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The Natural Way
By Dr. Jeff Black
Biology Department, East Central University
Ada, Oklahoma
Mary Alvey
a compact car stop-
house and out step-
Before she greeted
pened, windows
both car doors left
that a longtime friend,
had arrived and she
with a carload of
suffer in a clos-
is a unique lady who
herself as a 60 year old
16 year old mind when
to the excitement of
She is twice-retired and
: aroundthe dock with the
teaching children about
after 28 years in the
System and then
L second time as Volunteer
in the Education
at the Oklahoma City
v olunteer (D ocent)
1972 and ina few years
a 40-hour week for
Electric and another 20
the zoo. The zoo job
fulltimejob upon her first
has now "taken her show
and is bringing 16
experience with animal-
education to preschools,
schools, Bible schools,
Headstarts, nursing
etc. throughout the state.
with Mary will be a
different live animals
hedgehogs to
a bullsnake
to a bullfrog from
a Collared Dove and a
and a variety of
crawly creatures.
of her animals are "re-
that would have
in the wild or were
by humans and would
survived without Mary's
(her alarm goes off at
. so she can spend 3-4 hours
her animals).
bullsnake without
tongue which means it
programs also include
Biofacts are the
i of animals, such as fossils,
fur, antlers, etc. We
Mary Alvey and one of her pets.
chuckle when we remember Mary homa for young people, ages 12-17,
arriving at the airport with suit- under the jurisdiction of thecourts.
cases containing catfish skulls or Mary taught three hours classes
the complete skeleton of a gar. twice a day.
It is surprising we don't read If you are unable to take your
about Mary in the newspaper group to the zoo, contact Mary
because she has been known to stop Alvey: She offers alarge number of
alongside the highway and remove informative classes for all ages at
skulls from the remains of roadkill- a very reasonable price.
ed animals. That headless animal H ave her help you study methods
was not the victim of a sa tsnic cult, of locomotion, how different
it was just Mary Alvey collecting animals eat, different types of body
coverings animals with zero to
a biofact!! ,, ,I,,A,,, ............ '
When Mary visited us, s~e was many feet, plants and animals that
returning after voluneering a week use spines as defense, animals that :
of her time and animals to B.O.L.D. burrow or use burrows, and on and
which stands for Biological Oppor- on.
tunities and Learning Call Mary in Oklahoma City at
Development. {405) 947-8265 but don't tell her you
This is a program held at the OU know me because she has some
Biological Station on Lake Tex- ~tories to tell about me.
By Velma Downey God Church attended the Youth
was held Sunday after Convention last weekend at
Services in the Assembly of Crossroads Cathedral in Oklahoma
hall Pastor Robert
gave the invocatiorL
attending were Mrs.
guest minister Bro.
• Hall and Mrs. Hall of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ber-
and Travis; Mr. and
Bentley, Jodi, Michael
Beth; Mrs. Kathleen
Brenda Ashley, Daniel,
Kody and Michael; Chris
phillips; Mr. and
Galloway and Melisea;
Mrs. Tommy Ventris,
City. The speaker was Jeanne
Mayo, the concert by Ray Baltz.
Over 3000 youth was the average
attendance with around 500
leaders.
We were blessed spiritually by
the praise, worship and message in
the rallys. We made a few new
friends and saw a few old ones. We
enjoyed the music of Ray Baltz
very much. They went shopping at
the mall, visited atOU and all just
had a lot of fun in general.
Those attending were sponsors
Jean and Ronald Tracy; Kody
Ashley; Michael Bentley; Cecil T.
Mattingly; Stephanie Phillips: and
Jodi Bentley.
The C.A Rally was held Monday
night at Boulevard Assembly of
God Church in Edraond.
Those from Coyie making the trip
on the church bus were Mr. and
Mrs. James Sissens, Dwain and
Teresa; Mrs. Kathloen Phillps; Mr.
and Mrs. Run Tracy, Philip and
and Krystal; Mrs. Delmar
Stephanie, Delmar J and
and Mrs. Eddie Ham-
,he and Billy.
