuska.
The board of education positions at stake will be filled at the annual school election scheduled Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the total votes cast in this election, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will meet in a runoff election scheduled for Tuesday, April 6, 1999.
The offices for which declarations of candidacy will be accepted in the two districts of interest to Ponca Citians will be Office 3, three-year term McCord School and Office No. 5, one-year term and No. 4, five-year term juice and milk.
Tuesday — Crispy tacos or bread sticks with a chunk of cheese and marinara sauce, shredded lettuce and cheese, fresh fruit, applesauce, mexican rice, beans, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk.
Wednesday — Barbecue rib dipper with hot roll or Taco Bell chilito, fruit, potatoes, baked beans, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears, wacky cake or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk.
Thursday — Chicken strips with hot roll or cheese dog, mashed potatoes and gravy, Jello, pears, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk.
Friday — Meat and cheese nachos or cheese pizza, refried beans, peaches, saltine crackers, dill spears, cookies or assorted cold sandwiches, salads or diet plate, juice and milk.
Middle School
Breakfast
Monday — Egg and cheese biscuit or various muffins or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Tuesday —ÝBiscuits and gravy or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Wednesday — Ham and cheese biscuit or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Thursday — Sausage with eggs and toast or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Friday — Blueberry muffin or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Mid-High
Breakfast
Monday — Biscuits and gravy or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Tuesday — Breakfast burrito or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Wednesday — Eggs with tots and toast or muffins or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Thursday — Biscuits and gravy or biscuits and jelly or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Friday — Sausage, egg and cheese biscuit or cereal, assorted juices and milk.
Middle School
Lunch
Available on Monday through Friday at the Middle School is Domino’s, Carl’s Jr., Taco Bell burritos.
Monday — Fernando’s beef and bean burrito with cheese, mexican beans, mexican rice, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
Tuesday — Chicken and noodles with hot roll, mashed potatoes, broccoli with cheese sauce, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
Wednesday — Cheese pizza, green salad, fresh fruit, corn, saltine crackers, dill spears, cherry crisp or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate, potato bar, juice and milk.
Thursday — Chicken stix with hot roll, whipped potatoes and gravy, fresh fruit, Jello, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
Friday — Hamburger, french fries, baked beans, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate, pasta bar, juice and milk.
Mid-High
Lunch
Available at the Mid-High Monday through Friday are Domino’s, Carl’s Jr., Taco Bell burritos.
Monday — Fernando’s beef and bean burrito with cheese sauce, refried beans, mexican rice, salsa, pears, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or pasta bar, juice and milk.
Tuesday — Chalupa, cheese and broccoli, Jello, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
Wednesday — Pepperoni pizza, mixed fruit, corn-on-the-cob, salad, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
Thursday — Chicken sticks with hot roll, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, fresh fruit, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or potato bar, juice and milk.
Friday — Hamburger, lettuce and tomato, french fries, peaches, saltine crackers, dill spears or assorted cold sandwiches, salads, diet plate or pasta bar, juice and milk.
High School Lhannel 6) in Tulsa and KWTV (Channel 9) in Oklahoma City.
The zany travelogue, produced by Emmy nominee Jack Frank, introduces viewers to historic and unforgettable sites around the state. From the Victorian architecture of Guthrie and the fancy Lew Wentz swimming pool in Ponca City, to Totem Pole Park in Foyil and the Price Tower in Bartlesville — Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper.
Viewers also make an unforgettable stop in the town of Gene Autry, tour the unusual Midgley Museum in Enid, see rare old film clips of the real “Pistol Pete” and visit the historic 101 Ranch near Ponca City. The show also stops at two famous eateries: Wild Horse Mountain BBQ in Sallisaw and J&W Grill in Chickasha.
The hour-long show was assembled by mixing modern-day interviews with old film footage and home movies, which were loaned by Oklahoma families.
It’s the second show of the Oklahoma History Series, produced by Frank’s company, Vintage Films. His popular “Tulsa History Series” programs have been airing in Tulsa since 1994.
Following the broadcast, VHS copies will be sold at Bank of Oklahoma locations, Walgreens, Borders Books & Music, and QuikTrip and Steve’s Sundries, both in Tulsa. Videos can also be purchased by visiting Vintage Films’ website at www.vintagefilms.com.
