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values ('2011-06-16','Calendar','<p><strong>Got calendar items?<br>\r\n
Email them to<br>\r\n news@thejournalok.com</strong></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n
<li>Jun 16, noon – Perkins Community Chamber of Commerce meeting,
Vassar Community</li>\r\n <li><strong>Jun 19 – Father’s
Day</strong></li>\r\n <li>Jun 20, 6:30 p.m. – Perkins Writers
Group meeting, Thomas Wilhite Library</li>\r\n <li>Jun 20, 6-8:30 p.m.
– Monday Music Night, Perkins Senior Citizens Center, 114 E.
Kirk</li>\r\n <li><strong>Jun 21 – Summer begins</strong></li>\r\n
<li>Jun 22, Noon – Perkins Lions Club meeting, Holsinger Lions
Den</li>\r\n <li>Jun 22, 7 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
meeting, Perkins Lions Den</li>\r\n <li>Jun 27, 6-8:30 p.m. –
Monday Music Night, Perkins Senior Citizens Center, 114 E. Kirk</li>\r\n
<li>Jun 28, 7 p.m. – Perkins Masonic Lodge #92 meeting, 915 E.
Kirk</li>\r\n <li>Jun 29, Noon – Perkins Lions Club meeting,
Holsinger Lions Den</li>\r\n <li>Jun 29, 7 p.m. – Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) meeting, Perkins Lions Den</li>\r\n <li>Jun 29, 7:30 p.m.
– Perkins Planning Commission meeting, City Hall Annex</li>\r\n
<li><strong>Jul 4 - Independence Day</strong></li>\r\n <li>Jul 4, 6-8:30
p.m. – Monday Music Night, Perkins Senior Citizens Center, 114 E.
Kirk</li>\r\n</ul>','Perkins','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Hidden Oasis moves downtown','<p><strong>By Cindy
Sheets</strong><br>\r\n Contributing Writer</p>\r\n<p>Hidden Oasis Day
Spa has moved to a new location in downtown Perkins.</p>\r\n<p>Business
owners Lisa Branum and Dana Bromley said they made the move from their
former rural location to make their business more visible and more
accessible to clients.</p>\r\n<p>“We’re very happy to be down
on Main Street,” Lisa Branum said.</p>\r\n<p>After extensive
renovation of the historic Henry Dry Goods building, built in 1898, the
business opened its doors at the new location on June 7.</p>\r\n<p>Branum
and Bromley are certified massage therapists and reflexologists, offering
a variety of massages, including deep tissue, Swedish, pregnancy, and hot
stone massage.</p>\r\n<p>Hidden Oasis still offers the popular in-house
chair massages, which can be performed at events or at out-calls for
businesses.</p>\r\n<p>“You can book us for your party,”
Branum noted.</p>\r\n<p>The new location isn’t the only thing
that’s new about Hidden Oasis. The business has also expanded its
services.</p>\r\n<p>“In addition to therapeutic massage and
reflexology, we’re now offering facials, waxing and wraps,”
Branum said.</p>\r\n<p>Bromley noted, “We have clay, seaweed and
parafango wraps, and sea salt scrubs.”</p>\r\n<p>These wraps
provide a variety of benefits. Seaweed stimulates local circulation and
protects the skin.</p>\r\n<p>Clay is deep cleansing and astringent. It
draws out oils and toxins as well as tightens, tones, and
remineralizes.</p>\r\n<p>Parafango is used to minimize the appearance of
cellulite. It is an exfoliant, so it helps to regenerate and soften skin.
Parafango is also used to promote relaxation and stress
relief.</p>\r\n<p>Sea salt scrub exfoliates and makes skin absorb oils
better by opening up skin cells, Bromley said.</p>\r\n<p>New to Hidden
Oasis is certified esthetician Amber Schatz. She will provide three types
of facials—basic, anti-aging, and herbal, along with waxing
services.</p>\r\n<p>Branum said they are currently looking for a nail
technician, and will soon offer manicures and pedicures.</p>\r\n<p>Cindy
Carr has also joined the business and will serve as office
manager.</p>\r\n<p>Branum and Bromley expressed appreciation to the many
clients and members of the community who have helped them with their move
and with renovation work at their new location.</p>\r\n<p>Bromley said,
“We want to thank the community for all they’ve done to help
us.”</p>\r\n<p>Branum added, “It’s amazing how much
help we’ve gotten.”</p>\r\n<p>For more information about
Hidden Oasis Day Spa and its services, or to obtain an appointment, call
(405) 547- 6200.</p>\r\n<p>“We offer ‘Day at the Spa’
packages for multiple services,” Branum said. “We also take
walk-ins as our schedules allow.”</p>\r\n<p>Hours are Tuesday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and by appointment only on
Saturday.</p>\r\n<p>Look for Hidden Oasis on the Facebook, or just drop
by 135 S. Main, and be sure to look for Hidden Oasis Day Spa on the web
at hiddenoasisdayspa.com (website is under
construction).</p>','Perkins','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Firefighters Run for Claire','<p><strong>By Cindy
Sheets</strong><br>\r\n Contributing Writer</p>\r\n<p>Three members of
Perkins Volunteer Fire Department Saturday, June 11, participated in a
78-mile relay to raise money in honor of Claire Leffingwell of
Stillwater.</p>\r\n<p>Leffingwell, the 13-yearold and daughter of Thad
Leffingwell and Kim Leffingwell, is a 10-year cancer
survivor.</p>\r\n<p>Team Claire runners’ course led them along
highways and through all major cities in Payne County. The runners
started at 4 a.m. in Stillwater, continuing east to Yale, south to
Cushing, west to Perkins, and north to Stillwater.</p>\r\n<p>Those
completing the run through Perkins included firefighters Joe Barta, Bill
Hunt, and Chris Foeller. Others running in Perkins were April Hunt, Rob
Hill, B.J. Helton, Sabina Schroeder, John Konrad, and Perkins Police
Officer Gene Morris. Support staff for this leg included Don Sagersa, Rob
Hill, Mark Anderson, Tracy Hill, and Suzette Barta.</p>\r\n<p>Participant
April Hunt said Team Claire raised more than $5,000 during the
run.</p>\r\n<p>If you’d like to contribute to Team Claire’s
effort, please contact team organizer Michael Killing at (405) 726-2060.
