Now Perkins
Volume 105, Number 7
10, 1994
Per Copy
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Perldns, OK, America 547-2411
Town Talk...
Mike Groene newest member of Perkins Lions
Club...Cushing says we can have Lee Ray
Murlin...Elsie Grant showing Rick how to scrape
plates...Inez Barnes has a book so valuable she
won't let it get out of the bank...Chamber offices
may be located at Journal soon...VFW has live
music this Friday night-The Burch Brothers...
Contents destroyed by fire
destroyed two buildings on Northwest First and Chantry last Wednes-
The top photo shows Tanya Miller, owner of the small building
house that caught fire and eventually gutted the building shown on
photo owned by D&B Amusement. The cause of the fire is "unknown".
officer Charles Ottaway and Fire Chief Larry Moorman sift through
to find a cause. The building in the bottom photo contained pool
pinball machines that were destroyed.
"The Perkins:Tryon Board of
Education formally called for
a resolution to set February
14, 1995 as the official date
for the election of a new
board member from the re-
cently redrawn District 5 seat
now held by Sam Hickman.
That action was taken at the
regular monthly meeting
held Monday night.
Hickman has indicated that
he will not seek reelection for
that position. Any candidate
must be a resident of that
district which is northeast of
Perkins, generally from
Highway 33 to just south of
Mehan Road (See map in this
issue.)
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The map shown above indicates the new
boundaries for School Board member dis-
tricts. The district has set an election date
to fill Sam Hickman's school board seat.
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The prospective candidate
must also be a registered
voter "within the geographi-
cal boundaries of the election
district for six months pre-
ceding the first day of the
filing period (June 5, 1994)".
Those boundaries were re-
cently redrawn by the board
based on the 1990 census and
have been approved by the
board and other appropriate
government agenc'es.
Also on that February bal-
lot will be the annual school
millage election. If necessary,
the runoff will be held April
4, 1995.
In other business, the
board:
* Acknowledged the resigna-
tion of Charlotte Anderson,
custodian.
*Approved the 1994-95 Cur-
riculum Advisory Committee
and Gifted and Talented
Committee: Coordinator,
Milton Davis; teachers, Helen
Barker, Paula Focht, Steve
Grotheer, and Rick Garrison;
and parents, Nannette
Grotheer, Carla Wollenberg,
Nancy Hilley, and Mary
Morris.
.Approved paying one half
of the costs to heat the Paul
and Anna Marie Evans Ag
Barn, not to exceed $1,500.
*Approved school property
items as surplus and directed
Superintendent o£ Schools
Jim Hyder to dispose of the
property by public auction.
Hyder told The Journal that
the items, including a school
bus and pickup, will be given
to the Ag Booster Club for
their annual Consignment
Auction set for Nov. 19.
*Voted to employ Lisa
Board of Trust-
to immediately
Process of redraw-
wards based
census at their
meeting
Twila Lon-
Boydston, Dan
Randy
the issue of
change the way
are elected.
centered on
One, to make the
an at-large ba-
Particular bound-
or two, go
the wards
matched on a
y Hall ap-
Committee corn-
Clerk
Assistant
and local
Bowyer, and
to COme up with
by the Decem-
board would
that
Attorney Roger
advised the board
rards must be de-
the 1990 popu-
and not by any
or street.
members were
mg to an at-
K and vot-
ing, but Boydston said he was
against it because "it could
lead to problems down the
road." He cited as an ex-
ample, that one neighborhood
could have all five trustees,
which could lead to unfair
representation to the rest of
the town.
The entire board voted for
the redistricting of wards. No
replacement has been found
yet for the trustee seat left
by the resignation of Larry
Tomlinson.
The four members also dis-
cussed taking action on mov-
ing the Perkins Chamber of
Commerce office to City Hall.
No vote was taken on that
proposal after McMillian said
"it's a good deal, but it's ille-
gal."
He went on to give numer-
ous Supreme Court rulings
that pointed out explicitly
that it couldn't be done.
"There's a taboo about spend-
ing public funds for a private
purpose or enterprise,"
McMillian added.
Both Johnson and Longan
expressed disappointment
that it couldnWt be done. The
Chamber office was 1Qcated
in space donated by Harland
Wells, but that office has
been leased by HMK Insur-
ance.
The Chamber telephone has
been moved upstairs into
Wells office on South Main,
but Longan, who is also
President of the Chamber of
Commerce, felt that the
Chamber should have a more
permanent location.
In a later development,
Perkins Journal Publisher
Rick Clark, told Longan that
the Chamber office could be
located in the Journal offices
at 122 S. Main.
The board also considered
annexing a small portion of
land located on the northeast
of town that included the
residences of "Joe Hrencher
and part of Harland's (Wells)
swimming pool."
That item was put on the
agenda by Larry Moorman,
who said that Hrencher had
verbally requested to be an-
nexed into town. The board
took no action until a peti-
tion was presented by the
landowners for annexation.
In other business, the
Perkins Board of Trustees:
* Approved a step increase in
salary to Utility Superinten-
dent Larry Moorman.
*Directed that the PYSO be
solely responsible for all mon-
ies collected in basketball
and baseball "signups."
*Appointed Dale Anderson
as the Park and Recreation
Assistant Sports Director at
an annual salary of $3,000.
That action was taken after
his resignation from the P&R
Board. They also accepted the
resignations of Brad Mills
from that board. They ac-
cepted the recommendations
by the P&R Board to appoint
Robert Sasser and Ken
Karner to the P&R Board.
• Accepted Larry Moorman's
opinion that no action should
be taken regarding noncom-
pliance of Perkins Cedes rela-
tive to a trailer site.
Harper (after an executive
session) as one-half time
teacher assistant at Tryon
Elementary; and to employ
Nicky Decker as a cook at
Perkins-Tryon Middle School.
Hyder also noted that
Board Members Sherry Gor-
don and Dwight Brown were
appointed to serve on the
Board of Directors of the Ag
Farm Committee.
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Perkins voters reflect
mood of electorate
If candidates were listening to the
noises made by Perkins voters, they
got an earful Tuesday as a large lo-
cal turnout of 865 eligible voters gave
a resounding "no!" to U.S. Senate
hopeful Dave McCurdy and others.
The Perkins precinct voted against
McCurdy, 334, to the eventual win-
ner, Republican Candidate Jim
Inhofe's 447.
For Associate District Judge,
Perkins went with the rest of the pre-
cincts and approved the candidacy of
Robert Murphy against Bob Wyatt,
420 to 392. Murphy garnered 10,809
votes total to Wyatt s 8,304.
Perkins had a different view than
the rest of the state in the governor's
race. Independent Candidate Wes
Watkins had 366; Frank Keating (R)
had 3 0; and Jack Mildren had 185
votes.
Voter tallies in the other races in
the Perkins precinct were:
Lt. Governor: Diamond (D), 371;
Fallin (R), 415; and Harnett (1), 71.
State Auditor: Scott (D), 484; and
Dunlaney, (R), 343.
Attorney General: Edmondson (D),
431; Hunter (R), 410.
State Treasurer: Butkin (D), 438;
Keasler (It), 391.
Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Garrett (D), 443; Murphy, (R), 405.
Commissioner of Labor: Renfro (D),
388; Reneau, 425.
Insurance Commissioner: Fisher (D),
391; Crawford (R), 427.
Corporation Commissioner: Nesbitt
(D), 403; Anthony (R), 441.
U.S. Representative: Brewster (D),
549; Tallant (R), 280.
Perkins also defeated all five state
questions, two of them by a single
vote.
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