News a, 'i ;00ws from the C,00arron Valley
The Perkin Journal
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YEAR VOLUME 103, NUMBER 37
Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, 74059
Thursday, June 10, 1993
35¢
ard approves wrestling
n principal is retiring
By Bob Williams
Journal Editor
High School will
wrestling team during
94 school year.
issue was finally decided
month meeting of the
Board of Education
had the group accepting
of Jarrell Browning,
School principal.
discussioh started badly for
the mat sport when
board members Lloyd
and Calvin Roggow
what the school couldn't
funds short and more
Y needed to keep abreast of the
of HB 1017, Moorman
said there wasn't
available to start a wrestling
this school year for the
and high school because it
mean hiring another staff
and paying a coaching
conclusion is we simply
to start the program
the middle and high
said Roggow. "Which
M8
brings us back to the original
proposal of beginning wrestling
only in the high school."
Harland Wells said the Perkins
Youth Sports Organization would
pay the coaching stipend and the
newly-formed "Ihke Down Club
would purchase the uniforms. The
wrestling mat is already available.
PYSO would still field a wrestling
program for youths up to 15-years-
old.
The board finally approved adding
wrestling on a one-year trial basis
to be reevaluated at the end of next
school year with the PYSO and "Eake
Down Club assisting financially.
"We, the board, have to listen to
the public," said Roggow after the
meeting. "There was a tremendous
support from the public to add
wrestling as a varsity sport. We
listened and acted on what we think
the public wants."
Lance Miller, PTHS athletic
director, said it would be "difficult
but not impossible" to get a
schedule for the wrestlers.
Browning is retiring.
In his letter of resignation, the
Tryon Principal said he had been in
education 30 years. His resignation
is effective Aug. 31.
Judy Collins, who has been an
assistant principal at the middle
school, was reassigned as assistant
principal at 1Yyon to work with
Browning, especially in the area of
special education.
Superintendent of Schools Dr.
Virginia Webb noted Browning,
with vacation and sick leave,
probably would not be around after
Aug. 1.
Collins' curreat contract expires
this week. Moorman was concerned
about paying her a stipend ff she had
to work after this week.
Dr. Webb said she and Browning
would work things out.
=I've enjoyed the Tryon commu-
nity and the Tryon staff. This is my
30th year and I would like try some-
thing else," said Browning, who
has been principal seven years, lie's
also head of the P-T Special Educa-
Still to be worked out is hiring tion Departnvmt,. =I've enjoyed the
a coach and finding a place to entire area. It's been a very enjoy-
practice, able seven years."
The board also approved $37,583
for insurance, through Lon T. Jack-
son Agency, Sapulpa, on school
vehicles, property and equipment.
Cindy D. MeVey made the presen-
tation. The board voted to use the
state's worker's compensation in-
surance at another cost $19,397.
After the board took a 15-
minute recess, the board had
an informal discussion about the
upcoming negotiations which will
begin with support personnel June
10. Earlier in the meeting, board
had table approving a service
contract with Badow and Asmdates
which handed the negotiations last
year.
The board also accepted the
resignation of Jana Bridges as a
sixth-grade teacher.
It was the final regular board
JARRELL BROWNING meeting for Dr. Webb who has
Retiring resigned her position effective June
30.
e Stop begins cleanup
at Whistle Stop No. "It's more of a job than I thought
m earnest last Wednesday, it would be," Wells admitted.
to Harland Wells. The convenience store on the
corner of highways 51 and 177,
has been closed since May 10 by
flooding.
o
The last round of high water has
forced Wells to sue the Oklahoma
t of Transportation for a
permanent solution to the flooding
problem, loss of trade, repairs to
the store and driveway and pumpin 8
costs.
=We'll have to retile the floor
and build new checkout counters,"
Wells continued: =It really smelled
in there. We've sprayed with
Clorox. We've got to do a lot
of painting. We've also got to do
paehwork of the driveway. It's just
a mess.
"We hope to have it opeo by this
weekend or early next week, but the
weather holds the key," he said.
Sirens wake
town early
8NYDER, supervisor, has her waders on as she
Water out of the flooded Whistle 8top No. 2 where
Mao manager. Flooding has had the store, located at
of highways 51 and 177, closed singe May
Wells, owner of the two Whistle Stops stores,
have the atom open again by this weekend or early
on Thursday
Perkins residents were early
risers the morning of June 3.
Like, about 3:08 a.m.
That's when the tornado sirens
sounded for the first time this
spring.
Radar indicated possible tornadic
activity two miles south of Stillwater
heading to Perkins.
By 3:30, the storm had moved
off to the east, putting Ripley and
Cushing under the gun.
Left behind was major hail
damage.
Residents on Mchan Road re-
ported softball-size hail stones.
Baseball-size hail reports were
also numerous.
In town, Perkins had pea-size hail
and received .52 of rain.
Another round of storms Monde,
June 14, dropped anothe¢ .42 of
raia in Perkins, according to Bill
Lott, who keeps the official rain
gauge, for the comnamity.
LqWRENCE GIBBS, right, managing editor of the 8tillwater News Prm, tumm up for his big
musiGal number, "The Typewriter" by Lemy Andersol It will be one of the numbem here Friday
night when the Stillwster Community Band plays a free Goncert. The seoond-year band is
direoted by maestro William Ballenger, left. The band has several past and present members
from PerkinsL The concert will be held at the First United Methodist Church begioning at 7:30.
