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Senior
Co-housing
Develo
Approved
A group of senior
citizens who want to build
a new type of housing
development in Stillwater
got the green light from the
City Council Monday night.
Oakcreek Community
senior co-housing will be
built north of Stillwater
High School.
Stillwater Journal
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SPORTS
P-T Hosts
Beggs
Tonight
The Perkins-Tryon
Demons will end the regu-
lar season tonight hosting
the Beggs Demons in a
non-district clash at MclI-
vain Field. Kickoff is set
for 7:30 p.m. with Senior
Night festivities taking
place before the game.
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Chop Supper, Perkins
Elementary School
• Nov. 17, Noon-Perkins
Lions Club meeting,
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Classifieds .,:,...,.. ~5
Comics ...... ,,: ......... B6
Entertainment ...... C2
Farm & Ranch ....... ? $6
History .................. A5
Obituaries ... ........ A2
Opinions ...., ..... A4,~
Public Records .... $2
School ....., ............ A6
Seniors ................. C4
Sports ................. B1-134
Eagle Scout building new pavilion at Plaza
By Cindy Sheets
Contributing Writer
The Oklahoma Territorial
Plaza in Perkins is getting a
new picnic pavilion, thanks
to a local youth.
McKinzie Anderson, 17,
is building the pavilion for
his Eagle Scout project.
Eagle Scout is the highest
rank that can be earned as
a Boy Scout. To earn Eagle
Scout, young men must
complete requirements for
each rank in Scouting.
"Through each rank, you
have to serve in a leader-
ship position for six-month
terms," Anderson, who has
been a Scout since Septem-
ber of 2004, said. "And you
must earn around 30 merit
badges."
Eagle Scout candidates
also must plan, develop, and
give leadership to others in
a service project helpful to
a religious institution, a
school, or their community.
Anderson noted this project
must not be related to Boy
Scouting.
"I chose to build the pavil-
ion because it was a good
opportunity," Anderson
said. "This park is used a
lot, and I wanted to go out
[of Scouting] big."
The new pavilion will be
located just south of the
playground and the Bartram
Pavilion at the Plaza.
The 24- by 50-foot
pavilion will be similar to
the Bartram pavilion, but
instead of a fireplace, it will
feature barbecue grills.
The pavilion will be a
metal structure with wooden
trim that will look similar to
the Bartram Pavilion.
"We started dirt work on
the project about a week
ago," Anderson said. "We
built the forms for the
concrete pad on Monday,
and poured concreted on
Thursday."
Plaza board member
David Sasser said, "We're
really excited and thrilled
that McKinzie chose to do
the pavilion as his Eagle
Scout project. It'll be a
great addition to the Plaza
and I expect it will get a lot
of use.
"The Bartram Pavilion
gets booked up fast during
the spring and summer."
Bill Anderson, McKinzie Anderson, Mike Whatley, David Webb, and Scrub Dollins (I to
r), pour concrete Thursday for a new picnic pavilion at the Oklahoma Territorial Plaza.
The pavilion is McKinzie Anderson's Eagle Scout project. Journal photo by David Sasser
Sasser said the pavilion,
located near the playground
and the splash pad, will be
perfect for large groups that
want to have cookouts.
Anderson, a member of
Stillwater Troop #828, is
the son of Bill and Dana
Anderson. He has one
sister, Mikaela, 11.
Anderson said he appreci-
ates the donations of build-
ing materials and labor for
the project.
"J.R. Kalka provided
the sand, Perkins Build-
ers Supply provided 2x4s
and other supplies for the
forms, and The Railroad
Yard provided rebar and
volunteer labor," Ander-
son said. "Also a couple of
scouts and other volunteers
helped."
After construction is done,
Anderson plans to host a
cookout at the pavilion for
those who have donated
money, time, and supplies
for the project.
"I hope to do that in
November," he said.
Anyone who would like
more information about
Anderson's Eagle Scout
project, or who would
like to make a donation,
is asked to call (405) 612-
6148.
