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"Recording the History around Perkins and Payne County for 1 t 3 Years"
Wednesday-Thursday Edition February 5-6, 2003 Volume 113 No. 18 50’
uttle lost, nation mourns
nation looked on
Shuttle Columbia
Fexas Satur-
Columbia's crew was reported
to have lost contact with Mission
Control at Johnson Space Center
in Houston following two "sig-
lands following a mission.
nificant thermal events" that
raised temperatures on the
craft's left wing and left wheel
well.
Mission Control lost contact
with the orbiter at 7:59 a.m.
on Feb. 1 as the vehicle was
attempting to return to John
F. Kennedy Space Center in
Florida following a mission.
Search crews, including
an Oklahoma Army National
Guard chemical detection
team, have been sent to eastern
Texas to search for debris from
the fallen shuttle.
A memorial service, attended
c',al family loses all
s fanned a fire that
local family's home
evening.
and Iowa Tribe fire-
to a call at
and Gladys
[y after 5 p.m. on
time the firefighters
the scene, the home
help.
pretty much fully
',n 'e ro lied up on
," Perkins Fire Chief
"The east side
was totally gone
got there and we
anything to save
See FIRE on 2
A pile of charred rubble is all that remains of the Owen and
Gladys Morris home following a fire on Saturday, Feb. 1.
No one was injured during the blaze. The family was in Oklahoma
by President Bush and family
members of the Columbia
astronauts, was held at Johnson
Space Center in Houston at
noon on Tuesday.
Oklahoma's U.S. Third Dis-
trict Congressman Frank Lucas
made the following statement
regarding the loss of the Space
Shuttle Columbia. Lucas is
a member of the U.S. House
Science Committee, and a
member of the House Science
Subcommittee on Space and
Aeronautics, which has over-
sight over NASA and the U.S.
space shuttle program:
"Saturday was a tragic day
for our country, and for the
American space program. My
thoughts and prayers are with
the families of these seven brave
astronauts. To the families, I
extend my condolences.
"Our primary concern now
will be to console the astro-
nauts' families, and to support
the NASA program in its efforts
to retrieve the remains of this
disaster, so that we can better
ascertain what went wrong on
the Columbia.
See SHUTTLE on 2
in house fire
City when the fire started.
Perkins, Tryon and Iowa Tribe Fire Departments responded, but
found the home engulfed in flames. The home was a total loss.
Photo provided by Sherian Kennedy
[Ioard approves competitive athletics for grades 7-12 only
Payne felt that Perkins has a very
good sixth grade basketball pro-
gram, and was concerned about
losing that due to cost reduction
efforts. "Parents would be will-
ing to do whatever it took to keep
the program going," Payne said.
She offered several suggestions
Future Home Of
Andrews
Wdter
ts regular meeting
Feb. 3, the school
concerns from
tbo tt a cost reduc-
limiting competi-
3 grades 7-12 only.
toward that effort.
Superintendent Jim Hyder
expressed appreciation for the
concern of the parents and
shared that many schools are
refocusing their sixth grade
athletic programs. Some of the
suggestions offered by Payne,
Drive In Facility
"= COUnty Bank recently broke ground for its new drive-in facility located on SH 33 in
for the ceremony was (I to r) Rob Coleman, Heritage Construction; Dick Rogers, PCB
Lynn Kinder, PCB CEO; Teresa Dees, PCB Drive-In teller; Gary Crane, PCB Director; Dan
Cashier; and Felsa Hastings, PCB Director.
a spokesperson for several visi-
tors present, would be helpful
in a small way, but the overall
cost to continue the program
amounts to a little over $8,700.
This amount is approximately
1/7 the salary of a certified
teacher, ($4,800-5,000), and
includes stipends, travel, and
other expenses. The sixth grade
basketball team plays eight to
nine games a year.
Sixth grade PE teachers,
Bobby Buck and Joanie Goss,
See SCHOOL on 2
Candidates file for
municipal offices
Candidates for municipal
office in Payne County munici-
palities began filing Declara-
tions of Candidacy beginning
at 8 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 3.
