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1988, will go down
Usually, one
dry weather for
fronts coming
during the first
However,
the first full week of
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expect a little cold
next week
is when football
tarts, and most
heralds the first
front that.gives
animals alike a
lies ahead this
phenomenon
animals that
body cover to in-
8eta them ready for
It tells
other critters to
up a food supply.
bears and their
on body
that they'd
building it up
it quickens the
the senses
dulled during
heat. It creates
a desire to see
Most folks
of the doodledrums,
sharp after the
of fall hits. The
in the air. It is a
school get in-
sports, and
tev the motor up a lit-
the juices of sur-
stronger.
to fall
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around the school
at the new,
going up in
reminded us
i word was being
the school board
decisions were
to construct these
Were referred to
times as ' emporary
Actually they
ore like ' portable
are designed
be moved here
the need arises. Cer-
' emporary" as
mortar and bricks,
of some $60,000,
seems more
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better do
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Monday, and
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starts
poss le
has flitted by
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and Evans Publi-
all under one roof
133 South Main.
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the employment
the book
the building at
which will
new Stillwater
satellite clinic.
to be back at 133
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News and Views of the Cimarron Valley
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
Ours seems to be the only na-
tion on earth that asks its
teenagers what to do about world
affairs and tells its golden-agers
to go out and play.
--Julian Gerow
Perkins, Payne County. Oklahoma - USPS 428{)40
THURSDAY. AUGUST 8, 1985
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No action was taken on a
posed cat control ordinance at
Monday's town board meeting.
The cat ordinance had been
discussed at a recent meeting
when two residents attending
had asked if there was a method
of controlling cats in Perkins.
City Attorney Winfrey Hous-
ton was asked by Mayor Dowe
Wise to suggest an ordinance
that would provide for control
of cats. The attorney was pre
pared with an ordinance at
Monday's meeting, but it was
decided after much discussion
on how it was going to be en-
forced, and whether or not them
was actually a cat problem, to
take no action at this time.
Mayor Wise also suggested
the board go ahead and approve
the re-appointment of the
town's city judge, Willie Baker.
The board had earlier asked for
an executive meeting with the
judge because of complaints
that had come to their attention
that the judge was allegedly not
strict enough with ordinance
violators and was turning too
many of them loose after of-
ricers were bringing them in and
filing on them.
Perkins Mayor Dowe Wise sign-
ed a proclamation deehu4u8 Sun-
day, August 18, as Indian Meridian
V~Tech Bond Burning Day in the
school district. IM indebtedness
will be paid off and the "mm~q~age''
burned that afternoon in ceremon-
ies at the school.
At Monday's meeting, Wise
and trustee Runowski both in-
dicated they had investigated
the complaints and could find
no basis for them. They had
court records for the past few
months and Wise stated there
was no indication of any ir-
regularities and leniency on the
part of the judge. The city
manager stated he had checked
out the complaints and discuss-
ed the matter with the court's
clerk, the police chief and others
involved with the court system,
and could detect no tendency
toward leniency or lack of
action.
Wise moved that the appoint-
ment be made for a two year
period, but did ask that the
judge meet with the council on
a get acquainted basis so they
could meet one another and the
city officials could benefit from
a briefing on how the judge runs
his court.
In other business, Ella
Spoonemore was present and
complained about the lack of
traffic control and the violation
of stop signs at the pedestrian
crosswalks on Main Street. She
said it was a dangerous situa-
tion for school children, and
asked if the city would have any
objections to mothers volun-
tsering to serve as crossing
guards on school days. The
board stated they thought that
would be a matter to take up
with the school board and sug-
gested she take up the matter
with them.
Two residents of Stansbury
Street in southeast Perkins,
were present to ask for more
maintenance on the roadway,
and the neighborhood park that
was established there by the ci-
ty. City Manager Gerald Hall
reported that no work on
streets other than preventive
maintenance was planned until
capital improvement surplus
and reserves build up to a point
that an organized street pro-
gram can be started. He said ci-
ty employees have been so busy
on routine water problems that
them has been little time left for
park maintenance.
Harland Wells and officers of
Oklahoma State Development
Co., were present and asked the
board to appoint Larry Tornlin-
son to a $I a year job as Assis-
tant Director of Community
Development, so that he could
be loaned to the Farm Home
Administration office at Still-
water to process housing loans.