For more information, visit www.teamclaire.org.</p>\r\n<p>Relay for Life
is an American Cancer Societyfunded event.
</p>','Perkins','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Ex-con accused of failing to register as a sex
offender','<p><strong>By Patti Weaver</strong><br>\r\n Journal
Correspondent</p>\r\n<p>An ex-convict who got out of prison in 2008 after
serving about three years for child molesting in Lincoln County has been
ordered to appear in Payne County District Court Wednesday afternoon on a
charge of failure to register as a sex offender.</p>\r\n<p>Kevin James
Masquat, 44, who allegedly was living in the 1100 block of E. Broadway
Street in Cushing in May, listed a rural Cushing address in Lincoln
County when he posted a $5,000 bond to be freed from the Payne County
Jail last week, court records show.</p>\r\n<p>In another case, three
months ago Masquat was placed on 10 years’ probation for possessing
methamphetamine in Cushing on Dec. 9, 2010, when he was also charged with
failure to stop at a stop sign, driving with a suspended license and
having no insurance, court records show.</p>\r\n<p>His latest charge was
filed after a property owner came to the Cushing Police Department to ask
how to get Masquat out of his house in the 1100 block of E. Broadway
Street in Cushing, according to an affidavit by Cushing Police Detective
Adam Harp.</p>\r\n<p>The Cushing property owner said that he personally
does not live at the house currently, but has let Masquat live there
since December 2010, the affidavit said.</p>\r\n<p>The property owner
said that Masquat moved his own wife and children into the home,
“but they have left since and he (Masquat) is still currently
living at the house and wants to know how to get him out,” the
affidavit alleged.</p>\r\n<p>When the property owner was asked if he knew
that Masquat was a sex offender, he said that he did not know, the
affidavit said. When the property owner was shown a picture of Masquat
from the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry, the property owner identified
him as the Kevin Masquat currently living at his house, the affidavit
alleged.</p>\r\n<p>“According to the Oklahoma Sex Offender
Registry, Kevin Masquat is registered at 355100 E. 770th Road, Cushing,
Oklahoma, which is in Lincoln County,” the affidavit
said.</p>\r\n<p>Masquat had not registered with the Cushing Police
Department to live at the house located in the 1100 block of E. Broadway
Street -- which is a block from a prekindergarten school, Wilson Head
Start, the affidavit alleged.</p>\r\n<p>When Cushing Deputy Police Chief
Tully Folden and the detective went to the house on E. Broadway Street,
they were unable to contact Masquat, the affidavit said.</p>\r\n<p>The
detective then went to a Cushing restaurant to speak to Masquat’s
wife, who said she is going to divorce him and had moved out of the house
on Broadway Street about a month earlier, the affidavit
said.</p>\r\n<p>She said that Masquat had lived there since November or
December 2010 and as far as she knew, he still lived there, the affidavit
alleged.</p>\r\n<p>The detective told her that Masquat had not registered
with the Cushing Police Department nor could he live at that house due to
its proximity to the pre-school, the affidavit
said.</p>\r\n<p>Masquat’s wife said that she knew he was registered
in Lincoln County at an address where his mother resides, the affidavit
alleged.</p>\r\n<p>About a week earlier, Masquat’s wife had made a
harassment complaint against him, the affidavit alleged. She said that
when she spoke to Masquat on the phone, he said that he sometimes stays
on Broadway Street, but she said that he is still living there, the
affidavit alleged.</p>\r\n<p>In addition to having a 2004 conviction for
child molesting in Lincoln County, Masquat also has a 1989 conviction in
Lincoln County for possession of a stolen vehicle after two or more prior
felony convictions, for which he served about six years, state Department
of Corrections records show.</p>\r\n<p>Masquat also was convicted of
drunk driving in Payne County in 1987 and 1988, for which he was
incarcerated, DOC records show.</p>\r\n<p>Masquat also was convicted of
second-degree burglary in 1988 in Payne County for which he served about
one year. Masquat also was convicted of bail jumping in Payne County in
1988, DOC records show.</p>','Perkins','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Raymond Cortez Girod','<p><strong>1917-
2011</strong></p>\r\n<p>Raymond Cortez Girod, 93, died on Tuesday, June
7, 2011 in Stillwater, O k l a h o m a . Family greeted friends at the
First Christian Church on Friday, June 10, 2011. Strode Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.</p>\r\n<p>Raymond was born in Ashland,
Oklahoma on July 25, 1917 to William Kidd and Pearl (Belvin) Girod. He
graduated from Ashland High School in 1936 and attended a Business
College in McAlester, Oklahoma before enrolling at Oklahoma A & M College