Music on summer's night
will be performed Friday
Music will fill a summer's night Frid in Perkins Gibbs, the well-known and popular managing editor
when the Stfllwater Community Band performs at the of the Stillwater News Press, will be bringing a
First United Methodist Church of Perkins at 7:30 p.m. typewriter.
The free concert begins at 7:30. The church is located Gibbs does the announcing for the group, but he'll
at 1005 E. Kirk. Bring a lawn chah- or blankets, also be featured in oe number, "The "Dypewriter," by
It's the first out-of-town gig for the second-year Leroy Anderson.
eommamity band that performs once-a-month at the =We have a lot of-devoted members. They're all
lyne Coumy Courthouse, volunteers who prac two hours every Monday,"
The appearance of the band was made possible said Gibbs. "The community band plays every other
by several Perkins residents who play in the band Thursday. They will perform at the July 4 fireworks
including Perkins-Tryon band and music directors Kent display in OSU's Lewis Stadium.
and Rosalee Ihylor, Stacey Grant, Bobby Reynolds, aV have just about every occupation in our
Lisa Brown, former music teacher Jan Waltman and Ray band including a pharmacist, music teachers, retirees,
Clark. banker, insurance salesmen, preacher, postal official,
The Stillwatcr Community Band will perform homemakers, dentists, professors and OSU students,"
prior to coming to Perkins the next night. Gibbs said.
The Perkins concert will be a combination of past One of the most popular numbers at each concert is
band performances including a medley of songs from a children's march when the kids can get up and take
=The Music Man." part.
While the nmsicians will he packing up their The Stillwater Community Band is under the
insets for the short trip to Perkins, Lawrence direction of W,lim Ballenger.
Council approves budget;
employees receive raise
of Perkins employees re-
ceived a three percent cost of liv-
ing raise in the new budget that was
passed Monday at the June meeting
of the Perkins Town Council.
"The budget is up about one-
percent, or about $5,000, from
last year," said Councilman Larry
Tomlinson.
The increase, according to Tom-
linson, sets the budget at a
$500,730.40.
=The budget was figured at a five-
percent raise," he continued. "We
approved a three-percem raise and
still kept the total amount the same
for a cushion. We expect a short
fall in the May sales tax due to the
flooding wldch closed Whistle Stop
No. 2 and reduced the business at
Jalopy's."
Another budget was to offset
higher utth'ty rates.
=Our utilities ran higher than had
expected in last year's budget," said
Tomlinson.
The Town of Perkins is asking for
bids to finish the street blocks on
=about 12 blocks on the west side
Public Invited
to church's
anniversary
By Rkhard le
The commmfity is invited to
join with the Perkins Church
of Christ Sunday, June 13, in
celebrating the lOth anniversary
of the ccqregation's presence in
Pmtim.
The day's schedule lncludm: 92
9:30 a.m., ceffee and doing;
9:30-10:20, Bible Class; 10:30-
(See CHURCH on Page 6)
and East Third."
"We have all of our big water
lines laid on the west side that's why
we are asking for bids to finish the
street work," said Tomlinson.
T0mlinson was asked about the
of west Knipe, the bypass
which was wiped out by last
month's flood.
=we believe it's a county road,"
he said. "We were told it could be
a year before it was repaired but
the council wants it sooner, before
winter, because we have exposed
water lines there."
The council approv the Park
and Recreation Board's request for
altering umpires pay. It had been
$10 per game. Under the new
agreement, tee-ball umpires would
get $7.50 per game. In the other
leagues, field umpires will receive
$10 and the ihome plate umpire
$12.50.
=we went along with the request
of the Park and Recreation Board's,
proposal. I guess the tee-ball gameJ
were only lasting about an hour and
the other leagues up to two hours,"
said TOmlinson.
Rodger Anderson, water superin-
tendent, retx)ned that the town had
lost two six-inch water lines on West
Knipe. A temporary line is now ser-
vicing the area.
Bill Loft, police chief, noted a
slight gain in police activity in May.
The Perkins PD responded to 116
calls. There was one burglary, three
cases of larceny and two DUI's.
Andy Reynolds, who has moved,
was removed from the volunteer
fire department. No replacement
reconma=xlation was made.
MUSIC ON A SUMMER'S NIGHT, Friday, June 11, 7:30 p.m.,
First United Methodist Church. Special performance by the Stillwater
Community Band. Free admission. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.
CHURCH OF CHRIST'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY, Sunday, June 13.
The community is invited to the Perkins Church of Christ anniversary. It
starts at 9 a.m. with coffee and dlmuts and ends with a potluck lunch.
gIFrH ANNUAL COMMUNITYWIDE TENT REVIVAL, Tryon,
hegins 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 15 and runs nightly through June 20.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCIIEON, Thursday, June 17,
Lions Den, noon. Steve Willingham of Perkins Drug will present the
pmsram.
MONTHLY BlgllilltX DINNER, Friday, June 18, Senicg Citizens
Center, nora.
SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION, to fill vacant State Representa-
tive seat for District 33, June 22.
