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From the pages of The Ponca City News, Tuesday, November 2, 1999 LOCAL DEATHS NEWS BRIEFS LIFESTYLES SPORTS BUSINESS LOCALArea Oil and Gas Report Area Oil and Gas ReportShowing ability to produce 31 barrels of oil plus 45,000 CF casinghead gas daily, the No. 1 State has been brought on line as a successful wildcat in Kay county. Oil Ventures Ltd. is the operator. Location is 2.1 miles southwest of Sumpter and 2.7 miles north-northwest of Blackwell. The well probed to a 3,749-ft. bottom. It will produce from perforations 3,111 to 3,123 feet into the hole. Section 33-township 28n-range 1w-se-se. The No. 2 Chadwick has been completed in Kay County’s Tonkawa Field three miles west-northwest of Three Sands. Vector Exploration Inc. is the operator. The shallow test showed ability to flow 66,000 CF gas per day. It bottomed at 558 feet and will produce from perforations 475 to 485 feet into the hole. Section 31-township 25n-range 1w-se-ne. Three Sands Oil Inc. has staked location for a Noble County wildcat 3.5 miles west-southwest of Marland. It will be known as the No. 2 Merrill. The 600-ft. test is aiming for production in the Herrington Formation. Section 17-township 24n-range 1e-sw-se. A nine-year-old producer has been recompleted in Noble County’s Billings Field by Chesapeake Operating Inc. Designated as the No. 3 Model-T, the well is in a lease about 4.5 miles southeast of Billings. It showed ability to pump eight barrels of oil per day plus 28,000 CF casinghead gas. Production is from new perforations 2,032 to 2,104 feet into the hole. Original bottomhole was at 2,495 feet. Section 15-township 23n-range 2w-se-nw. Chaparral Energy Inc. has revealed plans to conduct a recompletion for extended pay at the No. 2 Vann in the Perry Field, Noble County. Located on the southern edge of Perry, the well currently bottoms at a depth of 5,500 feet. New production is being sought in the Big Lime Formation. Section 28-township 21n-range 1w-se-nw. Drilling operations have gotten under way at the No. 1 Steidinger in Noble County’s Southeast Whiterock Field. Carrying permit for 4,461 feet of hole, it was spudded on Oct. 5 in a lease 5.3 miles west-northwest of Ceres. Spectra Energy is the operator. Section 11-township 23n-range 2w-nw-ne. New pay in the Dread Lime will be the goal when Resources Operating Co. conducts a recompletion at the No. 2 School Land in Noble County’s Tonkawa Field. Location is .27 miles south-southwest of Three Sands. Current bottomhole is at a depth of 2,700 feet. Section 16-township 24-range 1w-se-ne. Ponca Indian United Methodists Planning Food FairThe Ponca Indian United Methodist Church is sponsoring a Food Fair on Wednesday at the church. The event will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the church, beginning at 11:30 a.m., and the public is invited to participate. They are planning to serve Indian tacos, and other Native American dishes including meat pies, fry bread, corn soup and grape dumplings for dessert. All proceeds from the luncheon will go into the church treasury, it was announced. To get to the church, go five and a half miles south on U.S. 177, turn west at Snook’s and go 1/4 mile down the road. Call in orders will be accepted — just phone 718-0046, 718-9074 or 762-3314. Board Studies Expenditures Of P.C. District od Fair WednesdayMembers of the Ponca City Board of Education met Monday night to discuss past and future expenditures of the Ponca City Public School District. State law requires that no later than 15 days after the district’s Estimate of Needs has been approved by the County Excise Board the board shall schedule a public hearing for the purpose of taking public comment on financial matters. No action was taken Monday night on financial matters and the final budget will be set at the November board meeting. The regular board meeting in November will be held Nov. 15, the third Monday of the month. School personnel note that it is hopeful the meetings will be televised, but they won’t know until a week before the meeting. The district is waiting for the cable that was ordered in mid-October to arrive. OKC Philharmonic ‘Swing Out Century’ Set for Nov. 12-13“Swing Out the Century” with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic on Nov. 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. at the Rose State Performing Arts Theater. It will be an evening of the Big Band Era with jazz and swing music of the 1930s and 1940s such as “I Remember Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw” by Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, “In a Sentimental Mood” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing” by Duke Ellington, and the Overture to “Funny Face” by George Gershwin. Tickets are $38, $29, $21 and $13 and are available by calling (405) 842-5387 or (405) 297-3000. Joining the Philharmonic are vocalist Lisa Turci, pianist Peter Krauss and three featured Philharmonic musicians, Jerry Neil Smith on the clarinet, Kent Kidwell on trombone, and Karl Sievers on cornet. Cheerleading Squad Fifth at Coed EventThe Ponca City High School Varsity Cheerleading squad placed fifth in the state in the Coed Division of the OSSAA State Championship competition at Choctaw High School on Oct. 2. The squad also received an Academic Achievement Award as a coed cheerleading team. They qualified for the award by having a minimum grade point average over a 3.25 and ranking in the upper one-third of their class. DEATHSOrland H. Park Jr. Orland H. Park Jr.ROCKPORT, Texas — Orland H. Park Jr., former resident of Ponca City, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, in the Spohn Memorial Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was 77. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, in San Antonio, Texas. A local memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes and Crematory of Rockport-Fulton, Texas. Orland H. Park Jr. was born Dec. 9, 1921, in Wright City, Okla., the son of Orland H. Park Sr. and Clara Palmer Park. He attended Wright City schools, graduating from Wright City High School. He attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College in Tonkawa. During World War II, he served three and one-half years in the United States Navy with one year spent in the Pacific theater. He married Peggy Carmack in Ponca City on June 18, 1948. They resided in Ponca City before moving to Spring Valley, N.Y., where he was employed as a welder. Following his retirement, they moved to Texas. They resided in Rockport since 1985. He was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church and a member of the New York and Ingleside Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife of the home; one son, Craig Park of Austin, Texas; one daughter, Dana Gesner of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; four sisters, Mahala Kelly and Beth Shumate of Oklahoma City, Dorothy Thompson of Wright City, and Christina Murphy of Millerton, Okla.; and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the First Presbyterian Church of Rockport, 301 Highway 35 North, Rockport, Texas 78382 or Ingleside Masonic Lodge 361, P.O. Box 657, Ingleside, Texas 78362. ObituariesWilliam Howard AmesNEWKIRK — William Howard Ames, longtime Newkirk resident, died late Sunday night, Oct. 31, 1991, in Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City. He was 79. The funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999, in the Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel with Danny W. Cornish, minister of the Newkirk Church of Christ, officiating and assisted by the Rev. Lloyd Hughes, minister of the Newkirk Nazarene Church. Burial will follow in Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service. William Howard Ames was born Jan. 11, 1920, at Hardy, the son of Fred Elmer and Nellie Maude (Wheeler) Ames. He grew up at Hardy and attended Hardy School and Newkirk High School, graduating with the class of 1938. After graduation, he moved to Arkansas to help his sister start her farm. On April 29, 1939, he and Marjorie L. Stevenson were married at Mena, Ark. They established their first home in Vandervoort, Ark. Later they moved to Kansas and Oklahoma, and he worked in construction in Wichita and Ponca City. On April 27, 1944, he entered the United States Army in Fort Sill. He served in the Rhineland and central Europe with Company B of the 138th Engineer Combat Battalion. After his discharge in March 22, 1946, they moved to Newkirk, and he worked at Conoco as craft supervisor. He retired in 1982. He was a member of the Clarence Pond Post 4979 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Otto G. Abbott Post 165 of the American Legion, Ponca City Lodge No. 1031 Loyal Order of Moose, and the Carpenter’s union. He was active in the Democrat party and, at the time of his death, was serving as chairman of the Kay County Election Board. He enjoyed woodworking, whether it was cabinet making or building houses. He is survived by his wife Marjorie of the Newkirk home; one daughter, Gloria Stanley of Oklahoma City; three sisters, Opal Campbell of Arkansas City, Bernice Scheuermann of Portland, Ore., and Dorothy George of Dos Palos, Calif.; three granddaughters, Sabrina Staires of Kansas City, Mo., Shelly Armstrong of Los Angeles, Calif., and Stacy Maness of Oklahoma City; two great-grandsons, Kastan and Tyler Maness, and one greatgranddaughter, Madison Staires. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Joe, Darrell and Ray Ames. Memorial contributions may be made to either Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 North Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, Okla. 74601 or the American Heart Association through Bank of Oklahoma, 110 South Main, Newkirk, Okla. 74647. paid obituary Helen Pauline HumesHelen Pauline Humes, longtime Ponca City resident, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 90. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1999, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. David Clipson, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home. Born July 14, 1909, in Chicago, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Dvonch Olach, both newly arrived immigrants from Czechoslovakia. She marred David Theodore Humes on Oct. 24, 1928, at Flint, Mich., and came to Ponca City as a newlywed couple. She attended Bott’s Business College and worked as a bookkeeper at the Humes Rexall Drug until she started her family. Helen was a “stay at home” mom and was active in school, church, and civic projects. She grew glorious flowers and wonderful vegetables mainly for sharing with her many friends. She was also an avid “bridger” all her life. One of her trademarks was being the maker of the very best kolachi in the world, which was always her gift when she visited one of her children and a must at every family gathering. She is survived by three children, James and his wife Nola Humes of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Deanna and her husband Tom Jueschke of Flandreau, S.D., and Gene and his wife Ann Humes of Tulsa; seven grandchildren, Tara Jueschke of Houston, Texas, Anne Humes of Dallas, Texas, Bruce Humes of New York City, N.Y., Jane Humes of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Chris and his wife Dianne Humes of Tallahassee, Fla., Gena and her husband Paul Rainbolt of Tulsa, and Nichole Humes of Miami, Fla.; three sisters, Mary Cooper of Spokane, Wash., Rose Brenneckeof Chicago, Ill., and Irene Barnard of Lansing, Mich.; one brother, Joe Schanski of Ionia, Mich.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on May 19, 1985; a son, Robert; a grandson, David Jueschke; one sister and four brothers. Casket bearers will be the grandchildren: Tara Jueschke, Anne Humes, Bruce Humes, Jane Humes, Chris Humes, Gena Rainbolt and Paul Rainbolt. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1442, Ponca City, Okla. 74602. The family will be at 1601 Academy Road, Apt. 112. paid obituary NEWS BRIEFSAccident — The Communications Center received a 91 call at 11:01 a.m. Monday that a two-vehicle, non-injury accident had occurred at Cleveland Avenue and North First Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. A 42-year-old woman was held for driving under suspension, having no insurance, having an expired tag and having expired inspection. The vehicle was towed from the scene. 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. Suspicious Material — A woman from the Ponca City Library reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 11:15 a.m. Monday that a “drug kit” had been found. An officer was assigned and a member of the District Attorney’s staff handled the situation. Angel Central opens Friday, November 5th in a new location, south end of Ponca Plaza, across from hospital. Monday - Saturday, 10:00 - 6:00. 762-4567. Adv. Abandoned Bicycle — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported at 12:04 p.m. Monday that a bicycle had been abandoned in the 800 block of South First Street. Jacket Stolen — A man from the 800 block of South Sixth Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 12:58 p.m. Monday that a jacket had been stolen. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Burglary — An employee at Subway, 214 West Grand Avenue, reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:17 p.m. Monday that the save had been broken into. Two officers were assigned and a report was taken. Assault — A woman was at the Ponca City Police Department at 2:18 p.m. Monday to report an assault that had taken place in the 500 block of Martha. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Accident — A two-vehicle accident in the parking lot of Dixie Dog at Fourteenth Street and South Avenue was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 2:20 p.m. Monday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Hit and Run — A woman reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 9:21 p.m. Monday that she had been the victim of a hit and run accident at the intersection of West Ponca Avenue and South Peachtree Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of South Ninth Street and East South Avenue that a 31-year-old man was being held on a Kay County warrant. Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported at 10:19 p.m. Monday that a 28-year-old man was being held on a city warrant for failure to pay. Items Missing — A woman from the 2200 block of North Fourteenth Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 4:11 p.m. Monday that some items had been taken from the residence. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Items Missing — A woman from the 1200 block of South Seventh Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 4:36 p.m. Monday that some items had been stolen from a vehicle. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Checks Stolen — A woman from the 400 block of Virginia Avenue was at the Ponca City Police Department at 5:31 p.m. Monday to report checks had been stolen. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Pauline’s Steak and shrimp dinner, $13.95. Friday, October 29th. For reservations. 765-5460. adv. Yard Vandalized — A man from the 600 block of South Fifth Street reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 8:24 p.m. Monday that someone had vandalized the front yard. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Every Wednesday - price clothes and shoes, except priced items. Check our daily specials. Caboose Thrift Shoppe, First and Central. adv. Shoplifter — An employee at Wal-Mart reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 8:51 p.m. Monday that a shoplifter was in custody. An officer was assigned and a 15-year-old girl was held for petit larceny. Subject Held — An officer of the Ponca City Police Department reported from the intersection of West Grand Avenue and Waverly Street at 9:34 p.m. Monday that a 27-year-old woman was being held for driving under suspension and having an expired tag. Subject Held — The Communications Center received a 911 call at 10:32 p.m. Monday from the 2000 block of John Street that a problem was occurring. Two officers were assigned and a 22-year-old man was held for domestic assault and battery. LIFESTYLESAngel Central Ornament Unique Angel Central Ornament UniqueAngel Central has become a bustling haven of activity as the opening date on Friday approaches. The gift shop and information center for the Festival of Angels celebration has a new location this year, 2101 North Fourteenth in Ponca Plaza. The store is located in the former location of Bank of Oklahoma in the southwest corner of Ponca Plaza. Shop hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The store is again staffed by Ponca City volunteers. Over 50 people have signed up to work four-hour shifts at Angel Central during the month of November and December. A special training session and luncheon will be held Thursday at noon for the volunteers. “We have a wonderful group of volunteers who help us out each year at the store. Many are signed up again this year to work a full day each week,” according to Alice Mires, an Angel Central member in charge of volunteers. This year’s special Festival of Angels ornament is a laser-cut wood and silver design of the festival’s Angel Host logo. In the center of each ornament hangs a pure silver millennium commemorative coin to honor the millennium 2000. The 22-millimeter coin contains Lady Liberty on one side and a specially designed millennium eagle on the other side. A limited number of the coins will be produced for the celebration, and Angel Central is fortunate to be able to obtain these collectors’ coins to use with the 1999 ornament. Each Angel Host ornament will be numbered and comes with a gift box. Only 300 of these unique ornaments will be available at a cost of $12.50 each. The Angel Central staff is looking forward to the 35 motor coach tours that are scheduled to visit Ponca City and the Festival of Angels lights. “As the festival’s information center, the shop reopens the evenings a tour group is scheduled. We