in 1937. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and
an M.S. Degree in Education Administration.</p>\r\n<p>He married
Geraldine Lenore Green on August 7, 1942 in Okemah,
Oklahoma.</p>\r\n<p>After graduating from OSU in 1956 he was appointed by
President Bennett as Director of IBM Machine Operations and Director of
Administrative Studies. On September 1, 1966 Dr. Bennett added the title
of Registrar, and on September 1, 1967, President Bennett added the title
of Director of Admissions and Director of High School and Junior College
Relations.</p>\r\n<p>On March 3, 1984 Girod retired from Oklahom a State
University, and in 1999 he was selected as an OSU Alumni
Association’s Distinguished Alumni.</p>\r\n<p>He is preceded in
death by his parents; wife, Geraldine; and grandson, Curtis
Nearing.</p>\r\n<p>He is survived by two daughters, Jane Nearing, and
husband, Richard, of Richardson, Texas, and Katherine Myers, and husband,
Jack, of Claremore, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, Jackson Myers, and
wife, Andrea and Natalie Myers, all of Claremore, Oklahoma, Forrest Girod
Nearing, and wife, Brittani, of Alvin, Texas, and Molly Nearing of Plano,
Texas; and two great-grandchildren, Lillian (Lilly) and Quentin Girod
Myers.</p>\r\n<p>Condolences may be emailed to the family and an online
obituary may be viewed by visiting
www.strodefh.com.</p>','Obituaries','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Lori Kay Venable','<p><strong>1979-
2011</strong></p>\r\n<p>Lori Kay Venable, 32, passed away on June 13,
2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held on Friday,
June 17, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Sunnybrook Christian Church in Stillwater,
Oklahoma with Paul Weece officiating. Internment will follow at Fairlawn
Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of the
arrangements.</p>\r\n<p>She was born on February 23, 1979 in Salem,
Illinois to Roger August Sigrist and Gwenda Lynn Lawson Sigrist. She
married Brett Allan Venable on March 6, 1999 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
They had two sons and one daughter.</p>\r\n<p>Lori attended school in
Stillwater, Oklahoma. Lori was a wonderful friend, mother, and wife. She
enjoyed and devoted her attention to helping others.</p>\r\n<p>She is
survived by her husband, Brett Venable; her parents Roger and Gwen
Sigrist; one daughter, Kalyn Jane Venable; two sons, Clayton Bryan and
Cooper August Venable; one brother, Jason and wife Richelle Sigrist and
their three children; two sisters, Angela Cassaday and her two children
and Sarah and husband Randy Lester and their three
children.</p>\r\n<p>Memorial Contributions for the children may be made
to BancFirst for The Lori Venable Memorial Fund.</p>\r\n<p>Condolences
may be emailed to the family and the online obituary may be viewed by
visiting www.strodefh.com</p>','Obituaries','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Maxine Younger','<p><strong>1923-
2011</strong></p>\r\n<p>Maxine Younger, 87, died on Thursday, June 9,
2011 in Glencoe, Oklahoma. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June
13, 2011 at Glencoe United Methodist Church with Reverend Ron Weathers
and Don Brown officiating. Strode Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.</p>\r\n<p>She was born on October 17, 1923 in Buffalo,
Oklahoma to Henry and Averil Wendling. She married George Dickens in
1938.They had one son and one daughter. She later married Kenneth Younger
on June18, 1963 in Kansas.</p>\r\n<p>She was preceded in death by her
parents; both husbands; one brother, George E. Wendling; and one sister,
Charlotte Patterson.</p>\r\n<p>She is survived by her son, Henry Ray
Dickens; daughter, Charlene B. Lowry; seven grandchildren; and eleven
great-grandchildren; and four great-great-
granchildren.</p>\r\n<p>Condolences may be emailed to the family and the
online obituary may be viewed by visiting
www.strodefh.com</p>','Obituaries','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Carolyn (Proctor) Dugan','<p><strong>1940-
2011</strong></p>\r\n<p>Carolyn (Proctor) Dugan, 70, died on Wednesday,
June 8, 2011 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Her service was held at 10:30 a.m.
on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Bible Baptist Church in Stillwater,
Oklahoma with Pastor Wayne Hardy officiating. Interment followed at
Fairlawn Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.</p>\r\n<p>Carolyn was born on October 24, 1940 in Rocky
Mount, North Carolina to Theodore “Doc” Edward and Hazel
Elizabeth (Jackson) Proctor. She graduated from Rocky Mount’s West
Edgecombe High School in 1958, and on February 6, 1959 she married Harley
Phillip Dugan. They were married for 44 years. She was a homemaker, but
later worked for Barcalouger & Schelgelock in North Carolina. Carolyn
later worked for the Goose Creek Schools in Baytown, TX as a custodian.