Perkins City Commissioner
James Stoecker, who represents
Ward 3, has filed to retain his
seat on the commission.
Two Perkins citizens, Mark
Anderson and Charles L. Ott-
away, have filed to run for the
Ward 1 seat on the commis-
sion.
Vice Mayor Rick Jarvis said
he has decided not to run again
to retain his position as commis-
sioner of Ward 1.
"I decided that probably some-
one else needs to wear that hat
right now," Jarvis said.
Jarvis said his business, and his
positions as city commissioner
and Perkins Fire Chief has been
keeping him busy.
"I've decided it's just too much
right now," Jarvis said. "If I give
up the fire chief position, I prob-
ably wouldn't get it back."
Jarvis did not rule out running
See FILING on 2
Perkins City Commissioner James Stoecker visited the Payne
County Election Board office bright and early Monday morning,
Feb. 3, to file for Perkins City Commission Ward 3 seat. He was
the second candidate to file for office.
Election Board Secretary Glenna Craig (left) assists Stoecker
with the paperwork.
Photo provided by Mikki Couch
adding new facility
of Payne
ank will soon be
benefits of added
has just broken
011 its new drive-in
on SH 33, just
M a in Perkins.
SqUare foot building
lanes
Side of the building
lane and night
on the west side of
on both the north and south side
sometime in the future," Payne
County Bank CEO Lynn Kinder
said. "If we do add on, we will
potentially be able to use the
new location as a full-service
branch."
Kinder explained that the new
facility came about because the
current drive-up lanes on the
main bank can be quite busy.
"Our drive-in is so busy at
certain times of the week or
day," Kinder said. "We thought
that adding a new location would
mean better service and conve-
nience for our customers."
Kinder also said that recent
changes in banking laws will
now allow a full service branch
bank to be placed in Perkins.
"If we do decide to expand the
new facility into a full branch,
we will be able to handle any
type of banking transaction
there," he said,
Kinder said the bank's board
of directors expect that con-
struction on the new facility
should be completed and the
new drive-in facility will be
ready to open by Sept. 1.
the new build-
We can add on to it
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Community Cedend
Feb. 6, noon - Perkins Cham-
ber of Commerce meeting at
Lions Den.
Feb, 7 - P-T Schools early
dismissal day: elementary-I
p.m.; middle & high school-l:
15 p.m.
Feb. 8, 5-7:30 p.m. - Ben-
efit Pancake Supper for Morris
Family at Perkins First United
Methodist Church
Feb. 10 - Cimarron Valley
HCE meeting
Feb. 11 - Annual School Elec-
tion
Feb. 11, 6 p.m. - Perkins City
Commission meeting at fire
station.
Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. - Perkins
VFW & Auxiliary meeting.
Feb. 11 - Elm Grove HCE
meeting
Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. -Ag Boost-
er's Meeting
Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day
Feb. 17 - President's Day
- No school
Feb. 20, noon - Perkins Cham-
ber of Commerce meeting at
Lions Den.
March 1 - P-T Local Livestock
Show at Evans Ag Farm
March 3, 7:30 p.m. - Perkins-
Tryon School Board meeting.
March. 6, noon - Perkins
Chamber of Commerce meet-
ing at Lions Den.
March 7 - P-T Schools early
dismissal day: elementary-I
p.m.; middle & high school-l:
15 p.m.
March 11, 6 p.m. - Perkins
City Commission meeting at
fire station.
March 11, 7:30 p.m. - Perkins
VFW & Auxiliary meeting.
March 17 - St. Patrick's
Day
March 17-21 - Perkins-Tryon
Schools Spring Break
March 20, noon - Perkins
Chamber of Commerce meet-
ingat Lions Den.
March 28 - Perkins-Tryon
Schools Parent/Teacher Con-
ferences
April 1 -April Fool's Day
April I - Election day
April 3, noon - Perkins Cham-
ber of Commerce meeting at
Lions Den.
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