From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Monday, December
2, 1996
LOCAL
Nearly News
Commission Receives Update On Wastewater Plant Project
Texas Woman Injured In I-35 Crash Saturday
School Board Meets Tuesday
Ponca Tribe Candidates Forum Set
DEATHS
Teddy Leroy Frick
Ineva May Reinking
Joy Dean Sears
Alice Pearl Grantham
Services Pending
Doris S. Yeary
Funerals
Francis Marion Mowdy
NEWS BRIEFS
LIFESTYLES
PCWC Hears Program on Herb Garden
Garden Club Tea
SPORTS
This Week's Ponca City High School Varsity Sporting Events
OU Runner Wins Here
Nearly News wants to set "The Nutcracker" ballet fan's minds at rest and assure everyone who plans to attend the famous Christmas ballet that it is indeed Friday night and not the night listed in error in Sunday's edition of The News. The production features many area children and adults from Ponca City and surrounding communities in addition to the professional dancers from Oklahoma Ballet. The traditional seasonal production will be presented in the beautiful Poncan Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday. According to Barbara Younger, coordinator for the Ponca City Arts and Humanities, only a few tickets were left for sale at noon today.
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Apologies to John Botts, whose letter to the editor appeared in Friday's News. The letter was published with an incorrect first name.
By LAURA TREADWAY
News Staff Writer
The Ponca City Board of Commissioners received a monthly update on the Wastewater Collection System Improvements during their work session today.
FHC Inc. Construction Coordinator Kirby H. Crowe presented the verbal report indicating that the project was going well at the plant. Dondlinger and Sons have 40 craft hands on site every day, he confirmed. Two full time FHC on-site resident project inspectors are on the project, Crowe verified.
The project remains on schedule and ahead of budget, however, a decision needs to be reached related to the headworks building, said Crowe. (Raw sewage flows through bar screens in the headworks building, where large material is pumped to aerated grit chambers.)
Over the years, a natural drainage creek bed, plus the river, has created inconsistency in the soil. In evaluating the soil, FHC feels it is unsuitable for holding the structure. Two possible sites for relocation are within 100 yards of the current spot. Crowe expects the issue to be resolved within a week.
In addition, Crowe gave a progress report on the Eastside Smoke Testing project of the sanitary sewer system. According to his report, 221,790 feet of pipe have been smoke tested. Of the city's 885 manholes, 679 were inspected.
Also, the city has completed approximately 75 percent of the priority two line segments that needed television inspection. FHC will mobilize on Dec. 9, to assist with television inspections and to perform dye testing of priority one line segments.
Additionally, Ken Parr, director of Public Works, informed the commissioners of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's public meeting recently held in Enid. ODOT went over proposed projects for the next five years and addressed funding of projects, Parr stated.
During the 1997-98 fiscal year, the final three miles south of Ponca City is on ODOT's list of proposed projects, the director confirmed.
ODOT revealed that the budget relies heavily on gasoline taxes, but receives 3 percent from other highway user fees, such as driver's license or car tag fees. According to The Road Information Program in Washington, D.C., Oklahoma diverts more of its highway user fees to non-transportation purposes than any other state.
"Oklahoma is one of the highest in total revenue rates of collection, but the lowest on what is spent on highways," Parr reported.
The average Oklahoma driver spends nearly $365 in highway user fees annually, but less than half of that money goes to road and bridge improvements, according to ODOT. They report that Oklahoma's roads and bridges are deteriorating largely because needed improvements are not funded. Two-thirds of the state's main roads are in poor or fair condition and more than 40 percent of major bridges need repair.
Parr said that 52.4 percent of revenue was diverted, so all districts are proportionally getting their money, however there is not much money to go around.
An accident on Interstate 35 at mile marker 199 left a 37-year-old Texas woman hospitalized Saturday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Larry Charles Lee was traveling southbound when he allegedly lost control of his 1993 Nissan, crossed the center median and collided with a 1989 Jeep Cherokee heading north on I-35, indicated OHP Trooper Ty Hendren in his investigation report.
The Billings ambulance crew took Allison S. Lee, passenger of the Nissan, to Perry Memorial Hospital where she was admitted in fair condition with a broken pelvis. The couple's two toddlers were not injured.
Steven Clarkson, driver of the Jeep, was treated and released from PMH for chest and arm injuries. His wife, Dianne Clarkson was also treated and released with external trunk injuries.
The trooper reported that all seat belts were is use.
Possible approval of the new supplemental planning budget will be discussed during a special board meeting to be held at the Administration Building Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m.
During the board's meeting, they will also decide on the final operating budget for the Ponca City Public Schools for the 1996-97 School Year.
The next regular board meeting will be held Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.
A candidates forum to introduce the Ponca Tribe to candidates for the business committee in the Dec. 21 election will be held Wednesday in the Tribal Affairs Building at White Eagle.