Stops Along The ‘Road Show’
Among the featured attractions on “Oklahoma Road Show,” airing Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. on KOTV (Channel 6) in Tulsa and KWTV (Channel 9) in Oklahoma City:
• Rare footage of the real Pistol Pete, Frank Eaton of Perkins, who died in 1957
• The Price Tower in Bartlesville, Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper, originally designed to be St. Mark’s Church in New York City
• Rare film clips of the bygone days of the legendary 101 Ranch in Ponca City
• Downtown Victorian Guthrie, the most complete contiguous collection of restored Victorian architecture on the national register
• The Lew Wentz swimming pool, built in Ponca City in 1930, the fanciest pool in Oklahoma
• The Santa Fe Depot, opened in 1904 in Shawnee, is designed like a church
• Wild Horse BBQ in Sallisaw, home of hickory smoked pork and beans, and frequented by celebrities and locals alike
• Gene Autry Cowboy Museum in Gene Autry, Okla., featuring home movies of the day the town was renamed
• J&W Grill in Chickasha, known for the famous “coney covered with slaw” and fried onion burgers
• Enid’s Midgley Museum, made from rock, quartz and petrified wood, and featuring an extensive rock collection and trophy room
• Totem Pole Park in Foyil, home of the world’s largest totem pole — 90 feet tall and 18 feet in diameter
• Memories and footage of the famous Route 66, near Elk City
• Rare film of the dedication of the Pioneer Woman statue in Ponca City, built in 1930 and funded by oilman E.W. Marland
•Tucker Tower on Lake Murray in southern Oklahoma, designed as a castle and originally built as a retreat for Oklahoma governors
• The Pensacola Dam near Grove, the world’s largest multiple arch dam, built as a WPA project during the Depression.
OKLAHOMA CITY — State Representative Jim Reese, R-Deer Creek, has been selected as first assistant Republican floor leader for the 47th Legislature.
Reese’s colleagues elected him as assistant leader on the first ballot, and the new Republican floor leader, Fred Morgan of Oklahoma City, selected Reese as the first assistant.
Reese said, “It is very rewarding to be chosen by my colleagues to help lead the caucus and hope with our increased numbers we can continue to have success building a better Oklahoma.”
As the first assistant floor leader, Reese will be responsible for developing the Republican House Agenda around 2:45 p.m. Friday.
According to police the pickup truck was among several southbound vehicles stopped behind a car waiting to left into a shopping center. Sgt. Fred Brown stated that the motorcycle driver apparently did not see that the truck in front of him had stopped and he ran into the rear of the truck.
He was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center with head injuries and was later pronounced dead. He reportedly was not wearing a helmet.
His name is being withheld for notification of family.
A 13-year-old Ponca City boy was taken by helicopter to a Wichita hospital after being involved in an early morning accident in Ceres in Noble County
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Daxton Nichols and his grandfather, Richard Nichols of Ponca City, were passengers in a pickup truck that ran into the rear of a semi tractor trailer after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign on a county road and U.S. 77 around 8:15 a.m.
Both of the Nichols were thrown from the passenger side of vehicle, the boy was thrown 150 feet. Neither was wearing a seat belt.
The younger Nichols was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center with head, leg, arm and internal injuries.
He was then transported to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita where he remains in fair and stable condition.
The older Nichols was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center with head, arm, leg and internal injuries. He is listed in stable condition.
The driver of the pickup truck, 76-year-old Leo Case of Tonkawa, was pinned in the vehicle and freed by Tonkawa Fire Department personnel using the Jaws of Life.
He was also taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center with head, arm, leg and internal injuries and later transported by Life Flight to Wichita’s St. Francis where he remains in serious condition.
The driver of the semi tractor truck was not injured.
The latest Ponca City resident to have a question answered in the Anne and Nan column is Goldie Carson. She asks about cleaning up after the neighborhood birds have “dropped” by. The column can be found in today’s Lifestyles section on page 6C.
Charlie E. Bruce
Awynne Wilkey
Lella Cotham
Michael R. Burgell
Eva Sylvia Kihega
Tom E. Thompson
NEWKIRK — Charlie E. Bruce, resident of Choctaw, died early Friday, Nov. 27, 1998, in Hardy, Ark. He was 63. He is survived by his wife, Joan, of the home.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, 1998, at the Newkirk Cemetery with Mr. Danny W. Cornish of the Church of Christ officiating.
Local arrangements are under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Home.
PAWNEE — Awynne Wilkey, resident of Morrison, died Thursday, Nov. 26, 1998, in Ponca City. She was 80.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, 1998, at the Morrison Assembly of God Church in Morrison with the Rev. Eddie Kendall officiating. Burial will follow in the Morrison Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home in Pawnee.
