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Trick Or
Treat Moved
Due to concerns
about heavy traffic associ-
ated OSU's home football
game at 7 p.m. on Oct. 31.
the Stillwater City Coun-
cil has moved traditional
Halloween trick-or-treat
activities to Thursday, Oc,
29.
Stillwater Journal
Page A1
P-T Hosts
Berryhiil
The Perkins-Tryon
Demons still face a
similar situation in this
week's game against the
Berryhill Chiefs. A win
would keep solid playoff
hopes alive for both
teams• A loss would have
the other scrambling with
two more chances left in
the regular season.
The District 3A-3
encounter will begin
at 7:30 p.m. Friday at
McIlvain Field.
Page B1
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• Oct. 22 - 23 - Parent/
teacher conferences.
• Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. - HS
Football vs Berryhill, homo.
• Oct. 27, 5 p.m. -JH
Foolbail at Chandler.
• Oct. 27, 7 p.m. - Perkins
Masonic Lodge #92
meeting, 915 E. Kirk.
• Oct. 29, 6a30 p.m.
- Perkins Planning
Commission & Flood Plain
Board meetings, City Hall
Annex.
• Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. - HS
Football at Dewey.
• Oct. 31 - Halloween
• Oct. 31 - Monster Mash,
elementary school gym.
• Nov. 1 - Daylight Saving
-time ends
• Nov. 1,4 p.m. - Perkins-
Tryon POSSE meeting,
high school commons.
• Nov. 1,6 p.m. - Bikers
Against Child Abuse
(BACA), Perkins VFW
Post, Sadler Rd.
• Nov. 2, 7 p.m. - Perkins
4-H, Evans Ag Cornl ex
• Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m. - Perkins
V.EW. Post #7322 & Ladies
Auxiliary mee ngs.
• Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m.-
Monthly city-wide siren test
(weather perm Ung)
NDEX
People .................. A2
Obituaries ............. A2
Opinions ............... A4
School .................. A9
Sports .................. 131 -B4
History .................. C3
Church .................. C4
Comics .................. C6
Classifieds ........... 135-B7
THE JOURNAL
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A Summer
Jamison Rudd' s
mission trip to Africa.
Destinations & Travel - C1
Gettin' Kicks On
Route 66
Perkins 4-H Club takes
a road trip.
School•- A7
By Michelle Charles ODOT Division Engineer
Journal Staff Writer Casey Shell said.
A highway project that offi- ODOT developed a con-
cials say will help the City of ceptual design 15 to 20 years
Perkins will come at a cost to ago that would have bypassed
four homeowners and three downtown Perkins at S.H. 33
businesses that will lose part and removed some curves
of their land. from US- 177 south of Perkins.
They and their supporters he said.
attended last week's Perkins Shell said as he understood
City Commission meeting to it, the plan was rejected by
express their feelings about city leaders and downtown
that. merchants afraid of the effect
The Oklahoma Department on businesses in Perkins.
of Transportation has been The current plan involves
working on plans to improve improving the intersection at
US-177 for at least 20 years. US-177 and S.H. 33, creating
a 12 acre water detention basin
at the southwest comer of the
intersection and installing a 24
inch underground drainage
pipe to drain excess water to
the Cimarron River.
The highway, which is known
as Main St. in Perkins. will be
widened for ½ mile from the
comer to include right and left
turn lanes as it enters the north
end of town.
Turn lanes will alleviate traf-
fic congestion and make turn-
ing left off Main St. safer.
"People won't have to worry
about being rear-ended when
Flu shots offered in
S
Seasonal flu shots will be shots in the drive-thru clinic. "We have been asked to
givenatthePerkinsSeniorCiti- "I hope people will be patient target school-aged kids," she
zens Center. Thursday, (Xn. 22, and understanding," said said.
from 9-11:30 a-m.. and from Annette O'Connor, Adminis- Healthy school aged children.
