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Cimarron Valley OHCE has Fun With Tortillas
Birthday" and "The More We our military boxes. Itis Bar- Patsy and Walter OWsley,,
this event. Our group voted
to participate and make
bandanas for the children to
color. Patsy Owsley made a
motion and Phyllis Rodman
seconded it.
Our hostesses for today were
Teri Ford and Connie Norrie.
They served delicious refresh-
ments and had decorated our
tables in a "back to school"
theme. They also had door
prizes - delicious salsas and
relishes made by Teri.
Jacqui led the flag salute
and the reading of our OHCE
Creed. Gwen Barbaree told
how we receive 86,400 sec-
onds every day and should use
them in the enjoyment of life.
She also told us about a group
that prays every day at 7 p.m.
for our nation and our troops.
We had one guest today, Sue
Adkinson's granddaughter,
Halloa Johnson. Our birthday
girls for this month are: Mary
Norrie, Lorayne Hughes,
Jacqui Savage, and Nell Max-
well. The group sang "Happy
By Carla Westfall
Cimarron Valley OHCE
Our meeting was held in the
Methodist Church in Perkins
at 1 p.m. on August 9, 2010.
The meeting was called to
order by Jacqui Savage, our
president. Connie Norrie
introduced Rita Moore, a
kindergarten teacher from
Perkins who told us about
the end of school event called
the Kindergarten Rodeo.
She asked if we would be
interested in helping gout at
It is Time Once Again for
S torytime at the Library
nate reading books, singing
and playacting songs and
fingerplays, and creating
stories on the flannel board.
The program continues with
two crafts, and concludes
with snack time, All activi-
ties are related to a weekly
theme. So come join us
August 17, as we pretend
to be dinosaurs, create a
With the start of school
comes the retum of story-
time at the Thomas-Wilhite
Memorial Library. On Tues-
days at I0:30 am and 1:00
pm is Preschool Storytime.
This 45 minute program is
designed for children ages
2-5. Each program begins
by guessing what is in the
mystery bag, then we alter-
POSSE 2011 to meet
2011.
For those of you who may
not know what the Perkins-
Tryon POSSE is (Parent
Organization Supporting
Senior Extravaganza), is
a non-profit group that
promotes and rewards
the excellence of seniors
at Perkins-Tryon High
School and provides for a
safe after-graduation event
(an over-night lock-in that
takes place on graduation
night).
There will be a POSSE
meeting on August 22, at
4 p.m. in the H. S. Com-
mons Area. Please join us
on Sunday afternoon for
this meeting so we can get
organized for the fundrais-
ing activities for the month
of September. All current
seniors and their parents/
guardians need to attend
this meeting. This meet-
ing is critical to having a
successful after-gradua-
tion party for the Class of
TOPS learns about the
of measuring
Tammy Peterman gave
a visual demonstration of
"The Importance of Mea-
suring." She brought many
examples of foods and used
a digital kitchen scale and
measuring cups and spoons
to show the real portions of
foods we normally eat! If
you would like more infor-
mation about the Fun Day,
or about TOPS (Taking Off
Pounds Sensibly) please
contact Patty Pappan at 405-
334-2683 or visit tops.org
or TOPSWonders.com
dinosaur puppet, and read
books about dinosaurs. On
August 24 we take a trip
through the jungle and go
on a lion hunt. This free
program is designed to
encourage literacy among
preschoolers and toddlers,
as well as familiarity with
the library. This program
also encourages social inter-
action between participants,
as well as helping them to
learn simple concepts such
as colors, shapes, and num-
bors, and encourages move-
ment with their hands and
bodies. Older and younger
siblings and friends are
always welcome to attend.
For babies from birth to
two years is Lapsit Story-
time. Lapsit is offered the
first and third Wednesday
of every month at 10"30am.
The next lapsit will be
offered September 1. The
program theme is Pajama
Time. This program lasts
about 20 minutes and is a
simplified storytime, with
several board books read,
and several songs that
involve movement. This
program is designed to
encourage early literacy
and to encourage interac-
tion between babies and
their caregivers.
For children too old for
Preschool Storytime and
families too busy for day-
time programs, the library
offers an evening Family
Storytime. This storytime
is geared to children ages 3-
8, and includes books read
out loud, games, activities,
crafts, and snacks. Every
month this storytime sur-
rounds a particular theme.