Awynne Wilkey was born Dec. 8, 1917, in Morrison, the daughter of Fredrick Grant Logan and Mary Mabel (Hillman) Logan. She graduated from Morrison High School in 1935. On March 6, 1938, she married James C. Wilkey, who preceded her in death on Dec. 18, 1990. She lived briefly in Pawnee, Perry and Oklahoma City, and lived in Morrison the rest of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the Morrison Assembly of God Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Rowena Benton of Ponca City and Pat Caldwell of Stillwater; six grandcH3>
Michael R. Burgell, 7568 East Hubbard Road, died Friday, Nov. 27, 1998, at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 42. Local survivors include his mother, Eileen, and his sister, Gwynn Hazucha, both of Ponca City. Services are pending with the Trout Funeral Home.
MARLAND — Eva Sylvia Kihega, resident of Marland, died Saturday morning, Nov. 28, 1998, in her home. She was 64. Services are pending with Grace Memorial Chapel.
Funerals
Tuesday
Graveside service will be 11 a.m. at Resthaven Memorial Park in Ponca City. A service was also held Nov. 24, 1998, at Immanuel Baptist Church in Odessa, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home in Odessa.
James Edward Farrar — Graveside service with military honors will be 2 p.m. at the Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Arkansas City. Arrangements are under the direction of Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City.
Overstock Sweatshirt Sale — Need a sweatshirt? We have overstocked large sweatshirts at Village Green Print Shop, located in Opportunity Village. Come by and see our large stock, now on sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Tribal Health Board Applications — The Ponca Tribe is now accepting names from tribal members to serve on the newly formed Ponca Tribal Health Board. Interested tribal members may submit their name to Carol Brown, executive director, at the Jules Valdez Building in White Eagle. For more information, call 763-0120.
Holiday Bingo — The December Ponca City Site Employees Association bingo will be Saturday in the Conoco Atrium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with bingo at 7 p.m. PCSEA members are to bring a non-perishable food donation for a local charity.
Ministerial Alliance to Meet — The Ponca City Ministerial Alliance will meet at noon on Thursday, Dec. 10 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Conference Room C to hear Dick Stone talk about the Year 2000 Celebration. They will also be signing up to “ring the bells” for the Salvation Army at Kmart on Dec. 15. All area ministers are asked to be present.
P.E.O. Chapter to Meet — Chapter EL of P.E.O. will meet at noon on Wednesday for a dutch luncheon at Westminster Village. Virginia Stephenson and Freda Bauer will serve as co-hostesses. A holiday music program will be presented by Mary Sunshine Cogman.
Break-In — A woman in the 200 block of Lincoln called police at 7:24 a.m. Friday reporting that her vehicle had been broken into. An officer took a report.
Vehicle Fire —ÝAt 8:04 a.m. Friday fire units responded to a report of a vehicle fire at Liberty Avenue and Waverly Street.
Mailbox Vandalism — Extra patrol was requested at 8:23 a.m. Friday in the 2400 block of Kingston Road after a mailbox was reportedly vandalized.
Break-In — A man in the 400 block of South Washington contacted police at 11:39 a.m. Friday after his vehicle was broken into and a stereo and radar taken were taken.
Arrest — Police arrested a 63-year-old man at 12:36 p.m. Friday on two Kay Country warrants.
Injury Accident — One person was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center after sustaining injuries in a rollover accident 5 miles west on the Highland Extension at 1:50 p.m. Friday.
Arrest — A 37-year-old man was arrested at Second Street and Highland Avenue at 2:36 p.m. Friday for driving under suspension, no insurance and failure to obey traffic control device.
Forged Check — Po and Run — A hit-and-run accident in the 100 block of North Elm Street was reported at 5:56 p.m. Friday. An officer was assigned.
Assault — An assault and battery report was taken by police at 6:46 p.m. Friday in the 700 block of North First Street.
Arrest — Police arrested a 28-year-old man at 6:52 p.m. Friday from Donahoe Drive and McGraw Drive for driving under suspension.
Free Ride — At 7:15 p.m. Friday a woman, driving in the 2400 block of Copperfield Avenue, called police reporting that two juveniles on skates had latched onto the bumper of her van and would not let go. An officer was assigned.
Gas Drive-Off — A $3.01 gas drive-off was reported at 7:29 p.m. Friday at the Triple T, 720 South Waverly Street. A report was taken.
Arrest — A 32-year-old woman was arrested at 8:46 p.m. Friday from the 100 block of Fresno Avenue.
Vandalism — At 8:58 p.m. Friday a man in the 1800 block of Richway Drive advised police that four boys were vandalizing his Christmas lights. An officer was assigned.
Assault — Police received a report of a “gang fight” involving 13 people in the 3500 block of North Union Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Walked Bill — At 10:54 p.m. Friday police were informed that patrons of El Chico’s Restaurant, 900 East Prospect Avenue, had left without paying for their food. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Assault — Police were called to the scene of an assault at 1:19 a.m. in the 200 block of Seventh Street. An apparent rape victim was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.
