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CSC Cowboy HeadBaseball Coach Perry Connors State Keith questions a caJl during theirgame Rt_ 4 DO with Seminole atthe BiffThompson Field Warnerox: 74409 ONLY in WarnerSunday afternoon. Kei1h was later ejected from the contest bJt his Cowboysrallied in thebottom of the ninth inning to beat the visiting Trojans by a PAID BULK RATE score of 6-5. More on the Cowboys' Connors StateCollege Library PERMIT #17 victory and other sports action insxle. WARNER, OK 74469 Forwardingfft,A1\cfioX (fQ&Otion Requested 2 OK 7 -9700 5¢ • W ive Serving Keefeton • Gore • Porum • Warner • Webbers Falls Vol. XI. Issue No. 26 Call (918) 463-2386 or Fax (918) 773-8745 Wednesday, April 16, 1997 School retires slain classmate's jerseys In ceremonies last Wednesday was. She also told about her personal morning in theWebbers Falls High experiences with Joey and how his School Gymnasium, the baseball and family helped her, teachers, and fel footballjerseys of JoeyYoungblood low students during the days afterhis were retired. Originally, it was murder. planned to have the ceremonies at the Classmates read some poems baseball field, but the heavyrains of afterher comments and then his jer the previous days forcedit indoors. seys and other items were presented After the dedication w1s to his motherand other family mem opened up with a word of prayer, bers. Webbers Falls Superintendent Dr. After several minutes of re Virginia Webb commented to the flection, students beganfiling out of somber crowd of students and family the gymnasium. Webb said that once members about Joey getting slain at the ground dries up, a tree will be school and about what a tragedyit planted in Joey'shonor at the school. New program offered to first-time parents Children First Program of Muskogee County Health Department, in conjunction with Healthy Families of Muskogee/McIntosh County OSU Extension Centers are proud to anrounce their new program being offered to first-time parents. Services prO\ided by these agencies are designed to Webbers Falls basketball star Heather Briley is pictured signing a letter-of promote prenatal care, educate new parents on infant needs, increase child intent .with the Cowgirls as her parents, Kathi and Duwayne Briley, WFS safety, prevent chilcfabuse and improve parenting skills. Head Coach Jerry Ward and CSC Il ead Coach Monte Madewell observe. Both programs are staffed by trained professionals. Children First Class matesChancey M cMillin ( left)and Greg Standifirdhold upthe baseball Program is staffed by registered nurses and the Healthy Families are staffed Briley to play basketball with Juco power a and football jerseys of slain classmate Joey Youngblood at dedication by family support workers. Stafff om bothprograms have received intensive WebbersFalls All-State bas Duwayne Briley of WebbersF lls, ceremoruc._- last week at Webbers Falls School. training' and will provide weekly ,o monthly home visits lasting about one ketball player Heather Briley, after she is the second player from her hour. Target audience will befirst-time parents enrolled prenatallybefore the considering several in-stateand out family to play college basketball. Her 28th week of pregnancy. of-state schools, chose to start her older sister, Michelle, played four If you are interested in being a participant or know of any first-time college career locally by signini a years at OSU recently, and Heather parens who may be interested, please contact: • Children First Program, letter-of-intent to play basketball with hopesby working hard this summer MuskogeeCounty HealthDepartment, Linda Hitch ye, R.N., (918) 683-0321; the Connors State College Cowgirls she wi II be able to make the transition • Healthy Families, Muskogee County OSU Extension Center, Yolanda last week. to college basketball like her sister Campbell,(918) 687-2458; or• HealthyFamilies, McIntosh County OSU Briley, who averaged 14.6 did. "I need to work a lot of shooting Extension Center, BJ. Woodfork,(918) 689-4499. pointsa game forthe Webbers Falls and ballhandling to get better be Lady Warriors, decided to sign with cause of the level of competition. It Mu Chi Chapter inducts new members the perennial junior college power is a big step up. I'm going to lift WARNER· The Mu Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappaat Connors State house after considering Eastern and ·Neights and shoota IOL in the gymna College has inducted 34 new membersin special ceremonies. Carl Alben Junior Colleges, the sium this summer. Heading the list are the 19?7-98 officers including president Davi University of Oklahoma and several ''I'm excited to play with a lot Buffordof Ponca City, vice president DerickFord of Sand Springs, secretary colleges and universities from of good girls," she exclaimed about April Cooper of Tahlequah, and communications officer Jerrod English of throughout the Midwest and South her future teammates. "I've played Sand Springs. west. AAU ball with Athena (Athena Other inductees