THE PER
DAY, DECEMBER 5, 1996
Scott Sager
Citians' grandson
is Wyoming
horseshoe champ
In the Steve Sager home, in
Rock Springs, Wyo., pitching
horseshoes is a family affair.
Both Steve and his wife Patty
toss a pretty mean horseshoe,
and their son Scott Sager, grand-
son of Melvin and Gayle Sager,
is very good, himself.
Scott received an award re-
cently when he became the
youngest champion ever during
the Wyoming State Junior
Horseshoe Tournament held in
CAsper, Wyo. from Aug. 31 to
Sept. 1. The 10-year old won the
tournament with a high game
patch for a 59.5 percent game.
Gayle Sager -Continued
from page one
about it) was when Elizabeth
Wise and Gayle were leaving a
Kaw Reservoir meeting on treat-
ment plants in Oklahoma City.
Everyone who knows Elizabeth
knows her to be a lover of nature
and plants of all kinds, especially
the green kind. "There was a
pretty green bush growing out-
side the Capitol building and I
wanted a start of it," Elizabeth
remembers--so she stopped to
pull off a "small branch"--and
when she pulled that small
branch, up came the whole bush!
You can imagine their surprise--
and their haste in getting to the
car and leaving he premises!
Even though she spent so
many years as treasurer at City
Hall, life for Gayle consists of
much more that working there.
She and Melvin are parents of
five children who all grew up and
attended school in Perkins:
Linda, Melvin Jr. (a.k.a. Son),
Connie, Steve and Joe. They
also have 11 grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
Linda and Bill Edmondson
make their home in Noble where
Connie and John Thomas Gayle, you will be missed, too.
make their home in Coyle where
he works for an oil company and
Connie is er.ployed at Payne
County Bank in Perkins• Their
children are Ashley and Darrell.
Steve and Patty live in Rock
Springs, Wyo. where he works
for an oil company. Their chil-
dren are Scott and Anne. Joe
and Nancy live in Weatherford
where he works for an oil com-
pany and she teaches 5th grade.
Their children are Samantha
and Jessica.
Before the children started to
school, Gayle was a "stay at
home Mom" who not only took
care of her own children but
those of other people. She also
For her many years of service
to the town of Perkins as City
Treasurer, the public is invited
to City Hall Friday, December 6
when Gayle will be honored with
a retirement party.
During the time Gayle worked
at City Hall, she worked with
many different people and some
of them wanted to tell her and
the City of Perkins just what
Gayle has meant to them and a
few of the funny things that have
happened•
In addition to telling about
reading water meters, Elizabeth
fondly recalls the time one of the
utility men came in with a gar-
den snake• Of course, they de-
helped Melvin in the cleaners _cided Gayle would be easily
and began working for the pub- scared--so the snake was held
lic when Steve started to kinder-
garten.
Remembering back to when
she first came to work at City
Hall, Gayle recalls the different
people who filled the position of
clerk. She remembers that
Deloris Cruse was the clerk at
that time, and Gayle was hired
as her assistant• When Mrs.
Cruse quit, Paula Knox was
up in front of her. When she
jumped, the snake came crash-
ing down into the typewriter!
And since they couldn't get it out,
that snake helped get the water
bills made out that day. "A sales-
man finally came in and got the
snake out," Elizabeth remem-
bers.
Here is what others said:
• Penney Hance: I haven't
he is a mechanic and she helps hired as clerk•
take care of their real estate "During that time," Gayle said,
property• Their children are
Darrell and Corn. Their grand-
son, Skyler, is the son of Cara
and David: Son and Loretta live
in Edmond where he works as a
lineman for the City of Edmond
and she also is employed by the
city. They share three children:
their daughter Ashley and his
children, Cory and Dana.
"Paula and I changed jobs and I
was the clerk for awhile" but
because she really preferred to
be the treasurer and Paula liked
being clerk, they changed back
to their former jobs. EliZabeth
Wise was elected as clerk next,
followed by Ann Miller--and
now Larry Moorman is City
Clerk. She worked with Micalin
Staten for a time, and now works
worked with Oayle very long, but
I think she's wonderful. She is
a kind, descent human being and
she teaches well. She is so much
fun to be around•
• Bobble Myers: I have been
here for six years and if it hadn't
been for Gayle I wouldn't have
been here that long. She's been
like a mom to me. I have learned
a lot from her. There will be a
lot of boo-hooing when she
leaves! This town doesn't know
bers on'e occasion that didn't guess I'm
start out funny even though they ward her, but II
laugh about it now. "One day the will be anyone
wind was blowing about 60 miles shoes. ::
an hour and when Gayle started * Larry
in the door, the wind blew the joyed
door away from her and sent her will miss her.
rolling down the sidewalk! One Each
of her sons was across the street ere and
and came to help her into the aschool
office. That really scared us at school at
first but when it was all over, we versity this
laughed about it with Gayle." tion of
• Bill Lott &ecently retired as sented to Gayle.
police chief): "I worked with which was
Gayle for many years and she
was always a pleasure to work by Candy
with. She has always been very . says what
cooperative and the city will
miss her."
• Mike Beard: I have worked
with Gayle for 16 years and she
has always been pleasant to
work with. She is a fun, happy
person. She gets along with ev-
eryone down at the office. I hate
to see her go and wish she could
stay but I know she is looking
forward to her retirement so she
can travel with Melvin• She has
always been willing to help out
in any way and willing to go the
extra mile--she's an all around
good person•"
* Lisa Baker: I haven't known
Gayle as long as most of the
other people who work here, but
I have grown very attached to
her. I love being able to make
her laugh when her day isn't
going very well. Working here
without her will be difficult. I
friends
like to say "
Sager
since May 1,
Gayle will
Treasurer
Perkins on
and WhereaS,
commends
yea:
City of
be it resolved,
Clerks
Officials
do hereby wish
health and
tare endeavorS.
Board and
dent this
1996."
Good luck,
God continue
your family!
2 " j ! . with Bobbie Myers, Lisa Baker how much she has done for it.
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Henderson---first, on that special day, Thursday, Nov. 7, 1996, when gone "When I first started cult to keep anything from ==
her daughter, Margaret Coate, took her to lunch, right on through work'ing at City Hall, CecilGayle, especially when they ° |
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dents who had birthdays duringthe month• by Dave Chesmore, DeWayne party for her. Because they d ] 1
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LenardHensleyofGarland, Texas went to their mother s new home Wise, Donne!lBoydstunandnow thing they had planned, they | l"[e
to take her to Perkins where they had breakfast in the Coate home. RandyHall, Gaylesald. sent Gayle to the bank (they jam= |
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