Vehicle Fire — At 2:21 a.m. Saturday fire units extinguished a vehicle fire at Hubbard Road and Union Street.
Po-Hi Class of 1949 — The Po-Hi Class of 1949 will have a planning meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Programming Room at the Ponca City Library.
International Club Learns of Organic Herbs for Health
Open House, Garden of Gifts Bazaar at Cann
Trim The Christmas Tree With Homemade Christmas Cookies
Marland Mansion Christmas Gala Presents a Family Affair
Sara O’Neill Is Bride-Elect
Tiffany Jill Sims Bride-To-Be
Dec. 5th Wedding Planned
Errin Le Eberle Engaged
OSU Senior Recital Plans
Holiday Meeting For Mozart Club
TOPS Chapter Holds Meeting
Couple Observes 25 Years
Couple Plans January Vows
Dr. Bernard to Join VA Project
Wheatheart Nutrition
Fight Extra Holiday Pounds, Stress With Water Exercises at YMCA
Ponca City Happenings
Maxine Manering was hostess to The International Clubs’ November meeting with Violet Abnoosi, Martha Burdett and Mona Sage serving as co-hostesses.
Jannie Ross introduced Kay Whitlock, owner of Just Yesterday, who presented theompletely cooling the cookies before decorating or hanging,” explains Junkin. “If the icing is placed on the cookies while warm, the details will melt, or if hung too soon the cookies will break.”
Turning The Ordinary Into The Ornamental
Plain Christmas cookies will look nice on the tree, but decorating them with multi-colored piped cookie dough tinted with food color or painting them with Royal King (see recipe inside section) will add to their visual appeal. In addition to varying the recipes for the cookies used as ornaments, vary the shape and size. Cookie cutters are commonly available shaped like Santa Claus, gingerbread men and women, bells, toy trains, drums, Christmas trees, stars and nearly every shape you can think of.
Before putting the cookies in the oven, plan out a few designs. Since these cookies are going to be used for ornaments, it’s important to touch on every detail right down to the locomotive’s smokestack. A useful technique is to trace the shapes of the cookies on wax paper and use icing and other decorations to practice the designs. The planning of designs (and some simple decorating) is a great activity for parents to do with older children. Let younger children help by cutting the holes in the cookies, or by applying sprinkles to the cookies.
Trimming The Tree
When decorating a Christmas tree, more is usually merrier. And a Christmas cookie-decorated tree is a great excuse to also throw a Christmas cookie exchange. Just be sure to hang the lights in the tree before your guests arrive — it is usually a time consuming job.
For a cookie exchange, ask guests to not only bring a few decorated cookies for the tree, but also a batch of their own favorite Christmas cookies to share with everyone at the party. This gives party goers the opportunity to try different cookie creations and expand their selection of Christmas cookies at home. The types of cookies exchanged are really limited only by imagination.,
“Each guest can contribute by bringing a few decorated cookies from their own homes and adding them to the tree,” Junkin says. “I like to make each person a special cookie every year and sign it with icing - it gives the exchange a personal touch that everyone appreciates.”
A Trim-A-Tree party doesn’t have to be only about cookies. For more substantial fare, offer your guests a light buffet menu to compliment the sweets. A selection of appetizers and other finger foods can be offered during the actual trimming of the tree for guests to nibble.
First, Shannon Love will be performing in the Mansion's Ball Room from 8 until 9 p.m. with Carol Green accompanying her on the piano. Shannon is 12 year-old and attends Ponca City Middle School.
She has been singing on stage since the age of five and professionally for the past year. This talented girl was also cast in the movie, "Child Again" and still has time for modeling and acting in plays.
Second, Mark Love, Shannon's father, will be playing saxophone from 8:30 until 11:30 p.m. in the Coffee Bar located in E.W.'s Restaurant. He has been playing saxophone for 30 years and has performed all over Oklahoma and in Branson, Mo. In addition to his talent on the saxophone, Mark is the director of the annual “Hometown Christmas Show” at the Poncan Theater.
Carol Green will be accompanying Mark also in the Coffee Bar. She is a Ponca City native, Ponca City High School graduate and Oklahoma State University graduate with a bachelor of music education. She currently teaches 7th, 8th, and 9th grade vocal music and is pianist at First Baptist Church. She is married to Tommy Green and they are the parents of three children.
Announcement is being made of the engagement of Sara Elizabeth Oen are quick to credit their success to an understanding and supportive home. Ritter lives with his wife of five years, Kimberly, and Lollis recently celebrated his tenth anniversary with wife, Carleesa.
