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Volume 113 No. 20 75 Cents P.O. Box 278 •105 W. Main Street • Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0278 • Cimarron County Thursday August 18, 2011 Phone 580-544-2222 • Fax 580-544-3281 • e-mail [email protected] BORN ON AUG. 18 1587 Virginia Dare 1st FLAG RETURNS TO MURDOCK American born of English parents 1922 Shelley Winters SCHOOL in KERRICK, TEXAS [Schrift], St Louis Mo, ac- Cissy Harris teacher? Finding the flag was quickly. The Flag journeyed to tress (Poisidon Adventure) The last day of school was quite a treasure, but we will Amarillo for archiving in April 1927 Rosalynn Carter May 19, 1950 the last day the never know who honored the of 2011 and will return to the Georgia, 1st lady, Pres students said the Pledge of Al- flag enough to preserve it in a school on the 19th of August, Carter’s main lust legiance to a Flag that would be can with an air tight lid. Roylynn Evans with the Colony 1930 Johnny Preston Port placed in a paint can and hid According to the Texas will deliver the Flag and prepare Arthur, Tx, rocker (Feel So from sound and light for 60 Teacher’s Daily Register 1949- the wall for the Flag. Fine, Running Bear) years. With respect of the flag 1950, the last students to see the On Saturday, August 20 at 1934 Rafer Lewis Johnson someone took the time to clean Flag was Leon Eden, Billy 1P.M. there will be a dedica- US, decathalete (Olympic- the can before placing the prop- Sanderson, Ronnie Outhier, Billy tion ceremony to bring the Flag gold-1960) erly folded flag in a quiet dark Bob Armstrong, Henry Purnell, back into the School. Howard 1934 Roberto Clemente library ( known to the students Lynda Brewster, Joan Ford, Norell, Green Post 262 of the American Legion will dedicate pro baseball player (Pitts- as the book room). Linda Taylor, Sue Martin, Mary The Flag stayed hid until Janice Boren, Mary Alice Davis, the Flag to the School, Mary burgh Pirates) Crabtree Olson will accept the 1937 Robert Redford Calif, 2010 when out of curiosity Patricia Armstrong and Betty someone found the can and Flag in behalf of the Murdock actor (Sting, Candidate, Sanderson. wonder why the paint can was After finding the Flag the stu- School. Natural, Great Gatsby) so clean. Why and who would Everyone is welcome to at- 1952 Patrick Swayze Hous- dents and/or students family clean a paint can when doing so was approached, giving them the tend this extraordinary cer- ton Tx, actor/dancer (Dirty was quite a chore, someone opportunity to pay for having the emony for Old Glory. A short Dancing, Ghost) wanted to hide or preserve Flag archived. The joy they had history lesson about the world THIS DAY IN HISTORY something. After opening the of the Flag being found and the in 1950 that will of interest to can part of the question was opportunity to save the old Flag the children and teens. Re- AUG. 18 answered, but who would have was just over whelming, the freshments will be served after 1587 1st English child born placed the flag in the can, per- money for the archiving came in the ceremony. in the New World (Virginia haps Evelyn Barker the last Dare) 1686 Cassini reports see- ing a satellite orbiting Ve- nus Pipe bomb placed on Natural Gas Line 1835 Last Pottawatomie OKLAHOMA CITY— On the evening of August Indians leave Chicago The semi-tractor top, struck the trailer of the semi-trac- has been rendered safe and the James E. Finch, Special Agent area was checked for additional 10, 2011, the Seminole County 1838 1st US marine expe- tor above, shoving it into a traler loaded with new VWs in Charge of the FBI, Oklahoma and a pickup truck. Two in the top truck were injured, in devices. No other devices were Sheriff’s Office received a 911 dition City Division, announces the found. call from Herriman. He told the 1846 Gen Stephen W the accident early on Sunday, Aug. 14.- Photos by finding of a potential explosive Cimarron County Deputy, Derek Kincannon. UPDATE 911 operator he placed the IED Kearney’s US forces cap- device on a gas line near James E. Finch, Special Agent on the pipeline. A search of tures Santa Fe, NM Okemah, Oklahoma. in Charge of the FBI, Oklahoma Herriman’s residence resulted 1868 Pierre Janssan dis- Truck Accident Closes 287, At approximately 11:00 City Division, announces the ar- in law enforcement finding covers helium in solar Thursday morning, the rest of Daniel Wells Herriman, items consistent with the com- spectrum during eclipse Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Of- 40 years of age, of Konowa, ponents of the IED found on the 1894 Congress creates Bu- fice notified the FBI about a Oklahoma, for attempting to de- gas pipeline. Herriman was ar- reau of Immigration 6 miles North of Boise City potential improvised explosive stroy real property used in inter- rested in Seminole County, device (IED) attached to a gas 1920 Tennessee ratifies A truck wreck involving three injuries and was listed in stable state or foreign commerce. Oklahoma on August 12, 2011 line approximately five miles without incident. 