Beatrice Rhamy of
Mr. and Mrs. James
and Teresa; Mrs.
Mrs. Olive Biby;
Seelig, Cecil T. M atting~
Velma Downey.
of the Assembly of
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Stephen; Jodi Bentley; Michael
Bentley; Mrs. Jackie Phillips,
Stephanie, Delmar J and Brandi.
Mrs. Vergie Welch; Mrs. Olive
B iby; Rebecca Marion and Stephen
Ray; Mrs. Brenda Ashley, Kody
and Michael; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Galloway and Melissa; Mrs. Olga
Boyce; Billy Hammack; Gayla
Blair; Shelly Oppellet; Charity
Craft; and Billy Bertram.
Enroute home they stopped at
Hardees and had refreshments.
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The Perkias Journal .m day, November 2, 1989 -- PAGE- "
Mrs. Stanley Has Visito
Halloween The sherrif yelled, '%Vhese car is
this?" Deb rushed out of the cafe
By Zola Sample saying, "It belongs to me."
I will never forget the fall of 1924. The sherrif quickly deputized
It was a time of excitement for Deb Sample while opening the car
HALLOWEEN, and time for the door. He got in the car with Deb
Halloween Parade to be held inand demanded he follow the four
Tulsa, Oklahom& Deb Sample hadmen in their cars out of town. This
invited Millie and me to accompany they did.
him to se our first Halloween Out of town the robbers fled, the
parade~ or first big city parade, dust.rising back and forth over the
You might know we had planned backwood road, climbing rocky in-
ahead, being country girls. Besides, clines and crooks and turns.
Deb Sample was kinda stuck on me The robbers soon saw they were
and trying his best for me to have going to be captured as the new
a date with him. bheBuick was gaining on the older
H e had been making several trips cars. The four robbers turned to the
to the folks' home, five miles out of side of the rough road and took off
Mannford, in his new blue Buick on foot to conceal themselves.
Roadster. I never had any idea he With guns ready, they began
was trying to go with me, he was shooting at the Buick. The sherrif
so much older than I. I alwaysand Deb saw there was to be a gun
made sure Millie was with us. battle and they stopped their car
This last day of October the Jen- and took to the ditches bordering
nings, Okla bank had been robbed the old country road. Bullets were
in the afternoon, but we had not flying in and out and all around.
heard the news. News those days The new car was shot full of holes
was slow to travel, but no one was injured. There were
I was teaching school and was sixty-eeven holes shot in the carbut
hurrying to get myself and sister it still ran after all the excitement.
Millie ready to go to the parade in The robbers took to the dense
Deb's new blue Buick. We soon saw woods and undergrowtl~
the car coming up the lane to the The sherrif and Deb stayed
gate. behind cover until the smoke
Deb piled out of the car, seeming- cleared and the shooting quited
ly excited, and in a different mood doww Eventually Deb and the sher~
than usual. We rushed out to the rif decided to see if their car could
gate all ready to go. Deb sorta run in its present condition. It did.
hesitated, leaning on the car door They drove back to Jennings.
kinda wanting to explain. They had a good idea just about
He said, "You girls may not want who the robbers were from their
to ride in this car. It's been all shot cars left in the woods and soon war~
up." rants were sworn out for their
As we walked around the car, you arrest.
may know we were shocked. Pa and I f I remember correctly and from
Ma and others in the house took what news was spread, one was a
note and soon a bunch of folk were local native of the town of Mann-
looking the shot-up car over while ford and well known. They were all
Deb explained what had happened, caught and jail was to be their
We were all excited and shocked, residence for some time.
Here was Deb's story: Deb had It proved to be a very exciting
gone to the well he was drilling at day for all the small towns around
Jennings in his new Buick and about.
parked it in front of a cafe to eat his A fter the excitement calmed
dinner. Suddenly the town was in down, we girls, Millie and I, climb-
an uproar• Everyone was alerted, ed into the~ car and continued to
'q'HE BANK IS BE ING ROBB- Tulsa where we got to see most of
ED" someone shouted, the raggady, costumed and mask-
You can imagine the excitement.
