ONLY o C nnors Sta te college t ·b Rt. 1, Box 1000 ' rary PAID BULK RATE Warne,, Oiluom 446H7as PERMIT#l7 a T WARNER, OK 74469 Forwarding & Address Correction Requested • The Warner tar ews Serving • Keefeton • Gore • Porum • WarnerlV • Webbers Falls - Call (918) 463-2386 or Fax us at (918) 773-8745 Volume IX-Issue No. 34 FAX# (918) 773-8745 (918) 463-2386 Wednesday, June 14, 1995 Local resident graduates from academy Graduation and commission­ Records fall in local race ing ceremonies for the 48th Okla­ homa HighwayPattolAcademy were No record times were broken held May 30, 1995 forthe forty-nine in the annual race held at the library, cadets who successfully completed but a record crowd of 73 participants seventeen weeks of intensive train­ entered their turtles in the turtle race, ing at the Oklahoma Highway Patrol held last Thursday afternoon at the training facility in Oklahoma City. WarnerPublic Library. Sixty-five cadets originally started The "meet" started at 2 pm. the Academy training. Governor under dry and muggy conditions with Frank Keating gave the graduation many anxious kids and parentsawait­ address and the oath of office was ing the 'heat' races. given by the Honorable Judge Alma The contestants were divided Wilson, Oklahoma Supreme Court up into groups, with six groups of ten Justice. Approximately five hundred turtles, followedby two more groups people attended the graduation. of six and seven turtles, respectively. Overbey is a graduate of The turtles were numberedand Warner High School and Connors Trooper Bill Overbey as each group was scheduled to race, State College and attended North- as an Officer at Eddie Warrior Cor­ contestants brought their 'sprinters' eastem State University, Muskogee rectional Center. He is stationed in to the center of a large circle where Campus. Hewasformerly employed Delaware County, Troop"L". they were coveredwith a box. At the start command, the box was lifted and the turtles, while being cheered by their owners and trainers, slowly moved their way away from the cen­ ter and toward the edge of the circle. The top three contestants in A large and enthusiasticgroup of kidsand parents cheered on the turtleslast Thursdayafternoon. each heat received a ribbon for their efforts and the winner of each race advanced to thechampionship race. All sizes and colors of turtles were entered. Some turtles started out like quarterhorseswhile some of the turtles slowly picked up the pace as the race progressed. After the championship race, everyone enjoyed a snack of cookies and pun"h. The winners included the fol­ lowing: Heat l - Natasha Girty, 1st; DavidWard,2nd;andCandiceDavis, 3rd; Heat2-Missy Spears,ls t;Rachel Blundell, 2nd; andStephanie Smith, 3rd; Heat3 -Jeremy Hayes, 1st; R.J. Brown, 2nd; and Melissa Ross, 3rd; Heat 4 - Renee Ross, 1st; Zachary Hayes, 2nd; and Benjamin Hill, 3rd; Heat 5 - Kevin Godsin, 1st; Katie Hoose, 2nd; and Bart Winter, 3rd; Heat 6-Sequoyah Girty, 1st; Kensey Lowe, 2nd; and Jenny Scott, 3rd; The winners ofthe annual turtle race, sponsoredby the Warner Public Library,are shown above with their ribbons Heat7-CheyenneAetcher,1st; Holly following the heated competitionlast Thursday. Raines, 2nd; and Lensey Lowe, 3rd; Snyder receives and Heat 8 - Chelsea Morris, 1st; CSC student to be featured on road show Jenny Lynch, 2nd; andMelinda Ross, The Oklahoma Opry will be appearing for the first time in Eastern award from OU 3rd. Oklahoma at the Broken BarR Arena, north of Poteau,on Friday,June 16, at WARNER - Blaine Snyder is 8 pm. The Broken Bar R Arena is the formerRobert S. Kerr Agriplex Arena The championship race was the recipient of a Transfer Student Pauline & Joe Neves of Warner are shown with their tortoise. Touche', at the on Highway 271 and 59. Guest entertainerswill include Stigler native and settled as follows: Natasha Girty, Academic Excellence Award to the Warner Public Librarylast Thursday. They brought Touche', who is54 years current CSC student Leigh Anne Thompson,Jimmy Miller fromGreenwood, 1st; Renee Ross, 2nd; andCheyenne University of Oklahoma for the 1995- old, to the library to show the participants in the annual turtle race what a Arkansas,Rhett Murdaugh fromMcAlester, and Jacob Oliver fromMcCur­ Fletcher, 3rd. 96 academic year. tortoise from Californialooks like. He should live to be over J(X)years old. tain. More Library News on Page 6 Snyder, a graduate of Connors The Oklahoma Opry was founded in 1977 and is celebrating its18th State College and Warner High year. After all these years of promoting Oklahoma talent and discovering School,will beajunior atOU, major­ Students learn about the sheep industry Country Music's popularsingers, they have grown to beone of the bestand ing in chemistry in the pre-medical most highly respected Country Music Shows around, receiving numerous field. awards. They have a live countryand gospelshow every Saturday night in The secondgraders at Warner Theaward