19th Amendment, guaran- semis occurred at about 4:30 condition. His unnamed passen- According to a criminal com- tees women voting right south of Okemah, Oklahoma. plaint filed in the United States This incident was investi- a.m., six miles north of Boise ger was taken to CMH with in- The device was described as a 1943 Final convoy of Jews City in an area under construc- juries to internal trunk injuries. District Court for the Eastern gated by the FBI, Oklahoma 1’x1’ pipe bomb with a timing Highway Patrol, Okfuskee from Salonika Greece ar- tion. The wreck threw frozen food District of Oklahoma, an impro- mechanism attached to it. vised explosive device (IED) County Sheriff’s Office, and the rive at Auschwitz The wreck sent two to all along the highway and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 1963 James Meredith be- Cimarron Memorial Hospital by trucks leaked oil and diesel fuel. was found attached to a gas pipe- Seminole County Sheriff’s Of- Bomb Technicians along with fice. The public is reminded this came 1st black graduate ambulance. The highway closed until 7:52 line at the Enerfin Resources gas Special Agent Bomb Techni- pipeline near Okemah, Okla- arrest is merely an accusation from U of Mississippi According to reports from a.m. and had been closed for cians from the FBI responded the Oklahoma Patrol two trucks, two hours and 58 minutes. homa. The device was removed and the defendant is presumed to the area. The device was re- and rendered safe by the Okla- innocent unless and until proven THIS DAY IN one hauling cars and the second Crews were on the scene moved from the gas line and hauling frozen food were sta- well into Monday in an effort to homa Highway Patrol Bomb guilty. MUSIC placed in a remote area for fur- Squad. tionary at the construction site, lessen the enviormental impact ther examination. The device 1960, Elvis Presley started when the third truck, hauling of the oil, fuel and engine cool- a five week run at No.1 on bottled water impacted the ant lost. the US singles chart with middle truck at highway speeds. The truck wreck was one of A Leadership Role for Oklahoma in Electricity Policy ‘It’s Now Or Never’, also The impact exploded the box three along north Highway 287 to respond to these issues. No.1 in the UK. trailer, and drove the truck on Sunday. Corporation Commission Vice ”In addition, both in and out- issues looming on the horizon.” 1964, Actor and singer owned by the Navajo Freight Later in the day a utility van Chairman Jeff Cloud assumes Cloud noted the RSC is fo- leadership post in Regional State side Oklahoma, utilities and their Dean Martin went to No.1 company into the back of an was struck by a cement truck customers want access to the cused on cooperation between auto carrier trailer. The first two and a driver of an automobile lost Committee states in the region as they face on the US singles chart with Oklahoma Corporation wind power that is being devel- ‘Everybody Loves Some- trucks had been stopped by a control as he was trying to pass oped in such wind-rich areas as the difficult task of determining flagman. a long line of trucks just north of Commission Vice Chairman what is best for their citizens. body’ Jeff Cloud has been elected western Oklahoma. But that will The driver of the third truck, the construction zone. There require not only the hundreds of ”The RSC is no way dimin- 1969, Woodstock Festival Vice President of the South- ishes the authority of the Okla- was held on Max Yasgur’s Lynn Lewis, of Dallas, Texas were no injuries in the latter two millions of dollars in electric was taken to CMH with head accidents. west Power Pool’s (SPP) Re- homa Corporation Commission 600 acre farm in Bethel, gional State Committee (RSC), transmission projects already approved in the SPP region, but and its counterparts in other New York. a group that has a critical advi- states to separately address at sory role regarding the future of the projects that are in the plan- CIMARRON COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE WRAP-UP ning stages as well. Where best the state level those electric the region’s electric power grid generation and transmission JAIL BLOTTER The American Cancer Soci- sible.” and electrical service. to locate those projects, how to spread the costs through the re- cost issues that remain within 8-12 ety Relay For Life of Texas The evening will also signal Cloud says the RSC now its jurisdiction,” Cloud said. Jason Rickman- domestic County will honor top team the start of a new Relay For Life faces critical issues that will gion and allocate