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contests, a parade and an
of other events will highlight
Settlers Days celebration
bs Sept. 13.
events open with the flea
arts and crafts show which
day across from city hall in the
next to Cupid's Care and Meat
Wise, city clerk, is in charge
events and reports that several
already contacted her for
meetings were being held
to decide on game booths
by the school.
city and Roundup Club will
effort on all Old Settler
and contests will start at 2 p.m.,
to Mayor DeWayne Moser. He
said the Saturday contests will -include
foot races, sack races, one-legged races
and turtle races.
A bicycle decorating contest and best
dressed pet contest will be held just prior
to the parade---about 2:45 p.m. at the
school. Prizes will be given for winners in
all races and contests.
Line up for the parade will be on 2nd
Street in front of the school with starting
time for the parade at 3 p.m. The parade
will head south on Main Street.
Featured in the parade will be the three
high school football queen candidates
who were chosen last week by the football
team. Representing the classes will be
senior Cassandra (Kathy) Vonberg,
junior Dawn Bradley and sophomore
Tammy Moser.
The weekend activities start Friday
night at 8 p.m. with a rodeo sponsored by
the local roundup club. Books op[n
Thursday at 5 p.m. and close at 10 p.m.
Friday's opening is at 6 a.m. with closing
at 5 p.m. Fees must be paid by 7 p.m.
each night. The number to call is
405-547-2280.
A dance will follow the rodeo Friday
night at the Cimarron Country Ballroom
where Bob Darby and his band will
provide music. Cost will be $2.50 per
person.
Saturday the finals of the rodeo will
begin at 8 p.m.
The Old Settlers Days celebration
started as a picnic in the early 1990s. A
Goodnight preacher thought up the event
at that time and it was annually hosted on
the R.B. Frames farm.
Moser says that 15 years ago the
celebration was moved to Perkins by the
then active Jaycees.
--Four Local Ones
Payne County and one Logan
+project are part of the new $253
five-year highway construction
app~ved ~by the Oklahoma
CommissiOn-at its August
Director R.A. Ward estimates
5 projects will take
1,464 of the multi-million-dollar
is the main criteria for allotment
funds in the new five-year plan,
to Ward.
eight Oklahoma Highway
District 5 was last on the list
total inadequate mileage was
evaluated.
However, interstate, lake access,
industrial access or special maintenance
projects are not included in the program.
The four Payne County projects
included in the plan are divided between
three highways.
State Highway 33 will have two
projects.
The first is 9 miles of parallel lane
construction which will provide a four
lane facility from Cushing east to
Drumright. The present sufficiency
rating is low and this means that the
present roftd is "critically inadequate."
Average daily traffic on the road is
around 4,300. The project will cost an
estimated $2.51 million.
The second SH 33 project calls for 2
miles of surfacing at the new Cimarron
River bridge east of Perkins. The bridge
and roadway are already under
construction and the estimated cost is
S650,000.
Where SH 51 in Payne County is
concerned, a six mile surfacing on
parallel lanes is called for. ,-'his will
provide a four lane facility from SH 86
east. Grading and drainage work are
already in process. The estimated cost of
the project is $1.3 million.
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CLASS OF 1912
Old Setters Day was still a fairly new event at the time this
photograph was taken! PL uured are 1912 Perkins Public
School grades five and six frt.n left to right: [top row] Bonnie
Jenkins, Freda Weems, Anna Acuff, Bill Hubbard, Mrs.
Parkhurst [teacher], unidentifled~ unidentified, unidentified,
Maud Monroe; [second row] Harrlett Laughlin, Hazel
Hoaselton, Blanche Mullinix, Ruby Brooks, Ramona Hili,~
Effie Webb, Marthe Iatcy, Anna Foster, CAwa JohMonl [third
row] Annamar-y Smith, Ellis MeDanlel, Lorene Shumate,
George Wells, Cassle Webb, Robert Redbum, Bnelah Wells,
Charles Stump, Mildred Seroggal [fourth row] Forrel
Soudors, Forest Dryden, Lyle Fields, Guy SeroUs, Kelth
Clumtry, Streeter Knipo, and Ivan Foster.
Perkins-Tryon school board
Y, Sept. 9 directed bus drivers to
g¢ passengers at four
on their routes. The board's
a result of protest by parents
Eaton Drive over the halting of
bus routes.
bus will now pick up
students at the corners of
and Eaton streets, Knipe and"
Knipe and Second streets,
and Highway 177,
to Superintendent Shelby
When traffic is congested, the
stop at Cimarron and Highway
will direct traffic to allow
to cross the highway in
coaches were pleased with
but the outcome where the
Friday with Hennessey was
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Frank Sutton's bus will continue to pick live one and one-half miles or less from
up and discharge students,at the corner the school are responsible for the
of Knipe and Eatonstreets as necessary transportation of their children to and
to equai]ze loads." ~m seh~l. However, the board agreed
Parents protested the discontinuation that for the safety of the students the
of the one-year experimental intracity bus
routes at the regular school board
meeting Tuesday, Sept. 2. Parents living
on.,Eaton Drive as well as those on
Timberline and in Cimarron Heights
Addition were concerned about the
distance their children would have to
walk to school, especially during bad
weather. Parents were also worried about
the safety of their children at the
crossings along Highway 177.
The school board pointed out in the
meeting that by state law parents who
school would provide bus service as long
as it is financially feasible.