1-4 p.m. at the Glencoe Senior trative Director of the Payne 2 to 18 years old. will receive
Citizens Center. The vaccine County Health Department. the nasal flu mist. while chil-
will be administered by Payne "The vaccine is available, you dren with chronic health con-
County Health Department just have to find it."ditions - athsma, bronccitis.
nurses and was donated by O'Connor said they have etc. will receive the injectible
Stillwater Medical Center. given about 3,000 doses in vaccine.
Sfillwater Medical Center's their clinics, which represents The Health Department's
annual drive-thru flu shot about 80 percent oftheir annual flu clinics in Stillwater are
clinic has been cancelled due flu shot supply, offered Mondays and Fridays
to a shortage of vaccine. In O'Connor said the H1N1from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., as long
the past SMC and the Payne vaccine is coming in small as the vaccine is available. In
County Health Department increments and they have given Cushing the flu clinic is offered
administered about 7.500 flu about 400 doses so far. Fridays from 8 a-m. to 6 p.m.
they stop to tum left." Shell
said.
Becky Jones said she didn't
understand why the bypass
wasn't still being considered.
"It kills your downtown but
town will always be there." she
said the night of the commis-
sion meeting. "There will still
See PROTEST Page A3
An Editorial
vu
In March 1980, a meeting was held in Perkins to
discuss an improvement project to Perkins Main Street.
The $1.2 million project included widening Main Street
from SH33 to Kirk Street, installing curbs and gutters
for eight blocks through town, and installation of a storm
sewer system alleviating most of our community's drain-
age issues. However, at the meeting a couple of Main
Street business owners spoke up against the project
saying construction would hurt their businesses and
called it a 'waste of money." Sen. Bob Murphy and
State Highway Director R. D. Ward told the group, "If
the community does not want the improvements, there
are numerous other places the money could be spent."
And that's exactly what happened, thanks to the selfish
interests of a few people.
Fast forward to October 2009, and again a meeting is
held in Perkins to discuss improvements to Perkins Main
Street. The project now stands at $8 million but doesn't
include the new downtown streetscape. Again, a few
property owners stand up and voice their opposition to
the project for selfish and self-serving reasons.
In a letter to the editor published in The Journal a few
weeks ago, these individuals stated the citizens of Perkins
don't understand the project and they" are doubtful that
this is an improvement." They say the project will benefit
See EDITORIAL, Page A3
By Cindy Sheets waiting for the bomb squad to 911 was made at appmxi- local, county and state law ofthe call from phone records.
Contributing Writer fromOHP."Ramseysaid, mately 6:30 a.m. and law enforcement and emergency Even though the caller had
Twolocaljuveniles have teen Galt said deparmaent protocol enforcement officers cleared responders, They got here a blocked phone number.
arrested formaking an alleged for a bomb threat incident calls the area by around 9:30 that quickly and were very profes- officers obtained a subpoena
bomb threat to Perkins-Tryon for an assist request to the morning, sional. I think the local police to ask AT&T for the phone
Schools last week. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Ramsey noted he is grateful did a great job handling this." records which identified
P-T Superintendent James bomb squad, the call was reported before Hensley said officers were the phone number and even
Ramsey confirmed that a "qhey'll bring out their tech- bus drivers headed out on their able to determine the origin See BOMB, Page A3
school bus driver received nicianandbomb-sniffingdogs routes. He also said he is glad
the alleged threat to blow up and walk through the area to the bus barn is not located near Parent Portal Available
her bus. see if explosive devices can any of the school campuses.
