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To Colorado
Red Hat Pistols
Some of the Perkins Red Hat Pistols recently took a trip to
Colorado Springs to see “T he Menopause Musical." While
there they enjoyed the Garden of the Gods, shopping and
much more. Pictured (I to r) are: DeAnne Ussrey, Queen Bee
Lesa Bane, Suzette Gunderson, and ReGinia McFarland.
“We have lots of fun so please consider joining our group
here in Perkins,” Bane added. For more information contact
Bane at (405) 240-6941. Photo provided
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PERKINS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
MARY A. MORRIS, AGENT
JOSHUA E. MORRIS, AGENT ‘
LANEITE PIERSON, AGENT
218 N. Main - PO. Box 136 405-547-2971
Perkins. OK 74059
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Company employed 32 full-
time employees and five
part-time employees. They
had started their own feedlot
operation feeding and trim—
ming out cattle for slaughter.
There were five employ—
ees on the killing floor, 15
employees in the cutting and
wrapping department, one
in the curing department, two
salesmen, two truck drivers,
four office helpers, and three
feed lot workers.
“Me and Tess had talked
about it for quite some time,
but in 2009 I told the kids
that I thought we ought to
stop slaughtering,” Gary said.
“They looked at me like I was
crazy.”
The decision to eliminate
slaughtering was not due to a
lack of demand, but because
of the regulations and paper-
work required.
“It was about 1991 when we
really started making some
jerky,” Gary recalled. “Jason
and Erica came along, and
they took that jerky to levels
thatI can’t even comprehend,
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and they might be ready to
take it even further.”
Jason added, “We went
from killing to making a lot
more jerky right off the bat
and didn’t lose any employ-
ees. I didn’t know that we
could transition so easy.”
Earlier this year, Ralph’s
transitioned from state
inspection to federal inspec-
tion.
“Our core customer base
is in Oklahoma,” Erica said,
“But we had stores outside
the state 'call wanting to carry
‘ our products, and we had to
tell them no. We knew it was
time to go federal so we could
ship out of state.”
The facility has grown to
35,000 square feet in size,
with 1,600 square feet serv-
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the Perkins fire district. '
“We have four units that
are 24-hour operations, and
then we have an operation
that runs 9 am. to 9 pm.”
he said. “We are going to
convert that lZ—hour truck to
a 24-hour truck and we are
going to put that in Perkins.”
McCauley said they aver—
age about 15 calls a day in
the Perkins fire district.
"The reality is Stillwater is
where it (majority of calls)
are going to happen,” he
said. “We do about 35 to 45
requests for an ambulance
in the Perkins fire district a
month or about 1.5 ambu—
lance calls a day. That is the
challenge of us getting an
ambulance any sooner than
we have now. It is hard to
justify (with the numbers) .”
McCauley said the Westem
Payne County Ambulance
Trust Authority has been
instrumental in helping get
ing as its retail store.
Ralph’s Packing Company
produces hundreds of dif-
ferent meat products includ-
ing steaks, roasts, sausages,
smoked pork chops, hams,
bacon, as well as beef and
pork jerky, and snack sticks.
Ralph’s delivers and sells
their products throughout the
state of Oklahoma, as well as
regionally.
During 2019,deh’s Pack—
ing Company competed in
several national and intema-
tional competitions winning
numerous awards. Ralph’s
won three awards including
Grand Champion Hotdogs,
Champion Smoked Sausage,
and Grand Champion Bison
Hot Dogs in the Ammcan
Association of Meat Pro-
LifeNet to Perkins.
Founded in late 2009,
the Western Payne County
Ambulance Trust Authority
is responsible for emergency
medical service in Stillwater,
Perkins and Glencoe, Okla-
homa. Improving the quality
of ambulance care residents
receive and keeping costs
low are the trust authority’s
primary goals.
WPCATA is led by a board
of directors that includes:
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offer advice to producers
as well.
Attendees were treated to
a steak dinner catered by
the Kinzie family, owners
of the Homestead and Steer
Inn restaurants in Cushing.
During the meal, awards
‘ were presented to county
youth who participated in
the Payne County Fair and
the Tulsa State Fair. To
Stillwater Medical Foundation
Agrirst Cjzriday
Dementia Conversations
Tips for having honest and caring
discussidns about lifestyle changes
November 1,2019 0 12:00 PM
STILLWATER LIBRARY AU DITO RIUM
presented by:
Carla Scull
Education Coordinator
Alzheimer’s Association, Oklahoma Chapter
cessors competition. At the
German Butcher’s Associa-
tion Quality Competition for
Sausage and Ham in ank— V
furt, Germany, they won 21 1
awards and a Cup of Honor, ~
including Gold Medals in
Snack Sticks, Beef Jerky,
Bologna, Andouille, Braun-
schweiger, Bacon, Frank-
funers,SmokedSausage,and '
Summer Sausage. During the
Oklahoma Texas Meat Pro-
cessors Association Cured 1
Meats show they brought:
home 16 awards, including
Grand Champion Boneless
Ham, Grand Champion Fresh ;
Sausage, Grand Champion
Braunschweiger, Grand:
Champion Smoked Sausage, :
and Grand Champion Large ‘;
Diameter Luncheon Meats. f'
Trust Chair Elaine Ackerson, ‘
City of Stillwater appointee; .
Jerry Moeller, Stillwater _
Medical Center appointee; ;
Anne Matoy, Oklahoma
State University appoin- -
t'ee; Brian Norton, Perkins/ j
Glencoe appointee; and Har— ,
land Wells, Payne County ‘
appointee.
“They have been very help— ;
ful in giving us the chance to _'
lookinto the future foroppor- j
tunities,” McCauley said.
close out the evening, the ,
producers held a benefit .
auction to support a local
family.
For more information on
the Payne County Cattle
Producers Association,
contact Mr. Nathan Ander-
son, Director of the Payne
County Extension office
by email at nathan.ander-
son@okstate.edu or (405)
747-8320.
RSVP by phone: 405.742.5946
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online: smc-foundation.org/friday
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Diamond Valley Commuiy Center
Harvest Festival
Saturday, November 2, 2019 3pm-6pm
All proceeds go to the upkeep of Diamond
Valley Community Center.
We will be serving Chicken & Noodles!
Eat with us or get them togo for
only $7.00 a plate with sides, dessert, & drink,
under 12 years old $4.00 or get a quart of
Chicken &.Nood|es for $7.00.
We alsohave baked goods, crafts, vintage
items, Christmas Items, and with a donation
of $1 a ticket or 6I$5 you may take home a
OSU twin quilt!