She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Wilmington, NC, she loved
being around family, enjoyed old time gospel music, loved poetry, doing
for other people and she always put others first.</p>\r\n<p>She is
preceded in death by her parents, “Doc” and Elizabeth
Proctor; husband, Harley “Buddy” Dugan; sister, Jane Causey;
and brother, William “Bill” Proctor.</p>\r\n<p>She is
survived by her daughters, Teresa D. Rawls, Phoenix, AZ, Tonya, and
husband, David “Dick” Flowers, Wilson, NC, Tina, and husband,
Paul Brown, Stillwater, OK; grandchildren, Christopher Rawls, Phillip and
Jason Joyner, David Flowers, and wife, Summer, Daniel and Sarah Brown;
siblings, Ted Proctor, and wife, Cheryl, Colorado Springs, CO; Randy
Bridgers, and husband, Ben, and Linda Morgan, all of Tarboro, NC, and
Diane Millwood, and husband, Wayne, Waycross, GA.</p>\r\n<p>Pallbearers
will include Paul Brown, Daniel Brown, Christopher Rawls, Tony Andrews,
Kevin Zetterberg and Kyler Zetterberg.</p>\r\n<p>Condolences may be
emailed to the family and an online obituary may be viewed by visiting
www.strodefh.com.</p>','Obituaries','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Dorothy E. Courtright','<p><strong>1922-
2011</strong></p>\r\n<p>Dorothy E. Courtright, 89, died on Tuesday, June
7, 2011 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2011 at Strode Funeral Home in Stillwater,
Oklahoma. Graveside services were held at Glenwood Cemetery in Perkins,
Oklahoma on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend Stephen
Orton officiating. Strode Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.</p>\r\n<p>Dorothy was born 7 miles East of Perkins,
Oklahoma on January 6, 1922 to Rolla Elwood and Bessie Belle (Brake)
Cooper. She attended Pleasantview and Perkins schools. After marrying,
her and her husband, Robert D. Courtright, farmed in the Ripley area. In
1956, she went to work at the Hart Laundry & New Method Cleaners in
Cushing, Oklahoma. Later on, in 1965, she went to work for Cushing
Hospital as a nursing assistant, retiring in 1985. She volunteered at the
Senior Citizens Building in Cushing, she was a member of the Cushing
Hospital Auxiliary, attended the New Hope Fellowship in Cushing, and
enjoyed quilting.</p>\r\n<p>She is preceded in death by her parents,
Rolla and Bessie; husband, Robert; two sons, William D. Courtright and
Norman DeWayne Courtright; Five sisters, Alma Silkwood, Angne Holmes,
Ruth Westfall, Noami Jones and Carrie Wiggs; one brother, Waldon Cooper;
and son-in-law, Robert White.</p>\r\n<p>She is survived by her daughter-
in-law, Barbara, of Alice, LA; daughter, Peggy Lea White, of Ardmore, OK;
daughter-in-law, Elaine, of Ripley, OK; son, Waldon Mack Courtright, and
wife, Myrna, Albuquerque, NM; brother, Leonard Cooper, of Cushing, OK;
sister, Mable Strom, also of Cushing, OK; eleven grandchildren; fifteen
great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-
grandchildren.</p>\r\n<p>Condolences may be emailed to the family and an
online obituary may be viewed by visiting
www.strodefh.com.</p>','Obituaries','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Elizabeth Louise Knowles','<p><strong>1930-
2011</strong></p>\r\n<p>Elizabeth Louise Knowles, 81, of Stillwater
passed away peacefully on June 8, 2011 surrounded by her loving family.
Services were entrusted to Palmer Marler Funeral Home and were held at
10:30 on Saturday June 11, 2011 in the Palmer Marler Funeral Home Chapel
with Chaplain Cathy Tisher and Reverend Becky Nenstiel presiding. Burial
followed at Okmulgee Cemetery. Visitation will be from 8-8 on Friday,
June 10, 2011 at the Funeral Home.</p>\r\n<p>Louise was born on May 3,
1930 in St. Louis, MO to Ralph Tisher and Irene (Austin) Tisher. She grew
up and was educated in the Springfield area. She then worked as a dental
assistant. On July 3, 1958 she was married to the love of her life
Charles Knowles, a marriage that lasted 19 years until his passing in
1978. After her marriage the couple made their home in Okmulgee where she
assisted her husband at the Knowles Shoe Hospital for 19 years. After
Charles death, Elizabeth moved to Stillwater, where she worked as the
accounts payable clerk at the Oklahoma State University Student Health
Center. In 1992 she retired to take a full time grandmother position. All
of her spare time was dedicated to her family, and she dearly loved
spending time with her children and grandchildren. She especially enjoyed
traveling to various locations to visit her family. She also liked to
read and do creative writing. Louise attended OSU retiree luncheons and
was a member of Sunnybrook Christian Church for 15
years.</p>\r\n<p>Louise was preceded in death by her brother, Ralph
Tisher, Jr., father Ralph Tisher and step mother Moletta
Tisher.</p>\r\n<p>She is survived by her children Verlin Knowles of Sand
Springs, Joanna Self of Stillwater, Linda Evans and husband Tom of
Midland, TX; former sonin- law Kelvin Self; former daughter-in-law
Christina Shobe; brother Charles Tisher and wife Karen of Springfield,
MO; five grandchildren Melissa Self, TJ Evans, Ryan Self, Christopher
Evans, and Kimberlie Knowles; as well as many nieces, other relatives,
and friends.</p>\r\n<p>In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to
Judith Karmen Hospice in care of Palmer Marler Funeral
Home.</p>\r\n<p>Friends may leave condolences for the family via an
online guestbook at www.pmcfh.com</p>','Obituaries','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Tops News','<p>TOPS Chapter OK 0013 has met weekly
during the month of May. Gayle Hill (left) and Helen Petermann, who both
celebrated 34 years as KOPS (Keep off Pounds Sensibly). The weekly best
losers during May have been Darcy Rankin, Kathy Albright, and Lelia
Heading. The chapter prepared to go to State Recognition Days in Tulsa,
where the local chapter or members received several awards. The chapter
was recognized for the members logging over 3,900 miles during the year
from May, 2010 through April, 2011. Kathy was selected as chapter angel.
For further information about TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) please
contact Patty Pappan at (405) 344-2683 or visit tops.org or
TOPSWonders.com</p>','People','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Perkins Writers To Meet','<p>Monday June 20, 2011,
the Perkins Writers Group is trying something new. The meeting will begin
at 6:30 p.m. at the Perkins Library, located on the northeast corner of
Main and Thomas. This group can be a great resource for anyone interested
in writing.</p>\r\n<p>Writing can be great therapy. Issues and ideas put
into words seem to become more clear. Your writing can be as private or
as public as you want it to be. Private journals (or diaries) have been a
part of history. ‘Washington Irving’s A Tour of the Prairies
began as a journal of his travels with explorers of “new western
frontiers.” After they returned he was encouraged to have his
journal published; it has become one of the most read books in
history.</p>\r\n<p>Many writers choose to do novels. Basically all that
is needed is a vivid imagination, which is something most of us possessed
as children. If you have ideas, but your use of language is not the best,
make friends with a dictionary and/or someone willing to read your work,
and often suggestions. Anything of interest to you can be a subject.