always have a cup of hot wassail and cookies waiting for the people,” says Betty Lindsay, Angel Central chairman. “It is a fun time to visit with the people and tell them the history of Ponca City.” The store is also available for group meetings in the evenings at no charge. To reserve an evening, call Angel Central at 762-4567 or e-mail the store at pcangellady@hotmail.com. Little NewsAnnouncing the birth of a son are Kevin and Brooke Newlin of Ponca City. Lane Garrett Newlin was born at 5:08 p.m. Oct. 4, 1999, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 20 inches long. The baby has a brother, Trenton, and a sister, Alyssa. Grandparents are John and Sherry Smith, Ray and Debbie Weatherly and David and Donna Newlin, all of Ponca City. Great-grandparents are Bob and Doris Weatherly, Doris Glaser and Harley and Hazel Conatser, all of Ponca City. Great-great-grandparents are Emmit and Broxie Arrington and Mildred Hatten of Ponca City, and Bertha Conatser of De Queen, Ark. Pawhuska Book Auction Benefits Literacy CouncilPAWHUSKA — A unique fund-raising event will be held at Pawhuska’s Constantine Arts Center, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m, with refreshments, entertainment and the opportunity to buy books selected and autographed by the authors to benefit Pawhuska Literacy Council. Bestselling and award-winning authors have contributed autographed books to be sold to the highest bidder by the auctioneer for the evening, former State Representative James Hager. Tickets at the door will be $10. All proceeds benefit Pawhuska Literacy Council. Books donated by children’s authors Mercer Mayer, Robert Munsch, and Eve Bunting are included in the auction. A poster autographed by Eric Carle will also be in the bidding. Illustrator Kim Doner has contributed several books, one of which has the hands of a Pawhuska woman on the cover. Books appealing to adults have been donated by Jean Hager, Max Lucado, Jim Lehrer, Louis Burns, Michael Wallis and numerous others, several of which are first editions. These are only a few of the authors who have contributed books for this fund-raising event. A special part of the evening will be a silent auction of books donated by people of Pawhuska. Residents have been asked to contribute a book that is special to them with a note explaining why that particular book is meaningful to them. A door prize donated by The Bronze Horse will be awarded at the end of the evening. Cookbooks Gift wrapped copies of the Pawhuska Literacy Council Cookbooks will be available in the holiday decorated booth with the newest dessert cookbook “hot off the press.” The recipes are tried-and-true favorites of literacy advocates in the Pawhuska area. These small cookbooks are just the right size to fit in a Christmas stocking said a spokesperson. The Soup and Salad Cookbook, the Main Dishes and Casseroles Cookbook and Desserts will sell for $5 each. A set of all three cookbooks will sell for $13. Celebration A Celebration of Ten Years of Literacy will take place as Pawhuska Literacy Council hosts their annual membership meeting immediately preceding The Book Auction. PLC was organized and incorporated in 1989 with a $500 grant from Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Children In the ensuing ten years the program has expanded with a VISTA Project serving Pawhuska and Osage Nation Head Start and elementary-age children in kindergarten through second grade. One child In two in this targeted age group received one-to-one encouragement from community volunteers. This is in addition to currently providing assistance to eleven adult students and six children not included in the Head Start through grade two Project. The Neighborhood ChefLighter Tastes Amid Holiday TreatsBy Sherry Muchmore The holidays are a time for eating and eating hardy. During this time of year our systems sometimes scream for a break, for something light. Larry Bittman has given us his famous chicken salad recipe that we feel fits the bill. He told us he found this recipe in The Ponca City News some eight years ago and his friends are always asking for it. New West Chicken SaladLarry Bittman Ponca City, OK 3/4 cup Mayonnaise (Larry uses Lite) 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste) 3 cups cubed cooked chicken (better when grilled) 1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes, sliced in half 1 cup chopped celery 1/3 cup sliced green onions 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Toss the above ingredients, cover and chill. Makes 5 1/2 cups. Serve with fresh fruit or tomato. Note: Larry’s right, very good when grilled. If you season the chicken before grilling, omit the salt or season to taste. For 3 cups of cubed chicken, grill 2 whole chicken breasts, halved. Don’t let all the ingredients scare you. This soup is easy to make and I promise you, it will become one of your staple food selections. Everything just comes together perfectly to please the palette. The different textures complemented each other and there is no harsh after taste that is prevalent with so many Tex-Mex dishes. This soup is just plain good. Sopa de Tortilla (Tortilla Soup)Robyn Boettcher Ponca City, OK 1 medium onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbls. olive oil 4 cups beef broth (2 Swanson 14.5 oz. cans) 4 cups chicken broth (2 Swan- son 14.5 oz. cans) 1/2 cup tomato juice 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. chili powder 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped (add another jalapeno if your taste prefers more heat) 1/2 - 1 tsp. salt (If you season your chicken while stewing, the soup won’t need as much salt; taste first) 3/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 4 corn tortillas, sliced thin vegetable oil for frying 2 cups shredded cooked chicken 1 large tomato, peeled and diced 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese In a 4-quart saucepan, saute onion and garlic in olive oil. Add: beef and chicken broths, tomato juice, cumin, chili powder, jalapeno, salt and Worcestershire sauce. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer on low, covered for 1 hour. While base is simmering, slice the corn tortillas into narrow strips (no thicker than 1/4 inch). Heat vegetable oil in skillet and fry tortilla strips until crisp; drain on paper towels. (They’ll curl and give the appearance of dried egg noodles.) The recipe calls for adding the tomato and chicken to soup base and cook for 5 minutes before serving. I preferred placing the shredded cooked chicken and fresh tomatoes in the bottom of a bowl with 2-3 fried tortilla strips and pouring the hot soup base over that. Garnish with avocado slice if desired and 1 tablespoon of cheese. Instead of the avocado and cheese garnish, we tried fresh chives (sliced green onions are also good) with extra tortilla strips served in a separate bowl at the table. Since the cooking oil was already in the skillet, we quartered the rest of the bag of corn tortillas and fried the wedges to make chips. Drain and salt. Serve these along side the soup or serve with your favorite recipe for guacamole or hot cheese dip. Squash is a good side dish for just about all meats. The following casserole comes from Patti Bowker who says this is one of her son Cory’s favorites. A pretty confetti toss of colors. Layered Squash CasserolePatti Bowker Ponca City, OK 1 lb. yellow squash, sliced 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 can drained tomatoes 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 can condensed mushroom soup saltine cracker crumbs (one sleeve or 1/4 lb. crushed in jacket) 1/2 stick butter (1/4 cup) (melted) Grease a 9 x11 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Layer first the squash, then the bell pepper and then the tomatoes. Top with grated cheese and pour the undiluted soup over that. Cover with cracker crumbs tossed with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hrs. Cinnamon Acorn SquashHere’s a great accompaniment for ham or pork. Even those who don’t care for squash like it this way. Take medium acorn squash and cut in half, stem to point. Scoop out seeds and loose fiber. Salt cavity and bake in a greased baking dish, cut side down, in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Turn bowl side up and sprinkle cavity with cinnamon. Fill with about 1/8 to 1/4 cup of brown sugar, more or less to your own liking. Top with about a tablespoon of butter. Return to oven and continue baking for 15 minutes. Send your recipes to: The Neighborhood Chef, c/o The Ponca City News, P.O. Box 191, Ponca City, OK 74602, or e-mail me at: chef@poncacitynews.com (All recipes become property of The Ponca City News.) BUSINESSVolunteers Work Both Sides of Grand Avenue Volunteers Work Both Sides of Grand AvenueAlthough it was a bit nippy at 8 a.m., on a recent Saturday, about 24 dedicated Main Street volunteers appeared downtown to strip the tin from the front of Copeland’s Appliance and Norma B’s/The Crafter’s Mall. The volunteers quickly split into two groups — one crew worked on the “sunny” side of the street at Copeland’s and the other went to the south side to take the upper-floor window coverings off of Norma B’s and the Crafter’s Mall. “We had it pretty good at Copeland’s” said Main Street Design Committee Chairman Bret Carter. “It was fairly warm in the sunshine.” The volunteers had plenty of fuel to keep warm — coffee and cinnamon rolls donated by the Deli-icious diner and Copeland’s. The volunteers had the tin completely removed at Copeland’s by about 10 o’clock revealing the original brick facade. Also hiding under the tin were two large sets of windows. On the south side of the street, much more work had to be done. First, the tin nailed over the windows had to be removed. Volunteers scaffold builders had a scaffold loaned by the City of Ponca City erected in about 30 minutes. Then, using the scaffold and several ladders, the volunteers on that side started scrapping paint, caulking the windows and signs, and repainting. As the crew got in the spirit of “stripping on Grand” — and the temperature started to climb — work sped up. Additionally, when the crew on Copeland’s was done at 10 a.m., the manlift then went to the other side of the street as well. The volunteers continued to work on Norma B’s and The Crafter’s Mall until late afternoon. However, some final caulking and painting was still undone. A small crew of extremely dedicated volunteers agreed to return downtown Sunday afternoon and finish the job. “I am so happy with the results and really want to thank the many volunteers and others who came out to help make a difference downtown,” said Main Street Chairman Glenda Phillips. Carter added that “the volunteers showed us all that downtown is important to the community.” The Design committee is planning to continue to strip downtown periodically until there is nothing left to take off. Building owners wanting to be considered for next spring’s strip-off can contact the Main Street office at 763-8082 or Bret Carter at 767-4468. Any building owner who is a full member of Main Street is eligible to participate. The Design Committee also wants to thank all the people who helped keep the strippers working downtown by providing assistance and donations. They also extend a very special thanks to all the hard working “strippers” who took time out of their weekend to work downtown. Students Here To Access New and Vast ResourcesPonca City students will now be able to access new and vast resources thanks to a new high-speed network installed by Network America, Inc. (NAI) in cooperation with the Ponca City Public School system. Ponca City Public Schools awarded Network America, Inc. the bid to design and install a high speed Local Area Network (LAN) and a Wide Area Network (WAN) to connect Ponca City Schools to the Internet. Those schools include, Garfield, Liberty, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Trout, Union, Washington, Woodlands, East Middle School, West Middle School and the Ponca City High School. The project consisted of more than