is renewable, based ElementarySchool ended their school old downtown Oklahoma City and also have a fantastic travelingroad show. on a grade point average of 3.2 or yearwith a specialexperience. Noel Thompson, a 1994 graduate of Stigler High School and currently a betterin 24 hours at the University of Olson,a sophomoreat W amer High sophomore at Connors StateCollege. She will be one of the fourfeatured Oklahoma. School,gaveeachstudent a chance to performers and has performed in Oklahoma City with this talented band seewhat sheep are really about numerous times. She will be appearing withJacob Oliver, a true country EODD sponsors Noel started by using an ASI showman and master of the stage, and he is only ten years old. (American Sheep Industry)publica­ Jimmy Miller, whose unbelievablevoice has been heard at festivals, director training tion, "The Reporter," to show the contests, and even on KMAG radio in Fon Smith, along with Rhett Mur­ "Beyond Bingo". an in-service sevenand eight yearolds what many daugh, who is a regular guest performer at the Oklahoma Opry, will also forsocial and activity directors work­ ways sheep are useful and to just entertain Friday night. ing withthe elderly will beheld in the familiarize them with a lot of the The admission forthe performanceFriday, June 16, is $6.00for adults O.G&E. Conference Room, 520 aspects of the sheep industry. Noel and children under IO years of age are free. Court Street,on June 27, 1995 from took the paper to each of the three 9:30 am. - 2:30 pm. "Beyond Bingo" classroomsand read the articles, told Warner to hold July 4th celebration is sponsored by the Eastern Okla­ of his experiences and showed pic­ Rogers Memorial Park in If any groups or organizations homa Development District Area tures. The students then had puzzles Warnerwill be the site of an 4th of are interested in participating, call Agency on Aging (EODD-AAA). to do and pamphletsto take home to July celebration, highlighted by a CurtSmith at 463-2699. "Quality of Life" is the topic to their parents. a fireworksdisplay shortly after dusk. A Patriotic Beauty Pageant, be addressed at the trining. Tanya The next phaseof their experi­ It is scheduled to start early sponsored by the Warner C.A.R.E. Thomas of "Solutions", Tahlequah ence was to actually visit Noel at that evening (around 6 pm.) withfun organization, will be held forboys City Hospital, will speak on Preven­ home. The kids were introduced to a and games for everyone, and plenty frombirth to four years of age and for tion & Characteristics of Depression favorite at the Olson home, Gate of good food and singing. girls from birth toeighteen years of during the morningsession. Frances Opener, namedby Noel'slittle broth­ age, on July 1, at the Connors State James, "Preventions", Bill Willis ers. Gate Opener is a threeyear old College Library Building Auditorium Mental Health Center, will speakon Montadale ram that is always look­ guards the Olson home and shows with a $100.00 savings bond from Prevention of Suicide during the af­ ing for attention. No one knew who sheep. The other Pyranese were seen Vian State Bank being awarded to ternoon session. was having more fun, the kids or the fora secondbut then disappearedout the Supreme Queen/King winner. Registration cost will be ram. to pasture to bewith the sheep. EntrydeadlineisJune28, 1995 $20.00. Lunch is provided. For more The children were shown all Noel then took a full fleeced and each contestant will receive a information, contact Doris Lollis, stages of wool - by petting a full ewe and sheared her forthe classes. prize just for entering. For more Ombudsman Supervisor, EODD­ fleeceright on a sheep to seeingwool Most of the kids went away with information, call Inez Maxey at 463- AAA, at (9 I 8) 682-7891. June 22nd clothes that have beenused in com­ pocketsand handfuls of wool. 6214 (work)or 989-5039 (home). will be the last day to register. petition. Thanks to Mrs. Ralls, Mrs. One of thefavorite numbers of Madewell and Mrs. Foreman, who Noel Olson demonstratestM proper technique of sMaring a ewe for students the Olsonfarm was on the top of the have already askedfor Noel to repeat at WarnerElementary School beforeschool ended this spring. kids' list, King, the Akbash, that the studyagain next year. MORE NEWS INSIDE!! Page 2 • Wednesday, June 14, 1995 Muskogee legislators' bill becomes law OKLAHOMA CITY - Anew state law by two Muskogee legislators Jle\et \�s�e:� encourages recycling across tre state "for the public interest, health and ·•• wac economic welfare... " A Weekly column by Pianos • Sound Systems • Drums House Bill 2046,by Rep. Bill Settleand Sen. BenRobinson, was signed Governor Frank Keating SIGLER MUSIC into law recently by the governi>r. 1112 Garrlaon • Ft. Sml1h•501·783·1131 Reuseof recoverable materials "reduces disposalcosts and the tremen­ dous flowof solid waste" to Oklahoma's dwindling sanitary landfills, the bill Re-Elect observes.