The forum will begin at 7 p.m.
Gilbert Cole Jr., vice-chairman of the Ponca Tribe Election Board, said, "The purpose of this candidates forum will be for the candidates to outline to the Ponca people their platforms, or what they hope to accomplish in the four-year term they will receive, if they are successful at the ballot box."
Cole said this would be an "excellent time to quiz the candidates on why they are running for office, what their views are on current topics in Indian country, and how they will handle the many important issues that will be facing Indian tribes in the near future."
Cole added, "As we all know, Newt Gingrich and the Republicans are
slashing the federal programs, and trying to balance the federal budget
on the backs of the American Indians. How is the Ponca tribe going to deal
with this pressing issue? This is just one of many serious issues that the
next Ponca business committee must face. There are many more."
DEATHS
NEWKIRK - Teddy Leroy "Ted" Frick longtime Newkirk resident died early Saturday afternoon, Nov. 30, 1996, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Ponca City. He was 65.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Miller-Stahl Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. J. Craig Ortwein, minister of Newkirk Christ Church, officiating. Burial is to follow in Grandview Cemetery, Kaw City, under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service.
Teddy Leroy "Ted" Frick was born Dec. 7, 1930, the son of Charlie Leroy and Leona Gladys (Wright) Kelly in Mervine. At age one, his father died and he was raised by his step-father and took his name. He grew up and received his education in the Kaw City area, except for short periods of time, when the family lived in Caldwell, Kan., and Atoka. After leaving school he worked on area farms and later worked as a mechanic for the Chevrolet Garage and ran the projection booth for the movie theater in Kaw City.
He was married to Etha Rose Martin in 1952 in Newkirk and the couple established their home in Ponca City. Frick was employed by Al Neville in his lumber yard and on his farms. He later was employed for a short time by Wayne Bristow in his body shop. Frick then moved back to Newkirk where he was employed as a mechanic for the Chevrolet dealership, and remained there through several owners. In 1961 he opened his own business, Ted's Auto Repair.
On May 25, 1964, he was married to Gracie Harper Byrd in Bartlesville and the couple established their home in Newkirk. Frick continued to operate his business until ill health forced his retirement in 1982. He enjoyed singing and playing the guitar, mostly for his own enjoyment, but on occasion filled-in at dances. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and woodworking.
Survivors include his wife, Gracie, of the home; one son, David Wayne Byrd of Newkirk; two daughters, Jerhonda Kay Wanko of Newkirk and Roselie L. Redford of Augusta, Kan.; his stepparents, Jim and Lillian Frick Creason of Newkirk; one sister, June Martin of Ponca City; a cousin with whom he was raised, J.C. McCune of Newkirk; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his natural parents; a step-father; and one sister, Wanda Joan Frick.
Casket bearers will be grandsons, Kirk Brown, Christopher Redford, Bobby Redford, Zack Byrd, Mike Peevy and Lance Owen. Honorary bearers will be Jerry Evans, Bill Southern, Charles Houser, Keith Locke and Clifford Lawrence.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Frick's name to the Newkirk Preschool, c/o Eastman National Bank, P.O. Box 468, Newkirk, OK 74647.
The family will be at 516 North H Street, Newkirk, Tuesday.
BLACKWELL - Ineva May Reinking, lifelong Blackwell-Nardin area resident, died Saturday evening, Nov. 30, 1996, at the Blackwell Regional Hospital. She was 85.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Blackwell First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Ryser, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Olive Cemetery at Nardin under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home of Blackwell.
Ineva May (Hall) Reinking was born Sept. 9, 1911, in Nardin, the daughter of Harry E. and Ida F. (Braden) Hall. She grew up in Nardin, attending Prairie Home and Nardin High School
On June 25, 1929, she was married to Jesse Martin Reinking in Winfield, Kan., and the couple established their home in Nardin. They moved to Blackwell in 1941. Mrs. Reinking was a homemaker and was a member of Blackwell First United Methodist Church, where she was active in the United Methodist Women and Kum Dbl Sunday School Class. She also taught Sunday School classes there when her children were small.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Glen (Sharon) Mason of Bartlesville and Mrs. Dale (Eva) Wooderson of Blackwell; one sister, Gloria Ann Hall of Blackwell; one brother, Dean Hall of Blackwell; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband on May 5, 1961; her parents; one brother, Lorin Hall; and one sister, Hazel Reese.
Casket bearers will be Steve Wooderson, Kyle Wooderson, Drew Wooderson, James Finch, Garlan Terry and Darrell Reese. Honorary bearers will be Ray Turvey, Ed Dwinell, Earl Tolle, John Bontz and Frank Reese.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Reinking's name to the First United Methodist Church, c/o Roberts Funeral Home, 120 West Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631.