fifty miles of copper network cable combined with fiber optic cable for high-speed backbone infrastructure. Over fifteen hundred data lines were required in the schools so that the computers could communicate at speeds of 100 mbp (Megabits per second). The federal governments E-Rate program to bring the Internet to every classroom in the United States helped fund the $400,000 project. NAI teamed up with the Ponca City Public Schools Technology Director Jerry Jantz and Chief Engineer John Vogt in coordinating the process. Jantz and Vogt helped design the logistics of the project. NAI’s Technology Department with the help of the Ponca City Chamber of Commerce and the Ponca City public were able to employ over half the staff with Ponca Citians. The staff consisted of two project managers, four engineers, and fourteen cable installers. The staff was able to complete the project in less than ninety days. All sub-contracting was also done out of Ponca City. All materials and headquarters for the project was based of Network America’s Ponca City store located at 205 West Hartford, Lisa Morrison, manager. Notes/QuotesChamber Nominating CommitteeBarry Bickle, chairman-elect of the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce, has announced the nominating committee for 2000. Serving with Bickle will be Craig Myers, Mike Engster, Dick Stone, Lori Nuzum, Dolly Roland and Ron Stevens. OSBDC Rep in CountyOn Nov. 10 a representative from the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center (OSBDC) will be in this area. The OSBDC provides free one-on-one counseling to individuals new business or to existing business owners needing assistance. Questions concerning the “how-to” of establishing a business or problems relating to marketing, advertising, inventory, cash flow, and personnel can be discussed. Information about loan programs available through the United States SBA can also be addressed. The OSBDC network is funded in part by the United States Small Business Administration and the State of Oklahoma. The Northwest Regional office is located on the campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva. Clients will be seen by appointment only from 9 a.m. to noon at the offices of Kay County Electric Coop. in Blackwell and from 1 to 4 p.m. in the south conference room of the Administration Building on the campus of NOC in Tonkawa. To schedule an appointment or receive additional informatin call (580)327-8608 prior to Nov. 10. Marginal Well WorkshopThe Commission on Marginally Producing Oil and Gas Wells (MWC) has scheduled another “hands on”workshop for the Enid area. Downhole and Beam Pump Optimization will be offered at the Cherokee Strip Conference Center, Chisholm Trail Room, 123 W. Main, on Nov. 10. The programs begin at 9:30 a.m. and run until 3:30 p.m. AXA Advisors, LLC LaunchedNEW YORK — AXA Financial, Inc.(NYS.E:AXF), the financial holding company known until recently as The Equitable Companies Incorporated, has announced the launch of a new brand AXA Advisors, LLC — to represent the broad range of financial products and services offered through its nationwide distribution network of financial professionals. The AXA Advisors brand is a major component of the innovative branding and growth strategies supporting the development of AXA Financial into a leading, fully integrated financial services company. AXA Financial, with over $390 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 1999, has made a major commitment in resources, training and technology to distinguish the professionals at AXA Advisors as leading and trusted advisors, according to the company’s news release. Chamber Seeking Ways To Help With Education ProgramsBy LOUISE ABERCROMBIE News Business Editor Board of Directors of the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce formed a sub-committee at the Thursday meeting to take a more pro-active approach to education in Ponca City. Chamber Chairman Craig Myers said he felt the Chamber should become more active in bringing about change in education in Ponca City where change is necessary. He noted than in a meeting with Archie Dunham the Chairman of Conoco that education was of concern. Richard Severance, manager of the Conoco Business Unit here, encouraged members to get involved and that there will be opportunities for business to support the school board and administration. He noted there will be a work session with the School Board and Administration on Nov. 29. He encouraged the business community to attend and also to attend the School Board meeting in December. Dr. Bill White, superintendent of schools, noted that some major changes have already been recommended and as always with change comes opposition. He also suggested if there is an effort from the Chamber it should be made quickly. Serving on the sub-committee are Myers, Karen Furman, Dolly Roland, Mark Detten and Mike Engster. Barry Bickle, Home National Bank, said he hoped the changes were for the good and not necessarily because Dunham had voiced an opinion. He said he hoped this would not be just another group but be used as a positive influence for education. Carl Renfro, Chairman of Pioneer Bank and Trust and a member of the State Board of Regents, told about the Ponca City Friends of Education and School Foundation and positive steps being taken there. He said all these groups should support their candidates. School Board elections will be coming up, with filings in December. The Chamber has another education committee, which has been working with the PIE Program, a mentoring program and other areas. Myers expressed the opinion that this is a volunteer program and it is good, but he said he didn’t think the business community was taking an active enough role and hoped that “we can assist.” Area ODOT Session Set Here FridayBy LOUISE ABERCROMBIE News Business Editor An area-wide meeting of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has been set for Friday at the Conoco Fourth Street Clubhouse from 9 to 10:30 a.m., it was announced at the