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From the pages of The Ponca City News, Thursday, December 28, 2000 LOCAL DEATHS NEWS BRIEFS SPORTS GARDENING LOCALRaley To Succeed Northcutt As Assistant Municipal Judge Raley To Succeed Northcutt As Assistant Municipal JudgeBy JEFF POLITTE News Staff Writer Ponca City’s Board of Commissioners approved the appointment of a local attorney and former mayor as the new assistant municipal court judge Wednesday. Attorney John W. Raley was appointed to the position by a unanimous vote after the board met in executive session. The vote followed a rescheduled regular session because of the Christmas holiday. Raley will replace Judge John Northcutt, who died of an apparent heart attack on Nov. 14 at the age of 51. Northcutt served as assistant municipal judge for the last 8 years and as the city’s juvenile court judge for the last 5 years. Judge Raley will receive his first court docket on Jan. 9. “I’m very grateful to Mayor Tom Leonard and the city commission for allowing me this opportunity to serve this wonderful community that I love so dearly,” said Raley. “Judge John Northcutt was a close friend and a law partner for over 20 years,” he noted. “He administered the municipal court with professionalism and compassion, and I will strive to follow his leadership in this respect.” “We had several outstanding applicants for the assistant municipal judge position,” said City Manger Gary Martin. “John will primarily handle juvenile cases.” Martin said Raley was both a former mayor of Ponca City and a former federal prosecutor, among other outstanding attributes. He added these attributes made Raley more than qualified for the position. “Those of us who know John, know that he will be very active in working with our youth to help them be better citizens of Ponca City,” he said. Raley graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1954 and the University of Oklahoma’s College of Law in 1959. He was admitted to the practice of law in August of 1959. In August of 1961 Raley was appointed and served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. He served in this capacity until August of 1969, when he became a partner in the law firm of Northcutt, Raley, Clark, Gardner and Hron. In 1980 he served as president of the Kay County Bar Association and from 1989 to 1990 he was elected and served on the Board of Governors, Oklahoma Bar Association. He has also served two terms as vice-president of the Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel and as the presiding judge for the city of Fairfax. In March of 1990 Raley was appointed as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. In August of 1997 Raley returned to Ponca City to serve as counsel for the Northcutt, Clark, Gardner, Hron and Tate law firm. Presently he is engaged in private practice. In 1980 Raley was elected as mayor of Ponca City. The new judge has served in leadership capacities in a number of civic, charitable, youth, educational, church and veteran related organizations in Ponca City. Among these groups, he was appointed as the chairman of the Ponca City Millennium Commission from 1998 to 2000. Houston Company Buying Ponca City ManufacturerPonca City’s Pelton Co., manufacturer of seismic vibrator-control systems, has apparently agreed to sell to Input/Output Inc. of Houston. Input/Output Inc., is a land seismic equipment company. Financial details were not disclosed, but the transaction is expected to close in early 2001. A leader in seismic vibrator control systems, vibrator positioning systems using global positioning satellite and explosive energy control systems, Pelton was founded in Ponca City. Vice president of land operations for Input/Output, Bud Pope, says that Pelton has a long-standing reputation as an industry leader in advanced vibrator control products. The Input/Output official said, “This leadership complements Input/Output’s position in the design and supply of energy source vibrators and data acquisition systems.” The Houston company is an industry leader in seismic acquisition imaging technology for land, marine, transition zone exploration, production and reservoir monitoring. Local Pelton Co. officials could not be reached for comment on the proposed sale. Pelton Company is located at 1500 North Waverly and was established in 1969 by C.R. “Dick” Pelton. According to the Ponca City Manufacturers list at the Chamber of Commerce, full-time employees number about 39. In 1992 a news story reported that a conservative estimate was that the Pelton Company had manufactured and sold 75 percent of the vibrator control systems in the world at that time. Kay County Assessor Announces Schedule Of Application VisitsNEWKIRK — The Kay County Assessor’s scheduled has been announced. A homestead exemption is an exemption of $1,000 of the assessed valuation of the homestead property. For the year of 2000, the exemption saved $96.47 on our tax bill in school district 71 of Ponca City. A homestead may be granted to the homeowner who resides in the property on a permanent basis on Jan. 1 of the current year. The deed or other evidence