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"PAYNE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER"
Wednesday-Thursday Edition
December i 2-13, 2001 112 No. 12
kins area residents and
are invited to share in
fashioned coun-
ristmas fun Thursday
.' in downtown Perkins.
!Annual "Old Fashioned
Christmas" evening of
and music will begin
with a Chili Supper
Auction at the
Den. The Wreath Auc-
hand-decorated
in many themes, will
at 7:30
High School
be in the gazebo at
Hall Gordon Memo-
at 6 p.m. to play some
for the "official" tree
to begin the main fes-
L
will arrive on Main
immediately following
lighting and will be
for all the good little
boys!
1usicians from local
as well as the Music
a group of local young
will then begin perfor-
on the stage south of
r's Antiques following
arrival. The music will
about 8:30 p.m.
businesses will be host-
houses for your con-
There will be musi-
located in some busi-
well, be sure to
so
the street and check this
drawn carriage ride
'-ride will give op-
' to tour a square block
hurch Center and
Church for some
,of Christmas. There will
fee for the rides.
Some other local merchantsChocolate tastes are $1 for
and crafters will be located in the samples of chocolate goodies.,
Sasser Auction building next to There will be a silent auc-
theSheri Hall Gordon Memorial tion of delicious chocolate
Park for your additional shop- items. Florence Wall, a local
ping pleasure, porcelain artist, has donated a
Local churches, the P-T beautiful hand-painted blue
POSSE, and the library will chocolate box full of goodies
tempt you with warm drinks and for the silent auction.
something for your dessert ap- The "Friends" will also hold
petite, a book sale in the south adjoin-
The "Friends of the Library" ing building.
will be sponsoring the "Choco- Come! Stroll the street with
late Fest" on Dec. 13, 6-8:30 some folks dressed for the oc-
p.m. The Cimarron Valley HCE casion. Begin your holiday cel-
will be joining the"Friends" in ebration on Main Street in
providing chocolate items for the Perkins at the Old Fashioned
"Chocolate Fest". Country Christmas.
Here's the evening's entertainment schedule for
Old Fashioned Country Christmas:
6 p.m. - Tree lighting with P-T Band
6:15 - Santa's arrival (at stage area)
6:30 - FUMC Handbells
7:00 - 4 yr.old/Missy/Danielle (choir)
7:15 - Chosin
7:30 - Restoration Fellowship
7:45 - Music Makers/choir
8:00 - Lost Creek UMC
8:15 - Brad Smith-TBA
• Carriage Ride and Hay-Ride will load at Harris 66;
• Crafters/Merchants in Sasser Auction building
• Old Church Center--Nativity Scene
• First Christian ChurchnWise Men
• Local restaurants will be serving up special treats during
the evening, plus -
• P.O.S.S.E. will be selling hot drinks at Eades Hardware
• Perkins Main Street will be dishing up hot chili plus drinks
and desserts at.the Lion's Den
,,Chocolate Fest and Book Sale at Thomas-Wilhite Me-
morial Library from 6-8:30 p.m.
• Eden Chapel will be selling homemade candies and
snacks in front of HMK Irf urance
David Holbrook (right) was presented with the Citizen of the
Month award by Perkins Chamber of Commerce President Dan
Johnson during the chamber's meeting on Dec. 6.
Johnson remarked that Holbrook was nominated for the
honor numerous times during the past few weeks for his work
on the installation of holiday lights downtown. Holbrook tackled
the job nearly single-handedly to get the area sparkling in time
for holiday festivities to be hem this week.
Journal photo by Cindy Sheets
$5,000 to be given
away this Saturday
by Suzette Barta will be for the color television
Perkins Main Street Holly Jolly donated by Ken Keller of Mar-
Committee chair ket Maze. The third drawing
The merchants of Perkins will will be for the "Year's Worth of
give away $5,000 plus other Gas" valued at $660 donated by
great prizes this Saturday. Whistlestops and Phillips 66.
Gather all of your Holly Jolly The fourth prize offered will be
tickets together and come down- a $500 savings bond donated by
town onSaturday, Dec. 15. The the Holly Jolly Sweepstakes
drawings will begin at 1 p.m., committee. Finally, the last
and the stage will be located-di- prize of the afternoon will be for
rectly south of the Sasser & the $5,000 cash. Ticket holders
Company Antiques building, will have five minutes to claim
facing south toward Perkins their prize before new numbers
Food Center. are drawn.
The schedule for the after- After the drawings, HOLD
noon is as follows. The first ON TO THOSE TICKETS!!
drawing will be for the DVD There will be more winning
player donated by Ralph and ticket numbers posted in The
Darlene Shelton of Southwest Perkins Journal on Wednesday,
Training. Drawing number two Dec. 19. We will continue draw-
Perkins,
oklahov a
Hovwe of
Diane Rudd
Community
Calendar
• Dec. 13 - Old Fashioned
Country Christmas
• Dec. 15 - Holly Jolly
Sweepstakes festivities
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. -
Stew and Cornbread
Lunch at Lions Den.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.- Chili
Frito Pie sale south of
Sasser & Co. Antiques.
1 p.m. - Holly Jolly
Sweepstakes Grand
Prize drawing downtown.
• Dec. 15, 6-9 p.m. -
Ladies Retreat Night at
Zero Gravity Hair &
Wellness Center•
• Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m.-
Annual P-T Band/Choir
Concert, P-T gymnasium
• Dec. 19 - Perkins-Tryon
Schools fall semester
ends.