The Mozart Music Club will hold its second meeting Sunday, Dec. 6, in the Cultural Center, 1000 East Grand. Students’ music should be in celebration of the holidays. All students are invited from 2 to 3 pm. Older students may come at 2:45 until 3:30 pm., and refreshments will be served for all members rom 2:45 until 3 pm.
Two additional meetings will be held during the school year. The next meeting, Feb. 21, will be the Junior Music Festival Showcase; students will perform one of their Festival selections. On Feb. 28, the students are invited to participate in the Junior Music Festival. Students must belong to a Junior Music Club in order to participate in this festival.
The final meeting on April 11 will highlight various types of solos and ensembles.
Families are always welcome at Mozart Club meetings, allowing them the opportunity to see and hear many students perform.
For additional information, call Suzi Lenhart at 762-9895
TOPS OK 308 Chapter met Monday evening with Donna McCoy calling the meeting to order. The devotional was given by Ruth Garroutte entitled “One Nation Under God.” The TOPS pledge was led by Donna McCoy, and Betty Flower led the KOPS Kreed.
Robinell Oldham called the roll and Betty Flower gave the weight report. Best Loser was Fern Black and the “Ha Ha” pot was won by Janie Fairchild. The “Forbidden Food” drawn for this coming week were doughnuts. The Report was made on contact people and a thank you card was read from Fern Black.
The program was a general discussion and the meeting was adjourned.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a nonprofit organization whose members desire to lose or maintain weight. Members are encouraged to develop individual exercise programs and contests are used to encourage weight loss. Brief programs are presented each week. Weigh-in time is 6:15-6:45 p.m., and meetings are at 6:45 p.m. on Mondays. For more information contact Betty Flower, 765-5448.
Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Williams, 2309 Eagle Road, will observe their 25th wedding anniversary Dec. 1. Williams and the former Nancy Sharp were married on that date in 1973 at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Evans T. Moseley officiating.
They made their first home in Stillwater while he completed college. Following graduation they moved to Valley Center, Kan. and then Wynoka, where he was employed as an Industrial Arts teacher. They returned to Ponca City in 1977 and he was employed as a machinist with Conoco. Mrs. Williams has worked at various businesses and is currently employed as a secretary at J. B. Smith Real Estate. Both are members of Sunset Baptist Church.
The couple plans a trip at a later date when they will visit their son, Jason, and his fiancÈe, Carly Broadway, in Tacoma, Wash. where he is stationed with the United States Army. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will then visit the Victoria and Vancouver area and the coast of California.
An open invitation is extended to friends and relatives to attend the 6 p.m. wedding Jan. 2, 1999 of Wendy Looper and Greg Hadley at the American Legion. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Looper, 224 Westbury, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hadley of Ponca City. Ms. Looper has a son, Gunnar.
Both are graduates of Ponca City High School and Ms. Looper is attended Northern Oklahoma College, where she is studying pre-nursing. She is presently employed at the Northern Oklahoma Regional Pediatric Clinic.
Hadley earned ing continues. Not only can we burn more of the extra calories during exercise, but by building up the muscle mass in our bodies we can increase our baseline metabolism rate, or the calories we burn every minute, no matter what activities we pursue. People with a higher muscle mass will burn more calories just sitting in a chair, for example those watching bowl games, than those who have not been exercising.
Exercise can also help reduce the stress we feel during the holiday season. Dr. Freeta Jones of Oklahoma City Community College conducted research involving water exercise interval training to reduce stress. Students found that after participating in classes where the physical activity was alternated between moderate activity and bursts of full-intensity activity, their stress levels were diminished. Many of the water exercise classes at the YMCA incorporate these very principles.
“Probably our most fun workout uses cartoon music in thirty-second and one-minute intervals to keep the body working at a moderate pace with succeeding longer bursts of energy expenditure,” explains Henning. “Students feel they can concentrate on their workout, knowing that they can ‘give their all’ for short bursts, while maintaining activity in their aerobic range for the majority of the class time.” Water exercisers also feel the relaxing and massaging effects of the water, versus the “hot and sweaty” workouts they have known in land aerobics classes.
Other benefits of regular water exercise include improved efficiency of the heart by improving cardiac output or volume of blood pumped per stroke, reduced resting heart rate, decreased blood pressure, improved venous return to the heart due to the massaging effect of the water, an increase or at least a maintenance of bone density, increased energy, and reduced time for the heart to recover to the resting stage after exercise.