Joy Dean Sears, Ponca City resident, died Friday evening, Nov. 29, 1996, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 64.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Doug Scott officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. Joe Muniz. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Joe Dean (Holloway) Sears was born April 21, 1932 in Rosedale, Ark., the daughter of Harry and Oatha (Quinton) Holloway. She received her early education in the Morrow, Ark., area.
She was married to Cecil M. Sears on April 30, 1946, in Columbus, Kan., and the couple established their first home in Yakima, Wash. They moved to Ponca City in February 1956, then later to Ventura, Calif. in 1968. They moved back to Ponca City in 1993. Mrs. Sears was a homemaker most of her life and in earlier years, enjoyed craft painting. She was a member of the New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church of Ponca City.
Survivors include her husband, Cecil, of the home; one son, Garyon C. of Ponca City; three daughters, Mrs. Michael (Phyllis R.) McKay of Ponca City, Mrs. Leroy (Sandra L.) Anderson of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Carl (Nancy K.) Thornton of Ventura, Calif; her mother, Oatha Harrison of Fayetteville, Ark.; one half-brother, Harry Leon Holloway of rural Fayetteville, Ark.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one nephew and one niece. She was preceded in death by her father and one grandson.
Casket bearers will be L.D. Sears, Kevin Sears and Bill Punches and grandsons, Jason Miller, Matthew Anderson and Mark McKay.
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Joy Dean Sears, to the New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church, 114 North Oak, Ponca City, OK 74601.
The family will be at 2321 Glenmore Place.
Alice Pearl Grantham, former Ponca City resident, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 1996, at Castle Garden Nursing Home, North Glenn, Colo. She was 96.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Grandview Cemetery at Kaw City, with the Rev. Warren Smith, Winfield, Kan., officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel, Ponca City.
Alice Pearl Grantham was born Nov. 12, 1900, near Cambridge, Kan., the daughter of William and Laura (Miller) Correll.
She was married to Ira Kenneth "Babe" Grantham on May 25, 1918, at Newkirk, and the couple established their first home in El Dorado Kan. They moved to the Fritch, Texas, area in the early 1930s then lived in Elkhart, Kan., from 1961 to 1979. In 1979, they moved to Ponca City. After the death of her husband in 1992, Mrs. Grantham moved to the Brighton, Colo., Community. Mrs. Grantham was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include one son, Bob Grantham of Brighton, Colo.; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
Doris S. Yeary
PAWHUSKA - Doris S. Yeary, former Ponca City-Marland area resident died Saturday, Nov. 30, 1996 at her home in Pawhuska. She was 75. The funeral has been set for 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Pawhuska First Christian Church under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home, Pawhuska.
Tuesday
Francis Marion Mowdy - Funeral to be held at 11 a.m. in the Trinity Baptist
Church in Wichita, Kan. Arrangements are under the direction of Broadway
Mortuary of Wichita, Kan.
NEWS BRIEFS
Arrested - A Ponca City police officer arrested an 18-year-old female in the 2100 block of North Fourteenth Street at 8:04 a.m. Saturday on three Kay County warrants for failure to pay.
Subject Held - A 46-year-old man was arrested by a Ponca City police officer in the 600 block of South Eleventh Street at 11:56 a.m. Saturday on a city warrant for failure to pay.
Accident - The Ponca City Police Department received notice of a non-injury accident in the 2100 block of North Fourteenth Street at 12:57 p.m. Saturday.
Burglary - An employee of a business in the 2400 block of North Fourteenth Street notified the Ponca City Police Department at 4:32 p.m. Saturday to report a man wearing several coats, got in a vehicle and cut wires to the stereo, then dumped out the tape case and back pack. An officer took a report of auto burglary.
Collision - The Ponca City Police Department received notice of a minor vehicle accident in the 2900 block of North Fourteenth Street at 7:07 p.m. Saturday.
Theft - A clerk at Citgo, 320 West Grand Avenue, advised the Ponca City Police Department at 8 p.m. Saturday that a young man, wearing a stocking cap, took a case of beer and left eastbound in the alley. An officer took a report.
In Custody - A Ponca City police officer arrested a 39-year-old man in the 500 block of West Summit Avenue at 8:55 p.m. Saturday for driving under the influence and driving under suspension.
Stolen - A clerk at Citgo, South Fourth Street and East South Avenue, notified the Ponca City Police Department at 4:15 a.m. Sunday that teens came into the business and took a case of beer, then headed east in the alley in a brown sedan. The subject was reportedly wearing a black ski cap and a black jacket. An officer took a report.
Arrested - A Ponca City police officer arrested a 16-year-old boy at the Triple T, 425 South Fourteenth Street at 5:04 a.m. Sunday for assault and battery, public intoxication and attempted strong armed robbery. The store clerk contacted the PCPD to report teens were trying to buy beer. Two officers responded and stopped the subject at South Thirteenth Street and East Ponca Avenue.