• Dec. 20-Jan. 3 -
Perkins-Tryon Schools
Christmas break.
• Dec. 20, noon - Perkins
Chamber of Commerce
meeting at Lions Den.
• Dec, 21 - First day of
winter.
• Dec. 25 - Christmas
Day
• Dec. 31 - New Year's
Eve
• Jan 1 - New Year's Day
• Jan 3 - Perkins-Tryon
Schools spring semester
begins.
ing for the weekly prizes that
Cavanaugh have not been yet been claimed,
plus the Holly Jolly Sweep-
receives diploma stakes committee will give away
a $100 savings bond..
Bill Cavanaugh of Perkins Last year we were so proud of
received special recognition our citizens who did not throw
during the Perkins-Tryon Voters approve library propositions their ticketsontheground. Vol-
Board of Education meeting unteers reported that they did
held Dec. 3 when he was Perkins residentswhovoted ing one percent capital improve-'traneen°tshaVe to pick up very many
awarded his high school in the Dec. 11 election over- ment tax. "ticketsofftheground,
diploma.
A veteran of Worm War II, whelmingly approved two Proposition 2, which askedand that's great news. Help keep
Cavanaugh had not received propositions that will allow voters to authorize the city to use our streets clean by holding on
his diploma because he renovation and remodelingup to $230,000to renovate and to your tickets for a few more
enlisted in the armed services work to begin on Thomas- remodel the library, 143 voters days.
to defend his country during Wilhite Memorial Library.cast a "yes" vote as opposed to Plan to bring your appetites
the war. According to Payne County 34 voters who cast "no" votes, with you to the drawing. The
Cavanaugh, and three other Election Board Secretary "We are very pleased with Perkins Main Street Organiza-
Perkins WWII veterans, Glenna Craig, only 179 voters the turnout and so thankful for lion Committee will be selling
received their diplomas as a went to the polls Tuesday, but all of the people who helped Frito chili pies prior to the draw-
result of a state law passed 142 of those voters cast a "yes" with advertising and letters to ings. Proceeds will help fund
earlier this year. vote on Proposition 1. There help get these questions passed," activities of Perkins Main Street.
Cavanaugh, far left, is were 33 "no" votes cast against Charlotte Parrack, library board Thanks to all the local shoppers
pictured receiving his diploma the proposition, which will add president said. and merchants who have made
from DavidSasser, P-TSchool the library to the city buildings "It will be great to be able to this year's Holly Jolly Sweep-
Board president, eligible to use the city's exist- proceed with the project."stakes such a success.
and photo by David
Green had long wanted
and manage her own re-
and she preferred
atmosphere of a
rural community over
hurried hustle and
of a large city. So when
up her mind to do it,
just seemed to be the
For her to locate. The re-
restored George W. Utter
was available, the price
and she liked
saw happening down-
originally hails from
where her parents
Ginger still reside. Her
a pipeline welder and
is running for a po-
On the city council. She
to Kelley Green, a
i mem-
local band that tours
ally and enjoys nation-
heir albums
(The Great Divide.)
Big Sky Mercantile. Missy Ereen. Proprietor
Missy Green with handmade wares at Big Sky Mercantile.
They have two children; Austin Bachelor's Degree in Leisure
who is two and Katie who is two Services Administration from
months. Missy holds a Oklahoma State University and
Former officer's claim settled
A suit against the City ofa recommendation by Chief
Perkins and Police Chief Curtis Burns on Aug. 10, 1999. Burns'
Burns was recently settled out recommendation alleged 11 vio-
graduate studies in Speech of court, lations of various city and po-
Communication. Charles Ottaway, the plain- lice department policies.
When Missy & Kelly were tiff in the case and a former The claim was "Dismissed
married, her father built them Perkins Police officer, filed the with Prejudice" on Nov. 6, 2001
their first bed and dining room tort claim Sept. 30, 1999.in District Court of Payne
set from rustic scrap iron. When Ottaway filed the claim fol- County. Dismissal with Preju-
Austin was born, he built an iron lowing allegedly being exposed dice means that the case may not
cradle, then a high chair that to a pattern of adverse work- be re-filed.
matched the dining room set. place treatment, and asked for As per terms of the settle-
Fromthere, Mr. Hunter has built damages in the amount of ment, allofthe parties involved
many one-of-a-kind home fur- $100,000. declined comment astothe de-
nishings and accessories, in- Ottaway was fired by the tails of the settlement.
cluding a custom designed con- Perkins City Council following
ference table for a major corpo-
ration. It was from this simple Eden Chapel to hold bake sale
beginning that Missy began con-
templating her future. Eden Chapel Church will be having a bake sale this Saturday
Realizing the uniqueness of morning, Dec. 15, starting at 8:00 a.m. in front of Payne County
her father's craft and being in- Bank.
spired by a comment made by The selection will include a wide variety of homemade goodies
Oprah Winfrey, Missy put the and holiday treats. This will be a great opportunity for busy holi-
two together to come up with the day shoppers to pick up some delicious baked goods to take
idea of opening her own spe- home.Proceeds will be used for the church's building project.
cialty gift shop. She explained Eden Chapel will also be selling delicious homemade candies
that Oprah's comment was to and snacks during Perkins' aOld Fashioned Country Christmas
"...find your passion and make celebration on Dec. 13 in front of HMK Insurance. To add to the
it your career." So Missy did; evening's festivities, people can stop by for some tasty pecan brittle,
peanut brittle, fudge, and more to munch on while strolling through
See Big Sky - page 4 delightful downtown Perkins.