The next Family Storytime
is A Fancy Nancy Fancy
Tea Party September 16.
This program is open to
children and their families
and friends. Everyone is
encouraged to attend.
Registration is not
required for these pro-
grams. For more informa-
tion call 547-5185 or visit
us at 101 E. Thomas St. in
downtown Perkins.
Count on us for convenience!
Register online today!
paynecountybank.com
importance
TOPS OK013 met on
August 5 with 17 attend-
ees; 14 TOPS, 2 KOPS
and 1 guest. The week's
weight recording was a
celebration with a net loss
of 15.25 pounds!! The
TOPS Biggest Loser was
Linda Watkins. A skit on
the TOPS and KOPS pledge
was presented by Jim and
Kathy Albright and Kathie
Tanner. The chapter is pre-
paring for a Fun Day to be
held in Stillwater on August
14th.
Get Together". Our roll call
was answered to "what is your
favorite way to use tortillas."
We had 23 members present
today. Carla Wesffall read
last month's minutes and they
were approved as read.
Phyllis Rodman and Gwen
Barbaree gave the lesson
"Fun with Tortillas". Phyl-
lis passed around a bag with
flour, salt, baking powder,
shortening, and water to show
how tortillas are made. She
told the history and the health
facts about this food. It was
very interesting. Thank you,
Phyllis.
Charlotte Parrack invited
us to the library's Sit 'n
Stitch on Fridays. Friends
of the Library are now meet-
ing in the afternoon. "Read
About it Oklahoma" starts
Sept. 8. This series is about
Oklahoma books. There
was good participation from
children for the summer
W0grams. Emma Lou
Hardin reports that she has
received one more name for
SCHOOL
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"We stripped layers and
layers of finish off of the gym
floor and put a new finish on
it," Ramsey said. The trim
on the buildings were also
repainted to match the new
construction.
He said eventually the con-
cession stand at the old football
field will be demolished, as
well as a home at the southwest
comer of Third and Thomas.
Neither building is being used,
and both have been the object
of trespassers and vandals.
New construction has also
being going on at the high
school campus. The site is
now the home of a new 8,781-
square-foot Performing Arts
Center.
CRUELTY
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which the only witness testi-
fied about the deplorable con-
ditions in which the animals
were found last September.
"This was probably the
worst case of animal cruelty
I've ever seen. There were 84
dogs -- one dead and another
died at OSU. They were in
feces and mud a foot deep.
They were climbing on top
of each other to get out of
the mud," Payne County
Undersheriff Garry McKin-
nis testified.
"In the house, there were
cockroaches everywhere. It
was in such poor condition,
the defendant (later) admitted
she couldn't live there," the
undersheriff testified.
"The animals were seized
and taken to the OSU Veteri-
nary Center, all turned over to
them," said the undersheriff,
adding that all the surviving
animals were adopted.
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bara Ahring' s granddaughter.
Deborah Allensworth said the
Cherokee Strip Museum has
placed large order for our bon-
nets and dolls. Several ladies
took home bonnet kits to sew
and dolls to make. Charlotte
Parrack reports that we have
several Christmas stockings
ready to fill for the children at
Christmas. We voted to buy
chicken from Food Pyramid
for the Lion's Club dinner.
Members volunteered to
bring the rest of the food
for the meal which will be
August 16% Our busy time
at the fair begins on the 17~
when we will measure and
mix the ingredients for our
pies. Members need to be
sure to show up for their
work times.
Summer Council was held
on July 22, 2010. Several of
our members attended along
with some of their husbands.
Those attending were: Velda
Ewing, Carla Westfall,
Lorayne Hughes, Edna West-
fall, Jane Flint, Pat Freeman,
Geraldine and Wayne Allen,:~,
and Mary and Ray Norrie~ : '.
Connie Norrie told the group
about the Life Center in Still-
water which caters to the
elderly. She handed out a list
of items to bring if we would
like to support his project.
Next month's lesson leader
will be Charlotte Parrack who
will tell us about "Is your diet
balanced?" The next meeting
will be a lunch at the church
at 12 noon on Sept. 13th.