Chamber of Commerce board meeting. Participants from ODOT include Neal McCaleb, Director, Tom Love, District Commissioner for this area and David Kline, Division Engineer. According to Jan Jarrett, Chamber CEO, this will be an excellent opportunity for residents of the area to be updated on the status, timing and progress of highway projects in northern Oklahoma. And also to learn about programmed projects and provide input to the top leadership of ODOC about the need for highway upgrading and maintenance in this area. It is anticipated that representatives from all the major communities in Kay and Grant Counties will be present and participate in the meeting. The public is welcome. SPORTSMistakes Cost Cats Mistakes Cost CatsBy FRED HILTON News Sports Editor Sapulpa corrected its mistakes and used the Wildcats’ miscues to finish off the Wildcats 31-0 here Monday night. In the completion of Friday’s rained-delayed game, the Chieftains were a different team, avoiding the penalties and turnovers that had plagued them in the first half Friday. It was those same problems that bit the Wildcats on Monday sending them to their eighth straight loss. In Friday’s first half, Po-Hi coach Rusty Benson said that the defense played extremely well, but the Cats gave the Chieftains, “a sport field,” too many times which gave Sapulpa a 10-0 lead before the rains came. Two mistakes on Monday gave Sapulpa that short field again and the Chieftains scored two easy touchdowns. It didn’t start off that way. After holding the Wildcats on their first series Monday, the Chieftains unleashed a 12-play, 73-yard, grind-it-out drive to push their lead to 17-0. Sapulpa went back to using their big linemen and big backs to push through the Poncans. This time there were none of the seven penalties that helped Ponca City stall the Sapulpa drives on Friday. The Chieftains used three running backs to march past the Poncans with fullback Davron Petty bulling over from a yard out for a touchdown just under eight minutes into the third quarter. Two plays later came Ponca City’s first mistake. Sapulpa recovered an errant Wildcat pitch out on the Wildcat 27. It took the Chieftains four plays to reach the end zone again with 6-1, 230-pound tailback Adam Brown breaking through from the nine. The lead was 24-0 with 2:27 left in the third period. Going almost exclusively to the shotgun, the Wildcats moved to midfield before their drive bogged down. Then came another mistake. Sapulpa broke through to block Brett Skaggs’ punt and took over at the Ponca City 15. The Chieftains scored in two plays with Petty going in from nine yards out on the first play of the fourth quarter. While turnovers gave Sapulpa easy scores, it was penalties that helped keep the Wildcats’ scoring drought going. Undaunted by Sapulpa’s 31-0 lead, Ponca City still had life, moving the Sapulpa 19. Facing fourth-and-six situation, the Poncans appeared to convert, when quarterback Kyle Henderson threw in a perfect pass to Joe Oswalt at the five. But the Wildcats were called for an illegal substitution and lost that chance. In the final minutes of the game, Sapulpa decided to break out its passing attack and it almost cost the Chieftains. Tough Stretch ContinuesBy OWEN CANFIELD AP Sports Writer STILLWATER (AP) — Oklahoma State’s game with Texas on Saturday will end a stretch of six games in which the Cowboys played four ranked opponents. Mississippi State wasn’t ranked at the time, but now is. Oklahoma State has lost four of the five so far, with the lone victory coming at home against unranked Texas Tech. But coach Bob Simmons said there is no sense of relief at reaching the end of this tough stretch. ‘‘My sense is, boy, it would have been nice to have beaten some of these teams, including Texas coming in, because that’s what you want to do,’’ he said Monday. ‘‘Whether they’re ranked or not, that’s the hand that you’re dealt. We’re in this conference, and to make any movement in your program and in the conference, you have to be able to beat the A&Ms, the Texases.’’ The Cowboys (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) beat Texas two years ago in Stillwater, and have played close games against A&M in recent years. But they have not established the kind of consistency Simmons wants. ‘‘I don’t mind the rankings. Everybody’s got to play the games. I don’t look at that,’’ he said. ‘‘These teams are in our conference, they’re ranked, that means the Big 12 is a good conference. Let’s be a part of that.’’ The Cowboys started the year expecting to do just that. They were loaded with seniors, and had one of the league’s top quarterbacks in Tony Lindsay. But hopes for a South Division title got washed away last weekend in a 21-3 loss to Texas A&M. Lindsay has missed much of the season due to injury. The offensive line has been slow to develop, which has resulted in a subpar running game. The defense has given up too many big plays, particularly on third down. Now about the only thing left is to try to finish with a winning record, which would give the Cowboys a chance at playing in a bowl. But to do that, they must win three out of four against the quartet of Texas, Kansas, Baylor and Oklahoma. ‘‘There’s going to be an urgency every week,’’ Simmons said. ‘‘The fact you’re at home, to me it gives you a heck of an opportunity. We’re home the next two weeks, so what we’ve got to do as a staff and as a team is try to rise to the occasion, to do the things that we want to do for this program, and that’s what we’re going to try to do.’’ No. 11 Texas (7-2, 4-1) has won seven of its past eight games and possesses what Simmons said is ‘‘by far’’ the best pass-run combination his team has faced this year. ‘‘I think we just need right now to take a gut check, look ourself in the mirror and see what we’re going to do because we’ve only got four games left,’’ said defensive tackle Cortney Mallory. ‘‘You can’t point a finger at the offense, you can’t point a finger at the defense,’’ he said. ‘‘We’re all in it together, so you’ve just got to pick each other up.’’ COWBOY NOTES: Lindsay missed the A&M game due to an injured throwing shoulder. Simmons said he expected the shoulder to be improved this week, but didn’t say that Lindsay will start against Texas. ... Defensive end Zac Warner strained a ligament in his knee and is not expected to play this week. Tailback Nathan Simmons, who injured a thigh, could play. ... Saturday’s game begins at 1:30 p.m. and is not televised. ... Oklahoma State beat Texas 42-16 two years in Stillwater to get to 5-0. Since then, the Cowboys are 11-14. Lady Mavs To Open TonightBy FRED HILTON News Sports Editor TONKAWA — With 10 freshmen on his 14-player team. Northern Oklahoma College’s Lady Mavericks coach Greg Krause knows his cagers will have to mature quickly. That process starts tonight as the Lady Mavs open the season against the Oklahoma Christian College JVs in Piper-Foster Fieldhouse. The game tips off at 7 p.m. “We’ve got to get ready to play,” Krause said, noting the Lady Mavs will enter the Lady Texan Tournament in Levelland, Texas, Thursday. Krause said he will start his four sophomores — guards Chenise Robinson, 5-4, from Oklahoma City Millwood, and Stacie Scott, 5-7, of Drummond; forward Suzie Eisenhauer, 6-0, from Newkirk; and post Ranada Collins, 6-1, Oklahoma City Southeast — along with freshman La Queisha Dickerson, 5-10, of Millwood. However, Krause said he wouldn’t hesitate to go to his bench quickly and often. “We’ve got a pretty deep bench,” he said. However, he does have two players on the injury list, freshmen Denise Jake of Red Rock and Erin Campbell of Mounds. Campbell may be back this week from a foot injury while Jake will be out a while longer with a knee, “I think we have some pretty good shooters,” Krause said. “The height is about average and maybe a little above and, like I said, we have good depth. “We’re getting good leadership from our sophomores, but we’re going to need that depth with a tough schedule.” The rest of the Lady Maverick roster includes Kaycie Byers, 5-3, of Roff; B.J. Homer, 5-7, of Moore; Lindsey Shiever, 5-8, Morrison; Deidra Dick, 5-9, Cordell; Niki Gray, 5-10, Wayne; Reva Howell, 6-2, Pawnee; and Tia Andrews, 6-2, Putnam City. Only Greatness Describes PaytonBy NANCY ARMOUR AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The running back they called ‘‘Sweetness’’ wasn’t the strongest or the fastest or the biggest. What Walter Payton had was a huge heart, and it was big enough to make up for any qualities he lacked. ‘‘I wish there was another word I could think of other than greatness,’’ former Chicago Bears linebacker Mike Singletary said. ‘‘That’s what comes to mind. Greatness.’’ Payton, the NFL’s leading career rusher, died Monday of bile duct cancer that was discovered earlier this year during treatment for a rare liver disease. He was 45. Payton rushed for 16,726 yards in his 13-year career, one of sport’s most awesome records. Barry Sanders ensured it would be one of the most enduring, too, retiring in July despite being just 1,458 yards shy of breaking the mark. ‘‘I want to set the record so high that the next person who tries for it, it’s going to bust his heart,’’ Payton once said. Payton disclosed in February that he was suffering from primary sclerosing cholangitis and needed a liver transplant. His physician, Dr. Greg Gores of the Mayo Clinic, said Payton was subsequently diagnosed with cancer of the bile duct, a vessel that carries digestive fluids from the liver to the small intestine. ‘‘The malignancy was very advanced and progressed very rapidly,’’ Gores said. Because the cancer had spread so rapidly outside his liver, a transplant ‘‘was no longer tenable,’’ the doctor said. Other doctors said transplants are never attempted when a patient has liver cancer. ‘‘It’s a big shock because he was the strongest man I met in my entire life,’’ said Jim McMahon, Payton’s teammate from 1982-87 and quarterback of the 1985 Super Bowl champions. Greatness wasn’t preordained when Payton arrived in the NFL in 1975. A two-time Little All-American at Jackson State, he drew immediate comparisons to Bears Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers, who’d retired four years earlier. But Payton steadfastly rejected the comparison, insisting, ‘‘I’m no Gale Sayers.’’ He wasn’t. While Sayers danced around defenders, Payton was more apt to run them over. His nickname, ‘‘Sweetness,’’ was a tribute to his personality more than his running style. He took on tacklers with an aggressive, stiff-armed style that belied his size. ‘‘He gave me a new respect for running backs,’’ Singletary said. ‘‘He was the first running back I had ever seen who could’ve really been a great defensive player.’’ At just 5-foot-10 and 202 pounds, he was smaller than typical power running backs. But he played much bigger. He rushed for 679 yards and seven touchdowns in his rookie season, and the next year had the first of what would be 10 1,000-yard seasons, rushing for 1,390 yards and 13 touchdowns. In 1977, just his third year in the NFL, Payton won the first of two MVP awards with the most productive season of his career. He rushed for 1,852 yards and 14 touchdowns, both career highs. His 5.5 yards per carry also was the best of his career. Against Minnesota, he ran for 275 yards, an NFL single-game record that still stands. And in 1984, he broke Jim Brown’s longstanding rushing record of 12,312 yards. In tribute to Payton, Lambeau Field in Green Bay fell silent before Monday night’s game between the Packers and Seattle Seahawks ‘‘He was a guy of small stature but gigantic heart,’’ said Eric Dickerson, third on the NFL’s career rushing list behind Payton and Sanders. ‘‘He was an icon to all the guys who played that position. ... I loved to watch him play.’’ Even his teammates were amazed by him. ‘‘The guy didn’t want to lose, didn’t want to be tackled, didn’t want to miss a game,’’ McMahon said. ‘‘To miss one game in his career was phenomenal. I couldn’t figure out how he could do it week after week.’’
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