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Jail Inmate
An inmate at the Payne
County Jail was critically
injured Monday evening
when he fell from the upper
level of the two-story pod
he shared with about 30
other prisoners.
Peter DuBois, 49, fell
from an upper mezzanine
surrounded by a railing
that is at least four feet tall.
Stillwater Journal
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Already A
Good Year
For Hefner
Regardless of how
things go for the rest of
the season, it's already
been a pretty good year
for former Perkins-Tryon
standout Jeremy Hefner.
Hefner, a 2004 P-T
grad and baseball all-
stater, is in the middle of
a solid season with the
San Antonio Missions,
the Class AA teams of
the San Diego Padres. He
even played in the Texas
League AU-Star game a
few weeks ago. Then you
can add the moniker of
"Daddy" to his personal,
resume as well.
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• Jul. 25, p,m. - Perkins
Round-Up Club play day,
PRUC Arena
• Jul. 26, 6. 30 p.m. - Perkins
Lions Club rneeUng at Eden
Chapel
• Jul. 27, 7 p.m. ~ Perkins
Masonic Lodge #92 meeling
915 E Kir
'Jul, 28, 7 p,m, --Akx lics
mo ng,
Pe ns uons Den
-Jul. 29, 7:30 p.m. -- Perkins
Planning Commission
meelJng, City Hall Ar,3ex
• Aug. 2, 6:30 p.m. - Perkins
Lions Club mee at
Oklahoma Lions Boy's
Ranch
• Aug. 2, 7:30 p.rn. - Perkins-
Tryon School Board rneelim
supedntendent's office
• Aug. 4, 7 p.m.-Ak~
m ng,
P ns lions Den
• Aug. 5, 11
Territori Plaza Trust
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By Cindy Sheets
Contributing Writer
Local photographer Gary
Minshall has turned his love
of horses into visual art, and
now he's sharing that art with
the word.
Minshall was recently fea-
tured photographer for The
Equinest, an online magazine
devoted to horses,
The Tryon, Okla. native
said his daughter got him
started in photography about
15 years ago.
"My daughter handed me an
old 35 mm camera and said,
'Here Dad, go take some pic-
tures of the horses.'"
It wasn't long before
Minshall learned how to use
the camera. He eventually
moved on to a Canon 20D
digital Camera, which he
says has saved him a lot of
money spent getting his fill
developed.
Though he hasn't officially
set up shop, Minshall's photos
of horses, ranch and rodeo life
can occasionally be spotted on
the walls of local businesses
and restaurants.
The photos feature dream-
like scenes of horses in their
natural environment and
gritty action shots taken at
area rodeos.
One thing they all have in
common is Minshall's unique
perspective, gained from a
lifetime spent around horses.
"Being around them all the
time I get to see things that are
common to me but uncom-
mon to a lot of folks," he said.
'q'o capture a moment and to
share it with people makes it
fun and worthwhile."
Minshall's eye doesn't
just look for appealing shots
of horses. His subjects also
include children and dogs.
"I love to take pictures of
little kids, they're so unas-
suming to a certain age," he
said. "Dogs are always lots of
fun, I like for them to show
up no matter what I'm doing.
I'll make sure I get'em in the
shots."
Indeed, one of Minshall's
featmed shots on The Equinest
is a sweet photo of his grand-
son and a large, white dog.
Like most artists, Minshall
• enjoys sharing his work and
viewing the work of others.
That's what led him to The
Equinest website.
The magazine is a show-
case for art, photography,
This photo by Gary Minshalt is featured in the online magazine The Equinest.
information, stories and look I asked [Gary] for an The Equinest, which will cel-
discussion. Content varies interview right away, his ebrate its third birthday next
from information about basic images evoke a dreamy, lazy month, can also be found on
horse care and horse breeds, to afternoon quality that feels most social networking sites,
games, product reviews, and like the South. including Facebook where
of course, photography. "Plus, being a blacksmith, it has more than 4,500 fol-
After enjoying the sites his intimate knowledge ofthe lowers.
content awhile, Minshall was 'business' end of any horse Minshall also invites the
inspired to send in some ofhis provides him with a unique interested to visit his Facebook
favorite shots, and said he was perspective on his subjects." page, Where he often posts lots
tickled when the publisher ToviewMinshall'sinterview of his photos.
quickly responded, and severalofhis photos, visit Minshall can also be
Paige, The Equinest pub- http://www.theequinest.com/ reached by email at
lisher, said, "After taking a gary-minshalF#rnore-19103, sg612@brightok.net.
Lincoln County District 1
Commission S
reports that damage caused to
_Lpads and bridges in his district
by the "Flag Day Floods" June
14 exceeds $715,000.
That total includes two col-
lapsed bridges, 15 washed out
bridge approaches and more
than 50 tin homs, steel pipes
and .concrete culverts, as well
as 110 locations where roads
were flooded and washed
out.
Rainfall across the disttict,
which stretches from the
Logan County line east to the
Creek County line, and from
the Cushing/Perkins area
south to Deep Fork south of
Davenport and Stroud, totaled
as much as 10.5 inches west of
Tryon to as much as 6.5 inches
in the Stmud area.
All fell within a short period
Damage to the bridge over Sand Creek in Lincoln County.
of time, causing a tremen- are both on 3490 Road - a 21-
dous amount of damage to foot steel girder bridge with
roads, culverts and bridges, wood deck two miles south
the commissioner said. of the Cimarron prison facil-
The two collapsed bridges ity, and a 16-foot steel girder
says a 10-foot pipe would be
okay for now. Our only prob-
lem is money. Our budget is
shot and revenoe sources have
been declining due to the sour
economy. We have priced pipe
with three of our vendors, and
it will be several thousand
dollars," the commissioner
added.
On the other bridge, Boatman
has designed a ftx for Spodeder
and his bridge crew is hoping
to repair that structure, which
is quite a bit smaller, before
long. Replacement cost for
that bridge north of Kendrick
is roughly $100,000. Regard-
less, District 1 crews will be
Photo provided working at both sites later this
bridge with concrete deck summer, Sporleder said. "We
four miles noah and one west have already removed the col-
of Kendrick. Headwalls were lapsed decks from the creek
washed out by the floodwater, beds to prevent any further
which caused the collapse damage from high water."
in both instances, Sporleder Sporleder spent the day with
explained. FEMA officials and those from
Replacement cost is about the Oklahoma Office ofEmer-
$143,000 for the bridge over gency Management (OEM)
a tributary of Wild Horse Tuesday, June 29, touring the
Creek southwest of Cushing, dislrict. He showed them about
according to Bob Boatman of two dozen ofthe worst damage
Okemah, District 1 engineer, locations, including examples
Sporleder said the bridge was of bridges, culverts and road
builtin 1938. washouts. Steve Palladino
"Unfortunately, abridgesim- from the Oklahoma Office of
liar to this one that is located Emergency Management, who
a short distance away on 760 is very familiar with previous
Road was ordered closed by disaster damage in the county,
state and federal inspectors accompanied the group on its
earlier this year due to severe tour.
cracks and weakness in the Word should be received in
headwalls,"the commissioner the next few weeks if Lincoln
said. "This is causing a great Countyis approved for disaster
inconvenience for residents." assistance. However, FEMA
"We are hoping to come up inspectors then will physically
with at least a temporary solu- examine each reported damage
tion by replacing the closed spot and compile exact costs of
bridge on 760 Road two miles damage. Then, it could be sev-
south and one west of Cushing eral months before any federal
with a large pipe," Sporleder dollars are received. That was
stated. "Our engineer has com- the process followed after the
pleted a hydrology study and snow storms earlier this year.
