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The Perkins Journal
YEAR VOLUME 103, NUMBER 17
Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, 74059
Thursday, January 21, 1993 35¢
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Bob Williams
ournni Editor
Gordon was pleased.
'I thought we had a good
it opened the door for
communications and for at
an annual meeting each year,
I think it raised some eyebrows
the financial structure of the
district," Gordon, president
Partners In Education (PIE)
held a meeting with the
Board of Education
week.
was a congenial 90-minute
and answer session with
Harp as the moderator.
most revealing facet of the
meeting was learning that 82
tent of the school's budget goes
'From the remaining 18 percent,
have other fixed expenses like
so
money the board controls is very
little," said Calvin Roggow, board
president, said.
Joining Roggow at the meeting
were fellow board members Lloyd
Moorman, Teri Wells, Sam Hick-
man and Beanie Sadler. Sadler's
term expires this year. He's not run-
ning for n-election.
It was first of two special Jan-
uary meetings for PIE. The group
will meet with three candidates,
Dwight Brown, Larry Huff and
,Lawrence Robinson, who are nm-
sing for Sadler's spot on the board,
Thnrsd,w, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in
the elementary school gym.
In other areas of financing, Dr.
Virginia Webb, superintendent of
schools, noted the "82 percent spent
on salaries was about average. Some
school districts have more money
and may spend as low as 66 percent
gasoline, insurance and but for our county, 82 percent is
the actual amount of about average.
It was also noted by Webb,
"Perkins-Tryon spends an average
of around $2,500 per student. The
high expenditure in the county
$2.700 and the low is around
$2,300. Payne County is below the
state average of $2,900. There are
a few rich counties that have raised
the statewide average."
Improving facilities was on the
minds of several in attendance. One
specific question from the floor
asked on how long it world take us
to pass a bond issue for a new high
school and gynmasium?
Moorman pointed out "we are
a relatively poor district in that
we don't have a large industry
or business. Our tax evaluation
determines the amount of bond we
can have. After our next bond
payment, our available amount will
be around $500,000. We don't have
the tax base to pass one big bond
issue to build a new high school and
AVID SMITH works with Rudy Dsrrow and Bo Smith in preparation for Perkins' flint wrestling
mrnament which will be held Saturday in the Perkins-Tryon High School gymnasium. Weigh-
i Will be from 6:30-8 a.m. with mat action starting st 9. Besides Perkins, other teams
dpPeCted to be here will be from Stillwater, Cushing, Morrison, Shawnee, Pones City, Perry,
i_lwnee and Enid. The Lions Club will have a pancake breakfast from 7-9 in conjunction with
v m toUrnament sponsored by the Perkins Youth Sports Organization (PYSO). Admission is $3
!r adUlts and 1t2 for studentsL Darrow will be gunning for another gold medal after winning
te 58-pound title in Division II at Pones City. Another PYSO winner at Ponoa City was Jesse
Ikle tt 78 pounds in Division IV.
drea McCutchen is
ity spelling champion
do galaxy and aluminum Thompson misspelled galaxy to
m common? leave the door open for Mceutchen
the words Andrea who had to spell the missed word
spelled back-to-back to and one of her own to win the title.
..,,. Perkins Elementary School McCutchen had the opportunity
m.n8 championship and earn a to win five words earlier when
t. _ the county meet to be held Thompson missed on the word am-
,:- z3 at Glencoe. monia. She misunderstood the word
ollMc_utchen bested defending chain and spelled pneumonia. McCutchen
-,uta laompson, stumbed, too, spelling ammonia
THOMF,3ON, left, the 199R champion relinquished her
championship to Andrea McCutohe
with just one "m."
The two finalists emerged from a
starting field of 22, two from each
the third, fourth and fifth-grade
homerooms.
The spelling bee championship
was runoff before a full house in
the elementary school gynmasium
with students, teachers and parents
on hand.
Those qualifying for the spelling
bee in addition to the two finalists
include: Lara Bridenstine, Adam
Grant, Tommy Hilley, Jennifer
Bryan, Juanita Tortes, "lkra Payton,
Joshua Hazelbaker, Erica Kinzie,
Michael Bowyer, Ryan Shelton and
Jessiea Jordan.
Also Melinda Custar, Amy
Collins, Heather Roberts, Kira
Robinson, Becky Fox, Karri
McBride, Franlde Nelson, Josh
3ylor, Nicole Johnson and Caitlin
Harris.
Flu/weather
halt PT schools
A combination of mness and
Impending winter storm mused
the ridns-Tryon schools to dose
Joe Hrencher, lerkins Elemen-
tary School principal, reported
100 students absent Monday due
to the flu. A total of 2.50 studeuts
throughout the district missed
tehool that day.
Pm-klm-Tryon High School var-
sity basketball games Tuesd In
Perry were also postponed.
role of P-T school board
gymnasium. A high school is the
most expensive facility due to the
needs of the students on that level,
like labs.
"It would take a series of bond
issues, at least three, to build a
new high school and gymnasium. It
would have to be paid of in phases.