and assign con- struction responsibilities will con- The SPP Regional State assault, released on a P.R. members and top teams at a season as those present look to have a major impact on electric Committee provides collective bond. wrap-up ice cream social on July 2012. service and the consumer. tinue to be a challenge for the RSC,” Cloud added. “Transmis- state regulatory agency input to Terry Neely- possession of Thursday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. All individuals interested in ”There are currently federal the Southwest Power Pool on marijuana, driving under at the No Man’s Land Senior forming a team or joining the proposals to promote invest- sion planning is a long-term pro- cess and requires understanding matters of regional importance suspension, released on a Citizen Center in Guymon. committee for next year are also ment in new electric transmis- related to the development and P.R. bond. All team captains and co-cap- invited to attend the Aug. 25 sion that could have a major of electric utility demand fore- casts and projections with regard operation of bulk electric trans- Seth Jackson- possession tains plus team members who meeting. impact on our electric bills,” mission. The RSC is comprised earned more than $500 each are “We want to plan ahead and Cloud said. “There is concern to regulatory and environmental of marijuana and parapher- implications, policies and more. of utility regulatory commission- nalia, released on a bond of invited to attend. get a good start on our 2012 that proposed federal rules on ers from Arkansas, Kansas, “We had a great Relay,” Relay For Life,” Harris said. air emissions could mean a huge The SPP and RSC not only must $2,000. focus on transmission system Missouri, Nebraska, New event chair Jana Harris said. “We won’t stop fighting until extra burden on a regional Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. 8-14 “And now we want to recog- needs for the next few years, but Theodore Vilapando- there is a cure.” transmission network that al- Cloud has served on the nize the people who made it pos- ready faces congestion at times. must also project out 10 to 20 speeding, transportation of years to develop ideas to address Regional State Committee for an open container, posses- The RSC must determine how 4 years. sion of marijuana and para- phernalia, possession of a We gave Gov. Fallin a week off, since she reportedly had Mike Shannon Made Asst. Manager, of Epic Touch controlled dangerous sub- hip surgery. However reports say she is in Washington stance with intent, held on D.C. today, so it begs the question: From reports in The Elkhart becoming 100 percent development, along with a bond of $13,500. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN??? Guymon Daily Herald fiber optics. experience on a variety of boards at the local and state were sure she and the Federal Epic Touch of Elkhart, Kan. Shannon’s promotion in April Government were helping our has promoted Mike Shannon, was announced by owners Bob level. farmers, that the people of formerly of Boise City to its and Dian Boaldin, of Elkhart. The Boaldins will keep BOISE CITY WEATHER The Boaldins said that their positions with Bob as Hi Lo rn Cimarron County needed to assistant manager. see her boots on the ground Shannon joined the 55-year- Shannon has been an asset to president, and Dian as Tue. Aug. 9 96 60 to know she cared. We re- the company from the start, executive vice-president. Wed. Aug. 10 78 63 old voice, video and data ceived no answer and the Gov- provider in 2007. when he came on board as the Thurs. Aug. 11 88 64 .01 ernor, has yet to visit, (She economic development Fri. Aug. 12 96 84 The company has been a missed two opportunities while leader in information for years manager, a job he will carry A TIP OF THE HAT TO: Sat. Aug. 13 88 65 campaigning.) We offered a and had at one time, (1984), the along with his duties as Mike Barns for Sun. Aug. 14 96 66 bounty of $50 for Governor assistant manager. mowing and Mon. Aug. 15 99 66 OKLA. GOV. MARY FALLIN Henry, but since Ms. Fallin longest unrepeated fiber network in the nation. In 1997 Boaldin added that Shannon cleaning the area MARKETS carried the county and she still brought to the company across from the Wheat $7.62 About four months ago, hasn’t visited, The Boise City Epic Touch again lead by The Boise City News, sent Gov. News will pay $25 to the per- providing rural customers with extensive experience in public Body Shop. Milo $6.74 service, including city And to Guymon and Texas Corn $7.54 Fallin an e-mail to her office son that proves to us she’s a connection to the Internet, informing her that though we been here as governor. and in 2010 reached its goal of management, and economic County for their honoring (spot prices subject to change) the Vets of WWII.