The bus driver, Brenda Perry, be detected." he said. "Once so it was relatively simple to Parents of students attending Perkins-Tryon schools
discoveredtheallegedthreaton they're satisfied there is no secure the area. can pick up passwords to access the school's Parent
her voicemail at approximately threat of explosives, they let In addition to Perkins Police Portal website during parent/teacher conferences this
6:30a.m.Wednesdaymoming, us know the area has been Department and OHP. Per- Thursday and Friday. The Parent Portal allows par-
Oct. 14. The call was received cleared." kins Emergency Management. ents to access their student's grades and attendance
Tuesday evening. An OHP bomb technician Payne County Emergency records. Passwords can only be given in person, not
Perry immediately called gl 1 to arrived on scene with two Management. and the Payne over the phone, and are available in the office of each
report the threat. That call went bomb-sniffing dogs and County Sheriff's office also schoolsite. Parent/teacher conferences are being held
to the Payne County Sheriffs quickly inspected the scene, responded to help handle the Thursday from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., and on Friday from
office dispatch, which relayed finding no explosives, threat. 8 to 11 a.m.
the information to the Perkins Ramsey said the initial call Ramsey said. "I want to thank
Police Department.
Perkins Police Sgt. Jason Galt
said t.ecityimmediately United Way Campaign in full swing
implemented its emergency
plan to handle such an inci- By Cindy Sheets towards our Perkins goal," Payne County Bank will host Scouts.Girl Scouts. Legal Aid
dent. Contributing Writer Wollenberg said Monday a Halloween costume contest of Oklahoma. Smart Start.and
Gait said Officer Michael This year's Stillwater Area morning, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Consumer Credit Counseling
Pearson was the first officer to United Way fund drive is well It's not too late to contribute: Friday, Oct. 30. The public Services.
respond to the bus barn. where underway and the Perkins there are lots more local fund- is invited to drop by the bank "This week we would like
he found one staff memberat community is busily working raising events planned, and vote for their favorite cos- to highlight the Stillwater
work. Pearson evacuated the toward its $24,000 goal. "Each person or business tume by making a donation to Domestic Violence Service."
barn, and began securing the Perkins Division Co-chairs making a donation will get United Way. Wollenberg said. "This
scene to prevent any other Gene Wollenberg and Chris their name in a weekly draw- Bank employees will also agency provides comprehen-
school staff members from Petermann said the local drive ing" for exciting prizes, Wol- have Jack-O-Lanterns for sale sive, confidential services to
entering the area- was kicked off in September lenberg said. Prizes include on Friday, Oct. 30, and Samr- those dealing with domestic
Ramsey said the morning bus with the annual Day of Caring. several gift sets from Bath day, Oct_ 31. All proceeds will violence and sexual assault."
mutes were immediately can- That day, local volunteers and Body Works, gift cards go to United Way. Parenting skills, education
celed. He then notified local spiffed up the yards oftwo Per- from area restaurants, and This year's Stillwater and reliefnursery services are
and state media, following the kins residents and also pitched children's toys. Area United Way goal is available at the Parents Assis-
same procedure that the school in at the Oklahoma Territorial The drawings will be held $800,000. tanceCenter, ll5E.Fourthin
system uses during inclement Plaza on North Main Street. through November. Tickets Wollenberg encourages area Stillwater. For more irdbrma-
weather. This year, the annual Pistol for the drawings may also be residents to support the drive tion about SDVS, call (405)
Perkins ChiefofPoliceSteve Pete 5K Run and l mile Fun purchased. Tickets are $5 each because Stillwater Area 377-2344, or its 24-Hour
Hensley said officers cordoned Run designated $1,700 in orfive tickets for $20. United Way supports 24 Crisis Line (800) 624-3020.
off the area surrounding the event proceeds to UnitedWay. Only one prize per donor, and agencies that provide a wide For a complete list of
bus barn, blocked all acces- The mn was held during Old you do not need to be present variety of services for people Stillwater Area United Way
sible entrances and re-routed Settlers' Day festivities on to win. of all ages, including services agencies, or more informa-
traffic. Saturday, Sept. 26. Last weeks prize winnerwas to Perkins residents, tion about United Way, visit
"When I showed up, they had "At this time I can safely James Ramsey. Watch the Those agencies include the still vatemnitedway.org, or
theareacordonedoffandwere say we have banked $6,200 paper each week for winners. American Red Cross. Boy ca11(405)377-2161.
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