The buses will continue to stop at the
four new corners "provided funds are
available, utilization of services indicates
the need, and pressure does not develop
(one the school) to extend the services
throughout the city."
The board and superintendent
estimated the cost of running the intracity
bus routes at $3,000 a year and with few
students using them and the recently
approved state-mandated teacher pay
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Head Coach Ditz McIlvain said prior to
the game that "this is the most spirited
group I've had in my nine years here."
But while the team's effort and spirit
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RACES EAGLES
were 100 percent last Friday, size and
alertness cost the Perkins-Tryon team the
game.
In the 32-8 contest the Hennessey
Eagles manhandled the Demons at the
line where the Eagles held the weight
advantage.
Alertness was another cause in the
loss.
"If we'd had someone come off the line
to pick up that first fumble by their
fullback, it might have given you some
momentum," the coach told the squad
prior to Monday's practice.
In recapping the game he noted that
first series of downs where Hennessey
marched to a score after recovering their
fullback's early fumble.
Coach Mcllvain noted turnovers which
could have changed the game's
complexion during key moments.
One Demon punt was fumbled by a
Hennessey receiver and "alertness"
again could have given the Demons good
field possession. One Eagle fumble was
recovered in the fourth quarter by Roger
NeTTle.
The Demons threatened early in the
game, stalling on the six-yard line when
the referee didn't see the ends being
held.
The lone Perkins score came as the
game ended on a Guy Rose to Mike
Mobley pass that covered Ib-yards.
Mobley outwitted defenders to get open
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raises, the school felt the routes should
be cut out.
The recent state law added an extra
burden to the already strained school
budgets across the state by requiring pay
raises. To meet their budgets schools
have had to cut costs in other ways, and
the Perkins-Tryon school board felt the
intracity bus routes were not used enough
to warrant continuation of the service.
New School Board Meeting Policies
The Perkins-Tryon school board also
issued this week a policy statement
relative to school board meeting visitors.
The new policy states: "Regular
meetings and special meetings of the
Perkins-Tryon Board of Education may be
audited by any person. Patrons are
in the end zone.
Rose teamed up with ethel Gray on the
two-point conversion to cap the season's
opener.
The Perkins attack was balanced with
! 12 yards on the ground and 114 yards in
the air. Hennessey gained 332 yards on
the ground and added 40 aerial yards
while scoring on runs of two, three, five,
three and 71 yards.
Friday. Sept, 12, the Demons host
Chisholm in the home opener.
Chisholm "looks better than last
year." according to one report Mcilvain
has received. He noted that Chisholm
beat Moreland 28-0 last Friday in +their
opener.
"With young players there's slot of
nervousness until they get four or five
games under their belts." said Mcllvain
of the team which features only half a
dozen seniors.
"Like Coach Bunch pointed out. they
were scared. Not scared of their
opponents-but afraid of making mistakes
The only guy who doesn't make mistakes
is the guy who doesn't do anything. We
don't mind the mistakes..-we just don't
want them making the same ,rues." said
Mcilvain of his unexperienced players.
Where Chisholm is concerned, the
Demon mentor expects an air attack. He
notes that they attempted 35 passes and
had another 10 attempts stopped when
the quarterback was sacked by Moreland.
welcome.
"The law provides that all matters
concerning personnel may be discussed
in executive session (closed meeting), but
that all votes on such matters must be
cast in public session.
"In the interest of harmony.
efficiency, and the expediting of
Title IV Meeting Set
There will be a meeting in the
Perkins-Tryon gym-auditorium Sept. 18
at 7:30 p.m. to elect indian officers for the
Title IV program.
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The Demon secondary is young, small
and inexperienced, but Mcilvain says
they are alert and agressive. They may be
the key to the upcoming Friday battle
with Chisholm.
Game time is 7:30 p.m. at the football
field behind the high school.
Show your support for the Demons by
attcndin~ the game!
muetings, we believe that the following
procedures for governing visitors and
h~mJling+ their problems are most
important and should be followed.
"a. The clerk of the board will ask all
visitors to identify themselves and list
their names.
"b. Questions and problems of
consequence will be presented to the
clerk of the board in writing at least seven
(7) days prior to the next regular meeting.
The board will then study the questions
or problems and endeavor to arrive at a
decision based on facts.
"c. Groups of over three individuals
should select a member of each group to
act a spokesman.
"d. Personnel problems are by school
law to be discussed in executive session.
All votes will be cast in public.
"e. The board reserves the right to
adjourn to executive session at any time if
a visitor verbally attacks school
employees. Board of Education meetings
are not forums for such activities.
"The board suggest that when
problems arise involving interpersonal
relations with a student and a staff
member, the parent confer with the
teacher and if necessa~, with the teacher.
the building principal, and the child.
Most problems of this nature can be
resolved by following this procedure.'"
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PTA will have their
of the year at 7:30 p.m.
All teachers and our new
will be introduced and
following the meeting
will be open so that parents
and visit with their childrens'
Personally.
please come and support
...Don'tpTA TonightF°rget Don't , miss thesei sideSpecial features " Support the Demons
week: ,. theirhome opener
You can renew old friendships of last ~*~~ G lencoe Founders Day ...Page 3 F rldoynlghtogoOnst
year and perhaps make some new ones,
We want to extenda special invitation + ,ngoils Historic Site ...Page 4
to all the new parents in the area. We
want to know you better and hear your +~'~( Chisholm.
ideas. See you at school tonight. -~----7 ~ Perkins Founding ...Page 4