Wells explained that the buyers
for FmHA houses which he
builds, were available, but the
FmHA office is so bogged down
with paper work right now that
these loans can't be processed
by the deadline September 30.
The board agreed to appoint
Tomlinson for one year.
The board raised the petty
cash fund in the clerk's office
from $250 to $350.
City Hall office hours were
discussed. The city hall is open
on the Saturday morning just
following the first of the month
for residents to pay water bills.
The clerk said approximately 25
people are in on those Saturday
mornings. The matter was tabl-
ed until next meeting.
It was decided to install a
water meter at the Senior Citi-
zen Center building, with the
$250 being paid from revenue
sharing funds. Thereafter, the
Senior Citizens Organization
will be asked to pay their men-
tidy water bill. The Perkins
Public Works Authority Trust
indenture requires every water
user to have a meter and pay a
water bill. There are no excel>
tions, according to city attorney
Winfrey Houston. He said the
board could help the Senior
(Continued on Page 7)
Above is two of six portable classrooms being constructed at various locations
this summer on
Perkins and Tryon campuses as school officials prepare for increased enrollment. The classrooms
shown here will have restroom facilities and house two kindergarten classes. A double is being built
for the middle school and singles for the high school and Tryon.
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By Deborah L. Wood
After an executive session during
the regular August School Board
meeting, several additions were
made to the Perkins-Tryon person-
nel lineup.
To the Tryon Elementary School
was added Laura Alexander, half-
time Kindergarten and half-time
Remedial Reading teacher; Gloria
Augelll, elementary teacher; Laura
Courts, LD teacher; and Staci
Schepers, Gifted Student teacher
for Tryon and elementary teacher
for Perkins Middle SchooL Doug
Evans, middle school teacher;
Dawn Bradley, 7th and 8th grade
girls' coach and high school assis-
tant coach; and Larry Alexander,
high school track coach, assistant
football coach and Drivers' Ed.
teacher have been added to Perkins
staff. Greg German has been ap-
proved as the Athletic Director for
Perkins-Tryon.
Support personnel hired include
Amy German, Middle School secre
tar),; Terry Glazebrook, Transpor
tation Coordinator; Mr. Camp and
Charles ll igcoth, bus drivers; Ms.
Shields, half-time bus driver, and
Ross Howard, bus maintenance and
back-up bus driver.
Another nlatter of importance
coming before the Board which con-
cernod personnel was the proposed
salary schedule for support and cer
tiffed staff. The State has man-
dated that all state employees
receive an average 8% raise in
salary. Or in other words, that there
be an average 8% pay rake for each
institution, regardless of the
number of employees. The formula
for finding the individual pay
raises, as explained by Dr. Gwart-
hey, would be to find the number of
employees, add all of their collective
wages together, and divide thattioning units for the classrooms to
figure by the total number of hours be alrconditioned.
worked by all employees. This Bids were received from Gold
would give the average hourly wage Spot Dairy, Stillwater, and Jarvis
increase to be given to the Distributors, a DivisionofGordon
employees. The average hourly Products, Inc. JarvisDistributors'
wage for Perkins-Tryon personnel bid was approved, their bid coming
equalled $5.18; 8% of that figure is in slightly lower than Gold Spot's.
42¢ per hour. Therefore each staff Two bids on carpeting were
member should be receiving a raise received, one from Short's in the
of at least 42¢ per hour. amount of $5,000 and one from
In other business conducted by Carpet Gallery for $3,269.52.
the Board, bids were opened and Carpet Gallery was awarded the
read for the dairy products for the contract.
1985-86 School Lunch Program, A.E.S. was awarded the contract
carpet installation for the tern- to supply to the school six 2-ton
porary classrooms, and aircondi- (Continued on Page 3)
Aecordi to oae property owaer, a new $100,000 concrete bridge on
Dug Out Creek, east on the Indian Road south of Perkins, is creating
a dam that fmq m water over the mad to the east. Read news story on
page 11 to see what several local fanam and Iwoperty owners think about
It.
NOTICE
P-T High School Students can
pick up their class schedules start-
tug Monday, AaB~mt 12, at the
High School Prindpal's office, 8"~0
a.m. to 4 p.m.