Novels can be classified as romance, western, crime, spy or science
fiction, plus many more.</p>\r\n<p>Some novels do require research, as an
example, if you write a historical novel, you need to study history and
document factual information. Learn all you can about your subject to
make it authentic. When you add your opinions of what “may have
happened,” it then Westfall. becomes a novel based on history. The
same can be done with sci-fi, you start with scientific facts that evolve
into things that can only be imagined. In reality much fiction may begin
with an idea generated from a news story, or an idea that intrigues
you.</p>\r\n<p>Memoir is defined as “a historical account or
biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.” The
dictionary continues: “an autobiography or a written account of
one’s memory of certain events or people.” The definition
continues: “an essay on a learned subject studied by the writer. If
the lengthy definitions continue, but the main point to be gained, is
that a memoir is not strictly an autobiography, as many
believe.</p>\r\n<p>Pseudonym, a fictitious name, is a word writers should
be familiar with. Full credit for work done under your legal name is
great, when it can be justified. Reasons for using a pseudonym can be
varied, but it usually done to avoid embarrassment or shame to those who
may be personally associated with the work. An example can be: a memoir
based on a dysfunctional family; if relatives are living, especially
those who do not know all of the circumstances, this should be done for
them. Pseudonyms can be another creation of your imagination; they may be
taken from taken from a distant relative, no longer living, who no one
would associate with you. Check a name chosen thoroughly to avoid
offending anyone.</p>\r\n<p>Plagiarize is defined: “take and use
(the thoughts, writings, inventions, etc., of another person) as
one’s own. If Notice where dictionary definitions have been used
quotation marks arc used to indicate that these are verbatim quotes,
listed word for word as they appear in the dictionary.</p>\r\n<p>In
college a professor actually said, If No one has any original ideas,
everything has already been thought of and written about by
someone.” This is very drastic, in my opinion. This woman did not
seem to recognize the word create. Everyone has creative abilities which
they should strive to use. We have all been given varied talents. How we
chose to use them is up to us. “Use it or lose it,” is an old
phrase that has a lot of truth in it. Chose to make use of the talent and
ideas you have been given.</p>\r\n<p>It is never too late to start!
Discussions of common interest can be the springboard to success. Dare to
dream, and strive to make those dreams come true. Help create an
interesting discussion Monday, June 20, in
Perkins.</p>','Local','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Youth Force Helps Out in OKC','<p>Seventeen youth
and adults from Lost Creek United Methodist Church served at Youth Force
Oklahoma City during the week of June 6-10. They joined other United
Methodist Youth from across the state to do repair work in homes of the
needy and elderly in the Oklahoma City area. Participants stayed in dorms
at Oklahoma City University. After work was done each day, they enjoyed
evening worship together, then recreational activities that included
swimming and scavenger hunts. June 26-July 1, over 200 youth and adults
will be converging on Perkins for the first ever Youth Force Perkins!
Groups from Kansas and Texas will be joining churches from all over
Oklahoma to do the same kind of repair work right in our own backyard.
Jake Ehrlich, youth director at Lost Creek United Methodist Church, is
director of Youth Force Perkins.</p>','Local','no','no','no');
insert into `report_content` (date,headline,copy,section,pic,atf,feature)
values ('2011-06-16','Cimarron Valley OHCE News','<p><strong>By Carla
Westfall</strong></p>\r\n<p>The Cimarron Valley HCE met at 12:00 at the
Methodist Church in Perkins for a delicious pot luck lunch. Our Hostesses
for the day were Grace Soutee and Jane Flint. Tables were decorated with
colorful balloon cloths and wonderful cookies and ice cream was served
for dessert.</p>\r\n<p>President Jacqui Savage called the meeting to
order, led the flag salute and the reading of our HCE Creed. Phyllis gave
us the thought of the day and also had our patriotism reading. We had two
guests: Joy Decker and Judith Deaver. Happy Birthday was sung to Jane
Flint, Patsy Owsley, and June Stacy, and our club song was led by Connie
Norrie.</p>\r\n<p>Our roll call was answered to “Do you have a
computer at home or work”? There were 21 members present today.
Secretary Carla Westfall read the previous month’s minutes and they
were approved as read. Mariuse Green reported a card was sent to our
member, Pat Freeman, who is ill. We are happy to say that Jean Platt is
now at home after her accident.</p>\r\n<p>Barbara Ahring and her
daughter, Judith Deaver, gave the lesson on “Keys for your
Computer” It was very informative. Thank you ladies. Committee
Reports: Tooth Fairy Pillows: Jacqui is going to buy material to bring to
next month’s work day.</p>\r\n<p>Library: Charlotte Parrack
reported Summer Reading program is happening on Tues. and Thurs.