Down the street the sherrif was
running toward Deb's new car that
could run faster than any parked
along the street.
Endowment Named For
Professor
A $5000 endowment has been
established through the Fresno
State University Foundation ~
fund a Dayle H. Molen Journalism
Scholarship in honor of a veteran
journalism professor.
Dayle Molen joined the FSU
faculty in 1965 after a four-state
newspaper career.
The money, contributed by an
anonymous donor, is expected to
generate a yearly grant of $350 to
a student of sophomore standing or
higher who is a journalism major
with an emphasis in news.
The first scholarship is expected
to be awarded for the 1990-91
academic year.
Before joining the FSU faculty,
Molen held reporting or editing
positions at the Lewiston Tribune
in Idaho, the Great Falls Tribune in
Montana, the Pueblo Chieftain in
Colorado and the Eugene Register.
Guard in OregorL
He has also been a copy editor
and writer for The Fesno Bee. His
teaching specialty is journalism
law. He is advisor to the Insight,
the student weekly newspaper at
FSU.
Professor Molen's wife will be
remembered as the former Lorena
Stanley, daughter of Ruth Stanley
and sister of Dora Mercer.
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Mary Smith and Dora Mercer
visited Mrs. Ruib S~anley, M~-~,
Mercer's mother, in lwr home ~! ~',
Early Autumns Re~Arement Ho~e
in Stillwater last Tuesday.
Citians Enjo3
Evenings
Gray, Mary Smith, Ma~
Frances
Schiffer and Dora Mercer have b~
enjoying getting together for e~, 0~-~
ingwalks and gab sessions and see-/
ing the summer fade into nice, codU.
colorful autumn weather. ~ '~
Walls Visit In :: :in •
Charles and Ma:?,
recently drove to Am~in. 'l'~.**~i~z:
where they met their son t{~)b~r~,
and his wife Penny at. the home o~
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Penick. Penny
was in Austin to participate inN:
wedding. ,'~,
Robert and Penny are teachi~.~ ~
the Colegio Americano de Torrc,!~~:
School in Torreon. Old Mexico. i t,~
ny teaches second grade and Roi~r~
teaches reading and spelling in tile'
sixth grade.
The private school is de'Agned 'i~
prepare students to attend colic ~:~.~
in the United States The sci'~,l:,
day is from 8:30 am. to 2 p.m ~ @i;
two 20-minute breaks. The s iu d~ ,! ~
spend half of the~" day s~. udyi i
Spanish and half ot ti~ ~:~ ,~:~
Englisl~ :~ .~
They wor:hip at the Made~£
Street Iglesia de Cristo {Church ~a~-;
Christ) where they are m~d~i~;.
many Mexican ('} ~ian friend~
Robert goes wiLh young me~ fr~mi~
the preacher training school each
Sunday afternoon ~o differen~
villages where they condu~L,
services. ,.::
One Saturday, tNT pm an adobe,
roof on one of the church building,~,:
using the bucket brigade rneth(x~ t~;
get the adobe to tbe t,op =/,
Robert, a Perkins natiw<
graduated from Perkins-Tryoft,
High School in 1984. Penny is~
native of Austin, Texas and thu~.,
met while attending Abilene Chr .:;
tian University in Abilene, Te: ~:~
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ed clowns and Halloweeners doNOTICE
Perkins Police Chief Bill Loi[i.~
their tricks ar~ treats down Main would like to inform everyone the~ i
Street. r "
It turned rather cool late that the 911 emergency numbe DOE$~
night to return hom~ We had to NOT work in Perkins. Those wl~~
stuff newspapers in the openings have emergencies should call th~
created by the skirmish frorn the following numbers.
bullet holes. FIRE -- 547-2412 • ~" ~
The car was never quite the same POLICE -- 547-2855 :,:
But the county or some office AMBULANCE- 372-4171 .....
repaired the damage and stood for ~ ~
the bill_ .............. :)
On the way home after the ~y' !,
we relaxed while Mille and I sang ,~
'~Pretty Red Wing." This Hallo- .~{,
ween would be remembered for L,'-
years to come. .~m.
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