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A REMINDERI
RECEPTION TO BE HELD
TO HONOR MADGE EVANS
A come and go reception honor-
ing Madge Evans, who is retiring
from the Perkins School System,
will be held at Barbara Tarlton's
home, 420 N.E. 7th, on August 13,
from 2 to 4 p.m. All friends, former
students, parents and associates of
Mrs. Evans' are cordially invited.
A scrapbook is being prepared for
Mrs. Evans. If you would desire to
write a letter or send a card to be
included in the scrapbook, please
send to: Emma Lou Hardin, Rt. 1,
Box 725, Perkins, OK 74059.
OLIVET CEMETERY MEETING
The annual meeting of the Olivet
Cemetery Association will be at
2:30 p.m., Sunday, August 11, at
the First United Methodist Church,
1005 East Kirk St., Perkins, OK.
Election of officers and other
business is scheduled for the
meeting.
NEW VIDEO TAPE
STORE OPENS HERE
Russ's Video Store opened
Monday in the old Payne Coun-
ty Bank building at the corner
of Main and Thomas Streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Focht are
the owners of the store that will
feature movie video tape rentals
as well as sales of Quasar televi-
sion sets, and VCR tape
recorders and players.
Monday Dena Focht told The
Journal that the store will be
open from 10 to 8 p. m. daily,
and from Noon to 6 p. m. on
Sundays.
Those wishing to rent movie
tapes may take out a member-
ship for $5, and rant tapes for
$2.50 per day. A VCR player
can be rented for $5 per night.
The couple live in Perkins,
and both work for National
Standard in Stillwater. Dena
works the night shift and Russ
works the day shift. They will
hire some parttime help to
assist with the store the hours
they cannot be present.
Mrs. Focht is the daughter of
Mrs. Hurley Blumer, and Russ
is the son of Sue Focht of Glen-
cos, who served as officer in
charge of Perkins post office
before Norma Jean Magee was
appointed postmaster.
Patsy's Flowers and Ceram-
ics that formerly occ pied the
building, have moved to north
Main Street.
YOST-BURTON
DEAL-BOSTIAN REUNION
AUG. 18
The Annual Yost-Burt0n:Deal-
Bostisn Reunion will be held at the
Lions Den in Perkins on Sunday,
August 18. There will be a covered
dish luncheon at noon.
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AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAMS
Mrs. Marjorie Schweitzer, assis-
tant professor of Anthropology at
OSU, presented the program for the
Senior Citizens at their Birthday
Dinner Friday, July 19. The pro-
gram, entitled 'Toices From the
Prairie," was about the Senior
Citizens and their growing-up days
in Oklahoma. This lady would be
happy to present the pictures,
recorded voices and happenings of
the local citizens hereabouts by in-
vitation for clubs or gatherings.
Please call 372-3792.
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CONDUCTING AMBULANCE
SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE
The City of Wellston is conduc
ting a Subscription Drive for Am-
bulance Service. The cost is $35 per
family per year. The drive deadline
is Sept. 1, 1985. For more informa-
tion call Wellston City Hall,
405-356-2476.
DAVID MEYER NOMINATED
TO WHO'S WHO AMONG
AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS
David Meyer, a Perkins-Tryon
student has been nominated for
honorary recognition to Who's Who
Among American High School Stu-
dents. He will have his biography
published in the 1984~5 volume,
and is eligible to apply for a $1,000
scholarship.
PAM SPRINGER IS
QUARTERLY WINNER
Pam Springer of Perkins,
manager of Wyatt Cafeteria in
Stillwater, was the quarterly win-
ner in the company manager of the
year contest in an announcement
from Wyatt headquarters in Dallas,
Texas.
"Only through the joint efforts of
all employees did the local cafeteria
win the quarterly competition bet-
ween all Wyatt stores in the dis-
trict," Mrs. Springer said.
'We were graded overall for sales
figures, performance, salary ad-
justments and for food gross, but
I did not do it alone," Pare said,
' ow our store is going to compete
on the national level"
Stillwater Wyatt opened in the
Cimarron Plaza in July, 1978. It
was the 103rd unit in the Wyatt
system at that time.
Mrs. Springer won an all expense
trip to Las Veges for hereelf and her
husband, Louis.
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The first Presidential news
conference to be televised
was held by Pmtdmt Beew
how~ on ,ianu~7 15, 1~.
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