Our hostesses will be Patsy
Owsley and Charlotte Par-
rack. The members attending
today were: Sue Adkinson,
Barbara Ahring, Deborah
Allensworth, Gwen Barba-
ree, Jane Flint, Teri Ford,
Pat Freeman, Mariuse Green,
Norma Hallman, Emma I_~u
Hardin, Lorayne Hughes,
Nell Maxwell, Jean Mihura,
Connie Norrie, Mary Norrie,
Patsy Owsley, Charlotte Par-
rack, Phyllis Rodman, Jacqui
Savage, Grace Soutee, June
Stacy, Carla Westfall, and
Edna Westfall.
Phase I of this project consists
of a band room, choir room and
a drama room.
The $1,362,400 project was
let for bids on May 4, 2009.
The center boasts a state-of-
the-art sound system, electri-
cally-operated screens, and
theatre stage lighting in the
drama roon'L
The music rooms were
designed with acoustics in
mind, and both contain office
space, workrooms, indepen-
dent practice rooms, lockers for
band instruments, and a storage
area for band uniforms.
The spacious choir room
is also home to a baby grand
piano, which was donated to
the school by former super-
intendent Cecil and Carol
Acuff.
The Performing Arts Center,
which sits just to the west of
the existing high school build-
ing on east Highway 33, was
designed for the addition of an
auditorium in the future.
"We're all very happy with
[the new buildings]," Ramsey
said, noting the school board
and administration are very
conscious of the growth of the
school district during the past
several years.
"We have an eye to the
future," he said. "During the
next year to 18 months, I will
probably be recommending
we work on getting a new
cafeteria at the junior high
school and a new classroom
at the elementary school."
The undersheriff person-
ally took care of 18 of the
animals at his residence, he
testified.
"The long-haired dogs
were matted with open sores.
There were cockroaches and
eggs on the bodies of the
dogs," the undersheriff tes-
tiffed.
"There were dogs in the
house including pups with
no access to water in cages,"
the undersheriff testified.
The undersheriff said he
had been in law enforce-
ment for 30 years and called
it "the worst case of animal
abuse I've ever seen."
The judge ordered Middle-
ton to pay restititution for
the expenses incurred by the
Sheriff's Office in caring for
the animals "in an amount to
be agreed on by the defense
and the District Attorney
-- if they fail to agree, the
court will have a hearing in
90 days."
After court recessed, the
undersheriff told the Journal
that "OSU donated spay and
neuter on all of them. Our
actual cost to OSU was about
$4,000. All of the animals
have been adopted."
Although she was given
the opportunity to speak in
the 25-minute sentencing
hearing, Middleton chose
not to make a statement to
the judge.
Payne County Sheriff's
Deputy Brandon Myers
told the Journal that he had
arrived on the property in
Vinco on Sept. 17, 2009,
about 20 minutes after a
neighbor called the Sheriff's
Office.
"He could see a deceased
dog in the yard. He wanted
us to check on the other
dogs as well," commented
Myers, who said that he
found another dead dog in
the yard.
Most of the dogs on the
property were full-blood
cocker spaniels, dachsunds
or chihuahuas, he said. The
animals were very malnour-
ished, the deputy said.
Middleton, who was not on
the property, was arrested a
week later, court records
show.
"The dogs had skin lesions
. from fecal material and urine,
mange and fleas. The cocker
spaniels had hair mats so full
of feces that they had diffi-
culty walking," Myers said.
"When we got to the OSU
Vet Med Clinic, they had 11
veterinarians on standby and
20 students and technicians to
start assessing the dogs.
"Most of the dogs had poor
body condition, averaging 0
to 3 on a scale from 0 to 9
-- with 9 being normal,"
Myers said.
Six dogs had to be eutha-
nized -- five due to suffering
and one due to aggression
he said.
The Journal learned that
Middleton was previously
convicted of animal cruelty
in Missouri where she was
given a one-year suspended
sentence with two years'
unsupervised PrObation for
14 misdemeanor counts in
2002, records show.
Over 200 dogs and a
few cats were seized from
Middieton when she lived in
West Plains, Mo., Christine
Portman, Animal Cruelty
Task Force Coordinator for
the Humane Society of Mis-
souri, told the Journal.
In placing Middleton on a
five-year suspended sentence
for the felony crime of animal
cruelty in Payne County, the
judge Friday emphasized that
a condition of her probation
is "to not own any animal
or other domestic pet at all
-- permanently or temporar-
ily."