of ownership must be executed on or before Jan. 1 and filed in the county clerk’s office on or before Feb. 1. Application for homestead exemption should be made with the county assessor between Jan. 1 and March 15 for the current year. The law has changed and you may now file for homestead exemption year around, but applications received after March 15 will not apply until the following year. A taxpayer who has been granted a homestead and who continues to occupy the homestead shall not be required to re-apply unless the deed changes. Any person who is head of the household with a homestead exemption may receive an additional $1,000 assessment exemption if the gross household income from all sources did not exceed $20,000 for the past calendar year. Application for the Additional Homestead exemption is made between Jan. 1 and March 15. Copies of verification of income are attached as part of the application. Any person who is 65 or older, and who has previously qualified for additional homestead shall not be required to renew the application annually. However, any person whose total household income exceeds $20,000 shall notify the county assessor, and the additional homestead exemption shall not be allowed for the year. A limitation of assessed value may be applied for by persons whose total household income did not exceed $25,000 and is 65 years of age. This exemption freezes the assessed value of the homestead until it is sold or a change is made in improvements. A farmer is required, by law, to render a list of farm equipment to the assessor as of Jan. 1 of each year. An agricultural sales tax permit may be applied for at that same time. All business owners are also required to list their personal property and inventory each year between Jan. 1 and March 15. The law requires an arbitrary assessment with penalty to those who do not file. You are required to notify the Assessor’s office if your business has closed or changed names. Assessor’s Schedule Feb. 6, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Tonkawa and surrounding area, high school. Feb. 7, 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Nardin and surrounding area, Clyde Co-op Feb. 13, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Blackwell and surrounding area, high school. Feb. 14, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Braman and surrounding area, City building. Feb. 20, 9 a.m.- 11 a.m., Kaw City and surrounding area, City building. Feb. 28 and March 1, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Ponca City and surrounding area, Library. DEATHSClesta Marie Wiechmann Tomlin Clesta Marie Wiechmann TomlinClesta Marie Wiechmann Tomlin, longtime Ponca City resident, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was 81. The funeral will be held Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at 1 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop Dr. Paul G. Hagood presiding. Burial will follow at Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Trout Funeral Home. There will be viewing at the church, 2408 East Hartford Avenue, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Clesta Marie Wiechmann Tomlin was born Jan. 26, 1919, on the family farm near Kaw City. She was the daughter of Charles August and Celestia Beatrice (Clevenger) Wiechmann. She attended Oak Grove and Stillwater schools before returning to this area and graduating from Ponca City High School in 1937. Clesta then attended cosmetology school in Shidler. On Dec. 24, 1938, she married Eugene James Tomlin in Bartlesville. They made their home in Stillwater, where Clesta was employed with Coulsens Beauty Salon. When her husband went to serve during World War II, she moved to Burbank. Following the war, she and her family moved to Borger, Texas, then settled in Fritch, Texas. After her husbands death on July 3, 1963, she returned to Oklahoma and lived in Stillwater, Pawnee and Maramec and spent several years in Utah before returning to Ponca City in 1978. In Ponca City, she was employed as a cook at Highland Nursing Home for many years. Clesta was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the church, she was employed as a library assistant. She was active at the Senior Citizens Center and with the Salvation Army. She enjoyed genealogy and was a member of the Ponca City Genealogical Society for several years. She is survived by three daughters, Loretta Surrett of Anniston, Ala., Rhonda Luckinbill of Barnsdall, and Myrna Bostick of Ogden, Utah; two sons, Royce Tomlin of Washington, D.C., and Granvel Tomlin of Broken Arrow; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, two brothers, Clifford and Carlin Wiechmann, and a sister, Corrine McBride, preceded her in death. Casket bearers will be Granvel Tomlin, Royce Tomlin, Tom Luckinbill, David Wichita, Calvin Surrett, Fred Bostick, Jonny Randall and Robert Stolt. Contributions may be made in her memory to the Senior Citizens Center, 319 W. Grand, Ponca City, Okla., 74601. W.E. HargravesW. E. “Bill” Hargraves, resident of Ponca City, died Wednesday Dec. 27, 2000, at his residence. He was 72 No public services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home. W.E. Hargraves was born Nov. 26, 1928, in Ponca City, the son of Edgar and Vada (Hudsonpillar) Hargraves. He married Clara Maude “Pug” Browning on Dec. 2, 1949, in Newkirk. He retired from Phillips after 34 years of service. Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Mike Hargraves of Glendale, Ariz.; one daughter, Diann Williams of Bartlesville; four sisters, Mary Ann Jordan of Tampa, Fla., Wilma Jean Cruts of Watonga, Vera Mae Martin of Calumet and Aline Cleveland of Watonga; two brothers, Jake Hargraves of Bella Vista, Ark,. and Charlie Hargraves of Ponca City. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister Marjorie. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 N. Union Suite 103, Ponca City, Okla. 74601. Bessie Barns Smith DarrowBessie Barns Smith Darrow, former resident of Tonkawa and Billings, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, in Oklahoma City. She was 84. Bessie Barns Smith Darrow was born on Dec. 31, 1915, southwest of Stillwater, the daughter of Forest and Margaret Barns. She married Harold Smith in 1935. They lived in Billings and Tonkawa before moving to Oklahoma City. She married George Darrow in 1958 in Stillwater, and they lived in Oklahoma City. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a brother, Harry Barns of Tonkawa; two sisters, Katherine Bucher of Lamont and Betty Radcliff of Ponca City; two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands; her son, Gerald Leigh Smith; her parents; and three brothers, Forest Earl Barns, Ralph Barns and Jack Barns. Private services are pending. Hugh C. RuskRALSTON — Hugh C. Rusk, longtime resident of the Sunny Slope area of Ralston, died Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2000, at his home. He was 93. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, in the chapel of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home in Fairfax with the Rev. Roy Emmons, pastor of the Ralston Bible Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Fairfax Cemetery. Hugh C. Rusk was born July 22, 1907, in Verden, Okla., the son of Charlie Seymore and Florence Genieva (Oiler) Rusk. He moved to Ralston in 1921, where he graduated from Ralston High School in 1925. He moved to the Sunny Slope area in 1924. He was a farmer and a rancher. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his sister, Esther Tarcy Garrett of the home; nieces and nephews; and a number of other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Walter Alfred Rusk, Ralph Victor Rusk, William Hobson Rusk and an infant brother; and a sister, Ida May Rusk. The family will be at the Gary Garrett residence. ObituariesJames Dean WaughJames Dean Waugh, 1601 Academy Rd., No. 104, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000 at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 80. The funeral service will be Friday 11 a.m. in the First Christian Church with the Rev. Kent Dorsey, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Leland Petersen, associate pastor, Woodlands Christian Church. Burial with military rites provided by the U.S. Army, Fort Sill, will be in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home. Born Dec. 17, 1920, at Lebo, Kan., he was the son of John D. and Nellie Richardson Waugh. He attended schools at Burlington, Kan. Following graduation in 1940, he joined the National Guard. During World War II, his unit was activated, and he was transferred to the U.S. Army where he served in Europe. On Feb. 16, 1944, he and the former Wilma Berniece Zink were married in Topeka. The couple moved to Blackwell in 1947 and to Ponca City in 1950. Mr. Waugh retired from Conoco in 1983 after 32 years of working on the No. 1 Crude Unit. He, along with his wife, was a charter member of Woodlands Christian Church. He was also a member of the OCAW and the 69th Infantry Division Association. Jim enjoyed working on old cars, tinkering in his garage, going out into the countryside, and most of all, being around his family. Surviving are his wife, Wilma of the home; two daughters, Claudia and her husband, Bob Jorgenson of Ponca City and Linda L. McGee of White Deer, Texas; a sister, Mary Ellen Orear of Emporia, Kan.; a brother, Robert Mark Waugh of Carbondale, Kan.; three granddaughters, Tina M. Jorgenson of Tulsa, the Rev. Niki Jorgenson of Owensboro, Ky., and Wendy L. McGee of Pampa, Texas; and a great-granddaughter, Kristen B. Helms of Pampa, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Nolan Waugh. Honorary casket bearers will be E.J. Wilson, Junior Odum, Don Crosson, Steve Leonard, Dick Combest, Bob Rogers, Orville White and Phillip Orear. Memorials may be made to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, for Parkinson Disease Research, 825 N.E. 13th, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73104. The family will receive friends at the Trout Funeral Home from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday. paid obituary Inez Mae VanAttaInez Mae VanAtta, longtime Ponca City resident, died early Monday Dec. 25, 2000, at the Tender Heart Care Center. She was 84. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday Dec. 29, 2000, in the First Baptist Church Chapel with the Rev. Hance Dilbeck, pastor officiating. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Inez VanAtta was born September 8, 1916, in Weir, Texas. She was the daughter of James Harvey and Mamie (Walker) Higgs. Inez was raised in Cushing, Okla., and graduated from Cushing High School in 1934. She came to Ponca City in the late 1930s. On February 11, 1949, she was married to Harold VanAtta in Ponca City, and the couple made their home here. She was employed in the office at Midwest Creamery for a number of years and later worked as secretary for McCord school. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church since 1954, teaching several Sunday school classes. Her interests were painting, flowers, working word puzzles and visiting with friends. Surviving are her son Chris VanAtta and his wife Cathy of Topeka, Kan.; one sister, Inola McEver of Oklahoma City; one grandson, Jason VanAtta and his wife Robin of Salina, Kan.; and one great-grandson, Dane VanAtta. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1998; her parents; and two sisters, Goldie Jones and Esther Walker. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, 218 S. Sixth, Ponca City, Okla. 74601. The casket will not be opened at the church; however, friends may call at the funeral home until 11 a.m. Friday. paid obituary Services PendingMary E. WigleyMary E. Wigley, Ponca City resident, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at her home. She was 74. Local survivors include her husband, Roy. Arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home. FuneralsFriday Donald Neal PendletonDonald Neal Pendleton — Funeral at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in Tonkawa. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery in Tonkawa under direction of Roberts Funeral Home. Louise FredrickLouise Fredrick — Funeral at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Trout Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Ponca City. NEWS BRIEFSRepublicans Cancel — Kay County Republican party meeting set for 7:30 p.m., today at the Ponca City Library has been canceled, according to Dave White. After Christmas Sale. 40% off entire stock. Mel’s Clothing and Shoes, 2008 North 14th. adv. Volunteer RSVP Of The Month — Congratulations go out to Earl and Irene Czaplinski. They are the January RSVP Volunteers of the month. They deliver meals to the home bound, as well as anything else they are asked to do. Thank you again Earl and Irene. Free Pregnancy test. Birth Choice cares. Confidential. Hours: Monday 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. and Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 700 West Broadway. 765-9689. adv. Heartland Food Share — Heartland Food Share orders will be taken on Thursdays and Fridays only in January, through Jan. 12. Cost of share is now $17.70. Orders are taken at 319 West Grand avenue, and pickup date will be Jan. 27. For more information call 762-9412. Head Country all day Friday special All you can eat, smoked BBQ ribs, beans, potato salad, and coleslaw, only $7.49, all day. 1217 East Prospect. 767-8304. adv. Burglary — A woman in the 2500 block of Industrial Boulevard reported her vehicle had been burglarized overnight to Ponca City police at 7:18 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Last Chance for Gala pictures. December 29th Creative Photography. 767-1433. adv. Stalled Vehicle — A motorist advised the Communications Center a vehicle was stuck in the snow in front of Union School, 2617 North Union Street, causing a traffic hazard at 8:14 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and the vehicle was moved. R&G Style Shop, One day sale, 40% to 50%. December 28th 10 am to 10 pm. adv. Burglary — A man in the 500 block of North Fourteenth Street reported his vehicle had been burglarized overnight to Ponca City police at 9:29 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Dougan's Bar-B-Q Friday special from 4-8 p.m., all you can eat ribs with beans, potato salad and coleslaw, $7.49. 215 South 14th, 765-7979. adv. Theft — A motorist reported two men had made a beer run at Triple T No. 5, 425 South Fourteenth Street, to Ponca City police at 12:45 a.m. Thursday. The suspects were last seen heading southbound behind Dominoes Pizza. Two officers responded to the scene and the area was checked, but the men were not found. A report was taken. Stalled Vehicle — An employee with the Solid Waste Department reported a tractor was stalled at the intersection of North Fourteenth Street and East Prospect Avenue to Ponca City police at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and handled the call. Burglary — A man in the 900 block of East Cleveland Avenue reported his vehicle had been burglarized to Ponca City police at 2:13 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Theft — A sales associate at Wal-Mart, 1101 East Prospect Avenue, reported a 25-year-old man was being held for shoplifting to Ponca City police at 3:01 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. The