Water exercisers can burn up to twice as many calories in the water than land for a given amount of time, even though heart rates are 10 to 13 beats per minute lower in the water due to its massaging and cooling effects. Water exercisers also work opposing muscle groups without consciously thinking about it because of the natural resistance or weight-bearing properties of water. On land, our only true resistance is to gravity, unless we use weights.
Henning says, “To reduce the temptation to eat too much during this holiday season, have fresh fruit or vegetables cut up and out on the counter while your cooking. These will be better to munch on than sampling the dishes you are preparing before they get to the table. You’ll also be surprised how many fruits and vegetables your kids will snack on too! Be sure to drink eight to ten glasses of water per day. Watch out for calorie-laden holiday drinks, especially those with alcohol, which provide a lot of calories with little or no nutritional value. Sometimes you can find non-alcoholic or lower calorie versions of your old favorites, such as eggnog.”
The YMCA offers the following water exercise classes for $20 per month ($18 per month for those 65 or older) or free to YMCA members.
Water Walking — Monday, Wednesday, Friday , 8:15 a.m.
Aqua Jog — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 8:15 a. m. and 5:15 p.m.; Saturday, 10:15 a.m.
Women’s Water Exercise — Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m.
Arthritis Water Exercise — Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11 a.m.
Aqua Joints — Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m.
Participants, especially those who are diabetic, are encouraged to wear water shoes or inexpensive canvas shoes during water exercise to protect their feet. These can also add extra resistance for a better workout. Students can wear either swimsuits or some may prefer T-shirts and exercise shorts.
For more detailed class information, drop by the YMCA at 702 E. Grand or call 765-5417.
SUNDAY
Marland Estate Mansion, 90ial tour information, 767-0420.
Pioneer Woman Museum, open Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and holidays.
Ponca City Art Center, 819 East Central. Wednesday through Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Ponca City Cultural Center and Museum, 10th and Grand. Home of Ponca City Indian Museum, Bryant Baker Studio, 101 Ranch Museum and DAR Museum. Available for receptions, teas, bridge parties, etc. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. 767-0427.
Ponca City Tourism Office, 10th and Grand. Information about all tourist attractions and events in Ponca City and the surrounding area. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 763-8067.
11th Step AA meeting — open, 11 a.m.; AA Discussion meeting, 8 p.m. Harmony House, 212 South Third.
MONDAY
Al-Anon meeting, 8-9 p.m. Monday, upstairs in the Harmony House, 212 South Third.
Domestic Violence Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays. Programs for women and children of family violence. Babysitter provided. For information call 76A-BUSE.
Fibromyalgia Support Group meets on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the parlor of the First Baptist Church. More information may be obtained by calling Raelene Brown, 765-5756; Mary Beth Guy, 765-9894; Martha Long, 762-5572.
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Albright United Methodist Church, 128 South Palm. Call Beth Wright, 765-6738, for additional information.
New Hope Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Monday. Salvation Army Community Support Center, 711 South Third.
Ponca City Rotary Club, noon Monday, Marland Mansion Chapel.
Simple Steps AA — closed, noon; AA Step Study — closed, 8 p.m.; Harmony House, 212 South Third.
TOPS OK 308 members are reminded that the new weigh-in time is 6 to 6:45 p.m. with meetings starting at 6:45 p.m. on Mondays. For more information call Betty Flower, 765-5448.
Principles Before Personalities, Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m. Monday, Harmony House basement (use south entrance by parking lot).
Conoco Retirees Association Christmas dinner Dec. 14 at the Marland Estate. Social at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Cost is $14 per person. For information call Gerry, 762-0601; Bill, 762-5473; Louise, 762-5970; Elmore, 762-5086; Andy, 765-6330.
TUESDAY
The American Family Support Group will meet 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays at 1105 West Highland. The topic will be Child Welfare Services and child abuse.
Kay County Wheatheart Sweet Adelines, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Performing Arts Building (south entrance) Northern Oklahoma College, Tonkawa. All women welcome. For information call 765-6829, 363-1643 or 762-2885.
Kiwanis Club, noon Tuesday, Marland Mansion Conference Center.
New-Found Freedom Co-dependents Anonymous, 8 p.m., Tuesday, Harmony House (upstairs library).
AA Discussion meeting at noon; AA Big Book Study — closed, 8 p.m. Harmony House, 212 South Third.
Parent Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Northern Oklahoma Youth Services Center. Focus on parental concerns and frustrations, as well as ways to increase understanding and communications between parent and child. Support, education, coping techniques, and introduction to non-punitive parenting styles.
Pioneer Water Garden Society meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Cann Gardens. Anyone interested in water gardens, fish, plants or starting your own pond is welcome to attend. For more information contact Mike Welch, 765-3271, or Ray Moreland, 762-7806.
