The Stillwater Journal Thursday, April 22 - Page 6
CONGRESSMAN FRANK Lucas of
Oklahoma's Third District conducted several
meetings during his visit last week in
Stillwater, including this Thursday afternoon
Town Hall session with constituents. He's
shown here visiting with Claudia Angevine
and Walter Price, far right. He talked about the
comprehensive energy bill and wind farms, "1
think we could be a big time player on.the
southern plains." On the commercialization of
space, he noted the three-mile long, three-
foot deep runway at Burns Flat and said
space tourism could be a big thing, "People
paying $50,000 to float around five, six, eight
minutes weightless." On other topics, "1 don't
want to go back to a conscript army." Iraq?
"We need to stay the course a little longer.
Either we make progress in coming months or
the American people will say 'that's it' (fol-
lowed by) a revolution and new dictator." And,
"This is going to be the nastiest, ugliest,
meanest presidential campaign; we're 200
days out and we'll all be glad it is over."
(Stillwater Journal photo by Lawrence Gibbs)
IF YOU WEREN'T at exactly the right place at
the right time Saturday, you missed the
parade of unique automobiles through
Stillwater. They were headed to Guthrie from
Tulsa, but stopped off at Braum's on west
Sixth for a snack. That's where Jay Patchett,
left, is pictured with is 1953 Packard coupe.
With him are Joanne Beckman
Karner. All of the participants are mE
the American Antique Car Club
vehicles included a 1958
a Sterling and a Pontiac convertible.
(Stillwater Journal photo by
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Police said there is an embar
rassed and apologetic resident
near the Middle School and
Sangre Ridge Elementary fol-
lowing an incident last Thursday
that saw both schools locked
down according to policies
established after shootings at
schools in other parts of the
nation.
Shortly after noon Thursday,
there was a 9-1-1 call reporting a
man with a long gun - possibly a
shotgun, but definitely a real gun
- walking down the street near
the schools.
Police notified the school
resource officer at the "Middle
School, who immediately began
the lockdown. Sangre Ridge was
notified and it, too, saw all stu-
dents called back inside and it
was locked down.
Police said both campuses
were secured for about 45 min-
utes.
A spokesman for the police
department said the area was
barricaded and a search was con-
ducted around the schools for
the subject or the vehicle he was
seen near.
With the help of neighbors,
officers were able to identify a
possible suspect and made con-
tact. They determined there was
no criminal intent on the part of
the suspect, the spokesman said.
Police said this is what hap-
pened: The man's son had called
dad because he had cat
Dad went to the car,
drove it home. Then
back to his vehicle
some tools and a BB
spotted and didn't want
where it was.
An alert" neighbor
man and called police.
Stillwater police
ticed what to do in such
tion. They performed
to the book,
In a statement from
department said, "We
ful for the happy
this incident and that
officers and school
have had worked
efficiently."
STUDENT ARTWORK has been decorating
the walls of the City Commission chambers for
the past couple of weeks. It was artwork
entered in. CASA Kids for Kids Poster Arts
Contest to mark Child Abuse Awareness
Month. First place winners were introduced by
Mayor Bud Lacy Monday night. They include,
left to right, front row, Karli Luehring, sixth
grade Middle School, Dixie Ehdich's class;
Zach Tunin, K-2, Richmond, Jayne Spencer;
Elizabeth White, 3-6, Sangre Ridge, Kay
Murphy; and Sangeetha Komanduri, seventh
grade, Middle School, Ms. Ehrlich; back row,
Ms.MS" MurphY,Ehrlich. MS.HelpingSpencer,the mayorMay r wasLacY'Mikkiand
Couch, CASA director.
(Stillwater Journal photo by Lawrence Gibbs)
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SUMMER TREK participants
at Meridian Technology
Center Kyle Bottger, fore-
ground; and, left to right,
David Hogg, Shirley Dvan,
Shiann Wingfield, Becky
Pruitt, Sydney Baumgardner,
Maegan Berg and Aurora
Burns aoDe r to be ready for
any medical emergency.
Registration for this sum-
mer's Tech Trek II is now
under way. Students entering
the eighth through tenth
grades will be able to explore
various career clusters this
June, as participants in Tech
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The academy will
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work on various
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