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SJ
"Payne County's Oldest Newspaper -
1890"
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flowery shirts and grass skirts - it's nearly
Luau !
is planning the summertime bash to raise funds
downtown clock (see drawing below).
be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 30, at the
lust east of Perkins on SH 33.
can expect to be treated to a delicious
pig, courtesy of Ralph's Packing Co.
will be providing all of the accompanying
which will include crunchy cole slaw, carrot
watermelons, cantaloupe, and pineapple and
be entertained by local dancers from Rhythm
will perform selections from "Grease."
to perform are authentic hula dancers.
sale for the event. They can be purchased from
at Payne County Bank, Virginia Sasser at Sasser
or any member of the Main Street Organization
cost $25 per person.
Patty Johnson said most of the items for the
donated, so nearly all of the funds raised through
toward the purchase of the clock.
the Main Street Design Committee is a large,
clock with a lighted face. The clock is capable of
hour and it will play up to 200 different melodies,
songs.
is nearly I l-feet-tall, will be placed in the
to city hall. It will appear as it does in the
right, but will bear the name "Perkins" just above
cost approximately $20,000.
vote by the Perkins Main Street Board of
year dormancy period with the state Main
will allow fund raising events, such as the luau,
for the clock project.
of the ticket to the luau, attendees will also
3 in PMSI. Donations to Perkins Main Street,
organization, are tax deductible.
Committee Chair Patty Johnson has made
visiting with local groups about Main Street's
event, a luau. Here she speaks at the Perkins
held on June 28.
from the luau, to be held on Friday, July 30, will
for downtown clock.
Journal photo by David Sasser
M t fLUB'S
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Color is the focal point of this month's MI Club Yard of the Month. The beautifully landscaped lawn and gardens of Jim
and Carol Stoecker, 115 South Cimarron Drive, features lots of perennials and self-seeding annuals. The Stoeckers enjoy
the occasional visit from wildlife while they take in the view of the Cimarron River valley from their backyard.
Journal photo by Cindy Sheets
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