are Misty Meadows of Atoka; Rebecca Harris, Kim "I liked how Monte Madewell McCoy of Sallisaw, who is another Johnson, Daniel Rosson and Rhonda Toothill ofChecotah; Frances Cole of (Cowgirl Head Coach) coaches, and of CSC's signecs) and I think it is Eufaula; Connie Chandler, Rodney Roach and Carolyn Silvis ofFon Gibson; how the girls moved up and down the going to be neat to play two years Sandra Hammontree of Hanna; F:ank Agostini, Shelly Cooper, Deborah court, which is similar to what we did with her." Holland, Holly Melton, Danny Se1non and Debrah Vaughn of Muskogee; here at WebbersFalls," the energetic Heather, who hopesto eventu Jeremy Hager of Norman; Joan Bums of Park Hill; Shana Smith of Porter; senior commented. "I watched OU ally to become a coach herself, also Pamela Butler of Porum; Brandi Trowbridge of Salina; Kristen Long of and OSU play each other and it was liked how Madewell recruited her. Sallisaw; Rodney Bibee and Sheryl Few of Stigler; Clarisha Cummins, Jay so slow for the most part, although "He does a real good job of recruit Hoyt and Kristy Scarberry of Wanm; and Derrick Chappelland Misty Swan occasionally theydid run up and down ing. He doesn't pressure you with son of WebbersFalls. the floor." calls every day and every week (like Dr. Ron Garner, president of Connors State College, accepts a sign/or one Briley also said that she didn't some others do), he just lets you of the new nature trails at the CSC Ranch from Stacey Blundell, Leader of want to commit to a four-yearschool know that if you want to play there, Troop #147 of Warner, at the Nature Trail Dedication held recently at the right away becauseshe wanted to see there is a place open there for you," ranch. if she liked college basketball first. she concluded. Genealogical society holds workshop The daughter of Kathi and More on CSC's signings inside The Muskogee County Genealogical Society will hold its annual Spring workshop on Saturday, May 17, 1997 from 9:30 am. to 3:00 pm. at the Warner doctor to offer free classes Muskogee Civic Center, RoomF, 425 Boston. This is one block south of WARNER - Maggie Law, prevent and manage high bloodpres Okmulgee Avenue between 4th and 5th streets, in downtown Muskogee. M.D., a Board certified specialist in sure. The osteoporosis class will Registrationbegins at 9 am. internal medicine, will present free discuss the latest diagnostic tools, Barbara Butler Rust, archivist from·the Southwest Regional office of classes on Managing Your Hyper pr�vention and trea tment of osteopo the National Archives in Fort Worth,Texas, is the featured speaker. tensionon Wednesday,April 16,from rosis. Sponsored by the Muskogee County Genealogical Society and the 11:45am. to12:30 pm.and on0steo Muskogee Public Library, the workshop will consist of the following sub porosison Wednesday,April30,from Dr. Law is associated with jects: Records pertaining to the Five Civilized Tribes, U.S. Marshals1 11:45 am.to 12:30 pm. at the Warner Cardiology Clinic of Muskogee SouthernClaims Commission, Federal Population Census, MilitaryService Senior Citizens Center. The first Medical Group and is accepting new Records, Passenger Arrivals, Naturalization, and InternalRevenue Assess class will explain hypertension,how patients. For an appointment with ments. it relates to heart diseaseand stroke Dr. Law, please call 463-3100 or Cost of the workshop is $20.00. Guestsmay include a check payable and current treaunents and ways to 683-0753. to the Muskogee County Genealogical Society, 80 I West Okmulgee, Muskogee, OK 7440 I, envelope marked"Workshop", or you may register at the door. Add $5.00for brown bag lunch. For more informationsend e-mail to [email protected] call Deone Dr.JessBair, WarnerSchoolSuperintendent,TerryEvalLS,WarnerElementary at 683-4894. School Principal, and Ken M urlin. General Manager ofHeartland Wireless of Muslwgee, stand with Mrs. Web!J and her pre-school class as Heartland Vian senior citizen wins spelling bee Wireless presented the school with a check in the amount of$10,000. Vian resident Sam Mains has Graves finished third and Norva Heartland gives contribution to Warner recently won theEODD/AAA Spell Byerly of Tahlequah placed fourth. Heartland Wireless of Muskogee, a division of Heartland Wireless ing Bee, held April 4, 1997 at Luby's With the victory, Mains and Communications, Inc., presented a check to Warner Public Schools on Cafeteria in Muskogee. Sponsored Whittinghill will both move on to the Thursday, April 10, 1997. This check represented royalty payments for by the Eastern Oklahoma Develop State of Oklahoma Spelling Bee, to microwave channels being leased by Heartland. ment District/Area Agency on Ag be held at the Radisson Inn in Okla "Heartland Wireless Commullicationsis proud to be able to contribute ing, the spelling bee involved twelve homa City on May 7th (Senior Citi to W amer Public Schools,"stated Ken Murlin, General Manager ofHeartland participants who were 60 years of zen Day in Oklahoma), in conjunc Wireless of Muskogee.