Military: Emma Lou Hardin has sent 4 boxes to service people for May and
she has 4 more boxes to send for June. Museum: Deborah Allensworth has
bonnet kits for people to take home to sew and she will have dolls ready
for us to make at work day next month. Christmas Stockings: Charlotte
said we need 60 stockings made to decorate. Sister Club: 14 members said
they will attend the Elm Grove Sister Club Party on July 12 at
6:30.</p>\r\n<p>State Meeting will be on July 10- 12 at OKC. Let the
Extension Office know if you are going. Christmas in July workshop is
July 16th• We need members to help 4- Hers make Christmas
decorations to send to our military people. Also, cookies are needed for
snacks. We need to think about decorations for Summer
Council.</p>\r\n<p>Our next month’s meeting will be at 9 or 10:00
on July 12, 2011 for a work day. Bring a sack lunch. Drinks and dessert
will be provided. Hostesses will be Barbara Ahring, Charlotte Parrack,
and Emma Lou Hardin. Members present today were: Barbara Ahring,
Geraldine Allen, Treca Baer, Jackie Baird, Kay Lynn Dragoo, Jane Flint,
Judy Gibbons, Mariuse Green, Norma Hallman, Emma Lou Hardin, Lorayne
Hughes, Connie Norrie, Patsy Owsley, Charlotte Parrack, Phyllis Rodman,
Jacqui Savage, Becky Scott, Grace Soutee, Monica Wall, Carla Westfall,
and Edna Westfall.</p>','Local','no','no','no');
insert into `report_content` (date,headline,copy,section,pic,atf,feature)
values ('2011-06-16','\'Casual, Cursory, Candid, Cobbled
Comments','<p><strong>By Cecil Acuff</strong></p>\r\n<p>This started as a
casual comment about literature, Archie Bunker, and Henry Fonda, who
commented that Archie is a septic (skeptic, and they had one of those
caucasions (caucuses). Fonda said Archie could make straifht-line logic
appear like a figure 8.</p>\r\n<p>The great, late Hershel I.Jones (H.
I.), minister and Literature teacher, read a lot of the ‘Stuff to
the juniors and seniors of Tryon high School. This hardly ripened
scribbler had just enough years to think he knew practically everything
under the sun, thought ,... that is just on big waste of time. But,
it’s probably the only time most of those older students will have
such things read to them. Tears come as this is written, more came as
Margaret Gibson, daughter, and Ted Gibson, son-inlaw, were visited in
Stillwater.</p>\r\n<p>Some newer TVs have have motion-detectors that turn
off the set to save energy - as does this computer.</p>\r\n<p>That says,
keep movin’ - not sit as a lump on a log! But don’t exercise
too much; a sneeze of certain people in the world will cause the
financial world to quiver uncontrollably. In a recent movie, Hugh Grant
got hurried and harried Sandra Bullock so excited she dropped coins in
the coffee cup of a bearded tramp-like man. There was movement; that led
to more movement, more good health, more money saved, better economy, and
and more sweethearts attracted. Hallelujah for
Movers.</p>\r\n<p>Evolution caused humans to lose tier tails, and men and
women have been gaining weight ever since. Couch potatoes don’t
even twiddle thumbs, counter or counter clockwise. They may point, laugh,
cry, or yell fell, or doze, but that it. Wasted money is paid to losing
weight paid witnesses in the idiotic scams.</p>\r\n<p>Humans should learn
to play without the ball.One may fumble, cause too many turnovers, or
miss lines and goals, but there is action. The ball is there briefly,
only a few hours after 4,6,6,10 hours of sleep. The remaining hours are
it; yesterday’s gone, tomorrow isn’t here. This moment is the
only time available.</p>\r\n<p>There will surely be an implanted chip of
tail-like unseen appendages some day soon in every person to cause pain
when there’s no action during conscious hours. There will be a new
medical field? Drs. X,Y, Z. MMP? Those who are unconscious must get a
doctor’s permit. The pain will increase each hour in intensity
until 20 hours. Those who are unconscious must receive a doctor’
permit. The pain relieving drug will be rare and
expensive.</p>\r\n<p>Buyer’s Tip; Archie Bunker and his beloved
dingbat, Edith, had been standing for an hour in this line. Archie says,
“Edith, there ain’t been no one in this here line. This is
gotta be one of them there scribblers’s figments of
emancipation.” </p>','Perkins Opinions','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','\'Senate Review\'','<p><strong>By Senator Jim
Halligan</strong></p>\r\n<p>With the conclusion of the recent session it
is time to reflect on the budget priorities which resulted from the
legislative process. For context, it is useful to recognize that the
Federal Reserve has characterized the recent fiscal events in the United
States as the worst since the Great Depression, indeed, some characterize
it as the Great Recession. A comparison between the fiscal year 2009 base
appropriation and the 2012 actual appropriation for the State of Oklahoma
shows that during that interval many state agencies endured budget cuts
of 20 to 25%. As an example, the Educational Television Authority known
as OETA has had a 26.4% reduction. Of those entities which are overseen
by the Education Subcommittee which I Chair; Common Education, or public
schools had a 10% reduction in appropriated funds to the State Department
of Education. Individual school districts may have experienced
significantly different reductions, particularly when taking into account
their access to ad valorem or property taxes. Higher Education had a 9%
decrease which was ameliorated to some extent by tuition increases. The
Universities were also given authorization to sell $100 million in bonds
to partially fund the endowed chairs program which requires a private
sector dollar for dollar match. During this period Career Technology
Education, of which I am an enthusiastic supporter, had their state
appropriations reduced by 15.2%. It should be remembered that the local
Tech Centers also have access to ad valorem funding but this significant
reduction has been very challenging for those working at the State
Headquarters.</p>\r\n<p>The Health and Human Services {HHS} area remained
a priority during these difficult economic years. While other budget
sectors were being reduced from 10 to 30%, HHS had their budget increased
by 2.9%. Within HHS, the Health Care Authority which provides access to
health care for some of the neediest received a budget increase of 16.7%
from FY09 to FY 12. Passage of the Provider Fee will help the hospitals
in Stillwater and Cushing address the problem of uncompensated care which
is approximately $15 million annually in Stillwater. I am supportive of
trying to ensure that we shield the disadvantaged within our society. In
this regard, it should be noted that local communities rose to the fiscal
challenge by providing additional private funds to supplement state
monies for meals for senior citizens.</p>\r\n<p>To complete this summary
of reductions during the Great Recession, the Public Safety and Judiciary
subcommittee which includes the Corrections Department had a budget
reduction of 10.3%. The Natural Resources and Regulatory Services
subcommittee which includes among other entities, the Agriculture
Department, the Commerce Department and the Historical Society had a
total budget reduction of 18.4%. As a priority, the commitment to improve
our roads and bridges continued during these trying times with more
bridge renovations and replacements addressed during the last five years
than during the previous fifteen years.</p>\r\n<p>To accommodate the
significant reduction in state expenditures, there have been voluntary
buyout programs for state employees who wished to either retire or seek
other employment opportunities, reductions of state authorized personnel,
as well as mandatory furloughs. All the citizens of Oklahoma should
appreciate the outstanding service that state employees have continued to
provide during these difficult times. I am always impressed with the
responsiveness of these employees to constituent concerns which are
brought to the attention of my office.</p>\r\n<p>During this economic
crisis, the state was also notified by Moody’s Bond rating service
that because previous legislatures had granted retirees cost-ofliving
increases or COLAS without providing the needed funds that our unfunded
pension liabilities were so great that action was needed or the bond
rating would be reduced. This in turn would cause Oklahoma to have to pay
higher interest rates on its financial obligations. Initial action taken
during this legislative session to begin to address the issue was
characterized by the Executive Director as putting the Oklahoma Teachers
Retirement System on a path to financial health that it has never known.
