8B-THE PERKINS JOURNAL, Thursday, March 15, 2001
Focht crowned Miss Indian NOC
Keli Focht of Perkins will be mother. As a child she won sev-
crowned Miss Indian NOC eral contests and as a third
2001-2002 at the tourth annual grader won the title of Johnson-
p0w-wow hosted by Northern O'Malley Project Princess. She
Th~ffnder American Indian Cul- slopped dancing for a time but
t~r~d Society of Northern Okla- began again when her older sis-
h01ma College Saturday, March let Erika was chosen the Okla-
homa State University Native
Miss Focht, whose Native American Student Association
American name is Egee-dah- princess and wanted Keli to
hasee, is a member of the Bear dance with her.
Clan of the Meskwaki Tribe lo- The 19-year-old daughter of
cated in Tama, Iowa. She also Roy and Gladys Focht and
claims Sac and Fox and Ponca granddaughter of Ray and
heritage. "I am very honored Flossie Focht of Perkins, Miss
that I have been chosen as prin- Focht is a 2000 graduate of
tess," she said. Perkins High School. In addi-
As Miss Indian NOC, she will tion to her older sister Erika, she
represent the college at Red has a younger sister Siam a stu-
Earth in Oklahoma City in Jtme dent at Perkins Middle School,
as well as at pow-wows in who also dances.
Perkins, Stroud, Shawnee and Focht was a cheerleader
White Eagle and in southern throughout her junior high and
Iowa where she has relatives, high school years. Her other
She will also be available to high school activities included
speak to clubs and civic organi- membership in the International
zations about her heritage. Club and in Key Club, a corn-
In preparation for the North- munity service organization.
ern Thunder Pow-Wow, where She was listed on the principal's
she will lead a dance in her honor roll and for one year
honor, she is remodeling her re- served as the editor of the school
galia and doing beadwork on her newspaper.
dress and boots. At Northern she is majoring in
Miss Focht said she began broadcasting/journalism and is
dancing at pow-wows about the listed on the dean's honor roll.
age of three, encouraged by her She holds a cheerleading schol-
"Make Kyle Smile" blood drive attracts crowd
continued from page IA
Kyle draws pictures about his
experiences, some of which are
so clear and easy to understand
that his doctors use them to help
educate other children undergo-
ing treatment at St. Francis.
The "Make A Wish" organi-
zation treated Kyle and his fam-
ily to a trip to Disney World in
January.
Susan Blubaugh said, "He re-
ally enjoyed that trip."
American Red Cross officials
reported that 90 people showed
up Monday to donate blood for
Kyle.
Seventy-two of those donors
were considered "productive
donors," which means that the
other 18 potential donors could
not donate because not enough
time had elapsed since their last
donation, or because they might
have had a fever or low blood
count themselves.
According to the Red Cross,
of those 72 donors, 29 were
first-time donors who showed
up specifically to help Kyle.
Readers who would like to
help Kyle can still do so by vis-
iting the American Red Cross
office and donating blood. Tell
the nurse that you'd like the
credit to go to Kyle.
Or you can contribute to an
account that has been setup at
Payne County Bank to help off-
set medical and travel expenses
for Kyle and his family. See
Monta Lynn Brown at the bank
for details.
arship and is active in the Radio
Club. Three times a week she
hosts an hour-long Top 40 show
on KAYE Z91, the college FM
radio station.
Citing Katie Couric as her role
model, Focht plans to continue
her education at the University
of Central Oklahoma and even-
tually to pursue a career in tele-
vision journalism in New York
City.
The Northern Thunder Pow-
Wow begins with gourd danc-
ing at 2 p.m. in the East Gym of
Foster-Piper Fieldhouse. The
Grand Entry is scheduled for 7
p.m. Admission is free.
Each of the blood donors at the "Make Kyle Smile" blood drive
received homemade cookies and a t-shirt following their donation.
Gladys Anderson of Perkins shows off her t.shirt.
-Journal photos by Cindy Sheets
American Red Cross nurses from the StiUwater office were kept
busy Monday afternoon with the large crowd of blood donors
who showed up to support Kyle Knott.
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Easy salad
kid-frien,
by Jodie Rush
Confession
cookbook
I just counted
cookbooks on one
kitchen. I'm
three other
books, magazines
stuffed full of
magazines at the
dentist office.
quickly and
work
My family
lect new recipes
my
one
really impressed withl
of making the
more impressed
It's been a real
ily and immediately
favorite of our 10
Ashley.
our Ashley can
picky
winner when she
for seconds.
Oriental Salad
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slaw)
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sliced-tops too
5 oz. sliced almonds
2 pkg. oriental |
Noodles
1 cup Crisco oil
4 tbs. sugar
6 tbs. soy sauce
1 cup sunflower
1/4 cup lemon juice
In a bowl
ions, almonds and
seeds together.
In another bowl
i lemon juice, soy
and season packet
noodles together.
noodles.
Two bowls, a little
and good eating. I
enjoy this as much
If you need a recipc i
[ost an old favorite,
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and try to help. I
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Perkins Journal.
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" ? erbert"
This past year I have been working at a private school in Torreon,
exico called " "( ' "
C )legm Cervantes. My job is English coordina-
tor, Which mean I have charge of the entire English program, from
pre-school to junior high. The school has about 1500 students. I
like my job and plan to continue this coming school year.
ii In my school there is a policy that administrators must teach. I
think that's a very good rule because it keeps one in touch with the
classroom. Even the owners of the school teach!
Cervantes school is owned and operated by two brothers: Jamie
and Antonio. Jaime is an enginecr by profession and Antonio an
architect. (They both teach mathematics in the school.)
They have treated me very well and I'm glad to have them as
my employers.
Now Jamie and Antonio have a nephew who was a student in
9th grade English class. This nephew is the son of their brother.
The iaephew's name is Heriberto. Well, in my English class 1 give
rriy students English names, so I called Heriberto "Herbert", and
ople got a kick out of that.
iNow although Herbert was a nephew of the school's owners,
got no privileges. In fact early in the school year, his uncle
nio, my boss, told me to be strict with Herbert!
: ii nd later in the year, Herbert's uncle kicked Herbert out of
~hh clas~ one day. All in all, Herbert's uncles cut him no slack. In
f a~,ti he probably had it tougher. It's as if my brother Victor and I
0gibed a school and our nephew Ethan was a student.
Let the record state, however, that Herbert was an excellent
student in my English class!
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