Preschool storytime for 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the Ponca City Library.
Weight Watchers meeting, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Weigh-in begins at 6 p.m.
Fanchon Chapter 53, Order of the Eastern Star, meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 1200 West Grand.
Free pregnancy test is kept confidential at Birth Choice, 205 West Hartford. Hoird, basement (use south entrance). Smoke-free building. For more information call 762-3345 or 765-9459.
Deadline for Heartland Food Share, Dec 4. Orders taken at RSVP office, 110 North 4th, on Thursday and Friday; $15.50 plus two hours volunteer service per share. Christmas meat special. Call 762-9412 for additional information.
RSVP Craft Fair/Exchange, Dec. 4, 1:30 p.m. Call 762-9412 to reserve free table. Located at 110 North 4th.
SATURDAY
AA Discussion meeting at noon Saturday. AA Discussion meeting at 8 p.m., Harmony House, 212 South Third.
New Found Freedom Co-dependents Anonymous, 8 p.m. Saturday, Harmony House (upstairs library). Smoke-free.
Order of the Amaranth meets the first and third Saturdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple.
Reorganized Overeaters Anonymous group meets 11-12 Saturday mornings at Woodlands Christian Church. The meetings are open to “anyone who desires to stop eating compulsively.” For more information call 762-2161 or 765-5958.
Janice Woods Windle will be autographing “Hill Country” at Brace Books & More on North Fourteenth 2-4 p.m. Dec. 5.
Come and Go Christmas Open House from 2 to 4 p.m., Dec. 5, at Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 110 North 4th. Stop in for a cup of cider, music and a special surprise. For additional information call 762-9412.
Colcord Ends Run By Bucs
Grapplers Start Off Hurting
Mavericks In Finals Once More
Prep Playoffs
Nowata No Match for Newkirk Rally
COLCORD — Colcord got the big run in the second period that carried the Hornets to a 13-12 upset win over No. 4 ranked Tonkawa in the quarterfinals of the Class A playoffs here Saturday night.
The Buccaneers got a pair of touchdowns from running back Scott Klufa, but missed the extra point attempts and then missed a 42-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds.
Klufa scored on a four-yard run in the second quarter to narrow the gap to 7-6.
But Colcord’s Mark Bullard broke loose on a 73 yard run on the first play following the kickoff.
Tonkawa blocked the PAT, but trailed 13-6 at the half.
The Buccaneers got a break in the third quarter, recovering a fumble on a punt return at the Colcord one.
Klufa bowled in from there, but the run for the conversion was brought up short.
The Bucs had one more chance after stopping Colcord on a fourth-and-inches at the Tonkawa 30 with 1:10 remaining. The Bucs drove to the Colcord 25 But with time running out, Shane Randall’s 42-yard field goal try was blocked and Colcord had the win.
By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
Wildcat wrestling fans will get their first look at the 1998-99 Po-Hi grapplers under new coach Todd Steidley in the annual Red-Blue matches Monday at 7 p.m. at Robson Fieldhouse.
But that look is scheduled to change a lot after Christmas.
“We’re pretty beat up right now,” Steidley said as he prepared the Cats for final ranking matches Monday and the season opener here Thursday against improved Owasso.
The Cats were short on experience to start with and injuries have left Steidley with a very young team to start the season. The Wildcats return no state or regional placers.
“We have only four seniors in the room,” the coach notes, “and one of those hasn’t wrestled in the past two or three years.
“We’ll probably start five or six juniors and three or four sophomores. We are going to take some knocks early, but hopefully we’ll have most of the injuries healed and able to worshmen and five or six of them are pretty good,” the coach said. “I don’t like to use freshmen, but sometimes they bring a new attitude to the room. Sometimes they’re too young to know they can get beat. We’ll do what it takes to stay competitive.”
Some of the injuries occurred in the wrestling room, some were left over from football. But Steidley is confident that as the Cats get well and gain experience, they will get better as the season progresses.
“The attitude of the kids has been good and they’re working hard,” Steidley said.
The lumps the Wildcats take early could be hard ones with a tough opening schedule.
The dual season opener against Owasso Thursday will pit the Wildcats against an improved bunch of Rams.,
“I talked to the coach down there and he tells me their numbers are up and this is the best team he’s had since he’s been there,” Steidley reports.
On Saturday, the Cats take part in the always tough Ark City Tournament
They then go on the road for duals against Broken Arrow and Edmond Memorial on Dec. 8 and 10. The Union Tournament is Dec. 11-12 and the Poncans end the first segment of the season Dec. 18 in a dual against Jenks at home.
Season tickets are available at the door Thursday or at the Athletic Director’s office in Robson Fieldhouse.