We have not solved the unfunded liabilities problem but we have addressed
the immediate crisis and have purchased time to make further
improvements.</p>\r\n<p>These difficult funding decisions were made in
large part because of the constitutional requirement of the state of
Oklahoma to have a balanced budget. We have used all of the Rainy Day
Fund and the stimulus monies and must begin again to set aside funds for
a future disaster. For that reason I anticipate that next year’s
budget will be relatively flat even though the economy is improving.
Although the state has been confronted with extremely difficult choices,
a constitutional balanced budget mandate is imperative to compel the
legislature to make these decisions. In my judgment, we must move towards
imposing a similar discipline on the federal government.</p>\r\n<p>The
only way for the state of Oklahoma to compete in the global marketplace
is to provide an educated and skilled workforce as well as the
appropriate policies to encourage private enterprise. In my view,
approximately one-third of our young people should get a college degree
with skills needed by the private sector and the remaining two thirds
should go on to postsecondary education programs such as those provided
at Career Tech. A recent assessment of the unemployment rate in Payne
County was approximately 4.3% with a representative of the Oklahoma
Employment Security Commission stating that there were jobs which they
could not fill. It has been a challenging environment for all of us but I
feel confident about the future. The way forward is to ensure that our
citizens are educated and that we have business friendly
policies.</p>','Perkins Opinions','no','no','no');
insert into `report_content` (date,headline,copy,section,pic,atf,feature)
values ('2011-06-16','\'I Remember\'','<p><strong>By Charles
Wall</strong></p>\r\n<p><strong>Remembering Dads and Their
Children</strong></p>\r\n<p>On Father’s Day we remember our dads
and the good things they did for us. And often times in our families,
grandfathers, uncles, or cousins help us out when our dads can’t be
there.</p>\r\n<p>The responsibilities of children and family brought out
the best in our dads. These responsibilities gave them an incentive for
productive work. They made sacrifices for the children they loved. Their
faith increased because they prayed for their families.</p>\r\n<p>I will
mention some fathers of some of my schoolmates 60 years
ago.</p>\r\n<p>Sam Lee’s children were Irene, John, and Josh. He
and his family lived on the north side of Perkins School district. They
could see Stillwater from their house. Sam helped his sons in their vo-ag
and FFA activities. For one thing they showed hogs. Sam helped our
Freshman high school class to arrange to borrow his son John’s jeep
to build our class parade float for the homecoming football game in
1950.</p>\r\n<p>Cecil Grays’ children were Betty, Charlie, Louis,
and Patty. Cecil had a two-ton truck 60 years ago and did various kinds
of hauling for people. He helped my family haul corn ensilage one summer.
At other times he did carpentry work. He was good with the common sense
approach.</p>\r\n<p>Roy Spillers’ children were Warren, Doris, and
Bob. His children played athletics at Perkins School, and he was the
number one fan. If someone on the team made a mistake or if the team
fumbled or lost the ball, he would call out reassurance, “Just
settle down and play a good ball game!”</p>\r\n<p>Jim Lacy’s
children were Maxine, Geraldine, Lorayne, Norris, Yvonne, Martha, and
Judy. JIm always enjoyed family gatherings, and especially when his
children, their spouses, and grandchildren would come for a holiday or
special event.</p>\r\n<p>Arthur Jenkins’ children were Ermal and
Shirley. Arthur encouraged his children to practice music. Arthur was
active in his local church and as a result his children were active
too.</p>\r\n<p>My own dad Ephraim’s children included myself,
Carol, Donna, Roy, and David. One time he stayed up all night helping me
finish a project by a deadline. At other times he made sacrifices to help
me get equipment together when I was starting out farming.</p>\r\n<p>I
could mention other people’s dads, and from time to time I will.