Trespassing - A resident in the 800 block of North Oak Street notified the Ponca City Police Department at 4:09 p.m. Sunday that juveniles across the street keep coming into the yard and onto the porch. When the resident told the youths to stay away, they began throwing snow balls. An officer contacted the subjects and advised them to stay away.
Citations Issued - A Ponca City police officer issued citations to the owner of six calves who were reportedly in Sunset Park at 4:22 p.m. Sunday.
Trash Dumped - A resident in the 1700 block of Ann Avenue notified the Ponca City Police Department at 5:17 p.m. Sunday to report that subjects dumped trash at the dead end of Meadow Lane and Ann Avenue. An officer took a report, and contacted the dumpers on Rice Street. They cleaned up their mess, according to the officer.
Stolen - The Ponca City Police Department received notice at 6:39 p.m. Sunday that a resident in the 200 block of South Elm Street had $100 stolen from the residence. An officer took a report.
Arrested - A 26-year-old man was arrested by a Ponca City police officer
in the 700 block of South Waverly Avenue at 8:52 p.m. Sunday on a Topeka,
Kan., warrant for parole violation. A warrant request was made for grand
larceny through the PCPD and a report was taken.
LIFESTYLES
The Ponca City Woman's Club met in the home of Iola Combrink recently for the November meeting, chaired by Imogene Vineyard. The meeting opened with those attending repeating the club collect.
Members who attended the memorial service for Mildred Storm, former club member, related all the wonderful things she did and how she had touched their lives.
The meeting was turned over to Mary Ann Potter who talked to the group about herbs. She related she came from a large family and each of the children had a garden. She did not have any luck with hers, so her mother gave her an herb garden when Mary Ann was seven years old. She learned to love raising herbs and that love continues today, she told the group.She has been in the herb business for the past five years, making both soap, powder, herbal vinegar, etc.
She gave a demonstration on making herbal vinegar, putting different herbs in bottles, and then vinegar. She presented the herbal vinegar to the prize winner, Lorraine Shiflet.
The next meeting of the Ponca City Woman's Club will be the Christmas meeting at the home of Lorraine Shiflet.
Garden Club Tea
The Ponca City Council of Garden Clubs will host a Christmas tea Wednesday.
The 9:30 a.m. event will take place at the Cann Garden Home.
SPORTS
BASKETBALL
Tuesday
at Tulsa Union, 6:15, 7:45
WRESTLING
Tuesday
Perry here, 7:30
Thursday
Owasso here 7:00
Saturday
at Ark City Tournament
SWIMMING
Friday
at OCC Pool (Edmond Santa Fe, Putnam City North), 6:00
A member of the University of Oklahoma track team, Craig Kirkwood set what is believed to be a course record in winning the annual Pioneer Woman 10-K Run on Thanksgiving day.
Kirkwood finished the 6.213-mile run in 31:01, averaging 4:59 per mile.
Ponca City long-distance ace, Paul Paschal was second. The Wildcat junior was timed in 36:27 while former Ponca Citian John Nichols, now of Cheyenne, Wyo., was third in 37:36.
Another former Ponca City resident, Vicki Danielson, now of Houston, won the women's division of the run, finishing in 40:46. She averaged 6:36 per mile. She was 10th overall.
Ponca City's Patti Kannenwischer was second in 42:18 with Trudy Calloway of Wichita third in 42:52.
The age-graded award went to Charles Taylor, 56, of Oklahoma City. Taylor had a graded time of 34:46
Pioneer Woman Run Results
Top 10 Finishers
Craig Kirkwood, Norman, 31:01
Paul Paschal, Ponca City 36:27
John Nichols, Chyenne, Wyo. 37:36
Al Rosenberger, Stillwater 38:03
Donnie Harris, Hennessey, 38:45
Jim Barnett, Slocumb, 40:01
Robert Maddy, Sperry, 40:05
Steve Rogers, Stillwater, 40:08
Charles Taylor, Oklahoma City, 40:43
Vickie Danielson, Houston, 40:46
Other Ponca City Finishers
Mike Joosten, 42:01
Trey Roby, 42:17
Patti Kannenwischer, 42:18
David Cummins, 42:46
Jim Lindsay, Jr, 43:49
Chris Buck, 43:58
Joe Goldenstern, 47:17
Kevin Neustadter, 49:07
Ed Nanni, 50:35
Dan O'Neill, 50:38
Mary Fletcher, 52:26
Fran Clark, 57:07
Craig Rupert, 58:35
Joan Barnett, 1:00:02
Nancy Niemann, 1:00:53
Bob Baumel, 1:00:54
Megan Butt, 1:11:07