The varsity home matches start at 7 p.m.
Wildcat Wrestling Schedule
December
3 — OWASSO
5 — Ark City Tournament
8 — at Broken Arrow
10 — at Edmond Memorial
11-12 — T. Union Tournament
18 —ÝJENKS
January
5 — at Enid
7 — BLACKWELL
8-9 — Geary Tournament
12 — at Edmond Santa Fe
14 — at Bartlesville
15-16 —ÝSand Springs Tournament
19 — PERRY
21 — STILLWATER
28 — at Union
30 — at Sand Springs
February
4 — at Sapulpa
12-13 — Dual State
19-20 — Regionals
26-27 — State
CHANUTE, Kan. — The Mavericks of NOC cruised into their second tournament final of the young season, Friday, prevailing over the nationally ranked South Plains (Texas) Texans in the Neosho County Tournament, 72-63.
The Mavs (9-2) squared off against host team Neosho County in the finals, Saturday night.
After trailing the entire game by 1-5 points, and down 32-31 at halftime, the Mavs finally tied things up at the five minute mark, then went up by a bucket. At the three minute mark, Ryan Williams nailed a 3-pointer, while a minute later, Josh Regnier added one of his own to put the game out of reach.
The Mavs were led by a powerful inside game from Ron Banks, who went 8-of-10 shooting and finished with 19 points. Point guard Larry Reid had 17 points and five assists, while the Mavs got some valuable minutes from Sherman Rochell, making his return after being sidelined with an ankle injury, three weeks ago. Rochell had seven points and three assists in limited playing time.
“We hooked it up,” said coach Mick Weiberg. “These guys don’t give up, and I like that. We don’t play the smartest game, but that will come with age. We just have to get hard nosed and learn to get out on top.
“That was the first time I felt like we really got physical. Banks and Reid stepped up and it was nice to have Rochell back.”
Regnier finished with 10 points, Williams had 9, Tyler Barnard had 5, Nathan Gregory and Shere-Khan Jones each had 2, while Garrett Pelton had 1.
The Mavs started the tournament by blowing out Lake County, Illinois, 93-47, Thursday.
“They’re trying to get a program going, and were a little out of their league in this tournament,” said Weiberg.
The Mavericks’ next home game is Thursday, when they host the Oklahoma Christian junior varsity.
Semi-F Swalley for a pass-interference call, moving the ball to the 16.
With Schovanec saving a couple of downs in case the first one didn’t go through, Shupe nailed it on his first try, on second and 12.
“We were...concerned, at halftime,” said Schovanec, wryly understating the Tigers’ dire situation. “We weren’t having any fun. We were playing not to lose, instead of playing to win. These kids battled back; that was a great win.”
A different game was played in the first half, with the makings of another Nowata blowout taking shape behind some nifty running by the Ironmen and some sloppy tackling by the Tigers. The Ironmen moved the ball at will, scoring on their first two drives of the game and holding the Tigers to just three first downs in the half.
The Tigers did get the momentum, briefly. After Dobson put the Tigers on the board with a 26-yard reception from Shupe, freshman Brett Shupe recovered an onside kick. But 3-and-out for the Tigers set up a huge, clock-gobbling drive by the Ironmen, who ran off 15 plays and scored on a quarterback sneak with a minute left in the half.
“We came out a little flat again in the first half,” said Shupe. “(The Ironmen) had a wave of emotion. But the seniors talked at halftime, and we decided that it can’t end this way.”
Game Notes — Senior Brady Burke, out for the past two weeks with a knee injury, had 11 tackles in the game. “He played a heck of a game on a gimpy knee,” said Schovanec. Leo Ring had 15 tackles and Nathaniel Klein had 14 to lead the Tigers. Wood had five catches for 124 yards, while Dobson had three for 59 yards.
Newkirk 24, Nowata 21
Newkirk 0 7 0 17 — 24
Nowata 14 7 0 0 — 21
Nowata — Pierce 2 run (Reid kick)
Nowata — Pruitt 19 run (Reid kick)
Newk — Dobson 26 pass from Shupe (Shupe kick)
Nowata — Pierce 1 run (Reid kick)
Newk — Shupe 1 run (Shupe kick)
Newk — Wood 45 pass from Shupe (Shupe kick)
Newk — Shupe 33 FG
Team Statistics
Newk Nowata
First Downs 16 13
Rush Att-Yds 32-59 38-186
Pass Yds 234 66
Comp-Att-Int 14-25-0 5-8-1
Fumb-Lost 1-0 1-0
Punt-Ave 6-25 5-28
Pen-Yds 5-30 4-29
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