Our dads put Christianity into practice in ways that their talents would
permit.</p>\r\n<p>Our dads are God’s way of helping us out in our
lives, both when we were children and when we were adults. To our dads,
past and present, I dedicate this verse from 2 Corinthians 3:2 (The
Message):</p>\r\n<p>“Your very lives are a letter that anyone can
read just by looking at you. Christ himself wrote it - not with ink, but
with God’s living Spirit; not chiseled into stone, but carved into
human lives!”</p>','History','no','no','no');
insert into `report_content` (date,headline,copy,section,pic,atf,feature)
values ('2011-06-16','Moments in time','<p><strong>THE HISTORY
CHANNEL</strong></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n <li>On June 26, 1892, Nobel Prize-
winning author Pearl S. Buck is born. Her novel “The Good
Earth” (1930), describing peasant life in China, became an
international bestseller and was translated into 30 languages. Buck wrote
80 novels and books.</li>\r\n <li>On June 25, 1915, the German press
publishes an official statement from the country’s war command
addressing the German use of poison gas at the start of the Second Battle
of Ypres two months earlier. The Germans had fired more than 150 tons of
lethal chlorine gas against two French colonial divisions in April,
claiming the French had first used gas in August 1914.</li>\r\n <li>On
June 23, 1927, The Sioux County Pioneer newspaper of North Dakota reports
that President Calvin Coolidge will be “adopted” into a Sioux
tribe at Fort Yates on the border of North Dakota. At the Sioux ceremony,
photographers captured Coolidge, in suit and tie, as he was given a grand
ceremonial feathered headdress.</li>\r\n <li>On June 22, 1944, President
Franklin Roosevelt’s administration creates the Servicemen’s
Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as the G.I. Bill. The bill gave
returning servicemen access to unemployment compensation, low-interest
home and business loans, and -- most importantly -- funding for
education.</li>\r\n <li>On June 24, 1953, Jacqueline Bouvier and
Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy of publicly announce their engagement.
Kennedy gave her a 2.88-carat diamondand- emerald ring. Kennedy went on
to become the 35th president and Jackie became one of the most popular
first ladies ever to grace the White House.</li>\r\n <li>On June 21,
1964, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are killed by a
Ku Klux Klan lynch mob near Meridian, Miss. The three young civilrights
workers were helping to register black voters in Mississippi, thus
inspiring the ire of the local
Klan.</li>\r\n</ul>','History','no','no','no');
insert into `report_content` (date,headline,copy,section,pic,atf,feature)
values ('2011-06-16','CREC Program Gains Interest','<p>The Energy
Makeover, a program developed by Central Rural Electric Cooperative to
assist consumers struggling to pay utility bills, has been featured at
two national meetings. The Energy Makeover was created by CREC to provide
area residents with the help and materials needed to make their homes
more energy efficient.</p>\r\n<p>CREC provides training and materials to
churches and other nonprofit organizations that help residents with free
home energy improvements. The program helps residents lower their utility
bills, and it gives church members an opportunity to take part in a
ministry that helps residents in their community.</p>\r\n<p>CREC was
asked by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to present
Energy Makeover information at the Connect Conference, a national
marketing and communications meeting held in Denver. Tom Parks,
CREC’s energy efficiency specialist, and Jillianne Tebow,
CREC’s special projects coordinator, presented to more than 50
interested cooperative employees.</p>\r\n<p>“Our communities have
seen positive growth, and it is imperative that we do not forget that our
cooperative thrives from each and every individual who resides in our
communities,” said Micaela Morales, a representative of Victory
Electric Cooperative in Dodge City, Kan., who attended the presentation.
“The Energy Makeover not only offers hope but also exemplifies the
basic human behaviors of compassion and caring. The Energy Makeover
program helps our communities and families in
need.”</p>\r\n<p>Parks and Tebow also presented to electric co-ops
served by Old Dominion Electric, a generation and transmission
cooperative in Glen Allen, Va., at the 2011 Cooperative Exchange
Conference in Williamsburg, Va. More than 100 employees were in
attendance.</p>\r\n<p>For more information on the Energy Makeover
program, visit the www.theenergymakeov er.coop or call CREC at 405-372-
2884.</p>','Back Page','no','no','no');
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values ('2011-06-16','Hands On Fun','<p>Agra student Brianna Hobbs
explores the basics of Meridian’s Pre-Engineering Academy during
Tech Trek at Meridian Technology Center. Hobbs and more than 90 other
students experienced serious summer fun with hands-on career exploration
during the recent camp.</p>','Back Page','no','no','no');
insert into `report_content` (date,headline,copy,section,pic,atf,feature)
values ('2011-06-16','Tech Trek Designs','<p>Students attending Tech Trek
summer camp had the opportunity to explore a variety of career training
programs offered at Meridian Technology Center. Agra student Michael
Hart, left, and Stillwater student Kateri Fetter, right, display designs
from their time in the collision repair technology program.</p>','Back
Page','no','no','no');
insert into `report_content` (date,headline,copy,section,pic,atf,feature)
values ('2011-06-16','4-H Program at Perkins Library a Huge
Success!','<p>The summer reading program at the Perkins Library has
started off with great success as members of the Perkins 4-H entertained
and educated the public through exciting interactive exhibits about
countries and cultures around the world. From 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday,
June 7, patrons of all ages walked through the exhibits learning,
admiring, playing, and creating. Participants were given the opportunity
to explore China, Egypt, Mexico, and Scotland. They learned about archery
around the world and foods from different countries. The children played
games and activities, made crafts, and tried exotic breads. They learned
how to use chopsticks, and write using hieroglyphics. They made Egyptian
bracelets, and played Mexican bingo. And everyone went home with a free
book, a reading log, and other fun goodies. Members of the 4-H that
created and/or presented exhibits include Michael Herring, Delaina
Herring, David Wall, Raphael Wall, Ginger Wall, Mattlin Stanek, Gracen
Stanek, and Morgan Hall. Library patron Wanda Shipley offered the program
on Scotland. Wanda also has generously donated many objects and artifacts
from around the world for use on display in the library for June and
July. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to stop by the
library to pick up more information about the summer program, and a
reading log, for reading reward prizes. Future programs include Tuesday
preschool storytimes, Wednesday afternoon movies, Lapsit storytimes, the
Oklahoma City Zoo, a comedic magician, and much, much more! The Perkins
Library is located at 101 E. Thomas St. in downtown Perkins, and you can
contact the library by calling 547-5185.</p>','Back
Page','no','no','no');
