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Perkins Journal
YEAR VOLUME 103 NUMBER 33
Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, 74059
Thursday, May13,1993
72/31/99
35¢
test flood
as bad here
October 1 98
the flood of 1993
11 p.m. Friday, May
a thunderstorm
knocked down limbs,
trees and cut off electricity
town.
to Chief of Police Bill
official rain measurer,
produced .62 by 7 a.m.
nlorning.
on top of 8.86 inches
with 4.86 falling on
up tO the weekend, the
.39 on Monday, May 3,
raining. Another 4.87
Saturday. Another .39
and .26 Monday giving
of Perkins 6.11 total and
inches since April 1.
the Cimarron rising, the
: went on 24-hour
closed six roads in town
said CD director
ditch turned into a creek
Knipe Saturday evening,
out two huge chunks in
and the state closed, for
177-51, Perkins
from the outside.
south of town
It was closed by the
department at 7 p.m.
had it cresting at 25-
feet above flood stage
finally had the river
at 22.7 at 6 a.m. Monday.
of curious
who walked, or biked, to
river's edge.
Perkins was lucky.
of the area received as
inches of rain. Stillwater
for the second time in
weeks. Coyle, Guthrie
and Kingfisher were all flooded.
Cushing had flooding. Highway
33 was closed in places.
Ripley, Perkins and Coyle all
called off school Monday.
It was "proceed at your own
risk" west of Ripley, where water
was running across the road, and
at the north Perkins intersection of
177-51. State crews monitored the
situation and motorists.
"This flood was bad, but I don't
think you'll see the after effects this
time that we had in 1986," said
Steve Willingham who was civil
defense director seven years ago.
"This flood will be devastating to
a lot of farms who will have lost
animals and crops but in '86 we had
a lot of major soil erosion. It looked
like a war zone."
A war zone can describe the
current condition of West Knipe.
"The runoff from Twin Lakes
just ate away at the sand base,"
explained Larry Moorman. "The
ditch just couldn't handle all of the
water. "
Whistle Stop No. l's parking lot
has been underwater going on three
weeks.
By "I'uesd morning, 177 south
was reopened with the river no
longer lapping over the highway,
and school was back in session.
The cleanup was about to begin.
Floating down
the Cimarron
Five or six Perkins men boated
the Cimarron from Perkins to
Cushing just two hours before 177
south of town was closed by high
water.
"I got wind of it about 5 p.m.,"
(See CRUISING on PaRe 8)
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A DRAINAGE ditch on W. Knipe became a raging creek from Intersection of 177 and 33 highways The ares we8 cloaed
Twin Lakea runoff water, wiping out two big chunks of the for a brief time Saturday evenin
road. Bottom: It wlm "proc4ed at your own riak" at the
Kristin Amber Bunch,
Most Beautiful Baby
Amber Bunch is the winner of the Perkins Journal Most
Baby Contest.
daughter of Stevcm and Marie Bunch, 222 W.
received the most popular votes in our Most Beautiful Baby
Will receive a galaxy of prizes including :
trophy from Dearing Printing Trophy in Stillwater;
x 14 with six poses in a mat, $29.95 value, from Bozarth
Guthrie;
certificate from Perkins Drag;
certificate from Mrs. B's Flowers and Gifts;
arrangement from Chances Sweets and Party Treats from
certificate from Bearly New;
certificate from Perkins Steer Inn; and
certificate from 33140 C_Me.
Ietln Jbor Bunoh
Board approves plan
outlining all needs
By Bob Williams
Journal Editor
The Perkins-Tryon Board of
Education, the administration and
teachers are well aware of the needs
of the school district.
The board approved Milton Davis'
Comprehensive School Improve-
ment Plan at a special board meet-
ing Monday evening.
"It use to be called the 'four-year
plan' and is now called 'Compre-
hensive School Improvement Plan.'
We are required by the state to file
it each year," Davis, middle school
l/ylpal who headed the annual
told the board.
Davis said the plan was the work
of administrators and teachers, and
he had attempted to get parents
involved.
He said it was to examine "where
we are now, where we want to go
and how are we going to get there.
"It's divided into three areas,
curriculum, capital improvements
and staff development. The board
approved the teacher's staff devel-
opment plan at the last meeting so
this report concentrates on the other
two areas.
"The curriculum is basically the
same as last year."
Davis called the board's attention
to the section on capital improve-
menls.
His report said:
"We classified projects into three
categories. The first group is
expensive projects which, in most
cases, would require a bond issue.
"The second group is also
expensive projects but were ranked
below the first group. And, the third
group contains items that might be
accomplished without a bond issue
being necessary. The items within
each list are not listed by order of
priority."
Group One
Eight classrooms at Perkins Ele-
mentary to replace portable build-
ings
New high school gymnasium
Additional classroom space at the
middle school to accommodate FIB
1017 mandated foreign language
Nurses station as mandated by
FIB 1017 during the 1994-95 school
year for the high school
Multi-handicapped classroom for
Perkins campus
Group Two
Press box
Track
Baseball field
Visitors concession stand with
restrooms at the football field
Additional computer systems (hard
ware and software) for all schools
(See BOARD on Page 8)
PERKINS-TRYON ALL-SPORTS BANQUET, Thursday, May 13,
7 p.m. Meal is being catered for the Sports Booster Club by Raiph's
Packing.
HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND CHOIR CONCERT, Friday, May
14, 7:30 p.m., high school gymnasium. Final concert of year and
coronation of band queen.
ST. JUDE'S WHEELS FOR LIFE BIKE-A-THON, Saturday, May
15, 1-4 p.m. Registration at the Perldm Elementary School begins at
12:30.
CAR WASH BY BOY SCOUT TROOP 24, Saturday, May 15, at
Whistle Stop No. 1.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADOPT-A-STREET CLEANUP,
Saturday, May 15, 4 p.m. Meet at Whistle Stop No. 1 to deanup
Industrial Bypass. Bring trash bags.
JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM, Saturday, May 15, Stillwater Moose
Lodge, 6-8 p.m. pictures with prom to begin at 8 p.m.
PERKINS-TRYON AG BOOSTERS MEETING, Monday, May
17, 7 p.m. In the elementary school. This is a special meeting for
those youth who showed their Hvestock In the Payne County Junior
Livestock show. Students and their parents are urged to attend.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON, Thursday, May 20,
noon, Lions Den. Meal and program by Ralph's Packing.
PERKINS-TRYON HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT, Thurs-
day, May 20, 8 p.m., football field.
EIGHTH-GRADE GRADUATION, Friday, May 21, Perkins-
Tryon Middle School.
FINAL DAY OF SCHOOL, Wednesday, May 26.
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES, Thursday, May 27.