man was taken into police custody for grand larceny. Accident — A minor two-vehicle accident at the intersection of North Fourteenth Street and East Hazel Avenue was reported to Ponca City police at 4:31 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned, but was unable to locate the vehicles. Accident — A two-vehicle, non-injury accident at the intersection of Bradley Avenue and North Fourteenth Street was reported to Ponca City police at 4:39 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Stalled Vehicle — A fireman reported to Ponca City police at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday that two unoccupied vehicles were parked in the middle of Second Street with their hazard lights on near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Second Street. An officer was assigned and reported the vehicles would be moved. Domestic — A woman reported there were three people fighting in a yard in the 400 block of North Seventh Street to Ponca City police at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday. Two officers responded to the scene. A boy was taken into custody on two counts of petit larceny, domestic assault and battery, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. Domestic — A man reported to Ponca City police at 12:48 a.m. Thursday a woman was at a residence in the 800 block of North Osage Street causing problems. A second 911 call advised a woman at the residence was bleeding. Two police officers and an ambulance from the Ponca City Fire Department responded to the scene. The man involved in the argument fled the scene on foot. A 27-year-old woman was transported to the emergency room at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center for treatment. Afterward, she was taken into police custody for domestic assault and battery. Accident — A one-vehicle, non-injury accident at the intersection of West Ponca Avenue and South Waverly Street was reported to Ponca City police at 6:62 a.m. Thursday. A vehicle had struck a utility pole. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. GARDENINGDiggin’ in the Dirt Diggin’ in the Dirtby Kathy Zehr As we munch on the last of the leftovers from Christmas food gifts and focus on the needs of the last visiting guests, we tend to ignore our stressed-out houseplants quietly dropping leaves in the background. Thank goodness they are tough! Houseplants always get too much dry heat and too little moisture as we tizzy through the holidays. Plants in our house are lucky if they just get watered! Supplying extra humidity is the last thing on our minds. Since the long-range prediction is for serious cold weather for the next three to four months for northern Oklahoma, we want to touch on a few more hints this week to keep houseplants (and ourselves) healthy and happy in dry, overheated homes. Want to know if your plants are stressed? If your skin is dry, so is theirs! A relative humidity of 50 percent is considered optimal for human health, comfort and efficiency. Most houseplants grow well under these conditions too. Want to be more comfortable, cut fuel bills, and help your plants by keeping track of humidity in our home? We suggest purchasing an inexpensive hygrometer to measure humidity. Pots and Soil Four other factors are necessary to determine if you will have lush, full, beautiful plants or some scraggly looking “hanging in there” punies. The factors include the right pot and soil, and exposure to indoor sun and air. Pots and Soil Take a good look at the plants you already own or want to buy. The pot in which the plant comes packaged is often not the best choice for good care. Sometimes an old favorite pot is not the best choice for a favorite plant, but you don’t want to change the “look.” What to do? Clay pots are best for succulents and other plants that require little water because they breathe and allow the moisture to evaporate through porous sides. Plastic, metal or ceramic pots should be used for plants that like a moister soil. Every pot should have a drainage hole. More houseplants die because roots drown in too much moisture than from any other cause. If you have a pretty pot you want to use but it’s not right for the plant, double pot! First, set the plant in a smaller pot suitable for its needs, then place pebbles in the bottom of the pretty pot. Place the potted plant on the rocks inside the pretty one and use some peat moss around the top of both pots. Wa-lah — happy pretty plant in your favorite pot! If you cannot repot moisture-loving plants currently residing in clay pots, just make a few minor changes and watch for the results. Again, double potting is the best answer. Place the clay-potted plant in a larger pot and stuff moist peat moss between the pots. Moisten the moss when you water the plant. If double-potting is not an option, place the clay pots on top of a tray of rocks, pebbles or marbles and keep filled with just enough water to come to the top but not cover the rocks (sand can be used but is messy and bark may develop a mold). Inexpensive aluminum bake trays from the grocery store can be used, but prettier plastics are