"I would say we're looking at
three bonds and at least 20 years
before we could have those new
facilities."
Roggow said he and his fellow
board members are aware of the
many needs of the community.
=We would like to do away with
the portable buildings now in use
at the elementary school, move
the special education classes from
Tryon to Perkins to give that school
more room. I would like to see us
add tennis and golf to our varsity
PC Bank
promotes
Sloan and
Wollenberg
Sharon Slosh and Gene Wollen-
berg have been promoted to assis-
tam vice presidents at the Payne
County Bank, it has been an.
nmmcod, by Galen C. Holsinger,
president and chairman of the board
of directors.
Sloan has 27 years of banking ex-
perience with the last eight years
at PCB. Her present duties include
handling the bank's securities and
invcsUnents, IRA accounts and loan
secretary. She has attended vari-
ous Oklahoma Banking Association
meetings and oth sminan nla-
tion to her duties.
She has lived in Tryon all
her life and is a graduate of
Tryon High School. Her husband,
Jerry, is a parmer in Sheet Metal
Enterprises, Stillwater. They have
two daughters, Lisa is a sixth-grade
teacher at Tryon Elementary School,
and Lori is a student at Oklahoma
State University.
Wollenberg joined PCB in 1991
as an agricultural field person per-
forming cattle and farm inspections.
He is also involved in agriculture
and other lending activities of the
bank.
A 1973 graduate of Wayne High
School, Wollenberg received both
his bachelor and master's degrees
from Oklahoma State University in
Agriculture Education.
Prior to joining PCB, previous
employment was with the Central
Vo-Tech of Drumright, Chandler
Production Credit and Farmers
Home Administration.
He is a member the Perkins
Lions Club. Wollenberg is involved
with the local 4-H Clubs and the
FFA when he gives assistance to the
leaders.
Wollenberg and his wife, Carla,
have two childrm, Justin 10 and
Gena 8. Carla is a teacher's assistant
at the Perkim Elementary School.
sports. Those an two activities the
kids can use for life. The list just
goes on and on," Roggow said.
He also said he would like to have
a series of meetings to discuss what
the community really wants in the
area of facilities as the current bond
gets closer to being paid off and
bond money is available again.
Wells said she would like to see
the community work together to
provide a community building that
could be used by the school, Perkins
Youth Sports Organization, civic
groups and individuals.
"The city is more concemeO
with sewer, water and asphalt
problems," she said. "We need
to see what grants are available
to communities to possibly obtain
money for a community building.
"Stillwater has a YMCA
Cushing has a Youth Center.
"As individuals we can't do much
but as a group working together we
can do a lot."
The opening question of the
session asked "What is the role of
the board?"
Roggow said the board is bound
by rules of the state and each indi-
vidual board member is re0uired to
attend a new member seminar and
have an additional 15 hours of study
in the form of seminars.
"A school board's job is to
provide an education for students in
the district. We are a policy making
group following the desire of the
comnmnity in reaching the goal of
providing an education," Roggow
said.
(See PIE on 3)
SHARON SLOAN
GENE WOLLENBERG
PERKINS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTALLATION
BANQUET is Friday evening at "Ihylorsville. The informal affair begins
at 6:30 p.m. Then will be entertainment by Gng Savory, a barbecue
dinner catered by Ralph's Packing and awards. The main address will be
given by Lt. Gov. Jack Mildren.
PYSO INVITATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT here
Saturday, Jan. 23. The mat action begins at 9 a.m. in the PTHS
gymnasium. Teams from eight towns, Stillwater, Perry, Pawnee,
Morrison, Cushing, Shawnee, Pones City and Enid have been invited
to participate along with host Perkins.
• THE PERKINS LIONS CLUB will serve a pancake and sausage
breakfast from 7-9 a.m. Saturday in the PTHS cafeteria. It's all you can
eat for only $2.50.
THE INGALLS ACTIVITY CLUB is sponsoring music every
Saturday night from 7-9:30 in the Ingalls Community Center. Everyone
is welcome.
OKLAHOMA FARMERS UNION LOCAL 20 will meet Sunday,
Jan. 24, at 4 p.m. in the home of Leon Morris, 3/4 miles north of Whistle
Stops No. 2. Then will be an election of officers, a financial report givea
and other business.
A REVIVAL IS BEING HELD Jan. 24-29 at the Bible Evangelist
Temple, 1104 Pogu¢ with Evangelist John Durin. The revival will begin
Sunday morning. Evening services begin at 7:30. All are welcome and
child care is provided.
COMMODITIES WILL be distributed Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 9-11
a.m. at the First Assembly of God Church. Then will be peanut butter,
raisins, greea beans md butter.
HELEN MARLER, left, stepped out of her position as assistant librarian lest week to present
Bea Clark, Thomas-Wilhite librarian, a opy of "An Official History of the National Extension
Homemakem Council, 1930-1990." The book was donated to the library by the Cimarron
Valley Extension Homemakem of which Mader is a member.
