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THE PERKINS JOURNAL-THUi DAY,
DECEMBER 25,1997
The Christmas store during the first week of December was a
! huge hit with all the elementary students. Many moms, dads and
.,i!grandparents will be surprised this Christmas with a present cho-
:sen especially for them. The store was open four days this month
provide children an opportunity to shop for gifts for their loved
ones. It was also a fund raising project for the Partners in Educa-
-tion.
• Special thanks to Linda Barta for baking an elegant white choco-
31ate cheesecake and decorating a gift basket for the Certified City
. Winter Party auction. The basket, decked out with Perkins mugs
! nd gourmet coffees, was donated by PIE to the special event to
elp promote our city.
We also would like to thank the Music Makers for the special
performance in November. They always put on a great show.
In the December meeting, several projects were supported by
PIE funding. Ms. Duroy's P.E. classes will be exercising to a new
CD boom box. The middle school's Christmas party will be lots of
: fun with parent food donations and pop and supplies donated by
5PIE. This Spring, the 2nd and 4th grade will get to experience
several Oklahoma History stories with help from a unique puppet
!Show. The entire elementary will benefit from another unique
item purchased by PIE. A portable kitchen will be used to teach
everything from kitchen safety to math to reading. Mrs. Barta
?,stated that the portable kitchen may be a way to reach special
tudents. The portable kitchen will be a specially built cart with
oven, microwave and storage area.
PIE is running the concessions for 3rd and 4th grade basketball.
We have a couple more Saturday mornings to go and are looking
,f r volunteers. Contact Leslie Anderson if you would like to help.
[ The first PIE meeting of next year will be January 12th. Come
hnd join the fun. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New
ear!
to understand your adolescent
Payne County YoUth Services is offering "Understanding Ado-
escence 101" parent education group beginning Monday, Janu-
ary 19, 1998. The group will be held at our office located at 2224
12th from 6-7 p.m. We will limit the group to sixteen active
articipants. Parents may call 377-3380 to enroll. A small fee of
10.00 will be asked to cover the expense of the handbook to be
sed. Dress will be informal and comfortable.
[: While our group will be based on the Systematic Training for
Kfective Parenting of Teens (STEP/Teens) program, we invite all
articipants to share ideas, suggestions, opinions, and construc-
tive criticism. Topics to be discussed will include: Adolescent de-
lopment, Understanding emotions of teens and parents, Effec-
live encouragement for your teen, Enhancing parent-teen com-
munication, Effective Conflict resolution, Effective discipline, and
aintaining your healthy family.
i: Groups, such as this one, provide a special opportunity for
garegivers to help each other face the sometimes challenging situ-
ations of living with young people. Participants will come to real-
ize common scenarios and concerns. With the support of the group,
ach can begin to learn and put into practice new methods of
elating with his/her teenager.
The co-facilitators will be Christy Pearson, M.S. and Matt
Baysden, M.S., counselors with Payne County Youth Services. If
you have any questions, please contact us at 377-3380. We look
forward to seeing you!
Jack and Joan Botts to celebrate
golden wedding anniversary
Perkins residents Jack and Joan Botts will celebrate their (
Wedding anniversary on Saturday, December 27. All of
friends and relatives are invited to attend an Open House
by their daughters at the Perkins Senior Center from 1:00
4:00 p.m.
Mrs. Botts is the former Martha Joan Bilyeu, daughter of
and Mrs. Dock Bilyeu. She was born in Stillwater and
from Stillwater High School in 1942. She is active as a
for the Stillwater Medical Center, Meals on Wheels
ley FCE and the Perkins Senior Center.
Mr. Botts was born in Liberal, Kansas to Mr. and Mrs.
Botts. He lived for a time in Branson, Colorado. He
from Porterville High School in Porterville, California in 1937,
served in the 12th Air Force's 47th Bomb Group in World
in the North Africa, Sicily and Malta campaigns. He was an
gunner and flew 54 combat missions. He was awarded the
Heart, Silver Star, American Defense, Good Conduct and
als, and his unit received a Unit Citation. He was a
His decorations, uniform and other WWII-related
be seen in the Air Museum at the Stillwater Municipal
where he volunteers. Together with Mrs. Botts, he delivers
on Wheels.
The couple met in Porterville, California and was
Las Vegas, Nevada. They resided in the communities of
Likely, Fresno and Clovis, California before returning
County area to live in 1991. Their children are Julie
Lorena, Texas, Becky Crowl of Sparks, Nevada and Sara
Perkins. They have 5 grandchildren and 6
They are members of Sunnybrook Christian Church.
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Perkins senior, Tyrone Palmer, measures Perry junior, Terra
Matthews, during a strength exercise in the health science
technology program at Meridian Technology Center. The students
recently went through a fitness check, in which they participated Fast-Pitch Softball League for girls now
in several categories such as flexibility, coordination, balance,
A North Central Oklahoma Competitive
agility, speed, strength and endurance In the strength exercise, is now forming. This is a chance for girls 14 and under to
the object was to stand on a line ami jump as far as possible, home and away.
Using their height as a control, students measured the distance An organizational meeting is scheduled for 2 r
jumped compared to their height• After each exercise was ary 4, 1998 at 512 East 6th in Stillwater, Okla. For
complete, students tallied their scores to determine their overall contact David Fairbanks at (405) 372-4542 evenings or
fitness score, at (580) 762-1848.
David Elliott, son of
Elliott of Perkins, has been
roiled on the G.E.D.
at the Guthrie Job Corps
in Guthrie, Okla. David
p/eted all required G.KD.
room studies and passed
G.E.D. test with a score
cantly higher than requi
G.E.D. certification,
equivalent to a high
ploma, was issued by the
of Oklahoma on
1997. Elliott is also
vocational training in the
of Business and Office
ogy.
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