available. Make certain the pot bottoms are not sitting in the water. If you don’t have a humidifier, rock-filled trays and water can also be used effectively to keep a good greenhouse effect around all your plants. A newer, prettier idea is to place some of the little recirculating table fountains near your plants. If your cacti and other succulents are in plastic or ceramic pots, water about once a month and do not feed them. If they begin to shrivel or shrink, water (just a little) more frequently. A good basic potting soil is suggested for moisture-loving plants and you can add about one-third sand or vermiculite to it for a medium for succulents. Sun and Air Every home usually has variable microclimates. Experiment with houseplants by moving them to different areas until you find out where they grow best. Fortunately, houseplants like temperatures that also keep most of us comfortable. They like our houses at 68-70 degrees during the day and about 8-10-degrees cooler at night. Blooming plants need more sun, and delicate plants need filtered sun. Rotate plants with the same needs frequently to share the sun if you have limited window areas. Also, try to find a happy medium where plants have good air circulation but not near a cold draft. Poor circulation can create conditions for disease, and drafts cause plants to drop their leaves. Some symptoms of stress include curling, wilting leaves; weak, soft growth; light anemic leaf color; falling buds and leave; and drooping branches. Two Join Forces For RecyclingAccording to officials, the Solid Waste Division and the Ponca City Recycling Center are joining forces to provide Christmas tree recycling for city residents. The public is invited to bring cut Christmas trees and deposit them in the fenced area across the street from the Recycling Center, 1001 West Prospect Avenue, from Dec. 25 through Jan. 17. The trees will be chopped into usable mulch, which will be free to the public and available on Jan. 24. Officials say leftover trees from commercial Christmas tree lots are welcome at the site, as well. For more information, call 767-0411. Island Kitchen Will Gather FamilyA wide-open island kitchen serves as the central gathering area for this home, Plan J-42, by the HomeStyles.com Designers Network. Its floor plan has 2,513 square feet of living space. From the foyer, one steps down into a sunken living room. With plenty of windows and ample space, it’s an ideal spot to relax. To the left of the foyer is the formal dining room which is well-suited for both sumptuous celebrations and everyday dinners. The kitchen features a central island and plenty of counter space. A bay and a high ceiling brighten the adjoining breakfast nook. The nearby family room has a focal-point fireplace and a wet bar. Conveniently located laundry facilities, a walk-in pantry and a half-bath round out the design. An attached two-car garage is at the front of the home. For information on building costs and financing, send $5 to House of the Week, P.O. Box 1562, New York, NY 10116-1562. SPORTSOU Defeats Stanford in OTNORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma Coach Sherri Coale could point to double-digit scoring by Caton Hill and LaNeisha Caufield as reasons for the Sooners’ victory over Stanford but Coale would rather talk about her players’ collaboration on the court. “It takes everybody to win,” Coale said after No. 22 Oklahoma beat No. 17 Stanford 102-98 Wednesday night. “The stat that sticks out the most to me is the 25 assists, and that’s a reflection of a team playing together.” Oklahoma fell behind by as many as seven points in regulation, but 3-pointers by Jadrea Seeley and Caufield whittled the deficit to 78-77 at the 5:47 mark. Caton Hill paced the Sooners with 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Stacy Dales and Jadrea Seeley added 15 points apiece. Down the stretch, Oklahoma trailed Stanford (5-4) by seven with just under 10 minutes to go. Stacy Dales hit a free throw after being fouled while getting an offensive rebound to bring the scored to 81-80. Stanford’s Lindsey Yamasaki had a chance to win the game in regulation, but missed an 18-footer at the buzzer, leaving the score at 90-90. Stanford led in overtime until Dales hit two free throws to tie the game at 98-98 with 1:10 left. “I thought we had a lot of chances and didn’t capitalize on them” down the stretch, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “In overtime, we needed a couple of defensive stops and in the end, didn’t get them. “We played really hard. So did Oklahoma.” Yamasaki led Stanford with 30 points and eight rebounds and Sarah Dimson added 14 points and six rebounds. Oklahoma had an 11-point lead in the first half before Stanford came back on the strength of Yamasaki’s shooting. Stanford scored on seven straight shots and took a 50-47 halftime advantage on an 18-4 run. Coale savored the victory for her team, which opens Big 12 Conference play next month. “You look for wins that legitimize you on the national scope, and beating a team like Stanford, I believe, does that.”
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