P-T Board of Edreceives" -_ annual reports
Annual reports were
presented to the Perkins-
Tryon Board of Education
during Monday night's
regular monthly meeting.
Elementary principal
Bobby Simma gave a
brief overview of the fed-
eral programs currently
in place at P-T. Simma
reported the district
receives funds for seven
federal programs ranging
from reading and math
remediation to technol-
ogy. These federal dol-
lars make up about 10
percent of the district's
total budget.
Board members received
a remediation report from
high school principal Jeff
Colclasure. Colclasure
told the group the figures
reflect students who have
taken the ACT test for a
particular year regardless
of what class they were
in. State averages did not
fluctuate much for years
2003 through 2008. There
were, however, changes
in rates depending on the
year.
Colclasure also touched
on the dropout rate for the
2009-2010 school year.
During that time, he said,
there were a total of five
students who dropped out
of school for various rea-
sons, but attendance was
high on the list. One was
an eighth grader while the
remaining four were high
school students.
The board also approved
the district's annual elec-
tion resolution calling
for the Feb. 8,, 2011,
annual school election
for the Office No, 1 seat
on the broad. That posi-
tion is currently held by
Rick Lomenick and he
announced he would be
seeking another five-year
term. The resolution also
stated that if necessary,
any runoff election would
be held April 5, 2011.
A contract for Career
and Technology Educa-
tion programs for the
2010-2011 school year
was also approved. The
board also approved a
revision to policy deal-
ing with tobacco use on
school premises. The
policy now includes word-
ing to include a synthetic
substance called "spice"
or K2.
Following an executive
session, to board voted
to approved the employ-
ment of Evelyn (Shelley)
Watkins as a paraprofes-
sional at the junior high?
Also hired was Fatima
Mazboudi as a cook at
the intermediate/junior
high cafeteria.
The resignation of bus
driver Margaret Quinlan
was also acknowledged.
The board also approved
General Fund encum-
brances of $24,369.48;
Building Fund encum-
brances of $9,056.40;
a Child Nutrition Fund
encumbrance of $64.05,
and the Activity Fund
Report.
Suspect spits on officer
By Cindy Sheets
Contributing Writer
An impulsive act in the
back of a police car resulted
in a felony charge for a Yale,
Okla. man.
The incident occurred Sat-
urday, Oct. 2, as Jason Lee
Kerby, 34, of Yale, Okla.
was placed under arrest for
driving while intoxicated.
Perkins Officer Clayton
Collier arrested Kerby after
he attempted to elude the
officer following a hit-and-
run accident at Lovers Lane
and Kirk Street in Perkins.
Kerby's 1987 Mitsubishi
pickup allegedly struck a
1999 Dodge pickup driven
by Larry Tomlinson of
Perkins.
Kerby was finally pulled
over in the 9000 block of
South Perkins Road, where
he was placed under arrest
for driving while intoxicated,
hit-and-run, and attempting
to elude an officer.
Collier said Kerby was
placed in the back seat of
the patrol car. Collier was
seated in the driver's seat,
preparing to transport Kerby
to jail when Kerby allegedly
spit on Collier.
Kerby was then transported
to Payne County Jail.
He was charged Tues-
day, Oct. 26, in Payne
County District Court on
two felony counts and two
misdemeanor counts.
The felony charges were:
driving a motor vehicle
while under the influence of
alcohol, second and subse-
quent (municipal), blood or
breath alcohol concentration
of .08, which is punishable
by a fine of up to $2,500
and imprisonment of one to
five years; and transferring
bodily fluid, when he spit
on Officer Clayton Collier,
which is punishable by a fine
of up to $1,000 or imprison-
ment for up to five years, or
both.
The misdemeanor counts
were: attempting to elude,
punishable by imprisonment
for up to one year or a fine
of $100 to $2,000, or both;
and leaving the scene of a
property damage accident,
punishable by imprisonment
for up to one year or a fine of
up to $500, or both.
Kerby's next court appear-
ance is set for Monday, Dec.
6.
THE JOURNAL
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